Speculum Gy de Warewyke : an English poem, with introduction, notes and glossary ; here for the first time printed and first edited from the Mss. / by Georgiana Lea Morrill.

Speculum Gy de Warewyke

Herkneþ alle to my speche, [ 39 a] [Hearken!] [1 to] vnto DH₂.] And hele of soule i may ou teche. [I teach of the soul's health.] [2 And] om. D. may] wyll A₂DH₁H₂R.] Þat i wole speke, it is no fable, [3 no] not R.] Ac hit is swiþe profitable. [ 4] [4 Ac] Bot DH₂R, For H₁. swiþe] ful H₁R, very gode & H₂. Be∣tween 4 and 5 the following three lines are interpolated in H₂: For the sowlys saluacyowne Who soo that herythe þis sermoune Inicium sapiencie timor domini (Cp. H₂ in l. 138.)] Man, if þu wolt heuene winne, [To win heaven, love God and] Þurw loue to god þu most biginne. [6 Þurw loue] To loue H₁. to god] of god A₂D, god H₁, om. H₂.] Þus shal ben þi biginning: [7 Þus] þis A₂H₂R. shal ben þi] ys the fyrste H₂.] Þu loue god ouer alle þing [ 8] [7 and 8 are omitted in H₁.] [8 Þu] To A₂, om. DH₂. god ouer] wele god abovyn H₂.] ¶ And þin emcristene loue also, [thy fellow-Christian.] [9 emcristene] euen crystyn A₂DH₁H₂R. loue] om. A₂H₂, þou loue H₁.] Riht as þi-self[e] þu most do. [10 do] do so D.] If þu wolt þus biginne and ende, [11 If] And if R.] Þu miht be seker to heuene wende; [ 12] [11 and 12 are omitted in H₂.] [12 miht be] may R. wende] to wende R.] Ac, if þu louest more worldes god [Flee the world.] [13 Ac if] And ȝef A₂D, But and H₁, Iffe H₂, But if R. worldes] þe worldes A₂, worldly H₁, þis worldis H₂, worldlis R.] Þu shalt hit finde an yuel plawe: [15 an] for an H₁. plawe] lawe (The word was originally plawe. p can be traced in the erasure.) D.] To deþ of soule it wole þe drawe, [ 16] [To death the world's] ¶ For, whan þe world þe haþ ikauht [17 ikauht] caught A₂DH₂R.] In [MSS. A ₁ and A ₂ have and in.] his paunter þurw his drauht, [net drags the soul,] [For the title, see the Introduction. The numbering of the folio follows the Auchinleck MS. The character ¶ reproduces the paragraphing of the Auchin∣leck text.] [18 In] In to H₂. þurw his] at a A₂.]

Al at his wille he wole þe lede. [19 Al at] At R. wole] shall H₂.] Ne shaltu spare for no drede, [ 20] [and thou] [20 Ne shaltu] Þou shalt not R.] Ne for loue to god, ne for his eiȝe, [21 Ne for] For noo H₂. to god] of god A₂DH₁, om. H₂. eiȝe] awe R.] To gon out of þe rihte weye; [shalt suffer.] [22 þe] his H₂. weye] lawe R.] ¶ For swiche [þer] beþ, þat loueþ more [23 For] om. DH₂. þer] it A₁DR, þei A₂.] Þe world and his foule lore, [ 24] [24 and] þen D. foule] fals A₂.] Þan þeih don god, þat hem wrouhte [ 39 b] [25 þeih don god] Iesu criste H₂.] And on þe rode [hem] dere bouhte. [26 hem dere] dere A₁, dere hem A₂H₁, ful dere R. (D has heu dere.) bouhte] abouȝte H₂.] ¶ Her-of i wole a while dwelle, [27 Her-of] Here R. wole] sall D. while] stounde H₂.] And a tale i wole ȝou telle [ 28] [I wish to tell] [28 wole] sal D.] Off an eorl of gode fame— [of an earl,] Gy of Warwyk was his name— [Guy of War∣wick,] [30 Gy] Sire Gy H₂.] Hou on a time he stod in þouht: [31 Hou on] On D, Vppe on H₂, how in R.] Þe worldes blisse him þouhte noht. [ 32] [32 Þe] þis DH₂.] Þe world anon he þer [þer is on erasure in MS. A ₁.] forsok [how he for∣sook the world,] [33 he þer] he A₂H₁H₂, þer he DR.] And to Iesu Crist him tok, [34 him] he hym DH₁. tok] bi toke H₁.] And louede god and his lore [and chose God.] [35 And] He H₂. his] all his A₂R, eke hys D (and and in H₂).] And in his seruise was euere more. [ 36] [36 in his seruise was] serued hym after R.] ¶ A god man þer was in þilke dawe, [A devout man,] [37 in] be H₂. þilke] þat A₂H₂R.] Þat liuede al in godes lawe; [38 liuede] leued R. al] wele A₂, wel alle R. in] om. R.] Alquin was his rihte name, [Alquin,] And man he was of gode fame; [ 40] [40 And] A A₂, And a D, A noble H₂. man he was] man DH₂. gode] riȝt gude D.] Dekne he was, and þe ordre he hadde; [41 and] om. R. þe] om. H₁H₂. he] om. DH₂.] In holinesse his [MS. H ₁ has his his.] lyf he ladde; [lived then,] Wit of clergie he hadde inouh, Þerfore to godnesse euere he drouh. [ 44] [44 Þerfore] and þerfore R.] ¶ Off him þe eorl was wel war, [of whom] [45 Off him] þare of A₂DH₂. was wel] sone was full H₂. war] I war A₂D.] Þerfore his wille to him [he] bar, [Guy] [ 45 and 46 are omitted in R.] [46 Þerfore] And þarfore A₂, And alle H₂. he] om. A₁A₂.]

And of him [him is above the line in MS. A ₁. MS. D has hys.] he tok his red, [asked advice,] ¶ To kepen his soule from þe qued. [ 48] [48 kepen] wyten D. qued] dede D.] ¶ On a day, i vnderstonde, [ 39 c] [49 On] Vpon H₂.] Sire Gy þe eorl sente his sonde To þe holi man Alquin [51 þe] þat R. Alquin] sire alquyn A₂D, ffrere Alquyne H₂.] And seide: '[I] [MS. A ₁ omits I.] grete þe wel, fader myn, [ 52] [and] [52 wel] om. H₂.] And preie þe for godes loue, [begged] [53 And] I A₂, anon I D.] Þat us alle sit aboue, [54 us] ouyr vs H₂.] Þat þu wole, par charite [55 par] for H₁H₂.] And in amendement of me, [ 56] [55 and 56 are omitted in A₂.] ¶ Make me a god sarmoun [a sermon,] [57 Make me] Doo me make H₂.] And don hit write in lesczoun: [58 don hit write] write hit R. lesczoun] a lessoun DR.] Þat were my ioye and my delit [to free his] [59 were] where D. my ioye] ioy A₂. my delit] grete delyte H₂.] And to my soule a gret profyt; [ 60] [soul from the] For þe world þurw his foule gile [world's guile.] [61 foule] false H₂.] Haþ me lad to longe while. [62 lad] lette H₁, be lyed H₂. while] A while H₂.] Þer-of i wole consail take, [63 Þer-of] þer for D. wole] wolde H₂.] Hu i mihte þe world forsake.' [ 64] [64 þe world] hym H₂.] ¶ Alquin þe eorl þo answerede, [Alquin] [65 Alquin] Þen Alquyne R. þe eorl þo] þen to þe erle D, sere Gy sone H₂, þo erle R.] And Iesu Crist ful ȝerne he heriede, [with joy] [66 And] And swythe H₂. ful ȝerne] ful werun D, om. H₂. he] om. A₂D.] Þat swich a wit was comen him to And seide: 'His preie i wole do.' [ 68] [granted Guy's prayer,] [68 His] þi A₂H₂. i wole] he wold DR.] 'And, [sethen] i shal be þi leche, [69 And sethen] and whan A₁, Sythe that H₂, & sithen þat R. be] nu ben A₁A₂. þi] his H₁.] Aller furst i wole þe teche, [and preached] [70 Aller] Alþere A₂H₁H₂, Erle D. furst] ferest H₁. wole] schal D.] Faire uertuz for to [to is above the line in MS. A ₁.] take [of fair virtues] [71 for to] to þe D.] And foule þewes to forsake. [ 72] [and ugly vices.] [72 foule] lethere H₂.] ¶ Þat maitou noht don, leue broþer, [73 Þat] þis H₁, Þus R. don] om. A₂, mynn H₂.] Bote þu knowe on and oþer, [74 Bote] But ȝyffe H₂R. on] o þynge A₂, þat on D, bothe one R. oþer] þat oþer D (oþe in H₁).]

I shal þe now shewe boþe, [75 þe now shewe] shewe to þe now H₁, the shewe nowe hem H₂.] Whiche beþ gode and whiche beþ loþe; [ 39 d] [ 76] [75 and 76 are transposed in A₂.] ¶ And at þe beste i wole biginne, [First,] [77 And at] And A₂, At H₁. wole] sal D.] Þe betre grace for to winne. [to win grace] Þe uertuz i wole first shewe, [he taught the virtues in order.] [79 i wole] þat I wyll A₂, I sal D, fyrste I wylle H₂. first] ȝow H₂. shewe] chewe (Before chewe space is left for an s.) D.] Whiche þeih beþ, alle on rewe.' [ 80] [80 Whiche] Þe wyche D. alle on] now o D, al in H₁, vppon A H₂, on a R.] 'Wisdom in godes drede [Wisdom] Vse wel, þat be my rede; [shall be thine,] [82 be my] I þe D, is my R. Between] Trewe bileue and charite— [also faith, love,] [82 and 83 are the following two lines in A₂ (Cp. A₂ in ll. 140, 141, and 142.): Twey þynggys it wyll þe tech Whare þorouȝ þou myȝt to heuen rech] [83 bileue] loue R.] Þise sholen bileue wid þe— [ 84] [84 Þise] þey H₁, Þese thre R. bileue] leue D, leeue R. þe] me H₂.] Stedefast hope and mieknesse, [steadfast hope, meek∣ness, peace, mercy, for∣giveness, patience, humility.] [85 hope] om. A₂, boþ H₁.] Pes, merci, and forȝifnes, ¶ Loue of herte, ful of pite, [87 ful] and fulle H₂.] Þat is verray humilite. [ 88] And þu wolt haue godes ore, [89 And] And ȝef A₂DH₁H₂R. haue] om. R. ore] lore D.] Ȝit þu most vse more, [90 vse] doo welle H₂.] For þi sinne repentaunce, [Repent!] [91 sinne] synne haue D.] And redi þerfore to don penaunce [ 92] [92 þerfore] þare A₂.] Wid sorwe at þin herte rote, [In penitence] And shrifte of mouþe shal be þi bote. [confess.] [94 And] Wiþ H₁. mouþe] mowȝt D. shal be þi] to A₂, with dede D, wyll be þi H₂.] In almes dede and charite [Give in cha∣rity to thy life's end.] [95 charite] chaste D, in charyte H₂.] Þi lyf shal euere more be. [ 96] [96 lyf] lyffe also H₂.] ¶ Þise beþ þe þewes, þat i þe teche, [97 þewes] vertues A₂. i] I wil R.] Whar-þurw þu miht to heuene reche, [98 Whar-þurw] Where with H₂. reche] Areche H₂.] And so þu miht þe world forsake, [99 so] thus H₂. þu] þorow H₁. miht] mayste H₂R.] If þu wolt hem to þe take.' [ 100] [100 wolt hem to] hem wolt to A₁, wylt heuen to A₂, wylt þese to D, wylte to thys goodnesse H₂.]

¶ 'Nu i wole nempne [The final e is above the line in MS. A ₁.] þe wicke þewes, [Base vices] [101 wole] sall D. nempne] neuen A₂D (D has new, but the e is hardly distinguishable from o. There is a break in the parchment before wykyd.) H₁, telle H₂, þe nemen R. þe wicke] wykyd A₂D, þis worldly H₁, þe othere H₂.] Þat beþ noht gode, ac muche shrewes, [102 beþ noht gode] are swithe R. ac] bot A₂DH₁H₂, om. R.] For, if þu dost bi here red[e], [ 40 a] [103 here] there H₂.] To strong[e] pine þeih wolen þe led[e]; [ 104] [lead to pain,] ¶ Þanne is hit god, þat þu shone [therefore shun] [105 is hit] it is A₂DH₂, is R.] [105 reads in H₁: Þerfor loke þou hem shoone.] To drawe hem into þi wone. [106 To] For to H₁R. into] in H₁.] Herkne nouþe to me, [107 nouþe] now A₂DH₁H₂R. to] wele vnto D, bisily to H₁, Awhyle to H₂, vnto R.] And i hem wole nempne þe: [ 108] [108 i] om. R. hem wole] wyll hem D, hom I wil R. nempne] schewe A₂, neuen vnto D, neuen to H₁.] [108 reads in H₂: And I wylle telle ȝow wheche þei bee.] Pride, wraþþe, and enuie, [pride, wrath, envy, injustice, faithlessness, false witness∣ing.] [109 enuie] enueny D.] Fals iugement and tricherie; Fals witnesse is on of þo— Many a soule itt [MS. A ₁ has itc.] doþ ful wo. [ 112] [111 and 112 are transposed in H₂.] [112 ful] myche H₁, full moche H₂.] Loue noht to muche þis worldes blisse: [Avoid worldliness. It induces] [113 þis] om. D.] Hit bringeþ man to þisternesse, [Read þisternisse.] [114 Hit] For it DH₁. bringeþ] lediþ H₁. man] a man A₂H₂, men DH₁, mony R. to] vnto R. þisternesse] theftnese A₂, dyrkenes DH₁, Vncerteynnesse H₂, merkenes R.] ¶ Auarice and glotonye, [avarice, glut∣tony, sloth, lechery.] Wicke sleuþe and leccherie.' [ 116] [116 sleuþe] slownes R.] 'Accedie is a wel foul sinne [117 wel] ful R.] To man, þat he may come widinne, And, what it is, i wole þe wisse, [119 what] om. A₂. wole] sall D.] Vnderstond, þat þu ne misse: [ 120] [120 Vnderstond] vndirstond wel H₁, Vndyrstonde yt welle H₂. ne] not R.] ¶ Accedie is (as) sleuþes broþer, [[Acedia], the brother of sloth,] [121 as] om. A₂H₁H₂R. sleuþes] slow∣nes R.] Wicke on and wicke oþer; [122 on] is on A₂R.] Hit is a derne mourni[n]g in mod [123 a] as a A₁D.] And makeþ man anuied to do god. [ 124] [124 And] Hytt H₂. man] men D. anuied] vnneþe D, fro mynde R.] Offte þurw swiche mourning[e] [attends despair of the mercy of God,] [125 Offte] Welofte H₂. swiche] swiche wicke A₁A₂R.] Wanhope beginneþ for to spring[e],

Þat, bote man turne awey þerfro, [127 Þat bote] Bot A₂H₁R, Butt yffe H₂. man] a man A₂D, men H₁. turne] flee H₂.] Sauued worþ he neuere mo. [ 128] [128 worþ he] worth þei A₂, shul he be H₁, maye he be H₂, bes he R.] ¶ Wroþer hele was Iudas born, [through which Judas was lost.] [129 Wroþer hele] In a carful tyme H₁, With wroþe hele H₂.] For þurw þat sinne he was lorn; [ 40 b] [130 þurw] om. D. lorn] for lorne A₂DH₁H₂R.] Merci he les þurw þat sinne, [131 þurw] for A₂.] Wher-þurw he ne mihte no ioye winne. [ 132] [132 ne] om. H₁H₂R. no ioye] heuen A₂.] ¶ Vch man birede him in his sihte [Hasten!] [133 birede] I rede A₂, be rede D, be redy R. him] om. R.] [133 reads in H₁ and in H₂: I counsel yche man with al his myȝte H₁. Euyry man behouythe in hys syȝte H₂.] To flen þat sinne bi his mihte [Flee that sin.] [134 flen] flye H₁. bi] om. H₁, with H₂R. his mihte] all his myȝt DH₂R, boþ day and nyȝte H₁.] And alle oþere þat i haue nempt, [135 oþere] þe oþer DH₂. haue] here H₁. nempt] neuen H₁.] If he wole to ioye be dempt.' [ 136] [136 he wole] þai wil R. be dempt] idempt D, be demened R.] [136 reads in H₁: If ȝe wil come to þe blisse of heuen.] Herkne now to my sarmoun, [Hearken to my sermon!] [137 sarmoun] lessounne H₂.] What i wole telle in my lesczoun. [138 wole] shall A₂. telle] say A₂, þe tell D, rede þe H₂. in my lesczoun] be resounne H₂. After] [138 one line is interpolated in H₂: Inicium sapiencie timor domini. (Cp. H₂ after l. 4 and A ₁ A ₂ DH ₁ after l. 882.)] Wisdom in godes drede, [De Sa∣pientia.] [Wisdom] Off which þat i erere seide, [Read sede.] [ 140] [140 which] suche H₁. þat] om. D. erere] here D, eere of H₂, bifore R.] [140 reads in A₂: Vse wele þat be my rede. (l. 82. Cp. A₂ in variants.)] ¶ Tweie þinges it wole þe teche, [points two ways to heaven:] [141 it] I DH₂.] Whar-þurw þu miht to heuene reche: [142 reche] Areche H₂.] Þat is, lat þi sinne and do god [flee sin; do good.] [143 Þat] And þat A₂. lat] leue A₂H₁H₂R. þi] om. DR.] For his loue, þat deiede on rod; [ 144] [144 rod] þe rode D.] ¶ Ac to late þi sinne al onliche [145 Ac] And A₂DH₁, om. H₂, But for R. late] leue A₂H₁H₂, loue R. þi] om. DR. sinne] om. R. al] om. A₂H₁H₂. (sekerlich has been crossed out before onliche in A₂.) onliche] onely R.] Nis noht inouh, sikerliche. [146 Nis] Es DH₁H₂R. sikerliche] sikerly R.] Þu most don god forþ þerwid, [Read þerwiþ.] [The rewards are mercy and peace.] If þu wolt haue merci and griþ. [ 148] [148 and] or H₁. griþ] greyþe D.]

