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[Headnote: Obtulerunt Ei Munera]
+S{er}mo jn die epiphanie.+ [f. 128v¹
_++CVM natus esset ih{esus} i{n} betleem iude in dieb{us}
herodis regis ecce magi ab oriente ueneru{n}t ierosolima{m}
dicentes. Vbi e{st} qui natus est rex iudeor{um}._
¶¶ We redeth i þo holi godespelle of te dai ase ure louerd
godalmichti {5} i{}bore was of ure lauedi sei{n}te Marie i þe
cite of bethleem. þet si sterre was seauinge of his beringe. swo
a{}pierede te þo þrie kinges of heþenesse. to{}janes þo sunne
risindde. And al swo hi bi{}knewe [f. 128v²] his beringe bi þo
sterre. swo hi nom{en} conseil be{}tuene hem þet hi wolden gon
for to hyne an{}uri. and þet hi wolden offri {10} him· gold· and
stor· and Mirre. And al swo hi hedden aparailed here offrendes
swo kam si sterre þet yede to for hem in{}to ier{usa}l{e}m. Þere
hi{}speke{n} to herodes and hym askede. wer was se king of gyus
þet was i{}bore. And herodes i{}herde þet o king was i{}bore þet
solde bi king of geus. swo was michel anud. and alle hise men.
for þet he was {15} of{}dred for to liese his king{}riche of
ier{usa}l{e}m. Þo dede he somoni alle þo wyse clerekes þet kuþe
þe laghe and hem askede wer crist solde bien i{}bore. Hi
answerden þet ine ier{usa}l{e}m. for hit was swo i{}seid and
be{}hote hwile{m} bi þo profetes. And al{}swo herodes i{}herde
þis. swo spac te þo þrie kinges. and hem seide. Goþ ha seide
into {20} bethleem and sechez þet child. and wanne ye hit
habbeth hi{}funde swo an{}uret hit. and efter þet cometh to me.
and hic wille go and an{}uri hit. [f. 129r¹] Þet ne seide he
nocht herodes for þet he hit wolde on uri{;} ac for þet he hit
wolde slon. yef he hit michte finde. Þo kinges hem wenten and hi
seghen þo sterre þet yede bi{}fore hem. {25} al{}wat hi{}kam
over þo huse. war ure louerd was. and al swo hi hedden i{}fonden
ure louerd{;} swo hin an urede. and him offrede hire offrendes.
Gold. and. stor. and Mirre. Þo nicht efter þet aperede an ongel
of heuene in here slepe ine metinge and hem seide and het. þet
hi ne solde a{}yen wende be herodes. ac be an oþer weye wende
into hire {30} londes.
¶¶ +L+ordinges and leuedis þis is si glorius miracle. and si
gl{or}ius seywinge of ure lordes beringe. þet us telþ þet holi
godespel of te day. and ye muee wel under{}stonde be þo speche
of þe godspelle þet me sal to dai mor makie offrinke þan an
oþren dai. and þer of us yeft ensample þo þrie kinges of
heþenesse. þet comen fram verrene {35} londes ure louerd
[f. 129r²] to seche. and him makie offrinke. And be þe`t´ hi
offrede gold. þet is cuuenable yeftte to kinge{;} seawede þet he
was sothfast kink. and be þet hi offrede Stor. þet me offrede
wylem be þo ialde laghe to here `godes´ sacrefise{;} seawede þe
he was verray prest. And be þet hi offrede Mirre. þet is biter
þing. signefieth þet hi {40} hedde be{}liaue þet he was
diadlich. þet diath solde suffri for man ken. Nu i{}hiereth wet
signefieth þet Gold. þet. Stor. þet Mirre. And offre we
Gostliche to ure lorde. þe`t´ i offrede flesliche. Þet Gold þet
is bricht and glareth ine þo brichtnesse of þo sunne. signefieth
þe gode beleaue. þet is bricht ine þe gode cristenemannes herte.
Si gode {45} beleaue licht and is bricht ine þo herte of þo gode
Ma{n}ne ase gold. Offre we þanne god almichti god gold. Be{}leue
we stede{}fast{}liche. þet `he is´ fader and sune. and holy
gost. is onlepi god. Wo so hath beleaue ine gode swo offreth him
god gold [f. 129v¹] þet Stor signefied gode werkes. for ase se
smech of þe store wanne hit is i{}do {50} into þe ueréé and goth
upward to þo heuene and to gode ward Swo amuntet si gode
biddinge to gode of þo herte of þo gode cristenema{n}ne. Swo we
mowe sigge þet stor signefieth þe herte. and se smech luue of
gode.
