Chapter IV: Part 4

+A+ncre ne schal nawt forwurðe scolmeistre · ne turnen ancre husto {95} childrene scole · hire meiden mei learen sum oðer meiden · [þ/] were pliht of to leornin among{e} wepmen · oðer bimong gromes. ah ancre ne ah to [gh]emen bute godd ane · þah bi hire meistres read ha mei sum rihten [&] helpen to learen.

ancre ne schal nout forwurðen scolme`i´stre : ne turnen hire
ancre hus{;} to childrene scole. hire meiden mei þauh techen
su{m} lutel meiden. þet were dute of forto leornen among gromes
. auh ancre ne ouh forto [gh]emen bute god one. *þah {80} bi hire
meistres read{;} ha mei su{m} rihten [&] helpe te leren.*

[Collations: 77b. [gh]e ne schule sende lettres. | Ne underfo
lettres bute leaue C || nawt | naut C || forwurðe B ||
scolemeister || scol _above erasure_ C || 78. hire _om._ B ||
ancres || childre`ne´ schole C || Hire ... leren _in l._ 81
_om._ || 79. þauh _om._ C || learen C || lute C || of{;} to C ||
80. bimong gremes C || Ach C || nach to [gh]eme C || ane C]

[Gh]e ne schulen senden leattres · ne underuon leattres · ne writen bute leaue. [Gh]e schulen beon i doddet · {100} oðer [gh]ef [gh]e wulleð ischauen fowr siðen i þe [gh]er · to lihtin ower heaued · beo bi þe her ieueset{;} [f. 115r] hwa{}se swa is leouere · ant as ofte ileten blod [&] [gh]ef neod iS{;} oftre · Þe mei beo þer buten{;} ich hit mei wel þolien. Hwen [gh]e beoð ilete blod{;} [gh]e ne schule don na þing þe þreo dahes [þ/] ow greueð · ah talkið to ower {105} meidnes · [&] wið þeawfule talen schurteð ow to{}gederes. [Gh]e maheN swa don ofte hwen ow þuncheð heuie{;} oðer beoð for sum worltlich þing sare oðer seke · þah euch worltlich froure is unwurðe to ancre.

[Linenote:
104. After _beoð_, _al greiðe_ struck out.]

++[Gh]e ne schulen senden lettres . ne underuon lettres . ne
writen : buten leaue. [gh]e schulen beon i{}dodded four siðen iðe
[gh]ere : uorto lihten ower heaued. *oðer [gh]ef [gh]e wulled
ischauen. hwa se wule ieveset. ah ha mot te oft{er}e weschen [&]
kemben hire heauet*{;} and ase ofte ileten {85} blod . and oftere
[gh]if neod is . and hwo so mei beon þer wið uten{;} ich hit mei
wel i þolien. hwon [gh]e beoð i{}leten blod . [gh]e ne schulen don
no þing þeo þreo dawes{;} þet ou greue . auh talkeð mid ower
meidenes. and mid þeaufule talen : schurteð ou to gederes. [gh]e
muwen don so ofte : hwon ou þuncheð heuie . oðer beoð uor sume
worldliche þinge {90} sorie : oðer seke.

[Collations: 82. und{er}fon || bute || 83. schule C || beo ||
idoddet C || iþ{e} [gh]er fiftene siðe || [gh]er C uorto ...
heauet _in l. 85 om._ || to lichten ower heauet C || 85. [&]
fowr siðe ilet{en} | [&] as ofte ilete blod | `[&] [gh]ef neod
is oftere´ C || 86. oftre || ned || and ... þolien _om._ C ||
Hwa se mai wel beo wið ute{n}: ich hit mai þolie{n} || 87. Hwon
... blod _om._ C || Hwe{n} || arn schule C do þreo daies na
þi{n}g [þ/] ow greues || don `þeo´ þreo da[gh]es nan þing [þ/]
ow greueð C || 88. Ah ach C || talkes || to B || owre seruant |
ower meidnes C || 89. wið B || þeawfule | þeufule C || tales:
schurtes ow | schurtið C || muhen | mu[gh]e C || swa don ofte
hwen ow B || 90. þu{n}ches || heui C || arn || for sum B ||
worldlich C || þing B || 91a. sari B]

