Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall

                                
                                  And of alle wicked sarasynes!
                                
                                  Me met a sweuene, on worþing-niȝth [I can't find what or when this is.] .
                                
                                  Of þat ilche derworþe kniȝth;
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                                  God ich it shewe, & to witnesse take,
                                
                                  And so shilde me fro synne & sake!
                                
                                  In-to an chapel ich com of oure lefdy;
                                
                                  Iesus crist, hire leue son, stood by;
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                                  On rode he was, an louelich Man,
                                
                                  Als þilk þat on rode was don.
                                
                                  He vnneiled his honden two,
                                
                                  And seide, 'wiþ þe kniȝth he wolde go':
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                                  "Maiden, & moder, & mylde quene,
                                
                                  Ich mote my kniȝth to-day sene.
                                
                                  Leue moder, ȝiue me leue,
                                
                                  ffor ich ne may no lenger bileue;
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                                  Ich mote conueye þat ilk kniȝth,
                                
                                  þat vs haþ serued day and niȝth:
                                
                                  In pilerinage he wil gon,
                                
                                  To bien awreke of oure fon."
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                                  "Leue son, ȝoure wille, so mote it be,
                                
                                  for þe kniȝth boþe day & niȝth haþ serued me,
                                
                                  Boþe at oure wille wel faire I-wys,
                                
                                  þerfore he haþ serued heuene-riche blis."
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                                  God þat is in heuene so briȝth,
                                
                                  Be wiþ oure kyng boþe day & niȝth!
                                
                                  Amen, Amen, so mote it be!
                                
                                  þerto biddeþ a pater noster & an Aue.
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                                  ¶ Adam, þe marchal, of stretford-atte-bowe—
                                
                                  Wel swiþe wide his name is yknowe,—
                                
                                  He hym-self mette þis metyng—
                                
                                  To witnesse he takeþ Iesu heuene kyng,—
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                                  On Wedenysday in clene leinte
                                
                                  A voice me bede I ne shulde nouȝth feinte;
                                
                                  Of þe sweuenes þat her ben write,
                                
                                  I shulde swiþe don my lorde kyng to wite.

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Title: Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1878.
Subject terms: English poetry; Edward -- King of England, -- 1284-1327.; Solomon, -- King of Israel.

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