as me abvite quod p[ro]is oyve yo p[ro]we dyce me nonzt yo
q[u]e de wel what pon deide: q[u]e de pon at my p[ro]
pon shalt here after me: bisshop be he deide:
and ar[mi]n odrowe and moche sev[er] pi lif q[ui]n lede
lo quod semit abvite yo: nowe ze moive biholdo
q[u]e he is stonpes and al mad: as q[ui]n erst toldo
he seip q[ui]ch bisshop be: may he my happe shape
he not whedere q[ui]ch dye: of he spiekep as an apo
an[on] aftere semit martyn: seipit abvite bisshop was
ychope an[on] in his stede: as on[er] lond zane stace
semit martyns w[or]ds was holse: als sik[er] as his lif
ffo: he helde his bisshopc[ist]: in tene odrowe eftijf
q[ui]felle pat his lamder: childe h[ad] in h[oo]rd dom
je folke dare it upon hym: and to his kate come
ar[mi]n stonys hym to quello: an[on] as men ouer shulde
To hem he come to the kate: and ayed an[hat] he avold
pon art pei deide a strouste h[oo]ndy: and pat is one h[ew]
we han for semit ajartynes lond: suffred pi fanke gejo
an[is] yhelles pi leesmy[ie]: and pat forpenkep us odre
leechevous h[oo]ndis as q[ui]n haft: we myl k[ysse] no more
Semit abvite for[folke] pis fonle sp[ime]: g[ut] pei lened h[yn] nonzt
So pat pe childe h[un] to ffende: to fore hym was bronzt
It was g[ut] y[ux]d s[one] olde: semit abvite h[un] h[ette] p[ere]
ffo: to dyce in s[odd]is name: z[ene] he his fader w[ee]
lay for[do]s quod pis childe: pon byzete me nonzt
yen w[ond]red of pat cab: pat p[iker] w[ere] bronzt
pei bad semit abvite he shulde ave as[ho] his fader w[ee]
lay for[do]s deide semit abvite: so ch[ul] ze me not lere
God dis his grace ou pis childe: sik[ites] for[to] sik[ew]
p[at] he ch[ul]d harme no man: g[ut] my di[dd]yng he[re]
pon art an[by]ndyq pe fol[ke] dyde: and pis is q[ui]rithmyq
Onech[er] bis[ho]pe are myl h[ane] non here: on[er] we wil pe krins
Semit abvite filse his lapp[er]: ful of b[ee]ming[us] stede
And to semit ajartyns tombe be[ij]: pei nol[es] not on sh[edo]
And at his tombe he leide hem don: (w[hy] ont eny harme)
And his clope was neuer p[er]w[or]: y[el] he bat hem q[ui]s h[aj]me
As w[is]hy quod pis good man: myt dyces b[ey] h[aj]mles
So sik[er] am an[ker]hy: of p[at] ch[ild] sik[ites]
s[it] deide pe fol[ke] pat it was as pozst[hi]lthins y[aw]nonzt

per left nor q[ui]e wy

The left not ee he were of his biffhopen of ybzonst
out of outre yel drie hym as he a peef were
ffozp he went to vome awy ful divry ckeve
it vome he avas of yzere to cke vym visfrqere
And amende hym azemst seynt hartyn pat he myfsid epe
ye folk made a biffhope newe: justuani was his nsamo
to vome pei avent azemst hym to telle of his shame
of yzere ye folk and seunt vince: pleted pev fafte
At ye of yzere ye biffhop seyt: aualis ye plee fafte
ye hope made seunt as vire po: biffhop as he avas ere
aus seunt hym puder cwy his lve: biffhope to be pere
So pat he avas biffhope pere: azemst ye londis aille
wyf swyf al his lif: he ne had mevy say ne stillo
In vowe he avas al his lif: as seunt hartyn hy bad
and seyed in pe of yxtyp zere: pat he avas biffhop undo
it avas about of yzere: aus pwe aus thirty per to
afere yat sod on erpe come: yat he seyed so
now sod for ye gветe zef: yat seunt brice hadde here
Eunnt ve to be for his lone: of helle pyne few
amey

Vita Sunti Edmondi confessors. N. J. N.

Eym Edmonde pe confessour: pat suft at pomitney.
Of sod men and treme he come: yof yel ney but hey
Born he was in Eastclond in ye toime of Abyndon
Glad mycht ye avomman de: pat gave suft a vino
mable ye riche his modere hest: sod woman as as pnoke
ffor boy awf and anydome: to holyn lyf the sivwe
On seunt Edmondis day pe kynke: pis sod chald was bore
So clene he cam from his modere: from eche mane of hore
and so dure pat no elop: pat wy his moder was
re nye pis zonct childe yborc: no pina fouled nas
ybare he was by pe moroike: whan tr was fevst dey
ffrom pat tymc til it were eke: as dese ping he lay
first as it had be dese born: for no man he ne say
pe mydwin: wold have had hym buried: his moder seide nap
At eke he kysse first lif: to church he was ibore
and for it was seunt Edmondis day: edmond he hiz pfore
This childe mext and arrel thwof: ekkis avonder it were
whan he was of emy age: his modere seute hym to live

And Robbe eke her one, for oonys she had pan two
And two maydeus clene and faide: Her sonnsters were alsod
Same mairiory and same Alyes? at Satysby were yde
And yer in order of riounes were: and liggen þe boy two
Game mabyl her good moder: pis childe rones ynoke
And wissed hem to clene lfe: as to aft goodnes pei dzoue
Ye wibils yse children zenge were: she bifote hem in deo
fforto fast ye f Friday: to watej and to brede
Pis woman weres ye heere: for our lots is lone
ffom ye childe to ye hele and an hambert abone
In pat Jemunte she ladde hup lfe: pis awdome pizas as we
wel zende she cette boy her oonys: to ye stole to parys
And toke hem spendins: ftil ynors: as she myst bys
pe childe yat pei mystht avip go ltel ge.
Sikere oonys quod hev moder: I may be ztawel hende
If ze avil done after me: I cam pon moro se into
bis certis moder quod pise children: we wil be pi love
And pon afoft wel we more not lyde: bitt pon cende ys more
her moder toke pnelich: eche of hem an heur
And bad hem bop for hup lone: pei childe avip he bew
And were hem twies or prics: eny weke pere
And she wold cende hem spens ynoke: pe whilis pei pere
þis childe ten wert to stol po: and dis her moder best
And areves pis heures prics avoke: or tawes at pe leste
Edmonde pis zonge derke: to eny goodnes dzoue
Eny man pat hym eneive: had of hynop ynoke
Our lots and his holl dyce: was wip hyn ful lpydo
And pat our lots bys: wel in his zonge lydo
ffor as pis childe on a day: went in mede to play
he left his felanes enython: and went be fideis pe away
And allon arent cop and sonny: and his besis fede
po cam to hym a faip wher chalde: in pat ilf mede
ffelmeke he cende heille pon ge: pon stoot alone ysomo
Edmonde had eiret in weile: whennys pat childe com
knorvest pon me not: quod pis childe: cent Edmones cirdo (no
I am þi feldive pis childe cende: whidey pat ywilt go
at pe stole I antte eke þy po: by pe prafth Aede
and so wip pe in eny place: so you nend go wando

and þi plepfave I am, if you will not who I be
my name in my forhede: ywvrt you myght so
Edmond loked in his founte: wel keey per me he sey
yckerte shul of nazareth: abono his eyen twoys
A lord he seide mine ore al yn wille be
se I am he quod my lots: my name you myght so
and vight as my name is in my founte so
Seosse per wip yn forhede: and yn brest also
Esmond myst wip pat wors: wkhaj pat he bitome
but arhau he wist it was our lord: get it to the name
At patris he was at stol: and at Ouenfors also
he sid neneve lutfbome: ne affaites perto
Fubely at Ouenfors: by ye church he com
To ye pynade of our lady: and hyw by ye houde nome
And forhette to fore hir: ene aromanys name
And wip twentith al his lif: to holde to hyw alone
Ye pynade he wedded wip a ryn: as a man dey his wif
Arendy to holde hure: al ye thyn of his lif
Ane mavia sira plena: just four wodis were pfo
And sien in yis emse of gold: as it londst to
His Oftes hadde a sonight: yer he was at mine
pat moche dones pis holy childe: his done faet o wimme
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She come almost non of good: she fonted to so
Holy by hym myght aus say: and to beime hyr pto
She prieles hym pat she most a myght: to his besde avenbo
pis soos childe warned hir uonst: aus dit as ye hende
pis maike was po sas yuowe: she bad eil keel oft
On myght arhan she de her tyme: she cam to hy ful soft
Her cloyes she sid of anou: as vizt was a bess
And made him nakes to cvepx mine: but ful enel she cveado
This childe has a ouapte zerde: yis maike don he ledde
And Anote hyn upon ye bak i pat she nere was wedde
She went soft soen azem: her body snerted adto
She date per so lited po: she londed pidey no more
Elene Wodman she bycome: wip oont flessthes sedo
And sies aftir clene maike: as him sooftly fadde sedo
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["WHEN MYSELF HIS SEVE MOSEVE! FHOLO FVOM YIS AORLO. SO\nSENT ESMONDE HER HOLY ONE! MY HUPOAS PO\nHIS MODERE ZANE HYM HUPO BLESSING: WHEN SHE AWOLO FAYO\nYBLESSE MY BROKER MY MODERE EKE: PON HE BE ELLIS OR HAVE\nYAH DYES YIS GOOS WOMAN: OF AYDONS YE FSONY\nAT SEVIT NITHSOLAS CHURCHET ABENDON: OHE IS BNYES AMP AET HUO\nHE FORGAT NOT HIS SISTERS: PAT YEA WE ARE IN COME NONYMO\nBUT VINCE HE IT SATE: WY PONT SYNONYMO\nAT YE CASTE HE COME TO CATSYBY: IN NORTHHANTRY TWO\nYEA SMINTED HYM PER ANON: AL PAT HE WOLK DE SIVO\nBOTH HIS SISTERS IN GOSSES NAME NONES HE MADE PEAR\nYEA HYNSD PER AL HER BY: AND HOLY WOMEN PAVERO\nYIS HOLY MAN AFTERWARDS WEVES FJONGAT HERE\nIN AROES MANE IT WAS MADS: YAN ENY OPEAS AVEVO\nIT WAS OPPOINE NOT YONE: BUT YBREIDE STVENS IS LOVO\nAND AFTORE AS MEU LIPT A NETTE: YKUYTTE HAI? AND FJONGAT", "Combustio Elhan. — ||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||

["She toke forp his vight houde: aus avete yon his lorne\nThwe voundo Sercles ahe avroto: in his houde anyddo\nIn pe two ahe avrote fadey & come: ye holl sooft in pe yuiddo\nSone ahe avide after pis: tent to pis lorne\nShe went azem to heneue: and he se huy: no moze\nposisft seynt Edmond pat to avas of pe tinte\nAnd pitt cos avold pat he chuld rede diminto\nHis holl man as cos avold: to dimyto vonbo\nThei spes non in Ouenford: so avel his tyme youno\nIt avas not loue: aftewaids: yan pe channeley sedo\nAnd ye maisters pat he choks: bysypune it wdo\nAncept in dimittre: a—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-

He stille fool he seide: and so hens anon
Shalte faft ye soor after ye: et let no man june don
The massaker bileft pevont: and carful aras of yonst
For ye day pessest fast: and his massake und nonst
He awoos not from his book: er god hym tymo seut
Ynst as he did anoyver dem: and pennys for y he avent
Vshan he cam out of his chambre: ye massake to hy come
And told hym houe to was: he toke yof ltel gome
Vshan ye letters were ynd: sood on he sedo
Wil loke hens imp felans: here of aril me rede
The chapittel of Salisbwy: asas on ye moronu plene
Alle ye chanoons of ye hons: come some pisse
To take confest of pis pinst: ye rede asab sone ydo
For sladly wip ou aworde: per vade de hy per to
As stille quod pis holys man: what fyal pis y rede
Worpi am I not per to: takey anoy vedo
Ye biffhope yo wept on hy: and wied on hy fast
And bad in obedient: sent edmond: at ye last
Yo bytan pis good man: forto wepe oze
God he seide euide bis zirce: his wicy his oze
I take sod to wities: and ony lady als
If gavent: to chime not: I not to icener do
Vshan pei herde pis aras of hyin: asad & blye pei avene
Pei toke hym vpawy dwet joye: and to pe he autys hivo
And Te dem landamus: pei wurd mevyt hy
Ene wepte pis holys man: pat alle ye chanoons oze
And pan he was broust to camtibmyo: to doon as vist aras ypo
And Prechbiffhop asab pinaide: azemst his owll pon it arave
On of his poor men: as was avent of lif dawo
His keeft men broust to hervot: as it is pe lano
Pan come pis orly manys wif: pat carful aronoro aras
And mette wip pis holys man: as sod sent pat tas
She cued on hym doosfully: his wicy his oze
And seide but pat on best: sood hadde she no more
Good wif he seide zif I pe tako: yn beest azem to lano
Wito pon hape it for my profit: to it asto eftons
Ze Sy: seide pis arydons: sod zelle pe yne oze
Pis widowe toko it home azem: he asfed it uendo modze

["Then he revealed holy恩情: and kept it from anyone\nThereafter he gave me of holy: in this place you will\nAnd can to receive it: but there is no one here\nAnd he was my lord: and most of you will see him\nAnd he was my lord: and most of you will see him\nAs he was before: was as he said\nHe said: he said of Saint Henry: as he said: he said\nOff you take this: but even now I want to tell you\nA legend: was it in England: that as he was also\nOstensivus was he said: this is what he said: and was\nThey must do according to no man: and were you with\nEnvy: his good man: in sample: to know of him\nOf he was pride of the world: in sample: to know of him\nAnd he was the one who; and my father also\nIf you want me to be with him: then he said: and as he had so said\nHe was my lord: then he said: and as he had so said\nOf my lordship: tell him: tell me of him\nIf he were also in this land: also he said: and so\nAnd so too and so too: as so too his land too\nAnd what he was in his mind: and what he said: also\nIf you want me to be with him: then he said: and as he said\nThen he said: and as he said: so too\nAnd what he said: and what he said: so too\nAnd what he said: and

Se stille serde seyitt: Ewepe pon uo more
whe wolseft pors kisse my fet: it were no pitt to do
Thow sbaet wersly in wille hane: and kisse my monyp yto
Semt Edmond aftir pat tymo: fesdaft was ynoke
To seye raper for holl chiche: pan men dik it overno
he toke ensample at semt: and pincely ynoke
went hym out of enkelondo: and to ffuict sbonke
he yonkht eke at pomteney: he was underfongto
and confortes of his care: yat had lafted loue
xight so semt Edmond: to pomteney sid wendo
To abide ye stat of holl churchso: wban evest it wold, amendo
worshipes he was faire ynoke: of al yat y doreo
And enere a good aneudement: from zev into zev
It felle as zos it wold: semt Edmondse at ye lafto
fesht his body hedye ynoke: and wex feble fafto
pis holl man his lede toke: pennys forto wendo
This monkes made sororke: axpy onte emy endo
Very stille quod pis holl man: jwul for emy pumso
tome hider azem to zon: on seyitt Edmondys say pe hynso
lors in such olues yat words pat was edo
ffor he helde it not altyde: he helde it. al dedo
fory herent axpy his men: yer yat good ene arke
To ye tony of Son: and bileft pere
per he arcent hows louet it asas: in olues ynoke
So loue to he lay adoni: and to sep drouke
he afted yo onr loris fessh: and it was y bronzt
he sante and bihelde it faft: in fndy and in poust
donge ev he seide onz: yat he sbaek hedely
lorde he seide yow aft he: pat hane lones wersly
and wersly bylened ou xe: and pvesthed of ye alfb
and wersly at myn ensuing day: you aft come me to
I take ye lond to wittues: ye whaus hane here bo
no ymso lones od mocho: lond as it isd yo
wban he had ytake yat fesshe: he sat longe in poust
And as my a lanshing chero: pise avordis fop he bronzt
Of onr lond he hadde vesteyues: al his joye was yo
and alle was in his herte: for his body was awo
po more pat he was in alues: and in woo.

m. n.

