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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.

And þare-with he smeorede his sore hond : and heo werth hol in a stounde. Þe soutere, and alle his, bi-gonne þo : and euerech þat in þe strete cam, to bi-lieue on crist, godes sone : and a-fenguen cristine-dam.— 20 Seint Marc ȝeode wide in londe : to prechi godes lawe. Þe prince of þe londe it onder-ȝat : and þouȝte to don him of dawe. he liet him seche into al þat lond : and þo he him hadde i-founde, "Ich hote eov," he seide to is men : "þat he beo faste i-bounde [v. 24 corrupted.] 24 For-to he to þe prisone come : and þare-inne ȝe him caste a-non." Ouer-al is flechs was to-drawe : riȝt to þe bare bon, with Irene crokes,as men him drowe : þe mosseles leiȝen wel grete; And al blodie weren of is blod : þe stones in þe strete. 28 A-niȝt, ase he in prisone lai : ore louerd to him cam, In fourme þat he on eorþe was : þo he manhede nam; "Marc," he seide, "beo wel glad : and ȝarkne þe wel bliue, For þi name is i-write : in eche boke of liue : [al. in þe b. of eche l.] 32 Þov schalt to-morewe for mi loue : soffri deth wel stronge [MS. stronde] And sethþe mine blisse of heouene : with-outen ende a-fongue." Seint Marc þonkede ore louerd ful ȝeorne : ase he [al. and] in his bedes lay. A-morewe þe prince him liet up fette : sone so it was dai. 36 A strong rop he liet nime : and a-boute is swere binde, And teiden [r. teien] him sethþe to a wilde hors : at þe taile bi-hinde; he liet him drawe þoruȝ al þe toun : þat ech lime fram oþer wende. Þus seint Marc þe holie man : his soule to ore louerd sende. 40 In þe Monþe of Aueril þis was. : men scholden faste is eue; Ake for þe heiȝe feste of eastur-dai : men it doth bi-leue. his dai men fastez þoruȝ al þat lond : for him-seolf nis it nouȝt, Ake for reuerence of þe baneres : [þat] in þat dai beoth fort i-brouȝt. For men berez heom eche ȝere a-boute : ase red is þare-of i-nome, [vv. 45-50 om. in most MSS. (except MS. Vernon).] to bidden for þe eorþe blede : þat it mote wel forth come. 46 Men fastez, ȝwane huy formest berez heom out : a-seint Marcus dai þare-fore, And þreo dawes a-ȝein halewe-þoresday : ȝwane huy bez forþer i-bore. bidde we nouþe seint Marc : ȝwas lijf we habbez i-heord to þe ende, Þat ore soule mote þoruȝ his Arndingue : into heouene i-wiende.
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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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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by N. Trübner & co.,
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