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Summe of hem ? orwh Godus grace,
comen in-to ? at ilke place
? at Alix was Inne. 150
He sat in pore Mennes rowe,
? erfore ? ei cou? e him not knowe,
? ei ? euen him Charite. 153
He tok hit wi? mylde mod,
and seide, 'Iesus, ? at died on Rod,
lorde, i ? onke ? e.
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Lord, i-? onked be ? ou ay,
? at i haue beden ? at ilke day,
? at i may for ? i sake; 159
Of hem ? at in myn owne lond,
serued me to fot and hond,
her Almus to take. ' 162
Nou ? is Men ? at weren out-sent,
a? ein ham-ward ? ei hem went
to sire Eufemiane. 165
? ei sworen alle bi heuene kyng
of Alix herde heo no? ing,
as wide as ? ei hedden i-gone. 168
In eueri lond [? at] we han ben
we founde no mon ? at him cou? e sen,
? at to him cou? e vs wisse.
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"Nou, allas! ? at i was boren;
bo? e haue i nou forloren
mi Ioye and my blisse. " 174
? In ? is tale wol we non dwelle,
of Alix wol we nou telle,
? at riche pore mon. 177
Alix was pore Monnes fere
fulle seuentene ? ere,
fro ? at he bi-gon, 180
Sittinge in a chirche-? erde,
among pore men an herde,
in a simple wede. 183
An ymage in ? at chirche stoode
of his Modur ? at died on rode,
for ur alre nede.
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? Atte seuentene ? eres ende
spac and seide wordus hende
? at ymage of tre, 189
To ? e wardein of ? e chirche,
& seide, "wardein, if ? ou worche
eny-? ing for me, 192
"ffecche ? ou in mi sones nom,
for seuentene ? er hit is gon
? at he ha? ben ? er-oute. 195
I warne ? e witerli
to dwelle her-in he is wor? i,
? er-of haue ? ou no doute; 198
"He ha? serued heuene bri? t,
? e holi gost in him is liht,
& ? iue? him mi? t and grace,
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? at his pre? ere, with milde steuene,
is swete & god & hei? in heuene
bi-fore mi sone face. " 204
? ? enne seide ? e wardeyn, 'ladi,'
he seide, 'i wolde fayn, & i
wuste whulche. ' 207
'Go out faste as ? ou mai? t go,
? ou fyndest ? er on & no mo,
bring him in ? at ilche. ' 210
? e wardein wente him out ful ? are,
he fond him redi sittinge ? are,
he brou? te him in ful sone. 213
He seide, 'sire, ? if hit be ? i wille,
? ou art welcome nou vs tille,
here-in schaltou wone.
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'I was out aftur ? e sent,
? orwh vr ladies comaundement,
? e in forte take; 219
with muchel honour schaltou haue
alle ? ing ? at ? ou wolt craue,
for ? at ladies sake. ' 222
? ? enne ? is word bi-gon to springe,
& of him was gret spekynge,
for his holynesse. 225
? erfore he ? ou? te forte wende,
to ano? ur lond forte lende,
? er me kneu? him lesse.
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? er wolde he no lengor beo:
monnus honour forte fle,
fro ? at stude he wente 231
In-to Laodiciane,
for? ? e ri? te wey a-none,
as Iesu crist him sente. 234
In-to a-no? ur lond he ? ou? t,
godus wille til he hedde wrou? t,
? er nomon hed him knowe. 237
Assone as he was in ? e se,
forte wende ? er he wolde beo,
? e wynd bi-gon to blowe;
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? e wynt bi-gon ? e schip to driue,
til ? ei bi-gonne to aryue,
as hit was godus wille, 243
In rome, ? er he was fed & boren,
? er his woninge was bi-foren,
of al him ? hu? te hit ille.
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whon he sau? non o? ur won,
he bi-? ou? te him sone Anon,
wher him was best to be. 249
To him-self he seide and ? ou? t,
'si? en ? at Iesu ha? me brou? t
in-to ? is Cite,
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'I con no beter red of alle,
bote go to my fader halle,
in pore mennes route. 255
I may sitte vppon ? e rowe;
? er nis no mon schal me knowe,
so longe ichaue ben oute. 258
? Vppon a day Eufemiane
fro his paleis was he gane,
and ham-ward he eode, 261
with muche folk ? at wel was di? t,
bo? e swein, [&] knaue, & kni? t,
? at gode weren at nede.
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? Alix ? ou? te he wolde him mete,
& ron faste bi ? e strete,
til ? at he him mette. 267
whon he sau? ? at he was nei? ,
with a vois [bo? ] loude & hei? ,
Eufemian his fader he grette, 270
And seide with a milde steuene,
'sire, for godus loue of heuene,
haue merci of me. 273
Icham a pilgrim pore & naked,
? at ha? gret defaute ymaket,
sire, as ? e mowe se.
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Receiue me in-to ? in halle, [folio 44a:2]
? er ? i pore men aren alle;
and graunte me ? e mete, 279
And i schal pre? e ni? t and day
for ? i sone ? at is a-way,
? at Iesu crist him gete, 282
And grante ? e, for his woundes fyue,
? at ? ou mai seo him ? it a-lyue
? at was ? in herte blisse; 285
And ? e, sire, withoute strif,
Ioye of him in soule lyf,
crist ? e to him wisse. '
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? ?
enne Eufemian with-stod,
and grantede wi? a milde mod
? at pore mon his bone. 291
He grantede him forte clo? e and feede,
and bad his men heo scholden him lede
to his hous al sone. 294
He grantede him, as i ou telle,
an hous al-one ? er-in to dwelle,
wi? -outen eny fere; 297
And a mon ? at scholde him gete,
& bringe him bo? e drinke and mete,
whon ? at mester were.