+S+wa wisliche witeð ow in ower blodletunge{;} [&] haldeð ow i swuch reste{;} [þ/] [gh]e longe þreft{er} mahen i godes seruise þe monluker swinken · {110} ant alswa hwen [gh]e feleð eani secnesse. Muchel sotschipe hit is leosen for an dei{;} tene oðer tweolue. +V+esscheð ow hwer{}se neod is as ofte as [gh]e wulleð ·

So wisliche witeð ou i{n} our blod{}letunge : and holdeð ou ine
swuche reste . þet [gh]e longe þer efter muwen ine godes seruise þe
monluker swinken . and also hwon [gh]e i{}ueleð eni secnesse . vor
muchel sotschipe hit is. uorto [f. 118r] uorleosen uor one deie .
tene oðer tweolue. Wassheð ou hwar se [gh]e habbeð neode : ase ofte
{95} ase [gh]e wulleð.

[Collations: 91b. Swa B wislich C || wites || Of ower
blodletunge _in marg._ C || ow B || owre | ower C || blodletinge
|| 92. haldes | haldeð C || ow B || iswuch | in swich C || rest
|| þraft{er} | þreft{er} C || muhen | mu[gh]en C || ine _om._ C
|| i{}godes || 93. þe _om._ C || wurchen C || alswa | alse C ||
hwen B || felen | feleð C || ani B || 94. vor _om._ B || muche B
|| sotchipe C || uorto _om._ C || to lose | leosen C || for an B
|| dai | dei C || 95. twelue | twe[o.]lue C || Vas _del._
wasches _in marg._ wescheð C || ow B || hwer B || ned is | neod
is C || as B || 96. as B || wiln | wull{et} C || Ouwer meidnes
riwle _in marg._ C]

[[96. wull{et} C _corrected in Notes from "wulh"_]]

[&] ower oþre þinges. Nes neauer fulðe godd leof · þah pou{er}te [&] unorneschipe beon him licwurðe. +V+Nderstondeð eauer of alle þeose þinges · [þ/] nan nis heast ne forbod [þ/] {115} beoð of þe uttre riwle · þet is lute strengðe of. for hwon [þ/] te inre beo wel iwist as ich seide i þe frumðe · þeos mei beon ichanget hwer{}se eani neod oðer eani skile hit easkeð · efter [þ/] ha best mei þe leafdi riwle seruin as hire eadmode þuften · ah sikerliche wið{}uten hire þe leafdi feareð to wundre.

[Linenote:
120. _towundre_ MS.]

[[This section has no parallel in the Cotton MSS.]]

+A+ncre þe naueð nawt neh {120} honde hire fode{;} beoð bisie twa wummen. An eauer þe leaue ed hame{;} an oþer þe wende ut · hwenne driueð neod · [&] þeo beo ful unorne wið{}uten euch tiffunge · oðer a lutel þuftene{;} oðer of feier ealde. Bi þe wei as ha geað{;} ga singinde hire beoden · ne ne halde na tale wið mon ne wið wummon · ne sitte ne ne stonde · bute [þ/] {125} leaste þet ha eauer mei ear þen ha ham cume. Nohwider elles ne ga [f. 115v] heo bute þider as me send hire · wið{}ute leaue · ne ne eote ha ne ne drinke ute ·

++Ancre þet naueð nout neih honde hire uode : beoð bisie two
wu{m}men . on ðet bi{}leaue eu{er} ethom . an oðer þet wende ut
hwon hit is neod . and þeo beo ful unorne *oðer a lute þuhten*
oðer of feir elde and biðe weie ase heo geð . go singinde hire
beoden . {100} ne ne holde heo nout none tale mid mon ne mid
wu{m}mon . ne ne sitte ne ne stonde bute þet leste þet heo mei
er þen heo kume hom. nouhwuder elles ne go heo{;} bute þider ase
me sent hire. wið{}ute leaue : ne ete heo ne ne drinke ute.

[Linenote:
102. After _mei_ erasure of one letter.]

