The english register of Godstow nunnery, near Oxford : written about 1450 / edited with an introduction by Andrew Clark.

[folio 8b] Aprilis.

Kepe us, lady, vnder þi blessid ost.

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xj	A	iiij N^s	Now thenke on gentil oft chose [Sic.] ,
	b	iij N^s	For þe riȝt good prayer of Seynt Richard, [3. Ricardus, Ep.et C.]
xix	c	ij N^s	And for þe huge loue of doctour Ambrose, [4. Ambrosius, Ep. et C.]
viij	d	Nonas.	For þis world is now ful fals and hard.
xvj	e	viij Id^s	Turne not, swete lady, þi chere a-wayward,
v	f	vij Id^s	For, al þogh þat we ryȝt synful be,
	g	vj Id^s	The more nede, lady! haue we now to þe.

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xiij	A	v Id^s	Who spareth to speke, he spareth to spede:
ij	b	iiij Id^s	Therfor we aught to cry, both day & nyght,
	c	iij Id^s	Now helpe us, good lady! in oure nede,
x	d	ij Id^s	For þi halowed son ys ful of myght.
	e	Idus.	Of the blessid sonne-beem ȝeue us summe light,
xviij	f	xviij Kl^s	For Seynt Tyburce and for Valerian, [14. Tiburtius, Vale\|rianus, MM.]
vij	g	xvij Kl^s	And shew us þu art a gentil woman.

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	A	xvj Kl^s	Whiles þat I lyue, y wil no wyse sese
xv	b	xv Kl^s	To crye on hym þat ys my souerayn lege.
iiij	c	xiiij Kl^s	Halowed kyng Ihesu! now sende us pese,
	d	xiij Kl^s	For þe holy prayer of Seynt Alphege. [19. Alphegus, M.]
xij	e	xij Kl^s	I wil now me walke from sege to sege,
j	f	xj Kl^s	And pray to help me now euery saynt,
	g	x Kl^s	For vn-to hym I made þere my complaynt.

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ix	A	ix Kl^s	O sacred Seynt George! oure lady knyght, [23. Georgius, M.]
	b	viij Kl^s	To þat lady þu pray now for me.
xvij	c	vij Kl^s	Ȝeueth me, Seynt Marke! some goostely sight [25. Marcus, Evang.]
vj	d	vj Kl^s	Þat I may my self þe bettur to se.
	e	v Kl^s	Alas! myne yȝe is blynd in his degre,
xiiij	f	iiij Kl^s	But ȝitte y pray þe, marter Seynt vital, [28. Vitalis, M.]
iij	g	iij Kl^s	Helpe me to lyue wel when þat I dye shal.

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ij Kl^s

And ȝe two apostelis, now both in fere,

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Title: The english register of Godstow nunnery, near Oxford : written about 1450 / edited with an introduction by Andrew Clark.
Author: Godstow nunnery.
Canvas: Page 16
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1911 [i.e.1905-11.]

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