[The Lamentacioun of Jeremye [Here bigynneth the Lamentacioun of Jeremye. CFGKMNQUVX. The book of Trenorum, that is seid La|mentaciouns of Jeremye. EPY. Heere biginnen the Lamentaciouns of Jeremye. HI. Heere bigynneth the book of Lamentaciouns. R. Lamentaciouns of Jeremye. S.] .] CAP. I.
[verse 1] Aleph [Throughout this book, the initial letters of the Hebrew are omitted in CEGHIKMNPQRSUVY.] [Lettris of Ebru ben set in the bigyn|nyng of versus in the Latyn translacioun, for in Ebru the versis bigynnen bi [with Y] let|tris of the A|bice. Lire here. CEGKPQUY.] . Hou sittith aloone the citee ful of puple? the ladi of folkis is maad as a widewe; the prince [princesse F.] of prouynces is maad vndir tribute. [verse 2] Beth. It wepynge wepte in the [Om. I.] niȝt, and the teeris therof [of him S.] ben [Om. ceteri præter I.] in `the chekis therof [in his cheke S sec. m.] ; `noon is [ther is noon S.] of alle the dereworthe [dwellere F.] therof, that coumfortith it; alle the frendis therof forsoken it, and ben maad enemyes to it. [verse 3] Gymel. Juda pass|ide fro turment and multitude of seruage, it dwellide among hethene men, and foond no reste; alle the pursueris therof token it among angwischis. [verse 4] Deleth. The weies of Sion mourenen, for no men comen to the solempnytee; alle the ȝatis therof ben distried, the prestis therof weilen; the vergyns therof ben defoulid, and it is op|pressid with bitternesse. [verse 5] He. The ene|myes therof ben maad in the heed, and the enemyes therof ben maad riche, for the Lord spak on it. For the multitude of wickidnessis therof the litle children therof ben led in to caitiftee, bifore the face of the troblere. [verse 6] Vau. And al the fairnesse of the douȝter of Syon ȝede out fro the douȝter of Sion; the princes therof