[Collations: 97. Anker || þe C || naues || nawt | naut C || neh
hond | nech hont C || fode B || beos || bisi || twa wimmen B ||
98. an B || þe C || leaue eau{er} _with erasure of two letters
before_ || eauer leaue C || at hame | ed hame C || þe C || 99.
hwen B || ned driues | neod driueð C || tat || 100. of _om._ ||
fei[gh]er C || ealde B || and _om._ B || wei || as B || ho Gas |
ha geað C || Ga B || seiende | segginde C || beodes || 101. Ni
ne || halde B || heo nout _om._ B || na | nan C || wið B || wið
B || ni sitte ne stonde | Ne sitten ne stonden C || 102. þe B ||
leaste || ho | ha C || ear B || þenne C || ho | ha C || ham cume
B || 103. Nohwider | Nochwder C || ga B || heo _om._ || ha C ||
as B || mo{n} sendes || 104a. eote C || ho | ha C]

Þe oþer beo eauer inne · ne wið{}ute þe [gh]eten : ne ga wið{}ute leaue. Ba beon obedient to hare dame in alle þing · bute i sunne ane · na þing nabben þet heo hit nute · ne underuo na {130} þing · ne ne [gh]eoue nowðer{;} wið{}uten hire leaue. Na mon ne leote [gh]e in · ne þe [gh]ung{re} ne speoke wið namon bute leaue · ne ga ha nawt ut of tune : wið{}uten siker fere · [gh]ef hit swa mei beon{;} ne ne ligge ute. [gh]ef heo ne con oboke{;} segge bi pa{te}r n{ost}res · ant bi auez hire ures · [&] wurche [þ/] me hat hire wið ute gruchu{n}ge. habbe eauer hire {135} earen opene toward hire dame.

þe oðer beo eu{er} i{n}ne . ne wið{}ute þe [gh]eate ne go heo nout
wið{}ute leaue. boðe beon obedient to hore {105} dame i{n} alle
þinges{;} bute ine s[-u]nne one. no þing nabben heo{;} þet hore
dame hit nute . ne ne underuon no þing . ne ne [gh]iuen wið{}uten
hire leaue. Nenne mon ne leten heo in . ne ðe [gh]ungre ne speke
mid none monne : bute leaue . ne ne go nout ut of tune .
wið{}uten siker uere . ne ne ligge ute. [gh]if heo ne con o boke :
sigge bi p{ate}r n{ostr}es {110} and bi auez hire vres . and
wurche þet me hat hire wið{}uten grucchunge. habbe euer hire
earen opene touward hire dame.

[Collations: 104b. eauer B || 105. [gh]ate | [gh]ete C || ga B
|| heo _om._ | ha C || nout _om._ B || Baðe | ba C || hare C ||
106. þing B || in B || ane B || Na | Nan C || heo _om._ || 107.
ho | heo C _for_ hore dame || ni vnderfo | Ne underuo C || na |
nan C || [gh]iue | [gh]eouen C || _add_ nowðer | nouðer C ||
108. leue || Na | Nan C || heo _om._ B || ni || ðe [gh]ungre
_om._ C || speoken C || mid none monne _om._ C || wið na
wepmo{n} || 109. wið ute B || leue || Ne ga B || noht | naut C
|| 110. fere B || [gh]ef C || ho | ha C || on C || segge B ||
111. auees C || wurche [&] do hwat C || mo{n} bides || wið{}ute
|| grucchinge B || 112a. eau{er} B || eares || toward | towart C
|| lafdi]

Nowðer of þe wummen ne beore from hare dame · ne ne bringe to hire nane idele talen{;} ne neowe tidinges · ne bitweonen ham seolf{;} ne singen ne ne speoken na ne worldliche spechen · ne lahhen swa ne pleien{;} þet ei mon [þ/] hit sehe{;} mahte hit to uuel turnen. Ouer alle þinges leasunges [&] luðere wordes {140} heatien. hare her beo icoruen · hare heaued clað sitte lahe · eiðer ligge ane. Hare cop beo hehe isticchet · [&] bute broche. na{}mon ne seo ham unleppet ne open heaued. lah locunge habben.

[Linenote:
141. _la[h.]he_ MS.]

nouðer of ðe wu{m}men ne beren urom hore dame . ne ne bringen to
hire . none idele talen : ne neowe tiþinges . ne bitweonen ha{m}
sulf ne singen . ne ne speken none worldliche spechen . ne
lauhwen ne ne pleien so ðet {115} ei mon þet hit iseie . muhte
[f. 118v] hit to v`u´el t{ur}nen. ou{er} alle þing leasunge and
luðere wordes . hatien. Hore her beo i{}koruen . hore heuedcloð
sitte lowe. eiðer ligge one. Hore hesmel beo heie istihd{;} al
wið{}ute broche. no mon ne i{}seo ham unweawed . ne open heaued.
*Inwið þe wanes ha muhe werie scapeloris hwen mantel {120} ham
heuegeð . ute{;} gan i{}mantlet þe heauet i{}hudeket.* louh
lokunge habben.

