Life-records of Chaucer ...
Contributors: Selby, Walford Dakin, 1845-1889.; Tate, Francis, 1560-1616.; Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910.; Bond, Edward Augustus, Sir, 1815-1898.; Rye, Walter, 1843-1929.; Kirk, R. E. G.
Series: Chaucer Society. [Publications.  2d series, 12, 14, 21, 32]
Publisher: Pub. for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.
Published: 1900
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.; Poets, English -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Issued in 4 parts, 1875-1900; each part with special t.-p.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. The robberies of Chaucer by Richard Brerelay and others at Westminster, and at Hatcham, Surrey, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1390. Ed. from the contemporary enrolments by Walford D. Selby.; title: pt. II. Chaucer as valet & squire to Edward III. King Edward II's household and wardrobe ordinances, A. D. 1323. Englisht by Francis Tate in 1601, and ed. from his ms., the Ashmole ms. 1147, with extracts from Edward IV's household book, by F. J. Furnivall.; title: pt. III. Chaucer as page in the household of the Countess of Ulster, wife of Lionel, 3rd son of King Edward III, A. D. 1356-9. A ms. ed. by Edward A. Bond. Chaucer as forester of North Petherton, co. Somerset, A. D. 1390-1400. By Walford D. Selby; with an appendix by Walter Rye on Chaucer's grandfather, and the poet's connection with Lynn and Norfolk.; title: pt. IV. Enrolments and documents from the Public record office, the Town clerk's office, Guildhall, London, and other sources; comprising all known records relating to Geoffrey Chaucer. By R. E. G. Kirk.