Mirk's festial : a collection of homilies

MS. Gough, Eccl. Top. 4. Bodl. fol.

MYRC'S FESTIAL.

J? educed facsimile.

irlt's

A COLLECTION OF HOMILIES,

BY

JOHANNES MIRKUS (JOHN MIRK).

EDITED FROM BODL. MS. GO UGH ECCL. TOP. 4, WITH
VARIANT READINGS FROM OTHER MSS.t

BY

THEODOR ERBE, PH.D.

RHODES SCHOLAR, MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD.

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PROVISIONAL PREFACE

THIS first part contains only the text and a glossary.
In the second part, with Introduction, Notes, &c., I hope to
give all the necessary information concerning the MSS.
and the arrangement of the text, &c. I may, therefore,
here confine myself to a very few remarks.

In addition to the ordinary contraction signs the scribe
of the Gough MS. frequently makes a stroke over or other-
wise adds a stroke to the last letter of the words.

1. A thin horizontal stroke over the last letter (especially
over m or n), where on the whole they cannot mean
anything * : facsim. 1. I , poysen ; 1. 2, don -, 1. 4, hym ; 1. 5,
passyon, coin-, 1. 8, Then] 1. 17, lerusalem.

Very rarely this stroke is found over the middle of a
word, bondage.

As in every line a number of these meaningless strokes
occur, which would impair the legibility of the text if
reproduced in print, it was thought advisable to leave
them out.

2. U at the end of a word regularly shows a bar through
the upper part : facsim. 1. 6, schatl ; 1. 1 1 , alt ; 1. 23, wyU ;
1. 27, schuU\ 1. 29, peputl', 1. 31, futt. Owing to the con-
stant use of this bar throughout the whole of the MS.,
I did not give it in the text.2

3. The same is the case with the flourish after a final g,
which is used regularly in the MS. : facsim. 1. 3, praynfl ;

1 These lines differ from the more rounded contraction signs for m, n,
and y : facsim. 1. i, ma, ano; 1. a, The; 1. 4, cofort; 1. 13, criste me (some
for y) conception; facsim. 1. 2, anon is an exception, the scribe putting the
stroke apparently under the influence of and in the preceding line, whei'e he
omits the n.

2 When a plural is needed, casteH = castelles. — F.J.F.

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1. 7, blessyng, ton"^, lori(). Also after a final r, although the
use is not regular here: /m?, a/fa/?, butted, hedy?, offy?,
^vaty?*) cliyldy^. In either case the flourish has been
ignored.

4. In the same way the usual stroke across an h is dis-
regarded : facsim. 1. 7, stegh ; 1. 2,2, slogh ; 1. 27, such.

In MS. Claudius A. II, from which the appendix is
taken, the various kinds of marks as mentioned above are
hardly used at all with the exception of an occasional
flourish after a final r and in a very few other cases, and
their use here seems to prove that they are meant to
represent a final e, which I consequently put in the print.

As in many late MSS. the distinction between e and o
and between t and c is not clearly marked, I have ventured
in some instances to put an o or c, although the letter
looks rather like an e or t, and vice versa.

As regards the glossary, I have endeavoured to record
one instance of each of the different spellings occurring in
the text with the following exceptions. I disregard the
difference in spellings which vary only (i) in having a, e, i,
o, u, or y in the unaccented syllable (e. g. after, o/tyr, aftir) ;
(2) in placing or omitting a final e ; (3) in the use of final
d or t in the pi. and pp.

In the case of the nouns the gen. sg. and plural forms,
and in the case of the adjective the adverb, comparative,
and superlative forms are omitted.

I have to acknowledge gratefully the help of Professor
Napier in revising the text and in other ways.

CONTENTS

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1. Advent Sonday . .....,..« . ',-,» . . i

2. De Festo St. Andree, etc. . .,. —.. , . • . -., . 6

3. De Festo St. Nicholai, etc. . ,. . ;,'. ;. . n

4. De Concepcione Beate Marie, etc. . . . -15

5. De Festo St. Thome Apostoli, etc. . '. . . 18

6. De Nativitate Domini Nostri Ihesu Cristi, etc. . . 21

7. De Festo St. Stephani, etc. .....-,;, . . . 26

8. De Festo St. lohannis, Apostoli et Euangeliste, etc. . 30

9. De Innocentibus, etc. . . . . . . 35

10. De Festo St. Thome Martiris, etc. k, . . .38

11. De Circumcisione Domini Nostri Ihesu Cristi . . 44

12. De Epiphania Domini, etc. . .... . -47

13. De Conuercione St. Pauli . f ; * . . . 52

14. De Purificacione Beate Marie, etc. , . . , 56

15. De Dominica in Septuagesima, etc. , . . , . 62

16. De Dominica in Sexagesima, etc. . . . -. 69

17. De Dominica in Quinquagesima, etc. . -,, .; v 74

18. De Festo St. Mathie Apostoli, etc. ^, . ... . ;, 79

19. De Dominica in Quadragesima, etc. . . ; c.; ...•_• . 82

20. De Dominica Prima Quadragesime . . . .86

21. De Dominica Secunda Quadragesime . . . .92

22. De Dominica Tercia Quadragesime . . . .96

23. De Dominica Quarta Quadragesime . . . . 101

24. De Anunciacione Dominica, etc. . . . . .106

25. De Dominica in Passione Domini, etc. . . . .no

26. Dominica in Ramis Palmarum, etc. . .114

27. Sermo ... ad Tenebras . . . . 117

28. Sermo Dicendus ad Parochianos in Parasceue Domini, etc. 120

29. Quaedam Formacio Necessaria Capellanis, etc. . .124

30. De Festo Pasche . ... 129

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31. De Festo St. Georgii Martyris 132

32. De St. Marco, etc 135

33. De Festo Apostolorum Philippi et lacobi, etc. . . 138

34. De Inuencione St. Crucis, etc. . . . . .142

35. De Festo lohannis ante Portam Latinam, etc. . .146

36. De Diebus Rogacionum, etc. . . . . 149

37. De Ascensione Domini, etc 151

38. De Vigilia Pentecostes, etc 155

39. De Dominica Pentecostes, etc. . . . . -159

40. De Festo Trinitatis, etc 163

41. De Solempnitate Corporis Cristi, etc. . . . .168

42. De St. Barnabe Apostolo, etc. . . . . . 175

43. De Solempnitate St. Weneffrede . . . . . 177

44. De Festo St. lohannis Baptiste, etc 182

45. De Festo Apostolorum Petri et Pauli, etc. . . .186

46. Denarracio de Morte Neronis, etc. . . . .191

47. De Translacione St. Thome, etc 196

48. De Solempnitate St. Margarete, etc. . . . . 199 ^

49. De St. Maria Magdalena, etc. . . . . . 203 „

50. De Festiuitate St. lacobi Apostoli, etc 208

51. De Solempnitate St. Anne, Matris Marie, etc. . . 213 -

52. De Solempnitate St. Laurencii Martyris, etc. . .216

53. De Assumpcione Beate Marie, etc 221

54. In Die Assumpcionis Beate Marie, etc. . . . .227

55. De Festo St. Bartholomei, etc 235

56. De Festo St. Alkemundi, etc 240

57. De Natiuitate Beate Marie, etc 245

58. De Exaltacione St. Crucis, etc. . . . . .249

59. De leiunio Quatuor Temporuin 253

60. De Festo St. Mathei Apostoli et Euangeliste, etc. . .254

61. De Festo St. Michaelis, etc. . . . , . . 257

62. De Solempnitate St. Luce Euaungeliste, etc. . . .260

63. De Festo Simonis et Ivde, etc 263

64. De Festo Omnium Sanctorum, etc 266

65. In Die Animarum, etc. . . . . . .269

66. De Solempnitate St. Martini, etc. . . . .272

67. De Festo St. Katerine, etc 275 ,

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68. De Dedicacione Ecclesie, etc. . . . . . 277

69. De Oracione Dominica . . 282

APPENDIX

(From MS. Claudius A. II.)

70. Sermo de Nupcijs . . . . . . .289

71. In Die Sepulture Alicuius Mortui . " . .294

72. Qui Sunt Sepeliendi in Cimitorio . . ^ . 297

73. De Salutacione Beate Marie, etc. . . . „ . 299

74. De Miraclis Beate Marie (the last one from MS. Harl.

2403) . .^ . 300

GLOSSARIAL INDEX . . . 305

LIST OF MSS. USED FOE THE TEXT

G. = MS. Gough Eccl. Top. 4, Bodl.
d. = MS. Douce 60, Bodl.
D. = MS. Douce 108, Bodl.
C. = MS. Claudius A. II, Brit. Mus.
//. = MS. Harleian 2403, Brit. Mus.
L. = MS. Lansdpwne 392, Brit. Mus.

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? FESTIAL

BY JOHANNES MIKKUS

(MS. Gough Eccl. Top. 4, Bodl.)

GOD, maker of all fyng, be at our begynnyng, and ;if vs all
fol. 1 a his blessyng, and bryng vs all to a good endyng. Amen.

Hie incipit liber, qui vocatw festiualis 1.

1.
ADVENT SONDAY. 4

Good men and woymen, fys day, as 50 knowen well, ys cleped
Sonenday yn f e Aduent ; fat ys, f e Sonenday of Cristys comyng.
Wherfor fys day holy chyrch makyth mencyon of two comyngys
of Crist, Godys sonne, ynto Ipys world, forto by mankind out 8
of fe deueles bondage, and to bryng hym and weldoers to fe
blys fat euer schall last. And his olper comyng, fat schall be
at fe day of dome, forto deme all wikytdoers ynto f e pyt of
hell for euermor. But f e for[m]e comyng of Cryst yiito \>ya world 12
broght ioy and blysse wyth hym ; f erfor holy chyrch vsyth
summe songes of melody, as Alleluja, and olper. And for Ip e co-
myng of Cryst to Ipe dome schall be so jrus and so cruell, fat
no tong may tell, f erfor holy chirch layth downe sum songes 16
of melody as: ' Te Deum laudamws/ 'Gloria in excelsis,' and
' Weddyng.' For aftyr fat day schall weddyng neuer be. pws
holy chirche layfe downe songys of melody befor, yn tokenyng
of vengans fat woll come aftyr. 20

Then of fe fyrst comyng of Cryst mto fys world, f us sayth
Seynt Austyne : ' per ben f re f yngys fat ben ryuet yn f #s
world: burth, trauell, and defe.' pys ys fe testament fat
Adam, our formast fadyr, made to all his ospryng aftyr hym, fat 24
ys : forto be borne yn sekenes, forto lyuen yn trauayle, and forto
dye yn drede. But Crist — blessyt most he be ! — he come forto
be executure of f ys testament : and was borne, and trauayld,
and dyet. He was borne to bryng man out of sekenes ynto 28
eueilastyng hele ; he trauaylde forto bryng man ynto euer-

1 MS. festiuale.

1

2 1. Advent Sonday

lastyng reste ; he was ded forto || bryng man ynto f e lyfe fat 1 b
neuer schall haue ende. p?/s was fe cause of Crystys fyrst comyng
ynto fys world. Wherfor he fat wyll scape fe dome fat he
4 wyll come to at fe second comyng, he most lay downe all maner
of pride and heynes of hert, and know hymselfe fat he ys not
but a wryche and sly me of erth, and soo hold mekenes yn his
hert. He most trauayl his body yn good werkes, and gete his

8 lyfe wyth swynke, and put away all ydylnes and slewth. For
he fat wyll not trauayle here 1 wyth men, as Seynt Barnard
sayth, he schall trauayle ay wyih fe fendes of hell. And for
dred of deth he mot make hym redy to his God, when he woll

12 send aftyr hym, fat ys : schryuen of his synnys, and all way
kepe his concyens clene not forto abyde from lenton to lenton,
but as sone as he felef e fat he hath synnet, anoon goo schryue
hym, and mekly take Ipe dome of his schryft-fadyr : fen schall

16 he haue yn f e day of dome gret remedy and worschip. For
ryght as a knyght scheweth f e wondys fat he haf e yn batayle,
yn moche comewdyng to hym ; ryght so all f e synnys fat
a man hath schryuen hym of2, and taken hys penans for, schull

20 be f er yschewet yn moch honowre to hym, and moche confucyon
to Ipe fende. And f ose fat haue not schryuen horn, hit schall be
schowet to all f e world yn gret confusyon and schenschyp. Jtys
ys sayde for f e fyrst commyng of Cryst ynto f ?/s world.

24 The secunde comyng of hym to Ipe dome schall so cruell be,
and ferdfull, and horrybull, fat f er schal com befor xv dayes of
gret drede; so by Ipe drede of fes dayes Ipai comen befor, a man
may know aparty the horobylyte fat schall be yn f e dome, fat

28 comyth aftyr.

The fyrst day, as Saynt Jerom sayth, fe see schall aryse
vp yn hyr styd, soo fat f e watyr schall be hear || then ayny hyll, 2 a
by xlti cubytys, stondyng styll yn her styd, as hit wer a wall.

32 The ij. day hit schall fall downe, so fat vnnefe hit schall be
yseyne.

The iij. day fe seeswyne and fe cloppys of fe see schull

[G. = MS.Gough Eccl.Top. 4. J>. = MS. Douce 108. d. *= MS. Douce 60.
C. = MS. Claudius A. IL]

1 here d. D. herere G.

2 hym of d. D. C. of his synnys (his synnys crossed out) G.

1. Advent Monday 3

stond on f e see and make roryng noyse so hyddous, fat no man
can tell hit but l God hymselfe.

The iiij. day f e see and all watyrs schull bren.

The v. day treus and herbys schull swete blode, and all 4
fowles schull come togedyr and nofer ete ne drynke for ferd of
f e dome comyng.

The vj. day all byldyngys and castelles 2 schull fall adowne to
fe grownde, and an horrybull fyre schall aryse at fe sonne goyng $
downe, and fen a3eyne at f e vprysyng of hym.

The vij. day all stons and rockes schull vche all tobeton olper
wyth a hydwes noyse, whech noyse God hymselfe schall know
and vndyrstond. 12

The viij. day fe erf e schall quake so horribuly, fat no best
schall stond on hit, but all schall fal to ]> e grownd.

The ix. day all hyllys and mowntaynys schull turne ynto
powdyr, and fe erfe schall be made playne and euen. ig

The x. day men schull goo out of hur dennys fer fay daret
for drede so amated for fer, Ipat non schall speke to olper.

The xj. day all fe bones of fe ded men schull ryse and stond
vp on hor graues, and fat day all graues Echull opyn. 20

The xij. day sterres schull fall from heuew and spred out of
horn brennyng lemes.

The xiij. day all men schull be redy to aryse fat haue ben
ded befor. 24

The xiiij. day heuen and erfe schull bren so horrybly, fat
no man may tell hit.

2 b The xv. day || heuen and erf schull be made newe, and all men
and woymen and childyrne schull aryse vp yn f e age of xxxfci 28
jere and come to f e dome.

Then schal Ihesn Crist, veray God and man 3, come to f e
dome, and al seyntys wyth hym, and schow all his wondys all
fresch, and newe, and bledyng, as fat day fat he deyet on f e 32
crosse. And fer f e crosse schall be schewet all blody, and all
ofer ynstrumentys of his passyon. Then sory may fay be fat
haue ben wont to swer by his hert, by sydes, by blod and bones
of hym ; fat schall be to hym a hygh fure and a hygh confusyon, 36
but fay wer sory f erof befor.

1 but d. D. so G. 2 castelles d. D. castell G. 3 man d. D. man and G.

1 —2

4

1. Advent Sonday

Then schall Cryst heghly f onke horn, and prayse horn fat han
don mercy to hor euen-cristyn, and schall say f us to horn : ' My
fadyrs blessyd chyldyrne comef e ynto f e joy fat euer schall last.
4 For when I was hongry, 36 fedden me ; when I was thursty, je
gaf me dryngke ; when I was naket, 36 clof et me ; when I was
herberles, 36 Herbert me ; when I was seke, 36 vyset me, 3evyng
me fat fat was nedfull to me ; when I was yn pryson, 30 come to
8 me and confortet me. 1 For when 30 dyddyn f us for my loue, 30
dydden hyt to me and as moche fonke I kan you for fat 30
dydden to f e lest of myn, as 36 hadden don hit to myn owne
selfe ; wherfor goo 30 now ynto fat ioye fat euer schall last V

12 Then schall he horrubly rebuken ryche men fat han don no
mercy, and say to horn spytwysly f us : ' Goo 30 curset lystes
ynto f e payne of helle, for 36 hadden ynogh wherof to haue fed
me and my seruantys, and 3eue me dryngke, yclofet me, and

16 herbert me, and holpen me yn my sekenes, and vyset me yn my
dyses, and 30 wold not, but louet your good and not me. Wherfor
goo 36 now ynto fe fyre of helle fat ys ordeynt to fe fendys
of hell wythout any mercy ; for 36 wold do no mercy, and f erfor 30

20 schull haue no mercy.'

Then woo schall be to horn fat schall here f ys rebuke yn fat
day ; f er schall 2 no pleder helpe, ne gold, ne syluyr, ne othyr ||
yftes ; but as a man hath don, he schall haue. He schall haue 3 a

24 accusars aboue hym, wyihyn hym, on aythyr syde hym, and vndyr
hym, fat he schall no way scape. Aboue hym schall be CVist his
domes-man so wrof e, fat no tong con tell, for he dyt no mercy ;
wytAyn hym his on concyens accusyng hym of f e lest f oght fat

28 euer he dyd amys; hys angyll on fat on syde tellyng hym redely
wher and how oft he haf e don amys ; on fat olper syde fendes
chalenchyng hym horres as by ryght ; vndyr hym helle 3eonyng,
and galpyng, and spyttyng fyre and stench redy for to swolon hym

32 ynto f e payne fat neuer schall haue ende.

Thys, good men, 30 schull know well fat yn f e day of dome
pore men schull be domes-men wyth Cryst, and dome f e ryche.
For all f e woo fat pore men hauen, hit ys by f e ryche men ;

1 For . . . last.] And as moche thonke I coude you for that ye didde to]>e lest
of myn, as ye hadde done hit for me. d. D.
3 schall C. d. D. schall be 0.

if

1. Advent Sonday

and fogh fay haue moche wrong, fay may not gete amendes,
tyll fay come to fat dome ; and f er fay schall haue all hor one
lust of horn. For when fay haue wrong, and mow gete non
amendys, fen fay pray ful hertely to God for to qwyt horn yn 4
f e day of dome ; and woll he truly. For f us he sayth by his
profyt: 'Kepytt your veniauns to me, and I wyll qwyt you/
Wherfor, syrs, for Goddys loue, whyll je byn here, makyth
amendes for your mys-dedys, and makyf e horn your frendes 8
fat schall be our domes-men, and tryst je not to horn fat schall
com aftyr you, lest ;e ben deseyuet, and dredyth f e payne of hell
fat schall last wythouten any ende.

Seynt Bede tellef e fat f er was a husbond-man here yn Englond 12
fat fell seke, and lay as for ded from f e euentyde tyll f e morow. v^ '
pen aros he, and departed his gcdys yn f re partyes, and his partye
he gaf to pore men, and jede and was made a monke yn an abbay
fat stod by a watyr syde. Ynto f e whech watyr ych nyght he sede 16
yn, wer hyt neuer soo coold forste, and stod ther long tyme of f e
nyght. And when he was asket, why he put hymselfe ynto so V
moche penaunce, he vnswered : ' Forto eschoyn f e more payne
fat I haue seyn,' and ete barly-bred, and dranke watyr all his 20
lyfe aftyr. And he wold tell to relygyous men f e payne fat he
3 b segh, fat was soo gret, || fat he cowthe not tel hit openly. He
sayde fat an angyll lad hym ynto a place fat on f e toon syde
was suche a colde, that no tong myght tell f e payne f erof ; and 24
on fat oper syde was suche a hete, fat no man myght tell fe
payne f m>f, ny of f e hete : and sowles wern cast out of fat won
into f e toper. And so fat angyll schewet hym f e fyre fat come
out at f e mowf e, fat was f e fyre of hell ; fat was so hote, fat als 28
ferre as he myght seen hit, hym foght he brennet for hete. And
yn fe lees f erof he segh sowles bulmyng vp and don, cryyng
horrybuly, and a noyse of fendes cryyng : ' Sle, sle, sle, sle, sle,
sle, opon f e broche, rost hote, cast ynto f e cawdren, setlie fast 32
yn pyche, and cood, and brymston, and hot leed ! J pus fay fat
ben dampnet to hell, fay styntyn neuer to cry and 50!] e : ' Woo
ys hym fat fedyr schall goo.' God hymselfe scheld vs ferfro,
and bryng vs to f e blys he boght vs to. Amen. 36

A

6 2. De Festo Sanctl Andree

2.

DE FESTO SANCTI ANDREE
ET ElUS SOLEMPNITATE SERN.O BKEUIS.

Good men and weymen, such a day $e schull haue Seynt

4 Andrawys daye, and fast f e euen. pe whech dey 50 schull come

to fe chyrch to serue God, and forto worschip the holy apostoll

for f e speciall uertues fat he hade : an for his hygh holynes of

lyvyng, anof<?r for gret myracles doyng, the thrid for gret pas-

8 syon suffryng. He was a man of holy lyuing ; for when he herd

fat Seynt Ion Baptyst prechet yn deserte, he laf[t] al his worldes

occupacyon, and jede to hym, and was his descypull. Then

befell hit apon a day Crist come walkyng, and when Seynt Ion

12 segh hym walkyng, he sayde f ys to his dyscypull : ' Lo, jonde
ys Godys lombe fat schall do away ]>e syn of f e world.' And
when Seynt Andrew herd fat, anon he laft Ion and suet Cryst.
And when he herd Crist preche, hym lyket soo well fat he fatte

16 Seynt Petyr, his brof 0/*, to Crist forto here his prechyng. And
fen fay bofe casten such a loue to Cryst, fat on a day sone
aftyr, as1 fay wer yn fe see of Galyle fyschyng, Cryst come by
horn, and callet horn, pen fay bofe anon laften hor schippe,

20 and hor nettys, and all fat fay hadden, and sewet Crist foif e ay,
tyll he stegh ynto Heuen. And when he was gon ynto Heuen, ||
Andraw prechet Goddys worde to f e pepull. 4 a

Among f e wheche was on, callad Nicol, fat lyvet lxt{ wyntyr and

24 more yn lechery. But by grace of God he f oght to amende his lyfe,
and let wryte a gospell on a boke, and had fat wyth hym yn hopyng
fat f e vertu of Cryst schull put away his temptacyon. And soo,
by fe \eri\i of Goddys worde, he abstaynet hym of his synne a

28 while ; but jet by entysyng of f e fend, on a day, lie forjet hymselfe,
and jede to f e bordell-hous, as he was wont to do. And when he
come f edyr, f e womon criet vpon hym, and sayde : ' Vnsley old
man, goo hef en ! for I se apon f e mony meruayles.' pen f «/s

32 Nycol byfoght hym fat he hade Goddys gospell on hym. And

anon he jede to Seynt Andraw, and told hym ff/s caas, and

prayde hym forto pray for hym to God fat his sole wer not

Ibrlorne. Then Seynt Andraw sayde fat he wold neuer ete ne

1 as C. om. G. d. D.

2. De Festo Sancti Andree 7

dryng, tyll he wyst whef er he schuld be saued or noo. pen he
fast fyf dayees prayng and bysechyng for hym. pen, at f e fyuet
dayes ende, Iper come a voyce to hym, and sayde : ' As f ou fastes
and prayes to God, make Nycol forto don ; and fen he schall 4
be sauet.' pen callet he fis Nicol to hym, and bade hyrn fast
fourty dayes bred and watyr, and pray bysily to God ; and soo
he dyd. And when fe fourty dayes wer done1, sone aftyr fys
Nicol deyd, pen 2 come Iper a voyce to Andraw, and sayde : ' By g
fy prayer I haue wonen Nicoll fat was lost/

Narracio.

Also a 3ong man com to Seynt Andraw, and preuely sayde to 7
hym : ' Syr, my modyr haf e besoght me forto lye by hure ; but 12
for I wold not, hoo hath accuset me to fe justyce. Wherfor
well I wot y schall be ded. And jet I haue leuer take f e deth
fen sclaundyr my modyr soo fowle. Wherfor, syr, for Godys
loue pray for me fat I may take my deth mekely/ pen sayde 16
Saynt Andraw : ' Sonne, goo forth to f y dome, and I wyll goo
4 b wyth f e.' pen anon comme men, and || fatten hym to f e 8 justyce.
And his modyr accusyt hym styfly to f e justice ; and he held his
tong, and sayd naght. Then spake Seynt Andraw and sayde to 20
hys4 modyr: 'pou wyket woman, fat for lust of fi lechery art
aboute to do fi sonne to deth; veniaunce wol fall apoii the!'
pen seyd ho to f e justyce : ' Syr, syf en my sonne wold haue done
f ?/s orybull dede, and myght not spede, he has drawen to f ys man 24
for socowr.' pen fe justyce cowmaundet to put fe sonne yn a
fet, and cast hym yn a watyr forto drowne hym, and Andraw
ynto prison, tyll he wer aviset on what defe he schuld sle hym.
Then Saynt Andraw pra[y]de bysyly to God for help, pen anon 28
com a hydewes fondyr fat made all horn aferde, fat fay wern
all fayne to fach Andraw out of pryson. And ferwyth com
a bolt of layte, and brant f e modyr to colys yn syght of all men.
And fus he sauet f e man fro f e deth, and turnet f e justyce and 32
all f e pepull to f e faythe of Crist. Herby je may vndyrstondj
fat he was a man of holy ly vyng.

He was also gret yn myracles doyng. For on a day, as he
walket on f e see-warth, he segh a drownet man cast vp on fe 86

! done C. d. D. come» G. 3 }>en d. D. }>er G. 3 >e d. D. om. G.
4 hys inserted above the line in red ink G.

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watyr. pen he prayde to God to reysen hym to lyue. pen anon
f ys body ros to lyue. And when he was raysed to lyue, Seynt
Andraw askyt hym how he was drownet. pen he vnsward and
4 sayd f us : ' We wer fourty jeong men ynfer^, and herden of a holy S
man fat was yn f ?/s contre, and wolden haue * gon to hym to
haue herd his prechyng. But when we wern yn fe see, a tempest
comme on vs, and drownet all ynfere. But wold God fat we haden
8 ben cast vp all ynfere, fat we myghten haue ben rayset all
togedyr ! ' Then, at f e prayer of Seynt Andraw, all f e bodyes
wern cast to lond on dyuerse partyes. Then Seynt Andraw
made to gedyr horn togedyr, and knelet aclon, and prayde longe

12 for horn, tyll fay werne rayset all. Then Seynt Andraw prechet
horn f e fayth of Cryst, and |) folowed horn all; and when fay werne 5 a
stedfast yn fe fayf e, he send horn to hor contray ajeayne vryih
moche ioye and myrf e.

1 6 Mony of er myracles he dyd fat wer to long to tell ; but hereby
je may know fat he was myghty yn makyng of myracles, fat
f us rayset fourty drowned bodyes infere.

He sufferd also gret passyon for Cristis loue. For when he

20 was yn f e cite of Patras, he turnet to f e fayth a wyf of ]>e
iustyce, fat was called Egeas : he made men to do 2 mawrnetry,
fat ys, to offerne to fendys. But for Saynt Andraw repr^uet
hym f erof, anon he made to take hym, and constrayne hym forto

24 haue done f e same. But for he stedfastly ajeynstode hym,
preuyng by mony resons fat he and all olper men schullden
worschyp God of Heuen, and not f e fende of hell. Then Egeas
wax wod wroth, and made men to do Andraw naket, and bete

28 hym wyth scorgys, fat all his body ran on blod. And aftyr he
commaundet to bynd hym hond and fote to a cros, fat he schuld
payne fer long, or he deyet. But when Seynt Andraw come
to fe place \>er f e cros was made redy, he knelyd adowne, and

32 sayd : ' Hayl be f e cros fat my maystyr Ih^su Crist deyd on.
I worschippe f e wyth all my hert, and desyre forto clyp f e.
Wherfor now take me to fe, and 5eld me to my maystyr fat
deyd apon fe.' pen he stode vp, and dyd of his clofys, and $af 3

36 horn 4 to f e tormentowrs, and bade horn do, as Egeas comma wndyd

1 haue (7. D. om. G. 2 men to do] also men forto vndo d. men forto vndo D.
3 jaf d. D. af G. * horn] hem d. D. om. G.

2. De F&sto Sancti Andree 9

horn. Then fay bonden hym to fe crosse, liond and fote, so
hard and stray te, fat fe blod wrast apon yche a knot, pus he
hongyt on f e crosse twoo dayes alyue, prechyng allway f e pepull,
so fat lp er come to his prechyng mony a fowsand of folke. 4
And for f e rewf e fay hadden of hym, fay beden Egeas do hym
downe of f e crosse, or ellys fay wold sle hym. pen, for fer of
fe pepull, he come forto haue taken hym downe. But fen
Andraw a3eynestode and sayde : ' Egeas wyt f ou well fat f ou 8
schalt haue no myght forto take me downe ; for her I woll deye ||
5 b on f e crosse.' Then f er come a gret lyght, so fat Iper myght
no man se hym half * &n oure, and yn fat lyght he af vp 2 f e gost.
pus, when Egeas segh fat he was ded, he jeode homward. pen 12
aftyr fe way he waxet wod, and sone aftyr, among all men, he
stervet yn fe way. And Maximilla, his wyfe, herd ferof.
Anon scho mad take Seynt Andraws body downe, and bury hit yn
a tombe. Out of f e whech tombe manna and oyle wallef out 16
yfere, so fat men of fat centre mowun know, when fay schull
haue derfe, and when gret chep. For when hit schall be dere,
hit wallet h scarce ; and when hit schall be gret schep, hit
wallef e plentwysly ynogh. 20

Narraceo.

Aftyrward hit fell fat fer was a byschoppe fat3 louet well
Saynt Andrew, so fat all f yng fat he dyd, he commendyd hit to
Saynt Andrew. Then, for f e deuell myjt not putt hym out of 24
purpos, he come to fis byschoppe yn fe lickenes of a fay re
woman, prayng fat ho most speke wyth hym yn schryft ; and lie
graunted. pen scho began to speke f us : * Syr,' ho sayde,
' I am a kynges doghtyr and haue ben cheresly ynorysched ; but 28
for I se fe well of f?/s world nys but a floure, I haue avowet
chastite. And when my fadyr wold haue mariet me to a gret
prince, for I wold not breke my vow, pryuely yn a nyght,
I stale forf e yn pore wede. And when I hert of your gret 82
holynes, I drewe to you to 4 haue your helpe, and consayle, and
sokur. Wherfor, syr, I pray you fat 30 ordeyne so for me, fat
I may be holpen, fat f e fende let me not of my purpos.' Then
f e byschoppe confortet hur, and bade ho 5 schuld haue trust yn 36

1 half d. D. salf G. 2 vp d. D. om. G. 3 J>at d. D. and G.

4 you to d. D. om. G. 5 ho] she d. D. hur G.

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God ; for ho f>at had sette soo gret a purpos yn hir hert, he 1 wold
jif hur grace v?yih. l But, Ipis day, je schull ete wyth me ; and
aftyr mete, we schull be good cownseyle soo ordeyne for you, j>at
4 36 schull be holpen.' ' Nay, syr, not so, lest men wold haue
suspessyon of euell/ ' ferof no charch,' quod f>e byschop. ||For 6 a
we schull be so fele yn company ]>at Iper schall be no suspessyon
of rays, pen ho gentyllych f>onket hym, and was sette yn a
8 chayre befor hym at mete. But euer when pe byschoppe loket
on hur, hym foght hur soo fayre }?at he was soo temptyd apon
hur, fat he had negh foi^eetyn hymselfe. Then anon )?er come
a pylgrym to J»e 3eate, and put open Ipe 3eate so hard, ]>at all

12 fat weren yn f e halle, werne astonyet. Then sayde fe byschoppe :
' D[a]me, schall fys man com yn or no T * Syr/ sayde ho, ' fyrst
let hym vnswar to a questyon, and fen lette hym yn.' * Dame/
sayde f e byschop, ' make 30 f ys questyon, for we byn vnavyset

16 as now.' Then sayde ho : ' Let aske hym : what ys f e grettest
merueyll fat euer God made yn a fote of erthe 1 ' Then when }>e
pylgrym was asket f us, he vnswerd and sayde : ' A manys face ;
for fat ys erf e, and but a manys one fote. For f ogh all f e men

20 and wymen, f>at euer wer borne, stonden yfere, I schuld know on
by anofer by sumine degre.' Then when he had made J??/s vnswar,
he was gretly commendet for his wyse vnswar. Then sayde ho :
' I se f»at he ys wyse. Byd hym make anof>er vnswar ; aske hym

24 whefer J?at erf>e ys herre J?en Heuen 1, ' Then when f>e pylgrym
was asket f>is, J?en he sayde : ' peras Cryst ys bodylyche. For
Crystys body ys of oure kynd, and oure kynd ys erf>e. Wherfor,
feras Crystys body ys, Iper is Crystys body herre }?en Heuen ; for

28 Crist ys herre J?en any Heuen.' Then when he had made f>is
vnswer, he was alowet and beden come yn. Then sayde ho :
' Let him asoyle f e thryd questyon, and fen let hym com yn.
Late aske hym, how ferre hit ys from Heuen to helle?' Then

32 when he was aposet of fis, he vnswerd and sayd to )>e messagere :
' Goo a3eyne/ sayde he to fe messager, ' and byd hur J?at
syttyfe yn Ipe chayre byfor Ipe byschoppe make fis vnswar; for
ho con bettyr f>en I. Ho ys a fende, and hafe mette hit2;

36 and so dyd I neuer. Ho fell downe, wyth Lucyfer, from Heuen

he d. D. 5e G.

2 hit <7. D. hytte hit G.

2. De Festo tiandi Andree li

to helle : scho syttyf e fer forto tempte f e byschoppe, and ||
6 b make hym les his sowle.' pen when f e messager herd f ys, he
was all hevy ; but he made f ys v[n]swar fat all myghten here,
pen anon fys fend vanechet away wyth an horrybull stenche. 4
pen f e byschoppe byf oght hym of f ys temptacyon, and was sory
yn his hert, and made send aftyr f is pylgrym. But by fat f e
messager come to f e jeate, f e pylgrym was goon, and myjt not
be fonde. Then f e byschoppe made all men forto pray to God 8
forto send horn wyttyng, what fys pylgrym was fat soo godly
halpe hym yn his nede. pen come fer a voyce and seyde hit
was Seynt Andrew, fat come forto socour hym for f e good lyfe
and serues fat he dyd to hym. And bade hym eft be war yn 12
tyme comyng, and preche fat to f e pepull yn help of horn.

Now 36 schull knele adovvne, and make your1 prayer to fis'
holy apostoll, Seynt Andrew, fat he be your mediator bytwyx
God and you, prayng hym to syue you grace suche a lyfe to lede 16
here, fat hit be plesyng to hymselfe, and to our lady, and to all
fe company of Heuen. Amen. And also $e schull pray for fe
state of all holy chyrch, and for fe pope2 of Rome and all his
cardenalles, et cetera. 20

,)• \

DE FESTO SANCTI NICHOLAI
ET ElUS SOLEMPNITATE S^/?MO BKEUIS.

Goode men and woymen, such a day ys Saynt Nycholas-daye.
pe wheche nome ys vndyrstonden f e praysyng of f e pepull ; for 24
among all corseyntys of Heuen, Seynt Nycholas ys heghly
yprayset of f e pepull, and also yn holy chyrch specyaly for f re
vertues : for his meke lyuy/ig, for his heuenly chesyng, and for
his gret compassyon hauyng. He was meke of lyuyng ; for as 28
we reden, he had a fadyr fat was callet Epyphanyus, and a
modyr fat was heton loon, pe wheche yn hor joufe geton
Saynt Nycholas. And when he was borne, fay auoued 8 chastyte,
and delet no mor togedyr, but hulden horn payet of f e chyld. 32
pen fay maden forto cristen hym, and callet hym Nychol
fat ys a manys name ; but Nicholas, fat ys a chyldys name, so

1 your] you G. not in d. D. 2 pope scratched out, G,

3 auoued d. D. wolden G.

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fat, || all his lyfe-dayes, he huld fat name of a chyld, and fe7a
vertues vtyth fat ben mekenes, and sympulnes, and wytAout
maleys. Also when he was yn cradull, he fast AVennysday and
4 Fryday ; f e wheche dayes he nold sowke but ones yn f e day,
and soo hold hym apayde. And for he huld forfe fes vertues
all his lyfe-days wyth his chyldes name, jet childyr dydden hym
worschyp spesyaly byfor any o]>er seynt. pus all his lyfe-dayes,
8 he lyued so mekly, and so symply, and soo wyt^out maleys, fat
all f e pepull hym louet and praysyd for his meke leuyng.

He was choson by a voyce, fat com from Heuen, forto be
byschoppe of f e syte of Myrre. For when f e byschoppe of fat

12 cyte was ded, f e byschoppys of f e contrey comen togedyr forto chese
anof er byschoppe. pen com f er a voyce to on of horn fat was
chef of horn, am} bade him * goo erly yn f e morow to f e chyrcher
durre and make hym byschoppe fat he fond fer, 'and he ys

16 callet Nycholas.' Thus on f e morow f e byschoppe was erly vp,
and jede to fe chyrche-dyr, and fonde fer Nycholas, and sayde
to hym : ' What ys f i name ? ' pan he, as he was full meke,
vnswerd : ' Syr,' he sayde, lowtyng downe wyth hys hed,

20 { Nycholas, seruant to your holynes.' pen sayde he : ' Comme. my
sonne, wyih me; I haue forto Bpeke.w^tA fe yn pryuety.' And
ladde hym to f es cfyer byschoppys and seyde : ' Lo, syrres, here
he ys fat God haf e schowet vs before ! ' and sakeret hym

24 byschoppe. pus was he made byschoppe by heuenly chesyng.

He had also gret compassyon to all fat werne yn woo. For
when his fadyr and his modyr bof e werne dede, fay laftyn hym
wordely good inogh, fe wheche he spende apon horn fat weren

28 iiedy. Then fell hit soo fat "per was a ryche man, fat had f re
doghtren, fayre woymen and 3ong; but by myschet, he was
fallen yn suche pouerte, fat for gret nede he ordeynet his
doghtren forto becomyn woymen, and so to gete hor lyuyng

32 and his, bof e. But when Nicholas herd f erof, he had gret
compassyon of hem ; and on a nyght, priuely at a wyndow, he ||
cast ynto f e mannys chambur a gret some of gold yn a bagge. 7 b
pen yn f e mornyng, when f ys mon foiw[d] f ys gold, he was soo

36 glad, fat no man cowf e tell; and wyth f is gold anon he mariet

him d. D. horn G.

3. De Festo Sancti Nicholai 13

his eldyst doghtyr. Then, yn anofir nyght, Seynt Nycolas kest
yn anofir scwme of gold ynto f e inaraiys chambur, as he dede er
befor; and soo Ipe thryd tyme, tyll fay were all yweded. But
f e tliryt tyme, when f ys man herd f e gold fall dowen, anon he 4
jede out, and ouertoke Nycholas, and knew pat hyt was he fat
so holpe hym yn his nede. But Nycholas charched hym forto
kepe hit cownsell, whyles he lyuet.

Also anofir tyme, men weren yn Ipe see yn despeyre of hor 8
lyues, cryyng to Seynt Nycholas for helpe. pen anon he com to
horn, goyng on Ipe watyr, and sayd to horn : ' Loo, I am here redy at
your callyng,' and holpe horn soo, fat fay comen sonde to hauen.

Also fat tyme was suche a derth and hongyr yn fat contrey, 12
fat all negh spylleden for defawte. pan hit happude so, fat f er
comen schyppys of fe Empm>ur, freght wyth whete, ynto fe
hauen. Then went Seynt Nycholas to horn, prayng horn to
grawnte hym of yche skynn^/s corn yn fe schyppe a hundered 16
boschelles, and of whete, for to releue f e pepull wyth ; and he
wold vnctyrtake fat fay schuld want ryght noght of hor mette,
when fay comen home; and so he had his askyng. And when
f 2/a schyppe-men comen home, fay had all hor mette, and wonted 20
ryght noght. And hit fat Saynt Nycholas hadde by hys holy
prayer, hit was of suche fuson and plent[e], fat hit fond all fe
pepull to ete and to sowe f e serthe aftyr.

Thre knyghtes also weren enpeched to f e Emperour of traytere 24
by fals suggestyon, and wer commawndet to pry son forto haue ben
slayne fat nyght. But for f es knyghtys wepyng and cryyng to Seynt
Nycholas, then he come fat nyght to f e Emperour, as he lay yn
8 a hys bedde, and sayde f us to || hym : ' Why hast f ou soo wrongfully 28
ydampned f es knyghtes to deth 1 Ryse vp anon, and make forto
delyuer horn, or elles I pray God fat he rayse a batayle ajeynys f e
yn f e whech fou schalt be ded, and bestys schull ete fe.' Then
sayde f e Empm>ur : ' Who art f ou fat spekys so boldly to me ? ' 32
' I am,' he sayde, ' Nycholas, f e byschoppe of Mirre.' Then was
fe Emperour soo aferd, fat anon he send aftyr fe knyghtys to
hym, and sayd f us : ' What wycheeraft con je, fat 36 haue trow-
blet me al f ys nyght ; know 36 a man fat hatte Nycholas, f e 36
byschoppe of Myrre 1 ' pen when fay herd his name, fay fellen
to fe grownde on knees, and helden vp hor hondes, thonkyng

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Seynt Nycholas. And whan l fay haden told f e Emperour of
his lyfe, he bade horn goo to hym, and fonke hym hor lyfe, and
pray hym heghly fat he schuld f rete hym no more so : but pray
4 to hym fat he pray to God for me and for my reme. And so
fay dydden. pus je mvn se fat he hadde gret compassyon of
all fat weron yn doses.

And fan aftyr, when he wyste 2 fat he schuld dye, he prayde to

8 God forto send hym an angyll and fache hys soule. And when he

segh f e angel 1 comyng, he lowtet downe wyth hys hed and sayde :

' In man-its tuas, Domme, commendo spiriium meuwi,' and soo jelde

vp fe gost. And when he was buryet, at fe hed of fe tombe

12 sprong a well of oyle fat dyd medysyn to all seke. pen fell hit so
fat, mony jere aftyr, Turkes stryeden f e cyte of Myrre f er Saynt
Nycholas lay. And when men of fe cyte of Barus herden
fat, seuen and fourty knyght^/s with 8 hor helpes, ordeynet horn

16 schyppes, and jeodyn f edyr. And when fay comen f edyr, by telly ng
of four monkes fat werne lafte f er, fay knew hys tombe ; and *
anon fay vndedyn hit, and fonden his bones swymmyng yn oyle.
And feu fay token horn vp, and broghton horn ynto fe cyte of

20 Barus wyth mekyll joye and murf e.

Then aftyr, for gret myrackles fat wern || y wroght f er, hit fell 8 b
fat a Jew lett make an ymage of Saynt Nycholas, and set hyt yn
his schop among his good, and bade hym kepe well his good,

24 whyll he wer from home, othyr ellys he schuld der abye hit ; and
soo went his waye. So, when he was gon, comen theves and
stelen his good, and beren hit away. Soo when f ?/s Jew was corn-
men home and fonde hys good ystolne, he was wod wroth wyt

28 Saynt Nycholas, and toke and schowrget and bete f us image of
Saynt Nycholas, as hyt had ben Seynt Nycholas hymselfe, and
fus spake to hym: 'I toke fe my good to kepe, Nycholas, for
gret tryst I had yn fe; and now fow hast fus fowle smiet me.

82 pow schall bye hyt ych day, tyll I haue my good a3eyne.' Than, as
fes fefes weren yfere to depart fis stolen goode, come Seynt
Nycholas to horn and sayde: 'How 56 haue made me betyn for
fis good 1 ' and schowet horn hys sydys all blody. ' Goth,' sayde

1 whan D. om. G. not in d.

2 when he wyste C. om. G. D. not in d. 3 with D.
4 and D. and anon hys tombe and G. not in (L

wer G. not in d.

3. De Fedo Saiicti Nicholai 15

he, ' and beryth f is good a3eyne, othyr elles vengeans schall falle
apon you, and 36 schull be hongyd ych on.' Then sayde fay to
hym : ' Who art f ou fat f retyst vs f is ? ' pen sayde he : * I am
Nycholas, Goddys smiant, fat f e Jew betoke his good to kepe.' 4
pen wer fay sory aferd fat anon, fat same nv,ght, fay beren
a3eyne all fys good. Then, on fe morow, when fe Jew segh his
good brogh[t] holy a3eyne, anon he toke fologht, and was aftyr
a trew crysten man, and hadde fe blysse of Heuen. To fe whech 8
blysse, f rogh f e prayer of Seynt Nycholas, God bryng vs to.

4.

DE CONCEPCIONE BEATE MARIE ET [Eius]
FESTIUITATE.

Alsoo, good men and woymen, suche a day 36 schull haue our Lady-
day fat ys callet f e Concepcyon. Of fe wheche day holy chyrch 12
maketh mencyon of f e concepCT/on of hyr for f re specyall poyntes :
for hor fad^/r holynes, for hor modyr goodnes, and for hyr owne
9 a choson mekenes. Scho had a fadyr fat was callet || lohachym, fat
was of such holynes fat, when he was fyften 3ere old, he departyd 16
his good yn fre partyes: on to wydows and to fadyrles chyldyrn;
anofyr to fo fat wern pore and nedfull, and seruet God nyght
and day yn f e tempull ; the thryd he kepyd to his howswold.
And when he was xxfci 3ere old, for f e gret godenesse fat he herd 20
and knew by Saynt Anne, he weddyd hur, and werne yfere xxtl
3ere. pe wheche tyme, Anne neuer dysplesyd hym, by nyght
nor be day, for fe gret godenes fat was wythyn hur. But f 33
fay wer bof e good and holy, God gaue horn no fruyth of hor 24
body ; but wern barayne bof e. Therfor fay maden a vow to
God, bothe, yf he wold 3if horn a chyld, fay wold offyr hit vp
ynto fe tempull fat schulld seme hit day and nyght. Then as
lohachym, on a day, wyth hys neghtboures 3ede to f e tempull, for- 28
to bryng his offryng to f e byschop of fat contrey, fat heght
Isakar, and lie rebuket hym openly, and f us to hym sayde :
1 lohachym,' quod he, ' hyt fallyth not to f e fat art barayne, for-
to offyr yn company wyth fes fat God hath 3euen fruyte yn 32
Israeli.' Then was lohachym sore ascbamet of his rebuke, fat
he went home wepyng, and preuely toke his schepherdus wyth
his schepe, and 3ede forth yn ferre contrey among hylles, and

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4. De Concepcione Beate Marie

purposet hym forto haue lyuet fer all his lyfe-dayes, and neuer
efte haue sene Anne, his wyfe. Then was Anne sory, and prayde
to God and sayde f us : ' Lord/ scho sayde, ' fat me ys woo, for I
4 am barayne, and may haue no chyldren ; and now more, for my
husbond ys gon, and I not whethyr. Lord, haue mercy on me ! '
Then, as scho prayde this, an angyll com to hur, and comforted
hur, and sayde : ' Anne, be of good chere, f ou schalt haue a chyld
8 suche fat neuer noon had lyke, ny neuer schall be byfore nor
aftyr.' Then was Anne aferde of }>ys angeles worde and of }>e
syght of hym, and lay all day yn hur prayers, as || scho had ben 9 b
ded. Then went fis same angell to lohachym, and sayde to hym

12 f e same wordes, and bade hym take a lombe, and offyr hit to God
yn sacryfyce. And soo he dyd. And when he had ydone, fro
mydday to euensong tyme he lay apon }>e erthe yn his prayers,
f onkyng God wyth all hys hert and all hys myght. Then, on fe

16 morow, as f e angell bade, he sede homward on soft pace wyth hys
schepe. And when he come negh home, f e angell come to Anne,
and bade hyr goo to f e jeate fat was called f e gylden jeate, and
abyde hor husbond fer. pen was scho glad and fayne, and toke

20 hor maydens wyth hor, and 3ede thedyr, and met fer wyth loha-
chym, hor husbond, and sayde :. ' Now, Lord, I thonke f e heghly,
for I was wedow, and now I am noon; I was barayne, and now
I schall haue a chyld ; I was yn mornyng and woo, and now

24 I schall be yn joy and lykyng, and cowseyue our lady. And
when scho was borne, scho called hor Mary as fe angell bade
before. Then aftyr, when scho was wened, fay broght hur to f e
tempull, and laften hyr among of er maydens to serue God day

28 and nyght. Then was scho so meke yn all hor doyngys, fat all
othyr vyrgenes called hor qwene of maydens, so fat scho was and
ys $et f e mekest seynt yn Heuen, and most redy ys ay to helpe
all f o fat callyth to hyr yn nede.

32 Narracio.

I rede ther was a lord fat hade a peny-reue, ]jp wheche hade
gederet hys lordes rent, and 3ede to bere hyt to hym. pen wer
fer f efes set for hym yn a wod fat he most nede goo f rogh. But

^6 when he come ynto f e wode, he bef oght hym fat he had not sayde
oure lady l sawter fat he was wont to saye ych day. pen anon
1 lady C. H. om G. not in d. D.

4. De Goncepcione Beate Marie 17

he kneled adowne, and bygan forto say. Then anon com oure
lady lyke a fayre mayden, and set a garlond on his hedde ; and at
yche 'Aue,' scho set a rose yn fe garlond fat schon as bryght as
a sterre. So by fat he had jsayde, fe garlond was made; hyt || 4

10 a was so bryght, fat all f e wode schon f erof. Thus when he had
ydone, he kysset f e erf e, and went his way. pen wer f es f efes
redy, and broght hym to hor mayster fat hade seyn all \>ys
doyng. pen sayde f e f ef to hym : ' I wot f ou art suche a 8
lordys seruant, and haues hys mone wyth fe. But tell me what
woman was fat, that set f is garland apon f i hed 1 ' ' For sothe,
I segh no woman, nor haue no garlond fat I knew. But for
I hade forjeton forto say our lady sawter and was adred of 12
you, I kneled adown and seyde hit, prayng to hir to helpe me at
my nede.' Then sayde fe fef: 'For hor loue, now go fi way,
and pray hor for vs.' And soo he jede sonde and saf hys way by
Eocour of our lady. 16

But now schull 30 here how fys fest was fyrst fonden. per
was yn Englond a kyng, was cleput Wylliaw fe Conquerour
fat send fe abbot of Ramsey to fe kyng of Denmarke on
message. But when he was yn f e see, f er com a derkenesse to 20
hym and such tempest wyth fat, fat he and all fat wern wyt/t
hym, went to haue be yspyld anon ryght. Then yche man
prayde bysyly on his ende to dyuerse sayntys of Heuen, to haue
helpe and socour yn fat gret nede. pen as fys abbot prayde 24
deuoutly to God, f er come a fayre man to hym and sayde f us :
' Woldyst f ou halow f e concepcyon of oure lady, fat ys f e secunde
daye aftyr Saynt Nycholas-day, he woll socowr f e and f i men now
yn f ys nede/ ' Syr,' sayde he, ' wyth a hertly wyll, soo fat f on 28
telle, what schall fat sprues ben.' pen sayde he : * pe same, worde
for worde, fat ys yn hor natyuyte, saue turne fe natyvyte yn-
to fe concepcyon.' « Ful gladly,' sayde he, 'schall fys be don.'
And anon sesut f e tempest, and clere wedyr com ajeyne. And 32
he dyd his mesage, and spedde wele yn all his doyng. And when
he had told fe kyng of fys vysion, fe kyng made preche hit
ouer all J>e reme. And soo hit was halowet for euermore yn

10 b holy chyrche ; and so, out of f e reme, hyt || ys now cananyset yn 36
f e courte of Koine, and halowet f roj| all crystyndome.

Now pray we to oure lady wyih good entent of our lyuyng

2

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4. De Conceptions Beate Marie

to haue amen dement, and pray for vs to hor sonne fat we may
[be] wyth hym yn Heuen. Lady, we pray fat hit soo be. Amen,
amew ; pur chary te.

5.

4 DE FESTO SANCTI THOME APOSTOLI

ET ElUS SOLEMPNITATE SERMO BREUIS.

Good men and woymew, such a day 50 schull haue Seynt
Thomas- day of Ynde, fat was Crystys holy apostull, and fast
8 f e euen, and come to chyrche fat day to worschyppe God and
his holy apostole Seynt Thomas, as all holy chyrche dothe, and
specyalle for f e propurtes fat f is apostle had ; fat ben to say :
hegh pr^uyng of our fay, grette wondres yn his way, and gret

12 myracles on his day. This holy apostoll pr^uet so oure fay, fat
he lafte no scrypull yn no parte f eryn. For when all f e dyscy-
pull beleuedon and tolderi hym, fat Cryst was rysyn from
dethe to lyue, and fay haden seen hym on lyue, and spoken

16 wyth hym, Thomas vnswaret and sayde he wold neuer beleue
fat, tyll he had put hys fyngyr yn fe wond fer f e nayles wern
dryuen yn Crystes hondes, and put his hondes yn Crystys syde,
yn fe wond of fe spere. Then vin dayes aftyr, when all fe

20 dyscypules wern yfere, and Thomas wyth horn, fen come Ihesu.
bodely to horn, and seyde to horn : ' Pees be to you ! ' And fen
he sayde to Thomas : ' Come and put f i fyngres yn f e
holes of fe nayles fat parsed my hondys, and put fy hondys

24 ynto my syde, and be no lengyr out of beleue, but heraftyr
stedfast yn fe byleue.' Then when Thomas had soo ydo, anon
he criet for wondyr and for fere, and sayde: 'My Loide and
my God ! ' pat ys forto say : ' Now I beleue, Them, fat f on art

28 God and man.' Then sayde Cryst to hym: 'Thomas, for fou
haues seen me, fou beleuest yn me.' This fe taiyng of
Thomas byleue broght vs yn full byleue, and to f e || beneson of 11
Ihesu Cryst. Of thys sayth Saynt Gregory fws: 'Moch more

32 Thomas of Iiide helpys me to f e ftiyth fat wold not byleue, tyll
he had hondelet and groped fe wondes of Cryst, fen Mary
Mawdelen fat byleuet anon at fe forme tyme and furst.' pus
Thomas pr^uet our fay.

36 He made also wonders yn his way. For when fe kyng of

5. De Festo Sancti Thome Apostoli 19

Inde had send a messager, fat heght Abbanes, ynto fe centre
of Cesare, to seche hym a carpenter fat coufe make hym a
palyce, then Crist speke wyth Abbanes, and sayde to Thomas of
Inde : ' Goo wyt/i hym/ And when fay wer passed f e see, fay 4
comen to a cyte of fe wheche fe kyngys doght^r was fat day
weded. Wherfor yche man was commawndet forto come yn to
f e mete. Then, among of er, Thomas and Abbanes comen yn to f e
a fest. But for Thomas had all his f oght yn God, and had no lust 8
to etc, fe butler smot hym on fe cheke, and bade hym ete.
Then sayd Thomas : ' I nyll not ryse of f ys place, tyll fat same
bond be gnawen wyth dogges, and be broght hedyr befor me.'
Then anon f e butler 3ede aftyr watyr, and * a lyon slow hym, and 12
drauke hys blod ; and dogges etyn his body. Among f e wheche
f er was won blacke dogge fat toke hys bond yn his mowth, and
broght hyt ynto f e hall, yn syght of all men, and leyde hit downe
befor Saynt Thomas. Then was \er a woman, a mynstrell, fat 16
vnd?/rstode Thomas wordes. The whech anon fell downe to
Thomas fete, and cryed fat all men herden : ' Olper f ou art God
olper Goddys dyscypull ; for ryght as f ou saydes, hit ys fallen ! '
Then was f e kyng and all men abasschet, and prayden Thomas 20
fat he wold bless hys doghtyr and hor hosbond. Then Thomas
prechedde horn bof e, so fat he made f e husbond byschop of f e
cyte, and fe wyfe a nonne fat weren bothe martyres for Crystys
sake. 24

Then went Thomas forth ynto Inde to f e kyng, and beheght
11 b f e || kyng to make hym a pales, abull for a kyng. Wherfor f e
kyng was glad, and made to delyuer hym a gret som of gold
forto make f e pales wyt/i. And sco he went ynto anof er feer 28
centre, whyll Thomas schuld make f ys place. But for Thomas
foght fat hit was bettyr forto make hym a palyse yn Heuen fen
yn erth, ferfor he toke fys money and dalt hit among pore
men and woymen, and ouer all f eras was nede. And soo aftyr 32
went about, and preched Goddys worde to f e pepull, and turnet
mony ynto f e faythe of Cryst. Then aftyr f e kyng come home,
and had gret hope to haue his paleyse made redy, and herd how
Thomas had don, he was wod wroth and wold do Thomas and 3G

1 and f/. D. om. G.

2 — 2

20 5. De Festo Sancti Thome Apostoli

Abbanes bothe to deth. But for his Proper was dede fat same
tyme, f^rfore he made forto do horn bofe yn pryson, tyll fe
tyme he had buryet his brothyr. pen, as Gcd wold, whan hys
4 brother had layne longe ded, he ros from deth to lyue, and told
f e kyng fat he had yseen fe palyce fat Thomas had made to
hym : ' Wherfor I pray the, let me bye hit, and I wyll jef f e as
moche as hit cost fe.' Then fe kyng bythoght hym, and by
8 counsell he sayde : ' Naye ! ' and toke folojt and mony f ousand^/s
of pepull wytA. pen seon f e byschoppys of mawmetry fat all f e
pepull laft hor lawe, and 3eden to crysten fayth. Wherfor fay
wer so wroth wyth Thomas, fat won of horn seyde he wold

12 wreke his goddys ; and wyth a sper ryuede Thomas f rogh f e
body, and slogh hym. Then crysten men buryeden hym yn
a tombe of crystall. per God worcheth mony wondyrfull myracles
for hym ; for the honde fat was yn Crystys syde, hit wold neuer

16 ynto f e towmbe, but lythe euer wythout. Thus he dyd rnony
wondres yn hys daye.

He dyd also mony wonders on his day ; * for alle f e centre
cometh fedur1 on hys day, and taketh howsell of hys bond yn fis

20 wyse. The byschop || of f e see syngyth fe masse fat day. When 12 a
he beginyth fe masse, er he say fe 'Confyteor,' he taketh a branche
of a vyne, and puttyth yn Thomas hond; and soo goth to masse,
pen 2 oute of this branche burgeneth 2 out grapes. And soo, by fat

24 fat f e gospell be sayde, f e byschop taketh f is grapes, and wrengyth
ynto f e chales, and syngyth wyth fat wyne, and howseleth all f e
pepull aftyrvvard f erwyth ; and puttyth f e ost ynto Thomas honde,
and so howseleth all fe pepull. But when any comyth fat ys

28 vnworthy, anon f e hond closyth togeclyr, and woll not open, tyll
he be schrevyn clene; and fen hit openeth and howseleth hym.
Also when men byn yn debate, fay ben ybroght byfor f e towmbe
of Saynt Thomas, and sette on twyn, and f e cause of f e debates

82 ys rehersed. pen wyll f e hond turne to hym fat ys yn f e ryght ;
and so ben fay made at wone. Thus he pr^uet our fay and dude
wondres yn his way, and gret myracles on his day.

Wherfor pray we to hym to make vs studfast yn our fay

36 And helpe vs yn oure long day,

1 for ... ]>edur C. d. D. all that comyth G.

3 oute . . . burgeneth d, D. j>e branche begennyth G.

5. De Festo Sancti Thome Apostoli 21

And bryng vs fer as ys no nyght but euer day:

That ys f e joy fat lestyth ay.

Amen.

Ion Grysostom seyth, fat Thomas come to fat contray wher f e 4
kynges of Coleyne were, and folowed horn, and made horn
crysten men. For, fogh fay haden worschypped Crist yn his
burthe, fay herden no more of hym, tyll Thomas come to home,
and taght horn f e fay the. pe whyche now fay lyne at Colen. 8

Vv X '* •

DE NATIVITATE DOMINI NO/STRI IHESU GRISTI
^

ET ElUS SOLEMPNITATE.

Godde men and woymen and crysten creatures, as 50 here and
sethe, f ys day all holy chyrche syngythe, and redythe, and maketh 12
melody yn mynde of fe swete byrfe of our Lord, Thesu. Cryst,
veray God and man, fat was as fys day borne of hys modyr,
Seynt Mary, yn gret help and socour to all monkynd, but specyaly
12 b for f re || causes: forto jyue pes to men of good wyll, forto lyghten 16
horn fat loken ill *, and forto draw men so wyth loue hym tylle.

Then, as to f e forme cause fat he was borne forto jeuen pes
to men of good wyll, I may preue f us. For when he was borne
angeles songen f us : ' Gloria in excelsis Deo.' pat ys to say : ' loye 20
be to God fat ys hegh yn Heuen, and pes be yn erf>e to men of
good wyll.' At mydnygh[t] Crist was borne, for fen alle fyng
be kynd taketh rest yn schewyng fat he ys pry nee of pes, and
was comen to make pes bytwyx God and man, and bytwyx angeles 24
and man, and bytwyx man and man.

He made pes bytwyx God and mon ; wherfore forto be a
trewe mediatur bytwyx horn, he toke kynde of bofe: and veray
God and man. And soo, by hys medyacyon, he knet f e loue of 28
God to man so sadly, fat f e fadyr of Heuen spared not his owne
sonne, but send hym forto bye man wyth his blod, and bryng hym
by wayes of mekenes ajeyne to f e joye of paradyse fat man lost by
couetyse and heghnes. Thus he made pes bytwyx God and man. 32

He made pes bytwyx angeles and man ; for when angeles
1 ill-<*. D. euellC?.

22 6. De Nativitate Domini Nostri Ihesu Cristi

seon l fat hor Lorde was wroth \fyih man for vnbuxamnes

— 2 fore vmbuxomnes is a thing that angcles haten 2 — wherfor fay

kepton fe jeatys of paradyse, and letten no sowle come yn, tyll

4 fay seen hor Lord borne yn mankynde. pen anon, for loue of hor

Lord, fay deden mon worschippe, and speken godely and louyngly

to pore schephordes fat kepten hor schepe yn f e contre by, and

bade horn goo ynto }>e cyte of Bedelem ; for fer fay schuld fynd

8 a chyld borne and layde yu a cracche, and do hym worschip. And

soo fay dedyn, so fat euer sethen angeles haue ben frendys and

seruandys to all good men and woymen, and all yn fe reuerens

of f e yncarnacyon of cure Lord Ihesu Cryst. Thus he made pes

12 bytwyx an||geles and man. 13

He made also pes bytwyx man and man. For aseyne tyme

fat he wold be borne, he made such pes f rogh all f e world, fat

feras kyndomes and prouynces wern at werre, yche on wyth

16 ofer, in his burth-tyme was soo gret pes, fat on man fat heght

Octauian, and was Emperour3 of Rome, and had fe gouernance

of all fe world, 4and all fe world was suget to fe Emperour of

Rome, and duret soo f rytty wyntyr yn so moche fat fan was

20 send out a mawndement f rogh all f e world 4, comawndyng fat

euer-yche man schuld go to f e cyte fat he drogh lynage of, and

ley 5 a peny apon his hed, and offeren hit vp knowlachyng fat

he was suget to f e Emperour of Rome. Then most loseph, our

24 ladyes husbond, nedys go to f e cyte of Bedelem to offyr wyth

of er men. But, for he had no money, he toke an ox wyth hym

forto sell fer, and make hym money of. But, for he durst not

leeue our lady byhynd hym — for scho was negh tyme of burthe —

28 he sette hyr on an asse, and toke hyr wyth hym. But when fay

comen ynto fe cyte, hit was soo full of pepull, fat fay myght

gete horn no herber; but turnet ynto a caue fat was bytwene

two howsys, f eras men setten hor capuls when fay comen to fe

32 marked, and fonden f er a crache wyth hay, and setten f e ox

and f e asse f erto. Then, a lytyll byfor mydny3t, oure lady bade

loseph gete hyr mydwyues, for scho schuld be delyuerd. But,

1 seon D. synned G. not in d.

3 fore . . . haten d. D. ys a synne hely ]>at angeles G.

3 Emperour d. D. cm. G.

4 and all ... )>rogh all J-e world om. d. D. s ley d. D. leyde G.

6. DC Nativilate Domini Nostri Ihesu Crisii 23

whyle he was yn fe towne aftyr mydvvyues, our lady was de-
lyuerd, and lappyd hyr sonne yn clofes, and layde hym yn the
cracche befor fe ox and the asse. And fay anon knewen hor
Lorde, and fellen downe on knees, and worschepen hym, and ete 4
no more of f e hay. That same tyme as men of f e contrey 5eden

13 b at fe plogh, exen speken to the || plogh-men and sayden : 'pese
sedys schull encrese and men schull wax few.' Then, sone aftyr,
com Joseph wyth two inydwyues, ^ebel and Salome. But when 8
^ebell fonde well fat our lady was clene mayden, scho cryed anon
and sayde : « A mayden hath borne a chylde ! ' Then fat ofyr,
Salome, would not leue fat, but busturly hondeled our lady ; and \^ ;
fmvyth anon hor hondes dryden vp. Then come Iper an1 angell, 12
and bade hyr towch fe chylde, and be hole. And EOO scho dyd, (*'"'
and was hole. Then went Joseph, and dyd hys offryng wyth
ofyr men, and kept oure lady yn f e same caue whyll scho was
yu chyld-bed. pus, good men, 56 mou vndyrstonde how God 16
jeueth pes to horn fat ben men and wymen of good wyll, and
callyth horn his chyldren. In verefiyng of thys thyng f e fyrst
masse fat ys songon fis day sone aftyr mydnyght, begynnyth
thus: 'Dominus dixit ad me: filitts meus es tu!' 'God sayde to 20
me: fou art my somie.' God callefe hym his sonne fat loueth
here pees and rest; and when he partefe from fis world, he wyll
bryng hym to f e blysse fat euer schall last. And fay fat wyll
haue no pees here, fay schull go hethen ynto euerlastyng wo. pus 24
Crist jeuyth pes to men of good wyll, and blessyth hys pepull
yn pees.

He leghteneth also fat loketh euell. Herby, good men, 56 schull
vndyrstond fat Cryst heled not f oo fat weren blynde yn body, but 28
mony mo fat wern blynd yn sowle, and combyrd wyth derkenes of
synful levyng 2. For, as Seynt Austeyne saythe : * When Cryst
schuld be borne, f e world was so full of derknes of synful lyuyng,
and noinely of syn of lechery, and of syn a^eyne kynde, fat had nye 32
to haue laft to haue ben yborne of mankynd.' Wherfor fat nyght
fat Cryst was borne, all fat doden synne a;eyne kynd, deydyn
sodenly f rogli all f Q world, in schowyng how horrybly fat synne
ys before Goddys een. Then loket fay full euell and had gret nede 36

14 a to be j||lyghnet fat haden ay her hert to synne. Wherfor Cryst
1 an d . D. om. G. 2 levyng d. D. lyng G.

24 6. De Nativitate Domini Nostri Ihesu Cristi

was borne at mydnyght, and turnet f e darkenes of nyght ynto
day-lyght, schowyng fat fan was f e sonne of ryghtwysnes comen,
forto lyghteu all fat wern combret wythyn-forthe wyth darkenes
4 of synne.

Also fat same tyme fat he was yborne, as mony doctors sayn,
Crist apered yn a bryght sterre to f re kynges yn f e est, and bade
horn goo ynto Bedeleem, and worschip f er a chyld fat schuld be
8 kyng of lewes fat was borne. And soo fay deden, suyng f e
sterre, tyll fay comen f edyr. Thus he leghtenet horn fat byfore
loked full euell. For before fay wer paynones, and leued on
inawmetrye and fals goddys. But aftyr fay loueden Crist, and

12 wern holy men ; and now fay lyen at Coleyn. pas f e byrth of
Cryst made mony to see full well fat befor loked full euell.
For he lokyth full euell fat algate haf e er to his good and to
wordely worschippe. For fys maketh a man blynd, so fat he

16 fo^eted his God, and hath no lyst forto desyre f e ryches of
Heuen, ne forto see f e lyght fat f er ys but rnaketh hys good his
god and hys mawmet. For fat a man loueth most yn f ys world,
fat ys callet his god and his mawmet. Then — for Cryst was borne

20 forto destrye suche mawmetry — whan fat Herode pursewed hym,
and wold haue slayne hym, his modyr bare hym ynto f e lond of
Egypt. And when he come fedyr, anon all fe mawmetys fat
weron yn f e lond, fay fellcn downe to f e grownde, doyng to

24 vndyrstond fat he was yn f e world fat schuld cast don yn
monnys hert f e mawmetry of couetyse of good and of worldes
worschyppe, and pompe, and pride fat men vseden fat tyme.
Wherfor, f agh he hymselfe wer lord of all lordes, he was borne

28 full porly, and of a pore mayden, and yn pore place, and yn
a pore araye, jeuyng ensampull to all men forto set not by
worldly ryches, nof er by pryde of f ys world ; for haue a man
neuer so moche good ne so moch worschyp, || here he fyndythe hit, 14 b

32 and here he schall leue hit. Thus Cryst by myracles fat he
scheweth yn hys burthe, lyghtenyth mony-on wythyn-forthe fat
weren before fallen blynd,

Yn tokenyng of f is1 f e secunde masse of this day ys sayde yn

36 fe dawyng, when nyght and daye departyth. pe wheche masse
begennyth f us : ' Lux fulgebit hodie super nos.' ' Lyght schall
1 >isj C. om. G. d. D.

6. De Nativitate Domini Nostri Ihesu Cristi 25

schyne fys day apon vs.' For f e Fadyr of Heuen sendyth grace
of gostly lyght apon all horn fat leueth fat Cryst was borne f is
day, veray God and man, of his modyr Mary, veray modyr and
mayden. And sette nogbt be vanyte of f is world, but set all bis 4
hope yn Cryst and yn his modyr Mary, pus Crystys burth
lyghtned mony fat befor loket l euell.

Also wyth loue he drogh men2 hym tyll. ^e seen wele, good men,
by experyment al day, fat a fayre chyld drawtt loue of f o fat sene 3
hyt, and maketh hem to haue lykyng to speke and to play wyth hyt.
Thus Crist was borne a chyld, f e fayrest fat euer was borne of
a woman, forto draw loue to hym of mankynd. For whyll a chyld
ys 3eong and wythout synne, hit ys more amyable f>en hit ys aftyr, 12
when he comyth to man-state. This not only for his bewte, but
also for hys bonte yche man haf e mater forto drawe to hym, and
do hym worschyppe as dude Octouiam, f e Empmmr.

pe whech Emperour plesed so f e empyre of Rome, fat all men 16
wolden haue worschypped hym as hor God. But fen f e Empmmr
was so wyse, and knew well fat he was but a man as of er werne,
and durst not take fat name apon hym ; but send aftyr Sybyll, f e
sage, and asked hyr whef ur 3 ther shuld be after him eny 3 20
iborne, fat schuld be grattyr fen he. Then Sybyll loket yn f e
sonne, and sygh at mydday a cercule of gold aboute f e sonne, and
15 a yn f e myddyll || of fe cerkyll a wondyr fayre mayden, and a chyld
yn liyr barme. And when Syble had schewet fys to f e Empmmr, 24
scho sayde to hym : ' This chyld schall be grettyr fen f ou ;
wherfor do hym worschyp and reuerence.' pen fe Empmmr
toke sens, and dyd hym sacryfyce; and charget all men fat fay
schulden do also, and call fat chyld God, and not hym. By fys en- 28
sampull ych crysten mon and woman schuld lerne to do reuerence,
and seruyce, and honor fys day to f ys child.

Wherfor fe f rydde masse of fys day ys sayde at mydday, yn
schewyng fat yche man and woman ys holden to come and offer of 32
f is child and of hys modyr ; and soo schowe hym smiant 4 and soget
to hym, and knewlech fys schyld for bys God and for his Lorde.
And, for euery man schuld do f us for loue and not for awe, f e
masse bygynneth f us : ' Puer natus est nobis.' 'A chyld ys borne 36

1 MS. loknet. 2 men Hurl. 2403. ow G. not in d. D. s ther . . ,
eny d. D. \>e schyld schuld be aftyr hym G. * seruaut d. D. serues O.

26 6. De Nativitate Domini Nostri Ihesu Cri&ti

to vs.* A chyld, he sayth, and not a man, soo pat all men and
woynun for loue schuld haue boldnesse forto com to hym to seche
grace. 1 And for lie ys full of grace and redy forto do mercy to

4 hem pat askyth hit mekely wyth dew reuerence l ; and he ys ay
redy to jeue grace and mercy. Yn tokenyng of p?/s pyng, fat
same day Cryst was borne yn Bedel eem, a well yn Rome of
watyr turned ynto oyle and ran soo all pat day, schewyng pat pe

8 well of grace and of mercy was borne pat day pat schuld jeue
grace and mercy to all pat wold come to hym perfor.

Narracio.
I rede of a woman pat was defowled wyth pe synne of lechere,

12 and almost fell yn dyspayre. For when 2 scho poght on Crystys
dome, scho knewe hur gylty ; when scho poght on pe paynes of
hell, scho knew well pat pylke paynes wer ordeynet for suche
as scho was ; when scho poght on paradyse, scho wyst well scho

16 my^t not s come per, for scho was vnworihy ; when scho poght on
pe passyon of Cryst, scho wyst well pat scho || was vnkynde to 15 b
hym pat suffred so moche for hur. At pe last, scho bepoght hur
how pat chyldern don no vengeans, but lyghtly ben sa3t, pogh

20 pay ben wrothe. Wherfor scho cryet to Cryst prayng hym for
his chyldhede pat he wold haue mercy on hor, and forjeuen hor
hyr synne and hyr trespas. Then scho herd a voyce on hegh
I pat 4 sayde : ' py trespas ys for3euen pe.'

24~ And soo hertly pray we to hym pat he forjeue vs our s'yrmes,
and jeue vs pe blysse pat he bojt vs to. To pe wheche blys God
bryng vs all to. Amen.

r 7.

DE FESTO SANCTI STEPHANI ET Eius SOLEMPNITATE.

28 Blessyd pepyll of Goddys mowth, pat byn comen p?/s day to
holy chyrche yn worschyp of God and pys holy martyr, Seynt
Steven, pat ys callet Goddys fyrst martyr, for pe enchesen pat he
was pe fyrst martyr pat suffeid deth for Crystys loue, aftyr pat

32 he was ascendet ynto Heuen. Then, forto ster you to deuocyon
pe more to pis holy martyr, 30 schull now here what he sufferd

1 and . . . reuerence. Probably a superfluous repetition of the preceding
line G. C. om. d. D. Hurl. 2403. 3 when d. D. om. G.

* not 1). no G. not in d. i J>at d. D. and G.

7. De Fento Sancti Stephani 27

for Crystys loue. As f e boke of f e dedys of f e apostoles tellyth,
whan Cryst was styet vp inio Heuen, f e apostoles tentedon all
to prechyng of Goddys wordes and to holy prayeours, and myght
not serue all fat tumeden to f e fayth, fay chosen syx holy men 4
and goode out of syxty and ten fat wern Crystys dyscyples forto
helpen horn yn Goddys s<?ruyce. Of f e wheche Seynt Steven was
fe fyrst and f e wysyst, and was full of grace and myght of f e
Holy Gost, fat he dyd mony wondres and myracles yn f e pepyll. 8
But, fagh a man be neuer soo holy a lyu^r, 3et he schall haue
emnyes.

"Wherfor fe lewes of dyuerse centre fat haden envy to
Seynt Steuen, rysen, ajeynes hym, and dysputed wyth hym 12
ajeynes Crystys faythe, hauyng full purpos, yf fay myghten, to
16aouercome hym by dysputson, and by || fals wytnes, to do hym to
deth. But when Seynt Steven knew hor males, he foght forto
sese horn wyth won of f es f re wayes : by schamyng yn dys- 16
puteson, ofir by drede of reuelac?/on, othyr by loue and holy
oryson. But furst he assayeth by schamyng and dysputeson. For
fay began to dyspute wyth hym ; but he was so i'ull of f e Holy
Gost, fat fay haden no wytte ne no povvste forto jeynestonde hym. 20
But openly he oumsome yn all hor maters, and pr^ued hor
wyttys fals, and sayde, he was redy forto take dethe yn verefyyng
of all fat he had sayde. And preued wele fat hit was a gret
schame to all horn fat werne gret clerkes, and knew f e lawe 24
and fe profesyes fat schulden corne and wer fulfylled yn Ihesu
Cryst fat he prechet ; and jet wold not leue in hym. But algate
ajeynstode fe Holy Gost fat spake yn hor hertes, and schewet
horn yn cowcyens fat fay dedden amys. And, f eras fay seen fe 28
comyn pepull turne to fe faythe for wondyrs and myracles
fat God schowet ynto hor syght, fay algate ajeynestoden styfly,
and setten Goddys werkes at noght, only by males of envyus
hertys and by no manors of resyn of scriptures, pen wer fay 32
more anangrede l ajeynes hym, and freton hor hertys wythyn, and
gryspude wyth hor teeth ajeynes hym. And, for fay myght not
ouercome hym wyth dyspytson, fay f oghten forto take hym wyth
som wordes of sclawndyr yn God, wherby fay myghten lawfully 36
haue mater and cause to do hym to dethe. Then knew Saynt
1 angrede D. not in d.

7. De Festo Sancti Stephani

Steuen hor malyce, and lyffc vp his een ynto Heuen and segh
Ihtfsu, Goddys Sonne, stondyng at his Fadyr ryght horid. And
fen sayde Seynt Steuen : ' Loo, I see Ihesus stondyng at hys
4 Fadyr ryght hond, redy forto helpe me.' And ferwytA || anon his 16 b
face schone lyght *, as f agh he had ben an angell of Heuen. But
when fay herdyn hym speke soo, fay weren fayne and stoppet
hor eres 2, als f oght fay haden herde hym speke fals sclawndyr yn
8 God, and had ben to horryble for any mon to haue herd hym 3
lye so. Then anon fay drowen hym out of f e cyte, forto stenen
hym to dethe, as for a sclawndyr of God, and chosen two men fat
cowth best hurle stones at hym, and despoyled 4 hym of his clof es,

12 and lay den horn at fe fete a 3ong man fat was callet Sawle,
fat was aftyrward called Paule ; for he was of f e chef of horn fat
dyden Saynt Steuen to deth. But when Saynt Steven segh fat he
myght not sesen horn byfor by reuelacyon, fen he turnet to

16 devot oryson ; and when 5 fay hurled at hym stones, and smyt-
ten out his braynes, he cryed to God and sayde : ' Lord God,
take my sowle/ And, for he wold pray more devotly for his
enmyes fen for hymselfe, he knelet don to f e erthe and sayde :

20 ' Lord Ihesu, reet not to horn f is synne, but forjeue horn f is gylt.'
And when he had sayde soo, anon he sleput yn God.

pen taketh hede, good crysten men, whyche a brennyng lone
fys mon had yn hys hert, fat prayde more devotly for his

24 bodely enmyes fan he dyd for hymselfe. In f is he $af an hegh
ensampull to all crysten men forto haue chary te yche on to of ir,
and forto pray hertfully for herre enmys, and for yche mon fat
pursewyth horn, or doth horn any doses. For he fat praythe

28 deuotly for his enmy, he ys yn fat a martyr ; for martyrdom
fallyth by f re wayes : fat ys, by passyon and wyll f erto, by
wyll wythout passyon, by passyon wythout wyll. In schewyng
of fes fre martyrdomes, fes fre festys fat seufe||fe byrth of 17 a

32 Crist, ben set togedyr, in tokenyng fat whosoo suft'erth any of
fes, he schall be sett next Cryst yn Heuen. Seynt Steuen, he ys
set next, for he had passyon and wyll ferto. Seynt Ion had
wyll, but he was not slayne. The Innocentys, thay suffreden

1 lyght D. lyghth O. not in d.
3 hym C. //. horn G. om. d. D.
5 when d. D, om. (?.

3 eres d. D. ees G.
despoyled d. D. dysplude Cr.

7. De Festo Saudi Stephani 29

deth, but fay had no wyll }>erto, but not a^eynes wyll. pas
may a man be a martyr, f agh he sched no blod, fat ys when he
suffereth wrong, and ys pursued of euell men, and f onketh God
f erfor, and taketh hit wyth good wyll, and prayth for his 4
enmyes to God yn full scharyte. For martyrdoine wythout
charyte, as Seynt Poule saythe, profutyf e noght. Wherfor taketh
good hede, and 50 schull fynde pat fes fre wern full of charyte.
Seynt Steven when he schuld dye, he knelet adown forto pray 8
for his enmyes. Seynt Ion when he went to hys deth, he sayde
to horn fat ladden 1 hym : * My chyldyren, loueth togedyr, and fat
ys ynogh.' The Innocentes, for fay wern so Jong, fat fay cowthe
not speke, fay schewet hor loue by open sygne. For fay dydden 12
lagh on horn fat slowen hem, and playde wyth hor hondes when
fay seen hor bryght swerdes schyne. Then, for enchesen fat
Saynt Steuen was so gloryous martyr, God schewet mony my-
racles for hym of f e wheche f is ys on. 16

Narracio.

Ther was an honest woman, and had seuen sonnes and fre
doghtyrs. But yn a myshappe, apon a day, all fay wrafeden
hor modyr, so fat scho yn a gret maleyse cursed horn all. And 20 y
anon f erwyth fell vengeans apon horn, so fat f e membrys of horn
qwoken, fat all fat seen horn, had compassyon of horn, and
reweden horn gretly. And for fay myght not do no good, fay
17 b }eden as maset bestes furgh || all fe contre. Then hapenet hit so 24
fat a brothur of hem fat het Pole, and a sustyr fat het Pallyda,
corner ynto a chyrche of Saint Steuen. And when f?/s man
herd how deuotly Seynt Steuen prayde for hem fat sloghen
hym, he had full tryst fat he wold pray for hym, and he wold be 28
hys smiant alway aftyr. And so, yn f ?/s full hope, he ^ede ynto
chansele, and wyth all hys hert prayde Seynt Steven of helpe.
And anon yn seght of all men he was all hole, pen when his
syster segh hyr brof er hole, prayde f e same wyse fen to Seynt 32
Steuen. And fen, as scho prayde, scho fell on slepe ; and when
scho woke, scho was hole, and wyth all hyr hert thonket God
and Seynt Steuen.

Anofer myracull Seynt Austeyn telleth fus: A senatour of

1 ladden d. D. layden G,

30

7. De Festo Sancti Stephani

Rome wyth his wyfe went to lerusalem, and ther byld a fayre
chapell yn worschyp of Seynt Steuen. And when he was ded,
he ordeynet hymselfe to be buryed f eryn by Seynt Steuen. But,
4 longe aftyr hys deth, his wyfe wold goo a}eyne to hyr contrey,
scho wold haue f e bonys of hyr maystyr wyth hyr. And soo
wyth praye[r]s and yftes, fe byschop broght hur fe bones of
Steuen and of hyr husbond, and sayde to hyr : ' I know not,
8 whef er ben f e bonys of f y maystyr/ pen sayde scho : ' Syr,
I know well, f es ben my maysters bones,' and toke Seynt Steuen's
bonys ynstude of hyr maystyrs, vnwyttyng. pen, when scho
come on f e see, angeles songen yn f e ayre, and as swete sauour *

12 come out of f e bones fat passed any spyces. And f erwyth
fendys cryedyn : ' Wo ys vs, wo ys vs ; for Steuen goth, and
byttyrly brennyth vs, and betyth vs.' And fenvyth reryth a
tempest fat f e schepmen wenden to haue byn d[r]ownet, and cryed

J6 to Seynt Steuen. And he anon||aperet to horn and seyde: ' Be 18 a
not adred,' and anon f e tempest sesud. Then herden fay fendes
cryyng : ' pou wykked 2 prince, our mayster brenne f e scheppe,
for Steven, fat ys our aduersary, ys f eryn ! ' Then f e prynce of

20 fendys sende fyue fendes forto brenne f e schyppe ; but fen was
fe angell of God redy, and drownet horn ynto fe grownde of f e
see. And when fay come wyth fe schyppe to londe, fendes
cryedyn : ' Gcddys s^ruand comyth fat was stenet to deth wyth

24 wyket lewys ! ' Then, yn f e worschyppe of Seynt Steven, men
maden a chyrche, and put hys bonys f eryn, wher God wroght

mony myracles for hym.

Now pray we to f^s blesset martyr of Crist fat he woll pray

28 for vs, fat we may come to f e blysse fat euer schall last. To f e
whech blys God bryng you and me to. Amen.

8.
DE FESTO SANCTI IOHANNIS, APOSTOLI ET

EtL4NGELISTE, SflKMO BREUIS.

32 Goddys blessyd pepull, je ben comen f ys day to holy cliyrch to
worschyp God and our lady and Seynt Ion, fe Euangelyst, fat
ys Goddys owne derlyng. Wherfor all holy chyrche fys day
1 sauour D. sauorn G. . not in d. 2 prince D. woman G, not in d.

8. De Festo Sancti lohannis, Apostoli et Euang elide 31

inaketli mencyon of f e specyall grace fat Cryst :jaf hym befor all
olper dyscyples. He jaf hym grace of vyrgynyte, and grace of
kepyng of his modyr fre, and grace of schowyng of hys pryuyte.

He jaf hym grace of vyrgynyte, fat ys, of maydenhode. For as 4
f e story telly th, and summe han an opyneon, when he schuld haue
wedded Mary Mawdelen, Cryst called hym and bede hym sewe
hym. And he anon laft all f is worldes vanyte, and sewed Crist
forth, and kept hyin clene mayden tyll his endyng-day. In 8
pr«uyng of fis, as we reden, when Domician, fe Emperour of
Rome, herd fat Ion prechet yn a contrey fat ys called Asy, and
by Id mony chyrches, he was wroth f^rwyth, and send aftyr Ion,
18 b and made put hym yn a brasyn tonne full of || oyle, and so settyth 12
hym Iperyn. But when he had long sothen Iperyn, and all men
went he had ben sothyn to pesys, fen f e Emp^rour bade apon f e
tonne. And when f e tonne was openet, Ion come out of f e oyle
and of f e brennyng of f e fure, as hole and as sond yn ych parte 16
of his body, as he was clene of part of womonnys body, bof e of
f oght and of dede. And olper assay he had full hard. When he
see a tern pull of lewes full of mawmetry, he prayde to God forto
dystrye hit. And }>erwykh anon hit fell downe ynto powdyr ; 20
wherfor Arystodenms, a byschop of f e tempull, pursewed Ion to
\)e def e. pen sayde Ion to hym : f What woll ]>ou, fat I do forto
make f e byleue on Ih^su Crist, my Lord 1 ' pen sayde he : 'I
wyll make venym, and do men forto dryngke hit befor f e. And 24
when f>ou sest horn ded, drynke f>0u )?at wythout harm ; and fen
I schall leue on fy God.' Then sayd Ion : ' Goo, and do as f ou
sayst.' pen oideynet f>is byschop poysen, and geten two men
fat wern dampned to f e deth, and made horn drynke of fat 28
poysen befor Ion. And when fay haden drongken, fay werne ded
anon ryght. Then Ion toke fat poysen, and blessed hyt ; and so
drangke hit of, and was neuer f e wors, and semede lyflaker aftyr,
fen he was before. For as clene as he was wythout venym of 32
lechery, so clene he was of fat poysen, aftyr he had drongken hit.
But jet f ?/s byschop seyde, he myght not leue, tyll he segh f e
men reyset a^eyue to lyue pat wern sleyne by dryngkyng of fat
venym. Then Ion cast of1 h?/s cote, and sayde : ' Haue fis, and 36
lay hit apon f>e ded bcdyes, and say fus : Ion, Crystys apostole,
1 of cl D. oft G.

32 8. De Festo Sand I lokannis, Apostoli et Euangeliste

send me to you, and bede you ryse vp yn Crystys namev' And
when he had don so, fay rysyn a3eyne to lyue. Then this
byschop wyt/i mony ofer leued yn Cryst, and weron || folowet of 19 a

4 Ion ; and he was aftyr a full holy man. Thus he fat hath grace to

kepe hym clene yn body and sowle, f agh f e fende held ynto hym

venym of lechery or of othyr synne, hyt schall do hym no harme ;

but yn f e a3eynestondyng of his lust, he ys a martyr befor God, and

8 he schall be taken as for worthy to be keper of Crystys modyr.

Then f us, for f e clennes fat Cryst sygh yn Ion befor all of er,
when he schuld dye, he charget Ion wyth f e kepyng of hys
modyr; and he, as a goode sonne, schuld take hyr ynto hys

12 kepyng. So fat when Cryst was ded and ley in his tombe, Ion
wyth of er help bare hyr ynto his hous, and kept hir f er, tyll Cryst
was rysen a3eyne to lyue. And eft when Cryst stegh ynto Heuen,
he kept hyr yn f e same chambyr, as long as sho lyued aftyr here

16 yn erthe. Thus had he grace of kepyng of Crystys modyr fre.

And he had also grace yn schowyng of Goddys pryuetye.
Thus was furst when Cryst sate at hys soper on Scher pursday,
for gret loue fat he had to Cryst, he lenet his hed to Crystys

20 brest. And fen ryght as a man leneth to a well and dryngketh
his body full of watyr, ryght soo Ion drangke of fe well of
wysdom fat ys yn Crystys brest, and fulled hys sowle so full of
gostly wysdome, so fat aftyr he passed all othyr yn wysdome.

24 Thus Crist schowed hym of hys priuete before all othyr.

Also for he wold not stynte to preche Goddys worde, the
Emperour exilet hym alonly ynto f e yle of Pathmos. But when
he was fer hys one, God schewet hym fe apocalyppys of fys

28 world fat were forto come, and most of Antecryst, and of fe
worldes endyng, and of f e day of dome. And as he segh hit, he
wrot hit yn gret confyrmacyon of holy chyrche. But aftyr when
fe Emperour was ded, Ion was callet a||3eyne to fe cyte oflOb

32 Ephesim, fer he was byschop.

And when he come f edyr, a wydow fat het Drusyan, lay ded
on bere. pen for Ion segh mony wepe for hyr, Ion sayde to hyr :
1 Drusyan, ryse vp, and go, and make me some mete/ And scho

36 anon ros vp, as f ogh scho had rysen from slepe.

Anofer day, two 3ong men and rych, by f e prechyng of Saynt
Ion, fay solden all hor godes, and sewoden hym. pen, on a day,

8. De Festo Sancti lohannis, Apostoli et Euangeliste 33

as fay comen ynto a cyte of Pergame, when fay segh f os fat wer
lior seruandys byfor, gon yn ryche araye, and fay homselfe yn
pore wede, by temptacyon of f e fende, fay forthoght lior purpos,
and wer sory fat fay haden so laft hor goodys. Then anon, by 4
reuelacyon of f e priuetye of God, Ion knew hor f oght and sayde
to horn : ' I see how f e deuell tempteth you, and makyth you
forthynke your purpos fat 36 ben yn. "Wherfor goo 36 to fe
wode, and bryngyth ayf er of you hys burden of jardys ; and aftyr 8
gof e to f e see, and bryngyth ayf er of you hys borclen of stones.'
And so fay deden. Then, at f e prayer of Seynt Ion, f e jardys
turnet ynto gold, and f e stons ynto jewels. And fen Ion sayd to
horn : ' Now takes f ya gold and f ese precyous stones ; and ;e be 12
as rych as je wer befor ; and knoweth well fat 36 haue lost f e
kyndora of Heuen.' Then happened hit fat men broghten a ded
body to burye hit. When f e modyr of f e corse segh Ion, scho
fell on knees to hym, prayng hym fat he wold rere hyr sonne to 16
lyue, as he reryd Drusyan, f e wedow. pen Ion prayde to God ;
and anon he fat was ded, roos vp. pen Ion sayde to hym : * I
bydde f e, tell f es men whad f ou hast yseyne, and whad joy f es
men ban lost.' Then he, yn heryng of all men, told of f e joye of 20
paradyse and of the paynes of hell, how strong and how hoi rybly
20 a fay wern ; || and how he segh gloryous places ordeynet for fos
men ; and now how sore hor angeles wepton for loue of horn ; and
moch joye feudes maden, for fay wer turnet from hor perfyt louyng. 24
pen anon f ese weren sory yn hor hertys, and repenteden horn for
hor doyng, and wepyng cryed to Ion fat he schuld pray to God
for horn, and 3eue horn penaunce. And when fay haden don hor
penaunce, anon f e gold turned a3eyne ynto 3eardes, and f e jewelles 28
ynto stones ; and fay wer holy men aftyr.

Anofer reuelacs/on Ion had by schowyng of Goddys priuete;
for on a day he segh a child fat was lyke forto haue ben a good
man. Wherfor Ion broght hym to a byschop, and bade hym kepe 32
hym and teche hym. pen f is chyld waxed a man, and 3af hym
to foly, and so fell to a company of f efes, and was sone aftyr
a may sty r of horn, pew, by reuelacyon of God, Ion knew fat
anon ; and he 3ede to f e byschop, and blamed hym sore for 36
myskepywg of hys chyld, and bade tell hym wher he was. Then
f e byschop, wyth moche fere, sayde he was a leder of feues yn

3

34 8. De Festo Sancti lohannis, Apostoli et Euangeliste

suche a place, pen Ion, for he was old, and myght not well goo,
toke a hors, and rode f edyr. And when fys fef segh Ion, he was
aschamed fat he flogh. Then Ion rode aftyr, and sayde : ' My

4 swete sonne, my dere sonne, abyde and speke wyth me, f y old
fadyr/ So, at f e last, f ys mon ahode. pen Ion preched hym, so
fat he laft all hys foly, and was aftyr so holy a mon, fat he was
a byschoppe vStyr. pus Ion had reuelacyon of Groddys pryuete.
8 Anof^r reuelachyon he had when he was Lti wyntyr old
and vii. pen come Thesu to hym wyth his dyscyples and fug
to hym sayde : ' My derlyng, come now to me ; for now hit ys
tyme to etc wyth me and thy || brethern yn my fest.' pen anon he 20 b

12 arose, and wold have gon. Then sayde Cryst to hym : ' Apon
Sonday f ow schalt come to me.' pen, by Sonday, he was so febull,
fat he made lede hym to J>e chyrche, and euer, as he myght,
speke to horn fat ladden hym : ' Chyldren, louef yche on othyr.'

16 pen sayde on to hym: 'Fadyr, why say }e fus soo oft?' pen
sayde he : ' For, yf 50 Ion en togedyr, hit ys jnogh to saluacyon.'
Then made he to make hym a graue before f e auter. And when
hyt was made, he lay downe yn hit; and ther come such a lyght

20 apon hym, a gret whyll, fat no man myght see hym. And when
fis lyght was gon, fe put was full of manna, and wallut vp so
doth sonde yn well wyth watyr.

In f e lyfe of Saynt Edward f e Confessour fat lythe at "West-

24 mynster, ys wrytten fat Saynt Ion aperyth to Seynt Edward on
a day, as he jode on processyon, and prayd hym forto jeue hym
summe good for Seynt lonys loue, th' Evangelyst ; for he louet
hym rnoche. But for f e kyng hadde noght elles redy forto :jeue

28 hym, he toke f e ryng of hys fyngyr, and }af hym ; and soo Ion
had f e ryng vn 5ere. And at f e vii jeri/s ende, Ion aperet to
a knyght of f e kyngys byjonde f e see, and bade hym bere fat
ryng to f e kyng, and bade hym bef enke hym well for whos sake

82 he }af hyt away, and say fat he greteth hym wele, and bade hym
make hym redy, for he schall dey sone. And so he dyd, and
5ede to f e blysse of Heuen. To f e whech blysse God bryng you
and me to, yf hit be his wyll. Amen.

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9. ••• ' .-:.- : "

DE INNOCENTIBCTS ET EoROT FESTIUITATE.
Goddys owne blessed chyldern, fat byn comew f is day to holy
ehyrch yn f e worschyp of God and f e chyldern fat weren yslayne

21 a for Goddys sake. As holy || chyrche fis day maketh raynde, and 4
reduce and syngythe of horn, fes chyldren ben called yn holy
chyrche Innocentys, fat ys yn Englysche : wytheouten nye.
For fay wer not nyes to God by pride, for God ys euer anyed
wyth pryde, men arid woymew, and a^aynestondyth horn, nor to 8
hor neghtbur by l no wrong doyng, ny to homselfe by no concent of
synne. I may well say, fay lyueden here clanly w?/tAout schame,
fay dyedyn wythout 2 blame, and wern folowed yn her same. This
Innocentes fat holy chyrche syngeth 3 of, lyueden her wythout 12
schame ; for fay wer all within 4 two }er of age. Wherfor fay
wer not aschamet of hor owne schappe ; for when a chyld ys
wythyn state of innocentes, he ys not aschamet of hys schappe,
for he ys not defowled wyth fulth of synne, but of f e synne fat 16
he 5 hathe, he draweth of f e synne of Adam and of Eue 5. For so
ferden fey6 yn fe same wyse. For whyle fay wer yn paradyse
yn fe state of jnnocentes, fay wer naket; but fay wer not
aschamet of hor schappe, for fay wer wythout synne. But as 20
sone as fay haden synned, fay seen hor schappe, and wern
aschamet ferof, and hydden hit wyth leues of fygge-tre. Thus,
when synne bygynnyth to take rote yn a chyld, fen jnnocentes
gothe away ; for fen he begynnyth to know f e good from f e 24
enell. pen he synneth, and fen he greueth hys God. But fes
chyldyr lyued not soo long forto knew fe good from fe euell,
but wern jslayne wythyn degre of jnnocentes. "Wherfor fay
lyuedon here wythout schame. 28

pay dyeden alsoo wythout blame; for Herode, kyng of lewes,

21 b made to sle horn || wythout gult. For when fe kyngys comen to
Herod, and askyt hym wher f e kyng of lewes was borne, and
bede tell horn, for fay wern comen to worschyppe hym ferr out 32
of f e est. pen was Herod all astonyed of hor wordes, and asked
his clerkes wher he schuld be borne, pen sayde fay yn fe cyte

1 by C. om. G. not in d. D. 2 wythout D. wyth G. not in d. 3 syngeth
D. H. syngeht C. syngen G. om. d. * within d. D. wyth G. 5 hathe, . . .
Eue.] hath of >e draught of J>e kynde of Adam and Eue. d. D. fi J>ey d. D. schoG.

3—2

36

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of Bedeleem. pen sayde Herod to f e kynges, byddyng horn goo
f edyr, and do hym worschip ; and come a}eyne to hym, and telle
bym all hor doyng, fat he myght come and worschip hym also.
4 But when f es kynges haden don hor offryng to Cryst, fay 3edyn
horn by anothyr way. Then was Horod wondyr wrothe, and
schaped anon to haue slayn Cryst. But when he had made hym
redy f erfor, fat same tyme, f e Emperour of Rome sende to hym
8 by lettyr forto come to hym yn all f e hast fat he myght ; for
two of his owne sonnes hadden apechet hym of traytery to fe
Emperour. Soo at fat tyme he laft f e sleyng of Cryst, and jede
to Rome, and had f e bettyr of hys sonnes, and come horn wyth

12 mor worschip fen he had byfor-hond !. Wherfor he foght fe
more forto sle Cryst, lest he had, when he come to monn?/s state,
put hym out of hys kyndome. Then send he anon men, and
bade sle all f e chyldyr fat weren yn Bedeleem and yn f e contrey

16 abowte, fat wer too jer old and wythynn, fagh hyt were a chyld
fat was borne fat same day. And soo fay dedyn. He was
aferd, lest Crist fat made f e sterre brynge f e kynges so ferre,
coufe haue turnet hym ynto dyuerse ages, and made hymselfe

20 oldyr or %ongyr, at his one lyst. And for he was a jere goyng
and comyng to Rome, ferfor he made to sle all fe chyldre fat
wern 2two ^er olde or within2 two. And for wrach schuld falle on
hymselfe yn party, f erfor a chyld of his owne fat was don to

24 norysche yn f e contrey was slayn among of er. But fen come f er
an angyll to Joseph, || and bade hym take fe chyld and his modyr, 22 a
and fle ynto fe lond of Egypt, and be ]>er tyll he wernet hym.
And so fay dyden. pus f es Innocentes wern slayn wytAout blame.

28 Thay wer also folowed yn hor same, fat ys to say, yn hor
owne blod. pay wer not folowet yn no font, but yn schedyn[g] of
hor blod. Wherfor 50 schull vndrystond fat folojt comef f re
man«r of wyse : yn watyr, as we ben crystened yn f e fonte at f e

32 chyrch ; in chedyng blod, as f e childyr and mony f owsandys
of of er martyrs fat schedden hor blod for Crystys loue ; the f ryd
fologht ys in fayth, yn fe wheche all fe patryarches, and pro-
phetys, and all othyr holy fadyrs fat wern befor Crystys yncarna-

36 cyon fat leuedyn yn Cristes comyng ; fay wern folowed yn

fologht of faythe. Thws 50 mou see how moch cruelte fis man

1 byfor-hond] before d, D. 2 two . . . within d. D. yn two 5er old oj>er G.

9. De Innocentibus 37

had yn hert, fat slogh so mony cbylderne for envy fat he had to
Cryst fat noght gult to hym nor non olper. pen, for he made mony
a modyr chyldles, and forto wepe for hor deth, God wroght so for *
horn fat he made to sle his owne schylldren. And aftyr, as he 4
pared an appull, wyth f e same knyfe he slogh hymselfe. Thus
he fat was lusty for to schedde gyltles blod, at fe last he schedde
hys l owne hert-blod. For he that 2 ys wythout mercy, vengeans
schall fall apon hym. And he fat loueth to do mercy, God wyll 8
jeue hym mercy.

And fis I aferme by ensampull fat I fynde yn fe lyfe of Seynt
Syluestyr. Ther I fynde fat Constantyn, fe Emperour, was
mesele and, by consele of h?/s leches, he made forto get f re f owsand 12
chyldren yfere, forto haue slayn horn ; and all hor blod schuld
haue be done yn a vessell, and fe Empmmr be bathyd feryn,
whyll hit had ben hote. Then when f ese chyldren wern gedert
yn a place, fis Emperour com rydyng in a chare f edyr. But 16
22 b when he come negh, fe modyrs || of fe chyldren comen a^eynys hym,
cryyng, and wepyng, and rnakyng a dulfull noyse. pen asket fe
Empmmr, what woymen fay wern. pen sayden ofer, fay wern
f e modyrs of f e chyldren fat schuld be ded, and made fat noyse 20
for sorow of hor chyldren. Then sayde f e Empm>ur, hyt wer
a cruell dede of vs forto make so fele bodies to be slayn, forto hel
my body fat am but on man ; and mony of horn may be full 3 worthy
men here aftyr. pen stode f e Emperour yn full gret stude. 24
'Nay!' qwod he, 'I woll not so, let horn goo horn ajayne hole and
sonde, and I wyll take f e penance fat ys ordeynet for me ! ' And
made jef f e modyrs gret jiftes, and so bade horn goo horn wyth
myrth and laghyng fat comen f edyr wyth sorow and wepyng. 28
Then fe nyght aftyr as fe Emperour slepyd yn his bed, Petyr
and Poule coraen to hym and sayden, for f e gret compassyon fat
he had of f e chyldren and hor modyrs, God send hym word fat
he wold haue compassyon of hym, and bade hym send aftyr Seynt 32
Syluestyr, and folow hym ; and fen he schuld be hole. And soo
he dyd. So when fat he was folowed f er anon yn f e watyr, f e
lepull felle away from hym, and he was as clene of skynne and
hyde as any chyld fat he delyuerd before. 35

Thus 30 mow se, good men, how he fat woll do mercy, schall
1 hys d. D. by # 2 that inserted above the line. 3 full d. D. felle G.

38 9. De Innocentibus

haue mercy ; and he J?at wyll do vengeans, vengeans schall fall
on hym. So for Herod dyd vengeans, vengeans fell on hym ; and
for pys oper man dyd mercy, he had mercy and grace, bo)?e her
4 and yn Heuen. To pe whech mercy God bryng you and me, }?at
for vs dyed on pe rode-tre. Amen.

10.
DE FESTO SANCTI THOME, MARTIRI/S ET Eius

SoLEJfP^IT^TE.

8 Good men and woymen, pat ben ytaght by Goddys lawes forto
come pys day to holy chyrch, forto worschip God and pys holy
martyr Seynt Thomas pat was slayn for pe lawes of holy chyrch
and for pe ryght of pe rem. || This holy Seynt Thomas was born yn 23

12 pe cyte of London, and had a fadyr was callet Gylbert, }>at was
scheryue of London.

pen felle hit, as pys Gylbert went to pe holy lond, he was taken
and put yn dysstres. pen come per a worschypfull woman of pe

16 contrey to hym and sayde, yf he wold plyght hys troth to wed
hur, echo wold helpe hym out of his doses. And soo scho dyd.
Then went Gylbert horn to Englond. And when scho segh hyr
tyme, scho come aftyr and met wyth hym at Seynt Poules chyrch

20 yn London. Then made Gylbert pe byschop of pe cyte1 forto folow
hur, and aftyr forto wed horn. And so Gylbert gate Thomas of
this woman. And when 2 scho was wyth chyld, scho met yn
a nyght j?at scho come to Saynt Poulys chyrch; but when scho

24 wold haue gon yn, hur wombe was so gret J>at scho myght not by
no way. Then, on pe morow, scho jode to hur scheryft-fadyr,
and told hym hur swyuew. pen sayde he : * Dame, be glad and
pouke your God; for f>ou hast a chyld yn py body J?at schall

28 be so holy a man, J>at all holy chyrche schall be to lytyll to
receyue hym. pen was scho glad and fonked God jorne. And
aftyr, when pis chyld was borne, he was folowed and callet
Thomas, ]mt ys to vndrystond : alle mon, For he was aftyr

32 a man at all ; for he serued pe kyng inonly, he serued God
devotly, and deyd for J?e law mekely.

- For wliat tyme he was made chaunseler, pys lond Was full of
1 )>e cytp C. D. Jje ce G. London d. 2 when in red ink above the line G.

10. De Festo Sancti Thome, Martiris 39

Flemyngys, and so ouersette wyth horn, fat a man myght
not goo bytwyx townes for horn vnrobbet. But yn a schort tyme,
Thomas, what wyth wystlome, what wyth monhed, drof hom out
of f 2/s lond, and made suche rest and pees f rogh all f e lond, 4

23 b fat a man myght goo wher he wold vnrobbet, wyth his good ||yn

hys hond. He was also monfull yn reparelyng of }>e kynges
maners fat wer astryed, and namely of fe kyngys palyce yn
London fat was all forlet. But bytwen Astyr and Whyssentyde 8
Thomas made reparayle h^/t a3eyne ; for he had so rnony werke-
men of dyuerse craftys, fat a man schuld not here his felow
speke for dount of strokes. He was also monfull yn dede of
armes. For f eras f e kyng had bejonde f e see mony castellys 12
and townys out of his hond, and had spende nioche goode, and
sched moche blode, forto gete hom, and myght not avayle, then
Thomas wyth hys wytte and monhed gete hom ajeyne. And also
yn werres of f e kynges of Fraunce, he bare hym soo, fat eu0r 16
aftyr f e kyng loued hym cherly, and was aftyr hys best frende
yn exhile, and his chef helpe and socoure. He was also monfull
yn all his aray, clof ede yn f e rychest clop fat myght be fonde,
and yn furures. He had also Ipe best horses fat wern yn Ipe 20
reem. And also hys sadyls and brydyls, fay schone all of syluer.
He was monfull yn howshold, fat hys hall was yche day of f e
jere new strawed, yn somyr wyth grene rosches, and yn wyntyr
wyth clen hay, forto saue knyghtys clof ys fat setton on f e flore 24
for defaute of place on f e benche : so fele comen yche day to his
mete. For of all Ipe dayntees fat weren wythyn f e reem, yn his
howshold weren plente. So fat f e kyng hyrnselfe wold mony
a tyme vnwarned come to f e mete, and sytte downe, bof e for f e 28
loue fat he had to Thomas, also fortp se f e aray of Thomas
howshold fat all men speken so moche ferof.

For trewer loue was neu^r bytwene two men fen was bytwerc

24 a f e kyng and || Thomas, whyll hit last. Wherfor I put here fys 32

ensampull : Yn a cold wyntyrs-day, as f e kyng and Thomas
rydyn yfere yn fe Chepe of London, fen was fe kyng war of
a pore man, sore acold wyth toren clof es, and sayde to Thomas,
hit wer almes forto jeue jondyr pore man warmer clof es fen lie 36
haf e, ' he semeth sore acold.' ' Syr/ qwod Thomas, ' so hit wer and
to suche je schuld take hede.' pen sayde f e kyug ; ' He schall

40 10. De Festo Sancti Thome, Martiris

haue f>ys/ Then had Thomas a clofe on hym ]?at was of fyne
scarlad, well yfurred wyth grys. This clofe f»e kyng pullet at
fast, forto haue drawen hyt of, but Thomas logget ajeyne. pus
4 f>ay wrastelet long, soo f>at fay wer negh to haue fallen to
grounde. But forto fauer fe kyng, Thomas suffred hym to pull
hit of. And when he had hit of, f>e kyng kest hyt to Ipe pore
man, and bade hym ren away fast, and sayde : ' Haue fis, and
8 sell hit, and by Ipe ofir klofes ; for yf fou besette hit well, j?ou
myght fare Ipe bettyr al f>e dayes of f>i lyfe.' Then Thomas
faynet hym wroth, but he was well apayde }>erof fat hit was so
beset. Then hadeu men furst gret mervayle, whad come bytwene

12 f e kyng and Thomas ; but when fay knew how hit was, all
men logh and maden gret joye and borde f m>f. Thus I schow
by ensampull how fay loued togedyr ; for bettyr loue, ne trewer,
was neuer bytwene two bref^r, fen was bytwene fe kyng and

16 Thomas, whyle hyt last, pus Thomas serued Ipe kyng monfully.

He serued God devotly. For als sone as he was made arche-
byschop of Caunturbury, anon he waxyd anofir man, and
turned al hys lyfe ynto bettyr, and foght forto seme Ipe Kyng

20 of Heuen als well afture, als he dyd hys kyng yn erf e befor.
pen anon he leyde away scarlat || and ryche forres, and wered ] blake 24 b
klofes of myddyll price, and kest away sylke and syndall, and
wered l next his flesche an hard heyre and a breche syde to hys

24 hommes of f e same fat bred so moch vermyn on hym, fat hit
was an horrybull syght forto se. But fis penance no mon
knoweth, but he fat hath seyn hit2. But he euer hudde hym, so fat
fer wer but few )>at knew hit. Also, yche "VVenysday and Fryday,

28 he made hys confessour bete hym wyth a jarde apon f> e backe al
bare, as a chyld ys beten yn scole. Alsoo, yche day, he vsyd
forto wasche f>e fete of xxx^ por men, knelyng, and jef yche
man mi penyes of syluer. Moche more holynesse he vsed of

32 prayng and of wakyng f>at wer now to longe forto telle.

But forto schew f>at God suffrede hym specyaly, J>us ensampull
I tell : When Thomas was exilet, and dwelled yn J>e abbay of
Ponteney, on a day, when he had sayde his masse, he kneled

36 adon byfor an auter yn hys prayers. And as he kneled don
fer, the abbot of f>e place say.de he hadde to speke Vfyih hym,
1 wered <7. D. C. wer G. 2 seyn hit D. but he himself d. jsayde G.

10. De Festo Sancti Thome, Martiris 41

and abode wythout pryuely vndyr a pilere. And as he stode per,
he herd our Lord, Thesu Cryst, speke wyth Thomas, and told hym,
how he schuld be slayn yn his owne chyrche for his loue ; wher-
for he bade hym be studfast, and hold forth as he had begon- 4
nen. pen when Thomas was comen out of his chapell, pe abbot
felle downe to pe grownde and sayde : ' Syr, 36 mowe blesse pe
tyme pat 30 wer borne, forto haue suche vysitacion, as I now
haue herde.' pen sayde Thomas : ' Yf pou haue oght herde, 8
I charche pe fat pou neuer telle hit, whyll I am 1 on lyue.' Soo,
whyllys he lyued, he kept hit clos ; but when Thomas was ded, he
25 a told hit openly to all men. || Thus, I say, Thomas smiet God deuotly.

He deyd also full mekely. For when he segh pe kyng ouerset 12
holy chyrch, and made lawes suche as schuld destrye pe londe,
pen Thomas put hym forth, and repreued pe kyng of hys mys-
doyng. pen was pe kyng wroth, and made a parlament at
Northhampton all yn myschaunce of Thomas. And for Thomas 16
wold not sette to hys sele of pe curset lawe pat pe kyng and his
sory cownsell haden made, he was dampned as a traytonr to p e
kyng, and exiled out of pe lond. Then went Thomas to pe kyng
of France for eocour ; and he louyngly receyued hym and his 20
clerkys all, and fond horn almost vu jere all pat horn behoucd.
pen, aftyr mony deseses and greues and wrongys pat he had
mekely suffered of pe kyng of Englond and of his offycers, bope
yn Englond and by3onde pe see, by trety of pe pope and of Jre 24
kyng of Fraunce, per was made a faynt loueday bytwene pe
kyng of Englond and Thomas. But when pe kyng schuld haue
kyssed Thomas, he wold not ; for he sayde, he had made a vow
pat he wold neuer kysse Thomas ; but bade hym boldely goo 28
home to hys chyrche. pen, whad by cownsell of pe kyng of
Fraunce, and pryncypaly for the byddyng of pe pope, he }ode
horn to Canturbury. Then wer per foure knyghtys of cursed
lyuyng pat for gret hope pat pay hadden forto be thonked of pe 32
kyng, pay maden a vow yfere to sle Thomas. And soo at
Chyldyrmas-day, almost at nyght, pay come to Canturbury ynto
Thomas halle: Syr Raynald Bereson, Syr WilKam Tracy, Syr
Rychard Bretane, Syr Hewe Morvyle. Then Raynold Bereson 36
— for he was boystres of kynde — wythouten any gretyng he
1 I am d. D. we ben G. C. we ben boojje H. we bo)>e byn L.

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sayde to Thomas f us : ' pe kyng fat ys byjonde f e see, sendes vs
to fe, and byddys fe fat fou asoyle the || byschoppys fat fou 25 b
hast * acursed.' Then sayd Thomas Ipus : ' Syres, fay ben
4 acurset by f e pope, and not by me ; and I may not asoyle fat f e
pope hath acurset.' ' Well ! ' qwod Raynald, ' fen we sene fat
fou wyll not do fe kyngys byddyng. By fe een of God, fou
schalt be ded ! ' perfor fen cryed the of er knyghtys : ' Sle, sle,
8 sle/ and 5oden and armed horn yn f e eourte. Then clerkes and
monkes droghen Thomas to fe chyrch, and sparrut fe dyrres
to horn. But when Thomas herd f e knyghtes yarmed yn f e
cloystyr, and wold haue com en yn, and myght not, Thomas jede

12 to f e dyr, and vnbarret f e dyrre, and toke a knyght by hond,
and sayde: 'Hit besemeth not to make holy chyrche a castell:
cometh yn, my chyldern ! ' pen for hyt was darke fat fay
myght not well know Thomas by anof er, fen on sayde : ' Wher

16 ys fat traytour ? ' ' Nay ! ' qwod Thomas, ' no traytour, but f e
archbyschop.' pen sayde he ajeyne : l Fie, for fou art but ded.'
' Nay ! ' quod. Thomas, ' I come not forto fle, but to abyde, and
take my deth for Goddys loue and for f e ryght of fys chyrch/

20 Then Raynald, wyth hys swerdys poynt, put of his cappe fat he
had on hys hed, and smot at hym, and kut halfe his crowne. pen
anothyr smot aftyr, and hut yn f e same stroke, and smot his
crowne all of fat hit hongyt by, as hyt hade be a dysche. Then

24 Thomas fel down on knees and elbous, and sayd : ' God, ynto thy
hondys I betake my cawse and the ryjt of rny chyrche/ And
fen f e thyrdde knyght 2 smot, and hutte half his stroke apon f e
clerkeys arme fat held f e crosse before Thomas ; and fat

28 other dele of f e stroke fell downe to Thomas hed. And he fat
had half f e stroke anon he wythdrogh hys arme and flagh away.
Then smot f e fourth knyght his swerde to f e pament, and barst
f e poynt of his swerde. And when fay had so don, fay sayd :

32 ; Goo we hens, he ys ded.' But when fay werne at f e chyrch t
dyrr outward on Robert Brok turnet ajeyne, and set || his fote 26 a
in Thomas necke, and scraput out fe brayne of fe scolle about
on f e pament. pus for ryght of holy chyrch and f e lawes of f e

36 lond, Thomas toke his deth full mekely.

pen how fys martyrdome was knowen yn Jerusalem, hit fell
1 >ou hast D. d. Ion hath (7. 2 MS. kynght.

10. De Festo Sancti Thome, Martiris 43

fus: In lerusalem was an abbay of monkes, yn fe whech fat
same day fat Thomas deyd, lay a monke at fe poynt of deth.
pen, for he was a good man of lyuyng, f e abbot bade hym, yf
God wer apayde, fat he schuld com to hym aftyr his deth, and 4
tell hym of hys fare. And soo aftyr fat he was ded, he come
ajeyne and told f e abbot fat, when he deyd, angeles broghten hym
befor God, and as he stode per, he segh a byschop come wyth
a huge company of angeles and of of yr seyntys. And as he 8
stode befor God, his hed dreppyd downe of blode of his wondes
fat he had. Then sayde God to hym : ' Thomas, f us hit besemyth
f e forto come ynto f y Lordes court.' And set a huge croune of
brennyng gold on his hede fat was ywonded, and sayde : ' As 12
moche joye as I haue geven Seynt Petyr, I ^eue to fe.' And
fen he sayde : ' Hereby know I now, fat f ylke gret byschop of
Caunturbury ys f ys day slayne for Goddys sake. And soo know
je well fat I goo to blysse.' 16

Thus told1 fe patryarcha of Jerusalem, sone aftyr hys deth,
when he come ynto Englond aftyr men to feght ajeynes
f e Sarysens. Then hit be[fell] 2 aftyr, a bryd fat couthe speke,
as he herd f e pepull fat comen on pylgremage to Seynt 20
Thomas, on a day, he went out of his cage, and a sparow-
hawke wold haue slayne hym. Then fis brydde cryed, 'Saynt
Thomas, helpe ' ; and anon f T/S sparhawke fell downe ded. Thus
so sone as Seynt Thomas herd a bryd fat wyst not what he 24
seyde ne mant, moche more and sannyr he heruth horn fat
26 b callyth || to hym wyth all hor hertys.

Anofer man fat Saynt Thomas loued yn his lyue, was seke,
and come to Saynt Thomas prayng to hym of helpe ; and anon 28
he was helyd. But aftyr, he f oght fat God send hym fat
sekenes for gret encrese of soule mede, and jede a^eyne to
Saynt Thomas prayng hym, yf hit wer more helpe to his soule to
be secke Ipen to be hoole, fat he most be seke a^eyne. Then anon f e 32
sekenes toke hym ajeyn, and he thonkyd God and Saynt Thomas.

Thus whan s f e kyng herd how God wroght so mony myracles for
Saynt Thomas, he come to Caunturbury, wolward and barfote,
and all naked but a febull cote, forto hyde his body ; and jede 36

1 told C. d, D. he told G. 2 then hit be[fell] aftyr] and C. also d. D.

3 whan d. D. om. G.

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barfote yn f e myre and yn f e lake, as he had ben f e porest man

yn f e reme, cryyng and sekyng full sore, prayng Saynt Thomas

of helpe and of for^euenepse 1. Soo when he come to Saynt Thomas

4 tombe, he made f e couent of f e place by and by to seue hym

dyscyplyn 2 apon his bare backe wyth a Echarpe jerde, and f er

fe sory costoms and lawes fat made debate by t wen Thomas and

hym, byfor all his pepull f er he dampnet horn, and graunted 3 f e

8 chyrch hys fredomes for euermor ; and too he 3eode his way.

Thes foure knyghtes when fay herden, how God wroght for
Saynt Thomas, fay weren full sory of hor cursed dedes, and
cursed f e tyme fat hit befelle horn soo, and lafton all hor lord-

12 schyppys and londes and rentes fat fay hadden, and wenten to
Jerusalem ; and f er fay werredyn on Goddys enmys. But
William Tracy, by lettyng fat he had, he taryed behynde, and
fell seke, and rotud all his body, so fat hymselfe lompmale

16 wyth his hondes kest away hys flesche ynto f e flore, and had an
horrybull deth. The thre olper \\ also deyden on spytues defes, so 27 a
fat, wythyn f re 3ere aft«/r, Thomas deth was thus venget. And
f us fay wer ded all ; but euer, whill fay lyueden, fay euer cryed

20 mercy to God and Seynt Thomas.

And soo do we, fat we may haue f e blys fat he boght vs to.
To fe wheche blysse, frogh the prayer of Saynt Thomas of
Caunturbury, God [bryng ^] vs to.

11.

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24 DE CIRCILMCISIONE DoJONi No>srKi, IH^^U CRISTL

Goddys owne s^ruandys, as je know well, fys day ys called
New-^erus-day, as endyng of f e jer fat ys gon, and begynnyng
of f e 3ere fat ys comyng. Wherfor, as I hope, $e ben comen as

28 f^s day to holy chyrch, forto contyuue your semice forth fys
jere als well olper bettyr fat comyf e, as je dyddyn f e jere fat ys
gon, wythouten any new cownant makyng. For a good seruand
fat hath a good maystyr, he maketh but onys6 cownant wyth

32 hym, but BOO holdeth forth from jere to 3ere, hauyng full tryst yn
his maystyr fat he woll for his good s«ruyce reward at hys ende
1 forjeuenesse d. D. forjenesse G. 2 dyscyplyn d. D. dysplyn G.

3 graunted D. C. H. gyf G. not in d. * bryng om. G. not in d. D. C.

6 onys] ones D. jenys G. not in d.

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and at his nede. Now right soo Goddys seruandys maketh
couenant wyth hym, onys at Ipe fonte when fay ben jcrystenet.
And soo holden forth hor couenantys, hauyng full tryst yn hor
God fat he woll at hor endyng l be hor socoure, and jeuen hoin 4
auauncement in his court of Heuen. Then schull je fat ben
Goddys ssruantys, know wele fat f is day ys called New-jeris-day,
and also f e circwmsicyon of oure Lord, and f e vtas of f e natyuyte.

Hit ys callet New-jerys-day, for hit ys f e forme day of f e 8
kalender. Then, for fe jere ys rewlet and gourmet by fe
kalender, and fis day stondeth yn fe begynnyng ferof, hit ys
callet jeres-day. Then sayth Seynt Austeyn fat, fis day and
fis nyght, paynene vsen mony fals opynyons of wychecraft and of 12 /,/X/
fals fayth, Ipe whech ben noght to telle among crysten men, lest \
27 b fay wer drawen yn vse 2. Wherfor, je fat ben Goddys || seruandes,

be 36 well war, lest 36 ben deseyvet by any sorsery and by any >
byleue : as by takyng of howsell of on man raythyr fen of 3 anof yr, 16
othyr forto bye othyr selle, and aske or 4 borue. Yn f e whyche
some men haue dyuerse opynyons fat, jyf fay werne clene
schereven, fay wer worthy gret penawnce for mysbeleue ; for fat
corny th of f e fende, and not of God. 20

pis ys callet alsoo f e cyrcuracysyon of our Lord. For, as holy
chyrche techeth f ys, he was circumsiset, and sched hys blode f is
day for our sake. For when his flesch was kytte from hym, he
bledde jorne and full sore to hym. For he was jong and tendyr 24
of age, but eght dayes old ; and f tfrfor he bledde f e more, pen
56 schull know fat he bled for vs v tymes. pe fyrst day was
fat day when he was circumcyset. pat othyr tyme was for fere
of his passyon, as he prayde to hys fadyr ; fen he swet blode and 28
watyr for drede. For ryght as a chyld wepyth for fere, when he
segh f e 3erde come, and $et hath no stroke, ryght soo f e flesche
of Cryst was aferde of fe strong passion fat was comyng; and
soo swat blod and watyr for drede. The thryd tyme was yn 32
flagellacyon, when he was wyth fers knyghtes beten wyth scorges
apon his bare body, fat he was rennyng on 5 blod all aboute. The
fourthe tyme was, when he was naylet hond and fote to f e crosse,
and soo heuen vp, fat f e body paysude downe to hys fete. The 36

1 endyng and of 3 written above the line G. 2 MS. vsne. ,

4 or D. C. om. &. not in rf. * on D. om. G. not in d.

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v tyme was, when f e spere openet hys syde, and blod and watyr
ranne out. pes fyve tymes he sched his blod for vs.

Then, syth fat Cryst was wythout synne, and circuwsision was

4 ordeynet yn remedy of synne, why wold he be circumsyset ?

Seynt Austyne seyth : for foure causes. On was forto make a syf

wyth f e lewes ; elles fay myghten skylfully haue l sayde to hym :

'pou art not2 of our lawe ; wherfor we receyue f e not, ne concenten

8 to fy || techyng.' The secnnde cause was to desayue-fe fende. For 28 a

ryght as he deseyuet our allur modyr and soo dampntt all mon-

kynd, ryght soo lay to Cryst forto desayue hym, wherfrogh al

mowkynde schuld be boght to fe blysse a^eyne. pen when fe

12 fend sygh Cryst ycircrwzcised as othyr werne, he wende, he had
taken fat penauuce yn remedy of orygnull synne, and soo knew
hym not by anof^r synfull mon. For yf he had knowen hym
redely fat he had comen forto by monkynd out of his bondam3, he

16 wold neuer haue tysut mon to haue don hym to deth. This was
also f e cause, why oure lady was wedded to Joseph, forto deseyue
fe fende, pat he schuld wene, fat he was his fadyr, and not
conseyuet of Ipe Holy Gost. The f rid cause was why he was cir-

20 cuwicysed, forto conferme Ipe old lawe, yn gret comfort of oure
faders of fe old lawe and testament. For yf he4 had ben foloet
and anon circuwicyset, hit had byn a gret dyscomfort to all fat
wern befor f e yncarnacyon of Cryst. The fourf e cause was of

24 hys cyrcumcysyon. For he wyst well fat heretykes schuld come,
fat wolden say, fat Cryst had a body of f e ayre by fantesy, and
not veray flesch and blod as we haue. pen for a body of fe
ayre may not bledde, ne haf e no blod yn hym, f erfor, forto put

28 away f e erroure, Cryst was cyrcuwsysed, and bled yn fe
kyttyng of his flesche. pe whech flesche fat was so kytte from
hys membur, an angell broght hit aftyr to kyng Charles, for fe
most veray relyk of all fat lond. And he, for worschyppe fat he

32 cowf e do f erto, he broght hit ynto Rome to f e chyrch fat ys callet
Sancta. fianctorum. For f es foure causes Cryst was circu[m]cyset.
This day [y]s also callet f e vtas, fat ys, f e eght day of oure ladys
byrf e, yn techyng to y[ch] 5 crysten seruand forto f enke on f e

1 haue D. ha G. not in d. 2 not D. om G.

3 bondam] bondage D. not in d. * he D. 30 G.

5 ych] y G. om. D. not in d. vs J>at ben O.

not in d.
not in d.

11. De Circumcisione Domini Nostri 47

eght dayys fat sewyth fe byrth-day. pe fyrst ys forto fenke
ynwardly on f e eede fat he ys cowceyuet of, fat ys so fowle yn
28 b hymselfe and so wlatfull, fat man olper woman, be he neuer || so
fayre, and he see f e matere fat he ys made of, his hert wold 4
wlaton and be aschamed of hymselfe, to fenk fat he wer con-
ceyuet of so fowle fyng. The secunde day ys forto fenke, how
greuesly he paynes his modyr yn hys burthe-tyme yn so moche,
fat hit ys Goddys hegh miracull fat sche skapyth to lyue. The 8
f ryd, fenke how febull and how wrecche he ys, when he ys bore.
For all bestes of kynde, yn somwhat, con l helpe hymselfe, saue
f e man ; he nof er may, ne con helpe hymself yn no degre ; but
schuld dye anon, jyf he wer not holpen of othyr. The fourthe ys 12
forto fenke, how moche drede and pareyle he leueth yn alway;
for euermore, yn ych place, deth sewef hym redy, forto falle on
hym, what tyme, ny wher, he wot neuer2. The fyfte ys forto
fenke, how horryble deth ys when he comef e ; for yn schort 16
tyme, he makyth hym forto stynke, fat all hys best frendes ben
besy, forto put yn f e erfe, and hyde hym fer. The syxte ys
forto fenke, how rewf efull ys f e partyng of f e sowle from f e
body fat may not be departyd, tyll f e hert yn f e body breke, 20
for syghtes fat the sowle sef e. The seuent ys forto fenke, how
dredfull ys f e dome fat he goth to. Anon fen he fat f enkyth
bysely on f es seuen dayes, he schall be circumcyset yn fe ^eght
day, fat ys to say, he schall kytte away from hym f e lust of his 24
flesche and worldes lykyng ; and so schall he come to f e vtas of
Cryst, fat ys, to f e joy fat ys yn heuew-blys. To f e whech joye
God bryng you and me to, jif hit be hys wyll. Amen.

JS

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DE EPIPHANIA DOMINI SEWLO BEEUIS. 28

Goddys worschypfull seruantys, as 30 knoefe all, fis day 50
J29 a calleth Twelfeday. But all-|| mys ; for hit ys f e f retteneth day of
Crystynmasse. pe whych day holy chyrche makef e and calleth
f e Epyphany, fat ys yn Englysche tonge : f e schowyng of our 32
Lord Ihesu Cryst, veray God and man, fat he was. For f ys day
holy chyrche makef e mynde, how Ihesu Cryst was schewet veray
1 con] com G. kon D. a neuer C. uer G. not in d. D.

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God and man f re wayes : by f re kynges oftvyngys, yn his one

folowyng, and by watyr ynto wyne turnyng, The fretten day

aftyr his burfe, he was schewet by offryng of fre kynges; and

4 fat same day, ix and xx^ wyntyr and xiu dayes aftyr, he was

folowet yn fe watyr of flem Jordan. And fat same day,

twelmo[n]f e aftyr, he turnet watyr ynto wyne at f e weddyng yn

f e Cane of Galyle. But, for f ys fest makef e mynde of f es kyngys

8 offryng, f erfor pursew we f e forme of holy chyrche, and tell how

yn hor offryng Ih^su Cryst was schewet veray God and man.

These fre kyngys werne of fe lynage of Balaam fat pro-
physyet, how fat a sterre shuld1 spryng of lacob; and fogh fay wern

12 no lewes of kynde, neuerf eleesse fay haden herd by ansetry of
f e sterre. Wherfor fay wylnet moche forto here, and oft-tyme,
on nyghtys, comen togedyr apon a certeyne hyll, forto dyspytte
by astronomy of fys sterre. Then apon Cristenmassenyght, fe

16 same tyme fat Cryst was born, as fay wer if ere disputyng of
fat sterre, a sterre come to horn bryghtyr fen any sonne, and
yn fe sterre a fayre chyld, and vndyr hys hed a brygh[t] crosse of
gold, and sayde f us to horn : ' Goos anon yn all f e hast ynto fe

20 lond of lewre, and take wyth you gold, and ensens, and myrre,
and offreth f es f re to hym fat ys now f er borne kyng of lewes,
veray God and man. And I woll be your gyde, and led you f e
next way f edyr.' Then fay, wythe gret hast, token dromendarys

24 fat ben of \\ kynd so swyft, fat fay woll renne on a day fur fen 29 b
any of er hors yn f re dayes, and soo ryden to Jerusalem, fat ys
fe hed-cyte of lewre, hopyng forto wytte fer sone wher fys
chyld was borne. But anon, as fay turnet ynto fe cyte, fay

28 lost f e sight of f e sterre 2, fat er glode tofor horn, tyll fay
come fedyr, bryghtyr fen fe sonne. Then, for kyng Herode
was f er, fay joden to hym, and asked wher f e kyng of lewes
was borne, and sayden : ' We seghen his sterre yn f e est, and ben

32 comen wyth offryng to worschyppe hym/ Then was Herod all
trowbuld, and all f e cyte wyth hym, more for glaueryng fen for
any loue fat fay hadden to hym. Then asked he his clerkys
wher f e chyld schuld be borne ; and fay sayde yn Bedeleem.

36 Then Herod asket preuely f es kynges of f e sterre, and bade horn

1 shuld d. D. om. G.
8 sight of ]>e sterre d. D.

sterre anon yn J>e syght ]>eroi G.

12. De Epiphania Domini 49

goo to Bedeleem, and worscbyp fis chyld, and come ajeyne to
hym, and tel hym wher he schuld fynd hym, BO fat he myght
go and worschip hym as fay dydden. Then, when fe kynges
passyd f e towne toward Bedeleem, anon f e sterre apered a3eyne 4
to horn ; and when fay syghen f e sterre comyng a3eyne, fay
wer gretly ioyet yn hor hertys. pen, as hit yn mony place ys
payntude and corven l, fat kyng fat ys yn f e mydyll, for gret
ioy fat he had, wryde bakward tohys felow byhynd, and pytte hys 8
bond vp, schewyng hym f e sterre ; lewde men hauew an opynyon
and sayne, fat be had slayne a mon, wherfor he turned backeward.
But God forbede fat f ys opynyon wer trew. For now ys mony
hundred of seyntes fat wer befor men-sleers, and dydden mony 12
an holy martyr to def e ; but aftyr fay wer turnet, and wern
holy martyrs homselfe, and seen God yn his face eumnor. Then
f es kynges sudyn f ys sterre forth, tyll fay come ynto Bedeleera.
pew when he come ouer f e hous wher Cryst was, he stode styll. 16
30 a Then f es kynges lyghten don, and $oden ynto the || hous, and
fonden fe chyld wyth hys modyr. And fen wyth all f e reuer-
ence fat fay cowthen, fay kneleden done, and offeryd yche on of
bom f es f re f enges : gold, and ensens, and myrre ; kuowlechyng 20
by f e gold fat he was kyng of all kynges, and by ensens fat he
was veray God, and by myrre fat he was veray man, fat schuld
ie ded, and layde yn graue wythout rotyng. For gold ys kyng of
metelles ; ensens is brent yn holy chyrche in worschip of God 2 ; 24
myrre ys an oynement fat kepyth ded bodyes from rotyng. Thus
when f es kynges hadden don hor offryng, by techyng of an angell,
fay laften Herode, and wenton horn by anofer way. And fe
sterre vanesched away ynto hor forme kynde. 28

Then Joseph, as Bernard sayth, kept of f e gold as much as
hym nedet for his tribut fat he schuld ijeue to fe Empmmr, and
more fat hym nedet to oure lady, whyll scho lay yn chyld-bedde ;
and f e remenant he dalt to suche as hadden nede. The ensens 32
he brent to put away f e stench of f e stabull fer scho lay. And
wyth myrre our lady wassched bur chyld, to kepe hym from
wormes and cfyer fulfes. But what fell aftyr of fes kynges,

1 corven d. D. crowuen G*

8 yn holy chyrche in worschip of God d. D. yn holy chyrche yn worschyppe
of holy chyrch jn worschip of God G,

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I fynde notbyng put yn certeyne, but by opynyons fat sayn
how Saynt Thomas of Inde when he come ynto fat centre, he
folowed horn. And fen ryght as fe sterre lyghtneth horn to
4 Crystys byrth, ryght so f e Holy Gost leghteneth horn wyt/tyn,
and schewed horn, vvhad was f e most profytabull way to Heuen,
so fat fay lafton all hor remes and hor lordschyppys, and
3oden forth as pylgrymys to Jerusalem, and so to ofer places as
8 Cryst suffred def e, and so forth to Melayne; and Iper fay deyeden.
But aftyr fay werue translat to Coleyne, and so byn called lp e
kynges of Colen.

