While the founder was occupied at St. Bartholomew’s, Alfune was wont “to cumpasse and go abowte the nye placys of the chirche besily to seke and prouyde necessaries to the nede of the poer men, that lay in the hospitall.
Inmates at Ewelme must be restful and peaceable, attending to prayer, reading or work; their outdoor employment was to “kepe clene the closter and the quadrate abowte the welle fro wedis and all odyr unclennesse.
I wold that ze sende hyder Lytyl John that I mygth sende hym abowte on myn errandys.
Item, it is noysed abowte Gresham and all that contre that the Lord Molyns shuld be there in hast.
Sir Thomas Todenhamys man and Heydonys sowyn this sedde all abowte the contre, that here maysteris shull cum hom in hast in here prosperite and be als well att esse as ever they wer.
Abowte he goys twyes or thryes; They eat and They ete & drunke in such wyse drink, and give That þey geue hym ryght noght.
The stuard stert and staryd abowte The steward finds If he mygħt ower gete owte he can't get out; Att hole lesse or mare.
And in the iiiithe nyght after the blood brak out abowte mydnyght in the wheyghte of ii poundes.
Also ye schallbe of gud cher, and take no thowght, for I schall brynge my purpose abowte now by the grace of God, Qwhome have yow in kepyng.
He toke hur abowte the mydell small, And layd hur downe vpon the grene; Twys or thrys he served hur soo withall, He wolde nott stynt yet, as I wene.
He toke hur abowte the mydell small, That was soo faire of hyde and hewe; He kyssed hur cheke as whyte as whall, And prayed hur [th]at she wolde vpon hym rewe.
And if ye do, I make a vow, Thys brand abowte youre nekys shalle bow, For-thy by stylle as ston.
I yede (went) abowtebe Covaytyse of riches and I fande noghte Ihesu.
But his werkes his lavde must nede conquere; thei may never owt of remembravnce dye; hys werkes shall[e] his name conveye & bere Abowte the world almoste eternelly.
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