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e mydeward of ? e cyte,
& cryeden ? at alle my? ten here, 552
& seyden: "come? , se? ? is holyman
? at ? e han south euerichon!
here he is in ? is place; 555
ffounden he is, & is here,
? at holy body on a bere,
? oru help of godes grace. "
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558
// Alle ? at wisten of ? at cry,
? ei ronne ? ider hastifly,
& ne drou it nowt to abyd. 561
And alle ? e sike ? at ? er were,
? at my? tte touche ? e body ? ere,
? ei were hol als tyd. 564
// ? e blynde, of him hadden here sy? th;
? e wode, here wyth hadde ful ry? th;
? e halte, here lymes lele. 567
? er ne was non ? at ? ider my? te wynne,
What syknesse ? at ? ei were Inne,
? at ? ei ne hadde here hele.
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570
// Whan ? e emperour him say ? at won|der,
he*. [[MS. ho]] tok ? e bere & ? ide ? er-vnder,
Wi? ? e pope he wende,
ffor he wolde ben mad holy
? oru ? e bering of ? at body,
he tok ? e bere in hande. 576
// he let sowe in ? e cyte
Gold & siluer gret plente,
& ? at was for ? is skyl, 579
ffor ? e folk scholde hem wi? drawe;
bote ? at a-vaillede nat an hawe,
? ey toke no tent ? er-til.
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582
? ei preceden euere ner & nerre,
fforto comen to ? e bere
? at ? e corps lay Inne; 585
? ei preseden ? erto wi? gret fors,
? at vnne? e wi? ? at holy cors
To churche my? te ? ei wynne. 588
// Whanne ? ei comen to ? e churche,
A toumbe of gold he leten wurche
Wi? preciouse stones; 591
In seue dayes it was dy? th
fful richeliche al a-ry? th,
? ei leyden ? er-inne ? e bones. [folio 237a]
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Wan ? at holy cors was leyd
In-to ? e toumbe richeliche I-grey|? ud
Wi? ful meche honour: 597
To alle ? at were in ? at place
? er com owt ? oru godes grace
A ful swete odour. 600
So swete ne smelde ? ei neuere non,
Als so wyde as ? ey hadden gon,
Of no spiserye.
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603
? ei worchipeden him alle wi? o stephne
& ? ankeden Iesu crist of heuene
& his moder Marye. 606
// Nou Iesu crist ? oru ? e preyer
of ? at cors seint I tolde ? ou her,
? if ? i wille it be, 609
Graunte vs alle god endyng,
And in heuene a wonying!
Amen, par charite. 612
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[Laud MS. 463, leaf 116. ]
LEstene? alle & herkene? me,
? ong & olde, thewe & freo,
And I. ? ou telle sone, 3
hou a ? ong man, gent & freo,
Bigan ? e werldes wele to fleo,
y-bore was in Rome. 6
In Rome was a doughty man,
? at was cleped Eufemyan,
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Man of mychel myghte; 9
Gold & Siluer he hadde . y. -nouh,
Halles & boures, oxen & plouh,
And wonder wel it dyghte. 12
? ffor all ? e seke of ? e burhg
ffaste were y. -sough[t] ? oruhg,
& brouht to his house. 15
he let hem bedde wel & fede,
And to hem tok goed hede,
him-self & his spouse.
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18
? e man hadde a god wif,
She ne louede flyt ne stryf
In al hire liue. 21
? e sekemen ofte she fedde,
& softe brou? t hem obedde,
blessed beo she to wiue. 24
? ? ei were to-gedere ? eres two,
& so ? ei were somdel mo,
With-outen any blede.
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27
? ei bede god with herte gode,
? at hem sende suich a fode
to serue hem & drede. 30
And Iesu Crist, ? at is so mylde,
? af hem grace, she was with chylde,
? e gode lauedye. 33
Bo? e be day, & be nyght,
? erne ? ei ? onked our dright,
& Seinte Marie.
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36
? ? o ? e child y. -bore was,
? ei ? onked Crist of his grace
wi? glad chiere. 39
Also as ? e wone was,
As ? ei coude with softe pas,
to chirche ? ei it bere. 42
// ? o ? is child to chirche com,
To afong Cristendom,
as ? e ryght is, 45
his fader & his moder ? o
Swi? e bli? e were bo,
& cleped it Alexijs. 48
? ? ei nadde bot ? ilk sone,
therfore as it is ? e wone,
? ei loued it ? e more. 51
? o he was old, ? eres seuen,
? ei him wissed with mylde steuen,
& sette him to lore.
