Their God hateth wickedness, for tofore this time when they went from the laws that their God gave to them, he suffered them to be taken of many nations into captivity, and were disperpled.
Then the people made an altar tofore it, and made great joy and mirth, and danced and played tofore the calf, and offered and made sacrifices thereto.
Then Pharaoh told to him his dreams, like as is tofore written, of the seven fat oxen and seven lean, and how the lean devoured the fat, and in likewise of the ears.
Then Joseph entered tofore Pharaoh and said to him: My father, my brethren, their sheep and beasts be come from the land of Canaan, and be in the land of Goshen.
Which then when his brethren saw him come from far, tofore he approached to them they thought to slay him, and spake together saying: Lo!
Then the enchanter made it more stronger than it was tofore of venom, and gave it him to drink, and it grieved him nothing.
And Solomon taught her in all that ever she purposed tofore him.
I am soothly Raphael the angel, one of the seven which stand tofore our Lord God.
Eli that time sat toforethe posts of the house of our Lord.
Then she kneeled down tofore Aglovale and Percivale, and besought them to abide at home with her.
After he had ridden a day or two on his road, he met about the hour of noon at the parting of two ways two knights, that led Lionel, his brother, bound upon a strong hackney and his hands bound tofore his breast.
So there abode Sir Bedivere with the hermit, that was tofore Bishop of Canterbury, and there Sir Bedivere put on poor clothes, and served the hermit full lowly in fasting and in prayers.
Therewith he kneeled down tofore the table and made his prayers, and then suddenly his soul departed to Jesu Christ, and a great multitude of angels bare his soul up to heaven, and the two fellows might well behold it.
Then he unlaced his helm, and ungirded his sword, and laid himself down to sleep upon his shield tofore the cross.
Launcelot kneeled down tofore the chamber, for well wist he that there was the Holy Grail within that chamber.
Thereafter it befell that they arrived in the edge of a forest tofore a cross, and then saw they a knight, armed all in white and richly horsed, leading in his right hand a white horse.
Here they landed, and took out of the ship the table of silver, Percivale and Bors going tofore and Galahad behind.
Thereupon Messire Gawain departeth, sore an-angered, for it seemed him that never had no thing tofore befallen him that weighed so heavy on his heart.
King Arthur looketh at the sepulchre and saith that nevertofore hath he seen none so costly.
Never tofore have I found lady that hath done me so much honour, and this ought you to be well pleased to know, for neither in her bearing, nor in her speech, nor in herself found I nought save all goodness only.
Never tofore did he aught whereby he wrought so much to blame.
Sir," say they, "Marvel not of this that we do, for well knew we the knight that bare this shield tofore you.
Sir," saith he, "I am very nigh my death, but I comfort me much of this that I see you tofore I die.
Natheless never was the chapel wasted nor decayed, but was as whole thereafter as tofore and is so still.
Ha, Messire Gawain, many a time have I heard tell of you albeit never tofore have I seen you.
I have not seen Messire Gawain sithence tofore I entered into this hermitage.
Then he took her by the bridle and said: By the Holy Cross, ye shall not escape me tofore ye have yolden the custom of this castle.
Then Eliazar, King Pelles' son, brought tofore them the broken sword wherewith Joseph was stricken through the thigh.
Then Launcelot kneeled down tofore the chamber, for well wist he that there was the Sangreal within that chamber.
So therewith entered a spear wherewith he was smitten him through both the thighs, and never sith might he be healed, nor nought shall tofore we come to him.
When the recluse heard his name she had great joy of him, for mickle she had loved him tofore any other knight, for she ought to do so, for she was his aunt.
Sir, said the knight, set me on an horse tofore you, and I shall teach you.
So he met at the departing of the two ways two knights that led Lionel, his brother, all naked, bounden upon a strong hackney, and his hands bounden tofore his breast.
And therewith he kneeled down tofore the table and made his prayers, and then suddenly his soul departed to Jesu Christ, and a great multitude of angels bare his soul up to heaven, that the two fellows might well behold it.
Then Sir Galahad came unto a mountain where he found an old chapel, and found there nobody, for all, all was desolate; and there he kneeled tofore the altar, and besought God of wholesome counsel.
