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The Testament of John Lydgate:
British Library Harley 218 Verses

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Folio 61 Verso
Compare Witnesses:
But to directe / be grace my matere
Mekely knelyng / Ihesu in thy presence
I me purpose to gynne with prayere
Vnder thi mercyfułł fructuous influence
So thou Ihesu / of thy benevolence
To my requestes / be mercyfułł attendaunce
Graunt or I deye / shryft hosel repentaunce
My wrecched lyf tamende1 and correcte
I me purpose witħ support of thi grace
Thy detħ thy passioun / thy ☩ crosse shałł me directe
Whicħ suffredest detħ Ihesu for our trespace
I wrecche vn worthy2 / to loke vpon thy face
Thy fete enbracyng / fro whicħ I shałł not twynne
Mercy requyryng / thus I wyłł be gynne
Ihesus3
O myghty lord / of powere myghtyest
Witħ4 out wħom / alle force is febylnesse
Bovntevous Ihesu5 / of gode godlyest
Mercy thy bedel / or thou thy domes dresse
Dylayest rigour / to punishe my wykednesse
Lengest abydyng / lothest to do vengeaunce
O blessed Ihesu / of thyn higħ goodnesse
Graunt or I deye / shryfte hosel repentaunce
Notes
  1. The EETS edition has "tamenden."
  2. The EETS edition has "onworthy" here.
  3. This is bracketed on the right. The heading also has simple red and black decoration on either side of the header.
  4. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here.
  5. This is bracketed on the left.