270 Schipper. 



XII. 



He besouyhte nyght and day 



Hevene hing, pat cd wel ' may, 



yeve'^ Mm strengthe and myghte 



Aijein^ ])e fend*, pat is ahoute, 



To bringe his soule in gret doute,^ 



Gostliclie to fighte. 72 



XIII. 



His hone lierde ' pe hing of hevene, 



And spak to him ivip) mylde stevene, 



And seide: , Alexis,^ 



To-day Jiou may ^ hlij}e he,^ 



For ^ pi '' hone I grante '^ pe, 



And a sete in hevene blisse.''' 78 



XIV. 



And I pe do ' to understonde, 



pat j)0u most pole"^ shame and shonde, 



AI for myne '^ sake. 



Into unkoitp ' lond ^ jiou most wende, 



Sone I wile pe jnder "^ sende. 



And al pi kin "^ forsake. 84 



XV. 



Into unkoup lond poit shalt ^ fare 



And, sujfre myche tene and care,'^ 



AI 3 for love ' myne ; ^ 



And sithen '' Jjoii shalt ^ apein ^ come 



And in pi fader house '* loone 



And perin have god fyne.'^" 90 



XII 1 ping. - he i^eue. ^ at^ens. ' feond L. ^ To h-i/nge vs in eueJ. 

 route. — XIII 1 yherde. ^ alexiis L, allexis T. 3 mijyl ivel. * heo L. ^ om. L. 

 *' pyne. '' graunty. ^ And my hlessynge ywis. — XIV ^ do wel. ^ polye. 

 3 my L. * vncotipe. ^ londe. ^ Sone puder ich wil pe. '' ken. — XV ' most. 

 2 and soffry moche tene pare. ^ and al L. •• sone. ^ myn L. *' siippe. '' shell. 

 8 ape 3 hous LT. '" fyn L; And perynne fyne T. 