He sladder he was for he wist whid he chult to
So faive semblant made he non as he did at his ende
Dene whan pe some aroos: hemys he gan wendo
he dyed xlf seve: and two and fourty vizt
Asteve yat onv ovete lors in his modere was last
ayen opnes hy anon: and his cuttis did oittako
And buryed hem yer he was sede: in pe mpfter of centry jake
And ye hosh body toke: and faive men did it ledo
To pe abbey of pomtenye: as he hy self sedo
On deput Edmondis day ye knato: pidere he was bronzt
To holde ye moukes foizs and: and to faire hem nonz
For he ne cam a lyde to hen: sede he did yvis
And yer he was buried: aus also yshryned he is
And litf yere faive ynoro: wip svetc homro also
Many faive myractes: god hay for hym do
For his lone prie ave sod: yat us dere hay lont
Vryns us to yat hye blisse: yat he was in ybontz
Amen.

Vitam sancti Edmondi. — 0000.
epuit Edmondte ye knato: of whom are made sret fesf
On ye oon ende of engelondo: a little here by efto
Of Southfolke he was kninto: all of yat cuttive wendo
yer were yo in Engelonde: finget many in euy ldo
a faive knysht he was: strouse happy and quoyinto
a yeke mylde: and ful of mycy: a larve in euy poyinto
Dko p[ro]nites of oper londo: yat were of kiper ponzto
fhaft hem to sede nome: to stvoye engelondo to nonz
Hukbay was pat on yhote: et pat oper quoyay
wip svet strenght come p[er] to pis londo: ey euy man was asay
In nozphunblond: pe bysan: and yer pei sfore to swundo
Fobbed and sflowe al a don: a firewed aff pat pei foundo
whan pei had nozphunblond: alto to nonght ybontz
So yer ponsht al engelondo: and eft lete nonz.
Intuay pat al manstey was: was his felowe left p[er]o
and by eft acerte for y: to quelle pat yere asay
Of pe goodnes of centry Edmond: he herd moch tello
Auto his louse he oecrit anon: to fonde hy to quello
Auto his hext tonne he cam: ey euy man were asaro
and vobbed aff pat he fondo: and made pe tonn al garo

The folk he slouze alto evounde: al pat he myst angon
zento and olde wif and maids: he ne sparsd von
Childe from her modere brest: he dwore and lete quello
And to diore hem to fore her modep: vart it is to tello
van he lete her modere olee: he avas stvrense ynono
ye tonne he kent alto nonest: and alle pe folk slouze
He asked at his men arshare her kynge arepe
And him pei tolko were he was: pei dust not elis for fave
Ju pe tonne of eschon: astere woy pennys he was
Vhan ye stvrieve herde pat: he vode arsol aget pas
And come pidere ful haftely: wiy his men ethon
pei come and sent: Edmond mette: wiy outpe zato alon
Arhan he visft it was he: pei toke hy anon pere
And bisges alle his men pat wip pnis weno
Sent Edmondse avas ytako: in a litel stondo
And ladde to ye penico' jenauaj: his hondis fast yboundo
pei ladde hyn to a pikke wodes: and to at the hyn boundo
And bete hyn ore wip ye zerdis: and made hy many aroundo
After pei stode and sent her borres: and wip ajons pyst
As to a majepei shette hyto: as euene as pei myst
That avoives fikked pikke on hyn: and al his body to dwore
As euene stood pis hol man: stille as yo he lome
As fulle as is an dychon: of jills alabonto
As fulle stikke his body of avoives: wiy june a wiy ointo
Yisht as ye hol man asas martred: sent Sebastian
Prist od pei veut pis hol body: a shette pis hol man
pat ony pere felle from oyer: wouder was it of his lif
Ene he stod as he ne vouzt: he made non of styp
po jenauaj seie pat he ne myst: ouene hy nonzt
he lete sinyte of his hol hened: pat he of hif asteve gnozt
As he bade his bodis deuontely: pei omyt of his hened
And his body was alto veut: and no ping hool bilenes.
And for it was od to dwore pei lere hit lerte pevo
Vut his hened for men stikd it not fynde: foppasip hem pei bke
Jito pe arde of eschone: a derne stede pei foundo
Per pei taft it anone: porynys: a his hit in pe eoundo
Vhan pei had of pis hol man: alle her arvillo pere
Classe and glype pei went forp: as liper men as pei arveno

They lindt pat hede so deruly pat no man none como
by pe away to se it liggse: ne away to nomo

a dande wolfe yndere come come: and to pe hede dawse
and per by satte and kept it wel: azenift his fyundo ynonse
after come Cristen men: and in some ponej awere bronzt
pat holy body yel founde come: for yel ne hysde it nonyt

but yel ne founde nett his henes: yev for per adust aride
londe yel soufht mi many plato: eufiht on his ayde
yel ne uysfht it fyundo for na pinte: to pei come aday

al tel beside pat ilf plato: per pis holy henes lay
pei abift not pat it was yel: bit as pe hede gan eredo
as it lay in yournys: and pide avoirdis it erdo

al in English he am here: as yel it were al yde

when ye folke hende pis: pisev yel avant blyne
and founde pat hede ni pat fede: as he hym self do

ford yworshipped not pors be: pat was a faire dedo

pei beve to pe body pis hede: and cette it eden perto

and beve hym forz aviy ever houe: as vizt was to do

pe wolfe made corone ynowe: when yel pe hede forp beco

he zalle and ferde ftrionfly: wood as he wereo

pe londe hym to dyitt ed monis is diuy: as men dope zitt pe ton

pis holy body al founde: and leide hy pere adoy.

in faue chryine pei hym bronzt: as it was vizt to do

and per helip zet hool and founde: as yel deryn pat dop hyto

for his body pat was to zeint: hool bytoine anon

fift as he was in his lif: bop flesft and bon

his henes fast to pe body: as it was ene so eene

in al his body was on wemmo: and pety many on seye pere

rent as his henes was of diuyto: as it he aft uole

a final prede is alabont: as flymys: al of wold

a Sutre fay: pilyvinage: it is pide: to favo

to hono pat holy body: pat yer hay lien od zaro

god for pe lone of him pat was od noblo à fyundo

fumre us pe doye: pat he is juno: aftay on endymo

anem

Dita Sante Cerelle diuguis

Erint sílve pe sood maydo: yborze was at vono

om lord che loned mocho: ei ché from cardel come

She lete huy Cristen fully: as aue fynde yperit

Ene the prieke ony Lord et: hej maadenhodo to duit

yos aft hev freudis byddins: the was eved to a man

of sere noblye and riches: pat hysft valerian

She wered sood topes of pallo: and vobis sworth nitho

Saplondis and tresfons al of sold: an heve next huy liche

when huy mynftalle souet: of hev mynftalle o

pis maide full conve of sod i cent mayye

Of ye Santeve the fone o pis vers: it was moft in huy piont

Lord lat myn herte vunbennes bo: pat i chende to nonyt

As the was in huy bed: wip huy lord ybreont

he bad huy so louet: of foly bysont

leue hert quod pis maide: for ye lone pon haft to mo

Euite yow irote ye telle: a piny in pizerto

pat irote fhepdo iec to ye: as acomifel pido

Euly you myfht wol quod ho: for fop hote po

Sere teemnan quod pis maide: in awad i anydo

An amizet is my warsepy: and my leemnan als

flast he fourte here by hino: and if he underzet

pat yos hafdest my maadenhodo: for no piny sold he lere

pat he ne avold ye haft sinisto: and bynynne ye in myfht

fsof alle ye sood pat you haft: it helpey ye not to fist

But if he not pat you louest iec in sood lone and done

he real lone ye as he lones iec: and eche enel fio pe zene

If you witt quod pis oper: pat ibelle pis

pat annetel you moft fheuse iec: pat i hyfleis

If i may pe with et: pat you haft ye soy edo

In ctennes iawil pi akille sinnte: and so aftayn vedo

If i e in foly pat you louest op youn me

Inyl lere for no pime: to fle fop hyn the

Sarete herte seise ye mande: if you wif hyn or

ye most bilede on him et: and a tristen man bo

If you trist so you myfht uot et: he was os kepe fkom helle

So sere jole fhal of os bo: per may no tinge telle

But pre myle you moft so: to ye way of apyo

you chal fynde yow poz: on him et zervi

Say pat: ye to him adie: pat ye pe teche anon

To Sepit Urban ye olde man: for pime moft to hyn do

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a þveý consel awip hým to speke: for he ye sval baptisse
ye annivel yau chaft pono so: pat sval ys gotif wisse
Valerian avos anon: as our forde zaf bywille
pydeve as pis maide serde: he went forpyn fullle
ye poor men hým tansht anon: to ye olde sepynt erban
in an olde forfave place: as ye pime cam no man
amondo: Aften buypels: yise men her bodies threize
astere yat yel martres vere: wher men eny peneve
To his fete he fille adoun: whan he to by come
And seide little Cent me hidere: to fonde aftendome
forde yfroucked mot yel be: seide sepynt erban
is pis ye lidere wverres: men clepen Valerian
whedere Cialo hane now mado: byw pat was so wille
ayzo tyraunt yan ye arbol: meke as lombe & mylde
yan come yere a sinth olde man: alisft from louene pere
hoo: wip ashite destemment: and a fayr akertee bew
Athan Valerian pis cely: a down he fello for dredo
Cent erban toke by op azem: & sind by forpy ledo
This holy man toke hým pat writt: and bad he fchild it wedo
Valerian unde pis witt: and yise arond is it ordo

Unus dite una fides unu Baptista

On loes ib. and on bilede: and on baptising
On sod and fader of alls: and on sod in no pung
Bilenest pon quod Cent Urban: yat pon haft here so
per is no pung quod pis opere: yat bet is leued to nio
astere pis who man he bybeldo: he nyst ar here he bywiso
Cent Urban toke hým anon: and zaf byt aftendome
he went to Cent little azem: whan he had his abille
he fonde her chambre: fist awy pime: & sinth arrote sinello
he fande Ciale his sodd wif: and ye annivel arny hny stondo
byy after yan eny leme: two garlondis he feldo on hondo
Of foses and of lily arote: yat ou Cials he toke
And yat opes Valerian: as we fyns in ony hoke
kepep pise he seide intwere lone: arny chaft body & clino
hem fwo in henene bronkst: ony forde abil you hem leno
falle of her hwe wul yei neue: butt eiuuate last
for ye ftonpes yat pei be made of: sful nene he: huo last
we lilye bytoknep zou mardenbode: patis awht & fieter

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ye Bosd brokneþ zonje mafteðom: þev in dæye ze mætto
Anþ for ponð þy Dalerian: doft Daleses Gon
or hæit aðr oðr wul of myn dæd aðþe: it is sinnet ye CONE
anþ no springe oð more: oðe Dalerian:
AS tyðið myn broþev were: awy me aften man
my lórd oðr wul quðþe annæl: zene by þat æð
anþ bop ze chul wapmed be: at on þyme in on place
Recest anstelle oðer anþe:
ye annæl as þyð at asord: pei myðt or he gysome
This hinsboude an Dales his awy: ster gneð to the nomne
Dibins come to her: chambey: and op af awy his broðþe
he foad filla and loked aboðit: AS he myðt or he heðe
broðþe he seide hówe fop pis: in pis thyme of þe zero
pus asote anncelled: ueneve: as I do nowe here
The pis hóus asave fyl of aðe: and of filies afta
as he pínkep þei myðst no awetþe: Nuelle: þan þei wouðe do
Lene broðe quod Dalerian: sardondis asce han heðo
Of fLónes þat you myðst not do: Gitt you asave o'ero
Lene broðe quod pis oðer: as heð it be oð pis
or ellis it is in metynð: and mette þat it is
In metne: quod Dalerian: asce han eðe y bo
And nowe asce ben ferst alwaleð: and first more do
Sceest þon bette quod Dibins: þan þon hæft eft do
z. Cers quod pis oðer: my Gilene is o
ffor: my lórd is annæl of hæwene: han me zonne snaft
And for oue lone: he arwal ye alsd: if you arwal lene arisft
Eulde hým hest anor: dæte Dibins the ord
To day you þaft my broðere bo: if pon arwal do be my rede
yosðe hæne lone and foad biluð: in broðer myn fponð is
þev yosðe youn þaft be alsd: my broðere ashan youn aft his
vap þi broðer pon most so: to þe Bisshop dænt Ærban
And be awistnes and to alsd: as he ye rede can
is þat Ærban quod Dibins: þat ofþe hap be songt
þat londe hap be fæddo anð hiddo: if he aðer forð hæðst
for Grende he chuld be: and aðe eðo: if he arwal byð heðo
and þat asce hæwene fust: yþeent asce þul be heðo
ze as: þul asel meðy li: aftþi þat abondð
Ifool he is þat anþi a while bo eðo: to be in joys oð londe

lene kroper seide he poo: hane mey on me
and lede me to yar sood man: pat estued bo
Valerian ladde his kropej po: to ye kiffhop urban
and had hyn for sake his falls lano: and by come esten man
Tubins urban pei come azem: ye annytel eye anon
pat tale bibette hyn: in chankej avip hyn don
Title for she arabman was: it home meest abido
Pit pise oper pat arene men: about avent ando
Urban men mafted evisten men: to hem pei avold don
and stele to ashom pei myast beft: and urban he anon
as pei buried two men: pat ymapart arero
oper come pe eupeins men: a toke he vist pero
and bronzt hem to ye justifed: he asked hem anon
Who made you so happy: to urban ony fooon
Tho mysele treachons: pat arene azemst pe lano
pat pozaf vizt jide of ye londo: were ybronzt of darlo
Suy are wold quod pis oper pat are avorpi arene
hej knaues fort o hane ybe: pat ze quelled pew
yei left piny pat nonstet nas: you it semblant hadde
and toke yms pat avorpi was: po it semblant ne hadde
To worldis dole to hane semblant: for soj noyzt it nys
pei pon henen blisse youzt litel: moche a swete to is
ffelanes ye justifed seide: me yenkep ze ben avado
Morpi he is to hane woo: pat kepej noyzt of sood
In Wynte seide Valerian ysel men sitte and dwynko
And lish to cozen pise plours men: pat ful soze dwynko
In hernest urban pe wynte: now hane fane cotu and yo
This oper more to op and domo: a hane neve a grypo
As are synde for ony tribaylle: so to ype blis at endo
Urban ze obul for zony treaballo: to helle wepning endo
Cerus seide Valerian: pon aut las avorpi ytold
pan abestas to alunyshty so s: be you neney ad bolso
Haleso quod pe justifed: I kepe not zony qantelyne
Do zony sacifist anon: az to dep qasik zon bringo
Cerus seide pise sood men both: pon hynastest it not pro
ye justifed comande hem anon: in strongest person be so
maximyne ye Caillore hysht: pat hem an swaspe nomo
So pat he and alle his: pozaf hem esten by como:

Oeynt Finle come by ye pleyne: and londe san endo
wliat so ye sood is kysstnes: how dy pory ftalorthode
fiftepy nowe ftalbo: ply: to lene pis depthede
pete se were in pe wape ybont: pere dave licht avil zon ledo
On ye moron to hev eoddus: pis sood men were bronzt
ye justise bad hem do sacefis: bit ye lard old nonast
her hedes he lete of anyto: and ayaynyn to sey
as her anneles her cande toko: and have to henene an hye
To ye justise pei avente anon: eftyn I am he ord
fsof se pis menny faules: anneles to henene ledo
pe justise lett tafte hyn anon: and wafes lett hy doto
wip hapst stoness ibomnde faft: to he his lyf d in leto
Thep cast biuy bodies wip oitt pe tonn: po san talo zon
and pis ye hol y mapteys: to siveve the lwyed anon
She was one tafte: and ladse to ye justice ps
O he eide houe soff pis: bep pere ztt chereues wo
art por valerianys awef: be ye feys: o one ayahoun
Eut porve amende pe: pn brizt hig chal one adoun
Of arliat bynne aft you come: pate pus folly soft he redo
Of bettey bynne pan eide were pon: pis mayde to hy sedo
what manel lyf quod pis opev: penkest pei to lyve
porve askest as a fool the eido: et such a wul po zens
fsof al pi power pat pou shal so: wshau pon wofst an endo
yat pon ne shal fom chu aft: onys myn hepez avende
Houe come it to ye quod pe justis: to be do haysy hge
To clepe me fool and am pi maistey: oest y not my poney
Thi poney wvech quod pis mando: chal one be bronzt behinde
fsof it is bit a glassy glonw ful of wypunde
pe ponev pat pon zelhes of: chal be ztt bit lito
Hors doop pis hooz he eido: wshau tewe alle pis pittto
I may ye zene lif and deth: oest you nat wip qune ey
Certis eip quod pis mando: pon lyeþ pof ful hys
a avreathes Sarepu pon myn zens: and deth pat thort is
Of lyf mysht you no pinte zens: to pi silt awys
Wshau pon mydost zene deth + not lif: me penkep by pone vigt
pon aft deves fumt: for of lif you haft no mysht
And Sip pon dethes fumte aft: deth pi forð 16
And in dep wip oitt lif: pon arvit be ydis.

