th
stedfast
of lijf;
His werkes shullen ben made rijf
Ouer al fer & neere.
Adam Davy's Five Dreams about Edward II - 1389
at self ymage, 447
?ere ?at Alexius sate
wi? pouere men in ?e gate
As a pouere page, 450
?e ymage, ?at aungels gonne wirche,
Spaak to ?e serieauntz of ?e chirche
?ere she stood on ?e stage, 453
And hete hem alle wi?outen lettynge
Goddes sergeaunt to chirche brynge
wi?outen any outrage. 456
(39)
? 'He is ri?
th
stedfast
of lijf;
His werkes shullen ben made rijf
Ouer al fer & neere.
459
?e holy gost wi?inne hym rest;
Charite sitte? in his breest,
Brennande as fyre. 462
Longe in pouerte his lijf he ha? led;
He ne com neuere in no bed
?ise seuentene ?ere; 465
His holy lijf, bot god alone,
Ne woot non in ?is werldes wone;
To seint? he may be pere.'
Page 43
468
(40)
? ?e sergeauntz lepen out in hast,
As men ?at weren sore agast,
And ful of grete drede 471
Of ?e ymage ?
