he kneled adoun{e} {and} seid, “lady, now on me thu haue mercy. 620 lady, quene of heuene bright, for thi mochel holy myght, send me a token this ilke day, soche thyng þ{a}t y bryng may 624 to my felawes, ther y ham fynde, that y was toward þ{i} berynge: thei wol not leue þ{a}t y was there; now g{ra}unte me, lady, my p{ra}yere.” 628 He knelede do{u}n {and} seide, “ladi, Off me, I p{ra}ie ȝow, haue m{er}cy. 784 Ladi, quene of heuene lyȝt, For þine swete mychel myȝt, Sende me token þis ilke day, What þing þat I say may 788 To myn felawis, þ{er} I hem fynde, That I was toward þi buriynge. Thei wil nouȝt leue þat I were; Now g{ra}unt me, ladi, my p{ra}iere.” 792 [Sidenote: no{t}a de zona s{an}c{t}e Marie] a-boute her{e} gurdel a mydełł sought, that she hir{e} self had y-wroght, of siluer {and} gold wonde in palle; a-doun{e} to hym she lete it falle. 632 he toke that gurdełł in his hond, and thanked her{e} of her{e} sond. [Sidenote: [leaf 78, back]] A-bowte hure myddel a seynt sche souȝt, That sche hure self hadde wrouȝt, Off silk {and} gold wounden in pal; Doun to thomas sche lete it fal. 796 He toke þ{er} þe gurdel in his honde, And þanked hure of hure sonde. fourth he went of that stede; toward the toun{e} he hym yede. 636 his felaus then he dud seche yf he myght hem ou{er} mete. atte temple of dominus he them founde alle in ane ho{us}. 640 ther ful feire he them grette; and ayenward thei hym chidde. Forþe he went of þat stede; Toward þe toune he him dede, 800 His felawis for to seke on his fete, Ȝif he hem ouȝt myȝt mete. Atte þe temple dominus He fonde hem alle in an hous. 804 When he hem sawe, he gret hem, And þei answerde alle hym, And seiden, “thom{a}s of ynde, Eu{er} art þou bi-hynde. 808 [Headnote: _The apostles find the tomb empty._] “wher{e} has thu so long y-ben{e}? we haue beried o{ur} heuene quen{e}. 644 “thu lakkest eu{er} at euery nede; thu helpest neu{er} at gode dede.” “sore me thenketh þ{a}t y nas here; [Sidenote: [leaf 85]] but y ne myght come no nere. 648 I-blessid be the quene of blys, in the place ther{e} she ys, for wełł y wote in my thought, there ye her{e} layde is she nought.” 652