e pope he wende,
ffor he wolde ben mad holy
?oru ?e bering of ?at body,
he tok ?e bere in hande. 576
// he let sowe in ?e cyte
Gold & siluer gret plente,
& ?at was for ?is skyl, 579
ffor ?e folk scholde hem wi?drawe;
bote ?at a-vaillede nat an hawe,
?ey toke no tent ?er-til.
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?
ei
preceden
euere ner & nerre,
fforto comen to ?
e bere
?at ?e corps lay Inne; 585
?ei preseden ?erto wi? gret fors,
?at vnne?e wi? ?at holy cors
To churche my?te ?ei wynne. 588
// Whanne ?ei comen to ?e churche,
A toumbe of gold he leten wurche
Wi?
