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Folio 36 Recto (Page 71)
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Howe þampoule and þe floure delyce came to þe kynges of ffraunce •
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1Nowe foloweþe nexst þe devyse of a momyng to fore þe •
kyng henry þe six for being in his Castełł of Wyndesore þe •
fest of his crystmasse holding þer made by lidegate daun •
Ioħn þe munk of Bury howe þampułł and þe floure delys •
came first to þe kynges of ffraunce by myrakle at Reynes •
Mooste2 noble prynce / of Cristen prynces alle •
To youre hyegħnesse / lat hit beo pleasaunce •
In youre presence / men may to mynde calle •
Howe þat whylom /3 oure worthy Reavme4 of ffraunce •
Conuerted was / frome þeyre mescreaunce •
Whane þe lord of lordes / caste a sigħt •
Vponn youre lande / and made his grace aligħt •
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ffor in þe hegħe / hevenly consistorye •
Be ful acorde / of þe Trynitee •
As in cronycles / maked as memorye •
þe lord whicħ is / called oon twoo and thre •
His eyegħe of mercy / caste on Cloudovee •
Shadde his grace / of goostely influence •
Towardes þat kyng / having his aduertence •
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Þat he shoulde passe / frome paganymes lawe •
By prescyence / whicħ þat is devyne •
His hert al hoolly / and him self witħ drawe •
ffrome his ydooles / And alle hees Rytes fyne •
Whane hevenly grace / did vponn him shyne •
By meene oonly / and by devoute preyer •
Of saint Cloote moost / goodly and entier •
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Hir hertely loue / his meditacyouns •
Hir wacche hir fasting / and hir parfyt lyf •
Hir stedfast hoope / hir hooly orysouns •
Hir conuersacyoun moost contemplatyff •
Notes
  1. The "n" for nota is erased slightly, but this does not appear to be a deliberate erasure as the initial of the first verse of the mumming proper is. There is also a "d" to the left of the nota mark, suggesting an order to items that may not be being followed in the manuscript. ↩
  2. This initial is rendered later, with a plus to its left. The original initial letter and the nota mark to its left have been inexpertly erased. ↩
  3. The Virgule here has been marked over in a darker color, but this seems to have no informational meaning. ↩
  4. Much like , the scribe has rendered what is likely "Realme" as "Reavme." The EETS edition has rendered it this way, but BL Add. 29729 is rendered as "realme." ↩

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