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122. An Orison to St. John the Baptist

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B.M. Addit. MS. 39574 (The Wheatley MS.)

To Seynt Iohn
Seynt Iohn, for grace þou craue,
Þat of his mercy he wole us saue,
As þou nexst hym were boren beste.
And whanne we schulen fro hens weende,
Thou gete us grace to make good eende,
In heuene blis wiþ hym to reste.
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