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

1038

But never to synne Cryst had myende

1039

devyll . swiþe om. art thou

1040

Whether . comyn art

1041

Alle . wyde om. ȝeve.

1042

And thou wolle abowe & worship me. Latin om.

1044

I am thy Lord thou shalt fynde me so. Lat. om.

1045

What thenketh the, mayst thou not understond

1046

Seyde the fynde, I am Lord of alle this londe

1047

And therof in sesyne longe I ha be

1048

hie . ȝeve

1049

I knowe . I wot

1050

But of the ny of thy thowght.

1051

Sykur thou takyst full mychill on honde

1052

beneme . londe

1053

na no pouer

1054

Wenest thou . beneme

1055

þorw om.

1056

ffulle fast . thei con it dyȝht

1057

wo so breke . hest

1058

ever be myne . synne lest

1059

And on endeles dethe he shuld dye

1060

And the k. of h. of ryȝht nyl not wrye

1061

What woldest thou seche f. b.

1062

be|speke. Lat. om.

1063

onswered

1064

And seyde that f. myȝht not be holde

1065

Ac om. Thow thiself formest dedest hit b.

1066

monkynne

1067

seydes the tre was him

1069

And ȝef he wolde

1070

And wolde Goddys beheste lete

1071

ffor om. alle

1072

And om. He shuld deth suffer never non

1073

or ells he hede be

1074

I trowe reson hit nere

1075

That thou hadest.

1076

And woldest not holde anont the H 2 vv. more: The covenand that thou shuldest ha do, Thou foule fynde, monis fo. Lat om.

1077

O I am . fynd

1078

I am . overcome

1079

comyth

1080

Syche . seche

1081

so bold darst be

1082

To . aȝeyns.

1083

I have all i-l. anon

1084

But so hit may not.

1086

That is in my p.

1088

I wot not with whom I shuld desseysed be. Lat. om.

1089

Swete Ihesu tho con segge

1090

And om. I wolle . for-bygge

1091

buggen here (to his f. om.)

1092

shull cost . dere

1093

quod

1094

Bote as . heere that he go

1095

1096

ryȝht, quod . good om.

1097

Ne om. I kepe no thyng to-ȝeyns r.

1098

Ne thorgh mastry beneme the hit

1099

Lat. om. Quod the fynde and er he delyverd be

1100

Thu . as myche worth

1101

is worth at thys f.

1102

thyke . shulle. Lat. om.

1103

Blythelyche . al om. do.

1104

lytille fyngur

1105

seche a

1106

alle the . i-syn. Lat. om.

1107

fynde to Ihesu tho

1108

I wot

1109

ffor all the world deme thou myȝht

1110

ffor of the my pouere is lost by ryȝht.

1111

ȝeve thi fyngur . sygge

1112

So fowle and unworthy chaffere to bygge. Lat. om.

1113

O quod Ihesus and alle . to h. ransom

1114

han him

1115

ȝit om. don er . have him

1116

Thow most suffre on e. wondur & wo

1117

amende

1118

suffre dethe . strong om.

1119

onswered to

1120

Alle . i-sayde hit shall.

1121

to be

1122

aftur and ȝef the dome tho

1123

I woll ȝet

1124

that thrall

1125-6

Tho the fynde wyst well this That thorwgh is deth mon shulld ha blys

1127

And so the fynde wes overcome

1128

i-nome

1129

And the worme swolewe that the last

1130

Then he is . i-teyed

1131

O . take hede . me inst. of þe

1132

truly . loved

1133

thole deth and pyne withowte

1134

fro p. and

1135

misdede

1136

evyll inst. of lodliche . ur

1137

synne dede

1138

Ne with fylth was fownde . stede

1139

ffor alle . lymys . ever hade mon

1140

Seth A. to syenge furst b.

1141

He wolde . alle om. I- om.

1142

makyn . al om.

1143

ffor oure gret gult here

1144

A crowne . thorne

1145

oure syȝht myspende allso

1146

eynen . blynwherved

1147

alle . was om. de|fouled

1148

And allso with g. boffettys they him s.

1149

vnwreste & om. so vyle

1150

They ȝevyn him galle to dryng and eysile. After 1150 H has 2 vv. more: The Iewes deden this to him for gret vylny, Bote he suffred hit alle pacyently.

1151

ffor unlawfull werk us avonde

1152

He was peersed thorgh foot & honde.

1153

evyll thowghtys . ful smert

1154

A speere was smyte thorgh is syde to is hert.

1155

thonne for us do

1156

telle of his soore

1157

No mon is hit may thenk hit so

1158

Syche peyne he tholed and wo.

1159

is hit but he m. ha.

1160

Of seche a frynde that hade so gre cherite.

1161

Seche buth . dyntes

1162

suffred . withoute

1163

And he suffred . to be b.

1165

he suffred . hondred fold

1166

Of sorewe . when . dye wold

1167

eny fynd

1168

Legge . hond om.

1169

lovyd

1170

That he onnethe wold weynde hit fro

1171

ne for no

1172

That he wes hurt and peyned with ever|more

1173

Tyll his f. wyttys wer i-l. utryȝht

1174

strength

1175

his s. & his h.

1176

His . his

1177

his . he om. wes browght to an ende

1178

Er the soule fro . wolde wynde

1179

Kynde myȝht for no maner thyng

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