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

Author(s): Geoffrey Chaucer

Title(s): Nun’s Priest’s Tale; Canterbury Tales

Subjects: pilgrims/pilgrimage; beast fables; dreams

Versification: — couplets — aa

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Attributed Title: …and next folwyng bigynneth his tale (f. 206); The nonnys preste (rubric, RT); Here endith the nonnes prest his tale… (f. 215)

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Note: VII.2922, 2924, 2944, 2973, 3043-8, omitted; 2860-1, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: …& here bygynnyth þe tale (f. 246); Here endith þe Nonne preostes tale… (f. 255)

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Note: VII.2922, 2924, 2973, 3043-8, 4297-8, 3207-14 omitted; 2860-1, 3391-2 reversed; 2876 inserted in margin.

Attributed Title: The Nonnes prestis tale of the cokke / and the henne Chauntclere and pertlot (f. 172v)

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Note: VII.2902, 2922 omitted; 3831-2, 2965-6, 3391-2 reversed; 2822, 3135 inserted in margin.

Attributed Title: …And next beginneth the Nonnes Prest tale of the Cok and of þe Foxe (rubric, f. 217); The Nonne Prest (rubric, RT); Here endeth the Nonnes Prest tale… (rubric, f. 224)

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Note: VII.3185-446 lost; 2946-7 omitted.

Attributed Title: HEre begynneþ þe nonne prestis tale (f. 259); Þe nonne prest (rubric, RT)

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Note: VII.2821-3074, 3205-446 lost; 3083-4 omitted.

Attributed Title: The nonnes preest (rubric, RT)

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Attributed Title: the nonne preest (rubric, RT); Here endith the non preestes tale… (rubric, f. 119)

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Note: VII.2923-4, 2973-4, 3413-14, 3417-18 reversed.

Attributed Title: Here beginneth the Nonnes Prestes tale of Chauntecler & Pertelote (f. 194v, positioned in the middle of an otherwise blank, ruled verso); Chauntecler Pertlote (RT); Here endith the Nonnes Prestes tale… (rubric, f. 204)

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Note: Followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: Here bygynnetħ the Nonnes prestes tale (rubric, f. 166)

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Note: VII.2822, 2824, 2973, 3033-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: Here begynneth the Nonnes Prestes tale / of the Kokke and his vij Hennes (f. 249v); nonne prestes (rubric, RT); Here endeþ þe Nonne prestes tale

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Note: VII.2877, 3124 omitted; 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: …And here begynnyth his tale (rubric, f. 249)v); Nonnys Prest (rubric, RT)

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Note: VII.2904, 2973, 2990, 3022, 3043-8, 3054, 3066, 3092 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: ffabula presbeteri de Chauntecler / And Pertelt (rubric, f. 231); Chauntecler (rubric, RT)

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Note: Followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870). VII.2821-2889 lost; 3163-6 omitted.

Attributed Title: Heere endeth the Tale of the Nonnes Preest (f. 195v)

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Note: VII.2904, 2962, 3054, 3338 omitted; 3291-4 follow 3298.

Attributed Title: Here endeth the prologe of the nonnes preest / And here begynneth his tale (f. 211v); Nonnes preste (rubric, RT); Here Endeth the nonnes prestes tale… (f. 219)

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Note: VII.2878-81, 2973, 3043-8, 3235-96; 3861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: …& here begynneth þe tale (f. 164v); þe Nonne preste tale (RT); Here endeth þe nonne prestes tale… (f. 170v)

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Note: VII.2821-2, 2871-6, 2921-40, 2943-74, 3043-8. 3159-60, 3175-84, 3189-90, 3205-14, 3226-9, 3235-50, 3267-72, 3279-82, 3293-83339-59, 3363-4, 3394-6, 3401-4 omitted; 2061-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: The tale of þe nonnes preste (f. 256v); The nonnis prest (RT); Here endeth þe nonnes prestes Tale (f. 263)

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Note: VII.2973, 3043-8, 3080-4, 3086, 3093-4, 3253-4 omitted; 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: A Tale of the Nonnes prest (f. 81vb); Hiere endeth the tale of the Nonnes prest (f. 85rb)

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Attributed Title: …and begynneth his tale (f. 261)

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Note: VII.4491-4, 3343-4 omitted; followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870.

