Þat ys to many grete meruayle, 205 And þy traueyle shalt þou sone ende, For to þy long home sone shalt þou wende.' Alle þey ryse þat yche tyde But Aue,—she lay dede besyde. Grete sorowe had here fadyr, here broþer; 210 Merueyle and drede had alle ouþer; Y trow no drede of soule dede, But with pyne was broght þe body dede. Þe fyrst man was þe fadyr, þe prest, Þat deyd aftyr þe doȝtyr nest. 215 Þys yche arme þat was of Aue, Þat none myȝt leye yn graue, Þe Emperoure dyd a vessel werche To do hyt yn, and hange yn þe cherche, Þat alle men myȝt se hyt and knawe, 220 And þenk on þe chaunce when men hyt sawe. Þese men þat hadde go þus karolland Alle þe ȝere, fast hand yn hand, Þogh þat þey were þan asunder Ȝyt alle þe worlde spake of hem wunder. 225 Þat same hoppyng þat þey fyrst ȝede, Þat daunce ȝede þey þurgh land and lede, And, as þey ne myȝt fyrst be vnbounde, So efte togedyr myȝt þey neuer be founde, Ne myȝt þey neuer come aȝeyn 230 Togedyr to oo stede certeyn. Foure ȝede to þe courte of Rome, And euer hoppyng aboute þey nome, †Wyth sundyr lepys† come þey þedyr, But þey come neuer efte togedyr. 235 Here cloþes ne roted, ne nayles grewe, Ne heere ne wax, ne solowed hewe, Ne neuer hadde þey amendement, Þat we herde, at any corseynt, But at þe vyrgyne Seynt Edyght, 240 Þere was he botened, Seynt Teodryght, On oure Lady day, yn lenten tyde, As he slepte here toumbe besyde. Þere he had hys medycyne At Seynt Edyght, þe holy vyrgyne. 245 Brunyng þe bysshope of seynt Tolous Wrote þys tale so merueylous; Seþþe was hys name of more renoun, Men called hym þe pope Leoun. Þys at þe court of Rome þey wyte, 250 And yn þe kronykeles hyt ys wryte Yn many stedys beȝounde þe see, More þan ys yn þys cuntré. Þarfor men seye, an weyl ys trowed, 'Þe nere þe cherche, þe fyrþer fro God'. 255 So fare men here by þys tale, Some holde hyt but a troteuale, Yn oþer stedys hyt ys ful dere And for grete merueyle þey wyl hyt here. A tale hyt ys of feyre shewyng, 260 Ensample and drede aȝens cursyng. Þys tale y tolde ȝow to <make> ȝow aferde Yn cherche to karolle, or yn chercheȝerde, Namely aȝens þe prestys wylle: Leueþ whan he byddeþ ȝow be stylle. 265 [Foot-note: 21 for (2nd) _om. MS. Bodley 415_.] [Foot-note: 24 Ys as soþ as þe gospel _MS. Bodley_.] [Foot-note: 78 behalue] halfe _MS. Bodley_.] [Foot-note: 94 þey] _so MS. Bodley: om. MS. Harley_.] [Foot-note: 106 he] _so MS. Bodley_.]