The Canterbury Tales

Fragment VI

The Doctor's Prologue

Text from the Tyrwhitt-Edition,

not in the Robinson-Edition

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[The Doctoures Prologue.]

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[Ye, let that passen, quod oure Hoste, as now.

Sire Doctour of Physike, I prey you,

Tell us a tale of som honest matere.

It shal be don, if that ye wol it here,

Said this doctour, and his tale began anon.

Now, good men, quod he, herkeneth everich on.]