at Iesu crist him ?e gete, 282
'& grante ?e, for his wondes fiue,
?at ?ou myttest him se in ?ine lyue,
?at was ?in herte blisse, 285
&, sire, to habbe wi?oute strif
Ioye of him in soule & lif,
Crist ?e til him wisse.'
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?anne eufemian ?er wi?stod,
& grantede him wi? milde mod,
?
e pore man his bone; 291
he
grantede
him to clo?
e & fede,
& bad his men he scholde him lede
To his hous as sone; 294
And grauntede him, as [I] ?ou telle,
An hous allone ?er-in to dwelle
Wi?-outen eny fere, 297
& a man ?at scholde him gete
And bringe him bo?e drynk & mete,
Whan ?at mester were.
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Nou Alex, As ?e habbe? i-herd,
Is dweld in his fader ?erd
As a pore man. 303
In preyere of fasting & waking,
he seruede Iesu, heuene kyng,
In al ?at he can. 306
Seruant? ?