[Collations: 112b. Nowðer || 113. of þe wummen _om._ C || of þe
familiers ne beo fra{m} hire lafdi ni ni bringe nowðer || ne
beore ne ne bringe to heore dame C || none _om._ B || 114. tales
|| newe || tidinges C || bitwenen B || self | seolf C || ne ne
singen C || ni ne speken | ne ne speoken ham seolf C || 115.
none _om._ C || nane speches || lahhen swa ne pleien [þ/] |
lach[gh]en swa ne plei[gh]en [þ/] C || 116. ani || sehe |
sech[gh]e C || mihte | machte C || hit _om._ C || turnen hit ||
117. þi{n}ge || leasinges | leasing C || uuele C || hare C ||
beon C || icoruen B || 118. hore ... i hudeket _om._ || hare C
|| clað C || lach[gh]e C || ane C || hare cop beo hech[gh]e
isticched C || 119. al _om._ C || na C || seo C || unlepped C]

Heo ne schulen cussen na{}mon · ne cuðmon ne cunnes mon · ne for na cuððe cluppen · ne weschen hare heaued · ne lokin feaste o na mon{;} ne toggin {145} wið ne pleien. Hare weden beon of swuch schape · [&] al hare aturn swuch{;} þet hit beo edscene hwerto ha beoð iturnde. Hare lates lokin warliche · [þ/] nan ne mahe edwiten ham{;} in hus ne ut of hus. On alle wise forbeoren to wreaðen hare dame · [&] as ofte as heo hit doð{;} ear ha drinken oþer eoten{;} makien [f. 116r] hare venie · o cneon {150} dun biuoren hire [&] seggen · mea culpa · [&] underuon þe penitence [þ/] ha leið up{}on hire lutinde hire lahe.

heo ne schulen cussen nenne mon .* ne cuð{}mon ne cunes mo{n} .
ne for nan cuððe cluppen* ne uor luue cluppen . ne kuð ne unkuð
. ne wasshen hore heaued . ne loken ueste o none monne . ne
toggen mid him{;} ne pleien. hore weaden beon of swuche scheape
{125} [&] alle hore aturn swuch{;} þet hit beo eðcene hwarto heo
beoð i{}turnde. hore lates loken warliche . þet non ne edwite
ham ne ine huse ne ut of huse. on alle wise uorberen to wreððen
hore dame . and ase ofte ase heo hit doð er heo drinken oðer
eten . makien hore uenie akneon adun to þer eorðe biuoren hire :
[&] sigge _mea culpa_ . and underuon {130} ðe penitence : ðet heo
leið upon hire lutende hire louwe.

[Linenote:
122. _cuð_ corr. out of _enð_.]

[Collations: 121. Lah lokinge | Lach locunge C || 122. Eiðer
ligge ane _add._ || ho | ha C || schulen _om._ C || schule ||
cusse B || na | nan C || cu{n}nes || 123. ni || na || ne uor ...
unkuð _om._ B || 124. ne ... heaued _om._ | nene weschen hare C
|| Ni || loke B || faste || o na | on an C || mo{n} B || 125.
toggle | toggi C || wið B || him _om._ B || plei[gh]en C || Hare
B || wede | weden C || beo || swuch | swich C || schape B ||
126. al || [&] of swic aturn [þ/] `hit´ C || eðscene | edsene C
|| hwerto B || ho | ha C || beon B || 127. Hare B || werliche C
|| nan B || etwite _over_ wite _del._ C || ne _om._ B || i{n}
hus B || 128. hus || forbeoren B || wradðen | wraððen C || hare
C || as B || 129. as B || ho | ha C || don || ear || ho | ha C
|| eoten C || Maken C || hire B || o cneos | acneon C || 130.
dun || to þer eorðe _om._ B || bifore | biforen C || segge{n} B
|| vnd{er} fo || 131a. penitance C || ho | ha C || leis || ha{m}
B || lutinde C || lahe | lach[gh]e C]

Þe ancre þrefter neauer mare [þ/] ilke gult ne upbreide for na wreaððe · bute [gh]ef ha eft sone falle i [þ/] ilke · ah do hit allunge ut of hire heorte. [Gh]ef ei strif ariseð bitweone þe wummen{;} þe ancre makie eiðer to makien oþer venie o cneon to þer {155} eorðe · [&] eiðer rihte up oþer{;} [&] cussen on ende · ant te ancre legge on eiðer{;} sum penitence · mare up o þe ilke þe greatluker gulte. Þis is a þing witen ha wel [þ/] is gode leouest{;} Sahtnesse [&] some · [&] te feond laðest · for{}þi he is eauer umben to arearen sum leaððe.

