Off oþ{er}es come ne wist none; But of hure come bliþe was Ion. 308 He cust hem alle, so fayn he was, And seide, “deo gracias; Blessed, ih{es}u, be þi myȝt, For it is faire and hit is ryȝt 312 [Sidenote: [leaf 68, back]] That þi moder come to þee, That sche faire welcom be Of þine apostles þ{a}t most þee louen, I ne wote how þei ben hidre ycomen.” 316 Than seide Petyr to seynt Ion, “Whi art þou so sory A mon? [Headnote: _John bids them go and greet Mary._] (_Not in Harl. 2382_) “Whi wepistou, {and} what is þee? For felaschip telle þou me. 320 I schal þee seie, seynt Ion, Whi I am so sory a mon, But seie me furst, for godes loue, Whi ȝe arn hider icome, 324 And weryn so wide isprad: Seieþ what haþ ȝou hidre ilad.” Tho seide Petyr a ferli þinge: “I was fer hens atte my p{re}chinge. 328 I was so henne i{n} anoþer londe And helde my boke in my honde, And tauȝt men of my sermo{u}n, I ne wote how I cam to þis toun.” 332 So seide alle þat weren þere, Suche wondre sawe I neu{er} ere. None of hem ne wist þorw wham, [Sidenote: [leaf 69]] Ne what wai þei þidre cam, 336 Than seide seynt Io{ha}n, “for soþe, I wys, I schal ȝow telle what it is. Comeþ wiþ me in to þis hous; Oure ladi þer abideþ vs. 340 Sche ordeyneþ hure to fare vs fro, For hure sone hit wolle so. Hure sone haþ sent his messagere; He wol no lengere þat sche be here. 344 And hider he haþ ȝow alle ysent To kepe hure bodi when sche is went. Bi fore hure knele ȝe alle bi-dene And seieþ, ‘ladi, heuene quene, 348 Off alle wy{m}men, best þee be; Thi sone vs haueþ sent to þee, To kepe þee {and} do þi wille: Vs þenkeþ wel þat it is skille, 352 That heuene {and} erþe bowe þee to, For þi sone hit wol so, Thi sone, þat is heuene kynge, And alle þing haþ in his kepinge.’” 356 Than comen þe apostles alle, And bi hure bigan to falle. Vp ros oure swete ladi And kist þe apostles bi {and} bi. 360 [Sidenote: [leaf 69, back]] Off here come sche was glad; Alle þei dide þat sche bad. Sche asked hem how þei come þere, That sprad so sundry were. 364 The seide in ful good þouȝt, “Thi sone vs haþ hidre ybrouȝt To kepe þee, {and} by þee by; Ther fore we comen to þe, lady.” 368 [Headnote: _Mary bids them keep her body from the Jews._]