And Thomas Alqwyn spekes alswa
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Of þis mater, and of other ma
In a boke, þe whilk made he,
Þat ['And' (Harl. 6923).] hat Veritas Theologie.
Here I have many maters redde,
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And þe ferthe parte of þis boke spede,
In þe qwilk yhe hafe herd me specify
Þe condicions of purgatory.
First what it es to fele and se,
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And whar God has ordaynd it to be;
And what paynes falles þar-to, les and mare,
And whilk saules byhoves be pyned þare;
And alswa for what manere of syn,
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And what may þam help þat er þar-in.
Of al þis haf I spoken til þe ende,
And now wille I til þe fifte part wende,
Þat spekes of þe day of dome,
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And of takens þat byfor sal come.
Here bygyns þe fifte part þat es of þe day of dome and of takens þat sal cum byfor.
In þis part men may of ten þinges rede,
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Þat touches þe grete day of drede,
Of whilk sum byfor þat day sal be,
And at þe day, als men sal se.
Þe first es of the wonderful takens sere,
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Þat byfor þat day sal be shewed here.
Þe secunde es of þe fire þat sal bryn
Þe world and al þat es þar-in.
Þe thred es of þe rysyng generale
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Of alle men, bathe grete and smale.
Þe ferthe es of crystes commyng don
Til þe dome, in proper parson.
Þe fifthe es þe certayn stede
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Whar Crist sal deme bathe qwik and dede.
Þe sexte es of þe fourme of man,
In whilk Crist sal shew hym þan.