þe ancre neu{er} more þer efter þene ilke gult ne upb[r]eide
hire : uor none wreððe . bute [gh]if heo eft sone ualle iðet ilke .
auh do hit allunge ut of hire heorte. and [gh]if eni strif ariseð
bitweonen ðe wu{m}men{;} ðe ancre makie eiðer of ha{m} to makien
oðer venie akneon to ðer eorðe . and {135} eiðer rihte up oðer :
[&] kussen ha{m} on ende . and þe ancre legge on eiðer su{m}
penitence. More upon þeo ilke : ðet gretluker haueð agult. þis is
o þing wute `[gh]e´ [f. 119r] wel to soðe ðet is gode leouest{;}
seih[t]nesse [&] some. [&] þe ueonde loðest. and for{}þi he is
eu{er} umbe to arearen sume wreððe.

[Linenote:
138. _[gh]e_ added in margin.]

[Collations: 131b. anker || 132. þilke gult neau{er} mare þr
aft{er} | þer efter neau{er} mare þilke gult C || hire
_om._ B || for B || na | nan C || 133. wraððe B || [gh]ef C ||
ho | ha C || sones falle B || i þat ilke | i þilke C || Ah |
Ach C || 134. and _om._ B || [gh]ef C || ani B || rises ||
bitwene{n} ham utewið{;} | bitwene þe wi{m}men C || þe anker ||
135. make B || of ham _om._ B || make B || þe oðer C ||
o cneos | o cneon C || dun to þe | to þe C || 136. richte C ||
cussen on B || te anker leie || 137. penitance C || Mare B || up
o [þ/] ilke | up on þilke C || þe C || greatluker || gulte B ||
138. is _om._ C || a | an C || wite{n} B || ho | ha C || to soðe
_om._ B || godd | god C || leuest || 139. sahtnesse | sachtnesse
C || somentale || te feond | þe feont C || laðest B || and _om._
B || eau{er} umben B || 140a. reare | arere C || su{m} laððe B]

Nu sið þe sweoke wel · [þ/] hwen fur is wel o brune{;} [&] me wule [þ/] hit aga{;} {160} me sundreð þe brondes · [&] he deð {n}ond [þ/] ilke. luue is ih{es}u c{ri}stes fur · [þ/] he wule [þ/] bleasie aa i þin heorte · ant te deouel blaweð forte puffen hit ut. Hwen his blawunge ne geineð nawt · he bringeð up sum uuel word · oðer sum oþer nohtunge · hwer þurh ha to hurten eiðer fro{m}mard oþer · [&] te hali gastes fuR cwencheð hwen þe {165} brondes þurh wreaððe beoð isundret. forþi halden ham i luue feaste to gederes · Ant ne beo ha{m} nawt of hwen þe feond blawe · nomeliche [gh]ef monie beon iueietsomet{;} [&] wel wið luue ontende.

[Linenote:
161. _hond_ MS.]

nu isihð ðe deouel wel ðet hwon þet fur {140} is wel o brune . [&]
me wule ðet hit go ut : me sundreð ðe brondes . and he deð `also´
onond þet ilke. luue is ih{es}u cristes fur þet he wule ðet
blasie i{n} vre heorte . and þe deouel bloweð forto puffen hit
ut . and hwon his blowinge ne geineð nout : þeonne bringeð he up
su{m} luðer word . oðer su{m} oþer nouhtunge : hwar þuruh heo to
hurteð eiðer {145} uro{m}mard oðer{;} and þe holi gostes fur{;}
acwencheð hwon ðe brondes þuruh wreððe{;} beoð i{}sundred. and
for{}þi holden ha{m} ine luue ueste to{}gederes . and ne beo
ha{m} nout of{;} hwon ðe ueond blowe . and nomeliche [gh]if monie
beoð i ueied somed{;} and wel mid luue ontende.

