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British Library Harley 218 Verses

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Syx hundered tyme / witħ syxty told be noumbre •
In poules pysteles / Ihesu men may rede •
Multitude of fendes / to encoumbre •
To paye oure raunsum / his blood he did shede •
Nat a smałł part but alle he dede [out]1 •
Ffor adames appel / plukked from the tre •
Ihesu deyde / for shame man take hede •
Gyf thanke to Ihesu / and bow todovn[to hym] thy kne •
Alle there thynges / considered that I tolde •
Man where euere / thou holdist thy passage •
Toward ihesu / alwey that thow be holde •
With eyȝe fyx / loke on hys vysage •
Crovned with thorn for our gret outrage •
Haue this in mende / and lerne othyng of me •
That day non enemye / shall done vs no damage •
Whann we to Ihesu deuoutly bowe our kne •
With Inne my closet / and my lytel couche •
O blyssed Ihesu / And be my beddes syde •
That none enemy / nor no fende shałł me touche •
The name of Ihesu / with me shałł euer abyde •
My lode sterre / and my souereyne guyde •
In this world here / both on lond and se •
OIhesu Ihesu / for alle tho folke provyde •
Whicħ to thy name / devouotly bowe here kne •
Notes
  1. The scribe has added "out" above the line between "dede" and "blede." ↩

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