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at he dre? ,
? e whyle he wonede his fader ne? ,
He ? olede with mylde mode. 339
? And ofte to god he gan grede,
? at he for-? eue hem hare mysdede,
And bro? te hem to guode.
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342
? e whyle he wonede in ? e house,
Eche day he se? his spouse,
His fader & his moder. 345
Ac sone he wente him to ? e wowe,
? at he neuere nere y-knowe
Of hem ne of non o? er. 348
? ? e holy man him ? o? te ? o
? at his lyf was almest ydo,
ffor siknesse ? at he hadde.
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351
Parchemyn he him wan,
And al his lyf wrot ? er-an,
As he lay in his bedde. 354
? Al he wrot opon his bok,
How he his ? onge wyf forsok,
? o he of londe wolde. 357
How he his mantel here by-tok,
And his gerdel ? at was so guod,
And a ryng of golde.
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? ? at fel opon a soneday,
? at alle men of cristis lay
To ? e cherche come, 363
Clerkes, kny? tes, ? onge & olde,
? e emperour with his erles bolde,
? e Pope self of Rome. 366
? ? o hy ? uder y-come were,
To here al so hy sholde ? ere
Hare seruise. 369
Al so hy hare bedes bede,
In ? e luft hy herde grede,
In a wonder wise:
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? 'Come? alle now to me,
? at synful haue? for me y-be,
And a-fonge? ? oure mede. 375
Alle ? at haue? y-? oled pyne,
Honger and ? erst for loue myne,
Ich ? ow wille fede. ' 378
? Of ? is steuene hem ? o? te wonder;
ffele wende it were ? onder;
To gronde hy gonne falle. 381
What ? is cry be-tokny sholde,
? at god hem sone schewy wolde,
A-kneo hy beden alle.
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? Alle ? at ? er-ynne were,
I-herde ? ut ano? er bere,
Ri? t aboute none: 387
'Go? , by-sechest godis kny? t,
? at crist serue? day and ny? t,
? at he bidde for Rome. ' 390
? e Pope and his clerkes alle
A-doun on kneo gonne falle,
By-fore & ek be-hynde,
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? And bede god almy? ty kyng,
? at hem sende som toknyng
Wher ? orgh hy my? te him fynde. 396
Iesu crist, ? at is so mylde, [folio 76a]
Ruthe hadde of ? is childe,
? at was in care y-bounde. 399
To hem he seyde, ? e heuene spouse,
'Go? to Eufemia[ne]s house,
? ere he wor? y-founde. '
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? After ? is steuene, op hy stode,
And herede god with glade mode,
Alle ? at ? er were. 405
ffor no? t ? e Pope was ful gram,
Eufemian he vnder-nam,
With wel sterne bere:
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'O lu? er man, why hastow y-hud
? at he ne moste er be y-kud,
? ulke holy man? ' 411
? ? e emperour be-gan to chyde,
And fele ? at ? er stode be-syde,
To-ward Eufemian.
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? Na? eles, with him hy ? ede,
? e Pope, and manye of hare dede
To-ward ? is house. 417
? e Pope self and ? e emperour,
Hy so? te halle, hy so? te bour,
So wel so hy cou? e. 420
? Hy so? te him one stounde,
Ac atte laste hy him founde,
? er he lay in his bedde, 423
? orgh an hyne of the house,
? at moche of his lyf cou? e,
? at hem y-wissed hedde.
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? By-fore ? e bed hy stode ? o,
? e Pope and ? e emperour al-so,
Ac hy ne dorste hem tryne. 429
Hy wende he were a lyues man,
Ac his gost was out a-gon,
I-bro? t he was of pyne. 432
Eufemian a-doun bei? ,
His neb, his hondes, he vn-wrei? ,
With wel mochel drede. 435
So swote bre? out of him tei? ,
? at alle ? at wer ? er nei? ,
? er-of wonder hauede.
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? Out of his mouth stod a lem
Bri? ter ? an ? e sonne-bem,
? at al ? e stede atende. 441
A-doun hy felle, alle on kneo,
To ? onky god ? at is so freo
Of wonder ? at hem sende. 444
? Op to-ward god held his honde;
A writ be-twixe hy se? e y-folde,
Hy ? at wer ? er-ynne. 447
Eufemian a-doun bei? ,
? at writ he drou? & ? erne tei? ,
Ne my? te he it wynne.
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? ? e Pope her-of was a-drad,
In his herte, god he bad,
? at him granty sholde 453
? at writ ? at was in his honde,
? at he my? te it vnderstonde,
Be-tokny what it wolde. 456
? ? e Pope to ? e dede bei? ;
? at writ out of his hond he tei? ,
Al with-oute gynne. 459
? at writ anon he gan sprede,
And by-fore hem alle rede,
? at ? o wer ? erynne.
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? ?
o sir Eufemian was y-war
? at his sone lay ? ar,
His armes he to-spradde, 465
He tar his her, he tar his clo? ,
And fel a-swo? e opon ? e cors,
So moche sorwe he hadde. 468
? By a stounde he gan op-stonde,
To-tar his her & wrang his honde,
? at alle folk mi? te rewe; 471
[folio 76b] He wep and made reuful cry;
ffor him hy were wel sory,
? at he him er ne knewe.
