To Bedrysworthe holdyng his weye ryht:
For long absence they that were dyspeyred, [dysespeyred.]
At his komyng wer maad glad and lyht. [comyng.]
With ther offryng to hym goth euery wyht,
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Deuoutly prayyng the martir nyht and day [preying.]
With hem tabyde and neuer parte away.— [with hym. nevir.]
Baldewynus, a monk off seynt Denys,
Gretly expert in crafft off medycyne, [greet(!).]
Ful prouydent off counsayl and ryht wys,
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Sad off his port, fructuous off doctryne— [poort.]
Affter by grace and influence deuyne [aftir. dyvyne.]
Chose off Bury Abbot, as I reede, [Choose.]
The thrydde in ordre which dide ther succede; [did.]
To seynt Edward he was phesecien, [phesicien.]
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To many siknesse he dide remedye: [did.]
In nyne and twenty wyntir, ye may seen,
A newe cherche he dyde edefye,
Ston brouht fro Kane out of Normaundye [stoon. Cane.]
By the se and set up on the stronde [see. vpon.]
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At Ratlysdene and caryed forth be londe.
By helpe and support off William con|querour [suppoort.]
The cherche acomplysshed, with his fun|dacioun
Baldewyn dyde his deuout labour
Statly to ordeyne for the translacioun
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Off blyssyd Edmund, yeer from his passioun [blyssed Edmond. froom.]
Ful two hundryd twenty and eek fyue,
As myn Auctour the dathe doth descryue. [dathe st. date.] [date.]
Toward the ende almost off Apprylle [almoost Aprylle.]
Certeyn prelatis fro the kyng sent doun
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This translacioun deuoutly to fulfylle,
Off Bed(r)ysworthe they entred ben the toun — [Ms. Bedysworthe.] [Bedrys|worthe. entryd been.]
A thowsand yeer fro the Incarnacioun
Nynty ouer by accountis cleer [ovir.]
With addicioun fully off fyue yeer.
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The feste kept with al the obseruances [ffeeste.]
By custom vsyd off antiquyte — [Be custoom.]
I lakke konnyng to telle al circumstances
Appertenyng to that solempnyte.
The poopis bullys gaff hem auctoryte,
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The kyng weel wyllyd, ther was noon obstacle, [wel wylled.]
By cleer report off many fayr myracle. [be. repoort.]
These thynges reknyd ouhte ynowh suffyse [thes. out(!) Inow.]
Vertuously this mater for to grounde. [mateere.]
And to procede, in most humble wyse,
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With dreed and reuerence, off ryht as they wer bounde, [drede. were.]
Out off a chapel, that callyd was rotounde, [Rotownde.]
They took the martir on ther shuldres squar [shuldrys.]
And to the shryne deuoutly they it bar,
Whych was afforn prouyded for the nonys, [noonys.]
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With clothis off gold arrayed and perré [cloothis.]
And with many ryche precyous stonys,
Longyng vn-to his roial dignyte.
Which off his grace and merciful bounte
To our requestis shal goodly condescende, [condiscende.]
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Geyn al our enmyes this lond for to dyf|fende. [alle.]
(Schlussgebet.)
O Gloryous martir, which off deuout humblesse [wer. tree.]
For Crystes sake were bounde to a tre,
With shot off arwes suffredyst gret duresse,
Thy blood doun raylyng, that routhe it was to se, [rayllyng. see.]
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With purpil colour; streyned off cruelte [l. steyned.] [stey|ned (!) of crueltee.]
