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Þe vifte ȝer ich vnderstonde after is martirdom
Bitwene kyng Henri and is sone gret contek þer com
Þe sone bicom prout anon for is kynedom
And of is fader tolde lite and worre upe him nom
Bitwene kyng Henri and is sone gret contek þer com
Þe sone bicom prout anon for is kynedom
And of is fader tolde lite and worre upe him nom
Þe meste deol was wiþ þe sone of al Engelonde
And þe kyng of France also and þe king of Scotlonde
Þo þat þis sely oldeman in sorwe was inou
Al he it weste þe luþer dede þat me seint Thomas slou
And þe kyng of France also and þe king of Scotlonde
Þo þat þis sely oldeman in sorwe was inou
Al he it weste þe luþer dede þat me seint Thomas slou
He wende out of Normandie toward Engelonde
Ar he come to Kanterburi he nolde reste nawer a stounde
Þo he com ferst wiþoute toun he gan to liȝte adoun
And al auote al bareuot he wende him into þe toun
Inis curtel vngurd as al þat folk isay
And to þe place wende þo þare sein Thomas lay
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Þo he com ferst wiþoute toun he gan to liȝte adoun
And al auote al bareuot he wende him into þe toun
Inis curtel vngurd as al þat folk isay
And to þe place wende þo þare sein Thomas lay
At is tombe he fel akne[o] wepinge wel sore
He held up is honde deoluoliche and cride him milce & ore
Wepinge inis orisons al fastinge he lay
At þis holymannes tombe on niȝt & a day
And bad God and seint Thomas þat he ssolde him grace sende
And for ȝiue him þe sunne þat he let brynge to ende
He held up is honde deoluoliche and cride him milce & ore
Wepinge inis orisons al fastinge he lay
At þis holymannes tombe on niȝt & a day
And bad God and seint Thomas þat he ssolde him grace sende
And for ȝiue him þe sunne þat he let brynge to ende
Of euerich monek in þe hous he let him discipline
Wiþ a ȝerd & ȝute him þouȝte þer was lute pine
He bad ȝham alle deoluoliche [] to bidde vor him one
He swor eke to legge adoun [] þe luþere lawen echone
So þat he let singe a masse er he þanne wende
Of seint Thomas þis holie man þat he his grace sende
Wiþ a ȝerd & ȝute him þouȝte þer was lute pine
He bad ȝham alle deoluoliche [] to bidde vor him one
He swor eke to legge adoun [] þe luþere lawen echone
So þat he let singe a masse er he þanne wende
Of seint Thomas þis holie man þat he his grace sende
Þe while me þis masse song as God ȝaf þat cas
Þe kyng of Scotlond was inome þat his meste vo was
& manie oþere eke wyþ him þat were hys meste von
So þat hii þat were vninome nadde power non
So þat þys sely olde kyng þat al byneoþe er was
Al aboue was sone ibrouȝt þorw þe grace of seynt Thomas
& hys sone was byneoþe & so he byȝat lute
To werry aȝen hys fader [] vor hys sory prute
By hym men mowe nyme ensaumple [] vor beo to hastyue
Vorto ȝeue ȝhare sones vp ȝhare lond þe whyle hii beoþ alyue
Þe kyng of Scotlond was inome þat his meste vo was
& manie oþere eke wyþ him þat were hys meste von
So þat hii þat were vninome nadde power non
So þat þys sely olde kyng þat al byneoþe er was
Al aboue was sone ibrouȝt þorw þe grace of seynt Thomas
& hys sone was byneoþe & so he byȝat lute
To werry aȝen hys fader [] vor hys sory prute
By hym men mowe nyme ensaumple [] vor beo to hastyue
Vorto ȝeue ȝhare sones vp ȝhare lond þe whyle hii beoþ alyue
Þe sone þer afterward prouede vuel ynow
Wel longe byuore hys fader toward þe deþe he drow
& vorpinede in þe menyson þat hys lyf him þouȝte longe
& deyde suþþe deoluolyche in greot pyne & stronge
Hys broþer also syre Geffrey þat of Brutaygne eorl was
Deyd[e] eke in þe menyson in þulke sulue cas
So þat after ȝhare vader deþe þer ne byleuede eyr non
Bote ȝhare broþer kyng Rychard & suþþe kyng Ion
Ak syre Geffrey hys chyld [] myd ryȝte lawe in londe
Scholde habbe ibore þe erytage as ich vnderstonde
Þer vore þat mayde of Brutaygne þat hys douȝter was
In warde was al hure lyf vor þulke sulue cas
Wel longe byuore hys fader toward þe deþe he drow
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& deyde suþþe deoluolyche in greot pyne & stronge
Hys broþer also syre Geffrey þat of Brutaygne eorl was
Deyd[e] eke in þe menyson in þulke sulue cas
So þat after ȝhare vader deþe þer ne byleuede eyr non
Bote ȝhare broþer kyng Rychard & suþþe kyng Ion
Ak syre Geffrey hys chyld [] myd ryȝte lawe in londe
Scholde habbe ibore þe erytage as ich vnderstonde
Þer vore þat mayde of Brutaygne þat hys douȝter was
In warde was al hure lyf vor þulke sulue cas
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