Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  Alle [Al O.]  þe wyrkmen homward [homwarde O, homward þei D.]  ȝede,
                                
                                  But he and hys dede furþ hys [here D.]  dede.
                                
                                  Ouþer men seyd, [seidyn D.]  þey shuld nat werche
                                
                                  Lengyr þan þey rong [ronge O, runge D.]  none at þe chyrche. [at cherche D.] 
                                
                                  "Comyþ alle home, & hauyþ doun,
                                  Line 929 
                                
                                  And haleweþ with vs at þe [þis.]  noun
                                
                                  In þe wurschype [wrshepe O.]  of oure lady,
                                
                                  As now ys custome [custum OD.]  comunly."
                                  Line 932 
                                
                                  One of hem swore hys oþe
                                
                                  Þat he ne wlde, [schulde not D.]  for lefe ne [no O.]  loþe,
                                
                                  Halew [Halewe O.]  morë at þe [halewyn m. a. þat D.]  none [noun O.] 
                                
                                  Þan hyt wás wnt to be done; [doun O, for t. be don D.] 
                                  Line 936 
                                
                                  Ne he ne shulde, [he wold not D.]  for oure lady,
                                
                                  But wyrchë forþe þe [furþ þat O.]  day holy. [forth al dayly D.] 
                                
                                  Dowun [Down O, Doun D.]  he smotë hys mattok,
                                
                                  And fyl hym self ded as a stok. [at þat strok D.] 
                                  Line 940 
                                
                                  (21Mattok [Mattoke O.]  is a pykeys,
                                
                                  Or a pyke, as sum men seys.21 [21_21 not in D.] )
                                
                                  Þe [þat D.]  caytefe lay, and myȝt nat speke;
                                
                                  Furþ, for ded, men gan hym streke;
                                  Line 944 
                                
                                  Men crydë [creydyn D.]  fast 'a prest, a prest.'
                                
                                  But no wrde come out of [wurd cam fro D.]  hys brest.
                                
                                  As þey stode, & made grete [gret O, stodyn & madyn get D.]  þrong, [þronge.] 
                                
                                  A gode man stodë hem a-mong, [amonge O.] 
                                  Line 948 
                                
                                  And seyd [seyde O.]  "þys man ys at þe ded;
                                
                                  wyl [wyle O.]  ȝe do allë at [Wil ȝe don alle be D.]  my rede?
                                
                                  Allë men þat þys chaunce sees, [folio 7a:2] 
                                
                                  Syttyþ dowun vpp-on ȝoure [down opon ȝoure O, oure H.]  knees; [seen . . kneen D.] 
                                  Line 952 
                                
                                  And pray we god, þat alle þyng [al þynge to god þat al D.]  may,
                                
                                  And to oure lady þat owyþ þys day,

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 34
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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