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{81} Þa^t made wiþ him Ioie Inouȝ : euer þe leng þe more • Þo he isei of is godnesse : ⁊ of is wise lore • Uor deynte þa^t he hadde of him : he let him sone bringe • Biuore þe prince of engelond : aþelston þe kynge • {Athilstan R. Angl.} Þe kyng him made Ioie Inouȝ : ⁊ gr^antede al is bone • Of what þing so he wolde bidde : ȝif it were to done • Þo bad he him an abbey : þa^t he was on vorþ ibroȝt • In þe toun of glastynbure : þa^t he ne wurnde him noȝt • Þe kyng him gr^antede is bone anon : ⁊ after him also • Edmond is broþer þa^t was kyng : ⁊ in is poer ido • To glastynbure wende sone : þe gode mon seyn dunston • Þo bere þe kynges him ȝeue leue : edmond ⁊ aþelston • Of þe hous of glastynbure : a gret ordeynor he was • ⁊ made muche of hor gode reule : þa^t neuer er among hem nas • At þa^t hous þa^t was uerst bygonne : four hondred ȝer byuore • ⁊ ek þre ⁊ þrittififti ȝer : ar seynt dunston were ibore • Uor þer was ordre of monekes : ar seyn patrⁱc com ⁊ ar seyn Austyn to engelongd : broȝte cristentom • ⁊ seyn Patrⁱc deide : four hondred ⁊ to ⁊ fifti ȝer After þa^t our swete leuedi : our lord anerþe ber • At none monekes þer nere uerst : bote as in hudynge echon • ⁊ as men þa^t drowe to wildernesse : vor drede of godes son • Seyn dunston ⁊ seyn aþelwold : as our lord it bisay • Iordeyned to prestes were: boþe in one day • ⁊ after sone to glastynbure : seyn dunstan anon wende • Abbod he was þer Imad : his lif þer uorto amende • ⁊ uor he nolde bi is wille : no tyme idel be • A prⁱue smyþþe bi is celle : he gan him bise • Uor wen he moste of is orisons : reste uor werinesse • To worke he wolde is honden do : to fle idelnesse • Seruy he wolde poure men : þe wule he miȝte dure • Al day uor pe loue of god : he ne kepte of hem non hure • ⁊ wen he sat at is worke þere : is honden at is dede • As herte at ihesu crist : is mouþ is beden sede • So þa^t al at one tyme : he was in þre studes His honden þere is herte at god : is mouþ to bidde is bedes Þeruore þe deuel hadde to him: gr^et enuye ⁊ onde • A tyme he com to is smyþþe : al one him to fonde • Riȝt as þe sonne eode adoun : as he wommon were • ⁊ spak wiþ him of is worc : wiþ liȝynde chere • ⁊ sede þa^t he hadde wiþ him : gr^et worc to done • Truflynd heo smot her ⁊ þer : ⁊ in anoþer tale sone

Þis holi mon hadde gr^et wonder : þa^t heo was her ⁊ þere • He sat longe ⁊ biþoȝte him narwe : ho it were • Þo he biþoȝte him ho it was : he arauȝte him ner is tonge ⁊ leide in þe hote fure : ⁊ spac vayre wel longe • Uorte þe tonge was al afure : ⁊ seþþe stille Inouȝ • Þe deuel he hente bi þe nese : ⁊ wel uaste drouȝ He tuengde ⁊ schok hire bi þe nese : þa^t þa^t fur out blaste • Þe deuel wrickede her ⁊ þer : ⁊ he huld euer vaste • He ȝal ⁊ hupte ⁊ drouȝ aȝen : ⁊ made grⁱslich bere He nolde uor al is biȝete : þa^t he hadde icome þere • Wiþ is tonge he schok is nese : ⁊ twengd him euer sore • Uorte it was wiþþinne nuȝte : þa^t he ne miȝte se namore Þe screwe was glad ⁊ bliþe Inouȝ : þo he was out of is hond • He fley ⁊ gradde bi þe lust : þa^t me hurde in to al þa^t lond • Out wat haþ þis calwe ido : wat haþ þis calwe ido • In þe contreie me hurde wide : hou þe screwe gr^adde so • As good þe screwe hadde ibe : halbe isnut acom is nese He ne heide namore þuderward : to telie him of þe pose • Þis holi abbod seyn dunston : hadde gr^et poer Wiþ kyng edmond þa^t was þo : ⁊ was is conseler After kyng edmondes deþe : a gode wule þer was agon • {Edmundus R.} Þa^t edwyne is sone was kyng ymad : ⁊ noȝt after anon • {Edwynus [?] fil} Þis edwyne hadde vuel red : ⁊ þa^t after he drouȝ • Wiþ seyn dunston he was wroþ : siker wiþ gr^et wouȝ Of is abbeie he dude him out : ⁊ dude him schame Inouȝ • Þe more schame þa^t he him dude : þe more þe godemon louȝ • He drof him out of engelond : ⁊ let him crⁱe fleme • {Edwyn exiled dunston .} Þis godemon wende norþ wel glad : ne tok he neuer ȝeme • To þe abbeye of seyn amaund : biȝonde se he drouȝ • ⁊ soiornde þer longe : ⁊ ladde goold lif Inouȝ • After kyng edwynes deþ : Edgar þa^t was is broþer • Was kyng Imad uor he was : ner þen eny oþer • Swiþe godmon he bicom : ⁊ louede holi churche • ⁊ ech man þa^t him þerto radde : after him gan wurche • Me tolde him of seyn dunston : þa^t is broþer drof of engelonde • Wiþ unriȝt vor is godnesse : ⁊ gan him vnderstonde • After him he sende anon : þa^t he com aȝen sone • ⁊ bileuede is conseler : of þa^t he hadde to done • {Edgar called back Dunstan} Seyn dunston com hom aȝen : ⁊ vayre was vnderuonge •

