The Hengwrt ms of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

                                
                                  Tho the knyghtis herden sike that he lay.
                                
                                  Had thei no rest nother [[NB. all r = MS r/]]  nyght ne day.
                                
                                  Till thei come to hym ther he lay stille.
                                
                                  On his deth bed to a-bide goddis wille.
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                                  Then seide the good knyght sike ther he lay.
                                
                                  Lordis I yow warne for sothe with-out nay.
                                
                                  I may no lenger lyuen here in this stounde.
                                
                                  ffor thorough goddis will deth drawes me to grounde.
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                                  Ther nas non of hem alle that herde hym a right.
                                
                                  That thei ne had routhe of that ilke knyght.
                                
                                  And seiden sir/ for goddis loue ne dismay you noght.
                                
                                  God may done bote of bale that is now wrought.
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                                  Than spake the good knyght sike there he lay.
                                
                                  Bote of bale god may sende I wot it is no nay.
                                
                                  But I beseke you knyghtis for the loue of me.
                                
                                  Goth and dressith my londis among my sones thre.
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                                  And for the loue of god delith not hem a mys.
                                
                                  And foryeteth not Gamelyn my yong sone that is.
                                
                                  Taketh hede to that one as well as to that other.
                                
                                  Seeld ye seen any heier helpen his brother/./
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                                  Tho leten thei the knyght lyen that was not in hele.
                                
                                  And wentyn in to counseile his londis for to dele.
                                
                                  ffor to delen hem alle to oon that was here thoght.
                                
                                  And for Gamelyn was yongist he schulde haue noght.
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                                  All the londe that ther was thei dalten it in two.
                                
                                  And letyn Gamelyn the yong with-outen lond go.
                                
                                  And eche of hem seide to other full lowde.
                                
                                  His brethren myght yeue hym londe when he good cowde.
                                
                                  When thei had delid the londe at here wille.
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                                  Thei comen to the knyght there he lay stille.
                                
                                  And tolde hym a-non how thei had wroght.
                                
                                  And the knyght ther he lay likid it right noght.
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                                  ¶ Than seide the knyght be seynt Martyn.
                                
                                  ffor all that ye haue don yet is the londe myn.
                                
                                  ffor goddis loue neighboris stondith stille.
                                
                                  And I will delyn my lond right aftir my wille.

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Title: The Hengwrt ms of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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