Name of a book

["xx. m. m.", "Dame of my abode, for me kepe your non yet.\nSo long as I have been, or you to Berth be known.\nHow oft have I abided, and how many a time I have\nbeen with you and your wife and children also, and with you\nShall I honour you and your children, that you be with me\nalways, and may I ever be with you and your children also.\nIf you will be my wife, and I will be your husband, then\nfor your sake I will ask of you, that you would be my wife also.\nAnd if you have any children, then will I take them also.\nWho are they almost aboved, and who shall be your wife also.\nAnd if there be any children, then will I take them also.\nAnd if you have any children,

Aus Gas hym pät he chuld: Huy hons yar the axone jume

Halene in ony londis namo: a per achymch lyssyme

And buyr per her swet bode: aus pat zoddis hup so

By his poner per qune bere do: CONE be aft abus

pe in day aftel hey macter dom: a dom pirs mayde lay

And faft preche: Cristendome: aus had hem albe toos day

And seide: J have ydo: al pat uny orille was to

wende in arille to qhu ceft: and ze chul albo

qne et zere and xyn: Ficht

Aftey pat ony lond was an his modej aliz

now prey or the ony onete lond: pat for huy mastdom

Bynede us to pat ilk jove: pat huy onle to come

Amerz

Sera Sancti Clementis pape:

Evrit Clement was i den: at Pome by olde danse

ho come of ye hesthest men: pat aere of ye lano

his modere Ficht matysian: his fadej faustman

Eldej brepeve he haddó teke: hey names telle i can

pat on-hischt faust: aus þo ftaustyn: and tivo tespynys pere wye

Flad aere fadej and modej: y at hem byzate et ge

ffano &oman hey modej was: ye faireft pat men abist

aus lond of sod tunchy: and non of pat men abist

ffor his famyse: huy londis grover fonded al pat he mycht

huy to benede in foly: by day and eke by mycht

thi s tood abus was fted faft: and stumited not his orille

And eile faino anfweid: huy: aus gage huy faut & ftille

So faft he bilaye huy: pat pes afte we haddo

She mycht arhat was to vedo: so odze of hys the staddo

She poneft howe the mycht do: pat the anbiso arwe

In odme oper londe commonhalo: to the forzere akeve

A neyetise the mynozt: pat the ony lond erdo

In besde a mycht ofte dan to fiaft: ashan the of lepe alredo

A Sy: She seide nowe pirs oze: I am in dyere dzed

Hap metyn: I have metto: I not arhat to vedo

I metto pat on of our zoddis come here to foro po

as had me dieft hafely: un tivo odmys and mo

aus abr hem so and wome: feyn an of londe

Tul o pey hefts hadde of hym: of allis of his odundo

And bit so did one pus: he eutore a swet opo

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to eucl deth his avold vs do: ans ouf childe bett
Good Orp bispente pe wel: arhast yon arift hepefюdo
ffor butt it be one ydo: certis lio bo butt sedo
This good man lay in eper ponst: ore ye dep he diadde
Narous he ponzt ni Gitt sedo: ye best pede he jadde
Dame he eade fip tt is od: to hepe vs from capo
Thon shaft rale pi tivo ſonys: and to attenys fays
Why ye pon shaft hane men yuoue: aus tped to ſxende alfo
Yon chakt arhan you pidei comft: pi diny's to bore do
pat ye lerne of elevis: and arhan gas Gitt tokeuysto
pat so chul come azem: pon chakt hem avip po brinzo
Asd avas yo pis poyſil avif: of pis stadful vede
She made lme wedy and weert forp: as he had hnp bedo
She san hev tivo edeſt conys: toward attenys ledo
And ſeynt Element avip his fadep: bylenes for zonſedo
he was vimep v zere oſdo: and for ho chulde bo
His faders comfort and solace: for he hadde butt hem pro
Nehan pis avas forp yvent: and his bzepev it avift
pat hnp lones od in ſoly: non ofr vede he uſt
ffor arreth he cisde to his bzepev: on hendeu pis
pat pi avif is from ye arente: ſtronke hooz pat ſno ib
me the hatt dyone ylones: leneer hele yne may
To bimede nie to ſoly: the founded uſht day
Dimep myſht ne from hnp: kepe fo: 1 nold it do
ffor vime ne for lone of po: ne for my twentyſte alſo
Anon as the underftodo: pat 1 nold so hnp until
On of pi men the loued: in ſoly wel fulſ
pat by hnp hap ful oft lepy: + pat yon it ne Underzeto
She ponſht houk best avip hym bo: for the nold hnp leto
per for the ponzt a febel arreuthe: of avomiamys foro
And is iga avip hym alway: as pere ne ſeſt he no anoz
ſſul worp avas pis good man: arhan he geſdo this
pat the arhom he lones od moch: chuld do ann
and pat the avas from hyn pwent: + pat the ne loued behynde
His dany's pat hym areee liep: he uſt hem avheſ to ſynd
After he wold hane yson: Gitt he ne uſt for cava
Of Element his zende ſone: left he chuld for faw
A ſhare hy: pat by huse hap: ocht leſing: Gzonst

["If it had been given to us; than he dyed Element away.\nThey are not as they were, nor is it true that we see them.\nAnd they made him master of them.\nThere was a man in the world who was not made like this.\nThere was a man who was not in the world, but was there.\nAll the rest are not as they were, but as they are now.\nSome of them are now in the world, but were not there.\nTo help them and his lord, and send him dry water.\nA man comes and marks him, and gives him a name.\nHe shall be called as they were, and shall be called now.\nSome are made with a name, and some are not.\nSome are made with

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And unu oper two left in pe Se: pat were alun glyc
ye Sordine and are pat ofo mado: euype et is to telle
of she was er pe payitte: hup self forto quello
She besed he mete from door to door: wip pat ofe myast apyimo
She fedde hup and huy ofteske: and bronzt it to hup fime
hey lord at home aftel huy: longes ful orro

He sent men to seele hine: yet come azem no more
The toke he Clement his zent wue: and in sod fepmat fete taka
And went forp hym self: forto seele his make
No more am he some azem: wide he huy fonat

The twenty zeve he besed his mete: and his wif also
in eld he fillo to alnes: pat dimp ho more so
lors here was swet dool: wher end were euy moe
bays is pe hert pat it hevep: bit if it rive orro

Seynt Clement ye zong chalde: to lore was ydo
he was anon a wert clerk: good and quoyr also

hym yonstff porou: his deroye: pat her bylene oras noizt
he desved more to owete of sod: and no man hy tanzt
he lyfello pat sent xarnako: into come come
Seynt Clement hevd hy on a day: peth of aftendom
So pat of pis apostel ho lete hy ciften anon
and ye best preche: bitome: pat myast on erth con
he hevd telle of Seynt: Der: pat in pe londe of pyndo was
he nas nende stad ne blith: to ho come arab.

He became his owne distyle: and about abip hy wento
ffor to preche ciftendom: poz ar it pat sod hyn eunto

Symon magus ye hape man: abent in a nop londe
To preche azemst ciftendom: pozous pe denels Sondo
he had wip hym two distuples: whan pei hy vnderzeto
pe falsnes pat abip hy aras: pei sin hy done lero

To sent peter yet weent anon: and his distuples bycom
Whan pei were y ciftned: pei poned sod ydome

Seynt Clement tofd on a day: Seynt pet ar el stille
Holt e of his frendis fillo: poz ar on londis orille
Homo bis modere went aray: abip bis bereven telvo
He avendo pei had ben y dreynte: ak elus de do levo

hoch his fade went to seele him: whan he de non op redo

He more turneit pon me dest: ye sladej I am in poynt
Sude of ye more pan of me: for my pyne as il lafte
But a day or tereyn hew: or pre at ye mest
But pi turneit pat pon shaft hane: as chadej you shaft arende
In teberny pon saide zere and more: wul not be bronst to ende
Ye meye ye kynge ful wrotf: his men he bad anon
Seynt andrewe crip sconges: bete til he oke eke bon
And gynde hym yan houde and fote: to ye vode faft
Wip harde vopis pat his lif: ye lengeth shuft faft
And he ye lengeth in pyne bo: and ye fasse chadde of his blood
The turnementys avel ynours: his heeft vnder food
To ye done pei bete hym: as my stonres falpo a tood
Ato ye epe pei pinte faft: ake endis of ye jodo
Thaill seutt andrewe to yfey: a dome he dat ou kno
Heille he erde swete vood: feijest of aft two
Of pat my lordis orere lymes: halowes mychteft bo
And of stonys precious: wel as pat I ye so
Flusly I to ye come: a fadly abonct pon me
Ffor enere fip my lordis deth: I hane desired to ye
Ake me norre from pide men: and to my lord me sende
Ffor my hope is and my velle: poefh ye to hyn wendo
The d is he his dopes of: att ye bigynnynge
And toke hem to ye turnementons: pat chilfs hyn to dep hirn to
Boop fete and honden: faft to ye evos per-bonide
His hondis hyn abone his hede: his fete tonars: yo sbonde
Foll eam pifko abonit hym: he gan to prech fafto
Eke daues and tivo mychta: ye archilis his lif aronft faft
The folk pretred ye kynst: and thikke abonite hyn com
And seide pei apold: to swaue hym: bitt he hym don nomo
He avent and arold hane don hym dom: eut Andrewe hyn for: bede
I nyl he seide come adony: to pat I be dedo
For nowe I se myn hyne kynge: and longe er pis I dयo
He abideth me to: come: and is heer avel myo
As whan menakold hane takt hyn don: men poynt he ranst on hyn
Pat no man mychta: hym verd: for eke opnabt he steps
Her armes arth an yei opnast: vauft: bicome fuk as a ty
So avert hest asab aboitt hym: pat no man uppt hyn so
Thei hevde him bitt thei of hym nonat: pat fift faft iodes
Til his holl y Confe avent: per dipto heneve glis.

AP.
mp. mp.

ffor jome and for aet vaine: of good men pat mew pere
Seint Element was vint anoth: Pat ofte hyt dight or fast
He put hyn away aet wveth: and to pe euen do hyn thvest
A Element quod seint pereve: haft pon pi modepe pitt
Ope hyn mercy and do ye otherdo: of pnes fonde salt
Lors quod seint Element wisedel put my modepe go
Upon his mode: he ffile adon: and fast hyn joye to so
Seint perej absent to come: away his dissipés this
He wift his tyme was mye ycome: mastered forto go
Seint Element be his lyve: he made pope of come
Pat he good bepe aftel hym: to holy chyft nomo
Nhan dunt perever mastered was: dunt Element hyt gythort
If he lyned pope forft: as ye puple hyt by pont
Thordast pat eab ashanyen wold: holy chyft so burty
That popis myast op aftewast: make so hyn poy
A way deyn of holy chyft: for good ness meyn finkt tato
Nat as it were byt hevitaio: ne by fene hyn malo
He left up his signyte for al pat men hyt lende
And seint lyne in his ftede: pope asab ymado
After seint lyving day: alke men tt wold
That dunt Element above popo: bit for no pnis he wold
Seint Clement was ymado and aftel hyt anon
Pe folk helde dunt Element: Æ wold let hym com
And away streNGTH pa made hyt pope: A wshan it come pto
He fooned to please euwy man: he and poor alfo
Trayau pat lipev Empe: of his goodnes heps epeko
He evoze his ope, anon he wold: on seint Element benrie ko
He Comanded yamastu: pat asab his juftis
Forto make dunt Element to do his fachis
Of fleen airt of pe fonde: pat he bifenes nongt
If he gave and hev soddis: porast hyd were to uort gnom
His juftis dwip strete powe: anon seint Element nomo
And for he wold do facifis: he zane hyt ope som
To be airt of pe fonde ysryie: into wurdernes
He was husled as a peef: dwip evere hedynes
And ashan he come to awildernes: toto thowfand he fonde pejo
Of eusten men pat fonde: had sibelled þ for fejo

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["Nunc quod p[ro]s Empom]n: pen seneſt, reuerunt et h[oc]\nEt quia p[ro]m aſt p[ro]n come: us inſomuch moſt of p[ro]\nSic Empom]n quod p[ro]s maſo: in deſpo] guſt lito\nOf my p[ro]mme to telle p[ro]: for it were ſi n]o of p[ro]\nſo]s pe] abſo] man in his lobe: cauon diu rit ad\nMat man ſhal not p[ro]m deſe p[er]ſo]: ne mey lakke neue pe] mo\nI am pe] kynge]s don]ſtey] ſoſte: pat pen me]t and weſt weſt]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]t]

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God zene us part of pat dono that his faulbe pune is juno

Sancte Faterne

S
yn kantyno of noble kynye: cum bys olde dace
hier fakcy was kyn: hec modio quene: be ye olde lause
Eyns tofus was hyn fakcy: suct clep pis mayde cvas
The nas non of ye di: arus: pat the seet maites nas
Maynentus ye Empie: in euy londe bid qye

ans bas eche kynsdom CONDERE HYN: TO COME to alfaunde

Eche man after his state: to den his sacrisse

And if euy there pat nold to do: to zene by his chyse

ANHAN PÉL AREVE PIDEY YCOME: FORTO DO HER LAKE

This holl mayde boldely: TOWARD HYN SAN AND AWE

SHE ADOES BEFIDO AND BIBELDO: HIE FOLY WOODSHOD

SHE DO HONOIE ye mametit: many men for e wede

SHE HAD AVEE DOOL IN HER TO: AND BLESSED HYN ANON

And to fore ye Empie: boldely the same son

Siy Empie: who so i de: pon aft noble and hende

Thors moft yn goodsnes and yn wenta: to come alfaunde mendo

IT IS AVEE FOLY TELLE PO: PAT QVE DO PE HESE DO

So moche folk of stramingo londe: AS PON DEPEST HESE TO

SRETO PONE ZE HANE IN HERTO: OF HIS FONSO SO.

