The early South-English legendary ; or, Lives of saints. I. Ms. Laud, 108, in the Bodleian library. Edited by Carl Horstmann.

                                
                                  Out of þe londe heom drof a-non : þat huy ne comen þere non-more.
                                
                                  he wende a-boute and prechede : and þe tweie schrewene liet go—
                                
                                  Ouer-comene wrechches ase hui weren : nas heom neuer er so wo.
                                  Line 46 
                                
                                  ¶ Hit bi-feol þat þe kingues sone : of þe londe was ded.
                                
                                  Sone þis tweiȝe deoueles limes : to-gadere nomen hore red
                                  Line 48 
                                
                                  And wenden þudere, ȝif huy miȝhten : þoruȝ heore art him [orig. heom]  a-rere;
                                
                                  And huy maden heore enchauntement : ase þe deuel heom gan lere.
                                
                                  Ake þat child lai euere ded— : for heore miȝhte nas riȝth nouȝt.
                                
                                  Þoruȝ þe kingue huy weren i-nome : and in strongue prisone i-brouȝt.
                                
                                  ¶ Þe king sende aftur seint Matheu : ase men of him tolde,
                                
                                  Ȝif he miȝhte is sone arere— : for he was so wis i-holde.
                                
                                  Þo seint Matheu þudere cam : to ore louerd he [MS. heo]  dude is bone
                                
                                  And a-rerde þat child : fram deþe to liue wel sone;
                                  Line 56 
                                
                                  Þat child a-ros and herede god : i-bore of mayde marie.
                                
                                  A-non so þe king þis i-seiȝ : wel loude he gan to crie :
                                
                                  "For-soþe," he seide, "ich i-seo : þat Matheu a god is;
                                
                                  Þei he beo here in mannes fourme : he is a god, i-wis!
                                  Line 60 
                                
                                  ¶ Anoure we him ase it is riȝht : with seluer and with golde."
                                
                                  huy offreden to him tresor i-nouȝ : more þane he a-fongue wolde.
                                
                                  "Nai certes," quath þis holie man : "god nam ich nouȝt,
                                
                                  Ake godes seriaunt þat here on eorþe : to deþe was i-brouȝt.
                                  Line 64 
                                
                                  ho-so wole on him bi-lieue : to heouene he schal i-wiende,
                                
                                  And ho-so nele nouȝt, he worth i-wis : in pine withþ-outen ende."
                                
                                  So þat þe king and alle his : i-cristnede of him were.
                                
                                  With þe tresor þat men him brouȝte : a fair churche he liet a-rere.
                                  Line 68 
                                
                                  ¶ In þritti dawes heo was arerd— : so gret hel[p] þare was to;
                                
                                  Þare þe king and is heore beden bede : and alþe contreiȝe al-so.
                                
                                  Aftur þe tueiȝe [MS. treiȝe]  enchauntours : seint Matheu liet sende,
                                
                                  Zaroes and Arphaxat : and made heom þannes wiende.
                                  Line 72 
                                
                                  Into þe londe of perce : huy wenden with schame i-nov;
                                
                                  Þere þat folk mis-bi-leued : wel þicke a-boute heom drov.
                                
                                  ¶ Sethþe seint symon and seint Iude : to perce þene wei nome
                                
                                  And þulke two enchauntours : to grounde huy ouer-come,
                                  Line 76 
                                
                                  Þare huy neuereft cristine Men : non a-nuy ne wrouȝte,
                                
                                  Ase Man mai in heore liue i-seo : ho-so þare-after souȝte.—
                                
                                  Seint Matheu in Ethiope : þe kingues douȝter nam,

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Title: The early South-English legendary ; or, Lives of saints. I. Ms. Laud, 108, in the Bodleian library. Edited by Carl Horstmann.
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by N. Trübner & co.,; 1887.
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