Altenglische legenden.

                                
                                  Nevere of purpoos in his oppynyoun
                                
                                  Therof to been confessyd in his lyve.
                                
                                  Nat longe aftir, beyng at thy masse,
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                                  By gret avys praidest for the kyng
                                
                                  In thy Memento, list nat lihtly passe.
                                
                                  Tyl Crist Jhesu grauntyd thyn axing,
                                
                                  In a bille the trespas rehersyng
                                
                                  With goldene lettris, cast on the auhteer,
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                                  Brouht by aungil from hevene descendyng,
                                
                                  Of al the caas declaryng the maneer.
                                
                                  To mor encrees of this vnkouth my|racle —
                                
                                  As the bille in ordre did expresse —
                                
                                  To thy request was maad noon obstacle:
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                                  "Crist hath foryove of his gret goodnesse
                                
                                  The kyngis gilt thoruh thy parfitnesse".
                                
                                  Alle circumstauncys pleynly out declarid,
                                
                                  Attween you too as thu dist hym confesse,
                                
                                  Trewly in ordre, ther was no poynt I|sparid.
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                                  This vnkouth bille by an angil brouht
                                
                                  Cast on the auhteer, briht as the sonne shoon —
                                
                                  What was writen noman kneuh riht nouht,
                                
                                  Woord nor sillable, but thy-silf alloon;
                                
                                  They gaff a liht lik a charboncle-stoon
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                                  Thoruh the Chapel — the scrowe shoon so sheene —
                                
                                  Among hem alle sothly was nat oon
                                
                                  Except thy-silff, knew what they did, meene:
                                
                                  Grauntyd to the for a prerogatiff,
                                
                                  In this bille with this addicioun:
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                                  "What synful man list amende his liff
                                
                                  Ful repentaunt with contricioun
                                
                                  And the sacrament with confessioun,
                                
                                  The lord above shal hem to mercy take
                                
                                  Thoruh thy prayeer and hooly orisoun,
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                                  So that they list ther synne to forsake".
                                
                                  Charlys restoryd vnto goostly helthe
                                
                                  By thy notable informacioun,
                                
                                  To gret encrees of this wordly welthe
                                
                                  And gret prosperite of al his regioun,
                                  Line 260 
                                
                                  At thy departyng from his roial dongoun
                                
                                  To dissevere ye tweyne were so loth:
                                
                                  Of fervent love and trewe affeccioun —
                                
                                  Thy lyff remembrith, that ye wepte bothe.
                                
                                  Repeyryng hom, by thy decert, ay morid
                                  Line 265 
                                
                                  Bencrees in vertu — Crist Jhesu was thy speed —
                                
                                  A dukys sone was to liff restoryd
                                
                                  By thy prayeer, which lay affore the deed.
                                
                                  Among thy brethre with obeissaunce & dreed,
                                
                                  Comyng hom, brouht in with glad visage,
                                  Line 270 
                                
                                  Abood nat longe, clad in a pilgrym weed
                                
                                  Toward Rome madist thy viage —
                                
                                  Cause of thy goyng in thy liff expressyd
                                
                                  Was of gret ȝel and gret affeccioun, [ȝel = zeal.] 
                                
                                  Ful weel expert, for grace hath so dressyd
                                  Line 275 
                                
                                  Thy pilgrymage toward Rome toun,
                                
                                  And to expleite al thyn entencioun
                                
                                  Noon obstacle, as it is comprehendid.
                                
                                  To thy request and iust peticioun
                                
                                  Graciously the Poope is condescendid.
                                  Line 280 
                                
                                  Gret heed he took to thyn hoolynesse
                                
                                  And to thy famous gret hvmylite,
                                
                                  Sette thy chirche for evir in sikyrnesse
                                
                                  And thy religioun in tranquillite,
                                
                                  By bulle asselyd, with many liberte,
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                                  Peynnes annexid by ful hard sentence
                                
                                  Ageyn alle tho that of iniquite
                                
                                  To thy covent did violence.
                                
                                  And by anothir favourable sygne,
                                
                                  Of god enspired, the pope did his peyne,
                                  Line 290 
                                
                                  Lyk a fadir gracious and benygne
                                
                                  Putte thy freedamys to stonden in cer|teyne:
                                
                                  Vnto thyn hous he gaff doorys tweyne
                                
                                  By crafft out-corve, wrouht by fressh entaille,
                                
                                  Maugre alle tho that list at it disdeyne —
                                  Line 295 
                                
                                  Thyn hous tenpugne they shal nat pre|vaylle.
                                
                                  Thes seid doorys corve out of cipresse,
                                
                                  Brouht to Tibre they fond noon obstacle,
                                
                                  Next to that stronde, thy stoory seith ex|presse,
                                
                                  They fro Tibre conveid by myracle
                                  Line 300 
                                
                                  To thy closet and litil tabernacle,
                                
                                  Brouht to londe with gret solennyte
                                
                                  Afore thy steepil with many fressh pynacle.
                                
                                  In which doorys, who lyst thy stoory se,

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Title: Altenglische legenden.
Author: Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
Canvas: Page 374
Publication: Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,; 1881.
Subject terms: Saints -- Legends; English poetry; Legends

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