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

                                
                                  To the kinges prisoun he is nome
                                
                                  And there he shal abide tyl the Iustice come
                                
                                  Parde seide Sir/ Ote better it Shal be
                                
                                  I bydde hym to maynprise þat þou graunt me
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                                  Tyl the next sitting of delyueraunce
                                
                                  And late thanne Gamelyn stonde to his chaunce
                                
                                  Brother in siche a forward I take hym to þee
                                
                                  And bi þi fadris soule þat þee bigat and me
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                                  But he be redy whanne the Iustice Sitte
                                
                                  Thou shalt bere þe Iugement for al thi gret witte
                                
                                  I graunt wel seide Sir Ote that it so be
                                
                                  Late delyuer hym anoon and take hym to me/
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                                  Tho was gamelyn delyuered to Sir Ote his brother [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 62a] 
                                
                                  And that nyght dwellide the oon with the other
                                
                                  On the morowen seide Gamelyn to Sir Ote þe hende
                                
                                  Brother he seide I mote forth fro ȝou wende
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                                  To loke how my ȝongemen leden her lyf
                                
                                  Whether they lyuen in ioye or ellis in stryf
                                
                                  By god seide sir Ote þat is a cold rede
                                
                                  Now I see that alle þe cark shall falle on myn hede
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                                  ffor whanne þe Iustice sitte and þou be not founde
                                
                                  I shal anoon be take and in thi stede bounde
                                
                                  Brother seide Gamelyn dismay thee nought
                                
                                  ffor by seynt Iame in Gales þat many man hath sought
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                                  If þat god almyghty holde me my lyf and my witte
                                
                                  I wille be redy whanne þe Iustice Sitte
                                
                                  Thanne seide Sir Ote to Gamelyn god shilde þee fro shame
                                
                                  Come whanne þou seest tyme and bringe vs out of blame
                                
                                  Litheth and listneth and holde ȝou stille
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                                  And ȝe shullen heere how Gamelyn hadde his wille
                                
                                  Gamelyn wente vndir wode Rys
                                
                                  And fonde there plaiyng ȝongemen of prys
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                                  Tho was ȝong Gamelyn right glad ynough
                                
                                  Whanne he fonde his men vndir/ wode bough
                                
                                  Gamelyn and his men talkiden in fere
                                
                                  And they hadde good game her mayster/ to heere

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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 22
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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