...worthy minstrel-monk, first in the order of Anglican poets, thus prefaces his Canterbury Tales : — Befelle, that, in that seson on a day, In Southwerk...Redy to wenden on my pilgrimage To Canterbury with devout^ corage, At nighte was come into that hostelrie Wei nine and twenty in a compagnie Of sondry...

...blisful martir for to seeke, That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke Byfel that, in that sesoun on a day, In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay, Redy to wenden on my pilgrimage To Caunterbury with ful devout corage, At night was come into that hostelrye Wei nyne and twenty in a...

...blisful martir for to seeke, That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke1. Byfel that, in that sesoun on a day, In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay, Redy to wenden on my pilgrimage To Caunterbury with ful devout corage, At night was come into that hostelrye Wel nyne and twenty in a...

...wende The hooly blisful martir for to seke 1 That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke. Bifil that in that seson on a day, In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay, to Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage To Caunterbury with ful devout corage, At nyght were come in-to...

...wairen weede And wel wai wairen aized ate beste'.' t [Byfel that, in that sesonn on a day, At Sonthwerk at the Tabard as I lay, Redy to wenden on my pilgrimage To Canturbury with f ul devout corage, At night was come into that hostelrie Wei nyne and twenty in a...

...That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke1. Byfel that, in that sesoun on a day, In South werk at the Tabard as I lay, Redy to wenden on my pilgrimage To Caunterbury with ful devout corage, At night was come into that hostelrye \Vel nyne and twenty in a...

...londes ; And specially, from every shires ende Of Englelond, to Canterbury they wende,a The holy bliiful martyr for to seke. That hem hath holpen, whan that they were sake> Befelle, that, m that seson on a day, In Southwei-k at the Tabard as I lay, Redy to wenden on...

...from every shirks 11 ende Of Englelond, 12 to Canterbury they wende, 13 The holy blisful martyr 14 for to seke, That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seke. 18 Befelle, 16 that, in that seson, on a day, In Southwerk at the Tabard 1 ? as I ky, Redy to wenden...

..." Whanne that April with his shoures sole The droughte of March hath perced to the rote," and it " Befelle that in that seson on a day In Southwerk at the Tuberd as he lay," Geff Chaucer started, "with nine-and-tweuty in a compagnie," on the immortal journey...

...blisful martir for to seeke, That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke. Byfel that, in that sesoun on a day, In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay, Redy to wenden on my pilgrimage To Canturbury with ful devout corage, At night was come into that hostelrie Wel nyne and twenty in a companye,...