Legends the Holy Rood Eetso

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: ... night, 28 Bifore Jat day Jat pai suld fight, Him thoght he lukid to heuyn on high, and saw the Cross on which Christ died, and a voice spake thus to him: -' Arrange shalt thou overcome thy enemies. In this sign put fully thy trust, then shalt thou have no cause for fear, for by this thou sbait have leaf 150. victory." On awaking he was very joyful. Up he rose with a light heart, and went to Helena the noble Queen, and told her of his dream. Full glad was she of the tidings, and she caused a cross to be made to be carried before the Emperor. And in Je aire him thoght he sigh pe same cros Jat crist was on done, And a voice sayd bus to him sone: "Ordayne bine armes on Jis kin wise, pan sal Jou ouercum Jine enmise; And in Jus figure fully Jou trayst, pan thar Je no thing be abaist; Mak Jis in Jine armes forJi, pan sall Jxm haue Je victori." In hoc vince. He wakkend Jan and was ful glad, For he so gude herting Jan had; Vp he rase with hert ful light And to his moder he went ful right, pat was saynt Elyne Je noble quene, And tolde vnto hir ilkdele bidene; Of Jis tithing scho was ful fayne And gert ordau, with al hir mayne, pat he suld haue swilk armes dight, Als he had sene by gastly sight; His awin armes sone doun war laid And Je cros in his scheld purtraid, Byfore him in batayle to bere, And so he went furth to Jie were; And thurgh Je vertu of Je croyce, Als he was warned by gastly voyce, Al his enmls he ouer-come And broght Je victori to Kome. Saint Elyne Jan was wunder fayne pat hir sun was cumen safe ogayne, And Jat ilk figure of Je rode Honurde Jai with mayn and mode; Bot of Je cros no thing Jai knew, Ne no thing wist Jai of Ihesu, Ne no thing wist Jai what it ment pat Jai honurd with gude entent. pan king Constantine gert call Of Iewry be ma...