[Linenote:
53. After _stor_, _e_ erased.]
{B}i `þet´ Mirre þat is biter. a{n}d be þo biternesse defendet
þet Cors þet is mide i{}smered. þet no werm nel co{m}me
i{}hende{;} signefiet {55} þo gode werkes þet is biter to þo
yemernesse of ure flesce. Si Mirre signefiet uastinge. for þo
luue of gode wakie. go ine pelrimage. uisiti þe poure. and
to{}sike. and to do alle þe gode þet me may do for godes luue.
þo ilke þinges so bieth bitere to þo wrichede flessce. Ac al{}so
si mirre loket þet bodi þet no werm ne may þer i{}hende come{;}
so us defe{n}det {60} þo iléke þinges fram senne. and fram þe
amonesteme{n}t of þo dieule þet ha ne may us mis{}do. Lordinges
nu ye habbet i{}herd þo signefia{n}ce of þo offringes þet maden
[f. 129v²] þo þrie kinges of heþenesse to gode. hye habbet to
gode `i offred´ of yure selure. and of yure erþliche godes. Ne
ne offreth him nacht on lepiliche to day. ac {65} alle þo daies
i þo yere gostliche. Gold. and Stor. and Mirre. ase hic habbe
i{}told. Gold{;} fore Gode belaue. Stor{;} for holy urisun.
Mirre. for gode werkes. þet bieth þo offringes. þet ure louerd
be{}sekeþ auerichedaye þo cristenema{n}ne. and werefore se
xpiste{n}ma{n} yef has deþ{;} of seruet þo blisce of heuene. And
ih{es}u crist þet for us wolde {70} an erþe bi bore. a{n}d
anured of þo þrie kinges of painime{;} he yeu[e] us his grace of
þo holi gost in ure hertes wer{}bi we moue hatie þo ileke þinges
þet he hatedh. and lete þo ileke þinges þat he for{}biet. and
luuie þo ilek þinkes þat he luued. and do þo ilek þinges þat he
hóót. ine him so bileue and bidde a{n}d serui. þet we mowe habbe
þo blisce {75} of heueriche. _Q{uo}d uobis p{restare} d{ignetur}
p{er}._
[Linenotes:
54. _Bi_] _Li_ MS. || 64. _i offred_ on margin. ||
71. _yeuus_ MS.]
[Headnote: Servasti Bonum Vinum Usque Adhuc]
+Do{mi}ni[ca] s{e}c{un}da post octav{am} epiphanie. S{er}mo eu{a}n.+
_++Nuptie f{a}c{t}e su{n}t in chana [f. 130r¹] galiléé. [&] erat
mat{er} ih{es}u ibi. Vocatus est au{tem} ih{esu}s ad nuptias [&]
discipuli eius._
¶¶ Þet holi godspel of to day us telþ. þet a bredale {80} was
i{}maked ine þo londe of ier{usa}l{e}m. in ane cite þat was
i{}cleped Cane in þa time þat godes sune yede in erþe flesliche.
`ac´ To þa bredale was ure leuedi sei{n}te Marie. and ure louerd
ih{esus} crist and hise deciples. so iuel auenture þet wyn
failede. at þise bredale. þo seide ure leuedi seinte Marie. to
here sune. hi ne habbet no wyn. And ure {85} louerd answerde and
sede to hire. Wat be longeth hit to me oþer to þe wyman. Nu ne
dorste hi namore sigge. ure lauedi. Hac hye spac to þo Serganz
þet seruede of þo wyne. and hem seyde. al þet he hot yu do{;} so
doþ. And ure louerd clepede þe serganz a{n}d seyde to hem. ffol
vellet ha seyde. þos ydres. þet is to sigge þos Cróós. oþer {90}
þos fate{n} of watere. for þer were. vi. ydres of stone. þet
ware i{}clepede baþieres wer þo gi{us} hem wesse for clenesse.
and for religiun.
[Linenote:
82. _flesliche ac. To_ MS.]