Now, good men, 50 haue herd how our Lord Ihesn Cryst was

12 f is day schewed by f es kyngys offryng. Wherfor as fay offered
fen to hym, soo || schuld 36 do your offryng to hym. pus when 50 30 b
come to holy chyrche wyth all fe mekenes and reuerens fat 56
can, knelyth adowne, not on your kne as to a lord temporal 1,

16 but on bof e your knees, and do hym worschippe. And yf 36
soo done, fen 56 offeren to hym precyous gold. For Iper nys no
gold yn f?/s world so precyous to God, as ys a meke hert and
a lowe of a man or of a woman, pen herwyth hold vp your

20 hondes to hym wyth a deuot hert and say f us : ' Lord, God of
Heuen, haue mercy on me synfull/ And fen je offren to hym
sence. For f er nys no brent sence fat sauereth so swete yn
mannt/s nase, as dof e a denote oreson yn Goddys nase and yn f e

24 angeles about hym. And syf e makef e a crosse yn f e erthe and
sayth : ' Lord, when I fat am erthe schall dye and turne ynto
erthe, fen, Lord God, haue my soule.' And fen 50 offern to hyni
myrre. For ryght as myrre kepyth a body from stenche and

28 rotyng, ryght so myght of deth kepyth a soule from rotyng and
stenche yn dedly synne. In thys wyse dofe your offryng, and
getyth you as moche mede as f es kyngys haden.

He was also schowet1 at his foloyng. For whew he come to

32 flem Jordan, he jed ynto f e 2 watyr and 3 halowet hit. For ryght
as he was circumsyset, to fulfyll and cowferme f e old lawe, ryght
soo he was folowed, to begynne and to halow fe crysten lawe
for no nede fat he had ferto, for he was clene wyt/iout synne,

36 but forto make f e sacrament fat schuld wasschen and clanse horn

1 schowet] swowet G. schewet d. D.

8 J>e d. D. a (?. s and <7. D. of G.

12. De Epiphania Domini 51

fat takyf e cristyndome yn hys name, of all synne. pen was Ion
Baptyet redjr \er and raoche pepull wyih hym fat comew f edyr, to
be folowed. ^ And then John seid l to Cryst qwakyng and tremblyng
for fere : ' Lord, $e fat ben Godys lombe wythout synne, $e haue no 4
nede to be folowed of me ; but I fat am a man getyn and borne
yn synne, I most com to f e, to be folowed yn Jerusalem of my

31asynnes/ pen sayde|| Crist to Ion: 'Suffyr at fya tyme, for we
most fulfull all rightwesnes.y Then Ion folowed Itasu Cryst ; and 3
as hit ys credebule, cure Lord was folowed, and othyr fat wern
Cristes discipules2 aftyr hym, and all fe pepull fat wern come
f edyr. Then when all werne folowet, our Lord Ihesu Crist went
out of f e watyr. And as he prayde on f e waters brynke, and all 12
f e pepull wyth, a gret ly$i vmbeclypped hym. And so, yn syght of
Seynt Ion and all f e pepull, f e Holy Gost yn lykenesse of a whyte
dowe lyght on Crystes bed, and f e Fadyr of Heuen spake f us yn
heryng of all : ' pis ys my dere belouet sonne fat well plesyth me/ 16

Al f us was done, forto teche yche cristen man his byleue. For
yche crysten man or woman ys holden forto beleue yn f e Fadyr,
and yn f e Sonne, and yn f e Holy Gost, fat ben f re persons and
won God. And f agh f e Fadyr spake abouen, and 3 f e Sonne 20
Ihesu Crist wer ther bodely, and f e Holy Gost yn lickenesse of
a dowve, je schull beleue fat here ben fre persons and on God
yn Trynyte. This byleue 50 knowlachen on f e watyrs brynke, fat
ys fe brynke of fe fonte when 50 ben folowed. Wherfor he fat 24
byleueth and doth 4 f e werkes of f e byleue wythout dowte, he schall
be sauet ; and he fat beleuetb not, he schall be dampnet The
werkes of f e byleue byn mekenes and charyte. For wythout f es
two schall f er no man be sauet ; and he fat hath f es two, he ys 28
wrytten yn fe geanology of Cryst. Wherfor, yn wytnes of f#s
geanology fat ys red yn mydwyntyr-nyght, begynnyth aboue at
Abraham, and so comyth downe to loseph, arid soo to oure lady
Mary, in schouywg fat ys most mekest of hert, ys next to oure 32
Lorde ; and seche he avaunset. And f erfor f e geanology fat ys

31 b red this || nyght, begynyth at Ihesu Cryst, and goth vp to Adam,

1 then lohn seid d. D. sayden <•?.

2 J>at wern Cristes discipules d. D. dyscypuls ]>at wern of Crystys G.

3 and d. D. yn G.

* he fat byleueth and doth C. je J>at byleuen and don G. d. D.

4 — 2

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and so ynto God, yn schewyng fat he fat hath perfyie lone to hys
eme-ci ysten l, ys wryttyn yn f e geanologe of God yn Heuen ; and
schall be as cosyn and dere derlyng to God fer2 wythouten ende.
4 Thus Cryst was schowet by watyr ynto wyn turnyng for fe
fest of Ion fe Euangelyst and Mary Mawdelen. pen for Ion was
Crystes ante somie, he and hys modyr, and moo of his dyscypuls
werne callet f edyr. pen hit happant so fat horn wonted wyne at
8 f e mete, pen bade Ihe&us s^ruandus full syxe stones fat stoden
Iper wyth watyr, and when fay hadden don soo, Ihesus blessed horn,
and bade horn holden and bere to3 hym fat began fe bord. Then
sayde he, fat was wyne passyng any olper. Thus Ihesus schowet

12 hym veray God and man ; veray God yn fat he turned watyr
ynto wyne, and veray man yn fat he etc and drangke wyth horn.
This myracull he dyd yn schewyng fat he blessyth f e weddyng
fat ys done, as f e la we of holy chyrche ordeyneth.

16 Now, gcpd men, je han herd, how cure Lord Ihesu Crist f is
day was schewed by kynges offryng, and efte yn his holy folewyng,
and eftsonus by myracles at fe weddyng. Wherfor do hym
honowre and worschippe wyth (jjoure offryng, and buth stydfast

20 yn f e fayth of your folowyng, and brekyth not fat hygh troth fat
je maken at your weddyng. And fen je schall come to f e blysse
fat ys euprlastyng. To the wheche blysse God bryng you and
me, yf hit be his will. Amew.

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CONUERCIONE &ANCTI PAULI.

Good men and woymen, suche a day 30 schull haue a hegh fest
yn holy chyrch fat ys callet fe conuersjon of Saynt Pole ; fat ys
yn Englysche: fe conuertyng of Seynt Pole. For fat day, he

28 was conuerted from a cuiset tyrand ynto Goddys seruant, from
an hegh || man and a prowde ynto a meke man and a devot, and 32 a
from f e deuellys dyssypull ynto Goddys holy apostoll. Soo, for
f is man was so yturnet from all wyckednesse ynto all goodnesse,

82 yn gret strengf e and helpe to holy chyrch, f erfoT holy chyrch
halewof e his conuersyori. And soo fay dof e of non of er seynt,

1 erne- cl D. one- G. 2 J>er] day G. not in d. D. 3 to cl. D. om. G.

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hut only of bym. And fat ys for f re skylles : furst for gret
myracull yn hys turnyng, and for gret joy yn his defendyng, and
for hegli ensampull in amendyng.

Furst f ys man or he was turnet, he was callet Sawle. For 4
ryght as Saule, fe kyng of Jerusalem, pursued Dauid, to haue
slayne hym, ryght soo f is Saule pursewet Cryst, and his dyscyples,
and * his seru&ntys, to haue broght horn to f e def e. Wherfor,
whill Crist jode on erth here, he wold neuer come to hym, forto 8
here his techyng. But as sone as he was styed ynto Heuen, fen
anon — for he was lerede and cowthe fe lewes lawe — he began
to ajeynesette Crystys dyscipuls, dysputyng ajeynes horn, and
pursuyng horn yn all fat he myght, in full entent to haue de- 12
stryed Crystys lawes. Then, on a day, he dysputyth wyth Seynt
Steven ; and for he myght not ouercome hym, he schaped how he
myght bryng hym to f e deth, so fat he laft hym neuer tyll fat he
was stenet to f e dethe. pen, as hit ys f e maner of f e fendys 16
chyldyr when fay haue don a foule turne, fay reioysen horn
f^ryn, and ben fayne and prowde yn hor hertys, and encresen yn
hor maleyse, so was f ys Sawle glad of fe defe of Seynt Steven.
And for he wold haue geten hym a name of wykednesse passyng 2Q
all of er} he 3eode to horn fat haden f e lawe of lewes to kepe, and
gete hym lettyrs of warant, forto take and bryng all crysten men
and woymen fat fay myght fynde yn any place, and bryng horn
bonden ynto Jerusalem, forto take hor deth f er. And when he 24
32 b had f os letteres, he toke suche || a pryde, and such envy yn his hert
ajeyn cristen men, fat when he herd speke of horn, anon he
snorted2 at fe nose, and frofe at fe mowth for angur, thretyng
and manassyng so hely toward horn, fat yche man was wondyr 28
sor aferde of hym.

Then, for he herd fat yn fe cyte of Damaske wer mony
crysten men hud for drede, anon he toke hys hors and his men
wyth hym, and rode f edyrward in all f e hast. But fen our 32
Lord Ihmi Crist — blessed mote he be !— schewed fe swetnesof his
grace f us. When fys Saule was yn his pryde and malys, and yn
purpos forto haue don most males and harme ; fen aboute myd-
day, when fe sonne schone allur clerust, then Crist cast a lyght 36
of grace aboute Saule fat was ferre bryghtyr fen f e sonne ; and
1 and d. and yn G. not in D. * snorted d. wold froton G. not in D.

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yn pat lyglit spak Ipus to hym : ' Saule, Saule, qwhy pursues pou
me 1 ' pen anon he was so sore aferd, pat he fell downe of his
hors, and for gret fere sayde : ' Lord, whad art Ipou ? ' Then
4 sayde oure Lord : . ' I am 1\\esus of Na}areth pat pou pursues/
He sayde not : I am * God of Heuen, ne Goddys sonne of Heuen.
But for crysten men byleven pat Thesu. was rysen from deth to
lyue, perfor Saule pursued most horn and sayde 2 pat pay leuedon
8 on a ded mon. Herfore oure Lord Ihesu sayde 2 : 'I am Ih^su
of Na3areth ' ; for pat ys pe name of monhode. Then leued
Saule yn hym and sayde : ' Lord, what wold pou make me ? '
pen sayde Ih^su, our Lord : ' Ryse and go ynto pe cyte, and per

12 schall be sayd to pe what Ipou schalt do/ Then seen his men
pys lyght, and herden pe voyce, but pay seen no man ; but jeden
to Saule, and token hym by the hond, for he was blynd, and
ladden hym ynto pe cyte to a good mannys howse. And per he

16 was pre dayes and pre nyghtes fastyng. and myght not seon ;
but euer he prayde to God for drede )?at he had of J?at vysyon.
pe whech tyme, Ipe Holy Gost taght hym Crystys lawe. Then J?e
thryd day come to hym won of Crystys dyscypuls fat hat Anany,

20 as God bade hym, and sayde to hym full sore aferd : ' Saule,
brothyr, oure || Lord Ih^u Cryst hathe sende me to J?e, jmt f ou 33 a
schalt see and be Mowed/ And when he layde his hondys on
his lied, anon he segh; and J>en \>er fellen from his eyn lyke skalus

24 of fyssch. And when he had folowed hym, he callet hym Paule.
And when he had eten, he was comforted, and had his strengthe
a3eyne, and was wyth pe dyscypuls fat wer ]>er a few dayes.
And fen he went ynto fe tempull, and openly preched Ihesu

28 Crystys, pr^chyng clerly fat he was Cryst and non of er. So
fat yche man wondyr of his sodeyne co^uersyon, and sayden to
horn self fat hit was an hegh myracull of God fat he fat was so
curset of lyvyng, was so sone turned ynto so blessyd a man.

32 Thus, good men, 36 mo se and here how gret a myracull God
schewet yn his conuertyng.

Holy chyrche maketh alsoo gret joy for hi/s defendyng. Hit
was gret gladnesse to all cristen men forto see hym fat was so

36 lyghtly before redy forto de&trye horn, few so sodenly bysy forto

1 sayde not : I am C. sayde : I am not G. not in d, D,
9 ]>at . . . sayde C, om, G. d. not in J).

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encrese horn. And he fat was glad forto schede hor blode for
horn, and he fat jede, to drawe horn to fe deth, fen put hym
forth bo[l]dely, to take deth for horn. And f er&s no man durst
preche Goddys worde for hym, aftyr, by comfort of hym, fay 4
sparad nofer for kyng, ne for non olper lord; but opynly preched
fe faytlie of Ihesu Crist yn iche place. And he fat was soo
prowde byfor, aftyr fell to yche crysten mannys fote fat he had
gult to, to aske mercy wyth full meke hert. Wherfor Saynt 8
Austyn lykenef e ' him vnto an vnycorne and seith J : ' pe vnycorn,
of kynd, he beryth a home yn his nose, and wyth f e home sley
all bestys fat he feghtyth wyth and [is] soo feers fat f er may no
hunter take hym, by no craft. But f us he woll spye wher hys 12
walk ys, and Iper he settyf e a woman fat ys clene maydew. And f) i/J
when f ys vnycorn segh hyr, anon of kynd he falleth don, and layth
hys hed yn hur barine, myghtles wythout strengthe : and soo ys
taken. Thus/ he seyth, ' Paule was fy[r]st so fers and prowde, fat 16
33 b f er durst no prechour dele || wyth hym ; But when God schewed
hym f ys maydyn, fat ys f e faythe of holy chyrch, anon he fell don
of his pryde, and was sympull, and meke, and soget to Crystys
smiantys. Hereof holy chyrche ys glad of his defendyng. 20

He 2 was set also for ensampull of heg amendyng. God ys soo
gracyous yn hymselfe, fat he woll fat no man be lorne ; but he
woll fat all men and woymen ben sauet. Wherfor, yn hegh
ensampull and comfort to all synfull, he settuf e Seynt Paule to 24
loken on. For f agh a man olper woman haue don neuer so moch
a synne or lyued so curset a lyfe, yf he woll taken ensampull
of Seynt Paule, fat ys, leue pryde and be meke, leue synne and
be bysy to amende, fen schall he make God and all f e Court of 28
Heuen make moche rnor myrth yn Heuen of his co?iuercyon,
fen dofe holy chyrch yn erth of Paules conuersyou. But mor
harme ys : f er byn men and woymen fat lyuen hor synnes mor
fen God ; fat woll nof er for loue of God, ne for drede of God 32
and f e paynes of hell leue hor synne ; but sayn fat God wyll not
lese fat he haf e boght wyth hys hert-blod. ' But fou fat says so,
be fou war fat fou lese not fyself. But whill fou louest fy
synne mor fen fi God, and hades leuer be fe deueles smiant fen 36
Goddys, fou dampnes fiself, and art cause of fyn owne damp-
1 him . . . seith d. om. G. not in D. 2 he d. hes G. not in D.

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nacyon/ AVherfor to sucbe, God haf e ordeynt to turment fendes,
and b[r]yng horn to f e payne fat haf e non cnde. For, as Gregory
seyth, f o fat schull be danipnet, fay begynnyn hor penaunce in
4 party here, and so aftyr hor def e cowtynuef e forf e. Wherfor
I telle fis ensampull fat was told me of suche fat knewyn hit
done yn dede.

Narraczo.

8 Ther was a man, a l curset lyuer, fat was an officer to a lord.
And as he rode to a maner of fe lordes, he fell wod, and so
vnbrydylt his hors fat bare hym into a maner of fe lordes. But
when he come yn, anon f e bayly sagh what f e man ayled, and

12 made anon his hynes bynd hym to a post yn f e berne. Then
when f e || bayly had ysoupyd, he bade on of his hynes go and loke 34 a
how f #s man dyd. And when he come to fe berne, he segh f re
grete doggws 2 as blacke as a cole on yche a syde plucke away h«/s

16 flesche. pen was f ?/s hyne so sore aferd, fat vnnefe he huld
hys wytte, but 3ode to his bed, and lay seke ]>er longe aftyr.
But, on f e morow, when men comen to f e berne, fay fonden no
inor of f ys man, but his bare bonys and all f e flesche away.

20 Thus who so lyueth a fowle lyfe, he may be sure of a foule
ende. And f agh his ende be fayre to inannys syght, hyt ys ryght
fowle yn Goddys syght and all his angeles. Wherfor ych man
take good ensampull, whyll he ys here, by Saynt Paule, and

24 amende hym whill he hath space and tyme of amendyng; for
aftyr fat a man ys ded, f er nys no tyme of amendyng. And he
fat soo dofe, he schall come to Saynt Paule and haue fe ioye
fat euer schall last. To f e whech ioye God brmg vs all, yf hyt

28 be his wyll. Amen.

14.

PURIFICAC/ONE BfiATE MARIE ET ElUS
SOLEMPNITATE.

Good cristen men and woymerc, fat louyf e to serve * oure lady,
^ \^ 32 and to fast hur euens bred and watyr in hegh mede to you,

1 a C. om. G. not in d. D. * doggtts C. dogge G. not in d. D.

3 to serve JT. L. om. G. d. D» not in C.

14. De Purificacione Beate Marie 57

such a day je schull haue1 Candylmasse-day ; wherfor dofe in
fat euen as your deuocyon techefe you. For, fat day, holy
chyrche maketh gret melody yn worschyppe of hyr and of hyr
swete sonne Ihesu Crist, our Lord, specyaly yn f re f ynges : yn 4
our lady puryfiyng, in Symones metyng, and yn candels offryng.

This day, good men, is called f e puryfycacyon of our lady ; fat
ys yn Englyssche tong, f e clansyng of oure lady ; for no nede fat
echo had, for scho was clansed so v?y\h f e worchyng of f e Holy 8
Gost yn conceyvyng of hur soime, fat fer was laft yn hir no
mater of synne, ne of non othyr fulfe. But for fat day was
f e fourty fro f e byrthe of hyr sonne, and was called yn f e lewes
lawe f e day of purgacion 2 not only of oure lady, hut for all 12
34 b of er wymen of fe || lawe; wherfor jet we callen hit fe pury-
ficacyon of our lady. The lawe of the lewes was fen suche fat
a woman fat was delyuerde of a man-chyld sculd he holden
vnclene by f e lawe vn dayes aftyr hur burth ; and fen f e lawe jaf 16
hur leue to go to hur husbondys bed. But jet scho was vnclene
by f e lawe f re and xxxti dayes aftyr, so fat tyll 3 fourty dayes
wer fulfylled, scho schuld not come wytAyn fe temple, pen,
fat day, scho schuld come to f e tempull wyt/A hyr offryng and 20
wyth hur sonne, and offre for a ryche man a lombe, and for a
pore a payre of turturs of er two culuer-bryddes. And soo offred
oure lady for hyr sonne. And yf a woman wer delyuerd of a
mayden - chyld, scho schuld dowbull f e dayes of comyng to 24
chyrch, and to hur husbonddys bed, and comyng ynto f e tempull.
For, as clerkes techen, hit ys vu dayes aftyr a woman con-
seyueth of f e man, er fan f e sede turne ynto blod ; and f re
and f rytty dayes aftyr fat fen, or hit haue shap * of man : 28
and fen God sendyth lyfe ynto hit. And yf hit be a mayde- »
chylde, hit dowbulth all f e dayes, bofe of turnyrcg ynto blod,
and ynto schappe of body. And f ys ys f e cause fat for encheson Aj( ' '

fat f e forme woman Eue vexude God more fen dyd man, f erfor 32
scho ys more lengyr yn formyng Ipen fe man. pus for fleschly
coupull of man and woman ys vnclene yn hymselfe, ferfor lawe
ordeyneth a remedy forto clause horn.

But fen je schull know wele fat oure lady had no nede to f ys 36

1 haue d. D. om. G. * purgacion d. D. jourificac^on (?,

8 tyll d. D. om. G. , * shap d. D. schappyn G.

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clansying, for scho ccmceyuet not of coupull of ma?* but only
of fe Holy Gost, so fat scho was clene of all maner fulthe
towchyng conseyt of man. Neuerfeles, scho jode to fe tem-
4 pull as oper woymen dydden for foure skylles. The fyrst was to
fulfyll scripture fat byddef e f us : « pe grettyr f ou be, f e meker
make f e yn all fyng ' ; f us scho dyd. For f agh scho wyst fat
scho was modyr to Godclys Sonne of Heuen, and was so full of
8 worschyp passyng all othyr woymen, || 3et scho made hur as f e 35 a
porest woman fat was yn hur company. The securale skyll was
to fulfyll fe lawe. For ry^t as scho fulfylled fe lawe yn £>e
circumcysyon of hur sonne, ryght soo scho fulfylltt hit yn hur

12 puryficacyon and offryng of1 hur sonne yn fe tempull, doyng
fdr hyni as ofir pore woymen dydden for hor chyldyrn. The
frid skylle was forto stoppe mowthes, lest fay had sayde fat
fay dyd not fe lawe, and soo cast a gret chalange a3eyns horn

16 yn tyme comyng f eraftyr. The fowrth skylle was to ensampuli
to all cristen woymen fat fay schuld come to fe chyrche aftyr
hor burth, and fonke God heghly fat had saued horn hole and
sonde yn hor trauayle ; for f er nys non euel fat gof e so nygh Ipe

20 def e wyth scupyng as dof e hit. For f es skylles God made mynde
of our lady purefiyng.

He made also mynde of Symones and Anne ajeyncomyng. p^s
Symeon was a passyng old man ; but for he prayde besely day

24 and nygnt to God fat he most see Cryst bodely, er fen he deyd,
and soo God grawnted hym his bone, and fis Anne also, not
Anne, our ladyes modyr, but ano|?«r fat was wecldyd seven 3ere,
and fen when hur husband was ded, scho lyued tyll scho was

28 foure skore jere old, and serued God yn f e tempull day and
nyght. pat also fat2 had grawute of God to see Crist er scho deyd.
Then when our lady come toward f e tempull wyt hor somie, f e
Holy Gost warnet f ys Symeon and f ys Anne ; and fay fen wyth

32 mecull ioye 3ode ajeynes horn, and broght horn ynto fe tempull.
pen Symeon toke hym yn his armes wyth all fe reuerens fat
he cowfe, and cussed hym, and fonked hym heghly fat he let
hym lyue to fe tyme forto se hym bodely wyth his een.

36 Wherfor, 3et yn mynde of f ys processe, when a woman cometh

offryng of] of oftryng G. not in d. D.

3 MS. also >at.

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to fe chyrche-dyrre tyll fe pryst come and cast holy watyr on
35bhyr, and clansuf || hur, and so takyth hyr by fe hond, and
bryngyth hur to fe chyrche, }euyng hur leue to come to fe
chyrch, and to goo to hur husbandys bed. For and scho haue 4
ben at hys bed befor, scho most take hor penance and he, bothe.
perfor holy chyrch maketh mynde fys day of candels offryng.
}e seen, good men, fat hyt ys comyn vSe to all crysten men forto
come to f e chyrche fys day, and bere a candyll yn processyon, 3
as f agh fay jedya bodyly wyth oure lady to chyrch, and aftyr
offyr wyth hyr yn worschip and high reuerens of hur.

Then now hereth how f ys worschip was furst yfond, when f e
Romaynes by gret chyualry conquered all f e world. For fay 12
wern euerous yn hor doyng fat retten not to God of Heuen fat
jaf horn fat euere ; but made horn dyuerse goddys, aftyr hor
owne lust. And soo, among othyr, fay hadden a god fat was
callet Mars, fat was byfor fat tyme a chyualrous knyght, and an 16
euerous yn bafayle. "Wherfor fay called hym l god of batayle,
prayng jorne to hym for helpe. And for fay wolden spede fe
bettyr, fay dyd gret worschyp to his modyr fat was callet
Februa ; aftyr f e whech woman, as mony haue opynyon, f ys mon 20
fat now ys was called February. Wherfor f e fyrst day of f ys mone
fat now ys Gandylmasse-day, f e Romans wold goo al nyght about
f e cyte of Rome wyt/i torches, and blasus and canduls brennyng,
yn worschip of f ys woman Februa, hopyng for fys worschip to 24
haue f e rayf yr helpe of hyr sonne Mars yn hor doyng.

Then was f er a pope fat heght Sergyus. For he segh cristen
men drawe to thys mawmetry, he f oght to turne fat foule custom
ynto Goddys worschyp and oure lady Seynt Mary, and com- 28
maundyd all cristen men and wymmen forto come fys same day to
36 a chyrche and iche on offyr a candyll brennyng || yn worschyp of our
lady and hur swete sonne. Soo yche maw aftyr, by processe of
tyme, lafton fat worschip fat fay dyden to fat woman Februa, 32
and duden worschip to our lady and to hyr sonne, so fat now
fys solempnyte ys halo wed frogh crystendame, and yche man,
and woman, and chyld of age comefe fys day to fe chyrche,
and offren brennyng condyls ; as f ogh fay wer bodyly wyth 30
our lady to chyrche, on chyld hopyng for fys reuerens fat fay
1 hym C. om. G. not in d. D.

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don to hyr yn erfe, to haue a gret reward ferfor yn Heuen.
And so fay may be sure ferof. For a candyll brennyng by-
tokenyth cure lady, and hor sonne, and a man hymselfe; for
4 a candyll ys made of whyte weke and of wax brennyrg wyth
fyre. pus Crystys whyt soule was hydde wyth his monhede
and brennef e wyth f e fyre of his Godhed ; hit bytokenyth also
our ladyys modyrhode and maydynhede, lightnet wyth f e fyre
8 of loue ; hyt bytokeneth also yche good man and woman fat
dof e good dedes wyth good entent, and yn full loue and charite
to God and to his euen-cristen. Wherfor yf any of you haf e soo
trespassyd to his neghtbur wherby fat ]>ys candyll of charyte ys

12 qwenchet, furst go he and acord hym wyth his neghtbur, and
so tend his condyll a^eyne, and fen offyr his condyll to f e pryst.
For f ys ys Godys cowimauwdment ; and elles he lesyth hys meryt
of his offryng.

16 Narracio.

I rede yn f e lyfe of Saynt Dunstan how fat his modv/r, when
scho was gret wyth chyld wyih hym, scho come on Condylmasse-
day to fe chyrch. And when all fe pepull had gon on pro-

20 cessyon wyth candyls brennyng, and stoden all yn f e chyrche, .
yche on wyth his lyght yn hys hond, sodenly all the condyls fat
wern yn fe chyrche wern quaynt, and a gret derkenes come
wyth all, so fat vnneth on myght se anojw. And when fay

24 haden stond soo long sore aferd, J>en come Iper a fayre lyght
from Heuen, and lyght }>e candyll fat Saynt Dunstan ys modyr
had yn hond; and so offryd hyr cowdyll. || And so of hure1 al 36 b
of^r werne lyght, so fat wythyn a whyle aftyr, all fe chyrche

28 was so lyght ajeyne, yn token he was yn hyr wombe fat schuld
aftyr tynd mony mannys charite, fat was befor qwenchet by

Narracio.

32 I rede of anothyr woman fat was soo deuot2 yn oure lady
seruyce, fat scho ;af for hor loue all f e clofys fat scho had, saue
f e febullyst fat scho jod yn herselfe. Hit fell so fat on Condyl-
masse-day, scho wold haue goon to chyrche. But for scho was

36 not honest arayde, scho' dyrst not for schame ; for scho had non

1 and so of hure C. om. G. and so of hir candell D. not in d.
3 deuot] deuo G. not in d. D.

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honest clones, as scho was wont to haue. Then when othyr men
went to f>e chyrch, scho was wondyr sory; for scho schuld be
wythout masse f»at holy fest. "Wherfor scho went into a chapell
f>at was negh hur place and was ])er yn hur prayer. And so as 4
scho prayde, scho fell on slepe, and foght )?at scho was yn a fayre
chyrche, and sygh a gret company of maydens comyng ynto J>e
chyrche; and on J>at was passywg fayre of horn j?en any went
hefor, hauyng a fayre crowne of schynnyng gold on hur hed. 8
Then sate scho done all othyr wyth. And when f>ay werne sette,
\>er come yn won wyth a gret burthen of condylls; and furst
jaue f>e chef-mayden £>at had J>e crowne, won candyll, and so dalt
all aftyr f>at wern yn J>e chyrche. And so scho come to f>ys 12
woman and ;af hur a candull, and )?en was scho fayne. Then segh
scho a prest and too dekens honestly reueschet, wyth too serge*
berers goyng to J?e auter; and as hur jx^t Crist was f>e pryst,
two angels f>e too dekens, and Laurence and Vyncent J»ay beren 16
\>e serges. And so too 5ong men begonnen }?e masse wyth a mery
note. So when Ipe go[s]pell was red, f>e qwene of maydens furst
offered hur condull to f>e prest, and soo aftyr ych on yn rew.
37 a But when all haden offryd, and ]?is prest abode aftyr f>is || woman, 20
J?e qwene sayde to hyr and bade hyr goo offyr. And when "pys
messager had sayde hys ernde, j?ys woman vnswared scho wold
not leue hyr serge, but scho wold kepe hit for gret deuocyon.
Then send fe qwene ano]w message/* and bade say to hur ]?at 24
scho was vncui tes forto tary Ipe prest soo ; and but yf scho wold
offyr hit wyth a good wyll, scho bade take hit of hur. ^et scho
sayde nay, scho wold not offyr vp hur serge. Then Ipys messager
wold haue taken hyt of hur wyth strength. But for scho huld so 28
fast bytwyx horn two, ]>e serge brake yn Ipe myddys. And half
fe messager bar forth, and ]>at o]>er part Ipe woman huld wyth
hur. And so yn wrastelyng, scho woke of hyr slepe and fonde
halfe yn hor hond. And scho f>orikyd oure lady hertly f>at scho 32
was not wytfiout masse f>«t day, and for scho jaf hur such a
relycke to kepe, whill scho lyued aftyr.

Narracio.

\N
Anoper woman was of so euell lyuyng, f>at scho dyd neu^r 36

good dede yn hir lyue, but only fonde a serge brennyng byfor

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an ymage of cure lady yn a chyrch. Then fel hit, when l scho was
ded, fendys comen and fattyn hur soule to hell. But when fay
wern at hell-^eate, \er come two angelys and rebuket fe fendes
4 fat fay wern soo bold to fache any soule wythouten dome. Then
sayde fay hur nedyd no dome, for scho had neu^r don good dede
yn hyr lyue. Then sayden f e angeles : ' Bryngyf e f e soule by-
for our lady ' ; and soo fay dydden. But when hit was fond fat
8 scho dyd neuer good dede, scho most nede goo to hell. Then
sayde our lady: ' Scho fonde a serge befor me brennyng and wold
euer whyll scho had lyued ; fen wyll I be as kynd to hur as
scho was to me.' Wherfor scho bade an angell take a gret serge

12 and lyght hyt, and bade hyrn sette hit so brennyng byfor Imr
yn hell, and eowimaunde fat no fende schuld be so hardy forto ||
come nygh hit, but let hit brenne ])er for eumnor. Then sayde 37 b
fe fendes fat hit schuld be a hoge comfort to all fat ben yn

16 hell ; wherfor fay had leuer leue fat soule, few do such an ese
to fe soules fat ben yn payne. pen bade2 oure lady an angyll
to ber f e soule a3eyne to f e body, and soo he dud. And when
scho was comen a^eyne to lyue, fen Echo befoght hyr on fat

20 hard dome fat scho was toward, and 5ede, and scherof hyr ;
and was aftyr a good woman, and seruet our lady deuotly all
hur lyue-dayes aftyr, and had fe blysse of Heuen. To fe
wheche blis God bryng you and me tp yf hy t be hys wyll. Amen.

15.

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DE DOMINICA IN SEPTUAGESIMA BREUIS

Good men and woymen, 36 schull all know well fat fys day

is called Sonday yn f e Septagesin. Then for enchesen fat holy

chyrche ys modyr to all cristen pepull, scho taketh hede to hyr

28 chyldern as a good modyr ouyth forto do, and seyth horn all

sore seke yn f e sekenes of synne, and mony of horn wonded to

clef e wyth fe swerd of synne. pe wheche sekenesse fay haue

caght all f ys ^ere before, but namely f es Cristynmasse-dayes fat

32 wern ordeynet in holy chyrche for gret solempnyte. For yche

man schuld fat tyme make more solempnyte, and more bysyly,

and more mekely, and more deuotly serue God fen any of<sr

1 when C. when )>at, the when being Inserted above the line, G. not in d.D.

3 J>en bade J)en bade G.

15. De Dominica in Septuagesima 63

tyme of f e jere ; for cause fat God schewed all mankynd thelke
dayes hegh swetnes of his loue, fat he wold lowen hymself so,
forto be born yn ]>e eame flesche and blod as on of vs, and was
layde yn a cracche more porly fen any of vs, and aftyr was 4
folowed yn watyr as won of vs, and come to a weddyng, hymself
and his modyr wyth his dygcypuls, forto halow weddyng and
forto clanse hit of synne all forto make vs holy, and bref era to
hym, and ayres of f e blysse of Heuen. 8

For fes causes, men and woymen yn old tyme wern full
glad yn soule this tyme, and maden gret solempnite, makmg ||
38 a homselfe clene yn body and yn soule of all fulf e and vnclennes
of synne, and dyddyn grownd horn yn sadde loue to God and 12
to hor euen-cristen, doyng gret almes, yche mon aftyr hys
hauyng, to horn fat haden nede. But now more harme ys fat
solempnite and holynes ys turned ynto fulfe of synue and
sekenes of soule, ynto pryde by dyuerse gyses of clof yng, into 16
couetyse wylnyng worschyp on byfor anof er vnskylfully ; into
envy, for on ys arayde bettyr fen anof^r; in gloteny by surfet
of dyuerse metys and drynkes ; into lechery fat seweth alway
gloteny ; into slouf e of Goddys seruyce liyng yn f e morow-tyde 20
long yn bedde for owtrage wakyng ouer nyght ; in rawtyng, in
reuelyng, and pi ayes of vanyte, in iapys makyng of rybawdy
and harlottry, so fat he ys most worthi * fat most rybawdy can
make and spende. pus f e holy dayes of fat fest fat wer ordeynt 24
yn hegh worschyp to God and to hys sayntys, now ben turned
ynto hegh offence of God and ynto gret hyndryng and loos of
manys sowle. Wherfor holy chyrche seyng2 hir chyldryn far
f us, as a modyr full of compassyon for f e gret myslykyng fat 28
echo hafe yn hyr hert for horn, fys day, scho layth downe
Alleluia, and ofer songys of melody, and takefe forfe tractus,
fat ben songys of mowrny^, and sykyng, and longyng.

And also for f e holy sacrament of 3 weddyng ys moche defoulet 32
by suche vanytes, scho layth horn downe fes dayes fat ben
comyng, and yn fe Aduent, and also for new weddet 3euen
horn to lykyng and lust of hor body, and fenke all on fe lyfe,
and noght on f e deth. But, as a holy clerke sayth, hit ys moche 36

1 worthi (f. wpojw G. not in D. 2 seyng d. sejed hyr G. not in D.
5 of C. om G. cl. not in D.

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more spedfull to manys soule forto goo to f e house feras a cors
ys, fat all wepen fen to f e hous fat all reuelyf e and laghyth ; for
such worldys murthe makyth a man to foi^ete his God and
4 hymselfe alsoo. But f eras ys f e syght of corses and || wepyng, fat 38 b
makyth a man to thenke on his deth, fat ys fe chefe helpe to
put away synne and fe worldys vanyte. For so taght Salamon
his sonne and bade hym haue hys last ende yn mynde, and
8 fen he schuld neuer synne dedly. Then holy chyrche, hauyng
gret compassyon of hure chyldryn, ordeyned f re maner of saluys
to hele hur chyldryn \vyih ; that ben : to thynke on def e yn-
wardly, forto labyr bysyly, and forto chastyce f e body resnably.

12 To fe fyrst, forto thenke on deth ynwardly, holy chyrche
jeuyth an ensampull f us yn f e offyce of f e masse, per he saythe
f us : ' Circumdederunt me germtus mortis/ That ys in Eng-
lisch : ' The sykyngys of deth hauen vmbeclypped me/ pus sayth

16 he techyng his good chyldryn, forto haue yn mynde how hard
he ys vmbstad wyth deth on yche syde yn so moch, fat he may
not away- scape; but euer defe sewyth hym wyth his bow
drawen and an arow feryn redy to choton at hym, he wot

20 neuer wher ne what tyme. pys ys a pryncypall salue to ych man
fat takefe hit to hert, to put away all maner worldes vanyte,
and vayn murthe, and reuell. But forto vndyrstond f ys f e
bettyr, I schew fys by ensampulL

24 Narracio.

I rede of a kyng fat was a man euer hevy of chere, and wold
neuer lagh ne make glad chere ; bwt euer was yn mornyng and
heuynesse. Then, for his meyne and all ofer men wern greuet

28 f erwyth, fay $odyn to fe kyngys brof er pmyng hym forto speke
to fe kyng fat he wer of gladdyr chere, yn comfort of all his
meyne and all othyr. Then went hys brothyr to f e kyng and
sayde fat he greuet all fat weme aboute hym, wyth his heuy

32 chere, and counselyt hym forto leue fat heuy cowntenance and
taken lyghtyr chere to hym, yn tyme comyng. Then was fe kyng
wyse, and f oght forto chast hys b[r]othyr by a wyle, and wrof ly ||
bade hym go horn and medyll hym of fat he had to do of, and 39 a

36 noght of hym. Then was hit f e maner of fat cowtre fat when
any man schuld be don to deth, ther schuld come trompers and

15. De Dominica in Septuagesima 65

trompe be for fe ^eate. pen sende fe kyng trompers byddyng
trompe befor his brothyr jeate, and men wyth, forto haue rest
hym and bryng hym to hym. But, fis mene whyle, fe kyng
called to hym vn men fat he tryst, and bade horn, when hys 4
brothyr come, forto drawe hor swerdys arid stond aboute hym,
wyth all fe poyntys about hys heit. Soo, when fys brothyr was
comen, anon f es vn men dydden as f e kyng bade. Then f e kyng
comma wndyt all men forto dawnce and to make al fe reuell fat 8
fay couthe, on yche syde ; and so fay dydden. Then sayde f e
kyng to hys brothyr: 'Brothyr, why art fou of so heuy a
schere ? Heue vp f yn hert, and make mery. Lo, al f ys myrf e
ys made yn con fort of f e ! ' Then vnswared he and sayde : 12
* How sclmld I be of any chere, and se here vn swerdys set to
my hert, and wot neuer wheche of horn schall furst be my dethe 1 '
Then sayde f e kyug : * Put vp your swerdys ! ' and spake to his
brof yr f us : ' Hit faryth by me wher fat euer y be, f e vn dedly 16
synnys ben euer redy, forto rowe me to f e hert ; and fys makyth
me fat I make no gladdyr chere, but euer am aferde of my sowle
def e.' Then sayde his brof er : ' Syr, y crye you mercy ! I knew
f ys neuer or now ; and now schall I be wysyr whyle fat I lyue.' 20
Wherfor y say bo[l]dely : he fat wyll take fys to hert, he schall
haue bettyr lust forto lowren fen to lagh, foi to syke fen forto syng,
to renie fen rymov, to drowpe fen to daunce ; go fat he schall
fynde myiide of def e f e pryncipall helpe for all rnaner synne. "^24

That othyr salue ys forto labur bysyly. To f is labour Seynt
39 b Paule, yn hys pystyll 1 1 of fys day, techef e and saythe f us : ' Sic
currite, ut comprehendatys.' ' Eennyth soo fat 36 may gripe fe
gome.' By fys gomew and rennjng je schull vndyrstond bysy 2i8
labour. For he fat rennyf e for f e gamen, he enforsuf e hym yn
all his myght to ren swyftly. So most yche good seruand enforse
hym forto laboure yn fe degre fat God hath sette hym yn.
Men of holy chyrche schuld labour bysily prayng and studiyng 32
forto teche Godys pepull ; lorclys and of er rented men schuld labur
bysyly *, to kepe holy chirch yn pees and rest, and all othyr comyn
pepull ; the comyns schuld labour bysyly, forto gete lyflode to
homselfe and to all ofir. Then, for no man ne no woman schuld 36
excuse hym of fys labour, God yn f e gospell of fys day 3euef e an
1 labur bysyly L. be bysyly G. bysy ham C. not in d. D.

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ensampull, sayyng f us : 'A husband -man $ede yn fe morow at
.pryme, and eftsones at vndyr, and efte at mydday, and eftsonys
at none of fe day, and at euensong, and hyryd men to his vyne-
4 jorde for labour.' Soo by all f e tydes of f e day, all f e ages and
degres ben vndyrstonden, and ben hyred by Good, forto labour
whyll fay ben yn f is world. For, as lop saythe, a mon ys borne
to labour ; and Seynt Barnard seyth : ' He fat wyll not labour
8 her wyth men, he schall labour yn hell wyih fendes.5 For fat ys
*fe f e testament fat Adam laft to all his ospryng : labour and sorow.
To f ys labour holy c[h]yrche ^eueth ensampull, f eras he, f ys day,
rehersyth how God made Adam and Eue, forto laboure and to

12 kepe paradyse, and bade horn etc of all fe treun yn paradyse,
excepte won tre fat he kepte a chefe to hymselfe. So, as oft as
fay sen fat tre, fay schuld f enke on hym, and know hym as for
God ; and for fay schuld not be to for^etfull yn hor wele, he

16 forbade horn to ete f erof yn payne of deth. Then, for fe fende
segh horn f er yn so moche wele and hymselfe yn so moche payne,
he had envy to horn, and jede to Eue, and asked Eue why fay ||
ete not of fat tre. pen sayde scho : ' For God had forbedyn vs 40 a

20 f «t tre, in payne of deth/ Then sayde f e fende : ' He wot full
well fat what tyme jet en ferof, 36 schull be as Godys, knowywg
bof e good and euell. And yf je wyll preue fat I say sothe, ete of
f e tre and say.' pen ete Eue of f e tre and }af Adam ; and

24 fore Adam loued hyr and wold not wroth hur, he toke an appulL
And anon f erwyih &y\>er segh of erys schappe, and wern aschamed
of hyt, and token leues of a fyge-tre and hydden hit. Then come
God anon, and for fay myght not deyn yn paradyse ne suffyr

28 payne f er, he drof horn naket out of paradyse ynto f e wrecchet
world, wepyng and sore sekyng. per fay schulden drye woo and
sorow, and gete hor mete wyth labour and swot, and dye at f e
last. Then prayde Adam sore wepyng to God fat he schuld

82 not set to hard vengens apon hym, but haue mercy apon hym,
and haue reward how he synned by ygnorance, and not by males,
and was deceyuet by envy of the fende. Then had God rewf e of
hym and for fay wer naket, he clofed horn wyt/i- pylches, and

36 bade Adam labour and ete his mete wyth swote, and Eue here
hur burf es yn woo and payne ; and $af Adam dyuerse ynstru-
mentvs forto labour wyth, and laft hym f er. By f ys ensampull

15. De Dominica in Beptuagesima 67

56 schull take hede forto labour bysyly; for yf Adam and Eue
had bysyede horn yn labour, f e fende schuld not baue ouercomen,
horn so sone. For f e fend kepyth no more when he woll tempte
a man, but fynd hym ydull. Wherfor je schull know well fat hit 4
ys a ryche salue to hele synne : labour bysyly.

The fryd ys forto chastes fy body dyscretly. Herto Saynt
Paule techyth 1 vs yn f e pystyll of f ys day, f er he sayth f us :
' Castigo corpus meum et in s^ruitutem redigo.' That ys yn 8

40 b Englysche : || ' I chast my body and dresse hit ynto seruage of fe

soule.' For mamiy* flesche ys so wyld and lusty to synne, fat hyt
wyll no way leue his lust and serue f e soule tyll hit be chastet
vtyth penance ; so fat, by scharpenes of penaunce, f e lyki?ig 12
of synne schall be slayne yn }>e flessche fat dothe f e synne. ^\
Thus dyd Adam and Eue yn ensarapull to all fat comen of
horn. For, fele jeres byfor hur deth, ayf^r of horn stode yn
a watyr, nyghtys fer from oper, vp to f e chyn, for penaunce. 16
pen when hor flessch was grene as grece for cold, f e fend come to
Eue, bryght as an angell, and sayd to hur fat God had send
hym from Heueu, and bade hur: 'Go to Adam and say hym how
fat God byddyth hym sese of hys penawice ; for he haf e don 20
ynogh for hys gylt, and fou also for fyn.' Then $ode Eue to
Adam and sayde hym soo. But, for Adam wyst well fat fys
come of f e fende, and not of Godys sonde, he sayde to hur :
' When God drof vs out of paradyse for cure synne, and had com- 24
passyon of vs, when we wepyd on hyrn, and mekely prayde on
hym for mercy, he set vs here, to do penaunce to our lyues ende.
But few, for suche a gret synne may not be qwaynt but wyth gret
penauwce, fe more penaunce we don, fe more ys oure mede befor 28
God. Wherfor go ajeyne ynto fy penance yn Godys name/ Eft
he come a^eyne to Eue and sayde : ' God hafe take rewarde of
your gret penance fat ;e suffren, and hath foijeuen your synne ;
wherfor byd Adam be glad and leue of his penance, lest God be 32
wrofe wyth hym fat he take no icward to his sonde.' Then,
when Eue had sayde to Adam f us, he vnswared and sayde : * I
wot well fat oure penawnce greueth hym mocli mor fen vs, and he 2
ys aboute as moche as he may, to make vs to leue of, and so forto 36

41 a lese oure mede befor God. But for || God rewaidyth a good endyng,

1 tecbytliyth (?. a he C. om. G. not in d. D.

5 — 2

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15. De Dominica in ' Septuagest-'ma,

and not f e begynnyng, ferfor lese we not our mede, but do we
forth oure penance tyll our lyues je.ide.' ^et fe frid tyme he
come ajeyne to hur and sayde : ' Goo to Adam and say fat he
4 began foule, and wel foulyr he woll ende. For 36 gylton l furst by
ynnocens and by defaute of f e fende, and now 30 synneth by goocj.
deliberacyon and knoweth fat 36 don mys ; wherfor your gylt ys
now wors and dowbull dampnacyon or fat hyt was before.' Then
i8 was Eue aferd, and 3ede to Adam, and sayde hym soo. pen
sykut Adam sore and sayde to hur : ' Vnsely woman, God of his
goodnesse made of on of my rybbys forto helpe me ; and now
f ou art bysy by techyng of f e fende eft forto combyr me. But

12 fenke on fat; for oure forme synne stanke soo yn Godys nase,
fat all our ospryng schall be enfecte and enve[ne]mode f erof ynto
f e worldys ende. Wherfor f ogh we myght do as moch penance as
all our ospryng, hit wer to lytyll forto qwyt vs to our God. But

16 for God for hys he3 grace alowef e a good wyll 2 f eras myght fay-
leth, ferfor do we oure penance w^/t/i a good wyll, fogh hit be
lytyll whyll we ben here; and fen I hope fat God woll 3eue vs f e
oyle of mercy when tyme of mercy comyth.' Theft 3ede Eue a;eyne

20 and dud hyr penaunce mekely tyll hyr lyues ende. And when
fay haden lyued ix hundyrt wyntyr and f rytty, and haden f ritty
sonnes and f ritty doghtyrs, fay deydyn, and wer buriet yfere.
Thus, good men, know fat Adam and Eue wern bof e holy or fay

24 deydyn, and f oghten on def e y[n]wardly, and laburt bof e bysely,
and chastest hor body resnably; and so most all fat comen of
horn, fat hopen forto come to f e joye of paradyse, and to f e lyfe
fat euer schall last. In tokenyng of fys, fis Sonday ys called * Yn

28 Septuagesin/ fat ys a nowmbyr of syxty dayes and x. pe wheche
nowmbyr bygynnyth f^/s day and endythe fe Settyrday yn fe
Estyr-weke ; so fat holy chyrche ys yn mornyng for hur chyldyr
from || fis day ynto Setyrday yn Astyr-euen. Then scho takythe 41 b

82 comfort to hyr yn party and sengyth on Alleluia, wyth a tract e,
for encheson fat scho ys not 3et yn fall murth tyll Settyrday
aftyr fat ys callyd Settyrday in Albis. pen scho leyf don
tractys, and grayles, and syngyf e dowbull Alleluia,, techyng yche

26 good Godis child forto do penunce and labour jn loiigyng, tyll he
come to Astyr Setyrday ; fat is, tyll his soule passe to rest. But
1 gylton C. gjlty G. not in d. D. 2 MS. whyll.

15. De Dominica in Sejjtuayesima 69

jet f e fcowle ys not yn full joy tyll Setyrday in Albys, fat is, tyll
f e day of dome when f e body and sowle schull come togeclyr, and
be yclof ed in albys, fat ys yn whit, seuen syf ys brightyr fen f e
sonne. And fen schull fay syng yfere dowbull Alleluia, yn f e 4
joye fat euer schall last. To f e whech ioy God bryng you and
me, yf hit be his wyll. Ainen.

DOJ//NICA IN SEXAGESIMA BEEUIS SERMO.

Goode men and woymen, fys day ys called yn holy chirch 8
Sonday yn Sexagesin. pen 56 schull knowe well fat Sexagesin ys
sette for a oowmbur of fre score. By fe whech nowmbyr 30
schull vndyrstond fat holy chyrche techeth yche man and woman,
to f enke on how schoi t l a manuis lyfe is now in our dayes ouer fat 12
hit was in olde tyine before1. For, surame tyme, men lyuedon
ix hundyrt wyntur and more ; but, now, he fat lyuyf e fre score }er
. or 2 summewhat more, he ys taken for a long lyuyng man. But
f e goodnes of God ys so moche, fat yf we wyll be wyse yn our 16
schort lyue forto plese God and saue our soules, he woll jeue vs
as moche mede yn Heuen, as he jaf horn fat lyued soo mony
jeres. pen he fat woll haue fat mede of God, he most haue fre
f ynges wythe hym ; fat ys : forto suffyr tribulacyon mekly, forto 20
do almes-dede dyscretly, and forto hate synne namly.

pen, for a manys dayes byn schort, he most suffyr fe more
tribulacyon wyth good wyll, and not wyth grychyng ajeyne hym. ^ $P
42 a For hyt comyf e of specyall || grace of God when he sendys any man 24

tribulacyon of er any dysese; for hyt ys of er for remedy of his /, p£
synnys forto haue his penance here, of er yn hey encres of his joy
befor God. pen, for Saynt Paule, Godis holy apostoll, woll fat
yche man take ensampull by hym forto suffyr tribulacyon \vy\h 28^
good wyll, he rehersyth yn f e pystyll of f ys day moche of f e
tribulacyon fat he suffyrd and saythe thus : ' I haue be put ynto
prison oft-tymes, and suffyrd wondys of gret chaynes and of er
dyu^rse yrens ; and fyue tymes betyn wyt/t scorgys of f e lewes, 32
and had yche tyme nene and frytty strokes on my bare body;

1 a ... before //. L. ys mannys lyfe, for now our dayes byn but schort of
fat J>ay wer tofor G. d, not i)i D. . . . a or cL of G. not in D.

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and fryse beton wyth 3ardys of paynones ; and onys beton wyth
stons; and fryse ben yn gchipwrak on fe see, and was yn fe
grond of f e see on nyght and on day ; and ofte-tyme in pareyle of
4 flodys, and yn pareyl of f eves, and yn pareyle of fals brefern fat
schewedon horn to me louyng and trewe, and werne false and
entyset of er to do me doses/ He rehersyth all f e woo fat he
suffyrd yn dyuerse trauayls, yn myscheves, yn colde, yn naked-
8 schip, yn f urst, yn hongur, yn long wakyng, yn fastyng, and yn
mony of er myscheves fat he suffurd, fat wern to long to tell.
And all he suffyrd wyth good wyll, and euer f onked God of h^/s
swete gonde ; for wele he wyst fat all f e doses fat God send to

12 hym, was for syn fat he dyd befor, and for encrese of his meryt
aftyr. Wherfor yche man fat will plese God — what maner doses
comef e to hym, be hit sekenes, be hit lose of goodys fat ben
worldly, of er deth of any frende — take hyt as esely as 30 may ; for

16 in tyme afr«/r when he is maystyr of hymselfe, fen f onke he God
and pray hym mekely of mercy of his ynpnciens. God knowef e your
fragelte, and f erfor he for^eueth sone all f o fat askyth hym mercy
wyth a meke hert. || pus most a man suffyr tribulacyon mekely. 42 b

20 He most also do almys-dede dyscretly, f e wheche byn fyguret
by f es Syxagesin fat byn syxty dayes. For syxty ys syx tyrnys
ten, so fat by f e syx 36 schull vndyrstond f e syx werkes of
charyte fat comen out of f e ten commawndementys of God. pe

24 whech werkes byn : forto jyue mete to f e hongry * ; forto jeue
drynke to fe f ursty ; to clof e horn fat byn acold for defaute of
clofes; forto 3eue horn herber fat hauen non; forto help horn fat
byn seke of fat horn nedyth; forto viset presoners, and socour horn

28 wyth mete, and drynke, and of er fat horn nedyth ; and othyr
werke holy chyrch layth to ; fat ys : forto bury f e pore fat haf e
no helpe as Toby dude, fys ben f e werkes of charite and of
mercy f e whech ych man and woman most nedely do, fat wyll

32 haue mercy of God yn f e dredfull day of dome. Wherfor f is
Sexagesin bygynnyth fys day and endyth fe Wonnysday yn
Astyr-weke ; f e wheche holy chyrche synguf e : * Venite benedick
Patrys mei etc./ that ys wEnglysche : 'Com 30, my fadyrys blessed

36 chyldyrne, and takyth f e kyndome of Heuen fat ys ordeynt to
you/ Thes same wordys God schall say to you at f e day of dome
1 hongry d. hongur G. not in J>.

16. De Dominica in Sexagesima 71

and to all fat ban don fe werkes of mercy dyscretly. "Wherfor
all fat ban wherof l, fay nioten do horn yn dede ; and fay fat
haue not wherof, fay moten haue good wylle forto do, yf fay
hadyn wherof; so fat hor good wyll schall fulfyll fat hor non- 4
power may not. Then, for f es werkes moten be don dyscretly,
lest 2 a man lese all yfere, God techythe by ensampull yn f e gospell
of fys day how fay schull be don and seythe fus : 'A mon jode
out, forto sowe his sede ; and when he sew, som sede fell by f e 8
way, and fowles of f e ayre etyn hit ; and som fell on a stone, and
hit dryet vp for defaute of humore ; and somme fell among f ornes,
and hoo in f e grownde choket hit ; and som fell yn good erthe,
and hyt brojt furthe frute an hundyrthfold.' This way sayf e 12
Cryst: 'I am fe way to Heuen/ Wherfor his sede fallyth bysyde
43 a f e way, fat || jeuefe hys almes not only for Crystys loue, but for
pompe of f e world, and vayn glory, and forto be holden a holy man ;
and so lesyf e al yfere.

Narraceo.

I rede fat f er was a wondyr ry h man, som tyme, yn Eirlond,
and dyd so mony almys-dedys yn hys lyue, fat all men wendon
fat he had ben a gret seynt before God. But when he was ded, 20
he apered to won fat loued hym wele yn his lyue, as blak as
pyche wyth an horrybull stenche, and sayde to hym : ' ^e wenyn
I am a saynt ; bwt now I am such as f ou may se.' Then sayde
fat o)>er: 'Wher byn all fyn almys-dedys bycomew?' pen sayde 24
he : ' pe wynd of vayn glorye hathe blowen horn away.' Thus he
fat dof e almys-dedys for vayne glorie, he lesyth all his mede, and
fendys of fe ayre strien hit. His sede fallyth on a stone, fat
jeuyth his almys to suche as he knoweth well, fat ben grouwdyd in 28
dedly synne and woll not leue hit, or whosoo mantaynyth horn
yn hor synne, he lesyfe his mede. His sede also fat fallyth
«^>«^«. v.~. ^ v.o4- H«ii-rr4-V« litre. olTv»oa fn rvp.Vip men bat haue no

among f ornes, fat jeuyth hys almes to ryche men fat haue no
nede ferto, and also jeuyth hit to his smiandys in reward of hor 32
hyre, and soo lesyth hys3 mede. But his sede fallyfe yn good ^£
erthe, fat jeueth his almes to good, pore, trew men fat ben
Godys ayr, and othyr wher f er he wot, hit ys almes. And fys
eede schall ^eld a hundrethfold fruyt, and be euerlastyng fode yn 36

1 wherof d. wher G. not in D. 2 lest rf. let G. not in D, ^ j

3 hys C. hor G. not in d. D.

72 16. De Dominica in Sezagesima

Heuen. pus $e fat don almes dyscretly, schull haue jour 1 fode
yn Heuen perpetuall.

He most also hate syn namely 2, and sle hit yn all fat he may ;

4 for lie fat hatyth synne, louyth God, and God louyth hym ; and
so he is made on spyryte wyth God. God hatyth synne so moche,
fat he toke vengeans on all fe world, as holy chyrche nowe
makyth rnynde, and namely for synne of leche[ry] and of vowtrye,
8 and for synne a^eyne kynd. Then, for God segh fis wikednes
namly of fes synnys regnyng yn fe|| world, he sayde fus: 'Me43b
forthenkyth fat I made man.' Wherfor he sayde to Noye : ' All
f e world ys enfect wyth gynne so greuesly, fat I woll strye hit

12 wytA a flod. Wherfor make f e a schyppe, as I woll teche f e, of
planke-bordes, and make chambers 3 f 0ryn, and take of all clene
be&tys fre coupull and on by hymself of all of er vnclene bestys take 4
on cowpull yn, and mete wyth horn/ Then made Noye f ys schyppe

16 as God taght hym, sqware in fe bofom, of. fre huudyit cubytes,
yn lengthe, and yn brede fyfty cubytys, and f rytty cubites yn
heght ; so fat fis schippe was yn makyng a hundyit wyntyr, forto
scjiew how mercyable God ys, and how lof e he ys to do vengeans.

20 And he dof e hit, forto loke yf men wold amend and aske mercy.
But for f e pepull wold not amende, but was euer fe lengyr f e
worse, al man^r of bestys, as God bade byfore, werne jbroght by-
fore Noye by help of f e angelys, and don yn f e schippe. And

24 when all wern broght yn, God bade Noye and his fre sonnes goo
ynto fe schyppe by homself; and Noyeys wyfe and hys sonnes
wyues by homselfe ; for encheson fat, yn tyme of affliccyon, men
schuld absten horn from coupull of woymen. So when fay wern

28 alle in, God closud f e dore aftyr horn wythout-forth ; and fen
hit rayned so gretly fourty dayes and fourty nyghtys, fat fe
watyr bare f e scbyppe Jjerre pen any hull by fyfty cubytys, and
stod so styll an hundyrt dayes and fyfty, And so was all fe

32 world drownet, bofe man and best, outtaken horn fat werne in
f e schyppe. Neuerf eles Joseph sayth fat in Armeny ys a hull
fat ys called Baris, fat was herre fen f e watyr where mony men
and woymen were6 yeaued, as men haue an oppynyon. per was

1 jour C. hor G. not in d, D. 2 namely d. uaine G. not in D.

8 chambers C. chabors G. chamberes d, not in D.
* take C. H. L. om. G. d. not in D. s where C. were G.

not in d. D, 6 were C. om G. not in d. D.

16. De Dominica in Sexagesima 7£

Noye a twolfmonyf>e yn }>e schyppe. pen he put out a raven
forto bryng woi de yf f>e watyr \ver all sesyd or no. pen fond ])yz
rauen a drowned careyn, arid fulled hym J?erof, and come not
44 a ajeyne. Aftyr Noye send 1 1 a culuer out f>at come ajeyne \vyth ±
a branche of an olyue-tre in hur byll ; wherby Noye knew Jrat J>e
watyr was sesyt and J>onkyd God heghly. Then when God bade
hym go out, he jede out, and toke out fe hed-best of f>e clene
bestys, and brent hym yn offiyng to God. Wherfor God was so 8
wele payde j?at he jaf hym and all men aftyr hym leue forto ete
flesche of clene bestys, and forto drynke wyne f>«ras befor Ipe fled
men etyn no flessche, ne drynkyd no drynke but watyr ; for Jje
erthe was so badfull byfor, fat horn nedud uon olper fode, but 12
suche as come of pe erth.

Ipus, good men, je most vndyrstond how gret vengeans God
toke on f>e world for wykednesge of synne, and now, more harme
ys, f>e pepull ar as full of synne as J>ay wer ]?at tyme; and perfor 16
God will take vengeans, ner fe prayers of holy sayntys and
specyaly of our lady.

Narraceo.

For f>is I rede yn }?e lyfe of Seynt Domink when he was on 20
a nyght yn his deuocyons he segh our Lord Ihesu holdyng J>re
speres yn his hond, redy forto schote to f>e world for vengeans. ij !
Then come our lady anon, and kneled befor hym, and sayde :
' My dere sonne and swet, what wyll 36 do ? ' Then sayde he : 24
' Dere modyr, pe world ys so full of pride, and of couetyse, and
of lechery; wherfor, vfy(h fese f»re swerdys, I woll schote at
horn.' Then sayde our lady : * My swete sonne, haue mercy,
and jet abyde a whyle ; I haue on trew seruand, J>e wheche 28
schall goo, and preche, and turne f>e world to }>e.' And so
scho send forth Saynt Domink, and bade hyin go, and pr^che
Godys worde, and turne fe pepull ; and so he dude.

Thus, good men, 36 haue herde how by prayer of our lady and 32
by prtfchyng of Ipys good man, God spared to do vengeans J>at
tyme. But no we, more harme ys, J?e pepull ys combyrt wyth
J>e same synne, and ys full like to be smytten \vyih fe same
vengeans olper vtyih wors ; for now J?e pepull settyfe but lytyll 36
by God: for Jmgh )?ay heren prechyng and techyng, f»ay \fj\\

74 16. De Dominica in Sexagesima

not amende horn, ny leue hor synne. Wherfor God smytyfe
yn parte now, and woll hereaftyr well hardyr and sarre. Wherfor
je schull pray to God to hold vp his hond of vengeans fat hyt ||
4 fall not yn our dayes ; but fat we may come to amendement 44 b
and haue f e blysse fat he bojt vs to. To f e wheche blysse God
bryng you and me, yf hit be hys wyll. Amen.

17.

DE DoJf/NICA IN QuiiVQUAGESIMA S^JJMO BREUIS.

8 Good men and woymen, fys day is callet yn holy chyrche
Sonday yn Quinqttagesin. pen schull 30 know ]>ak J?ys word
quinqwagesin ys an nowmbur of fyfty, f>e wheche nowmbur by-
tokenyth remission and ioye. For yn J^e old lavve, ych fyfty

12 wynter, all men and woymen J>at wern sette vryth seruice and
bondage, fay wern made fre in gret ioy and murth to horn.
Wherfor fz/s nowmbur bygynnyth fys day, and endyth yn Estyr-
day, schewywg f>at yche godys-seruand fat ys oppressyd wyth

16 tribulacyon, and takyth hit mekely yn his hert, he schall be
made fre yn his resurrecyon : fat ys yn f e day of dome, and be
made f e ayre of f e kyndome of Heuen. And jet yn more comfort
of all Godys pepull x yche fyfte jei e, ]>e pope of Rome graunty}>e

20 a full remyssion of all synnys to yche man and weman j?at
comyth to Rome J>at jer1. But for all men may not come
fedyr and haue }>ys pardon, f>erfor f>e Pope of Heuen, Ihesu
Cryst, of his specyall grace grauntyfe all men and woymen full

24 pardon of hor synnys yn hor deth-day, so jxit Jmy woll kepe by
hor lyue J?re fyngys )?at ben nedefull to horn, pe wheche ben
j?ese : full contricion wyth schryft, full charite wytAout feynyng a,
and stabull fayth wyt/iout flateryng. And, sothly, wythout J>es

28 J>re, \>er may no man haue pardon at Rome ne elleswher.

Wherfor he 3 J>at wyll be asoylet of f>e Pope of Heuen, and haue
playne remyssyon of hys synnys, he most be full contryte, fat ys,
ynwardly sory for hys synnys and his gyltes ; and so schryue

32 hym clene, and be yn full purpos neu^r forto synne more. Whoso
doj?e Ipus, leue he wele, God fo^euyth hym his trespas, and full

1 yche . . . $er scratched out in C.
. . 9 feynyng d. faylyng G. not in D. 3 he C. 3e G. d. not in D.

17. De Dominica in Quinquagesima 75

perdon f erof. For a man may haue suche a contricion, fat hyt
schall quench all f e paynes fat wer ordeynt for hym. ||

45 a Ensampull we haue of Petyr fat forsoke Cryst wytA. hej
othys. But for he was contryte, and byttyrly wepte, f erfor God 4
fat ys full of mercy, foraf l hym his trespas, and made hym more
chere f eraftyr fen he dude byfore.
Anolper eiisampull.

I fynde fat f er was a gret maw and was so wykyd of lyvyng 2, 8
fat all demede hym to helle. pen happyd hym so, fat he fell
seke yn his def e-bed. And when he felde he schuld be ded, he
f oght how wyckedly he had ylyued before, and caght such a con-
tricion in his hert, fat he wepte day and nyght, and neuer sesed 12
seuen dayes fat he lyued. And made prestys to be wyth hym,
day and nyght; and euer as hys synne come to mynde, wyth hegh
repentance, he schrof hym, and euer cryetl to God of mercy deuotly,
fat iche man haf e rewthe of hym. And so deyd fruth. Then 16
was Iper bysyde, in 3 an abbay, a monke fat deyd fat same tyme,
fat f is man dude, and was bedon by his abbot com ajeyne, and
telle hym of hys state. And so he dude, and sayde to his abbot :
' Syr, I am come as je bade me. :jeue me leue to go my way; 20
for I goo to joye.' pen sayde f e abbot : ' Was f er any soule fat
jede to f e joye wythout payne, fat day, fat f ou dyddyst dye 1 '
pen sayde f e monke : ' For sof e on and no moo, and fat was
f e soule of fat man/ and told his nome. pen sayde f e abbot : 24
1 Now I se well fat f ou art a fend, and not my monke fat art
ycomyn, to temp me ; for well I wot, jyf any sowle be yn payne,
fen ys hys soule.' Then sayde f e monke : ' Ful vnworf y ys
any man to knowe f e pryuete of Godis dome, pat man had 28
suche contricyon, and wepte so byttyrly, er fat he deyd, for hys
synnys, fat fe watyr of his een persued all hys clofis, and fe
brest, and so don into f e erthe. Wherfor goo f edyr to-morrow,
and when f ou fyndyst hit sof e fat I say, leue fat I am trew 32.
and goo to joye.' Then jede fe abbot fedyr; and when he fonde
all sothe fat fe monk told, fen he knelyd don, and herut God,

45 b and bade all men be glad : for he was ]nis c^rtefyet, || fat his soule
was yn blysse. pus f e gret cotitrycyon fat f ?/s man hadde, er 3$
he deyd, quenched fe gret payne fat was ordeynt to hym.
1 MS. foraft. 8 of lyuyng oflyuyng G, 3 in inserted above the line G.

76

17. .De Dominica in Quiiiquagesii

Hereby je may know opynly how1 spedfull hyt ys to a man
to be contrite of his synnys.

Wlierfor forto draw men to contrieion namly fes fyfty dayes,

4 f e fyft psalme of fe sauter, that ys : 'Miserere mei, Deus!' ys

more rehersyd fes dayes fen any ofer tyme of fe 5ere. pe

wheche ys f us to say yn Englysche : ' God, aftyr f y gret mercy

haue mercy on me ; and aftyr f y multytude of f y mercyus, do

8 away my wickednesse ! ' and soo forth. Thus when a man ys

sory for hys synnys and sayth fes wordys wyih full hert, God

heryth his prayer and foijeueth2 hym hys trespas, so fat he be yn

full wyll to amende hym yn tyme coinyng, and ako full of

12 charyte wytliout faynyng.

For, what maner vertu fat a man haue, but yf he be yn

charyte, hit stondys hym in no vayle; for fogh he wepe and

crye to God : whyll he ys wytliout charyte to any of hys euen-

16 cristen, God heryth hym not. Herto acordyth Seynt Paule yn f e

pystyll of f ys day and sayth f us : ' Thagh I were as eloquent yn

speche as any man or any angell ; fagh I had prophecy us and

knew f e priuetyes of God ; or fagh I had so full fayth, fat I

20 myght rernewe hylles; or fagh I dalt all my goodys to pore men

for Godys sake ; or fagh I put my body to brenne for Godys

loue : jif I haue no charite, all prophetyth me noght/ Wherfor,

fagh a man wenyth he louef e his God and loue not hys euen-

24 cristen, he ys dysceyuet ; for he louef e his God, fat louef e all f afc

God louefe. Thus most a man haue full charite fat woll be

sauet befor God. For he fat deyth yn charite, schali be sauet ;

and he fat deyth yn dedly synne, schali be dampnet : wherfor of

28 all vertues charite is most necessary. \

^et 50 3 most haue stabull fayth wytAout flateryng, so fat $e
leue saddely as holy chyrche leuyth, fat is, yn f e Fadyr, and yii
fe Sonne, and yn f e Holy Gost. pe Fadyr full God, and f e
32 Sonne full God, and f e Holy Gost full God ; and %et fes f re but
on God 4 fat made all f yng 1 1 of noght. Thus fayth was furst 46 a
schewed to f e holy patryark Abraham, as holy chyrche f«/s day
maketh mynde, and sayth fat Abraham was yn fe vale of
36 Mambre, and segh f re fayre men comyng toward hym. And
1 how d. om G. not in D. 9 forseueth d. forjeuen G. not in D.

3 $e corrected from an in G. * God G. gon G. not in d. D. .

17. De Dominica in Quinquagesima 77

fen he 3etle ajeyne horn and, f a gh he see f re, he worschepyd but
on, jeuyng all men ensampull forto se yn hor spyryte f e Fadyr,
and fe Sonne, and fe Holy Gost; fre persons, and on godhed;
and worschip horn as on God. ) 4

And alsoo je schull leue yn fe yncarnacyon of cure Lord
Ih«ra Crist fat oure lady corcceyuet of fe Holy Gost wythout
wem of hyr body, and was borne of hur yn flessch and blode
as on of vs, and he was l veray God and man fat aftyr was ded 8
on fe crosse, and buryet, and aros from defe to lyue fe f ryd
clay, and stegh ynto Heuen on f e Holy pursday, and schall come
a^eyne, forto deme f e quycke and f e ded.

This was fygurt by Isaake, fat was ]>e sonne of Abraham, J»e 12
wheche Abraham gete by his wyfe Sare furgh byhest of God
when fay wer bofe past age forto gete chyldyr; of fe whech
sonne God behet Abraham, fat he schuld haue fruyt as mony as
wer sterres of Heuen. pen when f ?/s chyld was borne, he was 16
called Isaake. But when . he was xxv jere old, God asayde
Abraham yn fys wyse : he bade hym take hys sonne Isaak fat
he loued wele, and go to suche an hull fat he wold schew hym,
and fer offyr vp hym yn sacryfyce2, fat was, sle hym and brenne 20
hym, as fe maner was fat tyrne. pen Abraham, fogh he loued
his sonne moche and had behest of God to haue gret vssu by
hym, neuerfelese he toke hym anon wythout grucchyng, and
jede to fat hulle, 'and made Isaak to her wod to bren hymself 24
wyth. And when fay come to fe hullys cop, Abraham made
an auter of f e brondys, and set horn on fure ; and fen toke his
sonne Isaake, and wold han slayne hym, and offred hym vp soo
to God. Then anon spake an angyll to hym, and bade hym leue 28
of, and take f e wedyr fat ys byhynde hym, tyed by f e hornys
46 b to brerys, || ' and offor hyt ynstede of f y sonne ' ; and so he dyd.

Then by Abraham 50 schull vndyrstonde f e Fadyr of Heuen,
and by Isaac his sonne Ihesu Crist, pe whech he sparyd not 32
for no loue fat he had to hym ; but suffered f e lewes to lay f e •
wode apon hym, fat was fe crosse apon hys schuldres, and
ladderi hym to f e mount of Caluary, and \er dydyn hym on f e
autre of wode, fat was f e crosse, fat was made of foure treus : 36

1 was om. G. C. not in d. D. 2 sacryfyce C. sacryce G. not in d. D.

78 17. De Dominica in Quinquagesima

cydyr, cypur, olyue, and palme ; and ])er dyed for all mankynd.

Thus may Crist well be called Isaac fat ys to vndyrstond

laghtur for mony a soule. He broght out of helle laghyng J fat

4 jode f edyr, full sor wepyng. pen as f us was fygur of Crystys

passyon longe or he wer borne, ryght so Crist hymselfe fys

day yn fe gospell tolde2 to his dyscypuls how he schuld be

scornyd, and betyn wytA scorgys, and don to deth on f e crosse,

8 and lyse f e f ryd day ajeyne to lyue.

And, for fay schuld haue full leue hereto, anon befor horn
he made a blynd man to see fat cryed to hym and sayde : f Ihesu,
Dauid soraie, haue mercy on me ! ' pen sayde Crist to hym :

12 'What wolt fou fat I do to fe?' And he sayde: 'Lorde, fat
I may see!' pen sayde Ihesus : 'pyfaythe hafe heled fe, behold
forth ! ' and anon he sygh gracyously and heryed God hertfully.
pys most yche man fat wyll haue pardon of God : he most haue

16 full contrycyon wyth schryft, and hole charite wi/tAout faynyng,
and stydfast beleue wythout flateryng 3.

Narracio.

I rede fat fer was a byschop of Lyncolne fat hatte Robert

20 Groschecl, and was holden on of fe grettyst clerkys y» fe world
in hys tyme. And when he laye in hys dethe-bedde, f^r come
to hym a gret multytude of fendys, and spyted wyth hym so of
fe faythe, fat fay hadden negh turned hym, and put hym ynto

24 dyspayre. But fen was oure lady redy 4, fat ys ay redy in nede,
and sayde to hym : * My seruand, \\ say fou beleuyst as holy chyrch 47 a
dof e/ And he cried and sayde : * Y beleue as holy chyrch
beleuyth.' And f erwyth f e fendes vanechid away anon ; and he

28 jaf vp his spyi yte.

Now schul 36 all pray to God fat he 3eue you all stydfastnes
yn f e beleue of holy chyrch, fat f e fencle haue no power of you
yn your deth-tyme and graunt fat blysse to you that he boght

32 you to. Amen,

1 laghyng] laghyn G. lawhyng C. not in d. D.

3 tolde C. om. G. not in d. D. s flateryng d. flynggyng G. not in D.

* redy C. om. G. d. not in D,

18. De Fe&to Sancti Mathie, Apostoli 79

18.

DE FESTO SANCTI MATHIE, APOSTOLI\ ET
SOLEMPNITATE.

Good men and woymen, suche a day je schull haue Seynt
Mathis day, Godys holy apostull. pe whech haf e now euen set 4
yn certeyne forto fast, but at monnys deuocyon, as Ion Belet
sayes, Ipat ys a doctor of holy chyrch ; for cause fat he was not
chosen of Crist hymselfe, whyll he went here yn erf e.

Then schull 50 know well, good men, fat Cryst whyll he was 8
here yn erthe, he ches hym twelf apostull, forto sewe hym, to se,
and to here all fat he 2 dude and pmhed ; for fay schuld here
wyttenes to f e pepull aftyr hys assencyon of all fyng Ipat he
dyde. For f e lewes werne so hard a^eyne hym yn all fyng, fat 12
fay wold not beleue nofyng fat he dyd; but fat most be
preuet by wytnes. Then was ludas Skaryot on of f os twelfe fat
Crist had chosen to hym. pat ludas had befor slayne his owne
fadyr, and bylayn hys owne modyr ; and so com to Crist, to be 16
won of hys dyscypuls. pen Crist made hym on of hys dyscypull.
But, for he was wont before to stele, and cowf e not leue his old
wone, he wex wery of Cristys holy lyuyng ; and for heye couetyse
of money, he sold his Lord Ih^su Crist to f e lewes for thrytty 20
penyes. And so, when he segh fat Crist was demed to f e deth
by hys sale, anon he fell yn dyspayre, and jede anon, and hongyd
hymselfe wyth f e grenne of a rope. So, by ryght dome, fat f rote
fat spake f e wordes of tiaytery a^eynys his Lord, fat f rote was 24
ystrangled wyth f e grynne of a rope ; for he wold haue sayde
47 b mony foule wordys by his Lord aftyr his def e, || fat dyd so foule
by hym yn his lyue. And for fe fend myght not draw his soule
out by f e mof e fat had kyssed f e mouf e of Godys sonne so late 28
befor, ferfor he barst hys wombe, and outsched hys guttys, and -
drew out his soule fat way, and bar hyt to hell. But jet, for
bycause fat God ys so good yn hymself, and woll fat yche
man haue his good dedes rewardud, and fat yche synne be 32
yponysched,

1 MS. aposfolo, inserted on the margin. 2 he D. om. 0. not in d»

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Narracio.

"We reden fat Saynt Brandan, as he schyppyd in f e see, he
sawe f ?/s ludas syttyng on a stone yn f e see, and a clof e hongyng

4 befor hym fat was putte yn f e watyr, and bete hym yn f e face
jorne and thykke. fen Brendan went hyt had ben some holy
man, fat had suffred fer for penaunce, and asked hym yn fe
name of God what he was. Then vnswared he and sayde:

8 ' I am ludas, Godis traytour, }>at haue f is place of Godys curtesy,
for refreschyng of f e gret hete fat I suffred wythyn ; and for no
gret merete fat euer I deseruet, me thynkyth I am yn paradyse,
whyll I am here.' Then sayde Brandan: 'Why hast fou fat

12 stone vnefyr f e, and why betyth fat clof e f e yn f i face ] ' Then
sayde he fat he layde f e stone yn a hegh-way f eras f e comyn
pepull schuld trede feron, and be esyd f^rby; and fe clofe he
jaue to a mesyll. ' But for f e clo]>e was anof er mannys, and noght

16 myn ; fer for hit dof e but halfe f e refreschyng as hit schuld,
had hit byn myn owne.' Then sayde Brandan : * How long has
f ou f 2/s ees ? ' pen sayde he : * Yche Sonenday from euensong
to euensong, and from mydwyntyr to fe xn day, and yn fe

20 Passyon-day of oure lady, and w Candylmasse-day.1 Then
Brendan f onkyd God fat ys soo mercyabull yn all fyng, and
bade hys felawes rowe fast, fat fay wer goon; for fay schuld
here tyf yngys sone. And f erwyth come out of an hull fat was

24 bysyde, mony fyndes and casten blomes of brennyng yerne ynto
f e see. Aft^r fat f e see brent In ych syde of horn ; but God

j kept horn so \ fat fay haden non harme.

pen for bycause fat fis ludas was won of fe xn||apostoles, 48 a

28 and f e nowmbyr of horn most nede be fulfylled aftyr fat Crist
was styed ynto Heuen, fe eleuon apostyll wyth ofyr mony of
Crystys dyscypuls weren togedyr yn a plase. fen sayde Petyr to
all : ' Good men and bretherne, hit ys knowen to you how fat

32 ludas was2 on of vs twelfe apostols, and fore bycause fat fylke
nombyr may not be vnfulle, hit ys nedfull to chese on of f es men,
fat haue ben wyt/i our Lord Ihesu from fe tyrae fat he was
folowed ynto f e tyme fat he stegh ynto Heuen, forto be wyttenes

36 of his vprist wT/t/t vs. Then fay setten out two men, losep

,l horn so Z>. so horn G. not in d.

2 was D, om- G. not in d.

18. De Fedo Sancti Mathie, Apostoli 81

Barsabas and Ma thy, and layden loot apon horn, prayng God to
chese, whedyr he wold haue of horn two; and soo fe lote fell1 apon
Mathy, and was nombyrt wyth f e of er aleuen apostolis.

Then went Mathy anon ynto lure, and preched Godis worde ; 4
and for he had gret grace forto do myracles, he turned moche
pepull to f e fayf e. Then was fe fende sory, and aperyd to fe
byschop of f e lewes la we m lykenes of a jong chyld wyih long
herus, and hory, and vnsemely8, and bade horn take Mathy, and do 8
hym to fe defe; othyr elles he wold turne all fe pepull to
Cristys faythe, 'and fen schull je be sette at noght, and be
wreches, and begers euermor aftyr.' Then fi/s byschopys werne
wood wroth, and senden men to take Mathy ; and so fay dydyn, 12
and bonden his hondys byhynd hym, and casten a rope about his
necke, and laddon hym ynto pryson, and bonden hym wyth
chaynes fast. But fat nyght aftyr our Lord Ih^su Crist come to
hym wytk moche lyght, and lowsed his hondys. And when he 16
had wele confortyd hym, he openyd fe pryson-dyrre, and bade
hym go, and preche fe faythe, and spare for no man; and soo
he dyd. Then, as he pruned, fer wer som fat aseynesioden hym,
and letted 3 olper fat wold haue turned to f e faythe. Then sayde 20
Mathy : ' Y tell you befor fat 50 schull falle done qwycke ynto
hell'; and ferwythe anon, yn syght of all fe pepull, fe erth
openyd, and sowoluyd horn yn body and soule, and neuer was
48 b more seyn of horn. || pen was fe pepull sore aferde of fat syght, 24
and turned to f e fayfe, a gret nowmbyr of horn. Then, when j?e
byschopys herden hereof, J>ay maden to take Mathy eftsones, and
set horn to throw stonys at hym ; and so fay 4 dyddyn. And
when he was negh f e def e, he bade cristen men bury f e stones 28
J>at he was slayne wyth, \vy\h hym yn his graue, yn wytnes of
his martyrdome ; and he knelyd don, and hef vp his hondys to
God, and jaf vp fe gost.

Narracio. 82

Rondylf Hyldon, monke of Chestyr, tellyfe yn hys cronyclys
anofyr myracull and seyth : "When Saynt Wolstan vyset hys
byschopryche, men broghten a mon befor hym fat dyd hys
neghtbur moch doses, and woll neu<?r be yn pes, prayng fat holy 36
1 fell inserted above the line G. 2 vnsemely Z>. vrsewly G. not in d*
3 letted D. lettyj) G. not in d. * )>ay D. om. G. not in d.

6

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byschop fat he wold chast hym. But when fys byschop had
preched hym al fat he couf e, and fonde hym euer fe lengur f e
wors, fen he prayde to Seywt Mathy to schewe his myracull to

4 hym 1 and yeve him that he was * woif y. Then anon, yns yght of
all men, f er come of fe erthe two fendes wyih two brennyng
howkes, and pullet Ipys man quyk don ynto hell; wherby fe
pepull was well comfortet, and euer aftyr lyued yn pes and rest.

8 And so y pray to God fat we may. Amen.

19.
DE DOMJOTCA IN QUADRAGESIMA SERMO BREUIS.

Good men and woymen, f «/s day ys called in holy chyrch
Sonday yn Q^adragesin. pen ys quadragesin a nowmbitr of

12 fourty ; for fro f is day to Astyr ben forty dayes fat byth f e tef e-
dayes of fe ^ere. And for ych man dothe forfet more of er las,
f erfor, forto make satysfaccyon for fat gylt, yche man ys holden
by f e la we of holy chyrch to fast f es fourty dayes, outtaken horn

16 fat fe lawe dyspensyth wyth for nede. That ben chyldyr wythyn
xxi jere, woymen wyth chyld, old men passed age and myghtles
to fast, pylgrymys, and seke, and pore, and fes fat labryn sore
fore hor lyuelod : f us f e lawe dyspensyth wyth apon hore ||

20 concyens. pen for bycause fat Sonday ys no day of fastyng, 49 a
f erfor 50 schull begyn your fast at Aske-Wanysday, and fat day 2
com to holy chyrche, and take askes at f e prestys hond, and ber
forth in your hert f at he sayth to you, when he layth askes on

24 your hedys. pen he saythe f us : ' Man, thynke fat f ou art but 9
eskys, and to eskys f ou schalt ajeyne turne.' pen byn fer f re
dyuerse skylles why je schull fast fes fourty dayes.

On ys, bycause as f e gospell * of Jri/s day tellyf e, how fat f e

28 Holy Gost lad our Lord ynto desert 5 fat was bytwyx Jerusalem
and leryco, forto be temptyd of fe fende. And was f er fourty
dayes and so mony nyghtys fastyng for our loue, schouyng to vs
and all cristen men and pepull f e uertu and f e mede fat comyth

32 of fastyng ; f e wheche uertu and mede ben expressed yn f e

1 and . . . was D. J>at lie G. not in d. 3 day C. om. G. ye cf. D.
3 but d. D. but but G. 4 gospell d. D. om^ G.

5 desert d. D. deset G.

19. De Dominica in Quadragesima 83

preface yn f e masse fat ys sayde in holy chyrche fes fourty dayes.
Ther ys sayde f us : ' pe bodely fast f rostys don vysis, and lyftyf e
manys hert to God, and jevyth hym v«rtu and mede ; hit ^euyth
hym mede in Heuen fat euer schall last, and u^rtu yn erf e gret.' 4
For, as clerkys telly fe and techyth, for fe spolde of a fasting man1
may sle any eddyr bodyly. Then, moche mor, he schall sle f e myght
of f e deuyll, fat ys f e old eddyr, f e fende of hell, fat come to Eue
yn paradyce in lyckenes of an eddyr, forto tempt hur of gloteny, 8
of vayne glory, and of couetyce. Eyght so he come to Crist yn
lykenes of a man, lest he had ben knowyn, and temptyd hym of
fat same synne. Thus, as f e gospell tellyf e, when Crist had fast so
long, and was by kynd of manhed anhongred2, fe fende come to 12
hym, and schewed hym stonys, and sayde : ' Yf f ou be Godys
sonue, make fes stonys brede' ; fat ryght as Eue, when scho sygh
fe appull, was raght forto ete fm>f, ryght so he had hope forto
haue made Crist, and so by gloteny haue eten of f e brede : for 16
gloteny ys not yn a manys mete, but yn foule appetyte. pen
sayd Crist to hym: 'A man schall not only lyue by bred; but
yche woid fat gofe out of Godys mowfe.' pen fe fende toke
49 b Crist, and set hym || on a pynacull on fe tempull, and sayde: ' Yf 20
f ou be God sonne, brywg f yselfe downe wythout monys helpe, fat
I may know fe for Godys sonne.' Then sayde Crist : ' pou schalt
not tempte God, f y Lorde.' }et, f e fryd tyme, he toke hym, and
set hym on a hegh hulle, and schewed hym all f e kyndomes of f e 24
world by takyng, and all fe ioyes of horn. And when he had all
told hym, he sayd f us to hym : ' All fes I woll $eue f e, so fat
f ou wolt fall don to f e erf e and worschyp me.' Then he vnswared
and sayde : ' Goo on bak, Sathan, hit ys wryttyn : f ou schalt 28
worschyp fy Lord God, and only s^rve hym.' pen f e fende lafte
hym, and angelys comyn, and broghten hym mete.

Then, for f e fende ys most bysy forto make yche man to gylt
yn fes f re synnes, most fes fourty dayes, f erf or you nedythe fre 82
helpys ajeynys horn; fat ben fese: a^eynys gloteny, abstynens;
a;eynys pryde, mekenes ; ajeynes couetyse, largenes. Then a^eyne
gloteny je most fast, fat ys, not ete befor tyme ; but abyde tyll
none of fe daye. And when 56 byn at your mete, ete ^e not 36

1 a fasting man d. D. fastyng G.

2 anhongred I), anhongur G. an hondred d.

6—2

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frechudly, no more fen anof er tyme, ny sytte for lust no lengyr
fen anof er day, and bef e well war fat 50 fast, bof e day and nyght,
as Crist dude. Ther byth mony fat fastyn f e day at on mele ;
4 but fay wyll sytte moche of f e nyght, and drynke, and soo full
hor wombe wykh drynke as well as wyth mete ; and fay fat don
so, don gloteny. And also 30 most fast from all maner flesch
mete and whyt-mete ; for as lerom says : ' Eggys and chese byn
8 molton flesche, and mylke ys wyth blod.' And forto shew en-
sampull of holy chyrch, takyth hede on fe prest fat gof e to
masse, fat ys. to Godys bord, how he at hys bygynnyng bowf e his
knees to God, and byddyf e all of er do soo ; and also, at f e end

12 of hys masse, he bydduf e all men bow herre hedys to God. So do
30 when je gon to your Lord : furst worschip 30 God wyt a Pater
Noster and an Aue of er mo, as your deuocyon ys, and maketh
a crosse on your mete, and aftyr mete f onkyth God wyt& anof er

16 Pater Noster and an Aue, || fat euer sendyth you mete at your 50
nede. pus 30 schull a3eynes gloteny.

And a3eyn vayn glory fat ys yn m&nnys hert, 30 most fast
wytAyn-forth gostly. ^e schull put away all euell foghtes of

20 heghnes, and haue f oghtys of lones. penkyf e how a man ys
borne febull, and seke, and naked, and pore ; and how he gof e
yche day a journay toward his deth, woll he, nyll he ; and how
fat, at f e last, dethe comyf e and castyf e hyrn downe seke yn hys

24 bed, gronyng and sykyng, and sone castyf e vp hys mete and hys
drynke, and turnet hyde and hew ; and how his brethe stinkyth,
hys lyppys wexyn blew, hys face pale, hys een 3olow, hys mowf e
frof ys : and so, at f e last, wyth depe 3oskyng 3eldyth vp f e gost.

28 Then lythe f er but a stynkyng stoke of 3erthe, and ys hyed to be
putte ynto f e erf e, and laft f er, and sone fo^etyn. Hold f ys yn
your mynd ; and I hope f ys schall put away pryde.

A3eynes couetyse 36 schull fast wythyn and wythout. WytAyn:

32 for oure bysy f oghtys of wo[r]ldys occupacyon and of hardnes, to
hold good a3eynes Godys byddyng. Also wythout : your hondys
fat han ben ay redy forto take, now 36 schull make horn redy
forto reche fe pore mete, and diynke, and fat fay han nede

36 to ; for f e hondys be not worf y to heue vp to God, fat be not
wont to reche f e pore mete. And fi[l]ke folke fat han ben bysy
erly and late to walke aboute worldely good, now schuld be

19. De Dominica in Quadragesima 85

bysy, alsoo, to vyset pore and seke, and goo on pylgrymage, and
goo to f e chyrch, to here Godys seruyce. And je fat haf e before
fast for chynchnes, now schall spare on hys mouf e, to jeue suche
fat haue nede. Thys fast plesyth God more and helpeth f e soule 4
hegly; for ryght as watyr quenchyth fyre, ryght so almys-dede
quenchyth synne. Wherfor fe profyt sayth fus: '^eue allmes,
and all fyng schall be clene to you, soo fat hyt be jeuen wyth
good wyll.' But, mor harme ys, Iper byn mony fat han mor lust 8
SObto fede hor owne bodyes wyth lusty metys, and drynkes, ||and
dayntef s, fen forto jeue a pore man a schyue of bred.

Narracio.

I rede fat f er was a nobull knyght of hys own hond and a gret 12
lord, but he cherysched his body to moch wyth dayntef metys
and drynkes. And so hyt fell fat he was ded, and buryet yn
a tombe of a stone as lordys byn. pen had1 he a sonne fat
was a good man, and yn custom to say, yche day, befor mete ' De 16
profundis ' for hys fadyr soule befor hys tombe. Then hit fell, on
a day, fat he made a gret fest of lordys and gret men of hys
contrey ; and whew fay wer redy to wasch, f e sonne f oght he had
not sayd hys deuocyon, and prayd horn to abyde a while, whyll 20
he jode to say ' De profundis.' pen sayde fay fat fay wold goo
wyth hym. pen, whill fay sayde ' De profundis/ f er fell such
lust yn hys sonneys hert to se his fadyr, fat he f oght he schuld be
ded, but he myght se hym. Then made he men to vndo f e tombe. 24
pen sygh he a passyng grete 2 tode, as blake as peche, wyth een
brennyng as fyre, fat had vmbeclypped wytA hyr foure fete hys
fadyrs f rote, and gnof fast f mm. pen, when f e sonne segh f ys, he
sayde : ' 0 fadyr, moche swete mete and drynke haf e gon downe 28
fat f rote ; and now f on art strangult wyth a foule helle-best ! '
Then bade he hull f e body 3 ajeyne, and jede to mete, and when he
had seruet all men ryaly, preuely he jode forth, and laft wyfe,
and chyld, and all his lordschyp, and come to Jerusalem ; and f er 82
lyued among beggers, all his lyue aftyr, yn gret penance, and sooj
dyed, and had f e blysse of Heuero. To f e wheche blys God bryng
vs all, yf hit be hys wyll. Amen.

1 had d. D. had had G. 2 passyng grete d. D. passyng G.

3 body d. D. bod G.

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20.
DE DOMINICA PRIMA QUADRAGESIME l.

Hortamur vos, ne m vacuum gractam Dei recipiates.
Corintheos vito.

4 Good men and woymen, fes wordes fat I haue sayde yn
Lateyn, byn f us to say yn Englysch : ' We amonechen you, fat
36 take not f e grace of God yn vayn.' pes ben f e wordes of
Seynt Paule, Cristys holy apostull, ||fat ben red yn fe pystyll of 51
8 f ?/s day ; by . f e wheche word f ys holy apostull chargyth all
good pepull, fat fay take hede what grace God sendyth horn,
and fat fay taken not fat grace yn vayn. God jeuyth grace
to man all tymes; but for a man nedyfe more hys grace f.ys

12 tyme fen anof er, f erfor, of hys hegh mercy, he jeuyth now-dayes
more habundant of Lenton fen any of er tyme. The whech grace he
partu f e yn f re wayes, fat ys to say : in way of gracyous abydyng,
in way of gracyous demyng, and yn way of gracyous amendys

16 makyng. pes f re wayes God sendyth hys grace to you now.

Wherfor, ryght as Seynt Paule monyschefe hys dyscypuls,
ryght soo I monyssch you fat ben my chyldyr yn God, fat je
take not }>ys grace of God yn vayn. ^e haue a comyn sayng

20 among you, and sayn j?at Godys grace ys worth a new fayre.
pen takyth hede how moche worth Godys grace ys ; for Jmgh
any of you had as moche gold as a fayre ys worth, but he
had Godys grace wyt/t hyt; hyt schuld turne hym more ynto

24 schenschip fen ynto worschyp. pus 30 may se by veray reson
}>at Godys grace ys more worf>y f>en any fayre. But jet 36 schull
know former, for, Jrngh a man had neuer soo moche riches and
prosperyte here J?at comyth all of Godys grace, but yf he take

28 J?at grace wele and pies his God wythall, hyt schall turne
hym ynto dampnac?/on. But for f>e pore playnyth on J>e ryche,
and sayn fay ben vnkynd to God, and don not as God byddyth
horn doo, and full eldyr seen a mote yn anofer manys ee fat

32 con not se a beem yn hor one : f erfor je schull knowe wele fat

hyt ys a specyall grace of God, when he makyth a man ryche

and Bom mow pore. He makyfe horn rych, fat fay wyth hor

ryches schuld socour f e pore yn hor nede, and soo wyth hor good

1 de dominica prima quadragesime d. D. om. G.

20. De Dominica Prima Quadragesime 87

by horn Heuen ; and som he makyth pore, fat hor pouerte
schall be hor saluacyon. For God knowefe wele, yf fay wern
rych, fay wold forjete hor God, and soo spyll homselfe. Wherfor||

51 b we amonyschen yow, bof e ryche and pore, fat je take not f 2/s 4

grace of God yn ydull nor yn vayn. Bat he fat is rych, set
not hys hert f erapon ; but euer be yn drede, lest he myspend
hit, and f onk God of hys grace. And he fat ys pore, gruche he
noght aijeynes his God, ne deme he not f e rych • but take his 8
pouerte \n pacyence and f onke God of hys grace : for, at f e last,
he schall haue Ipai for f e best. But a man, be he ryche or be he
pore, yf he haue grace of God, to se how moche he takyth of
God, and how lytyll he 3euyth agayne, verray reson woll tell 12
fat he ys more worfy dampnacyon fen saluacyon. But for
God ys full of grace, and schewyth hys grace to all his hondy-
werk, and for he knowet oure frelte, he haf e compassyon of vs,
and ijeuyth vs hys grace in abydyng of amendement. pat ys : 16
fa$ thow trespas sore a}eyne hym, he woll not smyte anon, but
gracyously abydyth ; for he haf e moche leuer forto do grace then
vengeans. And fat ys for two causes, as Saynt Austyne seyth.
On ys, yf God had don vengeans, anon the world had ben endyd 20
mony a day agoo, and so mony had be vnborne fat now ben holy
sayntys yn Heuen.

That of er cause ys, forto schewe how full he ys of grace, and
how fayn he wyll do grace and mercy to all fat wyll leue f e 24
euell and take fe good. Wherfor he sayth fus by his prophet:
'Nolo mortem peccatfons, sed vt magis cowuertatur et viuat/
' I woll not,' he says, 'fat a synfull man be ded, but I woll
raythyr fat he turne to good lyue/ pus ;e heryth how gracyous 28
God ys yn abydyng. Wherfor I monyesche you fat je take not
f 2/s grace yn vayn ; but thenkyth well how he bathe spared you
from Astyr hydyrto, f eras he myght, by ryght, haue smytyn
you wyth hys swerde of vengeans, ych day. For, as Saynt 82
Anselm sayth, f e lest synne fat a man doth, hyt vnworschypyth
God. Then, yf a man dyd any fyng fat vnworschypyd his

52 a worldly kyng, he wer worthy to || take hys deth; moche more ys

a man worthy fe deth fat vnworschypyth hym fat ys Kyng of 36
Heuen, and Lord and Kyng ouer all kynges. But ryght as he
passyth all yn dygnyte, ryght soo he passyth all yn grace and

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bonte. But f ogh je felen hym gracyous, be neuer f e boldyr to
lye yn synne ; but hyth you forto clanse you Iperof. For f agh he
abyde long, at f e last, he woll smyte suche fat woll not amende
4 horn ; and when he l smytyth, he smytyth sore.

Narracio.

I rede fat Iper was a knyght fat had no rentys of his owne,
but he had geton moche good yn werres. And when he hadde
8 all spend out, he jode and weddyd a lady of fat contray fat was
rych ynogh ; and f ogh he was pore, he was a semly man of person.
Scho sayd to hym f us : 'I wot wele fat f ou art a semly man of
body ; but for f ou art pore, y may not, for schame, take f e, but

12 yf f ou haue moche gold oper mony rentys. But for f ou has no
gold, do as I teche f e, and gete gold. Goo ynto suche a place
f er mony rych marchandys comen, and gete f e gold, and fen
fou schalt haue me.' Then went he f edyr. And hit hapend

16 fat f er come a ryche marchand fat way ; and he anon toke
hym, and bar forth bys gold, and slogh hym, and buryet hym,
and fen aftyr come to f e lady, and sayde : ' Lo f e som of gold
I haue geton of suche a man and buryet hyrn f er.' Then sayde

20 f e lady : ' Go aijene to-nyght and loke, yf fou oght here/ Then
jede he fat nyght and stode by f e ded graue. And at mydnyght
f er come a lyght from Heuen downe to f e graue ; and fen f e
graue opened, and f e cors sate vp, and helde vp his hondys to

24 God, and sayde : ' Lorde fat art ryghtwys juge, f ou wreke me
apon fis man fat haf e f us falsly slayne me for my trew catayle.'
And f erwyih come a voyce from Heuen and sayde : ' Thys day
frytty wyntyr, fou shalt haue vengeans'; and fen fe cors

28 f onkyd God, and lay downe yn hys graue a3eyne. pen was f ys
knyght sore aferd, and went2 to fys lady, and told hur all, and ||
how f e voyce sayde how, fat day frytty wyntyr, he schuld haue 52 b
vengeance. Then sayde f e lady : ' ^e/ qwod scho, ' moche may

32 fall yn frytty wyntyr ; goo we togedyr and be weddyd ! ' So fay
lyuedyn yfere, xxti jere, yn prosperyte and wele; but euer fis
knyght was adred of fys vengeans, and sayde to f e lady : ' Now
xxti jere byn pased, and f e x woll hye fast. AVhat is f y best

36 cownsell ? ' pen sayde scho : ' We woll make fys castell als
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sykur and as strong as we may; and fat same day, we schull
gedyr all oure frendes, and stuffe vs wyth men ynow; and soo
we schall scape wele ynogh. And soo fay dyddyn. When Ipe
day come, fay gedyrt a grete some of men ynto f e castell, and 4
set horn to f e mete, and maden all Ipe myrthe fat fay cowthe.
pen was fer an harper, and harpyd allway at fe mete. But,
for fer may no wyked spyryte come fer, ne haue no pouste als
fere as f e harpe ys herd, fer come out of f e kychon a brof ell 8
bowdet wyth gres, and rubbyd hys stryngys wyth hys bawdy
hondys. Then was fys harper wondyr wroth, and wyth hys
harpe wold haue smyton thys brothell; but for he flagh fast
away, f e harper suet hym out of f e castell ; and when he come 12
out, f is brothell vaneschyd away. Then fys harper turned ajeyne,
and sygh fys castell synke ynto fe erfe, all on.fyre.

Thus je may se, f agh God abyde longe, at f e last he smytyth
sore. Wherfor I amonysch you, fat 30 take not hys grace of 16
abydyng yn vayne ; but bythynkyth you wele of your mysdedys,
and comyth by tyme and clansyth you. For God jeuyfch you all
an hegh grace of demyng ; for f eras he ys, ys 1 treuf and ryght-
wysnes, and may not deme but wyth ryghtwysnes. And fen 20
schall non scape vndampned ; for, as lop saythe : ' J)ogh we
wold st[r]yve wyth him 2, we may not vnswar of on good dede for
53 a a f ousand fat he 5euyth vs.' Thus, for he sees fat no || man
may scape his dome vndampned, f erfor he, of hys hegh grace, 24
jeuyth hys power to a curatour, to deme all fat comen to hym,
hauyng ferme and stabull all fat comyth to hym; as fus fer
schall no good dede be vnquyte, nor no euell vnponysched.
Therfor yf a curatour 3eue f e more penaunce fen f e nedyth 3, 28
fat ys more, hit schall be quyte, and stonde f e in gret joye of
encrese byfor God ; :$yf he 3eue f e euen, f ou art quyte ; but yf
he jeue f e to lytyll, fen schall hyt be fulfylled yn purgatory.
Soo fat a man schall neuer be dampned for no synne fat he 32
ys mekly schryuen of, and takyth hys dome mekely of hys
schryftfadyr ; for all fyng fat ys not clansed here by schryft
and penance, schall be clansed yn purgatory. For when fou
comyst to schryfte, fou comyst forto be demed of thy schryft- 36

1 ys] is d. D. om. G. a him d, D. hyre G.

3 MS. nedythet.

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fach/r ; wherfor God woll neuer l deme f e twy for on f yng. Then
take hede wheche an hegh grace God jeuyth you yn demyng,
when he ordeynet a synfull man, as fow art, to be fy domys-

4 man ; for all ys yn hegh helpe to you, to jeue boldnes to you to telle
out all fat lythe yn your hert, and nof yng forto hyde ; for all
fat ys not 2 now helyd yn schryft, schall be, at f e day of dome,
knowen to all f e world wyth moche confusyon. And fen schall

8 he be demed of God f <?rfor ynto f e fyre of helle. perfor f e
apostull sayth f us : ' Horrenduw est incidere in manus Dei
onmipotentis ' ; that ys to say : ' Hit ys horryble and grysly to
falle ynto Godys hondys/ Wherfor I amonysch you fat 50 take
12 not f is grace of demyng yn vayn, but schryuyth you clene, and
leue noght yn your hert.

Narracio

For f us I rede of a woman fat had done an horrybull synne,

16 and myght neuer, for schame, schryue hyr f erof. And oft, when
ho come to schryf, scho was yn purpos forto haue ben schryuen ;
but euer fe fend put such t a schame yn hur hert, fat scho had
neuer grace || to clause hur f erofe. Then, on a nyght, as scho lay 53 b

20 yn hur bed, and f oght moch on fat synne, Ihesu Crist come to
hur and sayde: 'My doghtyr, why wol fou not schew me fy
hert, and schryue f e of fat synne fat f ou lyse yn ? ' ' Lord/
qwod scho, ' I may not, for schame.' pen sayde Crist : ' Schew

24 me f y hond ' ; and toke hur hond, and put hit ynto hys syde, and
sayde, and drogh hit all blody out : * Be f ou no more aschamed to
opyn fy hert to me, fen I am to opon my syde to f e/ Then was
f ys woman agry[s]ed of f e blod, and wold haue weschyn hit away ;

28 but scho myght not, be no way, tyll scho had schryuen hur of
fat synne. Then, when scho was schryuen, anon fe hond was
clene as fat of yr. pus God dof e grace yn esy demyng.

He dofe alsoo grace yn amendys3 makyng. Whyll for a

32 lytyll penance fat a man dofe here, God forijeuyth hym f e gret
penance yn helle, and so settyth a man at fe large to do hys
penance, and not yn destresse ; but jeuyth hym chose whef yr he
wyll do mekely, wyth good wyll, oper no. And yf he do mekely

36 hys penance, he wyll forjeue hym hys gult, and cheressche hym
1 neuer d. D. euer G. 2 not inserted above the line.

8 amendye] amendy G. amendus C. not in d. D,

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more fen he dyd byfore, and avaunse hym yn f e court of Heuen.
And f ogh he wold do no penance, but prudly put hit away, }et,
ynto hys deth-day, he abydyth from 3ere to 5ere, to loke jyf he
wyll amende ; and ^yf he wyll not, he wyll make bynde hym 4
hond and fote, and cast hym ynto prison, fat ys, ynto f e paynes
of helle. And soo ys wele worthy.

Thus, good men, 30 haue herd how fat God geuyth you grace
yn f re wayes : yn gracyous abydyng, yn gracyous demyng, and 8
yn gracyous amendys makyng. For gracyously he abydyth and
woll not take vengeans anon, but euer abydyth aniendement;
and gracyously he woll fat a man be demed wyth mercy and not
to f e vtmast here ; and gracyously he takyth l a moraiys amendys, 12
whyll for penauwce of a schort tyme, he fo^euyth f e penaunce
fat euer schall last. And aftyr fat he haf e done his penauwce,
he for3euyth hym all hys gylt, and avaunsuf e hym yn Heuen. ||
54 a For f us moche y presume of Godys grace and hys mercy fat f e 16
fende of hell, and he wold aske mercy wyU a meke hert to God,
God woll jeue hym mercy, pen moche more he wold 3eue a man
mercy fat he sched his hert-blod for. And herof I tell an
ensampull, and make an end. 20

Narracio.

I rede f er wer two chapmen dwellyng bysyde fe cyte of
Norwych. Of fe whech on was a good lyuer, and fat ofer
a curset lyuer ; but for J?ys good man durst not depart from fat 24
oper, as oft as he durst, he conseylet hym to schryue hym, and
amend hym of hys lyuyng. pen fat othyr wold say h?/t wer
tyme ynogh, forto be schryuen when he schuld dye. Then hit
fell aftyr so fat f ys euell man fell seke, and lay on hys deth-bed ; 28
and when hys felaw knew, he cryet on hym fast and 30010 to
schryue hym, and send aftyr his prest, for he was but ded. But
fat ofer onerprudly sayde nay, he wold not; for he wyst well
ynogh, God wold not foi^eue hym for hys long abydyng. Then f ys 32
good man was wondyr sory for hym, and made fach prestys and
frerys, and all fat he hopyd wold haue holpen hym, and consayle
hym to goode. But euer he made f e same vnswar to horn as he
dyd to f e good maw, and sayde he wold not schryue hym, ne 36
1 he takyth C. om. G. not in d. D.

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mercy aske. pen had Ipys man a lampe brennyng on nyghtys
byfor hys bed, and yn a bed bysyde hym lay of er two men l, to
wake hym. Then, aboute mydnyght, fay saw Ihesu Cryst bodyly
4 wyth blody wondys stondyng before f e seke manys bed, and
sayde to hym Ipus : ' My sonne, why wyll f ou not schryue f e
and put f e ynto my mercy, fat am redy alway to jeue mercy to
all horn fat wyll mekely aske mercy.' pen wyth fat sayde he :
8 c For I wot well I am vnworthy to haue mercy ; wherfor f ou wolt
:jeue me non mercy.' ' ^us, sonne, for sof e, aske hyt mekely and
f ou schalt haue ' ; and euer he vnswaret as he dyd before. Then
Cryst toke out of hys wonde yn hys syde his hond full of blod

12 and sayde : ' pou fendys-chyld, f ys schall be redy token bytwyx
me and fe yn f e day of dome, fat 1 1| wold haue don f e mercy, 54 b
and fou woldyst not.' And Iperwyth cast fe blod ynto hys
face ; and f erwyth anon Ipys seke man cryed and sayd : * Alas !

16 Alas ! I am dampnet for ay ! ' and soo deyd. Then Ipys of er
man was so aferd of Ipys syght and of bof e hor speche, fat hit
was long or he dyd ryse. Then, at fe last, he ros vp, and lyght
a candull at fe lampe, and come to hys felow, and fond hym

20 dede, and f e red blod yn hys face, and f e body blacke as pych.
pen, for ferd, ]>ys man cryed for helpe ; and when men comen, he
told horn f e case, and how Cryst dyd to hym, and how he
vns wared a^eyne.

24 — Wherfor y amonysch you fat 50 take not Ipys grace yn vayne ;
but schryue you clene of your synnes, and put you fully ynto
hys mercy and ynto his grace. And fen woll he take you ynto
his mercy and mto hys grace, and bryng you to f e joye fat

28 euer schall last. To f e wheche joy God graund you and me.
Amen.

21.

DE DOMINICA SECUNDA QUADEAGESIME.

Good men and woymen, fys day ys f e secunde Sonday yn

32 clene Lent on. Wherfor, as 30 haue ben bysy all fys jere forto

make you clene and honest wytAout-forth in body, now schull 50

be as bysy, forto clause you wytAyn-forth yn your soule ; for fat

ys Godys wyll fat 50 so done. Wherfor Ipys tyme of Lenton ys

1 men d. D. me G.

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ordeynt only to scowre and to clanse your concyens of all maiier
roust and fulf e of synne fat scho ys defowled wytA, so fat 30
may wytA a clene consyens receyue, on Astyr-day, f e clene body
of our Lord Ihesu Crist. Wherfor Seynt Paule tellyth and techyf e 4
you yn f e pystyll of f ys day and sayth ]>us : ' Hec est voluntas
mea etc. ' : This ys Godys wyll, fat 30 be holy, and fat je con
hold your vessell yn holynes and worschyp. pen hit prevyth
well fat he doth God worschyp fat busyuf hym to clans his 8
vessell ajeyne f e comyng of our Lord, pen schull je know well
fat fys vessell ys noght elles, as Saynt Bernard sayth, but a
55 a manys concyens ; hyt ys a trew vessell, || and a hole, and kepyf e
truly all fat ys put f eryn, ynto f e day of dome. That day, yche 12
inams vessell, fat ys ych manys conciens, schall be openyd, so
fat all f e world schall see what a man haf e kepte f eryn, be hit
bettyr, be hyt worse, pew wele schall hym be fat bryngyth fat
day a clene vessell befor f e justyce ! 16

Then, how schall a man kepe hys vessell clene, holy chyrche
techyth by ensampull of an holy patryark, Jacob, fat ys red and
songen of yn holy chyrche all fys weke, and sayth f us : ' Thys
lacob had a fadyr fat was called Isaac, and a modyr fat was 20
Rebecca, pen had fys Rebecca two sonnys at onys by hur
husbond, fat on fat was furst borne het Esav, and fat of er het
lacob. pera God ordeynt so fat fe fadyr loued Esav, and f e
modyr louet lacob.' But, for f e story ys long, we schull, at fys 24
tyme, take fat fat ys most spedfull, and leue fat of yr. Then
God $af fe patryarke suche a grace fat, what maner blessyng
fay jaue hor chyldyr, fay schulden haue hit. pen, for fys
Isaac was old, and blynd, and nygh his def e, he bade hys sonne 28
Esav goo, and hunt, and gete som mete, fat he myght ete of,
and he wold jeue hym hys blessyng. But when Esav was goon,
by techyng of hys modyr and sleght, lacob fat was fe ^ongyr,
gate hys fadyrys blessyng, and was made ayre and lord of all his 32
brefyrn, and curset all fat cursyfe hym, and blessyth all fat
blessyth hym. Then when Esav come home and knew fys, he
hatyd hys brof er lacob, and f o}t 1 to haue slayn hym. Wherfor,
by consell of hys modyr, he went out of f e contrey to a vncull of 36
hys fat het Laban. And as he went by fe way, he come ynto
1 ]>o$td.D. best 6?.

94 21. De Dominica Secunda Quadragesime

a centre of euell-lyuyng men, and durst not herber wyth horn;
but all nyght lay by fe way, and layde a stone vndyr hys bed
and so slepyd. And as he slepte, hym foght he saw a laddyr
4 fat raght from fe erth to Heuen ; and God || joynut to fe laddyr, 55 b
and1 angyll goyng vp and don fe ladder, pen spake God to
hym and sayd : ' I am God of Abraham, Isaac, and lacob ; and
woll jeue fe Ipys lond, and be fy keper yn f e way/ Then woke
8 Jacob and sayd : Tor stfe, God ys yn Ipya place, and I wyst not.*
And so 3ede forth to hys vncull, and was wyth hym xxti jere
his seruand, and wedde hys two deghtren ; fat on het Rachel,
fat ofer het Lya. And when he had byn fer soo long, he had

12 longyng to goo home ynto hys one contrey, and toke wyih hym
hys wyves and chyldyr, and all f e catell and good fat he had,
and jede forth. But jetj for he dred hys brof er, f er come, to
helpe hym, a gret multytude of angelys yn lykenes of men*, pen2,

16 when he come to a forde of laboc, he made all hys meyne and all
his catell go befor ouer fe forde, and he hymself abode byhynd.
And as he was yn hys prayers, an angyll com to hym lyke a
mow, and wrasteled wyth hym, all f e nyght tyll on fe morow,

20 and tcwched fe gret senew of hys fegh, and made hym halt
allway aftyr. Then sayde fe angyll to lacob: 'What ys fy
name ? ' and he sayde : ' lacob/ ' Nay,' qwod he, ' f ou schalt not
lengyr het lacob, but Israeli schall be f y name ' ; and soo blessyd

24 hym, and laft hym fer halt. And soo he jede home ynto his
centre yn mycull prosperyte.

pys story ys yn holy chyrch yn hegh ensampull to yche Goddes
seruant fat desyiyth to gete fe blessyng of hys Fadyr of Heuen,

28 and f e herytage fat ys f er. He most furst be lacob, and aftyr
Israeli ; for by lacob ys vndyrstcnd a wrasteler, and by Israeli
a man fat sef e God : for he fat wyll se God yn Heuen, he most
wrastyll \n erf e wyih f e euell angyll, fat ys f e fende, and wyth

32 hys one flessch f us. When he goth to schryue hym, and haf e an
horrybull synne, f e fende puttyf e such a schame yn hys hert, so,
f ogh hit be yn his mouthe, he may not for schan.e tell hit out ;
fen most he wrastyll wyth f e fende, and ouercom || hym, and so 56 a

36 tell 3 out opynly all f e circumstance f erof. Then woll hys flessch
be aferd of hys penance, and he dof e hyt not aftyr he ys beden
1 and d. D. an G. 2 )>en D. J>at 6?. d. s tell D. tel d. stele G.

21. De Dominica Secunda Quadrage&ime 95

forto do, for drede f erof. But fen most he also wrastyll wyth
hys flesch, and make hym do hys penance fully as he ys beden.

Takyng also ensampull of a woman fat come of ferre to Cryst,
as f e gospell tellyf e, to haue bote and helpe of hyr doghtyr fat 4
was trauayld wyth a fende. pen, among of>er wordys when scho
cryet to Cryst, as Ipe gospell tellyf e, to haue helpe, he vnswaryd
and sayde : ' Hyt ys not good to take bred of chyldyrn, and jeue
hyt howndys to ete.' But Ipya rebuke ]>ys woman toke mekely 8
and sayde : ' ^us, Lord, for whelpes eten of cromes fat fallen from
hor lordeyis bord.' pen sayd Crist : * Woman, f ou art of gret
byleue ; wherfor as f ou wolt, be f y doghtyr hole.'

Thys woman and hur doghtyr bytokenyth l a man fat haf e hys 12
concyens trauelyng wyth f e fende of dedly synne fat may no way
be holpen, but jyf he goo to God and holy chyrch, and opyuly
schryue hym to f e prest, sparyng no rebuke, ne for no schame, ne
drede ; but mekely suffyr fat f e prest sayf e, and take hys 16
penance deuotly; and so schall he be delyuerd of fe fend that
trauelyth hys concyens. For fat man fat haf e don a dedly
synne, yf he schall be saued, he schall neu<?r take rest yn hys
concyens, tyll he be schryuen of. For ryght as a hownd gnawyth 20
a boon, ryght soo fat synne schall gnawe hys concyens, schewyng
by experyment how howndys of hell schull gnawe hys soule euer-
mor, wytAout rest, fat deyfe wyttyngly yn dedly synne fat he
myght haue be schryuen of, and wold not. 24

Narracto.

I rede of a woman fat had don an horrybull synne; and oft
scho wold haue schryuen hur f erof, but scho myght neuer for
schame tell hit to f e prest. pen, on a nyght, as scho lay and 28
foght moche how scho myght do for schame, Crist come to hur
56 b bodely and sayde : || ' My doghtyr, why schryues f ou J?e not of fat
synne ? ' fen sayde scho : ' Lord, for I may not for schame.'
Then sayde Crist to hur: 'Schewe me fy hond'; and put hur 32 ^ /
bond ynto hys syde, vp to fe elbow, and sayde: 'What felys
f ou 1 ' And scho, qwakyng for ferd, sayde : ' Lorde, I fele f y
hert.' pen sayde he : 'Be f ou no mor aschamed to schew me fy
hert, fen I am to suffur fe to fele my hert.' Then fys woman 36
1 and hur doghtyr bytokenyth d. D. bytokenyth and hur doghtyr G.

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'

ros vp, and wyth a candyll segh hyr bond blody, and wold haue
waschen hyt away ; but hyt wold not be, tyll scho 3ode on f e
morow to a prest, to schryue bur. And anon, as scho was
4 schryuen, fen anon fat bond was as whyte as fat of yr ; and soo
scho hade for^yfnes of God, and f e blysse of Heuen. To f e
wheche blysse God bryng you and me to, yf hyt be hys wyll.
Amen.

22.

8 DE DOMINICA TERCIA QUADRAGESIME S^MO BREUIS.

Good men and woymen, fys ys f e f rydde Sonenday of Lenton.
Wherfor we redyn yn f e gospell of f ?/s day how our Lord Ihesu.
Crist cast out a dombe fende of a man ; and when f e fende was

12 out, fen f e man spake. Then schull je vndyrstocd by f ?/s dombe
man all fat haue no pouste yn hor tong to schryue horn of ydull
of es, of ydull wordys, and of ydull f oghtys fat a man wyth delyte
occupyeth his heit yn. And when he comyth to schryft, fen ys

16 he dombe, and spekyf e not of horn, wenyng hyt be no synne to
fenke on an ydull foght, ne forto speke ydull wordys to make
men to lagh, ne forto swer an oth dof e no harme. ^us, for sofe,
hit ys such a synne, as Crist sayth hymselfe, fat a man schall

20 jeue acownte f erof, yn f e day of dome, of yche ydull word fat a
man spekyth. Wherfore forto wythdraw all mew of such of es and
wordys, Seynt Poule yn fe pystull of fys day forbedyth yche
cristen man not to speke all maner ydull speche, and rybaudy,

24 and harlatry, and all othyr speches fat turnyth to foly and to
noght. And byddyth horn || speke suche wordys fat ben worschyp- 57 a
full to God, and profet to horn fat heryn horn. And byddyf e fat
suche foly wordys and rybawdy schuld not be nempnyd among

28 Godis pepull; for feras fay ben oft ynempnet, fay ben foght on1,
and so fay fallyn ynto f e dede of synne, and fogh f e dede of
synne sewe not, neuerf eles fe lyst fat a man hafe yn spekyng,
ys a gret synne.

32 Narraceo.

I rede of an abbas fat was a clene woman of hyr body as for
dede of lechery; but scho had gret lust to talke ferof. So when
1 on] vpon d. D. on hit G.

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scho was ded, scho was buryet yn fe chyrch. And so, f e nyjt
aftyr, fendes token vp fe body, and beten liyt wyth brennyrig
scorgys from f e nauell vpward, fat hyt was as blak as pych ; but
from fe uauell don ward, fay myght do nojt feito, for fat part 4
sclion as f e sonne. But euer as fe fendes beten hyr, sho cryed so
pittusly, fat two of hur sustyrn fat werne sextens, wer sore
agrysut Iperof ; but jet ayfyr confortyd ofer, fat fay comen fer
f e body lay, and sejen how f e fendys ferden wyth hur. Then 8
sayde scho to hur sustren : t 30 knowen well ynogh fat I was '
clene maydeu as for dede of flessche; wherfor fat party of1 my
body fat was clene, fat schynyth as 56 se now. But, for I had
lust forto speke of fulth of f e flessch and of opyr rybawdy, 12
ferfor fat party of my body fat ys gulty, hit hafe hys penaunce
as 50 seen. Wherfor I pray you fat $e pray for me ; for by your
prayers I may be holpen, and buf e war by me yn tyme comyng.'

By f ys ensampull je may know, how gret synne hyt ys to speke 16
of rybawdy. Wherfor f e same apostull byddef e you absteyne
you from rybawdy and all such doyng, and sewe Crist, and
walke 2 yn loue as Crist dyd, and suffred for you mony scornes,
and rebukes, and despytes, and mekely jeuyng ensampull to all 20
his pepull to do ryght so ; for fat is nedefull to ych Godis
57 b seruant. For fat schapif hym to lyue \n rest and || pes, he schall
haue gret persecucyon of euell men ; but yf he take hit mekely
and yn charyte, he ys a martyr befor God. "Wherfor, yn confort 24
of all such Godys s^ruantes, holy chyrch makyth mynd, fys day
and all f e weke aftyr, of a holy man fat was called Joseph, fat
suffryd gret persecucyon ; but for he tcke hit mekely, God broght
hym aftyr ynto gret worschyp, as je schull now here. But for f e 28
story ys ouerlong, we schull take f erof fat ys most nedfull, and
leve f et of yr.

Thys Joseph had a fadyr fat heght lacob, and had of er eleuen
bref ren to loseph. And for hys fadyr loued hym specyaly befor 32
all fat ofyr, ferfor fay hatud hym, and moche more for a swyue?i
of hys fat he had told hys bref yr, wherby fay had euer troyng
fat he schuld be a lord to horn, and all schuld do hym worschip ;
herfor fay had schapon to haue slayne hym. But fay durst not, 36
for f e aw of God, sched hys blod ; but sold hym ynto f e lond of
1 party of C. partyeth G. notind.D. 2 walke D. walkd. ^alkyfe <?.

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Egypt to a man, for f rytty penyes. pen, for God was wyth hym,
fe maystyr of the kyngys knyghtys fat heght Putyfare, boght
loseph, and made hym chefe of hys howshold. But jet f e deuell
4 had envy to hym, and made f e lady of fe howse to couet hyrn to
haue layn by hur. And soo, on a day, when scho see tyme, scho
toke hym by the mantell l and spake to hym of fat mater ; but
when he herd that 2, anon he flogh away, and lafte his mantell f er.
8 pen f ys woman rerud cry, and told hyr lord how loseph wold
haue layne by hur ; and, for he schuld not say nay, scho huld his
mantell yn wytnesse ajeynys hym. Wherfor f e lord anon made
cast loseph ynto prison wher kyng Pharo had don hys botler and

12 hys baxter byfore.

Then met fay two sweuons f e whech loseph dude rucche and
sayd fat, wytAyn fre dayes aftyr, fe kyng wold restore hys
boteler ajeyne ynto hys offyce, and f e baxter schuld, wythyn fre

16 dayes aftyr, be hongyd:||and hit was sothe as he sayde. Then 58 a
fell hit soo, that3 f e kyng hymselfe met a swyue?i ; but for ]>er couf e
no man tell what schuld fall f^rof, by steryng of fe boteler, J:e
kyng send &%r loseph. And when fe kyng had told hym hys

20 swyuera, fen sayde loseph fat God had send warnyng to f e kyng
to be war and puruay before, for he schuld haue vn jere plentef e of
corne and all o]~er vytayle, and aftyr horn schuld come seven
}ere of hongur fat schuld ete oat and destrye all fat myght be

24 geton f e vn good jeres befor. Then sayde f e kyng : * I know no
man fat couf e f us do but Ipon ; wherfor I make f e vndyr me \>Q
grettyst yn my reme, and all schall bow to J?e as to me, and do )?y
comma wndemewt yn all f>yng.' Then Joseph anon let make ]>e

28 gretest bernys J>at euer wer, and gedyr corne fylke vn jere. So
at Ipe V3i jeres ende, as he sa^de, dere jere and hongyr come.
And when 4 all me>i haden spende }?at Jray had, fen fay come to
loseph fat had jnogh, and sold horn corne and ofyr vytayles.

32 Then, when lacob, loseph fadyr, herd fat fer was corn to
byen yn Egypte, he send fydyr hys x sonnes, forto bye corne.
And when fay ?egh loseph, as hys swyuen wold xxn jere before,
all t?ay fell on knes and hcnowred hym; for fay knew not

36 loseph. But for he knew horn well, he spake hard wordes to

1 mantell <J.D. matell G.
3 that D. om. rf. G.

2 that rf. D. om. G.
4 when d. D. om. G.

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horn by a latymere, lest he had ben knowen, and sayd fay
werne spyes, and wern ccme to spye fe lond. And fay sayde
nay, fay wern all on marys sonnes, and on brofyr fay haden
laft at home wyth hor fadyr, anofyr brtfyr fay hadden, but he 4
was not alyve (fat fay speken by Icseph, for fay wenden he had
ben ded). Then sayde Joseph he wold preue licm, whef«r fay
wer trew, and made bynde on of horn fat het Symeon, and sayde
he wold hold hym fast, tyll fay broght to hym fat brcf er fat was 8

58 b at home, and made full hor fackes || wyth corne, and put money

yn f e moufe of ych sake, vnwytyng horn ; and so irade horn go
home to hor fadyr. S*o when fay come home and powred out fe
corne, fay fonden money yn hor sakkes and tolden hor fadyr 12
all tyt[h]yng. Then was f e fadyr scry for hys sonne fat was laft
byhynde yn bondes, and mcst nede send hyra forth fat he louet
most ; for he was losephys own brothyr, and fat of &r werne
hys half-bref ern. But f ogh he wer l(/f e to leue hym, when hys 16
corn faylyd, he most nede haue more and send forth Peniamyn
to Joseph. And when Joseph segh hym, he myght not forgo
to wepe, and je^e ynto hys chambur, and bade delyuer hur ofyr
brof yr Symeon to horn, and sette hem to mete, and bade full 20
hor Fekkes wyth corn and putte priuely hys cuppe fat he dranke
of hym self, yn Beniamyn sacke, and soo made horn go hore
way. But when l fay wern all gone yn good spede as fay
wenden, fen serd Joseph afiyr horn men fat sayden fat fay 24
wern wycked men fat aftyr fat hur lord had made horn wele at
jees, had stolen hys cup pe fat he loued mcst. Then wern fay
sory and payden hit was not soo, but bade horn ronsak horn
yche on. And fay bfgoncn at fe eldyst, tyll fay come to fe 28
jongyst, and token hym fat fay fonden hit wyth, and ladden
hym ajeyne, to here her lordeys wylle ; for horn foght hyt had
ben sykur \>ai hit had not ben soo. Then when fay come to
Beniamyn fat was Joseph brofyr, fay fonden fe coppe yn fe 32
fcofom of fe sakke. pen wer fay all sory, and turnet ?$eyne
sore wepyng, and come before Joseph. But whew he se horn
all wepe ar.d hys one brofyr makyng mcst sorow, for hyt was

59 a fond wyth hym, then Joseph || spake to hym, and bade hym be 36

of good confort, and sayde : ' I am Joseph, your brofyr, be 50

1 when] whhen G.

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100 22, De Dominica Tercia Quadragesime

not aferd: God hafe send me tofore you hedyr for your good/
And soo send aftyr hys fadyr, and dwellut ay aftyr ]>er yn fat
lond in gret well and prosperite.

4 Lo, good men, Ipys story ys red fys weke yn holy c[h]yrche,
for Godys chyldyrne schuld take ensampull at old holy fadyrs,
to suffyr desese and persecuc^/on vryili meke hert, and yn full
chary te for Godys loue, as he suffred for vs. And he fat takyth

8 persecuc?/on a^eynes hert and grucchef e a^eynes God and sayth :
' A, why dope God f us wyth mex what haue I trespassed * fat he
faryth f us wythe me 1* I do you well to wytte fat $e most
schryf you f erof, and aske God m^rcy for youre mpacyens and of
12 all ofyr synnys, ben fay neuer soo small yn2 your eye; for ]>e
trespas of on synne may let moch grace.

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Narracio.

I rede yn a myracull of Saynt Wenfryd fat a man come to hur,
vnnef e broght apon two croches, full of all maner woo. pen, be
helpe of Ipys holy mayden and virgyn, he was helud, and soo
al day aftyr went hole ynto yche hous of f e abbay, f onkyng God
and fe holy mayden of hys hele. But at nyght he :jode ynto
hys bed fer he lay before, hopyng to haue gon yn fe morow
home all hole. Also sone as he come ynto hys bed, anon fe
sekenes toke hym wors fan hit dyd befor ; and soo lay all nyght
cryyng fat hit was rewth to here. Then, on f e morow, mongkes
come to hym askyng what he had agylt, fat hys sekenes was
comen a^eyne. And he sayde : ' Nof yng.' pen sayde on : ' "Was
f ou schryuen sef en f ou come 1 ' And he sayde nay, for sothe he
had no nede, and sayde he stele neuer ox ne cow ne hors, ne
neuer dyd no greues synue ; wherfor he had no nede to schryue
hym. pen sayde fe monke || a^eyne fus: 'For fagh a man do 59 b
no gret synnes, he may do soo mony venyall synnys vnschryuen,
may charche his soule, and make a dedly synne. For ryght
as a man may wyth mony smal cornys ouercharche a strong
hors, so, wyih mony venyall synnys v[n]schryuen, may charch hys
soule, fat he schall fall ynto f e lake of helle. Then fys man
toke a prest and schrof hym. And when he was schryuen, anon
he had hys hele. and was hole ay aftyr; and heyly fonked God
1 trespassed d. D. trespas G. 2 yn C. om. G. not in d. D.

22. De Dominica Tercia Quadragesime 101

fat he was helut, bof e yn body and yn roule, by confessyon and
prayer of f is holy mayden Seynt Wenefryde.

And so pray we to God fat we may be helud yn our bodyes
and specyaly in oure soules, fat we may haue f e blysse fat he 4
boght vs to. Amen.

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DE DOMINICA QUAKTA QUADKAGESIME.

Good men and woymen, as 50 all know well, fys ys fe fourf e
Sonday of Lenton. Yn fe wheche day all holy chyrch makyfe 8
mynde of a holy profyt fat was called Moyses, fe whech was |M6>^
a figur of our Lord Ihesu Crist mony 3eres er he was borne of
our lady.

Then, as we redyn thys weke yn holy chyrch, as f ys Moyses 12v \
EIS yn desert of Synay, God spake to hym and sayde : ' Pharao,
fe Jkyng of Egypt, oppressyth the pepull1 of Israeli wyth bondage
and myth vnresynabull werkes, and fay, for woo of oppressyng,
cryen to me for socour and helpe. "Wherfor goo f ou thedyr, 16
and fache horn out of hys bondage, and bryng horn hedyr, and
offeryth to me yn f is styd ; and I wyll bryng horn into a lond
plentwys of all good.' So, when he had taglit Moyses all how
he schuld do, fen he ^cde lp edyr, and gederyd all f e old men of 20
horn fat knew by prophesy how fay schuld be lad out of fat lond,
and sayde to horn as God bade hym. Then wer fay wondur2 glad
60 a and fayne, and || suyd hym forth more and lasse, tyll fay come to
f e Red See. And God was befor horn yn a pelere of a clowde, to 24
refresch horn for hete of f e sonne, and in fe nyght yn a pyler
of fure, to leghten horn from harme of edyrs and olper vemens
bestys. But when fat Pharao herd fat Moyses had lad forth f is
pepull, he toke f re hundyrt of charyotes of hys owne, and cfyr 28
fre hundyrt of fe lond, and fyfty fowsand of hoi smew, and two
hundyrt fowsand of fotemen, and jode affcyr horn. But when
Moyses segh f ys pepull comyng, he prayde to God for helpe.
And God bade hym smyte f e see wyth his ijerde, and hyt schuld 32
open and jeue way to hys pepull. And when he had smyten f e

1 kyng . . . pepull C. kyng oppressyth the pepull yn Egypt jet fat J>e pepull G.
king oppressed J>e peple in Egipt d. D. 2 wondur C. vndyr G. om. d. D.

