Saint Dunstan

SEint donston was of engeland· Icome of gode more ¶ De Sancto Donstano miracle oure lourd dude for him· ar he were ibore ffor Þo he was inis moder wombe · acandle masseday Þat folk was at churche Inon · as to Þe tyme lay As hy stode alle ^wiÞ bihore liȝt · as me deÞ ȝute non hore liȝt queynte oueral· [...] non muste hou Here riȝt it barnde swuÞe wel · ⁊ here riȝt it was aloute Þat folk stod in gret wonder and was Þerof in gret doute and hy speke ech to oÞer · In wuch manere it were Hou it queinte so deoluoliche · Þe liȝt Þ^at hy bere ¶ And hy stode and speke Þerof · in gret wonder echon · Sein donstones moder taper · af ure werÞ anon · Þat heo heold Þere in hurre hond · heo miste wanne it com · Þat folk stod and Þ^at bihuld and gret wonder Þarof nom Ne non muste wanne it com · bote Þoru is louerdes g^race Þar of In tende al hore liȝt · aboute in Þe place wat was Þa^t ourre Louerd crⁱst · fr^am heuene Þa^t liȝt sende And Þa^t folk Þa^t stod aboute · hore tapres Þerof tende Dote of Þa^t ulke holy child · Þ^at in hurre wombe was Þere Al engelonde scholde beo in liȝt. bet Þanne it euere werre ¶ Þus child was ibore nie hondred ȝer · ⁊ fiue and twenti riȝt After Þa^t ourre swete louerd · inis moder was aliȝt And Þe ferste ȝer of Þe crounynge · of Þe king aÞelston Is moder het kyndride is fader het herston Þo Þis child was an eorÞe ibore · is frend nom Þerto hede Helet it do to glastyngbury · to norissy and to fede To teche him ek is bileue · pater noster and crede Þat child wax and wel iÞei · as it moste nede ¶ Lyte ȝeiue he nom to alÞeworld · to alle godnesse he drou · Þo he was of mannes wit · to us uncle he gan go Þe erchebissop of kanterburi · seint Aldelm Þa^t was Þo Þ^at made wiÞ him ioie Inou · and euere Þe leng Þe more Þo he sei of is godnesse · and of is wise lore ffor deinte Þa^t hehadde of him · he let him sone brⁱnge Biuore Þe prⁱnce of engelond · aÞelston Þe kynge

þis messagers þoȝte scorn of him ; as gernigs wollþ wylde ⁊ ȝeue him hoker ansuere ; for he þoȝte hem pore ⁊ mylde Here schip into þe see wende ; in gret tempest anon So þat hi were vpe þe peroynte ; forte drenche echon ¶ Gret wreche is þis [con]aþ?? on of hem as we mowe vnderstonde We misansuerede þe gode man ; þat spac wiþ ous alonde For he is holi man ⁊ god ; ⁊ grete cangeornis we beoþ Bidde we him anon forȝeuenisse ; þe while we him iseoþ ¶ Hi ?de anon to seint Aldelm ; in god entente ynouȝ þe tempest was stille anon ; here schip to londe drouȝ Abot þat ine clipeþ þe bible ; þat is of aierþ lawe Be oþe of þe olde ⁊ of þe nue ; sein Aldelm hibere falke Nomore hi nolde misansuerie him ; hem þoȝte ynouȝ er þe bible is ȝut at malinesbury ; ⁊ euerest haþ ibeo þer ¶ Seint Aldelm was bischop sippe ; þreo ȝer before his deþe ⁊ þe bischop briȝt wold ; perto him brouȝte vneþe Ac Albot at malmesbury ; napeles he was ⁊ let him sippe burie þer ; þo þat he ded was ¶So þat þe bischop of wircetre ; seint Edwyne þo com Al yn??e?d toward Rome ; ⁊ þane wey perforþ nom ⁊ seint Aldelm at malmesbury ; faire an vrþe brouȝte And sippe wende forþ to Rome ; ⁊ deore þane wey abouȝte At þo seint Aldelm bischop was ; he amansede alle þo þat þe bons of malmesbury ; mid vnriȝt dude wo To bynyme hem eni priuilege ; þat he hem wan at Rome Ich rede þat King ⁊ bischop ; þerof take gome Non bidde we ȝurne seint Aldelm ; oure erand bere so þat we mote to þe ioye come ; þat he was on ido Amen .

