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

                                
                                  ¶ And gret Ioye for he hadde wille : is lif for-to amende.
                                
                                  twei cardinales he sende him : wise men boþe to,
                                
                                  to schriuen him of þulke sunne : and a-soilli him al-so,
                                  Line 2244 
                                
                                  And þe bischopus for-to a-soilli al-so : þat weren in mansinge.
                                
                                  Welle, þat þe Cardinales : welcome weren þe kinge!
                                
                                  Þe king bad heom deolfulliche : to schriuen him of þe dede,
                                
                                  And bi-het heom studefastliche : to stonden al-to heore rede.
                                  Line 2248 
                                
                                  he swor on þe halidom : þat þoruȝ him nas it nouȝt,
                                
                                  Ne bi is wille, ne bi his heste : þat he was to deþe i-brouȝt;
                                
                                  And ȝet he seide þat for is fader deþe : so sori man he nas,
                                
                                  Ne for is moderes no-þe-mo : Ase he for is deþe was;
                                  Line 2252 
                                
                                  And he seide he wolde with guode heorte : alle þe penaunces a-fonge
                                
                                  Þat heo wolden on him legge : ne weren heo no so stronge:
                                
                                  For he was enchaison of is deþe : and of is anuy al-so: [folio 86] 
                                
                                  Þe kniȝtes, for-to paien him : brouȝten him þer-to.
                                  Line 2256 
                                
                                  ¶ Þo þe Cardinales i-seiȝen þis : þat he to repentaunce drouȝ.
                                
                                  heo a-soileden him and setten on him : stronge penaunce i-nouȝ,
                                
                                  In priuete ase riȝt was : þat no man þar-of nuste,
                                
                                  And þis al-so þat ichulle novþe telle : þat alle Men of wusten.
                                  Line 2260 
                                
                                  his priue penaunces some weren : fastinge for-to make,
                                
                                   [vv. 2261-2 om. in the other MSS.] And In fale tymes linne cloth and schurte of selk : for is sunnes for-sake.
                                
                                  In-to þe holie londe he scholde finde : to hundret knyȝtes, to fiȝte
                                
                                  Al ane ȝer with þe templers : for holi churche riȝte;
                                  Line 2264 
                                
                                  ¶ And þat he scholde þe status of Clarindone : al clanliche with|drawe,
                                
                                  Þoru ȝwuche statuz þis holi man : i-brouȝt was of lijf-dawe;
                                
                                  And þat he clanliche ȝolde a-ȝein : al þat bi-nome was
                                
                                  Þe bischopriche of Caunterburi : for wrathe of seint thomas;
                                  Line 2268 
                                
                                  And þat he scholde is vuele wille : also clanliche for-ȝiue
                                
                                  Alle þat he hadde out of londe : for wrathe of him i-driue.
                                
                                  Þe king grauntede al heore wille : weopinde swiþe sore,
                                
                                  And seide þat it was to luyte : and bad on him legge more,
                                  Line 2272 
                                
                                  And ȝeot, "al to ouwer wille here : mi bodi ich bi-take,
                                
                                  Ȝiueth me penaunces i-nowe : I-nelle neuer on for-sake."
                                
                                  he wende out atþe Churche dore : a-soiled forto beo,

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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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