The Corpus ms (Corpus Christi coll., Oxford) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.

                                
                                  his men tolden him of auentures þat þei hadde y-founde
                                
                                  And Gamelyn him tolde aȝein how he was faste bounde
                                
                                  Whil Gamelyn was outlawe hadde he no curs
                                
                                  Ther was no man þat for him ferde þe wors
                                  Line 780 
                                
                                  But abbotes and priours monk and Chanōn
                                
                                  On of hem lefte he nought whan he might hem nom
                                
                                  Whil Gamelyn and his men made merþes Ryue
                                
                                  The false knight his broþer yuel mote he þriue
                                  Line 784 
                                
                                  ffor he was faste aboute boþe o day and oþer
                                
                                  ffor to hire þe queste to hangen his broþer
                                
                                  Gamelyn stood on a day and he biheeld
                                
                                  The woodes and þe schawes in þe wilde feeld
                                  Line 788 
                                
                                  he þought on his broþer how he him beheet
                                
                                  Þat he wolde be redy whan þe Iustice seet
                                
                                  he þoughte wel þat he wolde wiþoute delay
                                
                                  Come afore þe Iustice to keepen his day
                                  Line 792 
                                
                                  And seide to his yonge men dighte yow ȝare
                                
                                  ffor whan þe Iustice sitte we mote be þare
                                
                                  ffor I am vnder borwe til þat I come/
                                
                                  And my broþer for me to prison schal be nome
                                  Line 796 
                                
                                  By seint Iame seide his ȝonge men and þou rede þertoo
                                
                                  Ordeigne how it schal be and it schal be do [folio 72b] 
                                
                                  Whil Gamelyn was comyng þer þe Iustice satte
                                
                                  The false knight his broþer for-yatte he not þatte
                                  Line 800 
                                
                                  To hire þe men on his quest to hangen his broþer
                                
                                  Though þey hadde nought þat oon he wolde haue þat oþer
                                
                                  Tho cam Gamelyn fro vnder woode Rys
                                
                                  And broughte with him ȝonge men of prys
                                  Line 804 
                                
                                  I se wel seyde Gamelyn the Iustice is sette
                                
                                  Go aforn adam and loke how it spette
                                
                                  Adam wente in to þe halle and loked all aboute
                                
                                  he seih þere stonde lordes boþe grete and stoute
                                  Line 808 
                                
                                  And sire Ote his broþer fetered wel fast
                                
                                  Tho went adam out of halle as he were agast
                                
                                  Adam seide to Gamelyn and to his felawes alle
                                
                                  Sire Ote stant fetered in þe moot halle

                                  Line 812

Pages

Index

About this Item

Title: The Corpus ms (Corpus Christi coll., Oxford) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 151
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Chaucer society by N. Trübner & co.,; 1868-[1869]

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/agz8235.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/agz8235.0001.001/179:3

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:agz8235.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "The Corpus ms (Corpus Christi coll., Oxford) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/agz8235.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2025.

The Corpus ms (Corpus Christi coll., Oxford) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item