| A................7 | |
| ParsT 12 As we were entryng at a thropes ende; | 12 |
| ParsT 22 " Sire preest, " quod he, " artow a vicary? | 22 |
| ParsT 23 Or arte a person? Sey sooth, by thy fey! | 22 |
| ParsT 28 Thou sholdest knytte up wel a greet mateere. | 28 |
| ParsT 29 Telle us a fable anon, for cokkes bones! " | 28 |
| ParsT 42 But trusteth wel, I am a Southren man; | 42 |
| ParsT 46 I wol yow telle a myrie tale in prose | 46 |
| ADOUN............1 | |
| ParsT 70 But hasteth yow; the sonne wole adoun; | 70 |
| AL...............4 | |
| ParsT 1 By that the Maunciple hadde his tale al ended, | 0 |
| ParsT 19 Almoost fulfild is al myn ordinaunce. | 18 |
| ParsT 30 This Persoun answerde, al atones, | 30 |
| ParsT 47 To knytte up al this feeste and make an ende. | 46 |
| ALLE.............2 | |
| ParsT 66 That alle we to telle his tale hym preye. | 66 |
| ParsT 67 Oure Hoost hadde the wordes for us alle; | 66 |
| ALMOOST..........1 | |
| ParsT 19 Almoost fulfild is al myn ordinaunce. | 18 |
| ALWEY............1 | |
| ParsT 11 I meene Libra -- alwey gan ascende | 10 |
| AM...............2 | |
| ParsT 42 But trusteth wel, I am a Southren man; | 42 |
| ParsT 57 Of clerkes, for I am nat textueel; | 56 |
| AN...............1 | |
| ParsT 47 To knytte up al this feeste and make an ende. | 46 |
| AND..............18 | |
| ParsT 4 Degrees nyne and twenty as in highte. | 4 |
| ParsT 17 Fulfilled is my sentence and my decree; | 16 |
| ParsT 26 Unbokele and shewe us what is in thy male; | 26 |
| ParsT 34 And tellen fables and swich wrecchednesse. | 34 |
| ParsT 34 And tellen fables and swich wrecchednesse. | 34 |
| ParsT 38 Moralitee and vertuous mateere, | 38 |
| ParsT 39 And thanne that ye wol yeve me audience, | 38 |
| ParsT 45 And therfore, if yow list -- I wol nat glose -- | 44 |
| ParsT 47 To knytte up al this feeste and make an ende. | 46 |
| ParsT 48 And Jhesu, for his grace, wit me sende | 48 |
| ParsT 52 And if ye vouche sauf, anon I shal | 52 |
| ParsT 64 And for to yeve hym space and audience, | 64 |
| ParsT 64 And for to yeve hym space and audience, | 64 |
| ParsT 65 And bade oure Hoost he sholde to hym seye | 64 |
| ParsT 71 Beth fructuous, and that in litel space, | 70 |
| ParsT 72 And to do wel God sende yow his grace! | 72 |
| ParsT 73 Sey what yow list, and we wol gladly heere. " | 72 |
| ParsT 74 And with that word he seyde in this manere. | 74 |
| ANON.............2 | |
| ParsT 29 Telle us a fable anon, for cokkes bones! " | 28 |
| ParsT 52 And if ye vouche sauf, anon I shal | 52 |
| ANSWERDE.........1 | |
| ParsT 30 This Persoun answerde, al atones, | 30 |
| ARTE.............1 | |
| ParsT 23 Or arte a person? Sey sooth, by thy fey! | 22 |
| ARTOW............1 | |
| ParsT 22 " Sire preest, " quod he, " artow a vicary? | 22 |
| AS...............9 | |
| ParsT 4 Degrees nyne and twenty as in highte. | 4 |
| ParsT 5 Foure of the clokke it was tho, as I gesse, | 4 |
| ParsT 7 My shadwe was at thilke tyme, as there | 6 |
| ParsT 8 Of swiche feet as my lengthe parted were | 8 |
| ParsT 12 As we were entryng at a thropes ende; | 12 |
| ParsT 13 For which oure Hoost, as he was wont to gye, | 12 |
| ParsT 14 As in this caas, oure joly compaignye, | 14 |
| ParsT 41 Do yow plesaunce leefful, as I kan. | 40 |
| ParsT 62 For, as it seemed, it was for to doone -- | 62 |
| ASCENDE..........1 | |
| ParsT 11 I meene Libra -- alwey gan ascende | 10 |
| ASSENTED.........1 | |
| ParsT 61 Upon this word we han assented soone, | 60 |
| AT...............3 | |
| ParsT 7 My shadwe was at thilke tyme, as there | 6 |
| ParsT 12 As we were entryng at a thropes ende; | 12 |
| ParsT 40 I wol ful fayn, at Cristes reverence, | 40 |
| ATONES...........1 | |
| ParsT 30 This Persoun answerde, al atones, | 30 |
| AUDIENCE.........2 | |
| ParsT 39 And thanne that ye wol yeve me audience, | 38 |
| ParsT 64 And for to yeve hym space and audience, | 64 |