10.2 23. De Dominica Qt&zrta Qaadragesime

see vrylh hys ijerde, hit cleue yn two partyes, so lp.it fa wabj/r
stod oa ayfyr syde as walles, and fe grounie was dry sond.
Than 50 Je Moyses yn, and all fa pap all sewet hym, tyll fay wer
4 all ouerpassyd. Then went Phai'ao to haue don SOD, and 3ode yn
aftyr. Bufc whan ha and all hys ost wern ya fa see, f e watyr went
a^eyna togedyr, and drowned hyin and all hys ost, so fat Iper
wer l laft of hoin not on man. Then when Moyses and his pepull
8 segh fat, fay f ankyd God, vry\h hegh steaen, and dwellyd \>er
seuen dayes aftyr ; and yche day 5ode to f e see wyth mynstrelsy,
fonkyng God of hur wondyrfull scapyng. ^et yn m/nde herof,
all fe Astyr-weke, projessyon ys made to J>e fonte.

12 Then went Moyses forth wyth hys pepull ynto fe desert, tyll
fay come to f e hull of Synay. And f er he laft f e pepull bynefe,
and he hymselfe pde vp ynto f>e hull Iper God was; and was
fourty dayes f>er and foarty nyghtys wythout mete or drynke. Then

16 God 5af hym twoo tables of stone yn J>e whech God wrote Vfytfi
hys fyngyrs fa x co/7imaundeinentys, and bade Moyses teche horn
to hys pepull. And when he come done to f>e pepull, hys face
was so bryght and two spyres of fyre stoden out of hys hed lyke

20 two homes, so ]>at J?e pepull myght not speke || wyfch hym for 60 b
clerte, tyll he toke a kerchef and hulyd hj/s face. Tnen wer
J?er wry ton yn J?e on lefe f>e fre comaundementys fat longyfe to
God, and seuen yn fat of er fat longyf e to f y neghtbur.

24 pe fre cowmawndementys fat longyf e to God ben f ese :
' Thow schalt loue God and worschyp hym befor all fyug, so fat
fou schalt yn all fyng pyt Godys wyll byfore fy wyll, and so
sewe hys wyll and not f yne.' That of er ys : ' pou schalt not take

28 Godys name yn vayna.' pat ys : f ou schalt not be callet a
cristen mon, but yf fou lyue a cristen lyfe; for fogh fou be
called a cristew man and sprues f e fende, fat name stondyth f e
in veyn. And also fou schalt not swer by God, ne by no party

32 of hys body, ne by no f yrig fat he made, but yn affermyng of
trewth, and jet when fou art constrayned f erto. The thryd ys
this : * Thow schalt hold f y holyday.' pat ys : f ow schalt ben as
erly vp and as late don, and be as besy to serue God as fou art

86 on f e werkeday to serue f e world. The fourf e is : ' pou schalt
worschyp fy fadyr and fy modyr fat han broght f e ynto fys
1 wer D. otn. G. d.

23. De Dominica Quanta Quadragesime 103

world ', and f y god-fadyr and f y god-mod#r fat holpen to make
fe a cristen man, and thy faydr vridyr God fat hafe f e charche
of f y soule, and schall 3eue vnswar f erof befor God/ The v. ys
f iys : < pow schalt nof yr sley vryih f y hond, ne \\yth f y ee, nor 4
vryih f y tong, ne wyth euell ensampull ; ne wytAdrawe lore and
techy ng to horn fat fou art holden to tech.' The vi. is fys :
' pou schalt 2 do no lechery yn no degre wythout wedlok.' The
vn. ys f ys : * pou schalt not stele no f yng, grete ne small.' The 8
viu. is fys : 'pou schalt not here no false wyttenes a3eynys no
man, by no way.' The ix. ys : 'pou schalt nof yr couet truant,
ne ox, ne no fyng fat ys fy neghtbur, a;eynys hys wyll/ The
x. ys f ys : ' pou schalt not wylne f y neghtburs wyfe, ne cownsell 12
61 a hur, by no || man«r way, to euell, ne to fat fat ys harme or veleny
to hur husbond.'

Thes byn f e x cowmawndementys f e whech ych crysten man
ys bondon forto kepe. Thus was Moyses a fygur and a token of 16
Cryst; for Moyses com before and $af fe lawe, and Crist come
aftyr and $af grace, and mercy, and trewf e. For ryght as Moyses
fatte f e pepull out of Egypte f rogh f e see to f e hull of Synay,
ryght soo Cryst, when he com, he, by p?-«chyng and myracles doyng, 20
fat f e pepull out of f e darknes of synne and euell lyuyng f rogh
f e watyr of folowyug to fe hull of vertu. For he fat woll schryue
hym clene, and leue hys fowle leuyng, and hold f e couenantes 8 fat
he made wyt/i God yn hys folowyng, he schall gedyr vertu so togedyr, 24
fat f e hegh[t] of hym schall passe f e heght of any eithly hulle.

But he fat woll fus do, he most be fed of Cryst wyth fyve
lovys and two fyschys, as we rede yn f e gospell, how he fedde v
f owsand of pepull \\yth v louys and two fysches. The fyrst lofe 28
of fes v ys contrycyon of hert. The secund ys trew schryft of
moufe. The f ryd ys satysfaccyon of hys trespas. The nn. ysdrede*
of redemacion6, fat is, of turnyng ajeyne from hys synne ; for he6 fat
ys allgate aferde, he schall do well. The v. ys p«rsauarac?/on in 32
God. The two fyschys ben orysons and almes-dede, for fes ben
noresched yn terus of deuocyon. pes two susters geton whatso-
euer fay woll of hym.

1 world d. D. wold G. 2 schalt d. D. schat G. 3 couenantes (7. D.
coramawndementys G. * drede d. D. om. G. 5 redemacion d.

redimacion D. residmac^on G. 6 he d. D. om. G.

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Narrac/o.

I rede fat f er was summe tyme a man fat was called Perys,

and was full rych; but he was so hard, fat no begger myght

4 gete no good of hym, by no maner wyse. pen fell hyt soo, fat

a company of beggers setyn togedyr and speken of ]) ys Perus,

and how fay myght gete no good of hym. Then spake on fat

was as a maystyr of horn, and sayd : ' What woll je lay wyth me

8 fat I schall gete no good of hym 1 ' So fay layden a wager.

pen went f e beggar forth and set hym yii f ys Peres hall-porche, to

abyd hym, ||tyll he come, pen anon, as he segh hym come, f ys 61 b

begger began to halson hym so heyly and so horrybly, fat fys

12 Perys, for gret angur fat he had * of hys grete halsyng1 as hys seruant
come by hym wytA a basket full of bred, he kaght a lofe, and wyth
all hys myght he cast at fys begger, and smot hym on f e brest, and
sayde : ' Stop thy mouthe 2 herwyth ; f e deuell of hell choke f e 3 !

16 How begynnys f ou on me ! ' pen 4, f ogh fys beggar had an
stroke, jet he was fayne fat he had somwhat, forto wynne wyt&
hys wager ; and toke f e lofe, and ;ode to hys felaws. ' Lo,'
q?/od he, * pys I haue geton,' and had hys wagyr. Then, yn f e

20 nyght aftyr, hyt happut soo fat f ys Perys sterfe yn hys bede ;
and anon fendys comen and fattyn his soule to helle. But fen
was our lady redy, and bade horn bryng fe sowle fyrst to fe
dome, and so fay dydden. Then 5 was f er nof yng to helpe f ys

24 soule, but only fat lofe fat he cast at f e pore man. pen sayden
f e fendes fat he jaf hyt a^eynys hys wyll ; wherfor, by ryght,
hyt schuld not helpe hym. Then went our lady to \\yr sonne,
prayng hym to graunt fe soule to goo ajeyne to fe body, forto

28 loke, jyf he wold amend hym. Then bade he bryng f e soule
ajeyne to fe body. And when hyt was soo, anow f e body sate
vp, and jaf a gret syke, and called to hym ajeyne all hys house-
meyne, and told how hard a dome he was at, and how he had

32 ben dampned, ner fat f e lofe had byn fat he cast at f e beggar.
Wherfor anon he made to sell all hys good, and dele hit to pore
men for Godys loue. And when he had so ydon, he was made
a religyous man, and was aftyr a holy man.

^ of ... halsyng C. H. and G. om. d. D. 3 mouthe C. noys G. voyce d. D.
3 >e d. D. C. >e wyth G. * pen d. D. )>e G. 5 Then d. D. Ther G.

23. De Dominica Quarto, Quadrage&ime 105
Herby ;e may know how gret verfcu ys yn almys-dede.

Oresons makyfe a man pr<me wyU God for oft spekyng vtyih
hym ; for as oft as a man pray]? deuotly, so oft he sp ekyf e vryih
God. And almys-dede makyth hym sykur a^eyns the day of 4
dome. For all fat han done almes-dede for Godys loue, schall
62 a be sauet fat day. Also for we speke aboue || of f e synne of vowtre,
fat is, a man to1 bylyon hys ueghtburs wyfe, olper tlie wyfe to
take anof er fen hur husbond, ferfor I tell you fys ensampull. 8

Narracio. _ ^

Ther 2 was a man fat made charcolys yn a gret lordys parke,
and when he had made a gret fure, he lay f erby all nyght. pen
a lytull befor mydnyght, f er come a woman, halfe naked 3 also faste 12
os scheo myghte renne, and scheo ferde os scheo were out 3 of hur
wytte, and aftyr hyr a knyght rydyng on a blacke hors as fast as
he myght pryke, wyth a drawen 4 swerde, and hunted her all about
fe cole-fure. And soo, at fe last, fys knyght slogh fys woman, IQ
and hew hyr to pecys, and kest horn ynto fe fure, and rode
a3eyne vtyih all hys myght. So when fys man saw f?/s syght
fele nyghtys aftyr, at fe last, he 3ode to hys lorde and told hym
all togedyr. Then was f ?/s man a bold man, and sayde he wold 20
wytte what fat myght be, and come f edyr f e nyght aftyr, and
se all fat fe man had told hym before, pen, when fe knyght
had slayne fe woman and cast hur5 ynto fe fure, fat ofyr lord
halset fe knyght fat dyd soo, and bade hym tell hym what he 24 &
was and why he did soo. Then he vnswared and sayde fat he
was such a man fat was hys s^ruant a6 lytyll before, and fat
woman was such anofyr knyghtys wyfe. And for he had bylayn
hur vndyr hor husbond, 'ferfor we wer put7 bofe to such a 28
penance.' And sayde fat yche nyght he all tosley hur and brent
hur f er ; and f e hors fat he rod on, was a fende fat brent hym
an hundyrtfold hattyr fen any erfly fure. And soo fat penance
fay most suffur, tyll fay wer holpen by certeyne masses and of yr 32
certeyn almys-dedys ; and told hym what. Then fat of yr knyght

1 is a man to C. om. G. not in d. D. 2 Ther C. The G. not in d. D.
3 also ... out C. as fast echo myght renne as a wer aferd out G.
* a drawen C. a draw G. not in d. D. s hur C. hy t G. not in d. D.
6 a inserted above the line. 7 put C. out G. not in d. D.

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behette hym fat all schuld be done for hym. and dyd so, and halp
hym so of hys penance f rogh f e mercy of God. pe whech mercy
God graunt vs, yf hit be hys wyll. Amen.

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ANUNCIAC70NE DOMINICA

BEEUIS.

Good men and woymen, fat l louen to serue our lady, suche 62 b
a day 50 schull haue an hegh fest in holy chyrch, fat ys callyd f e
Annurcciacyon of our lady, pe whech enen $e schull fast, ych man
8 aftyr hys deuocyou, and aftyr he haf e made a vow, and also as he
ys joynet of f e holy gostly fadyr. The schull 56 know well fat
f is fest ys callet f e Annur&cyacyon of our lady.

For fys skyll f e hygh Fadyr of Heuew send hys holy angell

12 Gabryell downe out of Heuen into f e cite of Nazareth vnto our
lady, fat was new yweddyd by Goxlys byddyng and reuelacyon of
f e Holy Gost, to an old man, fat was called Joseph. And as scho
was yn hur chambur yn hyr deuocyon, f e angyll Gabryell come,

16 and gret hur wyth myld steuen, and sayde : ' Heyl be f ou, full of

; grace ; God ys wyth f e ; blessyf be f ou of all woymen ! ' Then

was scho gretly abaschot of fys metyug. For f er was fat tyme

in fat centre a man fat cowf e ' moch of wycchecraft, and so, by

20 helpe of f e fende, he made hym lyke an angyll, and come to
dyuers maydyns, and sayde he was send from God to horn on fys
message ; and soo lay by horn, and dude horn gret vylany.) Then,
for cure lady herd tell 2 of fys manys doyng, scho was sore adred,

24 lest hyt had be he. For oft before scho had spoken wyth angelys,
but such wordys ny gretyng fay made neuer to hyr. Then fys
angyll conforted hur and sayd : ' Mary, be not adred, f ou hast
fond grace wyth God. For among all maydyns fat ben ofer

28 wern and schull be, God haf e chosen f e for mekest to be modyr
to hys owne sonne, and hym f ou schalt conceyue by feyfe and
loue of f e Holy Gost wythouten any werke of man, fat schall
vmbeschadow fe wytAout, and quenche 8 all maner flesschly lust in

32 f e, and tend f e fyre of gostly loue yn f y hert. And so, by fayf and
by loue, f ow schalt conceyue f e sonne of f e hye God of Heuen, and

1 ]>at D. and J?at G. not in d. * tell inserted above the line.

3 quenche D. om. G. not in d.

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63af>us f>ou be modyr and mayden || yfere ; and soo was neuer non
befor ]?e, ne aftyr schall be.' Then, when our lady herd J>?/j
word, anon j?er come such a spmVuall swetness and a joy yn hor
hert., }>at non erfly mon couj) tell hit. And soo, \vyih all J>e 4
reuerence and mekenes }>at scho couf>e; scho vnswared f>us : ' Lo
here, Godis owne nieke houd-maydon, redy to do Godys wyll,
prayng Ipai hyt most be don to me ryght as ]>on sayst.' pus scho
conceyued our Lord Ihesa Crist in euerlastyng joy to all Ipe 8
world.

Thus may I resenably lyken to a precyous ston fat ys callyd
Onys, and ys as clere as cristall, and schall of kynd, when )?e sonne
schynefe hote on hym, opyn and receyue won droppe of J>e dewe 12 ^
of heuen ynto hyni, and clos hym ajeyne tyll ix moneys aftyr.
And J?en hit fallyf>e, and openyth a stone out of f>e same kynd,
and soo closyf>e a^eyne as euer hit was, wytAout any wem, and
neuer openyth aftyr. Thus oure lady was as clene as any crystall, 16
and Ipe hote low of J»e Holy Gost openyth hyr hert, and receyuyth
J?e vertu of J)e hegh God of Heuen. And, at Ipe ix monyth ende,
was delyuerd of hur sonne Ihesu Crist, and scho euer aftyr as
clene mayden as scho was befor. 20

Then, when }>e angyll had don hys message and was gon a^eyne
to Heuen, our lady went anon to hyr cosyn Ely^abeth J?at was
gret vfyth chyld, wyth Saynt Ion J?e Baptyst. And soo, when scho
come to Ely^abeth, scho grette hur full mekely. And soo anon, as 24
our lady spake to Ely5abeth, J>e chyld yn Ely^abeth wombe
pleyude, and made gret joy, for he saw fat our Lord had take
mankynd, and was com forto saue horn fat wer forlore. Then
our lady dwellyd f>er wyth hur cosyn tyll Seyiit Ion was borne, 28
and was mydwyff to Elizabeth, and toke Ion from J>e erj>e. And
soo scho lernd all }?at hur nedyd, forto come a3eyne f»e tyme J>at

63 b hur sonne schuld be borne of hur. Syfen || scho was parfyt J>erof,
scho mekely toke hyr leue, and jode home a^eyne to Nazareth. 32

Then foght loseph }>at he wold goo and loke how hys wyf
ferde. And when our lady herd of hys come, scho jode a^eynes
hym, and gret hym full mekely, als scho full wele couf>e. But
when loseph se hur gret wyth chyld, he rnerueylt gretly how f»at 36
rnyght be ; for he wyst well hyt was not hys, for scho had neuer
part of hys body. And also he knew well scho had made a vow

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before fat scho wold neuer haue part of manys body, pen he
foght how he was made to wed hur f rogh Ipe byddyng of God
and gret schewyng of myracles, and foght yn hys hert fat he
4 was not worf y to dwell yn hur company, and schaput hym priuely
to goo home a^eyne and leue hur f er. Then come f er an angell
to hym and sayd : ' Joseph, be not aferd to take Mary, f y wyfe,
ynto f y kepyng, hit ys of f e Holy Gost fat ys qwyk yn hur.
8 Wherfor f ou schalt be hur keper, and norys to hur chyld. And
when hit ys borne, f ou call hyni Ihesu ; for he schall be sauyour
of mankynd.

Thus schull 50 knowe fat for fre sky lies, as Seynt Ambros

12 sayth, our lady was wedded to Ipys old man Joseph. The fyrst
was : yf scho had conceyuet out of wedlocke, f e lewes wold haue
sayde scho had ben a lechore ; and soo by hor lawe haue stenet
hyr to deth. The secunde cause was : fore scho was so schamfast;

16 and had any man put any fame on hur, scho schuld for schame
haue byn ded. The thryd cause was : for fat Joseph schuld be
wytnes to hur of hur maydonhed ; for when f e wyfe trespassyf e
yn fat degre, f e husbond bysyuf e hym most to knew the sof e.

20 The fowrth cause ys: for fat Joseph most be helper to hur yn hur
burth, and bryng hur to Bedeleew, || and aftyr ynto Egypte, and 64 a
soo aseyne ynto hur owne contre. For fes causes scho was
weddyt to fis holy maw; and soo, forto begyle fe fende fat he

24 schuld not know hym by anof ?/r chyld.

Thus, good men, 56 haue now herd of f ys aununcyacyon. pen
ben J>er summe Ipat asken why ]?er stondyth a wyne-potte and
a lyly bytwyx our lady and Gabyrell at hur salutac?/on.

2S— Narracio.

Thus was f>e skyll; for our lady at hur salutacyon conceyuet by
syght. And f>at was fe fyrst myracull fat was wroght yn pre-
vyng of Cristys fayth. And fell f us fat 1 a cristen man and a
32 Jewe seton togedyr talkyng of f e comyng of our lady. And f er
as fay wern, a wyne-potte stode bytwene horn. Then sayd f e
cristyn man to fe lewe : 'We belevyn ryght as fe stalke of fe
grouyl?> an(l conceyuyth colour of grene, and aftyr bryngyth

1 J>us J?at C. om. &. not in d. D.

24. De Anunciacione Dominica 109

forthe a whitte flowre wythout craft of man or any enpayryng of
f e sta[l]ke ; ry^t soo our lady conceyuet of f e Holy Cost, and aftyr
broght forth hor sonne wythout wera of hyr body, fat ys flour and
chefe fruyt of all wynien. Then sayde f e lewe : * When I se 4
a lyly spryng out of f ys potte, I wyll leue, and er not.' Then anon
Iperwyth .a lyly sprang out of f e potte, f e fayryst fat euer was
seyn. And when fe lew sawe fat, anon he fell down on knees
and sayde : ' Lady, now I leue fat f ou conceyuedyst of f e Holy 8
Gost Ihesu Cryst, God sonne of Heuen, and fou clene maydyn
befor and aftyr.' And soo :jode, and was crystenyd, and was a
holy man aftyr.

For f is skyll, f e potte and f e lyly ys sette bytwyx our lady 12
and Gabryell. For ryght as Ipys lewe dysputef e wyth Ipys crysten
man of f e maner of f e conceyte of our lady ; ryght soo oure lady
sputyd wyth f e angell of f e maner, and how sclio schuld conceyue,
and be mayden er and aftyr. pen scho asentyd f erto. 16

64 b Then $e fat fasten f e v euenes || of our lady yn worschyp of hur
fyue joyes, 56 schull know wele fat Ipys was f e forme day of joy
fat scho had of hyr sonne, when scho conceyuet hym of f e Holy
Gost, and so was made modyr to Godys sonne of Heuew. The 20
secunde joy was of Cristynmasse-day, when scho was delyuerd of
hur sonne wyihouteu any payne of hur body. For ryght as scho
conceyuet hym wythout any lust of flessche, ryght soo scho was
delyuerd wythout any payne of flesche. The f ryd joy was on 24
Astyr-day, when hur sonne ros from deth to lyue, and come
to hur, and kyssud hur, and made hur more joyfull of hys vpryst,
fen scho was sory before of hys deth. The fourth joy was, when
scho segh hym stye vp ynto Heuen on Holy pursday, yn f e same 28
flessche and blod fat he toke of hur body. The v. joye was yn
hur assumpcyon, when scho segh hur swete sonne come wyth gret
multitude of angelys and sayntys, and fache hur ynto Heuen, and
crowned hur qwene of Heuen, and emperess of hell, and lady of all 82
f e world. Syfen all fat ben yn Heuen, schull do hur reuerens
and worschyp; and fos fat ben yn hell, schall be buxom to hur
byddyng ; and fos fat byn yn erthe, schall do hur seruyce and
gretyng. Thes byn f e v joyes fat scho had of1 hur swete sonne 36
Ihmi. Then schull }e know well fat he schall neuer fele f e
1 of C. om. G. not in d. D.

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soroues of hell fat woll deuotly yche day grete hur wyth f es v
joyes yn ertbe.

Narracio.

4 I rede of a holy mayden fat was deuot yn our lady eeruyce
and, ych day, grete hur vry\h fese v joyes. fen hyt befell fat
scho was seke ; aud when scho felde wele fat scho schuld be ded,
scho sykyd wondyr sore and made gret mocn, for bycause fat

8 scho || wyst not whedyr scho rchuld goo aftyr hur deth. pen 65 a
come our lady to hur and sayde : * Why art fou soo sory, fat has
made me oft joye, gretyng ire vfy\h fe v joyes fat I hadde of my
sonne1? Wherfor wytte fou well fat fou schalt goo wyih me to
12 f e blys fat euer ?chall last/

Narracio.

I rede of Saynt Fylbeit f at was negh ded of fe swynasy. Ard when
hys f rote was soo gret swolne, fat he myght vnnef e l draw breth,

16 our lady ccme to hym and sayde : ' Fylbert, my seruant, hyt wer
euell ydone fat fy throt schuld suffyr lengyr fys penance, fat
haf e so oft gladyd me wyth my v joyes.' Ard f erwyih toke out
hyr Ewete pappe, and mylked en hys frote, and s?oo 5ode hur

20 way. And anew, wyth fat, he was hole as a fyssh, and fonked
our lady heyly, and taght all othyr to do soo, and at his endyng
went to fe blys of Heuen; to fe whech blys God bryng vs to.
Amen.

25.

24 DE DOMOT/CA IN PASSIONE DOMINI NoSTRI

IHESU CRISTI.

Good men and woymen, fys day ys called yn holy chyrch fe

Sonenday yn f e Passyon ; for bycause fat our Lord Ih^su Cryst

28 began hys passyon f ys day. The lewys and f e Phaiyses haden

suche envy to hym, for bycause fat he told horn hor vyses and

repreuet hor wyked lyuyng, fat fys day fay wer fully assentyd

to do hym to deth. Oft befor fay werne about to haue slayne

32 ?ym, rut euer fay were lettyd by drede of fe pepull ; fcr fe

repull heldyn hym a profyt. But fys day fay knyiten horn sco

1 vnntj)e C. om. G. not in rf. T),

25. De Dominica in Passione Domini Nostri 111

togedyr, fat fay nolde spare no lengyr, but algatys he schuld
be ded. Wherfor, as fe gospell of fis day tellyth, as Crist
prechcd yn fe tempull, fe lewes spytwysly rebuket hym so
foule, fat fay sayde to hymselfe fat he had a deuell wytAyn hym ; 4

65 b and all forto tempte hym, || forto haue made hym to haue spoken

suwme worde by f e wheche fay myght haue put hym to repreue.
And for he told horn fat he was Godys sonne of Heuen, fay
wer about to haue stenet hym to f e deth ; but for he knew 8
well hor malyce, he hudde hym, and 5ode from horn out of fe
tempull.

Thus, good men, Crist began f ys day hys parsyon. Wherfor
holy chyrch redyf e fys weke fe bol:e of f e prophyt Jeremy fat 12
fyrst prophesyet of Crystys passyon, and told how and on what
maner lewys schuld do hym to deth. Then schull 50 know
wele : ryght as f e lewys pursuet Cryst to f e deth whyll he was
yn erf e, ry}t sco byn Iper now mony false crysten men fat 16
pwrsuen hym regnyng yn Heuen. And Saynt Austyn sayf fat
he synneth more greuysly fat pursuet hym regnyng in Henen,
fen fe lewes fat dydden hym to defe yn erthe. Then, $'if 30
wyll know whech f os byn, takyf hede how Crist wyth hys owne 20
mowfe markyth hem, feras he says fus yn fe gospell of fys
day, wher he sayth fus : ' Whosoeuer ys of God, heryth Godys
worde.' Wherfor 50 here not, for 50 be not of God. Thus
Cryst hymselfe schewyth whech fay ben fat pursnen hym now 24
yn Heuen. These byn glad, when fay haue don a fowle dede,
and ben growndud yn fowle lyuyng, and wol not amend horn
for no fyng, for no rrechyng, ne for no techyrg. But euer
defendyth hor gult by enFampull of such of yr as fay ben, and 28
ben wrofe and redy forto fyght wyth hym fat1 tellyth horn
hor sof e. For more harme ys : f e world ys such fat he rchall
hai:e mony enmys fat sayf fe scfe now nil way. Herby I may

schewe you an ensampull.

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Nr.rracio.

66 a I rede fat fer was summe tyme a mawmet in a cite, || fat

wold tell of all stolen fyngys, and who hyt had. So was \er
a ;ong man fat had stolen a fyng, and was adred of fat mawmet, 36
1 J>at d. D. and G.

112 25. De Dominica in Passione Domini Nostri

lest he ' had dyskeuered hym, and sayde : ' Wele I wot f ou myght
do me schame and vyleny, yf Ipou. wolt. But by fat God I leue
on, and f ou dyskeuer me, I woll breke f y hed ' ; and so 5ode forth
4 hys way. Then sone aftyr com fay fat mysseden hor fyng,
p?ayng fe mawmet to tell horn who hyt had. And when fay
prayde soo longe, at fe last, f?/s mawmet spake find sayde Ipus:
' Tymes byn changet, men byn worsont ; and now f er may no maw
8 say f e soth, but $ef hys hed be broken. Thus wo ys f e trew
man fat lyuyth yn fys world, for he schall be so plucky t at on
yche syde, fat he schall not wytte to whom he schall dyskeuer
hys cour&seyl ; for f ylk fat wyll fyrst dessayue a man, fay woll

.12 fyrst speke fayre to hym.'

For, as we reclyn yn fe Boke of Kyngys, how f er wer two
knyghtys fat envyut ofyr : loab and Amasa. Then, on a day
as fay meten, loab logh on Amansa and sayd : ( Hayl brof er ! '

16 and toke hym by fe chynne, and cussed hym; but wyth fat ofyr
hond, he smote hym yn f e backe and slogh hym.

Thus faryth moche pepull now-on-dayes fat woll speke fayre
befor a man, but bihynd 2 fay woll sle hym wyth hor tong. Thes

20 ben fay fat heion not Godys worde, ny settyf noght ferby; for
fogh fay heren hit vfyth hor heres, hit synkyth3 not ynto hor
hertys. Wherfor God compleynyfe greuously by fis holy pro-
phyt leremy and eayth f us : ' "What gult fonde your fadyrs why

24 fat fay wenton fro me, $yf I haue trespast to you yn anyfyng,
telly fe ! ' Alias, for schame to your pryde, God ys yn f e ryght.
And 5et he tretyf e wyth you fat ben yn f e wrong ; he proferyth
mercy or we hyt aske ; he mekyth hym to vs fat dysplesyfch ||

28 hym, and schewyth loue \er non ys woify. Thus byn our 66 b
hertys hardyr fen stonys, thus byn we worse fen lewes, thus
ben we vnkynd to hym fat schewyth vs al maner kyndnesse, and
euer cryeth to vs, and sayt f us : ' I am lyft on hegh, for all

32 schuld here me speke. Ccmyth a^eyne to me, and I woll receyue
you. Loo, myne armes ben sprad on brode, redy to klyp you ;
my hed ys bowed, redy to kysse you ; my syde ys open, to schew
my hei t to you ; my hondys and fete bledyth, to schew you what

36 I suffryd for you. .And }et je wryeth away arid grucched to

1 he d. D. he he G. 2 bihynd] bi inserted above the line.

3 synkyth d. D. synkynkyth G.

25. De Dominica in Passione Domini Nostri 113

come to me, and jif l }e wyll not come to* me for lone, com for
3yftys. Corny th to me, and I wyll ^eue you tresur wytAout
nombyr; I schall avance you wytAout comperson: I wyll jeue
you lyfe and rest and pees wyt^out ende, so fat all f e defaute 4
schall be yn you, and not yn me. pus God prechet and techeth,
and set f er byn but few fat wyll here hym, ne fat hauen f es
wordes sadde yn hor hertys. But all byn bysy to be rych and
wylfull yn f ys lyfe fat ys here, and recchy th lytyll of f e lyfe fat 8
ys comyng, and takyth lytyll hede how sore Crist suffryd, to
bryng vs to blys fat euer schall last.

Wherfor Saynt Barnard yn Cristys person makyth gret
waymentacyon for f e vnkyndnesse fat he sethe yn men and sayth 12
f us : c Thow man for vanyte syngyst and rowtes, and I for f e
crye and wepe; fou hast on fy hed a garland of flowres, and
I for fe on my hed suffyr a wref e of stynkyng f ornes ; fou hast
on f y hondys whyt gloues, and I for f y loue haue blody hondys ; 16
thow hast f yn armes sprad on brode ledyng carallys, and I for
f y loue haue myn armes sprad on f e tre, and tachut wyth grete
nayles; thow hast fy clofe raggyd and pynchyt smale, and
I haue my body for thy loue full of gret walus. And ouer f ys 20
fat greuyth me most, fou settyst no}t by my passyon that I
67 a suffryd for fe ; but by me horrybull || swerus all day, vmbraydys
me sweryng by my face, by myn een, by myn armes, by myn
nayles, by myn hert, by my blod, and soo forth, by all my body. 24
And soo fou marterys me by a foule vse and custom of sweryng,
fat schuldust do reuerence and worschip to my wondys and to
my passion, fat I suffred soo sore for f y sake.'

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Narracio. 28 I

I rede yn f e Gestus of f e Romayns fat f e Emperour send
a gret man to a lond, to be a justice ouer horn. But befor his
comyng, f er was no man fat cowthe swere non of yr oth but }ey
and nay. Then aftyr fat f#s justice come, he made all men to 82
swere on bokes, yn schyres and hundurdes. And he and all
his men wer BOO ywont forto swere by Godys passion, and
armes, and sydys, and blody wondys, fat all fe pepull toke

1 jif C. jet G. if d. D.

114 25. De Dominica in Passione Domini Nottri

at hom soo yn vse, fat all fe pepull swere as horrybull as
fay dyd. Then, on a day, as fys justyce sate yn hys justyre,
yn sight of all men, f er come yn f e fayryst woman fat euer fay
4 seghen, clothyd all l yn grene, and broght a fayre child yn hur
lappe, blody and all tomarturd. And ho sayde to fe justyce:
'Sir, what byn fay worfy fat han fus ferd wyt/t my child T
Then sayde f e justyce : ' pay byn worthi to haue fe deth.' Then
8 scho vuswared and saide f us : ' pou and f y men wyU your
horrybull of es han dismembryd my sonne Ihesu Cryst, fat I am
modyr to, and soo je haue taght all fys lond. Wherfor fou
schalt haue thyn owne dome/ Then anon, yn sight of all the

12 pepull, the erth opened and f e justyce fell don ynto hell. And
soo aftyr fe pepull was gretly agast and amendyd horn of
hor ofys.

Wherfor, syrs and dames, do je as crystew men schulden do :

leleuef your ofys, and dofe reuerence to Cristys passyon and to
hys wondys, and techife all ofyr to do f e same. And knelif
now adon, prayng to Crist fat he for^eue you fat 36 haue tres-
passyd a^eyns hym by || recheles sweryng, bysechyng hym for hys 67 b

20 gret mercy forto kepe you yn tyme comyng, fat 36 may amend fat
30 haue don mys a3eynes hym and his swete modyr, and haue f e
blys fat he boght you to. Amen.

26.
DOM/^/CA IN KAMIS PALMARY S^MO BREUIS.

24 Cristen men and woymew, as 30 knowyfe well, fys day is
called Palme-Sonday. But for bycause fat f e eeruyce of fys
day is so long, I woll schortly tell you whi fys day is called soo.
Thys day, as Seynt Ion tellyf e, our Lord Ihesn Crist was in

28 Btthany wher he reisyd a mow from def e to lyue fat had layne
four dayes stynkywg yn f e tombe, fat was called II&J&TUS, and
was brofyr to Mary Mawdelen and Martha, hyr sustyr. Then
wist Ihesu Crist hys passion was negh, and toke La3ar wyth

32 hym, and so rydyng on an asse 3ode to lerusalem. And
when f e pepull herdyn fat, all 2 3oden a3eynes hym, bof e for

clothyd all d. D. and clothyd G.

2 all d. D. om. G.

26. Dominica in Eamis Palmarum 115

wondyr of f e men fat was raysud from def e to lyue, and also
forto do Crist worschip. Wherfor mony ttrawed flowres in hys
way, and mony broken branches of olyue and of palme and
keston in f e way, and spradden clof ys in f e way, makyng 4
melody and syngyng fus: ' Blessid be fou fat comys in fe
name of our Lord, Kyng of Israel ! '

Wherfor holy chyrch, Ipya day, makef e a solemp procescyon
in mynd of fat procescyon fat Crist made fis day, and also for 8
mony of you ben raysed from defe to lyue fat han leyn four
dayes dede1, fat ben synfull f oghtys, synfull speches, synfull werkes,
and synfull customs. But now I hope fat je ben reysed from
defe of euel lyuyng to f e lyfe of grace, and fat angeles yn Heuen 12
maken as moche melody yn Heuen for your arysyng as f e pepull
dyd for wondyr of rysyng of fe Lajare. But for bycause we
haue no olyf fat beren grene leues, we taken * ive instede of that
and palmes 2 and beren about on procession ; and so f ys day we 16
calne Palme-Sonday. And as fay songen and duden worschip to
Crist in hor procescyon, ry^t soo we worschip fis day fe cros
yn our procescyon, f rys kuelyng to f e cros yn worschip and in
mynd of hym fat was for vs don on f e crosse, and welcomyng 20
68 a hym wytA songe into || fe chirch, as fay welcomet hym syngyng3
into fe cyte of leiusdlem.

pen askyfe Ion Belet a qwesticn : 'Syfen fat Crist had fe
grattest worsen} p ridyng on an asse fat euer he had in f ya 24
world, and aftyr of fe same pepull was don on fe cros in fe
grattest vyleny fat euer he ha yn f ya world, whi we worschip
f e cros, and not f e asse ? ' To f ys qwestion he vnswares hywselfe
and sayf e fat all f e worschip of fys world twrnyf e all to vanyte 28
and to no^t, and makyf e a man bof e to forjeton hys God and
hymselfe, feras myschef and woo makyf e a man to thynke on
hys God and to know hymselfe. Herefor, cristen men, puttyf e
away vanyte fat bryngyf e a man to euerlastyng payne, and 32
worschipyf e fe cros fat was cause of our saluacyon and fe ioy
fat we all hop) n forto come to.

Then, when Crist was comen into fe cyte, anon he ^ode into
f e tempull, and drof out all byers and sellers fat he fonde 80

1 dede d. D. om. G. s ive ... palmes d. D. vs ynstede of hit palmy*
whyt G. 3 syngyng d. D. sy . . . ng G.

8—2

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feryn and sayde to horn: 'My fadyrs house ys a hous of
prayers and of oresons, and 30 han made hyt a den of f eues ' ;
jeuyng ych cristyn man hegh ensampull forto leue chaffaryng
4 on Sonday, and namly in chirch. Anofyr skyll ys wlii f ys day
is called Palme-Sonday, for bycause palme bytokenyf e victory.

Wherfor ych cristyn man and woman jschall fys day bere

palmes yn processyon, schewyng fat he hafe foghten vtyih fe

8 fend, and hafe f e vyctory of hym by clene schryft of mowf e and

repentans of hert, and mekely don his penance, and in f is wyse

oucrcome his enmy.

Narracto.

12 Hit was f e maner, suwme tyme, as we redyn in f e Gestys of
fe Romayns, fat when any lond of the world ros a^eyne f e
Emperour of Rome, anow fe Emperour wold send a worfy
knyght \iyih pepull ynogh to fat lond, forto set hyt downe and

16 make hit soget to f e Emperour. And whe/i f e kny^t had so don,
fen schuld he be sat in a chayre, as ryaly as he myijt, wyth clof ys
of gold drawyu ouer hym and a palme in hys hond, schewyng
fat he had f e victory, and so Vfyih gret worschip schuld be lad

20 a^eyne to Rome. But when he come f rogh any cyte, f er schuld
a man stond by hym in f e char, and bete hym in f e mowth vrylh
a branche of olyf, sayng fws: 'Anothe selitos'; fat is to say:
' Know || thyselfe.' As fogh he sayde to hym f us : fagh fou haue 68 b

24 f e victory now, hit may happen fat fou schalt anof yr tyme
have fe wors, and so turne f e in as moch vyleny as now fis
dofe to worschip; wherfor be not prowde of fyselfe.

Thus, good men and woymew, 50 schull bete yourselfe in f e

28 mowf e of your soule wytAyn-forth wytA- f e branch of olyfe, fat
ys, wyt/i f e uerfcu of mekenes. And soo hold mekenes in hert,
beyng allway adred, lest je fall a^eyne to your synne, and soo
lese fe worschyp fat 36 haue now ywonon, wittyng well fat

32 mekenes ys f e vertu fat most ourecomef 1 your enmy, and most
growndyf a man in doyng good werk and v«rtu. "Wherfor 30
schull all now pray to God fat he woll of his hygh grace $eue
you myght and strengf e in tyme comyng soo to oumjome your

86 enmy, fat }e may haue f e victory of hym, and haue f e blys fat
euer echall last. Amen.

1 ourecomej) C. ouercom G. not in d. D.

27, Sermo Iste Debet Did ad Tenebras 117

„. Iflffl v1;^

SERMO ISTE DEBET DICI AD TENEBRAS1.

Good men and woymen, as 50 se holy chyrch vsyfe fes fre
clayes, forto say smiyce in fe euentyde in derkeres. Wherfor
hyt ys called wyth you teneblus ; but holy chyrch callyf e hit 4
tenebras, fat is to say, derkenes. Then why f ys Fmiyce is don in
derkenes, holy farlyrs wrytyfe to vs fre skylles. On skyll ys,
for bycause fat( Crist fys nyght, before fat he was taken, he
^ode fries ynto pe hull of Olyuete, and prayde his fadyr to put 8
away fe hard payne fat hym was toward, yf hit wer his wyll
and elles not ; and soo, for drede of f e passion, fat he feld in his
spyryte comyng, he swat blod and watyr. Anofyr skyll ys,
for anon, aftyr mydny3t, ludas gedyrd L knyghtys, strong and 12
bold, wytA of yr gret company of mysdoers, and comen forto take
Crist. But for hyt was derke nyght, and fay cowfe not well
know Crist by Saynt lame fat was soo lyke to Crist, fat he
was callyd Cristys brothyr, lest fay \\ hadde n taken lames ynsted 16
of Crist, ludas bade horn take hym fat he kyssud. And soo
\vyt& a kysse beirayde hys maystyr. And so token Crist all in
darkenes, and dydden hym all f e despyte and vylany yn bobbyng
and spyttyng yn hys louely face. The f ryd skyll ys, for when -20
Crist was nay let fote and hond, hcngyng on fe cros, fre oures
of f e day frcm vndure to none, f e sonne wytAdro} hyr ly$t and
was darke frogh fe world, schewyng fat fe maker of ly}t
payned fat tyme to defe. 24

For fes fre skylles f e smiyce of fes fre nyghtys is don yn
darkenes. pe whech smiyce makyfe mynd how ludas be-
trayde Crist, and how fes lewes comen wytA fors and armes as
prinely as fay cowf , for drede of f e pepull. Wherfor to fys 28
Fmiyce ys no bell rongyn, but a sowne2 made of tre wherby ych
cristen man ar.d woman is CL formed, forto com to fys smiyce
wyUout noyse makyng. And all fat fay spekyn, goyng and
comyng, schall sowne of f e tre fat Crist was don on, and of f e 82

1 The heading C. om. G. late sermo debet dici ad vesperaa post tenebras
D, not in d. a sowne JET. sounde D. C. sowme G. not in d.

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wordes f e whech Crist spake hongyug on f e tre, fat ben : how
he cowawndyd his modyr to Saynt Ion, his dyscypull, and how
he grawnty fe fef paradyse fat askyd mercy, and how he
4 betoke his soule ynto his fadyr hond, and so ^elde vp f e gost.
pws, goyng and comyng to fys seruyce, ych cristen man and
womaw schall leue talkyng of all vanyte, and only talke of
f e cros.

8 Anof yr skyll is, when fat ludas had trayde Crist, and sy5 fat
by his traytery he schuld be ded, anon he fell ynto dyspayre, and
5ode and hongyd hymself on a tre, so fat he wraf ut Crist more
for hongyng hymselfe yn dyspayre, fen dyd f e traytery fat he

12 dyd befor. For Crist is so mercyabull in hymself, fat he wold
haue 3yuen hym mercy, and he wold haue askyd hyt wyU
contryte hert.

Also at fys seruyce is set a hers vrytfi candull brennyng, aftyr

16 as f e vse ys som plase moo, summe las. pe whech ben q wenched
ych on aftyi' ofyr, yn schewyng how Crist is dyscypull1 stelen from
hym, when he was taken, yche on aftyr ofyr. But when all ben
quenchyd, $et || on leuef e lyght. pe whech ys borne away a whyll, 69 b

20 whill fe clerkes syngen Kyrieleysons and f e versys wyt& fe
whech bytokenyf e f e womaw fat made lamewtacyon ouer Cristis
sepulcur. Then, aftyr f ys, f e candyll ys broght ajeyne, and all
ofyr at hit jlyght. pe whech bytokenyth Crist, fat was for a

21 whyll ded and hud yn hys sepulcur, but sone aftyr he ros from
def to lyue, and jaf ly^t of lyfe to all horn fat werne qwenchit by
dyspayre.

pe strokes fat f e prest 3euyf on f e boke bytokenyf e f e clappys

28 of f ondyr fat Crist brake hell-jatys wyt&, when he come f edyr

and spylud horn. Now, good men, je haue herde what f ys seruyce

betokenyfe. Wherfor holdufe hit in your hert, and be $e not

vnkynd to your God, fat f us suffryd for you ; for vnkyndnes ys a

32 synne fat he hatyf he$ly. Wherfor Seynt Ambros sayf e fat f er

may no man fynde a payne, forto poynych dewly f e vyce of

vnkyndnes.

1 MS. dyscypu.

27. Sermo Ibte Debet Did ad Tenebras 119

Narracio.

An ensampull of f ys I fynd, as Alisandyr Nekkam tellef e, and
is f ys. per was suwme tyme a knyjt fat went out of his cowtrey
iwto ferre cowtray, forto sech aventurs. And so hyt fell fat he 4

come into a gret forest and herd a gret noyse of a best fat was,
as hym f o:jt, in gret dystres. Then, for he wold se what hit was,
be $ode nygh and sech how an horrybull neddyr of gretnes and of V
lewgf e had vmbeclyppyd a lyon, and soo bond hym to a tre as he 8
lened hym to slepe *. And when f ys lyon awoke, and fond hym-
gelf fast, and myjt not helpe hymselfe, he made an bygys noyse ;
and when he saw f ys knyght, fen made he grettyr noyse, wilnyng
helpe of hym. Then had fys kny$t compassyon of fys lyon, but 12
^et he dred, lest, whew he had losyd hym, he wold haue fallen to
bym and fojtew vtyih hym. But 5et, for bycause fat he was a
kny}t, and saw fe lyon, fat ys kyng of all bestys, yn destres, he
drogh out his swerde, and smot f e edyr yn two pecys. Then 16
anon, f e lyon felywg hym lose, 2 he fell downe to f e knightes fete
as * meke as a spaynell. And soo allgate, nyjt and day, in ych
70 a pase, he sewet \> ys kny^t, and lay at his bedys fete ych ny$t, || and
in ich turmerct and batayle he helpe hys maystyr, soo fat all mew 20
speken of f ys knyght and of f ys lyon. ^et, by couwsell of summe
mew, he had fys lyon yn suspescyon. Wherfor when he 3ode
ajeyne bom to hys one centre, priuelych, wyll fe lyon slepte, he
3ode iwto a schyp, and soo saylet forth. But when f e lyon woke 24
and myst hys maystyr, anon he }af a gret rore, and jode aftyr
hym to f e see ; and when he se non of yr bote, he swam aftyr hym
als ferre as he my^t, and when his my$t fayled hym, few was he /
drowned. 28

By f ys knyjt we may vndyrstond Crist, Godys sonne of Heuen,
fat come of a ferre cowtre, fat ys, out of Heuen, iwto f ys world,
and fonde mankynd bondyn wyU f e old neddyr, fat is, wyt/i f e
fende, to f e tre of ynobedyens. Wherfor wyth f e swerde of his 32
holy worde and wyt^ hys hard pascyon, he lowsed monkynd out of
bys bondys and made hym fre. Wherfor ich maw fat is kynd to
hys God, he woll f onke hym for fat lawsyng, and loue hym, and

1 lened hym to elepe JD. C. lened hym G. not in d.

2 he ... as D. C. om. G. not in d.

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il f

be buxom to hym all f e tyme fat he lyuef e here, sewyng f e lore
and f e techyng of hys God. And soo, when he passyth f rogh f e
salt-watyr of payne of def e, he Echall com to f e joy fat ever
4 schall last. To f e whech ioy God bryng you and me. Amen.

28.

SERMO DICENDUS AD PAROCHIANOS IN PARASCEUE
DOMINI Hoc MODO l.

Cristen mew and women, 36 schull vndyrstond fat Crist fys

8 day gched hys hert-blod for vs. As 30 all knowen wele, fys day

is called Good Fryday; for all fyng turned fe pepull to good fat

Crist fys day suffryd for bom vndyr Pounce Pylat. Then, for

hyt ys oft sene, all euell bygynnyng haf e a foule endyng, wherfor

12 we se now how fys Pylat bygan and how he endyd ; and for he
began cursetly, he endyd wrecchedly. For as Seynt Austyn
sayth: 'A cursyd lyuyng before, askyf e a cursyd endyng aftyr;
and he fat fo^etyf e God in his lyuyng, he schall for3ete hymself

16 yn his endyng/

Stus Pylat was a kyngws2 sonne fat was called Tyrus, fat
gate hym of a woman fat hatte Ato. So when fys chyld was
borne, fen setten fay fe || modyr name befor and fen fe graunsyre 70 b

20 name aftyr, and sco of bof e hor names called hym Pylat. pen
aftyr fat he was f re 3er old, f e modyr bro3t hym to f e kyngys
court to s his fadyr. Then had f e kyng by his wyfe anof yr sonne
negh euen-old to Pylat. But for fys chyld was yn all doyng more

24 gentyll and more monfull, Pylat had envy to hym and ofttyme
fa3t wyth hym. So, at fe last, he slogh hym. Soo when fys
chyld was ded, fe kyng was wondyr sory for hym; but for he
wold not sle hym fen anon aftyr fat ofyr, and soo make two

28 harmes of on, he send Pylat to Rome, forto be f^r yn hostage for
a tribet fat f e kyng schuld 3eue to f e Empmmr. pen fell hit so
fat f e kyng of Fraunce had send his sonne also fedyr for f e
same cause. Then, for Pylat segh fat he had more loue, and for

82 men dydden f e kyng sonne more reuerence fen hym, he had envy
f erto, and on a day way ted his tyme, and slogh hym. Then, for he

1 The heading C. omG. notind.D. 3kyng««a knyghtysG. notind.D.
9 to inserted above Ike line.

28. Sermo in Parasceue Domini 121

was so fers and cursyd, f e Empmwr, by consell of f e Romayns,
send hym ynto a coiitre fat was called Ponse, wheryn wer men so
cursed, fat fay slogh all fat wer send forto be maystyr ouyr horn.
So when Pylat come f edyr, he conformed hym so to hor manors, 4
fat wyih wyll and sleghtys he had fe maystry ouer horn; and
soo gate his nome and was called Pylat of Ponse. Then when
fat Herod, kyng of Jerusalem, knew f e fershode of Pylat, he
send aftyr hym, and made hym lefetenant vndyr hym of all his 8
lond of lury. Then, for Pylat lyked well fat offyce, priuely he
send to f e Emp^rour and had his office confermyd of hym, vn-
wyttyng of Herod f e kyng. Wherfor Herocle and he wern enmys
tyll f e tyme fat Crist was taken ; and soo in f e assent of Cristys 12
defe fay becom frendys.

Then fell hit soo fat f e Empmmr was seke and send aftyr
TlaCryst, to hele hym; for hit was || told hym fat Crist helyd all
men fat come to hym. pen was Pylat adred and toke on hym 16
Cristys cote, soo fat euer whill fat cote was on hym, f e Emp^rour
and all ofyr made hym gret chere. Then had mony ofyr gret
wondyr why f e Emperour made hym so gret chere, fat befor had
sworen his defe, and counseylet f e Empmmr forto dyspoyle 20
hym. And anon as Pylat was dyspoyled of Cristys cote, anon fe
Empmmr was gretly agreued a^eynys hym, fat he made to cast
hym yn prison, tyll he had taken counsell on what foule defe he
schuld dye. Then, when Pylat knewe fat, anon wytA hys owne 24
knyfe he slogh hymselfe. Then, whew f e Emperour herd fat, he
made to bynd a gret ston to his nekke, and cast hym into fe
watyr of Tybur. But for fendes madyn such a noyse abowte hym
f er, fat all f e cyte was l afrayde f erof, he was cast ynto a 28
watyr bytwyx too hylles. per wer long tyme aftyr horribull
syghtys yseen.

Vndyr fis cursyd man our Lord Ih^su Crist fys day suffred
defe for all cristen pepull. For when he was taken, fay buffed 32
hym and bobbyd hym, and aftyr striput hym naked, and betyn
soo dysputysly wyih scorgys all hys body, soo fat from his toppe
to hys too was nofyng laft hole on hym, but all ran on blod.
And aftyr fay wrythen a crowne of f ornys and setten on his hed, 33
and so betyn hit on wyih staues of redys, fat f e f ornys parsed
1 MS. was all.

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hys braynes. And when fay hadyn payned hym soo, thay ladden
hym all blody toward f e hull of Caluary, forto be done to def e.
Then woymen fat seghen hym f us ferd wyt/i, had compassyon of
4 hym, and wayled, and wepyd for hym. Then spake Crist to
horn and sayde: 'Doghturs of Jerusalem, wepyfe je noght on
me, but wepuf e on yourselfe and apon your chyldren ; || for Iper 71 b
schall dayes come yn }>e whech 30 schull blesse f e wowbes fat
8 wern barayne, and f e pappes fat neuer :jaf sowke.'

pus he few prophysyet before of wracch fat a%r fell on fat
cite of lerusalew for vengeans of hys def e. pe whech vewgeans
leremy f e prophit spekyf e of in trenis fat is red f es f re dayes at

12 tenebr^/s. pe whech was so horrybull of dyu^rce myscheues and
specyaly of hongyr. Of f e whech losephus tellyth, fat ]>er was
J?en yn }>e cyte of Itfrwsalem, when hit was beseget, so gret
hunger, fat chyldyr lay1 J>e stretes full, for defawte of mete,

16 criyng to hor modyr for mete.

20

24

32

36

Narracio.

Then tyr was a woman of gret kynne fat for hunger toke hor
one chyld fat scho fed w«/tA hor owne pappys, and slogh hyt, and
partyd hyt yn too. Soo f e halfe scho rostud at f e fyre, and half
kepyd tyll f e morow. Then, as men 2 come by f e strete, fay
hadden saner of f e rost and com yn, forto haue parte. But
when fay segh how fe modyr rostyd hur own child, fay wern
anvgged f erof and myght not ete. pew toke f e modyr and ete
f erof boldly and sayd : ' pis ys myn owne chyld fat I bare of
myn own body, and fedde of my brest. But set I woll rayf er
ete h#t, few dee for hongyr.' pys I tell, forto schew fe yen-'
geans fat fell ynto fat cyte aftyr Crystys def e.

Soo aftyr fat fay had broght hym to Caluary, fay strayned
hym soo wyth cordys on f e cros, fat ych boon of hys body my^t
haue ben told. And soo nayled hys hondys and hys fete to fe
cros, and heuyn hym vp, fat f e body paysyd soo downe, fat f e
blod ran down by his armys and by his sidys, down to f e ground.
And soo, when he schuld dey. he bygan, as Ion Belet tellyfe,
and sayde : * Deus, Deus meus, respice in me ! ' And so forf e
all f e ix psalmys sewyng, tyll he come to : 'In te, Domiue,

1 lay C. lay in G. not in d. D. a men C. a man G. not in d. D.

28. Sermo in Parasctue Domini 123

speram ! ' And soo at f e verse : ' In manw? tuas, Domine/ while
he seyde fat verse, he1 ^af vp f 3 gost, jevyng an hygh ensarnpull to
cristen man and woman forto 2 haue f ys verse yn mynde, when
he schall $eld vp ]>e gost. 4

72 a Wherfor yche man fat con rede, schuld say fes psalmes || fys
day; and he fat sayf e fes ych Fry day, schall neuer dey euell def e.
Then, aftyr f e passyon, \>er suen orysons wyth knelyng at ych
oryson, saue at f e oryson fat ys sayde for f e lewes ; at hyt 8
holy chyrch knelyf e not : for f e lewes as fys day skornyd oure
Lord knelyng thryse. Then, yn fes orisons, holy chyrch prayth
for all maner folke, for lewes, and Sarsyns, for herytykys, for
scismatys. But for cursed men holy chyrch prayf e not ; for 12
whill a man or a woman stondyj>e acursed, he ys dampned befor
God, and schall be dampned for euerrnore, but yf he repent and
aske mercy. Wherfor Seynt Austyn sayf e f us : * Yf fat I wist
for certeyne fat my fadyr wer dampned, I wold pray no mor for 16
hym fen a fende ' ; for ]>er is no suffrage of holy chyrch fat may
help a dampned mon. Then, aftyr J?e oryson, J>e cros is bro^t
forj?e, )?e whech ych cristen maw and woman schall worschip fys
day, in worschip of hyra J>at as fys day dyed on fe cros, and pray 20
to God to for^eue all }>at haue trespast a^eynys you, as Crist
prayd hys fadyr to for^eue J>ilke Ipai dydden hyw to dej>e J>is
day, hongyng on f>e cros.

Narracto. ^\i

Thus dyd a knyght Ipai, was a gret lord, and had a jong maw
to hys sonne fe whech schuld haue ben hys ayre. pe whech
sonne anof>er kny^t J>at wonet bysyde, as fay fallen at debate,
slogh lp ys ;ong maw ; wherfor J>3 fadyr of fys Jong man J>at was 28
ded, gedered a gret company, and pursued fys kny^t J>at soo had
slayne 8 hys sonne, ny$t and day, }>at he my^t nowher haue rest,
but ay flo} for fere of dej?e. Then fell hyt on a Good Fryday,
when he saw all cristen mew and woymew draw to chirch, forto 32
worschip hor God, he fo^t fat Crist deyd fat day on f e cros
for all mankynd, and put hym holy yn Godis mercy, and 5ede
to f e chyrch wyth ofyr mew, to here and to se Godys seruyce.
But when he was in f e chyrch, anow fat ofyr knyjt had 36

1 while he seyde J>at verse, he Harl. 2403. wyth he sayde and so C. G. not in d. I).
2 forto C. and G. not in d. D, * slayne C. so slayne G. not in d. D.

124 28. Sermo in Parasceue Domini

warnyng, and come wyth gret company of men wyU hym ynto
fe cbyrch, wyth his swerd drawen in his bond. And when fat
ofyr knyjt 863 and knew well he || had trespast to heyly a3eynes 72 b
4 hym, he 3ode a3eynys fat of yr knyght, and fell downe to f e
grownd, vryth hys armes sprad abrod, as Crist sprad hys armes
on f e cros, and sayd to hym : ' For his loue fat f ys day sprad
hys armes on f e cros, and deyd for f e and me and all mankynd,
8 and for^af f ylke fat dydden hym to dtf e, haue mercy on me,
and for^eue me fat I haue trespast a3eynys f e ! ' Then f ys ofyr
kny3t f 03t fat had ben to horrybull a dede forto haue don ojt
amys to hym \er yn fe chirche, whill fat he meked hym soo,

12 and soo lowly prayde of mercy for Cristys sake. And when he
had well befo^t hym, he vnswared and sayde: 'Now, for hys
loue fat f is day deyd on fe crosse for mankynd, I foi^eue f e,' and
toke hym vp, and kyssyd hym, and so went togedyr, to worschyp

16 fe cros. pen, when fys knyjt com crepyng to fe cros and
kyssud fe fete, fe ymage losyd his armes, and clyppyd fe
knyjt about f e necke, and kyssyd hym, and sayde f us fat all f e
chyrch herd : ' I for^eue fe, as fow hast fo^euera for1 me.'

20 fus schull 36 for^ene of yr for Cristis lone, and klip, and kys,
and be frendes ; and few woll Crist clyppe and kys you, and 30 ue
you fe joy fat euer schall last. To fe whech joy God bryng
you and me. Amcw.

29.

24 SEKMO ISTE SEQUENS NON DICENDUS EST AD PARA-
SCEUES, SED QUAEDAM FORMACIO NECESSARIA
CAPELLANIS. Hoc MoDO2.

For hyt ys of[t] ysene fat lewde men fe wbeche buf e of mony

28 wordys and proude in hor wit, woll aske prestes dyuerse ques-

tyons of fynges fat towchen to seruyce of holy chyrche, and

namly of fys tyme, and gladly suche prestys as con not make

a grayfe vnswar so, forto put horn to aschame, wherfor I haue

32 tytuld here dyuerse poyntys whech fat byn nedfull to yche

prest to know. So he fat woll loke and hold hit yn hys hert,

1 for C. written in red inlc above the line G.

3 The heading taken from C. om. G. not in d. D,

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he may make an vnswar, soo fat he schall do hymselfe worschyp
and ofyr profyt. ||
73 a Furst, yf a man aske why Schere pursday ys called soo, say

fat in holy chyrch hit is called our Lordys supperday. For 4 J^
fy[l]ke day he sowped vryth hys dyscypuls openly; and a%r f
supper $af horn his flesche and hys blod forto ete and forto
drynke; and sone aftyr waschod all1 hor fete, schewyng fe he$
mekenes fat was in hym and f e gret loue fat he had to horn. 8
Hyt is alsoo in Englysch tonge : Scher pursday ; for, in old
fadyrs dayes, men wold fat day make scher horn honest, and
dodde hor heddys, and clyp hor berdys, and so make horn onest
a^eynes Astyr-day. For, on f e morow, fay wold do hor body 12
non ese, but suffyr penance yn mynd of hym fat suffred so
hard for horn. On Settyrday fay my^t not haue 2 whyll, what for
long smiyce, what for ofyr occupacyon fat fay haden for f e
weke comyng ; and aftyr mete was no tyme for holyday. ie

Narracio.

For I rede yn fe lyfe of Seynt Rychard fat was bysy on ft
a Settyrday befor none, fat he makud to3 schaue his herd
on Settyrday aftyr none. And fen was f e fende redy and 20
gedyrd vp fe herys; but when fis holy man segh fat, he
coniured fe fende, and bade hym tell why he dyd soo. Then
sayde he : ' For f oa dos no reuerence to Sonenday, fat ys
Godys owne day; to fe whech day ych man fat ys cristen, ys 24
holden forto do reuerence yn worschip of Cristys resurreccyon.
Wherfor f es heres I woll kepe tyll f e day of dome in hegh
repreue to f e. Then anon fis man made leef his schavyng, and
toke f e herys of f e fende, and made forto bren horn yn hys owne 28
hond for penance ; and soo abode half schauen and half vn-
schauen tyll f e Monday aftyr. This y sette here yn a repref of
horn fat sparyth not forto worch on Settyrdayes aftyr none.

Then, as John Belet tellyth and techyf e, on Scher pursday 33
a man schall dodde his hed and klippe his berd; and a prest
73 b schall schaue hys crowne, soo || fat \>er schall nofyng be bytwene

* all] all all G.

2 haue Harl. 2403. om. G. C. not in d. D.

9 makud to CH. myght not G not in d. D.

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God almyghty and hym. He schall alsoo schaue }>e herys of his
berd fat comyth of superfluyte of humors of fe stomok, and
par fe nayles of his hondys fat comyf of sup^rfluyte of humors
4 of fe hert. So ry^t as we schauen and scheren away J>e su^er-
fluyte of fulf e wytAout, so we schall schaue and schere away f e
superfluyte of synne and of vyce wytAw-forf e.

pe vayle fat haf e be drawen all f e Lent on bytwene f e auter

8 and fe qwere, fat bytokenyf e f e prophesy of Cristis passion fat

was huld and vnknowtw, tyll fes days comew. pe whech f^s

dayes ben don away, and fe auter opyiily schewed to all men.

For ])es days Crist suflred so opynly hys passyon, fat he sayde

12 hongyng on fe cros: ' Consummatum est* ; that is: all fe prophesy

of my passion now haf e an end. Wherfor f e clof ys of f e auter

byn taken away j for Cristis clolpys wern drawn of hym and don

all naked, save hur lady, his modyr, wonde \\yr kerchef about hym

16 to hyll his mewbiys.

The auter-ston bytokenyfe Cristis body f>at was drawon * on (?e
crosse as ys a skyn of parchemewt on J>e harow, soo J?at all his
bonys my^t be told.

20 The besom fat hit ys waschen wyth, betokenyf fe scorges \>ai
beton hys body, and fe fornes Ipai, he was crowned wyth&ll.

The watyr and fe wyne fat \\yi is waschew wyih, bitoknef e
f e blod and f e watyr fat ran downe aft^r f e spere from Cristis
24 hert fat waschet 2 his body.

The wyne fat is powred on fe v crossys, bytolmefe fe blod
fat ran out of f e fyue wondys principale of hys body.

This day nys no pax jeuyn at mas, for ludas betrayde Crist

28 f ys nyjt wyih a cosse : f us was f e prophesy of f e passion f ys day

endyd. Wherfor fys ny3t, whew he had sowped, he made fe sacra-

mewt of hys owne body, and 3af hyt to hys dyscypulys forto ete

and forto dryuke, and so begawr f e sacrament of f e masse and of

32 f e new law ; and aftyr f ys soper, he wassched his dyscyples fete

fat was a maner of new folgh[t]. For as he sayd f en to Petyr :

* He fat is waschew wytA watyr, he is clene of folghft] of all dedly

synne, he haf e no nede but to wasche his fete 3, for fat bytokenef e

36 f e affeccyon of venyall synne.

drawon C. draw G. not in d. D. 2 MS. waschent.

draw G. not in d. D.

3 fete C. om. G. not in d. D.

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Then, yf a man askef why prestcs don not hor masse a%r soper,
74 a as Crist dyd, say f ou : for fat was turned into \\ more honest[e] and
mor saluacyon of mannys soule. For, as Haynie telly}? apon f e
pystyll of Seynt Powle, mony yn f e begynnyng of f e fayth comen 4
to chyrch on f e Scher pursday. And f ylk fat wer rych brost
mete and drynke wyth horn and \er eten and dronken, tyll fay
wer dronke and to full of mete, and soo at nyjt token hor
howsull, sayyng fat Crist }af horn f ctt ensampull. But whyll f e 8
rych etyn and dronken, f e pore fat had nojt aboden, till f e rych
had don, sor ahong?/r ; and fen eton of relef, and soo aftyr toke
hor howsull. Wherfor, as f ys pystyll of f ys day tellyf e, Seynt
Poule rebukef e horn f 0rof, and turnyf fat foule vse into more 12
honest[e] and holynes, fat :s, forto syng jre mas fastyng, and all men
forto take hor howsull fastyng.

On Astyr-euen fe paschall is makyfe, fat bytokenyfe Crist;
for as f e paschall is f e chef tapor fat is in f e chyrch, so is Crist 16
f e chef saynt fat ys in the chyrch. Also f ys paschall bytokenef e
f e pyler of fure fat ^ode befor f e chyldyr of Israeli, when fay
went out of Egypte into f e lond of behest, fat is now lerusalem,
and as fay joden f rogh f e Red See, hole and sonde, seuen dayes, 20
aftyr fay comen to f e see all, ych day, and f onked God for hor
passage. Herfor holy chirch all f e Astyr-weke gon yn prosessyon
to fe font, fat is now f e Red See to all cristen pepull fat ben
fo'owed in font. For f e wat^r yn f e fonte betokenyf f e red 24
blod and watyr fat ran down of f e wondys of Cristis syde in f e
wheche f e power of Pharo, fat is, f e veray fend, ys drowned, and
all hys my5t lorne, and all cristen pepull sauet.

The font is on Astyr-even halowed and on Whytsone-even ; 28
for, at f e begynnyng of holy chirch, all men, and woymen, and
chyldren wern kepte to be folowed at f es days at f e font-halowyng.
But now, for bycause fat mony in so long abydynge1 deyd bout foloijt,
f erfor holy chirch ordeynyf e to folow all f e tyme of f e ^ere, saue vin 32
dayes befor f es euens a child schall be kepte to f e fonte-halowyng,
yf fat he may sauely for parell of def e, and elles not.

Thus is fe paschall halowed, and lyjt vtyih new fure, and of
hyt all of yr tapyrs byn Iy3t ; for all ly^t and holynes of good 36

1 abydynge C. om. G. not in d. Z>.

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worchyng comyfe of Cristis lore, and holy chyrch ys li^t wyU
brennyng charyte of his behestys.

Fyue pepynce of || encens ben steked in fe paschall lyke to fe 74 b
4 crosse. pat bytokenyf e f e v wondys, as Bede sayf e, fat Crist
suffred in lays body, and schull be kepte fresch and swete as
encense tyll fe day of dome, in rebuke of horn fat schall be
dampned, fat haden no beleue in Cristis passion, and wold aske
8 hyw no mercy for hor synnes.

In f e fonte-halowyng f e presi castys watyr out in four partyes
of f e fonte ; for Crist bade hys dyscyples go in foure partyes of
fe world, and prech and tech fe foure gospels, and folowing in ]>e
12 name of f e Fadyr, and of f e Sonne, and of f e Holy Gost.

Aftyr fe prest brefes in fe watyr; for fe Holy Gost, in fe
makyng of f e wor[l]d, was born on f e watyrs. Wherfor, whew God
for Adam synne cwrsed f e erf e, he sparud f e watyr.
16 Aftyr he droppyf in f e watyr wax of a tapur brennyng ; f e
whech bytokenyf f e manhode of Crist fat was folowed in f e
watyr, and in his folo^t halowed all J>e watyr of folo^t.

Aftyr oyle and creme byn put in f»e watyr ; for yn J?at sacra-

20 ment filk J>at ben in Heuen and }>ilk J?at ben in erfe, ben joynet

toged^r. pat was preued in Cristis baptyem; for \er J>e Fadyr

of Heuen spake, f>at all fe pepull herd, f»e Holy Gost was send

like a culuer. pus was f>e fonte halowed twyys in J>e 3ere, at J?e

24 begynnyng of holy chyrche, and now aftyr by f>e jere f>at was on

Astyr-euen, for J>ew all f>e pepull was bro5t out of fraldam of |?e

fende by Cristis passion; and on Whytson-euen, for \>zn is f>e

Holi Gost ^euen J, fat is, remyssyon of all synnys.

28 pen, from fe font, men gon to f>e qwere syngyng j?e letany,

prayng all J>e sayntys of Heuen forto pray to God, 3eue how f>at

ben folowed grace forto kepe J?e he^ couenant fat fay haue made

in hor folowyng.

32 Then men gon to masse fat is bygonnen wytAout office, fat is
called fe hed of fe masse; for Crist, fat is hed of all holy chyrch,
ys not 3et rysen from def to lyue.

Kyrieleyson is sayd; for in iche office of holy chyrch, and namly yn
36 f e masse, hit ys gret nede forto aske helpe and socour of God, forto
defende YS out of temptacyon fat assay lyf vs namly in Godys seruyce.
1 jeuen] yeven Harl. 2403. jeue C. G. not in d. D.

29. Formacio Necessaria Capellanis 129

75 a ' Gloria in excelsis ' ys sayde ; for f e Fadyr of Heuew || is gretly
ioyet forto behold fe pepull fat his sonue haj>e bo;! wyt^ hys
passyon, fat lyuew in charyte and in pes, ych on wyth of yr.

Grayle is now sayde ; for f ylke fat ben folowed, be not jet 4
parfyte to walke yn f e greus of \eriu.

Alleluia, ys songen; for hyt ys gret ioy to angeles to sen fe
ruyne of angeles be restowred by f ylke fat ben folowed.

Aftyr Alleluia, f e tracte ys songen ; for f agh fay bera, in hor folojt, 8
waschan of all synnys, jet fay most travayle bysyly, forto kepe horn
out of combrans of f e fend, fat he fall not into dedly synne ajeyne.

Offertory is now sayde ; for f e wymmew fat camera, forto offyr
to Cristys body oynmewtes, fay fond hym l not in his tombe. 12
'Agnus Dei* ys sayde, but no pax ys borne ; for Crist fat2 is hed
of pes, was not jet rysen.

Postcomyn is now sayde ; for fay fat ben folowed schul not be
howsyld f ys day, but on f e morow ; for in f e begynnyng of holy 16
chirch f er comew moo to folow of gret age few of chyldren.

A schort euensong ys don, lest fay fat ben folowet for cold
of yr sekenes 3 wer anyet of long smiyce.

J)ew is all f ys Emiyce endyd vndyr on colet for all f e sacra- 20
merat of holy chirch, and of folojt is endyd iw f e passion of Crist.

30. | ; J

DE FESTO PASCHE.

Cristes pepull, bof e mew and woymew, as je all knowen wele,
f ys day is called iw sum place Astyr-day, and iw suw plase Pase- 24
day, and iw sum plas Godis Sonday.

Hyt is called Astyr-day, as Candylmas-day of candyls, and Palme-
Sonday of palmes. For wel nygh iw ych plase, hyt ys f e mai^r f ys
day forto do fyre out of f e hall at f e astyr, fat haf e all f e wyutyr 28
brent wyth fyre and blakyd wyth smoke. Hit schall f ys day ben
75 b arayde wyth grene rusches, and swete flowres strawed4 1| all aboute,
schevvyng an hegh ensampull to all mew and woymera fat, ryght
as fay maken clene f e howse all wythyn, beryng out fe fure and 32
strawyng flowres, ryjt soo je schull clanse f e howse of your soule,

1 hym C. om. 0. not in d. D. 2 \at C. om. G. not in d. D.

3 sekenes C. seke G. not in d. D. * strawed c7. D. straw G.

9

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doyng away f e fyre of lechery and of dedly wraf and of envy, and
straw \er swete erbes and flowres ; and fat ben virtues of goodnes
and of mekenes, of kyndnes, of loue and charite, of pes and of rest :

4 and soo make f e howse of your soule abull to receyue your God.
For ryjt as 30 wyll not suffyr no f yng in your howse fat stynkyf e
or saueryth euell, wherby f at 30 may be dosesyd ; ryght soo Crist,
when he comyf into f e hows of your soule, and fyndeth l Iper any

8 stynkyng f yng of wraf or of envy or any of yr dedly synne, he
woll not abyde Iper : but anon he gof e out, and f e fende comyf e
yn and abydyf e \er. Then may fat soule be full sory fat scho
ys forsaken of God and betaken to J>e fende. pus don fay fat

12 holden dedly wraf e and dedly envy in hor hertys, and woll not
fo^eue fylk fat haue trespast to hom, for no prayer. Wherfor
take hit wyth ceiteyne: fogh 30 mow vtyih glosyng wordys
dcsayve me, and say 30 ben yn full eharyte as 30 owen forto be,

16 fogh 36 be not soo, you ^aynef not forto begyle God, fat sef e yeh
Cornell of your hertys. \ Wherfor, for Godys loue, dessayue 36 not
yourselfe, but buf e all besy forto kepe your soules clene wytAyn to
Godis sy3t, as 36 ben to make your house clene to mannys sy3t.

20 And ryght as .30 olof uf your astyr wyt/i fresche flowres and
swete, ry3t so clof e your asfa/r of your soule, fat is, your hert, in
fayr clof e of eharyte, and of loue, and of pes, and of rest wyt/t all
Godys pepull, fat 36 mow abull be forto receyve f e best frende

24 fat 36 haue, fat is Crist, Godis sonrie of Heuen, fat f ys tyme
suffred def e, forto bryng you to f e lyfe fat euer schall last.

This day is also callyd Pase-day, fat is in Englysch, fe pas-
syng day. And soo hyt is for two skylles : on for fys day ||ych 76

28 cristen man, in reuerence of God, schuld foi^eue fat haue gylt to
hom, and ben in full loue and eharyte to Godis pepull passyng all
ofer dayes of fe 3ere ; for all fat is mysdon all fe 3ere befor,
schall be helyd f«/s day wytA f e salue of eharyte. Hit ys alsoo a

32 passyng clay : for ych Godys chyld schall passe out of euell levyng
into good lyuyng, out of vyces ynto veituys, out of pride into
mekenes, out of couetyse into largenes, out of slof into holy
bysynes, out of envy into loue and charite, out of wraf e into

36 mercy, out of gloteny into abstynens, out of lechery into chastyte,
out of fe fendys clcchus yuto Godis barm; and soo of Godys
1 fyndeth d. D. fynd Q.

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enmy make hym hys frende and derlyng. Whoso passyf>e }ms, he
ys wor}>y forto come to f>at gret fest fat God inakyfe ]?ys day to
all Ipat J?ys passage makut.

This day ys called Godis Sonday; for Crist, Godis sonne of 4
Heuen, J?ys day roos from dej? to lyue, and soo gladyj? all hys
seru&nies and frendys wyth his vprist. Wherfor all holy chrych
makyfe myrf> fys day and syngyth f>us : ' This ys J>e day fat our
lord made ; be we glad and ioyfull in hure ! ' pe Fadyr of Heuen 8
makyth wyih all hys angelys soo gret melody for }>e vpryst of hys
sonne, Ipat he makyf e f ys day a gret passyng fest, and byddyf e
all hys pepull ferto, als wele horn fat ben in Heuen as fylke fat
ben in erf e. pen as wele as hym schall be fat comyf e to f ys fest 12
wele arayde in Godys lyuere, clofyd in loue and scharyte, als
euell schall hym be J?at comyf>e yn fendys lyuere, cloj>yd in envy
and dedly wrafe ; for ]?es, as J?e gospell tellyfe, schall be taken
and cast into }>e prison of hell. Soo that while 1 oj?yr lagh and make 16
mery, fes ofyr wepe and be sory ; and whyll Ipat of yr eten and
drynken at Godis bord, }>ay schall sytte grennyng wyth hor te)?e
for paynyng of hell-wormys J»at gnawen horn. For as J?ay eten
ofyr wyth bakbytyng here in erj>e, f>ay schull etc hym backe and 20
body wythoiit end in payne of hell.

76 b Wherfor, good men and woymen,! || charch you heyly in Godys
byhalue Ipat non of you to-day com to Godys bord, but he be in
full charyte to all Godis pepull ; and also Ipat 50 be clene schryuen 24
and yn full wyll to leue your synne. For yf I wyst whech of
you wer out of charyte and vnschryuen, I most, be techyng of
holy men, wyt^ a foule mouj>e say )?us to hym, in audyens of all
men : ' I ^eue f>e here not fy howsyll, but }>y dampnacyon into 28
euerlastyng payne, tyll J?ou com to amendement/ Wherfor, for
Cristis loue, yche man sech well his conciens and clanse hyt, J>at
he may abull receyue hys sauyour. And 3et, forto styr you more
in concyens, y tell you )?ys ensampull. 32

Narracio.

I rede of a holy byschop Ipat prayd God bysily to ^eue hym
grace to wytte whecli wer wor)?y to receyue }>e sacrament and
whech onworthy. Then, when J>e pepull com to Godys bord, he 36
1 that while d. D. woll }>at G.

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sagh Bom com wyth hor face red as blod, and blod droppyng out
of hor mowfys, som hor face as blacke as any pyche1, summe as
whyte as snow, and surame fayre and rody and lusty forto behold 2.
4 Then, among olpyr, he sagh two comyn wymew comyng and hor
facys schonywg as bryght as f e sonne. pen had he moch wondyr
of Ipys syght, and prayde to God to ^eue hym reuelac^/on and
knowyng what all Ipys bytokenyd.

8 Then come Iper an 3 angyll to hym and sayd : ' pes fat han
blody facys and blod droppe out of hor mowf es, f o ben erivyous
mew and woymew, and full of dedly wraf e, and woll not amend
horn, and gnawen how byhynd, and be vsed to swere horrybull

12 of ys by Godys sydys and his blod, and vmbraydew God of his
passyon, and don hym no reuerence : wherfor hor mowf ys schull
droppe of blod, tyll fay com to amendemewt. pay fat haue
blak facys, ben lecherys mew and woymew fat wyll not leue hor

16 synne, ne hor lyst, ne schryue horn f erof. pay fat haue whit
facys as snow, || ben fay fat haue don gret synnys, and ben 77 a
schryuew f erof, and wykh f e wepyng of hor een han wasshen hor
goules so whyfc and clene. pylke fat ben fayre and rody, ben

20 good comyn lyuers fat lyuen truly by hor mayn swynke, and so
kepyfe horn out of dedly synne. And fes two woymew fat
schynen passyng all of^/r, wer two comyn woymew and of eueli
lyuyng; but whew fay come iwto fe chyrch, fay toke suche

24 repewtans in hor hertys, fat fay maden a vow to God fat fay
wold do neu^nnore amys wyih f e helpe of his grace. Wherfor
God of hys m^rcy haf for^euen horn hor gynne, and so clene
wasschen hor sowles, fat fay schyne f us passyng all of er?

28 Then f«/s angyll went his way, and f ys byschop f onkyd God of
hys hegh grace fat he schewed hym reuelacyou, and serued God
ever aftyr wyth all hys myght, and had fe blysse of Heuen.
The wheche blysse God graunte you and me. Amen.

31.
32 DE FESTO SANCTI GEORGII, M.ARTYRIS.

Good men and woymen, such a day 36 schull haue f e fest of
Saynt George, pe wheche day 36 schull come to holy chyrch, in

1 MS. byche. a behold] hold Q. beholden G. not in d. D.

3 an C. om. G. not in d. D.

31. De Fetto Sancti Georgii 133

worschyp of God and of fat holy martyr Seynt George fat bo}t
his day full dere.

For as I rede in hys lyfe, I fynde fat Iper was an horrybull
dragon, fat men of Ipe cyte wer so aferd, fat fay, by cownsell of 4c V
f e kyng, yche day, 3euen hym a schepe and a chyld forto ete ; for
he schuld not come into f e cyte and ete horn. Then when all f e
chyldyr of fe cyte wer eten, for bycause Ipai Ipe kyng }af horn fat
concell, fay constrayned hym fat had but l on doghtyr forto ^eue 8
hyr to f e dragon, as fay had hor chyldyr before. Then f e kyng,
for fere of f e pepull, wyth wepyng and gret sorow makyng,
delyuerd horn hys doghtyr yn hyr best aray. Then fay settyn
77 b hur yn f e place f er fay wer || wont to set of yr chyldyr, and 12
a schepe wykh hyr, forto abyde fe tyme tyll fe dragon wold
come. But f era, by ordenance of God, Seynt George come rydyng
fat way ; and when he saw f e aray of f ys damesell, hym f oght
well fat hyt schuld be a womon of gret renon, and askyd hur 16
why scho stode f er wyth soo mornyng a chere. pen vnswared
scho and sayde : ' Gentyll kny^t, well may I be of heuy chere,
fat am a kyngys doghtyr of f ys cyte, and am sette here forto be
deuoured anon of an horrybull dragon fat haf e eton all f e 20
chyldyr of f ys cyte. And for all ben eten, now most I be eten ;
for my fadyr $af f e cyte fat consell. Wherfor, gentyll knyght,
gos hens fast and saue f yselfe, lest he les f e as he woll me ! '
' Damesell,' quod George, ' fat wer a gret vyleny to me, fat am 24
a kny^t well i-armed, yf I schuld fle, and foil fat art a woman
schuld abyde/ Then wyth f ys worde, f e horrybull best put vp
his hed 2, spyttyng out fure, and proferet batayll to George, pen
made George a cros befor hym, and set hys spere in Ipe grate, and 28
wyt/i such myght bare down f e dragon into f e erth, fat he bade
fis damysell bynd hur gurdull about his necke and lede hym
aftyr hur into f e cyte. Then f ys dragon sewet her forth, as hyt
had ben a gentyll hownde, mekly wyt^out any mysdoyng. But 32
when f e pepull of f e cyte saw f e dragon come, fay floen, ych
man into hys hyrn, for ferd. Then callyd George fe pepull
a5eyne, and bade fay schuld not be aferd ; for yf fay wolden
leue in Crist and take fologht, he wold befor horn all sle hym, 36

1 had but d. D. he put G. 2 hed d. D. hed and G.

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and so delyuer horn of hor enmy. Then wer fay all so glad, fat
xxfci f owsand of men, wythoui woymen and chyldren, wer folowed,
and f e kyng was fyrst folowed and all hys houshold. pen George
4 slogh f ys dragon, and bade bryng x exen to hym, and draw hym
out of fe cyte, fat ]>e sauer of hym schuld do hoin no greue.
And || bade f e kyng byld fast in euery hurne of hys lond chyrches, 78 a
and be lusty forto here Godys seruyce, and do honour to all men
8 of holy chrych, and euer haue mynd and compassion of all men
fat wer nedy and pore.

Then, when fat George had Ipus turnyd f ys lond to Godis

fayfe, he herd how fe Empmmr Dyaclisian dyd mony cristen

12 men to def . Then J he went to hym boldely, and repreued hym

of f e cursed dede. Then f e Emp^rour anon commawndyd forto

do hym into prison and lay hym per vpryght, and a mylne-ston

vpon his brest, forto haue so cruschet hym to def. But when he

16 was seruet so, he prayd to God of help ; and God kept hym so,

fat he feld no harme yn2 no party of hys body. But when fe

Emperour herd f erof, he bade make a whele s set full of howkes

yn fat on syde of fe whele, and4 swerde poyntys in fat olpyr

20 syde a5eyne fat, and set George in Ipe myddys, and so forto turne

f e wheles and all torase hys body on ayfyr syde. But when he

was yn fe turment, he prayd to Crist of socour, and was holpen

anon. Aftyr he was put in an G hote brennyng lyme-kylne and

24 closed feryn, forto haue ben brent; but God twrnet wyt/t hys

my5t J>e hete into cold dew. ^ette, J?e fryd day aftyr, when all

men wendon he had ben brent to coles, fen was he fonde lyght

and mery, and f onked God. Aftyr when he was fatte and sette

28 before fe Emperour, he repreuyd hym of hys false goddys, and

sayde fay wer but fendys, and wythout myght, and false at nede.

Then made fys Emperour forto bete his moufe vryih stonys,

tyll liyt was all topounet, and made to bete hys body wytA dry

32 bolle-senows, tyll f e flessch fell from f e bon and hys guttes myght

be seyne. ^et aftyr fay made hym to drynke venom fat was

made strong for f e nom/s, forto haue poysont hym to f e def anon.

But when George had made f e syngne of f e cros on hit, he dranke

86 hyt wytAout any greve, || soo fat, for wonder f erof, f e man fat 78 b

1 Then d. D. om. G. 3 yn d. D. ny 0. z whele d. D. wlele G.

4 and d. D. om. G. 5 an d. D. om. G.

31. De Festo Sancti Georgii 135

made f e poysen, anon turned to the fayf e, and anon was don to
defe for Crystys sake. Then, fe ny$t aftyr, as George was in
prison prayng to God, God come to hym wyih gret lyght, and
bade hym be of good comfort ; for in Ipe morow he schuld make 4
an end of hys passyon, and so com to hym into f e ioy fat euer
schall last. And when he had set a crown of gold apon hys hed,
he 3af hym hys blessyng and stegh into Heuen. Then anon, on
f e morow, for he wold not do sacryfice to Ipe Emp^rourys false 8
goddys, he made to smyte of hys hed; and soo passed to God.
And when fe Empmmr wold haue gone to hys palys, fe layte
fure brent hym and all hys seruante*.

Narracio. 12

In a story of Antioch ys wrytton fat, when cristen men
beseget lerusalem, a fayre $ong kny^t aperut to a prest, and
sayde \>ai he was Saynt George and leder of cristen men, and
commaundyd fat he schuld bere wyt/* horn hys relykes} and com 16
vfyih hom to fe sege. But when fay comen to fe walles of
lerusalem, fe Saracens weren so strong wytAyn J?at cristen
men durst not clymbe vp hor laddres. Then com Seynt George,
clof>yd yn whyte, and a red crosse on hys brest, and 5ode vp 20
}>e laddyrs, and bade fe cristen men com aftyr hym. And
so wytft f>e helpe of Seynt George, f>ay wonen f»e cyte, and
slogh all J>e Saresyns j?ay fonden Iperyu. And ferfor pray we
to Saynt George f>at he wyll be our helpe at oure nede, and saue 24
J?ys reem to f>e worschyp of God and his modyr Mary and all fe
company of Heuen. Amen.

32.
DE S^^CTO MARCO SERMO BKEUIS.

Good men and woymen, such a day }e schull haue Seynt Harcws 28
day, f>at was on of f>e foure fat wryton J»e gospellys, and prechet
hom to fe pepull. Then was J?ys Marke furst an hefen man,
but aftyr he was folowet of Seynt Petyr and soo sewet Petyr
79 a long aftyr, tyll he was full ta$t || in fe byleue. And when he 32
was full ylurned of Cristys fayfe, fen Seynt Petyr made hyrn
goo and pr^ch f e pepull Godys word. And for he was soo holy
a man, fe pepull allgate wold make hym a pr«st, he, for gret

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mekenes of hymselfe, made to kyt of his fombe; neuerfeles
when God wold haue hyt, Seywt Petyr vryih gret instauwce made
hym to take f e ordyr of prest. Then was he besy day and ny^t
4 forto precla. Godys word to f e pepull ; and all fat he sayde vryth
worde, he cowfermed wytA good ensampull and wyth doyng; of
myracles.

Thus, by iwspyracyon of f e Holy Gost, he 3ode to fe cyte of

8 Alysandyr, forto turne f e pepull of f e cyte to f e fayf of Crist.

Then when he come into f e cyte, at f e forme fote fat he set yn

at fe 5ate, hys scho} barst and was toren; wherby he wyst

well fat he schuld not go from fens, but fat he1 schuld take

12 hys ende Iper : and soo dyd. Then, when he com ynto f e cyte,
he saw a maw clowtyng pore mew schone fat werne torne; and
foj fis man wer a panyme, he was cristen yn hys doyng.
Wherfor Saynt Marke prayde forto amende his schone fat wer

16 torne. pew f is maw, for he saw fat Marke was pore, and nedy,
and of sympull aray, hym fojt fat hyt was almys forto helpe
hym, and toke hys schone to hym, and began forto sawe on hit.
And as he sewet full helt, by Godis ordenance, he wondyd hy??i-

20 selfe in f e honde wyth his nalle grevesly ; and so, what for ache
and penance fat he had fm>f, among his woo he called helpe2
of God. And when Saynt Marke herd fat, he fowkyd God;
and8 anon he spytte in fe erfe, and rnakyd fene, and wyth fat

24 fen anoynted f e manm/s hond in f e name of Xhesn Crist : and
anon he was hole. Then, when f#s maw segh such vertu yn
Saynt Marke, he prayde hym forto dwell wyth hym. Then
Marke dwelled wyth fys man and preched hym, so fat he

28 folewet hym and all hys |j howshold ; and aftur for gret holynes 79 b
fat he saw yn hym, he made fys man a byschop.

Thus when men of f e cyte seen how Marke preched f e fayth
of Crist, and dyspysyd hor fals goddys, they4 token hym, and tyed

32 hym by f e neke wyth a rope, and drewew 5 hym on f e stonys,
cryyng yfere in despyte of hym : ' Draw we fys bugull to f e
bygulstede 6 ! * So whew fay had drawew hym negh to f e def e,
fen fay puttew hym ynto fe prison tyll on fe morow. pen

1 he d. D. ha G. 3 helpe of d. D. of helpe of on G. 3 and d. D.

om. G. 4 they d. D. \>at G. ' drewen d. D. druen G. 6 bygulstede C.
bugleatede H. begullplace L. bygullstete G. bugullstede D. not in d.

32. De Sancto Marco 137

com fat ny$t Crist into f e prison to hym and sayde : ' Pes be
to f e, Marke our euangelyst, be nost agast ; for I am wyth f e ! '
Then on f e inorow fey l come a^eyn, and fat hym out a5eyn, and
drewen hym tyll he was ded. And when he felde fat he schuld 4
dye, he sayd : ' In manws tuas, Domme, commendo spiritum
meum, redimisti ' ; and so f erwyth ^af vp hys gost. Then aftyr,
when fay wold haue brent hys body for malyce, anon ]>er come
such a powdyr and layte and erf e - qwake, fat no man durst 8
abyde, but all fleen away, pen yn fe nyjt aftyr cristen men
token hys body, and buryet hyt wyth gret worschyp, as hyt was
worthy.

Then fell hyt soo aftyr fat yche contrey halowet Seynt 12
Markeys day, saue on contrey the whech was callyd Appuleo.
pe whech contrey was so desesut by hete and vnkynd dro^t, fat
all f e comes and frutys faylut how, fat fay wer negh enfamyscht
for defaute of corne. But f en come f er a voyce from Heuen, 16
and bade halow Saynt Markeys day, as of yr crysten men duden,
and fen schuld fay be releuet 2. And when fay dydden soo, God
send to horn all man^r of frutys.

Now, good men and woymen, je haue herd of f is seyntis lyfe, 20
and why hys day ys halowet ; fen hit is nedfull to tell you why
$e schull fast his day and goo in processyon.

Narracio.

I rede fat in f e cyte of Rome on f is day fell such a qwalme 24
and soden deth among f e pepull of f e cyte, fat when a man
ofyr neset, || anon f^rwytA he jaf vp fe gost; and o\>yr
deydyn sodenly a gret nownbyr. Then fe pope Pelagius bade
ych man, when he gonet, to make a cros on his mouf e ; and 28
when a man herd anof yr nese, he schuld bydde : ' Crist helpe
f e ! ' and so mony wern sauet. And also he made f e pepull fast,
and to go 3 about in procession barfot, and soo pray holy seyntys
of Heuen forto pray for horn to God, fat he of his goodnes 32
schuld haue mercy of horn; and soo dyd. Then come aftyr
Seynt Gregory, and made horn do f e same ych jere on Saynt
Markeys day, bofe fast and go on processyon, and canonysyt
hit, forto be don alway aftyr. Then come a%r a pope was 36

1 J>ey d. D. J>at G. 3 MS. reuelet. 3 to go d. D. om. G.

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called Liberia, and segh how fe frute of fe erth and of tren,
for tendyrne[s] of homselfe, token at fys day ofte-tyme gret harme,
what by fondyr and by layte, by vnkynde hete, be vnkynd
4 stormys, by whyrlyng-wynde, by mystes, by myldewys, be
grene wormys, be long-taylet fleys. And also, for f e pepull to
sone aftyr f e receyuyng of hor howsyll turnei a3eyne to synne,
hauyng no reward to fat hegh sacrament, f erf or God send
8 vengeans among f e pepull mor fat tyme of f e 3ere fen anof yr,
of pestylens, of werres, of derf es, of dyuerse sekenes. Wherfor
fys holy pope, forto put away Godys wraf from fe pepull, he
commaundet all cristen mew and woymen forto halow fys day,

12 and fast not to certeyne 3eres as lewde pepull tellyth, but allway
forth on, and forto come fat day to f e chyrch, and goo on pro-
cession wytA f e letany. Wherfor, good men, 30 schull wete well
fat all fylke fat don a3eyne f e cowstytucyons of holy chyrche

16 wytyng, he ys acurset tyll he come to amendement ; and yf he
dey yn fat curs vnschryuen, he is dampnet fore euer befor God.
Herefor, good mew and woymew, I charch you on holy chyrche
byhalfe, fat 30 fast fat day, but hit fall on a Sonenday of yr yn

20 Astyr weke; and comyth || fat day to fe chyrch ; and heruth God 80 b
eeruyce as cristen mew owen forto do; and prayfe hertly to
Seynt Marke fat he woll pray for you to God forto put away all
myscheues of body and of soule, and fat 36 may haue f e blys fat

24 he bo3t you to. To fe whech blys God bryng you and me to, yf
hyt be hys will. Amew.

33.
DE FESTO APOSTOLORUM PHILIPPI ET IACOBI

ET EoRCfJf SOLEMPA77^TE.

28 Good mew and woymew, such a day N 30 schull haue an hegh
fest iw holy c[h]yrch : Seynt Phelypys day and Seywt Jacobs, Cristys
holy apostolys. But for fys coniyf wyt/tyn J?e tyme of Astyr
Eeruyce, 30 schull not fast fe euen ; but comyth to J?e chyrch

32 as Godys owne pepull, to worschyp God and his holy apostolys.

Then schull 30 know fat fys Phylyp was send by all fat ofyr
apostolys mto a contre fat was called Cythya, forto prech Godis

33. De Festo Apostolorum Philippi et lacobi 139

worde to fe vnbeleued pepull. But when he come fedyr, and
pr^ched ajeyn hor mawmetys, preuyng fat fay wer fendys, and
not goddys, anon fys mysbeleued pep all token fys holy apostull,
and ladden hym ynto hor tempull, and constrayned hywi to do 4
sacryfyce to hor mawmetys, of ir ellys he schuld be ded. Then, as
fay wern besy forto haue done f ys doses, sodenly a gret dragon
com out of f e erf e, and slogh f re of f es mysbeleued men, and
venemet l so f e pepull wyth hys bref yng, fat Iper fell on horn all 8
such a sekenes, fat for woo and passyon fat fay hadon, fay cryed
all waylyng and wepyng yche on to [o]fyr. Then sayde Phelyp
to horn : * gyf 50 woll be helyd of your sekenes fat greuef e you,
and also f es men be bro^t ^eyne to lyve fat ben ded, castys don 12
f es mawmetys fat 30 wolden haue me to worschyp, and settyf e
f er a cros lyke to f e cros fat 2 my maystyr dyed apon, and worschyp
hyt.' Then dyd fay so gladly and fayn, forto be holpen of hor
81 a woo fat || greuet horn soo sore. And when fay hadden soo don, 16
anon ry$t fay wern all hole j and Saynt Phelyp, be callyng of
Cristys nome, reryd vp a3eyne to lyue fre men fat wern ded.
And when he had don soo, he commaundyd fe dragon forto go
into wyldyrnes f eras he schuld neuer greue man ny best ; and so 20
jode forth, and was neuer seen aftyr.

Thus when Seynt Phelyp had prashed f e pepull, and made horn
stedfast in fe fayf e of Xhesu Crist, and ^ode forth into a cyte
leropolym ; and for he prechet f e fayf e of Ihesu Crist fat was don 24
on f e cros, ferfor wykked men of fat cyte token hym, and
dydden hym on a cros, as Crist was, and soo payned hym to f e
def e. And BOO he 3ode to Crist, hys maystyr, forto dwell wyfe
hym in f e ioy fat neuer schall haue ende. 28

Now $e schull here of Seynt lacob, fat was called among fe
apostolys 'lamys fe lasse/ forto be know from 'lamysfe more' fat
was Seynt lonys brof yr. But f ys lacob, of yr lames, fat ys all
on name, was called Cristys brof yr ; for he was goo lyke to 32
Crist, fat when f e lewes token oure Lord Crist, fay cowf e not
know fat on by fat of yr, but as ludas trayde Crist by a cosse,
and soo ta;t horn to hym. Thys lamys was soo holy from f e
tyme fat he was borne, all f e tyme of hys lyfe, fat he dranke no 36
wyne ny syser ne ale ; for f ys f [e]re nys non yn fat contrey. And
1 MS. vememet. 2 J>at (7. of G. om. d. D.

140 33. De Festo Apostolorum Philippi et lacobi

alsoo he ete neu<?r flessche, ne his hed was neuer schauen; he
vset neuer forto be bawmet wyth oyle, as f e man^r of f e contray
ys for hete of f e sonne ; he was neuer baf uf ; he weryd neu^r
4 lynnen clofe; he vset forto knell soo moche yn hys prayers, fat
hys kneus wern soo f ekke of ylle, fat fay weren boched lyke l
a camele. Thys was f e fyrst man fat euer song masse yn veste-
mewtys, as pastes now dof e.

8 pen fell hit soo fat f e cyte of Jerusalem was enfect wytA f e
synne of f e slaght of Crist, fat hit most nede be destriet. || Wher- 81 b
for f ys holy man Saynt lames was made byschop of f e cyte of
Jerusalem, and laft f er forto pr^ch f e pepull, and turne horn ynto

12 bettyr leuyng. But for fay wer soo combred wytA synne, fat
fay had no grace of amendemerat, nedly2 Crystys prophesy
most be fuliylled and fe cyte destryet. Wherfor men token
Seynt lames, and set hym on a hegh place, prayng hym forto

16 preche f e pepull a^eynys Cristys fayf e ; for moch of f e pepull
was turnet to fe fayth. pen lamys boldely and styfly prechet
f e fayf e of Cryst, and pruned by godde opyn reson fat all fat
leuet not 3 on Crist schuld be dampned at f e day of dome ynto f e

20 fure of hell, fat neuer schall have end. Then f e maystyr of f e
lewes lawe f roston hym don from loft, and wyth stonys pounet
hym, so fat he was negh ded. Then he, knelyng on hys kneys,
prayet to God forto for^eue horn hys def e. And f erwy^Ji a curset

24 man of horn wyth a walkerys staf smot hym on f e hed, fat f e
brayne wallut out ; and soo :jeld vp f e gost.

Then aftyr, what for synne of Cristys def e and for f e synne
of f ys holy manys deth, f e cyte of Jerusalem, fat was f e strengest

28 cyte yn all fe world, and vnlykly forto haue ben wonon, was
stryet soo into f e vtmast, fat ych stone of ych wall was turnet
vpso don, and neuer on laft on of yr ; for so Crist, fourty $ere befor,
sayde hit schuld fall. And f e lewes wer dryuen ynto * dyuerse

82 contrays and cytyes, and dyspoylet, soo fat hor kyndom syf en
haf e ben destryet, and fay weren, and $et byn, hyndyrlyngys to
all of yr pepull. }et woll I tell you more of f e destruccyon of fat
cyte of Jerusalem, forto schew you how vengabull God ys apon

36 horn fat ben lef forto sched Cristys blod, as fay weren.

1 lyke D. om. G. not in d. os C. 2 nedly d. D. but nedly G.

3 not inserted above the line. * ynto D. to d. om. G.

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Narracio \
Thus when God wold do vengeans on f ys cyte, hyt fell soo, fat

82 a a man of Pylatus fat dyd Crist || to def e, come from Jerusalem
toward Rome ; but by a tempest he was cast apon f e lond f er 4
as a gret lord dwellet, fat was called Vaspasyanws. Then had
f is Vaspasyan such a maledy yn hys vysage, fat out of hys nase-
f urles droppyd wormys out lyke waspes. Then sayde Vaspasyan
to f ys man : ' Of what contre comes f ou ? ' pew sayde he : ' From 8
f e cyte of Jerusalem/ Then sayde Vaspasyan : ' I am full glad
fm>f, for as I haue lernet Ipat contre hafe mony good leches.
Wherfor I wot fat fou con hele me; and but yf fou do soo,
for sof e fou schalt be ded/ pen sayde he a^eyn : ' I am no leche 12
myselfe ; but he Ipat helyd all seke, and raysed f e ded to lyue,
he may hele fe, yf he woll.' 'Who ys fat?' qwod Vaspasyan.
1 Syr/ quod he, ' Jhesus of Nazareth fat lewys han slayne ; yn
whom, yf fou wolt beleue, fou schalt be hole/ Then sayde 16
Vaspasyan: 'I beleue wele he may hele me fat raysyth men
from def e to lyue/ And auon, wyth f ys word, he was hole as
fysch. Then was Vaspasyan so glad of hys hele, fat he send
anon to f e Empm)ur of Rome, and gete leue to destrye f e cyte 20
of Jerusalem ; and soo gedyrd gret nowmbyr of pepull and toke
Tytus, his sonne, v?yth hym and 3ode f edyr. Then, in f e niene
tyme, whill he seget fe cyte, fe Empmmr deyd, and he was
choson Ernpmmr of Rome, pen went he to Rome, and lafte 24
Tytus, hys sonne, yn hys styd, wyth pepull ynogh forto destrye
fe cyte. Then Tytus lay BOO hard on f e cyte and enfamecht
horn so, fat fay eton hor schone and hor botes for hunger ; and
f e fadyr raft f e mete out of f e sonnes hond, and toke hit out of 28
his moufe, and fe sonne of fe fadyrs; fe husbond of fe wyfe,
and f e wyfe of f e husbond.

Then, among of yr, f er was a woman of gret blod fat had a }ong
chyld, and for hongyr sayde f us to hym : c My sonne dere, 82

82 b I haue moche more payne for f e fen f ou || had for me ; wherfor
hit ys more resyn fat I bete my hongyr on f e, fen fat I dee, and
f ou bof e. Then toke scho hyr chyld, and slo^ hym, and rostyd
fat on halfe, and kept fat of yr halfe raw. pus as f e flesche 36

1 Narracio J>. om. Q. not in d.

142 33. De Festo Apostolorum Philippi et lacobi

rostyd, f e sauer f 0rof went out ynto fe strete, and men fat

felden fat sauer, wenden tyer had ben plentef of mete, and comen

yn, forto haue part of f e mete. But when fay come yn, fys

4 womow wold haue hyd fys mete from horn ; but fay a5eynstoden,

and sayden scho schuld not, for fay wendon fat hyt had ben of yr

mete fen of a chyld. Then sayde f e woman : * Here I haue rostyd

half my chyld, forto ete ; and yf 56 woll not leue me : lo her fat othyr

8 halfe raw a^eynys to-morou ! ' pen weren f es men so agryset of fat

syijt, fat fay jode forth and laft f e modyr etyng hyr owne chyld.

Then encreset hungyr so in ]>e cyte, fat fay dedyn soo f ykke,
fat fay casten ded bodyes ouer f e walles, and fullet fe dyches

12 soo, fat f e sauour of horn jjode ferre into f e contrey. Then, at
fe last, nede made horn fat wer on lyue to 3eue vp fe cyte.
pen com Tytus yn wyth his ost ; and ryght as f e lewes sold
Crist for thrytty penyes, so fay sold f rytte lewes for on peny,

16 and turned vp f e cyte, fat fay laft not on ston apon anof yr, but
destriet hyt ynto f e vtmast.

Thus, good men, }e mou segh, fogh God abyde longe, how
sore he smytyfe at f e last, and sendyth vengeans apon all fat

20 ben lusty forto sched crysten blod. Suche mew God hatyf e
heghly ; wherfor yche man amende * hymselfe, prayyng to f es
apostolys to be hur medyatours bytwyx horn and God, fat fay
may haue her 2 veray repentans in hert wyth schry[f]t of mouf ,

24 and so, wy\.h satysfaccyon of good edes, cow to f e blys fat f es
holy apostolys byth yn. Amen.

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DE INUENC/ONE SANCTE CRUCIS
BREUIS [AD] PJROCHIANOS. \\

28 Good men and woymen, such a day je schull haue f e Holy- 83 a
rode-day. pe whech day je schull not fast f e euen, but 3 comyth to
fe chyrch as cristen pepull, in worschip of hym fat deyd on fe
rode for saluacyon of mankynd. Then schull 50 know fat fys

32 fest is callet f e fyndyng of f is crosse, fat was fonde in f ys wyse.

1 amende D. to amende G. not in d. 2 haue her d. D. om. G.

3 but H. L. d. D. but on deuocyon but G. C.

34. De Inuencione Sancte Crucis 143

When Adam, our forme fadyr, was seke for age *, and wold
fayn haue ben ded, he send Seth, hys sonne, to fa angyll to
paradyse, prayng hym forto sende hym f e oyle of mercy, to anoynt
his body wyth when he wer ded. Then vnswared }>e angyll and 4
sayde fat 2 he my3t in no maner, tyll fyue f owsand and ij c. jere
wer fulfylled. ' But haue f e branch of fe tre fat thy fadyr synned
wyth, and set hyt on hys graue ; and when hit beryth fryte, fen
schall he haue mercy, and no}t ere/ Then toke Seth fis branche, 8
and fonde hys fadyr ded, and soo sette fy branch on his
burines as f e angyll bade ; f e wheche growet fere tyll Salamow-
ys tynie. So when Salamon made his tempull, for f?/s tre was
passyng of yr, he made to hew hit don to f e weike. But for hit 12
wold not accorde wyth fe werke, Salamon made to dygge hit
depe yn fe erthe; and soo was hit hyd fer yn fe tyme fat
byschopys of f e tempull let make a were yn f e same plas, forto
wasch schepe yn, fat were offred vp to fe tempull, feras fe tre 16
lay. Then, when fis wer was made, fay callet hit on hor
lauggage Probatica Pyscyna. Yn f e whech wer, yche day, come
an angyll from Heuen don in worschip of fat tre fat lay yn f e
gronde f erof, and soo steret f e watyr, soo fat he fat come furst 20
ynto f e watyr aftyr f e steryng of f e angell, was heled of what
maner euell fat hym greuet, by uertu of fat tre. Soo fis last
83 b niony 5eres, tyll Crist was taken forto be || don to def e on fe cros.
Then f 3/3 ti e, by Godys ordenance, plumbet vp and swam on f e 24
watyr ; and for f e lewes haddew non of er tre redy to make f e
cros of, for gret hast, fay toke fat tre, and made hit cros, and
soo hongyd Crist f eron. And few f ys tre bare fys blesset frute,
Cristys body, of fe wheche wallut mercy to Adam and Eue, and 28
to all hor osprywg. But when Crist was ded and taken don of
f?/s cros, fe lewes, for envy of hym, token f e cros, and fe ofyr
fat fe twoo feues honget apon ayf er syde of Crist, and buryet
horn depe yn f e erthe ; for cristen men schuld not wete wher fay 32
wer. And layn f er hude two hundryt wyntyr and mor, tyll Seynt
Elyn, f e Emperourys modyr Constantyn, fonde hit yn f ys wyse.
In tyme of fis Constantyiie, Maxenciws w?/tA strong hond helde
f e Empyre of Borne, pen Constantyne gedyrt hym power, forto 36

. l for age d. D. and for eld G. 2 )>at written on the margin.

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34. De Inuencione Sancte Crucis

feght wyth Maxenciws at pe gret wat?/r ; ouer pe wheche watyr
lay a gret brygge, so pat in pe medyll of pis brygge Maxenciws,
for dyssayte of Constawtyne, lete make a trappe, forto haue
4 destryet Constawtyne. But pe ny:jt befor pe batayle, as Con-
stantyne lay yn his bed for drede of Maxens — for he was byggyr
of pepull pen he was — Crist come to hym wytA a sygne of a cros,
schynyng as gold, and sayde to hym : ( To-morow when pou gos to
8 pe batayle, take pys syngne yn py hond, and by uertu pm>f, p on.
schalt haue pe victory.' Then was Constantyne wondyr glad and
let make a cros of tre, and pay bare hit befor hym to pe batayle.
But when Maxenciws saw hym riygh pe brygge, he was so fers yn

12 hymself, pat he forgale pe trappe pat he made ; and soo, as he
come a^eynys Constantyn, he fell by pe trappe don ynto pe
watyr and was drowned, pen was hys ost wondyr fayn, and
joldyn horn wyth fre wyll to Constantyn. ||

16 Then, be counsell of pe pope *, he send to hys modyr Elyn, pat 84 a
was qwene of Jerusalem, and prayet hyr forto seche pe cros pat
Crist was don on. Then was pys Elyn a kyiigys doghtyr of
Engelond pat was callet Ceolus; and when Constantyne, fadyr

20 of pys Constantyne, com ynto J>e lond of Engelond and saw Elyn
so fayre, he weddyd hyr for hyr bewte, and soo made hur
Emperes of Rome. But aftyr hyr husbond def e, scho had f>e
kyndom of Jerusalem to hur dowre ; wherfor scho made to gedyr

24 all f>e lewes pat myjt be fonde, and sayde horn soply J>at all
schuld be brent, but yf J>ay schewedyn hur \>Q cros of Crist.
Then, by counsell of horn all, f>ay token on man J?at J>ay called
ludas, and sayde fat he wyst wher J>e cros was, and how he

28 cowf>e bryng hur Iperio. Then was scho glad and put J?ys ludas
ynto prison and dystresse, tyll he wold telle hur wher pis cros
was. pen sygh Ipys man he most nedys, o\>yr be ded, and bade
sewe hym to )?e hull of Caluarye. And when he had prayet per

32 long, pe erth quaked 2 per pe cros lay, and a smoke swete as any
spycery com out of pe erth ; and when pay dygged per, pay fonde
pre crosses. Then, forto know wheche was Cristis cros, pay
layden horn yche on aftyr opyr apon a ded body ; but when Cristis

36 cros com, anon pe body pat was ded roos, and ponkyt God.

1 pope D. not in <?. scratched out G. 2 quaked D. qwaquyt G. not in d.

34. De Inuencione Sancte Crucis 145

Then toke Elyn a party of fys cros and send to Rome to hur
sonne; and fe remenant scho made to schryne hyt yn syluer,
and laft hyfc yn Jerusalem wyth all fe worschyppe fat scho
cowthe. pws, good men, as holy chyrche makyth mynd f ys day, 4
f e holy cros was foiide.

Narracio.

Then, as I rede, I fynde fat yn a cyte was callet Beritus
a cristen man hyred an howse at a lew to wone yn. Then had 8
fis cristen mon a rode }>e whech fat Nychodemus made in
84 b worschip || and yn mynd of Crist, pen toke he f ys rode, and set
hit in a preuy plase yn his howse for sy^t of f e lewes, and dyd
hit worschyp aftyr his coraiyng. pen aftyr hyt fell soo fat fis 12
man steryd ynto anofyr howse, and toke out all his good wyth
hym, saue only fys rode he forgate, as God wold he schuld. v
Then come fys lew and wone[d] in f e same howse fat fys cristen
ma?i laft, and forto make hym dalyance, he called on of his 16
nejtburs to hym, and made hym forto sowpe wyth hym. So as
fay setten at1 sowpere and talked togedyr of fys cristen man
fat wonet fer before, fys ne^tbur lokut bysyly abowte and few
was he war of f e rode stondyng yn a preuy hurne, and when he 20
saw hyt, anon he began 2 grewne and grynd his tef e, and rebuked
sputwyslyche fys ofyr lew, and bare on hym styfly fat he was
a cristen man, and had f e rode f er, forto don hit worschyp. And
he swor f er as depe as he couf e, fat hit was not soo, for he 24
had neuer befor sen hit. ^et went fys ofer lew anon to his
neghtburs, and told horn all fat fys lew was a preuy cristew
man, and how he had a rode hyd yn his howse. Then come fay
all wrof e and beten f ys man on f e worst maner fat fay cowf e. 28
And so, at f e last, fay saydeyi yfere : ' pys ys an ymage of fat Ihesu
fat our fadyrs dydden to cleth; wherfor, as fay dydden to hys
body, do we now to hys ymage ! ' Then fay token f ys ymage
and blyndwaruet hit, and boffeton hit, and bobbyd hyt, and 82
aftyr beton hit wyth scorgys, and crownet hit wyth f ornys, and
aftyr dydden hit on f e cros, and naylet hyt fote and bond to f e
cros. And soo, at f e last, fay maden f e strengest man of horn
take a sper, and wyth all his myght frost hit to f e hert. And 86

1 setten at written above the line G.

2 began Harl. 2403. come G. not in d. J). C.

10

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34. De Inuencione Sancte Crucis

anon when he dyd soo, blod and watyr ran out down by f e syde.
Then wer fay al sore agryset of fat sy$t and say den : ' Take we
a pycher, and full we hyt full of fys blod, and bere we hit || to 85 a

4 our tempull fat lyf e full of seke men of dyuerse malodyes, and
anoynt we horn wyth fys blod ; and $yf fay be hole, anon cry we
Crist mercy, and take we fologht ! ' Then fay anon anoynt ed f es
seke men wyth fys blod, and fay anou wer hote and sownde.

& Then went f es lewes to f e byschop of f e cyte, and tolden hym
}>e case how hyt befell. And when he herd fat, he kneled adon
and f onket God of his hegh miracull. And when he had folowed
fes lewes, he toke vyals of cristall and of lambur and of glas,
12 and put fys blod yn horn, and send hit all aboute to dyuers
chyrches. And of fys blod, as mony men sayn and vndyrstondyn,
com f e blod of Hayles f erof.

Narraczo.

16 As Myletus tellyfe in hys cronyculs, mony1 5ere aftyr fat
Jerusalem was destriet, f e lewys wolden haue bylde hyt aijeyne.
Then, as fay 5oden yn f e morow f edyrward, fay fonden mony
crosses yn fe dewe, soo fat fay wern aferd and turned homward.

20 pat of yr morne fay comen a^eyne, and Ipen wer hor clof es full of
crosses of red blod ; and when fay seghen fat, fay floghen home
for fere, ^et fay wold not be warnet, but comen a^eyne f e fryd
day; and few anow sodenlich a fyre ros vp out of fe erth, and

24 brent horn all to cold colys and askes.

And f erfor I counsell fat we do reuerence and worschyp to f e
cros, for ofyr defence haue we not a^eyne oure gostly enmys.
And pray we hertly to God fat we may worschyp hit soo here

28 in our lyfe, fat we may haue f e b[l]ysse fat he bo3t vs to, hongyng
f eron ; and soo mote hit be. Amen.

35.

DE FESTO IOHANNIS ANTE PORTAM LATINAM,

BKEUIS.

32 Cristen men and woyinen, such a day 56 schull haue Saynt
lonys day at 2 f e Port Latyne ; f e wheche || day ^e schull come to 85 b

1 mony Harl. 2403. nony G. not in C. d. D. 2 at d. D. om. G,

35. De Festo lohaniiis ante Pbrtam Latinam 147

pe chyrch, and worschyp God and Saynt Ion. But why pi/s day
ys called soo, now 36 schull here.

As Ipys holy Saynt Ion prechet Godis woide yn a cyte pat was
Ephasy, pe justyce of pat cyte segh pat Saynt Ion turned 'pe 4
pepull fast to cristen fayth. Wherfor he made to take Seynt
Ion, and constrayn hym forto haue don sacrifice to his l mawmetes.
And for he wold not, bwt he wold rayfer le.se hys lyfe pen do
suche a synne befor God, then Ipys justyce cowmawndyd forto put 8
Seynt Ion ynto prison, whyll he send to pe Emperour of Rome,
forto wyt what he schuld do wyth Seynt Ion. Soo wheji his
lettyrs come to pe Empmmr — yn pe whech lettyrs he call et Ion
all pat no^t was : wych, and trohulere, and a desayuour of pe 12
pepull — then pe Emperour wrot a^eyne to pe justyce, and Taade
send hym to Rome ; and soo he dyd. And when he was comyn
pedyr, and apposyd of hys doyng, and, for he stod stydfast yn pe
beleue of Crist, for gret scorne pe Emperour made to clyppe 16
away pe heris of lonys hed (for he had a fayre hed of fax).
Then, when he was so clypped, all men loghen hym to scoine, and
dydden hym doses, pen was he for scorne lad to pe ^ate of pe
cyte of Rome pat was called Port Latyn. And j?er was a tonne 20i
of bras, full of wallyng oyle, into ]?e wheche tonne he was put
and closyd J>eryn, and fure made vndyr hote, and so fei weren
^erne 2 about for pat Seynt Ion schuld haue ben 3 brent peryn.
But for he was Godys one derlyng, he kepte hym soo, pat he 24
feld no payne. pen, when all men wenclen, he had ben all for-
sopen to powdyr, pay vndedyn pe ton, and sygh Ion als hole and
sonde yn ych parte of hys body and of hys coloure, as nopyng
had towched hym. Wherfor cristen men maden per a chyrche || 28
86 a in worschyp of God and Saynt Ion, and In memory of pe martyr-
dom pat he suffred per. Then, for pe Emperour segh pat he
my^t not ouercorne Saynt Ion for fere of no penance, lie made to
exile hym ynto an yle pat is callet Pathmos. 82

Then herd Saynt lonys modyr how hur sonne was send to
Rome, forto haue be don to depe; and for gret sorow and

1 his d. D. hor G. .. . .. -

2 so >ei weren Berne C. so they hied hem fast d. D. om G

3 schuld haue ben C. were d. D. schuld haue G.

10 — 2

148 35. De Festo lohannis ante Portam Latinam

r

passion of hym, scho jode afti/r hym to Rome. But when scho
herd fat he was send ynto an exyle, scho turnet a^eyne homward.
And scho come to a cyte fat was called Ventulan ; Iper scho fell

4 seke, and deyd, and was buryet bysyde f e cyte vndyr a roche.
And when scho had layne ]>er mony jerys, Seynt lames, hur cfyyr
sonne, come f edyr, and toke vp hys modyrys body fat smelled
few- as swete as any spycery, and broght hit Ipen ynto fe cyte,

8 and buriet hit f er wyth gret honour and worschyppe.

Narracio.

In f e lyfe of Saynt Edward I fynd fat f is holy man louet so *
Seynt Ion fe Euangelyst, fat he wold werne no pore man good

12 fat askyd hyt for Saynt lonys loue. Then fel hyt on an hygh
holyday, as fys kyng went yn processyon, Seynt Ion come to
hym yn lykenes of a pylgrym, and prayde to 3eue hym som good
for Saynt lonys loue. pen, for f e kyng at fat tyme had non olpyr

16 fyng redy, he toke f e ryng of his fjugyr and }af f e pylgrym.
Then sone f eraftyr two knyghtys of f is kyngys howshold jedon
to lerusalem on pylgrymage ; and when fay come ne$ f edyr, as
hit happyd horn, fen fay laft hor company, and ^ode homself

20 tyll hyt was ny^t. And when hit was nyijt, hit wax so derke,
fat fay my^t neuer on see of yr ; wherfor fay wer all dyswayre of
homself. And as fay stoden f us all adred, talkyng yfer, f er come
by horn an oldely man wyth glad chere and semely of person

24 wyth two chyld^r 1 1 beryng two torches brennyng for hym, f e 86 b
wheche spake yn Englysch and sayde : ' Heyle, syrs ! Why stond ^e
here fys tyme of ny^t, and what centre be ^e of?' pen sayde
fay: 'We stqnden here all dyswayre of cure way; we ben

28 pylgrymes, and men of Englond, and wolden fayne haue herber
for of cures.' Then sayde fys man to horn : * How faryth f e kyng
of Englond ? ' Then sayde fay fat he ferd wele, as fay hopyd ;
for he was a good man and a holy, as fay vndyrstode. Then

82 sayde fys man to horn: 'Syrs, for fe kyngys sake comyf now
vryth me, and }e schull haue good herber and good ese.' And so
he lad horn ynto a fayre place, and made horn well at ese yn all
degre. On the morow he was redy, and bro^t f es men on hor

36 way, and sayd f us to horn : ' Gretyth wele your kyng of Englond

1 so C. D. so well d. om. G,

35. De Festo lohannis ante Portam Latinam 149

on Ipys token!' And he betoke horn a ryng and bade horn:
' Ber fat ryng to f e kyng, bydyng hym byf ewke hym for whos
loue lie }af hyt away, fat was Seyrat Ion fe Euangelyst; and byd
hym make hym redy, for wytftyn vj moneys aftyr }e comew horn, 4
he schall be ded and come to me. And $e schull go horn sond
and safe in all prosperyte.' So when fes men comen horn, fay
dydden hor message, as fay wer beden, and betoken f e kyng hys
ryng. Then kneled he down on his kneys and f onked God and 8
Saynt Ion. The[n] whoso lust to haue f is preuet sof e, go he to
Westmynstyr; and fer he may se fe same ryng fat was1 seuen
jere yn paradys. And so f ys kyng deyd and went to f e blis of "
Heuen, to Saynt Ion. To f e whech blys God bryng you and me 12
to. Amen.

36.

DE DlEB£7£ EOGACIONUM2 S^jRMO BEEUIS.

Good men and woymew, f es f re dayes suyng Mowday, Tuysday,
87 a and Wanysday 50 schull fast and come to chyrch : || husbond, 16
wyfe, and s^ruant ; for all we byn synners, and nedyf e f e *
mercy of God. Wherfor ry^t as a man may not3 excuse hym
of synne, ryjt soo holy chyrche ordeynefe fat no man schall
excuse hym of f es processyons fat may godly be f er. Then he 20
fat wythdrawyth hym from holy chyrche f es dayes, he synnyf e
greusely befor God and hys sayntys. Furst he synnes yn pryde ;
for he ys vnbuxom to holy chyrche not doyng hor cowaunde-
mewt. He synnyf e also yn slouf e fat wot hymself yn synne, fat 24
woll not com to f e chyrche, forto pray to God and hys sayntys for
socour and remission. He synnef e also gretly forto absent hym
from Godys seruyce yn dew tyme. Wherfor ry^t as he vryth-
drawyth hym wylfully from f e * company of Godys pepull fat 28
ben gedered, forto smie God yn holy tyme, ry$t soo God de-
partyf e horn from f e company of Heuen and of suffrages fat ben
done5 yn holy chyrche, tyll fay com to amendement. Wherfor
yche man and woman enfors hym forto com to f e chyrche f es 32

1 was d. D. om. G. 3 rogacionum D. rogacionibus G. not in d.

3 not written in red ink above the line G-.

4 }>e D. om. G. not in d. 5 done (7, om. D, G. not in d.

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dayes, and pray deuotly to fe holy sayntys of Heuen fat fay now
helpe vs in our nede, as fay wolden sum tyme haue ben holpen,
whill fay wer lyuyng here in erf e at hor nede. Then for we

4 synnen in f re wayes, fat ys : yn f O3t, in worde, and yn dede, we
schull fast f es f re dayes and do of yr penaunce wyth ; for wyth
prayers and fastyng f e power of f e fende ys put away. God for-
}euyth man hys gylt, and all fe angelys of Heuen ben made glad

8 and ioyfull. pus schull %e fyrst pray to God for remission of
your synnes, and syfen to be holpen and socourt in dyuers
myscheues and perelles fat fallyf e namely yn f is tyme of f e 5ere
mor fen any othyr tyme ; for now f ondyrs ben oft herd.

12 And few, as Lyncolnyens saythe, fendys fat floteref yn f e
ayre || for fere of a brest of f ondyr fat Crist come to, helle-^ates 87 b
wyth and all todrofe horn, ^et fe fendys ben so1 agast, when
fay heren f e f ondyr, fat fay fallen don to f e erf e ; and few

16 fay gon not vp a^eyne, tyll fay don som wycked dede. Then
fay reryfe warres; fay makyf tempestys in Ipe see, and drow-
nyf e schyppes and men, fay makyf e debate bytwyx neghtburs
and mansla^t ferwyth; fay tendyfe fyres, and brennen howses

20 and townes ; fay reryth wyndys, and blowyf don howsys, stepuls,
and trees ; fay make wymen to ouerlye hor children ; fay makyf
men to sle homselfe, to hong homself ofyr drowne horn in
wanhope, and such mony ofyr curset dedys.

24 Thus forto put away all f es perelles and myscheues, holy chyrche
ordeynyfe ych man forto fast fes dayes and forto goo in pro-
cessyon, forto haue helpe and socour of God and of his sayntys.
Wherfor yn processyon bellys ryngyf e, baners ben borne befor, f e

28 crosse comyf aftyr, and all f e pepull suyth. For ryjt as a kyng,
when he gofe to batayle, trompes gon befor, f e baner ys des-
playde and comyf aftyr, fen comyf fe kyng and his ost aftyr
sewywg hym; ryght so in Cristys batayle fe belles, fat ben

82 Godys trompes, ryngen 2, baners byn vnfolden, and openly born
on hegh yn f e ayre. Then f e cros yn Cristys lykenes comyth as
a kyng of cristen men, and his ost, fat ys Cristys pepull, sewyf e
hym. pus he dryuyf f e fend out of hys lordschip and reuef hym

so C. om. G. D. not in d.

ryngeii J>. ryngyng C. G. not in d.

36. De Diebus Eogacionum 151

hys power. And as a tyrand wold drede, and he herd ^f e trompes
of a kyng fat wer his enmy, and se) hys baner dysplayde in Ipe
feld ; ry3t soo f e fend, the curset tyrand of hell, dredyf e hym
wondyr sore, when he heryf f e Kyngys trompes of Heuen ryng, 4
and cros and banei s bro^t about. For fis cause, when any tem-
pest ys, men vsyf forto ryng belly s, and so forto dryue f e fend
away.

Narrac^o. 8

88 a I rede at fe cyte of Constantyne, as|| fay went in processyon
for a gret fray and doses fat Ipe pepull had. [And when]1 fay gon
in procession and songen f e letany, sodercly a chyld was pult vp
ynto fe ayre and soo into Heuen and f er angeles taghten hym 12
forto syng fys song: 'Sanctus Deus, sanctus fortis, zanctus et
immortalis, miserere nobis ! ' And wherc. he was set f er fayre don
a3eyne, fen he sang fe same song, and anon fay werne holpen.
Then ys fis forto say in Englysch: 'Holy God, holy strong, holy IQ
and neuer schall deye, haue mercy on vs ! '

God wylnyf e fat 30 be holy, and he wylnyf e fat 36 be strong,
forto feght wyth the fende, wyth f e world, and \vyth your owne
flessh ; and fen woll he haue mercy on vs, and bryng vs to f e 20
lyfe fat neuer mon schall deye. To f e whech life God bryrag you
and me to. Amen.

37.
DE ASCENSIONE DOMWI NOSTRI, IHESU CRISTI

BREUIS AD PAROCHIANOS. u

Good men and woymcra, f^/s day ys an he3 day and an hegh
fest in all holy chyrche; for fis day, as fe fayfe of holy chyrche
beleueth and pr^chef , Crist, God of Heuen, veray God and man,
stegh vp ynto Heuen, and syttyf f er on hys fadyr ryght hond 28
in f e blis fat ever schall last. Wherfor yn tokenyng of f ys f yng
fat ys f e schef lyght fat ys yn holy chyrche, fat haf e stonden from
Astyr hedyrto oponly yn f e quere, fys day is remuet away in
schewyng fat Crist fe whech ys fe chef Iy3t yn holy chyrch and 32

1 And when om. G. not in d. D. And when J>ay gon in procession and
was in J>ei C.

152

37. De Ascemione Domini Nostri

haf e f es fourty dayes oponly apperyd to hys dyscyplys by mony
wayes and ta^t horn fe fajfe, thys day lie ste} vp ynto Heuen,
and }>er schall abyde tyll f e day of dome. But now 30 schull
4 here }>e maner of hys assencyon.

From Astyr-day to f ys day he was not algatys wyth his dis-
cipuls, but aperut to horn dyuers tymes. But f ys day he apperut
to horn, as fay setten at hor mete ; and f er he 5ete wyth horn, forto
8 schew || ]>at he was um*ay man yn flesche and blod as fay werne. 88 b
For sum of horn jet f edyrto weren yn dout, and wendon fat he
had ben a spyryte fat haf e no flesche ne blod. Wherfor forto
preue f e sof e and put horn out of all maner dowte, he ete wyth

12 horn yn hor allur syght, and soo bade horn goo ynto f e mont
of Olyuete. And f er, in sy}t of all }>e dyscypuls, he blessed
horn, and soo stejt vp ynto Heuen, and fer laft f e steppus of
hys fete frost downe into f e hard erth, fat euer sythen has ben

16 sen. Then schull je know fat f e tre of olyue bryngyth forf e
oyle fat bytokenyf e mercy ; wherfor Crist stegh vp ynto f e hulle
of Olyuete, schewyng oponly fat he ys hed of mercy, and ys redy
to $eue mercy to all fat askyn hit wyth meke hert. Then yn

T20 f ys vpsteypg fat ys callet f e assencyon, angelys maden such a
melody, fat non erfly tong cowfe tell; soo fayne fay wer of fe
hom-comyng of our Lord.

He styet vp, for, as hyt wer yn a moment, he was from erf e

24 ynto Heuen. And f us sayde a gret phylosophur, raby Moyses,
fat hit ys as1 ferre from erthe to Heuen as an hole man myjt
lyue a f owsand jere, and yche day goo a f owsand myle. But he
fat metyf e f is way, he can best telle f e myles and f e lengfe

28 of horn, pen in bis ascencyon he had vrylh hym a gret multy-
tude of soules f e wheche fat he fat out of hell from f e fendis
bondes.

He stygh alsoo vp wyt& his wondis redy and fresshe, all blody,

32 and so, as Bede sayfe8, for fyve causes. The fyrst ys, forto
verefy f e fayf of his resurreccyon ; for he ros yn verray flessh
and blod, and deyd on f e cros. The seconde, forto schew hys
fadyr his wondys yn helpe of mankynd. The f ryd, how men

36 schall se 3, how merely he is saued. The fourthe, fat euell men

1 as <J. D. a a. 2 Bede say>e d. C. bedes fayj>e G. not in D.

3 se d. soo G. not in D.

37. De Ascensione Domini JNostri 153

89 a schall see how ryghtfull fay ben dawp||net. The v. fat he may
ber algate wyth horn a syngne of perpetuall victory.

He stegh also vp for gret sycurnes to all monkynde; for
ryght as a lord ys sycour fat hafe algate a trew avoket befor 4
f e juge to vnswar fore hym, ryght soo in sykurnes *>f al monkynd
we han hym our trew avoket euermor, redy to vnswar for vs at
ych apechyng fat our enmy hafe aseynes vs. Wherfor Seynt
Barnard sayf e f us : ' A sykur accyon may a man haue to God 8
wher f e modyr, fat ys our lady, schewyf e hyr sonne hyr brest
and hur pappes, fe sonne schewyf e hys fadyr hys betyn sydis
and his blody wondys.' Then how schall he be put away fat
hath l scch two frendes yn f e court of Heuen, and next frendys, 12
and most may do wy t/t f e kyng ?

Also by steyng of Crist ynto Heucw, man haf e geten a gret
dignyte yn2 Heuen; for hit ys a gret dygnyte to a man to se
hys one kynde, fat ys hys OWKC flesshe and hys blod, sytte at f e 16
ry}t bond of f e Fadyr of Heuen yn his trone. Wherfor angelis*,
consyderyng the dygnyte of man, now fay woll not suffyr mon to
do horn worschyp, as fay dydden befor f e incarnacyon ; but fay
worschepen horn in reuerence of f e monkynd fat Crist haf e 20
bodyly yn Heuen. Here may a man se how moch a man is
holden to his God, fat was befor bond and fral and vndyrlyng
to f e fende of helle, and now haf e made hym of suche fredom
and dygnyte, fat angelis schul do hym worschyp and seruyce. 24

And feras angelis summe tyme keput fe 3atys of paradyse,
fat no manys soule schuld come yn, wyth brennyng swerdys,
now Crist hafe cast apon fe ^atys, and warnef s entre to none
fat is s stedfast yn f e beleue. 30 schull also wytte fat ry}t 28
as a kyng yn f ys world hafe yn his court offycers, bofe herre
and louer, and some nere and more preuy fen othyr, ryght
soo f e Kyng of Heuen haf yn his court angelys, som herre ||
89 b and suwme louer, and suwme more preuy fen some. Wherfor, in 32
steywg of our Lord Ih^su Crist, f e lowe angelis — for gret wondyr
fat fay hadden yn Crist ascencyon, when fay seen hym in
flessh and blod bodyly stey vp wyth soo gret multitude of angeles

1 hath d. om. G. not in D. 3 yn] y 0. in C. not in d. D.

3 entre ... is (7. L. J>at non entre to J>o >at ben G. non to entre >at is H.
none to entre in to tho ]>at ben d. not in D.

154 37. De Ascensione Domini Nostri

makyng melody, and so gret multitude of sowles wyth hyw,
and also for gret wondyr fat fay haddm, when fay seghen f e
fendys of f e ayre fle away for gret drede fat wer befor wont
4 wyt/t gret pryde assayle all f e soules wytAouten any spare — and
also all good angeles, yn all f e hast fat fay my3ten, fay comyn,
forto do Crist seruyce and reuerens. pus, for gret wondyr fat
f es angelis hadden, fay astyd f e he^ur angeles and sayden f us :
8 ' What ys f ys fat comyth out of f e world wyt f e blody clof es,
as 1 he wer kyng of joy ? ' pen 2 sayden f e grattyr angelys to
horn f us : * fys ys f e lord of all vertu and ys also f e kyng of
joy. Thys ys he fat ys whyt of his modyr ; rody yn hys

12 scorgyng ; seke yn f e crosse ; strong yn helle ; lovely yn deynge ;
fayre yn his rysyng \ ouercomer of hys enmy ; and now ys kyng
glorious yn Heuen.'

pus, good men, Crist steyd ynto Heuen, and his dyscyples

16 stonden vryih his modyr for gret wondyr fat fay haden of sy3t
and of heryng, fay loket vp ynto Heuen. And sodenly f er stod
two angelis by bom, clof et yn whyt and sayden f us : ' Men of
Galyle, what stond 50 here f us lokyng vp into Heuen ? Eyght

20 as 30 sen Ih^su, our Lord, stye vp into Heuen, ri^t soo he schall

ccme at f e day of dome a^eyne, forto deme f e qwycke and f e ded.'

Wherfor, good men and woymen, lyftuf vp your hertis to

Ihesu Crist fat now syttyf in Heuen at his fadyr ri^t hond,

24 redy forto ^eue mercy to all fat wyll aske mercy wyf e a meke
hert, so fat 30 may have non excusacyon but fat 30 mow be
sauet. But f ogh a man or a woman be neuer so synfull, and he
wyll aske mercy wyth a meke hert, he wyll 3ene hym mercy

28 and take hym to || hym. pen forto schew f e gret gcdenes of hym, 90 a
and how gret cowpassyon he hafe of monkynd, I tell you fis
ensampull :

Narracio.

