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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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450
// ? 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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462
? ? 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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474
? '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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486
? ? 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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498
? ? 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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510
? 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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522
? Ac Al myn hope is y. -lore,
Nou ? ou list ded me before,
& wi? me ne myght speke. 525
Lord Crist, . I. bidde ? in ore,
Ne let me liuen namore,
ac let myn herte breke. ' 528
// She wrong hir hondes & siked sore,
And to tar hire lokkes hore,
As she were woed. 531
'Leoue sone, bidde . I. ? e,
Let me dien nou wi? ? e,
Mi lyf nis not goed. '
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534
? Sone ? o com his wif,
? at louede him as hir lyf,
To ? e hous ago. 537
So sone so she com him to,
betwene hire armes she gan him fo,
& kissed his mou? e ? o. 540
// 'Awey, my leof, what hastou do?
whi hastou holde ? e so
In ? in oune house, 543
? at non ne most com ? e to,
So freond au? te to o? er do,
Ne . I. ? at was ? i spouse?
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// 'Allas, ? at I. was woman bore,
Nou . I. haue ? e forlore,
My leof so hende. 549
Sorwefulliche me is dyght,
Nou ? ou wi? me speke ne myht,
I. ne recke whider to wende. ' 552
// vp she stod beforn hem alle,
to drouh hir heer & hir calle,
as she were feye. 555
Bitter teres she let falle,
for hire ? ei wer sory alle,
? at hir wepe seye.
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? So mychel sorwe ? er was,
Bot who-so hadde a tong of bras
ne myghte it al telle. 561
? e day was almest do,
? e pope & ? emperour also
Might no lenger dwelle. 564
? at liche ? ei let wake & shride,
wi? pal & wi? o? er pride,
? at ? ei founde ? ere. 567
wi? michel ioye & hey song,
?
e bisshopes hem alle among
? e corps to chirche bere. 570
// Amydde ryght ? e heye strete
So mychel folk ? ei gonne mete
? at ? ei most astonde. 573
? Alle seke ? at to him come
y-helede were . y. -lome
Of feet & of honde.
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576
// ? e blynde come to her sight,
? e crokede gonne to righte,
? e lame to go; 579
? at doumbe wer fonge speche,
? ei heried god, ? e so? e leche,
& ? e halwe also. 582
// ? e day ? eode & drouh to nyght,
No lenger dwelle ? ei ne myght,
to chirche ? ei most wend. 585
? e bellen begonne to rynge,
? e clerkes forto singe,
Euerich in his ende. 588
? ? o ? ei to ? e chirche cam,
Glad ? ei were eche of ham
? at ? er-inne were. 591
? e pope & ? emperour
before ? e auter of seint sauour
sette ? e bere.
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// Aboute ? e ber was mychel lyght,
wi? fair pal it was betyght,
& wi? clo? es of golde. 597
fforto honour ? is holy man,
of al ? at lond folk ? ider cam,
? at fayn wake wolde. 600
// Alle seke ? at ? ere were,
As sone as ? ei turned ? e bere,
hole ? ei were anon 603
Of ? e yuel ? at ? ei hedde,
If ? ei in ? e nome bede
of ? is holy mon.
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? To chirche com ? ong & olde,
? at holy corps to beholde,
? at ? ider was . y. -brought. 609
A wel gentyl marbelston,
To louke inne his holy bon,
Sone was y. -sought. 612
? e thridde day was . y. -come,
So me dide ? e londes wone,
Men dide ? e seruise. 615
? eder com more & lasse,
? e pope self song ? e masse,
wi? -outen feyntise.
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? o ? e masse was y. -do,
? e pope & ? emperour also,
? e holy corps ? ei kiste. 621
? ei nome ? o ? e holy bon,
& leide it in a marbelston,
y-loke in a chiste. 624
? Alle ? ilk ? at ? er were,
heried god wi? loude bere,
& crieden mercy,
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Of ? e wonder ? at he dide
In ? e selue holy stede,
ffor loue of Alexij. 630
? Beseke we ? erne & ofte, [folio 118b]
Ihesu ? at vs deore boughte,
? at he vs grace sende. 633
? at we mote him seruy,
And for ? e loue of Alexij,
To his blisse wende. AMEN. 636
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Vita Sancti Allexij.
Lestene? alle, and herkene? me,
? onge and olde, bonde & fre,
And ich ? ow telle sone, 3
How a ? ong man, gent and fre,
By-gan ? is worldis wele to fle:
Y-born he was in Rome. 6
? In Rome was a do? ty man, [folio 73b]
? at was y-clepud Eufemian.
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Man of moche my? te, 9
Gold and seluer he hadde y-nou? ;
Halle and boures, oxse and plou? ,
And swi? e wel it dy? te, 12
ffor alle ? e sike of ? e borgh,
ffaste ? e? were y-sou? t ? orgh,
And i-bro? t to his house; 15
? And set hem bedde wel & fede,
And to hem toke guod hede,
Him-selue & eke his spouse.
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? is man hadde a wel guod wyf;
Hy ne louede fy? t ne stryf
In al here lyue. 21
? e sike men wel ofte hy fedde,
And bro? te hem to hare bedde:
I-blessed be hy to wyue! 24
? Hy were to-gyderes ? eres two,
And so ? e? were somdel mo,
With-oute eny blede.
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? e? bede god with herte guode,
? at hem sende such a fode,
To seruy him & drede. 30
And iesu crist, ? at is so mylde,
Hem ? af grace hy was with childe,
? at guode Leuedye. 33
? Bothe be daye & eke be ny? te,
Wel ? erne hy ? onkede oure dry? te,
And so hy dede Marie.
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? o ? is child y-bore was,
Crist ? e? ? onkede of ? at cas,
With wel glade chere. 39
Al-so as ? e wone was,
As hy cou? e with softe pas
? at child to cherche bere. 42
? ? o ? is child to cherche com,
To vnderfonge cristendom,
As ri? t it is, 45
His fader & his moder bo,
Swi? e blithe were ? o,
And clepude it 'allexis. ' 48
? Hy nadde bote ? at ilke sone,
? erfore, as it is ? e wone,
Hy louede him ? e more. 51
? ? o he was old ? eres seuene,
? e? wissede him with mylde steuene,
And sette him to lore*.