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[Alle Halewe day we schulle holde ]
Alle Halewe day we schulle holde
o tyme in þe ȝere
For fele enchesoun Holi Churche þerto ous gan lere
Þat ech nemai at his wille noȝt his feste habbe iwis
For þe grete numbre þat of alle halewen is
For fele enchesoun Holi Churche þerto ous gan lere
Þat ech nemai at his wille noȝt his feste habbe iwis
For þe grete numbre þat of alle halewen is
Anoþer is for we feble beoþ þat we ne mowe noȝt alle
Þe festen bi hem selue holde as hi doþ bi þe ȝere falle
Þe festen bi hem selue holde as hi doþ bi þe ȝere falle
Þe þridde is for þe ȝer is schort & ech nemai noȝt alone
Ane feste habbe in þe ȝere þeȝ hi habbe on ymone
Ane feste habbe in þe ȝere þeȝ hi habbe on ymone
Þe [ferde] enchesoun is iwis for god riȝt hit is mid alle
Þat we feste makie of hem whan þe tyme doþ falle
For gret feste hi makieþ in heuene & in grete ioye beoþ
Whan eni amendement of ous an vrþe i seoþ
Þat we feste makie of hem whan þe tyme doþ falle
For gret feste hi makieþ in heuene & in grete ioye beoþ
Whan eni amendement of ous an vrþe i seoþ
Þe vifte cause for þer was a forbusne bigonne
Longe er þe strenȝþe of Cristendom an vrþe were iwonne
For þe heȝe maisters of Saraȝyns þat an vrþe were þo her
Makede at Rome bi hem silue ech maumet an auter
Ac naþeles hi nemiȝte of ech noȝt se fele godes þer were
& nolde noȝt þat eni god wiþoute honur were þere
Þerfore hi makede an auter comun to echone
To honure al here godes þere as hit were yn one
& siþþe þer com Cristendom & wel wide spradde
& at Rome & elleswhare clenliche þe maistrie hadde
Bonefaȝ þe gode pope to þis auters com
& to þulke of alle godes grete ȝeme he nom
In forbusne þerof a churche he let rere
Of oure [Leuedi] & Alle Halewe in þulke place þere
Six hondred ȝer & fyue oure Louerd þer bifore
Of Marie his swete moder an vrþe were ibore
Þe churche þat was þo of oure Leuedi & of Alle Halewen ifonde
Stont ȝut & is icleped Marie la rounde
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For þe heȝe maisters of Saraȝyns þat an vrþe were þo her
Makede at Rome bi hem silue ech maumet an auter
Ac naþeles hi nemiȝte of ech noȝt se fele godes þer were
& nolde noȝt þat eni god wiþoute honur were þere
Þerfore hi makede an auter comun to echone
To honure al here godes þere as hit were yn one
& siþþe þer com Cristendom & wel wide spradde
& at Rome & elleswhare clenliche þe maistrie hadde
Bonefaȝ þe gode pope to þis auters com
& to þulke of alle godes grete ȝeme he nom
In forbusne þerof a churche he let rere
Of oure [Leuedi] & Alle Halewe in þulke place þere
Six hondred ȝer & fyue oure Louerd þer bifore
Of Marie his swete moder an vrþe were ibore
Þe churche þat was þo of oure Leuedi & of Alle Halewen ifonde
Stont ȝut & is icleped Marie la rounde
Þe pope also Bonefaȝ o day in þe ȝere
In onur of alle halewen he let halewi þere
& het þurf al Cristendom halewi þulke day
In þulke tyme he was iholde þe elleueþe day of May
Ac þis pope Gregori þat þerafter longe com
In onur of alle halewen he let halewi þere
& het þurf al Cristendom halewi þulke day
In þulke tyme he was iholde þe elleueþe day of May
Ac þis pope Gregori þat þerafter longe com
Iseȝ þat þe day to halewi was þurf al Cristendom
& þat riȝt hit was to ech man þe leste & þe meste
In onur of alle halewen makede þanne gret feste
& þe alre dureste tyme of þe ȝere witeþ hit was in May
So gret feste forto holde as in þulke day
Þerfore he let turne þane day as ȝe him holdeþ ȝute
In þe furste day of Nouembre whan god nas noȝt to lute
Me þinȝþ ȝut [þoȝte] þe gode man þe feste to lute were
Bote men hadde wel wharwiþ þe wombe ioye to arere
Þe furste ȝer afterward þat men þane day so nome