82 Hit was summe tyme, as we reden yn f e lyfe of Seynt Karpe,
how a misbeleuet mon turned a cristen men out of his fayfe to
hys mysbeleue ; wherfor f ys holy man Karpe was soo wrof e, fat
he fell ynto a gret sekenes. And when he schuld haue s prayde for

36 hor bof e amendement, he prayde bysyly day and ny3t to God to

1 as C. cf. a G. not in D. 2 J?en d. }>ay G. not in D.

3 haue C. a. G. not in d. D.

37. De Ascensione Domini Nostri 155

sende horn bodely vengeans. Thew, as he prayde f us, at myd-
ny3t sodenly f e how[s] fat he was yn cleue yn two, and he sa} an
hoge o[ve]n brennyng so dyspytously, fat wondur was to seen.
Then loket he vp ynto Heuen, and segh Ih^su vryth gret raulty- 4
tude of angeles syttyng \n hys trone. And fen he loket a3eyne,
and saw fes two men stondyng befor an ove-mowthe, qwakyng
and tremblyng for gret fere and drede, and neddyrs and brennyng
wormes com out of f e ove mowf e, forto draw fes me?* in wyth horn, 8
and olpyr fendys holpen to put on wyth ynto f e oue. Then was f is
Karpe so fayne of f e menys vengenans, fat he laft f e sy3t of
our Lord Ih^su Crist and of his angeles, and loket to fe menys
vengeans, and was wrof e fat fay taryet soo longe to be put 12
ynto * hor payne, fat he set to hond hymselfe and help what he
my3t. And when fay wer yn f>ys fyre, J?en loket he vp to God
almy^ty, and segh hym for gret compassyon ]?at he had of ]?es
two men ryse from hys trone, and come don to f>es men, and toke 16
horn out of hor payne, and sayde fus to J?os men : ' Karpe, strech
forth J?y hond and fe^t a5eynys me. I am :jet redy, and nede w_er, -
to dye eft for monkynd.'

By J>?/s ensampull 30 mow wele knowe how redy God ys to all 20
fat will aske m^rcy and desmie to haue mercy. He is worthy to
haue mercy fat is sory for his trespas, and is yn full wyll forto
amende hym. J)e wheche wyll God 2 graunt you and me. Amen.||

38.
90 b DE VlGILIA PENTECOST^>Sf S^EMO BREUIS. 24

A

Cristen men and woymen, Setyrday fat next comyfe, as 30

knowef e well, ys Whytson-euen, 30 schull all fast and come to f e
chyrche, forto here and se f e seruyce fat ys fat day don yn holy
chyrche. perfor 30 schull all make you redy and clene yn soule, 28
fat 30 mow be abull fat day to recyue f e Holy Gost fat f e Fadyr
of Heuen senduf e among all monkynd. Wherfor I pray you and
charche you, yf any of you ys fallen into any greues synne, fat
he come to me and clanse hym f erof, er f en Sonday s com ; and 32

1 ynto] to inserted above the line. 2god d. god god G. not in D.

3 Sonday .Z>. Sondon G. not in d.

156

38. De Vigilia Pentecostes

I wyll be recly forto helpe, \n all fat lyf e yn me, forfco do wyth
good wyll wyth f e grace of God. For takef e in certeyne : ry}t
as non of you woll goo ynto a place f eras stynkyng caren ys, but
4 stoppyf e his nase and hyf e hym fens ; ry$t soo f e Holy Gost
flefe from fe soule fat ys combryd wyth dedly synne, and all
angeles, wyt/i stoppyng hor nosys, for moche more and fouler styn-
kef dedly synne yn hor noses few dof e any foule kareyn yn our
8 noses. And ry3t soo f e Holy Gost flefe from horn fat ben
combret wyth synne; ryjt soo he hyuf to fylke fat lyuen in
clannes of body and soule, and ben yn charite to God and to
man, and han mercy yn hert and compassion of horn fat ben yn

12 myschef and doses. To suche f e Holy Gost comyth, such he
vysetyf e, suche he louef , wyth suche he haf lust and lykyng
forto abyde, and techef horn, and confortef horn yn all nede.
But at fe smiyce of fat fest he ys mor present few any ofyr

16 tyme ; for at fat fest all holy chyrche halowf e of hym, and
specyaly calluf e to hym for help and grace and part of f e dole
fat he makef , few to all horn fat ben abull to receyue hys }iftys.
But ;et 30 schull vndyrstond fat f e Holy Gost makyf e his 1 1

20 dole of yr wayes few mew don ; fay delon yche maw in lych moche, 91 a
but fe Holy Gost delufe to yche man, as he wot fat ys spedfull
to hym, and ^euef soin more and som las, and som of on }ift
and som of anof yr.

24 Sowime he 3euyth grace of wysdom, and makef horn clerkes and
wyse iw holy scripture, and 3ef horn so gret sauor and lykyng f er-
yn, fat fay ben lusty forto teche and preche fe vertu and fe
grace fat fay felen feryn; but for fay ben wyse, fay don hyt

28 yn tyme and to suche fat fay hopen woll here hyt, and do f er-
aftyr, and bere hit forth wyth horn. For sum sette no3t by
Godys worde, but hadden leuer here a tale of rybowdy fen hit ;
wherfor to suche Godys word schall not be preched, for fay loue

32 not God.

Som be jeuen grace of vndyrstondyng fat not only vndyr-
stondyf e hor owne speche, but alsoo of yr langwagys, as Frenche
ofer Romayns wytfouten any trauayle of lernyng. Hit ys a

36 gret gyft of God fat ych man can vndyrstond of yr yn spekyng.
For v lettyrs makyf e ych word of all languagys fat ben vndyr
f e heuew to vndyrstoud, and wythout on of f os v lettyrs f er

38. De Vigllia Pentecostes 157

may no man know what anof yr spekef e ; and f es ben ]>e lettres :
A, E, I, O, V.

Som he $af grace of coiwsell, some to :jeue cou^sell, and som to
do aftyr consell. Some he enspyryf e so wythyn-forth, fat he 4
schewyf horn, and makyf horn know befor fat woll fall aftyr,
and $euef e horn dyscrescyon forto know f e good from f e euell,
and f e bettyr from f e wors. Wherfor fay ben soo war and wyse
and councellyng, fat ych man ys lusty forto here horn speke and 8
forto haue counsell of horn. Some he }euyf e grace to do aftyr
counsell fat Crist }af hymselfe, counselyng a mon fat woll be ||
91 b parfyte forto leue all fat he haf e, and go into religyon, and Iper
be lad and gouernet by hys wa[r]deynes councell and no}t by hys 12
owne. Thys counsell comyth of God, and well ys hym fat hit
may performe.

Som he 3euyf grace of strengfe, bof e yn body and yn soule,
forto ber mekly and wyt^ glad chere gret bodyly harmes, and 16
dyuers sekenes, and losse of goodys, and catayle, and of frende-
schip. He haf e a specyall ^yft of f e Holy Gost fat may ber
such berf ens wykh esy hert, f onkyng God f erof.

He ^euyfe also grace of dyuers sciens in lernyng of dyuers 20
craftes, and som to lerne on and som anofyr, so j?at ych man
hafe by }yft of Ipe Holy Gost grace forto lerne a science by \>e
wheche he may gete his lyflode * wyth trewfe.

Some he ^euef grace of pyte, and fullfyllej?e hor hert soo wytA 24
pyte and compassyon of all ]?at ben yn doses and myscheues, fat
f>ay 3euefe horn of hor good, and helpefe horn yn hor nede, and
seruefe horn to hond and fote, as fogh fay haddon Crist yn
presence before horn, and haue suche hert of mercy, fat fay ben 28
euer redy forto for^eue fat trespassuf e a^eynes horn.

Some he jeuyth grace of Godys drede, so fat fay haue ay yn
hert of f e hegh vengeans fat Crist schall jeue to fe euell yn f e
day of dome and horrybull paynes of helle. "Wherfor fay ben 32
dred day and ny^t forto do any f yng mys, and ben ay besy forto
do wele, also welle yn priuety, yn syght of his angell, als yn
opon, yn syght of men. pen he fat haf e f ys jyft he ys moche
holden to f onke f e Holy Gost, for f is ys a specyall ijyft of hym, 36
and f er ben fewe fat haue f is jift.

1 MS. lyfolde.

158 38. De Vigilia Pentecottes

Thus ben f e vjj jyftys fat f e Holy Gost partuf among mon-
kynd and jeuef e som more and some lasse, so fat none * may be
excuset, but he haf som what of||fes jyftes. And fas fe Holy 92 a

4 Gost asynyf ych man in his cristeny/ig tyme ; wherfor f e byschop2,
when he confermef childyr fat ben folowet, he rehersyth fes
eftys prayng f e Holy Gost to conferme in horn aftyr yn hor
lyuyng fat he asyngnef e to horn in hor cristenyng. pen forto

8 styre your deuocyon more to f £/s holy sacrament, I tell you f ys
ensampull.

Narracio.

I fynde yn f e lyfe of Seynt Eemus fat f er wai an holy byschop,

12 and turnet Lewys f e kyng of Fraunce to cristen fayth. And
when f e kyng was comen to be folowet, at f e font-halowyng was
so gret furst on fe pepull, fat fe byschopis clerk e fe whech bare
his crismatory myght by no way bryng hit to f e byschope. Then,

16 when f e fonte was halowde to f e takyng of f e creem and myjt
haue non, he lyft vp his hert and hys een to God, prayng hym
deuotly of helpe. And fen anorc ferwytA com f er fleyng from,
Heuen yn sy3t of all f e pepull a culuer as whyt as mylke, beryng

20 yn hor byll a fyoll full of creem to f e byschop. And when he
openyd f e fyoll, f er come out so swete a smell, fat all f e pepull
was gretly wondryd f erof, and wer gretly conforted f erwyth, and
last soo tyll all f e seruyce was don.

24 Herby 30 may knowe well, fo} fe prest say fe wordys, f e Holy
Gost worchef f e dedys of f e sacrament, and dof e f e v^rtu of f e
wordys by halowyng fat f e prest sayf e yn manys heryng. Then
schull }e all knell adon, and pray f e Holy Gost forto make you

28 clene yn body and yn soule, so fat }e mown be redy fat day forto
receyue f e grace of his ^ift to f e reuerence of God and saluacyon
to your lyues and your soules, and so to haue fe blis fat euer
schall last. To f e wheche blysse God bryng you and me to, yf

32 hit be his wyll. Amen.

1 none C. unintelligible G. not in d. D

2 byschop] byschopys G. bisshopp D. not in d.

39. De Dominica Pentecostes 159

39.
DE DOM/^/CA PENTECOSTES SERMO BREUIS AD

Goode men and woymen, as je knowen wele all, f ys l day ys
called Whitsonday, for bycause fat f e Holy Gost as f ys day bro$t 4
82 b wyt and wysdome ynto all Cristes dyscyples, || and goo by hor
prechyng aftyr ynto all Cristys pepull. Then schull ;e knowe fat
mony haue wyt but not wysdom ; for mony haue wyt forto speke
wele and forto teclie well and wysly, but all to fewe 2 fat han S
wysdom forto do well. For f er ben mony wyse techers, but mor
harme ys, all to few good lyuers ; for mony traueluf e bysyly forto ^
haue wyt and cownyng, but few fat trauelythe aftyr knowlech of
good lyuyng. pus wyt of sle^t ys made moch of, and wysdom of 12
holynes ys not sette by. For he fat haf e wyt to gete goode, he
ys holdew a wyse man; but he fat hafe wysdom forto forsake
good and be pore for Godys sake, he ys holden a fole. Neuer-
f eles be a mon neuer so ryche, at f e last he schall be pore ; for 16
nojt he bryngyfe ynto fys world, and no^t he schal bere out
wyth hym. But f e Holy Gost, he bryngyf wyih hym boj?e wyt
of his prechyng and wysdom of goode lyuyng ; for he fat lyuefe
well, he techej? wele, for a good ensampull ys a good doctryne. 20
The grace as fis day was yn Cristys dyscyples, for jmy tauten
wele and lyueden well. Soo by hor good techyiig and by ensampull
of goode lyuyng, fe fayf>e of holy chyrche ys sprad f>rogh all Ipe
world, pen how J>ay comen to f>7/s grace, now schull ^e here. 24

When our Lord Crist was steyut ynto Heuen, his dyscyples
wern in care and mornyng, and sorowfull at hert ; for f>ay had
lost s hor maystyr fat fay louedon so moch, and- for hys loue had
laft hor good and hor frendschip, and seweden hym yn hope fat 28
fay schuld haue ben gretly holpen by hym. And fen fay wer
maset and f rat of f e lewes to be taken, and cast into pryson,
and aftyr don to def e. pis made hor hertys sore and cold, and
durst not go openly among f e pepull, but in hudeloke, to gete 32
horn mete of som preue frendys fat fay had. But }et as Crist

1 ]>ys d. D. J>afc J>ys G. a fewe cL D. om. G. 3 lost cl D. laft G.

160 39. De Dominica Pentecostes

bade Lorn yn hys assencyon, || fay jode ynto f e cyte of Jerusalem ; 03 a
and \>er yn a howse of ostage, fay setten yfere prayng to God
w«/t7* on hert and on spyryte for helpe, and socour, and confort
4 yn hor gret doses. Then, as fay weren f us yn hor prayers,
sodenly a gret sowne was made yn fe fyrmament lyke a gret
barst of fondyr and ferwyth anon fe Holy Gost com adone
among horn, and ly$t yn yche of horn yn liknes of tonges of fyre,
8 as hit wer f e leem of lyght fyre, schapon lyke tonges, brennyng
and not smertyng, warmyng not harmyng, ly^tyng not fryghtyng.
And fullet horn so full of gostly wit and wysdom, fat anon f eras
fay before were but veray ydeotes and lewde men and ry:jt no^t

12 cou}>e of clerge, sodenly fay wern f e best clerkes yn all f e world,
and speken all maner langages vndyr fe sonne. And feras
befor hor hertys werne cold and sore for persecucyon and drede
of def e fat fay durst not wher goo, then soilenly f e Holy Gost

16 so chafet hor hertys wyth fyre of loue, fat anon fay prechet and
taght Godys word sparyng for no drede of deth ny of o\>yr
penaunce; but fayne werne and redy to take def for Cristys
loue. Then wern ]>er yn lerusalem, as God wold, fat day men

20 of all f e nacyons of f e world vndyr f e heuen, and werne comen
togedyr ynto f e tempull for fere of f e berst fat fay herd yn f e
welken, and dowtyd what hit myght be. Then, as fay wern
}>er, fe apo&tolys comen ynto fe tempull, and bo[l]dely prechet

24 Cristys fayf e. pen wer f es men gretly astonyet and mervelet
fat ych on of horn herd horn speke hys owne langage. Then
sayde som of horn : ' pes men han dronken so moche of muste ' — fat
ys new wyne — ' fat fay ben all dronken, and mameluth fay wot not

28 what/ Then on vnswared, || and fat was Seynt Petyr, for al his 93 b
felaws : * Syrs and bref ern, we be not dronken as 36 wenef e ; for
hit ys not jet vnctyr of fe day, and as $e wetyf wele, hit ys not
lawfull nofyr foito etc ne forto drynke befor vndyr of fe day.

32 But f ys was proficiet be f e profet loel ; how fat f e Holy Gost
schuld be halowet so plentwysly on Godys pepull, fat fay schuld
speke wyt/i all tonges and prophesye, fat is, forto preche, of f e
joy fat ys foito com to all fat beleuen yn Crist. Then moch of

36 f e pepull fat herd of f es wordes, turned to Crist. And when
fay comen ynto hor owne centre, fay tolden of gret wondyrs and
myrakles fat fay had seen ; and soo turned mony of yr to cristen

39. De Dominica Pentecostes 161

fayth, so fat wythyn a schort tyme of jerus fe fay]re was sprad
f rogh all f e world.

Then hit ys now forto wyt why f e Holy Gost come yn lykenes
of1 tonges rayfyr fen any olpyr membre of monys body, and why 4
to horn syttyng yfere rayfyr fen stondyng. Then to fe fyrst,
why he come yn lykenes of tonges, f «/s was f e skyll : for a tonge
ys f e best membyr of a man whyll hit ys rewlet, and f e worst
when hyt ys out of rewle. For as Saynt lames sayf e : ' A tonge 8
ys furut wyth Ipe fyre of helle, and may neuer be chastist whyll
fat fyre brercnyth hur. And for Ipe tonge most nede speke the
wordys of f e fayf e, f erfor Ipe Holy Gost come yn tonges of fare.
For ryjt as a blest fure ouercomyf e and dryuef e away Ipe fure of 12
layte, ryjt soo Ipe fure of tongys of f e Holy Gost schuld dryue
away and ouercome f e fure of hell fat raynet fen, and jet dof e
yn manis tonge. And jet for bycause fat fe apostolys and all
of yr prechours aftt/r horn schuld speke brennyng wordys, fat ys : 16
94 a nof yr for loue, ne for hate, ne for drede of def e spare to tell || f e
pepull hor vyces and f e synne fat reyneth wythm hem 2. And say
bo[l]dely : ' Whoso woll not leue hor synne and amende horn, but
contynew vnto hor def e-day, he schall wythout remedy goo ynto f e 20
fyre of hell. And he fat woll leue hys syn, and mende hym, f ogh
he haue synnet neuer soo greuesly befor, he schall goo to f e blessed
fure of Heuen, fat ys, fe loue of God fat brennefe amonge
angeles and all holy sayntys.' Also he come yn brennyng tonges, 24
for hit ys f e kynd of fure to make lowe fat ys hegh, and warme
fat is cold, and nesch fat ys hard. So fe Holy Gost makufe
wyik hys fure hegh heitys and prowde, by grace fat he jeuefe,
lowje and meke. And horn fat lyf e cold in envy, he makefe 28
horn warm yn loue and charite. And hertis fat are hard yn3
gederyng of good and holdyng, he makefe horn nesch and
liberalule to dele to f e pore for Godys sake, and forto do mony
werkes of charyte. And nesche yn fleschly lustys he makefe 32
hard yn doyng of penauwce and stray tenes of lyuyng. Thus ys
f e Holy Gost besy yn all wayes forto make salue to all maner of
synne, and to hele f e seke of all maner sorows.

That of yr skyll ys f ys, why fe Holy Gost come mto f e 36

1 of c?. D. om. G. a reyneth w#t/an hem C. J>ay rentyn G, om. d. D.
3 are hard yn d . ben harde and C. am and G, J?.

11

162 39. De Dominica Pentecostes

apostolys syttyng yfere rayf 2/r few stondyng. For syttyng yfere
bytokenyth inekenes of hert in vnyte of pes and rest ; f e whech
a man most J nede haue fat woll be vyseted of f e Holy Gost, for to
4 such he comef e and to non of yr. For ryijt as drye brondes, whyll fay
lien togedyr at f e fure wytA-out steryng, fay brennyth fayr and
Iy3t togedyr, ryght soo, whyll mew, togedyr wytAout sowrnes or
moystur of malyce, ych on louef e of yr, and ych on ys fayn of of yr,
8 and all makef e and sustenef e good tonges. But as sone as fe
brondes ben cast atwyn by dyscencyon and dyscord, anon f e fure
of loue qwenchef e, and smokef e of malyce and of envy rysuf e
bytwyx || part yes, and greuef so f e ey of fe hert, fat hit may haue 94 b

12 no grace forto se reson. For fen ys f e wykket gost redy and
buyluf e fat hert soo yn envy, fat hyt may haue no rest ny^t ne
day, but ay f ynkyf e and studyefe how he may be wroken on his
enmy. And f us ys a man brojt yn plyte forto be lore, body and

16 sowle, but yf f e helpe of f e Holy Gost socour hym, and all ys
long on 2 wyket tonges. Wherfor f e Holy Gost come in tonges of
fure forto brenne out the wikket tonges 3 malyce, and so anoynt horn
wyih fe swetnes of his grace, fat fay schuld leue malyce, and

20 speke of goodnes, and leue wordes of envy and debate, and speke
of rest and pes. Wherfor, good men and woymeu, $e schull so
pray f e Holy Gost, fat he 3eue you grace soo forto tempur your
tonges, fat 4ye may algate speke goode, and leve the euell, and that

24 he fynde your 4 hertys soo wyth f e f oghtes of mekenes, fat 30
ben ay worfy to be vysetut of hym, as Seynt Gregory was, when
he expownet f e prophesy of E^echyel, f e prophete.

Narracio.

28 Thys holy pope, Seywt Gregory, when he expownet fys pro-
phesy, he toke to hym Petyr, his deken, forto wryte as he
expowned, and made forto draw a rydell bytwyx horn, fat Petyr
schuld not wyt how he dyd yn his studyyng. Then, as Gregory

32 sate yn hys chayre studyyng and holdyng vp his hondys ynto
Heuen, anon come fe Holy Gost lyke a culu^r, whyt as mylke
wyt h fete and bylle of brennywg gold, and ly^t on his ryght
schuldur, and put hor bylle ynto Gregoryys moufe a whyle.

1 most d. om. G. not in D. 2 on C. H. L. of G. d. not in D.

.3 the wikket tonges d. of wykket hor G. not in D.
* jye . . . your d. om. G. not in D.

39. De Dominica Pentecbstes 163

And when he wytMrogh hym, fen Gregory bade Petyr wryte;
and eft-sones when he began to study, fe Holy Gost put a;eyne
his byll ynto his mouf e, and so all f e tyme tyll he had made an
end. But for encheson l fat he expowned fat harde prophesye so 4
clerkelyk, Petur hadde1 gret mervayle ferof and fo$t forto wit,
95 a how fat he dyd ; and soo he made pryuely in \\ f e rydell an hole,
and segh all how f e Holy Gost fed hym wytA holy f o}tys. Then
f e Holy Gost warne[d] £eynt Gregory how Petyr aspyet on hym. 8
Then Gregory blamet Petyr ferfore, and charchet hym hejly fat
he schuld neuer dyskeuer hym whill fat fay wern bofe on
lyue; ny he dud not. But when he was ded, herytykes wold
haue brent f e bokes of fs/s holy mawys makyng. Then Petyr 12
a^eynestode horn, and told openly how he segh fe Holy Gost
fede hym, whyll he expownet fat prophesy; and so sauet his
bokes vnbrent f rogh f e grace and f e mercy of God. The wheche
grace God graunt vs, $yf hit be his wyll. Amen. 16

40.
DE FESTO TKINITATIS S.&RMO BREUIS.

/A!
Goode cristen men and woymew, as 50 all knowen, fys day is

called Trynyte Sonenday, and ys an he} princypall fest in holy
chyrche. For feras ofyr tymes of f e ^ere holy chyrch makef 20
solempnyte of of yr festys fat ben halowet yn f e worschyp of f e
Sonne, as Cristenmas-day, and Astyr-day, and fe A scency on-day;
and in f e worschyp of f e Holy Gost as Whytsonenday and f e weke
aftyr ; but now f is day is halowet in f e worschip of f re persons 24
yn Trinite : Fadyr, and Sonne, and Holy Gost. Wherfor, as I
hope, }e ben comew f is day to f e chyrche forto do reuerence and
worschip to f e holy Trynyte, hauyng p«rfet fayth and full beleue
in f e Trynyte. Neuerfeles, forto styr your deuocyon more to 28
f e Trinite, 56 schull know why, and how, and what was f e cause
fat f ys fest was ordeynet. This fest was ordeynet for f re skylles :
for fe trynyte furst fyndyng, for heretykes hegh confondyng,
and for f e hegh Trynyte worschypyng. 32

Furst hit was ordeynet for f e forme trynyte fyndyng ; and fat

1 cheson . . . hadde C. om. G. not in d. D.

11 — 2

164 40. De Festo Trinitatis

was, as a gret clerk, ||Ion Belet tellef, fat fe forme trinite was 95 b
fonden in a men fat was Adam our forme fadyr. As f ys Adam
was foimet of erfe on person, and Eue of Adam f e secimde
4 person, and a mon of horn bof e fat was f e f ryd person. Thys
trinite was ]>us fonde yn man furst by worchyng of f e Trinite of
Heuen. Wherfor fat man schulde haue mynde of f e Trynyte,
holy chyrch ordeynef e fat yn weddyng of mon and woman fat
8 masse of f e Trinite ys songen ; and yn f e def of a man f er at
hys knyle, f re tretys schuld be songon * ; and at a woymon tweyne
tretus, as f e secunde person yn f e trynyte. Then, for holy

% chirche ordeynef suche worschyp forto be don to a mon in

12 mynd of fe Trinite, a2 mon ys moch8 holden forto do honowr and
reuerence to f e Holy Trinite of Heuen.

The secunde skyll 4 why f ys fest was ordeynet ys : yn con-
fondyng heretykes, and forto destrye fe fals oppynyons fat fay

16 holden a^eynes f e holy Trinite, as Lombardys dof e now. For
ry^t as heretykes yn f e begynnyng of f e fayf e wern about wyth
hor smef wordys and plesyng and fals oppynyons to haue destriet
fe fayfe of f e Trinite, ryght soo now f es Lombardes wyth hor

20 smef e wordes and plesyng to f e pepull ben aboute forto draw
fe pepull from fe faythe of holy chyrche fat holy popys,
byschopes, and doctores taghten, and han ben vset and holden
all way vnto f ys tyme. Wherfor ry^t as heritykes yn f e begynnyng

24 of fe holy chirch pursuet holy popes, martyres, and confessores
to fe deth, ry}t so now f es Lombardes pursuen men of holy
chirche, and ben about forto vndo horn in all fat fay mow, yf
fay my^ten haue hor purpos forth. And so, yn fat, fay schewen

28 oponly j:at they 5 ben not Godys seruaw||tys, for fay ben ferre out of 96 a
charite ; and he fat is out of charite, he ys fer from God. For
God byddyfe hys seruandys do good to hor enmys, and pray for
horn, and suffur doses and persecucyon mekely, and qwyt horn

32 a}eyne by no way. But f 03 God suffyr holy chyrche to be
pursuet by seche mysbeleuet men euermore, at nede he ordeynef e
such a helpe, fat fay haue hor purpos forth, and hor enmys ben
confouwdet.

1 songon C. rongen &. d. D. 2 a d. D. and G.

8 ys moch d. D. ys moch ys G. * skyll C. skyll ys Gt. D. d.

5 they d. D. om. G.

40. De Festo Trinitatis 165

Narracio.

This fell yn tyme of an Empmmr of Rome fat heght Attyla,
and was made by counseyle of heretykes, as Ion Belet tellefe,
forto pursew cristen pepull and destrie holy chyrche ; wherfore 4
all f e bokes fat he my3t fynde of holy chyrche fayf , he made
forto bren. But fen, as God wold, f er was a good holy man and
a gret clerke was callet Alpynyus, fat yn mayntenyng of f e
fayf e made f e story of f e Trynyte and of Seynt Steuen, and 8
broght horn vnto f e pope Alysaundyr, forto haue ben songen yn
holy chyrche. But f is pope, by couwsell of othyr gret clerkes,
toke fe storye of Seynt Steuen, and refuset fe story of fe
Trynyte, and sayde fat holy chyrche schuld syng no mor of f e 12
Trynyte fen hit dud of fe vnyte. But aftyr hit felle soo fat
for malyce of heretykes fat ryson so f ekke, fat Saynt Gregory
f e holy doctor so^t vp f is story of f e Trinite, and ordeynet hit
to be halowet in holy chyrche *, and f e story songen in con- 16
fusyon of heretykes fat berket aseyne fe Trynyte. Soo, by
halowyng of fys fest and by f e seruyce fat ys don fys day in
holy chyrche, f e fest of Ipe Trynyte ys worscheput and leuod in
cristen pepull. 20

pe thryd skyll why ]>ys fest was fonden, ys 2 : for J?e hegh
worschypyng, and forto know how and what maner a man
schall beleue yn f>e Trynyte. For, as holy chyrche techyth, he
96 b \>ai beleue}) wele yn j>e Trynyte, he schall be sauet ; and he || Ipai 24
beleuefe not, schall be dampnet. Theft, ys hit nedfull to iche
man to lerne how he schall haue J?ys beleue. Ipen schull :je know
wele )>ai perfyte loue to God makyj> a man to com to f>e beleue ;
for he Ipat leuefe wele, he maky)?e noon aposayls ny questyons 28
why, for loue haj?e no lake, feras he fat hafe no loue, woll make
questyons and aposayls of suche maters fat schull neuer avayle.
For fayf haf e no merit wher manys wit ^euef e experiment, pew
hit 8 is good to ych man to make loue to be hys medyatour to J>e 32
Holy Gost, fat is, to pray hym soo forto lyjt hym wytAyn, fat
he may haue grace forto se how he schall beleue. Herfor was
f 2/s day set next aftyr "Wytsonday, hopyng fat fe Holy Gost

1 MS. chyrchyrche. 3 ys om. G. d. D. C.

3 hit d. D. om. G.

166 40. De Festo Trinitatis

woll be redy to ych man fat wol call to hym, and namly yn
heryng of f e fayf e. But $et for fat mony wyttys ben lat and
heuy forto leue fat fay may not here ny se, but fay be broght
4 yn by ensampull. For fogh f e ensampull be not most commen-
dabull, jet for f e more parte hit may soo lyghten his wit, fat
he may f e sondyr come to beleue.

Narracio.

8 Ensampull l is f is : Take hede l on watyr, and on yse, and on
snow ; how fay ben ych on dyv«rse in substance, and $et fay ben
but watyr. Wherfor by f e watyr $e may vndyrstond f e Fadyr, by
fe yse f e Sonne, by fe snow f e Holy Gost. For watyr ys an

12 element fat haf e gret myth 2 and strengf e, and ys aboue f e

- Heuen, as maystyr Alysandyr sayf e, \n maner of yse lyke to cristall

and dof e worschip to Heuew ; and anone 3 hit is vndyr f e erf e

and fe erfe grouef ferapon. So Davyd yn fe sawter sayfe:

16 ' Hyt * ys also all aboute f e world, and yn all f yng ; for hard
ston and forne summe tyme swetyfe watyr.' Wherfor by f is
watyr 30 may vndyrstond f e Fadyr fat ys soo gret of my5t and
stren}f , fat he gouernef e all f yng, he beryth all f yng, and all

20 f yng ys at hys wyll and commaundement. Be 5 f e yse, fat is
watyr congelut hard and bruchull, 30 may vndyrstond fe Son, ||
Ih«su Crist, fat is veray God, and toke f e substarae and f e freylt 97 a
of monkynd, whera he was conseyuet of f e Holy Gost in f e virgyn

24 Mary, and born of hur veray God and man, and aftyr suffred
payne and passion, and deed on f e cros, and was buriet, and ros
from defe to lyue, and a%r stegh vp into Heuew, and schall
com a^eyne forto deme f e qwyk and f e ded at f e day of dome.

28 By f e snow 30 may vndyrstond f e Holy Gost ; for ry$t as snow
comyf e of watyr and of yse on hegh in f e eyre, but how no maw
con tell, BO comef f e Holi Gost of f e Fadyr and of f e Sonne,
bwt how we may not dispute, bwt sadly leue. Thus ys fe

32 Fadyr full of my3t, and of hym comef f e Sonne, and so of f e
Fadyr and of f e Sowne comefe f e Holy Gost. Tims f e Trinyte
was knowew. in foloyng of Ih«su Crist. For as f e gospell tellef e,

1 is ... hede C. by J>is take he G. not in d. D.

3 myth C. om. G. not in d. D. 3 anone C. not any G. not in d. D.

* hyt C. hys G. not in d. D. • be C. but G. not in d. D.

40. De Festo Trinitatis 167

when our Lord Ihesu Crist was bap^et (Ipat is foloyng) in flem
of Jordan, and all f>e pepul nej of }>at centre was folowot wytA
hym Iper, and wern in hor prayers and Ihesu prayed for horn,
then Heuon opened, and a huge Ii5t com from Heuen. pen ]>e 4
Holy Gost in lykenes of a culuer li^t apon Crtstis hed in si}t of
al pe pepull, and J?en f>e Fadyr of Heuen spak \>us to Crist and
sayde : * pou art my lefe sonne J?e whech lykyf»e me wele.' pus
was Ipe Holy Trinyte Ipen knowen : }?e Fad^r was herd spekyng 8
in hys person, Ipe Holy Gost was sen in hys person, and fe Sonne
was Iper bodely in his person ; and }et J?es f>re persons ben but on
God. Wherfor hit is nedfull to yche cristen man and womon
forto pray to God bisily, J?at he 5eue hym grace of vndyrstondyng 12
and of perfyte beleue in Ipe Trinite.

Narracio.

I rede f>at \>e modyr of Seynt Edmunde of Pontenay aperit to
hym stondyng, and layde in hys hond J?re f>ynges, ych on wytAyn 16
opyr; and in f>e forme wrytten Ipe Fadyr, and in }>e ofyr Ipe
Sonne, and in J>e )?ryd \>e Holy Gost, and sayde to hym: 'My
dere sonne, to such fugurs take hede and lerne what f>ou myjt.'
Wherby we haue ensampull forto be bysy to lerne Ipe beleue of 20
J>e Holy Trinite, and know wele J?at ry$t as a ryng ys rownde
wyt^out begynnyng and wytAout endyng, ry$t so is Ipe Fadyr, so
is f>e Sonne, so is J?e Holy Gost wythout begynnyng and wythont
endyng : J?re persons in on godhed. But forto study how lp is may 24
97 b be, hit is but a foly ; for || monnys wyt may neuer comprehend hit.

Narracio.

I rede of a gret maystyr of diuinyte ]>at studyet bysily, forto
haue bro^t into won boke why God wold be leuot on God in f>re 28
persons. Then, on a day, as he walket by f>e se-syde duply studiyng
in )?2/s mater, he was warre of a fayre chyld syttyng on J>e see-
sond, and had made a lytyll put in J>e sonde, and wyth his hond
Vfyth a lytyll schell he toke of Ipe see-watyr and powret into \>at 32
put. Then f>oght \>ys maystyr he was a fole forto do so, and
spake to hym, and sayde : ' Sonne, wheraboutes art j?ow ? ' Then
sayde he : ' Syr, I am about forto helde all Ipe watyr yn Ipe see
ynto this put/ Then sayde J?e maystyr : ' Lef of, sonne, for f>ou 36
schalt neuer do that.' ' Syr/ qwod he ajeyne, ' I schall als sone

168 40. De Festo Trinitatis

do thys, as thow schalt do that fat thow art abowte/ And when
he had sayde so, he vanesched away, pen the maystyr bethoght
hym how hyt was not Godys wyll that he was abowte, and laft

M£j>f hys studiyng, and thonket God that soo fayre warnet hym.

Goode men and woymen, thys I haue sayde to you, as God hath
enspyret me, wylnyng you forto haue fulle beleue yn the Holy
Trynyte. And alsoo I tell you on Thursday next 50 schull haue
8 an hegh fest yn holy chyrche, the fest of Corpi^s Cristi. The
wheche day 36 schull come to f e chyrch, and then woll I telle
you of that fest so as God woll then vouchesaf forto enspyre
me. And praye we now alle to the Holy Trynyte that we may so

12 worschip here yn erthe yn vnyte, that we may come ynto hys
mageste where he ys veraye Gode yn persons thre. Amen. ||

41.

DE SOLEMPNITATE CoKPO^IS CfilSTI BREUIS 98 a

SEKMO AD PAROCHIANOS.

16 Crtsten men and women, $e schul knowe well fat fis is an
he^e feste in holy chirch of Cristes body, f e which is eche day
offred * vp in holy chirch in f e auter to f e Fader of Heuen in
remission of sywne to2 al fat lyuen here in perfite charite and in

20 gret socoure and reles of her payne fat ben in purgatori. Then
schul 56 know fat fis fest was fondon by a pope 3 Ipai was called
Vrban fe fourth. He had gret deuocion in fis sacrament, con-
syderyng f e gret grace of God and heje help Ipai God ^euet to al

24 his pepul by verin of fis sacrament. Wherfor he ordeynet fis
fest forto be halouet fis pursday, next after f e fest of f e Trinite.
For ry3t as eche cristen man and woman ]?at wol be saued mot
nede haue perfite charite in Ipe Trinite, ry3t so mot he haue ful

28 fayth and beleue in f>e sacramewt of Cristis body fat is made in
\> e auter by veriu of fe holy wordys fat f e prest sayed fer, and
by worchyng of fe Holy Gost. Then, for fis holy pope3 fo^t
forto draw Godis pepul wyih f e better wyl to f e chirch fat day,

32 he grawntef al f o fat ben verely schryuen and contrite for hyr
synnes, and ben in f e chirch at bof e euensonges of f is fest, and

1 offred d. D. offerth G. * to d. D. om. &. 3 pope scratched out in G.

41. De Solempnitate Corporis Cristi 169

at masse, and at maytines, for eche of f>es a hundret days of
pardon, and for eche ofyr owre of f>is day fourty days to pardon,
and for eche day of f>is vtas a hundret days to pardon to dure
fore eu^rmore. 4

Then schul $e know well Ipat oure Lord Ihesu Crist on Chere
pursday at nyjt, when he had sowput and wyst how Ipat he schul
in J>e morow suffre deth and so passe out of J?is world vnto his
Fader, he ordeynet a perpetual memory of his passion forto abyde 8
wyth his pepul. Thus he toke bred and wyne, and made hit his
owne flessch and his blod, and $af hit to his discyples, and bade
hem ete hit and drynk hit in mynde of hym. And so }af hit to
hem and to al olpyr prestes, 366 and to al olpyr prestes, power and 12
d ignite forto make his body of bred and wyne yn Ipe auter, so Ipat
eche prest haf> of Cristis }eft power forto make J>is sacrament, be
he bettyr, be he wors. For Ipat sacrament is so he^e and holy in
hywiself, Ipat Iper may no good man amende hit, ne no euel man 16
apayre hit. But J>e prest f>e which is a good lyuere, and doj> his
offyce well and worfely, hym schal be well fat euer he was borne ;
98 b for he haj? of || Godis ;eft here in erth Jjat he }af neuer to no * angele
in Heuen : Ipat is, forto make Godis body. Wherfor he schal haue 20
suche a worsschypp in Heuen amonge angeles and passyng, ]pat no
tonge may telle ne hert f>enke. And he Ipat is an euel lyuer,
and wot hymself in dedly synne, and is in no purpos to amende
hym, be hym sekyr forto haue a perpetual confusion of fendys in 24
helle, and be vndur hem in euerlastyng payne.

Then schal 36 knowe well J?at Crist laft J>us f»is sacrament forto
be vset algate in holy chirch for foure skylles to al Godis pepul : *
for manes gret helpyng, for Cristis passione mynnyng, for gret 28
loue schowyng, and for gret mede getyng.

The forme is for manes gret helpyng, bof>e in lyf and in deth.
First in lyuyng. For, as Saynt Austyn sayed, als ofte as a man
or a woman cometh into j?e chirch to here masse, God 3eueth hym 32
seuen jeftis ; and Ipo ben pes : That day hym schal wonte no
bodely fode ; idul speche Ipat day is for^euen hym ; his idul ly^t
ofes 2 ben forjeton ; he schal not f>«t day lese his si^th ; he schal
not.J?at day dey no sodeyne deth; and as longe as }>e masse lesteth 36
he schal not wax olde; and his angele telleth eche paas f>at he
1 no D. none d. om. G. 3 o]?es 0. ojmes G. om. d. D.

170 41. De Solempnitate Corporis Cristi

gof> to f>e chirch in gret worschip to hym. Befor God f is help
he ha)) in lyuyng.

In deyng a cristen man sendyth aftur f>e preste forto come to

4 hym vryih Godys body for two causes nedeful at his endyng. On

is forto se f e sacrament of Godys body, and receyue hit knolechyng

j?at he beleueth stedefastly f>at hit is Ipe same flessch and blod f>at

Crist toke in mayden Mary, and was borne of hyr verray God

8 and man, and aftur soffreth deth on )?e crosse, and was buryed,

and ros from deth to lyue, and now settyth on f>e Faderis ryght

hond in Heuen, and schal come a$en forto deme J>e qweke and }>e

dede. And so v?ykh his perfite beleue he armeth hym, and maketh

12 hym strong and myjty forto asenstond }?e fendes Ipat wol assayle
hyw, when he passeth oute from )?e body, in al wyse Ipat J?ai con,
forto assay, }ef fei mow bryng hyw oute of j?e beleue. Then schal
f>e sacrament f>at he receyuet make hym so myghty, j?at he schal

16 outcome hem and sett no^t by hem.

That olpyr skyl is forto aske mercy of Crist and remission of his
synnes, hauyng ful beleue Ipat Crist is euer redy to fo^eue al Ipat
asket mercy wyth trew hert. This was schowet by ensample, when

20 he honget on ]?e crosse bytwyx two feues Ipat weren men of curse th ||
lyuyng, and were Jrerfore dampned to be dede. Then one of hem 99 a
asket Crist mercy wytA meke hert and repentyng, and at J>e forme
prayer anon Crist jaf 1 hym mercy, and morewytA grawnted hym

24 forto come to paradyce anone J>at same day. That olpyr nolde aske
no mercy for a prowde hert J>at he had; and J?erfor he was dampned.
Then as Crist fat day schedde2 his blod on ]>e crosse in helpe of al
mankynd, so }et eche day in f>e masse he scheddet his blod in he^e

28 mede to al j?at f>is beleuet ; for wyt^out fis beleue ]>er may no
man be sauet. Wherfor I telle J?is ensample \>ai y rede in J?e lyue
of Saynt Ode Ipat was bischop of Canturbury.

Narracio.

32 This byschop had wyth hym of his clerkys J>at beleuet not
perfitly in j?e sacrament of J»e auter, and sayde Ipat |?ai my3t not
beleue \>at Crist schedd his blod in J?e masse. Then was f»is
bischop sory for her mysbeleue and prayed to God $orne for her

36 amendement. And so, on a day, as he was at his masse, when he

1 5af rf. D. jyf G. 3 schedde C. schdde G. not in d. D.

41. De Solempnitate Gorporis Cristi 171

had made J?e fraction as \>Q maner is, he sa^e f>e blod drop doura
from J?e ost fast into J>e chalice, pen he made syne to hem Ipat
mysbeleuet, to come and se. And whew f>ei saue his fyngurys
blody and blod rane of Cristis body into }> e chalis, f>ai weron 4
agryset Ipat for veray fer f>ai cryet and sayd : f Be fow blesset,
man, j?at has f>is grace fms to handul Cristis body ! We beleue
now fully Ipat 1 f>is is verray Godis body, and his blod Ipat dropet
Iper into fe chalis. But now pray to hym J?at ]?0u hast ]>er in f>i 8
hondys, Ipat he sende no vengauwce vpon vs for oure mysbeleue ! '
and so f»e sacrament turnet into his forme of bred as hit was beforn ;
and f>ai weren good men and perfyte alway aftyr in f>e beleue.

The secuwd cause Ipat J>e sacrament is vset in f>e auter is, fortiolL2
make man by ofte seynge to haue j?e sadur mynde of Cristis passion
in his hert, and so to be armet algate a^en J>e fende. For as
Saynt Austyn sayde : ' pe mynde of Cristis passion is j?e best
defence a}ens temptacions of fe fende.' Herefor ben roodes sett 16
on hey in holy chirch, and so by syijt ])erof haue my/id of Cristis
passion. And Iperfor roodes and opyr ymages ben necessary in holy
chirch, whateuer J?es Lollardes sayn; for yf Jmy nade ben profitable,
99 b goode holy faders \>at haue be tofore vs wold haue || don hem out of 2Q
holy chirch mony a 5ere gon. But ryjt as a man dof> worschip to
J?e kyngis sele, not for loue of f>e sele, but for reuerence of f>e man
\>at owet hit ; so for j?e roode is f>e Kyngis sele of Heuen, and
o]?yr ymages Ipat ben made of holy sayntes Ipat ben in Heuen wyth 24
hym: and f>erfore men worschipen ymages. For, as Ion Bellet
tellet, ymages and payntours ben levvde menys bokys, and I say
bo[l]dyly J? Iper ben mony Jxmsaund of pepul \>at cou]? not ymagen
in her hert how Crist was don on J>e rood, but as fai lerne hit be 28
sy5t of ymages and payntours. Thus forto make $ow haue f>e
bettur mynde of Cristis passion, I telle yow J>is en sample.

Narraci'o.

I rede Ipat Iper was a cristen man of Engelond, and ;ede into 32
hef>enes forto se wondurs of f>e lond, and hyrut a Saresyn forto be
his gyde. And so )?ei come into a fayre wode, but al stylle was,
and nofyng steryng of bryddys, ne of opyr fowles. pen sayde f>e
cristen man : ' I meruayle muche Ipat f>er is no noys of briddys in 36

1 }>at )>at G.

172 41. De Solempnitate Gjrporis Cristi

f is fayre wode.' Then onsueret f e Saresyn and sayde : ' pis is f e

wyke fat }oure gret profete deyt in. Wherfore on Sonday fat

last was, fat 56 calle Palme-Sonday, al f e bryddes of f is wode

4 weren dede for mornyng, and al f is wyke schal be. But on Sonday

fat next comet fat 50 called Estyr-day, f ai schal qwyken a:jen, and

"pen schal f ai al Ipe $ere aftur fulle f is wode wykh melody of swete

songes. Wherfor lok vp into Ipe trees and see ! ' And he saue

8 eche tre full of bryddes lying vpryijt dede, and her wyngys

sprade als f ai hade ben stark of f e crosse. Then if 1 f ese bryddys

haue mynde of Cristis passion, muche more schuld a man fat was

I boght by his passion.

ttr The fryde cause why fe sacrament is vset in Ipe auter is for
loue, fat man schal for sy^t f erof f enk, how Ipe Fader of Heuen
hade but one soraie fat he loued passyng alle fyng. And ^et
forto by man out of Ipe deueles fraldam, he sende hym into fis

J6 world, and wytTi his owne hert-blod wrot hym a chartur of fredome,
and made hym fre for euer, but hit so be }>ai he forfet his chartur.
So whyle Ipai he loued God, he kepeth his || chartur ; for God asket 100 a
no more of a man but loue. Wherefor he sayde f>us to hym :

20 * Sonne, 5yf me ]?i hert, and Ipai is yno5e for me.'

rNarracio.
Then taket f>is ensample of syr Auberk Ipat was erle of Venys,
and louet fe sacrament of Ipe auter, and dyde to hit al Ipe 2 reuerence
24 j?at he cou£>e. But when he schuld dye, he my:jt not receue hit
for vpcasting. Then made he to clanse his syde, and hull hit
vryth a clene clote of sandelle; and layde "jperon Godys body, and
sayde J>us to hym: 'Lorde, fou knowes well fxzt y loue Ipe, and
28 wold fayn receue J>e wyth my moufe, and I durst ; but for I may
not, I lay j?e on J?e place fat is next myn hert, and so schow Ipe
my hert and my loue/ And Iperwyth, in sy^t of al men, J?e syde
opened, and fe ost glode into J>e body; and fen fe syde closet
32 a5en, hole as hit was befor, and so sone aftir he 3af fe gost vp.
pus loue ;e f e sacramewt of Godis body in ^oure lyfe, and he wol
socoure jow in ^oure deth.

The fourte cause why f is sacramewt is vset, is for gret mede
36 getyng to eche man and woma^ fat perfitly leuet f eron, f 05 hit
1 if d. D. om. G. * al J>e C. om. G. not in d. D.

41. De Solempnitate Corporis Cristi 173

haue f e lykenes of bred and f e tast. Also he must p^rfitly beleue
Ipat f is is verray Cristis body f e which he toke in f e virgin Mary,
and aftyr deyt on f e crosse, and ros from deth to lyue, and now is
in Heuen, and schal come to deme f e qweke and f e dede. Then 4
he fat receuet hit in f is beleue, he getet hym gret merite ; fore
he getet hym f e kyngdome of Heuen. And he Ipat leuet not f us
and receuet hit, he taket hit to his dampnacyon in f e payne fat
euer schal last, pen forto scharpen joure beleue f e better, I telle 8
3ou f is ensample.

Narracio.

I rede fat in Saynt Gregorys tyme was a womaw fat het
Lasma and made 1 bred fat f e pope sang wyth and howsulde f e 12
pepul. pen, on a day, when f is pope howsulde f e peple, he come
to f is woma^ Lasma and sayde : ' Take here Godis body.' And
fen she smylut. But when f e pope see hir smyle, he wyt^draj his
hond, and layd f e ost on f e auter, and tui net to f is woman, and 16
100 b sayde: 'Lasma, why smyleste fou, ||when fou schuldest haue
taken Godys body 1 ' Then sayde sche : ' For fou calles fat Godys
body fat I made wyih myn owne hondys/ pen was Gregory sory
for hyr mysbeleue, and bade 2 f e pepull pray to God forto schow so 20
his myracle, fat f e woman my^t be holpen out of hir mysbeleue.
And when f ai hade prayet, Gregory ijode to f e auter, and fonde f e
ost turnet into raw flessch bledyng ; f e which he toke and schowet
f is woman. Then sche cryet and sayed : ' Lorde, now I beleue 24
fat fou art Cribt, Godys Soraie of Heuen, in forme of bred!'
Then bade he f e pepul pray eft sones fat hit muste turne a^en
into f e lykenes of bred, and so hit dude. And so wykh f e same ost
he howsulde f is woman. Now, good men and women, for Godys 28
loue taket hyde what I haue sayde to 5ow, and worschyppeth Godis
body wyih al joure my5t ; fore here 30 schal here a fayre ensample.

Narracio.

I Devonschyre bysyde Auxbryge 3 f er dwellet an holy vykere 32
and hade one of his paryche, a woman, fat lay seke at f e poynt of
deth half a myle from hym in a to wen. pe which woman at

1 made D. om. G. not in d. 2 bade D. om. G. not in d.

3 Auxbryge G. Axobrurgge C. Axbrugge H. Axsebrygge L. Axbrige D.
not in d.

174 41. De Solempnitate Corporis Cristi

mydny^t sende aftur hym to do hure hyr ry;tis. pen f is man wyih
al f e haste fat he my5t, he ros vp, and }ede to f e chirch, and toke
Godis bcdy in a boxe of yuory, and put hit in his spayre ; for fat
4 tyme men vset spayres. And he 5ode towarde f is womaw, and
went over a medow, fat was f e next way. Then as he hyet on
his way or eu^r he wyst, f e box schoget out of his bosome, and fel
dowen on f e erf e 1 ; and in f e fallyng f e box openet, and f e ost
8 ti ondelut on f e grene. Then, when he hade schryuen f is womaw,
he asket hyr yf sche wold be howsuld, and Eche sayde : * }ee.' pen
put he his bond in his bosome, and so^t f e box. When he fonde
hit not, he was hegly aferde, and sayde to fe woman: 'Dame,

12 I schal feche Godis body and hye me a$en in al "pat I may/ And
so he come by a wythen-tre2, and made ferof a goode 3erde, and
dyde hymself nakyd, and bete hymself als fast as he my3t, fat f e
blod ran doune by his sydys, and sayde to hym||self f us : ' pou 101 a

16 foule f ef fat hast lost fi creature, fou schalt abye.' And when
he hade beten hymself J?us, J>en kest he on his clotbes and ran
furth. And )>en was he warre of a pyler of fyre fat last from J?e
erth vp to Heuen. Then was he fyrst agast, but aftyr he blesset

20 hym, and ^ode nere hyt ; f>en saue he al }> e bestes of fe medow
about fat pyler in compas. So when he come to fis pyler, hit
schon als bryijt as any sonne. pen was he warre of Godis body
lyyng on j>e gras, and f e pyler of fyre from hit vp to Heuen. pen

24 fel he douwe on knes and asket mercy wyth al his hert, wepywg
sore for his neclygens. But when he hade made his prayer, he ros
vp, an[d] loket about, and saue al }>e bestys knele on bothe her knes
and worschyppyd Godis body, saue one blak hors knelet but on

28 his one kne. pen sayde fis good man to hym fus : ' Yf f ou be
any best fat may speke, I bydde f e \n f e vertu of f is body fat
here lyet, fat f ou speke and telle me, why fou kneles but on one
kne, whyle al f es ofyr bestes knelen on bof e her knes.' Then

32 ansuered 8 he and sayd : ' I am a fende of belle and wold not knele
on nof yr kne my wylles, but I am made to do so a;en my wylle ;
for hit is wryten fat eche man of Heuen, and erth, and helle schal
bowe to hym.' Then sayde he to hym : * Why art fou lyke an

1 ei )>e C. D. hert G. not in d.

2 wythen-tre JD. wydye-tre G. not in d.

3 aimierecl D. ansuereth G. not in d.

.

41. De Solempnitate Corporis Cristi 175

hors ? ' pen sayde he : * I go f>is like an hors, forto make men
forto stele me. And f>us was a man of suche a toura honget for
me, and eft anofi/r, and at suche a town Ipe f>ryde.' Then sayde
pis vykery : ' I cowmaunde Ipe in J>e vertu of fis body f>at here is 4
\>ai f>ou go into wyldernes \>er no maw comet, and be Iper tyl domes-
day ! ' And so anone he vanescet away. And wyth al Ipe reuerens
j?at he coufe, he toke vp f>e ost, and put hit into lp e box, and so
3ede a^en to f>e woman, and howsulede hyr Iperwyth. And so he 8
5ede home, f>onkyng God wyth al his hert for schewyng of hys
myracle.

Now, good men and women, for Godis loue taket hede what
I haue sayde yow, and worschyppet Godis body wyth al youre 12
101 b my3t, and loue hit wyth l \ \ al youre hert, and beleue sadly Iperin as
I haue sayde 30 w. And J?en wol he loue you, and bryng 30 w to J?e
blysse J?er he is in ; and so God graunt.

42.
DE SANCTO BARNABE, APOSTOLO ET Eius 16

Good men and women, suche day is f>e fest of Seynt Barnabe,
Cristis holy apostul. But for he was not one of f>e nombre of J?e
twelfe apostulisj Jwfore his day is not halouet but in diuerse 20
places ; bot in cure iche place 2 his day ys womons holy, and plees
for Godis loue men. Thys man was an holy man; for when he
herd Crist preche, he dude anone as he concelet hym, he 3ode and
sold al his lond and al cfyyr thyng )?at he hade, and broght f>e price 24
to Ipe apostul es, and put hit into her dysposicione. And he hym-
self sewet Crist, pore bof>e in body and in spyrite. For he hade
ful beleue in Godis mercy, and j?at he preuet. When he hade
cowuertit Saynt Poule, he come to Jerusalem forto haue ben in 28
company wyth Cristis disciplus ; but J>ai al fled from hym as schep
from Ipe wolfe, and durst not be in his company be no way. Then
Barnabe trust in f>e mercy of God }>at makyth * of lyons schepe ;

1 wytA] wyth wyih G.

2 bot in eure iche place (7. boj>e here and ower G. not in d. D.
s |>at makyth C, and made G. not in d. D.

176 42. De Sancto Barnabe

fat is, of prowd men and hye he made symple and meke; and
prowde he made hem lowe, and symple, and ful of al vertu. Wher-
fore he 3ode to Poule, and broght hym to fe apostlus, and was wyih
4 Poule, and sewet hym in mony myscheues, and dyses, and per-
secution.

Barnabe was also ful of compassion and ful of mercy ; and fat
was preuet, when Poule forsoke a man fat was callet Ion Marke,
8 fat was a man fat hade sewot Poule and Barnabe in Godis
prechyng. But when he schuld haue goon wto a cyte f er were
fers men ferin, he durst not; but openly ajenstode Paule, and
sayed he wold not, and wytMro^e hym. But aftyr he com a$en and

12 repentyt hym ; but neuerf elese Poule wold not suffre hym lenger

in his company, lest by ensample of hym||ofyr wold haue ben 102 a
bolde forto haue don amys. pen hade Barnabe compassyon of fis
man ; for he was sory for his trespas, and also for he was his

16 brof yr soraie. Wherefor he made fis man sewe hym ; and so for
loue of fis man Barnabe left Poule, and 5ede mto anofyr centre
foito preche. And so fis Ion was an holy man aftur in so muche
fat Crist apperyt to hym, and comfortet hym in his tribulacione.

20 Barnabe hade also gret desire forto suffre deth for Cristis loue;
Wherefor Crist apperet to hym in a vysion, and bade hym goo
into Cypure, and take martirdome Iper for his loue. Then was
Barnabe glad and fayne, and 5ede f yder wyth glade chere. And

24 when fay corner fydur, fai seen bof e men and women at her
temple rewne nakyd and makyng playes of mawmetry. Wherefor
Barnabe was so wroth, fat he cursed f e temple, and sodenly
a parte ferof fel douw, and ouerfel mony of hem. pen were J?e

28 byschopes of J>e temple so wroth, Jrat ]> ai token Barnabe, and
bownden hym wyth cordes, and dyde hym gret passion, and aftyr
J?ai dro^ hym out of J>e cyte, and made l a gret fyre, and kest
Barnabe )?er in, and so bient hym to J>e deth. But on f>e nyijt

32 a%r Ion wyth his feres token \>ai was vnbrennet of Barnabe and
buryed hit in a preuy place. Thus fis man made an a ende wyth
J?is world, and is now an holy martyr wyth God in Heuen.
Wherfor 36 schal knele doura and pray J»is holy saynt Ipat he wol

36 so pray for :jow to God fat he 3eue $ow grace, forto be pore in

1 made om. G. not in d. D. 2 an] and G. not in d. D.

43. De Sancta Wene/rede 177

hert, and haue ful fayth l in Godis mercy, and also to haue com-
passyon of al fat ben in diseas, and fat 50 mow dey in ful charite
and in wyll forto com to Crist, forto dwelle vryih hym for euer
in f e ioye fat euer schal last. To f e whiche ioye God bryng vs. 4
Amen.

43.

DE SOLEMPNITATE &ANCTE WENEFFKEDE

\ t
Cristen men and womew, suche a day schal be Seynt Wynfrydus

102 b day. pe which day is now ordeynet || to be halowet, an[d] \>er ar 8
mony men that han deuoc?/on to fis holy mayden. "Wherfor 56
fat haue deuocion to fis holy seynt, comet fat day to f e chyrch
to worschyp God and fis holy mayden and martyr. Then how
sche suffret martyrdome ^e schal now here. For, f o^e some 12
knowen hit, f er ar mony fat kuowen hyt not ; and f o^e a good
tale be twys tolde, hit is f e better to lernen and forto vndurstond.

Ther was in ^oure tyme a holy herein yt fat was callet Bewnow,
f e which com to a good man f e whych was callet Thewythe, f e 16
which was Wynfredes fader, fat was a ryche man of londes and
rentys, and prayet fis Thewyt forto ;jeue hym a place of erth on
f e which he myijt bylde a chirche to serue God in, and to preche
Godis word to fe pepul. Then was Thewyt glad of fis askyng, 20
and ordeynet hym a place ne} to his owen house, fat he my^t
vfyih ofyr come to seruyce of God. Thus, in fe raene whyle fis
chirch was in byldyng, ofte he preched Godys word to fe pepul,
and Wynfrede come f ydur wyih hyr fader. And when sche herd 24
hym speke of the gret mede fat maydenys schulde haue in Heuen
passyng al of yr orders, fen hade sche so gret deuocion in his
sayng, fat anone sche made a vow fat sche wold neuer haue part
of manes body, but abyde alwey in hir maydenhode whyl fat 28
sche lyuet. ^-n

Then on a Soneday, when fis chirch was made and byld, Thewyt !
vtyth al his meyne 5ede to f e chirch ; but Wynfrede bode at home
for a sekenes fat greuet hir fen, and nayijt not go to f e chyrch. 32
pen als sche sat at home hurself, come f er in a kynges sowne fat

1 fayth L. fayet G. not in d. D. C.

12

178 43. De Sancta Wene/rede

was callet Cradok, forto ly by fis mayden. But when he spak
to hyr of doyng of fat synne, sche sayde fat sche wold go iwto
hir chambre, and make hyr more honest fen sche was, and so
4 come to hym anone ajen. And when sche come into f e chambre,
by an vtture dore sche ran towarde fe chirch als fast as sche
myjt, hopyng fore haue secure fer. But when Cradok saue hyr
renne toward f e chirch, he ouertoke hir, and sayde || but yf sche 103 a
.8 wolde asent to his wyll, he wolde anone smyt of hir hede. Then
knelet Wynfrede douw and sayde : ' I haue leuer f ou do me to
deth fen defowle my body fat I made a vowe forto kepe clene iw
maydenhode, whyle fat I leue, to my Lord Ihmi Crist.' Then

12 Cradok out wyth his swerde, and at on strok * smot of hir hede ;
and for hit was douw f e hylle to f e chirch, f e hede neu^r stynt
tombelyng, til hit come fyder in syjt of al fat weren fer.
Wherfor mew were sore afryjt, fat f ai made suche a noyse, fat

16 Bewnow hade gret wondyr what hit myjt be, and come to hem
forto wyte what was f e cause of fat noyse. Then, when he saue
f e hede, he toke hit vp, and kysset hit ofte-tymes sore wepyng,
and bare hit vp to f 3 body, beholdyng on Cradok, how he wyput

20 his sword on f e gresse fat was al blody of f e strok. pen sayd
Bewnow to hym : ' pou wykket mow, ask mercy of God for f ys
horryble dede, and jet God wol haue mercy on f e ; and jyf f ou
wol not, I pray God sende vengance on f e anow ryjt iw syjt of al

24 f ys pepul.' But for he wol not, but loje f 0rat, anon he felle douw
to f e erf e ded ; and anon f e erf e oponet, and swolut hym bode
and soule iwto helle.

pew tok Bewnow f e hed, and set hyt ajeyn to f e body, and huld

28 hyt w«/t/i hure mawtule, and jede to hys masse. And whew he had
songon and prechet f e pepyl meche of fys maydyne, he saydy
God wold not fat scho schulde be dede jet, for he hade ordeynt
meche pepul to be holpyn by hur. Wherefor he bade vche mon

32 and womon to pray to God, to rase hur ajayn to lyue ; and
so he dudde. And qwhen sche set vp wyih hyr hondys, sche
wyput her face of the dwst fat was f eron, and speke to horn hole
l^jind sownde as sche was before.

36 Then God schewyd f 0r f re fayr miracles. On was, when f e erf e
swolyt hym bodyly fat had slayn hur. Anof ur was for f eras f e
1 strok] strong G. not in cL D.

43. De Sancta Weneffrede 179

lied abode, anow sprang a fayr walle, feras was neuer sayn on
before. The III ys, whew sche fat was slayn, ros a^ayn to lyue.
pen f e furfe was fat eu^rmore aftyr whyl scho leued, Iper was
a whyt cercule aboute hyr nekke f eras f e strok was, lyk to a 4
103 b why t || f rede ; wherfor feras before scho was calut Brewafour,
Ipat day forthe men callut hure Wenfrede, Ipat ys in Englysch, a
whyt frede. Then se^e Wenfrede fe gret myracle Ipat God
schowet for hyr, and 1 tok hyt hele in herte, and }af hur alway 8
aftyr to hole lyuyng, and was bysy nyijt and day to serue 2 God, as
Bewnow ta^t hure. Then, when seho was perfete in alle doyng
Bewnow }ode to anof er place forto dwelle in ; and 3 whan scheo
hadde lyuid fere fele $erus3 scho was warnyd by reuelacyon of 12
God and 4 ijede to a place Iper wer yn mony uirginis. And when
sche com fyder, gche lyuyd so perfytly in al ways, fat al tokyn
ensample of hyr; and for Ipat whyt cerkyl was ay euydente and
token of hur marturdom, f erfor alle men and wymew hadyn gret 16
deuoc«/on in hur worde and in al hur doyng, so fat mony lafton
f e worldys occupacyon, and werew fayn forto come and dwelle in
hur company. So whew scho hade lyued Iper fele ijeres, f e spase
of fyftene wynfa/r, few scho was warnet by God Ipat hur def-day 20
was ne^e. Wherfor scho made hur rede, and whew scho hade fe
sacramewt of hole chyrche, in sy^t of all hur sustern5, scho ^af
hure sole to Ihesn Cryst fat scho louet vryth alle hur hert, and
so was buryet in f e chyrche~5orde fyr mony olper saynte weren 24
buryt in before.

Now how f ys holy saynte cam 6 into fe abbay of Schrewsbury,
^e schul here. Whew fe abbe of Schrewsbre was new made,
monkys of f e plase madyn gret mon, for fay hade no seynt w«/t/i 28
horn forto ben7 hor patron and berer of hor pra[y]ers to God, as
ofer abbotes of fe cuwtre hade. Wherfore fe abbotte8 of fat
hows, for he hade herde before of Seynt Wenfrede, he made hys
pryour go into Walys, and seche wher fat scho was buryet. So 32
went f ys prior forf , and, be f e grace of God and reuelacyon of

1 and L (Lansdowne 392). scho G. C. not in d. D.

2 serue] the r is inserted atjove the line.

3 whan . . . $erus C. om. G. not in d. D. * and C. om. G-. not in d. D.

5 sustern] the r is inserted above the line.

6 cam C. om. G. not in d. D. 7 ben C. om. G. not in d. D.
9 abbotte C. om. G. not in d. D.

12 — 2

180 43. De Sancta Wene/rede

fys mayden, he com to fe place wher scho lay. And so wyt/*
strengf of lordschepe and olper helpe fat he hade, he bro^t hur
bones into Seynt Gylus chyrche at Scherosbre-townes ende; and
4 Iper abode a certeyn day in f e whyche scho schuld be translate, and
\ty\Ji honor and worschyp || be bro^t a into fe abbay of Schrosbre. 104 a
Then, whe?i fys day com, gret multitude of pepyl cum Iper, in
party for a gret miracule fat was don in fat chyrche of a chylde
8 fat was helut of a gret seknes, and forto do worschyp to fys
hole maydon. And so wytA f e abbot of fe sam place, and f e
couent and mony olper men of holy chyrche, fay broijt hur mto
f e abby, and letten hur f era[s] cho ys now, wher God yn schort

12 tyme aftyr schewed for hur pryde f rytty gret myrackles fat byn
wrytyn wytft 2 mony other fat byth wrytyn, bof of thilke fat scho
dyde yn her lyue, and othyr mony fat scho wroght at her walle.
Then, forto ster 5our deuocyon f e mor to fys saynt, now y telle

16 you a myrackle fat was don to a mon of Erkaleton fat was callyd
Adam. Thys man was gretly jpaynyd \vykh f e fallyng-euyl, and
bof e his hondys weren a^eynward, and liyn flat to his arrays, soo
fat the armys wern stompys and no armys. He had also such

20 grevance yn hys leg, fat he myght not goo but wytA, moch penance.
Soo thys Adam wyt& f es thre wondys, wyth moche penance, he
com to f e chyrch and to f e scryne of Saynt "Wenefryd, and was
f er yn his prayers al a nyght. But on f e morow, what for wach,

24 what for wery, he fylle on slepe ; and when he woke, he felde
hymself hole yn al his lymmes, and saw hys hondys streght evvn,
and styryd his fyngyrs at his likyng, and asayde whethyr he
myght goo, and he 5ede forth wytAout greve, and felde wel fat he

28 was hole of fe fallyng-euyl. Wherfor he thonkyd God wyth hye
voys, and fys holy maydyn. And he was so fayne of his hele, fat
he made a vow fat he wold neuer goo from her, but ben3 a
seruant yn fat chirch al his lyfe aftyr ; and soo he was.

32 Thus, good men and woymen, 50 haue ensampyl forto do worschip
to fys holy maydyn and martyr. And f ach 56 ben now hole yn
body, ful helt mony of you byn seke yn sowle, wher ^e haue mor
nede forto seche her forto haue hele yn sowle fen yn body. For

1 brojt] the r is inserted above the line.

2 \vyih. w7/tAout G. not in d. D.

3 ben C. om. G. not in d. D.

43. De Sancta Wene/rede 181

oft-tymys God sendyth sekenes yn body, forto hele fe sole, but
sekenes of sole is l hor def but yf scho be helyd f e sandyr.
104 b Wherfor prayth to her to gete you || helth both m2 body and in*
sowle, fat 50 may come to hyrn fat ys hele to al sowlys, Ihmi Cryst, 4
God Sone of Heuyn.

Narracio.

In ])e towne of Schorosbury syttyn thre men togedyr. And also
f ai syttyn talkyng, an adyrcope fat somme men callyn an vryn 8
come of f e woch, and bot horn all f re yn f e necke ; and f ach hit
grevyd horn at fat tyme but lytyl, sone aftyr hyt rankut, and soo
swal al hor throtes and stopyd hor brethys, fat too of horn wern
ded. pe thryd was soo nygh ded, fat he made hys testament, and 12
made hym redy yn al wyse, for he hopyd noght ellys but on def e.
Then, as he lay yn hys turnement, he thoght on Saynt Wenefryd
and her myracles ; and soo, as he myght, bade hys modyr goo offyr
a candyl to f e scryne, and bryng hym to f e watyr that hor bonys 16
wer waschyn yn, and soo scho dyd. And when he had f ys watyr 3,
he made to wasch his sore f erwyt/i ; and when he had done soo, he
felde fat he amendyd. Then he made a vow to Saynt Wenefryd
fat, yf he myght haue lyfe and hele, he wold make an ymage of 20
syluyr and offyr 4 to her. Thus he amendyd yche day aftyr othyr
ynto f e tyme fat he was hole ; and fen he dud make an ymage of
syluyr as he behette, and went thydyr, and offyrd hit vp to f e
scryne, and become her seruani euyr whyl he lyvyd aftyr. 24

Narraceo.

Also fat day of her translacyon comroe out of Walys knyghtys
and mony men wyth horn, to se f e solempnite and f e maner f erof,
and in her company come a grete man fat was dombe and myght 28
nothyng speke, but al by synys. So when thay comme into 5 f e
chyrch, sodynly f T/S dombe man felle downe to f e grownde and lost
hys wyt. Then, as he lay, Seynt Wenefryd come to hym, and bade
hym drynke of f e watyr fat her bonys wern waschyn yn, and he 32
schuld be hole of his spech and of anof er euyl fat he had. And
fen anon he woke, and bade $eue hym holy watyr. Then haddyn

1 is C. om. G. not in d. D. 2 In inserted above the line.

3 watyr C. om. G. not in d. D. * offyr] offren C. offyrd G. not in d. D.

5 into] in inserted above the line.

182 43. De Sancta Wene/rede

his felaws gret wondyr fat fay herdyn hym speke, and askyd hym
what watyr he wold haue. pen sayde he of f e watyr fat Saynt
Wenefryd bonys wer waschyn yn. And when he had dronken of

4 fe watyr, he was hole as any || fysch, and anon went to f e quere, 105 a
and byfor f e couent he told horn opynly fat he come not thydyr
for non odyr thyng, but only forto se f e solempnite. * But now
for loue fat he haj) of hur grete curtesy 3euyn me my spech, and

8 heled me yn body also, I wol come and be hur pylgrym whyl fat
I lyue ; ' and soo was.

Now pray we f ys holy maydyn and martyr fat scho wyl pray
for vs to our Lord Ihesu. Crist, fat we may lyue so here, fat we
12 may come to f e blysse fat he boght vs to. Amen.

44.
DE FESTO SANCTI IOHANNIS BAPTISTE ET Eius

SOLEMPNITATE.

Crystyn men and woymen, such day 36 schul haue Saynt lonys

16 day f e Baptist, fat ys callyd so, for he folowet oure Lord Ihesn
Crist yn f e watyr of Jordan. "Wherfor 30 schul fat day com to
chyrch yn worschyp of God and Saynt Ion, and also 30 schul fast
f e euyn. fen 30 schul know how such euons werne furst fownde

20 yn olde tyme. At f e begynnyng of holy chyrch men and woymen
comen oner nyght to f e c[h]yrch wytA candels and ofer lyght, and
wakyd in fe chyrch al fe nyht yn hor deuocions; but aftyr by
proces of tyme men laftyn such deuocyon, and vsut songys and

24 daunsys, and soo fellyn ynto lechery and gloteny, and f us turnyd
f e good holy deuocion ynto syn. Wherfor holy fadyrs ordeynut f e
pepull forto leue fat wakyng, and fast f e euyn ; and soo turnet f e
wakyng ynto fastyng. But 3et hit haldyth f e name, and ys callyd

28 yn Lateyne vigilia, fat ys wakyng yn Englysch ; and yn Englysch
ys callyd f e euyn, for at evyn fay werne wont forto come to the
chyrch as I haue told you. But 3et, yn f e worschip of Saynt Ion,
men waken at evyu, and maken f re maner of fyrys : on ys clen

32 bonys and no wod, and ys callyd a bonnefyre ; anof er ys of clene
wod and no bonys, and ys callyd a wakefyre, for men syttyth and
wakyth by hyt ; the thryd ys made of bonys and of wode, and ys
callyd Saynt lonys fyre.

44. De Festo Sancto lohannis 183

The fyrst fyre was made of bonys, as Ion Bellet sayth, for yn f at^
contray ys gret hete f e whech hete encawsut dragons fat fay gedryn
ynfere, and fleyn yn f e ayre, and fallyn downe ynto watyrs f e l
frof e of hur kynde, and soo venemyth f e watyrs, fat modi pepyll 4
takyii her deth f <?rby and of «r mony gret sekenes. Then wer Iper
105 b mony gret clerkys, and haddyn red of kyng Ali^andyr || how when
he schulde haue a batayle wyiA fe kycg of Inde, and fe kyng
broght \fyth hym mony olyfaundys beryng castellys of tre on hor 8
backys, as f e kynde of horn ys, and knyghtys armyd yn ]) e castels,
arayde al for f e warre. Then knew Alyjaundyr f e kynde 2 of f e
olyfauudys, fat fay dredyn nothyng so moch as* rorryng of swyne.
Wherfor he let gedyr alle f e swyne fat myght be getyn, and made 12
horn to dry tie horn also nygh fe olyfaundys, as fai myghtyn wele
here hor roryng. And fen he let make a pig for to crye, and fen
anon alle mfere made soch a rorryng, fat all f e olyfaundys floen, and
castyn downe hor castels, and sloyn f e knyghtys fat werne yn 16
ham; and soo Alesaundyr had fe victori. Thes wyse clerkys
kneuyn wele fat dragons hatyth nothyng so meche as brent bonys.
Wherfor fay tacht f e pepyll forto gedyr al f e bouys fat fay myght
fynde, and sett horn on fyre ; and soo wyih f e stench of horn fay 20

dry ven away the dragon, and soo werne holpyn of hor deses. _ J

The secunde fyre was made of wod forto bren and forto lyght ;
for Saynt Ion was a lavntyrne brennyng and lytyng. And also
fay madyn blasys of fyre forto be eeyn on ferre ; for hyt ys f e 24
kynd of f e fyre to be seyn ferre on ny^t. And soo was Saynt Ion ;
for leremy f e profyt, mony 5er or Ion was borne, prophesyet of
hym and spake Ipus wyih Godys mowth and sayde: 'Befor fat I
fowrmyd f e yn f i modyr wombe, y knew f e ; and byfor fat f ou 28
jedes out of hor body, I halowed f e and }af f e a profytte to f e
pepull.' Then, for Saynt Ion schuld be holy or fen he wer borne,
God send his angyll Gabryel to ^akary, Saynt lonys fadyr 4, as he
dyde f e sacrifice ynstyd of Abia, f e byschop, yn f e tempyl, and 32
prayd to God bysyly to haue a chylde ; for bof e he and Elizabeth,
hys wyfe, werne barayne and old. pen sayde f«/s angyli to hym
\)us: '^akary, God hath herde fi prayer, and grawntyth f e a
chylde fat f ou schalt cal Ion ; and he schall be fulfyllyd of f e 36

1 JHJ d. D. om. G. * kynde d. D. kyng G.

3 as d. D. a G. * fadyr d. D. fadyr inodyr G.

184 44. De Fedo Sancto lohannis

Holy Gost yn his modyr wombe, and mony schuld be glad yn fe
day of his byrth/ Then, for Sakary was old, he prayde f e angyl
4 forto haue a tokyn of his behest, pen || sayde f e angyl fat he 106 a
schuld be dombe tyl f e chylde wer borne, and soo he was. pen
conceyvyd Ely3abeth; and when scho was qwyke wyth chylde,
cure lady, also wyih chylde, come forto speke wyili Elizabeth. And
8 anon as scho gret Elizabeth, Saynt Ion playde yn his modyr wombe
for joy of Crystys presence pat he se^e yn our lady. Wherfor oure
lady was vryth Elizabeth tyl Ion was borne, and was mydwyf, and
tok hym from f e erth. And when f e neghtburs herdyn fat Eli3a-

12 beth hade a sonne, fay werne glad, and come as f e maner was fat
tyme, forto 5eve f e chylde his name, and callyd hym ^akary aftyr
hys fadyr, and Elizabeth bad cal hym Ion. But for f er was non of
her kynne fat bet soo, f ai askyd ^akary by synys what f e chylde

16 schold hette. pen he wrot to horn and bade hanr calle hym Ion.
And ferwyt/& anon God lowset ^akaryys tong, and speke redely,
and blessyd God he^ly for al hys sondes1. Thus was Ion holy
or he was borne ; wherfor he wold ^eue yche man ly}t of goode
ensampull.

20 Also sone as he was of couenable age, he 3ede into desert and
was Iper prechyug and folewyng f e pepull tyl Crist com forto be
folowde of hym. Then was Ion clop ed yn herus of camels, and
gurd above wykh a gyrdyll of a roch skyn, and ete a maner of

24 wormys fat byn noriched yn fat desert among erbys, and byn
alsoo gret as a manys fyngyr, but somdele schorture, and sowkyth
hony of flowrys, and bef calyd honysoculs fe whech pore men
gedyrth and fryeth yn oyle to hor fode. Also Saynt Ion ete

28 leues, brod and rownd and whyt, fat growth on tren also yn fat
desert2; and when fay byn frotude bytwyx menys hondys, thay
byn swete as hony and good forto ete, and byn callyd wod-hony.
Also he drangke watyr of a well fat ys f er. pus ys lonys lyfe yn

32 desert tyl fat oure Lord Ihmi Crist was thrytty }er old. And fen
he and Ion metyn at f e watyr of flem lordan ; and f er Ion tolde
fe pepull of Crist, and wyth hys fyngyr schewyd hym, and sayde
f us : ' Se, f ys ys Godys lombe, f is ys he fat I haue tolde you of.

36 I haue folowet you yn f e watyr, but this schall folow [| yn f e Holy 106 b

1 sondes d. D. S. sondus L. sowndes G. om. C.

2 desert] de inserted above the line.

44. De Festo Sancto lohannis 185

Gost/ Then went Ion and Crist ynto }>e watyr, and Iper Ion
folowed Crist. And when he was folowed, f>er com such a lyght
from Heuyn, f>at Ion was abaschet. Then l herd he f e Fadyr yn
Hevyn. Here Ion lernyd furst to know \>e ]) re persons of Ipe 4
Trinite. Al J>?/s ys token of ]>e secunde fyre.

The thryd fyre of bonys and of wode bytokenyth lonys martyr-
dome, for his bonys weren brent; but how 50 schul here. We
redyn f>at Herod, f>e kyng, had a broker ]mt het Phelip ; and for 8
Ipys Felip hade a fayr wyfe J?at Herod lykyd, he toke her, and
made her hys wyfe. Wherfor Saynt Ion repreuyd hym oft-tyme,
and sayde hyt was not lawfulle to hym to haue hys broker wyfe.
Wherfor Herod made Ion don to prison, and schapute bytwyx 12
hym and hys wyfe, how Ion myght be don to deth wytAout
sturbans of Ipe pepyll ; for Ipe pepyll louyth Ion. Then schapud
Herod to make a gret fest of all men of J>e contrey, forto holde
wyth hym, yf f>e pepull hadde rysyn. And soo, when f>e day of }>e 16
fest come and all men wer 2 rychely serued, Ipe wyfe, as cownant was,
sende her doghtyr ynto Ipe halle, forto dawnse and forto tomble
befor f>e gestys, and soo she 3 plesyd Herod, f>at he bad hur aske
of hym what scho wold, and scho schuld haue hyt ; and )?erto 20
swer a gret othe. Then f>ys damysel, also scho was taght, askyd
lonys hede Ipe Baptyst. pen Herod faynet hym, as he had byn
wroth; but he was fayne Iperof. But for he had made such an
othe before so mony worthy men, he wold not be fals, but send 24
anon, and made to smyte of lonys hed yn prison w^/tAout any
oper dome, 4 and was broght to Ipe damysel. And so hyr modur
lette bery f>e hede in a * pryue place, 5 f>eras scheo ordeyned, fer 5
from Ipe body. Soo, Ipe nyght aftyr, lonys dyscypyls stelyn Ipe body, 28
and buryeth hit, and was Iper tyl lulianws Apostata, Ipe Emperour
of Rome, com }?ylke way. Then made he to take vp J>e bonys of
lonys body, and bren horn, and aftyr wynou ham yn J>e wynde,
hopyng Ipai aftyr |?at he schuld neu^r ryse a^eayne to lyue. 32

Thus, good men, 56 may vndyrstond how holy f»2/s man was, }?at

an angyl com from Heuyn forto telle of his conceyuyng, and

107 a brocht his name from Hevyn, and yn his burthe || oure lady toke

1 Then d. D. The G. 2 wer d. D. om. G. 3 she <L D. om. G.
4 and . . . a C. d. D. om. G. 5 >eras ... fer C. om. #. d. D.

186 44. De Festo Sancto lohannis

hym from f e ei th, and was halowyd yn hys modyr wombe, and
aftyr folowde cure Lorde Ihesu Cmt. 36 schuld know alsoo fat
Saynt Ion f e Euangelyst deyde f 2/s same daye ; but holy chyrche
4 makyth no mencyon f m>f, for hys day ys halowd yn Crystynmasse.
Then, for f ese too lonys byn holdyn f e gretyst sayntys yn Heven l,
hyt fel fat too maystyrs of deuenyte, on louyd fat on, and fat
oper f e tof er Ion. And soo ayf 0r of horn was besy forto preven 2
8 hys Ion mor worthy Tpen fat op ers, and hereopyn on ordeynet a day
forto dyspyte of fe mater. But yn f e nyght befor fe day of
dysputac^/on eyf yr Ion apperet to hys louere, and bade ham leve
of hor dysputac?/on, for fay werne well acordyd yn Hevyn. And

12 soo, on f e morow, eyf yr s told hys vysyon to f e pepull fat com
forto haue herde hor dysputacyon, and £00 al f e pepull blessyd
Gode and both lonys.

\ 01 ?W^ Narracio.

16 Alsoo too mesyls louedon4 wele fe too sayntys, soo fat on mesyl
louyd wele Saynt Ion f e Babtyst, and fat of er Saynt Ion f e
Euangelyst. And soo as fay felle yn talkyng of horn, fat on
sayde fat his Ion was f e grattyr, and f ?/s of er sayde nay ; and f MS

20 by stryvyng f ai begonyn and wold haue fochtyn. pen come f er
a voyce from Heuen and sayde to horn : ' Let be your feghtyng yn
erthe, for we byn yn hye pees yn Hevyn.' And anon wyth fat
worde bofe werne heelyd of fat mesylry, soo fat fay wer as

24 clene as a chylde yn yche place of hor bodiyg. Then kussyd fay,
and werne fryndys, and f ankyd God and f os holy sayntys, as fay
hadyn gret enchosen.

Pray we now f es holy sayntys to ber our ernde to our Lorde

28 Ih^su Crist fat we may soo do here, fat we may haue f ya blys
fat he boght vs to. Amen.

45.

DE FESTO ASOSTOLORUM PETKI ET PAULI ET
SOLEMPNITATE.

32 Goode men [and] woymen, such a day 36 schal haue an hie fest yn
holi chirch of Seynt Petyr and Saynt Pole, Godys chefe apostols.

1 yn heven C. ys hefnys G. not in d. D. 2 preven C. pray G. not in d. D.
3 eyj>yr C. eyjris G. not in d. D. 4 louedon C. lyfdyn G. not in d. D.

45. De Festo Apostolorum Petri et Pauli 187

Wherfor 30 schul fast f e evyn, and on f e morow come to f e chirche
and worscbip God and his holy apostols. Then schul 30 take hede

107 b how fat Crist wher || fat he syttyf e, he hath Petyr on fat on syde

and Powle on Ipat cfyer syde, and he hath hys wondys opyn and 4
bledyng, schewing l to ych man and woymon fat he suffyrd f ylke
wondys fat byn fyve wellys of mercy yn v partys of hys body for
soch men and woymen as Petyr and Poule werne. Wherfor ye
schul know well fat f es n apostyls werne grete synners pasyng 8
mony olper. But for fay laftyn hor synne, and werne sory f 0rof,
and }euon ham aftyr to 2 good lyuyng, God toke horn to hym yn
ensampull to al olper, and made hom as a schoer to al olper synfull,
schowyng wele fat, as he . tok f os too men to hym aftyr hor 12
repentans and set hom next to hym, soo wyll he take al olper Ipat
wyll leue her evyl levyng and take to amendment. And as glad
as f e Fadyr ys forto see f e childe ryse from def e to lyfe, soo glad
ys Crist, and moch mor, forto se a mon to ryse out of dedly syn, 16
and nevyr aftyr do hit mor. Wherfor Powle hath a sworde, and
Peter hath f e keys of Heuyn, schowyng Ipat al Ipai wyll by en-
sampull of Powle kut away wyt/i f e sworde of cowfessyon the
cheynes of dedly synne, and neuer aftyr do hyt whiche byndyth 20
a manys sowle to f e fende. Petyr ys redy to opyn f e jeate of
Hevyn, and bryng hom into fe blys Ipat euer schal last, pen
schul :je know Ipat Powle was fyrst so heje and fers a5eynys holy
chirch and all Ipat seruyd Crist, Ipat non durst dele wyth hym. 24
But aftyr he laft fat malice, and feras he was befor fers and
cruele, aftyr he was gracyous and mercyable; and feras he was
befor high and prowde of hert, aftyr he was lowe 3 and vndyrlyng 4
to al Godys seruantys.

Petyr hulde 5 hymselfe most perfet and stydfast of al Cristys
cliscipuls ; wherfor he made bost by a vayne glory fat he was
redy forto goo wyth Crist ynto f e deth and prison. And when p \»i
Criste sayd fat al his decypyls schuld forsake hym, Petyr for hygh 32
bost in heryng of6 al his brethyrne sayde, fach all forsoke hym,

108 a he || wold neuer forsake hym. And 5eet mor, when Crist was taken,

1 schewing C. schyuyng G. 2 to C. om. G.

3 lowe C. H. legh G. * vndyrlyng C. H. hyndyrlyng G.

5 hulde C. held H. hadde G.

6 in heryng of L. heryng (7. hauyng G.

d vndyrlyng 4

28
of al Cristys

188 45. De Festo Apostolorum Petri et Pauli

Petyr dro hys sworde, and smot of Malkys ere ; but sone aftyr,
when he dyd se fat Crist schold be dede, fen he l swor and stant 2
fat he neu^r knewe Crist, and forsoke hym at alle. But when
4 fat he herd f e coke crow, fen he bethoght hym how fat he
schulde forsake hym f ryes or f e coke cru. pen anon Petyr 5ede
out, and wepyd byttyrly, and went and hyd hym yn a caue, and
durst not for schame com among his brethyrne, tyl fat Criste
8 sende to hym be name. Then was he aschamyd so sor f eraftyr
and sory for his trespas, fat f eras he was before a boster and
vnstabyll of hys worde, aftyr he was trewe and soo growndyd yn
perfyt lyuyng and studfastnes, fat Crist callyd hym Petyr, fat ys

12 yn Englysch, a ston ; for f eras f ou lays a ston, Iper f ou schalt
fynde hit. So was Petyr aftyr so stydfast, fat for weyle ny wo he
neure3 floterut; but stod euer stydfast yn Cristys loue, and hadde*
algatys hys syn yn mynd. And forto amende fat lie dyd mys,

16 he was of such abstynens, Ipai he ete neuer aftyr but bred wytA
oyle 6]per seldyn flesch wyth wortes, and weryd but on sengyl
curtyll vtyih a mantel. And eumnore when he herde any man
myng Ih^su, anon he wolde wepe. And ych ny^t when he herd

20 f e cok crow, anon he wold aryse, and gco to his prayers ; and fen
wepe soo bytyrly, fat f e terys of hys een brennyn his face soo,
fat he had a cloth algatys yn his bosom, forto wepen5 away fe
terys. pen wa she so holy, fat wher fat euer he $eode, and his

24 schadow glod on a seke body, he was hole anon.

On a tyme he send too of hys dyscypuls ynto a fere 6 contrey
forto prech. But when fay werne passyd xxti dayes jowrnay, on
of horn dyed, pen turnyd fat of er a^eyn to Petyr and tolde hym.

28 pen Petyr betoke hym his staf, and bade him goo a^eyn, and lay
hit on hym fat was dede, and he schuld aryse a^eyn to lyfe. And
soo he fat was forty dayes ded ros a^en to lyfe, and 3ede forf e
ynto fer contrey, || and prechet Godys word. 108 b

32 Then euyl men wern so wroth \\yth Petyr, fat he turnyd so

1 he C. om. G. 2 stant] stared C. om. H. L,

3 neure C. ne G-. * hadde C. om. G.

5 wepen] we G. wypon C. 6 a fere C. for G.

As most of the following sermons are wanting in d. D., I only shall quote
these MSS. if the passage in question is contained in either or both of them.
On the other hand it will be necessary sometimes to give the readings of
H. (Harl. 2403) or L. (Lansdowne 392).

45. De Festo Apostolorum Petri et Pauti 189

moch pepyl to Cristys fayth, Ipat fay toke liym, and put hym ynto
prison, and didyn so gret dystres, fat he was nygh dede, and
sendyn mony knyghtys forto wake hym, lest he had byn stolne
out of prison. Wherfor, yn mynde f erof, yn mony contrey 4
knyghtes waken yn worschip of Saynt Petyr as Ipys nyght ; and
soo f e comynty takyn ensampull of horn, and so fay makyn a fyre
^et, and wakyn yn fe worschip of1 Saynt Petyr. But for Petyr
was2 Ipus dystressyd yn prison, Cryst come to hym, and confortyd 8
hym, and bade a 3 angyl to lade hym out ynto f e large ; and so
he dyd.

Then went Petyr to Rome, and was \er v and xx^ 5ere popa,
and turnyd moch pepyll to Cristys fayth. But fen come \er a 12
fendys lym fat was callyd Symon Magus, fat was soo perfyt yn
f e deuyh/s craft, Ipat he made men summe blynde, and suwme defe,
and dombe, croket, and halt, and seke. So what for fer, what
for wondyr, f e pepul leued moche yn hym. pen come Petyr 16
aftyr, and helyd al fat Symon hurt, and bade horn schuld not
leue yn hym, for he was fals, and wroght by f e fyndeys craft al
fat he dyd. pen was Symon so wroth with Petyr, for he myght
not haue his wyll forf for hym ; and namely he myght not rayse 20
a man from def to lyfe fat Petyr raised aftyr. He turnyd a
fende yn lykenes of a dogge f eras Petyr schuld come, forto haue
woryet hym. But when Petyr blessyd hym, and lete fys dogge
los, f e dogge anon lept to Symon, and pullet hym down vndyr his 24
fete, and wold haue woryet hym. pen Petyr sayde nay, he schuld
do no harme vnto hys body ; but he rent so his clothes, fat Symon
3ede nakyd away, and schapyd all 4 fat he my3t \vyih wyles 4 forto
haue had Petyr dede. 23

Then come Crist to Petyr yn a nyght yn vysyon, and sayde to
hym: 'Petyr, be stydfast, for Symon and Nero, fe Empmmr,
han shapyd thi deth ; but I woll send to f e to-morow Poule, my
seruant, yn confort and solas. And soo schul 36 suffyr martyrdom 32
for me, and come, and be wyth me yn euyrlastyng joy/ Then Petyr
109 a fonkyd Cryst || wyth all his hert, and at nyght he told hys brofdr
hys vysion. Yn sy3t of all horn he toke Clement by f e bond, and
hym set yn hys chayre, and made hym pope and successor aftyr 36

1 of C. om. O. 2 was C. om. G. 3 a C. om. G.

* }>at . . . wyles H. >e wchiles )>at he cowth 6?. Ipe wyse J>at he cowth C.

190 45. De Festo Apostolorum Petri et Pauli

hym. Then on f e morow come Pole, and fen worn fay al glad.
And anon Petyr and he :jedyn forth, and prechet f e pepull. So, f is
men whyl, Symon hade soo enscharmyd f e Emperour, and he leued
4 on hym, so fat he went fat he had byn God sonne of Heuyn.
Then sayde Symon to the Emp^-our : ' per byn yn f ?/s cyte too
men of Galyle, on he^t Petyr, and anofer he^t Powle, whych don so
doses to me, fat I may no lengyr lyfe here yn erth. Wherfor *
8 cowmaunde al men fat fay be redy such a day at Capitolion, and
per yn syght of al horn, I wyll fle ynto Heuyn.' So when f e pepul
was gedyrt, Symon went vp ynto f e toure of Capitolion. And
when he was ther, f er cowime too fendes lyke too angyls, and set

12 on hys hed a crowne of lorel, and sone aftyr fay beryn hym vp ynto
fe ayre lyke as he had flowen. Then spake Petyr to Pole:
' Brofer, loke vp and se/ pen sayde Pole : * Hit lyth to f e forto
cowmaunde and me forto pray.' Then sayde Petyr : ' I cora-

16 maunde you fendys fat beryth fat mon f er fat 56 lowse your
hondys from hym ! ' And fen anon Symon fel downe and al
tobarst to pecis. Then f e2 Empmmr was soo wroth, fat he made
lede horn forth, and do Petyr to deth on a cros for a pore mon,

20 and Poule he made to smyte of hys hede for gret worschip fat he
was a gret gentylman. Then sygh fe pepull angyls stondyng
bysyde f e crose by Petyr wyth crownys of rosys and lylyus, so
swete and so fayre fay segh neuer befor. And when Poleys hed

24 was smyte of, fyrst come gret plent[e] of mylke and aftyr blode.
pen, on a ny^t after, crysten men tokyn her bodyes, and laydyn
horn yn a graue fer ; and soo wern, tyll fat crystyn fayth was
open yn Rome, pen f e Emperoures s maden to eyf ur of horn

28 a gret chyrch yn Eome, and wold haue borne eyf ur bones to hys
chirch ; but fay couf e not know fat on by fat olper. Then come
ther a voyce from Heuyn and sayde f e mor bones ben of fe
prtfchurs, and f e lasse of f e fyschers.

32 pen, aftyr when cristendome com ynto f ys lond, kyng Ethelbert ||

made a gret chirch yn London yn f e worschip of Saynt Pole, and 109 b
anof er, yn f e west, of Saynt Petyr, and ordeynt what day f ea
chyrches Echuld be halowde of Saynt Petyr. Then on f e nyijt

1 wherfor] wherefore C. wherfo G. s >e C. om. G.

3 Emperoures C'. Emperour 0.

•Jj

45. De Fedo Apostolorum Petri et Pauli 191

V

before fat day was f er a mon fyschyng yn Temmys vndyr "West- p,
mynstyr. pen, a lytyl befor mydnyijt, come Saynt Petyr to hym
lyke a pylgrym, and prayde Ipys fyscher to lede hym ouer to
Westmynstyr, and so he dyd. When he was gon ouer, he jede to 4
f e chyrch. And fen anon Ipys fyscher saw gret ly^t yn f e chyrch,
as hyt had byn al on fyre; and Iperwyth he felde Ipe swetyst
smell fat euer he saverde, and herd so mery song, fat he was
nygh of mynde for joy and for wondyr. But when he had herd 8
an seyn Ipys long, fan come Petyr a^eyn, and fonde hym as f ach
he had byn yn travnsyn, and sayde to hym : ' Hast f ou oijt takyn
f is ny}t 1 ' pen he onsweret and sayde nay, he was so astoned l of
tliys ly^t, and of f ?/s swete smel, and of f e swete melody of song 12
fat he herde, fat he my^t nothyng done. Then Petyr bad hym cast
hys net ynto Ipe watyr, and he wolde helpe hym ; and he did so, and
he toke a grete qucmtite of fysch. Then Petyr chos Ipe gretyst fysch
and sayde to Ipe fyscher : ' I am Saynt Petyr fat haue halowd 16
your cliirch to-ny^t. Wherfor take f?/s fysch, and to-moro erly
ber hit to f e byschop on my nome, and byd hym on fe tokyn fat
he do no mor to f e haloyng of f e chirch, but only syng f e masse
and make a sermon to f e pepull. And forto know fat hit ys soth 20
fat f on sayst, byd hym 2 goo ynto f e chirch, and se how al f e
pament $et ys wete of fe holy watyr, and $et the endys of f e
condyls stekon on f e wallys.' Thus f is fischer dyd his message.
And fen 5ode f e byschop to f e chirch, and fond all f yag soth and 24
veray, as f e fyscher sayde. And fen f e byschoppe 3 v?yth all f e
pepull knelyng, fay songyn « Te Deura laudamws/ f onkyng God
and Seynt Petyr and Poule, fat thay wold pray for vs to our
Lorde Ihesu Crist, fat we may come to f e blysse f e whech God 28
bryng vs to. Amen.

46.
no a DENAREACIO DE MORTE NERONIS SERMO4.

3et, for mony haue lyst to here honest talkyng and namely yn
hyr holydays forto be ocupyed yn gode, ferfor 56 schul here how 32
Ipys Emperour Nero twrnyd hys wyt al ynto foly, and whech an
ende he had at fe last. Hyt ys profytabyl and nedfull to fe

1 astoned C. etaynd G. 2 hym C. om. Q. 3 byschoppe C. bysch 6?.
* The heading is taken from C. om. G.

192

46. De Morte Neronis

soule and to f e lyf alsto forto speke alway fat ys good, and take
fat ys honest, and namely to a pryst ; for hys mouthe ys halowde
to spek Godys wordys, and schal notliyng speke, but fat ys
profytabull to f e lyf and to f e sowle. For rybawdy and vice ys
poyson to a prystys mowth and atture, for hit poysynnyth his
one sowle, and envenomyth of ir fat heryn hym. For f es leude
pepull wenyth hit be laufull to horn bof e to speke and to do
8 bof e fat fay seyn a pryst speke, and say : ' Thus I se a pryst do,
and f ?/s he sayde ; wherfor I may do ryght soo : he ys letturt, and
seth yn his boke what hym faylyth and owyth to do.' Thus
a pryst hath gret nede to depe hym, bof e yn worde and yn dede,

12 so fat non olper be corrupt by ensampull of hym. For Sayn[t]
Austyn saythe : ' Whyl an euyll ensampul raynyth, he fat 5af fat
euyl eneampull, schall neuer come to perfyte joy/ pen, forto
be war of spekyng rybawdy I tell you f ?/s ensampul.

16 I rede fat f er was a prest yn Yerlond fat was lusty to speke
of rybawdy and iapys fat turnyd men to lechery, pe whech, yn
a ny^t, wyth fendys was fachyd out of his bed, and soo was out
thre days and f re nyijtys. But yn fe thryd ny^t he was broght

20 agayne to hys bed all forbetyn arid brent, and al his body ful
of choynus as a erthyn woch a^eynys fe sonne. pe whech
choynus stonk as a pulled honde euermor aftyr whil he lyfuyd,
and myght neu^r aftyr be hole, by no craft. And fen he told

24 how fat fendys brendon hym and beton hym so, for he was lusty
forto defowle his mowth vfyih fylf of ribawdy. And al his lyf
aftyr, when he herd any mon speke of rybaudy, he wold say a
' Syr, be war be me/ But $et ben f er som fat byn soo rotyd

28 yn lust of vanyte, fat fay wenyn || fat Godys1 worde be but 110 b
vanyte; wherfor fay lesyth hor grace, and haue no sauer yn

: _Godys worde.

Thus was f ys Emperour Nero prechyt and taght by Petyr and

32 Powle. But for he sett noght by hor lore, God sunyrd Syrnon
Magus to betraylon and encharme hym2, fat he lost hys kynd
wytte fat God jaf hym, and $af hym all to foly aftyr, and laft hit
neuer til he wer vndon. perfor and 3 how $e schul here. We

1 Godys] ys is inserted above the line.

2 traylon and encharme C. charmed G.

3 )>erfor and C. and }>erfor G.

46. De Morte Neronis 193

redyn of1 f?/s Nero f e Emperour fat, when Seneca his maystyr
taght hym yn his ^outh, com to hym and askyd his waryson as
f e maner was, Nero \vyih al his my^t smot hym on f e hed wyth
a bradlyng sworde ; and for Seneca blent e 2 at f e stroke s he 4
askyd hym why he was ferde. Then sayde Seneca: 'For I am
a man, and a man of kynd dredyth def e/ Then sayde Nero :
' For f ou dredyst deth, I ^eue f e leue forto ches a bogh of a tre
fat f ou wolt forto hong on ; for f ou schalt be ded algatys. For 8
I am 3et also oft as I se f e also sore aferd of f e as I was yn my
3outh, and my^t not haue my full lykyng for fe.' Then sayde
Seneca : ' Yf hit may no bettyr be, yf me leue to ches myn
oune deth,' and he grauntyd. Then he ordeynyt a bath of war me 12
watyr, and ^ede ynto hit, and made let hym blode on both his
armys, and so bled to deth yn f e baf e. Wherfor he was callyd
Seneca, quasi se necans ; for he yn fat maner sloch hymself.

Anof er tyme, when he herd of f e 4 brennyng of Troye, he 16
caght a lyst yn his hert forto se townys brent, and made forto
sett Rome on fyre, and soo brent vn days and vn nyghtys.
And he f#s while sete yn a hych towre, and beheld, and loch,
and made gret joye f erat, whil mony anofer wrong his hondys 20
and weput fvll sory.

Anof er tyme, as he walkyd yn f e strete, he herd a womon cry
trauelyng on chyld. Wherfor he made to sle his oune modyr,
and vndo hur, to se wher he was norychyd yn hor wombe. pen 24
sayde f ys fesycyon how he dyd a^eyne all maner kynde and lawe,
for f e sone schuld by no maner of way sle hys modyr fat sufferd
111 a soo || moch peyne 8 yn bryngyng forth of hym. Then commawndyd
he f ose fesiscyons to make hym w^/t/i chyld anon, to preue whethyr 28
fei6 sayde sof or noo. pan sayde fay fat my^t not be, by no
way of reson, for hyt was agaynys kynd of mon forto be wyth
chyld. Then sayde he treuly fay schuld al be ded, but fay make
hym wyU schylde. Then, by cownsell of horn al, fay madyn hym 32
drynke of a lytyll frogge ; and soo fay deddyn hym wyth such
mete and drynke fat made f?/s frogge swell yn hys wombe, fat
he7 was abrefut yn schort tyme. Then, when he feld his bref

1 of C. >at O. 2 blente C. bleytow G.

3 stroke C. stoke G. * >e C. om. G.

pyne G. 6 >ei C. om. G. 7 he C. om. G.

13

194 46. De Morte Neronis

fayle liym, pen he cald hys fesyscyons, and bad honi hye yn all
pat pay rnyjt, pat he wer delyuerd of hys schyll[d], for ellys he
schuld be ded anon for defawt of breth. Then sayde pay yf he
4 wer delyuml or pe tyme of kynde, hys schyld wolde be bodely pat
he schuld not loke apon hym for abominacion. pen sayde he
pat he niyijt abyde no lengyr, but he schuld dye ; and leuyr hym
were lese his schylde pen hymselfe. Then pes fesyscyons madyn
8 hym a drynke, and so cast vp p^/s frogge lappyd yn glette l and
fulthe, and aboininabull forto loke on. And when he sej pat2,
he sayde : ' For soth, here ys a foule chyld ; but jet for hyt ys
my chylde, I charch you pat hit be kepyd yn pe best wyse pat

12 hyt may.' Then pay made forto close hyt 3 yn a wall per was
affcyr made a chyrch yn pe worschyp of Saynt Ion pe Ewangelyst,
and ys callyd Latrens ; pat ys yn Lateyne, Latens, and yn Englysch,
a daring 4 frogge.

16 Then pe Romayns seen how pys man was all yn a fransy, and
huiitet hym out of pe cyte, and woldyn hauen slayne hym. And
he pen fond a staf, and wyth hys tepe he gnow5 hit scharpe,
and soo rowude hym peron ; and jet er pen he wer all dede,

20 wolfes corne and al totoryn hym. And pws had he a fowle ende,
and an ende as he was well worthi.

Thus algatys a curset lyfuyng schewythe a fowle ende. Thus

fcvV

deut Herod pat slogh pe Innocewtes; || he w^/tA a knyf, as he 111 b

24 paryd an appul, smot hymselfe to pe hert. Thus dyde Pylat
pat dyd Crist to depe ; he w^/t/i a payre of scherys pat he borowde
forto kytte hys naylys wyth, smote hymselfe to pe hert. And
pus pose6 pat sloch pes holy apostols pus fowle, pay maydyn

28 hor ende of homselfe. Thus whoso lyuyth cursydly, he may be
sykur forto ende dolfully 7. pws Syrnon Magvs, for he trifuld pe
pepull to holde hym an holy man and forto beleue yn hym, for pe
hych pryde pat he was yn, he fel 8 downe, not only to pe erth, but

32 depe ynto hell. So al pay pat schoth horn holy to man syght, forto
be praysyd of horn, he may dye fayre to pe worldys ee, but to
Godys ee he gop to 9 his dampnacyon. Wherfor I tell pis ensampull
pat I fynd wryttyn yn a boke pat ys callyd * Vitas Patruw.'

1 glette C. glute G. 2 >at C. om. G. 3 hyt inserted on the margin.
4 daring C. drawyng G. darynge II. 5 gnow C. knose G. 6 ]?ose (7.
he G. 7 dolf ..illy C. devylfull G. 8 fel C. fyll G. 9 to C. to to G.

46. De Morte Neronis 195

Narracio.

Ther I fynde an holy ermyd fat dowellyd yn desert, and prayde
God besely fat he most se fe sowle of an holy man, when hyt
departyth from f e body. Then Iper come an angyl to hym, and 4
sayde such a man schuld dye fat day : ' Goo f edyr and se ! ' pen
was lp 2/s mon Enklus, and was holdyn an holy man passyng mony
oper. AVherfor fys ermet was wondyr glad, and ^ode f edyr wyth
glad chere, hopyng forto se summe spyritual visyon wherby fat 8
he myjt haue ben confortyd yn sowle. Sco when he come thedyr,
he sawe moch pepull hyyng to fys mcnys endyng. But when he
come, he saw too horrybyll fendys syttyng at his hed, wyth too
brennyng evyllys thrast ynto his throt, rakyng aftyr fe sowle; 12
and he made an hoge crie f e whech crye no man 863 ne herd, but
only f 2/s ermyd. And when fay hadyn rakyd out f e sowle, fay
tokyn hit, and beryu hit forth wyth horn to his payne. pen was
fis ermyt nych fallyn yn dispayre for drede. But fen spake 16
112 a f e angyll to hym, and sayde : ' Syre, be f ou || not yn dyspayre, for
f 2/s man dyd nothyng for Godys loue, but forto pies f e pepull, and
forto be hoklyn holy of horn ; wherfor he hath as he detmiyd.
But yf f ou wolt see a holy man dye, goo downe ynto f e strete, and 20
f:e \er a pylgiym lyyng yn fe chanell and no lyfe wyth hym.'
But when he come f ydyr, he saw angyls come from Heuyn, and
saydyn fys to his sowle : ' Com out, Godys derlyng, com out, and
goo wyth YS ynto f e blysse fat euer schal last/ Then fe sowle 24
put out f e hed at f e mowth, and wold haue gon ; fen spake f er
a voyce aboue and sayde : ' Abyde a chyle, whyl I send Dauid
vfyth hys harpe ; for he fat hath moch woo for me yn hys lyfuyng,
he schall haue gret joy of me yn hys deyng.' And f erwyth come 28
Dauid wyth his harpe, and mony of er angels wyth hyir mynstrelcy,
and soo wytA gret melody beren f^/s soule vp ynto f e blysse.
Then sayde f^/s angyl to fe eimyt: Tor fys man was a good
man, and had no lykyng ne lust of fys woild, but only forto pies 32
God, and was desolate of helpe at his ende, f^rfor God halpe
hym, and send hys angels forto kepe hym, and bryng hym to f e
blysse fat euer schal last/ Then 5ede f ys ermyd horn to hys
ermytage, f onkyng God wytA all his myght. 36

This ys here wryttyri, to ^eve prestys ensampul, how fay schall ^

13 — 2

...•

196 46. De Morte Neronis

occupy holy festys of f e :jere ; for al fat ys occupiet of such festys
yn vanyte, he hath a gret onsvvar befor God. For f e hyure fat
f e fest ys, f e holyure most a prist be ; fat ys, mor bysely serue his
4 God, not only owtewyf wyth sayng, but also ynwyth wyth holy
thynkyng. ' Quia l si vox vitam non remordet, dulcis est sym-
phonia, etc.'

47.

BE T.ZL4NSLAC/(WE S^^CTI THOME S#RMO BREUIS.

8 Crystyn men and woymen, suche a day 56 schull have Seyut
Thomas day of Cawntyrbury. Whech day ^e schul come to God
and holy chyrche || yn worschip of God and Saynt Thomas. For as 112 b
fat day he was translate, fat ys, he was takyn vp of hys graue,

12 and his bonys layde yn a schryne ; and how, now I schall tell you.

This man was ordeynt of God yn his youthe to be aftyr an

holy man and an hygh saynt yn Heuyn ; for fat was furst

schowed to his modyr, while fat he lay yn his kradyll yn forf ir

16 age, and now ys knowyn froch al cristyndom. Furst hyt was
knowyn to his modyr; for on a ny^t, as scho lay yn hur bed
slepyng, scho hade a dreme, and faj[t] fat Thomas lay yn his
cradyll and wepte. And when scho herd f e chylde grete, scho

20 callyd to f e norse, and bad her loke what hyin aylyd. Then
scho f oght how f e norse arose, and come to Thomas cradyl, and
his clofes were lompurt, and scho wold haue amende horn, but
scho myght not, for fay wern so wyde. Then callyd f e norys to

24 f e modyr, and bade hur ryse, and helpe hur forto folde f e chyldys
clofis; for scho was to woke, and myght not welde horn. Then
f oght f e modyr how fat scho roos, and come to f e noris, and toke
f e ton $ende of f e couerlyt, and f e norys fat of er. But fen was

28 hyt so moch, fat fay myght not aweylde hit yn fat schambyr, and
5ede vryth hit ynto f e halle. And jet f er hyt was soo moch, fat
fay myght not ouerwelde hit, but jedyn out into f e Scheppe, fat
ys f e chef strete yn London ; for f er Thomas was borne. And

32 fen hur f oght fat f e clof e sprad ouer al London. Then, on f e
morow, his modyr jede to hure schryft-fadyr, and tolde hym her
dreme. pen sayde he to hur: ' pou art moch holdyn forto
1 quia C. qui G. om. H.

47. De Translacione Sancti Thome 197

thonke thy God ; for f «/s chyld fat ys now yn cradyll, schal be
soo gret of myjt and of power, fat al London schall be at his
goumiance.'

Thys, aftyr, when Thomas was of age, hys fadyr send hym to f e 4
abbey of Morton, a howse of schanons, forto lerne and forto be
norychyd. Then aftyr, on a day, Thomas fadyr come thedyr, forto

113 a loke how he ferd. And when Thomas || was bro^t by for his fadyr,
anon, yn syght of alle men, hys fadyr fel doun on hys kneys byfor 8
Thomas, and dydde hym reuerens. Then f e priour of fat doyng
rebuked hym and sayde : ' Olde fole, Ipys reuerens f i sonne schuld
do to f e, and not foil to hym/ pen f e fadyr toke J>e prior and
sayd to hym : ' Syr, I wot full well what I haue don, for f ys chyld 12
schal be a gret man befor God.' Then Thomas waxet soo wyse
and actife yn al wysdom and honeste, fat f ys archbyschop sende
aftyr hym, and made hym to dowel wyih hym of meyne. And for
he fownde hym redy and wyse yn al thyng, he spake soo to fe 16
kyng, fat f e kyng made Thomas chawnseler of Englond ; and for
he gouernyd fat offyce wysly yn yche syde, when f e archebyschop
dyet, he made hym archebyschop 1 aftyr.

Thus, when he was made archebyschop, anon he turnyd al ynto 20
holynes of fastyng, and of prayng, and large almys-^evyng, and
werd f e her next to hys flesch, and breches of f e same syde to f e
hommes f e whych norychyd soo moche vermyn on hym, fat hit
was an horryble syght for to se hit. But f agh hit wer neuer soo 24
orrybly fyng forto sen hyt, he chanchyd hit neu^r, but ons yn
forty days. Thus, when Thomas feld fat he had ca^t such a loue
yn God, fat he dred not for his sake, fen he began and repreuyd
f e kyng of his mys fat he dydde a^eyne holy chyrch and of ap- 28
pressyon of f e reme. Soo when f e kyng herd f is, he toke such
yndygnacyon a3eyne Thomas, and made exile hym of fe reme.
And sone after, to don Thomas al f e nye and f e gref fat he cowth,
he made to exile al f e men and woymen, bof e olde and ^eong, and 32
chyldyr and wymen fat leon on chyld-bed, soo fat he sparyd non
fat was kyn to Thomas, but all he mad ham swer on a boke fat
fay schuld neuer abyde yn a place, tyll fay come byfor Saynt
Thomas, soo forto encres his penance. Then was hit an orryble 33

113 b sy}t forto se 1 1 ;eong and old, som lenyng on krucches for elde,

1 MS. archebyschohp.

198 47. De Translacione Sancti Thome

som halt and lame lenyng on stauys, wymen w?/t/i chylclyrn

sowkyng on hor brestys, and olper childyrn sewyng, criyng and

wepyng for woo, and for defavt of helpe and of lyuyng. Then was

4 Thomas so sory of f ys syght, fat he wepyd for compassion fat he

had of horn, and pryuely prayde to God for helpe and succor to

horn. Then herd f e kyng of Fraunce of f is, and sende aftyr lp es

pepull. And for compassion fat he had of horn, he ordeynt so for

8 horn all, fat yn a lytyll while aftyr fay werne bettyr at ees yn

Fraunce fen fay wer yn Englond.

Then when, affcyr fat God wold fat Thomas schuld passe out
of f ys world, by byddyng of f e pope, he come horn to Cauntyrbury

12 to his owne chirch, and when f e kyngys knyghtys herdyn f erof,
foure of horn fat wern cursyt lyuers }edyn aftyr hym. And so yn
f e v. day of Crystynmas fay sloen Thomas yn his chirch befor an
auter of Saynt Benet, and laftyn hym f er ded, and soo ^edyn hor

16 way. Then f e monkes of f e plase, wepyng and gret sorow makyng,
buryet hym yn a new tombe fat was made f er redy.

But for God schewyd so gret miracles and so fele by hyrn, fat
f e pope Alexandyr sende letters ynto Englond to f e archebyschop

20 Steuon and to of er bischoppys and grete abbotes, commaundyng
to take vp Thomas bonys, and do horn yn a schryne, and sette hit
f eras hit my^ht be worschepyd of al f e pepull, as he was well
worthy. Then ordeynt f es abbotes and archebyschoppys a day

24 when f ys translacyon schuld be done. And ouyr ny3t, while fay
my^t haue rowme, he toke wytA hym f e byschop of Salysbury and
olper monkys and clerkys fele, and 5ecle to f e plase f eras Thomas
had layne fyfty 3ere aftyr his passyon. And when fay come f ydyr,

28 f ei 1 fel downe to f e erf, prayng Thomas devowtly of his helpe. And
when fay hadyn long jprayde, fowre || of hem reves[t]yd 2 vnduden 114 a
f e tombe wytA gret drede and quakyng for fere. And fay fondyn '
a tytyl wrytton fws : 'Here restyth Thomas, archebischop of Caun-

32 tyrbury, prymet of Englond, and fe popeys legat, fat for ryjt of
holy chirch was slayne f e v. day of Cristynmas.' Then, for gret
deuocyon fat fay hadyn at sy;t, al wyth on voyce cryet : c Saynt
Thomas, Saynt Thomas.' And when fys crye was sesyd, fay

36 tokyn vp f e hed, and rechyt hit to f e archebyschop forto kysse

1 J>ei C. om. G.

* of hem reves[t]yd C. rauechst G. of hem arayed in vestementys H.

47. De Tmndacione Sancti Thome 199

hit. Arid when fay all had kyssyd hit, fe archebyschop l lokyd
bysily on his wondys, and sayde f?/s to horn : ' Thay loued f e ful
lowsly fat wondyt f e f us wekedly.' And soo layde Ipe hedde ynto
f e schrine, and al Ipe bonys aftyr, and beryn Ipe scryne 2 ynto a 3 4
certeyne place, and helde f e scryne wyth clones of gold, and settyn
torches brennyng about tyl on f e morpw, and lafte men Iperwykh
to wake. Then, on Ipe morow, com f idyr the kyng and al Ipe gret
of Ipe reme, and beryn Ipe schryne to Ipe plas f er hit ys now, wyth 8
al Ipe worschip and reuerens fat fay cowth and myghtyn, yn
worschip of God, and honor of [fat] holy ma[r]tyr, and gret
fortheryng of al f is reme.

Wherfor 56 schul al knell adowne, and pray Saynt Thomas of his 12
helpe, so fat God kepe you bof e yn body and yn sowle, and bryng
you to f e blysse fat ener schall last. Amen.

48.

SOLEMPNITATE &ANCTE MARGARETE VlRGINIS.

God men and wbymen, such a day 50 schul haue Seynt 16
Margretys day. And fagh hit be a3 ly$t holyday, saue fmis
a chirch ys deyrit yn hor name, ^et I warne you, for as I suppos
f er byn some of you fat hauen such a loue to hure, fat 50 wol fast
hor evyn. But fen ^e fat fastyn hur evyn, }e qwyt you not to 20
her as 56 schuld do, but yf 50 come to chyrch on f e morow to here
a masse of her; for scho wyll con you more fonk forto make
a masse sayd yn f e worschip of her fen forto fast mony evenes 4 ^
bred and watyr wythout masse. For f e masse makyth ioyfull all 24
f e angels of Heuen, hit fedy th and corcfortyf f e sowlys yn purgatory,
114 b and sokeryth all fat lyuy£ || yn erf and charite. And he fat fastyth
fe euyn, he helpyth hymselfe, and no fyrf ir. Then forto sture
your deuocyon f e more to f ?/s holy maydyn, I wyll schow yn parte 28
of his lyfe, and what scho suffyrde for Godys loue.

Narraczo.
I red yn her lyfe fat scho had a gret man to her fadyr, and was

1 MS. archebysch. 2 J>e scryne C. om. G.

3 a C. om. G. * evenes C. om. G.

200 48. De Solempnitate Sancte Margarete Virgin is •

paynera, and leued on false goddys and mawmetry. Bat when1
Margret was borne, ]>e fadyr sende hor ynto f e contrey to a nors.
Soo whyl )?at scho was long f er among of er maydyns, scho herde
4 speke of God and of oure Lorde Ihesn Crist, how he bost mankynd
wyth his deth out of thraldom of fe fende, and how he louyd
specialy all fat woldon leven in 2 chastite, and seruyn hym yn sym-
pulnes and yn poverte. Then, when Margret herde of fys, scho
8 toke such a Ibue to Ihesu Cryst, fat scho mad a vow yn her hert,
fat scho wold neuer haue part of a inanys body, but lyf yn her
maydynhed al her lyfe-dayes aftyr. But when hur fadyr herde
how Margret, hys do3tyr, was levyng on Crist, he forsoke hur for

12 his doghtyr, and dispisyd hur to f e outmast. Then dowellyd scho
wyth her nors tyl fat scho was fyftene $er olde, and scho made
hur forto kepe her schepe wyth othir maydyns of hur age.

Then as scho sat by f e way com f e justyce of f e contre rydyng

16 fat way fat was callyd Olybryits, and saw Margret fat scho was
fayr passyng all of ir, anon he caste such a loue to her for hyre
beute, fat he bade his mon bryng hur to hym, and yf scho wer
gentyll of kynd, he wolde wed her, and yf scho wer f rale, he wold

20 haue her to leman. But when scho was bn>3t before hym, and
wyst fat scho was of cry sty n fayth, fen was he nygh wod for
wroth. And for scho wold not asent to hym, he made forto honge
her vp by f e here, and soo bet her wyth scowrgis, and forto rase

24 hur fayre body wyth evylys, fat hit was wondyr forto see f e grette
plent[e] of blod fat come out of her body, and aftyr made cast ||
her ynto prison tyl on f e morow, fat he my^t bef enke hym what 115
wer best forto do wyt her.

28 Then prayde Margret to God fat scho most se f e fende wyth
bodly syght fat so raysyd soo strong enmys ajeynys hur. Then
anon come f er out of a hyrne of f e prison a gret horryble dragon
and ijeonet on her, so fat his mowthe was on her bed, and his tong

32 last downe to her hele, and he wold haue swolyt her. And when
he had her al yn hys mowth, Margret anon made f e sygne of f e
cros, and anon f e dragon barst on-sondyr. pen Margret lokyd
abowte hur, and segh f e fende stondyng yn a hurne, al maset,

36 wyth hys hondys bowndyn byhynd hym ; and scho start to hym,

1 when] after when stands that inserted above the line.

2 woldon leven in C. lyfuyn G.

48. De Solempnitate Sancte Margaret e Virginis 201

and pullyd hym downe vndyr her fete, and sette her fote yn his
necke, and froste hym downe to fe erfe wyth al her my^ht.
Then cryed f e fende and sayde : ' Alas, I am vndon for euer, and
al my1 my^t ys lorne, now such a 3eong wench hath ou^rcomen me ; 4
for mony a byge and a strong I haue ouercom, and now suche a
no^tyng hafe getyn f e maystry, and putte me vndyr her fote.'
Herfor Margret ys payntyd of ur coruew wher scho ys wykh
a dragon vndyr her fete and a cros yn her hond, schowyng how by 8
uertu of f e cros scho gate f e victory of f e fynde. Then sayde
Margret : ' Hold thy jangelyng, f ou fynde, and tel me anon what
ys fi lynage, and what byn fi werkysT pen vnswerd he and
sayde : ' My fadyr ys Lucifer, and was fyrst f e fayryst angyll yn 12
Heuyn, and now ys f e fowlyst fende yn hell. And of my werkes
I telle f e fat by my techyng f e lays sloen Cryst on f e crosse and
his apostols aftyr, and mony olper martyre I haue made forto do to
deth. I haue made mony on to sle men, and forto syn yn lechery 16
and yn vowtry, and soo to lese hor sowlys ; and most leuest me ys
forto make a crystyn man, forto breke fat vow fat he made at f e
font when he takyth hys cristyndome.' And 5eet he sayd more
115 b fat he was on of f e fendys fat Salamon || closyt yn a vessell and 20
hulde yn f e erth. ' But aftyr Salamons 2 deth, for men seon smok
com out of f e erfe f er we wern, fay wende to haue fund gret
plente of tresure, and dyggut to oure 3 vessel f er we were in wyth-
out nowmbur, and soo breken f e vessel, and leton vs out. And 24
soo we fullyf f e erth, and don cristyn men f e grefe and f e nye
fat we kan and moue.'

Then, when Margret herd fys, scho prayde to God fat euyry
fynde most synke ynto helle, and neuer greve mor cristyn men. 28
Then anon f e erth opynde, and swolut hym ynto hell. Then, on
fe morow, Olibryus send aftyr Margret; but for he myjt by no
way ouercome her, he made forto full a gret fet full of watyr, and
bynd her hondys and fete, and cast her f eryn, forto haue drownd 32
her fere. Then scho besoght God how fat fet most be her fonte,
and f e watyr f e lauere and waschyng of her synnys, and soo be
folowde yn f e nowmbyr of cristyn pepull. And when scho was yn
fe watyr and prayd fus, anon f e bondys breken, and scho come 36

1 ray C. om. G. 2 MS. Samaraons. s oure C. on ]>er G .

202 48. De Solempnitate Sancte Margarete Virginis

out sownde and safe. And fen f e erf qwakyt so grysly, fat al f e
pepull was gretly aferde. And f erwyth f er come a mylke-whyte
coluer from Heuyn, beryng a crowne of bryst gold yn Iier byll, and
4 Iy3t on Saynt Margretys hede. And f mvyt/i a voyce come from
Heuen and sayde : ' Margret, myn one derlyng, be stydfast yn f i
turnement, for al f e company of Heuyn abydyth f i comyng.'

Then, when f e pepul sygh and herde f is, anon fay cryde and

8 sayde : c per ys no God, but he fat Margret beleuyth on.' And

soo v f owsant of f e pepull wytAout woymen and chyldyrne turnyd

to crystyn faythe. pe wheche Olibryus made anon forto hede, and

werne soo fowlut yn hor owne blod, and soo 3eden to Hevyn lioly

12 martyrs. Then Olibryus commawndyd forto led Margret to a1
certeyne plase, and fer to smyt of her hed. But when scho come
to lp e place, scho knelyd downe, and prayde to God fat ych man
fat made a || chirch yn hur name of er fownde any ly^t f er yn f e 116 a

16 worschyp of her, and all fat wryttyn her passyon of ir redyth hit
or callyth to hyr yn gret clystres, fat God schuld do horn succoure
radly, and graunt horn f e joye fat euyr schall last, and yche
women fat callyth to her yn tyme of trauelyng of chyld, fat scho

20 most be sownde delyuerd, and f e chyld come to crystyndome.
Then come fer a voyce from Hevyn and sayde : ' Margret, f i bone
ys grawntyd, and schall last for euermore/ pen scho put furth
her necke, and f e turmentoure smot her hed of at on stroke.

24 Soo fay fat stodyn by, saw her sowle come out of her body as
a mylke-whyte coluer ; and angelys token hit, and beren hit ynto
Heuyn. pen, yn f e ny3t aftyr, a cristyn mon stele f e body and
buryet hit.

28 Now schal 30 knele adowne and pray Saynt2 Margret to kepe
you from al inyschevys and from f e fyndys comburment so fat 36
may lyue and ende fat 30 may haue f e blysse fat Ihesu bo3t you
to. Amen.

1 a cl D. om. G. a saynt d. I), saynt y G.

49. De Sancta Maria Magdalena 203

49.

DE SANCTA MARIA MAGDALENA ET Eius
FESTIUITATE S^MO BREUIS.

Crystyn men and woymen, suche a day 30 schal haue fe fest
of Saynt Mary Mawdelen fat was soo holy a womon, fat our 4
Lorde Ihesu Crist aftyr his modyr louyd her most of all woymen.
Wherfore }e chull come fat day to holy chyrch, forto worschip
God and f is holy woman, for scho was f e forme yn tyme of grace
fat dyde penawnce for her syynnes, and soo recouered a^ayn f e l 8
grace by doyng of penaunce, and repentyng fat scho had lost
by lust of flesch and sore synnyng. pe whech ys made a spec-
takyll to a synfull to schow to all fat wyll leue hor synne, and
do penawnce for her trespas, fay schuld rekeuyr a^eyne Ipe grace 12
fat fay haue 2 lost, and oft moch more. And soo dyde f is womon, \
and how 56 schul here.

Thys woman Mary Madelen had a fadyr fat was a gret lord
and comen of kynges blode, and had a gret lordschip yn Jerusalem 16\
116 b Ipe whech he }af Lazarus at || his deyng. And Ipe lordschip fat he
had yn Betanye, he $af Martha, hys do^tyr ; and Mawdelen-castell
wyth all fe lordschip he af Mary Mawdelen, his ofer dochtyr.
Of f e wheche castell scho was callyd Mary Mawdelen, for scho 20
was lady ferof. Then, as mony bokys tellyth3, when Ion fe
Ewangelyst schuld haue weddyd her, Cryst bade Ion sewe hym,
and lyf yn maydynhode ; and soo he dyd. Herfore Mary was
wrath, and :jaf her al to synne and namely to lechery, yn so moch 24
fat scho lost fe name of Mawdelen, and was callyd fe synfull
woman. Then, for hyfc was oft seen fat Cryst of fe gretyst
synners makyth f e most holy aftyr, wherfor when he se:j hys
tyme, he gaf f is woman grace forto know herselfe and to haue 4 28
repentaunce of hur mysdedys.

Wherfor, when scho herde when Cryst was at his mete yn
a manys howse fat was callyd Symon f e Faryse, scho toke a buysty
wyth vnement, such as men vsyn yn fat contre for hete of f e 32
sonne, and 5ede f yder. But for 5 scho durst not for schame goo

1 recouered ajayn J>e H. recoured ageyne C. reswordyd agayne to G.
resorte again to d. D. 2 haue d. D. hue G. 3 tellyth] tellen d. D.

tellyth ]>at G. * to haue d. D. om. G. 5 for d. D. om. G.

204 49. De Sancta Maria Magdalena

byfor Cryst, scho 3ede byhynd hym, and toke liys fete yn her
hondys; and for sorow fat scho had yn her hert, scho wepte so
tendyrly, fat wyt f e terys of her een scho waschyd Crystys fete ;
4 and fen wyth her fayre fax scho wepyd horn aftyr ; and fen wyth
all fe loue fat was yn her hert, scho kyssyd his fete and soo
her box anoyntyd hym. But no word spak scho fat mon
here, saue in hert scho cryde hely to Cryst for mercy, and made
8 a vowe to hym fat scho wold neuer trespas no mor. pen had
Crist compassyon of hurre, and clansyd her of vn fendes Ipe
whech scho had wythyn her, and forjaf her al hur gyltes of synne
yn heryng of all f e pepyll fat werne f er.

12 Then for fat joye fat scho was f us delyuerde of f e deuelys bondes,
scho toke suche a tendyr loue to Cryst, fat euer aftyr scho || was glad 117 a
and fayne to leve all her leudeschip, and sew hym forthe ay wyth
soo feruent loue, fat yn hys passyon f eras hys dyscypuls floen

16 away from hym for drede of deth, scho laft hym neuer tyl scho
vfyiTi olper had layde hym yn hys tombe. And when no man dyrst
goo f idyr for drede of f e armyd knyghtys fat kepte Ipe tombe,
scho sparyd for no drede of lyue, ne deth ; but yn derke dawnyng

20 toke wyt h her swete bawmes, and $ede f edyr forto haue enbaw-
met 2 Cristys body, pus scho louyd Cryst, bof e qwyke and dede.
Wherfor he 3, yn hys lyue, for loue of her, helyd 4 Martha, her
sustyr, of f e red flyx fat paynyd her vn 5ere, and also raysyd

24 her broker Lazarus from def e to lyue, aftyr he had layne foure
days stynkyng yn his graue. And when he ros from def> to lyue,
he apperude bodely to her fyrst of all ofir, and suffyrd her to
towch hym and kys hys fete.

28 Then, for hit was knowyn to Ipe lewys f>at Crist schowed her
soo mony syngnys of loue befor mony of>yr, aftyr fat Cryst was
styed ynto Heuen, the lewes token Mary Mawdelen and Martha,
her sustyr, and Lazarus, her broker, and Saynt Maximinus, a

32 byschop, and mony olper, and dyddyn horn al into an old schip,
and put horn ynto f e see, hopyng soo forto haue drownyd horn al.
But God fat ordeynt for all aftyr his lyst, he bro^t horn al hole
and sownde ynto f e londe of Marcyle ; and Iper, vndyr a bonke

1 myst the y t* inserted above the line. 2 MS. enbawmenfc.

3 he d. D. he 5ede G. * helyd] heled <7. D. he helyd G.

49. De Saneta Maria Magdalena 205

fat was nj5 a tempyll, f ai tokyn hor rest. Then sawe Maudelen
mony pepyll comyng towart f e tempyll and f e lorde of fat centre,
forto haue don ofryng and sacrefise to hor mawmetys. But
Mawdelen was so ful of grace of f e Holy Gost, fat scho fur} her 4
gracyous wordys turnyd horn al a$eyne home. And for f is lord
sej her ful of al swetenes and gentre, he had gret lyst forto here ||
117 b her speke, and sayde f us to her : ' Yf f i God f on. preches, ys soo
full of my}t as f ou sayst, pray to hym fat I most haue a chyld 8
by my wyfe fat ys barayne, and I wyll leue on hym.' Then
grawntyd Maudelen ; and so wytAyn a schort whyle f e lady con-
ceyvyd, and was wytA chyld.

Then schapyt f e lorde forto goo to Jerusalem, to speke wyt 12
Saynt Petyr, and wytte whefyr hit wer soth fat Mawdelen
prechet of yr noo. And when he had vyteld his schippis, and
made hym redy, fen conie f e lady, his wyfe, prayng hym wepyng
fat scho most goo \vyth hym. And soo vtyth gret stren$f x of 16
prayer, scho gate leue, fa} scho was gret wyth schyld. Then,
wyth bof e her asent, fay token al hor good to Maudelen forto
kepe ; and scho set on ayf ir of hor schuldyr a crosse, and bade
horn goo forth yn f e name of God. But when f ai hade rowde 20
a day and a nyijt yn f e see, fen began hit forto swelle, and f e
wynde stormely forto blow, and such tempest forto ryse, fat f ai
went al to ben spyllyd. Wherfor f ys lady was soo afry^t, fat
scho began to trauell of chyld, and soo was delyuerde of a knaue- 24
chyld. And scho yn the byrth fel downe and diet. Then, when
the fadyr saw hys wyfe ded, and f e child borne and graspyng
toward f e modyr pappys, he began to wepe, and wrong his
hondys, and was soo woo on ych a syde, fat he wyst not what 28
he myijt do. For wondyr sory he was for his wyfys deth, and
nedys he most se his schild dye ; for f er was no womans succurre
forto helpe her. And fen cryed he to Mary Maudelen and sayde :
' Alas, Mary Mawdelen, whi dos f ou. so hard by me ? pou be- 32
hetyst me a chyld, but now his modyr ys ded, and hit most nede
dye fat hath no helpe, and I myselfe redy forto be drownd.
Helpe me, lady, and haue compassion of me, and namely of f e
chyld fat ys borne ! ' Then toke f e schipmen f e ded body, and 36

1 strenjj)] strej]) G. strench C.

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wold haue cast hit to }>e see, and sayde pay schuld haue no

rest, whyll pe cors were yn pe schip. Then sayde he ful helt:

' Si ho nys not dede, but swownyd l for drede. Wherfore, for of

4 myne cost2, bryngyth pe schip to 5ondyr skeire fast by, pat I may

rayper graue her per pen cast her yn pe see, forto be devowryd

of cursid bestys?.' || Then toke he vp pis cors, and bare hit vp. 118 a

And for per was non erpe to make a giaue, he layde hit vndyr

8 a hongyng skyrre, and the chy[l]d \\yih, and hult horn vryth a

mantell, and betoke horn Maudelen forto kepe, and ^ode a^eyne

to pe schip wyt/i wryngyng his hondys arid wondyr sore hert.

