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

                                
                                  His men tolden him of aventures þat þei had founde
                                
                                  And Gamelin hem tolde aȝein howe he was fast bounde
                                
                                  Whan Gamelin was outelawe he hadde no cors
                                
                                  Ther was no man þat for him ferde þe wors
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                                  Bot Abbotes and priours and monke and chanone
                                
                                  On hem left he nouht whan he myht hem nome
                                
                                  While Gamelin and his men made merþes rive
                                
                                  The fals knyht his broþer yuel most he þriue
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                                  ffor he was fast aboute boþe daie and oþer
                                
                                  ffor to hire þe queste for to honge his broþer
                                
                                  ¶ Gamelin stode vpon a daie and he be-helde
                                
                                  Þe wode and þe schawes in þe wilde felde
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                                  He þouht on his broþer howe him be-hette
                                
                                  Þat he wolde be redy whan þe Iustice sette
                                
                                  He þouht wele þat he wolde wiþ-oute delaie
                                
                                  Com afor þe Iustice to kepen his daye
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                                  And seide to his ȝonge men diht ȝowe ȝare
                                
                                  ffor whan þe Iustice sitte we mot be þare
                                
                                  ffor .I. am vnder borwe til þat .I. come
                                
                                  And my broþer for me to prison schal be nomme
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                                  Be seint Iame seide his ȝonge men and þou reede þerto
                                
                                  Ordeigne howe it schal be and it schal be do
                                
                                  While Gameline was cominge þer þe Iustice satt
                                
                                  The false knyht his broþe for-ȝate he nouȝt þatt
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                                  To hire men on his queste to hangen his broþer
                                
                                  Þouhe þei had nouht þe tone he wolde haue þat oþere
                                
                                  Tho cam Gamelin fro vnder wode rise
                                
                                  And brouht wiþe hem ȝonge men of prise
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                                  I se wele saide Gamelin þe Iustice is sette
                                
                                  Go a-forne Adam and loke how it spette
                                
                                  Adam went in to þe hall and loke al aboute
                                
                                  He sawhe þere stand lordes grete and stoute
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                                  And sir Ote his broþere fetterd ful faste [folio 64a] 
                                
                                  Tho went Adam oute as he were agaste
                                
                                  Adam seide to Gamelin and to his felawes all
                                
                                  Sire Ote stant fetterd in þe mote hall

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Title: The Lansdowne ms of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 151
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1867-1879.

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