en
wi? her mou?e & wi? her ei?en,
ffader & moder & wijf; 711
Nou?th for ?an non hym knew,
Noi?er by hide ne by hew;
Al chaunged was his lijf. 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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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.
