And al was forto wynne heuene;
To here Aungels wiþ mylde steuene,
he suffred þis pouert
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ffulle seuentene ȝer;
he wered breech maked of her,
And al swiche was his shert.
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¶ Sergeauntz, þat þere-inne were,
Ofte siþes gramed hym þere,
And despised hym fast.
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þe wasshyng of her vessel
þai cast on hym euerydel,
þat was swiþe vnwrast;
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And cleped hym shrewe ypo|crite,
And ofte-tymes gonne hym smyte
Vnder þe cheke in hast:
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Ac Alexius was of god fulfild,
In gode penaunce he it helde,
And þanked hem at þe last.
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