Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  Ete noght ar [not til D.]  þou haue holy brede,
                                
                                  For to [to om. D.]  many þyngës hyt may auayle,
                                
                                  To soule helpe, or [(To om.), soulehelpe for D.]  lyuës trauayle.
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                                  Þy body, ȝyf it þan [it D, þan HO.]  smartly endes, [endys O.] 
                                
                                  Hyt ys for housyl [housul O, hosil D.]  aȝens þe fendes; [fendys O.] 
                                
                                  And holy watyr take of þe prestys [of pristis D.]  hand, [honde O.] 
                                
                                  For anoylyng [a noyntyng D.]  hyt wyl [wyle O.]  þe stande. [stonde O.] 
                                  Line 844 
                                
                                  Sum tyme hyt was wnt to be dowun [doun O, wont be don D.] 
                                
                                  To halewe þe satyrday at þe noun, [at non D.] 
                                
                                  Namëlyche [a namely D.]  yn Ing[e]londe; [ynglande O.] 
                                
                                  And nawer [nawher O, nowhere D.]  so moche [mechil D.]  y vndyrstand.
                                  Line 848 
                                
                                  when þat custome [custum O, qwan . . custum D.]  was wnt to be,
                                
                                  Þan was grace, & grete [gret O, þer grace & al D.]  plente;
                                
                                  And þere men haunted [þer men hauntyn O, þer men hau D.]  þat custome [custum OD.]  lest,
                                
                                  Falleþ oft tymë grete [ofte . . . gret O, often many D.]  tempest.
                                  Line 852 
                                
                                  Þe satyrday ys specyaly [specyally . is D.] 
                                
                                  Ordeyned to wurschype [wrshepe O, honoure D.]  oure lady, [ladye O.] 
                                
                                  And þat for [ys for O, is for D.]  a grete [gret O.]  resun;—
                                
                                  whan Ihesu deyd þurgh [qwan i. deyȝede þorwh D.]  passyun,
                                  Line 856 
                                
                                  hys dyscyplys douted [douȝttedyn D.]  echoun [echone O.] 
                                
                                  wheþer he shulde ryse or noun. [none O, qweþer . . non D.] 
                                
                                  Alle þat beleued yn hym byfore, [Alle þo þat trowedyn . . . beforn D.] 
                                
                                  Alle here beleuë was nygh forlore, [trouþe was forlorn D.] 
                                  Line 860 
                                
                                  Fro þe fryday þat he deyde,
                                
                                  To tyme [deyȝed . til D.]  þat he ros, as he seyde.
                                
                                  But hys modyr, vyrgyne [blessid D.]  Marie,
                                
                                  She bare þe beleue vp [þe truþe D.]  stedfastly
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                                  Fro þe fryday at þe noun
                                
                                  Tyl alle þe satyrday was doun, [non (om. alle) . . al don D.] 
                                
                                  And alle [al O.]  þe nyȝt [nyght O.]  tyl þat he ros,
                                  Line 867 
                                
                                  Of alle [al O.]  oure beleue [trouþe D.]  she bare þe los;—

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 31
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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