Could the man considered the woman's friend by Gavin Douglas actually be a rapist (SOURCE)? Do the Canterbury Tales act as a means to prove his innocence or damn him further, and can they shed light on Cecily Champagne's written release of Geoffrey Chaucer from responsibility for all actions relating to his seizure? Ever since the discovery of Cecily Champagne on 4 May 1380, Chaucer's release, there has been fervent speculation about the nature of her charges against Chaucer (SOURCE). When coming to a conclusion regarding Cecily Champagne's seizure it is important to understand and consider; Emilly Champagne's release of Chaucer, historical beliefs, different translations of the term raptus, rape trends in the Middle Ages, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and psychoanalytic data on the minds of rapists and non-rapists. It is by understanding and considering these elements that we can come to a personal conclusion as to whether or not Chaucer raped Emilly Champagne. On 4 May 1380, Cecily Chaumpaigne went to Richard II's chancery and brought a deed of release which was recorded on the nearby scrolls. Cecily Champagne's deed was witnessed on 1 May 1380, three days before she brought the deed to Richard II's Chancery, by multiple leading members of Richard II's cause (SOURCE). Witnesses included William Beauchamp, John Clanvowe, William Neville, John Philpot and Richard More. The act read "omnimodas actions tam de raptus meo tam de aliqua alia re vel causa" (SOURCE). Roughly translated this means "I release Geoffrey Chaucer from all measures relating to my raptus or other causes" (SOURCE) In addition to the depth itself, a microscopic amount is known of the accusations made by... middle of paper... department for champainge) ., which constituted more than half of Chaucer's annual income at the time. Furthermore, Pearsel describes how some evidence has been presented showing that Chaucer was indeed trying to raise funds during the times of the release, 28 November 1380, when he received it. the six-monthly installments of money on two departments, he also paid 14 pounds of expenses for the trip to Lombardy in 1378 then, on 6 March, he received 22 pounds of compensation for his trip to France in 1377. The years following the liberation, Chaucer sold his father's house on June 18, 1381. While acknowledging that some of these financial events may have been purely coincidental, the person states that the magmatute of evidence likely indicates that Chauver is facing an increase in indebtedness, primarily that of Grove, who could have made the initial payment of 10, with other departments. Be done in Cecilly.