Beilage II.
A. Barlaam & Josaphat
aus Ms. Vernon f. 100.
A Good mon þer was . and a clene
A clerk men callen . Jon Damascene
Compiled þe stori in good faaþ
Of Barlaam . and kyng Josafaph.
Hou Barlaam . torned him to þe ffey
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To bi leeue . in God verrey.
Inde sum tyme . as men tellen [Ms. Jude.]
Was ful of Monkes . and cristen men
A. kyng þer ros . wiþ gret yr
þat men called . Aduenyr.
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þat porsuwed . Mest . and. Lest.
Of Cristen Men . but Monkes mest.
Hit bi fel . as þe Bok seis
þat a gret Maister . of þe kynges paleis
þat was þe kynges . grete frende
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þorwh grace . þat god him þenne sende
fforsok þe Real dwellyng
And tok on Monkes cloþing.
Whon þe kyng herde þat . he was wroþ
He let him seche . wiþ outen oþ
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In desertes . þat ilke stounde
And vnneþe . men him þo founde.
Whon he was brouht . to fore þe kyng
He hedde of him . gret wondryng.
ffor he hedde on . so feble cloþing
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And lene was waxen . to his seoyng.
þat was wont . to beo ful gay.
In his cloþinge . and oþur aray.
And among oþure more . and lesse
Muche he hedde . of gret Richesse.
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þe kyng þen him . gon vb breide
A. wood of witte . and fol he seide
Whi hast þou torned . þin honour
In to disese . and such tristour.
To eueri child . þat goþ bi þe wey
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þou art his scorn . and his pley.
þe Monk him onswered . riht sone þere
Of þis ȝif þou wolt haue . onswere
þyn Enemys alle þou voyde a wey
And þenne my skile . i schal þe sey
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þe kyng asked him . þen þries.
Whuche weren . his Enemys.
And he him tolde . wiþ outen offense
þat wraþþe hit was . and concupiscence
þeose letten . in certeyn
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þat soþnesse . may not beo seyn.
Tak þerfore . to þyn audience
Equite . and eke prudence
As þou seist . so mot hit beo
Qwaþ þe kyng . and þenne seide he
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Vnwyse men . dispisen here
þinges þat ben . as þei nouȝt were
