Miles Christi (222)

Summary

[Voice I]

Miles Christi gloriose

Symon certans in agone

Pro iusticia

Qui constanter conseruasti

A subuersione

Fidem Christi tibi datam

Et a lesione

Vt nos mundet a delictis

Satisfactione

Et in ***

[Voice II]

Plorate ciues Anglie

Magnanimum Lecestrie

Qui bellans pro iusticia

Prostratus est in Anglia.

O zelus ineffabile

[O] nephas <innarrabile>

Quo fit pius ob emulis

Morti datur et meritis

Dum pungnat pro iusticia.

Prauorum ruit framea

Fideles ***

Miles Christi (222)

Cambridge, St John's College, MS F. (formerly MS 138),

former fols 127v–128r (now detached)

[Voice I] O Simon, by fighting to the death for justice as a glorious soldier of Christ you staunchly kept [5] from overthrow and harm that faith in Christ which was given to you, so that he might cleanse us of our sins by penance [10] and in ***

[Voice II] O citizens of England, weep for the great-hearted earl of Leicester who was cut down battling for justice in England. [5] O the wonderful zeal, O the unspeakable wickedness, by which he is made blessed. While he fights for justice he is given over to death by his enemies and by those who deserve it themselves. He falls to the evildoers’ spear. [10] The faithful ***