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

heo bi-gan to milken þis cov : and muche milk of hire heo nam [MS. mam] ; Þe lengore þat heo hire Milkede : þe more milk þare cam : Þis kov ȝaf so muche Milk : þat þare-mide heo fedde Þene bischop and alle is Men þat dai : and muche þonk þarof hadde. ¶ hit bi-feol þare-after-ward : þat Maide a-feld wende, Forto loki to hire schep. : so gret rein ore louerd to eorþe sende Þat hire cloþes al wete weren. : and a-ȝen hom [MS. heom] heo gan gon. heo wolde hangi hire cloþus forto druye : and heo ne saiȝ nouȝt ȝwaron. Line 40 Þe sonne schon In at one hole : and ope þe bem of þe sonne hire wete cloþes heo heng forto druyȝe : þat þe stremes a-doun ronne. Museles comen to hire adai : of-hongrede and of-cale, heo beden hire mete and drinke for godes loue. : he nadde nouȝt a spone-ful ale. Line 44 A fat þare stod fol of baþe-water : heo ȝaf it hire blessinge : Þe beste Ale a-liue it bi-cam : he ȝaf it þe Museles drinke. A womman cam and bad hire salt : and heo ne hadde non : With hire blessingue heo turnede to salte : ane wel grete ston. Line 48 Þre sike men beden hire guod : ase heo to hire come. A seluerne coppe heo [heom] ȝaf : and gladliche heo hire nome; And bi-gunne for-to striui : hov heo hire dele miȝte. [folio 94b] "Abidez," seide þis Maide : "and ichulle it euene diȝte." Line 52 Þis Coppe heo smot aȝen a ston : þat heo to-brak aþre; Euerech heo ȝaf iliche muche : ase euene ase it miȝte beo. Þeos miracles, and manie oþure : seinte Bride wrouȝte; Þe blinde and þe doumbe : to guode hele heom brouȝte. Line 56 Þe furste dai of feuerer : hire lijf heo brouȝte to ende. god us graunti alle forth with hire : te [r. to þe] blisse of heuene wende.

33 Vita sancte Agathe.

SEinte Agace, þat guode Maide : In cisile was i-bore; Wel ȝong heo bi-gan cristine to beon : þat hire soule nere fur|lore. Of faire porture þis Mayde was : and stable in godes lore. Þe Duyk of þe londe it onder-ȝat : it him of-þouȝte sore. Line 4 he ne miȝte for revþe don hire in pine : Al for hire ȝonghede;
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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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