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CAP. XVIII.

[verse 1] And aftir thes thinges I siȝe an other aungel comyng doun fro heuen, hauynge greet power; and the erthe is [was V.] liȝtned [liȝtid SX.] of [verse 2] his glorie; and criynge [he criede V.] with strong voyce, seiynge [and seide V.] , Greet [The greet cite O pr. m.] Babilon fel doun, `fel doun [Om. GNOQX pr. m.] , and is maad the habitacioun [desolacioun A sup. ras.] of deuelis, and the keping of eche vnclene spirit, and the keping of ech vnclene foul,

and haatful. [verse 3] For alle folkis drunken of the wraththe of the [Om. V.] fornicacioun of hir, and kinges of erthe, and marchauntes of erthe, diden fornycacioun with hir; and thei ben maad riche of the vertu of the [Om. AGNOQSVX.] delicis of hir. [verse 4] And Y herde an other voys of [fro X.] heuen, seiyng, My puple, go ȝe out `of it [Om. S.] , and be ȝe [Om. Q.] not parceners of the tres|passis [trespas NQ.] of it, and ȝe shulen not receyue of the plagis [woundis O. wordis V.] of it. [verse 5] For the synnes [signes O.] of it camen `vn to [til to ANOQSVX. in to P.] heuen, and the Lord hadde mynde of the wickidnessis [wickednesse V.] of it. [verse 6] Ȝelde ȝe to it, as and she ȝeldide [ȝelde ANOQSX.] to ȝou; and double ȝe double thinges, aftir [vp ANOQSX.] hir werkis; in [and G.] the drinke that she medlide [medlith N.] to ȝou, menge ȝe double to hir. [verse 7] Hou miche [mikel O.] she glorifiede [gloriede N.] hir silf, and was in delijcis, so miche tourment ȝiue [Om. N.] ȝe [Om. QV.] to hir, and wep|yng [wepynge, or mournyng ANS. weyling V.] ; for `in hir herte [Om. O.] she seith, I sitte [saat O.] a queen, and I am not a [Om. S.] widewe, and [that N.] I shal not see wepyng [wepyng, or mournyng ANQS. weyling V.] . [verse 8] And ther|fore in oo day hir plages [woundis OV.] shulen come, deeth, and [Om. Q.] moornyng, and hunger; and she shal be brent in fijr, for God is strong, that shal deme hir. [verse 9] And the kinges of erthe shulen wepe [biwepe V.] , and weyle [biweyle V.] hem [hem self V.] on hir, the [Om. VX.] whiche [that X.] diden forny|cacioun with hir, and lyueden in delicis, whan thei shulen [Om. S.] see the smoke of bren|nynge [verse 10] of hir [it AOQSV.] ; stondinge fer for drede of tourmentis of hir [it ANOQSVX.] , seiynge, Wo! wo! wo! `the ilke [that X.] greet citee Babilon, and `the ilke [that X.] stronge citee; for in oon hour thi doom cometh. [verse 11] And marchauntes of erthe shu|len wepe `vpon hir [on it ANQSVX. Om. O.] , and moorne [and mourne on it O.] , for no man shal bye more the marchaundise [marchaun|dises OX.] [verse 12] of hem; the marchaundises [marchaundies V.] of gold, and [and of V.] siluer, and [and of V.] precious stoon [stoones O.] , and [and of V.] marga|rite [margaritis N.] , `or peerl [Om. OX.] , and [and of V.] bijce, and [and of V.] purpur [purpul N.] , and [and of V.] silk, and coccyn [coctyn, or reed ANQS. coctyn, eithir red scarlet V.] , and ech tre thyme [clepid thymus V.] ,

and alle vessels of yuer, and alle vessels of precious stoon, and of bras, and [and of QSV.] yren, [verse 13] and [and of V.] marble, and canel, and amome, `that is, a swete saueringe tree [Om. OX.] , and of odoramentis [swete smelling thingis V.] , and oynementis, and en|cense [cens S.] , and of wijn, and [and of V.] oyle, and [and of V.] floure, and [and of V.] wheete, and of iumentis [werk beestis O.] , `or werk beestes [Om. OX.] , and [and of V.] sheep, and [and of V.] horses [hors SX.] , and [and of V.] cartes, and [Om. G.] of seruauntis [seruauntis, or caitifis ANOQS. seruauntis, either presoneris V.] , and of soulis, `or lijfis [Om. X.] , of men. [verse 14] And [And of Q.] thin ap|ples, the [Om. ANOQSX.] desijres of thi [the V.] lijf, wenten awey fro thee, and alle fatte thinges [thinge N.] , and ful cleere perschiden fro [awey fro O.] thee. [verse 15] And mar|chauntes of thes men [thingis V.] shulen no [not N.] more [more now V.] fynde `tho thinges [these godis N.] . Thei that ben maad riche of hir [it ANOQSV.] , shulen stonde fer [afer N.] , for drede of tourmentis of hir [it ANOQSV.] , wepinge, and moorn|ynge [verse 16] , and seiynge, Wo! wo! `the ilke [that X.] greet citee, that was clothid [clad SX.] with bijce, and purpur, and cocke [coctyn, or reed A. cocke, or reed NQS. coccyn O. red scarlet V.] , and was goldid [clothid G. ouer gilt V.] with gold, and precious stoon, and margaritis, [verse 17] for in oon hour so many richessis [Om. N.] ben destitute. And ech gouernour, and alle that shippen [sailen bi schip V.] in to place, and mariners, and that werchen in the se, stoden fer, [verse 18] and crieden, seeynge the place of bren|nynge of hir [it ANOSVX.] , seiynge, What [What citee is V.] lijk [lichi AN.] to [Om. V.] this greet citee? [verse 19] And thei senten poudir vp|on [on ANOQSVX.] her heedes, and crieden, wepinge, and moornynge, and [Om. S.] seiynge, Wo! wo! `the ilke [that X.] grete citee, in whom [whiche ANOQSVX.] alle that han shippes in the se ben maad riche of prisis [pris X.] of it; for in oon hour it [Om. AGM et alii.] is desolate. [verse 20] Heuen, and holy apostles, `and prophetes [Om. O.] , `glade ȝe [make ȝe ful out ioie V.] on it, for God hath demyd ȝoure doom of it. [verse 21] And oo strong aungel toke up a stoon, as a [of a O.] greet mylne stoon, and sente in to the se, seiynge [and seide V.] , In this bire [bire, or feersnesse AG sec. m. NS. bire, either feersnes V.] `the ilke [that X.] greet citee Babilon shal be sent, and

now `ouer shal not [it schal noo more V.] be founde. [verse 22] And the voys of harpers [harpis G.] , and of men of musike, and syngynge with pijpe and trumpe, shal no more be herd in it. And ech `crafty man [craftis man OQSXY.] , and eche craft, shal not [noo more V.] be founden in it. And the voys of mylne stoon shal [verse 23] no [not N.] more [Om. N.] be herd in thee, and the liȝt of lanterne [the lanterne Y.] shal no more shijne [liȝten X.] to [in G.] thee, and the voys of the [Om. NOX.] husbonde and of wijf [the wijf G sec. m.] shal `not ȝit more [noo more ȝit V. no more X.] be herd in thee; for thi marchauntes weren princes of erthe. For in thi [the GV.] venemous dedis alle folkes erreden. [verse 24] And the blood of pro|phetis and seyntis is founden in it, and of [Om. Q.] alle men that ben slayn in erthe.