Attributed Title: …Incipit narracio eiusdem de Chaunteclere & Pertelotte (f. 275); Nonnys preest (rubric, RT); Explicit fabula sacerdotis monialium… (f. 284v)

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Attributed Title: …Here bigynneth the tale of the nonnes prest (f. 201); The nonnes prest (rubric, RT); Here endeth the nonnes prestes tale (f. 209v)

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Note: VII.3084 inserted at foot; 2941-2 reversed; followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: …and begynneth his tale of þe Cok and þe Hen (f. 209)

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Note: VII.2821-47, 3388-3446 lost; 2922, 2924, 2973, 3043-8 omitted; 2061-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: The Nonne preest (RT)

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Note: VII.2924, 2991-4, 3343-4 omitted; followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: Incipit narracio Sacerdotis Monialium (f. 225v); The nonnesse is tale (RT)

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Note: VII.2973, 3043-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed; 28 lines left blank after explicit.

Attributed Title: Here endith the Prolog And begynneth the tale (f. 193); Nonnes Preest (RT); Here endith the tale of the Nonnes Preest (f. 200)

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Attributed Title: Here begynnith þe nonne preste / of chauntclere (f. 112rb, rubric); Here Endithe þe nonne prestes tale… (f. 114va, rubric)

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Attributed Title: Here bygynneth the Nonne prest his tale (f. 238); The prestes tale (rubric, RT); Here endeþ þe tale of Chaunteclere and pertelote… (f. 246)

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Note: VII.2922, 2924, 2973, 3043-8, 3067, 3300-1 omitted; 2861-2, 3389-90, 3391-2 reversed; 3007 inserted in margin.

Attributed Title: þe Preste (RT); Explicit fabula Capellani… (f. 225)

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Note: VII.2973, 3259 omitted; 2821-2 reversed; followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: …And begynnyth the tale of the nones prest (rubric, in margin, f. 274v)

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Note: VII.2922, 2924, 2973, 3253-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: …And begynneth the tale (rubric, f. 226v); The Nonne prest (RT)

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Note: VII.3424-46 lost; 2973, 3043-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed. Catchwords on f. 222v: ‘I shalle’. The rest of the MS lost.

Attributed Title: …& begynneth þe tale (f. 214v); The Nunne Prest (rubric, RT)

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Note: VII.2973, 3043-8 omitted; 2862-3, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: Here endith the Prolog of the Nonnes Preest / And here begynneth his tale folowyng (rubric, f. 281); Tale of the Nonnes Preest (RT)v); Here endith the Nonnes prest tale… (rubric, f. 290)

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Note: Three damaged leaves containing: VII.2784-2820; VII.2822-2860; VII.3021-3058; VII.3060-3098; VII 3184-3222; VII.3223-3262.

Attributed Title: Here endeth the prologe / Here endeth the prologe and bygynneth the tale (f. 1, foot)

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Attributed Title: Here bigynneth the Nonnes preestes tale of the Cok and hen / Chauntecler & Pertelote (f. 99v); The Nonnes preestes tale (RT); Here is ended the Nonnes preestes tale… (f. 107)

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Note: VII.2859, 2922, 3163-6, 3256, 3325-9 omitted.

Attributed Title: …And here he begynnyth his tale of Chauntclere & Pertelot (f. 274); Here endith the tale of þe Nonnys preest of Chauntclere / And of Pertelot… (f. 282v)

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Note: VII.3312 blank; 2973-4, 3413-14, 3417-18 reversed.

