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¶ þe schrewe was glad ⁊ bliþe y nou þo he was out of his hond
he flei ⁊ gradde bi de luft þa^t me herde in to al þe lond
out what haþ þis calf ido what haþ þis calf ido
In þe contreie me herde wide how þe schrewe gradde so
as goode þe schreue hadde ibe habbe i snitt atom his nose
he ne ȝede nomore dederward to tili him of þe pose
¶ þis holi abbot sein donston hadde gret poer
¶ Wit king Edmund þa^t was þo ⁊ was al his conseiler
Efter kind Edmundis deþe a god while þer was agon
þa^t Edwyne sone was king i mad ⁊ nout after anon
þis Edwyne hadde euel red ⁊ þer after he drou
Wit seint dunston he was wrod siker wit gret wou
of his abbei he deþe him out ⁊ dede him schame y nou
þe more schame þa^t he him dede þ^e more þ^e godman lou
¶ he drof him out of englond ⁊ set him crie fleme
þis godman wente fort wel glad ne tok he neuer ȝeme
to þe abbei of seint amaund bi ȝonde se he drou
⁊ soiorneþe þere songe · ⁊ ladde god lif y nou
Efter kyng edwyns deþ edgar þa^t was his broþer
was kyng ymad for he was nere þan eni oþer
suiþe godman he bicom ⁊ loueþe holi cherche
⁊ ech man þa^t þerto him radde after him he gan werche
Me tolþe him of sein dunston þa^t his broþer drof out of londe
wit vnriȝt for his godnesse ⁊ gan him vnþerstonde
efter him he sente a non · þa^t he come a ȝen sone
⁊ bileueþe his conseiler of þa^t he hadde to done
¶ seint dunston com hom aȝen ⁊ faire was vnþerfonge
⁊ hadde his abbei al in pes fro wh^am he was longe
Wit þe king he was suiþe wel ⁊ was al his conseiler
Moche me spac of his godnesse · wide fer ⁊ ner
¶ hit bifel þa^t þe bischop of worchestre was deþ
¶ þe king ⁊ þe erchebischop ode þer of nome her red
⁊ þe holi abbot seint dunston bischop hi made dere
to make him herre in godes lawe his wil þei hi^t nere
som men eskete at erchebischop of kanterberi sire ode ·
Whare fore he him bischop made ⁊ his gr^aces were so gode ·
¶ for he schal quaþ þis godman · after me here be ·
erchebischop of canterberi ⁊ þa^t me schal ise
what wostow þis of sede þu spekst folliche y wis