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" He seyde, he hadde a gobet of the seyl That se'ynt Peter hadde, whan that he wente Up-on the see, til Jesu Crist him hente. He hadde a croys of latoun, ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones. "
Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages ... - Page 32
by Percy Society - 1847
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Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales with Explanatory Notes, a Glossary ...

Geoffrey Chaucer - 1871 - 168 pages
...for saints'). That seynt Peter hadde, whan that he wente TJppon the see, till Jhesu Crist him hente. He hadde a cros of latoun ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bone*. 700 But with thise reliques, whanne that he fand A. pore persoun dwellyng uppon land, Upon a...
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English of the XIVth Century

Geoffrey Chaucer, Stephen Haskins Carpenter - English language - 1872 - 342 pages
...gobet of the seyl That seynt Peter hadde, whan that he wente Uppon the see, til Jhesu Crist him hente. He hadde a cros of latoun ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones. 700 But with thise reliques, whanne that he fond A poure persoun dwellyng uppon lond, Upon a day he...
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The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Prestes Tale from the Canterbury ...

Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1872 - 384 pages
...That seynt Peter hadde, whan that he wente Uppon the see, til Jhesu Crist him hente. He hadde a croys of latoun ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones. 700 But with thise reliques, whan that he fond A poure persoun dwellyng uppon lond, Upon a day he gat...
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English of the XIVth Century: Illustrated by Notes, Grammatical and ...

Stephen Haskins Carpenter - 1872 - 344 pages
...That seynt Peter hadde, whan that he wente Uppon the see, til Jhesu Crist him hente. He hadde a eros of latoun ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones. 700 But with thise reliques, whanne that he fond A poure persoun dwellyng uppon lond, Upon a day he...
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An Introduction to the Study of Chaucer

Alexander Monfries - 1875 - 152 pages
...the seyl 690 That seynt Petur hadde, whan that he wente TJppon the see, til Jhesu Crist him hente. He hadde a cros of latoun ful of stones, And in a...bones. But with thise reliques, whanne that he fand 69i> A. pore persoun dwellyng uppon land, Upon a day he gat him more moneye Than that the persoun gat...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed ..., Volume 4; Volume 80

Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...HJO.] [AD 1388 That seynt Peter hadde, whan that he wente IJppon the see, til Jhesu Crist him hente.1 He hadde a cros of latoun' ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones. 700 But with thine relikes, whan that ho fand A pore parson dwellyng upon land, Upon a day he gat him...
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Chaucer to Burns

Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...seint Peter had, whan that he went Upon the see, till Jesu Crist him hent1 He had a crois of laton 8 " ] ڧ u these relikes, whannc that he fond A poure persone dwelling up on lond, Upon a day he gat him more...
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The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer. To which are appended ..., Volume 1

Geoffrey Chaucer - 1880 - 766 pages
...Peter hadde whan that he wente Up-on the see til Jhesu Crist hym hente.4 (700 T.) He hadde a croys of latoun « ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones ; 700 But with thise relikes, whan that he fond A povre person dwellynge up-on lond, Up-on a day he...
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Churchman, Volume 1

Anglican Communion - 1880 - 488 pages
...hot," and relics of the most incredible value, including a glass of " pigges bones" with which — Upon a day he gat him more moneye Than that the persoun gat in monthes tweye, And thus with foyned flat-eric and japes, He made the persoun and the people his apes. In striking contrast to these...
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The English Works of Wyclif

John Wycliffe - English literature - 1880 - 648 pages
...the seyl That seynt Petur hadde, when that he wente TJppon the see, til J hesu Crist him hente. Be hadde a cros of latoun ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones." Prologue, 694— 700. Generally speaking we may be inclined to make some allowance for colouring in...
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