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To his tobe they returned, | with herl
& my nd effectual,
Redoublyng theyr prayer)w///i humble
deuocion,
For the great tryumphe ) and vtter
subiection
That thenmyes of god | had susteyned
that day,
1345 Exhortyng the people | to laude god
and praye.
And mekely on theyr knees | with
all dew reuerence
Vncouered the tombe, | where the
corps lay:
There founde the reliques, in state
and essence
All though he had layne ther many
a longe day.
‘350 And of the same reliques they toke
no parte away;
But of therth all blody saint Germane
toke a porcion,
To here aboute with hym, of feruent
deuotion.
And forthesame in full recompence,
A cophyn enclosed with relyques
many one
>355 Of all thapostels | and martyrs with
reuerence
Whiche he gathered in places where
he had gone,
‘ There he them offered to blessed
saynt Albon,
For a perpctuall memory of that his
acte and dede
And to all pylgryms to haue rewarde
and mede.
>3&> Than departed Germayne and his
felowe Lupus
In to theyr owne countres, there to
remayne.
Within foure yeres after | agayne it
happened thus:
Newly to sprynge | theresyes of pe-
lagyane.
Than the clergy sent of newe for
saynt Germayne;
1365 Who hastely graunted to come and
discusse
All doutes, associate 1 with holy
Seuerus.
Who breuely confounded and
brought to vtterance
All theretykes to theyr shame and
confusyon.
That done, they retourned agayne
into Fraunce,
1370 The people delyuered from deuyllys
she illusion; —
Albeit shortely after | theyr former
abusyon
Returned theyr myndes and brought
in appostacy,
Theyr god forgettyng to laude and
magnifie.
And all that was done by the gre
uous occasyon
1375 Of the furyous saxons | and theyr
pagan ryte;
For after that they had in (t)his lade
made inuasion,
Chur(c)hes and clergy they distroyed
quite,
To adnull Christis lawe was all theyr
delyte
And compell the christen to theyr
false ydolatry —
1380 In suche miserable lyfc was all theyr
felicite.
Thus by them all this region in
maner pcmerted
From Christis fayth, | and holy saynt
Albon,
The chapell and tombe decayed and
subuerted —
Token or knowlege there was lefte
none —
1385 Deuotion and prayer forgotten and
gone:
Tyll god of his goodnes and mercy-
full pitie
Wold reuele his sayntes ) to the laude
of his deite.
Thus duryng this tyme, thre hundred
yere & mo,
The hertes of the people, | all derke
& obumbrate,
1390 From the fayth of Christ was clerely
lost and go,
Worshyppyng ydols of power adny-
chilate —
