Cristes cros· haþ kept vs from los,
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Maries preyers· And God vr leche,
Þe qween· and þe Cros· a corde:
Þe qween bar furst· þe cros afturward,
To fecche folk· from helleward,
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On holy stayers· to steyen vpward
And regne· wiþ God vr lorde·:
XXXIX.
ÞE Clerk· þat fourmed· þis figour
Of Maries wo· to wite som,
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He saih him-self· þat harde stour,
Whon godes Armus· weore rent aroum;
Þe Cros is a cold· Creatour,
And euere ȝit haþ ben· def· and dom,
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Þeiȝ þis tale beo florisshed· with faire flour,
I· preue hit· on Apocrafum;
For witnesse· was neuer foundet;
Þat neuere cristes cros spak,
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Oure ladi leide· on him no lak,
Bot to pulte· þe deuel a-bak,
We speke· hou crist was woundet·:
XL.
IN Flesshly wede
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God gan him hede,
Of Mylde May
Was bore to blede,
As Cristes Crede
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Soþly wol say;
On a stokky stede
He Rod· we Rede,
In Red Array;
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From deueles drede
