Legends of the Holy Rood Volume 44; No. 46; Symbols of the Passion and Cross-Poems. in Old English of the Eleventh, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Centuries (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...ouer Je brig; Thurgh prophecy Jan Jus scho said--"pis ilk tre Jat here es laid A verray signe wele may it seme 764 Of a domesman Jat all sal deme, Als lord and maister moste mighty, pus may Jris signe wele signify." Scho landed Jare ay whils hir list, 768 Grete wit of Salomon scho wist; And sejrin ogayne gan scho ga To hir cuntre Jat scho come fra, And Jat tre euer scho gan honowre 772 pat seJin bare oure sauiowre; pis haly tre lay in Jat stede, Vntill Jat crist suld suffer dede, When dome was gifen ordand was he 776 Forto be hanged opon a tre, pat als a cros Jan suld be wroght; On swilk a tre Jan had Jai thoght, Sone a iew stode vp in hy, that it might be worn out by the feet of Thus this tree lay until Dame Sheba came to Jerusalem to hear of Solomon's wisdom. Passing over this bridge she honoured it with all her might. She laid her clothes thereon and barefooted went over the bridge. She said the tree was a true sign of a doonuman who should judge all men as lord and master. fol.80 6, col. 2. This tree lay in that place until Christ should suffer death. He was condemned to be hanged on a tree fashioned like a cross. The Jews think of the tree 'Maid over the lake," and from it they make a cross eight cubits long. When it was finished they took it to Pilate, who was well pleased with their work. The cross is made but the nails are wanting. The Jews run to a smith out of the town, and bid him make three nails. The smith, believing Christ to be a true prophet. does not intend to make the nails. And Jus he said thurgh prophecy: --"pe kinges tre, I rede, je take, pe whilk je laid ouer Je lake To make a cros both large and lang pe kyng of iews bar-on to hang." To bis Jai all assented Jan, And rathly out of be toune bai ran; pai toke be tr...