XXI Here ded sprong so wide sone  Þat to Þe kyng hit com Þe fayre merakle Þat god hem sended  Þo hy preched cristindom ¶ Þe kynge wente ⁊ herde here preching  hym ÞouȜt hit was wel gode To longe he seyde ich abbe abede  ar ich Þis ondirstode He torned hym to cristindom  and let hym baptyze anon ⁊ hy leved on ihesu crist  ⁊ his men eu^erychon So longe Þat Þis holymen  here wille hadde at Þen ende Þat Þe folk of euerytoun  to cristindom gan wende seint Austin wente aȜen Þo  Þe pope he tolde at rome hou alle Þe folk of ingelonde  to cristindom come ¶ Þo was Þe pope gregory  I brouȜt in gret blisse He let seint austin wende aȜen  Þe londe bet to wisse seint austin wente anon aȜen  ⁊ Þo he Þedir com twelue bysschopes he made in Þis londe to wardy cristindom & Þe ÞrittenÞe he was hym self  as oure lord Ȝaf Þat cas Erchebysschop he was at douere Þe furste Þat euir was ¶ Seint austin brouȜt cristindom  Þus into ingelonde wel auȜte we his day holde  if we were wel ondirstonde His day is toward Þe ende of may  for Þata ilke day he wende out of Þis lyf to ihesu cryst  Þat aft^er hym Þo sende ¶ Þe kyng alberd deyde Þo  syx hondred Ȝer wel ryȜt ⁊ and syxtene after Þat oure lord  in his modir was alyȜt ⁊ one and twenity Ȝer also  aft^er his cristindom ⁊ in Þe syx ⁊ fyftyÞe Ȝer  of his kingdom ⁊ wente to Þe ioye of heuene  Þat seint austin hem be het ⁊ in Þis maner alberd  Þe gode kyng  Þus his lyf he let ¶ Now bidde we Ȝerne seint austin  Þat to cristindome vs brouȜt Þat he preye for vs to ihesu crist  Þat vs dere abouȜt ⁊ graunt vs Þat we mote aft^er oure endyng day com to Þe ioye of heuene Þat lasteÞ euere ⁊ ay. Amen

Seint austyn þat broght  c^ristendome to englonde Right is þat among oþir  he be undirstonde Seint Gregory þe goed man  þa^t pope was at Rome Englonde he loued wele  þowe he þere neuer come Men tolde him þa^t þe londe was goed  ⁊ þa^t it hethyn was Sori was seint Gregory  þat no c^ristendome þere nas Him self wolde haue went  hidir in to englonde And he might not for his cardynals  but shulde sende his sonde Wt fourty goed men  seint austyn he nom And sent hem in to englonde  to preche c^ristendome þat were monkes ichons ⹎ seint austyn ⁊ eke þe toþir aftir þat god was borne ⹎ fyue hundred ȝeer it was and four scor ⁊ tuoo ȝeer ⹎ þat þer[. ]s holi caas þei dradde sore for þei couthe not [. ]che of englonde þei toke men þa^t couthe ⹎ bothe langages vndirstonde þei did hem forthe in þe see [..a..so.....] aboute come Touarde þe hauen of englonde ⹎ [......] weye þei nom To an yle bi est kent ⹎ her ship{?....] euen wende þat tenet londe is cleped ⹎ as[....]ure lord hem wolde sende þere þei toke first her [................]sone to reed Hou þei myght best on[.........................]dede [To?] king albright[...............................]glonde By a slye [............................................]sonde þat þei we[...........................................]me To do h[...............................................]nd þat sh[.................................................]is londe So greet [............................................] vndirstonde When þi [............................................]a while in thoght Goed t[................................................][haue?] me broght he recey[.............................................]take what þei had nede to Til i hau[................................................][m]essage do God lene a[.....................................]might my profit and also to[....................................]bihette me hid biddy[ng?] [was?] [..................men..] [..]eceyued hem faire ynough.

