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? ? o ? is ? ongman woned hadd
In ? e toun as a pore ladde
? eres seuentene, 261
God wolde his care wende,
& to his fader hous him send,
to bring him out of teone.
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It befel in a nyght
? at ? e mone shon bright,
? e belleward him wend. 267
? e leme of heuen he sey aliht,
& stonde vpe godes knyght,
? at al ? e chirche a-tende.
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[folio 117a] ? Sone at morwe whan it was day,
? at he be ? is man say,
wide he it tolde.
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To ? e chirche ? ei gonne teo
? ilk holy man to seo,
Bo? e ? ong & olde.
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? ? is holy man turned his thought,
worshipe of men kepte he nou? t,
? at is frakel atte ende. 279
Out of bourgh he went anon,
to ? e watur he com gon,
? er-ouer he moste wende.
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// Into ? e shipe he went a nyght,
Elles-whare ? ei hadde tyght
Into vnkou? e londe. 285
? ei went fair swi? e ryght,
& sone at morwe ? o it was lyht
At Rome ? ei gonne astonde.
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? ? o he to londe come
Into ? e toun he moste rome,
his liflode to wynne.
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As he went ? oruh ? e strete,
his oune fader he gan mete,
As he com fro his inne.
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// ? o ? e sone his fader mette,
Mildeliche he him grette,
And bad him som gode. 297
? e godeman sone herd his bone,
for al his blod gan menge sone
vpon his oune fode.
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? ? et spak ? is holy man
To his fader Eufemyan,
wi? mylde mode: 303
'? at goed ? at ? ou ? enkest do me,
Iesu Crist it ? elde ? e,
? at diede on ? e Rode;
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ffor if it is in ? i mode
? at ? ou hast any fode,
In vnkou? e londe, 309
Crist . I. beseke, par charite,
? at he wile to him seo
wher he beo astonde. '
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? ? o he spak of his sone,
? e godeman, as it was his wone,
Gan to sike sore. 315
his herte fel cold so stone,
? e teres fellen to his tone,
Ouer his berd hore.
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? To his hous ? e pore he broughte,
And a ? ong man him betaughte
to serue him to queme. 321
? ere he woned day & nyght,
& serued god wi? al his myht,
? eres ? ette seuentene. 324
// Somme ? at of ? e in were
? e holymannes clo? es tere,
? ere he lay in his bedde; 327
Ofte ? ei drowe be ? e here,
& of broht & watur cler
? ei caste in his nebbe.
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// Ofte ? ei him bete & buste,
? at ? e lord ? er-of niste,
? ese wikkede fode. 333
? ei clepeden him waste bred,
& wissheden ? at he wer ded,
y. -wis ? ei wer wode. 336
? Al ? e shame ? at he drey,
? e while he was his fader ney,
he ? olede with mylde mode. 339
And ofte to god he gan grede,
? at he for? af her misdede,
& bringe hem to gode.
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// ? e while he was in ? e house,
eche day he sey his spouse,
his fader & his moder. 345
Ac sone he tornede to ? e wowe,
? at he nere not y-knowe
of hem ne of non o? er. 348
// ? is holy man ? ought ? o
? at his lif was almest do
ffor seknesse ? at he hadde.
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parchemyn he ? er wan,
& al his lif wrot ? er-on
as he lay on bedde. 354
? Also he wrot on his bok
hou he his ? ong wif forsok,
? o he of londe wolde; 357
hou his mantel he hire betok,
And his girdel he forsok,
& his ring of golde.
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// It befel on a sonenday
? at alle men of cristes lay
to ? e chirche come; 363
Clerkes, knyghtes, ? ong & olde,
? emperour, wi? eorles bolde,
? e pope self of Rome, 366
// ? o ? ei ? idere come were
to her, as ? ei sholde ? ere,
Godes seruise, 369
Alle ? ei beden here bede;
Be ? e lift ? ei herde grede,
In wonder wise:
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? 'Come? alle now to me,
? at sinful haue? . y. -beo,
And afong ? oure meode. 375
Alle ? at haue? ? olede pine,
ffor ? e loue of me & myne,
I. ? ou wile feode. ' 378
// Of ? is steuene hem ? oughte wonder,
Many wende it were thonder,
to gronde ? ei gonne falle. 381
what ? is cry betokne sholde,
? at god hem shewe wolde
A kneo*. [[MS. keneo]] ? ei beden alle.
