# Epitaph for Ælfric, archbishop of Canterbury

Presulis hic redolent Ælfrici lypsana summi,
Qui rector patrie perstitit Angligene.
Inter pontifices rutilans ceu mystica lampas,
Defensor regni necne salus populi.
Heu nostram fera mors extinxit nempe lucernam,
Heu nostri cecidit fons quoque consilii.
Hunc sexta decimaque kalendas namque Decembris,
Assumpsit Michahel seu dedit Emanuhel.