 | Joseph of Arimathie |  |
Þei ferden to A Cite faste bi-syde,
þat was called sarras þer sarsyns sprongen,
Erest þorw Abrahames wyf þat wonede þer-inne.
Ioseph teiȝ to non hous bote euene to þe temple:
He seiȝ þe kyng þer he sat and wuste þat he was wraþþed,
& hopede he scholde him touward God turne;
For he and þo of Egipte han werret to-gedere,
And þei discounfitede him han and scaþet ful ofte.
þat was called sarras þer sarsyns sprongen,
Erest þorw Abrahames wyf þat wonede þer-inne.
Ioseph teiȝ to non hous bote euene to þe temple:
He seiȝ þe kyng þer he sat and wuste þat he was wraþþed,
& hopede he scholde him touward God turne;
For he and þo of Egipte han werret to-gedere,
And þei discounfitede him han and scaþet ful ofte.
þe kyng and his Baronage a counseil bi-gonnen;
he wolde haue red of his folk and fare to hem ȝitte;
& þei forsaken hit han & he vnsauht sittes.
he wolde haue red of his folk and fare to hem ȝitte;
& þei forsaken hit han & he vnsauht sittes.
| Joseph of Arimathie | |