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876
(74)
? ?e holy pope Innocent
And ?e Emperoures swi?e went,
Sire Eufeniens to calle, 879
And chalenged hym in ?is manere,
Eufeniens & his wijf yfere,
Ri?th amonge hem alle; 882
'In ?ine house is, ?at is so meke,
Goddes man ?at we seke;
Hou may ?is cas bifalle? 885
we haue ysou?th hym fer & wyde,
Hou darstou goddes sergeaunt hyde
In boure oi?er in halle?' 888
(75)
? Eufeniens
ansuered sone,
As he au?
tte forto done,
To ?e pope Innocent, 891
And seide, ?ei? he shulde deye,
Of swiche a Man cou?e he nou?th seye,
By god omnipotent*. [[MS. omnipototent]];
'ffor swiche a Man ?if I knewe,
ffayn I wolde hym to ?ou shewe
Treuly wi? god entent.' 897
?an seiden ?e Cardinales twelue,
'God ?eue ?
