Augustus.
The bondes of Seynt petur of lammesse
vnbynde us, (with) blessid pope Steven.
And sacred Stephen deken,
help with þi merytes many a folde,
with þis kyng and martir: Seynt Os∣wolde.
Seynt Sixte þe pope, for goddes loue and sake,
with Donate Bysshope, do þi diligence,
And with þi felowes, Seynt Cyriake;
with Seynt Romane, helpe þu oure conscience,
O þow worthy martir Seynt Laurence,
Pray for us now with þis Seynt Ty∣burce,
I hope now hit wil be neuer þe wurse.
Seynt Ypolyte, here my peticyon,
with Seynt Euseby, the holy confes∣soure.
Now, lady, for þyne hyȝe Assumpcyon
ȝeue us þi hande and þi holy socoure,
That we nowe mowe styȝe in to þi hyȝe toure,
where þat glorious Seynt Magne is with þe;
Lady in octabis (!) only socour me!
To my valentyne, lady, I chese þe,
whom þat I wyl chaunge neuer for no newe.
Now pray for me, halowed Seynt tymothe,
To my lady þat I euer be trewe.
help me nowe, I pray þe, Seynt Bartilmewe,
So worthy apostil as þow art one—
For better helpe þan prayer can I none.