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ÞE Secounde seide nay· not þat·
Þat dude serwe· in-to myn herte schete;
But whon þe Roode ros· and doun was squat,
Þe nayles· renten him hondes and feete,
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Þorw-out his helm· þe harde hat
Þe þornes· in-to his flesch gan crepe,
His Ioyntes· vn-Ioynet· I· tok good gat;
Þo weop I· water· and teres leete,
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To care I· was enclyned;
In cloddres of blod· his her was clunge,
Þe flesch was from· þe bones swonge,
Druiȝe drinkeles· was his tonge,
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His lippes to clouen· and chyned·:
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ÞE þridde seide· þis þouhte me lest
Of þeose peynes· and oþer mo,
Þis peyne þouhte me· peyne mest;
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Al his flesch· he let of flo,
His Mylde Moder· stod him nest,
Loked vpward· And hire was wo,
A swerd swapped hire· þorw þe brest:
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Out of þe cros· þe knyf com þo,
Þis siht sauh I· my-selue;
Þe swerd of loue· þorw hire gan launce,
Heo swapte on swownyng· þorw þat chaunce;
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To scornen hire· þei gan daunce,
Iewes· bi ten· and twelue·:
XXVII.
Sin Iewes made· so muchel mon,
To seon my brid·, bounden in brere,
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