No More Learning

714
His fader he sei? often grete,
And his moder teres lete
ffourty si? es & fyue. 717
yuel mi? th hym liken ? at sei? ? is;
his martirdom was strong I-wys,
Of sorou? & paynes ryue. 720
(61)
? Alexius in al wise
Dude to god his seruise
wi? stedfast wille in hert, 723
In fastyng, & in orisouns,
In many manere deuociouns
Of peynes ? at weren smert.
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726
And al was forto wynne heuene;
To here Aungels wi? mylde steuene,
he suffred ?
is pouert 729
ffulle seuentene ? er;
he wered breech maked of her,
And al swiche was his shert. 732
(62)
? Sergeauntz, ? at ? ere-inne were,
Ofte si? es gramed hym ? ere,
And despised hym fast. 735
? e wasshyng of her vessel
? ai cast on hym euerydel,
? at was swi? e vnwrast; 738
And cleped hym shrewe ypo|crite,
And ofte-tymes gonne hym smyte
Vnder ? e cheke in hast: 741
Ac Alexius was of god fulfild,
In gode penaunce he it helde,
And ? anked hem at ? e last.