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Title: Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
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This text is intended for users whose text readers cannot use the "real"
(unicode/utf-8) version of the file. Characters that could not be fully
displayed have been "unpacked" and shown in brackets:
[Gh], [gh] (yogh)
[&] (Tironian ampersand)
[þ/] (thorn with stroke)
[e,] (e with tail, "e caudata")
[.y] (y with over-dot)
[´æ] (accented æ)
[-a], [-e]... (vowel with macron or "long" mark)
[)a], [)e]... (vowel with breve or "short" mark)
[a.], [b.]... (expunctuated letter, "under-dot")
All but the first three are rare, or occur only in notes. Any other
bracketed characters are in the original text.
The form {} represents a half-width space, generally between prefix and
main word. These are not always unambigous; readers should consult page
images or a printed text. The {;} is a punctuation mark similar to a
semicolon.
A few selections use additional, very unusual letters that will be
explained as they appear.
In the last three selections, doubled ¶¶ represents the large C-like
paragraph symbol. In Orm and earlier selections, ¶ is as printed.
Italicized letters or parts of words, indicating expanded abbreviations,
are shown in {braces}. Spaced-out text, used mainly for Latin
quotations, is marked with _lines_. Boldface is shown with +marks+,
while large initial capitals are shown with double ++marks before the
letter. Superscript letters are shown with ^.
The Notes were published in a separate volume, in preparation at the
time this e-text was produced (August 2008). For each selection, the
bracketed paragraph describing the MSS. has been summarized from these
Notes; additions or omissions shown by ellipses or brackets according to
the usual rules for academic quotation.
Further details about the format of this e-text are at the end of the
text. All notes in [[double brackets]] were added by the transcriber.]
SELECTIONS FROM
EARLY MIDDLE ENGLISH
1130-1250
Edited With Introductions And Notes
by
JOSEPH HALL
M.A., Hon. D.Litt., Durham University
PART I: TEXTS
OXFORD
At The Clarendon Press
M CM XX
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
London Edinburgh Glasgow New York
Toronto Melbourne Cape Town Bombay
_HUMPHREY MILFORD_
Publisher to the University
PREFACE
Some of the texts in this book have already appeared in the Specimens
of Early English edited by the Rev. Richard Morris. But Nos. i, ii, iv,
vii, xiii and xv are new, the important shorter pieces, Nos. vi, viii,
xvi, xviii, xxi and xxiii, are printed in full, and some, as Nos. viii
and ix, are taken from additional or better manuscripts. The pieces are
arranged tentatively in what appears to be the chronological order of
their composition, but Nos. xix and xvii should have come before the
Ancrene Wisse, and No. vii has been placed next to the Proverbs of
Alfred, from which it appears to be derived. It is hoped that those who
study the older book will find in the present one a useful supplement.
The texts follow the manuscripts in all details. The syntax being
comparatively simple, there is not much to be gained by modern
punctuation, and that of the manuscripts has gained a fresh importance
from theories which have been founded upon it. Where obvious mistakes
have been corrected in the text, notice is always given in the
footnotes. Additions are made within square brackets, and
interlineations are printed between accents.
My best thanks are due to the custodians of the libraries for the
facilities which with uniform kindness they extended to me in the
collation of the manuscripts.
J. H.
WOODSTOCK,
_January, 1920_.
TABLE
of
PIECES AND MANUSCRIPTS
Page
I. WORCESTER FRAGMENTS 1
Worcester Cathedral Library, 174.
II. SAINT GODRIC'S HYMNS 5
British Museum, Royal 5 F. vii.
III. THE PETERBOROUGH CHRONICLE (A.D. 1132-1154) 5
Bodleian, Laud Misc. 636.
IV. CHARTER OF HENRY THE SECOND 11
B. M., Harleian Charter iii B. 49.
V. A PARABLE 12
B. M., Cotton Vespasian A. xxii.
VI. THE PROVERBS OF ALFRED 18
Jesus Coll. Oxford, Arch. E. 29.
VII. MEMENTO MORI 29
Same as No. VI.
VIII. POEMA MORALE 30, 31
Lambeth, 487.
B. M., Egerton 613.
Trinity Coll. Camb., B. 14. 52.
IX. ANCRENE WISSE A 54, 55
Corpus Christi Coll. Camb., 402.
Caius Coll., 234.
IX. ANCRENE WISSE B 60, 61
Corpus MS., as before.
B. M., Cotton Nero A. xiv, with passages from
C inserted between asterisks.
Variants upon MS. Nero from B. M., Cotton Titus
D. xviii (without any indicating letter) and
B. M., Cotton Cleopatra C. vi (= C).
B indicates agreement of T and C as against N.
X. IN DIEBUS DOMINICIS 76
Lambeth, 487.
XI. HIC DICENDUM EST DE PROPHETA 79
Same as for No. X.
XII. SERMONS FOR PALM SUNDAY AND EASTER DAY 82
Trinity Coll. Camb., B. 14. 52.
XIII. VICES AND VIRTUES 88
B. M., Stowe 34.
XIV. LA[Gh]AMON 94, 95
B. M., Cotton Caligula A. ix.
B. M., Cotton Otho C. xiii.
XV. ORM 112
Bodleian, Junius 1.
XVI. SAWLES WARDE 117
Bodleian, 34 (to l. 339, p. 127).
B. M., Royal 17 A. xxvii (from l. 339, p. 127
to end).
XVII. SAINT KATHERINE 128
B. M., Royal 17 A. xxvii.
XVIII. THE ORISON OF OUR LADY 132
B. M., Cotton Nero A. xiv.
XIX. SAINT JULIANA 138, 139
B. M., Royal 17 A. xxvii.
Bodleian, 34.
XX. THE OWL AND THE NIGHTINGALE 148, 149
Jesus Coll. Oxford, Arch. E. 29.
B. M., Cotton Caligula A. ix.
XXI. THE BESTIARY 176
B. M., Arundel 292.
XXII. GENESIS AND EXODUS 197
Corpus Christi Coll. Camb., 444.
XXIII. KENTISH SERMONS 214
Bodleian, Laud Misc. 471.
CORRIGENDA
[Transcriber's Note:
All corrections listed here have been made in the body of the e-text.
The form as originally printed is shown in [brackets]. A few additional
corrections have been added from the Notes volume.]
1/17 [nu beoþ] [_printed without brackets_]
2/30 [fei][gh]e [[fei]ge]
11/1 {þ}urh MS kurh
[_body text printed without italics; added linenote_]
12/15 alisendnesse [alisendnessee]
14/58 fi{lio} [fi{lii}]
17/162 d{escendi} [d{escendit}]
83/32 For v{iam} p{ro} read v{estimenta} p{rosternebant}
85/79 s{e}cla [s{e}c{u}la]
87/161 Omit words in brackets
[_printed [his fleis [&] his blod.] at beginning of line_]
150/16 þat [þar]
152/57 wit [wiþ]
154/104 bysemar [bisemar]
160/183 nyht [niht]
160/185 vych [vich]
160/191 quaþ [qwaþ]
166/289 In footnote, Þule [_added footnote_]
167/289 In footnote, Þule [_no change_]
167/310 eue [eve]
168/336 Murehþe ilyche [Mureþe iliche]
168/339 holy [holi]
221/248 iheed _for_ ihee[r]d
I. WORCESTER FRAGMENTS
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"Worcester Cathedral Library, 174.... Its contents are ... (2) the scrap
here marked A; (3) the pieces B and C with five more fragments of the
same poem. A completes the page on which the glossary ends, and B is on
the verso of the leaf. The leaves have been slightly shorn at one side
and reduced at top and bottom, but probably to no great extent: the
conjectural complement, which is here printed within square brackets, is
for the most part fairly obvious, the more so as portions of the lost
letters often remain. The whole MS. is in the same large square hand,
but the pieces in verse, which are written continuously, like prose, are
less carefully executed. The handwriting is of the second half of the
twelfth century, perhaps about 1180 A.D. The Latin headings are not in
the MS."]]
A. SICUT OUES ABSQUE PASTORE
[++S]{an}c{tus} beda was iboren her on breotene mid us · [f. 63 r
[&] he wisliche [writen] awende
[þ/] þeo englis{c} leoden þurh weren ilerde ·
[&] he þeo c[not]ten unwreih · þe questiuns hoteþ ·
þa derne di[gh]elnesse · þe de[or]wurþe is · 5
ælfric abbod þe we alquin hoteþ ·
he was bocare · [&] þe [fif] bec wende ·
Genesis · Exodus · Vtronomius · Numerus · Leuiticus ·
þ[urh] þeos weren ilærde ure leoden · on englisc ·
þet weren þeos biscop[es þeo] bodeden cristendom 10
wilfrid of {R}ipum · Johan of beoferlai · Cuþb[ert] of Dunholme ·
Oswald of wireceastre · Egwin of heoueshame · æl[dhelm] of malmesburi ·
Swiþþun · æþelwold · Aidan · Biern of wincæstre · [Pau]lin of
rofecæstre · S. Dunston · [&] S. ælfeih of cantore · buri ·
þeos læ[rden] ure leodan on englisc · 15
næs deorc heore liht · ac hit fæire glod ·
[nu is] þeo leore forleten · [&] þet folc is forloren ·
[nu beoþ] oþre leoden · þeo læ[reþ] ure folc ·
[&] feole of þen lorþeines losiæþ · [&] [þ/] folc forþ{}mid
Nu sæiþ [ure] drihten þus · _Sicut aq{ui}la p{ro}uocat 20
pullos suos ad uolandu{m} · [&] sup{er} eo[s uolitat ·]_
þis beoþ godes word to worlde asende ·
[þ/] we sceolen fæier feþ [festen to him] ·
[Linenotes:
2. _writen_] [_bec_] Varnhagen. || 3. _englisc_] _englise_ MS. ||
7. [_fif_] V. || 11. _Ripum_] _Sipum_ MS. || 13. _Paulin_]
[_Cwiche_]_lm_ Wright. || 22. _þis_] _þus_ V.]
B. HOMO PUTREDO ET FILIUS HOMINIS VERMIS
en earde · [f. 63v
[&] alle þeo isceæftan · þe him to [s]cu[l]en ·
[&] mid muchele cre[fte · þe]ne mon he idihte ·
[&] him on ileide · lif [&] soule ·
Softliche he heo isom[nede] · ac þær biþ sor idol · 5
[þ/] bodeþ [þ/] bearn : þonne hit iboren biþ ·
hit [woan]eþ [&] mænet þeo weowe ·
[&] þene seoruhfule siþ · [&] [þ/] sori idol ·
[þ/] soule schal [[&] li]came · sorliche idælen ·
forþon hit cumeþ weopinde · [&] woniende iwiteþ · 10
[swo D]eaþ mid his pricke · pineþ þene licame ·
he walkeþ [&] wendeþ [&] woneþ [oftes]iþes ·
he sæiþ on his bedde · wo me [þ/] ic libbe ·
[þ/] æffre mine lif dawes · þus [lon]ge me ilesteþ ·
for heui is his greoning · [&] seorhful is his woaning · 15
[Linenotes:
3. [_þe_]_ne_ Buchholz. [_þon_]_ne_ Haufe. || 7. _hit_ [_greoneþ
ond woan_]_eþ_ B. || 9. [_[&] li_]_came_ H. | [_hire li_]_came_
Singer. || 11. [_D_]_eaþ_ H., B. | [_thonne D_]_eath_ S. ||
13. _wome_ MS.]
[&] al [biþ] his siþ · mid seorwe biwunden ·
him deaueþ þa æren : him dimmeþ [þa] i[gh]en ·
him scerpeþ þe neose · him scrinckeþ þa lippen ·
him scorteþ [þe] tunge · [him starkeþ his skin ·]
him trukeþ his iwit · him teoreþ his miht · 20
him coldeþ his [siden ·] liggeþ þe ban stille ·
þonne biþ [þ/] soule{}hus · seoruhliche bereaued ·
[at] also muchele wunne · þe þer{}inne wunede ·
þus biþ þæs bearnes · [bod]unge ifulled ·
þeo moder greoneþ · [&] [þ/] bearn woaneþ · 25
So biþ þeo [bu]rdtid · mid ba`le´wen imenged ·
so biþ eft þe feorþsiþ · Mid seoruwen al bewunden ·
þonne þe licame [&] þe sowle · soriliche to[dæl]eþ :
þonne biþ [þ/] wræcche lif · iended al mid sori siþ ·
þonne biþ þe [fei][gh]e · iflut to þen flore · 30
[Linenotes:
19. [_him ... skin_] no gap in MS. || 21. _þe ban_] perhaps _he
stan_. || 23. [_at_] B., [_of_] H. || 27. In MS. the second half
of this line is _sorhliche to dæl_... copied by mistake from the
next line. || 30. [_fei_]_ge_ Zupitza, [_bodi_]ge S.]
[[Partial word [_bodi_]ge italicized as shown]]]
he biþ eastward istreiht · he biþ sone stif ·
he [col]deþ also clei · hit is him ikunde ·
Mon hine met mid one [gh]erde · [&] þa mol[de] seoþþen ·
ne mot he of þære molde · habben na{m}more ·
þonne [þ/] rihte imet · [rih]tliche tæcheþ · 35
þonne liþ þe clei clot · colde on þen flore ·
[&] him sone from [fleoþ] · þeo he ær freome dude ·
nulleþ heo mid honden · his heafod riht wen[den] ·
heom þuncheþ [þ/] hore honden · swuþe beoþ ifuled ·
Gif heo hondleþ þe[ne d]eade · seoþþen his dea[gh]es beoþ igon · 40
sone cumeþ [þ/] wrecche wif · þe [forh]oweþ þene earfeþ siþ ·
forbindeþ þæs dædan muþ · [&] his dimme e[gh]en ·
[þon]ne þet riche wif · forhoweþ þene earueþ siþ ·
for ufel is þeo wrecche lufe · [þari]nne þeo un{}blisse cumaþ ·
þonne besihþ þeo soule · sorliche to þen lich[ame ·] 45
[Linenotes:
32. [_col_]_deþ_ Z., [_hear_]_deth_ S. || 41. The last half of
this line is due to l. 43. || 43. [_þonne_] H. || [_Ec_] B. ||
44. _þarinne_] [_þon_]_ne_ S., [_In_]_ne_ H., B.]
C. CONFABULABOR CUM AMARITUDINE ANIMAE MEAE
[ ] þu me · þeo hwule þet ic wunede inne þe · [f. 64r
for þu were leas [&] luti[gh] · [&] u[n]riht lufedest ·
Godnesse [&] riht · æfre þu onscunedest ·
hwar is nu þe[o mo]dinesse · swo muchel þe þu lufedæst ·
hwar beoþ nu þeo pundes · þurh [pa]newes igædered · 5
heo weren monifolde · bi markes itolde ·
hwar beoþ [nu] þeo Goldfæten · þeo þe Guldene ·
comen to þine honden ·
þin blisse is [nu] al agon · min seoruwe is fornon ·
hwar beoþ nu þine wæde · þe þ[u] wel lufedest ·
hwar beoþ [sibbe ·] þe seten sori ofer þe · 10
beden swuþe [gh]eorne · [þet] þe come bote ·
heom þuþte alto longe · [þ/] þu were on liue ·
for heo [we]ren grædie · to gripen þine æihte ·
[Linenotes:
C 5. [_pa_]_newes_ Holthausen. || 7. _þe_] _e_ in darker ink. ||
10. [_sibbe_] no gap in MS.]
nu heo hi dæleþ heom imong · [heo] doþ þe wiþ{}uten ·
ac nu heo beoþ fuse · to bringen þe ut of huse, 15
b[rin]gen þe ut æt þire dure · of weolen þu ært bedæled ·
hwui noldest þ[u be]þenchen me · þeo hwile ic was innen þe ·
ac semdest me mid sunne · fo[rþon] ic seoruhful eam ·
weile [þ/] ic souhte · so seoruhfulne · buc ·
noldest þ[u lo]kien lufe · wiþ ilærede men · 20
[gh]iuen ham of þine Gode · [þ/] heo þe fo[re] beden ·
heo mihten mid salm songe · þine sunne acwenchen ·
Mid [ho]re messe · þine misdeden fore biddan ·
heo mihten offrian loc · leofli[che] for þe ·
swuþe deor wurþe lac · licame cristes · 25
þurh þæ{n}e þu were · alese[d] from helle{}wite ·
[&] mid his reade blode · [þ/] he [gh]eat on rode ·
þo þu we[re] ifreoed to farene i{n}to heouene ·
ac þu fenge to þeowdome · þ{urh} þæs de[ofles] lore ·
Bi þe hit is iseid · [&] soþ hit is on boken · 30
[Linenotes:
18. _semdest_] _scendest_ S. || 20. [_lo_]_kien_ S.,
[_ma_]_kien_ H., [_þe ma_]_kien_ B. || 24. _leofli_[_c_] B. ||
26. _þæne_ Z., in MS. _þære_.]
_Qui custodit diuitias ser[uus] est diuitiis_
þu were þeow · þines weolan ·
noldest þu nouht þær{}of d[ælen ·] for drihtenes willæn ·
ac æfre þu grædiliche · gæderedest þe more ·
lu[þer]liche eart þu forloren · from al [þ/] þu lufedest · 35
[&] ic scal wræcche soule [· weo]we nu driæn ·
eart þu nu loþ [&] unwurþ · alle þine freonden ·
nu ha{m} [þun]cheþ alto long · [þ/] þu ham neih list ·
ær þu beo ibrouht · þaer þu be[on] scalt ·
on deope sæþe · on durelease huse · 40
þær wurmes wældeþ · al [þet þe] wurþest was ·
füweles quale holde · þe þu icwemdest ær ·
Mid alre [þære] swetnesse · þeo þu swuþe lufedest ·
þeo swetnesse is nu al agon · [þ/] b[ittere] þe biþ fornon ·
[þ/] bittere ilæsteþ æffre · [þ/] swete ne cumeþ þe [næffre ·] 45
[Linenotes:
36. [_weo_]_we_ H., [_ece_] _we_ S. || 38. _nu ham_]
_nu han_ MS. || 43. _þære_] [_kunde_] S., H., B.]
II. SAINT GODRIC'S HYMNS
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"Royal 5 F vii, British Museum ... apparently an inserted leaf. This
leaf ... belongs to the beginning of the thirteenth century...."]]
A ++Sainte marie uirgine [f. 85r
moder ih{es}u cristes nazarene
onfo schild help þin godric ·
onfang bring he[gh]ilich wið þe in godes riche ·
++Sainte marie xpistes bur 5
maidenes clenhad moderes flur ·
dilie min sinne rix in min mod ·
bring me `to´ winne wið þe selfd God.
B Crist and sainte marie swa on scamel me iledde
þat ic on þis erðe ne silde wid mine bare fote i{}tredie · 10
C ++Sainte Nicholaes godes druð ·
tymbre us faire scone hus ·
At þi burth at þi bare.
Sainte nicholaes, bring vs wel þare.
[Linenotes:
II. 3. Over _onfo_, _onfong_ in later hand. || 4. _wið_] _w_ corr.
out of _þ_. || 6. _maidenes_] _id_ corr. out of _rd_.]
III. THE PETERBOROUGH CHRONICLE
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"Laud Misc. 636, Bodleian Library (MS. E).... A new hand begins with
1132 and continues to the end in 1155 A.D."]]
[Headnote: The Anarchy]
[Sidenote: M·C·XXXII.]
f. 88v] ++Ðis gear co{m} henri king to þis land. þa co{m} henri
abbot [&] uureide þe muneces of burch to þe king forþi ð he uuolde
underþeden ð mynstr{e} to clunie. sua ð te king was wel neh
be{}paht. [&] sende eft{er} þe muneces. [&] þur`h´ godes milce [&]
þur`h´ þe b{iscop} of Seresb{er}i [&] te b{iscop} of linc{ol} [&] te
oþre ricemen þe {5} þer wæron þa wiste þe king ð he feorde mid
suicdo{m}. Þa he na{n} mor ne{}mihte. þa uuolde he ð his nefe sculde
ben abb{ot} in burch. oc xpist it ne{}uuolde. Was it noht suithe
lang þer{}eft{er} þatte king sende eft{er} hi{m}. [&] dide hi{m}
gyuen up ð abb{ot}rice of burch. [&] faren ut of lande. [&] te king
iaf ð abb{ot}rice an p{ri}or of S' neod Martin was {10} ge{}haten.
he co{m} on S' pet{res} messe{}dei mid micel wurscipe into the
minstre.
[Sidenote: M·C·XXXV.]
++On þis gære for se king h{enri} ouer sæ æt te la{m}masse. [&] ð
oþer dei þa he lai an slep in scip. þa þestrede þe dæi ouer al
landes [&] uuard þe sunne suilc als it {15} uuare thre niht ald
mone. an st{er}res abuten hi{m} at middæi. Wur`þ´en men suiðe
of{}uundred [&] of{}dred [&] sæden ð micel þing sculde cum{en}
her{}eft{er}. sua dide. for þat ilc gær warth þe king ded. ð oþer
daei eft{er} S' Andreas massedæi · on norm{andi}. Þa wes treson a
þas landes. for æuricman sone ræuede oþer þe mihte. {20} Þa namen
his sune [&] his frend [&] brohten his lic to engle{lande} [&]
bebiriend in Reding{e}. Godman he wes [&] micel æie wes of hi{m}.
durste nanman misdon wið oðer on his time. Pais he makede men [&]
dær. Wua{}sua bare his byrthen gold [&] sylure. durste na{n} man sei
to hi{m} naht bute god. {25}
[Linenote:
20. _þa wes treson a_ Emerson, in MS. _þa westre sona_.]
f. 89r] Enmang þis was his nefe cumen to engle{lande} Stephne de
blais. [&] co{m} to lundene. [&] te lundenisce folc hi{m} underfeng.
[&] senden [e,]ft{er} þe ærceb{iscop} Will{el}m curbuil. [&]
halechede hi{m} to kinge on midewintre{}dæi. On þis kinges time wes
al unfrið [&] yfel [&] ræflac. for agenes hi{m} risen sona þa
ricemen þe wæron swikes. alre fyrst Balduin {30} de Reduers [&] held
Execestre agenes hi{m}. [&] te king it be{}sæt. [&] siððan Bald{uin}
acordede. Þa tocan þa oðre [&] helden her castles agenes hi{m}. [&]
dauid king of scotland toc to uuerrien hi{m} · þa þohuuethere þat
here sandes feorden betwyx heo{m}. [&] hi to{}gædere comen [&] wurðe
sæhte. þoþ it litel forstode. {35}
[Sidenote: M·C·XXX`VII´.]
++Ðis gære for þe `k{ing}´ Steph{ne} ofer sæ to normandi [&] ther
wes under{}fangen for{}þi ð hi uuenden ð he sculde ben alsuic alse
the eo{m} wes. [&] for he hadde get his tresor. ac he to{}deld it
[&] scatered sotlice. Micel hadde henri k{ing} gadered gold [&]
syluer. [&] na god ne dide me for his saule thar{}of. {40}
Þa `þe´ king S{tephne} to englal{ande} co{m} þa macod he his
gadering æt Oxeneford. [&] þar he na{m} þe b{iscop} Roger of
Sereb{er}i [&] Alex{ander} b{iscop} of lincol [&] te canceler
Rog{er} hise neues. [&] dide ælle in p{ri}sun. til hi iafen up here
castles. Þa the suikes under{}gæton ð he milde man was [&] softe [&]
god. [&] na iustise ne dide. þa dide`n´ hi alle {45} wunder. Hi
hadden hi{m} manred maked [&] athes suoren. ac hi nan treuthe ne
heolden. alle he wæron for{}sworen and here treothes for{}loren. for
æuric riceman his castles makede [&] agænes hi{m} heolden. [&]
fylden þe land ful of castles. Hi suencten suyðe þe uureccemen of þe
land mid castel weorces. þa þe castles uuaren {50} maked þa fylden
hi mid deoules [&] yuelemen. Þa namen hi þa men þe hi wenden ð ani
god hefde`n´. bathe be nihtes. [&] be dæies. carlmen [&] wi{m}men.
[&] diden heo{m} `in p{ri}sun´ eft{er} gold [&] syluer. [&] pined
heo{m}; untellendlice pining. for ne uuæren næure nan martyrs swa
pined alse hi wæron. Me henged up bi the fet [&] smoked heo{m} ·
mid {55} ful smoke. Me henged bi the þu{m}bes other bi the hefed.
[&] hengen bryniges on `her´ fet. Me dide cnotted strenges abuton
here [f. 89v] hæued. [&] uurythen to ð it gæde to þe `h´ærnes. Hi
diden heo{m} in quarterne þar nadres [&] snakes [&] pades wæron
inne. [&] drapen heo{m} swa. Sume hi diden in crucethus ð is in an
c[e,]ste þat was scort [&] nareu. [&] {60} un{}dep. [&] dide scærpe
stanes þer{}inne. [&] þrengde þe man þær{}inne. ð hi{m} bræcon alle
þe limes. In mani of þe castles wæron lof [&] gri{m}. ð wæron
rachenteges ð twa oþer thre men hadden onoh to bæron onne. þat was
sua maced. ð is fæstned to an beom. [&] diden an scærp iren abuton
þa mannes throte [&] his hals. ð he `ne´ myhte nowiderwardes. {65}
ne sitten ne lien ne slepen. oc bæron al ð iren. Mani þusen hi
drapen mid hungær. J ne can ne i ne mai tellen alle þe wunder ne
alle þe pines ð hi diden wreccemen on þis land. [&] ð lastede þa
·xix· wintre wile Stephne was king [&] æure it was uuerse [&]
uuerse. Hi læiden gæildes o`n´ the tunes æure u{m}wile [&] clepeden
it tenserie. þa {70} þe uureccemen ne hadden na{n} more to gyuen. þa
ræueden hi [&] brendon alle the tunes. ð wel þu myhtes faren al a
dæis fare sculdest thu neure finden man in tune sittende. ne land
tiled. Þa was corn dære. [&] flec [&] cæse [&] butere. for nan ne
wæs o þe land. Wrecce men sturuen of hungær. sume ieden on ælmes þe
waren su{m} wile {75} ricemen. sume flugen ut of lande. Wes næure
gæt mare wre`c´ce{}hed on land. ne næure hethen men werse ne diden
þan hi diden. For ouer{}sithon ne for{}baren `hi´ nouther circe ne
cyrce{}iærd. oc nam{en} al þe god ð þar{}inne was. [&] brenden
sythen þe cyrce [&] alte gædere. Ne hi ne forbaren b{iscopes} land
ne abb{otes} ne preostes. ac ræueden {80} munekes [&] clerekes. [&]
æuricman other þe ouer myhte. Gif twa men oþer ·iii· coman ridend to
an tun. al þe tunscipe flugæn for heo{m}. wenden ð hi wæron ræueres.
Þe biscopes [&] leredmen heo{m} cursede æure. oc was heo{m} naht
þar{}of. for hi uueron al forcursæd [&] for{}suoren [&] for{}loren.
War sæ me tilede. þe erthe ne bar nan corn. for þe land {85} was al
fordon. mid suilce dædes. [&] hi sæden openlice ð xpist slep. [&]
his halechen. Suilc [&] mare þanne we cunnen sæin. we þolenden xix·
wintre for ure sinnes. [f. 90r] On al þis yuele time heold Martin
abbot his abbotrice ·xx· wint{re} [&] half gær [&] viii· dæis. mid
micel suinc. [&] fand þe munekes [&] te gestes al þat heo{m}
be{}houed [&] heold mycel {90} carited in the hus. [&] þoþwethere
wrohte on þe circe [&] sette þar{}to landes [&] rentes. [&] goded it
suythe. [&] læt it refen [&] brohte heo{m} into þe neuuæ mynst{re}
on S' PETRES mæsse dæi mid micel wurtscipe. ð was · anno ab
incarn{atione} d{omini} · M·c·xl. a co{m}bustio{n}e loci ·xxiii· [&]
he for `to´ Rome. [&] þær wæs wæl under{}fangen fra{m} þe pape {95}
Eugenie. [&] be{}gæt thare p{ri}uilegies. an of alle þe landes of
þabbotrice. [&] an oþer of þe landes þe lien to þe circewican. [&]
gif he leng moste liuen alse he mint to don of þe horderwycan. And
he be{}gæt in landes þat ricemen hefden mid strengthe. Of Will{el}m
malduit þe heold Rogingha{m} þæ castel. he wan Cotingha{m} [&]
Estun. [&] Of hugo of {100} Walt{e}uile he uuan hyrtlingb{eri} · [&]
Stanewig. [&] lx · sol. of Aldewingle `ælc gær´. And he makede manie
munek{es} [&] plantede winiærd. [&] makede mani weorkes. [&] wende
þe tun betere þan it ær waes. [&] waes god munec [&] god man. [&]
forþi hi{m} luueden god [&] gode men. {105}
[Linenotes:
41. _Þa_] no paragraph in MS. || 46. After _maked_ erasure of two
letters. || 56. After _þumbes_, _[&]_ deleted. || 81. _þe ouer_]
_þeouer_ MS. || 97. After _moste_, _alse_ erased. ||
99. _strengthe_ corrected out of _strengthre_.]
