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e book vptake,
To rede ? at he fonde. 966
? oo ? apostoile had his book, [folio 26a]
His chaunceler he it bitook
To rede, I vnderstonde; 969
Othoo was his name,
A Man yholde of gode fame
Ouer al Rome londe. 972
(82)
? ? e book he red wi? gode wille,
? e folk herkned & helde hem stille
wi? outen any boost 975
Til ? e book was red & seide.
Alexius was bifore hem leide,
ffulfild of ? e holy gost. 978
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e chaunceler wel loude grad
whan he ? e book of Alexius rad
Among ? e cristen ost; 981
hou he fro frendes gan wende,
And hou his fader fer & hende
Sou? th hym by euery cost;
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984
(83)
? And hou he was to ? e Emperoure
ysent, to be Man of valoure
And lernen chiualrie, 987
Of huntyng, & of Ryuere,
Of chesse pleieyng & of tablere:
Al nas wor? a flye; 990
Leuer hym was to conne good,
And seruen god wi? mylde mood,
and his moder Marie: 993
And hou he ? ede seuentene ? er
In pilerinage fer & ner
wi? mychel maladye; 996
(84)
? And o? er ? eres seuentene
wi? his fader he had ybene,
his bedeman by ? e wowe, 999
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