 | Gabriel Monod, Charles Bémont, Sébastien Charléty - History - 1882 - 534 pages
...uns he Wilh frankeleyns overal his cuntre And eeke «il h worthi wommen of thé toun ; Fui swcetly herde he confessioun And plesaunt was his absolucioun He was an esy man ta yeve penance 'Hier as he wiste to han good pitance For unto a povre ordre for to geve Is signe that... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1883 - 398 pages
...and famulier was he With frankeleyns overal in his cuntre, And eek with worthi wommen of the toun : For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself,...more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. 220 Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve... | |
 | Jonathan Eastwood, William Aldis Wright - Bible - 1884 - 768 pages
...says of the friar (Prol. to Cant. Tales, 218), describing his superiority over the ordinary clergy, For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was a licentiat, And Latimer (Serm. p. 525) uses the term in the same sense: For if there be any man wicked... | |
 | Jean Jules Jusserand - England - 1884 - 350 pages
...and familiar was he With frankeleyns overal his cuntre And eeke wilh worthi wommen of the toun. Fui sweetly herde he confessioun And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penance Ther as he wiste to han good pitance : For unto a povre ordre for to geve Is signe that... | |
 | John Radford Thomson - 1884 - 104 pages
...frankeleyns over-al in his cuntre, And eek with worthi wommen of the town : For he hadde power of confession, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat. Ful sweetely herde he confessioun, And pleasaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man... | |
 | Edward Gilliat - Christian biography - 1885 - 236 pages
...and famulier was he With frankeleyns over al in his cuntre, And eke with worthi womtnen of the toun : For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself,...confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an easy man to geve penance There as he wiste to hav a good pitance t * * * » » There was no man nowher... | |
 | Hiram Corson - English language - 1889 - 618 pages
...famulier was he 215 With frankeleyns overal in his cuntre, And eek with worthi wommen of the toun : For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciât 230 Ful sweet[e]ly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Clarendon Press series - 1889 - 334 pages
...215 With frankeleyns over-al in his contree, And eek s with worthy wommen of the toun : For he had power of confessioun, As seyde him-self, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat. 220 Ful swetely herde he confessioun, HI. Hn. pnrfiled ; E. ypuifiled. 2 All but HI. ins.... | |
 | Jean Jules Jusserand - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1889 - 466 pages
...biloved, and famulier was he With frankeleyns overal in his cantre, And eek with worth! wommen of the toan Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun. He was an esy man to yeve penance, Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance ; For unto a povre ordre for to geve Is signe... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Reading - 1889 - 334 pages
...215 With frankeleyns over-al in his contree, And eek 2 with worthy wommen of the toun : For he had power of confessioun, /, As seyde him-self, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat. 220 Ful swetely herde he confessioun, HI. Hn. purfiled ; E. ypurfiled. 2 All but HI. ms.... | |
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Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste... 
