The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...

                                  
                                    " [vv. 569-592 added by the poet.]  MErci, ladi," seide Bernard, [After 568 D (not L) has these 2 stanzas: Vnto helle his gost gan wende, As his faderis wil it was, To bring Adam out of bende, & for to bynde Sathanas. Sone þer com a lotheli fend, And sette him be my sonis fas, To take þe soule & to helle it sende, But no synne in his bodi was.—Þat sihte dide me werst of alle, ffor as ded I fel there doun; My susteris began aboute to falle Wepinge & made ruful soun. Iohn my cosyn gan me vp calle, And wold me lede toward þe toun. Now haue I told & brouht to stalle Þe peynes of his passioun. DL Seynt (om. in L) B. to (L þo to) Marie answerid (answerde).] 
                                  
                                    "Swete Moder, God ȝelde hit þe! [DL Ladi (lauedy) blissid (y-blessede) mote þou be (beo).] 
                                  
                                    On Serterday, [r. Scherthursday]  I haue herd, [D Of. DL scherthursday. D now DL haue I.] 
                                  
                                    How he was went a-wei from þe, [L taken awey D bounden & led (awei om.). DL fro.] 
                                    Line 572 
                                  
                                    And on þe ffriday how he ferd, [D & also of good f. DL it.] 
                                  
                                    Þer he hongede on þe tre. [D Whan þe Iewis heng him on. L Swetely hastou kennede me.] 
                                  
                                    Al-how þe Iewes him bi-cherd, [D But how L After-warde hou, D þi sone was L he was DL beried.] 
                                  
                                    Loueli ladi, lere þow me! [D My swete l. L Dere l. D telle; L lete me nou seo.] 
                                    Line 576 
                                  
                                    "And how he was after taken adoun, [DL om. after. D takin doun.] 
                                  
                                    Tel me, Moder Marie Mylde, [DL Telle. Marie modir.] 
                                  
                                    Of [MS. On]  þe Crois aftur þe passioun, [D Of L ffro. DL cros. DL after his.] 
                                  
                                    How þou weope for þi chylde [2 vv. om.: L And Ioseph cam so redi-boun þe corps fro shame forto schilde]  [D Þer þou were L & hou þo[u] weptest. After 581 DL read first: And (L & hou) Ioseph cam so (om. in L) redi & (om. in L) boun, D His bodi of þe cros doun to hilde L Þe corps fro shame forto shilde.] 
                                  
                                    And geete him wiþ þis (!) [Orig. his]  orisoun [D Wiþ preyere and wiþ good resoun. L wan. his.] 
                                  
                                    Of Pilate and of þe Iewes wylde! [DL ffro. D & fro þe L & þe.] 
                                  
                                    Þe holy lore of þis passioun
                                    Line 583 
                                  
                                    ffrom þe fend hit may vs schilde. [vv. 583-4 superadded.]  [583-4 om. in DL.] 
                                  
                                    " [1 v. om.: And how he was leyd in þe ston] Tel me, ladi briht and schene, [DL And how he was leyd in þe ston, Telle me ladi (L marie) briht and schene (2 vv.).] 
                                  
                                    Wȝuche were þi frendes euerichon [D & whiche. L weren. DL his frendis (freondes).] 
                                  
                                    Þat wolde at his buriing bene, [D wold L wolden. D beryeng L beryinge.] 
                                  
                                    And how þou were saued from þi fon [L om. And. D þou kepedist the L he kepte þe, D whan þei were gon L fro þi foon.] 
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                                    In þe Temple, wiþ-outen wene; [vv. 588-9 al. after 592.]  [588-9 follow in DL after 591.]  [D In t. fro þi sone I mene. L wiþoute.] 
                                  
                                    Þe serwe of þe and of seint Ion [L sorwe D wordis.]

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Title: The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...
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