King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
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King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Legends; Romances, English
[Sidenote: Maria]
“Blessid,” she seid, “be my sone.”
glad was she was of her{e} come. 308
“y am his mod{er},” so seid he,
“glad ther for may y be.
now when it is my sones wille
to hym y come, {and} that is skyle, 312
to my body ye loke al so,
that my foos ne come ther to.
Ful bliþe sche was of here come;
“Blessed,” sche seide, “be my sone!
[_No gap in MS._]
When it is my sones wille
That I come him to, hit is skille. 372
Mi bodi ȝe schal kepe so
That þ{er}-to come nouȝt my fo.
Kepeþ faire my body,
That none do me no vilany. 376
The Iewis ben ful of felony;
My sone þei slow þorw enuye.
moche hateth they my name;
ther for wold thei do me shame. 316
y you bidde p{ur} charite,
for the loue ye haue to me,
when y fare to heuene blisse,
waketh ther my body ys. 320
The haten no þing more þan my name,
God late hem neu{er} do me schame. 380
Ther fore I p{ra}ie ȝow, p{ur} charyte,
And for þe loue þat ȝe haþ to me,
When I am faren to heuen blis,
Wakeþ alle þ{er} my body is. 384
loketh bothe nyght {and} day,
that þ{e} Iewis bere it not away.
thay wold it brenne or do shame.
Ih{es}u, for thi holy name, 324
gef ham neu{er} strengthe to haue
my bodi in erthe for to laue.”
[Sidenote: [leaf 70]]
Kepiþ it boþe nyȝt and dai,
That no Iewe stele it awai.
Thei wolde it brenne or do it schame;
But ih{es}u, for þi holi name, 388
Late hem neu{er} þ{er}-to haue myȝt,
For sikirli hit were vnryȝt.”
[Sidenote: [leaf 80]]
Thei answerd, “for sothe, y-wys,
it shal be as thi wille ys.” 328
The whiles Marie badde her{e} bone
to the apostellis eu{er}ychone,
Thei seiden, alle soþe, I wys,
“Hit schal be, ladi, as þi wille is.” 392
Whiles oure ladi spak~ so
To þe apostles þat come hure to,
[Sidenote: Angelus]
an Angel a-light on that stede,
and seid, “Marie, god herd þ{i} bede, 332
and all they that ben{e} w{i}t{h} the;
“loke that thu arayed be.
thu shalt to heuene {and} be quene;
ful blithe may thi hert bene. 336
thu shalt in hast be in heuene.”
Come an aungel {and} stode hure bi,
And seide, “wel þee be, ladi, 396
And so be alle þat ben þee bi;
“Loke þou be ful redi.
Þou schalt to heuene {and} be made quene;
Ful bliþe mai þine hert bene. 400
Alle schal þee s{er}ue, þe company of heuene.”
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