Die zweite Version der mittelenglischen Alexiuslegenden. 283 



LXIV. 



Of pis stevene hem poughte wonder; 

 Fele^ wende, it. loere ponder; 

 To grounde hy ^ gönne falle. 

 What pis cry befokne ^ aholde, 

 pat god hem sone * sheioe ^ ivolde, 

 Akne *" hy ^ beden alle. 384 



LXV. 



Alle pat pjerinne icere, 

 Herde ' yet'^ ano])er bere, 

 Right aboute none. 

 Gop besechep godes knyght, 

 pat crist servep day and nyght, 

 pat he bidde for Rome. 390 



LXVI. 



])e pope and his Clerkes alle, 

 Adoan on kne^ hy"^ gönne ■^ falle, 

 Beforen and^ behynde ; 

 And bede god almyghty king, 

 pat he hem sende som tokenyng, 

 Where^ hy myghte him fynde. 396 



LXVII. 



Jesu crist, pat is so mylde, 

 Reuthe hadde of pis childe, 

 pat loas^ in care bounde.^ 

 To hem seide^ hevene^ spouse: 

 Gop to Eufemianes^ hause, 

 Pere he icorp yfounde. 402 



LXIV 1 Mani/ L. ^ p^i l 3 fjctokni/. •» ora. L. ^ sheicy. « akneo. 

 — LXV ' Ihei-de. 2 ^tu. — LXVI ' kneo LT. ■* pei L, oin. T. 3 yo7i L. 

 ■• and ek. = wher porgh. — LXVII ' w L. 2 ,ßoimde. ^ he seide. ■< pe 

 hevene. ^ Eufemias. 



