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The Sources of Standard English.


that Jhesu Crist ham leyse, for is hali wndes;
                                          loose                       wounds
for quike and for deade and al mankinde;
and þat ws here. God don in hevene mot þar it finde;
                                             may place in heaven
and for alle þat on herþe us fedin and fostre;
                                    earth
saie we nu alle þe hali pater noster.

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Ure fadir þat hart in hevene,
halged be þi name with giftis sevene,
samin cume þi kingdom,
likewise
þi wille in herþe als in hevene be don,
ure bred þat lastes ai
gyve it hus þis hilke dai,
                              same
and ure misdedis þu forgyve hus,
als we forgyve þam þat misdon hus,
and leod us intol na fandinge,
                                       temptation
bot frels us fra alle ivele þinge. Amen.

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Heil Marie, ful of grace,
þe lavird with þe in hevirilk place,
                                      every
blisced be þu mang alle wimmein,
and blisced be þe blosme of þi wambe. Amen.

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Maidin and moder þat bar þe hevene king,
wer us fro wre wyþer-wines at ure hending;
defend                        enemies                   ending
blisced be þe pappis þat Godis sone sauk,
                                                                        sucked
þat bargh ure kinde þat þe nedre bysuak.
   protected          race                 serpent    tricked