Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  "Ey," þoght þe knyȝt, "long ys gone,
                                
                                  Þat messe at þe cherchë herd y none.
                                
                                  what so euer God wyl for me [for me wyle.]  werche,
                                
                                  y wyl ryse, and go to þe cherche."
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                                  He drogh of hys hosyn and hys shone,
                                
                                  And ded þe ȝatys be on-done.
                                
                                  Barfote his ȝede, as ys þe acyse, [O. gloss 'maner.'] 
                                
                                  To cherche, for to herë Goddys seruyse.
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                                  And as he þe wey to þe cherchë name, [namme.] 
                                
                                  Þe chylde, hys enmye, aȝens hym came, [camme.] 
                                
                                  And seyd, "treytur, now shalt þou deye,
                                
                                  And my fadyr deþ ful dere a-beye;
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                                  No wurldës gode ne shal þe saue,
                                
                                  Þat þou þe deþ of me shalt haue."
                                
                                  Þe knyȝt say [sagh.]  nonë ouþer bote,
                                
                                  But fel on knees byfore hys fote,
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                                  And seyd, "haue on me mercy [folio 26a:2] 
                                
                                  For hym þat lyȝt yn þe vyrgyne mary,
                                
                                  And suffred deþ on þe rodë tre
                                
                                  Þys day, to saue boþe þe and me, [me and þe.] 
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                                  And forȝaue hem þat hys blode spylte;
                                
                                  Ryght so forȝyue þou me my gylte;
                                
                                  y am as a presun here yn þys place,
                                
                                  y putte me now alle [al.]  yn þy grace;
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                                  Þat goddys grace be on þe lent
                                
                                  At þe day of Iugëment!"
                                
                                  Þys chylde, þat was hys enmye,
                                
                                  herde hym prey so rufully,
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                                  And seyd, "syn þou hast me besoght [O. gloss 'pryde.'] 
                                
                                  For Ihesu loue þat dere vs boght,
                                
                                  And for hys modyr loue so dere,
                                
                                  For hem y graunte þe my pes here."
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                                  Þys ychë chylde down swyþe alyghte,
                                
                                  And yn gode louë kest þe [keste þat.]  knyȝt;
                                
                                  "Now are we frendys, þat ere were wroþe,

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 131
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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