No More Learning

i book,
? at ? e poeple ? ere-on mowe look,
wisdom forto lerne. '
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960
(81)
? whan ? ai hadden so yseide,
Alexius, ? ere he was yleide,
Opened vp his honde; 963
To ? e pope wolde he nou? th forsake,
Bot lete hym ? oo ? 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
? 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 ?