The Tale of Gamelyn
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Thanne seyde sire Ote his broþer þat was heende
Thou haddest almost Gamelyn dwelled to longe
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For þe quest is oute on me þat I schulde honge
Broþer seyde Gamelyn so god ȝif me good rest
This day þey schuln ben hanged þat ben on þy quest
And þe Iustice boþe þat is Iugges man
And þe scherreue hoþe þurgħ him it bigan
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Than seyde Gamelyn to þe Iustise
Now is þy power y don þou most nedes arise
Thow hast ȝeuen domes þat ben yuel dight
I wil sitten in þy sete an dressen hem aright
The Iustice sat stille and roos nought anoon
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And Gamelyn cleuede his cheeke boon
Gamelyn took hī in his arm and no more spak
But þrew him ouer þe barre and his arm tobrak
Durste non to Gamelyn seye but good
For fered of þe company þat wiþoute stood
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Gamelyn sette him doun in þe Iustices sete /
And sire Ote his broþer by him / and adam at his feet
Whan Gamelyn was I set in þe Iustices sete
Herkneþ of a bourde þat Gamelyn dede /
He leet fetre þe Iustice and his fals broþer
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And dede hem come to þe barre þat oon wiþ þat oþer
Tho Gamelyn hadde þus y doon had he no rest
Til he had enquered who was on þe quest
For to deme his broþer ser Ote for to honge /
Er he wiste which þey were he þoughte ful longe
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But as sone as Gamelyn wiste wher þey were
He dede hem euerichone fetere in feere /
And bringen hem to þe barre and sette hem in rewe /
By my faiþ seyde þe Iustice þe Scherreue is a schrewe
Than seyde Gamelyn to þe Iustise
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Thou hast y ȝeue domes of þe wors assise
And þe .xij. sisours þat weren of þe queste /.
They schul ben hanged þis day so haue I reste
Thanne seide þe scherreue to ȝonge Gamelyn
Lord I crie þe mercy broþer art þou myn
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Therfore seyde Gamely haue þou cistes curs