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De sancto Iuliano confessore
Sein Iulian þe Confessour ibore was at Rome
Monymen to Cristendom þoru his prechinge come
O[f] noble cunne he was icome and renable he was inou
After þe apostles sone he com & þat folk to gode drou
Into a cite he was isend þe prechour god and triwe
As apostle forto preche þe wile Cristendom was niwe
Cristendom was wel vnworþ in þulke cite þere
For hoker hi hadde of alle þat Cristene were
And alle þat speke of Cristendom me vileþ hom inou
An auntre him dude þis holyman & þuderward drou
Monymen to Cristendom þoru his prechinge come
O[f] noble cunne he was icome and renable he was inou
After þe apostles sone he com & þat folk to gode drou
Into a cite he was isend þe prechour god and triwe
As apostle forto preche þe wile Cristendom was niwe
Cristendom was wel vnworþ in þulke cite þere
For hoker hi hadde of alle þat Cristene were
And alle þat speke of Cristendom me vileþ hom inou
An auntre him dude þis holyman & þuderward drou
Among hom he com wel mildeliche & bigan to preche anon
Þat folk him drof to busmare þe meste del echon
Ac oure Louerd hym ȝaf wel fair grace & fair miracle for him wroȝte
Þat muche folk þoru is miracle to Cristendom he broȝte
Oure Louerd hym ȝaf so uair grace also þat he miȝte
Museles hele and gidie men & þe blinde ȝiue hore siȝte
Þer nas no maner vuel so strang þat he awer by com
Þoru þe uertu[e] of þe crois þat he ne helde anon
Þat folk him drof to busmare þe meste del echon
Ac oure Louerd hym ȝaf wel fair grace & fair miracle for him wroȝte
Þat muche folk þoru is miracle to Cristendom he broȝte
Oure Louerd hym ȝaf so uair grace also þat he miȝte
Museles hele and gidie men & þe blinde ȝiue hore siȝte
Þer nas no maner vuel so strang þat he awer by com
Þoru þe uertu[e] of þe crois þat he ne helde anon
So þat he turnde to Cristendom alle þulke folk aboute
And siwede him ek into þat lond of hom wel gret route
So þat hi come into a stude aþurst hy were wel sore
Hi nuste war to drinke come hit greuede hom þe more
Hi cride alle [o]n sein Iulian þat he hom som drinke founde
Þis holiman nom is staf and smot in þe grounde
And putte þe point a lite in þe eorþe þer sprong out anon
Þe beste welle þat miȝte be[o] among hom euerichon
And fond hom alle drinke inou þer neuere er drinke nas
Þoru vertu[e] of þis holiman vair miracle þer was
And siwede him ek into þat lond of hom wel gret route
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Hi nuste war to drinke come hit greuede hom þe more
Hi cride alle [o]n sein Iulian þat he hom som drinke founde
Þis holiman nom is staf and smot in þe grounde
And putte þe point a lite in þe eorþe þer sprong out anon
Þe beste welle þat miȝte be[o] among hom euerichon
And fond hom alle drinke inou þer neuere er drinke nas
Þoru vertu[e] of þis holiman vair miracle þer was
So mony miracle oure Louerd dude for loue of sein Iulian
Þat muche del of þe uolk hym huld god and no man
In Godes seruise attelaste his lif he broȝte to ende
A lite byuore Candelmasse and to heuene gan wende
Atte endynge of Geniuer þis confessour so hende
Nou God for þe loue of him us alle þuder [sende]
Þat muche del of þe uolk hym huld god and no man
In Godes seruise attelaste his lif he broȝte to ende
A lite byuore Candelmasse and to heuene gan wende
Atte endynge of Geniuer þis confessour so hende
Nou God for þe loue of him us alle þuder [sende]
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