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// Alle ? at ? er-inne were
Herde ? et an no? er bere,
Right about non. 387
'Go? , beseche? godes knyght,
? at crist serue? day & nyght,
? at he bidde for Rome. ' 390
? ? e pope & his clerkes alle [folio 117b]
Adoun on kneo ? ei gon falle,
Beforne & behynde,
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And bede god Almyghty king
// ? at he hem sende som tokenyng
wher ? ei myghte him fynd. 396
Iesu Crist, ? at is so mylde,
Reuthe hadde of ? is childe,
? at is in care bounde. 399
To hem seide heuene spouse,
'Go?
to Eufemianes house,
? er he wor? y. -founde. '
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// After ? is steuen vp ? ei stod,
& heried god wi? glad moed,
Alle ? at ? ere were. 405
ffor nought ? e pope was so gram,
Eufemian he vndernam
wi? wel sterne bere:
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? 'wikke man, whi hastou hyd,
? at he ne moste er beo kyd,
? e holy man! ' 411
? e emperour began to chide,
& fele o? er ? at stode beside
toward Eufemian.
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// Na? eles wi? hem he ? eode,
? e pope & many of ? e theode,
toward his hous ? o. 417
? e pope self & ? emperour
Sought halle, ? ei souhte bour,
so wel so ? ei coude go; 420
// ? ei soughte him one stounde,
atte laste ? ei him founde,
? er he lay on bedde. 423
thoruh an hyne hem tolde be mou? e,
? at of his lyf mychel cou? e,
And hem y-wissed hedde.
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? Beforen ? e bed ? ei stoden ? o,
? e pope & ? emperour also;
ac ? ei ne dorste ouer him trine, 429
? ei wende he wer liues man;
Ac his gost was out-gan,
Brought he was of pyne. 432
// Eufemian adoun bey? ,
his hond his neb he vnwrey
wi? michel drede. 435
So suete smel of him tey? ,
? at alle ? at wer ney? ,
wonder of him heuede.
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? Out of his mou? ? er stoed a leom
Brighter ? an ? e sonne beom,
? at al ? e stede atende. 441
Adoun ? ei fellen all on kneo,
to thanke god ? at is so freo
Of wonder ? at he sende. 444
Toward god he gan his hondes holde,
A writ betwene ? ei seye folde,
? ei ? at wer ? er-inne. 447
Eufemian adoun bey? ,
? at writ he drow & ? erne tey
he ne myght it out-winne.
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// ? e pope her-of was adred.
In his herte god he bad,
? at him grante sholde, 453
? at writ ? at was in his hond,
? at ? ei myhte it vnderstond,
betokne what it wolde. 456
? ? e pope to ? e bed bey? ,
? e writ of his hond he tey? ,
Right wi? -outen gynne. 459
? at writ he began to sprede,
& to foren ? e folk to rede,
? at weren ? er-inne.
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? ? o eufemian was y-war
? at his sone lay ? ar,
& so long had wi? him beo, 465
he fel in swounyng on ? e molde,
'Allas,' he seide, '? at euer . I. sholde so vnkynde beo. ' 468
// Be a stounde he gan vp-stonde,
Tar his her & wrong his honde,
? at ? e folk myghte rewe. 471
? ei weopen & made reuly cry,
for him ? ei wer wel sory
? at ? ei him euere knewe.
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? 'Awey, lord, ? at herest my bone,
whi helestou my leoue sone
So long in my house, 477
? at wee ne moste him knowe,
And for? ete mychel wowe,
bo? e . I. & my spouse. 480
// 'Awey, my sone, listou her,
& euer . I. hoped of ? e to here
A-lyue ? at ? ou were. 483
Me ? enke? myn herte wile breke,
? at I. ne may wi? ? e speke.
Allas, ? at . I. ded nere. '
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? ? e noyse into ? e bour sprong
of ? e sorwe was hem among,
? at in ? e halle were. 489
his moder was wel sory,
& axed what were ? at cry
? at she herde wi? ere. 492
// Of hir sone men tolde anon,
? at out while was y. -gon,
& hou he was y. -founde, 495
& hou he hadde ? er-inne woned,
& ? is werldes blisse shoned,
And tholed harde stounde.
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? ? o she herde of hir sone,
? at he was a? ein come,
out of bedde she sprong; 501
Al hir yuel she for? at,
And hardiliche held hir gate
Al ? at folk among. 504
// 'war anon, par charite,
Let me go my sone to seo,
And myn oune fode. ' 507
? e teres felle to hir kneo,
? at al ? e folk myhte seo
? e brest orn al o blode.
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? So sone so she to him come, [folio 118a]
vpon ? e liche she fel y. -lome,
And kiste it wel ? erne. 513
she kist his neb, she kiste his hond,
on ? e liche she lay, & nolde not wond,
Mighte noman hire werne. 516
// 'Allas, my sone, my dere lyf,
Soriere nas neuere wif
? an . I. am for ? e nou? e. 519
ffor . I. hopede euer ? e to seo,
Er . I. diede, & speke wi? ? e,
And kisse ? e wi? mou? e.
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? Ac Al myn hope is y. -lore,
Nou ? ou list ded me before,
& wi? me ne myght speke. 525
Lord Crist, .