Part 15

++Þeos milde meoke meiden þes lufsum lefdi mid lasteles lates ne {35} luuede heo nane lihte plohen ne nane luue ronnes. nalde heo nane songes. ne nane luue{}runes leornin ne lustnin ah eauer ha hefde on hali{}writ ehnen oðer horte. oftest ba to gederes. hire feder hefde iset hire earliche to leaf [&] to lare. [&] heo underueng hit þ{urh} þen hali{}gast so wel [þ/] nan nes hire euening{e}. Modie meistres [&] {40} feole fondeden hire ofte. oswiðe feole halue forto under{}neomen hire. ah nes þer nan [þ/] mahte neuer enes wrenchen hire mid al his crefti crokes ut of þe weie. ah swa sone heo [gh]eld ham swucche [gh]ein cleppes. [&] wende hare wiheles uppon ha{m} seoluen [þ/] al ha i{}cneowen ham crauant [&] ouercumen. [&] cweðen hire þe meistrie [&] te menske al up. {45}

[Linenote: 35. After _lates_, _f_ erased.]

++Þus hwil ha wiste hire [&] þohte aa to witen hire meiden i{}meiðhad. as ha set in a bur of hire burde boldes heo iherde a swuch murhðe towart þe awariede mawmetes temple lowing{e} of [þ/] ahte. luding{e} of þe men. gleowunge [f. 12v] of euch gleo to herien [&] hersumin hare heðene godes. as ha þis iherde [&] nuste [gh]et hwet hit wes. ha sende swiðe for {50} to witen hwet wunder hit were. sone so hire sonde com a[gh]ein [&] seide hire [þ/] soðe{;} heo swa itend of wreððe wes [þ/] wod ha wurðen walde. het up of hire hird hwuch as heo walde ant wende hire þideward. ifont þer swiðe feole [gh]einde [&] [gh]urinde. [&] þeotinde unþuldeliche wið rewfule remes [þ/] cristene weren. [&] leafful in godes la[.y].

[Linenote: 53. After _of hire_, _[h.][a.] [w.]_ MS.]

ah for dred {55} of deað duden þes deouel[e]s lac as þe heðene duden. hwa wes wurse þen hire heorte iwundet in{}wið for þe wrecches [þ/] heo iseh wraðe werkes wurchen a[gh]eines godes wille. þohte þah as heo wes þuldi [&] þolemod so [gh]ung þing as heo wes. hwet hit mahte [gh]einen þah heo hire ane were a[gh]ein so kene keisere [&] his kineriche. {60} stod stille ane hwile [&] hef hire heorte up to þe hehe healent þe iheret is in heouene. bisohte him help. [&] hap. [&] wisdom. as wisliche as al þe world is iwald þ{urh} his wissunge. þrefter wepnede hire mid soðe bileaue. [&] wrat on hire breoste ant biuoren hire teeð [&] tunge of hire muð þe hali [f. 13r] rode taken. [&] com lepinde {65} forð al itend of lei of þen hali gast. as þe keiser stod bimong þe su{n}ful slaht of [þ/] islein ahte deoulen to lake [þ/] euch wariet weouet of þe mix mawmez ron of [þ/] balefule blod al{}bi{}blodeget. [&] bigon to [gh]eien ludere stefne.

[Linenote: 56. _þes þes_ MS.]

++Gretinge keiser walde. þe bi{}cumen for þin hehnesse [gh]ef þu þis {70} il{k}e [gh]eld [þ/] tu dest to deouelen [þ/] for{}deð þe baðe ilicom [&] i sawle{;} [&] alle [þ/] hit driueð. [gh]ef þu hit [gh]ulde [&] [gh]eue to his wurðmunt þe scheop þe ant al þe world. [&] al walt þ{urh} his wisdom. [&] al [þ/] ischapen is. ich walde keiser igreten þe. [gh]ef þu understode [þ/] he him ane is to herien þ{urh} hwam [&] under hwam {75} alle kinges rixleð. ne ne mei na þing wið{}stonden his i{}wil. þah he muche þolie. þes heouenliche lauerd luueð treowe bileaue. [&] nowðer blod ne ban of unforgult ahte. ah [þ/] me halde [&] heie his halewunde heastes. Ne nis na þing hwar þ{urh} monnes muchele medschipe wreððeð him wið mare þen þe schaft of mon{;} [þ/] he scheop. [&] [gh]ef {80} schad ba of god [&] of uuel þ{urh} wit [&] þ{urh} wisdom schal wurðen forð. ut of his witte þ{urh} þe awariede gast [þ/] he [gh]elt þe wur [f. 13v] ðmunt to unwitlese þing [þ/] te feont wuneð in. [þ/] he ahte to godd [&] hereð [&] hersumeð seheliche schaftes [&] blodles [&] banles. [&] leomen buten liue. as he schulde his [&] heoren. [&] alre þinge schuppent [þ/] is {85} godd unsehelich.

