PREFACE.
Þiss boc iss nemmnedd Orrmulum
Forrþi þatt Orrm itt wrohhte,
& itt iss wrohht off quaþþrigan,
Off Goddspellbokess fowwre;
Off quaþþrigan Amminadab,
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Off Cristess Goddspellbokess.
Forr Crist maȝȝ þurrh Amminadab
Rihht full wel ben bitacnedd;
Forr Crist toc dæþ o rodetre
All wiþþ hiss fulle wille.
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& forrþi þatt Amminadab
O Latin spæche iss nemmnedd
O Latin boc Spontaneus,
& onn Ennglisshe spæche
Þatt weppmann þatt summ dede doþ
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Wiþþ all hiss fulle wille,
Forrþi maȝȝ Crist full wel ben þurrh
Amminadab bitacnedd;
Forr Crist toc dæþ o rodetre
All wiþþ hiss fulle wille.
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