Edmund of Abington (c. 20 Nov. 1174 – 16 Nov. 1240)
‘Nou goth sonne under wode’
[Sunset on Calvary]
Nou goth sonne under wode;
Me reweth,[1] Marye, thy faire rŏde.
Nou goth sonne under tre;
Me reweth, Marye, thy sone and the.[2]
Now Go’th Sun Under Wood
NOu goþ sonne vnder wode,—
me reweth, marie, þi faire Rode.
Nou goþ sonne vnder tre,—
Me reweþ, marie, þi sone and þe.[3]
References
- reweth: rewes [MS. Digby 20]
- Speculum ecclesie, c. 1239–40.
- Bodl. MS. Arch. Selden 74, f.55v.