[Linenote: 71. _ille_ MS.]

[Headnote: Claruit per Sacros Mores]

++Þe feont þe fint al uuel bimong alle his crokinde creftes. wið neauer an ne keccheð he creftluker cang men ne leadeð to unbileaue. þen [þ/] he makeð men. [þ/] ahten to witen wel. [þ/] ha beoð bi{}[gh]etene. i{}borene [&] broht forð þ{urh} þe heoueneliche feder{;} to makien {90} swucche mawmez of treo. oðer of stan. oðer þ{urh} mare medschipe. of gold oðer of seoluer{;} [&] [gh]eouen ham misliche nome. of sunne oðer of mone. of wind of wude. of wettres. [&] hersumið. [&] wurgið as þah ha godes weren. ne naueð he þurh oðer þing i þis bileaue ibroht ow bute [þ/] ow þuncheð [þ/] ha schulden leasten aa. forþi [þ/] [gh]e ne schulen {95} ham neu{er} biginnen. ah þer nis buten an godd þ{urh} hwam witerliche alle weren i{}wrahte. [&] of nawt i þis woorld iset us forto frourin. ant to fremien. [&] al{}swa as euch þing hefde biginnunge of his godlec{;} al{}swa schulden alle habben endunge [gh]ef ha [þ/] [f. 14r] walden. engles [&] sawlen þurh [þ/] ha bigunnen ahten [&] mahten endin þurh cunde. {100} ah he þurh his milce. [&] godlec of his grace makeð ham [þ/] ha beoð in eche buten ende. [&] ter uore nis na þing euening. ne eche wið godd [þ/] [gh]e gremieð. for he is hare alre schuppent. [&] scheop as in su{m} time. [&] na time nes neauer [þ/] he ne bigon te beon in.

XVIII. THE ORISON OF OUR LADY

[[MS description from Notes volume:

"Cotton Nero A 14, British Museum. See [IX, Ancrene Wisse]."]]

[Headnote: Benedicta Tu in Mulieribus]

+On god ureisun of ure lefdi.+ [f. 120v

++Cristes milde moder seynte marie. Mines liues leome mi leoue lefdi. to þe ich buwe [&] mine kneon ich beie. and al min heorte blod to ðe ich offrie. þu ert mire soule liht. [&] mine heorte blisse. 5 Mi lif [&] mi tohope min heale mid iwisse. Jch ouh wurðie ðe mid alle mine mihte and singge þe lofsong bi daie [&] bi nihte. vor þu me hauest iholpen aueole kunne wise. and ibrouht of helle in{}to paradise. 10 Jch hit þonkie ðe mi leoue lefdi. and þonkie wulle þe hwule ðet ich liuie. alle cristene men owen don ðe wur`s´chipe. and singen ðe lofsong mid swuðe muchele gledschipe. vor ðu ham hauest alesed of deoflene honde. 15 and i{}send mid blisse to englene londe. |

[Linenote: 16. _isend_] _d_ corr. out of _t_.]

