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Here begynneth the lyfe of the blessed martyr Saynte Thomas
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thurche_n and_o than_o they_o come_v to_o the_o king_n &_o forsake_v saint_n thomn_n &_o agree_v to_o all_o the_o king_n desire_n &_o the_o ê“p_a servant_n of_o saint_n thomn_n flede_v from_o he_o &_o forsake_v he_o &_o than_o poor_a people_n come_v &_o accompany_v he_o &_o in_o y_z e_z night_n come_v to_o he_o tow_v lord_n and_o tell_v to_o he_o y_o it_o the_o king_n meyny_n have_v enpryse_v to_o sle_v he_o and_o the_o next_o night_n after_o he_o depart_v in_o thabbyte_v of_o a_o brother_n of_o sympryngham_n &_o so_o chevyssh_v y_o it_o he_o wentover_n see_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n certain_a bysshop_n go_v to_o rome_n to_o complain_v on_o he_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n send_v letter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n not_o to_o receyve_v he_o &_o the_o king_n lewis_n say_v though_o a_o man_n be_v banysshed&_n banysshed&_n have_v commise_v there_o trespace_n yet_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a in_o france_n &_o so_o after_o when_o this_o holy_a saint_n thomas_n come_v he_z receyve_v he_o well_o &_o give_v he_o licence_n to_o abide_v &_o do_v there_o what_o he_o will_v in_o this_o meanewhyle_o the_o king_n of_o england_n send_v certain_a lord_n to_o the_o pope_n complain_v on_o the_o archebysshope_fw-mi thomas_n which_o make_v grevouse_n complaint_n which_o when_o the_o pope_n have_v herd_n he_o will_v gyve_v none_o answer_v till_o he_o have_v hard_a tharchebysshope_o thomn_n speak_v which_o will_v hasty_o come_v thyder_n but_z they_o will_v not_o adyde_v his_o come_n but_o depart_v without_o spede_a of_o their_o ententes_n and_o come_v into_o england_n again_o and_o anon_o after_o saint_n thomn_n come_v to_o roam_v on_o saint_n marcus_n day_n at_o afternone_o and_o when_o his_o cature_n shall_v have_v bring_v fie_o sshe_n for_o his_o dyner_n because_o it_o be_v fast_a day_n he_o coude_fw-fr get_v non_fw-fr for_o no_o money_n &_o come_v &_o tell_v his_o lord_n saint_n thomas_n so_o and_z he_o bid_v he_o by_o such_o as_o he_o coude_fw-fr gete_v &_o than_o he_o buy_v flesh_n &_o make_v it_o ready_a for_o their_o dyne_a and_o saint_n thomn_n be_v serve_v with_o it_o a_o capon_n roast_v and_o his_o memny_n with_o boiled_a meet_a &_o so_o it_o be_v that_o y_o e_o pope_n hear_v y_o it_o he_o be_v come_v &_o send_v a_o cardynall_a to_o welcome_v he_o &_o he_o foun_v he_o at_o his_o dyner_n et_v flesh_n which_o anon_o return_v &_o tell_v to_o the_o pope_n how_o he_o be_v not_o so_o perfyght_a a_o man_n as_o he_o have_v suppose_v for_o contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n he_o et_v this_o day_n flesh_n the_o pope_n will_v not_o believe_v he_o but_o send_v another_o cardynall_a which_o for_o more_o evydent_n take_v the_o leg_n of_o the_o capon_n in_o his_o kerchyef_n &_o afferm_v the_o same_o and_o open_v his_o kerchyef_n before_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la pope_n and_o he_o find_v the_o leg_n turn_v in_o to_o a_o fysshe_n call_v a_o carp_n and_o when_o y_a e_o pope_n see_v it_o he_o say_v de_fw-fr they_o be_v not_o trweman_n to_o say_v such_o thing_n of_o his_o good_a bysshope_fw-mi they_o say_v feythful_o y_o it_o it_o be_v flesh_n that_o he_o eat_v and_o after_o this_o saint_n thomas_n come_v to_o y_z e_z pope_n and_o do_v his_o reve_v rinse_v &_o obedience_n who_o y_o e_z pope_n welcome_a &_o after_o certain_a communycation_n he_o demand_v he_o what_o meet_v you_o to_o he_o have_v eten_v &_o say_a flesh_n as_o you_o have_v hard_o before_o because_o he_z coude_fw-fr find_v no_o fysshe_n &_o very_a need_n cmpel_v he_o