 | Joseph of Arimathie |  |
Nou we leuen þe kyng and of Ioseph carpen,
þat restes him in Sarras bi-leued wiþ þe qweene.
“Hou trouwestou of my lord?” heo seis “tydes him hele,
Has he folfulsened þe sawes þat þou bi-fore seidest?”
“ȝe, þorw þe miht of god þe maystrie is wonnen,
And þorw his swete grace þe sarrest is passed.”
þat restes him in Sarras bi-leued wiþ þe qweene.
“Hou trouwestou of my lord?” heo seis “tydes him hele,
Has he folfulsened þe sawes þat þou bi-fore seidest?”
“ȝe, þorw þe miht of god þe maystrie is wonnen,
And þorw his swete grace þe sarrest is passed.”
“ȝe, I wol bi-hote þe heer þi lawe for to holden,
whon þat my lord is comen þat schal I furst fongen.”
“Do me sikernesse þer-to” seis Ioseph þenne.
whon þat my lord is comen þat schal I furst fongen.”
“Do me sikernesse þer-to” seis Ioseph þenne.
“I wole my trouþe þe bi-take I wol þe nout trayse.”
“Nay, þou hast non,” seis he “for certeyn soþe,
ȝe han be fastned wiþ hem þat ferden wiþ luitel.”
“Tel me what is þin and what hit signefyes?”
And he tolde hire a-non trewely him-seluen,
And heo rikenede a-ȝeyn radly and sone,
Also redili as he and wonder he hedde.
“Nay, þou hast non,” seis he “for certeyn soþe,
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“Tel me what is þin and what hit signefyes?”
And he tolde hire a-non trewely him-seluen,
And heo rikenede a-ȝeyn radly and sone,
Also redili as he and wonder he hedde.
“I schal seiȝe þe, Ioseph for certeyn soþe,
hou I tok crstendom and in what tyme.
while my moder lyuede heo hedde an vuel longe,
And souȝte in-to diuerse studes and mihte haue non hele.
hou I tok crstendom and in what tyme.
while my moder lyuede heo hedde an vuel longe,
And souȝte in-to diuerse studes and mihte haue non hele.
þenne wonede an hermite faste bi-syde;
Semely vppon a day þidere we souhten;
Heo bad þis hermyte he scholde hire hele sende.
Semely vppon a day þidere we souhten;
Heo bad þis hermyte he scholde hire hele sende.
‘I am sinful as þou,’ he seis ‘I mai þe non graunte.’
‘No mak þi preyere to him,’ heo seis ‘þat þin hope is inne?’
‘woldestou leeue vppon him,’ he seis ‘I wolde þe bi-hote,
þat þou scholdest ben hol ar þou henne eodest.’
þat þou scholdest ben hol ar þou henne eodest.’
He made hire to knele a-doun and a bok bradde,
Radde a gospel þer-on and bad hire vp rise,
And heo was lihtned of hire euel in a luytel stounde.
Radde a gospel þer-on and bad hire vp rise,
And heo was lihtned of hire euel in a luytel stounde.
þenne heo seide to me ‘douȝter ful deore,
woltou beo as I am and on þis mon leue?’
And I wepte water warm and wette my wonges,
And seide his bert was so hor I bad not on him leeue.
And he seide to me ‘douȝter, he is feirore,
þat þi moder has I-helet nou in þis tyme,
þen I or þou or out þat is formed.’
woltou beo as I am and on þis mon leue?’
And I wepte water warm and wette my wonges,
And seide his bert was so hor I bad not on him leeue.
And he seide to me ‘douȝter, he is feirore,
þat þi moder has I-helet nou in þis tyme,
þen I or þou or out þat is formed.’
And I tolde him a-ȝeyn ‘and he so feir weore
as my broþer is at home I wolde on him leeue.’
as my broþer is at home I wolde on him leeue.’
‘Sikerly, douȝter,’ he seis ‘so may grace sende
þat þou miȝt seo him þi-self ar þow henne seche.’
þat þou miȝt seo him þi-self ar þow henne seche.’
| Joseph of Arimathie | |