The Stacions of Rome, and the Pilgrims Sea-Voyage With Clene Maydenhod ... Edited by Frederick J. Furnivall |
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To seint Ion lateran / moste we.
A while þere / for to be.
To telle of pardoun / þat is þore.
For in al Rome / ne is no more.
Þen þer is graunted / of Ihesu crist.
Þorw preyer of seint Ion þe Ewangelist.
And seint Ion Baptist also.
To alle / þat þider wol go.
A while þere / for to be.
To telle of pardoun / þat is þore.
For in al Rome / ne is no more.
Þen þer is graunted / of Ihesu crist.
Þorw preyer of seint Ion þe Ewangelist.
And seint Ion Baptist also.
To alle / þat þider wol go.
For sum tyme was / an Emperour.
Þat liuede in Rome / with gret honour.
Kyng Costantyn / men dude him calle
Boþe in boure / and eke in halle.
In Mahoun / was al his þouht.
For in crist / ne leeuede he nouht.
A / Mesel forsoþe / we fynde he was.
Til crist sende him / of his gras.
Þat liuede in Rome / with gret honour.
Kyng Costantyn / men dude him calle
Boþe in boure / and eke in halle.
In Mahoun / was al his þouht.
For in crist / ne leeuede he nouht.
A / Mesel forsoþe / we fynde he was.
Til crist sende him / of his gras.
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Pope Siluestre / gon him preche.
Cristes lawes / forte teche.
So leeuede he wel / In godes sone.
And cristene mon / wolde he bi-come.
He dude him cristne / as I. ou telle
In þis Miracle / þus hit bi-felle
Þat þe water wesch / a-wey his sinne
And al þe fulþe / þat he was Inne.
Cristes lawes / forte teche.
So leeuede he wel / In godes sone.
And cristene mon / wolde he bi-come.
He dude him cristne / as I. ou telle
In þis Miracle / þus hit bi-felle
Þat þe water wesch / a-wey his sinne
And al þe fulþe / þat he was Inne.
Þenne spak þe Emperour.
To pope siluestre with gret honour.
Siluestre he seide / godes clerke.
I. mai seo nou / þat er was derke.
Mi misbileue / haþ blyndet me.
Þat I / mihte / þe [soþe] not se.
Of godes mihtes / ne of his werkes.
I. wol bi-comen / on of his clerkes.
Mi paleys I ȝiue hit / to þin honde.
Of me þou schalt hit vnderfonge
And mak þer-of / godes hous.
For I. wole / þat hit beo þous.
I. wol him loue / with al mihtes.
And preie him to ben / on of his knihtes.
And whon þou hast / so I.-do.
Ȝif þi benyson / þer-to.
To alle hem / þat þider come.
To honoure / godes sone.
And seint Jon / þe Ewangelyst.
Peter and poul / and seint Jon þe Baptist.
To pope siluestre with gret honour.
Siluestre he seide / godes clerke.
I. mai seo nou / þat er was derke.
Mi misbileue / haþ blyndet me.
Þat I / mihte / þe [soþe] not se.
Of godes mihtes / ne of his werkes.
I. wol bi-comen / on of his clerkes.
Mi paleys I ȝiue hit / to þin honde.
Of me þou schalt hit vnderfonge
And mak þer-of / godes hous.
For I. wole / þat hit beo þous.
I. wol him loue / with al mihtes.
And preie him to ben / on of his knihtes.
And whon þou hast / so I.-do.
Ȝif þi benyson / þer-to.
To alle hem / þat þider come.
To honoure / godes sone.
And seint Jon / þe Ewangelyst.
Peter and poul / and seint Jon þe Baptist.
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