484 
this juge unto the clerk'his tale hath told, 13557, 
16604. 
her may men se how synne hath his merite, 13692. 
til he so longe hath ryden and goon, 15211. 
Bur, and now so longé hath the tappe i-ronne, 3891 (?) 
2. so longe havé thei comforted hire that sche, 11144. 
upon my dedly herte havé som(e) pité, 11352. 
er that he deyé, sorwe havé he and schame, 12637. 
by this gaude have I wonne[n] every yeer, 13804. 
that God wolde of his peyne havé som pité, 15527. 
9308, 10005, indecisive. 
P oun d ; 
Bur, no berd ne hadde he, ne never scholdé have, 
691. rad 
though that Arc? have hir to his wyf, 2260. 
wher might this woman mete and drinké have, 4918. 
that every freré have as moche as other, 7716. 
for though the poeplé havé no gret insight, 8118. 
but sche noon answer of him mighté have, 8560. 
I schuldé han ben deed long tyme agoon, 15062. 
then had your talë havé be told in vayn, 16285. 
i 8254, doubtful. 
3. for though the pope had seten hem bisyde, 6002. 
whan folk in chirch[e] had Lm him what hem 
lest, 7318. 
til that the brighté sonne had lost his hewe, 11328. 
this subtil clerk such rowthe had of this man, 
11573. 
or for sche w[h]itnesse hadde of honesté, 12017. 
1361, 7315, 11819, are doubtful; 12660, 16151, 
bad readings. . 
Bur, at many a noble arivé hadde he be, 60.* 
to have as great a grace as Noé hadde, 3560. 
namly on beddé hadden they meschaunce, 5989. 
though he no moré hadde than his scherte, 9859. 
54, 56, doubtful. 
c. Before how and her (heer). 
by his clennesse how that his scheep schuld lyve, 
508. 
* hadde he is sometimes — and spelled as pro- 
nounced, had he, haddé, as: — 
a garland had he set upon his heed, 668, 319, 351. 
in termes haddé caas and domes alle, 325, 54, 578. 
he hadde is generally pronounced he haddé (— he had ?), 
as: — 
ful ofté tyme he haddé the bord bygonne, 52. 
for he haddé power of confessioun, 218, 85, 642. 
OBSERVATIONS ON THE LANGUAGE OF CHAUCER. 
than wol I clepe, how Alisoun, how Jon, 3577. 
but of my tale how schal I do this day, 4510. 
seth thou art rightful jugge, how may this be, 
5234. 
thou wilt algates wite how we ben schape, 7096. 
nought wold I telle how me is wo bygoon, 11628. 
unto this philosophre how schal I doo, 11865. 
me mette how that I romed up and doun, 16384. 
of Mercenrike, how Kenilm mette a thing, 16598. 
1491, indecisive. 
moré than is myn that sterve here in a kage, 1296. 
plight me thy trouth[ e] her in myn hond, quod 
she, 6591. 
in word and werk, bothe heer and everywhere, 8043. 
anoon for myn allye heer take I the, 12225. 
Exceptions (?). 
I spak to him and saydé how that he, 6149. 
Tyrwhitt, said him how. 
in myn officé how that I may wynne, 7003. 
T. how I may moste winne. 
[In 2823, 14531, 15760, the infinitive should 
doubtless have an n.] 
that I schal havé myn heven in erthé heere, 9521. 
lordings, ensamplé herby may ye take, 15725. 
Here ensample may be pone pur 
` asin 9594. 
$ 77. Except in the cases mentioned above, there 
appears to be no rule that final e should be elided 
before h. 
to ferné halwes couthe in sondry londes, 14. 
of smalé houndes haddé sche that sche fedde, 146, 
2078. 
and all was conscience hd tendré herte, 150. 
God loved he best with al his trewé herte, 535, 8062, 
8825, 10854, 12325. 
the fairé hardy quyen of Cithea, 884. 
of whiché two Arcité hight that oon, 1015. 
hiré yolwé heer was browdid in a tresse, 1051, 2136, 
2145, 2167, 2291, 6535. 
and namély the greté hert in May, 1677, 15743. 
I you forgevé holly this trespace, 1820. 
and seydé, help, for thou mayst best of alle, 2088. 
myn is the ruen of the Aihé halles, 2465. 
al weré they soré hurt, and namely oon, 2711. 
and Symkyn haddé hosen of the same, 3953. 
ye, falsé harlot, quod this mellere, hast, 4266. 
it is ful /assé harm to late him pace, 4407. 
