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e_ 1666,
1720, 1. 1702. B. clew; F. clywe; Cx. Th. P. torned, turned. 1707. Cx. P.
To hyde; Th. To hyden; F. B. And hidden. 1709. P. Cx. fame; _rest_ no fame.
P. Cx. Th. ne (_om._ for); F. B. for (_om._ ne). 1717. F. B. Th. lyen
(_for_ lyuen); P. be; Cx. _om._ 1720. werk] _all_ werkes (werkys); _but
see_ hit _in_ 1721. 1725. F. B. Th. Al so; _rest_ And so; _read_ So. 1726.
_So_ F. B.; Cx. Th. That theyr fame was blowe a lofte. 1735. Cx. P. so good
a; Th. as good a; F. B. as good. 1742. Th. Cx. P. in her herte; F. in hem;
B. in her. 1744. Th. on; _rest_ upon. 1745. F. B. _om._ the. 1748, 1749. F.
a; _rest_ as. 1750. P. Cx. To; _rest_ The. 1765. F. B. now let se (_I omit_
now); _rest_ quod she. 1775. _I supply_ ye. 1779. P. wher; Cx. Th. where;
F. B. or. 1781. F. B. neuer ye; _rest om._ ye. 1782. F. B. _om._ to-. 1783.
F. swynt; B. sweynte; Cx. Th. P. slepy. 1786. Cx. P. on; _the rest_ to.
1787. Cx. Th. P. on; F. B. to. 1792. F. B. _om._ thee. 1793. F. B. _om._
they. 1801. P. blak; F. B. blake. 1804. _I supply_ the. 1805. al _is not in
the_ MSS.; _but_ P. _has_ as (= al-so). 1813. _All_ grete, gret; _read_
gretest (Willert). 1816. MSS. doon (don, do) hem. 1818. F. B. in a; P. Cx.
Th. in. 1821. B. liste; _rest_ list, _short for_ listeth. F. B. P. _om._
to; Cx. Th. _insert it_. 1822. P. not; _which_ F. B. Cx. Th. _omit_. 1824.
F. choppen; B. choppyn; Th. clappen; Cx. P. clappe. 1828. B. P. folk;
_rest_ folkes. 1834. P. vice; Cx. Th. vyce; F. B. vices. 1836. F. B. suche
be; Cx. Th. P. be suche. 1843. _Here_ P. _ends_. 1853. F. Th. be noght for;
Cx. B. be for; _read_ be but for (Koch). 1862. Cx. Th. they; F. B. this
folke. 1880. F. selfe; _read_ selven. 1883. Th. than; Cx. thenne; F. B.
_om._ 1887. _All_ thing, thinge; _read_ thinges. Cf. l. 1889. 1891. _All_
come. 1897. _All_ wote (_for_ wiste); _see_ l. 1901. 1898. _All_ had. 1902.
_All_ dwelled _or_ dwellyth. 1903. F. And; _rest_ Ne. 1906. B. the; F.
_om._. B. hidyr; Th. hyder; Cx. hether; F. thidder. 1907. B. Whi then;
_rest_ Why than; Koch _suggests_ Which than; _read_ Which-e. Ll. 1907-9
_are probably corrupt; see_ note. 1908. _I supply_ thus. 1926. Th. it stil;
_rest_ stil hyt. 1931. Th. B. that I; F. I haue; Cx. I had. 1938. F. B.
Whiche; Cx. Th. Suche. 1940. F. Cx. B. hattes; Th. hutches. _Read_ hottes.
1941. F. twynges (!); B. twigys. 1944. _Corrupt. From_ Cx. Th.; B. _omits
the line_; F. _has only_ As ful this lo. 1946. Cx. Th. as; F. of; B. as of.
Th. on; F. B. in; Cx. of. 1948. Cx. roof; Th. rofe; F. B. roue. 1952. Cx.
Th. open; F. opened; B. I-opened. 1955. Cx. out (_for_ in). 1957. F. silde;
B. fylde; Cx. Th. fylled. 1961. _All_ werres (_pl._); _read_ werre. 1962.
_All_ restes (_pl._). Cx. of labour; F. Th. B. and of labour. 1967. _All
insert_ and eek _before_ of; _see l. 1968_. 1975. _All write_ mis
governement _as one word_. 1976. _All_ and of; _omit_ and. 1984. F. B. and
of; Cx. Th. _om._ of. 1997. Th. paraunter. 2009. _I substitute_ swiche
_for_ these. 2010. Th. syghtes; _rest_ syght. 2017. F. The frot; B. The
foot; Cx. Th. The swote. _Read_ The fruit (Koch). 2018. Cx. Th. Languysshe;
F. B. Laugh. 2020. Th. B. the (_for_ thee); Cx. the an; F. than (_perhaps_
= the an). 2021. _All insert_ in _after_ yaf. 2026. F. B. _insert_ anoon
(anon) _after_ here, _which_ Cx. Th. _omit. For_ here anoon _read_ anoon
heer. 2028. F. B. _omit this line_. 2036. F. B. _omit this line; it is
probably corrupt. Read_ Many a thousand in a route (Koch). 2042. Cx. one;
F. Th. B. a. 2044. F. Rovned in; B. Rownyd yn; Cx. Th. Rowned euerych in.
2048. F. _has only_--That ys betydde; B. That is betyd late or now; Cx. Th.
That ys betyd lo ryght now. 2049. _All_ he; _read_ the other (Willert).
2053. _All insert_ And (_twice_) _before_ thus; _but compare the next
line_. 2059. _All_ wonder most (moste). 2061. F. B. forth ryght to; Cx.
forth vnto; Th. streyght to. 2063. Cx. to; _rest om._ 2066. F. Tho; _rest_
To. 2069. F. B. That he; Cx. Th. Tho. F. thoo; B. tho; Cx. Th. that. 2076.
F. B. Went every mouthe; Cx. Th. Wente euery tydyng. 2081. Cx. Th. vp
spronge. 2083. _All_ and (_for 2nd_ hit). 2087. F. flygh; B. fligh; Cx. Th.
flewe. 2088. F. _om._ I. 2090. Cx. Th. drawe; F. B. thrawe. 2091. Cx. Th.
at; F. B. to. 2093. F. B. a cheked; Cx. Th. a chekked. 2095-2158. Cx.
_omits_. 2099. B. _om._ the. 2103. Th. he; F. B. they. 2104. F. han on two
(_sic_); B. haue that oon (_om._ of two); Th. haue one two. _I supply_ that
_from_ B.; _and also_ of. 2106. Th. amorowe; F. B. morwe. 2112. _All_ yeue.
2115. Th. wane; F. B. wynne (!). 2123. Th. scrippes; F. B. shrippes. 2129.
F. boystes; Th. boxes; B. bowgys. 2150. Th. gonne; B. bigonne; F. begunne.
2151, 3. F. other; B. othir; _read_ othere (oth're), _plural_. 2152. F.
noyse an highen (!); Th. noyse on hyghen (!); B. nose and yen; _read_ on
hye (Koch). 2153. F. B. other; Th. others. 2154. F. B. stampen; Th. stampe.
2156. _I supply_ nevene. 2158. _Here_ F. B. _end_; Cx. Th. _add 12 spurious
lines_.

THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

The Prologue to this Poem exists in two different versions, which differ
widely from each other in many passages. The arrangement of the material is
also different.

For the sake of clearness, the earlier version is here called 'Text A,' and
the later version 'Text B.'

'Text A' exists in one MS. only, but this MS. is of early date and much
importance. It is the MS. marked Gg. 4. 27 in the Cambridge University
Library, and is here denoted by the letter 'C.' It is the same MS. as that
denoted by the abbreviation 'Cm.' in the footnotes to the Canterbury Tales
and Troilus and Criseyde. This text is printed in the _upper_ part of the
following pages. The footnotes give the MS. spellings, where these are
amended in the text.

'Text B' occupies the _lower_ part of the following pages. It follows the
Fairfax MS. mainly, which is denoted by 'F.' In many places, the inferior
spellings of this MS. are relegated to the footnotes, amended spellings
being given in the text. Various readings are given from Tn. (Tanner MS.
346); T. (Trinity MS., R. 3. 19); A. (Arch. Seld. B. 24 in the Bodleian
Library); Th. (Thynne's Edition, 1532); B. (Bodley MS. 638); P. (Pepys MS.
2006); and sometimes from C. (already mentioned) or Add. (Addit. 9832).

Lines which occur _in one text only_ are marked (in either text) by a
prefixed asterisk. Lines marked with a dagger (+) stand _just the same in
both texts_. The blank space after A 60 (p. 70) shews that there is nothing
in Text A corresponding to B 69-72. Where the corresponding matter is
transposed to another place, one or other text has a portion printed in
smaller type.

THE PROLOGE OF .IX. GOODE WIMMEN.

 A thousand sythes have I herd men telle,
 +That ther is Ioye in heven, and peyne in helle;
 And I acorde wel that hit be so;
 But natheles, this wot I wel also,
 That ther nis noon that dwelleth in this contree, 5
 That either hath in helle or heven y-be,
 +Ne may of hit non other weyes witen,
 +But as he hath herd seyd, or founde hit writen;
 +For by assay
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