¶ Þis wonder of many sinful men, [The wicked] [149 Þis] Þis is A₂, It es D, Thys ys a H₂. of many] is of mony R. sin∣ful] om. DH₂, a synful R. men] man DR.] Þat þinkeþ it were muche [muchel is in MS. A ₁.] for hem [150 it were] om. A₂.] To haue gret worldes honour As londes, rentes, halle, and bour, [ 152] [152 As] As in D, om. H₂.] Riche vessel of siluer and gold And grete tresor and faire bold, [value worldly possessions] [154 grete] oþer H₁. and faire bold] faire and bold A₂H₂, manyfolde H₁.] ¶ Riche mete and riche drink[e], [155 2d riche] goode H₁.] And litel þerfore for to swink[e], [ 156] [156 litel] leþe D.] Hele of bodi in bon and huide, [ 40 c] [157 Hele] Helthe H₂. in] om. A₂, and R. huide] hede H₁.] And gret los of pompe and pride. [and fleeting glory, but] [158 And] om. H₂AR. of] also of H₂.] A murie lyf hem þinkeþ þis were, [159 þis] ytte H₂R.] But eft hit worþ ibouht [ful] [MS. A ₁ has wel.] dere, [ 160] [earth's joy is bought dear.] [160 eft] om. D, after H₁H₂. worþ] shal be H₁, wylle be H₂, mot be R. ibouht] abought A₂D, boȝte H₁H₂R. After 160 are the following two lines in H₂: Where be thoo þat thynkyþe þere vpon I cane nott telle be seynte John]

Quia nihil [The MSS. have nichil.] in-felicius, quam felicitas peccatoris. [Latin: The Latin text is inserted between 158 and 159 in R. Quia nihil] Qui R. in-felicius] infecelius A₂, felicius R. felicitas] fecilitas A₂, vita R.]

Naþeles hit may falle wel, [161 Naþeles] Neuer þe lese A₂H₂, but no þo lesse R. falle] be fall H₂, bifalle R.] Þat, þouh man haue muche katel [162 Þat] om. H₂R. (Space is left for one word in H₂.) man] a man A₂DR, men H₁, summan H₂. muche] ryȝt mochill H₂.] As londes, rentes, and oþer god, [163 As londes] Londes londes (The second londes is marked for erasure.) D.] Ȝit [ȝit is on the margin before he in MS. A ₁.] he may be pore of [of is above the line in MS. A ₁.] mod [ 164] And low of herte, ful iwis, [165 low] ful lowe DR. ful] om. DR, fully H₁, and fulle H₂. iwis] wyse H₂.] And halt þerof ful litel prys. [166 halt] haue H₂. ful] om. A₂H₂R. (lytyll is over erasure in H₂.)] ¶ Ac nu i wole speke and rede [Such sinful ones] [167 Ac] And also A₂, and DH₂, But H₁R. nu i wole] now I sal D, I wil now H₁. and rede] om. A₂.] Of hem, þat i erere seide, [Read sede.] [ 168] [167 and 168 are transposed in D.] [168 hem] whum D. erere] are A₂D, bifore H₁R, eere of H₂.]

Þat þurw here pride and here wil [169 here] hyȝe H₁. wil] yll (There is an erasure before y.) D.] Þeih fallen ofte in gret peril. [are in peril,] [170 Þeih] om. R.] Seint Austin halt þer-mide noht [171 halt þer-mide] þare with holdeth (Two letters have been crossed out before holdeth.) A₂, halde þer with DH₁, holte þere with ryȝt H₂R.] And seiþ, it shal ben dere bouht, [ 172] [172 And] He DH₂. bouht] abouȝht A₂.] And skilfulliche it mot be so, [173 And] For H₂. skilfulliche] wilful∣lyche H₁. mot] moste H₁H₂R.] For, whan a man haþ sinne do, [174 For] om. H₂. a man] man A₂H₂. sinne do] synn ido DR, mysdo H₁, A synne doo H₂.] Oþer he mot hit beten here [and they must atone.] [175 mot hit beten] mot beten D, he motte be beten (One letter has been erased before h.) H₁, he mvste be betyn H₂.] Or suffre pine elles where. [ 176] [176 Or] Oþer D, Or ellis R. pine] paynes A₂H₂.] ¶ Wole ȝe here, what louerede [The gracious love of God] [177 ȝe here] þou here now R. louerede] I rede R.] God kudde to [to is above the line in MS. A ₁.] hem þat wole [Before w one letter has been erased in MS. A ₁.] him drede? [178 kudde] kyþeþ H₁R, shewythe H₂. to] om. R. hem] man D, him H₁H₂. wole him] wold hyme A₂, hym wyll H₂.] [He wyll hem here hold[e] lowe, [179 hem] om. R. here holde] holde here D, hold meke & H₁, holdyn here full H₂, holde hom here R.] For þei schold hym þe better knawe [Read knowe.] ;] [ 180] [179 and 180 are omitted in A₁.] [180 þe] om. H₁.] [180 has the following readings in D and in H₂:] He wole hem chasten wid smale pining [grants chas∣tenings, anguish,] [181 He wole] om. H₂. hem] hym DH₁, om. H₂R. chasten] kast H₁, Chastyse hem H₂R.] And maken hem lese þat hote brenning; [181 and 182 are omitted in A₂.] [182 hem] hym D, hom to R. þat] þe DH₂.] And many anguisse he wole hem ȝiue [183 And many] A man D, Many an H₂. hem] hym D.] To suffre here, whiles þeih liue, [ 40 d] [ 184] ¶ As hunger and þurst and trauail strong; [hunger, thirst,] [185 As] om. DH₁H₂, and R. (And is crossed out before As in A₂.)] Hij sholen haue euere among [186 Hij] Þei A₂H₁H₂R, he D. haue] suffri DH₂.] Lore of catel and seknesse, [Read seknisse.] [earthly losses. These in∣crease hea∣ven's joys,] [187 Lore] Losse A₂H₁H₂R. seknesse] stronge syknysse H₂.] And al is to echen here blisse. [ 188] [188 And] om. H₂. al is] all it is A₂H₂, all D. here] þaire ioy and D, þeire H₁.] Man, if þu (ne) leuest noht me, [189 ne] om. A₂DH₁H₂R. leuest] be leue H₂.]

Þu sek aboute, and þu miht se [190 Þu sek] Seek H₁R. þu miht se] by þe se A₂, bi se D, þou maist see H₁R, þe besye H₂.] Þise holi men alle bidene, How þeih liuede in wo and tene. [ 192] [192 liuede] lybbeþe D. wo] sorowe H₂.] And, if my tale nis noht for-ȝete, [Read forȝite.] [193 if] if þou R. nis] es DH₁, þou H₂, om. R.] Þanne maitou wel iwite, [194 Þanne] Now H₁. maitou] þou myȝt ful D. wel] þo better R. iwite] þerof I wyte H₁, wete H₂, witt R.] Þat þe worldes blisse is noht, [for the world's bliss is naught.] [195 þe] þys H₂. blisse] wele DH₂. is] nys A₂.] Whan þu hast abouten souht; [ 196] [196 abouten] all abouten DH₂, hit thorou R. souht] I soȝte H₁.] ¶ For, ȝif [One letter has been erased before ȝ in MS. A ₁.] a man haþ her his wille, [197 his] all hys D.] Wel lihtliche he may spille. [197 and 198 are omitted in H₂.] [198 Wel] Ful DH₁R. lihtliche] lyȝtly H₁R. spille] hys saule spyll D, hymself spylle H₁.] Her i wole nouþe blinne. [199 Her i wole nouþe] Here I wyll not A₂, Now I wil here of H₁, Of thys now I wolle H₂, Here I wil a while R. blinne] be kenne (The k is imperfectly formed.) D, belynne H₂.] Anoþer þing i wole biginne [ 200] [Believe in] [De Fide.] [200 Anoþer] And oþere A₂, And anoþer D, And of othyre H₂. wole] sal D.] To speke, man, of þi bileue, [201 man] more R.] For hit is god, it [One letter is erased after it in MS. A ₁.] wole noht greue. [201 and 202 are transposed in D.] [202 it] and DH₁R. wole] nyl H₁.] Man, þi bileue shal be so: Þat o god is and no mo, [ 204] [one God,] [204 is] ther ys H₂.] Þat o god is in vnite, [a God in unity and in trinity,] Þre persones in trinite. [204-206 read in H₁: Þat þer is oo god & no moo Þe whiche is in persones þree And oo god in trinitee] [206 Þre] And þre D.] ¶ Þu shalt, [man], bileue also [207 man] om. A₁A₂R, al so H₁. also] here to H₁.] And treuliche in þin herte do, [ 208] [208 treuliche] trewly A₂H₁H₂R. do] þenk so H₁, yt doo H₂R.] Þat god had neuere biginning [without be∣ginning, without end∣ing, Creator of all.] [209 had] ne hadde H₂.] Ne neuere (ne) shal haue ending, [210 Ne] Nor A₂. ne] om. A₂DH₁H₂R. haue] haue noon H₁H₂.] ¶ And shappere [re is above the line in MS. A ₁.] is of alle shaftes, [ 41 a] [211 shaftes] shappes A₂. (schaftes is over erasure in D.)] And ȝeueþ wit in alle craftes, [ 212] [212 ȝeueþ] ȝif þe D, ȝifere of H₁, gaffe H₂.]

And made man after his owen face— [213 made man] man made A₁A₂R, shope man H₂. owen] om. H₂.] Nas þat gret loue of heih[e] grace? [214 Nas þat] Was þer D, þat was H₁R, Was þat not a H₂. gret] for R. of heihe] and heȝe D, of his holy H₁, of hys H₂.] And ȝaf to man fre power [God bestowed freedom of will, but] [215 ȝaf] ȝif D.] To chese, boþe fer and ner, [ 216] [216 To chese] Of thise A₂, to these R.] Off god and yuel shed to make, [217 Off] And of D, om. H₂. yuel] of euel D. shed] for A₂H₂, cheyse D.] Þe euel to late and god to take. [218 Þe] Þat D. late] leue A₂DH₁R. and] þe A₂DR.] Wheiþer he wole chese, he haþ power [219 Whei∣þer] Whiche H₁, Too whether H₂.] Þurw ȝifte of god, while he is her; [ 220] [220 ȝifte] might R.] Þanne is hit noht on god ilong, [He is not at fault if man choose the wrong.] [221 is hit] it is A₂R. on] in A₂H₁. ilong] a longe A₂H₂, longe DH₁R.] If man wole chese to don wrong. [222 man] he A₂DH₂. wole] wollen to D, om. H₁.] ¶ Adam was þe forme man, [Adam] [223 forme] first A₂H₁R, formeste H₂.] Þat euere singyn bigan, [ 224] [224 Þat] In wham H₁. singyn] first synne DH₂, ony synne R.] And þat was god to wite noht, [225 wite] wyte ryȝte H₂.] Þerfore hit haþ ben dere bouht. [bought sin dear.] [226 hit] he D. haþ] was ful R. ben] om. DR. bouht] a bouȝt A₂D.] God ȝaf him wit as his owen, [227 his] is DH₂.] God and yuel for to knowen, [ 228] [228 yuel] wicke R.] Ac þurw eging of þe fend and Eue [229 Ac] And A₂DH₁R, om. H₂. þurw] Thorowe þe H₂R. Eue] of eue D.] He dede a sinne þat gan him greue. [230 a] om. H₁. gan him] was ful D, dide hym H₁H₂R.] ¶ Vnboxomnesse was his gilt, [For disobe∣dience he was thrust from paradise, but] [231 his] hit R.] Þerfore out of paradys he was [pylt]. [pylt is supplied from MS. A ₂. was is the last word of the line in MS. A. ₁ gilt seems a deeper black than what precedes, suggesting that it may have been added later.] [ 232] [232 he was] was he R. pylt] om. A₁, put D.] Boxomere he was to his wif, [233 Boxomere] Buxom more D, Moore boxum H₁.] Þan to god þat ȝaf him lyf; And, for he dede after hire lore, [235 for] for þat R. hire] þeyre H₁.] He bouhte hit siþþen swiþe sore. [ 236] [236 bouhte hit] abouȝte D. siþþen] afterworde H₁, aftyr H₂. swiþe] ful H₁.] ¶ His fredom was binomen him al [237 binomen him] bimonie hym H₁, fro hym tane R.] And put in seruage as a þral, [ 41 b] [238 in] to D.]

