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.I. in Ihesu sette in iocunditas •
Gynng and grounde / of ałł gostly gladnesse •
.E. next in ordre / is eternitas •
Tokene And signe / of eternall bryghtnesse •
.S. sette for sanitas / socour ageyn sekenesse •
.V. for vbertas / of sprituałł plente •
.S. for suauitas1 / from whom comyth ałł suetnesse •
To them that knele / to Ihesu2 on there kne •
.I. in ihesu3 / is ioye that neuere shałł ende •
.E. signyfieth / euerlastyng suffisaunce •
.S. our sauacioun / whan we shałł hens wende •
.V. his fyve woundes þat made vs acquietaunce •
Ffro sathanes mygħt / thurgħ his meke sufferaunce •
.S. for the sacrament / whicħ eche day we may se •
In forme of bred / to saue vs fro myschaunce •
Whan we devoutly / receyue it on our kne •
.I. for[fro]4 Iacob / .H. from habraham •
The lyne descendyng be generacioun •
.C. stant for crist / that from heuene kam •
Born of a mayde for oure redempcioun •
The sharpe titel / tokene of his passioun •
Whan he was nayled vpon the rood tre •
O blyssed Ihesu5 / do remyssioun •
To alle that aske / mercy on ther kne •
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  1. There is an otoise mark over the third glyph from the end ("t"). ↩
  2. This is bracketed on each side. ↩
  3. This is bracketed on the left. ↩
  4. "For" has been deleted and "fro" added above. ↩
  5. This is bracketed on each side. ↩

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