12 The Satinette of the Marie of Reggio

13 Cap' pum

As she were born in age, three came no man but nyghst
After false ne mode she byhelle: tho she upward steyghst
mocht wonder hynde of: est man that livt seyghst
Chaste she beightst al hou lyf: if goods were
Wust other maydnes in the temple: she was done to leve.

So queynt she was of wit: and queynte also of wit
that every man hadde wonder thes of: and also greeet swede
She was nede seen but that: nor ones laeghrynge goon
not on misheareth with hir: but eke more in don

Se sebes and spum and kembes: also both she Wolle and lyne
and also ot shee ethely werkes: liv lyf lond to Wyne.

Ely say by tymes: thes day she delte in thwe
swo more til wnderu: in hir bedes Wolle she be

Swo underne to underlie: to the Werte she Wolde slite
Spynne leue se piche: she was of good witte

Til ene she was in hir bedes: With Werte and Weth thowghst
There came an angel ely say: and hir mete brought her

lytel other mete: she eet: but she With hir honde
To pone men she it delte: and lyued by goddes fonde.

Sethan she of ely she man herte: to hym anon she wente
Conforted hym and ficles hym: tisdayst grace if god she sente
In hir chylde sone al this: was that if naue of told
for she was eke good: both she yonge and old

14 De pate: Æt Marie cum puerilat as etatem xym. annæz.

If no she was forwene zere old: the disshep of the ladde
had that ely mayden of that elde: homward she sulde come

To be mated as it was wyghst: the maydenes ely chone
Went were they of þi beste payed: but marie alloue

If she was hoten forthwith ethere: insbordet for to take
She she skide what the ladde is: if not for false
my false and moder bisightst for me: or if were byzous
that þi cholde in chastite: in goddes serme i were

and my selfe Æthan if was childe: behightre my lord alloue
to lyne my lyf in chastite: withoute mannes mone
Chist seve if any zere the so the: as fer as it is my Wille
To man ne that nele come: my mayden god to spille.

The disshep and the maydnes: that of the temple were
of this worte to be comseilt: and were in great feue
for the book Wolle if no man cholde: ageyn siche bestes be

Ins ladde Wolle fiv marriage: if no woman sulde fle

Common comseilt thestoke thes of: and feo day til of þe ybée
In bedes to prayse onve lode: som tolene to sende hem these

cap" p[ut].

De patinatale iste matie vnguis

A doyce thev com fco hevene: bad hem that they shulde take
Alle the men of Damd bynte: that were Withhoute male
An of olle for to take a Wyf: an that ech of hem were
a zerte to the antev of albuthav: the bisskop sylke hem leve
And Whos zerte byyonne blowe: and a culiue thev on brought
he sylke lome marre to house: that he lefte he nought
Ditan they were alle to give ycome: and ech had a zerte in londe
This olle man thev was f sight Joseph: bi hynte alle he gan stonde
Ageyn his sville he thevder was brought: he wiste not elles for fere
his zerte he finde this his felanbes: to the antev hev zerves here
Thev was non that gan blowe: and qoseph they underzete
That he hadde his zerte yhid: they gan faste thdete
They made hym bere his zerte forthe: he ne sylke pspited be
This he to the antev com: wnen myshoo impvacle see
Fawe sigan his zerte to blowe: that he dar on his house
A koue thev on a Whyt culiue: a faue myvade I understoude
Upon the zerte long Whyle it sat: that al the folk it fleysh
And it fleysh in the temple avoute: and futfle to lievene on heysch
I hev was non that it feigh: than thev of a dvan was
Frit Joseph the olle man: forp on his half was
I no hym was loked that minde: he was a shinned see
loketh he fute my seblenes: and tuketh of me myndere
I am a man With manp children: imp myghst is ne byyone
She is zonge and synne it is: to make us to gide come
Take kepe qoseph the bisskop fute: f pi self not spille
As Satam were and abicon: for thev keve ageyn goddes bille
Thau it was Joseph forthe a dris: he derfte Withfleue no mare
for drest of oure kodes Wrecche: he gan to fike fere
Ageyn goddes Bille I myl he: Wulfen it mot so be nove
Wedde hiv I Wole but for me: qur myghdenioie mal not fute
Leveq a sholde be to hiv: other thing I may do nought
That my fone may wedde hiv: that oure lymede he fouth brought
I he fave were than Whan a man ne uysghte: bigste chaldren on his wyne
that his nexte kyn hiv wedde sfolde: i non aftev his lyne
And so och after other of the blood: til some childven were fouth brought
Joseph thonghfte he onworthy was: but nob faveft it so nought
In this entente Joseph Wened: that clene mayde there
for other Wise oure lide it nofte: that the Reded Were
for his moder sholde not slainde: he: Ended des the childe he were
fo that the feuel underzete: that eny mayde a childe sholde bere
for than he Wolke hane underfonden: that it hadde ben goddes fone
And hane distonubled al the dite: of his passione

" De satinata eue marie Gris. "

Capi. p[ro].

He Wolde that his mode were: in eny state of good hode.

Of Women but three the rest ben: the liffiest is maykened.

That other is Webber: the other Webber he is.

Alle thes three that wele mayde: if Bay oure londe y'is.

She was mayde Whyf and Wide londe: Shee so is noon of thise three.

But she come to amendement: of Seven may she nat be.

The Joseph hade that mayde y'edded: as it fel in the lathe.

To Wicke the euntue of Bethilcom: some they gon to Swacche.

To p[er]doy hem a fraye andale: Wailen they had Wonne hem Webber with

With Wochinge of his craft: for she was a swyth.

In to the londe of Grallke: to his freudes oure Lady Vente.

She was born of Razaveth: as the Bissiep his sente.

For the faire miracle of oure londe: sente before the Sponaghod.

If he maydene s he toke his of his elde: for to kepe he maykened.

Nistime and ambige: Sepho and Alisty.

Asbel was the firste: that shulde hir kepe his man.

The marie and thise maydenes fyde: to geve were y' brought.

The Bissiep toke hem Webb: to Wochse: if they Webbed nought.

Of or things Webb: the hem tode: as he Webde he fallde.

Of flex ilke and senel: cheval of p[re]nepil p[alle].

The they were with this Webbe to Razaveth y'gon.

Than they caste that matne Webb: etc. of hem shulde don.

So it fel that marie sholde: if p[re]nepil take on hime.

To make the veple of the temple: as he shulde and kepe stoune.

The maydenes sente p[er] art subtile: howe it is dy falle.

P[er]ble Webb: pon Wochest: and vichver thym We alle.

And so it fel in her morth: aight that they gonne vede.

One of maydenes they hir clepte: thev of soth they seide.

Of the they songen that ilke songe: as it fel in her thonght.

And amical cam and seide: that it was y' brought.

And that songe was p[er]fleche: if she was of maydenes p[er]ne.

And that end in sothenes thev of: hafely it sholde be pene.

The Webve thise maydenes sere as was: lost the hade imisse.

Thev of oure Lady sozenenesse: etc. after other p[re]de.

"De ammatione angelica."

"Capi. Secundum."

A marie that cleane thing: on a day a l'auour non.

She stoo and felles at the Welle: in an angel to his com

he sin, blesses be your marie: for god the bath y' seye.

This olne Wonynge for to be: ne haue ye of noon eye.

With this Webbe the Wente a Wimp: marie Venst in thonght.

As it this trynge impelte: that the amged h[is] brought.

In to his chambre the wente a geyn: in toye and in diere.

"CAP" secundum

De animatocie angelica

proutely the keelde hye there: and the orisons seide
the afterwaarde the theidde day: oure lorde to the sente
his archangel and Gabriel: that to this in ayden ibente
as the allone in chismbure: in his orison was Paris

Salutatio marie..

Heyle the seide ful of grace oure lorde with the seis
There seight the holy goft: thyngh the aungel es vetynge
In this holy mayke a lyshte: vs alle the fio peyne to boynge
This was the freste seide of love: ò on eke to us wri
It semit mure day m lente: oure lorde alanees fleshy nom
Wel onghste eke to honoue: that ille day þe wils

Adam first Syme Sike: und bronzt: vs out of blis
That day, Willeth enyui: abel his brothee slongh
That day abestam to ynaet: his sone his sere out of wlongh.

That day lyshte in his mosev: oure lorde qut cwik

That day, bylivened was: semit josth the baptaſt
Thelke day oure lorde also: done was on the rote
Ael onghste the honoue þe day: zip the it vincevste

The oure lasy with the holy goſt: ovete with childe was
Joseph was eue in Christlem: and Wiste not of this cas

A doute his nede and his miste: thynx monthes he was thynx

In chyinter the euent to his day: as it fel in the zve
The fons he his Wyp with childe: lord þe hyn hins wo
mishappes he seide: qhan ye p nolwe: thyngh qhan ne mo
let me nowe zif thy will is: lord my deth a fonge

For bettev it were bityme to dye: thyn in tene lyne longe.

The felle that Joseph minde: no tmge telle mith
one lasy heels the ful strike: Whan fye this y fly

The maydenes that were his Reliques: five the day: ym are
athoute gile it is y lond: that you cravest five

five the exoſe is chafte and good: and other of him the nyste
The Spak uene in piete: with no man that we Wiste

As fly ze for quod Joseph: it may not yet be

Is the not With childe goeet: the pliche ze molke y se

Certees five thise otheve strike: zif þe Wist it Wite

Thev opak with him no man: y the niygs fite undenzete

With the aingel him ofte: zif we derst say it yfhis

If the With childe is y bronghyt: by the aingel it is

a Welarbey fide q Joseph: Why Wol ze for Bitvaye

He fely Wett the foy alde: in myn olde daye

P anenture in annigel forme: som toly main coin
alnd that him With childe y bronzt: and his mayde hee lynom
Allas all his hode that is the temple go

Wispoppes and Pites þynne me se: no wonder yough ne be like

I Capitall Jectundum

De Annunciatione angeli ca.

Some thonghtie she was a Wuthe: that she drank of the Water
that oure Lady thonght goddes se: hev thonght kueve al to galeer
Asly thenske ze eneke by me she sulde: in some hertes so falle
q hadde nende with man to done: nende thev to q mille
that q belightie in my childe hoxe: ene q wolde it folde
As han the folke herte thys: mothe minnayle thev tode
Than thonghte they on myvacles many: that god for liu had so
folle the ynough the aingel noniffed was: and wedded also
thym stande they thonght the holy goft: with childe she was konght
they henede hir and mity evied: of see Wirked thonght
They lusden hir to Sazareth: with procession erthon
They heft the feet and the way also: that she hadde on gou
They afterward the empuie of home: as we fynde Write
a certeine nombre of all the Wolden: she sente she wolde write
folle many shuves Were m eith londe: and tolbnes in eith shuve
And folle many in eith tonn: she was a ful gweet sive
To the place of eith londe: his messagers she sente
That eith man there he was beon: homlambard childe wende
And that eith man strike pate a peny: and the peny to hym bere
That he myghste vete thee by: howe mothe folde thev
I may it wel lene, y she sitt as wel thev
for lone of the pens: as to Write the nombre of the men
To myel byngdome of the worlde: 16 pe lymgdome of Gurie
The londe of Jude in Gurie: he let his dane are
A muske in Jerfyn: there he first bigay
As in the middle of the worlde: to nomke eith man
Joseph in Sathlem Was y hore: in the londe of Jude
Weth his Wyf he was in Sazareth: in ye londe of galile
in eu was hym and alle othere: home to his londe Vente
To done the empuives hoste: and his truage hym rende
The tyme Was a cight h oure Lady: she childe keve pholde
Therfore sive lie toke Wath hym: swa sive Vende he nolde
An oxe and an asse the hadde: and both with hem they ladde
the oye that they felle myghste: as han they nede hadde
To hane his spanse and truage: the asse also he nom
That oure Lady vpyde myghste: as han she were by com
In gweet febleness they wente forth: Joseph this homlonde
for charge of hir and of hym self: in to his olve londe
On a saturday they come: to Bethlem on ende
Weve they were and late it was: if they ne myghste in vente
And for prees of that folk: y to the truage was come
Alle the James of the towr y filled were aus ynome

An old honn and forlente: thew stooz at the tolles ende
Dhe in they teyed thee bestes: Whan they to tolle wende
A mindes the high wayt it stoo: and it was al enen
Sas was Joseph and his wsp: f they myghte these lenen
Oure lody seide tyme it was: the childe sulde be bore
Allas seide Joseph Womanles: What sult we done thew soze
Forth he wente in to the ton: zif he myghte by eas
If yous a woman she to bepe: welesforth myghtes it was
He lefte his oye and his aspe: teyed there be lyde
At a cocrace, and wente forth: and Women he songhte Wyd
A De satiuate dum na phu ypi: Cap" doun
Allone he lefte oure lody: in that Wyd lons there
That some after undynght: that sebete childe she beve
Sones sone through wslom the duel: was brought to gonde
On tristensuse myght Was ybore: blessed be the stonide
Amgeles come anon about it with good companye
To solace that sebete childe: and his mode vane marie
She ne hadde weles ynne oure londe to weynge: whan she was y bore
Sut f seble clothes and foule Wee: and also al to tere
Theles ynne oure lody hyn wonce: and bouse hyn With a lift
On a wisse of key the lepe hyn: there was a pore gift
On the oyes and asses crouces: whan she hyn tluder brought
The bestes kneltes a geyn hyn: and houones hyn þ hem brought
Seynt Elene sitte to come baw: for velines to ben lylde
That key: that thes chylde lay ou: as the bokes me tolde
Whan the childe was y bore: Joseph thuder brought
The Women of that craft: that he ful few had brought
Her names were rebel and Halome: and pan Joseph to marie fer
Two Women I name the brought: þ sultke the wisse and webe
The gain oure lody it lightly take: and Joseph the blamed the
Loke wel you hane no nede: to this Women or they go
Oure lody Wolde þ this on Woman: that highte rebel
Had he ysye the pintes: as his craft bifel
Whan she found þ she was mayde: and childe hadde ybore
For Wonde she cued lowde: hiv fesalwe she tolde fore
That may nought ben that other strike: anon we with þ word
Hiv hondes bycome stif and des: as it Were a borde
For wel and sorynes: mercy the gau cuye
That she unayde: to oure lody aulte
Ans as oure borde hiv sente grave: to the childe she wente ancon
And hanteltes hyn With his de de hondes: and pa biconne hole ful son
This Woman wente home a geyn: and ende she hadde in mynde

11 Cap" text

CAPITULUM

De statutate Domi

AnS WYDE toLde the childeS brethe: ò it Was men childeS fynde
To eft mand creature of this kerynge: som toke ynge he leet do
A mgales sterre some and none: bestes and tree also
of the mirth of the bestes: as ze haine heve dyfore
Kneled azen hym that hem made: Whan he was ybore
Wel ze wete that oxe and ass: boy stoude bestes den
They nele knele ne toye make: for no man y they seyn
Sith forth as her kynce is: for ought men may hem lere
Therfore the more Wondev it was: azen kynce they de pere
By the olde day or god Was born: by a pince's day of Rome
Delf Wynaer there was pees: gweet keep thev of men nome
Therfore pe pince let vere a temple: non such neve thev nas
he leet it clepe the temple o pees: for in pees vereed it was
her false goddes they honoed there in: gweet toye p'yme per wronge
Ene they stridde Whan Weve conj: the temple son childe to brent
Therfore they aske of her goddes: solb longe it childe be there
They seide it childe stonde: til a mayde a childe here
That is wel they suide than: it shal stonde end mo
If or mayde may neve be childe: vs donteth of no fo
morele toye and blisse they made: zut Whan onne lorde Was bore
Than the temple fel to gromme: ful say they were they fore
Than they twokes it were sth: y a mayde a childe bere
Stones and trees evthe and eyve honoed onne lorde there
That was on evthe zong ybore: ye' noghe no lenge stonde
To susteyne the layke of false goddes: ò hit dite hym honde
nen avexed there the temple stod: tho custen laykes gweve
a childe y men clepe nob semt marie the newe
Watev honoed also onne lorde: Whan he was ybore
for a Welle that was in Rome: many honded zees bisore
Than the Watev turned to oyle: as the APPHETES WYDE
Skev they seve y a childe: Was bore of a mayde
And van almost to the Watev of tybre: gweet zeme for men nome
That Whan onne lorde ybore was: the Watev to oyle bywome
Trees also honoed hym: for in the londe of englandye
A tve of bad me thev stod longe: certes of wos nocht lye
Alnon as onne lorde ybore was: on criste maude say
That tve bar bothe hlosme and fynyt: y alle men it say
What myghte betokene y alle fruyt: im y tyme of the zee
But y the wete fruyt was ybore: vs to sane and leve
The some honoed hym also: on criste maude say
Thre somes were by oest in benene: y alle men hem say
They were alle of gweet lene: and gweet zeme men of nome

Capitulum

De Epiiphae eti

that he was man of flessh and blood: to vs on the tree
The thrice was that he jolles: pure nought est he sone
that he dixt nought as oure fadres: were vont to done
Abash't and his oſpreinge: f' caruic'd Were eſtome
that oure lorde keve hem not dyke: but with this keve see like anou
the feerthe that the venuel: f' to him hafse onde
Once vold not that he Were: comen of gousts ſonde
for he were not goddes ſone: but of mankynde allone
bigeten of Joseph and marie: thingh flesſhly none
oure lorde for this ſoure things: bad him hym euicuic'd
that it falſeth to holden high: of men that ben vise

De Epiphaniis eti

Capitulum

Ile ebelfiſe day is an high day: and holi is to holde
for ſoure things that ilke day: as the gospell us tobe
that day the kinges three: oure lorde presentes keongſte
one after he was born: and ful ſev hym ſongſte
There after upne and tibently zere: as it ſel that day
Once lorde baptiſed was: and bigan the nolbe lay
Ileßelf: monſte alsd there afterlab: on that day alsd
Once lorde made of butter wyn: Witan þ' opev wyn was to
that day a Ileßelf monſte aftew: oure lorde thine grace
ſpyde ponſand men with fyde lones' fedde ma placte
This ſoure miracules of oure lorde: that day weve þ' do
Ileßelf ongſte we false that day: and Vorsiſpe it alsd
ſterres doorſhaped oure lorde: als Witan he was ybore
als Ialbin the apphiete ſaude: many ſimlied zere diſſe
That a ſterre ſhyne ſhulde: of jacobes hynce
Ende after the men of þ' latte: þ' ſterre hafde in minſt
And peated a monges hem: þ' ſon to kevinge ſtinde come
So that the lioſt of þ' londe: hee comiſſil hafde þ' nome
Ileßelf ſiſt worth the men: to take eny myſht they toke
Upon an hit a longe myſht: after the ſterre to Ike
Witan oure lorde: Was ybore: as he wolde that it were
This kynge's come this night that ſterre: to londe after there
if they myſtite thev of ſe that con kinge ſight a ſpav
That other was called meschior: the thirde was Walthiſtar
In kev prapeers they were longe: that oure londe ſende
Dom tokene of that ſterre: or they houſkav'd Wende
Than ſepe they a ſterre in heuene: as it ſeeth like ſtode
a misde the ſterre a thylde they ſeye: al bleſſyng on the wod
The childe bigan to ſpeke to hem: got his hlyue the ſende
To Wartede the londe of Jude: anothre ſterre ſhalk zons lede

Thee shall x

The Pnrispntioncne fte marie.

Dip". A. t'n.

7

The fourty day after this childe was bore: as on candelmasse day,
Gure ladiy dide hir churchegong: as it fel on that day:

al peyve cunlieve baddes she wam: and a peyve tuerteles also
to offve in the temple With the childe: as yetiere Wont to do
the lade Bothe that erthe, sholde: yat of potherere
a lombe to offve With the childe: than they purfied Boe
Int Women yat ponde were: that otheve bestes none hadde
Songe Pulneven atthe tuerteles: were fayne that theye he hadde
Oure lode: fer the tymie he was ybore: the Wulde he was thow
ponverte to zeue vs unſample: he ſheved euen more

O ſe offved t'sko tuerteles: for lombe badde she noon
And t'ey Whito Chnnes: to the temple gan she goon

thys pibete childe was offved thewe: on the candelmasse day

And the fourc huddes With hym: as it fel in the lay

An olde man was in the temple: ynamed Symeon
In hirnird zev and t'elue olde: unmeth he myſhte gon

Desired he hadde al his lyf: and oure lode praysed to forze
That he nente dye ſtinde: as he ſey gos ybore

So gweet will he had to pray: Whan emy dyes man come
ſſor hope to have of hym tudyng: as he bolde ylome

Wof pon Wliere he lave he bore: and Wheither: I ſhulle ſeen

Beneſt pon Wheither: I ſmull sure: pibore til he be

And were he hadde of the holý goſt: y'he sholde not dye
or he ſepe onve londe y bore: ou eſſe With his eye

That bilſeſte he deod longe: til he m ſeblenesſe were brought

But in hepe he ſhulde hym ſee: his elde greenet hym nonght

Wlian onve londe was to the temple y brought: Symeon azen hi com

In his armes yat odete childe: With gweet joye he nom

he bair hym to the alber on his h: and leyde hym thwee ful ſoſte
As his lode he honoures hym: his ſeet he kiste ful oſte

lond: he ſaſe noſb pon ſhak: thy ſeruut in pees lene

ſſor myn eyen hane ſeyn: that bote that pon zeue

that pon maſt a ſore eth man: and cleve lighſt albo wel

that pon ſheweſt al to joye: to peple of jovael

In jphene he ſeide dy oure londe: that was on eſſe y do

In don ſallynge of many a man: and uprifynge alde

that is to ſay that onve londe: amonge vs as y brought
to putte to helle alle the: pat on hym lened nonght

ſſor they myſhte nende afterbar: fynge encheson

That he brought hem deere pynowb: With his passion

Symeon ſande p once londe: cum in mannes uprifynge

What was pat Int þe Wolde: vs to henene brought

purſicito ſte
marie

ut similitus

xe

Cap. vii.

De pnvitacione bte marie

A hat erst sfolke by hentage: depe in helle dye
And he vs made up axise: in to heneene an hye
Soy oure ladv: he saide: that his sones pverde wel bene
Chunghe his sould passe sfolke: was fithe wel yfene
That sverde was oure ladv: that was thwgh his herte wente
Wfan the sted under the vode: and sey liow ye jelles hym skenre
The wurd: Symeon his behight: ofte he hadde in thought
Wfan the say that the lither men: to that he sone brought
Sye wikked sones hadde shevte: thonghten hym eucl to dighte
By nyne hym his lyngdome: or quelle hym zif they migfte
Wfan hevode tis under sted: a wey liem he dwof anon
This lither sones to the empore: to pleyne gan they goon
I not what sfolke a lither fadev: but lither sones byzete
Wfan the empore hevde of pleynt: the sthe he wolke she
he comaires king hevde: bisore hyin to lede
To any where his sones to vight: of they to hyn sed
Tlan was hevode sone a drad: souncl for all
The wrecke that he thoughte to oure vode to do
By the empore he wente: and to he konghte wyf
That his childe vun akow the childe: and be king al his lyf
With the harsy he was: and homewarde he gan wente
Al his conseil and his thought was: now he myghte cight slende
he com to the sde of thar se: and alle the slippes there founde
he leet liem alle to drie me: or hevde don to grounde
For he thoughte yf ye thre kines: thes forts childe wente
That damd seide in the ouerter: y brought was to the ende
That of that come sfolke: that hym kene nonght
Wfan they hym sey they childe sde: and he disfondles in thought
And of angellisses of Women: in transale of childe were
Were sefouled with harsy vede: the slippes of thar sted there
This was by huge hevode yn: in angellisses was and drie
And sefouled alle the slippes of thar sted: With ful harsy wea
Wfan he miste sord he myghte: of this kines ben a wive he
he thoughte now he myghte cight slende: And thes of he gan sone
he miste as hevde oure lost Was: but as men hym tode
Wel he white yat he Was not: fully tcho zere o
Ewode leet ske alle the childe vven: wymin tcho zere were
yn al the cintxe of that childe: then that cight a lyne were
In an angel thes est in Joseph: and bad hym up wise
With the ans his modes to gon: in to Epipte on an wise
The tyme he firs is p come: p weroke the childe songht

Cap. vii.

In all the countries there about: quellis hym anon he thought

Joseph anon by myghtes: in to Egypte his Wende

With the childe and his mother: as the angel hym kende

Heroes men wente aboute: in all the lande wel blyne

To quillen alle the children with hymne to boe zere: þu non be left a lyne

In hundreds thousand and fourty thousand: and soone ponsild ye soweles

So zonge myghte they fynde no more: me thinketh there were y noles

Twelve months it was and soone sdays: after þe god was bothe

That this children were yslande: were withoute hore

Many say: mother thy was: and many will say: and song

The children þi love of herene hadde: enervision there among

In her blood Christened they were: sebete was that companye

So they and well keful was þe wy: þe other nodes gan there cuyes

And they were you the Christes: youn hinthest aboute nought

So ye you werest yngshlyn to be: out of thy lyngstome brought

The Christes wel myght pon wete: it was not his sight

The Christes were of him: him þe giltes were

Wel the White Christes thy yonght: youn soime lyin not there

Out of thy power had he is: but were the sight nonsight

But for the Wolse thy tyme alde: or he to that were brought

With the wende of Joseph and his wyf: and that childe they hadde

To have the wende of egipte: as the angel him hadde

As they wente through twelues: zonge children hem seiden Wolde

And made love with thy childe: non other heryen they nolde

Thongh they lytel witte couthe: they myghte knowe nought

To make love with one londe: þem lier founde there was brought

a colde tyme as they Mente: sone acold they were

By a gynne olde Christe þe cometh: þe yonght to veste hem there

There come addres and fonle Wormes: dragons with ginsly teeth

at the children þat seiden hym wepten: and weiden for sowe

This childe þas on one body: as Christes the Wormes stod faste

As the Wolse agen hem fighte: they were ful sore aginst

And londed to liym enythlon: than as it were brought in

The plesance that kynget was: in the ender seide

That dragons slulle once londe honoure: and his lieste so

Once londe wende amonge hem alle: there Wolde noon come hym to

Sore was Joseph and his wife: as he ne myghte hym se Wolmes Wyte

Sore liym the Wolde but he ne zonst: left they liym Wolde haine byte

Dathkele the seide better it is: put they sde me than the childe

So þe Wol and sowe him to me: be the Wormes nene so Wyde

Dulcones: omes
AB 451

11 Cap. vii.

Cave soth not of me þe childe seide: for of me it is written:
That I shall make þe bestes taine: the sothe ze may write
Covertide epipte they wente forth: there cam bestes þe best
lyons and leopes and otheres many: to seide that childe childe
Cham was oure lady sone a man: more þe childe seide
Christ bestes come to housten vs: hane of hem no sive
Lyons lepés and folsues thes were: þe ben bene and wylde
Sitteth oxe sheep and hym: that ben taine and mylde
The wyll bestes sith lym non latine: though it see hynde were
It stilyt eten to gide: as they wente righte there
Than was fulfilled the epiſtanie: of ymas leſson
That Iamb childe with wold erte: and the oxe wit lyon
So beste Wayteith the wold so morſe: as him he for to byte
There he honoured noon so moche: men dæste hy not byte
Sooe his dynke he leſte: and lyon also good
That loueth no mete so morſe: as oxe plessi and blood
There he honoured the oxe moſt: and ſhed hym alp
It once lorde a geyn dynke: they umſte neds so
The bestes do: ſtripes oure lorde: witt joye and play
And Vente diſore as it were: to the chym the chym
So han they in to epipte come: in her way stood a two
That of greet dine was: of more myſhie non be
That who so thes of em thinge, aboute his nobles bare
Seynt vynde other keef: or em thing of that there
Sith he in em enel were: hool he childe be
Of non enel dæste he dante: ſuch dine harte þe two
Anon as trist and his mowr: this dy in to epipte were
That two borwed to the gromme: and marie the mndel dante
To once lorde lonted: and honoſe hym both the crop: more
And little it swoos op ageyn: whan crist was y fwa y bore
In to the eunce of Sotheinne: hevbergh hase they noon
to the temple they wente forth: y eły man myſhie grom
Chive hundred maſk metis and xlv. in y temple were
To gromme they ſellen enythone: anon as crist com there
They myſhie no lenger stonde: for another poſſer hase
All he in the temple were: wonſed and bome a sride
Her lym: y lighſte affroſe: to hym were they ſende
With eſlis and With hawons: ſone thicke he wente
The sothe they ſonne that heo maſk metis: uon falde there
To once lorde they ſiſle on knee: and honoſed lym there
Sith he were lyper ſride the lym: yun oure goode be

They Wold not to hym falles on kne: as we alle yfsee
Therfore we note worshipe hym: þ' vo ne falles þ' cas
That fel to lyng pilaruo: þ' Emy of Egypt was
For the noles the ligh god waske: as right Was to do
A swok ned he was in the see: and alle his folke thewe to
Onve lioð þ' tyme this Wonde'se side: as he nows hath y wronge
After sove ? vece worshipe the hym: þ' os falke so nongeht
Joseph and his wypc þ' hir childe: m egypte dy. zve were
Hent hir foo hewde the kyn. deyes m the senenthe zee
An amgel com sone and kaw Joseph: aegyne pe childe to lese
And y hewde hir so þas kes: m slepe he it seide
Sone Joseph with wypf and childe: aegyn thidde side Wende
To hir wne cmitwe: as the amgel hem kente
Wnan hley come myght at home: zit somel they swade
The asbes who the lyngedome: m hewdes seide londe
Men toke hem that archelaus was kyn: y þas hewdes fone
He soute thet he was lyke his fader: as it is ofte ybone
Ther for they wente not to Bethleem: left men wayted her deth
Ent to onve lasy cmitwe: they wente to Sazareth
Ther ouve lasy bone was: and also byzete
Ther ouve lond in hir alighte: as it is piberte
Sive londe ift of Sazareth: as he ycleped is
Fer he m to Sazareth: p'vo egypte wente y his
This childe Way ofwith the Wel: he myghte non other y right
B'nt he lade Wel y thryua: ? Wot non that mysht
Man an he was Son. zee olde: at an ligh feste
To the temple his swendes hym londe: and eft com yitragh laste
Wnan the feste byzonne was: men lete crie wel fraste
That eft man stocke by his pere: whuk the feste laste
Nom by man and childe by childe: an3 Woman by Woman, asfo
There stood eft ymge dy his pere: til the feste Wenc to
Man the feste was yd: the folke a zen home wente
Eft man with his neyte swende: as they to gide kente
Joseph and manne his wypf: sone to geve come
Is he the childe the fye not: y faze they lokes y lome
They yongfte he went with his felarbes: þ' wente w hym by þ' way
Among hem yel songlifte al day: abonte in the contreye
A notthe day Wnan they fomde hym nat: they wente with foy thewe
A monge his kynne men: and zit fomde yel hym not thewe
Sowe: w hat they were than Wo: for they londe sweet fere
The thirde day to the temple they wente: a laked aif he were thwe

Dip" Em.

9

b.m

Cap. vii.

There were wise men of the land: and plegget of the right,
herculest now and ze may be: sonde of goddes mygget.

There was one lord amonge him alle: and answere every one.

And opposed him of wiseones: theroude and were hym non.

So greet Wouere amonge him: in the temple neide nato.

As the harde of his Wisedome: so zonge a childe as he was.

Sene sone fard oure lily: Whyn hest you plus yd

We the hane wel forp fonsyt: thy farow and q also

Ther depes the Josephly his father: yf ye jolles ne onverze

So sone yf he were goddes sone: his vesous were so grete

Sene moer the childe stede: whyn hane ze me ysonyt

Witze ze not in any fado, neses: me mot uede broughte

Wilen his moso this heve: she mst wisse by he it seide

he seide for his fado yng: was of wisedom to thece and wde

And also the temple worth right: was his fado fee

the fove he seide he must uede: in his fado thynge

marie and Joseph toke this childe: and to Zerameth hym fadde

and kepte hym full se worthely: as they bi fove hede

As han the yng awdertus: hede myne zene lyng ybe

So proude and luthen he bicam: yf euly man myghre se

The folke it nolde suiffve nought: his power they hyn bynomede

And mact hevde his brothev lyng: and thyngh right come

Borthe were hevodes sones: pat was lyng by fove

That one londe Wolde hane slayn: thio he was pfore

This hevode this zonge lyng: and pilate his quynke

And the dissop anue of capplas: yf of the lande were wise

kepten al the londe of qude: as it was mannes lande

Alle wece of don assent: to drynge oure londe of sadde

Pilate hede three fove: under lievose be

to the Empouo of tome he wente: and zaf hym gold in his fee

that he leet hym of thym self holde: yf he of hevode heeld ev

the empe hym grannted: and bynam hevode his power

So that kevde and pilate: longe in Swatthe weve

til onve londe on the vose was sone: acordes uede yel neve

emt hillari the holy man: of aqutane was
Biffhop he was of that londe: as onve londe zaf hym grave

he Bisbop was: wedered he hadde a Wyf

and hadde a Donghtee yf hatte dyne: y hadde full holy lyf

sene were thio men of misbylene: in that londe y broughte

in aqutane and eke in fime: pat on god, Bileued nought

Semt hillari ful stably: pleced Agyn hem faste

II. De sancto Hillario

CAP. vii.

Tisce forse tis linthe empon: out of the londe hym caſte
For he was no cristen man: but to misbilene droſſ
F'lemes was this holymann: in ſolke and cire ynok
Little to the emponne com a wiff: as god it wold
That cristen men and letthen: dispute to other ſholde
That men myſtite se by resoſ: wifh the better Wende
Semt ſuller was after ſent: f he were with hem pere
This holymann in goddes name: homwarde azen droſſ
By the way he ſonſ a londe: of addres ful ynok
That for hem no man myſtite: come m al pat lond
Semt ſuller wy com theſer forth: and this addres ſonde
To ſore hym he droſ hem: out of y'londe eſthon
And of hem m y'le londe: nende after com non
A good marke he ſette on hem: p pei blenes m on ende
And forbed hem ſe after: not on the maeke Wende
So zit m in to this day: there cum nende eſt non
Mor myſtite non come m to y'londe: ne on the maeke gon
Fer ſher wente this goode man: and in aſtede he come
These he ſonde a zonge childe: so Woute cristen done
This good man ſette hym ſon on kne: and bad oure londes grace
The childe awos ſvo deth to lyue: a non vigſit m y'plate
And ſth Wente With hym forth: to his olle londe
Ape his ſonghte theſe he ſonde: able to hane houſbende
This good man was theſer of agvened: and pithed hir ſul faste
So y' ſhe torned as god it wold: hir thonght atte laſte
So y' his mayde to chafit: tuened clenche hir yonzt
This holymann was glad ynok: y' he theſer to hir thonght
Huit nathſeles he was a dread: y' he With his wokke hir thought
For vnſtakle Women be: he smerte from hir nought
He myſtite nende With hir be: he thonghte to With his wokke
He proued god zif his Wille were: to benige hir of lyf saak
Ouere londe ſente deth hir upon: as ſent Hillario hym ges
The good man was his olle londes: hir herted after hir deth
Of hir deth the was ſul glas: he deede ſyne so ſee
And ſor ſyne he bad hir deth: and zit he loned no ymg more
Fals bilene as I stand ex: Wente tho a bontie faste
Con the pape yat was tſo: his liere theſer to eſte
And was turned to misbylene: and his comſeil nom
To make a common plement: to alegge twiſtendom
Alle the bisſhoppes y'he Wende: Wold he hane ben at his thonght

CAP. IV.

De fumito Hillay

he keet somovne thichev to come, but semt Hillavie non ght

Semt Hillavie was wasfere of: and his consful none

and Witan this folke to gester was: to comt pan paa come

the pope was Witan lie sey hym come: sey in his eke

A non he bad that no man: a geyn hym fynke eke

This good man cam to comt: and faire the comet grette

Aon wokke speke a faire worte: nece non by hym sette

Theير the popo a geyn cristen dome: bigan to speke an one

Semt Hillavie hym auſſuerde: and the Bischoppes eſchone

The pope com a nede upon: and hafely anſte eke eſe

to done his nede at the Wavardwode: in al maner W.

Hillavie the pope fande: I haue a nother yng to done

I Wol yo done a nother ſhing: and come a geyn ſul pone

And by lobynge of goode men: me ſhalk do by the one

After yon ſeſevned hait: a geyn vs eſpoſchone

So nobl ſoeth quod Hillavie: for nede the ſatay y nome

But wele ſhalk me anſwere: ſi p[er] a geyn nought come

By done the not ſuod pe pope: I haue moſte to done

The reſe ſoq hial come pone a geyn: pe hial thymke to pone

His pope wente forth anon: his nede bistode hym faste

He defined hym so there: his his gittes out he caſte

All it wente by don Woy: his Wombe al empty was

And he fel don des anon: these Wils a grieſely cas

Sweet Wicke these was of god: I Woke the ſpont ſong ful wode

The folk that was at the comt: ne myſtite no lenger abye

Al abonte sat þ folke: semt Hillavie ſtode anſde

The mife Where to ſitte a don: nor no man Woke hym bidde

Al Wery he was forſtonde: adon haf ſit anon

If ſul ſofte on the bare gwinde: among the folke eithon

Witan he was ſet a don: þ al the ſolke it sey

The euthe that he ont upon: avos & hym an sey

and bar op this holy man: as heý as otheſe ſete

and a chayer there ſtood by neſte: eſene to hym mete

The man ſat these the hol man as heý: as otheſe there alonſte

The ſolt þ so do ſonſed hym: hadd ſe ther of gret done

And of sweet Woxthe alſo: That on the pope cam

Theye danted the more þym crist: and loued cristen dom

So thirſh gwaſ of þym crist: her thongſt nei turned þew

And bylened on þym crist: that unſilened were

Semt Hillavie the hoſy man: whileſe his lyf faste

precheſed end of cristen dome: and heele it up ſul faste

II De famo Wiltano.

II Pels? m

11

and Whan that londe Was al aboute in good Hilene ynok
This holy man in goddes atime : to his deth faste dwolde
he deyed tcho hundred zere : and forenty zere al visfet
After þ onve sikete londe : in his modev a lysht
he wente to the icye of henene : after his lyf anoon
God for lone of hym as brynge : thridev erththon.

ent Wolstan Was bisbop: of Wreeter in engelond,
A full holy man he Was: as I understond
Whan he Was a zonge man : god he loned ynok
Wolstan other men to pleye wente: to holy chiche he dwolde
Semt Wolters Was than onve lyng: þ nowd m henene is
And the bisbop of Wreeter, Wbreteye het p Wais

Of this bisbop Wbretepe: semt Wolstan his ordres nom
eth after other as it fel: so þ he preest bitom

This bisbop underfing hym sitthe: and a monke hym make p Wais
In the priore of Wreeter: that sweet and high is

As the Wel his ordre he keeld: in that priore

And his Wilt Was to plese god: and semt mave

In no bes he Wolde come: but Whan he wente thew to
To fore an anter he Wolde go his orisons to do

And Whan des flepe hym oncome: þ he myghte no fether gon
his hect he Wolde legge a don: upon the anter ston

Upon a degree bisfore anter: as his book Was these: vno

and ligge a While in dikelspinge: al his sleep he hadde so

he Wolde thive dyes in the Wyke: no thinge at all

For speken but his bedes: for no thing: þ myghste bisfall

Other thive dykes ful litel he spak: and litel eet also

But a felbe Woctes or porrie: and hould hym thew to

So longe he Was at Worteve: in his holy lyf stille

That men made hym pome: moche a geyn his walle

his conent he kefte Wel: and hom to goodnes dwolde
of god and alle goode men: lone he hadde ynouke

The pome of Wreeter: semt of Waldo bigan ex

That bisfore semt Wolstan Was: aboute an hundred zere

That semt Wolstan ev bigan: semt Wolstan fulfilled p Wais

So that of her bothe Werk: a sweet and huge Werk is

as this holy man semt Wolstan: on a tyme diu atree

a bellehons of strong Werk: tcho helles to honge these

masons a bone aus eke bynthe: there aboute were

and by ladders clombe up and don: and stones they were

a man clamb upwards by a ladder: and Whan he Was on hey

De famo Wiltano

11 Ove satiro Wolstane.

11 Cap. 10.

In es dens am
facis invabilia,

If we the earth forty feet: that the folke it seygh
apowward he fel as he unstrop: men were swere agast
Seunt Wolstan stoo and bulkels: how he com woldward fast
He made a signe of the cros: or he com to the gromme
Harnelde he fel and hool ynokh: his lymes hole a sonne
He wos up and side his seck: as hism no tising were
A londe moche is thy myght: and þi firstest there
That he don so liff fel: and of harnie was stave
Thon aft god that wondres doft: as seith the sutter
Joham that writeye the biffhop: of wiceter: was sed
A clerk was biffhop after hym: men cleped aldeles
That seunt Wolstan lones wel: and he hym also
For eft good man Wol lonen othev: or elles were enel þo
Sith it fel þe Euche biffhop: of Enbýk was sed
Ereke biffhop they made there: this holly man aldeles
The biffhapiche of wiceter: yin vulcant was and love
Seunt Wolstan chosen was: and made biffhop there
Biffhop hym made the holly matn: seunt Edward oure lyng
And zaf hym his signite: and zaf hym cros and výng
His biffhapiche he kepte wel: and eke his pozie
And enforced hym to serve gas: and his moche marie
If once zere he hadde biffhop ben: and not fully fynde
Johan seunt Edward the goode kng: Vente out of this lyne
Greet enthe it was to engelons: Weleaknty the sonne
Stvonge men thev come syn: and konghte engelonde to gromme
Hawls was stith the kng: with treson allas
The cawne he was of engelond: which tyme it was
Sut Wilham conquev þas yan dke of noemensye
Thonghte to Wynne engelond: with strengthe of chinaleye
He ordyned hym folke ynokke: and greeet poske with hym natn
With strengthe in to the see he went: and in to engelond cinn
He leet ordeme his hofte anght: and his Jane a wene
And destroyed al the londe: and made men in greeet feve
Hawls heide thev of telle: þas was hynge of engelond
He leet ynokte faste hof: a geyn hym for to stound
The bawnye of engelond: vedy was ful sone
The kng to helpe and ham self: as wege men ought to done
Were was tham in engelond: doelful and strong ynokh
And eche otheves men: al to gromme slough
The normant: and this Englishmen: say of batule nome
At the abbay of batule: on a day to gedw they come

11 De finito Wolstano

Cap. 33.

12

To givnde they Smyten and sowe alsp: as god iaf f'cas
William conquers Was a bone: hitwolz bynethre was
The y liawols teise to: fayles hym ful faste
So that he was bynethre ykouzt: and oucoine ant lafte
To William conquers pain Was lyng: an wel underfwood
That we unvight he liadde ſlued: many mannes blood
And there pitt pe bataille Was an abbey he leet awere
That men clepe the abbay of: bataille: y nobly ſwoueth there
For her soules he leet y were: y he with unvight ſlougbt
And end the emgome of Engelond: he heels we gree t Wolzh
But as one as he kng was: ul Engelond he bisette
As he Wolze with strangers: y nomit myghte hym Lette
This foly Giffhop ſemt Wolſton: Wel ofte he hym ſende
That with unvight he liadde yo: ſuch a wikked deede
An ſolche ſthe hym ſpak a geyne: and ſpawed ſor no deede
He was the lyndest engliffy man: y was of eny manhe de
All other were diſſuited myſt: the lyng Was with hym dwothe
That he deede ſo ſitel of: anon he wbore his othe
To putte hym on't of his Giffhop: iche he leet hym ſemouke alp
To Westmynſte to anſwere hym of that he liadde niſo
That was not ſemt Wolſtan: a ful gree t cleet in lœre
As that he ſhulde to stole hane go: at threke he was more
To Westmynſte he com at his day: that he was ſompned theax
The kynge in gree t Waththe was: and heele a geyn hym theve
And the Exche Giffhop of Camden: Cauſonke was his name
And Giffhop Cunolf of Coucheste: al to done thym ſhane
Semt Wolſtan bisfore ſem com: y ageyn hym were ſtronge
As a threke to fore a justice: lis dome to undar ſonge
The emg and ye Exche Giffhop eke: to hym ſpok e Wodes gve te
That he ſholde and WORTHY he was: lis kynge dome for to lete
For to holde ſuch a dignite: ful ſitel he coldde of lœre
That tholadde to longe p ſuffeed: an ſo they Wolze no more
And ſoles they Weve y p[uch] ſool: konglit m to ſuch myſht
And for he ſolily under ſonge Was a don he ſhulde we vight
Semt Wolſtan ſood ſul myſely: an ſee al y they ſende
He liadde pain no man but god: his anſwere hym to vede
Gives he ſende it is vight: that I zonre heſtes do
Swe king pon aet my ſonayn: pon exche Giffhop alsp
This cvoos I hane done longe: Co it here lo
I knowe j am and wel j wot: I am not Worthy thce to
Wolzh ze bole y j it lene: as man that wu Worthy us

12 De sancto Wolftano

11 Cap. 11" x 11"

ful fayn | Wol zonce hestes do: as my ſonames ywis
Inobedient to holy chiche: yvis | Wol de nonght
To zelde it up as ze me fote: | Hane it ſinde konght
But for ze me toke it nonget: | Wol zolb take non
But hym þit me ditoke: | Bisfore zolb enychon
The good man that it me dytoke: | zonder he lyth wel ſille
| Wol it hym taken ageyn: | and ſuſſille alzoue Wille
To ſeut | and Wawes timbe he ſente: þit was of marbil ſton
And his cwoos ful myſely: | the ponit ſnot tſev on
The paf wente in to the marbnil: | as it keve neſſhe ſonde
Tho it was qune depe ynokht: | ye good man keet it ſonde
Sow he ſide | Hane it take: | hym that toke it me
Toſe zolb | zelde up heve: | al þif dignite
Take ze now | Whom ze Wol: | som þif betm lere
And hauethi good say enythion: | ze may aſke me no longer
This holy man wente forth: | among him alle the ſofte
And ſtode alle in ſtndie: | and bihelde the cwoos wel ſofte
How it ſwood in marbnil: | so depe and so faſte
Of that myracle the Wondred alle: | and Weve ſonde agaſte
Some wente tſev to ſone: | y' cwoos up to deale
But theſer was non so ſtong of hem: | y' myſhte it ones walle
They pueſeied ſeu gundolf | diſſhop of Kouchester
That the Weve after Wolſtan | diſſhop of Wiceſtave
The Erchebisschap hym ſet arise: | and take ye cwoos anon
The cwoos he toke and harde dwolbe: | of the marbnil ſton
He ne myſhte it ones Wane: | thatn Wondred they enyon
And theſer aboute ful thikke dwolbe: | y' Wonderv for to ſe
The hymge and the Erchebisschap ſepe: | it myſhte non op be
They repented of theſe ded: | and after Wolſtan ſand ſende
And ſende that theſey Wolde ſtyn: | her twespas amende
The messifiers ful weſy Weve: | and after ſone ſente
This holy man for al theſer gilte: | his ſhewe to hem hente
And ſaſte | muste uedes do: | my ſonimes Wille
To comt he wente a geyn With hem: | ful myſely: | stille
Wan he was to comt yame: | they venenſed hym eſone
The hymg ye erchebisschap: | and oſtheſe þif Weve his ſone
With gavete nobly they cleped hym forth: | and ſoet ſues hym dede
And ſende they Wolde amende to hym: | al hev inſede
And ginted hym his ſtute ageyn: | and pto ſaue hym dede
For he was bet worthy þit to: | van emy other they ſende
| Rap cawes ſtande Wolſtan: | paf Weve not to do

II De sancto Wolstano

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If for Wel I wotke ze seide soth: I am not worthy ther to be
but taketh Wilsom zonze Velle be: another that can more
the Kmg and the Echebisshop: cryed hym undy there
and seide that ther was non: ò so worthy was ther to
longe it was & this holy man: Wolde consent so
It it for to obeey his sonnaynes: I se Wente seeth atte laste
and toke the cros ful myldeely: that he stiketh ful faste
As tightely as he Wolde hym self: the cros he gan up droube
that many on founde er: and imte it not ones Velle be
the like van the folke a doute hym: and no wonder it was
the miracle was sone ykis: so pert as it was
Agrey to his Bisshopriche: With gret honde he dwygh
his conent Worshiped hym faire W nobleye yuough
This holy man lade his lyf: in good lyf and clene
I like men ther were ful felles: that he ne Wolde meue
And bionghte hem to liele: thurghst oure lordes grace
I like men come to hym: few ful many a place
So longe he lyued in evthe here: he was of gret elke
his body bigan to lyeue faste: agreeet siknes he feles
A sfolke fende com hym ou: that toke hym wonder swouge
And made his body mette a way: ò laste of the longe
Seuen nysht to fone the dest: he teet fette his brethesen alle
And det he alle his visthes do: and sute what sulde falle
out of this lyf to heuene he wente: there he that bleue
in the mouthe of anynuer: on sent fabiens eue
A thonsand zere and nynity. and fyue thew Bisfore
It was onve fubete loue: on erthe was y bore
he lade or he liemes wente: fonde i twithty zere
And fonde monthes: i fonde sayes: Bisshap ben here
fonde fone zere he was olde: and senene also mysh
or he wente out of his lyf: to the love on lysh
As han this holy man was sed: his monks come sone
To the story of Wiveceste: and dixt ò was sone
And Worshiped the body as it was eight: i to ye chuse it dave
the monks alle With gret honde his brethesen were
her since about hym side: as it fel vight
And to stay her Muttes: they Wol al ye nysht
As han it was With thymyne the nysht: as they seide on her bole
hem list to slepe of the Wel: vime the myeste la be
And some mizte not for備e: but laye i slepe faste
Some as it were m d well syne: her eyen to geder laste

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|| De panto fabiano inve. ||

Capi".ci".

Capi".ci".

This holy body that lay there dead: amonge him on the brest
as his body wel mukely: on lyne as it were
and as woke him euly: and began at the ende
as a longe the weste: threghst the queene gan wente
and ende as he woke him: souide he gan to this
that they noke with his sleep: the right tyne a brest
so moche was his holy græce: the wordes for to wete
that he noke thongh he were dead: his brethren forzete
this mynde was wyde ykist: as right as he it were
at wicefte he was buried: and shewes noke is there
for hym we may alway faire ministration se
as he were that we mote with hym in love se he
Jmen.

Ent fabian dy othe saide: good was yndugh

At come he lasse holý lyf: and to his goods drongh

So that his exift Wolde: the pope of Rome was dead
they spake for to che se anoyee: by the comons wed
they tried on onve londe myght and say: if he sense him in place
Som tokenyinge who it myght se: for his holy græce
they cam ont of heuene a wight cultuere: a pley, a com
and a lighted on semt fabian: abone on his com

than this tokenyinge was ycome: glad they were ethon
they token hym at goddes græce: and made hym pope anon
than this holy man was pape: he keelde up al his myght
The right onene of cristenbome: and hisoly threthe right

So if the Luthers decus: if emponie was tho
fect take this holy man: and die hym peyne and so
and lect smyte of his hened: after his other pyne
and thus fabian the pope: brought his lyf to syne
this was the Luthenthe zee: if he hadde pope ybe
and if onve fับe londe: here on eeth he cam
that semt fabian the holy man: poved martresiam
and wante to the ioye of henene: if lasteth wunden eade
God for the one of hym: as it selfe thisen pende

Ent Sebastian was a man of great hono
he lived inethan the hethen Empo

De panto
Sebastian.
Capi".ci".

the hieft mister under hym: to done al his wille
Christen man he was bycome: but of was ful stille
for no done of martresione: but for he wolde longe
Serue him goddes sone: or so the eth vonde wonge
than any of cristenbome shynde: to deth ben y葱y

Dreptus Sebastiano.

CII, xii.

