The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...

XXXIV. ST. GREGORY'S TRENTAL, p. 260. From MS. Lamb. 306, fol. 110.

Title. Here folowth Sent Gregoris Trentalle.

1

I-writte men fynt . fayre

2

wrote

3

moder . hir lyffe

4

al. helden . howsewyffe

5

maneres . mode

6

þat om. gode

7

Bonowre

8

gesshed

9

Also . I-holden om. she

10

it felde . hire om. foule case

11

And tra|vailde . his om. trecherye

12

lad . in to synne of l.

13

luste of loue

14

So fer that she

15

So prevely ner-the-lees she her bare

16

was nomane ware

17

noman . witte . case

18

the childe borne

19

Be the necke the ch. she wriede

20

she beryede

21

she a-combred

22

She sh.

23

she . holdene (I- om.)

24

She . preeste

25

were fayne . name

26

as om. she . and of gode fame

27

Twyes efte-sones

28

R. as hite to-forne was

29

she

30

kyne and of

31

sonne . seynt om.

32

alle her

33

durste she no sh. showe

34

be shrefte . were

35

shame . to hide ther sh.

36

lese . of god alle-myghte

37

sethen . lyve . so om. synfully

38

And fallene to dethe sodeynly

39

womans dedis were . asspyede

40

sothely afterward she.

41

Whan she . seene.

42

she was . hie

43

so om.

44

had

45

al

46

she was . in hevene b.

47

litelle

48

after

49

Her sonne . at the mas stode

50

moder hee t. . gode

51

sodeynly in the myd mas

52

drewe to him a grete d.

53

blacked

54

alse derke as m.

55

in the

56

Al om. Stonyed he was of a stynche fulle stronge

57

gresely

58

in swonyng . alle-moste

59

Be-sides . vnder . lere

60

A|meddes . that þat drewe

61

greisely

62

Bute as a f. was hir

ragged . rente and also eville

62

Bute as a f. was hir

ragged . rente and also eville

64

dredfulle . be-hold . deville

65

nose . and om. Eyes

66

fflammynge fulle of brennynge lyes

67

hit om. fullyche . bi godis m.

68

deuelis shulde drade by righte

69

eke om. blode

70

mankynde diede . Rode

71

Sey thou me the s. wel s.

72

hate thou

73

the c. that þou weked wreche

74

do der

75

answerde . chere

76

modyr . bere

77

vnshrevyne dedis

78

bittyr . brene

79

Tho answ. . alas alas

81

Allas om. this is a w. c.

my om.

81

Allas om. this is a w. c.

my om.

82

I om. see

83

wendyne witterlyche I-wis

84

That thou . wel om. to haue hevene b.

85

þat om. that thou.

86

praye . levene . ȝit om.

87

moder . fyne

88

payne

89

She

91

was . such om.

92

wecked . me om. wenede

93

synned wickedly

94

the whiche . ne om. durste me neuer shryve

Yf o. the may save and socoure

95

She . her

96

ffrom one tille other . riht om.

97

moder

94

the whiche . ne om. durste me neuer shryve

Yf o. the may save and socoure

98

Wheþer fastynge or penaunce may þe a.

99

Bedis . to brygge

101

Withe coste and crafte and other thinge

102

To the be h. of any savynge

103

dere blessyd sonne . she

104

bee

105

savide . be wele

106

Who-so . trentelle

107

cheffe festis . yere

108

one

109

Thre

110

Epuphanie

111-12

one v.

113-14

one v.

115-16

one v. oþur om. trenite

117-18

one v.

118

of om. þe Assumpcione

119

ben tho ilke festis tenne

120

souerenly socourene

121

What preeste seith . with-oute f.

122

soulis . shuldene myche a.

123

In one yere with-oute trayne

124

Delyuer sowles . ful om. payne

125

But latte say this . heste

126

euery vtas of euery feste

127

this m.

128

Shalle sey . this orisons too

129

Trewly . ony were

130

thorowe-oute

131

Do hem it to saye

132

Or . thes m.

133

Who-so wille

134

in . this myche. Lat. Oracio: Deus qui es nostra Redempcio.

