278 Schipper. 



XLIV. 



po pis yonge ^ man ^ looned ^ hadde 

 In pe'-^ toune as a pore^ ladde 

 yeres seventene, 



God'^ loolde his care wende, 



And to his fader house'^ Mm sende, 



To "^ bringe liim out of tene.^ 264 



XLV. 



It befel in a ' nyght, 



pa0 pe mone shon hright:^ 



pe helleioard^ Mm icende,'^ 



pe leme^ of heveiie he sey"^ aliht, 



Aiid stonde upe godes knyght, 



Pat al pe chirche^ atende. 270 



XLVI. 



Sone at ^ morwe ^, lolian ^ it loas day, 

 pat he he pis manne^ say,^ 

 Wyde he it tolde. 

 To pe chirche-' pei*" gönne te,'' 

 Jdlke^ holy man to'* se,^^ 

 Bope yonge and olde. 276 



XLVII. 



pis holy man turnede^ his pought,- 

 Worshipe^ of men^ ne-' kepte he nouyt,^ 



pat frakel "' is "^ atfe ende. 

 Out of pe ^ horugh •' he wente anon, 

 To J()e '" icater*^ til^"^ pat he com,^'^ 



Jfer over he moste icende. 282 



XLIV ^ yongman L. ^ ywoned. ^ om. T. "* pouere. ^ God seif. " om. T. 

 '' and. ^ teone L. — XLV ' one. - om.T. ■• swype bryyl. ^ beiward. '■' hy wende. 

 ß leome. "^ sey. * cherc.he. — XLVI ^ amorioe. ■' so. ^ ^jmn L. ■* isay. 

 '•> cherche. ^ /,^. i leo LT. « pe. « fm- to. i" .seo. — XLVII ' turnde. ^ p(»^t. 

 •* heryngp. * man. '•' om. L. *^ nm^t. 'frei is T, is frakel L. ^ om. L. 

 3 bouryli L. '" a. '' watur L. ^2 /,f, g^Hi yon Li. 