Þat vchone Monkes weore : seint Austin and eke þe oþere. fforþ heo wenden euerichone : þat were alle as breþere— Aftur þat God was i-boren : ffyue hundred ȝer hit was Þat seint Austin wende in-to Engelonde : to do þis goode cas. he dredde him sore for he ne couþe : þe speche of Engelonde: he nom men wiþ him þat couþen : þe speche vndurstonde. ¶ heo duden hem forþ in þe séé. : þo heo þider comen, Toward þe heþene of Engelonde : þe rihte wey heo nomen. In an Ile bi þe Est : Riht atte on ende Þis Goode Men gonnen aryue : as God wol[d]e hem grace sende. Þer heo nomen furst heore In : and nomen hem sone to Rede hou heo mihten best on taken : to don þis holy dede. ¶ To þe kyng Aþelbert, þat was þo : kyng of Engelonde, Bi a qweynte Messager : feire heo senden heore sonde: Þat heo weoren Messagers : and from an heiȝ mon heo come To don to him a Message : from þe Court of Rome, Þat scholde to him world wiþouten ende : and to alle in his londe To gret prou ben and to gret Richesse : ȝif he hit wolde vndurstonde. ¶ Þo þe kyng þis word herde : he stod a while in þouht. "Goode tiþinges," he seide, "mot hit beo : þat heo me habbeþ i-brouht. vndurfongeþ hem feire inouh : and honoureþ hem also, And fyndeþ hem plente inouh : of þat heo habbeþ nede to, fforte ich habbe wiþ hem i-speke : and heore Message seo; God leue, as heo me bi-hoteþ : þat hit mote to my prou beo." his heste was ful wel i-holde : and me vndurfeng hem feire i-nouh. Þe kyng toward þulke Ile : sone þeraftur he him drouh.]*. Þo he to þe .yle. cam : to seint Austyn he sende, Þat he to him with his felawes : to don is erende, i-wende. ¶ Seint Austyn him greiþede wel : and his felawes echon, For-to fiȝhte a-ȝein þe Deuel : and to batayle gon: huy mauden þe signe of þe croiz— : oþure Armes ne hadden huy non For-to done þis bataille : and to ouer-come heore fon. Ane Croyz of seluer with þe fourme : of god huy leten a-rere And in stude of Banere : bi-fore heom huy bere, And ȝeoden forth wel baldeliche : ase hardie knyȝtes and guode, huy siweden alle heore swete Baner : þe fourme of þe rode; Þe letanie huy gonne singue : for prov of þe londe, Þat ore swete louerd heom sende grace : heore prechingue to vnder|stonde. ¶ Þane kyng huy gretten swyþe faire : þo huy to him come, And seiden him þe erende : þat huy brouȝten fram þe court of Rome,

Saint austin þa^t cristendom brouȝte in to englond riȝt is among oþer y [rois?] þa^t he be vnderstond · sent g^regori þe holiman· pope was of rome· englond he loveþe moche· þeihe neiler rer come me tolþe hemþa^t þat lond was gog en þa^t [iȝtrede?] was sori was sein ge^egori þa^t hit i cristenei was him self he wolde habbe y went þere in to englonde ac þe ne moste foe his cardinals ac scholde sende his sonde Wit an fourti of godemen senct austen he nom· ⁊ sente him self in to englonde to preche cristendom þa^t echone monkes wore seint austin ⁊ ek þe opere þis [holiness?] wente fore þa^t alle coere as broere · after þa^t god was i bore [vif?] hondred ȝer hit was ⁊ [poiþri?] [????] ⁊ [???] to ȝer þa^t hi dede þis holi cas Bi dradde hom sore for he ne couþe þe speche of engelond Bi nome men þa^t tonþe coþe · [langage?] vnderstond · Bi dede him fort in þe se þo hi [þerer?] rome towarde þe hane of englond· þen riȝte wei bi nome ·

