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

                                
                                  The porter had biholde hem a litull while.
                                
                                  He louyd well Gamelyn and was drad of gile.
                                
                                  And lete the wiket stond full stille.
                                
                                  And asked hem with-oute what was here wille.
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                                  ¶ ffor alle the gret companye than spak but oon.
                                
                                  Vndo the gate porter and lete vs yn goon.
                                
                                  Than seide the porter so brouke I my chyn.
                                
                                  Ye schull saie your erand yer ye come yn.
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                                  Saie to Gamelyn and Adam yf theire will be
                                
                                  We will speke with hem two wordes or thre.
                                
                                  ffelaw seide the porter stonde there stille.
                                
                                  And I will wende to Gamelyn to wite his wille.
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                                  In wente the porter to Gamelyn a-noon.
                                
                                  And seide sir I warne you here be comen your foon.
                                
                                  The Schereuys men ben atte the gate.
                                
                                  ffor to take you both schull ye not scape.
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                                  Porter seide Gamelyn so mote I well the.
                                
                                  I will allow the thi wordis when I my tyme se.
                                
                                  Go a-geyn to the gate and dwelle with hem a while.
                                
                                  And thou schalt se right sone porter a gile.
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                                  Adam seide Gamelyn loke the to gone.
                                
                                  We haue foo-men atte yate and frendis neuer one. [Harl. 1758 folio 52a] 
                                
                                  Hit ben the Schereuys men that hider ben come.
                                
                                  Thei be swore to-gider that we schall be nome.
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                                  Gamelyn seide Adam hye the right blyue.
                                
                                  And if I faile the this day euyll mote I thryue.
                                
                                  And we schull so welcome the Schereuys men.
                                
                                  That some of hem schall make here beddis in the fen.
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                                  At a posterne gate Gamelyn out went.
                                
                                  And a good cartstaf in his honde hent.
                                
                                  Adam hent sone a nother gret staf.
                                
                                  ffor to helpen Gamelyn and good strokis yaf.
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                                  Adam fell tweyne and Gamelyn fell thre.
                                
                                  The other sette feet on erthe and bi-gan to fle.
                                
                                  What seide Adam so euyr here I masse
                                
                                  I haue right good wyne drynke or ye passe.

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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 17
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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