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++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... |
¶[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}
{c... |
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.... |
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. [... |
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. ... |
+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... |
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. ... |
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. ... |
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. f... |
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{;} þen... |
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 ofd... |
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 naue... |
[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 [&... |
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 hundre... |
+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... |
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 ... |
++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... |
[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 feaw... |
[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 brin... |
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{}... |
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... |
[++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 blis... |
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. an... |
+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 ... |
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 ... |
[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 || 6... |
++[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} bl... |
[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... |
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 ed... |
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 wo... |
+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:
... |
[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 ... |
+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. [g... |
[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 l... |
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. 1... |
[++M]issus est ieremias in puteum [&] stetit ibi usq{ue} ad os.
Qui cu{m} aliqu{am}diu ibi stetisset{;} debilitatum est corp{us}
eius. [&] ta{n}dem dimissis funib{us} subtractus est. Et cu{m}
eor{um} duriciam. quia debilis erat sustinere no{n} posset.
allati sunt panni de domo regia [&] {5} circumpositi sunt
funib{us} ... |
+P{er} ieremiam notat{u}r quilibet peccator qui in suo peccato moram
facit.+ Bi ieremie þe p{ro}ph{et}e we a[gh]en to understo{n}den {65}
ulcne mon sunfulle. [þ/]. lið i{n} heuie sunne [&] þurh soðe
sc{ri}ft his sunbendes nule slakien. +funiculi amaritudines
penitencie significa{n}t.+ Þe rapes þe weren icast to him{;}
... |
[[Each sermon was printed as a single paragraph. They have been broken
up for this e-text.]][Headnote: Quia Mitis Sum et Humilis Corde]A. DOMINICA PALMARUM[f. 42v] _++Turbe que p{re}cedebant d{omi}n{u}m. [&] que
sequebant{ur} clamaba{nt} dicentes. osanna filio d{aui}d{;}
b{e}n{e}dict{us} qui uenit i{n} no{m}i{n}e d{omi... |
On his p{ro}cession ferde sume biforen him [&] makede his weie
to{}ward ier{usa}l{e}m. [&] sume briggeden þe asse mid here
cloðes. [&] sume mid boges þe hie breken of þe trewes. Ðo þe þe
weie {60} makeden biforen him. bien folkes lorþeawes. bisshopes
[&] p{re}st[-e]s. þe mid here wise lore rideð. [&] make{ð} godes weie... |
_+M+iserere a{n}i{m}e tue place{n}s d{e}o._ haue reoðe of þin
ogen sovle. þenne likeste gode. Mildheorted beð þe man þe reouð
his nehgebures unselðe. [&] likeð here alre selðe [&] ofþinð sore
wrecche mannes wanrede. [&] freureð hem mid his wel dede. No ma{n}
þe sineged haueð ne mai wið{}uten þis{e} wedes holi husel
u{n... |
[Linenote:
179. _þe_] _þa_ MS.]_+Q+{ui} ma{n}ducat c{orpus} d{omini} [&] b{ibit} [&]c._ Ech þe
understandeð [þ/] holi husel {180} unwurðliche he understant hi{m}
seluen eche pine. [&] endelese wowe. Nime we nu geme ure ech agen
hi{m} seluen. gif we bien cumen on bicumeliche wise. [þ/] is to
soð shrifte. to hol[i] a... |
[Linenotes:
30. _nielnesse_] on margin _abissos_. || 35. _tobrekd_ MS.:
in lower margin, qui cu{m} in forma dei e`s´set no{n} rapina{m}
arbit{ra}tus _est_ semet.]Ðe unware ma{n}n ðe ðis [gh]eherð. ðingþ ðat he seið hi{m} god rad.
