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De sancto Petro predicatore
Sein Peres þe frere prechor in þe cite of Veronie
Ibore was of misbileuede men þat were al in heresie
In is ȝonghede þat child biþoȝte þat hi biluuede amis
Þere fore wel ȝong he bicom frere prechour iwis
Ibore was of misbileuede men þat were al in heresie
In is ȝonghede þat child biþoȝte þat hi biluuede amis
Þere fore wel ȝong he bicom frere prechour iwis
Frere prechor he was þritti ȝer ar he ymartred were
He prechede aȝen heresie he ne sparede for no fere
As prior þe ordre of frere prechors at Rome longe he weste
Þe pope him louede swuþe wel & swuþe wel to him triste
Me tolde þe pope þat þe men of Lombardie were
Ibroȝt in strong heresie & me moste hom bet lere
He prechede aȝen heresie he ne sparede for no fere
As prior þe ordre of frere prechors at Rome longe he weste
Þe pope him louede swuþe wel & swuþe wel to him triste
Me tolde þe pope þat þe men of Lombardie were
Ibroȝt in strong heresie & me moste hom bet lere
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Þe pope þisne holiman sein Peres þuder sende
Þat he þis luþer menne þoȝt to gode bileue wende
Þo þis godeman þuder com he prechede swuþe vaste
And wiþ is resons muche del hor misbileue adoun caste
He ne sparede for no drede þat he nolde þe riȝte wey gon
Wanne he hurde of eny misbiluued he soȝte hom out anon
Þat he þis luþer menne þoȝt to gode bileue wende
Þo þis godeman þuder com he prechede swuþe vaste
And wiþ is resons muche del hor misbileue adoun caste
He ne sparede for no drede þat he nolde þe riȝte wey gon
Wanne he hurde of eny misbiluued he soȝte hom out anon
He harlede hom so wiþ is resons þat hy ne dorste nouwer aroute
For ssame & for hi hadde also of þe pope gret doute
So þat hi were niȝt & day in gret conseil aboute
Forto sle þis holyman þat so stranglich hom gan houte
For ssame & for hi hadde also of þe pope gret doute
So þat hi were niȝt & day in gret conseil aboute
Forto sle þis holyman þat so stranglich hom gan houte
After þis prechinge on of hom into a wode him teiȝte
Þo he com þuder þer com on and [mid] a swerd him reiȝte
Anouwarde þe heued & clef adoun þat brain deop & wide
Wiþ a long knif he smot him ek þoru out eiþer side
So þat for oure riȝte bileue is owe lif he ȝaf þere
To holde up þe riȝtes of Holi Churche & þe foles forto lere
Þo he com þuder þer com on and [mid] a swerd him reiȝte
Anouwarde þe heued & clef adoun þat brain deop & wide
Wiþ a long knif he smot him ek þoru out eiþer side
So þat for oure riȝte bileue is owe lif he ȝaf þere
To holde up þe riȝtes of Holi Churche & þe foles forto lere
Þis gode man sede at is deþ mid word and mid þoȝt
Ich biteche Louerd þe my soule þat deore me hast aboȝt
Ich byluue on God Fader Almiȝti þat heuene & eorþe wroȝte
Fader & Sone & Holi Gost þat us deore aboȝte
Mid þis word he ȝaf þe gost þat to heuene wende
God wite wanne hi þat him slowe hore lif wolde amende
Þo he was to churche ibroȝt as oure Louerd þe grace sende
Alle þe lampen of þe churche þoru liȝt of heuene tende
Al bi hom sulue as God it wolde þat al þat folk yseie
Þat in Godes seruise þis holyman vor luþermen gan deiȝe
Atte endinge of Aueril he þolede martirdom
God us bringe to þulke ioie þat is soule to com
Ich biteche Louerd þe my soule þat deore me hast aboȝt
Ich byluue on God Fader Almiȝti þat heuene & eorþe wroȝte
Fader & Sone & Holi Gost þat us deore aboȝte
Mid þis word he ȝaf þe gost þat to heuene wende
God wite wanne hi þat him slowe hore lif wolde amende
Þo he was to churche ibroȝt as oure Louerd þe grace sende
Alle þe lampen of þe churche þoru liȝt of heuene tende
Al bi hom sulue as God it wolde þat al þat folk yseie
Þat in Godes seruise þis holyman vor luþermen gan deiȝe
Atte endinge of Aueril he þolede martirdom
God us bringe to þulke ioie þat is soule to com
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