thereto_o than_o y_fw-es e_fw-it pope_n vunderstode_fw-la of_o y_fw-fr e_o miracle_n that_o the_o capon_n leg_n be_v turn_v in_o to_o a_o carp_n of_o his_o goodness_n grant_v to_o he_o &_o to_o all_o they_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o dyocise_n of_o caunterbury_v licence_n to_o eat_v flesh_n ever_o after_o on_o saint_n marcus_n day_n when_o et_fw-fr fall_v on_o a_o fysshe_a day_n &_o ê‘don_v which_o it_o all_o which_o be_v keep_v &_o accustom_v unto_o this_o day_n and_o than_o saint_n thomas_n enfourm_v the_o pope_n how_o y_o it_o the_o king_n of_o england_n will_v have_v he_o consent_v to_o dyvers_a artycle_n against_o y_o e_o lyberte_n of_o holy_a church_n add_v what_o wrong_n he_o do_v to_o y_z e_z same_o &_o y_fw-es t_o for_o to_o dye_v he_o will_v never_o consent_v to_o they_o &_o when_o y_a e_o pope_n have_v hear_v he_o he_o weep_v for_o pyte_n &_o thank_v god_n that_o he_o have_v such_o a_o bysshope_fw-mi under_o he_o y_o it_o have_v sowell_n defend_v y_o e_o lyberesholy_a church_n &_o a_fw-fr non_fw-fr wroteroute_fw-mi letter_n &_o bull_n command_v all_o y_z e_z bysshop_n of_o cristendome_n to_o observe_v &_o keep_v y_o e_o same_o and_o than_o saint_n thomas_n offer_v to_o the_o pope_n his_o bysshopryke_n in_o to_o his_o hand_n &_o his_o mytre_n in_o the_o cross_a ring_a &_o the_o pope_n command_v he_o to_o keep_v it_o still_o &_o say_v he_o know_v no_o man_n so_o able_a as_o he_o be_v and_o after_o saint_n thomas_n say_v mass_n before_o you_o e_o pope_n in_o a_o white_a chessyble_a &_o after_o mass_n he_o say_v to_o y_z e_z pope_n that_o he_o know_v by_o revelation_n y_fw-fr t_o he_o shall_v dye_v for_o y_z e_z right_a of_o holy_a church_n &_o when_o it_o shall_v fall_v y_z e_z chessyble_a shall_v be_v turn_v from_o white_a to_o rede_n and_o after_o he_o deê‘t_v fro_o y_o e_o pope_n and_o come_v down_o in_o to_o france_n unto_o thabbay_v of_o pountney_n &_o there_o have_v knwlege_n y_fw-fr t_o when_o lord_n spyrytuall_a &_o temporal_a which_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n be_v come_v home_o &_o have_v tell_v y_o e_o king_n y_fw-fr t_o they_o in_o no_o wise_n may_v have_v their_o intent_n than_o the_o king_n be_v great_o wroth_a and_o anon_o banyssh_v all_o the_o kynnesman_n y_o it_o be_v long_a to_o saint_n thomn_n y_o it_o they_o shall_v in_o contynent_a void_a his_o land_n &_o make_v they_o to_o swear_v y_z t_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o &_o tell_v he_o for_o his_o sake_n they_o be_v exile_v &_o so_o they_o go_v over_o see_v to_o he_o to_o pountney_n &_o he_o be_v there_o be_v full_o sorry_a for_o they_o &_o after_o there_o be_v a_o great_a chapyter_n in_o england_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o monk_n of_o cisteau_n &_o there_o y_z e_z king_n desire_v they_o to_o write_v to_o pountney_n that_o they_o shall_v no_o long_o keep_v ne_o sustain_v thomas_n the_o archebysshope_fw-mi for_o if_o they_o do_v he_o will_v destroy_v they_o of_o that_o order_n be_v in_o england_n &_o for_o fere_n thereof_o they_o write_v so_o over_o to_o pountney_n that_o he_o must_v depart_v then_n with_o his_o kynnesman_n and_o so_o he_o do_v and_o be_v than_o full_a hevy_a and_o remyt_v his_o cause_n to_o god_n and_o a_o none_o after_o the_o king_n of_o france_n send_v to_o he_o y_o it_o he_o shall_v abide_v where_o it_o please_v he_o and_o dwell_v in_o his_o realime_n &_o will_v pay_v for_o y_z e_z cost_n of_o he_o and_o his_o kynnesman_n and_o he_o depart_v &_o go_v to_o seyne_n &_o thabbote_n bring_v he_o on_o the_o way_n &_o saint_n thomas_n tell_v he_o how_o he_o know_v by_o a_o vysyon_n y_fw-fr t_o he_o shall_v suffer_v death_n &_o martyrdom_n for_o the_o right_a of_o the_o church_n &_o the_o pray_v he_o to_o keep_v secret_a during_o