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

toure

700

ne om. socoure

701

Ther shalle never fo stonde him wyth

702

thidur . fle seche

703

sycoure . abowte

704

alle peynted is abowte

705

colours . byth

706

The furst the fondement is all g.

707

fast lythe

708

is him that this myrthe sythe

710

colur lesseth (ne om.)

711

And sethyn . abouten om. hue

712

Is bothe . eke om. blue

713

cleputh

714

And hyt s. over all feyre and b.

715

ovenast

716

I- om.

717

withinne . withoute

718

abowte

719

raddur . euere om.

720

Hit semyth it barnede all

722

As is the swan when heo is swymbyng

723

the l.

724

After om. Enlong on the.

725

Ther never there comyth wo ny wowgh

726

But

727

Amyd the toure a walle dede sprynge

728

That never is drye but ernynge

729

stremys . strykyn

730

732

Mechell

733

That man nedeth non.

734

aryȝht . watur

735

thike toure

736

thorne . meche

737

As whyte as yuory

738

somers . when heo

739

all do

740

byth

741

oo feyre in order i-ioyned byth

742

So feyre thyng in erthe . i-syth

743

abowte it i-bend

744

to him . i-send

745

Ther nes never so feyre a chayere

746

To kyng ne to emperour.

747

But meche more worship . Inouȝ om.

748

Ther God to alyȝht ches

749

Suche a c. is ther non

750

wes . thyke

751

here-aftur . ne om.

752

dyȝht

753

hit om. and hit alle dede

754

a. himself in thilke . feyre om. stede

755

kyndam

756

that st. myche

757

That

759

and hele and sycornesse

761

maydons body . fre

762

Ther . nas om. hoe

763

I- om. was

764

As . mayde

765

mere betwynne too

766

That hoe shuld us shylde from

767

vs om.

768

Hoe . here. After 768 H has 2 vv. more: ffor hoe may allerbest, And hoe woll allerblyvest

769

true . trysti

770

maydons body. forþi om.

771

That therin never synne come

772

And to serve God alle here hert shoe nome

773

wyst here maydenhode . muche om.

774

With grace and wyth s.

775

to the roche fast

776

grenship

777

That is . maydonis

778

alle here

779

here . þat om. true

780

e. hit is grene and newe.

781

hire om. apertenent

782

To . and fundement

784

feyreshipe

786

That in good hope wes here lyvyng

787

Hoe wes

788

serve . with

789

and þe om.

791

brande

792

Ther is noon . mychill

794

hoe . alle

795

And shoe is i-tend . fyre

796

To servyn here God ab.

798

kepyn . hie . withowtyn

799

þat om. abowten heere me syth

800

thei byth

801

strenghe . slyȝhship

802

Ryȝht|wesnes . warship

803

hath inst. of wiþ.

804

That non evylle ther may com withinne

805

what . baylys

806

cornels byth . feyre.

807

throwen inst. of I-cast . abowte

808

the hoole toure withowte

809

bayli

810

That be|tokynth heere

811

nes

812

Goddys . she

813

myddyll bayly

815

otmast

816

Betokenyth here hoole spousayle

817

ffulle ryȝht me hem clepeth b. thre (forþi om.)

818

That hadyn . here om. bayle

819

ffor hoe here-self is m.

820

ffor shoe is . weddes (!)

821

these . in inst. of teon

822

to an ende . I- om. byn

823

And the sevyn barbacanes abowte

824

so gret . byth wr. withowte

825

kepyn these

826

aroo

827

byth sevyn vertuce that han wyth w.

828

To om.

829

Prude . begynnyng

830

evyll thyng

831

The whiche al matyd and overcome w.

832

sheo

833

heore true

834

heore

835

sheo m. to

836

heere

837

And all-so she dystried

838

hire om. largenes on iche

839

evermore . hoe

840

pacyens . sheo

841

heere gostly

842

Dystryed slowth in

843

walle . alle of g.

844

fylleth . a om.

845

so deled is

846

goodnes inst. of Meth . wiþal om.

847

And . lovyd

848

That he heere ȝeve full grace outryȝht

849

þe om. gr. withoute let

850

Socur alle the w. i-ȝet

851

Therfore . here

852

One i-blessed . ladi om.

853

whiche . byn

854

Bote heere poverte that heo wes inne

855

Ther was no mon-kynnes a.

856

That myȝht dere the castell of nothyng

857

fynde was overcome

858

him all benome

859

so om. freo

860

spak . neddur . treo

861

come . blyve

862

hed inst. of pouste

863

be heo this byrd

866

Therfore of here soule . is

867

And to . gestnyng

868

of hire so ȝyng

869

To brynge him out

870

gareson

871

feyre good

872

Whill . meche

873

then other that ever made was

874

And tho the sonne of ryȝht|wesnes here ches

875

And on heere when he shadowe wolde

876

He feyred . thowsonde

877

fast ȝate

878

And om. owt-goyng . l. hit fast

879

let we be st.

881

882

helpest . flyth

883

comyn

884

knocked . con grede

885

He knocketh & gredyth . con

886

Help . me om. mayde

887

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 405
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/ape7335.0001.001/469

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 15, 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