[6-text p 534]
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The teeris from hise eyen leet he falle
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Almyghty lord now Ihesu cryst quod he
Sowere of chast conseyl / herde of vs alle
The freut of thilke seed of chastite
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That thow hast sowe in Cecyle take to the
Lo lyk a bisy bee with-outyn gile
The seruyth ay thyn owene thral Cecile·
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ffor thilke spouse that sche tok but now
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fful lik a feers [[first feeris]] leoun / sche sendyth hire
As meke [[ke corrected]] as euere was ony lamb to ȝow
And with that word a-noon there gan apeere
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An old man clad in white clothis cleere
That hadde a bok with lettere of gold in honde
And gan byforn valeryan to stonde
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Valerian as deed fil doun for dreede
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Whan he hym saw / & he vp hente hym tho
And on his bok rygh thus he gan to reede
O lord o god o feith with-outyn mo
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O cristendom & fadyr of alle also
Abouyn alle & ouer alle euerywheere
These wordys alle of gold I-wretyn weere
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Whanne this was rad thanne seyde this olde man [folio 376a]
Leuyst this thyng or no sey ȝe or nay
I leue al this thyng quod Valeryan
ffor sothere thyng this / I dar weel say
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Vndyr the heuene no wight thynkyn may
Tho vaneschid this olde man he nyste wheere
And Poope vrban hym cristenede ryght theere
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