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

                                
                                  His men tolde hym of Auentures þat þei hadde founde
                                
                                  And Gamelyn hem told aȝen hou he was fast bounde
                                
                                  Whyle Gamelyn was outlawe hadde he no cors
                                
                                  Ther was no man that for hym farde the wors
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                                  But Abbotes and prioures Monkes and Chanoun
                                
                                  On hem left he nought whanne he might hem nome
                                
                                  Whyle Gamelyn and his men made mirthes Ryue
                                
                                  The fals knyght his brother yuel mote he pryue
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                                  ffor he was fast aboute boþe day and other/
                                
                                  fforto hire the quest to hangen his brother/
                                
                                  Gamelyn stode on a day and biheelde
                                
                                  The wodes and the shawes and the wylde feelde
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                                  He thought on his brother how he hym byhette [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 62b] 
                                
                                  That he wolde be redy whanne the Iustice sette
                                
                                  He thought wel he wolde withoute delay
                                
                                  Come afore the Iustice to kepen his day
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                                  And sayde to his ȝonge men dighteth ȝow ȝare
                                
                                  ffor whanne the Iustice sitte we must be thare
                                
                                  ffor I am vndir borowe tyl that I come
                                
                                  And my brother for me to prison shal be nome
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                                  By seynt Iame seyde his ȝongemen and þou rede þerto
                                
                                  Ordeyne how it shal be and it shal be do
                                
                                  While Gamelyn was comyng þere þe Iustice Satt
                                
                                  The fals knyght his brother forȝate he not þat
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                                  To hire the men on his quest to hangen his brother
                                
                                  Though they hadde not the oon þei wolde haue þe oþer
                                
                                  Tho come Gamelyn fro vndir þe wode Rys
                                
                                  And brought with hym ȝonge men of prys
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                                  I see wel seide Gamelyn the Iustice is sette
                                
                                  Go aforn Adam and loke how it spette
                                
                                  Adam went into þe halle and lokide al aboute
                                
                                  He say þere stonde lordes grete and stoute
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                                  And sir Ote hir brother fetered ful fast
                                
                                  Tho wente Adam oute of þe halle as he were agast
                                
                                  Adam seyde to Gamelyn and to his felowes alle
                                
                                  Sir Ote stondith fetered in the mote halle

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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 23
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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