Nu we willen sægen su{m}del wat belamp on Steph{nes} kinges time. On
his time þe iudeus of Noruuic bohton an xpisten cild be{}foren
estren [&] pineden hi{m} alle þe ilce pining ð ure drihten was
pined. [&] on langfridæi hi{m} on rode hengen for ure drihtines
luue. [&] sythen byrieden hi{m}. wenden ð it sculde ben for{}holen.
oc ure dryhtin {110} atywede ð he was hali m{arty}r. [&] to munekes
hi{m} namen. [&] bebyried hi{m} heglice in þe minst{re}. [&] he
maket þur[h] ure drihtin wunderlice [&] manifældlice miracles. [&]
hatte he S' Willelm.
[Sidenote: M·C·XXXVI`II´.]
++On þis gær co{m} dauid king of Scotl{and} mid ormete færd to
þis land. wolde winnan þis land. {115} [&] hi{m} co{m} togænes
Will{el}m eorl of Albamar þe þe king adde beteht euorwic [&] to
other æuez men mid fæumen [&] fuhten wid heo{m}. [&] fle{m}den þe
king æt te Standard. [&] sloghen suithe micel of his genge.
[f. 90v]
[Sidenote: M·C·XL.]
++On þis gær wolde þe king Steph{ne} tæcen Rodb{er}t eorl {120} of
gloucestre þe kinges sune · Henries. ac he ne myhte for he wart it
war. Þer{}eft{er} in þe lengten þestrede þe sunne [&] te dæi. abuton
non tid dæies. þa men eten. ð me lihtede candles to æten bi. [&] þat
was ·xiii· k{alend}. Ap{ri}l'. wæron men suythe of wundred.
Þer{}eft{er} fordfeorde Will{elm} ærceb{iscop} of
cantwarb{eri}. {125} [&] te king makede Teodbald ærceb{iscop} þe was
abbot in the bec. Þer eft{er} wæx suythe micel uuerre be{}tuyx þe
king [&] Randolf eorl of cæstre noht for{}þi ð he ne iaf hi{m} al ð
he cuthe axen hi{m}. alse he dide alle othre. oc æfre þe mare he iaf
heo{m}. þe wærse hi wæron hi{m}. Þe eorl heold lincol agænes þe
king. [&] be{}na{m} hi{m} al ð he {130} ahte to hauen. [&] te king
for þider [&] besætte hi{m} [&] his brother Will{el}m de R[om]are in
þe castel. [&] te æorl stæl ut [&] ferde eft{er} Rodb{er}t eorl of
gloucestre. [&] brohte hi{m} þider mid micel ferd. [&] fuhten suythe
on Candel masse dæi agenes heore lauerd. [&] namen hi{m} for his men
[h]i{m} suyken [&] flugæn. [&] læd hi{m} to Bristowe [&] {135} diden
þar in p{ri}sun [&] [fe]teres. þa was al englel{and} styred mar þan
ær wæs. [&] al yuel wæ[s i]n lande. Þer{}eft{er} co{m} þe king{es}
doht{er} henries þe hefde ben emp{er}i[ce] i[n A]lamanie. [&] nu wæs
cuntesse in Angou. [&] co{m} to lundene [&] te lundenissce folc hire
wolde tæcen. [&] scæ fleh [&] forles þar mic[el.] Þer eft{er} þe
biscop of Wincestre henri {140} þe king{es} brother Steph{nes} spac
wid Rodb{er}t eorl [&] wyd þe{m}p{er}ice [&] suor heo{m} athas ð he
neure ma mid te king his brother wolde halden. [&] cursede alle þe
men þe mid h[i{m}] heoldon. [&] sæde heo{m} ð he uuolde ííuen heo{m}
up Wincestre. [&] dide heo{m} cumen þider. Þa hi þær inne wæren. þa
co{m} þe king{es} cuen [mid al]hire strengthe. {145} [&] besæt
heo{m}. ð þer wæs inne micel hungær. Þa hi ne leng ne muhten þolen
þa stali hi ut [&] flugen. [&] hi wurthen war wid{}uten [&]
folecheden heo{m}. [&] namen Rodb{er}t eorl of glouc{estre}. [&]
ledden hi{m} to Rouecestre. [&] diden hi{m} þare in p{ri}sun. [&] te
emp{er}ice fleh in{}to an minstre. [f. 91r] Þa feorden þe wisemen
betwyx þe kinges {150} freond [&] te eorles freond [&] sahtlede sua
ð me sculde leten ut þe king of p{ri}sun for þe eorl. [&] te eorl
for þe king. [&] sua diden. Sithen þereft{er} sa`t´hleden þe king
[&] Randolf eorl at Stanford. [&] athes suoren [&] treuthes fæston ð
her nouþer sculde be{}suiken other. [&] it ne for{}stod naht. for þe
king hi{m} sithen na{m} in ha{m}tun. þurhc wicci {155} ræd. [&] dide
hi{m} in p{ri}sun. [&] ef{}sones he let hi{m} ut þurhc wærse red. to
ð forewarde ð he suor on halido{m} [&] gysles fand. þat he alle his
castles sculde íiuen up. Sume he iaf up [&] sume ne iaf he noht. [&]
dide þanne wærse þanne he hær sculde. Þa was engleland suythe
to{}deled. sume helden mid te king. [&] sume mid þe{m}p{er}ice. for
þa þe {160} king was in p{ri}sun þa wenden þe eorles [&] te ricemen
þat he neure mare sculde cum{en} ut. [&] sæh`t´leden wyd
þe{m}p{er}ice. [&] brohten hire into Oxenford. [&] iauen hire þe
burch. Þa þe king was ute þa herde ð sægen. [&] toc his feord [&]
besæt hire in þe tur. [&] me læt hire dun on niht of þe tur mid
rapes. [&] stal ut. [&] scæ fleh [&] iæde on fote to {165}
Walingford. Þær eft{er} scæ ferde ouer sæ. [&] hi of normandi wenden
alle fra þe king. to þe eorl of Angæu. sume here þankes [&] sume
here unþankes. for he be{}sæt heo{m} til hi aiauen up here castles.
[&] hi nan helpe ne hæfden of þe k{inge}. Þa ferde Eustace þe
king{es} sune to france [&] na{m} þe king{es} suster of france to
wife. wende to bigæton {170} normandi þær þurh. oc he spedde litel.
[&] be gode rihte for he was an yuel man. for ware se he [com he]
dide mare yuel þanne god. he reuede þe landes [&] læide mic[ele
gilde]s on. He brohte his wif to engle{}land. [&] dide hire in þe
caste[l of Can]teb{eri}. God wi{m}man scæ wæs. oc scæ hedde litel
blisse mid hi{m}. [&] xpist ne wolde ð he sculde {175} lange rixan.
[&] wærd ded [&] his moder beien. [&] te eorl of Angæu wærd ded. [&]
his sune henri toc to þe rice. [&] te Cuen of france to{}dælde fra
þe king. [&] scæ co{m} to þe iunge eorl henri. [&] he toc hire to
wiue. [&] al [f. 91v] peitou mid hire. Þa ferde he mid micel færd
into engle[la]nd. [&] wan castles. [&] te king ferde agenes hi{m}
mid {180} micel mare ferd. [&] þoþwæthere fuhtten hi noht. oc ferden
þe ærceb{iscop} [&] te wise me`n´ betwux heo{m}. [&] makede ð sahte
ð te king sculde ben lauerd [&] king wile he liuede. [&] æft{er} his
dæi ware henri king. [&] he held`e´ hi{m} for fader [&] he hi{m} for
sune. [&] sib [&] sæhte sculde ben betwyx heo{m}. [&] on al
engleland. Þis [&] te othre foruuardes {185} þet hi makeden. suoren
to halden þe king [&] te eorl [&] te b{iscopes} & te eorles [&]
ricemen alle. Þa was þe eorl under{}fangen æt Wincestre [&] æt
lundene mid micel wurtscipe. [&] alle diden hi{m} manred. [&] suoren
þe pais to halden. [&] hit ward sone suythe god pais. sua ð neure
was here. Þa was þe k{ing} strengere þanne he æuert her was. [&] te
eorl {190} ferde ouer sæ. [&] al folc hi{m} luuede for he dide god
iustise [&] makede pais. {192}
[Linenotes:
135-45. MS. rubbed here. || 172. MS. mutilated here.]
[Sidenote: M·C·LIIII.]
++On þis gær wærd þe king Steph{ne} ded [&] bebyried þer his wif
`[&] his sune´ wæron bebyried æt fauresfeld. þæt minst{re} hi
makeden. Þa þe king was ded. þa was þe eorl {195} beionde sæ. [&] ne
durste nan man don oþer bute god for þe micel eie of hi{m}. þa he to
engleland co{m}. þa was he underfangen mid micel wurtscipe. and to
king bletcæd in lundene on þe sunnen dæi be{}foren midwint{er} dæi.
[&] held þær micel curt.
Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.
þa {200} sæclede he [&] ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ. [&] te munek{es}
innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf. Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is
gehaten. god clerc [&] god man. [&] wæl luued of þe k{inge} [&] of
alle godemen. and o[n cyric]en byrie{den} þabb{ot} hehlice [&] sone
þe cosan ab{bot} ferde [&] te muneces [mid him to] oxenforde to þe
k{ing} [[&] he] iaf hi{m} þat abb{ot}rice. [&] he {205} ferde hi{m}
son[e to linc]ol [&] was þ[ær bletcæd to] abbot ær he ham come. [&]
[sithen] was under fangen [mid mic]el [wurtscipe at] burch. mid
[mice]l p{ro}cessiun. [&] sua he was alsua at Ramesæie. [&] at
Torn{ey}. [&] at . . n [&] Spall{ding} [&] at {S. l.} bares. [&] . .
. [&] [he nu is] abbot. [&] fa[ire] haued begunnon. xp[ist] him
un[ne gode endinge]. {210}
[Linenotes:
203. MS. mutilated and defaced from this place onward. ||
204. _byrie^d_ in MS.]
IV. CHARTER OF HENRY THE SECOND
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"Harleian Charter III B. 49, British Museum.... The document is in a
French record hand, and the writer was evidently little versed in the
insular script. He uses both þ and th, [wynn] and w."]]
++H' [þ]urh godes [gh]efu ænglelandes king gret ealle mine
bissceopas [&] ealle mine eorlas [&] ealle mine scirereuan [&] ealle
mine þeinas frencisce [&] englisce · on þan sciran þe teobalt
erceb{isceop} [&] se hiret æt xp{ist}es chyrchen on Cantuarabir[gh]
habbad land inne freondlice [&] ic keþe eow [þ/] ic hebbe heom
geunnon [þ/] hi beon ælc þare lande wurþa {5} þe hi eafdon en
Edwardes kinges de[gh]e · [&] on Willelmes kinges mines furþur
ealdefader · [&] on Henrices kinges mines ealdefader · [&] saca [&]
Socne · on strande [&] on Streame. On wudan · [&] on feldan · tolles
[&] theames · grithbriches · [&] hamsocne · [&] forstalles · [&]
i{n}fangenesthiafes · [&] fleamene frimtha · ofer heore agene men ·
binna{n} Burgan [&] butan · {10} swa ful [&] swa ford swa mine agene
Wicneres hit sechan scolden · [&] ofer swa fele þeinas swa ich heom
to{}leten habban. And ic nelle [þ/] eni{}man enig{}þing þer{}on theo
· butan hi [&] heara wicneras · þe hi hit bitechan · willað · ne
frencisce ne englisce · for þan þi{n}gan þe ich habbe criste þas
gerichtan forgifan minre Saule to ech{er}e alisendnesse [&] ic {15}
nelle geþauian [þ/] enig{}man þis abrece bi minan fullen frenscipan.
God geau gehealde.
[Linenotes:
1. MS kurh || IV. 4. _Cantuarabir[gh]_] last letter _[gh]_ or _g_;
the one has been corrected out of the other: so too in _de[gh]e_,
l. 6. || 14. _þingan_] _þimgan_ MS.]
V. A PARABLE
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"Cotton Vespasian A 22, British Museum. It is composite; a second MS.,
224 × 153 mm. in two columns, begins at f. 54 with the pieces printed in
OEH i. 217-45. It is written in a small and crabbed hand unlike that of
a professed scribe. The use of the contraction marks is unsystematic and
the readings are sometimes uncertain."]]
REX SUOS IUDICANS
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[f. 56v¹] [++H]it [gh]elamp [þ/] an rice king wes. strang [&] mihti.
his `land´ gélest wide [&] side. his folc was `swiðe´ ærfeðtelle.
his under{}þéoden [gh]éwer on his cyne{}rice wuneden. Þa be{}fel hit
swa [þ/] hi{m} a þance beféll · to under{}[gh]eíte wá an alle his
cyne{}rice hi{m} were frend oðer fend. hold oðer fá. [&] he nam
hi{m} tó rede [þ/] heo{m} wolde {5} [gh]earceon anæ grate laðienge.
[&] þider [gh]eclepíen all his underþéod. [þ/] hi bi éne féce to his
curt `berie´ come sceolde [&] sette ænne dé[gh]ie. [þ/] hi alle be
þe látst to þa d{e}[gh]`i´e. þer were. Ac þis [gh]esceod he hadde
isétt bi{}tweone frend [&] fend. [þ/] þan hi come mistlice to bérie.
[gh]ef he frend wére. me hine sceolde derewrlice forð{}clepien. [&]
do hine wasse. {10} [&] [gh]iéfe hi{m} hís formemete. [þ/] hi{m} to
la{n}g ne þuhte to abiden of {s}e laford to þe none inn come. Gief
he fend wére. me sceolden ánon eter gat [gh]emete mid gode repples
[&] stiarne swépen. [&] stiarne híne besíé. [&] binde hi{m} hand [&]
fétt. [&] do hine in{}to þiest{er}nesse. [&] þer abide of all his
[gh]eferen were [gh]egadered. [þ/] hi alle clone. símle {15} belócen
were. Þa sende se king his ærndraches of fif ceðen to alle his
under{}þeoden. to [gh]elaðie þis folc. hwet bute ícome súm cófer
su{m} láter`su{m} frend su{m} fend´. [&] was idon bí ha{m} al swá ær
cweðe [we] [þ/] isett was. Þa hit þer to co{m}. [þ/] se hlaford
in{}to þar halle come. mid his dierewur{ð} [gh]eferede. mid [´æ]rlen
[&] aldren. mid cn`i´hten {20} mid þeínen. þa cweð se hlafor to his.
Æér þan{n} we mid ure frienden toðe mete gó. sce{w}ie we þes uncoðe
mæn ur [gh]efó. þa hi to for hi{m} cóme. þa wénte he hin to ha{m}
[&] þus cweð. Un [f. 56v²] wraste man wat lacede [gh]éu an alle míre
rice þat [gh]íe hatrede [&] wid{er}wardnesse a[gh]énes me [gh]e
win[ne] sceolde. [&] to mine `fá´ [gh]ebugon. Swá ibrúce ic
mine {25} rice ne scule [gh]íe mine mete ibite. ac scule þa þe hit
mid mire lufe [gh]earnede. Þa þis was iségd. þa were cofe abruden
into þest{er}nesse. þe hi sturfe hungre. [&] se hlaford nam
{w}iði{nne} to is frenden [&] et [&] dranc [&] macede hine wel bliðe
mid his `[&] þer hi hadden brad [&] win. [&] vii. sandon´. {30}
[Linenotes:
V. 11. _se_] _fe_ MS. || 18. _sum ... fend_ added on margin. ||
20. _dierewurð_] _dierewurd_ MS. || _[&] aldren_ over an erasure. ||
21. _þeínen_ over an erasure. || 22. _scewie_] _scepie_ MS. ||
28. _wiðinne_] _hit h[-i]_ MS. || 29. _[&] þer ... sandon_ added
lengthwise on margin.]
[[_"sum ... fend" printed as shown in text, without leading space_]]
¶[N]u gode menn understandeð þis bispel. Þes king is ure hlaford
almihti god þe is king ofer alle kingen. [&] hlaford ofer alle
hlafordé. S[t]rang he his [&] michti. for he [gh]esceop alle þing of
nahte. [&] na þing ne má[gh]i á[gh]enes his wille. ne hi{m}
wiðstande. for{}þan hi{m} séigd se wítí[gh]e. _Qui celor{um}
{con}tines t{ro}nos_ [&] c. [þ/] is. hlaford `of mihte´ {35} þe
{h}alst hefenen þri{m}settles. [&] tó neowelnes`se´ þe und{er} eorðe
is be{}locést. ·iii· p{r}ou. þe dunan þu a`wiðhst´ mid þina hand; he
is íwiss mihti for{}þ{an} þe non mihté nis buto{n} fra{m} him. His
land is all þes middenard. for he alle [gh]esceop. [&] all dihte wið
ute swince. He us is · king · [&] sceppend. [&] fader. [&] hlaford.
King for he mid rihtwisnesse {40} diht `man [&] engel god [&] euel´.
sceppende. for he us machede lichame [&] sawle ableow. feder for he
us fett [&] scred. [&] forðteh alse is cyldren. hlaford forþa{n} þe
is [gh]éie [&] drednesse is ofer hus. [&] `þas´ áh to bie{n}ne. He
is hure fad{er}. he lenð us his eorðe tó tolie. h{is} corn to sawe.
his eorðe us werpð corn [&] westm. níatt. [&] dierchin. his loht
leóem [&] lif. {45} his wát{er} · drench [&] fisc[.y]nn. his fér
manifeald þenínge. his sónne. mone. sterren. rien. dáw. wind. wude.
`unitald fultume´ al [þ/] we habbeð of þése feder we habbeð. of
wa{m} we alle [&] us siel{f}e habbeð. Mú[gh]e we ahct clepeien hine
mod{er} wene we. [gh]íe mu[gh]e we. hwat deð si moder hire bearn.
formes[t] hi hit che{r}eð [&] blissið be þe lichte. [&] {50} seþe hi
dieð und{er} hire árme [f. 57r¹] oðer hi`s´ hafed heleð to don hi{m}
slepe. [&] reste.
[Linenotes:
35. _of mihte_ added on margin. || 36. _halst_] MS. _alste_. ||
37. _awiðhst_] the last six letters on margin. At beginning of
following line _hst eorðe belucst mid_. || 38. _þan_] MS.
_[þ/] = þat_. || 44. _his_] _he_ MS. || 48. _sielfe_] _sielþe_ MS.
|| 50. _chereð_] _cheteð_ MS.]
Þis deð all [gh]íure drihte. he blisseð hus mid d[gh]éies licht.
h[e] sweueð hus mid þiestre nicht. Gíet for an oðre þing god
[gh]escop þa niht. He wat wel [þ/] maní[gh]e men bieð sa ful of
[gh]éscung. mihti efre ísí. Ná [gh]ewóld ha{m} selfe. to bigeten
wrldlic échte. þer{}for {55} god haf{ð} [gh]escepe ha{m} reste. súme
`wile´ hare`s´ u{n}þances. [gh]eíet he cweð a wunder word to þar
sawle bi þa witíe ysaia{m}. _Nu{m}q{ui}d pot{est} mulier obliuisci
infante{m} s{uum} u{t} n{on} m{isereatur} fi{lio} u{teri} s{ui}._
[þ/] is la líef ma[gh]íe wima{n} for[gh]ete{n} his oge cild. [þ/] hi
ne milsi. hire bárn of hire ogen innoð. [&] [gh]ief hi for{}[gh]iet
þah{}hwéðer nell íc {60} for{}[gh]ete þe cweð drihte. be þa{m} þe he
fad{er} is [&] lafórd he hi{m} sel{f} cwe{ð} be þe witíe. _Si ego
p{ate}r u{bi} {est} honor m{eus}. si d{ominus} u{bi} {est} ti{m}`or´
m{eu}s._ [þ/] is. gif ic fader ha{m}. wer his mi ma{n}scipe. [gh]if
ic. hlaford wer hís mine a[gh]éíe? þer{}fore. G. m. ure king. we
o[gh]eð wr`h´mint. hur sceappend al þat we bieð. ure fader soðe
lufe. ur h`l´aford {65} drednesse. [&] þis is séo king þe wile wíte
an alle his und{er}þeode wá hine lufeð [&] hwa hine hateð. hwá hi{m}
is frend oðer fend. [&] þer{}for he hað [gh]elaðed alle fol[c]. to
ane d[gh]éíe. [þ/] is dome`s´ d[gh]eíe. [þ/] hi alle þer beon be þe
latst. hwé seden ærst [þ/] þes ærndraces wer isent of fif cheðen.
swa ibeoð. þas fif cheðen beoð fif lágan. for{}þan þe god is {70}
þurh þesen [gh]ecnówé.
[Linenotes:
56. _hafð_] _hafd_ MS. || 57. _word_] _worder_ MS. || 61. _self
cweð_] _selþ cwed_ MS. || 71. _þesen_] _þ_ corr. out of _p_.]
Si forme lage [þ/] is si [gh]écénde lage. þe god sett formest an þes
ma{n}nes heorte. [þ/] is þat non man ne don oðere. buton [þ/] þe he
wolde [þ/] me ded[e] hi{m}. [&] don his nixta{n} al [þ/] he wolde
[þ/] me ded[e]hi{m}. Wið{}ute þeser láge ni`s´ man þe [gh]escod
habbe. Ærndraces of þisser lage wer abel. Seth. enoc. Nóe. [&] swíce
gode {75} man. Seðe þes mid{de}nard was [gh]estaþeled fra{m} þa
forme man to þa latst þe wrð ét þes [f. 57r²] wrldes ende. nas tid
ne týme ne ne wrð. [þ/] god ne send gode mænn his folc forte
[gh]elaðie to his rice. Ac si láge sóne adiligde. þurh unwreaste
leahtru{m} [&] manifald sénne. Þer{}efter arerde god þas lage þurh
mo[.y]se{n} þe heretoche of his {80} folce þe he þa [gh]ecás. [&]
wráte his hi{m} self in stanene wax{}br`e´dene. [&] si [gh]eleste
sume wíle. [&] þer{}of were larþawes [&] [gh]elaðieres Moises [&]
aaro{n}. [&] samuel. [&] fele oðre. Swa la{n}ge [þ/] si alswa
swið[e] abreað. [&] adili[gh]ede. þurh unhersa{m}nesse. wat hit
co{m} to þa time þe god sende þe halie witíge. [&] hi þa arérdon mid
hare wríte þurh þes halíe gastes {85} gífe `þa´ god lage. [&]
rihtleceden [þ/] folc swa se hi mihte{n}. [&] bodeden ure`s´
hlafordes to{}cýme ses helendes ih{es}u c{ri}stes. þe sceolde his
a[gh]én wille. þurh his gastes [gh]ífe in ure heorte wríte. [&] don
ús mid his mihte [þ/] stef{}creft ne mihte. [&] an þesser lá[gh]e of
þe wit[gh]in. wer laðieres móche.
[Linenote:
89. _ne_ corr. out of _na_.]
Eft bine fece [&] þes lare [&] lage swiðe acolede þurh
manifea[l]d {90} {s}énne. [&] hur [&] hur þurh false gódes þe ælc
þiode ha{m} selfe macéde. sume of golde. súm of silure. of treowe.
of stane. [&] awente godes lof [&] wrhminte fra{m} þe sceappende to
þare [gh]esceafte. swa [þ/] þa ure halende wes accenned of þa{m}
unwe{m}mede mede sante Marie. al se midde{n}nard was mid senne
begripe. [&] al fol`c´ [gh]ede i{n}{}to þe`s´ diefles muðe.
buto{n} {95} wel feáwe of wa{m} his lefe moder wes istriened. he þa
arerd alle godnisse. [&] sette his halíe láge. [&] þat þe móre his.
[gh]iaf miht [&] stre{n}cþe þur{h} þe gief of his gaste his hesne to
fulforðie. [þ/] non oðre la[gh]e ne mihte. [&] understandeð hwu. Þri
ampres were an mancyn ær his to cyme. Ure acenneng wes ful. u{r} lif
unwreast. ur deað grislic. he {100} co{m} [&] brochte þri þi{n}[g]
þ{er} a[gh]én. he wes acénde of þe clene mede. þe efer þurh lefede
mede. hi`s´ lif was hali[gh]e. his deað ful of milce. his clene
acennende clé{n}séde ure fule acenne{n}de. his hali lif rihtlecede
ure unwreaste lif. his admoded deað ofer{}co{m}. [&] fordede ure
sori[gh]e [&] [gh]elice deað. þís is [f. 57v¹] si fierðe láge.
[Linenotes:
90. _manifeald sénne_] _manifead fénne_ MS. || 98. _þurh_]
_þurl_ MS. || 100. _ur_] _un_ MS.]
An þisser were ærndraces [&] {105} [gh]elaðieres þa ap{ost}les [&]
þe leorni{n}ch[n]ihtes. þer{}efter ures helendes upstí[gh]e to
heuene. þa ap{ost}les [&] hare íunglenges þe[r] efter come halíe men
[&] þe hafedmen þe nu beoð in halíe cyrce. [&] wrðeð of domes
dé[gh]e. þurh þes hali gastes [gh]ífe. [&] al{}swa ure helende ha{m}
leórde. maní[gh]e þing [t]ehten þa folce to freme. [&] þis is si
fifte lage. An þisser beoð bedeles {110} [&] laðieres to b{e}rie
archebisc{opes}. [&] biscop{es}. prestes. [&] hare [gh]egeng. Ac þah
we fif næ{m}míe. alle hi [beoð an] on godes wille. [&] élc of ha{m}
[gh]estrenð [&] fulfellþ oðre. Of þeses fif ceþen [&] of hare
bedeles we habbeð [gh]éu [gh]éséd. Of þe folce we siggeð [þ/] hit
cu{m}þ fastlice. fram middenardes anginn alse fele alse deade beoð
alse fele beoð to b{er}ie ícóme. wat frend. {115} wat fá. [&] elce
dé[gh]íe þícce þringeð. Ac [gh]ief [gh]é habbeð und{er}stande [þ/]
we [gh]íu er séde. eter gate me his scýft. [&] þer me hi to
[gh]esceodeð. Si gate [þ/] is elces mannes endedeíe. þ{an} he stepð
ut of þese life into þan oðre. Ac we sede [gh]ehw. [þ/] [gh]ief he
frend were me sceolde [gh]ief hi{m} his mór[gh]e mete [þ/] he þe bet
mihte abide þan{n} more mete.
[Linenotes:
112. _hi_] _hit_ MS. || 118. _þan_] _[þ/]_ MS. || _oðre_]
_ooðre_ MS.]
Swa hit is here. {120} þ{an} se gode man þe godes lufe hað
[gh]éfolged to is ende cu{m}þ. wite{r}lice wið{}ut uúantruce þer
cumeð þe hali engles hi{m} tó. [&] [gh]éf hað ahte uniwasse oðer hit
wrð [gh]ewasse iþer pine of þe deaðe þe he her þáleð. oðer efter mid
eðelice lette. [&] þ{an} lat me þa sawle to merchestowe. [þ/] his se
mor[gh]emete si blisse þe he hað an þar sawle. þat wite [gh]e
wel. {125} nan halege nað his fulle blisse er he under{}fó adomes
deíe his licame. [þ/] wrð se fulle mete. þa{n} se mann mid sawle [&]
mid licame und{er}-fangð sicernesse of écer blisse. [&] wat
beli{m}pð hit [gh]ief he fend his `þe´ to þare gate cu{m}þ? God þurh
his [f. 57v²] mucele milce ne letes us nefer fandie. Ac naþeles
[gh]ief he fend his an unwreast mann þer beoð {130} anú
[gh]eréd`i´e. þe weregede gastes þe hine uniredlice und{er}fangeð
mi{d} stiarne swupen. Alse fele unþeawes alse hade upe him [&]
sennenn. al swa fendes he þer [gh]emet. h[-i]ne to und{er}fó. [&] to
don h[-i]ne into þiesternesse. oft a domes d[gh]éi alle godes fend
simle fra{m} his [gh]esecðe abroden bienn [&] hi[n] to hare lean
ha{m} þe lange scel [gh]eleste.
[Linenotes:
121. _þan_] _[þ/]_ MS. || _witerlice_] _witetlice_ MS. ||
124. _þan_] _[þ/]_ MS. || 131. _mid_] _min_ MS.]
