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

                                  
                                    Of ȝwam seint [Thomas] hath i-speke— : to him we wollez alle us take
                                  
                                    And þeos wrechches false godes : clanliche alle for-sake."
                                  
                                    ¶ Þo þe kyng and Carik : and þe false preostes al-so
                                  
                                    Þat wusten þe Maumates, i-heorden þis : huy nusten ȝwat to do.
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                                    Þe kyng and Carick for fyn wo : out of þe place wenden,
                                  
                                    Þo huy i-seiȝen hou þis holie Man : heore godus so foule schende;
                                  
                                    huy ne dorsten for cristine Men : setten on him non hond,
                                  
                                    Ne al-so for þe grete Miracle : þat Man alday with him fond.
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                                    ¶ Ake þe preostes of þe false lawe : in grete wrathþe huy stode;
                                  
                                    Þat on hente in is hond a strong swerd : with ful wroþe mode:
                                  
                                    "Of þis þeof ichulle," he seide : "mine godes anon a-wreke,
                                  
                                    Þat heom hath swuch schame i-do : ho-so it euere bi-speke,"
                                    Line 426 
                                  
                                    he leide on þis holi Man : with is swerd to grounde
                                  
                                    Into al is bodi and made him sone : manie eouele woundes,
                                  
                                    And a-martrede so þane holie Man : and a-slouȝh him in a stounde.
                                  
                                    Þe cristine Men weren wroþe i-nouȝh : þo huy hine ded founden;
                                  
                                    Þane preost huy wolden habbe i-barnd— : ake he fleuȝh a-non;
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                                    And þe king and carik habbe a-slawe— : ake huy weren a-wei igon.
                                  
                                    ¶ Þis holie bodi huy nomen a-non : and to churche it bere,
                                  
                                    And bureden it with gret honour : and with grete nobleye þere.
                                  
                                    So þat strencþe of holie churche : wexinde euere was.
                                  
                                    Þus cam into Inde cristindom : formest þoruȝh seint Thomas.
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                                    Nov seint Thomas þat Cristindam : formest into Inde brouȝte,
                                  
                                    B[r]ingue us to þe Ioye of heouene : to ȝwan ore louerd us bouȝte.

57 [Mathie ap.]

                                    
                                      SEint Mathie Apostle is : ase ȝe schullen alle i-wite;
                                    
                                      Þoruȝh lot he was apostel i-maud : ase it is i-write.
                                    
                                      Ivdas þat Apostel was : þo he hadde ore louerd i-sold,
                                    
                                      Þare [nas] [om.]  non longue in is stude : þat Apostel were i-told.
                                      Line 4 
                                    
                                      Aftur þe tyme þat ore louerd : in-to heouene was i-stiȝe,
                                    
                                      Þe Apostles weren alle to-gadere : and ore lauedi seinte marie:
                                    
                                      ¶ So þat seinte peter heom radde : ase ore louerd hadde i-bede,
                                    
                                      For Ivdas þat Apostle was : to nimen on in is stude.
                                      Line 8 
                                    
                                      So þat huy nomen and casten lot. : and ope seint Mathie it gan falle;
                                    
                                      So þat he, and seint powel : þe laste weren of heom alle.—

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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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