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

                                
                                  Adam lokide tho vndir/ wode bough
                                
                                  And tho he Say mete and he was glad ynough
                                
                                  ffor he hoped to god to haue his dele
                                
                                  And he was sore alonged aftir a good mele
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                                  As he seide þat word þe mayster outlawe
                                
                                  Sawgh Adam and Gamelyn vndir wode shawe
                                
                                  Ȝongemen seide þe maister bi þe goode Rode
                                
                                  I am war/ of gestes god send vs goode
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                                  Ȝonde ben two ȝongemen wel dight
                                
                                  And perauenture ther ben more who so lokid a right
                                
                                  Arisith up ȝongemen and fette hem to me
                                
                                  It is good that we witen what men they be
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                                  Vp ther sterten seuene fro the dynere [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 60b] 
                                
                                  And metten with Gamelyn and adam spencere
                                
                                  Whan þei weren nygh hem þanne seide that one
                                
                                  Ȝeldeth ȝou ȝongemen ȝoure bowes and ȝoure flone
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                                  Thanne seide Gamelyn that ȝonge was of eelde
                                
                                  Mich sorowe mote thei haue þat to ȝou hem ȝelde
                                
                                  I course noon other/ but right my selue
                                
                                  Though ȝe fette to ȝou fyue þan be ȝe twelue
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                                  Tho þei herde bi his word that myght was in his arme
                                
                                  Ther was noon of hem þat wolde do hem harme
                                
                                  But seide to Gamelyn myldly and stille
                                
                                  Come afore our maister and seie to hym þi wille
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                                  Ȝongemen seide Gamelyn by ȝoure lewte
                                
                                  What man is ȝoure maister that ȝe with be
                                
                                  Alle þei answeride withoute lesyng
                                
                                  Oure mayster is corouned of outelawis king
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                                  Adam seide Gamelyn go we in cristes name
                                
                                  He may neiþer mete ne drynk werne vs for shame
                                
                                  If þat he be hende and come of gentyl bloode
                                
                                  He wole ȝeue us mete and drynk and do us some goode
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                                  By seint Iame seide adam what harme þat I gete
                                
                                  I wil auenture me that I hadde mete
                                
                                  Gamelyn and adam wente forth in fere
                                
                                  And þei grette þe mayster þat þei fonde þere

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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 19
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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