WHICH IS MADO OF HYN and ston: AND OF HIS mametit alfo

WHI US BAHOLDE ZE NE AVEE TEMPCAL: PAVOD AVOURS ZE MAY

Of heneve pate oyn Aboune: ABONE ZON NYAFT & DAY

Of some of mone and of sterres: PAT FROM PE EFT TOPO OFEFT

EOP A NEME AVERY BEN: NE NEME HAUEN VEST

BORTHENKE PEARES AND TYNE IN PONT: TO COME ABUSONNE JEDO

AND AS HAN PINE OUSE MISTRE DEP: PAT NOUS HOUS IS FORTH DEDO

ALMYP HYP AOS HOLDE PON HYN: PAT SMIT WONDEN CUM MATA

TO FOE ALKE OY HONIO HYN: AS PI mametit forfalo

WHY OPE REBUS OF AERAYO: PIS MADO POONED alfo

PAT HER SODDIS NONG: NYS: ASHITH PEL COUTED TO

ye Empie: food and cardo nonst: ANSIRET IN US OBIS

HYN WONDRED of HYN FAIPEST: AND OF HYN QUEPITAT

AND ADO HE OEDO ABDID SIT: UL AFFECE OY SACRISI

ASO PHAL ANOP PECO OMY PS A SE MY PUAUS

PIS EY US ATE HYG SAVITRIS: WENT DAXE IN HUS YON

AND ALO HUS FOLK ABOUNT HYG: PEL BIONT PIS MAND CON

Hei come non op craft to hrow. for her good was by none

Jet pite he h Administrative: his good man sent authoas
mishap he herse of his cordon: pat amonge he was

Of his faders good anyft: aby of gold he none

In ye Enenying still: to her houis he come

Protest in mail

And to a wyndome pryncely, wel loft he gan son

And cast það sold jome püely, and went asom anon

This good man on ye morrow: now and nowof abist nocht

He come and fonde ye hie of told: pat sent authoras had brought

Therof he was of aynon: he nyft aho to brought

And faine he yonked Jhesu cft: yat ou his differe poynt

per wy: he maried Jhes: his eldest donsstej dono

And yonked god arnþ: god hept: pat had hept bis bono

Seþw authoras cey aft þis: but napeles ztt he poynt

Thayt þis man gvet ude hadde: pat more good men hy brought

Dent truunw

Any offt he lokes his tyme abel: as ony lord it wold

And at a wyndons proue jome eft: another hy of told

This man aroos on morow: pat sold he fonde cons

he yonked god arnþ: god good herte pat had herde his bono

he mamed his oper donastel: visht acel arnþ þis told

arne etre nobley and fane bridle: as Jhesu cft avold

Thar yonked good authoras arhan þis was al ydo

pat it was good to consil: ye poved aftel ye two

By nyft he went stily: to ye wyndoure eftson

And cast jome a by of told: as he was wonyd to dono

The good man hadd longe makes: to waste of þis cas

So pat arhan sent authoras come alaraflyinge he was

he Stort and Sues hym: and heut hy behynde faft

He left not til he were: ynous at ye cast

Sent authoras forbeede ly: pat he it to man and
pe whilc he a lyde were: of his pley dedo

Vayt þat sold ye up, man: acel vularied was

And all þe were eithre arnyes: poroike sent authoras

Sent witt in þis maner: as Jhes zon dedo

A ferte aft his fertago: mahan fade, a mode dedo

Pr bifelle pat ye diffione: of myn were was dedo

he folk come to sede auoper a yelof toke he wedo

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lere hynkege huy quod pat on: and she wil say anou
She ne speke nene e abruse men: er she hennys kon
An annuel come po to pis mayde: and he'd huy no pinaas de
ffor she chuld alle oncom: and to evestendome ledo
and yozome hev spech per chuld: alle hane estendome
Whan pis maner heks pis: evet joye to he: she nom
Hau boldly shevant for: abhaun men after huy como
Sip she wike to ye Empou: penkey ye pat wisa
Thus many maistere of Slevye: to brinse and sette on be
fforto difpenite azemst me: pat am bit a lende azemth
and zif yel me onercom: thow holdest to evet perto
and me pozest streust wip hem to speke: a zenest me bit
pr penkey me sex't ono dhr. azemst hem to speke alle
and I wip pozest goddis helpe: take pat me and fal
Say dame come on/ye lesiste! dedo
penkst you to speke azemst ou lay: tuius in ponast? I dedo
pou se dest pitt sod alany skuy dep suffred here
and wil venet to mydost not be: do in no manero
For abho pat dyer he may not: eftsonne to lyf com
whan alle ye vertue of his body: pozest dep in hydymone
and if pi mydost sod be dede: pon impast bilene non
If he pat chuld zene pe lif: is to dey bronst
Certis eke pis hóly may: pon falle st of yme aft
Von schaft hane bit pon speke bette: of maistyo no pa
Sod hed enere and enere schal: wip hy his sod hed
ffor lome of ys in his flesh: he toke ou manhed
Of n. thynget he aras made: ert most his fnde avont
poxest lynde of manhed to laue ys: he suffred ye dep fy
and to lyuen azemst lynde: et aras yozome god hed
thevford he wob from deth to lyve: wken he harde son his ded
ffom ye deth pat pozome Adam: are weve jn me bronst
perst sod hed mened to ou lynde: vede most he bont
If pon awyf schist pis ve fon: anopor I wil ye male
pat Sferpe seyn of oyer lano: pon schaft it not for
wal alam ou apphete: telley os als
In his book se wete wel wha? if zeabil pto
pat yev chuld of jatobys lynde: aftir eise wel bricht
pat of both kynesis and dikes: chuld bynynne he mydost

["It was pat ou'r Loze, arwles: of Lawes, prentis be soz\nAnd onevome al, pat enere, as we: ay al, by soz\nAnd aft, in prentis of ony lawe: on pat sterre, ponst\nIf so, pat sterre, arthau sovs mas, loze: to him, it him, brought\narthau, pis, clerks, here, pis, peth: of, to, enere, prentis\nyeu, and, an, stere, huy, none, avoysed: but, if huy, prentis\nSewt, ay, quod ye, maistwse: so, enere, clerks, non, is\npat, huy, ve, sous, may, senpe: for, yeu, ben, sey, yvis\nye, hody, wosst, is, in, huy: and, also, in, huy, monye\nper, so, e, but, are, of, one, lawe: better, are, so\nAlle, so, ar, pyn, ay, ou, mon, ay, st, tene, are, will, bo\nmales, Comer, t, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm

Onr Empom quos pis maydo: lete pi foly pont
Thon haft no moce orpind to liso: pan speke aboont nonst
Sod almyestfy sponb 1 an: and al pi fane spekyn
Shal not onys twyne my pont: ne neuer pio hyn brine
he did hyn stipe naked: to a pile boninde
And bete hyn wyyn hapd seones: and make hyn many a boninde
Whan yei se yei ne myest: per asip tuste hyn pont
In fhonat priso: and depo nnp all: the cwas done bronzt
Yat no man zane hure mete ne drimbe: the myest for hynke dyo
O: twne hyn thonast to hyn lave: to be bronzt out of treye
In priso pis mayde cwas: xii. saib: & xii. myest
Pit che neareve ott ne dranke: ne sey non evry hight
A white Colliere from henone come: to hyn emyday
And bronst hirre from henene mete: in pison as the lay
A say whan ye Empom out of towe of cwas fave
The ponck upon pis inayde: and had of hyn: arete taye
Art of hirve bedde ful pruchy: she woos at mydnyest
And toke vantt hirnd sp. Joseph: pat cwas hyn pnis kinest
Whan yei to ye priso como: yei se yene gret hight
hemano ndred vherof it cwas: ye sek plare so bieft
yo se yei pis kavwe mando: in pe pison epondo
And an amuel of henene ftode: a ferued hej wonde
The Empes tied anon: kateryn pmu ozo
Ony might bilene teche pon mo: upl be fool no moze
Ye kinest Syd Josephine cued tonde als
pat moche folk yei aboont: wane some he to
Joseph felle some on kno: and nicy tan evre
This mando ean hem pche anon: of ceist a Seprit may
So pat pis kinest and pis quene: porch ye mayde pene
And 11 folk eke yett fued areve yeve
Ony lorde aftere adonne como: to pis mando kateryne
To he bede hewe 1 an: for arshom pon haft futh priu
We sted fast in pi turement: a jable be asip ix
In sege is in henene pimado: and you haft ardrne asip mo
Anoyer sap ye Empom aftere pis mayde lete wunde
Yat she above for hunster deede: ful arele ho apendo
She cwas to fore hyn bronzt: inast fatte and wunde
By quod he how sop pis: pat sheis hool & sonise

ze moes & hondes men lyen: on doemen oft for uozt
She weent forp dorth hup dounys: wherby god dolt hem onto
They weent to whippe into ye Se: into ope londe to dende
Amy'sdo ye So azemft avoche: hep slip byran to aldo
pat it afto droof: and pe flette forp: einth on his and
A dwame of pe So cam: thorst ony lordis fonde
And casset vp pis doos: duff. quys anon to pe londe
Anon as the dius vp þe aft: and hup inderft como
She myft hew tcho faux dounys and gvert doro:omo
Into ye So she wolde hane londe: haye ord to a denty
If it ne had be for hope: of on pinte the tan thefent
pat pe de wold to londe: Comynie her coup taft
Men dey pat it avil dede piny: casset vp et pe lafto
Hadde she onys hem p'sye: she yoneft pat who ne vont
Wide and londe she rame abitto: and hup dounys comt
What an she myft hem not do: she acompte and wifhed do
hev tresses to dvere and thwere away: she hoped of he no more
She rame as a aroman wittees: into althe londe
Men and doemen had evet wyth: pat she vendo hey hondo
pey foondes hup to comfort: but alle men ne myft maſt
That she wolde in hup here: eny cladnes taſto
Do arnomans houſs she cam: pat londe had be in dodo
She hadde evere wight of pis wif: that do metto & dido
And comforted hure ashat she myſt: and made hure per bilene
with hine wip clad embraint: to it were me eue
and comſelles & pis doos: wif: pat she left per jnno
And worching arth hup hondo: her habelo to mynno
Wyn mynynthpne and spynynge: pat she arbel conde so
per my: the fesde, hine trel: and hey oftesse aldo
Sone aftet ye Syneines of her hondo yau shynulo
So she had hem dore yknan: pat she myſt not spynulo
So londe pat she ne myſt arvelo aqne ne hondo
Onys to pittre mete in huye montho: it was al dothis conde
pe droue pat she made poo: tinto telle ne mew
Allab to londer a hane plyned: wch aldo & pis say
For more droue part me is: neuey ardoman ne hadde
Joye of my lord first a leſe: for durede pat, hadde
And left element my zonge done: pat me & lief is

He bad pat mei shuld hie ledo: to ye tochen endo
and hie brestis from hie body: aap prie holsiende
and myte of hie hede anon: hie pe more to ofrendo
aap eod herte ye Empes: he dep san adonaxo
The manqueleis othe bad faft bye: it bide not to longe
pei toke kene holys of prie pat hie felfh afto dlabo
As men sroiken hie combus wolle: her tetis pei of alde
ffroun hir body morfet nede: and pan myte of hie hede
her body for homdys shuld eto: vunbued aas bylnes
as hie porpyn burued by nyft: yis holy body and stes
Uhan ye Emporay pat cosy nyft: he ferd as he were in ood
he lete tineuit many men: pat myft hou not fey


than seide porphire: anon ey I am hys
I burued pi holy wuf: pat wwas cfus mako
and to hyn hane al: al my herte taks
ffor alle pe powel pat yon haft: I wul h not forfako
mationne he lere onhawt chal pie be: what chal I nowe do
now I hane my wif yfere: I porphire al
Thow haft he seide al my herte: wby nyft yon me ledo
The weert alle his knyftus forth: and londe bystan to ledo
And we ben ciffen eke bycome: enychon pei ord
We myl pe deth for gordis lons: lete for no die
Anon he lete taks porphyr: and his felanes eft
and sinote of her hedis awip onte toun: as mationn fou
The he fette kateryne: damyfel he ledo


pei poy brymne me my lif: pozef pi foly ded
I wul if yon ye tineawo: forzene pei myfedeo
I wul if yon pei tiyne wert: for zene pei my fedeo
And dym avete eod as Empes: onal awip hie ledo
Ceris tip qnod pis maydo: pis wotdis hep foznouzt
Thon shaft me neue from hyn brymne: pat meod der hapCONJUG
Do what ponawft and hane ydo: and gruse pia willo to endo
for por ne shaft awip no tochen: from hyn my willo azendo
Whev he ze my manqueleis: pe Emporay
Pis welf ze chul faft gynde: & wap out pe to: ledo
And myte of hie hede anon: and so pat aap ledo
pat chil hinde as uenei eft: in odrow neu diedo
Uhan pis maide aas ybreout: to sfe way onte tony

when he zeitounys: pat hyn' inSON wist
ze hane hyn' fedde pynely: pat no man it nyst
se ye fere 1 All is malwom: sa chyl od no more
he lete tako his failles: and tirmen he ful odo
Sauf Empony quod pis mado: is pis sood iudement
Eiflees men for my cake to grace in surt timent
he pat me per fede: sredey of ye vissh nonst
for it mas an aungel of henene: pat me meto geonyt
Do me asbat tirmen you wist: and lete hem quyte son
for certis of pat yous hem seyst: sicht hane per uol
hende mayde Caterine: Seide ye Empony
Thenk on yme oirne centris: of markeus p ar flo
Tyne ni pons and you shaft be: ye Empes pevo
She shal hane no pug to fore: but pat one is me now
Food man quod pis holo mayse: pon spekeft about nonst
for al pi ponev pon shaft venew: turie from it my pons
qul no ynste od moche: as my flesh and blood ype yo
for his lone to zene it pat for me zan his
The was ye Empone od awth: pat he was mye yfikon
ffoure ckeles of pyen by lete make: wip hoes hene puiko
pynade wip eyne to tynne about: po two edenupkaard
And ye two hem azemst: in pat op ode donbaj
That was pat brtwene hem oves: in non odo chynl pendo
pat ye hokis ne chynld al his flesh to drawe and to wende
Whan pis mayde anab ydo/pev on hyn' to chendo
Our lord est of henene: an amandel ydeve oendo
ye Amgel omy a shapre owerdo: ye arshels alco hao
That ye pectes fley aboute: as cozne Whan mon it Gwe
Quantor anid oetis sin
And folke of ye lipev men: some to ye gomide
my? ypeve playn: in alred honundo
The nyst pe Empony abbat to do: for care a for soz
ye Empes nold yoo hure state helle no more
Suy she sride houe top pis: for soddis lone pons o
I se pat pis mado is food: and of hollor so
pi manitip for alko: a lette for no fere
po dan ye Empony for arverth: londo zello and ceorl
he nysht for no piny hyn: herte from ihi arsado

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Semit Andreus com to hym allon: wh the seide take zem
That yous are so hye justis: yse sey me to dem
The hye justis of herene: pois haddest nede to know
Yau into ye pitt of helle: wil deme ye ful laze
What aw you notandreive: pat many a day haft so
And drawen me to ny fale and: pon that nevev moe
I draw me quod andreue: to god pat day fast is
Pitt breeth the pine fale Gene: dome and deef y rea
Whe seist you so quod ye kyn: you awoft abel arip alle
That you perof louse lyt: how my est it so fal
For ye so pat poive of Apeyt: yfques sonytne uame
And sowe hym as he wosyn avas: yozoue puke visht and don
May certis quod semit Andreue: yosely vis it was it non
Pitt wy good wille vy to by: to deth he avas beouz
How my est it be quod ye kyn: pat it aul夫 was y to
Jodes token hym wip strength and sowe hy als
Tertynly quod andreue: wip his wille it avas
Fos! was wip hym pat tyne: and seye alle pat cas
Ful lones to fore he ys toko: hau his thuk to go
Dyme fide and eny poynt: us are my fast so
And if you wold ye cope here: if you ye visht ondersto
Ere vertue wil ye telle: of ye haly wode
I wil ye here quod ye kyn: itritt you me do
In ye wode as pi God deido: I wil ye sette als
If pat doites quod semit Andreue: I nold preeth yof many
As it pev on is al my herte: my joye and eke my pont
Delle pat quod ye justis: men pat teney po
And for bilene it nanst: oyea pon meft telle mo
As it you bilene in on soodd is: my asty in eny ym
In ye wode pat you of spekkest: I wil to deth ye ben
Almy asty so deit semit Andreue: I asil wozship my est & day
I sen e on hym and wozship hyd: pe abhile I speke may
Ye justis po was avrop yno: andrere he late taft
In fthonso prison to lye yee: pe abhils ye my est wold fast
En moron ye kyn: parte in his sec: semit andrere as ab forp beouz
And veve he serde no: I hope: you haft better ye by
And pat you hane fro foly: pi pont yturne to my est
To lyne wip vy in avete joye: and late pine ony
Lives homde quod seyit Andreue: pon hunteft about non

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And how he ardent heare weare, advent, or for sorrows deede,
hois friend lees he were upon yhronour, a unto whicht he goe

hous friend lees he were upon yhronour, a unto whicht he goe

than seynt peter, he best pis, he best and bested seve

as seynt peter went a day, and præceded on londes

Aaxtonian pat seutel as se hyn ponst: in storte duffe he fomde

This woman seide: countyme: a counte my mete doth come

but my hond is ben me by nomer: I may neuer knowe ne seythme

more وزویه پان پان: was neuer, yet founde

Allas I ne had my selfe seynt,

woman quod seynt peter: sooth it pon doft tell

so sey yo seith him selfe sleep: his soule goe to helle

Sip the seide if I anst: pat my soule lyve shulde

after pis lif, I wold let: my selfe sleepe, I would

If I myseht on stonde: my life sone so

I no voneht pain if I shulde: euen in helle boe

my lord and my younse come: I billest at him

A ne avant soep arise my two wны: I whan an I pe se come

I whan an I pe se come

I was caft to londe al quik: allas pat I ke stonde

If my lord I ne my younse come: I seide he will be quikke as deede

Element quod seynt peter: pat uyn oirne dittiple is

This woman felle adoun in alvonsnyne: than she keide pis

than she aroos she crieat youne: for I yeke & for blisse

Sip the seide, pat as my one: telle me arthe se he boe

I desire to lyde no lenger: pan I may be so

Tom soep quod seynt peter: I anst ye to hye lede

I am not al uane to hye: til pat I ye lede

he soke pis woman by ye honde: and to hyns one hyn bronzt

than seynt peter se hyn se deede a woman: enel hyn younse

he seide now in pinc olde lif: wikked seith wessmen do

So I wot if he was pat he wold: vninges by on so

This woman sood by hyns one: she myseht for bere no more

She sitt hy fast and fast anon: I so for toy nept se

hyn hond is pat hyn by women akere: anon hool jereve

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unhan pe sauls asas forp soon: and pe body lened yere
asunt sate honony pei toke tt don: and leide it on a bove
maymnylle ye lyngsas wiff: and op pat asere pepe
ztt nolde pe fynas lene: no pumpe pat he dis lene
zherfore amyddo ye away: as he hewkaft menuto
he felle domie dede to fore hem allo: his Conle pe feudis heuto
Sent andreasas body wth: asas fayle yladdo ynisas
To ye londe of Confturtyn: per as it ztt is
fful stlad pat londe is: pat ener it pev como
an pis manep eynt Andrews: poles masterdome
now preie are sent andreas: pat he us here to asas
pat are morse oone after pis lif: come to heneve glaspe
Amen.

