For thilke mannes pite which he dede
God was pitous and mad him hol at al;[1972]
Silvestre cam, and in the same stede
Yaf him baptisme first in special,
Which dide awai the sinne original,
And al his lepre it hath so purified,
That his pite for evere is magnified.[1973] 350
Pite was cause whi this emperour
Was hol in bodi and in soule bothe,
And Rome also was set in thilke honour