Then, when he come to Jerusalem, Say/it Petyr was redy, and

12 welcomed hyin, and bade pat he schuld not be heuy ne dyscomfort,
pa} his wyfe was dede; for God was of my^t forto make hyin
auoper tyme as glad as he was pen sory. And go lad hym forth,
and schowyd hym al pe placys of Cristys doyng yn erpe, of his

16 natiuyte, of hys passyon, and his sepulture, and of his ascencion ;
and soo enfowrmyd hym full yn pe fayth. And when he had byn
~per too $eer, Saynt Petyr send hym horn a;eyne, and bade hym
be yn full beleve yn Crist, and gaf hym his bleSsyng, and bade

20 hym grete well Mary Mawdelen and al hur felas.

Then, when pys lord come rowvyng yn pe see, he saw he skyrie
per he laft hys wyf and hys chylde. pen felle per such a lougyng
yn his herfc forto goo pydyr, pat hym poght pat he schulde dye,

24 but ^if he went pidyr. Then made he pe schipmen sette pe
schype pedyr ; and when he come pedyr vpon pe skyrre, pen saw
he a chylde syttyng on pe see-sownde, playug wyth smal stonys
as chyldyrne wold. But when pe chyld saw hyin, he ran forth to

28 pe skerre. pen sewyd pe fadyr aftyr, and come per he laft his
wyfe dede, and lyft vp pe mantel, and fonde pe chylde sovvkyng
hor pappys. Then thonkyd he Mary Maudelen vf^ih al his my^t
and sayde: 'O pou Maie Mawdelen, pou art of gret myght wyth

32 God pat pus hath kepte and fedde p^/s chyld of pis ded body
now too 5eer yn gret ccmfoit and joy to me! Woldyst pou now
of pi godnes ryse my wyfe to lyfe, pen wold I be bowndyn euer
to be thi seruant, and wyll wyth a good wille 3 ! ' pen, wyt/i pat

36 worde, pe body sate vp and sayde : ' Mare Mawdelen, blessyd most

1 swoAvnyd] sv\ owned C. sownyd G. 2 cost II, cm. C. G.

3 wille C. I>. woll d. om. G.

49. De Sancta Maria Magdalena 207

f ou be fat was * mydwyf to me yn my burth-tyme, and sythyn
hast noryschut my schild hoi and sonde, whil I haue byn yn my

118 b pylgrymage !' Then sayde he : || ' My wyfe, lyvys f ou 1 ' And scho

onswerd and sayde : ' ^ee, syr, I lyue, and come out of my pyl- 4
grymage, as ;e dyddyn. For as Saynt Petyr hath lad f e abowte,
so hath Mare Mawdelen lad me f e same way ; and tolde hym all
f yng, and varyet yn no poynt.' Then hevyn fay vp hor honclys
to God, and thonkyd hyrn and Mary Maudelen of fat gret myracull 8
fat fai schowdon yn horn. And when fay comyn horn, fay
fowndyn Mawdelen prechyng f e pepull. And fen anon fay felle
dowue to f e erth on kneys, and f onkyd hor vrykh all2 hor myijt, and
bade hir telle horn what fay schuld do, and fay wold wyth glad 12
hert. Then Mawdelen bade horn destri the templus of hor lond,
and make f er holy chirche, and rere fontes fat f e pepul my3t be
cristonet. And soo, yn schort tyrns, al fe land was turnyd to
cristyn fayf e.. 16

Then, for Mawdelen wolde ^yue her al to contempplacion, scho
jode pryuely ferre ynto a wyldyrnes, and was Iper frytte 3 ere
vnknowon of all men wythout mete ofir drynke. Then, vche
day seuen syf es, angels beroii her vp ynto f e eyre, and f er scho 20
was fulfuld wyt7i melody of angels, fat scho nedude non olper
bodyly fode. But when God wold fat scho schuld passe out of
fys world, he made a holy prest to se how angels beren hor vp
and downe. And he, forto wytte f e soth how hit was, he jede to 24
f e place and halowst yf f er wer any cristyn creature fat he schuld
speke, and tell hym what he wer. Then onswarde Mawdelen, and
sayde fa.t scho was fe synfull woman fat fe gospel spake of, fat
waschut Crystys fete, and bade hym goo to Maxiniw,?, f e bischop, 23
byddyng hym com on aftyr morow to Ipe chirch ; ' for f er I wyll
mete hym/ Thus when Ipys pryst htrd of fis, he was wondyr glad;
and when he come to f e chirche, fen saw he Mawdelen borne vp
vryih angels too cubytys from f e erf e, and fen was he agas>t. 32
Then Mary Mawdelen called to3 hym, and bade hym come ner, and
goo syng a masse, fat scho my^t be howsyld. Soo, yn sy5t of all

119 a fe pepull, when fe masse was don, scho v/yth hye deuoj|cyon

receuyth Godys body ; and anon f erwyth Echo }af vp f e gost. 36

1 was d. D. om. G. 2 all d. D. om. (?.

3 called to d. D. om. G.

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Then toke f e byschop her body, and layd hit yn a towmbe of ston,
and made forto graue alle abowte f e lyf of hur, yn worschip of
God, fat dyd soo godely by hur, and yn honowre of her, and also
4 yn hyj comfort to al synfull.

"Wherfor 36 schul now knele downe and pray to God as he for^af
Mary Maudelen her synnys, soo he forgeue you your synnys; and
grawnt you f e blys fat he bojt you to. Amew.

50.

s DE FESTIUITATE SANCTI IACOBI APOSTOLI SERMO

BREUIS.

Good men and woymen, such a day je schul haue Saynt larays
day, Godys holy apostol. Wherfor 50 schul fast his euen, and on

12 fe morow come to f e chyrch, and worschip God and hys holy
apostoll. Thys lames apostoll was a ful holy saynt, for he come
of full holy kynde: he was our lady sustyr sonne and Crystys
awnte, and Seynt Ion fe Euangelyst brofer, and was send by

16 ordenauwce of al f e apostols ynto Spayne, forto prech Godys
worde, and forto turne f e pepull fat wer out of f e beleue ynto
Cristys fayth. But, for f e pepull was so fers and so comburet
wyth deseyt of mawmetry, he myjt turne no mo but nene1 men.

20 Of f e whech he lafte too f er forto preche, and vij toke wytA hym,
and 5ede asegne ynto f e lury, for he herd fat f er was a man fat
was full of deuelys craft, fat was callyd Ermegines, and his dyscyple
fat was callet Filet.

24 Thes too hadyn soo by hur 2 craft betroylet and pemertyd f e
pepyll f e whech Seynt lames hade turnyd befor to f e cristyn fayth,
fat fay lafton f e crystyn fayth, and sewedon f e techyng of cursyt
men. But when lamys come a3eyne to horn, he blamyd3 fe

28 pepull fat fay wer soo sone ytwnyd from f e fayth fat schuld
saue hor sowles, and take a3eyne fat fals beleue fat was dampnacyon
to how, and leuedon on horn fat wrajton al by deueles craft and
his love, and betryfuldyn f e pepull wyth wychcraft. || Then herde 119 b

1 nene C. x G.

2 hur C. for G.

s blamyd C. beinyd (?.

50. De FeUiuitate Sancti lac obi Apostoli 209

Ermogines of f ys, and send aftyr lames Filet *, his discipull, forto
dyspute wyih hym of f e fayth, hopyng fat wyth f e helpe of f e
deuyll he schuld haue ouyrcome hym. But when lame was comyn,
yn heryng of al f e pepull he had ouercome hym, and dyd so gret 4
myrakyll yn his sy3t, fat Fylete forsoke his maystyr and al fe
deuelys craft, and become lames dyscipull. Then herd Ermogines
hereof, and2 he was ne3 wod for wrof, and callyd to hym a
company of fendys, and bade horn goo and bynde lames and Fylet, 8
his discipull, and so bryng horn to hym. But when f es fendes
come towarde lames, Godys angelys werne redy, and bonden f es
fendys so sor wyih brennyng cheynys, fat fay cryden to lames
for wo and saydyn : ' lames, Godys apostoll, haue mercy on vs ; 12
for angels han bonden vs soo vryih chaynes brennyng, fat wo ys
vs on ych syde ! ' Then sayde lames : ' Wharto byn 36 s comyn
hedyr 1 ' pen sayde fay : * Ermogines for gret wrof send vs
hedyr, forto bryng f e and Fylet ybondyn to hym ; and now Godys 16
angels han bonden vs fat we may nof er styre hond 4 ne fote, and
woo ys vs forto suffyr f is payne.' Then sayde lames : ' God lose 8
you soo fat 36 goo to Ermogines, and bryngyth hym bondon hydyr
to me, so fat 36 do hym no skath/ Then comyn f es fyndys to 20
Ermogines and saydyn to hym : ' pow sendyst vs f edyr as we wern
bonden wyth brennyng cheynys, but now schul we bynd fe, and
bryng f e by for lames. Bote wo ys vs fat we may not, for lames
forbede fat we mow do f e no scaf e ; ' and so broghtyn hym bondyn 24
befor lames, and saydyn thus : ' This man hath don vs moch per-
secucion and moch penance ; wherfor 3eue vs power, and we schall
venge j?e and vs anon.' Then sayde lamys : ' My maystyr Them
Crist bade me and al of ir do good a3eynys euyl.' And fen he 28
120 a bad Fylet goo and vnbynd Ermogines; and so || lete hym go lose
whedyr fat he 6 wold. Then was Ermogines so confusyd, fat he
sayde : ' I know f e malefs] of fyndes ; wherfor I pray f e, 3eue me
somwhat of f yn wyth me, of er ellys fay wyll sle me.' Then 32
lamys betoke hym his owne staf ; and when he had hit, he went
bo[l]dely forth to his howse, and toke his bokis, and bar horn alle
to f e see, and drownot horn f er} lest fat f e sauer of horn, yf fay

1 Filet C. and Filet G. * and C. om. G.

3 3e inserted above the line* * hond C. hon &.

5 lose C. he lose G. 6 he inserted above the line.

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210 50. De Festiuitate Sancti lacobi Apostoli

had byn brant, wold haue enfecte mony on. And when he had soo
done, he come to lamys, and fel downe to his fete, and cryde hym
mercy, and prayde hym mekly fat he wold crystyn hym. Then

4 was lamys fayne, and folowde hym, and made hym stydfast yn f e
byleue of Ihesu Cryst, so fat he was aftyr a holy man, and of such
perfeccion, fat God wrojt mony myracles for hym.

Then herde f e lewys herof and anon token lames and bowndyn

8 a rope abowte his neke, and luggut hym to Herod, prayng hym of

leue to do hym to deth, of ir ellys he wold turne al hor nacion to

crystyn fayth, and soo destrie here1 lawe. Then Herod com-

mawndyd to smyte of his bed. And soo, when he was beheded,

12 Ermogines, and Fylet, and olpir mo of his dyscyples tokyn lamys
body ; and for fay durst not for drede of f e lewys bury hym f er,
fay tokyn hym wyth horn ynto a schype, and rowuyn ynto f e see,
prayug God to lede horn J>edyr as he wold ]>e cors wer buryde.

16 Then God gouernet f e schippe soo, fat hit londyd 2 yii Spayne
f eras was a qwene fat was callytte Lupa, fat ys yn Englysch, an
hoo-wolfe, fat for her wykyd lyuyng was callet so. Then token
fay f ys cors, and laydyn hit on a gret stone ; f e w[e]che waxyt so

20 soft vndyr f e cors, fat f e cors syngkyt downe ynto f e stone, and
lay yn f e stone, as hyt hade byn a tombe makyd f erfore. And
when fay haddyn soo don, some of horn kepte f e cors, and summe
jeden to f e whene Lupa, and saydyn her fat, for enchesen fat ||

24 scho wold not receyue lames, Godys apostoll, while he was on lyue, 120 b
God had3 send his body f idyr wytfcout any goutfrnance of chypmen,
forto be buriet fer. Wherfor fay prayde her of an abule place,
forto bury hym to his worschip, as felle for such an holy saynt.

28 Then f ys whene dyde hyr wolfys kynde, and for scho wyst fat f e
kyng of Spayne was a wyckyd man of maners and wold wekedly
do by horn, ferfor scho send horn* to fys kyng prayng hym to
ordeyne such a place, as wer abull to hure cors.

32 Then, when fay comyn to f e kyng and dyde hure message, fen
he made anon to cast horn to prison and bynde horn fast vrykh yerns.
Butte when he sate at his mete, an angyl come from Heuen, and
opynd f e prison, and bade ham gone hor waye ; and soo fay dyd.

86 But when fe kyng herd fat fay were5 goon, he seude aftyr horn

1 here C. how 0. 2 londyd C. londydte G. * had C. hath G.
4 hoin C. om. G. 5 were C. we G.

50. De Fettiuitate Saudi lacobi Apostoli 211

yn gret wrof mony kny3tys, to fache horn ajeyne. But when f es
kn[y]$ttys comyn to f e brygge f er fay wer gon ouer, and fay sewdyn
fersly aftyr, anon f e brygge brake vndyr horn, and fay fellen ynto
f e watyr, and wer drownt euerych on. Then was f e kyng aferd 4
of fat vengaunce, and sende aftyr horn ofir men, prayng horn
plesantly forto come ajeyne to hym, and fay schuld haue al hor
wyll. Soo fay turnyd agayne to f e kyng, and conuertyd al fe
pepull of f e cyte to crystyn beleue. 8

But when f is come to f e qwhene, sco went nyj wode wrof , and
f ojt forto don horn bof e harme and despyte, and send aftyr horn
prayng fayr fat fay wold come to her, and scho wolde ordeyne wel
for horn. Soo, when fay comyn to hur, scho sayde to horn : 12
' Gothe to such a hyll, and take f re bulles and jokyn ham yn
a wayne, and lay f e cors yn f e wayne, and let f e bullus chose hor
way, and whydyr fat fay ledyn f e wayne, I graunte you f e place
121 a forto bury fe cors yn.' Thus scho sayde || for gret males, hopyng 16
fat f e wyld bulles wold aslayne horn of ir al todraw horn to f e
wayne, and soo pece-malle al toteren lames body. But when f os
men comyn to f e hyll, and seen fes bulles, fay madyn a cros
ajeynys ; and so f e bulles mekely stodyn styll, tyll fay had ^eokyn 20
ham yn f e wayne. And fen letyn horn goo, and soo, yn syjt of
all men, wythout any tokyn, fay lad the wayne wyth fe cors
streght ynto f e whenys p[a]lace. And when f e whene see f 3/8, fen
scho repentyd her, and askyte m*rcy of Saynt lamys, * and was 24
made cristen, and with gode wylle jaf fat palys to Seynt lamys l
vfyih al f e lordschip fat lay f crto, and byldytte f er a newe chyrch,
and soo buryet Saynt lame v?y(h al f e worschip fat scho cowf e ;
wher God vnto f ys day worschef mony gret myrakyll of f e which 28
f 2/s ys on.

Narraczo.

A man fat was cald Berna[r]d was takyn wyt enmyes2, and
don to f e grovnde of an hi} towre yn a dep dongen, and was 32
semot wyth yerns also mony as he my^t bere. And when he was
yn fat woo, he cryde hertely to Saynt lames for help. Then
Saynt lames come to hym, and bede hym be of good confort,
and breke f e yerns fat he was bonden wyt#, and hongyd horn 36
abowte hys neke, and bade hym sewe hym vp to f e top of f e
1 and . . . lamys C. om, G. 2 enmyes C. emyes G.

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212 50. De Festiuitate Sancti lacobi Apostoli

towre, and bade hym lepe downe, and here his cheynys to his body
in Spayne and soo lept douw to fe erf vtythout harme, and
;ode to Seynt lames, and offird f er his bondys, as Saynt a lame
4 bade hym.

Narrado.

Thre knytus 2 jodyn to Saynt lames yn co?7ipany. Of f e whech
on by prayere of a por woman toke hyr skryp, and bere hyt ; for
8 scho was wery. And sone aftyr he fonde a seke man yn f e way
toward Seynt lames ; and, for he myjt not goo, he sette hym on
his hors to ryde, and he hymselfe $ede on his fete, beryng f e pore
woman skryppe and f e seke man staf. But, what for hete of f e

32 sonne, || what for trauel, when he come to Saynt lames, he fell 121 b
seke, and lay f er f re dayes specheles. So Ipe in day he $af a gret
syke, and spake, and sayde : ' I thonke God and Saynt lames,
for by hys prayers I am delyuerd of a gret multitude of fendes.

!6 For now come Saynt lames hedyr yn wyth f e pore woman scrype s
fat I bar abowte my necke, and vryth Ipe seke manys staf fat
I lad on my hors he has dryvyn Ipe fendes hennys. But now getyth
me a pryst, for I schal lyf but a chyle.' And fen he twrnyd to on

20 of hys felaws and sayde : ' Trend, leue f i lord fat f ou seruyst ; for
he ys sothely dampnyd, and schall on a schort tyme dye on a wykyd
deth.' So, when he had buryet fis knyijt, he ^ode home, and
tolde his lorde how fe ded knyijt sayde. But he sette fat at

24 nojt; and soo wytAyn a schort tyme, he deyd as fe kny$t told,
and was dampnyd.

Narracto.
And of er thrytty men ply^ten trof is forto goo to Saynt lamys

28 and to abyde togedyr yn helth and yn sekenes 4, save on of f e
men void not ply$t his trof e, but 3ode forth wyih horn yn company.
Then hit hapynd so fat on of ham felle seke and lay xv dayes ;
and for he lay soo long and he semyd fat he schuld be dede and

82 not scape, al hys felaws 5odyn forf e hor way, and laft non wyth
hym of alle8 fat had ply5t trowfe. Then Ipys man fat wold
ply^t no troth, he abode wyth hym and, as he myjt, caried hyra

1 Saynt the y it inserted above the line. 2 knytus C. kyngys G.

8 MS. scyrpe. * sekenes the first syllable se is inserted above the line.
6 of alle C. om. G.

50. De Festiuitate Sancti lacobi Apostoli 213

forth vfyih hym. But for he my^t not trauell but softly, he was
byny$tet vndyr an hyll ; and so wer fay aferde bof e for drede of
wyld bestys and cursyd men of f e centre. But fen, abowte myd-
ny^t, come Seynt lamys rydyng, and confortyd horn, and sayde : 4
' Schow me thi felaw, for he ys now ded, and lay hym befor me,
and lepe f ou vp byhynd me.' And soo, by fat f e sonne ros, fay
hadyn gon fyftyne day-journes, and come to f e mount loy, halfe
122 a a myle from Saynt lames, per Saynt || lame leyd bof e downe, 8
and bade f e man fach f e chanons of Saynt lames forto bury his
felaw, and bade hym say to his felaws how Seynt lame send hom
worde fat pylgrymage stode hom yn no profytte, for fay hild not
f e troth fat fay had made. 12

Now 56 schul knele adowne, and pray to God and to Seynt
lames fat he wyl helpe you at your nede to f e saluacyon of your
sowles. Amen.

51.

SOLEMPNITATE &ANCTE ANNE, MATKIS MARIE, 16

BREUIS SEEMO. '7v) ^

Good men and woymen, suche a day 50 schul haue Seynt "\
Anneys day, on fe morow aftyr Seynt lameys day, fat was ("
modyr to our lady. Wherfor, yn worschip of fat gentyll lady, 20
$e schul come fat day to f e chyrch, and worschip her modyr,
Seynt Anne. Then schul $e know fat we redyn of v holy
woymen fat werne cald Anne, and lest any vnconyng man take
on for anofir, I will tell you f es woymen, forto know on by 24
anofir.

The fyrst Anne was modyr to Samuel, Godys holy profytte,
fat was byschop aftyr Hely, and gouemyd f e pepull of Israeli
mony jjeres. pis Anne had an husband and was cald Elcana, 28
and he myght haue no childyrne by fys Anne, for scho was
barayne. But, at fe last, by geuyng of gret almys-dede and
prayers to God, God grawntyd f ys Anne a sonne fat was cald
Samuel, as I sayde befor. 32

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Anofer Anne was wyfe to a mon fat was cald Raguel; and
fay had a dochtyr and fat was * cald Sare. pe whech Sare had
vn husbondys ; and ever ]>e fyrst ny$t f e fende strangylt horn,
4 for fay wold haue cowpult wyth f ys woman Sare for gret lust of
flesch, and not yn f e reu^rens of God, ne yn purpos forto gett
chyldyrn to Godys smiyce. Wherfor God }af fe fende power
to sle horn, er fat fay had defowlyd f 3/3 woman. But aftyr come
8 Toby, fe ^onge, f e whech an angyl bro}t to f ys Raguell hows.
And soo, by techyng of this angyl, f is Toby weddyt f ys Sare,
and thre da yes and thre || ny$tys forbare hys wyf, and werne yn 122 b
hor prayers, and soo f e forf e ny^t ;ode to hor bed and hade

12 childyrne.

The thryd Anne was Tobyys wyfe, f e aldyr, fe whech was
fadyr and scho modir to Toby fat I haue spokyn of befor. pe
whech f e aldyr was an holy man, and bysely did ? f e werkys 3 of

16 mercy and of charyte. And }et God, forto preue hym and his
meke suffrance, made hym blynd. pws, on a day, when he had
buryet soo mony dede bodyes fat werne slayne, he was soo wery
of travayle, fat he layde hym downe yn his hows by f e woch,

20 forto rest hym ; and soo, as he lokyd vp, f e fewte of swalows
felle on his een, and soo he was blynd. But for he toke Ipys deses
paciently, and euer thonkyd God of his vysitacyon, God send
hym his syjt a^eyne.

24 The fowrte Anne was yn f e tempull of Jerusalem whan 4
Joseph and our lady bro}t Crist ynto f e temple on Condylmas-day.
And fen come Ipys Anne, and profyseyt of Cryst how hit fell of
hym aftyrward. This Anne was soo holy, fat when scho had

28 byn weddyt seuen jere, and her husbond deyd, scho 5od ynto f e
tempul of Jerusalem, and was f er seruyng day and ny^t, tyl fat
she 5 was foure score ^ere old. And fen scho hade such grace, fat
scho sa5e, or scho deyt, Crist wyth her een, and scho hondylt

32 hym vryth her hondys.

The v Anne ys scho fat bare oure lady of hir body, and fostrut '
her wyth her brestes. And when scho was of age, scho bro^t her
ynto f e tempull of Jerusalem, and laft hyr f er among of er virgyns

1 was C. om. G.

8 werkys the r is written above the line.

* she d. om. G. not in D.

2 did d. om. G. not in D.

4 whan d. whom }>at G. not in D.

6 MS. forstrut.

51. De Solempnitate Sancte Anne 215

of her age, forto lerne Moyses lawe, and forto serue God hope day
and ny3t; and soo scho dyde. This Anne hade a husbond pat
was loachym pat come of lyne of pe kynde of Dauid pe kyng.
But for encheson pat profetys toldyn long byfor how pe kyngdom 4
of Dauid schuld descende to Cryst, and soo dyddyn wryte yn
bokes; pe whech bokes wer kepte yn tresowr yn pe tempull yn
123 a mynde of pys pyng, for Herode, kyng of || Jerusalem, pocht
forto turne pys lynage ynto hym and ynto his eyres aftyr hym, 8
wherfor he toke pes bokys out of pe tresery, and made forto bren
horn, soo pat, when pay wern don away, pe mynde of Crist schuld
haue be * foqeton, and he myjt soo conceyue by sleghtes pe lynage
of kyiig Dauid don ynto hym and ynto his. Wherfor per byn but 12
few bokes pat tellyn opynly how pat loachym com by descent
from Dauid. Neuerpeles when Herod had don pys fowle dede,
jet wer ]>er good men and wyse pat had copies of pes bokes wyth
horn at hoome, pe whech tellyth how pat loachym come of pe 16
kynde of Dauit.

For Daufd had mony chyldyrn, among pe whech he had on
son pat was cald Nathan of pe whech come Leuy, and of Leuy
Panther, and of Panther Barpanther. pe whech Barpanther was 20
loachymys fadyr, and he was fadyr to Mary, Cristys modyr, pe
whech he had by Anne, hys wyfe, and aftyr }af her to 2 maryge
to Joseph. And pen deyt aftyr loachym, and toke Anne anoper
husbond pat was calyd Cleophace, and had by hym anoper dojtyr 24
called3 Mary Cleophe, and pen he deet. And pen scho had pe
in. husband pat was cald Salome, and by hym scho had pe in.
doghtyr, and scho was cald Mary Salome. And soo, when scho
had getyn her in chyldyrne yn pe worschip of pe Trinite, scho wold 28
haue no mor. But aftyr all her lyue scho jaf her to chastyte and
to holynes; and so of pes pre dojters per come on holy lynage.
For pe forme doijtyr * Mary, scho bar our Lorde Ihesu Crist. The
n. Mary Cleophe was wedclyt to a man pat was cald Alpheus, 32
and by hym scho had fowre sonnes : lames pe lasse, and Joseph
pat was callyd Barsabas, Symon, and lude. The in. Mary was
weddyt to a man pat was callyd 3ebede, and by hym Echo had

1 haue be H. abyn G. aben C. * to d. a G. not in D.

3 called d. J>at G. not in D. 4 forme dojtyr C. ill dojtyrg G.

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too sonnes, lamys fe mor and Saynt Ion f e Euangelyst. || Thus 123 b
God sayth hymself : ' Of a good tre comyfe good frute ; J soo of
\>y$ l holy woman, Saynt Anne, com an holy ospryng.

4 Wherfor 30 schul now knele adowne, and pray Saynt Anne to
pray to her holy doghtyr, cure lady, fat scho pray to her sonne
fat he 3eue you hele yn body and yn sowle, and grace to kepe
your ordyr of wedlok, and gete such chyldyrn fat byn plesant and

8 trew s^ruandys to God, and soo com to f e blys fat Saynt Anne ys
yn. Amen.

52.

DE SOLEMPNITATE SANCTI LAURENCII

BREUIS.

12 God men and woymen, such a day 56 schull haue Seynt
Laurenceys day, fat ys Godys holy martyr, pe wheche martyr-
dome, as Mannws seyth, schynyth to al holy chirch, and lyghtyf
al f e worlde. Wherfor 56 schull fast his euyn and com on fe

16 morow to f e chirch yn J>e worschip of God and his holy martyr ;
for he was holy yn lyuyng, he was meke 2 yn passion suffryng, and
p«rfet yn ensampull 5euyng. pen saythe Seynt Austeyn fat an
ensampull yn doyng ys mor coramendabull fen ys techyng olper

20 pr«chyng. Therfor Seynt Laurance ^af all cristen men ensampull
yn doyng techyng ych man forto schewe a^eaynys malyce mekenes,
r ajeynys couetyes largenes, ajeynys persecucyon louyng swetnes.

This holy martyr schewyth ajeynys malyce mekenes ; for when

24 Sent Syxti j>e pope had byn yn Spayne, and bro^t Laurence wyt
hym from )?ens to Rome, he ordeynt hym his archedecon forto
serue holy chyrche and to serue horn J>at werne pore. Herefor J>e
Emp^rour hade envy to horn, and schaput forto do horn to deth.

28 pen ]?ocht Laurence to schow mekenes a^eynys malyce, and herkut
j?er sfter por men and woymen, and 5ode to horn, and :jaf hom fat
horn nedut, mete, and drynke, and klothys. And soo he com to 1 1
a wedoys howse fat had mony pore men hud vfyih hyre. pe 124 a

82 whech wedow had byn long seke of f e hedake, but Saynt Laurence
had compacyon of her, and helet her of her sekenes, and toke all

F. )>eis C. om. O.

3 meke H. om. G. C.

52. De Solempnitate Bancti Laurencii Martyrls 217

f e pore men fat werne yn her hous, and mekely knelyd downe on
his kneys, and waschid hor fete, and seruyd horn of mete1 and
drynke. And for he herde fat ])er was a pore blynd mon yn
a howse bysyde, he jode f edyr anon and helut hym. Thus f e 4
more fat he herd of f e Emperourys malys a^eynys hym, f e more
he $af hym to mekenes and to holy deuocyon.

He schewyd a^eynys couitys largenes 2 ; for when f e pope
Sixtws had betakyn 8 hym f e tresour of f e chyrch, forto dele to 4 8
hom fat werne pore, and seke, and blynd, and olper fat hadyn
nede, fen was f e pope Sixtus takyn, and lad furth forto be hedyt
by byddyng of f e Emjperour. Then sewyd Laurence his maystyr
remyng and sayde to hym on hyj fat all my^tyn here : ' Holy 12
fadyr, forsake me not, for I haue al f e tresowre fat 36 betake me.
Wherfor, fadyr, goo f ou not to f i passion thyn one selfe, let me
goo wyth fe; and as we han seruyd God togedyr, let vs sulfur
deth togedyr.' Then sayde f e pope : ' I wil goo byfor, and f ou 16
schalt come aftyr and suffyr mor payne fen I ; for I am old and
may not dure and f ou art $ong and may suffyr. Wherfor make
f e redy, for f e ys moch turnement towart.' Then wer f er suwme,
for f ai herden Laurence speke of tresoure, fay 5 went to f e 20
Emperour anon, and tolde hym how Laurence had tresoure hyddyn
yn his warde. Then sende f e Emperour aftyr Laurence, and bade
hym delyuer f e tresoure fat he had hyddyn wyth hym ; and yf he
wold not delyuer hit, he wold put hym ynto suche a turment and 24
passion, fat he schold be fayne forto delyuer hit. Then was
124 b Laurence || styll, and $af hym non vnswar; wherfor fe Emperour
commawndyd anon forto cast hym ynto f e prison, and do hym all
f e payne fat fay myjtyn, tyl fat he wold fayne jeue vp the 28
tresowre. But how fys pop Sixtus and Laurence com to fys
tresowre, now hit ys forto telle.

We redyn how fer was an6 holy man Orygines fat cowuertyd
Philip f e Emperour to cristyn fayth and alsoo Philip, f e Emperour 32
son. And fen, for f e reme of Frawnce was rebell a^eynys f e
Emperour of Rome, f ys Emperour Philyp send a knyjt of his to
France v?yth a gret ost. J)e whech kny^t was callyd Decius, and

1 mete C. me <?. a M8. largenenes.

3 betakyn C. ben takyn G. * to C. om. a.

5 }>ay H. and G. C. 6 an C. om. G.

218 52. De Solempnitate Sancti Laurencii Marty ris

he was a worthy kny^t and a evourus yn batayle ; wherfor he
outcome f e reme of Fraunce yn schort tyme, and mad horn buxum
to fe Emprour as fay wer befor. Then when fe Empmmr
4 Philip herd how he had don to hym, and yn gret worschip of f>«/s
Deciws and forto thonke hym, he toke to hym a smal mayne, and
;ode fer out of Rome a}eynys hym. Then, for Ipy3 Deems sy^ hym
do hym soo gret worschip, he * f o$t yn his hert fat he was aferde
8 of hym, and fen f o}t fat he wold be Emperour hymself, f enkyng 2
fat he was moch more worthe fen he. Wherfor, yn f e ny}t aftyr,
as f e Emperour lay yn his bed slepyng, f ya kny$t Deems 5ode to
hym, and sloch hym, and toke hys ost \\yih hym to Rome. And

12 when f e Romanes and f e senatowrs herdyn herof, what for mon-
hode of hym, f er fay crownet hym Emp^rour.

Then herd Philyp, f e Emperourys sonne, how Decius had slayne
his fadyr and was Emperour, he dred lest he wold haue slayne

16 hym, and toke al his fadyrys tresowre, and bro}t hit to f e pope
Syxty and Seynt Laurews, prayng horn, jyf soo befelle fat Deems
sloch hym, fat fay schuld dele fat tresowre, summ to holy chyrches
worschyp, and f e remenant jef to pore men fat had nede ferto.

20 Then sone aftyr fys Decius made to take fys Philip and sle hym.

And when he herd fat Laurens had f ys tresoure, || he made to pyt 125 a
hym ynto prison, and cowstraynet hym wyth grete penauwce forto
bryng forth f ys tresowre. Then was fer yn fat prison a mon fat

24 het Lucilles, fat by gret wepyng had lost his sy^t. J)e whech
Seynt Larence folewet, and made hym forto se anone a^eyne ;
wherfor mony a blynd fat 3 herd f erof, comyn to Laurence, and he
heled horn by uertu of God. Then, sone aftyr, f e Emperour send

28 to Laurence, to loke yf he wold schow f e tresowre. pen Laurens
prayde of f re days fyrst, and sayde fen he wold schew f e tresoure.
Soo f es f re dayes he 3ede lawse, and gedyrt togedyr al f e pore,
and halt, and crowket, and blynd fat he my3t fynde, and brojt

32 horn f e f ryde day befor f e Emperour yn his palice, and sayde :
* Loo, her ys f e tresowr fat I behest forto schow f e. fys tresowr
wol abyde and neu«r be lorne, ]>ys schall neuer fayle, but euer
Bchall last befor God yn Heuen. By f es I haue send f e tresowre

36 befor fat f ou askys, ynto Heuen.' This Saynt Laurence schowet

1 he H. and G. C. 3 )*mkyng C. H. Jx>3t G.

3 J>at C. om. G.

52. De Solempnitate Sancti Laurencii Martyr is 219

a}eyne couytyce largynes ; for he largely dalt abowte for Godys
sake fat fay wolden haue spend yn vanyte and lust of synne.

He schewet alsoo aseynys torment louyng swetnes ; for when f e
Empirour herd f ys, he cowmawndyt forto bryng byfore Laurence 4
al maner of turment : gynnys, jerdus, skorgis, staues, evillys,
howkys, pannys vryth brennyng colys, fures-brondys, brennyng
schaffa/s of eyron, salt, pych, code, brynston, myltyn led, fure,
forkys, barres of a gret grydyr, and cowmawndyd fat al schuld be 8
spend on hym, but yf he wold schewe f e chyrch-tresowre, and for-
sake his God, and offyr to mawmetys. Then sayde Laurens :
* Vnblessyd, f es tormentys I haue jore desyred l, for ryijt as swete
metes plesyn f i body, ryjt soo f es turmentys plesyn my sowle, and 12
makyth hym strong forto suffyr passyon for my Lorde sake/ Then
125 b was f ys Emperour || ny$ wode for wroth, and cowmaundyt forto
bete hym wyt scorgis, and knottys 2 vtyih lede, fat f e blod ran
downe on yche syde, and aftyr laydyn $eardys of jron brennyng 16
to his sydys fat brent f e flesch to f e bar bones. But Laurens
euer thonkyd God wyik glad chere fat made Deems wondur 8 sore
tenet and sayde to hym : * Thogh 4 Ipon wyih Ipi wychecraft scorne
J??/s turment, f>ou schalt not 5 scorne me.' Wherfor he commauwdytt 20
efteson?/s to bete hym wyth whippys, knottyt vryih lede, fat his
bonys weren bare al abowte, and J>e flesch vtyih fe blod droppyd
downe on ysche syde. Then Laurence hevyd vp his hondys, and
prayde to God forto take his sowle. pen a voyce from Heuyn 24
vnsward and sayde fat Decius herd : ' ^et f ou most abyde more
torment and passion for my loue, and fen f ou schalt comme to me
wyth grete worschip and ioye/ Then sayde Decius : ' Heryn }e
al how fendys confortyf f y& prowde rebelle wreche ! ' and bade 28
eftsone bete hym vfyih scowrgis.

Then was \>er a kny^t fat hette Eomanws, fat sy; an6 angyl
\\yih a whyt schete of selke wepe fe sydys of Saynt Laurens;
wherfor he halsut Laurence fat he schuld not forsake hym, but 32
hye fat he wer folowed. So, when Laurence had crystonet hym,
anow be co/Timauwlement of Decius he was hedet. Then bade
Deems make a gret note fure of brennywg colys, and sett f m>n

1 jore desyred C. your desyre G. 2 knottys C. knottycl Cr.

3 wondur C. vndyr G. 4 thogh (7. thonke G.

5 not C* om. G, 6 an C. om. G.

220 52. De Solempnitate Sancti Laurencii Martyris

a grydull, and lay Laurence fmm, and soo rost hym to dethe.

So, when he was layde f«ron, and f rust downe vrykh fyre-forkes,

Laurence lokyd on the Empm>wre and sayd to hym : ' Wreche,
4 f is syde ys ynoch ; turne and etyth, whyle fat othir rostyth ! '

And then Laurence turnyd vp his ejen to God, thonkyng hym of

al hys sondes ; and soo he 3eaf vp his spyryt ynto Goddys || hondys. 126 a

Then ;eden f e tormentowrys hor way, and laftyn f e body lying on
8 f e gredyr. And f er come cristyn men by nyght, and tokyn f e body,

and buryet hit wyth gret lamentacyon and wepyng, bofe wyth

ee and hert.

Thus Seynt Laurence schewyd a^eaynys males mekenes ; for f e
12 mor fat he was f rat, f e mor meke he was. And a$eynys couetyse

he schewyd largines; for fe mor fat fay couetyd fe chirches

tresowre, f e mor largyr he dalt hyt to horn fat hadyn nede to hyt.

And a3eynes passyon he schowyd louyng swetenes ; for the swetnes
16 fat he had of fe louyng of God yn his hert wyt^yn-forfe made

hym to sette noght by f e passyon, nor f e torment fat he suffyrde

wythout-forth.

Narraczo.

20 Seynt Gregory tellyth fat a pryst was callyd Scatulus, was
aboute to amend a chyrch of Seynt Laurence fat was destryed
wyth Lumbardys. But when he wanted * mete to hys werkemen,
he was sory, and prayde to Seynt Laurence for helpe ; and soo he

24 lokyd ynto his ovyn, and fonde hit full of new bred and whyte.
But when he for-lytyll wende hyt wold haue semyd but to on
mele, hyt suflycyt to all ynoch for x dayes.

Narracio.

28 I fynde fat f er was an 2 Empmmr of euyll lyfyng. And when
he was ded, a legyon of fendys come rennyng nygh a celle of
a holy ermyd ; and he, for wondyr of f e noyce, opynd a wyndow,
and callyd to hym fat was3 the hyndmast of horn, and askyd

32 what fay weryne. Then sayde he fat fay weryn fendys, send
to fe Emperours deth, forto loke yf fay myght oght gete of
hym. Then commawndyt f ys ermyd fat he schuld come agayne

1 wanted C. went wyth #. f I fynde J>at J>er was an C. and &.

3 >at was C. om. G.

52. De Solempnitate Sancti Laurencii Marty ins 221

by hym, and tell hym of hor spede. Soo, when he come a^eyne, ||

126 b he told, when alle his synnys wern layde on f e balans and was

nygh ouercomyn, then come J thylke bremiet dekon, and layde
a grete pote on f e wey f e whech anon weyit vp al togedyr. ' Then 4
was I wroth Iperwyth, and pullyd of fat on ere of f e pote.'
This pote he called a gret chalice fat f ys Empmmr let make in f e
worschyp of Seynt Laurence ; and for hit was soo moch, f e fynd
callyd hit a potte. And lp us was f ys Emperour saued f rogh 8
the helpe of Seynt Laurence; and soo pray we to God fat we
may be.

53.

DE ASSUMPC/ONE BEATE MARIE UI.RGINIS MATK/S

DOMINI NOSTKI IHESU CRISTI. 12

Gocde men and woymen, such a day N. 56 schull haue an hygh
fest yn holy chyrch fat ys callyd f e Assumpcyon of our lady, fat
ys yn Englysch, f e takyng vp of our lady. For fat day scho was
takyn vp into Hevyn, and now ys helpe and socoure to all fat 16
callen to her wyth full hert. Wherfor je schull fast f e euyn, ych
man and woman fat is xn $ere old, ych mon as his deuocyon
techith hym, and aftyr he ys bedyn do by his scheryft-fadyr.
And on f e morow 30 schull come to f e chirch, and worschip oure 20
holy lady wyth all your myght and conyng. Then schull }e know
well fat fys assumpcyon was don worschipfull, and joyfull, and
also holy, fat ys, bof e yn body and yn sowle ircfere.

Hit was don worscypfully ; for God taght hymself yn fe 24
x cowmawndmentys fat ych chyld schuld worschip lays fadyr and
his modyr. Wherfor Cryst schowyd and dyd fat he taght byfor,
yn gret worschyp to hys modyr, when he wold take bur out of
f is world ynto f e blysse fat he ys yn. He send an angyll on 28
message to hur wyth gret lyght, beryng to hur a branche of
palme of paradyse of f e wheche f e ijearde was grene as gresse, and
f e leues dytdyn schyne as f e day-ster, and bare datus swettyr fen
any wordely spyces. And when he come to her, he knelyd downe, 32

127 a and || worschepyd hur as hym oght forto do to hys Lordys modyr,

and sayde mekely to hir : ' Hayle Mary, my Lordys dere inodyr,
1 come C. come he G.

222 53. De Assumpcione Beate Marie

take hys blessyng fat was borne of fe; he sendyth fe worde fat
the thryd day hethens he wyll come and fach f e to hym, forto
dwell wyth hym in1 ioy and blysse wythout end. Wherfor yn
4 tokyn f erof he sendyth to f e a branch of a palme fat was yn
paradyse ; f e whech schall be borne byfore f y bere to f i towmbe,
and be not adrede, but be glad and blythe, for yn tyme of f i
deyng all wekyd spyrytys schall for ferd fle away from f e. For
8 fen wyll my Lord, f i sonne, come to f e, and fache f i soule wyth
multitude of angelys, and bere hit vp ynto Heuyn wyth gret joy
and blysse/ Then oure lady knelyd downe, and held vp her
hondys and her hert yfere, and thonkyd her sonne of hys swete

12 sonde, and toke f ys palme yn her honde wyth gret reu^rence
and sayde : ' I wold, yf hyt be my sonneys will, fat my
brethyrne, fe apostols, myght byn here at my dyryge, fat I
myght ons haue seyne horn, er fat I had passyd out of f is world/

16 ' Thus, my lady/ sayde f e angyll, ' ]>ya day all schall come to f e
forto do ]>e smiyce, and bryng f e to f i tombe, and soo bury f e/

Then flogh f e angyll a^eyne, and anon a ly^th clowde lyght
apon Seynt Ion f»e Euangelyst feras he prechyd yn J?e syte of

20 Ephesym, and sette hym byfor our lady chambyr-dyre. pen Ion
knokyd on ]?e dyr, and come yn, and knelyd adowne, and gret
our lady. Then, when scho sygh Ion, scho my^t no lengyr for-
bere, but anon wepyd for joy and sayde : ' Welconi, my swete son

24 and cosyn/ and told Ion of f>e message pat fe angyll broght to
hur from her sonne, and how scho schuld dye f>e f>rid day aftyr,
and schowed hym }?e palme. And fen anon all ]?e apostols wern
broght wyth clowdes, and || set byfor our lady dyr; and when 127 b

28 jche sygh othyr, fay merueyld gretly wherto fay wern soo sodenly
brocht f edyr. Then herde Ion horn speke, and come out to horn,
and welcomyd horn, and told horn what message our Lorde send
to his modyr, and how at her prayer fay wern fachet f idyr, to

32 be at her endyng. pen Ion broght horn before oure lady, and
fay al rnekely fel downe on her kneys, and gret hur. pen scho
ful mekely welcomyd horn all by and by, and by name welcomyd
Poule. Then sayde he a$eyne : ' pagh I haue not seen my Lord

36 bodely here on eithe, now I se you, I am gretly confortyd as f agh
I se hym present now here wyth myn een/ Then com ther alsoo to
1 in C. and G.

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cure lady sex score of woymen J>at were clene maydyns, forto don
hur serayce. Wherfor anon }>ay madyn her bed, and dydyn hur
J?eryn, and sette tapurs 1 about al nyght brennyng, and waken tyll
hyt was mydnyght ; then all fellyn on slepe saue lp e apostols. 4

And ]>en come our Lord Thesu Cryst 2 downe from Heuen wytfi
a gret ly$t and a gret multitude of angels, and gret hys 8 modyr,
and sayde : 4 ' Wei be f>e, blessyd modur ! ' And so turnyd to Ipe
apostelus and sayde to ham 4: ' Pes be to you all, bref>ir all ! ' And 8
J>en sayde he to his modyr : * Cowme now, modyr, wyih me ynto Ipe
blysse J?at neuer shall haue ende/ Then scho held up her hondys
and sayde : ' My dere sonne, I $ef vp my sowle ynto J?i hondes/
And soo Cryst toke her sowle yn his armys, and bade J?e apostols 12
bere her body ynto a place f>at was cald Gethsemany, and bury
hur Iper yn a tombe }>at ]my schuld fynd Iper, and abyde J?er tyll }>e
J>ryd day }>at he come agayne to horn. And soo wyih his modyr
soule klippyng yn his armes in 5 syght of all Ipe apostols he bare 16
hit ynto Hewen.

128 a Then toke f>es maydyns || and waschid her body as f>e maner
ys of }>at contray, f»at f>en cho chane as ]?e sonne, and sauyrd
swettyr J?en any spices, and layde hit on a bere. Then toke Ion 20
f>e palme, and ^ede before, and Petyr and Poule broghten Ipe bere
aftyr, and Ipe tolper apostols comen syngyng wyth angels, soo J>at
J>e song of horn was herd ynto J?e cyte. And when J>ay of ]>e
cyte herd horn make such melody, J>ay ren toward horn wyih 24
bottys, and staues, and olper wepon, yn ful purpos forto haue
drawyn downe Ipe bere, and cast Ipe body yn J>e fenne. But he
J?at layde fyrst hond on f>e bere, anon boj^e hys6 hondys wern
puld ofbype elboues, and hongyt soo styll on f>e bere; and he 28
wyih hys stompes stode soo, cryng and ijellyng for ake and sorow
J?at he suffyrd. Then sayde Petyr : l Kys Ipe body of oure lady,
and knowlech welle wyt/i trew hert J>at Crist, veray God and
man, was borne of )?at same lady, and J>0u schalt be hole/ pen 32
dyd he soo, and he was hole anon as he was byforne. Then toke
Petyr a date of Ipe palme, and betoke hyt hyin, and bede hym goo
ynto Tpe syte, and lay hit on all Ipai werne seke ; and f»ay wold

1 MS. taburs. taperres C. tapres H. 2 Cryst C. Cryst come G.

3 hys C. om. G. 4 well . . . ham C. H. om. G.

6 in C. and G. 6 hys C. is G.

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leue as he dyd, fay schuld be hole of what maner sekenes fat fay
had. And soo he heelyd gret nowmbyr of horn. Thus when
fay come to Gethsemany, fay dytdyn f ys body in a towmbe fat
4 thay fowndyn f er, wyth all f e reuerens fat fay cowf e, and set
horn down by hyt, as Cryst bade horn abyde tyll f e f ryt day. pus
was f e Assumpcyon don worschypfully.

Hit was also ioyfull ; for f e f ryd day, as Cryst sayde, he come

8 downe out of Heuyn wyth gret multitude of angyls, of prophetes,

of patriarchus, and of othyr holy seyntys wythout nowmbyr || and 128 b

Seynt Myghel beryng our lady sowle yn lays armes, bryghtyr fen

f e sonne. Then sayde Crist to hym : ' Myghell, do my modyr

12 soule a3eyne ! ' And when he had don soo, Crist sayde to hur :
' Com, my swete, com my flour, com my culuer, myn owne boure,
com my modyr, now wyth me ; for Heuyn qwene I make f e ! '
Then f e body sat up, and lowted to Crist, and sayde : ' My swete

16 sonne, wyth al my loue I com wyth f e to f yn aboue ; wher f ou
art now, let me be, for al my loue ys layde on fe.' Then al fe
angels token up a song of swete melody and heuynly mynstrelcy,
fat all f e tongys yn erf e cowf e not tell on poynt f erof, so swete

20 hyt was and so mery to here. And so wyth al fys myrthe and
melody fay beryn our lady ynto Heuyn, bof e body and soule, and
soo Crist set hur f er by hym yn his trone, and crowned hur qwene
of Heuen, and empmce of hell, and lady of al fe worlde, and

24 hath l a hygh ioy passyng all f e sayntys. And as f e sonne legh-
tenyth al f e day, ryght soo scho lyghtenyth al f e cowrt of Heuen.
And al fat byn yn Heuyn byn buxom to hur and recly at hur com-
maundement, and don hur worschyp in honowre, as fay owyn forto

28 do to hor Lordis modyr and hor qwene ; and ys f er of on wyll and
one loue wyth f e holy Trinyte fat grauntyth hur what fat euer
scho askyth, and at hur prayer rewardyth all hur seruantes. And
f MS scho sittyf e yn Heuen next to f e Trinite, wyth body gloryfyet,

32 and 2 ys yn full certeyne fat f es ioyes schuld dure for cuermor.
])UB was f is assumpcyon don ioyfully.

Hit was don alsoo holy, fat is, yn body and yn soule, puttyng
away the comyn condicion 3 of rnonkynd, fat ys, forto dey ; and so

36 f e body turnyd ynto corupcyon and stynkyng careyne. But for
encheson fat Crist toke flesch and blode of oure ladyys body, and
1 hath C. om. G. 2 and C. in G. 3 condicion C. conducyon G.

53. De Assumpcione Beate Marie 225

so were on flesch and on body, f erfor scho was outtakyn of fat
condicion \ and was fat ynto Heuen yn body and yn soule. But
for summe wern yn doute f erof, hit myjt be by Godys ordenaunce
fat Thomas of Inde was not fer, when f e Assuwpcyon was don, 4
but come aftyr, and sayde he myght not leue fat yn body and yn
129 a soule. Wherfor ryght as he spake fat word, ||oure lady lat her
gurdyll fall downe from Heuen ynto Thomas hondys, as fogh scho
had sayde to hym f us : ' Ryght as f ou woldyst not leue fat my 8 r^
son was resyn from deth to lyue yn veray body, tyll fat f ou
pyttyst f i hondys ynto his syde and praiyd f e soth, soo, by fat
sonde of my gurdyll fat I send f e, leue well fat I am yn Heuen ?
wytA my sonne, in body and in soule, as he ys/ 12

Othir probacyons byn mony of f e wheche Seynt Barnard says
f us : ' Yf hit wer soo fat our ladyys body wer yn erthe, al men
wold seche2 hit, as men dofe Petyr, and Poule, and ofer mony
seyntys. But for scho ys bodely yn Heuen, men sechyn not hur by 16
walkyng on erf e, but by deuocyon yn Heuen.' Saynt Austeyn sayf e
so fat corupcyon of synne makyth mankynd to turne into corupcyon
of caren, but God forbede fat fe body of Godys modyr schuld
turne into corupcyon and styngkyng careyn, fat was halowd yn 20
hur modyr wombe, and alway aftyr kepyd wytA fe Holy Gost
from al maner corrupcyon, and anoyntyd wyt/t f e ci eem of al maner
holynes and clannes of lyuyng.

Then wytAdrawef e he moch of f e sonnys worschip fat any 24
fulf e f enkuf be hys modyr ; for he fat is hur sonne and walle of
loue, lofe he had byn forto haue sene f ilke pappis sowken and
gnawyn wytA styukyng wormys fat he befor dyd sowke, and had
his fode ful swete. Loth had hym ben to see f os swete lyppys 28
haue byn turned to styngkyng careyne fat he ful swetly had
kyssyd befor. Lof had he ben forto haue seen fat fayr face of
hys modyr to rotte of er to stynke fat made hym to lagh, when he
lokyd f erou. Lof had he ben forto haue seen f os swete and 32
qwyte hondys haue ben turnyd ynto fulthe and corrupcyon fat so
ofte worschipet hym, and waschet hym, and mad hym clene of
corupcyon. Lof had he byn forto haue seyn fos armys rotte away
by f e ioyntys fat soo oft clyppyd hym for gret loue, and beryn 36
hym aboute to comfort hym, when he wepyd. Lofe had he byn
1 condicion C. conducyon G. 2 seche C. suche G.

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forto haue seen wormes and grubbes wale we || yn fat blessyd full 129 b
wombe yn fe whech he lay and turnyd hym ix monyths. Thus
for he bade }>e chyld worschip Ipe modyr, he toke his modyr from
4 all f is fulf e, and broght hur f edi/r as scho schal be in l euerlastyng
clennes and p^rpetuall worschip.

Sayrct Elisabeth of Spayne yn hur reuelacyon tellyf how scho
saw a towmbe and a gret ly^t about hit, and as hit wer a fay re
8 woman yn f e towmbe, and angels stowdyng al aboute, and sone
aftyr scho was takyn up wyth angels of f e tombe. And ]>er come
f edyr from Heuen a glorias man beryng yn his bond a syngne of
fe crosse, and gret multitude of angels, and olper sayntys wyth

12 hym, and soo token fys woman ynto Heuen. Then Eliijabet
askyd an angyll fat scho spake wyth, what f ys myght be. pen
sayde f e angyll : ' God haf e schowet f e how our lady was taken
ynto Heuen, yn body and in soule.' pws clerkys preven how our

16 lady was assuwpted bodely ynto Heuen.

Wherfor I red of a clerke fat louyd oure lady and wold yche
day grete hur wyth Ipe v ioyea fat scho had of hur sonne yn erf e.
But when he schuld dye, he was adred of Godys dome, and qwakyt

20 for fere, pen come oure lady to hym, and cowifortet hym, and
sayde f us : 'My dere seruand, be not aferd; but for fou hast
gladyd me ofte rehersyng to me J>e ioyes j?at I had of my son yn
erj>e, wherfor J>ou schalt goo wyth me ynto J>e ioy )>at eu«r schal

24 laste.'

Narracio.

I rede of a woman j?at greuysly was tewptyd \vyih Ipe fende, so
fat ofte-tyme he com to hur yn lyknes of a man and spake to hur.

28 Then scho soght al }?e remedy J?at any man coufe teche hir, forto
dryue hym away wyth holy watyr and olper holy wordys, but al
gaynet not. pen jede scho to an holy ermet forto haue cownsell ;
fen taght he hur to say fus : ' Saynt Mary, helpe me ! ' So,

82 when f e fende come agayne to hur, scho huld vp hur hondys and
sayde : ' Saynt Mary, helpe me ! ' and anon f e fend was aferd, and
starte on bakke, and sayde : ' An euol || deuyl goo ynto his mowth 130 a
fat fe fat taght.' And so scho was deliuerd of fe fend for

36 euermor.

1 in inserted above the line.

53. De Assumpcione Beate Marie 227

Narracio.

A Ive set his son to a scole among o]>er cristyn chyldyr. And
soo, on Estyr-day, when olper chyldyr went to be howsyld, he for
felyschip went wyth horn thidyr. And when f e masse was done, 4 J\|/~
and f es pepull schuld be howsyld, fys child sagh a fayre lady
stond at f e auter and reched yche man hys howsyl. Then he
among other childyr toke howsyle at f ys lady hond, and soo jode
home. But for he had ben long out, his fadyr askyd hym wher he 8
had byn. pen was he adred, and durst not say but soth, and told
all how he had ben at f e chirch, and was howsyld vryth olper.
Then was hys fadyr so wod wrofe, fat he cast fys child yn
a brennyng hote oue fat was bysyde, and soo stoppyd hym ferin 12
yn hope to haue brent hym to colus. Then was fe modyr soo sory
for hure schylde and rerut suche a cry, fat mony cristyn men
comyn yn to wytte what hur was. pen sayde scho how hur
husbond had brent her chyld yn f e hote oue. Then fay vndedyn 16
fe oue-mowfe, and segh f e chyld syttyng all hole playyng wytA
f e leem of f e fyre. And when he was takyn out, thay askyd how
he was sauet yn fe oue. And he sayde how fat fayre lady fat
stode on f e hye auter and $af hym hys howsyll, scho com to hym 20
yn fe oue, and saued hym from fe fyre \vyih her mantell-lappe
about hym.

Now knele we all adowne, and pray we to our lady fat scho wyll
helpe vs yn oure nede, fat we may haue f e blysse fat hur son 24
boght vs to. Amen.
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54.

IN DIE ASSUMPC/ONIS BEATE MARIE S##MO
BREUIS.

Good men and woymen, f ys day ys an hygh day and an hygh 28
fest yn all holy chyrch, f e heghest fat ys of our lady. For fys
day, as holy chyrch makyth mencyon, Crist, Goddys Sonne of
Heuen, and our one lady dere sonne, fat was borne of hur blessyd
130 b body and fosterd wyth hur brestys, f ys day haf e || taken vp our 32
lady yn body and in sowle ynto Heuen, and set hur by hym yn
hys trone, and crowned hur qwene of Heuen, and emperice of helle,

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and lady of al f e world. Wherfor f ys day al f e angels comyn

byfor hur, doyng to hur al f e reuerens and seruyce fat fay cowf e,

as fay owdyn to do to hor qwene and hor Lordys modyr. This

4 dey also f e seyntys fat wern yn Heuen comyn wytA, processyon

a^eynes hur, beryng rosys and lylius of paradise yn tokenyng fat

scho ys flowre of woymen and lylly of virgyns, and so dyddyn

vmage to hure. Thus al fe angels and fe seyntys yn Heuen

8 wern so gretly ioyet of hur come, fat fay madyn all f e myrthe

and melody fat fay cowf e, al yn honowur and worschyp of hur.

Then, for holy chyrch makyf e melody fys day of fys holy lady1,
and redyf and syngyth bysyly of hur worschip, mony han meruayl

12 qwhy f e gospell of fys day makyth no mencyon of hur, but only
of too sustyrs, Martha and Mari, hur sustyr, and sayth fus:
' Ihesus entret ynto a castell, and a woman fat was cald Martha
fat toke hym ynto hur hows, pe wheche had a sustyr fat was

16 cald Maria fat sate at Cristys fote, and herd f e wordys fat come
out of hys mof e. Then, for Martha was besy forto s^rue Crist
and f os fat come wytA hym, scho stode and sayde to Crist : " Syr,
say to my sustyr fat sco ryse and helpe me." Then Cryst vnsward

20 and sayd : " Martha, Martha, f ou art besy and art trowbult about
mony thyngus2, whyll fat on ys necessary: Mary hath chosyn fe
best part fat schall not be takyn from hur." ' Thes byn f e wordes
of fe gospell of fys day, and here ys no mewcyon of our lady

24 bysemyng to mony mennys vndyrstondyng.

But fay fat wyll rede fat Seynt Ancelme sayf e f m>f, fay schull
se well fat fys gospell partaynyth all to our lady and to f e lyfyng
of hur. Scho was f e castell fat Ihesu entred into ; for ryght as

28 a castell hath dyuerse propyrtyes fat longyth to a castell fat
schall be byge and strong, ryght so had our lady 3 dyu«rse uertues
fat made hur abolle befor all woymen forto receyue Cryst. For
f eras woymen byn frele and febull, || and eth to be ouercomyn, our 131 a

32 lady was strong as a castell, and a5eynestode f e saute of f e fyndes
engynes ; and put hym of at al. For ryght as a castell hath a depe
dych yn strengyth of hyt, soo hath our lady a dyche of inekenes so
depe downe ynto f e erf e of hur hert, fat f er myght neuer no mon

36 go oner hit. Scho passyd all yn u^rtu of mekenes, wherfor God

1 MS. lay.

2 thyngus C. om. G.

* MS. ladyes.

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chose hur to be modyr to his sonne befor all of er woymen. Herto

echo hurselfe beryf wytnes and sayth : ' Quia respexit, &c. For

God byhelde f e mekenes of his owne maydyn, f erfor all generacyon

schall blesse me.' Thys dych also, yf hyt be full of watyr, hyt ys 4 ~ (p

f e mor strewgyr to f e castell ; f ys watyr ys compassyon fat a man

haf e for his owne gylt ofer for any ofer monnys deses. This ^ft

watyr had cure lady, when scho wepte for hur sonnys passyon and

for his deth so moch, fat when scho hade wepte all f e watyr fat 8

was yn hur een, scho wepte blode ouer this dyche, lyke a draw-

bryge fat schall be drawen vp a^eynys enmys, and lete downe f e

frendys fat wyl kepe fys castell. By fys bryge }e schull vndyr-

stond discret1 obedyens. For ryght as a man schall not lette 12

downe the bryge to his enmy, f agh he be bedyn, ryght so a man

schall not do nothyng for no byddyng fat wyll lette yn f e fende

to his soule. But when he ys bedyn do fat ys spedeful to his sowle,

fen schall he lette downe f e bryge 2 of obediens, and fen f e 16

sandyr, f e bettyr and f e buxom to hym.

Thus dyd oure lady ; when Gabryell f e angyll come to hur, and
spake to hur of f e concepcyon of hur sonne, scho lette not downe
f e bryge anon, tyll scho knew well fat he was frend and non enmy, 20
and how scho schuld conceyue and be maydyn, and so kepte fe
vow of chastyte fat scho had made befor. So, when scho herd f ys,
anon scho lette downe f e brige of obediens and sayde f us : ' Ecce
ancilla Domini. Lo, here Goddys owne maydyn ; be hit don to 24
131 b me aftyr f i worde.' Thys || castell ys dowbull-wald : a forfer fat ys
lowyr, and a hyndyr fat ys heghyr. pe forthyr bytokenyth
wedloke; for scho was a wyfe to Joseph, ellis fe lewys woldyn
haue stenet hur as a lechonre, yf ho had conceyuyd out of wedloke. 28
Alsoo fe forf er wall bytokenyth pacience, f e hyndyr bytokenyth
virginite, fat ys, maydenhode; for maydenhode ys lytyll helpe
wyt&, but yf hyt be strongyt wyth pacience. For a mayden ys
lytyll worf e fat con nothyng suffyre of p^rsecucyon ne of deses, 32
but scho playne ; and ys a claterer, a ianguler, a flyter, a curser,
a swerer, and a skold of hur mowf e. This defendyth not mayden-
hode, but 8 rayf er castyth hit downe. Wherfor a mayden most be
of lytyll wordys, and loke fat scho speke by honeste and worschyp 35

1 discret C. disgret G. 2 MS. byge. 3 but H. bot C. hut G.

230 54. In Die Assumpcionis Beate Marie

to hur person; for hyt ys an old Englysch sawe1: 'A mayde
schuld be seen, but not herd/ This uertu had our lady ; for Seynt
Barnard seyf e : rede al f e gospels ouer, and f ou scha[l]t not fynd
4 fat our lady in alle hyr lyfe spak 2 non oftyr but foure syf es, ons
to Gabryell, the secunde to Ely5abeth, f e fryd to her sonne yn fe
tempyll, f e fourf e at f e wedclyng yn the Cane of Galyle. pus
most f e wall of pacience defende f e wall of maydenhode.
8 This wall, fat ys f e ordyr of maydenhod, ys passyng hegh ; for
feras hit ys well kepte, hit ys herre fen wedloke, hit ys her fen
wedowhod, and hath worschip yn Heuen passyng all of er. This
wall kepyth our lady ; for scho was clene maydyn, bof e by fre

12 wyll and by a vow. And 3et scho had a degre passyng al maydens
fat euer werne o]>er euer schall be, for scho was maydyn and
modyr. Yn ]>ys wall ys a $ate fat bytokenyf e fayf e ; for ryjt as
hyt ys ynpossybull for a man to goo ynto a castell f rogh f e hoole

16 wall, ryght soo hit ys ynpossybull for any mon forto pies God
wytAout faythe. This fayth hade our lady passywg all of er ; for
f eras, hit was semyng forto be ynpossybull fat scho schuld con-
ceyue wytAout || cowpule of man — for hit was neuer befor seen — 132 a

20 scho by techywg and ynformacyon of f»e angyll, scho beleuyd, and
BOO com Cryst, and entyrd by J>ys }ate of byleue ynto J»ys castell,
fat ys, ynto }>e body of our lady. This 5eate had a toure aboven
J?at bytokenyth charyte, hit ys aboue al uertues. pys uertu

24 had our. lady and :jet hath ; for ry^t as men and woymen and
childyrn fleyn ynto a castell for drede of enmys, to haue socoure,
so all men and woymen fleon to oure lady for socoure in all hor
deses, yn so moch fat fe lest chyld fat con speke, anon as he ys

28 aferd, he cryf e : ' Lady, lady ! ' pus ys scho socour to all, bof e
old and ijeong, rych and pore, seke and hole. The capteu of f is
castell ys fe Holy Gost, and the sowdyours holy angels fat
walkyth vtyih hur day and nyght, forto kepe hur safe yn yche

32 way. In fys castell byn too susturs, Martha and Maria; but
Martha, scho receyued Crist ynto hur howse, and was besy forto
smie hym and fos fat come wyth hym, Mary sat at Grists fete,
and hade gret lust to here fe wordys of hys mowf e.

36 By fes too sustyrs holy chyrch vndyrstondyth too maner of
lyuyng of man, fat on ys actyf, fat ofer ys contemplatyf. Actyf
1 sawe H. seyde C. om. G. 3 in alle hyr lyfe spak C. om. G.

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yn besynes of f e world f e whech may not be wythout trowbull
and gret bysynes. But hit schall be done only for God sake, and
forto haue wherwyth a mon may receyue pore, and jeue fat horn
nedyth mete and dryng, and clof yrig, and herbar 1, and helpe f e 4
seke, and vysed horn fat be in 2 prison, and bury f e dede. pys ys
vndyrstond by Martha. By Mary je schull vndyrstond Ipe con-
templatyf fat lyf e to men of holy chirch fat schuld voyde from
horn, yn all f 6tt fay mowe, al maner wor[l]dely bysynes, and jyue 8
hom all to spmtfuall occupacyon ; fat ys, to redyng and to prayyng,
to wrytyng and to contemplacyon. And jet f agh fay lyue fas
perfytly, jet ben f er couetowse men fat sayn fat hit ys lost all fat
men of holy chyrch hauen ; for hit ys semyng to hom fat fay do 12
no good, but playen hom. And fogh men of f e world playne f us,
132 b hit ys no wondyr 3; for Saynt || Austyn uayfe fat all f e world ys
holy chyrch. And jet fe world, fat is wordely men, hatyf holy
chyrch ; but euer Cryst vnsweryth for hom, and ys hor avoket, 16
and wol all f e tyme .fat fay lyuen yn pees and rest wytfc homself.
But now se we how our lady fulfyllyth bof e f es lyues.

Scho was furst Martha ; for f eras Martha was bysy forto receyue
Crist ynto hur houce 4, was Mary receyuyng hym ynto hur owne 20
body and feryn was ix monefs; and feras echo fedde pore vjyih , £-""
mete and dryng, scho fedde Crist hurselfe wytA, hur hondys,
and af hym dryng wytA. hur owne brestys. And when he was
nakyd, echo klofyd hym, as norses don. And when he was seke 24
for by kynd of youf e, scho com to hym, and v[y]sytut hyrn, and
wossche5 hym and his klofis, and beddut hys bed, and lay hym
feryn. And when he was bowndyn hondys and fote wyth his
swef eles, and was as a presynner, scho come to hym, and toke hym 28
vp, and vnbond hym, and so losed hym of his bondes, and helet
hys sores wyth mylke of hur pappys. And when he was dede,
scho helpe forto bury hym and to lay hym yn hys towmbe ; and
f us scho fulfylled f e offyce of Martha, performyng f e seuen werkys 32
of mercy. And jet scho was oft ytrowbuld hard 6 f erwyth, for hyt
was gret trowbelyng to hur hert, when scho was so porsuet, fat
scho most nedely take hur jong sonne, and bere hym out of hur

1 herbar C. herbe G. * be in C. byn &.

3 wondyr] wodyr G. wondur C. 4 houce C. ho 0.

5 wossche C. worschyp G. 6 hard] the r is inserted above the line.

232 54. In Die Assumpcionis Beate Marie

owne hows and her her, and goo fer out of centre ynto anof er lond

fat was full of mawmetes, and f eras scho knew no mon. Scho

was also gretly trowbuld, when scho saw hur sonne taken, and

4 beten, and bofetut, and doon nakyd, and soo betyn w?/U scowrges,

fat his body fat was white as any mylke, aftyr hyt was all red

blode, and aftyr was nayled to fe crosse bond and fote, and soo

idon to deth befor hur owne blessyd een. pys was to hur a gret

8 trowbull ; f us was scho actyf.

Sho was also contemplatyf ; for as fe gospell telly th fat scho
;af so gret diligens to hur sonneys worde, and forto here hys
prchyng, fat scho bare yn hur hert al hur lyfe-tyme a%r, and f e

12 techyng1 of Cryst from fe tyme fat he2 was borne yn||to fe tyme 133 a
fat he steut ynto Heuen, in so moch fat scho taght f e euangelystys
much fat fay wrytton, and namely Seynt Luke ; for all fat he
wrot negh-hond he lurnyd at hure. pus scheo 3 fullut f e lyfe of

16 Mary ; and for hit was f e bettyr, aftyr fat hur sonne was steuet
ynto Heuen, scho laft all hur bysynes, and $af hurre all to con-
templacyon vnto fe tyme fat hur sowne fatte hur out4 of fis
world. This, good men and woymen, 36 fat con vndyrstond, 50

20 may se fat f ys gospell of f ys day ys couenably red yn holy
chyrch.

Then schull $e know fat scho had v specyall ioys of hur sonne
here yn erf e, f e whech gladyth hur moch, when fay byn rehersyd

24 to hur. But nowe scho hath vij speciall yn Heuen f e wheche
scho schowet to Seynt Thomas of Caunturbury, and bade hym gret
hur wyth horn on f ys wyse, behetyng hym for certeyne fat all f o
fat B deuowtly yche day gret hur wytA f es seuen ioyes, he schall

28 see hur here yn hys body, er fat he dey ; and scho wyll bryng his
soule f idyr, as hit schall come to f e ioy for euer.

pen schull y say wyth mynd and deuocyon:
Be glad and blyf e, qwene of blys, )

32 For f i ioy passyng is } In Heuen court and halle-

In fat court 50 haue no pere )

Of ioye and blysse and gentyll cherej Saue 1* Lorde of alle'

1 techyng C. tochyng G.
* scheo C. om. G.

6 ]>at C.

2 he C. scho G.
* out inserted above the line.

54. In Die Assumpcionis Eeaie Marie

Be glad and blyf, swete as creme ]

Bryghtyr fen f e sonne beme When scho J8 most schene.

233

Ine chere of you ys so biyjt )

That all Heuen hit makyf e lyght } And s^ni?8 a11 bedene'

Be glad, my lady, and so :je mow
Forto seen all bow

All you louton and don honowr,
Thus yn Heuen 50 haue f e flowr

Be glad and blyf e, swete f yng,
per 56 byn qwene, [j]our sowne is !

133 b Whateuer hit be, 50 prayen forre
'Modyr/ he sayfe, 'and qwene
Icorre,

Be glad and blyf, lady fre,
Sittyng by f e Trinite

Full of ioy and full of grace,
God haf e made f er f i place,

Be glad and blyf e yn al wyse,
For all fat done you smiyse

Thi sonne ys gent, and dofe hym'
And byddyf e horn all loue f e

I To you fat byn yn blysse.
Next to God iwysse.

Syttyng yn hys trone.

I graunt wol your bone/

In blod and flesche yfere.
I As to hys modyr dere.

Full wele ys qwyt hor mede.

And he will be at hor nede.

Be glad and blyfa, qwene of Heuen,)

For f es ioys all seuen } Neuer schul

Well ys you fat ;e wer bore,
Thus to ioye for euermore

Now, swete lady, I you pray
Helpe vs at oure endyng-day

And graunt vs alle suche myght
Of you forto haue a syght,

56 misse.

[ Wyth f e he5e kyng of blysse.
I And scheld us from f e fende.
I Or fat we hef en wende.

16

20

28

is inserted above the line,

234 54. In Die As&umpcionis Beate Marie

Narracio.

I rede of a clerke fat louyd our lady moch ; and for he redde

of her bewte, he had a gret lust .forto se hur. Then prayde he

4 blyf e fat he most se hur ones, or he dyet. pen, at f e last, come

an angyll to hym and sayde : ' Syr, for fou seruyst our lady welle

to pay, scho wyll fat fou haue f i prayer. But yf f ow see hur yn

f j/s world, fou most lese f yn een-syght ; for f e ly$t and f e clerte

8 of hur ys soo bryght, fat f yn een mow not ber f e syght f «rof/

Then sayde he : ' Syr, I vouchesaf wele, so fat I may se hur/ pen

sayde f e angyll : ' Come suche a day to fat plas, and f er fou

schalt se hur/ Then was he wondyr fayne and glad of fat ioyfull

12 sight; but fen he befoght hym, how he schuld do when he wer
blynd. pen sayde he to hymselfe : ' I wyll hyde f e toon ee, and
loke \\*y(h myne || ofir ee, so fat f ogh fat on ee be blynd, I schall 134 a
se wyth fat of er/ Thus, when he come to f e place, he layde f e

16 toon hond on f e toon ee, and lokyd forth wyth fat of er. So come
our lady, and Echowet hur to hym ; and when scho had soo don,
echo went hur way. And when scho was passyd, he toke away
his hond from his ee, and fen was he blynd on fat on ee, and

20 my5t loke wele wyth f e tof er. Then was he so ioyfull of fat syght,
fat no man my3t telle f e ioy fat he hadde yn his hert f erof. pus,
for he was soo ioyet of fat on syght, hym f oght fat he schuld deye,
but yf he had anofer syght of hur. Then prayde he bysyly day

24 and nyght fat he most se hur eftsones. pen come f e angyll a^eyne,
and sayde : ' pou art blynd on fat on ee, and yf f ou se hur efte-
sone, fen most f ou be blynd on fat of er.' Then sayde he : ' Syr,
I vouchsaf so fat I may se hur/ pen sayde f e angyll : ' Come

28 a^eyne such a day to f e same styd, and f er fou schalt se hur/
So, when he was comyn, our lady aperut to hym ; and when he
had lokyd on hur a while, fen scho spake to hym and sayde : ' My
dere emiant, when f on dyddyst se me last, f ow loste f e toon ee ;

82 how wylt fou do now, and fou lese f yn of er ee 1 ' Then sayde he :
' My dere lady, f agh I had a thowsand een, I vouchsaf forto lese
horn forto haue fat ioyfull syght fat I haue of you/ Then sayde
oure lady : ' For fou hast so gret lykyng yn f e syght of me,

36 I woll not bereve f e of f i syght, but se now wyth bof e f yn een,
as fou dyddyst byfor ; ' and soo went hur way. Then f is clerke
anon sygh wyth bof e his een bettyr feu euer he dyd before.

54. In Die Asmmpcionis Beate Marie 235

Now knele 56 adowne, and pray 30 to fys blessyd qwene of
Heuen fat scho will so pray for you to hur blessyd sonne, fat 30
may worschip hur so yn erfe, fat 36 may haue f e kyndom fat
scho ys yn. Amen. 4

55.

134 b DE FESTO SANCTI BARTHOLOMEW ET Eitft?

FESTIUITATE.

Goode men and woymen, suche a day }e schull haue Seynt
Bartholomews day fat ys Godys holy apostoll. Wherfor je schull 8
fast his euen, and com on fe morow to fe chirch, and worschip
God and his holy apostull. pen schull 30 know fat Bartholomew
ys yn Lateyne ' Bartholomeus ; et interpretatur : films suspendentis
aquas, siue filius suspendentis me/ This Bartholomew ys vndyr- 12
stond yn Englysche : pe sone of hongyng vp watyrs of er hongyng
vp me.

Then, as 36 knowef e wel, God ys he fat hongyth vp watyrs too
ways. On ys, when he holdyth vp clowdys yn fe fyrmament, tyll 16
lie se tyme forto lette horn falle, and reynyfe wher hym lust.
Anof er way he hongyf e vp watyr, when a man of er woman ys
sory ofer contryte for hys synne, fat he wepyfe for hys gylt
byttyrly. Then God takyth f es teres, and hongyfe horn yn f e 20
halle of Heuen, fat all f e seyntys mow haue syght of horn yn gret
ioye to all f e angels fat f er byn. For hit ys gret ioye to all fat
byn yn Heuen, when fay seen man or woman fat myesedofe,
turne and leue hor synne, wepyng for cor&trycyon. Wherfor on 24
teer of a man ofer woman fat wepyth yn f ?/s maner, hit qwenchyf e
fe brennyng fyre of hell fat was ordeynt to hym. Of fys teer
f us sayf e Ion Grisostome : ' O f on teer, fat art mekely lette yn
oryson, f y myght ys soo gret, fat f on gos ynto Heuen vp to 28
Goddys trone wythout any warnyng, and takes f e worde of f e
iuges mowth, makyng hym forto turne his dome ynto saluac^on,
f eras he most befor haue spoken hit ynto dampnacs/on, and f er f ou
makyst f yn accusers, f e fendes, dombe, so fat fay haue nof yng 32
to lay a^eynys f e. And also f er f ou qwenchyst f e fyre of hell
fat f e fendys haden redy bed a3eyns f y co/wmyng, and f us f ow
1 MS. Bratholomei.

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55. De Fedo Sancti Bartholomei

paynyst f e deuyll wors fen he myglit han 1 paynyd f e/ Thus God
hongyth vp watyr. pen, for Bertholomew was Goddys sonne, as
all byn fat smtyn hym devowtly, he was hongyt || vp yn f re 135 a
4 wysys : yn deuot oreson, yn faythfull monycion, and suffryng of
gret passyon.

He was hongyt vp yn deuout oryson ; for al fat he sayde wytA
his mowf e, he spake wykh hys hert, so fat yn all hys orysons his
8 hert was hongyd vp to God, as f e prist byddyth f e pepull yn his
masse, when he sayth : ' Sursum corda/ that ys : ' Haue vp your
hertys to Godd/ and fay vnsward ajeyne : 'Habemus ad 'Dominum'
' we haue to God.' Thus hadde f ys holy seynt his hert hougyd vp

12 to God. Soo for fat gret deuocyon fat he had yn hys orysons,
ych day he knelud an hundyrd syfis to God, and an hundyrd
sythes yn f e nyght. But for he schuld not be wery of hys gret
trauayle, God made angels to sewen hym, forto kepe hym and to

J 6 comfort hym, fat he schuld not be wery. pws was he hongyd vp
by holy orysons.

He was also hongyt vp by fayf efull monycyon ; for he jaf hym
so gret power ouer fendes, fat he by his monycyon, fat ys, by his

20 cowmawndement, he suspendyt horn of hor pouer fat fay haddyn
yn Cristys creatures, bof e man and woman, and of er mawmetes.
Of f ys we redyn how fat Bartholomew com ynto f e lond of Inde,
and jede ynto a tempill f er was yn a mawmet fat was cald

24 Astaroth, fat ys, an ymage made of golde, or of syluyr, or ston,
or of tre by monnys hondys, and sette vp yn fe temple. Then
a fende went ynto fys ymage, and oft wold speke to horn fat
dyddyn hyt worschip, so fat by such betroylyng of fals wordy s he

28 made f e pepull to beleue fat he was hor God, and non of er. And
jet, forto make horn to haue fe more beleue yn hym, he made
mony croke, seke, halt, and blynd, defe, and dombe, and mony
of er wayes seke. And he wold bydde bryng horn to hym ; and

32 when fay weron broght to hym, he lowset horn of hor sekenes fat
he layde on horn, and so semyng to horn fat fay were helyt by
hym. But by f e sekenes fat God send on any mon, fat he myght
not hele, by no craft fat he cowf e do. pen was f is tempull full

36 of seke pepull 2, broght forto haue byn heelyd of hor God. But

1 han C. om. G.

3 pepull] pull G. peple H. folke C.

55. De Febto Sancti Bartholomei 237

from f e tyme fat Bartholomew com ynto f e tempull, he suspendyt
IS 5 b vp so his power, fat he myjt || not hele no mon of horn.

Wherfor fay $eodyn to anofer tempull feras anofer mawmet
was, and askyt hym why fat hor God $af horn non vnswar, ne helut 4
noii of hor seke men. pen vnsward he and sayde, for Godys holy
apostull Bartholomew1 was comyn ynto hor tempull, and had
bondon hor God so sore wyih brennyng chaynys, fat he myght
not, ne dyrst, speke no worde, and told horn f e feture of Saynt 8
Bartholomew, and sayde for sof e fat Bartholomew knew and herd
yche word fat he spake to horn, by reuelacyon of an angyll, fat
told hym, and sayde : ' Yf 56 scene hym, and he vvyll, he may
schow hym to you ; and yf he wyll not, 50 schull not fynd hym 12
tyll hys owne lykyng.' pen ^eodyn fay a^eyne home, and soghtyn
hym, and myght not fynde hym, by no waye. Then, as Bartho-
lomew walkyd amonge fe folke, a wodde man fat had a fend
\vyihjn hym crj et to Bartholomew and sayde : ' Bartholomew, 16
Goddys apostull, thy holy prayer brennyth me sore.' Then
vnsward he and sayde : * Holde f i pes ; but f ou fende goo out of
fat man ! ' And anon f e fende wyih fat worde lafte hym, and he
was hoole anon. 20

Then hadde f e kyng of f e cyte a doghtyr fat was wode and
bowndyn wyih chaynes, for harine fat scho wold do to horn fat
scho myght euer rechyn. And when f e kyng herd of f ys wode
man, how he was helut, anon he send to Bartholomew, prayng 24
hym to come to hele hys doghtyr ; and so he dyd. And when he
hadde don soo, he pr^chet so f e kyng fat he 2 turned to f e fayf e,
so fat he co7/imawndyt to drawe downe f e mawmttes fat wern yn
f e tempull. pen went men, and kyst ropys abowt f e nekkes of 28
hore goddys, and woldyn haue drawen hem downe, but fay myijt
not sturre horn for f e fynd fat was yn horn. Then commawndyt
Bartholomew f e fend forto goo out of f e ymages, and all topwine
horn to poudyr. pen, for f e tempull was full of seke pepull, he 32
prayde to God fat fay most haue hele ; and anon fay wern all
hoole. Soo f ervtyth come fer an angyll of Heuen yn syght of
horn all, so bryjt fat all f e pepull schone of hym, and flogh about
136 a fe tempull, || and yn foure partys made a sygne of fe crosse wyth 36

1 Bartholomew] lo is inserted above the line,

2 >at he C. om. O.

238

55. De Festo Sancti Bartholomei

hys fyngyr yn f e walle, and sayde f us to f e tempull : ' Ryght as
all you ben helet of your sekenes, ryght so schull f ys tempull be
clansyd of all fyllfe of mawmetry and of fe fendeys craft and
4 power. But furst I wyll schow you f e same fende fat 50 haue
worschepyt and holdyn as for your God.'

Then f e fende aperyd yn syght of all fe pepull lyke a man of
Inde, blak altogedyr as pich, wyth a scharpe nase and a lodely
8 face, wyth a berde downe to his fete, blake as soote, wyth een
brennyng as dofe yern yn fe fyre spaiklyng on yche syde, and
blowyng out of hys mowth flamys of brennywg fure, wyth hys
hondys bownden byhynde hym wyth chaynys brennywg. Then

12 sayde fe angyll: 'Lo, fys ys he fat 56 haue called your god!'
But for f e pepull was afrayde of hym, he bade horn make l a sygne
of f e crosse yn hor forhede and haue no drede. Then, yn syght
of horn alle, f e augyll vnbonde f ys fynde, and bade hym goo f eras

16 was non accesse of man ne best, and be fer tyll fe day of dome.
pen2 went he forth wyth gret waylyng, and fe angyll flogh vp
ynto Heuen yn syght of all f e pepull. Then was f e kyng and his
wyfe wyth all f e pepull turnyd to fe fayth and folowet of Saynt

20 Bartholomew. \)us was Bartholomew hongyt vp by fayf full
monycyon ; for he so suspendyt f e fendys power, fat he nof er
myght ne dirst do nothyng but at hys suffryng and byddyng.
He was also hongyt vp by suffryng of gret passion. For when

24 fe byschoppys of f e tempull seen all f e pepull go to Cristes fayth
and leue f e fendys mawmetry, fen 5eode fay to a 3 cyte bysydys
f eras was a kyng fat hette Astragesse, and was brofer to fe kyng
Pollymyvs, and playnet to hym, wepyng sore and sayde fat f er was

28 a man comon to horn fat was callyd Bartholomew, fe whech had

so turnyd hys brofer || and all f e pepull to criston fayth, fat fay 136 b
settyn noght by hor goddys, but hadon drawen horn downe, and
brusset horn ynto powdyr, and soo was hor tempull to Crist

32 yhalowet fat was don on f e crosse ; and so prayde hym for helpe
and socour. Then fys kyng anon send a fowsand armet men
aftyr Bertholomew ; and when he com befor hym, he askyt hym
why he had turnet his brof er from f e fayth, and made hym to

36 beleue on a ded man fat was hongyt and slayne on fe crosse.

1 make C. made G. 2 )>en inserted above the line.

3 a C. om, G.

55. De Festo Sancti Bartholomei 239

Then sayde Bartholomew : * I haue bondyn f e fynde fat f i brof 0r
huld for his god, and schowyt hym to hym ; and yf f ou wolt do
soo -Myth my God, I will beleue as f ou dos, and ellys not/ Then
cowmawndyt f ys kyng forto hong f ?/s Bartholomew on f e crosse 4
and turment hym per long. And when he was turmentyd on f e
crosse, he made to take hym downe and sle hym alltogedyr. And
when he was all sleyn, fen he made forto smyte of his hedde;
and when he was dede, crysten men comyn and buryet hym wyth 8
fe reuerence fat fay cowf e. Thus was Bartholomew hongyt vp
yn gret passyon suffryng.

We redyn yn 'Gestus of Romauns' fat when fe Empmmr
Fredwyk had destryet a gret cyte \er was yn a chefe chyrch of 12
Saynt Bartholomew and of er moo of holy sayntys, a good holy
man com by fat cyte and sygh a gret company of men stondyng,
al clade * wytA white, and cownselyng togedyr. And for f ys mon
had gret wondyr of horn, he askyt on of horn what men fay wern, 16
and what was hor cownsell. Then sayde he, how he was Seynt
Bartholomew and ofer seyntys fat hadyn chirches yn fat cyte
destryet, and fer token hor cownsell, what fay myght do wyth
fat Empm>ur fat had don horn fat vilony and harme. And now 20
fay han takyn full pwrpos fat f e Emperour schall comme anon
befor God, to make an vnswar of fys mysdede. And soo anon
f e Emperour deyd on a fowle deth 2, and was dampnyd ynto helle
for ever. 24

Narracio. f -7

We redyn yn f e lyfe of Saynt Gowdelake fat fyrst ynhabit
Crowland yn fe fennys. And for fe forme day fat he come
f \&yr was Bartholomew day, he prayde f ys holy apostoll to be his 2&-
137 a patron and his socour || aijeynys wykyt spyrytys fat wonet yn fat
wyld place ; for fat place was nomet and callyd f e abytac£/on of
fendes f rogh all f e centre. Wherfor yche mon was aferd forto
comme f ydyr, and no mon durst dwell fer, 3 for drede of hem. 82
Then 3 forto dryue hem 4 away, f es fendeus wern so wrof e, fat fay
tokyn f?/s man bodyly, and beryii hym vp ynto fe eyre, and

1 clade] closed H. bkk C. lade &. 2 deth C. day G.

3 for drede of hem. Then H. C. om. G.

4 hem H. om. G. not in C.

240

55. De Festo Sancti Bartholomew

turmentyt hym dyspytwysly mony wayes. At f e last, fay woldyn
haue broght hym to paynys of helle, and when he sygh horn, he
was so sore afryght, fat he had nygh lost hys wytte ; but jet by
4 grace of God he had mynde of Seynt Bartholomew, and fen he
callyd to hym wyth all his myght, besechyng hyin of helpe and
socowr. And * fen anon come Seynt Bartholomew schynyng ferre
bryghtyr fen f e sonne, and spytwysly rebuket f e fendes, and com-
8 mawndyt horn forto bryng hym ajeyne to hys place, soft and fayre,
wythout any harme or deses. Then, when he was broght ajeyne
to hys place, fes fendes madyn a jellyng and a cryyng, fat any
myght be agast forto here hit and saydyra : ' Alias, now we haue

12 lost oure myght and our habitacyon, and now schull go to helle
for euer ynto fe paynes fat euer schall last,' and soo jellyng
jedyn hor way. Then Ipya holy man fonkyt God and Saynt
Bartholomew for f e socowr and f e helpe fat he dyd hym, and was

16 ever redy to hym aftyr yn ych nede, when he callyd to hym.

Herby je may vndyrston[d] fat f ys holy apostoll ys redy to all
fat callyf e to hym wyth full hert. Wherfor f ilke fat ben wont
forto worche on hys evyn aftyr none and on his day aftyr euen-

20 song 2, be horn war, lest f ys holy apostoll suffyr f e fendes forto
haue pouer ou^r hym, and for couetyes of a lytyll werke bryng
horn Jreras fay schull haide be werkyd for eumnoie yn fe payne
of helle. Fro f e wheche payne God and Saynt Bartholomew

24 deliuer vs, yf hyt be hys wyll. Amen.

56.

DE FESTO SANCTI ALKEMU^DI ET Eras SOLEMPNI-
TATE SERM.O BREUIS.

Goode men and woymen, such a day N $e schull haue Seynt
28 Alkmundys day. Therefore3 comyth to fe chirche, forto || wor- 137 b
schip God and Saynt Alkamunde, fe whech ys patron of fys
chyrche. Then schall je know fat patron yn Englysche ys a
defender; wherfor je schul vndyrstond fat ych chirch hath too
32 patrons, on yn erf e and anof er yn Heuen : on forto defende her
from bodyly enmys, and anof er forto defende from gostly enmys.

1 and C. an G. 3 euensong C. ensong G.

8 therefore C. om. G.

56. De Fetto Sancti Alkemundi 241

He fat ys patron yn erf e, ys holdyn forto defende his chirche
from all hor eranyes, nyght and daye, so fat fay don devyne
semes lp eryn, ben not dystrowbult, ne let by no wyse. For yn f e
begynnywg of holy chirch, when summe wern cristen and summed
wern peynones, f e paynones hadyn suche envy to f e crystyn men,
fat, when men wern at fe plogh and at hor o]>er labyrs, fes
payne[n]s comen to horn, and dyddyn horn gret dyspytes and dosesus,
so fat fay durst not goo to hor labyr for drede of horn. And also 8
fay }edon ynto holy chyrche, and dyspoylet fe prystys as fay
wern at hor masse, and kestyn downe f e chales wykh Godys blod,
and token Goddys body and tredon hit vndyr hor fete. And yf
f e cristyn men wern byggyr fen fay, fen fay chalanchet f e prestys, 1*2
and sayden how fe gospell was false and of no fayfe, and f3/s
dyddyn gret deses and gret dysturbans yn holy chyrche. Then
lordes and good gentyls, for loue fat fay haddyn to God, fat token ^j^
on horn to be patrons, fat ys, forto be defenders, yche mon to hys 16
chyrche ; and so wytft strong hond keptyn f e pareschons fat fay p*
5eden yn pees and to hor labour, and kepton so her chyrches, fat
Goddys seruyce was don f eryn wythout dysturbans of any paynews. ^
Wherfor ijeet yn the l lond of Surry ys an vsage fat, when f e 20 IB '
gospell schall be red, anon yche knyght fat ys yn fe chyrche
draweth out his sword, and soo holdyf hit nakyd yn his hond till
138 a hit be don, yn schowyng fat he ys redy for || to feght wytb a man

fat wyll come and chalanch oght fat ys red yn fe gospell, for fat 24
lond ys fast to f e paynens. Thus patrons of holy chirch begywnyf e 2
furst yn erf e.

Holy chyrch haf e also a patron yn Heuen, fat ys f e seynt yn
worschip of f e wheche f e chyrche ys made and halowet. This 28
patron kepte his pareschons, prayng for horn bysyly to God nyght
and daye ; for by hor mayne swynke holy chyrche ys holdon vp
and 3 Goddys seruice f eryn mantaynet. He also takyf e al f e
prayers of Goddys semantes fat byn yn his chyrch, and offerf e 32
horn vp befor f e hygh mageste of God. For ryght as a temporall
lord helpyth and defendyth all fat byn parechons or tenantys,
ryght soo fe saynt fat ys patron of fe chyrche helpyth and
defendyth all fat byn paryschons to hym, and don hym worschyp 36

1 the C. the ge G. 2 begy«nyj>e C. tegonny]>e G.

3 and C. yn G.

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242 56. De Festo Sancti Alkemundi

halowyng his day, and offyrne to hym. Then, how Seynt Alk-
munde was made patrone of f i/s chyrche, now 56 schull here.

pys holy Saynt Alkmunde, as we redyn yn his lyfe, he was

4 kyng of Northhumbyrlond. And for he was yn hys ^outhe of

good maners, and curteyse, and hende, and full of all uertues, fat

all men louyd hym, wherfor he was made kyng, not only for f e

kyndom felle to hym by erytage, but alsoo he was full of grace

8 and alle good f ewes ; herefor all f e pepull made hym kyng. And

)x>gh he wer fws avawnsyt passyng aboue all olper, he was neuer

f e prowdyr of his state, but f e her fat he was avawnset, the lower

he was yn hert, and f e more meke yn all his doyng, thynkyng

12 algates, f e more a man hath, f e more he hath to $eue cowntys of,
and f e more greuesly he schall be apechyt befor God. Wherfor
to horn fat wern meke, he was logh and sympull, and to horn fat
wern rebell, he was styf forto 3eynstond horn yn all hor males.

16 He had algatys gret compassyon to all fat wern yn any dyses ;
and to fe seke and to f e pore he was bof e fadyr and modyr, to
helpe horn and socoure horn to all fat fay haddyn nede to. He was
large of mete and drynke to all fat woldyn aske hit for Goddys

20 sake. He || was devowte yn holy chyrch and susteynyng all fat 138 b
wern servyng feryn ynto f e worschip of God. He had allgatys
a feruent desyre forto dey for f e ryght of God and for defence of
Goddys pepull, and herefor he prayde to God nyght and day.

24 Then wern yn Englond fowre kynges, wherfor fer was al day
gret debate bytwene horn, and muche crystyn blode sched yn
dyucrse parties yn Englond. Then was f er a duke of f e Marche
and Wales, and was a cursyt lyuer, and purse wet fe duke of

28 Wyllschyr and all of er of fat contrey, and destryed horn, and ouer-
rode horn, and so oft-tyme ryfult and pyllet horn so greuysly w«/tA-
out compassyon of any person. Then, for Saynt Alkemuwd had
lordschyp yn fat centre nygh to Wylschyre, by cownsell of his

32 frendes he 5ode f idyr forto kepe his tenantes from hor enmyes.
And when he come fedyr, he jode bytwene fos too dukes, and
asayde yf he myght h[a]ue broght horn to pece, and soo forto haue
savytte gyltles blode vnsched on bof e parties. But f e duke of f e

36 March and all his ost wern soo prowde of homselfe, fat fay wold
not acorde ; wherfor fay settyn a day of batayle besydys a forde
fat was calde Chelmes-forde. Then wern fes men of Wylschyre

56. De Festo Sancti Alkemundi 243

soo adred, what for fay knew fe myght of hor enmyes, and wern
to woke to astond horn. And soo fay come to Saynt Alkmunde
prayng hym of helpe and socoure, and forto stonde wyth horn yn
hor ryght yn f e day of batayle for f e loue of God, and helpe and 4
saluacyon of gyltles pepull. Then was Saynt Alkemimde glad
and fayne ; for he sygh f e day was comen fat he had oft prayde
fore, fat he most dey yn a ryghtwys qwerayll and yn helpe of
Goddys gyltles pepull, and grawntyd horn forto come wytA. good 8
wyll. Soo, when f e day of batayle was comen, }>ay foghtyn so
egurly on eyf er parte, fat bof e dukes wer slayne and moche of er
pepull. And as Saynt Alkmunde faght monly for Goddys pepull,
he was slayne also ; * and so, be Goddys help and f ys holy mannes l, 12
men of Wylschire hadyn f e feelde. Thus, for he sched his blod
139 a and suffurd deth for Goddys loue, he was made an holy || martyr
befor God and all his angels. But 5et, forto schow you how wele
apayde God ys wyth horn }>at feghtyth for his pepull, I telle you 16
f 2/s ensampull.

Narracio. — ]

I rede yn f e lyfe of Saynt Ode, fat was archebyschop of
Cawnturbury, how f e kyng of Englond, Adulston, faght ajeynes 20
curset men fat wern comyn ynto his reme, forto haue destryet
hit ; and as he knyghtly faght a^eynys f e curset men, his swerd
barst fast by f e crosse. And when his swerd was brokyn, he stode
all ascowmfet of hymselfe ; wherfor his enmyes fat befor began 24
to fle, when f ei knewyn 2 f e kynges myschef, fay turnet hertely
a^ayne, and geton lond fast on fe kynges ost. Then, os8 Saynt
Ode was bysydis praywg for f e kyng, he sygh f e kyng all dyscom-
fort for defaute of wepon and callyd to hym and sayde : * "Why 28
stondyst f ou soo styll and hast a swerd by thy syde ; pull hit out,
and feght wy th f yn enmyes, and f ou schalt haue f e victory of ham ! '
Then lokyd f e kyng to his syde, and fond a swerde f eras he wyst
now befor ; and whew he had fat out, God :jaf hym f e victory of 32
horn sone aftyr. Thus God send hym a swerde by myrakyll,
schowyng fat he helpuf e all fat feghtef e yn f e ryght.

Thus Saynt Alkmunde sched his blod, and suffurd dethe for

1 and so be Godctys help and J>ys holy mannes C. by his helt 0.

2 J>ei knewyn C. om. G. 3 os C. om. G.

16 — 2

244 56, De Festo Sancti Alkemundi

Goddys pepull. Wherfor he ys now an holy martyr befor God and
all his angels ; wherfor God schowet mony myrakles yn fat plas
wher his body bledde. But, for enchoson fat Saynt Alkmunde
4 was slayne ferre out of hys contre, his men token his body forth
vryth horn for gret loue fat fay haddyn to hym, and laddyn hym
to fe towne of Lulselle. And as summe sayne, for enchosen fat
lytyll before fer fast by was a gret batayle bytwyx men of
8 Scheropschyre and of Staffordschyre, and moch pepull was fer
slayne of gret and small, and buriet yn fat chyrch-^eorde, f erfor
fay buryet Saynt AlkemuTwle per ; and, as old men tellyth, gret
lyght has ben seen oftyme feras his body lay. But, sone aftyr,

12 for hys frendys foghten fat he lay || not onestly, as fel for suche 139 b
a kyng, Iperfor fay token vp his body, and laddon hit to f e syte of
Derbe, and buryet hym yn a chirche1 at fe towneys ende fe
wheche was called Whytchirch. To fe whech place f e bodyus

16 of gret men wer caryet, and \er buryet as for gret worschip. But
aftyr f e prestys of fat chirche, for too certeyn causys, fay remuet
his towmbe f eras hit now ys to mor worschip and honeste to f ys
holy martyr, wher God hath schewet gret myracles. Soo, when

20 fay remewet his tombe, f er come out so swete a sauore, fat yche
man fat felde hit, knew well fat hit was of no erf ly sauore, but
of gostly sonde by f e myght of God. pe wheche swete sauore
duret longe yn fat chirche, til a reneyed man fat was not worf y

24 to saner hyt, come ynto f e chirche, and fen anon fat sauer sesyd.
This for gret myracles fat God schewet, f erby Saynt Alkmunde
fe nome of his holynes sprad wyde yn mony centres. Wherfor
a qwene of f ys March of Wales fat was cosyn to Saynt Alkmunde

28 let make f ys chirch yn f e worschip of God and Saynt Alkemunde,
and f us he was made patron of f is chirch.

Wherfor }e schull now knele adowne, and pray to fis patron
fat he kepe you yn body and yn sowle from all your enmys, and

32 £oo come to f e blysse fat God boght you to.

1 chirche C. chirchest G.

57. De Natiuitate Beate Marie 245

57.
DE NATIUITATE BEATE MARIE ET Ems

SOLEMPNITATE. , , /

Good men and woymen, such a day N. 56 schull haue an hegh
fest yn holy chyrch fat ys callet f e Natiuyte of our lade, fat ys * Q
yn Englysch, f e byrf e-day of oure lady ; for as fat day scho was
borne of hyr holy modyr, Saynt Anne, yn a blessyd tyme to all
cristyn pepull. Wherfor 30 schull on fe morow come to fe
chyrche, and worschip our lady, and hur holy fadyr, Seynt 8
14O a lohachym, and Saynt Anne hur modyr. For hit ys yn||possybull
to me to telle f e ioy and f e gladnes fat fay haddyn yn hor hertes
fat day, fat fay seen hor child borne for f e wheche fay hadde
twenty 3ere byfore prayde, nyght and day, to God, and dalton 12
moche worldes goode yn almes. And ferfor fay haddyn by
certeyne reuelacy on of God f at scho schuld be holy and * pies God
passyng all of er woymen. And also, by f e byrf e of hur, f e gret
repreues fat fay haddyn suffirde so longe tyme for hur barennes, 16
fen was put away, and from fens forth fay 5eodyn bo[l]dely amonge
of ir of hur lynage wyih worschip and honoure. Thus f e byrthe
of f ys doijtyr gladut f e fadyr, and f e modyr, and all olper neght-
burs about. Wherfor, fore God had ^euyn horn fryte of hur bodies 20
by grace more fen by kynd, all hur neghtburs comow forto comfort
Anne, and callyd hur doghtyr Mary; for so bad fe angyll er fat
scho was getyn.

Then schull 50 know well fat holy chyrch halowf e only f e 24
byrthe-dayes fat bene on of oure Lord Ihesu Cryst, and of oure
lady, and of Saynt Ion f e Baptyst, schowyng opynly fat yche man,
and woman, and chyld fat schall be sauet, he mote be fries borne :
fyrst of his modyr wyih f rowes and wepyng, and efte out of synne 28
vryih watyr waschyng, and f e f ryt tyme out of f ys world to ioy
passyng. The forme is tokened2 by fe byrth of our lady, fe
secunde by Saynt Ion f e Baptyst fat was a folower, and f e f rytte
by oure Lord Ihesu. Cryst. For yn his byrthe was gret myrthe 32
seen and herde. But fogh a woman by Goddys sentence here hur

1 and inserted above the line. 2 is tokened C. bytokenyth G.

246 57. De Natiuitate Beate Marie

childyr wyth so gret penance, fat hit is wondyr fat scho ys not
all tobroken and braydon lymemal1 yn hur burthe-tyme, neuerfe-
lesse I may haue full beleue fat Saynt Anne was 3eesyt of fat
4 penawnce yn gret part yn beryng of hur doghtyr ; for scho was
halo wet yn hyr wombe, and holy yborne, and holy allgatys ||
aftyr. 140 b

Thus aftyr fat scho was borne and was f re 5ere old, lohachyrn,

8 and Anne, and of er wyth of hur frendes broghten Mary to f e

cyte of Jerusalem, forto offyr hur to f e tewpull, as fay haddyn

befor made hor vow. Then, for f e tempull stode on a hyll and

had xv grees to f e dyr, fay settyn Mary at f e rief emost grees,

12 whill fay madyn horn redy forto do hor offryng. Then 3ede our
lady hur on vp all f e greces, and knelyd downe at f e ouemast
grece, and f er made hur prayers, as f ogh scho had ben of full age ;
for fe Holy Gost was algatys wyth hur, and af hur grace and

16 wyt forto know Good, fogh scho were ;eong, and send angels
forto teche hur, and forto kepe hur yn all ways. Wherfor, when
hur fadyr and hur modyr ;odyn home, and laftyn hur fer hur one,
Echo made no here of wepyng, ne chaunged2 no chere as ofer

20 chyldyr don, but jaf hur anon to spyrytuall occupacyon and
deuocyons, and toke suche a rewle forthe fat yche day from morow
vnto vndur of f e day scho was algatys yn holy prayers, and from
vndyr to none scho occupiet hir craft of weuyng clof es and orna-

24 mentes to f e auter, and at f e none f e mete fat was bro^t huiv
forto ete, scho jaf fat to f e pore folke, and was hurself yn
deuocyon, tyll an angyll broght hur mete. Thus scho lyvet clene
and honestly, and was passyng all olper yn bewte, fat all hur'

28 felaws callyd hur qwene of maydyns. And when any man spake
oght to hur mekely, scho lowtet f e hed and sayde : 'Deo gracias ;'
for fys word was algatys comyn yn hur mowfe. Thus ys scho
lyknet to a spycerys schoppe; for as a spycers schoppe smellefe'

32 swete of dyuerse spices, soo scho for f e presens of f e Holy Gost
fat was yn hur, and fe abundance of vertues fat scho smelly th
swettyr fen any wordly spycery. And soo resyn wold, for scho
most nedys be swete of uertu||es fat scho schuld bere of hur body 141 a

36 fe kyng of all vertues. Then, for hur byrth-day ys ioy and gladnes

1 lymemal C. lyrnmalu G. 2 chaunged C. chanchyng G. -

57. De Natiuitate Beate Marie 247

to all c?-istyn pepull, 56 schull here how ]>ys day was furst schowet
to all cristyn men.

A gret clerke, Ion Belet, tellyth how f er was an holy man fat
prayde by nyght-tyme to God bysyly, and when he was yn his 4
deuocyon, he herd song of angels yn Heuen on nyght yn f e $ere,
and soo hit fell mony jeres algatys. So hit fell yn a nyght he
prayd1 to God fat he most wytte fe cause why he herd fe
melody fat certeyne nyght and non ofer nyght. pen come f er 8
an a angyll, and told how fat nyght oure lade was borne of hir
modyr, and f erfor angels and all olper sayntys madyn fat melody
yn Heuen. Then }ode f ya man to f e pope and told hym f ys ;
and he fen sende frogh all cristyndome, commawndyng all men 12
forto halow f is fest, and soo come f ys fest forf e.

Also oure lady was eft borne by watyr waschyng, fat ys, by
folowyng. For when hur sonne Ihesus was folowde yn flem
Jordan, fen, as holy fadyrs tellyth, scho and f e holy apostols 16
wern folowde wytA- fat tyme ; for ryght as Cryst fulfylled f e old
la we and fe newe yn all fat lay to a man, ryght so oure lady
fulfyllet bof e lawes yn all fat lay to a woman. At f e whyche
folewyng hur sonne toke his ryght name and scho also. For, as 20
f e gospell tellefe, tyll Ih^su was folowet, and f e fadyr spake to
hym from Heuen, and callet hym his dere sonne, all men wenten
fat he had ben Joseph son, getyn of oure lady; but aftyr fat
tyme he was callet Ihesu, God sonne. So oure lady before was 24
callet Josephs wyfe ; but aftyr echo was callet Ihesws modyr, and
was fe passyngar nome8 of worschip to hur and more lykyng
to hor alway aftyr. Wherfor jet, forto schew all crystyn pepull
how moche scho louet hor sonne Ihesu, wher fat any ymage of 28
141 b hur ys, euer scho haf e hure sonne Ihesu on hur || arme wyth hur.

Narracio.

We redyn yn f e myracles of hur how f er was a wedow fat had
but on sonne, f e whech scho louet as hur sowle, and was taken 32
wyth enmyes, and don yn prison, and put yn gret dystresse.
Wherfor his modyr criet to our lady nyght and day forto helpe
hur, fat scho myght haue hor sonne delyuert out of fat deses fat

1 he prayd inserted on the margin. 2 an D. d. om. G.

3 passyngar nome C. passyng nome G. passyngwr name ff.

248 57. De Natiuitate Beate Marie

r

he was yn. But for ho f oght fat hur prayer avaylet noght, scho
5ode ynto f e chyrche to an ymage of our lady and sayde f us to
hur : ' Blessyd maydyn, oft I haue prayde f e for delyuerance of
4 my sonne, and am not holpen. Wherfore, so as $e wyll not helpe
me to haue my son, I wyll take youris ynstyd of myn, tyll $e send
myn home/ and toke f e ymage fat was on cure lady kne, and
bare hit home, and lappyt hit yn whitte clones, and clene lokket
8 hyt vp yn hur cofur. Then, yn f e nyght aftyr, oure lady aperet
to hur sonne yn Ipe prison, and vndyd his bondes, and openet all
f e dyrres, and sayde to hym : ' Go horn to f i modyr, and say
I pray hur, as I send to hir hor sonne hole and sownde, so bryng

12 scho my sonne a^eyne to me wythout harme.' Then was fys
womon wondyr glad of Ipe comyng of hur sonne, and anon scho
^ode to f e ymage, and bar hit a^eyne to Ipe chyrch, and set hit
a3eyne, and sayde : ' Blessyd lady, I thonke Ipe wytA, all myn

16 hert for f e sonde of my sonne, and now I haue broght you your
sonne a^eyne wytAout harme, and euer whyl I lyue, my sonne
and I, wyll be f i seruantys vtyth a good wyll.'

The thryd tyme our lady was borne to ioy passyng. For when

20 scho passyt out of f ys world, hur sonne Ihesu was redy vtyth gret
multytude of angels and ofer sayntys, and broght hur wyth gret
worschip ynto Heuen, and ])er crownet her qwene of Heuen, and
emperyce of helle, and lady of all f ys world, so fat scho ys now

24 yn f e blysse fat euer schall last, and hath * power forto do yn

Heuen, and yn helle, and yn fys world, what fat || euer hur lust 142 a
ys. Wherfor I tell you f us ensampull.

Narracio.

28 I rede yn f e myracles of oure lady how f er was a Ive fat was
borne yn Fraunce, and come to London for certeyne nedys fat
he had to do wyth of er of his nacyon ; and so from fens he went
to Glowsetyr, and so to Brystow. And as he wold haue gon

32 from Brystow to Wylton, he was taken wyth thevys, and fowle
ferde wytA., and so broght ynto an old howse fat was an outsette
place, and bownden hym to a post by fe fete and his hondys
byhynd hym, and laft hym ]>er all nyght. Then, as he fell yn

26 a slepe, he sygh a fayre lady clothyd all yn whytte, suche anof er
1 hath H. haue G. not in C.

57. De Natiuitate Beate Marie 249

of bewte lie sygh neuer ere. pe wheclie com to hym, and vnbond
hym, and fer, when he woke, and loket abowte hym, and stode
hymselfe los, he wondyrt gretly how fat myght be. Then sagh
he oure lady so bryght, fat hym f oght fat scho passet f e sonne 4
yn bryghtnes. pen sayde he to hur : ' What gentyll lady ben ;e
fat f us goodely han holpen me f ys tyme of f e nyght 1 ' Then
vnsward scho : ' I am Mary fat thow and all f i nacyon despysyf e,
and sayne I bare neuer Goddys sonne of my body. But neuerf e- 8
lese I am corner, forto bryng f e out of f yn erroure fat f ou art yn.
Wherfor come now wytA me, and stond on ^ondyr stonde befor
f e and loke downeward/ So whan he lokud doune *, he sygh f e
orybyll paynes of hell, fat he was nygh out of hys wytte for 12
ferde. Then sayde oure lady to hym : ' pes paynes ben ordeynt
to all f like fat woll not leue on Cristys fayf e. }et come forf e
and sew me ! ' and so sette hym on hegh hyll, and f er schowet
hym places of f e gret ioye and blysse, fat he cowf e not telle f e 16
142 b forf e part of f e ioye fat he segh || and of swete smell fat he
felde. Then sayde oure lady to hym : * pus place ys ordeynt for
horn fat leuefe yn f e yncarnacyon, and how Goddys sonne of
Heuen ys bof e of me, and I clen maydyn befor and aftyr, and 20
aftyr he sched his blode on f e crosse for monkynd. But now
I haue schowet f e bof e f e ioy and f e payne, ches whef yr f e ys
leuer/ and soo passyd from hym. pen }ode he moche of f e nyght,
he wyst neuer whef ir. But yn f e morow he come to Baf e, and 24
\>er was folowet of f e byschop, and callet Ion, and was aftyr a
holy mon and euermore aftyr full deuote to oure lady.

Now 50 schull knele downe, and pray to our lady. As scho
gaf f ys Ive chos whef er he wold goo to ioy or to payne, so scho 28
kepe yow fro f e payne of helle, and bryng you to f e ioy fat euer
schall last. Amen.

EXALTAC/ONE S^^CTE CBUCIS SERMO BREUIS.
Goode men and woymen, suche a day ;e schull haue f e Holy-rode- 32 C'
day. pe whech day ije schull come to f e chirche, and worschip f e
holy rode yn worschip of f e crosse fat Cryst deyet on, to bye al
monkynd. Then schull 50 know how fat f e Holy-rode-day fat
1 so whan he lokud doune C. om. G.

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comytb aftyr Astyr, ys callet f e fyndyng of f e crosse. pat day holy
chirch makyth mynde how Seynt Elyn fond f e crosse. But f ys day
ys callet f e exultacyon of f e crosse, for aftyr fat Saynt Elyn hade
4 fonde f e crosse yn f e tempull of Jerusalem, cryston duden hit gret
honowre and worschyppe. But aftyr fat worschip hit was cast
downe by a curset kyng, as }e schull now here, }>at come to f e
tempull of Jerusalem feras fe crosse stode rychly arayde, and1
8 toke f e crosse forth wyth hym. And soo whe^ f e crosse was gon,
f e worschyp f erof sesut and deut. Thys kyng was kyng of Perse,
and was callet Cosdre, Ipe whech fat God sufferd to haue suche
an8 euer for fe curset lyfe fat fe pepull was yn, fat aftyr

12 he hadde destroyed 8 fele kyndoms fen he come ynto Jerusalem, and
pullet soo f e cyte, and || ^ode ynto f e tempull, and toke all f e 143 a
tresowre, and all f e syluer vessel fat he fonde f eryn, and chalays,
and vestementys, and bare all away ; and soo toke f e holy crosse

16 forth vryih hym ynto his one contrey.

Then herd Erraclyus f e Emperour herof, and was wondyr sory,
and send to fys kyng Cosdre, forto haue trete4; and he prowdly
}af an vnswar he wold no trety hold wyth hym, tyll he and his

20 pepull had forsakyn cristyn fay the, and don sacramentys to his
mawmety$. Then f ys Emperour Erraclitts betoke hym al to Godys
kepyng, and gedyrt hym an ost forto feght wyth fys mysbeleuet
kyng, hopyng to God forto gete f e holy crosse out of hys 5 bond.

24 Then, when this kyng Cosdre come home, such a fantasy fell
yn hys hert, fat he betoke his sonne f e goumiance of his reme,
and he lette hymselfe make a howse yn a maner of a towre, lyke
to Heuon, of gold, and syluer, and of mony schynyng precyous

28 stones. And soo he sett hym yn a chayre of gold full of perre,
and cowmawndyt fat all men schuld call hym God of Heuon, and
sette on his ryght honde f e holy crosse as ynstede of f e Sonne,
and on his lyfte honde he sette a towne-cok ynsted of f e Holy

32 Gost ; and f us sate he f er as a fonnet man.

Then, when his sonne herd fat fe Emperour Erracliws come
f edyrwart wyth his ost, he 3eode aijeynys hym wyth his ost, and
mettyn at6 a gret watyr ouer J>e which lay a brygge. But by

86 Goddys ordenans f es too hostes assentyt soo fat hor too chevetens

1 and C. an G. * suche an C. sche G. 3 destroyed C. destruyde G.
4 trete C. tretre G. e hys C. hur G. • at written hvice G.

58. De Exalt acione Sancte Crucis 251

schuld feglit on f e brygge homselfe, and whef <?r of horn too had f e
victory schuld haue bofe hor remes. Then had fe Emperour
Erraclitts so full fayf e yn f e v«rtu of f e holy crosse and yn prayere
of his criston pepull, fat he ouercome his enmy anon ; wherfor al 4
f e ost on fat of er syde wern soo isteryt by f e Holy Gost, fat fay

143 b of fre wyll comen || to f e crystyn fayth. And when fay wern all

folowefc, Erraclms1 ^ode to fys kyng Cosdre, as he sat yn his
heuen, and sayde to hym : ' For encheson fat f ou hast done to f e 8
holy crosse, f ou schalt chose, whedyr f ou wylt be criston and haue
f e reme for a lytyll trybute, or ellys take def e anon.' But he nold
no wayse be criston, Erracliws anon smot of his hed, and made
breke f e howse, and f e syluer he partyt among his ost ; but f e 12
gold and fe precyous stones he kepte to restore chyrches fe
wheche f ys kyng had destriet. And so toke f e crosse and jode to
Jerusalem.

And when he come to f e mownte of Olyuete toward f e cyte, 16
rydyng gayly on his trappet stede, and wold so haue gon ynto f e
cyte, sodenly f e jeate fell togedyr, and was as a clene wall. Then
was f 2/s Emperoure and all hys ost gretly astonyet and sory yn
hor hert, and wondryng on f ys myschef fat befell horn so. Then as 20 ,

fay yche on made hor mone 2 to of er, fay seen an angell bryghtyr
fen fe sonne come downe from Heuen, wyth a sygne of fe crosse x^jQ
yn his honde, and stode on f e 5eate and sayde : * When f e kyng of J(
Heuen come f rogh f //s ^eate towart his passyon, he come nof er on 24
hegh hors, ne yn clofys of gold ; but mekely rod on a sympyll /
asse-backe, leuywg ensampull of mekenes to all crystyn pepull aftyr
hym.' And when he had sayde fis, he ste^e vp aseyrie ynto Heuen.
pen fys Emperoure, wyth all f e deuocyon fat he cowf e, dyspoylut 28
hym to his schorte, and soo barfote toke f e crosse yn his hond, and
jode to f e 5eate. And fen hit anon openet a^eynys hym ; and so
5ode to fe tempull, and offert fe crosse a3eyne feras hit was befor
wyt& all f e reuerence and worschyp fat fay cowf e. 32

Then, what for ioye fat fay hadyn getyn fe crosse a^eyne, what
for myracles fat God schowet f er fat tyme, f e crosse was more
worschepet aftyr fen befor; and soo fe worschip of f e crosse fat ||

144 a was cast downe before was f us hawnsut 3 vp a5eyne, for f ys day 86

1 Erraclius] ra inserted above the line. 3 mone C. moo G.

s hawnsut] hawsut G. enaunsed C.

252 58. De Exaltacione Sancte Crucis

ys callet f e exaltacyon of f e crosse. For, as Saynt Austyne sayf e,
f e crosse l fat was fyrst a lp yng of gret dyspyte and of vylene,
now hit ys of hygh worschip fat Emperours worschypyth hit 2.

r4_ Narraczb.

I rede yn ' Legenda Aurea ' how a lew come3 to a chyrch. And
for he sygh no man f eryn, he 5eode to a rode, and for gret envy
fat he had to Crist, vjyih his swerde, he kytte f e f rote, and anon

8 f 0rwyth f e blode sporrut out, fat hyt besprong al his clof ys.
And when he segh hymselfe soo bebled, he was adrecl, wherfore he

rtoke fys rode and hyd hit yn a priuey4 plas. And soo, as he
^eode homward, a cristyn mon mette wytA hym, and sygh hym all
12 blode, and sayd to hym : ' pou man-qweller, wher hast f ou don

hym fat f ou hast slayn ? ' Then forsoke f e lewe, and sayde hit

was not soo. ' :jeus/ quod J>e cristyn man, ' and 5et )?y clofis byn

all blode of hym.' pen fis lewe knelit adowne and sayde : ' For
16 so)?e, J?at God fat $e cristyn men leuen apon ys of gret myght/

and told hym all how he had don, and cried Crist mercy wykh all

his hert, and was folowet and aftyr an holy man.

Now 56 schull all knele downe, and pray to hym J>at sched his
20 blode on fe crosse for you and 6 al monkynd, fat he jef you full

beleue yn f e crosse and yn his passyon, fat he sufiyrd on f e crosse.

By f e whech beleue $e schull come befor hym yn f e ^day of dome.

])er the crosse and all f e ynstrumentys of his passyon schull be
24 schowet, and so, by J>e uertu of f e crosse, com to f e ioye fat

euer schall last.

Here forget f ou not to prononce f e Ymbryng-dayes. For euer-
more f e nexte Wannysday aftyr f e exaltac?/on of f e crosse fay
28 begynnyn ; for f agh f e exaltacyon of f e crosse be on a Wannys-
day, fen fe Ymbryng-||dayes schall be yn fe Wannysday next 144 b
aftyr.

1 ]>e crosse written twice (7.

2 hit C. hor frytys jerwyth G. hit for an hed-relyke H.

3 come written twice G. * priuey C. praue G.
5 and C. om. G.

59. De leiunio Quatuor Temporum 253

59.
DE IEIUNIO QUATUOR TEMPO^UJ/.

Goode men and woymen, 56 schull haue f e next weke f e . *•
Ymbryng-days, fat ys to saye, Wannysday, Fryday, and Settyrday.
pe wheche dayes Seynt Kalyx l ordeynt forto be fast foure tymes 4 sjgjj c
yn fe sere of all fat byn xvi 5ere old, for certeyne skyllys fe
whech je schull now here.

Oure holy fadyrs of f e old lawe fay fastyn foure tymes yn f e
3ere a5eynes foure hygh festys fat fay hadden. pen, for we schuld 8
schew vs Goddys chyldyr, and sew f e trace of our holy fadyrs,
f tfrfor we fast foure tymes of f e 5ere : furst yn March, yn Wytson-
tyde, bytwyx fat heruest ys yn and2 fe sede-tyme, and befor
Cristynmasse yn dede wyntyr. March ys f e tyme fat dryfe fe 12
erfe of slobur and wete fat ys f «ryn. Wherfor we fast fat tyme,
forto drye f e erf e of our body of humeres fat byf e bof e nyus to
fe bodye and to fe sowle. That tyme f e humeres of lechery
temptyf e a man most. We fastyn yn f e Wytson-weke, forto gete 16
grace of fe Holy Gost, fat we may leue yn perfette chary te
towart God and all of er crysten men, and forto haue mekenes yn
hert forto pytte away pryde fat temptefe a mon gretly fat tyme.
We fasten bytwyx heruest and syde-tyme, forto haue grace to 20
gedyr frute of goode werkes ynto f e berne of oure conciens, and
so by good ensampull of good lyuyng sowe horn among all fat we
conceyuef e wyth, pore and rych. We fasten yn f e wyntyr fat
deyf e and sleyf e all stynkyng wedys, forto sle yn vs all f e 24
stynkyng wedys of vyces f e whech han groen yn fowle erf e of oure
flesche fat makyfe our angelys and ofer good men eschew our
company ; for yche good man ys lof e forto be yn company wyth
a vycyous man. For as a netyll brennyth roses and of er flowres 28
fat byn nygh hur, so a vicious man steruf 3 and settef e on fure
145 a horn fat byn by || hyni, so fat a good man schall ofte be greuet
Tvyih hym.

For f es skylles we fasten four tymes yn f e 5ere, and yche tyme 32

thre dayes : Wennysday, Fryday, and Settyrday, fat bytokenyf e

fre specyall ueriues fat most helpyfe a synfull mannys sowle to

1 Kalyx C. scratched out G. 2 and d. D. om. G,

3 stern]) C. steruej>e G.

254 59. De leiunio Quatuor Temporum

gete l grece and mercy of God, fat ys : fastyng, and denote prayng,
and almes-^evyng 2. Fastyng hit clansyfe a mannys flesch of
evyll steryng and lyst to syn of gloteny and of lechery ; for f es
4 byn synnys of fe flesch. Devout p«ayer hit mekyf e a man sowle,
and pyttyfe away slowthe and envy. Almes-dede hit qwenchyth
f e fure of couetyse, and pyttyfe away dedly wrath out of a mannys
hert, and makyf e hym m^rcyabull. Then 50 schull know 8 fat f es
8 dayes byn callet Ymbryng-dayes, for, as opynion of summe ys, fay
byn callet Ymbryng-dayes for encheson fat our old faders wolden
etc f es dayes kakes bakyn yn f e ymbres and was callyt ' panis
subciner[ic]ius/ ' brede bakyn vndyr f e askes/ and to askes schuld

12 turne fay wyst neuer when ; so fat yn etyng of f ys bred, fay
reducet to mynde how fay were but askes ; and so by f 3/8 foght
fay putten away all delicate * metes and drynkes, and werne well
apayde on dry mete, and toke no hede what fat fay haden but

16 a sympull sustenaunce. For f e foght of def e makyf e a man forto
haue a lytyll wyll forto ete or forto dryngke, but only fat nede
dryuyth hym to. Thus yn your fast f enkef e on your def e, and
paityf e your mete wyt/t such fat haue not such as 36 hauen, and

20 fen God wyll fede you of his borde yn Heuen. And so God
graunte. Amen.

60.
DE FESTO SANCTI MATHEI APOSTOLI ET

GELISTE ET Elt/S

24 Good men and woymen, suche day N. je schull haue Seynt
Matheus day fat was Godys holy apostoll and euangelyst. Wher-
for 50 schull fast on f e euon, and comm on fe morow to f e
chyrche, and worschip God and his holy apostoll Saynt Mathew.

28 Then schull je knowe well fat f 2/s holy apostoll Seynt Mathew ys
commendyt yn all holy chyrche for foure uMues fat he had:
he was||obedyent to Cryst radly, also he fedde Crist gladly, he 145 b

prcchet f e gospell boldely, and sufferd his passyon mekely.
32 Furst he was obedyent to Crist radly. For as he sat yn a tolle-
bofe ful besy forto gete worldly lucure, and tentut all ferfore,

1 gete d. D. gret G. 2 almes-jevyng H. alines-dede-jevyng &. C.

8 know e?. D. om. G. 4 delicate C. delycatjs G. delycious H.

60. De Festo Sancti Mathei 255

'Cryst com fat way, and loket on hym, and bade hym com and
sewe hym. And he anon l radly laft all his scores, and cownturs,
and his bokes, and suet Cryst forfe, and had suche a loue to
Crist, fat a he was wondyr fayne yn his hert to forsake all his 4
good, and so to sewe Cryst pouer and sympyll.

Also he fed Crist gladly \ for fen he prayde Crist to ete vtyili
hym, and made hym a gret fest, not of dayntef e metys ne drynkes,
but yn fedywg of Cryst and of f e gret company fat suet Cryst. 8
For he putte away non, but was glad forto fede horn al for Crystys
sake. For wher fat Cryst went, gret pepull suet hym, somme for
to se f e myracles fat he dyd, somme forto be helyd of hor sekenes,
somme forto here hys prechyng, somme forto haue hor lyflode, 12
somme fat werne hys enmys forto haue taken hym yn somme
worde, yf fay myght, forto haue desesyt hym f erby.

When Mathew had fede Crist and all fat come wyth hym, Crist
made hym on of his dyssipull, and jaf hym conyng forto preche 16
fe beleue, soo fat aftyr he prechet Goddys worde boldely, and
sparit neuer for frate ne for drede of defe. Wherfor he was
,send to a cyte fat was callet Nadabere wher he fond too men fat
wern f e fend al betaght ; for by nygremancy and iogulry fay 20
dydden mony thyngys fat werne wondyrfull to mennys syght and
all for men schuld leue on horn, and jeue horn, and fostyr horn, and
do horn gret worschyp. But when Saynt Mathew come, he dys-
keuert all hor wychecraft, so fat f e pepull knew opynly fat all 24
was of fe fende fat fay wroghtyn \\ykh. Wherfor fay wern so
wrof e, fat by hor crafte fay maden too dragons, gret and horribly,
forto spowte fyre and so fowle stenche, fat fay sloen mony men.
146 a pes dragons fay broght wyth horn forto || haue devowret Saynt 28
Mathew ; but when Seynt Mathew herd f ys, he made a syngne of
f e crosse befor hym, and ^ode ajeynys horn, and anon f e dragons
fellen downe ded befor hym at his fete. Then sayde Mathew to
horn : ' 3[i]f je haue 3 myght, raysyth horn to lyue a3eyne.' But for 32
fay myght haue no power yn his presence, he sayde : ' Yf I wer
not Goddys seruant, I wold make horn to do to you fat je had
purposut to do to me. But hit ys fe techyng of our maystyr,
algatys forto do good ajeynys euell, wher for I byd you dragons 36

1 anon C. anon and G. a J>at C. and G.

3 haue C. hue G.

256 60. De Festo Sancti Mathei

fat je arysyth vp, and gof»e f edyr as je schall neuer greue man ne

beest.' And so fay resyn vp and joden hor way. Then Saynt

Mathew turnet hym to f e pepull fat was gedyrt to, and pricket

4 horn fe ioye of paradyse, and sayde how fat fere was1 euer day

and neuer nyght, ther was euerlastyng youfe and neuer eld,

algates helf e and neuer sekenes, song and myrf e w?/tAout sese,

roses and flowres wyt^out welewyng, popynjayes2 and bryddes

8 euermore syngyng, loue, and rest, and all maner lykyng. So all fat

wyll be of Cristys beleue schull comme fedyr, and haue f2/s ioy

wythout endyng. Thus he prechet Goddys worde bo[l]dely.

He suffyrd also passyon mekly. For as he prechet yn a cyte,

12 wykket men token hym, and betyn hym sore, and aftyr puttyn
out his een, and castyn hym yn a prison, tyll fay hadyn cownselet
what defe he schulld haue deyet apon. But fen come fer an
angell to Andraw f eras he prechet yn a fer centre from hym, and

16 broght hym ouer f e see to f e prison wher Mathew was yn. And
when Andraw sygh hym so fowle ferde wyth, he wepyd full sore
for reuf e of hym, and prayed to God for hym ; and so anon God
restoret hym hys syght a^eyne. And fen Andraw lad hym out

20 of prison, and bade hym goo a^eyne and preche Goddys word ;
and Andraw 5ode a5eyn to hya contrey.

Then, as Seynt Mathew prechet yn f e cyte of Nadaber, fe
kyngys sowne of fe cyte deyet. Wherfor fe kyng send aftyr

24 Mathew, and prayde hym forto reyse3 his sonne aijeyne to lyue,
and soo he dyd. Wherfor f e kyng, and his wyfe, and a doghtyr
fat 1 1 was callet Eufanisia token cristen fayf e, and f e more part 146 b
of fe pepull. And for he knew fat God had chosen hur forto be

28 an holy woman, he :jaf hur f e vayle of chastyte, and blesset hur ;
and aftyr scho was a keper of mony holy woymen and virgyns.
Then deyt f e kyng, hur fadyr, and fen comme fer anof ir, Hirtacus,
and loued fys Eufanisia, and spake to Saynt Mathew, prayng

32 hym of helpe, yf Eufanisia wold assent to hym and ben his wyfe ;
for aftyr hym scho wold do and aftyr non ofer. Then sayde
Mathew fat myght not be, for scho was weddyt to f e Kyng of
Heuen, and my3t by no way breke hur spowsehode. Then was f e

36 kyng so wrof e, fat he send men to sle Seynt Mathew ; and soo,

1 >ere was] f>ere is C. cm. G.

2 popj njayes -ET. popians G. popinio^es C. 3 reyse H. ryse G. rercnO.

60. De Festo Sancti Mathei 257

as he had sayde his masse, and stode at his atiters ende yn his
deuocyons, on come behynd wyt/t a swerd and slogh hym. Then
cristen men token his body and buryet hit yn fat same chirche.
pen also f e kyng let set fyre on Eufanisia hows, forto haue brent 4
hur f eryn. But fen Saynt Mathew aperyt, and turnet fe fyre
to f e kynges palyce, and brent hyt vp altogedyr, so fat nof yng
lafte saue f e kyng, fat vnnef e scope, and a 5eong sonne of his l
wyfe. And fen was f ys kyng smyton wyili a meselry fat was 8
soo vyolent to hym, fat for sorow fat he had, wyt his owne swerde
he slogh hymselfe ; and soo for he schapput a fowle deth to of er,
hit fell apon hymselfe.

Now pray we to Seynt Mathew, as he sauet f ys holy mayden 12
Eufagenia, fat he wyll pray for vs, fat we may be sauet, bof e
body and sowle. Amen.

61.

DE FESTO SANCTI MICHAELIS ET Eius SOLEMPNITATE.

Good men and woymen, suche a day 30 gchull haue Seywt 10
Michaeles day, Goddys holy archangyll. pe whech day je schull
comme to ch} rch and worschyp God and f ys holy archangyll. Then
schull 36 know fat holy chyrche fat day makyf>e me^cyon of all
Goddys holy angels for J?e gret helpe and seruice fat niankyiid 20
hafe of horn. But specyale he make}? e mynde of Saynt Mychaell
147 a for f>e prerogatyues fat he hafe before || all ofer; for he ys (
wondurfull yn aperyng, he ys mervelous yn myracles worchyng,
and victoryus yn his feghtyng.

He ys wondyrfull yn aperyng for, as Seynt Gregory sayth, ,
when God wold do wondurfull f yng or dede, fen he sendyf e forf e
Saynt Mychaell as [h]ys one banrer. And as he fat beryf e hys scheld
and hys sygne of his armes f eryn, fat ys, f e syngne of f e crosse, 28
herfor he was send wyih Moyses and Aaron ynto Egypt, forto
worche meruayles fat Iper wer done; for fogh fe sygne wer yn
Moyses hond, fe myght of f e doyng was yn Mychaell. Michaell
also departyd f e Red See and huld f e watyr on 2 twyn, whill f e 32
childyr of Ysraell ijeodyn f rogh f e see, drye fote. He had horn
fourty ijere yn deserte, he broght horn ouer fleem Jordan, and
huld f e watyr ajeyne, soo fat f e watyr rebondet a^eyne lyke to
1 MS. hir. 2 on C. o G.

17

258 61. De Festo Sancti Michaelis

a gret hyll, whyll f e pepull jeode over drye schodde, and so he *

broght horn ynto f e londe of byhest. Also he kepyth paradyse 2,

and takyf e yn sowles fat ben send f edyr. He schall sle f e Ante-

4 cryst yn f e mownt of Olyuete. He schall byd all f e ded ryse

yn fe day of dome. He schall bryng to f e dome fe crosse of

Cryst, fe nayles, fe spere, fe crowne3 of fornes, and all olper

ynstrumentys of his passyon, forto schow how ryghtwysly fay

8 schull be dampnet fat day f o fat settyth noght by Crystys

passyon. Thus Seynt Mychaell aperuf e wondyrfully.

He worchyf e myracles meru[el]esly. For, as we redyn, 4 in a
centre fat is called Appulea f er4 ys an hygh hyll ys callet Garganus.

12 And f er ys 5 a cyte negh to hit yn f e wheche cyfce dwellyt a ryche
man of dyuerse catell, and for his bestys lesuet apon fat hyll,
apone a tyme a bull was laft byhynd f e of er bestys. Wherfor
f 2/s man wyih his seruandys jeodyn forto seche f ys bull, and soo

16 fay fondon hym stowdyng al hymselfe befor an hole of a den fat
fer was. Then won schot an arow at fys bull, but fe arow
turnet a^eyne, and smot hym fat schot hur, and wondyt hym sore.
"Wherfor fay wer all aferde, and ijeoden, and told en fe byschop

20 of f?/s fyng. || Then, as this byschop prayde to haue wyttyng of 147 b
fys thyng, Seynt Mychell come to hym, and sayde how hit was
hys wyll fat fe man was hurt wyth hys arowe. 'For by fat
doyng men schuld know fat I am keper of fat place. Wherfor go

24 f edur6 and make of fat den a chyrch, fat f e pepull may come f eclyr,
and worschyp God and me,' and soo he dyd.

