Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  As hym þoght, toward heuene.
                                
                                  yn þe fyrmament as þey ȝede,
                                
                                  Foure fyres he sawe [ferys hi sagh O, fyrys he saw D.]  of gretë [gret OD.]  drede;
                                
                                  Þes foure fyres [ferys O, fyris wexyn D.]  wax hygh & hote,
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                                  And yn-to one, alle [al O, to on of þo (om. And yn) D.]  foure þey smote.
                                
                                  wndurful [wunderfully D.]  was þan þat fyre, [fere O, fyr D.] 
                                
                                  And dredful, and also [And also dredful, & O, & so dredful D.]  brynnyng shere.
                                
                                  Þe aungel þydyrward [to hym ward D.]  toke þe weye;
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                                  Þo [þo om. D.]  þoght seynt Fursyne, 'here shal y deye.'
                                
                                  Þe aungel ȝede furþ ful boldely,
                                
                                  But seynt Fursyne durst nat come ny.
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                                  Þe aungel say [sagh O, saw D.]  he gan abyde,
                                
                                  "Come furþe," he seyd, "and þe [þou D.]  nat hyde;
                                
                                  Of þys fere ne drede [fyr drede D.]  þe noght,
                                
                                  But þou with wrong euer toke oght;
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                                  Ȝyf þou haue take any [any om. D.]  þyng with wrong,
                                
                                  Þou shalt brenne yn þys fyre [brennyn in þis (om. fyre) D.]  strong.
                                
                                  with mochë [mechil D.]  þoght, sorowe, and drede,
                                
                                  Fursyne vnto þat fyre [þe fyr D.]  ȝede.
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                                  Þe fyre [fere O, fyr D.]  on boþë half hym was, [halue was D.] 
                                
                                  But furþ he ȝede fast [faste he ȝede furþ O, (forth) D.]  on hys pas,
                                
                                  yn þat fyre saghe [fere sagh O, fyr saw D.]  he lye [folio 17b] 
                                
                                  Saulys brennyng, [soulys brennende D.]  and ruly crye;
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                                  Þe fendës ȝedë [ȝeden D.]  hem among,
                                
                                  And fast echone on oþer þrong
                                
                                  with brynnyng crokys sorowfuly, [hokys dolefully D.] 
                                
                                  And pyned hem [sore pyned hem D.]  with-oute mercy.
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                                  None lay by hemself a-lone,
                                
                                  But eche [ache O, eche D.]  on oþer, with sorowe and wone. [mone D.] 
                                
                                  Echone [eche D.]  to oþer was sorowe and peyne,
                                
                                  with-outyn endë for [þis is D.]  certeyn.
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                                  For pynyng, for wepyng, for cryyng, [for-pyned and cryed he seyde D.]  alas,
                                
                                  Fursyne almoste [ny D.]  confunded was.

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 89
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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