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[Sidenote G: The sharp winter was far worse than any war that ever troubled
him. ]
[Sidenote H: Thus in peril he travels till Christmas-eve. ]
[Sidenote I: To the Virgin Mary he prays to guide him to some abode. ]

XI.

740 [A] Bi a mounte on ? e morne meryly he rydes,
Into a forest ful dep, ? at ferly wat3 wylde,
Hi3e hille3 on vche a halue, & holt wode3 vnder,
[B] Of hore oke3 fill hoge a hundreth to-geder;
744 ? e hasel & ? e ha3-? orne were harled al samen,
With ro3e raged mosse rayled ay-where,
[C] With mony brydde3 vnbly? e vpon bare twyges,
? at pitosly ? er piped for pyne of ? e colde.
748 ?
e gome vpon Gryngolet glyde3 hem vnder,
[D] ? ur3 mony misy & myre, mon al hym one,
Carande for his costes, lest he ne keuer schulde,
To se ? e seruy[1] of ? at syre, ? at on ? at self ny3t
752 Of a burde wat3 borne, oure baret to quelle;
[E] & ? erfore sykyng he sayde, "I be-seche ? e, lorde,
& Mary, ? at is myldest moder so dere.
Of sum herber, ? er he3ly I my3t here masse.
756 Ande ? y matyne3 to-morne, mekely I ask,
& ? er-to prestly I pray my pater & aue,
& crede. "
He rode in his prayere,
760 & cryed for his mysdede,
[F] He sayned hym in sy? es sere,
& sayde "cros Kryst me spede!