Jent sebastian hem conſetet: Þ they ne dvede nonght
To ſonge the death for goddes loue: but Þ they ſtideſt thew
Matuyn he keels in cristendome: Þ ſlitten Wolde for ſee
Mart and marcellian: keſtseven were they take
The empoire for the cistendome: leet hem take beye
And leet hem bynde to godde faſte: bothe to on piler
And nayle hee ſeet to the grounde: Þ pei might fer ne ne
So they ſtoke both upight and day: thev mphte non from other
Thev of hem to other ſide: heve is toye leue botilev
Good it is and iopesfull: bettseven to s well e in ſeu
And eile they pſked of cristendome: With ſul glas there
The emynd leet take a ſpere as they to drive were bonde
And leet ſmyte hem thisurgh bothe hevtes: they dyes in a ſtomide
Than was sebſtian kebweyed: Þ he zaf the ved
To holde faſte hev cristendome: þough they holde be des
The empoire leet clepe hym anon: what sebſtian he ſeide
To the was al my truſt: my loude to wisse and veu
Of all thing that myn is: I zaf the powere
To ſuſene my powe: and ſane it fer and neve
I hane to the ſuſpect ion: I ply ſoth aus hele it nonght
That azen me and myn honone: ytorned þi just thy thought
Sebſtian ſuſe ſv Empo: a geyn the neue q naſ
Bot he With the anſ alle thyne: and al þi thyn houð was
But ofte I hane day and nýght: goddes ſone bisought
As he With his p[ions] blood hath vs d[ere] abo n[ight]
That he zene the powe r sweet strengthe: and al[so] p[oint]
What y[ou] mote c[risten] be: and hym turne thy p[oint]
Woo d W[orth] was the Empo: my sebſtian he ſeide
Hane thins þnorſteth the: turne thy thonght q ved
But þi honone on[ve] goddes: þi ſhalt ſuſh p[oyne] take
To þi be to death y[ou] brought: that ech lyne chal take
I[ne] ſeide sebſtian: thy thretenyngq d[red]e non[ſt]
S[or]er me verdeth: þi you mult h[au]ne vuthe of p[oi] p[ou]nt
And hon[oe] hym pat p[er] made: and in matuettis lene
That may the not helpe W[orth] a ſive: for they ben d[om]e 2 d[ee]
This empoire in g[ee]et W[at]the: this h[oly] man leet take
And lade hym forth in ta ſeels: and londe hym to a ſtale
And leet arſeth to hym ſtete: as it were to a mawke
With arſes and With qnavelles: Þ made hym W[ound]es ſtak[e]
Many W[ent]e thisurgh out: in a l[ite] a[ſi]les
The[] p[ik]ed on hym al[so] thib[e]: as in verſon death of p[iles]

II, 2de sancto Sebastiano.

I Cap'xii.

If thei heelden hym for ded: home they gan to Wende
Subtied theye lefte hym there: his body for to fкиnde
A cristen Woman that liethe Æveyn: Wente thisde by myghite
for to biue this holy body: zif she it fynde myghite
She com and fond it hool and fomde: Wente emy Wonde
With love she lade hym to live fions: i' glad was she lade him fonde
The ferthe day sebastian: Wente to the empowr
She she fide q Bol the telle: thing to thyn honou
She bilke amps and men do zow: mis to concerfonde
That cristen men fhulde have me do: the com of the londe
Thy londe is sustined and yfamed: al thisghy hev bone
more yandez zonve mametis: þi ben not worth a fhone
For We bidde myghit and say: god. That me fide fende
That he zoul fende his holy grace: zonve dyf to amende
Hool is this quod the empowr: Altheev þi a lyne be
Art you not sebastian: þi I commended to me
She fide this holy man: a lyne I am zit here
Hool and fomde Witonte Domde: to fhelbe goddes poſt here
and to fhere þi ze virgihit do: cristen men to fplane
for once bylene is virgih good: and zonve not worth a ffile
The vore on thy fonde thenke: and lene not on a stone
It on hym if dere the bought: goddes fone allone
Of this the empowr: Where is noel zonve myghit
That thus thee of with his withmige: ageyn os we woxen lythe
He leet take this holy man: and to his paleys lede
for the miracle þi she side: to byde ne fhulde fprede
In a stede divne ynonght: Ulythe he side hym denke
And of stones to deth the fute: til he were of lyf and he
In a chambe foreyn: amidde the filthe he de
He leet hym honge With a voopt: it was a fonde dedo
That body for to fende: and for he was in dede
That cristen men Wolde hym stele: and hym alkey lede
By myghite com this holy man: to a ldom þi hette lueyne
And tolde live holl he martived was: and in What pyne
hovs fonle his body heeng: pfore Ælan the myghit
His body feite and biue: among tristen men by myghit
This goode Woman at midnigt: side as he lade lede
fette þi body and biured it: in a pnif fane stele
This semt sebastian: wronghe his lyf to ende
To the lilye of henene: from the pyne gan Wende

II De sancta agnete Engne

II De sancta igneate virgine.

II DIP. II. c. 11.

E

uit Agnes the holy made: wel zong slike bigan
To one god alingly: and be exister Woman

She was but the uttermost there alone: to deth the Whom she was brought
for the lone of him that was there bathed don't

in home there were none: so far went Woman theran

as his mayest of fleshy and don: and of fetters was

as his zonge thing adyes: com fiodarne ye stole

the constables were there: and made great morninge

he lones there in solace: and made great morninge

this carded holl he might be best: this to hepe bringe

for stille morninge if he made: she way wonder lene

other of wonderful mother his friends: and mother he gan to mene

theke asked hym in pune: so hat was hym so to fave

he tode hem al and som: welfer fore was his core

and flowe he wolde hym selfe so: but he live lone insight Wynaune

What an his friends myghte hym no time: yet pointe anoy gyne

they lided him to this holly mayde: and toke him by the lonede

my mayde seide his father to there my sone: y shall be vithes of londe

a fave grace the is become: she herte he hath to the take

the Woman you shall be: and you swit then his make

highestest y shall ben of all thyn kyn: of londe of one ymges

told and sifd riglit ynough: fro ches and also unges

so fio me this mayde seide: you fonse dethes fode

Wolvest þi fonse my clene lyf: þi ne bringest me in such mose

hane me a fponse take: you nost nowelyev þich so

the righter than eny light: y ene on eorth theon

For eft man may wonde of his kynne: his mother is clene mayce

his father of Woman nende wist: and put pp hetes sapre

of nought he made al the world: and zaf us onwe foode

Wel leve With his swete blood: he broughte us on the wade

On me he hath a mawke ydo: y whal non other take

the worthely þi hym lene: þe hol hym nende forustke

This constable omphoruan: ydo he gooth this he seide

Whether you love on yat falor god: thee in younq youd

aus take this child to thy fponse: and penke on thy obne good

or y shall the tormente so: y pon shall be myght woos

he stille quod this mayde: pon foule deueltes lyne

pon ne shall to day With thretnyng: my younct me lyveme

fed by am for his lene: þe me so leve hath brought

mentance to take and my deth: I swede thev of right none

the lact sonowbne al the ton: ye mayde stode this m by fore

" De sancta agnete Virgine. "

" Tasp[em]."

The constable leet strape his naked, right as she was here.
That each man slunk hee his lymes: his for to shende.
As the rest, man this miste de sute: that shalt liane shaine atte ende.
Let you not a shamed in thy thought: by any woman thus to do.
As he of a woman cam: and liere that stonde also.
She hadde non liee for zong these: but as he his sinne was of ynowe.
On his hene vs his mothe liee: so commonly hycome.
That coued al his swet body: and lieng hyne the hir kue.
That men ne myghte foe hee: nought of his body se
An hons that serves of cordel: was there a lte bisde.
There ynne the constable leet his do: and leet eie ful wide.
That alle men y Wolde don folie: y pide his folde wende.
And fynce there a common womau: of body, fature and hende.
As he the mayce was yinne ydo: so ful was y stede of lyght.
That no man for cleve: yat mayde se myglt.
That mayde sat don on kue: and make his prayere
Lede his kue ful zong: fain: amonge my fomen here.
Ethe fonde th to done me shaine: y me aboute wende
Sene nende lode: wicked man: pover me to shende.
Ethe she sat in his bedes: and to oure lord gan care.
Other myghte no man for light his re: y cam for em folie.
And eue as he, they comen m: to done his selfe thought.
on god they lerte his eie faste: but they seye his nought.
As they gan erch a few other: ene as they m come
for unbacke that the seye: to turne to costendome
and bigonne for with his: faste for to eue.
That was y hons of orisons: y at erst was of folie.
as this mayde sat in his bedes: an amical thes com mon
a woket in his honde his broughte: Whitter y mizte he non.
This mayde side on yis woket: foe naked she was eue
but no man myghte him re: foe light and foe his heee.
As he the lasde this woket on: nomore she his nats
as fay veeth thing was nele seen: pan this zong thing was
The constables sone com to ye dore: as men gonne hym vede.
But he myghte not touche him: he fel don tracke dore.
His fellides that with hym come: dounte were ful stille.
And hoped for: he was so longe: y he hadde done his wille.
And as he to longe was: on gan with hym: myn gon
and fonde this thilde ligge se: cold as eny ston.
he lep hym ont in to ye sterte: and lowde gau to gueve.
Cometh on men: and fleeth yis weight for his wisted dore.
The constables sone she hath slain: as he way y se.

12 De pittura, agnete, vreme.

Cap. 11.

cometh and taketh him anon: put him away not fle
The soleke is past, abonte the hons: and fons þe like as des
Alle the Bailyes to geve come: to take theke of her wed
Some fande the was a Whittye: and some þe like as Wood
and alle for the childe's deth: Were Weoth in her mood
They stode and sened among hem: to deth to bringe her fone
A flat mayke sette her son on kne: and prayed to god a bone
Lede zif it is thy Wille: thy myghit and thy grace
That you fende this childe lyf: nowk here in this plaee
That this people of her e is: thy myghit may be
And lat no man his deth take: for encheson of me
A son tiler com an anngel: mayke agnes he fende
Once weþ had that heð thy bone: that þi to lym best
He blessed that childe anon: it was from deth to lyue
He thankes god and van out: at the sone lyue
And cam out among the sole: and lode de he gan to crie
God is m heutene ybore: of the mayke marie
He is faster and fone and holl goft: lode of alle thinge
That Wolde thingh his myghit: from deth to lyf me leinge
Redeth zonc zonc falde goddes: for they kane pollver non
ones to meue of the stede: no more than a ston
At the childe's face and many othreve: swith the glad highte
As they seye this uniracle: and weve cwesten fone
Gods Weoth: Weve this luther men: and gan among hem telle
In what manere they myghite: this holy mayke quell
Sholdet make a great fire: there a midde þe place
For toreme this holy mayde: but ye com goddes grace
As they fhe was ydor come: in the fiv men hir thuseke
As the free to clef a midde: the luthers men wel it kene de
For it smote on eny side: and brende hem vp al thene
And the mayde wmbened was: of free as it was fene
The mayke sette her son on kne: on eeth pse was the koye
Fors the stand zif þi wilt: that I kere þhal deye
As wey I am this free to take: that is on eny side
As heuflet þhal martnes de: or here lenger abide
As they had this wode yfende: the fyve queynte anon
Pro more there nas in þe place: than on the colde stoon
As they diefte on lyue: on god heneued nonght
As he fone myghite No as they myghite do: to deth þe fhe were brought
As they left a bone, and þwegh he thraste simple
As the reds fands can on a bont: his body so white
As fance thing as mayde non he: than was þe wete blood

homer and.
praves to god.
and mayes.

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II De sancto Vincentio

I Cap' xii.

ou liu koy that was so white: What at thee up good
that the mayde seurt agnes: broughte liu lyf to synne
and wente to the ioye of heuene: after his synne

ent Vincent in Espayne was: 2 to a cristen bisshop com

It at men cleped salerie, and of hym toke cestendom

and was seken ful plnely: cristen men to leve

This holy bisshop salerie: ful fable was of spherie

Seint Vincent was worthly nought: and seide a mot the telle

Thee soke he toke to seint Vincent: cleely his posse:

So he was vesonable ynonght: to prieke fer and nev

So the justice of y Londe: Watan was his name

leet take this bishop fast: and fouled hym sweet shame

And opposed hym of cestendom: and tlivened hym wel faste

But he forsoke him cist: and to hym his lieve calte

This bisshop for his felde tunge: Spak ful fable speche

Seint Vincent was worthly ynonght: 2 seide a shal the telle

Why spekest you so simpliche: as you agist were

Spek boldeliche as it cometh: Wile of hest you keve

Take lieve to the and consorte othke: piche as cristen be

that they to day slardy ke: as they the y se

flod goth this iuod this justice: Wlicheke pis peef Wol fight

and zensepyn openly: We shuck hym othke siche

Lateth the bishop a wey gon: for his mylde speche

Seint taketh and byndeth hym anon: 2 do we shuck hym telle

With stonges and With stues: faste they hym bete

A shut eny lyme was hym bynome: or than they hym bete

Seint seide you paest me wel: pis cheth me not ille

I seye nede man so wel accord to my seyle

Soll I hope to liane game: ev me thowghte longe

If so it Wol turene me to ioye: and the to peyne stonge

It complimentes toke this holy mati: and to a piler hym bontee

With stonges they lepe hym ou faste: 2 made hym many a wonde

As they zaf him an haid wonde: yel snyte haide there

The teemente cies help: Whan they very were

And seide we ben oncome: oure armes ale sepe

Help to bete this theef: for we may no more

The justiz was so worthly liem: the leet hem anon he take

He leet hem teemente so seize: y eith lyme gan ale

And some he leet to thethe kunge: and some more teement

And euen he leet freest and newe: bete seint Vincent.

This lyf eyke hadde him encler y bete: this holy man gan speke

Lumen

Last i thanke theyn holyn name.

xni

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losp i ponde pi holl namo: now am pess a wzeko:
ye more pat yel bett me: ye bett aue 18 wdis
hem et turnep to sodele & woo: & me to woy & blis
ye justise seide ne may j nat: ye yerto for ilo pune beine
pat pon myst lere pi fale cos: for allo owr bettwe
& hou lyper nuu quod Vincent: gipenk ye zit more
j hane not tiwment ynour: peneifter un lowepe stree
pan eonvexed he was od: pat men myseht & eest bon
And eny boon & Gynere: ye justise gan ondoy

Tin cent he eide on pi syl: hane woth & mey
lere vo more pi fave body: vip tineurie desoulyo
wilede on our soddis and twn pi poneft & wos
J vil ye zene pore est my londe: sret ponef & cos
& be stille eide eunt Vincent: alle atter it is pilaor
& be stille anon q'denels lyme: p makeft me sive oye
& svenep me pat pon oest me: more pan al pi pune
and all pe turneart pat pon me doft: als al pue
pilene nor zit noz be nonght: od one bynepe iorozt
p most zit more joy bringe: & eladnes in my poneft
zit you that quod ye justife: more tiwment fonso
he lere hym take wiy toun: & on a gibett honge

Tincent for poie byganneto venne: whan he hent of pis domo
pev nab nòn pat uyscht hyt take: el he prdive com
whan pat he yhonged oxas: ho made sret joye & blis
and eue pveded as he hende: soddis wond jwisse
pe lendej pat he pere hende: ye more blis he mado
we eBul uene quod pev alle: onevome pis tado
They toke him dome & lad hy for: to fone ye justif
and wud pat ya myseht him not: to dey bringe in no wif
allas eide ye justif: is our myseht so bynomo

whewof carieu ony sodd is: pat ofwuls hyn outome
lede poy wip out ye tonno: a durete fuyt ze mal
pat ye peef be anys ybrougt: & bynde poy to A stako
as jenne he chal eny lymo: be he uene od waw
whan he is afro doft ybreit: we ben brougt out of care
Turmeutis toke seunt, seuent: to do ye justif hefte
po holl man aven pat fuyto: as eladli as to a festo
whan yel had iche seunt, seunt: ibeent to diuft avevo
pev went to tallo po justif: eladdej were pei ney

Thep ne unyht so one come hom: pan seynt Vincent was ey
It home to forze ye justis: many oðyr mani was þe pre
yeturmanoms told þe justis: pat he to brenðwas
Allas quod þe justis: neðe ey aðert i nas
Shal þis preef þus os onerome: ayððum noise ymme ore
þos þe moðt enment bane had: zit i tan þeuk on man.
He lere take plates of þren: aðundell þmine as brood
As lay it abrood in þe plate: fal uý a cart lode
Sceef furý he lere per upon make: aðhan þei skorvingt an
þen brood furý awaye þei toko: aðuert þereð beno
þei leide on þyð þis brennyng platis: a come of þe þei toko
And leide about þis body: dip a brennyng hoko
Aft he was per in þund: e zit had he no fer
þe sere of þyð vime al abrood as it fied dero
De fader þe sere goulled: þo sfaðde: ho byðmado
And loste when þe platis upon þis flestð van mado
At þe byðunnyng he was stad: and sfaðde at þe endo
Allas quod þe byðing po: þis preef arul ve shende
This turnment helpeth os noyst: anopðo note penthe
He lere make a sret furý pat no þme unyht quenthe
Sint Vincent das leide al anysso: and on þaft nomo
And aft it his wombe: e in þe furys ylome
That ye sast his sœmden: hild fleto sér po furý
þo Spleining of þe furys a silt: men inýzt fer þuy
þo sano þis hol man: þus is a newy fest
Many foire hane had: bitt þis is con þe meft
Johan þe blood spring an heþe: pat home he sone
This kins and allo his men: in sret sconðo bene
zit i penk ænde þe kins: of con þeym fthonso
To þis preef þyð yðe: he shal not hede longe
Thep sëtt þyð in þe seppest putto: þin po grayhole das
as füll of me smerðis poyntes: as medis hen of grae
þe upon þus holl man þei aft: anð wod a sast þy bound
pat þe Smerðis chuld anan: zue þy sethes wond
sast þe lokked alio þe doorys: + lere þy þer in bo
Upon þe smerðis in derkuesso: pat no man unyht so
= boy como an anngel sér a tapet: brennyng i his hondo
And bane him upon þe smerðis: þhorst oni londis wando
þe ainsgett was prew sér þyð as longe as he was.

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SIN BRENNYS LYST and GAYE quod: nequeor per nas
A SITTE while perpessus, many men come hest
AND ENDO PAR he had he ded: a fom do pei tan abide
THE HERDE YET IS HOLY MAN: LOUDE and myry lyne
AND DORFLYPED GOD IN HENENE: PEI ZEDO ET TOLB he lyne
YAN as ye kyn: MYE GOD: AND GIVO SAGINUS DOR
ALLAS OMNIS TRIBUS YEA BYNOME: I CAN PENK NO MORE
OM GODS HELP EN US NON: PAT PENS HAU TO WELD
JANU NEN: EST AZEMST HUM LO: CREAM IT ME ZEELD
SIN AN NO PELLIM APH HUM QUELLO: OVER PING SWAL fonde
BOD and make it SOFT BED: PO OFTEST IN MY LONDE
OF MYLKE and of MATERIA: OF CHESELF AND OF PALLD
AND ASTEVE DEVO HUM PER UPON: VIGT SOFT WRATH ALL
SIN he was as younne made: TO PE PSON PEI WENT
OF JET HU YEA fonde it ful: AS OUR LORD IT SEINT
Fful soft pe tode me HOLY MAN: AND FIRST FIST HIS WOMDE
AND TO ANDRE PEI SAN JESUS PEI BLOOD PAT PEI fonde
THEI LETE HUM ON PIS OFT GOD: SIN he was P'ON
HIS PREIEST HE MADE TO GOD: AND TO DIO ANON
SIN he kyn: PIS SEU: PAT he deyes on his bedde
DUMNEIT HE WEISE DAE HANE IDO HU: DIT EIN DE HANE YSPEDD
DIE DAE OHUL HU ONERECOME: DILIFT VAC MYSHT NOT ALY
INTO PE CUIDE FELD AWAY: PE BODYP GE BEVE BLYD
CUIDE BECEIST FONDES: TO DROITE ET WIL CONO:
YIS MEN DERE PE BODYP CONE PIS: AND ID PE KNEEF LOOM
YAN COME PEE FLEMT: A FADEN DOMN: AD LY PE BODYP LIX
KENE STERNE AND DED FUL: ET JEDYP FOFT FOYTO
SIN he come any fonde: PAT PE BODYP SEID
THE ENDYNE HUM CINOTE TO WOONDE: HE NE MOFT COME P'NO
AND ENEVE HE DROOF HEM AWAY: PIDERE INGLAN PEI COME
THEY MYSHT NOON: CO KENE COME: A MONPFUL POF TO NONO
A WOLF YER COME PIDER IBAPD: HIS WETE FOFT FETE
SIN he wold of PE BODYP TAKO: PE AUDBEN AZEMST HU SETE
HE FLEE AND CINOTE WIP BILLE AND FETE: PAT PE WOLF AT PE ENDO
BLOODY WAS AND ONERTONE: AND HOME AZEM AUN ENDO
THE PABYNE KEPT PE BODYP LONDE: PAT NO PING PEYED WAS
IT WAS TOLB TO PE KIN: OF PAT HOLY TAB
PE BODYP he lere fette HOMO: AND ENDO WHAT IS OM PEO
SINH DAE NENDE HUM ONERECOME: NEIPEV QNYK NE SEDD

pat moch folke pozef pat miracte: to eftendom he brongt
Dy lond jane hy faye myeft & evre: as wel as he myeft
medes he helde and sedy men: and lynde he zaf hez sigt
Ther ab no manere edel od fjonge: y he it oncomt
That pozef ye vertne of pe twos: it was hool anon
So ye turned to eftendome: alle pat londe abouto
And скتب hiu in alle pe londe: of hem yel as gret jentel
Se pat ye como into a ftede: aprest pei were fulodre
pei wift not where to drink como: it greeng he pe mozo
Hez eyes on semt julian: pat he hem drink founde
This holy man toke his craf: anon and smote ye sionke
And ye popit in ye earth: at yel fppong out anon
The best welle pat myeft do: anone he emychon
pat fonde hem alle drink ynore: y neue drink nas
pozef vertne of pis holy man: fay miracte y deas
So many miracte ony lond dudo: for londe of semt julian
pat moche bele of pe folke: hy helde dop god i may
In gossis finse at fast: his lif he brought to endo
A intel to fore Chandinas to heuens ho gan arendo
It ye endinge of jauden: pis confessow od hende
Eod for pe londe of hym: ve alle pidere Seuco Amen
no yel semt julian yel io: to an hom men bidden faste
after eod hevde in fponse pluse: whan pei pef boy agafto
Semt julian ye noble herbesio: of noble kyn como
Ostalvozy man: noble he was: £ londe edel eftendom
Pleyng he dones alio: of hawke £ of honke
a betrey bodyn: pan he was: childe not in londe be founde
as he hittes on a daye: in aneswe more
a faye hert pei londe: pat fast aftere hy dodeko
he founde to take pat beest: £ p aftere cided fast
Dhan pis heerte had londe vome: ho tnes at pe fast
And Spak to him as eod it dold: julian it seudo
delip dabeest pon me od fast: pon phalt sou anoyd eddo
the fadere £ pi mode: pon phalt zt aquello
po no dwoth wip me for it po tello
Dhan pis eod man pis heedo: wonder he gan £ diudo
ffor pat pis diudo beest an phak: £ wotris pat it eddo
he wendved for he myeft well: for it spak ajeinf kunde
he dradde moche po do: dis £ ofe hat hem in mynde

That he whole false and modish false; and for to lie pat and die
he went out of Pat Londe fully, as God him wold, so he

into a ferne contrey, he wente: so pat he come by cas
so a sittet fince of yo Londe: in Pat Londe, Pat Londe

So wel he liked him in armes, and al of dede

He made him maistere of his hooft, allo to beisse and to do

Sith he made hym dede alway, with his nobly also

a lady of a Castel gret: (my) loudio & ientis perto

Bribene hym and his lady, londe þu as mones

To alle goodnes of her myght, enepe to op drowne

but his fadere and his moder, pat leued at home behinde

ful dorp were for his londe: for pei myht him not fynde

pey son tymo dient forrest, and dient his ful dede

from comie to contrey, abont on eny dde

So londe to pei hede of hym telle: pof it were erst londe

To pat Castel pei com mons, and faue dere Videsfonde

him selfe pei fando not at homo: but his wif was pere

And faue embellan made hem: as hian the wist what ye dient

She honoed hem pe more: for he was not prewe

She leido hem in her owne bedde: a leide her self effis chye

Ey it were amorous day, she aivos as cop ful fast

and went to pe chythe fullely as the others were ofte

Sentit quhan comie home in pe morningto ful come

To chambre he drove toward his bed: as he was koned to don

than he hews ful offt clepe: and eke per in tiveye

Is men and dömeul offt don: pat dery ben of dene

He wente neyse & seest pere here: main & crdman also

he pount yis is my selfe: a dering comp hie to

Now I se edel pat fione: hore it is koned to myfdo

thei chyn uend ete mete: uete chendo

he close his fadere and his moder: dorp his awespe pef

he wende it hæd bene his selfe: a huy linyng chye

wonderly it fawre be happe: as men may heye &

pe ymde pat is aman if shape: he may it not areel

ful offt he went oute azem: I made yo door to

And seert him toward ye chythe: whan yis desse was do

As he tonaspe ye chythe was: bis awif homde and he mette

Sod mery quod he hom gop pis: dorp chonke he huy apetto

Dame his endo hode is pis: dhat doft y nowe hepe

who be in one bedde at home a sedman & him fere
aoy quod his lasy: alad unyghit pour now he
ford y woz shipes be his suito: pat de mon pib day
he is zome fadde and zome mosep: pat zon han fando
vor shipes be thyn of his wando: pat hem hede bront
he zon home ay azem: ze chyul hem fane alonoye
makep & my hem iop y noye: me penke hepe vizt fonde
ray cepe quod pis ofey: Danie zif it be soo
all o my yore and my lif hem for wade as do
allas pat qo londe lyde: pat i nad erft be dedo
ffor q hane sladdo my fudeve And modep: lord what is my dedo
Sofft me fando pat wulde boeſt: allas pat fomando
pof hane et done a ſtaped: now hane it fomando
Danie hane good day for end: for wil hane no vſto
To hane zon my penues: mot do my best
aoy mey quod pis wif: wherto die ze od
and erſt wil yo wchilis are lyde: deo uyl not part ato
Ait ze eul bete zon kipende: at home gile de hene
Cerne hede de pat ze wende: i deil bo gom y fere
and part dey zon of zome deo: als i did of zo blisse
debo hane pat on ochal hane pat of: pat is vizt ide
his good man and his twede diſſ: Orly forſt i uente
and bylened fando and led: alle yat god he suito
So pei uente fer + londe: at pe laſt ya come
To a deate ylond: per men areve arante to dyowne weſe dono
This hoh man chynt pepe: and lere hyn one arewo
du hons and good yuorno: by pe deate vizt pepe
And alle men pat come yer forſt: pat dey ont hepe wepe
his fando hem good ynode: wy ont non per nepe
Redde and chayes good ynope: and ful hely he diſt
he waſſhed hem & bathed he: a did al pat he uuyt
all for his fidey & modepe wulde: he did pis dedo
a pseido alle yat pideve como: pat pei for hem bede
They purveled hem also: a chip & oneq pe deatey laddo
Chy tyme of ye day and of pe uuyt: whau men to he guaddo
peywy his eſſon deez ynope: of no man to be nouyt
Whau he omy uysed man: of pe deatey brought
he lere hy not fdom hym goon: to he amended diepe
his laddo hyn to his hons anon: and alle capo diſ ſhy pepe

and alle he sido to bete pe symo: of ym or pat hy lytide
s for his fadere & modERE soule: he prende folk oft ledde
& therefore men to pis day: pat omer londe seik avendo
Preuens and semit jnian: pat hos herbin he Seint
s for semit jnian hev pat iu: ofy men sepen alde
s for his fadere and modere soule: pat he hem bring s to
pis holy man semit jnian: in pis tranallo deas londe
and felle men & misseles: into his hons wold vonge
On a say oo he has i bo: in trewale fwonge monno
as he las yse men oue: & to his hons hem dronno
And towards mydnycht went: to his bed at ye ende
To hane some vest pee uio: if sod him arold it wendo
As he bignome at mydnycht: some vest to adongo
On ye eper half of pe avante: þ come con in cold sft & houso
A vise jnian he seide anon: bidere pon most so
And bemis me ond pis ear anon: or, dey for: so
pis sood man herde sone pib: & of he weche anevos
he went to pis ody man and ladde him oneve pere
him ponsht he was omepr alyde: s for he was mye olvome
and Chilt & wip eper woo: his lyines hy were dyneome
s forke mesel him odes alde: ye stvenest pat myast do
s forler man y an he bysmed: per thort no man od
Semit jnian ladde pis holy man: to his hons by mycht
he soondes to make him wold at eas: as forp at he unyst
he soonded to make him a sret fuyb: and sood: pat he were of cold beyst
and leide him perby cosft mow: but al tt was as vongt
as unt Ashan pel unast him not bete: wip finye ne op eynne
s faiwe he made his oisne bed: and bronzt him per iu
s slopes more perou he spindde: and hilled hy ful fafte
as flich him ponzt and odre acolde: soz alde he on hy cafto
Sozy was pis sood man: & runn oze agarft
As hau he did to him al pat he mycht: þ pe cold od londe laft
he byhelde pis ody man: mesel as he woudo
As hau oir lord it wold: his colowr tan amendo
And at ye daft be come: as faiwe man as unyst bo
And od cleer he owyned: pat omepr he mycht hy so
Jnian heande hos ye seelde: pat pounto mo haft do
In omy lord is masfag: 1 am como ye to
Om lords pe semit word by mo: pat pomart atne yfshrydo.

["And in penitence has it done, and in penance bene fized.\nAnd if travel you have made, and if you have alde\nAnd so you both with all your joy, and fairly home go,\nAnd then he had done, and then you were\nAnd so your life man and his wif to God is made, and now\nAnd so your wif al ded, and your wif also,\nAnd come after in his fery, and then both too,\nAnd call to you now, and now you be,\nAnd so to your herds, ftraming men, as you more have to\nAnd for your wif your holy man, his name, better known\nAnd after him in his fame, and after him known\nAnd then we offer him in Jesus name, and after him\nAnd then he came, and now he lives, and now he be\nAnd then after you, and now you are,\nAnd then your children, your children, and after your\nAnd then your wif, and after your wif also,\nAnd then your children, and after your children,\nAnd then your wif, and after your

For indej þe chel is some soos cwars
þo nobleft creature is dep in pat þe
pat is now in dny lous: loke what it may be
pan fonde þei in pis cast i non but þe to
the chamitep þe held a lye: & come to told þe
so lye and pis oper: & may it not goo
he went & loked him self: & fonde uo noo
hod soop pis he sìdo pio: pio may it nat be
soman he seide aft you awn childe: wel pote þe be
se seid pis disman: by my lord þat heare is
nuptak seide pis chamtoje: you maſt be yfad wib
bepe wel pis disman: porſt out aft pines
for all þe world chal be ioiful of her bewinde
my anif and quod nuptak: þat i hure sloke anon
for she dar and pat hys childe a chynd oncome hys yfou
cartne quod pis euchamto: pat chul men ztt oo
that pi dwmes childe: en vnder hys chulbo
this disman chal a doghter bewo: pat chyne chal deje
amons allo pat on eithy bo: & pat in chey manne
as amonso allo of stervis: yo due moſt beſt is
viect oo chal che on eith chyno: amane aft wemen ydus
qua toad tymo chal bo bozo: and wonderſly also
for neiper cwy in ye hons: ne cwy out yo se de
shal bo do
nuptak was pan souſt徒els: for he had neve non
clouſul & gladd þuors: pat he had geten oon
& bifello þew afterwaſ: pat a nof chamit avento
aus ganſt pis finnes of nuptak: as sood his givne einto
for his anif and wold aicene lyne: ev i weio jeito hontzo
but ye childe pat aras wip in hys nuptak cold nonito
forp þe ladde pis disman: pat he had yconzt
as wedded hys as his anif: & fulſito his poynt
so pat a quene of pat londe: garet awy childe as
up ye poynt to hane childe: as itfert pat tas
of þo Enſhamitey the chand aske: arhan food tymo anſo
if it be booz pis epev odis: as uþ bo to dep me leſo
do moro do: ui po morninge: (as hian men may pone so
the chal ui po world: þe childe poyt bo)
than poved yo quene fast: pat it mone pail be lord
but it abode not so longe: it was born to foro

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Sint pis domani pat deas vesp childe: dem this holy pinte

Aros ope to myll e hyn dyne: in pe moruyne

Fist as ye done aros: homewys azem ohe come

And myll al jedyn myllked: in a boke ohe norme

As ohe come to ye halle dooz: hyn oon foot (wip) in (was)

And her oye foot (wip) oont: ype fillo alcondey tas

Epon yo threithhold, ohe fille adoin: it had childe rigt peso

Nepey deyr june houne deip oont: a thylt p' ohe bene

In pat tryme pat was o good: as hyn hussond, odo euo

Deyn pe ayll alhote myllked: pat childe ohe made elno

In pat tryme of good happe: ye childe pe yoo doos (was)

As pe quene childe hano had: but hepe fello andysas

The childe deys and deethis of: and to alle good d'jono

ffor it had pe swace of god: a good centte ynonso

Ohan ohe was of jongo ago: as ony lord on hyn poynt

Nanp fams minche and renete for hyn alday horeonght

As this childe sone alsay: in a kondey tas

Hev hyllid deip aray: as it oſt was

The poynt her Stepfaſſo: & moſejo: a ak pat hyn ceus

pat pe ctop deas a finy: and ctood as alizt leyo

The moſejo diaddo of pe childe: pat it chold yo lif forson

To quichse po finy cccith chof January: a pan fonde ohe non

Ohe vende it had bo bennyngne finy: but chof fonde cccel it nas

Pint ye list of ye holl zooſt: alboit ye childe was

The enthamito ye Stepfaſſejo: on thyme a flepo lay

Thakey good Henous: in a vifon hozayo

Stonio bi pis holl maide: opriyt on euyside

And helle oyle on her hened: & neempt hej name aspide

And odo ony hyn ouſons: as preeſtis chyſt do

Dohan yel cristen a childe: and baptised hyn alſa

What arewe yoo but annyls: pat from henene wepe ligt

To baptize pat holl maide: and names hyn aruyt

Dohan pis childe elde: was: it fello upon a day

That ohe ctood eu orſons: as moch folle ay

Yel heps aman vesp hyn operto: but yel ad hyn uoſzt

And yo mayde to hyn opaſſo: and ctood oſt in poynt

It yo laſt yo mando odo: ype cccordis anone hoz peso

Aak pis is myu: ak pis is uyu: menMONTESSCHENT

yis mando deip pe deip auo: pis oy: ad it chil chondo

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If so alle pis plentyn hys he: to ye worldys ento

And so it was for ever is this a church of God, and so

And a seer, a passy in his name: and after him, come and do

After us, then, is holy made: is holy word made

and then, in the land of the cross, in the land of the cross

To the Church of God, be His Word made known to men, and so

That He is the Lord, and all that are in Him are in Him,

And He is the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords, and the

and the Lord in whom are all the holy things of the Lord,

Nay, for this reason the Church is called the Church of God,

And in the Church there are none but the Lord,

Et bisello aftenkapt; pat pis mando Ohold,
Oesdes he to a zvete Duko: as Huy bynne it bold,
Her fadens Wilde it was onal piny: et puido Huy be vedp pio
Huis mando Spako enemio famo: bit the bold it not do
Ohe puido ony lorde uysft + day: Huy to wiffhen it redo
And censu Deth upon Huy: nappe pan do pat dedo
Or bynne huy of her hines: az wome lakke on Huy Seundo
Whekyoſh yo mauny hevnt: alkap from hey upzt &cundo
Ou lorde hevde her boon: and Huy con eyo bynne
That it bilencd not inhe heode: the upft & hev it lycono
Hjet angobiffh the has: but zit the chas ful famo
Ohan yo man pis isep: Huy hevnt he gan dwyspanko
God ſbilds me he odido: to ofendis up ſuff
To deddo an con cied quene: jquil it neide do
Lebere the chas left hev eye: and be de part attko
Pant to be alleddes deſ: foly fort do.
Ohesero deomen faſ nowe de hols oute eyo
As wel ze moode sey nay: what helpep it to lye
But cint ypido lenere was: as tellep yo gospello
Duy con eyo &cendo to henceno: pan wip tko to hello
Thuis mando huy fadere byſonzt: pat he azenſt meve nowt
To zene Hnvo lebo to be a mno: as the had oft byſonzt
To the her fadewe vore it was to Huy yo left lyff
Ifz canſe the meyned chas: better pan a wyp
Ho zane her lebo to be anon: yo the ſlud bycono
Wel be tyme the witt forp: and yo hols Vulo nomo
As come as the chas muno ymado: + couſermed perto
Of ye wiffhopp fast ynove: pat it myſht not do vino
Ou lorde vett Huy hev eyo azen: as good as it was evo
Ifz he may bynde and cumbso: as it was cene pere
To fore the lasso cene lſ: and better it was yo
Anjatdes the di many on: and many bronzt of odo
Mesels come to Huy a daye: apſt + atak
And preise hure drnk far & ceddis loue: and the fette he alo
Yo beſt apyne pat pere como: cho zane mesels drinke
And Detha nei has dronk ynove: the zane hem her bleſſuko
A wicman yer come: and ayed Huy cato: + cho heldo nono
Layher bleſſing the turmed to craft: a zver hag stons
Thje aſt meu preise Huy of gaus: as ye to Huy come

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A Siluere cup she z and hem: and vel lit, flasly nomo.
So pat vel biruone to flyo: hows it deled do myst
Al sey quod pis holynado: a wile it enens dit:
This empo are enoto azemst a ston: pat it went on thre
Eny part of iluft mothe: as it mydost bo.
This imuto and maner ope: a pis holynado anzant
Both deef and dombo: she to helye beoult
At ye laste whan sod it bold: to ye sep she sione
To ye seth she was perefter langed: and nomo
Ye feust say of fenerzero: her lif she bront to endo
God endo be grice: as he did hyn: to pe pop of heneuenonde.

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Litt Sancti splasty Expi — oooxxx—
Epiut lare ful clene lif: luado dip ont oze
In ye londe of Capado: pis good man deas bare
ffor his soothes eviten men: lyin de old bisshop make
He nold not of wuth polley: he gan it to fale
And for he nold in no manere: he fley out of londe
To a depe valey in wildernesse: a nd ye he gan wip ftondo
Ferbely he conmed pey: and hidde hy ful londe
And seuen omy lond ful wel: in penitè ftonde
Oilde beest pat pey were: ad oint hy come pitt
To place hy for he was alon: and his himes litle
Than euy of hem as were: to him yel wold anone
Of he had hem blested: pey nold from hy done
Pe lyer justice of pat londe: pat hisht agitolas
Sent his meir on aday on homine: per pis wauasas
And hem poynt ejeté wondel: pat vel od felbe deo londe
The bihelde pey in ye depe valey: and vel od in ye ftonde
Pist moch deer about a man: a he Satt a mydso
And hie to henevene diapais: his bedis he gan iede
This beestes lotted to hy as: in poynte pise hynny deo
And eent and tolde pey ring: wh at vel od pey
His bad hem good azem and oke: + if vel founde oon
pat were esten man: bring hy to hye anon
Thei como azem and founde eent blaſſe: vel deade þ chalt ay
And como eip us + ſpoko at home: eip omy justiſo
ay ledo donee quod eent blaſſe: ze bene vizt avel ome
ffor now a wote omy aivete lond: to me hap zemo nomo
To are forp in his nams: a wote he deul o as ledo

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loſe ze lere not to so dip me as zonr lorg oſe
as ye laddo pis holy man fory to pe justiſo
ſterſing he twined many men: to our lorgis and
londiſo dombo and deef alſp and eper pat ſiknes hard
many on to helye he bronzt as pe hyn forp laddo
ſok beſtis pat alnes haddo to him yei wouo alſo
as men of hym yei fette her helo: as ye hadd eſt yso
as azonſo childe ets his mete: a bone stert in his pzoſo
ſſonded and sede he lay: uryhan it avas in yſhote
no mo children his insdeue haddo: gvet azoſke che made dip alt
to fore vunt blasen vrip her childe: to fete che san falke
and preide him be chuld hyn oue helo: pis man his houdeyp nam
and bleſſed it and yo bone ont ſhette: + pat childe haſl bytam
lorg oſde pis good man: granit me abons
yo man pat in pat eſel ap ig: delyne hy perſ of ono
ſſor ye seis pere wordis to yo: lorg eſt pines ozo
ſſor ye lone of vent blasen pi vunt delyneve vs of pis ozo
in worſhip of pis holy names: who bisep pis bone
ſſor ye lone of vent blasen: oſhal he delyneied odno
therfore if eny nian in ched a cas be bronzt
of childe of man ez eny pnde: pat he forzete it nauiſt
a poor wōman pere avas alſo: pate bitt on oſuo haddo
a wolf away to wode her stowr: on vent blasen che maddo
pat he wold helpe him of her coiro: vent blasen loſho anony
ſede yo not of ye wolf: yoi he be aldeye enou
abide wolf and come azen: and bezin pat come nomo
ye poor wōman hap verto: more viſit pau poro
this wold beſt come vynnyut azen: and pis come doml lado
al hapnlees at pat widoiro foot: as vent blasen hy vendo
ſſor per nab non o wold beſt: paui he haw to his heſto
ſſor he hem heled as ze han heſdo: amado dip he gvert fetto
than he to fore po justiſo como: delyno blasen he oſdo
i jede pe pat pon ony oſdis lous: jui asil po wiffo i jede
heſlo he pour justiſe: seid delynt blasen: and alle pat he ye cap
speke of pi oſdis: for deuèlo it bet
ſſor yei & wlio on hem byleneth: oſhal to helle pyne
and turneit hane for ene: pe lorg and eke ye hyne
the lorg for wirth anon: lere hy stryp al make
and dip okonnes leke hyn: and jyet oko undis makeo

Ene he seide as pey hyn bere: ze tuyn not inypont
Sod almyghty is my helpo: a sive do zon visht noicht
whan pey has hym lonso ibere: to pat pey weep aere
pey lade hyn to a cyon p'son to turmert hyn pere
the eade man ya: seurt blas o: ye ayn pe wele hynome
Chau pat he in p'son wao: tyding to hyn tomo.
She olwe pat houso: bap semt blas: ye hed o yo fete
T prison wel yfousen: ye vof blethlich o
And a cande pey wy als o: to zode ye good manlyht
herwy to to oto o: for: yn as but litle fyt.
Se man he seide fo: yi kynshode: pat pow to me haft do
Lepe and alle pu beestw chul: + pure of zood alio
And eyn man aftore ay: + pat hay ou me myndo
Aus eiozchippe me awip his or: alle pat beestis kyndo
Pvone pe bett it chal awip hyn: and alle pat hy dmepto
On eue he pveled ouf lord o: pat it myght bo so
Theefore agha a manys o: may not chel the
I se de he pate o: ches semt blas: ye betey he ohal the
He fo: ye duftis anoy day: semt blas wab hrouzt
Chau h o so he ne myght: from god tho his pout
Chau wyp pey bomdo hyn to a ty: her Unde foden ynolw
Turmentons & wy chappe onsh: his flest afto drome
As men drouen wyp combis holle: his flest so yel teo
And eue pweled qys zood man: as hy no pnis neje
Chau pey myfet hyn not oncome: to prifon pey hyn ben
His himes nolb him nat dere: so pey hyn tero
As ye bere pis haly man: he ftemed al on blood.
Seden wömen pat eften wero: seeu pis man as pey stood
pey went aus andved hem of pat blood to holde it for wel
And aneved hem pere with: + adie kept for hem pat delyr sef
polyper men dere pis: And fast hein toke
And bad hem honod hev eoddis: and yel it forfche
And wido zone eoddis onclene ben: þfo: ze motve duo
To bimod hem to dene avater: + dwe ofnil awasht he dene
And honod hem wy zood deillo: + pey apul o: wido
A pey toke a compeny of pis e: to atay a an heledo
Pe wömen toke anoy poo: pem pat ylewe aere yfmonke
Yel craf hem a myddo pe obatte: to spimdo anon pey fonko
Lat hem noife hem fik helpo: hev myfets ben ful fhonko
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Why comen pei inst apazemc: Weue pei ben adzeut
Cly hokes and dry pochis: wveathed men her goddis fast facht
Aus ey gesdful cheer: & vuney alondo hem bronzt:
Tho justis pau avas vischt aworth: & hardo beganno to chide
And lere make a stronge furie: in se god men taft auydde
Sed diment lede be thureso on hem: vuney hem yonst it bayne
Tho sth ye dertus of ony lond eft: pei ovent and had no hayne
Sool aworth was pe justis: he eutdso looddo ynomo
He did honst hem on a tuo: per seunt blas pei alto droolde
Euth owle pei to drowe her flessh: as pei byneth staod
Sohn mill it was pat come of hem: in sted of her blas
Eue ye more men hem to drowe: ye sladdere pei dene
Justise pei seide al is for nonst: yn quelfest ye nat to zero
If now arst do to vs over ymist: pava bringest it done to endo
That do mode to chin eft: as ony dille is to endo
Po justis gas her hedis: yel chuld of Amyt anon
This god men toward hey maste doms: gladly gan you
The con leoman harde tope comys: pat cristen weye als
They mepten for her modeje deth: pei inst de hat to deo
They housted on him and nold no foot: fisom her modeje sain
Pei drowe yel awold deth tako: & ey her modeje anon
Eject dool pe modeje of hem badde: for of non ayce pei ave
She unysht for no ymge leto: pat pei maste d weye
The moders hart is enere tende: & ennozo chal lo
Dhe pat conde of eny dool: per he unst do
She eues on po turmecnt: pat pei chold he not fle
Eut pat pei chuld for yongth: to lyf soz az
The toke pis god men: and Amyt of hej hedis all Sdono
Aimgels come onyetho anon: & base hem to hevenco
The children for he mode: evete dool wado in al deise
Dehan pei nold hem not al: pei ranno to po justis
And cando pat pei cristen weye: & pat his lane was nonst
And chullo deth his goddis: to pyne of helle bo bronzt
& he justis bad tako po children: pef pei zonge &c
And in depe dson taft: to torment hem peje
Blas dene pe yong pways: arhan pei abele ynamie
Ffor pei hoped maste bo: & to hevenco come
Pau lete peo justis anon: aftey eunt blas seunde
And bad himHonony hej goddis: & his yonst lat dende

Seynt blaske seide, it is for nonnt, pat schalt you nene make

eye to honne, wecheشد onnoye, en ille, de fo; zako.

Do wip my body an what pow wele, of pat pons hest ponze;

of myCONE hest pow non, for pat lord is els believe

They was a watere vizt mye, po justise at ye laste
fforto svenche pis hody man, anyyo he lete hyr aske.

Semt as laske him bleſſed, a went, abono poyattey al dpe;

up and domo as on ye londe, y come no watey hy mo;

Viserit he erido hepe pon ſeſt, what is goddis mpaſt

ape ze so happy ponzome zossis, hidejo to come to hizt

ſhyde a gyty pionke men, cepte in pe whatey anon

And just to moche to hej soddis, et Svennt curhony

pan wege theſor ſul cosy, many eu pat per flood

And ſeſt no mo pidey goo, ſor, doitte of pe fford.

Semt blaske deuert pelt, yvap and dony, an amigel to bytome

and bad him take pe blisse of henene: pozast his marreredome

he poned zerne iu est, : pat his amigel pidey dirmo

ſto pei durſt come hy no nepe, to londe to hem he avente

and wade ſip ze ben a swid, forto come to mo

q come to zon in soddis namo? i deſ zon nene ſſco

‡han ofone his fate as peONE: wip lemes piz beizt.

von of hem for brizt lene: his fate so unzst

The lyb men, and twenty alſo

Seneues per in zos, for innardo pat he had do

ynome pei dere by Semt blaske, to ſoze pe kins bronz

‡he kins bad deuert blaske, and he alſo: zrt change hej ponzt

Sthan he see pat pei nolde: he bad his men anon

Smytep of ſen out ye torn: hej hedis endethon

‡hiso torey childeen whuf in pison vew: bigan faſt to gueso

‡bat pei childe, hem wip Semt blaske, to marreredome lede

Scheuto wil ze pus londe, theys in pis heno

ſto nonnt is it as ze wene, om ponzt, forto tejne

ye childeen pei toſke and ladd ſepe, as ſpe to marreredome

Semt as laske dette h[er] domo a kue, wthan he pidey come

lond if it be pi wille: about p[er]wy po

If enp man hane angimſſe, hane mynde on mo

in tās of pitt or of edel, or if he be p[er]ſhote

Sbon or come or enp pinge, in enp manys p[er]ſone

And he aſſo uwn helpo to po by day or uyaſt.

hende Suere and mylde: nows amp out lone be
pi zong blood in nold not suffre: but pi jone areve lyneome
theu nys no printe in ple lond: pat ze nold bysome
this mado yof the areve yonto: zaf answere anon
sittop Stille Denelen alle: ze sete of me no suffr anon
the hieft prince pat is to my lone hane: tało
in my yonght and enemoro: i nyl byn iene forsako
Siceto mylde and liendo he is: he hap al my pont
fhaft i am to him downe: pat ze ne brek to non
this lither deiman avip alle hins: were both my aft + day
about to be mace pis famo mado: to lype pont + if per may
xxxª d aics the aras wny liem: & yel foonded end
To bringe hine to yo sevels or: but yu sped nene
this (wiche avenuo to ye Duke: pat highest quinchan)
amay not change the seido: ye yont of my deiman
lister: i may pe hard stone: maſo ab uessh as wollo
yan pat mado pozd his syme: from hee pont deme so wollo
Shame hane outſ a comſeſt: in whom chal ey yo doth
ſfor moche is pat sevome in eupe: pat a wicke quene doth
the Duke lere ſette yo mado anon: and askes dehat chedere
Eoddis honde mado the seido: i am: eos nold but ny
he asked of dehat lyme the arevo: the seide of noblo + ſſo
hoow myght yon be scutul wedinay: & eke chal chene bo
bis seido pis mado po: tr is more fjanmetho
To bo Eoddis chal shene: op thysal. pat lyes or juſtuo
Honour ony Eoddis quod pe kins: & opelo of by no more
or your chal out pyne tało: pat yo chal pivo so
chal dno quod yo mando: in no peyn bo bronzt
pat tr ne chal wane owa: if i hane god in pont
If your bringeſt mo w euy ſny: & mo bipenetho
Of pat pyne pat my lond suffred anon: tr avil quichſo
the Duke lere tało po mado Anon: & nito gaiſolo ledo
po mado eab alsod akad: as men huy to feest ledo
in ſtongo: pifou the eab ido: & pere the longe lay
po Duke hine comanded afterward: to forze hym on aday
a as he eido bipeuk ye bette: & ledo vi fol: point
ledo on any Eoddis jpe ledo: ev pont to peyn be bronzt
the mado seido por: pilleſt vi breth: yoir pereſt about uon
ledo pe hano: hui: pat ye hap deje bonzt

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and biledo ni fals goddis: pat polley hauen non

pat ben grained of a stock: or of haye Ston

Dift yow not quod ye Duko: pi soly ztt biledo

yche chame & corowe in pi lynes: p'chalt haneztt or edo

Hoke and worthyn he lete take: and to hey drestis lynde

Aud his turmecoutons ydrip: her drestis of gyynle

Thou brest ponko ye maide Seide: to ye Duko Quincian

holdest you not gymne gret: to desfoule a man

the lymo you suk of pi modejo: and hath you fethi bronst

Do now ymo owno confusion: i dvedo ye vist naizt

Sret peyne suffred ye sonto ymbo: ev yel were of dralko

So mochse huy herte dvas on sod: ty gwened huy not an hano

Sehan ya were ydunco of: in prison athe dvas de

the Duko lete kep: ye p'son fast: pat no man come p'to

huy d'conndes to helo d'wth eny ym &c. or huy pyne to hisse

but him crist forzatt huy nat: he lete huy uo ymys myffo

As othe dvas in prison allon: au olde man y gan yono

Fete boxes of opnement: he bronst many ono

and seide pat he huy hele warko: nap pat mayde seide

d'wul pat no man but sod: ne nepejo helo ue jedo

Am quod pib hely man: in his name hice kendo

For don of his appostels am: and me he hideye sende

The woundis forto hele: pat you hast for him flynayo

In ye joie of hedene: you chalt pi joie adouzo

hey woundis he gan anoyito: yel were hool in a stounde

The maide wist where he bitmo: avhan he had heled hey around

The Duko lete ye maide bringo: to fore huy ye fethi day

hast you he seide changed pi point: ye maide seide uay

The avans he seide pop non op: pat you flectest to me

But hondrey in ye eue: as it pidey sop flo

Good lis he yat stock or ston: wul to helpe talle

and not to sod pat hath heled: mydod aroundis all

Gart you ztt quod ye Duko: of pi fals sod telle

As you do dolde to nempne ly: anon jwul po quello

Thou wreeche pouke ye maide seide: a myl lete nonz

Och il's lybo him to nempne: chip doz d avip point

ye Duko lyne lete hemno anon: and gret fuyr lete malte

As pui gan huy pev in to bringo: yo evp bysan to quak

as avdo as ye dite was: it fille adom alle

Deseny pat demed huy pat sep. onfalle were dyw alt
pe folk of yat erte were a buts. + to pe diuio ad do
This marie is good. + are for huy ben in gretre deder
Evet turmeatt. pon haft huy do. pon ofte huy do no moe.
Johan pe diuio herde pis. adrend he was fil odo
pe maide he lote to psu. hyn self straped alway
Johan she into pisan come. adoun he sat oul bui
as a poſtque dulle hym self alt afoe day
Johan she into pone cam. adoun she dit on lue
Lord ofe oide. fkom many peyings pon haftCAued mo
fkom fuyr a fkom avoingis stvoude. pon me haft bronzt
And kept me from childehode. nat a myſlened nonzt
Lat me lors to vest dende. for eulo mo penkep longe
Dyne et is to eulo my ſaf. my ſaulo pon alonge
Dent pis avors to foce pe folk. ofe sau to devo
per was many a dely man. & many a chympid eye
pe folk pat lones hirwel. swed him dead fast
hyn body pei toke & pe sevet honoo and bynyes it at pe last
As pe buried pis hol body. a compaing p[]han so
Of pe faireſt childeu pat myſt bo. fet. & mo
zonde p[]mas[]d al of oon ago. in chide chyres of paſt
A tablo of mayble in his houde. oon dan to foze he allo
he joyned it to pe holl toymbo. arhan he come p[]ito
ſſul twetly he dient dem. Johan he had iso
Ainsfeld it were from henene a list. for deuion as to gromde
Hyske diheldo pe tablo z[]eue. y[]n y[]uande pei ſonndo
This maide had holl yonght. z[]os ofte did houde
Sowes ofte hay to allo po contre. deſyneuice of lang[]e
To sop pei my d[]ſt pis last moe. at pe last vondstand
ſſor pey to for o anwesſinonth. of an hillo of pat land
Or ſonno fuyy per ſeme on[]t: as de ate] dot[]y of d[]eſſo
And b[]jende all pat p[]abou[]t. was q[]uikko p[]u[]is. it gan quello
It b[]jent v[]oche and h[]ado crono. as it n[]ode w[]evo
It oprad h[]ido in pat ſonno. pat folk de eue in s[]vet ſen[]
They dirſt lene at no tonno. s[]int venne as pei were o[]do
At pe to[]d]u]mbo of deuion as[]g[]as. y[]ee it firſt aftado
As it ſollo in her holl day. as done as pei were p[]ero
The fuy quiya[]t por[]a[]t pat ſonno. j[]iſt as it neſte a[]evo
W[]it aſſt it had. vi. daies. ch[]reit. & vi. n[]yſt alſo

and jaue as ty were deswre; and gjent aft it com to:
Than ofrewed our lord pat it was doft: pat malde semy agas
Desnes hyneminni to pat conti: for per seue it was
As doneli preie as he: as ofte po conti zane bote
pat we ye joye of henene to him: at ony ending come more

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emt Scolas yat wood maner. Holy was of lydo
lebeve the hadde minne to be: paui a wedde uppo.