¶ Noht one he, bute alle þo [239 one] only A₂DH₂R, oonlyche H₁. alle] also al H₁.] Þat of him comen for euere mo. [ 240] [240 for euere] euer A₂DH₂.] Ac for hit was þurw gile don, [241 Ac] And A₂D, But H₁H₂R. þurw] for R. don] idon D.] God ȝaf his pite þer-vpon, [God's pity and love saved man∣kind.] [242 God ȝaf] Almyȝty god had H₁, God had R. his] hym D, om. H₁R.] And eke for loue þat he hade [243 eke] also H₁H₂. for] for þe A₂H₂.] To man, þat he himselue made, [ 244] [244 man] monkynde R. he] hem D. him∣selue] om. R.] To sauue man, man he bicam, [God became man,] [245 To sauue man] To saue hym þan H₁, Man to saue H₂. man he] he man H₂.] And pine for hem to him he nam, [246 pine] peyne & passion H₁, grete peyne H₂, pyne grete R. hem] man A₂H₂, hym R. to him] om. A₂H₁H₂R.] And ȝaf for hem his herte blod, [and shed His heart's blood on the cross, died, was buried,] [247 And] He H₂. hem] man H₂, hym R.] And deiede for hem on þe rod. [ 248] [248 And] And þus H₁, om. R. deiede] with harde deth R. for hem] om. H₁R, for man H₂. on] opin A₂DH₁H₂R.] ¶ Ibiried he was, in [There is an erasure after in in MS. A ₁.] toumbe he lay, [249 Ibiried] Biryed H₁H₂R.] Til hit com þe þridde day; [250 Til hit com] Tyll it came to A₂H₂, Forto com D.] Vp he ros þe þridde day [rose the third day,] [251 reads in A₂: And rose for soth als I ȝow say.] From deþ to liue wid-oute nay; [ 252] [251 and 252 are omitted in H₂.] To heuene he steih þurw his mihte, [ascended into heaven,] Riht in-to his faderes sihte, [254 Riht] Ful ryȝt H₁, om. H₂. in-to] to D. faderes] awne fader D, ffadyrys ryche H₂.] And sit on his faderes riht[e] side, [sits at His Father's right hand.] [255 And sit] þere he sittiþ H₁.] Þe grete dom for to abide. [ 256] [256 for] om. R.] Þider he wole come on domesday, [On Dooms∣day] [257 Þider] Hedere A₂, And hedyr H₂, om. R. he wole] shall H₂. on] at DH₂, sithen on R.] Cruwel and sterne wid-oute nay, [258 wid-oute nay] for soþe too saye H₂.] ¶ He þat was woned to be [259 þat] þat afore H₂. woned] woned merciful H₁.] Meke as a lomb, ful of pite: [ 260] [260 a] om. H₁H₂R.] Þeder he wole lihten adoun [He will come to earth to judge with∣out mercy.] [261 Þeder] þer DH₁, Hedyr H₂, þere þen R. lihten] þane lyȝte H₂. adoun] downe H₂.] Wraþfful and sterne as a lioun. [261 and 262 are omitted in A₂.] [262 and] om. R. a] ony H₂.] Merci nele he shewe non, [263 nele] þan wyll H₂, wil R.]

¶ Ac, riht after þat man haþ don, [ 264] [264 Ac] Bot A₂H₁H₂R, And D. þat] om. A₂. man haþ] men haue H₂.] He shal fonge his iugement [ 41 c] [265 He shal] They shulle þan H₂, þai shal R. fonge] a fonge D, take H₂R. his] om. A₂, here H₂R. iugement] verament (MS. indistinct) A₂.] To ioye or to strong turment. [266 or to] or els H₁. turment] tournement DH₂.] ¶ Allas! what sholen hij onne take, [267 what] how A₂DH₁H₂R. hij] þei A₂DH₁H₂R. onne] þan on H₂.] Þat wolden [here] her god forsake [268 is written twice in MS. A ₁. The second time it is crossed out.] [ 268] [Those who forsook God] [268 here her god] her god A₁A₂DR, here god here H₁, here here lorde H₂.] Þurw sinne of fles[c]h[ly] [MS. A₁ has fleshes.] liking, [269 of] of here H₁.] And wolde hit bete wid no pining? Þer-fore þeih sholen in-to helle, [shall be driven] [271 sholen] shulle go H₁, shul wende R. into] til R.] Wheiþer þeih wolen, or þeih nelle, [ 272] [272 or þeih] or A₂.] [272 is omitted in R. In its place is the following line: nyl þai wil þai þere to dwelle.] And þere bileue[n] euere mo, [273 bileuen] be leuyn H₂. euere] for euer H₁H₂R.] In [as] strong pine as men may do. [to hell.] [274 as] also A₁A₂, om. DR, als H₁. strong] strounger H₁. as] om. R. men] man A₂H₂, fend H₁, om. R. may do] & eke in woo R.] Seint Austin spekeþ of alle swiche [275 Austin] poul A₂, austyn he H₂.] And seiþ wordes [ful] reuliche: [ 276] [276 ful reuliche] reuliche A₁D, rewefullich A₂.]

Habent mortem sine morte [The wicked in hell] et finem mortis sine fine. [Latin: Through defacement of the page 'fine' is wanting in A₂. et] om. D. fine] morte H₁.]

¶Hij sholen haue deþ wid-outen deiing [shall suffer death without dying,] [277 Hij] þei A₂DH₁H₂R.] And point of deþ wid-outen ending;' [278 point] apoynt D, ende R.] Here deþ hij sholen wilnen euere, [279 Here] þare A₂H₁. hij] þei A₂DH₁H₂R. wilnen] wyll A₂H₂R, welny D, feel H₁.] Ac to ende of deþ comen hij neuere; [ 280] [divers ago∣nies,] [280 Ac] For A₂, And DH₂, But H₁R. ende] þe ende H₁H₂. hij] þei A₂DH₁H₂R.] Hij sholen euere more duire [281 Hij] þei A₂DH₁H₂R. duire] þere endure H₂.] In stronge pine of hote fire. [sharp pain of fire;] [282 In] In þe H₂. hote] hell A₂H₂.] Her i wole nouþe dwelle, [283 Her] Herof H₁. i wole] sal I D. nouþe] a whill A₂ (before I wil) R, now D.] [283 reads in H₂: [N]ow of þis tale I wylle dwelle. (A blank space has been left for a large N.)] And of mur[y]ere [MS. A ₁ murszere.] þinge [i wole] ȝou telle. [ 284] [284 muryere] a myrrier R. i wole ȝou] ȝou A₁R, om. D, I wil H₁.]

¶ Tellen i wole ful iwis [285 Tellen] Telle ȝow H₂. wole] sal D. ful] ryȝt now A₂, om. D, su[m]∣what H₁, sone H₂, now forthe R.] Off þe ioyes of paradys, Whiche godes children, þat gode be, [but God's children] [287 Whiche] Þo whiche R.] Sholen haue and ise; [ 288] [288 haue] þat joye haue H₂. ise] eke see H₁, ytt see H₂, al so sene R.] Ac, þouh i hadde in my bayli[e] [289 Ac] For A₂, And DR, But H₁H₂. þouh] and H₁, of R. hadde] haue D.] Þe wit of alle clergy[e], [290 alle] al maner H₁H₂.] ¶ Mihte hit neuere so bifalle, [ 41 d] [291 Mihte hit] ȝit myȝt it H₁, Ne myȝt ytt H₂, hit might R. neuere] not H₁.] Þat i mihte telle[n] alle. [ 292] [292 tellen] telle ȝow halffe ne H₂, thorouly telle hom R.] Ac, also god ȝif me grace, [293 Ac] And A₂, om. D, But ȝit H₁, Butt H₂R. also] as H₁R. ȝif] wol ȝyf DH₁R.] I shal ȝou shewe in þis place, [294 shal] wylle H₂.] What ioie þeih sholen han ifere, [295 ifere] in fere DH₁R.] Þat seruen god on eorþe here. [ 296] [296 on] in A₂H₁.] Whan þeih sholen parten henne, [297 Whan] When þat R. parten] departen A₂, perty D. henne] hethen R.] Ful wel þeih sholen here weie kenne [shall know their way to paradise,] [298 here] þair D.] Riht to þe blisse of paradys, [299 to þe] in to A₂, to D.] Þat god haþ ȝarked to alle his. [ 300] [295-300 are omitted in H₂.] [300 Þat] Whiche H₁. ȝarked] made A₂H₁.] ¶ Þere is euere ioye inouh [there to dwell in joy amid justice,] [301 euere ioye] joye euere H₂.] And euere riht widouten wouh, [302 wouh] vow (possibly for wowe of DH₂) H₁.] Wit and kunning and kointise, [303 kointise] qweyntise A₂DH₂.] And trewe loue widou[t] [MS. A ₁ ou.] feintise, [ 304] [love,] [303 and 304 are transposed in D.] [304 And] om. H₂.] Streinþe inouh and fairnesse, [beauty,] [305 Streinþe] þere is strenkþe H₁.] And liht wid-oute þisternesse. [and light.] [305 and 306 are omitted in H₂.] [306 þisternesse] dirkenese A₂D, ony derknes H₁, merkenes R.] Þere sholen þeih noht ben agilt, [307 noht ben] fynde no A₂, haue no R. agilt] gylt A₂R, I guilde D.] [For] al here wille shal ben fulfilt: [ 308] [308 For al] al A₁, For DH₂. here] þaire DH₂.] Hij sholen haue, mid iwisse, [309 Hij] þei A₂DH₁R. mid] mende D, with a H₁, þer with R. iwisse] Wisshe H₁.]

Fulle ioye and fulle blisse, [309 and 310 are omitted in H₂.] [310 Fulle] Ful of D, Al maner H₁. fulle] ful of D, al maner H₁.] ¶ Boþe þe pore and þe riche, [There poor and rich to∣gether,] [311 Boþe þe] Boþe A₂. þe] eke A₂, eke the H₂.] Ac, wete þu wel, noht alle iliche. [ 312] [312 Ac] For A₂, and DH₁, But H₂R. þu] it D, þou it H₁. wel noht] wel and nauȝt D, wil noȝ H₁, wil not R. alle] om. A₂. iliche] elich A₂, in lyche H₂.] Euerich shal haue his woniȝ[i]ng [each hath his dwelling, after his own deserving.] [313 Euerich] Euere he A₂, For eueryche H₂, Ilkone R.] Riht after his owen deseruing; [314 owen] om. H₂.] Ac lat hit noht come in þi þouht, [315 Ac] And A₂D, But H₁H₂R. lat hit noht come] trow þou wel R.] Þat any of hem shal wanten ouht, [ 316] [316 any] non R.] For he þat haþ lest in þat woniing [wonjjng in MS. A ₁.] [The least in God's king∣dom hath perfect joy.] [317 he þat] who so R.] Haþ fulle ioye ouer alle þing. [318 Haþ] He hathe H₂R. ouer] of A₂H₁R, in DH₂.] ¶ Þerfore, man, in al þi miht, [319 in] with A₂H₂R.] Þu loue wel god bi day and niht: [ 42 a] [ 320] [320 Þu] om. DH₁H₂. wel god] god wel R. bi] om. D.] ¶ Þe inwardlichere þu louest him her, [321 Þe] þe more A₂, For so D, For the more þat H₂. inwardlichere] inwordelich A₂D, om. H₂.] Þe more shal ben þi ioye þer. Herkne nu alle to me, [Between 322 and 323 is interpolated in H₂: 'Deleccio es proximi.'] [323 alle] om. A₂.] [323 reads in H₂: Herken now my ffrende so free.] For i wole speken of charite. [ 324] [De uera Caritate.] [Love] [324 wole] sal now D. of] om. D.] Off alle uertuz hit is hext, [325 hext] þo hext R.] And godes wille hit is next. [is well pleas∣ing to God.] [326 godes wille] at goddys wyll þane (The page is worn, so that the line is nearly erased.) A₂.] Ȝif þu wolt wite [what] hit be, [327 wite] om. DH₂. what] hu A₁A₂. be] may be R.] Herkne, and i wole telle þe: [ 328] [328 wole] sall D.] [328 reads in H₂: Sytte nowe stylle & herken me.] Hit is, loue god ouer alle þing, [Then love God well,] [329 Hit is loue] Loue welle H₂.] In þouht, in dede, and in speking. [330 in dede] & dede H₁R. and] om. A₂D.] And, if þu wolt euere come þerto, [and] [331 euere] om. A₂H₂.] An-oþer þing þu most do: [ 332] [332 Anoþer] Ane oþer D. þing] om. H₂. þu] þe R. most] mvste nedys H₂.] Þu most loue, hu-so hit be, [love thy fellow-man,] Þin emcristene forþ wid þe. [334 emcristene] euene crystenn A₂H₂R, enemy H₁. forþ] ryȝt euen H₁.] ¶ Man, woltou make a god prouing, [335 Man] þan D. god] om. H₂.]

Wher þu loue þe heuene king? [ 336] [336 Wher] Wheþere A₂D, If H₁H₂R. þe] om. A₂.] If þu louest god ful iwis, [337 If] For yffe H₂. ful] filly H₁, om. H₂, wel R.] Þu [wolt] louen alle his. [so that] [338 wolt] most A₁, mvste nedys H₂. his] þat is hisse R.]

Si non diligis proximum tuum, quem uides, deum quem non uides, quomodo potes diligere? [MS. A ₁ has dilegere.] [Latin: The passage is omitted here and is inserted between 345 and 346 in D. diligis] deliges A₂H₁. uides] tu vides H₂. deum] om. H₂. 'quem non vides' is inserted after 'deligere' in H₂. quomodo] commodo A₁, quoniam A₂DH₁H₂. potes diligere] diligere potes D, potes dilegere A₂H₁.]

For men seiþ soþ, bi wit[te] mayne: [339 For men] Man H₁, Men R. soþ] and soþ D, soþ for H₁. 339 reads in H₂: In the gospelle I seye ȝow be ryme.] 'Whoso loueþ me, he loueþ myne.' [ 340] [thou mayst see God.] [340 Whoso] He þat H₂. myne] alle myne H₂, my hyne R.] 'But þu loue [þyn em] [MS. A ₁ has þe.] cristene þat bi þe be, [341 But] But yffe H₂. emcristene] cristene A₁, euene crysten A₂H₂R, neȝtbore H₁. þat bi þe be] þat by be þe D, þat dewlliþ þe by H₁, be þe H₂, þat is by þe R.] Þat alday [þou] [MS. A ₁ omits þou.] mait hem ise, [342 is omitted in D.] [342 alday] om. R. þou] om. A₁R. mait] mast A₂. hem] al day with eghen R. ise] se A₂R.] [342 has the following readings in H₁ and in H₂: Whom þou maiste see eche day wiþ yeȝe H₁. That aldaye wythe hem mayste speke & see H₂.] Hou maitou loue god, i ne can deuise, [343 maitou] mast þou A₂, schuldest D, myxte þou H₁, þou R. ne can] can nouȝt A₂H₁H₂R.] Whom þu miht sen on none wyse!' [ 344] [344 Whom] That H₁. miht] may not A₂H₁H₂, mait DR. on] in A₂DH₁H₂.] ¶ Þis seiþ sein Powel and bereþ witnesse, [345 Þis] Thus H₂. seiþ sein Powel] saint poul saiþ H₁, seyþe poule H₂R.] As he may wel in soþ[e]nesse. [ 42 b] [346 As] Also A₂, Soo H₂. wel] om. D. in] in þe boke of H₂.] Abraham him sauh, ac þu [nost] noht hou! [Abraham saw God] [347 him] om. R. ac] for A₂, om. D, but H₁H₂R. þu] he R. nost] om. A₁, ne wost A₂, woste H₂, not wist R. noht] om. A₂DH₁R.] Herkne, i wole þe telle nowh: [ 348] [348 i wole] I sal D, and I wil H₁H₂R. þe telle] tell þe A₂DH₁H₂R.] ¶ Þe fourme of þre children he mette, [in the person of three angels,] [349 Þe] In A₂. þre] om. R.] Þre he sauh, and (as) on he (hem) grette; [350 and as] and A₂D, but H₁. he] om. R. hem] om. A₂DH₁.] In tokne it was, i telle þe, [betokening the Holy Trinity.] [351 tokne] tokenyng A₂H₂R. telle] telle it D.] Off þe holi trinite. [ 352] [352 þe holi] god þat is in A₂, þe soþfast holy H₁, alle the hole H₂, þo heghe holi R.]

