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Here begynneth the lyfe of saynt Radegunde
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Bradshaw, Henry, d. 1513.
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1525
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nyghtes induryng feruently This wofull woman seyng no remedy With hert penitent made playne confession Of her euyll dede and hye presumpcion She sayd swete Radegunde haue pitie on me O comly quene forgyue me myn offence Ceasse this feruent plage I pray to the Pardon my pryde and great negligence I haue offended your hye prehemynence And euill trespased agaynst your hye honoure Saue me swete lady from payne and doloure Also the people on her had compassyon Tenderly for her prayde knelyng on kne Unto our sauyour with hye deuocion And to saynt Radegunde her helpe to be Anone this virgyn on her hauyng pite Ceassed this feruent fyer of punysshement This woman was saued and cured from torment ¶ A breue rehersall of the great profet and remedy founde by true oblacion made to this moniall THese forsayd myracles and other many one Infinite to reherse all seriously This virgin shewed by singuler deuocion Unto all people sicke and in miserye Desiryng her prayers and suffrages mekely All suche departed from her with gladnesse Whiche came to her presence in wo and heuenesse Among all myracles after our intelligence Whiche Radegunde shewed by her humilite One is moost vsuall had in experience Among the common people noted with hert fre By offeryng of otes after theyr degre At her holy aulters where myracles in sight Dayly haue be done by grace day and nyght By oblacion of othes halt lame and blynde Hath ben restored vnto prosperite Dombe men to speke aboue cours of kynde Sickemen delyuerd from payne and miserie Maydens hath kept theyr pure virginite Wyddowes defended from greuous oppression And clarkes exalted by her to promocion Many other myracles she shewed expresse To euery estate religious and rurall By her great vertue merite and goodnesse Whiche be nat rehersed here in speciall But who so lyst to knowe her myracles all May forther enquire of theyr benignite The boke of her myracles where in they written be Whiche miracles who redeth ceriously Marke mynde and bere them well away Shall fynde that our lorde god the kyng of glory Sheweth his myghty power day by day For all suche whiche in theyr hartes fynde may Hym to loue and serue aboue all thynge And hym to folowe gladly in theyr lyuynge Lyke as dyd this virgyn pudicall As in her lyfe I haue made mencion She forsoke the pleasures great and small Of this worlde and set all her affection Porely to lyue in strayte religion In prayer fastyng and worthy penaunce With watche labour and simple sustinaunce She viseted the sicke persons impotent And ministred with good hert and mynde To them suche thynges as were conuenient She succurred both lame halt and blynde And the sore lazers where she dyd them fynde She wasshed and touched theyr sores tenderly And neuer abhorred any malady Her almes she gaue there as she sawe nede To monasteries and persons religious Brefely to speke many a vertuous dede She fulfylled for whiche our lorde Iesus For her shewed suche miracles glorious What tyme she was here in this worlde lyuyng And also syth her hens away partynge ¶ A prayer or orison of the blessyd quene Radegunde moniall and abbasse O Noble princesse flouryng in vertue Borne of kyngê blodde by course of nature O blessyd Radegund the spouses of Iesu A myrrour of mekenesse to euery creature In thy yong age refusyng wordly pleasure Nowe reignest in heuen and ioy lastyng ay We the beseke swete virgyn pure Preserue and defende vs both nyght and day O comly quene and lady excellent Somtyme vnder spousage lyueng in chastite Entendyng for to please our lorde omnipotent And the worlde refuse with all vanite A wyfe and a mayde as fewe other be Weryng the herd heare vnder garmentes gay At our departure of thy benignite Preserue and defende vs both nyght and day Thy chast conuersacion vnder matrimonye Euer entended holy perfeccion Dayly fulfillyng the werkesse of mercye And vpon the poore hauing compassion Releuing prisoners in wofull affliccion Most mercifull princesse proued all way We the