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   And aftyr on the Twelfth Day, whan three kyngys comyn wyth her gyftys and
worschepyd owyr Lord Jhesu Crist being in hys moderys lappe, this creatur, owyr
Ladys handmayden, beheldyng al the processe in contemplacyon, wept wondyr sor.
And, whan sche saw that thei wold take her leve to gon hom agen into her cuntré, sche
mygth not suffyre that they schuld go fro the presens of owyr Lord, and for wondyr
that thei wold gon awey sche cryed wondyr sore. And soon aftyr cam an awngel and
bad owyr Lady and Josep gon fro the cuntré ob Bedlem into Egypt. Than went this
creatur forth wyth owyr Lady, day be day purveyng hir herborw wyth gret reverns
wyth many swet thowtys and hy medytacyons and also hy contemplacyons, sumtyme
duryng in wepyng two owyres and oftyn lengar in the mend of owyr Lordys Passyon
wythowtyn sesyng, sumtyme for hir owyn synne, sumtyme for the synne of the pepyl,
sumtyme for the sowlys in purgatory, sumtyme for hem that arn in poverté er in any
dysese, for sche desyred to comfort hem alle. Sumtyme sche wept ful plenteuowsly
and ful boystowsly for desyr of the blys of hevyn and for sche was so long dyfferryd
therfro. Than this creatur coveyted gretly to be delyveryd owt of this wretchyd world.
Ower Lord Jhesu Crist seyd to hir mende sche schuld abyden and languren in lofe.
"For I have ordeyned the to knele befor the Trynyté for to prey for al the world, for
many hundryd thowsand sowlys schal be savyd be thi prayers. And therfor, dowtyr,
aske what thow wylt, and I schal grawnt the thyn askyng." This creatur seyd, "Lord,
I aske mercy and preservyng fro evyrlestyng dampnacyon for me and for all the world,
chastyse us her how thow wylt and in purgatory, and kepe us fro dampnacyon for thin
hy mercy.