Christ, Man's Help.
god help hastou, man & prest;
þe moder here sone sewet here brest;
þe sone his fadir ssewet his side,
hise wondir wondis depe & wide;
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þanne mai þer be no maner werning,
þer of so gret loue is so gret tocning.
The King's Letters to his Son.
Fulgencius in gestis romanorum: quidam rex duos habuit filios, quorum senior cum patre in pallacio fuit; Iunior vero in castro pernoctauit periculoso. cui pater litteras 5. transcripsit. prima erat ista, sic:
sinne & folye [MS. may be 'fulþe.'] only for-sake;
to clennesse of lif, for mi loue tac.
2a fuit ista, sic:
loue god boþe wit herte & þout.
for to his licnesse þou art wrout.
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3a erat ista, sic:
wit-outin louë þou art lorn; [folio 158b]
wose hat nout loue, were bettre on-born.
4ta erat ista sic:
of al þi wele i bidde non oþer,
bot loue me wel, as dot þi broþer.
vel sic:
of al þi richesse i bidde no more,
bot loue me wel for euere more.
5ta erat ista.
Come nou, my swete chilt, wan þou come wilt,
for redi is þin heritage, & forȝouin is þi gilt.
The Ills of our Time.
Charite, chaste, pite, arn waxin al colde;
Couetise, Lust, & maistrie, arn be-comin al bolde; [folio 162]
Consel, god acord, & wedloc ben nou noþing of tolde.
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