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54
? ? is child wex & wel they,
Cristes help him was ney,
& ? at was wel y. -sene; 57
for more he lerned in on ? er
? an any of his o? er fere
dide in ? eres tene. 60
// As sone as he vnderstod
Werldes blisse nas not god,
Who it vnderstode, 63
Werldes wele he forsok,
& to Iesu. Crist him tok,
? at deyede on ? e Rode. 66
// he besought nyght & day
heuen king, ? at al wel may,
?
eue him strength & mygh[t]e 69
A? ein ? e feond ? at is aboute
to bring his soule in gret doute,
gostliche to fighte.
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72
? his bone herde ? e King of heuen,
& spak to him wi? mylde steuene,
& seide, 'Alexijs, 75
To-day ? ou may bli? e beo,
? i bone I. grante ? e,
& a sete in heuen blisse. 78
? And . I. ? e do to vnderstonde,
? at ? ou most ? ole shame & shonde,
al for my sake. 81
Into vnkou? lond ? ou most wende,
Sone I. wile ? e ? ider sende,
& al ? i kin forsake. 84
Into vnkou? lond ? ou shalt fare,
& suffre myche tene & care,
& al for loue myn; 87
& sithen ? ou shalt a? ein come,
& in ? i fader hous wone,
& ? er-in haue goed fyn. '
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90
? ? e childes fader fel in elde,
& his moder godes helde
? eres hadde fele. 93
he wold his sone shold wiue,
To glade hem in her liue,
& haue werldes wele. 96
? ei sought hem sone a mayde,
? at witty was, as al folk sayde,
comen of hy kinne. 99
Womman she was of heu bright,
heo ? ouht on crist day & nyht,
& kepte hir fro sinne. 102
? o ? ei wer to-gidere come,
? is maide & ? is ? ong gom,
In godes lawe, 105
? ere was game & myche gleo,
Ac, for-so? e, tel I, ? e,
eyled him no plawe.
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108
? ? e day was go, ? e nyht was com,
Seide ? e fader to ? e sone,
wi? glad cher, 111
'vp arys, sone myn,
& go into boure ? yn,
To glade ? i fere. ' 114
// ? o he com to boure to his fere,
he beheld ? e may of glad chere,
& of bright hewe. 117
Sone menged his ? ouht,
In fonding he was brouht,
his car began al newe. 120
ne sy? te & made sory chere,
? e teres out of his wete lere
bitter he let falle. 123
Ne myht glade him his fere
with wordes ne with fair chere,
? at stod shred in palle.
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126
[folio 116b] ? No lenger to hele of he brak,
? e ? ongman to his bride spak,
with wel fair bere: 129
'Lemman, haue goday,
No lenger I ne may
wi? ? e leuen here. 132
// Wende I. mot fer of lond,
& suffre tene & peines strong,
my sinnes to bete. 135
Bo? e I. mot, for godesake,
ffader & moder myn forsak,
& ? e ? at art so suete. ' 138
// ? o she hadde herde ? is tale,
Al hir blis turned to bale,
y. -swowe she fel to gronde. 141
? o she of swounyng ros,
Atterliche hir agros
with care she was y-bound.
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144
? Sone ? o she myht stonde,
She tar hir heer, & wrong hir hond,
& made reuful bere. 147
'Nou ? ou wilt my lef of londe,
Loke I. may after ? e long,
Alas, ? at I. ded nere. 150
// Allas, mi lef, what hastou ? ouht,
Iu myche care ? ou hast me brouht,
on me ? ou hast sinne. 153
After ? at ? ou art gon,
Vpbreid me tyt manyon
of ? i riche kinne. 156
// Awey, mi lef, ? at I. was bore,
ffor al my blisse is forlore,
& nou waxe? my pine. 159
Alone her-inne I. wile wone,
& euere eft mannes mone shone,
Al for loue ? ine. '
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162
? 'Lemman, al for ? i sake,--
So do? ? e turtel for hir make
whan he is y. -slawe,-- 165
Al myrthe I. wile forsake,
& euere-more sorwe take,
& shone al plawe. ' 168
he tok his girdel in his hond,
& his mantel ? erwi? he wond,
& his ring of golde. 171
'Mi lemman, haue ? is to ? e,
& o? er while ? enk on me
Whan I. lye vnder molde. 174
? Gret wel fader & modur myn,
leue her-inne, & beo her hyne
with wel milde mode. 177
? ilk lord . I. ? e beteche,
? at is of alle bales leche,
& de? ? oled on ? e rode. '
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180
// 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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192
// ? 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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204
Among ? e pore he woned ? ar
In sorwe & in myche care,
til he fel to elde.
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207
Ouht ? at he spare myht
Be day, & eke be nyht,
his pore feren he delde.
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210
? 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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222
? 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
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