¶ Holliche as [liche a is over erasure in MS. A ₁.] on he grette hem þere [353 as on] om. A₂, as D, all oon H₂. grette] sawe A₂. hem] hym D, om. H₂.] In tokne of [ne o is over erasure in MS. A ₁.] o god, þat hij were. [354 tokne] tokenyng A₂H₂R. o] om. A₂. hij] þei A₂DH₁H₂R.] Hu Moyses him sauh, woltou here, [Moses saw God] [355 him such] says now D, sawe hym H₂R. here] now lere R.] In fourme of a bush al on fire, [Read fere.] [ 356] [356 of] al of D. on] of D, on a R.] At þe mount of Synay bi olde dawe, [357 At] And in H₁.] Þar god him ȝaf þe firste lawe? [357 and 358 are omitted in H₂.] [358 him ȝaf] ȝaf hym A₂, ȝaf H₁.] ¶ Al on fire þe bush was, [in the bush, burning but not con∣sumed,] [359 on] of D. was] ytt was H₂.] And ibrent noþing it nas: [ 360] [360 And] but R. ibrent] ebrynde A₂, brente H₂R. it nas] nas D, for soþe yt nas H₂, þo buske nas R.] Þere shewede god his grete miht [361 grete] meche H₂.] And himself in þat ilke sihte. [362 And] In D. þat ilke] þulke D, þat H₁H₂R.] ¶ Þat bush bitokneþ vre leuedi, [symbol of the pure maiden∣hood of Mary.] [363 Þat] þe A₂H₂R. bush] boys D. bitokneþ] he tokenes of D, bi tokened H₁, tokend R. vre] one R.] Hire clene maiden-hed witerli; [ 364] [364 Hire clene] In here H₂, with hir clene R. witerli] sykerly DR.] For hit was euere iliche clene, [365 euere iliche clene] ilyche clene euere H₂.] [Ne] [MS. A ₁ omits Ne.] mihtte hit noht be wemmed ene. [366 hit] þer H₁. noht] om. A₂. be wemmed ene] ony wemme bene H₁, be wemmyd neuere H₂, I nemed bene R (wemedene in A₂).] Hete of flesh no mihte hire wemme, [367 Hete of] he D. ne] om. R. hire] yt H₂, hir not R. wemme] warme H₁.] No more þan þe bush mihte brenne. [ 368] [368 No] Ne D. þan] might R. mihte] did H₁, om. R. brenne] burne H₁.] And many anoþer him iseih [Others have seen God,] [369 anoþer] oþer H₁. him] that hym H₂. iseih] saiþe A₂, say DH₂, did sey H₁, seghe R.] And wid [him] spak, þat was him neih, [370 wid him spak] wid spak A₁, spake with hym A₂, spake hym with R. þat] and D.] ¶ But noht alone in his godhede, [but no man hath seen Him in His Divinity] [371 But noht] and D. alone] al on H₁, onely R.] Ac i-meind wid þe manhede; [ 372] [372 Ac] Bot A₂DH₁H₂R. i-meind] I menged A₂H₂, imed D, it was mayned H₁, mynged R. þe] his H₁H₂.] For, sikerliche i telle þe, [373 For sikerliche] Sekyrly as H₂. telle] tell it D, now telle ytt H₂.] Man ne sauh neuere his deite [374 Man ne sauh] Man sawe DH₂R, þou mayst se H₁.]

¶ Bodiliche on eorþe her, [ 42 e] [here on earth.] [375 Bodiliche] With bodily eyȝe H₁, Godlyche H₂, Bodily R. on] in R. eorþe] herth D.] He mihte noht, it is so cler. [ 376] [376 He mihte noht] Whilest þou art on lyue H₁, men might not R.] [376 reads in D: No may noman haue þat power.] And, if þu wolt witen hou, [377 witen] I wyte D. hou] now R.] Herkne, i wole þe telle now; [378 Herkne] Herken and H₁R. wole] sal D. þe telle] telle þe H₁, telle ȝow R. now] om. R.] [378 reads in H₂: Sytte nowe stylle & herkenyþe nowe.] For so heih a þing is þe god-hede, [379 For] And D, om. H₁. a þing] ys H₂, þing R. þe] his A₂.] Þer-of to speke it is drede. [ 380] [380 Þer-of to speke] Þat to speke þer of D. drede] no drede H₁, grete drede H₂R.] God is so clene and so cler a þing, [381 clene and so] om. A₂, cler and D, clere and so H₂. cler] clene DH₂.] Þat heuene and erþe he [One letter has been erased after he in MS. A ₁.] ȝeueþ shining, [382 he] it D, om. H₂.] And sunne and mone and sterren breme, [383 And] om. H₂. breme] beme DR.] Off him þeih han al here leme. [ 384] [384 here] þaire D.] ¶ Þu sext, man, wel aperteliche, [385 man wel] wele man D, man here H₁, man H₂R.] Þat þe sunne haþ brihtnesse muche, [Read miche.] And, þouh he sitte so wonder heie, [387 And] om. A₂. þouh] om. R. he] it A₂H₁. sitte] schyne D, is sett R. so] neuer so A₂, om. DH₁.] Hit greueþ euere mannes eiȝe, [ 388] [We may not gaze on the sun.] [388 Hit] ȝit it A₂. euere] om. A₂R, euereche D, euere a H₁. mannes] bodyly D.] Inwardliche on hire to se [389 Inwardliche] Inwardly H₂R. on] vppe to H₂. hire] om. A₂, hit R.] For hire grete clerte. [390 hire] his R. grete] moche H₂. clerte] charite R.] Nu, for-soþe i telle þe— [391 telle] tell it DH₂.] And sikerliche lef þu me— [ 392] [392 sikerliche] sekyrly H₂R. lef þu] þou mayste leue H₁, be leue H₂.] Þat god, þat ȝaf þe sunne his liht, [God, its source, hath hundred-fold its brilliancy.] [393 Þat] om. A₂H₂. ȝaf] om. A₂. sunne his] sonnes A₂, sonn here DH₂.] Is swich an hundred [siþe] so briht. [394 swich an] seche a D, an H₁R. hundred] hundreth A₂H₁. siþe] om. A₁A₂D, tyme H₂.] ¶ Man, mihte hit euere þanne be, [Can human eye behold that glory?] [395 Man] Man how D, þerfor man H₁, how þen R. euere þanne] euer so A₂, euer DH₁R, þane euere H₂.] Þat bodilich eiȝe mihte him se [ 396] [396 bodilich] bodelich with A₂, boldelyche H₂, bodily R. eiȝe] om. H₂. him] euer D, hym euer H₁, om. H₂.] Here on eorþe,—þe godhede? [397 on] in H₂. þe] in his H₁.]

Nay, noman mihte don þat dede: [398 Nay] om. DH₂.] Þat is preued and ishewed [399 Þat] and þat R. preued] I proued A₂, proued wele DH₂. ishewed] schewed DH₂R, wel shewede H₁.] Boþe to lered and to lewed. [ 400] [400 lered and] lerned and eke H₁.] Þanne maitou þenke: 'Hu mai þis be? [401 Þanne] How D. (How is crossed out before þane in A₂. þane is above the line.) maitou] maste þoue A₂, myȝte þou H₂. hu] om. DH₁. mai þis] sal þis D, þis may not H₁, maye yt H₂.] Ne shal no man god ise?' [402 Ne shal no man] þat noman sal D, þat any man here shul euer H₁, Shalle ther noman H₂, ne may no mon R. ise] see A₂H₁R, here se H₂.] ¶ Ȝus, ȝus, bi my leaute! [Yes, yes,] Herkne, and i wole telle þe: [ 404] [403 and 404 read in H₁: ȝis for soþ wiþ outen ney Herken & here what I wil say] [404 wole] sal D.] Ȝif þu wolt sen in þi siht God of heuene, þat is so briht,— [ 42 d] ¶ Vnderstond nu what i mene— [407 nu] wel H₁H₂.] 'Þu most ben of herte clene,' [ 408] [the undefiled] [408 Þu] For þou H₁. of] in H₁.] In word, in dede, and in þouht, [409 reads in H₁: Of worde of dede & of þoȝte.] Þat þu ne be ifiled noht; [410 Þat] So þat H₁. ne] om. H₁R. ifiled] fyled A₂H₁, fyled right R.] For god self seide in soþ[e]nesse— [411 self] hym A₂, him self H₁H₂ (following sayed) R. seide] saiþe A₂H₁H₂.] Þe godspel þerof bereþ [MS. A ₁ has bereþ þerof.] witnesse: [ 412] [412 Þe] and þo R.]

Beati mundo [MS. A ₁ mondo.] corde, quoniam ipsi deum uidebunt. [shall see the infinite God of Heaven]

Þis is to seie, i telle þe: [413 Þis] Þat A₂H₂R. telle] telle yt H₂.] 'Þe clene of herte, blessed þeih be;' [414 Þe] Al H₁R. þeih] om. H₂.] For, at þe heie dom sikerliche [415 heie] daye of H₂, grete R. sikerliche] sekyrly H₂.] 'Þeih sholen se god' aperteliche, [ 416] [416 aperteliche] apertely H₂.] In his godhede and in his blisse, Off which þeih sholen neuere misse. [and shall hearken to the joyous summons,—] [418 Off] Þo R.] ¶ Þanne sholen þeih here, herkne nouþe, [419 Þanne sholen þeih] That shulle ȝe H₂. here] om. A₂. herkne nouþe] wiþ here ere H₁, þat bene couthe R.] A blisful word of godes mouþe, [ 420] [420 godes mouþe] god þere H₁.]

[Which shal not be to hem vncowþe, For god shal sey it with his mowþe: [421 and 422 are omitted in A₁A₂H₂R.]

Venite, benedicti [MS. benedicte.] patris mei.] [The Latin is omitted in A₁A₂H₂R.]

'Comeþ, mine blessede fere, ['Come, be∣loved, dear to my Father! In my bliss dwell ever∣more.'] [423 Comeþ] Comes now R. fere] children in fere H₁, alle in ffere H₂, in fere R.] Þat my fader beþ leue and dere! [ 424] [424 Þat] Þat to H₁H₂R. leue and] ful H₁.] In-to my blisse ȝe sholen wende, Þat lasteþ euere wid-outen ende, [426 lasteþ euere] euir shalle laste H₂.] And euere more þer to wone Wid þe fader, and wid þe sone, [ 428] [428 and wid] and H₂.] And wid þe holi gost in vnite, [429 And] om. H₁.] Þat is þe holi trinite.' [430 Þat] whiche H₁.] ¶ 'And [ȝe], [MS. A ₁ has þe.] [The doomed souls,] [431 And] om. H₁. goþ] þere H₁, om. H₂.] Þat sholen ben dampned euerichon!' [ 432] [432 Þat] Þei A₂, om. H₁, ȝe H₂R.] Þere hij sholen him sen also, [433 hij] þei A₂H₁H₂R. him sen] se hym R.] Ac al shal ben for here wo; [434 Ac] For A₂, But H₁H₂R. al] yt H₂, þat R. for] to A₂, al for R.] For toward hem he wole turne [435 turne] hym turne R.] ¶ Boþe wraþful and eke sterne, [ 436] And namlich to þat cumpaignye [ 43 a] Þat slowen him þurw enuie, [who slew Him with cruel nails through hands and feet, shall see the ghastly wounds they made.] [438 þurw] þorouȝ here A₂H₁.] And kene nailes driuen ek [439 driuen] þey dryuen H₁.] Þurw his honden and his fet, [ 440] [440 and] and þorow H₁. his fet] fete did hom to seke (þai is on the margin.) R.] ¶ And þere þeih sholen se soþliche, [441 And] om. A₂. soþliche] opunlyche H₁, sothly R.] His grisli wounden openliche, [442 openliche] opunly R.] [442 reads in H₁: Al his woundis sicurliche.] Þat þeih deden hemselue make. [443 hemselue] hym self A₂.] For drede hij sholen þanne quake; [ 444] [435-444 are omitted in H₂] [444 hij] þei A₂H₁R. (shul þai follow þen in R.)] Þanne wole god to hem seie [His angry voice will command:] [445 god] he H₂.] Wid sterne voiz and wid heie: [446 and wid heie] and with eye A₂, withoute neye H₁, and angry eye H₂, & grete aie R.]

'Corsede gostes, ȝe beþ me loþe! ['Accursed spirits, go! Depart into the tortures of hell!] Goþ anon, goþ nu, [nu is above the line in MS. A ₁.] goþe [ 448] [447 and 448 have the following readings in H₁ and in H₂ ȝe cursyd gostis fro me goþ For to my fadire & me ȝe beþ ful loþ H₁. Waryed gostys ȝe are me lothe Gothe in to sorowe & care bothe H₂.] ¶ In-to þe stronge fyr of helle, [449 In-to þe] In to A₂R, And evene in to H₂. stronge] stynkynge H₁, om. H₂. fyr] payne A₂, pytte H₂.] Euere more þer to dwelle, [450 Euere more] And euere more A₁H₁, Withowtyn ende H₂, for euer more R. þer] þeire In A₂, þere for to H₁.] And brenne þer in hote fyr! [Read fer.] [Burn eter∣nally!] ȝe seruede non oþer her: [ 452] [451 and 452 are omitted in H₂.] [452 ȝe] for ȝe han R. seruede] haue a seruid H₁. her] hyere A₂H₁.] Merci is al fro ȝou gon, [For evermore] [453 al fro ȝou] now alle H₂. gon] I gonne H₂.] For whij on me hadde ȝe non!' [454 whij on] on A₂H₂. hadde ȝe] ne hadde ȝe D, ȝe haden R. Between 454 and 455 are the following two lines in H₂: Whan ȝowre power was full welle I sente I nowe of euyry dele] He þat nele no merci haue [455 nele] wil H₁H₂R. no] om. A₂.] Off him þat doþ him merci craue, [ 456] [456 Off] On R. him þat] hem H₁. doþ him] doþ A₂H₂, wolde hym R.] He shal ben iuged, witerli, [thou art judged!'] [457 witerli] vtturly H₁.] Rihtfulliche wid-oute merci. [458 Rihtfulliche] Skylffulliche H₂.] ¶ Sein Daui seiþ, if þu wolt loke [459 Sein] For seynt R.] In a vers of þe [þe is above the line in MS. A ₁.] sauter boke: [ 460]

Spera in domino, et fac bonitatem. [De Spe.]

'Hope to god, and do god,' [Hope in God; do good.] Riht so i hit vnderstod; [462 hit] om. R.] Ac ydel hope man mai habbe— [463 Ac] For A₂, But H₁R. man] a mon R.] I sey þe soþ wid-outen gabbe— [ 464] For alone to hope, widoute goddede, [465 alone to] all on to A₂, om. H₁, al onely R. goddede] ony good dede H₁.] ¶ Is ydel hope, so god me rede. [465 and 466 are in∣serted between 470 and 471 in A₂.] Ac i ne seie noht forþi, [ 43 b] [467 Ac i ne] For I A₂, But ȝit I H₁, But I ne R.]

Þouh man be charged, sikerli [ 468] [Though grievous the burden,] [468 Þouh man] þou may R.] ¶ Wid grete sinnes heuie and [and is above the line in MS. A ₁.] sore, He ne shal despeire neuere þe more, [be not in despair. Be steadfast.] [470 He] ȝit R. ne] om. A₂DR, shal] shalt þou R.] Ac soþfast hope haue, to winne [471 Ac] And A₂, But H₁R. soþfast] stedfast R. haue] om. A₂, haue þou R.] Godes merci of his sinne [ 472] [472 Godes] And cry god H₁. his] þi R. The MS. continues with 476 in D.] Þurw shrifte of mouþe and repentaunce, And redi þerfore to don penaunce. ¶ Ȝif þu dost þus, bi day and niht, [Daily in con∣fession and tears, hope for mercy.] [407-475 are omitted in D.] Put al [al is above the line in MS. A ₁.] þin hope in god almiht, [ 476] [476 in] to D. almiht] of might R.] And tristi hope to him þu haue, Þat he þe wole helpe and saue. [478 Þat] And H₁. helpe] boþ helpe H₁.] Herkne, what i wole seie nouþe, [479 what] þat D. wole] sal D. seie] say þe D, om. R. nouþe] nowe D.] [479 reads in H₁: Loke þis be not to ȝow vnkowþe. (Cp. l. 421.)] For hit com out of godes mouþe: [ 480] [480 out] om. A₂D.]

Vbi te in-benio, ibi [One letter has been erased before ibi in MS. A ₁.] te iudicabo. [Latin: iudicabo] iudico A₂R.]

