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

                                
                                  In his hond, þat he miȝte þar-of : þe more prov a-fonge. [folio 65] 
                                  Line 360 
                                
                                  Hit ne likede nouȝt seint Thomas : þat holi churche so
                                
                                  Scholde for a luytel coueitise : In þe kingus warde beon i-do;
                                
                                  he þouȝte þat it was swiþe muche : a-ȝen ore louerdes wille,
                                
                                  And þat þe king miȝte In swuche manere : holi churche a-spille.
                                  Line 364 
                                
                                  he bad þe kinge In faire manere : þat he ne scholde it nouȝt bi-leue
                                
                                  Þat þulke tweie bischoperiches : some guode Men he ȝeue.
                                
                                  Þe king him grauntede mildeliche : and nas nouȝt a-ȝen is bone,
                                
                                  Ake Þeos bischopriches boþe he ȝaf : twei guode Men wel sone.
                                  Line 368 
                                
                                  ¶ Seint thomas þouȝte wel : þat he ne miȝte nouȝt paie
                                
                                  þe kingue ne his conseil : bote he wolde holi churche bi-traie;
                                
                                  In gret care and in soruwe he was : hov he miȝte best do,
                                
                                  For he ne miȝte nouȝt paien Ihesu crist : and þene kingue also.
                                  Line 372 
                                
                                  Seint Thomas halewede þat ilke ȝer : þe churche of Redinge,
                                
                                  Þat i-founded was and a-rerd : þoruȝ henri þe oþur kingue,
                                
                                  Þat ȝeot lith þare wel faire i-bured— : willames sone bastard.
                                
                                  In þulke ȝere seint thomas : schrinede seint edward
                                  Line 376 
                                
                                  At westmunstre, þare he lijth : þat bi-fore king willame was;
                                
                                  bote king harald heom was bi-tueone : for-to is power no leng nas.
                                
                                  Þe loue was euere gret i-nouȝ : bi-tweone seint thomas
                                
                                  And þe kinge, for-to þe feond : destourbede hit, allas!
                                  Line 380 
                                
                                  luyte an luyte þat contek sprong : for pouere Mannes riȝte:
                                
                                  paie ore louerd and þe kinge : þis holi man ne miȝte.
                                
                                  Þe furste tyme þat seint thomas : ovtliche him with-seide,
                                
                                  hit was for þe king a-ȝen pouere Men : dude onriȝtful dede.
                                  Line 384 
                                
                                  ¶ Þe king nam fro ȝer to ȝere : þoruȝ Engelond wel wide
                                
                                  After is wille ane summe of panes : i-deld bi-eche side,
                                
                                  And sethþe þoru an-queste : he let þoruȝ þe contreies an-quere
                                
                                  hov muche ech Man scholde paiȝe : and hov muche is riȝte were.
                                  Line 388 
                                
                                  So longue he nam taillage : þat he axede atþe laste
                                
                                  Eche ȝere ane certeyne rente : þoruȝ al engelond wel faste.
                                
                                  Ȝwat for eiȝe, ȝwat for loue : no man him ne with-seide;
                                
                                  bote euere þouȝte seint thomas : þat hit was an onriȝtful dede.
                                  Line 392 
                                
                                  he þouȝte al on god and on is soule : and bi-lefde al his manhede,
                                
                                  And wende forth wel baldeliche : to þe king with-outen drede:
                                
                                  "Sire," he seide, "ȝif it is þi wille : þou art riche and hende,

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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.
Subject terms: Christian saints

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