Scuit penet hui broper was: yat veble seft he fonde
Of blake monks and of minnys: pat ben in pat londe
his oufere veyit Scolas: blak minne he lete malke
he tangft him penfiro to do: fast & eke deale

This is holy creatures: eche seir had altono

To comis to there at oin tymo: and tello of goddis corno
as ut neiver of hem in opers abbey: by lene como ne myzt
220 dende be leus for no pungo: out of him be mysht

Wychan pis mande beonst was in ful set elds

Hus longed any her broper to speke: for feblesse pat the fad
Chhan ofte had after him: to aydevo son pei wendo

and tolle of goddis piete: alday to ye enso

Of ye joy of henene: and hocko holys men hev lyf hadde

This was alle ye pioe: pat yel brobene his hadde

Scuit penet to his sufter seiso: pat he ne mysht be leno
Sory were yel both: Wychan ut drowo to ebo

This is Holy wordsis do mevy ben: pat are monke tello zit uore
Sory was pis mayde: yo bropere the cive pino ore

Wychan ave in goddis serbiso bo: ony ordve we thervnot breko
I am do febles pat I ne wene: nener eft woy pe speko

leve ebo to eideje pis oon mysht: for him pat ve deire bozt
I zote he eul vo forzene: we don it ni good poynt

As eftullo quos semit penet: and loko chas pon doft tello
avel yors moft yat I ne may: be oon mysht from my Cello
Wychan ofte ceeft it wold not lo: to bede her broy mido

By his dehe the gan to honde a don: and gized onde yoro
for the cide you aft: ful of mylice of ore

Lat me if yu willde be: here more of my lore

Lat not my broper to mysht: lore from me deendo

Put lat vo wuy taues of yu blis: pis mysht brimbo to enso

This maide loked up pio: ofte hadde made hej bone

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he we seen pat deab fau and deeb: by ganne to change him
it san to you dere to onomo: lift and eke veyne
and fey in mye aft it was: evet santo fevne
that weel was eke quod heeft: pat asab in emy jime
now was yis a good mando: pat sone a chedelese cowde cymne
that sent enet mye aft not for arede yemys arende
Sustur: he deide what haft y' do: you fondeft me to fhenct
it mye fordis will neje: wel y' doft nonst
shal i now myn ordre beke: do had I neue ponszt
dere koper ye mando eide: I bid ye yous zemne
forte dwello awy me to mye aft: and eue you doft me weyne
I pizedo mye for a nopev bono: and he me hevd anon
these whedele you woft be here: or hemmye forto soy
yan yei mye aft not dejo/aft mye aft to ander yei ake
and tolde of soddis goodne fó: in tale a in boke
ye mye aft hem ponszt vut offort and odzy at ye ende
yei were whan yei orenday: and chold at wey avendo
ye doft no lengey to ander be: but avent home to hef telle
Sory yei were for pei ne mye aft: lengey to ander dwello
whan ye mando was home ycomo: core olk the lay
and as ony fordis avillo was: ofte deydo ye pved day
Seyn venet to his telle wente: his finter CONLE he day
au ye forme of a chuley white: flem to henene on haye
henene opned hyn azemo: ye chuley gan in floon
ful clad was my Holy man: pat yis mye aft oden
au ye mozome he aud his Conent: went prey ful sono
and buied yis Holy body as visht was to done
au cos lene pat ave mote: wyp eviften men bo
buiued at ouf endmiday: and henene flo

Amai

Senta fanti Basentinu — 00000 — 00000
ent Valintyn ye maite: sood man was monno
and yos aft his picejne & many on to eftrendom dvoimo
and eke men por aft soddis gracio: many to hacth bionzt
and men pat olk weve: ful aride ye hyn doft
A gvet mafter was po at homo: Cutton was his namo
he hevde telle moefte of him: and of his gvet famo
a cone he had in fiknes: pat him was lief pnores
the qompe and of fiknes: his fimes akto dvoizo
pat po skyn of his face: lay som yttelle his eyo

Gyoe poyn yan he had: yer mystt no man drye
So yat sood men and noble his sadere ornt sive ran
Do ye hohy valentyne: yat he to hem como
fforto helc his oll sonc: a ynowe of his nomo
he was yeroof akke ynono: as men tolke hy ysomo
So yat pue hohy man come yidep: anon pozst his bone
Suy Euton pis hye man: lete venit forp his odno
Aus bad him for ye lonee of sod: ou anthon was all his pons
that he olfolde brinsc his oduo to helc: yat he ne ded nonst
If youv sast quod yis hohy man: yat his childe hool be
bys it comdel in sedo: a hool pon sast hy so
a sod many quod pis oper: eneue a wul sedo
a us zene hy sfladly half my sood: a who yat awil hy helo
If youv wist quod valentyne: pi meu cuncton
bilevo on jhui est: pi odne akorpye hool anon
The was Euton sflad ynono: ehan pis forwaest was do
his d& if and alle his oper men assentet abel yto
Sent valentyne ornt on kue: in gret denotion
Do jhui for yat dke childe: he made his orison
This sik childe as sod it wolde: his lymes stjaest anoy
Aus a wos up hool and sonndo: of flessh and eke of boon
& han ove Euton and his d& if: see pis noble sedo
yat her odne was so yheled: yel toko anoy vedo
And bileved on jhui est: and huy meyno echon
& soest est: est of pis hohy may: and estues dvere anoy
The folk yat herd yeroof tello: about on eny sido
& irued hem to estendom: and oved hy ful wido
and ye justife also apertly ordo
that be bileved on jhui est: a londo he gan vedo
So yat ye Senator of wome: wrethed hy anon
Aus cent valentyne pe hohy man: awip boondis bomndo ful sone
And truumented him odre ynono: both flessthe & lono
And bade lond his soddis: ymado of the and stono
When he mystt in no maniere: bringe hy in anfharone
and moche folk alway: end about him dnono
his justife plautidas: yat wikked deas ynono
On a mystt lete myto of his hede: + un pis man hy ysomo
His odulo to henene dvenite: al yor est soddis yto
nono sod for ye lonee of hy: kinsc yb to ynt plaro.
Amen.

Vita Sancte Juliane

cunt Jelane come of hetseu men as de fynde dynte
Tristen stilyd, che biscom, pat no man sylle detto
Jawman hight po Empouyl: hepen he avas yo
all tristen men he sid to dett: pat he mycht onge
A yet maister avas ynder him: pat hight als
He wold pe Jelane to hylywesid wold bo
Way hyn fasene and moseve he spak: so pat ye were at on
he went to pis Holy mado: to hane his wille anon
Swete Sy quod Jelane: it sallep nat ino
As it you weve man of yet powe: to be sponſes to po
Thys man was slad of pat words: to ye Empou went
noble zifve he him zale: and god preſent hy sent
So pat he made him pe hight justise of pat londe
To soon a hote whet he wold: for his ziftes & his conde
The justise cemt to Jelane: chans pat his powe: avas
And to hane had hure for bis wif: he failed of pas cas
This maiſe fawr him anſweido: lene Sy ofte se
Vant we weve of oon lawe: how ofnuls da be of on vede
Tristen Womman: am ykas: ne veeth who it wete
Wecome eſten for my lone: a yan you haſt me jete
Sory was yan pis lyer man: he inſt what he do myſt
Wift pis pe Empouyl he endo: he wold pe eſel diſt
If we weve bop ycaſtues: we neve both but dedo
Yan weve on: jome dou: yfwo to sidej chyns ledo
Comanides: am alle eſten men: to dett do be myn ope
Theſfore lemmau tine pi ponsht & vede on vs bop
Le de Sy quod pis mado: if you be adius
Of ye Empouyl an earthly man: jwis jhals po was
Yof his powe: be nowe duth: duceth ofal aro
But s'ode ye powe: of sod: pat laste: einno
Xisht odoy was pis lyer man: if he ne myſt hyn wende
To hane comſed at hyn fade: aftel he lere endo
Jhan pat yei to sidere com: yei made a get ſest
And ſoonded both hyn elene ponsht to hanes wip he heſt
When yei ſpokke fauſt: po mado zane fay: auſaſe
Jauil holde pat jhane take: yof ze do nie get de
Certoyn ze ne tijue my ponsht: ze spille moſt bytſt
So nis chafet pyns ze chillo: for i die do no dett

WHAN YEA DE PIS MAID: HEGERT AANGE NOLO
HIM FAUTERE BROKL: HAPYO JUStISE: TO SON WHAT HEMOLO
YE JUStISE LETE STRIPE HIN NAKED: & DAY HIN PLAT TO DOME
SORY KUyASHIUS WENT HIN ABOUNT: AUS MADE HIN many AWOUNDE
THYCI LAUDE ON HIN & HN CHAVHE ODOGT: TO YET AVERY WISO
AND ENDE DAY PIS MAID: AND LOSET: AS HER NO JUHST NEJO
& HAN YEL SEE HIN YONSTHT YAT OHE NAS IN NO FERU
PEI TOLO AND HOURET HIN ON ABERN: BY YE WESS OF HEJO
THEYBY OHE HOURET CO A DAY: YE KUyASHIUS LYNEP STOD
AUS LYDO ON HIN? WIP OCOINGES: OHE FTEMED ALL ON GLASO
THE MOLO TWINEIT YEL HIND DID: YE BETTER HIN? YEL PAIDO
W& HAN YEL JUHST NOT HIN? YONST TÚO: ADONY YEL TOLO PIS MAID
AND BAD HURE TWINE HER YONST: FOR DETH ON ALLE DIFO
IND PEUKO ON HIN? HIE HYN: AND ON HIN? GENTISPO
WHAN YEL MYAST FOR NO YMS: BEING TO HIN FROM HEG PONT
A CAWSWON FUL OF WELLING BRAS: TO FOTO PIS MAID: WAS BRANT
AND SHOTTE ADOINI ABOUT HEY CHULDREN AS OHE UPWYT STOD
PY VISTO AND COMBO: IT VAMO ADOINI: AS IT WERE SSET FLOOT
FFROM YE NELKE TO YE FOOT: ECHES FTEDE IT YONST CONGHT
AND ENEVE STOOD PIS HOLY MAID: AS OHE NO YMS THOZT
LORD MOCHT IS YEL MYAST: PAT OD MOCHT OF WELLED BRAS
HEY AWOUNDED BODY GIVEVED NOT: FANS UNMACTED IS OVAS
SO D'EVETH WAG YO JUStISF: HE BIGHT HIS MEN HIN' LEDO
INTO P'SON AND BYNDO HINVE FAST: TO YEL HAD TAKO HIN' VEDO
A NOVO: OTO FOTO YO JUStISF: OHE COME: YEL WOLD HANE CHANGES HEG POST
AND LlBETTE HIN? SSET NOBLEY: BIRT AL IT WAS FOR NONZT
A l'HELO OF YEN VIST FJONSTO: TO FOTO HIN? PEI TAFT
AND WHAN PILL AVEVE STIKKED: WIP VASDUNS FUL FAST
THE WHELE YEL TWINE: ABOUT FAST: YEL MAID: P IN YEL DETTO
DEPE WOUMSIB IN HER FLESTH: YO VASDUNS TO ADEJO METTO
& HAN PAT FLESTH WAS ALTO CORDEN: OD DEPE YO VASDUNS GNOIM
THAT YE BONYS PE OLITTE ATINO: PAT YE MAROKE OINT D'SOMO
THAT IT FJONST OUT ALABOUTO: OD ONCOVE OHE WAS
AND ALMEST: OHE ZANE YE GOOST: & PAT NO WONDEY WAS
FFOR ALL YAT MEN TO D'OVRE HER LYINES: 3RT OHE JUHDE NAT OD ZE
WIT ENE SEIDO PAT HIN' CFT: FOR HIN' JUHSTED MORE
SLAT D'AVEVE PE LYER MEN: PAT OD NEIST DEY HIN? SUO
WIT EIST ASVILLO WAS IT NAT: PAT OHE OD VONE OHLICH DEYO
AN AMIGEL WIP A NAKED AWEYS: TO YO WHELE AYASTH

And heneued it vitto onaloe peecas: per was ony lordis mynart
and ye mando dient forp alhoos: as him no ymys ane
Soze diuado pise lither men: pat y aboit arpo
Ony lord evist can his foon: arhan his willi is asie
To men turned to hy: for yat myrato pere
And an. c. women et. lit. bilened on hyr cefon
Ye ly pere justise lete hem bened: spared of the not on
And wyp ye mando ye justis: for wertt was uye drow
A lete mado of wodo and cool: a fipond finy a drow
A mysdo he lote pns mado east: yat she to bicondo chul
He arrendo to ofte hir anon: bit ony lord to nulde
An annel per come and pns finy: wide opado et to dipono
Amysdo ye plute ye mado food: hajnlees et yfad moine
She ponked god and sattte on kuo: A huy orisins sedo
po justise erde as hat chul are de: what is vs to edo
She ne fhuil pns foule anast on come drep no dedo
Sip no finyr may huy Bremno: ledo Shal huy Bredo
A dourspon yel dorte ap ou finy: a filled it ful of ledo
po mado or ye lede doplo: it ofte was not in dredo
As ofte dvas per u do: yo lede bisau to fpedo
ffom ye dourspon alabont: in length et in bredo
Swy men and ydis: it beent in pat plato
Of lither men yat ftoden pevly j dvas ony ledis atc
Amysdo yo dawdron yo mado food: al hool wyp ony hajns
And yat ledo yat doilyng was: vonney et youzt et dawne
He Infuse bigamo to dapo: and cye chuan he pus lay
For his men brent areve wittees he avas nay
What don he vede ony soddis: is he ferjenst hem lynomo
Shal oon woman auy he arithing: vs allo oncomo
Helpep noise if ze moro: yat she areve bronzt to Shano
She shal me arweth no moro: i wil pley anoy' gano
Come forp he vido uny manquellay: ledo pns horo ffo me
Smytto of hev hedo wyp oirr tomy: yat q huy no moro so
Haf was pus hol mado: ashan ofte wift hev ende
For ofte he wift after hev turnement: whide ofte he chuld vende
Ashan pe mado come to ye stede: per ofte chuld he des so
To ony lord ofte mado hev boon: and seste huy dom on kuo
The manquellay as ofte bad hev besis: s pone his firedo bono
And Smote of hev hede anon: pitt fello on pe grans

Anngels d'ere pejo anon: bey sondo to undervontey
yus othe honzt hevene dere: arpy timentus stjong
and so sentt jehan po vispyne: honzt her lyf to endo
sod asne de gunt for her londe: to henene forto wendo
amey

S'ora Sancti Mathei apti
cent mathe apostel avas: as ze chuf ykonto

yos aft londe apostel mado ho d'ab: as we fynde wimto

Andas pat apostel avas: van he ony lond had calde

per nas uon in his stede long: put apostel cold, we s toldo

Afere ye tyne pat ouy lond: to henene was stoy

the apostels were to stede allo and our lady maye

So pat Sentt peter j added as ouy londe had by bede

fze andas pat apostel was: to tako ony in his stede

pey toke and cast londe: on sent mathe it gan fallo

So pat mathe and pande: was last of hem allo

Sentt mathe come of hepen men: pat nowe apostel is

and in y londe of bett jehem: born he d'ab illes

Yehan pat he apostel avas: aboute pey went ful wando

To pехo men of estendome: enich on his endo

Jnto ye londe of ynde: mathe ye away nome

per the preches and many oni: he honzt to estendome

he heled men pat sik (crevo: y may non velle allo
por aft hym men to estendome: pille diast to fallo

a maistere was ni pat londe: a mado ad:mk pejo

Allo pat dionke pof: blyndo anon pei atajo

y was honzt perev to sent mathe: pef he dronke anon

and he yevo: was neide pe awo: but alway he gan gon

s folk perev had siet (wondejo: pat he ne left his wight)

lieve ffeudis quod sent mathe: ce ze not goddis myzt

To provye ye ody goddis myaft: pat me hidej sent

De bens hedejo aft men: pat yej pereh ben ybleinto

men lere cede hem ful wido: out / honht he to y plaw

This holy man hem biheldo: anon por aft goddis yto

myt / tello: thor aft ony londys myaft

y were allo blyndo por aft wat d'yrnke: he ane he chyt

folk arid fast on him: and pille about hym conio

And left por aft him her fal: goddis: + tinued to estendome

pe justis of pat londe: herd ome pof tello

he lede + tako pus holy man: + in hayde pyno hy quellot

IT IS IN NO GONE IF UNDO ASHAT DEP HAD JESUS
AS IN UNAPPLIED POTE HE WAS AS OPER APOSTLES DEAC
FOOD MEN COME PER AFTERGLASS A HIS BODY NOME
SIT OF YO LONDO OF YUDO A LADDE INTO SOMO
AND BUNED IT PER WIP ETET HOMO AS MEN PHENEX P VIZIT
IN SCUNT AYAP CHISTHE HIS HEDO IS WIP ETET MYST
NOUS GOD FOR PE LONE OF SCUNT AYATFIO LETUS BEBE OD OVISSE
NAT WHAN AVE WENDEN HENS DEE MOTE COME TO P LLYSSE

Amen

EPIE SANCTI SVEGORYI

EPIE SVEGORY PE CONFESSOIJN IN TITULO WAS HOZO
IN HOLINES HE LAD HIS LIF: PAT HUS DULO NEY NAT LOYO
FETE ELEF: HE WAS AND ETET PACTE: IN TALO HO LETE CEVO
BY ABBEYS OF MONKES IN A FARE ZEYO
PO SYP HE LETE AREVE IN PO LITE OF COMO
AND YERE HE AND MONY WIP HN: YE ABRIT OF MONKIS NOME
IN SO ACETE FASTING HE WAS: E SO LITIL WOLD ETO
PAT ALLO YE AVILLE HE HAD FOR LOYO OF DRINK A OF METE
TO: DEFAUTE HO WOLD VAPEL DEYO: PAN AFTO METE NUO
TO FASF SO HE WAS YCLESUED HIS LIF AWAS SO CENSO
Sfil ul odo for allo his feble uesfe: YDEL HE WOLD LO
ZHAT IN SOOD IS SEWNYS WOLD AEDO: OR SING MEN MYST HY SO
O: Wnite or telle op TWINATICO PEWOF WOLD MAKO
O: HO DOLO HEDE HIS BEDIS: PO WHILIS HO MYSTHT DAKO
PO POPE HIS GOODUES VONDE STODO: YOF HO PEWOF AVEO STILLE
AT VONU HO MADO HNUI CAYNUALD: AND ALLO AZEIMF HIS WILLO
SO HOLY HE WAS IN PONZT A SO VIZT FIL M DE DO
YE COMEFT OF HOLY CHISTHE: MOCH WAS IN HIS JEDO
DUT OF HIS PALANS IN A DAY THIS HOLY MAN GAIN WENDO
HO FONDO MAJESTAMITIS IN COMO: DIP MIFANDY S FO FIL HENDO
TO SELLO PEI LADDE ON HN HAND: WETE CHILDREN PEO
HANET PIMGEIS PAN PEI WERE: MYST NO MAN SO
THIS HOLY MAN DIBELDE: AND A WHILE GAN FONDO
HE ASSED ASWHAT PE CHILDREN AVEO: AND OF WHAT LONDO
YO MAJESTAMITF SIVE ENGLISSE PEL BEIT: OF ENGLOND MONIE
SUTH IS PE KIMDO OF ALLO MEI: PAT OF PE LONDO COME
WEL ONST QUOD PIS GOOD MAN: PAT LONDO BE GOOD + JITHO
WEL ENGLISHT DEP PE MEN YCDEPED: FOR PEI BEN AMIGEL LYCHE
HJ PE LONDO BE SUTH AS YO MENT: PE NAME IT HAY AYST
ENGLISHT ET CONSEP TO BE: FOR AMIGELS PONDEY LESTH

and such men onshy in henene to be: a angels if pei arene
than afted he an what bile bo in Engclondes wqo
The wechanift seide Engclond is aed hepenesse
allas quod pis holy man: allas for seynesse
that yo wainte of dest helle: that hane ni poiejo
a londe of so fayne folk: pat mysht bo annyels peje
he went azem to his palays wip ful dreay there
and taved fast for engclone: pat it estened were
at a common counsel on a day: centrit Egezey jous sone
po pope he preide and cagsynall: to emute hy his bone
that ye hyn cent to Engclond: to pitt estendome
po pope wip his cagsynalis: get consel of nome
ere tre damnger yei wade to gnamit it: but eue he preide so fast
that yei mysht not wene hy: but it emute hy at ye last
the was of ad centrit Egezorie: he abode no moze
he wente tomsay Engclond: to piche sossis lono
we hau he was forp agen mysselfe he abab anon
ye folke to ye pope wente: eried on hy eethon
as he to centrit pereys myn stef want upon a day
pei seide yon yenkest wip pi weson: aft Rome to betayl
he yat heede vp ye homne of Rome: y'haft lyf hens Seide
as you youfete him como azem so no: of alle some you aft shent
ye jape toke hede swete: of pat folk lyf seide
centrit Egezory he lere aftir seide: pozsh ye cagsinales jedo
he was myo att ye seel he hym aftel einte
wip ful dreay eethor azem homnayls bo wemto
as sos arvold sone afteward: as it did bp falles
that ye pope dey do sone: as we chul aftel alle
the bifflope po cagsynayles and alle pe consel of Rome
for to these anero popo: ful fient consel pei nome
ye bad pat eny man of consell thyns be do faste
and be in besis mysht a day: if sos arvold at ye lasto
em sancchem sender: if eny worpn arewo
in vome worp forto bo: estendome to lew
as hau yei in prieys had ybo: thve daies & pro mysht
in an hynne of a chapeek: yei er moch lyst
it Stodd as it a pledge arewo: into henene arpeyt
pei er wenege now ing: so they ne so leyt
as hau yei ye place como to: ouf dey pe list yei forinde

xxvii

The holy man sent his brother to tell him for several days he was in Sweden
The folk by whom to thank was und loud by whom to thank
They took his holy man and made him a pop with some

men and made him a pop with some humps and a pop with some

bel he went to church on holy day

Of the myfsbile do of England moche is to have

of the myfsbile do of England moche is to have
and he went into England to church on holy day

So long he was in church on holy day

That he told to church on some aladino in church

The other day of some time he went to church on some

and there was men there when he went to church on some

for he was in church on some time in church on some

To some children to go to school with them

That he went to school with them

That he went to school with them and now he is for some

moche folk was in church in some of the same

and now he is for some time in church on some

The other day he went to church on some time

And some of them are fair myfirs, but for man it is

only on some body he breaks to you he as he does

It by some a fide, some by some on some

The holy man sent his brother to tell him for some

And now he went to church on some time

Prey we hym away good herte, postel of England

and he went to some lord's, some erand, some on some

and there was some folk in church on some time

To his lord he came to see if he felt a pop

And now he came to see if he felt a pop

This is my father, my father he said he was in church on some time

Of the popels he came to church on some time

A man of some time was a pop

A man of some time was a pop of some time

A pop of some time was a pop of some time

And other times

["XXG", "33", "And here Seize after him his end, and to die\nand had him hanged his fale end, and his holy man to die\npart he must as well be still, as if his cold were\nfor he prince for a while, anon also he will in his hene\nand his house agains to die, so as non bienes\nand he here he must, and so he more\nand it he took his end, and so as he did to do\nand prince he were, am I known, for he false end is one\nand let me see his face, to do as he shall be about\nand he longs also his end, and so an axe about to do\nand doeth flow, and he out, and made about you\nand he out into hyperion, and put about\nsome lyone blythe, and some tied about\nand to die, and so oper lyones, and oper so longe\nand prince was about blythe, and so, and so did to die\nand he longs also he were, and so too long he were\nand in maner thus, and in false end, more pain all he he\nand his end also, now here, as well men by this\nand so long by false die, now so well our main, and so\nand so long not named here, now he were not nat he\nand so he were left also here, and so out of his\nand he longs to be prince, and so did he also\nand so shall he end, and so be about to do\nand so shall pump for him, and so his end is end\nand so shall pump for him

Johan his modere pe sood quene: as sood it wold, was dede
his fadere toke a nover prif: pat chivring in as of wode
That ones litel Cunt Edwaunce, and wudde end in a quide
By hyn othe had a wone: pat hat Atfeldreche
She lones her owne sone, as ech woman duth her: blons
She lones strel de Cunt Edwaunce: stepnemere is seelde: and
but she desved moft: pat Cunt Edwaunce sede were
pat her odne afterwapsis: pe heritage myast be
Aftere pat kynst Edwane was sede: Cunt Edwaunce his vane
Aftere hy kynge made was: as laws was & monone
The soodes of pe yonke linte: pev myast no tonne telle
He was meke and mylde ynois: fane of flessh & fello
And bomeve of aspeche pev abip: & wip pe poor men moft
Thaasht and wits of cunneell: and þe he lones left
Vilse men he lones nonst: pat techelees were of pons
Myse men to him he sroime: and after hem ymysvont
In emy de de pat he wold w: ye most sel arhold to
Aftove pe Cveathbissbop of Sauntbuny: Cunt淡stoun was poy
Slas was pis holys man: of him: and alle pe londe aldo
of Such a kynke and but a childe: pat founded me to do
Good pees pev abas in Endelondo: lone and pion ynois
Eichesse and oper sood: and ellis it has to wome
Ifos whan pe he de hathe: soodis great: and lonep alle sood
Wondeve it weve but alle bis: ye bettere were & stod
To ye soodes of pis holys kynke: ye denel had einde
And ye quene his stepmode: was ful of trecthery
She yonast myast and say: if she myast wip eny pines
pat Cunt Edwaunce were ysawn: & her odne kynke
Ifos he was eldast aftere hy: and kynke soone also
This lither Aslman kynk bipont: how pis myast be so
To odne pat weve her counseleþ: her counsell othe endo
And preide hem helpe of odne syle: to do pis lippe de do
Denth which syle yev myast do: pat pis to ende were brongt
This lippe quene & him men: were in gветe pons
So pat she had to her counsell: ynome at pe endo
No pines is sellew pan woman: is than she to evel wile were
On a day, pis yous kynke: on hurting went he cas
In a wode in Dorsethe chyve: þe sido wajam was
It was faye mode pat tyne: but now it is aldon

Ait poenys and busfles: zit fonde be fide pe tomm
As sent Edwaard weut an huiting: a ejet anille hy came to
ffor to od his zonde broeve: auou he went pito
ffor he was pere a lite be fide: p' his Stepmodeje was
ju a tonno men depen zof: p' ve myle pennys it nas
A Stronge castel pere is nowe: but non pannas pere
Lones ponafht sent Edwaard at his broper he nero
ffello men abip him he namo: and pideje he gan pido
he men pleide by ye way: and fad about ande
So pat abip him bileft non: pei dprad about adne
Napelees forft he went: as he ponafht to wone
The onto he bifelse a fesso: p' his broper was
and pidere &ento ful myldely: no man abip hyn nas.
He pusht no man but good: p' at no man avold hyn myse
Towad his deth ful myldely went: & abip sood hert pito
Whan his Stepmodeve p' lyer quene: allou dep hy come
She ponafht to don her aville wip hyn as she had him sedo nome
hev little men the cleped one: pat dere at hey pede
and Speke bitrene hem: to do pis unful dede
When pie kinte was ny come: pis quene azemft lyzedo
Wip fawo meney and e'tet honos: and avet lone hy beso
& the joye pat the wip hyn made: no tim te telle may
and woor pat he alidht offuld: & d wello abip him alday
Certis madame quod pis kinte: it may not od lo
Bint fat me speke abip ny broper: me longep hy to od
To q hane hy dep: que can be blift? Wais
myne hert is ful moche on him: pat no wonder? is
A Sip quod pis lyer quene: dep it may non oft be
ffust j will to ye drnk: & pan the ze chil hy do
akk ved? was pe botelere: & brought demt anan
Amouet al oft pat per wevo: a fheveino p' gan son
and welcome to him wip fauf semblant: and made hyn upe moiko
and lift him andas ons: & pervip hyn tofore
ffor as he stonped to kisse him: p' veft he was mono
To his hert he note a knyp: pat his eutit akto domo
ve knyp was longo and small: as men may it do
ffor in po cherch of tanishn: it hap lona do
His zonde pings cit dpreyt: & od his depeb aroundo
he no jodo but alito way: & he felle to giondo

Aus left per his swete lif: his would to henene &cinto

Allas litle edel yongst ho: a than he his aumonde jentoo

dunked he was as just as: put od vilich hye lift

And cryy trecckery hyn clove: ov he it ende dufft

Jehan pat he matved &as: yel pat hye brought pito

ponacht hore per myn stift best dip his body do

per purbeps a decern sted: A yev in it tafst

And unlydely and stille help: buried to w fast

Jehan pis sede was woon: ye queve had his will

ffor ene men holden wip ye quye: ye sede is ful stille

The Erthbisschop of Tantynny: semt Dunston poifas

A than pe kin asas yflawes: in so doolful cus

He biethet his broper alde red: pat aftelve hye was kin

pat he childe at ye ende: be hied pat sey no pines

And Seynt Dunston speke eke of: londe tymne afozo

As than he Cristnes alde red: aftelve he was dörs

ffor he defonles in his hondo: peevantej & eke ye ston

To fore ye bisbophis pere: & op men echen

And a than he defonles pat font: semt Dunston cando anon

That he childe be enthesou: of as wechdednes many on

And ay after his bropeves deth: ye good man semt Dunston

Senees mocho to cnowne hym: if he myn stift op don

Buit ye he most nede do: fore it was vist + lawe

Sy kin he erde wip o wight: herto pons aft dravo

The hesthed of yr broperes blood: pat pus is brought of danke

Upon yne hede: it chal como: yr moders liper plaines

ffor wip out hedding of blood: pat cymne chal uend be do

Of ye folk of Engelond: pat no gift than perto

ffor more wechdednes and odzono: chal come be in danke

To endelondo for pat cymne: pat men ende lawe

On yr broperes blood: fponsto benatante chal be fangt mionst

And alle chal be be in hede: & by un daye vistht nowyt

And alle pat cometo ye cift: wiso pat childe werte

In ye lif of semt alþlo: he may fynde it se jite

men toko ye child at hede red: pat asas pe quemys dno

And aftel his broper an de hye kin: as lawes asas & mones

The jettest maistres of ye londo: dorp hye helde echen

As for hev pemin & huy: lond: yne sede was forzete anon

Amonge lowe men & fymple: doal hy was ynáwe

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and eulſed alle vnp our sod: pat seut edward oſome
allas p[er]i uido what chal are do: archo al for ve be
ch[och]o chal for us are vcrre kepe: whiche chul are flo
ch[och]o chal pees inCONE hollde: oul ypo is uo
Of areuro and deo are moive be Sikey al areathedhese comp to
Fret wille hadde ye good men of ye comre be sude
To myn pat holl ybod: and CONſhten it ful deuide
They stodeu and bihieldu p[er]i epe s[er]t lyst
About a place d[er]uyuowe: ſtoupp rizt
Thei ponast per was sodde is euto: p[er]i areuide ydere t Dout
And founde p[is] holl ybod: and of p[er]i eponde tt. Bont
pei mept and made deuive moive: arhan p[er]i od his aconde
But p[er]i areu[re] ful alid: whan p[er]i h[ad] h[as] founde
S[er]p ful fane p[ro]ſſion: p[er]i b[od]y for p[er]i beu
Jn to p[er]i tume of w[am]: a buried it rizt yeu
Jn a churche zerde of oul lady: w[im]r e[vet] hono t p[ed]
A chapeſ is areu[re] p[er] pat p[is] h[ol]y body lay
Jn p[er]i tonne of w[am]: pat ſtouz zt to p[is] day
At p[er]i p[ut]te p[er]i e[as] firſt founde: a fay abel gan e[pin]
ſaue and d[er]aw and zt laſteſt: pat is of e[vet] boting
nay] minuſes p[er]i h[ane] ben: as p[er]i conu eau telle
aue] clepen it zt into p[is] day: seut edward is w[elle]
this h[ol]y body lay a s[er]t whil[e]: p[us] it was do
Jn p[er]i tume of w[am]: et many man come p[erto]
the tithing bove he martred was: w[ne] e[pronde] uide
And p[er]i minuſes pat he did: about on em] ſide
A s[er]t edw[as] inCONE: p[er]i pat h[ote] was alſe
pat Seut edward lones moch arhildt he h[ues] h[ere]
whan he h[erd] of p[er]i minuſes: pat oul foru for h[as] w[on]t
ſlaſ and blpo he was yuomo: as em] man auel onſt
H[ui]n p[on]zit it was edel y[de]: pat he lay soCONE p[ew]
p[er]i he uer buried in his ſtode: as he wel w[or]p[ri] areu
And bad h[em] pat h[ol]y say: pat p[er]i h[as] p[ennes] b[ey]
To h[ala]w[es] as it was w[or]p[ri]: ſ[om] al] man areu] p[ew]
His massageuſ he seut aboute ſa: p[is] p[us]t wel areu
And to p[er]i alſeſe of w[il]ton: p[er]i h[ote] was alſiſide
To seut edward p[er]i h[ol]y a[wo]man: pat u[mo] p[as] p[aw]
Whiſt was seut edward is [uſtey: et] kiu[n]eſ] ſouſt edward
O pat bis[h]oppiſ and abbott: a [e]ct men many on

["To another comes on a trying: as yet has his sake chosen.\nThen went he to his holy body, and there he went to come\nwith his body, and with his body: as yet he came not.\nAs he went, it was not easy: as it was easy, so was it\nwith him: and with him was easy: so was it with him.\nAnd kissed him, and kiss he: so to force him, and him\ntherefore he went with him: and with him was it easy.\nAnd there he lay with him: and there he lay with him.\nAnd there he lay with him: and

In pe abbar of chafesbinyo: ye bosy yel leide pere
Suy alsjes his gruinsfio: pat hons dan fiest areo
Ans made pere his soufhtey anoi: pat cleped was alhyo
ffor huy lone pat hons he awere: and mothe good pikep jido
An & acres of good fielondo: he zancavip huy pere
Al fhe ye hono in erte point: as him self helde epe
In his towmbe cent Edisapd laye: on & treentiy zero
Co pat yel se fokemys: he nold no lens lye pere
Men come of to his towmbe: as lighy yel myst it beno
And hene it op and dome: as to a pilourse areo
Cent Edisapd come in a tymo: in a vison
To an holy man bisike of religion
And gas him so to chafesbiny: to ye abbesse of y hons
Bamis arfeld redo ye clene mado: pat avas & oddis spous
And say huy pat amil no lenser: lie y do
But I be brought in ope v crudo: and seie my b Ap fald
This good man aroos ou mozours: & foerate not pis cas
Vino ye abbesse he aent: and told huy how it was
This do man avas efad yuou: to ye kins che aent odno
And of his beayer told h allo: & what avas to done
Therof ye kins avas ful efad: uhan he herv s of tello
So were tydmiets of his bropo: pat his modeye did quello
He wold hane son to chafesbiny: in sheyne hy to bringe
But he was so seute arup aespie: pat he myst for no pinge
& han avas it comen ou his hede: pat cent dimton hy higt
ffor aespie he had zoro moone: or he of his lif ligt
So fast him Sared his soon: pat he ne myst yennes wendo
To were men of ye louse: ful fast he atu cendo
And to wolfrido ye good bishop: yott was Bischope po
And preide hui wuy eje te houys: to chafesbiny to so
And his bropoy in sheyne bring: as vizt avas to domo
This Bischope and yis eyer men: to chafesbiny come domo
Wuy ful faire procession: to his tolbinbe yel wento
A fune mirado amongst hem aft: on lond for h Gene
Arhan ye opnes ye lid of his towmbe pere
per coms adoin in allo ye chynch: as it a finesle areo
Amonge ye pieces pat per was: yel se it aft arup eye
In fls anonge hem as a myst: swert pinge yel nen deyo
Siveto and good was pat snell: pat all pat aere pepe

["For one and every him you see in this book you will see\nHis holy body in their hands: which is one and the same\nAnd like to us in all respects divine: as in their hands\nIn his hands he was shewn: in the same way\nAs in their bodies: after his ill and last will you see\nThat our Lord was on earth born: so too was our Saviour\nAnd as for his own blood: as in their hands you may see\nThat after him they were: and He is our Lord and God\nAnd they are our Lord and God: and as He is our Saviour\nSo too is our Saviour after us: as in their hands you may see\nThat our Lord is our Saviour: and so too is our Saviour\nAnd so too is our Saviour after us: as in their hands you may see\nThat our Lord is our Saviour: and so too

S well away從s seynt Turbert. who aves yet so ore
If any man hathe ye myse he ne shal no more
than spele pis yong chalde. More yet wepe beyd
Turbert it falleth not to ye. Any yong children to play
ffor noon snift drines. By come the to winch
than gan hathe ymaked ye. And he de of hony thine
and thyn pis worde he must chidde. Pis yong childe deen
an anget it was of hencome. Any lord hym pide
than by gan seynt Turbert to woppe and play oore
and left of all his ydyl game. He hold play no more
he made his fadewe and modewe. To sette byn to lere
in his youtt myerst and day. He devnes sood his oore
than he of swinter and was as ye book hathe orde
by byfelle the wiff shop. Seynt Aidan was sedo
Turbert a fede with sheep was. Amyfelm of hencome he sey
the wiff shop was. Aidan to hencome to deve all his
Allas seide seynt Turbert. fool. I am to long
This chape my lye kepe no more. Any of hem shal along
he went to ye abber of fivans. gwepe monk he becom
had were alle ye. monke. than he pe habite non
as wel his ordre he keeld. and daib of gret penamite
the hol. est. monk he was yhold in eulielond. or a firmie
It byfelle afterward. ther come an hym a goerte
In his legges zret amyntysb. he holde al aboute
So long pat it wail. sweet angusb. he fede
the synnes of his hame fpingst. he myerst hem not deel
ize wright forth his legge. it iwyned to his thy
as a crivity. hame he was. he ivere anest wery
ther konst he man gote yowf. pat his legge and ye
but ene. his hope was. pat goodsb. hese was neve
Solate to hane ou co day. he fere hym dere aboute
a knyest he mette in ye fede. Sip loeis anest proude
This knyest hem hett a fomichabide. pat seuri Turbert bene
he hauked his ador less. as he a lethe bene.
Take he ador myk of a kong. pat is of an cold
the joys of cinal aft. do perto and clene wabete flod
To gydeve powr it seep wel. it leie it al hoot perto
Os a plassie al abode. and it seil ye good day.
than he had thus yseide. ye knyest his way went-

The annigel of heneve in was, yit ony lord prede? sem
De eunt earbert his good plasfer to his lengthe bound
His leetys and his synetres ek bitome hool a counte
As nas no fester per aftirnay, as hoolis son vs telle
Hiat ye abbot eunt hym eut to eoun of her celle
Ofteke he was made gestys to a bonge
Sas did myvete for hym er he were per ful longe
Aingels comen eft to hym and deyp hym yel etc
As it opev gestys dere ye gestuyng was ful mete
Elasby gestys mete he zane, he avold no manny cvenye
Yat mete bad for charite he was no ymig sterno
Hym olf avold hem zeue, arateve to her hound
And ceneue hem of alle ye meffis, þ to faze he fhyld stons
It byselle pat an hende eft and a fay per cume
And bad hym mete pny charite, eunt earbert in hry nome
He zane hym mateve to his hound, and on ye hie does hry celle
Mete and drnk largely, doy good hert hry fette
To ye bathous he vecuy aghay peakevs had bake
To fette his gest brede al hoot, ye gladeley hry to inke
Whan he come wip his host bredo, his eft fond he nonst
Thevaf had this holl man greeft woudeve in his ponszt
If ful tilke yevoitt it onero, he myrast fynde no fooze
De hervos aft he avent amap in chorto ne in floz
As he donsht his eft, and avent about wyde
He diuelled such a dветe diuelt in ye thynft beside
Thoo he avent into a thambre, and fonde abord yfþas
And pree upon hool lones, lard what he was it had
This was he eide hordis annigel, pat yis hider hzont
He eam beder to fede vs, and to he fed virg naughtit
Eak myrast abhau pise monkió to bedde weie pson
Sout earbert ful full, avent feth allon
He Juto ye ece he avent anou epe to the chynne
To it were uye mydnyrast, as he staod per dune
Yan avent he eut þevoſ, æthanhau he come to londo
Ifos febleness he felle adoun, and myst no leuger fond
Yan come pere of ye ece, tney fterys eвет
And likkes hym on eny alde, or eneve yel avold, fete
And ethan yel had hym pus likkes, pei avent into ye ece
And eput earbboet hool alth bound, avent to his celle agee

Jens open he arent to matyns and geene song and vasse
the monthe vende euylchan, pat he eutn from his bess
Don monk yel in ones, under stood euyl dale
apunt as seyn, cuttber hyn hadd he hellyd, euyl dale
As our lodes wil was, yel after it can disfalle
pat pe bisshap of Deuel, sindest as we slud alle
men toke anou, cutt, cutt,ert and made hyn bisshap pere
he kept his bisshap, ruffe, and wel wel, gai lere
tho was it to cutt, ydor, asht, pat pe anngel dide
pat he shold be an heve of holy church, than he at ye balle pluse
than he hyn long had, yfeneues, after he cutt
in pe monye of lide, out of pe world he went
tho pe lide of henene, god lene vs also

Amen

To come was he yonst, yseut, to levne etenget
his norde he hadd pey emprey, pat hym nessht arisst,
ffrom her he stale stily, ou a day pat ofte it unay,
Aus left him an his sode, and aft to were hym undde
aurent into a wilder neffe, pere forto libbe
hange And cold he suffered, and no comfort haddo
Stable he was in his bedys, an strong lif he laddo
Certemely zit ye seuell, euclie to hym hadde
Of order yar he malke shold, sholde adre he dradde
On a tyne as pis good man, to hym his bedys nome
In forme of a threestelod, ye seuell to lywy come
Auy faire spech, an comblan, m foonding he hyn bronst
pat he left his orisons, to do wip hym, he jentst
If his man combipought hyn to amende hyn, hyn was lef
thosch, yeigne of ye holy crosse, ye seuell alway he drest
hyn cos he drest, naked, anonde poruys he went
Aus wust breves and netles, his bodys Alto veinte
That spune he longst dere, as we should by vight
ye seuell azeinft hym nere, more wold wip pat spune fight
for sathan he one, to wepe amain, wip spune yor hyn, hie kee
ffons he wil, with pat spune, eucler ger ye more
If a man fisht azem, he is a fly ames dore
pat neneve eft with pat spynie he nyl hyn tempre more
On estep day come on, lord, to a preeest and adde

Thou madest mete ynowe / azemst pis hie tyde
And myn sinnt in wildernesse hap ful moch pyno
Ne hap neispyr mete is drnk, part owith hy of pyno
This pvest as one LORD HY bad to wildernesse gun goon
And mete and drynk ynour lyf, seynst benet he fons anan
Penet he eide, hane here, mete and drnk yloneont
Yat yow sinnde est both ete and drynk, for falte fhaft y'noigt
This certys quod pis sood man tyne it is to fast
If so me and eith cristen man isyl pat lent both fast
Nay nap quod pis pvest / lent is al a sod
And ye hie tyne of ester is noire ycomeu too
Seist pous both / quod pis holl man / mot ert queme
Jwende it bad he lent, / toke do itel zemo
Sevint penet po nel ete and drank, and pones sodys fonda
And weent wide in pe dudo / and peshed he nold not wondo
To sod he turned moch folk, and to cristen domo
So to ye llyle of Asyn ponnyt sodys yfo he como
Nawment he fonde per many, and men of lther lano
The folk he turned to ihu est, and manneire fete to salko
Of sevint chyn pe baprist athirch he fete to vere
Men to honne yev ihu cist, pat keyen men eke weve
The ordre of blake monkis first he made yeve
Many sood man come to hym / pat mynch pe habite bene
Ye first abbay he fete arere / yst wab in euy londe
To hym and to his werkyb / ye snynde hâd zete ondo
Sau stoon he fonde vithst fall / to her arevke good and devo
Alle pe folk pat per wab, ne mynch hym hene ypon evo
Sent penet se how / ye seuel it helb, and blessed it anan
Ye seuel fast intine ackay, and con man bave it homo
Penet he eide you haft werl men / a vail toke how pey fedeo
I cam not with hem many day, / a minst deseyne my mino
Sent penet aitt his aveek meu, and / and bad hem avel away ho
And eide her foo men wold, hem fette / poy pei mynchto hyn not so
The massafve eide his eundo / ye seuel wab deel jaro
He felled her werl ys and don / pat pei ne mynch hy waro
A childe zonde pat monk pas onfallo wab pavo
Freet dool for hym lizepeven made / to aitt penet hyn ban
This holl man thordyst soddy's hrate, veved hym from dep to lyf
The deud had wene, est poney / his werke fazto deyff

Aus Blüflchen blüne pозtich all pebräckes, ech man thal be a feve.

