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person_n appear_v unto_o she_o with_o shine_a apparel_n and_o say_v thou_o be_v savyd_v for_o the_o child_n that_o thou_o haste_v in_o thy_o body_n norysshe_v it_o therefore_o with_o the_o charyte_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o of_o the_o especyall_a goodness_n of_o almyghty_a god_n and_o after_o whenne_n that_o blessyd_v child_n be_v new_o bear_v a_o priest_n which_o be_v curate_n of_o a_o church_n thereby_o and_o be_v after_o bysshop_n of_o aboen_n a_o man_n of_o good_a and_o blessyd_v lyve_v as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o prayer_n see_v a_o bright_a shine_a cloud_n and_o in_o the_o cloud_n a_o virgyne_n have_v a_o book_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o a_o voice_n say_v unto_o he_o byrgerus_fw-la have_v a_o daughter_n bear_v who_o marvellous_a voice_n shall_v be_v hard_a thorugh_o all_o the_o world_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o voice_n of_o gladness_n and_o health_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o ryghtwyse_a man_n from_fw-mi the_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o this_o blessyd_v 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be_v become_v dumb_a &_o deaf_a at_o the_o tumbe_a of_o seynt_a ithamar_n receyve_v ê‘fyte_n health_n and_o he_o lie_v at_o rochester_n he_z helyd_v a_o bysshop_n of_o rochester_n of_o a_o great_a disease_n that_o he_o have_v in_o his_o iyen_fw-mi &_o therefore_o in_o the_o four_o ide_n of_o june_n he_o removyd_v his_o relykes_n and_o put_v theym_a in_o a_o new_a cheste_n &_o at_o that_o day_n his_o seruyce_n be_v keep_v in_o remembrance_n of_o that_o miracle_n and_o of_o other_o that_o our_o lord_n shewyd_v for_o he_o ¶_o de_n sancto_fw-la juone_fw-it epo_n &_o confessore_fw-la seynt_a yve_v be_v a_o king_n soon_o bear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o fryane_n in_o ê‘syde_o and_o there_o he_o be_v make_v bysshop_n after_o he_o be_v make_v archebysshop_n of_o asitanda_n where_o he_o be_v dylygent_a for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o people_n to_o he_o commit_v till_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n there_o fall_v such_o a_o dearth_n that_o the_o father_n eat_v the_o soon_o the_o mother_n 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thens_n he_o go_v to_o seynt_a davidê_n and_o so_o into_o irlande_n where_o the_o servant_n of_o a_o rycheman_n take_v his_o calf_n &_o bond_n it_o to_o a_o three_fw-mi and_o will_v not_o delyver_v it_o but_z after_o by_o prayer_n of_o seynt_a kebius_n both_o the_o calf_n &_o the_o three_fw-mi pull_v up_o by_o the_o rote_n come_v fro_o the_o rich_a man_n to_o the_o dame_n which_o seynt_a kebius_n have_v ordain_v for_o a_o old_a man_n that_o be_v his_o kynnesman_n that_o can_v eat_v none_o other_o mete_v but_o milk_n after_o the_o rich_a man_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o abide_v wtin_n his_o land_n but_o remove_v he_o diverse_a time_n &_o be_v very_o greouse_a unto_o he_o and_o ever_o a_o aungel_n she_o wyd_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v and_z in_o a_o vessel_n that_o have_v no_o leather_n he_o go_v over_o the_o see_v into_o a_o i_o will_v call_v money_n where_o he_o send_v one_o of_o his_o disciple_n to_o a_o smyth_n for_o fire_n &_o he_o will_v none_o gyve_v he_o without_o he_o 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¶_o de_n sancto_fw-la sampsone_fw-mi epo_fw-la &_o confessore_fw-la seynt_a sampsone_n be_v bear_v in_o great_a brytayne_n &_o our_o lord_n shewyd_v in_o vysyon_n to_o his_o mother_n callyd_v arm_n which_o be_v bareyne_a &_o that_o lyvyd_v with_o her_o husbonde_n a_o blessyd_v life_n in_o fastyngys_n &_o prayer_n that_o she_o shall_v have_v a_o soon_o who_o she_o shall_v call_v