¶ To an yle bi este kent hoȝ schip gr^ace [eiu?] wende þa^t senct is y deþet as our lord [do?] [woldie?] sende · þe^r bi nome ferst hoȝ in · ⁊ nome hem sone to rede how in miȝte best on take to don þis holi dede · þe king albriȝt þa^t was do · king of englond bi an quinte messager faire in sente hor sonde þa^t hi [toere?] messageris ⁊ fram hei man y come to don him a message · fram þe coiþt of rome þa^t scholde worle wit outen end · to him ⁊ to al his londe to gret prou ⁊ richesse be ȝif hi þa^t wolde vnderstonde ¶ Þo þis wore to þe king com · he stod an while in þouȝt god tiding he sede mote hit be þa^t ȝ habbet me ibr[?]it vndersongere hem fair y nou · ⁊ honoureþen his also · ⁊ findeþe hem plente y nou of þa^t hi habbet neþe to forte ichabbe wit hem i spoke · ⁊ hor message ise · god leue as hi me bihoteþ wer þa^t hit mote [na?] prouwe ¶ his hese was fol wel iholde · me [afeng?] [hom?] faire y nou · þe king toward þilke yle · sone per after drou · þo he to þe yle com · to senct austin he sende · þa^t be to don · has message · wit his felanes to his mende Seint austin him [grevidede?] wel ⁊ his felanes echon forto fiȝte a ȝen de deuel ⁊ to bataile gon · hi made þe signe of þe crois oper arme nad hi non foȝ to don þis bataile ⁊ overcome his fon ¶a crois of selier wit þe fourme of god hi lete a rerer ⁊ in stede of baner a forme hom alle bere ⁊ eode foȝt wel baldeliche · as hardi kniȝtes ⁊ gode ⁊ suede hoȝ suete baner cort þe [foerme?] of þe rode hi [?omie] [piuge?] þe letanie for prov of þe londe · þa^t ouir lord hom sende grace · hoȝ preching to vnderstonde ¶ þe king hi grette hi suyþe faire þo hi to him come ⁊ sede hor erande þa^t hi brouȝte fram þe court of rome ⁊ precheþe him c^ristendom · ⁊ of oure lordes lawe þa^t goþer hele him ⁊ alle his wolde he þaerto drawe hi bihete him þe ioie of heven þa^t so riche was ⁊ is þa^t he scholde after þulke lif torne to þulke blis ⁊ be þere wit outen ende wit god þa^t ous bouȝt þa^t king stod þo he herde eis as þei he were in þouȝte ¶ suiþe fair þing hit is he sede þa^t re bihoteþ me · were ich siker þa^t hit [roerese?] soþ don wolde after þe ·

ac i ne consenti nont perto · for hit is ȝet uwe ar ichabbe more vnderȝite þa^t þis message be trewe ac for ȝe þus itr^auaile beþ fr^am so ferre ne lond · ⁊ for mine gode as ȝe seggeþ ⁊ doþ me to vnderstonde weni nel ich ȝou nout ac wel fayre bi ȝou do ⁊ vnderfonge ȝou ⁊ finde ȝou ⁊ þa^t ȝe habbeþ neþe to ¶ ⁊ ich grant · al þilke · [e?] þa^t wolleþ to ȝou [ti?rne] god leue ich ȝiue echmam · y nel no man werne · þis was at ferste me þingþ a god bigining þer after þer was þe bete hope · to come to god ending seint austin ⁊ all his a [sinþe?] fair woniyng þe [img?] ȝaf in þe town of douer to don mine hoz þreching seint austin ⁊ his felawes bigonne to þrechi faste so þa^t rome þa^t gode weren to hom hoeherte caste ⁊ torneþe hom to cristendom · euer þe leng þe mo so þa^t fole aboute hom cam · so þiffe so hit miȝte go hor dede sprong so wide sone · þa^t to þe king hit com · þe faire mir^acles þa^t hi dede · as hi precheþe cristendom þe king wente ⁊ herd hor preching him penȝte hit was wel god to long ichane he sede abide ar · ich þis vnderstoþ he torneþw him to cristendom ⁊ let him baptise anon · ⁊ bileneþe on ihsu crist ⁊ his men echon so fonge þa^t þis holiness hor wil badde aren ende þa^t þet fose of [enitou?] · to crristendom gau wende Seint austin went a ȝen do þe pope he tolþe of rome hen al þa^t folc of englond cristendom nome þo was þe pope seint gregori ibront in grete blisse he het seint austin wende a ȝen · þa^t lond bet to wisse · ¶ seint astin went anon/ a ȝen ⁊ do he bideþ com twelf bishopes he made in þis lond to [wardi?] cristendom · ⁊ þe ?rateþe ge was him self as our lord ȝef þa^t cas erchebischop at [don?e] þe ferste þa^t eure was seint austin brouȝte cristendom · þus to engelond wel auȝte we his dai ?olde ȝif we weren wel vnderstonde his dai is toward ȝif þe ende of mai · for þilke dai he wende out of þis liue to ihsu crist þa^t after him þo sende ¶ þe king ailberd seide do sey houdies ȝer riȝt ⁊ seþtene after þa^t oiye lord in his [mor?] was aliȝt ⁊ on ⁊ tuenti ȝer also after his cristendom ⁊ in six ⁊ fifti ȝer of his kinedom · non bidde we ȝerne seint austin · þa^t to cristendom gus brouȝte þa^t we to þe ioie come to [???] oure lord ous b ouȝte

