 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...to Chaucer : 'Then as mancre and custom is, signes there they bought, For men of contro should knowe whome they had sought, Eche man set his silver in such thing as they liked And in the meen while the millar had y-picked His bosom full of signys of Cauuterbury brochis. They set their signys upon their... | |
 | British Archaeological Association - Archaeology - 1846 - 456 pages
...holy relics and performed other religious duties; proceeded to buy signs " as the manner was" : — " Then, as manere and custom is, signes there they bought, For men qfcontre should know whome they had sought. Eche man set his silver in such thing as they liked. And... | |
 | Charles Roach Smith - England - 1848 - 360 pages
...to some confusion : — 1 Then, as manere and custom is, siynes there they bought For men of centre should know whome they had sought. Eche man set his...as they liked. And in the meen while the miller had y-pikid His bosom ful of signys of Cannler/wry brochis ; Though the pardoner and he pryvelyin hir pouchis... | |
 | Desiderius Erasmus - Our Lady of Walsingham - 1849 - 302 pages
...great store of oil in it. I saw it myself at the time I speak of." And keyes of Rome, And the vernyele bi-fore, For men should know And se bi hise signes...signes there they bought, For men of contre should Jenow whome they had sought, Eche man set his silver in such thing as they liked. And in the meen while... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1851 - 340 pages
...drew to noon. 170 Then, as manere and custom is, sigues there they bought ; J?or men of centre shuld know whome they had sought. Eche man set his silver in such thing as they likid. And in the meen while the miller had y-pikid His bosom ful of signys of Canterbury brochis ;... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1851 - 346 pages
...their devocioune tyl service wer al doon. And sith they drowgh to dyner-ward, as it drew to noon. 170 Then, as manere and custom is, signes there they bought ; for men of centre shuld know whome they had sought. Eche man set his silver in such thing as they likid. And in... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1851 - 340 pages
...their devocioune tyl service wer al doon. And sith they drowgh to dyner-ward, as it drew to noon. 170 Then, as manere and custom is, signes there they bought ; For men of centre shuld know whome they had sought. Eche man set his silver in such thing as they likid. And in... | |
 | Excavations (Archaeology) - 1880 - 740 pages
...it drew to noon : Then as manerc and custom is signcs there they bought ; For men of c.ontre shuld know whome they had sought Eche man set his silver in such things as they liked : And in the meeu while the miller had ypikiil His Ixisom ful of hignys of Caunterbury... | |
 | Archaeology - 1860 - 288 pages
...Tales, a work little later, though perhaps not written by Chaucer himself, says of the pilgrims : — Then, as manere and custom is, signes there they bought, For men of contr^ should know whome they had sought ; Eche man set his silver in such thing as they liked, And... | |
 | Edward Lewes Cutts - Middle Ages - 1872 - 572 pages
..." as the manner was," to show to all men that they had performed this meritorious act. i I " There as manere and custom is, signes there they bought For men of contre' should know whom they had sought. Each man set his silver in such thing as they liked, And in the meen while the... | |
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Then, as manere and custom is, signes there they bought, For men of contre should know whome they had sought, Eche man set his silver in such thing as they liked. 
