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

                                
                                  Cheuenteynes he liet [chese] [om.]  tweie : vnder him to beo. [folio 168] 
                                
                                  ¶ Þare weren ȝoungue tweie : faire men [MS. manc]  with-alle,
                                
                                  with red heued, ȝeolu and crips [Ashm. Rede men wiþ ȝelou her] — : fair cas þare gan bi-falle:
                                
                                  For þere nere none into al þe Ost : þat so staleworþe men were
                                
                                  Ne of so gret prouwesse in þe bataile : ne þat so wel armes bere,
                                  Line 184 
                                
                                  Þare-fore Evstas vnder him : cheuenteynes heom made þere,
                                
                                  Eyþer is owene compay[ni]e : swiþe wel to lede and lere.
                                  Line 186 
                                
                                  huy siweden heore fo in-to is lond : no-þing a-dradde huy nere;
                                
                                  And þo huy þe se i-passed hadden : heor baneres huy lieten [MS. leieten]  a-rere,
                                
                                  ¶ Into al þat lond huy wenten a-boute : and nomen alle þat huy founden,
                                
                                  heore fon huy slowen þat heore pouwer : was sone i-brouȝt to grounde;
                                
                                  For huy nomen some and ladden forth : with heom, faste i-bounde,
                                
                                  Some huy raymeden for heore lif : of manie harde poundes.
                                  Line 192 
                                
                                  Are huy heom hadden so ouer-come : huy ȝeuen manie woundes;
                                
                                  Gult-lese men þat weren of pais : huy lieten beo hole and sounde.
                                
                                  huy come and nomen a gret cite : and þare-inne huy a-liȝhte;
                                
                                  Ase louerdes huy resten þere— : so fareth þat habbeth miȝhte.
                                  Line 196 
                                
                                  ¶ Þis two cheuenteynes þat weren : onder sire Eustas,
                                
                                  huy casten of heore helmes heom for-to auente : heore bodi ful weri was;
                                  Line 198 
                                
                                  Vnder a chaumbre huy resten heom : in a wel fair herber,
                                
                                  huy tolden of heore grete prouwesse : þat huy duden feor and ner.
                                
                                  "Wonderliche," þat on seide : "ich am forth i-gon.
                                
                                  Mi fader was knyȝht of gret pouwer : nis nouȝh were nouþe schuch on;
                                
                                  ¶ he and mi moder stilleliche : lieten heom cristni beye,
                                
                                  And me and mi ȝoungue broþur [MS. broþus]  : þat weren his sones tweye. [orig. bey ȝe] 
                                  Line 204 
                                
                                  A niȝht he nam is wif and us : þat his sones were,
                                
                                  And ladde us into anoþur lond : þare we neuerer nere.
                                
                                  Þo we þe se i-passede hadden : þe Mariner for is huyre
                                
                                  Drof us out of is schip . and ore moder ladde awey : þat us was leof and duyre.
                                  Line 208 
                                
                                  ¶ Ore fader nam us and ladde us forth : swiþe gret deol he made.
                                
                                  To awater we comen þat was so deop : þat we ne miȝhten nouȝht wade :
                                
                                  Mi fader bar ouer mine ȝounguere broþer : and in þat oþur half him sette,

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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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