Austyn_Ashmole_43

Seyn Austyn þt c^ristendom  Broȝte into engelonde · {39} R iȝt is among oþe^r iwis  þa^t be understonde Seint Gregori þe holi mon  pope was of rome Engelond he louede muche  þei he neuer þer ne come Me tolde him þa^t þe lond was good  ⁊ þa^t it hepene was Sori was · Seint Gregori  þa^t it icristned nas Him siuf he wolde halbe iwend  her into engelonde Athe ne moste uor is cardinals  ac scholde sende is sonde

Wiþ an fourti of godemen ⸵ seint · Austyn he nom · ⁊ sende her into Engelond ⸵ to p^rechi c^ristendom Þ a^t echone monekes wer^e ⸵ seint Austim ⁊ eke þe oþers· Þ is holi men wen[de] uorþ ⸵ þa^t alle wer^e as broþe^re · Aftur þa^t god was ibore⸵ bif hondred ȝer it was ⁊ four score ⁊ ney two ȝer ⸵ þa^t hi dude þis holi cas· H i dradde hem sore uor hi ne couþe ⸵ þe speche of engelonde· H i nome men þa^t couþe ⸵ hoþe langages understonde· H i dude hem uorþ in þe se ⸵ þo hi þuder come· Toward þe hauene of engelond ⸵ þen riȝte wei hi nome· T o an yle be este kent ⸵ hor stip san euene wende Þa^t tenelit is ichuped ⸵ as our lord he wolde sende· Þ er hi nome bu^rst hor In ⸵ ⁊ nome hem sone to rede · H ou hi miȝte best on take ⸵ to don þis holi dede· þ ekyng ailbriȝt þa^t was þo ⸵ kyng of engelonde· B iaqueynte messager ⸵ baner hi sende hor sonde· Þa^t hi werer messagg ⸵ ⁊ from an hei man icome T o don him amessage from þe court of rome· Þa^t scholde worþe wiþþouten ende ⸵ to hi m⁊ al is londe· T o g^ret prou ⁊ richesse be ⸵ rif hi it wolde undurstonde· Þ o þis word to þe kyng com ⸵ he stod an wiile in þot· Gode tydynge he sede mote to be ⸵ þa^t ȝe halbeþ me ibroȝt· I nduongeþ hem bair inouȝ ⸵ ⁊ honoureþ hem also· ⁊ fyndeþ hem pleynte inouȝ ⸵ of þa^t hi halbeþ neode to· F orte ichhabbe wiþ hem ispeke ⸵ ⁊ hor message ise G od leue·as hi me bi hoteþ wel ⸵ þa^t it mote my prou be · H is heste was iholde uol wel ⸵ me aueng hem uair inouȝ· Þ e kyng toward þulke yle ⸵ sone þer aftur drouȝ Þ o he to þe ylecom ⸵ to · seint austyn he sende· Þa^t he to don is message ⸵ wiþ is felawes to him wende · Seint Austyn him greyþed wel ⸵ ⁊ is felawes echon· F orte fiȝte aȝen þa deuel ⸵ into batayle gon· H i made þe signe of þe croys ⸵ oþer armur naddein non · F orte don þis batayle ⸵ ⁊ to ourcome he fon · ⁊ croys of seluer wiþ þe fourme of god ⸵ hi let rerer ⁊ in stude of baner · biuore hem alle lette berer ·

