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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·