The early South-English legendary ; or, Lives of saints. I. Ms. Laud, 108, in the Bodleian library. Edited by Carl Horstmann.

                                
                                  "Leoue Moder," seide lucie : "ȝif þov bi-leuest on holi churche
                                
                                  And þe wordes of þis godspel : and þer-after wolt wurche,
                                  Line 32 
                                
                                  Þoruȝ touchingue of seinte Agace toumbe : þouȝ schalt beo hol a-non,
                                
                                  Ase þeo womman ȝwylene was : þat aftur ore louerd gan gon."
                                
                                  Þo þat folk was al i-went : seinte lucie cam
                                
                                  To seinte Agace holie toumbe : and ire Moder with hire nam;
                                  Line 36 
                                
                                  Þare heo leien In heore beden : heo nolden þannes gon.
                                
                                  ¶ So þat lucie, þat clene Maide : werth a-slepe a-non.
                                
                                  Seinte Agace, þat holie Maide : to hire fram heuene a-liȝte,
                                  Line 39 
                                
                                  With gret felauȝ-schipe of Aungles— : hire croune schon wel briȝte;
                                
                                  "Lucie," heo seide, "leoue soster : ȝwy trauaillestþou so
                                
                                  And ȝwy biddestþou me so ȝeorne þat þing : þat þou miȝt þi-self do
                                
                                  For þine bi-leue, þat is so guod : helpez þi Moder, i-wis:
                                
                                  And nov þoru þe and þine guod-nesse : þi Moder i-held is.
                                  Line 44 
                                
                                  And also ase þis cite is : i-wuyrþet muche þoruȝ me,
                                
                                  Also schal þi contreie : Anoured beon for þe;
                                
                                  For þi clene Maiden-hod : and for þi holie lif, i-wis,
                                
                                  Þi woneingue is wel ȝare i-maket : with us in heuene-blis."
                                  Line 48 
                                
                                  Þo þis holie Maide a-wok : heo bi-gan to quakien sore;
                                
                                  ¶ "Moder," heo seide, "þov art hol : ne þarfþe drede non-more.
                                
                                  For þe loue of þat holie Maide : þat þe hath to hele i-brouȝt,
                                
                                  Ne fonde þov neuere to bringue me : of mi clene þouȝt
                                  Line 52 
                                
                                  And ne soffre þou nouȝt mine spouse in folie : mi Maiden-hod a-spille,
                                
                                  Ne lat me nouȝt leose þat longue lif : for a luytel fol wille!
                                
                                  Ake al þat þou i-grauntet hast : for-to ȝiue him with me,
                                
                                  Lat me it ȝiue þe pouere men : Moder, ich bidde þe."
                                  Line 56 
                                
                                  Þe Moder, þo heo hol was : guod womman bi-cam,
                                
                                  And þe douȝter bi hire Moder wille : þat guod to hire heo nam; [folio 60] 
                                
                                  heo hit delte a-mong pouere Men : þe ȝwyle þare i-laste ouȝt.
                                
                                  to him þat hire spouse was : þe teoþingue was i-brouȝt:
                                  Line 60 
                                
                                  he wende to seinte lucies norice : and axede hire wel stille
                                
                                  Ȝwat lucie were on bi-come : heore guod for-to a-spille,
                                
                                  ¶ And ȝwi heo dude it so a-wei : and ȝwodere heo dude it bere.
                                
                                  Þis norice wel quoyntelich : ȝaf him a-non answere:
                                  Line 64 
                                
                                  "heo hath ifounde forto sulle : swyþe derewurþe þing, i-wis,
                                
                                  Þat is suych a þousent more wurth : þanne al þat þing þat is;

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Title: The early South-English legendary ; or, Lives of saints. I. Ms. Laud, 108, in the Bodleian library. Edited by Carl Horstmann.
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by N. Trübner & co.,; 1887.
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