Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  For ryche men vse [vse D, om. HO.]  comunly
                                
                                  Sweryn [to swere [contra iuratores in margin] D.]  grete oþys grysly.
                                  Line 692 
                                
                                  Þys rychë man wldë nat [wolde not D.]  lete
                                
                                  But þat he swore euer [but euere swor D.]  oþys grete.
                                
                                  An euyl [A neuyl HO.]  toke hym on a day,
                                
                                  Þat he syke yn hys beddë [bed D.]  lay;
                                  Line 696 
                                
                                  A nyȝt, as he lay a-lone,
                                
                                  A womman he herdë make here [he herde a woman make D.]  mone;
                                
                                  Þat yche womman come hym byfore [þat woman cam his bed be-forn D.] ,
                                
                                  with a chylde yn here armys bore. [born D.] 
                                  Line 700 
                                
                                  10Of þe chylde þat she bare yn here armys
                                
                                  Al to-drawë were þe þarmys [guttys] ;
                                
                                  Of handys, of fete, þe flessh of drawyn,
                                
                                  Mouþe, yȝen, & nose, were alle to-knawyn,10 [10_10 gretly þat disfyguryd is . brokyn & rent were his armys. of hand & feet þe flesch of drawe . Mouþ. eyȝe & nose . as al to-gnawe D.] 
                                
                                  Bakke & sydës were [weryn D.]  al blody:
                                  Line 705 
                                
                                  Þys womman sorful [Harl. sorful and, was wunder D.]  was, and sory.
                                
                                  Þys man for here wax sore agrysyn; [sor agresyn O, hir was sore agresyn D.] 
                                
                                  he spak, [spake to here O, & spak to hir qwan D.]  whan he was rysyn, [resyn OD.] 
                                  Line 708 
                                
                                  "what art þou womman, þat makyst [makst O, qwat . . . makist þis D.]  swych cry?
                                
                                  ho haþ made [Ho made D.]  þy chyld so blody?"
                                
                                  "Þou," she seyd, "hast hym so [þus D.]  shent,
                                
                                  And with þy [þyn.]  oþys al [þin oþis hym al D.]  to-rent.
                                  Line 712 
                                
                                  Þus hast þou drawen my dere chylde, [drawyn my child D.] 
                                
                                  with þy [þyn.]  oþys wykked and wylde;
                                
                                  And þou makest me sore to grete [glost wepe in O.] ,
                                
                                  þat þou þyn oþys wylt nat lete.
                                  Line 716 
                                
                                  hys manhede, þat he toke for þe,
                                
                                  Þou pynyst hyt, as þou mayst se;
                                
                                  Þyn oþys done hym more greuesnesse [greuusnesse O, care & dred D.] 
                                
                                  þan alle [al O, alle D.]  þe Iewys wykkednesse. [wikkydhed D.] 
                                  Line 720 
                                
                                  Þey pyned hym onys, [onys, om. D.]  & passed a-way,

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 26
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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