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

                                
                                  Tho maden thei Gamelyn to sitte for he schulde not stonde.
                                
                                  Till thei had hym bounde bothe foot and honde.
                                
                                  The fals knyght his brother of Gamelyn was a-gast.
                                
                                  And sent aftir feters to feteren hym fast.
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                                  His brother made lesyngis on hym there he stood.
                                
                                  And tolde hem that comen yn that Gamelyn was wood.
                                
                                  Gamelyn stode to a post bounden in the halle.
                                
                                  Tho that comen yn lokid on hym alle.
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                                  Euer stood Gamelyn euyn vp right.
                                
                                  But mete ne drynke had he non neither day ne nyght.
                                
                                  Than seide Gamelyn brother be myn hals.
                                
                                  Now I haue a-spied thou art a parti fals.
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                                  Had I wist the treson that thou hast founde./
                                
                                  I wolde haue yeue strokis or I had be bounde. [Harl. 1758 folio 50a] 
                                
                                  Gamelyn stoed bounde stille as ony stoon.
                                
                                  Two daies and two nyghtis mete had he noon.
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                                  Than seide Gamelyn that stoed y-bounde strong.
                                
                                  Adam spenser me thynketh I fast to long.
                                
                                  Adam spenser now I beseche the.
                                
                                  ffor the moche loue my fadir loued the.
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                                  Yf thou may come to the keys lese me out of bond.
                                
                                  And I will parte with the of my fre lond.
                                
                                  Than seide Adam that was the spenser.
                                
                                  I haue seruyd thi brother this .xvj. yere.
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                                  Yf I lete the goon out of his boure.
                                
                                  He wolde saie aftirwarde I were a traitoure./
                                
                                  Adam seide Gamelyn so brok I myn hals.
                                
                                  Thou schalt fynde my brother at the last fals.
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                                  Therfore brother Adam lose me out of bondis.
                                
                                  And I will parte with the of my fre londis.
                                
                                  Vp suche forward seide Adam y-wis.
                                
                                  I will do ther-to all that in me is.
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                                  Adam seide Gamelyn as mote I the.
                                
                                  I will holde the couenaunt and thou will helpe me.
                                
                                  A-noon as Adams lord to bedde was goon.
                                
                                  Adam toke the keyes and lete Gamelyn out a-noon.

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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 12
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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