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

                                
                                  And feol to is fiet and þonkede him : ase he in prisone was,
                                  Line 216 
                                
                                  And tolde al of him hou it was : and bad him ȝeorne al-so
                                
                                  To for-ȝiue is broþur, þe king : þat he him hadde mis-do.
                                  Line 218 
                                
                                  ¶ Þe kyng cam al-so eorne a-non : and criede him milce and ore,
                                
                                  To for-ȝiuen him þat he hadde mis-do : and seide he nolde non-more.
                                
                                  Out of prisone huy brouȝten him sone : with Ioye and blisse i-nouȝ.
                                
                                  Þat folk honourede him ase a god : and wel þicke a-boute him drouȝ.
                                
                                  "Muche hath ore louerd," quath seint Thomas : "for eov alle i-do,
                                
                                  Þat schewede eov þus is priuete : ȝwane ȝe ne beoth nouȝt wuyrþe þer-to.
                                  Line 224 
                                
                                  Þat paleis is noble and riche i-nov : þat ich þare habbe i-wrouȝt:
                                
                                  with þet tresor þat þe king me tok : to ende it is i-brouȝt;
                                
                                  Ech man þat wole don aftur me : þudere he schal wende [folio 163b] 
                                
                                  And louerd and prince þare beo : euere with-outen ende.
                                  Line 228 
                                
                                  Ȝe mouwe wienden in-to al þat lond : and i-seon al-a-boute
                                
                                  Ech contreie ful of churchene : þar-of ȝe mowen beo proute:
                                
                                  Sire king, alle huy beoth a-rerd : of tresur þat þou me toke.
                                
                                  Ȝif þou nelt nouȝt i-leue me : wiend a-boute and loke!"
                                  Line 232 
                                
                                  Þe kyng, and al þat oþur folk : þat þicke a-boute him com,
                                
                                  Bi-lieueden on god for þis miracle : and turnden to cristindom
                                
                                  ¶ Fourtene þousend of men : to ore louerd tur[n]den þere,
                                
                                  with-oute children and wummen : þat Manie al-so were.
                                  Line 236 
                                
                                  Seint Thomas heom teiȝhte þe riȝhte bi-leue : and made heom þar-of wise;
                                
                                  At eche churche he sette ane preost : to don heom heore seruise.
                                
                                  Þo huy weren alle in guod point : his leue wel faire he nam,
                                
                                  And wende ferrore into þe lond : to prechi cristindom.—
                                  Line 240 
                                
                                  ¶ In-to an oþur contreie he cam : þare he a-stunte ane stounde;
                                
                                  he pulte him forth wel baldeliche : and prechede to grounde;
                                
                                  Deue and blinde and oþere al-so : þat in sicknesse weren i-bounde,
                                
                                  he helde a-non þoruȝ godes grace : ȝwane he anie founde.
                                  Line 244 
                                
                                  Swuche Miracle ase he dude : þoruȝ ore louerdes sonde,
                                
                                  Nas neuere a-mong heom i-seiȝe : in none stude of þe londe.
                                
                                  ¶ Þat word sprong of him wide : fale Iorneis þanne
                                
                                  Þat god was into Inde i-come : in a fourme of manne;
                                  Line 248 
                                
                                  he was gladdore þane ani Man : þat þudere miȝhte wende

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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.
Subject terms: Christian saints

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