Þus hit hað íbí [&] {135} is. [&] wrð oft domesdei. Ac þan{n} hit
þer to cumþ [þ/] se hlaford á þe mucele deíe. cumþ forté ísí [&]
frend [&] fend. þann cumþ all his und{er}þiede hi{m} to{}fore. þer
he sit mid his derewrþe [gh]efered mid ni[gh]en anglene had. mid þer
unw[-e]mmed meide his moder. mid his ap{ost}len. mid þa
hágefad{er}en. [&] þo halí[gh]e wítien. mid martiren. mi[d]
hali {140} {con}fessore{n} mid halie meiden. mid al þan þe þer
midenarde for his lufe werpeð abéc. [&] lagelice her hi{m} þenið.
wic [gh]eíe. wic drednesse wurð þer. þ{an} þat fer to{}for hi{m}
abernð [þ/] middenard. þ{an} si eorðe alle cwace{ð} þan þe sterren
falleð. si sunne [&] se mone aþestreð for godes b{ri}ctnesse. þe
wlcne to gað. and si hali rode tacne mid þe {145} spere [&] mid þe
neiles þurh angles beoð forð ibrocht. þan{n} þe angles cwaciað. [&]
tó richtwíse ha{m} adredeð. wat sceol se senfulle don. þe isecgð þer
his richtwise deme. þe non ne maíe bechece. non beswice. he his
hi{m} sel{f} witnisse [&] deme. Wat sceol se wrecce don. þe bufon
isé[gh]ð his hlaford þe he [gh]egremed áfeð. under hi{m} helle muð
open. {150} abuuten hi{m} all folc. hi{m} selfe bi s`c´a[n]dlice
senne beswapen. þer ne mái no{n} frend oðre helpe. ælc had innóh to
do{n}ne a{n} hi{m} selfe. Þan seie{ð} ha{m} god þe gelt[.y]
ma{n}ne{n} [gh]e sene[gh]eden. an [gh]eur écenesse. [&] [gh]e scule
[f. 58r¹] birne an mire écenisse. [Gh]e sene[gh]den alse lange alse
[gh]é lefede [&] [gh]e scule birne alse lo{n}ge as íc lefie.
[Linenotes:
140. _þo_ corr. out of _to_ | _hali [gh]ewitien_ MS. || 143. _þan_]
_[þ/]_ MS. || _middenard_] _middernad_ MS. || _þan_] _[þ/]_ MS. ||
144. _cwaceð_] _cwaced_ MS. || 149. _self_] _selþ_ MS. ||
153. _seieð_] _seied_ MS.]
Witeð into éce fer. þe is {155} `[gh]´æarced mine fó [&] his
[gh]egen. Son[e] hi wrðeð abroden of his [gh]esecþe. [&] þan sone
geð se hlaford mid his frenden to his mete. [þ/] his to is esten. þe
seið an þan hali write _Delicie méé sunt e{ss}e cu{m} filiis
ho{minum}_. þat is. Mine esten beoð wunian mid mannen bearnen. Ac we
sed[en] [gh]íu litl her [þ/] hi sceolde{n} abbe{n} god b{ra}d [&]
uin. [&] vii {160} sonden. hi sculen habe [þ/] brad þe{}seið iþe
godspel. _Ego su{m} panis uiu{us} q{ui} d{e} c{elo} d{escendi}._ Þet
is. Ic ám cwuce bread þe astah fram hefene. se[gh]ð ure helende. Se
þe of þese brad ett. ne sterfeð he nefer. Þis bread was ímaced of
ane `h´wete corne. al{}swa se he cweð [gh]eðe godspelle. _Nisi
{gra}n{um} frum{en}ti_. [&] c. þis corn was [gh]esawen {165} þurh
þes ængles muð into ðes meidenes ære Marie. in þare burh of
nazareth. þis corn có{m} fer`s´t i{n}ne bethlée{m}. [þ/] cweð us of
breade. hit wex [&] bleówu. in iudea. hit rípede in ier{usa}l{e}m.
Judas [&] þat leoðre folc hit répén. [&] deden hit an þar rode alswa
alse be{}twenen melstanent. Se{ð}e hit was idon into þer berient
alswa into hófne. þanen {170} hit was ibroht up into heofene to þes
hahes hlafordes borde. þer hit fet. [&] engles. [&] mancinn in
écenisse. [&] þis is hare b`r´ead. hwer scule we win finden? Al swa
se he cweð. _Ego su{m} uitis uera._ [&] c.
[Linenotes:
160. _g[r.]od_ MS. || 162. _þe_] _[q.]þe_ MS. || 167. _cóm_]
_cón_ MS. || 170. _Seðe_] _sede_ MS.]
VI. THE PROVERBS OF ALFRED
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"Jesus College, Oxford, E 29, formerly Arch. i. 29 (J).... written not
long after 1276 (Anglia xxx, 222).... Our piece is written continuously
as prose, each stanza forming a paragraph, but iv and v are in one
without l. 54, which is here supplied, while l. 43 is written at the end
of the preceding paragraph and similarly the lines beginning viii-xvii,
xix-xxiii. The scribe was evidently struggling with an original which he
could not always read; see footnote to l. 105.
".... the copy of the Poema Morale in the same MS. has undergone a
drastic revision which sets it apart among the versions of that poem,
and the version of the Owl and Nightingale has suffered, though not to
the same extent. On the other hand MS. T was copied by a man who was
incapable of remodelling it; though a ruin, it often preserves in
details the original."]]
INCIPIUNT DOCUMENTA REGIS ALUREDI.
[Headnote: Þus Queþ Alured]
++At Seuorde séte þeynes monye. [f. 262r
fele Biscopes. and feole. bok iléred.
Eorles prute. knyhtes egleche.
þar wes þe eorl Alu{ri}ch.
of þare lawe swiþe wis. 5
And ek Ealured englene hurde.
Englene durlyng{;}
on englene londe he wes kyng.
Heom he bi{}gon lére.
so ye mawe i{}hure. 10
hw hi. heore lif lede scholden.
Alured. he wes in englene lond.
and king. wel swiþe strong.
He wes king. and he wes clerek.
wel he luuede godes werk. 15
He wes wis on his word. and war. on his werke.
he wes þe wysuste mo{n}{;}
þat wes englelonde on.
ii
+Þ+vs queþ Alured englene frouer.
wolde ye mi leode. lusten éure lou{er}de. 20
he óu wolde wyssye. wisliche þinges.
hw ye myhte worldes. wrþsipes welde.
and ek eure saule. somnen to criste.
wyse were þe wordes. þe seyde þe king Alured. |
+M+ildeliche ich Munye. myne leoue freond. [f. 262v
poure and riche. leode myne 26
þat ye alle a{}drede. vre dryhten crist.
luuyen hine and lykyen. for he is lou{er}d of lyf.
He is one. god{;} ouer alle godnesse.
He is one gleaw. ou{er} alle glednesse. 30
He is one. blisse. ou{er} alle blissen.
He is one monne. Mildest mayster.
He is one. folkes fader. and frouer.
He is one. rihtwis. and so riche king.
þat him ne schal beo wone. nouht of his wille. 35
{þe} hine her on worlde. wrþie þencheþ.
[Linenote:
36. _þe_] _wc_ MS.]
iii
+Þ+vs queþ alured. englene urouer.
Ne may non ryhtwis king. vnder criste seoluen.
Bute if he beo in boke ilered.
And he. his wyttes swiþe wel kunne. 40
And he cunne lettres. lokie him{}seolf one.
hw he schule his lond laweliche holde.
iv
Þus queþ Alured.
+Þ+e eorl and þe eþelyng.
ibureþ vnder gódne. king. 45
þat lond to leden.
myd lawelyche deden.
And þe clerek and þe knyht.
he schulle démen euelyche riht.
þe poure. and þe ryche. 50
démen ilyche.
Hwych{}so þe mon soweþ{;}
al swuch he schal mowe.
And eu{er}uyches monnes dom. to his owere dure churreþ.
[Linenote:
52. After _mon_, erasure of two letters.]
v
[Þus queþ Alured.]
þan knyhte bi{}houeþ. kenliche on to fóne. 55
for{}to werie þat lond. wiþ hunger and wiþ herivnge.
þat þe chireche habbe gryþ.
And þe cheorl beo in fryþ.
his sedes to sowen.
his medes to mowen. 60
And his plouh beo i{}dryue.
to vre alre bihoue.
þis is þes knyhtes lawe.
loke he þat hit wel fare.
vi
+Þ+vs queþ Alured. 65
þe mon. þe on his youhþe. yeorne leorneþ.
wit and wisdom. and i{}writen reden{;}
he may beon on elde. wenliche lorþeu.
And þe þat nule one youhþe yeorne leorny.
wit and wysdom. and iwriten rede. 70
þat him schal on elde. sore rewe.
þenne cumeþ elde.
and vnhelþe.
þenne beoþ his wéne
ful wroþe isene. 75
Boþe heo beoþ bi{}swike. and eke hi beoþ a{}swunde.
vii
þus queþ Alured.
Wyþ{}vte wysdome is weole wel vnwurþ.
for þey o mon ahte. huntseuenti Acres.
and he hi hadde isowen. alle myd reade golde. 80
And [þ/] | gold greowe. so gres doþ on eorþe. [f. 263r
nere he for his weole. neuer þe furþer.
Bute he him of frumþe. freond iwrche.
for. hwat is gold. bute ston.
bute if hit haueþ wismon. 85
[Linenote:
85. After _wismon_, _ut_ deleted.]
viii
þus queþ Alu{re}d.
+N+e scolde neuer yongmon howyen to swiþe.
þeih him his wyse wel ne lykie.
Ne þeih he ne welde. al þat he wolde.
for god may. yeue god after vuele. 90
weole after wowe. þenne he wule.
wel is him þat hit ischapen is.
[Linenote:
91. _þenne he wule_ after _yeue_ in l. 90.]
ix
þus seyþ Alured.
+S+trong hit is to reowe.
a{}yeyn þe séé þat floweþ. 95
so it is to swynke.
a{}yeyn vnylimpe.
þe mon. þe on his youhþe.
swo swinkeþ.
and worldes weole her iwinþ. 100
þat he may on elde.
idelnesse holde.
And ek myd his worldes weole.
god iqueme er he quele.
youþe and al þat he haueþ i{}drowe. 105
is þenne wel bi{}towe.
[Linenote:
105. _youþe_ in darker ink in a space too large for it;
similarly _doweþes_, l. 118; _wlonk_, l. 124; _vouh_, l. 129;
_Mayþenes_, l. 130.]
x
þus queþ Alured.
+M+onymon weneþ þat he wene ne{}þarf.
longes lyues. ac him lyeþ þe wrench.
for þanne his lyues alre best luuede. 110
þenne he schal léten{;} lyf his owe.
for nys no wrt uexynde a wude. ne a velde.
þat euer mvwe þas feye furþ vp{}holde.
Not no mon þene tyme.
hwanne he schal. heonne turne. 115
Ne nomon þene ende.
hwenne he schal heonne wende.
Dryhten hit one wot. doweþes lou{er}d.
hwanne [we] vre lif leten schule.
xi
þus queþ Alured. 120
+Y+f þu seoluer and gold.
ye{t}st and weldest in þis world.
Neu{er} vpen eorþe.
to wlonk. þu ny wrþe.
Ayhte nys non ildre istreon{;} 125
ac hit is godes lone.
hwanne hit is his wille. þar{}of we schulle wende.
And vre owe lyf. myd alle for{}leten.
þanne schulle vre ifon. to vre vouh. gripen.
welden vre Mayþenes. and leten vs by{}hinde. 130
[Linenote:
122. _yetst_] _yefst_ MS.]
xii
þus queþ Alured.
+N+e{}ilef þu nouht to fele. uppe þe séé þat floweþ.
If þu hafst madmes monye and inowe.
gold and seoluer. hit schal gnyde to nouht.
to duste hit schal dryuen. Dryhten schal | libben euere. [f. 263v
Monymon for his gold. haueþ godes vrre. 136
And for his seoluer. hym{}seolue for{}yemeþ.
for{}yeteþ and for{}leseþ.
Betere him by{}come iboren þat he nére.
xiii
þus queþ Alured.
+L+vsteþ ye me leode. 140
ower is þe neode.
And ich eu wille lére. wit and wisdom.
þat alle þing ou{er}{}goþ.
syker he may sitte. þe hyne haueþ to i{}vere.
For þeyh his eyhte him a{}go. 145
his wit ne a{}goþ hym neu{er}{}mo.
for ne may he for{}vare.
þe hyne haueþ to vere.
þe wile his owe lyf. ileste mote.
[Linenote:
149. After _þe_, _þ_ erased.]
xiv
þus queþ Alured. 150
+I+f þu hauest seorewe.
ne seye þu hit nouht þan arewe.
seye hit þine sadelbowe. and ryd þe singinde forþ.
þenne wile wene. þet þine wise ne con{;}
þat þe þine wise wel lyke. 155
serewe if þu hauest. and þe erewe hit wot{;}
by{}fore. he þe meneþ{;}
by{}hynde he þe teleþ.
þu hit myht segge swyhc mo{n}.
þat þe ful wel on. 160
wyþ{}vte echere ore.
he on þe Muchele more.
By{}hud hit on þire heorte{;}
þat þe eft ne smeorte.
Ne let þu hyne wite. 165
al þat þin heorte by{}wite.
xv
þus queþ Alured.
+N+e schal tu neuere þi wif. by hire wlyte cheose.
for neu{er} nóne þinge. þat heo to þe bryngeþ.
Ac leorne hire custe. heo cuþeþ hi wel sone. 170
For mony mon for ayhte. vuele iauhteþ.
And ofte mon of fayre. frakele icheoseþ.
wo is him þat vuel wif.
bryngeþ to his cotlyf.
So him is alyue{;} 175
þat vuele ywyueþ.
For he schal vppen eorþe.
dreori i{}wurþe.
Monymo{n} singeþ.
þat wif hom bryngeþ. 180
wiste he hwat he brouhte.
wepen he myhte.
xvi
þus queþ Alured.
+N+e wurþ þu neuer so wod. ne so wyn{}drunke.
þat éuere segge þine wife. alle þine wille. 185
For if þu iseye þe bi{}vore. þine ivo alle.
And þu hi myd worde iwreþþed heuedest.
Ne scholde heo hit lete. for þing lyuyinde.
þat heo ne scholde þe forþ vp{}breyde. of þine baleu{}syþes.
wymmon is word. woþ. [&] haueþ tunge to swift. 190
þeyh heo wel wolde.
ne{}may heo. hi no{}wiht welde.
xvii
þus queþ Alfred. |
+I+delschipe and ou{er}{}prute. [f. 264r
þat lereþ yong wif vuele þewes. 195
And ofte þat wolde.
do. þat heo ne scholde.
þene vnþev lihte.
leten heo myhte.
If heo ofte a swóte for{}swunke were. 200
þeyh hit is vuel to buwe.
þat beo nule treowe.
For ofte Museþ þe kat. aft{er} hire moder.
þe mon þat let wymmon his mayster iwurþe.
Ne schal he neu{er} beon ihurd. 205
his wordes lou{er}d.
Ac heo hine schal steorne
to{}trayen. and to{}teóne.
And selde wurþ he blyþe and gled.
þe mon þat is his wiues qued. 210
Mony appel is bryht wiþ{}vte. and Bitter wiþ{}inne.
So is mony wymmon. on hyre fader bure.
Schene vnder schete. and þeyh heo is schendful.
So is mony gedelyng. godlyche on horse.
and is þeyh lutel wurþ. 215
wlonk bi þe glede.
and [´v]uel at þare neode.
xviii
þus queþ. Al{ured}.
[+N+]Eure þu bi þine lyue.
þe word of þine wyue. 220
to swiþe þu. ne aréde.
If heo beo i{}wreþþed
myd worde. oþer myd dede.
wymmo{n} wepeþ for mod.
oftere þan for eny god. 225
And ofte lude [&] stille.
for to vor{}drye hire wille.
Heo wepeþ oþer{}hwile.
for to do þe gyle.
Salomon hit haueþ i{}sed. 230
þat wymmon can wel vuelne red.
þe hire red foleweþ.
heo bryngeþ hine to seorewe.
for hit seyþ in þe loþ.
as scumes for{}teoþ. 235
hit is i{}furn i{}seyd.
[þ/] cold red is quene red.
hu he is vnlede.
þat foleweþ hire rede.
Ich hit ne segge nouht for þan. 240
þat god þing. ys god wymmon.
þe mon þe hi may i{}cheose. and i{}couere over oþre.
[Linenotes:
219. _Eure_ MS. || 224. _mod_] first stroke of _m_ erased.]
xix
þus queþ Alured.
+M+onymon weneþ þat he weny ne þarf.
Freond þat he habbe. þar me him vayre bi{}hat. 245
Seyþ him vayre bi{}vore. and frakele bi{}hynde.
so me may þane loþe lengust lede.
Ne ilef þu neu{er} þane mon.
þat is of feole speche{n}.
Ne alle þe þinge. 250
þat þu i{}herest singe{n}.
Mony mon haueþ swikelne muþ.
milde and monne for{}cuþ.
Nele he þe cuþe. hwenne he þe wule bi{}kache.
xx
þus queþ Alured. 255
+Þ+vrh sawe mon is wis. And þurh hiselþe. glev.
þurh lesinge mon is loþ. and þurh luþre wrenches.
And | vnwurþ. [f. 264v
And þurh hokede honde. þat he bereþ.
him seolue he for{}vareþ. 260
From lesynge þu þe wune.
And alle vnþewes þu þe bi{}schune.
so myht þu on þeode.
leof beon in alle leode.
And luue þyne nexte. he is at þe neode gód. 265
At chepynge. and at chyreche.
freond þu þe iwurche.
wyþ pou{er}e and wiþ riche.
wiþ alle monne ilyche.
þanne myht þu sikerliche. sely sytte. 270
And ek faren ouer lond le
hwider so beoþ þi wille.
[Linenote:
256. _his elþe. mon is glev_ MS.]
xxi
þus queþ Alured.
+A+lle world{}ayhte
schulle bi{}cumen to nouhte. 275
And vyches cunnes madmes. to mixe schulen i{}Multen.
And vre owe lif. lutel hwile ileste.
for þeyh o mon. wolde al þe worlde.
And al þe wunne. þe þar{}inne wunyeþ.
Ne myhte he þar{}myde his lif. none hwile holde. 280
Ac al he schal for{}leten. on a litel stunde.
And schal vre blisse{;} to balewe us iwurþe.
Bute if we wurcheþ. wyllen cristes.
Nu biþenche we þanne vs sulue.
vre lif to leden. so crist vs gynneþ lere. 285
þanne mawe we wenen. þat he wule vs wrþie.
for so seyde salomon. þe wise.
þe mon þat her wel deþ.
he cumeþ þar he lyen foþ.
on his lyues ende. 290
he hit schal a{}vynde.
xxii
þus queþ Alured.
+N+e gabbe þu ne schotte.
ne chid þu wyþ none sotte.
ne myd manyes cunnes tales. 295
ne chid þu wiþ nenne dwales.
Ne neu{er} þu ne bigynne.
to telle þine tyþinges.
At nones fremannes borde.
ne haue þu to vale worde. 300
Mid fewe word{e}. wismon
fele bi{}luken wel con.
And sottes bolt is sone iscohte.
for{}þi ich holde hine for dote.
þat sayþ al his wille. 305
þanne he scholde beon stille.
For ofte tunge brekeþ bon{;}
þeyh heo seolf nabbe non.
xxiii
þus queþ Alured.
+W+is child is fader blisse. 310
Jf hit so bi{}tydeþ þat þu bern ibidest.
þe hwile hit is lutel. ler him mon{}þewes.
þanne hit is | wexynde{;} hit schal wende þar{}to. [f. 265r
þe betere hit schal iwurþe
euer buuen eorþe. 315
Ac if þu him lest welde. werende on worlde.
lude and stille.
his owene wille.
hwanne cumeþ ealde.
ne myht þu hyne awelde. 320
þanne deþ hit sone.
þat þe biþ vnyqueme.
Ofer{}howeþ þin ibod.
and makeþ þe ofte sory{}mod.
Bet{er}e þe were. 325
iboren þat he nere.
for betere is child vnbore. þane vnbuhsum.
þe mon þe spareþ yeorde. and yonge child{e}.
and let hit arixlye. þat he hit areche ne may.
þat him schal on ealde{;} sore reowe. Am{en}. 330
Expl{iciunt} dicta Regis Aluredi.
VII. MEMENTO MORI
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"As for no. vi."]]
+M+on may longe lyues wene. [f. 252v
Ac ofte him lyeþ þe wrench.
feyr weder turneþ ofte in to reyne.
[&] wunderliche makeþ his blench.
þar{}vore mon. þu þe by{}þench. 5
Al schal falwy þi grene.
waylaway. nys king ne quene.
þat ne schal drynke of deþes drench.
Mon er þu falle of þi bench.
þyne sunne þu aquench. 10
+N+is non so strong. ne sterk. ne kene.
þat may ago deþes wyþer blench.|
Yung and olde. briht and schene. [f. 253r
Alle he ryueþ on o streng.
Fox and ferlych is his wrench. 15
Ne may no mon þar{}to{}yeynes.
way{}laway þreting ne bene.
Mede. liste. ne leches drench.
Mon let sunne and lustes þine.
wel þu do [&] wel þu þench. 20
Do bi salomones rede.
Mon. [&] þenne þu schalt wel do.
Do as he þe tauhte and seyde.
þat þin endinge þe bringeþ to.
þenne ne schaltu neu{er} mys{}do. 25
Ac sore þu myht þe adrede.
way{}laway such weneþ to lede.
Long lif. and blysse vnder{}fo.
Ac deþ luteþ in his scho.
Hym stilliche. to for{}do. 30
+M+on hwi nultu þe bi{}knowe.
Mon hwi nultu þe bi{}seo.
of fule fulþe þu art isowe.
wurmes fode. þu schalt beo.
her nauestu blisse dayes þre. 35
Ac þi lif al þu last in wowe.
weylawey deþ þe schal a{}dun þrowe.
þer þu wenest heyust to steo.
In deþ schal þi lyf endi.
And in wop al þi gleo. 40
+W+orld and weole. þe bi{}swikeþ.
I{}wis heo beoþ þine ifo.
If þe world wiþ weole þe slykeþ
þat is for to do þe wo.
þare{}fore. let lust ouer{}go. 45
And eft hit þe likeþ. |
weylawey. sore he him bi{}swikeþ. [f. 253v
þat for one stunde oþer two.
wurcheþ him pyne. euer{}mo.
Mon. ne do þu nouht swo. 50
VIII. POEMA MORALE
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"i. Lambeth 487 (L), a small quarto, 177 × 135 mm., of 67 leaves,
written towards the end of the twelfth century... nos. x, xi. of this
book are also taken from it. The words printed in clarendon in these
three pieces are written in red, not inserted afterwards by a rubricator
but done at the same time as the rest of the text. The PM ends with
fordemet, l. 270, in the middle of a page; the final t has a flourish
for its cross stroke; the copyist had apparently no knowledge of any
more.
"ii. iii. Egerton 613, B. M.... has two copies of the PM: the second (e)
furnishes here a complement to the Lambeth MS. as far as l. 370, with
which it ends; the first (E) is used to complete the text. e was written
in the first quarter of the thirteenth century, E is somewhat later; the
former has accents, the latter none.
"iv. Trinity College, Cambridge, B. 14. 52 (T), on vellum, 135 × 105
mm.; written early in the thirteenth century.... A leaf is lost after
f 8, and a new hand begins with f 9; the PM appears to be a distinct MS.
(Anglia, iv. 408). The initials of each line are capitals and written
apart from their words. A later hand has glossed aihte 42, goodes; ore
53, favour, grace; lean 64, deserving; manke 70, Manca, Mancus."]]
[[Passages "printed in clarendon" have been treated as +boldface+.]]
(Lambeth MS.)
(Trinity MS.)
+ich em nu alder þene ich wes awintre [&] a lare.+ [f. 59v
+Ich welde mare þene ich dede mi `wit´ ahte bon mare.+
+Wel longe ich habbe child ibon a worde [&] a dede+
+þa`h´ ich bo a wintre ald to [gh]ung ich em on rede.+
vnnet lif ich habbe iled. [&] [gh]et me þingþ ilede. 5
þenne ich me bi{}þenche wel ful sare ich me adrede.
mest al [þ/] ich habbe idon bi{}fealt to child{}hade.
Wel late ich habbe me bi{}þocht{;} bute God me nu rede.
Fole idel word ich habbe iq{u}eðen soððen ich speke kuðe.
fole [gh]unge dede idon{;} þe me of{}þinchet nuðe. 10
[Linenotes:
2. _[i.][h.][c.] ich_ MS. || _mi [i.][c.][h.] ahte_; _wit_ in
margin MS.]
++Ich am nu elder þan ich was a wintre [&] a lore. [f. 1r
Ich wealde more þan idude mi wit oh to be more
To longe ich habbe child iben a worde [&] a dade.
Þeih ibie a winter eald to jung ich am on rade.
Vnnet lif ich habbe ilad [&] [gh]iet me þincheð ilade 5
Þan ibiðenche me þar{}on wel sore ime adrade.
Mast al ich habbe idon is idelnesse [&] chilce.
Wel late ich habbe me bi{}þoht bute me god do milce.
Fele idel word ich habbe ispeken seðen ich speken cuðe.
[&] fele [gh]eunge dade idon þe me ofðinkeð nuðe. 10
Mest al [þ/] me likede er nu{;} hit me mis{}likeð
þa muchel fulieð his wil{;} hine solf he biswikeð.
Ich mihte habbe bet idon. hefde ich þe iselþe.
Nu ich walde ah ich ne mei{;} for elde [&] for un{}helþe.
Elde me is bi{}stolen on. er ich hit wiste. 15
ne michte ich seon bi{}fore me. for smike ne for miste.
Er[gh]e we beoð to done god. [&] to ufele al to þriste.
Mare eie stondeð men of monne þanne hom do of c{ri}ste.
þe wel ne doð þe hwile þe ho mu[gh]en. wel oft hit schal rowen{;}
þenne [gh]e mawen sculen [&] repen [þ/] ho er sowen. 20
Do he to gode [þ/] he mu[gh]e þe hwile [þ/] he bo aliue.
ne lipnie na mon to | muchel to childe ne to wiue. [f. 60r
þe him solue for[gh]et for wiue ne for childe{;}
he scal cumen in uuel stude bute him God bo milde.
[Linenote:
14. _un{}hel[e.]þe_ MS.]
Alto lome ich habbe igult a werke [&] a worde.
Alto muchel ic habbe ispend to litel ileid on horde.
Mast al þat me likede ar nu hit me mislicað.
Þe mu[c]hel fol[gh]eð his iwil him selfen he biswicað.
Ich mihte habben bet idon. hadde ich þo iselðe 15
Nu ich wolde ac ine mai for elde [&] for unhalðe.
Elde me is bistolen on ar ich hit iwiste
Ne mai ich isien bifore me for smeche ne for miste.
Ar[gh]e we beð to don god to juel al to þriste
More eie stondeð man of man þan him do of criste. 20
Þe wel ne deð þe hwile he mai wel ofte hit sal him rewen.
Þan alle men sulle ripen þat hie ar sewen.
Do al to gode þat he mu[gh]e ech þe hwile he beð aliue.
Ne lipne noman to muchel to childe ne to wiue. |
Þe þe him selfe for[gh]iet for wiue oðer for childe [f. 1v
He sal cumen on euel stede bute him god be milde. 26
[Linenotes:
19. _Ar [gh]e_ MS. || _juel_] _j_ corr. out of _[gh]_. ||
23. _h_ MS.]
+Sendeð+ sum god bi{}foren eow.
þe hw[i]le [þ/] [gh]e mu[gh]en to houene. 25
for betere is an elmesse biforen{;} þenne boð eft{er} souene.
Alto lome ich habbe igult a werke [&] o worde.
Al to muchel ich habbe ispent. to litel ihud in horde.
Ne beo þe loure þene þe solf{;} ne þin mei. ne þin ma[gh]e.
Soht is [þ/] is oðer`s´ monnes frond bet{re} þen his a[gh]en. 30
Ne lipnie wif to hire were. ne were to his wiue
bo for him solue ech .M{on}. þe `h´wile [þ/] he bo aliue.
[Linenotes:
27. _[i.][l.]ich_ MS. || 28. _[i.][h.] ich_ MS.]
Sende god biforen him man þe hwile he mai to heuene
For betre is on almesse biforen þan ben after seuene.
Ne bie þe leuere þan þe self ne þi mæi ne þi mowe
Sot is þe is oðer mannes frend betere þan his owen. 30
Ne hopie wif to hire were ne were to his wiue
Be for him self afric man þe hwile he beð aliue.
+Wis is þe to him solue þench+ þe hwile þe mot libben.
for sone wule hine for[gh]eten þe fremede [&] þe sibbe.
þe wel ne deð þe hwile he mai{;} ne scal wenne he walde. 35
Monies monnes sare iswinc habbeð oft un{}holde.
Ne scal na mon don afirst. ne slawen wel to done.
for moni mon bihateð wel þe hit for[gh]eteð sone.
Þe .M{on}. þe wule siker bon to habben Godes blisse.
do wel him solf hwile [þ/] he mai{;}
þenne haueð he his mid iwisse. 40
þes riche .M{en}. weneð bon siker þurh walle [&] þurh diche.
þe deð his echte on sikere stude he hit sent to heueneriche.
Wis þe him selue biðencheð þe hwile he mót libben
For sone willeð him for[gh]iete þe fremde [&] þe sibbe.
Þe wel ne doð þe hwile he mai ne sal he þan he wolde. 35
For manimannes sore iswinc habbeð ofte unholde.
Ne solde noman don a furst ne laten wel to done
For maniman bihoteð wel þat hi for[gh]ieteð sone.
Þe man þe wile siker ben to habben godes blisse.
Do wel him self þe hwile he mai þanne haueð hes mid iwisse. 40
Þe richemen weneð siker ben þu`r´ch wallen [&] thurh dichen.
