Ligge bi me . þis ilke niht.
And cristene me . to morwe ful riht.
ffor seþþhe ȝe seyn . þat muchel ioye and blis
Is to Angeles . of sunfol mon . þat turned is
And doþ penaunce . for his misdede
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Me þinkeþ . þt þe auctour þer of is worþi mede
Assente ones . to þat i seye to þe
And riht so maiht þou . saue me.
þis Mayden made . assautes foule
To þe tour . of þis Monnes soule
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þe fend þen . to his felawes forsoþ
Seide . seo ȝe not . hou þis wommon doþ.
heo haþ sumwhat . squached his tour
þat we mihte not meue . wiþ no stour
Now is tyme . for þe nones
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ffalle we vppon him . alle at ones.
JOsafath saih wel in his þouht
þat in to mischef . he was brouht
ffor Couetyse . stured him fast.
And þe soule hele of þe Maiden . mad him a gast
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he was harde i meued . þerfore
he preyed to god . and wepte ful sore
þus as he preyed . he fel a slepyng
þen sauh he . in his metyng
þat he was lad . In to a Medewe
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fful of alle floures . white . Bleu & . ȝelwe
þer herde he leues of tren . wonderliche.
Sounen . as voyses . Muriliche.
Softe wynde . þe leues to meue
Wondur swete sauour . þt place dude ȝeue
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þe feireste fruit . to monnes siht
And of sauour . desirable a riht
þer weren seetes . mony on.
Of Seluer . and Gold . and precious ston
Beddes a rayed . of riche aray
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Schyninde as gold . boþe niht and day.
Clere watres . Rennynde be syde
Murie þhouȝt him . þer þat tyde
þey ladde him þenne . in to a Citéé
þe walles seemed . of gold to be
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þat schyneden . wondur brihtly
Spirites . he herde murily
Such maner of song . synge þere
þat non eorþly mon . herde wiþ Ere.
A vois to him . seide þen.
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þis is þe place . of blessed Men.
þei wolde him haue lad . forþ ful snelle
he preyed þat he moste . stille þer dwelle
þei onswerden . and seiden þo
Wiþ muche trauayl . þu schalt cum hider vs to.
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Aftur þat . þei him led.
To a foul . derk sted.
fful of alle wrecchednesse
Of fulþe . and of wikkednesse
þei to him þenne . seide hit was
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þis is . þe vnrihtwisnesses plas.
Whon he a wok . of his slepyng.
þe feirnes of þat damysel . and hire cloþing
Semed to him . at o worde
ffoulore þenne . þen eny torde
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Whon þe wikked spirites . aftur þis cas
Weoren gon a ȝeyn . to Theodas
he hem blamed . hitterly [Ms. hitterly st. bitterly.]
And þei onswerden . schortly.
And seiden alle . wiþ o vois
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Or he hedde i mad . þe signe of þe crois
Strongliche . we on him fille
Alle at ones . him to spille.
But whon he . þe signe i mad hadde
he pursuwed us . and we weren madde
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