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Austin þis message þoȝte scorn of him . as serviss wolleþ wylde ⁊ ȝeve hi hoker ansuer . for he þoȝte hem pore ⁊ mylde here schip into þe see wende: in ge t tempest Anon so þat hi were upe þe poynte : forto drenche echon ¶ gret wreche is þis iraþ on of he ; as we mowe understonde we misansuerede þe gode man : þat spac wiþ ous aloude for he is holi man ⁊ god : ⁊ gete can gemms? we beoþ bidde we hi[m] anon forgevenisse: þe while we hi iseoþ ¶ Bidde anon to seint Aldelm : in god entente ynouȝ þe tempest was stille anon . here schip to londe drouȝ Abot þat me thyeþ þe bible : þat is of aiþr lawe Doþe of þe olde ⁊ of þe nue : Seint Aldelm hi bere fawe nomore hi nowe misansuere him : He þoȝte ynouȝ err þe bible is ȝut at Malmesbury : & everest haþ ibeo þer ¶ Seint Aldelm was bischop syþe : þreo ȝer bifore his deþe ⁊ þe bischop Briȝtwold . þereto Hi brouȝte uneþe Ac Abbot at Malmesbury . ~naþeles he was ⁊ let him syþe burie þere : þo þat he ded was ¶ So þat þe bischop of Wircetre . Seint Edwyne þo com Is ...... to ward Rome: & þane wey þerforþ nam & Seint Aldhelm at Malmesbury : faire an urþe brouȝte And syþe wende forþ to Rome : & deme þane wey abouȝe Ic þo Seint Aldhelm bischop was : he amausede alle þo þat þe hous of Malmesbury : mid unrȝt dude wo To bynyme hem em ..lese : þat ⁊ be hem at Rome Ich rede þat king & bischop : þereof take some Dou bidde we ȝurue Seint Aldhelm : oure erand beie so þat De inote to þe joye come : þat was Omdo [?] Amen Seint Austyn þat Cristendom . ~brouȝte in to Engelonde ffirst is among oþre iwis .~þat he beo understonde Seint Gregori þe holi man : þat was of Rome Engelond he lovede moche . ~ þoȝ he never þ? ne come me tolde him þat þe lond was god: ⁊ þat hit hapene was Son was Seint Gregori : þat hit Crstine n as him silve he wolde havve iwend : her into Engelonde It he ne moste for his Cardynals : ac sende scholde his sonde. wiþ him ane fourn of gode men . Seint Austin him nom ⁊ wende her into Engelond : to prechi Cristendom
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Austin þat echone monekes were : Seint Austin ⁊ eke þoþere þis holi men hem wende forþ : þat alle were as broþere After þat god was ibore : Uyf hondred ȝer hit was ⁊ fourscore ⁊ neȝ tuo ȝer .~ þat hi dude þis holi cas hi dradde siyþe for hi necouþe.~ þe speche of Engelonde hi nome men þat couþe boþe : þe langages understonde hi dude hem forþ in þe see : þo hi þuder come to ward þe havene of Engelonde : þe riȝte wey hi nome to anyle bi weste Kent ~ here schip 'gan evene wende þat tenet lond i cliþed is .~as oure lorde hem wolde sende ¶ þere hi neme furst here in . ⁊ nome furst to rede hou hi myte best on take . to do þis holi dede þat king Ailbriȝt þat was þo . Kyng of Engelonde Diagueynte messages .~ he sende here sonde þat hi were messages .~ fram anbeȝ man hicome ¶ To do him a message .~ fram þe court of Rome þat scholde iwerþe wiþouten ende .~ to him ⁊ al his londe To get pron ⁊ to richeste : if hit wolde understonde þo þis word to þe king com . He stod a while in þoȝte Gode teþinge he seide mote hit beo .~ þat hi haweþ to me ibroȝte he underfens eþ hem faire ynouȝ : ⁊ wolcomeþ also ⁊ fyndeþ he plente ynouȝ : of þat hi hadde neod þerto ¶forte i habbe mid hem ispeke : ⁊ here message iseo God leove as hi bihoteþ wel: þat hit mote þrou beo his heste was wel iholde : me fens hem fair ynouȝ þe king toward þuwe yse : sone þereafte drouȝ þo he to þe yle com : Seint Austin he sende ¶ þat he to do his message : wiþ his felawes to him wende Seint Austin him greiþede wel : ⁊ his felawes echon forto fiȝte aȝe þe devel : ⁊ to bataille gon hi makede þe signe of þe crous : oþer armes hadde he non forto do þis bataille : & overcome here fon A croiȝ of silver wiþ þe forme of god hilote rere ⁊ in stede of banner : to fore hem alle bere ⁊ geode forþ wel baldeliche : as hardy knyȝtes & gode ⁊ suede here banners In þe forme of þe Rode hi gonne singe þe letanye : for prou of þe londe þat oure lourde hem sende grate :here preachinge to understonde
