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

                                
                                  And þonkeden him, ase heo auȝten wel : of þis Ioyfule cas.
                                  Line 296 
                                
                                  Ich wene, þere nas neuere haluwe : seint Nicholases i-per,
                                
                                  Þat so manie faire Miracles : bi is liue dude her;
                                
                                  For to come into so strong paleis : and gon op-on þe se al-so,
                                
                                  gret wonder was þat ani-bodi : swuch miracle miȝte do!
                                  Line 300 
                                
                                  Muche of þe kuynde of heuene : ore louerd here him sende,
                                
                                  Aungles dede a-liue to do : are he hennes i-wende. [vv. 297-302 al. om.] —
                                
                                  Þo ore louerdes wille was : þat he scholde hennes wiende,
                                
                                  he bad ore louerd þat he scholde : aungles to him sende.
                                  Line 304 
                                
                                  Þo he i-say þe Aungles to him come : he þonkede ore louerd faste.
                                
                                  Þe þrittiþe saume of þe sauter : he bi-gan þus ate laste
                                
                                  "In þe, louerd, ich habbe i-hoped : þat ich i-confundet ne beo,
                                
                                  Þine holie ere beiȝ a-doun to me : heiȝe and deliuere me."
                                  Line 308 
                                
                                  he deide ate sixte vers : þat on e[n]glichs to seggen is
                                
                                  "Mine soule, louerd, ich bi-take þe : þou bouȝtest hire, i-wis."
                                
                                  Þe soule out wende with þulke worde : and þe Aungeles forth hire bere;
                                
                                  Alle þe felaweschipes of heuene : wel glade þere-with were.
                                  Line 312 
                                
                                  he deide þre houndret ȝer : and in þe þreo and fourtyþe ȝere
                                
                                  After þat god was i-bore : as þe bok us deth lere.
                                
                                  In one toumbe of Marbre he was i-leid : swyþe faire with-alle.
                                
                                  Out of þe harde Marbre-ston : þe oyle gan out walle; [folio 114b] 
                                  Line 316 
                                
                                  A welle of eoyle þare sprong out : riȝt at is heued a-non,
                                
                                  And at is fet a welle of water : of þe harde Marbre-ston. [vv. 317-8 al. om.] 
                                
                                  Sike men þare gonnen sone : wel þicke þudere gon.
                                
                                  Þar-of men beren wide a-boute : and ȝeot men doth al-so;
                                  Line 320 
                                
                                  gret botningue þar is ȝuyt : of men þat comieth þare-to—
                                
                                  For þe welle of eoyle and of watur : ase manie men i-seoth,
                                
                                  In þe harde ston lastez ȝeot : þare is holie bones beoth.—
                                
                                  Many fair Miracle þare [om. þare]  hath of him : sethþe he deide, i-come.
                                  Line 324 
                                
                                  Þei we ne mouwen nouȝt tellen alle : we moten tellen of some. [vv. 320-5 al. om.] —
                                
                                  ¶ To a gyv at one tyme : a cristine man ȝeode
                                
                                  For-to borewi gold of him : to is muchele neode.
                                
                                  he ne miȝte finden him nanne boruȝ : ne wed nadde he non :
                                  Line 328 
                                
                                  Þane gyv to seint Nicholas churche : he bad with him gon;
                                
                                  Op-on seint Nicholases auter he swor : at one certeyne daye,

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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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