Ase þe custome [f. 130r²] was ine þo time. þo serga{n}z
uuluelden þo faten of watere and hasteliche was i{}went into
wyne. bie þo wille of ure louerde. þo seide ure lord. to þo
serganz. Moveth to{}gid{er}e and {95} bereth to Architriclin.
þat was se þet ferst was i{}serued. And al{}so hedde i{}drunke
of þise wyne þet ure louerd hedde i{}maked of þe watere{;} ha
niste nocht þe miracle. ac þo serganz wel hit wiste. þet hedde
þet water i{}brocht. þo seide Archit{ri}clin to þo bredgume.
Oþer men seyde he doþ forþ þet beste wyn þet hi habbeþ ferst
at {100} here bredale. and þu hest ido þe cont{ra}rie þ`e´t þu
hest i{}hialde þet beste wyn wath nu{;} Þis was þe
co{m}me{n}ceme{n}t of þo miracles of ure loruerde þet he made
flesliche in erþe. and `þo´ beleuede on him{;} his deciples. Ine
sigge nacht þet hi ne hedden þer before ine him beliaue{;} ac
fore `þe´ miracle þet hi seghe{;} was here beliaue þe more {105}
i{}stre{n}gþed.
Nu ye habbeþ i{}herd þe Miracle. nu i{}hereþ þe signefiance. Þet
water bi{}tockned se euele xpistenema{n}. [f. 130v¹] for al{}so
þet wat{er} is natureliche schald and a kelþ alle þo þet hit
drinkeþ{;} so is se euele xpisteman chald of þo luue of Gode.
for þo euele werkes þet hi doþ. Ase so is Lecherie. spusbreche.
Roberie. {110} Manslechte{r}. husberners. bakbiteres. and alle
oþre euele deden. þurch wyche þinkes man of serueth þet fer of
helle. Ase godes oghe mudh hit seid. and alle þo signefied þet
wat{er}{;} þet þurch yem{er}e werkes. oþer þurch yemer i{}wil
liesed þo blisce of heuene. þet wyn þat is naturel{}liche hot
ine him selue{;} and an{}het alle þo þet hit drinked{;} {115}
be{}tokned alle þo þet bied an{}héét of þe luue of ure lorde.
[Linenote:
111. _Manslechtes_ MS.]
Nu lordinges ure lord god almichti. þat hwylem in one stede. and
ine one time flesliche makede of wat{er}e wyn{;} yet ha{bb}eþ
manitime maked of watere wyn{;} gostliche. wanne þurch his grace
maked of þo euele manne good man. of þe orgeilus umble. of þe
lechur chaste. {120} of þe niþinge [f. 130v²] large. and of alle
oþre folies{;} so ha maket of þo wat{er}e wyn. þis his si
signefiance of þe miracle. Nu loke euerich man toward
him{}seluen. yef he is win{;} þet is to siggen yef he is
an{}heet of þo luue of gode. oþer yef he is wat{er}. þet is yef
þu art chold of godes luue. yef þu art euel man{;} besech ure
lorde þet he do ine þe {125} his uertu. þet ha þe wende of euele
into gode. and þet he do þe do swiche werkes þet þu mote habbe
þo blisce of heuene. _Q{uo}d u{o}b{is}. pr{est}are dig{netur}._
[Linenotes:
118. _hadeþ_ MS. || 123. _he he is win_ MS.]
+Dominica tercia post oct{avam} ep{iphanie}.+
_++Cvm descendiss{et} ih{esus} de monte. secute su{n}t eum {130}
turbe multe. Et ecce leprosus ueniens adorabat eu{m} dicens.
D{omi}ne si uis{;} potes me mu{n}dare._
¶¶ Þet holi godspel of to dai us telþ. þet ure lord ih{esus}
crist. ase he hedde i{}yue þo newe laghe. in one montayne. and
hedde i{}maked þet formeste sarmun þet euerte made in erþe{;}
suo him folgede michel folk. Swo {135} kam a leprus. a sikman
and onurede him and seyde. Lord. [f. 131r¹] lord ha seide yef þu
wilt{;} þu me micht wel makie hool of mine lepre. of mine euele.
And ure lord him seide and sp{re}dde his hond. and tok his
lepre{;} hic wille seide ure lord þet þu bi clensed. and al{}so
raþe he was i{}warisd of his maladie.
