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befor hyme sat cyr[i]ak,
& coniuryt hyme for cristis sak
his hand one hyre hed to lay,
fore scho had seknes in It ay.
þane his hand one hyre he layd,
& in ferme treutht þir wordis sad:
“In þe name of god þu be
waryst of þine infyrmyte.”
& fra þine passyt he be nycht
til a stret, canarius hycht;
þare, in þe house of marcessy,
he fand cristine gaderit mony.
þane fore pite cane he gret;
syne sat done & wysch þare fet,
& gaf þame part of þe tresoure,
as he til vthyre ded before.
& þare fand he a man þat hicht
trecentene, þat had tynt sycht;
þe quhilk gretand can hyme pray
þat one hyme his hand he suld lay;
for he hopyt be godis mycht
& his prayere to gat his sicht.
þane laurence handis one hym lad
with tygland terys, & þis sade:
“Ihesu criste, of wyrgyne borne,
þat sicht gaf to þe blynd borne,
grant þe þi sicht.” & sone þane he
gat þe sicht, & wele cane se.
fra þine he come in-[to] a place,
quhare thre & sexty gaderit was.
ymang þame enteryt he be nycht,
& fand a prest þat Iustine hicht,
quham sixt, his master, ordinyt had.
for-þi he kyst his fet but bad,
& he one hyme fel ore he stynt;
þane athyre vthyre in armys hint.
syne Iustine let hyme alane,
& laurens has a bassyne tane
of vatir, & wesche þe fet of all
he fand þare, gret & small;
& syne he wesche Iustinis fet,
& with his teris cane þam wet,
& requerit hyme for to pray
for hyme, & ȝed one his way.
& quhene þat thre dais ware gane,
In þe palace salustiane
he come, & desium sittand,
& valerius with hyme, fand.