You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has diplomatic transcriptions of eight different manuscripts of Chaucer's work (selectable by the short IDs on the top right). This looks like a useful resource to get a grasp on the impact of scribal preferences.
A few examples for the first lines of the Reeve's Tale:
Hg:
AT Trompyngtoū / nat fer fro Cantebrygge
Ther gooth a brook / and ouer that a brygge
Vp on the which brook ther stant a Melle
El:
AT Trumpyngtoū / nat fer fro Cantebrigge
Ther gooth a brook / and ouer that a brigge
Vp on the which brook / ther stant a Melle
Cp:
AT Trumpyngtoū nought fer fro Cantabregge
Ther goþ a brook and ouer þat a bregge
Vppon þe whiche brook þer stant a Melle
Ha4:
AT Trompyngtoū nat fer fro Cantebrigge
Ther goth a brook and ouer þat a brigge
Vpon þe whiche brook þer stant a melle
A few examples for the first lines of the Reeve's Tale:
Hg:
AT Trompyngtoū / nat fer fro Cantebrygge
Ther gooth a brook / and ouer that a brygge
Vp on the which brook ther stant a Melle
El:
AT Trumpyngtoū / nat fer fro Cantebrigge
Ther gooth a brook / and ouer that a brigge
Vp on the which brook / ther stant a Melle
Cp:
AT Trumpyngtoū nought fer fro Cantabregge
Ther goþ a brook and ouer þat a bregge
Vppon þe whiche brook þer stant a Melle
Ha4:
AT Trompyngtoū nat fer fro Cantebrigge
Ther goth a brook and ouer þat a brigge
Vpon þe whiche brook þer stant a melle