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

                                
                                  The Champion cast tornes to Gamelyn þat was prest
                                
                                  And Gamelyn stode and bade hym done his best
                                
                                  Than seide Gamelyn to þe Champion
                                
                                  Thou art fast a-boute to bryng me a-don.
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                                  Now I haue proued mony tornes of thyne [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 55a] 
                                
                                  Thow most he seide proue on or two of myne
                                
                                  Gamelyn to the Champion ȝede smertly a-none
                                
                                  Of alle tornes þat he couthe he shewed hym but one
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                                  And kest hym on the lift side þat þre ribbes to-brake
                                
                                  And þerto his on arme þat ȝaf a grete crak
                                
                                  Than sayde Gamelyn smertly a none
                                
                                  Shal it be hold for a cast or ellis for none
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                                  By god seide þe Champion where it be
                                
                                  He þat comeþ ones in þy honde shal he neuer the
                                
                                  Than seide þe frankelyn þat had his sones þere
                                
                                  Blessed be þou Gamelyn þat euer þou bore were
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                                  The frankeleyn seide to the Champion on hym stood hym no eye
                                
                                  This is ȝon Gamelyn þat taught the þis pleie
                                
                                  Aȝen vnsward þe Champion þat liked no þyns wel
                                
                                  He is alther meister and his pleie is right felle
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                                  Sithen I wrastelet first it is gon ȝore
                                
                                  But I was in my lif handled neuer so sore
                                
                                  Gamelyn stode in the place a-non with-oute serke
                                
                                  And seide ȝif þer be mo let hem come to werke
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                                  The Champion þat payned hym to werke sore
                                
                                  Hit semeth by his contenance þat he wille nomore
                                
                                  Gamelyn in the place stoode stille as stoon
                                
                                  ffor to a-bide wrastlyng but þer come non
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                                  Ther was none with Gamelyn þat wold wrastle more
                                
                                  ffor he handlid þe Champyon so wonderly sore
                                
                                  To gentil men ȝemed þe place
                                
                                  Come to gamelyn god ȝyue hym gode grace
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                                  And seide to hym to on thi hosen and þi shone
                                
                                  ffor soþe at þis tyme þis faire is done
                                
                                  And þan saide Gamelyn so mote I wel fare
                                
                                  I haue not ȝet haluendel sold my ware

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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.
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Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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