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

                                
                                  To the kyngis prison he is y-nome.
                                
                                  And there he schall a-bide till the iustice come.
                                
                                  Parde seide sir Ote bettir it schall be.
                                
                                  I bid hym to maympris that thou graunte me.
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                                  Till the next sittyng of delyueraunce.
                                
                                  And late than Gamelyn stonde to his chaunce.
                                
                                  Brother in suche a forwarde I take hym to the.
                                
                                  And by my fadris soule that the bigat and me.
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                                  But he be redy whan the iustice sitte./
                                
                                  Thou schalt bere the iugement for all thi gret witte.
                                
                                  I graunte well seide sir Ote that it so be.
                                
                                  Late delyuer hym a-non and take hym to me.
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                                  Tho was Gamelyn delyuered to sir Ote his brother.
                                
                                  And that nyght dwellid the oon with the other.
                                
                                  On the morowen seide Gamelyn to sir Ote the hende.
                                
                                  Brother he seide I mote for sothe fro you wende.
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                                  To loke how my yong men leden here lyf.
                                
                                  Whethir thei lyuen in ioy or ellis in strif.
                                
                                  By god seide sir Ote that is a colde rede.
                                
                                  Now I see that alle the carke schall fall on my hede.
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                                  ffor whan the Iustice sitte and thou be not founde.
                                
                                  I schall a-non be take and in thi stede y-bounde.
                                
                                  Brother seide Gamelyn dismaie the noght.
                                
                                  ffor bi seynt Iame in Galis that mony man hath soght.
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                                  Yf that god Almyghty holde me my lyf and my witte.
                                
                                  I will be redy whan the iustice sitte.
                                
                                  Than seide sir Ote to Gamelyn god schilde the fro schame.
                                
                                  Come when thou seist tyme and bryng vs oute of blame.
                                
                                  Litheth and listneth and hold yow stille./
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                                  And ye schull here how Gamelyn had his wille. [Harl. 1758 folio 54a] 
                                
                                  Gamelyn wente vndir wode rys.
                                
                                  And fonde ther plaiyng yong men of prys.
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                                  Tho was yong Gamelyn right glad y-noghe.
                                
                                  When he fonde his men vndir wode boghe.
                                
                                  Gamelyn and his men talkeden in fere.
                                
                                  And thei had good game here maister to here.

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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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