'Man, riht þere as i þe finde, [Delay not to do good.] Riht þere i wole þe iuge and binde.' [482 þere] so D H₁. wole] sal D.] Allas, what sholen hij þanne do, [483 what] how A₂. hij] þei A₂DH₁R.] Þat beþ ifounde in sorwe and wo, [ 484] [484 ifounde] I bounde A₂, fon D, confoundid H₁, founden R. sorwe] synne D.] Þat wolde noht hemselue shriue, [484 and 485 are over crasure in MS. A ₁.] [485 wolde] nold D. hemselue] hem A₂.] While þeih mihte in here liue! [486 While] Þe whyle D. in here] in þeire A₂, and were on H₁.] Þerfore, man, i warne þe: Loke, þat þu þe bise, [ 488] [488 bise] by þe se A₂, be se D.] [488 reads in H₁ and R: Whilest þou maiste goo & see. þou] þat þou R.] Þat þu be euere redi and ȝare [Be ready.] [489 Þat] Loke H₁. euere] om. R.] Out of þis world for to fare; [490 þis] om. D. for] forþe D.] For siker noman wite ne may, [491 siker] sikurliche H₁, sikernes R. ne] om. H₁R.] Whanne shal ben his ending day, [ 492] ¶ Þerfore þenk ofte in drede [493 þenk] haue it H₁. in drede] I þe reide R.]

Off þis word, [word is corrected from world in MS. A ₁.] þat god seide: [Read sede.] [God said: 'Where I find, I bind.'] [494 Off þis] þe H₁. word] world D. seide] bi fore saide H₁.] 'Þere i þe finde, i wole þe binde:' [495 wole] sal D.] Lat ofte þat word ben in þi mynde! [ 496] [Remember!] [496 þat] þis H₁R.] ¶ Man, if þu wolt þe world forsake, [ 43 c] [497 wolt þe] wylt þen þe (þen blurred) A₂, om. D, wilt þis H₁R.] And Iesu Crist to þe take, [498 And] And to DH₁. to þe] holy þe D, þe H₁. take] bi take H₁.] Þu most ben ofte in orisoun [Pray often.] And in reding of lesczoun. [ 500] [De Scriptura∣rum Lectione.] [Read.] [500 And] And eke H₁. lesczoun] gods lessone R.] Wid us god spekeþ, whan we rede [In reading, God speaks with us;] [501 god spekeþ] to speke D.] Off him and of his goddede, [502 goddede] godhede A₂H₁, blissed dede R.] And we wid him, ful iwis, [in prayer,] [503 we wid him ful] he with vs spekiþ H₁, we with hym R.] Whan we him bisekeþ þat riht is. [ 504] [we speak with God. Holy Writ is our mirror, where is re∣vealed] [504 we] he D. him bisekeþ] him bysech A₂, hym bedes D, bi seche him H₁R. riht] riȝtful H₁.] ¶ Holi writ is oure myrour, In whom we sen al vre socour, [506 sen] seken H₁.] And, if we hit wolen vnderstonde, [507 hit wolen] willen it A₂D.] Þer we muwen sen and fonge, [ 508] [507 and 508 read in H₁: If we vndirstond it welle Þere may we se euery delle.] [508 we muwen] may we R. fonge] fonde D, vnderfonde R.] To haue of god þe knowelache, [Read knoweleche.] [knowledge of God.] [509 knowelache] knowleching R.] Boþe in þouht[e] and in speche. [510 speche] speking R.] ¶ And, if þu wolt haue þe loue Off god, þat is in heuen aboue, [ 512] [512 god] Iesu R. is in heuen] in heuen sittes R.] Þu most ben euere in god acord, [513 acord] wille H₁.] In pes and loue, and hate descord, [De Praeceptis Pucis.] [Seek peace.] [514 and loue] loue D.] [514 reads in H₁: to hate synne boþ loude & stille.] And ben aboute wid al þi miht, To make pes bi day and niht; [ 516] [516 bi] boþ H₁.] ¶ For Iesu Crist hit seiþ ful wel, [God hath proclaimed a blessing to the peace∣maker.] As we hit finden in godspel: [518 hit finden] fynde D. in] in þe A₂DH₁.]

Beati pacifici, quoniam filii Dei uo∣cabuntur. [Latin: The text is inserted between 522 and 523 in H₁.]

A soþ word hit is and no les: [519 hit is] is it H₁. no] not R.] 'Iblessed be þat makeþ pes:' [ 520] [520 Iblessed] Blessed H₁R. be] be þei A₂R, be he H₁.] Hij ouhten to ben honured alle, [521 Hij] Þei A₂DH₁, hom R. ouhten to ben] owte be D, shul be H₁, oow to be R.] For 'godes children men shal hem calle.' ¶ Man, if þu wolt to me herkny, [523 to me] come A₂ (transposed after herken in R).] Nu i wole speken of merci. [ 524] [De Miseri∣cordia.] [524 Nu] om. H₁R. wole] sal D. speken] speke su[m]what H₁. merci] mercie to þe R.] ¶ Soþ[e]liche, wid-oute fable, [ 43 d] [525 fable] ony fable H₁.] Man, þu most ben merciable. [Be merciful.] On Iesu Crist þenk witerli, [527 witerli] entereli H₁.] Hou he deiede for merci, [ 528] [Christ hath died] [528 for] oonly for H₁.] ¶ And al for he wolde merci haue [529 al for] for D.] Off hem þat wolde merci craue; [530 Off] On H₁R. wolde merci] wyl it mekelyche D, wolde hym mercy R.] For, ar he deiede in flesh and bon, Merci was þer neuere non. [ 532] ¶ Bi þis ensaumple ȝe muwen se, [for our sake, example of mercy.] [533 ȝe muwen] þou mast A₂.] Merciable for to be. [534 Merciable] Ful merciable H₁.] Ȝif þi neiheboure misdoþ þe, [534 and 535 are omitted in D.] [535 þi] ony H₁. misdoþ] haue misdone to R.] More or lasse wheiþer hit be, [ 536] [536 lasse] lesse lasse H₁. hit] so hit R.] Or in dede, or in vbbreid, [537 Or] Ouþer A₂DH₁R. or] ouþer D. in] with H₁, om. R. vbbreid] vnbroid D.] Or wid word þe haþ misseid, [Misdeeds against thee,] [538 Or wid] Ouþer with A₂, Oþer in D, Or els with H₁. þe] þat he H₁ (after has in R). misseid] sayde H₁.] And he þer-after of-þinkeþ sore [539 of-þinkeþ] for þynkkiþ A₂, a þenke it D, aþynkeþ H₁, forthinkus hit R.] And þer-of crieþ merci and ore, [ 540] [540 crieþ] þe cry D.] For-ȝif hit him for godes loue, [forgive for God's love.] [541 For-ȝif] Forȝeued D. hit] om. A₂H₁.] Þat us alle sit aboue! ¶ And, if þu wolt no merci haue [543 if] om. R. wolt] nylt D. no] not A₂.] Off him þat doþ þe merci craue, [ 544] [544 Off] On H₁R. him] hom R.] Merci getestu neuere non [545 getestu] gestow DH₁.] Off trespas, þat þu hast idon; [546 Off] Of þe A₂. þu] þi selfe H₁. idon] done A₂DH₁R.]

For god it seiþ in his godspel— [547 For] om. D. it seiþ] seiþ it D. his] þe D.] Þere men may finde it ful wel— [ 548] [548 men] om. H₁, mony mon R. ful] om. R. The following text is introduced in R: 'Eadem mensura qua messi fueritis remetietur vobis.'] ¶ 'Alswich met as þu metest me, [549 Alswich] Also soch A₂, Sweche DR. met] mesure H₁. me] to me D.] Alswich i wole mete to þe.' [550 Alswich] Also soch A₂, Soche H₁, right siche R. wole] sal D. to þe] þe A₂, vnto þe D, aȝen to þe H₁.] [For-ȝeue, þou man, for þe loue of me, [De Indul∣gentia.] [551 þou man] om. D, man H₁R.] And I wyll for þe loue of þe.] [ 552] [551 and 552 are omitted in A₁.] [552 wyll] sal D. for þe] for D, for ȝif for H₁.] Nym god ȝeme, man. Þu sist [553 Nym] Take A₂H₁, Take mon R. god ȝeme] now gome D, gode hede H₁. man] þer R. þu sist] þat þou sest A₂, þere þou sittest H₁, þou saiest R.] In þi paternoster, what þu bist: [554 þi] þo R. what] þare A₂, whan H₁. bist] bedest A₂, biddest H₁, prayest R.]

Et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos etc. [Latin: etc.] dimittimus etc. A₂, di∣mittimus debitoribus nostris DH₁R.]

Þu seist: 'Swete lord, forȝiue þu me, [ 44 a] [Pray: 'Sweet God, forgive my guilt,] [555 þu] om. R.] Þat i haue gilt aȝeines þe, [ 556] [556 gilt] trespased H₁, mysdone R. þe] om. A₂.] Riht as i do alle þo, [as I forgive.'] [557 as] als D. do] do to DH₁R.] Þat me hauen ouht misdo.' [558 me] to me R. ouht] ony þinge H₁.] ¶ And þu, þat art so cruwel in þouht [To the cruel] [559 And] O D. þat] om. A₂. in þouht] in þy þouȝt A₂, and touȝt D.] And wolt to merci herkne noht, [ 560] [560 wolt] nylt D.] What wole hit [þe] helpe in eny stede [561 þe helpe] helpe A₁, helpe þe A₂H₁, stonde R. stede] way H₁.] Þe holi paternoster bede? [the pater∣noster avail∣eth nothing.] [562 Þe] þi D. bede] for to say H₁, þof þou hit bidde R.] Noht, if i dar it seie, [563 Noht if] Nouȝt A₂, Ryȝt noȝt H₁. dar it] dare wele A₂H₁, doist (for dorst) D. seie] say and nay A₂, say for sooþ H₁.] For aȝein þiself[e] þu dost preie, [ 564] [564 aȝein] aȝenste H₁. dost preie] preyst wiþ mooþ H₁.] ¶ And þe holi bok of soþ[e]nesse [565 And] As A₂.] Þer-of bereþ god witnesse [566 god] om. A₂R.] And seiþ: 'He þat wole no merci haue, [567 wole no] nelt D.] On ydel doþ he merci craue.' [ 568] [568 On] In D, ful R. doþ he] he doth A₂, may he R.]

In patientia [MS. A ₁ reads paciena.] vestra possidebitis [bitis is written below the line in MS. A ₁.] animas vestras.

Houre swete lord in his speche [Our sweet Lord taught his disciples patience.] Hise deciples began to teche [570 began to] he gan to A₂, he con R.] And bad hem ben of god suffraunce [De Patientia] [571 And] he R. bad] om. D.] In alle manere destourbaunce. [ 572] [571 and 572 are transposed in R.] [572 alle] euery D. destourbaunce] of disturb∣aunce D, dissese or chaunce H₁.] ¶ Ȝif þu art sek in flesh and blod, [In sickness, be meek and content.] [573 and] or D.] Þu most ben meke and þolemod [574 most] salt D. and] om. R. þolemod] þole mod A₂, þole þi mode D, and lowe of mode H₁, in al þi mode R.] And þenk[e] þat god it þe sende, [Know that it is to help thy poor soul.] [575 it þe] þe it A₂.] Þi seli soule to amende. [ 576] [576 to] for to H₁.] ¶ Ȝif þu hast lore of þi catel, [Mourn not loss of pos∣sessions.] [577 lore] lose A₂H₁R, hire D. þi] om. A₂.] Biþenk þe þanne swiþe wel, [578 Biþenk] Loke & vmthink R. þanne] man H₁, om. R.] Þat of þi-self[e] haddestu noht, [Of thyself hadst thou nothing: all is God's gift.] [579 haddestu] hast þou (or Last in A₂) A₂D, þou haddest hit R.] But as hit was þurw god iwrouht; [The line is punctuated here with a period in MS. A ₁.] [ 580] [580 iwrouht] ibouȝt D, wroght R.] And, if god it wole from þe take, [What God hath ordered, must be right.] [581 it wole from þe] wyll it fro þe A₂R, wil fro þe it H₁.] Þu ne shalt þerfore no gruching make, [582 ne] om. H₁R. þerfore] it þer of D.] ¶ Ac suffre al godes wille [Be not re∣gretful.] [583 Ac] Bot A₂H₁R, And D.] Boþe lude and eke stille. [ 44 b] [ 584] [God's will is best.] [584 Boþe] What euer he do boþ H₁. eke] om. H₁.] ¶ And, ȝif þe falleþ trauail on honde, [In distress, pain, dis∣grace,] Or pine of bodi, or shame in londe, Off al þis þu most suffraunt be, [be still.] [587 Off al þis þu most] Of þis þou most D, þou muste in al þis H₁. suffraunt] suffrand A₂DH₁ (before most) R.] Þouh þe þinke, hit greue þe. [ 588] [588 Þouh þe] ȝe þoȝ þou H₁, þof þou R.] Þenk hou Iesu in-to erþe cam, [Remember] [589 Iesu] Iesu Criste D.] And þolede pine and shame for man, [the agony,] [590 þolede] suffrerd H₁, for mon he tholyd R. for man] om. R.] And foule was þerto misseid, [the vile words,] [591 was þerto] þere was R.]

And many a skorn on him leid, [ 592] [the scorn laid on Christ. He was silent.] [591 and 592 are omitted in H₁. In their place are the following two lines: And many a fowle worde sufferd he þere Boþ scornyngis and lesinngis on hym þey bere] [592 on him] vpon R. leid] was leid (nearly erased) A₂, Ileide D.] Wid-oute gruching he held him stille, [593 he] om. R. held him] was ful H₁.] And þolede hit al wid milde wille, [594 þolede] suffered H₁. hit al] it A₂. milde] good H₁.] ¶ And al [l is above the line in MS. A ₁.] he dede for vre sake, [595 al he dede] died D.] For we sholde ensaumple take [ 596] [596 ensaumple] ensample of him H₁, at him ensaumpel R.] To be suffraunt in eueri stede, [597 suffraunt] suffrande A₂DR, sufferynge H₁. eueri] ilk a R.] Riht as vre lord himselue dede. [598 vre lord] criste H₁. himselue] hym D, for vs H₁.] And, ȝif a man þurw his power [If man] [599 a] ony R.] Doþ þe wrong on eorþe her, [ 600] [wrong thee, be not sad.] [600 þe] ony H₁.] Þenk in þin herte, i preie þe, [601 in] þus in D. þin] om. D.] Off þe wrong and þe vilte, [602 Off þe] And of þe A₂, How myche H₁. and þe] and of þe A₂R, and H₁. vilte] wyte A₂, vilante (perhaps for vilanie) D.] Þat men to Iesu Crist dede [603 Þat men] Mankynde H₁.] Here on eorþe in many stede, [ 604] [604 on] in DH₁R. many] many a DH₁R.] ¶ And hou he þolede hit mildeliche, [605 þolede hit] it þoled A₂, þoled D, sufferid mekelych and H₁. mildeliche] mykelich A₂, stille H₁, myldely R.] Al ffor þi loue, sikerliche. [606 sikerliche] sikerly R.] [606 reads in H₁: For luf of man with good wille.] On ensaumple of him þu nim, [607 On ensaumple] onsample D. þu] now þou D. nim] take H₁.] To suffre wrong for þe loue of him; [ 608] [For love of Christ feel not ill will.] [608 þe] om. DH₁. loue of him] goddis sake H₁.] For, i dar seie soþ[e]liche, [609 dar] dar wel H₁. soþeliche] sothly R.] He may be martyr, treweliche, [He may be martyr with∣out sword or flame, who is patient for the love of] [610 He] Þat a man H₁. martyr treweliche] martrid treuly R.] Wid-oute sheding of mannes blod, [611 of mannes] of his D, here of his H₁.] Þat may ben here þolemod, [ 612] [612 may ben] wele may here D, is R. þolemod] þole (verb) mode (substantive) D, of meke mode H₁, of thole mode R.] ¶ To suffre wrong and vnriht For þe loue of god almiht: [God Al∣mighty.] Ac swich a fiht is vnmeþ, [ 44 c] [The fight is hard, contra∣ry to nature.] [615 Ac] For A₂, And D, But H₁R. vnmeþ] vnneþe A₂, wele vnneþ D, vn eþ H₁.] [615 reads in R: But vnneth siche a faithe is þere.] For aȝein þe kinde hit geþ. [ 616] [616 þe] om. R. geþ] seþe D, were R.]

