As by manere / a gostly fayr Figure [As . . a] H, Be manere gostly fayr La, Be a maner . . faire of R.]
Off a chast sheepë / (thus he doth procede,) [chast . . doth] meke shepe . thus doth he H, m. s. t. he doth R.]
Callid Maria, a maide / in thouht & deede, [Callid . . deede] om. H.]
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Brouht forth the lambe / lambe of most vertu, [the . . of] a lamb that was H, a lambe R.]
The lambe of grace / which is callid Ihesu. [is callid] namede is H, whos name was R.]
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¶ "Austyn callith / this lambe, in his estat [Austyn] Augustyn R. his] om. R.]
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(Bi many-foldë / recorde of scripture,)
The roial lambe / of colour purpurat,
Which for mankynde / list passioun to endure, [to] om. HR.]
Born of a maide / bi grace, a-geyn nature, [ageyn] agenst H, agayn R.]
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Whan he, bi mene / of hir humylite, [bi] bi the H, be R.]
Took the meeke clothyng of our humanyte. [Took the meeke] List take the H, Toke the R.]
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¶ "Born bi descent / to be bothe preest & kyng, [folio 72b]
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Kyng bi successioun / fro Dauid doun bi line, [fro] from H, fro R.]
Of purpil red / was his Roial clothyng, [purpil] purpur H.]
This Agnus dei / born of a pure virgyne,
Which wessh a-wey / all venym superfyne
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On Calverie / whan he for man was ded,
With his pure blood / purpurat & red.
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¶ "This Paschale lamb / withouten spot, al whiht, [The Lambeth MS. 306 begins here.]
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Bi his passioun / in Bosra steyned red,
Which cam from Edom / lamb of most delite, [lamb . . most] this lamb . . grete H, this lambe of R.]
That yaff his bodi / to man in forme of bred
On sheerthursday / be-forn ar he was ded. [beforne ar] to-fore or H, to-fore R.]
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Was euyr founde / afore this in scripture, [euyr . . this] there euer founde HR.]
Off hors or goos / so solempne a Figure?
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