Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall

                                    
                                      As þai speken, þai schullen do; miracles grete & ryue;
                                    
                                      Bot we ne fynde nouȝth þai mowe; arere þe ded to lyue.
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                                      Bot in-to cursed gostes; fendes willeþ go,
                                    
                                      fforto bere hem witnesse; of al þat he seiþ hem to.
                                    
                                      Þise grete clerkes & wise; aȝein hym schullen speke,
                                    
                                      fforto holden vp cristendom; þat men it nouȝth ne breke.
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                                      Bot many of þise foles siggen; in her hastite,
                                    
                                      Þat clerkes schullen fordo þis werld; bot so schal it noȝt be,
                                    
                                      Bot þe fals clergie; þat antecrist schal of preche;
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                                      & fele þat in godenesse schulden be; liþer he wil hem teche.
                                    
                                      Ac so wys clerk ne worþ þer non; þat ne schal haue to don ynouȝ
                                    
                                      fforto disputen aȝeins hym; þeiȝ he haue þe wouȝ.
                                    
                                      Many men schullen turne; to yuel, men may drede,
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                                      ffor on erþe men may se; to liþer, stedfast hede.
                                    
                                      Oure lord let hym on erþe gon; for þat he wil fonde
                                    
                                      Whiche men of stedfastnesse beþ; & cristendom vnderstonde.
                                    
                                      Tueie men ben in paradys; Enok & Elye;
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                                      Þai ne suffreden neuer deþ; as we han seid twie.
                                    
                                      Aȝeins þe day of dome; þai schullen on erþe aliȝth,
                                    
                                      And her eiþer after oþer; aȝeins Antecrist fiȝth.
                                    
                                      Anticrist hem schal boþe sle; & fele Men willen þerfore
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                                      Turne to her bileue; & make her soules forlore.
                                    
                                      Atte last schal come þe holi gost; in fourme of swerd al[i]ȝt,
                                    
                                      & Anticrist to deþ smyte; þorouȝ his swete miȝt.

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Title: Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1878.
Subject terms: English poetry; Edward -- King of England, -- 1284-1327.; Solomon, -- King of Israel.

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