inges none ?ei brouhte
Of his sone ?at ?ei soughte,
In vnkou?e theode.
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? ?o ?is ?ongman woned hadd
In ?e toun as a pore ladde
?eres seuentene, 261
God wolde his care wende,
& to his fader hous him send,
to bring him out of teone.
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It befel in a nyght
?at ?e mone shon bright,
?
e
belleward
him wend.
267
?e leme of heuen he sey aliht,
& stonde vpe godes knyght,
?at al ?e chirche a-tende.
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[folio 117a] ? Sone at morwe whan it was day,
?at he be ?is man say,
wide he it tolde.
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To ?e chirche ?ei gonne teo
?ilk holy man to seo,
Bo?e ?ong & olde.
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