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CIV. Mary myelde made grete mone
For her dere sonne alone.

1

When fals Iudas her son had solde
To the Iewes wikked and bolde,
As he before to hir had tolde,
She was wofull alone.

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2

When he came to Cayphas and An
To be iuged for synfull man,
In her hert she was woofull than
For hir dere son alone.

3

When that she sawe his flessh to-torn
And on his hede a crowne of thorn
And, how the Iewes hym did shorn,
She was wofull alone.

4

When hir dere son, Ihesus so goode,
Was nayled fast vppon the roode,
She sobbed and wept watre and bloode
For hir dere son alone.

5

Whenne hir dere son on the thirde day
With hir did mete and thus did say:
‘Hayle, holy moder, wyfe and may,’
She was ioyfull alone.