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De sancto Michaele in monte Tomba
Sein Michel in Nouembre haþ ek anoþer day
Biuore þe feste of sein Luc ac ich ȝou telle may
Þoru wille of sein Michel riȝt as þe oþer was
And þoru is feste he was ifonde ichelle telle þat cas
Biuore þe feste of sein Luc ac ich ȝou telle may
Þoru wille of sein Michel riȝt as þe oþer was
And þoru is feste he was ifonde ichelle telle þat cas
Hit biuel seue hondred ȝer and in þe teþe ȝer riȝt
After þat oure swete Louerd inis moder was aliȝt
Þat to þe bissop Auberd sein Michel com a niȝt
Biside þe montein of Tombe as it were in a siȝt
Ope þulke hul of Tombe a chirche he let him rere
Such as þulke of Gargan and þat it bityme were
After þat oure swete Louerd inis moder was aliȝt
Þat to þe bissop Auberd sein Michel com a niȝt
Biside þe montein of Tombe as it were in a siȝt
Ope þulke hul of Tombe a chirche he let him rere
Such as þulke of Gargan and þat it bityme were
Þe bissop esste in wuche stude he ssolde þis churche make
Ichelle þe quaþ sein Michel god tokne þerof take
A bole þou sselt þare finde þat þeoues habbeþ ihud
Ope þe heie hul of Tombe þat nis noȝt ȝute ikud
Ichelle þe quaþ sein Michel god tokne þerof take
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Ope þe heie hul of Tombe þat nis noȝt ȝute ikud
Þere as þou vinst þis bole ihud mi churche þou sselt rere
Þis bissop wel þis vnderstod and bigan is churche riȝt þere
And rerde is þere uair inou to helpe of monyman
In þe onour of sein Michel as þulke of Gargan
Ope hulles boþe þis churchen were & boþe of sein Michel
Heymon me þincþ he wolde be[o] he louede hulles so wel
Þis bissop wel þis vnderstod and bigan is churche riȝt þere
And rerde is þere uair inou to helpe of monyman
In þe onour of sein Michel as þulke of Gargan
Ope hulles boþe þis churchen were & boþe of sein Michel
Heymon me þincþ he wolde be[o] he louede hulles so wel
He dude wel for he miȝte be[o] atom up is owe
And sitte & wide aboute ise[o] & þe contreie bet iknowe
And hom aȝen þe sonore fle[o] wanne he aliȝte lowe
He ne dorste care of non oþer work to erie ne to sowe
For he let upe heie hulles arere eiþer chapel
Þat folk þat suþþe an eorþe is vnderstod it fol wel
And wanne hi arereþ eny churche to masse & to gospel
Vp eni hul bi costome hi makeþ him of sein Michel
As þe mont of sein Michel & þe mont Agu also
And in eche lond moni oþere wo so nymeþ hede þerto
And sitte & wide aboute ise[o] & þe contreie bet iknowe
And hom aȝen þe sonore fle[o] wanne he aliȝte lowe
He ne dorste care of non oþer work to erie ne to sowe
For he let upe heie hulles arere eiþer chapel
Þat folk þat suþþe an eorþe is vnderstod it fol wel
And wanne hi arereþ eny churche to masse & to gospel
Vp eni hul bi costome hi makeþ him of sein Michel
As þe mont of sein Michel & þe mont Agu also
And in eche lond moni oþere wo so nymeþ hede þerto
In þe grete se of occean þe hul of Tombe is
Þat geþ al aboute þe world in þe on ende iwis
Þe se geþ al aboute þe hul & in þe feste day euere mo
Þe se wiþdrauþ him twie a day þat me mai drie in go
And honury þulke holi stude and non oþer time nis
Þat þe se ne geþ al aboute bote þe feste day iwis
Þat geþ al aboute þe world in þe on ende iwis
Þe se geþ al aboute þe hul & in þe feste day euere mo
Þe se wiþdrauþ him twie a day þat me mai drie in go
And honury þulke holi stude and non oþer time nis
Þat þe se ne geþ al aboute bote þe feste day iwis
So þat it fel in a tyme þat þe se him wiþdrou
Atte feste day of þe stude þat folk wende in inou
So þat a womman mid childe [] com in atte nende
And nas noȝt so swift as oþer were aȝen forto wende
And þe se hure ouertok and he[o] bileuede wiþinne
And flet þere in wel lite reste and in wel feble inne
Atte feste day of þe stude þat folk wende in inou
So þat a womman mid childe [] com in atte nende
And nas noȝt so swift as oþer were aȝen forto wende
And þe se hure ouertok and he[o] bileuede wiþinne
And flet þere in wel lite reste and in wel feble inne
So þat he[o] bileuede þer in wonder cas inou
Forte it com anoþer ȝer þat þe se him eft wiþdrou
And hadde child þer in þe se and atte ȝeres ende
Hol and sond wiþ hure child to þis feste he gan wende
And saued was in þe deope se þoru grace of sein Michel
For Gode þer nis non of ȝou þat hure couþe habbe iwest so wel
Ne so iued hure ne hure child þat necostnede worþ a strau
For þei he[o] hadde viss & drinke inou ȝe witeþ wel it was rau
And to fleote so in þe grete se wonder þat heo nas ded
Sein Michel was a god wardein wanne we habbeþ al ised
Icholde ech man me ssolde a peni ȝiue þat necouþe hure noȝt wite
Atte feste of þe hul of Tombe þis dede was ido in write
Forte it com anoþer ȝer þat þe se him eft wiþdrou
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Hol and sond wiþ hure child to þis feste he gan wende
And saued was in þe deope se þoru grace of sein Michel
For Gode þer nis non of ȝou þat hure couþe habbe iwest so wel
Ne so iued hure ne hure child þat necostnede worþ a strau
For þei he[o] hadde viss & drinke inou ȝe witeþ wel it was rau
And to fleote so in þe grete se wonder þat heo nas ded
Sein Michel was a god wardein wanne we habbeþ al ised
Icholde ech man me ssolde a peni ȝiue þat necouþe hure noȝt wite
Atte feste of þe hul of Tombe þis dede was ido in write
Þe hul of Tombe he is icluped vor he is somdel nare
And longe as me may ise[o] an monnes tombe vare
Þat men beoþ on ileid wanne hi beoþ here dede
Also þulke hul is long and noȝt so brod of brede
Þat is as þe se haþ ibete in eiþer side
And irered upe þat sond anhei as me mai iseo wide
And ymad þer of an hul naru and long iwis
More þanne four hondred uet þe hul is hei iwis
And longe as me may ise[o] an monnes tombe vare
Þat men beoþ on ileid wanne hi beoþ here dede
Also þulke hul is long and noȝt so brod of brede
Þat is as þe se haþ ibete in eiþer side
And irered upe þat sond anhei as me mai iseo wide
And ymad þer of an hul naru and long iwis
More þanne four hondred uet þe hul is hei iwis
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