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

[folio 11b] October.

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xvj	A	Kl	Now, holy Seynt Remyge! with al angeles, [1. Remigius, Ep.]
v	b	vj N^s	Thorgh þe prayer of Seynt Leodegare, [2. Leodogarius, Ep. et M.]
xiij	c	v N^s	Bringe us now from al wrecchidnesse,
ij	d	iiij N^s	Beyng ful of synne, wrecchid sorow, and care.
	e	iij N^s	I wyl not loue þis world; I wil be wel ware:
x	f	ij N^s	For me hit is tyme as to leue þat warke,
	g	Nonas.	By help of ȝow, martirs, Marcelle and Marke! [7. Marcus. P.; Mar\|cellus, M.]

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xviij	A	viij Id^s	I wyl be as stedfast as any stone.
vij	b	vij Id^s	Helpe, with þi felowes, Seynt Dyonyse, [9. Dionysius, Rusti\|cus, et Eleuthe\|rius, MM.]
	c	vj Id^s	So þat I may dwelle with Seynt Gerone, [10. Gereon, M.]
xv	d	v Id^s	And with Seynt Nichase, in hyȝe paradyse; [11. Nicasius, Ep. et M.]
iiij	e	iiij Id^s	For of þis lyfe I sette ful litul pryce.
	f	iij Id^s	I pray þe, Seynt Edward, confessour and kyng, [13. Translatio Ed\|wardi, R. et Conf.]
xij	g	ij Id^s	That I may with Kalyxte both hoppe and syng. [14. Calixtus, P. et M.]

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j	A	Idus.	Teche me þe way, glorious Seynt Wolfran! [15. Wulfran, Ep.]
	b	xvij Kl^s [MS. has Id^s in error.]	To Myghel in þe mount wold I ryde: [16. Michael in Monte Tumba.]
ix	c	xvj Kl^s [MS. has Id^s in error.]	Flessh is my hors, sowle ys þe man.
	d	xv Kl^s [MS. has Id^s in error.]	I pray þe, Seynt Luke! for to be my gyde. [18. Lucas, Evang.]
xvij	e	xiiij Kl^s [MS. has Id^s in error.]	Helpe me, Ientyl virgyn, Seynt Fryswyde, [19. Fredeswitha, V.]
vj	f	xiij Kl^s [MS. has Id^s in error.]	One of þe floures here of Englond,
	g	xij Kl^s [MS. has Id^s in error.]	With al holy virgyns Eleuen þowsond. [21. Undecim Millia Virgines.]

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xiiij	A	xj Kl^s	That was a present made, al in a day,
iij	b	x Kl^s	Ful worthy to god, Seynt Romaman. [23. Romanus, Archiep.]
	c	ix Kl^s	Hys floures, in october as wel as I[n] may,
xj	d	viij Kl^s	God gaderyth, Seynt Cryspyn and Cryspynian. [25. Crispinus et Crispinianus.]
xix	e	vij Kl^s	Some of þem fadeth and wexith al wan.
	f	vj Kl^s	Why? for her maners be so lewde and rude,
viij	g	v Kl^s	But prayeth for us now, Symon and Iude. [28. Simon et Iudas, Apost.]

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	A	iiij Kl^s	I chese al seyntes to my valentyne;
xvj	b	iij Kl^s	Trewly I hold hit ryght as for þe beste.
v	c	ij Kl^s	Teche us for to Daunse, blessid Seynt Quyntyne. [31. Quintinus, M.]

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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.
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Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1911 [i.e.1905-11.]

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