Octovian (Lincoln, Dean, and Chapter Library, MS 91)

Lines 1601 through 1634

ȝe wiete withowtten lese Line 1601 child florent þore hir gan wedde Line 1602 and into rome was scho ledde Line 1603 with prynces prowde in prese Line 1604

Line 1604 and þen byfelle appon a daye Line 1605 the emperoure bygan for to saye Line 1606 and tolde alle how it was Line 1607 and alle þan gafe juggement Line 1608 that his modir sulde be brynte Line 1609 in a belle of brasse Line 1610 als sone als scho þerof herde telle Line 1611 in swonynge to þe gronde scho felle Line 1612 hir hare of scho gan rase Line 1613 for schame þat scho was proued false Line 1614 in two scho cutte hir owen halse Line 1615 with a longe anelase Line 1616 and þerat alle þe kynges loghe Line 1617 there was joye & gamen ynowghe Line 1618 alle tuke þaire leue that tyde Line 1619 with trowmpes & with lowde songe Line 1620 ilke a man wente to his owun londe Line 1621 with joye & mekill pryde Line 1622 with gamen & joye & grete honoure Line 1623 to rome þan wente þe emperoure Line 1624 his lady by his syde Line 1625 and his two sonnes also Line 1626 and with þam many one mo Line 1627 home þan gan thay ryde Line 1628 and thus endis octouean Line 1629 that in his tym was a doghety man Line 1630 with þe grace of mary free Line 1631 now jhesu lorde of heuen kynge Line 1632 thou gyffe vs alle thi dere blyssynge Line 1633 amen amen par charyte amen Line 1634