+N+u lordinges þis is þe miracle {140} þet þet godspel of te dai
us telþ. ac great is þe tokni{n}gge. Se leprus signefiez þo
senuulle men. si lepre þo se{n}ne{n}. þet scab bi{}tokned þo
litle se{n}nen. si lepre be{}tokned þo g{r}ete sennen þet biedh
diadliche. Ase so is lecherie. spusbreche. Gauelinge. Roberie.
þefte. Glutunie. drunkenesse. and alle þo sennen þurch wiche me
liest þo luue of gode {145} almichti and of alle his haleghen.
þurch S`c´ab nis nacht man and wyman deseiurd fram ma{n}nes
felarede. Ne for þo litle sennen. þet noman hine ne mai loki.
nis noon deseurd pardurableliche fram gode{;} ne fram holi
chereche. for lepre is man deseurd of þo co{m}painie of gode and
of alle his angles. þat is to sigge for diadliche {150} senne.
[f. 131r²] Nu ye habbet i{}herd þe miracle and wet hit
be{}tokned. Nu loke we yef we bieþ clene of þise lepre. þat is
to siggen of diadliche senne. Se [leprus] liest þe felarede of
oþer men{;} for se þet sterft inne diadliche senne{;} so for
liest þe co{m}painie of gode. And yef ye bieþ clene{;} lokeþ þet
ye ne falle nocht. þet ye ne {155} bie deseuerd fram þe felarede
of gode al{}michti. þurch none euele werkes þurch none euele
i{}wil. And yef ye bieþ lepr{us} þurch diadliche senne. greded
gode Merci{;} þet þo leprus yaf helþe ine bodie{;} þet he us
yeue gostliche helþe. in ure saule. Comeþ to srifte for leted
yure sennen and þer of bieþ a{}soiled. þanne sollie habbe þo
helþe of {160} heuene. þat is lif with uten ende.
_Q{uo}d uob{is}. pr{est}are dig{netur}. p{er}._
[Headnote: Domine, Salva Nos, Perimus]
+Dominica q{ua}rta post oct{avam} ep{iphanie}.+
_++Ascendente ih{es}u i{n} nauiculam. secuti su{n}t eu{m}
discipuli eius. Et ecce motus factus est magn{us} i{n} mari.
Ita {165} ut nauicula op{er}iret{ur} fluctib{us}. Erat an{tem}
illis{;} uent{us} {con}trarius._
[f. 131v¹] ¶¶ We redeth i þe holi godspelle of to dai þat ure
lord ih{es}u c{ri}st yede one time in to ane ssipe and ise
deciples mid him in{}to þe séé. And so hi were i{n} þo ssipe so
a{}ros a great te{m}peste. of winde. And ure lord was i{}leid
him don to slepe. ine þo {170} ssipe. er þane þis tempeste
a{}róós. Hise deciples hedde g{re}t drede of þise te{m}peste. so
a{}wakede hine. and seiden to him. lord saue us{;} for we
p{er}isset. And ha wiste wel þet hi ne hadde nocht gode beleaue
ine him{;} þo seide to hem. wat dret yw folk of litle beliaue.
Þo a{}ros up ure lord and tok þane wynd and to séé{;} and al{}so
raþe hit was {175} stille. And al{}se þo men þet weren in þo
ssipe hedde i{}seghe þo miracle so awondrede hem michel. Þis is
si vaire miracle þet þet godspel of te day us telþ. Þere{}fore
sal hure be{}liaue bie þe betere a{}strengþed. Ine swiche lorde
þet siche miracle mai do and doþ wanne he wile. Ac hit is us
nyede þet se þet sucurede he{m} ine þa p{er}il{;} þet {180} us
sucuri ine [f. 131v²] ure niedes. Þet we clepie to him þet ha us
helpe. and he hit wille do bleþeliche. yef we him bisecheth
merci mid good i{}wille al{}so him seluen seith bi þe holi
writes.