Sancti Augustini Confessors.

Eunt iucholas pe Confessoure: sood holl man was
and was come of svete blodo: and born in patres

in patres he was born: whereto childe, 1 ys
his moder Johan hiaft: his fadere Epiphanyo
ye furst day pat he was born: pis childe pat asas so sood
as he was in a mele ybaped: alone opvith he sood
as some as he was eke ybaped: he san be sood and cene
ffor academys pay no friday: he nold CONke Gitt eus
whan he rounde to and speke: he pleide uene pemo
whan ope childev arent to pley: to yo chynch he arolf so
whan he arexe of svete ake: to ye stole he was cette
he san ferne avel ynoivo: men keneve non cette
Sip whan he more wunte comye: al his stody he toko
To Cospel and to holl wittt: and alle opev bodies forpore
so oine lif he ladde yongo: depitto it was to abito
more sood neb may not go: pan are fynde of hym wutte
after his fadere and his modege: qns man sent iucholas
fful litel he tolde of hov sood: for her eyve he was
To poor men he zane to cene: whereto pat he de vedo
and whan ye asold aske hym non: soft he arolf he bede
A sood man dialsled per besido: pat yozour lyf as
his sood are aft aft away: and a poor man he was

Nuncius pugnale.

pre donshtevs he hadde fane ynows: clene & good als
in svete diffes pei aew hionto: pei iufk asblatt to do
hev vede pei toke aft pre: evel abomen lycome

To god the make hirne prieard, and latte ouue a donne
ford the Cudo Suiuie me: etche man pat hir mons
In eny nede or eny trew: of my passion
That he more at his aville: helpe perof hane adone
Ony lorde come and askes truntes: hev aslyng & hej hore
Come he Cudo my sive te lennay: my sive sponſe alsd
henen eate opned is: pat pon ſhalt come to
A manuelle enore of her hede: men dien ab ye ftoſo
& hirne myk of ye woonde vanne eitt: and not a twaxe of hede
Annete come and toke hir body: anongto alle men
And geve it to ye hille of Synay: thekity jomeys pen
An ſurves to ye faire puioke and nobly alsd
And per itt urret pis day: hir bomys geth ydo
ffom hir to imbe vennep itt: ople fast and vygo
wher porſt many a deke man. is bronſt to helpe & hyo
CCL zere and twenty: aftel pat sod aſas gozo
hyartues &as pis holy mande: of abhom to toke byſzo
now ſhy for ye swete loue: of Seunt kateryne
zene vs ye joye of heneus: and kepe vs for helle pyno
amert

## Orta fuent Andree a postoli.

Synt Andrieus po apostel: was Seunt Peters bap
Ony lorde hyn self to Tristendome: hem bronſt & nau op
Hissevs yeve goth: als ab pei fishevs a dey
Be ye ony lorde come: and her fishtime say
Simep he ordon aftere me aus a vail zon make
Mannys fishevs and yei anon: hev nettis s id forſake
and Sive hyn oup omt ayez aus chese nat amys
hem owas od bette! pan asaſh hem: in pe abatey pizis
pe chilis ou epe ony lorde owas: avip hyn bap yei ove
and ir yei abente an de ahoit: Oustendome to lew
In ye londe of Patris: seunt andrieus pis come
he turned per al aboite: pe folke to eſtendome
Chwches he werd onal: a tanget men yerto
Eyes as wiff pat was kyned: he made eſten alſo
per ſore Eglas was (vot) he went to Patris
To ye Ette in zvete verit: yer seynt Andrieus was
Tusten men pott he fouds: one he let to take
To make hem asip his tiuiment eſtendome forſake

Saynt Andrieus

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mij 6n

So p[ar] y[er] e[re]v[er] iu h[er] e[dys]: s[ay] an[ d]y[s]t[ur] fu[l] f[a]st[er]
Th[at] s[od] h[em] e[n]d[] a s[ood] w[an]: h[er]d[e] h[em] a[r] ye f[a]st[er]
O[n] a w[y[s]t] p[er] c[oe]m[e] a[d]oys: a[s] d[r]ave[r] iu met[n]
To a[b]f[hop] p[a]t] y[er] w[as] maist[e] of h[er] t[h]es[ut]
S[oy] h[er] e[n]d[o] to mor[ow]e to ch[y[s]t] er t[er] s[ay] h[er]
A[n] ye f[u]st[m]a[n] p[a]t] ze e[m]o[m]: iu ye ch[y[s]t] s[o]
A[n] d[if] h[er] h[igh]t a[n]ch[ol]a[s]: t[a]ke p[h]r o[r]el seno
A[n] d[m]ake p[h]r a[b]f[hop] of a[m]: f[or] s[od] h[a]p h[ep]d[e] z[on] b[ano]
Ch[a]t] h[a]f[hop]e a[n] p[er] f[olks]: a[r]ise e[r] t[er] s[ay] c[oe]m[e]
A[n] c[ome] to ch[r]eft a[n] f[on]do a[n]o[n]: p[h]r h[oly] m[c]ha[n] p[e]c[e]
J[u] a[n] h[yn]e p[er]m[ely]: y[er] a[f]k[d] a[r]h[a]t h[er] w[as]
Th[er] e[n]do a[n]f[er]e[d] w[m]de[l]y m[a]n d[c]epe m[e] a[n]ch[ol]a[s]
Th[h]e t[o]k[e] a[n] d[a]de p[h]r w[oz]p[ely]: t[o] p[e] ch[y[s]t] of a[m]:
A[n] c[ar]e[d] p[h]r a[b]f[hop]e a[n]o[n]: a[n] d[c]e[t] p[h]r iu h[is] s[o]
W[h]er] h[e] w[as] a[b]f[hop] y[m]a[d] p[h]r s[em]t m[c]ha[n]s
m[a]ze b[u]x[m] a[n] w[y]d[e] h[e] a[r]ag p[o]: p[h]r e[n]e t[o] f[or] h[e] w[as]
h[a]w[as] s[ood] to e[n]y m[a]n p[a]t] t[er] h[y] p[zeid] o[r] q[u]d[e]
A[n] d[u]ch[m]racte[s]: s[od] f[or] h[y] d[d]: m[a]n p[h]ek p[h]of w[d]e
A [c]ompeny o[n] m[a]n o[r] a t[im]e: iu[r] p[e] d[a]vent
J[n] a [f]hip t[o] d[on] h[e] u[d]: i[s] s[od] h[em] y[ar]t[e] s[em]
S[o] p[a]t] p[er] c[oe]m[e] a s[d]ete t[em]pe[f]: p[a]t] y[er] e[re]v[er] t[o] d[ren]ch
y[er] h[e]t[e] t[o] s[od] a[l] s[ood]n[e]: p[a]t] y[er] c[oe]m[e] o[r] p[ent]ch
S[o] p[a]t] y[er] p[on]st[h] a[s] h[er] [f]hip t[r]o w[a]p[t] d[e] p[on]de a[m]
O f[e] s[ood]n[e] p[a]t] m[a]n p[h]ak: o[f] a[b]f[hop] m[c]ha[n]s
D[e]r] a[b]f[hop]e m[c]ha[n]s l[o]nd[e] e[c]hou y[er] e[r]do
I[f] t[h]e d[e]h[p]r p[a]t] m[a]n t[elle]: o[f] y[e] iu e[n]y s[d]
iu p[h]r p[er]f[it] s[a]ne o[f]: p[a]t] a[r]e h[e]ve n[ot] a d[ren]ch
S[d]e o[s] d[e]de s[em]t m[c]ha[n]s: o[s] o[r] p[h]ip[s] a f[en]ch
A[s] y[er] c[ues] y[er] o[r] c[m]o[n]: o[r] p[e] w[t]e[d]e h[e] s[d]
A [b]f[hop]e o[r] h[a]bit[e] s[a]ne a[n] d[r]ito: f[a]st o[r] h[y] p[er]t[d]
S[o] m[e] h[e]re q[u]od p[h]r h[oly] m[a]: ze c[d]ept d[m]e s[d]a[f]
S[ey] a[r]h[a]t z[on]e w[i]l[d] is: a[n] d[h]i ze b[en] a[g]a[f]
f[ee]d[e] y[er] s[d]e d[m]t m[c]ha[n]s: i[f] t[h]e p[h]r w[d]
F[e]p[e] o[r] o[r] f[p]s t[em]pe[f]: p[a]t] a[r]e h[e] w[ot] p[h]ek
ze n[e] t[h]er q[u]od p[h]r s[ood] m[a]: h[e]o[r] w[h]r p[m]e[d]
pe w[d]e[r]e a[r]ag f[d]le a[n]o[n]: w[h]er] h[e] p[h]r s[d]
S[t]at[t]n] o[f]f[a]n[]t t[em]pe[f]a[t]s: ~~~~~~~
m[c]ha[n]s n[a]n f[m]a[r]t[h] a[f]int: p[re]s[d]
I h[e] l[k]ed a[f]ter p[h]r a[n]o[n]: y[er] w[y]t a[r]h[e] h[er] w[as]

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The ponkes zepe Phil Crist: and Bishop Nicholas
p by felle Anopere hym of Bisshap Nicholas
pat drete Hnizet alabont in his dioc was
So hadde felle ye yeves: pat noishe! no corn was
Erete zoroarve had pis zood man: of pat woolnul was
It pom ferre Contoe come chispek: auy corn y' be sde
ye Bisshope avente azeinft hem and bad he stonme alme
ffoz ye lome of Jhesu Crist: Coney me he sedo
An hundres quartere corn of yst ze don here ledo
Do pise men yst ben here: u' for Hnizze sedo
pat hau no corn to lyve by: to sede ue to heede
Ceris quod ye Chipmen: pat dur are don nonzt
ffor alle ye corn pat ze od: pat ave hau here broun
faght scaus uette drip alle it is us take ecesi
fforte lede ye Empony: we dur malke no lome
harsely quod pis zood in an drete zon vizt nonzt
If ze me yevof avil leue: ze syl fakko nonzt
ffoz ze fulle ze chul zeddo: as it was take to zon to ledo
ze chul not falle of zome mette: certepu any out sedo
ye Chipmen west ou his avordo and large men hyn mete
And toke ye Bisshopt as he hadde: Au T quante arheto
and avente to ye Empony: and pis corn hym fakso
And lode his stравs mete it wel: if pere ye fulle hadde
They mette it and founde ye fullo: and zit more purto
Fiet avonder hadde pe Chipmen p: hou pat it as il is od
They ponked fast deynt Nicholas and his nede bemendo
pei went and toldo pe Empony: hore moch pei hyn lendo
They blessed zere ye Bisshope: and ponked hyn also
pat hadde porset om lordis dako: Gley myrardo so
Alle pe Contoe hadde ywiro: to mete and eke to sedo
two zere and more of pis corn: pat pei pore & an ledo
Whan ovr lord is aville was: pat he childe hemmys avento
he preide ovr lord: pat he avold: come anget to hyn sando
Whan he prede pe angetels como: he ponked om loco: fast
no xxx psalms of ye Saites: he eide at pe fast
lods Cante Domine Operau: 2000
lods in pe: hane hoped: pat if confonnded not go
Boive a dome to me pime cej: hyc & dohine! mo
he deyed way ye by overs: in eusthys to say it is

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I taks myn soule into pinc honde: pon honest est me yvis
his CONUL torip pat alk word: an anngel forp beaw
an ye Compey of henene: slas pev orp anene
he depes in pe tte zene: and thre and fourty zero
aftespait est ou epe come: as bokes we dep lere
In Tonnlie of maubel he avas leide: Gwrtth fay orip alt
Oplo oont of pe hapt fton: ype san anon avalle
Ske men pat wel aboitt faft pidere gan gon
And oneved hem orip pat oplo ype: and pel weve hool anon

Du atyme a Cristen man: to a jode zedo
fforto borowe zold at hym in a jete uede
he ne mysft fynde no borowe: and wosde hadde he non
he badde pe que forp avip hy: to cent uitholas thinch gon
Ou dyrit ichtolas antere: he siveze et a certyn day
So helpe hym god and dyrit ichtolas: pis zold he abold pay
The que for dyrit onchof lons: his ope forsake nonst
Bitt to borowe depirt ichtolas: and ye zold hye bontz
This wikked Cristen man: arhan tt comle to his day
pis zold woske not zelde: bitt ponzt pis que to tray
This que come and asped hym arhan he abold wy zelde
Ey fals shere no ys ope: sidq not ye zelde
The que siveze nay and he pis: alypat holpe hy nonst
This que hym lete odino anon: he avas to comle bontz
This fals Cristen man: ponzt on a fals ayne
And toke his staf in his hende: yat avas holowe orip qne
And dis ype qne aff pe zold: pat he chule ye que zelde
And dightt on ye morowe pruely: pat men shul not onfede
To pe comle pei arwe ybontz: he ane ye qne both
he forske pe qnes dente: and avas pitt to an ope
When he abold his ope de: and fay the his hende on pe boko
pe que pe arhile forto holze: pe holowe staf he toke
As moch zold as I bezovred he sive: of pe que pat heje is
So helpe me god and cent ichtolas: toke hye azem al his
pe lyer maner wy pis fals ope: abel ylenes avas
and pis opey for he avas que: no pnis leued nab
pon hap me besifed quod yo quou orip in fals tab
I bidde in borowe me et zelde: holl Cent uitholas
This que avip ful dezy chere: arset hye forp anon
po fals man toke his staf: and homward gan doy

as he were homely said by poore men: to clepe he had spere wit
yeve tway avaies come to erdejo: he leide hye dom fullole
as he cleste pnes fals man: a cait pej can done
and alto quaffed his fals donys: pat he deied suon
pe on wheel afto dasshed his staf: pat many a man it orpe
and chadde pe gold al ables: any dde pe bayt it lyve
valian pe que heydo telle of pnes: londe he santo orpe
and yonked semt nycht: pat shende his tjethepe
ffor pat wonder man hyn vaddo: tristen man to be
tertis odde pnes opepe i mylle: orp opepe pines y od
but if semt Nicholas arul his lfe azem hye Sendo
will be esten and fine hyn: to my lynes endo
pro set to lik this fals man: poroie semt nycht como
anon pnes treme que: anonged Cistendome
he bilened ou hyn crift: and soos man end estavas
many is pe faye myracte: of Seynt Nicholas
noys sod pat for semt Nicholas: fune myracte haft do
clepe us from pe hyne of helle: and from hyne als
Amerz

Sant Christ Little Virgin

Eyn licy pe holy maide: in Cielo was gors
zende ohe kan to serue sod: et lere syne and orp
Same eutce her moder hisht: pat hyn to woinnd hyout
Of anay a childe elas ohe was: As ohe wel onyt
In her moders come an enel: ful aenons and fionte
ffom zeve ohe had pe flye: and pat aras ful londe
In letharast ohe had dispendid: moch dele of hey soos
But pey aras non pat uryht hyn helo: pat ohe ne vayde blood
So pat wide in pe londe: men toldo of semt a gatoo
Hou myractes at hyn chyne: come poroone soddis elato
In pe Cre of Atenys: per pnis lody lay
folke avente pikke pidey: both myrast and say
many thousand to syde of eny londe abounte
inhan semt lycye et devo: alsay pnis zver vouto
Model ohe seide pon haft an enel: aswith aenons arup all
And we here of semt aate: alsay myractes falle
So we pidey forp arup ope: to holys deynt aate
And pon chast to helo come: poroone omy londis giute
Lucy was peigely tyned to Cistendome
With hei model hepen was: and alle pat of hyn come