He aperet also to anof er byschop at a place fat ys callet now
Mychaell yn f e mownt yn Corneweyle, and bade hym go to a

28 hullus top fat ys f er, and f eras he fonde a bull tent wyih f eues,
\>er he bade make a chyrche yn f e worschyp of hym. But for f er
wer too roches, won on ayf ir syde f e chyrche, fat f e werke myght
not vp for horn, Saynt Mychaell bade a man yn a nyght goo f edyr

32 and put away f es roches, and drede nothyng. pen ^ede f ys man
f edyr, and set to f e roches his schuldyr, and bade horn yn f e
name of God and Saynt Mychaell sterte vttyr ; and so fay dydden
as moche as nede was.

1 he C. be #. 2 paradyse C. paradyde G. 3 MS. crownes.

4 in ... J>er H. yn Appulea }>at yn his contre G. ]>at in Appulea in }>at cuntre C.

5 And J>er ys d. D. yn G. 6 go j>edur H. do G, go }>ou C.

61. De Festo Sancti Michaelis 259

In Seynt Gregoryys lyfe we redyn how \>er was suche a qwalme
of pepull yn Rome, fat fay seen l arows of fuyr comyng from f e
erthe and slogh men, an hvge nowmbyr. Then Seynt Gregory
prayde to God forto ses fat pestylens. And fen he sygh an angyll 4
stondyng on a castell fat ys callet Anglestowre, wypyng his blody
swerde, and put hit vp ynto his schef e 2. The wheche angyll, fay
sayden, was Saynt Mychaell fat was send f edyr from 3 God, forto
ponesche f e pepull for hor synne. Thus Mychaell was meruelyus 8
yn miracles worchyng.

He was also victories yn his feghtyng. For when f e cytesons
of Sepontyne wern ouersette wyth paynones, and schuld jeue horn
a bateyll, fay prayde jorne to Seynt Mychaell for helpe. pen, f e 12
nyght befor fe day of batayll, Seynt Mychaell aperut to fe
byschoppe, and bade hyni haue no drede, but goo ynto f e bateyle
boldely, and he wold helpe hym. Then, on4 the morow when
148 a the || batayle schuld mete, f e hull of Garganus was hullyd wyth 16
a dark myst. And out 5 of fat myst com fleyng so thycke arowse
of fyre and boltes of Ihondyr, and wondet f e paynems, fat
fay floen all fat myghten, and mony of horn wern slayne, and
filke fat wern sauet fay seon f e myracles of God, and werne 20
made crysten men by helpe of Saynt Michaell.

Seynt Ion f e Euangelyst segh yn f e apocalyps how fat Mychaell
and his angelys foghten wyth Lucifer yn Heuen, fat ys callet f e
dragonne and his angels. And soo, wy(h helpe of God, Mychaell 24
had f e bettyr, and drof out of Heuen f e dragon and all hys feres
ynto erfe, bytwx Heuen and erf e, and \er ben as thyicke as
motes yn f e sonne. But for Crist come to helle wyt/i a berst of
thondyr, jet when fay herdyn f ondyr, for fer f erof fay fallen don 28
ynto f e erfe, and fen fay gon not a^eyne vp tyll fay haue don
some gret maleyce. Then fay reron debate and makew man-
slaght, fay maken wymen to ouerlye hor Echyldyrne, fay reren
fyre, and brennen howses, fay reryn wyndys, and castyn downe 32
trees and howses, and don moche harme, and drowne schyppys yn
fe see, doyng fe harme fat fay mown and moche more fay

seen d. D. otn. G. 2 schcj>3 C. schope Gr. she]>e d. D.

3 from fZ. D. for G. 4 on inserted above the line.

5 out inserted alore \he line.,

17—2

260 61. De Feslo Sancti Michaelis

wolden nere fe helpe of Saynt Mychaell. For all hor sorow ys
forto se angeles beron vp sowles ynto Heuen, ynto fat plus of
ioye feras fay wer. Of er spyrytys were yn Heuen fat stod
4 not yn stydfast charyte toward God, but somwhat floturet ; f e
wheche Seynt Mychaell drof out of Heuen ynto an yle of f e see.
pe wheche Saynt Brawdan segh and tellyth f us.

. Narracio.

(-8 As ^ I was schyppyng yn fe see, I come to an yle, and segh

"> a tre *oo brod and so moche, fat ys wondyr forto tell. On f e
whech tre settyn bryddys, whit as snow, fat wern thyckyr fen
leues on the tre, The[n] I prayde to God forto haue wyttyng what

12 fay wern. Then come f er on of horn, and sat on f e home of f e ||

schippe, and baturde wyth hor wynges, and gave a song as hit 148 b
wer organs, pen sayde I to hur : ' Yf f ou be Godys messager,
tell me what 30 ben.' Then he sayde : ' We werne angeles yn

16 Heuen, when Mychaell drof out Lucifer and his angeles ; and for
we a^eynstod not hym as Lucyfer dyd, we werne dryfvyn out also,
but we byn soo departyd fat we corner yche holyday hedyr, and
here we worschepon God seuen syf es yn f e nyght and seuen yn

20 f e day, as 30 don, and haue non of ir payne, but only fat we ben2 put
out of Godys presence. Thus Seynt Mychaell was wondyrfull yn
aperyng, he was mervayles yn myracles doyng, and victorius yn
his feghtyng.

24 Then schull 36 all knel adowne, and pray to Seynt Michaell fat
he apere to you, when 30 schull passe out of f ?/s world, and defende
you from your enmyes, and bryng you to fe ioye of paradise.
Amen.

62.

28 DE SOLEMPNITATE SANCTI LUCE Eu^NGELISTE

BEEUIS SERMO AD PAROCHIANOS.

Good men and woymen, such a day N. 36 scliull haue Seynt
Lukes day, Goddys holy euangelyst. pe wheche day 30 schull
32 com to chyrch, and worschip God and his holy euangelyst. Then
echull 30 know fat Cryst had mi euangelystys : Marke, Mathew,
1 As C. om. G. * j>«t we ben C. om. 0.

62. De Solempnitate Sancti Luce 261

Luke, and Ion. pe whech wryttyn fe foure gospell fat ben

Cristys wordis ; for gospell ys yn redy Englysch, Goddys spelle,

fat ys, Goddys word. Wherfore f ese foure l wrytton not only

what Crist spake, but also what he dyd and what he suffyrde here 4

yn erf e for mankynd, for encheson fat we and all of er fat werne

before vs and schull come aftyr vs, schull know and wyte, what he

dyd and taght yn helpe and saluacyon of monkynd. r)8

Then for2 fes foure euangelystys ben lyknet to fowre dyuerse 8
bestys, and soo byn paynted yn fowre partyes of Cryst, fat ys:
for Marke a lyon, for Mathew a man, for Luke a calfe, and for
Ion an eron. Wherfor mony lewde men wenen fat fay wera U
suche bestys and not men. But fay fat soo vndyrstondes 12
fay schull know fay ben soo lyknet to fes bestys, for Cristys
149 a doyng yn f e gospell fat fay wrytton was lyke || to fes bestys
kynde. As fus Mathew he wrot most of Crystys monhed and
ferfor he ys lykenet to a man. Luke he wrot most of Crystys 16
sacryfyce and his def e, and f erfor he ys lyknet to a calfe or an
ox ; for a calfe fat was offerd yn sacurfyce yn f e old law for sywne,
yn tokenyng fat Cryst schuld come, fat schuld be offurt yn
sacryfyce for symie of f e pepull yn f e auter of f e crosse. Marke 20
wrot most of Crystys vpryst from def e and f erfor he ys lyknet
to a lyon, for as bokes telleth f e kynd of f e lyon ys suche fat
his whelpes f re dayes aftyr fat fay ben born fay shull lye ded*
Then f e thryd day f e lyon comef e, and for he sees his whelpys 24
ded, for sorow he maketh such a rore, fat f e ded whelpys f erwyth
qwykenef e and so takef e lyfe. Thus, when Cryst had layne ded
f re dayes, f e f ryd daye f e Fadyr of Heuen spake to hym, and
bade hym ryse ; and soo rayset hym from def e to lyve. Ion ys 28
lyknet a eron fat ys kyng of fowles, and of kynd fleyng hext
and next to f e son, and haf e gret' delyte forto loke on f e sonne.
Soo Seynt Ion he went next to God, for he prechet and wrot
most of Crystys godhed and lytyll 3 of his monhede. For fes 32 Yj^
skylles fes euangelystys ben lyknet to fes bestys.

But fen 36 schull know fat Saynt Luke ys lyknet to a calfe
fat was offert yn sacurfyce, for he offert hymsclfe yn sacurfyce to
God, day and nyght, by f re wayes : yn f oglit, and worde, and 36

1 J>ese foure C. om. G. * for C. four G. s MS. lythyll.

^

262 62. De Solempnitate Sancti Luce

^ dede. He offert his f oght to God for f eras he was wonte before1 forto
tEyrcke on vanyte and how he myght gete wor[l]dely goodys ; for he
was leche of craft, and as bokes sayne, a lech boldely slef e a mon,
4 and he 2 ful helt had sommtyme do mys before. Wherfor he
turnet his f oght yn sacurfyce to God ; for as f e boke sayth God
ys gretly plesyt wythe fat f oght fat ys sory for his synne.

He offert also his worde to God yn sacurfice ; for f eras he was

8 wont before fat he come to f e apostles to speke mony an ydull

worde and of no vayle, aftyr he turnet al his speche ynto profyt

to hym and to all ofer cristyn pepull. || Wherfor he 3ede to our 149 b

lady and lurnet at hur f e gospell fat he wrot, and for encheson

12 fat he was clene maydon, and had nof er wyfe ne chyld, he was
inoch more chere to oure lady, and scho taght hym full godely
how f e angyll come to hur on message from f e kyng of Heven 3 ;
and what he spake to hur, and hur vnswar agayne, and so forf e

16 all f yng fat scho dydde wyfe hur sonne yn his 3ouf e and aftyr,

tyll he was steyt vp ynto Heuen. And when he had lurnet f?/s

-, perfytly, fen he loket what Marke and Mathew hadon wrytton,

and soo toke at horn; and feras fei4 passut derkely forth, he

30 wrot opynly all f yng. And f us yn techyng and yn prechyng he

I offeret his word vp to God.

He offeret his dedys also to God yn sacurfyce ; for he paynet
his owne body wyth dyuerse penaunce of fastyng, of hard lyuyng,

24 of hard knelyng. Alsoo he was wyth f e apostolys yn all hor
purse wt fat fay sufferd of f e lewes yn Jerusalem, and wyth horn
had gret pu[r]sewt for Crystys sake, and wrot all f e persecucyon
fat f e apostoles sufferet. And alsoo he wrot all f e persecucyon

28 fat Seynt Steven sufferet, and how he was stenet to deth. And
aftyr hys defe he 3ode to Seynt Poule, and sewet hym yn bonchef
and myschef, and laft hym neuer tyll fat defe depai tyd horn. And
fen he 3eod ynto a contray fat was callet Bytinys, and f er prechet

32 Goddys worde. And when he was foure score 3ere old and ten,
fen he deyet full of fe Holy Gost and holy vertues. So, aftyr
his defe, God schowot for hym mony myrakles.

Now pray we to Saynt Luke f e holy euangelyst fat he wyll

36 pray for vs vryih Marke and Mathew and Ion, fat f rogh hor

1 wonte before C. won G. 3 he C. om. G. 3 Heven C. om. G.

4 j>ei C. Bcho G.

62. De Solempnitate Sancti Luce 263

prayer we may liaue grace of good lyuyng and Heuen at our
endyng. Amen.

63.
DE FESTO SIMONIS ET IVDE ET EOKOT SOLEMPNITATE.

Good men and woymen, suche a day N. 50 schull haue an hegh 4
fest and a holyday yn holy chyrche of Goddys too apostoles
150 a Seynt Symon and lude. Wherfor 56 schull fast || fe even, and
come on fe morow to chyrch and1 worschip God and his holy
apostols. Then schull 56 know fat ayf ir of f es apostoles hadden 8
two names, fat won was callet Symon gelotes and Symon
Chananeus, and fat ofer was callet ludas lacobi and ludas
Thaddeus, in f is schoyng, how f e name fat 2 a man or of a woman
hafe, hit dyeth3 yn this world and passuf out of mynde yn schort 12
tyme aftyr his dethe. "Wherfor ych crystyn man wyll be bysy
to gete hym a nome fat schall be wrytten yn Heuen yn f e boke
of lyfe, fat schall last for euermore. Herefore fe apostoles
suffren gret dyspyte, and doses, and trauayle, and penance, and 16
at f e last payne of def e for Goddys sake w?/t/i ineke hert and clene
consyence. For Symon ys vndyrstondon obedience 4 fat rnakef e a
man meke yn hert, and ludas ys vndyrstowlon confessyon, fat
clansyf a mannas consciens of all maner fulfe of synne. Thus 20
befor defe fay euen yche man and woman ensampull, and
techefe how fat fay fat suffyrth any doses for Goddys sake wyt
meke hert and clene conscyens, fay ay schull be worschepyt hely I
of God yn Heuen, and hor names wrytton f er wyth gret worschyp ^
ynto f e fraternite of all f e seyntys yn Heuen. But fen ben per \
mony fat God sendyf e doses and greues for gret loue and encres
of mede yn Heuen ; but for fay take not hit wyth meke hert and
clannes of conscience, but grucchyth f erwyth and playneth 3erne 28
f 0rapon, wherfor fay haue gret iiede forto pray God of help, and
forto be helut of fat sekenes fat fay haue yn hor hert and yn hor
spyryte, as we redyn yn f e lyfe of f es apostles, how a kyng fat
was callet Abagarus dyet.

1 and C. om. G. a >at C. of G. 3 dyeth H. deduj> C. G.

* obedience H. obedient G. not in C.

264 63. De Festo Simionits et lude

Narracio.

;

We redyn f us : this kyng was lepur * and herd how oure Lord

Ihesu Cryst wroght mony myracles and helyd all seke. Wherfor

4 he wrot a lettyr to hym yn f is wyse : ' Kyng Abagarus gretyth

well Ihesus, sauyour, fat precheth yn plases of Jerusalem. I haue

herd of f i myracles fat f ou dos ; how f ou || helyst all man^r seke 150 b

wythout herbes of er any salue, and cures blynde,and halt and2 crokut

8 wyth a worde, and fat ys more wondyrfull, f ou reysys ded bodyes

a3eyne to lyue. Wherfor I thenke yn my hert fat f ou art Goddys

Sonne, and art coinen don frome Heuen ynto erthe, and lyues

among men as on of horn. Wherfor I wrytte to f e, prayng fat

12 f ou come to me, and helpe me of my lypur fat greueth me ; for
I haue vndyrstoudyng how fe lewes han schaput to do fe to
dethe. And I haue a lytyll cyte fat ys good and honest and
plentwes and ys inogh for vs bof e ; wherfor y pray f e come to

16 me, and dwelle we togedyr yn rest and yn pes allway from f yn
enmyes/ Then Cryst wrot agayne to hym and sayde : ' pou art
blesset fat leues yn me, and has not }et sen me. But for f ou
wylnes me to come to f e, I say fat I mot do fat I am coinen for ;

20 and fen will I send som of my dyscypull to f e fat scball help
'\r f e of f y sekenes.'

Then, for fys kyng myght not haue Cryst to hym, for gret
desyre fat he had to hym and for to haue sen hym, he sende

24 a naaysfcyr payntur to Cryst, forto paynt his vysage as lyke as he
cowfe and bryng to3 hym, hopyng so forto haue som maner
knole} of hym. But when fys payuter lokyt on Crist, hys vysage
schon so bryght fat he myght nof yng se of hyin. Wherfor he

28 was all mowruyng yn his hert fat he was send so fer and myght
not spede. Then Cryst toke a clofe of fys payntur, and wypet
his one vysage f erwyth, and fen was f e fowrme of his vysage
apertly f eron all of ur. pen f e payntur cowfe make hyt, and he

32 bar fat from Cryst to f e kyng. Then was fys kyng wondyr glad
of fys sonde, and dyd hit all f e reuerens fat he cowfe, tyll aftyr
Crystys ascencyon Seynt Thomas of Ynde send on of f e apostoles,
Seynt lude, to f is kyng. And when f is kyng segh Seynt lude,

36 fen segh he a schynyng yn hys face, fat he wend fat hit had ben
1 lepur C. lethyre altered from lethyrd. 2 and C. om. G.

3 to C. om. G.

63. De Festo Simonis et lude 265

Cryst hymselfe. Then sayde lude : ' Byleue yn Cryst, and f ou
schalt haue fy hele/ pen sayde he : ' I beleue yn hym, and fayne ||

151 a wold be wroken on horn fat han don hym to dethe, yf hyt wer
yn my power/ Then toke lude f e lettyr fat Cryst send to f e 4
kyng befor, and weput f e kyngys forhede f erwyth, and anon f e
lepur fel from hym and he was hole as a fjsche.

Then, when fis was don, lude 3eode to*Symon, and 5eodon bof e
yfere ynto Perse to preche Goddys worde ; and f er wroghten mony 8
myracles, so fat fay turnet f e kyng and two and syxty f ousant of
othyr pepull to cryston fayth. Then crysten pepull encresyt so, fat
f e kyng and negh all f e pepull of f e centre wythdrogh f e offryngys
fat fay weron wont to offur to hor mawmetus, fe wheche f e 12
byschoppys of f e tempull haden to hor lyflode. But when f is
was wythdrawen, f e byschoppys wern so wroth, fat fay gedyrt
horn togedyr, and als mony as fay inyghten by frendeschyppe
and for hyre, and token f es apostoles, and ladden horn ynto hor 16
tempull, of«r forto haue don sacurfyce to hor mawmetys ofir
ellys forto haue byn don to dethe. Then come f er an1 angyll from
Heuen, and asket horn whethyr fay wold haue hor enmyes ded
anon befor horn othyr suffyr marturdome for Goddys sake. Then 20
sayde f e apostoles a^eyne : * Bof e we desyre, forto haue cure
enmyes forto turne to f e faythe, and we forto suffyr deth for oure
Lordes loue.J Then fay turnet horn to f e mawmetes fat weron
yn fe tempull, and commawndet fe fendes fat weron yn horn 24
forto come out, and schow horn to fe pepull, and fen plucke fe
ymages al to powdyr ; and soo fay dyd. Wherfor f es byschoppys
wern soo wrof e, fat fay anon fellen on f es apostoles, and all tohew
horn to deth yn peces. Then f erwyth anon come a f ondyr and 28
a layte wyth fat, and clefe f e tempull yn f re partyes downe to f e
grownde. pen toke fe kyng hor bodyes and buryet horn, and
made a ryall chyrch yn worschyp of horn.

Now 50 schull knele downe and pray to God as he helet f ys 32

151 b kyng Abagarus of his lepur, so, by prayer of f es apostoles, || fat he
hele yow of all maner sekenes, bof e yn body and sowle.

1 an inserted above the line.

266 64. De Fedo Omnium Sanctorum

64.
DE FESTO OMNIUM. SANCTORUM SERMO BREUIS.

Good men and woymen, such a day N. je schull haue a solen

fest yn all holy chyrche, fat ys, f e fest of all halowes of Heuen.

4 Wherfor yn worschyppe of God and all f es seyntys 30 schull fast

f e euen, and come to f e chyrch to f e fyrst euensong, and on f e

morow to matens, and to masse, and to fe secnnde evensong,

and worschip God and all hys haloues for oure neglegence of all fe

8 }ere before. Then 50 schull know fat f ys fest was ordenet to gret

helpe of all cryston pepull fore f re skylles fat f er ben, fat ys : for

a tempull halowyng, for omissyons fullyng, and for neclygeuce

clansyng.

12 Fyrst hit was ordeynet for a tempull halowyng. For when fat
}>e Romaynes wern lordes of all f e world, fay maden a tempull yn
Rome rownde as a dofhowse, and callet hyt Pantyon, and setten
yn f e mydyll of f e tempull an ymage fat was f e cheff mawmete

16 of Rome, and fen of yche a lond anoj>ir ymage * rownde all aboute
by f e wall, and Ipe nome of f e loud fat f e ymage was of wrytton
vndyr his fote. And all wern made so w?/tA nygramancy, fat
when any lond turnet from f e Emperour of Rome, anon fat

20 ymage of fat lond turnet hys face to Ipe wall and his bake to f e
ymage of Rome. So, when f e byschoppys comen ynto f e tempull
and seen any ymage turnet, fay loket what lond fat ymage was
of, and soo 5eoden forth and told f e Emperour. And fen he wold

24 gedyr a gret ost, and send f edyr and sett horn yn rest and pece
a^eyne. Then duret fis tempull tyll fe pope2 Boneface fe furf
come. The whech 5ede to f e Emp^rour fat was callet Foca, and
prayde forto jeue hym f e tempull fat he myght put out of hit f e

28 multutud || of fendes, and halow hit yn f e worschyp of oure lady 152 a
and of all martyres ; and soo he dydde. Then aftyr com anof er
pope2 fat was callet Gregory, and he ordeynet fys day forto be
halowet yn worschip of God and of all f e seyntys, and so cow-

32 mawndet all holy chyrche forto do to fis fest as furst was
begonnen.

This fest was alsoo ordeynet of f e same pope 2, forto be fulfullet
1 MS. y mages. a pope scratched out.

64. De Fe&to Omnium Sanctorum 267

yn oure omyssyons for mony seyntys-dayes we leuen yn fe 3ere
vns^ruet ; for fay ben so mony fat we may not serue horn all.
For, as * Seynt Ion tellyth, yche day of f e jere ben mor fen foure
lp ousand of martyres, outtaken f e forme day of lanuare. Wherfor 4
holy chyrch ordeyneth fat cownably fat, for hit so ys fat we may
not halow yche day of f e seyntys at hor festys, we schull halow
hom on won day, and soo fulfull yn won day fat we han lafte all f e
3ere behynd. Thus yche seynt of Heuen hath his worschip of vs 8
whyll we halewon f ys day deuotly as we owen forto do.

Thys fest was ordeynet forto clanse oure neclygence ; for f ogh
we halo wen but few sayntes-dayes, jet we ben full neclygent yn
oure seruyce, and forjetuf mony thynges by vnconnyng, and by 12
lettyng o\er wor[l]des ocupacyon. Wherfor yn f ys fest we schull
make amendes of fat we haue trespaste yn oure festys before.
Wherfor 30 schull know fat fay haue gret synne fat don not hor
bysynes f is day, forto seme God and all his seyntys, yche man and 16
woman, yn hys degre, aftyr hys conyng and hys hauere. And
know well fat f is day your prayers schull be sandyr herd of God
fen anof er clay, for f is day all f e sayntys of Heuen yfere praythe
for vs ; wherfor 30 schull know for certeyne fat all f e sayntes 20
prayng at ones schull be raythyr herd then on othyr too by hom-
selfe. For f e seyntes fat now ben yn Heuen wern summe tyme,
as we ben now, of oure flesch and oure blode and our forme fadyrs.
152 b Wherfor fay haue compassyon || of vs, and byn fayne forto get any 24
prayers of vs f e whech fay mow pmend God wyth yn oure name.
Then, forto schow fat all fe seyntys comen togedyr f ys day forto
pray for vs, I tell you thys fat I fynde wryttou yn ' Legenda
Aurea.' pis vysion was seen yn f e secunde 3ere next aftyr f is 28
fest was ordeynet to be halo wet.

Narracio..

Ther was a keper of Saynt Petrus chyrche yn Eome fat fys
day, aftyr maytens, at mydnyght when all wern gon to bedde, for 32
deuocyon fat f ys man had, he 3ede to yche auter yn f e chyrche
and dyd hys deuocyons. And when he had gon all abowte, fen
jede he to f e hye auter ; and when he had ben long f er yn hys

1 as inserted above the line.

46. De Festo Omnium Sanctorum

deuocyon, lie fell on slepe byfor f e auter. pen anon he was raput
in slepe, and segh f e kyng of blysse syttyng yn his maieste, and
gret multytude of angeles abowt hym. Then com f er a qwene
4 wyth a ryche crowne on hur hed, rychely arayed, wyth a gret
company of virgines and of woymen sewyng hur, and when scho
come, f e kyng roos a3eynes hur, and made to sette hur a chayre of
gold arid hur to sytte f eryn. Aftyr com on clad yn camels skylines,
8 and hym sewet a gret company of old men. Aftyr come on clad
lyke a byschoppe, and hym sewet anofir company, lyke to hym
honestly clof yd lyke byschoppys. Aftyr come multitude lyke to
knyghtes of dyuerse pepull, and all comen befor f e kyng, and soo

12 knelyng downe dydden hym worschype. pen fay fat weron lyke
byschoppys, fay begonnen and sayden matens. Then spake thys
mon to the angell fat lad hym, and asked what wer all f ys pepull
fat he segh f er yn such aray. pen sayde f e angell fat f e kyng

16 was God hymselfe, f e qwene was oure lady, and he fat was
clothyd yn camell skynnes was Saynt Ion f e Baptyst and othyr
patryarches and othir1 prophetys wyth hym. pe byschoppe was
Saynt Petyr and othyr apostoles wyth hym and othyr men of holy

20 chyrche. The knyghtes weron marturs, and cowfessours, || and 153 a
othyr pepull fat wern Goddys trew smiantys yn erth, and comen
all f us before hym, and f onket hym f e worschyp fat fay haden
fys day yn erth of all mankynd. Wherfor fay prayet all to God

24 for you fat ben yn erthe fat God schuld qwyte you for 2 your
trauayle yn Heuen.

Wherfor $e schull now knele adowne, and pray oure lady and
of&r holy seyntys fat fay pray so for you to God, fat he 3eue you

28 such a grace to do hym suche worschyp and seruyce here yn erth,
fat 30 may be worthy forto come and here fe seruyce fat fay
maken yn Heuen before f e gloryous Trynite, fat ys f e Fadyr, and
f e Sonne, and f e Holy Gost-

1 othir inserted above the line. z for C. om, G.

65. In Die Animarum 269

65.
IN DIE ANIMA-RUM SERMO BEEUIS AD1 PAROCHIANOS.

Good men and woymen, as 30 kneweth well, fe morow afts/r
All-halow-day ys euermor Sowlemasse-day, fat ben yn purgatory
yn Goddys pryson and haue gret nede to be holpon. Wherfor as 4
holy chyrche }>ys day worschepyth all f e seyntes of Heuen generaly
yfere, hopyng to be holpen by horn, ryght soo, on Sowlemasse-day,
holy chyrch makyth mynd, and syngyth, and redythe generaly for
all f e sowles fat ben yn purgatory, havyng full beleue forto relesch 8
horn of hor payne, othyr yn parte, othyr yn all. Wherfor ych
crysten man and woman schall as fys day helpe fe sowles fat ben
yii payne, for soo fay mown and fay woll ; for f e lest prayer fat
ys made for horn dothe horn ese. So fagh a man say but f us : 12
' God haue mercy on all crysten sowles ! ' so fat 2 he fat sayth f us, be
yn charyte and out of dedly synne. Then schull 50 know wele fat
f re f ynges helpen soules most out of penance, fat ys : devot prayng,
almes-5euyng, and masse-syngyng. 16

Devot prayer helpyth moch a man sowle ; for as a lord fat hath
a man yn dystres, at fe prayer of his godde seruand, ofer he
relesches all, of er som, soo God, at f e prayer of his trew seruand,
releschuth a sowle fat he prayth for, othyr yn party, ofer yn all. 20
Then, forto schow you how gretly good prayers helpeth f e sowles, ||
153 b I tell you fis ensampull fat I fynde wrytten yn ' Legenda Aurea.'
per he sayth f us :

Narraczo. 24

Ther was a man fat had his howse by f e chyrch-^eorde, so f at^\
f e dure openet toward the chyrche. pen had he a maner fat, als /
oft as he come ofer 5ede ouer fe chyrche-jeorde, he wold say
a ' De profundis ' for all crysten soules. Then, on a day, hyt 28
happonet so fat he was pursewet wyth enmys, fat he flogh horn-
ward ; but when he come ynto f e chyrch-^eorde, he f oght : ' Now
ys tyme forto say "De profundys," ' and knelut adowne, and sayde.
And anon f erwyth all f e chrych^eorde rose full of bodyes, yche on 32
wyth an ynstrument yn hys hond of his craft, and dryuen a^eyne

1 ad C. om. G. 2 >at C. ff. om. Q.

270 65. In Die Animarum

his enmyes. And when fay seen fat, fay cryed Gocl mercy, and
f es men and he allway aftyr were f e more deuot forto p*ay for f e
sowles. Thus devout prayer helpyth moch sowles.

4 Also almes-^euyng * helpyth moch horn ; for as watyr quench-
efe fure yn our syght, ryght soo almes-dede qwenchefe fe
fure fat brenneth horn yn hor payne. And yf almes be don for
horn fat ben yn blys, for fay haue no nede f erto, hit ys putt ynto

8 f e tresowre of holy chyrche, and at Goddys byddyng hit ys dalt
among horn feras he asynet hit. And fen fe sowles fat ben
holpen f erwyth, heyley fay f onken f e sowles fat hit was 5euen for.
Thus schull 30 know fat almes-dede helpethe moch sowles ; for

12 oft-tyyme seyntes han herd fendes waylyng and $elle, for fat by
alrnes-dede and good prayers oft-tymes sowles wern taken out of hor
bondes. Wherfor, yn old tyme, good men and woymen wolden
f ys day by bred and dele hit for f e sowles fat fay louedon 2, hopyng

16 wyth yche a lofe to get a soule out of purgatory ; and summe ben
fat 3et vsyth fat; but more harme ys, to few. I rede yn fe
same boke ' Legenda Aurea ' —

Narracto.

20 A || knyght, as he ;ode toward a batayle, he bade hys cosyn, yf 154 a

fat he deyd yn f e batayle, fat he schuld sell hys hors, and dele f e

money yn almes for his sowle. Then, when f ys knyght was ded,

hys cosyn lyket well hys hors and toke hym to hys owne vse.

24 pen, sone aftyr, f is knyght aperet to hys cosyn and sayde : ' For

f ou hast not done by my hors as I bade f e, f ou hast made me to

be yn purgatory viij dayes. Wherfor God wyll take vengans on

f e ; for f i soule schall goo to hell, and my sowle schall goo to f e

28 blys/ Then anon an horrybull voys was herd yn f e eyre of lyons,

and berys, and wolues fat kaghten vp f ys man bodely and beren

I hym forth, fat neumnor aftyr herd man of hym.

The f rydde helpe fat f e sowle hathe ys massys syngyng ; for

32 when any soule apereth to any man, euermore he wylneth and

prayth forto haue massys songen for hym. For ryght as mete and

drynke conforteth a man when he ys febull, ryght soo f e sacurment

comfortef e and strenktheth 3 f e sowles fat hyt byn don fore.

1 almes-5euyng IT. alraes-dede-jeuyng G. C. 2 louedon C. Jyfden G.

3 strenktheth G. strengthe G.

65. In Die Animarum 271

Narracto.

I rede alsoo yn f e same legend how a byschop suspendet a prest,
for he cowf e syng non ofer masse but of requiem, f e whech he
song yche daye deuowtly aftyr his conyng. Then 1, on a hegh holy- 4
day, as f is byschopp jode toward f e chyrche to matens, when he
come to Ipe chyrch-^orde, ded bodyes rysen vp aboute hym, a gret
nowmbyr, and sayden to hym : ' pou says no masse for vs and now
f ou has taken our preste from vs 2. Do fat f is be amendet, oper 8
for sof e f ou schalt be ded/ pen was f ys byschop soo agast, fat
he send for f is prest anon, and bade hym synge as he ere dyd, and
he hymselfe dyd als offt as he myght aftyr.

Narracto. "~^12

In f e same boke we fynden how fat fyschers of Seynt Tybaude s \
154 b yn fe hote heruest token yn hor nettes|| a gret clot of yse, and
beron hyt to hym, for he was pottagur; and wyth fat yse fay
refreschet f e gret hete of his fete, as oft as hit was layde to. 16
Then herd he a voyce fat spake to hym out of f e yse and sayde :
' I am a sowle fat dray my penons her ; and woldyst f ou syng
thrytty masses contynuantly, I schuld be delyuerd of my penance.'
Then fys good man sayde he wold. And soo, when he had sayde 20
a qwantyte of f es massys, be steryng of f e fende on come to -hym,
and told hym how all f e towne was at debate, and yche was redy
to sle of er, and he most nedes come forto ses horn ; and soo he dyd.
Eftsones he began ajeyne, and when he had seyd halfe f e masses, 24
fen come f er anof er, and told hym how enmyes wer comen, and
bysegyd fe towne, and he mcst nedys go and ordeyne ferfor;
and so he laft hys masse. Eftsones and $et he beganne a^eyne.
And when he had songen all f e masses but f e last, fen come f er 28
a worde fat 4 all hys place and moche of f e towne was on fure,
and he most helpe hymselfe, lest he wer brent. Then sayde he
' f agh all bren and I bof e, wyth f e helpe of God I wyll syngne f is
masse/ And when f e masse was sayde, hit was fonde all fantesy 32
of f e fend and noght els ; and fen was f e yse molten away, and so
f e soule holpen.

And pray we so to Ihesu fat he wol help all f e sowles fat we
ben bonden here forto pray for. Amen. 36

1 Then] The G. pan C. * preste from vs C. om. G,

3 Tybaude C. Tybauce &. * J>at C. to }>at G.

272 66. De Soleinpmtate Sancti Martini

66,

DE SOLEMPNITATE SANCTI MARTINI S.EtfMO BREUIS.

Good men and woymen, suche a day N". 30 schull haue Saynt
Martynes day, and come to f e chyrche, and worschyp God and
k 4 Saynt Marteyne, fat ys aftyr f e apostoles holden f e holyest con-
fessour fat ys yn holy cliyrche. And fat ys knowen by f e gret
myracles fat God hath schewed by hym, bofe yn hys lyfe and
aftyr hys deth. Fyrst, when he was but xv ;ere old, as he rode
8 among of er knyghtys and was not :jet folowed, he kyt his mantell ||
yn too partes, and $af halfe to a pore man fat was naket. Wherfor 155 a
yn fe nyght aftyr he saw Cryst cloth yd yn fe same clofe and
sayde to hys angell by hym : ' Martyn fat ys not ;et folowet haf e

12 claf yd me yn f ?/s clofe/ Wherfor he was aftyr folowet, and laft
all f e worlde occupacyon, and $af hym all to holynes. Then as he
3ede by f e waye, f e fende mette hym yn lyckenes of a man, and
askyd hym whedyr he wold; and he sayde whedyr fat God wold.

16 Then sayde f e fende : ' Go whedyr f ou wolt, I woll be f yn enniy
yn all f yng fat I con of er may.' pen sayde he : ' God is * my
helper, wherfor2 I drede not what fat euer men do to me.' pen
he lyuet so holy aftyr, fat he reyset f re mon from deth to lyue.

20 So for f e gret holynes of hym he was chosen byschop of Towres,
and as men wern yn f e see negh to haue ben spyllet, on of horn
fat knew fe holynes of hym cryet and sayde: 'Seynt Martyne,
helpe vs now ! ' and anon fay werne holpen. And as he rode

24 abowte yn his vysytacyon, howndys hunted a hare vndyr his hors
wombe. Then, for he had compassyon of fat sely best, he bade f e
howndys stond styll, tyll f e gyltles best were paste 3 hor enmys.
Then anon f e howndes stoden styll, as fay haden be pyght yn f e

28 erth, tyll he $af horn leue forto goo. Then, as he rode forth, he
sawe a gret eddyr swym ouer a watyr. pen sayde Martyn to hyr :
( Turne agayne to f e 4 bongke fat f on come fro,' and so dyd scho
anon, pen sykyt Seynt Martyn ynwartly and sayd : ' I am soiy

32 fat neddyrs heren me, and men wol not here me/ Anothyr tyme,

1 is C. om. G. 3 wherfor C. am. G.

3 were paste C. passyth G. * J)e inserted above the line.

66. De Solempnitate Sancti Martini 273

in1 fe ^atys of Paryse, he cusset an horrybull mesell, wherby he
was hole anon. He was of soo gret pacyens and suffrence fat hys
clerkes smoton hym ; but he toke hit pacyently, and was neuer f e
wroper aftyr wyth horn. 4

Anolper tyme as he rod by f e way all his one, for fat was hys
maner, and had on hym a rogh blake mantell, fen come \er a cart

155 b wyth caryge. But when f e bestys fat droghen f e || cart seen hys

mantell waftyr wyth f e wynde, yche on hurlet soo wyth otyer for 8
ferd, fat fay borston hor gere and ferden fowle wyth homselfe.
Then fay fat dryuew f is cart betyn Martyne wyth hor hoytes, and
jeuen hym mony strokes; but all he suffred and sayde noght.
pen wenten fay a}eyne, and rycched hor ger, and wolden haue gon 12
hor way ; but for all fat fay myghten do, fay myght not sture horn
on fote out of f e place, tyll fay knew how hit was Martyn fat fay
haden betora, and cryet hym mercy. And anon he forjeue horn ;
fen hor bestes }oden hor way esly ynogh. 16

Anothyr tyme as he sate yn hys selle, f e fende come to hym lyke
a kyng, clof ed yn purpure and crownet wyth a schynyng crowne
of gold, and sayde to hym : * 1 2 am comen from Heuen to erth ;
furste I come to f e 3 to speke wytA- f e for gret loue fat I haue to 20
f e : beleue yn me, for I am f i Lord Ihesu Cryst.' Then Martyne
loket on hym and sayde : l My Lord Ihesu Cryst wol not com yn
f ys aray ; but }yf f ou be he 4, schow me f i wondes fat f ou suffyrst
for me, and fen wyll I beleue.' Then anon f e fende vanesched 24
away as smoke 6, and laft an horrybull stench fat fullet his sell
full. Anof er tyme aftyr f e fend come to hym, and repreuet hym
fat he toke to hym men fat6 aftyr fay had synned and weren
schryuen, fay fell eftsones ynto fat same synne ; and sayde f 03 28
he toke horn to his mercy, God wold not. pen sayde Marten :
'Wrecche, and fou woldest leue fy pwsuyng crysten pepull, and
aske God mercy wyth a meke hert, y tryst to God fat he wold 3eue
f e mercy, and take f e to grace/ 32

Then when he schuld passe out of f is world and lay on his deth-
bed) he saw f e fende syttyng and aspyyng on hym, yf he myght

156 a haue caght any mys of || hym yn his ende. pen sayde Marten to

1 in C. om. G. 2 I C. for I G.

3 furste I come to J>e C. seust J>ou not G. 4 he C. om. G.

5 smoke C. snow G. 6 men )>at C. meyne G.

18

274 66. De Solempnitate Sancti Martini

hym : ' Go forth, f ou vnsely best, f ou schalt fynd no mys yn me ;
but Abrahams barm schall receyue me ynto f e blysse/ pen sone
aftyr he $af vp f e gost, and was buryed wyth gret honoure yn his
4 owne chyrch of TWres.

Then foure and fourty $ere aftyr fer come a byschop fat
translatud hym. And when he hadde made all f yng redy, he
layde hond to Martyns body, forto haue born hit forth ; but he
8 myght not sture hit by no craft fat he cowthe. Then he f oght
hit was not Seynt Martyns will to be sturet fro thens, and f oght
forto leue of. And f mvyth come an old fayre man, and bade horn
goo to, and he wold helpe horn ; and fen anon fay beren forth

12 f e body wyt/tout any lette. So when f e seruyce was done, f is
old man vaneschut away, wherby fay knew fat he was Seynt
Martyne.

Then for God schewet gret myracles for hym yche jere at f e

16 day of his translacyon, moch pepull drogh f edyr, forto bere hys
schryne aboute yn dyuers stretys of fe towne. Then werne ])er
two beggers of f e whych on was blynd and fat of er was crepull.
pen forto make men forto haue compassyon of horn, he fat was

20 blynd bare f e crepull on his schuldur, and he taght f e blynde wher
he schuld goo. And for fay geton moche good fws, fay wern
aferd, lest fay had met wyt& f e schryne of Seynt Martyne, lest
h?/t wold haue heled horn. Wherfor fay schaput horn forto goo

24 out of f e way ynto anothyr strete f er as f e schryne schuld not
come. But fen hit fell so fat sodenly * fay metten f e schryne at
a Cornell of a strete, wherfor fay wern anon hole bof e. pen sayde
fay to Seynt Martyne : ' We thonken f e for f e gret good fat we

28 haue had for f y loue, but for oure hele we thonke f e not ; for now
we most gete oure lyuelod wyth swynke and trauayle fat haue
lyued all oure lyue yn oure es/

Now 50 schull pray to God || and Seynfc Martyne fat 50 may 156 b

82 haue suche lyuyng fat je may haue f e blysse at oure endyng.
Amen.

1 sodenly] solenly G. soddeyn C.

67. De Festo Sancie Katerine 275

67.

DE FESTO SANCTE KATERINE ET Eius SOLEMPNITATE
SJEBMO BREUIS.

Good men and woymen, such a day N. 56 schull haue Seynt
Kateryns day. pe whech day 56 schull come to f e chyrcb, and 4
worschyppe God and thys holy mayden and martyr Seynt Kateryn.
Then schull 56 know fat Seynt Kateryn was a kynges doghtyr.
But lp ogh scho wer com en of so gentyll blod, 50 1, for Goddys sake,
scho sette noght by }>e pompe of thys world ; but set al hur hert 8

and was lernet at f e full, and cowth dyspute wyth any clerke fat

yn oure Lord Ihesu Cryst. Wherfor when scho hadde ben at scole,
and was lernet at f e full, and cowth dyspute wyth any clerke fat
come to fe scole, when scho herd fat Maxenciws fe Emperour

f»om« t.n bfi rwH-.A nf Alvsn.nnrlvr. fnrfn ma.lcfi n. solemn nffrvnor fn 12 r^

come to f e cyte of Alysaundyr, forto make a solemp offryng to 12
his mawmetys of bullus, and caluure, and othyr bestys, soo fat all
f e cyte dynned of f e noyse of horn, then Kateryn blessyd hur, and
jede ynto f e tempull to f e Emperour, and bo[l]dely rebuked hym,
and sayde he dyd fowle forto worschip f es fendes, and leue f e 16
worschyppe fat he schuld do to his God of Heuen, fat made all
fyng of noght, and send hym lyfe, and hele, and all f yng to hys
nede, and preuet hym by open reson fat Crist was God, and boght
mankynd on f e crosse wyth his deth out of f e fendes bondage. 20
Then bade f is Emperour do hur ynto ward tyll he myght be at
leysyr forto here hur; for fen he was so besy forto pies hys
goddes, fat he myght not tend to hur.

Then f ys Emperour made to sende aftyr fyfty scole '-maystyrs 24
of fe wysest fat wern yn any contrey. And when fay wern yy^

comen, he bade horn goo, and dyspute wyth hur, and ouercome
hur2; and he wold reward horn heghly for hor trauayle. Then {,J^'
haden f es maystyrs gret hokur fat fay wern comen of soo fer 28
157 a centre, forto dyspute wyth a woman, whil f e lest scoler of || hors
had byn wyse ynogh forto haue ouercome hyr. But when Kateryn
had spoken wyth horn a lytyll whyle, by helpe of f e Holy Gost,
scho conuerted horn, so fat fay leuet on Crist, and wold gladly 32
take deth for his loue.

1 scole d. D. score <?. 2 hur G. om. G.

18—2

276 67. De Festo Sancte Katerine

Then anon Maxens cowraiaundet1 to make a gret fyre, and brenne

honi all f eryn. But God schewet f er his myracull for horn, so fat

f <?r was no clothe of hors, ny heere of hor hede ytamet wyth f e

4 fyre ; but all leon ded by othyr wyth as fayre chere, as f agh fay

had ben on slepe. Then was fe Empmmr wode for tene, and

made forto do Kateryn nakyd and so beton hor fayre bode wyth

scowrges, fat all hor body was full of wondes, and rennyng all on

8 blode, and so puttyn hur ynto prison, forto abyde f er xxxte dayes

wythout mete or drynke, tyll he come a^eyne, for nedys fat he

most 2 goo fore.

Then had fe qwene a gret longyng forto speke wyth Kateryn,

12 and toke wyth hur yn a nyght a knygkt fat scho tryst well, fat
was callet Porphirius, and jodon to fe pryson, and spake wyth
Kateryn. And fen scho segh an angejil fat had yn aythyr hond
a schynyng crowne of gold, and sette fat on on f e qwenes hede

16 and fat of er on Porphiriws hede, and bade horn be stedfast yn f e
byleue, for wythyn f e thryd day fay schull bof e come to God by
martyrdom e.

Then com f ^s Emperour to horn, and anon sende aftyr Kateryn,

20 and wende scho had ben negh ded for hungur ; and fen was scho
all f ylke dayes fedde wyth a coluere from Heuen, so fat scho was
yn bettyr poynt fen scho was before. Wherfor fys Emperour
was negh wod, and commawnde forto set Kateryn bytwyx fowre

24 wheles fat wer wondyrly maket, so fat two turned vpward and
two downeward, full of kene hokus, so fat two schuld haue raset
hur vpwart and two downeward. But when Kateryn was sette yn
f e wheles, scho prayde to God for helpe ; and anon f er come an

28 angyll from Heuen, and smot || al f e wheles into3 peces, and4, as 157 b
f ogh hyd had ben a whyrlwynde fay rennon ouer fe pepull, and
slogh anon ryght foure f ousand of horn, Then saw f e qwene f ?/s
myracull, and anon come downe before hur husbond, and spake to

32 hym boldely rebukyng hym, for he segh Goddys myracull so opynly,
and }et wold not beleue yn God. Then anon fys tyraunt cora-
mawndet forto lede forth fis qwene, and furst rase hur pappes
wyth hokes from hur body, and fen sanyte of hur hed ; and so fay

1 comaundet C. ewnmaundet anon G. In d. D. the first anon is omitted,

2 nedys Jjat he most d. D. fat he most nedys G.

3 into d. D. y two G. * and d. D. vm. G.

67. De Festo Sancte Katerme 277

dydden. Then on f e morow, for Porphirms had buryed f e qwene,
he was taken and a hundret knyghtes of hys felawes, and weron
beheduth *, ych for Goddys sake.

Then f e Emperoure spake fayre to Kateryn, and byhet hur fat 4
he wold wed hur, and do to hur all f e worschyppe fat he cowth,
yf scho wold forsake Cryst and leue on his goddys. But for scho
sette noght by hym ne by his goddes, he made forto smyt of hur
bed. Then when f e bed was smytten of, ynstyd of blod ran out 8
>vhyt mylke. And anon ferwyth come angeles, and token hyr
body, and beren hit vp ynto f e eyre, and soo forth xx*i dayes
iourne f ennys to f e mownt of2 Synay, and f er buryet hit Vfytii gret
worschyp wher God haf e wroght8 mony gret myracles, and $et dof e 12
ynto lp ys day.

Narracio.

I rede of a woman fat fyrst seruet Saynt Kateryn, and fast hur
euen, as mony don, but aftyr scho laft of. Then yn a vysyon seho 16
saw a company of fayre maydens comyng by hur, and among horn
was on passyng all yn beute. But when scho come by }>at on, seho
hudde hor face, and wold not loke on hur. Then askyd ho won of
horn fat come byhynd whad fay wer. pen sayde soho fat fay 20
wern all seyntys of Heuen, ' and fat was Kateryn Jmt hudde hur
face from f e, and wold not know f e, for encheson fat f ou hast laft
158 a fe knowlech of hur/ Then this || woman repentyd and turned
a^eyne to hyr deuocyon fat scho had don befor, and was a trew 24
seruand to Kateryn euer aftyr, and had f e blysse of Heuen to hyr
mede. pe whech blysse f rogh f e prayer of Seynt Kateryn God
geue 4 you and me. Amen.

68.
DE DEDICAOZONE ECCLESIE S^MO BREUIS. 23

Goode men and woymen, such a day N. 56 schull haue your
chyrche-halyday. pe whech day :je schull come to chyrch to
Worschyp God, hauyng yn mynde 5 f re causes why f e chyrche ys
halovved : on for the chyrch-clausyng, and for deuot prayng, and $2

1 and weron beheduth C. he let smyt of her hedys G.

2 of d. D. om. G. 3 MS. worght. wrought d. wrougth D.
* geue inserted above the line.

5 <*ftyr niynde the word of is inserted in the margin in red inlc.

278 68. De Dedicacione Ecdesie

for fe dede-buriyng. Mony othyr causes byn why f e chyrch ys
halowet, but of f es f re we schull as f ys tyme say, so as God ^eueth
grace.

4 Furst hit was halowet for hur owne clansyng ; for f e chyrch ys
a place ordeynet fat cryston pepull schull come togedyr yn
charyte, forto worschyp hor God yn rest and yn pees, ych on wyth
othyr. Then ys God fayn of horn, and cometh to horn, and ijeueth

8 horn hys blessyng, and walketh among horn, and ys wondyr fayn
of horn, and dwellyth wyth horn, whyll fay ben yn rest and yn
pes, ych wyth othyr. But when f e fende seyth this, fen ys he
sory, and schowef e all hys malyce forto asay, jif he mow by

12 hymselfe of er by any of er of hys dyscypoles forto bryng hom out
of charyte, and make debate and dyscencyon among hom, and so
forto dryve God away from hom : for well I wot fat God ys not
f er&s debate and dyscencyon ys. Then, for our holy fadyrs knew

16 hys manors and his malyce, fay ordeynet f e chyrch to be halowet ;
and so, by holy prayer and halowyng, scho ys clanset of f e fende
and of hys malyce, and he hath no power aftyr forto come ynto
f e chyrch, but hit so be fat som wykkyd lyuer fat ys belafte wyth

20 f e fende, bryng hym ynto f e chyrche wyth hym ; for als longe as

a || man ofer woman ys out of charite, fe fend ys yn hym and 158 b
haf e power ouer hym. Then, forto schewe you how f e fende ys
! dryuen out of f e chyrche by halowyng, I tell you f ys ensampull

24 fat I fynde wrytton yn ' Legenda Aurea,' and Saynt Gregory
rehersuth hit yn his boke fat ys callet ' Dyalogus.'

Narracio.
He sayth fat, when a chyrch was halowed, and relekys of sayntys

28 broght f edyryn, sodenly a swyne ran among f e pepullys fete,
hedyr and f edyr, and so :$ode out of f e chyrch-dorre and was sene
no mor aftyr. Thus God schewed opynly how fe fende by
halowyng of f e chyrch was dryuen out of hur. And forto schew

32 how sory he was forto lese his habytacyon, f e fende com a^eyne
f e nyght aftyr, and ran on f e chyrch wyth suche noyse, fat he
fered all f e pepull fat herden hit. And f e secunde nyght he come
a^eyne, and made a more hydwes noyse; and fe fryd nyght he

36 made a noyse, as all f e chyrch hadden fallen downe at ones, and
fen went he forthe and come no more a5eyiie.

(58. De Dedicacione Ecclesie 279

The chyrche ys also halowet for deuout prayng. I hope fat je
all l prayen well at horn yn your houses. For, as Seynt Austeyn
seyth, a good dede ys a good prayer ; so, whyll fat a man dof e
well, he prayth well. But jet, when any of you wyll speke wyth 4
hys frende for any spedfull thyng, he goth home to his howse,
hopyng wel fat he woll make hym f er bettyr chere fen yn any
othir place. Then ryght so, when je woll speke \\yih God, comyth
to hys howse and f er spekyth wyth hym, fat ys, holy chyrche ; 8
for whill a man prayefe, he spekyth wytA God, and whyll he
redyf e, God spekyth wyth hym.

But for mony of you wyttuf e noght how je schull pray to God,
f e settyng of f e chyrch hyt tellyf e you : Hit ys sette yn f e est, 12
techyng yche man, when he praythe, to haue his hert ynto f e est,
and thenke fat paradyse ys yn f e est. "Wherfor je schull pray
God deuotly fat he haue compassyon of you, fat ben exilet out of
159 a your eritage 1 1 by males of your enmyes, and jeue you grace to 16
dyscomfet your enmy, so fat God yn your deyng send his angell,
and fach your soules ynto paradyse ajeyne ynto fat blysse fat je
losten by your old-fadyrs trespas. Also $e schull thenke how fat
Crist deyd yn f e est on f e crosse ; wherfor je schull pray deuotly 20
to hym fat he jeue you grace, forto thenke on f e passyon, fat je
be worthy, to be wrytton yn f e nowmbur of horn fat he deyt for
on f e crosse. Also f enke fat Cryst schall com out of f e est to f e
dome ; wherfor je schull pray to hym to jeue you such contrisyon 24
of hert for your mys-dedys, and apon scheryft wytA mowthe and
satysfaccyon yn dede, fat 56 may be 2 sure forto stond on Cristys
ryght hond yn fat dome, and scape fat horrybull rebuke fat schall
be done to horn fat schall be dampnet for hor gret hert fat woll 28
not be sory for hor mys-dedes, ne aske no mercy yn tyme of mercy.
For suche deuot prayers holy chyrch was halowed ; for God hym-
selfe sayth f us : ' My howse ys an house of oresons.' But more
harme ys, now hit ys made an hous of dadull, and of whisperyng 32 f ^
and rownyng, and of spekyng of vanyte and of of er fylthe.

Wherfor I rede fat, as3 an holy byschop was at his masse, his
deken turnet forto byd f e pepull bowe horn to f e blessyng ; fen he
eygh too woyrnen rowne togedyr, and f e fende sate on hor schuldyrs, 36

1 all inserted above the line. * be (7. om. &. 3 as (7. vm. G.

•

280 68. De Dedkacione Ecclesie

wrytyng on a long roll als fast as lie myght. Then aftyr masse,
by byddyng of fys deken, f e byschop send aftyr f es woymew, and
asket horn how fay had occupyet f e masse tyme. pen sayd fay

4 how fay haddyn sayde hor ' Pater Noster.' Then f e bischop com-
mawndet f e fende forto rede fat he had wrytton, and when he had
red * all fat fay hadden talked of, fay fellen downe to f e grownde
and asked nwcy.

Holy chyrch ys also halowet for f e long restyng ; for when any
lyfe ys dede, fen ys he broght to f e chyrche to hys longe home.
For, as Seynt Ion Belet say the, som tyme ryche || men wern on
hylles toppes buried8, and at fe fote, and yn fe sydes yn towmbys

12 makut yn f e roche of f e hulle, and 3 pore mew werne buried at 159 b
home in hor owne howses. But for f e sauor and f e odure of f e
cors was soo greues to horn fat lyued, f erfor holy fadyrs ordeynet
chyrch-jeordys, and f e cors to be broght f edyr and buried f er for

16 two skylles : on, forto be prayde fore for euermore, for holy chirche
vsyth forto pray for all fat restyf e yn fat chyrch olper yn f e
chyrch-^orde ; anothyr for f e bodyes of f e ded schuld lye f er wytA-
out trauelyng of ir vexyng of f e fende. Wherfor f e fende haf e no

20 power forto do noght to no body fat ys buryed yn cristen burynes,
but hit so be fat he haue soo trespast, fat he be not worthy forto
be f er. For Ion Belette telleth how fat non schuld be buryed yn
f e chirche but fe patrons fat defendyth fe chyrch, and prestes

24 and clerkes fat defendyn f e chyrch fro gostly enmyes wytA hor
prayers, and othir patrons fat defendyth hor chyrche fro bodely
enmyes. For suche haue ben buryed yn chyrche, fat yn f e morow
f e cors haue ben fownden cast out of f e chyrche, and all f e clof es

28 laft yn f e burynes.

Narracto.

Also an angell com to f e wardeyne of a chyrche, and bade hym
goo to f e byschop, and byd hym do out of f e chyrche hym fat he

32 had buryed f eryn, othyr he schuld be ded hymselfe vtyihyn xxxti
dayes aftyr. Aud so he was, for he wold not do as he was
beden.

1 red C. wrytten G. 8 buried C. om. G.

3 and C. an G.

68. De Dedicacione Ecclesie 281

Narraczo.

We redyn also yn pe * Gestes of Fraunce ' pat an angyll told an
lioly byschop Eukeriws how fat Charlys, pe kyng of Fraunce, was
clampned, for encheson pat he raft l holy chyrche hur ryght pat
holy men had ijeuen hur before, and bade hym go and opyn his 4
tombe, and soo see pe sope. Then toke p?/s byschop olper men
160 a wyth hym; and when he openyd pys tombe, per come out || a gret
dragon, and flogh forpe, and laft pys tombe brent wyt/iyn, as hit
had ben a culn-mowth. Thus buryyng yn holy plas helpype not 8
horn pat byn worthy to be dampned.

Also per ben mony }>at walketh aftyr pat pay ben ded and
buryet yn holy plase ; but pat is of no wexyng of pe fend, but of
grace of God, forto gete horn som helpe of som synne pat pay ben 12 ^p
gylty yn, and may not haue no rest, tyll pat synne be holpen. As
hit fell bysyde pe abbay of Lulsull by pre men pat hadden stolen
an ox of pe abbot, and he had made a sentens perfor ; then two of
pilke wern schryuen and asked mercy, but pe pryd deyd and was 16
not asoylet. Wherfor his spyryte 5ede nyghtes and soo feeryd pe
parysch pat aftyr pe sonne going downe per dyrst no man go out
of his yn. Then, as pe prest, Syr Thomas Wodward, pat pen 2 was
parysche prest, ther he toke Godys body, and jede toward a seke 20
woman at pe sonne goyng don. And pen come pis spyryte, and
mete hym, and told hym who he was and why he 3ede, and prayde
hym forto take his wyfe, and go to pe abbot of Lulsull, and help
pat he wer asoylet, and er he myijt haue 3 no rest. And soo 24
he come to Lulsull, and made pe mon asoylet, and pen he had
rest.

Now pray 56 to allmyghty God, as all goodnes and grace ys
vryth hym, to 4 jeue you grace of pe Holy Gost yn holy chyrche 28
hym to worschyp here, pat 36 may come to pe rest pat he bo$t you
to. Amen.

1 raft] rat G. berafts C.

* J>at J>en H. ]>eras he G. aftur was parson of Rokeley fan C.

8 haue C. om. G. 4 to om. G. not in C. H. L.

282 69. De Oracione Dominica

69.
DE ORAC/ONE DOMINICA.

Goode men and woyme[n], 50 scliull know wele fat ych curatour
ys holden by all f e lawe yn holy chyrche, forto expowne f e ' Pater

4 Noster ' to his paryschons ones of yr twyse yn Ipe ^ere ; and yf he
do not so, he schall be hard enpechet of God for fys necligens.
Wherfor as God hafe 3eue me grace of vndyrstondywg, || I wol at 160 b
f is tyme schew you, as I fynde wryton. Then schull 30 know at
8 f e begynnyng fat hit ys moch more spedfull and meritabull to
you to say your ' Pater Noster ' yn Englysche fen yn suche Lateyn,
as 36 dof e. For when 30 spekyth yn Englysche, fen je knowen
and vndyrstondyn wele what 30 sayn ; and BOO, by your vndyr-

12 stondyng, 30 haue lykyng and deuocyon forto say hit. Then schull
30 know fat yn f e ' Pater Roster ' ben vij prayers f e whech yche
man and woman han gret nede forto pray God for ; for fat
puttyth away f e vij dedly synnys, and getyth grace of God forto

16 haue all fat man nedyth forto haue necessary, bof e to f e lyfe and
to f e soule.

Of f e wheche prayers the fyrst ys thys : ' Pater noster, qui es in
celis, sanctfificetwr nomen tuum ! ' That ys yn Englysch to say

20 f us : * Fadyr owren fat art \n Heuen, halowed be thy name 1 '
pus, when je l sayn fadyr owren, 30 knowlechyn fat 30 ben Godys
chyldryn, and bref er and sustyr yn God, and ben so yf we lyuen
yn loue, and charite, and rest, and pes, yche on \fyih cfyer, as

24 brethern owen forto do. And yf a 30 lyuen f us, fen be 30 brefern
and sustyrne to our Lord Ihmi Cryst, God Sonne of Heuen, and
schull be w«/t/i hym cyvys yn f e kyndome of Heuen, and f e Fadyr
of Heuen ys glad and fayne of you, and takenyf e you to hym as

28 for hys dere chyldryn, and hafe gret lykyng forto here your
prayers. Wherfor reysyth vp your hertys to hym and gaythe f us
mekely to hym: l Fadyr oures fat art in Heuen, fy name be
halowed/ Yn f ys 30 prayen for all mysbeleued pepull, wylnyng

32 fat all fay schuld come to f e fayth fat 36 haue, and so leef hor

fals goddys, and leue yn your Fadyr, fat ys, God yn Heuen, and

knewleche hym for God and maker of all f yng yn Heuen and on

erthe, and non ofer but only he. And f us 36 halowefe Godys

1 3e C. we (7. 2 yf u. om. G. C.

69. De Oracione Dominica 283

name, schowyng fat 30 ben yn full charyte to your Fadyr, God yn
161 a Heuen, and to all hys pepull. And f us 50 louef e your || neghtbur
as yourselfe, wylnyng horn to come to f e ioye of Heuen as 50 hopen
all to done. Also yn fat 30 sayn to God : ' py name be halowed/ 4
36 sleen f e fowle synne of pride. For he of er scho fat ys dedly
prowde, he wold f er wer non of er lyke to hym yn no degre ; but
desyryth fat his name schuld be worschypud and dered befor all
of ir, and ben praysed befor all of er, and forto be so well before 8
and passyng all ofer, and wold fer wer no God aboue hym forto
chastyce hym. And f us, in all fat he may and fat ys in hys
my3t, he is aboute forto destrye Godys name and hys worschip,
and take on hym f e worschip fat is dew to God. Thus ys he lyke 12
to Lucyfere fat wold haue beraft God his worschip. "Wherfor yn
a poynt he fell done ynto hell, and syfen hafe ben fe fowlyst
fende yn hell fat before was f e fayrist angell fat was yn Heuen.
And soo schull all fay fat sewen his trace, but yf fay haue grace 16
of amendement.

The secunde prayer is f ys : ' Adueniat regnuw tuum ! ' ' Thy
kyndom be forto come ! ' Yn f ys prayer 30 schewon * fat 36 haue
so feruent a loue to your Fadyr m Heuew, fat 30 settyth noght by 20
no wor[l]dely worschyp, ny ryches, ny lordschyp ; but wyth all your
hert 30 desyryn to come to your Fadyr kyndom fat ys yn Heuen,
and forto se hym gloryous kyng wher 36 schull be kyng wyt/t hym
yn euerlastyng blysse, sewyng f e trace of Godys chyldyr fat haue 24
gret desyre forto se hor Fadyr and dwell vtyth hym f eras he ys.
Thus he sleth f e fowle synne of couetyse fat ys euer about forto
spare, forto gedyr gold and tresoure wherwytA fat he may purches
his heuen here yn f ys world, and yf he myght haue f ys worlde 2 28
at his3 wyll, he kept neuer forto come ynto Heuen, ny Godis
syght, ny othyr Heuen haue but his lust here. Thus he fat hafe
more lust forto se gold yn his cofur fen God yn his blysse, he
schall lese f e syght of bof e, and bene 4 put ynto f e darknes, so 82
161 b fat he schall neuer || se lyght aftyr. Thus, for he louet more f e
lykyng of f ys world, fat ys fals and fadyth as a flowre, fen f e
euerlastyng blysse of Heuen, he schall lese bofe, and go f edyr
wher ys euerlastyng begere and pouerte and myschef. 36

1 schewon C. knowejje G. 2 worlde H. om. C. G.

3 his] hor G. her C. om. H. 4 bene C. om. G.

284 69. De Oracione Dominica

The f ryd prayer ys f is : ' Fiat uoluntas tua, sicut in celo et \n
terra ! ' * Thy wyll be don yn erf e, as hit ys done yn Heuen ! '
In f is prayer 50 schewen fat %e be boxom to Godys wyll, desyryng
4 fat his wyll be done algatys befor youres, and 56 be 1 redy vfyth good
wyll to leue 5oure wyll and sew Godys wyll, as good chyldyr dof e,
fat byn boxom to f e fadyr, and dof e reuerence yche on to of yr,
f e jongyr to f e aldyr, and so yche on to dper yn f e degre fat God
8 haf e sette hym yn ; as angeles don yche on to of er yn Heuen, so
fat fe2 lower degre dof e worschyppe and reuerence to hym fat is 3
yn herre degre, wytfamt any simylacyon. Herfor 50 pray to God
forto haue suche, and mekenes yn hert, and grace forto do worschip

12 and reuerence yche on, he fat is lower to hym fat ys her, for
loue. For he fat ys herre dof e worschip to hym fat ys lower for
gret mekenes of hert, and yche on helpyth of«r yn nede, fayne
and gladde yche on of othyr encrese and sory of hys mischef.

16 Thus je schull sle fe foule synne of envy, fat may not fynd at*
his hert forto do reuerence and worschyp to horn fat he ys yn
company wyth ; but haf e endeyn of all fat byn compenabull and
seruyabull, and is5 redy to bakbyte all fat well don, and demyn

20 horn allgatys mysse, and ben sory when fay seen any man holpen,
and ben well payut of hys harme, and yf he here a lytyll worde
amysse, he woll lay more to and so encrese hit yn all fat he may,
yn hyndryng of his neghtbur. But foo6 fat louen to bakbyte

24 so, helle-howndes schull gnawe horn bak and bely wythouten any
lesyng, but yf fay amende er fay hethen passe.

The forthe prayer is fys: 'Panem nostrum cotidi||anum da 162 a
nobis hodie ! ' ' Oure yche dayys bred f ou 5yue vs f is day ! '

28 }e say not f us, for God schuld ijeue you f us yn on day all f e
bred fat 30 schuld haue yche day aftyr, but bycause fat bred is
yche dayys fode, and makef e man myghty forto trauayle for all
ofer fing fat ys nedfull to hym. ])us is sayde, for bred fat

32 fedyth f e body ; for yn prayng of f ys bred, je prayen to God
forto haue kynde wedryng to all maner of sedys fat ben cast yn
f e erthe. For when sedys ben cast yn the erthe, manys myght
and conyng sesythe, and all is yn Godys doyng and }efture. Thus

36 je prayth for bred fat ys bodely fode. pen ys f er bred fat ys

1 be H. om C. G. 2 >e C. om. £, 8 is C. om. G.

4 at C. all G. 5 is H. ben G. C.. ' >oo (7. ye G.

69. De Oracione Dominica 285

gostly fode and susteynyth f e sowle as of er bred dof e f e body,
pe wheche bred je schull pray our gostly Fadyr forto 3eue you on
f e holyday, fat 36 mowe etc fat m your hert yche day aftyr yn
your labour, and soo strenkf en l your soule f erwyth fat 50 grucche 4
not ajeyn God for doses fat 30 haue yn your labour, but taketh
hit in paciens and yn penaunce2 for your synnys. And }>us 36
schull put away fe foule synne of sloufe fat woll nof er trauayll to
helpe his body, ny his soule, but faryth as a swyne, etyth and 8
drynkyth and slepyth. Wherfor Saynt Barnard sayth fat suche
fat woll not trauayle wyth men here yn erf e, fay schull traueyll
yn helle wyth fendes.

The fyfthe prayer is f?/s: 'Et dimitte nobis debyta nostra, sicwt 12
et nos dimittinms debitoribws nosfris I ' ' And for^eue vs oure
trespas, as we fo^euen horn fat trespas to vs ! ' Here 30 prayen
f e Fadyr of Heuen forto 3«ue you hertes, fat 30 mow wyth full
hert for3eue all fat gyltyth to you, and so pray hym fat he 16
for3eue you fat 30 gultuf e a3eynys hym. For our Fadyr of Heuen
ys Fadyr of m€rcy, and woll fat all his childyr be mercyabull as
he ys, and blessyth all horn fat ben mercyabull and sayth f us :
' Beati misericordes ! ' * Blessed be fay fat ben mercyabull/ for 20
fay schull sewe merci. pus your Fadyr of Heuen yn all louyng
162 b maner corastreynef e || you forto do mercy at your prayer ; for f er
may no man haue mercy of hym, but fay do mercy. And yn fat
36 don mercy, 30 sleyne f e foule synne of dedly wrath, fat is so 24
full of vengeans and cruelte of maleyse, fat hit woll neuer fo^eue,
but al gate do fe vtmast and fe vengeans fat he may. Wherfor
he schall haue no mercy yn fe day of dome, but be dampned 3
ynto fe payne of helle, and curset and vnworf y to come among 28
Godis childyr ; for dome without mercy schall be don to hym fat
dof e no mercy. Thus 3if 36 wollnoth to haue mercy of God and
foi^euenes of your trespas, 36 most fo^eue horn fat trespas a3eynes
you, of er ellys he woll not here your prayer. 32

The syxte prayer ys f is : ' Et ne nos inducas in temptactonem ! '
{Thow suffyr not vs to be lad ynto temptacyon!' p?/s ys for 30
felyth wele how f e fende ys besy day and nyght forto tempt you
to synne ; f erfor 30 prayen to your Fadyr yn Heuen fat he suffyr 36

1 strenkj>en C. stryuyth Cr. 2 penaunce C. pacieus G.

3 be dampned //. suche te dampned G. dampae suche C.

286 69. De Oracione Dominica

not you to be ladde ynto temptacyon by f e fendes entysyng, for
sleghly he bryngyfch a man of er a woman ynto synne. Furst he
temptyth hym, fat ys, asaythe hym whethir he be strong o\>er
4 lethy yn loue to his God. And yf he fyndyth hym lethy, he
makef e hym to seen fat ys lykyng to his flessche. And so wyth
f e syght he makyth hym cacche a delyte yn hit and a lust f erto ;
and when he hafe a lust, fen makyth he hym to fall yn concent
8 f ^rto and so forth ynto f e dede of synne. Thus he temptyf all
Godis chyldyr and namely yn f e synne of gloteny ; for wyih fat
synne he dysseyueth oure forme fadyr Adam and Eue. And
knowef e wele fat yche best of kynde ys sonnest taken vtyih mete,

12 layde yn grynnys and othyr gynnes. Wherfor, when 50 etuf e or
drynkythe, l he temptuth 3ow moste to glotterye. Furst wit sy^te
of mete of ur offdrunke \ and so makyth you haue lust Iperto, and
fen forto tast hyt, and so, by lust of f e tast, forto etc othyr drynke

16 to euorously therof, and to take to moche, of^r ete or f e tyme as
fastyng dayes or elles er f e tyme of day, of ur aftyr tyme as rere
sopers, ofer yn fastyng-dayes sytte at nyght and drynke to ||
moche, and so breke your fast. And oft makef e a pore man to 163 a

20 spend his good yn vayne, bof e yn dayntef e 2 mefcys and drynkys
fur fen hys state askyth, and soo ys made a begger and a borower
of anofer manys good, and neuer wol qwyt. Suche gynnes f e
fendys vsyth to lede a man 6\>er woman ynto f e synne of gloteny.

24 Wherfor 50 haue gret nede forto pray bysyly to God forto kepe
you from f e fendeys temptac?/on. And forto put away f ?/s temp-
tacyon 50 schull begynne your mete wyth blessyng, fat ys, to
make a crosse ouer your mete, prayng God to kepe you so, fat

28 ^e fall not ynto gloteny. And aftyr mete 36 schull ende your
mete wyth graces, fat ys, fonkyng God fat he hafe 3euen you
grace to kepe you, fat 36 haue don no surfet.

The seuent prayer ys fys: 'Sed libera nosamalo!' That ys
v. 52 to say: 'But delyuer vs from all euell.' pys euell 30 may calle
wele f e synne of lecherye; for f er nys no man lyuyng fat may
telle f e euoll fat hafe comen by lechery, fat is to say : monslaght,
envy, fals of es, avowtre, fals ayres, fals deuors, rnurf ur, fals de-

36 famacyon, fals suspicyon, and mony a soule lorne. And when hit

1 he ... drunke C. H. om. O.

2 daynte])e] dajntejis G. deynte>e H. deynte C.

69. De Oracione Dominica 287

fallyth on a man yn hys elde, hit maketh hym lese his good, and
his cateyle, and hys worschyppe, and his name, and maketh hys
frendys to lof e hyin and hys company, and to speke mony an
euoll worde by hym, for hys grace schall fall from l hym. And so, 4
whad for defawte of grace and losse of hys grace, his wyt schall
apayre lytyll and lytyll, tyll he be a mopysche fole, and so suffyr
hys lemon to be hys maystyr. And fen schall he go to noght, and
schall neuer be delyuerd f erof, but God sette \fyih grete prayer 8
hond to and delyuer[d] hym.

Narracio.
I rede, jisj>e maystyr of stories telly th, how fe kyng Darius

t'UO made a questyon to fre of hys wardcorsis, and asked horn whech 12 J^'}
was f e strenggyst of horn fre : a kyng, othyr wyne, of yr a woman.

163 b Then sayde on : ' A kyng, for he may cowimawnde all men, || and
hor lyfe and hor lymmes lyfe yn hys hond/ Then vnswared fat
of ir, and sayde how fat wyne was strengyr then a kyng ; for 16
wyne oft so ouercomyth a kyng, be he neuer soo strong, fat hit
mekyfe hym myghtles and wyt/iout strengfe. Then sayde fe
fryd, fat was ^orebabell, how fat a woman was strengur fen
a kyng olper wyne; for a woman fosturs vp a kyng of a chyld 20 r
and hom fat settuf and kepuf e wynes, and men ben not adrede
for to lese hor strength and hor lyue for a woman. And sayde how
fat he sawe a kyngys lemon smyt f e kyng vndyr f e cheke wyth
hur hond ; and when scho logh, scho made hym to lagh ; and whan 2
scho wepte, scho made hym to wepe. Thus ys a woman strengyr fen
a kyng ofyr wyne ; and f us f e fowle synne of lechery destryth
a man, bof e yn hys lyfe and yn hys def e, and makyth hym so
ferre from Godys grace, fat he dredyth nof yr God ny man. 28

Narracio.

I rede of a woman fat was lemmon to a man and had ben mony
jerys. But fen hit happy nd soo fat on a day, as scho was yn f e
chyrche and herd a predicacyon — yn f e wheche predycacyon scho 32
herd soo horrybull paynes of helle3 yordeynt to4 all fat vsyth
lechery and wold not leue hit — fat scho was contryte and steryd
by fe Holy Gost, fat scho ^ode, and schrof hur, and toke hur

1 fall from H. from G. fronee (?) C. 2 whan C. om. G.

3 helle C. herre G. * to C. om. G.

69. De Oracione Dominica

penaunce, and was yn full purpos forto liaue lafte hur synne for
all way aftyr. But fen as scho 3ode homwaide scheo mette1 wv/t/i
hur lemman, fat spake to hur to do fe synne, as he was wont
4 befor. But scho forsoke and sayde nay ; for scho had herd a
predycacyon how horrybull penauwce ys ordeynt for all such yn
hell, and scho was ferd f erof, and was schryuen, and wold no mor
trespas. Then sayde he : ' Yf all f yng wer sof e fat ys preened,
8 f er schuld no man ny woman be sauet ; and f erfor leue hyt not,
for hit ys not sof e. But be we heraftyr of won assent, as we haue
ben befor, and I wyll plyght f e my trof e fat I woll neuer leue,
but hold f e all way.' Then turned || f e womon hur hert, and 164 a

12 dyddyn f e synne as fay dyddyn befor. But hit hapenyd soo fat
yn schort tyme aftyr fay dyet sodenly 2 ; and fen was f er a good
holy man fiat knew bofe hor lyues, and prayde to God forto
wyte how hyt was wyth horn. Then, on a day, as he walked by

16 a watyr prayng for thys f yng, he sawe a blak derke myst on f e
watyr ; and yn f e niyst he herd f e man and f e womon speke \>us
ayf er to cfyer, and he knew well hor voyces bofe. pen sayde f>e
woman to \> e man : ' Icursed be J>ou of all men, and cursed be f e

20 tyme fat f ou wer borne, for by f e I am dampned ynto euerlastyng
paynes.' Then vnswared fe man : * Cursed be f ou and f e tyme
J>at f ou was borne, for J?ou hast made me dampned for euer ! For
had I onys be contryte for my syniies as f ou wer, I wold neuer

24 haue turned as pou duddyst ; and yf J>ou hadyst holden good
couenant wyth hym J>at f>ou madyst, f ou myghtyst haue sauid 3 vs
bothe. But I behette f e fat I wold neuer leue f e. Wherfor go
we now bof e ynto f e payne of hell fat ys ordeynt for vs bof e ! '

28 From fe whech payne God kepe you and me, yf hyt be hys
wyll. Amen.

Explicit Liber Festiuale.

1 sode homwarde scheo mette C. met goyng homward G.

2 sodenly C. sodenly aftyr Q. 3 sauid C. sauen G.

70. Sermo de Nupcijs 289

APPENDIX

[From MS. Claudius A, II.]

70.
116 b SERMO DE NUPCIJS*

As 56 here all seyne, a man and a woman ben weddut togydur
os f e lawe of holy chyrch techuth. God of hyg godenesse :jef hem
grace so to kepon J»e sacrament fat f ei han takon, so fat God be 4
payut, and fei worscheput f^rby1 in Heuen and in erthe. But
for ]>er ben many f at takuth fis sacrament and wyttuth lytul
whatte charge is ferwyth, ferfore 1 wil schortely at fis tyme
schew 2 3ow what fis sacrament is, fat $e schullon in tyme comyng 8
drede God f e more and kepon jjoure ordur f e bettur. Wherefore
50 schul knowon fat fis sacrament is holy, furste for gode begyn-
nyng, sython for gode leuing, and aftur for gode endyng ; for fei
Ipat takuth hede what charge fei take at f e begynnyng and ben 12
besy to kepon it aftur in hure lyuyng, fey3 schul comyn to J>e
blysse fat is wyt/iowtyn endyng.

^e schul knowon fat fis ordur was not furste fondon be erthely
man, bot be )?e holy Trenite of Heuen ; Fadur and Sone and Holy 16
Gost made hit in paradise erthely, and is in a place in Ipe est, and
so heygh J>at Ipe flode of Noe cam not nygh it. In Ipe whyche
place is so myche ioy and blysse fat no tonge may telle, ne no4
herte may thenk. And for encheson fat f is ordur was made in 20
Ipat rnery place, 5it holy chirch suffreth it to be made here in erthe
wyth myrth fat is holy hymself, and wyt/ioute vylony. pan was
it made fus : whan God hadde makud f is worlde and all f inge at
hys wille f erin for man, fan, at f e laste, he makut man. So whan 24
fat he was makud, he fond alle f ing redy and buxum to hys honde.
pan sayde f e holy Trenite yfere fus : ' Make we man lyk to vs in
ymage ! ' pat is, be ymaginacion and 5 be virtues fat a man hath
in hym, mon is lyke to God in soule, but not in body, p^rfore 28
alle f e uertues fat a man hath, f ei comyw oute of f e soule into f e

1 Jwby H. }>rtt by C. 2 schew H. sewe G. 3 >ey H. 30 C.

4 ne no] no ne C. ne II, 5 and II. om. C.

19

29Q 70. Sermo de Nupcijs

body, pan browthe God pis man Adam into paradyse and makyd
hym keper perof; and hit1 is ful of trees bering froyte alle pe
tymes of pe ^ere, suche as 2 ben none lyke in pis worlde. pan, in

4 pe mydul of paradyse, God sette on tree pat was passing alle olpur
in bewte and of uertu, as for a princepal reseruot to hymself, pat
also ofte os Adam seygh 3 pat tree he schulde haue mynde of God ;
for in wele a man forijeteth God and hymself, bot he be holpon be
8 grace, pan seyde God to Adam : ' Etc of alle pe tren pat ben in
paradyse, saue only of pis tree ete not, in peyne of deth.' And
pus be Adam pis same forbode passud into Eue. pan seyde God :
'It is not gode a man to ben hymself.5 Here begane pe forme

12 worde [of] || weddyng of man and wowiman. 117 a

Wherefore, os by Goddys ordynaunce, a man schal takon a wyf
lyke of age, lyk of condicions, and lyk of burth ; for pereos pese
ben acordyng, it is lyk to fare wel, and ellys not. In mynd hereof

1C pe preste schal makon a quere be hure oth wether pei ben
cosynnes wyt/dnne degre of mariage or no, whepwr eyther of other
haue any better ryght to any other, wethwr pei ben in ful wylle
eythwr to otlmr to lyvon togydur and kepe pe scharge pe whyche

20 he wyl leyne on hem.

In tokenynge of pis, angellus, be Goddys byddyng, browthon
alle maner bestys before Adam ; bot for per was no best lyk to
Adam, God made hym to slepon, and panne anone hys spryte was

24 rapyt into Heven, and per he sagh alle p[y]ngge pat schulde fallon
aftwr by hym and alle hys ospring. But pis mene wyle God toke
on ryb wytA pe flesse of Adam, and sayde : ' Make it a wcmman,
flesse of fiesse, and bon of bon.' pan wakud God Adam, and sette

28 pe wowiman before hym, and jaf hure to Adam.

And so doth pe preste, wan he ^eveth 4 pe womman to pe man.
pan leyth 5 pe mon syluer and money on pe boke pat beruth a
ymage of a man, in tokenyng pat he6 takuth hure in atent to

32 geton chyldron pat ben Goddys ymages, forto restore pe noumbur
of angellus.

pan toke Adam pe womman and seyde: 'pis is7 now bon of
bon and flesse of flesse/ for a man schal levon fadur and niodur,

1 hit H. om. C. 2 suche as H. schul C.

3 MS. seyght. * 5eveth H. jeth C. 5 leyth H. legh C.

6 J>at he H. om. C. 7 is H. om. C.

70. Sermo de Nupeijs 291

and draw to hur as a parcel of hymself, and louon hym and he hure
trewly iufere, and schuld ben too in on flesse ; for f e schylde of
hem is on flesse of failur and modur. pan aftur, for f e womrnan,
be techyng of f e fende, wyt/j hure honde toke froyte of fat tree 4
fat was forbodon, and ete ferof, and }af hur husbonde Adam,
i-chewing "pat heo louid more l hyre husbonde fan God.

perfore f e prest blessuth a ring, Ipat, betokeueth God, fat hath
neyther begynnyng ne endyng, and duth hit on 2 hur fyngur fat 8
haf e a 3 veyne to hure herte, tokenyng fat he schal loue God oure.
all thyng, and f anne hure husbond.

pan, f us whan f ei haddyn brokyn Goddys forbedyng, anone be
Goddys bydyng an angel drof ham oute of paradyse into f is worlde, 12
to geton hure lyflode w?/tA travayle and desese, and f e wowman to
beron hure frythe wyth woo and peyne.

Herefore f e preste takuth hem be f e hande and brynguth hem
into chyrch, fat is Goddys hous, as f ilk fat han sworne and made 16
an opon oth to lyvon in Goddys lawe, and to fulfyllon hys com-
maundementes ; and so setteth hem beforon fe auter as before
Goddys awne faas. pan, for f e holy Trynyie 4 dyde alle f is offyce
before sayde, in tokeny[n]g ferof f e prest begynnyth f e masse of 20
117 b fe || Trenite5.

^ette, for Adam and Eue weron nakud, God hadd compassion of
ham and clothed ham wyth pylches, fat is, a cloth makud of dede
bestus ; so is 6 f er a clothe holdyn oure hur 7 f eis, teching hem to 24
haue cleth in mynde, and f e hyllyng of hure graue, and so for
drede levon f e ele and done f e gode.

And for also rnyche os f e womman gultud more fan Adam, f er-
fore f e preste reduth more ouer f e womman fan oure f e man. 28
pan aftur, f e man cusseth f e preste and beruth it to hys wyfe,
betokenyng fat f er is ful pes and ful acorde of loue betwyx God
and ham, and cure schal ben whil f ei holdon f e ordur fat f ei haue
takyn vpon hem. pan to schewow whate penaunce f ei ben worthy 32
fat brekon f is ordur, I telle 3ow f is ensaumpul.

J rede fat f er was an olde knythe and weddud a 5ung ladi ; but

1 heo louid more H. he louid C. 2 hit on H. om. C.

3 ha}>e a H. ha C. 4 Trynyte H. tyme C.

MS. Tretrenite. 6 is H. hys C.

7 hur H. om. C.

19 — 2

292 70. Sermo de Nupcijs

for f>is olde mail plesud not hurc alle to lekyng of bur, scheo toke
anothur freke knyte fat was neghtbur to hem. But whan f>ei hadde
long lyuod in synne, at f>e laste J>ei dyud bothe sodenly. pan

4 was Iper a man J>at made charkolus in a park of a lordys besydes,
and whan he hadde makud a grete fyre of colus, he lay by it alle
nyght forto wakon on it. pan, before mydnyght, he sagh a
womman comyng rennyng as faste os scheo my the, wondur1

8 gastely criing for fere, pan cam ]>er aftur hure a man, al in blak,
rydyng on a blak hors, and a drawon swerde in hys hande, and
huntod ])is womman aboute J?is cole-fyre, and, at J>e laste, he caghte
hure, and al tohew hyre on peces, and caste hure in J?e cole-fyre,

12 and rode forth hys way. pe same wyse he dude f>e nexte nyght
aftur, and cure f>is coleman seygh J>at nythe be nythe, f>at he was so
agaste, J>at he 3ode to hys lorde and tolde hym why he durste not
dwel ]>er no lengar. pan sayde fne lorde : ' Go ageyne and I wil

16 cum to Ipe J?is nyght, and wyth fe myght of God I schal wyton
whatte J>ei ben/ pan cam. J?is lorde f>idur, and whan j?is odur
hed2 he won J>is womman in peson and caste hur into fyre, J>is
lorde was redy and toke hym be J>e bridul and coniurid hym to

20 tellon whatte fei weron. pan sayde he 3 : ' I am such a man, and
scheo such a wowraian f>at I hadde vndur hur husband ; and Ipus
uche nyghte I schal slene hure and brenne hur in J>is fyre, for
scheo was cause of my synne. And I ryde here on a fende lyk an

24 horse, and J>is sadul brennuth hatter )?an any erthely fyre ; and
)5us we schul done til we ben holpon be sume gode man.' pan
sayde J?e lorde : ' What may ben 3oure helpe 1 Telle .me, and it
schal be don.' pan he tolde hym how many masses mosten ben

28 songon for hem, and whatte of almus-dedus. pan dude ]?is lorde,
as he behyghte ham, and so were bof>e jholpon. pus is weddyng
holy in begynnyng.

And also it is || holy in lyuing. In tokening ]>erof Cryste and us a

32 hys modur Mary and hys disciplus weron callud to a wedding
betwysse lohn Euangeliste and Mary Mawdeleyne ; and so be hys
comyng he halowod weddyng, J?«t is now vsud as I haue sayde
before. In tokening hereof aftur masse Ipe prest is prayed to Ipe

1 wondur II. wndur C. 2 hed H. om. C.

3 he U. om. G.

70. Sermo de Nupcijs 293

mete, pan comuth he and blessuth hure mete and hur clrinke ; and
CViste wyth hys blessing, at fe preyere of our lady, he turnud
watwr into wyne. pan to schew. ;QW f e vertu of a prestes blessing,
I telle 5ow f is tale fat was don in dede. ._ 4

A cumpanye of l felowes haddon takon a stene of ale to drynkon
in a erbere. pan schulde Ipe preste of f e toune ha[ue] 2 ben on of
hem, but for he hadde not songon, he badde hem drynkon wyl he
3ode to syngon. pen sayde on of hem : 'Sir, blesse fe drynk er 8
50 gone/ pan sayde he : ' God blesse it, and I do : In nomine
Patfm et Filii et SpifUus Sancti. Amen.' And anone ferwyt/i
fe stene barste al to pesus, and a grete tode3 was in fe stene
bothom. pan alle heldon vp hure handus to God, f onkyng hym 12
fat sauid hym Vfyih hys blessing from poysynnyng.

Weddyng is also holy at hys ending ; for f ei fat keputh it wel
in hure lyuing, f ei schul come and ben takon in at Ipe gret 4 wed'
dyng fat schul ben aftur f e day of dome, whan God au.d holy 10
chyrch schul be wedded, togydur for eurelasting blysse.

So besyde Northamton was a chylde of eleven ^ere olde, f>at was
syk in a pestelens and was in a transon ; but whan he woke, he tolde
many wondrus. pan among othur \>er was neygh besyde a man 2Q
J?at hadde a leraman vndur hys wyf so priue[l]y f>at no man wyste
hit. pan J?oght J^is man to gone and spekon viyih ]?is chylde;
and as he jode f>idurwarde, he mete Ipe fende lyk to hys lemman,
and kussyd hur, and }ode forth. And whan he com to Jns schylde, 21
he askud hym, how he ferde. pan sayde he : ' Syr, wel ; but j?ou
farust ful ylle, for )?ou haste a lemman vudur lp i wyf a^eynus
Goddys lawe, J?e wyche f>ou wendust J?«t J?ou haddust cussud in J>e
way hydurwarde, bot it was a fende lyk to hur, and hath \fyiU Ipctk 28
cusse sette a kanckyr in J?i lypp, fat schal ete Ipe into Ipe herte-
cow, but Ipovi amende Ipe.' But, for J?is man toke hys wordes bot
for a fantasye, fis kanckur quikkonod, and ete hym os he sayde,
and dyud Iperou. 32

AVherefore vch man and wowman be ware fat he holde fat hye
othe s fat he hath made before 6 God and all hys seyntes ; for
whoso brekef e fat, he schaU not scape 6 wyt/ioute vengeans.

1 cumpanye of //. certeyne C. 2 haue] ha C. om. H.

3 tode //. tote C. * at >e gret H. >at degre C.

6 }>at hye othe H. om. C. 6 God . . . scape H. om. C.

294 71. In Die Sepulture

71.

IN DIE SEPULTUKE ALICUIE/S MoKTt/7.

Gode men, as je alle se *, here is a myrroure to vs alle : a corse

browth to f e chyrch. God haue mercy on hym for hys mercy,

4 and bryng hym into hys blysse fat cure schal laston. But, gode

men, 56 schal vndurstande fat fis cors is broght to chyrch for

free pryncepal causes.

pe forme is to schewon vs fat he was || in eke and buxum in hys 118 b

8 lyue to God and to holy chyrch. But, for he knew fat he ofte-

tyme mystoke hym a^eyn^s God be pride, os we alle doth, f erfore,

at hys 2 dying, he bequeth hys soule into Goddys handy s and hys

body to holy chyrch, pottyng hym holy into Goddys mercy to don

12 wyth hys body and hys soule what hys owne wille be ; for Iper
schal neure man ben sauid, bot only fat is meke to God and to
holy chyrch. pis is f e forme cause why hys corse is browthe to
chyrch : ryghte os f e modur forsakuth not hur chylde fat wol

16 mekon hym to hur, ryght so holy chyrch reseyueth vche man fat
wyl mekon hym and knolach hys gylte in purpos of amendement.

pe secunde cause is, mankynde was makyd of slem of f e erth,
fat is, of kynde stinkyng in hymself ; f 0rfore mannus flesse, be hit

20 neure so fayre no swete whyl it is on lyue, anone os it is dede,
hit begyraiuth to stynke and turne to foulest careyn fat is, and
sonnest a man schall takon hys deth of f e sauwr f erof. Wherefore
hyt is broght to fe chyrch, to ben hud in fe erth fat is halowod;

24 for vche cors is vrth, and comyth of f e erth, and lyuuth be f e
erth, and is, at f e laste, beried in f e erth. pan hath he 3a white
schete on him 3, schewing fat he was clene schryvon, and clansud
of hys synnws be contricion of herte and be asoyling of holy

28 chyrch. pan is hys hed leyde into f e west and hys fette into f e
est, to ben f e more redy to sene Criste fat comyth oute of f e est
to f e dome, and so ryson a3eyims hym. He hath also a cros of
tre sette at hys hed, schewing fat he hath fulle Icue to ben sauid

1 se H. heroii C. 2 hys written tioice C.

3 a white schete on him II, on of hem a whyte schote C.

71. In Die Sepulture 295

be Oystus passion, fat dyud for hym on f e cros of tre. pan
is f er anof er cros of a wax-candul Icyde on hys breste, in tokenyng
fat lie dyed in brennywg charite to God and man; for alle fi[l]k
fat dyon in ful cliarite, f ei schul haue helpe and parte of alle f 3 4
suffrages of holy chyrch in1 all fe worlde. And fei fat dyoth
oute of charite schal haue no parte of f e prayeres of holy chyrch.
fer is also a mete^orde leyde be hym instede of a staf, in tokenyng
fat he goth to hys long home ; bot f is staf is broken, in tokenyng 8
fat f er'm is 2 no defence, but mote nede take 3 bettur and worse,
as he hath deseruyth. pen is f e erth caste on hym, and BO f e
dor tyneth on hym for euermore and so eurelasting farewel
worthe 4 hym and hys werkys. Bot for encheson fat fyndys schal 12
haue no pouste in hys graue, fe preste springy th it wyih haly
watur and goth his way. And ijyt hit is ofton sene fat fendis
ban pouste to trobolon a cors fat hath not hys ful sacrament of
holy chyrch, and fat I preue by 5 f is ensaumpul. 16

I fynde fat f er wer 6 f re bretheren at debate in a toune, and

weron slayne alle fre; but fe too haddon alle fer rythus, and

119 a f e f rydde was not hosullud, and so weron beried togydwr || in f e

chyrch. pan com a fend and toke f is cors fat was not anoylud, 20
and 5ode into itte and so forth into f e toun, and makud many
cryes be f e whych men weron sore agaste ; and dured f us a long
tyme. pan was f er an awkur in fat toun in f e chyrch, fat was in
hys preyeres before mydnythe, and seygh f e fende come be lythe of 24
f e inone leke an ape ; and whan he com to f e graue, anone f e
corse arose, and he 5ode into hytte, and so forth in hys iurney, as
he was wonte. fan, whan he com a5eyne, f is ankur coniured f is
fende, in f e vertu of hym fat dyod on f e cros for mankynde, fat 28
he schulde tellyn hym, why he hadde such power in fat cors rathar
fan in any othur. pan sayde he : ' For f is was 7 not annoylid,
f erfore I haue power in f is cors; bot f e soule is saffe. Wherefore
I go not f us for harme of hys soule, but to makon of ur to synnon 32
on hym and to demon hym of ur fan he is, so fat I may putton
fat a^eyims hym in f e day of dome, and say ? how f ei demod here

1 in H. om. C. 2 J>at Jjmn is] J>at is H. J>mn is C.

3 take H. token (7. 4 worthe] and worthe C. II.

5 by U. om. C. 6 wer H. om. C.

7 was H. wat C. 8 say H. seygh C. -

296 71. In Die Sepulture

neyghburres othur fan fei schulde done, a^eynus Goddys com-

maundement. pan f is ankur charged hym be f e uertu of Goddys

passion to leue of, and no more tempton Goddus pepul, and so

4 sesud. pis is f e secunde cause why fis cors is browthe to chyrcli.

pe f rid cause is 1, forto ben yholpon be prayeres and sacraments

fat ben done in holy chyrch. For sum tyme, os lohn Belete sayth,

f e comyn pepul weron byryed at home in here owne houce ; but

8 fan was f er so grete stynoh of Ipe cors and so vyolent, fat it

my the not ben suffred. pan, be comyn assent, fey * makyt a place

otwyth f e toun, and byried fere f e corses ; but f e ryohe men

f ei 3 weron byried on hullus and in roches vndur hullus, but f us

12 was no sokur don to ham aftur hur deth. Wherefore ofton soules
apperuth to hure frendys pleynyng sore fat f ei haddon none helpe.
\Yherefore holy chyrch is halowod be holy byschoppes, f e wyche
leton maken chyrch-^ordys, and halowod hem, and makud to

16 bryngon all to holy chyrch, so fat alle schuldon haue parte of f e
suffrages of f e masse and of holy chyrch.

Wherefore we prayon bysyly for alle of f e which f e bodyes 4
regtuth in holy chyrch or in chyrch-^arde, and alle f ei ben browth

20 to chyrch, For as ofton as hure frendys sene hure byrinesse, fei
schullon hauen mynde of hem and prayen for hem ; but for alle
f e prayeres fat ben don for helpe of mannes sowles, f e masse is
chef and princepal sokur to alle soules. But to a soule be hywself

24 f e masse fat he louyth moste 5 in hys life, fat helpeth him moste q
whan he is dede; as }ef a man or womman loue a masse of fe
Trenite, or of f e Holy Gost, or of oure ladyes, fat masse schulde
moste helpon hym, whan he is dedV But for comyn helpe of alle

28 criston soules aftur masse, f e salmes of f e sawter and specialyche
f e seven psalmes 7 wyth Ipe letany [ben songon] 3, for fei ben sokur
aijaynws fe seven dedly synnws, vfyih f e preyeres of fe seyntws
fat ben called to forto helpon. Also < Placebo ' and * Dirrige *

32 wytA nyne lessones, wyth fe 'Laudes' and masse of || requiem sung, 119 b
hit feduth soules, and makuth hem strong to suffren here peyne
vryth f e more paciens.

1 is H. om. C, 2 j^ey S. J>e C. 3 MS. >ei >ei.

* of J>e which fe bodyes H. >at >e bonus of hem C.

5 in ... moste H. om. C. 6 ded H. ded moste C.

7 MS. psalmes. « ben songon om. C. H.

71. In Die Sepulture 297

And fe ioy of oure lady doth hem also grete socur and re-
fressyng. pus tolde a spryte fat com and spak oponly to a prior
in audiens of moni othur fat weron callud fidur to heron fe
spyryte speken. And when f e spyrite goth first oute of f e body, 4
if it haue alle hys ryghtes of holy chyrch, fan is oure lady redy
to sokurron hym a^ejnus f e fray fat f e fendys makon on hym,
schewyng * hym wryton alle f e synnes fat he hath done, 5elling
on hym, and f reting fat f ei wil drawon hym to helle vryth hem. 8
But fan is oure lady redy — blessud mote sche ben !— and rebukyth
f c fendys, and sayth to hem f us : ( I am Goddus modur, and fat
I pray my sone fat he $ef f is soule a place in Hewuen. I am also
empmice of helle, and haue power oure alle }ow fyndys ; and f er- 12
fore I cowmaunde }ow fat 50 frayne f is soule no lengar, but goth
jowre way and latte hym han reste. I am also lady of alle f e
worlde, and f erfoi-e I graunte f is soule helpe and sokur of alle f e
suffrages fat ben done in holy chyrch, and of alle f e prayeres of 16
seyntus in Heven. pen goth fe fendes fleyng away selling, for
f ei mow not haue hur purpos, pus 30 schul knowon, 2 good men
and women, fat for fese in skylles corses ben brojt to holy
cjiurche 2 to ben ybyried ; wherefore vche man and wo/?iman fat is 20
wyse, make hym redy f erto, for alle we schul dyon and we wyte
note how sone, eto.

72.
Qui SWT SEPELIENDI IN CIMITERIO.

Now, sir preste, tak gode hede in f i byriwg, lest f on do any 24
error, as ofton is seyne; for fou schalte know fat fer ben some
fat schullon ben byriod in chyrch and in chyrch-^arde, and some
in chyrch~3orde and not in chyrch, and some neyther in chyrch ne
in chirch-^orde. 28

pilk schul ben beried in chirch fat ben mynisteres in holy
chyrch, and also f e patrones of f e chyrch fat in hure lyf defenduth
holy chyrch from here enmyes.

Othur schulde not ben beryed in chyrch, wyt/i no reson ; but 32
fei ben suffred, becaus fe chyrch schulde haue no grete

1 gchewyng H. sweryng (7. 2 goode . . . xshurche H. om. C.

298 72. Qui Sunt Sepeliendi in Cimiterio

harme in warnyng ferof. But 3itte it is notte profytte for a man

to ben byried in chirch, no more fan he hath to be byriod in

chyrch-3orde, for in }>is cas holy place helput notte. Heven is an
4 holy place, and 3ytte Lucifer was caste oute of hyt os forcursyd ;

paradyse is an holy place, but Adam, for he was vnbuxuw to God,

he was dryuon oute Iperof. So he fat is vnbuxum to God and to

holy chirch, and is cursyd, schal not ben byried in sentuary.
8 For, os lohn Belet telluth, \>er was a cursud man byried in

chyrch, and on morowon hys body was fondon nakud vtwyth f e

chyrch-3orde, bot fe clof ws fat he was byried in lafton in fe

graue.
12 Also he telluth of another fat was byried in f e chirch, and fat

same nyght an angel spake to an holy man, and bad hym go to fe

bysschop and bydde hym caste oute fat cursyd body ; bot |) for f e 120 a

byschop wolde not don as f e angel badde hym, Jwfore he dyed
16 wyt/dnne f rytti dayes aftur.

Werfore, he fat is cursyd be holy chyrch, he schal not ben

byrie[d] in centuary, bot it be so fat, before hure dying, f ei weron

repentant and askud mercy.
20 And a thef fat is slayne in hys f efte schal not ben beried in'

sentuari.

A man or a wowman fat is slayne in a-vowtry schal not ben

byried in sentuary, but he crye mercy before * hure deth ; for, in
24 fat f ei brekon here spowsehed, f ei ben vnbuxum to God and falce

forsworne.

And a f eff schal not ben byryed in sentuary, bot it be so fat he

haue made satisfaccion or he dye.
28 A womman fat dyeth in chyldyng schal not ben byred in chirch,

but in chirch-^arde, so fat f e schylde furste be takon oute of hure

and byried outewyth chyrch-^orde.

And he fat dyeth in iustes, bot he ask a preste ere he dye, he
32 schal not ben byried in sentuary.

And he fat dyed sodenly, or is slayne cummyng fro hys lemman,

and hyt may be foudon fat he dyd lechery, he schal not beri byried

in sentuary.
36 But he fat dyeth sodenly, or sleygh hymself be myschef a^eynws

1 before written twice in C.

72. Qui Sunt Sepeliendi in Cimiterio 299

hys wylle, or is drownyd be myshappe, he schal neurefelatter ben
byried in sentuary ; for whate manner deth a gode man or a gode
woftunan dyoth on, f ei schal ben saf.

But he fat in wanhope sleyth hymself be any wyse, he schal not 4
comme wytAinne sentuary, ne holy chyrch schal not makon no
prayeres no more for such fan for a hounde, f ow it so happyn fat
be priuylage of f e courte of Ptoine fei ben byried w^tAinne
chyrch-^orde. §

A body fat is foundon drownod on fe see-warth or in othur
place, it may be beryed in seyntwary.

73.

DE SALUTACIONE BEATE MAKIE SERMO.

Hit is gode to serue oure lady deuotely next aftur God, and 12
greton hur wyt/i f e holy Aue fat f e angil Gabriel broght to hure
from God of Heven and sayde to hure : ' Heyle be f on, Marie, ful
of grace, God is vryth f e ; blessud be f ou among alle womman,
and blessut be f e froyte of f i body, Ihesus ! Amen.' 16

Teche hem to sayne f us in Ynglis tonge, fat f ei mown vndur-
stande what f ei sayne. And algate, whan f ei comyn to f is worde
' God is vtyth f e,' fat fei sayne hyt deuowtely and wytA ful
deuocion, not to hastely, to seyne mony Avees ; for it plesuth oure 20
lady more to bene grete devotely 1 wytA one Aue, fan wyth many
wyt/zowte deuocion.

For f us I rede, fat f er was sum tyme in f e nonnery of Schaftes-
bery a nonne fat heghte Evlalya, fat vch day for deuocion sayde 24
as many Auees to oure lady as ben psalmus in f e sawter fat we
calluth oure ladyes sawter ; but for f is womman wolde not ben
behynde no day of fat nourabur, scheo sayde hem spakly and
passyngly. pan, in a nyght, as sche lay in hure bedde, our0 lady 28
aperud to hure wyt/i grete lyght and sayde to hure : 'Sustw Eulalya,
I thank f e for fin deuoute seruice fat f ou dust vche day to me,
120 b but 3ytte fou mythe||plese me bettur fan fou duste, and fou

woldon as I teche f e.' pan seyde scheo : ' My dere lady, ful faync, 32
and ;e wil telle me how.' pan seyde oure lady : * Lef half f e
Aues fat fou seyste 2, and say fat othiir half alle in trete, and whan
1 devotely II. devowth C. 2 seyste H. sayte C.

300 73. De Salutacione Beate Marie

f ou comyst to f is worde " God is w?/t/i ]) e," fan say fat \\yih alle
fine herte and alle in trete. For f er 1 is no tong fat 2 may telle
f e ioy fat I haue in myn herte, whan fat worde is sayde to me

4 deuoutely ; for me thynkef e s fat I fele my son Ih^su vryth fat
worde 4 pleying in my body, and so fat is so hegh a ioye fat it
gladuth me passing alle othur ioyes/ pan sayde f is wownmn :
' Lady, wyt/i a gode wille,' and so aftur lafte f e one half dole and

8 sayde fat of er halfe dole, as sche was taglit be our lady ; for God
and our lady bofe and alle seyntus of Heven ban lever fewe
wordy s wyt/t deuocion, fan many wyt/ioute deuocion.

74.

DE MIRAC[U]LIS BEATE MAKIE.

12 Ther was a man on a time fat5 lant to anothur man mi s of
money to an certeyn day, fat he schuld payen hym a^eyne. And
so fat day com and 6 passyd fer oure, fat he schulde ban payed f e
man fat lant hym f e money. And so hyt happut on a day fat

16 f is man rnette fat othur man fat aght hym money, and bad hyt
hym ; and he sayde fat he had payed hym, and swore fast f erto.
And f e othur man sayde : nay, he payed hym no peny. And f is
man pwsewod f e of ur be f e lawe, and he sayde he wolde swere on

20 a boke fat he hadde payed hyin fat money ; and so fat of ur man
fat lant fat money lette hym sweron falce on a boke. And \er-
fore anone as he com homwarde, he fel syk, and hys spryte was
berafte oute of hym too dayes and too nygthes. And hyt was so

24 fat hys spryte com Iperos he segh God ryght os he was done on
f e rode, wyth blody woundys ryght f o 7 bledyng, wyt/t nayles in
hys handys and in hys fette, vryih hys crowne of thornys on hys
bed. And God lokud so sterne on hym, fat alle f e sygthes fat

28 eure he sawgh, he was neure so sore aferde ; for he wolde haue
kropon into fe erthe, and he hadde mythe. And fan God askud
hym why he hadde made hym forlorne fat he dere boght for fat
gode fat he sende hyin, ' for f ou haste madon hym to sweron, and

1 J>er H. om. C. 2 \>ai H. om. C.

3 thynkej>e H, thynkut C, 4 worde H. >an C.

5 J>at //. om. (7. 6 and H. an C.
7 >o H. >ae C.

74. De Mirac[u]lis Beate Marie 301

made hym forlorne body and soule.' And fan he commawnded
serteyne servauntes of hys to gone and skorge hym and beton hym ;
and so f ei dudun, and made hym so sore fttt too 3ere aftur and
a half he lay in hys bede seke. And whan f e sprythe com to hym 4
a}eyne, he tolde vche man ferof and bad hym be ware of fat
poynte for euremore aftur.

Aliud miracwl-wm de Sancta Maria.

[MS. Sari. 2403.] 8

Hit was sum tyme an holy monke fat loued our lady wondwr
muche. pe whyche monke was neuer wery to preyse hur, and tell
feyr myracles of our lady, and feyre talus of hur ny$t and day ;
and so \>ys monke was f e feyrest wryter fat was knowen in all 12
f e world. And so f e Empm>ur of Rome hed a syb cosyn to hym
190 a fat was a yonge man> and he send || aftwr f e monke and prayed
him to teche his cosyn to wryte as wel as he did, for encheson fat
he was his cosyn. And so f e monke tawght him to wryte as wel 16
as he did. And fen f is yonge man hed an envye to his mastwr and
fayne wold haue had him ded, for he wold haue had f e mastrye
himself of wrytyng as his master hed befor ; and so he caste how
he my5t haue him ded. So he bef ou^t him and made a lettre to 20
f e Sowdan, and wryt ferin fat fe Emperowr wolde in schorte
tyme and hed ordeyned to sle hym and destroye all his londes.
And f erfor in all f e haste fat he my3t, he bade fat he schuld
ordeyne him to comme and destroye f e Empmwr. And so when 24
f ?/s lettre was made, he let fall hit in f e Emperours hall. And so
.f ys lettwr was found and rad, and was brou^t to f e Emperour
anow. And he merveled muche who hed wrytte Ipys lettre. And
fen come \>er f#s yonge man and sye f is le^re, and anorc he seyde 28
f er was no man fat cowthe wryte suche a le^re but his mastw
and he, and seyde : ' Ye may wel wyt f at it was not I.' And fen
anon f e Empgrour send aftw f ys monke and apeched hym of f ?/s
le^re ; and he seyde he knew it not. And fen they schewed him 32
fis le^re, and seyde hit was his honde. And he seyde fat he
neuer wrote hit. And wyt/wute eny of er jugement f e Emf erour
commaunded to smyte of his arme by the elbowe. And so they
dyd, and send hym home to f e abbey, and f e arme wyt/i him, || 36

302 74. De Mimc\u\lis Beate Marie

and co??imaunded f e abbot to set him in prison, and let no lecne- 190 b
crafte be do to hym. And so f e abbot dyd. And as he lay in
prison, he cried eu^r to our lady for helpe, for f e ache fat he hed
4 on his arme as hit roted away. And so, at fe laste, our lady?
on a nyjt-, come to hym and seyde : 'How farest fouT And he
seyde: 'Ful soryly; for niyn arme is roted awey fat was wont
to peynte an ymage of f e whereuer I went.' And fen heo seyde :
8 ' Come to me and schew me f yn arme.' ' Lady/ quod he, ' hit
is roted away/ 'Brynge it hed?/r to me/ quod heo, 'and schew
hyt me.' And so he went amonge fe rokes of stones feras his
arme lay, and brou^t hit to our lady, and schewed it hur. And

12 heo bade hym sette hit ayen to hys arme, as hit stode befor.
' Lady/ quod he, * hit is al toroted to gobetes/ ' Set it ayen to/
quod heo, 'and hit schal be hole.' And so he did as heo bade
him, and hit was as hole as euer hit was, and as wel he wrot as

16 euer he did befor. And fen he yede and rounge all f e belles in
fe abbey; and so fe abbot and all his covent rysen and sye fys
hye myracle, and fonked God and our lady. And so a steven
comme and tolde f e Emperowr fat hit was f e yong man, h^/s cosyn,

20 fat hed wryt f ylke lettre, and not f e monke. And f erfor, in f e
same maner fat he let serue f e monke, he let serve his cosyn.

And so fe monke went forth to ~Lerusa\ew. on pylgr image and to
many of er good holy places. And so, vpon a day, a lew fat was

24 a grete || master of fat centre, and he sete yfer and speke of our 191 a
lady. And so fe lew seyde fat a mayde rny^t neuer bere a
chylde ; and f e monke seyde ye, and so fey stryveii faste f erfor.
And so, at f e laste, for the monke praysed our lady so faste and so

28 muche, f e lew prayed him to purtray an ymage of hur on a borde,
fat he my^t se f e ymage. And so he purtrayed a wonder fayre
ymage of our lady, and hur chylde in hur arme, and a lytel feyre
pappe on hur brest. And fen f e lew behelde faste on hur and

32 f ou^t hur ful feyr. And so he asked f e monke whedwr heo wos
so feyr as he hed made hur; and fe rnonke sayde ye, and xx m
sythe feyrer fen eny man cowf e make hur. And so, as f e lew
stode and loked on hur, f e chylde fat was on hur arme, toke his

36 heed awey fro f e borde. and toke his modyr pap in his honde, and
mylked oute rnylke, and sowked f erof. And when f e lew sye fat,
he kueled udown and f onked God, and crycd our lady mercy, and

74. De Mirac[u]lis Beate Marie 303

seyde he wyst wel Ipai hit was lasse wonder a mayde to ber a
chylde, J>en that ymage }mt was portrayed on fat borde, forto
take his heed fro J?e borde, and also J?at pap to yeve mylke. And
so f»e lew was fulwed, and turned to j?e fayth, and made many 4
a erysten man nioo,

Deo gracias.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX

a, art. a, an, 1/2; an, 5/15.

Aaron, pr. n., Aaron, brother of

Moses, 257/29.
Abagarus, pr. n., Abgarus, a kins',

268/32.
abaschen, v. (abash), to frighten,

terrify ; pp. abasschet, 19/2O ; aba-

schot, 106/18.
Abbanes, pr. n., Abbanes, a messenger

of the king of India, 19/1.
abbas, sb., abbess, 96/33.
abbay, si., abbey, 5/15 ; abbe, 179/27 ;

abbey, 107/5; abby, 180/u.
abbot, si)., abbot, 17/iQ.
Abia, pr. n.} a priest in the temple of

Jerusalem, 188/32.
abominabull, adj., abominable, 194/9-
abominacion, sb., abomination, horror,

194/5.
aboue, pr. p., above, 4/24; abouen,

51/20.

aboute, adv., about, 7/22.
Abraham, pr. n., Abraham, 51/31,

76/34, 77/12, 94/6.
abrejjut, pp., out of breath, 193/35-
abrod, adv., abroad, 124/5.
absent, v., to keep aloof, inf., 149/26.
absten, v., to abstain, inf., 72/27;

absteyne, 97/17 ; pt. abstaynet,

6/27.

abstynens, sb., abstinence, 88/33.
abull, adj., able, suitable, apt, 19/26 ;

abule, 210/26.

abundance, sb., abundance, 246/33.
abyde, v., to abide, remain, await, inf.,

2/13; pr. 3 sg. abydy>e, 130/io;

imp. sg. abyde, 34/4 ; pt. $sg. abode,

34/5; bode, 177/31 ', pi. aboclen,

127/9-

abydyng, sb., abiding, waiting, 86/14.
abye, v., to buy, pay for, inf.,

14/24.

abytacyon : see habitacyon.
accesse, sb., access, 238/1 6.
accusars, sb. pi., accuser, 4/24.
accuse, v., to accuse; pt. accnsyt,

7/19; pr. p. accusing, 4/27 ; pp.

accuse!-, 7/13.

{ accyon, sb., action, 153/8.
ache, sb., ache, pain, 136/2O ; ake,

228/29.

| acold, adj., cooled, chilled, 80/37.
; acorde, sb.} accord, harmony, 29 1/ 30.
I acorde, v., to accord, reconcile, inf..
242/37 J accorde, 143/J 3 ; pr. 3 »g.
acordyth, - 76/i6 ; pp. acordyd.
186/n.

acordyng, adj., accordant, 290/1. :.
| acownte, sb., account, 96/2O.
! actyf, adj., active, 230/37.
acursed,^., cursed, 42/3-
Adam, pr. n., Adam, 1/24.
Adam, pr. n., a citizen of the t<>\\n

of Erkaleton, 180/17-
j adon, adowne : see downe.
! adred, adj., adread, afraid, 17/12.
Aduent, sb. and pr. n., Advent,

aduersary, sb., adversary, 80/19.

Adulston, pr. n., Aethelstan, king of
England, 243/2O.

adyrcope, sb., spider, 181/8.

af : see sif.

aferde, pp., afraid, frightened, 7/29.

aferme, v., to affirm ; pr. I sg. aferme,
37/10.

affeccyon, sb., affection, 126/36.

affermyng, sb., affirmation, 102/32.

affliccyon, sb., affliction, 72/26.

afrayde, adj., afraid, 121/28.

afryst, adj., frightened, 178/15.

aftyr, adv. and prp., after, 1/2O.

aftyrward, adv., afterward, 9/22.

agast, adj., aghast, 174/19.

age, sb., age, 8/28.

ajenstond, v., to object, resist, inf.,
170/12 ; pr. 3 sg. ajaynestondyth,
35/8 ; pt. sg. ajeynstode, 8/24 ;
pi. ajeynestoclen, 27/3O.

ajeyncomyng, s&,, meeting, 58/22.

ajeyne, adv., again, back, 8/9, 26^9/33;
ajayn, 203/8.

ajeynesette, v., to withstand, resist,
inf., 53/ii.

ajeynestondyng, sb., resisting, re-
sistance, 32/7.

20

306

Mirk's Festial

ajeynward. adv., against one another, !

180/iS.
a3eynye,pr.j?., against, 13/30; ajeyne, i

22/13; ajeyns, 68/15; ajens, |

171/i6; agaynys,193/?,o; ajeaynys, \

216/21.

agoo, adr., ago, 87/21.
agreued, pp., aggrieved, 121/22.
agryset,£>p., horrified, 146/2 ; agrysut,

97/7-'
jigylt, v., to sin; incur guilt ; pp. agylt,

100/24.
ahongyr, adj., hungry, 127/IO.

ale, *&., ale, 139/37-

algate, adv., always, 24/14 ; algatys,

188/15 ; allgatys, 242/21.
Alkmund, St., 240/25-
all, adj. and adv., all, wholly, l/i ;

pi. gen. allur, 46/9.
alias, interj., alas, 240/1 1.
Alleluja, pr. n., Hallelujah (name of

a hymn), 1/14.
Ail-halcnv-day, pr. n., All Saints' day,

269/3.
allway, adr., always, 2/12; alvvey, |

177/28.
almes, sb., alms, 89/36 ; allnies,

85/6.
almyjty, adj., almighty, 155/15;

allmyghty, 281/27.
almys-dede, sb., alms-deed, 86/5;

almes-dede, 103/33; P^ almys-

dedys, 71/19.
almys - jevyng, sb., alms - giving,

197/ai.
alonly, adj. and adv., alone, lonely,

alonely, 32/26.
alowe, v., to allow ; pr. 3 sg. alowe]>e,

68/16 ; pp. alowet, 10/29.
Alpheus, pr. n., Alphaeus, father of

St. James, 215/32.
Alpynyus, pr. n., Alpinius, 165/7.
als, also : see as.

also, adv., also, 7/35 > alsoo, 15/n.
altogedyr, adv., altogether, 238/7;

alltogedyr, 239/6.
alyue, adr., alive, 9/3.
Alisandyr Nekkam, pr. n., Alex-
ander Neckam, 119/2.
Alysandyr, pr. n., Alexander, master,

166/13.

Alysandyr, pr. n., the town of Alex-
andria, 136/8 ; Alysaundyr, 275/1 2.
Alysaundyr, pr. n., Alexander, the

king, 183/10 ; Alesaundyr, 188/17.
Alysaundyr, pr. n., Alexander, a pope,

165/9 ; Alexandyr, 198/19.

Amasa, pr. n., Amasa, a knight,

amated, pp., dismayed, overwhelmed,

Ambros, St., pr. n., St. Ambrose,

108/x T, 118/32.

amende, v., to amend, inf., 6/24.
amendement, *7>., correction, improve-

ment, 18/i.
amendes, sb.pl., reparation, fine, com-

pensation, 5/i.

amendyng, sb., amending, 53/3.
among, pr. p., among, 6/23.
amonysche, v., admonish; pr. i sg.
amonysch,89/i6; i pi. amonechen,
86/5.
amyable, adj., amiable, friendly,

25/12.

amys, adv., amiss, 4/28 ; amysse,
284/22 ; he did amys, he did wrong,
erred, 4/28.
an : see a, one.
anangren, v., to make exceedingly

angry ; pp. anangrede, 27/33-
Anany, pr. ??., Ananias, 54/19.
and, pron. (put for that), 173/33,

184/26, 213/28.
and, conj., and, if, l/i, 59/4-
Andraw, St.,pr. %.,St. Andrew, 6/33 ;

266/15.
Anglestowre, pr. n., Angel's tower,

259/5.

angur, sb.} anger, grief, 68/27.
angyll, sb., angel, 4/28.
anhongred, pp., famished, 88/12.
ankur, sb., anchorite, 295/23.
Anne, St., pr. n., St. Anne, 15/21,

213/16, 245/9.
Anne, pr. n., Anne (wife of Tobias

the elder), 214/13.
Anne,pr. n., Anne (Samuel's mother),

213/26.

Anne, pr. n., Anne (the woman who
waited for Christ's being presented
in the temple), 58/22, 214/24.
Anne, pr. n.. Anne (Raguel's wife),

214/1.

anoon, adv., anon, immediately, 2/14.
ano]?er, adj., another, 10/21.
Anothe selitos, probably a corruption
of IVa>0t ffcavr6v, ' know thyself,'

116/22.

anoylen, t?., to anoint with oil; pp.

anoylud, 295/2O.
anoynt, v., to anoint, inf., 143/3 5 P$-

anoyntyd, 204/6; pp. anoyntyd,

225/22.

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307

Anselm,St.,2>r. w.,St. Anselm, 87/33,

228/25.

ansetry, sb., ancestry, 48/i 2.
ante : see awnte.

Antecryst, pr. n., Antichrist, 32/28.
Antioch, pr. n., Antiochia, 135/13.
anvgged, pp., annoyed, disgusted,

122/24.
anunciacyon, sb., annunciation,

106/7.
any, adj., any, 10/28; eny, 301/34;

ayny, 2/30.

anyed, pp., annoyed, 35/7.
aparty, adv., in part, partly, 2/27.
apayde, pp., satisfied, 12/5.
apayre, v., to impair, become worse,

decay, inf., 169/1 7.
ape, sb., ape, 295/25.
apechet, pp., impeached, accused,

36/9.
apechyng, sb , impeaching, accusation,

153/7.
apere, v., to appear ; pr. 3 sg. aper-

u>e, 258/9 J 3 P^ apperuth,

296/13; pt*. 3 sg. apered, 24/6;

aperyth, 34/24 ; pp. apperyd,

152/1.
apertly, adv., apertly, openly, mani-

iestly, 264/3L

aperyng, sb., appearing, 257/23.
apocalyppys, sb., apocalypse, 82/27.
apon : see upon, open,
aposayls, sb. pi., question, 165/28.
aposet, pp., opposed, 10/32 ; apposyd,

147/15-
apostoll, sb., apostle, 6/5 ; apostole,

18/9; apostle, 18/io.
appetyte, sb.} appetite, 88/17.
appressyon, sb., oppression, 197/28.
Appulea, pr. n., Apulia, 137/13,

258/u.

appull, sb., apple, 37/5-
aray, sb., array, 89/19.
arayde, pp., arrayed, dressed, 60/36 ;

arayed, 268/4.

archangyll, sb., archangel, 257/1 7.
archebyschop, sb., archbishop, 40/17.
archedecon, sb., archdeacon, 216/2f .
arme, sb., arm, 42/27.
arme, v., to arm ; pr. 3 sg. armeth,

170/1 1 ; pp. yarmed, 42/io ; armyd,

183/9.

Armeny, pr. n., Armenia, 72/33.
armes, sb. pi., arms, weapons, 88/12.
arow, sb., arrow, 64/19.
aryse, v., rise, inf., 2/29; pr. 2 pi.

arysyth, 256/1 ; pt. aros, 6/14.

Arystodernus, pr. n., Aristodemus.

31/21.

arysyng, sb., rising, 115/13.
I as, conj. and adv., as, where, 1/5;

als, 5/28 ; also, 181/7 ; alsoo,

184/25.

a,a,prp., on, at, 286/i6.
asay : see assay,
ascencyon, sb., ascension, 152/28 ; as-

sencyon, 152/4.
ascendet, pp., ascended, 26/32.
aschame, sb., shame, 124/31.
aschamed, adj., ashamed, 34/3.
ascowmfet, adj., perplexed, confused ,

243/24.
asent, sb., assent, consent, 205/1 8 ;

assent, 121/12.
asent, v., to assent, inf., 200/22 ;

assent, 256/32 ; pt. asentyd, 109/i6 ;

assentyt, 250/36; pp. assentyd,

110/30.
aske, v., to ask, inf., 10/i6 ; pr.

2 sg. askys, 218/36; 3 sg. asket,
172/i8 ; aske>, 127/1 ; 3 pi. asken,
108/26 ; pt. askyt, 8/3 ; pp. asket,
5/i8.

askes, sb. pi., ashes, 146/24 ; eskys,
82/25.

Aske-Wanysday, pr. n., Ash- Wed-
nesday, 82/21.

askyng, sb., asking, demand, 18/19.

aslayne, v., to slay, inf., 211/17.

asoyle, v., to absolve, pardon, solve,
inf., 10/30.

asoyling, sb., absolution, pardon,
294/27.

aspye, r., to spy, espy; pt. aspyet,
163/8 ; pr. p. aspyyng, 273/34-

assay, sb., trial, test, 31/i8.

assay, v., to try, test, inf., 170/14;
asay, 278/1 1; pr. 3 sg. assayeth,
27/i8 ; asaythe, 286/3 ; P*> asayde,
77/17.

assayle, v., to assail, inf., 154/4; Pr'

3 sg. assaylyj), 128/37.
asse, sb., ass, 22/28.
asse-backe, sb., ass-back, 251/26.
assumpcyon, sb., assumption, 109/3O.
assumpted, pp., assumed, taken up,

226/16.

Astaroth, pr. n., Ashtaroth, 286/24.
astond, v., to withstand, inf.,

243/2.

astoned, pp., astounded, 191/1 1.
astonyet,j?jx, astounded, 10/12.
Astragesse, pr. n., Astrages, a king,

238/26.

308

Mirk's Festial

astronomy, «?>., astronomy, 48/15.
astryed, pp., destroyed, 39/7.
astyr, sb., hearth, 129/28.
Astyr, pr. n., Easter, 39/8.
Astyr-euen, sb., Easter-eve, 68/31.
Astyr-weke, sb., Easter-week, 70/34.
Asy, pr. n., Asia, 31/io.
asyne, v., to assign ; pr. 3 $g. asyny)>,

158/4 ; asyngne>e, 158/7 » Pf-

asynet, 270/9-
at, pr. p., at, 8/9.
at al, adv., altogether, 228/3$.
in atent, ado., with the intention,

290/31.
Ato, pr. n., Pilate's mother, 120/1 8.

See note.

atture, sb., poison, 192/5.
Attyla, pi: n., Attil.-i, 165/2.
. atwyn, adv., asunder, 162/9.
Auberk, pr. n., a nobleman in Venice,

172/22.

audyens, sb., audience, 131/27.
Austyne, St., pr. n., St. Augustine,

1/22 ; Austeyn, 279/2.
auter, sb., altar, 34/i8 ; autre, 77/^6.
auter-ston, sb., altar-stone, 126/17.
auauncement, sb. , advancement,

45/5.
Auxbryge,^/-. n., Axe Bridge, a place

in Devonshire, 178/32.
avaunse, t-., to advance, inf., 91/1 ;

avance, 113/3 ; pr. 3 sy. avaunsuj)e,

91/15 ; pt. avaunset, 51/33 ; pp.

avawnsyt, 242/9.
avayle, v., to succeed, avail, inf.,

39/14 ; pt. 3 sff. avaylet, 248/1.
Aue, Lat., hail (first word of a

prayer), 17/3.

arenturs, sb.pl., aventure, 119/4-
aviset, pp., advised, councelled, 7/27.
avoket, sb., advocate, 153/4-
avowe, v., to vow ; pt. auoued, 11/31 ;

pp. avowet, 9/29.
avowtre, sb., adultery, 286/35(5

avowtry, 298/22.
away, adv., away, 2/8.
away-scape, v., to escape, inf.,

64/i8.

awe, sb., awe, terror, 25/35.
aweylde, v., to govern, get the

mastery over, manage, inf.,

196/28.

awne : see owne.

awnte, sb., aunt, 208/15 ; ante, 52/6.
ay, adv., aye, always, 6/20.
ayle, v., to trouble, afflict; pt.

ayled, 56/u ; aylyd, 196/2O.

ayre, sb., air, 30/n ; eyre, 239/34.
ayre, sb., heir, 98/32 ; pi. ayres,

63/8 ; ayr, 71/35 J eyres, 215/8.
aythyr, adj., either, 4/2 4 ; eyjmr,
* 190/27.

backe, «6.} back, 40/28 ; bak, 284/24.
backeward, adv., backward, 49/io ;

bakward, 49/8.
bad, adj., bad, 169/1 1.
badfull (for batfull), adj., fertile,

73/12..

bagge, sb., bag, 12/34-
bak, adv., back, 88/28.
bakbyte, v., to backbite, calumniate,

inf., 284/19-
bakbytyng, sb., backbiting, calumny,

131/20.

bakyn, pp., baked, 254/1O.

Balaam, pr. n., Balaam or Bileam (a

famous sorcerer), 48/io.
balans, -s7>., balance, 221/2.
baner, sb., banner, 160/29.
banrer, sb., standard-bearer, 257/27-
baptijet, pp., baptised, 167/1.
baptyem, sb., baptism, 128/21.
barayne, adj.', barren, 15/25.
bare, adj., bare, naked, 40/29.
barennes, sb., barrenness, 245/i6.
barfote, adj., barefoot, 43/35.
Baris, pr. n., Baris, a hill in Armenia,

72/34-

barly-bred, .§&., '.barley-bread, 5/2O.
barme, sb., bosom, lap, 25/24.
Barnabe, St., pr. n., St. Barnabas,

175/16.
Bar panther, pr. n., Barpanther (the

Holy Virgin'sgrandfather), 215/ao.
barres, sb. pi., bar, 219/8.
barst, sb., burst, 160/6 ; berst,

160/21.

Bartholomew, St., pr. n., St. Bartho-
lomew, 235/5 > Bartholomew,

238/34.

Barus, pr. n., Barea, a town, 14/14.
basket, sb., basket, 104/13-
batayle, sb., battle, 2/17; batayll,

,133/27; bateyll, 259/12'; hateyle,

259/14.

bath, sb., bath, 193/12.
Ba>e, pr. n., Bath, 249/24.
bathycf, pp., bathed, 37/14 ; baj>uj>,

140/3-
batren, v., to batter, beat ; pt.,

baturde, 260/13-
bawded, adj., befouled, dirty ; bowdet,

89/9.

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309

bawdy, adj., dirty, 88/9.

bawmes, sb.pl., balm, 204/2O.

bawmet, pp., anointed, 140/2.

baxter, sb., baker, 98/12.

bayly, sb., bailiff, 56/n.

be, v., to be, inf., l/io ; ben, 17/29 ;
byn 222/14 ; pi\ I sg. am, 9/28 ; 2
sg. art, 7/21 ; 3 sg. ys, l/5 ; pi. byn,
10/15; ben, 30/32; be, 88/12;
be>, 184/26 ; ar, 177/8 ; by>, 84/3 ;
imp. sg. be, 232/31; pi. buth,
52/19 ; bethe, 84/2 ; pt. sg. was,
4/4; wos, 302/32; pi. wer, 8/4;
wern, 8/6 ; weren, lO/i 2 ; ^jp. ben,
3/23; be, 69/30.

be : see by.

bebled, pj?., covered with blood,
252/9.

becaus, conj., because, 297/33*

become, i\, to become ; pt. 3 pi. becom,
121/14; pp. bycomen, 71/24.

bed : see beten.

bedde, si., bed, 13/28 ; bed, 87/29.

beddien (a bed), v. to make (a bed) ;
pt. 3 sg. beddut. 231/26.

Bede, St., pr. »., St. Bede, 5/12,
128/4, 152/32.

Bedelem, pr. •»., Bethlehem, 22/7,
36/i, 49/i, 108/21.

bederie. adv., at once, at the same
time,' 233/3.

beem, si., beam, 86/32.

befelle, v., to fall, happen ; pt. befell,
6/n.

befor, adv. and prp., before, 1/19 ;
beforn, 171/IO ; byforne, 223/33-

begere, sb., beggary, 288/36.

begger, si., beggar, 104/3.

bejonde, p rp., beyond, 39/12.

begyle, v.. to beguile, inf., 108/23.

begynne, v., to begin, inf., 50/34 ;
pr. 2 sff. begynnys, 104/1 6; 3 sg.
begynnyth, 61/30; begennytli,
24/37; bygynnyth, 35/23; 3 pi.
begynnyn, 56/3 ? begynnyj>e,
241/25 ; pt. 3 *ff. began, 52/IO ;
bygan, 122/34; beganne, 271/27;
3 pi. begonen. 99/28; begonuen.
268/13; began,' 27/19; pp. begon-
nen, 41/4 J bygonnen, 128/32.

begynnyng, sb., beginning, l/i.

beheded, pp., beheaded, 210/1 1.

behest, sb., promise, 77/22 ; byhest,

77/13.

beheten, v., to promise ; pr. 2 sg. be-
hetyst, 205/32 ; ^.behe$t, 218/33 ;
behette, 288/26; byhet. 277/4;

behyghte, 292/29 ; pr.p. behetyng,

232/26.
behold, i'., to behold, see, inf.. 129/2 ;

imp.sg. behold. 78/13; pt. beheld,

193/19; byhelde, 229/3; pr. p.

beholdyng, 178/19.
beliouen, v., to behove ; pt. 3 sg. be-

houed, 41/21.
behynde, adv. and prp., behind,

44/14.
belafte, pp., left in the power (of\

278/i9.
beleue. sb., belief, 18/24; byleue,

18/25-
beleue, v., to believe, inf., 18/i6 ;

byleue, 18/32 ; pr. i sy. beleue,

18/27; 2 sg. beleuest, 18/29 ; be-

leuyst, 78/25 ; 3 sg. beleueth.

51/26; belevyn, 108/34; beleue.

171/6 ; byleuen, 51/25 ; imp. xy.

byleue, 265/1 ; pt. sg. byleuet,

18/34 ! pL beleuedon, 18/14.
bell, sb., bell, 117/29.
belouet, adj., beloved, 51/i6.
bely, sb., belly, 284/24.
beine, si., beam, 233/2.
benche, sb., bench, 89/25.
beneson, sb. , benisou, blessing, 18/30.
Benet, St., pr. n., St. Benedict.

198/I5.

Beniamyn, pr. n., Benjamin, 99/J/.
bequethen, v., to bequeath, commend ;

pt. sg. bequeth, 294/1 o.
berd, sb., beard, 125/19.
bere, sb., gesture, 246/19.
bere, sb.. bier, 82/34.
bere, v., to bear, inf., 16/34 ; beron,

260/2; pr. 3 sg. beryth, 55/io ;

pi. berytb, 190/i6 ; imp. sg. ber,

191/18; pi. beryth, 15/1 ; pt. sg.