¶ Whij? for þe kinde of þi manhede [617 Whij] om. H₁. þe] þi D. þi] þe D, om. H₁R. manhede] mon R.] Wolde haue wreche of wrongful dede; [618 wreche of wrongful dede] vengaunce a non R. of] for A₂.] Ac of Iesu tak þi minde, [619 Ac] Bot A₂H₁R, And D. Iesu] Iesu criste D. tak] take þou H₁.] And fiht aȝein þin owen kinde, [ 620] And þu shalt haue for þi goddede [In crown of] Off martyrdom þe heie mede. [martyrdom have meed.] Ac þu, fersse man, þat art so stout, [623 Ac] For A₂, But H₁R. þu fersse] þe ferþe (or ferye) D, þou H₁. art so stout] so proude art R.] And heih of mod, and herte proud [Read prout.] [ 624] [God honoreth lowliness.] [624 And] om. A₂D. heih of] of hyȝe H₁. and herte] of herte A₂D, & stoute of hert R. proud] om. R.] He wole bowe for noþing [625 He wole] He nyll A₂D, þou nylt H₁, he wil not R.] To man, ne to heuene king— [626 To] Neþere to H₁.] ¶ And he þat wole him heinen here, [The high He] [627 he þat] þat D. wole] wold A₂. him heinen] hym hye A₂H₁, hey hym D, heghe hym R.] Þat nele be meke in none manere, [ 628] [628 þat nele] And wil H₁, and wol not R. be meke] bowe R. in none] in no A₂D, on noo H₁R.] In litel while he shal hit knowe And falle þerfore swiþe lowe. [draweth low:] [De Humi∣litate.] [630 þerfore swiþe] boþ fowle and H₁.]

Qui se exaltat, humiliabitur, et qui se humiliat, exaltabitur. [Latin: exaltat humiliabitur] humiliat exaltabitur A₂R. et] om. A₂R. humiliat exaltabitur] exaltat hu∣miliabitur A₂R.]

Þe milde þurw [her] [MSS. his.] humilite [the low He] Ful heie honoured þeih sholen be; [ 632] [632 heie] Wele A₂, lely R. þeih sholen] shall he A₂H₁R, he sal D.] For þeih [i in þeih is in red ink above the line in MS. A ₁.] sholen be drawen on heih [lifteth high.] [633 þeih] he DH₁R.] And wonye [e is above the line in MS. A ₁.] god swiþe neih. [634 wonye] wounne with H₁.] ¶ And pride, it is so foul a last, [The fairest angel was hurled from heaven] [635 And] For A₂D, But H₁. it is] is DH₁. a] at A₂, boþ firste and H₁.] Þat out of heuene he was cast. [ 636] [636 Þat] om. D. heuene] paradys A₂.] Þu shalt wel wite, þat i ne liȝe, [637 ne] not R.] For Lucifer [with] his cumpaignye, [638 with] and A₁A₂DR. his] al his H₁.] [Out of heuen, þat was so bryȝte, In-to helle for pride he toke his flyȝte.] [ 640] [639 and 640 are omitted in A₁A₂DR.]

Þurw þe pride þat hem gan folewe, [through pride.] [641 gan] dyde D, con R.] Þe pine of helle hem gan to swolewe, [641 and 642 are omitted in H₁.] [642 pine] pytt D. hem] þeyme A₂. to] om. A₂R.] ¶ And so he wole don alle and some, [643 And so] So R. he] þei A₂, om. H₁. wole don] shalle do boþ H₁. and some] men R.] Þat in pride be inome. [ 644] [644 inome] taken R.] [Nowe be þou were, þou proude gome, [Beware, proud man!] [645 Nowe be þou] þen be H₁, Now be R. gome] grome R.] Þat þou ne be in pryde enome:] [645 and 646 are omitted in A₁D.] [646 ne be] be not H₁, om. R. enome] I nome H₁, be not nome R.] Cast hit awey, i wole þe rede, [ 44 d] [647 wole] sal D, om. H₁.] Er of strong pine þe may drede; [ 648] [648 Er of strong] Or of stronger H₁, Or ellis of strong R. þe] þou D.] ¶ For siker, and þu be nomen þerinne, [649 siker] sikerly R. nomen] founde H₁, tane R.] Heuene maitou neuere winne, [650 maitou] myȝt þou D.] And oþer weye is þer non, [651 þer] þer neuer H₁.] Bute to heuene or to helle gon. [ 652] [Pride drags to hell.] [652 to helle] helle þou must H₁, helle R.] Þanne do bi consail and bi red, [MS. A ₁ bired.] [648-653 are omitted in A₂.] [653 Þanne] Man D. bi] be my D. and bi] and be my D.] And ouercome þe foule qued, [654 þe] þat A₂.] Þat fondeþ þe on vch a side, [655 on] in A₂. vch] ilk R. a side] syde DH₁.] Þe to holde in þi pride. [ 656] [656 Þe to holde] For to holdene A₂, Tho holde þe D, For to hold þe H₁R. þi] om. R.] ¶ Ac, if þu couþest knowe and se [657 Ac] For A₂, And DH₁, But R. couþest] kowdest H₁. and] or R.] Þe uertu of humilite, For noþing þu noldest shone, [659 þu noldest] noldest þou A₂, þou nost it D, woltest it H₁, þou woldist hit R.] Ac hit sholde euere wid þe wone: [ 660] [Have con∣tempt for vanities.] [660 Ac] For A₂, And D, But H₁R.] Off alle uertuz it is hext, [661 hext] þo hext R.] And godes wille it is next. [662 And] And at A₂.] Sein Gregory þerof bereþ witnes, [663 þerof bereþ] bereþ þerof A₁, bereþ D.] Þat muchel spekeþ of soþ[e]nes: [ 664] [664 soþenes] mekenesse D.]

Qui sine humilitate virtutes ceteras [Without hu∣mility holy works are] congregat, est quasi, qui in vento puluerem portat. [Latin: est] et D, om. H₁R. qui] om. A₂R, quem D. in vento puluerem] puluerem in vento R.]

Man, þou[h] þu do muchel god, [665 do] om. D. muchel] ful meche D, neuer so mikel R.] But þou be meke and þolemod, [666 meke and] lowe & meke of H₁. þolemod] þole (verb) mod (substantive) D, mode H₁, of thole mode R.] Sein Gregory seiþ, þat holi clerk, [667 þat] þe A₂. clerk] chirche A₂D.] Þat muchel on ydel is þat werk. [ 668] [668 on] in A₂DR. þat] þi H₁, his R.] Hit fareþ bi swiche, as we finde, As who-so bereþ poudre in grete winde; [like dust in wind.] [670 who-so] he þat H₁. grete] þe H₁.] For, bere he neuere so muche, [Read miche.] [671 bere he] þoȝ he bere H₁, of he bere R.] Hit fleþ awey ful lihtliche. [ 672] [672 fleþ] falleþe D, flyeþ H₁R. ful] om. A₂.] Off man hit fareþ riht so, [673 Off] Ryȝt be D. riht so] also A₂.] For, gode dedes þouh he do, [ 45 a] [673 and 674 are transposed in A₁, H₁, and R.] [674 þouh] of R.] Many and fele in vch a side, [675 and] ane D. in] on H₁R. a side] syde A₂D.] Þer may non wid him abide: [ 676] [676 him] oþer R.] Bute he haue humilite, [677 Bute] But if H₁. humilite] verray humylite R.] Awey þeih wolen fro him fle. [Away they fly.] [678 Awey] Alle R. þeih wolen fro him] fro hym þay wyl D, þei wil al fro him H₁. fle] flye H₁.] ¶ A god þing is humilite: [678 and 679 are omitted in A₂.] [679 is omitted in D.] Off him comeþ verray charite, [ 680] [From humili∣ty springeth penitence, of which] [680 him] him þat H₁.] And penaunce, and eke shrift— [681 And] In D.] Þis is of god a wel fair ȝift— [De Compune∣tione cordis.] [682 Þis] Þat D. wel] om. A₂. ful R.] And of him forȝif[e]nesse of sinne. [forgiveness is won,] [683 of him] of hem D, om. R. sinne] hys synne A₂.] Wel is him þat hit may winne! [ 684] [684 hit may] þat may A₂D, may it H₁.] ¶ Who-so is aferd of his trespaz, [685 Who-so] For who so A₂, He þat H₁. aferd] affred D.] He shal haue comfort and solaz Off þe holi gost, witerli, [687 witerli] vtterly H₁.] Þat wole [his] soule comforti, [ 688] [the soul's comfort,] [688 his] þi A₁R, man H₁. comforti] confort in hye R.] And make men haue, mid iwisse, [689 men] here D, men to R. mid] mynde A₂D, þer myd H₁, þer with R. iwisse] wysse D.] Tristi hope to heuene blisse. [and everlast∣ing delights.] [690 Tristi] Of tresty D.] Sein Daui þer-of spak and seide [Read sede.] [691 þer-of] om. D.]

In þe [þe is above the line in MS. A ₁.] sauter, as men rede: [ 692] [692 as men] boke men may D. rede] do rede H₁.]

Secundum multitudinem dolorum meo∣rum in corde meo, consolationes tuae laetificauerunt [MS. tue letificaueront.] animam meam. [Latin: meorum] om. R. meo] om. D. consolationes tuoe] om. R.]

'[Þe] [MS. A ₁ has so.] more man douteþ here sinne, [Fear sin!] [693 man] a mon R. here] his A₂H₁R, here of D.] Þe more ioye he shal winne;' [694 he shal] shal he H₁.] For, who-so haþ of sinne [MS. A ₁ has his sinne.] drede [695 sinne] his sinne A₁R.] And nel noht don þat [One letter has been erased after þat in MS. A ₁.] foule dede, [ 696] [696 And] He D. nel] wil H₁R. noht] no more R. þat foule dede] þe fende reed H₁, hit in dede R.] Hit semeþ, þat he haþ trewe loue To Iesu Crist, þat is aboue. [698 is] sittiþe A₂H₁R.] ¶ O þing is comen in my þou[h]t, [699 comen] comyn now D. in] to R.] To shewe hit wole i spare noht: [ 700] [700 hit wole] it nyl A₂H₁, nil D, hit I wil R. i] om. R.] ¶ Ȝif any þat is in holy lyf, [ 45 b] [The godly] [701 þat is] man be H₁, is R.] Man, maiden, oþer wif, [702 Man maiden] Man or childe made H₁. oþer] or A₂H₁, wydow oþer D, childe or R.] In any time, þurw any cas, [703 any] one R. þurw] for D. any] a R.] Doþ a litel trespas, [ 704] [for a little trespass] [704 Doþ] and dos R. a litel] gret or smale H₁.] Þat be aȝein godes wille, [705 be] is H₁R.] Oþer loud[e] oþer stille, [706 Oþer] Erly or late H₁, be hit R. oþer] or H₁, be hit R.] He wole haue more sorwe and drede [grieveth more] For þat litel sinful dede, [ 708] [708 litel] on H₁.] Þan many on wole in eny stounde, [than doth for his sin] [709 on] om. DH₁.] Þat lyþ in dedli sinne bounde. [710 lyþ] es D. bounde] I bounde A₂H₁R, iboude D.] Ȝif ȝe wolen wite herof þe skile, [711 ȝe wolen wite] þou wylt A₂R, þou wolt nyt D, ȝe wil H₁. þe skile] skyll D, ony þinge wite H₁.] Herkne, and i ȝou telle wole: [Read wille.] [ 712] [712 i ȝou telle] I þe telle A₂R, tell þe I D, I wil tel ȝow H₁. wole] ȝitte H₁.] Þat man þat lyþ in dedli sinne, [the man lying in guilt.] [713 Þat] Þe A₂DR.] And to singy wole noht blinne, [714 And to singy] Fro day to day and H₁, and þo synne he R. wole] wyll he A₂, nele DH₁.]

¶ Gostli wit he haþ ilore. [He hath lost] [715 wit] syȝt D. ilore] for lore A₂DH₁.] Whi, i wole telle, [and] wharfore; [ 716] [716 wole] sal D. telle] þe tell A₂. and] om. A₁A₂, how and D.] [716 reads in H₁ and R: I wil ȝow telle whi & wharfore. ȝow] þe R.] For gostli siht, witerliche, [discernment] [717 gostli] þi gostly D. siht] witte H₁. witerliche] sikerlyche D, vtterlyche H₁.] Man, is þi resoun, sikerliche, [718 Man is þi resoun] Is þi reson man H₁. sikerliche] soþelyche D.] Wher-þur[w] þu miht in þi mod [719 Wher-þurw] wheire A₂R.] Knowe boþe yuel and god, [ 720] [720 boþe] om. A₂, boþe þe DR, þer bi H₁. and] and eke þe D, and þo R.] And shed to make in eueri dede [721 shed] partye H₁. to] om. DH₁. eueri] alle þi R. dede] stede A₂H₁.] Bitwene soþnesse and falshede. [722 Bitwene] Hyt wene D, bytwyx R.] ¶ And, whan mannes soule, ful iwis, [723 And whan] When A₂. mannes soule] man is A₂. ful iwis] foule es D, fylid is H₁, I wis R.] Þurw dedli sinne ifiled is, [ 724] [724 Þurw dedli] And þorouȝ A₂, þorow þe fende and H₁. ifiled is] fouled es D, I wisse H₁, fyled is R.] His knowelaching is al gon; [725 His knowelaching] Here knawlagyng D, gostly knowynge H₁, his know∣ing R. al gon] agone A₂, al agone D.] For wit ne siht haþ [he] [MS. A ₁ has here.] non, [726 ne] nor A₂.] Wherfore þe sinful man [and] [727 Wherfore þe] þerfor þe sori H₁.] Noþer he ne may ne he ne can [ 728] [728 ne may] maye H₁R. ne he ne] nouþere he ne A₂, ne noþer he H₁, ne he R.] His owen stat [a]riht ise, [cannot see] [729 ariht] riht A₁R, ryȝt wel H₁. ise] see A₂R.] ¶ Ne knowe in what lyf he be [730 he] þat he R.] For þisternesse, þat he is inne [ 45 c] [731 þisternesse] derkenes A₂, þe derknesse D, þe sternesse H₁, merkenes R.] Þurw þe filþe of dedli sinne. [ 732] [the filth of deadly sin; but the holy hath] [732 filþe] fylyng R.] ¶ Ac he þat liueþ in holy lyf, [733 Ac] Bot A₂H₁R, And D. he] þoo R.] Man, mayden, oþer wyf, [734 oþer] childe or R.] [734 reads in H₁: Be he man mayde or wyfe.] And serueþ god on eorþe her, [735 serueþ] serued D. on eorþe] euer A₂, in erþe H₁.] His gostli siht is swiþe cler; [ 736] [spiritual sight.] [736 is] om. D. swiþe] ful H₁R.] For þerwid he may knowe and se— [737 se] sene D.] In what lyf[e] þat he be— [738 is omitted in D.] God and yuel, lasse and more, [739 and] oþer D. and] oþer D.]

