Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall

¶ Lamentacio animarum. [[This is the Head line in the MS, tho' there is no break in the story.]]

[folio 71a] Wiþ þilk body þat he had here; he ne schal so litel misse As þe lest her of his body; I sigge ȝou Iwisse. Line 24

Line 24 Oure lord schal come & smyte adoun; as liȝttyng doþ to ground, Þere þat he to heuen stiȝe; with his bledyng wounde. [MS. woudē] An Aungel schal þe spere & þe nails; & þe crovne of þorn, & þe rood þat he died on; with hym bringe aforn. Line 28 In þe vale of Iosephat; his dom he wil do; Þe best man schal sore agrise; þat schal come þerto. Leuere had his owen moder; in helle pyne to be, Al þe while þe dom ylast; þan her sones face to see. Line 32 Allas! hou schull we þan ouercome; þilk griselich fere, Whan vche seint schal aferde be; oure lord crist to see þere?

OVre lord wil schewe his bitter woundes; And Sigge, "Man! for þe, Line 35 Look what ich haue ysuffred; what hastow suffred for me?" Mest he wil vnderstonde þere; þe vij. merciful dedes: Who þat haþ hem here ydo; as he with his mouþ sede, Þe hungri forto fede; & schride þe cloþles, Ofte goo to sek men; & herberewe þe housles, Line 40 Þe dede forto bury,; þe bounden to vnbynde, Þai þat þise on erþe loueden; þere hij schullen it fynde.

OVre lord wil to þe liþer sigge; as we reden in gospelle, "ȝe cursed gostes, goþ; in-to þe pyne of helle!" Line 44 Þe deuelen willen come ȝernend; & speten fire & blast, & taken þe wrecched soulen; & in-to pyne hem cast.

OVre lord wil to good men sigge; "in my riȝth honde ȝe come, And afongeþ my fador riche; þat aȝeins ȝow is ynome, Þat to ȝou was ymaked; bifore þe werldes biginnyng; Þere ȝe schullen be in ioye with me; wiþ-outen any endyng." In þis book we finde ywrite; þat þre manere folk schal saued be, Maidenhod & spousehod; & widewehode: þise þre. Line 52 Ich bid hym þat vs deme schal; kyng of all kynge, Among his blissed sones; oure soules to heuen brynge. Amen.

Off ioye & blisse is my song; care to bileue, & to herie hym among; þat al oure sorouȝ schal reue. Line 4 Ycome he is, þat swete dew; þat swete hony drope,

Iesus, kynge of alle kynges; to whom is al oure hope. Line 8 Bicome he is oure broþer; whare was he so longe; He it is, & non oþer; þat bouȝth vs so stronge. Line 12 Oure broþer we mowe hym clepe wel; so seiþ hym-self ilome, & so ne miȝtten þai neuer adel; þat bifore vs come. Line 16 He nas oure broþer nouȝth; er he oure flesch nome; Þerwiþ he haþ vs dere abouȝth; to maken vs ysome. Line 20 ysome nere we nouȝth bifore; Aungels & oure kynde, Er swete Iesus were ybore; þat to selde is in mynde. Line 24 // Bot now he haþ oure flesch ynome; & oure broþer is; Oure kynde is wel heiȝe ycome; among oþer, Iwis; Line 28 ffor he is oure kynde heixt; saue his godhede, & al aboue his throne next; so heiȝe is manhede. Line 32 Aungel ne worþ hym nouȝt so neiȝ; for he is oure broþer nouȝth, & þat oure kynde is ek so heiȝe; he haþ vs dere abouȝth. Line 36 Aungels he ne bouȝth nouȝth; we ben hym wel neer; Whan he haþ vs so dere bouȝth; wel ouȝtten we to louen hym here. Line 40 Ne aungel nys naþemo; bot his messagere, [folio 71a:2] How miȝth it þan go; to be his broþer here? Line 44 & in heuen þai schullen also; whan þat we ben þere, Oure hestes & oure will do; as þai oure hynen were, Line 48 And to oure heste seruen vs; to foot & to honde, Oure owen mowe we holden hem; as ich vnderstonde; Line 52 wel mowe we þan glade be; to habbe suich an hyne. & siþþe we mowe here isee; as we iseþ atte fyne, Line 56 Þat we ben alþer kynde heiȝest; wiþ-oute god al-one, And in heuen also hym next; among his aungels vchone. Line 60 And all þat now late comen; siþ oure lorde aliȝth, And oure flesch haþ here ynomen; yheried be his miȝth! Line 64 Þilk þat toforne vs come; whan þai þe deþ founde, Þan were þai onon ycast; in-to helle grounde. Line 68 Nere he neuer so holy ne so good; þere nas non forbore; And so hem longed sore; after oure lorde þerfore. Line 72