[Gh]if he arrer dede litel te gode. ðar after he doð michel`e´
lasse. [&] swo ... |
++Wite ðu to soðe ðat þese teares ðe we embe speke{ð} hie bieð
iwis godes [gh]iue. [&] swiðe niedfulle to ðan inede þat iherd sculen
[bien] of gode. Of hem sade ðe p{ro}phete : _Fuerunt m{ihi}_ {75}
_lacrime me[e] panes die ac nocte._ Mine teares he sade me waren
bred dai[gh] [&] niht swa gode hie þouhten. Of oþres ken... |
[Linenotes:
128. _ihoten_] _io_ corr. by erasure. || 129. Before _ðe_, _ðe_
erased. || 132. On margin {Ew}angelista in red. || 133. _ður[gh]_]
_dur[gh]_ MS. || 134. _`hwat´_ on erasure.]+Ratio dicit a{n}i{m}e :+ {135}++Lieue `saule´, ðis little writt ic `habbe´ sare beswonken he
it wat [þ/] wot alle þing fo... |
Ah of eou ich wulle iwiten{;} þurh soðen eouwer wurð{}scipen.
whæt cnihte{n} [gh]e seon{;} [&] whænnenen [gh]e icumen beon.
[&] whar [gh]e wullen beon treowe{;} alde [&] æc neowe.
þa answerede þe oðer{;} þat wes þe aldeste broðer.
lust me nu lauerd king{;} [&] ich þe wullen cuðen. 30
... |
Woden hehde þa hæhste la[gh]e{;} an ure ælderne dæ[gh]en.
he heom wes leof{;} æfne al swa heore lif. 70
he wes heore walden{;} And heom wurðscipe duden.
þene feorðe dæi iþere wike{;} heo [gh]ifuen him to wurðscipe.
Þa þunre heo [gh]iuen þu{n}res dæi{;}
for{}þi þat heo he... |
þis isæh þe king vortiger{;} bliðe wes he þa þer.
Þa peohtes duden heore iwune{;}
a þas hælf þere humbre. heo weoren icume.
[&] þe king VortigeR{;} of heore cume wes ful war.
To{}gadere heo comen{;} [&] feole þer of{}slo[gh]en.
þer wes feht swide strong{;} Comp swiðe sturne. 1... |
louerd ofte ich habbe ihord{;} among þine cnihtes.
þat hii þe hatieþ swiþe{;} into þare bare deathe.
Ofte hii stille spekeþ. of two [gh]onge cheldre{n}.
þe on hatte vther{;} þe oþer Aurelie.
þe þridde hehte Constance{;} þat þou dedest to deaþe.Nu wulleð cume þa oðere{;} [&] wræken he... |
Þe king him i[gh]ette{;} swa hengest [gh]irnde.
Hengest nom læue{;} [&] forð he gon liðe.
[&] æfter his wiue sende sonde{;} to his a[gh]ene lo{n}de.
[&] he seolf wende [gh]eond þis lo{n}d{;}
to sechen ænne bræ[d]ne fæld.
þer he mihte wel spræde{;} On his feire hude. 210
He... |
[Linenote:
255. _swiðe_] _iwiðe_ MS.]Bordes hii lette sprede{;} cnihtes þar to sete.
hii eoten | hii drongken{;} blisse was a{}mang heom. [f. 67v¹
Hengest we{n}de to þe in{n}e{;} þar Rowenne was hinne.
he hire lette scrude{;} mid onimete prude.heo bar an hir{e} honde{;} Ane guldene bo... |
Þe worse was þare wel neh{;} þat to soche game his wel sleh.
þe worse þat neuere ne doþ god{;}
he me[.y]nde þare þes kinges mod
þe king mornede swiþe{;} for habbe hire to wifue.
þat was swiþe loþlich þing{;} þat þe cristene king.
louede þat Maide heaþene{;} folk to harme.he... |
¶ [&] he [þ/] fedeþþ enn{g}le þed.
[&] alle cwike shaffte{;} 15
He la[gh][gh] all alls hiss wille wass.
Biforenn asse i cribbe.
Swa summ he wære [gh]ifenn hi{mm}{;}
To wurrþenn hi{mm} to fode.
Forr [þ/] he wollde brinn{g}enn uss{;}
Vpp inntill heff... |
[&] to {g}ætenn.To frofrenn swillke senndeþþ {g}odd.Enn{g}less.[&] hall[gh]he sawless.[&] a[gh][gh] þe[gh][gh] cumenn dun till þa{;}
Wiþþ heoffness lihht.[&] leome.70
Þatt iss wiþþ witt.[&] {g}od innsihht{;}
Inn alle kinne þin{g}e.Forr drihhtin [gh]ifeþþ her hiss þeww{;}
{g}od witt.[&] m... |
¶ Þatt {g}odd all{}mahhti[gh] wurrþenn wass.
