ENGLISHT (rymes ababcc, dde, cec). Arundel MS. 248, leaf 154. Ab. 1250-60, A.D.
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Gabriel fram evene king
sent to þe maide swete,
broute [e is an overline insertion. In lines 3, 4, 26, 28, 53, 60, &c. the 'þ' of þe, þire, þie, þerde, &c. stands for 'h'.] þire blisful tiding,
And faire þe gan hire greten:
Line 4
"Heil be þu, ful of grace arith!
"for godes sone, þis evene lith,
Line 6
" [A later overline 'so' is before 'for'; but the line should be only 2 measures.] for mannes louen,
"wile man bicomen,
"and taken
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"fles of þe, maiden brith,
"ma[n]ken fre for to maken
"of senne and deules mith."
Line 12
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Mildeliche im gan andsweren
þe milde maiden þanne:
'wiche wise sold ichs beren
child with-huten manne?'
Line 16
Þangle seide, "ne dred te nout!
"þurw þoligast sal ben iwrout
Line 18
"þis ilche þing,
"warof tiding
"ichs bringe:
Line 21
"al manken wrth ibout
"þur þi swete chiltinge,
"and hut of pine ibrout."
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