Des ms. Bodl. 779 jüngere zusatzlegenden zur südlichen legendensammlung / ed. C. Horstmann.

Seint marius & his vif & his to sonis. [Die Acta in Act. SS. Boll. 19 Jan. weichen sehr ab.] (19. Jan.)

Marius was a good man,: fram capadosye I-come wit his wif & his to sonys: to þe borw of rome; Martha was his good wif: ic wot me cleped þo, [3 tilge was.] audifax & abacuk: his sonys hyȝten bo. claudius was emperour: in þat ilke tyme. [ 5] þis folke comyn to rome: to se þe gret pyne þat þe martiris soffrin: for Jhesu cristus lore. [7 Ms. & þat; l. soffrid.] þo þey hem I-seye: it greued hem wel sore; about þey wentin echon: þorw-out al þe toun & ȝef of here gode to hem: þat were þo in presoun. [ 10] for swyþe ryche þey were: & hadden moche moneye, þat þey wit hem brouȝte: out of here contreye. þerof þey partid aboute: to hem þat haued nede, for þey hopid þerfore: In heuen to fong gret mede. a water goþ in rome: þat tibre I-hotin is; [ 15] [15 Ms. tobye.] þerby to a fayr castel: þis folke comyn I-wis: a man hy founden þere: þat me clepid quirine, þat in preson for cristus loue: he þolid moche pyne; In hongir & in oþer pyne: he þolid wel mochil wo, þat wel ny his lyf-dawis: weren alle a-go. [ 20] Marius fond þis man: in sorwe & in care: wit his wif & his childrin: he gan to dwellin þare; Eyȝte dayis folle: he wissche his woundus echon & his feet also ek: þat myd sorwe weren by-gon; alle þat him nede was: þis goodman him founde, [ 25] & bed him neme good comfort: hit nolde dure but a stounde. Claudius in þilke tyme: sente by his sonde to eche cristene man þat were I-founde: owher in his londe, [28 tilge to; Ms. cristeme.] þat hasteliche anon: þey weren to deþe I-brouȝt; al his men he hyȝte: þat þey ne spared nouȝt. [ 30] By þe wey of salarye: cristinmen me fonde þat were þedir I-sent: for to deluen sonde, [f. 218] þere for to libbe here lif: In hongir & in hete & wit swink & sorwe: to winnyn here mete. CC. & fourty: to-gedir me fonde þere; [ 35] out of þe toun me ladde: hem euerichon I-fere, me bonde hem to stokkes: & gonnyn to hem chete, [37 Ms. stokkeus.] & so me hem made: echon here lif lete. þo hy werin dede,: a fer me gan to make & woldin hem forbrenne: for cristinmennus sake: [ 40] & marius & marta: þedir hy gonne to go, audifax & abacuk: þedir comyn also: to men þat hem holpe: þey ȝeuen wel god here, & drou hem al faste: out al of þe fere;