[Gh]un{g} child i{nn} ure ki{n}de.
[&] wrecche child. off wrecche kinn{;}
ðatt doþ uss tunnderrstanndenn.
Þatt uss birrþ mikell lufenn crist.
[&] lofenn hi{mm} [&] wurrþenn. 110
Off þatt he wollde hi{mm} sellfenn swa{;}
... |
¶ Þatt {g}odess e{nn}{g}ell co{mm} o nahht.
Wiþþ heffness lihht onn erþe{;}
Þatt tacneþþ [þ/] tiss middellærd.
Wass full off þessterrnesse. 160
Þurrh illkess kinness hæþenndom.
Inn iwhillc unnclænnesse{;}
Þatt time [þ/] te laferrd crist.
Wass borenn he... |
þe monnes fif {15} wittes. Sihðe. [&] heru{n}ge. smechunge. [&]
smeallunge. [&] euch limes felunge. þeos beoð hinen vnder wit. as
under huse lau{er}d. [&] hwer se he is [gh]emeles{;} nis hare nan þe
ne feareð ofte untoheliche. [&] gulteð ilome. oðer ifol
semblant{;} oder in vuel dede. In wið beoð his hinen. in se moni
... |
Ich þe ondswerie. ha lihteð hwer se ha eau{er} kimeð wið a
þusent deoflen. [&] euch an bereð a gret boc al of sunnen iwriten
wið swarte smeale {70} leattres. [&] an unrude raketehe gled{}read
of fure. forte binden [&] to drahen in to in{}warde helle.
hwuch se he mei preoouin þurh his boc [þ/] is on euch sunne
enbre[f. ... |
O helle deaðes hus. wununge of wanunge. of grure ant of
granunge. heatel [f. 75v] ham. [&] heard wan. of alle wontreaðes.
buri of bale. [&] bold of eau{er} euch bitternesse . þu laðest
lont of alle. þu dorc stude ifullet {130} of alle dreorinesses.
Ich cwakie of g{ri}sle [&] of grure. [&] euch ban schekeð me. [&] euch
... |
Mi meoster is to do riht forte demen ant ich deme me seolf [þ/]
ich þurh me ne do hit nawt{;} for al [þ/] god is of godd [þ/] we
her {190} habbeð. Nu is riht þenne [þ/] we demen us seolf eau{er}
unmihtie to werien [&] to witen us oðer ei god to halden wið ute
godes helpe. Þe rihtwise godd wule [þ/] we demen us seolf eð... |
[Linenote:
245. After _se_, _wle_ deleted.]+E+ft{er} ham ich iseh towart te p{at}riarches. [&] te
p{ro}ph{et}es þe makied swuch murhðe [þ/] ha {255} aren nuðe i [þ/]
ilke lont of blisse [þ/] ha hefden of feor igret ear on eorðe [&]
seoð nu al [þ/] isoðet. [þ/] ha hefden longe ear icwiddet of ure
lau{er}d as he hefd... |
_Intra in gaudiu{m}. et c'._ Ga q{uo}ð he in{}to þi {315}
lau{er}des blisse. þu most al gan þrin. ant al beon bigotten
þrin for in þe ne mei hit nanesweis neomen in. her{}of ha herieð
godd [&] singeð á un{}werget eau{er} iliche lusti in þis loft
songes. as hit iwriten is. _Beati q{ui} habitant. et c'._ Eadi
beoð þeo la... |
++Hwa se þis writ haueð ired.
+A+nt crist him haueð swa isped.
+I+ch bidde p{ar} seinte charite.
+Þ+et [gh]e bidden ofte for me.
+A+a p{ate}R n{oste}R. ant aue maRie. 380
+Þ+et ich mote [þ/] lif heR drehen.
+A+nt ure lauerd wel i{}cwemen.