\)&r, 212/17; pi. beren, 14/26;

pr. p. beryng, 148/24; pp. borne,

1/25 ; yborne, 24/5 5 bore> 47/9-
berer, sb., bearer, 179/29.
Bereson, Syr Raynald, pr. n., Sir

Reginald Fitz-Orson, 41/36.
bereve, r., to bereave, deprive, inf.,

234/36 ; pp. beraft, 288/13.
Beritus, pr. n., a town, 145/7.
bei'ken, v., to bark; pt. 3 pi. berke*,

165/17.
Berna[r]d, pr. «., the man who was

saved by St. James from the devil's

tortures, 21 1/30.
berne,*??., barn, 56/12.
Bernhard, St., pr. n., St. Bernhard,

2/9, 49/29, 66/7, 93/10, 113/u,

310

Mirk's Festial

153/9, 225/13, 230/3 ; Barnard,

285/9.

berthens : see burden,
beryng, sb., bearing, 246/4-
berys, sb. pi., bear, 270/29.
besechen, v., to beseech ; pt. 3. sg. be-

soght, 7/12 ; pr. p. bysechyng,

7/2.

besegen, v., to besiege ; pt. beseget,

135/14; besegyd, 271/26; pp.

beseget, 122/14.
beseraen, v., to beseem, seem, befit ;

pr. 3 sg. besemeth, 42/13 ; pr. p.

bysemyng, 228/24.
besetten, v., to arrange, place ; pp.

beset, 40/n.

besom, sb., besom, 126/2O.
bespryngen, v., to besprinkle ; pt. sg.

besprong, 252/8.
best, sb., beast, 8/13 ; beest, 256/2 ;

pLbestys, 13/31.
best, adj., best, 28/12.
besy : see bysyly.
betaght, pp., committed to, given

over to, 255/2O.
betaken, v., to entrust, give in charge

to, pr. i 8ff. betake, 42/25; P** S9'

betoke, 15/4; pi- betoke, 217/1 3;

betoken, 149/7 ; pp. betaken,

130/u.
Betanye, pr. n., Bethany, 114/28 ;

203/18.
bete, v., to beat, inf., 40/28; beton,

276/6; pr. 3 sg. betyth, 80/14;

pt. sg. bete, 8/27 ; pi. beten,
145/28 ;#p.-
beten, v., to kindle; pp. bed, 235/34.

L45/28 ; pp. betyn, 14/34.

beten, i-., to mend, remedy ;pr. i sg.

bete, 141/34.
be]?enke, v., to think upon, remind,

bethink, inf., 34/31 ; imp. pi. by-

Ihynkyth, 89/17; pt. sg. by-

Jn.ght, 6/32 ; bejx»ght, 16/36 ;

bepought, 301/2O : pp. be]x>3t,

124/13-
betrayen, v., to betray; pt. betrayde,

117/26.
betraylon, v., to deceive, cheat, inf.,

192/33 ; pp. betroylet, 208/24.
betroylyng, sb., betraying, 286/27.
betryflen, v., to trifle, beguile ; pt. pi.

betryfuldyn, 208/31.
bettyr, adj., better, 19/30.
beute, sb., beauty, 200/1 8; bewte,

144/21.
Bewnow, pr. n., Beunotis, Beiiow, a

hermit, 177/15-

blacke, adj., black, 19/14 ; blake,

40/21.

blakyd, pp., blackened, 129/29-
blamen, v., to blame; pt. blamed,

88/36.

blasys, sb. pi., blaze, torch, 188/24.
blede, v., to bleed, inf., bledde, 46/27 ;
pr. 3 sg. bledyth, 112/35 5 P*. sg.
bledde, 45/25; pr. p. bledvng,
173/23.
blenchen, v., to flinch ; pt. 3 sg. blente,

193/4.

blesse, v., to bless, inf., 41/6; pr. 3
sg. blessyth, 28/25 ; imp. sg. blesse,
293/8 ; pt. blessed, 52/9; pp. blessyt,
1/26.

blessyng, sb., blessing, 1/2.
blest, sb., blast, 161/12.
blew, adj.y blue, 84/26.
Mode, sb., blood, 8/4.
blody, adj., bloody, 14/35; blode,

252/15.

blomes, sb. pi., mass of iron, 80/24.
blowen, v., to blow ; pr. pi. blowyj),
150/ao; pr. p. blowyng, 238/io;
pp. blowen, 71/25.
blynde, adj., blind, 23/28.
blyndwarven, v., to blind; pt. blynd-

waruet, 145/32.
blysse, sb., bliss, joy, 1/13.
blyj>e, adj., cheerful, blithe, 222/6.
bobbin, v. , to beat ; pt. 3 pi. bobbyd,

145/32.

bobbyng, sb., beating, 117/19-
boched, pp., having a hump or lump,

140/5.

bode : see abyde.
bodely, adv., bodily, 18/21.
body, sb., body, 2/7; bode, 178/25;

bodye, 268/15.

bodylyche, adv., bodily, 10/25.
boffeten, v., to buffet, strike ; pt. 3 pL
boffeton, 145/32; pp. bofetut, 282/4-
bogh, sb., bough, 193/7.
boke, sb., book, 6/25.
Boke of Kyngys, pr. n., the Book of

the Kings, 112/13.
bold, adj., bold, 88/14.
boldnesse, sb., boldness, 26/2.
bolle-senows, sb.pl., the penis of the
bull (used for flagellation), 134/32.
bolt, sb., bolt, 7/31.
bon, sb., bone, 290/27 ; boon, 95/21.
bonchef, sb., good luck, happiness,

262/29.

bond, *&., servant, 153/22.
bondage, sb., bondage, 1/9.

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311

bondatn, sb., bondage, 46/15.
bondys, si. pl.t bond, 201/36.
bone, sb., boon, request, prayer,

68/25.

Boneface >e furj>, pr. n., Boniface the

fourth, 266/25.
bonke, sb.t bench, bank, 204/35 ;

bongke, 2 72/30.
bonnefyre, sb., bonfire, 182/32.
bonte, sb., goodness, 25/14.
borde,s&., board, entertainment, table,

joke, fun, 40/13.
bordell-hous, sb., brothel, 6/29.
borower, sb., borrower, 286/21.
borue, v.} to borrow, inf., 45/17 5 l>t-

3 sy. borowde, 194/25.
boschelles, sb. pi., bushel, 18/17.
bosome, sb., bosom, 174/6.
bost, sb., boast, 187/3Q.
boster, sb., boaster, 188/9.
bote, sb., boat, 119/26.'
bote, sb., repair, remedy, 90/4.
bote : see but.
botes, sb.pl., boot, 141/27.
bope, adj., both, 6/17.
bojwm, sb., bottom, 72/i6.
bottys, sb. pi., cudgel, 228/25.
boure, sb., bower, 224/13.
bout, prp., without, 127/31.
bow, sb., bow, 64/i8.
bow, v., to bow, bend, inf., 84/1 2 ; pr.

3 8ff. bow>e, 84/10.
bowdet : see bawded.
boxe, *&., box, 174/3.
boxom : see buxom,
boystres, adj., boisterous, rough,

41/37-
bradlyng,a<7/.,wyth abradlyiig sworde,

with the flat side of his sword, 193/4-
branche, sb., branch, 20/21.
Braridan,St., pr. w.,St.Brandan, 80/i;

260/6.

bras, sb., brass, 147/21.
brasyn, adj., brazen, 31/12.
braydon, pp., brayed, crushed, 246/2.
brayne, sb., brain, 42/34-
breche, sb., breech, breeches, 40/23.
brede, sb., bread, 254/1 1.
breden, v., to breed ; pt. 3 sg. bred,

40/24.
breke, v., to break, inf., 9/31 ; pr. 3

sg. breke)>e, 293/35 ; pi. brekon,

291/33; imp. pi. brekyth, 52/2O ;

pt> 3 *{/• brake, 61/29 ; breke,

211/36; pi. breken, 201/24; pp.

broken, 112/8.
brenne, v., to burn, inf., 30/2O ;

pr. 3 sg. brennyth, 80/14 ; pl.bren-

nen, 150/19; brennyth, 162/5; pt"

3 sg. brennet, 5/29 ; brant, 7/31 ;

brent, 146/23 ; pi. brennyn, 188/ai;

brendon, 192/24 ; pp. brent, 147/23;

brant, 210/1 ; brennet, 221/3.
brennyng, adj. and sb., burning, 8/22.
brerys, sb. pi., brier, 77/3O.
brest, sb., breast, chest, 32/2O.
Bretane, Syr Rychard, pr. n., Sir

Richard Briton, 41/36.
brethe, sb., breath, 84/24.
breden, v., to breathe ; pr. 3 sg. bre>es,

128/i3.

bre]jyng,*i., breathing, breath, 139/8.
Brewafour, pr. n., Gwenfrewi, Gwen-

frwd (Acta Sanct) (original name

of St. Winifred), 179/5.
bridul, sb., bridle, 292/19.
broche, sb., broach, 6/32.
brod, adj., broad, 260/9.
brode, on, adv., abroad, 112/33.
Brok, Robert, pr. n., Robert Brook,

42/33-

brondys, sb. pi., burning wood,
77/26.

broj>ell, sb., wretch, worthless person,
89/8.

broker, sb.} brother, 6/16; pi.
brethern, 34/n; brejjer, 40/15;
bretheren, 295/17-

bruchull, adj., brittle, 166/21.

brusset, pp., broken, 288/31.

brydde, sb., bird, 43/22.

brydyls : see bridul.

brygge, sb., bridge, 144/2; bryge,
229/n.

bryght, adj., bright, 17/5-

bryghtnes, sb., brightness, 249/5.

brymston, sb., brimstone, sulplur,
5/33 5 brynston, 219/7.

brynge, v., to bring, inf., 86/18 ;
bryngon, 296/i6 ; pr. 3 sy. bryng-
uth, 291/15; imp. sg. brynge, 302/9;
pi. bryngyth, 33/8 ; pt..$ sg. broght,
1/13; brocht, 185/35; browthe,
290/i; ^^.broghton, 14/19; broght,
16/26; browthon, 290/21 ; pp. y-
broght, 20/30 ; broght, 53/7 5 brojt,
123/i8; brocht, 222/29; browth,
294/3; broujt, 301/26.

bryngyng, sb., bringing, 193/27.

brynke, sb., brink, 51/12.

Brystow, pr. n., Bristol, 248/31.

buifen, v., to strike; pt. 3 pi. buffed,
121/32.

bugull, sb., ox, 136/33.

Hrk's Featial

bull, «&., bull, 258/15.

bulmyng (?), 5/30.

burden, sb., burden, load, 33/8 ; bor-

den, 33/9; burthen, 61/io; pi.

berthens, 157/1 9.
burgenen, v., to bud, sprout ; pr. 3 pi.

burgeneth, 20/23.
burin es : see burynes.
bursten, v., to burst, break ; pt. 3 sg.

barst, 42/30; pi. borston, 273/9-
burthe, sb., birth, giving birth, 21/7 ;

byr>e, 21/13.
bui-the-tyme, sb., time of birth,

246/2.
bury, v., to bury, inf., 9/15 ; pt. pi

buryeden, 20/13 ; buryeth, 186/29 ;

buryet, 220/9 ; byried,296/io; pp.

buryet, 14/n; buryt, 179/25;

buryde, 210/15; beried, 294/25;

byryed, 296/7 ; ybyried, 297/2O.
burynes, sb., burying - place, tornb,

280/20; byrinesse, 296/2O.
buryyng, sb., burying, 281/8 ; byri-

ing, 297/24.

busturly, adv., roughly, 23/n.
but, cow/., prp., adv., but, except,

unless, 2/6; butte, 210/34; bote,

209/23.
butler, sb., butler, 19/9; botler,

98/1 1 ; boteler, 98/15.
buxom, adj., obedient, 109/34 ; boxom,

284/3,
buylen, ?'., to boil ; pr. 3 sg. buylube,

162/13.

buysty, sb., box, 203/31.
by, prp., by, 2/26 ; be, 10/3-
by and by, adv. , by and by, slowly,

44/4.
bydde, v., to bid, ask, command, inf.,

286/31 ; pr. I sg. bydde, 88/19 ;

3 sff. byddys, 42/2 ; bydde]>e, 68/5 ;

imp. sg. byd, 10/23; P*- 3 *0.

bade, 7/5; bede, 31/6; badde,

298/15 ; pi bade, 75/2O ; beden,

U/5 ; bede, 35/32 ; pr. p. byddyng,

36/1 ; bydyng, 149/2; pp. beden,

10/29 5 bed, 235/34.
byddyng, »&., bidding, praying, 41/3©;

bydyng, 291/12.
byen, n, to buy, inf., 98/33 ; bye,

14/32 ; imp. sg. by, 40/8 ; pt. 3 sg.

boght, 5/36 ; pp. boght, 65/34.
byers, sb. pi., buyer, purchaser,

115/36.
byfor-hond, adv., beforehand, before,

36/12.
byge, <-t<U> W* big, strong, 201/5-

bygulstede, yb., slaughter-house,

136/34-
byhalfe, sb., behalf, 188/19; byhalue,

131/23.
byhynd, adv., behind, 22/27; bihynd,

112/19; behynde, 299/27.
byld, v., to build, inf., 134/6; pt.

3 sg. byld, 30/i ; byldytte, 211/26;

pp. bylde, 146/17.
byldyng, sb., building, 177/23.
byleue : see beleue.
byll, sb., bill, beak, 73/5.
bylyon, v., to cohabit with, inf.,

105/7 ; PP- bylayn, 105/27.
bynde, v., to bind, oblige, inf., 209/8 ;

bynd, 8/26; pr. 3 sg. byndyth,

187/20; pt. 3 sg. bond, 119/8;

pi. bonden, 9/i; bownden, 176/29;

bowndyn, 210/7 5 PP- bonden,

53/24 ; bowndyn, 200/36 ; ybou-

dyn, 209/16.

byne)>e, adv., beneath, 102/13-
bynyjtet, pp., benighted, 213/2.
byrth : see burth.
byrth-day, sb., birthday, 47/1.
byschoppe, sb., bishop, 9/22.
byschopryche, sb., bishopric, 81/35.
bysyde, prp., beside, close by, 71/13;

bysydys, 288/25 ; besydys, 242/37-
bysyen, v.t to be busy, occupy oneself;

pr. 3 sg. busyu]>, 93/8; bysyu)>e,

108/19 ; pp. bysyede, 67/2.
bysyly, adj., busy, 66/35; besy,

47/18.
bysynes, sb., business, 130/35 5

besynes, 231/1.

EjtinjB,pr. n., Bithynia, 262/31.
bytokenen, v., to betoken, signify ;

pr. 3 sg. bytokenyth, 60/2 ; pi.

bytokenyth, 95/12 ; bitokne>e,

126/22 ; pt. 3 sg. bytokenyd,

132/7.

byttyrly, adv., bitterly, 80/14.
bytwene, prp., between, 22/3O.
bytwyx, prp., between, 11/15; be-

twyx, 291/30; betwysse, 292/33.

caas : see case.

cacche, v., to catch, inf.. 286/6 ; pt.

3sg. caght, 193/17; kaght, 104/1 3;

pi. kaghten, 270/29 ; pp. caght,

62/31.

cage, sb., cage, 43/2 1.
calfe, sb., calf, 261/io.
calle, v., to call, inf., 184/1 6;

pr. 2 sg. calles, 173/l8; 3 sg.

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313

callyth, 23/i8 ; pi. callen, 57/13 ;

cahie, 115/17; calluth, 299/26;

calle, 172/3 ; called, 172/5 ; pt.

callet, 6/19; pp. callyd, 182/29;

calyd; 184/26; cald, 213/23;

callad, 6/23.

uallyng, sb., calling, 13/n.
Caluary, pr. n., the hill of Calvary,

77/35, 122/2, 144/31.
camele, si)., camel, 140/6 ; camell,

268/17.
candyli, sb., candle, 59/30; condyll,

60/26.
Candylmasse-day, pr. n., Candlemas -

day, 57/1 ; Condylmasse - day,

60/i 8.
Cane of Galyle, pr. n., Cana in

Galilee, 48/7, 230/6.
canonysen, v., to canonize ; pt. cano-

nysyt, 137/35 ; pp. cananyset,

17/36.

Capitolion, pr. n., Capitol, 190/IO.
cappe, si., cap, 42/2O.
capten, sb., captain, 280/29.
capuls, sb. pi., horse, nag, 22/31.
carallys, sb. pi., coral, 113/17-
cardenalles, sb. pi., cardinal, 11/2O.
careyn, sb., carrion, carcase, 73/3 ;

caren, 156/3 ; kareyn, 156/7.
carien, v., to carry ; pt. caried,

212/34-

carpenter, sb., carpenter, 19/2.
cart, sb., cart, 273/6.
caryge, sb., carriage, 273/7-
case, sb., case, 146/9; «aas, 6/33.
cast, v.t to cast, deliberate, inf., 7/26 ;

pr. 3 sg. castyj>e, 84/23; castys,

128/9 > imP' pl" cas*> V32 > castys,

139/12 ; pt. 3 sg. kest, 13/i ; cast,

53/36 ; pi. casten, 6/17 ; keston,

115/4; kjst, 237/28; pp. cast,

5/26.

castell, sb., castle, fort, 42/13.
catayle, sb., cattle, property, 88/25;

catell, 94/13; cateyle, 287/2.
cause, sb., cause, 2/2 ; cawse,

42/25.

caue, sb., cave, 22/30.
cawdren, sb., caldron, 5/32.
Cawnturbury, pr. n., Canterbury,

243/20; Caunturbury, 40/i8;

Canturbury, 41/31.
celle, sb., cell, 220/29.
centuary, sb., cemetery, 298/i8 ; sen-

tuary, 298/7; sentuari, 298/2 1;

seyntvvary, 299/io.
Ceolus, pr. n., Ceol, 144/19.

cercule, sb., circle, 25/22 ; cerkyll,

20/23 ; cerkyl, 179/15-
certefyet, pp., certified, 75/35.
certeyne, adj., certain, 48/14; ser-

teyne, 301/2.

Cesare, pr. n., Caesarea, 19/2.
chafen, v., to make warm ; pt. chafet,

160/16.
chaffaryng, sb., chaffering, trading,

116/3.
chalanch, ?•., to challenge, accuse,

inf., 241/24 J P^ chalanchet,

241/12 ; pp. chalenchyng, 4/30.
chalange, sb., challenge, 58/15.
chalice, sb., chalice, 171/2 ; chalis,

171/8 ; chales, 20/25 ; pi. chalays,

250/14-
chambyr, sb., chamber, 82/15; chain-

bre, 178/3.
chauibyr-dyre, sb., chamber door,

222/20.

chanell, sb., gutter, 195/21.
changen, v., to change; pt. chanchyd,

197/25; chaunged, 246/19; pp.

changet, 112/7.
chansele, sb., chancel, 29/30.
chapell, sb., chapel, 30/2.
chapmen, sb. pi., chapman, merchant,

91/22.

charch, sb., charge, 10/5.

charche, v., to charge, inf., 100/31

pr. i sg. charche, 41/9; 3 sg.

chargyth, 86/8; pt. charched, 13/6;

charget, 25/27 ; charchet, 168/9.
charcolys, sb. pi., charcoal, 105/ic;

charkolus, 292/4.
chare, sb., cart, 37/i6.
Charles, pr. n., Charles, 46/3O.
chartur, sb., charter, 172/1 6.
charyotes, sb.pl., chariot, 101/28.
chary te, sb., charity, 70/23.
chastyce, v., to chastise, chasten, inf.,

283/io; chastes, 67/6; chast,

64/34 ; pr. i sg. chast, 67/9 5 P*-

pi. chastest, 68/25; pp. chastist,

161/9-

chastyte, sb., chastity, 11/31.
chaunseler, sb., chancellor, 88/34.
chaynes, sb. pi., chain, 69/31 ;

cheynes, 187/2O.
chayre, sb., chair, 10/8.
chedyng, sb., shedding, 86/32.
chef,sb. and adj., chief, 12/14 ; cheff,

266/15.

cheke, sb., cheek, 19/9-
Chelmes-forde, pr. n., Chelmsford,

242/38.

314

Mirk's Festial

chep, sb., cheap, bargain, 9/i8.
Chepe, pr. n., Cheapside, 39/34 5

Scheppe, 196/so.

cliere, sb., cheer, countenance, 16/7-
cheresly, adv., lovingly , tenderly, 9/28.
cheressche, v., to cherish, inf., 90/36 ;

pt. cherysched, 85/12.
Chere-Jmrsday, pr. n., Maundy

Thursday, 169/5-
cherly, adv., dearly, 39/17.
chese, sb., cheese, 84/7.
chese, v., to choose, inf., 12/12 ;

chose, 211/14 ; imp. sg. ches,

249/22; pt. 3 sg. ches, 79/9; chos,

191/15; pi. chosen, 28/io ; pp.

choson, 12/IO.

chesyng, sb., choosing, 11/27.
chevetens, sb. pi., chieftain, 250/36.
choken, v., to choke; pt. choket,

71/n.

chose, sb., choice, 90/34-
choton, v., to shoot, inf., 64/19.
choyims, sb. pi, fissure, crack, 192/2 1 .
chyld, sb., child, 11/32 ; schyld,

25/20; scbyll[d], 194/2; schild,

205/30 ; pi. childynie, 8/28 ;

chyldyrne, 4/3; childyr, 12/6;

chyldren, 23/i8 ; chyldyren, 29/io;

chyldre, 36/21 ; chyldyr, 271/1 ;

schylldren, 37/4 > schyldyrne,

259/3L

chyld-bedde, sb., child-bed, 49/31.
chyldhede, sb., childhood, 26/21.
chyldles, adj., childless, 37/3-
chyldyng, sb., child-bearing, delivery,

298/28.
Chyldyrmas-day, pr. n., Childermas-

day, 41/34.

chyle, sb., moment, 195/26, 212/19.
chyn, sb., chin, 67/i6.
chynchnes, sb., stinginess, parsimony,

85/3.
chyrch, sb., church, 1/7 ; chirch,

I/ 1 6.
chyrche-dyr, *&., church-door, 12/17 ;

chyrche-durre, 12/14 ;chyrch-dorre,

278/29.
chyrche-$orde,s&.,churchyard, 179/24;

chii-ch-jorde, 297/28; chyrch-jeorde,

244/9 J chirch-sarde, 298/29 ;

chyrch-jarde, 296/19.
chyrche-halyday, sb., qhurch -holiday,

277/30.
chyrch -tresowre, sb., church-treasure,

219/9.

chyualrous, adj., chivalrous, 59/i6.
chyualry, sb., chivalry, 59/12.

circumcysed, pp., circumcised, 46/ao ;

circumsiset, 45/22 ; ycircumcised,

46/12.

circumstance, sb., circumstance, 94/36.
c\&de,pp., dressed, 239/15-
clause, v.t to cleanse, purify, inf.,

50/36 ; pr. 3 sg. clansu}?, 59/2 ;

imp. pi. clansyth, 89/i8; pt.

clansyd, 204/9 > PP- clansed, 57/8.
clansyng, sb., cleansing, 57/7 > clansy-

ing, 58/i.

clappys, sb. pi., clap, noise, 118/27-
claterer, sb., clatterer, 229/33.
Clement, pr. n., Clement, 189/35-
clene, adj., clean, 2/13; adv. clanly,

35/10.
cleimes, sb., cleanness, 32/9 5 clannes,

156/10.

Cleophace, pr. n., Cleophas, 215/24.
cleped, pp., called, 1/5.
clere, adj., clear, 17/32.
clerge, sb., clergy, 160/12.
clerk, sb., clerk, scholar, 164/1.
clerkelyk, adv., like a clerk, 163/5-
clerte, sb., splendour, 102/21.
cleuen, v., to cleave, split; pt. 3 sy.,

cleue, 102/1 ; clefe, 266/29.
clochus, sb. pi, claw, 130/37-
cloppys, sb. pi, monster, (Leyenda

aurea : marinae beluae), 2/34.
clos, adj., close, shut up, secret,

41/10.
close, «?., to close, inf., 194/12 ; pr. 3

^.closyth, 20/28,; pt. closud,72/28 ;

pp. closyd, 147/22.
clote, sb., lump, piece (of cloth),

172/26.

cloj>, sb.t cloth, 39/19.
clo)>e, v., to clothe, inf., 70/25 ; pr.

pi. clojm>, 130/21 ; elope, 130/22 ;

pt. kloj>yd, 231/24 ; pp. cloj>ede,

89/19 ; yclojxst, 4/15 ; cla>yd,

272/12.

cloj>yng, sb., clothing, 63/i6.
clowde, sb., cloud, 101/24.
clowten, v., to repair ; pr. p. clowtyng,

186/14.

cloystyr, sb., cloister, 42/u.
clymbe, v., to climb, inf., 135/19-
clyp, v., to embrace, inf., 8/33 ; klyp,

112/33 5 kliP> 124/20 ; pt. clyppyd,

124/17.
clyppe, r., to clip, inf., 147/i6 ; clyp,

125/1 1 ; klippe, 125/33; PP-

147/i8.

code, sb., pitch, 219/7-
cofur, sb., cotter, 248/8.

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315

coke, sb., cock, 188/4.

colde, sb., cold, 6/24.

cole, sb., coal, 56/15.

cole-fyre, sb., coal-fire, 292/1 1 ; cole-

fure, 105/i6.

coleman, sb., coal-man, 292/13.
colet, sb., collect (short prayer), 129/2O.
Coleyne, pr. n., Cologne, 21/5.
coloure, sit., colour, 147/27.
combrans, sb., trouble, annoyance,

129/10.

comburment, sit. , encumbrance,202/2 9.
conibyr, v., to annoy, encumber,

entangle, inf., 68/1 1 ;pp. comburet,

208/1 8 ; combyrd, 28/29; combret,

24/3-

come, v., to come, inf., 1/2O ; comtn,
254/26; comyn, 289/13 ; cum,
292/i6 ; pr. 2 sg. comyst, 89/36 ;
comys, 115/5 5 come» 272/3© ; 3 sg.
comyth, 2/28 ; comet, 172/5 ; pi.
come, 50/14; comen, 2/26; imp.
sg. comme, 12/2O ; come, 18/22;
pi. come]>e, 4/3 ; pt. 3 sg. come,
1/26 ; comme, 8/7 ; cum, 180/6 ;
cam, 289/i8 ; pi. come, 4/7 ; comine,
7/i 8 ; comen, 12/12; pr. p. cum-
myng, 298/33; pp. commen, 14/26;
comyn, 147/14 ; ycomyn, 75/26.

coinendyng, sb., commending, com-
mendation, 2/1 8.

comfort, sb., comfort, 46/2O ; confort,
55/4.

comfort, v., to comfort, strengthen,
inf., 245/21; pr. 3 sg. conforte]),
156/14; 3 pi. conforty)>, 219/28;
pt. confortet, 9/36 ; comfortet, 16/6 ;
pp. conforted, 54/25 5 comfortet,
82/7.

commaunde, v.t to command, inf.,
62/13 ; pr. i sg. commaunde,
175/4; imp. sg. commaunde,
190/8 ; pt. commaundet, 7/25 ;
commawndyd, 8/36 ; commaundytt,
219/20 ; commawnde, 276/23 ;pr.
p. comawndyng, 22/2O ; pp. com-
mawndet, 18/25.

commaundenient, sb., commandment,
219/34 ; comaundement, 149/23.

commendabull, adj., recommendable,
166/4.

commenden, v., to commend ; pt. coin-
mendyd, 9/23; pp. commendet,

10/22.

company, sb., company, 10/6 ; cum-

panye, 293/5-
compas, sit., compass, 174/21.

compassyon, sb., compassion, 11/28 ;

compacyon, 216/33.
compenabull, adj., companionable,

friendly, 284/1 8.

comperson, sb., comparison, 118/3.
compleynen, v., to complain ; pr. 3 sg.

compleynyj>e, 112/22.
comprehend, v., to understand, inf.,

167/25.
comyn, sb. and adj., common, 27/29 ; pi.

comyns, the common people, 65/35.
coniyng, sb. and adj., coming, arrival,

1/6 ; commyng, 2/23.
comynty, sb., people, public, 189/6.
con, v., to offer, to be able to do (some-
thing), inf., 199/22; pr. i sg.

kan, 4/9; 3 sg. can, 8/2; con,

W35 > P1' con> 13/35 ; can> 50/is ;

pt. 3 sg. cowthe, 5/22 ; pi. cowth,

28/i i ; cowthen, 49/19.
concent, sb., consent, 35/9-
concenten, v., to consent ; pr. I pi.

concenten, 46/7.

concepcyon, sb., conception, 15/12.
coiiceyte, sb., conception, 169/14;

conseyt, 68/3.
conceyue, v., to conceive, inf., 106/29 ;

conseyue, 16/24; pr. 3 sg. con-

seyueth, 57/26 ; pi. conceyuejw,

253/23 ; pt. 2 sg. conceyuedyst,

109/8 ; 3 sg. conceyuet, 58/i ; pp.

conseyuet, 46/19; conceyuet, 47/2.
conceyvyng, sb., conceiving, 57/9.
concyens, sb., conscience, 2/13 ; con-

syens, 93/3 > consyence, 263/1 8 ;

conscyens, 268/23.
condicion, sb., condition, 224/35 ; pi.

condicions, 290/14.
condyll, &c. : see candle,
conferme, v., to confirm, inf., 46/2O ;

pr. 3 sg. confermej), 158/4 > P^

confermed, 136/5 > PP- conferrnyd.

121/10.

confessour, sb., confessor, 40/28.
confondyng, sb., confounding, 168/31.
conformen, v., to conform ; pt. con-
formed, 121/4.

confoundet, pp., confounded, 164/35.
confusyd, pp., confused, 209 /3O.
confusyon, sb., confusion, 2/22 ; con-

fucyon, 2/2 o.
confyrmacyon, sb., confirmation,

32/30.

congelut, pp., congealed, 166/21.
coniuren, •/'., to conjure; pt. coniured,

125/22.

connably : see couenable.

316

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connyng, s&., experience, skill, know-
ledge, 145/12 ; conyng, 221/21.
conqueren, v., to conquer; pt. con-
quered, 59/12.

consayle, consel, &c. : see cownsell.
Constantyn, pr. n., the emperor

Constantin, 37 A I 5 Constantyne,

143/34.
Constantyne, pr. n., the town of

Constantinople, 151/9-
constrayne, v., to constrain, inf., 8/23 ;

pr. 3 S(j. constreyne)>e, 285/22 ; pp.

constrayned, 102/33-
eonstytucyons, sb. pi., constitution,

rule, 188/15.
consyderen, v., to consider ; pr. p.

consyderyng, 158/1 8.
contemplatyf, adj., contemplative,

230/37.
contempplacion, sb., contemplation,

207/17.

continuantly,of?r.,continually,271/i9-
contre, sb., country, 8/5 ; contray,

8/14 ; contrey, 12/12 ; cuntre,

179/30.
contrycyon, sb., contrition, 78/i6 ;

contricion, 74/26 ; coiitrisyon,

279/24.

contryte, adj., contrite, 74/3O.
contynue, t'.,to continue, inf., 44/28 ;

contynew, 161/ip; pr. pi. conty-

nuejxj, 66/4.

conuersyon, sb., conversion, 52/26.
conuerten, v.y to convert ; pt. con-

uertyd, 217/31 ; pp. conuerted,

52/28.

conuertyng, sb., converting, 52/27.
cood, sb., pitch, 5/33.
coold, adj., cold, 6/17.
cop, fib., summit, head, 77/25.
copies, sb. pi., copy, 215/15.
cordys, sb. pi., cord, 122/3O.
Corintheos, Lat., pr.n., epistle to the

Corinthians, 86/3.
come, si., corn, grain, 98/22.
Cornell, sb., corner, 130/17-
Cornweyle, pr. n., Cornwall, 268/27.
corrupt, adj., corrupt, 192/12.
cors, sb., corpse, body, 64/1.
corseyntys, sb. pi, a holy body, saint,

11/25.

corupcyon, sb., corruption, 224/s6.
coruen, pp., carved, 201/7.
Cosdre,2>r. w.,Cosdroe,king of Persia,

250/10.

cosse : see kysse.
cost, sb., cost, expense, 206/4-

costen, r., to cost; pt. 3 stj. cost, 20/7-

cosyn, si., cousin, 52/3-

cote, sb., coat, 81/36.

councellyng, adj., counselling, 157/8.

courte, sb., court, 17/37.

couenable, adj., suitable, convenient,

184/20 ; adv. connably, 267/5-
couenant, sb., covenant, 45/2 ; cow-

nant, 44/so.

couerlyt, sb., coverlet, 196/27.
couet, r., to covet, inf., 98/4 > ptf

couetyd, 220/13-

couetowse, adj., covetous, 231/1 1.
couetyse, sb., covetousness, 21/32 ;

couetyes, 216/22; couitys, 217/7;

couytyce., 219/1.
cow, sb., cow, 100/27.
cownsell, sb., counsel, 41/i8; consayle,

9/335 consele, 37/12 ; cownseyle,

10/3 i counseyl, 112/1 1 ; concell,

133/8 ; counsell, 157/3 J consell,

157/4; councell, 157/12.
cownsell, v., to counsel, inf., 103/12 ;

consayle, 91/34; Pr- l S9' counsell,

146/25 ; pt. • counselyt, 64/32 ;

conseylet, 91/25 ; concelet, 175/23 ;

pr. p. counselyng, 157/TO ; cown-

selyng, 239/1 5; pp. counseylet,

121/20.

cownsell, pp. concealed, 13/7.

cowntanance, sb., countenance, 64/32.

cownturs, sb. 2)1., counter, 255/2.

cowntys, sb., account, 242/12.

cowpull, sb., couple, coupling, union,
72/15.

cowpult, pp., coupled, 214/4.

cowthe : see con.

cracche, sb., manger, crib, 22/8.

Cradok, pr. n., Cradoc (murderer of
St. Winifred), 178/1.

cradull, fib., cradle, 12/3 '•> kradyll,
196/15; cradyl, 196/21.

craft, sb., craft, 55/12.

creature, sb., creator, !74/i6.

creatures, sb. pi., creature, 236/21.

credebule, adj., credible, 51/9.

creme, sb., cream, 233/1 ; creem,
158/16.

crepen, v., to creep ; pr. p. crepyny ,
124/16 ; pp. kropon, 800/29.

crepull, sb., cripple, 274/1 8.

crismatory, sb., chrismatory, 158/15-

Cristenmasse-day, pr. n., Christmas-
day, 109/21

Cristenmasse-nyght,p?'. n., Christmas-
night, 48/15-

cristenyng, sb., baptism, 158/7-

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317

cristenyng tyme, sb., time of baptism,

158/4.

cristyn : see crysten.
croches, sb. pi., crutch, 100/i6.
croket, adj. andsb., crooked, 189/15 ;

crowket, 218/31 ; croke, 286/30.
cromes, sb. pL, crumb, 96/9.
cronyclys, sb. pi., chronicle, 81/33 ;

cronycub, 146/i6.
crosse, sb., cross, 8/33.
crow, v., to crow, inf., 188/4 ; pt. 3 s<j.

cru, 188/5-
Crowland, pr. /<., Crowland, a town in

Lincolnshire, 239/27.
crowne, sb., crown, tonsure, 42/23.
crownen, v., to crown ; pt. crowned,

109/32.
cruell, adj., cruel, 1/15 ; cruele,

187/26.

cruelte, sb., cruelty, 86/37.
cruschet, pp., crushed, 134/15-
cry, sb., cry, shouting, 98/8 ; crie,

195/13-
cry, v., to ciy, inf., 0/34; pr. i sy.

crye, 66/19; 3 sg. cryeth, 112/31 ;

pi. cryen, 101/i6 ; pt. 3 sg. criet,

6/30; cryed, 19/1 8; pi. cryedyn,

30/13 ; cryed, 80/15 ; cryde, 202/7 ;

cryden,209/i i; pr. p. cryyng, 5/30 ;

cryng, 228/29.

Cryst, pr. n., Christ, 1/12 ; Crist, 1/8.
crystall, sb., crystal, 20/14; cristall,

146/u.
crysten, sb. and ac//.,'christian, 21/n;

cristyn, 227/1.
crystyn, v., to christen, baptise, inf.,

210/3; cristen, 11/33; pp. cry-

stened, 86/31 ; icrystenet, 45/2 ;

crysteuyd, 109/IO ; cristonet,

207/15 ; crystonet, 219/33.
crystyndome, sb., Christendom, 17/37 >

crystendame, 68/34; cristyndom,

196/i6.

cryyng, sb., crying, 13/26.
cubytys, sb. pi., cubit, 2/31 ; cubites,

72/17.
culn-mowth, sb., kiln-mouth, opening

of a furnace, 281/8.
culuer, sb., pigeon, dove, 73/4; coluer,

202/3.

culuer- bryddes, sb. pi., dove, 57/22.
cum, cummyng : see come,
cuppe, sb., cup, 99/21 ; coppe, 99/32.
curatour, sb., curator, 89/25.
curen, r., to cure ; pr. 2 sg. cures,

264/7.
curs, sb., curse, 188/17.

cursed, pp. (adj.}, cursed, 121/3 ;

curseth, 170/2O ; icursed, 288/19.
cursen, v., to curse ;pt. cursed, 29/2O.
curtesy, sb. , courtesy, kindness, 80/8.
curteyse, adj., courteous, 242/5.
curtyll, sb., kirtle, tunic, 188/1 8.
custom, sb., custom, 118/25 ; pi.

costoms, 44/6.
cydyr, sb., cedar, 78/1.
cypur, sb , cypress, 78/1.
Cypure, pr. n., Cyprus, 176/22.
cyrcumcysyon, s6.,circumcision,45/2 1 ;

circumsicyon, 45/7.
cyte, sb., city, 12/12; cite, 8/20;

syte, 12/n.

cytesons, sb. pi., citizen, 259/1 o.
Cythya, pr. n., Scythia, 188/34.
cyvys, sb. pi., citizen, 282/26.

daclull, sb., tattle, 279/32.
dalyance, sb., dalliance, 145/i6.
Damaske, pr. n., Damascus, 68/30.
dame, sb., dame, lady, 10/13.
dampnacyon, sb., damnation, 68/7.
dampnen, v., to condemn, pr. 2 sy.

dampnes, 55/37 > P*> dampnet,

46/9 5 PP> dampnet, 5/34 ; y-

dampned, 18/29.

damysel, sb., damsel, 185/21 ; dame-
sell, 133/15.
daren, v., to lurk, be concealed ; pt.

daret, 8/17; pr. p. davyng,

194/15.

Darius, pr. n., Darius, 287/1 1.
darknes : see derkenesse.
date, sb., date, 223/34-
daunsys, sb. pi., dance, 182/24.
Davyd,pr. n., David, 166/15 ; Dauit,

215/17-
dawnce, v., to dance, inf., 65/8 ;

dawnse, 185/1 8.
dawnyng, sb., dawning, 204/19 >

dawyng, 24/36.
day, sb., day, 1/5 ; dey, 6/4.
day-journes, sb. pi., day's journey,

213/7.
dayntees, sb., dainties, 39/26 ; dayn-

tej>s, 85/10.

daynte]), adj., dainty, 86/13.
day-ster, sb., day star, 221/31.
debate, sb., debate, strife, 20/3O.
Decius, pr. n., Decius, 217/35.
ded, adj., dead, 2/1.
dede, sb., deed, 31/i8.
dedly, adj., deadly, mortal, 60/29.
Dedys of )>e apostoles, Acts of the

Apostles, 27/1-

318

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defamacyon, si)., defamation, calumny,

286/35-

defawte, sb., default, want, 18/13.
defe, adj., deaf, 188/14.
defence, sb., defence, 146/26.
defende, v., to defend, inf., 128/37 5

pr. pi. defendyth, 111/28; de-

fendyn, 280/24.
defender, si)., defender, 240/31.
defendyng, sb., defending, 58/2.
defowle, v., to defoul, insult, inf.,

192/25 ; pp. defowled, 26/io.
degre, sb., degree, 10/21.
deken, sb., deacon, 162/29.
dele, sb., deal, part, 42/28. See also

dole,
dele, v., to deal, inf., 55 /if ; pr. 3 sg.

delude, 156/21 ; pi. delon, 156/2O ;

pt. sg. dalt, 19/31 ; pi. dalton,

245/12; delet togedyr, 'had inter-
course,' 11/32 ; pp. dalt, 270/8.
deliberacyon, sb., deliberation, 68/6.
delicate, adj., delicate, 254/14.
delyte, sb., delight, 96/14.
delyuer, v.t to liberate, deliver, inf.,

18/30; imp. sg. delyuer, 286/32;

pt. delyuerd, 87/36 ; pp. delyuerd,

22/34 J deliuerd, 226/35.
delyuerance, sb., deliverance, 248/3-
deme, v., to deem, judge, inf., 1/u ;

dome, 4/34; demon, 295/33; pr>

pi. demyn, 284/ip; pt. demede,

75/9; pp. denied, 79/21.
demyng, sb., deeming, punishing,

86/15.

den, sb., den, cave, 258/i6.
Denmarke, pr. n., Denmark, 17/19.
depart, v., to divide, depart, go away,

inf., 14/33; pr- 3 •*/• departyth,

24/36 ; pt. departed, 5/14; pp. de-

partyd, 47/2O.
depe, adj., deep, 145/24 ; adv. duply,

167/29.
depe, v , to immerse deeply, inf.,

192/n.

Derbe, pr. n., Derby, 244/14-
dere, sb., dearth, 9/i8.
dere, adj., dear, 223/1 1.
dered, pp., loved, honoured, 283/7.
derke, adj., dark, 148/ao.
derkenesse, sb., darkness, 17/2O;

derkenes, 28/29 ; derknes, 28/31 ;

darkene^, 24/3 5 darknes, 103/21.
derlyng, sb., darling, 80/34.
derjje, sb., dearth, 9/1 8.
des . . . : see also under dys . . .
desayue, dessayue : see deseyue.

desayuour, sb., deceiver, 147/12.
descende, v., to descend, inf., 215/5.
descent, sb., descent, 215/13.
deserte, sb., desert, 6/9.
deseruen, v., to deserve ; pr. pi. de-

serue, 155/21 ; pt. deseruet, 80/IO.
desesyt, pp., troubled, annoyed,

255/14.
deseyt, sb., deceit, 208/19; dyssayte,

144/3.
deseyue, v., to deceive, inf., 46/17 ;

desayue, 46/io ; dessayue, 112/1 1 ;

imp. pi. dessayue, 130/17 ; pt. de-

seyuet, 46/9 J dysseyueth, 286/io ;

pp. deseyuet, 5/io; desey vet, 45/15;

dysceyuet, 76/24.

desolate, adj., desolate, lonely, 195/33.
despeyre, sb., despair, 13/8 ; dy-

spayre, 26/12.
despyte, sb., contumely, spite, 117/19;

pi. despytes, 97/2O.
destruccyon, sb., destruction, 140/34.
destrye, v., to destroy, inf., 24/2O ;

dystrye, 31/2O ; destri, 2*07/13 ; de-

stroye, 301/22 ; pr. 3 sg. destryth,

287/26; pp. destriet, 146/17 ;'de-

stryed, 53/12.
desyre, v., to desire, inf., 24/i6; pr.

i sg. desyre, 8/33 ; 3 sg. desyryth,

94/27 ; pi. desyre, 265/21 ; desyryn,

283/22 ; pr. p. desyryng, 284/3.
de>e, sb., death, 1/23.
dethe-bedde, sb., death-bed, 78/21.
de>-day, sb., death-day, 179/2O.
de>-tyme, sb., time of death, 78/31.
deuell, sb., devil, fiend, 9/24.
deuenyte : see divinity,
deuocyon, sb., devotion, 26/32.
Devonschyre, pr. n., Devonshire,

173/32.

deuors, sb., divorce, 286/35.
devot, adj., devout, 52/29 ; deuout,

279/1.
devowryd, pp., devoured, 206/5 ; de-

uoured, 133/2O.
devyne, adj., divine, 241/2.
dew, adj., due, 26/4.
dewe, sb., dew, 146/19.
deye : see dye.
deyen, v., to dye; pr. 3 sg. deyj>e,

253/24.

deynt, pp., hallowed, 199/i8.
diligens, sb., attention, 232/IO.
dismembryd, pp., dismembered, 114/9-
diuinyte, sb., divinity, 167/27 ; de-
uenyte, 186/6.
do, v., to do, inf., 4/19 ; don, 7/4 ; pi'.

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319

i sg. do, 293/9; 2 sg. dos, 205/32 ;
dust, 299/30; 3 sg. doth, 28/27;
duth, 291/8; pi. do, 146/25 ; done,
50/i 7 ; do>e, 52/33 J w»jp- s<7- do,
25/26; #Z. do]>e, 50/29; pt. i s#.
dyd, 10/36 ; 2 «/. dycldyst, 75/22 ;
duddyst, 288/24 ; 3 sg. dyt, 4/26 ;
dede, 13/2; dude, 20/33; dudde,
178/33 5 Pi- dyddyn, 4/8 ; deden,
22/s; doden,23/34; dedden,27/28;
dytdyn, 221/31, 224/3; dudun,
301/3 ; pr. p. doyng, 6/7 ; pp. don,
4/2 ; ydone, 16/13 5 jdo, 18/25.

doctor, sb., doctor, scholar, 79/6.

doctryne, sb., doctrine, 159/2O.

dodde, v., to shave, clip, inf., 125/1 1.

dofhowse, sb., dove-cot, 266/14.

dogge, Kb., dog, 19/14.

doghtyr, sb., daughter, 9/28 ; dochtyr,
203/19; dojtyr, 245/19.

dole, sb., division, part, 156/17.

dolfully, adv., in a doleful manner,
sorrowfully, sadly, 194/29-

dombe, adj., dumb, 96/n.

dome, sb., doom, 8/6.

dome, r. : see derne.

domes-man, sb., doomsman, 4/26.

Pomician, pr. n., Domitian, 81/9.

Domink, St., pr. n., St. Dominic,
73/20.

don : see downe.

dongen, sb., dungeon, 211/32.

dore, sb., door, 72/28.

doses : see dyses.

dosesyd, pp., diseased, 130/6 ; de-
sesut, 137/14.

dount, sb., force, violence, 39/n.

dowbull, adj., double, 68/7.

dowbull, v., to double, inf., 57/24;
pr. 3 sg. dowbulth, 57/3O.

dowbull-wald, pp., surrounded with

a double wall, 229/25.
dowe,*b.,pigeon,51/i5; dowve,51/22.

dowen : see downe.
downe, jprp., down; don, 5/30; dowen,
13/4; doune, 249/1 1 ; adon, 8/u ;
adowne, 8/7.
downeward, adv., downward, 249/1 1 ;

donward, 97/4.

dowre, sb., dowry, dower, 144/23.
dowte, sb., doubt, 51/27 ; doute, 225/3.
dowten, v., to doubt; pt. dowtyd,

160/22.

doyng, sb., doing, 17/8.
dragon, sb., dragon, 200/3O.
draw-bryge, sb., draw-bridge, 229/9-
drawe, v., to draw, withdraw, carry,

inf., 25/14; drawon, 297/8; pr. i

sg. dray, 271/1 8 ; 3 sg. drawet, 25/8;

pt. I sg. drewe, 9/33 ; dro, 188/1 ;

3 sg. drogh, 22/21; drew, 79/3O;

pi. drewen, 186/32 ; droghen, 42/9 >

pp. drawen, 7/24 ; drawn, 126/14.
dred, adj., adread, afraid, 157/33.
drede, sb., dread, terror, 1/26.
drede, v., to dread, inf., 151/1 ; pr. 2

sg. dredyst, 193/7 ; 3 sg. dredy>e,

151/3 ; imP- Pi- dredyth, 5/io ; pt.

3 sg. dred, 94/14; pi. dredyn,

183/n.

dredfull, adj., dreadful, 47/22.
dreme, sb., dream, 196/1 8.
dressen, v., to direct, prepare; pr. i

sg. dresse, 67/9-
drojt, sb., drought, 137/14-
dromendarys, sb. pi., dromedary,

48/23.

dronke, adj., drunk, 127/7.
droppe, sb., drop, 107/12.
droppe, v., to drop, inf., 182/14;

pr. 3 sg. droppyj), 128/i6; pt.

dreppyd, 43/9; dropet, 171/7;

droppyd, 141/7; Pr> P- droppyng,

132/1.
drowne, v., to drown, inf., 7/26; pr.

pi. drownyj>e, 150/17; drowne,

259/33; pt.pl. drownot, 209/35;

pp. drownet, 8/3; drownd, 201/32.
drowpe, v., to droop, to be humble,

inf., 65/23.
Drusyan, pr. n., Drusiana, a widow,

32/33-

dry, adj., dry, 102/2.
drye, v.,io dry, inf., 66/29 ; pr. 3 sg.

dry>e, 253/1 2 ; pt. 3 sg. dryet,

71/ioj pi. dryden, 23/12.
dryngke, sb., drink, 4/5 ; drinke,

293/1 ; drynk, 293/8.
drynke, v., to drink, inf., 8/5 ; dryng,

7/1 ; dryngke, 81/24 ; drynkon,

293/5 ; imp. sg. drynke, 81/25 ; pr.

3 sg. dryngketh, 32/2O ; drynkyth,

285/9; pi. drynkythe, 286/13;

pt. 3 sg. dranke, 5/2O ; drangke,

31/31 ; pi. dronken, 127/6 ; pr. p.

dryngkyng, 31/35 ; pp. drongken,

31/29; dronken, 160/26.
dryve, v., to drive, inf., 278/14 ; pr.

3 sg. dryuy)>, 150/35 5 P*> 3 *g.

drof, 66/28 ; pi. drowen, 28/9 J

dryven, 183/2 i;pp. dryuen,18/i8;

dryfvyn, 260/17.
duke, sb., duke, 242/26.
dulfull, adj., doleful, 37/i8.

Fetfia!

Dunstan, St., pr. n., St. Dunstan,

60/ 17.
dure, v., to last, endure, inf., 169/3 ;

pt. 3 sg. duret, 22/19.
durren, «., to dare ; pt. i ay. durst,

172/28 ; 3 sg. durst, 22/26 ; dyrst,

60/36; dirst, 238/22; pi. durst,

241/8.
dwelle, v., to dwell, inf., 177/3 J

dowel, 197/15; dwel, 292/15; pr.

3 «0. dwellyth, 278/9; dwelled,

40/34 5 dowellyd, 195/1 ; pr. p.

dwellyng, 91/21.
dwst, sb., dust, 178/34.
Dyaclisian,^??-. n., Diocletian, 134/Ji.
Dyalogus, pr. n., Dialogue, 2/8/25.
dych, sb., ditch, 228/34.
dye, v., to die, inf., 1/26 ; dyon,

297/21; deye, 9/9; deyn, 66/27;

dee, 122/27; pr. isg. dee, 141/34 :

3 sg. deyth, 76/27 ;'dyeth, 298/28 ;

pi.' dyon, 295/3; dyoth, 295/4;

pt. 3 8(j. dyet, 1/28; deyet, 8/32 ;

deyd, 7/8; diet, 205/25; pi.

deydyn, 23/34; dyedyn, 35/n ;

deyeden, 50/8; dyet, 288/13; pp.

deyet, 266/14.
dygge, v., to dig, inf., 143/1 3; #£. 3

2>Z. dygged, 144/33.
dygnyte,*6., dignity, 153/1 5 ; dignyte.

153/15.
dying, sb., dying, death, 294/IO ;

deynge, 154/12.
dynien, v., to din, resound; pt. 3 sg.

dynned, 275/14.
dyrre, sb., door, 42/12 ; dure.

269/26.

dyryge, sb., dirge, 222/14.
dyscencyon, sb., dissension, 162/9-
dysche, sb., table, dish, 42/23.
dyscomfet, v., to defeat, inf., 279/17.
dyscomfort, sb., discomfort, 46/22.
dyscomfort,f>p., discomforted, 243/27.
dyscord, sb., discord, 162/9-
dyscrecyon, sb., discretion, 157/6.
dyscretly, adv., discreetly, 70/2O.
dyscyplyn, sb., discipline, 44/5.
dyscypull, sb., disciple, 52/3© ; dys-

sipull, 255/1 6 ; descypull, 6/10 ;

discipull, 209/9.
dysese, sb., disease, 69/25 ; diseas,

177/2 ; doses, 14/6.
dyskeuer, r., to discover, inf., 112/IO ;

pt. dyskeuert, 255/23; pp. dys-

keuered, 112/1.
dyspensen, v., to dispense ; pr, 3 sg.

dyspensyth, 82/l6.

dysplayen, v., to unfold, disclose,
display; pp. desplayde, 150/29.

dysplesen, v., to displease; pr. pi.
dysplesyth, 112/27 ; pt. dysplesyd,

15/22.

dysposicione, sb., disposition, 175/25.

dyspoyle, v., to despoil, take away,
annihilate, inf., 121/21; pt. de-
spoyled, 28/J 2 ; dyspoylut, 251/28 ;
pp. dyspoyled, 121/21.

dyspute, P., to dispute, inf., 27/19 ;
dyspytte, 48/14; dispute, 166/31 ;
dyspyte, 186/9 >Pr' 3 ^.dysputyth,
53/13 ; pt. sputyd, 109/15 ; dys-
puted, 27/12; pr. p. dispuhyng,
48/i6; dysputyng, 53/n.

dysputson, sb., disputation, 27/H ;
dysputeson, 27/i6; dyspytson,

27/35-
dyspysen, v., to despise; pr. pi. dys-

pysyj>e, 249/7 ; pt. 3 sg. dispisyd,

200/12; dyapysyd, 186/31.
dyspytes, sb. pi., contumely, scorn,

spite, 241/7.
dyspytously, adv., scornfully, 1.55/3 ;

dysputy*ly, 121/34; dyspytwysly,

240/1.
dystresse, sb., distress, 247/33 ; dys-

stres, 88/15 ; destresse, 90/34.
dystressyd, pp., distressed, 189/8.
dystrowbult, pp., disturbed, troubled,

241/3-

dystrye : see destrye.
dysturbans, sb., disturbance, 241/14.
dyswayre, adj., strayed, gone astray,

148/21.
dyuerse, adj., divers, 8/10 ; dyuerce,

122/12.

eddyr, sb., adder, 83/6.

Edmunde, St., pr. n., St. Edmund,

167/15-
Edward, St., the Confessour, pr. n.,

St. Edward the Confessor, 84/23,

148/10.

ee, sb., eye, 86/31 ; eye, 100/12.
een-syght, sb., eye-sight, 234/7.
eft, adv., afterwards, 11/12.
eftsonus, adv., eftsoons, 52/i8.
eftys : see jift.
Egeas, pr. n., Egeas, justice of Patras,

8/21.

Esechyel, _pr. n., Ezekiel, 162/26.
egarys, sb.pl, egg, 84/7.
eght, num., eight, 45/25 ; seght,

47/23.

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egurly, adv., eagerly, 243/iQ.
Egypt, pr. «., Egypt, 24/22.
Eirlond, _pr. n., Ireland, 71/i8 ; Yer-

lond, 192/i6.
elbowe, s6., elbow, 801/35.
Elcana, pr. n., Elkanah, 213/28.
elde, sb., age, 197/37-
ele : see euell.

element, sb., element, 166/12.
eleuon, num., eleven, 80/29 ; aleuen,

81/3-
Elizabeth, St., of Spayne, pr. n., St.

Elizabeth of Spain, 226/6.
elleswher, adv., elsewhere, 74/28.
ellys, adv., else, 9/6 ; els, 271/33.
eloquent, adj., eloquent, 7 6/17.
Elyn, St., pr. n., St. Helen, 143/34,

250/2.
Elyzabeth, pr. n., Elizabeth, St. John

the Baptist's mother, 107/22.
eme-crysten,8&.,fellow-christian,52/2.
emperess, sb., empress, 109/32 ;

emperice, sb., empress, 224/23 ;

emperace, 297/12.
emperour, sb., emperor, 18/14.
empyre, sb., empire, 25/i6.
enbawmet, pp., embalmed, 204/21.
encawsen, v., to cause, induce; pt.

encawsut, 183/2.
encharme, v., to charm, enchant, inf.,

192/33.
encheson, sb., cause, occasion ; in

phrase, for J>e enchesen ]>at,' because,'

26/30.

encrese, sb., increase, welfare, 43/3O.
encrese, v., to increase, inf., 28/7 ;

pr.pl. encresen, 53/i8 ;pt. encreset,

142/10.

ende, 'sb., end, 4/32 ; jende, 68/2.
ende, v., to end, inf., 286/28; pr. 3

sg. endythe, 68/29 ; pp. endyd,

87/20.

endeyn, sb., indignation, 284/1 8.
endyng, sb., ending, 1/2.
endyng-day, sb., last day, 31/8.
enfamyschen, v., to famish, starve ; pt.

enfamecht, 141/26; pp. enfamyscht,

137/15-

enfecte, pp., infected, tainted, 68/13.
en forinen, v. to inform ; pt. enfowrmyd,

206/17 ; pp. enformed, 117/3O.
enforse, v., to enforce, inf., 66/30 ;

pr. 3 sg. enforsujie, 66/29.
Englond, pr. n., England, 5/12.
Englysche, sb. and adj., English,

76/6.
engynes, ab. pi., engine, 228/33.

Enklus, pr. n., a hermit, 195/6.
enmy, sb., enemy, 28/28.
eupayryng, sb., impairing, damage,

109/1.
enpeched, pp., impeached, accused,

13/24.
ensampull, sb., example, 24/29 > en*

sample, 170/19 ; ensaumpul,

291/33.
enscharmen, v., to charm, enchant, pt.

enscharmyd, 190/3.
ensens, sb., incense, 48/2O ; enceus,

128/3-
enspyre, v., to inspire, inf., 168/io ;

pr. 3 sg. enspyry>e, 157/4; PP-

enspyret, 168/6.
entent, sb., intent, 17/38.
entren, v., to enter, pt. entred,

228/27 ; entyrd, 230/21.
entysen, v., to entice, mislead ; pt.

entyset, 70/6.
entysyng, sb., enticing, enticement,

6/28.
envenome, v., to envenom ; pr. 3 sg.

envenomyth, 192/6 ; pp. enve[ne]-

mode, 68/13.
envy, sb., envy, 27/n.
envye, v., to envy ; pt. envyut,

112/14.
envyus, adj., envious, 27/31; envyous,

132/9.

eny : see any.
Ephesym, pr. n., Ephesus, 222/2O ;

Ephasy, 147/4 ; Ephesim, 82/32.
Epyphany, pr. n., Epiphany, 47/32.
Epyphanyus, pr. n., Epiphanius,

father of St. Nicholas, 11/29,
erber : see herber.
erbys, erbes : see herbys.
ere, sb., ear, handle, $21/5 ; heres,

112/21.

ere, adv., before, formerly, 249/1 ;
or, 184/18.

erle, sb., earl, 172/22.

erly, adv., early, 12/14.

Ermogines, jor. n. , Hermogines, a magi-
cian, 209/1 ; Ermegines, 208/22.

errnyd, &c. .- see heremyt.

ermytage, sb., hermitage, 195/36.

ernde, sb., errand, 61/22.

eron, sb., eagle, 261/1 1.

Erraclyus, pr. n., Htraclius, 250/17 ;
Erraclius, 250/21.

erroure, sb., error, 46/28.

er]>e, sb., earth, 8/13 ; jerthe, 18/23 ;
vrth, 294/24.

erj>e-qwake, s&., earthquake, 137/8.

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erthyn, adj., earthen, 192/21.
erytage : see herytage.
Eeav, pr. n., Esau, 93/22.
eschoyn, v., to avoid, escape, inf.,

5/19 ; eschew, 253/26.
ese, sb., ease, 148/33; ees> 80/i8;

3ees, 99/26.
eskys : see askes.
est, sb., east, 24/6.

Estyr-day, pr. n., Easter-day, 227/3-
Estyr-weke,^>r.w., Easter- week,68/3o.
esy, adj., easy, 90/3O.
esyd, pp., eased, delivered, 86/14;

Seesyt, 246/3.
ete, v., to eat, inf., 8/5 ; pr. 3 sg.

etyth, 285/8; pi. eten, 66/21;

etu>e, 286/12 ; imp. sg. ete, 290/8 ;

pt. ete, 66/22 ; etyth, 220/4 ; pt. 3

sg. ete, 5/2O; jete, 152/7 5 Pl- (with

pron.) jeten, 66/21; etyn, 19/13;

ete, 23/4 ; pr. p. etyng, 142/9 ;

pp. eten, 54/25 ; eton, 133/2O.
eth, adj., easy, 228/31.
Ethelbert, pr. n., Ethelbert, 190/32.
euangelyst, sb., evangelist, 260/32.
Eue, pr. n., Eve, 35/17.
euell, sb., evil, 10/5 J ele» 291/26.
euell-lyuyng, adj., evil living, 94/1.
euen, sb., evening, 6/4.
euen, adj., even, flat, 8/16.
euen-cristyn, sb. pi., fellow Christian,

4/2.

euen-old,ad/., of the same age, 120/23.
euensonges, sb. pi., evensong, 168/33.
euentyde, sb., eventide, 5/13.
euer, adv.t ever, l/io; cure, 291/31.
euere, sb., good fortune, 59/14.
euerlastyng, adj., everlasting, 1/29;

eurelastyng, 293/17.

ermore, adv., evermore, 164/33 ;

59/13 ;

euermore,

euremore, 301/6.
euerous, adj., fortunate,

evourous, 218/1.
euer-ych, adj., every, 22/21.
euerych on, adj., every one, 211/4.
Eufanisia, pr. n., Ephigenia, the

king of Nadaber's daughter,

256/26.
Eukerius, pr. n., Eucarius, a bishop,

281/2.
Evlalya, pr. n., Eulalia, a nun,

299/24.

euol, adj., evil, 226/34.
euydente, adj., visible, .179/15.
evyllys, sb. pi., a hooked instrument

of torture, 195/12, 200/24; evilly*,

219/5.

euyry, adj., every, 201/27.
exaltacyon, sb., exaltation, 252/1 ;

exultacyon, 250/3.
excepte, pr})., except, 66/13.
excusacyon, sb., excuse, 154/25.
excuse, v., to excuse, inf., *65/37 ;

pp. excuset, 158/3.
executure, sb., executor, 1/27.
exen, sb. pi., axe, 134/4.
exen : see ox.

experiment, sb., experiment, 25/8.
expowne, v., to expound, interpret,

inf., 282/3 ; pt. expowned, 162/3O.
expressed, pp., expressed, 82/32.
exyle, sb., exile, 148/2; exhile,

39/iS.
exyle, v., to exile, inf., 147/32 ; exile,

197/32 ; pp. exiled, 41/2O.
eyre : see ayre.
eyron : see yerne.
eyther, adj., either, 290/17.

face, sb.} face, 10/i8; pi. facy?,
132/8.

fache, v., to fetch, inf., 14/8; feche,
174/12; imp. sg. fache, 101/17;
pp. fachyd, 192/1 8.

faden, v., to fade; pr. 3 sg. fadyth,
•283/34.

fadyr, sb., father, 1/24.

fadyrles, adj., fatherless, 15/17-

fall, v., to fall, let fall, happen, be-
come, suit, inf., 2/32 ; fal, 8/14 ;
fallen, 290/24; pr. 3 sg. fallyth,
15/31 ; pi. fall, 286/28 ; fallen,
95/9 ; fally)>e, 150/io ; pt. 3 tg.
fell, 5/13; fylle, 180/24; pi. fellen,
13/37; fallyn, 183/3; fel, 198/28;

pp. fallen, 12/30.
Jto

fallyng, si., fulling, 174/7.

fallyng-euyl, sb., epilepsy, 180/17.

fals, adj., false, 13/25 ; falce, 298/24.

fame, sb., fame, slander, 108/1 6.

fantasy, sb., fancy, 250/24 ; fantesy,
46/25.

fare, sb., journay, success, fortune,
behaviour, 43/5.

fare, v., to go, travel, be, treat, inf.,
40/9; pr- 2 S9- ferust, 293/26;
3 sg. faryth, 148/29; pt. 3 *g. ferd,
148/30; pi. ferden, 35/i8 ; ferd,
114/6 ; ferden fowle wyth hornselfe,
' fell foul with themselves/ 273/9 ;
pp. ferde, 248/33.

farewel, sb., farewell, 295/1 1.

fast, adj. and adv., firm, quick, 6/32.

fast, v., to fast, inf., 6/4 ; pr. 2 sg.

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fastes, 7/3; 3 sg. fastyth, 199/26;

pi. fast, 253/ioj fastyn, 253/i6 ;

pt. 3 sg. fast, 7/2 ; _p/. fastyn,

253/7 ; pr. p. fastyng, 54/i6; pp.

fast, 83/n.

faste, sb., fast, abstinence, 82/21.
fastyng, sb., fasting, 82/2O.
fastyng-dayes, sb. pL, fasting-day,

286/17-

fat, fatte, &c. : see feten.
fauer, v.} to favour, please, inf., 40/5.
fax, sb., hair, 147/1 7.
fay : see faythe.
fayle, v., to fail, inf., 194/1 ; pr. 3 sg.

fayleth, 68/16 ; pt. faylyd, 99/17.
fayne, adj., joyful, willing, inclined,

7/3°.

faynen, r., to feign ; pt. faynet, 40/H.
faynt, adj., feigned, 41/25.
faynyng, sb., feigning, 76/1 2 ; feynyng,

74/26.

fayre, sb., fairing, 86/20, 86/25.
fayre, adj., fair, 9/25; feyr, 301/1 1;

feer, 19/28.
faythe, sb., faith, 7/33 ; fa7> W" i

fey)>e, 106/29.

fay)>efull, adj., faithful, 236/1 8.
Februa, pr. n., Februa, 59/ao.
February, pr. n., February, 59/21.
febull, adj., feeble, 84/13.
fede, v., to feed, inf., 85/9 ; pr. 3 sg.

feduth, 296/33; pt. 3 sg. fedde,

103/27 ; pi. fedden, 4/4 ; pp. fed,

4/14.

fedyng, sb., feeding, 255 /
feer : see fayre.
feght, v., to fight, inf., 43 /1 8; fyght,

111/29; Pr- 3 S9- feghtyth, 55/n ;

pi. feghtyth, 243/i6; imp. sg.

feght, 243/30; pt. 3 sg. faght,

243/1 1 ; pp. fochtyn, 186/2O ;

foghten, 116/7.

feghtyng, sb., fighting, 186/21.
felaw, sb., fellow, 91/28; felow,

39/10.

feld, sb., field, 151/3; feclde, 243/13.
fele, v., to feel, inf., 95/36 ; pr. i sg.

fele, 95/34; 2 s0. felys, 95/33;

3 *0. fele>e, 2/14 ; pi. felen, 88/1 ;

felyth, 285/35 ; pt. 3 s0. feld,

147/25 ; pi. felden, 142/2 ; pr. p.

felyng, 119/17.
fele, adj., many, 10/6.
felyschip, sb., fellowship, 227/4-
fende, sb., fiend, devil, 2/2 1 ; fynde,

239/1.
fendys-chyld, si., fiend's-child, 92/1 2.

fene, sb., dirt, mud, clay, 186/23 ;

fenne, 223/26.

fer, sb., fear, 3/i8 ; ferd, 8/5.
ferde, pp., frightened, 193/5-
ferdfull, adj., fearful, dreadful, 2/25.
feren, v., to frighten ; pt. fered,

278/34; feeryd, 281/1?.
feres, sb. pL, companion, 176/32.
ferre, adj. and adv., far, 6/29.
fers, adj., fierce, wild, 55/i6 ; feers,

55/n.

feruent, adj., fervent, 204/15.
fest, sb., feast, 19/8.
fesycyon, sb., physician, 193/25.
fet, sb., vessel, cask, 7/26.
feten, «?., to fetch ; pt. 3 sg. fatte,

6/15 ; fat, 103/21 ; pi. fatten, 7/i8 ;

fattyn, 62/2 ; pp. fatte, 134/2?.
feture, sb., feature, 237/8.
few, adj., few, 28/7.
fewte, sb., dirt, 214/2O.
feynyng : see faynyng.
Filet, pr. n., Philet, a magician,

208/23.

flagellacyon, sb., flagellation, 45/33.
flamys, sb. pi., flame, 238/IO.
flat, adj., flat, 180/1 8.
flateryng, sb., flattering, 74/2?.
fle, v., to flee, inf., 86/26 ; pr. 3 sg.

fle>e, 156/5; pi- fleyn, 230/25;

imp. sg. fle, 42/17 J pt. 3 sg. flogh,

34/3; flagh, 42/29; pi. floghen,

146/21 ; floen, 188/15 ; 204/15 ;

fleen, 137/9 5 fleon> 230/26.
fle, v., to fly, inf., 190/9; pt. 3 sg.

flogh, 222/i8 ; .pi. fleyn, 188/3 ;

pr. p. fleyng, 158/i8; pp. flowen,

190/13.

flem, sb., river, 48/5-
Flemyngys, sb. pi., fugitive, outlaw,

39/1.
flesche, sb., flesh, 40/23 ; flessch,

94/32 ; flesse, 290/26.
fleschly, adj., fleshly, 57/33-
fleys», sb. pi., fly, 138/5.
flode, sb., flood, 289/1 8.
flore, sb., floor, 80/24.
floteren, v., to flutter, to be un stead-
fast ; pt. 3 sg. floterut, 188/14 ; pr.

pi. flotere]), 150/12 ; pi. floturet,

260/4.

floure, sb., flower, 9/29.
flyter, sb., one who quarrels, 229/33,
flyx, sb., flux, 204/23.
fode, sb., food, 71/36.
Foka, pr. n., Phocas, 266/26.
folde, v., to fold, inf., 196/24.

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fo'e, si., fool, 159/15.

folke, sb., folk, people, 9/4-

fologht, sb., baptism, 15/7; folgnlAl>

126/33.
folow, v., to baptise, inf., 37/33 5 P*.

Mowed, 8/13; folewet, 136/28;

folowde, 210/4 ; pr. p. folewyng,

184/2 1 ; pp. folowed, 35/1 1 ; foloet,

46/2i; folowde, 184/22; fowlut,

202/1 1 ; fulwed, 303/4-
folower, sb., baptiser, 245/31.
folowyng, sb., baptism, 48/2 ; foloyng,

50/31 ; folewyng, 52/17.
foly, si., folly, 33/34.
foly, adj., foolish, 96/27.
fonnet, jop., foolish, infatuated, 250/32.
fonte, si., font, 86/31.
fonte-halowyng, sb., hallowing of the

font, 128/9.

for, prp., for, as to, 1/12.
for, conj., for, 1/iS ; (with inf.\ in

order to ; fore, 178/6.
forbeden, ?.'., to forbid ; pr. 3 sg. for-

be-lyth, 96/22 ; pt. 3 sg. forbede,

49/1 1 ; forbade, 66/16 ; pp. for-

bedyn, 66/19; forbodon, 291/5-
forbedyng, si., forbidding, 291/1 1.
forbere, v., to forbear, inf., 222/22 ;

pt. 3 sg. forbare, 214/IO.
forbetyn, pp., badly beaten, 192/2O.
forbode, sb., interdiction, 290/1 o.
forcursyd, pp., cursed, 298/4.
forde, i-b., ford, 94/17.
forest, sb., forest, wood, 119/5.
forfet, sb., forfeit, offence, sin,

82/13.
forfeten, v., to forfeit ; pr. subj. 3 sg.

forfet, 172/17.
forjete, v., to forget, inf., 64/3 ; for-

jeton, 115/29 ; pr. pi. forjetuj).

267/12; imp. sg. forjet, 252/26;
• Pt- 3 *g- forset, 6/28 ; forjeted,

24/i6 ; forgate, 145/14; pp. for-

jtetyn, lO/io; forjeton, 17/12.
forjetfull, adj., forgetful, 66/15.
forjeuen, v., to forgive, inf., 26/21 ;

forjeue, 124/2O ; pr. I sg. forjeue,

124/i4;^)L forjeuen, 285/14; imp.

sg. forseue, 28/2O ; pt. 3 sg. forjeue,

273/15 ; pp. forjeuen, 26/22.
forjeuenesse, sb., forgiveness, 44/3 >

forjyfnes, 96/5 > forjeuenes, 285/31.
forgo, v., to escape, forgo, abstain from,

inf. ,Q9/i8.

forhede, sb., forehead, 288/14.
forkys, sb. pi., fork, 219/8.
forlet, pp., left to go to ruin, 39/8.

forlorne, adj., lost, 6/35 ; forlore,

107/27.

for-lytyll, adv., very little, 220/25.
forrnast, adj., foremost, first, 1/24.
forme, sb., form, manner, fashion,

48/8 ; fowrme, 264/3O.
forme, adj., former, 18/34.
formen, v., to form ; pt. fowrmyd,

183/28 ; pp. formet, 164/3.
formyng, sb., formation, 57/33.
forres : see furures.
fors, sb., force, 117/27.
forsake, v., to forsake, deny, inf.,

159/14; Pr- 3 *9- foreakuth,

294/15 J imP- sfl- forsake, 217/13 ;

pt. 3 sg. forsoke, 75/3 ; pp. forsaken,

ISO/ii.
for«oj>en, pp., seethed, boiled to pieces,

147/25.

forste, sb., frost, 6/17.
forsworne, pp., forsworn, 298/25-
forj>e, adv., forth, 6/20; furthe,

71/12; fruth, 75/i 6.
former, adv., further, 86/26.
fortheryng, sb., furthering, promotion,

199/n.
forthynke, v., to repent, .inf., 33/7 ;

pr. 3 sg. forthenkyth, 72/1 o ; pt. pi.

tbrthoght, 88/3.
forthyr, adj., earlier, former, fore,

229/25.

forto (with inf.}, to, in order to, 1/n.
fostyr, v., to foster, inf., 255/22 ; pr.

3 sg. fosturs, 287/2O ; pt. 3 sg. fos-

trut, 214/33; PP- fosterd, 227/32.
fote, sb., foot, 10/17 ; pi. fote, 8/29 ;

fete, 19/i8 ; fette, 294/28.
fotemen, sb. pi., footman, 10 1/ 30.
founden, v., to found, set ; pt. 3 sg.

fonde, 62/9; pp., fonden, 17/17 ;

yfond,.5^/u ; fownde, 182/19.
foure, card, num., four, 44/9.
fourthe, ord. num., fourth, 45/35 >

fourte, 172/35; furj,e, 179/3 ;

for]>e, 249/17".
fonrty, card, num., forty, 7/6 ; forty,

82/12.

fourty, ord. num., fortieth, 57/n.
fowle, adj. and adv., foul, 7/15.
fowles, sb. pi., foul, bird, 8/5.
fraction, sb., breaking of the bread in

the Eucharist, 171/1.
fragelte, sb , fragility, frailty, 70/i8.
fransy, sb., frenzy, 194/i6.
fraternite, sb., fraternity, 268/25.
Fraunce, pr. n., France, 39/i6,

120/30; France, 41/2O.

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fray, sb., terror, 151/IO.

fraynen, v., to ask, inquire ; pr. a pi.

frayne, 297/13-
fre, adj., free, 31/3.
frechudly, adv., greedily, 84/1.
fredome, sb., freedom, 172/i6.
Fredwyk, pr. n., Frederick, 239/12.
freght, pp., freighted, loaded, 18/14.
freke, adj., insolent, daring, 292/2.
frele, adj., frail, 228/31 .
frelte, sb., frailty, 87/15; freylt,

166/22.

Frenche, adj '., French, 156/34.
frende, sb., friend, 39/i;.
frentleschip, sb., friendship, 157/17;

frendesohyppe, 265/15-
frerys, si. pi., friar, 91/34.
fresche, adj., fresh, 130/2O; fresshe,

152/31.
freten, v., to eat, devour; pt. pi.

freton, 27/33-
fro, prp., from, 274/9.
frogge, sb., frog, 193/33-
from, prp., from, 2/13.
froj>e, sb., foam, spume, scum, 183/4.
froj>e, v., to froth ; inf., 53/2; ; jpr. 3

«gr. fro>ys, 84/27.

froton, v., to rub ; pp. frotude, 184/29-
fruyte, *b., fruit, 15/32 ; fruyth,

15/24 ; frute, 138/1 ; fryte, 143/7 5

froyte, 290/2 ; trythe, 291/14.
Fryday, pr. n., Friday, 12/4.
fryen, v., to fry ; pr. 3 pi. fryeth,

184/27.
fryghten, v., to make afraid ; pr. p.

fryghtyng, 160/9.
fulfyll, v., to fulfil ; inf., 60/33 ; ful-

full, 51/8 ; fulfyllon, 291/1 7 ; pr. 3

off. fullfylle>e, 157/24; fulfyllyth,

231/19; pp. fulfylled, 27/25; ful-

fuld, 207/21 ; fulfullet, 266/34.
full, adj. and adv., full, 18/30 ; ful,

5/4.
fulle, v., to fill, fulfil, inf., 84/4;

pr. pi. fully>, 201/25; pt. fulled,

32/22.

fullyng, sb., filling, 266/xo.

fulthe, sb., filth, 194/9 > fyn>e> 238/3-

fulwed : see Mow.

fur, .adv., farther, 48/24.

fur, adv., more, 286/21.

fures-brondys, sb.pl., firebrand, 219/6.

furures, sb. pl.} fur, 39/2O ; forres,

40/21.

furut, pp., fired, heated, 161/9.
fftson,g&.j plenty, abundance, 13/22.
fyf, card, num., five, 7/2.

fyfte, ord. num., fifth, 47/15 ; fyve,

46/2; fyuet, 7/2; fyf the, 285/12.
fyftene, card, num., fifteen, 179/2O.
fyfty, card, num., fifty, 72/17.
fygge-tre, sb., fig-tree, 35/22; fyge-

tre, 66/26.
fygur, sb., figure, representation,

78/4 ; figur, 101/xo ; pi. fugurs,

167/19.

fyguret, pp., represented, 70 /2o.
Fylbert, St., pr. n., St. Filbert,

110/14.
fylle : see fall,
fynde, v., to find, supply with food,

inf., 53/23 ; pr. I sg. fynde, 50/1 ;

2 sg. fyndest, 75/33 ; 3 sg. fyn-

dythe, 24/31 ; pt. 3 sg. fonde,

12/17; fownde, 197/i6; pi. fon-

den, 14/i8 ; fowndyn, 207/io ;

fond, 129/12; pp. fonde, 11/8;

fund, 201/22; foundon, 299/9;

fownden, 280/27.
fyndyng, sb.f finding, invention

(of the Cross), 142/32.
fyndyng, sb., finding, 163/31.
fyne, adj., fine, 40/i.
fyngyr> «6-t finger, 18/17.
fyoll, sb., vial, phial, 158/2O ; pi.

vyals, 146/n.
fyre, sb., fire, 3/8; fure, 31/i6 ; fuyr,

259/2.

fyre-forkes, sb. pi., fire -fork, 220/2.
fyrmament, sb., firmament, 160/5.
fyrst, ord. num., first, 1/2 1 ; furst,

18/34.

fyr>ir, adv., further, 199/27.
fyschen, v., to fish ; pr. p., fyschyng,

6/18.
fyscher, sb., fisher, 191/3; fischer,

191/23-
fyssch, sb., fish, 54/24-

Gabryell, pr. n., Gabriel, 106/1 2;

Gabriel, 299/13-
galpyng, adj., gaping, yawning,

4/31-

Galyle, pr. n., Galilee, 154/19-
Garganus, pr. »., Gargano, 258/1 1.
garlond, sb., garland, j.7/2 ; garland,

17/10.
gastely, adj. and adv., ghastly,

292/8.

gayly, adv., gaily,>251/i7.
gaynen, v., to gain ; pr. pi. gaynej) ;

130/i6; pt. 3 sg. gaynet,

226/30.

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geanology, sb., genealogy, 51/3O ;

geanoioge, 52/2.

gederyng, sh., gathering, 161/3O.
gedyr, v., to gather, inf., 8/1 1 ; pr.

pi., gedyrth, 184/27; pt. 3 *g.

gederyd, 101/2O ; gedyrd, 125/2 i ;

pi. gedyrt, 29/4 '•> ge<iryn, 183/2 ;

pp. gederet, 16/34 ; gedert,

37/15.
generacyon, sb., generation, mankind,

229/3.

generaly, adv., generally, 269/5.
gent, adj., gentle, 233/21.
gentre, sb., gentry, gentility, 205/6.
gentyll, adj. and s'y., gentle, noble,

nobleman, 200/19.
gentyllych, adv., gently, 10/7.
gentylman, sb., gentleman, 190/21.
George, St., pr. n., St. George,

132/33-

gere, sb., gear, harness, 273/9.
Gestes of Fraunce, pr, n., Gests of

France, 281/1.
Gestus of )>e Komayns, pr. n., Gesta

Komanorum, 113/29, 116/12,

239/u.

gestys, sb. pi., guest, 185/19.
gete, v., to get, inf., 2/7 ; geten,

31/27; gett, 214/s; pr. 3 sg.

getet, 173/5; imp. Kg. gete, 88/13;

pi. getyth, 50/30 ; pt. 3 sg. gate,

38/2i; gete, 89/15; pi. geton,

11/3°; geton lond, 'gained

ground,' 243/26 ; pp. getyn, 51/5-
Gethsemany, pr. «., Gethsernane,

223/13.

getyng, sb., getting, 168/29.
glad, adj., glad, 12/36.
gladien, v., to make glad, be glad ;

pr. 3 sg. glady>, 131/5 5 Pl>

gladyth, 232/23 ; pt. 3 sg. gladut,

245/19; pp. gladyd, 110/18.
gladnesse, sb., gladness, 54/35.
glas, sb., glass, 146/1 1.
glaueryng, sb., flattering, deceiving,

48/33-
glette, sb., slimy matter, greasy filth,

194/8.

glory e, &., glory, 71/25.
gloryfyet, pp., glorified, 224/31.
gloryous, adj., glorious, 29/15.
glosyng, adj., flattering, 130/i.j.
gloteny, sb., gluttony, 83/8. '
glotterye, s'>., gluttony, 286/13.
gloues, sb. pi., glove, 113/i6.
Glowsetyr, pr. n., Gloucester,

248/31.

glyden, v., to glide ; pt. 3 sg. glode,
48/28.

gnawe, v., to gnaw, inf., 95/21 ; pr.
3 Kg. gnawyth, 95/2O ; pi. gnawen,
132/1 1 ; pt. 3 sg. gnof, 86/27;
gnow, 194/i8; pp. gnawen,
19/1 1 ; gnawyn, 225/27.

gobetes, sb. pi., small piece, 802/13.

God, sb., God, 8/30; Good, 66/5,
246/16.

goddys, sb. pi., god, 20/i 2.

godely, adj., goodly, gracious,
208/3.

godenes, &c. : see goodnes.

god-fadyr, sb., godfather, 103/1.

godhed, sb., godhead, 60/6.

god-modyr, sb., godmother, 103/1.

gold, sb., gold, 4/22.

gome, sb., jest, game, 65/28; gomen,
65/28 ; gamen, 66/29.

gonen, v., to yawn; pt. 3 sg. gonet,
137/26.

goo, v., to go inf., 2/14 ; gon, 33/2 ;
pr. i sg. goo, 4 3/i 6 ; 3 tg. goth,
20/22 ; pi. gon, 84/13 ; imp. sg.
goo, 6/31 ; go, 17/14 ; gos, 133/23;
pi. goo, 4/i i ; gooth, 14/35 J g°K
33/9, g°os, 48/19 ; pt. i sg. went,
302/7 ; 2 sg. jedes, 188/29; 3 *9*
3ede, 5/i6; jeode, 9/12 ; went,
14/25; 3ode, 212/22; yede,
302/i6; pi. 3eodyn, 14/i6; ?eden,
20/io; went, 146/8; soden,
146/18; wenten, 44/13 ; gon,
151/io; pr. p. goyng, 3/8; pp.
gon, 6/2 1 ; goon, 11/7.

good, s\, good, 4/17.

good, adj., good, 1/2 ; godde,
21/n.

Good : see God.

goodnes, sb., goodness, 15/14; gode-
nes, 15/23.

gospell, sb., gospel, 6/25.

gost, sb., ghost, spirit, 9/u.

gostly, adj., spiritual, 25/2.

gouernance, sb., government, 22/17.

gouernen, v., to govern ; pt. 3 sg.
gouernyd, !§7/i8;pp. gouernet,
45/9.

Gowdelake, St., pr. n., St. Guthlac,
239/26.

grace, sb., grace, 6/24 ; grece,
254/1.

gracyous, adj., gracious, 55/22.

grapes, sb., grapes, 20/23.

gras, sb., grass, 174/23; gresse,
221/3o; grece, 67/17.

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graspen, t\,to grasp ; pr.p. graspyng,

205/26.
grate, sb., position of the spear when

ready for striking, 133/28.
graue, sb., grave, 29 8/1 1.
graue, v., to bury, engrave, write

down, inf., 206/5.
graunsyre, sb., grandsire, grandfather,

120/19.

grawnte, sb., grant, 58/29.
grawnte, v., to grant, inf., 13/1 6 ;

graund, 92/28 ; pr. 3 sg. graunty]>e,

74/19; imp. sg. graunt, 233/3O;

pt. graunted, 9/27 ; grawnted,

58/25 ; pp. grawntyd, 202/22.
grayle, sb., gradual, 129/4-
gray)>e, adj., suitable, prepared,

124/31.

gre, sb., favour, goodwill, 233/22.
grece, sb., step, 246/14 ; grees,

246/1 1 ; greus, 129/5.
Gregory, St., pr. n., St. Gregory,

18/31.

Gregory, pr. n., Gregory, 266/30.
grene, adj. and sb., green, fresh,

39/23-

grenne : see grynne.
grenne, v., to gnash the teeth, inf.,

145/21 ; pr.p. grennyng, 131/i8.
gret, adj. and sb., great, 2/i6.
grete, v., to cry, weep, inf.,

196/19.
grete, v., to greet, inf., 110/1 ; greton,

299/13 ; pr. 3 sg. gretyth, 264/4 ;

imp. pi. gretyth, 148/36 ; pt. 3

sg. greteth, 34/32 ; grette, 107/24 ;

grete, 110/5; P*- grefc> 222/33;

pp. grete, 299/21.
gretnea, sb., greatness, 119/7.
gretyng, sb., greeting, 41/37.
grevance, sb., grievance, pain,

180/20.
greve, sb., grief, sorrow, pain, 180/27 ;

grefe, 201/25.
greve, v., to grieve, vex, inf., 201/28 ;

Pr' 3 *<}• greueth, 35/25 ; pi. 3 sg.

greuet, 64/31.
greues, adj., grievous, 155/31 ;

adv. greuesly, 47/7 > greuously,

112/22.

gripe, v., to grip, seize, grasp, inf.,

60/27.
gronen, v., to groan, pr. p. gronyng,

84/24.
gropen, v., to grope, handle ; pp.

groped, 18/33.
GroscheJ, Robert, pr. n.} Robert

Grosseteste, bishop of Lincoln,

78/19.
growen, v., to grow ; pr. 3 sg. grouyj),

108/35 5 Pl- growth, 184/28 ; pt.

3 sg. growet, 143/1 o ; y>p> groen,

253/25.
grownd, v., to ground, inf., 63/12;

pr. 3 *g. growndyj), 116/33 ', PP>

groundyd, 71/28.
grownde, sb., ground, bottom, 3/8 ;

grond, 70/3.
grubbes, sb. pi., grub, caterpillar,

226/1.
grucchen, v. , to grudge; pr. 3 sg.

grucchej>e, 100/8 ; pi. grucohyth,

263/28.
grucchyng, sb., grudging, 77/23 ;

giychyng, 69/23-
grydull, sb., gridiron, 220/T.
grydyr, si., gridiron, 219/8 ; gredyr,

220/8.
grynd, v., to grind, gnash, inf.t

145/21.
grynne, sb., noose, snare, trap,

79/25 ; grenne, 79/24.
grys, sb., gray fur, 40/2.
grysly, adj., grisly, horrible, 90/IO.
gryspen, v., to gnash (the teeth) ; pt*

gryspude, 27/34-
gurd, pp., girded, 184/23.
guttys, sb. pL, gut, 79/29.
gyde, sb., guide, 48/22.
Gylbert, pr. n., Gilbert, 38/1 a.
gylden, adj., golden, 16/i8.
gylt, sb., guilt, 28/20 ; gult, 35/so.
gylt, v., to sin, incur guilt, inf.,

83/3i;pr.pl.gy\tj, 68/4; gultuj>e,

285/17; gyltyth, 285/i6 ; pi. 3

sg. gult, 37/2; gultud, 291/27;

pp. gylt, 130/28.
gyltles, adj., guiltless, 37/6.
gylty, adj., guilty, 26/13.
Gylus, St., pr. n., St. Giles, 180/3.
gynnys, sb. pi., snare, 219/5.
gyrdyll, sb., girdle, 184/23 ; gurdull,

133/30.
gyses, sb. pL, guise, kind, 63/i6.

habitacyon, sb., habitation, 240/12;

abytacyon, 239/3O.
habundant, adj., abundant, 86/13.
half, adj., half, 9/i i.
half- bre^ern, sb. pL, half-brother,

99/i6.
halle, sb., hall, 10/12.-

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hall-porche, sb., hall-porch, 104/9.
halow, v., to hallow, keep holy, inf.,

17/26 ; pr. 3 sg. halewo>e, 52/33 5

halow)>e,245/24 ; j?Z.halewon,267/9;

halowen, 267/n ;halowe>e, 282/35;

pt. i wj.halowed, 188/29 ; 3 sg. ha-

lowet, 50/32 ; pi halowod, 296/is ;

pp. halowet, 17/35 5 halowde,

158/i6 ; yhalowet, 288/32.
halowes, sb. pi., saint, 266/3 ; haloues,

266/7.

halowyng, sb., hallowing, 165/1 8.
halson, v., to conjare, adjure, salute,

inf., 104/II ; pt. 3 sg. halset,

105/24 ; halowst, 207/25.
halt, adj., lame, 94/24.
handul, v., to handle, inf., 171/6;

pt. 3 sg. hondeled, 23/u; hondylt,

214/31 ; pp. hondelet, 18/33.
happen, v., to happen, inf., 116/24;

pt. 3 sg. happude, 18/13; hapenet,

29/24; happyd, 148/19 ; happant,

52/7; hapend, 88/15; happonet,

269/29.

hard, adj. and adv., hard, 9/2.
hardnes, sb., hardness, 84/32.
hardy, adj., brave, bold, 62/13.
hare, sb., hare, 272/24,
harlottry, sb., tale- telling, buffoonery,

evil - doing, 68/23 ; haflatry,

96/24.

harm, sb., harm, injury, 81/24.
harow, sb., harrow, 126/1 8.
harpe, sb., harp, 89/8.
harpen, v., to play the harp; pt.

harpyd, 89/6.
harper, sb., harper, 89/6.
hast, sb., haste, speed, 36/8,
hastely, adv., hastily, 299/2O.
hate, i:, to hate, inf., 69/21 ; pr. 3

s g. hatyth, 72/4 ; pL, haten, 22/2 ;

pt. pi. hatud, 97/33.
haue, v.,to have, inf., 2/2; han,77/27;

hauen, 296/21 ; pr. i sg. haue,

5/ao; 2 sg. hast, 13/28; haues,

17/9J has, 88/12; 3 sg. hath,

2/14 ; has, 7/24 ; pi. haue, 146/26 ;

han, 153/7; hauen, 254/19;

imp. sg. haue, 81/36 ; pt. 2 sg.

hadyst, 288/24; haddust, 293/27;

3 sg. hade, 6/6 ; hadd, 291/22 ;

hed, 292/18 ; pi haden, 8/7 ;

hadden,4/io;hade. 173/22; hadde,

245/n.

hauen, ab., haven, port, 13/n.
hauere, sb., property, 267/17.
hauyng, sb., having, 11/28.

hawnsut, -pp., enhanced, exalted,

251/36.

hay, sb., hay, 22/32.
hayl, interj.,h&i\, 8/32; heyle, 148/25-
Hayles, pr. n., Abbey of Hailes,

146/i4.

Hayme, pr. n., Haymo, 127/3-
he, pron., he, 1/26.
hear : see hygh.
hed, sb., head, 12/19; heed,

802/36.

hedake, sb., headache, 216/32.
hed-cyte, sb., capital, 48/26.
hede, sb., heed, care, attention,

28/22; hyde, 178/29.
hede, v., to behead, inf., 202/IO ; pp.

hedyt, 217/IO.
hedyr, adv., hither, 19/n.
heere, sb., hair, 276/3.
hegh, heghly : see hygh.
heghnes, sb., haughtiness, 21/32.
heght, sb., height, 72/i8.
hegh-way, sb., highway, 80/13.
helde, v., to pour, inf., 167/35; P*-

3 sg. held, 82/5. See also under

hull.

hele, sb., heel, 200/32.
hele, sb., health, 1/29.
hele, r., to heal, inf., 64/xo ; pr. 2

sg. helyst, 264/6 ; pt. 3 sg. heled,

23/28 ; heelyd, 224/2 ; pp. helyd,

43/29 ; heelyd, 186/23.
helle, sb., hell, 4/14.
helle-howndes, sb. pi, hell-hound,

284/24.

hell-jeate, sb., hell-gate, 62/3.
hell-wormys, sb. pi, hell-worm,

131/19.

helpe, sb., help, 9/33.
helpen, v., to help, inf., 27/6 ; helpe,

4/22; pr. 3 *g. helpupe, 243/34;

helput, 298/3; helpys, 18/32 ; pi.

helpe J>e, 157/26; imp. sg. helpe,

43/23; pt. 3 sg. halpe, ll/io ;

holpe, 13/6 ; pi holpen, 103/1 ; pp.

holpen, 4/i 6 ; jholpon, 292/29 ;

yholpon, 296/5-
helper, sb., helper, 108/2O.
helt, adv., assuredly, with assur-
ance, willingly, 186/19, 180/34,

206/2.

helth, sb., health, 212/28.
hende, adj., handy, gentle, 242/5.
hennysa, adv., hence, 212/1 8.
her, pron., her, 2/31 ; hir, 10/1 ;

hyr, 2/30; hure, 7/12; hor,

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heraftyr, adv., hereafter, 18/24.
lierber, «?>., inn, lodging, 22/30 ;

erbere, 293/6.
herber, v.f to entertain, inf., 94/1 ; pt.

pi. herbevt, 4/6 ; pp. herbert, 4/i6.
berberies, adj., shelterless, without a

lodging, 4/6.

herby, adv., hereby, 7/33.
herbys, sb. pi., herb, 8/4 ; erbys,

184/24.
here, v,, to hear, inf., 4/2 1 ; heron,

297/3 ; pr. 3 sg. heruth, 48/25 J

yJ. here, 21/n ; heryth, 87/28;

heryn, 219/27 ; pt. I sy. hert,

9/32 5 3 #/• nercl> 6/8 ; joZ. herden,

8/4; herd, 18/37; !>!>• herd> 8/6 J

herde, 28/8.
here, adv., here, 5/7.
herefor, adv., herefore, 242/8.
heremyt, sb., hermit, 177/15 ; ermyd,

195/1 ; ennet, 195/7-
hereopyn, adv., hereupon, 186/8.
herea : see er.
heretykes, sb. pi., heretic, 46/24 ;

herytykes, 163/1 1 ; heritykes,

164/23.
herien, v., to praise, glorify ; pt. 3

sg. herut, 75/34 ; heryed, 78/14.
herken, v., to hearken; pt. 3 sy.

herkut, 216/28.
Herode, pr. n., Herod, 24/2O.
herof, adv., hereof, 210/7.
hers, sb., hearse, frame for holding

candles in church, 118/15.
hert, sb., heart, 2/5.
hert-blod, sb., heart-blood, 87/7-
herte-cow, sb., cove, cell of the

heart, 293/29.
hertely, adv., heartily, 5/4 ; hertly,

17/28.

hertfully, adv., heartily, 28/26.
heruest, sb., harvest, 253/1 1.
herwyth, adv., herewith, 50/19.
heryng, sb., hearing, 33/2O.
herytage, sb., inheritance, 94/28 ;

erytage, 242/7.
bet, v., to call, to be called, inf.,

94/23; hette, 184/i6; pt. 3 sg.

hatte, 13/36; heght, 15/29; het,

29/25 ; pp. heton, 11/30.
bete, sb., heat, 5/25.
he]>en, adv., hence, 6/31 ; hethens,

222/2.

hej;en man, sb., heathen, 135/3O.
hej>enes, sb., heathen country, 171/33-
heue, v., to heave, lift, inf., 84/36 ;

imp. -sg. heue, 65/n ; pi. haue,

236/9 ; pt. 3 sg. hef, 81/30;

hevyd, 219/23; 3 pi. hevyn,

207/7; PP- heuen, 46/1.
heuen, *,&., heaven, 3/2 1«; hewuen,

297/n.
heuen-blys, sb., bliss of Heaven,

47/26.

heuenly, adj., heavenly, 11/27.
hevy, adj., heavy, frightened, 11/3.
heuynesse, sb., heaviness, 64/27.
hew, sb., colour, 84/25.
hew, v., to hew, cut, strike, inf.,

143/12 ; pt. 3 sg. hew, 105/17. "
hey, on, adv., on high, aloft, up,

171/I7-

heynes, sb., highness, haughtiness,

2/5-

heyre, sb., garment made of hair-
cloth, 40/23.

hir : see bur.

Hirtacus, pr. n., Hirtacus, a king,
256/30.

ho, pron., she, 7/23 ; boo, 7/13-

hoge : see huge.

hokur, sb., mockery, derision,
275/28.

hold, v., to hold, keep, inf., 2/6;
holden, 52/1 o ; pr. 3 sg. holdeth,
44/3 2 ;haldyth, 182/2 7; ^.holden,
45/3 J imp. sg. holde, 237/i8;
pi. hold, 50/19; holdu>e, 118/3O ;
pt. 3 sg. held, 7/19 ; huld, 12/1 ;
pi. hidden, 11/32 ; heldcn, 18/38;
hild, 213/11 ; pp. holden, 25/32.

holdyng, sb., holding, keeping, pos-
session, 161/3O.

hole, sb., hole, 163/6.

hole, adj., well, healthy, whole, hale,
147/26; hoole, 43/32; holy,
15/7. See also under holy.

holy, adj., holy, 1/7 ; hole, 93/J i ;
haly, 295/12. See also -under
hole.

holyday, sb., saint's-day, 148/13.

holynesse, sb., holiness, 40/31.

Holy-rode-day, pr. n., Holy-rood-
day, 142/28.

horn, pron., them, themselves, 2/2 1.

horn, adv., home, 149/4-

hom-comyng, sb., return home,

152/22.

home, sb., home, 296/6 j hoome,

215/i6.
hommes, sb. pi., ham (bend of the

knee), 40/24.

homselfe, pron., themselves, 33/2.
homward, adv., homeward, 9/12.

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honde, sb., hand, 20/15 ; hande,

292/9.

hond-maydon, sb., hand-maid, 107/6.
hondywerk, sb., work, creation of

one's hands, 87/14-
honest, adj., honest, seemly, 29/i8 ;

adv. onestly, 244/1 2.
honeste, sb., honesty, decorum, 197/14-
honge, v., to hang, inf., 200/22 ; pt.

3 sg. hongyt, 9/3 ; pr. p. hou-

gyng, 80/3 J PP- hongyd, 15/2.
hongry, adj., hungry, 4/4.
hongyng, sb., hanging, 235/13.
hongyr, sb., hunger, 13/12 ; hungyr,

122/15-
honowre, sb., honour, 2/2O ; honor,

180/5 ; honowur, 228/9-
hony, sb., honey, 184/26..
honysoculs, sb. pi, honeysuckle,

184/26.
hoo : see scho.

hoo-wolfe, sb., she-wolf, 210/i8.
hope, sb., hope, 19/35-
hope, v , to hope, expect ; pr. I fg.

hope, 44/27 ; pi. hopyn, 115/34 5

pt. pi. hopyd, 148/3O ; pr. p. hop-

yng, 6/25.
hor, pron., the?r, 6/19 ; herre, 28/27 ;

hur, 8/17; here, 295/34*
home, sb., horn, 55/io.
horobylyte, sb., horribility, 2/27.
horres : see hors.
horrybull, adj., horrible, 2/25; ory-

bull, 7/24; horryble, 28/8; hor-

rybly, 33/21 ; orrybly, 197/25 ;

horribly, 255/27.
hors, pron., theirs, 275/29; horres,

4/30.

hors, sb., horse, 48/25-

horsmen, sb. pi., horseman, 101/29-

hory, adj., filthy, dirty, 81/8.

hostage, sb., hostage, 120/28.

hostes : see ost.

hote, adj., hot, 5/28 ; comp. hattyr,
105/31.

hous, sb., house, 82/13 ; houce,
231/20.

how, adv., how', 4/29.

howkes, sb. pi, hook, 82/6.

hownde, sb., hound, dog, 133/32.

howselen, v., to administer the Eu-
charist ; pr. 3 sg. howselethj
20/25; pi. 3 sg. howsulde, 173/13;
howsulede, 175/8; pp. howsuld,
174/9; hosullud, 295/19.

howsell, sb., hoiisel, receiving of the
Eucharist, 20/19; howsyl, 227/6.

howswold, sb., household, 15/19.

hoytes, sb. pi., a long stick, 273/IO.

hudeloke, sb., concealment, 159/32 ;
in — , disguised, veiled.

huge, adj., huge, 43/n ; hoge, 62/15.

hull, v., to cover, conceal, inf., 85/3© ;
pt. 3 sg. hulyd, 102/2 1 ; huld,
178/27; hult, 206/8; pi. helde,
199/5 5 PP- hullyd, 259/i6.

humore, sb., humour, 71/xo.

hundered, a, card, num., a hundred,
13/i6; an hundyrd, 286/13.

hundyrthfold, adj., hundredfold,

71/12.

hunt, v., to hunt, inf., 93/29; pt.
3 sg. hunted ; 105/15 ; pi. huntet,
194/17.

hunter, sb., hunter, 55/n.

hurle, v., to hurl, inf., 28/1 1 ; pt.
hurled, 28/i6.

hurne : see nyrne.

hurselfe, pron., herself, 229/2.

hurten, v., to hurt ; pt. 3 sg. hurt,
189/17; pp. hurt, 258/22.

husbond, sb., husband, 16/5 > h°s~
bond, 19/21.

husbond-man, sb., husbandman, far-
mer, holder of husband - land,

5/12.

hyddous, adj., hideous, 3/i ; hydwes,

3/11 ; hydewes, 7/29.
hyde, sb., hide, skin, 37/35-
hyde, v., to hide, inf., 48/36 ; pt. 3

sg. hudde, 40/26 ; pi. hydden,

35/22 ; pp. hud, 68/31 ; hydde,

60/s; hyddyn, 217/21.
hydurwarde,adr.,hitherward, 293/28.
hydwes, hydewes : see hyddous.
hydyr, adv., hither, 209/19.
hydyrto, adv., hitherto, 87/31.
hye, r., to hie, haste, inf., 88/35 5 Pr>

3 sff. hy>e, 156/4; hyu>, 156/9;

imp. pi. hyth, 88/2 ; pt. 3 fg. hyet,

174/5 ; pr. p. hyyng, 195/IO ; pp.

hyed, 84/28.
hygh, adj., high, 8/36 ; heygh,

289/i8 ; hegh, 18/n ; heg, 55/21 ;

heye, 79/19 ; hye, 176/1 ; hie,

186/32; hych, 193/10.
hyj, on, adv., aloud, 21 1 /i 2.
hygys, adj., huge, 119/IO.
Hyldon, Roudylf, pr. n., Banulphus

Higden, 81/33.

hyll,s?>., hill, 2/30; hull, 72/30,
hyllyng, sb., covering, 291/25.
hym, pron., him, 1/9.
hymselfe, pron., himself, 2/5.

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hyndmost, adj. and sb., hindmost,

220/31.

hyndryng, sb., hindering, 68/26.
hyndyr, adj., hinder, 229/26.
hyndyrlyngys, sb. pi., a despised

person, 140/33.
hyne, sb., servant, 56/i 6.
hyr : see her.
hyre, sb., hire, 71/33-
hyren, v., to hire; pt. 3 sg. hyred,

145/8 ; pp. hyred, 66/5.
hyrne, sb., corner, nook, 200/3O ;

hurne, 200/35.

hys, pron., his, 14/8 ; his, 1/2.
hyt, pron., it, 6/17; hit, 2/2 1 ;

itte, 295/20.
hytten, v., to hit;^. 3 sg. hut, 42/22 ;

hutte, 42/26.

I, pron., I, 7/135 y>7/i4.

i (for many forms with the prefix

i-(j), see the simple forms).
Inde, pr. n., India, 19/1 ; Ynde,

18/7.

infere : see ynfere.
Innocentys, the Innocents, 28/35;

innocentes, 86/19.
inogh : see ynogh.
inspyracyon, sb., inspiration, 136/7.
instaunce, sb., instance, 136/2.
into, prp., into, 1/21.
jrus, adj., wrathful, 1/15.
Isaac, pr. »., Isaac, 77/12, 93/2O,

94/6; Isaake, 77/17.
Isakar, pr. n., Isacar, a bishop, 15/3O.
Israeli, pr. n., Israel, son of Isaac,

94/23.
Israeli, pr. n., Israel, the Jewish

nation, 15/33.
Ive : see Jew.
iwysse, adv., certainly, 233/7.

Jaboc, pr. n., Jaboc, 94/i 6.
Jacob, pr. n., Jacob, 48/1 1.
James, St., ]>e laese, pr. n., St. James,
Alphaeus's son, 117/i6;Jame,

117/15.
James, St.,^r. «., St. James, brother

of St. John ante Portam Latinam,

148/5.
Jamys, St., J?e mor,pr. n., St. James,

Zebedee's son, 208/1 o.
jangelyng, sb., jangling, 201/IO.
ianguler, sb., jangler, 229/33.
Jauuare, pr. n., January, 267/4.
iapys, sb. pi., joke, trick, 63/22.
Jeremy, pr. n., Jeremiah, 111/12.

Jerom, St.,pr. n., St. Jerome, 2/29.
Jeropolym, pr. n., Hierapolis,

139/24.

Jerusalem, pr. n., Jerusalem, 30/ii
Jeryco, / r. n., Jericho, 8 2/2 9.
Jew, sb.', Jew, 14/22 ; Ive, 227/1.
jewels, sb.pl., jewel, 83/n ; jewelles,

33/28.
Jewre, pr. n., Judaea, 48/2O ; Jure,

81/4; Jury, 121/9.
Jhesu, pr. n., Jesus, 8/32 ; Jhesus,

52/8.

Joab, pr. n., Joab, 112/14.
Joel, pr. n., Joel, 160/32.
iogulry, sb., jugglery, 255/2O.
Johachym, St., pr. n., St. Joachim,

15/15.
John Baptyst, St.,^?;. n., St. John the

Baptist, 6/9.
John, St., J>e Evangelyst, pr. n., St.

John the Evangelist, 30/32.
Jon, pr. n., John the converted Jew,

249/25.
Jon Belet, pr. n., John Beleth, 79/5,

115/23, 122/34, 125/32, 164/1,

165/3, 171/25, 183/1, 247/3,

280/10, 298/8 ; Jon Belette,

280/22; Jon Belete, 296/6.
Jon Grysostom, pr. n ., John Chrysos-

tom, 21/4, 235/27.
Jon, St., at the Port Latyne, pr. n.,

St. John at the Latin gate, 146/3O.
Jon Marke, pr. n., John Markus,

176/7.
Joon, pr. n., Johanna, St. Nicholas's

mother, 11/3O.
Jop, pr.. n., Job, 66/6, 89/21.
Jordan, ,pr. n., Jordan, 48/5.
Joseph, pr. n.. Joseph, Jacob's son,

72/33-
Joseph, pr. n., Joseph, the holy

virgin's husband, 22/23.
Joseph Barsabas, pr. n., Joseph Bar-

sabas, 215/33; Josep Barsabas,

80/36.
Josephus, pr. n., Josephus, 72/33,

122/13.
journay, sb., journey, day's journey,

84/22 ; iourne, 277/n J iurney,

295/26.

joy, *b., joy, 4/3.
Joy, pr. n., mount Joy, ' rnons gaudu,

213/7.

ioyet, pp., delighted, glad, 49/6.
ioyfully, adv., joyfully, 224/32.
joynen, v., to join, pt. 3 sg. joynut,

94/4 J PP- J°ynet> 106/9-

332

Mirk's Festial

ioyntys, sb. pi., joint, 225/36.
Judas, pr. n., Judas, who knew the

place where the holy rood was

hidden, 144/2;.
Judas Skaryot, pr. n., Judas Iscariot,

79/M.

Jude, St., pr. n., St. Jude, 263/3-
juge, sb., jud.re, 88/24.
jugement, sb., judgement, 801/34.
Julianus Apostata, pr. n., Julian the

Apostate, 18 5/2 9.

iustes, sb., joust, tournament, 298/31.
justyce, sb., justice, judge, 7/i8.
justyre, sb., justice eyre, 114/2 ; the

circuit court of a travelling judge.

k : for many forms beginning with a

Jc, see under c.
kakes, sb. pi., cake, 254/1 o.
kaleuder, sb., calendar, 45/1 o.
Kalyx, St., pr. n., St. Kalixtus,

253/4.

kanckyr, sb., canker, 293/29.
Karpe, St.,pr.n., St. Carpeus, 154/32.
Kateryn, St., pi: n., St. Katherine,

275/6.
kepe, v., to keep, inf., 2/13; kepon,

289/4 ; pr. 3 sg. kepyth, 49/25 ; pi.

kepyj>e, 132/21 ; imp. pi. kepytt,

5/6 ; pt. 3 sg. kepyd, 15/19 ;

kept, 23/15 ; pi. kepton, 22/3 5

keput, 153/25 ; kepte, 210/22 ;

pr. p. kepyng, 31/3 ; pp. kepte,

93/14; kepyd, 194/1 1.
keper, sb., keeper, 32/8.
kepyng, sb., keeping, 32/io.
kerchfcf, sb., kerchief, 102/21.
keys, sb. pi., key, 187/i8.
klippyng, sb., embracing, 223/1 6.
knaue-chyld, sb., male child,

205/24.

kne, sb., knee, 50/15.
knele, v., to kneel, inf., 11/14; knell,

140/4; Pr> 2 *.</• kneles, 174/3O ;

3 sg. knelyj>e, 123/8 ; jjl. knelen,

174/31 ; imp. pi. knelyth, 50/15 ;

pt. i sg. kneled, 17/13; 3 sg. kne-

let, 8/1 1.

knelyng, sb., kneeling, 262/24.
knewlech, v., to acknowledge, inf.,

25/34; knolach, 294/17; pr. pi.

knowlechyn, 282/21 ; knowlachen,

51/23 ; imp. sg. knowlech,

223/31 ; pr. p. knowlachyng,

22/22 ; knowlechyng,. 49/20; kno-

lechyng, 170/5.

knoken, v., to knock ; pt. 3 sy. kno-

kyd, 222/21.
knot, sb., knot, 9/2.
know, v., to know, inf., 2/27 ;

knowon, 289/io; pr. I sg. know,

30/7; 2 *9' knowes, 172/27; pi.

knowen, 1/5 ; know, 18/36 ;

knoe>e, 47/29 ; knoweth, 68/6 ;

imp. pi. knowej>e, 235/15 ; pt. i

sg. knew, 17/n ; 3 sg. knew,

13/5 J Pi- knewen, 23/3 5 knew,

101/21; kneuyn, 183/i8; pp.

knowen, 80/31.
knowlech, sb., knowledge, 159/1 1;

knoles, 264/26.
knowyng, sb., knowing, knowledge,

132/7.

knyfe, sb., knife, 37/5.
knyght, sb., knight, 2/17; knythe,

291/34; knyte, 292/2.
knyghtly, adv,, knightly, 243/22.
knyle, sk, knell, 164/9.
knytten, ??., to knit ; pt. 3 sg. knet,

21/28 ; pi. knytten, 110/33 5 PP>

knotty t, 219/21.
krucches, sb. pi., crutch, 197/37.
kychon, sb., kitchen, 89/8.
kyn, adj., akin, 197/34-
kynd, sb., kind, nature, 21/23.
kyndnesse, sb., kindness, 112/3O.
kyndom, sb., kingdom, 88/14; kyng-

dome, 173/6.
kyng, sb., king, 148/29.
kynne, sb., kin, 184/15.
kyrieleyson, interj., kyrie eleison

(beginning of an antiphon), 128/35.
kysse, sb., kiss, 117/i8; cosse,

126/28 ; cusse, 293/29.
kysse, v., to kiss, inf., 41/28;

pr. 3 sg. cusseth, 291/29 ;

imp. 2 sg. kys, 228/30 ; pt. 3 sg.

ky^set, 17/6 ; cussed, 68/34 ; kus-

syd, 293/24; pi. kussyd, 186/24;

pp. kyssed, 41/27 '> cussud,

293/27.
kytte, v., to cut, inf., 47/24; kut,

187/19 ; pt. 3 sg. kut, 42/21 ; pp.

kytte, 45/23.
kyttyng, si)., cutting, 46/29.

Laban, pr. n., Laban, 93/37-
labour, sb., labour, work, 66/25.
laboure, v., to labour, work, inf.,

65/32; labyr, 64/n ; pr. pi.

labryn, 82/i8; pt. labourt, 68/24.
laddyr, sb., ladder, 94/3-

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lady, sb., lady, 11/17; lade,

245/4.

Lajarus, pr. n., Lazarus, 114/29.
lagh, v., to laugh, inf., 29/13; pr.

pi. laghyth, 64/2 ; pt. 3 sg. login,

287/23; pi. logh, 40/14; loje,

178/24 ; loch, 193/19.
laghtur, sb., laughter, 78/3.
laghyng, *b., laughing, 37/28.
lake, sb., pond, wet place in the

road, 44/1.

lake, sb., lack, reproach, 166/29.
lambur, sb., amber, 146/1 1.
lamentacyon, sb., lamentation,

118/21.

lampe, sb., lamp, 02/19.

langage, sb., language, 160/25 ; lang-

gage, 143/1 8.
lappen, v., to wrap up, embrace ;

pt. 3 sg. lappyd, 23/2; pp. lappyd,

194/8.
large, adj. (*b.\ large, wide, liberal,

generous, 189/9.
largenes, sb., liberality, 88/33 ;

largiiies, 220/13.
las, adj. and adv., less, 82/13 ; lasse,

101/23-

Lasma, pr. n., Lasma, 173/12.
last, v., to last, inf., l/io ; laston,

294/4 i pr- 3 *9- lestyth, 21/2 ; pt.

3 sg. last, 39/32 ; ' to extend/

174/i8, 200/32.
last, adj., last, 213/7-
late, adv., late, recently, 79/z8.
Lateyne, sb. and adj., Latin, 182/28;

Latyne, 146/33.

Latrena, pr. n., Lateran, 194/14.
latymere, sb., interpreter, 99/1.
lavntyrne, ,«b., lantern, 188/23.
Laurence, St., pr. n., St. Lawrence,

61/i6; Laurance, 216/2O; Lau-

rens, 218/17.
latiere, sb., laver, washing vessel,

201/34-
lawe, sb., religion, law, dispensation,

20/10, 50/33.

lawfull, adj., lawful, 160/31.
lawse, adj., loose, 218/30.
lawsyng, sb., loosing, 119/35.
lay, v., to lay, inf., 2/4; leyne,

290/20; pr. i sg. lay, 172/29;

2 sg. lays, 188/12; 3 sg. layth,

l/i6; leyth, 290/so; imp. gg. lay,

31/375 Pi- 3 *9. leyde, 19/i5 ;

layde, 23/2 ; pi. layden, 28/13 ;

pp. layde, 22/8.
layte, sb., lightning, 7/31.

leche, sb., leech, physician, 141/12.
leche-crafte, sb., art of healing,

302/1.
lechery, *b., lechery, 6/24 ; lechere,

26/10.

lechery*, adj., lecherous, 132/15.
lechore, sb., lecher, 108/14; lechoure,

229/28.
lede, v., to lead, wear, inf., Il/i6;

lade, 189/9; pt. i sg. lad, 212/i8;

3 sg. lad, 5/23 ; ladde, 12/22 ;

lede, 133/30;^. ladden, 29/io ;

lad, 211/22 ; pr. p. ledyng,

113/17; pp. lad, 147/19.
leder, sb., leader, 88/38.
leed, sb., lead, 5/33 ; lede, 219/21.
lem, sb., light, gleam, brightness,

160/8.

lees, sb. pi., flame, 6/30.
lef, adj., desirous, willing, 140/36.
lefe, adj., dear, 167/7 > comp. leuer,

7/14 ; — hym were, ' he would

rather'; saperl. leuest, 201/17;

— me ys, ' I like best.'
lefe, sb., leaf, 102/22.
lefetenant, sb., lieutenant, 121/8.
leg, sb., leg, 180/20.
Legenda Aurea, pr. n., Golden

Legend, 252/5-
legyon, sb., legion, 220/29.
lemon, sb., leman, 287/7 > lemmon,

287/30 ; lemman, 288/3.
lenden, v., to lend ; pt. 3 sg. lant,

300/12.
lenen, v., to lean, incline ; pr. 3 sg.

leneth, 32/2O ; pt. lened, 119/9 J

pr. p. lenyng, 198/1.
leng>e, sb., length, 152/27.
lenton, sb., Lent, spring, 2/13.
lepe, v., to leap, run, jump, inf.

212/1 ; imp. sg. lepe, 213/6; pt.

3 sg. lept, 189/24-
lepull, sb., leprosy, 37/355 lypur,

264/12.

lepur, adj., leprous, 264/2.
lerede, adj., learned, 53/IO.
lerne, v., to learn, inf., 157/2 r ;

lernen, 17 7/14; pr. pi. lerne,

171/28; imp. sg. lerne, 167/19;

pt. 3 sg. lernd, 107/3O ; lernyd,

184/4; lurnyd, 232/is ; pp.

ylurned, 135/33.
lernet, pp., learned, 275 /io.
lernyng, sb., learning, 156/35.
lese, v., to lose, destroy, inf., 55/34 ;

pr. 3 sg. lesyth, 60/14 ; pi. lesyth,

192/29 ; pt. 2 sg. loste, 234/31;

334

firk'a Fe

3 »/. lost, 21/31 ; pi. losten,
279/19; lost, 48/28 ; 'pp. lost,
7/9 ; lorne, 55/22.

lessones, sb. p/., lesson, 296/32.

lest, adj. (sb.}, leasfc> 4/Ia

lest, co»y., lest, 5/io.

lesuien, v., to pasture; pt. 3 pZ.
lesuet, 258/13.

lesyng, sb., deliverance, release,
284/25.

letany, sb., litany, 151/1 1.

lethy, adj., weak, 286/4.

lette, sb., let, hindrance, delay,
274/12.

lette, v., to let, leave, inf., 235/17 ;
pr.pl. latte, 297/14 ; imp. sg. let,
10/14; lette? 10/J4; late> 10/31;
2>/. let, 186/21 ; pt. 3 s#. let, 6/25 ;
lett, 14/22 ; lat, 225/6; 3 pi. let-
ten, 22/3 J leton, 201/24 ; pr. p.
lettyng, 44/14;^. lete, 229/io;
lette, 235/27.

letten, v.t to retard, impede, keep
back ; pt. pi. letted, 81/2O ; pp.
lettyd, 110/32.

letturt, adj., learned, 192/9.

lettyr, sb., letter, 36/8; lettre,
301/20.

leudeschip, sb., wickedness, 204/14.

leue, sb., leave, 59/3.

leue, v., to leave, be left, remain,
inf., 55_/27; leef, 125/2;; levon,
290/35 ; pr. 3 sg. leuej?e, 118/19 ;
pi. leuen, 267/1 ; imp. sg. lef,
299/33; pi. leue, 90/13; lef,
167/36 ; leue)>, 114/i6 ; pt. 3 sg.
laft, 6/14; pi. laften, 6/19; laft,
20/io; pp. lafte, 14/17; lafton,
298/10.

leue, v., to believe, inf., 23/n ;
pr. I sg. leue, 112/2 ; 2 sg. leues,
264/18 ; 3 sg. leuet, 173/6 ;
pi. leuen, 252/i6 ; leueth, 25/2 ;
leuet, 172/36 ; pt. 3 sg. leued,
32/3; pi. leued, 24/io; ienedyn,
86/36 ; pr. p. leuyng, 200/1 1 ;
pp. leuod, 165/19.

leue : see also lyuen.

leuer, leuest : see lefe.

leues, sb. pi., leaf, 35/22.

Leuy, pr. n., Levi, 215/19.

leuyng : see lyuyng.

lewde, adj., unlearned, ignorant,
49/9.

Lewya, pr. n., Lewis, 158/12.

liberalule, adj., liberal, generous,
161/31.

Liberiua, pr. n., Liberius, 138/1.

lo, inter j.', lo, 6/12.

lodely, adj., loathful, 238/7.

lofe, sb., loaf, 103/28.

loft, adv., from loft, ' from above,
down,' 140/21.

logget : see luggen.

logh : see lowe.

loken, v., to look, see, inf., 55/25 >
loke, 56/13 ; pr. pi. loken, 21/17 5
loketh, 23/27 ; imp. sg. loke,
88/20 ; pt. loket, 10/8 ; pr. p.
lokyng, 154/19.

lokken, v., to lock ; pt. 3 sg. lokket,
248/7.

Lollardes, pr. n., the Lollards,

171/19.
Lombardys, pr. n., Lombards, 164/1 6;

Lumbardys, 220/22.
lombe, sb., lamb, 6/13.
lompmale, adv., in lumps, 44/15.
lompurt, pp., entangled, 196/22.
lond, sb., land, 8/10.
londen, v., to land ; pt. 3 sg. londyd,

210/i6.

London, pr. n., London, 38/12.
lones, sb.} lowliness, meekness,

84/20.
long, adj., long, 6/17 ; comp. lengyr,

18/24.
longen, v., to long, belong; pr. pi.

longy]>e, 102/22.

long-taylet, adj., long- tailed, 138/5.
longyng, sb., longing, desire, 68/31.
lord, sb., lord, 16/3, 16/33-
lordschepe, sb., lordship, 180/2.
lore, sb., lore, precept, 103/5.
lorel, sb., laurel, 190/12.
lose, adv., loose, 119/17; lowsly,

199/3-
losen, v., to loose ; pt. lowsed,

119/33-

losse, sb., loss, 157/17; loos, 68/26;
lose, 70/14.

lote, sb., lot, 81/2 ; loot, 81/1.

lo>e, adj., loath, 72/19.

!<]>e, v., to loathe, inf., 287/3-

loue, sb., love, 4/8.

loue, v., to love, inf., 291/9 ; louon,
291/i; pr. I sg. loue, 172/27;
2 sg. louest, 55/35 5 3 *Q- kmeth,
23/21 ; pi. louen, 34/17 ; louyj>e,
56/31 ; lyuen, 55/31 ; imp. pi.
loueth, 29/io ; pt. 3 sg. louyth,
185/14 ; louid, 291/6 ; pi. louet,
4/17; loueden, 24/1 1.

loueday, sb., love-day, day for the

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amicable settlement of differences,

41/25.

louere, sb., lover, 186/ro.
louyngly, adv., lovingly, kindly, 22/5.
low, si., flame, 107/17.
lowe, adj., low, 50/i 9 ; lowje,

161/28 .; logh, 242/14.
lowen, v., to make low, inf., 63/2.
lowren, v., to look sullen, inf., 65/22.
lowten, v., to bow, incline; pr. pi.

louton, 233/7 5 pt> 3 *</• lowtet,

14/9.

Lucilles, pr. n., Lucillus, 218/24.
lucure, si)., lucre, 254/33.
Lucyfer, p*. n., Lucifer, 10/36.
luggen, r., to lug, drag, pull ; pt. 3 sg.

logget, 40/3 5 pi" l"ggut, 210/8.
Luke, St., pr. n., St. Luke, 232/14.
Lulselle, pr. n., Lilleshall (Shrop-
shire), 244/6 ; Lulsull, 281/14.
Lupa, pr. n., Lupa, a queen of Spain,

210/17.

lust, sb., lust, 5/3-
lusten, r., to be pleased, lust like;

pr. subj. 3 sg. lust, 149/9.
lusty, adj., desirous, 37/5-
Lya, pr. n., Lea, 94/n.
lych : see lyke.

lye, «?., to lie, tell lies, inf., 28/p.
lye, v., to lie, inf., 7/12 ; pr. a sg.

lyse, 90/22 ; 3 sg. lythe, 20/i6 ;

lyet, 174/30; pi. lyne, 21/8 ; lyen,

24/12 ; lien, 162/5 ; lyj>e, 287/15 ;

pt. 3 sg. lay, 5/13; ley, 32/12 ;

lay to, ' suited, became,' 247/19 ;

pi. liyn, 180/18 ; lay, 122/1 5; leon,

276/4 ; pr. p. liyng, 68/20 ; lying,

220/7; pp. layne, 20/4; leyn,

115/Q.
lyfe, sb., life, animate existence, 2/1 ;

living being, person, 195/21,

280/9.

lyfe-tyme, sb., life-time, 232/1 1.
lyflaker, comp., more lively, 31/31.
lyflode, sb., living, 66/35; lyuelod,

82/i 9.

lyfte, adj., left, 250/31.
lyften, v., to lift; pr. 3 sg. lyfty>e,

83/2 ; imp. pi. 'lyftu>, 154/24 ;

pt. 3 sg. lyit, 28/1 ; pp. lyft,

112/31.

lyfyng, lyfuyng : see lyvyng.
lyght, sb., light, 9/io ; lythe, 295/24.
lyghten, v., to light, enlighten, inf.,

21/i6 ; lyght, 62/12 ; leghten,

101/26 ; pr. 3 sg. leghteneth,

23/27; lyghtenyth, 24/33; lyght-

neth, 50/3 5 lyghtyj>, 216/i4 ;
, pt. 3 sg. leghtenet, 24/y ; lyghtned,

25/6 ; lyght, 51/15 ; pr. P> IjStyng,

160/9 ! ijtyng, 188/23 ; pp. jlygh-

net, 23/37 ; lightnel, 60/7 J lygnt>

60/28 ; jlyght, 118/23.
lyghten, v., to descend; pt. 3 pi.

lyghten, 49/17.
lyjth, adj., light, easy, 222/i8 ; adv.

lyghtly, 26/i 9.
lyke, adj. and adv., like, likely, 16/8 ;

lych, 156/20; like, 175/1 ; leke,

295/25.
lyken, v., to like; pt. 3 so. lyket,

6/15.
lyken, v., to liken, compare, inf.,

107/io; pr. 3 tg. lykene)>e, 55/9 >

pp. lyknet, '261/8; lykenet,

261/16.
lykenesse, sb., likeness, 61/14; licke-

nes, 9/25.
lykyng, sb., liking, pleasure, 16/24 >

lekyng, 292/1.

lyly, sb., lily, 108/27 ; lylly, 228/6.
lym, sb., in phrase, fendys lym,

'fiend's limb,' 189/13.
lyme-kylrie, sb., lime-kiln, 134/23.
ly menial, adv., piecemeal, limb by

limb, 246/2.

lymmes, sb. pi., limb, 180/25.
lynage, sb., lineage, 22/21.
Lyncolnyens, pr. n., Lincolniensis,

150/12.

lynnen, adj.j made of linen, 140/4-
lyon, sb., lion, 19/12.
lypp, sb., lip, 293/29.
lypur : see lepull.
lystes, sb. pi., sinner, 4/13.
lytyll, adj., little, 88/28 ; lytul,

289/6.

lyue : see lyfe.

lyue-dayes, sb., life-days, 62/22.
lyuen, v., to live, inf., 1/25 ; lyfe,

190/7 ; leven, 200/6 ; leue, 253/17 ;

pr. i sff. lyue, 65/20 ; leue,

178/u ; 2 sgr.lyuys, 207/3 ; lyues,

264/10 ; 3 sg. leueth, 47/13 ;

lyueth, 56/20 ; pi. lyuen, 282/24 ;

pt. 3 sg lyued, 12/8 ; leued,

179/3 ; pi. lyueden, 35/io ; lyued,

35/26; pp. lyuet, 16/i; ylyued,

75/u.

lyuer, sb., liver, man, 91/23.
lyuere, sb., livery, 131/13.
lyvyng, sb., life, 6/7 ; lyfuyng,

194/22 ; leuyng, 12/9 ; lyfyng,

228/26.

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m, one thousand, 302/33.

inageste, sb., majesty, 168/13 ;

maieste, 268/2.
make, v., to make, inf., 3/i ; makon,

290/i6; pr. I sg. make, 91/zo ;

2 sg. makyst, 235/32 ; $ sg.

makyth, 1/7 ; meky>e, 287/1 8 ;

pi. maken, 52/21 ; maketh, 84/14;

imp. sg. make, 7/4 ; pi' make,

10/r5; make>e, 60/24; pt. 2 sg.

madyst, 288/25 ; 3 sg. made, 1/24 ;

makut, 289/24 ; pi. maden, 11/33;

makut, 131/3 ; mad, 225/34 J

pp. made, 8/16 ; maky)>e, 127/15 ;

makud, 289/23; madon, 300/31.
maker, sb., maker, creator, l/i.
makyng, sb., making, 8/17.
maledy, sb., malady, disease,

141/6.
maleyse, sb., malice, 29/2O ; males,

27/15; malyce, 28/i ; maleyce,

259/30.

Malkys, pr. n., Malchus, 188/1.
Mambre, pr. n., Mamre, 76/36.
mainelen, v., to chatter; pr. pi. ma-

meluth, 160/27.

man, sb., man, 2/i ; pi. men, 1/5.
mana?sen, v., to menace; pr. p., ma-

nassyng, 53/28.

man-chyld, sb., male child, 57/15-
maner, sb., manner, custom, 2/4.
maner, sb., manor, 56/9.
mankind, sb., mankind, 1/8 ; mon-

kynd, 21/15.
manna, sb., manna, 9/i6.
Mannus, pr. n., Manes, 216/14.
man-qweller, sb., manslayer, 252/12.
manslast, sb., manslaughter, 150/19 ;

monsla.ght, 286/34.
man -state, sb., state of manhood,

manhood, 25/13.
mantaynen, v., to maintain ; pr. 3 sg.

mantaynyth, 71/29 ; pp. man-

taynet, 241/31.
mantell-lappe, sb., mantle-border,

227/21.

mantule, sb., mantle, 178/28.
many : see mony.
March, pr. n., the month of March,

253/10.

marchand, sb., merchant, 88/16.
Marche, pr. n., Marche, former

province of Central France,

242/26.

Marcyle, pr. n., Marseilles, 204/35.
Margarete, St., pr. n., St. Margaret,

199/I5.

manage, sb., marriage, 290/17 ; ina-
ryge, 215/22.

marien, v., to marry; pt. 3 sg. mariet,
12/36 ; pp. mariet, 9/30.

Marke, St.,j»r. n., St. Mark, 135/28.

marked, sb., market, 22/32.

mark en, v., to mark ; pr. 3 sg. mar-
kyth, 111/21.

Mars, pr. n., Mars, 59/i6.

marteren, v., to martyr ; pr. 2 sg.
marterys, 113/25.

Martha, pr. n., Martha, 114/so.

Martyne, St., pr. n., St. Martin,
272/22; Marteyne, 272/4; Mar-
ten, 273/29.

martyr, sb.} martyr, 38/io.

martyrdom, sb., martyrdom, 28/28.

Mary, pr. n., Mary, sister of Martha,

228/i3.

Mary, St., p)\ n., St. Mary, the vir-
gin, 21/15.

Mary Cleophe, pr. n., Mary Cleophe,
215/25.

Mary Mawdelen, pr. n., Mary Mag-
dalene, 18/33.

Mary Salome, pr. n., Mary Salome,
215/27.

maset, adj., mazed, 29/24.

masse, sb., mass, 20/2O ; mas, 126/27.

mater, sb., matter, 25/14.

MatheWjSt., pr.n.,St. Matthew, 79/1.

Mawdelen castell, pr. n., Magdalene
castle, 203/iS.

mawmet, sb., idol, 24/i8.

mawmetry, sb., idolatry, 8/21.

mawndement, sb., command, 22/2O.

Maxencius, pr. n., Maxentius,
143/35; Maxens, 276/T.

Maximilla,^r.w., Maximilla, the wife
of Egeas, the justiceof Patras,9/i4.

Maximius, St., pr. n., Maximinus, a
bishop, 204/31.

may, v., I may, be able; pr. 3 sg.
may, l/i6 ; pi. may, 30/28; moue,
201/26 ; mvn, 14/5 >' mo> 54/32 ;
mown, 158/28; mow, 5/3 ; mowun,
9/17 ; pt. 2 sg. myght, 40/9 >
myghtyst, 288/25; mylhe, 299/31 ;
3 sg. myght, 5/24 ; mythe, 292/7 ;
pi. myghten, 8/8 ; pp. mythe,
300/29.

mayden, sb., maiden, 23/IO ; mayde,
230/1.

mayden- chyld, sb., female child,
57/24; mayde-chylde, 57/29.

maydenhode, sb., maidenhood, 31/4;
maydenhede, 60/7.

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337

mayn, adj., main, 132/2O.
mayntenyng, sb., maintaining, 165/7-
maystry, sb., mastery, dominion, 201/6.
maystyr, sb., master, 8/32 ; mastur,

301/17.
maytines, sb. pi., matin, 169/1 ;

maytens, 267/32 ; matens, 266/6.
me, pron., me, 7/13.
mede, sb., meed, reward, 43/3O.
mediator, sb., mediator, 11/15 ; me-

dyatour, 165/32.
medow, sb., meadow, 174/5.
medyacyon, sb., mediation, 21/28.
medyll, v., to meddle, inf., 64/35.
medysyn, sb., medicine, 14/12.
meke, adj., meek, mild, 11/27.
mekenes, sb., meekness, 2/6.
mekon, v., to render meek, inf.,
294/i6; pr. 3 sg. mekyth, 112/27;
pt. 3 sg. meked, 124/1 1.
mekyll, adj., much, great, 14/2O.
Melayne, pr. n., Milan (?), 50/8.
mele, sb., meal, 84/3.
melody, sb., melody, 1/14.
meinbur, sb., member, 46/30; mem-

bre, 161/4.

memory, sb., memory, 1 47/29.
mencyon, sb., mention, 1/7.
mene, adj., mean, 66/3.
menen, v., to mean ; pt. 3 sg. mant,

43/25.

men-sleers, sb. pi., murderer, 49/12.
mercy, sb., mercy, 76/7.
mercyable, adj., merciful, 72/ig.
meritabull, adj., profitable, meri-
torious, 282/8.

merely, adv., merrily, 152/36.
Merton, pr. n., Merton, 197/5-
meruayl, sb., marvel, 228/n.
mervelous, adj., marvellous, 257/23 ;
mervelyus, 259/8 ; mervayles,
260/22.

merueylen, v., to marvel ; pr. i sg.
meruayle, 171/36 ; pt. 3 sg. mer-
ueylt, 107/36 ; merveled, 301/27 ;
pi. meruelet, 160/24 ; merueyld,
222/28.

merueyll, sb., marvel, 10/17.
meryt, sb., merit, 60/14; merete,

SO/io.
mesele, adj. and sb., leper, leprous,

37/12; mesyll, 80/15.
message, sb., message, 17/2O; me-

sage, 17/33-

messagere, sb., messenger, 10/32.
mesylry, sb., leprosy, 186/23 > me~
selry, 257/8.

mete, sb., food, meat, 10/3 > mette,

mete, v., to meet, inf., 207/3O ; pt.

