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And if this knyght. wol sweren how þat she
This womman slow / yet wol we vs auyse
Whom þat we wole / that shal been oure Iustise
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A Briton book writen with Euaungiles
Was fet and on this book he swoor anon
She gilty was / and in the mene whiles
An hand hym smoot vp on the nekke bon
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That doun he fel / atones / as a stoon
And bothe hise eyen / broste out of his face
In sighte / of euery body in that place
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[A vo]ys was herd / in general audience [folio 121b]
And seyde / thow hast disclaundred giltlees
The doghter of holy chirche / in heigh presence
Thus hastow doon / and yet I holde my pees
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Of this meruaille / agast was al the prees
As mazed folk / they stoden euerychone
ffor drede of wreche / saue Custance allone
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¶ Greet was the drede / and eek the repentaunce
Of hem / þat hadden wrong suspecion
Vp on / this sely Innocent Custaunce
And for this miracle / in conclusion
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And by Custaunces mediacion
The kyng and many another in that place
Conuerted was / thanked be Cristes grace
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¶ This false knyght was slayn for his vntrouthe
By Iuggement of Alla hastily
And yet Custaunce / hadde of his deeth greet routhe
And after this / Ihesus of his mercy
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Made Alla / wedden ful solempnely
This holy mayden / þat is so bright and shene
And thus hath Crist maad Custance a queene
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