The Testament of John Lydgate:
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Folio 40 Recto
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Beholde o man lift vp thy eye and se •
What mortal peynes / I suffre for thy trespas •
With pitous voyce / i crye and sey to the •
Beholde my woundes / behold my blody face •
Beholde the rebukes / that doth me so manace •
Beholde my enemyes / that doth me so dispise •
A how that I / to refourme the to grace •
Was like a lambe / offred in sacrifice •
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Beholde the peynemes / of whom I was take •Beholde the cordis / with whiche I was bounde •
Beholde the temnres / which made myn hert quake •
Beholde the gardeyn / in whiche I was founde •
Beholde how Iudas / toke .xxx. penyes Rounde •
Beholde his traison / beholde his covetise •
Beholde how I with many a mortal wounde •
Was like alamb offred in sacrifice •
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Se my disciple / which that hath me solde •And se the money / which he hath tolde •
And se his kyssyng / of false decepcioun •
Take as a thief / with lanternys in ther guyse •
And aftir warde / for mannys redempcioun •
Was like alamb / offrid in sacrifice •
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Beholde to Cayphas / how I was presented •Beholde how Pilat / list gyve me no respite •
And se how herawde / hadde me in dispite •
And like a foole / how I was clad in white •
Drawen as a felon / in most cruel wise •
And last of alle / I after theyr delite •
Was like a lamb / offrid in sacrifice •
Notes
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While the example of "money" in the line following suggests that the second glyph of the second word is in fact "o," the fourth glyph of "assentid" in the verse following suggests that the scribe, at times, renders their "e" glyph similarly to "o." The EETS edition has "feyned." ↩
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Similarly to the note above the second glyph here appears to be an "o," but is in fact an "e." ↩
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