wel owe we þe luuien mi swete lefdi. [f. 121r wel owen we uor þine luue ure heorte beien. þu ert briht [&] blisful ouer alle wu{m}men. and god ðu ert [&] gode leof ouer alle wepmen. 20 alle meidene were wurðeð þe one. vor þu ert hore blostme biuoren godes trone. nis no wu{m}mon iboren þet ðe beo iliche. ne non þer nis þin eming wið{}i{n}ne heoueriche. heih is þi kinestol onuppe cherubine. 25 biuoren ðine leoue sune wid{}i{n}nen seraphine. Murie dreameð engles biuoren þin onsene. pleieð [&] sw`e´ieð [&] singeð. bitweonen. Swuðe wel ham likeð biuoren þe to beonne. vor heo neu{er} ne beoð sead þi ueir to iseonne. 30 þine blisse ne mei no wiht understonden. vor al is godes riche an{}under þine honden. alle þine ureondes þu makest riche kinges. þu ham [gh]iuest kinescrud beies [&] gold ringes. þu [gh]iuest eche reste ful of swete blisse. 35 þer ðe neure deað ne com{;} ne herm ne sorinesse. þer bloweð i{n}ne blisse blostmen. hwite [&] reade. þer ham neu{er} ne mei. snou. ne uorst iureden, þer ne mei non ualuwen. uor þer is eche sumer. ne non liuiinde þing woc þer nis ne [gh]eomer 40 þer heo schulen resten þe her ðe doð wurschipe. [gh]if heo [gh]emeð hore lif cleane urom alle queadschipe. þer ne schulen heo neu{er} karien ne swi`n´ken. ne weopen ne murnen ne helle stenches stinken. þer me schal ham steoren mid guldene chelle. | 45 and schenchen ham eche lif mid englene wille. [f. 121v ne mei non heorte þenchen ne no wiht arechen. ne no muð imelen ne no tunge te{ch}en hu muchel god ðu [gh]eirkest wið{}inne paradise.

[Linenote: 48. _techen_] _tegen_ MS.]

ham þet swinkeð dei [&] niht iðine seruise 50 al þin hird is i{}schrud mid hwite ciclatune. and alle heo beoð ikruned mid guldene krune. heo beoð so read so rose so hwit so þe lilie. and eu{er} more heo beoð gled [&] singeð þuruhut murie. Mid brihte [gh]imstones hore krune is al biset. 55 and al heo doð þet ham likeð. so þet no þing ha{m} ne let. þi leoue sune is hore king [&] þu ert hore kwene. ne beoð heo neu{er} i{}dreaued mid winde ne mid reine. Mid ham is eu{er} more dei wið{}ute nihte. Song wið{}ute seoruwe [&] sib wið{}ute uihte. 60 Mid ham is muruhðe moniuold wið{}ute teone [&] treie. Gleobeames [&] gome inouh liues wil [&] eche pleie. þereuore leoue lefdi long hit þuncheð us wrecchen vort þu of þisse erme liue to ðe suluen us fecche. we ne muwen neuer habben fulle gledschipe. 65 er we to þe suluen kumen to þine heie wurschipe. Swete Godes moder softe meiden [&] wel icoren. þin iliche neu{er} nes ne neu{er}more ne wurð iboren. Moder þu ert [&] meiden cleane of alle laste. þuruhtut hei [&] holi in englene reste. 70 al englene were [&] alle holie þing Siggeð [&] singeð þet tu ert liues welsprung and heo siggeð alle þet ðe ne wonteð neu{er} ore.

[Linenotes: 73. _ðene_ MS.]

ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren. | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f. 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge. 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse. So muchel is þi milce [&] þin e{d}modnesse.

[Linenotes: 79. _eomodnesse_ MS.]

þet no mon þet ðe [gh]eorne bit of helpe ne mei missen. 80 ilch mon, þet to þe bisihð þu [gh]iuest milce [&] ore. þauh he ðe habbe swuðe agult [&] i{}dreaued sore. þereuore ich ðe bidde holi heouene kwene. þet tu [gh]if þi wille is iher{e} mine bene.

[Linenotes: 84. _iher_ MS.]

