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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 ? us hedde iseid heor wille,
? e pope*. [[pope eras't]] leide his hond ? er-tille,
& he ? enne let hit go. 435
Anon ? e pope*. [[pope eras't]] let rede hit ? ere,
bi-foren alle ? at ? er were,
heringe his fader Also.
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? whon his fader hedde herd hit red,
he was a-wondred & a-dred,
for serwe he was nei? ded. 441
As mon ? at hedde ? e de? es wounde,
he fel a-doun to ? e grounde
as heui as ? e led. 444
whon he hedde longe i-leyn,
& his stat was comen a? ein,
he made reu? ful chere. 447
He tar his clo? us & drou? his her,
with delful cri & siking sor,
? at del hit was to here.
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Muche deol hit is to telle,
hou? he on ? at bodi felle
of weopyng blon he nouht. 453
He seide, 'Allas! mi dere sone,
hou mi? test ? ou ? us longe wone
with me ? at kneu? ? e nouht? 456
Allas! nou hastou dwelled here
al ? is seuentene ? ere
in myn owne Inne; 459
And ? ou hast boren ? e so lowe,
? at ? ou woldest neuere ben a-knowe
? at ? ou wer of mi kinne.
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Allas! allas! and weilawai,
? at euere I a-bod ? is day,
? is serwe forte seo. 465
I wende haue had of ? e solas
in myn elde; Allas! Allas!
for deol ded wol i beo. ' 468
? whon his Moder herde of ? is,
heo sturte for? in haste i-wis,
As A lyonesse; 471
with hirself heo ferde to wonder,
heo ter hir clo? us al in sunder,
in a gret woodnesse.
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Heo drou? hir her as heo weore wod,
& seide, 'for him ? at died on rod,
Men, ? e ? iue me way, 477
? at I mai to mi sone go;
was neuer Moder half so wo
as me is ? is day. 480
? if me roum, & let me se
? e bodi ? at was boren of me,
and fed of my breste. 483
Let me come ? at cors to,
for wel ? e witen hit is skil so
? at i beo hit nexte. '
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Whon heo mi? te nei? e hit neer,
heo fel ? er-on with deolful cher,
& seide, 'Allas! mi sone, 489
Whi woldestou ? us with us fare,
to leten vs dwellen in serwe & care?
whi hastou ? us done? 492
? ou hast i-se? en ? i fader and me
wepen & maken gret del for ? e,
bo? e erly and late; 495
And ? ou hast seuentene ? er
vnknowen i-dwelled mid vs her,
in pore beggers state. ' 498
Ofte-si? es heo fel doun
on ? at dede cors al in swoun,
and custe hondes and feet; 501
And ? at face ? at was so swete,
heo custe hit & mad hit wete
with teres ? at heo leet.
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Heo seide, 'allas! ? at me is wo,
? ou were my sone with-outen mo,
wepe? alle wi? me. 507
Ichaue ? e fed moni a day,
Allas! sone, weilaway,
? at i ne knewh not ? e. 510
? ou mist haue be a gret lordyng,
and ben honoured as a king,
? if hit hedde beo ? i wille. 513
Nou hastou had despit and wrong
of ? i ? ralles euer among,
and boren hit ful stille. 516
Allas! ho schal ? iue to me
welle of teres to wepe for ? e
bo? e dai and niht? [folio 44b] 519
Allas!