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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. 210
He tau? tte hir, ? at was so hende,
Hou she shulde haue god to frende
? at is oure soules leche; 213
? if she wolde alle her lijf
Duelle bo? e maiden & wijf,
? e fende she mi? th do wreche.
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? ? at maiden herkned swi? e stille,
And whan he seide had al his wille
? e holy gost hir lau?
tte,
And she hym graunted wi? mylde mood
To louen Iesu ? at dyed [on] rood,
As he hym-self hir tau? tte. 222
Alexius was ? oo glad & bli? e,
his ioye cou? e he noman ki? e;
his spouse a ryng he rau? tte, 225
And seide to hir, 'my suete ? ing,
Take to ? ee ? is ilk ryng,
And kepe it in ? ine au? tte. 228
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