ich ðe bidde lefdi uor þere gretunge. 85 þet Gabriel ðe brouhte urom ure heouen kinge. and ek ich ðe biseche uor ih{es}u cristes blode þet for ure note was i{}sched oðere rode. vor ðe muchele seoruwe ðet was oðine mode. þo þu et ðe deaðe him bi{}uore stode 90 þet tu me makie cleane wiðuten [&] eke wið{}i{n}nen. So þet me ne schende none kunnes sunne. þene loðe deouel [&] alle kunnes dweoluhðe. aulem urom me ueor awei mid hore fule fulðe. Mi leoue lif urom þine luue ne schal me no þing to{}dealen 95 vor oðe is al ilong mi lif [&] eke min heale. vor þine luue i swinke [&] sike wel ilome vor þine luue ich ham ibrouht i{n} to þeoudome, vor þine luue ich uorsoc al þet me leof was. and [gh]ef ðe al mi suluen. looue lif iþench þu þes. 100 þet ich ðe wreðede sume siðe hit me reoweð sore. vor cristes fif wunden ðu [gh]if me milce [&] ore. [gh]if þu milce nauest of me þet ich wot wel [gh]eorne | þet ine helle pine swelten ich schal [&] beornen. [f. 122v ful wel þu me iseie þauh þu stille were. 105 hwar ich was [&] hwat i dude þauh þu me uorbere. [gh]if þu heuedest wreche inumen of mine luðernesse. iwis ich heuede al uorloren paradises blisse. þu hauest [gh]et forboren me uor þine godnesse. and nu ich hopie habben fulle uor[gh]iuenesse. 110 ne wene ich neure uallen in{}to helle pine. hwon ich am to ðe ikumen [&] am ðin owune hine þin ich am [&] wule beon nu [&] eu{er} more. vor oðe is al mi lif ilong [&] o godes ore. Mi leoue swete lefdi to þe me longeð swuðe. 115 bute ich habbe þine help ne beo ich neu{er} bliðe. ich þe bidde þet tu kume to mine uorð{}siðe. and nomeliche þeonne þine luue kuðe. auouh mine soule hwon ich of þisse liue uare and i{}schild me urom seoruwe [&] from eche deaðes kare. 120 [gh]if þu wult ðet ich iðeo gode [gh]eme nim to me. vor wel ne wurð me neu{er} bute hit beo þuruh ðe. Mid swuþe luðere lasten mi soule is þuruh{}bunden. ne mei no þing so wel so þu healen mine wunden. to þe one is al mi trust efter þine leoue sune 125 vor is holie nome of mine liue [gh]if me lu{n}e. ne þole þu þene unwine þet he me arine ne þet he me dra`w´e in to helle pine. nim nu [gh]eme to me so me best a beo ðe beo. vor þin is þe wurchipe [gh]if ich wre{c}che wel iþeo. 130

[Linenotes: 126. _lune_] _luue_ MS. || 127. _arine_ on an erasure. || 128. _drawe_] _w_ over _[i.]_ MS. || 130. _wreeche_ MS.]

þu ne uorsakest nenne mon uor his luðernesse. [gh]if he `is´ to bote [gh]eruh [&] bit þe uor[gh]iuenesse. | þu miht lihtliche [gh]if þu wult al mi sor aleggen. [f. 123r and muchele bet biseon to me þen ich kunne siggen. þu miht for[gh]elden lihtliche mine gretunge. 135 al mi swinc [&] mi sor [&] mine kneouwunge. Jne me nis noþing feier on to biseonne. Ne no þing [þ/] beo wurðe biuoren þe to beonne.

[Linenote: 138. _þing[þ/]_ MS.]

þereuore ich þe bidde [þ/] þu me wassc`h´e [&] schrude þuruh þine muchele milce [þ/] spert so swuðe wide 140 Nis hit ðe no wurðscipe [þ/] þe deouel me to{}drawe. [gh]if þu wult hit iðauien iwis he wule ðurchut fawe. vor he nolde neu{er}re [þ/] þu hefedest wurðschipe. Ne no mon [þ/] þe wurðeð [þ/] he hedde gledschipe. þu hit wost ful [gh]eorne [þ/] þe deouel hateð me. 145 and nomeliche þereuore [þ/] ich wurðie þe. þereuore ich þe bidde [þ/] þu me wite [&] werie. þet þe deouel me ne drecche ne dweolðe me ne derie. So þu dest [&] so þu schalt uor ðire mild{}heortnesse. þu schalt me aueir dol of heoueriche blisse. 150 [gh]if ich habbe muchel ibroken, muchel ich wulle beten. and do mine schrifte [&] þe ueire greten. þe hwule [þ/] ich habbe mi lif [&] mine heale. vrom ðire seruise ne schal me no þing deale. biuoren þine uote ich wulle liggen [&] greden. 155 vort ich habbe uor[gh]iuenesse of mine misdeden. Mi lif is þin mi luue is þin mine heorte blod is þin. and [gh]if ich der se`g´gen mi leoue leafdi þu ert min. alle wurðschipe haue þu on heouene and ec on eorðe. and alle gledschipe haue þu al so ðu ert wurðe. | 160 Nu ich þe bi{}seche ine cristes cherite. [f. 123v þet þu þine blescinge [&] þine luue [gh]iue me. [gh]eme mine licame ine clenenesse Godalmihti unne me vor his mild{}heortnesse.

[Linenotes: Between ll. 163, 4, a line omitted: it was supplied at the top of the folio, but cut away by the binder. Zupitza read the traces of the last two words as _ine eadmodnesse_.]

