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

                                
                                  All the while that Gamelyn helde his mangerie. [Harl. 1758 folio 49b] 
                                
                                  His brothir thought on hym be wreke with his trecherie.
                                
                                  Tho Gamelyns gestis were riden and gone.
                                
                                  Gamelyn stood a-none allone frend had he none.
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                                  Tho aftir fell sone with-yn a litill stonde.
                                
                                  Gamelyn was taken and full hard bonde.
                                
                                  fforth come the fals knyght out of the solere.
                                
                                  To Gamelyn his brother he yede full nere.
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                                  And seide to Gamelyn who made the so bolde.
                                
                                  ffor to stroien my stour of my housholde.
                                
                                  Brother seide Gamelyn wrath the right noght.
                                
                                  ffor it is mony day gone sith it was boght.
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                                  ffor brother þe profite/ thou hast had be seynt Richere.
                                
                                  Of .xv. plowes of londe this sixtene yere.
                                
                                  And of alle the bestis thou hast forth bredde.
                                
                                  That my fadir me bi-quath on his deth bedde.
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                                  Of all this sixtene yere I yeue the the prowe.
                                
                                  ffor the mete and the drynke that we haue spendid nowe.
                                
                                  Than seide the fals knyght euyll mote he the.
                                
                                  Herken brother Gamelyn what I will yeue the.
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                                  ffor of my body brother here geten haue I non.
                                
                                  I will make the myn eire I swere bi seynt Iohn.
                                
                                  Parfay seide Gamelyn and it so be.
                                
                                  And thou thynkist as thou seist god yelde it the.
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                                  No thyng wist Gamelyn of his brother gile.
                                
                                  Therfore he hym bi-giled in a litill while.
                                
                                  Gamelyn seide he oo thyng I the telle.
                                
                                  Tho thou threwe my porter in the drawe welle.
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                                  I swoor in that wrath and in that gret moote.
                                
                                  That thou schuldist be bounde both hond and foote.
                                
                                  . . . . .
                                
                                  . . . . . [no gap in the MS.] 
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                                  ffor to holden myn a-vow as I the bi-hote.
                                
                                  To ben myn heire of londe hous and cote.
                                
                                  Brother seide Gamelyn as mote I the.
                                
                                  Thou schalt not be for-swore for the loue of me.

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Title: The Hengwrt ms of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 11
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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