Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

Altenglische legenden.

Sauff to the martir to make ther praier: [save. prayeere.] Thus ryche and poore off al that re|gioun Off oon affeccioun with herte, wil and myht With deuout prayer for ther redempcioun [prayeere.] 920 Kam on pilgrymage with sondry tapris lyht [cam.] To the hooly corseynt, ther wachchyng day and nyht, [there wacchyng.] Besechyng hym his seruantis to socoure Ageyn the tirant that wolde hem deuoure, Which paciently acountid ful ten yeer, [accountyd.] 925 Ingland, hath suffryd this tribut ful ter|ryble, [Ingeland. trybute.] Fond fauour noon, groos nor particuler; Constreynt off rygour was to hem odible: [so odible.] That to contynue they dempte an Inpos|sible, [contvne.] By pouert spoiled which made hem sore smerte, 930 Which as they thouhte craumpysshed at here herte. [at ther.] They lay prostraat, knelyng aboute his shryne, [prostrat. the st. his.] Women go barfoot pitously wepyng, With letanyes preestis dede enclyne, [did.] By abstynence the peeple long fastyng, 935 Men off religioun be prayer and wakyng: Besouhte the martir ther fredam to renewe [besought.] And off his mercy on ther wo to rewe. [vpon.] Ther requestis were nat maad in veyn: [wer.] For he that was cheeff Cubyculer 940 Aboute seynt Edmund and his chaumber|leyn; — [Edmond. chaumbirleyn.] Alle off assent dyde ther deuer [did. deveer.] To praie ther patroun to caste his eyen cleer, [preye.] His heuenly eyen, ther trouble to termyne, With liht off confort ther hertis tenlumyne; 945 Fyrst Ayllewyn, that cely creature, Afforn his shryne vpon the pauement lay, [pament.] In his praiere deuoutly dyde endure, [did.] Seelde or neuer parteden nyht nor day. [Selde. neuere. partyd.] For whan so euer his lieges felte affray, [euere. liges felt. Edmond.] 950 The peeple in hym hadde so gret beleue: Thoruh his request Edmund sholde hem releue: — The perfeccioun off Ayllewyn was so couth, [Aylwyn. kouth.] So renommed his conuersacioun; [renomyd.] That many a tyme they spak to-gidre mouth be mouth [spake.] 955 Touchynge hyh thynges off contem|placioun; [touchyng.] Expert ful offte be reuelacioun [by.] Off heuenly thynges, to speke in woordes fewe, [woordys.] Be gostly secretys which god lyst to hym shewe. — And as he lay slepyng on a nyht: 960 Clad in a stole off angelik cleernesse [stoole.] Whittere than snowh, powdryd with ster|rys bryht, [whyhtere. snow.] Off cheer celestiall, surmontyng off fair|nesse, His sterryssh eyen lik Phebus off fressh|nesse, With plesant language the martir gan abraide 965 And to his chapleyn euene thus he saide: "Go forth in haste, spille no tyme in veyn, [goo. spil.] And looke thow do trewly my massage! [doo.] And in my name sey thus to kyng Sweyn: [myn.] That off my peeple he axe no truage: [trewage.] 970 Ther ffranchise is to stonde in auantage [at st. in.] From al trybut and al exaccioun Vnder the wynges off my proteccioun. [vndir.]
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Altenglische legenden.
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Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
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Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,
1881.
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Saints -- Legends
English poetry
Legends

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