and eode forþ wel baldeliche⹎ as hardi knyȝt and gode· and Swede hor wete baner ⹎ wiþ fourme of þe rode· H i gonne to synge Þe letanye⹎ uor prou of þe londe Þat our Yard hem sende gte⹎ hor p^rchynge to vnde^rstonde· Þ ekyng hi g^ette wiþe baire⹎ þo hi to him come· and sede hor erande þa^t hi broȝte⹎f^rom þe court of rome· and pchede him c^ristendom ⹎ and of our lordes lawe· Þa^t goderhele him and alle his ⹎ wolde he þ^rto drawe· H ibihete him þe Ioie of henene ⹎ þa^t so riche was and is · Þa^t be schulde afte^r þulke Lif t^rne to þulke blis · and be þ^r wyþouten ende ⹎ myd god þa^t ous boȝte Þ ekyng stod þo he hurde þis ⹎ as þei he were^r in þoȝte S wiþe bair it is he sede⹎ þa^t ȝebihoteþ me · Were^r i^c Af^ter þa^t it were^r soþ ⹎ don icholde afte^r þe A t ine osente noȝt þ^rto⹎ for it is ȝut nywe· a r ichhalbe more und^rȝete ⹎ þa^t þis message be t^rwe· A t uor ȝe þ^s it^ruail deþ ⹎ f^rom so be^rrone londe· G reuy nelle i^tȝou noȝt ⹎ at wel uay^r bi ȝov do· and vnde^ruonge and fynde ȝou ek⹎ þa^t ȝe halbeþ neode to · and i^t su^rte alle þulke ek ⹎ þat wolleþ to ȝou t^rne · G odeleue i^c ȝeue ech mon ⹎ inelle nomon wuþne· þ is was atcv^rft me þyncp ⹎ good bigynnyge· Þ afte^r was þebet^r hope⹎ to come to good endynge· Seyn^t Austyn and alle his⹎ aswiþe bair wonynge· Þ ekyng ȝaf in þe toun of Dou^re ⹎ to don inne hor p^rchynge· Seyn^t Austyn and is felawes ⹎ bigonne p^rchi uaste· So þa^t some þat gode were^r ⹎ to hem hor herte caste and t^rde hem to c^ristendom⹎ eu^rleng þemo· So þa^t folk aboute hem com⹎ so þicke so hi miȝte go H ordede sprong so wide sone · þa^t to þe kyng it com· Þ e baiþe^r myracles þa^t hi dude⹎ as hi prchede c^ristendom Þ ekyng wende and hurde hor p^rchynge⹎ him poȝte it was wel goud· T o longe he sede ichabbe abide⹎ ar i^c þis und^erstod⹎ H e t^rnde hem to c^ristendom⹎ and let him baptise anon· and bileuede on ihu c^rist⹎ and is men echon·