Nabbeþ no drede ac witeþ hit wel; Of pine ne schal ihc þole no del. 212 Ne schal no soreȝ come me to, For my sone hit wule so, Mi body ne schal no pine þole, For he was þ{er} of ibore, 216 He þolede pine him self for me, Þo he deide vpon þe tre. [Sidenote: [leaf 66, back]] Haueþ no drede in wel; Of peyne schal I þole no del. [_No gap in MS._] Mi bodi mai no peyne þolen, For he was þ{er} of y-boren. 220 He þoled deþ him self for me; He honged nailed on þe tree. He þ{a}t is almiȝtful kyng, Schal me sende of his geng. 220 Ioh{a}n {and} þe apostles, whei hy be, Alle hi schulle come to me.” Mi sone þat is kyng~ of heuene, Schal me sende worde wel euene; 224 Ioh{a}n {and} þe apostles, where so þei bene, Schulle alle come for to sene.” Þe while he spac þus to þis men, Of al þ{a}t þing nuste noȝt Ion. 224 He com to speke wiþ vre lefdi, {And} hym þuste heo was sori, As sche so spak to þe mon, Off al þat wist nouȝt seynt Ion. 228 He come to speke w{i}t{h} oure ladi; Ferli him þouȝt þat sche was sory, And sede, “lefdy, what is þe? For my s{er}uise tel hit me. 228 Lefdi, what is þe ised? Me were leffre to beo ded, Þane iseo þe make such chere. What is þe, my lefdi dere? 232 [_No gap in MS._] Ne schal ihc neure habbe blis, Fort þ{a}t ihc wite what þe is.” And seide, “ladi, what is þee? What is þis folk þat I here se? 232 Seie me, ladi, what is þee?” he sede; “For me were leu{er} þat I were dede, Than I þee se suche semblau{n}t make, “For schal I neu{er} suche a ladi take. 236 Hastou ouȝt herde þat I ne can, Off me or of any oþ{er} man? Schal I neu{er} haue blis Til I wite, ladi, what þee is.” 240 [Headnote: _Mary consoles John._] Vre lefdi wep {and} Ioh{a}n also; Trewe loue was bituex he{m} tuo. 236 “Lefdi,” he sede, “what is þe? For my loue, tel hit me.” Marie ansuerde wiþ Milde steu[ene], “A sonde Me ca{m} while er fram h[euene], 240 _The MS. ends here. Continued from Harl. MS. 2382._ [Sidenote: [leaf 67]] Oure ladi wept and Ioh{a}n also, For trewe loue was bitwene he{m} two. Ioh{a}n seide, “ladi, what is þee? For þi sones loue, seie þou me.” 244 Marie answerde w{i}t{h} rewful steuene, And seide, “me cam bode fram heuene, _Harl. MS. 2382, lf. 78, bk._