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The Testament of John Lydgate:
British Library Harley 218 Verses

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Folio 64 Verso
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I fele myn herte brotel and roynous •
Nat purified Ihesu ther in to reste •
But as a carpentere cometħ to a broken hous •
Or an artificer repareth a reven cheste •
So thou Ihesu of crafty men the best •
Repare my thougħt broke with mysgouernaunce •
Visite my soule / my herte of stele to breste •
Graunt or I deye shryfte hosel repentaunce •
With1 wepyng / chereyen and contrite chere •
Accepte me Ihesu and my compleynt conceyve •
As most onworthy tappere at thyn autere •
Whicħ2 in my self / no vertu apparceyve •
But yf thy mercy / be grace me receyve •
Be synful leuyng / brought onto outraunce •
Pray with good hope whicħ may not disseyve •
Graunt or I deye shryfte hosel repentaunce •
Cryeng to the tha deydest on the rode •
Whicħ3 with thy blood / were steyned & made reed •
And on sherthursday / gaf vs on our nfode4 •
Thi blessed body Ihesu informe of brede •
To me most synfułł graunt or I be ded •
To cleyme be mercy for myn enhertaunce •
That witħ sharp thorne were crovned on þi hed •
Or I passe hens / shryfte hosel and repentaunce •
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  1. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  2. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  3. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  4. The deleted glyph might be an "n" or a "u." ↩

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