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{Dunstan
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Seyn dunston was of engelond : icome of gode more
Miracle our Lord dude uor him : ar he were ibore •
Uor þo he was in is moder wombe : acandelmasse day
Folc was at chirche jnouȝ : as to þe tyme bilay •
As hi stode alle myd her liȝt : as me deþ ȝut jnouȝ •
Hor liȝt queyntte oueral : hor non nuste hou •
Her riȝt it barnde swiþe wel : ⁊ her riȝt it was al oute •
Þa^t folc stod in gret wonder : ⁊ was þer of in gr^et doute •
⁊ bispoke ek ech to oþer : in wuche maner it were •
Hou it queynte so sodeynliche : þa^t liȝt þa^t hi bere
As hi stode ⁊ speke her of : In gret wonder echon •
Seyn dunstones moder taper : afure werþ anon •
Þa^t heo huld þer in hire hond : heo nuste wanne it com •
Þa^t folc stod ⁊ þis bihuld : ⁊ gret wonder þer of nom •
Ne non nuste wanne it com : bote þoru our lordes gr^ace
Þer of hi tende al hor liȝt : aboute In þe place •
Wat was þa^t bote our lord crⁱst : fr^am heuene þa^t liȝt sende •
⁊ þa^t folc þa^t stod aboute : hor taperes þer of tende •
Bote þa^t of þa^t þulke holi child : þa^t in hire wombe was þere •
Al engelond shulde be iliȝt : bet þen it er were •
Þis child was ibore nyne hondred ȝer : ⁊ fyue ⁊ twenti riȝt •
After þa^t our swete lord : in is moder was aliȝt •
⁊ þe verste ȝer of þe crounyng : of þe kyng aþelston
His moder het Kynedride : his fader het Herston •
Þo þis child was anerþe ibore : his frendes nome þerto hede •
Hi let it do to glastynsburi : to norsi ⁊ to bede •
To teche him ek his bileue : pater noster ⁊ crede •
Þis child wox ⁊ wel iþei : as it moste nede •
Litte ȝeme he nom to al þen world : to alle godnesse he drouȝ •
Ech man þa^t hurde of him speke : hadde of him Ioie Inouȝ •
Þo he was of manner wit : to is vncle he gan go •
{Aldelme}
To þe erchebiscop of canterbure : seyn aldelm þa^t was þo •
{Cant A[?]}