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at solempnite. 183
He bare hym curteislich & tsllie,
To fulfille his faders wille,
Glad as he had ybe. 186
ffulfild was ? e weddyng
wi? ioye & blis in al ? ing,
? at many man mi? th see. 189
? e ni? th was comen, & ? e day gon,
? e kni? ttes waten on & on
To her owen cuntre. 192
(17)
?
Eufeniens his son gan calle,
And tidynges amonge hem alle
He tolde hym ? at were newe. 195
'Son, to ? i chaumbre ? ou most wende,
To ? i wijf fair & hende, [folio 22b]
Blysful & bri? th of hewe. '
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198
And whan Alixius herd ? at word
It pricked his hert as speres oord,
So sore it gan hym rewe; 201
Bot his fader wra? ? i he nolde,
He had leuer be vnder molde,
? at neuer man hym knewe. 204
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? whan ? e folk was went away,
And he al-one in chaumbre lay,
Alexius gan to preche; 207
Of Iesu he bigan his game,
werldes likyng he gan blame,
his ? onge wijf to teche.