 | Joseph of Arimathie |  |
“Sire,” seis Iosep[h] “or semblaunt is feble,
In gret Anguisse ȝe ben þat nis not God greiþe;
wolde ȝe herkene to me icholde ow bi-heete,
He þat is mi foundeor may hit folfulle,
þat was ded on þe cros & bouȝte us so deore;
I am not worþi to seyn moni of his werkes.”
In gret Anguisse ȝe ben þat nis not God greiþe;
wolde ȝe herkene to me icholde ow bi-heete,
He þat is mi foundeor may hit folfulle,
þat was ded on þe cros & bouȝte us so deore;
I am not worþi to seyn moni of his werkes.”
“þou schewest A symple skil,” quaþ þe kyng “ofscutered þou semest
to speke of A ded mon what may he don þer-ate?”
to speke of A ded mon what may he don þer-ate?”
“I schal sei ou,” quod Ioseph “& ȝe wol vndurstonde.”
“tel on,” seis þe kyng “þi tale wol I here.”
“tel on,” seis þe kyng “þi tale wol I here.”
| Joseph of Arimathie | |