"That you have wasted my goods I will forgive, but I have one thing
on my conscience. When I saw you throw my porter into the well, I
swore that I never would forgive you till I had placed you in bonds
as a punishment. Now, when I forgive you freely, let me not be
forsworn. I will bind you to satisfy my oath and then we can live
together in love again."

Gamelyn thought no evil of his brother. "Do as you will," he said.
"Never for my sake shall you be forsworn." Then his crafty brother
called to his men, and while Gamelyn stood still they bound him hand
and foot in fetters and fastened him to a post outside the door of
the hall, where everyone going in or out could see him. Two days he
stood there and his brother gave him no food, but told all those that
came that Gamelyn was mad and must be kept bound, lest he should do
someone a mischief.

At last Gamelyn realised that his brother had played him false, and
began to wonder how he might free himself from his present plight.

Now in the house there was an old steward named Adam, and on the
second day Gamelyn said to him, "Methinks, Adam, I have fasted
over-long. If you can get the keys and set me free, you shall have
half of all my lands." Adam hesitated, for he feared his master; but
pity for Gamelyn was too strong for him. At night, when all were
asleep, he crept into his master's room, took his bunch of keys and
set Gamelyn free. "They shall not bind me so easily again," said
Gamelyn.

When he had eaten food and drunk wine, he declared himself ready to
take vengeance on his brother immediately. But Adam restrained him.