[þ/] ich mote þe iseo in ðire heie blisse. 165 and alle mine ureondmen þe bet beo nu to dai. [þ/] ich habbe i{}sungen þe ðesne englissce lai. and nu ich þe bi{}seche vor ðire holinesse. þet þu bringe þene Munuch to þire glednesse. þet funde ðesne song bi ðe mi looue leafdi. 170 Cristes milde moder seinte marie. amen.

[Linenotes: 169. _Munuch_] _nu_ on an erasure MS. || 170. _biðe_ MS.]

XIX. SAINT JULIANA

[[MS description from Notes volume:

"i. Bodleian 34, Oxford (B). ii. Royal 17 A 27, British Museum (R): for descriptions see [XVI, Sawles Warde]. ... R is abbreviated ... the joints are often visible."]]

(Royal MS.)

(Bodleian MS.)

[f. 56r] +Her cumseð þe uie of seinte iuliane. ant telleð of liflade hire.+

++In ure lauerdes luue þe is feader of frumschaft. ant on his deorewurðe sunes nome. ant o þes hali{}gastes. [þ/] glideð of ham baðen. alle lewede men. [þ/] understonden ne mahen latines ledene. {5} liðin. [&] lustnin ane meidenes liflade. [þ/] is of latin iturnd into englisch. [þ/] te lif{}hali lefdi. in heouene luuie us þe mare. ant of þis lihinde lif : leade us wið hire ern [f. 56v] dunge. þe is icoren of crist in{}to þe eche of heouene.

[f. 36v] +I þe feaderes [&] i þe sunes [&] i þe hali gastes Name. Her Biginneð þe liflade. ant te passiun of seinte Juliene.+

++In ure lau{er}des luue þe feader is of frumscheft. ant iþe deore wurðmunt of his deorewurðe sune. [&] iþe heiunge of þe hali gast. þe of ham ba glideð. an godd unagin euch godes ful. Alle leawede {5} men. þe understonden ne muhen latines ledene. lideð [&] lusteð þe liflade of a meide{n}. [f. 37r] [þ/] is of latin iturnd{;} to englische leode. wið þon þat teos hali leafdi. in heouene luuie us þe mare. [&] þurh þis lihnide lif{;} leade us to [þ/] eche. þurh hire eadi erndunge. [þ/] c{ri}st is swiðe icweme. {10}

[Linenote: 5. _ba[ð.][e.]_ MS.]

++Þeos meiden. ant tis martir. wes iuliane ine{m}pnet. in nichomedes {10} burh. [&] of heðene cun icume{n}. ant hire fleschliche feder wes affrican ihaten. of þe heðene mest þeo [þ/] cristene weren{;} derfliche droh ham to deaðe. ah heo as þeo [þ/] te heouenlich feder luuede. leafde al hire aldrene lahen. [&] bigon to luuien þene liuiende lauerd þe lufsum godd. [þ/] wisseð ant weldeð al [þ/] is on worlde{;} [&] al [þ/] iwraht is.

++Þeos meiden [&] teos martyr [þ/] ich of munne{;} wes Juliene inempnet. i Nichomedese burh. Al of heaðene cun icumen [&] akennet. [&] hire fleshliche feader affrican hehte. þe heande [&] heascede mest men þe weren cristene. [&] droh ha{m} þurh derue pinen to deaðe. Ah heo as þeo [þ/] te hehe heouenliche lau{er}d hefde his luue ile{n}et. leafde {15} hire ealdrene lahen [&] bigon to luuien þen áá liuiende goð þe lufsume lau{er}d. [þ/] schupte alle sche`a´ftes [&] wealdeð [&] wisseð efter þet his wil is. al [þ/] ischeapen iS.

[Linenotes: 12. _Al[l.]_ MS. || 15. _ileuet_ MS.]

Þa wes {15} biþon time as redegunge telleð. Maximian þe modi keiser ine Rome heinde ant heriende heðene mawmez. wið unmeð muchel hird [&] unduhti duheðe. [&] for{}demde alle þeo{;} þe on drihtin bilefden. þes Maximian luuede an heh mon of cunne ant eke riche of rente elewsius wes ihaten. ant weren as feolahes þ{urh} muche freontschipe. {20} þis meidenes feder [&] he. weren swiðe wel to gederes.