Attributed Title: Now begynneths the preestis tale (f. 73ra); The Preste (RT); The Priest (RT); The Pryest (RT); Here endeth the tale of the Nunnes preste… (f. 76rb)

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Note: VII.2922, 2924, 2973, 3043-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: …and here bygynneth the the Preest his tale (f. 241v); The Tale of þe non preest (RT); The nonnes Preest (RT); Here endeth þe nonne preest his tale (f. 249v)

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Attributed Title: heere bigynnyth þee tale Of þe Cokk / And the henne and the fox (f. 232v); The Nonnes Preest (RT); here eendith þe tale of þe Nunnes preest… (f. 240v)

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Attributed Title: …Incipit Fabula (f. 301v); Explicit ffabula (f. 312v)

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Note: VII.2078-81 omitted; followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: Here begynnyth the Nonnes prestis / tale of the Cokke and of the Henne (f. 147v); Nonnes Prest (RT); Here endith þe tale of þe Nonnes Prest… (f. 153v)

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Attributed Title: …And here bygynneþ þe nonne preest his tale (f. 258v); The Nonnes Preestes (RT); Thus endeþ þe preestes tale… (f. 266v)

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Note: VII.2878-81 omitted; followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: [H]Ere begynnyth the Nonnys prestis tale / Off the Cok & off the henne (f. 186v); Nonnys preste (RT); Here endyth the Tall of the Nonnys prest… (f. 194)

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Note: VII.2922, 2924, 2973. 3043-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: …And here bygynneth the same preest his tale (f. 231); The tale of the Nonne prest (RT); The Nonnes Preeste (RT); Here endetħ the Nonne prestes tale… (f. 239)

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Note: VII.3446 lost; 2973, 3043-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: Heere begynneth the nonne preestis tale (f. 35); The Nonne Preest (RT)

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Note: Preceded by 20 blank lines. VII.2884-6 obscured by patch; 2922, 2924, 3236, 3339 omitted.

Attributed Title: Here begynnyth the Nonnys Prestis tale (rubric, f. 192); Nonnys Prest / Chauntclere (RT); Chanticler & Pertelot (RT); Here endith þe Nonnys Prest his tale… (f. 200)

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Note: Verse ends on f. 206v.

Attributed Title: Heere bigynneth the Nonnes Preestes tale of the Cok and / hen Chauntecleer and Pertelote (f. 179); Nonnes Preest (RT); Heere is ended the Nonnes preestes tale (f. 185v)

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Note: VII.3291-4 omitted; 2973-4, 3299-3300, 3205-6, 3417-18 reversed.

Attributed Title: Consequenter incipit fabula presbiteri (f. 73vb); Explicit fabula presbiteri (f. 77rb)

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Attributed Title: …and hiere / beginneth his tale of the Cok and / the Henne (f. 205v); Prestes tale of Chauntecler Pertelot (RT)

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Note: VII.2973, 3043-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3075-6, 3391-2 reversed; 3036 inserted at foot.

Attributed Title: Here by gynnyht thee tale (f. 128rb); Thee Nvnnis preest (RT); Explicit / Here Eendyht Chauntekleer & pertilote (f. 132rb)

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Note: VII.2922, 2924, 3043-8, 3107-8 omitted; 2861-2, 3391-2 reversed.

Attributed Title: The tale of þe Nonnes preste of Chauntclere & Pertlot (f. 202v)

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Attributed Author: Here endeth the prolog of the Nonnys preest / And here begynneth his tale (f. 308v)

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Note: Followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: And here begynnyth his tale (sig. E.3); The Tale of The Nonnys preest (RT)

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Attributed Title: Here endith the prologue of the nonnes preest / And begynneth his tale (sig. D.7v); The tale of the Nonnes preest (RT)

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Note: Followed by sixteen-line ‘Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue’ (4870).

Attributed Title: Here begynneht the nonnys preest tale (sig. [q.5v]); The tale of the nonnys prest (RT); Here endyth the tale of the nonnys preest (sig. r.4rb)