In that pinaat, men sinb arise, pat gos was pincu abso,

lued more pan to xxxzere, as j have heved dyse,

With ye standbady pat he haddo, for be ne sal so little myfie,

Do pe leest heev, pat was in lyne, / a dyse zon ethlynfe,

Sour lorde thal come, aus Sunfte a van, as listwing, dorth to giuimede,

The hevnes steyd, selp his blédyng fromme,

au anngel thal bringe ye epeve, & pehularles, aud pe poznen noisne,

pe wade pat he was en þdo, awyn hyn benig adonie,

in pe dale of jefaphat, pis vel he al doo,

pe beso man thal sere agvise, that thal come perte,

lenere wad his owne modere in hollé pyne to be,

all ye arthil que some lastep, pat onys hy to see,

Asias lons thal we qan, onetconne pat gristly fere,

pat anr ayntices olhul se, allt yat eile pere mere,

Our lord wil sheivo his se ixe woumdys, & dyse man for pe,

loo what, suffres jane, cehat haft yone do for mo,

moyt he wil onderstoode pere, / pe vii-meraful dade,

who pát hem on, erth hathe do, as he awyn his mouth adde,

hingop to fede, cloth pe naked, oft onfte ye fels, herte se hervolles,

Dede men to burp, / pe bounden onbynd, he þpuse honde þe he sul fynne,

Our lord wil cye to litsje men, as he se fyrd in gosfede,

To zeCURSd GOOSTYS into ye pyne of helle,

pe seul elth venuyng come, spittying, fuffyn and claf,

To take pe wrettesd goostys, and to helle hem taft,

Our lord wil to pe good dæw, on my maist hande ze como,

and taked myn fadews vithc kyringom, pat to zon is ymome,

pat to zon ymade is, from pe woldys syinging,

and enemore shul ze be, in joy avywy out endying,

In pe bole are fynde as vittre, in manner men sul faued lo,

in aðelhode and aðonshode, & vaidahode pis, all thvo,

A prep to god pat, vs thal deme, lyng of all kynge,

mat amons his blessed ones, pat day he vs bringe,

erut many day in cent, / amonget op daies good,

Fisht is fafto holde his / who it wel ondastwo,

for pat day ou erth first, / am Ie good tidying,

pat onre londe to erth list, / vs from pyne to bring,

at se gisyingng of pis world, as in pát ille say,

Aam did fist dyne, alle vs to lymuy,

Amerz

Aferwards ye same tyne, unt per felle anop,
Cayn pate wicke food, sloost abd his hzopet
avlich wac ye fast marione, pat eide on enye men say,
ye elder aloue ye yonger as fel ou pat, ilt sap
Abzaham ansto p schar his sone to faar sice doo
aus abvahaut ye pattrave, in pat say alwa
The anigel stith pat samesay to olir lady come
Ains our lours in his mod er flessh & blood norme
Sevint Johu ye baptist, als pate, ilt daye
was his hede Cupten of, ye quene fortio paie

Aus aferwards in y at day tyne, a twelf moneth pat say also
Ou lorde tholsd for 11s deth, and ou ye vode was do
Sevint janes ye a posted eke, p of our lours ys anme come
as in felle in y at ilt day suffred marter do in
This dy. pynge at ye last, in pat same daye wendo
pat oul of ye hest day, it oulif to be in pe zev
noie preve we in sony sossys onne, pat pils say wrouyt
pat are more come to pat iore, pat he hem to hrouyt
seest meivable per lye, in pe zev
pe furst men louelich, alha, our penunt to vew

After ivars lent aus pau efleb, pitt glukpy many on
the vagions and chymond, ye last of emy thon,
yse ben v. seest us meivable, pat meuep ech yeo
aus nenermoze billeyep in stede, pat per were june eu
Septuagesime it is yeleped, pat clesen alha tene
we shul bygynne to fore, to evist our hertio meno
we feneu pau in holl churth, eny oong of glisse,
du afta and opev eke, enchesou peroft et isle
pat are shul asy orowe of heert, our penunce od liso
aus azeine ye tyne of lento, vepeint oul myfsede

E
conliep per aferivars, and sy. wele us lasteth
her synnes forto bete, alft esten menu fasteth,
ffor vizt it is pat evistem men, her trthyns doo
of her frimpe porost ye zere, and af her flessh also
and pat bei tyen alwa onel, pe daies of pe zevre
ffor to bete her lyev tyne, pat per han arvouyt heve
per ben in y daies, alwa in pe zevre
and v. perte wip out mod, bit it falle a lepo zevre
and to pe trthing of pise daies, and v. be left on eade

Will be xxxviii. daies / who so will vist iteendo/
Tube poo xxxvii. daies / and do ye too/
pat ben pe in cloings daies / and pe Sunday always
off ye cloings daies and ye oayer al to gisere berth
pat is cloening Lent / visit as ye alle yfeth/
pan ben perto x. daies / ans. G. deke is ymys
So moche to after day / visit tene Loin is
x. in duth alwaie / G. Sundayes / a pan bilene pere
Euen xxxvii. daies / ye tithing of ye zere
Take pe in cloings daies and fast perymp always
pan haft jom enen x. daies / Ashau pei lep perta/
So moche onev pe vist / teeth perto (we mot) fast
fsoz ensample of onr lorde / pat yd. daies fast
And for ensample of myn fes / and ye soffere
Theye fast beth / x. daies / no manner mete etc.
And both pei had hev medo / One and unvith ymoes
ffoz acaut of gulde came damy / and chy vpy. Fronke
To ye mye of curthly padys / pat many man et fast
yere he is flesh and bon / and ofwal be to domyday
pon ye hille of Sney / a moisè fasted also
And dip onv lorde ftaik moup to mony / Ashau his fasting was so
he byganne yere pe olde lause / to same man? a man
Day his fasting onr lorde eke / ye newe lause / bygane
him he gan his fasting andoy / after ye xii. day
And ashau he yvistned as / he gan ye newe lause
After we bygynne a moneth latey / as we mot / we so
To fast azemift yis holyn yme / pat o'day, gan bleod
pat olde moise fanerich / ar his vprisningo
Take his flessh and his blood / best of all pines
And for yit folk of isel / as hev be ye olde daies
Azemift her after pat tymo / fast he ke olde lamo
now fasten mony mony / but ful felle vist
any wod bygynne ke tyme / and etc to u be nystiz
who so will nowe fast anistiz / but nedv it wak so
he ne may so to his mete / so vayke ne so long / sime pro
ne etc ye more ne ieyv pe lesse / neip bisfore in yourn bo
hom he may in most delit / his mete lyin bys
nowe he mot fast for goddys lave / and not to fhanke his good
but forto amens his old / tymo / not his hedye blood

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So don evese men now that han al hev eade
than pei han to mofet etw as beefus in fatte lefe
pei goon up and som and bolken ony ful diere chero
pei mowe not ete oon mot fel moze but her mowe empty there
pei bolken t blonken abone / sey not ellis what
he pufsep and mengep his stomak / tt mot nede euel faro
And fastey day and opey aay ful euel muos
Nar for hev soule hele but for hev ferue blood
O minc wist quie ooz what pise man's ben strong
an to fede his soule flesst, pat fast chuld long
And for vore of his soule, pat synpe doth spyt
Al ene fasting he makep, and woché azemst his awill
Synpees ye ille daies / xta wip out muo
As men bydwen in holl chivest and not all pos
And pat woché azemst his deff. but hezav non oy doo
As who deth for pe wold by chano and gosdy's eye also
And if euy lye even come as is ye donday
If men bisde fast ye eneu ful sone pei sey nay
But take pe tyne as it / smey and ye day appendeth to
And balled resons make pen and pleden fast also
Resus he makey perto ynomo / with ful sturdy inow
Of pleding in amdom / ztt can pei lityt good
For soth if euy fastying ebo come on ye donday
As be ye decvetalye he shal fast yo Saturday
Thevto is hold ech evisten man / who pat faup nay
Who od euy opev dotst he brek his fasting day
An op'ning by fasting / yer fallop fer't ney
As ive od alday ye cup a biggo defaunto of ye sopor
pat is händeléd dondey avel / hem pink it is eist
for defaunte of sopere / to druk to mydnyts
In alle in oon. or opev ful awil pei bo
Allas for such agotem? pat nys not awozy a sty
for who pat awl fast apist / somelyat he mot depdalle
As avel of synte oso of mot / or it nys not dozth an hale
leut is also yfomdo / pat men heu inot flydo
Of synes / pat pei han ydo to fore in hev lydo
ayceh nede tt is heve / thrifk be avel ydo
To telle tt with his month / be dorp perto
pat un wanhepe be nanst / pat he penue do lede

And that he might here with his fleshy ay, his my
quis he might have at pe ceest, if he avil by shryde
ffor with oint ozone of her, no syne is forze
A man were better for his syne, do cry and on shryde
pant be bride and not cry, and be chale, be for zeue
ffor in is wert, pat seyn pet, thence it for sike
he dient, oint and oze, epeste, se flect dool to hy toko
Doe fnde in no place, pat he peref was shryde
Nay lees as ze anete, his syne, ben for zeue
Pit for pat lode, no man be, do trest yerto
pat he for al his for zeneues be yshryde als
Pit many ev yel ben yshryf, cry be youne
apint aftere ye shift but litel me þenk pat is no
it favest as doth avored byle, pat akeþ visht oze
ju vimpes er he be broke, but aftersais no more
So favei yel pat cry ben, to fore her shift, do
þpit arhan hev shift is oint ybroke, her fnde is yd
þe a man neneve do cry, æ shryde his með od ene
If he be in ðhan hope, to nys nat arizep a bene
As jndas was doþ ynoke, whohan he had mynde
and was aknowe to alle folks, and shvode fy, als
If a man be cry and shryde, and out of an hope to
git is ak litel worth, but he his penunte doo
But many mol bysyne wel, aftir her shift anon
and leue at her fols þonght, to no fols for
þpit anon ðhan ester is come, æ þerhan flesst ytuk
and eke erþ æ eke late, hev good þonght is for fak
þel faue as doy ablood hound, at syning of ye zey
þo awc smelt he hay of eyn geest, of have and eke of dero
þut ðhan þo þanthorn gynneþ to blote, to is al for lare
ffor swetnesse of pat ilk flon, þe smelle pat was to fero
þit dryne away al her smelt, & her cours ethon
and þe hunte sitteþ as doy, þy lift no more to gon
So it favest by such mey, pat hev þoget al zyde
To smelt out for dis eke, ðhan yel wel shinde
þit anon as leint is doy, pat is hev doule beto
and takeþ to flesst hevetel, ye smelt he penke shone
and for þat ill smatch, pat ayer is ydo
ðhan yel þinl þenk on our lood, & her ponuicc als

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than is her sinne towards god /elenly lyneome
he chal ceeld in poynt be /to lene of come

I wene if lente neave come / some nols nev he shrydo
as me yekeye by her semblant /wel ceeld in hes lydo
any man wen he be wel shryde / comp to pe church also
han þei her syne ytold / but more þey most perto
ffor if pon be in desly synne / ev pou be yshrydo
[om pynsaf ye most do / ev pou be sartene

Sey whan þi chynne is / and wherel it is / where is þi feste
why? whan / where pon didest it / at in what manere

This, siy pynsaf pe most do / zecu in mey cye
I say your good ve sain / evertyn arip out by

thy chynnes pe most telle nede, and chal þon att also
ffor in dece syne is if poyr be apst / or a deken / to myn so
in ye chynne of lecherye / or if poyr be an husband

the fode he pay þe chal shrive / al yis most understand
Telle alio ucho þi fere was / for more syne it is
To highe be a wedded wif / yan be a noper wif

Telle eke chal þine euthefon was / to do pi foly
ffor it is wel more syne / to do lecherye

in intent forto do / pi fanke fleshes in mode

pan to derte a childe / pynade of flessh / blode

Telle alsd when poyr doest / pat dede / for more syne it is
To chynne in an haly tyme / pan in anop yedne

Telle pe preeft in wshat place / you doth pat dede also
for it is more chynne / in haly feste myn so

As in church or in churchev / to do pi lechery
The holier ye place is / ye more is pi foly

Telle how ofþe yes dideft it / ye more is pi myn so
ye ofer pat you dideft anys / more pan you most nede
Telle alsd in wshat maner / you dideft pi syne ymys

ffor if a man anop quell more syne it wa

To d vowe hyn qurk / lyne fowr lyne / pyne ly long do
than to quell hir hafely / pat his syne were do

Also þe fame of lechery and oper synchs ywis

In such mand it may be do / pe avel more chynne it is
the fere of noman may bo / wel shryde of þe dop anys
and namely þe dedly chynne / but if he telle al pis

ffor I telle you þe resen / toth / arip feste ze me nonen

Pit for a sodsys lone esten men haney pis in zo joust
in pe manere pat a hanetold agho pat in clene ythysbo
and his penunce sepperto his cymes ben forzeu
Seth so comey ells to flyrifi to encharge his sauf
he ful he yop home azem and doony an hebyer pak
thierfore asho pat wail be clene chride akote hys best
pat he sene not neft hie to make ye senels neft
and pat he be wy in his herte and his penunce do
and opev pinstris pat a hanetede jifalle pto
so pat he may ou esters yap ashan he hay al pift
Our lordys body vestere veaspely at last

Our forefies of after, ao on palinsaides
his came to Pectinuo, yer to bidebo.
yer pat Lazave asas dede, pat hiss bronst to huff
yer made hym yer a seft, and martha dyas blye
Served hym at ye mete, but Lazary sat, etc.
And yer cam aarp maudeleyn me a anoyitte of lordys fete
aip a pomde of cymement, and his hede hyeys
af spintarde it was ymade, pat precacion of it
and wiped hem wip hew heep, ye bok as was marbil fton
and al ye hons was fulfilled, wip pat anelle anon
fsoz marye, suerred, our lordys fete pao
as on palinsaue ye pope eunoo

Fret dole makey to poor men as on palinsaides
and pat aap his stations for turnair aay bisde
he ne cometh not at chireft for tiaile as it weys
fsoz he haye moche to don to dele here a yeve
Simon leprous was a man, pat hissel asas longo
and our lord, had hym held, of his enel strongo
in his hons our hoz, etc. a noyntres was also
Of aarp mitt same tyne, as when pis zede asas de
son of our lordis diſtuples awiprwas for y deso
usas pat hym sold ſad, and y se wadis he ſado
wher to shal pis losse be made foz it myzt be sold
ffor in pens, to poor men told

ffor his ponzt of poor men he seide it not pere
but for he was a stronge yceef, and our lord is pure ben
ffor many men zene our lord goad, pat wave of good pozt
To sufteyn wip his diſtuples, for opev had he nonzt

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than Juras encermo / ye tipe pemy pef stello
A churde he was al his lide, I may no leneq helo
The x of pisf & pens, xxx pens is
To lede & moch of his pefst, hyn ouponst ywyse
For wveth of ye same pens, to leneve if he wvst
he cold, our lord, for xxx pens, to ye Jues wip wuizest
yoo ye churde for ye oyneement, wny many chide bytanmo
Whi be ze wvorth pat our lord, for pis ilk woman,
In me now and to fore, sood dese he hath don
Dovr men ze nowe one hans, me chul ze not don
Suffre huv to kepe wome, til I buries he
Ethan per cau many jkes, ye lazer forto do
That our lads to lyf, bronast, anu ikis to se alfo
As it pe princess of ye faire, ponsast anon, so
Sforto quellse lazer for ye jkes many an
Come abnir thit, and leued on lyf anon
Moron on palm fousay, as thet pei nows
In ye away streyt of fetts fagoe, in to Jeruin com
Upon ye hille of obynets, his distiples tney
She sent foep and wade hem, gop fop in ye woy
To a castel pat, azemst zon is, ze think it anon fynde
An asse tied anu her colt, anon ze hem vnbrynde
And brin hem hider to me, if eny man à myo
eny pines to zon cere ze chul say hyn pnes
That ye lads hay perto nede, anon he wak lat zon leyde
All pis was to suffille in dide, pat zachary ceyde
In his apheeye yerto fore, fouse wvith dvas pis
Sep to ye children of upon, pat o' flying visis
Somey here nowe, to ye meke à mylde
Sitting upon an asse meevo, fa colt no pning vild
pat no man has upon vidd, and yties was pere
To pover men at had nede, aliedry kei arcreo
Seynt peter and seyn, chilyp, pe distiples hny po
wenten forth, and sid ad, as thet hem was bepe
pei ladde favey asse, & colt, anu on ye colt, ye cast
hev clopes, and made our lads, zon to sitte fast
Our lads ful myldeely, pe asse colt, bistrode
& to naut his deth, as he wel wist, to his soomen vode
yei had hyn fonsast, and wvst hyn fyn, nonst

Es quod in me
venebant et cito
sebant in hyn

Ohan he came into ye temple he left out cast and do/
Alle sellers in ye temple, and ye biggers als
And seide hem it is ydorrit, ye elected it shall be
appu hons of orisous, and uors men may it be
Au hons of yenes ze make it allas
Jhesu in ye temple poo alday techeing was
Aslynde and lame in ye temple, poo to ly come in his
And hem he heled anon, pat alle ye fols it so
The pizenes and pe maistres, ouy loryds wodeie se de
And childeven in ye temple, azemst hyn cryes se de
Sano ys daund one, an voth pei avere viris
And seide to our lord anon, hastoire hevde pis
Ye quod our lord po hau, hevde se de
In ye satterre of daund, pat pis a pord se de
Of confing chalzen moues, at al come paking
Daund in his aspleey, spak of pat purgo
Jhesu bilest hem pan, and to betany como
And last by hem yel, tanget he goddes lyngsone
Anon as he come to iew, and of his asse was lyst
Ye first seide pat he did he went to ye temple vist
To zene cristen men eufaniple, to so to chivech aldo
Awhan pu com in euys toun, ye first ping pei de
Ech day from palme soucien into Shorthorday
He went on ye nysht to betany, and wip Simon lepiuse lay
To ye temple he went azem, anon as ye day light
To the dide hyn azemst ye hie fest, and to his june at wight
The fere fore men depen pat weko of penitse of pyne
Sfor e ch, tranaillede pat weko, as wey ont syno
As he sude pat ilk weko, whan he pe wurd uzonst
Pau he did pat ilk weko, whan he man bynd beongt
On moro cdo ou pe Sonday, jhesus abood it more
Writ avent azem to ietin, and pau hyn hingued se de
He se a fyder by pe way, ylened faire ynou
Vit he fonde no feur, pevou, vit only leest bolko
Ne uuer weye per noon he seide, ferpre more ou ye
Sfor yor liebest ni uynede, to ferpre to mo
Ye tve anon foreled, as it were a ston
Per bylened no piny grene, his diuicese seide anon
Sfor i wonder ashan pei it, LORD hons his this?

lo pis figer as pors seift, forelzed 10 pis
Zhan seide he to his distiples 10 seie zon doth ychis
as hich of zon hote au bilke to falle zon anoy
And so hyn donne in ye se/ an1 hanc pan no die
And leu1e ivel in his liet/ al pat he ede

It chyul byfalle fiker hym be/ pat it should he byfalle
That 1 seie to eny puyt here anony zon allo
Sahat pat ze do1f byuenep ivel, and it chal be zon
And ze chyul titake 10 it chal come zon zon

Pitt whan ze in zon prie1ers, and in zon beedys fons
Loke pat ze ene1e forzeue / yo 1 be from zon hond
Of chyeth toward eny mail / pat zon hap misfo
pat zon1e fadere in hene1e 10 / forzeue hem als

If ze myl hem forzeue / zon1e fadere ye1is

In1 not forzeue zon1e ynue / pat in hene1 18

As hiss fatt in pe temple / azeyn pat ilk puyt
pat made 1eas in a mand / whi1ch pat men doth offin

The1er he bifelde zon pat folf / hev good yfimo cay
And many vith man / perto hev good be1on, faft

A pooz wido10e per come, and off1ed hev forping

Puy lond cleped his distiples, and told hem of pat puyt

If his pooz wido10e forfoth / as zon seie ybis
hath mooz leide here / pati alk ye oper 18

ffoz alk oper han leide, and u p1s cosfe do

Of pat yei han to moch / pis w1dman not as

ffoz alk hev chynye / ofhe hap leide e1eno

alk ye sood pat he had / al her lyde sood e1o

here by ne may 10 on1r lond 10 patfo / taker ful mylde

Of pooz man pooz affpying, pat chvete alk pe vich

Vint 10 seie not pat 1p1on 18 / pat in his stede o1vep to be

whan his offingy 18 igveto / hyn yenkep he may fle

To his distiples on1r lond ede / forfo1p 1 faie zon pis

W1nt ye corn of w1heto p1of ye euy comp yris

pe dede and de1eouled bilenep al1on an1ys

If it be dede / twar1l br1ng forfoth / moch anhete yris

Ge chvete w1le but dede on ev1ch / yfimo bygyimo to chyn

And hyn sikh as dede puyt / ou ev1ch forfo1 duynye

It bringey forfoth uo fruyt / be ony lond et ded als

foe h1mpyt uo sa11o d1no / but heto ye dep had be do

Pisifugumi fi
cadens in tixi

fynft he ame

["If it were on earth, now we know, who were all these\nAnd so forth to the end, from out of whom he can see\nFor our sake, to whom we come, and to whom also\nAre we, and men like him, and as we see, so also\nWho, past him, are now with us, and our Lord also\nIs that same, who now is with us, and also he\nAnd so forth, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth\nAnd so forth, and so forth

azahenep ou llast pat ze moive pe childe of linsht be!
Jhis opak hys to pe solf/ and po he had ydo
and ovent aus hidde hyin/ and bilened hem on
the ayay eelye day at eue to apetany he name
and left per yat mycht/ on ye inzoive ajeyn he com
To pe tempyl pe tny sday he ovent wip out dvedo
To pive the ye folk zt more/ and pis be tale he ord
per was cintymo an hysbont pat cette a qvete dyne
and walles it al about/ and aftene at pe fyno
he dalf perou and averyd a to/ and euene al amyddo
and hived hyn a tyler/ and do it bettido
pat he went a pilgrimyn/ and ye pe tyne anas nye
Of ye fuyrt to eide/ of heneene he hy by sey
and oint to pe tilers/ je fuyrt to vondr fonge
pe tylers it nome/ and come in peyne stronge
pei bete/ and come slowe/ and stoned perto
pe lorde/ and eint moos men/ and pei dust hem als
at ye last he sent bis one/ adon to he he ord
Panteinive myn oune sone/ pei and dounte et dvedo
Jehan pe tilers ceye com/ his oune sone yvis
a non as pei hyni cye/ pei cide here he is
Comep forfyt and quelle aue hyn/ and de eul edon
hane his his heritige/ jehan he is dedo/ pei nome hy anon
and cast hyn out of pe vime/ et slowe hyn als
Jehan pe borde of pe vime/ comep ur bat aril he doo
he aril quod pis ope/ pover don ve stronge dep and pyno
pe lebemey/ hynd ope menmys oin
pat chuld pe fuyrt icelde/ jehan vizt tyne is
han nonzo ihus in boke yuod thys
pe stou pat buldeves hap good yfound
is in pe ende of pe herne leide in pe yjonnd
pon our lond pe book the seip ymade is al pis
At pe ait of our epen avert woude it is
pe tobo wallis pat be side to pe hyni drame
ap trokeup pe lif of paynimes and pe jues lawe
Duy lord was him selfe pe wood hervu ston
A mydde avere pe tso wallis/ and branzt gon to on
To ye fane of avestam/ pat wido stau to spivdo
and zt to pe litsob ques/ duy lord piseavordys ord

["when he was gone, he left his friends as he went to his home.\nThere were some friends who went with him to his home.\nSome friends went with him to his home, some went alone.\nSome went with their friends, some went alone.\nSome went with their friends, some went with their friends alone.\nSome went alone, some went with their friends alone.\nSome went with their friends alone.\nSome went alone, some went with their friends

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The tresour pat is yhas in a feld fast
Whan eu man it hap found pan at fast
And so hidde pat tresa' for joye newf he hop pto
And sellep alle pat he hap, and byeth pe feld od
The tresour pat is yhid goddy's laifor it is
pat is yhidde in a feld in good inewy's hert ilkyo
And sohan a man hath ysou, þi krespo od
he stop and sellep alle pat he hap and diey pe felds pto
That is pat Aman shal sello ak pat he hap ylis
fforto by godso laise and henely blis
The kynedom of henene to a marchwyt lix is
pat sechey pions stonye as margavit ysab
And oon pious margarite whan he hap yfound
he stop and sellep ak pat he hap and bieth it p found
The stou pat is od pions amswito it is
pat is aman of good lif pat pveious is ynis
Whan a macheat his hap yfound he stop wel fast
And sellep alle pat he hath and byeth at last
The kynsdom of henene is like a siete netto
pat is cast in pe se and judrep aft pat le metto
Of em maner fisht yuorso af smale of a wet
And whan it failis men drawep it vp and pe byne adto
And esen ont pe best ni dessels pe good
And oper faste pat lyver is cast in pe flood
The net is prechus af any londys laise
pe se is pe wvresthed ayworld to wshom men moch diuio
ye fissthevs ben pis prechons pat yon awy her gynne
and prech here in pe lond good wiles to wynne
and wshan her net is ful yuor/ pei gynne fadef fast
pe good into henene blisso pe lydere adkeay cast
In pe ence of pe lond/ visht yne it shal be so
pe amfels shal como adoin and depts atwo
pe lythere from pe good and nito pyne he cast
pere weping/ woo and syingnd of tech enno shal last
hane ze inderfond pis/ pei serd so yas is
yet forze quod onw lond yo och mainey þ days is
The seidem tale to his distilles pis
pe kynsdom of henene x maydeus lix is
pat her lampes toke and went azemst hey spoune

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Of hem were de wise / and de foolis in houz
yei toke wip hem ople uon / ne non wip he beno
sint went forth about / wip her lampis lezo
putt yei pat wise weve / forzate not pis
To take ople wip hem / in her vesseld ovis
Thise ten / pat heneve lipp
is enerp man pat / willep nonzt amys
we folh, pozest flesstes willo / but pozest ye x. heft
Lede his lif in deimesse / ins comy he to ye feft
Thise maidens token lampis / whan yei pe denel forzdo
and ye licht af soddys dolle / pozest eftendoun toko
Azeinst hev sponde yei arent fozth / a eftendoun nomo
and in pe bilene of holl y church / azeinst omy lord, coms
as my d. of hem foolis were / pat her lampis fetto
yo daw criffen men / pat hev D. Wittef setto
In cleintes and in good liff / in dese & not in youg
And al for boft of pe world / and for soddis lone jyst nongt
Thise beven empty lampis / wip ni ole uon
pat is no grace in of sodd / for chut men erch
Takn hewe al hew mede / non ople wip imo
ne han to tende soddys licht / his awete gulte to wypinio
But poo. D. pat wise were / ole wip hem fette
That is pat alle hew. D. Wittef / in cleintesse be matto
And Sceer ople wip hem toke / soddis grace and tendo
And aft hew yonght in her deso to jhin had ypendo
As pe spong alight / geso / made hem at ye laft
Yei ean to nappe emerch / and slept ful flect
At mydny aft ye cuy was inas / ye spong campe anon
Sosp forp azem him / maidens ecom
Yei vosen up and maden flect / hev lampis alzaw
po seide pe faolye to pe wisa / pat weve to farn waio
Jenep vs af zonve ople / omy lampis ben al out
pan ansnejs / ye avise & seide / sof we ben i doult
But deft yei be not ynoune / to us and to zon alfo
Sop to pe selleve / E diep zon perto
The while yei went to lye ople / ye hysbond como
And poo pat vedy weve / into his bridef nomo
And ye state anon was flect / pan tam p[ro] at ye endo
pe oper faly maidens / and sold in wendo

lord, yel seyd vndo, he anfneie, and seide
 ane zon forsoth, i know not, zon, dede
 waketh fast for ze ne knowen, ye saie ne ye tido
 Delian ze chul to some come, ze note hom longe ze bido
 Ak pnes of ye say of domo, we must be in cavo
 We wrote not whan we heus go, ne de hider die chul sau
 Therafter he biddepus uakoe, and ene to de zayo
 Dehan ye euponse wold come, ye maydeus wifcy uey
 Put for hem a litle bydypus, ye fleppen eichon
 And who pat a bidpye land, a pning, and deep y come non
 Than was pat ery al omenap, at mydnyast mado
 Of anngels yat bleuen tumpys, hevep her sponse loo
 The cye chal be dresfull, so he is faule non
 In henen ne so lane in belle, than yel stin here echon
 The maiden zavled her Lampys, and toke non he do
 What sood dede, yel has ydo, Chevyazh chel hoped mado
 Thise soalis bede pe vane of her oyle come peux
 To helpe hem light her Lampes yat aqueuent wole
 ffo: yel hoped of her clene liff, of whom yel were piant
 Weve light yer to fore god, van was it about
 ffo: yel dede it ak in fight of men, and in euel piont
 yel foret yel had her mado hem, and ellis de hape nonzt
 ye chubiles yel avent to bye oyle, hev piont yel bet rues
 ye epon come and toke his jime, wip hem at pe endo
 Day ye dse pat yere save (weve) ye a tate dse chel anon
 ye soalis come, and bad vndo, f bilened wip our eichon
 So chal ene man yat passep tymo, but he be to fore
 Fisht adaz ve pentant, and ellis he is forlazo
 ffo: pat, faat chal be fitty, and uendo moes vndo
 Whanati yel pat, were sood, wip ony in manere weve left
 Thei dis her clennes al absood, and tolt pnes ye odth
 wherew chuld yel bilene, pat no soodnes ne doth
 This so lefangne and oper moe pat ynckene beth so
 yel chul not come ad nye, forto bid vndo
 Dfar, anw lord biddey ve do wol, et en vedy make us
 and seip us perto ui a tailo, et is to say pue
 A man meut a pilgrimayo, et clepte his men neye
 and toke hem his goods fexto lako, and oon of he pene
 V. besamits he zaus, and to an ope v tako

ho asd pego, pfio

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And anop he zane oon and eche of hem also
he zane as he dozpen as and his diay gan youn
and he pat had V. besamit deent forp anon
and downigt yer any and gate op V. als
and he yat toko under toko as an of tivo pto
and he pat oon under toko arent and under stood
and salf his besamit under evre, & hid his lordis good
this man pat arent a pilgrim age, & hu aft us
pat on holl pozday wip oni flesht to heuene arent yvis
and toke his men his good to kepe, some besamit V.
pat weve pe V. dertis he zane os heve on lyko
one tyne per afteris and ye lyes hyn self como
To aske ful commit pof his men he nomo
pan he came forp pat has, & besamit ydis
and bwnsht forp oper, & omy lord seide yis
V. besamit lord pon me onys toko
And, hane oper, & ysete, to hem liere to toko
than seke pe lode to hyn, & tivens fynite good
Evply goodys pon shaft hane, for pon art tredie ofnood
Of litel ping perfote, and in moest ping pe doon
into my lods, sop, and vende, and by leue perto
than cam forp he pat took, two besamit also
and seid lord pon toke me two besamit to
oper toko hane cete, our lord hyn odis pis
and hane goodis pon shaft hane, tivens fynite
ffor pon awere tivive of litel, of ping pat, frot is
and pe cette, & you shaft avenuo, into my lods blis
yan come he pat under toko oon, & to his lods odo
lord, & wote awele pat pon art, hard iuau in dedo
and vepeft pat pon able nonigt, & pon lote not pized
and sadvest al to ye, perfo; jwaa in dedo
& anent & in pe erpe, & hid it fast ydis
in besamit, & now pon haft, al ctepid, pat yme is
his lord answevs, and seid, pon lyper hyno, flowo
pu weistest wel yat, & sid vepe, per nonigt sid odo
and per, ne spread uanty al, & adved to didev amours,
and broke pe my catch, pat is myid ockne odo
and haft it toko to muntes, and, &p come
and of yning pat myid is, wip osive of his nomo.

XXX

49

Take this from hym pat besaith it zene hy pat hap ten
so of each man yat hath God, men wol zene, or on hy Spen
So that he shall have to moch, and he pat not at hap
And that is worth hym bynome, pat it self hath
Take him quod our lords and put him in derk hede
per pat is newest of this, weping and weorthedede
that is the worth of hello, if men think it be best
that of his witt is pat God him lent, ne be heped viseth not
he ne w itselfe ope men, ne techen not in mine eye
no pning pen men lyning to hy, pat zane eu so give
that he yat hap, so besaith it in God, give it to God
pat God we, with his sod, we hath yzeus

zane hem expended wel abouto, and preched fer, ne
And geten many couples to to, pat zane hem fith pone
he is sood ferment and trewe, and come about and friend
into his lords home, pat lasteth arip outen ende,
And one lords son, pat men del fail faudo
zene hem pat hau moch, so, lasteth pat hau
And hem pat hau but, but God, men wold it further bytred
And þynt he at hy heve, and þeþ at pat hy shal no pning lede
and alle þis at some day, that be counted ful arwel,
and þereof spesey om lord, in his gospell
Saham on manneþs one, sone, sone, adon he
And alle his annghes & þy, in his hie poneþs

In ye Sete of his magesse, he was soone pan
And to fore hym faeth himself, ene himselfe man
And pan shal be depested, pe wood, fro ye euel
And as a þeþeð his clene stjepes, from his zete shall de
than he was, pe wood on his viseth hond, so
And pe liper on ye oper, and on his lords stjep so
To hem on his right, and, soneþ he was forþ, ech on
my blessed fader, children, and vndesfongo anoy
pe kynedom of henene, þylleth to you wedy is
from pe byþynnes, of pe world, pat alþas made to you se
be zane me mete, and athwest, þwas also
And ze zane me drynk also, & per to houſees nappelees
ze toke me in to you, and also þwas naked
And ze zane me clapes, & seke when þwas made
pan ze comforted me, and in prison also

Et sedevit filius hominis et c. c.

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Pf ayndseleyns dyne meuyl/as is strid to sozo
Anon at uifens he preised it ydik
And pe x. of m¢, xxxi. pans is
he stale onr londis reþing, per for he nold it do
no lasse pan. xxxi. pans to senere his jeffeo
Aus for ihne wold awas, upon a alde seyn say
Soos it is fazbere fleffh, and faft akho pat may
Our lond wist his sey ful nyo, per for he doold mako
a semble of his sifuples, er he arene ptuko
To teche hem to lede her lyf, as good men many on
Wil wyfsh her children, whan pei athil hemy a zon
To once lond on wher thes say his sifuples sedo
Owhere chut we make redy, aft pime eft leedo
Foop quos our lond pas to peter ait to a shi
To pe eite a per wil amau to zon come anon
Azeinft zon awip a galon water, se wep hy both toco
and where pat he eop in go ze in als
And seue to hyn pise wordis, o'maist eip pis
pe tyme is nyc ycome, and wil wos
Oip hyn make myn eftyn and myn sifuples eftyn
as our lond sede, y e sifuples did anony
And made pe plate vesy, as onr lond hem seut
Whan endang tyme was ydo, our lond pide yo seut
wip his. xii. sifuples, to pe mete wos
he sat hyn don, and as pei ets he sede the pis
and zon for soth pat zon of zo eftyn
That zit disseynt me, pe sifuples anon
Soey asene for pat wozh, and sierv in kev pount
And seide eft after ope, lond it am not
The ansuened hyn, and seide he pat is heio
pat recheth wip me his hondo, wip in my plate
he wil me selle and bitnaye, as ze chut aketo
amamys cone stop, as to is, of hyn yd ieto
Soo woth pat man pat sral hyn bitnayo
Hyn avere better wu boz, hane be, into pis day
hanstey quod uas yo, it am not, uas
pan wif our lond to lyf, pi sily you seif pis
asfhames were his sifuples, for pat onr lond sedo
as wil twene men, to fore her asliwed sedo

Hoc panis abus erit, if hem aſhamed et aſtrid alio
left men abend abonde lie, pat pei hit hab so
Seynt John ye eunuchels, to this best lay
Peter wonned to hie ashan he alle pis say
and bad him aſke who it were, seynt John aſked anoy
prerely who it were, of hem eunuch
Our loss toke a not ſel and deide pat he to was
pat aſhild etc pat morsel, et pitt was judas
but wist not ye diſtuples, pat made od street now
arch it of the hym had y folds, but seynt John alon
for if seynt peter had y words, as it is written
he wold auon amp hú teth, hie to diſtuples & like
As his diſtuples etc, at ye done eunuch
As he toke Geode ui his hond, aus bleſſes an anoy
he brak it aus toke his diſtuples aus and hem pis
hanep and eten pereſ unu anke fleſſh it is
pat for you chal be folds, and to ye dep y do
a cup he toke arip ayuid, aus bleſſes it als
This is of ye newe laivo, unu oſene blood he sed
for many on chal be shad, in ſoſzenences of myſsede
A telle you for ſop no more of pis ayuid
will not drink to pat say, pat at ye ſyne
Seynk with alle newe in my faders lyngdon
than our lots deide pis, in pis manere pei it nam
pat he wold in pis doode, and ſees it make no more
in maner of pe olde laivo, oz in his faders ozo
in hemene he made a newe ſest, lasting diu oſt endo
for goods men ohnil pideve, pozsh eſten do in vendo
Sap strength of pis anordys pat eſt arip in his toko
pat he bleſſed breed, and his diſtuples toko
in pat Geode and pat ayuid is owa fleſſh and blood
at pe mas is as pureli, as he it shad on pe wood
All the diſtuples but judas, toke his fleſſh po
aus hym he toke amozſel, at his diſſh he ean to do
you pat my ſen ben y hepwo, and hev ſinne forſako
but as it were holp Geode, our lordis fleſſh as it tako
On eſt say pei ben like judas, pat od como
Sap oper to toodis lord, aus his fleſſh nonit now
And dny pe morsel pat he toko p deuel wip in his wendo

Exemplary

See mod for deede yat od dev! but ye her lyf here mend,
and so for Saturday of Easter, if he lives then
What his name was, pat he should know him then
So it of ples wold to his fader, then it was then
That he kons his own mei, pat in pe wold are we
he kons him dead at ye end, and then he kons us do
And ye denel perto foye was y dide, also
In judas herte say not to God our Lord, him we
and wist our Lords, pat his fader is he
Hym yzene aus itako al piny on hons,
pat should to lytuny, and of lyf come his land,
he vose vp from ye tene, and his touny of gan do
a lymen crop he toke, and pleyd gerst hy od
per aftere in a veffel arstere he gan tust
And his dishipes fete, he kan to wassh fast,
And wriped him wip a lymen crop, which aboute hy anas we
And then he came to seyn pet, he anfuesd pia
Lors pon wassheth my fete, yo adke ye lyes of bly,
pat so to zon now, pon wost not what it is
Vint you shall her after vaste, pety seide yo
pon shall not my fete wassh, per se you fene you mo
than anfuesd huen pue, if I wassh not yo
Thou shall hane no part in henene, neشد dip mo
Lors quod peter pao, pat it be not bilene d
wassh not only feet but al houde and then,
I hau a seip po to lyf, ye men pat dene wassh it
Non tede is fozo wassh, but his fete ydow
he is clene and ze clene dene, but not al echen
for huen wist arel pnode, as he was pat on,
pat hym wold butayo, yf soz he seith pus
ze bene anony zon clene but not al ydew
than he had her fete ywassh, he toke azemi his mede,
and as he was clene adon, to his dishipes he adde
Dete ze onz, among zon, what hane ydo,
for ze clepe me unust, et zon Lords also
and ze sey pe cop yf, foy od am,
And if I piant wassh zon ye fete, pat Lords and mastey am
So ze chyn erth oper fete, among zon wassh also
for hane zon zon en sample as I hane do

Thay ze don in sinh manye / o ey zon ydhis
That ye sinne is not hier yau ye lord is
Jehan zonve LORD WASHER TO FETE PAT HIS SINN OF
He saide savae en sample of him for to lede
That he molde en sample of him be meke azemiFT PEO
Jehan he wash his sinne fet / pat azem him seeve as lio
Jus as Weit anon oet after ye come pere
To ye dyes to fulfille pat he by gan cevo
Him he seide pat jlys bolde hy fast / vedo
Jehan se him take for he it is and quepitely ze hy lede
fforp he s'roof mache and is of ye temple for it he was i die
That he bold ye dyes onereyno and perfore he it redo
Ta ye monuite of olbeto eup his distiples eche
As bytene day and nyzt ony LORD WENT ANON
ffor not / daf he seide from you ben aloft
ffor ze daf pis mydft from me fle eche
ffor whau ye slipeavo is ysuyt / ye slipe and to fpre
nyl ye neueve for sako / peter seide
vonst al ope for sako ye laed / zit avil nonzt
Dete quod ony lord yoo / in sinth dreso you shaft be braut
pat you shal yis mydft oz ofallis evaak prie for sako mo
So wil / nonzt quod yis opl po pat / dye anys po
ver fore one LORD YIS LORDIS TO CEIT peter vnd
left pe distiples ver for aveve y lize oet in die
Our LORD SPAB OF COMFORT FUL LONAT DIP HEM PO
pat pey chul for pat word be / ni no caue ne de
That he old from hem diendo ab ye gospel eup NO
Of ordyt Philip and jatob / chist doyu pus
ne be not zonve hortis in distinct bancs ydo
as but billeth in god and in mo alse
in my fadevs hons / ben avon yngs mai an
faz men chul pere ab pey dan hevo meses hane eche
Ech man dyvers oy after dyvers dedo
If I in em yins to lute hane yfend
for to zare zonve plus to fore j and sava
and od aens o for his to make zon fede zay
If one j anil come azeyn ant toke zon to my
pat yere wher I amz ze all chul be
Dahideve / o ye se Bete was / A my anay ze Bete pere

nò teder / epe vno
nep forwende

Than erdo Thomas loed Holde myghst die de
ffoz de dote nener di hede ve poy dail to
holde myghst die pali eart pe diay ony lozd erdo
am deay and treuth and lif ze moocke do
and woman compe to my fadere but it be porthe mose
and if ze lioode me, my fadere ze knowno also
ffoz al pat poyr art eip me pocke goft not pis
as londe as I hane be diuy zon ze known not me yskis
Philip who pat eep my fadere he aeept pto
hoed is pis pat pocke eist the eue pi fade also
of a ff pat poyr avt diuy me, leeneft poy nat pis
that I am in my fadere and my fadere in me is

If ze for non oper yning eil bilde od
wiheneup for ze minntles, et dede pat, hane do
a sae zon forseth who pat leneep on mo
pe dede pat I do my silf do also chal ho
and pe more he chal do, for I to my fader lende
and chal ze lide de in my nume, pail do and erdo
If pat ze lone me, my heest ze mot do
and I eil my fadere bid and ze eil pto

Send aneper conforting, pat in zon shal arendo
pe Holy goost of sopnes to be eip zon eip out eende
pat pe aroz, insy not Donge, for he eep ly nonzt
ne dote no pning of hyn, but ze in zonne yonzt
Shul ly a perty knowne, & od
ffoe in zon he eil bilene and in zon als3 be
upl you lere holylees, as zoure fvoend zon were hynom
as faderles and moderles, but of it avil to zon como
but pe world heve after chal me not as
put ze chul me se avel, for I alybe eil bo
and ze chul in heneue lybe, and chal pat tym is
ze chal ydete pat, I am in my fader, eis

And ze bene m me, and in zon als
chol pat sop my heft, and my heest avil do
he it is pat lonep mo, and chal me lonep eis

Of my fader he chal be lones, et I sey als0 pis
chol pat lonep mo, iny aroz, he eil do
And my fadere eil lone ly, ze chul als
To hy come, and diuy hynak so eonume
peruadit et

In diughstig
me mandat
in puent

Whepent lony/mo

as dæeth pat ze chul hane / pat zø jone de ful as
I hane se in forlifin spel to zon pis lere
as that pe tyne comey nows that mil no more
To zon in forlifin but apertly jodis
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Of by? I will zon telle pat my fadere is
And pat say in my name, ze chul bid so
and I deil to my fadere eke for zonve lome epe
for my fader byn self zon lounde for ze lome me
and leen pat I come of by, pat my fader is
and from my fadere y went I unto pis de world came yoo
and eft I anil for fale pe world, and to my fadey goos
the erde bis diſhibles apartly, in lato
yous spekst to vo nows I in forby fyn as no more
nobs de eke wele al piny pat is
and pat chal be you wofst I no ude it is
that eny man ye asſo onst as men did ylcome
for heelye we modas knocke well, pat of god y'come
nobs ze leen quod eny lord, but ye tyne in is
pat ze chul alt among you sprede alboos yit is
and bilene al on, wban in myne am boright
and for my fadere is camp me aloft be nonit
— 7
Patev d'arifict filum num
As our lord Jesus his eyen cast oul bis
Godavd heilene he erde fadere pe time is my
that pon in cleernes on you nere so
and pat in some mode male ye after an
What is pat cleernesse of wuldom our lords erde
but pat his fadere cleerly, chedde in his dede
pat ye some pat was man, bid his godlyede
and from dep vis it to af, a zeinſt mode of manheſo
pe some chal albo in his dede, male ye fadey deef
pat alle folk at bis cprisings pe faders poney
ane wel pat he was of mykht, preſace he dep pto
pat pi some — nows male ye deef albo
albo as you haſt yzeue of ech fleſſh poney
So pat yei nowe eny piny pat you hom bisdeſt hene
zene af dem out endo and pat alſis pis
— 7
Wip out pat yei nowe wwhat you art deſis
Subt eod and non opev I pat yei knocke albo
— 1

Hym þar þor hæst hider senr ð on eorth, 1
þano madom eðu on eðu það mað alð
þo anð þane notne þyrst það þow toske me to do
and fæði æffemneþri conle, madom me nowe chyl
In þat cleavinges þat jad er þat, como here
and þane wæðst þe eðr to þe, þonuð þi namen þe poust
a þane sredðe men of þe eðr, það you zane me
þine þer were and þow hæst yðene me and ætale
and þeir hæ wed yþept þi eðr, and vist nanst for salk
and þinsð alð það þine beþ alð beþ mynd
and in þo þinsð það manð alðer and sylu
I am not noða in þe eðr, but ond þe of þyngne
but þe ben in þe eðr, and to þe como.
In þis maney oð þeset lord, or þe itale wos
as þanne þis distiples to comfort and to leve
þat þeir wæð þeðere ytale in wænþope neð
ne lieled her hóly stað, for þe anhope ne for fede
at þe moment of Ælíneto, our lords sere al þis
on Æthorðsday at nýð, in þe eanvinge us
þe on Æthorðsday wæð it was wíp in eð
þony lords bad þis distiples alitel stonnd gilene
thine þe hild of Ælíneto, and hým self sast vopfey
with þis þe yð distiples upon þe hille on hey
Soynt þeter and nírt þann, and seunt þanne alð
This in ðeðe sérþ þy end next, what þat þe eðr doo
þiddep sonne bedþe sérð oð þony lord, þat ze in no fondying bo
að þonle is serey and in anghyysðr to þe dep as þe mone od
from hem þe æðem alði til aftomnde sere yðon
and sere þis wóðys to þis fæði, þo þe was alð
þet þis þeme from með so, if it may be don
that þe felle to þe svinde, and after sive ful þone
no þins fadere as I weal, but as þou wight weis
as þan þis þreies was made and yðeð al þis
To þis distiples þe æðem æðem and asþeþe hem fonde
þetere þe sive fleþest you, ne nýðt you nonst aftomn
salk nows wíp me, and þep i rede zon all
and seþ þony þreies, þat ze in no fondning falde
as I am æðemst my deth, serey piono sfeði
as þonle is al vedy þerto and þay sive sik is

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dip ne hulle eke euent st/and eide eft alts

If pre sey may not from me e ende/ fidey, de hede
sint he fonde hem fleping for pre i e myse fortoje

He blaned hem & prei ne mysht zene hyn now anfieft

The in tyne he vent azem/ and made his prieis longe
Aft wene ye selle and ye fleest ye bataile as full stronge
he leaked for drede of deth/ and ye anugel alget

ffrom henene hym to selle & confort what he mysht
po ye tyne no lenger as/ to gilene pere

he vent to wade his ome derh/ in steve anguyllh & fere
ffor drede al his dodete bost jede blood gan to sive to
pat prei ran from hyr adorn/ ye drepis many a gyve to

o hyn dodete pny/ & hay is our hert neede

ffor to niffre & stwende deth/ for our synys doode
pat eu poni come perto/ ye blode dwopyd vedo.

pon dcatteft hyn dodete stwone as pi dredo

Lee mock not seie/ pon borsteft os dep nonesht/ it is not so
Syonde as pi deth at ende/ hyn kyn of his.

Shan podde eu poni come perto dcatteft vede blood

Hors mysht men here pis bit prei changing he mowd

Zit Dehan he come to his distiples he fonde hem fleping efton

Sakep he seide a stonido/ and ze hyn flepe anon

pei flepen nonht pat adken iue/ pei ban mye como

fespy cop and go vse forto/ for chal one be nomo

Eavestus hyns tiftorweitrem/ sezon v eut oztus

Jhyns seip his distiples/ Deem forpy anoh

Thei avent oner ye vennyinge/ pat men sfepe efton

Seip in mysht he eunt/ in an ozchans pat p dabe
and his distiples als/ and dde drest pat judas

pat hym sold to ye sues/ a pider he sold/ son

hyns he sartep wel/ seip his distiples efton

The he had seip hym/ est compeny ynomo

Of ye byfhopis men/ and of salesyns odno

Seip laintorn and dorth brondys/ and armye prei con/ ppo
ak pnye hyns drest pat to vennyinge

Anon as judas hyn sey/ ta fone hym gan he gon

hanstere he seide heile youn/ e kist hyn anon

Oftulo filium hominis tradis

If vrend seide our lord po/ for dehat pning/ aft p come

["XXXI", "55", "Chocb brawneſt maunye ſone poraſt kissing to be nomo/\nZit ouer lord daſt, jandab lither dodo\nand zit he depeſd hym his ſenilo pat diab a mete dodo\nhe zane hy forbiſyn ynoos as diu moddo so\nTo come to ſoſerenesse, & nonſt in de anſap to bo\nOu lords deuert alitul forſt, pe pnes beheldo eſhon\nand aſked chom oſke so, pere a nſdeys anon\npei eide ſhins of nazareth ouer lods azeyn dodo\nIam he, and pe jœes, ftoden anon in diede\nſfor innaſcte pat he bad don, & ſellei to atoimde opvist\nand for diede pei nyſt neue, chedeel it diab say or myſt\nAnd ſaen pere as diede meu so eide pei ikeu acaio\nOur lods hem aſked eſſone, & bad hem alvſo.\nChom soche ze amons zon, pe jœes ſerdo pib\nSee eech þins of nazareth, ouer lods wide wens\nI wide zon er pat it am, & I bid zon eſhon\nIf pat ze takt me, pat ny diſtuples gon\nHe wide pib, for pe japhet longeto fore\nOf p-hem pat you zaneſt me, I hynie non forloze\nThan ovent pe jœes forp, & toke hy anon\nAnd helde hym & bonne alio, & his diſtuples eſhon\nByſonne to filee for fee, pev byleft not on\nZp it pere pat hyni Jones meſt, chyni pere & chyni Joh\nAs to a peef quod our lods to me ze bep ycono\nDenth gwendy, and dny stanes, ze me hane ynomo\nPeter droude our his ande, in siet jw reth, & ſin\nA jœes viſht eie he eunste of, ayaltus owas his namo\nPi oſdeide Peter quod ouer lods ni pe chese p'do\nOho pat myrtep diip a ſive, he ſhal be ſimt alio\nNe myſht not my ſadere bis, and he me cold ſerdo\nXy" of anngets to benisto me of pib bendo\npat drinl pat my ſadere me zado, ſhuld I dryuk it nonſt\nO what was pat drinl, bit his dep, pat he diab to ybrent\nSin lorde dette azem his ceu, and made it hool anon\nSeynt Johi hyn lones, pat he nold fio hyn zon\nA lytel pat he bad epon, pe jœes it vunderseto\npat he denth jhie was, pei nold hy not forſeto\nhei toke hyni by pe kertyle, & arhan he e non op deaon\npe lytel he left denth hem, and bafe ſee alway anon."]

aput ſeuſt Heter nold, alone, while alway wendo
aput ſeued eſtinoze after forto or pat eude
pat las Ihiſe fast about, to anmo pat bishape eab
ſſor his court was in pat, way, pourſ heſt of canplas
like ofal be in hencu/a good huffons, a tivello
pat bringep of his trespas, pe old, ye necke
pat is pat his preſehoys, pat ahul ve preſhe
pe necke laſſo and ye old, as her trefon techo

Accediente Ihiu de templo, xxxxxxxxx

Ihiu aſwent our of ye temple, &han tneab we ebo
as he eab eoute to betame, alwayt per to dileu
and his diſtiples come to hy, po he e as wy out
and aſked ye ſtat of ye temple, ob it is zit about

Ob ze pue quod our lord, I epy zou epy as ſton
heve ofal bidebe nevere A gyete, but be deſtined eſon
We tytus and Daspasiam, ony lord, eido al pue
pat ye puees in pe temple, to ejoins, brouſt ſhul be pue

Sedente Ihiu ſupeu montem ohueti, xxxxx

As Ihiu cau on ye hille of olivete ſully
his diſtiple to hy como and eido hy püely

Epy ve ehan al pue ſhul bo, and also ſome tokewynget

Dp pi eonuas at doinyeay, of pe eorлыes eendo

Ihiu auſtray his diſtiple and to hem eido this

lokep wel pat no man beteuy zou anmo

ſſor about ni my name per deil so many on zoy
and eie an preſch pat he is cſt, and brieuy many on

pat was be Simon magus, of my many mo

he ofal at ye eorлыes eido be anto cſt also

pat ailles & tresourb, ehan ze mowde y co

Ob ebo zou nought for, mot pere aspy zou bo

Buit ye ending of ye world, ſhal not be pan anon

ſſor men aboute ſhul viſe, azemſt op, p many on

and kynsdom azemſt kynsdom, + erpqualo alſo

noch ofal be man qualine, + hima perto

ſſom heneu ſhul alſo bo, ſul dves ſul tokewynge

and pue per ofal be azordno ynoſſo first at ye bydunmne

pe folk wul zou purſuie, in anynysſt mowde

Do zou ni dafso and djo do zou, + ſle zou wap gret ebo

To all men for my name, in hato ze ſhul bo?