3 sg. mete, 281/22 ; mette,

300/i6; pi. meten, 112/15; met-

tyn, 250/35.
mete-jorde, sb.t measuring -yard,

295/7.

metelles, sb. pi., metal, 49/24.
meten, v., to measure ; pr. 3 sg. me-

tyj>e, 152/27 ; pp. mette, 10/35.
metyng, sb., meeting, encounter, 57/5-
meyne, sb., household, servants,

64/27.

misbeleuet, adj., unbelieving, 154/33-
misse, v., to miss, inf., 233/24 ; pt.

3 pi. niyssedon, 112/4.
mo, adv., more, 28/29.
moche, adj. and adv., much, large,

great, 2/i8 ; meche, 178/29.
modyr, sb., mother, 7/12.
modyrhode, sb., motherhood, 60/7-
molton, pp., melted, liquified, liquid,

84/8 ; myltyn, 219/7.
moment, sb., moment, 152/23.
Monday, pr. n., Monday, 149/15-
mone, s6., moan, 251/21 ; moon,

110/7-

mone, sb., month, 59/21.
money, sb., money, 19/31 ; mone,

17/9-

monfull, adj., manful, 39/8.
monhed, sb., manhood, mankind,

39/15 ; monhode, 54/9; monhede,

60/5; manned, 88/12.
monke, sb., monk, 5/15.
monly, adj. and adv., manly, 88/32.
mont, sb., mount, 152/12.
mony, adj., many, 6/31 ; many,

293/20.

monycion, si., admonition, 236/4-
rnony-on, sb., many-one,, many,

24/33-
monysschen, v., to admonish, exhort ;

pr. i sg. rnonyssche, 87/29 ; 3 sy.

monyschej>e, 86/17.
mopysche, adj., foolish, stupid, 287/6.
more wyth, adv., moreover, 176/23.
morne, sb., morning, 146/2O.
mornyng, sb., morning, 12/35. £>ee

alto under mowrnyng.
morow, sb., morrow, morning, 6/13;

morowon, 298/9.
morow-tyde, eb.t morning time,

68/20.
Morvyle, Syr Hewe, pr. n., Sir Hugh

Morville, 41/36.

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most, adv., most, 24/F8.

moste, v., must ; pr. 3 sg. most, 1/26 ;

pi. most, lOO/io ; pt. 3 sg. most,
9/26 ; mustet 173/26 ; pi. mosten,
292/27.

mot, v., must ; pr. 3 80., mot,
2/i i ; mote, 146/29; pZ. moten,

71/2.

mote, sb.t mote, atom, 86/31.
mow, &c. : see may.
mowntaynyS) sb., mountains, 8/15.
mowrnyng, adj. and sb., mourning,

68/31 ; mornyng, 16/23.
mowj>e, sb., mouth, 6/28; mo)>e,

79/28.

Moyses, pr. n., Moses, 101/9.
Moyses, raby, pr. n., rabbi Moses,

152/24.

moystur, sb., moisture, 162/7.
multytude, sb.t multitude, 76/7-
murjie : see myrj>e.
inui-Jmr, sb., murder, 286/35.
muste, sb., must, new wine, 160/26.
my, pron., my, 4/2.
Mychaell, St., pr. n., St. Michael,

257/1 5 ; Michaell, 257/3 ' 5 Myghel,

224/io; Myehell, 258/2 1 ; Myghell,

224/n.
Mychaell yn J>e mownt, pr. n.,

Michael's mount, 258/27.
mydday, sb., midday, 16/14.
myddyl, sb. and adj., middle, 25/23 ;

myddys, 61/29 ; mydyl, 290/4.
mydnyght, sb., midnight, 23/19;

mydnyjt, 22/33 ; mydnythe, 295/24.
mydwyif, sb., midwife, 107/29.
mydwyntyr-nyght, sb., midwinter-
night, 51/3O.
myght, sb., might, 9/9 ; myth,

166/12.
myghtles, adj., powerless, impotent,

55/15.

myghty, adj., mighty, 8/17.
myld, adj., mild, soft, 106/i6.
myldewys, sb. pi., mildew, 138/4-
myle, *b., mile, 173/34.
Myletus, pr. n., Miletus, 146/1 6.
mylke, sb., milk, 302/37.
mylken, v., to milk ; pt. 3 sg. mylked,

302/37.

mylne-ston, sb., mill-stone, 134/14.
myn, adj. and sb., mine, my, 4/io ;

myue, 112/33.

mynde, sb., mind, memory, 21/13.
myng, v., to remember, mention, inf.,

188/i9.
mynisteres, si. pi., minister, 297/29.

mynnyng, sb., remembrance, com-
memoration, 169/28.
mynstrell, sb., minstrel, 19/i6.
mynstrelsy, sb., minstrelsy, 102/9 ;

mynstrelcy, 195/29.
myracull, sb., miracle, 29/36 ; myr-

ackle, 180/i6 ; myracle, 179/7 ;

miracule, 180/7.
myre, sb., mire, 44/i.
Myrre, pr. n,, Myra, a town, 12/u.
myrre, sb., myrrh, 48/2O.
niyrroure, sb., mirror, 294/2.
myrj>e, *b., mirth, amusement, 8/15 ;

murj>e, 14/2O.
mys, sb., wrong, 10/7.
mys, adv., badly, wrongly, 47/3O.
mysbeleue, sb., misbelief, 45/19.
myschaunce, sb., mischance, 41/i6.
myschef, *b., mischief, misfortune,

70/7; mischef, 284/15.
myschet, sb., misfortune, 12/29.
mysdede, si., misdeed, 239/22.
mysdoers, sb. pi., malefactor, 117/13-
mysdon, pp., misdone, 130/3O.
mysdoyng, sb., misdoing, 133/32.
myshappe, sb., mishap, 29/19.
myskepyng, sb., miskeeping, 88/37,
myslykyng, sb., dislike. 68/28.
myspenden, v., to misspend ; pr. subj.

3 sg. myspend, 87/6.
myssen, v., to miss ; pt. 3 sg. myst,

119/25-

myst, sb., mist, 259/17.
mystaken, v., to trespass ; pt. 3 sy.

mystoke him, trespassed, 2'J4/9.
myth : see myght.

nacyon, sb., nation, 248/3O.

Nadabere, pr. n., Naddaber, 255/rQ.

Najareth, pr. n , Nazareth, 54/4,

naght : see noght.

nakedschip, *<b., nakedness, 70/7.

naket, adj., naked, 4/5.

nalle, sb., awl, 136/2O.

name, sb., name, 11/34 ; nome,

11/24.
name, v., to name ; pp. nomet,

239/30.
namely, adv., namely, especially,

72/3 ; nomely, 23/32.
nasejmrles, sb. pl.t nostril, 141/6.
Nathan, pr. n., Nathan, 215/19.
natyuyte, sb., nativity, 17/3O.
nauell, sb., navel, 97/3.
nay, interj., nay, 10/4.

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339

naylen, v., to nail ; pt. pi. nayled,

122/31 ; pp. nay let, 45/35.
nayles, sb.pl., nail, 18/17.
ne : see no.

necessary, adj., necessary, 228/21.
necke, sb., neck, 42/34; nekke,

179/45 neke, 211/37.
neclygens, sb., negligence, 174/25 ;

neglegence, 266/7 5 ueclygence,

266/10.

neclygent, adj., negligent, 267/1 1 ,
neddyrs, ah. pi., adder, viper, 155/7.
nede, $&., need, ll/io.
nede, adv., needs, 16/35 > nedys,

22/24.
neden, v., to need, want ; pr. pi.

nedyj>e, 149/1 7; pt. 3 sy. nedet,

49/30.
nedfull, adj., needful, 4/7 ; nedefull,

97/21.

nedy, adj., needy, 12/28.

negh, adv., nearly, almost, lO/io;

aye, 23/32 ; nych, 195/1 6 ; neygh,

293/20.

negh-hond, adv., nearly, 232/15.
nejtbur, sb., neighbour, 145/1 9.
nempnyd, pp., called, named, 96/27 ;

ynempnet, 96/28.
nene, card, num., nine, 69/33.
ner, put for were not, 73/17.
ner, con/., unless, 104/32.
nere, adj., nearer, 153/3O.
Nero, pr. n., Nero, 189/3O.
nesch, adj., soft, tender, 161/26.
nese, v.t sneeze, inf., 137/29 ; pt. 3 %g.

neset, 137/26.

ne)>emost, adj., lowest, 246/1 1.
nettyll, sb., nettle, 253/28.
nettys, sb. pi., net, 6/20.
neuer, adv., never, 5/17.
neurej>elatter, adv., nevertheless,

299/1.

neuer J>elegse, conj. and adv., never-
theless, 58/3 ; neuer}>eleesse, 48/1 a ;

neuer ]?elese, 77/23.
newe, adj., new, 8/27.
New-3erus-day, sb., New-year's-day,

44/26.

next, adj. and adv., next, 28/34.
neyther . . . ne, neither . . . nor,

291/8.
Nicol,_pr. n., Nicholas, 6/23 ; Nycol,

6/32 ; Nicoll, 7/9-
no, adj. and adv., no, none, 3/1 ;

noon, 16/8 ; none, 296/13 ; no . . .

ne, neither . . . nor, 4/22.
nobull, adj., noble, 85/12.

noght, sb., nought, nothing, 13/i8;

uaght, 7/2O.

nojtyng, sb., inferior person, 201/6.
nold, put for ne wold, would not,

12/4; nolde,lll/i.
nombyrt, pp., counted, reckoned,

81/3-

nome, &c. : see name, &c.
non, sb., no one, nobody, 3/i8.
non : see not.
none, {••&., noon, 66/3.
nonne, sb., nun, 19/23.
nonnery, sb., nunnery, 299/23.
non-power, sb., want of power, im-
potence, feebleness, 71/4-
nonys, in phrase for ]>e nonys (for

>en onys), for the nonce, 134/34- ^
noo : see not.
noon : see jio.
Northhampton, pr. n.t Northampton,

41/i6 ; Northamton, 293/1 8.
Northhumbyrlond, pr. n., Northum-
berland, 242/4.

Norwych, pr. n., Norwich, 91/23.
norys, sb., nurse, 108/8 ; norse,

196/20 ; nors, 200/2.
norysche, v., to nourish, nurse, inf.,

86/24 ; pp. ynorysched, 9/28 ;

noresched, 103/34 ; noriched,

184/24.

nose, sb.t nose, 55/ro ; nase, 60/23.
not, adv., not, 2/13 ; noo, 7/i ; non,

129/4 + 11 + 15; notfce> 298/3.
not, sb., nought, nothing, 2/5.
not, put for ne wot, know not, 16/5.
note, sb., note, 61/i8.
no)>er . . . ne, neither . . . nor, 8/5.
noj>yng, sb., nothing, 100/25.
now, adv., now, 4/ii.
now-dayes, 'adv., nowadays, 86/12;

now-on-dayes, 112/i8.
nowmbyr, sb., number, 68/28 ; nom-

byr, 80/33 ! nombre, 1/5/19.
Noye, pr. n., Noah, 72/io ; Noe,

289/i8.

noyse, sb., noise, 3/1 ; noyce, 220/3O.
ny, adv., nor, 5/26.
Nychodemus, pr. n., Nicodemus,

145/9.
Nycholas, St., pr. n., St. Nicholas,

11/25 ; Nicholas, 12/32.
nye, sb., harm, guilt, 35/6.
nyes, adj., noxious, 35/7-
nyght, sb., night, 5/i6; nyht, 182/22 ;

nythe, 292/13.

nyght-tyme, sb., night-time, 247/4-
nyghtys, adv., at night, 67/i6.

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nygremancy, si., necromancy, 255/2O ;

nygramancy, 266/i8.
nyll, put for ne wyll, will not, 19/IO.
nys, put for ne ys, is not, 9/29.

obediens, sb., obedience, 229/i6 ;

obedience, 263/1 8.
obedyent, adj., obedient, 254/3O.
occupacyon, sb., occupation, 6/10.
occupy, v., to occupy, inf., 196/1.
Octauian, pr. «., Octavian, 22/17.
Ode, St., pr. n.t St. Odo, 170/3O,

243/19.

odure, sb., odour, 280/13.
of, prp., of, among, 28/13.
offence, $b., offence, 68/26.
offerne, i\, to offer, sacrifice, inf., 8/22 ;

offyr, 15/26 ; offeren, 22/22 ; oflre,

57/21 ; pr. 3 sg. offeree, 241/32 ;

pi. offeren, 50/17; offren, 59/36 ;

imp. sg. offbr, 77/3O ; p£. offreth,

48/21 ; offeryth, 101/i8 ; pt. 3 sg.

offred, 57/22 ; offird, 212/3 J oflert,

251/31 ; offeret, 262/2 1 ; pi. offeryd,

49/19; PP- oftryd, 61/20; offurt,

261/j9.

offertory, sb., offertory, 129/1 1.
officer, sb., officer, 56/8.
offryng, sb., offering, 15/29; ofryng,

205/3.

offyce, sb., office, 64/13.
oft, adv., often, 4/29; offt, 271/H ;

ofton, 296/12.
oft-tyme, adv., oft-times, 48/13 ; ofte-

tyme, 138/2 ; oft-tyyme, 270/12 ;

oft-tymes, 270/13.
oght, sb., ought, any thing, 88/20.
old, adj., old, 6/30; comp. eldyr,

' earlier,' 86/31 ; aldyr, 214/13.
oldely, adj., oldish, 148/23.
old-fadyrs, sb. pi., ancestor, 279/19.
Olybryus,2>r. n., Olybrius, 200/1 6.
olyfaundys, sb. pi., elephant, 183/8.
*>lyue,sb., olive, 78/1 ; olyfe, 116/28.
Olyuete, pr. n., Mount Olivet, 117/8.
olyue-tre, sb., olive-tree, 73/5.
omyesyons, sb. pi., omission, 267/r.
on , prp. , on , 3/ 1 . See also under owne.
on, card. num., one, 167/io; an,

6/6; oon, 6/23; won, 5/26; to

make at wone, ' to reconcile/ 20/33.

See also under owne.
ones, adv., once, 12/4 5 ons> 197/25.
oneatly : see honest,
on-sondyr, adv., asunder, 200/34-
onswar : see vnswar.

Onys, pr, n., Onyx, 107/1 1.

oon : see one.

open, v., to open, inf., 20/28 ; apon,
31/14 ; pr. 3 sg. openeth, 20/29 5
pt. 3 sg. openyd, 81/17; oponed,
167/4 5 opynde, 201/29 ;j?p. openet,

open, adj., open, 10/11.

opon: see vpon.

oppressen, v., to oppress; pr. 3 sg.

oppressyth, 101/14 ; pp. oppressyd,

74/15.

oppressyng, sb., oppression, 101/15-
opyneon, sb., opinion, 31/5-
or, conj., or, 9/6.
ordenaunce, sb., ordinance, provision,

208/i6; ordenans, 250/36; ordy-

naunce, 290/13.
ordeyne, v., to ordain, appoint, inf.,

10/3 J /w. 3 *g- ordeyneth, 52/15 ;

pi. ordeyne, 9/34 ; pt. 3 >•</. ordeynet,

12/30 ; ordeynt, 198/7 > pi- ordey-

net, 14/15 J ordeynt; 198/23 ; pp.

ordeynt, 4/i8; ordeynet, 33/22;

ordenet, 266/8 ; yordeynt, 287/33-
ordyr, sb., order, 186/3.
organs, sb. pi., organ, 260/14.
ornamentys, sb.pl., ornament, 246/23-
orybull : see horrybull.
Orygines, pr. n., Origines, 217/3 T.
orygnall, adj., original, 46/13.
oryson, ,s-6., orison, prayer, 27/i8.
os, conj. and adv., as, 289/3.
ospryng, sb., offspring, 1/24.
ost, sb., host, consecrated bread,

20/26.
ost, sb., host, army, 102/5 ; pi. hostes,

250/36.

ostage, sb., hostage, hostel, 160/2.
othe, sb., oath, 185/21.
oj>er, adj., other, l/io ; odur, 292/17-
our, pron., our, l/i ; owren, 282/2O ;

cures, 282/30.
oure, sb., hour, 9/i I.
out, prp., out, 1/8.
outscheden, v., to pour out ; pt. 3 *g.

outsched, 79/29.
outsette, pp., remote, out of the way,

248/33-
outtaken, adj. and adv.,. excepted,

except, but, 72/32.
outward, adv., outward, 42/33-
ove, sb., oven, 155/6; ovyn, 220/24.
ouemast, adj., highest, uppermost,

246/i3.
ove-mowthe. sb., opening of an oven,

155/6.

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ouer, prp.j over, 66/27.

ouercharche, v., to overcharge, over-
burden, inf., 100/32.

ouercome, v., to overcome, inf.,
27/14; pr. 3 sg. ouercomyj)e,
161/12 ; pt. 3 sg. ouercome,
27/ai ; pp. ouercomen, 67/2 ;
ouercom, 201/5.

ouercomer, sb., conqueror, subduer,
154/13.

ouerfallen, v., to fall over ; pt. 3 sg.
ouerfel, 176/2;.

ouerlong, adj., overlong, 97/29.

ouerlye, v., to overlie, inf., 150/21.

ouerprudly, adv., overproudly,

91/31-
ouerryden, v., to ride over ; pt. 3 sg.

ouerrode, 242/28.
ouerset, v., to overrun, upset, inf.t

41/12 ; pp. ouersette, 39/1.
ouertaken, v., to overtake ; pt. 3 eg.

ouertoke, 13/5.
ouerwelde, v., to subdue, govern,

inf., 196/30.
owen, v., to own, owe, have ; pr. 3

sg. ouyth, 62/28 ; owet, 171/23 ;

owyth, 192/10 ; pi. owen, 130/1 5 ;

pt. 3 *g. aght, 300/i6 ; pi. owdyn,

288/3.
owne, adj., own, 4/io; owen,

177/21 ; on, 4/27 ; awne, 291/ip.
owtewyj), adv., outwardly, 196/4;

otwyth, prp. outside, 296/IO.
owtrage, adj., outrageous, excessive,

63/21.

ox, sb., ox, 22/25 ; pi. exen, 23/6.
oyle, sb., oil, 9/i6.
oynement, sb., ointment, 49/25 ;

vnement, 203/32.

pace, sb., pace, 16/i6; paas, 169/37-
pacyently, adv., patiently, 273/3.
pale, adj., pale, Si/26.
pales, &c. : see palyce.
Pallyda, pr. n., Palladia, 29/25.
palme, sb., palm, palm-tree, 78/1.
Palme-Sonday, pr. n., Palm-Sunday,

172/3.
palyce, sb., palace, 19/3; Pales>

19/26; palyse, 19/3O; paleyse,

19/35-

patnent, sb., pavement, 42/3O.
pannys, sb. pi., pan, 219/6.
Panther, pr. n., Panther, 215/2O.
Pantyon, pr. n., Pantheon, 266/14.
panyme, sb.} pagan, heathen, 186/14;

pi. paynones, 241/5; peynones,

241/5; paynens ; 241/19; pay-

nems, 259/1 8 ; paynene, 45/ia.
pappe, sb., pap, 1 10/19.
paradyse, sb., paradise, 66/12 ; para-

dyce, 83/8 ; paradise, 289/1 7.
parcel, sb., part, 291/1.
parchement, sb., parchment, 126/i8.
pardon, sb., pardon, 74/22 ; perdon,

75/i.
paren, v., to pare ; pt. 3 sg. pared,

37/5.
pareschons, sb. pi., parishioner,

241/17; parechone, 241/34.
pareyle, sb., peril, danger, 47/13;

parell, 127/34-
parke, sb., park, 105/IO.
parlament, sb., parliament, 41/15-
partaynen, v., to pertain; pr. 3 sg.

partaynyth, 228/26.
parte, «&., part, 18/13.
parten, v., to depart, divide ; pr. 3 sg.

parte|>e, 23/22 ; imp. pi. party )>e,

254/19; pt. 3 sg. party t, 251/12.
partye, sb., part, 6/14.
party ng, sb., imparting, departure,

47/19.
paryche, sb., parish, 173/33 ; pa-

rysch, 281/1 8.
parysche prest, sb., parish priest,

281/20.

Paryse, pr. n., Paris, 273/1.
paschall, sb., paschal, 127/15-
Pasche, pr. n., Pascha, 129/22.
Pase-day, pr. n., Easter, 129/24.
passage, sb., passage, 127/22.
passe, v., to pass, surpass, inf.,

103/25 ; pr. 3 sg. passype, 131/1 ;

pi. passe, 284/25 ; pt. 3 sg. passed,

30/ia;jpZ. passyd, 49/4; Pr- P-

pasyng, 187/8; passyng, 195/6;

pp. passed, 19/4; Pased» 88/35-
passyng, adj., passing, 195/6 ; adv.

passyng, 'very, exceedingly/ 85/25.
passyngar, sb., passenger, 247/26.
passyngly, adv., cursorily, hastily,

299/28.

passyon, sb., passion, 8/34.
past, prp., past, beyond, 77/14;

passed, 82/17.

Pathmos, pr. n., Patmos, 32/26.
Patras, pr. n., Patras, 8/20.
patron, sb., patron, 179/29.
patryarcha, sb., patriarch, 43/17;

patryark, 76/34.
Paule, St., pr. n., St. Paul, 28/13;

Powle, 127/4J Pole, 52/26.

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pay, v., to pay, satisfy, inf., 234/6 ;
pay en, 300/13 ; pt. 3 gg. payed,
300/iS; pp. payed, 300/14-
payne, »b , pain, 4/14 ; peyne,

290/9-

payne, v., to have pain, give pain ;
pr. 2 sff. paynyst, 236/1 ; 3 «/.
paynes, 47/7; PP» Paynecl> W/*4»
jpaynyd, 180/17.
pay nones : see panyme.
paynt, v., to paint, inf., 264/24;
peynte, 302/7 ; pp. paynted,
261/9.

payntours, sb. pi., painting, 171/26.
payntur, tb., painter, 264/24,
paynyng, sb., paining, 131/19.
payre, sb., pair, 57/22.
paysen, v., to weigh; pt. 3 sg. pay-

syd, 122/32.
pece, sb., peace, 242/34; Pees> 18/21 5

pes, 21/l6.

pece-malle, adv., piece-meal, 211/1 8.
peche : see pyche.
Pelagius, pr. n., Pelagius, 137/27-
penaunce, sb., penance, suffering,
5/19; penans, 2/19; penons,
271/18.

peny, sb., penny, 22/22.
peny-reue, sb., overseer, collector of

rents, 16/33.
pepynce, sb., pip, 128/3.
perelles : see pareyle.
perfeccion, sb., perfection, 210/6.
Pergame, pr. n., Perganios, 33/i.
pepull, sb., people, 6/22; pepul,

173/13; peple, 173/13-
pere, sb., equal, 232/33.
performe, v., to perform, inf.,
157/14; pr. p. performyng,
• 231/32.
perfyt, a<lj., perfect, 88/24 ; parfyt,

107/3i; perfette, 253/17-
perpetuall, adv., perpetually, 72/2.
perre, sb., precious stones, 250/28.
persauaracyon, eb., perseverance,

103/32.

Perse, pr. n., Persia, 250/9, 265/8.
persecucyon, sb., persecution, 97/23-
persen, v., to pierce ; pt. persued,

75/3o; persed, 121/37.
person, sb., person, 113/1 1.
peruertyd, pp., perverted, 208/24.
Perys, pr. n., Piers the Usurer,

104/2.

pestylens, sb., pestilence, 188/9.
peays, sb. pi., piece, 81/14 J Pecifii
190/18; peson, 292/18.

Petrus chyrche, St., pr. n., St. Peter's

church, 267/31.

Petyr, St., pr. n., St. Peter, 37/29.
Petyr, pr. n., Peter, deacon of the

pope Gregory, 162/29.
Pharao, pr. n., Pharao, 101/13;

Pharo, 98/11.
Pharyses, pr. n., the Pharisees,

110/28. •
Phelip, pr. n., Philip, King Herod's

brother, 185/8.
Phelyp, St., pr. n., St. Philip, 139/io;

Phylyp, 138/33.
Philip, pr. n., Philip, Roman em-
peror, 217/32.
Philip, pr. n., Philip, the emperor's

son, 217/32.
phylosophur, sb., philosopher, 152/24-
pig, sb., pig, 188/14.
pilere, sb., pillar, 43/1.
pittusly, adv., piteously, 97/6.
place, sb., place, 5/23; plage, 145/1 1.
planke-bordes, sb. pi., board, plaiik,

72/I3-

play, v., to play, inf., 25/9 ; pr. pi.
playen, 231/13 ; pt. 3 sg. pleyude,
107/26; playde, 184/8; pi.
playde, 29/13; pr. p. playyng,
227/17; Paying, 300/5.
playes, *b. pi., play, 68/22.
playne, adj., flat, even, clear, full,

3/i6.

playnen, v., to complain; pr. 3 pi.
playnyth, 86/29 ; playne, 231/13 ;
pr. p. pleynyng, 296/13.
pleder, sb., pleader, 4/22.
plente, sb., plenty, 88/27 ; plentej>e,

98/21.
plentwys, adj., plenteous, abundant,

101/19- '

pies, v., to please, inf., 195/1 8 ; pr.
8 sg. plesyth, 51/i6 ; plees,
175/21; pi. plesyn, 219/12; pt.
3 sg. plesed, 25/i6 ; pp. plesyt,
262/6.
plesant, adj., pleasant, 216/7; adv.

plesantly, 211/6.
plesyng, adj., pleasing, 11/17.
plogh, sb., plough, 23/6.
plogh-men, sb. pi., plough-man, 23/6.
plucke, v., to pluck, inf., 66/15; pp.

plucky t, 112/9-
plumben vp, v., to be thrown up ; pt.

3 sg. plumbet vp, 143/24-
plyght, v., to plight, engage, pledge,
V, 88/16; pt. 3 pi.

pp. plyst, 212/33.

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plyte, sb., danger, plight, 162/15.
Pole, pr. n., Paul, 20/25.
Pollyinyvs, pr. n., Polemius, 288/27.
porape, sb., pomp, 24/26.
ponesche, v., to punish, inf., 259/8 ;

pp. yponysched, 79/33-
Ponse, pr. n., Pontus, 121/2.
Ponteney, pr. n. , Pontigny, 40/35-
pope, sb., pope, 11/19.
popynjayes, sb. pi., popinjay, 256/7.
porche, sb., porch, 104/9.
pore, adj., poor, 4/34; pouer,

255/5.
Porphirius, pr. n., Porphirius,

276/13.

porsuet : see pursew.
port, g6., gate, 146/33-
post, sb., post, 56/12.
Postcomyn, pr. n., first word of an

antiphon, 129/15-

pottagur, sb., pottage-maker, 271/15-
potte, sb., pot, 109/5 5 P°te, 221/4.
pouerty, sb., poverty, 12/30.
Poules chyrch, St., pr. «., St. Paul's

cathedral, 88/19.
pounet : see punnen.
powdyr, sb., powder, 3/i6.
power, sb., power, 78/30.
powren, v., to pour, powred, 99/1 1 ;

pp. powred, 126/25.
powste, sb., power, force, 27/2O.
poynt, sb., point, 42/2O.
poynych, v., to punish, inf., 118/33.
poysen, sb., poison, 31/27-
poysonnen, v., to poison ; pr. 3 sg.

poysynnyth, 192/5 ; pp. poysont,

134/34-

poysynnyng, sb., poisoning, 293/13-
pray, v., to pray, inf., 6/34; prayen,

296/21 ; pr. i sg. pray, 9/34; 2 sg.

prayes, 7/45 3 *9- praythe, 28/27;

pi. pray, 20/35 5 pray<>n» 296/i8 ;

praythe, 267/19 ; imp. sg. pray,

7/i6 ; pi. pray, 14/3 ; prayth,

181/3 5 pt- i *g> prayde, 260/1 1 ;

3 sg. prayde, 6/34 ; pi. prayden,

19/20; prayet, 268/23; pr. p.

prayng, 7/2 ; prayyng, 142/21 ;

pp. prayet, 144/31.
prayer, sb., prayer, 7/9; prey ere,

293/2.
prayse, v., to praise, inf., 4/i ;

preyse, 301/IO ; pt. pi. praysyd,

12/9; pp. yprayset,

praysyd, 194/33.
praysyng, sb., praising, 11/24.
prayyng, sb., praying, 231/9.

preclie, v., to preach, inf., 6/15 ; pr.

2 sg. preches, 205/7; 3 S9' prechet,

113/5 J ?*• 3 sg. prechet, 6/9 ;

preche, 11/13 ; prechedde, 19/22 ;

pi. prechet, 160/i6 ; pp. prechyt,

192/31.

prechour, sb., preacher, 55/17.
prechyng, sb., preaching, 6/16.
precyous, adj., precious, 33/12.
predycacyon, sb., preaching, 288/5;

predicacyon, 287/32.
preface, sb., preface, introduction,

83/i.
prerogatynes, sb. pi., prerogative,

257/22.
presence, sb., presence, 157/28 ; pre-

sens, 246/32.
presend, v., to present, inf.,

267/25.

present, adj., present, 156/15.
presumen, v., to presume ; pr. 1 sg.

presume, 91/i6.
presynner, sb., prisoner, 231/28.
preue, v., to prove, inf., 21/19 ;

preven, 186/7 J Pr' 3 sff- prevyth,

93/7 5 pt- 3 sg. preued, 27/21 ; pr.

?. preuyng, 8/25; pp. preuet,
49/9.
preuy, adj., privy, secret, 145/1 1 ;

priuey, 252/ic.
preuyng, sb., proving, 18/II.
prime, sb., prime (six o'clock in the

morning), 66/2.
priuylage, sb., privilege, 299/7-
probacyons, sb. pi., probation,

225/13.
Probatica Pyscyna, pr. n., Bethesda,

143/iS.
proceese, sb., process, event, progress,

68/36 ; proces, 182/23.
processyon, sb., procession, 34/25.
proferen, v., to proffer; pr. 3 sg.

proferyth, 112/26 ; pt. 3 sg. pro-

feret, 188/27.
profesyes, sb. pi., prophecy, 27/25 ;

prophecyus, 76/i8.
profutyn, v., to profit, help; pr. 3

sg. profutyjje, 29/6; prophetyth,

76/22.

profytabull, adj., profitable, 50/5;

profytabyl, 191/34.
profytte, sb., profit, 213/1 1 ; profet,

96/26.
prononce, v., to announce, inf.,

252/26.
prophet, sb., prophet, 87/25 ; profyt,

5/6; prophyt, 111/12.

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prophysyen, v., to prophesy ; pt. 3 *g.

prophysyet, 48/io ; profyseyt,

214/26 ; pp. proficiet, 160/32.
propurtes, sb. pL, quality, 18/io;

propyrtyes, 228/28.
prosperyte, sb., prosperity, 88/33,
prouyaces, sb. pi., province, 22/15.
prowde, adj., proud, 52/29.
pryde, sb., pride, 68/25.
pryke, v., to prick, spur, inf.,

105/15-

prymet, sb., chancelor, 198/32.
prynce, sb., prince, 21/23.
piyncepal, adj., principal, 294/6 ;

principale, 126/26.
pryour, sb., prior, 179/32 ; prior,

179/33-
pryson, sb.t prison, 4/7 ; preson,

217/27.
pryson-dyrre, sb., door of the prison,

pryst, sb., priest, 59/1 ; prest, 61/14.

pryuety, sb., privacy, 12/21.

psalme, sb.t psalme, 76/4.

pull, v., to pull, inf., 40/5 ; imp. sg.
pull, 243/29 ; pt. pullyd, 221/5 5
pp. pult, 151/n.

punne, v., to pound, inf., 237/31 5
pp. pounet, 140/21.

pur, anj.t pure, simple, 18/3.

purches, ^., to purchase, inf., 288/27.

purgacion, sb., purification, 57/12.

purpos, sb., purpose, 9/25.

purposen, v., to purpose ; pt. 3 sg.
purpose^ 16/1 ; pp. purposut,
255/35-

purpure, sb., purple, 273/1 8.

pursew, v., to pursue, inf., 165/4 ;
pr. 2 sg. pursues, 54/1 ; 3 sg. pur-
sewyth, 28/27 ; pi. pursew, 48/8 ;
pursuen, 111/17 ; pt. 3 sg. pur-
sewed, 24/20 ; pursued, 53/5 ', pl>
pursuet, 164/24 5 Pr> P- pwsuyng,
53/1 2 ; pp. porsuet, 231/34.

pursewt, sb., pursuit, 262/25.

purtray, v., to portray, inf., " 802/28 ;
pt. 3 sg. purtrayed, 302/29 J PP-
purtrayed, 303/2.

pnruay , v., to provide, inf., 98/2 1 .

puryfiyng, sb., purifying, 57/5.

puryfycacyon, sb., purification, 57/6.

put, v., to put, inf., 2/8 ; putt, 9/24 ;
pyt, 102/26 ; puttou ; 295/33 ; pr.
i sg. put, 39/32; 3 sg. puttyth,
20/22; pyttyjjo, 254/s; imp. sg.
put, 18/22 ; pi. put, 65/1 5 ; puttyj^e,
115/31 ; pt. 2 sg. pyttyst, 225/iOj

3 sg. put, 5/i 8; pytte, 49/8;

putte, 201/6; pi. put, 80/25;

putten, 136/35; pr. p. puttyng,

224/34; pottyng, 294/1 1 ; pp.

put, 18/17; putte, 80/4.
put : see pyt.

Putyfare, pr. n., Potiphar, 98/2.
pyche, sb., pitch, 71/22 ; peche,

85/25.

pycher, sb., pitcher, 146/3-
pyght, pp., fixed (in the earth),

272/27.
Pylat, pr. n., Pilate, 120/IO, 194/24;

Pylatus, 141/3.
pylches, sb. pi., pilch, fur garment,

66/35-
pyler, sb., pillar, 101/25 ; pelere,

101/24.

pylgrym, sb., pilgrim, 10/n.
pylgiyrnage, sb., pilgrimage, 148/1 8.
pyllen, v., to peel, rob; pt. 3 sg.

pyllet, 242/2p.

pynacull, sb., pinnacle, 88/20.
pynchyt, pp., pinched, 113/19.
pystyll, sb., epistle, 65/26.
pyt, sb., pit, l/i i ; put, 34/21.
pyte, sb., pity, 157/24.

Quadragesin, pr. n., Quadragesima,

82/u.
quake, v., to quake, tremble, inf.,

3/13 J Pt- 3 sg. qwakyt, 202/1 ;

quaked, 144/32 ; pi. qwoken,

29/22 ; pr. p. qwakyng, 51/3.
quantite, sb., quantity, 191/15-
quench, v., to quench, inf., 75/2 ;

pr. 2 sg. qwenchyst, 235/33 ; 3 sg.

quenchyth, 85/5 > P^« quenched,

75/37; pp. qwenchet, 60/12;

quaynt, 60/22.
quere, sb., inquiry, 290/i6.
quere, sb., choir, 151/31.
questyon, sb., question, 10/15.
Quinquagesin, pr. n., Quinquage-

sima, 74/9.

quod (pt. to cweoen), quoth, 10/5.
quycke, adj., living, quick, 77/1 1 ;

qweke, 170/IO.
quyte, adj., quit, 89/29. See also

under whyt.

qwalme, sb., death, slaughter, tor-
ture, 137/24.
qwene, sb., queen, 16/29 ; whene,

210/23 ; q whene, 211/9.
qwerayl, sb., quarrel, fight, 243/7-
qwhen : see when,
qwhy : see why.

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qwyken, v , to quicken, receive life,
inf., 172/5 ; pr. pi. qwykenej>e,
261/z6; pt. 3 sg. quikkonod,
293/31. '

qwyt, v., to requite, acquit (oneself),
inf., 5/4 ; pr. pi. qwyt, 199/2O.

Eachel, pr. n., Rachel, 94/io.
radly, adv., quickly, 202/1 8.
r»ggyd, PP-> ragged, shaggy, 118/19.
raght, adj., desirous, tempted, 88/15.
Raguel, pr. n., Raguel, 214/i ;

Eaguell, 214/8.
raken, v., to rake ; pr. p. rakyng,

195/12 ; pp. rakyd, 195/14.
Ramsey, pr. n., Ramsey, 17/19.
ranklen, v., to rankle ; pt. 3 sg.

rankut, 181/IO.
rapen, v., to carry off, transport ; pp.

rapyt, 290/24.

rase, v., to tear, inf., 276/34.
rathar, adv., rather, 295/29.
raven, sb., raven, 78/1.
raw, adj., raw, 173/23.
rawtyng, sb., noisy revelry, 63/21.
raynen, v., to rain ; pt. 3 sg. rayned,

72/29.
rayse, v., to raise, inf., 189/ao;

reysen, 8/1 ; reyse, 256/24 ; rase,

178/32 ; pr. 2 sg. reysys, 264/8 ;

3 sg. raysyth, 141/17 ; imp. pi.

raysyth, 255/32 ; reysyth, 282/29 ;

pt. raised, 189/21; pp. raysed,

115/9; reysed, 115/11 J raset,

276/25.

Rebecca, pr. n., Rebecca, 93/21.
rebell, adj., rebellious, 217/33.
rebonden, v., to rebound ; pt. 3 sg.

rebondet, 257/35.
rebuke, sb., rebuke, reproach, 4/2 1.
rebuken, v., to rebuke, blame, inf.,

4/1 2 ; pr. 3 sg. rebukej>e, 127/1 2 ;

pt. rebuked, 275/15; pr. p. re-

bukyng, 276/32.
recchen, v., to expound, inf., rucche,

98/i3.
receyue, v., to receive, inf., 88/29 ;

pr. 3 sg. receuet, 173/5 ; resey-

ueth, 294/1 6 ; pi. receyue, 46/7;

pt. 3 sg. receyued, 41/2O.
receyuyng, sb., receiving, 138/6.
recheles, adj., reckless, 114/19.
rechen, v., to reach, give, inf., 84/35 J

rechyn, 237/23 ; pt. reched, 227/5 ;

raght, 94/4.
rechen, v., to reck, care; pr. 3 *g.

recchyth, 113/8.

recouered : see rekeuyr.

Red See, pr. n., Red Sea, 101/24.

rede, v., to read, inf., 123/5; Pr-

i sg., rede, 277/15 ; pr. 3 sg.

redythe, 21/12 ; pi. reden, 11/29 ;

rede, 103/27 ; imp. eg. rede,

230/3 5 Pt. 3 »ff* redde, 234/1 5

pp. red, 86/7 5 rad> 301/26.
redemacion, sb., redemption, 108/31.
reducen, v., to reduce, convey back ;

pt. reducet, 254/13.
redy, adj., ready, 2/u.
redyng, sb., reading, 231/9-
reet : see reten.
refresch, v.. to refresh, inf., 101/25 ;

pt. refreschet, 271/i6. ^
refreschyng, sb., refreshing, refresh-
ment, 80/9 ; refressyng, 297/1.
refusen, v., to refuse; pt. refuset,

165/u.
rehersen, v., to rehearse ; pr. 3 sg.

rehersyth, 66/1 1 ; pr. p. reher-

syug, 226/22 ; pp. rehersed, 20/32.
reioysen, v., to rejoice; pr. pi. re-

ioysen, 53/17.
rekeuyr, v., to recover, inf., 203/1 2 ;

pt. recouered, 203/8.
relef, sb., relief, remains of a meal,

127/10.

reles, sb., release, 168/2O.
relesch, v., to release, inf., 269/8;'

pr. 3 sg. relesches, 269/19; rele-

schuth, 269/20.
releue, v., to relieve, inf., 13/17;

pp. releued, 137/i8.
religyon, sb., religion, 157/1 1.
relygyous, adj., religious, 5/21.
relyk, sb., relic, 46/31 ; relycke,

61/34.
reme, sb., realm, estate, 14/4 > reem,

39/21.
reme, v., to cry out, inf., 65/23 ; pr.

p. remyng, 217/12.
remedy, sb., remedy, 2/i6.
remenant, sb., remnant, 145/2.
remewe, v., to remove, inf., 76/2o;

pt. remuet, 244/1 7 ; * remevvet,

244/20; pp. remuet, 151/31.
remission, sb., remission, 74/11.
Remus, St., pr. n., St. Remy, 158/IO.
ren, v., to run, inf., 40/7 > Pr- 3 *#•

renny]>e, 66/29 ; imp. pi. rennyth,

65/27; pt. 3 *g. ran, 8/28; pi.

rennon ; 276/29 ; pr. p. rennyng,

45/34-

renden, v., to rend, tear ; pt. 3 sg.
rent, 189/26.

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reneyed man, renegade, 244/23-

rennyng, sb., running, 65/28.

renon, sb., renown, 133/1 6.

rent, *&., rent, 16/34.

rented, adj., endowed, provided with

rents, 65/33-

reparayle, v., to repair, inf., 39/Q.
reparelyng, sb., repairing, 39/6.
repentance, sb., repentance, 75/15 ;

repentaunce, 203/29-
repente, v., to repent ; pt. 3 sy.

repentyt, 176/12 ; pi. repentedeii,

33/25 ; pr. p. repentant, 298/19.
repentyng, sb., repenting, repent-
ance, 170/22.
repreue, sb.} reproof, 111/6 ; repref,

125/30.
repreuen, v., to reprove ; pt. 3 sg.

repreuet, 8/22.
requiem, sb., requiem, 271/3.
rere, r., to move, rise, raise, inf.,

33/i6; pr. 3 eg. reryth, 80/14;

pi. rery)>e, 150/17; reron, 259/3© ;

pt. 3 eg. reryd, 88/17.
rere soper, a late supper, 286/17.
reseruot, sb., reservation, 290/5.
resnably, adv., reasonably, 64/1 1 ;

resenably, 107/IO.
reson, sb., reason, 86/24.
rest, pp., arrested, 65/2.
reste, sb., rest, 2/i.
resten, v., to rest ; pr. 3 sg. restyth,

198/31 ; pi. resty>e, 280/17.
restore, v., to restore, replace, inf.,

98/14; pt. 3 sg. restoret, 256/19 ;

pp. restowred, 129/7.
restyng, sb., resting, rest, 280/8.
resurreccyon, sb., resurrection, 152/33 ;

resurrecyon, 74/17.
reten, v., to ascribe to, impute;

imp. sg. reet, 28/2O ; Jwit retten

not to God, 'who did not

ascribe (their success) to God/

59/13.
reuelacyon, sb., revelation, 27/i7;

reuelachyon, 34/8.
reuelen, v., to revel; pr. pi. reuely]>e,

64/2.

reuell, sb., revel, 65/8.
reuelyng, sb., revelling, 68/22.
reuen, v., to rob; pr. 3 gg. reuej),

150/35 5 pt- 3 eg- raft, 141/28.
reuerens, sb., reuerence, 22/IO.
reueschet, pp.t clothed, 61/14.
rew, sb., row, line, 61/19.
reward, sb., reward, regard, 60/1.
reward, v., to reward, inf., 44/33 5

pr. 3 stg. rewardyth, 67/37; /*/>•

rewardud, 79/32.
rewen, v., to rue, pity^ repent ; pt. pi.

reweden, 29/23.
rewle, sb., rule, 161/8.
rewlen, v., to rule ; pp. rewlet, 45/9-
rewj>e, sb., ruth, repentance, grief,

9/5-

rew>efull, adj., ruthful, 47/19.
reynen, v., to reign ; pr. 3 sg. rayny th,

192/13; reynype, 235/17; pi.

reyneth, 161/)8; pt. raynet,

161/14 ; pr. p. regnyng, 72/9.
reysen : see rai.se.
roch : see rogh.
roche, sb., rock, 148/4-
rode, sb., rood, cross, 145/io; pi.

roodes, 171/i6.

rode-tree, sb., rood, cross, 88/5.
rody, adj., ruddy, 154/n.
rogh, adj., rough, 273/6; roch,

184/23.

rokes, sb. pi., rock, 302/io.
roll, sb., roll, 280/1.
Romanus, pr. n., Romanus, a knight,

219/30.
Romaynes, pr. n., the Romans,

59/12.

Romayns, adj., Latin, 166/35.
Rome,pr. n., Rome, 17/37.
ronsak, v., to ransack, inf., 99/27.
rope, sb., rope, 79/23.
rore, sb., uproar, 119/25.
roiyng, adj., roaring, 3/1 ; rorryng,

183/u.

rose, sb., rose, 17/3-
rost, sb., roast meat, 122/22.
rost, v., to roast, inf., 220/1 ; pr. 3 «/.

rostyth, 220/4 ; imp. pi. rost,

5/32 5 P*« 3 *9> rostud, 122/2O.
rote, sb., root, 3 5/2 3.
roijd,pp., rooted, 192/27.
rotte, v., to rot, become putrid, inf. ,

225/31; pt. 3 sg. rotud, 44/15 ;

pr. p. rotyng, 49/23; pp. roted,

302/6.

rotyng, sb., rotting, 49/25.
roust, sb., rust, 93/2.
rowe, v., to pierce, inf., 65/17 ;

pt. 3 sg. rowude, 194/19.
rowe, v., to row, inf., 80/22; pt. pL

rowuyn, 210/14; pr. p. rowvyng,

206/21 ; pp. rowde, 205/2O.
rowme, sb., room, space, 198/25.
rownde, adj., round, 167/21.
rowne, v., to -whisper, talk, inf.-,

279/36.

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rownyng, sb., talking, whispering,

279/33-
row ten, ?;., to make a noise; pr. 2 sg.

rowtes, 113/13.
rubben, v., to rub ; pt. 3 sg., rubby*!,

89/9.

rucche : see recche.
rusches, sb. pi., rash, 129/3O.
ruyne, sb., ruin, 129/7.
ryaly, adv., royally, 85/31.
ryb, sb., rib, 290/26.
ry bawdy, sb., ribaldry, 68/22; ry-

bowdy, 156/30.
rycchen, v., to put in order; pt.

rycched, 273/12.
Rychard, St., pr. n., St, Richard,

125/18.

ryche, adj., rich, 4/12.
ryches, sb., riches, 24/i6.
ryde, i\, to ride, inf., 212/xo ; pr. I 6<j.

ryde, 292/23 ; pt. 3 sg. rode, 34/2 ;

wryde, 49/8; pi. rydyn, 39/34;

pr. p. rydyng, 37/i6.
rydell, sb.t curtain, 162/3O.
ryflen, v., to rifle, rob ; pt. 3 sg.

ryfult, 242/29.
ryght, sb., right, 4/30.
ryght, adj. and adv., right, just,

2/17.

ryghtfull, adv., justly, 153/1.
ryghtwys, adj., righteous, 88/24.
ryghtwysnes, sb., righteousness, 24/2.
rymov, v., to rhyme, sing, make a

noise, inf., 65/23.
ryng, sb., ring, 148/i6.
ryng, v., to ring, inf., 151/4 ; pr. pi.

ryngyj>e, 150/2 7 ; pt. 3 sg. rounge,

302/16 ; pp. rongyn, 117/29.
ryse, v., to rise, inf., 8/19; ryson,

294/30; pr. 3 sg. rysu>e, 162/io ;

imp. sg. ryse, 13/29 ; pt. 3 sy. ros,

8/2; roos, 33/i8; ryse, 78/8; pi.

rysen, 27/12; resyn, 256/2; pp.

rysyn, 18/14 ; resyn, 225/9-
rysyng, sb., rising, 154/13.
ryuen, v., to rive; pt. 3 eg. ryuede,

20/12.
ryuet, adj., rife, abundant, 1/22.

s, shilling, shillings, 300/12.

sacke, sb., sack, 99/22 ; sakke,

99/33; Pl- sekkes, 99/21.
sacrament, sb., sacrament, 50/36 ;

sacurment, 270/34.
sacryfyce, sb., sacrifice, 261/2O;

sacrefise, 205/3,; saeurfyce, 261/1 8.

sadde, adj., sad, solid, 63/12.

sadul, sb., saddle, 292/24-

saf, adj., safe, 17/15.

sage, adj. and sb., wise, wise person,

25/20.
sajt, adj., reconciled, at peace,

26/i8.

sake, sb., sake, 19/24.
sakeren, v., to consecrate; pt. 3 sg.

sakeret, 12/23.
Salamon, pr. n., Solomon, 64/6,

201/20.

sale, sb., sale, 79/22.
salmes, sb. pi., psalm, 296/28.
Salome, pr. n., Salome, third husband

of Anne, the Holy Virgin's mother,

215/26.
Salome, pr. n., Salome, one of the

Holy Virgin's midwives, 23/8.
salt, sb., salt, 219/7.
salt-watyr, sb., salt-water, 120/3-
saluacyon, sb., salvation, 84/17.
salue, sb., salve, ointment, 64/2O.
salutacyon, sb., salutation, 108/27.
Salysbury, pr. n., Salisbury, 198/25-
same, sb., 85/1 1 (see 86/28, 29).
same, adj., same, 8/24.
Samuel, pr. n., Samuel, 213/26.
Sancta Sanctorum, pr. n., Sancta

Sanctorum, a church in Home,

sandelle, sb., a silk stuff, 172/26.

sandyr, sannyr : see sone.

Sare, pr. n., Sarah, Abraham's wife,

77/I3-
Sare, pr. n., Sarah, daughter of Anne

and Raguel, 214/2.
Saresyn, or. n.. Saracen, heathen,

171/33-

Sathan, sb., Satan, 88/28.^
satysfaccyon, sb., satisfaction, 82/14.
saue, v., to save, inf., 39/24 ; imp. sg.

saue, 133/23; pt. 3 sg. sauid,

293/13; pp. saued, 7/i J ysaued,

72/35 ; savytte, 242/35-
saue, adv. and conj., except, save,

17/30.
sauer, v., to savour, inf., 244/24;

pr. 3 sg. sauereth, 50/22 ; pt. 3 sg.

saverde, 191/7-
Saule, pr. n., Saul, king of the Jews,

53/5-

saute, sb., assault, 228/32.
sauour, sb., savour, smell, taste for,

liking, 142/12 ; sauer, 142/2.
sauyour, sb., saviour, 108/9-
sawe, sb., saying, proverb, 230/1.

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sawe, v., to sew, inf., 136/i8; pt.

sewet, 186/19.
Sawle, pr. n., Saul, original name of

St. Paul, 28/12.
sawter, sb., psalter, 16/37.
say, v., to say, inf., 4/2 ; seyne,

299/20; pr. i sg. say, 65/21 ; 2 sg.

saydes, 19/19 ; sayst, 31/26 ; says,

55/34 ; seyste, 299/34 ; 3 sg. sayth,

1/2 1 ; seyth, 21/4; saJes» 79/6;

says, 111/21 ; pi. sayn, 282/21 ;

say, 84/i6; imp. sg. say, 81/36;

pL say, 50/20; sayth, 60/25;

pt. 3 sg. sayde, 5/23 ; seyd,

7/23; sayed, 168/29; saydy,

178/29; pi. sayden, 23/6; pp.

sayde, 2/23; jsayde, 17/4; BeJd>

271/24.
saylen, v.t to sail; pt. 3 sg. eaylet,

119/24.

sayng, sb., saying, proverb, 86/19.
saynte, sb., saint, 179/26.
sayntes-dayes, sb. pl.} saint's-day,

267/n ; seyntys-dayes, 267/1.
scape, v., to escape, 2/3; pr. 3 sg.

skapyth, 47/8; pt. 3 sg. scope,

257/7-

scapyng, sb., escaping, escape, 58/2O.
scarce, adj., scarce, 9/19.
scarlad, sb., scarlet, 40/2.
scaj>e, sb., injury, harm, 209/24 ;

skath, 209/20.
Scatulus, pr. n., Scatulus, a priest,

220/20.

schadow, sb., shadow, 188/24.
Schaftesbery, pr. n., Shaftesbury,

299/23.

schaftys, sb. pi., shaft, pole, 219/7.
schall, v., to owe, shall ; pr. 2 sg.

schalt, 9/9 ; schall, 14/32 ; 3 sg.

schall, l/io; schull, 2/19; schal,

2/25; pi. schull, 6/4; chull, 203/6 ;

schullon, 289/8 ; pt. 2 sg. schuldest,

173/17 ; 3 eg. schull, 6/26 ; schuld,

7/i ; schulld, 15/27 ; scald, 57/15 ;

schul, 169/6; schold, 188/2; pi.

schuld, 50/13; schullden, 8/25;

schulden, 25/28 ; schulde, 290/24.
schambyr, sb., chamber, 196/28.
echame, sb., shame, 27/24.
schamfast, adj., modest, 108/15.
scbamyng, sb., shame, abashing,

27/16.

schanona, sb. pi., canon, 197/5-
schapen, v., to shape, resolve, deter-
mine; pr. 3 sg. schapi}>, 97/22;

pt- 3 *(/. schaped, 36/6; schap-

put, 257/io ; pi. schaput, 274/33 ;

pp. schapon, 9 7/36; shapyd,

189/31.
schappe, sb., shape, * membrum geni-

tale,' 35/15.

scharge, sb., charge, 290/19.
scharpe, adj., sharp, 44/5.
scharpen, v., to sharpen, inf., 173/8.
scharpenes, sb., sharpness, 67/12.
scharyte, *&., charity, 29/5.
schaue, v., to shave, inf., 125/19 »

pr. i pi. schauen, 126/4.
schauyng, sb., shaving, 125/27.
schedde, v., to shed, pour, inf., 37/6 ;

schede, 55/1 ; pr. 3 sg. scheddet,

170/27 ; pt. 3 sg. sched, 29/2 ;

schedd, 170/34; pi. schedden,

36/33-

schedyng, sb., shedding, 86/29.
schef, adj., chief, 151/so.
scheld, sb., shield, 257/27.
schelden, v., to shield, protect ; imp.

sg. scheld, 233/28.
schell, sb., shell, 167/32.
schene, adj., beautiful, splendid,

233/1.
schenschip, sb., ignominy, disgrace,

2/22.

schep, adj., cheap, 9/19.

schepe, sb., sheep, 133/5.

schepherdus, sb. pi., shepherd, 15/34-

Scheppe : see Chepe.

sehere, v., to shear, inf., 126/5 > Pr-
I pi. scheren, 126/4.

sehere, sb., cheer, countenance, 65/i i.

Scheropschyre, pr. n., Shropshire,
244/8.

Scher pursday, pr. n., Maundy Thurs-
day, 125/3. &ee a^so Chere purs-
day.

scherys, sb., scissors, 194/25.

scheryue, sb., sheriff, 88/13.

schete, sb., sheet, 219/31.

scheme, sb., sheath, 259/6.

schipwrak, sb., shipwreck, 70/2.

scho, pron., she, 9/15, 7/13; she,
173/15; sche, 173/18; sco, 211/9,
228/19.

schodde, sb., parting of the hair, top
of the head, 258/1.

schoer, sb., mirror, 187/1 1.

schoj, sb., shoe, 136/io; pi. schone,
186/13.

schogen, v., to be jerked; pt. schoget,
174/6.

schop, sb., shop, 14/23.

schort, adj., short, 91/13-

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schorte, sb., shirt, 261/29.

schote, v., to shoot, inf., 73/22 ;

pt. 3 sg. schot, 258/1 8. "
schow, v., to show, inf., 8/31 ; schew,

40/33 ; schewon, 291/32 ; pr. I sy.

schow, 40/13 ; schew, 64/23 ; 3 sg.

scheweth, 2/17 ; schowe)>e, 278/1 1 ;

pi. schewen, 284/3; schoth, 194/32 ;

imp. sg. schew, 00/23; pt. 3 sg.

schewet, 6/27; schowyd, 221/26;

pi. schewet, 29/12 ; schewedon,

70/5 ; schowdon, 207/9 > Pr- P-

schewyng, 21/23 ; schouyng, 61/32;

pp. schowet, 2/22; schewet,

3/33.

schowyng, sb., showing, 47/32.
Schrewsbury, pr. n., Shrewsbury,

179/26.
schryft, sb., confession, 9/26 ; schryf,

90/17 J scheryft, 279/25.
schi-yft-fadyr, sb., confessor, 2/15 ;

scheryft-fadyr, 88/25.
schryne, v.t to lay into a shrine, inf.,

145/2.
schryuen, v., to shrive, confess, inf.,

2/12; schryue, 2/14 ; schryf,

lOO/i i ; pr. 2 sg. schryues, 95/3O ;

imp. pi. schryuyth, 90/i 2 ; schryue,

92/25 ; pt. 3 sg. scherof, 62/2O ;

schrof, 75/15 ; pp. schryuen,

2/19 ; schrevyn, 20/29 J schereven,

45/19.

schuldur, sb., shoulder, 162/35-
schyld : see chyld.
schyne, v., to shine, inf., 25/i ;

pr. 3 sg. schyne>e, 107/12 ; pi.

schynen, 132/22 ; schyne, 132/27;

pt. 3 sg. schon, 17/3 5 chane,

223/J9; pi. schone, 39/21 ; pr. p.

schynyng, 61/8 ; schonyng, 132/5.
schynyng, sb., shining, 264/36.
schype, sb.t ship, 210/14; schipne,

210/16.
schyppe-men, sb. pi., sailor, 13/2O ;

Bchipmen, 205/36 ; chypmen,

210/25 ; schepmen, 80/15.
scliyppen, v., to ship, sail ; pt. 3 sg.

schyppyd, 80/1 ; pr. p. schyppyng,

260/8.
schyres, sb. pi., shire, province,

113/33-

schyue, sb., scrap, slice, 86/9.
sciens, sb. pi., knowledge, 157/2O.
scismatys, sb. pi., schismatic, 123/12.
Bclaundyr, v., to slander, inf., 7/15.
sclawndyr, sb., slander, 27/36.
scole, sb., school, 40/29.

scole-maystyrs, si. pi., schoolmaster,

275/24.

scoler, sb., pupil, 275/29.
scolle, *b., scull, 42/34.
scores, sb. pi., score, 255/2.
scorgyng, sb., scourging, 154/12.
scorgys, *b. pi., scourge, 8/28 ;

scowrgis, 200/23 ; skorgis, 219/5.
scorne, sb., scorn, 147/1 6.
scorne, v., to scorn, deride, inf.,

219/19; pt. skornyd, 123/9 '> PP-

scornyd, 78/7.
scowre, v., to scour, cleanse, inf.,

93/i.
scrapen, v., to scrape; pt. scraput,

42/34-

scripture, sb., scripture, 68/5.

scryne, sb., slirine, 180/22.

scrype : see skryp.

scrypull, sb., scruple, 18/13.

seche, v., to seek, examine, inf., 19/2 ;
pr. pi. seche, 237/1 1 ; sechyn,
225/i6 : pt. 3 sg. sojt, 166/15 ; pi.
soghtyn, 237/13-

second, ord. num., second, 2/4 ;
secunde, 2/24.

sede, sb., seed, 47/2.

sede-tyme, sb., seed-time, 253/1 1 ;
syde-tyme, 253/2O.

see, sb., sea, 2/29.

see, sb., see (seat of a bishop),
20/20.

seen, v., to see, inf., 6/29; se, 9/n ;
see, 148/21 ; pr. i sg. se, 6/31 ;
2 sg. sest, 31/25; 3 sg. sejxj,
47/21 ; seyth, 62/28 ; sees, 89/23;
pi. sene, 42/5 ; sethe, 21/12 ; seen,
25/7; SG> 97/n ; seyne, 289/2,
234/6; imp. pi. se, 184/35;
pt. i sg. segh, 17/n ; 3 sg. segh,
5/22; sygh, 25/22; see, 31/19;
sagh, 56/1 1 ; sawe, 80/3; secn>
119/7 ; seygh, 290/6 ; sawgh,
300/28; sye, 301/28; pi. seghen,
48/31 ; seon, 20/9 5 seen> 22/4 5
sygh, 147/26 ; syghen, 49/5 J saue>
171/3J sye, 302/17 ; pr. p. seyng,
68/27; pp. yseyne, 2/33; seyn,
6/20; sene, 16/2; seen, 18/15;
yseen, 20/5 ; sayn, 179/1.

see-sond, >b., sea-sand, 167/3O; see-
sownde, 206/26.

seeswyne, sb. pi., dolphin, porpoise,

2/34-

see-warth, sb., sea-shore, 7/36.
see-watyr, si., sea- water, 167/32.
sege, si)., siege, 135/17.

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eegen, v., to besiege ; pt. 3 tg. eeget,

141/23

seght : see syght.
seinien, v., to bless; pt. 3 sg. sang,

173/12.
seke, adj., sick, ill, 4/6; secke,

43/3a; syk, 293/19.
sekenes, sb., sickness, 1/25.
seldyn, adv., seldom, 188/1 7.
sole, *&., seal, 41/17-
selfe, adj., self, 4/n.
sell, v.t to sell, inf., 22/26; imp.

sg. sell, 40/8; pt. pi. solden,

32/38.

selle,*£., cell, 273/17.
sellers, sb. pi., seller, 115/36.
semely, adj., seemly, 148/33 ; semly,

88/9.
semen, v., to seem ; pr. 3 sg. semeth,

30/37; pt. 3 sg. semede, 81/31 ;

pr. p. semyng, 230/1 8.
semen, v., to burden ; pp. semot,

211/33-

senatour, sb., senator, 29/36.

send, v., to send, inf., 2/ia ; pr. 2 sg.
sendyst, 209/21 ; 3 sg. sendyth,
25/i ; sendes, 42/i; pi. send, 248/5;
pt. I sg. send, 225/1 1 ; 3 sg. send,
13/34; pl* senden, 81/12; pp.
send, 19/1.

Seneca, pr. n., Seneca, 193/1.

senew, sb., sinew, 94/2O.

sengyl, adj., single, 188/17.

sens, sb., incense, 25/27; sence,

50/22.

sentence, sb., sentence, 245/33 ; sen-
tens, 281/15.

sentuary : see centuary.

Sepontyne, pr. n., Sipontanis (' Leg.
Aurea'), a town, 259/1 1.

Septagesin, pr. n., Septuagesima,
62/26.

sepulcur, sb., grave, sepulchre,

118/22.

sepulture, sb., burial, 206/1 6.
serge, sb., wax-candle, 61/23.
serge-berers, sb. pi., candle-bearer,

61/14.

Sergyus, pr. n., Sergius, 59/26.
sermon, sb., sermon, 191/2O.
serteyne : see certeyne.
seruage, sb., servitude, service, 67/9.
seruantys, sb. pi., servant, 4/15;

seruandus, 52/8.
serue, r., to serve, inf., 6/5 ; pr. 2 «/.

serues, 102/3O ; seruyst, 212/ao;

pi. seruej>e, 157/27; seruyn, 200/6 ;

pt. seruet, 15/i8; pp. seruet,

14/31.

serues : see servyce.
seruyabull, adj., ready to serve others,

284/19.
seruyce, sb., service, 27/6 ; serues,

11/12.

sese, v., to seize, inf., 27/i6; sesen,

28/i6.

sese, sb., cessation, 256/6.
sese, v., to cease, inf., 67/20 ; pr. 3 sg.

sesythe, 284/35; P*- 3 «/• sesut,

17/32 ; pp. sesyd, 73/2.
se-syde, sb., sea-side, 167/29.
set, v., to set, place, inf., 24/29 ;

pr. i sg. sette, 120/30; 2 sg.

settyst, 113/21 ; 3 sg. settyth,

31/12; pi. settyth, 283/20; imp.

sg. set, 302/13 ; pi. setty]>e, 139/13 ;

pt. 3 sg. set, 17/2 ; pi. setten,

22/31 ; set, 81/27 ; pp. set, 16/35.
Seth, pr. n., Seth, 143/2.
sethen, v., to seethe, boil; imp. pi.

sethe, 5/32 ; pp. sothen, 81/13.
sethen : see sy]>en.

settyng, sb., setting, building, 279/12.
Settyrday, pr. n., Saturday, 125/19 ;

Setyrday, 155/35.
Settyrday in Albis, pr. n., Saturday

after Easter, 68/34.
seuen, card, num., seven, 14/15.
seuent, ord. num., seventh, 47/21.
sewe, #.,to follow, inf.) 31/6 ; sewen,

236/is; pr. 3 sg. sewej>, 47/U5

pi. seu>e, 28/31; sewyth, 47/i ;

imp. sg. sew, 249/15; pi. sewe,

97/i8; pt. 3 sg. suet, 6/14; pi.

sewet, 6/20; sewoden, 82/38;

sudyn, 49/15; suyd, 101/23;

sewdyn, 211/2 ; pr. p. suyng, 24/8 ;

sewyng, 150/31 ; pp.sewot, 176/8.
sex, card, num., six, 223/1.
Sexagesin, pr. n., Sexagesima, 69/9-
sextens, sb. pi., sexton, 97/6.
seynge, sb., seeing, 171/13.
seynt : see saynt.
shap : see schappe.
simylacyon, sb., simulation, 284/io.
Sixtus, pr. n., Sixtus, 217/8 ; Syxti,

216/24.

skalus, sb. pi., scale, 54/23.
skerre, sb., projecting rock, 206/4;

skyrre, 206/8.

skold, sb., scold, blamer, 229/34-
skore, sb., score, twenty, 58/28.
skorge, v., to scourge, inf., 301/2 ;

pt. 3 sg. schowrget, 14/28.

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351

fkryp, .vfc., scrip, bag, 212/7 > scrype,
212/i6.

skylfully, adv., skilfully, 46/6.

skylle, sb., reason, 68/14.

skynne, sb., skin, 37/35.

skynnys, sb., yche skynnys corn, 'each
kind of corn,' 13/i6.

slaght, sb., slaughter, 140/9.

sle, v., to slay, kill, inf., 7/27 ; sley,
103/4; slene, 292/22; pr. 3 sg.
sley, 55/io; sleth, 283/26 ; sleyth,
299/4 J PL sleyne, 285/24 ; imp. pi.
sle, 5/31;^. 3 *9> slow, 19/12;
slogh, 20/13; sloch,193/i5; sleygh,
298/36 ; pi. slowen,29/i3; sloghen,
29/27; sloyn, 183/1 6; sloch,
194/27; sloen, 198/14; slogh,
121/3; pp. slayne, 13/26; sleyne,

31/35-

sleghly, adv., cunningly, 286/2.
sleght, *&., sleight, contrivance,

93/3r.

slepe, sb., sleep, 29/33.
slepon, v.} to sleep, inf., 290/23 ;

pr. 3 sg. slepyth, 285/9 ; pt. sleput,

28/21 ; slepte, 94/3 5 pr*P- slepyng,

196/18.

slewth, sb., sloth, 2/8 ; slou>e, 68/20.
sleyng, sb., slaughter, murder, 36/IO.
slobur, sb., mud, slush, 253/13.
slou]>e : see slewth.
slyme, sb., slime, 2/6.
small, adj., small, 100/12 ; smal,

100/32.
smellen, v., to smell ; pr. 3 sg. smel-

lej>e, 246/31 ; smellyth, 246/33 ;

pt. smelled, L48/6.
smerten, r., to smart ; pr.p. smertyng,

160/9.

sine]), adj., smooth, flat, 164/1 8.
smoken, v., to smoke; pr. 3 sg.

smokejje, 162/io.
smyle, v., to smile, inf., 173/15;

pr. 2 sg. smyleste, 173/17; pt.

smylut, 173/15.
smyte, v., to smite, inf., 87/17;

pr. 3 sg. smyty>e, 74/i ; pt. 3 sg.

smot, 19/9; pi. smytten, 28/lOj

pp. smytten, 73/35; smytyn,

87/31 ; smyte, 190/24.
snorten, v., to snort; pt. snorted,

53/27.

snow, sb., snow, 166/9.
so, adv., so, as, 1/15 ; soo, 2/6.
socowr, sb., succour, 7/25 ; sokur,

9/34 » succor, 198/5 5 succurre,

205/30; socur, 297/r.

aocowr, v., to succour, inf., 17/27;

sokurron, 2!>7/6 ; pr. 3 .*/. sokerylli,

199/26; pp. socourt, 150/9.
sodenly, adv., suddenly, 28/35 > s°-

denlich, 146/23.
sodeyne, adj., sudden, 54/29; soclen,

137/25.

soft, adj., soft, 16/i 6.
soget : see suget.
solas, sb., solace, 189/32.
sole : see soul,
solemp, adj., solemn, 115/7 ; sol en,

266/2.

somdele, adv., somewhat, 184/25.
some, sb., sum, 12/34 > somme,

13/2.

sonur.etyme, adv., sometimes, once,

262/4.
somwhat, adv., somewhat, 104/17;

summewhat, 60/15.
somyr, «&., summer, 39/23.
Sonday, *&., Sunday, 1/4 ; Sonenday,

1/6 ; Soneday, 177/3Q.
sonde, sb., sand, 34/22.
sonde, sb., mission, message, 67/23,

184/18.
sonde, adj., sound, healthy, 13/u;

sownde, 146/7.
sone, adv., soon, 2/14 ; comp. sannyr,

43/25 ; sondyr, 166/6 ; sandyr,

181/2, 229/17.

songes, sb. pi., song, 1/14.

sonne, sb., son, 1/8 ; sone, 289/i6.

sonne, sb., sun, 3/8.

soote, sb., soot, 238/8.

sore, adj. (sb.~), sore, grievous, sad ;

comp. sarre, 74/2.
sorow, sb., sorrow, 147/34-
sorowfull, adj , sorrowful, sad,

159/26.

sorsery, sb., sorcery, 45/15-
sory, adj., sorry, miserable, 8/34.
sothe, sb. and adj., truth, sooth, true ;

adv. for sothe, l7/io ; sothely,

212/21.

soule, sb., soul, 14/8 ; sole, 6/34.
Sowdan, sb., Sultan, 301/21.
sowdyours, sb. pi., soldier, 230/3O.
sowe, v., to sow, in/., 18/23 ; pt. 3 ag.

sew, 71/8.

sowke, sb., suck, 122/8.
sowke, v., to suck, inf., 12/4;

pr. pi. sowkyth, 184/25; pt.

sowked, 302/37; pp. sowken,

225/26.
Sowlemasse-day, pr. n.t All Souls'

Day, 269/3-

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sowne, sl>., sound, 160/5-

sowne, v., to sound, inf., 117/32. ^

sowpe, v., to sup, take food, inf.,

145/17; pt. sowped, 125/5;
pp. ysoupyd, 66/13; sowped,

126/29.
sowpere, «T>., supper, 145/i8; soper,

126/32.

sowrnes, sb., sourness, 162/6.
space, sb., space, 66/24.
spakly, adv., quickly, hastily,

299/27.

spare, sb., sparing, 154/4.
spare, v., to spare, inf., 81/i8 ; pr. pi.

sparyth, 125/31 ; pt. spared, 21/29 ;

pr. p. sparyng, 95/J 5 ; pp. spared,

87/30.
sparow-hawke, sb., sparrow-hawk,

43/21.
sparren, v., to close, bar ; pt. sparrut,

42/9.

spase, sb., space, 179/19-
Spayne, pr. n., Spain, 208/i6,

210/i6.

spaynell, sb., spaniel, 119/1 8.
spayre, sb., the opening in a garment,

pocket, 174/3-
speche, sb., speech, 92/17.
specheles, adj., speechless, 212/13.
special!, a<lj., special, 6/6.
spectakyll, sb., spectacle, 203/1 o.
spede, t;., to speed, prosper, inf., 7/24;

pt. 3 sg. spedde, 17/33-
spedfull, adj., speedful, useful, 64/i ;

spedeful, 229/15.
speke, v. , to speak, inf., 3/i 8 ; spekon,

293/22; pr. 3 sg. spekys, 13/22;

spekej>e, 157/1 ; pi. spekyth,

282/10 ; spekyn, 117/31 J imp. sg.

speke, 34/4 ; pt. 3 sg. spake, 7/20 ;

speke, 19/3 5 pl> speken, 22/5 ;

spake, 148/25 ; pp. spoken, 18/15 ;

ppokyn, 214/14.
spekyng, sb., speaking, 96/30.
spelle, sb., word, 261/2.
spenden, v., to spend ; pt. 3 sg. spende,

12/27 J PP. spende, 89/13.
spere, sb., spear, 18/19.
spirituall, adj., spiritual, 107/3.
spolde, sb., spittle, 88/5.
sporten, v., to spurt ; ptv$ sg. sporrut,

252/8.
spowsehode, sb., marriage vow,

256/35 5 spowsehed, 298/24.
spowte, v., to spout, vomit, inf..

255/27.
spred, v., to spread, inf., 3/21 ; pt. pL

spradden, 115/4; pp. snrade,

172/9.
spryngen, v., to sprinkle ; pr. 3 sg.

springyth, 295/13-
spryng, v., to spring, rise, inf., 48/n ;

pt. 3 sg. sprong, 14/12 ; sprang,

109/6.

spryte, sprythe : see spyrite.
sputyd : see spy ten.
spycerys, sb. gen., grocer, 246/31.
spy eery, sb., spices, 148/7-
spyces, sb., spices, 30/12.
spye, v., to spy, espy, inf., 55/12.
spyes, sb. pi., spy, 99/2.
spyll, v., to spill, lose, kill, be de-
stroyed, inf., 87/3 5 pt. 3 «7- «pyl«d,

118/29 ; pi. spylleden, 18/13 ;

pp. yspyld, 17/22 ; spyllyd,

205/23.

spyres, sb. pi., sprout, 102/19.
spyrite, sb., spirit, 297/4; spryte,

290/23, 297/2 ; sprythe, 301/4.
spyten, v., to dispute; pt. spyted,

78/22 ; sputyd, 109/15.
spytten, v., to spit; pt. 3 sg. spytte,

136/24 ; pr.p. spyttyng,'4/3i.

spyttyng, sb., spitting, 117/2O.
spytues, adj., spiteful, angry, terrible,

44/17.

sqware, adj., square, 72/1 6.
stabull, sb., stable, 49/33.
stabull, adj., stable, tirin, 74/27-
staf, sb., staff, 188/28.
Statfordschyre, pr. n., Staffordshire,

244/8. "

stalke, sb., stalk, reed, 108/34.
stanten, v., to assert; pt. 3 «/. stant,

188/2.
staren, v., to stare ; pt. 3 sg. start,

200/36.

stark, adj., stark, rigid, 172/9.
state, sb., state, 11/19.
stede, *b., horse, 251/17.
stedfast, adj., steadfast, 8/14; stud-
fast, 20/35 5 stydfaet, 147/15.
steken, v., to stick, put ; pp. steked,

128/3.
stele, v., to steal, hide, inf., 79/i8 ;

pt. I sg. stair, 9/32 ; pi. stelen,

14/26 ; pp. ystolne, 14/27 ; stolen,

99/26 ; stolne, 189/3-
stench, sb., stench, smell, 4/31 ;

stynch, 296/8.

stene, sb., pot, waterpot, 293/5-
stenen, v., to stone, inf., 28/9; pp.

stenet, 80/23.
steppus, sb. pi., step, 152/14.

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353

stepuls, sb. pi., steeple, high tower,

150/20.
ster, v., to stir, move, excite, inf.,

26/32 ; styre, 158/8 ; sture,

199/27; sturre, 237/3O ; pr. 3 sg.

steruj), 253/29 ; pt. 3 sg. steryd,

145/13; styryd, 180/26; pp.

isteryt, 251/3 5 sturet, 274/5 ;

steryd, 287/34-
sterne, adj., stern, 300/2 7.
sterre, sb., star, 17/4-
sterte, v., to start, leap, inf., 258/34 ;

pt. 3 sg. starte, 226/34.
sterven, v., to starve, die, perish ;

pt. 3 sg. sterfe, 104/2O ; stervet,

9/i4.
steiyng, sb., instigation, stirring,

98/18.
Steuen, St., pr. n., St. Stephen,

27/12.

steven, sb., voice, 302/1 8.
Steuon, pr. n., Stephen, archbishop of

Canterbury, 198/ao.
steyng, sb., rising, ascension, 153/14.
stoke, fib., stock, log, 84/28.
stomok, sb., stomach, 126/2.
stompes, sb. pi., stump, trunk,

223/29.
stond, v., to stand, inf., 3/1 ; pr. 2 sg.

stondyst, 243/29 ; 3 sg. stondeth,

45/10 ; stondys, 76/14 ; pi. stonden,

148/27; stond, 148/25; P** 3 «9-

stod, 5/i6; stode, 8/35; pi.

stonden, 10/2O ; stoden, 52/8 ;

stod, 154/17; pr. p. stondyng,

2/3 1 ; pp. stond, 60/34.
etonde, sb., stand, position, 249/1 o.
stone, sb., stone, 71/9.
stoppe, v., to close, stop, inf., 58/14;

pr. 3 sg. stoppype, 156/4 ; imp. sg.

stop, 104/15; pt. stopyd, 181/1 1 ;

stoppyd, 227/1 2 ; pr. p. stoppyng,

156/6.

stormely, adv., stormily, 205/22.
Btory, sb., story, 31/5.
stranglen, v., to strangle ; pt. 3 sg.

strangylt, 214/3; PP' ystrangled,

79/25 ; strangult, 86/29.
strawen, v., to strew ; imp. pi. straw,

130/2 ; pt. strawed, 115/2 ; pr. p.

etrawyng, 129/33 > PP' strawed,

39/23.
straynen, ?;., to strain, stretch;

pt. 3 pi. strayned, 122/29.
stray te, adv., straitly, tightly, 9/2.
Btraytenes, sb., straitness, strictness,

161/33-

strechen, v., to stretch; imp. fg.

strech, 155/17.

streght, adv., straight, 180/25.
strengj)e, sb., strength, 52/32 ;

strengyth, 228/34.
strenkj»en, v., to strengthen, inf.,

285/4; pr. 3 sg. strenktheth,

270/35.

strete, sb., street, 193/22.
stripen, v.,> to strip ; pt, striput,

stroke, sb., stroke, 42/22.
strong, adj., strong, 33/21.
strongyt, pp., strengthened,

229/31.
strye, v., to destroy, inf., 72/H ;

pr. pi. strien, 71/37 ; pt. pi.

stryeden, 14/13; pp. istryet,

140/29.

stryngys, sb. pi., string, 89/9.
stryve, v., to strive, inf., 89/22 ;

pt. pi. stryven, 302/26.
stryvyng, sb., striving, 186/2O.
stude, sb., study, thought, 37/24.
studfast : see stedfast.
study, v., to study, inf., 163/2 ;

pr. 3 sg., studye>e, 162/14 ; pt. 3 sg.

studyet, 167/2 7; pr. p. studiyng,

65/32.

studyyng, sb., studying, 162/31.
stuffe, v., to stiffen, strengthen, re-
inforce, inf., 89/2.
sturbans, sb., disturbance, 185/14.
styd, sb., stead, place, 2/30.
stydfastnes, sb., steadfastness, 78/29 ;

studfastnes, 188/1 1.
stye, v., to rise, ascend, inf., 109/28 ;

Btey, 153/35; P*- 3 *flf-, stegh,

6/21 ; stejt, 152/14; styed,

152/23; stygh, 152/31; steyd,

154/15 ; steyut, 159/25 ; pp.

styet, 27/2; steyt, 262/17 ; steuet,

232/i6.

styfly, adv., stiffly, strongly, 7/19.
styll, adj. and adv., still, 49/i6.
stynkyng, adj., stinking, 84/28;

styngkyng, 225/2O.
stynke, v., to stink, inf., 47/17;

pr. 3 sg. stinkyth, 84/25 ; stynke>,

156/6 ; pt. 3 sg. stanke, 68/12 ; pi.

stonk, 192/2 2 .
stynte, v., to stint, cease, stop, inf.,

32/25; pr. pi. styntyn, 5/34;

pt. 3 sg. stynt, 178/13-
styre : see ster.

substance, *b., substance, 166/9.
successor, sb., successor, 189/36.

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suche, adj., such, 0/24 ; soch, 187/7 >
seche, 51/33.

suffrages, sb. pl.} suffrage, interces-
sion, 149/30.

suffrance, sb., sufferance, 214/17-

Buffre, v., to suffer, inf., 169/7 ; suffyr,
125/J3 ; pr. i sg. suffyr, 113/15 ;
3 sg. suffereth, 29/3 5 pl> suffren,
67/3i; imp. sg. suffyr, 51/7;
pt. 2 Kg. suffyrst, 273/23 ; 3 sg.
sufferd, 8/19 ; suffred, 26/i8; suf-
fered, 41/23 ; pi. suffreden, 28/35 ;
sufferd, 262/25; sufferet, 262/27;
pr. p. suffryng, 6/8 ; pp. suffirde,
245/16.

suffycen, v., to suffice; pt. 3 sg.
suffycyt, 220/26.

suget, adj., subject, 22/i8; soget,

25/33-
suggestyon, sb., suggestion, criminal

charge, 18/25.
sum, adj. and pron., some, l/i6;

summ, 21 8/1 8.

superfluyte, si)., superfluity, 126/2.
supperday, our Lordys, pr. n.,

Maundy Thursday, 125/4.
supposen, P., to suppose ; pr. I sg.

suppos, 199/18.
sure, adj., sure, 56/2O.
surfet, sb., surfeit, 63/i8.
Surry, pr. n., Surrey, 241/2O.
suspenden, v., to suspend ; pt. sus-

pendyt, 236/2O.
suspessyon, sb., suspicion, 10/5; sus-

picyon, 286/36.

sustenaunce, sb., sustenance, 254/i6.
susteynen, v., to sustain ; pr. 3 sg.

susteynyth, 285/1 ; pi. sustene>e,

162/8 ; pr. p. susteynyng, 242/2O.
sustyr : see syster.
swalows, sb. pi., swallow, 214/2O.
swell, v., lo swell, inf., 193/34;

pt. 3 so. swal, 181/n ; pp. swolne,

110/15.
swer, v., to swear, inf., 8/35 ; sweron,

300/21 ; pr. 2 sg. 'swerus, 113/22 ;

pt. 3 sg. swore, 300/17 > PP* sworen,

121/20; sworne, 291/1 6.
swerde, sb., sword, 42/30.
swer.er, sb., swearer, 229/34.
sweryng, sb., swearing, 113/25.
swete, adj., sweet, 191/12.
swete, v., to sweat, perspire, inf.,

3/4; pr. 3 sg. swety>e, 166/17;

pt. 3 sg. swet, 45/28 ; swat, 45/32.
swetnes, sb., sweetness, 53/33 ; swete-

nes, 220/15.

swebeles, sb. pi., swaddling band,

231/28.
swolon, v., to swallow, overwhelm,

inf., 4/31; pt. 3 sg. sowoluyd,

81/23 ; swolut, 178/25 ; pp. swolyt,

200/32.
swownen, v., to swoon; pt. 3 sg.

swownyd, 206/3.

swot, sb., sweat, perspiration, 66/30.
swyft, adj., swift, 48/24.
swym, v., to swim, inf., 272/29;

pt. 3 sg. swam, 119/26 ; pr. p.

swymmyng, 14/i8.
swynasy, sb., quinsy, 110/14.
swyne, sb., swine, 278/28.
swynke, sb., labour, 2/8.
swyuen, sb., vision, dream, 88/26.
syb, adj., related, 801/13.
Sybyl, pr. n., Sibylla, a wise woman,

25/i9.

syde, sb., side, 4/24.
syde to, prp., beside, 40/23, 197/22.
syght, sb., sight, 7/31 ; seght, 29/31.
sygne, sb., sign, 29/1 2; syngne,

153/3 5 syne, 171/2.
syke, sb., sigh, 104/3O.
syke, ??., to sigh, inf., 65/22 ; pt. 3 sg.

sykut, 68/9 5 P*. P- sekyng, 44/2 ;

sykyng, 84/23.
sykur, adj., safe, 153/9 '> sycour,

153/4 J sekyr, 169/24.
sykurnes, sb., safety, 153/5.
sykyng, sb., sighing, 68/31.
sylke, sb., silk, 40/22 ; selke, 219/3L
syluer, sb., silver, 39/21.
Syluestyr, St., pr. n., St. Sylvester,

37/10.

Symeon, pr. n., Simeon, 99/7.
Symon, St., pr. n., St. Simon, 57/5-
Symon, pr. n., Simon, the Pharisee,

203/31.

Symon Magus, pr. n., Simon, a ma-
gician, 194/29.
symple, adj., simple, 176/1 ; sympyll,

255/5.

sympulnes, sb., simpleness, 12/2.
syn, sb., sin, 6/13.

Synay, pr. n., Sinai, 101/13, 277/1 1.
syndall, sb., senclal, silken stuff,

40/22.

syne, synys : see sygne.

synful, adj., sinful, 28/30; synfull,

46/i4.
syng, v.t to sing, inf., 151/1 3 ; syngne,

271/31 J syngon, 293/8 ; pr. 2 sg.

syngyst, 113/rs ; pr. 3 sg. syngyth,

20/25; sengyth, 68/32; pi. syng,

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355

69/35 syngen, 118/2O; pt. 3 sg.

sang, 151/15 ; pi. songen, 21/2O ;

pr. p. syngyng, 223/22; pp.

songon, 23/19.
synke, t?., to sink, inf. , 89/14 > Pr- 3 SQ'-

synkyfch, 112/21; p£. Byngkyt,

210/20.
synne, v., to sin, inf., 64/8 ; synnon,

295/32 ; pr. 3 eg. synnyj>e, 149/21 ;

synnes, 149/22; pr. pi. synnen,

150/4 ; synneth, 68/5.
synners, sb. pi., sinner, 149/17.
syr, sb., sir, 7/11.
syser, sb., cider, 139/37.
syster, sb.} sister, 29/32 ; sustyr,

29/25.

sy te : see cyte.
sy}>, sb., compact, 46/5.
syj>en, adv. and conj., since, after-
ward, 7/23; sethen, 22/9; syth,

46/3.
sythes, sb., times, 286/14; sythe,

302/34.
sytte, v., to sit, inf., 39/28 ; pr. 3 sg.

Byttyjje, 10/34J settyth, 170/9;

sitty>e, 224/31; pi syttyth,

182/33; w«p. pi- sytte, 84/i ;

_pf. 3 eg. sate,32/i8; sete, 193/19;

pi. setten, 145/i8 ; setyn, 104/5;

syttyn, 181/7; Pr- P> Byttyng>

80/3.

syx, card, num., six, 27/4-
syxte, ord. num., sixth, 47/i8.
Syxti : see Sixtus.
syxty, card, num., sixty, 27/5-

table, sb., table, plate, 102/1 6.
tachut, pp., attached, 113/i8.
take, v., to take, inf., 2/15; taken,

64/33; pr. 2 sg. takes, 235/29;

3 sg. taketh, 21/23 ; taket, 173/7;

takeny>e, 282/27 ; pi. taken,

115/15; takuth, 289/6; imp. sg.

take, 8/34; pZ. taketh, 28/22;

takes, 33/12; take, 48/2O ; taket,

172/22; pt. i sg. toke, 14/3O;

pZ. token, 14/19 ; pp. taken, 2/19 ;

take, 67/30.
takyng, sb., taking, 158/1 6. Set also

under talkyng.
tale, sb., tale, 177/14.
talke, v., to talk, inf., 96/34; pt.

talked, 145/i8; pr. p. talkyng,

148/22 ; pp. talked, 280/6.
talkyng, sb., talking, 118/6; takyng,

83/25.
tapor, sb., taper, 127/i6.

tary, v., to delay, inf., 61/25 > P**
taryed, 44/14.

taryng, sb., slowness, 18/29.

tast, sb., taste, 173/r.

tast, v., to taste, inf., 286/15.

teche, v., to teach, inf., 88/33;
pr. i sg. teche, 88/13 ; 3 sg. techeth,
45/22; teche>s, 57/2; techith,
221/19; techuth, 289/3; 3 pi-
techen, 57/26; techyth, 88/5;
imp. sg. teche, 299/17 ; pt. 3 sg.
taght,21/8; tawght,301/i6 ; 3pl.
taghten, -151/12; taght, 160/17;
tacht, 188/19; pr. p. techyng,
279/13; teching, 291/24; pp.
ytaght, 38/8.

techers, sb. pi., teacher, 159/9.

techyng, sb., teaching, 46/8,

teer, sb., tear, 235/25; pi. terys,
188/21.

tell, v., to tell, inf., l/i6 ; tel, 5/22 ;
telle, 36/2 ; tellon, 292/2O ; tellyn,
295/29; pr. i sg. telle, 293/4;

$sg. telleK 5/12; tellyfch, 31/5 ;
tellet, 171/26 ; i pi. tell, 48/8 ;
., tellyjje, 88/5 ; tellyn, 215/13;

tellyth, 244/ioj pr. subj. 2 sg.
telle, 17/29; imp. sg. tell, 17/9;
pi. telly]>e, 112/25 ; pt. 3 sg. told,

6/33-

tellyng, ab., telling, 14/i6.
Temmys, pr. n., Thames, 191/1.
tempest, sb., tempest, 8/6.
temporal!, adj., temporal, temporary,

secular, worldly, 60/15.
temptacyon, sb., temptation, 6/22.
tempte, v., to tempt, inf., ll/i ;

tempton, 296/3 ; pr. 3 sg. tempteth,

33/6; pi. temptyj>e, 253/i6 ; pp.

temptyd, 10/9.
tempull, sb., temple, 15/19 ; temple,

57/19 ; tempyl, 188/32.
tempur, v., to temper, moderate, inf.,

162/22.

ten, card, num., ten, 27/5-

tenantys, sb. pi., tenant, 241/34 ;
tenayntys, 242/32.

tend, v., to set on fire, burn, inf.,
106/32 ; tynd, 60/29 ; pr. pi.
tendyj>e, 150/19.

tenden, v., to attend, give one's at-
tention to ; pt. 3 sg. tentut, 254/33 ;
pi. tendedon, 27/2.

tendyr, adj., tender, 45/24.

tendyrne[s], sb., tenderness, 138/2.

tene, *b., vexation, 276/5-

teneblus, sb. pi., dusk, 117/4.

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tenebrys, sb., dusk, 122/1 2.

tenet, pp., irritated, angry, 219/19.

tent, pp., tied, shut in, 258/28.

testament, sb., testament, 1/23.

te)>e, sb. pi., tooth, 194/1 8.

tej>e, sb. and adj., tithe; te]?e-day,

'tithe-day,' 82/12.
)?e toon (put for )>at oon), that one,

5/23, 234/13; J)e ton, 196/27.
J>e toj>er ( put, for J>at ofer),that other,

5/27, 186/7, 223/22.
to, prp., to, 1/2.
to, adv., too, 28/8.
tobeton, v., to beat in pieces, inf.,

3/io.
tobroken, pp., broken in pieces,

246/2.
tobursten, v., to burst, break in

pieces; pt. 3 sg. tobarst, 190/1 8.
Toby,pr. n., Tobias, 214/8.
to-day, adv., to-day, 131/23.
tode, sb., toad, 85/25.
todraw, v., to draw asunder, inf.,

211/17.

tofor, prp. and adv., before, 48/28.
togedyr, adv., together, 8/5 ; togydur,

289/2.
tohewe, v., to hew, cut in pieces ;

pt. 3 sg. tohew, 292/1 1 ; pi. tohew,

266/27.

token, sb., token, sign, 60/28.
tokened, pp. signified, indicated,

245/30.

tokenyng, sb., betokening, significa-
tion, 1/19.

tolle-bofo sb., toll-booth, 254/32.
tomarturd, pp., cruelly martyred,

114/5.
tombe, sb., tomb, 9/i6; towmbe,

20/i6.

tomble, v., to tumble, inf., 185/1 8.
tombelyng, sb., tumbling, 178/14.
to-morrow, adv., to-morrow, 75/31 ;

to-moro, 191/17 ; to-morou, 142/8.
tong, sb., tongue, 4/26.
tonne, sb., tun, 31/12.
to-nyght, adv., to-night, 88/20.
too, sb., toe, 121/36. See also two.
toppe, sb., top, 121/34.
topunne, v., to pound to bits, inf.,

237/31 ; pp. topounet, 184/31.
torase, v., to lacerate, tear to pieces,

inf., 134/21.

torches, sb. pi., torch, 148/24.
toren, adj., torn, 89/35; tome,

186/13.
tormentowrs : see turmentoure.

tosley, v., to hew to pieces ; p*. *i(bj.

3 sg. tosley, 105/29.
toteren, v., to tear to pieces, inf.,

211/18.
toward, prp., towards, 53/28 ; to-

wart, 205/2.
towch, v., to touch, inf., 23/13 ;

pr. 3 pi. towchen, 124/29 ; pt. 3 sg.

towched, 94/2O ; pr. p. towchyng,

58/3 5 PP- towched, 147/28.
towne, sb., town, 23/i ; towen,

l73/34; toun, 175/2.
towne-cok, sb., town-cock, 250/31.
towre, sb., tower, 193/19.
Towres, pr. »., Tours, 272/ao, 274/4.
trace, sb., trace, 253/9.
tractus, sb. pi., tract, tractate, 68/30.
Tracy, Syr William, pr. n., Sir Wil-
liam Tracy, 41/35.
translacyon, sb., translation, 181/a6.
translaten, v., to translate, transfer ;

pt. translatud, 274/6 ; pp. trans-

lat, 50/9.
transon, sb., trance, 293/19; travnsyn,

191/10.

trappe, sb., trap, 144/3.
trappet, £>£>., furnished with trappings,

251/I7.
trauayle, sb., travail, labour, 1/25 ;

trauell, 1/23.
trauayle, r.,.to travail, labour, rag,

exercise, travel, inf., 2/9 ; trauell,

205/24 ; traueyll, 285/1 o ; pr. 3 sg.

trauelyth, 95/i8; pi. traueluj>e,

159/ioj pt. 3 sg. trauayld, 1/27;

pr. p. trauelyng, 95/13; pp.

trauayld, 95/5.
trauelyng, sb., trouble, vexation,

280/19.

trayde, pp., betrayed, 118/8.
traytere, sb., treachery, 18/24.
traytour, «b., traitor, 41/i 8.
tre, *b., tree, wood, 66/23.
trede, v., to tread, inf., 80/14 ; pt.pl.

tredon, 241/1 1.
tremblen, v., to tremble ; pr. p.

tremblyng, 51/3.
trenis, sb., lamentation, 122/1 1.
tresery, *b., treasury, 215/9.
trespas, sb., trespass, sin, 26/21.
trespas, r., to trespass, inf., 204/8;

pr. 3 sg. trespassyj>e, 108/i8; pi.

trespassuj>e, 157/29 ; trespas,

285/14; pp. trespassyd, 60/u;

trespast, 112/24.
tresure, sb., treasure, 201/23 ; tre-

sowr, 215/6.

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treten, v., to treat ; pr. 3 sg. tretyj>e,

112/26.
trety, sb., treaty, treatise, 41/24;

trete, 250/1 8.
trew, adj., true, 15/1 8.
tribulacyon, sb., tribulation, 69/2 o.
tribut, "sb.} tribute, 49/30; tribet,

120/29.
triflen, v., to trifle, beguile ; pt. 3 sg.

trifuld, 194/29.
trobolon, v., to trouble, in/1., 295/15;

pp. trowbet, 18/35 » trowbuld,

48/33 ; ytrowbuld, 231/34.
trobulere, sb., troubler, 147/12.
trompe, v., to trumpet, inf., 65/i.
trompers, sb. pi., trumpeter, 64/37.
trondelen, v., to trundle ; pt, 3 sg.

trondelut, 174/8.
trone, sb., throne, 153/17.
troth, sb., truth, faith, vow, 88/16;

treuj), 89/19.

trowbelyng, sb., trouble, 281/34.
Troye,£»r. n., Troy, 193/i6.
troyng, sb., trowing, 97/34.
trust, sb., trust, 9/g6 ; tryst, 14/31.
Trynyte, sb., Trinity, 163/1 9 ; Trenite,

289/i6.
trysten, v., to trust ; pr. I sg. tryst,

273/31 ; imp. pi. tryst, 5/9 ;

pt. 3 sg. tryst, 60/4; trust,

175/3L.

Turkes, pr. n., the Turks, 14/13.
turment, v., to torment, inf., 56/1 ;

torment, 219/26 ; pt. turnientyt,

240/1.

turment, sb., tournament, 119/2O.
turment, sb., torment, 134/22; tor-
ment, 219/26.

turmentoure, sb., tormentor, 202/23.
turne, sb., turn, trick, 58/17.
turne, v., to turn, inf., 3/i 5 ; pr. 3 sg.

turnyj), 127/12; imp. sg. turne,

17/30; pt. 3 sg. turnet, 7/32;

pi. turneden, 27/4 5 Pr- P- turnyug>

48/2 ; pp. yturnet, 52/31.
turnement, sb., torment, agony,

181/14, 202/6, 217/19.
turnyng, s&., turning, conversion,

53/2.

tnrturs, sb.pl., turtle-dove, 57/22.
Tuysday,2>r. n., Tuesday, 149/1 5.
twelfe, card, num., twelve, 79/14-
Twelfeday,2>r. n., Twelfth-day, 47/3O.
'twelmo[n]J>e, sb., twelve months,

48/6 ; twolfmonyj?e, 73/1.
two, card, num., two, 1/7 ; twoo,

9/3; tweyne, 164/9; too, 61/17.

twyn, on, asunder, 257/32.

twys, adv., twice, 177/14; twy,

90/r ; twyys, 128/23.
Tybaude, St., pr. n., St. Thibaut,

271/13-

Tybur, pr. n., Tiber, 121/27.
tydes, sb. pi., time, 66/4,
tyen, v., to tie, bind ; pt, tyed,

136/31 ; pp. tyed, 77/2g.
ij\\,prp., to, till, 5/13; til, 244/23.
tyme, sb., time, 6/17.
tynen, v., to close ; pr. 3 sg. tyneth,

295/n.
tyrand, sb., tyrant, 52/28; tyraunt,

276/33.
Tyrus, pr. n., Tyrus, Pilate's father,

120/17.

tysut,^., enticed, 46/i6.
tytuld, pp. entitled, 124/32.
tyt[h]yng, sb., event, tidings, ty-

thyng, 99/13; pi. tyj>yngys,

80/23.

Tytus, pr. n., Titus, 141/22.
tytyl, sb., title, 198/31.
J>a5 : see Jjogh.
J>at, conj., that, 1/15.
}>at, pron., that, who, which, l/io;

pi. >es, 2/26,
J>at (put for fer), adv., where,

5/33.

J)ay, pron., they, 8/17 ; >ei, 147/22.
>e (the), art., the, 1/6; >y, 76/7,

143/9.

the, pron., thee, 7/22.
J>edyr, adv.t thither, 5/35 > Jidur,

292/17.
]>edyrward, adv., thitherward, 146/1 8 ;

j)idurwarde, 293/23.
fedyryn, adv., therein, 278/28.
J>ef, sb., thief, 17/8 ; >eff, 298/26.
>efte, sb., theft, 298/2O.
J>ei : see ]>ay,

>eis, sb. pi, thigh, 291/24.
J>en, conj. and adv., then, when,

2/i5 ; >anne, 290/23.
Jjenke, v., to think, inf., 47/2 ; thynke,

115/30 ; pr. 3 sg. fenkyth, 47/22 ;

J>ynky]?e, 162/14; imp. sg. )>enke,

68/12 ; thynke, 82/24 ; pi. J;enke)>e,

254/18 ; >enke, 279/23 ; pt. 3 sg.

>oght, 5/29 ; >ocht, 216/28 ;

Bought, 302/32;- pi. ]>oghten,

27/35-

)?ens, adv., thence, 156/4-
J?er (ther), adv., there, where, 1/22;

J»yr, 179/24.
J?erapon, adv., thereupon, 166/15.

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peras, adv., thereas, where, 10/25 ;

pereos, 290/14-
}?erfor, adv., therefore, 1/13.
perfro, adv., therefrom, 6/35.
perof, adv., thereof, 90/i6.
peron, adv., thereon, 146/29.
perto, adv , thereto, 120/33.
J>erwyth, adv. , therewith, 7/3O.
peryn, adv., therein, 80/3.
pea : see pye, pat.

pewes, sb. pL, manner, virtue, 242/8.
Thewythe, pr. n., Theuyth (St. Wini-
fred's father), 177/i6; Thewyt,

177/20.

piself, pron., thyself, 55/37.
po, poo : see pys.

po, adr., then, at that time, 300/25.
pogh, conj., though, 5/i ; pas, 15/23 ;

pach, 180/33.
poght, sb., thought, 19/8.
Thomas, St. (of Canterbury), pr. n.,

St. Thomas, S8/io.
Thomas, St. (of Inde), pr. n.} St.

Thomas, 18/4.
pombe, sb., thumb, 136/1.
pondyr, sb., thunder, 7/29.
ponke, v., to thank, inf., 4/1 ; pr. \ sg.

thonke, 16/19; thank, 299/3O ;

3 sg., ponketb, 29/3 ; pi. thonken,

274/27; thonke, 274/2 8; ponkyth,

84/15 ; pt. ponket, 10/7 5 pankyd,

186/25 ; pr.p, thonkyng, 18/38.
porne, sb., thorn, 166/17,
pose : see pys.
pou, pron., thou, 7/3-
powsand, card, num., thousand, 9/4 ;

powsant, 202/9.
pral, sb., thrall, slave, 153/23.
praldam, sb., thraldom, 172/15-
prale, adj., low, base, of low birth,

200/19.

prate, ab., threat, 255/iS.
pre, card, num., three, 6/14 ; pree,

294/6.

}rede, sb., thread, 179/5.
prete, v., to threaten, inf., 14/3 >

pr. 2 sg. pretyst, 15/3; pr. p.

thretyng, 58/27 ; pp. prat, 159/3O.
pretteneth, ord. num., thirteenth,

47/30 ; pretten, 48/2.
progh, prp., through, 15/9; >urgn>

29/24; proch, 196/i6.
prost, v., to thrust, cast, inf., 145/36 ;

pr. 3 sg. prostys, 83/2 ; pt. 3 sg.

proste, 201/2 ; pi. proston, 140/21 ;

pp. prost, 152/15 ; thrast, 195/12 ;

>rust, 220/2.

prote, sb., throat, 110/15.
throw, v., to throw, inf., 81/27.
prowes, sb. pi., suffering, pain,

245/28.
prydde, ord. num., third, 96/9 5 Kpde,

218/32 ; prytte, 245/31.
pryse, adv., thrice, 70/1 ; pryes,

188/5; pries, 245/27.
prytty, card, num., thirty, 22/19 ;

prytte, 142/15.
purgh : see progh.
pursday, pr. n., Thursday, 77/xo.
purst, sb., press, crush, 158/14.
purst, sb., thirst, 70/8.
thursty, adj., thirsty, 4/4.
pus, adv., thus, so, l/i8 ; thys, 4/33.

See also pys.
Py, pron., thy, 7/9 ; pi, 7/21 ; pine,

800/2. See aho under pe.
thykke, adj., thick, 80/5; pekke,

165/14.
thylke, adj., such, these, 221/3;

thelke, 63/1.
pyn, pron., thine, 67/21.
pyng, sb., thing, l/i ; penges, 49/2O.
pynkyng, sb., thinking, 196/5-
pys, pron., this, 1/8 ; this, 165/2 ;

pus, 14/28; pi. pose, 2/2 1 ; po,

15/i8; pes, 15/32; poo, 23/28.

See also pus and pe.

vche : see ych.

vmage, sb., homage, 228/7.

vmbeclyppen, v., to embrace ; pt. 3 sg.

vmbeclypped, 51/13; pp. vmbe-

clypped, 64/15.
vmbeschadow, v., to shade around,

inf., 106/31.
vmbrayden, v., to reproach ; pr. 2 sg.

vmbraydys, 113/22 ; pi. vmbray-
den, 132/12.

vmbstad, pp., surrounded, 64/17.
vnavyset, adj., unadvised, uucoun-

selled, 10/15.
vnbarren, v., to unbar, open ; pt.

vnbarret, 42/12.

vnbeleued, adj., unbelieving, 139/1.
vnblessyd, adj., unblessed, 219/n.
vnboi-ne, adj., unborn, 87/21.
vnbrent, adj., unburnt, 168/15; vn-

brennet, 176/32.
vnbrydlen, v., to unbridle; pt. vn-

brydylt, 56/IO.
vnbuxamnes, sb., disobedience, 22/1 ;

vmbuxomnes, 22/2.
vnbynd, v., to unbind, inf., 209/29;

pt. 3 sg. vnbond, 231/2y.

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vnclene, adj., unclean, 57/1 6.
vnclennes, sb., uncleanness, 63/n.
vnconnyBg, sb., ignorance, 267/12.
vnconyng, adj., unlearned, 218/23.
vncull, sb., uncle, 93/36.
vncurtes, adj., uncourteous, 61/25.
vndampned, adj., uncondemned,

89/21.
vndo, v., to undo, open, inf., 86/24 ;

pt. 3 sg. vndyd, 248/9 » P^- vndedyn,

14/i8; vnduden, 198/29; pp.

vndon, 192/35-
vndyr, sb., the time from nine to

twelve o'clock in the morning,

66/2.

vndyr, prp., under, 4/24.
vndyrlyng, sb., underling, 187/27-
vndyrstond, v., to understand, inf.,

3/1 2 ; vndurstande, 294/5 ; pr. pi.

vndyrstondyn, 282/1 1 ; vndyr-

stondy)>e, 156/33 » vndyrstondes,

261/12; pt. 3 sg. vndyrstode,

19/17 ; pi. vndyrstode, 148/31 ;

pp. vndyrstonden, 11/24 ; vndyr-

stond, 94/29.
vndyrstondyng, sb., understanding,

228/24.
vndyrtake, v., to undertake, inf.,

vnement : see oynement.
vnfolden, pp., unfolded, 150/32.
vnfnlle, adj., incomplet, 80/33.
vnknowon, adj., unknown, 207/19-
vnkynde, adj., unkind, 26/17.
vnkyndnesse, sb. , unkindness, 113/12.
vnlykly, adj., unlikely, 140/28.
vnne>e, adv., with difficulty, scarcely,

2/32.
vnponysched, adj., unpunished,

89/27.

vnquyte, adj., unrewarded, 89/27-
vnresynabull, adj., unreasonable,

101/I5-

vnrobbet, pp., unrobbed, 39/5-
vnschauen, pp., unshaven, 125/2 9.
vnsched, adj., unshed, 242/35-
vnschryuen, adj., unshriven, 100/3O.
vnsely, adj., unhappy, wretched ;

vnsley, 6/30.

vnsemely, adj., unseemly, 81/8.
vnservet, adj., unserved, 267/2.
vnskylfully, adv., unreasonably,

68/17.

vnstabyll, adj., tmstable, 188/io.
vnswar, sb., answer, 10/ai ; vnswer,

10/29; onswar, 196/2.
vnswar, v., to answer, inf., 10/14;

pr. 3 sg. vnswares, 115/27 '•> vn-
sweryth, 231/i6; pt. vnswered,
5/19; vnsward, 8/3; vnswerd,
10/i8 ; onsueret, 172/1.

vnwarned, adj., unwarned, 39/28.

vnworschypen, v., to do dishonour
to ; pr. 3 sg. vnworschypyth, 87/33 J
pt. 3 sg. vnworschypyd, 87/34-

vnworthy, adj., unworthy, 20/28 ;
onworthy, 131/36.

vnwyttyng, adj. and adv., unwitting,
30/10.

vnycorn, sb., unicorn, 55/9.

vnyte, s&., unity, 162/2.

vp, adv. and prp., up, 2/30.

vpcasting, sb., vomiting, 172/25.

vpon,prp., upon, 6/30; apon, 6/n ;
opon, 5/32.

vprist, sb., resurrection, 80/36.

vpryjt, adv., upright, 172/8.

vprysyng, sb., rising, 8/9.

vp so don, adv., upside down, 140/30.

vpsteyng, sb., rising, ascending,
ascension, 152/2O.

vpward, adv., upward, 97/3 > vpwart,
276/26.

Urban, pr. n., Urban, 168/22.

vrth : see erth.

vryn, sb., spider, 181/8.

vs, pron., us, l/i.

vsage, s&., usage, custom, 241/2O.

vse, sb., use, 118/25.

veen, v., to use; pr. 3 sg. vsyth,
1/13; pi. vsen, 45/12; vsy>,
15/i 6 ; pt. 3 sg. vsyd, 40/29 5 Pl-
vseden, 24/26 ; vsut, 182/23 ; pp.
vset, 169/27.

vssu, sb., issue, offspring, 77/22.

vtas, sb., octave, 45/7.

vtmast, adj. (sb.), utmost, 91/12.

vtture, adj., utter, outer, 178/5-

vttyr, adv., outwards, out, 258/34-

vale, sb., valley, 76/35-

vaneschen, v., to vanish ; pt. vanechet,

11/4 ; vanescet, 175/6 ; vanechid,

78/27.

vanyte, «&., vanity, 25/4.
varyen, v., to vary, differ ; pt. varyet,

207/7-

Vaspasyan, pr. n., Vespasian, 141/6.
vayle, sb., avail, aid, 76/14.
vayle, sb., veil, 126/7.
vayn, adj., vain, 64/22; veyn,

102/31.

vemens, adj., venomous, 101/26.
venemen, r., to envenom; pr. pi.

360

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venemyth, 183/4 ; pt. 3 sg. ve[n]e-

met, 139/8.

vengabull, adj., avenging, 140/35-
vengans, sb., vengeance, 1/ao; ven-

gens, 66/32 ; vengeans, 141/2 ;

veniauns, 5/6 ; veniaunce, 7/22.
venge, v., to avenge, inf., 209/2; ;

pp. venget, 44/1 8.
Ventulan, pr. n., a town, 148/3.
venyin, sb., poison, 81/24.
Venys, pr. n., Venice, 172/22.
veray, adj., true, 8/30; verray,

170/7.
verefiyng, sb., verifying, verification,

23/18.

verefy, v., to verify, in/., 152/33.
vermyn, sb., vermin, 40/24.
vertu, sb., virtue, 6/26.
vessell, sb., vessel ; fig, conscience,

37/14; vessel, 250/14.
vestementys, sb. pi., vestment,

140/6.
vexen, v,, to vex ; pt. vexude,

57/32.
vexyng, sb., vexing, 280/19; wexyng,

281/n.

veyne, sb,, vein, 291/9-
victory, 8?)., victory, 116/5-
victoryus, adj., victorious, 257/24-
Vitas Patrum, pr. n., Vitae Patrum,

the lives of the fathers, 194/35.
vouchesaf, v., to vouchsafe, inf.,

168/io; pr. I sg. vouchesaf,

234/9; vouchsaf, 234/2 J-.
vow, sb., vow, 9/31.
vowtrye, sb., adultery, 72/7 ; vowtre,

105/6.

voyce, sb., voice, 7/3 ; voys, 270/28.
voyde, v., to remove, keep away, inf.,

231/7.

vyals : see fyoll.
vyce, sb., vice, 118/33; pi* vysis,

83/2.

vycyous, adj., vicious, 253/28.
vykere, sb., vicar, 173/32.
vylany, sb., villainy, 106/22 ; vilony,

239/20 ; veleny, 103/13.
Vyncent, pr. n., Vincent, 61/i6.
vyne, sb., vine, 20/22.
vyne-jorde, sb., vineyard, 66/3.
vyolent, adj., violent, 257/9.
vyrgenes, sb. pL, virgin, 16/29;

virgyns, 214/35.

vyrgynyte, sb., maidenhood, 31/2.
vypage, sb., face, 141/6.
vyset, v., to visit, inf., vysed, 231/5;

viset, 70/27 ; pr. 3 sg. vyeety>e,

156/is; pt. v[y]sytut, 231/25;

vyset, 4/6; pp. vyset, 4/i6; vy-

seted, 162/3.
vysion, sb., vision, 17/34-
vysitacion, sb., visitation, 41/7-
vytayle, sb., victuals, 98/22 ; vy-

tayles, 98/31.
vyteld, pp., stored, victualed, 205/14-

wach, sb., watch, vigil, 180/23.
waftyr, v., to wave, inf., 273/8.
wager, sb., wager, 104/8.
wake, v., to wake, be awake, watch,

inf., 189/? ; wakon, 292/6 ; pr.pl.

waken, 182/31 ; wakyth, 182/34;

pt. 3 sg. wakud, 290/27 ; pi. wakyd,

182/22 ; waken, 223/3.
waken, v., to awake ; pt. 3 sg. woke,

29/34J awoke, 119/9.
wakefyre, sb., watchfire, 182/33-
wakyng, sb., waking, 40/32.
Wales, pr. n., Wales, 179/32, 242/27-
walewe, v., to turn, wallow, roll, inf.,

226/1.

walk, sb., walk, march, 55/13.
walke, v., to walk, inf., 84/38;

pr. 3 sg. walketh, 278/8 ; pi.

walkyth, 230/31 ; pt. walket, 7/36 ;

pr. p. walkyng, 6/u.
walker, sb., fuller, 140/24-
walkyng, sb., walking, 225/17-
wall, sb., wall, 2/31,
walle : see well,
wallen, v., to well up ; pr. 3 sg.

walleth, 9/19; pi. walle>, 9/i6 ;

pt. 3 sg. wallut, 140/25-
wallyng, adj., welling, 147/21.
walus, sb. pi., weal, 113/2O.
wan : see when,
wanhope, sb , despair, 150/23.
want, v., to want, inf., 13/iS; pt.

wonted, 52/7 5 wanted, 220/22.
war, adj., aware, 11/12.
warant, sb., guarantee, safeguard,

53/22,

wardcorsis,«J.pZ., body-guard, 287/1 2.
warde, sb., guard, care, 217/22.
wardeynes, sb. pi., guardian, 157/12.
warmer, adj , warmer, 89/36.
warmyng, adj., warming, 160/9.
warnen, v,, to warn; pr. i sg. warne,

199/i8; 3 sg. warne)>, 158/27;

pt. 3 sg. wernet, 86/26 ; pp.

warnet, 146/22. See also under

werne.
warnyng, sb.} warning, admonition,

98/20.

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361

waryson, sb., treasure, salary, pay-
ment, 193/2.
wasche, v., to wash, inf., 40/3O ;

wasschen, 60/36 ; pt. wassched,

49/34 5 wossche, 231/26 ; pp.

weschyn, 90/27; wasschen, 96/2 ;

waschyn, 181/17.
waspes, gb. pi., wasp, 141/7.
watyr, sb., water, 2/30.
wax, sb., wax, 60/4.
wax, t'., to wax, inf., 23/7 > Pr- P^-

wexyn, 84/26; pt. wax, 8/27;

waxet, 9/13; wex, 79/1 9.
wax-candul, sb., wax-candle, 295/2.
way, sb., way, 9/13.
way, no, adv. by no means, 4/25 ;

no wayse, 251/1 1 ; by wayes, 'by

means,' 21/31.
waylen, v., to lament ; pt. wayled,

122/4 '. Pr- P- waylyug, 139/ro.
waylyng, sb , lamenting, 238/17.
waymentacyon, sb., lamentation,

113/12.

wayne, si)., wain, cart, 211/14.
wayten, v . , to wait ; pt. wayted,

120/33-
wed, v., to wed, inf., 38/i6; pt.

weddyd, 15/21 ; wedde, 94/io;

pp. weddet, 68/34; ywedded,

106/13; yweded, 13/3; wedet,

19/6.

weddyng, sb., wedding, l/i8.
wede, sb., garment, dress, 88/3.
wedlok, sb., wedlock, marriage, 103/7 ;

wedlocke, 108/13.
wedow, sb., widow, 16/22 ; wydow,

32/33-

wedowhod, sb., widowhood, 230/IO.
wedryng, sb., weather, 284/33.
wedyr, sb., weather, 17/32.
wedyr, sb., wether, 77/29.
wedys, sb. pi., weed, 253/24.
weke, *&., week. 163/23 ; wyke,

172/2.

weke, sb., wick, 60/4.
welcom, interj., welcome, 222/23.
welcomen, v., to welcome ; pt.

welcomed, 206/12 ; pr. p. wel-

comyng, 115/2O.
welde, r., to wield, dominate, rule,

inf., 196/25.

weldoers, sb. pi., welldoer, 1/9.
welewyng, sb., fading away,

256/7.

welken, sb. pi., cloud, sky, 160/22.
well, sb., well, fountain, 14/12;

walle, 179/1, 180/14, 225/25.

well, sb., wealth, happiness, 9/29 ;

wele, 66/15; weyle, 188/13.
well, adv., well, 1/5 ; wele, 27/23.
wem, sb., spot, stain, crime, 77/7-
wench, sb., wench, girl, 201/4.
wenden, v., to turn, go ; pr. subj. I pi.

wende, 233/31.
wene, v., to ween, suppose, inf.,

46/i8; pr. 3 sg. wenyth, 76/23;

pi. wenyn, 71/22 ; wenej>e, 160/29;

pt. 2 sy. wenduat, 293/27; 3^.

wende, 46/12; pi. went, 17/2O ;

wenden, 80/15; pr. p. wenyng,

96/i6.

wened, pp., weaned, 16/26.
Wenfryd, St. : see Wynfrede, St.
Wennysday, pr. n., Wednesday, 12/3 1

Wenysday, 40/27 5 Wonnysd'ay,

70/33 J Wannysday, 252/28 ;

Wanysday, 149/1 6.
wepe, v., to weep, inf., 82/34;

pr. i sg. wepe, 118/14; 3 S9-

wepyth, 45/29; pi. wepen, 64/2;

imp. pi. wepy>e, 122/5 ; pt- 3 *9-

wepte, 196/19; pi. wepyd, 67/25;

wepton, 88/23 ; pr. p. wepyng,

15/34 ;#P- wepte, 229/8.
wepen, v., to wipe, inf., 188/22 ;

wepe, 219/31 ; pt. wyput, 178/19 ;

wepyd, 204/4; Pr- P- wypyng,

259/5.

wepon, sb., weapon, 228/25.
wepyng, sb., weeping, 13/26.
were, sb., pond, 143/15.
weren, v., to wear ; pt. wered, 40/2 1 ;

werd, 197/32.
werk, sb., work, 116/33.
werkeday, sb., working-day, 102/36.
werkemen, sb. pi., workman, 39/9.
werne, v., to refuse, deny, inf.,

148/u ; pr. $sg. warneth, 153/27.
werre, sb., war, 22/15; warre,

183/10.
werren, v., to make war, fight,

pt.pl. werredyn, 44/13.
wery, sb., weariness, 180/24.
wery, adj., weary, 79/19.
west, sb., west, 294/28.
Westmynster, pr. n., Westminster,

34/23.

wete, adj. (sb.\ wet, 191/22.
weuen, v., to weave ; pr. p. weuyng,

246/23.

wexyng : see vexing,
wey, sb., balance, scale, 221/4-
weyen, v., to weigh ; pt, weyit;

221/4.

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weymen : see woman.

wharto, adv., what for, for what

reason, 209/14-

what, pron.,what,10/i6;whad, 33/19-
whatsoeuer, pron., whatsoever,

103/34-

whech, wheche : see whych.
whele, *b., wheel, 134/19-
whelpes, sb. pi., whelp, 95/9-
when, conj., when, 4/4; qwhen,

178/33 ; wan, 290/29.
whene : see qwene.
wher, adv., where, 4/29.
wheraboutes, adv., whereabout,

167/34-

wherby, adv., whereby, 195/8.
whereuer, conj., wherever, 302/7.
wherfor, adv., wherefore, 1/7-
wheorf, adv., whereof, 4/14.
wherwyth, adv., wherewith, 231/3.
wheryn, adv., wherein, 121/2.
whete, sb., wheat, 13/14.
whej>er, pron. and conj., whether,

which of both, 7/1.
whethyr, adv., whither, 16/5 »

whydyr, 211/15.
whippys, sb. pi., whip, 219/21.
whisperyng, sb., whispering, 279/32.
whosoo, pron., whoso, 28/32.
whosoeuer, pron., whosoever, 111/22.
why, conj., why, 5/i8 ; qwhy, 54/1.
whych, pron. (adj.\ which; whech,

3/i i ; wyche, 296/14.
whyle, sb., while, time, 65/3 ; why 11,

125/I4.
whyll, conj., while, 5/7 ; whyles,

13/7 ; *yl, 293/7 ; whyllys, 41/io ;

whil, 193/20.
whyll : see wyll.
whyrlwynde, sb., whirlwind, 276/29;

whyrlyng-wynde, 138/4-
Whyssentyde, sb., Whitsuntide, 39/8 ;

Wytsontyde, 253/IO.
whyt, adj., white, 154/1 1 ; qwyte,

225/33-
Whytchirch, pr. n., Whitechurch,

244/i5.
whyt- mete, sb., food prepared with

milk, 84/7-
Whitsonday, pr. n., Whitsunday,

159/4-
Whytson-euen, pr. n., Whitsun-eve,

155/26.

wikytdoers, sl>. pi., misdoer, 1/n.
wlatfull, adj., disgusting, 47/3-
wlaton, r., to feel disgubt, inf.,

4 7/5-

woch, sb., wall, 181/9, 192/21,

214/19.

wod, sb., wood, 16/35."
wod, adj., mad, furious, 8/27; wood,

81/12.

wod-honey, sb., wood-honey, 1 84/30.
Wodward, Syr Thomas, pr. n., Sir

Thomas Woodward, a priest,

281/19-

woke, adj., weak, feeble, 196/25-
wolfe, sb., wolf, 175/30.
Wolstan, St., pr. n., St. Wulfstan,

81/34-
wolward, adj., clothed in wool,

43/35- ^
woman, so., woman, 7/2 1; womon,

6/30 ; w;oymon, 187/5 > womman,

291/3 ; pi. woymen, 1/5 ; weymen,

6/3; wymen, 23/17; wymmen,

59/29 ; women, 297/19; womman,

299/15.

wombe, sb., womb, belly, 88/24.
won : see one.
woiid, sb., wound, 18/17-
wonden, v., to wound; pt. wondyd,

186/19; pp. ywonded, 43/12;

wonded, 62/29.

wondyr, sb., wonder, surprise, 18/26.
wondyr, v., to wonder ; pt. wondyr,

54/29 ; wondyrt, 249/3 ; pr. p.

wondryng, 251/2O.
wondyr- (in comp.\ very, 25/23.
wondyrfull, adj., wonderful, 20/14.
wondyrly, adv., marvellously, 276/24.
wone, *b., custom, habit, 79/19.
wone, v., to dwell, inf., 145/8 ; pt.

wonet, 145/19.
wone : see one.
wont, adj., accustomed, 133/12;

ywont, 113/34-

wonte, v., to want, inf., 169/33-
woo, sb., woe, 4/2i ; wo, 28/24.
worch, v., to work, do, inf., 125/3 1;

Pr- 3 gff> worcheth, 20/13 ; pt. 3 sg.

wroght, 30/25 ; pi. wrojton,

208/30 ; pr. p. worchyng, 57/8 ;

?p. ywroght, 14/21 ; werkyd,
40/22.

worchyng, sb., working, 164/5-

worde, *b., word, 16/9.

world, sb., world, 1/2 1.

worldly, adj., worldly, 24/3O ;

wor[l]dely, 12/27.
wormes, sb. pi., worm, 49/35-
worschip sb., worship, honour,

worschip, v., to worship, 6/5; pr. I sg.

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363

worschippe, 8/33 ; pL worschip,
115/26; worschepon, 260/19 ; wor-
schipen, 171/25 ; worschypyth,
252/3 ; imp. pi. worschyppeth,
173/29; worschyppet, 175/12;
pt. 3 sg. worschepyd, 77/i ;
pi. worschepen, 23/4; worschipet,
225/34 5 PP- worschypped, 21/6 ;
worscheput, 165/19; worschypud,

worschypfull, adj., worshipful, 88/15.
worschypyng, sb., worshipping,

163/32.

worse, adj., worse, 72/22.
worsont, pp., worsted, rendered

worse, 112/7.
worst, adj., worst, 145/28.
wortes, sl\ pi., root, herb, 188/17.
worth, adj., worth, 86/20.
wor>y, adj., worthy, 86/25.
worthen, v., to become ; pr. 3 sg.

worthe, 295/12.
woryet, pp., worried, 189/23.
wossche : see wasche.
woymen : see woman. '
wrach, sb., vengeance, punishment,

36/22.

wrasteler, $&., wrestler, 94/29.
wrastelyng, sb., wrestling, 61/31.
wrastyll, r., to wrestle, inf., 94/31 ;

pt. wrasteled, 94/19.
wrecche, adj., wretched, 47/9.
wrecchet, adj., wretched, 66/28.
wreche, sb., wretch, wretched person ;

wryche, 2/6 ; pi. wreches, 81/i I.
wreke, v., to wreak, avenge, inf.,

20/12; imp. sg. wreke, 88/24;

pp. wroken, 162/14.
wrengen : see wryngen.
wresten, v., to wrest, twist; pt. 3 sg.

wrast, 9/2.

wre]>e, sb., wreath, 118/15.
wrong, sb., wrong, 5/1.
wrongfully, adv., wrongfully, 13/28.
wroth, v.} to make wroth, become

wroth, inf., 66/24 ; pt. 3 sg.

wrajmt, 118/io; pi. wrajwden,

29/i9.

wroj>e, adj., wroth, angry, 4/26.
wryche: see wreche.
wiyde : see ryde.
wry en, v., to turn; pr. pi. wryeth,

wryngen, v., to wring, twist, press ;
pr. 3 sg. wrengyth, 20/24 ; pt. 3 tg.
wrong, 205/27; pr. p. wryngyng,
206/10.

wryte, v., to write, inf., 6/25;
pr. I sg. wrytte, 264/1 1 ; pi.
wrytyjje, 117/6; pt. 3 sg. wrot,
82/30 ; pi. wryton, 135/29 ; wryt-
ton, 232/14; PP- wrytten, 84/24;
wryton, 102/22 ; wrytte, 801/27.
wryter, sb., writer, 301/12.
wrythen, v., to wreathe, twist;

pt. pi. wrythen, 121/36.
wrytyng, sb., writing, 231/ic.
wych, sb., witch, 147/12.
wychecraft, sb., witchcraft, 18/35.
wyckednesse, sb., wickedness, 52/31 ;

wykednesse, 53/2O.
wyde, adj., wide, 196/23.
wydow : see wedow.
wyf, sb., wife, 8/20.
wyked, adj., wicked, 7/2 1 ; wykked,

30/18; wekyd, 222/7.
wyld, adj., wild, 67/io.
wyldernes, sb., wilderness, 175/5.
wyle, sb., wile, trick, 64/34.
wylfully, adv., wilfully, 149/28.
wyll, sb., will, 21/i6.
wyll, v., to will ; pr. I sg., wyll, 5/6 ;
wil, 289/7; 2 gy. woll, 31/22;
wold, 54/10 ; wyll, 92/5 ; wylt,
234/32 ; wolt, 239/2 ; 3 sg. woll,
1/20 ; wyll, 2/3 ; pi. wil, 299/33 ;
pt. I sg. wold, 9/31 ; 2 gg. woldyst,
17/26; 3 sg. wold, 6/35; pi.
wolden, 8/5 ; wold, 4/17.
wylles, my, adv., with my will,

174/33-

Wylliam J>e Conqueror, pr. n., Wil-
liam the Conqueror, 17/1 8.
wylne, v., to desire, inf., 103/12;
pr. 3 sg. wylnyfe, 151/1 8 ; pi.
wollnoth, 285/30 ; pt. pi. wyl-
net, 48/13; pr. p. wylnyng,
282/3!.

Wylschyre, pr. n., Wiltshire, 242/a8.
Wylton, pr. n., Wilton, 248/32.
wymen : see woman,
wynden, v., to wind; pt. 3 sg. wonde,

126/i5.

wyndow, sb., window, 12/33.
wyndys, sb. pi., wind, 150/2O.
wyne, sb., wine, 20/25.
wyne-potte, sb., wine-pot, 108/26.
Wynfrede, St., pr. n., St. Winifred,
177/24 ; Wenefryde, 101/2 ; Wen-
frede, 179/7.

wyngys, sb. pi., wing, 172/8.
wynne, v., to win, inf., 104/17;
pt. pi. wonen, 135/22 ; pp. woneii,
7/9 » ywonou, 116/31.

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wynon, v., to winnow, throw, inf.,

185/31.

wyntyr, si. pi., winter, 6/23.
wyntyrs-day, sb., winter-day, 39/33.
wysdom, sb., wisdom, 32/22.
wyse, sb., wise, manner, 20/2O.
wyse, adj., wise, 10/22.
wyth, prp., with, 1/13 ; wyt, 101/H.
wythall, adv., withal, 86/28.
wythdraw, v., to withdraw, inf.,

96/21 ; pr. 3 sg. wythdrawyth,

149/21; ]A. 3 sg. wythdrogh,

42/29; pi. wythdrogh, 265/1 1;

pp. wythdrawen, 266/14.
wythen-tre, *&., willow, 174/13-
wythout, p rp., without, 4/T9 >

wythouten, 5/u ; wytheouten,

35/6.

wythout, adv., outside, 20/i6.
wythout-forth, adv., without, from

outside, 72/28.
wythyn,2»rp., within, 4/24; wythinne,

290/17; wythynn, 56/i6.
wythyn-forthe, adv., within, 24/3.
wytnes, sb., witnes, testimony,

27/14; wyttenes, 79/u.
Wytson-weke, pr. n., Whitsun-week,

253/i6.
wytte, sb.} wit, intelligence, mind,

27/20.
wytte, v., to know, inf., 48/26 ; wete,

138/14; wyte, 178/17; wyton,

292/16 ; pr. i sg. wot, 7/14 ; 3 sg.

wot, 47/15; pi. wyte, 297/21;

wetyj>, 160/30 ; wyttu>e, 279/11 ;

imp. sg. wyt, 9/8 ; pt. i sg. wyst,

94/8 ; 3 eg. wyst, 7/i.
wyttyng, sb., information, ll/g.
wytyng, adj., witting, knowing,

138/i6.

y : see I.

y-. For many forms with the prefix

y- Bee the simple forms,
ych, adj., each, 5/i6 ; vche, 3/io.
ydeotes, sb. pi., idiot, uneducated

person, 160/1 1.
ydull, adj., idle, vain, 67/4; idul>

169/34.

ydylnes, «&., idleness, vanity, 2/8.
Yerlond : see Eirlond.
yerne, sb., iron, 80/24 ; eyron,

219/7; yern, 238/9 ; pl> yens,

69/32 ; yerns, 210/33.

yfere : see ynfere.

yftes : see jift.

yfuiTed, adj., furred, 40/2.

ygnorance, sb., ignorance, 66/33.

yle, sb., isle, 260/8.

ylle, sb., hard skin, 140/5.

ymage, sb., image, picture, 14/22.

ymagen, v., to imagine, inf., 171/27-

ymaginacion, sb., imagination,

289/27.

ymbres, sb., embers, 254/1O.
Ymbryng-dayes, pr. n,, Ember-days,

252/29.

yn, sb., house, 281/19.
;., in,
1/6.-

yn, prp, and adv., in, into, within,

yncarnacyon, sb., incarnation, 22/11,

Ynde : see Inde.

yndygnacyon, sb.t indignation,

197/30.
ynfere, adv., together, 8/4 ; yfere,

9/17; ifere, 48/i6; infere, 291/2.
ynfbrmacyon, sb., information, 230/2O.
Ynglis, adj., English, 299/17.
ynhabiten, v., to inhabit; pt. 3 sg.

ynhabit, 239/26.
ynnocens, sb., innocence, 68/5.
ynobedyens, sb., disobedience, 119/32.
ynogh, adv., enough, 4/14; ynow,

89/2 ; ynoch, 220/4.
ynpaciens, sb., inpacience, 70/17.
ynpossybull, adj., impossible, 230/15-
ynstrument, sb., instrument, 269/33-
ynstude, adv., instead, 30/io; ynsted,

117/16; ynstyd, 183/32.
ynto, prp., into, 1/8.
ynwardly, adv., inwardly, 47/2 ;

ynwartly, 272/31.

ynwyth, adv., within, innerly, in-
wardly, 196/4-
you, pron., you, 5/6.
your, p row., your, 5/6; joure, 173/3O.
youris, pron., yours, 248/5 '> youres,

284/4.
ys : see hys.
yse, sb., ice, 166/8.
ytamet, pp., singed, hurt, 276/3-
yuory, sb., ivory, 174/3.

Jakary, pr. n., Zacharias, 183/31.
jarde, sb., yard, fagot, 40/28 ; jerde,

44/5 5 3earde, 221/3O.
$e,pron., ye, you, 1/5.
3e, adv., yea, 88/31; 3«s, 92/9;

3ey, 113/31 ; see, 169/12 ; seus,

252/i4.
jeate, sb., gate, 10/n ; jate, 147/ip-

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3ebede, pr. «., Zebedee, 215/35.
3ebel, pr. n., Tebel, midwife to the

Holy Virgin, 23/8.
3eesyt : see esyd.
jef : see yf.

3efture, sb., gift, 284/35.
3eght : see eght.
3eld, 17., to yield, inf., 123/4 > Pr- 3

sg., jeldyth, 84/27 ; imp. sg. selde,

14/io; pt. 3 sg. jeld, 140/25; pi.

joldyn, 144/15.
3elle, v., to yell, shout, scream, tn/.,

5/34 5 Pr- P- Sellyng, 223/2Q.
jellyng, sb., yelling, shouting,

240/10.

jende : see ende.
Seonien, r., to yawn; jpf. jeonet,

200/31 ; pr. p. jeonyng, 4/30.
3ere, sb., year, 44/29.
Serne, adj. and adv., eager, willing,

147/23.

3erthe : see erj>e.
jet, adv., yet, 6/28; 3eet, 187/34;

3it, 289/21.
3eten : see ete.
3euen, r., to give, inf., 21/i8; 3if,

10/2 ; jef, 20/6 ; 3yue,

pr. i gg. 3eue, 43/13; 3ef, 223/1 1 ;

3 sg. seueth, 23/17 ; pi. 3eue]>e,

157/26; euen, 263/21; imp. sg.

3yf, 172/20; pt. 3 sgr. gaf, 6/15;

3aue, 80/15 ; jef, 156/25 ; 3eaf,

220/6; af, 231/23; pi. gaf, 4/5;

;euen, 273/1 1 ; pr. p. jeuyng, 4/6 ;

pp. 3eue, 4/15 ; 3 euen, 15/33 ;

geven, 43/13.

jeynestonde, v., to oppose, inf., 27/2O.
3ift, sb., gift, 156/22; jeft, 169/14;

pi. yftes, 4/23 ; eftys, 158/6.
3oken, v., to yoke; imp. pi. 3okyn,

211/13 ; pp. seokyn, 211/2O.
3olow, adj., yellow, 84/26,
3onde, adv., yonder, 6/12.
3ondyr, adj., yonder, 39/36.
3ong, adj., young, 7/1 1 J 3ung,

291/34 ; Seong, 8/4.
Borebabell, pr. n., Zorebabel, a

soldier, 287/10.
3oskyng, sb., sobbing, 84/27.
3oure, pron., your, 289/9.
3ouJ)e, sb., youth, 11/3O.
3 us : see 30.

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