require with humble supplicacion Preserue and defende vs both nyght and day And whan thou was in holy religion Thou shewed example of humilite To all thy systers and congregacion Howe they shulde kepe theyr chastite Theyr true profession the essencials thre A lanterne of light shening verray Wherfore we pray the of thy charite Preserue and defende vs both nyght and day Euery creature in this present lyfe May take of the parfyt imitacion Both quene and princesse lady and wyfe Remembring thy straytenesse in religion Thy prayers penaunce vigils meditacion The torment of thy body without delay In euery tyme namely in lenton Preserue and defende vs both nyght and day Also for thy vertue and great holynesse Many myracles were shewed both day and nyght People were cured by the from sickenesse Halt and lame heled blynd had theyr sight Impotent persons restored to myght Wickyd sprites abiecte it is no nay Of thy great charite swete lady bright Preserue and defende vs both nygh and day O beauteous geÌ„me and saphyre celestiall O worthy diamounde shening with honour In the heuenly troune with ioy angelicall Praysing and louyng our blessed sauyour Make thou intercession sheweng thy deuouâ— For vs thy seruauntes as thou well may Namely at this tyme and at euery houre Preserue and defende vs both nyght and day O rubicunde rose vernant in pulcritude Our dayly comfort plesant to be holde O lylly whyte floure shenyng with claritude O radiant ster passyng perle and golde Our singuler defence and succoure to be tolde To thy spouse Iesu for vs thou daily pray That we may repent our synne manyfolde Preserue and defende vs both nyght and day For vs make instaunce O gracious lady O quene and princesse moniall and abbasse That we may optayne here pardon and mercy And clere be absolued from synne and trespasse And after this lyfe to se the glorious face Of the blessyd trinite in blis to our pay Where ioy is infinite and eternall grace Helpe virgyn Radegunde both nyght and day ¶ A breue conclucyon end of this poore translacyon mouyng the reders to accept this lytell vnworthy to be redde DEre beloued brother in our lorde Iesu My faythfull louer and speciall frynde Glad I am to know your goodnes vertu To whome with humilite I me recoÌ„meÌ„d shewyng to you y t I haue brought to end And translate in to englisshe the noble story Of mayden Radegunâ—e as ye desyred me Requiryng you tenderly of your gentilnes To accept this present poore translacion Excusyng my ignoraunce and symplenesse Takyng my mynde and humble intention Whiche warke is done of no presumption Also pardon my termes though they rude be Frutles of sentence full of prolixite Nowe to all poetis flouryng moost eloquent And to all other that this lyfe shall rede or se With humble submission I do it represent Desiryng them all of theyr charite To correct and reforme it where is necessite Which sayd translacion and indigne werke Is for common people written for no clerke And where this virgyn and gracious lady Hath be kept scilent and close a long season Knowen to fewe persons within this countrey Therfore we purposed vnder her proteccion To declare her lyfe and gostly conuersacion Dilatyng her fame and shewe her excellence Extollyng her name with great magnificence Euery great estate empresse quene and duchesse Example may take at this moniall To encrease in vertu and proued mekenesse In churche to be deuout and courtesse in hall And to the poore people for to be liberall Euery true matrone her doctrine folowyng In heuen may be sure to haue a wonnyng And who so that is a person religious May lerne at this lady to kepe pacience To be humble in soule gentyll and vertuous Obseruyng chastite and true obedience With wilfull pouerte without concupiscence And euer content be with what Iesu doth sende yeuyng humble thankes vnto your lyues end Go fourth lytell boke blacke be thy vesture As euer mournyng inable to come to lyght Submit the also vnto euery creature Whiche reason hath desiryng to haue a sight O blessyd sauyour and lorde moost of myght Preserue this poore boke from hate and enmyte With all humble reders of thy benignite Amen ¶ Thus endeth the lyfe of saynt Radegunde Imprinted by Rycharde Pynson printer to the kynges noble grace Cum priuilegio a rege indulto * ⎠*