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Seinte Peter prechede aboute and baptisede vaste
He rerde churches manion maumes adoun he caste
Þe king Eroudes him let seche & þo he was ifonde
He nom him and into strong prison broȝte him faste ibonde
Kniȝtes he sette him to wite in prison þere he lay
Þis godeman lay þere in pine & itormented moni o day
He rerde churches manion maumes adoun he caste
Þe king Eroudes him let seche & þo he was ifonde
He nom him and into strong prison broȝte him faste ibonde
Kniȝtes he sette him to wite in prison þere he lay
Þis godeman lay þere in pine & itormented moni o day
Erodes let crie a day þat is men amorwe come
Forto deme seinte Peter and quelle him þoru dome
Þat cri was sone wide ibroȝt þat Peter ssolde amorwe
To deþe be[o] ibroȝt þoru iugement þat noman nessolde him borwe
Forto deme seinte Peter and quelle him þoru dome
Þat cri was sone wide ibroȝt þat Peter ssolde amorwe
To deþe be[o] ibroȝt þoru iugement þat noman nessolde him borwe
In prison he was wel uaste iwust & Holi Churche uaste
Bad God for him niȝt & day þat hurde hom attelaste
For þe niȝt þat he ssolde amorwe þane deþ þoru dom auonge
He lay slepe faste ibonde wiþ tweie raketeien stronge
Bitwene tweie kniȝtes þat him weste oþer wiþoute were
To wite þe dore faste inou [] þat he ne ofscapede þere
Bad God for him niȝt & day þat hurde hom attelaste
For þe niȝt þat he ssolde amorwe þane deþ þoru dom auonge
He lay slepe faste ibonde wiþ tweie raketeien stronge
Bitwene tweie kniȝtes þat him weste oþer wiþoute were
To wite þe dore faste inou [] þat he ne ofscapede þere
An angel þer com wiþ liȝt of heuene & smot him in þe side
Aris up he sede & go wiþ me þou nesselt no leng abide
Þo he aros up is ueteres þat he was wiþ ibonde
Fram him hupte boþ anon and fel adoun to gronde
Aris up he sede & go wiþ me þou nesselt no leng abide
Þo he aros up is ueteres þat he was wiþ ibonde
Fram him hupte boþ anon and fel adoun to gronde
Don þi cloþes quaþ þe angel and al ȝare make þe
Don þi gurdel and þi sson and com and siwe me
Don þi gurdel and þi sson and com and siwe me
Seinte Peter stod in þoȝte of þe angel þat com him to
He ne wende noȝt þat it were soþ ac þat him matte so
And naþeles he wende forþ mid him hi passede in a stonde
Boþe þe warden of þe kniȝtes þe uerste & þe seconde
To irene ȝet hi come sone þat touward þe toune stod
Aȝen hom it openede him sulf for oure Louerdes miȝte is god
Þer þoru hi wende wel baldeliche and so to a stretes ende
Þe angel him let þo iworþe and fram him aȝen gan wende
To soþe ichot nouþe quaþ seinte Peter þat oure Louerd me sende her
His angel to deliueri me of Herodes poer
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And naþeles he wende forþ mid him hi passede in a stonde
Boþe þe warden of þe kniȝtes þe uerste & þe seconde
To irene ȝet hi come sone þat touward þe toune stod
Aȝen hom it openede him sulf for oure Louerdes miȝte is god
Þer þoru hi wende wel baldeliche and so to a stretes ende
Þe angel him let þo iworþe and fram him aȝen gan wende
To soþe ichot nouþe quaþ seinte Peter þat oure Louerd me sende her
His angel to deliueri me of Herodes poer
Þis was a Lammasseday we holdeþ ȝute þulke feste
Of þulke miracles þulke day þoru Holy Churches heste
Seinte Peter wende forþ as in priuete
To sein Iones moder hous Marie Salome
Þere were monie of þe apostles in orisons ibroȝt
For seinte Peter forto bidde hi nuste him so nei noȝt
Of þulke miracles þulke day þoru Holy Churches heste
Seinte Peter wende forþ as in priuete
To sein Iones moder hous Marie Salome
Þere were monie of þe apostles in orisons ibroȝt
For seinte Peter forto bidde hi nuste him so nei noȝt
Seinte Peter com to þe dore he gan to hote undo
A maide þat was Rode icluped wel sone com þerto
Þo heo it weste þat he it was he[o] nemiȝte for ioie noȝt
Abide forto vndo þe dore þat he were in ibroȝt
Ac orne in and tolde þe apostles uore þat Peter was icome
Þe apostles sede heo was wod & hure wit was bynome
Seinte Peter stod wiþoute and atte dore bet faste
Þe apostles sturte & let him in & þat soþe fonde attelaste
Þer was cussinge & ioie inou among þe apostles alle
Seinte Peter hom tolde uore hou it was of hom biualle
Ȝurne hi herede Iesu Crist for miracle þat hi seie
And onured euereft þulke day as we doþ ȝut wel heye
A maide þat was Rode icluped wel sone com þerto
Þo heo it weste þat he it was he[o] nemiȝte for ioie noȝt
Abide forto vndo þe dore þat he were in ibroȝt
Ac orne in and tolde þe apostles uore þat Peter was icome
Þe apostles sede heo was wod & hure wit was bynome
Seinte Peter stod wiþoute and atte dore bet faste
Þe apostles sturte & let him in & þat soþe fonde attelaste
Þer was cussinge & ioie inou among þe apostles alle
Seinte Peter hom tolde uore hou it was of hom biualle
Ȝurne hi herede Iesu Crist for miracle þat hi seie
And onured euereft þulke day as we doþ ȝut wel heye
Þe king Erodes amorwe þo hi togadere come
Nobliche he sat inis chaere to ȝiue Petres dome
Þo þe gailers þat him weste and þe kniȝtes hadde forlore
Þo hi nemiȝte it hele noȝt þe king hi tolde uore
For wraþþe þe king was nei wod sorwe he made inou
Þe wardeins he let nyme adoun ac men sede it was wou
Sire hi sede þou miȝt be[o] siker þoru hom nas it noȝt
Ac Godes strengþe is more þan þin þat him haþ out ibroȝt
Nobliche he sat inis chaere to ȝiue Petres dome
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Þo hi nemiȝte it hele noȝt þe king hi tolde uore
For wraþþe þe king was nei wod sorwe he made inou
Þe wardeins he let nyme adoun ac men sede it was wou
Sire hi sede þou miȝt be[o] siker þoru hom nas it noȝt
Ac Godes strengþe is more þan þin þat him haþ out ibroȝt
Erodes nolde bileue is fare ar an angel fram heuene com
And smot him þat he uel þer doune & ȝaf him is owe dom
For þer he walwede as a wrecche to is bed he was ibore
In strong deþ he deide þe vifte day is poer was sone forlore
And smot him þat he uel þer doune & ȝaf him is owe dom
For þer he walwede as a wrecche to is bed he was ibore
In strong deþ he deide þe vifte day is poer was sone forlore
Oure Louerd soffreþ awile is fon here aȝen him fiȝte
Attelaste he smit wel harde wanne he cudde is miȝte
Attelaste he smit wel harde wanne he cudde is miȝte
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