[Collations: 140b. seos | sið C || te swike | þe sweoke C ||
hwe{n} fur B || 141. onbrune C || mo{n} wile || Ga B || mon
sundres te || brendes C || 142. dos hond to [þ/] ilke | deð [þ/]
ilke C || fuir || wile || 143. owre || te || blawes | blaweð C
|| 144. and _om._ B || hwe{n} B || blast | blawunge C || Geines
|| nawt | naut C || þeonne _om._ B || he bringes | he bringeð C
|| 145. luðer _om._ || hwat | nochtunge C || hwer B || þurh |
þurch C || ho | ha C || hurren B || 146. framward |
fro{m}mart C || te || hali gastes B || cwenches | cwencheð C ||
hwe{n} || 147. þurh | þurch C || wraððe B || beo{n} isundret ||
and _om._ B || halde | halden C || iluue | inluue C || faste |
feste C || 148. nawt | naut C || hwe{n} B || feo{n}d | feont C
|| blawe B || and _om._ B || 149. nomeli || [gh]ef C || beon B
|| ifest to Gedere || iuei[gh]et somet C || wel _om._ || wið B
|| ontendet]

Þah þe ancre on hire meidnes for openliche gultes legge penitence{;} to þe preost noðeleater schriuen ham hwen neod is · ah eauer þah wið leaue. [Gh]ef ha {170} ne cunnen nawt þe mete g{ra}ceS · seggen in hare stude{;} p{ate}r n{oste}r biuoren{;} [&] aue Maria · [&] eft{er} mete alswa · ant a Credo mare · [&] segge þ{us} on ende · feader · Sune · hali gast al mihti godd · [gh]eoue ure dame his g{ra}ce · [f. 116v] se lengre se mare · [&] leue hire [&] us ba neomen god ende · for{}[gh]elde alle þe us god doð · [&] milci hare sawle þe us god {175} idon habbeð · hare sawle [&] alle cristene sawleS.

Þauh ðe ancre on hire meidenes uor openliche gultes . legge
penitence {150} neu{er} ðe later to ðe preoste schriuen ha{m}
ofte . auh eu{er} þauh mid leaue. and [gh]if heo ne kunnen nout ðe
mete graces : siggen i{n} hore stude{;} p{ate}r . n{oste}r . [&]
aue maria biuoren mete . and efter mete also . [&] credo moare .
and siggen þus on ende . veder [&] sune [&] holi gost . [&] on
almihti god{;} he [gh]iue ure dame his grace{;} so lengre so more
. {155} [&] leue hire [&] us boðe nimen god endinge . [&]
for[gh]elde alle ðet us god doð . [&] milce hore soulen : þet us
god i don habbeð . hore soulen [&] alle cristene soulen. am{en}.

[Collations: 150. Þah | þach C || þe _om._ || anker || seruanz
|| for B || Giltes || leie || penitance C || 151. to p{re}ost
no ðe lat{er}e | to þe preost no ðe latere C || Ah | Ach C ||
eau{er} B || þah | þach C || wið B || 152. and _om._ B || [gh]ef
C || ho | ha C || cunen noht | cunne naut C || te || seggen B ||
hare C || 153. studen C || Pat{er} n{oste}r biforen | p{ate}r
n{oste}r biuoren C || maria. Aft{er} mete alswa | marie. eft{er}
mete alse C || 154. a crede C || mare B || seggen | segge C ||
fader sune B || [&] _om._ || hali gast B || 155. [&] _om._ B ||
an B || almichtin C || godd || he _om._ B || [gh]eoue C ||
lauedi || se B || se mare B || 156. baðe | ba C || nime | neome
C || ende B || [&] _om._ B || þe C || 157. don || heore C ||
sawle | saule C || [&] [þ/] us | þe us C || haue{n} || hore
soulen _om._ C || sawle || 158a. sawle | saule C || am{en} _om._
B]

+B+itweone mel ne gruchesi [gh]e nawt · nowðer frut ne oðerhwet{;} ne drinken bute leaue . [&] te leaue beo liht in al [þ/] nis sunne. Ed te mete na word · oðer lut{;} [&] teo stille. Alswa efter þe ancre complie · aþet p{ri}me · ne don na þing ne seggen{;} hweR{}þurh hire silence mahe {180} beon isturbet.

[Linenote:
177. _gruchesi_] _ch_ on an erasure.]

