Cursor mundi (The cursur o the world). A Northumbrian poem of the XIVth century in four versions. Ed. by the Rev. Richard Morris ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS IN LAUD MS. [Laud MS. 416, leaf 65 (old paging Cxvj.), the only leaf left.]

Calendarium de Cursor mundi.

[The 1st Age of the World, p. 24.]

¶ If ye will here of the trenyte dere // And of þe makyng of this world it apperyþ le foile	Cxviij
¶ Of bodely substaunce for to wytte	Cxix
Mannis soule what is it le foile	Cxix
¶ Of the estate the world was ynne // by-fore þe tyme of adam is synne le foile	Cxx
¶ How adam brak the comaundment / wherfor kynd of man was shent le foile	Cxxj
¶ Of the estate the world was ynne / After the tyme of adam is synne le foile	Cxxij
¶ Of adam is endyng tell woll y / And of the oyle of mercy le foile	Cxxiij
¶ The genelogy of Adam old of Seth / & cayme shall be told	Cxxiiij
¶ How mannys soule that y of mene / coruptiþ all this world by dene le foile	Cxxv

[The 2nd Age of the World, p. 102.]

¶ Here begynnyth of noie lede / The Second world for to Sede

Cxxv

[The 3rd Age of the World, p. 140.]

¶ Of the third elde is now to tell // Who so will a stound duell le foile	Cxxix
¶ Of ysaak now will we nevyn / That louid was with god in hevyn le foile	Cxxxiij
¶ Now is good to vndirtake / the story to tell of Sir Isaak le foile	Cxxxv
¶ The story of Iacob begynnyth here / & also of his sonne dere	Cxxxviij

¶ Of moyses now will we tell / yf ye will a stound duell le foile	Cxlvj
¶ Off the tre of lyf shall y telle // And of the folk of israell le foile	Cl
¶ lystenyth now to my saw // Tell I shall of moyses law le foile	Clj

[The 4th Age of the World, p. 454.]

¶ Here begynnyth vttyrly the iiijth eld of kyng davy

Clix

[The 5th Age of the World, p. 532.]

¶ Of swete Ihesu the prophecy // lystynnyþ and I shall sey on hie le foile	Cixixj ix
¶ lystynnyth now vnto my lessoun / that will here of the con|cepcion le foile	Cixixj xj
[folio 65b:1] ¶ Why Ihesu Cryst borne wold be // Of a spowsid maide tell we le foile	Cixixj xiiij
¶ How hir grete gabriell // Now is good here to tell	Cixixj xiiij
¶ How Ihesu did in childhed // Sum thyng y will you rede le foile	Cixixij

[The 6th Age of the World, p. 736.]

¶ Now will ye here on what wyse // Ihesu did lazar to ryse // But ar we furthir go / speke we of his sustirs ijo le foile	Cixixij x
¶ Of the passhion speke we here / how he vs bought Ihesu so dere le foile	Cixixij xv
¶ Of Ioseph of aramathy to speke now spede woll y	CCvij
Who desyriþ gret pardoun // heryþ of oure lady assumpcion	CCxxij

[The 7th Age of the World, p. 1258.]

¶ Now is good for to wend // to speke of þis worldis end	CCxxviij
¶ Now is good to be herd / how antecryst shall be bred	CCxxix
¶ Of xv dais þer is to say / Shall fall byfore þe domis day	CCxxxj
¶ Now be we so farforþe come // Speke mote we of the dome le foile	CCxxxiij [[The rest of the page is blank, this MS not being intended to contain any of the Additions in other MSS.]]