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: Petrus]
Seynt Petr{e} answerid tho
to the Iewe that was so woo,
“yf thu wolt on hym be-leve,
whom thy kynne broght to dethe, 532
and that he is goddis sone,
and sithens man for vs be come,
and that Marie hy{m} bare hir{e} be best,
a clene Maide {and} right honest, 536
and clene vnwe{m}med w{i}t{h} outen man,
Seynt Petir answerde þo
To þe Iewe þat was so wo, 640
“Ȝif þou woldest leue on him,
That on þe rode dide þi kyn,
That he is soþefast godes sone,
God {and} man for him bi come, 644
That marie bare in hure lyf,
Clene maide {and} clene wyf,
Clene widewe w{i}t{h} oute wem,
we shal alle bidde for þ{e} than,
to Ih{es}u Crist that is a-boue,
for his owne moder loue, 540
he gef the myght for to go,
and brynge the oute of this woo.”
For þee I wol p{ra}ie þen, 648
[Sidenote: [leaf 75, back]]
Ih{es}u cryst vs liȝteþ aboue,
That he, for his moder loue,
So ȝeue þee myȝt for to go,
And bringe þee oute of þi wo.” 652
[Sidenote: no{t}a {con}u{er}sione{m} Iudei]
The Iewe that honged apon{e} the bere,
answerd then as ye may here, 544
and seid, “y be-leue, vnd{er} that fourme,
on Ih{es}u Crist, Maries sone,
that Iewis peyned on the rode,
w{i}t{h}-outen gilt, for our{e} gode, 548
and for vs he lost his lyf,
that Marie bare, maide {and} wif.
y be-seche that he me brynge
of this peyne, thurgh yo{ur} biddynge.” 552
The Iewe þat henge apou{n} þe bere,
Answerde anone as ȝe mai here,
“I leue wel, {and} bett{er} I schal done,
On ih{es}u crist, godes sone, 656
That Iewes diden on þe rode,
And for vs he schedde his swete blode,
That marie bare in hure lyf,
Clene maiden {and} clene wyf; 660
He brynge me, I p{ra}ie it him,
Oute of þe wo þat I am Inne.”
[Headnote: _Peter christens the Jew and ordains him priest._]
Crist vnd{er}stode the Iewis bone.
he was holpe, and that anone;
on feet {and} hand he yeaue hy{m} myght,
[Sidenote: [leaf 83, back]]
and alle his lymes for to right. 556
he gan to stonde vp anon{e}
before the Iewis eu{er}ychon{e}.
he that was bothe halt {and} lame
be gan to p{re}che in Cristes name, 560
and seid, “worship we eu{er}ychon{e}
that soche a miracle hath don{e}.”
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