e loud & hey,
Sire
Eufemian
he grette, 270
& seyde wi?
Adam Davy's Five Dreams about Edward II - 1389
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Vpon a day sire Eufemian
ffro ?e paleys was he gan,
And homward he ?ede, 261
Wi? mikel folk ?at wel waren dy?th,
Bo?e knaue sweyn & knyth,
?at gode were in nede.
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Alex ?oute he wolde him mete;
& ran for? faste be ?e strete
Vn-til ?at he him mette; 267
Whan he say ?at [he] was ney,
Wi? a voys bo?
e loud & hey,
Sire
Eufemian
he grette, 270
& seyde wi?
a mylde stephene:
'Sire, for godes loue of heuene
haue merci on me! 273
Ich am a pilgrym pore & nakud,
?at gret defaute ha? I-maked,
Sire, as ?e may I-se.
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'Resceyue me into ?in halle,
?ere ?ine pore men ben alle,
& graunte me ?e mete! 279
And I schal preye ny?th & day
for ?i sone ?at is awey,
?at Iesu crist him ?