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seynt_a albon_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o ê‘secucyon_n of_o dioclesyan_a seynt_a amphibell_n come_v into_o brytayne_n and_o lodge_v in_o the_o house_n of_o seynt_a albon_n and_o exortyd_v he_o to_o be_v convert_v and_o shewyd_v he_o sumwhat_o of_o the_o believe_v of_o our_o lord_n and_z he_o give_v little_a credence_n to_o his_o teching_n and_o the_o same_o night_n seynt_a albon_n see_v a_o vision_n that_o betoken_v the_o misterye_n of_o the_o incarnaciou_n passion_n resurrection_n &_o ascension_n of_o our_o lord_n as_o in_o the_o legende_n apperyth_v and_o in_o the_o morning_n he_o ask_v of_o seynt_a amphibell_n what_o his_o visyon_n betokened_a &_o when_o seynt_a amphibell_n have_v declare_v the_o hole_n misterye_n thereof_o how_o our_o lord_n suffer_v passion_n and_o death_n and_o how_o he_o rise_v again_o and_o assendyd_v to_o hevyn_v he_o say_v it_o be_v all_o true_a that_o he_o say_v and_o anon_o he_o beleve_v and_o be_v cristen_v and_o thenne_n he_o be_v complaynyd_v 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life_n by_o his_o meryt_n â–ª_o and_o xii_o blyndeman_n recover_v their_o sight_n with_o dyvers_a other_o contracte_v mute_o &_o syke_a of_o the_o palsy_n that_o have_v be_v also_o make_v hole_n ¶_o de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la 〈…〉_o the_o life_n and_o hole_n prose_n of_o this_o glorious_a 〈◊〉_d seynt_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈…〉_o and_o of_o his_o fader_fw-mi &_o mother_n how_o his_o mother_n be_v a_o pagan_a come_v to_o london_n fro_o for_o countries_n and_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n &_o how_o 〈…〉_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o the_o king_n and_o be_v make_v his_o chaunceller_n and_o after_o archebysshop_n of_o caunterbury_n where_o he_o live_v a_o blessyd_v life_n in_o good_a example_n &_o dede_n of_o charite_n and_o how_o he_o agree_v at_o clarendon_n to_o certeyn_a article_n which_o he_o after_o revoke_v because_o they_o be_v against_o the_o lyberte_fw-fr of_o the_o church_n and_o how_o he_o be_v therefore_o call_v ê‘iur_v and_z of_o the_o persecution_n that_o he_o have_v for_o the_o lybertye_n of_o the_o church_n and_o how_o all_o his_o old_a favour_n with_o the_o king_n turn_v to_o malice_n how_o he_o flee_v at_o northampton_n and_o go_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o be_v as_o a_o outlaw_n vii_o yerê_n his_o kynnesfolke_n banyssh_v the_o realm_n for_o his_o sake_n all_o his_o good_n and_o possession_n seize_v and_o his_o friend_n turn_v to_o his_o enemy_n how_o he_o be_v log_v in_o a_o place_n of_o the_o cisteux_fw-fr by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d assygnement_n and_o be_v put_v out_o fro_o then_v for_o fere_n least_o the_o king_n will_v have_v hurt_v that_o religion_n in_o england_n &_o how_o he_o go_v into_o france_n &_o be_v there_o great_o cherysshed_a &_o how_o after_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n the_o french_a king_n tell_v hynthe_n be_v to_o wylfull_a &_o so_o he_o know_v none_o other_o but_o he_o shall_v be_v banyssh_v from_o thens_n &_o then_o the_o french_a king_n sing_v his_o constaunce_n take_v he_o in_o more_o 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after_o his_o desire_n after_o when_o he_o be_v hole_n he_o consyderyd_v that_o ê‘case_v that_o helthe_n be_v not_o expedyent_n to_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n wherefore_o he_o go_v again_o to_o his_o tumbe_a &_o pray_v that_o if_o that_o bodily_a health_n be_v not_o to_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n that_o his_o sykenes_n shall_v co_z â—_o again_o &_o so_o it_o do_v ¶_o de_n sancto_fw-la thoma_n monacho_fw-la a_o gallis_fw-la occiso_fw-la when_o lowy_n soon_o to_o the_o french_a king_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o dyvers_a of_o the_o noble_a man_n of_o england_n come_v with_o a_o great_a host_n into_o england_n they_o find_v this_o blessydman_n seynt_a thomas_n at_o doversyt_v alone_o in_o the_o dormytorie_n a_o man_n of_o a_o venerable_a age_n meek_a &_o sober_a &_o fro_o his_o you_n the_o bring_v up_o in_o monastical_a aversation_n &_o all_o his_o fellow_n be_v flee_v for_o fere_n of_o the_o frenchmen_n &_o when_o he_o will_v not_o by_o fair_a word_n neither_o by_o thretes_n 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