Quis Dabit Meo Capiti Fontem Lacrimarum:
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vp on the roode / mẏ sone was lẏfft a loffte •
with bloodẏ purpil // hẏs mantel maad al reed •
marked with a spere // and for mankẏnde ded •
and grucched no thẏng / thoruħ his humẏlẏte •
To me noon ese / whanne that I took heed •
and sauħ mẏ sone // thus naẏlled to a tre •
For adamhis sẏnne // thus was mẏ sone slaẏn •
thoruħ the olde serpent // bẏ thassent of Eve •
whan thoruħ mẏ meknesse // mankẏnde was maad ffaẏn •
hir name turned // ther thraldam to Releve •
and Gabrẏełł kam // mẏ meeknesse ffor to preve •
Sent bẏ on accord // of al the Trẏnẏte •
but ful sore affter // it dẏd mẏn herte greve •
whanne I mẏ sone sauħ naẏlled to a tre •
For manhis love // he faught a gret bataẏłł •
lẏk mẏħtẏ Sampsom // with oute plate or maẏłł •
In his strong ffẏght // he strangeled the lyoun •
Thus was mẏ sone // mankẏndẏs Champẏoun •
througħ his most mẏgħtẏ magnanẏmẏte •
as kẏng and bẏsshop // made his oblacẏoun •
vp on the hiħ auhter // of the Roode tre •
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