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

                                
                                  to a gret prince of a lond : and in seruice wiz him was.
                                  Line 20 
                                
                                  So wel he paide is louerd in Armes : and in alle oþur dedes,
                                
                                  Þat he made him maister of is ferd : al for-to gwie and lede;
                                
                                  And sethþe he made him weddi wijf : riche and noble al-so,
                                
                                  A lauedi of a gret contreie [al. castel gret]  : and of grete moruȝiue al-so. [al. Þerto] 
                                
                                  bi-twene him and is guode lauedie : loue þare was i-novȝ;
                                
                                  For to alle guodness bi heore miȝte : eyþur to oþur drouȝ.
                                  Line 26 
                                
                                  Ake is guode fader and is Moder : þat he bi-lefte him atom bi-hinde,
                                
                                  Swyþe sorie weren for heore sone : þat heo ne miȝten him nouȝwer finde.
                                  Line 28 
                                
                                  heo wenden forth in atyme boþe : and souȝten him wel wide,
                                
                                  Fram o contreie to oþur faste : a-boute in eche side.
                                
                                  So þat heo i-heorden of him tellen : þei it were longue.
                                
                                  to is castel huy drowen heom a-non : and faire weren onder-fongue :
                                
                                   [folio 116b] heo ne founden nouȝt him-seo[l]f athom : ake is wijf, heo was þere,
                                
                                  Fair semblaunt heo made heom : þo heo wuste ȝwat heo were!
                                  Line 34 
                                
                                  heo honourede heom þe more : for hire louerd ne was nouȝt þare,
                                
                                  And leide heom in heore owene bed : and hire-seolf lay elles-ȝware.
                                
                                  A-morewe, are hit were dai : heo a-ros op wel softe
                                
                                  And to churche ȝeode wel stilleliche : ase heo was i-woned ofte.
                                  Line 38 
                                
                                  Þo cam hire louerd hom : In þe moreweningue sone,
                                
                                  And drouȝ him to chaumbre toward is bed : ase he was i-woned to done.
                                  Line 40 
                                
                                  Þo i-heorde he wel softe slepe : and sweiȝen þar-inne tweie,
                                
                                  Ase Men and wommen nede moten : þat beoth werie of weie.
                                
                                  he ȝeode ner and i-saiȝ þare ligge : Man and womman al-so.
                                
                                  "Ȝe," þouȝte he, "þis is mi wijf : and sum gering is i-comen hire to;
                                  Line 44 
                                
                                  I seo wel nouþe þat þe hore : is i-wonet here-to.
                                
                                  huy ne schullen neuereft ete mete : ne more schame me do."
                                
                                  he slouȝ is fader and is moder : mid is swerde þere
                                
                                  And wende bi heom þat is wijf : and hire horeling it were.
                                  Line 48 
                                
                                  Wel softe he ȝeode out aȝein : þo þis dede was i-do,
                                
                                  And ȝeode him toward churche : And tuynde þe dore to.
                                
                                  Ase he toward churche was : his wijf hamward he mette.

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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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