¶ Þo he hadde ydon, to heuene he steȝ; Marie abod {and} was wel sleȝ, 144 {And} na{m} þ{a}t palm þ{a}t hire was broȝt, {And} of þ{a}t bode heo hadde gret þoȝt, In to hire Chau{m}bre stille he nam; {And} so sone so heo þar cam, 148 He dude of al hire hat{er}e, {And} wessch hire body wyþ clene wat{er}e, Þo heo hauede so idon, Al y newe schrud heo dude hire on. 152 When he had iseide, to heuene he steie; And marie þ{er} bi-left he. 152 [_No gap in MS._] Vn-til hure chambre sone sche nam; And also sone as sche þider cam, Sche dide of hure cloþes alle, And wasche hure w{i}t{h} wat{er} of wille. 156 So sone as sche hadde dou{n}, Newe cloþes sche dide hure apou{n}. Þo heo was schurd {and} faire iclad, To ih{es}u c{ri}st abone heo bad, {And} sede, “sone, ihc þonky þe Þ{a}t þu hauest iþoȝt of me. 156 Sone, þu ert of heuene kyng, Ihc bidde þe þi blessing; Sone, for þin holy name, Schild me fram pine {and} fram schame, 160 Þ{a}t þe deuel ne habbe no myȝt; When sche was faire schred {and} clad, To ih{es}u cryst aboue sche bad, 160 And seide, “sone, I þanke þee, That þou hast yþouȝt on me, My sone, þat is heuene kynge, I p{ra}ie þee of þi blessing. 164 Sone, for þyn hye name, Schelde my bodi fro payne {and} schame, That þe deuel haue no myȝt; To derie me hit were vnriȝt. Sone, help me nu ihc haue ned, Þat ine haue of þe feond no dred, 164 For wiþ þe giles þ{a}t he can, He bit{ra}ieþ many man. To reyue þee hit were no ryȝt. 168 [Sidenote: [leaf 65, back]] Kepe me, sone; now is nede That I ne haue of þe deuel no drede. For with þe wiles þat he can, He bigileþ many a man. 172 [Headnote: _She announces her departure to her friends._] “Leue sone, ne ȝef him noȝt, Þ{a}t þu hauest so dere iboȝt. 168 Sune, þu art ful of pite; For senful manne bid ihc þe, Þ{a}t þu for þin holy g{ra}ce, ȝef he{m} boþe wille {and} space, 172 “Leue sone, ȝeue hym nouȝt Man kynde þat þou hast bouȝt. Mi sone, þat art ful of pite, For man kynne I p{ra}ie þee, 176 That þou, for þi holi g{ra}ce, Ȝeue hem boþe myȝt {and} space, Hem to am{en}dy er hy beo ded, Þ{a}t þe deuel he{m} do no qued. Þenk, sone, þ{a}t þu hast hem wroȝt, {And} þ{a}t þu hauest hem dere iboȝt. 176 For he{m} þu þoledest pine {and} wo; Wite he{m} wel f{ra}m here fo.” Hem to amende or þei ben dede, That þei haue of þe deuel no drede. 180 Thynke, leue sone, þ{o}u hast he{m} wrouȝt, And dere þat þou hast hem bouȝt.”