| AVYS.............1 | |
| ParsT 54 Telle youre avys; I kan no bettre seye. | 54 |
| AY...............1 | |
| ParsT 56 I putte it ay under correccioun | 56 |
| BADE.............1 | |
| ParsT 65 And bade oure Hoost he sholde to hym seye | 64 |
| BE...............2 | |
| ParsT 24 Be what thou be, ne breke thou nat oure pley; | 24 |
| ParsT 24 Be what thou be, ne breke thou nat oure pley; | 24 |
| BETH.............1 | |
| ParsT 71 Beth fructuous, and that in litel space, | 70 |
| BETTRE...........2 | |
| ParsT 44 Ne, God woot, rym holde I but litel bettre; | 44 |
| ParsT 54 Telle youre avys; I kan no bettre seye. | 54 |
| BIFALLE..........1 | |
| ParsT 68 " Sire preest, " quod he, " now faire yow bifalle! | 68 |
| BIGYNNE..........1 | |
| ParsT 53 Bigynne upon my tale, for which I preye | 52 |
| BONES............1 | |
| ParsT 29 Telle us a fable anon, for cokkes bones! " | 28 |
| BREKE............1 | |
| ParsT 24 Be what thou be, ne breke thou nat oure pley; | 24 |
| BUT..............5 | |
| ParsT 42 But trusteth wel, I am a Southren man; | 42 |
| ParsT 44 Ne, God woot, rym holde I but litel bettre; | 44 |
| ParsT 55 " But nathelees, this meditacioun | 54 |
| ParsT 58 I take but the sentence, trusteth weel. | 58 |
| ParsT 70 But hasteth yow; the sonne wole adoun; | 70 |
| BY...............4 | |
| ParsT 1 By that the Maunciple hadde his tale al ended, | 0 |
| ParsT 23 Or arte a person? Sey sooth, by thy fey! | 22 |
| ParsT 27 For trewely, me thynketh by thy cheere | 26 |
| ParsT 43 I kan nat geeste `rum, ram, ruf,' by lettre, | 42 |
| CAAS.............1 | |
| ParsT 14 As in this caas, oure joly compaignye, | 14 |
| CELESTIAL........1 | |
| ParsT 51 That highte Jerusalem celestial. | 50 |
| CHAUNCE..........1 | |
| ParsT 20 I pray to God, so yeve hym right good chaunce, | 20 |
| CHEERE...........1 | |
| ParsT 27 For trewely, me thynketh by thy cheere | 26 |
| CLERKES..........1 | |
| ParsT 57 Of clerkes, for I am nat textueel; | 56 |
| CLOKKE...........1 | |
| ParsT 5 Foure of the clokke it was tho, as I gesse, | 4 |
| COKKES...........1 | |
| ParsT 29 Telle us a fable anon, for cokkes bones! " | 28 |
| COMPAIGNYE.......1 | |
| ParsT 14 As in this caas, oure joly compaignye, | 14 |
| CORRECCIOUN......2 | |
| ParsT 56 I putte it ay under correccioun | 56 |
| ParsT 60 That I wol stonde to correccioun. " | 60 |
| CRISTES..........1 | |
| ParsT 40 I wol ful fayn, at Cristes reverence, | 40 |
| DECREE...........1 | |
| ParsT 17 Fulfilled is my sentence and my decree; | 16 |
| DEGREE...........1 | |
| ParsT 18 I trowe that we han herd of ech degree; | 18 |
| DEGREES..........1 | |
| ParsT 4 Degrees nyne and twenty as in highte. | 4 |
| DESCENDED........1 | |
| ParsT 2 The sonne fro the south lyne was descended | 2 |
| DO...............2 | |
| ParsT 41 Do yow plesaunce leefful, as I kan. | 40 |
| ParsT 72 And to do wel God sende yow his grace! | 72 |
| DOONE............1 | |
| ParsT 62 For, as it seemed, it was for to doone -- | 62 |
| DRAF.............1 | |
| ParsT 35 Why sholde I sowen draf out of my fest, | 34 |
| ECH..............1 | |
| ParsT 18 I trowe that we han herd of ech degree; | 18 |
| ELLEVENE.........1 | |
| ParsT 6 For ellevene foot, or litel moore or lesse, | 6 |
| ENDE.............2 | |
| ParsT 12 As we were entryng at a thropes ende; | 12 |
| ParsT 47 To knytte up al this feeste and make an ende. | 46 |
| ENDED............1 | |
| ParsT 1 By that the Maunciple hadde his tale al ended, | 0 |
| ENDEN............1 | |
| ParsT 63 To enden in som vertuous sentence, | 62 |
| ENTRYNG..........1 | |
| ParsT 12 As we were entryng at a thropes ende; | 12 |
| EQUAL............1 | |
| ParsT 9 In sixe feet equal of proporcioun. | 8 |
| EVERICHOON.......1 | |
| ParsT 15 Seyde in this wise: " Lordynges everichoon, | 14 |
| EVERY............1 | |
| ParsT 25 For every man, save thou, hath toold his tale. | 24 |