Ih{es}u spak þo wordes goode, As he henge on þe rode, And seide to his moder dere, “I schal þee take a trewe fere, 48 [Sidenote: [leaf 63]] That trewly schal kepen þee, While in erþe þou schalt be.” ¶ Þo seide vre lord to sei{n}t Iohan, “For my loue qep me þis wymman. Ȝem hire wel wiþ al þi miȝte Þ{a}t noman do hure non vnriȝte.” 52 Than seide Ih{es}u to seynt Iohan, “For my loue kepe wel þis wo{m}man. 52 Kepe hure wel w{i}t{h} al þi myȝt, That no man do hure vnryȝt.” ¶ Þan nam þe apostel, seynt Iohan, On his kepynge þis wo{m}man. 56 He kept hure wel w{i}t{h} al his myȝt, That no man do hure none vnryȝt.[A-1] [Footnote A-1: MS. viryȝt] In to þe te{m}ple mid hire he nam, {And} also sone so he þar cam, Amo{n}g þe lefdis in þe stede, God to s{er}ui he hire dude. 56 To þe temple he hure nam, And also sone as he þer cam, 60 God to serue he hure dede, Amonge þe nu{n}nes in þat stede. Þ{er} bilefte heo al hure lif; Ne louede he noþ{er} fiȝt ne st{ri}f, Þeo þ{a}t in þe temple were, Ne miȝte noȝt hire forbere. 60 Wiþ al hure miȝte þe while heo was þore, Heo s{er}uede boþe lasse {and} more; Poure {and} sike he dude god, {And} seruede he{m} to hond {and} fot. 64 Ther sche bileft al hure lyfe, Ne loued sche noþ{er} fiȝt ne stryf. 64 ¶ The ladies þat þ{er} Inne weren, Ful wel þei ne myȝt hure forberen, For eu{er} þe while sche was þore, Sche wolde serue las {and} more. 68 Seke {and} hole sche dide gode And seruede hem to hande {and} fote. Poure {and} hu{n}grie wel faire he fedde, {And} sike heo broȝte in here bedde. Nas þ{er} non so hol ne fer, Þ{a}t to hire nadde mester. 68 Hi louede hure alle wiþ here miȝte, For heo seruede he{m} wel riȝte. Naked {and} hungry sche cloþed {and} fedde; Colde {and} seke sche brouȝt to bedde. 72 [Sidenote: [leaf 63, back]] Ne was þ{er} noþ{er} seke ne fere, That þei nadde to hure mystere. Thei louede hure wel w{i}t{h} al here myȝt; Sche it serued {and} þat was ryȝt. 76 He wakede more þane slep; Hire sone to s{er}ui was al hire kep. 72 To him heo clupede wiþ Murie steuene, {And} hire he sente an au{n}gel fram heu{e}ne, Te gladie hire him self he cam, Crist þ{a}t fless of hire nam. 76 Sche woke more þan sche slepe; Hure sone to serue was al hure kepe, To hym sche callid w{i}t{h} rewful steuene, And he hure sent an angel fro heuene, 80 To glade hure, hym self he cam, That of hure bodi flesche nam. [Headnote: _Christ sends to Mary an angel messenger._]