The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

                                
                                  Iohn my eldest sone shal haue plowes fyue
                                
                                  That was my fadres heritage while he was on lyue
                                
                                  And my mydlest sone fyue plowes of lond
                                
                                  That I halp for to gete with my right hond
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                                  And al myn oþer purchas of londes and ledes [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 52b] 
                                
                                  That I be-queeþe Gamelyn and alle my gode stedes
                                
                                  And I beseke ȝou good men þat law con of lond
                                
                                  ffor Gamelyns loue þat my quest stond
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                                  Thus dalt þe knyght his lond by his day
                                
                                  Right on his deth bed sike þere he lay
                                
                                  And sone aftirward he lay stoon stille
                                
                                  And died whan tyme come as it was cristes wille
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                                  A-none as he was deed and vnder gras graue
                                
                                  Sone þe elder broþer gyled þe ȝong knaue
                                
                                  He toke in to his honde and his lede
                                
                                  And Gamelyn him selfe to clothen and to fede
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                                  He cloþed hym and fedde hym yuel and eke wrothe
                                
                                  And lete him his londes for-fare and his houses boþe
                                
                                  His parkes and his wodes and dide noþyng welle
                                
                                  And sithen he it a-bowȝt on his owne felle
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                                  So longe was Gamelyn in his brothers halle
                                
                                  ffor þe strengest of good wille þei doutenden alle
                                
                                  Ther was none þere in. noþer ȝong ne old
                                
                                  That wold wrath Gamelyn where he neuer so bold
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                                  Gamelyn stode on a day in his brothers ȝerde
                                
                                  And by-gan with his hand to hondel his berde
                                
                                  He þouȝt on his landes þat lay on-sawe
                                
                                  And his faire okes þat doune were I-drawe
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                                  His parkes were broken and his dere reved
                                
                                  Of alle his good stedes noon was him by-leued
                                
                                  His houses were vn-hiled and ful euel dight
                                
                                  Tho þouȝt Gamelyn it went not a right
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                                  Aftirward came his brother walkyng þere
                                
                                  And seide to Gamelyn is oure mete ȝere
                                
                                  Tho wrathed him Gamelyn and swore by goodes booke
                                
                                  Thou shalt go bake þy self I wilnot be þi cooke

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Title: The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 3
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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