e fen, [folio 24a]
his penaunce to fulfille.
his penaunce to fulfille.
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510
? o was Alexius swi? e woo
ffor ? at he was honoured soo,
And made grete doloure; 513
For swiche honoure & swiche glorie,
As it is writen in his storye,
He ne loued in toun ne toure.
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516
(44)
? ffor ? at his meryte wolde slake
? at he shulde of god take,
? erfore it liked hym ille. 519
werldes honoure forto flee,
Al by ni? th, in pryuete,
He stale away ful stille 522
In-to ? e londe of Galys.
To seint Iames chirche I-wys
he com wi? gode wille, 525
And ? ere he sete amonge pouere men,
And beged his mete in ?
e fen, [folio 24a]
his penaunce to fulfille. 528
(45)
? ? oo he had ? ere twelfmon? e ysete
wi? pouere Men, & begged his mete,
His fadres sergeaunt? come 531
And sou? tten hym forso? e I-wys
In pilerynage at Galys,
To bryngen hym to Rome. 534
And whan Alexius hem gan see,
Stillelich he gan flee,
As man of ri? t wisdome: 537
In-to thars he ? ou? th fare,
And at ? e Royn he fonde ? are
A shippe ?
? o was Alexius swi? e woo
ffor ? at he was honoured soo,
And made grete doloure; 513
For swiche honoure & swiche glorie,
As it is writen in his storye,
He ne loued in toun ne toure.
Page 45
516
(44)
? ffor ? at his meryte wolde slake
? at he shulde of god take,
? erfore it liked hym ille. 519
werldes honoure forto flee,
Al by ni? th, in pryuete,
He stale away ful stille 522
In-to ? e londe of Galys.
To seint Iames chirche I-wys
he com wi? gode wille, 525
And ? ere he sete amonge pouere men,
And beged his mete in ?
e fen, [folio 24a]
his penaunce to fulfille. 528
(45)
? ? oo he had ? ere twelfmon? e ysete
wi? pouere Men, & begged his mete,
His fadres sergeaunt? come 531
And sou? tten hym forso? e I-wys
In pilerynage at Galys,
To bryngen hym to Rome. 534
And whan Alexius hem gan see,
Stillelich he gan flee,
As man of ri? t wisdome: 537
In-to thars he ? ou? th fare,
And at ? e Royn he fonde ? are
A shippe ?
