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

                                
                                  Adam loked tho vndir wode bough.
                                
                                  And tho he say mete and he was glad y-nough.
                                
                                  ffor he hoped to god to haue his dele.
                                
                                  And he was sore a-longed after a good mele.
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                                  As he seide that worde the maister outlawe.
                                
                                  Saugh Adam and Gamelyn vndir wode schawe.
                                
                                  Yonge men seide the maister bi the good rode.
                                
                                  I am war of gestis god sende vs gode.
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                                  Yonde ben two yonge men well a-dight.
                                
                                  And perauenture ther ben more who so lokid a-right.
                                
                                  A-riseth vp yong men and fette hem to me.
                                
                                  It is good that we witen what men thei be.
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                                  Vp ther stertyn seuene fro the dyner.
                                
                                  And metten with Gamelyn and Adam spenser.
                                
                                  Whan thei were nyghe hem than seide that one.
                                
                                  Yeldeth vp yonge men your bowes and your flone.
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                                  Than seide Gamelyn that yong was of elde.
                                
                                  Moche sorow mote thei haue that to you hem yelde.
                                
                                  I course non other but right my selue.
                                
                                  Thei ye fette to you fyue than be ye twelue.
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                                  Tho thei herde bi his worde that myght was yn his arme.
                                
                                  Ther was non of hem that wolde do hem harme.
                                
                                  But seide to Gamelyn myldely and stille.
                                
                                  Come a-fore our maister and say to hym thi wille.
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                                  Yonge men seide Gamelyn be your lewte.
                                
                                  What man is your maister that ye with be.
                                
                                  Alle thei answerde with-oute lesynge.
                                
                                  Our maister is crowned of outlawis kynge.
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                                  Adam seide Gamelyn go we in cristes name.
                                
                                  He may neither mete ne drynke werne vs for schame.
                                
                                  Yf that he be hende and come of gentill blood.
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                                  He will yeue vs mete and drynke and do vs some good.
                                
                                  Be seynt Iame seide Adam what harme that I gete.
                                
                                  I will auenture me that I had mete.
                                
                                  Gamelyn and Adam went forth in fere.
                                
                                  And thei grette the maister / that thei fonde there.

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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 19
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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