CCC_45_St._Austyn

ðe sto. aldelmo He esste atte marchens. wer hy hadde out þe. Eny þing of holy churthe þat to pulle were Ve merchans þoȝte storn of hi. as gerigs walleþ wide be wilde And ȝyrþ hi hober answere. foz he þoȝte ???? ⁊ milde Hoz ssiþ smat aȝen into þese. m gret tempest anon. So þat hi wer uþe þe þime porto advenche ethon. Gret wreche is þis qþ^a on op hom. we mowe welvnder stonde. We nns and werede þe godema. þ^t sþal wiþ us alonde Ffor he is holyman ⁊ god. and þroute tongons we-beoþ. ?nddeþ hi anon for ȝuienesse. þe wile we him iseoþ. Thy o^lde anon on seint aldelm. m god ????? snou. þe tepeste was fulle anon. hoze ssip to londe drou Abo? þ^t me duþeþ bible. þ^t is of eiþer lawe Boþe of þe olde ⁊⁊ of þe nywe· seint aldelm hi bere fawe Samoze hi nolde mis answer hi· snou hom paȝæ er· þis bible is ȝate at malmesburi· ⁊ eue^r ept haþibeo þer

¶Seint Austin, þat c^rstendom· broȝte into engelonde, Ðe s[anc?]to. Agstino Reiȝt is among oþ^[r?] iwis· þ^t hebeo vnder stonde. Sein G^rgori þe holyman· Pope was of rome Engelond he louede muche· þei he neue þer ne come me tolde þ^t þe lond was god. and þ^t it heþene was Sori was sein G^rgori: þat hit u[?]^[?]stened nas· hy sulp he wolde habbe iwend· her into engelonde, Ac he ne moste for is Cardinals· ac stolde sende his sonde ¶Cwiþ an forti of gode men seint Austin he nom· And sende hom here into engelonde· to p^[?]ihi c^rstendom

þat echone Monekes were· seint austin and eke þe oþe. þis holymen hom wende forþ· þat alle were as is broþe After þ^t god dasibore· sif hodred ȝer hit was And four store and nei to ȝer· þ^t hy dude pis holy cas· ¶Chi dradde hom sare for hi ne couþe þe spethe of engelonde· hy nome men þat couþe boþe [?]agages vndur stonde· hi dude hom forþ in þese· þo hy þuder come Toward þe hanene of engelonde· þane riȝte wei his nome To an Ile bi este bent· hoze stiþ bigan enene wende þat pe mȝt god is uh[?]ed· as omd loud ho wolde sende þere hy nome uerst hore in· [?] nome hom sone to rede hou hi miȝte left on take to don þis holi dede· ¶Cþe king albriȝt þ^t was þo· king of engelonde Bi agneinte Messag· faire hi sende hor sonde þat hy wer Messagd· and f^[a?]m anhei man icome To do him amessage· f^[a?]m þe court of rome þat stolde world wiþ oute ende· to hi(m?) and to alislode To gret prou [?] richesse ben· ȝif hi hit wolde vndurstonde· ¶Cþa þis word to þe hinge com· he stod a wile in þaȝt Gode tidynges, he seide mote hit be[o?]· þ^t hi habbeþ me ibroȝt He under fengham fair Inou· [and?] hon^[a?]eþ hom also And findeþ hom plente Inou· of þ^t hi habbeþ nede to · fforte ich habbe wiþ hom ispeke· and hore message ise God leue as hi me bihoteþ wel · þ^t hit mote mi prou be his heste was fol wel iholde · me aueg hom [?]air Inouh · þe king touward þulke Ile · sone þere after drouh þo he to þe ile com· to seint austin he sende þat he to don is message· diþ is felawes to him wende ¶C Seint austin him greiþed wel · [and?] his felawes echon · Fforto fiȝte aȝein þedeuel · and to bataile gon hy made þe signe of þe^[a?]us · oþ^r Armes nadden hi non Fforto do þis bataille · and to ouercome hore fon · Aсrois of seluer wiþ þe-forme · of god hi lete rere And in astude of baner · to uore hom alle bere And ȝeode forþ wel baldeliche · as hardi kniȝtes [and?] gode And siwede hore swete baner · wiþ þe forme of þe rode ¶C hy gone to singe þe letanie · for prou of þe londe þat our lou^[r?]d hom sende g^[a?]ce · hore prechinge to vnder|stonde þe king hi grette swuþe faire · þa hi to him come, And sede hme erende· f^[ra]m þe court of rome ·

And þ^rchede him of c^[r]stendom · and of our lo^rndes lawe þat goder hele him [and?] alle his · wolde he þ^[?]to d^[a?]we hy by hete him þe ioie of heuene· þ^t so riche was [and?] is þat he stolde after þulke liþ · turne to þulke blis And be þer wiþ oute ende · mid god þ^t us boȝte· þe king stod þo he hurde þis· as þei he were in þoȝte ¶CSwuþe fair þing it is he sede þat ȝe bihoteþ me · Were ich s[w?]er þ^t it were soþ· do[n?] ich wolde aft þe At Ine consena noȝt þ^[s?]to· for it is ȝute niwe Ar ich habbe more vnder ȝite· weþ þis message beo t^[r]we And for ȝe þus it^[a]uailed beoþ· f^am so ueorne londe And for [m^[r]me?] gode, as ȝe seggeþ· [and?] doþ me under stonde Grein nel ich ȝou noȝt· [ut] faire bi ȝov do [And] vnder sage ȝou [and?] sinde ȝou e[k?]· þ^t ȝe habbeþ nede to And ich gu^[?]te al þulke e[k?]· þat wolleþ to ȝou t^[?]ne· Gode leue ich ȝiue ech ma[n]· Inelle noma[n] weorne þis was at[?] uerste meþigþ· ugod bygynyge þer ast was þe betere haþe to come to god endyge ¶C Seint austin and alle his· as wuþe fair woinyinge þe king ȝaþ in þe toun of doue· to dou In he hor[?] pchinge Seint austin and is felawes· bigonne to prechi faste So þat some þ^t gode were· to hom hore herte caste And t^[a?]nde hom to c^[l]stendom· euere þe leng þe mo So þat folk aboute hom com· so þuke so it miȝte go hore dede sþrong so wide sone· þat to þe king it com þe uaire miracles þ^t in dude as hi p^[?]chede c^[l?]stendom þe king wende and hurde hor pchinge· [and] þoȝte hit was god To longe he sede ich habbe abide· ar ich þis under stod he t^ande him to c^[r?]stendom· [and] let hi[m] baþtise anon· And bi lunede on ihu c^[r]st· [and] is men echon· So longe so þis holymen· hore wille hadde attenede þat þe folk of eu^[?]ich toun· to c^[r]stendom gan wende ¶CSeint austin wende aȝen þo· þe þoþe he tolde at rome hou al þat folk of engelond· c^[r]stendom nome· þodas þe þoþe sein g^rgori· ibroȝt in grete bhiste he het seint austin wende aȝen· þ^t lond bet to wiste ¶CSeint austin wende anon aȝen· and þo he þuder tom Gwelþ bissops he made in þelod· to wardi c^[r]stendom þe þritteþe he was in duls· as oin[?] lou^[?]d ȝaf þe cas Er che bissoþ at done· þe serfte þ^t end was.

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