Gurth was traveling along a dark lane, when he was attacked and seized by robbers. They took him to a clearing in a thicket, and relieved him of his purse. Gurth told them that his master was the Disinherited Knight, that he had redeemed the armor of the knights all but Sir Brian's at 50 zecchins apiece, that he would take nothing from Sir Brian but his life's blood, and that he, Gurth, had not spent the 30 zecchins of his because he wanted to buy his freedom. They asked why he had been traveling, and Gurth replied that he had paid Issac the Jew for the horse and armor that he had lent the Disinherited Knight for the tournament, he had paid Issac 80 zecchins, and he had been given back 100. The robbers said that this could not be true, but Gurth told them to look and see if it was not. When they all bent down to look, Gurth freed himself and, snatching a quarterstaff from one of the men, hit the Captain over the head and grabbed the money. He was, however, quickly re-caught and the purse again taken from him. The robbers saw that his tale was true, so they gave him a quarterstaff and he fought the Miller. He won, and was given his freedom and the money as a reward.
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