whan he had grauntede al hys [hadde grauntyde O, qwen he had grauntyd his D.] folye,
Out of hys mouþe he say [saghe O.] flye [mouþ þer fley a flyte D.]
A dowue vn-to [dowe in to D.] þe fyrmament;
Þe holy gost þan from hym [fro hym þan O, þo fro hym D.] went.
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Þe sarysyne wente to hys maumet,
And tolde hym how þe munke [munk D, monk O, þat monk apayȝed D.] had [hadde O, had D.] het:
"Þese [þose O.] þre þyngës" he wyl [wyle O, haþ D.] forsake;
Shal y, hym my douȝtyr [doghetyr O, douȝtter D.] take?
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Sey þou me þe [Sey me now D.] certeyn of alle, [al OD.]
wheþer y shal, or y ne shalle." [shal OD, schal I ȝeuyn hir . or I not schal D.]
Þe maumet [þat deuyl D.] answeryd hastyly,
"Y warne þe for enchesoun [nay I warne þee . & a cause qwhy D.] why;
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Þogh he forsake hys god for euere, [folio 2b]
Hys god forsakeþ [wyl forsaken D.] hym neuere,
For he ys euer ful of pyte;
Men clepyn hym god of cristianite; [callen . . cristiente D.]
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For ȝyf he wyl [wyle O, wil D.] hym mercy craue,
Redyly mercy shal he haue;
19Þouȝe [þoghe O, þowh D.] he to-day fro hys god weyue,
To-morwe [morue O.] hys god wyl [wyle O.] hym receyue.19 [19_19 Þowh he þis day his god forsake, to morwyn he wil a-ȝen hym take D.]
Þarfor, [þarfore O.] y forbede þe weyl,
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Ne [Ne, om. D.] delë with hym neuer a deyl."
Þe prest vnto þe munkë [munk O, þat monk D.] went [wente O.]
And seyd, "y haue [he hadde in D.] commaundëment [comaundemente.]
Þat y ne shal delë [delyn D.] with þe,
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Ne my doghtyr þy wyfe to be;
For þy god ys of swych [sweche O, þat D.] manere,
Þogh þou forsake hym ryght now [ryþtnow O.] here,
To-morwe [morue O.] mayst þou com [þou mayst soone after comyn D.] aȝeyn, [aȝeyne O.]
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