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The Testament of John Lydgate:
Long Melford Verses

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Compare Witnesses: •
Of mercy requyreng now in tyme •
of oure myende the myd poynte most profounde •
this woord ihesu our fyue wittes to enlumyne •
in lenghte and brede lyk alarge wounde •
alle idill thoughtis a voyde and confounde1 •
thyn cros thyn scorges thyn garnemetes cast at chaunce2 •
the roop the peler to wheche thou were bounde •
graunte or we deye shrifte hosell and repentaunce •
Notes
  1. The bottom of the “c” and “o” in the terminal word can be seen, as can the top of the “c.” ↩
  2. There is significant damage to this line. However, the words can still largely be determined by the unique shape of the descenders that remain. The “s” in “cros,” the “n” in the second “thyn, and the “a” in “garnemetes” have, however, been supplied from context. ↩

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