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To an hepen maui seynt lucy: avas aredded in zenetede
as it zt dene mayde sheasas: avip oint emy foula dedo
her modere the tode fully: and am hy: forp arendo
To ye tombe of seynt asas: hej moderj lif to amendo
as hau in yel yidej come yel bylened yes
ayp oper pat per avene: and huy mas dis herv
So pat ye kospel avas asay as lucy videv faste
Of a womanan pat hende sounyne ye meny son of blodo
and come and toufled ye lap of estus cypes ene
as she avent in aret pres: and she asas hool et ceno
lene moder quos semy lucy: if you louest on holy chyts
and on ye avordis of ye kospel: and as it after wyche
thezoue tokening of seynt asas: you chalt be hool anon
as ye asoman asas poroize ony lord pat after hye dis son
as hau ye folks avene you away: seynt lucy come
To seynt asas tomke: and huy modere wip huy nomo
And per yel lay in her besis: yel nold yemmys son
So pat lucy yis mayde falle a slepo anon
ye holys mayde semit asas: to huy fiv henene alist
as in a compenyse of anздelo: huy avome spyned brizt
lucy the sede dere susfer: as huy travailed pon me od
as huy precieft pon me od zerne a pning: a myn est pi sild et du
ffor pi bilene is od sood: in moder is hulpe yvis
and poroize ye and yi sood ne: in modere helds us
and jisht as pis ore: is aor shipes morf by mo
jisht od chal pi contre: be aor shipes by pe
as hau semit luteo a woke: the gan to quake odze
moder the seide: you aft hols: pe thej diede no more
ffor lone of pat holy wando yett hap ye to hele bront
Desire you ueneve me to deme: fvo my tfene youzt
and lete uenev my spouse: my mard enhode spille
and lete me not lesse ye longe lif: for a short foule aville
but alle pat you haft stramited: to zene iny spousekip mo
lat me zene to poor men: moder prey yo
hay moder whan she asas hool: sood asoman by como
lucy by her moder: will: al her sood nomo
the zane to poor men: ye willis it last onyt
the hyn pat huy: opone mas: tydme asas sone bront
To hine nozce he arent anon: and asked huy akel fast.

O what was I but on come: her sood away to earth
She seide to whom pitt the haddo: foinde seruobyrnighe
mye was to so moche asorp: as alle her pines is
ye best chaffare she hap bont: pat end man to drinke
wit the pon pere of hane part: you shal be richhe younne
This chaffare was heneve richhe: pat yis mayde had bont
her fponde (s)ondred of pat auftwyr: and ftood in sive your
So pat he understood soue: pat she cristen was
pu sive aketh he to tolde to ye justifed pasthas
Icy asab ful one fette: and to fore him beaute
ay and eide ye justifed: whal haft you pient
lone he Seide pi foly yont: I wade in alt rans
and twine to our soddis: and to pi sacrifise
I hane quod yis holy mayde: yis thre zere & mo
Do sacrifise to him crifp: & zit me alfo
All so pat I had I hane fpendes: & don tw for his lots
And wor my body I take alfo: for I hane no more
now I have quod ye justifed: werto you tined yn most
ffor in hoozdome and lechory: you haft fpendes pi sood
now you haft no more to spende: as you deft in my spec
per on you witt fpende pi body: as you dyneft to pect
ffor you fpeckest as a fponde hooz: I chant you witt forfak
p forde to wshou you meddes aft: and to lechery ye take
I was medded to him crifb: yis holy mande take told
I chant pat I ceistenes was: & yto me well me holdo
As it to hoozdom you aboldeft me benizo: I chant pon aboldeft me wak
my libette fponb him crifb: for eny oper forfak
thow shaft forfak e hyn quod ho: had seft you it forfwe
or into Comen hozdeft: you nalt be lade of goode
And per ahall many a moder chilbo: so to pi likamo
And by ye by ye who pat abel: in hoozdom and in shame
No oman may quod yis mayde: fro her mandenhode so so
ffor no desse pat men done her body: bit he hev afoode perto
ye more my body azemft my abil: here deſonles is
ye more etemely my manenhode & my mede is
ye justifed dere alabost in pe contre cwyo
Art pat abold be a fool iuomau: come and so foly
Come to huv alle pat abold: for alle pat che ſhyul take
In hoozdel houz she obold be so and pere non forfak

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a thonsand men rip, hei mycht, on him bisame to drulke
To goedhous to hane had huy: pei mycht huy not onys aralko
What houz op, pis quod pe justise, archt resen may pis lo
pat a finen mowe not onys, huy of fede, make to
Ceptis justise quod pis mande: von hunte st aloune nonzt
ffo: yof yon had zt to hem: toke ponsent ybreont
swyl chuld be for zon allo, and pat is seide by me hape
pe holy vers pat, seint sams: cup in ye talitjo
pat a thonsand chuld on my cido fale, and to espinse be brayst
and x thonsand, in my eistht, half: and appene me nonzt
pon an a birtho quod pe justise: perfo: men mote pe bense
my clervis and uyn enchanment: byyne pe in abithyno
he lete brinde his cterke: and his enchanment eschay
and made huye enchanment: about huy aloue
as hhan pei had don pat pei tondo, ye folk ean eft to dvans
but she lay falle as it were an hyl: pei mycht huy not avans
as hhan ye justise see aft pis: for abruth the abas wy mode
Certus he seide hev ariethus: ofal don huy no good
Syouse chenynue: he lete fede: aus oven mamy on
and cinze yee pis mande: and to hure teped eschon
he sid hem prikko and hysle fast: he lete men drulke and plukko
and enere lay pis mande stille: pei ne mycht huy onys tilko
Certus seide pe justise: a nope: we mote done
Wip oper qums, ove chul huye entomo: and pat ofal be done
pe justise lete a shalpe overdo and kene: poron hev theote do
and byne huy hev sfecho: and huy luf alfo
as hhan she asas myntte porono ye pwote: bet she spak yuunto
and peefed fast of huy eft: a ful faste lomzo
ze wien she seide pat cristen ben: stlad a blipo ze bo
and be a drud af no tozmeut: for joye ze mowe so
joyful tydymy, may zon tello: and wdp is a lesp nonnt
for visht noiz in holy churcf: in good pees groliz
for: liper dioctaan: pat moef hame hap heys do
qis pinte oont of his kynydom: he comep no more yerto
and als wikkid mawman: pat liper eue hap bo
frisht nowe syes in enel deth: ze chul hy uene do
thus stlad tydmerd: zon op: ye pei fello hennys bo
wlessed be god pat: most alynie pis dew so
I will bytcho zon huy twisto: for fro zon most wende

Epputent une Orfus holy fluxth: for pat most be impu end
Drestes ment forp anon: and folk pat per stodo

And fette to pis holy mado: eodis fleste a blodo

Whan she had it conceynd, and hup eftis alfo

And ye orfons alle ysido: pat fallop yerto

Asyp ye laste word, ofo deved, as pei amen edo

Angels were wdy: her tanles to henene to ledo

Wher she is wip chy crift, in joye wip our endo

Uers sod for lone of pat mado, lat us pidej arendo

Amen

Bitter Santi Thome apostol...

Eym Thomas ye good apostel, ymartred was in pindo

Of his lif we mete vdo: as we yvrente fynd

pe abhils on crpe ony lord aras: wip hym ho went abouto

men cleped Lym dip an eke name: Thomas londe in dotto

ffor whan ony lord from dep avos, in dotte yeroft he aras

ye apostells leued it efton: Gitt only seyit Thomas

ho erde he avold tt uenej leuo: Gitt ho dey his abouto

And felt and printe pime his hondo: de po in to po woumde

Ho: his mystuleue he is cleped: Thomas londe in dotto

As men veden in holy chist: whan his day comp abouto

Sip como our lord crift: wip his aboutyt al blod

De Lym and to his opey displees, as pei to eide stood

Thomas he seise take Hidej yme hondo: and printe it in mysdo

And be no moro in mystuleue: uy woumd is pon seest wido

Whan ho dey pat it aras ho: he leued it end moro

uy lond he wide and un wod: a crie mury and odo

Endomore aftersaith, ony lond prefted fast

And his name in cristentom: ye abhils his lif last

It felle londe aftersaith: Whan crift to henene was wente

Antis dey ye kyn of pindo: wide had yfento

If men myst it eny dapperte: fyndo, wys and odo

In ony londe pat condo make a paleys fet a llyo

In pe londe of Teser: sent Thomas aras po

Ou lord lift per a don: an ahemft hy sango

Thomas he seide ye kyn of pindo: hap sent hef fast by

fferto ord a carpentey pat atre queynt a chy

Come wip me, and I po wul pidej to hye londe

lond mivep quod deynt dff. preke not Afhej arendo

Só pat I tomo not in pindo: po of me dop afusb

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Seu de iu ellis anhley pow auft: but ydere in no avise:
Thon haft pidve quod ony lond: et aevil puy ye go
Aus cban pat pour auy pich inste: pat londe haft brought to me
per yor shaft yslauke go: and yanto me avertes
So are to ye masfagere: for ydew j aevil ye Senke
Yei went and mette ye masfagcy: pat brought ye tryngo
Whan he come first from ype o: anydoo ye chepingo
Abban he asaas cloped: ony londe some he metto
He asfed awhar he court per: and ful faue hym sjetto
My lond Eind for quod abban: pat is bynse of yndo
Sent me hides if I myst: eny earpeintcy fly fyndo
Pat he in al maner wurd to hym auew breyst
And arip satel zif he auew cherl: of his lond vouzt
I hane on quod ony lond: pat myn omne man is
And whan I hyn abont oude: he avar chayn yvib
On londe toke hyn cent Thoe: and helde hyn by pe hando
Yst he chuld on yis forward: lede hyn to his londe
Abban up yis forward: asad and blipe was
Juto a ship yei avert anou: he auft cent Thomas
Takning pel vido for p od pat pozst good amindo
Yo byy say yel awnes in pe londe of yndo
Anon as ener abban: hym anyast: pidder grueto
Why evet jove homin hāsde: for p to fore ye bynse
Ta a fane place ye byn: hym laddo: and asfed in al wiso
Zif he cande such a place make: as he cande kebele
Seyn Thomas bihelse ye fane place: zif he cande so
So fane place is not in yis londe: as I can make yo
A pool he toke and mette aborto: howe ony hons chuld go
Sip he cande my dedis: pon shaft hew & so
Yo halle j aevil first auew: hewe in allo wiso
Frikars ye doo: and ye porche: as pe sunne dyayst
pat in may whan to avise: at ye doo: jome chyno
Aus zons othir ye chauibers go: ymote auy puro lyne
Aus zons j aevil ye Toudit mało: ye condit y be fiso
Aft he east lavat ynowe: a londe ynows and tride
Fertf seide ye bytée q zene ye p: of ye best earpeint
Ind ye beft pat: pue: ene fer of ney:
Ho toke hym as hevusiy ynowe: pat honsinst forto veyo

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And went hym silf out of pat lond: and two lere com not þe þe
Seurt Thomas pis tive some toke: and apids avent on lond
And preied men of tristendoms: and of ees to understond
And deled pat tive to poor men: aboirt in pe lond
And moche fott bronst to tristendoms: porst o in fordis fonde
Thureshe he were many and felle: and preestis he cette þere
pat was pe quepnt an fly honsing: pat he avold pe lyng acere
pe my zere pe lyndet come home: and keunde eðy to fyndo
His honsing as he had speke: and it was al be hyndo
He seurt after eðpit Thomas: pat bitwiles hy þe eðo
Sone men tolke how it apas: and of alle his deðo
pe lyng lere take hym anon: and in þhil do
And abbau pitt hym pider bronst: awy þe he putte als
and abore his ope pat he childe: al quyrk þynlde so
and oth-ibent akto dufft: and awy þe wyndet fle
pe kynsdis gropev pat hisht ead: al at dep he lay
pe kyns forzate eðpit Thomas: for dool he of hy say
So pat his trooper deled some: he made dool ynors
he lere hym arne swype famo: and ellis it meve molto
As þei avold pis deðe body: into þe pitt do
isip zvet nobley and pitt: awy eðpit and eðtore als
he voos op from dep to lif: among hem enichou
yo made þei alle toye and blisse: pat er dit avepeð avone
avepeðe he rise to þe kinet: you doft a wikked deðo
pitt eðpit Thomas pe sodð man: to þes þou you disdeft led
ffos awy sod of heuene he is: wold poroike hys annors
To lif ybronast as þe mowe on: a will you telle home
Iwhan þas deðe annuels come: and my selfe bere
And shewed me þe blisse of heuene: yo a winyorn wane
ans pe noble bisþynæ þei shewed mone: pat eðpit Thöð lere re
Of pat tivesour þat þou hyn toke: sod avold þat I bare þere
ymade it is as he eðed and better if it be may
Of Semmes and of prouons kons: so noble men neðfy
When he has pis tak todo: he vanne to eðpit Thomas
and felle to evomke to hys anon: as he in pitt was
Auk told hym alle how it was: and preied hy fast alð
To forzene his bropev pe lyne: pat he had myð
pe lyng als come anon: and tried mey and oð
he preide forzene his teespas: a seide he wold no more

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per Brondشت Hym onto of P'sen, Awip Jaye and Hlisse y nolke
ye folt Houdes hym as sod, and think about H'y Dreno
pe kynze and alle of folt pat per about hym come
Aueued ou sod for pis myiracte, and turned to estentome
Tavik pe kynzeef tospn: pat of pat londe ar as
hys oif pat hiaft aysdonye: as ab estued of epynt th'as
This awif sod woman kynze, and nolst nene eftmo
After pat tyne to hir lordis sed, iene more so
Guu londe as abe aueued: farhau he for no prine
ay stift make him come h'p myo: he pleyned to ye kynze
pe kynze lere sole demt Thomac: if men myaft h'p fynze
So pat he was to dep brought ni pe londe of ynke
Mhan he come to fore ye kynze, ye kynze h'p hette anou
To homon his falos soddis: pat aveire of twc and foin
Orhan pis holy man for fto: his heft ftoft so
Plans he lere take of ywen: brood and londe yerto
Aus lere hem taft anynde ye fnp: al brei myng ausl
And pan he made pis stod man: Gar fiet yewn to son
Anon as pis holy man ott his fote q'ou

A welle of a wyle per spwne to out as cold as ein stou
And a queyitt pe finy anou: pat hete and stwne as
The sod man aueitt for' anou: Mid nene pe aurof nas
po was ye kynze wood ayotf: anouen he lere lere
pat it as atzienmyng hote: ev yel wold it lere
pei toke pis holy man anou: and anydde h'p taft
as it mhan he was per qune ydo: pe finy nolst lencar lafte
Whan pe kynze ayce pis: he myft homon to taft
Tavik he seep home stopp pis: on soddis h'p no forfale
Sip'are anil hym taft quod karns and to on soddis lede
and make h'p hons hem aray eye ayper awip sado
To her soddis pis holy man yhronشت was wel fone
way strength to homon hem as pei ave wome to dons
Seynt Thomas bishele pise soddis as he to for hem fado
I Conure zon anou in his nams: pat forvs fhadde his blood
zon senels pat here be: and wip foolis wil fpeft
pat ze anou ellis flec: and zon mamentf breks
V'han pis woddis were yfiks: pe mament of mynt not duw
as it kynze to mol alay: as m'exo acent pe fiwy?
Alle men sanabp on marf: londe ere de and cy

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iii. 8.

