¶ Whan ih{es}u c{ri}st was dou{n} on þe rode And þolede deþ for oure goode, He callide to hym seynt Iohan, That was his fleschli kynnes man. 16 His moder swete he dide also; He callid no men mo him to. And sede, “wif, lo her þi child, Þ{a}t on þe rode is ispild. [_No gap in MS._] Nu ihc am ho{n}ged on þis tre, Wel sore ihc wot hit reweþ þe. 20 Mine fet {and} honden of blod [buþ red]; Biþute gult ih[c] þolie þis ded. And seide, “wo{m}man, lo here þi sone, And, man, take hure to mod{er} i{n} good wone. 20 And þenkeþ on my sorwe nowe How I hange here abowe, How I hange apon{e} a tre, Ful sore, I wote, hit reweþ þee. 24 [Sidenote: [leaf 62, back]] Myn feet, myn hondes, of blode ben rede; With owte gilt I þole dede. Mine men þ{a}t aȝte me to loue, For whan ihc co{m} fram heuene abuue, 24 Me haueþ idon þis ilke schame, Ihc naue no gult; hi buþ to blame. To mi fader ihc bidde mi bone Þ{a}t he forȝiue hit hem welsone.” 28 But þei haue wille to louen me For wham I hange on þis tree. 28 The Iewis me deden mychel schame; Ther of hadde I neu{er} blame.” [Headnote: _Jesus entrusts Mary to John._] ¶ Marie stod {and} sore weop; Þe t{er}res feolle to hire fet. No wu{n}der nas þeȝ heo wepe sore; Of soreȝe ne miȝte heo wite nomore, 32 Whe{n}ne he þ{a}t of hire nam blod {and} fless, Also his suete wille was, He{n}g Inayled on þe treo. ++MArie his moder sore dide wepe; The teeres fellen at hure fete. 32 Nas no wondre þouȝ sche wepe sore; Of sorwe wist sche neu{er} more. When he þat of hure flesche nam, For his holi swete nam, 36 Honge þ{er} nailed to a tre, “Alas, my sone,” seide heo, 36 “Hu may ihc liue? hu may þis beo? Hu mai ihc al þis soreȝe iseo? Ne cuþe ihc neure of soreȝe noȝt; Mi leue sone, wat hastu þoȝt? 40 Hou schal ihc lyue biþute þe? Leue sone, what seistu me?” “Alas, my sone,” þo saide sche, “How mai I lyue? how mai I bene? How mai I þis sorwe ysene? 40 Neu{er} ere wist I of sorwe nouȝt; Leue sone, what hauest þou þouȝt? How schal I leue w{i}t{h} oute þee? Leue sone, what saist þou to me?” 44 ¶ Þo spac ih{es}u wordes gode, Þ{er} he heng vpon þe rode, 44 {And} sede to his moder dere, “Ihc schal þe teche a trewe ifere, Þ{a}t trewliche schal loky þe, Þe while þ{a}t þu in erþe be.” 48