INTRODUCTION.--§ 1. Some points for discussion. § 2. Canon
of Chaucer's Works. Thynne's edition of 1532. § 3. Later reprints.
§ 4. Tyrwhitt's edition; and his endeavours to establish a canon.
§ 5. The same; continued. § 6. Chalmers' edition. § 7. The
anonymous edition of 1845; published by Moxon. § 8. This
edition due to Tyrwhitt's suggestions. § 9. Later work; results
arrived at by Prof. Lounsbnry. § 10. Some of The Minor Poems
in The present edition. § 11. The Poem no. XXIV. § 12. Poems
numbered XXIII, XXV, and XXVI. § 13. The text of the
Canterbury Tales; lines 'clipped' at The beginning. § 14. The
Harleian MS. § 15. The Ellesmere MS. § 16. The old black-letter
editions. § 17. Stowe's edition in 1561. § 18. Dryden's
remarks on Chaucer's verse. § 19. Brief rules for scansion. § 20.
Accentuation. § 21. Examples. § 22. Old pronunciation. § 23.
Modernising of spelling. § 24. Sources of The Notes;
acknowledgments ix
NOTES TO GROUP A 1
THE GENERAL PROLOGUE 1
THE KNIGHTES TALE 60
THE MILLER'S PROLOGUE 95
THE MILLERES TALE 96
THE REVE'S PROLOGUE 112
THE REVES TALE 116
THE COOK'S PROLOGUE 128
THE COKES TALE 129
NOTES TO GROUP B 132
INTRODUCTION TO THE MAN OF LAWES TALE 132
PROLOGUE TO THE MAN OF LAWES TALE 141
THE TALE OF THE MAN OF LAWE 145
THE SHIPMAN'S PROLOGUE 165
THE SHIPMANNES TALE 168
THE PRIORESS'S PROLOGUE 173
THE PRIORESSES TALE 174
PROLOGUE TO SIR THOPAS 182
THE TALE OF SIR THOPAS 183
PROLOGUE TO MELIBEUS 201
THE TALE OF MELIBEUS 201
THE MONK'S PROLOGUE 224
THE MONKES TALE 227
THE NONNE PRESTES PROLOGUE 247
THE NONNE PREESTES TALE 248
EPILOGUE 258
NOTES TO GROUP C 260
THE PHISICIENS TALE 260
WORDS OF THE HOST 264
THE PARDONERES PROLOGUE 269
THE PARDONERES TALE 275
NOTES TO GROUP D 291
THE WIFE OF BATH'S PROLOGUE 291
THE TALE OF THE WYF OF BATHE 313
THE FRIAR'S PROLOGUE 322
THE FRERES TALE 323
THE SOMPNOUR'S PROLOGUE 330
THE SOMNOURS TALE 331
NOTES TO GROUP E 342
THE CLERKES PROLOGUE 342
THE CLERKES TALE 343
THE MARCHAUNTES PROLOGUE 353
THE MARCHANTES TALE 353
NOTES TO GROUP F 370
THE SQUIERES TALE 370
THE WORDS OF THE FRANKLIN 387
THE PROLOGUE OF THE FRANKLIN'S TALE 387
THE FRANKELEYNS TALE 388
NOTES TO GROUP G 401
THE SECOND NONNES TALE 401
THE CANON'S YEOMAN'S PROLOGUE 414
THE CHANOUNS YEMANNES TALE 421
NOTES TO GROUP H 435
THE MANCIPLE'S PROLOGUE 435
THE MAUNCIPLES TALE 439
NOTES TO GROUP I 444
THE PARSON'S PROLOGUE 444
THE PERSONES TALE 447