at of ?e in were
?e holymannes clo?es tere,
?ere he lay in his bedde; 327
Ofte ?ei drowe be ?e here,
& of broht & watur cler
?ei caste in his nebbe.
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// Ofte ?ei him bete & buste,
?at ?e lord ?er-of niste,
?ese wikkede fode. 333
?
ei
clepeden
him waste bred,
& wissheden ?
at he wer ded,
y.-wis ?ei wer wode. 336
? Al ?e shame ?at he drey,
?e while he was his fader ney,
he ?olede with mylde mode. 339
And ofte to god he gan grede,
?at he for?af her misdede,
& bringe hem to gode.
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// ?e while he was in ?e house,
eche day he sey his spouse,
his fader & his moder.