than (_perhaps_ = the an). 2021. _All insert_ in _after_ yaf. 2026. F. B. _insert_ anoon (anon) _after_ here, _which_ Cx. Th. _omit. For_ here anoon _read_ anoon heer. 2028. F. B. _omit this line_. 2036. F. B. _omit this line; it is probably corrupt. Read_ Many a thousand in a route (Koch). 2042. Cx. one; F. Th. B. a. 2044. F. Rovned in; B. Rownyd yn; Cx. Th. Rowned euerych in. 2048. F. _has only_--That ys betydde; B. That is betyd late or now; Cx. Th. That ys betyd lo ryght now. 2049. _All_ he; _read_ the other (Willert). 2053. _All insert_ And (_twice_) _before_ thus; _but compare the next line_. 2059. _All_ wonder most (moste). 2061. F. B. forth ryght to; Cx. forth vnto; Th. streyght to. 2063. Cx. to; _rest om._ 2066. F. Tho; _rest_ To. 2069. F. B. That he; Cx. Th. Tho. F. thoo; B. tho; Cx. Th. that. 2076. F. B. Went every mouthe; Cx. Th. Wente euery tydyng. 2081. Cx. Th. vp spronge. 2083. _All_ and (_for 2nd_ hit). 2087. F. flygh; B. fligh; Cx. Th. flewe. 2088. F. _om._ I. 2090. Cx. Th. drawe; F. B. thrawe. 2091. Cx. Th. at; F. B. to. 2093. F. B. a cheked; Cx. Th. a chekked. 2095-2158. Cx. _omits_. 2099. B. _om._ the. 2103. Th. he; F. B. they. 2104. F. han on two (_sic_); B. haue that oon (_om._ of two); Th. haue one two. _I supply_ that _from_ B.; _and also_ of. 2106. Th. amorowe; F. B. morwe. 2112. _All_ yeue. 2115. Th. wane; F. B. wynne (!). 2123. Th. scrippes; F. B. shrippes. 2129. F. boystes; Th. boxes; B. bowgys. 2150. Th. gonne; B. bigonne; F. begunne. 2151, 3. F. other; B. othir; _read_ othere (oth're), _plural_. 2152. F. noyse an highen (!); Th. noyse on hyghen (!); B. nose and yen; _read_ on hye (Koch). 2153. F. B. other; Th. others. 2154. F. B. stampen; Th. stampe. 2156. _I supply_ nevene. 2158. _Here_ F. B. _end_; Cx. Th. _add 12 spurious lines_. THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. The Prologue to this Poem exists in two different versions, which differ widely from each other in many passages. The arrangement of the material is also different. For the sake of clearness, the earlier version is here called 'Text A,' and the later version 'Text B.' 'Text A' exists in one MS. only, but this MS. is of early date and much importance. It is the MS. marked Gg. 4. 27 in the Cambridge University Library, and is here denoted by the letter 'C.' It is the same MS. as that denoted by the abbreviation 'Cm.' in the footnotes to the Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. This text is printed in the _upper_ part of the following pages. The footnotes give the MS. spellings, where these are amended in the text.