Ande safyres, and sardiners, and semely topace, [MS., M. sardiners; NED., B. sardines.]
Alabaund[a]rynes, and amaraunz, and amaffised stones, [MS. alabaūda|rynes(?), or alabaūdarrynes (?), the letter(s) after d are smudged and perhaps retraced, a stroke preceding the r possibly indicating an i; M. 1 alabaunderrynes; M. 2 alabaunderynes without remark.]
Casydoynes, and crysolytes, and clere rubies,
Penitotes, and pynkardines, ay perles bitwene;
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So trayled and tryfled a-traverce wer alle,
Bi uche bekyr ande bol[l]e þe brurdes al umbe, [MS., M. bekyrande þe bolde; B. ande bole.]
Þe gobelotes of golde graven aboute,
And fyoles fretted wyth flores and fleez of golde. [folio 81b]
Upon þat auter watz al aliche dresset.
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Þe candelstik bi a cost watz cayred þider sone,
[U]pon þe pyleres apyked þat praysed hit mony, [MS. pon, M. [V]pon.]
Upon hit basez of brasse þat ber up þe werkes,
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Þe boȝes bryȝt þer abof, brayden of golde,
Braunches bredande þeron, and bryddes þer seten
Of mony [curious] kyndes, of fele-kyn hues, [MS. mony kyndes; Bülbring (Sch., p. 185) pro|posed mony curious kyndes; B. mony kyndes colored; G. mony cler kyndes.]
As þay wyth wynge upon wynde hade waged her fyþeres.
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Inmong þe leves of þe [launces] lampes wer grayþed, [Bülbring (Sch., p. 183) inserts launces.]
And oþer louflych lyȝt þat lemed ful fayre; [M. corrects MS. to louelych.]
As mony morteres of wax merkked wythoute,
Wyth mony a borlych best al of brende golde.
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Hit watz not wonte in þat wone to wast no serges,
Bot in temple of þe trauþe trwly to stonde,
Bifore þe sancta sanctorum [þer] soþefast Dryȝtyn [MS. sca scorum: I insert þer.]
Expouned his speche spyrytually to special prophetes. [MS. spūally; M. 1 specually; M. 2 spiritually.]
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Leve þou wel þat þe Lorde þat þe lyfte ȝemes,
