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Found Records:
Geoffrey Chaucer,
Workes
, Thynne, 1532
1.
A thousand stories I could me rehearse
John Lydgate:
‘Balade in Commendation of Our Lady’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 176-3
2.
A thousand times have I heard men tell
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Legend of Good Women
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 177-13
3.
All tho that list of women evil to speak
A praise of women — twenty-five stanzas rhyme royal
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 397-2
4.
An doly season to an careful ditty
Robert Henryson:
The Testament of Cresseid
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 477-5
5.
Consider well with every circumstance
John Lydgate (attrib.):
A wikked tong wol alway deme amis
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1070-9
6.
Cupido unto whose commandment
Thomas Hoccleve; Christine de Pisan:
Lespistre de Cupide
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1092-12
7.
Flee from the press and dwell with sothfastness
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Truth
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1326-29
8.
Gladeth ye fowls of the morwe gray
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Compleynt of Mars
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1518-10
9.
Go forth king rule thee by sapience
John Lydgate:
Instructions to the Estates
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1526-3
10.
God grant us all therein to be friended
Testament of Love
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1558-1
11.
God turn us every dream to good
Geoffrey Chaucer:
House of Fame
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1620-6
12.
Half in a dream not fully awaked
Roos Roos (??):
La Belle Dame sans Mercy
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 1761-9
13.
I have great wonder by this light
Geoffrey Chaucer:
The Book of the Duchesse
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 2181-4
14.
I have none English convenient and digne
To My Soverain Lady
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 2186-1
15.
If all the earth were parchment scribable
The Remedy of Love
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 2346-3
16.
In February when the frosty moon
John Lydgate:
The Floure of Curtes
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 2501-1
17.
In May when Flora the fresh lusty queen
John Lydgate:
The Complaint of the Black Knight (Lydgate)
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 2541-11
18.
In September at the falling of the leaf
Geoffrey Chaucer (attrib.):
’The Boke called Assemble de Damys’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 2575-4
19.
It falleth for every gentleman
Speak no evil behind a friend’s back — short poem, accompanied by Latin
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 2711-5
20.
Lo here this noble poet of Britain
Tribute to Geoffrey Chaucer — rhyme royal
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 3150-1
21.
Many men say that in swevenings
Geoffrey Chaucer; Guilliame de Lorris; Jean de Meun:
The Romaunt of the Rose
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 3403-3
22.
Mother of nurture best beloved of all
To his lady Margaret — eight stanzas rhyme royal and 8-line Envoy
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 3571-1
23.
My master Bukton when of Christ our king
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Envoy de Chaucer a Bukton
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 3640-4
24.
My noble sons and eke my lords dear
‘Moral Balade’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 3645-7
25.
O lewd book with the fool rudeness
Balade with Envoy to Alison — three stanzas rhyme royal and 6-line Envoy (ALISON)
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 3954-3
26.
O worthy noble King Henry the fourth
John Gower:
In Praise of Peace
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 4100-2
27.
Pity that I have sought so yore ago
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Compleynt unto Pite
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 4375-10
28.
Plunged in the waw of mortal distress
John Lydgate (attrib.):
‘The Lamentatyon of Mary Magdaleyne’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 4383-3
29.
Seeing the manifold inconvenience
The Remedy of Love
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 4801-1
30.
Some time in Greece that noble region
Ausonius:
‘Septem Sapientium Sententiae’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 4978-4
31.
Some time this world was so steadfast and stable
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Lak of Stedfastnesse
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 4990-16
32.
The double sorrow of Troilus to tellen
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Troilus and Criseyde
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5248-25
33.
The first stock father of gentilesse
Geoffrey Chaucer:
‘Gentilesse’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5277-13
34.
The God of love A benedicite
John Clanvowe:
Book of Cupid
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5299-6
35.
The life so short the craft so long to learn
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Parlement of Foules
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5373-18
36.
The plowman plucked up his plow
The Plowman’s Tale
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5436-2
37.
There nis so high comfort to my pleasance
Geoffrey Chaucer; Oton de Graunson Sir:
Complaint of Venus
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5590-11
38.
This work who so shall see or read
‘Fle þe mys-woman’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5785-2
39.
This wretched worlds transmutation
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Balade of Fortune
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5803-15
40.
Thou fierce god of arms Mars the red
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Anelida and Arcite
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5823-11
41.
To-broken been the statutes high in heaven
Geoffrey Chaucer:
‘Lenvoy de Chaucer à Scogan’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 5965-5
42.
To you my purse and to none other wight
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Complaynt to his Empty Purse
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 6044-15
43.
To you well of honour and worthiness
Thomas Hoccleve:
‘Balade au tres noble Roy H[enri] le quint’
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 6045-3
44.
When faith fails in priests saws
Geoffrey Chaucer (attrib.); Merlin (attrib.)
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 6299-27
45.
When that April with his showers soot
Geoffrey Chaucer:
Canterbury Tales
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 6414-71
46.
Ye lords eke shining in noble fame
Thomas Hoccleve:
Balade au tres honourable compaignie du Garter
Printed Book: STC5068
Witness 6826-3