| A.................95 | |
| MLT 25 Wel kan Senec and many a philosophre | 24 |
| MLT 34 Telle us a tale anon, as forward is. | 34 |
| MLT 43 For swich lawe as a man yeveth another wight, | 42 |
| MLT 50 Of olde tyme, as knoweth many a man; | 50 |
| MLT 84 That is so horrible a tale for to rede, | 84 |
| MLT 94 But nathelees, I recche noght a bene | 94 |
| MLT 97 And with that word he, with a sobre cheere, | 96 |
| MLT 132 Nere that a marchant, goon is many a yeere, | 132 |
| MLT 132 Nere that a marchant, goon is many a yeere, | 132 |
| MLT 133 Me taughte a tale, which that ye shal heere. | 132 |
| MLT 134 In Surrye whilom dwelte a compaignye | 134 |
| MLT 149 A certein tyme, as fil to hire plesance. | 148 |
| MLT 157 A doghter hath that, syn the world bigan, | 156 |
| MLT 197 In sterres, many a wynter therbiforn, | 196 |
| MLT 208 To han Custance withinne a litel space, | 208 |
| MLT 213 Many a subtil resoun forth they leyden; | 212 |
| MLT 251 May no man tellen in a litel clause | 250 |
| MLT 252 As was arrayed for so heigh a cause. | 252 |
| MLT 314 Noght whan a roote is of a burthe yknowe? | 314 |
| MLT 314 Noght whan a roote is of a burthe yknowe? | 314 |
| MLT 352 Coold water shal nat greve us but a lite! -- | 352 |
| MLT 353 And I shal swich a feeste and revel make | 352 |
| MLT 357 Thogh she a font-ful water with hire lede. " | 356 |
| MLT 375 She rydeth to the Sowdan on a day, | 374 |
| MLT 387 In Surrye, with a greet solempne route, | 386 |
| MLT 396 Receyveth hire with also glad a cheere | 396 |
| MLT 399 A softe paas solempnely they ryde. | 398 |
| MLT 401 Of which that Lucan maketh swich a boost, | 400 |
| MLT 439 And in a ship al steerelees, God woot, | 438 |
| MLT 442 A certein tresor that she thider ladde, | 442 |
| MLT 459 The white Lamb, that hurt was with a spere, | 458 |
| MLT 466 On many a sory meel now may she bayte; | 466 |
| MLT 510 That thennes wolde it noght of al a tyde; | 510 |
| MLT 519 A maner Latyn corrupt was hir speche, | 518 |
| MLT 537 In orisons, with many a bitter teere, | 536 |
| MLT 557 Toward the see a furlong wey or two, | 556 |
| MLT 577 But kepte it strongly many a wyntres space | 576 |
| MLT 585 And made a yong knyght that dwelte in that toun | 584 |
| MLT 594 And pryvely upon a nyght he crepte | 594 |
| MLT 612 That in a ship was founden this Custance, | 612 |
| MLT 615 Whan he saugh so benigne a creature | 614 |
| MLT 623 That she had doon so greet a wikkednesse, | 622 |
| MLT 628 This gentil kyng hath caught a greet motyf | 628 |
| MLT 630 Depper in this, a trouthe for to lere. | 630 |
| MLT 645 Have ye nat seyn somtyme a pale face, | 644 |
| MLT 646 Among a prees, of hym that hath be lad | 646 |
| MLT 648 And swich a colour in his face hath had | 648 |
| MLT 662 " Now hastily do fecche a book, " quod he, | 662 |
| MLT 666 A Britoun book, written with Evaungiles, | 666 |
| MLT 670 That doun he fil atones as a stoon, | 670 |
| MLT 673 A voys was herd in general audience, | 672 |
| MLT 693 And thus hath Crist ymaad Custance a queene. | 692 |
| MLT 699 Hir thoughte a despit that he sholde take | 698 |
| MLT 700 So strange a creature unto his make. | 700 |
| MLT 702 Maken so long a tale as of the corn. | 702 |
| MLT 705 Who bloweth in a trumpe or in an horn? | 704 |