and eode forþ wel baldeliche⹎ as hardi knyȝt and gode· and Swede hor wete baner ⹎ wiþ fourme of þe rode· H i gonne to synge Þe letanye⹎ uor prou of þe londe Þat our Yard hem sende gte⹎ hor p^rchynge to vnde^rstonde· Þ ekyng hi g^ette wiþe baire⹎ þo hi to him come· and sede hor erande þa^t hi broȝte⹎f^rom þe court of rome· and pchede him c^ristendom ⹎ and of our lordes lawe· Þa^t goderhele him and alle his ⹎ wolde he þ^rto drawe· H ibihete him þe Ioie of henene ⹎ þa^t so riche was and is · Þa^t be schulde afte^r þulke Lif t^rne to þulke blis · and be þ^r wyþouten ende ⹎ myd god þa^t ous boȝte Þ ekyng stod þo he hurde þis ⹎ as þei he were^r in þoȝte S wiþe bair it is he sede⹎ þa^t ȝebihoteþ me · Were^r i^c Af^ter þa^t it were^r soþ ⹎ don icholde afte^r þe A t ine osente noȝt þ^rto⹎ for it is ȝut nywe· a r ichhalbe more und^rȝete ⹎ þa^t þis message be t^rwe· A t uor ȝe þ^s it^ruail deþ ⹎ f^rom so be^rrone londe· G reuy nelle i^tȝou noȝt ⹎ at wel uay^r bi ȝov do· and vnde^ruonge and fynde ȝou ek⹎ þa^t ȝe halbeþ neode to · and i^t su^rte alle þulke ek ⹎ þat wolleþ to ȝou t^rne · G odeleue i^c ȝeue ech mon ⹎ inelle nomon wuþne· þ is was atcv^rft me þyncp ⹎ good bigynnyge· Þ afte^r was þebet^r hope⹎ to come to good endynge· Seyn^t Austyn and alle his⹎ aswiþe bair wonynge· Þ ekyng ȝaf in þe toun of Dou^re ⹎ to don inne hor p^rchynge· Seyn^t Austyn and is felawes ⹎ bigonne p^rchi uaste· So þa^t some þat gode were^r ⹎ to hem hor herte caste and t^rde hem to c^ristendom⹎ eu^rleng þemo· So þa^t folk aboute hem com⹎ so þicke so hi miȝte go H ordede sprong so wide sone · þa^t to þe kyng it com· Þ e baiþe^r myracles þa^t hi dude⹎ as hi prchede c^ristendom Þ ekyng wende and hurde hor p^rchynge⹎ him poȝte it was wel goud· T o longe he sede ichabbe abide⹎ ar i^c þis und^erstod⹎ H e t^rnde hem to c^ristendom⹎ and let him baptise anon· and bileuede on ihu c^rist⹎ and is men echon·

S o longe þa^t þis holi men⹎ hor wille hadde aten ence Þa^t þe folt pf ech toun⹎ to c^rstendom gon wende · Seyn^t Austyn wende aȝen þo⹎þe pope he tolde of rome · H ou al þa^t folt of engelond⹎ c^ristendom nome· Þ o was þe pope Seyn^t Gregori ⹎ ibroȝt in g^et blisse · H elette Seyn^t Austyn wende aȝen · þa^t lond bet to wisse· Seyn^t Austyn wende anon aȝen ⹎ and þo he þud^r com· T welf distoped he made in þis lond ⹎ to wardi c^rstendom· and þe þreteþe he was him sulf ⹎ as our lord ȝef þa^t cas· A rchebistop at dou^re ⹎ þe uerste þa^t cu^r was· S eynt Austyn broȝte c^ristendom ⹎ þ^r to engelonde · W el auȝte we is day holde⹎ ȝif we wei^r wel vnd^rstonde· H is day is toward þe ende of may ⹎ uor þuwe day he wende· O ut of þis lyne to iliu c^rist ⹎ þa^t aft^r him þo sende· Þ ekyng ailbt deide þo ⹎ six hondred ȝer riȝt· and sixtene afte^r þa^t our lord ⹎ in is mod^r was aliȝt· and on and tweitas ȝer also ⹎ afte^r is c^ristendom · and inþe six fifteþe ȝer⹎ of is kynedom· U ou bidde we ȝerne seyn^t Austin⹎ þat to c^ristendom ous boȝte brouȝte Þat we mote to þe Ioye come⹎ to wam our lord ous boȝte·