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in_o his_o fair_a visage_n with_o his_o hard_a honde_n and_o say_v full_a egre_o before_o all_o folk_n ¶_o
and_o sorrow_a for_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryst_n pierce_v thorugh_v their_o soul_n this_o sword_n pierce_v theym_v both_o full_a cruel_o and_o who_o moost_n fervent_o lovyd_v moo_v cruel_o be_v torment_v this_o be_v the_o mother_n that_o feel_v the_o sorrow_n that_o she_o soon_o suffer_v the_o sword_n of_o sorrow_n be_v the_o wound_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n which_o be_v painful_a torment_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o mother_n when_o ihesu_n cryst_n have_v deliverde_v his_o blessid_v mother_n in_o the_o keep_n of_o saint_n johan._n and_o he_o saew_v that_o tender_a maiden_n so_o piteous_o wepe·_a snob_v and_o sigh_v that_o no_o thing_n in_o all_o this_o world_n may_v comfort_v she_o thenne_fw-fr have_v he_o so_o great_a sorrow_n that_o by_o compassion_n thereof_o the_o anguysshe_n of_o the_o hard_a death_n seize_v he_o by_o the_o herte_n and_o cry_v with_o merueyllous_a voy_n and_o sorrowful_a and_o yield_v up_o his_o spirit_n ¶_o now_o may_v you_o 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he_o plen_v he_o be_v y_o e_o êphete_n ¶_o caligaverunt_fw-la oculi_fw-la meet_v a_o fleâ_n tu_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o alibi_fw-la languerunt_fw-la occuli_fw-la mei_fw-la pre_fw-la inopia_fw-la ¶_o my_o fair_a eye_n be_v come_v all_o derke_n so_o moche_n weep_v i_o for_o my_o love_n that_o will_v not_o love_v i_o &_o all_o the_o clernesse_n of_o my_o eye_n be_v anysshe_v for_o peyne_n &_o dyssese_v and_o what_o merueyle_v for_o he_o go_v poor_o &_o petous_o yn_v earth_n all_o barfote_n yn_fw-mi cold_a yn_fw-mi hete_n in_o hard_a yn_n souse_v from_o town_n to_o town_n from_o country_n to_o country_n which_o be_v full_a of_o frost_n and_o snow_n aâ_n seyth_v seynte_v barnard·_v ¶_o exivit_fw-la a_fw-fr patre_fw-la deposito_fw-la diademate_n aspersit_fw-la caput_fw-la cinere_fw-la nudo_fw-la pede_fw-la eiulans_fw-la et_fw-la flens_fw-la venit_fw-la querens_fw-la illum_fw-la qui_fw-la perierat_fw-la ¶_o he_o come_v from_o his_o fader_fw-mi &_o put_v of_o his_o crown_n of_o the_o reyngne_n 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