Die iweite Vcisiou der raittclenglischen Alexiuslegenden. JöL 



LVI. 



Oftt hy ' kirn bete and busta,'- 

 pat pe lord per of nuste,^ 

 ])ese * ivikkede ■'' fode ! 

 Pei clepeden ^ Mm waste bred, 

 And icissheden ' pat he were ded ; 

 Ywis pei'^ were xoode. 336 



LVII. 



AI pe shame pat he dreyy,^ 



pe white he was'^ Ä/s fader neyjj,^ 



He polede with mylde mode; 



And ofte to gode he gan grede, 



pat he foryeve ^ hem ° here misdede, 



And broughte^ hem to gode. 342 



Lvm. 



pe iühile he was^ in pe house, 

 Eche day he say Ms spouse, 

 His fader and Ms moder; 

 Ac sone he tornede- to pe wowe, 

 pat he nere'^ not'^ yknowe 

 Of hem ne of non oper. 3i8 



LIX. 



pis holy man poughte ' po, 

 pat his lif was atmest do,'^ 



For seknesse pat he hedde.^ 



ParcJiemyn he pere^ won,^ 



And at his lif icrot peron/' 



As he tay on^ bedde. 354 



LVI ' pei L. - bürde. » ninte L. ■» )io. * unlede. ^ clopeden L, 

 clepude T. "^ wenle. » hy. — LVII ' dreyv L. drey T. ^ rvonede. ^ neijv L, 

 ney T. ' foryaf L. ^ om. L. 6 hriwje L, hroyte T. — LVIII ' wonede. 

 2 wenle him. ^ neuere uere. — LIX ' liim poi)te. 2 ydo. » hadde LT. ■* him. 

 ^ wan LT. ^ peran. "■ in his. 



