teen years. In his well-known "Confessions" is given an
account of his spiritual progress, and of his state before he was
converted.

[Illustration: EAST END OF THE FRATRY AND SOUTH TRANSEPT. From
Billings.]

ST. AUGUSTINE

1. Her fader and mod^r of sanct Austyne
Fyrst put hym her to lerne doctryne

2. Her taught he gramor and rethorike
Emongys all doctors non was h[~y] lyke

3. Her promysed he w^{th} hys moder to abide
Bot he left her wepyng and stal y^e tyde grace de diu (on the
ship's sail)

4. There taught he at rome the sevyn science
Y^t was gret prece tyll hys presence

5. Her prechyd Ambrose and oft tymys previd
Qd lettera occid_t wych Austin mevid

6. Her Poinciane hym tald ye lyffe of Sanct Anton
And to Elipius he stonyshed said thus anone
Q^r patim^r surgut indocti et Coelu^m rapiu't
Et nos c[~u] doctrinis [~i] infer_r demergimur

7. Her sore wepying for hys gret syn
He went to morne a garth wythin

8. Her wepyng and walyng as he lay
Sodenly a voice thus herd he say
Tolle lege Tolle lege

9. No word for tothewarke here myght he say
But wrote to the pepil for him to pray

10. Her of Sainct Ambrose chrysteyned was
The gret doctor Austyne throgh Godes grace
Te Deum laudamus Te Dom'm confitemur

11. Her deyd his moder called Monica
As thai were returning in to Affrica

12. Her was he sacred prest and usyd
Of Valery the Bishop thoffe he refusyt

13. Her after (Godes word mylde and mek taught he)
Hys (men of) religion as ye may see

14. Her fortunate the heretyk concludit he
Informyng the laws of Maneche

15. Consecrate Byshop was this doctour
By all the cuntre with gret honour

16. As ys woman come to h[~y] for consolacion
She saw hym wth the Trinite in meditacion

17. When he Complyn had said and come to luke
He was full cleyn owt of y^s knafys buke
(Penitet me tibi ostendisse librum)

18. They beried hys body wyth deligence
her in hys aun kirk of Yponese.

19. Her Lied-brand the kyng of L[~u]berdy
Hym translate fr[~o] Sardyne to Pavye

20. Thei shrynyd hys banes solemnly
In sanct Peter kyrk thus at Pavye

21. Thys prior he bad soon do evynsang her
And helyd hym that was sek thre yer

22. Her he apperyd unto these men thre
And