Fourtene ouer by computacioun. [ovir.]
The Danys affter, saltyng his careyn, [aftir.]
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In-to Denmark be sailled hoom ageyn. [saylled.]
And as myn Auctour in ordre doth deuyse,
Neuer tirant durste putten assay [nevir. durst puttyn. Edmond.]
Off seynt Edmund to breke the franchise,
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But he were punysshed withoute long delay. [seyntes.]
Hard is with seyntis forto make affray: [by. wel.]
Be exaumple as I can weel preue [by. shereve.]
By Leoffstan. which, whan he was shyr|reue, [Init. Edmond.]
To seynt Edmund hadde no deuocioun, [here.]
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To heere off hym froward by dysdeyn,
Off his myracles ful smal affeccioun,
To heere hem rad the tyme spent in veyn; [libertees.]
His libertes, he was therageyn.
To sitte in Jugement he caste a certeyn day
Withynne the boundis wher the martir lay.
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A woman gilty, fferful for hir trespace, [wooman.]
For dreed off deth, socour forto fynde
Off blyssyd Edmund entred is the place, [blyssed Edmond entryd.]
Lowly besechyng: he on hir wo taue mynde. [woo. to haue.]
Leoffstan dide hir arreste and bynde [did hire a reeste.]
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By cachepoll with force and violence, [Cacchepollys.]
Vnto the seynt doyng no reuerence.
The clerkis present in deuyn seruyse [divin.]
Gan in maner to make resistence,
Off hooly chirch diffendyng the ffranchise; [chirche.]
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But al for nouht: ther was such assistence [suych.]
By pres off baylyues beyng in presence,
With multitude the clerkis to assayle,
That to sey nay it wolde nat auayle.
The offycerys, rauynous lik houndis, [officers.]
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With Leoffstan, furious off chier, [cheere.]
Off the cherche entred is the boundis. [chirche entryd.]
The clerkis prostrat lay in ther praier, [prayeere.]
The woman crieth, that alle men myhten hier: [al. here.]
"Help, blissid Edmund! help and be my reed! [Heelp.]
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For, but thow helpe, I shal in haste be ded. [thou. deed.]
Keep and conserue thy Jurediccioun
Fro this tirant, or this day I shal deye".
The clerkis knelyng in ther orysoun:
"Keep thy ffredam, o martir!" they gan preye.
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But Leoffstan lyst nat for to obeye,
With al his court is entred, off entent [entryd.]
In the cherche to sitte in Jugement. [Into the chirche.]
No reuerence doon to the seyntuarye, [seyntwarye.]
The tirant was so vnmercyable:
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Be violence the woman forth they karye; [by. carye.]
A quest redy, the Jurours Inportable. [Jorours.]
The woman crieth with voys ful lamen|table: [heelp.]
"Help, hooly martir! shal I be this wise
Dempt in the boundis this day off thy franchise?"
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The Juge procedeth to execucioun, [procedith.]
(T)houhte no ffredam ageyn hym sholde auayle. [shulde.]
A ffeend anoon took pocessioun
Off this tirant, sore dyde hym trauaile [soore did.]
In euery membre and in his entraile; [entraylle.]
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Amyd his torment yald up his gost in hast — [goost.]
I dar nat deeme what way he is past. [not deme. wey.]
Thus kan the martir punysshe hem that been rebel; [be st. been. rebeel.]
Folk that truste hym, counforte hem and releue,
Socoure ther pleyntes, supporte ther quarel, [quareel.]
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As this myracle openly doth preue; [opynly.]
