e lyouns cast. 258
Sone hadden ?e Lyouns; forswelewed hem vchone;
And so oure lorde euer among; take? wreche of his fon.
?apostles, forto ?ai weren yslawe; precheden cristendom;
And many man after hem; good prechour bycom. 262
And now ?ise freres don also; prechen aboute ylome,
ffor of prechyng it wor?e nede; er ?e day of dome.
?E first signe ?er a?eins; as oure lord hym-self sede,
Hungere schal on er?
e be; treccherie & falshede, 266
Batailes & litel loue;
sekenesse
& haterede;
& ?
e er?e schal quaken; ?at vche man schal drede;
?e mone schal turne to blood; ?e sunne to derkhede;
Antecrist schal on er?e gon; & prechen his li er hede.
He schal go bot in ?e holy londe; ?ere oure lord ?ede,
& his deciples in-to al ?e werlde; his yuel wordes wil bede.
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As ?ai speken, ?ai schullen do; miracles grete & ryue;
Bot we ne fynde nou?th ?
