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orst, in pouere wede,
And in what manere, 771
And hou he sat in grete destresse
Amonge ? e pouere, & fenge almesse
Seuentene ? ere;
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774
And hou his frendes comen hym by,
And he hem knew apertely,
? at sou? tten hym fer & nere; 777
And hou he stale a-way hem fro,
? at non hym knew of alle ? o,
So chaunged was his chere; 780
(66)
? And hou ? e ymage of oure lefdy
? e sergeauntz hete apertely,
In, hym, forto take, 783
And byd his bedes in ? e chirche,
Goddes werkes ? ere to wirche,
His sorou? forto slake; 786
And hou ? at folk com fer & wyde
To ? at chirche in vche syde,
honour hym forto make; 789
And hou he stale away hem fro,
And wolde nou?
th be honoured so,
bot libbe in woo & wrake; 792
(67)
? And hou he wolde to tars haue went,
And whiche a tempest god hym sent,
? at droof hem to Romeyne; 795
And hou he bad his fader good
herberewe & o? er lyues food,
He wroot forso? e to seyne; 798
And hou he sei? seuentene ? ere
ffader, & moder, & wijf ? ere,
wi? sorou? & mychel peyne; 801
And he wolde hem nou? th yknowe,
Bot bare hym bo? e symple & lowe,
? at had ben Man of meyne.
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804
(68)
? Iesus, ? at is kyng of glorie,
his martirdom & his victorie
Sei?