Chaucer's wife Philippa in service in the household of John of Gaunt's wife. Chaucer travels to Italy on a diplomatic mission. He goes to Genoa to establish an English port for Genoese trade and to Florence to negotiate a loan for the King. A comprehensive paperback edition with introduction, select bibliography and chronology of Chaucer's life and times. This edition contains the full text in middle english.
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1374 Death of Petrarch. 1374 Chaucer is granted a pitcher of wine daily by the King. John of Gaunt grants Chaucer an annuity of 10 pounds. Both Chaucer and Otho de Graunson receive grants from John of Gaunt. Death of Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet.