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Rh ert iweorred, and þine von beoð so stronge þet tu ne assailed foes meiht nonesweis, wiðuten sukurs af me, etfleon hore in no way escape their honden, þet heo ne don þe to scheomefule deað. Ich they chulle vor þe luve of þe nimen þis fiht upon me, and shall take aredden þe of ham þet schecheð þine deað. Ich wot rid them þauh for soðe þet ich schal bitweonen ham undervongen must deaðes wunde, and ich hit wulle heorteliche vorto ofgon win þine heorte. Nu, þeonne, biseche ich þe, vor þe luve þet then ich kuðe þe, þet tu luvie me, hure and hure, efter þen show at least ilke dead deaðe, hwon þu noldes lives. Þes king same since wouldst not in my life dude al þus, aredde hire of alle hire von, and was him-&shy; sulf to wundre ituked, and isleien on ende. Þuruh injured slain miracle þauh he aros from deaðe to live. Nere þeos Would not be ilke lefdi of vuele kunnes kunde, &#x0293;if heo over alle þing evil nature sprung ne luve him her efter? Þes king is Jesu Crist, Godes sune, þet al o þisse wise wowude ure soule, þet þe deoflen heveden biset. And wooed our devils he, ase noble woware, efter monie messagers, and feole many god deden, com vorto preoven his luve, and scheawede prove þuruh knihtschipe þet he was luve-wurde, ase weren worthy