| MLT 713 And leye a lite hir hoolynesse aside, | 712 |
| MLT 715 On hire he gat a knave child anon, | 714 |
| MLT 716 And to a bisshop, and his constable eke, | 716 |
| MLT 722 The tyme is come a knave child she beer; | 722 |
| MLT 724 This constable dooth forth come a messageer, | 724 |
| MLT 745 Out of his box, whil he sleep as a swyn; | 744 |
| MLT 751 Of so horrible a feendly creature | 750 |
| MLT 774 Thy mynde is lorn, thou janglest as a jay, | 774 |
| MLT 775 Thy face is turned in a newe array. | 774 |
| MLT 798 Thre dayes and o quarter of a tyde; | 798 |
| MLT 812 So ful of synne is many a creature? | 812 |
| MLT 822 And Custance, with a deedly pale face, | 822 |
| MLT 844 For which thy child was on a croys yrent. | 844 |
| MLT 911 Doun fro the castel comth ther many a wight | 910 |
| MLT 913 But shortly, from the castel, on a nyght, | 912 |
| MLT 915 A theef, that hadde reneyed oure creance, | 914 |
| MLT 949 And somtyme est, ful many a wery day, | 948 |
| MLT 953 Now lat us stynte of Custance but a throwe, | 952 |
| MLT 957 Doon to his doghter by a fals traytour, | 956 |
| MLT 965 Ful many a day; but shortly -- this is th' ende -- | 964 |
| MLT 989 Upon a day fil in swich repentance | 988 |
| MLT 1001 As to doon any kyng a reverence. | 1000 |
| MLT 1005 And so bifel that in a day or two | 1004 |
| MLT 1020 A mooder he hath, but fader hath he noon | 1020 |
| MLT 1021 That I of woot " -- and shortly, in a stounde, | 1020 |
| MLT 1024 " So vertuous a lyvere in my lyf | 1024 |
| MLT 1027 I dar wel seyn hir hadde levere a knyf | 1026 |
| MLT 1028 Thurghout hir brest, than ben a womman wikke; | 1028 |
| MLT 1031 As possible is a creature to be. | 1030 |
| MLT 1055 And she, for sorwe, as doumb stant as a tree, | 1054 |
| MLT 1075 And swich a blisse is ther bitwix hem two | 1074 |
| MLT 1120 A thousand foold wel moore than I kan telle. | 1120 |
| MLT 1143 Whan passed was a yeer, evene as I gesse, | 1142 |
| MLT 1165 This was a thrifty tale for the nones! | 1164 |
| MLT 1167 Telle us a tale, as was thi forward yore. | 1166 |
| MLT 1173 I smelle a Lollere in the wynd, " quod he. | 1172 |
| MLT 1176 For we schal han a predicacioun; | 1176 |
| MLT 1185 My joly body schal a tale telle, | 1184 |
| MLT 1186 And I schal clynken you so mery a belle, | 1186 |
| ABASSHED..........1 | |
| MLT 568 The constable weex abasshed of that sight, | 568 |
| ABHOMYNACIONS.....1 | |
| MLT 88 Of swiche unkynde abhomynacions, | 88 |
| ABIDYNG...........1 | |
| MLT 721 She halt hire chambre, abidyng Cristes wille. | 720 |
| ABOUTE............6 | |
| MLT 15 And sodeynly he plighte his horse aboute. | 14 |
| MLT 389 First to his mooder, and al the regne aboute, | 388 |
| MLT 542 Thurgh payens, that conquereden al aboute | 542 |
| MLT 651 So stant Custance, and looketh hire aboute. | 650 |
| MLT 735 To joye and blisse to al this regne aboute. | 734 |
| MLT 879 The constable gan aboute his herte colde, | 878 |
| ABUSIOUN..........1 | |
| MLT 214 They speken of magyk and abusioun. | 214 |
| ABYDE.............3 | |
| MLT 511 The wyl of Crist was that she sholde abyde. | 510 |
| MLT 797 Custance in-with his reawme for t' abyde | 796 |
| MLT 1133 Joye of this world, for tyme wol nat abyde; | 1132 |
| ABYDETH...........1 | |
| MLT 1175 Abydeth, for Goddes digne passioun, | 1174 |