+I+ Mi [gh]uheðe [&] in mi... |
ah for dred {55} of deað duden þes deouel[e]s lac as þe heðene
duden. hwa wes wurse þen hire heorte iwundet in{}wið for þe
wrecches [þ/] heo iseh wraðe werkes wurchen a[gh]eines godes wille.
þohte þah as heo wes þuldi [&] þolemod so [gh]ung þing as heo wes.
hwet hit mahte [gh]einen þah heo hire ane were a[gh]ein so ken... |
wel owe we þe luuien mi swete lefdi. [f. 121r
wel owen we uor þine luue ure heorte beien.
þu ert briht [&] blisful ouer alle wu{m}men.
and god ðu ert [&] gode leof ouer alle wepmen. 20
alle meidene were wurðeð þe one.
vor þu ert hore blostme biuoren godes trone.
... |
ich ðe bidde lefdi uor þere gretunge. 85
þet Gabriel ðe brouhte urom ure heouen kinge.
and ek ich ðe biseche uor ih{es}u cristes blode
þet for ure note was i{}sched oðere rode.
vor ðe muchele seoruwe ðet was oðine mode.
þo þu et ðe deaðe him bi{}uore stode ... |
[Linenotes:
169. _Munuch_] _nu_ on an erasure MS. || 170. _biðe_ MS.]XIX. SAINT JULIANA[[MS description from Notes volume:"i. Bodleian 34, Oxford (B). ii. Royal 17 A 27, British Museum (R):
for descriptions see [XVI, Sawles Warde]. ... R is abbreviated ... the
joints are often visible."]](Royal MS.)(Bodleian MS.)[f... |
++As he hefde en chere bihalden swiðe [gh]eorne hire utnumne feire.
[&] freoliche [gh]uheðe{;} felde him iwundet in{}wið in his heorte
wið þe flan þe of luue fleoð. swa [þ/] him þuhte þet ne mahte he
nanes weis wið{}ute þe lechnunge of hire luue libben. Ant efter
lutle {30} stounde wið{}ute long{e} steu... |
[&] he feng feire to fondin his dohter Mi deorewurðe dohter
hwer{}fore uor{}sakestu þi s[.y]. ant ti selhðe. þe weolen ant te
wu{n}nen [þ/] walden awakenin ant waxen of þi wedlac. [þ/] ich þe to
reade. for he is inoh {55} lauerd elewsius ine rome. [&] tu maht
beon leafdi dohter [gh]ef þu wel wult. Iuliane þe eadie onsw... |
þa feng hire feder te wreððen swiðe ferlich [&] swiðe hokerliche
freinede. Me hwet is he þes were [þ/] tu art to iweddet. [þ/] tu
hauest wið{}uten me þine luue ilene[t] for hwam þu letest lutel
of {80} [þ/] tu schuldest luuie{n}. ne ich neuer [þ/] ich wite nes
wið him icnawen. For gode q{uo}ð þet meiden þin harm is þe ... |
++[Gh]e q{uo}ð þis meiden [þ/] mei godd welden. ne mahe [gh]e nawt
do me bute þet he wule þeauien [&] þolien ow to donne to mu{c}li
mi mede {125} [&] te murhðe [þ/] lið to meiðhades menske. for
eauer se [gh]e nu her mearreð me mare{;} se mi crune schal beon
brihttre ba [&] fehere. for{}þi ich chulle bli... |
bi{}wistest unweo{m}met from þe ferliche fur of þe furneise swa
þu wite ant witen me to witen me from sunne. lauerd þurh þis
lease lif{;} lead me to lestinde to þe hauene {135} of heale as
þu leddest israeles folc þurh þe reade sea buten schip druifot
ant hare fan senchtest [þ/] ham efter sohten afal þumine famen ant
t... |
Þe Nihtegale hi iseyh.
[&] hi{}biholdeþ. and ouer{}seyh. 30
[&] þuhte wel ful of þare vle.
For me hi halt. lodlich [&] fule. |
vnwyht heo seide a{}wey þu fleo. [f. 229r²
Me is þe wurs. þat ich þe iseo.
Iwis for þine wle lete. ... |
Ac þu þretest to mine fleshe.
