[f. 41v] [++Þ]a eleusius seh þ̵ ha þ{us} feng on to festnin hire seoluen isoðe bileaue{;} þohte he walde don hire anan ut of dahene : ⁊ bed biliue bringen forð brune walli{n}de bres. ⁊ healden hit se wal [f. 42r] hat hehe up on hire heaued. þ̵ hit urne {145} enddelong hire leofliche lich adun to hire helen. Me dude al as he het. Ah þe worldes wealdent þ̵ wiste sein iuhan his ewang{e}liste unhurt iðe ueat of wallinde eoli þer he wes i{}don in. þ̵ ase hal com up þrof{;} as he wes hal meiden. þe ilke liues lau{er}d. wiste him unwemmet. his brud of þe bres þ̵ wes wallinde. swa þ̵ ne þuhte {150} hit hire buten ase wlech weater al þ̵ ha felde. Eleusius wod þa nuste hwet segen. Ah hehte swiðe don hire ut of his eh{}sihðe. ⁊ dreaien in{}to dorc hus to prisunes pine ant swa ha wes idon sone. [Linenotes: 143. After _hire_, _ọf_ MS. || 146. _heạlen_ MS.] ++Lauerd godd al mihti. mi murhðe ant mi mede mi sy ant mi {125} selhðe þu isist hu icham bistaðet ant bi{}stonden festne mi bileaue steor me ant streng me. for al mi strencðe is uppon þe. mi fedeR. ⁊ mi modeR for ich nulle for{}saken þe{;} habbeð for{}saken me ⁊ al mi nest falde cun me heaneð þet schulden mine freond beon{;} beoð me mest feondes ant mine hinen me beoð mest heanen ah habbich þin {130} anes help icham wil cweme ne leaf þume neuer liuiende lauerd as þu wistest daniel bimong þe wode leuns ant te þreo chil[f. 61v]dren ananie zacharie misael inempnet. [++H]eo as ha þrinne wes i þeost{er}nesse hire ane. feng to {155} cleopien to c{ri}st ⁊ bidde þeos bone. lau{er}d godd al{}mihti mi murhðe ⁊ mi mede. mi sẏ ⁊ al þe selhðe. þ̵ ich efter seche þu sist al hu ich am bisteaðet ⁊ bistonden. festne mi bileaue. Riht me ⁊ read me. for al mi trust is on þe. Steor me ⁊ streng me for al mi strengðe is of þe. Mi feader ⁊ Mi moder for{}þi þ̵ ich nule þe {160} forsaken{;} habbe forsake me. ⁊ al mi nestfalde cun. þ̵ schulde beo me best freond{;} beoð me meast feondes. ⁊ mine in{}hinen{;} alre meast hea[r]men. herewurðe healent. habbe [f. 42v] ich þin anes help. ich am wil{}cweme ne forleaf þu me nawt luuiende lau{er}d. as þu biwistest daniel bimong þe wode liuns ilatet se luðere. ⁊ te þreo {165} children þe chearre nalden from þe lahen þ̵ ha schulden luuien. Ananie ⁊ Azarie ⁊ Misahel inempnet. [Linenotes: 159. Between _mi_ and _trust_, erasure of five letters MS. || 163. _heamen_ MS.]