290 Schipper. 



XCII. 



Alias, ' pat I was looman höre ! ^ 



Nou I haue, pe forlore, 



My leman^ so hende. 



Sorwefulliche ^ me is dyght ! ^ 



Nou pou wip me speke ne myglit, 



Ne ^ reche I ■' whider to wende. 552 



XCIII. 



üp^ hy'^ st od before hem alle, 



To-drough hire heer and hire calle, 



As hy '^ loere feye ; '^ 



Bittere ^ teres hy '^ let falle ; 



For hire pei^ were sory alle 



pat hire wepe seye.^' 558 



XCIV. 



So mychel ' sorwe pere was : 



Bot lohoso hadde a tonge of hras, 



Ne myghte it '^ al '^ teile. 



'J>e day xoas -^ almest ydo ; ' 



']>e pope and pemperour also 



Mighte ■' no '' lenger dwelle. 5<J4 



XCV. 



pat liehe hy lete wake ' and shride "^ 



Wfp paUe'^ and wip oper pride,^ 

 pat hy '' founde pere. 



Wip mychel '^ ioye '' and heye ^ song 

 pe " bishopes '■^ hem alle among 

 V>ei" cors'^^^ to chirche^^ bere. 57u 



XCII ^ awey. ^ yhore. ^ leof L. '' sorwe ful is me ydiyt. ^ I ne. 

 recke L (T : recche ich). — XCIII ' Ojj. 2 she L. 3 veipe. * bitter l.. ^ om. T. 

 « v/sew^e. — XCIV ' mache. 2 he it. ^ him was. * <io L. ^ Ne myyte. ^ om. T. 

 — XCV 1 hywake. 2 shrude. ^ pal L. '^ prüde. ^ pei L. ^ mochel. "' Hyt 

 8 hey L, mochel T. ^ ]>nt holy cors corps L. '" Bishoppi.t. " cherche. 