Mid þine cliures woldest me meshe.
þe were icundur to one frogge. 85
[Þat sit at mulne under cogge.]
Snailes, mus [&] fule wi[gh]te.
Boþ þine cunde [&] þine ri[gh]te.
þu sittest adai and fli[gh][s]t ani[gh]t.
þu cuþ... |
++Þo quaþ þe hule {wo} schal us seme.
þat kunne [&] wille ri[gh]t us deme.
Ich wot wel quaþ þe ni[gh]tingale. 145
Ne þaref þar of bo no tale.
Maist{er} nichole of guldeforde.
He is wis an war of worde.he is of worde swyþe glev.
And him is loþ eurich vnþeu. ... |
þu seist þat ich me hude adai.
þar{}to ne segge ich nich ne nai.
[&] lust ich telle þe wareuore.
al wi hit is [&] wareuore.
Ich habbe bile stif [&] stronge. 205
[&] gode cliuers scharp [&] longe.
So hit bi{}cumeþ to hauekes cunne.
Hit is min hi[gh]... |
+E+urich mur[gh]þe mai so longe ileste.
þat ho shal liki wel unwreste. [f. 235v¹
vor harpe [&] pipe [&] fu[gh]eles songe.
Mislikeþ [gh]if hit is to long. 260
Ne bo þe song neu{er} so murie.
þat he ne shal þinche wel unmurie.
[g... |
þe lilie myd hire fayre wlite.
welcomeþ me þeyh þu hit wite.
Bid me myd hire fayre bleo. |
þat ich schulle to hire fleo. [f. 232r² 320
þe rose also myd hire rude.
þat cumeþ of þe þorne wode.
Bit me þat ich schulle singe.
For hire luue one skentynge.
. . . . . .þe ... |
[&] do þan [kinge] such schome.
yet nys heo nouþer ded ne lome. 375
hunke schal i{}tyde harm [&] schonde.
If we doþ gryþ{}bruche on his lond{e}.
Leteþ beo and beoþ isome.
[&] fareþ riht to eure dome.
[&] leteþ do{m} þis playd to breke. 380
... |
++Þar{}of ich schal þe wel icweme.
Cwaþ þe houle for al ende of orde.
Telle ich con word after worde.
An [gh]ef þe þincþ [þ/] ich mis{}rempe. 430
þu stond a[gh]ei{n} [&] do me crempe.
Mid þisse worde forþ hi ferden.
Al bute here and bute uerde.
To portes{... |
+Natura Serpe{n}tis. j^a.+ 105An wirm is o werlde . wel man it knoweð.
Neddre is te name . ðus he him neweð.
ðanne he is forbroken [&] forbroiden . [&] in his elde al forwurden.
Fasteð til his fel him slakeð . ten daies fulle.
ðat he is lene [&] mainles [&] iuele mai ... |
++Ðe mire muneð us mete to tilen.
Long liuenoðe ðis little wile. 200
ðe we on ðis werld wunen.
for ðanne we of wenden . ðanne is ure wint{er}.
we sulen hung{er} hauen . [&] harde sures.
buten we ben war here.
do we forði. so doð ðis der . ðanne be we derue. ... |
[Linenotes:
300. _ðe coc_ on an erasure. || 304. _eð is to_ on an erasure.
|| 308. _erðchine_] _erðc_ on an erasure. || 313. _derflike_]
_derfli_ on an erasure.]+Significac{i}o.+++Twifold forbisne in ðis der.
to frame we mugen finden her.
warsipe [&] wisedom.
wið deuel [&] wið iuel man. ... |
++Ðis deuel is mikel wið wil [&] magt.
So witches hauen in here craft.
He doð men hungren [&] hauen ðrist.
[&] mani oðer sinful list.
tolleð men to him wið his onde 430
wo so him folegeð he findeð sonde.
ðo arn ðe little. in leue lage.
ðe mikle ne maig he to him dragen.... |
++Ðus fel adam ðurg a tre.
vre firste fader ðat fele we.
Mo[.y]ses wulde him reisen.
migte it no wigt forðen.