He deð his aihte an siker stede þe hit sent to heueriche.
for þer ne þerf he bon of{}dred of fure ne of þoue
þer ne | þerf he him binimen þe laðe ne þe loue. [f. 60v
þer ne þerf he habben kare of [gh]eve ne of [gh]elde. 45
þider he sent. [&] solf bereð to lutel [&] to selde.
+þider we sculen dra[gh]en+ [&] don wel ofte [&] ilome.
for þer ne scal me us naut binimen mid wrangwise dome.
þider [gh]e sculen [gh]orne dra[gh]en. walde [gh]e god ileue.
for ne mei þ{er} hit ou binimen king ne reue. 50
[Linenotes:
45. _[gh]eve_] _v_ corr. out of _f_ MS. || 50. _þer_] _[þ/]_ MS.]
For þar`f he´ ben ofdrad of fure ne of þieue.
Þar ne mai hit him binime þe loðe ne þe lieue.
Þar ne þarf he habben care of here ne of [gh]ielde 45
Þider we sendeð [&] ec bereð to litel [&] to selde.
Þider `we solden´ drawen [&] don wel ofte [&] ilome.
For þar ne sal me us naht binime mid wrong wise dome. |
Þider we solde [gh]ierne drawen wolde [gh]ie me ileuen. [f. 2r
For ne mai hit us binime no king ne no s[.y]rreue. 50
[Linenotes:
31. After _hire were_, _ac_ erased. || 38. _bihoteð_] _o_
above _[a.]_ MS.]
Al [þ/] beste [þ/] we hefden þider we hit solde senden
for þer we hit michte finden eft. [&] habben buten ende.
Þo þe er doð eni God for habben godes are.
al he hit scal finden eft þer [&] hundred fald mare.
Þe þet echte wile halden wel hwile þe he mu[gh]e es welden. 55
Giue hies for godes luue{;} þenne deþ hes wel ihalden.
Alþat beste þat we habbeð her þider we solde sende.
For þar we mihte finden eft. [&] habben abuten ende.
Se þe her doð ani god for`to´ haben godes ore.
Al he hit sal eft finde þar [&] hundredfealde more.
Se þe aihte wile holde wel þe hwile hes mu[gh]e wealden. 55
[Gh]ieue hes for godes luue þanne doð hes wel ihealden.
[Linenotes:
55. _holde_] _o_ above _[a.]_ MS. ||
56. _[gh]ieue_] _[gh]_ corr. out of _G_.]
+Vre swinc [&] ure tilþe is ofte iwoned to swinden.+
Ach [þ/] þe we doð for godes luue{;} eft we sculen al finden.
Ne scal nan ufel bon un{}bocht. ne nan god unfor[gh]olden.
vfel we doþ al to muchel. [&] god lesse þe{n}ne we sculden. 60
Þo þe mest doð nu to gode. [&] þe lest to laðe.
Eiðer to lutel [&] to muchel scal þu{n}chen eft hom baþe.
Þer me scal ure werkes weien bi{}foran þe heuen king.
and [gh]euen us ure swinkes lan eft{er} ure erninge.
+Ech mon mid [þ/] he hauet. mei buggen houene riche.+ 65
For ure swinch [&] ure tilðe is ofte wuned to swinde.
Ac al þat we [gh]ieueð for godes luue al we hit sulen eft finden.
Ne sal þar non euel ben unboht ne god unfor[gh]olden.
Euel we doð al{}to muchel [&] god lasse þan we solden. 60
Se þe mast doð nu to gode [&] se last to lothe.
Eiðer to litel [&] to muchel hem sal þunche boðe.
Þar me sal ure werkes wei[gh]en bifore þan heuen kinge.
[&] [gh]ieuen us ure werkes lean after ure erni{n}ge.
Africh man mid þat he haueð mai bugge heueriche 65
þe mare haueþ [&] þe þe lesse{;} baþe hi | mu[gh]en iliche. [f. 61r
Al{}se mid his p`e´nie alse oðer mið his punde.
[þ/] is þe wunderlukeste chep{;} [þ/] eni mon efre funde.
[&] þe ðe mare ne mai don{;} do hit mid his gode þonke.
Alse wel se þe þe haueð golde fele manke. 70
[&] oft god kon mare þonc þen þe him [gh]eueð lesse.
[&] his werkes [&] his we[gh]es his milce. [&] rihtwisnesse.
+lutel lac is gode lof{;} [þ/]+ kumeð of gode wille.
[&] ec{}lete muchel [gh]eue of þan þe herte is ille.
Houene [&] horþe he ouer sich. his e[gh]en boð swa brichte. 75
Þe þe more haueð [&] þe þe lasse boðe iliche.
Alse on mid his peni se oðer mid his punde
Þis is þet wunderlukeste ware þat animan funde.
[&] se þe more ne mai don mid his gode iþanke.
Alse wel se þe þe haued goldes fele manke. 70
And ofte god can more þanc þan þe him [gh]ieueð lasse.
Al his werkes [&] his weies is milce [&] rihtwi[s]nesse. |
Litel lóc is gode lef þe cumeð of gode wille [f. 2v
[&] eðlate muchel [gh]ieue þan his herte is ille.
Heuene [&] erðe he ouer sihð his eien beð ful brihte. 75
Su{n}ne [&] mone [&] houen fur boð þestre a[gh]ein his lihte.
Nis him noht for{}holen ni hud. swa muchele boð his mihte.
nis hit ne swa derne [idon] ne [a] swa þostre nihte.
he wat wet þenkeð [&] hwet doð alle q{ui}ke wihte.
+Nis na lau{er}d swich se is c{ri}st+. ne king swuch ure drihten. 80
Nis him no þing forholen swo muchel is his mihte.
Ne bie hit no swo derne idon ne on swo þuster nihte.
He wot hwat þencheð [&] hwat doð alle quike wihte
Nis louerd swilch is c{ri}st ne king swilch ure drihte
Boðe [gh]iemeð þe his bien bi daie [&] bi nihte. 80
houene [&] orðe [&] al [þ/] is biloken is in his honde.
he deð al [þ/] his wil is{;} a wettre [&] alonde.
He makede fisses in þe se [&] fu[gh]eles in þe lifte.
he wit [&] waldeð alle þing [&] scop alle scefte.
he is hord buten horde [&] ende buten ende. 85
he ane is eure an ilche stude wende þer þu wende.
he is buuen us [&] bi{}noþen. bi{}foren [&] bi{}hinden.
þe þe deð godes wille uwer he mei him finden.
[Linenotes:
82. _[i.][s.] his_ MS. || 83. After _fu[gh]eles in_, _k_ deleted.]
Heuene [&] erðe [&] al þat is biloken is in his honden
He doð al þat his wille is awatere [&] alonde.
He makeð þe fisses in þe sa þe fueles on þe lofte.
He wit [&] wealdeð alle þing [&] he sop alle safte.
He is ord a{}buten ord [&] ende abuten ende 85
He is one afre on eche stede wende þar þu wende.
He is buuen us [&] bineðen biforen [&] bihinde
Þe godes wille doð aihware he mai[gh] him finde
[Linenote:
88. _godeswille_ MS.]
+Helche rune he iherð [&]+ wat alle deden.
he þurþ{}sicheþ uches monnes þonc. Wi hwat scal us to rede. 90
We [þ/] brokeð godes hese [&] gulteð swa ilome.
hwet scule we seggen oðer don et þe muchele dome.
Þa þe luueden unriht [&] ufel lif | leden. [f. 61v
Wet sculen ho seggen oðer don{;} þen þe engles bon of{}dred.
Elche rune he hereð [&] he wot alle dade
He þurh{}sihð elches mannes þanc wi hwat sal us to rade. 90
We þe brekeð godes has [&] gulteð swo ilome
Hwat sulle we seggen oðer don á{}te muchele dome
We þe luueden unriht [&] euel lif ladden
Hwat sulle we seggen oðer don þar ængles beð ofdradde
[Linenotes:
92. After _don_, an erasure of about
ten letters. || 93. _unriht_] _r_ corr. out of _l_ MS.]
+hwet sculen we bere{n}+ biforen us mid hom scule we iquemen. 95
þo þe neure god ne dude þe houenliche deme.
þer sculen bon doule swa fole [þ/] wulleð us for{}wreien.
[&] nabbeð hi naþing for[gh]eten of al [þ/] ho ise[gh]en.
Al [þ/] we mis{}duden her{;} ho hit wulleð kuðe þere.
[buten wé habbe hit íbét. ðe hwile wé her wére] 100
Al ho habbeð in hore write{;} [þ/] we mis{}duden here.
þach we nusten ne ni{}se[gh]en. ho weren ure ifere.
[Linenote:
100. Supplied from MS. e.]
Hwat sulle we beren us biforen mid hwan sulle we iq{ue}me 95
We þe nafre god ne duden þan heuenliche deme. |
Þar sulle ben deflen swo fele þat willeð us forwreien. [f. 3r
Nabbeð hie no þing for[gh]ieten of þat hie her iseien.
Alþat hie iseien her hie willeð cuðen þare
Bute we haben hit ibet þe hwile we here waren. 100
Al hie habbeð on here write þat we misduden here.
Þeih we hes ne niseien hie waren ure iferen.
+Hwet sculen ordlinghe`s´ don.+ þa swicen [&] ta forsworene
hwi boð fole iclepede. [&] swa lut icorene.
wi hwi weren ho bi{}[gh]eten to hwon weren ho iborene. 105
[þ/] scule{n} bon to deþe idemet. [&] eure ma for{}lorene.
Ech .M{on}. scal him solue þer bi{}clepie [&] bideme{n}.
his a[gh]en werch [&] his þonc te witnesse he scal {t}emen.
ne mei him na .M{on}. alsa wel demen ne alswa rihte
for nan ne knauð him ase [gh]ere{;} buten ane drihte. 110
Ech .M{on}. wat him solue best{;} his werkes. [&] his wille.
Þe ðe lest wat bi{}seiþ ofte mest{;} þe hit al wat is stille.
nis nan witnesse alse muchel se mo{n}ne`s´ a[gh]en horte.
Wa se seið [þ/] he bo hal. him solf wat best his smirte.
[Linenotes:
105. _[w.] hwon_ MS. || 108. _temen_] _demen_ MS. || 111. before
_werkes_, _werhes_ deleted.]
Hwat sullen horlinges don þes wichen [&] þe forsworene
Wi swo fele beð icleped swo fewe bed icorene
Wi hwi waren hie bi[gh]iete to hwan waren hie iborene. 105
Þe sulle ben to deaðe idemd [&] afremo forlorene.
Elch man `sal´ þar biclepien himselfen [&] ec demen.
Hi{s} o[gh]en werc [&] his þanc to witnesse he sal temen.
Nemai him noman alse wel demen ne alse rihte
For non ne cnoweð hine alse wel buten one drihte. 110
Man wot him self best his werkes [&] his wille.
Se þe last wot he seið ofte mast se þit al wot is stille
Nis no witnesse alse muchel se mannes o[gh]en hierte
Hwo se seið þat hie beð hol him self wot his smierte.
[Linenote:
108. _His_] _Hic_ MS.]
+Ech .M{on}. scal h[i]m solf demen+ to deðe oðer to liue. 115
þa witnesse of his a[gh]en werch{;} hine þer{}to scal driue.
Al þet ech .M{on} haueð idon soððen he com to mo{n}ne
sculde he | hit sechen o boke iwriten he scal iþenchen þenne. [f. 62r
Ah drihten ne demeð nenne .M{on}. eft{er} his biginnigge.
ah al his lif scal bon suilch boð his endinge. 120
Elch man sal him selfen demen to deaðe oðer to liue. 115
Þe witnesse of his o[gh]en werc to oðer þan hine sal driue.
Alþat afri man haueð idon seðen he cam to manne
Swo he hit iseie abóc iwrite he sal hit þenche þanne.
Ac drihte ne demeð noman after his biginninge
Ac al his lif sal ben teald after his endinge. | 120
+[gh]ef [þ/] his uuel al hit is uuel+ [&] God [gh]efe god his ende.
God [gh]eue [þ/] ure ende bo god. [&] wite [þ/] he us lende.
þe .M{on}. [þ/] uuel don na god. ne neure god lif leden.
er deð [&] dom come to his dure he mei him sare adreden.
[þ/] he ne mu[gh]e þenne biden are. for [þ/] itit ilome. 125
for{}þi he is wis þe biet [&] bit [&] bet bi{}fore dome.
+Wenne deð is attere dure+ wel late he biddeþ are.
Wel late he latheð uuel werc{;} þe ne mei hit don ne mare.
[Gh]ief þe endinge is god al hit is god·
[&] euel [gh]ief euel is þe ende. [f. 3v
God [gh]ieue þat ure ende be god [&] [gh]ieue þat he us lende.
Se man þe nafre nele don god ne nafre god lif lade.
Are deað [&] dom cumeð to his dure he mai[gh] hi{m} sore a{}drade
Þat he ne mu[gh]e þanne bidden ore for þat itit ilome. 125
For{}þi he wis þe bit [&] bi[gh]iet [&] bet bifore dome.
Þanne þe deað is ate dure wel late he biddeð ore.
Wel late he lateð euel werc þan he hit ne mai don no more.
[þ/] achten we to leuen wel. for ure drihten solf hit seide.
A hwilke time se eure .M{on}. of þinchþ his mis{}dede. 130
Oþer raþer oðer later{;} milce he scal imeten.
Ac {þ}e [þ/] þer naf[ð] nocht ibet{;} wel muchel he haueð to beten.
[Linenotes:
130. _þin[g.]chþ_ MS. || 132. _þe_] _we_ MS.]
Senne lat þe [&] þu nah hi{m} þan þu hit ne miht do no more{;}
For{}þi he is sot þe swo abit to habben godes ore. 130
Þeih hweðere we hit leueð wel for drihte self hit sade.
Elche time sal þe man of{}þunche his misdade
Oðer raðer oðer later milce he sal imete.
Ac þe þe her naueð ibet muchel he haued to bete
[Linenote:
133. After _imete_, _acþ_ erased.]
+Monimon seit hwa rechð of pine þe scal habben þende+.
Ne bidde ich na bet bo alesed a domes dei of bende.
lutel he wat wet is pine. [&] lutel he hit scaweð 135
hwice hete is þer þa saule wuneð hu biter wind þer blaweð.
hefde he bon þer enne dei oðer twa bare tide{;}
nolde he for al middenerd þe þerdde þer abiden.
þet habbeð iseid þ[e] comen þonen þa hit wisten mid iwissen.
wa wurð sor[gh]e seue[gh]er. for souenihte blisse. 140
Maniman seið hwo reche pine þe sal habben ende 135
Ne bidde ich no bet bie ich alesed a domesdai of bende.
Litel wot he `h´wat is pine [&] litel he cnoweð
Hwilch hit is þar sowle wunieð hwu biter wind þar bloweð.
Hadde he ben þar on oðer two bare tiden.
Nolde he for al midden{}eard þe þridde þar abiden. 140
Þat habbed isaid þe come þanne þit wiste mid iwisse.
Wo wurðe sore[gh]e seue [gh]ier for seue nihte blisse.
[Linenotes:
137. _[h.]is_ MS. || After _cnoweð_, erasure of _hwil_. ||
140. After _Nolde_ erasure of two letters. || _almidden_ MS.]
+In hure blisse þe | þe ende haueð.+ for endelese pine. [f. 62v
betere is wori water drunch{;} þen atter meind mid wine.
Swines brede is swiðe swete. swa is of wilde dore.
alto dore he is abuh{;} þe [gh]efð þer fore his swore.
Ful wombe mei lihtliche speken of hunger. [&] of festen{;} 145
swa mei of pine þe ne cnauð þe scal a ilesten.
Hefð he ifonded su{m}me stunde{;} he wolde al seggen oðer.
Et lete him were wif. child. suster. feder [&] broðer.
[Linenote:
144. _abuh_] _abu[t.][e.]h_ MS.]
[&] ure blisse þe ende haueð for ende{}lease pine
Betere is wori water þan atter imengd mid wine.
Swines brade is wel swete swo is of wilde diere. 145
Ac al to diere he hit abuið þe [gh]iefð þar{}fore his swiere.
Ful wombe mai lihtliche speken of hunger [&] of fasten
Swo mai of pine þe not hwat is pine þe sal ilasten. |
Hadde fonded sume stunde he wolde seggen oðer [f. 4r
Eðlate him ware wif [&] child suster [&] fader [&] broðer. 150
+Al he walde [&] oðerluker don [&] oðerluker þenche{n}+
Wenne he bi{}þohte on helle fur þe nawiht ne mei quenchen. 150
Eure he walde her inne wawe [&] ine wene wunien{;}
Wið [þ/] þe mihte helle pine bi{}flien [&] bi{}sunien
Et lete him were al world wele [&] orðliche blisse.
for to [þ/] muchele blisse cumen is murþe mid iwisse.
[Linenote:
152. Before _þe_, _me_ deleted.]
Al he wolde oðerluker don [&] oðerluker þenche
Þan he biðohte an helle fur þat no{}wiht ne mai quenche.
Afre he wolde her in wo [&] in wane wunien
Wið{}þan he mihte helle fur biflen [&] bisunien.
Eðlate him ware al wele [&] erðeliche blisse 155
For to þe muchele blisse cume þis murie mid iwisse.
[Linenote:
153. After _wunien_, _wið þan he mihte_ erased.]
+Iwule nu cumen eft to þe dome [þ/] ich er ow of sede+ 155
A þa dei [&] at ta dome us helpe c{ri}st [&] rede.
þer we mu[gh]en bon eþe offerd [&] herde us adrede{n}.
þer he scal al son him bi{}foren his word [&] ec his deden.
Al scal þer bon þenne cud þer me{n} lu[gh]en her ent stelen.
Al scal þer bon þa{n}ne unwron{;}
[þ/] men wru[gh]en her [&] helen. 160
We sculen alre monne lif iknauwen al{}se ure ahen.
þer sculen eueni{n}gges bon þe riche [&] þe la[gh]e.
Ne scal na mon skamie þer ne þerf he him a{}dreden.
Gif him her of{}þincþ | his gult [&] bet his misdede. [f. 63r
for him ne scameþ ne ne gromeð þe sculen bon ibor[gh]en. 165
[Linenote:
163. _skamie_] _smakie_ MS.]
¶Ich wulle nu cumen eft to þe dome þe ich eow ar of sade.
On þe daie [&] on þe dome us helpe crist [&] rade
Þar we mu[gh]en ben sore offerd [&] harde us ofdrade.
Þar elch sal al isien him biforen his word [&] ec his dade. 160
Al sal þar ben þanne cuð þat men lu[gh]en her [&] halen.
Al sal þar ben þanne unwrien þat men her hudden [&] stalen.
We sullen alre manne lif icnowen alse ure o[gh]en
Þar sullen efninges ben to þe heie [&] to þe lo[gh]e.
Ne sal þeih no man samie þiar ne þarf he him adrade. 165
[Gh]ief him her ofþincheð his gult [&] bet his mis{}dade.
For hem ne sameð ne ne grameð þe sulle ben ibore[gh]e
[Linenotes:
157. _[e.]f[t.]_ _eft_ MS. || 165. _þiar_] _a_ corr.
out of _e_.]
+Ach þo{}þre+ habbeþ scome [&] grome [&] oft fele sor[gh]e.
+Þe do{m} scal sone bon idon+ ne lest he nawiht lo{n}ge.
ne scal him na mon mene þer of st{re}ngþe ne of wronge.
þe sculen habbe herdne dom þa her weren herde.
þa þe uuele holden wreche men [&] uuele la[gh]e redde. 170
Ec efter [þ/] he efþ idon sal þer þenne [beon] idemet.
[bliðe mei hé ðenne beon. þe god háfð wel icwemed]
[Linenote:
172. Supplied from MS. e.]
Ac þoðre habbeð same [&] grame [&] oðer fele sore[gh]e.
Þe dom {s}al ben sone idon ne last hit nowiht longe
Ne sal him noman mene þar{}of strencðe ne of wronge 170
Þo sulle habben hardne dom þe here waren hardde
Þo þe euel hielden wreche men [&] euel la[gh]e arerde.
Elch after þat he haueð idon sal þar ben þanne idem{d}
Bliðe mai he þanne ben þe god haueð wel iquemd.
[Linenotes:
169. _sal_] _þal_ MS. || 173. _idemð_ MS.]
+Alle þa þi sprunge boþ+ of adam [&] of eue.
Alle hi sculen cumen þider for soðe we hit ileueð.
þa þe habbeð wel idon efter hore mihte. 175
to houene riche hi sculen faren forð mid ure drihte.
Þa þe habbeð doules werc idon. [&] þer inne bo ifunde.
hi sculen faren forð mid him in to helle grunde.
Þer hi scule{n} wunien a buten are [&] ende.
Ne brekeþ neure drihte helle gate for lesen hi of bende. 180
[Linenote:
178. _mid [m.][i.][d.]_ MS.]
Alle þo þe sprunge beð of ada{m} [&] of eue 175
Alle hie sulle þider cume for soðe we hit ileued. |
Þo þe habbed wel idon after here mihte [f. 4v
To heueriche hie sulle fare forð mid ure drihte.
Þo þe deueles werkes habeð idon [&] þar{}inne beð ifunde
Hie sulle fare forð mid hem in{}to helle grunde. 180
Þar hie sulle wunien abuten ore [&] ende.
Brecð nafre eft crist helle dure for lesen hem of bende
[Linenotes:
180. After _fare_, _þ_ elided.]
+Nis na sullic þech hom bo wa [&] hom bo uneade.+
Ne scal neure eft c{ri}st þolie deþ for lesen hom of deaþe.
Enes drihten helle brec his fro{n}d he ut brochte.
him solf he þolede deð for him . wel dore he hom bohte.
Nalde hit mei do for mei. ne sust{er} for broðer. 185
nalde hit sune do for fader. ne na mon for oðer.
Nis no sellich þeih hem be wo [&] þeih hem be uneaðe
Ne sal nafre eft crist þolien deað for lesen hem of deaðe.
Ænes drihten helle brac his frend he ut brohte 185
Him self he þolede deað for hem wel diere he hes bohte.
Nolde hit mo[gh]e don for mai ne suster [for] broðer
Nolde sune don for fader ne no man for oðer.
+Vre alre lau{er}d+ for his þrelles ipined wes a rode.
vre bendes he unbon[d] [&] bohte us mid his blode.
We [gh]eueð | uneðe for his luue a stuche of ure brede. [f. 63v
Ne þenke we noht [þ/] he scal deme þa q{ui}ke [&] þa dede. 190
Muchele luue he us cudde. walde we hit und{er}sto{n}de
[þ/] ure eldre misduden{;} we habbeð uuele on honde.
Deþ com in þis middenerde þurh þes doules honde.
[&] sake [&] sor[gh]e [&] swinc a wat{er}e [&] a londe.
Vre alre louerd for his þralles ipined he was arode
Ure bendes he unbond [&] bohte us mid his blode. 190
We [gh]ieueð uneaðe for his luue a steche of ure breade
Ne þenche we naht þar þat sal deme þe q{ui}ca [&] þe deade.
Muchel luue he us kedde wolde we hit understonde.
Þat ure elderne mi`s´duden we habeð euel an honde.
Deað cam in þis middenærd þurh ealde deueles onde 195
[&] senne [&] sore[gh]e [&] iswinch awatere [&] [a]londe.
[Linenote:
194. _misduden_] _u_ over _[e.]_ MS.]
+Vre forme fader+ gult. we abu[gh]eð alle. 195
[eal his óf spring efter hi{m}. en hearme is bi{}fealle.]
þurst [&] hunger. chele [&] hete. helde [&] unhelðe.
þurh him deð com in þis middenerd [&] oðer uniselðe.
Nere na{}mon elles ded ne sec ne nan unsele.
ac mihten libben eure ma a blisse [&] a hele. 200
lutel hit þu{n}cheð moni mon. ac muchel wes þa su{n}ne.
for hwam alle þolieð deð þe comen of hore cunne.
[Linenote:
196. Supplied from MS. e.]
Vre foremes faderes gult we abugeð alle
Al his ofsprung after him in harem is biualle
Þurst [&] hunger. chele [&] hete [&] alle unhalðe.
Þurh deað cam in þis midden{}eard [&] oðer unisalðe. 200
Nare noman elles dead ne sic ne unsele
Ac mihte libbe afremo ablisse [&] an hale. |
Litel lac is gode lief þe cumeð of gode wille. [f. 5r
[&] eðlate muchel [gh]ieue þan his herte is ille
Litel hit þuncheð maniman ac muchel was þe senne 205
For hwan alle þolieð deað þe comen of here kenne
+Hore sunne+ [&] ec ure a[gh]en sare us mei of{}þinche.
þurh su{n}ne we libbeð alle in sor[gh]e [&] in swinke.
Suððen God nom swa muchele wrake for are misdede{;} 205
We þe swa muchel [&] swa ofte mis{}doð. we mu[gh]en eðe us adrede.
Adam and his of{}spru{n}g for are {b}are sunne.
Wes fele undret wintre an helle pine [&] an unwunne.
þa þe ledden hore lif mid unriht [&] mid wrange.
buten hit gode`s´ milce do ho sculen bon þer wel longe. 210
Godes wisdom is wel muchel [&] alswa is his mihte
[&] nis his milce naut lesse. ac bi þan ilke iwichte.
[Linenotes:
203. _[h.][o.][r.][e.] ure_ MS. || 207. _bare_] _þare_ MS. ||
210. _do_] _do[n.]_ MS.]
Here senne [&] ec ure o[gh]en us mu[gh]e sore of{}þunche
For senne we libeð alle her in sore[gh]e [&] in swunche.
Seðen god na{m} swo mukel wrache for one misdede
We þe swo ofte misdoð we mu[gh]en us eaðe ofdrade. 210
Adam [&] al his ofspreng for one bare senne.
Was fele hundred wintre an helle a pine [&] unwenne.
Þo þe ladeð here lif mid unrihte [&] mid wronge
Bute hit godes milce do hie sulle wunie þar longe.
Godes wisdom is wel muchel [&] alsse is his mihte 215
Ac nis his mihte nowiht lasse ac biðer ilke wihte.
[Linenotes:
207. After _mu[gh]e_, _rewen_ deleted MS. || 210. _þo_ altered
to _þe_.]
+Mare he ane mei+ for{}[gh]euen. þen | al folc gulte cunne. [f. 64r
Sulf douel mihte habbe{n} milce. [gh]if he hit bigunne.
Þa þe godes milce secheð{;} he iwis mei ha ifi{n}den. 215
Ac helle king is are{}les with þa þe he mei binden.
þe þe deþ is wille mest{;} he haueð wurst mede.
His ba{þ} scal bon wallinde. his bað sca{l} bon berni{n}de glede.
[Linenotes:
218. _ba[þ/]_ MS. || _scal_] _scab_ MS.]
More he one mai[gh] for[gh]ieue þan alle folc gulte cunne
Self deuel mihte habben milce [gh]ief he hit bigunne.
Þeþe godes milche secð iwis he mai hes finden
Ac helle king is ore{}leas wið þo þe he mai binden. 220
Se deð his wille mast he sal habbe werest mede
His bað sal be wallinde pich his bed barnende glede.
[Linenotes:
213. After _lif_, an erasure, on which _mid_. || 214. _do_
corr. out of _to_. || 215. _mulchel_ MS. || After _[&]_, an
erasure.]
+Wurst he deð his gode frond{;}+ þenne his fulle fond{;}
God scilde alle godes frond. a wih swilche freonde. 220
Neure in helle hi com. ne þer ne come reche.
þach ich elches worldes wele. þer me mahte feche
[þ/] his wulle seggen on þat wise men us seiden.
[&] aboken hit writen þer [me] mei hit reden.
Ich hit wille seggen þan þe hit hom solf nusten. 225
warni hom wið hore unfrome. [gh]if ho me wulleð lusten.
vnd{er}stondeð nu to me edi men [&] arme.
Ich wulle tellen of helle pin{;} [&] wernin ow wið herme.
In helle his hunger [&] þurst{;} twa uuele iuere.
þas þolieð þa [þe] weren maket niþinges here. 230
[Linenote:
229. _[i.][s.] his_ MS.]
Werse he doð his gode wines þan his fiendes
God silde alle godes friend wið swo euele friende.
Nafre an helle ine cam ne cumen ich þar ne reche 225
Þeih ich aches woreldes wele þare mihte feche.
Þeih ich wille seggen eow þat wise men us saden
[&] [a] boc hit is write þar me hit mai rade. |
Ic wille seggen hit þo þe hit hem self nesten [f. 5v
[&] warnin hem wið here unfreme
[gh]ief hie me willeð hlesten. 230
Vnderstondeð nu to meward eadimen [&] arme
Ich wille tellen eow of helle pine [&] warnin eow wið harme.
An helle hunger [&] þurst euel two iferen.
Þos pine þolieð þo þe ware meteniðinges here.
[Linenotes:
225. Before _reche_, _þ_ erased MS. || 230. After _here_,
an erasure of one letter MS.]
+Þer is waning [&] wow.+ eft{er} eche streche.
ho fareð from hete to hete. [&] hech to frure þe wreche.
þenne hi bið in þere hete{;} þe chele him þunchet blisse.
þenne hi cumeð eft to þe chele{;} of hete hi habbeð misse.
hi hem deð wa inoch nabbeð hi nane blisse. 235
Þar is woning [&] wop after ache strate 235
Hie fareð fram hate [to] chele fra{m} chele to hate.
[Þ]an hie beð in þe hate chele hem þuncheð blisse
[Þ]an hie cumeð eft to chele of hate hie habbeð misse.
[E]iðer doð `hem´ wo inoh nabbeð none lisse.
+Nute hi hweþer hem deþ {w}urs+ mid neure nane wisse.
hi walkeð eure [&] secheð reste | ac `ho´ ne mu[gh]en imeten. [f. 64v
for{}þi þe ho nolden þe hwile [þ/] ho mihten here sunne beten.
ho secheð reste þer nis nan. for{}þi ne mu[gh]en hi es finden.
Ac walkeð weri up [&] dun{;} se wat{er} deþ mid winde. 240
þo boð þa þe weren her a þanke unstedefeste.
[&] þa þe gode biheten heste [&] nolden hit ileste.
þa þe god werc bigunnen [&] ful enden hit nolden.
[Linenotes:
236. _wurs_] _þurs_ MS. || 237. _m[o.]u[gh]en_ MS.]
[N]iten hweðer hem doð wers to nafre none wisse. 240
[H]ie walkeð afre [&] secheð reste ac hie hes ne mu[gh]en imeten.
[F]or{}þi þe hie nolde þe hwile hie mihten here senne beten.
[H]ie sec`h´eð reste þar non nis ac hie hies ne mu[gh]en ifinden.
[A]c walkeð weri up [&] dun se water doð mid winde
[Þ]at beð þo þe waren her an þanc unstedefaste 245
[[&]] þo þe gode biheten aihte [&] hit him ilaste.
[[&]] þo þe god werc bigunnen [&] ful endin hit nolden.
+Nu witen her.+ [&] nuðe þer. [&] nusten hwat hi wolden.
þer is bernunde pich hore saule to baþien inne. 245
þa þe ledden here lif in werre [&] in winne.
þer is fur [þ/] is undret fald hattre. þene bo ure.
Ne mei q{ue}nchen salt weter ne uersc of þe burne.
þis is [þ/] fur [þ/] efre bernd ne mei nawiht hit que{n}chen{;}
Þer inne boð þa þe was to lof wreche men to swenchen. 250
þa þe weren swikelemen [&] ful of uuel wrenchen.
þa þe mihten uuel don. þe þe lef hit wes to þenchen.
Þe luueden tening [&] stale. hordom [&] drunken.
[&] a doules werche bliþeliche swunken.
[N]u waren her [&] nu þar [&] nesten hwat he wolden
[Þ]ar is pich þat afre walleð þar sulle wunien inne
[Þ]o þe ladeð here lif on werre [&] an unwinne. 250
[Þ]ar is fur þis hundredfeald hatere þan be ure.
[N]e mai hit quenche salt water ne auene stream ne sture.
[Þ]is is þat fur þat afre barneð
ne mai no wiht [hit] quenche.
[Þ]ar{}inne beð þe was to lef wreche men to swenche. |
Þo þe [waren] swikele men [&] ful of euele wrenchen. [f. 6r
[&] þo þe mihten euel don [&] lief hit was to þenchen. 256
Þe luueden rauing [&] stale hordom [&] druken
[&] an defles werkes bliðeliche swunken.
[Linenotes:
248. _[m.]esten_ MS. || 250. After _[&]_, _h_ erased MS. ||
258. _bliðeliche_] second _i_ corr. out of _l_.]
Þa þe weren swa le{s}e [þ/] me ho{m} ne mihte ileuen. 255
Med{}ierne domes men. [&] wro{n}gwise reuen.
[þ/] oðer mo{n}nes wif lof. his a[gh]en et{}lete.
þo þe sungede muchel{;} a drunke [&] an ete.
þe wreche mon binom his ehte. [&] leide his on horde.
[þ/] lutel let of godes borde. [&] godes worde. 260
[&] þo þe his a[gh]en nalde [gh]euen þer he isech | þe node [f. 65r
Ne nalde iheren godes sonde. þenne he hit herde bode.
Þe [þ/] is oðers mo{n}nes þing. loure þene hit sculde.
[&] weren to gredi of solure [&] of golde.
[&] þa þe untrownesse duden þon þe ho scu`l´den bon holde. 265
[Linenote:
255. _lese_] _lele_ MS.]
Þo þe waren swo lease men þat mes ne mihte leuen
Med[gh]ierne domes men [&] w`r´ongwise reuen. 260
Þo þe oðer mannes wif was lief her o[gh]en eðlate
[&] þo þe sunegeden muchel on druken [&] on ate.
Þe wreche men binomen here aihte [&] leide his on horde.
Þe litel lete of godes bode [&] of godes worde.
[&] þe his o[gh]en nolde [gh]ieue þar he iseih þe niede 265
Ne nolde ihere godes men þan he sat at his biede.
Þo þe was oðer mannes þing leuere þan hit solde
[&] waren alto gradi of siluer [&] of golde.
Þo þe untrewnesse deden þan þe he solden ben holde.
[Linenotes:
261. After _was_, erasure of three letters MS. ||
263. After _men_, one letter erased.]
[&] leten þet ho sculden don. [&] duden [þ/] ho wolden.
Þa þe weren eure abuten þisse worldes echte.
[&] duden al [þ/] þe laþe gast hechte to [&] tachte.
[&] alle þe þen anigewise doulen i{}que{m}de.
Þa boð nu mid him in helle fordon [&] fordemet. 270
[Linenotes:
267. _we[n.]ren_ MS. || 269. _iquemde_] _iquende_ MS.]
[&] leten al þat hie solden don [&] deden þat hie wolden. 270
Þo þe waren [gh]ietceres of þis wereldes aihte
[&] dude al þat þe loðe gost hem tihte to [&] taihte.
[&] Al `þo´ þe ani{}wise deuel iquemde
Þo beð mid h{i}m in helle fordon [&] demde.
[Linenote:
274. _hem_ MS.]
(EGERTON MS., SECOND COPY.)
Bute þá þe óf{}ðufte sare heore mis{}dede. [f. 69r
[&] gunne heore gultes beten [&] betere líf læde.
Þer beoð neddren [&] snaken. éuete [&] frute.
þa tereð. [&] freteð. þe uuele speke. þe nið fulle. [&] te prute.
Neure sunne ðer ne scínð. ne mone ne steorre. 275
þer is muchel godes hate. [&] muchel godes eorre.
Æure ðer ís uuel sméch. ðusternesse [&] eie.
nis ðer neure oðer líht. ðene þe swierte leie.
Þer ligget ladliche fund. in strange rakete[gh]e.
[þ/] beoð þa ðe wére mid gode on heuene wel he[gh]e. 280
Þer beoð ateliche fund. [&] eisliche wihte.
þas scule þa wrecche í{}fon. þe sune[gh]ede ðurh sihte.
Þer is ðe laðe sathanas. [&] belzebud sé ealde.
eaðe hi mu[gh]en beo óf{}dréd. þe híne scule bi{}healde.
[Linenote:
283. _is_ _[i.][s.]_ MS.]
Bute þo þe ofðuhte sore here misdade 275
[&] Gunne here gultes bete [&] betere lif lade.
Þar beð naddren [&] snaken. eueten [&] fruden
Þe tereð [&] freteð þo euele swiken þe niðfule [&] þe prude
Nafre sunne þar ne sineð ne mone ne storre.
Þar is muchel godes hete [&] muchel godes oerre. | 280
Afre þar is euel smech þiesternesse [&] eie [f. 6v
Nis þar nafre oder liht þan þe swarte leie.
Þar ligeð ateliche fiend in stronge raketeie
Þat beð þo þe waren mid god angles swiðe heie.
Þat beð ateliche fiend [&] Eiseliche wihten 285
Þo sulle þe wreche sowle isien þe sinegeden þurh sihte
Þar is se loðe sathanas [&] belzebub se ealde
Eaðe he mu[gh]en ben sore ofdrad þe sullen hes bihealde.
[Linenote:
277. _fruden_] _d_ corr. out of _ct_ MS.]
Ne mei nan heorte hit iðenche. ne tunge ne can telle. 285
hu muchel píne na hu uele sunden ínne helle.
Wið þa pine ðe þer beoð. nelle ich eow naht leo[gh]en.
nis hit bute gamen [&] gléo. eal [þ/] man mei hér dreo[gh]en.
End [gh]ut ne deð heo{m} naht sa wá. ín ða laðe bende. |
[þ/] hí witeð [þ/] heore píne sceal neure habbe ende. [f. 69v
Þar beoð þa heðene men. þé w[´æ]re la[gh]e{}liese. 291
þe nes naht óf godes bi{}bode. ne óf godes hése.
[U]uele cristene men. hí beoð heore ifere.
þa ðe heore cristen{}dom. uuele heo`l´de hére.
[[Gh]]ut hí beoð á wurse stede. on ðeré helle grunde. 295
ne sculen hí neure cume{n} út. for marke ne for punde.
[N]e mei heo{m} naðer helpen þer. íbede ne elmesse.
for nis naðer inne helle. áre ne for{}[gh]iuenesse.
[Linenote:
290. After _habbe_, _l_ erased.]
Nemai non herte hit þenche ne tunge hit ne mai telle
Hwu muchele pine ne hwu fele senden in helle 290
Of þo pine þe þar bieð nelle ich eow naht lie
Nis hit bute gamen [&] glie of þat man mai here drie.
[&] [gh]iet ne doð hem naht alse wo in þe loðe bende
Swo þat he witen þat here pine sal nafre habben ende
Þar beð þe haðene men þe waren la[gh]e{}lease. 295
Þe nes naht of godes bode ne of godes hease.
Euele cristene men hie beð here iferen
Þo þe here cristendom euele hielden here.
[&] [gh]iet he beð awerse stede aniðer helle grunde
Ne sullen nafre cumen út for peni ne for punde. 300
Ne mai hem noðer helpe þar ibede ne almesse
For naht solden bidde þar ore ne for[gh]ieuenesse.
[Linenote:
292. _mai_ corr. out of _marg_ MS.]
Sculde hi{m} éch man ðe hwile hé mu[gh]e óf ðas helle píne.
[&] werni ech hís freond þer wið swa ich habbe mine. 300
Þá ðe sculden heo{m} ne cunne. ich heo{m} wulle teche.
ich kan beon [gh]ief ich sceal. lichame [&] sawle leche.
Léte wé [þ/] god for{}but. ealle manne cunne.
[&] do wé [þ/] hé us hét. [&] sculde wé us wið sunne.
Luuie we god mid ure heorte. [&] mid al ure mihte. 305
[&] ure émcristen eal us sulf. swa us lerde drihte.
Eal [þ/] me r[´æ]t [&] eal [þ/] me singð. bi{}fore godes borde.
eal hít hanget [&] bi{}halt. bi ðisse twam worde.
{E}alle godes la[gh]e he fulð. ðe níwe [&] ða ealde.
þe ðe ðas twá luue háfð. [&] wel hí wule healde. 310
Ac hí beoð wunder earueð{}healde. swá ófte gulteð ealle.
Fór hít ís strang to stande lange. [&] líht ís to fealle.
[A]ac drihte crist hé [gh]íue us strengðe. stande [þ/] wé mote.
[&] óf ealle ure gultes `unne´ us cume to bote.
[Linenotes:
308. _eal_] _Eeal_ MS. || 309. _Ealle_] _alle_ MS. ||
_níwe_] _n_ corr. out of _r_.]
Silde him elch man þe hwile he mai wið þos helle pine.
[&] warnie his frend þar wið swo ich habbe ido mine.
Þo þe silde hem ne cunnen ich hem wille tache 305
[I]ch can ben aiðer [gh]ief isal lichame [&] sowle lache. |
Late we þat god forbet alle mankenne [f. 7r
[&] do we þat he us hat [&] silde we us wid senne.
Luue we god mid ure herte [&] mid al ure mihte
[&] ure emcristen alse us self swo us tached drihte. 310
Al þat me radeð [&] singed bifore godes borde
Al hit hangeð [&] halt bi þese twam worde
Alle godes la[gh]es hie fulleð þe newe [&] þe ealde
Þe þe þos two luues halt [&] wile hes wel healde.
Ac hie bieð wel arefeð{}heald swo ofte we gulteð alle 315
For hit is strong te stonde longe [&] liht hit is to falle.
Ac drihte c{ri}st [gh]eue us strengðe stonde þat we moten
[&] of alle ure gultes [gh]ieue us cume bote.
[Linenotes:
307. After _þat_, _w_ erased. || 313. _godel_ MS. ||
315. _gulteð_] _t_ over _[d.]_ MS.]
++Wé wilnieð éfter woruld wéle. ðe lange ne mei leste. 315
[&] leggeð eal ure iswinch. ón ðin[gh]e unste`de´ feste. |
Swunche wé for godes luue. healf [þ/] wé doð for æhte. [f. 70r
ne béo wé naht swá óf bicherd. ne sa uuele bi{}kehte.
[Gh]if wé serueden gode swa wé doð ermínges.
mare wé hedden en héuene. ðenne eorles hér [&] kinges. 320
Né mu[gh]en hí werien heo{m} wið chele. wið þurste ne wið hunger.
ne wið ulde. ne wið deaðe. þe uldre ne ðe [gh]eonger.
Ac ðer nis hunger ne ðurst. ne dieð. ne unhelðe ne elde.
of þisse riche wé ðencheð ófte. [&] of þere to selde.
We wilnieð after wereldes wele þe longe ne mai ilaste
[&] legeð mast al ure swinc on þing unstedefaste. 320
Swunke [we] for godes luue half þat we doð for eihte.
Nare we naht swo ofte bicherd ne swo euele bikeihte
[Gh]ief we serueden god half þat we doð for erminges
We mihten habben more an heuene þa[n] [gh]ierles [&] kinges
Ne mu[gh]e we werien naðer ne wið þurst ne wið hunger 325
Ne wid elde ne wið deað þe elder ne þe [gh]eunger
Ac þar nis hunger ne þurst. deað ne unhalðe ne elde.
Of þesse riche we þencheð to ofte of þare alto selde.
[Linenote:
326. After _elde_, _ne wið elde_ MS.]
Wé scolden ealle us biðenche ófte. [&] wél ilome. 325
hwét wé beoð to whán wé scule. [&] óf hwán wé come.
Hú litle hwíle wé beoþ hér. hú lange elle`s´ hwáre.
hwét wé mu[gh]e habben hér. [&] hwét finde þere.
[Gh]íef wé were wise men. ðis wé scolde ðenche.
bute wé wurðe us íwer. ðeos woruld wule us for{}drenche. 330
Mest ealle men he [gh]íueð drinche. óf ane deofles scenche.
hé sceal hi{m} cunne sculde wél. [gh]íf hé híne nele screnche.
We solden biþenchen us wel ofte [&] ilom{e}
Hwat we beð to hwan we sullen [&] of hwan we come. 330
Hwu litle hwile we bieð her hwu longe elles [h.]ware
Hwat we mu[gh]en habben her [&] hwat we findeð þare. |
[Gh]ief [we] waren wise men þus we solden þenchen [f. 7v
Bute we wurðen us iwar þis wereld us wile drenchen
Mast alle men hit [gh]ieueð drinken of on euele senche 335
He sal him cunnen silde wel [gh]ief hit him nele screnche.
[Linenote:
329. _ilomo_ MS.]
++Mid ealmihti[gh]es godes luue. ute wé us bi{}werien.
wið ðises wrecches woreldes luue. [þ/] hé ma[gh]e us derien.
Mid festen ælmes [&] ibede. werie wé us wið sunne. 335
Mið ða wepne ðe god haueð. bi{}[gh]íten man cunne.
Léte wé þe brade strét. [&] ðene wei bene.
þe le{t} [þ/] ni[gh]eðe dél to helle of manne. [&] ma ich wéne.
Gá wé ðene nærewne wei. [&] ðene wei grene.
ðer forð fareð litel folc. ac hit is feir [&] scéne. 340
Þé brade strét is ure íwill. ðe ís us lað to forl[´æ]te.
þa ðe eal fol[gh]eð hís íwill. fareð bi ðusse stréte.
Hí mu[gh]en lihtliche gán mid ðere under{}hulde.
ðurh ane godlíese w{u}de `in{}to´ ane bare felde. [f. 70v
[Linenotes:
338. _let_] _[l.]ec_ MS. || 344. _wude_] _wade_ MS.]
Mid al{}mihtin godes luue úte we us biwerien
[W]ið þesses wreches woreldes luue þat hit ne mu[gh]e us derien.
Mid almesse. mid fasten [&] mid ibeden werie we us wid senne.
Mid þo wapne þe god haued [gh]ieue alle man{}kenne. 340
[L]ate we þe brode strate [&] þane wei[gh] bene
[Þ]e lat þe nieðe dal to helle of manne me mai wene.
Go we þane narewe pað [&] þene wei grene
[Þ]ar forð fareð wel litel folc [&] eche is fair [&] isene
[Þ]e brode strate is ure wil. þe is loð te læte. 345
[Þ]o þe fol[gh]eð here iwil hie fareð bi þare strate.
[H]ie mu[gh]en lihtliche cumen mid þare niðer helde
[Þ]urh one godelease wude to one bare felde
[Linenote:
343. _Gowe_ MS.]
[Þ]e nærewei ís godes hése. ðer forð{}fareð wél fiewe. 345
[þ/] beoð ða ðe heo{m} sculdeð [gh]eorne wið [´æ]che un{}ðeawe.
[Þ]as gað uníeðe [gh]eanes ðe clíue. a[gh]ean þe hea[gh]e hulle.
ðas leteð eal heore a[gh]en wíll. for godes hése to fulle.
[G]a wé alle þene wei. for he us wule bringe.
mid te feawe feire men. be{}foren heuen kinge. 350
Þer is ealre murhðe mest. mid englene sange.
ðe ís a þusend wintre ðer. ne ðincð hi{m} naht to lange.
Þe ðe lest haueð. hafð swa michel [þ/] hé ne bit namare.
þe ða blisse for ðas for{}lét hít hi{m} mei reowe sare.
[N]e mei nan uuel ne na wane beon inne godes riche. 355
ðeh þer beoð wununges fele. æch oðer uniliche.
[Þ]a narewe pað is godes has · þar forð fareð wel feawe
[Þ]at beð þo þe hem sildeð [gh]ierne wið achen unðeawe. 350
[Þ]os goð uneaðe a[gh]ien þe cliue [&] a[gh]ien þe heie hulle
[Þ]os leten al here iwil for godes luue to fulle.
[G]o we alle þane wei for he us wile bringe
Mid þo feawe faire men bi{}fore þe heuen kinge
[Þ]ar is alre blisse mast mid angles songe. 355
[Þ]e is a þusend wintre þar ne þuncheð hit him naht longe. |
Þe last haueð blisse he haueð sswo muchel
þat he ne bit no more [f. 8r
Þe þat blisse forgoð hit sal him rewen sore.
Ne mai non euel ne non wane ben in godes riche
Þeih þar ben wuniinges fele elch oðer uniliche 360
[Linenotes:
351. After _uneaðe_, _cliue_ deleted MS. || 357. After
_haueð_, _bli_ deleted and _sse_ corr. into _sswo_.]
Sume ðer habbeð lesse murhðe. [&] sume habbeð mare.
æfter ðan þe dude her. efter ðan [þ/] he swanc sare.
[N]e sceal ðer beon ne bried ne wín. ne oðer cunnes éste.
god ane sceal beo eche líf. [&] blisse. [&] éche reste. 360
[N]é sceal ðer beo fah ne græi. ne kuning ne `er´míne.
ne aquierne. ne martres cheole. ne beuer né sabelíne.
[N]e sceal ðer beo sciet ne scrud. ne woruld wele nane.
eal þe murhðe þe me us bi{}hat. al hít sceal beo god ane.
[N]e mei na murhðe. beo swa muchel. se is godes sihte. 365
[H]e ís soð sunne [&] briht. [&] dei ábuten nihte.
Sume þar habbeð lasse blisse [&] sume þar habbeð more
Elch after þat he dude her after þane þe swanc sore
Ne sal þar ben bread ne win ne oðer kennes este
God one sal ben ache lif [&] blisse [&] ache reste.
Ne sal þar ben foh ne grai ne cunin ne ermine 365
Ne aquerne ne metheschele ne beuer ne sabeline.
Ne sal þar ben naðer scat ne srud ne wereldes wele none.
Al þe blisse þe me us bihat al hit sal ben god one
Ne mai no blisse ben alse muchel se is godes sihte.
He is soð sunne [&] briht [&] dai a{}bute nihte. 370
[H]e is ælches godes ful. nis hi{m} na wið{}uten.
na god nis him wane þe wunieð hi{m} abuten.
Þer is wéle ábute gane. [&] reste abuten swinche.
þe mei [&] nele ðider cume. sare hit hi{m} sceal óf ðinche. 370
He is aches godes ful nis him no wiht uten.
Nones godes hem nis wane þe wunieð him abuten.
Þar is wele a{}buten wane [&] reste a{}buten swunche.
Þe mu[gh]en [&] nelleð þider cume hit hem mai of{}þunche.
(EGERTON MS., FIRST COPY.)
Þer is blisse a{}buten tre[gh]e. [&] lif a{}buten deaþe [f. 12v
þe eure scullen wunien þer. bliþe muwen ben eþe
Þer is [gh]eo[gh]eðe bute ulde. [&] hele a{}buten vn{}helðe
nis þer so`re´we ne sor. ne neure nan vn{}sealþe
Þer me scal drihte sulf i{}seon. swa he is mid iwisse 375
he one mai [&] scal al beo. engle [&] manne blisse
And ðeh ne beod heore e[gh]e naht. alle iliche brihte
ði nabbed hi nouht iliche. alle of godes lihte
On þisse `liue´ hi neren nout. alle of one mihte
ne þer ne scullen hi habben god. alle bi one [gh]ihte 380
Þo scullen more of him seon. þe luuede him her more
[&] more icnawen [&] iwiten. his mihte [&] his ore
Þar is blisse a{}buten trei[gh]e [&] lif abuten deaðe 375
Þo þe afre sulle wunie þar bliðe hie mu[gh]e ben eaðe.
Þar is [gh]ieuð abuten elde [&] hale abuten unhalðe
Nis þar sare[gh]e ne sor non ne nafre unisalðe.
Þar me drihte self isien swo se is mid iwisse
He one mai [&] sal al ben angles [&] manne blisse. | 380
[&] þeih ne bed here eien naht alle iliche brihte [f. 8v
Hi nabbeð naht iliche muchel alle of godes lihte
On þesse liue he naren naht alle of ore mihte
Ne þar ne sullen habben god. alle bi one wihte.
Þo sullen more of him isien þe luueden hine more 385
[&] more icnowen [&] ec witen his mihte [&] his ore
[Linenote:
381. _bed_, or _beð_: leaf pared away.]
On him hi scullen finden alþat man mai to lesten
hali boc hi sculle i{}seon. al þat hi her nusten
Crist scal one beon inou. alle his durlinges 385
he one is muchele mare [&] betere. þanne alle oþere þinges
Inoh he haued þe hine haueð. þe alle þing wealded
of him to sene nis no sed. wel hem is þe hine bi{}healdeð
God is so mere [&] swa muchel. in his godcunnesse
[þ/] al [þ/] is. [&] al þat wes is wurse. þenne he [&] lesse 390
Ne mai it neure no man oþer segge mid iwisse
hu muchele murhðe habbet þo. þe beod inne godes blisse
[Linenote:
388. _hem_] _e_ above _[i.]_ MS.]
On him hie sulle finden al þat man mai to hleste
On him he sullen ec isien al þat hie ar nesten.
[C]rist sal one bien ino[gh]h alle his derlinges.
[Þ]e one is muche more [&] betere þan alle oðer þinges. 390
[I]noh he haueð þe hine haueð þe alle þing wealdeð
[O]f him to isiene nis non sæd swo fair he is to bihelden
[G]od is swo mere [&] swo muchel in his godcunnesse
[Þ]at al þat elles was [&] is is fele werse [&] lasse.
[Ne] mai hit nafre noman oðer seggen mid iwisse 395
[H]wu muchele murihðe habbeð þo þe beð in godes blisse
[Linenote:
392. After _isiene_, erasure of one letter.]
++To þere blisse us bringe god. þe rixlet abuten ende
þenne he vre soule vn{}bint. of licames bende
Crist [gh]yue us leden her swilc lif. [&] habben her swilc ende 395
þat we moten þuder come. wanne we henne wende. AmeN.
[T]o þare blisse us bringe god þe rixleð a buten ende.
[Þ]ane he ure sowle unbint of lichamliche bende
[C]rist [gh]ieue us laden her swilch lif
[&] habben her swilch ende{;}
[Þ]at we moten þider cumen þane we henne wende. 400
_AMEN._
[Linenote:
397. After _buten_, erasure of one letter.]
IX. ANCRENE WISSE
[[MS description from Notes volume:
"i. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 402 (A); on vellum, 215 × 150
mm.... There are glosses in red pencil and words underlined in red.
"The MS. belongs to the second quarter of the thirteenth century. It
cannot be earlier than 1225 A.D., for it mentions the Dominicans and
Franciscans, and it is probably later than 1230. It is the most correct,
but it has additions to the original, such as 62/46-64/62, 64/73-78.
"ii. Caius College, Cambridge, 234 (B); on vellum, 124 × 93 mm.; 368
pages; late thirteenth century. Pages 1-185 consist of extracts from the
AR, but not in the order of the other manuscripts (ES iii. 536).
"iii. Cotton Nero A 14, British Museum (N); on vellum, 146 × 114 mm.;
written in the second quarter of the thirteenth century. Its contents
are ff. 1-120r, the Ancren Riwle; 120v-123v, The Orison, XVIII.
"iv. Cotton Titus D 18, British Museum (T); on vellum, 158 × 120 mm.;
148 folios in double columns, written from f. 14, where AR begins, to
the end, about 1220 A.D."]]
ANCRENE WISSE
(CORPUS MS.)
ANCREN RIWLE
(CAIUS MS.)
A. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
[f. 56r] ++Þvs mine leoue sustren iþe wildernesse þer [gh]e gað{;}
in · wið godes folc toward ierusalemes lond · [þ/] is þe riche of
heouene{;} beoð þulliche beastes · þulliche wurmes. ne nat ich
na sunne [þ/] ne mei beon ilead oðer to an of ham seouene{;} oðer
to hare streones. vnsteaðeluest bileaue a[gh]ein godes lare · nis
hit te spece {5} of prude inobedience? Herto falleð sygaldren ·
false teolunges · lefunge o swefne · o nore · [&] on alle
wicchecreftes. Neomunge of husel in eani heaued sunne · oðer ei
oþer sacrement nis hit te spece of prude [þ/] ich cleopede
p{re}su{m}ptio · [gh]ef me wat hwuch sunne hit · is · [f. 56v] [gh]ef
me hit nat nawt · þenne is hit [gh]emeles under {10} accidie · [þ/]
ich slawðe cleopede. þe ne warneð oðer of his uuel oðer of his
bi[gh]ete · nis hit slaw [gh]emeles oðer attri onde? teoheði mis ·
edhalden cwide · fundles oðer lane · oðer þerwið mis{}fearen ·
nis hit spece of [gh]isceunge{;} [&] aneS cunnes þeofðe?
[p. 126] [++Þ]us mine leoue frend iþe wildernesse þat ge
[p. 127] gat in wid godes folc toward ier{usa}l{e}mes londe þat
is þe riche of heouene{;} beod {þ}ulliche bestes þulliche wurmes
· Ne nat ich nan sunne þat ne mai beon ilad · oþer to an of ham
seoluen oþer to hare streones · vnstaþelfast bi{}leaue · agein
hali lare · nis hit of {5} p{ru}de i{n}obedience? Herto falled
sigaldren · false teolunges · Lefunge o nore. o swefne [&] alle
wicchecraftes. Neominge of husel in ei heaued sunne · oþer ai
oþer sac{re}ment · nis hit spece of p{ru}de{;} þat ich cleopede
p{re}su{m}pciun · gif me wat hwat sunne hit is. Gif me hit nat
naut{;} þenne is hit gemeles vnder accidie · þat ich slouþe
cleopede. {10} þe þat ne warned oþer of his uuel · oþer of his
bigete · nis hit slaþ gemeles oþer attri onde? To thehewen mis ·
et halden cwude · fundes oþer lane · nis þis giscunge{;} þeofþe.
[Linenotes:
3. _sulliche_ MS. || 11. _bigete_] _b_ corr. out of _l_.]
