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Me weste in Ierusalem þat he was to deþe ido
Wiþinne þe ferste fourteniȝt þat he com þerto
For a monk of þulke londe inis deþ vuel lay
And is abbot to him com biuore is ende day
And coniurede him þat he ssolde after is deþ þere
Come to him and telle him fore in wuch stat he were
Wiþinne þe ferste fourteniȝt þat he com þerto
For a monk of þulke londe inis deþ vuel lay
And is abbot to him com biuore is ende day
And coniurede him þat he ssolde after is deþ þere
Come to him and telle him fore in wuch stat he were
So þat þis monk deide sone as God ȝaf þat cas
To is abbot suþþe he com as he coniured was
And sede þat he saued was in þe ioie of heuene an hey
And tolde him muche of þe ioie [] þat he in heuene isey
He tolde þat þulke tyme þat he to heuene com
Þe erchebissop of Kanterburi þolede martirdom
And is soule þulke tyme to heuene wende anon
Fair was þe procession þat aȝen him com gon
Of angles and patriarcs and of apostles also
Of martirs and of confessours & of uirgines þerto
To is abbot suþþe he com as he coniured was
And sede þat he saued was in þe ioie of heuene an hey
And tolde him muche of þe ioie [] þat he in heuene isey
He tolde þat þulke tyme þat he to heuene com
Þe erchebissop of Kanterburi þolede martirdom
And is soule þulke tyme to heuene wende anon
Fair was þe procession þat aȝen him com gon
Of angles and patriarcs and of apostles also
Of martirs and of confessours & of uirgines þerto
Hy nome alle þis holy soule and biuore oure Louerd sone
Broȝte it wiþ ioie inou as he sat one inis trone
Is croune was al of ismite blody was is heued
Is brain was issad þar nas noþing bileued
Broȝte it wiþ ioie inou as he sat one inis trone
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Is brain was issad þar nas noþing bileued
Thomas Thomas quaþ oure Louerd þus it falþ to þe
To come into þi Louerdes court in such maner to me
For þi seruise ich þe ȝiue as muche ioie and blis
As ich ȝaf seinte Peter þat myn apostel is
To come into þi Louerdes court in such maner to me
For þi seruise ich þe ȝiue as muche ioie and blis
As ich ȝaf seinte Peter þat myn apostel is
A croune he sette uppon is heued of gold cler and god
Wel bicom þe briȝte golde uppon þe rede blod
More ioie ne miȝte be[o] þat in heuene for him was
Þe erche bissop of Kanterburi þis was sein Thomas
Wel bicom þe briȝte golde uppon þe rede blod
More ioie ne miȝte be[o] þat in heuene for him was
Þe erche bissop of Kanterburi þis was sein Thomas
Þe Tiwesday after Cristemasseday þe veorþe þat þer com
Þis holyman in Engelond þolede martirdom
And wanne þou hurst telle of is deþ of men of Engelonde
Þou sselt luue me of þis tale and soþ þerof vnderstonde
Þis holyman in Engelond þolede martirdom
And wanne þou hurst telle of is deþ of men of Engelonde
Þou sselt luue me of þis tale and soþ þerof vnderstonde
Þe abbot sone amorwe ne forȝet noȝt sein Thomas
Ac þe patriark of Ierusalem he tolde al hou it was
So þat forþore in þe ȝere it was wel vnderstonde
Þe pilgrimes þuder come out of Engelonde
Pilgrims tolde al þat soþe as he hadde er ised
In wat manere he was aslawe & in wuche tyme ded
Ikud was þus in Ierusalem þe deþ of sein Thomas
Wiþinne þe veorste forteniȝt þat he imartred was
Ac þe patriark of Ierusalem he tolde al hou it was
So þat forþore in þe ȝere it was wel vnderstonde
Þe pilgrimes þuder come out of Engelonde
Pilgrims tolde al þat soþe as he hadde er ised
In wat manere he was aslawe & in wuche tyme ded
Ikud was þus in Ierusalem þe deþ of sein Thomas
Wiþinne þe veorste forteniȝt þat he imartred was
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