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

                                
                                  Þat god for is holi grace : to Caunterburi me sende,
                                
                                  Þat ich mote a-liue oþur ded : In-to mine owene churche [wende];
                                  Line 1788 
                                
                                  Ȝif i-ne mai þudere a-liue come : are ich i-martred beo,
                                
                                  Þat mi bodi mote ȝwan ich am ded— : god it graunti me."
                                
                                  his leue he nam wel deolfolliche : and to schipe he wende so;
                                
                                  he þonkede heom al honour : þat Men him hadden i-do,
                                  Line 1792 
                                
                                  And bi-teiȝte al Fraunce Ihesu crist : and blessede it wel faste;
                                
                                  Þat folk wep and makede sorewe gret : heore deol longe i-laste.—
                                
                                  ¶ At douere were kniȝtes ȝare : þat heorden of him telle,
                                
                                  Sone ase he come op þere : al aredi him to quelle:
                                  Line 1796 
                                
                                  Sire Reinaud of wareygne : and sire Randolf þe brok;
                                
                                  And also Gerueis þe schyrreue : gret folk with him tok,
                                
                                  to kepe þis holi Man at douere : ase he come op of þe se,
                                
                                  And bote he wolde heore wille do : al-ȝare him for-to sle.
                                  Line 1800 
                                
                                  to þe hauene of sandwiche : þat schip wel euene drouȝ—
                                
                                  Þe oþere a-biden him alle at douere : with þretninge and bost i-nouȝ.
                                
                                  In þe schipes seile an heiȝ : þis holi man let do [folio 81] 
                                
                                  Ane Croiz, þat Man fer isaiȝ : Iseuwed faste þer-to:
                                  Line 1804 
                                
                                  Þat was signe of is baner : oþur ne kepte he non.
                                
                                  Men stoden at sandwich and bi-heolden : þe Croiz wel manion,
                                
                                  And seiden, "we i-seoth nouþe hider-ward come : oure bischop thomas;"
                                
                                  Þe ȝuyt he was fer in þe se : heo wusten ȝwat he was.
                                  Line 1808 
                                
                                  Þat cri was sone wide couth : þat folk orn faste i-novȝ,
                                
                                  And are he were to londe i-come : muche folk a-ȝein him drouȝ.
                                
                                  heo criden and þonkeden Ihesu crist : þat heo mosten him a-liue i-seo,
                                
                                  And welcomeden him with Ioye i-novȝ : non more ne miȝte beo.
                                
                                  Þene þridde day of þe Aduent : bi-fore cristemasse it was
                                
                                  Þat he to Engelonde cam : þe guode man seint thomas;
                                  Line 1814 
                                
                                  Þe seuenþe ȝer þat he wende furst : out of engelonde—
                                
                                  Six ȝer and a Monthþe he was fleme : ase ich me onder-stonde.
                                  Line 1816 
                                
                                  Þis was endleue hondret ȝer : and sixti ȝer and tene
                                
                                  After þat ore swete louerd : In is moder a-liȝte, ich wene.—
                                
                                   [Accusatio militum.] ¶ Þat word to þe kniȝtes cam : to douere of þis cas,
                                
                                  hov seint thomas þe holi man : at sandwych a-riued was:
                                  Line 1820 
                                
                                  to sandwich heo wenden faste. : seint thomas heo founden a-non;

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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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