Edhalden oðres hure ou{er} his rihte t{er}me nis hit strong
reaflac hwa{}se [gh]elden hit mei þe is {15} under [gh]isceunge? [Gh]ef
me [gh]emeð wurse ei þing ileanet · oðer bitaht to witene · þen he
wene þe ah hit · nis hit oðer triccherie · oðer [gh]emeles of
slawðe? alswa is dusi heast oðer folliche ipliht trowðe · longe
beon unbischpet · falsliche gan to schrift · oðer to longe
abiden · ne teache p{ate}r no{ste}r godchild ne Credo · þeos [&]
alle þulliche beoð ilead to {20} slawðe · [þ/] is þe feorðe moder
of þe seoue sunnen. Þe dronc drunch oðer ei þing dude · hwer
þurh na child ne schulde beon on hire istreonet · oðer [þ/]
istreonede schulde forwurðen · nis þis strong monslaht of
galnesse awakenet? Alle sunnen sunderliche bi hare nomeliche
nomen ne mahte namon rikenin · ah i þeo þe ich habbe {25}
iseid{;} alle oþre beoð bilokene. Ant nis ich wene namon þe ne
mei understonden him of his sunne nomeliche under sum of þe ilke
imeane þe beoð her iwritene.
at{}halden oþeres hure ouer his richte terme · nis hit strong
reflac. þat is under gissunge{;} gif me gemed wurse ai þing
[p. 128] ilened · oþer bitahted te witene þen {15} he wene þat
hit ah · nis oþer tricherie · oþer gemeles of slauþe. Alswa is
dusi hest · oþer folliche iplicht trouþe Longe beon un{}bischbed
· falsliche gan to schrifte · oþer to longe abiden · Ne teachen
god{}child p{ate}r n{oste}r · Ne Credo · þeos [&] alle þulliche ·
beod ilad to slauþe · þat is þe feorþe moder of þe seoue sunnen
· þeo dronc druch {20} oþer ai þing dude hwer þurh na child ne
shulde beon on hire istreoned · oþer þat istreonede shulde
for{}wurþen{;} Nis þis strong monslaht of galnasse awakened{;}
Alle sunnen sunderliche bi hare nomeliche nome ne mahte na{}mon
rikenen. Ah iþeo þat ich habbe iseid{;} alle oþere beod
bilokene. An nis ich wene namon þat ne mai {25} under{}stonden
him of his sunnen nomeliche wnder su{m}me of þe ilke þat
imene{;} þe beod þer i writene.
[Linenote:
16. _tricherie_] over _c_, contraction mark for _er_.]
Of þeose seoue beastes [&] of hare streones i wildernesse of
anlich lif · is iseid herto · þe alle þe forfearinde fondið to
fordonne. Þe liun of prude sleað alle þe prude · {30} alle þe
beoð hehe [&] ou{er}hohe iheortet. Þe attri neddre · þe ontfule [&]
te luðere iþonket. Wreaðfule{;} þe vnicorne. Alswa of þe oþre o
rawe. to godd ha beoð isleine · ah [f. 57r] ha libbeð to þe
feond · [&] beoð alle in his hond. [&] seruið him in his curt euch
of þe meoster þe him to falleð. {35}
[++O]f þeos sewe beastes [&] of hare strenes iwildernesse of
anlich lif is iseid hiderto [p. 129] þe alle þe forfarinde
fondet te fordonne. þe Leon of p{ru}de slead alle þe p{ru}de.
Alle þat beod {30} hehe [&] for hehe iheorted. þe aetri neddre{;}
þe ond{}fule. [&] þe luþere iþonked. wredfule þe unicorne. Al swa
of þen oþer areawe. to god ha beod isleine · Ah ha libbed to þe
feond [&] beod alle in is hird · [&] serued him in his curt · Euch
of þe mester þet him to falleð.
++Þe prude beoð his bem{er}es · draheð wind inward wið worltlich
hereword · [&] eft wið idel [gh]elp puffeð hit ut ward as þe bemeres
doð · makieð noise [&] lud dream to schawin hare orhel · ah [gh]ef ha
wel þohten of godes bemeres of þe englene bemen þe schulen o
fowr half þe world biuore þe grurefule dom grisliche blawen ·
Ariseð {40} deade ariseð cumeð to drihtines dom forte beon
idemet · þear na prud bem{er}e, ne schal beon iborhen · [gh]ef ha
þohten þis wel{;} ha walden inohreaðe i þe deofles seruise
dimlukeR bemin. Of þeose bem{er}es seið Jeremie · _Onager
solitari{us} in desiderio anime sue attraxit uentum amoris sui_
· Of þe wind drahinde in for luue {45} of hereword seið as ich
seide.
[++Þ]E p{ru}de beod his bemeres · Drahed wind inward · of
worldlich {35} hereword · [&] eft wid idel ige`l´p puffed hit
utward · as þe bemares dod. Makied noise [&] lud drem to shawen
hare p{ru}de. Ah gif ha uel þothten · of godes bemeres of þe
englene bemen · þat shulen afour half þe word · bi{}fore þe
grurefule dom g{ri}sliche blawen · Arised deade arised · Cumed
to drichtines domes for{}to beon idemed · þer na pr{u}d {40}
bemere ne shal beon iboregen · Gif ha þohten wel þis · ha walden
inoh raþe iþe deoueles seruise dimluker bemen. Of þeose bemeres
sei`d´ [p. 130] Jeremie · _Onager solitarius in desiderio suo
attraxit uentum amoris sui_ · Of þe wind drahinde in for luue of
hereword{;} seid as ich seide. {45}
[Linenote:
43. _seid_] _d_ above a blotted letter.]
++Summe iuglurs beoð þe ne cunnen seruin of nan oþer gleo bute
makien cheres · wrenche þe muð mis · schulen wið ehnen. Of þis
meoster seruið þe unseli ontfule i þe deofles curt · to bringen
o lahtre hare ondfule lau{er}d · [gh]ef ei seið wel oðer deð wel{;}
ne mahen {50} ha nanes weis lokin þider wið riht ehe of god
heorte · ah winkið o [þ/] half [&] bihaldeð o{}luft [gh]ef þer is eawt
to edwiten · oðer ladliche þiderward schuleð mið eiðer.
[++S]umme iugelurs beod þe ne cunen seruin of nan oþer gleo
buten maken cheres · wrenchen þe mud mis shuli wid þe ehnen. of
þis mester seruid þe unseli eon`d´fule iþe deoueles curt · to
bringen a lahtre hare on`d´fule leouerð. gef ei ded wel oþer
seid wel{;} ne mahen ha nanes weis liki þiderwarð wid richt ehe
of god heorte · Ah {50} winked o{}þet half [&] bi{}halded a{}luft
gif þer is o{u}t to et{}wite oþer{;} ladliche þiderward shuled
mid eiþer.
[Linenotes:
48, 49. _eondfule_, _ondfule_] _d_ above in darker ink. ||
51. _out_] _ont_ MS.]
Hwen ha ihereð [þ/] god{;} skleatteð þe earen adun · ah þe lust
a[gh]ein [þ/] uuel{;} is eau{er} wid open · þenne he wrencheð þe
muð{;} hwen he turneð god to uuel · [&] [gh]ef hit is sumdel {55}
uuel · þurh mare lastunge wrencheð hit to wurse · þeos beoð
forecwidderes hare ahne p{ro}phetes · þeos bodieð · biuoren hu
þe eateliche deoflen schulen [gh]et ageasten ham wið hare grennunge
· [&] [f. 57v] hu ha schulen ham seolf grennin [&] niuelin [&] makien
sur semblant for þe muchele angoise i þe pine of helle. Ah
for{}þi ha {60} beoð þe leasse to meanen [þ/] ha biuoren hond
leornið hare meoster to makien grim chere.
hwen ha ihered þat god skletteð þe earen adun · Ah þe lust
a{}gein þet uuel is ea wid opene. þenne wrenched þe mud mis{;}
hwen he turned þet god to uuel · [&] gef hit is [p. 131] sumdel
uuel{;} þurh more lastunge wrenched hit to {55} wurse. þeos beod
for{}quiddares hare ahne p{ro}ph{et}es. þeos bodied biuoren hu
þe ateliche deouelen shulen get agastan ham wid hare grennunge ·
[&] hu ha shulen ham seolf grennen [&] niwelen · [&] makien sur
semblant · for þe muchele angoise iþe pine of helle. Ah forþi ha
beod þe lesse te meanen · þat ha bi{}foren hont leorned ha
meoster te {60} makien grim chere.
[Linenotes:
53. _eawid_ MS. || 55. On lower margin in a later hand:
_Prude and nid · and lecherie · Grede and idelhed ·
coueitise and glotunie beod seouen ded Sundes_.]
++Þe wreaðule biuore þe feond skirmeð mid cniues · [&] is his cnif
warpere · [&] pleieð mid sweordes · bereð ha{m} bi þe scharp ord
up on his tunge. Sweord [&] cnif eiðer beoð scharpe [&] keoruinde
word {65} [þ/] he warpeð from him [&] skirmeð toward oþre · [&] he
bodeð hu þe deoflen schulen pleien wið him mid hare scharpe
eawles · skirmi wið hi{m} abuten [&] dusten ase pilche clut euch
toward oðer · ant wið helle sweordes asneasen him þurh ut · [þ/]
beoð kene ant eateliche ant keoruinde pineN. {70}
[++Þ]E wreadfule biuoren þe feond skirmed mid kniwes · is his
knif warpare · [&] pleied mid sweordes · bered ham bi þe sharpe
ord open his tunge. swerd [&] knif eiþer beoð sherpe [&] keorwinde :
word þat he warped from him [&] skirmed toward oþere. And he boded
hu {65} þe deouelen shulen pleien wid him · mid hare sharpe
eawles · Skirmin wid him abuten · [&] dusten as a pilche [p. 132]
clut · Euch toward oþere · [&] wid helle sweordes asnesen þurh ut
þat beod kene [&] eateliche keorwinde pinen.
[Linenote:
67. _apilche_ MS.]
++Þe slawe lið [&] slepeð o þe deofles bearm as his deore deorling
· [&] te deouel leið his tutel dun to his eare · [&] tuteleð him al
[þ/] he wule. for swa hit is sikerliche to hwa{m} se is idel of
god{;} meaðeleð þe feond [gh]eorne · [&] te idele underueð luueliche
his lare. Jdel [&] [gh]emeles is þes deofleS bearnes slep · ah he
schal o domesdei grimliche abreiden {75} wið þe dredfule dream
of þe englene bemen · [&] in helle wontreaðe echeliche wakieN.
_Surgite aiunt mortui surgite [&] uenite ad iudicium saluatoriS._
[++Þ]E slauwe lid [&] sleped oþe deoules barm as his deore
deorling · [&] {70} þe deouel leid his tutel dun to his earen · [&]
tutelid him al þat he eawer uule. for swa hit is sikerliche to
hwam se is idel of god · Meaþeled þe feond georne. [&] þe idele
underweng luueliche his lare · Idel [&] gemeles is þes deoueles
bernes slep · Ah he shal a domes dai grimliche abreiden · wid þe
dredfule drem of þe englene bemen · [&] in {75} helle wondrede
etheliche wakien · _Surgite mortui qui jacetis in sepulcris ·
surgite [&] venite ad Judiciu{m} saluatoris_.
++Þe [gh]iscere is his eskibah · feareð abuten esken · [&] bisiliche
stureð him to rukelin to gederes muchele [&] monie ruken · blaweð
þrin {80} [&] blent him seolf · peaðereð [&] makeð þrin figures of
augrim · as þes rikeneres doð þe habbeð muche to rikenin. Þis is
al þe canges blisse [&] te feond bihalt tis gomen [&] laheð [þ/] he
bersteð. Wel un [f. 58r] derstont euch wis mon [þ/] gold ba [&]
seoluer · [&] euch eorðlich ahte · nis bute eorðe [&] ahte esken þe
ablendeð euch moN þe ham in blaweð · [þ/] {85} is þe bolheð him
þurh ham i{n} heorte prude. Ant al [þ/] he rukeleð [&] gedereð
to{}gederes · [&] ethalt of ei þing [þ/] nis bute esken mare þen hit
neodeð{;} schal in helle wurðen him tadden [&] neddren · [&] ba as
ysaie seið · schulen beon of wurmes{;} his cuuertur [&] his hwitel
· þe nalde þerwið neodfule feden ne schruden. _Subt{er} te
sternet{ur} {90} tinea [&] op{er}imentum tuum uermiS._
[++Þ]E gissere is his eskebah · fared abuten esken · [&] bisiliche
stured him te rukelen te{}gederes · muchele [&] monie ruken ·
blawed þer [p. 133] in · [&] blend him seolf · paþered [&] maked
þer{}in figures of {80} augrim · As þeos rich`k´eneres dod þat
habbed muche te rikenen. þis is þes kanges blisse · [&] þe feond
bi{}hald þis gomen · [&] lahed þat he bersteð. wel under{}stonde
þis euch mon · þat gold ba [&] seoluer · [&] euch worldlich ahte ·
nis buten eorðe [&] esken þat ablent euchmon þat in ham blaweð ·
þat is þat þat bolehed ham þurh ham in heorte {85} prude. And al
þat he rukeled [&] gedered to{}gedere · [&] ethalt of ani þing þat
nis buten esken mare þen hit neodeð{;} shal in helle wurden him
tadden [&] neddren · [&] ba as ysaie seið shulen beon of wurmes his
cuuertur [&] his `þ´witel þat neolden war{}wið neodfule feden [&]
shruden. _Subt{er} te st{er}net{ur} tinea [&] op{er}im{en}tu{m}
tuu{m}_ {90} _u{er}mis_.
[Linenote:
81. _rich`k´eneneres_ MS.]
++Þe [gh]iuere glutun is þe feondes manciple · ah he stikeð eauer
iceler oðer icuchene · his heorte is i þe disscheS · his þoht al
i þe neppes · his lif i þe tunne · his sawle i þe crohhe · Kimeð
biuoren his lau{er}d bismuddet [&] bismulret · a disch in his an
hond · a scale in his {95} oðer. Meaðeleð mis wordes · wigleð as
fordrunke mon þe haueð imunt to fallen · bihalt his greate wombe
· [&] te deouel lahheð. Þeose þreatið þus godd þurh ysaie ·
[++Þ]e giuere glutun is þes deoules manciple · Ah he stiked
eauer iceler oþer icuche [p. 134] ne · his heorte is iþe dishes
· his þoht al iþe nappes · his lif iþe tunne · his saule iþe
crohhe · kimed bi woren his lauert bi{}smudded [&] bi{}smured · A
dich in his an hond · A scale in {95} his oþer · Meadeled mis
wordes wigeled as for drunken · mon þat haued mint to fallen ·
bi{}halt his greate wombe. [&] þe deouel lahheð. þeos þreated þus
god þurh ysaie ·
_Serui mei comedent [&] uos esurietis [&] c'._ Mine men schulen
eoten [&] ow schal eauer hungrin · [&] [gh]e schule beon feorle world
buten ende. _Q{ua}ntum glorificauit se [&] in deliciis {100}
fuit{;} tantu{m} date illi tormen{t}um [&] luctum · In
apocal{ipsi} · Cont{ra} unu{m} poculum q{uo}d miscuit miscete ei
duo_. [Gh]ef þe kealche{}cuppe wallinde bres to drinken · [Gh]eot in
his wide þrote [þ/] he swelte inwið. a[gh]ein an [gh]ef him twa. þullich
is godes dom a[gh]ein [gh]iuere [&] druncwile iþe apocalipse. {105}
_Serui mei co{m}mede{n}t [&] uos esurietis_ [&] c'. Mine men shulen
eoten · [&] ow shal eawer hungren · [&] ge shulen beon feondes fode
world buten ende. _Q{ua}ntu{m} gl[ori]ficauit {100} se [&] in
deliciis fuit{;} tantu{m} date illi tormentu{m} [&] luctum ·
Apocalip{sis} · Contr{a} unu{m} q{uo}d miscuit date illi duo_ ·
gef þen kelche{}cuppe wallinde bras te drinken · geot in his
wide þrote · þat he swelte in wið. agein gef him twa. þullich is
godes dom agein giwere [&] druncwile iþe apocalipse. {105}
IX. ANCRENE WISSE (Corpus MS.)
ANCREN RIWLE (Cotton MS. Nero)
[[Explanation from Notes volume:
"Passages in C (mostly interlined or marginal) which are not in N
are inserted between asterisks in the text of the latter. The
collations ... show the other divergences of C and those of T from N;
when not followed by any letter they give the readings of T; those
followed by C are the readings of C, while B indicates agreement of
T and C as against N."
In the collations, N = Nero; C = Cleopatra; T Titus.]]
B. THE OUTER RULE
[f. 112v] [Gh]e mine leoue sustren bute [gh]ef neod ow driue [&] ower
meistre hit reade · ne schulen habbe na beast bute cat ane.
Ancre þe haueð ahte · þuncheð bet husewif ase Marthe wes · ne
lihtliche ne mei ha nawt beo Marie marthe suster wið
griðfullnesse [f. 113r] of heorte. for þenne mot ha þenchen of
þe kues foddre · of heorde {5} monne hure ·
[f. 116r] ++[Gh]e mine leoue sustren *bute [gh]ef neod ow driue* ne
schulen habben no best . bute kat one. ancre þet haueð eihte
þuncheð bet husewif ase marthe was . þen ancre . ne none weis ne
mei heo beon marie . *marthe suster * mid griðfulnesse of
heorte. Vor þeonne mot heo þenchen of þe kues foddre and of {5}
heordemonne huire .
[Collations: 1. mine ... sustren _om._ || 2. schule [gh]e C ||
haue || na | nan C || beast B || cat || ane B || þe C ||
3. haues || ahte | achte C || semes || bet{er}e B || as B ||
wes C || þen ancre _om._ B nanes | for `lihtliche oðer´
nanes C || 4. weies || mai || ho | ha C || beo || wið B ||
5. for þenne B || ho | ha C || cuwes C || and _om._ B ||
6a. þe heordes || hure C]
Olhnin þe heiward · wearien hwen he punt hire · [&] [gh]elden þah þe
hearmes. ladlich þing is hit wat crist hwen me makeð i tune man
of ancre ahte. Nu þenne [gh]ef eani mot nedlunge habben hit · loki
[þ/] hit namon ne eili ne ne hearmi · ne [þ/] hire þoht ne beo
nawiht þron ifestnet. ancre ne ah to habben na þing [þ/] utward
drahe hire {10} heorte.
oluhnen þene heiward . warien hwon me punt hire [&] [gh]elden þauh
ðe hermes. wat crist þis is lodlich þing . hwon me [f. 116v] makeð
mone i{n} tune of ancre eihte. Þauh [gh]if eni mot nede habben ku
: loke ðet heo none mo{n}ne ne eilie : ne ne hermie . ne þet hire
þouht ne beo nout þeron i{}uestned. ancre ne ouh nout {10} to
habben no þing þet drawe utward hire heorte.
[Linenote:
8. _me me_ MS.]
[Collations: 6b. Olcne | olchni C || þe B || haiward | haiwart C
|| hwen he B || pundes || 7. [gh]elde B || þah | þach C ||
harmes B || ladli | ladlich C || þing is wat c{ri}st hwen B ||
8. mo{n} || makes B || i{n} tune man | itune man C || ancres B
|| ahte | achte C || Nu þenne _latter deleted_, þah _in margin_
| Nu þach C || [gh]ef C || ani B || 9. nedinge | nedunge C ||
haue || ku] hit B || hit na mo{n} B || eile | eili C || harme |
harmi C || 10. ni || þoht | þocht C || nawt | nawicht C ||
ter{}on | þron C || ifestnet || Anker || ah | ach C || nawt T
_om._ C || 11a. haue || no þing _om._ T || nan C || utward drahe
| utwart dra[gh]e C]
+N+a chaffere ne driue [gh]e · ancre [þ/] is chepilt · [þ/] is · buð
forte sullen efter bi[gh]ete · ha chepeð hire sawle þe chapmon of
helle. þing þah [þ/] ha wurcheð ha mei þurh hire meistres read{;}
for hire neode sullen · hali men sumhwile liueden bi hare
honden.
none cheffare ne driue [gh]e. ancre þet is cheapild .* þe buð for
te sullen efter bi[gh]ete * {12} heo cheapeð hire soule : þe chepmon
of helle. *Þing þah [þ/] ha wurcheð{;} ha mei wel þurh hire
meistres read{;} for hire neode sullen. þah swa dernliche as
ha mei for misliche mon{n}e wordes.*
[Linenote:
12. _[gh]e_ over an erasure.]
[Collations: 11b. Na B || chaffare | cheffere C || 12. Anker ||
chapmon chepilt [[C]] || 13. ho | ha C || cheapes | cheapeð C
|| sawle | saule to C || chapmo{n} | chepmo{n} C]
+N+awt deore dehtren ne wite [gh]e in ower hus of oðer monne {15}
þinges · ne ahte ne claðes · ne boistes · ne chartres · Scoren
ne cyrograffes · ne þe chirch uestemenz · ne þe calices · bute
neode oðer strengðe hit makie{;} oðer muchel eie. Of swuch
witunge is muchel vuel ilumpen ofte siðen.
Ne wite [gh]e {15} nout i{n} oure huse of oðer mo{n}nes þinges . ne
eihte . ne cloðes . ne nout ne vnderuo [gh]e ðe chirche uestimenz
ne þene caliz bute [gh]if * neod oðer* strencðe hit makie : oðer
muchel eie. vor of swuche witunge is i{}kumen muchel `vuel´
oftesiðen.
[Linenote:
19. _vuel_ on margin.]
[Collations: 15. Nawt ne | Naut ne C || [gh]e _om._ C ||
16. owre | ouwer C || hus B || of _om._ B || mon{n}e C || ahte |
achte C || claðes || ne nout ... caliz _om._ C, _then
interlined_ `bute neod ... eie´ || ne ... [gh]e _om._ ||
17. Nawt te chirche uestemenz ne þe chaliz || [gh]if ... oðer
_om._ || 18. stre{n}gðe || make || vor _om._ B || swuch |
swich C || lokinge | witing C || 19a. muchel bifallen | muchel
uuel ilu{m}pen C || vuel _om._ || siðe]
+I+N wið ower wanes ne leote [gh]e namon slepeN · [Gh]ef muchel neod
mid alle makeð breoken ower hus · hwil hit eauer is {20}
ibroken · habbeð þrinne wið ow a wummon of cleane lif deies ant
nihteS.
wiði{n}nen ower woanes : ne lete [gh]e nenne mon slepen. [gh]if
muchel neode mid alle makeð breken {20} ower hus : þeo hwule ðet
hit eu{er} is i broken : loke þet [gh]e habben þeri{n}e mid ou one
wu{m}mon of clene liue . deies [&] nihtes.
[Collations: 19b. Inwið B || owre || wahes | wanes C || lete
[gh]e _bis_ || 20. na wepmo{n} | nan mo{n} C || [gh]ef C ||
muche B || ned | neod C || wið makes B || to breke |
breoken C || 21. owre || þe _om._ B || hwil B || ðet _om._ B ||
eau{er} B || loke þet [gh]e _om._ B || haues | habbeð C ||
ter{}inne | þrinne C || 22. wið ow B || a | an C || cleane lif B
|| daies || nichtes C]
+F+or þi [þ/] wepmen ne seoð ow ne [gh]e ham · wel mei don of ower
clað beo hit hwit beo hit blac bute hit beo unorne · warm [&] wel
iwraht · felles wel itawet · [&] habbeð ase monie as ow to neodeð
to bedde [&] to rugge. {25}
++Uor{}ði þet no mon ne i{}sihð ou . ne [gh]e ne i{}seoð nenne mon :
wel mei don of ower cloðes . beon heo hwite : beon heo blake.
bute þet heo beon unorne [&] warme [&] wel i wrouhte. uelles wel i
tauwed. {25} [&] habbeð ase monie ase ou to neodeð . to bedde and
eke to rugge.
[Linenote:
23, 24. _welmeidon_ MS.]
[Collations: 23. For B || na nan C || seo | sið C || ow B || ne
iseoð _om_. B || ham | him C || 24. duhen || owre | ouwer C ||
clað B || beo hit hwit beo hit blac bute hit beo B || 25. [&]
_om._ B || warm B || iwraht | iwracht C || felles B || iteawet |
itauwet C || 26. habbes || as ow B || to nedes || eke _om._ B]
+N+est flesch ne schal nan werien linnene clað bute hit beo of
hearde [&] of greate heorden. Stamin habbe hwa{}se wule · hwa{}se
wule beo buten. [Gh]e schulen in an hetter ant igurd liggen · swa
leoðeliche þah [þ/] [gh]e mahen honden put [f. 113v] ten þer{}under.
Nest lich nan ne gurde hire wið na cunne gurdles : bute þurh
schriftes leaue. Ne {30} beore nan irn ne here · ne ilespiles
felles · ne ne beate hire þer{}wið{;} ne wið scurge i{}leadet ·
wið holin ne wið breres · ne biblodgi hire seolf{;} wið{}ute
schriftes leaue · nohwer ne binetli hire · ne ne beate bi{}uoren
· ne na keoruunge ne keorue · ne ne neome ed eanes to luðere
disceplines · te{m}ptaciuns forte acwenchen · ne for na bote {35}
a[gh]ein cundeliche secnesses · nan uncundelich lechecreft ne leue
[gh]e ne ne fondin · wið{}uten ower meistres read{;} leste ow
stonde wurse.
++Nexst fleshe ne schal non werien no linnene cloð bute [gh]if hit
beo of herde and of greate heorden. stamin `habbe´ hwo{}se wule.
and hwo{}se wule mei beon buten. [gh]e schullen liggen in on heater
and i gurd. ne bere [gh]e non iren . ne here . ne [f. 117r]
irspiles felles. {30} ne ne beate`ou´þer mide. ne mid schurge
i{}leðered : ne i{}leaded. ne mid holie . ne mid breres . ne ne
biblodge hire sulf : wið{}uten schriftes leaue . ne ne nime et
enes to ueole disceplines.
[Collations: 27. Nest flesch B || nan B || werie || no _om._
|| nan C || cloð _om._ B || [gh]if _om._ B || 28. harde B ||
heordes || were C || hwa B || wile || 29. and _om._ || hwa B
|| nule{;} beo wið uten || mei beon _om._ C || schuln in |
schulen in C || an B || hatter | hetter C || 30. gurd liggen
| igurd liggen C || were nan irn | beore nan iren C || haire
|| ylespiles B || 31. hire þerwið B || wið B || i leðered ne
_om._ B || ileadet B || ne _om._ B || 32. wið holin | wið
holine C || wið B || ne blodeke | ne bibloðgi C || selue{n}
| seolf C || ute C || schirches || 33a. nine _for_ ne ne ||
neome C || ateanes | ed eanes C || feole B || disciplines |
diciplines C]
+O+wer schon i winter beon meoke · greate [&] warme. I sumer [gh]e
habbeð leaue bearuot gan [&] sitten [&] lihte scheos werieN ·
+H+osen wið ute vampez{;} ligge in hwa{}se likeð · +I+scheoed ne
slepe [gh]e nawt · ne {40} noh wer bute i bedde. Sum wummon
inohreaðe wereð þe brech of here ful wel icnottet · þe
streapeles dun to þe vet ilacet ful feaste · ah eauer is best þe
swete [&] te swote heorte. Me is leou{er}e [þ/] [gh]e þolien wel an
heard word{;} þen an heard here.
ower schon beon greate and warme. Ine sumer [gh]e habbeð leaue
uorto gon and sitten baruot. and hosen wið{}uten uaumpez . and
ligge ine ham : hwo{}so likeð. Su{m} {35} wu{m}on i{}nouh{}reaðe
. wereð þe brech of heare fulwel i{}knotted . and þe strapeles
adun to hire uet. i laced ful ueste.
[Collations: 33b. owre || scheon C || 34. I | In C ||
haue{n} || barefot to Gan [&] sitten | barfot gan [&] sitten C
|| 35. and _om._ B || Hose || uampez | uampeð C || and _om._
B || ham _om_. B || hwa se like | hwase wule C || 36. mon ||
inohraðe | inochraðe C || weres te brec || haire | here C ||
icnotten | icnotted C || and _om._ B || 37a. strapples ||
dun to þe fet B || faste]
[Gh]ef [gh]e muhen beo wimpelles [&] [gh]e wel wullen{;} beoð bi warme
cappen · [&] þer{}uppon hwite oðer blake veiles. {45} Anc{re}n
summe sungið in hare wimplunge{;} na leasse þen leafdis. Ah þah
seið sum [þ/] hit limpeð to euch wummon cundeliche forte werien
wimpel · Nai · wimpel ne heaued clað nowðer ne nempneð hali
writ{;} ah wriheles ane ·
[gh]if [gh]e muwen beon wimpel leas : *[&] [gh]e wel wullen* beoð
bi warme keppen . and þeruppon *oðer hwite oðer* blake ueiles.
*Ancren su{m}me sungið in ha[re] wimlunge na lesse þene lefd[i.]
Sum seið [þ/] hit limped . to e[i] wu{m}mon cu{n}deliche{;} {40}
for{}te weri[en] wimpel. Nai . Wimpel ne hef[ed] nouðer ne nemneð
hali writ{;} ah wriheles of heuet.
[Collations: 37b. _For_ [gh]if ... bi, T _has_ habbes ||
[gh]ef [gh]e mahen (_over_ muchel _del._) beo wimpelles C ||
38. cappes | cappen C || and ... wimlunge _in_ l. 52 _om._ ||
þruppo{n} C || 39. ueilles C]
Ad corinthios · _Mulier uelet caput suu{m}_ · Wummon seið þe
apostle schal wreon hire heaued. wrihen he seið {50} nawt
wimpliN. wrihen ha schal hire scheome · as eue sunfule dohteR ·
i mungunge of þe sunne [þ/] schende us on earst alle · ant nawt
drahe þe wriheles to tiffunge [&] to prude ·
Ad cor[inth.] _M{u}lier uelet cap{ut} suu{m}_. Wu{m}mon seið þe
apostel schal wrihen hi[re] heauet. wrihen he seið naut wimplin.
wrihen ha schal hire scheome as sunfule eue dohte[r{;}] i
mu{n}gunge of þe su{n}ne [þ/] sch[en]de us erst alle [&] naut {45}
drah[en] [þ/] wriheles te tiffung [&] te p{ru}[e].
