Digital Index of Middle English Verse: Found Records

Found Records:

Oxford, Bodleian Library Bodley 414 (SC 27880)

Linguistic note: McIntosh, Samuels, and Benskin (1986)

XAngus McIntosh, M. L. Samuels, and Michael Benskin. A Linguistic Atlas of Late Mediaeval English. 4 vols. = ‘LALME’. Aberdeen: Aberdeen Univ. Press, 1986

and Benskin, Laing, Karaiskos, and Williamson (2013)

XMichael Benskin, Margaret Laing, Vasilis Karaiskos, and Keith Williamson. An Electronic Version of A Linguistic Atlas of Late Mediaeval English. = ‘eLALME’. Edinburgh, 2013. [http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/ihd/elalme/elalme.html]

1.146 (Norfolk).

2. ff. 1-10 When that April with his showers soot

Geoffrey Chaucer, the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales — 858 lines in rhyming couplets

3. ff. 10v-37v Whilom as old stories tellen us

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Knight’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 2249 lines in couplets

4. ff. 37v-38v When that the Knight had thus his tale I-told

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Knight-Miller link in the Canterbury Tales — 78 lines in rhyming couplets

5. ff. 38v-46 Whilom there was dwelling in Oxenford

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Miller’s Tale in the Canterbury Tales — 666 lines in rhyming couplets

6. ff. 46-47 When folk had laughen at this nice cas

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Reeve’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 66 lines in couplets.

7. ff. 47-51v At Trumpington not far fro Cantebridge

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Reeve’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 404 lines in couplets.

8. ff. 51v-52v Our Host saw well that the bright sun

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Introduction to the Man of Law’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 98 lines in couplets.

9. ff. 52v-64v In Syria whilom dwelt a company

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Man of Law’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 1026 lines in rhyme royal stanzas.

10. ff. 64v-74 Experience though none auctoritee

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Wife of Bath’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 856 lines in couplets, with some versions including additional lines.

11. ff. 74-78 In the old days of King Arthur

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Wife of Bath’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 408 lines in couplets, with some versions including additional lines.

12. f. 78v This worthy limiter this noble Friar

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Friar’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 36 lines in rhyming couplets.

13. ff. 78v-82v Whilom there was dwelling in my country

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Friar’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 364 lines in rhyming couplets.

14. ff. 82v-83 This Summoner in his stirrups high stood

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Sommoner’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 44 lines in rhyming couplets.

15. ff. 83-89v Lordings there is in Yorkshire as I guess

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Summoner’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 586 lines in rhyming couplets.

16. ff. 89v-90 Sir Clerk of Oxenford our Host said

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Clerk’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales —56 lines in rhyming couplets.

17. ff. 90-102v There is at the west side of Italy

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Clerk’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales —1155 lines in rhyme royal stanzas.

18. ff. 102v-103 These old gentle Bretons in their days

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Franklin’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 20 lines in couplets.

19. ff. 103-112v In Armorica that called is Brittany

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Franklin’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 896 lines in couplets.

20. ff. 112v-114 The minister and nourice unto vices

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Prologue of the Second Nun’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 119 lines in rhyme royal stanzas.

21. ff. 114-118v This maiden bright Cecilia as her life sayeth

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Second Nun’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 434 lines in rhyme royal stanzas.

22. ff. 118v-120v When ended was the life of Saint Cecilia

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 166 lines in rhyming couplets.

23. ff. 120v-128v With this chanon I dwelt have seven year

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 762 lines in rhyming couplets.

24. ff. 129-132 There was as telleth Titus Livius

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Physician’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 286 lines in couplets.

25. ff. 132-132v Our Host gan to swear as he were wood

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Host’s Words’/‘Physician-Pardoner Link’ of the Canterbury Tales — 42 lines in couplets.

26. f. 132v-134 Lordings quod he in churches when I preach

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Pardoner’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 136 lines in couplets.

27. ff. 134-140 In Flanders whilom was a company

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Pardoner’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 506 lines in couplets.

28. ff. 140-145 A merchant whilom dwelled at Saint-Denis

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Shipman’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 434 lines in couplets.

29. ff. 145-145v Well said by corpus dominus quod our Host

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Shipman-Prioress Link’ of the Canterbury Tales — 18 lines in couplets.

30. ff. 145v-146 O Lord Our Lord Thy name how marvelous

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Prioress’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 35 lines in 7-line, rhyme royal stanzas.

31. ff. 146-148 There was in Asia in a great city

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Prioress’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 203 lines in 7-line, rhyme royal stanzas.

32. ff. 148-148v When said was all this miracle every man

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Prologue to Sir Thopas in the Canterbury Tales — 21 lines in 7-line, rhyme royal stanzas.

33. ff. 148v-150v Listen lords in good entent

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Sir Thopas in the Canterbury Tales — 207 lines in 6-line, tail-rhyme stanzas.

34. ff. 150v-151 No more of this for Gods dignity

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Thopas-Melibee Link’ in the Canterbury Tales — 48 lines in rhyming couplets.

35. ff. 161-162v When ended was my tale of Melibee

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Monk’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 102 lines in rhyming couplets.

36. ff. 162v-171v I will bewail in manner of tragedy

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Monk’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 776 lines in eight-line stanzas.

37. ff. 172-172v Ho quod the Knight good sir no more of this

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Nun’s Priest’s Prologue of The Canterbury Tales — 53 lines in couplets, occurring in two forms, one lacking lines VII.2771-90.

38. ff. 172v-180 A poor widow somedeal stoop in age

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Nun’s Priest’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 626 lines in couplets.

39. ff. 180-181 Wit ye not where there stands a little town

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Manciple’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 104 lines in rhyming couplets.

40. ff. 181-184v When Phoebus dwelled here in this earth adown

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Manciple’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 258 lines in rhyming couplets.

41. ff. 184v-185 By that the Manciple had his tale all ended

Geoffrey Chaucer, the the Parson’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 74 lines in rhyming couplets.