The Second Nun's Tale
Folio 198r
11 of 14 folios
Dide his message / and whan that he it tolde
Vrban for ioye / his handes gan vp holde
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¶ The teeres from his eyen
/ leet he falle
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Almygħty lord / o Ihū Crist quod he
Sowere of chast counseil / hierde of vs alle
The fruyt of thilke seed / of Chastitee
That þu hast sowe in Cecile / take to the
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Lo lyke a bisy bee / witħ oute gyle
The seruytħ ay / thyn owen thral Cecile
¶ For thilke spouse
/ that she tok but now
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Ful lyke a fiers leoū / she senditħ heere
As meke / as euere was any lamb to ȝow
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And wt þt word / a noon there gan appere
An olde man / clad in white clothes clere
That hadde a book / wt ƚre of gold in honde
And gan / biforn valerian / to stonde
¶ Valerian as ded
/ fel doun for drede
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Whan he hī say / & he vp hente hī tho
And oon his book / rigħt thus he gan to rede
O lord / of o feitħ / o god / witħ oute moo
O cristendom / and fader of alle also
A bouen alle / & ouer alle / euery where
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Theise wordes / alle wt gold / I wretyn were
¶ Whan this was red
/ than seide this olde man
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Leeuest þu this thyng or no / sey ȝa or nay
I leue alle thyng / quod valerian
For sother thyng than this / I dar wel say
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Vnder the heuene / no wygħt thynke may
Tho vanysshed this olde man / he nyste where
And Pope vrban / hī cristened rigħt there
¶ Valerian got
ħ hoom
/ and fynt Cicilie
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W Inne his Chaumbre / wt an Aungel stond
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This Aungel hadde of Roses / and of lilie
Corounes two / the whicħ he bar in honde
And first to Cecile / as I vnderstonde
He ȝaf that oon / and after gan he take
That other / to valerian hire make
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¶ Wit
ħ body clene
/ and w
t vnw
ēmed thoug
ħt
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Kepetħ ay wel / theise corones quod he
Fro Paradys to ȝow / haue I hem brougħt
Ne neuere moo / ne shuln they roten be
Ne lese here swote sauour / trustetħ me