{donston 82} ⁊ is abbei hadde al ins pes : fr^am wam he was longe • Wiþ þe kyng he was swiþe wel : ⁊ was al is conseler • Muche me spac of is godnesse : wide ver ⁊ ner • Hit byuel þa^t þe biscop : of wurcester was ded • {Dunston B. of Worc.} Þe kyng ⁊ þe erchebiscop ode : þer of nome her red • ⁊ þe holi abbod seyn dunston : biscop hi made þere • To make him herre in godes lawe : is wille þei it nere • Somme ecste of þe erchebiscop : of kanterbure sire ode • War uore he him biscop made : ⁊ is gr^et were so gode • Vor he schal quaþ þis godemon : after me her be • Erchebiscop of kanterbure : ⁊ þa^t me schal ise • Wat wostou þis oþer sede : þ^u specst folliche iwis • Nostou nammore þen þi vot : up god al it is • Mi leue frend quaþ þis godemon : ȝe ne dore me blame noȝt • Wel ichot wat our lord crist : In my mouþ haþ ibroȝt • As ho seyþ of þulke þinge : þa^t he haþ me ised • Telle i^c may þei it biualle : after þa^t i^c am ded • Biscop he was of londone : seyn dunston seyþe also Of londone ⁊ wycestre : he huld boþe two Hit biuel þa^t þe erchebiscop of canterbure was ded • Þe pope ⁊ þe kyng Edgar : þerof of nome hor red • Imade þe gode seyn dunston : erchebiscop þer •e {Dunst. B. of Cant.} Godemen þa^t him iknewe : wel glade þer of were • Cristendom of engelond : to good stat he drouȝ ⁊ þe riȝtes of holi chirche : he huld up uaste Inouȝ • He fourmede þoru al engelond : þa^t ech person scholde chese • To witi him fr^am lecherie chast : oþer is church lese • Seyn aþelwold was þulke tyme : biscop of wurcestre wynchestre • ⁊ seyn oswold þe godemon : biscop of wurcestre • Þis twei biscopes ⁊ seyn dunston : were al at one rede ⁊ edgar þe gode kyng : to do þis gode dede • Þis þre biscopes wende aboute : þoru al engelonde • ⁊ ech luþer person caste out : hem ne miȝte non at stonde • Hor chirchen ⁊ hor oþer good : clanlich hem bynome • ⁊ bisette it on godemen : þoru þe popes gr^ant of rome • Eiȝte ⁊ fourti abbeies : of monekes ⁊ of nonne • {48 Abbeis built.} Of þe tresour hi rerede in engelond : of persons so iwonne • ⁊ so it was wel bet biset : þen it was er on strewen • Vor wenne gode maistres beþ : som godnesse hi wolleþ scewen •

Gode were þis erchebiscops : þa^t at one tyme were þo • Þe betere is engelond uor hem : ⁊ worþ euermo • Our lord ȝef anerþe : seyn dunston vaire gr^ace • Þa^t at one tyme as he was : in aprⁱue place • His fuder ⁊ is moder ek : In þe Ioie of heuene he sey an hey After þa^t hi dede were : aperteliche he sey • Wel gr^et loue our lord him cudde : wen he him scewede þere • So muche os is prⁱuete : þe wule he alyue were • As he lay anoþer tyme : In is reste anyȝt He sei þe Ioie of heuene : ⁊ þe place þerinne wel bryȝt • Angeles he hurde also synge : a muri song þer Inne • Þa^t me syngeþ ȝut in holi churche : wenne me deþ þe masse bigynne Kyrieleyson Christeleyson : was þa^t muri song Þis holi mon þa^t þis ihurde : ne þoȝte noþing long • Wel auȝte he to heuene come : after is ende day • Wen he þe wule he was alyue : so muche of heuene isay • Harpe he loue swiþe wel : of harpe he couþe Inouȝ • A day he sat in is solas : ⁊ alay þer on drouȝ • Þe harpe he heng up by þe wouȝ : þo it was tyme to ete Þo it was ȝare þerto ibroȝt : he sat adoun to is mete • Of he gan to þenche þo : of Ioie þa^t was þere • Of þe Ioiuol blisse þa^t þer was : ameng halwen þa^t þere were • He sat as he were Inome : so muche þer on he þoȝte • His harpe he heng bi þe wowe : of wam he licte roȝte • Heo bigan to cuþe is holi þoȝt : ded tre þeȝ it were • As our lordes wille was : þa^t hyrde alle þa^t were þere • Al bi him sulf he gan to harpi : amuri antempne iwis • Þa^t me syngeþ ȝut in holi churche : þa^t an englisc is þis • Halwen soulen glade beþ : þa^t in heuene beþ ido • Þa^t siweþ our lordes wey : ⁊ uor hi scedde also Hor blod uor is swete loue : þeruore hi scholleþ wone ⁊ kynges ben wiþþouten ende : wiþ crist godes sone • Þis antempne þa^t muri is : as þa^t folc hurden alle Þe harpe song al him sulf : as heo heng bi þe walle • Vair gr^ace our lord him scewede þer : wen þa^t dede tre • So schulde synge of þulke Ioie : þa^t he schulde Inne be • Lord iheried be þin gr^ace : ⁊ þi miȝte also • Þa^t þ^u wost uor him her alyue : such miracle do • Þo þis holi mon hadde ilyued : anerþe mony aday ⁊ is ende day was ney icome : as he him sulf isay •