Eft wule [f. 114r] þe apostle [þ/] wummon wreo i chirche hire neb
[gh]etten · leste uuel þoht arise þurh hire onsihðe · _Et hoc {est}
propt{er} ang{e}los_. hwi þenne {55} þu chirch ancre iwimplet
openest þi neb to wepmonnes ehe{;} to[gh]eines þe sist men{;}
spekeð þe apostle · [gh]ef þu þe ne hudest. ah [gh]ef [þ/] ei þing
wriheð þi neb from monnes ehe · beo hit wah beo hit clað · i wel
i rund windowe · wel mei duhen ancre of oðer wimplunge. To[gh]eines
þe þe þ{us} ne dest{;} spekeð þe apostle nawt to[gh]eines oþre ·
[þ/] {60} hare ahne wah wriheð wið euch{}monnes sihðe. þer
awakenið ofte wake þohtes of · [&] werkes oðerhwileS. Hwa{}se wule
beon isehen{;} þah ha atiffi hire nis nawt muche wunder{;} ah to
godes ehnen ha is lufsumre{;} þe is for þe luue of him{;}
untiffet wið{}uteN.
Eft wule seinte pauel [þ/] wu{m}m[o{n}] wreo i chirche hire neb
[gh]ette leste vuel þoht arise þurh hir[e] on{}sihðe [&] _h{oc}
{est} · p{ro}p{ter} ang[e]los_. Hwi þenne þu chirche ancre al beo
þu iwimplet{;} openest þah þi neb to weopmones ehe . Te [gh]eines
þe. þe isist men spekeð seinte pauel. Ah [gh]ef ei þing {50}
wriheð{;} þi neb fro{m} mo{n}nes ehe{;} beo hit wah beo hit clað
i{}þi p{ar}lures þurl{;} wel mei duhen ancre of oðer wimlu{ng}e.*
Hwo{}se wule beon i{}seien . þauh heo atiffe hire{;} nis nout
muchel wunder . auh to godes eien . heo is lufsumere þet is uor ðe
luue of him{;} untiffed wið{}uten.
[Linenote:
52. _wimlumpe_ MS.]
[Collations: 52. hwa B || 53. wile || isehen | ise[gh]en C ||
of alle þ hire cume{n} to _add_. || þah | þach C || ho | ha
C || atiffen | atifi C || ham | na | nan C || muche B || 54.
Ah | ach C || ehne | echne{n} C || ho | ha C || lufsumer ||
þe is C || for B || 55a. untiffet B]
+R+ing ne broche ne habbe [gh]e · ne gurdel imembret · ne glouen ne
nan swuch {65} þing [þ/] ow ne deh to habben. A meoke surpliz [gh]e
mahen in hat sumer werien.
Ring . ne broche nabbe [gh]e . ne gurdel i{}me{m}bred . {55} ne
glouen . ne no swuch þing þet ou . ne deih for{}to habben.
*vnderstondeð . [þ/] of alle þeose þinges nis nan hest ne forbot
for alle ha beoð of þe vttere riwle [þ/] is lute strencðe of{;}
for hwon [þ/] te inre beo wel iwist as ic seide i þe frumðe . {ha}
mei beon ichanget hwer{}se euer ei neod oder eni skile hit askeð
. eft{er} [þ/] ha mei ase {60} þuften . best seruin þe leafdi
riwle.*
[Linenotes:
55. _i menbred_ MS. || 59. _ha_] _&_ MS.]
[Collations: 55b. ni || ni || i membret || 56. ni gloues ||
na | nan C || swich C || ow B || deah || i burð C || for
_om._ B]
+E+auer me is leou{er}e se [gh]e doð greattre werkes. +N+e makie [gh]e
nane purses forte freondin ow wið · bute to þeo [þ/] ower meistre
[gh]eueð ow his leaue · ne huue ne blod{}binde of seolc · ne laz
buten leaue · Ah schapieð [&] seowið [&] mendið chirche claðes · [&]
poure monne hettren. {70} na swuch þing ne schule [gh]e [gh]eouen
wið{}uteN schriftes leaue · namare þen neomen · [þ/] [gh]e ne seggen
hi{m} fore{;} as of oðre þinges · kun oðer cuððe · hu ofte [gh]e
under uengen · hulonge [gh]e edheolden. tendre of cunne limpeð nawt
ancre beonne. A mon wes of religiun · [&] com to him efter help
his fleschliche broðer · [&] he tahte him to his þridde {75}
breðer · þe wes dead biburiet. Þe ondswerede wundrinde · Nai
q{uo}ð he nis he dead? ant ich q{uo}ð þe hali mon [f. 114v] am
dead gasteliche. Na fleschlich freond ne easki me fleschlich
froure. Amices [&] parures · worldliche leafdis mahen inoh wurchen
· ant [gh]ef [gh]e ham makieð{;} ne makie [gh]e þrof na mustreisun ·
veine gloire attreð alle {80} gode þeawes · [&] alle gode werkes.
Criblin ne schal nan of ow for luue ne for hure. Taueles ne
forbeode ich nawt. [Gh]ef sum riueð surpliz oðeR measse kemese{;}
oþre riuunges ne riue ha nawt nomeliche oueregede · bute for
muche neode.
[Linenotes:
75. _to his_] _is_ on erasure. || 76. _breðer_] _er_ on erasure. ||
77. Before _nis_, _d_ erased.]
++Euer me is leouere . so [gh]e don gretture werkes. ne makie none
purses . uorte ureonden ou mide .* bute to þeo [þ/] ower meistre
[gh]eoueð ow his leaue*{;} ne blodbendes of seolke .* ne laz . bute
leaue*{;} auh schepieð and seouweð and amendeð chirche cloðes .
and poure {65} monne cloðes. no þing ne schule [gh]e [gh]iuen :
wið{}uten schriftes leaue.
[Collations: 62. Eauer B || leu{er}e | leoure C || se B ||
gratt{er}e | grett{er}e [[C]] || Ne ... cloðes _in_ l. 66
_om._ || make [gh]e C || nane C || 63. forto freonden ow wið C
|| 64. blod binden of seolc C || 65. Ach schap`i´eð [&] seoweð
[&] mendeð (e _over_ [a.]) C || claðes C || 66. menne hettren C
|| Na | nan || `swuc´ C || [gh]eoue{n} bute [gh]e hauen chirches
leaue || [gh]euen C]
+H+elpeð ow wið ower ahne swinc se forð se [gh]e eauer mahen to
schriden ow seoluen [&] feden [gh]ef {85} neod is · [&] þeo þe ow
seruið. +A+s sein Jerome leareð · ne beo [gh]e neauer longe ne
lihtliche of sum{}þing allunges idel · for anan rihtes þe feond
beot hire his werc þe i godes werc ne swinkeð · [&] tuteleð anan
toward hire. foR hwil he sið hire bisi{;} he þencheð þus · for
nawt ich schulde nu cume neh hire{;} ne mei ha nawt i[gh]emen to
lustni {90} mi lare. Of idelnesse awakeneð muchel flesches
fondunge. _Iniquitas Sodome{;} saturitas panis [&] ocium_ · [þ/] is
· SodomeS cwedschipe com of idelnesse [&] of ful wombe. Irn [þ/] lið
stille gedereð sone rust · weater þe ne stureð nawt{;} readliche
stinkeð.
helpeð mid ower owune swinke so uorð so [gh]e muwen to schruden ou
suluen and *feden [gh]ef neod is* þeo ðet ou serueð . ase seint
ierome lereð : ne beo [gh]e neu{er} idel . uor anonrihtes ðe ueond
beot hire his werc : þet ine godes werke ne wurcheð . and he
tuteleð anonrihtes {70} touward hire. uor þeo hwule [f. 117v]
þet he isihð hire bisi . `he´ þencheð þus . vor nout ich schulde
nu kumen neih hire{;} ne mei heo nout i{}hwulen uorto her`c´nen
mine lore. of idelnesse awakeneð muchel flesshes fondunge .
_Iniq{ui}tas sodome . sat{ur}itas panis [&] ociu{m}_. þet is. al
sodomes cweadschipe kom of idelnesse : [&] of ful {75} wombe. Iren
þet lið stille{;} gedereð sone rust . and water þet ne stureð
nout readliche stinkeð.
[Collations: 67. Helpes || wið B || owre || ahne | achne C ||
swinc | swinch C || se forð se B || muhen | much[gh]en C ||
68. ow seluen | ow seoluen C || ta [þ/] ow serue{n} | ow
seruið C || As B || sein || 69. leares | leareð C || neau{er} B
|| `allu{n}ge´ idel `[&] se forð as [gh]e mahen´ C || for B ||
ananrihtes | ananrichtes C || te || feond | feont C || bedes. ||
70. þe C || i | in C || werc B || swinkes | swinkeð C || he
_om._ B || tuteles | anan B || 71. toward | towart C || for hwil
he B || seos | sið C || 72. he þe swike þenches t{us} || for B
|| noht | naut C || ischulde nu cume to hire | cumen nu nech
hire C || mai || 73. ho | ha C || nawt | naut C || [gh]eme nu |
i[gh]emen C || to B || lustne{n} mi | lustin min C || lare B ||
wakene{n} || 74. muchele || flesches B || fondinges || 75. al
_om._ B || sodome || cwedschipe C || com B || 76. wambe || Irn
[þ/] lis || Gederes || muche C || and _om._ B || 77a. stures ||
nawt | naut C || raðliche | readiliche C || stinkes]
+A+ncre ne schal nawt forwurðe scolmeistre · ne turnen ancre
husto {95} childrene scole · hire meiden mei learen sum oðer
meiden · [þ/] were pliht of to leornin among{e} wepmen · oðer
bimong gromes. ah ancre ne ah to [gh]emen bute godd ane · þah bi
hire meistres read ha mei sum rihten [&] helpen to learen.
ancre ne schal nout forwurðen scolme`i´stre : ne turnen hire
ancre hus{;} to childrene scole. hire meiden mei þauh techen
su{m} lutel meiden. þet were dute of forto leornen among gromes
. auh ancre ne ouh forto [gh]emen bute god one. *þah {80} bi hire
meistres read{;} ha mei su{m} rihten [&] helpe te leren.*
[Collations: 77b. [gh]e ne schule sende lettres. | Ne underfo
lettres bute leaue C || nawt | naut C || forwurðe B ||
scolemeister || scol _above erasure_ C || 78. hire _om._ B ||
ancres || childre`ne´ schole C || Hire ... leren _in l._ 81
_om._ || 79. þauh _om._ C || learen C || lute C || of{;} to C ||
80. bimong gremes C || Ach C || nach to [gh]eme C || ane C]
[Gh]e ne schulen senden leattres · ne underuon leattres · ne writen
bute leaue. [Gh]e schulen beon i doddet · {100} oðer [gh]ef [gh]e wulleð
ischauen fowr siðen i þe [gh]er · to lihtin ower heaued · beo bi þe
her ieueset{;} [f. 115r] hwa{}se swa is leouere · ant as ofte
ileten blod [&] [gh]ef neod iS{;} oftre · Þe mei beo þer buten{;} ich
hit mei wel þolien. Hwen [gh]e beoð ilete blod{;} [gh]e ne schule don
na þing þe þreo dahes [þ/] ow greueð · ah talkið to ower {105}
meidnes · [&] wið þeawfule talen schurteð ow to{}gederes. [Gh]e maheN
swa don ofte hwen ow þuncheð heuie{;} oðer beoð for sum
worltlich þing sare oðer seke · þah euch worltlich froure is
unwurðe to ancre.
[Linenote:
104. After _beoð_, _al greiðe_ struck out.]
++[Gh]e ne schulen senden lettres . ne underuon lettres . ne
writen : buten leaue. [gh]e schulen beon i{}dodded four siðen iðe
[gh]ere : uorto lihten ower heaued. *oðer [gh]ef [gh]e wulled
ischauen. hwa se wule ieveset. ah ha mot te oft{er}e weschen [&]
kemben hire heauet*{;} and ase ofte ileten {85} blod . and oftere
[gh]if neod is . and hwo so mei beon þer wið uten{;} ich hit mei
wel i þolien. hwon [gh]e beoð i{}leten blod . [gh]e ne schulen don
no þing þeo þreo dawes{;} þet ou greue . auh talkeð mid ower
meidenes. and mid þeaufule talen : schurteð ou to gederes. [gh]e
muwen don so ofte : hwon ou þuncheð heuie . oðer beoð uor sume
worldliche þinge {90} sorie : oðer seke.
[Collations: 82. und{er}fon || bute || 83. schule C || beo ||
idoddet C || iþ{e} [gh]er fiftene siðe || [gh]er C uorto ...
heauet _in l. 85 om._ || to lichten ower heauet C || 85. [&]
fowr siðe ilet{en} | [&] as ofte ilete blod | `[&] [gh]ef neod
is oftere´ C || 86. oftre || ned || and ... þolien _om._ C ||
Hwa se mai wel beo wið ute{n}: ich hit mai þolie{n} || 87. Hwon
... blod _om._ C || Hwe{n} || arn schule C do þreo daies na
þi{n}g [þ/] ow greues || don `þeo´ þreo da[gh]es nan þing [þ/]
ow greueð C || 88. Ah ach C || talkes || to B || owre seruant |
ower meidnes C || 89. wið B || þeawfule | þeufule C || tales:
schurtes ow | schurtið C || muhen | mu[gh]e C || swa don ofte
hwen ow B || 90. þu{n}ches || heui C || arn || for sum B ||
worldlich C || þing B || 91a. sari B]
+S+wa wisliche witeð ow in ower blodletunge{;} [&] haldeð ow i
swuch reste{;} [þ/] [gh]e longe þreft{er} mahen i godes seruise þe
monluker swinken · {110} ant alswa hwen [gh]e feleð eani secnesse.
Muchel sotschipe hit is leosen for an dei{;} tene oðer tweolue.
+V+esscheð ow hwer{}se neod is as ofte as [gh]e wulleð ·
So wisliche witeð ou i{n} our blod{}letunge : and holdeð ou ine
swuche reste . þet [gh]e longe þer efter muwen ine godes seruise þe
monluker swinken . and also hwon [gh]e i{}ueleð eni secnesse . vor
muchel sotschipe hit is. uorto [f. 118r] uorleosen uor one deie .
tene oðer tweolue. Wassheð ou hwar se [gh]e habbeð neode : ase ofte
{95} ase [gh]e wulleð.
[Collations: 91b. Swa B wislich C || wites || Of ower
blodletunge _in marg._ C || ow B || owre | ower C || blodletinge
|| 92. haldes | haldeð C || ow B || iswuch | in swich C || rest
|| þraft{er} | þreft{er} C || muhen | mu[gh]en C || ine _om._ C
|| i{}godes || 93. þe _om._ C || wurchen C || alswa | alse C ||
hwen B || felen | feleð C || ani B || 94. vor _om._ B || muche B
|| sotchipe C || uorto _om._ C || to lose | leosen C || for an B
|| dai | dei C || 95. twelue | twe[o.]lue C || Vas _del._
wasches _in marg._ wescheð C || ow B || hwer B || ned is | neod
is C || as B || 96. as B || wiln | wull{et} C || Ouwer meidnes
riwle _in marg._ C]
[[96. wull{et} C _corrected in Notes from "wulh"_]]
[&] ower oþre þinges. Nes neauer fulðe godd leof · þah pou{er}te
[&] unorneschipe beon him licwurðe. +V+Nderstondeð eauer of alle
þeose þinges · [þ/] nan nis heast ne forbod [þ/] {115} beoð of þe
uttre riwle · þet is lute strengðe of. for hwon [þ/] te inre beo
wel iwist as ich seide i þe frumðe · þeos mei beon ichanget
hwer{}se eani neod oðer eani skile hit easkeð · efter [þ/] ha best
mei þe leafdi riwle seruin as hire eadmode þuften · ah
sikerliche wið{}uten hire þe leafdi feareð to wundre.
[Linenote:
120. _towundre_ MS.]
[[This section has no parallel in the Cotton MSS.]]
+A+ncre þe naueð nawt neh {120} honde hire fode{;} beoð bisie
twa wummen. An eauer þe leaue ed hame{;} an oþer þe wende ut ·
hwenne driueð neod · [&] þeo beo ful unorne wið{}uten euch
tiffunge · oðer a lutel þuftene{;} oðer of feier ealde. Bi þe
wei as ha geað{;} ga singinde hire beoden · ne ne halde na tale
wið mon ne wið wummon · ne sitte ne ne stonde · bute [þ/] {125}
leaste þet ha eauer mei ear þen ha ham cume. Nohwider elles ne
ga [f. 115v] heo bute þider as me send hire · wið{}ute leaue ·
ne ne eote ha ne ne drinke ute ·
++Ancre þet naueð nout neih honde hire uode : beoð bisie two
wu{m}men . on ðet bi{}leaue eu{er} ethom . an oðer þet wende ut
hwon hit is neod . and þeo beo ful unorne *oðer a lute þuhten*
oðer of feir elde and biðe weie ase heo geð . go singinde hire
beoden . {100} ne ne holde heo nout none tale mid mon ne mid
wu{m}mon . ne ne sitte ne ne stonde bute þet leste þet heo mei
er þen heo kume hom. nouhwuder elles ne go heo{;} bute þider ase
me sent hire. wið{}ute leaue : ne ete heo ne ne drinke ute.
[Linenote:
102. After _mei_ erasure of one letter.]
[Collations: 97. Anker || þe C || naues || nawt | naut C || neh
hond | nech hont C || fode B || beos || bisi || twa wimmen B ||
98. an B || þe C || leaue eau{er} _with erasure of two letters
before_ || eauer leaue C || at hame | ed hame C || þe C || 99.
hwen B || ned driues | neod driueð C || tat || 100. of _om._ ||
fei[gh]er C || ealde B || and _om._ B || wei || as B || ho Gas |
ha geað C || Ga B || seiende | segginde C || beodes || 101. Ni
ne || halde B || heo nout _om._ B || na | nan C || wið B || wið
B || ni sitte ne stonde | Ne sitten ne stonden C || 102. þe B ||
leaste || ho | ha C || ear B || þenne C || ho | ha C || ham cume
B || 103. Nohwider | Nochwder C || ga B || heo _om._ || ha C ||
as B || mo{n} sendes || 104a. eote C || ho | ha C]
Þe oþer beo eauer inne · ne wið{}ute þe [gh]eten : ne ga wið{}ute
leaue. Ba beon obedient to hare dame in alle þing · bute i sunne
ane · na þing nabben þet heo hit nute · ne underuo na {130} þing
· ne ne [gh]eoue nowðer{;} wið{}uten hire leaue. Na mon ne leote [gh]e
in · ne þe [gh]ung{re} ne speoke wið namon bute leaue · ne ga ha
nawt ut of tune : wið{}uten siker fere · [gh]ef hit swa mei beon{;}
ne ne ligge ute. [gh]ef heo ne con oboke{;} segge bi pa{te}r
n{ost}res · ant bi auez hire ures · [&] wurche [þ/] me hat hire wið
ute gruchu{n}ge. habbe eauer hire {135} earen opene toward hire
dame.
þe oðer beo eu{er} i{n}ne . ne wið{}ute þe [gh]eate ne go heo nout
wið{}ute leaue. boðe beon obedient to hore {105} dame i{n} alle
þinges{;} bute ine s[-u]nne one. no þing nabben heo{;} þet hore
dame hit nute . ne ne underuon no þing . ne ne [gh]iuen wið{}uten
hire leaue. Nenne mon ne leten heo in . ne ðe [gh]ungre ne speke
mid none monne : bute leaue . ne ne go nout ut of tune .
wið{}uten siker uere . ne ne ligge ute. [gh]if heo ne con o boke :
sigge bi p{ate}r n{ostr}es {110} and bi auez hire vres . and
wurche þet me hat hire wið{}uten grucchunge. habbe euer hire
earen opene touward hire dame.
[Collations: 104b. eauer B || 105. [gh]ate | [gh]ete C || ga B
|| heo _om._ | ha C || nout _om._ B || Baðe | ba C || hare C ||
106. þing B || in B || ane B || Na | Nan C || heo _om._ || 107.
ho | heo C _for_ hore dame || ni vnderfo | Ne underuo C || na |
nan C || [gh]iue | [gh]eouen C || _add_ nowðer | nouðer C ||
108. leue || Na | Nan C || heo _om._ B || ni || ðe [gh]ungre
_om._ C || speoken C || mid none monne _om._ C || wið na
wepmo{n} || 109. wið ute B || leue || Ne ga B || noht | naut C
|| 110. fere B || [gh]ef C || ho | ha C || on C || segge B ||
111. auees C || wurche [&] do hwat C || mo{n} bides || wið{}ute
|| grucchinge B || 112a. eau{er} B || eares || toward | towart C
|| lafdi]
Nowðer of þe wummen ne beore from hare dame · ne ne bringe to
hire nane idele talen{;} ne neowe tidinges · ne bitweonen ham
seolf{;} ne singen ne ne speoken na ne worldliche spechen · ne
lahhen swa ne pleien{;} þet ei mon [þ/] hit sehe{;} mahte hit to
uuel turnen. Ouer alle þinges leasunges [&] luðere wordes {140}
heatien. hare her beo icoruen · hare heaued clað sitte lahe ·
eiðer ligge ane. Hare cop beo hehe isticchet · [&] bute broche.
na{}mon ne seo ham unleppet ne open heaued. lah locunge habben.
[Linenote:
141. _la[h.]he_ MS.]
nouðer of ðe wu{m}men ne beren urom hore dame . ne ne bringen to
hire . none idele talen : ne neowe tiþinges . ne bitweonen ha{m}
sulf ne singen . ne ne speken none worldliche spechen . ne
lauhwen ne ne pleien so ðet {115} ei mon þet hit iseie . muhte
[f. 118v] hit to v`u´el t{ur}nen. ou{er} alle þing leasunge and
luðere wordes . hatien. Hore her beo i{}koruen . hore heuedcloð
sitte lowe. eiðer ligge one. Hore hesmel beo heie istihd{;} al
wið{}ute broche. no mon ne i{}seo ham unweawed . ne open heaued.
*Inwið þe wanes ha muhe werie scapeloris hwen mantel {120} ham
heuegeð . ute{;} gan i{}mantlet þe heauet i{}hudeket.* louh
lokunge habben.
[Collations: 112b. Nowðer || 113. of þe wummen _om._ C || of þe
familiers ne beo fra{m} hire lafdi ni ni bringe nowðer || ne
beore ne ne bringe to heore dame C || none _om._ B || 114. tales
|| newe || tidinges C || bitwenen B || self | seolf C || ne ne
singen C || ni ne speken | ne ne speoken ham seolf C || 115.
none _om._ C || nane speches || lahhen swa ne pleien [þ/] |
lach[gh]en swa ne plei[gh]en [þ/] C || 116. ani || sehe |
sech[gh]e C || mihte | machte C || hit _om._ C || turnen hit ||
117. þi{n}ge || leasinges | leasing C || uuele C || hare C ||
beon C || icoruen B || 118. hore ... i hudeket _om._ || hare C
|| clað C || lach[gh]e C || ane C || hare cop beo hech[gh]e
isticched C || 119. al _om._ C || na C || seo C || unlepped C]
Heo ne schulen cussen na{}mon · ne cuðmon ne cunnes mon · ne for
na cuððe cluppen · ne weschen hare heaued · ne lokin feaste o na
mon{;} ne toggin {145} wið ne pleien. Hare weden beon of swuch
schape · [&] al hare aturn swuch{;} þet hit beo edscene hwerto ha
beoð iturnde. Hare lates lokin warliche · [þ/] nan ne mahe edwiten
ham{;} in hus ne ut of hus. On alle wise forbeoren to wreaðen
hare dame · [&] as ofte as heo hit doð{;} ear ha drinken oþer
eoten{;} makien [f. 116r] hare venie · o cneon {150} dun biuoren
hire [&] seggen · mea culpa · [&] underuon þe penitence [þ/] ha leið
up{}on hire lutinde hire lahe.
heo ne schulen cussen nenne mon .* ne cuð{}mon ne cunes mo{n} .
ne for nan cuððe cluppen* ne uor luue cluppen . ne kuð ne unkuð
. ne wasshen hore heaued . ne loken ueste o none monne . ne
toggen mid him{;} ne pleien. hore weaden beon of swuche scheape
{125} [&] alle hore aturn swuch{;} þet hit beo eðcene hwarto heo
beoð i{}turnde. hore lates loken warliche . þet non ne edwite
ham ne ine huse ne ut of huse. on alle wise uorberen to wreððen
hore dame . and ase ofte ase heo hit doð er heo drinken oðer
eten . makien hore uenie akneon adun to þer eorðe biuoren hire :
[&] sigge _mea culpa_ . and underuon {130} ðe penitence : ðet heo
leið upon hire lutende hire louwe.
[Linenote:
122. _cuð_ corr. out of _enð_.]
[Collations: 121. Lah lokinge | Lach locunge C || 122. Eiðer
ligge ane _add._ || ho | ha C || schulen _om._ C || schule ||
cusse B || na | nan C || cu{n}nes || 123. ni || na || ne uor ...
unkuð _om._ B || 124. ne ... heaued _om._ | nene weschen hare C
|| Ni || loke B || faste || o na | on an C || mo{n} B || 125.
toggle | toggi C || wið B || him _om._ B || plei[gh]en C || Hare
B || wede | weden C || beo || swuch | swich C || schape B ||
126. al || [&] of swic aturn [þ/] `hit´ C || eðscene | edsene C
|| hwerto B || ho | ha C || beon B || 127. Hare B || werliche C
|| nan B || etwite _over_ wite _del._ C || ne _om._ B || i{n}
hus B || 128. hus || forbeoren B || wradðen | wraððen C || hare
C || as B || 129. as B || ho | ha C || don || ear || ho | ha C
|| eoten C || Maken C || hire B || o cneos | acneon C || 130.
dun || to þer eorðe _om._ B || bifore | biforen C || segge{n} B
|| vnd{er} fo || 131a. penitance C || ho | ha C || leis || ha{m}
B || lutinde C || lahe | lach[gh]e C]
Þe ancre þrefter neauer mare [þ/] ilke gult ne upbreide for na
wreaððe · bute [gh]ef ha eft sone falle i [þ/] ilke · ah do hit
allunge ut of hire heorte. [Gh]ef ei strif ariseð bitweone þe
wummen{;} þe ancre makie eiðer to makien oþer venie o cneon to
þer {155} eorðe · [&] eiðer rihte up oþer{;} [&] cussen on ende ·
ant te ancre legge on eiðer{;} sum penitence · mare up o þe ilke
þe greatluker gulte. Þis is a þing witen ha wel [þ/] is gode
leouest{;} Sahtnesse [&] some · [&] te feond laðest · for{}þi he is
eauer umben to arearen sum leaððe.
þe ancre neu{er} more þer efter þene ilke gult ne upb[r]eide
hire : uor none wreððe . bute [gh]if heo eft sone ualle iðet ilke .
auh do hit allunge ut of hire heorte. and [gh]if eni strif ariseð
bitweonen ðe wu{m}men{;} ðe ancre makie eiðer of ha{m} to makien
oðer venie akneon to ðer eorðe . and {135} eiðer rihte up oðer :
[&] kussen ha{m} on ende . and þe ancre legge on eiðer su{m}
penitence. More upon þeo ilke : ðet gretluker haueð agult. þis is
o þing wute `[gh]e´ [f. 119r] wel to soðe ðet is gode leouest{;}
seih[t]nesse [&] some. [&] þe ueonde loðest. and for{}þi he is
eu{er} umbe to arearen sume wreððe.
[Linenote:
138. _[gh]e_ added in margin.]
[Collations: 131b. anker || 132. þilke gult neau{er} mare þr
aft{er} | þer efter neau{er} mare þilke gult C || hire
_om._ B || for B || na | nan C || 133. wraððe B || [gh]ef C ||
ho | ha C || sones falle B || i þat ilke | i þilke C || Ah |
Ach C || 134. and _om._ B || [gh]ef C || ani B || rises ||
bitwene{n} ham utewið{;} | bitwene þe wi{m}men C || þe anker ||
135. make B || of ham _om._ B || make B || þe oðer C ||
o cneos | o cneon C || dun to þe | to þe C || 136. richte C ||
cussen on B || te anker leie || 137. penitance C || Mare B || up
o [þ/] ilke | up on þilke C || þe C || greatluker || gulte B ||
138. is _om._ C || a | an C || wite{n} B || ho | ha C || to soðe
_om._ B || godd | god C || leuest || 139. sahtnesse | sachtnesse
C || somentale || te feond | þe feont C || laðest B || and _om._
B || eau{er} umben B || 140a. reare | arere C || su{m} laððe B]
Nu sið þe sweoke wel · [þ/] hwen fur is wel o brune{;} [&] me wule
[þ/] hit aga{;} {160} me sundreð þe brondes · [&] he deð {n}ond [þ/]
ilke. luue is ih{es}u c{ri}stes fur · [þ/] he wule [þ/] bleasie aa i
þin heorte · ant te deouel blaweð forte puffen hit ut. Hwen his
blawunge ne geineð nawt · he bringeð up sum uuel word · oðer sum
oþer nohtunge · hwer þurh ha to hurten eiðer fro{m}mard oþer · [&]
te hali gastes fuR cwencheð hwen þe {165} brondes þurh wreaððe
beoð isundret. forþi halden ham i luue feaste to gederes · Ant
ne beo ha{m} nawt of hwen þe feond blawe · nomeliche [gh]ef monie
beon iueietsomet{;} [&] wel wið luue ontende.