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AUSTIN þe king hi gette suyþe fair : þo hi to him come ⁊ seide her and þat hi broȝte .~ fram þe court of Rome ⁊ prechede hem cristendom : ⁊ of oure lourdes lawe To godere hele him ⁊ alle his : wolde he þerto drawe ⁊ bihete him þe ioye of hevene : þat such was ⁊ is þat hi schulde after þulke lyf .~ tourne to þulke blis ⁊ beo þer wiþouten ende : wiþ god þat ous bouȝte þe king stod þo he hurde þis : as he were in þoȝte Suiþe fair þing hit is he seide : þat ȝe bihoteþ me were ic siker þat hit were soþ ~ do ic wolde after þe Ic yve consenti noȝt þerto : for ȝut hit is nue Er ic ? habbe ?? more underȝute ~ whar þis message beo true Ic for ȝe þus ttravailled beoþ .~ fram furrene londe ⁊ for myne gode as ȝe siggeþ : ⁊ doþ me understonde Treuy velle ic ȝou noȝt : ac faire bi ȝou do & underfo ȝou ⁊ fynde ȝon ek : þat ȝe neod habbeþ to Ich g... ? alle þulke ek : þat wolleþ to you turne Gode love & ȝeve hem ek : yvele noman wurne ¶ þis was atte furste metmas . a god bigynninge þrafter was þe betre hope : to come to god indinge Seint Austin ⁊ alle his : siyþe fair worniinge þe king ȝaf in þe toun of Dovere : to dou here prechinge ¶ Seint Austin ⁊ his felawes : bigonne to prechi faste So þat summe þat gode were : to him here hurte caste ⁊ turnde hem to cristendom : evere þe leng þe mo So þat þat folc com aboute hem : so þikke as hit miȝte go here dede sprong so wide sone : þat to þe kynge hit com þe faire miracles þat hi dude : as hi prechede cristendom ¶ þe king wende ⁊ hirte here prechinge : hit þoȝte him ful god To longe he seide ic habbe : er ic þis understod He turnde him to cristendom : & let him baptiȝe anon And bilevede on iehsu crist : ⁊ his men echon So longe þat þis holie men : here wille hadde att an ende þat þe folc of everech toun : to cristendom gan wende ¶ Seint Austin Wende þo aȝe þe pope he tolde at Rome hou al þat folc of Engelond : to cristendom hem nome þo was þe pope Gregori : ibroȝt in gete blisse he het seint Austin wende aȝe : þat lond bet to wisse
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bar ¶ Seint Austin wende þo aȝe ; ⁊ þo he þider com Tuelf bischopes he makede in Engelond : to wardi cristendom ⁊ þe þreotteoþe he was himsilf . as god ȝaf þat cas Archebischop at Dover ; þe furste þat ever was ¶ Seint Austin brouȝte þus cristendom . into Engelonde Wel auȝte we his day holde . if we wer wel understonde His dai is toward þan ende of may ; for þane day be wende Out of þisse lyve to ihesu christ ; þhat after him þo sende þe king Ailbriȝt deide þo . six hondred ȝet riȝt ⁊ viftene after þat our lourd ; in his moder was ahȝt ⁊ on ⁊ tuenti ȝer also ; after his cristendom And in þe six ⁊ vifti ȝer ; of his kynedom Non bidde we ȝurne Seint Austin ; þat to cristendom ous brouȝte þat we to þe ioye come ; to whan oure lourd ous bouȝte ¶Seint barnabe þapostle ; þat god was ⁊ hende Imartired was for godes love ; in stonge? deþe attan ende After þat oure suete lourd ; to hevene him gan wende þapostles prechede cristendom ; as he hem gan sende Seint barnabe iseȝ þo ; þat his bileve uas noȝt He turnde sone to þapostles ; ⁊ to oure lourdes þoȝt ¶ Of lond he hadde gret feld ; he solde hit wel faste And to þapostles fet : þe pans? echone caste ⁊ forsot alþe wordles god : ⁊ her felawe bicom ⁊ ymartired wiþ hem was : for love of cristendom siþþe þo Seint poul : to þapostles wende þapostles ne lovede him noȝt : þat our lourd to hem sende ⁊ wende þat he gylour[?] wer : forte hit was longe For he hadde ibeo so liþ.? man : er hi þerste him asonge Seint barnabe iknew him furst : so þat he furst brorȝte þapostles in riȝte siþþe ? of him ⁊ in riȝte þoȝte ⁊ tolde honour suete lourd : bi þe wei to him com ⁊ smot him ⁊ bynom [?] his siȝt : ⁊ broȝte him to cristendom siþþe þo fram ierusalem . þapostles gonne wende Forto prechi cristendom : everech in his ende hi gonne to þe lond of Cipre : Seint barnabe sende forto prechi godes lawe : þat god was ⁊ hende As he wende forþ in þe lond : in astede he fond A campaignye of queynte men : þe wisest in þe lond