["If I have not heard so well as you were before, I know not what you say, but I have said it before, and I know

Crim oyjarett ye virgyno: was holyna and good
asorn othe asab in antiocho: and wemen of byngd of blaw
Thisdoos hev fader was: a ditt man be pat danso

Datirke ho areas ful beyo: and maist of pat lamo
he lened not on thyn eft: for be hepen was

oyjarett his zons dousterevo: awip pat wel paido nas
ffor hyn hev't bare anon: evisten womon to he
yo fale soddis she lened nonzt: pat othe aldey mynzt an
Of semt stevene the berdo telles: of semt lannuice also,
hoys in stronge maftdome po: weve to deth do

And of opev masters eke: pat tholod pyne hero

She desired no pnies so mochto: as to ben he few
his mando was uryhan hyn modewe seies: zons et tende ynong
thyn her fadere wist pat othe: to cffembine diuoro

Re made for hyn zret wronke: and from hyn her cendo
as anozee to kepe wel: a hyn forto wende

yd mylo from antiocho: pis maids good as hendo

In to ye lons of dyche: y sent areas to ye cendo

This maids eras butt senat yo: the fio hyn aken to
yd zere the was oldas: thyn che was under sente

It was eke et zere: and in se
a steve our lond was ybore: to ben yse oon of pyne

The was a truked Empo: ony diuellaan

He hadde a ltfher felomo: patly aft ajapnyan,

They sistvoiden cften men: and hem ful wido candozt
and allo po pat yel founde: to ftronge deth hionzt

Justi se yel made many on: pat acent abors ando
ffos to see evistene men: a he quell o in och odo

Con was depe d Olibens: pat into asie wente
to see eon of enou men: as ye Empo hye canto

His zons mando pat per was: in pe cendo of a fio
pry beth both upfit a day: ou thyn eft san qye

pat hyn' childe asorne fesd fader heerte: to ony lady mando
Wip out fentise in her namo: ye timent of dep to dyse

Hev norce pat had hyn in cvasando: loned hyn ynnores
out othe was nonzt ywajos: prherto hyn hest dwings

pis clene mando pat ad zeuse: of yd. zere ynmepe
Desired end for soddis done: to be to seye

her norce semt hyn on a day: wany chepe into po fedeo

To depe hyn

To kepe hure chape ayen ey maideus: pat are of the, else,
as pis mayde anith he chape: a day on ye felf, was
this just so ollemeis: per fory come by taas.
This famo mayde he bifeld: him ponest hir famo ynois
anou visst in soule alone: his Gert to hir dzome
hym longed odor after him: his men fory he cento
and bad hem a pat anon aftere pis maide peri (vento)
if the were of aentil blood: his ivif the childe be
and wiy nobley lede him liff: and if the were not fio
as iigto him he wold serve, to bold him in foly
anith out aredled as his femmen: in chynne of lechery
whan pis maide herdo aft pis: londo the fan to cry
lord the seido i prepe yo: pat areve born of may
fso to kin, vs out of iwo: pon seideft on ye wole yo
kepe my body in clemnes: pat it wemmed not be
as body and londo i ye bitake: for imp dep i do
Bettyned i am amp hyper men: pat i may noizt flo
lond ſene me stedfaft hert: my detft to abouto
pat i perfrome kape noizt: fat no turment, fjonso
this holy maide as ab forp abronyt: to fore pe justfa
ho ponzt to hane his avillo: of him in aft viso
he bifelde pis maide faft: damp faft he seido
Tello me of whom pois aft com: and of what byneso
Tello me eke what is pi namo: and what if you doft lede
This maide answereth him anon: (now ont euy dzedo
ayn bynede the seido is corpo: it may not be hidd
my fadere is act ynois: amans zou ykyde
Theo do so ye hieft maistey: pat of zonje temple is
pon aft est e ke arhat is my namo: my gareto ills
What was and is: my hieft namo: and an hier namo ynomo
and Christen avoman i wil be tred: for my estendome
What is my hieft namo: and moft bef i telle
fso on him eft i lede. Et him forfale i nello
What anodins herd pis: he was al out of vedo
as he were in anoper world: hende mayde he seado
The two ynesis pon nemp deff first: ben bop fayt oveto
What pois come of his blood: a yhote ajangueto
This toke ynesis by comen ye ovello: so noblo maide & ffo
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Vist pour hono' pat faile eod: pat jues flono oupe the
Se noblo a maide as poin aft: eod fild it childe so to
She anfiverd him anou: wip ful myde maed
Oy oh so seido pe lyer jues: pat eod flovo on pe vode
ffor her littlee dede ben in helle pyne ybronzt
but ~pei pat hy pio bronzt: had nat so pontz
The can he for anreft: lonsdo epe and gesdo
Ins bad take pis holy maide: and into person lede
That so sepe was ad derke: pat men myde aguise
he deit to his falb eoddis: to don he sart fis
On yo moreing he epeped kyn eftis: of ye lauke eette a
And satte him silf amyd hem: as an he justso
And bad fette pis holy maide: to avonso he domo
Tofore pis tivunt pis holy maide: ful mydeby come
And maide ye fime of pe eod: A to ony lord hyn nomo
And vedy was for his lome: to take maftedome
Olibnis ful faire spak: and seido maide majgavoto
Under fonde pi nobley: hou stirtul you aft an anore
And hane mey ou pi body: pat you lese it nonz
ffor I fore wel to myde: pat better pon aft bipongt
These whedevs you wift wip ofame: to sey ben pleonzt
Or hono' ny one hie eoddis: pat alt pime han akonzt
Oy quod pis hely maide: ony lods hyn olf toft
Stwone deth to bems vs out of pyne: and al jope forfelo
ffor him pafil u' deth tafo: A hane pof no sonto
Faper pan hou adoun myn hede: zome faile eoddis to lom
The was he nye wood wrep: ye faile hie justfo
And Evisly epeped his tivmentos: pat of the holl ariſo
Takep he seido pis hore anou: and honsep ou a the
And to drowrep hyn felle & flesſh: to meu hey simte so
And nakes fast gyndep hyn: pat of the moro not flo
pat of hyn ſhenful dedo: ony eoddis anreftes do
Durmentons ful vedy anero: her hertis to edel dronko
This maide pei striped naked eodo: a bonnd hyn faſt ynovo
ffrom pe epe pei hon: hyn op: and bete hyn to zounko
Wip eonſeb and wip priſke: pei made hyn manp a zounko
And afto dwivo her tender fleſſh: pat vonth it to tello
Oy Stwemes of blood vanne adoun: as we attre dop of wello
All as her dwete tender body: was foule to dwivo so

Allas hóe mycht euy man: for vewhith sucht deede so
Upp enlie yei to dívive her wombo: hev euttiés dene veus
Allas asse her derne lymes: wip moch chame pei teno
That ye justise nold for shano: anys lóke perto
But lóked abak a hóde his eyen: a nold not lóke pto
Some pat sfood in pat plato: and ethdeel oden
Mado sool and zorono ynoire: and wept wip her eyen
Mado pei ceide margareto: pat od euntil art and heuso
Hane mervey yn pi fuiue body: yat men dou to rende
For pons chaft be zit arval ynoire: and y'awilt pi pousht wendo
Yo maydo saft vy her eye: aus ansivep at ye endo
And ceide ze wikkés counsellers: sop fio me anon
A noper a hane taks: and for sako zon ection
Subernis satte and bisheld: key lymes reime on blood
He ne mycht for vewhith no more: so we op pat sfood
Cop his manted for vepo: he híddo bop his eye
So did many opev ek: pat pei pat sool ue dnyo
Mado ceide Subernis: twue yn pousht wedo
Amouz allo opev wómen sood lio pons chaft ledo
As we in pees quod pis maydo: pou helle hominde be stille
Thon hаст poner of my body: to do per wip pi wille
But my lóed hap my doulo: pat p'ne maist not spille
For pou ne mycht heve awip no pime: and be it alwep a stille
Than ye liyer man it doye: pat he mycht not pardo
He ne mycht for vewhith hyn'co: od soolfully bledo
His mado hem lede her tomenting: a hyn to p'son ledo
To he wist what awip hyn do: a ptaks his wdo
This mado lay in prison fpondo: ful elengely allon
She nyst to ashom of her avomdis: she mycht maik mono
But annels com to confort hyn: and a dan lyst
She asas fast in her previs: bop day enyst
Ou lord of the preids for his evato: the arvold, und hy sou lyst
Of ye fende pat wervéd hyn: a wist were his unyst
Men tollo pat ye deved come to pis mado in hyn
In form of a dragon: a not arhedei po lyo
He zaned and gan his ondhele: abone her dedo so
And his nepev cheko doum at hev choo
And Swallowed in pis mado: he zaned evéb ful wido
She went into his copy wombo: but the nold pabido

The Signe of ye God, che mado: et ho to beost anon:
And ye mado hool and sounde: out of pat (word in y) an ton
This tello for no sitt: for fynge it not ierit
O hedely it be oth or no: I knowe no man pate avito
ffor azemst kinde it weve: pate ye sadeel to deth (were dronst)
ffor he may thole no deth: I may it lede nought:
Aus assole not His myast were so stronge:
Such an holy creature: in his aumbo to vende
Pit for sitt it is witt: pitt in manye like
po sadeel to pis mado come: And foonded hir to swit
anon as he to hure come: hir forto fonde
Tho mado arves ful boldely: and toke by by pe hondo
Thow haf che seide son ynomo: a pow shaf no moze
Thow chaf gonpe if I may: for I fale lere
Sho toke him by pe polle: and to e wonded hye fasto:
And dette hir visbt fote anon: in his nek fasto
Denel che odo you aft stonde: ful of p'do and ondo
po weve better hane be at home: yan come me to fonde
Nors don you art ondome: qavil on po stondo
Tello at home yat you ekeve: Bndej a maydens hondo
Sarant. Diabolum ... xxxxxxxx ... xxxxxx
ffast che bondo pis foule visbt: aus bete hye ful oto
Grish he gan zalo aus cyo: a seide mado pm oto
Allas pat I here come: my myst is me bynomo
Allas pat a tendej mado: chulde me pis ondome
If it were a man of strength: it wold me arede nocht
Shent I am pat a mado: haf me to ground brongt
Mane for pime hendnes: hane mercy on me
Let me doon at pis tyne: I nyl no more gveue po
I preve pe for pi kynnes lone: pate ben my fiendis echon
And teven me as pon aroft azel. but p'i fyl alio
ffor hov lone I preve pe: of me hane pite oto
ffor pei lone me od azel: it gve nepe me pe moze
A preve quod pis holy mado: zt p' chaf abide
pous chaf me tello of zon aft: pate fleep aboute aboute
why werre ze ou tften wien: anone alle of maft
Certis mado quod pe denel: for pei lone ve left
And most chame son vs of allo wien: and most ben e' foon
And most strength gan of her good: azemst vs to don

P.6.

And each man may by visit byn do: fond: his foon to chee nno
a and we ben not yen to blam: to do so in ony endo
a monres men of ye olde lawe: yee were men also
pat derved dello ye his sod: we had Eubie perto
the come byn calomon: pat axis was of ye lenno
and fines deel pe hys sod: and to his lawe gan durallo
the before we had to him envoi: a fonded hy wel fast
but aft him zane int his myst: he endone vs at last
and in fiondo pison vs bronzt: and aft vs in a pinto
and made it about fast yno: and y in vs ditto
ye arbi his he a hyde was: the had pone yo nono
but we fast ditto anoure: men myst not gan
we after his derst no more if men hem fill itold
ayen bronkst vs out peref dith: for coden so of gold
so as we areve yee in ydyt: we oft blecke a blast
and bright fynr slorring vedo: out of ye pitto cast
the come men oft pere forp: and so pus fynr yes
and eide hitt myst + wel bo: pat dvet treso pev vewo
lo how oft y comep ent vede bieth: wil we lobo anon
Deue we fast and we chul bo: vith the men echon
yei solvo and found vesells: pat were in po pitto
here by we monno so: pat treso was y in ditto
the his vesells pei to brek anono: and wende wel to carth
and found tveson febbo ynowo: at pe first hacth
To her aban tago vist avikto: and to op men also
we were peref slad ynowo: pat ave areve out of pson do
we went and fley's into po eyo: and pus in em endo
we awoinden and even men: in ye londo ful wido
nocs j hane pe majgrueto: told of all o sedo
hane mevey on me j ye piry: at put me of pis dreo
and peuk pat amaido tholde bo: ful of mevy & so
at by hato po pat j nyl nevo: gwell po no more
at ye last pis myd mando: yo foonle fendo lete wando
the chere wo po anab slad ynowo: pat the was out of londo
the justis anoyer say: in his eye hy setto
the hol mando mar faire: to fore hy be lett fetto
and ayed him whesero her avil lowe: so it to the huk pyst
Certis on quod pis mando: pon spekst about noynt
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["And let the strip lie in manhood naked in you, while you bind it.\nAnd when you put on your manhood, you will no longer be a child, but a man.\nAnd when you take off your manhood, then will you be a child again.\nAnd when you put on your lord's shirt, then will you be a lord.\nAnd when you take off your lord's shirt, then will you be a man again.\nAnd when you put on your lord's weapons, then will you be a lord.\nAnd when you take off your lord's weapons, then will you be a man again.\nAnd when you put on your weapons, then will you be a lord.\nAnd when you take off your weapons, then will you be a man again.\nAnd when you put on

If ye preve in good intent, finite hem mey eze
And if ye be in any Steven, beþne hem out of her sone
If any man in homne of me, any chapel do revo
O awere in holl thow, or any lybeck synde pere
In a wort ship of me aftere his pone: lord I prei yo
If ye preve pat is to preve: a finite hem for ye done of me
And if any woman to me clepe, in trabado of childe
Or so my fay to fore him vedo: lord to buy be mylde
And fete him not with any aperto: but bring ye child to fyt
Al sanf from his moders aroundo: wher his lymes vist
Modere and childe, same boy: lord for ye done of me
And dere lond for eu moders done: pis bone p's finite mo
Anon as pis mado had him peciere i do
Per come a polde, vizt stwond: any a hysternyng also
The folk pat preu stode: fille a domi for sive
And lauen as mad mey: and as ye aftere deo
A finite Endere as anyomo: from hevene come adom
To margavete in pat pondep: as the sat in orisom
And seide maids margaveto: bleſſed you ajt and henke
My lord hath finite ye pibone: to pe wort dis enso
Come now to vest for my lord: aftere pe doy endo
For pon shaft aftere pi pyne: to joye of henene wende
This ender to henene ſlee azem: from ar hemys he come
This maids woos ful mylde ly: to vone her masterdomo
Maltus che seido come forp: & pi lordis heeft you do
For nowe in my lordis name: vedy I am perto
A maids akeve margaveto: pis quellman sedo
I ne avok for alle pe wort: to pat unſult dedo
So mache licht of hevene: se about in etho sive
A wolz I mydht wip ye deyo: & any peper alido
Maltus qitod pis holl maydo: but you do pis deko
Yow ofte have any mo no part: do it ye vedo
Maltus droune ont his awerdo: sibet lond he endo
Yis ſinful dese forzene me: for I do it for sive
This holl hede he e note of: & whan he had p do
On houz vizt aide che fille adom: & died preu also
Ezit as pis maids deid: pat alle pe folk it says
A whit Endere fle out of him: into henene an lype
In pis manere pis holl maide: hev him bronzt to endo

Of svet drie was hev lyft: ye maide was au hende
wy men pat awy oyer bea: wahan yel childe bere
et are we food yel conde saf: ye better moche et are we
Seynt mausavete ye doly maide: que prey ye at pe eudo
Pley for eg pat are moto: to ye joye of henene wendo
Amen
Dritt beate mae aydailene pecturis:

cyrut mary maudeleyn: pat sod forzaf huy Symo
Lazero ouferf ayarttha: omen of byngof bymo
Aydaileyn ahe was cleped: pis de man mavy
ffor she was of ye Castell of ayda dayff: two myle fio bet anyo
ye esido ye as west of jevlin: hev moove hisht Enkany
Oyvus was huy fadere name: loth me is to lyo

In ye Castel of aydaill: pis in childe vwere boron
as hev hevita so alle pro: ye Castel yel heldo prforo
This mary maadaleyn: fay wman was awy aft
& hev fone in ye Syme of lechery: ye comen ahe dis fall
Jour it is pat ahe was aredded: to senit johu yo gongelift
But at ye Bridalo como ouj foro: areto jhui twist

Aus Clept oont senit johu and had him forp for hevaw as dene maide
And pery wy mary maudeleyn: ouj foro ful esel paydo
ffor he bynam huy huy expone: cary ahe was a weoth
She was fave a soly eke: perforo ahe dwore huy oth
& wahan hev sponso was huy bynomo: avore sfe wolds ou tako
Ohe wold hane foh ynono: and no man forfako
She wex and man of most foh: pat may como in myndo
Sho forsoke an ue opev: so hie ahe was of byndo
So moche fool ahe was: pat wonder it was awy aft
pat ye evre wold huy bere: pat ahe to helle ue dis fall
& he Syme odily of lecherpo: ahe had nonizt yso
Put at ye sedene ded hy chmyse: ahe used aldo
her Symes are we ad wido kymo: and of od svet famo
pat men huy cleped cyuful: a non opev namo
Syuful ahe was od avido ycleped: pat men had ney forzeto
hev opev name as hat ahe hisht: as it is of huy arvito
So skad ahe was of her foh: pat ahe no part po
Cwold Thalendo of hev hevita so: of lazav auyer of me
he was vith hevyht ynolko: pfoze boy yel pe toko
ayartha huy hevita so: for ahe wold pevto loko
ayartha awas fly awy aft: awis & vizt queynte

Therefore she had good ynouro, and vichie in emy paynt.
His mary mardaleyn pat pus synful oras
An Symonous hons leprous, come to o' Lord be eas
And woffhe his fete awip her vervs, a wiped awip her hew
And him synne bete od, our LORD forzane hir pero
And cast from him by senels, as it arvette is
pat weve ye diu dedly Synnes, he bynome him aia
So vepentamit she was, as our LORD zane him a' to
pat ye weve all forzene, ev she avent of y plato
Alle hir hert and him alone, she dis to soddisf lozo
Yer nas vnene evcaturing, a wene pat lones od more
Anon whan our LORD oras went, up to hevene on heye
ayry so wory was, pat she hy no moze woy
fsoz drent lone she has to him, she ponsht no man to do
uenere eftone as she myght, wip manifipo on bo
persore him broper an hev further, as she mado at he ditt
Alle thre sold her good, to forze yo apostels cast
And seide yel wold, pe wold, al oftenly forzako
And in wurdernes eche on his aldo, to him her hert rako
Aus pozome ye apostels vedo, wip hem lones, ye wen
And preche d forp awip hem, ye lipere puple to levo
A steve pat od to henene went, in ye yny zero
And seut Steden martred was, a oper pat haly uaro
And ponle tunned to estendome, a preche d about fast
ys jodes weve wrop awip ye apostels, a wip yve he our cast
Of ye londe of yndo, yel ne most among hem bo
ye apostels eche in his aldo, to oper lones kan fle
mary mardaleyn & him broper, & Her further also
And of oper of eftus distiples, in a ship were ydo
Ans avent forp in pe se, wip out maryllevo
yel ne vout, whider yel avent, neiver fer ne new
ye water hem zood up and som, about main amyl
So pat ye come as god awold, to pe londe of usapyl
Thev yel avent up and som, & myght non june wypin
but an hold hons about ye tom, yel avent & lay p'pimo
per in yel swelled in male helo, in bringer & in akw
To wett ye manese of ye lones, amous men yel mold so
So pat seye on a day, men to sacrifise don
marye was hardrest, and azemst hem avent anoy

She san to speke azenft der lande: so faue vesen and eade
pat noon counde dim anstwene: bit as foolis stood
Sjete wonder had eny man: of so fane creatiue
So arislyt spak and so arvel: to eny man pat wold lyffe
So yat pe kyn of ye londe: come and ye quene als
A day to her manuent. her outfisht to so
If ye wold sende hem a childe: for longe to eide peare
And childe neuer myst hane bitwene hy and his few
Maw dey pat pei had sacrifis ybeonst
She preche d hem et eide for sp: it childe hem helpe nocht
And pat her soddis pone: had non: on childe hem to cende
So pei left her sacrifis: and went hom at po ende
And in eure tave lyned at home: as pei had eens londe
For pei no childe ne non eure: yetwene hem myst wonge
As pib quene slop on mystht: maw to b my wentre
And seide hom taka ze on dwip eode pat sod zon戴
If hane ze hane od moch eade: ze note anhave it to do
And we seye ny for him sere: and for colds als
As it you make yn spong: pat he vo helpe pere
My lord and zon ouf demke zeno: ze forsete it not to zeire
If hane ye quene awoke of olepe: she made hedye them
Tello she awole. Her lord: but she ne drest for far
pat oper mystht she come als: and pretues hir zit more
The lady drest not her lord tello: but layet drested oze
The my mystht she come to lisp: et to her lord als
Btennynne as half pe hons: on fuyre were ydo
As hit soft y'che veide denels lyne: tyrant fonliwyt
As ye edder pibif: you lyft: all po longe wist
And letest of oufve woo: for chole et honge zit more
And seye almoft for myfsef: pon chalt it reue oze
If hane his prince a woke of olepe: et ye quene als
She aved hyn whedere he lievde: ye vons patt come he to
Ze for cop quod ye prync: et pevof oze: dredo
All pib pre mystht it come to me: als ye lady oze
It is eode to hem we loke: and eind eode hem beze
Pan to hane her londis abeth: me penk ey: but dredo
On pe moraie pis pinto an lye awf: to pide holys folkawent
And larschly mete and drunk: et etoping hem戴
Mary madaleyu porakab: goldift of eechon

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Aus predicted ye Puto and his dalf ofuddis law anon
whan the had tole: moche of hebene bli
As man quod ye Puto yo: myeht you wiajant pis
ze ayl quod mary masteleyn: aus moch more wus
≡ Forst peters loze ony manstep: pat pome of wome
the doul sou pi bissme: ye arbilis are bene a hro
If you do us to hane a childe: betwene me & my wyne
bis quod mary harsely: no pome but holdo ye stille
& I chal porowwe peters lote: fulfille allo piaville
may precye ony lord for hem: ant for nonght is na
for onw Lady herd her boon: ye quene awy chila was
Anon as ye kins ye woth arif: to magdaleyn he went
And thonkes hime pat ony lord thorst him: a childe heSan
Thonk me nonght quod marye: no pome of me dedo
But ponke peter my maystej: I do alle by his vedo
Fertis weide ye Puto yo: I chal nend be fawo
To I hane at peter bo: to lerne of zowre lawo:
To his arif he went anon: same I wul he Sede
In alle maneve to peter yo: he chal be bett vedo
Fertis ony quod his arif: ze may not from me wendo
But I have ye foot by foot: aendo me what sod seme
Dame he weide pome spekest foly: in vede is ful arilde
pon mystrest drentho ou ye ae: wost y not y'art awy childe
This lade felle at her lordis feto: weping ful deo
And weide the wold awy him so: pome of o come hom no more
Whan heede pat his arif: from hye nold by ledo
To marye pei aent both: pat the hem sood vede zedo
They toke him al his sood: to pei azem como
And bad him so what the wold: a perto sood zeme nomo
Marye dette a fain? Orys: behynde her chodej beyo
pat ye dedel had no pomej: to gvedo hem by po wey
foryn aent pis sood printo: and his arif als
And whan pei como in ye deo: in ship pei lote hem do
And ashan pei come into ye deo: od ivet tempest y como
pat pei insde forto drentho: evet wroko to he pei nomo
This soos wif was advas: what for angcy & fe
pat childe the hadde in ye de: loneo ev tymo wepe
And for defanto of awdians helps: pat non wip him nepe
And for angimff & evete vede: the deped vijt pere.

Allas ye Sool And sozome: ye lors made pfoze
Lor de he seue now, hane: my world is dyse forlorc
What chal I do wip hys he seide: I not are hane how to liny
If the were at home: me wold penke ful myry
Ye chils for faunte of onk: ley and wepeft ful sove
That drak almost ye faders here: he lored no pms moze
Lozd he seide arshy wold I: chils hane bo my amff
Nore I hane lorc boy wip a chilc: allas of my lif
The mafynes wold pis a' woman into yo od taft
ffor pei nold vere no ded pms: left pei dwyitt at laft
The p'ynro bysan opnonsly: ncy qro and grede
Wpyng me ni no moze do: for soddis ldo he sedo
Pof you quod pis maynes: on os vedo ft sone
She chal vaper into yo do: pan we drencho edon
O merc quod pis good man: pabentive chis a'omo
Abido to de eye pe doth: men oren ouch cas y'nomo
The chipman wold hane taft hyn ont: pei nold no lentei bido
Ye good man arept fast: and biheld avoch be sid
Haney vewth he seid on mo: and lay hyn zondei abone
Nat fisshes hefto sone not: I prep you for soddis lono
He Qued fast on ye chipman: and zane hem vedo alth
Ei pei wold pis dese Tareyn: upion yo vetho deo.
The wos pis pothe brood abone: and why in a gret slido
This oely man to ke his wif: and laide hyn al a wyndo
The chilc wepeft for defante of onk: and neuf wold biledo
He leide tt to ye modere bieft: a carw a mantel can he dedo
Mafy maldaleyn he seide: wbl zene you me out vedo
Thow seidest uay wif onk: hane chils: et nonpt pevaft be dedo
Thow dibost me wif and chilc: et neipero I hane nore
ffor whan ye moder lye an5 vetep: of ye chilc is full pyone
Thy god of whom pon me toldest: I bitako hem and po
Woth pe modero and ye chils: and hane vemp on mo
Hane mevey on yo modev coulo: and if tt mysht bo
Pat pe chils a lyde were kept: pat I hyn eft myeft so
He kift and chipt wif and childe: et als lowdo cyde
And soolfully he went forp: ye Chipmen nols abyso
He avant towaft: sentt peters: as maldaleyn hyn Seinto
He come and mette him in peway: as he towaft: hyn went
Seynt peters: as pe twys: in his cholde: as pe fto do.

he axes him (what he was): for he ponsht of goods.
His good man told him al pat cas: from bygging to end
How pat Mary magdaleyn: him made to him (went)
And how he hopes to have an child. 't hore it was y-bos.
And how he had in pat way: modere 't child for love.
His good man quod him: pons he aft (was) wel ydo
As plessed be his pat zane pe witt: 't hidev him alþ
Of his pat he in litel wold: care he no paine.
For my wold hay sket unysht: he pere of one to den.
Seynt peter: comfort him wel: pat his good was good and end
And pat he wold in gerte uede: some est boot send.
He taught him the law of eristendom: all laske by as his fer.
To euy feste yat his day as on: than he was on eut þe he
To ye burast of jersu: 't to Calucy als.
After on Lord þil aft: to dey was y do
And yev as he perected als: and to heneve an step.
And yev as he born was as of his moders mapp.
Davoe zeev he heeld him pev: to teche him ye vist law
The my zere he toke his lede: and homibas 'an drave
Eneve he bad for his wynes wold: and his child was als
Yat he most come to yat place: where he were in do
He spak as wip pe mayne wers: yat pe him laddo þe þus iwy
He bifeld towards pe voche: a pont child heCAM OY.
His good man went to him anon: and pis yone child drave
From his modere beest: wip yope and blis ynoing
He kist him anþ bare him up and dom: wip ful alas þere
Ye modere he clapt and kist fast: al ye chere ded aero
Mary magdaleyn I seide: I preve iwy eye aoo.
As he mirakle yow haft do: yev nas heide dey moro.
Thow haft my chilð modere fes: þus longe forþ broigt
On þis plate in þo Se: 't is þsshed nonþt
Now pon haft me evet aladues: of my one ydo
Flade me if it be þi ouile: of his madere als.
That ye chilð ne be for love: pat yow haft fedde in longe
Yat of my wip forþ wip him aladues: mot e Adonak
The byganns þus arðian breth: and after gan to lade
And satte up and laded about: as che of clepe alþow.
And seid mary magdaleyn upon his wap if you haft be
And in eche traballo ysaned: as men may here so.

Unse pow haſt wip me soo: and wne you come to me to
And on yow haſt full seſt fedde my childe and we also:
O vere ſpouse quod yis man: ohal on lybe ye so:
Ze Sw quod ye soos wip: and wip zons hane I be:
ſſom pils vnnage from odent peter: I come now wip yo:
And eſe many ayasdalem: pat went viſt now from me:
Uhan I trabailles was of childe: come to me childe como:
And kalpe me as a woman chold: and forſy awip hys me nomo:
And Iadso me to odent peter: and boy wip lyne were:
And herte his puchinko and mues zon in etshe place per we were:
She velned to him ceh plass: pat odent peter and Ie:
Had yſonbt and arhut tymo: yei had per bo
We hane seido pis soodman: to longe be in fady:
As ſlessed be Ihu pat vo cent: pis sood woman marys:
So wo now and youk maye: of pat vo hay lyſallo:
And pat ohe bring to eſtendom: ſiendis o men allo:
They went forſp to her conteyo: A whan ye pidej como:
They ſonde mary ſtondo and preſſe: as ohe was a ſone:
To her fete pei ffile a doy: A thonked him anon:
Of alle pe soodnes pat ohe hem diſ: arhan pei from hyn were gon:
pei toldo to forn alle pe ſoll: pat eab pat sod hem cento:
And alle pat hem lyſallo avas: on pei from heme arente:
There was joie and liffes ynorno: amone yo men allo:
ſſor her lord was heme como: a pat was hem lyſallo:
And of her zonſt lord pat heme como: her one p' pei biont:
And of myrare pat our lord: for mary ayasd wwynt:
They tnvnes anon to eſtendom: alle pat pere a vero:
Fuy contee after ojew: as mary san hem levo:
So londe to pat lond: had tak o eſtendom:
And po went mary forſp: a hyn felons wip her nomo:
And caſ: zon myr Synarog: pat in pe londe newo:
In eny ſtede per pei sood: a churſh pei levo make were:
Semt Lazar ohe made bisſhop: in ye heereſt place pereo:
And odent ayamyn in an on plass: ye ſoll forto levo:
At eun churſh he mete a preſſ: as we don zt heve:
So pat eſtendom ſtuble avas: porſh mary a hyn ſewo:
Uhan ohe hasde turned ye londe: for no pime ohe inyt moe:
mon or neiper uye hem bo: for moz wyne: for odto:
ſſor ohe ne myſht our lord ne od: ye a world: ohe ſoſſo:

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and evply metis & drmtes: and to soddis eunte huy tolko
Annestel lade huy m'a stede: per nae neiper froyt ne jnus
Eve wode neiper more: pe no pnis pat evply was
But pe bare euth and stouys: for it could be odno
That the had non evply sistemme: and no man to myfkeno
Yxxz zere othe lyued od: wip ont mete or euth
Se ne oe no man beeft ne foulo: od avel the held her ope
Ou day diu tymo: annestel from henene come
And ede tyme of pe diu tymes: pat woman ype pei nomo
Juro pe eue for au hio: and per pei helde huy lonto
And fesde huy wip pe suyso of heneno: wip jole & mery sonso
Whan the was ows od yfille: por est evre pat sod huy oent
The annetel bere her odft a dom: azem to heneno avento
Whan the had od yfyned: yxxz zere as om fordis wiff was
A preest pat londe: wils devnes: come per forth be cas
Holy man he avas wip alt: and wils devnes he doyt
To do penunce for cristes lone: pat hy od dere bonzt
So pat he com by pat p laco: p'pe woman lay
And wondred swethly pat he huy per day
He dyo as sod it wold: annetel pis woman fetto
And helde hins in pe eue aboute: azem huy dom setto
His preest lygan to huy so: and wold fello one aft on
Ville he hadde setto do: but myest had he nono
Alle his lynnes folt under huy: as he to huy wold so neve
Azembayd he myest do wel: but pderivaay no poyse
Po pont he pat per myzt: come p'bete of heneno bo
Pat it was no manmys vizt: pat p'nete to so
Thow pat lift in pat p'nete. he seide j aske po
If pon be in soddis halfo: abido & speke wip mo
Tham herde he adoys wip jno: pat to h'p'or do
If pon wifl wete come neve: p'pe no pnis diado
The preest arno and went halft wep: he d myst not do to uys
He heard pis Dois eftson: but no folke he ope
Wilt pon wete what I am: haft pon hers tello
Of a knowe synful woman: as werite is po gospeld
Se Certis quod pis preest: yxxz zere it us
Pat men han veddo pat gospel: in ho by this hys
It am quod mary: pat speke here wip jno pe
Pis yxxz zere I ne no man: ne no wan ins

Aunzebs fede me as pon seest. En tymes a day
Now I mote some hemmyo wendo: or erth dy as I way
Therfore cey my felowes pof and ye bisshop maymyn
pat I am a lybe here: but I am alle at fyn
And bid him sou at myd uyst: to his matyns alloy
And he chal fynde me per a weman of flessh: and boy
His preest was slad of pat he hede: but naping een he myst
man ne woman but pat lit: pat aras thymyns ad beizt
He went and told me bisshop: as matys hys ad so
The bisshop was slad of pat word: and sith as the hys bede
At myd uyst he wos alloy: and into chanfel wento
Do matyns as he was wonto: pe candsels wer atento
At pe hie alter mary he found: pat aras his felawe
pat has loue from him bo: bop pei arere ful fauo
A unges hwe bere vp on hys: from pe evp a elect spaw
Opvist the satte ytweene him hundis: to bide o' LORDIS itto
She helde him houndis and laked ek: to henene evp on hys
ys bisshop surst come no nyc: for myrare pat he dye
yo opak pat holl a woman: lene fadeve the sedo
Come nyc a fle not in donebrey: as hevof haft pon dvedo
Leve fadeve I am pi dozter: p' seest me not many zero
ayy LORD will cende aftre me: j' wil speke (s)ip pe hro
Evet arel martha: my onstey: pat some chal hup ly endo
and zene me nows ony LORDIS flessh: for I mote hemps wendo
The bisshopo avos and acent ney: as him poynt he myst
him poynt him: fate fawer: pat emp some beizt
His clerkis come to him anoy: as aras o' LORDIS a willo
at pe hie awtere mary lizt adoy: and lay pey ful fullo
Ony LORD is elect flessh and blood: pe bisshop forp bronst
So: weping the w toko: wip xood hert a poynt
So Satte on fne to fore pe auster: to henene the cast hev yo
and cied on god and lay adoy: a w d'an to dye
This bishope and his clerkis: toke pio a weman sone
and seide pe sermys ouer him: as it fello to doy
and brought him faive on evp: as vieth aras in futh cas
and leto him sith biwy by him: whan he dede was
now ceynt mary malbedeley: pitt pus a wast beizt to endo
Drey and pitt aso meto: to pe lyowe of henene wendo
Sitta pecti Driftni — oooxxxxx— oooooxxx—

Seynt ofyn

["L. 611", "117", "A\np\no\nn\nu\ns\nu\nn\no\nv\ni\ns\ni\nh\no\nn\no\nv\ni\ns\ni\nh\n

The maidsens pat wyp hir were: to bere hir company
To her fete fille a dom, and san hir in cy
Noble lader faire and hends, por phast vinferston
Pon art vorspi and noble moir: to be quene of pis londe
Ride on ve are prey po and on pi sild and
And honouy pise hie soddis: and pis of vins do
If pi fadere it knowis: pat ou alpyer lord is
Pat por forfoft his hie soddis: and by lene dest any
Ye dilt he wold os wene: pat ben hew iri po
What childe we yan do, a whide childe we fto
To strong dep he wold os do: perfoze we prei pune or
Tare on ve and pi sild: a lede no more
The Counseillers quod pis mando: pat lyer ben p bep fullo
This moment han no poner: to helpo soorp a fillo
As pei stode and told pere: hev fadere come in fil fullo
And loked about aus vens hane fomus: offyvus at his arillo
He loked about what hev donde te po: hir offving dis day
And whesere hev honoured ye fale soddis: him ponsft wel nay
Doneftev he ando hore dop pis: who ne comest y nere
And honoſt pise hie soddis: pat drete ben of po veyo
Woſt pory not pat alday: to pi moder my wift
For pe prey my aſt and day: pat ke kepe ve pi liff
Our side pis holl maide: pi lebe is al behynde
Per moir ne vayer hepe zon ne me: for pei ben deefa blynde
Puyl prey hem no pings: for hem allo forſulto
And to Jhesu marye come: alle my hert I take
Hir fader was po odre advened: arhan y he wift y endo
Ar him he opake faire napes: for he ponsſt hir wens
About ye neck he tooke pis mayde: a kiffed hir wel fast
And per vay abens hir hert: from his lord fast
Doray doray ceri pis mando: desoulo my mony noz
A bil per arip vors hir bod: pat vs alle dere douz
Hir fadere aras po codo pnows: he upſt what do for soz
Still ou at ye door: he abens wyp ouz moz
Pis mayde about pueh into a derne sted
And ces fast to Jhesu Christ fast bad hir bed
An annel pev come from henens: in his lordis namo
And bad hirve de sted fast: to ſiſve pyne & chamo
And cado childe ev chere ded: od tinnen ted bo

118

Under pre justif[us] strong: and ondous alls pro-
he blessed ys holl ymaide and to hencive azem drons
po was the in hev hert: stabel & slad ynois
Of alle pre turment pat men myst it so: no pnis vout sbo
To her tont ys he weitt azem: as slad as she myst it
po seche she a whit loof: stondins be pe wille
also sware as eny hony and whitte as ye sware
as leffed be jhui teist: she seide: pat for vo was bose
for a ets no manuys mete: pisso yys daies to foro
and now he bath he mete ycent: jwilt sladly donso
I wote it is his wille: for jhane fast so longe
This mayde ets and made hund slad as asteve yll stound
Eve after hev hert was: to our lond ybomis
She zane of no timeit: pat men myst hup do
She by can pereverve furst: and esed he perto
The manent the toke first: pat hev soddis sbold bo
and to sasshes eche pecte from eft: and tanast he aures fl
She cast hem onth onto of pe tont: pat men myst it so
any sdo pe sfeine hap ynois: and tanast hem to flo
She toke on pe myst a stronges cosso: et per by seut aday
and toke pe peaces of guld et beve hem to pe tont
and for pe tont of jhui crift: deles hem to poor men
A cca: the zane after oper: as pe lay on pe fen
By pis corde the weint up azem: a tham the had ydo
where onhilde pei fride hev soddis pat pei chuld lont to
hev sadeve come on pe wozome hepto: urban was his namo
and myst his fols soddis: him liked no gamo
The maydens he eleft anon: pat wip hup cvere so
and axes where hev soddis were: pat pei chuld lont to
the maydens to his fete anon: fillo a don on kno
lors pei deide so wip us: whan zonp wille bo
on pi donast hev hem toke to myst: and to sasshes eechon
and cast hem onto of pe tont: aue not where is not on
to his donast he vert anon: and mete hup vonde ye epe
and axes hup ful stervly: ve hay his soddis veve
Sip: the cas poive axest ins: a demanid wip ont pyst
To asko whare pi soddis bo: pat ben of so svet myst
if pe be much as poive seist: lett hem bo a wervel
and if he hem onast mysede: lat hem silf spelto

Thow shuldest hau yasked hem, ej pow me hae dest emy
hom mysht pèi somme ys: but pèi hem sylwerto
The justis toke in sere, vertet: pe ynnay徒ens anon
And lète to forze his sonderster: emynt ef hej hedis cefon
Thow lyer homde quod pis maide: what han pèi myst
pors sleest hem awy owt gilte, et pèrt ofal come po to
It aril be pwe oirne andecment: at domesday, sìrede
As he noldest pors elee me: to was nyn ofwne sede
Thow shaft not so lily stape: hej fadest to lyf sede
pors shaft sone if I map: a cassetil lyf ledo
Bo lète stripe hyn wulked anon: et tinentòs pnomo
vem hafso atomes laudo on lyf: at hyn body to droode
no fader ye bette hyn ye etfader ofo was
So longe yat pèr was non of he: pat he vyt anery mas
And fillen adom for aerynes: et stoned ful dzo
po mande axed hyn fadese: if he condè entity mo
toke of the caudo porres belle homde: yn myast it pe lymo
Sesb porres not pat yn denebs: et men beit ouercom
A chonge solere of pwen: he did abont hej nek po
and Cheynes about hev fero: yat of the shuldest so
And mainycted brood puorres: about hyn hondis po
and punnd hyn ni fhyng pison: and poynt on more mo
hev modeve for her doustster alone: made Soroive ynomo
She ordained hev tymo wel: et to pison dzo
She falle dom at hev donzte feto: et areast a ces dzo
Soushter she seide arcte hert: dere donztej pnis ozo
ffor pe hane a soroive et care puorres: pèr may no vsiman mo
ffor ye lodo porres lonesb me: bìlebe pi fuls lodo
Dame quod pis mande: yn donzteje am nonzt
If or beve my fadeps name: pat me hap dere donz-
Or ist of hevene my fader it: bis namo i bere yvis
porres wost reuel spyllyn it my namo: and aftel hep it
Afteve casset pèrt it in yfader. estyne it my namo
I ledo po for my modepe: fapwesl ledo dame
Recest it mater: ~~~~~~ y ~~~~~~~
She useit a told her lòrd: hom of the dis ou taka
And hom of the nolde for uopin: hyn cft for sako
Hyn fader on pe twozowe: in a chapei lyf sete
pis mande out of pison: to forze hyn ho lète fene-

fast about her neck to gynde a sjet ston
and cast her in pe od to bring her if adaunte
anon pis dese was do: a pidere ean yei drunk
A mydde pe dce yei hund cast and about hup nel A ston
Amigels from henene come: a bare hup up anon
Oho keert upon ye So: as it were on dry londo
And lift up to hin crift: hop eyen and honde
ford hin crift she seudo: pat kines haft me londe
lere me here in pis watere: pi sive te sse vonso
yat more in pis wates: baptised be eue
pat pev no fairet eo: out I be yne al cheno
yo she ey from hedene come: amigels many on
wyv melody and mywy CONGO: und cef Amyd chfon
I ho was she sade and eade Asid: as she uystht wel bo
she helde up hin hondis: a certe hin on her lio
On for toke hwe by pe hondo: and heve hup al albono
X'fryne he seudo pows haft moch: suffixed for my ludo
Oc stabel and sted fast: for yi dete in Benoit's Bo
And wil ev so marko pe perto
he baptized wip his owne hondo: pis mande on pe So
And cos wyv his amigels yo: weent to henene Azo
ystine the uystht hote wel: as I wonder stonde
Arhan crift hup baptized: per. wip his owne hondo
X'fryne the was yo arisht: and yfis owne ponso
Alt cos the weent pat uystht to hup fadevs houso
On moroive whan to was day: a hin fadcy awa
Ho fonde hin sitting in hev bedis: A his hert aspox
he dete hwe brins in strong ston: a lete anon on moroive
To mynte of hup hol dyede: to bring hup out of azoive
Ent pat uystht as god it avold: he broust his lft to endo
And deud hup self wip azoive: and to pe fendo gan wendo
Sepit yfthi on moroive: Arhan pis dese was do
Thoukede fast hin crift: pat hup had sanded so
Oke weent sauf ynois: at hev owne twillo
per was no man pat hup sid: ne seido euy mand illo
po comd per wne afterivand: anoy infuse ycfuso
zeon was his hyper namo: a bishveve his nofo
Tho lete take x'sten men: a despye many on
So pat pis maide was ytako: to hin broust anon

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he buhette huy diuith faist: if she wold it he yonst?
he mayde him sando an oon woorst: it was al for nongt:
he justis aras yoo woth yuorso: and lete him bynde fast:
and wy combes bete huy: ye ashous yei wold fast:
weech quod pis holl maide: ye auzte to shame odto:
to bede mo so litel pyne: caust you yenb no more:
Sondel harde he went on: pi folowe to fore yo:
Eisst lyl ze chyl both do: sin yors do more pan he:
po justis was yo arctoynome: a caudron he lete fetto:
and filled it full of pitthe and oyle: and on ye fuyt it setto:
whan it aras hote yuorso: and ye pitthe boylod fasto:
he lete take pis holl maide: and in ye caudron tafto:
Sthan pis maide se pat: to henene she caft him eyo:
lord she deide if it be pi wille: lat me not sit dyo:
but shewe ou me here in myrt: pat pis folk moirve do:
pat yours aft sod allone: and non op may go:
the stort op boldely: when him pwech aras do:
and lepe into ye caudron: pat boylod fast yo:
She stode in pis caudron: our lordis myst to shewe:
and pleied awy pe cepus pitto: as awy faiz demo:
when ye justis pat we: ye pyne aras so ligt:
he lete him talo out of: a naked stonde op vist:
and due where of her hep: and powred on him a ye last:
ye boylins pitthe and lede to sndero: on her hede caft:
ye pat stode awy june: a ye haw despoiled mace:
and eul naked do villift: a shamed pelwere odto:
and seide to ye justis pon aft a arctethed man:
yat so chansfully: despoilles left a reominay:
in chamels of alle oper: boy nows a heje:
Allas pat enere abomin: any anf man dero:
when ye justis hevde pis: he ean sondel awys sulko:
Xfyn he ride rede zit: you turne to o laiko:
and to ye templo so awy vs: ye hie sod to so:
and do him satriffis: and mervyn ofalt bo:
po maide aneit forp awy him: she sive not alio hep yonst:
the stod a bielst her falls soddis: yei liked him vizt nongt:
lorst the cise phis tft: yat deydest on pe xodo:
Othero in myst heve to day: auous pis liere fodo:
and onevome pis lipe forno: and breko him alto nongt.

120

yate pise foolis many say: an insubile be hap bront
us han hirre prerere was is this fonde mamette
essu a donne and alto daffyed for it was myfette
so seide pis holy mando: hew ze nowe (bel so
yat ne sod which se dene on my not wory a fthe
ze more ouepe al about: and ander pe duft ceno
and sebo zon anoper sod: for his part is ful lono
ne foll bilene yo on sod: pat pis tabbye
and twined hem to jhui eift: thye thonsand ney
ye justifc de pat niocie foll to pis mando dvoite
for arrett he fillo cpricht anon: a deied in coranto ynowe
a banif toko pis mando anon: a to prifu gan ledo
to yev come a neddo juſtife: to fulſilles pis dodo
ye haddo the as yo amugel eddo: her bataille yel ydo
ye my, as to encomie zt: but endome crare pe tido
yo came pe. ny juſtife: pat hight juhan.
wirked ſkyene and lyer he was: ax euwy eſten man
Scuit xſtimo pis hohy mando: to foro hy he diſ ledo
Dantſt ho eddo you tyev queue: tins yi ponzt jedo
O: a wul ye ouſt dyne do: for yi wuſked deedo
pat yi falz sod and al his: of pat ſment chal dvedo
pat of jofeph was biſto: and of mapp yboro
and pow holdeſt him toſdis odne: you ſhakt aby pſoro
we fillo quod pis hohy mando: berking homit bo fillo
fo he and herk no more: do moch azemſt my mille
fo berko poroow ni homdis monp: ny diſeto lordis uame
of pi monp deſouled is: to lido yod zene pe ſhame
this juſtife was wroth ynoiko: for he was so myſſido
and lett here an oſen boot: to it were ful redo
yer in he lett pis mando be do: a bad his men eſhon
put hure pev in diſes thire: to gremme huy fleſſh a bon
the maide her dlessed faire ynoiro: arhan aſche chulde in ton
and mado po nane of ye dvo: a ſlad wuent in allon
jew in ched satte & inery diſando: pat pone it was to huy
and eue ched ponked jhui eſt: pat diſed huy from po ſup
ye knyſtis pat oſhold huy lepe: stoden p byſido
aus hew Cing in pat ſup: yel diuſt no lenty cydo
pye vouno and told yo juſtife: pis caw pat was od comy
po juſtife bad his men anon: open po oſen monpy

121

WHAN ye even was vndizt: ye mando gan oirr goon
Ske thyned brizt as ye dimo: ye folk wurdred echon
WHan ye justifse dey pis: he dead ful corg
Wustefist he holde it and alke af lyer loto
A Chanteyour he had nev: pat addred conde be awynao
po justifse him bad anon ye addres forpy to bringe
And cast to pis holys mando: to dey him to swinge
The coddres were forpy brizut: evi slocke of all pynso
pei crept it made joye mores: whan yei weve to him do
Theye byeclipt her holy lymes: & likkes hny vanlys als
hej maistey by ganne hem to keint: awylis enthanitwy
as soy an hounde on a man: to brifl his maistwy
Thee addres turned to ly anon: and cast him dom to spomde
and enbemyned lym and stonde lym: pat he deyde in a stonde
Theu was no man aftre pat tymo: pat pis mandey deyo
That doft arweth pis holy ntando: neyere onys come hej ny
at ye laste the bad pis wacimes: alkeay from him gon
The pat neneve man hem deyo: yei dus her heft anon
The mando blessed ye ded man wherith was him foo
And bad him in addis namo: arise up to so
The ded man avoos up: pat woremes flowe to fizo
he cued and blessed ye tymo: pat addis come was corg
To ye maides fete he fello: and aved eftendome
He turned to addis lawo: and addis man ly come
No man doest axo po: wher he justifse were wroth
he wold he wokke ou pis mando: & yto woyze his oth
he dis hev tender teetis: kerde of both two
Welaway hev tender lymes: litel had myse
Whitso mylks come oirr of pe woinns: & nend a drop of blood
Word what pis holy mayde: ceno was it good
The mando ftood and chelde: wip ful and wwood
Ye wacimes of mylks van dom: but nend a drop of blood
Word the seide blessed pon bo: pat pis deyo
ffor anel a woot clene I am: myn endine is ney
Dified I am for my pfr: & wel tawed als
Send aftre uo whan you wof: I am vedy yto
po justifse itas wrop yno: & color ful of him speche
he yout for him holys word: do como manye myetho
he feto kerde of him tunso: faft by po moro

and it speke pis holynado: nene ye lutter perfor
fust one to ko hev tunce: wip ful drevy nado
and threwe it on ye justise: to soze him y the fado
This tunce oprong al abado: pat alle men it sepe
To ye justise per he catio: it sinote itt boy hae ey
This was ye wvresthe of his cef: chame lyane pei pat venth
That men unyft avel sey: pei sitte pe dhindo wveth
The tway areve first oncomo: yo in was ful my
his power was po ltel ynoke: his shame kan fast my
the wvresthe quod pis holynado: now pon aft vyvent
ye wvresthe pat you me diddeft: to pe it is vyvent
has bit pat ltel lyne: when crip my ast
was ship my lord god: and areift ye fendo fir
and pat pois haft me bynom: a avel you hek me dift
for it hane my speche good: a pois haft loren fir
hose quod pis liper inan: avel full i am for cado
Sleep ye hoo: if ze may: for i may do no moze
the turvmentons hasd ynoke: smote hys in pe fado
And areift away for pino angel: a lere hys alon abido
This may do so pirs liper men: to hir not to no moze
lorde the seide penke on me: my lynes akon cado
for me penke to tyne: pois cendo aftel mo
any body is every ynoke: my Conle arold to pe
my foon beu arly meawth: and for pive angel me letp
To yi profit arasſhe i am: yat alle my lynes akoth
If he arasſhe eſtne ynoke: lat me to ye abendo
This may do made hys prei: a beonyr hys lifo cindo
and hito ko hys cawlo i hys ast: a deyed in coddis namo
and cove the lyued in turvmentye: a in chet chame
for xehan the was perto ybont: xi zere of the aras ynoke
and xui: the was xehan the weent to deth
yo lifto durſe not zete: lere his hyper cado
the as he cante ablent: lowdo he san to evedo
Dirt out arso as me: a am al cado pirs
not who me cleth: for xystyn cove it is
he swallo and faganeiro hys fil: a deydo in chame ynoke
it was pe wvresthe of god: yat pe sbreike hy fil: flowe
he arout in denelabay: for ellis it areve nado
and che to blis of henene: the bont it dere ynoke

Reyn

Den turmnenp as zehan hept: et woumdys many on
now sod for pe londe of hir: byng us pidej echon

Sita Juni Jacobi Apostoli

Amen

Eym James ye apostel: vischt is to hane in woumd

Eym stines broper ye Eingelicht: and zoddis aisbito sone

his moder was our ladiyes sinstep: mary Cleopho
of zoddis lyndo he was come: per myst no bett bo

he owsht him silf ye better bo: as ze nows allo so

in po londe of Samappo: he perfed: and alde in judo
pazht his prechinge many on: he tur med to cestidomo

to Hermogenes po lyper puto: done pis tynnny como

that pinte avas witf fyone: f enthanunt also

thez of ye denels he wold alday: siet wonders do

son disfuble he avas: philetus was his namo

to semit Jamo he semit hy CONO: focto do hyf sname

if he mysteth auy his ap: seynt Jamo ontome

to andeve pei come to plete: whan ye day was nono

Goddis disfuble and ye denels: to plet lyxone faft

Eym semit Jamo zoddis disfuble: a bont was at faft

a lyndo man he zane wzt: pere in pat place
weselt and evoked wicu: porast our lordis giato

whan philetus was onevcom: to his mafter he aveit sone
hermogenes and told him allo: as vizt was to doye

Siv he wide lene por nonzt: to come I am wip jimo

ffor he is chy & poise ne phalt: outcome hyf wip no chymo

per fore do as I pe vede: so we to him wo tivevo

And cop him mevpy a bitome: his disfuples beyo

for certeynly I will do: po youl myst alfb

Nwioth was yo pinte po: et myst what to do

Thozay ye stventh of his afto: he mado philetus po
pat he ne mystho oon fore: fkom pat place so

Vow he Sendo wos chul do: wshatt James may do pe hevo

whesavo he may azeinft une: vindo zoddis powevo

he lete him lixo as a stock: et forp fkom hye abent

philetus withf anon: to semit James Sonto

Hois faft yosht ye denels mystyn: he lay per londe

and bad him helpe his distiplo: et brinso pe denel to around

Senti Jamo him semit Asitel etop: pat he wap hyt beo

and bad toucht hyf pisip: et sey tilbo vers i po Sanoqo

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Dùs solimn compeditus, &sù illuminat cœos 7

Uns edictus eldus: &sù divigit inſoſus.

Our LORD UNBIND OPPOSES BEN (UN) BOUND: Ye Blynde, ye zene, ſaſht.

Our LORD VINDICATES PAT BEN VINGT: Our LORD SURELY VIST.

WHEN PHILANTHUS PUNG HAS Y-D: AS JAMES TO H' HAT GOME.

UNBOND DO HE WAS OF HIS BOUND: AND PENTH'S HO MOLD HAN O'VEME.

