Altenglische legenden.

                                
                                  Gaff hem the maner off Mildenhale and the toun
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                                  With eihte hundredis in pocessioun. [hundredys.] 
                                
                                  Al this tyme Osgothus lay dystreyned
                                
                                  In his furye walwyng up and doun
                                
                                  Whan hooly Edward knew how he was peyned,
                                
                                  Off Royal mercy he hath compassyoun;
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                                  Heeryng the noyse and the horryble soun,
                                
                                  Dredful, terryble, off this wood man,
                                
                                  Thus he seyde to Abbot Leoffstan:
                                
                                  "Fader Abbot, it longeth to you off ryht [fadir. longith. yow.] 
                                
                                  With hooly praier and deuout orysoun [prayeer.] 
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                                  With al your couent to gon anoon ryht [goon.] 
                                
                                  To the holy martir in processioun, [hooly.] 
                                
                                  The letany song with deuocioun, [letanye songe.] 
                                
                                  Prayyng the corseynt off his benygnyte
                                
                                  On this Osgothus forto han pite". [haue.] 
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                                  This myracle is the more auctorysed [moore.] 
                                
                                  That seynt Edward was ther-at present;
                                
                                  Ouht off resoun to be mor solempnysed. [oughte. moore.] 
                                
                                  For the holy kyng was so diligent, [dilligent.] 
                                
                                  Off his grace to go with the couent
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                                  In processioun, ther knelyng on ther kne,
                                
                                  To saue Osgothus off his Infirmyte.
                                
                                  And by the counseyl off Ayllewyn, cer|teyn, [counsayl.] 
                                
                                  To the fertre the syke man was led. [seke. lad.] 
                                
                                  And a gret space whan he hath ther leyn,
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                                  Wher he afforn was furyous and mad,
                                
                                  He gan abrayde and to wexe sad;
                                
                                  Restoryd to helthe, lowly doun knelyng [restooryd.] 
                                
                                  Gaff thank to god and to the hooly kyng.
                                
                                  Tamende his manerys he gan eek blyue, [maners. he began.] 
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                                  Sette a-syde his froward sturdynesse;
                                
                                  To the martir duryng al his lyue
                                
                                  He was deuout, took to hym meeknesse. [took hym to m.] 
                                
                                  What uayleth pryde? what uayleth fro|wardnesse?— [vayleth. vaylleth.] 
                                
                                  Exaumple heeroff ye may seen at the lest [leste.] 
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                                  Be vengance take in Essex on the preest [preeste.] 
                                
                                  Whych to the martir denyed herbergage
                                
                                  Lad by Ayllewyn to Londene the Cite; [Londone.] 
                                
                                  His place brent, for his froward language
                                
                                  Vengance take, men myhte the flawme se. [myght.] 
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                                  But therageyn off grace and off pite
                                
                                  At Crepilgate, entryng that royal toun,
                                
                                  Dide many myracle, the book maketh mencioun. [did. makith.] 
                                
                                  Tofforn at Stratfforde, callyd at the Bowe,
                                
                                  His litil carre whan it sholde passe, [litel. shulde.] 
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                                  The bregge broke, the deep strem vn|knowe, [streem.] 
                                
                                  Narwh was the plawnc: ther was no weye but grace: [narwgh. planke. wey.] 
                                
                                  A-boff the flood o litel wheel gan glace, [above. oon litel.] 
                                
                                  The tother wheel glod on the boord a|loffte, [tothir. glood.] 
                                
                                  And Ayllewyn wente afforn ful soffte. [went.] 
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                                  He kam to Londene toward eue late: [cam. Londone.] 
                                
                                  At whos komyng blynde men kauhte syht. [comyng. kaught.] 
                                
                                  And whan he was entred Crepylgate, [entryd.] 
                                
                                  They that were lame be grace they goon upryht, [wer. by.] 
                                
                                  Thouhtful peeple were maad glad and lyht; [wer.] 
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                                  And ther a woman contrauct al hir lyue, [there. contract.] 
                                
                                  Cryyng for helpe, was maad hool as blyue.—
                                
                                  Thre yeer the martir heeld ther resy|dence. [held.] 
                                
                                  Tyl Ayllewyn be reuelacioun
                                
                                  Took off the Bysshope vpon a day licence

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Title: Altenglische legenden.
Author: Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
Canvas: Page 436
Publication: Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,; 1881.
Subject terms: Saints -- Legends; English poetry; Legends

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