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LXXVI. 



pe pope herof was adrad,^ 



In Ms herte god he had, 



pat Jiim graute - sholde 



Jjat writ pat was in his honde, 



pat he ^ mylite It understonde, 



Betokne ' xohat it ivolde. 456 



LXXVII. 



pe pope to pe hedde ' beyy, 



pe writ out of his hond he teyy, 



night 2 wipouten gynne. 



pat writ he ^ hegan to ■* sprede, 



And toforen ' pe folk to ' rede, 



pat weren ■' perinne. 462 



LXXVIII. 



po Eufemian ^ was ywar, 



pat his sone lay par, 



His armes he tospradde, 



He tar his her, he tar his dop, 



And fei yswoye ^ upon '^ pe cors, 



So mychel ' sorwe he hadde. 468 



LXXIX. 



Be 1 a stounde he gan up 2 stonde, 



Tar 3 his her and wrong * his honde, 



pat al ^ pe '^ folk myghte rewe ; 



Hy ^ wepe ^ and made reuly ■' cry, 



For him hy^'^ were wel sory, 



pat he^^ him ere^"^ nti ''^ knewe. 474 



LXXVI ' adred L. ^ granty. 3 pei L. '» Betokwj. — LXXVII i bed L, 

 dede T. ^ al. ^ anon he (jan. ^ hijfore kern alle. ^ po were. LXXVIII ' eufemian Li, 

 sir Eufemian T. ' aswoye. ^ opon. ^ mache. — Vers 465 — 468 lauten iu L : 



and so long' had^ wip him beo, 



he fei in sioounyiy on pe molde; 



alias, he seide, pat euere I sholde 



so vnkynde beo. 

 LXXIX 1 By. 2 op. 3 Totar. ■» lorang. = alle T, om. L. 6 om. T. " peih, 

 heT. ^ weopen Li, ivep T . ^ reiiful. ^'^ pei Li. ^^ pei Li. i^ euere h. •' om.L. 