HE PRETENES FAST HERMogenES: AND TO JAMES HO COME.

AND CODDIS DISTALE WAS AND IS: AND HOLD ME CRISTENDOM.

WHEN HERMogenES HEV: 'PAT HE ARAB PUS UNBOND.

AND PATT DEPIT JAMES HAD PYRONTH HIS DEED TO SION.

HE COMEDS MAIP SCENES: PAT PEI TO HYM VEME.

WEL JE MEKEN HO SIND TO HEM: AS H' AFTES ZON CEME.

OUI AUF FOO DEPIT JAMES: HAY UP DISTAL BLYNOM.

Bitt ze BEn FRENGER PAn: WE BEn AſſO OUNTOM.

A BEDE ZON PAT ZE DO ANON: AND DO A GOD PZEPY.

TAK AND BRING HE TO MO: FAST BOUNDS BEY.

THEY COME FLEYNG UP ON HUS: OUEP PS APOFTEL DEPIT JAMES.

AND WHAN PEL ONETE HUH WERE Y COME: PEL DAI TO SIONE A FOM.

WE BREMME OR IT GES OM T'YM: OBE BEN TORMENT D' OES.

CH HO TORMENTEP ZON QUOD DEPIT JAMES: EWHAT DO ZE NOUS HEM.

US COME SIND PE FEUNDIS TO TAK HO AND YI FEDE.

HERMogenES MADE VS HIDER VEME: PATAH H'S COMMUN.

PAT WE CHILD FAST PBOUND: BEY ZON TO H' HRYN.

AND OBHAN AUS COME OUE PO: ANNGELE TOVS COME.

WIP BREMINGT TAKES TERT: FAST OS BOMDO ENOME.

AND OS BETEN AND TORMENTEN: WIP BREMING HETO FUY.

ALLAS JAMES WHAT CHUL VEC DO: WO MANE W'NOT END.

A JAMES LEDE LORD: ZON VS PONE HANO RENPO.

ALENE EST ANGARE COME Y PUN: WO PLOT PO ET'ENYO.

TO ARETHED FOOLIS QUOD DEPIT JAMES: WHAT WEL ZE DANI HEOE.

IF ZE PONSKT MO OUE ANGEL ZT ZE CHUL WEL.

ALL UNBOMD: ZEUE ZON LEDE: FAST HAMPS TO FLO.

AND BRIED LYIN PATT ZON HIDE OUT: FAST PBOUND TO ME.

AND DO HYM NON OPER HARME: FOR I WIL AVIP H' HEXT.

WEL IS OS QUOD PISE OBREINES: WE CHUL BE AUS PITEKE.

TO HERMogenES PEL COME ANON: TO S'WIND H' HAT FAST.

AND BOUNDS FAST H'S HOUDIS: BEHIND H' HAT FAST.

AND SIND PEEL: PON DENTES VO P' WO S'OT O'WELD.

Lom

In evert t'emeit and Seemynuo: a nove t'ro oful po zeddo

nay hajed forp arith ye arectho: a to eunt jame hyn zronst

lo od yei eude he is hew: pat euf t'emeit os euvonst

zene ys fürst ledo pat wo meto: eny t'emeit alvileko

and yo eurizt pat he pe did: ev you wip hyn speke

nay quod pis haly man: ze ne chul uot so

for evist biddey pat aro efuld: azemst evel good so

erby coms ze not my philetus: pat stonsep hyn mo

wel yow aost yise oper euse aue mons not for ye

fo pan quod sevint jame to zome lynde fede

and somey no yw a good man pof a fool zon bede

ener stodo Hermogenes: a cyde mey & oze

and queso for dide & peyns: a eue avepnis zoro

philete phileto quod cent jame: pis hay yo shame do

you shakst do good azemst evel: our lord bipdoth so

to londo ye whan yow were combound: and azeu pat dedo

theow shakt ynbynde hyn yat is pybornst: for od my lords zdo

philetus evert & vribonnd: þyskeu: yat dis hym evel for good

po arecteth surft not so for feve: but quakos þe he ftood

so wher you aristo quod cent jame: for my lord we all not

pat emy man azemst his arullo to hyn be ybronst

o metcy quod Hermogenes: po feridis mo bete so or

yat daq not so from yo: left yei meto wo more

If yei me toko pei abold me sde: þfote I prey yo

Take me somwhat pat in nove: for hein beir wip mo

His staf eunt jame hyn toko: do now forp he dedo

yer nyo no dedel pat noke daw: wy so como for dedo

at pe fast he wert forp: and allo his bokis nomo

yat he had of entbairment & to eunt jame coms

and pized hyn bzeemt hem alle: eunt jame he toko mon

and cast hom in pe depe so: fast ybounde echen

a nd cied him mery londo: and ared ostentome

so pat he euflued was: a good man biono

Abiathay yat was: justuse lipev ynomo

fso: pis dedo was arvith: wip eunt jame at vomo

hs ziro by his sret cop: he alvile abidso it dedo

to hervindo pe fyn hyn leddo: a vope abont his Siveno

hervindo zane hyn dome anon: his thvoto to Suvto atle

Johso he aras bitako: pis dedo forto do

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A nope he dis about his neck: and his hym to ye some
A man he heled of ye pallese: er he yidere come
Whan you se ye pere: mercry anon he cysdo
And lete him dste anon: a wold he leinger bido
When eoded he was in pate pate: wip centAME vist yore
On cent many day in leut: when eoded lop pei were
Sint holy chyneth pate fest: of centAME ne may
Holde: for ye fest of ony lady: pate come ye Ginn day
To forso Cammas Seven nysft are holde his fest pate
pat day as his body was: into shynne ybore
Anon as admit JAME was: when eoded vint ye
His dshiples avold him lede away: but yei ne sinft for few
pei alanted her tyme avel: whan iо man aras yore
And his body stilye: out of yo centwe bebe
pei thysced it in ye so: for pate vespere
And toke no; eno alhiderwa: but as aft hem cent
ye ship avent forp it selfe: and avyned on a day
In ye londe of Talente: as ab ye quene lay
She was chere and lyer ynok: cent James men anon
pe body toke from ye ship: a londe tt on a ftai
pate was den mado to ye holy body: as eny man myft be
no Stou wuue abrood a non: a bitome holize Amyddo
His dshiples as vist was: to ye quene aboute
Dame yei seide as hee bronzt: pate ony lord ye sente
Seynt James bod: ye afoftell: of as hom pou toke pi vede
arhils he was to leto hym wyme: as many on lay sedo
Ou mye lord him hathe yidere y sent: as he hym self be
loke as he pou avert him listo: for comon he is sedo
A tutoime quod pis laper quene: as hedew ze ben of his
ffor on him myft not be aske: of you, wile we
Dyse good men the toke anon: and to ye haid of Spany Seide
and pende hym do hem to thone deth: or to his londe he
the kinde toke hem eithon: in thone pion bronzt
Bui eust for a to hem nonst: but some on hem pont
ffor an amstel from hebene come: and beak pate pion sone
arhan pe lyne it vist: he myst as what was to do
kyshtes he leto seide ynok: after hem ful ardo
pat febly bisanno in hev nede: for soone hem him betae
ffor as yei wold upon abrakse: after pise good men gon

Lay

Wondei hem ye brisse hjaft: and yel weie diwyit eftsoij
Chanei tyd yna: como to ye finsto: sory he was ynolto
Of pat lyfer ponst: he had: for dzede he lyd ampezoro
To hem he deert myldeby: to come azem lyin to
And he avolde amende hyl of pat he had mylde
To ye kyns yel avenit azem: ye kyns azemst he come
And yel he and allo to tony: toke of hem eftendome
The deert ye quene aford: alle her aville to do
Sory was ye quene pan: and a stenes alfd
She durst not be azemst his heft: were hev nende so aso
Wilde bullokkys ohe Kuno mony: on an hille go
So she seide to pat hille: fynde ze chul pepe
Open and bulles fForeign ynolto: forto lede zonpe beu
To hem to pat ilk awayn: et lappe body pev pino
And lesep it chidej zonly aville bo: sood lede zeno et myne
ffos pe bullokkys wilde were: ye lipere quene so sedo
Yat yel should not suffive hem: no minde to lede
The diſtiples avenit forſt: to pat ilk hille so lyxo
A fime diwayn zeinft hem como: anon as yel by chye
The same come of ye cive: pise men made he to fote
And anon had yis foule aroz me: his poner fordozo
Son fote myſt it not ferper do: pise men forſp went
And yis sragon yel clone yej: and yo peees to vent
Po bulles and ye opeu steere: pat were eſeuft o wilde
Chane yel come toinays hem: yel wep tane and to mylde
They chose ond aythich yel arold and to ye awayn the boront
The beeſis were o wilde: men aroonded in her poynt
Yel toke yis holl body: and on yo wayn it lande
Pise beeſis volke it mydeby: wip out myſsoule graue
Soft fano and beno: yel pat ye quene isas
She aworded and swad daze: chane she so yras
She forſoke hev faſ lay: et toke eſtendome
For pat wondey pat ane sory: et sood aso man bycome
And hine palais pat cho was pino: of lyne + of ston
to hono'd pat holl body: she aſtinted he anon
A mydeo yo palays yis body yel bury'd fain ynolto
And yo puple more + more: faſt piderisays diora
She lero pere vere a noble chiveho: et dieto tees'zane pto
And londe pat zit luff perto: and mocho jentt alſo

where poroone a brete hous of celioun yis
of chanoons yer men oken seut jame of calyo
a zeto pleyimad it is er it ab men seep
to zelo pat holys plato many man preys ey
seyrt jame for ye holys plato pat you haft in calyo
hele vo and allo in pleyrynes and beyng to heneno bys so | amen

Sint a man but he were fyned: me penk it were unyf
are a cointe per he newe: from by molde to
the forze hym point no man azemst by aufuld bo
rep no man he woldo bo but unyn by pat as ye
hieft lord of allo men: and vinde non opev neje
he weint to sech aith a man: so pat men by tolde
of yo hieft on onpe was and weft poyse molde
this ypofor him congt fey: at yo last he come by to
ye lyne hym aped dehat he doingt: as what he was als
pis opev oido ashat he was: at pat he ceruo avold
ye hieft man abone yo ey: at non op he nol


Sint a man but he were fyned: me penk it were unyf
are a cointe per he newe: from by molde to
the forze hym point no man azemst by aufuld bo
rep no man he woldo bo but unyn by pat as ye
hieft lord of allo men: and vinde non opev neje
he weint to sech aith a man: so pat men by tolde
of yo hieft on onpe was and weft poyse molde
this ypofor him congt fey: at yo last he come by to
ye lyne hym aped dehat he doingt: as what he was als
pis opev oido ashat he was: at pat he ceruo avold
ye hieft man abone yo ey: at non op he nol
if he founde eny hieft pie lyng azen sedo

pat he heldo of non opev man: ne no man he childe erdo
Eper jasas of opev glas: ypofoze by cerned longo
ye lyng lones wel melodi of fepel a of cons
so pat his jogelev on a day: pleats to fore hym fast
and he neumpued in his play: pe sedel at yo fast
Vahan ye lyng pat heped: he blessed by anon
Seut ypofor toke zood zonys: he nol: von foot zon
oz he doingt as he it weven: ye kyn: was by to telle
Vahan ye kyn: sey non op lono: ypofor he sedo
at asas for he neumpued yo fende: for of by hane sedo
yan he is quos ypofer: hiey maistey yan he so

yel hym vef so: if I may by so
ye lyng was cosy and aft his: pat he nol: lense: bydo
To zelo po dedef he weint for: a founde by y be sedo
ffor pat shewes is eue prefto: to he pat by hane ynomo
Vahan ypofor como (wy out tony: a jete pleylo: he sey come)

avp sive nobley avel ou bor: sive feus et proline
xpoſoſ: hem mete boldely: he had of no man doine

Reuerentur domo

The maſter pat was feus ymoke: come and he mete anon
ſſore he were aright at poore: and alway, as he went you

I am he, come up to my finſo: to no man ſpe; in nelle
as up my lorg path deſo: po eet denel of Hello
ſſolour he came a it an: welcome you upon apt to me

What finſe you wist chese: I am well deſtene po

xpoſoſ: ope pib eet ſol: e pat he mas of aere poore

Of onſe a lorg he avas slas: and eke of anon a maſter

he fende alſo his men dis away: but he was ſiſt tway

And taſt him his aſt: pined: as he went by poor way

as he arent telling for: of his abitied finſo

a cros per ſtode in pe way: he denel him an adſo

ſſor in breves and in poruſ: alabaito he Siono

Comme he nene in better plass: for pat was good ymoke

xpoſoſ: oved him as he went: but he avas lotſ to telle

Hers is quod xpoſoſ: but you do: lenke vne po in nelle

xpoſoſ: quod he fende in an telle pe ſamle

If you ſe me after is an: ye better any al in may

and an al as you depe: ye hye and pat avas hevs

Oneve come and to dozoike brought: me aak my ſero

you is he hev quod xpoſoſ: e bat powe: more

I may not for ake pat: am I pat me verbo po

et nyl uo lender deu xpoſoſ: diu ello in pi finſo

If I may of pat man: hevs ni emp avis

Receſſo: a domo

ſoſp. he arent to eke our lorg: and arde gan son

at pe fast he found an hevenyto: and to him arent anon

he told him aak how it was: and what man he found

pat arby his ſteth and his blood: on po aas and goart

Sounghast you moſt for him in ſuffo: and fast erſt ſyday

I fasted uene quod pis ope: a certe ſit I ne may

the moſt to to pe thyn: a liede ſi bedys alſo

I not quod xpoſoſ: as he at it ie: I may it not do

No quod po hevenyto you upon ſhore: and hevis albat de ſyde

pat no man mey come pereydo: but he pe hiey pyde

You moſt in cenenſand of pi gynne: make it in anonying

If eny man to ye hane ned: y' most hym one kynys

In forzenes of his myſado: he ainted hy anon

Ye heveny to ane him aſtendom? Æt bad hy pidej an

x p[o]ſor b[eside] p[er]cavater, an hono made hy p[er]o

In his honde he bave a p[er]ch: a p[af]aſt as it n[ero]

or h[an] eny man aſoſe one p[er]cavate: on his viſto he by p[af]t

And to[be] his p[af]aſt and b[aw] hy forp: and p[apt] b[old] hy a p[af]t

On a myſaſt onen ye a[va]țtey: come a boys and sp[ar]t

y p[of]or: h[ale] h[ale]: y[at] he him on[d] p[ado]

y p[of]or: voo cop anon: his p[af]aſt on h[ondo] h[o] n[amo]

and v[ent] forp and ſondo no man: w[han] h[o] to londo conue

he was comely at h[ou]ne: y[at] it ne a[u]de eſt p[ere]

he went azem and ſondo u[n]o: no more van he diſ p[er]

z[ut]t he a[u]de p[os] u[n]tymo: w[han] h[o] come h[omo] to londo

w[ap] his p[eh]ſo h[o] a[vent] azem: a l[ite]l ch[u]de h[o] ſondo

p[er] ch[ild] p[re]ide hy for ch[ar]tto: y[et]t h[o] h[yn] on[ho] b[eg]

Com[] p[of]y h[ere] c[er]de y[or]: a n[yst] a[be]v pon a[ben]

ſu[n]l l[igh]tly p[is] e[ſi]d[ho] h[os] to[be]: and on his a[mo] p[ra]ſt

and N[av]o as h[o] b[ave] p[is] ch[u]de: it a[en] to h[ew] p[af]t

and p[er] watere a[ne]y al[ſ] y[or] b[ran] to p[af]t

To ſvent]h[o] as h[ey] a[ve]p[os] ch[ild]: v[n]ne p[er] ſtand at p[af]t

and left p[er] ch[ild] u[n]ce p[er]vi[nt]: he n[old] it do[ys] p[af]t

he naſ u[n]e[n]p[os] u[n]e on[er]com[]: at o[n] ſtapp[er] he a[ni]t a[ſt]

w[han] h[o] was to londo y[om]o: h[yn] p[on]ſt ſu[n]l londo ap

p[os] ch[ild] h[os] c[ette] a[dom]: and h[yn] p[il] co[led] p[ep]

v[hi]p[er] p[os] as h[is] p[er] ch[ild]: and so h[ew] p[com]o

y[et]t a[wa]p[er] p[er] p[oy]n[it] for[to] ſevent]h[o] y[om]o

p[of] al[ſo] p[er] w[or]d: h[ad] p[ey]n on u[n]o: u[n] p[on]ſt as h[ew] it n[ey]o

a[ro] w[on]de[ν] y[or] a[u]d p[is] ch[ild]: p[of] h[ew] n[ey]o

p[an] all p[er] w[or]d: for a[u] more p[an] al[ſo] p[er] w[or]d: p[is] y[is]

p[er] al[ſo] p[er] w[or]d, a[m]oſ p[on]ſt, and al[ſt] p[is] y[is] p[er] u[n]

and p[ar] p[er] w[or]d p[ois] ch[al]t as p[ych]t p[is] p[af] in p[os] ch[u]de

and l[eb]e it ch[al] and b[ew] f[ro]p[te]: and blam[os] u[n] a ſt[om]do

th[o] n[yst] h[o] w[he]d[er] p[er] ch[ild] a[vent]:

y[or] p[of] his p[af]aſt u[n]omo

and p[it]t it u[n] p[os] ch[u]de: and on u[n]to[ois] viſt as it h[com]o

p[os] h[as] h[o] p[as]ch[ey] p[an] end h[o] a[wa]: a [a]neſ o[n]d n[or]o

p[of] p[er] w[ent] to ch[er]se h[ym]: a p[re]ſt as g[od]ys p[or]o

h[o] h[er]de t[els] w[he]ve aſten men: w[ere] u[n] turk[ier]t b[on]ſt

p[o] p[er] ſon[te] h[em] h[er]t p[ide]p[o]: a p[er] ſl[itt]ed u[n]ſt

lyp

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Beth hardly he seide & sted fast, and sop as zon deno
ye quistse fort op anon and omore bym yndes pe eyo
apt yore he seide son of hem yow shal it veiro so
ze sitte stift quod xfor: i veide yo surte no moze

If I were no xystu man: I wold be wroke anon
ze bilkeuen on yse maulettys ymade of lynn & ston
pat no myncte moore so: no moze pat il & stfo

Of my loris jad esthe mygbil: ou my staf y may se
he put his staf in ye aounso: and it vitamis anon

To lede, blonde, & beer sivep: to pe folk echen

On him are shuld biliche: he seide: pat auch vti tando
pei durst not for he was as sere: abold was prele hyn to
ffoz pe unteid of his staf & his pichmar alfd

Do eftre turnes in pat place: En yf men & moe

towards a strete wilderne: sent xfor avert

In doss is sev: so to ledo his lif: as he hyn sitte sent

The quistse tolde pe kyns pevof: pat such a man he ey
turne pe folk: & foz friendeth: he weid durst come hyn ity

The kyns comamed: etc kynshne: wel aued he hounde
that hyn shuld take and to hyn hounde: some fast ybounko
fforp wienten pise etc kynghrye: wel aued aud

towards yfoze yel come a dited: and loked ou hyn echen
pei ve durst come hyn neve: but azennard son flo

Aus tolde arhan pei comen home: yel comde hyn not so
what ze comaudis quod pe kynso: hane ze hem not foundo

I wil if he a lyfe be: hane hyn fast ybounko

He sentt azem ye knyshnes: part him avindo soget

And bad hem neveve: como azem: to pei hyn prid brongt
wel yarved pei wentt forp: & arhan pei hyn sepe

pei ffoos and durst so no uese: no vnneves loke abuy eyo

This sood man had sood samo: and aped as hhat pei wold
ko ne sny quod pise knyshnes: do by ye as we chynko

pe fin bad us heme hyn pe: & pi houndis bynko

If you us it we wil sey: we can ye not fynde

ray for sop quod xfor: ze chyn not be blained so

I wil ao wip zon & loke: what he wil hane yso

he made hem azemist hey will: as a prew bynko fast

wyr seire cordi ed & hard: yett londe wold last

the ye way doss is dano: spofor stan hem levo

["that he came to the king: of him election was made.\nOn this count he was called to the community.\nNay, there was made for him a special bond to the king, fastened with a ring.\nTo the king there is given him authority, and he has his own.\nTo the king sat in his chair, but there was not there.\nTo the sons of the king an order was given, and there his lordship sat.\nHis authority was to the king, and also his words to him were\nto the king were the same as in the previous ones.\nGood for him, as he said, is he who has the power to fulfill\nas my body him has given his own, to perform his will.\nOf this is known to him, that his lordship the king will\nhave the same authority, and also will he fulfill.\nHe has authority to do so in all things, as he has the power to\nmake things in his own image.\nAnd two women are to be found in him, one of whom is his\nbrother, and the other is his wife.\nAnd two are known to him, who are found in him.\nWho are they? He who is called his wife, and who is found in\nhim, and who is called his son, as he is in his own person?\nHerein he has authority, as he is in his own person.\nHerein he has authority, as he is in the person of his\nbrother, as he is in the person of his wife, and as he is in\nthe person of his children, as he is in the persons of his\nbrothers, and as he is in the persons of his sons, as he is\nin the persons of his daughters, as he is in the persons of\nhis nephews, and as he is in the persons of his grandnephews,\nand as he is in the persons of his uncles, and as he is in\nthe persons of his aunts, and as he is in the persons of his\nuncles, and as he is in the persons of his great-uncles,\nand as he is in the persons of his great-aunts, and as he is\nin the persons of his great-uncles, and as he is in the\npersons of his great-granduncles, and as he is in the\npersons of his great-uncles, and as he is in the persons of\nhis great-aunts, and as he is in the persons of his\ngreat-granduncles, and as he is in the persons of his\ngreat-uncles, and as he is in the persons of his\ngrand-uncles, and as he is in the persons of his\ngrand-uncles, and as he is in the persons of his\ngrand-ants, and as he is in the persons of his\ngrand-uncles, and as he is in the

["If he were to come to us, then would we be free\nand would we have him here, and would we have him so\nand would we have him here, and would we have

Seyn p Lawrence his chyldenken, he lete clepe anon:
all that tre soun of HOLY CHURCH, pat he to gydere sone
Seyn p Lawrence in WARD he toke to kepe wel ynorno
pe turnentos pat seyen pis, toke hem both fast
Seyn p SWEET and seyt Lawrence, and in p[]son fast,
Seyn p SWEET pei lasse to hev soddis, & his felinos also
And f[]heinse hem her fals p[]ynaktes, and bad hem lomost o
And arhan pis men it nolb so, but on þin eden fast
pei onote of hev hedis anon, and pe bodies þe fast
To pe Empour pei seut words, as pei had ydo
and hoive seut larente in p[]son was, in s[]fionso bontis also,
and pat he of HOLY CHURCH: pe tre soun, hado diuino
pat pe liffhape him had ytako, er he were brought of salko
or han ye Empour h[]erde pis, & fast he avas and faino
ffor he ponsht pat tresoun hano, p[]of it erere azenst ye lano
Seyn p Lawrence he leto feccho, and bad h[]y m[]ehe o his dedo
he lokes on h[]y m steernly, aравely to h[]y m edo
If have is pe tresoun of HOLY CHURCH, pat to pe avas brought
Seyn p Lawrence tood ful stille, and ansivero nonst
& ho was pe lins, erop ynorno, p[]unep he myst for s[]bene
And wold h[]y m[]e anon h[]aue anyto, for he zane non ansivero
he lete clepe Dalerian, pat avas his justis
&ako ho erdo pis peef, fast in alle ayso
And tako from him pat tresoun, and make h[]y do S[]acriso
or bunge him in onche turnent, pat op of h[]y ayriso
& his ansive toke pis HOLY MAN, & lete h[]y byndo fast
And toke h[]y to p[]olite a knyast, in strong prison to cast
an heyen man pei was anio, putillo was his namo
yn ame had odre yrepre: for odione & for s[]famo
pat he wreppe oth boy his eyen, and p[]uve blyudo mas bysome
Seyn p Lawrence had reuth on him, pat his fight was benoimo
wilebo he seido on him est, pat for pe shaddo his blood
and vnderfongo trustendine, & you shaft hane a[]st good
a bylde quod pis man, on h[]y cnyt alle my p[]oight
and for tako pe fals soddis, p[]at now help o vist nonst
Seyn p Lawrence h[]y bap[]tized, anon wip pat dedo
his ast bycome cleer & good, he dan anon to seudo
& houkos be my loz þyn est, pat here hay shewde his un,
and porst his f[]unst seynt p[]anente, yseut hay me my fighte

ſor as ze weten empchon: uys ſizt was me lymono
and pozſſ od and ſeut lauengo: ġit is azem como
pis tyding ſpiongo: ġido ong: so pat op ynoigo
pat blyndo: ġere per about: undervand fast d'iso
and bylened on jhui eſt: and had anon hey ſight
uſhan ypolito pis ġere: pat jhui had ouſt uysight
neve: he cride ſent lauengo: and to eſt hyn uomo
and he and all his meyno: underzedo: eſtendo me
theuſtere como: salutay: as it como in his ponſt
Seut to ye knyſt ypolito: pat he ſent lauengo: bronſt
noia lauengo: oſido ypolito: forp i moſt ye ledo
so so wo forp quod lauengo: iwe hui: no pnis: zedo
ſſo: ye jope of heneue redy is: to ys in allo: vſo
ypolit lasso: hyn forſt to ſore ye lyper: uſuſo
the: uſuſo: valerian: ſent lauengo: bileld fast
belamy: he seid: hoi: ſonzo: shal in ſoly fast
Aurne: pi: ponſt: i redo como: and ſhen: ovs pat tresony
of ye third: wthir: ye aras: bytako: and tako it yo: Empo
Soy: uſuſo: quod ſent lauengo: if you underſtond: reson
pon: uſoſt wel: i hano: lando: pery in ſon
ou pat i hano: pat treson: of hody chyſt: uot zaro
zene: mi: n. daues: fix: pat i may about faco:
and i wul: it bidere: beruio: and to ſore: ye ledo
Elas aras: ye uſuſe: of ye: wodis: pat he: oſdo
ſſo: hope of avert treson: and of non: op pnis:
pre: daues: he: zane: hyn: respito: pat treso: forp to brin
he: toko: hyn: ypoſite: in ward: pat he: hyn: azem: bronſt
forp: pei: abent: alabont: and good treson: ſouſt:
Alle: poor: men: pei: uysight: ſyndo: pat: pod: and ſelde: nepe
in: chines: or in: uysſeſo: to: bidere: pei: bronſt: pere
the: hys: hem: in: ypoſit: hons: and: acent: to: pe: Empo
lo: ap: he: oſeide: i hane: bronſt: hody: chivches: tyes
the: treson: pat: hody: is: a eue: shal: fast:
no: uener: chal: arany: but: eue: are: fast:
pat: in: emp: londo: redy: is: wthide: do: uen: abend
the: are: men: may: ye: jope: of heneue: by: wip: on: eudo
o: turo: quod: yo: Empon: is it: como: into:
haft: yors: pnis: vs to: staru: ypo: pon: haſt: no: moro: do so
ho: lete: hyn: strip: o: naked: anon: and: wip: stonjares: beto

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The blood yanno by his lymes aday: themes londe, & gete
Tho seide pis holy man: god, ponke it yes
That among yr company: yn will he is to bringe me
And you breakefast hyper pines: in turnment aft ydis
In covecke and in coroiko of hept: and nendo pe wozr me upw
S natton quod pe justis, wiste you non oyf Synge
Alle maneve of turneitt: ho leto to foro, hym brizso
Hokes of yren and wheels eke: wip vainsys alabouto
Houo heze oyf gossis: p oz pors shalt her ouv witto
Alle pis turneitt yat youw Seest, and zt wel more yto
Pitt you tinuo yn yonst anon: to yn body shal bo do
Thowwe wrect quod pis holy man: myn wul hatches oyf Bo
To como to wuff a feet: as I heve so
more turneitt pan here is: for peis maad zaro
In ye pyne of hello? to henene chal favo
Deticis po Sinpo: fesd as he were wade
And his shrewd tuynmentos: to fozc hym just stode
He bad hem afyf sive te stanes: lay on hym to ground
The tuynmentons laid hym ou: as mado hym many alboundo
As ye beto pis holy man: cment laurente sedo
Wreth nou you manst avel do: a hano of yo no dredo
Takep oudo pe empom: and makep his tuynneitt mozo
Xeddy were po tursed shiveuy: to don his hyper dozo
Solitus of yren brennuy: pei putte in his ivandis sozo
Swete loz: quod pis holy man: 1 biddo po milko + ozo
Fos wban yasas attuised: 1 pe forfoko vongt
And dahau pei aved me ywas a knoiko: of word sedo & poynt
Wban decing hezdo pis: londo he zan to dredo
he bad hem tako stoinces: wip bottis seeto of ledo
And lete lete pis holy man: his bolys to brost Sono
pat ho avas ov pe popitt of deth: and his sthenath bynomó
Lorsd ho seide jhui est: hat suffirest deth for me
Vonde ponsso wban | wendo hens: myn dano vino po
po come per a sibete dois: dony from henene anon
And yise wozr is to hym seide: pat pei hest, echen
as hne + debeuf pro ypi nommo certatmina
zit per ben for: zoddis lome: t'umeuys to como now
Irhan decins herde pis: sozy hewas & avos
Lo he seide my bapous: pat myt counseileys ben

pat hane deserveth: in it in sans to ande
wy pat word he ded: et bronzt his lif to endo
he deyed et zere: a take fifty vischt
after pat ony streete lord: in his modey was lyt
polit pe good mynaftr: pat he tined to estendome
pat kepte lym eftso in pelton manth ody bycometh
he went be mynaftr fully and his body non
and burped it full goodly: after his masterdomo
lord moch was pe pyne: pat he snuffed hest
the penke it weve vist for hym to be a postels seve
now þu for pe siste peyne: pat for pe he hadde
as weye us to pat all geid as hev pines annyels hye laddo
amenni many goodis modeve: from pe apostels was nought
as he holys aost at weshtonday: among he was bronzt
he was in huy alht: bint napelees he was yes
she seest not from pe apostels: for pe jodes for feve
bint sin arhan pe apostels went: emyth in his syde
to preche about estendome: in euy londe ful derdo
on my lady was feble and old: and mynaftr him othe non
and moyned alde for her dno: for on hy was huy pontr
beside pe hille of Syon: into an hons she went
and in huy previes smelled per: to aft: huy onto
the apostels come to huy ofte: comfort huy to make
nably seynt Johyn pe eunckelst: for she was hye brak
she ponaftr o mothe on huy dons: pat arhan she myn so
on y plate and per uyn come: pat she had e on bo
huy ponaftr who cette in joye vnors: nfore the went ofte
juto pe plates per she had bo: pined & ofte
as men don ztt on pilgrimado: in graduless of hey nado
in pe plate per cos baptised ames: and don on hon pe wode
in to ye plate per he byr'ed was: and to hevene am ende
as he to euy of yso come: huy herte bysan to mendo
wip odo men ofr who was: to comfort he of odo
huy' swed euy goodnes: he was mynaftr odo
sich lif aftir her comos deth: xii zere she laddo n'ye
ans end odo was in fysong: monynado: pat she huy dno nonyn odo
as odo onto in huy bony o aday: new cam to huy A sertille
ffor to se huy aveto dno: and odo odo neppe fillo
ane Annysel com to huy adon: theynaf al and brizt

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as his lady fair, and wel: he gave him as it was e'r he
Hele he sense my lord is modere: and quene of herene als
in some abide ye in his twene: pon shaft come hy to
pise braunches of paline he hap ye sent: from hy here by me
That men shul beve to fore ye: and als to fore ye
pi canle shal us thred day: from my body I wendo
To hoden to in deve done: he wil per aften endo
Sas asas yo diu dere lady: sasdee the myn st not bo
And most for hope pat she hadde: her dure child to so
If I may deve bif the seido: suchd eirne hane of yo
I prey ye for my dones ldo: 'pi name tello pi mo
and say my breper and my dones: and ye apostels enython
Let hem allo come to me: pat I be not allone
And pat a moro hem allo so: to fore hem alle hens wendo
That ye moro myo mo be: pus piny to bring to endo
And mertyn and grace of on piny: I prey my sono + po
pat no wukkes doost mores come to fers ino
My lady hendo and heneuo quene: ye amstel azem sedo
Wban yo fendo pozeth ye is outcome: weni haftoro of hy drego
They doiten no piny more pan ye: you doirt est abyn vnrizt
Aus pons koft: ye foon ded erst: pi some wyll aft him mysfyn
Ye ne upost up byn come: ne moro nejo po bo
Nayeleed on bif pi vello is suny: pon ashalt hy not do
O lord wel oust also: dore of hem drego
Wban the by abom ye were outcome: he drest as the ddo
Weni deswesf pon quod po amstel: my name ferto wits
So he twis and so stete: it may not wels bo wittet
Po apostels pat pi thal dren ben: for hem make no mono
Yei shul to day in pis place: to fore ye come echon
In pe londe yeu beu wde ifprazas: but hiden ye per como dno
As before hem pons shaft henere endo: yei shul do aft pi bous
po amstel avento hoden azem: ony lady gileft allone
Po braunches shyned brizt: at pe lenes echon
Po borres were dwene & brizt: and ye lenes as free aspe
Yei shynes al about brizt: my ppo and some asas ye
As sent John stood ye inndelift: in explefyo londo
And preyched to soddis folly: to hy come soddis fonde
In a pondey come a whitee endo: and sent John up nome
Up in ye ligr sodepuly: men upst wher he bitome

pytene he was at ony ladies door: to fulfille he yb bone

pyse good man had two under svete: horve he predey come so done

to ony lady he come pinc: evne eche it wist

pat oon mande svet: pat opere (n)ip opere chyto 4 list

a moche was pe pone: bittene pese mardens tedeoy

pei Mondnes houpe pei come to sadey: for joye pei arpreys preys

lede one quod ony ladi: zene yow it understand

yom asoft weel arhett thee iuyONE: to vs sende on ye vodo

pat yore me heldo as my modey: and as my done I po

now is pe tymo my kefONE: my childe comey aftay me

pat I to hym mye heus weendo: my body I ye break

and qu theype if pei come: pat pei me nonget forfike

po jues ofte bittene hem: pis asordis gan sendo

abide me to effis modey: sepyt mayye be dedo

hym body are wil to sinft brenno: and pan ake more so

pe trechevy of bur falsONE: pat two flowe on pe vood ho

perfoze I prep pe liebo done: taka pis zerdo to po

and asban I me to erpe bere: do it to fore me

I wot it is for somwhat: my done it me sendo

I mydeft not but I pe told: er I from pe sende

Ony zene quod sent Johyn pat apostels allo

pat ben ony beper here: ey pis shuld bysfillo

pe apostels were alle to spesod: in londys fulfond

wip pis asord a tondone nono: euen on his side

Aus bare hem vp a loft: a sette hem dem anon

asely to free ony ladsys doos: at ony tymo etchon

Eche abondred moste paf: an aske of opere altho

hous oure lord hem predey bedeint in oon tymo pwo

Sepint Johyn come ta hem anon: and eche of it first

theu are mydeft of joye so: po pei of joye nyft

Jhes ony lond: quod sepyrt Johyn? vs allo hedeo sendo

Ony ladi his modey: out of pis asordis, pial sendo

we moto pan nyo huy go: and do pat is to doij

Redy are mote aft go: huy tymo comey rut done

lokó pat noon of zon wecho: ne in no mornyinge lo

ffos pe jodes wold vs ston: if yei mydeft it so

And sepe pat we bene newaf: pat epe aril at pe ende

Asteley heyl deth: mevy luf in pe joye of hedens vs sende

and if tao wecho for huy deth: pei aril it hold leftingo

And lize us to lyfmeve and in slaunderes vs hynget
us pei weutre in to our ladye, us apostles emerchon
And made hys finye, emblayt: 't soth hyped hys echon allon,
Sevint Dens pat same tymes, zarazenne was.
And zt he seyn he was as per, and sey, alle pis cas
Our lay and soth adoun, and han it downe to our
lampes and tapezis eke, alle the bad lightes
Our auete bepeyven, as we seide: from son to vende some
foz sake, me non est, but heeth me up, and soth what is to say,
the he nones hys echon, and wold do in hys vis,
Ole Satte as ohs were in pont, alnono, he ende stille
at pe uij tymes of pe prest: eveto light from heneue come
And alle pe stenest of opev lizt, ful dene et bynomo.

Assimptu est maria in celuy. ~ 00000 ~
Ouyl Loys come to hys adoun, as viseth was to do:
And annides wyl hym ynowe, et opev men als
yervy was as pe suide, pat pei alnono hem alnse
Et hyl wodes seide ouyl Loys: to hys wyl mevy tungo
Com to me uij fede, meodes, and in myn onbno trone
Jauil pe seute as et is fallo, et vizt aldo to done
Ouyl sepe oone quod ouyl lasye al zare myn heveth is
Al veyp 1 am et jauil spunte, in uij poyse and uij blisse
He est que restitut thozum in delitto. ~
Tho seide opev othe is pis: pat uyst hende of solys
neivep of fonde ni bes, fodebis meodes mayye
Alle kyruedis ouyl lasye seide, me holsep yvis
Blessed, for he haff moch pido, pat alle myn wils
And his namo is holl eke: et in hys is mylto aboute
ffrom hyn to hyn, wold to hyn: pat hyn aboue
Tho wode po chanouty of hem allo: come forp here to me
Com to heve forthe mydennan, þewousnes pon shaft be
In capite lulei striptum est de mo. ~
Lo lo quod ouyl lasye: come anon to pe
ffor in pe heðe of þe book: pis, it is of me
pat 1 childe in wille soo, my God alone was
for uij onbno hap poyse putas, in god pat my heeth is
Evoultrant pide meue in deo salutavi mea
Wyl pis wodes hyn, venle weutre, into hys wodes apne
Wyl our euyl soðe of soðh, et visp our hapine.

The seve om for to his aftels: takepe pe body anon
and to pe wale of jospheav: pere wip se chul sont
a neve sepulge to chul fynde: per in so to do
and bepe it to pe my day: pate come perto
per asas visst avnote anello in aft pe plate pepe
and pe anmelsa merely imde: as pe pe body bevo
whidels Awit pouso lads son: allo pe apostels sedo
pont upon us arhan pon comeft: per pi odne wil pe ledo
pey sey how om fords bave: his models sanlo ou lyve
to shyned so brut pat non of hem: mystie it wel for biztnes sepe
thre dene maysens asassh pat body: as dene as pei myst
pei felto et wel bitt pei sey to woult: for et shyned so bize
pe apostels to ko it wap swet honos: and ni pe vere it fendo
ferty pou most pis biaitho bevo: to faze hund seut John sedo
and alio to fore pe bevo: for om fords hap y do
made pe maft of Holy chycho: and of us alia
ledo beper quod seyit pereel: pon aft it bevo akis
ffor pon art maude of god ychoſe: And good ogt it is
that maideses baney of bevo: a so pou ſhaſt ledo bepey
pon londed eko to goddis brest: a so did non opes
and pat pon more honne hadſed: of pe adne viz it is
pat pon more honour do: to his mode myns
and od wail fath Awip opei: bere belyinde pis bevo
Sevint John and allo oper abvouſt: as semt pet dnd the lep
fforp pe bere pis abete body: seurt John po palmo to faze
merely pei coude allo: as it asas we forp ibore
anon pei beve pe body fath: a adindo per gan flo
and onerast hem eueythou: pat no man un'yt so
Sibete anello come peyof: to anelles about wendo
pat pe folk come vennys pidevo: poffe in euy ado
mery cons to pe herdo allo: bit no pue unyft pei so
fetto avondey pei had pof: what to mynt to
so pat men tolde pe jodes: om lads asas deko pepe
and it was aduso of pe apostels: as pei pe body bevo
a zajuys lybdo quod pe ques: ſle are avil eden
and pe turtos inodes brenno: Cop cleſſh and Cos
pat edo man so his tisſepey: er pe henrys wendo
as was adouo Gym chamy: his modepe are avil brenno
yo pe Ghewen ajmed sepe aftes pei akant fast.

["An seve semed pis holys body as pei were not as aft", "Thot aft hond and finello wit out fish: to hem pei come at last\nhepe maistey prins opon pe beve: soth his hondis caft", "The cleneat yei vpon ye beve: he myst hem not alway durst\nyet bycome stif with ye palleſſie: pat he ne myſt hem wane", "Sed fatti ſaunt quod: — — — — — — — — — —

What honour is vrit quod omy lord: pat a my mode so
That gave me in my wot: and no: sthed ino Also
Curtis lors quod pe apostels: os penketh enepchon
pat ab pons dret est and mant in pi two: an lony
That pons pi moders sonles: to ye bosy azem ande
and lete both body and dulo: wisp pe to hedwen ande
ffor deth me penke quod ony lors: yare in sel to ons
Scunt mychael come from hedene: wisp pe anle ful ons
po carde ony lord to his mode: mode come hide to me
Swete lemmam pi aronpuse: shal be in hedene wip me
ffor pi body neue defoulted was: here of manys mono
with out avennes of wotins: it chal viso of pis fono
cy plenman an se swete mode: azemst kunde paf it bo
wip pat wardo huy: caule azem: to huy: body an flo
and she vodg op to huy: sone: as pe apostels se
ametels huy: bere anon: to ye ioye of henene on heno
Of her body here on eorth: no ym: bilene: as in yo
Thev for oke hans no vekh: for alle in hedene is
apart of her myll: and of huy: hens: and of her clopes also
amoneys of fo: velik: bep: in a ret nobley ydo
Owy zere she was olde: whan she to henene wento
and xuy: arban omy lord: pe ammel to huy: sento
Wip huy: sonnes she was after was: xxxvith zere my
The hens zere the lyned here: aftel gift to hedene flye
So pat the was fixt zee: olde: eyd she were hens ynome
God us suunte for ye lone of huy: to pe blisse of hedene come: and

Otta Sautta Bartholomei apostoli

eynt partelmod: pe apostel: come of lynget blus
fful noble man and farre he was: a fad & werto of mado

Ony lors he sused on erp here: er he deied on pe vodo
and seeth of his pnetees: wip his apostels good
When our lady was to henene wento: he pefhed of eft faft
And went wide in euy londe: pe arhish his hir wals laft
So pat he to pe londe of ynde: come porst and is willo
It ye on ens of pe londe: he bilene: ful flyle
And as a ftonac pilgryme he went on and som
And seide neiver oon ne op: bit bihels: pe tode
A fals bod was in pe templo: amaneit lyne yno
Her pune was pe dend of helle: a moch folk to lyd strowe

yo moment per clopes aftersap: pat pozeh pe debelb wight

Anfiseve men ofwolde: and come Bynome hev a wight

her speche and her oper fones: he wvont woo ynois

and wshan he azem eny akman: of his alues wypd zonc

ye Sirkman pen akas hool ynois: as he most uede amendo

ffoz he had non oper edel: bit as ye wiveiro huiu eillko

And he wypd wons of his enel: he most uede hool bo

pe chvemo toleve pe man: pat pib wondei wight so

fhat he had hyn heles: a wyp his wight yuolke

wshan he sid non op wod: bit of his eel wypdrake

fher foze alday seke men: pike abont o hyn sonzt

And cires on hyn doolfilly: pat he to hele he krount

Of pings pat was als to como: wen axes hyn fev a nepe

And hem he tolede of alle pings: pozeh pe feudis ponepe

ffoll come pike aboit hyn: by day aus eke by mynt

he hem anfuerdo of alle pings: pozeh pe anfues wight

ap it aftere wint wartelnuere nito pat dite como

pe poner of pib falz ed: done he Bynome

he wight aftew pat tyne: foz no man speke vitt

no zene anfiseve of no pings: he akas Bynep co krompt

The folf come pike aboit hyn: to werte of hyn hev wille

of pings as pen ayeve liponsht: and eue ye wveeth was fullo

wonder we was moche: wveet dool & dozoue als

per dradse pat pen mere forloze: and pat pen had wight

fo a tomys pen weint beside: and pozeh hir alpej worte

fo a nover moment his felle: part cleped was wvenito

Thei cired on hyn doolfilly: a cied on hyn to foze

as hyn her sod aftewt: his speche had forloze

so zo quod pis liver beeft: ze noto houz it is

wyp stronge adeynes al filly: he is bounde wels

ffoz soddis hinto wartelnuere: pat is pideve ynois

And ni pe dite sop pines: his ponev hap Bynome

And hyn se fast hap bounde: he may not druve his licht

ap it al tene is ouercome: as he had yolede deth

What is he pat wartelnuere: pe oper axed auon

pat may make ouw ed: as de de as eny flow

ho is quod wert of drete ponev as ze deth

ho may do awy as what he wille: by nep hyn we deth

Enp day an hundred tyns: and as oft be wight

he Fueleth to his lond is fet: and he zeneþ hý þys mystht

Anmelsel he hap að þu ynow: by whoom he may do
what he wul wittht oð alle: al pines he wotte alð

he wotþo nomo per heis: one specht: and alle on þont-
the forð I wðo on þel: pat ze tene hý nonstht

Eþ þeþe þat is he liokeþ: a þeþeþ also

þit as a word alð þus: he wotþo þat is yð
þoo þo comþ might by þyð in plute per heis
ze ne chyn þu nonzt: but he wul jöðis

as þus ze chyn þu knowne: if ze hý wóres so
he is might fays of body: a of fays for me a ffio

upright he eop: and even ynolto: as he is of ble
his heor is broome and vist trups: eþer may non be

Eget eyen and fylanght nos: eden don along
his beide lond and alðe also: and oindel hooz amonst

ju a chyrto edian he eop: he hap cloþes no maa
al þus xxxþ: eð: þer pune he hatht stoo

froði þyð neðere to ne comð: and perey nonzt of hóke
no neil eldeth aðiþ alð: but enþ fihðe neis

Cvel he wotte what he spekeþ: a what ze don hels
perfxe if he ave zon onzt: ze may zon nonzt stef

as unz if he asbille þym sheiko od: þat ze monke hý so
hóveþ þym for his lond is lond: pat myldo to me he so
pat he ne come here od myo: þat I be to croumde bronzt

as my felons in tnenent: a myl myðo hý nonzt
as þhan pise foltis herd þis: þe mere in svet þont

hem þont lond so ev þel had: sinnbertelmeðe fonszt
pei aðent aðem to her templó: as þel mere alðe blynde

ffoð tino sales þer fonsr hým fast: a mystht hý not fynde
On þay as þhan pise folk: to þe templó were bronzt

To honom her fale wod: þat mystht helpe he nonzt
A sted man þer come eke: pat in chom þe del eld be lond so

and hynome hým his witt: a tormented fil fionso
Anon as þis soð man: to þe templó comð

þe senel pat avip in hým asas: erete sozowe to hý nomo
And londe he addeð a sìðo: bertelmeins þiseth po

in preciers me broemeth: hane merey on me
þis hódy man soð soð per þe sìð: and anfiscend anon

þe s Þombe he seide: I þe wðo: And spime of hý Don

pe seuel flest wip pat wort: out of hym in pat pluto
and pe eke man wexe hool: a foundo porast soddis stó
pe folk stood in sret wondep: whan pei od pat cag
and byhede pe holl man: pat of euth parey arab
and told pat holl depe: pat myest not be hund
in pis maney sent vartelmeno: was first in pao lido
Jolemus hight po fins: pat of pat compe arab
pe tyding wane to lym como: of pat holl cas
a sonachte: he bad luncte: pat pe seuel hadde wip to don
and mado hyn wood eny monys: as tr felle by pe mono
he sent to pis holl man: sent bartelmeke avel san
and pweis hym hanc reume on his donstey: a hele hyn at hie bome
pyeve weint sent bartelmeke: and pis maydo foundo
Byting aft pat ny hyn como: aus greunyng fast yhounde
Sepit aspektelmeke stood an bilhede: pe seuel he bad oet arveno
hyn vizt vuto sthe hadde anon: to hev lyves endo
Elad avad hyn fasejo yoo: a ellbe et arven worno
he lete foch riche cloves: sold a cillue vino
and lete echaro cartis yex wip: aus awy zynmys also
To pe vesitt pis holl man: pat euth dodo hadde ydu
asitt per was nono pat myest hyn fynde: it hau pu como wip pto
#fherby myest pei underfondo: he tolde paf but lto
whan no man myest hym fynde: it dize farthoont pe hyns
nayleles pis holl man: sozzato hym no pini
Do he lay in his bedde a myest: and on hyn fast poynt
pis holl man stood hym byfore: he mpst weso hyn indey bronzt
En he ordie what eletif pe: to cando mo aft pat pto
pom me pleseft per wip vizt nonyt: I telle pof Gyt lto
Bitt pe treso: pat of telle: it is in henene vitho
which peirey ueneve neirey rotey: Gyt ene is plichto
ffozto telle zou pat lamo: hideo I am bronzt
and to destraye zonjo fale soddis: pat nono zou helpe nonyt
and if you myst of pis pines: bilede pat et w Bo
como wip ino to zonjo fale soddis: ze fyal pe ordif So
the byng weint forp wip hym: to her sod anon
ho foundo pere liper preftes: to fore hyn man: on
pei mado to hym her subtrif: as pei wero arboned don
pe seuel pat awy jone hyn was: foundo sado and sone
wrecthes he ordo fetop anon: a houdep me nonyft

left falls in luff turnment as I am in hontzt
Hin effis annytels. pat gues to sey hontzt
If aft ben hev about me toryngeto hontzt
And affey pe in day so avolairay pat stoundo
If from deth to liff arvoos and hontzt us allo to stoundo
And in every side his apostles sart to pefte his holl name
And oon of hem is noos heve poseth whom I hane pis thame
Ye folk stood and bihede and wyft as who it was
Seynt as artelneve stood and sey pis and wido allas allas
Nois ze inois allo as arhat lif ze lede her
And in arhat sod ze bilene and arhat is his polley
If ze avil prep for zon my lord pat ys hontzt
Sialve Adonij zonje mainen a breek hynto hontzt
The kmee hervd pis and lere his men cehons
About hyni aft sret vopis a drouwe hyn diu anoy
Al wey were ye folk anon and aft vopis ynois
pu myshft not onys mebe hyn fo al pittye dioko
Abide quod sent as partelincis and taker zon vopis Adonij
Whan ye bad pis fende vnboude he seide his ozbou
Now senel he seide pat binaest pis many men ehone
If pors anht pat make ye not to apyne of helle zon
Go out anon of pat all forne and breek it alto hontzt
Ye Senel anon wip pat wod NAVONTE HIS AWAY stowt
He braft Adonij ye as verified mament and went out yos anon
And alle ye mament of ye temple to daffhed endufon
Ye folk pat per stode and sey pis loundo bygan to cye
If ye nys no yad alwayshy but pat born asas of may
Seynt as partelnois avles on yod and bede his ozbou
An annytel as brisht as fuyt come fio hedene ason
In to ye fony hervys he arento a in cuy hyno dioko
Comp his funey a fano yos apart a cefey pnono
Ye made yea alle in hev fionto ye vigne of ye wod
And ye annytel sheved al abood ye deved as yea stode
In forme of a gristly man pat al for britted men
Swaft yan cuy blowman wip a gristly thevo
Shappe face he haddo and all evok'd his berde as flya londe
His open hoods and all drenpys rede a Swafto anonyo
His hee! lafted to his fete and after pat chrevuo stode
His hondis behynde at his visor yas abood ynono

aspenmyne spckes flynyng, onn an his monn he caft
fnyne of bzem stonc at is nose? pat stouke al so cel faft,
Choirs lyer pnyne quod ye anmstel? pat aft here undey mo
fsoz pon doft partelmeke gesft? an bil hane venpe ou po
and ye onbynde a lete ye see, on eupe ou euy endo
Do ye dap of some come? pat pon to helle so wende,
whan he had al pnyne ydo: to henene he weent on his
ffast evies alle ye folke? pat pis avonde? cyo
and youkes eos and ye anmstel: pat yer among ye come
and precied seyitt partilnere: to zene he estendom
bynæ solemnib with his quene: ak his chaldey nomo
And lete hem baptis of partelmede: a sny allo his blysdomo,
So pat vinto estendom: pat londe was as ykronzyt
ye kyns forfoko ak his londe: a told yof rust nonz
and wved seyitt partelnoy: a pweched arny hy wel fafto
and by come an hody mail: and bisshope at ye laste
A cloper hyer kyn-pan ho: he had of soet prits
Aftastes was his namo: per besides alito
The dynde of sent partelmeke: con to hy come
how he had twilled solemnib his bize: to estendom
A thonsund men and aqned after hyn he sento
To enqveve poz aft ye londe: as his devynys: ye areinto
They arent and sount Sternly: he aras one y founde
And to forso afterastes ye kyn: pyron aft faft y founde
Belamy quod ye kyn: here haft pon on y take
ymado my cloper arny twecher ye: myn soddis to forfako
By ye sey 1 ome to maheom? 1 aril to ye nove vigst so
make yo forfako pi salb eos: so to dep ye do.
And it more shano pon doft: as by menyns sanks
pon haft one goddis ellis where: deffouled a to d: an
Suy quod seyitt partelmeke: pon doft not as ye henso
pat 1 hane pi cloper herte arny twecher so akende
yt imples hyn wapn twecher: but arny capnes and vint
pyron aft hyn on of myßbile do: to hyn pat hay al myzt
from goddis pat ben al myßftdes: as is ye dedo two
pat 1 let to dervike: pi silt ye cop myßft so
wyping me to jime apel y sod: as if 1 may do anyt dedo
wile do pat he is myßftles: and forfako hy: 1 dedo
And lede on sod pat 1 ondo: as if 1 od outako

A byhote ye tirs ly: yat hym aril forfale:
And if you myshyt hym no pyns so: of hyd oncomo
forfale hym as it is skalle: his myshyt is hyd bynomo:
He had bitt pat around seide: pat yev cam to ye pynso:
A massale pat hym byn ashyt: an el and pyn dyne:
pat wert his oirne so: pat he ful oft so wert:
Of ye temple was falle a don: and asfalle afto nout:
As hau he yng herd pis: as he was pynso:
He ferd as a wittles man: and his cloppes afto dwive:
he lete tako copit as artelmeado: and tynneited hy fast:
and aray stales legge hym on: ye anhils pel aryls fast:
As hau he was defoyld so: pat vent it was so wert:
As ye fynso in some ftede: of his lyf pynerto:
He lete so lym on pe rso his hed so toward yo sponndo:
Fetet and honden to pe tree: pualed or y boundo:
And so to do hym moro pynne: as it is sodis albo:
As hau he had lones phonkes: as don he lete hyd do:
And pukles ye felle from ye flessh: al quykko aray kene buyde:
as men f'een an oye sedo: yel flees hyd a lydo:
Allas hou myshyt yel herto: fasto so yar pyno:
So he we myshyt for his odo: bryn & his lif to fyno:
Than yel sinyo of his hened: as are fynso arvit alsd:
Pyso peynes suffives seynt xastelmeado: er he were to dep do:
His body was as wip esten men: buyed fane yuowe:
Asel pike alsd as yel surfh: yo folk to hym drow:
So for our bres anon so for his lous: fane myracte sem:
As harszo sood men per aboitt: ful pike pide so aveint:
Pe lyer fynso asfages: yant hyd lete so quello:
Of yo mynicles soze sjado: pat he hech of telle:
Pe xuy say afternay: pat he had be martes yere:
He toke asip hym allo pe maistevs: pat of yo templo wero:
And to ye tonime pa wert: yev pis body lay:
As some as yel puder com: pat alle po folk say:
Yo Sebel pat hev maistervas: tynneited heu anon:
So for we the of ye holy man: yel bynomo ayde uchon:
And as arweakes he did: he lete him no lea sey don:
He toke arith hym hev wiles forfist: a bylened flessh and bone:
Yo tyd yne was so ne pleydo: yel alle hyd sjad so:
Pat of myshydene weve: yel surfe po no maro:

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as it forsook her falls faire: and epyed ony lordis oze
and lete, hem erisen einchon: pozest apartelneues lato
Solemnus pat was byne: pat to soddis fane hyn nono
bisb shop was made ouer hem alt to holdo up crif tendome
bisb shop he was xyn zere: er he gan hemes wene
and passed to pe ship of hevene: at pe xyn zeres euen
in pe londe of a pulso: apartelneues in shippe is do
many fane myn arde come pozest hye: at it dop altho
nowe pwy are zene semit apartelneues: pat he apostel is
pat are note pozore his lone: come to henene his

Aneu:

Vitra sancti Elydy.

