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[How maxence the Emperour enmy to cristys feith myscheuesly ended.] |
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[How maxence the Emperour enmy to cristys feith myscheuesly ended.]
Afftir Galerius cruel violence
Geyn Cristene blood, as Bochas heer haþ told,
With pitous cheer themperour Maxence
Cam tofor Bochas, of age nat ful old,
Famous in armys, sturdi, fressh & bold,
Al-be he entrid nat as enheritour,
Took upon hym to regne as emperour.
Geyn Cristene blood, as Bochas heer haþ told,
With pitous cheer themperour Maxence
Cam tofor Bochas, of age nat ful old,
Famous in armys, sturdi, fressh & bold,
Al-be he entrid nat as enheritour,
Took upon hym to regne as emperour.
To Cristes feith he was also enmy;
Aftir soone he loste his gouernaunce,
Of infortunye slay[e]n sodenly,—
God on tirauntes vn-warly takith vengaunce.
Of whos buryyng was maad non ordenaunce,
For he was nat resceyued of the ground,
But caste in Tibre lik a roten hounde.
Aftir soone he loste his gouernaunce,
Of infortunye slay[e]n sodenly,—
God on tirauntes vn-warly takith vengaunce.
Of whos buryyng was maad non ordenaunce,
For he was nat resceyued of the ground,
But caste in Tibre lik a roten hounde.
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