Digital Index of Middle English Verse: Found Records

Found Records:

Oxford, Bodleian Library Barlow 20 (SC 6420)

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]

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2. ff. 1-4v When that April with his showers soot

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

3. ff. 4v-32v Whilom as old stories tellen us

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

4. ff. 32v-33v 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. 34-43 Whilom there was dwelling in Oxenford

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

6. ff. 43-44 When folk had laughen at this nice cas

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

7. ff. 44-49v At Trumpington not far fro Cantebridge

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

8. ff. 49v-50 The Cook of London while the Reve spake

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Cook’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 40 lines in couplets.

9. ff. 50-51v A prentice whilom dwelt in our city

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Cook’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 58 lines in couplets.

11. ff. 63-64 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.

12. ff. 64-64v O hateful harm condition of poverty

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Man of Law’s Prologue of the Canterbury Tales — 35 lines (five stanzas) in rhyme royal.

13. ff. 64v-78v In Syria whilom dwelt a company

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

14. f. 78v Our Host upon his stirrups stood anon

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Epilogue’ of the Man of Law’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 28 lines in couplets.

15. ff. 79-87v At Sarai in the land of Tartary

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Squire’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 664 lines in couplets.

16. ff. 87v-88 In faith Squire thou hast thee well I-quit

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Squire-Franklin Link’ of the Canterbury Tales — 36 lines in couplets.

17. ff. 88-104 Whilom there was dwelling in Lombardy

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Merchant’s Tale of the Canterbury Tales — 1174 lines in couplets.

18. ff. 104-114v 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.

19. ff. 114v-120 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.

20. f. 120v This worthy limiter this noble Friar

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

21. ff. 121-125v Whilom there was dwelling in my country

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

22. ff. 125v-126 This Summoner in his stirrups high stood

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

23. ff. 126-134 Lordings there is in Yorkshire as I guess

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

24. ff. 134-134v Sir Clerk of Oxenford our Host said

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

25. ff. 134v-149 There is at the west side of Italy

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

26. f. 149 This worthy Clerk when ended was his tale

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Clerk’s Endlink’/‘The Host’s Stanza’ of the Canterbury Tales —one 7-line rhyme royal stanza.

27. f. 149 Ay Gods mercy said our Host tho

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Merchant’s Endlink’ of the Canterbury Tales — 22 lines in couplets.

28. ff. 149-149v Squire come near if it your will be

Geoffrey Chaucer, the ‘Squire’s Headlink’ of the Canterbury Tales — 8 lines in couplets.

29. f. 149v These old gentle Bretons in their days

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

30. ff. 149v-161v In Armorica that called is Brittany

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

31. ff. 161v-163 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.

32. ff. 163-169 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.

33. ff. 169-172 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.

34. ff. 172-180b 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.

35. ff. 180bv-184v There was as telleth Titus Livius

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

36. ff. 184v-185 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.

37. ff. 185-186v Lordings quod he in churches when I preach

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

38. ff. 186v-193v In Flanders whilom was a company

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

39. ff. 193v-199v A merchant whilom dwelled at Saint-Denis

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

40. ff. 199v-200 Well said by corpus dominus quod our Host

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

41. ff. 200-200v 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.

42. ff. 200v-203 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.

43. f. 203 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.

44. ff. 203v-206 Listen lords in good entent

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

45. ff. 206-206v No more of this for Gods dignity

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

46. ff. 232-233v When ended was my tale of Melibee

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

47. ff. 233v-245 I will bewail in manner of tragedy

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

48. ff. 245v-246 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.

49. ff. 246-255 A poor widow somedeal stoop in age

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

50. ff. 255-256v Wit ye not where there stands a little town

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

51. ff. 256v-260 When Phoebus dwelled here in this earth adown

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