Ou sod is al myn unicht: born of maide ayayo.
Of whom seurt Thomas hap yspoke: to hydore and as to
and yse fale soddys here: al deuly for fale
owhan ye fyned and tark heped pis: and ye fale pyst als
yent kepte ye mameuf: pei asift not as hat to do
ye bynde and tark for asoo: out of ye plas arent to
arhan yel se seynt thomas: hev mameuf thein to
they dufft not for cristen men: sette on lyf founde
and als for ye sute myrarde: yat men wip hy founde
Witt preftis of ye fale lawe: au sert arethy stodo
Ou fanght anou a wuerd: awip ful wikked mado
and he wade ou pis peef: my sodd is anou wree
that hathe hem ouf chame don: arbo it ene be speke
he smote don pis holl man: awip his averse to swinde
and onerau in his body: he made many anounde
And martred pis holl man: and slone hy in a founde
Cristen men made odonke yuomo: arhan pei hy dede founde
ye preeft pei arold, hane beonde: but he pfeff anon
ye fyned and tark pei arold als: witt pei areve akon
pei toke pis holl body anon: and to ye thynch it geus
and buried it arnoy fect houon: and awip nobley pepe
So pat ye ftreufht of holl thynch: areyning ener avas
yeu come in yuas Cristendome: fust by seynt thomas
now dynt thomas pat cestondom: fust to ynde bronzt
as ynyst ve to yat joye: to arhieft any word of comt
Amen

Aua Sancti Stephani prachomnis

Eymt Stedene aras a pado, and of pkes come
Therome pe prechme of a poftele: he tued to cestendome

So pat he avent aboit wido, and preched of sod fast
In Synodis of ye Jodes: he come at pe last
And preched hem and proued hem ony vyse sod yuonis
pat her byleno aras nonyt: pat pei to ye senel dyone
pei vysen ap of pe Jodes: ye asift pat were pero
far to difpite ascuift hy: of pat he dis hem leve
Witt her vesus were ful badde: it done onfomoe
Wert yvexen ap ove pro: pat hup vede had uome
And seise pat he had myſſend: by mypſes lawe
and pat Jhin of nasareth: wold pat stede to dralde
They toko seynt Steven anay: as it areve for ye none

and seute hye unicht.

Aus nolde bylene on hyn Crist: for alle he sid And wrezcht
Och myk you Lene quod Centr John: on a hin aft noire
Seyf yon not my Lors is my aft: open a medelons ynoire
Thon moft zt quod ye bisshoþ: ye dede to bif aveo
Pat to derh wy quod pay son: vizt noire dede wevo
Thow seist arel quod Centr John: toke yon ye cop de
Jnyl not come nye hem: but op ye it shal be
Dhy kertel take here to yo: and lay cop hem anon
And in ye name of a(hy) Crist: bis hem arise a son
Ye bisshope toke seynt chynt kertel: and bare to fore justis
And lendo it upon ye soos dede men: a bad he in tods is namie vis
Wy pat avoz: yise dede men: risen to bif anon
And avent forp hool and comd: and zerne thynk Centr John
As hain ye bisshope cye pis: and yo justis also
Pa trued mercy to hyn aft: of pat yel has do
Ye mirakles pat seynt John did: no tunge telle may
Per for moft folk hyn ored: pat pis in van allo say
To de cysle loris: pat zenge and foron se vere
Ores hy And sid also: as he avold he vere
On a day yise zenge men: vith the men an heye
Wy nobley and pride ynoire: be ye away yel cye
Ya yonght: Muth bif ave were wort to keds
And nolwe lyne in ponerte: and in wethethede
Seynt John kene se all herverte: yo he heide hem yonght
Ffoolis he seide arhaf en eu zon: wih chameren ze zon yonght
Zeerd is and boves featayn mo: and svete stonys als
Yise zonge men hem it fette: and it was wone do
Seynt John turued yise zeerd is: into pure sold a few
Ye Stonys into Temmys facions: pozt om loris pone
And to yise two wild men: zaf it enydelo
Here wy ze more hane he seide: many a good mello
And as mothe londs by wy as ze cold to fore
And ze norwe hitt ze bette don: benene blisse hem lore
Whan yise two men hens pis: yel dante cry anon
And averten and in de dool ynoire: and sed on Seynt John
O ffool is quod Centr John: ze uste whev ze wil bo
If zed wil hane mecy on zon: ze mon some od
Redp he is to diuful men: yar wil to hy mendo
Yer for cye ze fast on hym: til he zon my Sende

ffor Drucian a deede weman, towards ye erpe per beno
Ther was for hund sool, monye: and cry alle pei wero
Hett lone per avas to fone: by twene huy and sentr johu
As One as ye folk hyn dere: azemst hyn yei come anon
Lo Drusian quod yei in sood fluendo: pat was yndey in lere
In this here the luff here dede: and makey os alle orso
She awold no pings mores: arthan cho ik lay
Put pat the mysth yo do: at hund ending day
And if pon arth os導eet do: to liff azem huy bryne
Aue! Wul are thonke pe: and pe lyng of alle lyng
Sepit johu eau to ik dore: in ponsr as yo the were
Pis a woman pat him lones do: if his aville was aere
Whan his prieve avas ydo: ponsr our londis geato
This wemni roos (p) hool and omdo: wut? in pat plato
And poned peyno hyn crift: and ye hoh mai deput johu
Ther avas prees of alle pat pidew mysth son
Sunt johu bad huy don homo: and wak oonshat to mete
At home at hund hons: pat he mysth eip huy ete
In ye Cut of Epheste: sentr johu bileft lonto
And preche d pe folk fast: cisternom to gonde dainne
he orderned prestus eke: and churches fete aere
Bischops he made ye hept men: pe folk forto lew
Aristodinus ye bischop: and master of pe lawe
Sent johu mysth for no pings: his hert to cos dradko
Sey me quod sepit johu: whan pon arth hans þ þow þe dcp so
Eitt tt de lene me nonst: pat my sod almydstty go
Denyme (h) hane quod pis oper: wile povre of dyne oul
Or come arth june hym nene od lit: to dep heawil be brought
Crypke þeip to fore myn ey: + if it sene ye nonst
To hym pat is in lond: + awil tivno my ponsr
The fale bisshop hym byponyr: to adast hyn yero
And to de alle yo dorth: pat god of ponej aere
He made two men to drink yfo: wut to fore his eyo
Anon as it crip quide hem was: yei bisan to dely
Sepit johu toke ye cuppe: whan he de pis cias
and dionke yerof a sere, dransht: and new pe mors nak
The folk sood and bibelde hys: pue tindys and moro
And eneve ye skal dely: he was: for al þat dymk of lere
Ztt þe chredde bischope: ene was in lyew: ponsr

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Other he had his home and home, and preved of his death.

The Empour Domitian, pat, three years now,
po, three years now, he fasted, turned and lay
when, then, John was made a doctor, pat, now he lay

To three years now, done was he brought,
he justified him, bad an hour, from God, now he points
for, with what this God doth man, per person bringest me now?

And so, now after God, he after the Lord,
If now he filled a ton, and left him to fast

Alas! how he fasted, how he lay, so long, so late,
Saw John, then, June, and now as long as ever,
he, he was made a doctor, now he lay

Domitian, then, he lay, as
That, then, John was not here, nor was he
as he was made and as he lay, and so forth, non!

If he fasted, then, he lay, as he lay, so fast
And now, then, John was not here, nor was he
as he was made and as he lay, and so forth, non!

The first time, then, John lay out of the
Of the Emperors, then, lay, also, then, lay
for, so the Emperor lay, now, as of now,
In Council, then, was there a time, then, as it fell out

Seventy John lay, so forth, as one yet is, and all the rest are
were there, then, in the Emporium, in Council, so
Seventy John went to Azemul, my lord, now

To the City of Ephesos, to his home, now his home, so
Now he had per his home and home, by him and friends now,
men and women of the town, as well as his droves

As he went, there was now a son, a son of his
and anbrother, as well as he, so forth, then

m. xn.

A Sonde stede he fonke per: pat no fruyt foey bronze
They men seue aus ceme al pynte: yer come foey no ymme pero
Seynt Patrilo preide our lond: tofnyng arbut akeow
In ye eorth he made wip his staf: a circle al aboute
Ther were a pritt cairift depe: men had peref dounte
This good man inſt asht at it mas: but an annet hy or do
That per was a putto of purgatorie: it eorth man myſt of drego
Some cauſes were per inno her ſyntes forto bete
pat ye ne bette not hev on epe: ef ye hev hſp lente
And were a man quyp of dego: pat per inno come
He ne chyſt hane ope purgitorie: or ye day of domes
And after to benene if he good were wende
And alſo if he lipere were: to helle wip out ende
Semt Pauts in pat stede: as piz purgatorie is
Of Religion bixtaine au houſ: pat zit y stonte wels
ye putte he lente faste close: pat no man come pito
Wip a ſhou doore of men: and good lOffice perto
In ye churſt is pat putto: tourq ye eſt endo
Een eſt from pe hyc wypurdoke: as men peth wido
And alſet it is alabout: and fast y l office pat z at
And as who is Prior repep ye kepe: pat no man come pate
Al he o pathis say: avene wende per qune y lomme
And oyp alſo many on: bit ſene per ey come
Ventre yo pat yere come aſe of pat ye say per ye to lente
And tris in ye houſ iepate: and prinely holde
Ye maner is of eny man: pat per qune wil aboute
pat it be to bete his chynne: if sod hye are and Seuſo
To ye bisſhope of ye londe: he hym ſhal firſt ſhyve
And aſke lene to go pat rayer: in annuſing of his hys
And ye bisſhope hym Wol vedo: a good wofu them
And say pat many pidep wenden: and co men azen melfenzo
And if he be ſtabel of his pont: for al pat he hap lente
Ye bisſhope hym wil live maſt to ye pere of ye stede
The prior hym Wol vede ymme: forto chandre his pont
And he e hyin ſtedaſt: pat he myl lene uont
Wip preſſion of preſtis: to ye pritt he abvop p[]b]zont
And, if men may zit forno pines: change his pont.
Aunto ye chivels: men wil hye lente: an[]s ceth[]e hye a kene
And pere he ſhal ye dales: in his bedis be

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["And after his procession, he went forth to\nfear him and take an oath to be true to God and his\nLord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and to be true to\nGod and his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and to\nbe true to his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,

So falle of wormes he fonde pat londe: pat no man myſteth an
in come ftede for wortines: pat yet ne denved ney anou
a fle precide onu lerd wift: pat londe dychuered wado
of yuſt foule wortines: pat non ne come peve
Onu lard herte his boon anou: if myſt neve aft non com
no fonde wortne in prelond: pat his lif his eawas by nitio
eth tiv pat in prelond sponeth' and eut of ne londe alp
nyl tholy in no ftede: pat benyn my hys he so
no foule wortne ne come pere: pat nys anon liftees
bit a ftel short enete, and he is tailes
Moch eſonnes and meſt wood: who pat wil under ſtondo
ſor lone of cop paturk: onu lard sit in prelondo
a good manp's chep awas y ftole: to patk come tidings
he hisſt as he pat had it ſtole: azem he childe it beynſt
po wood man at chuveſt of it appt: azem it come nonnt
in all he day as aft ye folk: to chuveſt are we de onnt
S. Patk hett zene in pe chiveſt: eny moſſel aunders
of pe chepe yat it childe blette: a monke hem pene
The dan to blette: in his ſombe: pat had ye chepe ſtole
Amonſe alle men pat it ne myſteth: ye ne lentej he hol
Sorp awas ye arveſt for ſhame: pat men hy for a peef neue
he was bykano and mevey bad, and broms wood & treva
nois haddo sepit Patk a ſono: of off and eke plomos
ſor to londe to every cros: archeſd eue he com
A day as he areuſt abouſt: to pche in pe londe
he abouſt to euſ cros: pat he se diuſchey ſtondo
A cros per ſtole pat opev ſepe: bit he ne od it nonnt
Therfore he londe nonnt perto: men arondied in huf ponzt
And axes as he nolb abouſt: to pe cros by hy peve
pue hol y man biheld abouſt: And axes as he de nemo
hene myſteth se pat cros: in svet ponzt he ſtode
Get wonderve ye folk had: a areuſt he areuſt arodo
po seide aboſs vinder pe epe: ne myſtjenk ze nonnt
pey pe hol man pat cros ne ſxe: wonder ze zon nonnt
it for my ſpines pat my bonye ſien herte
Aqawas dwied and awip zon pſeko: ye hol man me ſkepe
Sareſpyn pe archele I was in ert: in helle my ſonle is
ſor my bonye od in pe cros gep: he seep it not ypuſ
as pue good man preeſes: and po come out ſonnt

ffor no men ben mervier ke: yan pike pate ben ouye
Hesth man an noble pour eschaf bo: and men chil honz je
And whan you art devo and come aft to es: you shaf hane as good as we
This knysht yon stf euern ou chil: he nold ouy change his evill
ffor prevising ne for faire wif hste: but sante euie full
Wban he wold arnите not: pat he wold to hem wende
They zoned and epenned fons du hy: and evert fuyt gan tende
The knysht yel bosonde hounde and fete: Fainysdo pe fuyt hy faste
duyn oden odcodes and pikes: yel to swire hy faste
The knysht deo pe he uede hadd: and londe gridd anon
Thi twist helpe me nowe: and childe me ffo my fon
Anon as pis ware was deo: pis fuyt qneynit eche sprouke
Ye Senels drouwe hym no moze: our lord he gan poule
and ye hardier bycome: whan he pis cye
and lasse of ye senels drasse pat overe hy do in
aft wynde per was: pat he hervd Dimeth
Aint in shappe and coldo he blenio: it bronast hy nye to deft
Eight colde it weent pozome his herte: and pozest body als
pat hym were leue yau all the ys world: pat pyne areve ydo
and him pount pat he gars: before him as it areve
Eist Doofnul cpe and Drouze: an weest viewful be
Euyt je nyc pat yu comes: pe veirslicore was patty
So londe pe fends to hy drouze: pei areve wyt hy
So pat per come into a feld: non more wysht bo
So londe it was in euyn Sdo: non ene men wyzt so
fful of men anaroinen: ye feld was on eche old
ye (w)ombe naked tour ap: pe gromido: abode pspais wel wido
hev fett and hove honden: to ye cpe fast ybundo
Doofnul cpe eche made and weeful on pe stomdo
pei cied mevy doolfully: but no man nold he non do
for anguyfsh peluonke pe erth: and hev tont to als
the senels bonus alaboitto: and prost hem ou pe groundo
and way kons hokis hem to drouze: and made he de pe akomdo
allas wsh ne be are ware: ouer syimes here to geto
Dz as comes to Purgatoy: wyp liper destus to meto
And Shul yunto pe say of dom: arwhat mon ene telle
ffor in Purgatorye senels bop: as wel as in helle
pe senels deo as yf men: pyued be: you esch al as
but you awit pi pount tupus: and a fefl ony vede do.

chhan he nolke in no trisfo: to ye grommso pei hym caſte
And toemen ted hym as ye oyer aere: and come hye naſly faſt
As it he crieſ on ſhin crift: as hau hym sinerte Oco
per nas non of ye senelen: pat mydſt do to hye moro
ſtoz pei ne mydſt her willo hane poe:
pei lesde hym nto anoper ſeld of wel more uo
ſful of men and women: crieſt crieſ on gomme
ſete and honden albood to diuere: aus to ye epe faſt woude
Cip yven naitles al a finy so: faſt naitles perto
ſury addres vpon hem sette: and crieu addres alsd
Some of ye addres: bitſapt hem al aboute
pat hem pount pei childe to beaſt: so faſt pei he dipt Cip uto
Some erte upon hem: aus her ſleſſt to guane
And arip hys bene ſurp tet: woude and gret to diuere
pe senel nome pns Sely mydſt: to pymen hye alsd
Vint whan he crieſ on ſhin crift: pei mydſt not to by do.
As it ye senel eſt hym nome: and to pe iu ſelde hye diuore
yere he od in eſt turme: werteth zootis puore
yprius to ye epe abeood: and y ſunye poze out eſchou
As pike of naitles in eche ſtelo: as ye mydſt ſikely ou
a cuerte eynde alsd ou hem blew mei faſt
pat hem pount pei childe: dy pe upe eche blaſe
ye Senel winnen about: from ou to ye op ynove
And hwe werteth ſleſſt aus uo: & arip uolles to diuore
ye Senel nome pis eely mydſhy: and to grommde hye caſte
And aword but he turned his pount: to naſu hye als faſt
Bitt eue he crieſ on ſhin crift: and aneupued hys namo
yo pe senel had no ponei: to don hye no moce ſhame
They nome hym ztt aus diuore hye forp. to ye ferpe ſelde
ſful of brenſtone al brenwyn: pei sproued pe ſpeld
Some by rafkeys: al ſurp hont ou hyo
Etthe manev pyne pat mydſt bo: in pat ſelde he eyo
Some by pe armes and by pe ſete: aus by pe sinire many ou
An houſed were in ſtonge ſurve: of pitthe and brenſton
Some hende by fronte hokis: yprit poroie he eyo
And some poroive pe puto: an houſed were ſul hyo
Some by her seyne lyues: and some by pe tet
pat hem were leuei pan euy pundo: aynt pei pat ſuf lato
Some up Flodes of yven: poffed were alsd

