British Library Addit. 10301

Þat made wiþ him Ioye y non · ⁊ euere þe leng þe more Þo he y sey of is godnesse · ⁊ of is wise lore For deinte þa^t he hadde of him · he let hym sone brynge By fore þe prⁱnce of engelond · aþelston þe kynge Þe kyng him made Ioye ynon · ⁊ gr^antede al is bone Of wat þing so he wolde bidde · ȝif it were to done {//}Þo bade he him an abbey · þa^t he was on forþ ybroȝt In þe toun of glastynbury· þa^t · þa^t him ne wernde noȝt Þe king him gr^antede is bone anon · ⁊ after him also Edmond is broþer þa^t was king ·⁊ in is poer ydo To glastinbury wende sone· þe gode man sein donston Þo boþe þe kynges him ȝeue leue · edmond ⁊ aþelston Of þe hous of glastinbury · a gret ordeyn^[a?]r? he was And made muche of hor gode rule · þa^t neuer er among hom nas Ac þa^t hous þa^t was ferst by gonne foure hondred ȝer by fore And eke þre ⁊ fifty ȝer / ar sein donston were y bore For þer was ordres of monekes · ar sein patrⁱc come And ar sein Austin to engelond · broȝte crⁱstindome And seint patrⁱc deide foure hundred · ⁊ to ⁊ fifty ȝere After þa^t oure swete lady · oure lorde anerþe bere Ac non monekes þer nere ferst · bote as in hudynge echon ⁊ as men þa^t drow to wildernesse · for drede of godes fon {//}Sein donston ⁊ seint aþelwolde · as oure lorde it by say Iordeyned to prestes were · boþe in one day Þer after sone to glastinburi · sein donston anon wende Abbot he was þer Inne ymade · is lyf þeruore to amende And for he nolde by is wille · no time ydel be A pryue smieþþe by is celle · he gan him by se For wan he moste of is oryson · reste for werinesse To worke he wolde is honden do · to fle ydelnesse Seruy he wolde pore men · þe wile he myȝte dure Al day for þe loue of god · he ne kepte of hom non hure And wanne he sat at is worke þer · is honden at is dede And is herte at ihesuss crⁱst · is mouþ is beden sede So þa^t al at one time · he was in þre studes Is honden þere· is herte at god · is mouþ to bidde is bedes {Donstane} {169} 91

Þer fore þe deuel hadde to hym· grete envye ⁊ onde A time he com to is smiþþe· alone him to fonde Riȝt as þe sonne ȝede adon· as he womman were And spake wiþ him of is werke· wiþ liȝhynge chere And sede þa^t he hadde wiþ him· grete werke to done Truflynge he smot her ⁊ þere· in anoþer tale sone Þis holy man hadde gr^et wonder / þa^t ȝo was her ⁊ þere He sat longe ⁊ byþoȝte hym· narwe ho it were Þo he byþoȝte hym ho it was· he drou forþ is tongge And leyde in þe hote fure· ⁊ spake feyre wel longe Forte þe tonge was al afure· ⁊ suþþe scille ynou Þe deuel he toke by þe nose· ⁊ wel faste drou He twende ⁊ ssoke hure by þe nose· þa^t þe fure out blaste Þe deuel wrickede her ⁊ þere· ⁊ he huld euere faste He ȝal ⁊ hupte ⁊ dron aȝen· ⁊ made grⁱsliche bere He nolde for al is by ȝete· þa^t he hadde ycome þere Wiþ is tonge he stroke is nose· ⁊ twenge him euere sore Forte it was wiþ inne niȝte· þa^t he ne miȝte se no more Þe ssrewe was glade ⁊ bliþe ynon· þo he was out of is honde And fley ⁊ gr^adde by þe lift· þa^t me hurde in to al þe londe Out wat haþ þis calwe y do· wat haþ þis calwe y do In þe countreye me hurde wyde· hou þe ssrewe gr^adde so As gode þe Srewe hadde y be· to smite atom is nose He ne hyeded nomore þuder ward· to tilie him of þe pose Þis holy abbot sein donston· hadde grete poer Wiþ king edmond þa^t was þo· ⁊ was al is conseiler After king edmond is deþe· a gode wile þer was agon Þat edwine is sone was kyng ymade· ⁊ noȝt after ward anon Þis edwine hadde vuel rede· ⁊ þer after he drou Wiþ sein donston he was wroþ· syker wiþ grete wou Of is abbey he dude him out· ⁊ dude him ssame ynou Þe more ssame þa^t hym dude· þe more þe gode man lou He drof hym out of engelond· ⁊ let him crⁱe fleme Þis godeman wende forþ wel glad· ne toke he neure ȝeme To þe abbey of seint amant· by ȝende se he drou And so Iornede þere longe· ⁊ ladde gode lyf ynou {170} after king

