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// Out of bour he went anon,
As swi? e as he myht gon,
Right to ? e stronde. 183
Sone a ship he fond ? are,
? at was redy to fare
Into vnkou? lond. 186
? Into ? e ship anon he wend,
& god suche wind sende
? at sone to lond hem brouht. 189
? at ship was god, ? e watur deope,
& o? er while sore he wepe,
& was in gret ? ouht.
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// ? o he vp to londe com
he seld his clo? es euerichon,
& bou? t him pore wede; 195
And his gold & his feo
Among ? e pore delte he
? at hadde mych neode. 198
? Sone he it vndernom,
? at he to a borugh com,
? at mychel was & kete. 201
Sone so he ? ider com
to ? e temple ? e weye he nom,
God selue to grete.
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Among ? e pore he woned ? ar
In sorwe & in myche care,
til he fel to elde.
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Ouht ? at he spare myht
Be day, & eke be nyht,
his pore feren he delde.
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? o ? e ti? ing was y. -com
To ? e fader of ? e sone,
hou [he] was a-go, 213
him ? ouht his herte wold to-breke,
On word ne myht he speke,
for sorwe ne for wo. 216
Ofte he sy? te, & grente sore,
To tar his her, his lockes hore,
? e gode old man. 219
? erne he gradde godes ore,
? at he ne moste liue namor
to swoune he began.
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? his moder wi? softe pas
went to bedde, & gradde 'allas
? at she was y. -bore. ' 225
Nolde she neuere eft out-com,
? er she weope for hir sone,
? at she hadde lore. 228
All ? at ? er-inne were
// hem-self drou? be ? e her,
& wrong her hond; 231
Besou? te god, he shold hem ler,
To what lond he go wer,
& wher he wer astond.
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his fader & his moder bo,
ffor her sone wer wo,
? at . I. ne may of telle. 237
fforto seke her sone,
In which lond he wer becom
Men ? ei sent snell. 240
? It befel vpon a day,
? at ? e men nom her wey
for? right be ? e chirche; 243
? ere her lord nyht & day
Among ? e pore folk lay,
Cristes will to wirche.
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he knew hem, & ? ei not him,
Of her goed ? ei ? euen him,
as it wolde falle. 249
he heried god, & made him glad,
? at he for his loue hadde
Almes of his thralle. 252
Out of ? e bourgh ? ei went sone,
to her lord ? ei come
wi? goed spede. 255
Ti? inges none ? ei brouhte
Of his sone ? at ? ei soughte,
In vnkou? e theode.
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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.