his_o life_n after_o this_o y_o e_o king_n of_o england_n come_v in_o to_o france_n &_o there_o tell_v you_o e_o king_n how_o saint_n thomn_n will_v destroy_v his_o realm_n &_o than_o say_v how_o he_o will_v fordo_v such_o law_n as_o his_o elder_n have_v use_v before_o wherefore_o saint_n thomn_n be_v send_v for_o and_z they_o be_v bring_v to_o gydder_n &_o the_o king_n of_o frannce_n labour_v sore_o to_o set_v they_o at_o accord_n but_o it_o will_v not_o before_o y_o it_o on_o will_v not_o mynysshe_v his_o law_n &_o accustome_n and_o saint_n thomas_n will_v not_o grant_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o do_v contrary_a y_fw-fr e_fw-la lyberte_n of_o holy_a church_n and_o than_o the_o king_n of_o france_n hold_v w_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n against_o saint_n thomn_n and_o be_v wroth_a w_n to_o he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o void_a his_o realm_n w_o t_o his_o kynnesman_n and_o than_o saint_n thomas_n wist_v not_o whither_o to_o go_v but_o comfort_v his_o kynnesman_n as_o well_o as_o he_o may_v &_o purpose_a to_o have_v go_v into_o province_n for_o to_o have_v beg_v his_o breed_n and_o as_o he_o be_v go_v the_o king_n of_o france_n send_v for_o he_o again_o and_o when_o he_o come_v he_o cry_v he_o mercy_n and_o say_v he_o have_v offend_v god_n and_o he_o and_z bad_a he_o abide_v in_o his_o realm_n where_o he_o will_v and_z he_o will_v
¶_o here_o begyn_v the_o life_n of_o the_o bless_a martyr_n faint_a thomas_n the_o martyr_n faint_a thomas_n be_v son_n to_o gylberde_n bequet_v a_o burgey_n of_o the_o cite_v of_o london_n and_o be_v bear_v in_o y_z e_z place_z where_o as_o now_o stand_v the_o church_n call_v faint_a thomas_n of_o akers_n and_o this_o gylberde_n be_v a_o good_a devote_v man_n and_z take_v the_o cross_n upon_o he_o and_o go_v on_o pylgrymage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o have_v a_o servant_n w_o t_z he_o and_o when_o he_o have_v acomplissh_v his_o pylgrymage_n he_o be_v take_v homeward_a by_o the_o hethenman_n and_o bring_v in_o prison_n of_o a_o prince_n name_v ameraunt_a where_o long_o time_n he_o and_z his_o felyshyp_n suffer_v moche_o peyne_a and_o sorrow_n and_o the_o prince_n have_v great_a affeccyon_n toward_o this_o gylberd_n and_o have_v oft_o communycyon_n with_o he_o of_o the_o cristen_v feyth_fw-mi &_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o royalme_n of_o england_n by_o which_o conversation_n it_o fortune_v that_o y_fw-es e_fw-it daughter_n of_o this_o prince_n have_v especial_a love_n unto_o this_o gylberde_n &_o be_v famyly_o with_o he_o and_o on_o a_o time_n she_o disclose_v her_o love_n to_o he_o sayenge_a if_o he_o will_v promise_n to_o wed_v she_o she_o shall_v forsake_v friend_n heritage_n and_o country_n for_o his_o love_n and_o become_v cristen_v and_z after_o long_a comunycation_n between_o they_o he_z promise_v to_o wed_v she_o if_o she_o will_v become_v cristen_v &_o tell_v to_o her_o the_o place_n of_o his_o dwelling_n in_o england_n &_o after_o by_o the_o purueaunce_n of_o god_n the_o same_o gylberd_n escape_v &_o come_v home_o and_z after_o this_o it_o fortune_v so_o y_o it_o this_o prince_n daughter_n stale_a away_o &_o pass_v many_o a_o wild_a place_n &_o great_a adventure_n &_o by_o god_n purueaunce_n come_v at_o the_o last_o to_o london_n demand_v &_o crienge_n beket_n beket_n for_o more_o englysshe_n coude_fw-fr she_o not_o wherefore_o the_o people_n draw_v a_o bout_n she_o what_o for_o the_o strange_a array_n of_o her_o as_z for_o that_o they_o understod_v she_o not_o &_o many_o a_o shrew_v boy_n so_o long_o she_o go_v till_o she_o come_v before_o gylberde_n door_n &_o as_o she_o stand_v there_o y_z e_z servant_n that_o have_v be_v w_n t_o gylberd_n in_o prison_n