A Stanzaic Life of Christ Compiled from Higden's Polychronicon and the Legenda Aurea |
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De nouo vitri temperamento. Ysidorus libro xvjo capitulo.
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De nouo vitri temperamento. Ysidorus libro xvjo capitulo.
We reden in Rome a mon ther was
this emperoures tyme lyuyng,
that a temprur founden has
to make glas big and eke bowing,
this emperoures tyme lyuyng,
that a temprur founden has
to make glas big and eke bowing,
As stif as siluer or golde is
Or other metal to be wroght;
when the emperour herd of this,
that mon was sone bi-for hym broght.
Or other metal to be wroght;
when the emperour herd of this,
that mon was sone bi-for hym broght.
Whenne he bifore hym come i-wys,
the emperour sone at hym soght,
whether a[n]y monnes wyt saue hys
of that temprur knew oght.
the emperour sone at hym soght,
whether a[n]y monnes wyt saue hys
of that temprur knew oght.
And he vnswaret and sayd nay,
ther was no mon knewe hy[t] saue he,
hym-selfe furst fonde hit in gode fay
by fe[r] seching and sotilte.
ther was no mon knewe hy[t] saue he,
hym-selfe furst fonde hit in gode fay
by fe[r] seching and sotilte.
When the emp[er]our knewe thys thing,
bad sle hym sone in al maner,
for ȝif that ilke crafte sulde spring,
siluer ne gold noght worthy wer.
bad sle hym sone in al maner,
for ȝif that ilke crafte sulde spring,
siluer ne gold noght worthy wer.
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