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

                                
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                                  Yf god yeue vs grace well for to do.
                                
                                  He schall it a-bigge that it brought ther-to.
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                                  Than seide Adam that lokkes had hore./
                                
                                  Cristes curs mote he haue that hym bond so sore.
                                
                                  And thou wilt Gamelyn do aftir my rede. [Harl. 1758 folio 54b] 
                                
                                  Ther is non in the halle schall bere a-wey his hede.
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                                  Adam seide Gamelyn we will not do so.
                                
                                  We will sle the giltif and late the other go.
                                
                                  I will in to the halle and with the Iustice speke.
                                
                                  On hem that ben giltif I will ben a-wreke.
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                                  Lete non scape at the dore take yong men yeme
                                
                                  ffor I will be Iustice this day domes to deme.
                                
                                  God spede me this day at my newe werke.
                                
                                  Adam come with me for thou schalt be my clerke.
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                                  His men vnswareden hym and bad hym done his beste.
                                
                                  And if thou to vs haue nede thou schalt fynde vs preste.
                                
                                  We will stonde with the while that we may dure.
                                
                                  And but we wirken manly pay vs non hure.
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                                  Yonge men seide Gamelyn so mote I well the./
                                
                                  As trusti a maister ye schall fynde me.
                                
                                  Right there the Iustice satte in the halle
                                
                                  In went Gamelyn amongis hem alle.
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                                  Gamelyn lete vnfeter his brother out of bende.
                                
                                  Than seide sir Ote his brother that was hende.
                                
                                  Thou haddist almost Gamelyn dwellid to longe.
                                
                                  ffor the quest is oute on me that I schulde be honge.
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                                  Brother / seide Gamelyn so god yeue me good rest.
                                
                                  This day thei schull ben hanged that ben on the quest.
                                
                                  And the Iustice bothe that is the Iuge man.
                                
                                  And the schereue bothe thorgh hym it be-gan.
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                                  ¶ Than seide Gamelyn to the Iustice.
                                
                                  Now is thi power done thou most nedis rise.
                                
                                  Thou hast yeuyn domyb that ben yuell dight.
                                
                                  I will sitten in thi sete and dressen hem a-right.

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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 24
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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