[Of a uair cas ich mai telle þat vel in þe chirche of Rome]
& þat riȝt hit was to ech man þe leste & þe meste
In onur of alle halewen makede þanne gret feste
& þe alre dureste tyme of þe ȝere witeþ hit was in May
So gret feste forto holde as in þulke day
Þerfore he let turne þane day as ȝe him holdeþ ȝute
In þe furste day of Nouembre whan god nas noȝt to lute
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Bote men hadde wel wharwiþ þe wombe ioye to arere
Þe furste ȝer afterward þat men þane day so nome
[Of a uair cas ich mai telle þat vel in þe chirche of Rome]
Þe wardeyn of seint Peteres churche þat ȝut in Rome is
Þe feste onurede swiþe moche of Alle Halewe iwis
To an halewe of ech auter of þe churche he gan gon
& onurede ech after oþer he nebileuede non
To þe heȝe auter of seint Peter atte laste he wende
& þer he lai a slepe adoun as God þe grace sende
Þer cam him þoȝte an angel & ladde him to heuene anheȝ
In a chayre wiþ grete ioye oure Louerd him þoȝte he seȝ
Wiþ grete heȝnisse sitte angles him aboute
Þe feste onurede swiþe moche of Alle Halewe iwis
To an halewe of ech auter of þe churche he gan gon
& onurede ech after oþer he nebileuede non
To þe heȝe auter of seint Peter atte laste he wende
& þer he lai a slepe adoun as God þe grace sende
Þer cam him þoȝte an angel & ladde him to heuene anheȝ
In a chayre wiþ grete ioye oure Louerd him þoȝte he seȝ
Wiþ grete heȝnisse sitte angles him aboute
Þo cam þer a leuede of gret honur wiþ angles a gret route
Þat was oure Leuedi wiþ virgines oure [Louerd] faire [heo] grette
Oure Louerd aȝen hire aros bi him anheȝ hire sette
Þo com þer a man in a sclauyn camayl as þeȝ hit were
An old hor man after him oure Louerd onurede þere
Þat was seint Iohan þe Baptist & þe prophetes olde
& also þe patriarks þat of oure Louerd while tolde
Þat was oure Leuedi wiþ virgines oure [Louerd] faire [heo] grette
Oure Louerd aȝen hire aros bi him anheȝ hire sette
Þo com þer a man in a sclauyn camayl as þeȝ hit were
An old hor man after him oure Louerd onurede þere
Þat was seint Iohan þe Baptist & þe prophetes olde
& also þe patriarks þat of oure Louerd while tolde
Þo come þer tuelue in one route as bischopes echone
Þe furste as he pope were bifore hem ȝeode alone
Þat was seint Peter þapostle & his felawes elleuene
Alle onured oure suete Louerd þer he sat in heuene
Þe furste as he pope were bifore hem ȝeode alone
Þat was seint Peter þapostle & his felawes elleuene
Alle onured oure suete Louerd þer he sat in heuene
Þo com þer a gret cumpaignye preostes as hit were
Þat were confessours þat hadde Holi Churche to lere
As bischopes & abbotes & oþer gode men also
Oure Louerd onurede alle as riȝt was to do
Of feste þat me an vrþe makede hi þonkede him & bade
For alle þat ariȝt here day hulde & feste of hem makede
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As bischopes & abbotes & oþer gode men also
Oure Louerd onurede alle as riȝt was to do
Of feste þat me an vrþe makede hi þonkede him & bade
For alle þat ariȝt here day hulde & feste of hem makede
Þo gonnen hi singe here matyns & songe murie mid alle
For alle þat doþ here day onure an vrþe as hit doþ falle
Wel auȝte we þulke day onure whan hi þulke day
Such ioye makede for ous in heuene as þe gode man isay
Nou bidde we alle halewen to holde here feste so
Þat hi bringe ous to þe heȝe ioye þat hi beoþ on ido
For alle þat doþ here day onure an vrþe as hit doþ falle
Wel auȝte we þulke day onure whan hi þulke day
Such ioye makede for ous in heuene as þe gode man isay
Nou bidde we alle halewen to holde here feste so
Þat hi bringe ous to þe heȝe ioye þat hi beoþ on ido
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