135

God that arte oure

136

To owre sowlis sothefast saluacione

137

chesest.

138

of hest . be

139

suffrest

140

the soules f. helle blame

141

Brynge hem . fendis bonde

142

oute of hethen mene honde

143

And that pepille . levith . on

144

Throwe . amendide may

145

trustyne on . merce

146

hem alle for thi pite

147

this wille

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ffor om. a mane moste holdynge

149

artte . am . sonne

150

these m. . shonne

152

Ayenes alle the . dede

153

I pray the holiche moder

154

twel-mothe

155

Holiche thi state . shewe

156

faryst . mowe it k.

157

she . wille in ffaye

158

she vansshede awaye.

160

lette (for- om.) neuer to sey.

161

were assigned

162

helpe . pyned

163

He toke . alwey

164

Als om. praide him to doo

165

tyme a twelmothe at the . stode

166

Holy in prayers w. de|vociouns gode

167

the s.

168

sawe . a wondere sely

169

dressyd

170

place . shone

171

Comly and crowned

172

Two Angilles heldene.

173

so om. y-Ravesshede

174

felle downe

175

flatte to-for hir fete

176

Devoute teres ther he lete

177

grete . wel om. stevyne

179

Modyr

180

modyr

181

she . ame . she

182

bee

183

sothe . seste . here

184

thi moder . bere

185

Beforne . woste wele

186

Righte foule as a deville of helle

187

swiche . seste here

188

Throwe helpe . prayere

189

i-dresset om. in to . clere

190

blessyd . bere

191

And sonne for thi gode dede

192

be

193

laten this massys this doo

194

Shalle haue . and the s.

197

When she hadde this saide anone

198

The angelle to hevyne with hire con gone.

199

To that place gode

200

That wonnethe in blysse w. e.

Then follows the Appendix of MS. Cott. Cal. thus:

Now haue we herde fayre and wele The vertue of seinte Gregories tren|telle. Who-so wille do hite parfitely He moste do more therto trewly. The preeste thate shalle this trentalle synge, Atte euche feste thate he dothe mynde He moste sey withe gode devocione Euery evyne the comendacione, Placebo & the direges he moste sey also, The soules to brynge oute of woo, And also the spalmes sevyne Thate helpethe to brynge the soule tille hevyne; ffor a-monge alle other they bethe gode To brynge the soule from helle flode; ffor euery salme dothe quynche a synne As ofte as any mane dothe them be|gynne And withe gode devocione seith þem to the ende: Then may the soules to hevyne wende. Therfore this salme[s] haue ye in thoughte. The xv salmes fore-yete ye noughte. The letany also ye haue in mynde— Loke thou leve hit not be-hynde; Withe gode deuocione thow hit saye, Ante to alle hallowne there-with to praye; Pray hem to helpe withe alle her myghte The soules to brynge to hevyne bryghte, There euer is day and neuer nyghte— Cryst grawnte vs grace to se thate sighte. Loke this be saide alle in ffere Euery day thorowe the yere And euery day [al. Neuer a] loke thou note for|yette, This is to say, loke thou note lette! Ine the evtas of euery feste Also longe as they do leste— viij. dayes mene calle the vtas— The preeste moste sey in his masse A nobylle orysone it his holde The Collett that I of firste tolde. And aftyr the fyrste orysone Ther is a noþer of grete Renowne Thate to the soules is wonder swete, Mene calleth hite the secrete. [Secrete: Omnipotens sompiterne deus (on the margin).] And whan the preste hathe sacred his masse And vside and his handis I-wasshe, An othere orisone he moste saye That in the boke fyndene he may, The post-comyne men dothe hit calle, [Post com.: Deus cuius misericordie (in the margin).] That helpethe soules oute of thralle; At [al. And] that this be done at euche a feste That the trentalle spekethe of mest and leste. Then may thou be sekyr and fulle serteyne To brynge the sowles oute of her payne To the Endles Ioye that lastethe aye— He vs graunte that fore vs dyede one gode ffrydaye. To that Ioye gode vs brynge Thate is Ine hevyne withe-oute End|yng. Pray we alle that hit so be, Amen amen pur charite.

Explicit sent Gregorys Trentalle.