++Wes iþon time as þe redunge telleð. þe modi Maximien keiser irome. heriende. [&] heiende heaðene maumez. wið unimeað {20} muchel hird. [&] wið heh duheðe. [&] fordemde alle þeo þe o drihtin bilefden. Þes mihti maximien luuede an eleusium biuoren monie of his men. Akennet of heh cun. [&] swiðe riche of rente. [&] [gh]ung{e} mon of [gh]eres. þes [gh]unge mon eleusi{us}. [þ/] þ{us} wes wel wið þe king{e}. hefde iunne feolahschipe to affrican. [&] wes iwunet ofte to cumen wið him {25} [f. 37v] to his in. [&] iseon his dohter.

[Linenote: 25. _inune_ MS.]

as he sumchere iseh hire utnume feir. ant freoliche. he felde hi{m} iwundet. [þ/] wið{}uten lechnunge of hire libben he ne mahte. Affrican wiste wel [þ/] he wes freo boren. [&] [þ/] him walde bicumen a freo boren burde. ant [gh]ettede h{im} his dohter. [&] wes sone [f. 57r] ihondsald al hire unwilles. ah {25} heo truste on him þat ne trukeneð namon{;} [þ/] trusteð treowliche on him. ant euch deis dei eode to ch`i´rche to leornen godes lare. [gh]eornliche to witen hu ha mahte best witen hire unweommet. . .

++As he hefde en chere bihalden swiðe [gh]eorne hire utnumne feire. [&] freoliche [gh]uheðe{;} felde him iwundet in{}wið in his heorte wið þe flan þe of luue fleoð. swa [þ/] him þuhte þet ne mahte he nanes weis wið{}ute þe lechnunge of hire luue libben. Ant efter lutle {30} stounde wið{}ute long{e} steuene. wes him seolf sonde to affrican hire feader. [&] bisohte him [gh]eorne [þ/] he hire [gh]eue him. [&] he hire walde menskin wið al [þ/] he mahte. As þe þi{n}g i þe world [þ/] he meast luuede. Affrican wiste [þ/] he wes swið freo iboren. ant walde wel bicumen him a freo iboren burde. [&] [gh]etede him his bone. Ha wes {35} him sone i{}hondsald þah hit hire unwil were. AH ha truste upon him [þ/] ne truked na mon. ha trewliche him truste on. [&] eode to chirche euche daheðes dei. to leornin godes lare. biddinde [gh]eorne wið reowfule reames. [þ/] he wissede hire o hwuche wise ha mahte witen hire meiðhað. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {40}

[Linenote: 36. After _were_, _al_ erased.]

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah as ha wende hire summes weis to witene{;} sende him to seggen. [þ/] nalde {30} ha lihten swa lahe ne nehlechen him for nan liuiende mon. er þen he were under Maximian hehest in rome [þ/] is hehreue. Sone so he iherde þis. he bi{}[gh]et et te keiser [þ/] he [gh]ettede him reue to beonne as [þ/] he i[gh]irnd hefde. ant he as me þa luuede. lette leaden him i{n}to {c}ure. [&] te riche riden in. [&] tuhen him [gh]ont te tun{;} from strete to strete. {35} ant al þe {c}ur wes bitild. [þ/] he wes in. wið purpre wið pal. [&] wið ciclatu{n}. [&] deorewurðe claðes. as þe [þ/] heh þing hefde to heden. ant þa he hefde þis idon{;} he sende hire to seggen. [þ/] he hefde hire wil iwraht. [&] heo schulde his wurchen.

[Linenotes: 34, 36. _ture_ _tur_ MS. || 37. _ciclatur_ MS.]

Ah heo forte werien hire wið him summe `h´wile : [f. 38r] sende him to seggen. [þ/] nalde ha nawt lihten se lahe to luuien. Ne nalde ha neolechin him for na liuiende mon. ear þen he were under Maximien. hehest i Rome. [þ/] is heh reue. He ase timliche as he hefde iherd þis. bi[gh]et ed te Keiser þet he [gh]ette him al [þ/] he walde. {45} [&] lette as me luuede þa leaden him i cure up o fowr hweoles. [&] teon him [gh]eonte tun þron from strete to strete. Al þe cure ou{er}tild [þ/] he wes itohen on{;} wið purpres [&] pelles. wið ciclatuns [&] cendals [&] deorewurðe claðes. AS þe [þ/] se heh þing hefde to heden. ant se riche refschipe to rihten [&] to readen. þa he hefde þus idon. sende hire þ{us} {50} to seggen hire wil he hefde iwraht. Nu his ha schulde wurchen.