_Salus p{o}p{u}li ego su{m}. [&] cet{er}a._ Hic am ha seiþ helere
of þe folke. wanne hi to me clepiedh ine hire sorghen. and ine
hire niedes hic hi sucuri {185} and beneme hem al here euel
with{}ute ende. Grede we to him merci sikerliche. yef se deuel
us wille a{}cu{m}bri þurch senne. Þurch p{r}ede oþer þurch
an{}vie. oþer þurh wreþe. oþer þurch oþer manere of diadliche
senne g{r}ede we to him Merci. and sigge we him lord sauue us
þet we ne p{er}issi. and þet he us deliuri of alle eueles. and
þet ha {190} yef us swiche werkes to done in þise wordle{;} þet
þo saulen of us mote bien isauued a domes dai. and gon to þo
blisce of heuene. _Q{uo}d ip{s}e pr{est}are d{ignetur}._
+D{omi}nica In sexagesima. S{er}mo.+
[Headnote: Ite et Vos in Vineam Mean]
_++Simile est regnu{m} celoru{m} ho{min}i pat{ri}familias.
qui_ {195} _exijt p{ri}mo mane {con}ducere op{er}arios in uineam
suam._
[f. 132r¹] ¶¶ ++Hure lord godalmichti to us spekeþ ine þo holi
godespelle of te day. and us seaweth one forbisne. þet yef we
uilleth don his seruise. þe`t´ we sollen habbe {200} þo mede wel
griat ine heuene. For so seyth ure lord ine þo godspelle of to
dai. þet on goodman was. þat ferst uut{}yede bi þe Moreghen for
to here werkmen in to his wi{n}yarde. for ane peny of forewerde.
and al{}so he hedde i{}mad þise forewerde{;} so ha sente hi into
his wynyarde. so ha dede at undre{n} and at midday al{}so. þo
þat hit was {205} a{}yen þan euen{;} so ha ka{m} into þe
Marcatte. so he fond werkmen þet were idel. þo seyde he to hem.
Wéé bie ye idel{;} and hie answerden{;} and seyde. lord{;} for
we `ne´ fonden te dai þat us herde. Goþ nu ha seide se godeman
into mine wynyarde{;} and hic þat richt is{;} yu sal yeue. þos
yede into þise wynyarde. mid þo oþre. þo þet hi wel {210} euen.
þo seide þe lord to his sergant. Clepe þo werkmen a{n}d yeld hem
here trauail. and a{}gyn to hem þat comen last, and go al to þo
ferste. yef eue[f 132r²]riche of hem ane peny.
Se sergant dede þes lordes co{m}ma{n}dem{en}t. so paide þo
werkmen and yaf euerich ane peny. And so hi seghen þo þet bi þe
Morghen waren i{}comen. þet {215} hi þet waren last i{}cume.
Hedde{n} here euerich ane peny{;} Þo we{n}den hi more habbe{;}
þo gruchchede hi a{}menges hem. and seyden. þos laste on ure
habbeþ i{}travailed. and þu his makest velaghes to us. þet
habbeth al{}deai i{}bye ine þine wynyarde. and habbetþ i{}þoled
þe berdene of þo pine. and of þo hete of al þo daie. þo
ansuerede se gode man {220} to on of hem. Frend ha seide ine do
þe noon unricht. Wat for þi{n}gketh þat hic do min i{}wil{;}
a{n}d al{}so ure lord hedde i{}told þise forbisne{;} so he seide
efter{}ward. so sulle þo uerste bie last{;} and þo laste ferst.
Fele bieþ i{}clepede{;} ac feaue bieþ i{}cornéé.
Nu i{}hereþ þe signefiance. þes godeman{;} be tockneþ
godalmichti ure lord. Se {225} winyard be{}tockneþ. þe seruise
of ure lorde. þe werkmen. be tockneþ alle þo þet doþ cristes
seruise. [f. 132v¹] þo tides of þo daie{;} be{}tokneþ þe time of
þis world. Bie þe Morghen i{}herde ure lord werkmen in{}to his
winyarde. þo ha sente þe pat{ri}arches. ate begininge of þis
wordl. ine is seruise. þet þurch gode beleauéé him seruede. and
seden {230} his techi{n}ge to alle þo þet hi hedden hit to
siggen. Al{}so at undren. and at midday. i{}herede he werkmen
into is winyarde. þo ha sente be þo time þet Moyses was a{n}d
aaro{n}. and i þe time of his p{ro}phetes dede he mani god man
i{n}{}to his seruise{;} þet þurch griate luue to him helden. and
deden his seruise. To yenes þa{n} euen{;} godalmichti {235}
i{}hierde werkmen in{}to his winyarde. þo þat he alast of þis
wordle naam fles and blod ine þe Maidene sei{n}te Marie. and
seauede ine þis world. þo fond he Men. þet al day hedden i{}be
idel. Werefore he fond þet heþen folk þet be þo time þet was
i{}go{;} hedden i{}be ut of godes be{}liaue. and of his luue.
and of his seruise. Hi ne hedden {240} nocht i{}be idel
[f. 132v²] for to done þo deueles werkes.