Line 72 // Þe prophetes þat weren so good; & so holy alle, Þat of oure lorde vnderstoden; & what schulde bi-fall, Line 76 Hij wisten þat he schulde come; ac hij nysten whanne; Line 78 Þe tyme hem þouȝt long ynouȝ; vche ynche hem þouȝt a spanne. Þai gradden after hym oft; in her prophecie, Line 82 And in þe bokes þat þai writen; þat he schulde dye: Line 84 "God ȝeue," quoþ on of hem; "þat heuen broste atwo, Þat he miȝth aliȝth adoun; & vs sauen so." Line 88 Sumdel hem longed þo; whan þai nolden abide, Þat heuen cleue soft a two; to saue vche side. Line 92 Ac it schulde al to brest; & oure lorde falle adoune, Miȝth þai hym haue yhent; fast by þe crovne. Line 96 Ac he ne heiȝed nouȝth so swiþ; bot com soft adoun; Line 98 Þai wolde hym narewȝ hab y-hent; ac he held hem þer doun. Parde, ȝit ne com he nouȝth; ne were hem neuer so wo; Line 102 Þai hadden þe grounde of helle isouȝth; er he com hem to. Line 104 Seint Dauid after his anoie; after hym grad þus: "Lord, in heuen to vs abowȝe; & aliȝth to vs! Line 108 Schewe vs þine holy face; & we worþe hool onon." Hym longed ek after his face; þe holy Symeon, Line 112 And all blis hym was bynome; & oft he gradd þerfore: "Lorde, whan wiltou come; & wilt ben ybore? Line 116 Wene ȝe ich may dure; wene ȝe ich may see?" Her mone was doel to see; þere gamed hem no gle. Line 120 // Ac hym ne greued nouȝth; aȝeins oþer bifore, ffor he nas nouȝth to deþ ibrouȝth; er god were ibore, Line 124 Ac liued forto he hym seiȝ; & in his armes nome, Þo he on Candelmesday; to þe temple come. Line 128 Lorde, wel may vs be; bet þan hem was þo, Þat ne miȝtten nower fle; lorde, what hem was wo. Line 132 Þere oure lorde seide; þo he was ybore, Þat we miȝtten ben ful glade; ouer oþer þat weren bifore. Line 136 Þe prophetes wilned hym forto see; & many kynges also, Þat we isen ȝif it miȝth be; ac hij ne miȝtten it nouȝth do. // we mowen now as it were; for nouȝth, to heuen come, Line 142 Siþþen oure lord it had ibouȝth; & þe fendes power bynome.

Ac þai þat suich grace ne hadden; þat tofore vs come, Line 146 After oure lorde þai gradden; in þe prophecie ylome; Line 148 After hym þai gradden; wiþ gret wille & longe; No mendement þai ne seie; bot gret pyne & stronge; Line 152 So longe þat þai wery weren; & leten be al stille, And he[r] gredyng forberen; & turneden to goddes wille; Line 156 ffor þai ne seiȝen non oþer won; þouȝ hem þouȝtten longe; Oure lorde lete her will ago; er he wolde flesch a-fonge. Line 160 And þo þai weren wery ynouȝ; as who seiþ for sore, Vche of hem to rest drouȝ; & speken of hym nomore, Line 164 Þat swete barne oure kynde took; boþe of flesche & felle, In whiche he dyed on rood; þe fendes strengþe to felle. Line 168 Þorouȝ whiche preciouse deþ; god vs grant þat grace Þat we mowe after oure deþ; in heuen haue a place. Amen. Line 172