Dan Michel's Ayenbite of Inwyt : or, Remorse of conscience : Richard Morris's transcription now newly collated with the unique manuscript British Museum MS. Arundel 57, volume 1, text / by Pamela Gradon.

ÞE OÞRE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

Adueniad regnum tuum. þet is þe oþre bene of þe pater noster. huer we byddeþ / þet godes regne come

to ous / and by wyþ-inne ous. Oure lhord zayþ ine his spelle to his deciples. 'þe regne of god: is nou wyþ-inne you.' Nou onderstand wel hou þet may by. Huanne god yefþ ane grace þet me clepeþ / þe gost of onderstondinge to þe herte. ase deþ þe zonne þet deþ away þe þyesternesse of þe nyȝt / and wasteþ þe cloudes / and þe hore urostes bi þe morȝen. Alsuo wasteþ þe holy gost alle þe þyesternesses of þe herte. and him sseweþ his zennes / and his defautes / zuo þet þe ilke wende by al klene. þanne wyndeþ hi zuo uele defautes. and of motes. and of doust wyþ-oute tale. Ase þe zonne byam sseweþ his motes / and þet doust þet byeþ beneþe ine þe house. Efterward he him eft sseweþ of oþre half naȝt wyþ-oute more þet / þet is wyþ-inne him / ac þet / þet is beneþe þe helle. and þet / þet is aboue him ine heuene. þet / þet is aboute him / alle uayre ssepþes : þet alle heryeþ god / and him wytnesseþ hou god is guod and almiȝti. wys. and uayr. grat and milde. zuete. and þe more me zyȝt þe sseppinges briȝte: þe more hit is wynynde him-zelue to yzyenne. Ac he yzyȝþ / þet he ne is clene / ne worþi him to zyenne : þanne anhet þe guode herte and trewe / and him wreþeþ to him-zelue. Þanne nymþ he his pic / and his spade / and beginþ to delue / and to myny. and geþ in-to his herte. Þerinne he vint zuo uele zennes / and vices / and zuo uele defautes / and zuo moche doust / and tribulaciouns of herte / and of þoȝtes / and of wyckede wylles / þet he him wreþeþ / and zorȝeþ. and nimþ a wycked wyl to him-zelue. zuo þet he beginþ þe herte [typographic Fol. 33. a.] to clensi to þe zoþe [Ms. zoþo] / and to keste out alle þe uelþes þet him benimþ þe ziȝþe of god ine him. and þet he deþ mid þe spade of zoþe ssrifþe. Ac huanne he heþ longe ymyned / and he heþ / alle his uelþes ykest out: þanne uint he pays / and reste / and solas / and blisse / zuo þet him þingþ þet al þe wordle by an helle to þe

lokinge of þe ilke clyernesse / and of þe ilke pays: þet he uint ine his herte. and þet we oxeþ: huanne we ziggeþ Adueniad regnum tuum. þet is to zigge: 'Leue uader / ylyky þe / þet þe holy gost ous wille alyȝte þe herte / and clensi and zuope / al-huet hi by worþi god uor to y-zy. and þet he wile come and wonie ase kyng / and ase lhord. and gouernour / and hotere. zuo þet al þe herte by his / and he by kyng. and euremo we him moȝe yzy. uor þet is lyf wyþ-oute ende. and godes riche habbe wyþ-inne ous.' Þeruore zayþ oure lhord in his spelle: þet godes riche is ase on tresor in þe uelde yhed. þet is ine herte. þet is gratter þanne al þe wordle.