[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}