hem hi beriid quikliche: wel dep ondir molde, [ 45] þat þe heþin men to hem: come neuer ne cholde. [Nach 46 fehlt ein Passus?] To claudius me tolde,: þat þe emperour was, [47 Ms. dioclisian.] þat marius & his childrin: hadde I-don soch a cas. "nemeþ hem quik," he seyde,: "& to me ȝe hem bringe: of hem ich wele þat soþe I-wite: of þis ilke þinge. [ 50] & ȝif þey williþ honoury: mahound þat is so fre, alle here grete trespas: chal for-ȝeue be." wit þis ilke word: me nom hem alle foure [53 Ms. he st. me.] & brouȝt hem to þe emperour: þer he was in his toure. he bed to hem honoury mahound;: & þey seyde þat þey nolde, [ 55] þey he hem wolde ȝeue: an hondrid pound of golde. To myssian þe vecory: þey were be-take anon, [57 lat. Muscianus vicarius.] þat he hem cholde make: here sacrefise to don. mysyan hem seyde,: "ȝe seme men of gret honour, wite ȝe ouȝt of þe heste: þat to me sent þe emperour?" [ 60] audifax answerde,: "for we þe segge nay." "for ich ȝou wolle," quaþ myssian,: "tellen ȝou so ich may. þe emperour haþ I-hote: alle men ondir his honde þat þey honourid his mahound: þat I-founde were in his londe. for of non oþer lawe, I wot,: ne kepeþ he no-þing, [ 65] & who-so aȝen hit witstant: he chal to gret pynyng. & þerfore ich ȝou rede: þat ȝe don as þe wyse, & þat ȝe wende to mahound: & don him sacrefise." audyfax answerde þo,: "þis wisdom is al folye; for him nol we honoury nouȝt—: wherto chold we lye?" [ 70] Missian in wraþþe: þus hem seyde to: "telliþ me nouþe quikliche: ȝif ȝe seyin alle so." Marius answerid,: "we þe cholliþ teche þat þe word þat he seyþ: is oure alþer speche." "toormentourus," quaþ myssian,: "ȝe strippe hem alle anon [ 75] & beteþ hem wit stauis: þat hem ake ech bon! ne do ȝe nouȝt þe woman;: ac leteþ here be-syde be, þat ȝhe mowe of hem: alle here sorwe I-se." þis turmentourus hem bete: þat þey wery were; þe oþer cridin to god Jhesu crist: as hy stodin þere. [ 80] [80 tilge god.] & mycian het me cholde: hem hongy vppon a tre & drawe here flesch myd crokis,: þat me myȝte here bonus Ise. euere seyde martha,: "lok þat ȝe ben stedefaste! for ich wot ȝoure pyne: ne chal nouȝt longe I-laste, & in þe blisse of heuen,: þat ȝe mowin awinne, [ 85] wel merie vs chal þer þenche: whan we beþ þer-inne." ȝut myssian let nemyn fer: & don to here syde: & þe fer queinte anon,: ne myȝt hit þer abyde. seþþe þey weren I-nome adoun: & gonnen for to stonde. missian let of-smyte þo: of ech of hem here honde, [ 90] & seyde, "to dispise oure godus: þus me chal ȝou teche! & but ȝe wollin ȝit ben I-war,: me chal don ȝou oþer wreche." þo gonnen þis men: to singen alle þre: "now Jhesu crist in heuene,: þy name I-blessed þou be, [94 tilge þou.] þat in oure pyne: so wel vs ondirstode!" [ 95] martha nom anon-ryȝt: & smerid here wit þe blode; & þo ȝhe haddin þus I-do: anon ȝhe fillin a-kne & seyden, "oure lord Jhesu crist,: nouþe ich þonke þe [98 Ms. þey st. ȝhe.]

þat ic may be myne sonus: & be myn hosebonde I-sen stedfastnesse of goddus myȝt: her þorwȝ goddus sonde!" [ 100] Me bondin here armus to here nekkes: & ladden hem vp & doun, & ladden hem fram strete to strete: þorw-out al þe toun; þey seyden, "alle men beþ I-war: þat mowe þis þing I-se, þat non ne ben so hardy: to don oure godus vilte!" audifax answered: & seyde þus anon: [ 105] "þulke þat ȝe clepeþ ȝoure goddus: for deuelis beþ echon." [106 tilge for.] forþ me ladde þis þre men: þat so stedefast were, amyle wit-oute þe toun;: & þo þey comyn þere, þey smetin of here hedis;: þe bodyis fillin to grounde, þe soulus wente to heuene: in þat ilke stounde. [ 110] Martha in a dep pit: anonryȝt me caste— & soch was þe ending: þat þey haddin at þe laste. ffelici(t)as, a good woman,: þedir com anon & gaderid alle to-gederis: here bodius euerychon; þe .xiij. calendre of feueril: ȝhe buriid hem, I-wis. [ 115] þerfore ich woot wel here solus: is brouȝt in mochil blis. Now Jhesu þat is in heuene,: þou art so fre & hende, grante vs þat we mote: alle þedir wende.

amen.