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〈◊〉_d iâ—_n all_o cristendome_n 〈◊〉_d â—hit_n be_v knoâ—_n tâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—ir_n fore_n in_o a_o â—â—ghâ—â—â—_n sâ—e_v lay_v in_o her_o bâ—â—de_a lomg_n she_o think_v 〈◊〉_d â—aâ—_n in_o his_o crader_n anâ—_n 〈◊〉_d &_o when_o she_o 〈◊〉_d he_o weep_v she_o call_v 〈◊〉_d â—he_v norse_a and_o say_v â—oâ—e_n to_o the_o child_n â—nd_v whâ—n_o the_o norse_a coâ—e_n to_o hiâ—_n she_o find_v hâ—â—_n clothis_n alâ—_n to_o frâ—plid_v and_o she_o will_v have_v a_o mâ—ndiâ—_n hâ—m_fw-la and_o sche_a where_o hit_n may_v be_v worshippid_a of_o all_o cristen_v peple_n than_o the_o bishop_n ordain_v a_o daâ—_n whanne_v that_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d â—o_o â—o_o over_o evyn_n 〈…〉_o may_v have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v with_o hy_z 〈…〉_o open_fw-mi of_o salysbu_fw-fr 〈…〉_o sonkyn_n &_o clerk_n 〈…〉_o â—_o wenâ—â—_n to_o the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—mas_n lay_v l_o wy_fw-mi 〈…〉_o they_o kneliâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o earth_n prey_n 〈…〉_o s_o devote_o o_o 〈…〉_o thanne_v iiâ—j_fw-la oâ—_n 〈…〉_o haâ—â—_n up_o the_o 〈…〉_o gâ—â—tâ—_n drede_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—_o the_fw-mi they_o 〈…〉_o wâ—â—tou_fw-gr h_o 〈…〉_o rest_v thou_v 〈…〉_o bishop_n of_z cau_o 〈…〉_o primaâ—_n of_o e_o 〈…〉_o â—_o the_o po_n peo_fw-la 〈…〉_o for_o the_o right_n 〈…〉_o irche_fw-fr the_o uâ—day_o 〈…〉_o sse_o than_o sore_o great_a 〈…〉_o that_o they_o h_o 〈…〉_o that_o â—ighte_v all_o â—ry_o 〈…〉_o thomas_n an_fw-mi 〈…〉_o y_fw-es take_v the_o he_o de_o 〈…〉_o bishop_n to_o kyss_n 〈…〉_o y_fw-es kyssid_v hit_v all_o &_o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es be_v hell_n de_fw-mi his_o woundeâ—_n &_o say_v they_o be_v uâ—â—â—â—â—ious_a yâ—_z wound_a 〈…〉_o we_o and_o so_o leyde_a h_z 〈…〉_o shrine_v &_o cover_v h_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o clothe_v of_o gold_n &_o 〈◊〉_d toâ—â—â—yâ—_n about_o hiâ—_n 〈…〉_o ynge_a and_o the_o peo_fw-la 〈…〉_o wâ—ke_v 〈◊〉_d all_o night_n 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o morrow_n comâ—_n 〈◊〉_d the_o statis_fw-la of_o this_o land_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shayne_n to_o the_o â—lace_n theâ—_n 〈◊〉_d be_v now_o with_o all_o â—he_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o worship_n 〈◊〉_d â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o there_o hit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o â—â—_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o good_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—_o châ—_n a_o day_n you_o shall_v have_v the_o â—este_n of_o marry_o mâ—w_a deleyn_n that_o be_v so_o hooly_a that_o ourâ—_n lordâ—he_fw-mi lordâ—he_fw-mi â—â—_o criâ—â—e_o love_v her_o best_a of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d next_o his_o own_o modir_n where_o 〈◊〉_d you_o shallâ—_n come_v to_o god_n &_o to_o hooly_a churthe_n &_o prey_n to_o that_o hooly_a woman_n that_o she_o will_v prey_v to_o our_o lord_n for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v have_v grace_n fore_o she_o be_v the_o furste_v in_o time_n of_o grace_n that_o do_v penance_n for_o she_o have_v lose_v grace_n be_v flesch_o lust_n where_o for_o she_o be_v make_v a_o mirror_n to_o all_o othir_n syver_n that_o will_v for_o sake_n sin_n &_o do_v penance_n they_o shalle_o have_v grace_v the_o which_o be_v lose_v by_o sin_n she_o have_v a_o fadir_n that_o be_v a_o great_a lord_n &_o nigh_o of_o the_o king_n blood_n &_o have_v a_o great_a lordship_n in_o iherusalem_fw-la the_o which_o he_o 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