Ac þere{}fore seith þet godspel þet hedden i{}be idel{;} þo þet
hi nedden bi{}leued ane god{}almichti. ne him louie ne hi{m}
serui. For al þat is ine þis wordle. þet man is. bote yef ha
luuie godalmichti. and hi{m} serui{;} al hit him may þe{n}che
for lore and idelnesse. þo a{}resunede ure lord þe paens {245}
be ise apostles. vre{}fore hi hedde{n} i{}be so longe idel. þo
þet hi ne hedden i{}be in his seruise{;} þo ansuerden þe
pae{n}s{;} þet non ne hedden i{}herd hij. þet is to sigge þet hi
ne hedden neuer te i{}heed p{ro}ph{et}e ne a{}postle ne prechur.
þet hem seaude ne hem tachte hu i{}solden ine gode beleue ne him
serui. Goþ a seide ure lord inte mine {250} winyarde. þet is
inte mine beleaue. and hic yw sal yeue yure peni þet is
heueriche blisce. þo heþen men yeden be þa daghen into cristes
seruise{;} and we þet of hem bieþ i{}cume. and habbeþ cristendom
under fonge{;} bieþ i entred i{n} to cristes seruise þere fore
we sollen habbe ure peni þet is þe blisce of heuene. [f. 133r¹]
also wel ase {255} þo þet comen bi þe Morghen. for al so we
hopieþ for te habbe heueriche blisce{;} ase þo pat{ri}arches and
þo p{ro}ph{et}es. and þo apostles and þo gode men þet hwile{m}
ine þis world godalmichti s{er}ueden.
So as we habeþ i seid of diuers wordles. þet god almichti dede
werkmen into his winyarde{;} so we mowe sigge of þo elde of
eueriche me{n}. {260} For godalmichti deþ werkm{en} into his
winyarde bi þe Morghen. Wanne ha clepeþ of swiche þer bieþ into
his seruise ine here childhede. Wanne hi of þis world wendeþ.
beswo þet hi ne be ine no diadlich senne. At undren ha se{n}t
men in to his winyarde. þet a turneþ into his s{er}uise. of age
of man. At Middai wanne þo dai is {265} alþer hotestd be tokned
þo men of .xxx^ti. wyntre. oþer of furti. for þe nat{ur}e of Man
is of greater stre{n}gþe and of greater hete ine þo age. Se euen
bi tockneþ. elde of Man. þet is se ende of þe liue. Vre lord deþ
werkmen into his winyarde a genes þo e[f. 133r²]uen{;} Wanne
fele ine here elde wendeþ ut of here senne i{n} to cristes
seruise. As so {270} solle hi habbe þo blisce of heuene{;} ase
þo þet ferst come{n} into þe winyyarde. Nocht for þan for þise
griate bunte þet ure iord yefþ ne solde no man targi for to
wende to godalmichti ne him to serui. for al so seid þet holi
writ þet now ne wot þane dai of his diaþe. for Man mai longe
liues wene and ofte him legheþ se wre{n}ch.
Nu gode men {275} ye habbeþ i herd þet godspel and þe forbisne.
Nu lokeþ yef ye bieþ with inne þo winyarde. þet is þet yef ye
bieþ ine godes seruise yef ye bieþ with ute diadliche senne yef
ye hatied þat he hateþ. yef ye luuieþ þet he luueþ. and doþ þet
he hot. and but ye do{;} ye bieþ hut of his winyarde. þe is ut
of his seruise. and ye doþ þet ure lord hóót, so ye {280} of
serueþ þane peni. þet `is´ heueriche blisce. ye of s{er}ueþ þet
good þet noon herte ne may i{}þenche ne noon yare i here ne
tunge telle. þo blisce þet god [f. 133v¹] halt alle þo þet hine
luuieþ. þider lord granti us to cumene. _Q{uo}d ipse pr{est}are
dignet{ur}. p{er}._
[Linenotes:
224. On margin, Multi s{un}t uocati{;} p{auci}. ||
235. _þan_] _þ[-a]_ MS. || 278. _he he_ MS.]
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