Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 145: South English Legendary

Sein Donston was of engelond icome of gode more miracle oure loure dude for him . er he were ibore For þo he was inis moder wombe a candel masseday Þat folk was at chirche mou . as to þe time it lay As hi stode alle wiþ hore liȝt . as me deþ ȝute nou . Hore liȝt queinte ouer al . hore non nuste hou Here riȝt it barnde swuþe wel ⁊ here riȝt it was aloute Þat folk stod in great wonder and was þerof in great doute And hy speke ech to oþer in wuche manere it were Hou it queinte so sodeinliche þe liȝt þa^t hi bere And hi stode and speke þerof . in gret wonder echon Sein donstones moder taper . a fure werþ anon Þat he held þere in hure hond . He nuste wanne it com Þat folk stod and þa^t bihuld ⁊ gret wonder þerof nom Ne non nuste wann it com . bote þoru is louerdes gr^ace . Her of hitende al hore liȝt . aboute in þe place Wat was þa^t oure louerd crⁱst . fr^am heuene þa^t liȝt sende And þa^t folk þa^t stod aboute. Hore tapres her of tende Mote þat ulke holy child . ^thçat in hure wombe was þerre Al engelonde ssolde beon liȝt . bet þanne it euere were Þis child was ibore nye hondred ȝer ⁊ fiue ⁊ twenti riȝt After þa^t oure swece louerd . innis moder was aliȝt . And þe nerste ȝer of þe crounynge of þe kyng aþelston His moder het kynedride . is fader het herston . þo þis child was an eorþe ibore . iis frend nom þerto hede hi lete it do to glastyngburi ^to norissi and to fede To teche him ek is bileue. pater noster and crede Þat child wax and wel iþei - as it moste nede Lite ȝeine he nom to al þe world . to alle godnesse he drou Echman þa^t hurde of him speke . hadde of him ioye Inou Þo he was of mannes Wit . to is uncle hegan go Þe erche bissop of Canterburi . Seint aldelm þa^t was þo .

{ De scon donstano .}