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

                                
                                  Nay bi god seide þei þi drynk is not goode
                                
                                  It wolde make mannes brayn to lien in his hoode
                                
                                  Gamelyn stode stille and lokide hym aboute
                                
                                  And seide þe Sherrif cometh with a gret route
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                                  Adam seide Gamelyn what ben now þi redes
                                
                                  Heere cometh the Sherryf and wil haue oure heedes
                                
                                  Adam seide to Gamelyn my rede is now þis
                                
                                  Abide we no lenger lest we fare Amys
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                                  I rede þat we to wode gone er þat we be founde
                                
                                  Better is þere louse þan in towne be bounde
                                
                                  Adam toke by þe hond ȝong Gamelyn
                                
                                  And euery of hem drank a draught of wyn
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                                  And aftir token her cours and wenten her way [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 60a] 
                                
                                  Tho fonde the Sherryf nest but noon Eye
                                
                                  The Sherryf light downe and wente into halle
                                
                                  And fonde þe lorde fetred fast withalle
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                                  The Sherryf vnfetrede hym right soone Anone
                                
                                  And sente aftir/ a lege to hele his rygge bone
                                
                                  Lete we now þe fals knyght lie in his care
                                
                                  And talke we of Gamelyn and loke howe he fare
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                                  Gamelyn into the wode stalkid stille
                                
                                  And adam spencer/ liked right ille
                                
                                  Adam swore to Gamelyn by seint Richere
                                
                                  Now I se it is mery to be a spencere
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                                  That leuer/ me were keyes to bere
                                
                                  Thanne walken in this wilde wode my clothes to tere
                                
                                  Adam seide Gamelyn dismay thee right noght
                                
                                  Many goode mannes child in care is brought
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                                  As þei stode talking bothen in fere
                                
                                  Adam herde talking of men and nygh hym thoght þei were
                                
                                  Tho Gamelyn vndir/ wode lokide a right
                                
                                  Seuene score of ȝongemen he se wel I-dight
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                                  Alle Sate at þe mete compas aboute
                                
                                  Adam seide Gamelyn now haue I no doute
                                
                                  After bale cometh bote thorogh goddis myght
                                
                                  Me þenke of mete and drynk I haue a sight

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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 18
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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