After king edwines deþe · edgar þat was is broþer Was king y made for he was · ner þan eny oþer Swiþe godeman he by com · ⁊ louede holy chirche And eche man þa^t him þerto radde · after hym he gan werche Me tolde him of sein donston · þa^t is broþer drof of londe Wiþ vnriȝt for is godenesse · ⁊ by gan him vnder stonde After him he sende anon · þa^t he come aȝen sone And by leuede is conseiler / of þa^t he hadde to done {//}Sein donston com hom aȝen · ⁊ feyre was vnder fonge And hadde is abbey al in pes · fr^am wan he was longe Wiþ þe king he was swiþe wel · ⁊ was al is conseiler Muche me spake of is godenesse · wyde fer ⁊ ner Hit byfel þa^t þe bissop · of Wircestre was ded Þe king ⁊ þe erchebissop ode · þer of nom hor red And þe holy abbot sein donston · bissop hy made þere To make him herre in god is lawe · is wille þei it nere Somme men esste of þe erchebissop · of kanterbury sire ode Ware fore he him bissop made · ⁊ is gr^aces were so gode For he ssal qu^aþ þis gode man · after me here be Erchebissop of kanterbury · ⁊ þa^t me ssal y se Wat woston þis oþer sede · þon spexst foliche y wis Noston namore þan þi fot · vpe god al it is {//} My leue frend qu^aþ þis gode man · ne dorre ȝe me blame noȝt Wel y wote wat oure lord crⁱst · in my mouþ haþ y broȝt As ho seiþ of þat þinge · þa^t he haþ in me y sede Telle y may þei it by falle · after þat y am dede Bissop he was of londone · sein donston suþþe also Of londone ⁊ of wircestre · ⁊ huld boþe to Hit by fel þa^t þe erchebissop · of kanterbury was ded Þe pope ⁊ þe kyng edgar / þer of nom hor red And made þe gode sein donston · erche bissop þere Gode men þa^t him y knewe · wel glade þer of were Cristendom of engelonde · to gode stat he drou And riȝtes of holy chirche · he huld vp fast ynou He formede þoru al englonde · þa^t eche person ssolde chese To wite him chast fr^am lecherie · oþer is chirche lese {Donstane} {171} 92 h I

Seint aþelwolde was þat tyme · bissop of Wyncestre And seint oswolde þe gode man · bissop of wircestre Þis two bissopis ⁊ seint donston · were al at one rede And egar þe gode kyng · to do þis gode dede Þis þre bissops wende aboute · þoru al engelonde And eche luþer person caste out · hom ne miȝte non at stonde Hor chirchen ⁊ hor oþer gode · clanliche hom by nome And by sette it on godemen · þoru þe popes gr^ant of Rome {//} Eiȝte ⁊ forty abbeis of monekes · ⁊ of nonne Of þe tresor hy rerde in engelonde of persons so y wonne And so it was wel bet by set · þan it was er on ssrewe For þere gode maistres beþ · som godnesse wolleþ ssewe Gode were þis þre bissops · þa^t at one tyme were þo Þe betere is engelonde for hom · ⁊ worþ euere mo Oure lord ȝaf a nerþe · sein donston feire gr^ace Þat at one tyme · as he was in a prⁱue place His fader ⁊ is moder eke · in þe Ioye of heuene an hey After þat hy dede were · aperteliche he sey Wel grete loue oure lorde him kudde · wan he hym ssowede þere So muche of is prⁱuete · þe wile he alyue were {//} As he lay anoþer tyme · in is reste aniȝt He y sey þe Ioye of heuene · ⁊ þe place þer Inne wel briȝt Angeles he hurde al so synge · amurye song þer Inne Þat me singeþ ȝut in holi chirche · wan me doþ þe masse by gynne Kyrielyson xpe leyson · was þat murie song Þis holyman þa^t þis y hurde · ne þoȝte hym noþing long Wel aȝte he to heuene come · at is ende day Wan he þe wile he was alyue · so muche of heuene y say {//} Harpe he louede swiþe wel · of harpe he couþe y nou A day he sat in is solas · ⁊ alay þer on drou Þe harpe heng vp by þe wowe · þo it was time to ete Þo it was ȝare þerto y broȝt · he sate don to is mete Of heuene he gan to þenche sone · of Ioye þa^t was þere Of þe Ioyful blis þa^t was þere · among seyntis þa^t þer were He sat as he were ynome · so muche þeron he þoȝte His harpe þa^t heng by þe wowe · of wan he lite roȝte {172}