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

                                
                                  He had noght led, als sum men tolde,
                                
                                  His life als clenly als he solde:
                                
                                  A grete euil god to him send,
                                
                                  ffor þat he suld his mis amend.
                                  Line 416 
                                
                                  And als he lay opon a night,
                                
                                  God of heuyn him schewed þis sight:
                                
                                  A child him thoght he saw and herd,
                                
                                  Þat asked him how þat he ferd;
                                  Line 420 
                                
                                  A panier in his hand he broght
                                
                                  fful of brenand oblis, als him thoght.
                                
                                  Þe prest þan asked: "wha ertow?
                                  Line 423 
                                
                                  And what es þat þou bringes now?"
                                
                                  He said: "I am goddes messangere,
                                
                                  And lo, oblis I bring þe here;
                                
                                  Þus many vnworthi has þou tane
                                
                                  At þi mes bi þe allane.
                                  Line 428 
                                
                                  And if þou will noght leue me,
                                
                                  Schew furth þi hand and þou sal se."
                                
                                  Þe prest put furth his hand onone,
                                
                                  And þe childe has ane vble tone
                                  Line 432 
                                
                                  Of þam þat semid so brinand,
                                
                                  And put it in þe prestes hand.
                                
                                  When it was laid in a moment,
                                
                                  A hole thurgh-out þe hand it brent.
                                
                                  Þe childe þan went oway in hy,
                                  Line 437 
                                
                                  And þe prest bigan to cry.
                                
                                  Oþer men þan come him to
                                
                                  And asked whi þat he fore so.

                                  Line 440

Pages

Index

About this Item

Title: The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...
Canvas: Page 191
Publication: London,: Pub. by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., for the Early English Text Society,; 1892-1901.
Subject terms: English poetry

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ape7335.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ape7335.0001.001/246

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ape7335.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ..." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ape7335.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2025.

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

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item