Die zweite Version der mitteleoglischen Alexiuslegenden. 2bu 



VIII. 



po pis child io chirche^ com, 



To afonge - Cristendom, 



As pe ryghte is,'^ 



His fader and his moder po * 



Swipe blipe icere ho,^ 



And clepede^ if Alexis.'' 48 



IX. 



Hy ' nadde böte pilke ^ sone, 



perfore, as it is pe loone, 



Hy ' lovede Mm ^ pe more. 



po he was old yeres sevene, 



pei ioissede^ Mm with mylde stevene, 



And Seite Mm to lore. 54 



X. 



pis cMld wex ^ and icel tliey,'^ 

 CHstes help him was ney, 

 And pat loas ivel ysene ; 

 For more he lernede in one ^ yere,^ 

 pan any ^ of Ms opere *> fere 

 Dede'' in yeres tene. 60 



XI. 



As sone as he understod,^ 

 Werldes'^ blisse nas not^ fjod,^ 

 Who it understode,^ 

 Werldes wele he forsok,^ 

 And to Jesu Cr ist him tok,"^ 

 pat deyede * on pe rode. 66 



VIII ' cherche. ^ vnderfonge. ^ as riyt it is. * ho. '^ po. ^ clepude. 

 ■' Alexijs L, allexis T. — IX ' pei L. 2 pat ilke. ^ it L. ^ him wissede L. 

 — X ' wax. 2 ijpey. ^ on \u ' yer L. •'' eny. ^ oper L. "' dide L. — 

 XI ' For sone pis child him vnderstod. - pis worldis. •' noiß. ' f/uod. '•• pe 

 man pat him vnderstode. ^ forsoke L. "^ toke. ^ do ums. 