samson_n that_o shall_v be_v great_a with_o our_o lord_n &_o worthy_a to_o have_v order_n of_o preesthod_n when_o he_o be_v vii_o yery_n old_a he_o be_v commyttyd_v to_o seynt_a iltut_n and_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a busshope_fw-mi &_o profit_n moche_n in_o the_o chyrche_n of_o god_n and_o when_o he_o take_v dekon_v &_o preesthod_n and_o also_o when_o he_o be_v make_v busshope_o a_o white_a dove_n be_v seen_v descend_v upon_o he_o &_o the_o high_a degree_n that_o he_o take_v the_o streyght_a life_n he_o lead_v in_o all_o his_o life_n he_o never_o eat_v flesh_n the_o celerer_fw-la that_o be_v 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dyverse_a other_o monasterye_n this_o blessyd_v man_n have_v such_o grace_n that_o ever_o as_o he_o be_v at_o mass_n he_o have_v aungell_n to_o assist_v he_o and_z to_o mynystre_n to_o he_o in_o the_o sacryfyce_n ¶_o de_n sancta_fw-la sexburga_n regina_fw-la &_o abbatissa_fw-la seynt_a sexburghe_n be_v daughter_n to_o anna_n king_n of_o eest_n englonde_n and_o she_o be_v marry_v to_o ercombertus_fw-la king_n of_o kent_n and_z have_v issue_n egbertus_fw-la and_o lotharyus_n which_o be_v after_o kyngys_n and_o two_o doughter_n ermenylde_v and_o erkengode_v she_o be_v in_o that_o high_a degree_n meek_a and_z poor_a in_o spirit_n she_o rule_v her_o riches_n it_o rule_v not_o her_o she_o be_v good_a to_o they_o in_o high_a degree_n and_o also_o in_o low_a degree_n seldom_o it_o be_v that_o she_o be_v seen_v among_o the_o people_n &_o often_o in_o the_o church_n she_o enducyd_v her_o husbonde_n to_o destroy_v all_o idolly_n that_o be_v in_o his_o realm_n and_o crystendome_n be_v bring_v in_o thrughe_a all_o the_o realm_n and_z at_o her_o desire_n he_o make_v dyverse_a monasterye_n she_o teach_v her_o chyldrenne_n dylygentlye_o to_o drede_n god_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o commaundementy_n and_o when_o the_o king_n be_v deed_n she_o enteryd_v into_o relygyon_n at_o ely_n under_o her_o sister_n etheldrede_fw-la which_o lyvyd_v there_o a_o blessyd_v life_n in_o great_a fastynge_n watchyngys_n &_o labour_n and_o in_o great_a mekenes_n she_o folowyd_v the_o example_n of_o her_o sister_n where_o after_o her_o death_n she_o be_v make_v abbess_n and_o then_o she_o be_v moche_o dylygent_a by_o cause_n she_o know_v she_o have_v more_o cure_n and_o charge_n than_o she_o have_v before_o and_z she_o endyd_v this_o present_a life_n the_o day_n before_o the_o nonas_fw-la of_o julii_fw-la about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n vi_o c._n and_o xl_o and_o be_v bury_v by_o her_o sister_n ¶_o de_n sancto_fw-la swithuno_n epo_fw-la &_o confessore_fw-la seynt_a swythune_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n egbertus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o viii_o king_n from_o king_n kynegelfe_n that_o be_v convertyd_v by_o seynt_a byrynne_n and_o after_o he_o have_v take_v order_fw-fr of_o preesthode_n he_z endevouryd_a himself_o to_o prithee_o the_o word_n of_o god_n catholycallye_o and_o true_o to_o use_v werky_n of_o pyte_n &_o to_o correct_v theym_a that_o lyvyd_v inordynate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o helynstane_n which_o be_v busshope_fw-mi of_o wynchester_fw-mi he_o be_v choose_v busshope_o there_o and_o he_o make_v church_n of_o new_a and_o repayryd_a though_o that_o be_v decay_v and_o when_o he_o go_v to_o halowe_v any_o church_n he_o go_v not_o with_o great_a pomp_n but_o go_v on_o his_o bare_a foot_n to_o his_o feesty_n he_o callyd_v not_o rich_a man_n but_o poor_a man_n &_o ever_o he_o callyd_v upon_o sinner_n to_z do_v penance_n and_o encouragyd_a man_n that_o lyvyd_v virtuous_o to_o persevere_v in_o virtue_n he_o never_o take_v a_o full_a meal_n but_o moderate_o for_o 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