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

                                  
                                    Seint Mathie cam of heiȝe Men : þat nouþe apostel is;
                                  
                                    In þe londe of Bedlehem : i-bore he was, i-wis.
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                                    Seothþe, þo he Apostel was : and huy wenden alle wide
                                  
                                    And precheden Men [overlined.]  to cristindom : euerech in his side, [folio 166] 
                                  
                                    Into þe londe of Iudee : seint Mathie þene wei nam;
                                  
                                    Þare he prechede to manie Men : and brouȝhte to cristindom.
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                                    he helde also þat sike weren— : ne may no man rikeni alle;
                                  
                                    Þoruȝh him þat folk into cristindom : swiþe wide it gan falle.
                                  
                                    ¶ Þare was a maister in þat lond : þat a swuch drunch made þere
                                  
                                    Þat alle þat þar-of dronken : anon-riȝht a-blende were.
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                                    Of þat drunch men brouȝten to seint Mathie : and he it dronk anon:
                                  
                                    And him nas þare-fore neuere þe worsse : ake al hol he gan forth gon.
                                  
                                    Þat folk hadde þer-of wonder gret : þat he ne les anon is siȝhte.
                                  
                                    "Alas, mine leoue freond," quath seint Mathie : "ȝe ne seoth nouȝt godes miȝhte.
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                                    Þat ȝe i-seon sothþliche godes miȝhte : þat he on us sende,
                                  
                                    Latez bringue here bi-fore me alle þulke : þat þare-with weren a-blende!"
                                  
                                    Men leten heom sechen wel widen out : and bringue þere into place.
                                  
                                    Þis holie Man heo[m] helde a-non : þoruȝ ore louerdes grace;
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                                    ¶ Þreo hundred men and mo [al. to (=two)]  : þoruȝh ore louerdes miȝhte
                                  
                                    Þat þoruȝ þat drunch weren a-blende : he ȝaf heom þare heore siȝte.
                                  
                                    Þat folk criede ȝeorne on him : and þicke a-bouten him cam,
                                  
                                    And bilieueden on god þoruȝ is techingue : and turnden to cristin|dom.
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                                    ¶ Þe luþer Iustise of þat lond : her-of heorde telle:
                                  
                                    he liet nimen þis holie man : and in strongue deþe a-quelle.
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                                    Ake it nis nouȝhwere in boke i-founde : ȝwat deth he hadde þere;
                                  
                                    Ake i-martred he was in strong torment : ase alle þe apostles were.
                                  
                                    ¶ Guode Men comen aftur-ward : and þat holi bodi nome
                                  
                                    And fram þe londe of Iudee : ladden it sethþe to Rome,
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                                    And bureden it þere with gret honour : þare ase men schewez ȝuyte
                                  
                                    In seinte Marie churche ofte : his heued with grete pruyte.
                                  
                                    Nov god for þe loue of seint Mathi : us leue ore lif so wisse
                                  
                                    Þat we, ȝwanne we heonnes wiendeth : comen to heouene blisse. [MS. blissa]  AmeN.

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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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