Noe þat gracious and gode
liued fourty ȝere ofter þe flode
Cursor mundi (The cursur o the world). A Northumbrian poem of the XIVth century in four versions. Ed. by the Rev. Richard Morris ...
About this Item
- Title
- Cursor mundi (The cursur o the world). A Northumbrian poem of the XIVth century in four versions. Ed. by the Rev. Richard Morris ...
- Publication
- London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co.,
- 1874-93.
- Rights/Permissions
The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact mec-info@umich.edu. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact libraryit-info@umich.edu.
DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
- Link to this Item
-
http://name.umdl.umich.edu/AJT8128.0001.001
- Cite this Item
-
"Cursor mundi (The cursur o the world). A Northumbrian poem of the XIVth century in four versions. Ed. by the Rev. Richard Morris ..." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AJT8128.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2024.
Pages
Page 128
ix hundre ȝere and tensithe fyue
was noe quen he lost his lyue
Line 2084
for he liued lelly quylist he moȝt
he sites wiþ criste ful hey on-loft
his sones þe quilk I of meled.
al þe werlde bi-twix ham deled
Line 2088
Asye to sem; to cham Affrike.
to Iaphet europe þat wilful wike
[ [[from Laud MS. 416]] Alle thise thre were fulle riche to grope
But Seem is part nas not oþer lyche]
Line 2092
for now þe werlde as ȝe may here
ys delt in þrin partis sere.
In þrin partis principal.
þe quilke ar noȝt parigal.
Line 2096
for asye ys wiþ-outen squyke
als myche as europe and affrike
asye ys þe þrid in tale.
and ys haluendale al hale.
Line 2100
hit ys þe best for-þi in ese
baþ halilande and hethenes.
precious stanys and spices of pris
for þer-in standis paradys.
Line 2104
Inde and pers and araby
babel and iudea and suli
and mony oþer vn-tellande contree
þer ys now babel maist cite.
Line 2108
¶ affrike ys þe toþer party.
þat sum tide was calde libi.
mony contre þer-in ys.
and noble cites baþ mare and lesse
þer-in cartage a cite strange
Line 2113
and oþer monyan a-mange
þe mykil lande of ethiopey
Iena mortayne and indei.
Line 2116
hit ys a lande shortly to Myn.
þer bla men wonys in.
Page 130
¶ þe þrid party ys noȝt þe leste.
hit lyse mast in-to weste.
Line 2120
al on þis side grekkis see.
was Iaphet giuen til his liuere
hit hat europe þer mast to-day.
regnys of þe cristen lay.
Line 2124
þar-in ys rome þe heued cite
wroȝt in alle cristiante.
and mony riche kyng-dome.
to telle alle haue I. na tome.
Line 2128
of þes þre þe folk con sprede
& filled þe werlde of lenght and brede
of ham hit rase sa many men.
of diuerse kinde sex-sithe ten.
Line 2132
kniȝt and chorle and fre-man.
oute of þer þre breþer bigan.
Of sem freman. of Iaphet kniȝt
of cham chorle come ful riȝt
Line 2136
. . . . .
[no gap in the Fairfax & Laud MSS.]