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.

Author(s): Geoffrey Chaucer

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

Subjects: pilgrims/pilgrimage; prologues; interuptions

Versification: — couplets — aa

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Attributed Title: Here the Knyght interipteth and stynteth / the Monke of his tale (margin, f. 206); prolog (RT); here the Ost com / maunded the Nonnes prest to / telle his tale of Chaunteclere / and Perelote (f. 206, margin, next to VII.2808); Here endith the Nonnys Prest his prolog / and next folwyng bigynneth his tale (f. 206)

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Note: VII.2771-2, omitted.

Attributed Title: …and here / bygynnyth þe the prologe of the Nonne Preost (f. 245v); Here endithe the prolog… (f. 246)

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Attributed Title: …And next beginneth þe prolog of the Nonne Preste (rubric, f. 216); The Nonne (RT); Here endeth the prolog… (rubric, f. 224)

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Attributed Title: …Here begyneth the prolog of the nonne prestes tale of the cok / and of þe henne (f. 258); þe nonne prest (RT)

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Attributed Title: Here the Knyght stynteth the Monke of his tale (rubric, f. 165v)

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Attributed Title: prologus (rubric, top); explicit prologus Capitulum xxii (margin)

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Attributed Title: Here endith þe prolog of þe Nonnys prest… (rubric, f. 249)v)

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Attributed Title: Chauntecler (RT)

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Note: The collation includes missing leaves; f. 188 is missing, taking with it lines VII.2810-20 of the Prologue.

Attributed Title: Heere bigynneth the Prologe of the Nonnes Preest (f. 187v, above the written space)

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Attributed Title: Nonnes preste (RT); Here endeth the prologe of the nonnes preest… (f. 211v)

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Attributed Title: …Here begynneth þe prologe of þe none priste tale (f. 163v); þe Nonne preste (RT); Here endith þe prologe… (f. 164v)

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Attributed Title: The prolog of the Nonnes Preste (f. 256)

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Attributed Title: A Prolog of the Nonnes prest (f. 81va)

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Attributed Title: Here endeth the Prologe of the Nonnes Preste… (f. 261)

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Attributed Title: …Incipit prohemium Sacerdotus Monialium (f. 274);Explicit prohemium fabule presbiteri monialium… (f. 275)

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Attributed Title: …Here bigynneth the prologe of the Nonnes Prest (f. 200v); the nonnes prest (RT); Here endeth the prologe of the Nonnest Prest (f. 201)

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Attributed Title: …And begynneth the prolog of the Nonnes preest (f. 208v); Here endeth the prologe of þe Nonnes preest… (f. 209)

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Attributed Title: …and here begynneth þe prologe of þe Nonne preest (f. 176); The Nonne preest (RT)

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Attributed Title: …Incipit prohemium Sacerdotis Monialium (f. 225); the nonesse is tale (RT)

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Note: About two-thirds of the verso is left blank before the ‘Monk-Nun’s Priest link’.

Attributed Title: Here / begynneth the prolog of the Nonnes Preest (f. 192v); Nonnes Preest (RT); Here endith the Prolog And begynneth the tale (f. 193)

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Attributed Title: Here stintith þe knyȝt þe monk of his tale (f. 112ra, rubric)

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Attributed Title: …& here bygynne the pro / loge of the Nonne Preestes tale of the Kok and the Hen (f. 237); Þe prologe of þe prestes tale (RT); Explicit prologus (rubric, in margin, f. 238)

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Attributed Title: …Incipit prologus (f. 217); þe priste (RT)

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Attributed Title: …and bygynnyth the prolog of the None Prest (rubric, in margin, f. 273v); Here endithe the prolog… (rubric, in margin, f. 274v)

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Note: VII.2777 omitted.

Attributed Title: Here begynneth the prolog of the Nonne Preest (f. 226); The Nonne prest (RT); Here endith the prolog… (f. 226v)

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Attributed Title: …Here / begynneth the proloog of the Nunne Preoste (f. 213v); Here endeth þe Prologg… (f. 214v)

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Attributed Title: …and / here begynneth the prolog of the Prest (f. 281); Here enditħ the Prolog of the Nonnes Preest (f. 281v)

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Note: The first of three damaged leaves, this one containing lines VII.2784-2820 of the Prologue on the recto.

Attributed Title: Here endeth the prologe…(f. 1, foot)

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Attributed Title: This is the prologe of the Nonnes p[torn] (f. 99); Explicit (f. 99, foot)

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Attributed Title: …And here / begynnyth the Nonnys prest his prologg (f. 273); Here endith the nonnys prestis prologg… (f. 274)

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Attributed Title: …and heer / bygynneth the prologe of the None Preeste (f. 241); The prologe (margin, f. 241); The prologe of þe nonne preest (RT); Here endeth the prologe of the non prest his tale… (f. 241v)

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Attributed Title: …Heere bigynnyth þe prolog of þe Nunnes / preest (f. 231v)

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Attributed Title: Incipit prologus Prisbiteri (f. 300v); Explicit Prologus (f. 301v)

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Attributed Title: …and begynneth þe prologe of þe Nonnes Prest (f. 247, foot)

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Attributed Title: …And here / bygynneth the non preest his prologe (f. 258); The prologe (f. 258, margin); Thus endeþ þe prologe of þe nonne preste (f. 258v)

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Attributed Title: …and / begynnyth the Prologe of the nonnys Prest (f. 186)

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Attributed Title: …Of the prologe / of the Nonne Prest here ys the bygynneng (f. 230v); Here endeth the prologe of the Nonne Preest his / tale… (f. 231

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Attributed Title: …And here begynned the / Prolog of the Nonne preest (f. 34v); The Nonne Preest (RT)

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Attributed Title: Here / begynnyth the Nonnys Prestis prolog (rubric, f. 191); Prologg (Rt); Here endith the Nonnys Prestis prolog… (f. 191v, foot)

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Attributed Title: Heere stynteth the knyght the monk of his tale / The Prologe of the Nonnes preestes tale (f. 178); Explict (f. 178v)

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Attributed Title: …sed consequenter incipiunt ver / ba militis ad monachum sic (f. 73va)

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Attributed Title: …And / hiere beginneth the prolog / of the Nonnes Preest (f. 205); Hiere endeth the Prolog of / the Nonnes preest… (f. 205v)

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Attributed Title: Here bee gynnyht thee prologe of the Nvnnis / presttis tale (f. 128rb)

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Attributed Title: The Prolog of þe Nonnes Prest (rubric, f. 202)

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Attributed Author: Here endeth the prolog of the Nonnys preest… (f. 308v)

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Attributed Title: Here foloweth the prologue / Of the nonnys preest (sig. E.2); The prologue (RT); Here endeth the prologue of the nonnys preest (sig. E.2v)

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Attributed Title: …and begynneth the prologue / Of the Nonnes preest (sig. D.6v)

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Attributed Title: Here stynteth the knyghte the / monke of his tale (sig. q.4ra); Her endyth the prologe of the / nonnys preest (sig. q.4ra)