 | Prologue of Summoner |  |
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A-voyd Serys And lete my lorde þe buschop come
And syt in þe courte þe lawes ffor to doo
And I xal gon in þis place them for to somowne
tho þat ben in my book þe court ȝe must com too
I Warne ȝow here all abowte
þat I somown ȝow all þe rowte
loke ȝe fayl for no dowte
at þe court to pere
both Johan Jurdon and Geffrey Gyle
Malkyn mylkedoke and fayr mabyle
Stevyn sturdy and Jak at þe style
and sawdyr sadelere.
And syt in þe courte þe lawes ffor to doo
And I xal gon in þis place them for to somowne
tho þat ben in my book þe court ȝe must com too
I Warne ȝow here all abowte
þat I somown ȝow all þe rowte
loke ȝe fayl for no dowte
at þe court to pere
both Johan Jurdon and Geffrey Gyle
Malkyn mylkedoke and fayr mabyle
Stevyn sturdy and Jak at þe style
and sawdyr sadelere.
Thom tynkere and betrys belle
peyrs pottere and whatt at þe welle
Symme Smalfeyth and kate kelle
and bertylmew þe bochere
kytt cakelere and colett crane
gylle fetyse and fayr jane
powle pewterere and pernel prane
and phelypp þe good flecchere.
peyrs pottere and whatt at þe welle
Symme Smalfeyth and kate kelle
and bertylmew þe bochere
kytt cakelere and colett crane
gylle fetyse and fayr jane
powle pewterere and pernel prane
and phelypp þe good flecchere.
Cok crane and davy drydust
Luce lyere and letyce lytyl trust
Miles þe myllere and colle Crake crust
bothe bette þe bakere and Robyn rede
And loke ȝe rynge wele in ȝour purs
Ffor ellys ȝour cawse may spede þe wurs
þow þat ȝe slynge goddys curs
Evyn at myn hede Ffast com A-way
Bothe boutyng þe browstere and sybyly slynge
Megge mery wedyr and sabyn sprynge
Tyffany Twynkelere ffayle ffor no thynge
The courte xal be þis day.
Luce lyere and letyce lytyl trust
Miles þe myllere and colle Crake crust
bothe bette þe bakere and Robyn rede
And loke ȝe rynge wele in ȝour purs
Ffor ellys ȝour cawse may spede þe wurs
þow þat ȝe slynge goddys curs
Evyn at myn hede Ffast com A-way
Bothe boutyng þe browstere and sybyly slynge
Megge mery wedyr and sabyn sprynge
Tyffany Twynkelere ffayle ffor no thynge
The courte xal be þis day.
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