Dibdin, Thomas Frognall; Spencer, George John [Oth.]: Bibliotheca Spenceriana: or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer (Band 3) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-3]

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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47.

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48. *

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49.

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47

The third cross next they on him laid,

When straiglitway he was living made ;

And by this means they quickly knew,

That this one was our Lord's cross true.

48.

Our Lord’s cross here Helena takes.,

And in God’s honour two halves makes :

At Salem she one half doth hry,

The other half she takes away.

49.

Here now, as we are truly taught,

The remnant of the cross is brought;

And Constantine in public view

Did thank the God of heav’n : ’tis true.

* The cuts above tliese two stanzas are transposed in the original—that belonging to 47
lneing over 48, and vice versa.