{B}i `þet´ Mirre þat is biter. a{n}d be þo biternesse defendet þet Cors þet is mide i{}smered. þet no werm nel co{m}me i{}hende{;} signefiet {55} þo gode werkes þet is biter to þo yemernesse of ure flesce. Si Mirre signefiet uastinge. for þo luue of gode wakie. go ine pelrimage. uisiti þe poure. and to{}sike. and to do alle þe gode þet me may do for godes luue. þo ilke þinges so bieth bitere to þo wrichede flessce. Ac al{}so si mirre loket þet bodi þet no werm ne may þer i{}hende come{;} so us defe{n}det {60} þo iléke þinges fram senne. and fram þe amonesteme{n}t of þo dieule þet ha ne may us mis{}do. Lordinges nu ye habbet i{}herd þo signefia{n}ce of þo offringes þet maden [f. 129v²] þo þrie kinges of heþenesse to gode. hye habbet to gode `i offred´ of yure selure. and of yure erþliche godes. Ne ne offreth him nacht on lepiliche to day. ac {65} alle þo daies i þo yere gostliche. Gold. and Stor. and Mirre. ase hic habbe i{}told. Gold{;} fore Gode belaue. Stor{;} for holy urisun. Mirre. for gode werkes. þet bieth þo offringes. þet ure louerd be{}sekeþ auerichedaye þo cristenema{n}ne. and werefore se xpiste{n}ma{n} yef has deþ{;} of seruet þo blisce of heuene. And ih{es}u crist þet for us wolde {70} an erþe bi bore. a{n}d anured of þo þrie kinges of painime{;} he yeu[e] us his grace of þo holi gost in ure hertes wer{}bi we moue hatie þo ileke þinges þet he hatedh. and lete þo ileke þinges þat he for{}biet. and luuie þo ilek þinkes þat he luued. and do þo ilek þinges þat he hóót. ine him so bileue and bidde a{n}d serui. þet we mowe habbe þo blisce {75} of heueriche. _Q{uo}d uobis p{restare} d{ignetur} p{er}._ [Linenotes: 54. _Bi_] _Li_ MS. || 64. _i offred_ on margin. || 71. _yeuus_ MS.] [Headnote: Servasti Bonum Vinum Usque Adhuc] +Do{mi}ni[ca] s{e}c{un}da post octav{am} epiphanie. S{er}mo eu{a}n.+ _++Nuptie f{a}c{t}e su{n}t in chana [f. 130r¹] galiléé. ⁊ erat mat{er} ih{es}u ibi. Vocatus est au{tem} ih{esu}s ad nuptias ⁊ discipuli eius._ ¶¶ Þet holi godspel of to day us telþ. þet a bredale {80} was i{}maked ine þo londe of ier{usa}l{e}m. in ane cite þat was i{}cleped Cane in þa time þat godes sune yede in erþe flesliche. `ac´ To þa bredale was ure leuedi sei{n}te Marie. and ure louerd ih{esus} crist and hise deciples. so iuel auenture þet wyn failede. at þise bredale. þo seide ure leuedi seinte Marie. to here sune. hi ne habbet no wyn. And ure {85} louerd answerde and sede to hire. Wat be longeth hit to me oþer to þe wyman. Nu ne dorste hi namore sigge. ure lauedi. Hac hye spac to þo Serganz þet seruede of þo wyne. and hem seyde. al þet he hot yu do{;} so doþ. And ure louerd clepede þe serganz a{n}d seyde to hem. ffol vellet ha seyde. þos ydres. þet is to sigge þos Cróós. oþer {90} þos fate{n} of watere. for þer were. vi. ydres of stone. þet ware i{}clepede baþieres wer þo gi{us} hem wesse for clenesse. and for religiun. [Linenote: 82. _flesliche ac. To_ MS.]