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? "A-wey, lord, ? at art vs a-boue,
Why hele ? ou my leue sone?
To longe in myn house, 477
? at we ne moste him y-knowe,
And for-? ute oure wowe,
And kesse him with mou? e. 480
? A-wey, my sone, now listow here,
And euere ich hopede of ? e y-here,
A-lyue ? at ? ou were. 483
Me ? enke? my herte wil breke,
Now ? ou ne mi? t with me speke,
A-wey ? at ded y-nere. "
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? ? e drem in-to ? e bour sprong,
Of sorwe ? at hem was among,
? at in ? e halle were. 489
His moder lay ? ere wel sory,
And axste what were al ? at cry
? at hy herde with ere. 492
? Of here sone me tolde anon,
? at out whyle was a-gon,
And how he was y-founde; 495
And how he hadde ? er-ynne y-woned,
And al ? is worldis blesse y-shoned,
And ? olede wel harde stounde.
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? ? o hy herde of here sone,
How he was a? en y-come,
Of here bedde hy sprong; 501
Al hyre euel hy for-? at,
And hardeliche a-doun stap,
? e folk alle among: 504
? 'Reme? me, for godis lone,
And lete? me go to my sone,
I se myn owene fode. ' 507
? e teres felle to here kneo,
? at al ? at folk my? te wel y-seo,
Hire brest al a-blode.
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? So sone ? o hy to him com,
Ope ? e lich hy fel anon,
And keste it wel ? erne; 513
Hy keste his neb and his honde,
Ope ? e lich hy lay wel longe,
Hire ne my? te noman werne; 516
? "A-wey, my sone, ? ou were my lyf!
Sorwere nas y-neuere wyf,
? an ich am for ? e nou? e. 519
ffor euere ich hopede ? e to seo,
Er ich deye, and speke with ? eo,
And kesse ? e with mou? e.
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? Ac al myn hope is y-lore,
Now ? ou list ded me by-fore,
And with me ne my? t speke. 525
'Lord crist, ich bidde ? yn ore,
Ne let ? ou me lyue namore,
Ac let myn herte breke. "' 528
? Hy wrang here hond, and si? te sore,
To-tar here shroud, here lokkes hore,
As hy were wod. 531
'Leue sone, by-seche ich ? e,
? ou lete me deye now byfore ? e,
? e lyf me nis no? t guod. '
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? Sone ? er-after com his wyf,
? at louede him more ? an here lyf,
In-to ? ulke house. 537
So sone so hy com him to,
Be-twixe here armes hy gan him fo,
And keste him with mou? e; 540
? "A-wey! my lef, what hastow y-do?
Why hastow ? e y-heled so,
In ? yn owene house, 543
? at ? ou ne woldest come me to,
So frend o? te to o? er do,
Ne ich ? at was ? y spouse?
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[folio 77a] ? A-wey, ? at ich was woman y-bore,
Now ich haue ? e for-lore,
My leman so hende. 549
Sorweful is me y-di? t,
Now ? ou with me speke ne my? t,
Ne reiche ich whyder to wende. " 552
? Of hy stod by-fore hem alle,
To-drou? here her, and here calle,
As hy were vei? e. 555
Bytere teres hy let falle,
ffor hire were sory alle,
? at here wepe y-sei? e.
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? So moche sorwe ? er was,
Bote who-so hadde a tonge of bras,
Ne my? te he it telle. 561
? e day him was al-mest y-do,
? e Pope and ? e emperour al-so
Ne my? te lenger dwelle. 564
? ? at lich hy lete by-wake, and shrude
With palle and with o? er prude,
? at hy founde ? ere. 567
With mochel li? t, and mochel song,
? at holy cors hem alle among,
Bischoppis to cherche bere. 570
? Amyddes ri? t ? e he? e strete,
So moche folk hy gonne mete,
? at hy resten a stounde. 573
Alle ? e sike ? at to him come,
I-heled were swi? e sone,
Of fet and ek of honde.
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? ? e blynde come to har si? t,
? e crokede gonne sone ri? t,
? e lame for to go; 579
? at dombe were fenge speche,
? e? herede god, ? e so? e leche,
And ? at halwe al-so. 582
? ? e day ? ede, and drou? to-ny? t,
No lenger dwelle hy ne my? t,
To cherche hy moste wende; 585
? e bellen hy gonne to rynge,
? e clerkes he? e to synge,
Euerich in his ende. 588
? ? o ? e cors to cherche com,
Glad hy were euerichon,
? at ? er-ynne were. 591
? e Pope and ? e emperour,
By-fore an auter of seint sauour,
? ? er sette by ? e bere.
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A-boute ? e bere was moche li? t;
With proude palle was be-di? t,
I-beten al with golde. 597
ffor to worschipe ? is man,
Al ? at lond folk ? uder cam,
? at cors by-wake wolde.