268 Schipper. 



IV. 



pis ' man hadde a gode"^ wif: 



Hy ^ ne louede ßyt ^ ne stryf 



In alle^ hire live. 



pe sekemen ofte ^' hy ^ fedde, 



And: softe hroiiyte hem ohedde,'^ 



Blessed^ be^ hj^ to lolve. 2^ 



V. 



pei^ lüere fogedere yeres tioo, 

 And so pei"^ loere somdel nio, 

 Withouten any hlede. 

 pei'^ beide god loith herte gode, 

 paf he^ hem sende suich a fode 

 To serve^ hlm'^ and drede. ^^ 



VI. 



And Jesu Crist, pat is so mylde, 



yaf hem i grace, hy '^ was with chylde, 



pe'^ gode lauedye. 



Bo]te be daye^ and'" he nyghte*' 



tjerne ^ hy ^ ponkede oure drighte ^ 



And Seinte MarieA^ 36 



VII. 



po pe ' child ybore was, 



pei ponkede Crist of Ms grace'^ 



Wip wel ^ glade chere. 



Also, as pe wone was, 



As hy^ coupe,^ with softe pas 



To chirche hy^ it bereJ *2 



IV 1 jhe L. 2 loel guod T, god L. ^ She L. ^ fyvt- ^ al LT. 6 wel 

 ofle. ■' And broyte hem to hare bedde. * Iblessed. ^ 6eo L. — V ' Hij. - pey. 

 ^ om. LT. ■« servg. ^ hem L. — VI ' hem yaf. ^ shel^. ^ pat. ^ day L. 

 s and ek. ^ nygU L. ■» lod yerne. » pei L. » dright. '« And so hy dede 

 Marie. — VII ' pis. ^ Crist pey ponkede of pat cas. ' wel om. L. ^ pei. L. 

 ^ coude L. ^ pei L. ' pat child to cherche bere. 