This jousts was done tofore the hermitage where a recluse dwelled.
Then he returned and came to his horse and did off his saddle and bridle, and let him pasture, and unlaced his helm, and ungirt his sword, and laid him down to sleep upon his shield tofore the cross.
Lo, thus he seide, and with that word He threw tofore hem on the bord The gold out of his hond anon, And seide hem that he wolde non: So that he kepte his liberte To do justice and equite, Withoute lucre of such richesse.
For in such wise as Avarice, As I tofore have told the vice, Thurgh streit holdinge and thurgh skarsnesse Stant in contraire to Largesse, Riht so stant Prodegalite Revers, bot noght in such degre.
Of this merveile which thei sihe So apparant tofore here yhe, Of that the king him hath misbore, Here othes thei have alle swore 5280 That thei wol stonde be the riht.
And thus this worthi capitein 5210 Appiereth redi at his day, Wher al that evere reson may Be lawe in audience he doth, So that his dowhter upon soth Of that Marchus hire hadde accused He hath tofore the court excused.
And thus he loketh on the fleissh, 7070 Riht as an hauk which hath a sihte Upon the foul, ther he schal lihte; And as he were of faierie, He scheweth himtofore here yhe In holi place wher thei sitte, Al forto make here hertes flitte.
Thus passen thei that wofull nyht, And erly, whan thei sihe it lyht, Thei gon hem forth in such a wise As thou tofore hast herd devise, Al naked bot here schortes one.
Bot Nestor, which was old and hor, The salve sih tofore the sor, As he that was of conseil wys: So that anon be his avis Ther was a prive conseil nome.
No, page; it is an epilogue or discourse to make plain Some obscure precedence that hathtofore been sain.
Farewell, Lavinia, my noble sister; O, would thou wert as thou tofore hast been!
Title--And next folowyng begynnith an amerowse compleynte made at wyndesore in the laste May tofore Novembre (sic).
No, fair knight, it is not fitting for a gentlewoman to ride tofore her champion.
How Appius the highe preest of the tempill of Mynerfe, albeit he was blinde, of good corage purposid tofore the Romains to make werre withe king Pirrus then to be com subjet to her auncient ennemy king Pirrus.
And he followed, as he did tofore in all things, in humility and honesty of manners.
And this was a marvelous thing, for at the hour of matins, like as he had been sent from God, Nicholas arose toforeall other.
And suddenly there blew a much strong wind, that made all the house to tremble, and the child was ravished with the cup, and was set tofore the gate where his father held the solemnity of S.
Nicholas, the child held a precious cup tofore the king, and remembered his prise, the sorrow of his friends, and the joy that was made that day in the house of his father, and began to sigh sore high.
Then know that, which nevertofore was known, I am no shepherd, no Arragonian I, But born of royal blood.
They which tofore thought that the heaven's throne Is placed above the skies, and there do feign The gods and all the heavenly powers to reign, They err, and but deceive themselves alone.
For when a religious man hath continued in his order fifty years, then he shall be admitted to make his jubilee, and that made, he is pardoned and hath remission of many observances that tofore he was bounden unto.
For a little tofore his death a young man died and was raised again by miracle.
Then the next day following, when all the people was assembled, she was presented tofore the judge.
The which granted yearly remissions and indulgences so great and large, that tofore in no time of mind hath been seen any popes to have granted and given like.
And then the bird of the tree of the island where they had holden their Easter tofore came to the grip and smote out both his eyes and after slew him, whereof they thanked our Lord.
And when she was presented tofore him he demanded her of her lineage, name, and religion.
Thus in thys manere Ganellon brought gold and sylver, wyn wymmen and other richesses as toforehe had enterprysed.
The day that Roulland the marter rendred hys soule unto God, I Turpyn, archbysshop of Raymes, was in the valeye of Rouncyval, tofore Charles the Emperour, and sayde masse for the soules whych were passed out of thys world.
Wherefore the sarasyns were soo troubled and abasshed of the myght and puissaunce of Rolland, that they alle fled tofore hym, and then abode the kyng Marfuryus wyth a fewe folke.
Whan they were tofore me in passynge, I sayd to them, and demaunded who they were, and what they bare.
The bataylle as I have sayd tofore was moche sharpe.
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