7. Dorothe. [Diese Leg. ist eine freie Uebertragung der lat. Leg. de s. Dorothea in d. Leg. Aur. — Eine andere Hs. ders. Leg., Ms. Arund. 168, ist vielfach verderbt, besonders durch Auslassung von Versen, enthält aber den in Ms. Harl. ausgefallenen Schluss (V. 235-244). — Varianten des Ms. Ar.:]
aus Ms. Harl. 5272.
O glorious virgyne and mertir Dorothe, [glorius. o st. and. martire.]
Whos fader was called Dorotheus,
Thy moder was named Theodore:
Thow vowdest chastite vnto þi spouse Jhesus, [þou vowede castite to.]
Lyke as thy stori schewith vnto vs, [leke os (= as) the storye.]
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And comest of the noble blode of senatours [commyste. of vor sen. fehlt.]
Of Rome. but then betyde hit thus [þane betydede þus.]
That there were many persecutours, [þer. many fehlt.]
Tyrans cruelle that wolde not suffre [tirandes. suffire.]
Cristis servantis in pees to be.
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Wherefore thi fader as goddis lovere, [loffere.]
Dispisynge alle here ydolatrie, [desirynge(!). her.]
Lefte Rome for there iniquite
And alle his londis and grete possessione [landes.]
That he had there, and toke the se
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For drede of there persecucione,
With his trewe wife Theodore, [true wiffe.]
And dowghtris II, Cristem and Kalixtem, [Cristiane & Kalixtiane.]
And come in to Capadocie, [came]
A worthy kyngdom, a noble reaume. [reine.]
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When they were passed thorow the streme, [ouer st. thorow.]
They come to the cite of Cesare; [came in to. Cesarie.]
There woned he like a pilgryme,
And begate the, o blissed Dorothe! — [the fehlt.]
Of whos life and conuersacione
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I purpos in Englissch for to write. [purpose. ynglishe.]
Sche comme of the Romayne generacione, [come. romans.]
And put in Jhesu alle hire delite,
Sche lefte the customes and the ryȝt
Of ydoles worschip and of here sacrifice: [þer st. here.]
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Therefore sche was had in grete despite
For kepynge of the cristen gyse. —
This virgyne, as sone as sche was bore, [os she. ybore.]
Was baptiȝed fulle prevely [baptisyde.]
And enformed in Cristis lore [of. st. in.]
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Of the holy bischop Appol(i)nary, [worthi st. holy. appolionaer.]
That gaue hire to namen one eythire partye, [gaf. name. of owþer.]
Of fader and moder, by composicione: [of hire fadire & hire modire bi compassione(!).]
So sche was named Dorothe [was she.]
Thorow that holy mann is discrecion. [the st. that. mans.]
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