Al he knoweþ þurw godes lore; [ 740] [The Al∣mighty guideth him] [737-740 are omitted in H₁ and R.] ¶ For widinne him is god almiht And ȝeueþ him grace of gostly siht [742 And ȝeueþ him] þat is R.] To sen and knowe in his mod [743 sen and knowe] know ande to se D.] Þe longe lyff, þat is so god, [ 744] And þe drede of domes-day, [to fear the day of eternity.] And þe pine þat lasteþ ay, Wher-þurw hij sholen þe more drede [747 hij sholen] þei scholen A₂R, he sal D, þei haue H₁.] And flen sinne in al here dede. [ 748] [748 And] to R. flen] flye H₁. in] and A₂, bi H₁. here] his (nede has been crossed out after his.) D, maner H₁. dede] rede H₁.] ¶ Here ȝe muwen se þe wrong [749 ȝe muwen se] we mow sene D. þe] boþ ryȝt and H₁.] And knowe, wher-on [hit] [MS. A ₁ has his.] is long, [750 knowe] se R. long] alange A₂.] Þat sinful man may noht se [751 Þat] And D, þe H₁. may] om. D.] Hise giltes, þou[h] þeih [MS. D has þay þay. grete be.] [ 752] ¶ Listneþ nouþe to my speche, [753 nouþe] now H₁R.] And of nedful þing i wole ȝou teche. [Needful is desire after righteous∣ness, therefore] [754 of nedful] mede H₁, nedeful R. wole ȝou] sal þe D, wil þe R.] Off holi churche it is þe lore, [755 churche] clerge D.] Þat spekeþ to alle, lasse and more, [ 756] [756 lasse] boþ lasse H₁.] And seiþ: 'Man, while þu miht liue, [757 miht] may DR.] Loke þat þu be ofte shriue.' [De Con∣fessione.] [758 ofte] elene R. shriue] Iscryue A₂H₁.] ¶ Anon, so þu hast sinne wrouht, [at once] [759 Anon so] als sone as R. wrouht] I wrouȝht A₂DH₁.] While it is newe in þi [MS. A ₁ reads þi þi.] þouht, [ 760] [760 While] þe whyle D.] Anon to shrifte þat þu gange, [Read gonge.] [proceed to confess.] [761 Anon] On on D. þat] loke þat H₁.] Ne dwelle þu noht þerwid to longe; [ 45 d] [762 þu] om. A₂. noht þerwid] þerwith nauȝt D.] For, if þu dost, þu miht wel wite, [763 miht] maist A₂, may DR.] Þat sumwhat shal be forȝete, [Read forȝite.] [ 764] [764 sumwhat] som gylt D. shal be] þu myȝte H₁. forȝete] for ȝete of hit R.] Wher-þurw þu miht be blamed, [765 miht] maiste DR.] And at þe dom sore ashamed. [766 sore] þerof D, ful sore R.] ¶ Þerfore, man, while þu miht liue, [767 miht] mayȝt DR.]

Loke, þat þu be [clene] [MS. A ₁ has ofte.] shriue, [ 768] [768 shriue] I schryue A₂DH₁.] Wid sorwe of herte and repentaunce, [769 of] at þyne A₂.] And of þe prest tak þi penaunce. [Penance from the priest is healing] [770 þe] þy A₂.] Þis is a riche medicine, [771 riche] aryȝt D, a good & ryche H₁, rightful R.] Hit shildeþ man fro helle pine. [ 772] [772 man] þe right wys man D. helle] om. D.] A betre þing was neuere founde,— [773 was] nas A₂. founde] ifounde A₂DH₁.] For hit may hele dedli wounde— [for deadly wound.] [774 may hele] makes holle R.] And, who-so euere wole hit craue, [775 who-so] he þat H₁.] Wid-outen cost he may hit haue. [ 776] ¶ Man, ne lat hit for no shame, [In shame delay confes∣sion,] [777 ne] no D. lat] late þou A₂, leue H₁. hit] þou R.] Last þu falle þerfore in blame. [778 falle þerfore] þerfore falle R. blame] gret blame D.] If þu nilt for shame [shewe] hit her, [779 nilt] lette H₁, wilt not R. shewe] om. A₁, to shew H₁. hit] hem H₁R.] Hit shal ben shewed elle[s]wher [MS. A ₁ eller wher.] [ 780] [and all the creatures that ever were shall see and hear.] [780 Hit] þei H₁R. elles] als H₁.] To alle þe shaftes þat euere were, [781 shaftes] creatures D, folke H₁, men R.] And alle þeih sholen sen and here. [782 And] om. D. sen] hom se R. and here] it þer D.]

Nihil absconditum, [MS. A ₁ Nichil abscunditum.] quod non scietur, nec occultum, quod non reueletur, [MS. A ₁ releuetur.] [Latin: absconditum] occultum D, optatum H₁. scietur] reueletur H₁R. occultum] absconditum H₁. reueletur] sciatur H₁R.]

And þer-of þu shalt haue shame [783 þer-of] þeire A₂.] And þer-to wel muche blame. [ 784] [784] wel] ful R.] Tweye manere shame men fint in boke, [785 manere] maner of DR.] Who-so wole þerafter loke: Þat on goþ to dampnacioun; [787 Þat on] Þe tone D.] Þat oþer, to sauuacioun. [ 788] [788 Þat oþer] Þe toþer D. to] vnto D, goþ to H₁.] ¶ Ȝif ȝe wole wite hou hit be, [789 ȝe wole wite] he wytt D, þu wilt wite H₁R. hou] what H₁. hit] þis may R.] Sitteþ stille, and herkneþ me: [790 me] to me A₂.] [790 has the following readings in D and in H₁R (l. 328): Harkeneþ alle now to me D. Herken & I wil telle þe H₁R. (l. 328)]

¶ Man, þouh þu haue sinne wrouht [ 46 a] [True shame,] [791 þouh] ȝef A₂DR. sinne] foule synne A₂D. wrouht] Iwrouȝt A₂D, don H₁R.] In word, in dede, and in þouht, [ 792] [792 and] ouþere A₂, or D.] [792 reads in H₁ and R: Loþly & fele many∣oon. fele] foule R. (Cp. l. 838 in A₁.)] If þu art þiself þerof ashamed, [in regret and sorrow,] [793 þiself þerof] þyself A₂, þerof H₁.] And at þin herte sore agramed, [794 at] in D. sore] þerof D.] ¶ And ne sparest for shame ne for eiȝe, [795 ne] om. R. for] ne for D, not for R. shame ne for eiȝe] loue ne ay R.] Þat þu hit nilt in shrifte seie, [ 796] [craves par∣don.] [796 Þat] But þat H₁. hit nilt] nylt it A₂D, wilt H₁, hom wilt R.] Off god þu miht wel lihtliche [797 þu] þat H₁, om. R. miht] may D, þen may þou R. wel lihtliche] lightly R.] Forȝifnesse haue, sikerliche. [Forgiveness wins] [798 sikerliche] wele sykerlyche A₂, sikerly R.] Þis ilke shame, be my croun, Draweþ al to sauuacioun. [ 800] [eternal heaven.] [800 al] þe R.] ¶ Þat oþer shame so is þis: [False shame] [801 Þat] þe D. so is þis] soch it is A₂, for soþ is þis H₁, for sothe hit is R.] Ȝif a man haþ don amis [802 ȝif] ȝif þat D.] And foule sinne[s] [MS. A ₁ sinneþ.] haþ iwrouht, [803 foule] many fowle H₁. iwrouht] wroȝt DH₁R.] And wole for shame shewe hem noht [ 804] [804 wole] nyl A₂D. hem] it D.] In his shrifte to þe prest, He wraþþeþ sore Iesu Crist. For-ȝifnes, iwis, ne tit him neuere, [807 iwis] om. D. ne tit him] tydeþ hym A₂R, ne tydde D, tidde hym H₁.] But in helle to brennen euere. [ 808] [808 to brennen] to brynne for A₂, to wou D, fyre burne for H₁, fire brenne R.] ¶ Whi artu more ashamed to speke [fears to show guilt.] [809 more] nere D. to speke] a word to speke A₂.] A word, þan godes heste to breke? [810 A word þan] Þane þou art A₂. to] for to D.] Þis is foule, wicked shame, [This wicked shame brings death.] [811 is] is þe A₂D, ilke H₁R.] Þat bringeþ sinful man in blame. [ 812] [812 Þat] om. H₁R. sinful] a synful H₁. man] men A₂D. in] in gret D, to H₁, in mikel R.] Þe lore þat comeþ out of godes mouþ, [813 out] om. A₂. The manuscript con∣tinues with the Latin following 814 in H₂.] To alle men hit sholde be couþ:

Lauamini, et mundi estote. [De Poeni∣tentia.] [459-814 and the Latin text fol∣lowing are omitted in H₂.]

Iesu spak and seide ene: [815 Iesu] Iesu Criste D, Thus Iesu H₂. and seide] to hem al DH₁. ene] euene A₂H₂, bidene DH₁.]

'Wassheþ ou, and beþ clene.' [ 816] [Wash there∣from.] [816 beþ] be ȝe made H₁.] Kindeliche ofte men seþ, [817 Kindeliche] Kendely H₂R. ofte men] often∣tyme men H₁, menne ofte tyme H₂, of men R.] Wid water men wassheþ, þat foule beþ, [818 wassheþ] wasshe hem H₁.] ¶ And [In MS. A ₁, d is in red ink above the line.] hot water, be þu bold, [819 And] For H₂.] Makeþ clannere þan doþ cold. [ 820] [819 and 820 are inserted between 828 and 829 in H₂.] [820 Makeþ] wasshis R. doþ] þe A₂DH₂, dos þo R.] Al þis i seie sikerliche, [ 46 b] [821 Al] And al H₁. þis i] I hyte H₂. sikerliche] sekerlye H₂.] For to speken openliche, [822 speken] schew D. openliche] openlye H₂.] ¶ What hit is for to mene: [823 hit is] is hit R.] 'Wassheþ ou, and beþ clene.' [ 824] [824 beþ] beþ made H₁.] Summe wassheþ, ac noht ariht, [825 wassheþ] wasshen hom R. ac] bot A₂H₁R, and D.] For þe clannere beþ hij no wiht. [823-826 are omitted in H₂.] [826 For] Neuere A₂. hij] þei A₂DH₁R. no] ne A₂, nauȝt DR. wiht] white A₂, ryȝt D, whiȝt H₁, dight R.] Þe hote teres of mannes eiȝe [Read iȝe.] [Weep, and] [827 mannes] a mannes D.] Makeþ clannere þan any liȝe. [ 828] [828 Makeþ] Þay makeþ D, washeþ H₁.] Many on wepeþ for his misdede, [829 Many on] Many A₂R, And noman D. his] here A₂R.] Ac to do sinne noht hij ne drede: [leave sin.] [830 Ac] Bot A₂H₁R, And D. noht] om. A₂H₁R, he nyl nouȝt D. hij ne] þei no A₂, om. D, he hav no H₁, þai han no R.] ¶ He weneþ, wasshe him wid þat water, [831 He weneþ] Þei wene H₁R. wasshe him] þay wassh hym D, to wasshe hem H₁R.] And he is foul neuere þe later. [ 832] [832 he is] es D, ȝit þei beþ H₁, þai ben R. foule] foulid R.]

Whij? For ȝit wole he noht sinne fle: [833 Whij] om. R. ȝit wole he] ȝif he nyl D, þei wil H₁, if þai wil R. fle] and fle A₂, flye H₁.] Iwis, vnclene he shal be. [834 he shal] sall he D, þei shulle H₁R.] [834 reads in A₂: He was vnelene so schall he be.] Ac anoþer manere wasshing [835 Ac] Bot A₂H₁R, And eke D.] Makeþ clene of alle þing: [ 836] [836 Makeþ] Clense D.] Man, þouh þou haue sinne don, [837 þouh] if R. don] idone D.] Lodlich and foule many on, [838 Lodlich] Dedelyche (Cp. l. 792 in H₁R.) D, lodely R. (The last word of line 838 is lost through a hole in the parchment in D.)] ¶ Ȝif þu hast wille to leue þi sinne. [839 leue] lete D.] Þat þu no more ne come þerinne, [ 840] [829-840 read on [fol. 53] a in H₂:

Sorowe of herte and repentawnce (Cp. l. 769 in A₁.) And for ȝowre synnys doo penawnce (Cp. l. 474 in A₁.) Shalle graunte ȝowe myghte & space Iesu cryste too sene hys fface [ 4] [ 832] Lady crownyd. heuene qwene Preye for vs alle be dene To thy sone. kynge of heuene For hys holy namys seuene [ 8] [ 836] That he vs graunte. hys ryche blysse That we therof nott ne mysse And that hit soo mote bee Amen. Amen for seynte charyte [ 12] [ 840]

EXPLICIT SPECULUM GY DE WAREWYKE SECUNDUM ALQUINUM HEREMITE

] [840 no more] more D. ne] om. H₁R. come] falle R.] Of þin eiȝen þe hote teres, [Hot tears of repentance] Þat goþ adoun bi þine leres, Hij wolen make god acord [make har∣mony between thy soul and God. They cleanse from sin.] [843 Hij] þay DH₁R. god] a good H₁.] Bitwene þi soule and oure lord [ 844] And make þe clene of þi sinne, [840-845 are omitted in A₂.] Wher-þurw þu miht heuene winne. [846 miht] salt D.] ¶ Nu ȝe muwe witen, what it is to mene: [847 ȝe muwe] may þou R. it is] is R.] 'Wassheþ ou, and beþ clene;' [ 848] [848 beþ] be ȝe made H₁.] Ac he þat wole clene be, [849 Ac] Bot A₂H₁R, And D. he] ȝe R.] Certes [synne] he mot fle. [850 synne] sum what A₁A₂R, deedly synne H₁. he] ȝe R. mot] moste A₂H₁R. fle] flye H₁.] ¶ Wole ȝe here ȝit eft sone [851 eft] efter R.] Off þing þat nedful is to done; [ 46 c] [ 852] [852 Off] One R. nedful] medeful D. to] to be H₁.] Hit is godes owen lore, [De non Tar∣dando Con∣verti ad Do∣minum.] [853 godes owen] Iesu Criste D.] Þat spekeþ to alle, lasse and more: [854 Þat] om. D. alle] al men H₁.]

Ambulate, dum lucem habetis, ne tenebrae vos [MS. A ₁. te tenebre nos.] comprehendant.

'Go, man, while þat þu hast liht, [Haste, lest] [855 þat] om. A₂H₁R.] Lest þe of-take þe derke niht.' [ 856] [night sur∣prise.] [856 of-take] ouere take A₂H₁R.] Þi lyf, man, is cleped liht, [Life is day: death is night.] [857 is cleped] I clepe þi D, is cald þi R.] And þi deþ þe derke niht. [858 þe] is þe A₂, þi D.]

While þu art on liue, þu miht worche [While it is day, do works of love.] [859 þu miht] and may D, þo maiste H₁R.] Godes werkes of holi churche, [Read wirche: chirche.] [ 860] [860 Godes werkes] To don warkes D, Good warkis and lawful H₁.] And, certes, whan þat þu art ded, [861 þat] om. A₂DH₁R.] Þanne maitou don noþer god ne qued. [862 Þanne maitou] Þou mayȝt D. don noþer] nouþere do A₂DR. ne] nor A₂.] ¶ Þerfore, man, i warne þe, While þu miht gon and se, [ 864] [864 While] Þe while A₂, þat while D, whil þat R. þu miht] mayȝt þou D, þow maiste H₁R.] In gode weyes sped þe faste! [Speed fast.] Lef, þe niht þe wole agaste, [The dark night brings terror.] [866 Lef] Les A₂, Laste DR, Els H₁. þe wole] wil þe R.] And sikerliche widoute nay, [867 And] For D.] At þi dei[i]ng [MS. A ₁ deijng.] shal ben þi domesday, [ 868] For þere shal ben irekened al [Then shall be counted all thy deeds.] Þat euere distu, gret and smal. [870 distu] dedest þou A₂, þou diste H₁, þou didist R. and] or A₂D.] Þere þu shalt knowe and se God or yuel, wheiþer it be, [wheiþer it be is written on erasure in MS. A ₁.] [ 872] [872 or] and A₂, oþer D. it be] þay benn D.] And þanne, par aunter, wo[lde]stu fain [873 And þanne] þen H₁. woldestu] þou woldest A₂, noldest þou D.] Biginne to worche and turne aȝein; [874 Biginne] By D.] ¶ Ac, certes, þu ne shalt noht go, [875 Ac] Bot A₂H₁R, And D. ne] om. DH₁R. noht go] so A₂, not soo H₁R.] Ac riht after þu [MS. A ₁ þat þu.] hast do, [ 876] [As thy deeds, shall be thy judgment.] [876 Ac] Bot A₂DH₁R. þu] þt þu A₁R.] Þu shalt fonge verreement [877 shalt fonge] schalt A₂, afong D, shalt fynde þere H₁, shalt take R.] Þare þi rihte iugement. [878 Þare] Fong þeire A₂, For soþ H₁. rihte] om. A₂, owen H₁, rightwis R.]

