þo þis child y-bore was,
Crist þeȝ þonkede of þat cas,
With wel glade chere.
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Al-so as þe wone was,
As hy couþe with softe pas
þat child to cherche bere.
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¶ þo þis child to cherche com,
To vnderfonge cristendom,
As riȝt it is,
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His fader & his moder bo,
Swiþe blithe were þo,
And clepude it 'allexis.'
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¶ Hy nadde bote þat ilke sone,
þerfore, as it is þe wone,
Hy louede him þe more.
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¶ þo he was old ȝeres seuene,
þeȝ wissede him with mylde steuene,
And sette him to lore [[MS. sore]] .
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