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1 Chaucer portrait in the Ellesmere MS (c. 1410)

2 Some Pilgrim portraits from the Ellesmere MS (c.1410)

3 Some Pilgrim portraits from the Ellesmere MS (c.1410)

4 Some Pilgrim portraits from the Ellesmere MS (c.1410)

5 Some Pilgrim portraits from the Ellesmere MS (c.1410)

6 Pilgrim Groups in the General Prologue (in order of appearance)
Knight Squire Yeoman Prioresse Nun Priest (s) Monk Friar Merchant Clerk Man of Law Franklin 5 Guildsmen Cook Shipman Physician Wife Parson Plowman Miller Manciple Reeve Summoner Pardoner

7 Pilgrim Groups in the General Prologue (arranged by traditional estate)
Knight Squire Prioresse Nun Priest (s) Monk Friar Parson Summoner Pardoner Merchant Clerk Man of Law Franklin 5 Guildsmen Cook Shipman Physician Wife Miller Manciple Reeve Yeoman Plowman

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