— ooo—

Spint illes ye hevy man, doned uo jnys hynnes
at athenys heas boze, and come of ynndt hynne
as he arent to holl chyse: in his zentiff ayay
a olk man hyn prieues of soos: pat by pe away lay
Sevint illes seppes of his ctopes, and thist on ye olk man pere
Hool man byscome he yeve: as he was ene cye
Sevint illes was his faders cye: of svet hertayto soos
and anon after his fadews sey: pis holl nian overfrood,
ho zane ony lord his hertayto: as his will was to dono
all to he ded poor men: had you full falle
Ho vnderfodo pat he myst: two lordys pue nonst
Ony lord and pis bereafed avoysd: and trified his point
Sevint illes ody pe wozrd to lyver: he had yto no will
Allons into a mildeuesso: he arent hyn ful stille
Into a node sevint illes arent: ferre into undernesf
To lede his bif out of pe wozler: allon in demesf
pe ABite he toke of blak monke: and arent into pyle placu
in a depe baley he sevint: and hynened pozest soddis atto
Es he yeve londe had go: an hyndo pev come on
willdo and wight wight wip al: to sevint illes gan zon
And toke hyn huy wodey mylde: to taka of his mete
he mylkes pat willde best: and pate mylde an ete
wban semit illes haddo y ete: ye beeft gan to hyn lonto
And weinte to huy: mete azein: in pe wodo Abouto
On mozoive ohe coms pat ille tymo: and ye soos man anty lont
and eny day in on tyne: mylde ynouo this brought
So pat pis sood man hyned per: be pis willdo beeft
and non opev mete ho ete: but had huy at his best

The Kynges Hunte deit on aay: on Hounynd: y aboute
So pät yis oely Hynde as yfounde: a mongete ope y e volte
The Hunte pät flynd ye beestis caatho: by lenede pe of e chon
And jaune aftet yis oely Hynde: to ccathe Huy allone
This hynde flees arhilie as he upht: weny as yas wip all
To seynt Files Her lond as he cam: and at his fete gan sast
His man seye his noce: weny: Gie pät and pante faste
He aboute ned Huy and hadde wonde: as he made Huy a faste
And non Hounde Sy a stonys cast: soist come lyt iye
This good man byhels aboute: and yse Hounys Gye
Lord he seide if ype wille haft: pat if pue he we po
My noce pät you me haft lent: a prip pe sane in
Whan pon Huy gesest to fede me: a prop pi wete wille
That yse Houndis ponev hane non: my noce forto flynt
This Houndis alle asip pat aboute: Gysome to zelle anon
And zellyn& turned azem: to Her londis e chon
Wete wonder hadde pe Hunte allo: pät nold lenger lyleto
To see what pe Hounlys dis: for it was uye do
On pe mozowe pät greyyed son: on Hounyll: forto to
This Oely Hynde pät formaas anon: as pät hadde eydo
The Hounnis huy oved sast: the gan sast fle
To sent Eles kyn lond: pat he shuld hup helpe he
pe Houndis vanne anon azem: zelling as pät did evo
pe Hunte comen home avy ont preay: and no pny kight pere
pe lynst axed whev pät had bo: so longe ont for nonst
an he where pät Cay pät pät hadde: no pny home brost
They tolde Hym pat pe kantht nonst: a whith as me pät myst
and how pät ane bop ye sales: be stles of an Hynde
Fynde
Fete woudeve hadde pe kyn pof: a noze he wos: wete
Howe it of pät beest arkeve: if he it upht ynder zerte
pe Bishope he toke avy pyn: on pe mozows: to wode pei weint bey
To seke aftet yis oely beest: ar Hounnis he to pily
pis oely hynde asas non yfounde: pe Hounlys aftel anon
and wvan as he come to sent Eles: pe Houndis flynt e chon
keψψy azem pät vanne aft: but oon Hunte sas as ny
bonyn: to sent Eles bavine: pät oely hynse he dys
An arowe he toke pis hynde to flyete: but it gan myffle
and hitte sent Eles pe holl man: almoſt poz as he kno
This good man asas edel Hynnte: but pof litel hy wouzt

he hunte sam pille

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ye hunteisCAM thinke about: and aftere yis bynde soust
So pate yor seye pis holl man: sittin g beside a tye
Onde aus hooz in monkys clopais: ye bynde lenyng to his eue
Shey went anon and tolde he biffhop: + ye kynge
On fote pei avent bop pidepe: to wete of pat tdyngo
Yor aves at pe holl man: whan he was out soundo
Whe he satte yor in wildernes: and who zane hyn pat woumd
Here f am quod pis holl maku: in soddis finise to be
And hane no comfort: bitt pio beef: as ze moive arzel se
And about hup ze hane be: to bynyne hup me
And che condo noon opeve rede: but hidev gan ffoo
And pe hunte avold hup slette: and bute me in pe kne
God wote it is me levere: pan she slauo had bo
Ye hunte sitte on his kne: and aves forzeneues of ywoum
Ye kyns byhote hyn leches many: to helpe hyn a soundo
Nay certis quod pis good man: pat word is but snel
I wote pat soddis sfe is more: in siknes pan in helo
Per se for prey my owete lond: for his woumdis fyde
Pat he we zene me opev helo: ye whilis f am al yso
And my grover pat slette me yns: al be it ye forzene
And gikunt me pis best in pees: pat syndep me my hdo
Ye kyns fesld adome on knee: aus kвет tiveson hyn bedo
Nay certis quod pis good man: f hane pto no uede
Butt take alle pat + perynith: au abbey areve y besides
And sod wil yi while zeelde: + ye bette pe sral betide
Ye kyns dis as he bad: + an abbey lete veve
And do he preied yis holl man: pat abbot he was fisst pen
His conent he veisles wight arzel: of hyn speke wido
Ffor his miracles men come pidere: wel yitte on eny side
Ye kyns of fvanne pat avas yo: charles was his name
In a synne he was: wlich he nysht to not telle for shame
Of sent: Gyys he hevd telle: pat he good man avas
He went to hyn aus preied him zevne: to holpe hyn of yas
+ hane he sde a synne do: + may not for shame telle
Ye neyver non oyer man: yof f be uene in helle
Prey pilyord for charite: pares yi bone it me forzene
Yue may for shame perey: to no man be fflydo
Ye Sonday yer aftewars: as sent: eles his maffe songe
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Do ye kyns and alle his: porrest he verifued men
and be thonfand men uode: to erifendome were honztt
wip out chufden anf axomeu: poronke inuade pat he abonzt
In yo one of Samayo: two enchauntis abewe
pat wore to make yo apostels: to honu hyt soddis pere
the pere men toke ype good men: and to hev temple fadde
ye deuels pat pev in obow: londe cures: & faddo
almy schuy soddis apostels: what anil ze wip vs do
we bene in pyne and in brenpning: and ze come vsto
dok so do yo apostels pod: uors more ze alle se
pat bei ben fends: and we bid hem pat heu heus fto
todo onaft peues pev forke out: as to uldo men mevo
naked bare: and euflly: zellu so wip dwpy theye
the mauntus to graft atike: wban pei floore pev fiam
wban ye liper men pis die: wore yeu areve at fiam
wip wcepen yeu went forp: and pnf apostels flozze
and afto hine hem in pat place: a euf lyne fcom op diuoro
yan come peve as it yondey areye: and to giondo he brought
and a lightruys: afrepisap: & beerty hem al to nozt
pus Synt Symon and cym qude: holl apostels tivepe
Endes her lif in masterdome: and to henene avenite bewo

Sint Quintyne po matel: avas of ye compe of Rome
ffor soddis lone he poled pyne: er he to Henene compe
ye Empony pat avas of Rome: high maymian
he lete torment arban he fonde: eny eftit mayn
yis mei ferde as votours: and femm alabordto
and deſonfues eſten men: pei diyft naikhere vouto
Sdme hirde hem vondey hilles: valaies in dome
Some in foches and in diſhes: pei diyſt not come in tonn
Seynt Quintyne miſs yo at ſome: he akent hyn out alon
Sitt of ſome to yis turoient: as he dey op don
Stilly he areit forp: and into ſſuſte come
To ye one of Impas: ye rist away he uome
per he stan to ſhewo lym fuſt and pefecſed al alodo
As a knyſt azemſt ye deucl: no leuere: he alodo
Ou lond cheued for him: myractes puroko
So pat to oul lordis laus: uochs folk spow
po Empony soult yo about in eny londe

Yel caſt kremſon al ſury, and ſloue in pat londo
yen-wynnen and beſtis ſwip, azemſt hem myſſt non ſonde
Thyſe liper men hem ſette anon, for yel ſhuld to diak
piſ holy man ſent mathewe, to bring him of lif daro
Seynt mathewe pide ſerſons, porſh p[er]ſis lde
Out of ye londo droof anon, yel come yel no moro
he went abouſe and preſed, and ye ſhiveres leto do
And oneſome pe wertſes, hem was neues od wo
It biſelle pat ye kynſſe one, of pat londo was dedo
Sone pe two deſels, to eſeyp toke hey vedo
And went pideve if yel myſſt, thoroſe her after by revo
They wonſt hey enthanſtment, as pe denel diſ he ley
Wit ye chide lay euer dedo, for her myſſt was nonſt
Thoroſe yo kyn, yei were itak, aus into prison brought
The kins sent after Seynt mathewe, as men of a hy tole
If he myſſt his one are, for he was eath y hold
Wthan ſent mathewe pideve come, to eſt he eido his boon
pe chido aroos pat dedo was, and poffed sod wed come
So pat ye kins and alle his, yeuſtined of gym aero
Aip pe tredou pat he hym brought, a thirſt he leto are
In xxx days it was made, co moſt helpe was jto
per he his bedis badas and alle pe conue perto alsd
After ye two enthanſtions, ſent mathewe come an Sendo
Sawes and arphaxat, and made hem pennes ayendo
Into ye londo of p[er]vo, yel went aip ſhamo p[er]vo
ſſok in impſible, fast about he diaso
Seynt mathewe in Eſtopo pe kynſe donſtey nome
a cene ping of hyu ſiſ, and brought to eſtenamo
And made hime to volve eſaſt, hyu lif to lede eſta
ye mayde neneve after pat, braſ pat heeſt ene
a kyn of an oper londo, wouſed hyu ſiſ faste
And deſives hure to his ſponſo, and his londe to hyu caſt
po ohe nolde his anſille do, to ſent mathewe he diaso
And preſed him to be his helpe, & by hote hynede ynomo
Some qnos ye a poſſed pat say, & wil hyu autel vedo
pat the hyu boldo in ſponſado, & hyu lif p[er] in lede
pe kins come pat say, & moſch, ſolk tan aip hy bring
And yo man, areu alsd, to heve ſent mathewe p[er]ſing
Seynt mathewe stooſ, preſed, ye p[er]ple aft about

To her master PRINCE of Coleyue: yet seeth for ye none
pat whan per pidey come: he childe mastej echon:
ye childe pat childe ye maide irvndo: as yet hadde oado
kyne was made of Enzeloudo for his fadey was dedo:
he laddo good and chafst lif: and lansed hisye odo
wayn ye clene maide to Speke: yorsb fiousheth of godis lede
an aumtel eam to hyn CONE: and bad hyn in all oysed
pat his modere aus his fister: he childe do harsitse
And pat he to Coleyue ayeinte: and alle his meyne
Azenft his trewe spong ouyse maide of as itanwy
pat he were bombe to hyn fast: in word & eke in dedo
and ende to sidere her lif: as he hyn wold vedo
his yande son dis: as he aumtel eau hyn levo
he toko his modere and his fister: whan per bapazes arego:
and pe bisshep Clement eke: pat hem yvistned haddo
Tomard Colepni: forp wip hyn: azemft pise maydens he laddo
Elad was his zonge kyn: whan he to hys lemmam como
and aldo she was sted ynono: yat she hyn depe in estendome
Haddest she was for his fister: yat hisht flozetyne
pat she zonso aus to clene: childe orffie despe pyno
Oyse pe Clene maide: ye kyn: hev lord gan leys
pat he helde hyn wel to hine: and fittre for no fevo
pat yel mystfo in trewe lone: to sydej wartsed bo
and in heneue wyyn chyn bilene: pat gonst hem oupe tje
po kynst suntes his lemmam pis: no pis: he hyn wayned
his furst ponstft in tivxe lone: in demes he tyned
An hepen primæ per wab po: to Coleyn ycome
And lyer men many oll: in his comp: ny he nomo
yei howled and tried hem chame: to zonndo yei he floddo
as don wolnes amon: shepe: her clene fleshly yei drouso
whan yel come to pis mardo: Oyse of aspytayno
Such creature and so fayne of hyn: peri akere ful fayno:
The primæ toke hyn and hynede: forto so a hyno
And for hyn noble portiye: to hane hyno to his arado
pis mardo eide pat she nolde: non evply sponso talo
po pinte was pan apvop ynowo: for he was forsako
Wip Archys he lete hyn cheto: to dep er ye ende
pis she and hyno company: to blisse of heneue san wende
And po zonge kyns of Enzeloudo: his modoy alio

ffor abel one verafterend: mesel he bycome
he ne mysht hane non helpe: sive sone he to hy noome
wy a aende hym self he slone: and his body to vent
God it avome and eunt mathene: ous hedeve his soule wente
ye folk avent and made: a neve lyng bynyo
ye clene mandens krope: þe he wold hane had to wypo
pat eunt mathene ye apostell: esued er awyn his hounde
wherporone oly aristenous: cum into allo po londe
non ynnde os sive: pat blisse for to wyimo
ffor ye lone of eunt mathene: pat his soule is pene
Amerx

De finito auctore aeghaneto: - wamuy

Quint aychael ye archaител: and his felous als
We ne bitwene god and us: to the chyfere he sulde
a day per han in pe zere: thorowout effendinge
Thorsach faire imures of eunt mychael: pat day ferst men noome
ye hulle saisan is itepes: for a man is per nyo
pat Garvan ye cleped was: ye hulle hatte þe for o
This Gavran was a vith man: and moch mysht do
It byfille eust zere: 'tis twenty enemylt
after ye ony swete lord: in his modeve was as list
per Sarvins jeyen: er oper beestis ynores
In mores upon ye hie hulle: to her lede dione
And avent on even home azem: as her avone was to son
Pit a buft pat he lones: was behinde alons
Uppe he hept knap of pe hulle: pe bole even dions
Whan his loss him myssed: at eke ody he abas ynores
rip him he toke men ynores: and oduyt hy porone ye londe
cop ye hept tour of pe hulle: at ye lastt per hy fonde
he toke an avone endenemed: in dier arget ynores
and shtette to pib ody beft: and wuy avet ftenest hyoko
Buit ye avorete tines azem: to hym pat it shtette
And swote him as it were in wirth: a depe aumido a sgeto
pe folle pat food per aboute: in swete sive was
To ye bisshope pey avent anou: and told hy of pat cas
pe asbshope was in swete fere: and in swete point stodo
it was token he arift amel: of enel or of kodo
Alls ye contwe he bas anon: in preciers to be
and thwe daies in fasting: pib tokening to so
Geynt aychael aftet pe in day: to ye bisbape come

To ceynt aychtael fast he preyde: yaravas his fsendo tene
ffor to sende hym some tokeninge: arhan he shulde paf do
Thve daies he lerte his folle fast: and bisde hys gesye als
zit come sent aychtael eftson: to ye Bisshop pere
Theuk not on my chuch he sende: pat my selfe lerte vavo
of my selfe it hane ymado: and yhaloied als
yevof yow wnaft A token fynde: arhan you comest perto
Co pune att pe eftdoz: and as hane goon,
my fete pon shaft fynde sen: in po marbel stoon:
Syna peron hyc mass: and zene pi felf als
Ou lordis feflich and his blood: arhan you haft ydo
This Bisshope fonge pis hie mass: and syp at po ende
His folle he houfedes emcho: el he pennys wendo
ffoll to pat holy place: Alday fast dzome
And oul lord ofi per: sud faiso miraclo ynou
So yat ye pope pat was yoo: poraft po caydynals jedo
ffoz pe homp of pat holy place: a sent aychtael devo
And foz many fane mywro: yat of ceynt aychtael come
rad halowe aychtaelinas day: porou out csteuдоm
Fym aychtael in rodenbize: hap a noper day
To faze pe feest of ceynt liko: as I zon telle may
Hozsff wille of ceynt aychtael: vizt as pe op aras
And poraft his heeſt was founde: I wil zó telle pe cas
Hyt biselle. dyf zere: and in po Seuellt zéje pwaſt
Aſſe ve pat any diſete fordi in his mode aras lyt
That to ye Bisshoſ p authbert sent a chtael come a myſt
be ſide pe montte of pe tonubo: as it were in a fioſt
Op pe hulſo of pe tonubo: achuch he het hyn vaw
Suff on as pat of Catein: and pat be tyne aye
pe Bisſhope hym ayed in what ploco: he ſhulde ye chuch maſſe
Ceynt aychtael toſao hym as he: and token diſ hys taſto
Op hulles bop pise chuches ayſo: and bop of sent aychtael
Hast man me penkey he avold bo: and coned hylles inel
In pe diſete de of Ocean: pe hulſo of tonubo is
pat zop about all ye apoz: at on endo ymys
pe de zop about ye liko: and ni ye feft day enno
pe de caynsvairen hym tode daies: pat mon may dzyo in so
to hono pat ills fede: a in non op tyne is
pat po ode zop about: bit in yo feft daies yus.

Thev was a faiſe seide pynge: Dine in pat vint
po as Dathan wosd wirop: and lete hem taſt eſhon
in sigto as vep eſt aftew op: and diu hyn maykeſt bone
to ye joye of heneue anon: hervoués alſo vint
amkeſt hem faddo digne forp: as ony ſord hem vint
bei lete per hey bodies ſiſse: wshan bei avert beſonst of diu
ju a ſoule plate all vunbines: pat beefis ofuſ hem deaux
but trist men pat were nys: stollen pides by mydym
and buvied hym in a deue plate: as fays as pel mydym
now eut ſen and huye felowes: ouy erand bede so
pat are more come to pat bliffe: wliuſt pel bien jume do

Ameu

Vita Santi Diomysi martiris:

Spiri Denys in pe olle laiſe: avas panyme as op aves
ju pe Erto of diſenys: pev neon op ey ne
pe beſt eſleris of alſo pe ardeſt: pat tymo abere ye
Seynt Denys was pike tymo: hyn maſſey hem to care
he avas maſſey of pe diu aſs: and op pe oper alſo
but if it are of diuynpto: he come not: et perſo
he areſt not of hyn erſt: wshan he deyed oul pe jode
in diſenys were to zyde beſonst: alle eſſis aſſo
he deyed derſt tenedres: in pe ayland: are alſo
ſom pat are depen none of pe day: into pe imporſ tyne
that asas til nys mydones nonys: ye ſhong chys alſo
diemſt lyndo of pe digne: he depe to pe tymo asas do
azemſt lyndo it was puorke: for pe mone in pe hyn fulſe asas
pre tydys to laſt so: diuſt non per vene nac
Of pe digne of ſhong chys nor so longe: moy in diuſt tymo
ſſor it ue may lyndo go: blit fire to fore pe pume
aſit pat asas ut pe hyn ſukto: pe eſlerys wip hey ey
ſſo eſt to areſt pe mone janno: to fore pe digne bei deys
and wshan ye erſperis was yde: bei ey hyn azem vende
perof hadde eche pleyſophy: wych (boude) in hey endo
pat so moche of eterie coisdo: eche endo his aduſo
bitt per cain noon in pe vint asay: but seynt denys
This nac: he ende by aſt adyse: pis abord is nono yde
Of eſd suffrep ou epe dep: as mainys lyndo is to
aſſeribast he and his felowes: joust muſt ony pis tab
pev conquered by puye eſeray: pat ou aſd asas.
Of alle soddis maſſey was: pat he pozſt monir dys so so

Sondt hat y wold hane biened of flest hain or heye
To seynt jewe men tole: how he had left his make
What maistey quod pis sood man: how haft you on y take
Ou best are toke pe to kepe: pon haft away y do
And we han defaute of him: pon haft not tapo od
Oyver brings home ouy asse: or ells pe moft uede
Pynne- homs aronde in her stede: or we pe myl fede
Ye lyon gan to avane po: as an hee dey p wold favo
If yo day to day as an asse: some wood home dyane
Ma pe lees it bycome hym eucl. suff mypp to do
I telle pe were non of hem: as it his arillo chuild make hym do od
Whan pis lyon azemft fynde: had yfened loute
On a day as he a felle was: his chanso forto fonce
His Chapman he de nye lyb come: wip Caneles many a fale
And pis asse alto fore: pei gado him to calo
Whan pe lyon seeth pis asse: he gan faft to son
po Chapmen arhan pe de lyb como: for die de rame eefon
hem was fenese lese hev zood: van be to drvuko
Whan pe lyon to pe asse come: I telle he were fil faule
Sone of lone as he colvo: he made eto monu
pe Caneles ychajsted were: wip ople euethone
Wip his tapso pe lyon ometo: and drof he to fore lyb allo
pe Akkye were s faft yboundo: pei mydft not fallo
pe lyon drof hem euethon: to fore hym to pe abbey
pei ne surft ex pei pidere como: tou onys vitt of pe auy
Whan pei come to pe abbey: pe monkes wuideed eefon
pe lyon bronzt pe asse behynde: as maist allou
a bold maistere he avas oon: and of gret ponei alsó
Oip whan was his epyde: such maistyp to do
Whan seynt perou dyve pis: he bad his monkes out son
and underfonde pe ziftes faime: and awaft pe beestis anon
pe lyon went fiam monk to monke: and foin to euethon
As it weje mercy to prey: he left not on
pe monkes of yis myrache: had grete mbanillo allo
pe beestis fete pei wafti allo: and tyd he m ftullo
And laide to fore hain mete ynowe: pe onle pei heldo faft
To pe come euý man: to chalange it at laft
On pe moraie pe Chapmen como: eefon nay to chye
And to pe albbott fete fille adomi: for hei tredkeyyo

yan is pe childe quykke anon: Bitt freynest hap it nongt
Ouys foze to tynne hyt til it be fory bezont
of pat sanle hap emy man: pat he may awano and gon
Alle yng and aft his lif: and his d. arvitres cethon
pat sanle hap emy pus: pat felle may it yo
beest foule and oper fisst: wodern and op mo
pe sanle pat gringey lif: is at pe hert spondo
the forze asho is pere yfurne: he deiep in a stonde
this sanle comep of mainkynde: and pe op alde
per for: when aman depe: pei dyen both til

— Teras anna: q. ooox —

it yer is pe iij. adule: pat her maist it
ffor ashan a childe hap aft his lynes: aus cetho lyme quykke ypdis
at ye ende of ye ferpe monthe: pat it was bygeto
or allis oone afterwax, as it is wriuto
pe lynes pat oij. lond mado: and purbeado albo
as than he hadde fisst man ymado: and in padis so
# to mengo pe lynes of henens: to manye lyme hepe
and sanle of witte and lif: pat is annstel pere
Commepr from pe lynes of anngets: and in pus foeme alist
and mengoey awip pis awretches flessh: as est it hap dight
and makep pe lyme pat nas cy: but as a beest ympepe
pe lyme of anngets awip hym gevo: til he como to ye depe
pat adule + aketh his qum: and bilenep pis
in ye childe is bezyn an his: pat hieft lyme is
pe foule laffey enero: and deiep noneijmo
but op inhan aman shal dpo: to ioye ozto wo
alle pat man hap to fore abest: or moze vesen tan
alle he hap it porst pat sanle: wher pozvolke hore is man
when he wendeyp of his lif: pat ille sanle pis
it septep from pe body: ashiles he albydo is
and wendeyp to pat he hap fines: to ioye ozto pyne
pe sanles pat his felawes nere: hen oone at hef fyno
pat pat holdep manye lif: pat stukke in ye hefte
when he chal dew pe body dyo: in seete ozor he dey smepe
if he underzete his folow: to pe pio dep wende
yan he makep mech joie: and dep as pe hende
and when he deiep awip pe body: fane thepe he makep it left
and in such popito pe body byleneth as men seen arvel oft.

v hyerx yaris lowest: Soneyp of po preddo:
piso ben pre pe heisthest lynes: pat first ykenned bep
in hem is alle a manuys lif: as ze may dep

They uns non of hem pre: pat had eny woumde
pat eue eft unyft heles be: but dey m a ffounde
after ye xiij. first daies: pat ye eke hap arhit ybe
it byconep to a pitto clood: and alle changep his ble
wy daies it pikkep od: til xxij. day

pan tuinep it first to fleft: as pe fynde may

A smallle assebe buft sep it about: to hold to thatey first
ffrom pat it is first ykend: til it be goen at last

Aft jomndo it liff in yo wombo: and ybomndo as an have
when he in fomme liff: and comdel haw

Aft ybent pe leggis ben: it nob ellis fyoe

His heles and his buttoffie: his fne is in eyp yo

pe hened h is bent domnayd: pe apnes eke asip jime
pe Elbones to his shape: ye fiftes to his chynne

Al ybent is eke po euge: od pat impo vondde it is
man as heuf comep al pi fride: for per is non i ceg

you makest pe od his hew: to man you myt kawne

loke Bois trokes you lap yee: onibhom myzt pou po axedio

pon myftest not holde op pime hed: ne onp6 holde op pime epe
vshain came it od his to po: to beve pime hed: so lyo

Thre daules dep in eny man: but not alle thefe soos

As I nede eue of thre bollen: if ze it vnderstood

DUMA ANIMA

In pe nepmest Golfe: pat pe lyneyp sop of flynnepe

pat connep to a maney Wolpe: pizt at yo bigyvnyse

So abt weve a maner lif: pat donst his noeflynse

To pe lynes al about: and demsgep jime wevynse

So pat manuy6 noefthing: at his mevning als

Come of pe first od nle: and of pe hydepe perto

pat maney sanso is in cindreyving pime

In trees and in herbis: peri myzt not ellie fprvingo

poraby vertale of pat salko: vshain it is pro beont

pat manuy lynes fomed: he pat peri uo sanle nout

SECUNDA ANIMA

pan comep pev in pe hefto: pat pe opbolle arwas

A sanle pat demstep lif per on: p' neide er p' naes

Lepore

Sed per fondo pat a pacu per in sumito was
Sunt sevum hec his foto anou: holey panelle it was
vis you lanted to hym: and honed alp
po sood bas zene hym mete: as men ageth shuld so
pye Lyon etc ful myldeely: arlyat ouy foyd hye sende
And avert per ful stily: a foto he nold yemne azende
po monkes apontst it wce: asatddo per weie alp
yest he wold don his lynde: and some of hem hajino so
yei wheno pe dertis wehan he was: arlye out soye
Pit as done as it was (vind): he was nno anou:
po monkes told pe abbot: for of huy dyedo aday
yeu Lyon avert foep arly hye: arhan he pie ysay
My after pon aft quod seyit sevum: to longe arust hepon
Sipepe von most yi mete aftunulo: or ells pe most hom sony
Ou affe pat doop to doodo aday: pat brinsap stunt to d cello
Ue ne dyne bene hine in lese: left Geestus huy? quello
No now noti fede huy at homo: yee for at my hefto
Doke pon kele huy in lese: from euwy wild Geestes
po Lyon aftere pat tymo: nold no say byfello
pat he ne drof huy a fede: and bronzt huy home at edo
he drof huy alp op and dony: per best mete azevo
And when the mynrent he drof huy azem: into pe 143 newo
Asteve ye asse him was bratuko: from huy ho nold sony
It were lie lynde to fhangel huy: we knowe wel euchon
On aday as he kept huy: on hez lese afeldo
ffor wevnes ye youn slept: as it felle of bit fello
A chap than come per fop pat arshie: and pe asse anay laddo
pe Lyon a woof of his fleyo: londo he zallo fffaddo
ho yanno about and odust fast: to it were about eue
wevly yo he avert home: he myshit no lenter byleno
When he come home per out he stood: he ne suft to pime for outto
And awhan pei hyn se arny out pe asse: and fondo alda nyp outo
pei &au to edide and has nouzt to hane zene hyn no mete
ffor ye aendo he had for huyrey: ye asse afeldo leto
ffor h iwater he zallo doolfully: per bad hyn afeld eone
And etc pat he had ylened: and to chede pump amone
he zallo yo so sprouelye: yel haddo ventif edgen
And went on fello if ye mysho fynde: eny hepe or gon
hem wondred arhan pei fondo nost: for if the etc wege

143

Hou yenkepe he weide of pis sode was pis a wonde ye somme

hane per of a bonder none: my wille it was ymys

For I will kepe pat ilk plate: pat in my way do is

In my manere I heare it zó: pat ze ye cop so

And how many pat ilk plate: his as heppe I will bo

Ye seith hope vayn procession: fulk fane and hende

To how many pat ilk plate myldeely and pide yo wende

A noble churche fonde pey peve: wip avallis fune a proude

pey surst not come per jnio: butt bede hev bedis as heppe ollt

Some after alle pe lounde: pat esten men avene

Come to pat ilk hulle: huy preiers to make peve

Sip it bifelle after ivap: pidere Sueziniis come

To wervre azen ift esten men: and bataille p nomie

Ye Bisshop bad alle his folke: pat pilk daies pe

To sod and seynt mychael prey: and in fastings bo

Ye iij. uyl astt witt mychael: to ye Bisshop come esten

ajakke vesy alle pi folke he weide: pis bataille forto don

pat ze to say per n be: vi aht at ye ferpere tyde

Air it and per say zon be: sinshaje in wine cydo

Ye Bisshop as he poe and ynoke: his folke was some zave

In ye trýme pat he had seide: to ye bataille to favo

pey auytte to andere ou pe hulle: but it was don anoy

for yeve come a derk cloisdo: and ondast he erchon

and fastynne: smote peve: pe lyer men to zjondo

and so, sfolne of hem: in a litle stonndo

Some of ye oper floko away: and askyes vinye pe

y was none pat londe nas seke: or deye d an edel deth

pus cent mychael styned hys: amon hev fesse and nevo

The was it sop pat sand sey: in his sante jo

Quo fast angetos nos spes: & miſtios nos itene wents

Ouyl foad makep his annakes: as toofis fleyngo

And hem pat bep his miſtjes: as it weve fuyl brelinikng

This esten men on moroire: hied hem slutt nedl

And weint to this Holy Hulle: to pouke seynt mychael

To fonde pey pev a chirecho: aspe pleynt ajevés

To Bisshop was yo and ynoke: and foundel als a fesed

He uyl howe pe churche tomo: ne who it made pey

no cheyor de in mychael ybold: pat it halowed wejo

Hym ponafht away pat uyt was: to halow p chyn none

ynt vel hadde his asse ystolke: forzeneneffe pei hye bede
and preise hym take alle her oyle: for her hyper sede
so pat asemst his wille: come pei left pepe
of her oyle pe halnendele: of pe oper away bepe
and made atnafter to pe houe: ech zere to cende
pei and her cyres somoch oyle: to pe worldis ende
and zit is pat vent yhold: and ene more wory od
pis deas me penkey a faie myrando: for seynt jelom yde
seynt evom pis holy man: sive te cler克 asab 与 bis
and namely in dynynpre: and of aft of pat is pis
to boke of dimitt: clerely he hym bytome
of platto and of enthen: alle bokis forpelo
he stodyed in bethleem: loe zero
and made bokis of dimitt: pat neneq arevo
pat of noble clergy zut: bep pozest aft estendome
wher pozest sip many aman: to sodd estet bycome
at ye last pis sodd man: as sod to hym sent
in sodys hynse deyed fane: and to pove wente
he deyed accon zere: and thre and thretye vnt
after pat oul sive te lond: in his mode was lizt
ybuned he is in besdeem: his pitt hye selfe ionyt
in an olde dyke and bad his monik: pat pei hye p brount
pev pime hym buned his moules: pis was his lyues ende
sod bnes: us to pat pone: to wight his caillo sid wende
Amen.

Sura Sainite fide vniuhiues:

Eymt sey pei holy made: of worth hye men como
ficht zons in hye chilchodes: She turned to estendome

and lasse holy lif ynoke: pat wort spronke ful wide
of her soddnes and holynof about oneyp oydo
a hyper Emponyn was pre: pat hight diostruian
and a shrewed felone eke: pat hight maxmian
a lype se justis pei lasse: pat hizt Sathan

to dep pei brounseft whey pei fennde: ewy esten man
his justis Sathan: weite into alle pe londe

and sowe alde austen men: pat he anvishe fonde

so pat pei herd telle: as pei went hy pe wey
of pis clene mayde: pat hight seynt seyf

to pe tonne pat she was pime: as wood men pei wento
Anon in sive worth: his besels forpy he cento

An anna el come awy a wert: as ouw lord ydere Sento
And leide it dom an ye awed, and to henen azem arento
Sento Giles vadde pe wert, and p'm fomide ywrite
pe kyngeys synne pat was to lyer, p'uo man fhyld write
pe wrighte vade eke pat pe synne, porch his bone as forzeno
zuf he wold it alle bilene, and vepeute hyn and sfryd o
And alle men pat sent Giles, for euy synne bedo
Ou lord and hev boon here, if ye left hev mysele
A civele conde asab pis an pat eft sent Giles Sendo
Eneyn man may hobe perto, pat and his lif amendo
Sento Giles toke pis holl averte, and kyngethesan tako
And whan he see his synne, he unist it not forzako
Bitt soor weping he hyn shwile, and ponked sod also
And pe holl man sent Giles, pat pis beouyt perto
Sento Giles fadde holl lif to his lides endo
Ou lord him warned lonke to fave, er he fhyld hens wende
He deied in pe diu zeve, aft ftere pat sod asab bozo
And went to pe joye of heneve, which he deشد to fize

ane

Sint matheve apostol et emigristo:

Synt mathewe pe onuistelft: apostel was wus
Emistelft and eke apostel: bop he was and is

ffor as wift oner londe arento: sent matheve he fye be cas
his myſtere do of fullyng, for a fuller he was
ſſalb and twccheroys of his wſek, and libed by falſhede
for lond bad hyn lede his craft, & cavo mo he lede
Sent matheve his ſynne bette: ſtined to cviſtendome
air Sued ouw lord faſt: And his apoſtel becomo
Sip wan ouw lord was: into hedeuy wento.
pe apoſtels wive wido iſent: in euy londe to piche sento
to pe londe of Ethiopia: sent matheve ſoue zedo
To prieche men of cviſtendome for it was avet ne do
pere he ſonde two lyer men: pat ſtunato witehes areo
Saroes and asphayat: pe deuel ſlynes wive pevo
pat ag pei wold in avet ſiknes: in many man haddo id
And many man porch ye denel: vyſeled has alsó
Alle pe lyveve ſiveves pat in ſiknes wive vyſeont
Sent matheve hem heled anou, and full ſene omt ſonſt
Sozy wiveve pise lyveve men: pei myſt what asab to doth
&c: dagsons pat ſeendis wiveve: 'pei deped to the ſone

The justife fons as he maye usdo and make wyse hene
and formed for ye mayde wyde pat his goods his dues arere
he be softe a bed of brab: blood and heye alfo
and lete strips pe mayde naked and lete him fonde
his mayde arhan of the naked was a dulye of the man on endo
pe fwoysht hene alonoe newe a sere fwyde under tando
and caft under abode ynowe pat swof up to eves
pe mayde lined aft vece fwyde pat aft men to eves
pe turne trumps be side ftoads aft bene hoks and flyons
and turned pirs mayde cyroz ony one of fnyt to longe
pat alle pe fwyde of hee sere: on eft side ful ftoad
and eue lay pirs haly mayde as him ne but a good
the nonzath anye chambers hee here ne ouys this him ponst
alle pe men pat him dry: him onefeson asft noort
an haly man hysde hym pey nye: men depe hye snyt cap
an ye noz fide of ye toun in an olde vocte of the as
he lay and darked out of his holo as he diuft for doore
pe turne he de of cent fey as he looked aboute
how men vosted him asyf fwyde: and to swome him als
ffor it was but a lit beside pat pirs deede as at do
as pirs fwy byzanno to hienne as pirs good man deys
pey come a cufney arbitte as myle from henene fle an hyn
an Coron of gold he gave ayp hym: it fhyne d ponsr arbit
as fkyfte yan pe come beme: to ye mayde to fiaft
an etto pe cozone on her hede ayp aventys he blene faft
azem pat fwy as hym ponst pat it mysft longe to him faft
ffom pe mayde he to blive pat it ne mysft come him ny
and the lay per aft in eyo: aft pirs pe haly man do
his haly man sputt cap: pat dyce aft pirs
to hym selfe dyde: a bird to dnde yvis
he strep out of pirs dees vody: & wunne pide yel faft
to pe turne but one he come: no pning hym as aft
londo he spasse ayp ful monpe: am a tristen man
fauil not lete him crift for drie of Sathan
to londo a Gane hens he: and pat a me veupe do
heye as blisse and yepe ynoue: pat ayp bryng us to mor
the bo: open come foye: pat aon lyft felid an
and sputt: foyne pat op: as heift eide to Sathan
pat per cove cristen men alfo: pei ftood of hyno diue

And pittifc ye folde of aðli cft: afusuo vynge non leme
Auntyne alboke awyat avo: and wap aus anemo
Duo oit of yis prisou flyonke al craf the earl zone
he passed oon wando an oip anoyw: nat faste areve yle
And left hoolt fast: pef was non ploke
he areut as ye amised hyn bad: et into ye fyeue come
And preefted fast of jhui erifh: and of eftendome

**Duo mihis comenuntur.**

For his prechung ye folde by same fast about hym do
Athev he turued to jhui cft: tivo thovisand mei: et no
The Galeris to avhom the avas bitrake alvoko at pe laft
Yei fonde ye p[ion]e as ye tt lete: ye deris ploke fast
Butt pei fonde not pis holy man: pat pei per in cafto
Yei wouzced hois he come oit: and weve comde alafto
Yei vome about and wouzft hym wids: and wthan pei had aft ſouz
Yei fonde as he had ye folde: to jhui cft brought
Ythan pei sepe pis gveite aboute: azem pei vome anon
To pe justifc eutfimej as fast as ye hwyft dono
Sip: ya seide were tt avel: pat pi zoddis eutfi bet
And alle yat hem honoy: for ove ye seeth sepe
We and honoy jhui cft: pat aft myſhtyp is
And opfaft sod as we arete: be Auntyne reſis
What feldwes qnod eutſen? What is to zon come
As foolis se ſpeken and sted men: is zonje wittes hynome
So hens q vede fast: and tijne anon zon: ponszt
Hoz a wul done fonde: pat he are to dep brought
He lete after pis holy man: by his tincertes dano
And wthan he myſht wip no vynce: his ponszt fio jhui arendo
Vnth stonves of yven he lete hy bete: pat his flesſh alio vento
And wthan he avas deſoilled co: h a avete fuyr he lete tende
And lete welle pittfe and gveete: and oplo alſo
And on his bad afto wounded: gremyns he lete do
Sip he toke brode platus and made he al a finp
And pittte hem to his naked cibes aboute avas he myzt dip
Of alle ye tiwmett pei hym di: vuney ongſt he felle
Ye gremyns hette by not: bitt hyn afterſ
Ye justifc bad take Dine: and thanso at ye laſt
And make pefw aboute drinke: and in his mony taſto
Thaynes of yven he toko po: hedvot skret vynome

And about

Sufficed yo, ou evre deth: ef hyn peris, no more
yer for, among, over antey: on antey as yei, tontey
Quoynt yei, mado and, vrite pon: as I am, ey nonpe

Seyr ef ait deu ignot.

This is ye antey of yst, sod patis to us, vinknois
This antey yei, viace hono: bop hye and laro

They made man, tr. hony: per yst, yei, yst, sedo
for ye, lord of ye, antey, and of non, oy, by, and, uede

Sip in alle his, higynies: seynt demys be cas comy

per ab on, abete, ladr: yo away to henene, nomo

perfoz and for, oper, ymde: his, lade, hy, ponest, nonshy
and, long, ponde, til he were, into better, bronz

Seynt ponle, come into, athenys, ans, piched, aboit, and
ye, muks of anters, he, seye: and a, stonn, and, by, do

fro, you, to, preve, he, were, abonto: yo, founde, he, at, pe, last
ye, antey, of, god, vinknois: he, bihe, fede, et, wel, fa, st

at, pis, clarkys, he, are, an, on: at, hyc, and, et, lour
as, what, he, avas, part, ilk, hos: pat, yei, cleped, vinknois

Seynt, Demys, ye, svete, clerk, for, oper, spak, a, sedo
he, is, zit, to, vs, vinknois: a, ve, note, not, of, his, dedo

His, abounyng: in, henene, is: and, anions, is, vs, as, li, hest

Bitt in, pe, world, pat is to, come: his, pone, he, aril, for, pich

Dedicacion丹ни

This sod seynt, paule, seide: I, pveche, zon, yvis
pat, ze, clepe, vinknouse: I, aril, telle, ar, hat, he, is

hedene, evre, and, helle, he, mado: for, ave, are, alle, y, lato
ffor, ye, cyne, of, on, furst, fadere: vs, he, bont, per, for, zo

and, for, hos, ne, myd, st, suffre, deth: but, he, were, ferst, iboz

A, per, for, he, toke, fle, fhe, and, blod: and, am, man, wip, o, r, hoz

S, or, jhes, hyn, clove, ou, pe, vode: he, hos, f, v, om, dey, to, ly, do

in, mannys, fo, eme, cop, he, sryc, to, henene, ab, ar, v, o, m, i, n, is, fy, w
as, seurt, paule, y, of, spak, a, man, per, am, to, fore

pat, ene, had, blynde: be: f, y, pat, he, was, y, b, oz

Seynt, demys, seide: if, he, myd, st, jns, man, his, fisht, cryns
jit, his, name, pat, y, or, spe, f, est, of: wip, o, r, te, e, c, h, y, n, d, i, n, s

in, pe, sod, I, aril, b, le, de, e: I, yi, bil, e, le, e, go

bis, seide, cent, ponle, po: ye, cop, pon, shaft, so

c, ey, ni, olf, a, fter, i, ne: as, i, pe, teche, tan

I, pe, name, of, h, il, of, pat, born, as, of, a, v, a, n, n, y, n, o, m, y

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But yon as il preke wip zon: and of zon more dyte
ye is better now quod ye apostels pat you more knowne
lym porast whom you myast: oncomc: ye bataille and thjoins
Saye me you quod ye duke: how ye bataille shal endo
If ze be of more power: you mye soddis de hendo
also at zavoes and at bayat: pise apostels sedo
pat you more knowne and wete: he er wrected falsbede
ye two shewes told: ye kynce: he hold oncomo do
and fionce bataille and inanmys slangth: men childe p'ye do
Ushen ye apostels herde pis: p'ei gan to laught sonejo
Ushat langth ze quod yo Duko: and hane sware feve
Svede ye nonest quod ye apostels: but he slavde piont
for ye maistey and peces: wip us hinde us bronzt
to morons you bat: manstej he: er pe in tyde of ye dayo
pi feon aril come to yo: and slavde yo to payo
ye eper shireuen longh yo: and weide pat pei do spak
for ye duke childe al umway: of his soon be talo
we hedeep nonst quod ye apostels: non forto abdo
ye odi to morons ze childe urto: er ye thived tyde
ye Duko fete fepx ye apostels: and on morons made lyp zavo
to do ye bataille asip bis men: ey pat he come payo
bis soon omen bym azem: mercy forto eyo
and smitte lyb bis willo allo: and zane lyb pe manтип
Ushen he sepe pat to asab oth: pat ye apostels seide ey
he dis bezie quod bis fals soddis: pat lyper fals anevo
we ben seint hede quod ye apostels: soddis anord to tello
and ye sede zene lif: and nonst ye quynk to quello
we and not pat ze for ys: dras hem ne spille
apt hitno foly fete yel moro: a fete he hane heyl willo
ye Duko bedde hem nobly ziftes: a yei he noldo akongo nonst
yan left he not to he haddo: hem to ye kynce bronzt
Sip he seide seep pis men: a bryng to fore ye enkey
yo pei in manmys forins go: soddis pei ben boyo
ye a postels stat to apesj to ye kynce yei anent
Sip yei seide we beil soddis: and dos ys hede puro
and if you wift ye doy urto: do to fore us bryngo
we besit pletons y at you hest: to arete for tydymo
To ouy wille we chil hem mało dombo as a foſt
Sponge men we chil mało lane: y'yei chil no foot son

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To tuineat hem core ynores; and kynne the one of daie
bis hyper justisse fereynim to paris one come
Ceynt Denys and bis felaires: faste and come he uono
ffonly he opate on hem: and hayles hem and cafto
and stepe hem naked and bonde he: to cponer piles ful faste
xii fleschis com haye onyijes: bette hem wel core
per hem bodies as weve alvo vento: a pennys joi myst no more
in fhoure prison derk et depxo: one yel weve ybreout
and affey pei fette vp Ceynt Denys: forto tynne bis yonst
whan pei cheddo not pop: evet furive pei mado et fionte
and on a griduen vofted hym: and eney pié good man doone

Jentumm elonquim timm et axxxu xxxu
Exere he conse as pei vofted hú pis vers of pe saveteje
al fupy lods is an wod: pi servitze lonyep pe chejo
whan pei mystht hym not oncome to wilde beefue pei hú cafto
to vesjes and to hons: to fordulke hú atte laste
Sone of pe cos lo mado: at ye wulde beefus anon
pan hinselye were mylde ly: gan to hú zon
to hú pei lontes and likke dy: as pei mystht come
pe lyer aen tt vndefstoos: ho was pan ynome
an oden pei hette oltray hote: and puttó hú pynno
and pe fupy queynt anon: whan he come wip ymme
po were pe shreves (wot) and misf abbat to don
pei housted hym in a dybett: for he ebuilt s deyo dy
and zon to do him more chamo: byne pe ye shreves ftodo
and wip haye stonijes leide hym on: pat he vunne alle ablado
eney as pis good man henso he preechid soddis lano
and ashan pei ceype pei mystht not: so brings hym of lif daiko
pei toke hym domn and bonde hym: at m fhoult o prison kourt
Seneve was pis good man: as hym uopnis jont
pev come omy lods hym wellie to prison at nrydnyzt
wip fane compeny of anugels: and als wip fano lizt
his olme flesshc and his blcos he toke sent Denys wip his honde
hane pis he dem uuy lede fiendo: of me tt condevstono
am flessh and blcos pon shaft yfso: ey pon hens weudo
So stalworpely and come to me: to soye wip out endo
whan omy lods to pis man: pus hae ydo
To pe lovo ho weent azem: and bis anugels als
Sent Denys was dip ybordost: and bis felaires ceyw

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Aus for ye kinds of enclans, was a man of great worth
and yit he had in power, azemost hym move ne first
napelees twice as anifere, azemost ye massage he none
Sorbono and twice as great love: in his heart hev come
he holde his soulestei told of his body as
but he was done onertwiced: for he dyed was
She predicted God by his selfe a day: that he may' dient red
an anget come to hime any time, and yse abode in his
as he sat azemost yis found: bit he fade ne to pay
Giamit yvedde for to get at an other day
was it not so true pat yes: for in his end he found
and fete hym clene mark ins brenke: wip ye in gony
pat ye binde and his bone: a bit fade ne ben alle at ou red
To these ye teu clene mayden: wip out of mye wicde he
than ze Ellenen to side: go: and these may in his end
honor his mayden hode and yne: pat it he finde and
so pat ye be mayde non: aloose a zem y
and yat he saw cristen bytonie: pat chal we dde po
in yis found: a gittte hym: aft dy pise in zere
yvedde to be in Goddis laws: and hane perve of no few
than yis maide hevd yis: she was slad of pat lorge
ye she wist yer worth: his fade ne to benny of God
To her fade ne she went and pide: pat he lay telle hold
who he went to mozenynne: a he were pat he holde
Jatost in ponsht quod yis mayde: yel pour it holde full
Of my massado Hans you no redde: Jauil son aft in anille
To him she telle in what manere: pe anget had him redde
She wasold hane pis gvet lorge: af it were his redde
wel slad was ye kin: hev fade: than he hevd yis
ye massage: zane anfere: wip slad hevd us
Than this anp ye kine: come: and weel he lay pade
and Some fete hym cristen maide: for lome of yis maide
and poror he his fadens redde: and poror yis oper lay
of clene maideus: to yis maide sith bringe
to men worth as some fide: as men worth yoo
a tis now men should not in yis tony: fynde wel many mo
This maide of yis company: was slad and to hime come
some she gan in pide: telle him of aftendome
for him lone and him piet him: alle aften per arene

he lones no veyng forys, his ownne deede to telle.

verfot he bilke his owne name: as ze moors hewt ye stodele.

