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Series I.a: Research on Chaucer's Man of Law's Tale for the Chaucer Variorum

Scope and Contents note

Several drafts, collations, drafts and bibliographies kept roughly in original order, bypage number. There is also correspondence with Ruggiers, Levy and Ross related to thisedition. (Boxes 1-6)

Index for MLT, undated, inclusive

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1-11, undated, inclusive

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12-29, undated, inclusive

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30-47, undated, inclusive

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48-75, undated, inclusive

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77-100, undated, inclusive

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110-189, undated, inclusive

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197-235, undated, inclusive

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252-259, undated, inclusive

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270-278, undated, inclusive

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280-315, undated, inclusive

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410-420, undated, inclusive

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421-429, undated, inclusive

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430-439, undated, inclusive

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440-449, undated, inclusive

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450-459, undated, inclusive

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460-469, undated, inclusive

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470-479, undated, inclusive

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480-489, undated, inclusive

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490-499, undated, inclusive

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500-509, undated, inclusive

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540-549, undated, inclusive

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550-559, undated, inclusive

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560-569, undated, inclusive

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570-579, undated, inclusive

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580-589, undated, inclusive

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600-609, undated, inclusive

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610-619, undated, inclusive

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620-629, undated, inclusive

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630-639, undated, inclusive

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Misc. up to 1117, undated, inclusive

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1100-1162, undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chaucer Variorum edition correspondence, Levy, Ross, Ruggiers., undated, inclusive

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Levy's questions 1-15, undated, inclusive

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Levy questions 16-30 (related to Canterbury Tales), undated, inclusive

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Levy questions 31-50, Notes on pictures in appendix, additions and Princeton Notes. For book on Chaucer's No Man's Law., undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Thomas W. Ross Collations, undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chaucer's Man of Law's tale. Incipit Prologue legis periti 1-100. Original Cx'-TR2 Printed texts collated. WR-PR. Superseded by long sheets., undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Incipit prologue 101-200, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 201-300, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 301-400, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 401-500, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 501-600, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 601-700, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 701-800, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 801-900, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 901-1000, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 1001-1100, undated, inclusive

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Incipit prologue 1101-1162, undated, inclusive

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Hornstein's Introduction notes, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 1-39, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 40-89, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 80-129, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 130-189, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 190-299, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 300-369, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 360-379 Episode related to the femenine serpent, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 370-419, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 420-480, undated-, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 481-520, undated-, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 521-569, undated-, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 570-629, undated-, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 630-699, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 700-799, undated-, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 800-899, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 900-999, undated, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 1000-1099, undated-, inclusive

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Prohemie lines 1100-1190, undated, inclusive

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Commentary "Man of Law's tale" 1-99, undated, inclusive

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Commentary "Man of Law's tale" 100-289, undated, inclusive

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Commentary "Man of Law's tale" 300-549, undated, inclusive

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Commentary "Man of Law's tale" 550-899, undated-, inclusive

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Commentary "Man of Law's tale", undated-, inclusive

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Guildhall record of Chaucer, undated-, inclusive

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1429 Case. Hearing on Jan. 1430, in form of dialogue, first in any place in the world., undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bibliographies on Chaucer and Medieval English Literature. MLT Manuscript, undated-, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Miller's tale edited by Thomas W. Ross, undated-, inclusive

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Henry Bradshaw's Idea of order of The Canterbury tales, undated, inclusive

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Alfred David's The Shorter Poems. Introduction and Critical Introduction, undated, inclusive

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Manciple's Prologue and Tale: Textual Introduction, undated, inclusive

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Chaucer related correspondence, undated-, inclusive

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Chaucer's Man's tale of Lawes. Corpus of textual variants,, undated, inclusive

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lines 1-100. Title and Prohemie. Corpus of variants, lines 101-200., undated, inclusive

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Corpus of variants, 201-300, undated, inclusive

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Corpus of variants, 301-400, undated-, inclusive

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Corpus of variants, 401-500, undated-, inclusive

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Corpus of variants, 501-600, undated-, inclusive

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Corpus of variants, 601-700, undated-, inclusive

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Corpus of variants, 701-800, undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Corpus of variants, 801-900, undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Corpus of variants, 901-1000, undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Corpus of variants, 1001-1100, undated, inclusive

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Corpus of variants, 1100-1190, undated, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition I, undated-, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition II, undated-, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition III, undated-, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition IV, undated, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition V, undated-, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition VI, undated, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition VII, undated, inclusive

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Notes for MLT edition VIII, undated, inclusive

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Notes for MLT Manuscripts, undated-, inclusive

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Notes for MLT Editions, undated-, inclusive

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Chaucer's Man's tale of Law, lines 1-100, Furnival G-Text and prohemie. xerox collation all printed edition., undated, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 101-200 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 201-300 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 301-400 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Man's tale of Law 401-500 CX'-PR, undated, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 501-600 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 601-700 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 701-800 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 801-900 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 901-1000 CX'-PR, undated, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 1001-1100 CX'-PR, undated-, inclusive

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Man's tale of Law 1101-1179 CX'-PR, undated, inclusive

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Ruggiers notes I, correspondence and bibliography for him, editor of the, undated, inclusive

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Ruggiers notes II., undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bibliographies to be checked I. Related to Chaucer., undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bibliographies to be checked II, undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Man of Law's Headlink, undated-, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General introduction, Prior to last draft, Hornstein's edition of Chaucer's Man of Law's tale., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Prior to last draft-First part. Roughly the first 100 pages of the Man of Law's Tale., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Prior to last draft-Second part. Roughly from page 701-1190, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Prior to last draft-Third part., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Prior to last draft-Fourth part incluidng: Manuscripts and Textual tradition, The time of the day in the Headlink, Ernest and Game: Homo ludens, Chaucer-Gower versions of MLT., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Prior to last draft. Astrolabe, science Astrology, "Prose.", undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Last Draft I. Table of contents, Preface, Abbreviations, Manuscripts, editions. Pages 1-188. Last Draft II. Pages 189-332., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Man of Law's prologue and Tale., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Text typed and modernized. Single lines., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Introduction: Characters, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

MLT-Appropriate-Sergeant. Rough Notes, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

MLT-Genre. Draft and notes., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Glosses-Furnivall, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Folktale of Accused Queen-not included., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Six Text 1163-90, undated, inclusive

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Emare, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Corpus Christi, Esquire. Manuscript, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ha4-Sompnour 1179-WBP and Harley 7334, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wells, Severs and Hartung correspondence about Manual of the Writings in Middle English., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

MLT-Manuscripts, misc., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hengwrt Manuscript, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Blake Text 1980 ed.Hg., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Endlink, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chaucer Manuscripts and Texts, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Trevet's tale of Constance, origins of the Man of Law's Tale., undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Man of Law's tale Bibliography, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The New Chaucer society Membership List, 1986-87, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chaucer, New books reviews, undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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