high on thy head, _mid th_en holie ele. 655 with the holy oil Thu hauest kine merke. Thou hadst the mark of royalty; thu scoldest beon on heouene. thou mightst have been in heaven, heih * * * under Gode. high * * * under God, ȝif thu hit ne forlure. if thou hadst not forfeited it thuruh thæs deofles lore. 660 through the devil's lore. Thine godfæderes _ihat_en. Thy godfathers promised, ær heo the forleten. before they relinquished thee, that thu me scoldest holden. that thou shouldst keep me thuruh holie lufe Cristes. in Christ's holy love and _drig_htene lawe. 665 and the law of God, ledene me to Criste. and lead me to Christ. Thu withsoke thene deofel. Thou renounced the devil, efter drihtenes cw_ithe_. (after the Lord's word,) _his_ modes and his wrænches. his moods, and his deceits, and his wieles thærto. 670 and his wiles thereto. Seoththen thu hine lufedest. Afterwards thou lovedst him, and for_w_inne drihten. and rebelled against the Lord, for thu lufedest theo lawen. for thou lovedst the traitors the drihten weren lothe. that were hateful to God; unker team _for_loren. 675 our progeny lost the wit scolden teman. that we should bring forth; so ic was the betæiht. as I was given to thee that wit scolden teman. that we might propagate. Thu _haue_st beon bearne fæder. Thou hast been father of children, and ic hore moder. 680 and I their mother; wit scolden fostrien bearn. we should foster our progeny, and bring _ham_ to Criste. and bring them to Christ. Thet beoth theos bearn. These are the children so so bec mæneth. that the book mentions: _Filii tui sicut novell_ * * * _Filii tui sicut novell_ * * * _Cetera desunt._ [Footnote A: Wrecche?] LONDON: PRINTED BY LUKE JAMES HANSARD & CO. M.DCCC.XLV. ONE HUNDRED COPIES. No 5 End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Departing Soul's Address to the Body, by Anonymous