Digital Index of Middle English Verse: Found Records

Found Records:

Oxford, Bodleian Library Hatton Donati 1 (SC 4138)

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]

LP 6670; Grid 469 236 (Bucks).

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. 10-36 Whilom as old stories tellen us

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

4. ff. 36-37 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. 37-45 Whilom there was dwelling in Oxenford

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

6. ff. 45-45v When folk had laughen at this nice cas

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

7. ff. 45v-50v At Trumpington not far fro Cantebridge

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

8. ff. 50v-51v 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. 51v-52 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.

10. ff. 52-64 In Syria whilom dwelt a company

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

11. ff. 64-64v The Cook of London while the Reve spake

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

12. ff. 64v-65 A prentice whilom dwelt in our city

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

14. f. 75v 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. 75v-83 At Sarai in the land of Tartary

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

16. ff. 85-98v Whilom there was dwelling in Lombardy

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

17. f. 85 In faith Squire thou hast thee well I-quit

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

18. ff. 98v-99 Ay Gods mercy said our Host tho

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

19. f. 99 Squire come near if it your will be

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

20. f. 99 These old gentle Bretons in their days

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

21. ff. 99-109v In Armorica that called is Brittany

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

22. ff. 109v-119 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.

23. ff. 119-123v 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.

24. ff. 123v-124 This worthy limiter this noble Friar

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

25. ff. 124-128 Whilom there was dwelling in my country

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

26. ff. 128v-129 This Summoner in his stirrups high stood

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

27. ff. 129-135v Lordings there is in Yorkshire as I guess

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

28. ff. 135v-137 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.

29. ff. 137-142 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.

30. ff. 142-144 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.

31. ff. 144-153 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.

32. ff. 153-156v There was as telleth Titus Livius

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

33. ff. 156v-157 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.

34. ff. 157-158v Lordings quod he in churches when I preach

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

35. ff. 158v-164v In Flanders whilom was a company

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

36. ff. 164v-165 Sir Clerk of Oxenford our Host said

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

37. ff. 165-178v There is at the west side of Italy

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

38. ff. 178v-183v A merchant whilom dwelled at Saint-Denis

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

39. ff. 183v-184 Well said by corpus dominus quod our Host

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

40. ff. 184-184v 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.

41. ff. 184v-186v 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.

42. ff. 186v-187 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.

43. ff. 187-189 Listen lords in good entent

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

44. ff. 189v-190 No more of this for Gods dignity

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

45. ff. 206-207 When ended was my tale of Melibee

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

46. ff. 207-216 I will bewail in manner of tragedy

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

47. ff. 216-217 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.

48. ff. 217-224 A poor widow somedeal stoop in age

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

49. ff. 224-225v Wit ye not where there stands a little town

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

50. ff. 225v-228v When Phoebus dwelled here in this earth adown

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

51. ff. 228v-229 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.