 | Joseph of Arimathie |  |
Whon he wolde ben I-boren at a Blisful tyme,
he dude Miracles feole þat mony men seiȝen;
þre kynges of þe Est þroly þei comen,
And vche put him in hond [a] present ful riche.
he dude Miracles feole þat mony men seiȝen;
þre kynges of þe Est þroly þei comen,
And vche put him in hond [a] present ful riche.
Soone Heroudes þe kyng herde of his burþe;
He lette sle for his sake selli mony children;
Foure þousend and seue score was þe summe holden,
þat weore I-slawe for his sake for certeyn hit telles;
Bote þorwȝ þe grace of him-self gete him heo ne miȝt.
His Mooder ay with him fleih forþ in-to Egipte.
He lette sle for his sake selli mony children;
Foure þousend and seue score was þe summe holden,
þat weore I-slawe for his sake for certeyn hit telles;
Bote þorwȝ þe grace of him-self gete him heo ne miȝt.
His Mooder ay with him fleih forþ in-to Egipte.
Whon he com in-to þe lond leeue þou forsoþe,
feole temples þer-inne tulten to þe eorþe,
for heore false ymages þat þei on leeueden.
Do a-wei þi Maumetes þei han trayed þe ofte;
Let breken hem a-two and bren hem al to pouder,
Schaltou neuer gete grace þorwȝ none suche goddes.”
feole temples þer-inne tulten to þe eorþe,
for heore false ymages þat þei on leeueden.
Do a-wei þi Maumetes þei han trayed þe ofte;
Let breken hem a-two and bren hem al to pouder,
Schaltou neuer gete grace þorwȝ none suche goddes.”
þenne seis þe kyng “my wit mai not leeue,
þat þou ne melest wonderli & most a-ȝeyn kuynde.
Hou scholde a child come forþ with-oute flescly dedes
Bi-twene wommon and Mon? my wit may not leeue.”
þat þou ne melest wonderli & most a-ȝeyn kuynde.
Hou scholde a child come forþ with-oute flescly dedes
Bi-twene wommon and Mon? my wit may not leeue.”
| Joseph of Arimathie | |