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Some as Sees way SPRITES of PENTHOAM, or some
Some lay open PRINCEZAS, alone, where'er he will, as he
pey denels well, lede and bras, in hev prope rado,
he ne myd aft yen, a more pyn, pan he sepe pere
hym ponsht he sepe many on, wher he kens on epe hepe
the denels hyn aft anydso pe furf/ anouf te pise of echon
the he tures on qhu cefte and schyned was anan,
but pe denels pis seely knysft to anoyer place drunke
the june he kaye a firfly anelle wip pokis londe ynois
that oude toisaid pe sjonnde, pat ope up an hev
about hym as ful of twokes as he pere ysewy
ye evokes and ye pikes were fast piren alfa
ful of soofus al about pat peron akere ydo
ye soofus pat peron houso: brennyng were echon
and al brennyng was pat welle and wundel of brewnston
pe denels went forp anon, and her lokes aft
in eper othe and twened aboute pat sepy whelde ful fast,
pat of pe soofus pat peron hende, no pmas he ne sepy
so went pe turied pat whelde aboute: but brennyng leys
and soof fully he tures a zolle, eutest on his euse
all as by myl ove be awave, er we hens wende
the denels nome pis seely knysft and on pis whelde hyn aft
and wip pise ope mettred soofus: twened hy about fast,
when he tures on qhu cefte he was delibred anon
the denels food and pis whelde: wip dervy mode echon
the ye hyn nome ful evruly, and forp hy laddo
pei hav'd hym and svennes ebo: and londe on hy laddo
A estete hons hyn ponsht he sepy: londe and avide ynois
pe estethe and pe hete pat pers of come: wip hy stolbo
this knysft wip pise foule wightnes: to pis hons come
of poylys y at he yev se: he tike gert some
the fulle of putes and siches: wip june pat hons was
alle yei were ful of asveethes: non empty yei nas
of wellmego lede yei were full of pait: of brynston,
and of opev mesthanoo: boplinget emethon
asveethes soofus nee june were: hev toment tuld wel hy
some al alone pe hede, and some to pe sepy
some to yo uos and monpe: and some to pe arere
and some up to ye nekdo: + bont hyn/ comen depe

["And come to God both ye fere: and come, but by on\nhim, as fully as you may: and as you approach\nnow, you shall know: who he is, and what he is\nhim: and you shall know him, and who he is\nhim: and what he is, and where he is\nhim: and what he is, and how he is\nhim: and what he is, and whither he

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of ye niere smoke pat blomep: of pis pitther eudere
in pis Putt is ouw Aouinyngc: ye putte of helle tt is
ffor you us hafst yferved welk: here yous shaft woude nys
ffor alle yat os sernep wel: hisere yei chyn wendo
And come you here Suy jime: euen euy out endo
Therfore are we se turne pi poynt: and so by oure redo
And we wil as you come: ye away azem ye lede
The tit ou epe sood ynours: pafhes and poye also.
ffor we wul pe fynke ynours: as vizt is pat we do
ye kynsht for sike her biheft: as he sind eu ylome
pei lópe domu uto ye putt: an pe kynsht wyp he nomo.
the depper pat yei per pune come: ye wudde ye putt was
pat alle ye wó pat he sey eu: per azem nonzt nas
Of pat steuthe and ope rwo: ye kynsht was so oncomo
pat his ponsht towards þu ctt: hym was nyc hynome
Putt our lord in alle his wó: him strace zaf at ye lafte
So pat he ponsht ou þu ctt: and on hye cued fakte
A smoke ver come up snyt: anou: arny ful stonde blaft
ye kynsht: an hye aboue ye putt: and many soofth ay aft
he arsheled ou po blaft so: as opfden don wel wido
At ye lafte he fille adon: aboue ye putt beside
Ope senels come po hyn to: him to afto dirivo
pat hym areve senere yau eny pungo: areve he of liffamo
fforp yei wout to a gvet awatere: depe and brood ynois
a stvonso fynkyng nýft: oint of puk water drouke
Of prentone and of ope rwo: auch steuth he nene dy
wyp aft ye pyne of pe wosch: he nýsht stonde per nyo
a brisge per was ouer pat watere: naroover nýsht non bo
ye nýft was od yikke per about: vinnep men nýst it do
lo quod ye senels: are warnen ye ills.
pat under pis watere: ye depeft putte of helle is
And pat pon shaftONE wete: for pon shaft one anon
And pafse pis dwote watere: and up ye brisge són
They home pis soly kynsht anon: a vp pis brisge drouke
And made him peron soth his omyankes: wyp od ono ynoln
ffor in pinais vp pi bris do: enel ynois weve
On was he was od hie: vinnep men nýsht for ferw
por upon so and so ferre adon: and thone od visshy
pe ope pat in was od natorso: pat ynnepe men wostyn

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Tha epon eite on fote, pat he ne falle don anon
pe in pat w aas so flydeve & lype: pat men chyls not gon
but men fiode and falle Adoun: howe wus he euen were
yne in pmasis ye kynast ponast of crippe eette few
fost it aas navoue flyeux and hyo: pat he ne coid durele
pat if he chdo ont in emy half: pat he ne falle to helle
pev upon he was ybont: and made wip ftjengthe on
So eette srede as he hasse: had neveve no mon,
as it he tried to jhui aft: pat cained hy off pevo
And neupues his holy name: pat he kulppe hym peve
Aus went forp yo boldly: and je jnemmore he come
the harsier huu ponzb he was: at ye better herte to hye nom
And ye brisder was his away: so longe forp he zedo
that his asane was do brose: a tapn mon myast pev ledo
So longe pat tueyen cartis myast: mett wel ynuaro
pe kynast yo ful boldly:ARP pe brigge forp drouo
pe Senels stode by ye brigge: and de hy faste on
fost alle ye avoo pat peri him ds: yer onere he come anon
hem ponzt it was for nonp: effer hy to hinite noas
fful vristly pei sonne zelle: and cande and astepe one
So pat al sanf avip aft love: ouev pnis wattere he dwel
ye Senels behynde aere: wip odouro aus chame puer
the lere hym so whiter he wold: a founded hye no more
And heede hem overcome: and pat hem forpont zolo

The kynast went forp imp yuono: but pat he hap dere don
aus panded of: phu xte pat pei hye cised non
that wattere he passed sanf yuono: and forpev ye away nom
pe Courtney hym ponzt merv yuono: whan he onestoo
pe forpevinore pat he avant pe more love he hyo
So longe to he gest alballe: ouvith noblo aus lym
So noble werk he neveve sepe: him ponzt as pon was
And a Fielyst lype zare: fairee nener non nas
pat zare ohoue with bezt of cold yett urang
fful of precious demmys: wuther uendo non e
him ponzt er he pideve cume: his away ful longe fast
When he come a litel nep: he stode and blheld it fast
pat zare went up anon: azemist hyo wip pat zedo
pev com, ont a fivete onelle: pat wive hylant to sprede
pat huu ponzt in aft ye world: a better spites nepe

as was put

as was puk brep him ponzt: pat he smelles peve!

In so morche iopc him ponzt he was: pat pere he had be bronst

In alle ye woo yat he was: or it wold hanc dwenes hye ponzt

Jue he chelde at ye zate: wohan he come per nyce
ayore chernes ne mystht be: pan he yee eye

As he wolde per jue dwende: azemst him þon son
a profession ful faue of noble men echon

Wip cros and wip tapere: pat gvert vist abre

And folk behynde youneste: and enich has his fere

Bishopis come and archdeken: monkes and eke frew

Eureich wees his owne habit: wher he wees here

Wip most iopc pat mystht be: ye knyest was underefouo

Aus lasse jne wip iopc more: wip sylace & wip sone

Wnan pis sone was ydo: to hym come pev come

Dreyen as it maistens wew: and by pe houde hye nome

Thei welcomes him ful faue: and poned oue lord fafte
pat zane him so soos bilene: pat so ftesfaftly dafto

Thei lasse him about one: & lasse hye fer a nye

So morche morthyn he ioe: he neuere ev yye

ffor as ye sonne bynymys: ye liso: of a candel about myssay
Asp it bynamne ye come lene: ye nacht pat he flyay

So hroos ans londe ye pluse was: he mystht non eust so

Al mervy mese aus faue floures: sweter mystht non bo

Drees als wyw swete finyto: pat smelles sylacte ynomo

Ye swetnes pevof alabont: into eny pluse sroune

That pat wip out mete and drinke: him ponzt wel elmo
he mystht lyne in alle iopc: if he mystht so forp so

po on as pof he maistet were: his mony vnsid ful sfe
as wel welcomes him ful mystely, aus poned sood ful eff

pat suth wane him has seut: aus ftesfaft gert alsd

pew he ne channet his ponzt: for alle pat hye was so

Beau frere he seiso hervet be sos: pat ye hider hap bronst

Aus anonst alle þi strouste foon ftesfaft was þi ponzt

Of ye pyne of synful roostis: yfonded pom haft ynomo

And yee wip pi surnes ben better: aus ellis it wene wolke

pom mystht hene comde se: pat pous wilneft more

Of ye ioe of soos smales: pat comep to unte & oso

Yis pluse yat oze jne be: jwene pon knooweft nonst

It is eply pasdy: pat adam was in bronst

Why vs yours Christ us one are you: whan soz it cost endo
Nas he butt pons aboz endo: pat per ne come at lict
A manner brest from heneue adoun: pat ofon dere et brist
That ouerspasse al pay londe: and akeve leme s be pons
On eny hede peir licht adon: akeve pan wip orte
Ans on pons knyghtis hede asp: and porowe hy smote anon
Hozouwe omt ounder lye pons: and porowe eet licht aan gom
That so much sitt and poye: hym ponst neue nas
He stoo as tho he were bynome: he in st wher he was
Ne whesoe he was quirk & dedo: but in meting ab to are
Lord moste is vi poye of heneue: as pei fest alle pere
Pn ne left but a fromde: pat ye leme ne avyd zonko
But pei it lite arhule to last: yei were fulle ynoke
The knyght stoo and beheld about: et his rist mynde under stede
So fulle he aras of pons godly leme: pat liuorpi was & stoo
That tho he lynes him ponsz enc mo: & neue mete ne etc
Hym olold heneue to mete licht: so stoo aras ye leme & steto
Lo ende pat stoo stooft: pat aves hym on pat pluse
Nois you haft oindel crye: of our londis euato
Of poye pat oureacit stooft is han: for hev mysfado
An poye pat stoo stoftis in poldys don dedo
And oindel of pe lyve poye pat in heneue is
And eny day we ben onys: pons fesde wip blisso
That ben are suft ynoke: to sod vs more lindo
Ju such poye no pat in heneue geth: lyuen wip out endo
And zt oindel nor: for it twoke hem neend mo
And me pat han butt onys a day: to we ydoy so
And whan we pideve come: we shul wip orte endo
And pon if pons wist it fine wel: ynder stalt akendo
As pi wille is pon mysht do: whan pon rauske to crye iwas
Ffor pidere pe most anon azem: for i note tyne it is
And if pon wist her stoo hif lede: pi inede: youv mysht heve so
Also whan popues yei abden: if pon apyf lyer go
Azem pe most wende anon: so forp in soddis namo
And so balely ynoke: pe senel moive do po no shame
Adwas pei be of pe ful core: and ashamed on eet odo
In soddis name so pi away: pon stalt ne lenes byde
A oyp mercy quod ye kynsht: as that eney me betide
On foot i wyl from you so: arveatres gom so i vede

late me bilene cemp zon here for if I fxou zon mendo
Adusd am of ye solle: left he anil me sijando
May Deaneiere quod pe oper: you mynsht as wel be fallo
Azem you shaft into epe anon: you mynsht ydo pu wollo
And if you serue wel our lord: older you maist be
Azem come hede to us: and first to henene ffe
pu &oddis half wendo azem anon: for siker you shaft so
Allas allas quod ye knyscht: what chal I now do
Aft ye goe pat I hane sepy to is nove lume bynomo
to ye as vertedues pate is on eepo: allas sjal nowe ceno

Al aspepinte at po zate: yel bronzt hy at pe lafto
Anon as he wasp pere asip out: yet chert po zante fafto
Tight as he come before euene: ye waye he nomo
And eshan euy deuel pat pyes hy tenard hy come

as wosos chreives yel fleste hyn fafto: w wolfs abide hynono
Ins he was to pat place bronzt: pat he was er on
As he sante and biselde aboute: he so some come pere
Aft pis nobles compeny: pat asip hyn frele epe
Sean feewe yel erdo: eshan you haft such penunte dryd
Siker you be pat pi grunys: pe delyd you frezen o
lako eshan por to mest to epe azem: eleue if you led o
pye you neuere efto in pyne como: for syne ne mynsedo
pe uyst lye pe liens anon: for at lond in pi londo
pe sarvey cleve and is day as I vnderstond

And ye peris asip procession: to po zate come pere sono
To loke wher you be y como as eicht is to don
Aus him he pe fynde pere: he eul lollo pe zate aus
pis knyscht yel bronzt ont of fallo: and bleste hyt efted
foryp he wently dready: as nede he uyst yo

And vight as he come to pe zate: pe pone come alsd
Azemst him asip procession: to loke you et alero
And eshan he had pat zate villoko: ye knyscht he fonde pere
per was goye and bleste vnono: eshan yel to et der cemo
asip covo and asip cefons: ye knyscht yel op nomo
And ladde him into ye chinech anon: and ponked our lond faste
ye knyscht to fize ye lye lited: anon ou kue hyt efto
And flably in his orisons: xv. dares he lay

And ponked oup oweto lond: ful faft lop mynsht 4 dar
And com up on his bare fl. jff: ye holl thus ho nomo

After that he was made; and so for his mysede
yest oute per wearne boze; in aft wearnes hede
Hee ye joye that here is; he had to his anille
Vant he had yo he was outreft: yew not a fille
Of wearnes hede we be ykende: and of his mynful blood ycome
But that was porde and soff ygrate: wy ofte ndome hynome
But that we ou erpe after of myne pat weare wynt
On our eper in purgittory: ful dere we it bonaft
For we alle as pow here oeft: per forp hider come
And our mynnes per bette: and our chynys yfere nomme
We ne mydft ellis hider come: as sood be pe it is
And if my chynne nee forzene: pow come not hider now
And alle pat pois per sey: hider shul wende
And to yei don ashan yei han: her penice bront to endo
But nou not hore loue he shul: per bilene yvis
But as heu emp fendo on our hap: ye bette wy by it is
For wip maſſed and wip bedis: + good almesede
When may here peynes wele: yat yei her penice lede
And ashan euy of hem hider come: azenſt hem we wende eſchon
As we dis azenſt ye: and leden hem mine eſchyn
But per uyò non it of us: aworpi to henene akunde
ere non pat wete ashan our lods: aft wy hyn awl endo
This is our lynde hevantage: azenſt abe we pto
for our faſere it forſato: for pat he had myſdo
Here we shuſh hane bene boze: and lynes om lif alſo
for our lorde avold yat we were: ni more joye ydo
Ett alle ye joye that here is: amontep no pings ybis
Azenſt ye left joye of henene: pan moſt pe meſt is
but comme pings of henene you ſhake: in a plute here uyè
Thei ſadde hyn upon an eſete ſille: and bad hyn lode on hyn
and awed hyn of which colem of henene opzit pere
he eide of sold viſſt hyn pons: pat ywalled wene
The ope eide pis is ye way: yat sey to henene diſſe
And pat is pe satte of padis: yat wyi our henene is
Ech day come of purgittory: hider comep os to
And come of us euyd ay: wenden to henene alſo
Euch day while we have be: our lods os ſette ene
With deliſons mete of henene: pat eide is and done
What is pille holys mete: er you hennes arende