Bitweonen mele ne gruselie [gh]e nout . nouðer frut{;} `ne´
oðerhwat . ne `ne´ drinken wið{}uten leaue . [f. 119v] auh þe
leaue beo liht i{n} alle þeo þinges{;} þer nis sunne. Ette mete
{160} no word . oðer lut . [&] þeo beon stille. also efter ðe
ancre cu{m}plie uort midmorwen . ne don no þing . ne ne siggen .
hwar þuruh hire silence muwe beon i{}sturbed.

[Collations: 158b. Bitwene B || meal | mel C || gruse | gruuesi
C || [gh]e _om._ C || nawt | naut C || 159. nowðer | nouðer C ||
fruit || oðer hwet C || ni | ne C || drinke || bute B || 160.
[&] te | [&] þe C || licht C || al [þ/] nis B || At te | ed þe C
|| na | nan C || 161. [&] ta stille | [&] þeo stille C || Alswa
B || aft{er} ancres B || aðet p{ri}me | oðet prime C || 162. ni
do þi{n}g ne segge | ne don nan þing ne seggen C || hwer þurh |
hwar þurch C || 163a. muhe | mu[gh]e C || beo dest{ur}bet | beon
to sturbed C]

+N+an ancre seruant ne ahte bi rihte to easkin iset hure · bute mete [&] hure [þ/] ha mei flutte bi{;} ant godes milce. Ne mis{}leue nan godd{;} hwet{}se tide of þe ancre · [þ/] he hire trukie. þe meidnes wið{}uten [gh]ef ha seruið þe ancre alswa as ha ahen · hare hure schal beon þe hehe blisse of heouene. Hwa{}se haueð ehe of hope toward {185} se heh bure{;} gleadliche wule ha seruui [&] lihtliche alle wa · [&] alle teone þolien. wið eise [&] wið este ne buð me nawt bliSSe.

non ancre seruant ne ouhte mid rihte uorto asken i{}sette
huire{;} bute mete [&] cloð : þet heo mei vlutten bi . [&] godes
milce. ne mis{}leue no{n} god{;} hwat so bitide of ðe ancre :
{165} þet he hire trukie. Þe meidenes wið{}uten [gh]if heo serueð
ðe ancre also ase heo owen{;} hore hure schal beon ðe eche
blisse of heouene. hwo{}so haueð eie hope touward so heie hure :
gledliche wule heo seruen [&] lihtliche alle wo and alle teone
þolien. Mid eise ne mid este{;} ne kumeð me nout toþer heouene.
{170}

[Collations: 163b. Nan B || ancres seruante || ah | achte C ||
bi B || 164. richte C || to B || iset hure B || ant C || clað B
|| ho | ha C || mai || flutte B || 165. nan B || godd || hwet C
|| se tide B || anker || 166. _over_ trukie faile C || þeo [þ/]
arn wið{}ute{n} || meidnes C || [gh]ef C || ho | ha C ||
serue{n} | seruið C || anker || 167. alswa as B || hom ahen | ha
ach[gh]en C || hare C || beo || 168. Hwa se B || haues || ehe of
| e[gh]e of C || toward | towart C || se B || heh | hech C ||
gladli wile || ho | ha C || seruin C || 169. lichtliche C || wa
B || tene || wið B || este ne C || wið B || eise C || 170. bueð
mon nawt blisse | buð me naut blisse C]

++[Gh]e ancres ahen þis leaste stucche reden to ower wummen euche wike eanes · aþet ha hit cunnen. Ant muche neod is [þ/] [gh]e neomen to ham muche [gh]eme · for [gh]e mahen muchel beon þurh ham i{}godet · [&] {190} iwurset. On oðer half [gh]ef þet ha sungið þurh ower [gh]emeles{;} [gh]e schule beo bicleopet þrof biuore þe hehe deme · [&] for{}þi as ow is muche neod · [&] ham [gh]et mare{;} [gh]eornliche leareð ham to halden hare riwle · ba for ow [&] for ham seolf{;} liðeliche [&] luueliche · for swuch ah wummone lare to beonne · luuelich [&] liðe · [&] selthwenne sturne.