After him p{ro}phetes alle. 555
migte her non him maken on stalle.
on stalle iseie. ðer he er stod.
to hauen heuenriche god.
He suggeden [&] sorgeden. [&] ... |
"Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 444, former mark R 11; on vellum,
186 × 116 mm., in one hand of the end of thirteenth or of the beginning
of the fourteenth century."]]JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHRENxii. ger or ysaac was dead. [f. 37v
Jacobes sunes deden un{}red.++FOr sextene ger ioseph ... |
++Good is q{u}að Joseph to dremen of win.
heilnesse an blisse is ðer{}in.
ðre daies ben get for{}to cumen.
ðu salt ben ut of p{ri}sun numen.
And on ðin offiz set agen. 125
Of me ðu ðhenke ðan it sal ben.
Bed min herdne to pharaon.
ða ic ut of p{ri}sun wurðe don.
f... |
++A lou{er}d merci get is ðor on.
migt he nogt fro his fader gon.
He is gungest hoten beniamin.
for we ben alle of ebrisse kin. | 240
Nu bi ðe feið ic og to king pharaon. [f. 43r
sule ge nogt alle eðen gon.
Til ge me bringen beniamin.
ða gungeste ... |
++LJueð q{u}ad he ðat fader get.
ðat ðus manige sunes bi{}gat.
lou{er}d he seiden get he liueð.
Wot ic ðor non ðat he ne biueð.
And ðis is gunge beniamin. 335
Hider brogt after bode{}word ðin.
ðo josep sag him ðor bi{}foren.
Bi fader [&] moder broðer boren.
Him ou... |
++Sone it was king pharaon kid.
Hu ðis newe tiding wurð bi{}tid.
And he was bliðe in herte fagen.
ðat Josep wulde him ðider dragen.
for luue of Josep migte he timen. 415
He bad cartes and waines nimen.
And fechen wiues and childre and men.
And gaf hem ðor al lond gersen.
... |
[Linenotes:
476. _offe_ MS. || 526. _daiges_ MS. || 544. _ent_ with
a letter, apparently _w_, erased before it.]++Hise breðere comen hi{m} ðanne to. 545
And gunnen him bi{}seken alle so.
vre fader he seiden or he was dead.
vs he ðis bodewurd seigen bead.
Hure sinne ðu hi{m}... |
¶¶ +L+ordinges and leuedis þis is si glorius miracle. and si
gl{or}ius seywinge of ure lordes beringe. þet us telþ þet holi
godespel of te day. and ye muee wel under{}stonde be þo speche
of þe godspelle þet me sal to dai mor makie offrinke þan an
oþren dai. and þer of us yeft ensample þo þrie kinges of
heþenesse. þet c... |
Ase þe custome [f. 130r²] was ine þo time. þo serga{n}z
uuluelden þo faten of watere and hasteliche was i{}went into
wyne. bie þo wille of ure louerde. þo seide ure lord. to þo
serganz. Moveth to{}gid{er}e and {95} bereth to Architriclin.
þat was se þet ferst was i{}serued. And al{}so hedde i{}drunke
of þise wyne þet u... |
+Dominica q{ua}rta post oct{avam} ep{iphanie}.+_++Ascendente ih{es}u i{n} nauiculam. secuti su{n}t eu{m}
discipuli eius. Et ecce motus factus est magn{us} i{n} mari.
Ita {165} ut nauicula op{er}iret{ur} fluctib{us}. Erat an{tem}
illis{;} uent{us} {con}trarius._[f. 131v¹] ¶¶ We redeth i þe holi godspelle of to dai þat u... |
Nu i{}hereþ þe signefiance. þes godeman{;} be tockneþ
godalmichti ure lord. Se {225} winyard be{}tockneþ. þe seruise
of ure lorde. þe werkmen. be tockneþ alle þo þet doþ cristes
seruise. [f. 132v¹] þo tides of þo daie{;} be{}tokneþ þe time of
þis world. Bie þe Morghen i{}herde ure lord werkmen in{}to his
winyarde. þo h... |
Several selections offer parallel readings from two or more MSS,
originally printed on facing pages. These parallel readings are shown
in sequence, with differing amounts of indentation; long prose passages
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