A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.

                                
                                  "Syre," he seyd, "I felle my wytte [Probably read "me wyke" for "my wytte." Ll. 175—178 are a good deal altered. Cotton, l. 175 runs, " 'Syre,' he sayde, 'pu redest me well.' "] 
                                  Line 175 
                                
                                  For my synnys many and thyke,
                                
                                  Thedyre I wyll, what so be-falle,
                                
                                  To gette for-ȝeuenes of hem alle."
                                
                                  Than seyd þe priowre, "syn þou wylte soo,
                                
                                  Jesu the saue fro sorow and woo!
                                  Line 180 
                                
                                  But ȝet a wyll [Wyll, i.e. while.]  with vs þou xalte dwell
                                
                                  And of thow perellys I xall þe tell."
                                
                                  Fyftene dayes he dwellyd ther [Cotton, "pore."] 
                                
                                  In fastynge and in holy lore,
                                
                                  And at the xv. dayes ende,
                                  Line 185 
                                
                                  The knyth muste forth hys wey to wynde.
                                
                                  Fyrste on mowrow he hard messe,
                                
                                  And sythyn howsyld he wos;
                                
                                  Holy watyr and holy boke,
                                
                                  Ryche relykys forth he toke,
                                  Line 190 
                                
                                  Iche pryste and schanown
                                
                                  Wente with hym yn proseyssun,
                                
                                  All for hym þey gan to prey, [Cotton, "And as lowde as pey myȝth crye."] 
                                
                                  And seyd for hym þe letaney,
                                
                                  And browth hym to þat entre
                                  Line 195 
                                
                                  Ther yat syre Howyn wolde be.
                                
                                  There þe knyth knelyd downg
                                
                                  And toke þe priowrys benycyon. [This line is imperfect in the Cotton MS.] 
                                
                                  The priowre on-ded the dore tho,
                                
                                  And lete syre Howyn yn goo, [Cotton, l. 200, "In goddus name he badde hym go."]  [folio 31a] 
                                  Line 200 
                                
                                  And lolkyd þe dore and turnyd a geyn
                                
                                  And they preyed for [They — for.] Cotton, "Lafte per."]  syr Howyn.

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Title: A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.
Canvas: Page 88
Publication: London,: Trübner,; 1886.
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