eres seuen,
?ei him wissed with mylde steuen,
& sette him to lore.
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? ?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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? 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
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