Seynt lide asas edne mayde hnois: as ove funde yuett.

aen mykst vende of flesshes aville: by hy knowe no cvert.

Seynt paires felauze he was: and any hyn in art his woo
aen seye hyn neneve for diede: ouye flo hyd odo.

Seynt lide as a postel, preche d abouf fast.

In pe lande of aittins: he deied at pe last.

And acent to pe poye of heneue: as vizt was to do.

Onty zere he asas evff olde: and xuy. perto

In fhyrnye he was apybinned. awip hono ynois
foe uyractes pat come of hy: moch folk prid hy nois

and zit he asas fip ynois: yev he asas bifor o.

into ye londe of Conftantyn: awip arete hono iko
per he liff zt into yis day: awip ejet hono e ynois

apitt he honoed were avel: me penkep it areje aurois

Pery are serne expitt lide: and his felande beyo.

pat pe uis benis torbajd heneue: into pe vizt arepe.

Amen.

De Uderin maia Burginim

llenen thonsard maydeus: pat faie companyo asas
ymafted areve for goddis lone: jaril telle zon potas

A fyns per was in vretayue: ajauras asas his namo.

A dondrey he had pat hight wufila marde of noblo famie.

Disten the asas and hyn fynis: alippe hende et quey into

us fayr avobman men feneke none: ne so sood in eny popint

Of hyn faithede and soodeses: men tolde in eny fyde

pat pe word come to Engtelond: and ellis avondey ando

A fyns pere was in Engtelond: man of gvet ponejo

Of pis mayde heped telle: moch sood lop ferd a nero

To aredded hyn and his cone to sidey: he was & ful pont

apitt per was zit in Engtelond: no criftendom bronzt.

To pe fyns of vretepu: he cent for his donztej faiso

pat he childe tako hyn to his cone: dicht chasas his ayo
and if he areve per acent: pat it areve in do

Desfiope ho akold alle his londe: and hyfelf perto

arban pis masfale on a day: was to pe kins ord o

Sorpy and he hed: he asas: he conde pereff no vede
fsof pe kins of Engtelond: asas hopen: et ak his

and wift avel pat his donzter: nold he aredded ukeis

In ye reade dede, aud syp aux to lybe yozome his mystye
A hote ye man yat aft blynde: yat yow hane pi sfeest
Schhan seynt Demy's hae pnes seide: as seurt paule tanstyp
As his blynde man hae his sefto anou: yat neue cypos
pant ayed seynt Demy's on aod: aud he yat to his seft come
And axed aft forzeneues of hey Ghyne: et precied estendome
His celf pat blast Damarye: seurt Demy's anon nome
His children and alle his mynne: man and eke sionne
And fete hem evsten aft anou: ze spon ye denel hem benze
Awip seynt paule: he was in zere: to fepne his pefiunto
Seynt paule hym tanst ys maney: of alle esten lanke
In ye fone of prechne: men to ony lanke sianke
And of ony londis prebetees: alle pat he dy
So pat he was as ynome: to ye m hedeue an lye
He made hym bisbop in his fede: in attenys to pecte
And hym silf to come arent ye pupke bete to teche
So are prechyd seynt Demy's: he turved pozest goddis fonde
Alle attenys to goddis lanke: and moche of pat londo
Sip as he arent about ye folk forto leve
Yen tolde Gym yat petej and paule: ynome y arsepe
He arent anon toisaid hem: to conforto hem peu
He ne mystest do come ydye come: pat ye ne matyd depe
Fete dool he made in his herto: yat he cam do lato
Seynt Element was as aft: pan: as ony lond zane hyr avato
Wip Gym he denes londe: per: do pat men lyt tolde
In ffinunce anre allo liper men: y sarazmys acjo balt
Seynt Element seurt seynt Demy's: pidcy for estendome
A stift and seurt Element: seurt Demy's awip nyone
to Paris pei dwent sfeest: ye thief tonn of pnes londe
per pei turved moche folk: pozest ony londys ondo
Mausters yat arse of ye londo: heyof hepe tello
Of pei seurt turmebottoms: pis good men to quello
Bitt eile arban pei hem sepe: pei ne mystyp to the scon
Bippe pei turved allo to hein: oz sforvo airay anou
To ye Empom: y denel arent: liper Dounycian
And tolde Gym in metuso: as ye siveiro drel can
Of seynt Demy's and his felaires: hons pei at Paris arsepe
Sore forponst ye Empom: pat pei slano neje
His bad neshere men impast emp funde: men of often lanke

lond and a compанию of clene maidsens pey abajo
So hadse ye kins avas of his douststej and of him fay so beþeddo
pat he fete male hem a ship of seven lengthe and brede
pat pey upfaft about in ye so pley whan pei arold,
pat eny man in arawl and in londe: hey maidenhodo preise ofold,
ajete and drinb fully to poship pey fete him so
for pre zere sufficient wymp out lene of pe lyngo
A day pey aveinte into pe ode and pleide up and doy
fazt ay per loked on hem men of many aton
As pey aveire in moft pleyo, our lord airynde Sartte
pat swoof hem ferre into pe Seo men unft ashodej pei enente
ful alad were pei mhan pe airynde: swof hem arul lyde
at pe dite of coleyn: pei gan ferft arybe
Do pe Dannyselt hev maistjes an annytel come pere
and gan hwee lece wel hej maidsens to pey maftjes wege
aus ceis pey childe forp fays and alle azem avendo
And in pat tonne yfawne be: for god his fale at pe endo
Alad was pat maide for pat arond, forp pei went auon
at pe dite of basile: pei apned einchoy
ffoni pat dite einchoy on fore aveinte to come
pe Dope made hem joye ynoive, whan pey pideys come
mamy of hem were hyni fibbo: for he avas born in biotwyn
Dwiat his name was: pey were airy hyr arul feyno
Do pe Dope an annytel come: et seide pat he childe
wyyp pise maidsens martjes go: for him aft avold,
After pat tyme pis holy man: honomed he po more
and preched hem of element: and of ony lordis lere
Dulene nonyp and xi-aveclab: alle pise maidsens wege
at come airy pis holy popo ho taufeth hem arul to lewe
yan pe Dope centr Aviat: his counsel feteo by sanno
His Kerks and his cadsynals and many an ope man
Do fore hem al his draynte he toke up at pe endo
and seide he arold to opir londe: pise maidsens wende
his Cadynals were pey azeuft: and seide ho sau to lewe
airy uye as ithees forto son: his diuito to lewe
Nay pelyes he went wip hem al azeuft hej jedo
His Kerks and his cadynales: evete thame pef hy seide
Jede wiffed printes: maynyn and affitau
Thowt pise maidsens reold chende many away

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and his suſtei afforeinme: to dey areve iio
and ye Pope Ojaci: and bishepib many on
pat ſon: hope of martemome: as my pe maiden ſi diu
a loep: ye diet joye: and ye areve derhede
pat ſion & dep: for yi ſone toke: yfot non dzedo
in ye e: a eſt: and also thifty zev
Aftere pat sod ou eupe come: pide mardens marted weew
pide yi & ajardens: and allo hino compenſo
ybnsyed ben ſaie in toſelyne in a umpſo
noſke sod ys eſmiſte for his eſtates: pat are mote aſkyme
ye hyc joye of heuene pat pide mardens ben qmo
Amen

Saincte Ojou Simoun & jude:

Eym Symon and deuitt jike: two freyev eu nere
hary odnes Oeophe: as ys pe boko dop leve
hoy in dey aras ony ladies ſuſtey: yboze in pe alko laye
Seuitt jaceb eke hyc one aras: whos day comep in maye
Seuitt jude (weuitt focto preſſe): abo it in many londe
Seuitt Symon preſſed in Epipt: and aftel pozef eddis ſounde
To dey in ye londe of pere: pide tivo freper come
And pretheſs fast of Cjſtendome: as pe has de erſt pide
duke lyper men pat made hem eddis: yei ſone ſounde pere
zapeſ and arphayat: pei made hem cozy tſero
pat deuitt matſeme: has de eij ſon in ye londe ydcyde
And to fore in good pees: in pepe pei haf ylde
Desaſad ye duke of Zabikoyne: bataille has ynomo
Aijemſt ye prinſe of ynke: hpm to ouroſe
ye Duke to his eddis as he aras adoned: han wende
Anſwepe focto areve of hem: how ye bataille ſhulde endo
ye ſhiveres ne impaſt speke on word: ye Duke aras in gjete feru
At diet clerib of ye laue: he ayed abh it arew
pei deſe pat pei dombe arew: for ye apofteſe tway
Symonde and qide pat arew: in ye londe fast ghe
ye Duke lere pe apofteſe edde: and arhan pei areve forp giont
He aped anon what pei arew: and what yei yeve ſonzt
Of jues ye apofteſes edde: he flynde are be como
Pint Cjſten are ben nove: and to sod ynomo
For yi sod and for yi prono: hidere are be eon
ze quod ye Duke po: I hane nove ſpate non
for piz bataille to speke wip zon: ejt be yſuſto

pe even yelosed fayr ynois: pe mony of fayr chyeo
Cuy lyne faus yfheest: in sood poynt as he weve
pe ni. fonde zit alsod pat dyep at pe endo
Noysfing to alle pe body: and to pe lynes dep endo
It makep fistue oke in body: if pat ho eop to soos
It makep pe body in fays hys: welbite or wod of olles
This wus deep in a man: ashan pie feto is al a go
pe even ashan he lenep his lif: and his onefouling als
ashan pel to her felarso: to twment as brongh
lyper semblant yel mafer: as it likes hem nonst
And lenep pe body in fonde hede: pe even starvinge
And pe monpe of fonde semblant: and oft seempysus
Sauf chynus as evest bo: as men oft so
Asen chynes pat pe dano: ni lyper asay bo
Wis cos pat cos canle zaf: prelus hepe wdo
pat seut aythael moto hem acongo: and bisfof hy ledo
amem

Sint santi Jeronim pessbiteri. - XXXXX

Dynt jevom avas a sood derko: and avis in all pings
mochs bo made of soodis finfo: pat men in chyfch dep fings
Theosfo pe Empony: pat pilla tino was
Se yo cerwuse of holl chyfch: no pings az dzed nas
he bad seut jevom pat he chunde: vizt ordej pofwyscho
he or seped ye finis: pat men fings in holl chysto
Syr poz af ye pope of wnes: confermed to avas als
wel ougt we to honony hym: pat fisst tt beoust pto
Sevint jevom avas an holl menke: aus an akbof als
Ses had of his pneto: od mocho on hy ydo
pat he in his boke wote and deide: of ys tokenwuso
pat he vil at somefday: eviffly on erth grins
As seut jevim acent op aus down: in his alibay asay
A lyon halting comi nivays: at pe katso he say
ashan pe mon kee w seye: yel utine asay for esdo
S fooles quos seut jevomi archo tanzt zon pat dedo
To fleo asay ashan ze ofwule faus azemst hy ton
azemst hym dcent pis holl man: a welcomined hy anon
pis lyon dounted to hy anon: and fayr hy biffood
And fisst op his forfotto: arpy ful dredful moos
Sevint jevom bad anionk: so avasyl his feto anon
And aftiy pe oze dcho: if per lkepe ydoko em son

To fore hem men brontst men: dop myshty and fponse
vap her craft yel made hem dombe & deef donke
Aftey om aville yel erde: ymys moke woe hem malo
now ze moke ve pat are bene soddis: ze moke to not forsako
ye blynde men as it areve be cas: to ye apostels come at son
leuer on sod quod ye apostels: and v'ze chul be hool anon
Anon as yel gaffres yel avold: on þin cef byleno
Hov ighit come done azem: no ymys mysft hem gesdo
To ye kynct yel avert hool: anon as yel inoff uedo
pe chyveskes wold, hem hane yblent: bitt yel mysft not fpedo
pe chiveuen areve anipe aposth: yel pways anon ye kynco
pe apostels to fore hem pat men cholde brinde
As hau ye apostels areve pcome: to fore ye eufchaunteb at lafto
A compeny of Fddevs: upon ye apostels yel tafto
pei toke hem in hov maunteb: and taft hem azem anon
On ye eufchaunteb: and yel faftnes on hem eufchon
pei enewe and fixtes hov flesst: pat yel upo abodo areqo
As molues cœpti yel zelles: wuy ful dveuy chepo
pe kyns bad yo apostels yan pat yel diffre chulde
To yel areve alto fete: bitt yel erde yel multo
Iffor yel avolde zene men lif: oraho it fonge wold
And no man to fée: for aluev ne fae sold
Yel beste ye eddis oncloire azemis: pe deuyne þ'yei shaddo
Whan yel were od nyc forðnaine: pat yel were nyc maddo
wel moro yel areve pyned ztt: rny hov azeme fesoldiswa
Of hov deuyne pani yel areve/cft: awy all hov gnaubynge
nois ze chul be quod ye apostels: in turment saies pno
And yan to kunte soddis mysft: hoolze chul bo
Thre saies yel hasso od areto pyne: no man myzt moro
Yel myst whare to be for woy: yel zavoned odindel odzo
The in. daye ye apostels erde: ony fons wil noyzt
pat eny man vemp fjeneth: ge to his fuyfe brontzt
Therfore the chul hool and fomndo: thefe at ye endo
In zome foly to bylene: eiper to lyw wendo
Whan ye fivenes hool areve: yel flesden at ye lafto
Azemft þin and allo hia: yel preched ful fafto
S' wikked ney yel wenev ey: in dede ue in ponzt
Alle wabikoyne azemft: pe apostels: in ejet wjet hov brontzt
At a zeev and in monyes: yo apostels mege yeyo

The hille of Dombe it is depes: for this comel uade
A ite londe as men may se: a manye tombe faire
men flyng on mychalemas day: of abataille also
in holl chynget that seynt mychael: althout wip adjacion do
pat was liper laifer: pat was his felone
And comel his comelpe: to he can mysejome
Also he pat anstol arable: porost his coryt puto
he bycome a fonde denel: and be sit bitt lito
he fille out of his lie ote: ype he ches anys
to ye depe pinte of helle: as here his wonying is
ffom pe hieft plante pat ia: wip oon wypinge he como
To ye londeft pinte ynes: alonder may he no more
If as done as sod had mado: heneue eppes helle
he made him fist and his felones: as may ou telle
And as done as he was made: he kanto cinyte in pte
And bold hane be as his lord: if for he state but lito
many helde wip hym: not alle as oon lato
Some deltted in his dede: some fasse: & como more
Some fers as hem noutt wonsht: neip of on ne ope
per leued uoon in hevene of hem: ne he maist neip
Seynt ajnchael her maister was: to dyve hem adoun
If he was pe bataille pat he mapde: wip pe liper adjacion
pe maister svason laifer: & his felons cethon
pat hulde saft wip his pride: he drof hem to helle anon
Sut ype pat comicle wip by helde: but not fully saft
Of heneue he hem drof: and nito pe eye he eyt
And here bynepe toward eppes: pev most tempeft is
pev yel chul in pyne be: til somesday ynes
As hey gift more was: more is her pyne alto
And in pe avaris plante ypinte: her peniite to so
Sut to helle chul yel not: to somesday arniite
Sut pev yel chul after is apes: biledo wip out endo
Sper pev areve pat above for hem: comelde in mysejoutt pepe
pat chulde most ywip sod: but vnnepe yel for ber
pev went out of heneue also: and abone pe of bep
And ben vndey pe firmament: and soddis arille ysepe
And pev chul be comelso in pyne: to pe woldis endo
And pev chul at domes day: azem to heneue wende
in erply padys: soins bep also.

fforto tuu auctur, criften mei, yer myst, ut non aftenbo
a undet justifiz, in ures, into ftrunne, he seint
ffort oda citan mei, to aft pe lond, he wento
as he eant, akouto to fivaye, er istende me
To pe e re of annas, at pe laft, he com

Sevitt, Qvintyne, abas sone, yfomndo: for he hirdo, hym non
froule, he abas, basled fay: and to pe justifed, hrouyt,
pe justife hym, bihelde anon: abip ful dervy chere
he oda, felbve, wolde wete: what yi name, abejo
and what is pi bilive: bop pons, chafte me telle

Sip, i wul al vedy quod pis epev, neip, hele, juelle.
Qvintyne is my name, reded: and cefyn, am wub

On, fhu, crif, aoddis, sone: al my bydene is
a tuttou, quod pe justife: arbit pon, tako on, od

pe my sod, pat, myafthy is: butt, pon, anop, do

wip, fpondo, turmeitt, and dyneis: i wul, pe, lete, spille

Sip, pon, myafth, odde, quintyne: wip, me, do, alle, pi, abillo

Bitt, by, sod, pat, made, iu: and, henene, &c, epe, als

pi, pretyng, i, odde, wouht: i, my, non, op, do

pe, justife, sept, his, turmeot, ms: pat, paf, mere, pto

pis, holy, man, forto, srene: and, to, shame, and, ar

pis, holy, man, pef, frepte, naked: and, leide, hy, alonzo

wip, hafde, stoufes, yel, bete, hy: of, to, do, and, of, fpondo

pe, more, pat, pef, leide, on, hym: he, uade, pe, akadde, chero

So, faft, and, od, owipe, pef, bete, hym: pat, al, werv, yel, ar, yjo

A, dois, cam, frou, henene, seide: Qvintyne, sted, p'bo

O, myne, owne, feru, i, he, sted, faft: for, i, am, vrep, yo

py, abex, pe, turmeutde: od, a, very, and, od, dozo

fse, betynge, pat, ye, falle, adonn: pe, myst, ftondo, no, mozo

justif, yei, odde, helpe, os, nove: turmeutde, i, ve, bon, od

And, for, freu, do: wip, fponde, fupjo: pat, we, moive, no, pms: so

pe, justife, abas, yo, od, wroth: he, upft, non, op, udo

Wit, bad, hem, leu, eu, de, lo: and, hy, to, p, son, le, do

To, Pris, ouent, pis, h, oly, man: wip, sted, he, et, at, pe, lafto

pe, j, u, no, he, abas, faft, y, bound: pe, doze, y, loko, faft

he, lap, per, in, affutious: and, in, his, bedis, als

A, myst, ab, he, clepe, abas: an, ann, sel, come, hy, to

Quintyne, he, odde, arise, anon: and, so, amydde, pe, ftjeto

He prepesd uot most of em ynes in his fuen spontheo
So pat any seurt matheuo: his prechim forp dyne
If a lyng he seyde had a wif: pat he lond ynes
And a fool come in sponsterete: and say be his awif
He lyng wold be awisp ynow: and byvone hy his lif
If he had hym his awif bymomo: and mado huy do anme
Of ye hie kint of heneue: indht od it is wits
If he hane a clene sponse: pat se dep clene lif
And yev come forp a fool: and bynyme hy his wif
To spondo dep he wil hym brynes: and to helle als
Perfore eche man be arul awaie: pat no man it do
Wthan ye kinge heped ynes: solle he undestood
Yat it was by hym yspide: for weith he was mye crou
And fisze he nold blype be: er he avere a wiro
Fsoy he avent and tan anou: seurt matheuond dep spek
Pis good man was nonst aduiss: he preches end aft
And confortes pis clene and: pat eche wane not as aft
Pis mado fille domi at his foto: and on hym tan eddo
And eue pis good man huy meso: clene lif to lese
The he avent and streped him his masse forto syno
Wilkkes men al vesy were: asent by pe kinso
As he food at his masse: odin of hem forp avento
And sinote him poroik awip a swepso: and his antus vinte
He sinote in at pe visso: and at pe avoune oitso
Wthan ye food man was dedo: ne shiveue was wad pronto
Ye folk pat eften avere: wel pike come anon
Ye lynges palares for to breinne: and sfe his folk ethon
But acout matheues disflesse: fordehe hem euython
Pat yeue shulde do no puke: but lere sod worp alloue
Yeue weith and toke pat holy body: a fause on epe it kouzt
Sth ye kind asip alle his myaft: after pe mado sonz
And wahan he myaft in nd manere: to his aville huy awyning
Yeu avent and lere cette a fuyy: ye hons pat ehe was pime
But acout matheuond ponzt on huy: pof pat he dede sene
And from heneue fight a domi: and gan to helpe huy peve
And ye fuyy svof azem: to pe lyngs paieys anon
And forbrenso huy aft nonst: a his meyne eechon
Tinnep him celuen and his done: astaped dip xe ito
He myaft seye in enel tyme: he abilled after se yde

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And about his necks did: and out of town his sonne
It was justis lete takome platis of pnen tenevo
And at his sonne putte hem quinio, and out at pe pies boye
And operte od pis holy man: po he were perto lieve
And ene he suffred aek pis he were not onys ede
Sitt pei toke in navles: pat shone and male amevo
And lete hem eak anyde ye fuyne: pat alle fremping was pepe
He lete anyte hem in his fynstres: in euy fynget on
Duer pe naple to pe epev eade: bytkele flest and bon
Al fremping pei were in y anyte: nom ihil aft yne or
pat euy man herte hadde: to turmeut hyd od azo
Lozd moche is ye mysh: powaril yi euntis endo
Yat he was od tozmeutet: not his herto erd wendo
Whau pe justis eie: pat alle pis was for nonz
Ys peef he endo in some manere: to dep shal be gnozt
His henes he bad anyte of anon: ye tmentos were pfeft
Wip a arkeys was feno ynko: pei dis hev lozdys heft
As pei pat dede did: avois per come anon:
Ifuin hedene and pis avoirdis endo: pat pei hede echon
And Underfond o pi cosouno: pat vedy is to po
Quintyno Quintyno my firnto: come here anon to mo
Auyne anngels chul ye tako: and into hentene ledo
Pizt as pis arcte vois: to hym pis avoirdis endo
And his henes was of y anyte: as alle pe folc epe
A arhit ennej cam fjo hym: and fley to henen an heyo
And hentene opred ty azem: and iuio it fle anon
Nors sod for ye lone of epiit Quintyno: bryne os prede ethon: Amen.

il Die Omum Santorum

Chalowen dape tue holden: oon tyne of ye zere
Sfor many resons: holy chythi perto ys dop lero
Ou is for ye dret nombre: pat of Sertys is
pat eche may not at his fest: a day hane yvis
An ope is pat are feble be: and we moir not aft
pe pays of hem sikf hold: as pei don zeerly fal
the m. is for ye zee is sbot: et eche may not aloy
a day hane in pe zere: po pei hene ynoino on
pe ferpe enthesson is weis: for sod vizt is myn aft
pat we make fest of hem: as pe tymo dop fal
for pei make svet fest in henens: and in sret joyo bewy

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Ano made hym bisfhopc of Durnyne: moch azemst his modo:
To do mylde out of y at Eto: an aliboy he lide areno
ffour dore monde of soos lyff: he lere dore peys
Wyn hem he lynes al in pces: al he Conereyu were
he ne wert out abont: we pruple forto seno
In so holl lyf heawas: pat he hadde to his heste
ffirw pe: and awornes eke: ane pe kynde of fonde a beste
Sanaut lezpoftun ~ ~~~ law
Seynt martyn at Paris: mette a mesel he cas
He kist hym and some aftersays: pe mesel alflol was
Men sepe him nenere avotst: ne landst nene mo
What pat enere his men did: he avas end in o.
On an hie day as he chylld: pe hie mas dynte
To chreche arche he wyp his men: yen an azemst hyt ynyne
A poor man he mette naked: no ynset had hyt abone
Of somwhat he preide to helle hyt wyp: for on lorsis lone
Seynt martyne bad his archdekeno: he chylld himzene a clopy
pis opor tols pevof butt lito: he nolde he dore his onde
Sut his kwtel and his copo: seynt martyne on hyt ne hadde
his kwtel he tote pis poor man: forto male hym efaddo
To pe chwiche went pis doos man: in his copo alone
he nolde hyt dyinne his masse: pe soll inade of strevt uusus
What myt quor quos pis evest deken: an mac byt dynte
a poor man quod centt martyne: pous masf of some cop wynne
Noir is pis quod pis evest deken: a evret in beale of yo
What senel I se no poor man: no whome abont me
No seide pis doos man: as avil pe availle nought
Anon chalt pon hane a poor man: hane pons y at cop hont
His archdeken ou in evet wretst: went to cheopus
An olde cop he bousht yer: to pe bisshop he sain to beimo
pe bisshop asent to vestiajo his copc he can of fhope
He hadde not vonder his vestement: to hane on but his copo
Vunep it hilled his prysdoy lymnes: neper his elbont
For his bare armes at masse: seunt martyn had eset hons
For his vestementis wide were: his armes finalo+ seno
Left his armes were y seno: he ne doft lift eno
As it what he avas at ye cravement: and his hondis hold op hylde
An anget holled his naked armes: wny two dore of sult
Ano to pe masse wao all ydo: pat alle pe soll it copo

["men dere for whom on earth, much good was do\nwhiche pe left behinde him, and massed lete synge\nand his good for soddis lone: her saules of pyne to burne\nthe pat hinsup and cold were: and no good myght synge\nso were per pat on earth haddeth no fvende him to onlynke\nsoke quod ye anistel pat pon telle: ye pope pere of one\npat men holde assidles day: as vizt us to done\nand as wide as holy chytest is: pat he make his hest\npe mozore after alhalonday: to hold yille fest\npat every man eientify: as se for as he may\nfor alle pe sones in purgatorie: prepy pat ille day\npoor men pat han no friendis: for hem by name we\nthorowe bedis: of a good Cristen man: y bilpe may be\nthe good man wog up anon: whan he haddeth dy al pe\nand poned sod of pat clast: as he myght wel be\nbelano ad paxam: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

So zonge were ye childe r bope : pate pate vere hem by pe veyo

Siet odrowe made pe Eupomn : ughan he upst plantas
he bete him depe at abont : bit non arift wher e he was

Ye passed the eke to epipt : for od pate most nede

As han pate passed oner : ye maryner ayed his nede

pei seide pate had no pueet : bit pat pate bestevs areno

pe marpuer bihelde pe a woman : hyn poutet hyn fayt of hem

I wil he odide for my hwe : pis asdman awip hold

pis kuyft wepte and wide fafts : bit it was neve pe bold

pe chypman toke him and his conys : and out of pe ship cafto
and whidere he wold acent azem : and helpe pis woman fafts

pis kuyft bihelde azem : bit po-non oft bete uas

Soe he wepte and ivouge his hondis : and odide oft allas

Sones he seide what chul we nowe : zenge ze bep helles

In ontourpe doupe awho chul zon leps : ze bep modurlees

my selfe I conde my mete spis yuko : not athat ze chulde

a febel nores I am allas : a nas neveu tanzt pento

pate childe r he gave soft faft : and ladde hem on his houde

to a depe watere due pate com : and no ship pate fondo

his ou odue he gave ouere : and ou pe oper odide otto

pe ashuis he wert ouere azem : his op odue to setto

as he was amydde pe watere : a wolf per come veime

And toke pe childe and gave him forft : in to pe wode wel zene

A Lyon come in pe oper heulf : pis oper childe, he nomo

And gave it forp into pe wode : as he to hym como

pis kuyft stoo : amydde pe watere : no wonder yo he wo areno

As han he wepe pisde asilde gest : pis childe r away bene

he weppe odze aus awong his houdes : and tare hym by pe hene

Hym selfe he avold hane isvenit : if pat ou pus neve

he ponsft pat our loz deide : he ynls suffre doro

Hym ponsft he poles odrowe yno : ponsft no man more
loz he seide whisere chal q nowo : to avende by what away

I was avoitte to hane awip me : kuyftis of swet amye

I lese hem and alle my stoo : pat I childe awip lede my hyn

me left oper odlate non : bit in conys and in awiff

As han my awip was me by nowe : me was wod yno :

ye penke : I was gront po : in more wod awip woma

me was left bit in woude : pat aft in lerte areno

I pau se I where abil heeftis : away to wode by Geno

Leyens

So sind our lords yoo: Home to yu ovif
and talo have and pi couns: and so you eften blif
mis tyne to mozowe come azem: and jwill ye avisse
how you shall dese have pleyf: to deservne henen blif
yo must ye have pio hert bycome: pis knysht in diet pount
wemt home and pounced sod: of pat he had hy brought
his awif he tolde prinely: ow mercy the edd
To nyft certis he come me to: and yus did me redo
wir hem per toke her tway comes: and to a bisbop did onendo
and have yeuifned alle four: her lyues to amendo
The knysht lete his name tiewe: and dept hym eiftaco
he hifted awy oper knyshtis: on mocone yit was
This holy beeft he seye eft: some aftere he wentt als
To be come to a pèyney place: as he hadde evi do
He fille adonne on his fine: and seide lords pune oze
Telle me hon d chal lyue: to sane me porche he loze
Our lorde seide pozowe pe hertis moup: loke you do after me
you haft pe denel overcome: he is armed azem ps
Suffre you haft zoroive and woo: as men chal in batralo
If you awit harsc fight: of his fios he shal fano
he wil ye as he did job: wip alrwo fonks
Say me if you suffre awit and azemft hym stonde
Lord seide pis sood knysht: zene me ftedfaft hed
his found in e forto ap thole: as you me avisse And redo
If pe it is zene you awit: be ftedfaft ony loris edd
And jawil pe in pi zoroys: bop arisse And redo
Wip pat ward pis herte went: he nyft ashere he buonu
pis knysht any avert pioncht: pe avay homnwaft he none
his wif he tolde House it was: and bad him ftedfaft be
On pe Empoures compt: he awald no lentel bo
yo come penes and vobbes hym: of alle pat ene he hadde
his bestis dies: als to drounke: nat on a lyde he naddo
his lynnen deres als: he had not on a lyue
Wit his two zonge couns: hym self & his cypuo
hym bilenee yo no more good: but pat house hym abont
yei pounced sod of his condo: and bycome in besters wome
ffor chame pat yei beszerg mere: yei lete her hons stonde
And by nyftft stolen away: torfand auoyer londe
Eufato anou and his wif: and her couns tiewey

his ennemés han moche of his londo: por ghe faue of ye ymme
Seynt Enflate hadde erete dammete: bitt zit at ye endo
To ye Empouv of some his ford: forp abip he he tan arende
Flade asas ye Empour: whan pat he by sepy
he lete alipe him in noble atew: as good knyft and hepe
he lete ordoyne hyn an oft anon: many a knyft and asymp
and made Enflate as he was ey: ouer all chenetyne
yei avert and werves upon her foon: to srownde fay a nepe
yei pat were maistey erft: had ye no poverio
more provres ne myft be: yan asas of yis knyft
ffor he asas of body fionto: and condo are of fight
vian ye kyn: her foo vnder; at pat her poney nonz asas
an pat he myft holde no avepe: azemft Enfas
he fley to his onue londo: diep abip his lyde
Seynt Enfas abip his good witt: fives hem deel glyde
of his men he toke many on: and slipe hem wel vyto
and did hem fsee of effis tako: or out of londo he deyvo
siz he avore he wold be avokte: of ye drete fonde
pat yei hadde his lorde yiveres: in his onne londo
Evete maistre he asas made anou: asher asas yan his hoz
he went not in ye felde: to kepe menny's tow
he lete ordoyn wel his ofte: altho peded it on jive
and lete chese two chenetyns: Oliver byto do
yer awere zongr knyftis tino: faire men comp allo
Fosy abip faue here and erip: a faue cas ynd fallo
ffor pere areve non in alle ye of: pat od ftalisen areve
ne of od dret provres in fight: ne od wel armes fero
perfor Enflate vndere hyn: two chenetyne made pue
pat eche is on compeny: wel did to lede: & levo
pei aued her foonen into her londo: nonzt afers pei new
whan yei pafted ye de areve: hev daners pei lete areve
pei avene into aft pe londo: and toke aft pat yei fonde
peire foon yei ftore and her poney felle od to srownde
of some pei toke for her lif: many an hap: hounde
Of yei hadde yng onercome: pei made many dyome
They come and toke a drete tow: and y'ime alft
As ford is pei hem refted pere so don yei pat hane myfte
This treye chynetyns: pat asas unda Enftak

as hau he had p[ro]ins made his mone: towards ye tounne he prouiso
as he adzowe and care sp[er]tions fly: and as he moste adzowe
p[er]he he avente and beget[ed] his mete: pat alle ye folke velle haddo
pat od faire man and staltoryp: in wyssef[er] his lyf laddo
hayward he made hym of ye toun: hev corn forto witt
hat he myd[st] in twenthe: his lif lede witt h[is] w
his maisters he p[les]ed wel: and oper inen alth
who hap soddis eutce w[ap] hym: he s[al] not w[ys]d
ffor he conde not his curst: adzowe he toke ynoins
his wo in p[ati]ens: to ceth[es] sodnes he dwitto
hayward he was: yo zere: in e[ve]t adzowe and care
ho se no man pat hym knowe: his frendis are ful hau
ht bifllo ye Empou[ir]: yat his lond was
was w[erry]ng w[ap] an oper lynde pot[sh] a lipe[er] tab
as h[au]e he w[ys]t his sone vnoyn: w[ys]st: oft he seide alth
To many a londe he s[ut] about: to se the seut Empou[ir]
the w[ys]st his pat his felans w[er]: souzt hy ful wido
and mete hym in his bail[es]: as pei y[er] by come vid
Seynt Enfaced knenye hem wel: but pei p[ue]ive hy non[ty]n al
ffor who pat is in adzowe and wo: his colour w[il] odne fal
knourest pon eny man he seide: yat h[is] w[ist] plaidas
he seide nap an d[op] it as[es]: his name was Empus
Sone kan p[is] w[is]kystes an d[is] core: an t[as] as mye o
vis h[au]nd[as] preves hem dwit[sh] faynal w[is]ht w[ap] hy to lene
as h[au]n he[ve] come to his jn[aw]: he made hem visht senes chen
and curtelys seru[es] hem: comt man as he are
Enere as h[au]n he turned f[rom] hem: ye teares were in his ey
f[air]w[ere] Semblant he made ynoive: enere as h[au]n he[ve] hy
p[er]so w[is]kystis h[ad] s[vet] w[ond]ey: pat w[is]st an h[au]nward
Of so quenit seudise as[es]: as it were eny finaide
pe lensey pat he[ve]d[he]ldo: pe bette he[ve]d[he]n
ffor as h[au]n a man is falle and wel et cas: it s[ene]p on his h[au]
yat on to pat oper seide: vis man is lik p[land]as
lok[es] we avheder he hap p[at] w[ond]o: pat on his hed avas
pat he haddo in bataille: for if ho hane pat w[ond]o
in pat p[lace] s[ike] wy bett: pat as h[au]e h[au]e f[or]w
as h[au]n he[ve] f[onde] p[er] s[op] token: in p[oy]e he[ve] p[ob]zon
pei seide pon ap p[land]as: pat as h[au]n lond[es] obest
ye Empou[ir] sen: st[ieve] ye: to h[au] pon synde: f[or]w

more moy pan by tene hem was: neue man zit wust
morey Syr quod pis wif: and hane ze no mysthought
ffor sod wote I am zit dene: and pivenne nout
ye Sladder was pis good knysht: moz pan he and was
Dame he wade of our cones: quiite are bep allas
a hon bare pat on away: and a wolf pat of albo
wel y wote pei he to dwoue: I not what pof to do
Syr Seide pis good wif: makep stete joye am alle
Among alle men pat enere were: heft ys is gyfalle
ffor as I in a Chambite was: knyshtis heft I tivepe
Delle of ys and arel I wote: it bep ony conys beys
This knysht sonce his massayys: I left non behinde
To see and qye onaft: if pei mysht auch knyshtis fyndo
ye fondo he pat his conys arete: under hym CONeyies
ffor her prones pat pei made: of ye Oft Heneteyns
Slad per hadde cy bo: bit to slad were pei uenero
than fader and modere and ye conys: to stede come weng
and maisters were of alle ye ofte: to ordeyne to seru
Lors moche as I mysht: as pon of deynft peew
pat ye fadere and ye sone: ye maistys away bys
ffor pat pous wist ysaned hano: it shal noygt apew
than pis knysht and his conys: and hev ofte at ye endo
hadde ye maistip of hev foon: Honnand pei st an wendo
kip evet pote and noblye: as no man pei ne draves
ye heft men of pat londe: as pions pei way hem ladde
moche was pe prizt of hem: as pei wette to fome
Bitt euel tyd misys pei fonde per: as than ye pepe come
ffor hev stocke lord pei fonde depe: the Empom Granau
and A nover uene ymado: pat hyt ay Asdan
pat moche chame did ofte to men: wher pei are we ynoue
Sret pote he made way pe knyshtis: as than pei ydewe come
ffor hev prones and pions: pat pal asip hem brongt
lieft preymo under hym: Syr Eustace make his yongt
Bitt it were ly his vedo: no ymide he nold do
noz in non nede wolde wendo: but he dud alfb
aday he ascent by her temple: per her mainettf were
This Empom licht adoni: to make his pereye
Syr Eustas nold june don: but bilened per ont
ys Empom hym axed anon: wwhere of he was in dont

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Caff of Her helmes hem to Awenre: Her liody overy arne.
Under a chambre ye vestet hem: in a faine erbere
and tolde per of her prones: pat pei had so ferret neve
Wenderly quod pat on: y come forp I am
my fadre asas aknyst of grete poney: pyns no arthaye auch a man
he and my moder privelyle: fete hem tristent bey
and me and my zonst grooper: pat areve his conys tway
Anygho pei toke hem and ys: pat his conys aene
and ladde ys to anoper londe: yer we aneneve nei efe
Uthan ave areve ye oze ypassid: ye mamyne eny moeq uome
and awip fworth ladde hund forp: are nýst wher ofte lyconne
Ouñ fadey ys toke and ladde forp: and sset odrowo made
we come to a depe watere: and myst not onei arado
wy fadere bave onev un yonge grooper: and ou ye ophalf setto
per come a wolf and baje hym forp: ye arthils he wold me fetto
and er he mystft come to me: a lyone per come vome
and faft bave me away: to ye wode zequo
Shepedes vonne hym azem: erip stanes and wip homde
and evied an Sthitte toivabst hym: he fete me falle to ztowinde
pei uome and ladde me to hev hons: and did me forp brinto
of fader of moder ne of grooper: I can no moze tydinto
lods Crist Seide pat oper: ythonked be pi mystft
pat I may of my ciete grooper: hane ouff a sht
Certus he Seide I am in grooper: pat ye asolf away gaje
and in ye felde areve plowmen: pat areve of hyd abajo
comp stanes and awip stouys eko: azemst hym pei vome glyo
and made hym lay me adoun: and pus I cometo lydo
lods moche was ye joye: pat Gribene hem asas pêso
Art Goze pei ment fadere and mode: pat pei imſt arthei pei ane
Her moder Sante and herv pis: in a chambel per besido
lods what che asas ladde pat che myſtft pat day birdo
Sozy che was pat che ne myſtft: awip hej childej peko
ſſor che was loken ab a prision: and myſtft not ouñ geke
ſſor che asas as unay oper be: in oftyge traſto
To fore ye printo che asas brontst: hup fyn forto make
She sye asol pat tr asas hund lods: adoun che fillo to spoundo
I ponsht my lode crift che Seide: my lods I hane fomide
his good kynſt (wepte forjo: and clipt hup a lift)

whan yel euy amenement: in erth of us yseth
ye sospel seyp svete popo: in heneue amonito he is
whan euy of us amende aswet: of pat wse day amys
Vons flis ye sood pope: to pisr andes come
Of pat and alle soodis: vistht svet vistht he noime
puſlences pewſ: a churſt he lere veng
Of ony ladv and of alhalowen: an puſk tyme pere
Bint di. zere a fyde: lodes perto fize
Of mary his svete medepe: ou epe avas boze
The churſt pat avas ye of seynt marys: and of alhalons found
Stonsey zit atone: and is dept marye ye vondso
The popo alsd avoneſas: on day in ye zere
In ye honouy of alhalowen: diu halomo pere
And bad pozohe al criften domo: to halor pat ilt day
Bint pat tyme it was holſ: ye xi day of may
And pe pope Erestozye: pat lonsd after come
Se it was worpi to haloke: porſh out estendome
And pat vistht avas pat ech man: pe meſt & eke ye leſto
In ye honoure of alhalowen: made pan svete festo
An harse tyme of pe zere: zeareten it is in may
So svet ſeſt to holſe: as falley to pat days
Verfoze he lere pat day turne: as are holden zit
Ye first day of novembe: ashan soos is not to lit
Me yenke ye soos man ponſt: pat ye feste ſeble mero
Fur men hadde areſ arhewſ: pe avombe ioy to areno
Now preye are to alhalowen: to holſ her fest w
pat yel brinſe ye to pat pope: yel ben pune so
Domme inorad. in die annuariu
A fand asht an annſel: pevof the brinſo
Pozors: a man of vome: pat lay in metynge
Hym ponſht he sey many men: lye in beddis of soles
And many sitte at the bores: and hanc aft pat pelakole
And many soaked and hadde come men hem omeno
And many an hynsred: ans preuide men come soos he zeuſ
Ye annſel him asde whan it was: alle pat he sey pey
pat it was priuatoxy: to menny's ſouſe wele pey
To pat were at nobel boſ: and in vich gesdo alsd

Lupin

whi he nols hest as visht asas: aud to his soddis lonto
Soy seide pus opev it is for nonzt pat pon aft abouto
J ne vokke who it wete: for cristen am iens
Ouch a pinte as pon aft. it is siet dool: yon sfildeft so emys

O seide ye Empour: haft pou pus ifando
hane a pyn yloned ye: and pon haft iue bitando

If pon lonesf pime oisne luf: tinne pi pont predo
Oz pou mysht seyn pat pon siddesft: neve mors de do
Sertis on: it is for nonzt: pis wood kysht or do

C mil holde pat: hane taka: a nyl lette for no ducdo

Wode wrop asas ye Empom? and lete bym byndo fafto
and to his palanes lede hym home: and a mona o lyons cafto
pat yel chuld for sname: emy hymne anon

To hyn pei wittes wuldely: and lik ked hye chou

Whan his comys and his wiff: herof herde tello
pat ye Empour: had thonzt: hev lond pus to quello
yei come vennyt o wyw sctete pre: and axed wbej he wejo
and seide pei wold for soddis lono: wyw hyd doyo pejo

The was ye liper Empom: wothfer: pan he was ey
and eide londe and shoke his hened: and afta puld his hec/
he lete inake a tonne of byas: to hienne hym per pime
wel wiff pis holy man: per wyw abhat he chuld daymo

Desprentao multis: — ooooo — ooooo

Sent Enstue satte a don on kue: lond he seide pime ozo
Emire vs to ye joye of henene: to coms afey pis ord to

and evraunt vs pat alle sood men: pat vs han in myndo
and vs biske to pveie to pe for hem: pat yel mote it fynbo
pat yel of hev peryl be bronzt: and of her enol alfb

And hem if it be pi aville: in henene blisse yon do

We in pat moche of onf luf: hane plyned atiso
let ve in on place to onf deth: and onf kynpme: be do

pat we to Somesay: in on place jost moto
pat ak men of bodý and danle: ef vs mote hane goto

a Geis per come to Enstue: be slad he ord

Aft pat pon pende haft: is ginnr arn out sredo

And meintons po toke pis kysht: his comys and eke his wiff

And piute hem in a tonne of byas: to lete per hev luf

and sctete fuyre about mado: bynepe a eke abouto

And pus yel snffed masterdom: for o ur leddis lono

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as hau'n ye fayve had ybzeid: abou't pis brasen tonne
ans moche yerof: away unke: an't to sive re velle
the ycent upe: and yse holl men: ful fayn lige: ye fam'do
als' chelte as' eu'n wyll: ye bodies hool a fam'do
and her saulis sod bytunsft: yev nas of elpe ye here
no place of alle hime body: (mp fin'v arkeued ye so)
fristen men warr'd her tymc: and stollen to by wyseft
and yse bodies ladde awaye: as nobly as ye uyst
and byny'd heni avip zee't honou': erthon in ou'l stede
fso' sod wold pat it were: as ye had ybede
it was passed an hund'd zev: and tiveity perto
ast're pat' sod ou'r come: pat ye were to dep do
pus Seynt Enstace and his asif: wh' his couns come
to ye blisse of henene: poz't fhong'o mawerdome

### De fam'do martino

Eymt martyn e was yboze: in ye londe of Staino
fful zende he was noyffed: in ye londe of yitalio
an hie kynest his fadere was: and maister of ye vardo
in Constatyns hons ye Empou'r: and his meyue fterdo
in bataille zeng he brons't his one: pereof fato' levo
non herte he hadde perto: fer ye hen pagen were
his herte bare him cuere to sod: yof he eften new
he see ye bypleve was nonst: pat ye bilene'd pere
to ye chivthe arhan he was xiij. zeer olde: fully he acento
he hiedt ou'r lordفرisten to be: as hau'n he ye tymc sento
ye Empou'r bad yoreft his londe: eny olde kynestto
pat his one in bataille: fer his fadere chneld fight
so pat eymt martyn was: bit of yd zev
as hau'n he ye apnes of his fadey: in eny bataille byo
piy vynitere as pis childe vede: by pe away allone
a poz't man he mette naked: pat fer cold and spue
Eymt martyn e dvoue oint his awerdo: as we fynde in bolo
his aintel he litto both atno: and ye poz't man it toko
as he sone jerafterward: lo'ed to henene an hyno
van his half aintel yghilled: our londe est he gno
martins adhino cate'd hae me beste context
lo he vede to his anges: pis chal not me he rent
martyn pat is henep zt: heve wuy' me hay (wenes)
whan sent martyn herv pis: at eu'l lord yeo

Ad ne dlipe was he nonit: il he criftued wene
xvii. zere he was oldo: whan he criftued was
and for he hadde so longe ibido: of he were allab
but all pe two zere afterbardo: into bataille he were
for his fadere pide abont to: of his fadere hym sem
the felle of a sivete bataille: ye Empouy hadde ynome
he bad alle his knydestes: cometo hym com
Seynt martyne he bad wyl hym fom: and his aijours my lyt taka
Sertie ch quod seynt martyni: yme armes, hane forfate
am chyn criftue knydest: and of hane be longe
Over armes pau his: a upl newe aft aboute
hele Towand quod ye Empouer: now pon fayrest for few
To fiedht wyl in felawes: as pi vist aven
Syp quod seynt ajartyn: ye dy pon fhalt bene
Of yme armes bepe q uongest: but ye fift a vil bene
Allone a vil to foze yme oft: naked so to bataille
ayt londis mydft: pow fhalt so: for he avil me not fayle
than pis ofc alrespy was: semt martyne wente anou
Dnarmed and his durede ysdauso: anionso al his fom
than pat he anionso hem comos: per was of hem not on
pat mydft heeneue up his hened: no more pan a fom
pe maiftyp pei zelde to hym anon: and preide hym lette a lyde
Seynt martyni deped his felowes: and bad hem comie lyde
and Seide now pon weft seft ofr Empo: witt in my londis mydft
O ze alle hadde pubido: ze moft lonst fiedft
nowe pon falt alle pi fodmen aboute: ponko sod and not mo
hane sod day for a myl: neuer more serue yo
he toke his lene and went forp: and nold no lenter bydo
To ye asffhope seynt hyllyys: pat monyys per beside
Of hym arleff he was anado: anis dis al be his we
Ou tode to hym seft anpift: and pise anordis sedo
Dynt his beato martine hec verba:
I bid ye martyne pat you so: forp anionso pi kyn
Speke to hem zif you mydft: ye better ben hem of ymne
pou pat pei hepen so: byflete hem nonit pfose
a good man chal his kynne honoue: pat he was of bote
This sod man to his freudis tam: his modere esten he mad
his fadere nold criften bo: for alle pat he hyt bado
pe folke folowed seynt martyn: for he was so sod

ffoz you shall to day or to night: to ye pretty of helle wendo
ffoz ye falsues pat you me disde: per to sixelle aap our endo
mis soost weert acom anon: and ye fals in an avel CONO
seyed and weert to helle: as he deservet to ane
here pise fals evecintour: be awa of pis talo
pat mothe hane of sede men: and delen perof but malo
bant penko whan pei vithc be: to zelde it avel uis
ye onle longe peraftor odre: pat in pinyatoys it
peu abide enere her vithes: Her good is ener behinde
pei chynl so a denel way: and per her mede had synde
non: hui pitt os dere bousht: pors ore do oft any
of oure fainis hane mercy: and bring us to you Dis
Amen

Sint Sautti Oustachy. — XXXXX — XXXXX.

Ent Suftace ye uoble knyft: of Heyen laise was
sint er he Cristned were: men dext him plichtas
he was wynt tunau pe Empour: Hiest of alle his knyftis
wanfter he avas of alle his oft: to araye hem in fistis
he desir'd to arete of exdissis laise: and of Cristendome
sint no man transht perof: ne toke perof no done
his herte: ane him his laise was no't: ye for aluesede
Oft he dis for pe one of sod: ye bet hym to read
a wfx he hadde and tivey: onys: pat vistht zeuge weu
pat wold faft pat some man: af sod hem wold fero
pis his knyftis weert asay: to hitt as he was nolu
wy plaidas her theletyn: to sle buk aus dono
amou't alle oper pei fonde an hert: ma't fayor vrip all
plaidas hym owd anon: to male pis hert to falle
ffrom his felsanes he went allon: aftq ye beest evete pas
and he sewed him so longe: pat al wely he was
whan pei come ou a faire hille: ye hert vrip stood at last
ye knyft ne doost no ne'r so: butt he helde hy fast
Bytivene his haznes he sedde atros: fhyvny's clent grut
pe come as beistht as ye come beue: vuney he fye for lit
this herte odre to plaidas: whi wult you pite me
I am pi forde pat you me knowest: I am I me fliem to yo
pme alues pat you aft 100: almonited me to faire
pat you ne eanft: wil ye teth: pat you ne be forloz
you were about to eathc me: I apul e athc ye alp
forz ordre plaidas: dry ushat: ofhal do

mp.

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A licht lene from his hede arent: op to henene ou hyo

To hedene twenty pe anget azein: awy pe senes of solde
his erffekken cied mercy: and seide more mysdo he wold

Jud deunt diem moirt: — vooxx — saayxx

Seynt aartyn told his endying day: longe evit coms

Sozy were his men alle: et sret sozome for by nomo

If asere pels seide what aftel are do: whyn ar it pon vs for falto
help les awy ont com for: whom wit pon vs lattke

now wul wylde wolnes coms: and pi shepe for spille

I mose quos pirs sood man: Do my lordys wills

he made a bedde of flyn and hep: and jaspou ho lay

and evprisst he lay onewmo: azemst his endying day

And to he nene lokes an heye: so longe to it were his endo
me ponzt tt. and him liants: to londe uprawys to mendo

let quod pis sood man: wli awil ge so do

Lat me loke to pat plact: pat my santo ofhalto

Aftere pirs CONLE VENT Demon: — vooxx —

Aftere pirs CONLE pe fende coms: aus food per awy his feve

Awa ye he seide pon hiper goost: you haft not to son heye

Of me pour haft nonzt to some: my lord and me fonso

to hym I so in his name: pat gonzt me wel fangto

Awy pirs avozd he dyed per: amstels al vedy weye

And oonst mery pat al folk herte: as pels pe sonle bevo

Cext zere it was: and sy & cyty zere

Aftere our lord in evre come: pat pis sood man dyed pely

in zere he was olde: or he dyed also

God zene ve pert of pat blisse: pat his santo is in do

Ames

Sant prei: — vooxx —
Eylet xaint awy sent aartyn: his seken on evre was lige
Contrayre he was to sent aartyn: his lord in eft mane

Scorn he hadde of al his seide: azemst him end he was

A poox man come to sent aartyn: and preid sou sood be cas

Sood man seide xice po: me wondrep of pi folye

pat on him purt tan no sood: so vulch: pon soft qve

To he stonte and lokep to henene: as man pat were uysfaddo
he is a fooz yap ayey hym sood: for pueh, he is masso

Sent aartyn sent pe poox man sood: his men hylt seye

Sent as pite ho was fette anou: and aves hyl arhat heavero

Wli seif pon purt I sun mad: pon aft in wouke ponzt