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? Nou Alix, as ? e han [i]herd,
is dwelled in his fader ? erd,
as a pore mon; 303
In pre? ere, wakynge, and fastinge,
he seruede Iesu, heuene kynge,
in al ? at he con. 306
Seruauns ? at were proude and ? inge,
? ei driuen him ofte to skorninge,
as heo eoden vp and doun; 309
And ofte-si? es bro? of fissches,
& watur ? at ? ei wosschen in dissches,
heo casten vpon his croun.
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Of al ? e schome ? at ? ei him wrou? te,
he ? onked Iesu ? at him bou? te,
& ? af him mi? t ? er-to. 315
He was meke in alle ? ing,
? er-of mi? te no mon him bring,
for nou? t ? at ? ei cou? e do. 318
? Alix dwelled ? ere stille,
as hit was Iesus cristes wille,
seuentene ? ere 321
In his owne fader Inne;
kneu? him non of al his kunne,
nei? er fer ne nere.
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Atte seuentene ? eres ende,
he wuste he scholde he? en wende,
? orw grace of ? e holi gost, 327
To Iesu crist, godus sone,
in blisse with him forte wone,
in lyf ? at euer schal last.
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He gat him enke & parchemyn;
al his lyf he wrot ? er-in,
as he hedde i-lyued here, 333
And radde hit si? en vchadel,
he ? onked god, so mihte he wel,
wi? ful bli? e chere.
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? Whon he hedde don as i ou say,
vppon ? e holy son[e]day
? at com aftur nest, 339
With muche Ioie & muche li? t
his soule, ? at was so feir & bri? t,
went out of his brest. 342
Whon ? at gost was went to heuene,
? er com a vois with milde steuene
in-to an holy stede, 345
? ere as ? e folk of Rome were,
godus seruise forte here,
& biddynge of holy bede,
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And seide ? is word with-outen fayle:
'come? to me, ? at haue? trauayle
or tene for mi sake; 351
Come? to me, i schal ou fille
with ioy & blisse, & al or wille,
? at neuermore schal slake. ' 354
Whon ? ei hedde ? is wordus herd,
? ei weren vchone sore a-ferd,
& fullen a-doun to grounde. 357
As ? ei le? e & hudde heor face,
? er com eft, ? orw godus grace,
in a luytel stounde,
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Ano? er steuene milde & meke,
& bad ? ei schulde ris vp, & seke
A godus mon of Rome, 363
'? at ? e mowe, ? orw? his pre? ere,
of his godnes ben partinere
atte day of dome. ' 366
? ? ei risen Al vp with bli? e chere,
& sou? te bo? e fer and nere,
bi wei and [eke] bi strete. 369
And for no? ing ? at ? ei wrou? te,
with ? at relik ? at ? ei sou? te
mou? te ? ei nowhere mete,
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Til ? at vois, with wordes meke,
com a-? ein & bad hem seke
in Eufemians house; 375
ffor ? ere scholde ? ei sone fynde
? at scholde hele doumbe & blynde,
a relik preciouse. 378
? ? en ? ei ede sone anan,
& asked sire Eufemian
? if he kneu? such a mon. 381
He onswerde ful rediliche,
'i sigge ou lordingus sikerliche
of such ne wot i non. '
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? ? enne wente for? ? e Emperours,
Archadius & honorius,
& Inocent ? e Pope,*. [[Pope eras't]]
Anon to Eufemians in,--
er ? ei weore ? er, wolde ? ei not blin,--
with hem a god gret frape. 390
? en com a knaue sone a-nan,
& seide to sire Eufemian,
'go we, sire, i rede,
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And loke, sire, at oure pilgrime,
? at ? e han fed in long tyme,
wher he beo quik or dede. 396
'? if he be ded ? at was so meke,
he is ? at mon ? at ? ei seke,
i wot, with-outen drede. 399
He was a mon of holy lif,
of him com nei? er cheste ne strif,
ne vuel word ne dede. '
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Whon Eufemian hedde ? is herd,
he ron to loke hou Alix ferd,
in-to his hous ful ri? t. 405
He fond him ded whon he com ? are,
his visage ? er hit lay al bare,
as sonne hit schined bri? t. 408
In his hond he heold a skrit,
Eufemian sturte him for? as tit,
to wite what was ? er-Inne. 411
Bote with non scunes ginne
of ? e hond ? at hit was Inne
mi? te he hit not out winne.
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? Whon he mihte no betere spede,
to ? e Emperour he ede,
and tolde ? at ti? ande. 417
? enne come ? ei bo? e for? god pas,
til ? ei come ? er hit was,
? e dede cors liggande. 420
whon ? ei come in-to ? e hous,
? is Emperours ? ei seiden ? us,
and on ? is Maneere: 423
'? au? we for sunne are vnwor? i,
we han kepinge not for? i
of ? eos londes heere.
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'And ? is Mon ? at we pope*. [[pope eras't]] calle,
ha? ? e pouwer of vs alle,
and of al holichirche; 429
ffor? i diliuere vp ? at scrite,
? at we ? er-? orwh mai seo and wite
hou we schul with ? e worche. '
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? whon ? ei ?