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.

                                
                                  Helpe me, lord! þat I nowte fall,
                                  Line 435 
                                
                                  That I lece nowth my travell."
                                
                                  To the brygge a-non he ȝydde,
                                
                                  "Jesu," he seyd, helpe me at nede!"
                                
                                  Hys one fote he sette ther vp-one,
                                
                                  And klepyd to Jesu euer a-none,
                                  Line 440 
                                
                                  He felth [his fote] stand stedfastly,
                                
                                  He sette a-nother fote þer by,
                                
                                  And klepyd to hym euer a pasce,
                                
                                  That ȝet ys and euer was.
                                
                                  The brygge waxyd a lytyll broder,
                                  Line 445 
                                
                                  So mych was syr Howyn þe glader,
                                
                                  Whan he comme yn to the myde bryge,
                                
                                  Euery dewyll to other chyd, [folio 35b] 
                                
                                  And all they setyn owte a cry
                                  Line 450 
                                
                                  For to a don hym fall from hey.
                                  Line 449 
                                
                                  The cry mad hym a-ferd more,
                                
                                  Than all þe tother he saw be-fore,
                                
                                  Neuer-the-lesse forth he wente,
                                
                                  On Jesu cryste full wos hys yntente.
                                
                                  So brod was the brygge thoo,
                                  Line 455 
                                
                                  Tweyn cartys myth þer-on goo,
                                
                                  He com to þe end woll sone,
                                
                                  Than was the develys pray [Pray.] Cotton, "power."]  done.
                                
                                  He thankyd Jesu with harte and thowth,
                                
                                  That he had hym ouer browte;
                                  Line 460 
                                
                                  Forth he wente a lytyll wyll, [I.e. while, see ll. 181 and 204.] 
                                
                                  He thowt yt myth a byne a myll,
                                
                                  He sey a wyll [Wyll.] Cotton, "wall."]  wondyrly fayre,
                                
                                  That ran, hym thow[t], vp to þe eyre,
                                  Line 464 
                                
                                  He cowd noth wyte were-of yt was
                                  Line 466 
                                
                                  In to the eyere yt was. [Cotton, l. 465, "Hyt was whyte and bryȝth as glasse."]

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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 99
Publication: London,: Trübner,; 1886.
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