[Linenote:
161. _hond_ MS.]
nu isihð ðe deouel wel ðet hwon þet fur {140} is wel o brune . [&]
me wule ðet hit go ut : me sundreð ðe brondes . and he deð `also´
onond þet ilke. luue is ih{es}u cristes fur þet he wule ðet
blasie i{n} vre heorte . and þe deouel bloweð forto puffen hit
ut . and hwon his blowinge ne geineð nout : þeonne bringeð he up
su{m} luðer word . oðer su{m} oþer nouhtunge : hwar þuruh heo to
hurteð eiðer {145} uro{m}mard oðer{;} and þe holi gostes fur{;}
acwencheð hwon ðe brondes þuruh wreððe{;} beoð i{}sundred. and
for{}þi holden ha{m} ine luue ueste to{}gederes . and ne beo
ha{m} nout of{;} hwon ðe ueond blowe . and nomeliche [gh]if monie
beoð i ueied somed{;} and wel mid luue ontende.
[Collations: 140b. seos | sið C || te swike | þe sweoke C ||
hwe{n} fur B || 141. onbrune C || mo{n} wile || Ga B || mon
sundres te || brendes C || 142. dos hond to [þ/] ilke | deð [þ/]
ilke C || fuir || wile || 143. owre || te || blawes | blaweð C
|| 144. and _om._ B || hwe{n} B || blast | blawunge C || Geines
|| nawt | naut C || þeonne _om._ B || he bringes | he bringeð C
|| 145. luðer _om._ || hwat | nochtunge C || hwer B || þurh |
þurch C || ho | ha C || hurren B || 146. framward |
fro{m}mart C || te || hali gastes B || cwenches | cwencheð C ||
hwe{n} || 147. þurh | þurch C || wraððe B || beo{n} isundret ||
and _om._ B || halde | halden C || iluue | inluue C || faste |
feste C || 148. nawt | naut C || hwe{n} B || feo{n}d | feont C
|| blawe B || and _om._ B || 149. nomeli || [gh]ef C || beon B
|| ifest to Gedere || iuei[gh]et somet C || wel _om._ || wið B
|| ontendet]
Þah þe ancre on hire meidnes for openliche gultes legge
penitence{;} to þe preost noðeleater schriuen ham hwen neod is ·
ah eauer þah wið leaue. [Gh]ef ha {170} ne cunnen nawt þe mete
g{ra}ceS · seggen in hare stude{;} p{ate}r n{oste}r biuoren{;} [&]
aue Maria · [&] eft{er} mete alswa · ant a Credo mare · [&] segge
þ{us} on ende · feader · Sune · hali gast al mihti godd · [gh]eoue
ure dame his g{ra}ce · [f. 116v] se lengre se mare · [&] leue hire
[&] us ba neomen god ende · for{}[gh]elde alle þe us god doð · [&]
milci hare sawle þe us god {175} idon habbeð · hare sawle [&] alle
cristene sawleS.
Þauh ðe ancre on hire meidenes uor openliche gultes . legge
penitence {150} neu{er} ðe later to ðe preoste schriuen ha{m}
ofte . auh eu{er} þauh mid leaue. and [gh]if heo ne kunnen nout ðe
mete graces : siggen i{n} hore stude{;} p{ate}r . n{oste}r . [&]
aue maria biuoren mete . and efter mete also . [&] credo moare .
and siggen þus on ende . veder [&] sune [&] holi gost . [&] on
almihti god{;} he [gh]iue ure dame his grace{;} so lengre so more
. {155} [&] leue hire [&] us boðe nimen god endinge . [&]
for[gh]elde alle ðet us god doð . [&] milce hore soulen : þet us
god i don habbeð . hore soulen [&] alle cristene soulen. am{en}.
[Collations: 150. Þah | þach C || þe _om._ || anker || seruanz
|| for B || Giltes || leie || penitance C || 151. to p{re}ost
no ðe lat{er}e | to þe preost no ðe latere C || Ah | Ach C ||
eau{er} B || þah | þach C || wið B || 152. and _om._ B || [gh]ef
C || ho | ha C || cunen noht | cunne naut C || te || seggen B ||
hare C || 153. studen C || Pat{er} n{oste}r biforen | p{ate}r
n{oste}r biuoren C || maria. Aft{er} mete alswa | marie. eft{er}
mete alse C || 154. a crede C || mare B || seggen | segge C ||
fader sune B || [&] _om._ || hali gast B || 155. [&] _om._ B ||
an B || almichtin C || godd || he _om._ B || [gh]eoue C ||
lauedi || se B || se mare B || 156. baðe | ba C || nime | neome
C || ende B || [&] _om._ B || þe C || 157. don || heore C ||
sawle | saule C || [&] [þ/] us | þe us C || haue{n} || hore
soulen _om._ C || sawle || 158a. sawle | saule C || am{en} _om._
B]
+B+itweone mel ne gruchesi [gh]e nawt · nowðer frut ne oðerhwet{;}
ne drinken bute leaue . [&] te leaue beo liht in al [þ/] nis sunne.
Ed te mete na word · oðer lut{;} [&] teo stille. Alswa efter þe
ancre complie · aþet p{ri}me · ne don na þing ne seggen{;}
hweR{}þurh hire silence mahe {180} beon isturbet.
[Linenote:
177. _gruchesi_] _ch_ on an erasure.]
Bitweonen mele ne gruselie [gh]e nout . nouðer frut{;} `ne´
oðerhwat . ne `ne´ drinken wið{}uten leaue . [f. 119v] auh þe
leaue beo liht i{n} alle þeo þinges{;} þer nis sunne. Ette mete
{160} no word . oðer lut . [&] þeo beon stille. also efter ðe
ancre cu{m}plie uort midmorwen . ne don no þing . ne ne siggen .
hwar þuruh hire silence muwe beon i{}sturbed.
[Collations: 158b. Bitwene B || meal | mel C || gruse | gruuesi
C || [gh]e _om._ C || nawt | naut C || 159. nowðer | nouðer C ||
fruit || oðer hwet C || ni | ne C || drinke || bute B || 160.
[&] te | [&] þe C || licht C || al [þ/] nis B || At te | ed þe C
|| na | nan C || 161. [&] ta stille | [&] þeo stille C || Alswa
B || aft{er} ancres B || aðet p{ri}me | oðet prime C || 162. ni
do þi{n}g ne segge | ne don nan þing ne seggen C || hwer þurh |
hwar þurch C || 163a. muhe | mu[gh]e C || beo dest{ur}bet | beon
to sturbed C]
+N+an ancre seruant ne ahte bi rihte to easkin iset hure · bute
mete [&] hure [þ/] ha mei flutte bi{;} ant godes milce. Ne mis{}leue
nan godd{;} hwet{}se tide of þe ancre · [þ/] he hire trukie. þe
meidnes wið{}uten [gh]ef ha seruið þe ancre alswa as ha ahen · hare
hure schal beon þe hehe blisse of heouene. Hwa{}se haueð ehe of
hope toward {185} se heh bure{;} gleadliche wule ha seruui [&]
lihtliche alle wa · [&] alle teone þolien. wið eise [&] wið este ne
buð me nawt bliSSe.
non ancre seruant ne ouhte mid rihte uorto asken i{}sette
huire{;} bute mete [&] cloð : þet heo mei vlutten bi . [&] godes
milce. ne mis{}leue no{n} god{;} hwat so bitide of ðe ancre :
{165} þet he hire trukie. Þe meidenes wið{}uten [gh]if heo serueð
ðe ancre also ase heo owen{;} hore hure schal beon ðe eche
blisse of heouene. hwo{}so haueð eie hope touward so heie hure :
gledliche wule heo seruen [&] lihtliche alle wo and alle teone
þolien. Mid eise ne mid este{;} ne kumeð me nout toþer heouene.
{170}
[Collations: 163b. Nan B || ancres seruante || ah | achte C ||
bi B || 164. richte C || to B || iset hure B || ant C || clað B
|| ho | ha C || mai || flutte B || 165. nan B || godd || hwet C
|| se tide B || anker || 166. _over_ trukie faile C || þeo [þ/]
arn wið{}ute{n} || meidnes C || [gh]ef C || ho | ha C ||
serue{n} | seruið C || anker || 167. alswa as B || hom ahen | ha
ach[gh]en C || hare C || beo || 168. Hwa se B || haues || ehe of
| e[gh]e of C || toward | towart C || se B || heh | hech C ||
gladli wile || ho | ha C || seruin C || 169. lichtliche C || wa
B || tene || wið B || este ne C || wið B || eise C || 170. bueð
mon nawt blisse | buð me naut blisse C]
++[Gh]e ancres ahen þis leaste stucche reden to ower wummen euche
wike eanes · aþet ha hit cunnen. Ant muche neod is [þ/] [gh]e neomen
to ham muche [gh]eme · for [gh]e mahen muchel beon þurh ham i{}godet ·
[&] {190} iwurset. On oðer half [gh]ef þet ha sungið þurh ower
[gh]emeles{;} [gh]e schule beo bicleopet þrof biuore þe hehe deme · [&]
for{}þi as ow is muche neod · [&] ham [gh]et mare{;} [gh]eornliche
leareð ham to halden hare riwle · ba for ow [&] for ham seolf{;}
liðeliche [&] luueliche · for swuch ah wummone lare to beonne ·
luuelich [&] liðe · [&] selthwenne sturne.
++[Gh]e ancren owen þis lutle laste stucchen reden to our wu{m}men
eu{er}iche wike enes uort ðet heo hit kunnen. and muche neod is ou
beoðe : ðet [gh]e nimen to ha{m} gode [gh]eme . vor [gh]e muwen
muchel þuruh ha{m} beon i{}goded. and i{}wursed on oðer halue.
[gh]if heo sunegeð þuruh ower [gh]emeleaste{;} [gh]e schulen beon
bicleoped þer{}of biuoren þe {175} heie demare . and for{}þi ase
ou is muche neod . [&] ha{m} is [gh]ete more{;} [gh]eorneliche
techeð ha{m} to holden hore riulen . boðe uor ou : [&] for ha{m}
suluen . liðeliche þauh [&] luueliche{;} uor swuch ouh wu{m}mone
lore to beon . luuelich and liðe and seldwhonne sturne.
[Linenote:
173. After _gode [d.][e.]_ MS.]
[Collations: 171. ancres B || ahen | ach[gh]e C || laste lutle B
|| stucche | stuche C || rede || owre | ower C || seruanz ||
172. euche | uche C || eanes B || til [þ/] ho | oðet `til´ ha C
|| cunne{n} B || ned || is [þ/] [gh]e B || 173. neomen C || to
ham nimen || god || muche C || for B || muhen | mughe C ||
muchel _om._ C || muche || þurh B || 174. hom beo || igodet B ||
wursnet. | iwurset. C || On B || half B || [gh]ef C || ho | ha C
|| suneheþ | sungeð C || 175. þurh | þurch C || owre ||
[gh]emeles | [gh]emeles`chipe´ C || schule beo bicleopet || þrof
| þref C || bifore | biforen C || 176. hehe | hech[gh]e C ||
deme | dom C || and _om._ B || as B || ow B || ned || hom | heom
C || is _om._ B || [gh]ette | [gh]et C || mare B || 177.
[gh]eornliche || leares | leareð C || halde{n} hare B || riwle |
riuwlen C || baðe | ba`þe´ C || for ow B || 178. seolf B || þauh
_om._ B || luuelice C || for B || swich C || ah | ach C ||
wu{m}mones lare B || of religiun _add._ || 179a. _second_ and
_om._ C || seldscene | selthwenne C]
Ba is riht [þ/] ha {195} ow dreden [&] luuien · ant þah [þ/] ter beo
eauer mare of luue{;} þen of drede · þenne schal hit wel fearen
· Me schal healden eoli [&] win ba i wunden efter godes lare · ah
mare of softe eoli{;} þen of [f. 117r] bitinde win . [þ/] is Mare
of liðe wordes{;} þen of suhinde · for þer of kimeð þinge
best{;} [þ/] is luue eie. lihtliche [&] sweteliche foR[gh]eoued {200}
ham hare gultes · hwen ha ham icnaweð [&] bihateð bote.
Boðe hit is riht þet heo ou [f. 120r] dreden [&] luuien . auh þet
ðer beo . more eu{er} {180} of luue : þen of drede. þeonne schal
hit wel uaren. Me schal helden eoli and win beoðe i{}ne wunden,
efter godere lore . auh more of þe softe eolie{;} þen of þe
bitinde wine . þet is . more of liðe wordes : þen of suwinde .
vor þerof kumeð þinge best{;} þet is luue{}eie. lihtliche [&]
sweteliche uor[gh]iueð ha{m} hore gultes : hwon heo ha{m} iknoweð
and {185} bihoteð bote.
[Collations: 179b. Baðe | ba`þe´ C || hit _om._ B || richt C ||
180. ho | he _corr. out of_ ha C || ow B || ah | ach C || ter ||
eau{er} mare | mare eau{er} C || 181. of þe || þe{n}ne B ||
fare{n} B || Mo{n} || heolde || 182. baðe | ba C || i{n} B ||
wundes | wundesi _erasure of two letters_ C || aft{er} || godes
lare B || Ah | Ach C || mare B || þe _om._ B || 183. eoli B ||
þenne C || þe _om._ B || bitende || win B || ma | ma`re´ C ||
þenne C || 184. suhiende | sturne C || for B || cumes | kimeð C
|| Lichtliche C || 185. swetelich || for [gh]iues | for[gh]eoueð
C || hare C || hwen B || ho | ha C || arn cnawe | icnaweð C ||
186. bihaten | bihateð]
+A+se forð as [gh]e mahen of mete [&] of claðes · [&] of oþre þinges
þet neode of flesch easkeð{;} beoð large toward ham{;} þah [gh]e
nearowe beon [&] hearde to ow seoluen. Swa deð þe wel blaweð{;}
went te nearewe of þe horn to his ahne muð{;} ant utward [þ/]
wide. Ant [gh]e don alswa as [gh]e wulleð [þ/] {205} ower beoden bemin
wel [&] dremen{;} i drihtines earen · nawt ane to ower ahnes{;} ah
to alle folkes heale · as ure lau{er}d leue þurh þe g{ra}ce of
him seolf [þ/] hit swa mote ameN.
++Se uorð ase [gh]e muwen of drunch and of mete and of cloð and of
oðer þinges þet neode of fleshe askeð : beoð large touward ha{m} :
þauh [gh]e ðe neruwure beon and te herdure to ou suluen . vor so
deð þe wel bloweð . went þene neruwure ende of þe horne to his
owune {190} muðe . [&] utward þene wide. and [gh]e don also . ase
[gh]e wulleð þet ower beoden bemen [&] dreamen wel : ine drihtenes
earen . and nout one to ower ones{;} auh to alle uolkes heale .
ase ure lou{er}d leue þuruh ðe grace of hi{m}sulf . þet hit so
mote beon. am{en}.
[Collations: 187. Ase | Alse C || forð as B || muhen | mu[gh]en
C || baðe _add._ || drinch || of drunch and _om._ C || and
_after_ mete _om._ || claðes B || 188. oðre C || þi{n}g || ned
|| flesch | fles C || askes || beos || toward B || 189. þah |
þach C || ðe _om._ B || narewe beon [&] harde to ow seolue{n} B
|| vor _om._ || `for´ C || Swa | swa C || dos || 190. [þ/] ||
blawes | blaweð C || wendes || te | þe C || narewe || ende _om._
|| `ende´ C || horn B || toward || ahne | achne C || 191. muð B
|| te | þe C || do alswa as B || wiln | wull{et} C || owre
beodes || 192. beme{n} wel [&] B || i drihtines | i{n}
drichtines C || eare || and _om._ B || Nawt | naut C || ane B ||
193. owre || anres | a`u´nes C || Ah | ach C || folkes B || as B
|| lau{er}d B || þurh | þurch C || 194. hi{m}self | him seolf C
|| swa mote B || beon. am{en} _om._ B]
[[191. wull{et} C _corrected in Notes from "wull"_]]
[[This section has no parallel in the Cotton MSS.]]
+H+wen ower sustres meidnes cumeð to ow to froure{;} cumeð to
ham to þe þurl{;} earunder [&] ouerunder · eanes oðer twien · [&]
gað a[gh]ein sone{;} to ower note gastelich · {210} ne biuore
Complie ne sitte [gh]e nawt for ham ouer riht time · swa [þ/] hare
cume beo na lure of ower religiun{;} ah gastelich bi[gh]ete. [gh]ef
þer is eani word iseid [þ/] mahte hurten heorte{;} ne beo hit nawt
iboren ut{;} ne ibroht to oþer ancre{;} [þ/] is eð hurte. To him
hit schal beon iseid{;} þe lokeð ham alle. Twa niht is inoh [þ/]
ei beo edhalden · ant [þ/] beo {215} ful seldene · ne for heom ne
breoke silence ed te mete{;} ne for blodletunge · bute [gh]ef sum
muche god oðer neod hit makie. Þe ancre ne hire meiden ne
plohien `nane´ worldliche gomenes ed te þurle · ne ne ticki
to{}gederes · foR ase seið seint Beornard. vnwurðe þing is to
euch gastelich mon · [&] nomeliche to ancre{;} euch swuch
fleschlich {220} froure · [&] hit binimeð gastelich [þ/] is wið{}ute
met utnume murhðe · [&] [þ/] is uuel change as is iseid þruppe.
[Linenote:
191. _[gh]ef_ above _þurh_ deleted.]
[[This section has no parallel in the Cotton MSS.]]
++Of þis boc redeð hwen [gh]e beoð eise euche dei{;} leasse oðer
mare. Jch hopie [þ/] hit [f. 117v] schal beon ow [gh]ef [gh]e hit
redeð ofte{;} swiðe biheue{;} þurh godes muchele grace · elles ich
hefde uuele bitohe {225} mi muchele hwile. Me were leou{er}e godd
hit wite do me toward rome{;} þen forte biginnen hit eft forte
donne. [Gh]ef [gh]e findeð [þ/] [gh]e doð alswa as [gh]e redeð{;}
þonckið godd [gh]eorne · [gh]ef [gh]e ne doð nawt{;} biddeð godes
are · [&] beoð umben þeronuuen [þ/] [gh]e hit bet halden efter ower
mihte. {230}
[Linenote:
225. _godes_] _d_ corr. out of _g_ MS.]
++O þisse boc redeð eu{er}iche deie : hwon [gh]e beoð eise .
eu{er}iche deie {195} lesse oðer more. uor ich hopie þet hit
schal beon ou [gh]if [gh]e hit redeð ofte : swuðe biheue þuruh
godes grace . and elles ich heuede vuele bitowen muchel of mine
hwule. God hit wot me were leouere uorto don me touward rome{;}
þen uorto biginnen hit eft forto donne. and [gh]if [gh]e iuindeð
þet [gh]e doð also ase [gh]e redeð{;} þonkeð god [gh]eorne . {200}
and [gh]if [gh]e ne doð nout{;} biddeð godes ore . [f. 120v] and
beoð umbe þer abuten : þet [gh]e hit bet hol holden : efter ower
mihte.
[Collations: 195. Of C || þis B || redes || eu{er}iche deie
_om._ B || hwe{n} B || arn || aise C || euche dai | uchedei C ||
196. mare B || uor _om._ B || þet _om._ || ow B || [gh]ef C ||
197. hit _add._ B || reden || swiðe B || biheoue || þurh B ||
`godes´ C || and _om._ B || hafde | hefde C || 198. bitohen |
bitoch[gh]en uuele C || muche hwile B || God ... wot _om._ B ||
leu{er}e | leoure C || deu le set _add._ B || 199. to do B ||
toward | towart C || for to | for te C || 200. and _om._ B ||
[gh]ef C || finde{n} | findeð C || don alswa as B || rede{n}.
þonkes godd || 201. and _om._ B || [gh]ef C || don || nawt |
naut C || biddes godd || are B || beos || umbe{n} B || 202a. þer
onuuen | þer an ouen C || hit bett{er}e halde{n} | hit halden C
|| aft{er} owre mihte | eft{er} ower michte C]
++Feader · Sune · hali gast · an almihti godd wite ow in hiS warde ·
he gleadie ow [&] frouri ow mine leoue sustren · ant for al [þ/]
[gh]e for him dreheð [&] dreaieð · ne [gh]eoue ow neauer leasse ·
þen al{}to{}gedere him seoluen · Beo he aa iheiet from world in{}to
worlde aa on ecnesse · AMeN.
Veder and sune and holi gost . and on almihti god : he wite ou in
his warde. he gledie ou and froure ou{;} mine leoue sustren. and
for al þet [gh]e uor him drieð and suffreð . he ne [gh]iue ou
neu{er} lesse huire þen {205} alto gedere him suluen. he beo
eu{er} i{}heid from worlde to worlde . eu{er} on ecchenesse. amen.
[Collations: 202b. Fad{er} sune. haligast an B || 203. almichti
C || godd || he _om._ B || ow B || 204. gladie || ow B || frouri
C || ow B || leue sustre || 205. for B || drehen oðer drehden |
dre[gh]eð [&] drei[gh]eð C || he _om._ B || ni [gh]iue | Ne
[gh]eoue C || ow B || neau{er} B || lasse || hure C || 206.
selue{n} | seoluen C || Beo he B || ai ihehet | eau{er}
ihech[gh]et C || fra{m} || into B || 207. a on ecnesse | `a on
echnesse´ C]
+A+se ofte aS [gh]e habbeð ired eawiht her on{;} greteð þe
leafdi {235} wið aN aue{;} for him [þ/] swonc her{}abuten · Jnoh
meaðful ich am þe bidde se lutel · ¶ Explicit · +J+þench o þi
writere i{}þine beoden sum chearre{;} ne beo hit ne se lutel.
Hit turneð þe to gode{;} [þ/] tu bidest for oþre.
ase ofte ase [gh]e readeð out o þisse boc{;} greteð þe lefdi mid
one aue marie uor him ðet makede þeos riwle . and for hi{m} þet
hire wrot and swonc her abuten. Inouh meðful ich am{;} þet bidde
so lutel. {210}
[Collations: 208. As C | as B || hauen red | habbeð ired C ||
oht o þis boc | eawet þron C || Gretes ure || lauedi | lafdi C
|| wið an B || 209. marie _om._ B || for B || [þ/] swanc her
abute{n}. | þe swong her abute{n}. C || 210. Inouh ... lutel
_om._ || `Jnoh meðful ic am þe bidde se lutel´ C]
X. IN DIEBUS DOMINICIS
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[Headnote: The Privileges of Sunday]
[f. 15v] [++L]EOFEMEN [gh]ef [gh]e lusten wuleð. [&] [gh]e
willeliche hit under{}stonden we eow wulleð [f. 16r] suteliche
seggen of þa fredome þe limpeð to þan deie þe is iclepeð sunedei.
Sunedei is ihaten þes lauerdes dei [&] ec þe dei of blisse [&] of
lisse [&] of alle irest. On þon deie þa engles of heofene ham
iblissieð. {5} forði þe þa ermi{n}g saulen habbeð rest of heore
pine. Gif hwa wule witen hwa erest bi won reste þam wrecche saule to
soþe ic eow segge. þet wes s{an}c{t}e paul þe apostel and mihhal þe
archangel heo tweien eoden et sume time in{}to helle alswa heo{m}
drihten het for to lokien hu hit þer ferde. Mihhal eode bi{}foren
[&] paul co{m} efter [&] þa {10} scawede mihhal to s{an}c{t}e paul
þa wrecche sunfulle þe þer were wuniende [.] þer{}efter he him
sceawede he[gh]e treon eisliche beorninde et foren helle [gh]ete.
and uppon þan treon he him sceawede þe wrecche saulen a{}honge.
Su{m}me bi þa fet. su{m}me bi þa honden. su{m}me bi þe tunge.
su{m}me bi þe e[gh]en. su{m}me bi þe hefede. su{m}me bi þer {15}
heorte.
[Linenotes:
4. In MS. _su sunedei_. || 11. _sunfulle wrecche_ with marks of
transposition in MS.]
Seodðan he him sceaude an ouen on berni{n}de fure he warp ut of
him seofe leies uwil[c]an of seolcuðre heowe þe alle weren
eateliche to bi{}haldene [&] muchele strengre þen eani þ{in}g to
þolien. [&] þer wið{}i{n}nen weren swiðe feole saule a{}honge.
[Gh]ette he him sceawede ane welle of fure [&] alle hire stremes
urnen fur berni{n}de. [&] þa {20} welle bi{}wisten .xii. meister
[f. 16v] deoflen swilc ha weren kinges to pinen þer wiðinnen þa
earmi{n}g saulen þe for{}gult weren; [&] heore a[gh]ene pine neure
nere þe lesse þah heo meistres weren. Eft{er} þon he him
sceawede þe sea of helle [&] i{n}nan þan sea weren .vii. bittere
uþe. þe forme wes snau . þat oðer is. þet þridde fur. þet feorðe
blod. þe {25} fifte neddren. þe siste smorðer. þe seofeþe ful
stunch. heo wes wurse to þolien þenne efreni of alle þa oðre
pine.
[Linenotes:
18. _þing_] _þurg_ MS. || 25. _snau_] _swnau_ MS.]
Innan þan ilke sea weren un{}aneo{m}ned deor su{m}me feðer fotetd.
Su{m}me al bute fet . [&] heore e[gh]en weren al swilc swa fur. [&]
heore eþem scean swa deð þe leit a{}monge þunre. þas ilke nefre ne
swiken ne dei ne niht to {30} brekene þa ermi{n}g licome of þa ilca
men þe on þisse liue her hare sc{ri}ft enden nalden. Su{m}me of þan
mo{n}ne sare wepeð. Su{m}me swa deor lude remeð. su{m}me þer
g{ra}ninde sikeð. su{m}me þer reowliche gne[gh]eð his
a[gh]ene{}tunge. Su{m}me þer wepeð. [&] alle heore teres beoð
berni{n}de gleden glide{n}de ouer heore a[gh]ene nebbe. [&] swiðe
reowliche {35} ilome [gh]ei[gh]eð [&] [gh]eorne bisecheð þat me ham
ibure[gh]e fro{m} þam uuele pinan [.] of þas pinan speked .d{aui}d.
þe halie wite[gh]e. [&] þus seið. +Misere`re´ nost{ri} d{omi}ne quia
penas inferni sustinere no{n} possumus.+ Lauerd haue merci of us
forðon þa pinen of helle we ham ne ma[gh]en iðolien.
[f. 17r] Seoð{}þan he him sceawede an{e} stude {40} i{n}ne{}midde
warðe helle. [&] bi{}foren þam ilke stude were{n} seofen
clusterlokan þar neh ne mihte nan liuiende mon gan for þan ufele
breðe [&] þer wið{}i{n}na he him sceawede gan `on´ ald mon [þ/]
.iiii. deoflen ledden abuten. þa escade paul to mihhal hwet þe alde
mo{n} were. þa cweð mihhal heh engel he wes an biscop on eoðre liue
þe nefre {45} nalde c{ri}stes la[gh]en lokien ne halden. ofter he
walde an{}uppon his underlinges mid wohe motien [&] longe dringan
þenne he walde salmes singen oðer eani oðer god don. Herefter iseh
paul hwer .iii. deoflen ledden an meiden swiðe unbisor[gh]eliche{;}
`[&]´ [gh]eorne escade to mihhal hwi me heo swa ledde. þa cweð
mihhal. heo wes an meiden on oðer liue {50} [þ/] wel wiste hire
licome in alle clenesse. Ah heo nalde nefre nan oðer god don.
Elmes[gh]eorn nes heo nefre. ah prud heo wes swiðe [&] modi. [&]
li[gh]ere [&] swikel. [&] wreðful [&] ontful. [&] forði heo bið
wuniende inne þisse pine.
[Linenotes:
40. _ane_] _and_ MS. || 46. _w[u.]alde_ MS. ||
53. _w[e.]reðful_ MS.]
Nu bi{}gon paul to wepen wunderliche. [&] mihhal heh engel þer
weop forð mid him. þa co{m} ure drihten of heueneriche to {55}
heo{m} on {þ}unres liche [&] þus cweð. A hwi wepest þu paul. paul
him onswerde. Lauerð ic biwepe þas monifolde pine þe ic her in
helle iseo. þa cweð ure lauerd. A hwi nalden heo witen mine
[f. 17v] la[gh]e þe hwile
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