which_o be_v name_v richard_n see_v she_o &_o know_v anon_o that_o it_o be_v the_o prince_n daughter_n y_o it_o have_v they_o in_o prison_n he_o show_v it_o to_o his_o master_n and_z tell_v to_o he_o how_o this_o maid_n stand_v at_o his_o door_n &_o anon_o he_o go_v forth_o to_o see_v she_o &_o as_o soon_o as_o she_o see_v he_o she_o fall_v in_o a_o son_n for_o joy_n &_o gylberd_n take_v she_o up_o &_o comfort_v she_o &_o bring_v she_o in_o to_o his_o house_n &_o since_o go_v to_o the_o bysshop_n which_o then_o be_v syxe_n at_o paul_n &_o rehearse_v all_o the_o matter_n &_o after_o they_o crysten_v she_o &_o forthwith_o weded_a she_o unto_o gylberd_n beket_n and_o within_o time_n reasonable_a &_o accustom_v be_v bring_v forth_o bytwene_v thyem_v a_o fair_a soon_o name_v thomas_n and_o after_o this_o yet_o the_o say_a gylberde_n go_v again_o in_o to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_z be_v iii_o year_n or_o he_o come_v again_o &_o this_o child_n grow_v forth_o till_o he_o be_v set_v to_o school_n and_z learned_a well_o &_o be_v come_v virtuous_a and_o when_o he_o be_v xxiiii_o year_n old_a his_o mother_n pass_v out_o of_o this_o world_n &_o after_o this_o he_o serve_v a_o merchaunte_n of_o london_n a_o while_n in_o keep_a his_o charge_n &_o compte_v and_o from_o he_o he_o go_v to_o stygande_v archebyssope_n of_o caunterbury_n and_z he_o be_v in_o so_o great_a favour_n with_o he_o that_o he_o make_v he_o archedeken_v &_o chief_a of_o his_o counseyle_n and_o well_o execute_v he_o his_o offyce_v in_o punysshing_n the_o culpable_a &_o cherisshing_n y_fw-fr e_o good_a people_n &_o dyvers_a time_n go_v to_o rome_n to_o support_v &_o help_v holy_a chirche_n and_o after_o this_o harry_n the_o second_o that_o be_v the_o empress_n soon_o be_v make_v king_n of_o englonde_n and_z he_o ordain_v this_o thomas_n chancellor_n &_o have_v great_a rule_n &_o the_o land_n stand_v in_o ê“sperite_n &_o saint_n thomn_n stand_v so_o great_o in_o the_o king_n favour_n y_o it_o the_o king_n be_v content_a with_o all_o that_o he_o do_v &_o when_o the_o king_n go_v in_o to_o normandy_v he_o betake_v the_o governaunce_n of_o his_o soon_o &_o the_o realm_n in_o to_z y_z e_z rule_n of_o saint_n thomas_n which_o he_o wise_o govern_v till_o his_o return_n again_o &_o anon_o after_o die_v thybaude_v tharchebyssope_n of_o caunterburye_n &_o the_o king_n give_v his_o nomynation_n to_o saint_n thomas_n &_o by_o the_o chapyter_n be_v elect_v in_o y_z e_z year_n of_o his_o age_n xliiii_o and_o be_v full_o loath_a to_o take_v that_o great_a charge_n on_o he_o &_o so_o at_o last_o have_v his_o bull_n he_o be_v sacred_a &_o stall_v &_o become_v a_o holy_a man_n sodeyn_o change_v in_o to_o a_o new_a man_n do_v great_a penance_n as_o in_o wear_v here_o which_o it_o knot_n and_z abreche_o of_o the_o same_o down_o to_o y_z e_z knee_n and_z on_o a_o trynite_a sondaye_n he_o receyve_v his_o dygnyte_n &_o there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n the_o king_n with_o many_o a_o great_a lord_n &_o xvi_o bysshope_n and_o fro_o then_n be_v send_v the_o abbote_n of_o euesam_n to_o the_o pope_n with_o dyvers_a other_o clerk_n for_o the_o paul_n which_o he_o gate_n &_o bring_v to_o he_o and_z he_o full_o mekelye_v receyve_v it_o and_o under_o he_o habyte_v he_o wear_v the_o abyte_v of_o a_o monk_n and_o so_o be_v he_o withinforth_o a_o monk_n and_z outward_a a_o clerk_n &_o do_v great_a abstynence_n make_v his_o body_n lene_o and_z his_o soul_n fat_a &_o he_o use_v to_o be_v well_o seruyde_v at_o his_o table_n &_o take_v but_o a_o lytell_a refection_n thereof_o &_o lyvede_o holy_o in_o gyve_v good_a ensample_n after_o this_o many_o time_n y_o e_o king_n go_v over_o in_o to_o normandye_v 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