Chaucerian and Other Pieces / Being a Supplement to the Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

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My felawes al, and I must after sone;

Rede wel my dreem; for now my tale is doon.'

Here endeth the Book of Assemble de Damys.

From Th. (Thynne, ed. 1532); compared with A. (Addit. 34360); and T. (Trin. R. 3. 19). Title. Th. The assemble of ladies; T. the Boke callyd Assemble de Damys. 1. A. leef; Th. lefe. 2. Th. ceason. 3. Th. corne; gathered. A. in; Th. T. om. A. sheef; Th. shefe. 4. Th. gardyne aboute twayne; noone. 6. Th. mynde dothe fal. 7. Th. fyfthe; A. T. fift. A. T. om. the. Th. al. 13. Th. T. al; A. om. 16. Th. sayd ayen; A. seyde ageyne. 17. Th. aboute. 18. I supply of. 19. Th. ayen; A. ageyn. 21. Th. lythe. [Henceforward unmarked readings are from Thynne.]

22. All me. A. wite; Th. T. wete. anone. 23. se; taryeng. 24. Abyde; ben. 25. A. wite; Th. T. wete. 26. great. 27. desyre; processe. 28. playne. 29. noone. 30. one. 31. A. oure; Th. T. om. T. A. besynes was; Th. besynesses were doone. 34. All went (twice); read wend (= weened). 35. A. amyddis; Th. T. in the myd. aboute. 36. sothe. A. T. fer; Th. ferre. behynde. 37. ferforthe; beste. 38. mynde. 40. forthe. 41. A. so (for sore). 42. wrathe. A. stept (for did step). 43. A. thus; T. Th. om. -selfe. 44. gate. 46. great. 47. came; A. com. forthe; strayte. 48. fayre. 49. All Made. T. craftyly; A. Th. crafty. 51. T. dew; Th. dewe; A. om.

53. masonrye. A. T. compas; Th. compace. 54. T. steyers. 55. whele. 56. potte. A. Margoleyne; Th. Margelayne; T. Margelayn. 58. -selfe; folke. 59. great. 60. howe. 61. A. Ne moubliemies; Th. Ne momblysnesse; T. Ne momblynes. A. souenez; T. souenes; Th.souenesse. 62. All penses. 63. A. No no; Th. T. Ne (!). wote. 64. A. beneth; Th. T. and benche (!). Th. smoth. 65. hewe. 67. one. A. who; Th. T. om. none; knewe. 68. streames newe and newe. 70. came. 71. A. thus; Th. T. om. 74. muste. T. nedys; Th. nedest; A. nede. A. as; Th. T. om. 76. A. musyng; Th. T. om. 77. downe. 78. A. com; Th. came. 80. Th. great. 82. sadde. A. ful (2); Th. T. om.

84. A. com; Th.came. I supply there. 85. gowne. A. embrowded; T. enbrowdyd; Th. enbraudred. 86. A. souenez; Th. T. stones. 87. A. On; Th. T. In. A. the; Th. T. her. All worde; read word was. 88. A. Bien loielment as I cowde me deuyse. 89. A. euery; T. many (om. in); Th. any. 91. All was called. 92. A. than; Th. T. om. bolde. 94. agayne; curtesly; tolde. 95. be. 97. great. 99. stande. 100. A. wit; Th. T. wete. A. ful; Th. T. right. 102. hussher (A. T. vssher); certayne. 103. rodde; beare; playne. 104. knowe. 105. A. Perteyneng; Th. T. Apertaynyng. A. vnto; Th. T. to. 107. warne; -one. 108. shulde. 109. counsayle; nowe anone. 110. gone. 111. shulde. 112. I supply no.

113. A. nygh; Th. T. not(!). behynde. 114. knewe. 115. beare. 116. muste; blewe. 119. T. wordys; sleuys. 120. So A.; Th. T. be not abasshed in no maner wyse. 122. Make. 124. grefe. 125. displeased. 126. helpe. A. shul; Th. T. shal. eased. 127. T. (heading): Diligence Guyde. 129. A. shul; Th. T. shal. 130. A. shul; Th. T. shal. A. one (= oon); Th. T. om. 132. one; waye. 135. A. I sey yow for. 136. great. 137. porte; playne. 139. A. T. farewele now have I. 140. A. quod (for sayd.). 141. ferre. 144. wote.

145. Nowe; A. om. 147. one. Th. amonges; A. T. among. 148. A. Nat one quod I ey; Th. Not one than sayd I eygh; T. Not oon then sayd I O. 149. A. they; Th. T. I. done. 150. Th. Nowe; lyfe. 152. trouthe. T. A. nat; Th. not. 153. questyons. Th. be to large; A. om. to. 154. A. medle; Th. meddle. A. is (in later hand); Th. T. om, 155. vnderstande. 157. one; lande. 158. none. 160. hye. A. shul; Th. shal. fynde. 161. A. fanes; Th. phanes; T. vanes. wynde. 162. A. om. and. A. parlours; Th. parlers; T. parlors. A. both; Th. T. om. A. oo; Th. T. a. sorte. 164. disporte. 166. wote. 167. A. toke; Th. T. take. 168. Th. wol; A. T. wold. 169. A. this; Th. T. the. nowe. 170. regarde; playne. 171. A. verray; T. verrey; Th. verey. wote. 172. A. om. right. 173. A. T. ful; Th. right.

174. T. shulde I; Th. I shulde; A. shal I. 175. A. that; Th. T. om. 176. A. at; Th. T. of. 177. fynde. 178. Th. T. ye (for it); A. om. (but it seems required). 180. So A.; Th. T. you tel howe ye shal you. 181. howe. Th. her; A. T. this. 182. A. T. yow; Th. ye. gyue. 183. Th. om. that. T. depart; Th. parte; A. part. 184. A. T. soth; Th. faythe. great. 185. wote. 186. thanke; great. 187. comforte. A. suche; Th. T. om. 188. nowe; bolde; fayle. 189. A. auise; Th. aduyce. Th. and good; A. T. om. good. 198. courte. 201. nowe. 202. A. that; Th. T. om. 205. wolde se howe. A. were; Th. T. was. arayde.