Et ideo ambulate, dum [ 46 d] lucem habetis.

Deþ is gilour swiþe strong [Death is a deceiver, and deceives many, therefore] [879 gilour] a gylour A₂. swiþe] om. A₂.] And gileþ many on euere among, [ 880] [880 gileþ] be gyle D, bigiles R. many on] man A₂D (D has an erasure of m before man.), many men (The e in men is defective through a small hole in the parchment.) H₁.] Þerfore worch, while þu mait, [881 worch] man wirch A₂, om. D. while þu mait] while mayt D, with out cessyngis H₁, whil þat þou maght R.]

For sodeyneliche þu miht be caiht. [882 For] Wyrche gude for D. miht be] may be A₂R, mayt D, miȝt han þyn H₁. caiht] endyngis H₁.]

Initium sapientiae, [MS. Inicium sapiencie.] timor domini: [De Timore Domini.]

'Drede of god in alle [MS. A ₁ al alle.] þing [fear God,] Off wisdom is þe biginning;' [ 884] [884 is þe] þis is þe first A₂.] And many hauen of god drede, [but not in dread,] [885 And many hauen of] And many on haþe of DR, Man haue euer H₁. drede] in drede H₁.] Ac noht for loue of his godhede, [886 Ac] Bot A₂R, And D, For H₁. noht for loue] lesingis of H₁.] But last þeih sholde for here gilt [887 But] And H₁. last] lat A₂, þat R. þeih sholde] þei shullen D, þat þou shalt H₁. here] þaire D, þi H₁.] In-to strong pine ben ipult. [Probably read ipilt. See l. 239.] [ 888] [888 strong] om. A₂. ipult] pute D, plyte H₁, pilt R.] ¶ Hit fareþ bi swiche, i vnderstonde, As hit doþ here bi þe bonde: [890 As] Also A₂. þe] a H₁.] Þe bonde nele noþer loude ne stille [as the bonds∣man before his lord.] [891 nele] wil H₁R. noþer] neuere A₂.] Don noht aȝein his lordes wille— [ 892] [892 noht] om. H₁, oght R. The manuscript ends with 892 in A₂.] Ac þat nis for loue ne for acord, [893 Ac] and D, But H₁R. nis] es DR, nowþer H₁. for] for no DR. ne for] no for no D, ne for non R.] Þat he haþ toward his lord— [894 toward] to R.] For, if he dede, he wot wel, [895 wot] wote ful D, wist hit R.] He sholde lese of his catel; [ 896] [896 sholde lese] lese suld D.] And ȝit hit fareþ bi man also, [897 ȝit] riȝt D.] Þat spareþ more sinne to [do] [MSS. A ₁ A ₂ have go.] [898 Þat] om. D. spareþ] lettes R. to] for to D.] For þe doute of gret pining, [Fear the] [899 þe] om. R.] Þan for þe loue of heuen king. [ 900] [900 Þan] om. H₁. þe loue] loue DR.] [King of Heaven, so that] ¶ It is noht euel so to biginne, [901 biginne] gynne DH₁.] For drede of pine to late þi sinne, [thou mayst catch grace] [902 late þi] lete D, leue H₁, leeue his R.] For sone after he may kacche grace [903 sone after he may] he may sonn aftyr D, soon after þou myȝt H₁.] To biþenke him on godes face, [ 904] [904 biþenke] be þenke DR. him on] hym of DR, þe in H₁.] Hu murie hit were, to haue þe siht [ 47 a] [905 þe] a D, þat H₁.] Off godes face, þat is so briht! [906 godes] þat D, his H₁. so briht] bryȝt so H₁.]

¶ And so he shal casten his loue [907 so] þus D. he] om. R. shal] may þen H₁, þen shal he R.] To Iesu Crist, þat is aboue, [ 908] [908 is] syttes DR.] And leten and flen sinful dede, [to flee the evil world,] [909 leten and flen] lete flene D, leue and flye H₁, leeue & fle alle R.] Boþe for loue and eke for drede. [910 eke] om. H₁R. The manuscript ends with 910 in H₁.] Ac, who-so wole don be my lore, [911 Ac] and D, But R.] Iwis he shal spare more, [ 912] [912 spare] lett R.] To flen sinne day and niht, [913 day] bothe day R.] For drede to lese þat faire siht [lest thou lose the sight of God's glori∣ous face.] ¶ Off godes face, þat is so cler, [915 Off] And of D.] Off whom we han al oure power, [ 916] [916 Off] And of D.] Þan for drede of any wo, [917 any] oure R.] Þat any þing mihte hem do. [918 mihte hem] hym myȝt (over crasure) D, vs might R.] ¶ Leue frend, herkne to me, [919 herkne] herken now D.] And more i wole speke to þe; [ 920] [Be piteous to the poor.] [920 more i wole] meche I sal D.] For in þe godspel i wole rede [De Eleemo∣synis.] [921 þe godspel i wole] þis boke I sal D, þo gospel as we R.] Off þe uertu of almesdede. Þin almesse þu shalt forþ puite, [Put forth alms.] [923 almesse] almes dede R. puite] pitte R.] And spare hit noht, þouth hit be luite: [ 924] [924 1st hit] om. D. luite] litte R.] [In þe godspel it es write, I sal, man, þat þou it wite.] [925 and 926 are omitted in A₁R.] God seiþ þus in his lore: 'Man, if þu miht ȝeue no more [ 928] [Give but a cup of cold water in love,] ¶ But a dishful of cold water, Þu shalt hit ȝeue neuere þe later [930 shalt hit ȝeue] putt hit forth R.] Wid gode wille and wid charite, [931 wid charite] in pyte D, charite R.] And ful wel it worþ ȝolden þe.' [ 47 b] [ 932] [932 worþ] wroþ D, bes R. ȝolden] iȝolde D.] [and it will re∣ward thee.] And, whan þu shalt haue þank and mede [933 whan] hou D. haue þank and] be þenke for þat D.] For so litel an almesdede, ¶ Siker maitou þanne be, [935 maitou þanne] þen may þou R.] If þu ȝeuest muche in charite [ 936] To god, þu miht þe betre spede, [937 To] Tho D. miht] salt D.]

And þe more shal ben þi mede. [938 more] more hym D.] Enes i it vnderstod, [In almsdeed is double good.] [939 i it] hit I R.] [939 reads in D: Twys. I anderstand.] Þat in almesdede is double god: [ 940] [940 þat in] In R.] ¶ It fordoþ sinne, wite it wel, And hit wole eche þi catel. And, if þu art her-of in drede, Hu hit mihte so be in dede, [ 944] [944 so be] be so DR.] A god witnesse i wole drawe, [This learn of] [945 A] I R. wole] sal D.] On ensaumple of þe olde lawe. [old law.] [946 On ensaumple of þe] In þe sample in D.] ¶ Holi writ, þat wole noht liȝe, [947 þat] om. R. wole] nyl D. liȝe] be leis R.] Spekeþ of þe profete Eliȝe, [ 948] [948 Spekeþ] It telleþe D, þat spekes R.] Hou Iesu Crist, houre lo[ue]rd swete, [Christ sent] Spak to Eliȝe þe profete. [Elijah to a] To a pore widewe he him sende, [widow to impart to her this twofold virtue.] [951 To] And to D. he] om. D] Here beyþere lyf [for] [for is supplied from D.] to amende. [ 952] [952 beyþere] pore D, bothus R. for to] to A₁R.] He seide: 'Eliȝe, þu shalt fare In-to Sarepte and wone þare. [954 wone] lye D.] ¶ Þer is a widewe, þat shal þe fede, [955 shal þe] þou sal D, wil þe R.] And i wole ȝelde wel hire mede.' [ 956] [956 i wole] sal D. wel] her ful wel R.] ¶ Þe profete Helie began anon [ 47 o] [Elijah] Forþ in his weie for to gon. [958 in] on R.] At þe ȝate of þe cite þe widewe he mette, [959 þe] þat R.] And faire anon he hire grette. [ 960] [met the widow, and] He bad hire for godes loue, [asked for] Þat us alle sit aboue, [962 alle sit] sittes alle R.] A di[sh]ful [MS. A ₁ has difful.] water she sholde him ȝiue, [water and bread, to help him to live.] [963 dishful] disful of DR. she] he R.] For to helpen him to liue. [ 964] [964 2nd to] vnto D, for to R.] ¶ Þe widewe seide, she wolde fain, And to serue him she turne aȝe[i]n. After hire he gan to crie, [967 he gan] began D, he bygan R.] And bad hire þat she sholde hie. [ 968] 'Do,' he seide, 'be my red, [969 be] aftyr D.]

Bring me wid þe a shiue bred!' [970 Bring] And brynge D. me] om. R. shiue] schyne D, shyuer of R.] Þe widewe him answere[de] [MS. D reads answerd.] anon: [971 him] þo D, om. R.] 'Siker,' she seide, 'bred haue i non, [ 972] [The widow had nothing] Ne noht, þat i mihte þe ȝiue, [973 noht] nauȝt elles D. þe ȝiue] ȝeue D.] For to helpe þe to liue, [974 2nd to] for to D.] ¶ But an handful mele in o picher [but a handful of meal and some oil.] [975 mele in o] of mele in a R.] And a litel oyle, þat is cler, [ 976] Þat i mot make of mete here [977 of] in D, on R. here] now here D.] To me and to my children ifere; [978 to] om. R. ifere] in fere DR.] And seþþe we moten deie in sore, [She would eat and die.] [979 deie in] die R.] For mete haue we no more.' [ 980] [980 haue we] ne haue D.] ¶ Þe profete hire answerede þo: [981 hire answerede þo] vnswerid hyr so R.] 'Abid,' he seide, 'er þu go! [ 47 d] [Elijah said: 'Give me first.] [982 Abid] And badde her D, I bid þe R.] First, þer-of mak me mete, [983 þer-of] he said D.] And, whan þat i hit haue iete, [ 984] [984 i hit] hit I R. iete] hete D, ete R.] Off þat bileueþ, þu shalt make [What re∣mains, use for thyself.'] [985 bileueþ] þat leeues R.] For þe and for þi children sake.' ¶ Þis seli widewe þo wel sone [The good woman] [987 Þis] Þe DR. þo wel] þen ful R.] Grauntede [MS. A ₁ has an erasure after t.] wel al his bone: [ 988] [988 al] to do R.] For his loue, þat him þider sende, [brought him food.] [989 him þider sende] Iudas solde R.] Hire litel mete she wolde spende. [990 she] he (perhaps for ho of l. 963) D. she wolde spende] shewe ho wolde R.] Þo þe profete þis iseih, [Then the prophet turned his eyes to God.] [991 Þo] When R. iseih] hym seghe R.] His eiȝen he kest to god on heih: [ 992] [992 he kest to god] to god he kast R.] To him he made an orysoun, [993 made an] mende his D.] And anon god putte his fuisoun [Abundance came upon the meal and] Vp-on hire mele in hire picher [995 hire] þe D.] And on hire oyle, þat is cler. [ 996] [the oil.] [996 on] in R. is] was so D, was R.] ¶ Þo seide anon þe profete [He said] [997 Þo] Þen R.] To þe widewe wordes swete: [998 and 999 are over erasure in MS. A ₁.] [sweet words:]

'Ne dred þe noht, womman, in þi þouht! ['Fear not:] [999 Ne] no D. þi] om. D.] Þi mele ne shal wante noht, [ 1000] [thy meal shall not diminish: thy oil shall increase.'] [1000 ne] om. DR. wante] wane D, want right R.] And þin oyle shal waxen: sikerli [1001 waxen] wereyn D.] Þi lome shal noht ben empti.' [1002 Þi] and þi R.] ¶ Gret plente hadde þe widewe þo, While she liuede euere mo. [ 1004] [1004 While she] And þe while ho D, whil þat ho R.] Now þu miht knowe in þi mod, [This proves, that in alms∣deed lies two∣fold good. It removes sin, so that thou mayst win heaven.] [1005 miht knowe] knowest R. in] wele in D.] Þat in almesse dede is double god: [1006 Þat] om. R.] Almesdede for[doþe þi synne], [ 48 a] [1007 þi] om. R.] And þer-þur[w] [men may heuen wyn[ne]]; [ 1008] [1008 men] þou R.] And þi god sh[al multiplie], [It adds to earthly goods.] So seiþ þe bok, [þat nyl nauȝt lye]. [1010 nyl] wil R.] ¶ Þe godspel sei[þe to þe and me]: [God says: 'Give, and men shall give to thee.'] [1011 Þe] For þe D.] 'Ȝif and men sha[l ȝefe þe].' [ 1012] In anoþer stede, [I haue wytnesse], Þat god self se[ide] [in soþenesse]: [1014 self] hym selfe D, hym R. seide] saies R.] 'Al þat þu dost [for loue of me] [1015 for] for þo R.] To þe leste of m[yn meyne], [ 1016] Riht to my-sel[fe, wete it wele], Þu dost þi pres[ent euery dele].' [1018 euery] ilk a R.] ¶ Glad maitou [be þan in þi þouȝt], [Be glad in thy gift:] [1019 be þan] be R.] Also ofte as þ[ou maytȝ ȝeue ouȝt], [ 1020] [1020 Also] Als DR.] For, þu miht [wele vnderstande], [Read vnderstonde.] [thou] [1021 miht] maytȝ D, may nowe R.] Þu takest hit [gode with þi honde]; [takest it to] [1022 with þi] in his R.] For godes w[orde in soþenesse] [God with thy hand.] Þer-of bereþ [gude wyttnes]: [ 1024] [1024 Þer-of bereþ] Berþe þer of D.] 'A man [may] [man man is in MS. A ₁.] b[e nouȝt to quede], [Thou art not too vile to feed Christ.] [1025 A] Þer fore R. may] om. R. quede] gnede R.] Iesu Crist for to [fede];' For þer-wid þu [myȝt wele spede] [1027 þer-wid þu myȝt] þou may þer with R.] And heuene h[aue vnto þi mede]. [ 1028] [Eternal joy will be thine.] [1028 haue vnto] blis gete to R.]

To þa[t] blisse [he] [vs bryng], [1029 he] om. A₁D.] Þat is king [ouer all[e] þyng], [Almighty King, show grace to us, that we may serve Him!] [1030 king] lord R.] ¶ And ȝeue us [grace, while we be here], [1007-1031 are defective in A₁. The page has been cut through the middle of folio 48 a. Folio 48 b is wanting. The lines have been completed from MS. D.] [1031 ȝeue] he gefe D.] [To serue hym and hys moder dere [ 48 b] [ 1032] [1032 and hys moder dere] þat vs boght dere R.] In trowþe, loue, and in charite. [1033 trowþe] trewe R. in] om. R. The colophon reads in R: EXPLICIT HIC SPECULUM VTILE ISTIUS MUNDI.] Amen. Amen. So mot it be.] [Amen. Amen.] [841-1034 are omitted in H₂. The manuscript ends with 840. For colophon, see the Introduction.] [1032-1034, through loss of [fol. 48] b, are not found in A₁. The text follows [fol. 179] b in D.]