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It weere ful hard by ordere for to seyn
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How manye wonderis Ihesu for hem wroughte
But at the laste to tellyn schort & pleyn
The sergeauntis of the toun of rome hem souȝte
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And hem by-forn almache the prefect broughte
Which hem opposede & knew al hire entente
And to the ymage of Iupiter hem sente.—
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And seyde ho so wele not sacrifise
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Swap of his heed this myn centence heere
Anoon these martiris that I ȝow deuyse
On Maximus that was an officeere
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Of the Prefectis & his Corniculeere
Hem hente & whan he forth the seyntis ladde
Hym self he wepte for pite that he hadde
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Whan Maximus hadde herd the seyntis loore
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He gat hym of the turmentouris leeue
And ladde hem to his hous with-outyn moore
And with heere prechyng er than it was eue
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They gunne from the turmentouris to reue
And from Maxime & from hise folk echoone
The false feith to trowe in god a-loone
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Cecile cam whan it was wexe nyght
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With prestis that hem cristenede alle in feere
And aftyrward whan day was wexen lyght
Cecile hem seyde with a ful sobere cheere
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Now cristis owene knyghtis leue & deere
Cast al a-wey the werkis of derknesse
And armyth ȝow in armys / of brightnesse.
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