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Folio 55 Verso
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Condigne laude / nor comendacioun •
Youe to this name / ther can no tunge telle •
Of gostly fode / rycchest refeccioun1 •
Hedespryng of grace / of lyf conduyt and welle •
Ihesu named / ther dere no dragoun2 dwelle •
Blyssedest bawme / of our felicite •
Alle cankered sores / And poysouns to repelle •
Ffrom them to Ihesu3 / that knele vpon ther kne •
This name Ihesu / be4 interpretacioun •
Is for to seyn5 / our blessed savyoure •
Our strong samsoun / þat strangled the lyoun •
Our lord our makere / and oure creatoure •
And be his passioun / fro deth oure6 redemptioure •
Our orphevs that from captiuyte •
Ffette Erudice / to his celestiałł tour •
To whom alle creatures / bowe shałł ther kne •
At welles fyve / licour I shal drawe •
To wasshe the ruste / of my synnes blyve •
Where al mysteryes / of the olde and newe lawe •
Toke oryginałł / moraly to discryve •
I mene te welles / of Crystes woundes fyve •
Wher by we cleyme of mercyful piete •
Thorow helpe of Ihesu at gracious port taryde •
There to haue mercy / knelyng on our kne •
Notes
  1. The final glyph has what appears to be a suspension mark, but the word contains the "oun" ending that might be expected. It could be "ounn" but it seems more likely that it's a otiose mark. ↩
  2. Much like line three above the final glyph here appears to have an otiose mark over the "n." ↩
  3. This is bracketed on each side ↩
  4. The EETS edition has "bi" here, but the manuscript clearly has "be." ↩
  5. The final glyph of this word has an otioose mark over the final "n" ↩
  6. The EETS edition has "our" but there's clearly an "e" at the end of the word. ↩

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