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De sancto Quiriaco
Seyn Quiriak þat bissop was prechede Godes lawe
Iulian þe luþer emperor broȝte him suþþe of dawe
For þe swete rode þat he uond & for he men þerto drou
To biluue on Iesu Crist for he it held al wou
Sein Quiriak was þo biuore þe emperor ibroȝt
He het biluue in hore maumetes and he nolde noȝt
Iulian þe luþer emperor broȝte him suþþe of dawe
For þe swete rode þat he uond & for he men þerto drou
To biluue on Iesu Crist for he it held al wou
Sein Quiriak was þo biuore þe emperor ibroȝt
He het biluue in hore maumetes and he nolde noȝt
His riȝt hond he let smite of ferst ic do he sede þis
For þou hast ofte iwrite þer wiþ aȝen oure lawe iwis
Þou gidi hound quaþ sein Quiriak wel [hastou] do by me
Of a god [dede] þou were wel vnderstonde wel aȝte ich blessy þe
For þou bynome me þulke lyme þat me haueþ ofte to sunne idrawe
For ich habbe ofte iwrite þerwiþ aȝen Cristes lawe
Þe wile ich was a luþer Giu and on him biluuede noȝt
Þo þis emperor isei þat he nolde noȝt turne is þoȝt
For þou hast ofte iwrite þer wiþ aȝen oure lawe iwis
Þou gidi hound quaþ sein Quiriak wel [hastou] do by me
Of a god [dede] þou were wel vnderstonde wel aȝte ich blessy þe
For þou bynome me þulke lyme þat me haueþ ofte to sunne idrawe
For ich habbe ofte iwrite þerwiþ aȝen Cristes lawe
Þe wile ich was a luþer Giu and on him biluuede noȝt
Þo þis emperor isei þat he nolde noȝt turne is þoȝt
He made him drinke led iweld & inis mouþ huld it þere
Euere sat þis godeman as him noþing nere
Euere sat þis godeman as him noþing nere
Op a gridil he leide him suþþe ouer a gret fur & strong
To rosty as me deþ veirss fleyss grece was þer among
For þat fur was al of fur & grece and salt was eke þerto
And of is fleiss þat was forbarnd þe wonden hi sulte also
Þo he nemiȝte þer wiþ turne is þoȝt ne to deþe him bringe
He þoȝte ȝif he miȝte him turne mid eny oþer þinge
To rosty as me deþ veirss fleyss grece was þer among
For þat fur was al of fur & grece and salt was eke þerto
And of is fleiss þat was forbarnd þe wonden hi sulte also
Þo he nemiȝte þer wiþ turne is þoȝt ne to deþe him bringe
He þoȝte ȝif he miȝte him turne mid eny oþer þinge
Quiriak he sede biþench þe bet & do after mi lore
Ȝif þou nelt oure godes honure bote þou wolt do more
Seie þat þou nert Cristene noȝt and ichelle debonere be[o]
Þat murie lif þou sselt lede & þat þou sselt ise[o]
Ȝif þou nelt oure godes honure bote þou wolt do more
Seie þat þou nert Cristene noȝt and ichelle debonere be[o]
Þat murie lif þou sselt lede & þat þou sselt ise[o]
Þe godeman nolde do after him þo a caudron he let fulle
Wiþ seoþinge eoly uol inou & let hym þer inne pulle
Þer inne he seþ þe godeman forte he weri was
Þe godeman herede oure Louerd Crist & neuere þe worse him nas
So þat þe emperor isei þat he nemiȝte him ouercome
Wiþ a swerd he smot him þoru þe herte þo he was out inome
And is soule to heuene wende after þis tormentynge
God for loue of sein Quiriak to þulke ioie us bringe
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Þer inne he seþ þe godeman forte he weri was
Þe godeman herede oure Louerd Crist & neuere þe worse him nas
So þat þe emperor isei þat he nemiȝte him ouercome
Wiþ a swerd he smot him þoru þe herte þo he was out inome
And is soule to heuene wende after þis tormentynge
God for loue of sein Quiriak to þulke ioie us bringe
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