++[Gh]e ancren owen þis lutle laste stucchen reden to our wu{m}men
eu{er}iche wike enes uort ðet heo hit kunnen. and muche neod is ou
beoðe : ðet [gh]e nimen to ha{m} gode [gh]eme . vor [gh]e muwen
muchel þuruh ha{m} beon i{}goded. and i{}wursed on oðer halue.
[gh]if heo sunegeð þuruh ower [gh]emeleaste{;} [gh]e schulen beon
bicleoped þer{}of biuoren þe {175} heie demare . and for{}þi ase
ou is muche neod . [&] ha{m} is [gh]ete more{;} [gh]eorneliche
techeð ha{m} to holden hore riulen . boðe uor ou : [&] for ha{m}
suluen . liðeliche þauh [&] luueliche{;} uor swuch ouh wu{m}mone
lore to beon . luuelich and liðe and seldwhonne sturne.

[Linenote:
173. After _gode [d.][e.]_ MS.]

[Collations: 171. ancres B || ahen | ach[gh]e C || laste lutle B
|| stucche | stuche C || rede || owre | ower C || seruanz ||
172. euche | uche C || eanes B || til [þ/] ho | oðet `til´ ha C
|| cunne{n} B || ned || is [þ/] [gh]e B || 173. neomen C || to
ham nimen || god || muche C || for B || muhen | mughe C ||
muchel _om._ C || muche || þurh B || 174. hom beo || igodet B ||
wursnet. | iwurset. C || On B || half B || [gh]ef C || ho | ha C
|| suneheþ | sungeð C || 175. þurh | þurch C || owre ||
[gh]emeles | [gh]emeles`chipe´ C || schule beo bicleopet || þrof
| þref C || bifore | biforen C || 176. hehe | hech[gh]e C ||
deme | dom C || and _om._ B || as B || ow B || ned || hom | heom
C || is _om._ B || [gh]ette | [gh]et C || mare B || 177.
[gh]eornliche || leares | leareð C || halde{n} hare B || riwle |
riuwlen C || baðe | ba`þe´ C || for ow B || 178. seolf B || þauh
_om._ B || luuelice C || for B || swich C || ah | ach C ||
wu{m}mones lare B || of religiun _add._ || 179a. _second_ and
_om._ C || seldscene | selthwenne C]

Ba is riht [þ/] ha {195} ow dreden [&] luuien · ant þah [þ/] ter beo eauer mare of luue{;} þen of drede · þenne schal hit wel fearen · Me schal healden eoli [&] win ba i wunden efter godes lare · ah mare of softe eoli{;} þen of [f. 117r] bitinde win . [þ/] is Mare of liðe wordes{;} þen of suhinde · for þer of kimeð þinge best{;} [þ/] is luue eie. lihtliche [&] sweteliche foR[gh]eoued {200} ham hare gultes · hwen ha ham icnaweð [&] bihateð bote.

Boðe hit is riht þet heo ou [f. 120r] dreden [&] luuien . auh þet
ðer beo . more eu{er} {180} of luue : þen of drede. þeonne schal
hit wel uaren. Me schal helden eoli and win beoðe i{}ne wunden,
efter godere lore . auh more of þe softe eolie{;} þen of þe
bitinde wine . þet is . more of liðe wordes : þen of suwinde .
vor þerof kumeð þinge best{;} þet is luue{}eie. lihtliche [&]
sweteliche uor[gh]iueð ha{m} hore gultes : hwon heo ha{m} iknoweð
and {185} bihoteð bote.

[Collations: 179b. Baðe | ba`þe´ C || hit _om._ B || richt C ||
180. ho | he _corr. out of_ ha C || ow B || ah | ach C || ter ||
eau{er} mare | mare eau{er} C || 181. of þe || þe{n}ne B ||
fare{n} B || Mo{n} || heolde || 182. baðe | ba C || i{n} B ||
wundes | wundesi _erasure of two letters_ C || aft{er} || godes
lare B || Ah | Ach C || mare B || þe _om._ B || 183. eoli B ||
þenne C || þe _om._ B || bitende || win B || ma | ma`re´ C ||
þenne C || 184. suhiende | sturne C || for B || cumes | kimeð C
|| Lichtliche C || 185. swetelich || for [gh]iues | for[gh]eoueð
C || hare C || hwen B || ho | ha C || arn cnawe | icnaweð C ||
186. bihaten | bihateð]

+A+se forð as [gh]e mahen of mete [&] of claðes · [&] of oþre þinges þet neode of flesch easkeð{;} beoð large toward ham{;} þah [gh]e nearowe beon [&] hearde to ow seoluen. Swa deð þe wel blaweð{;} went te nearewe of þe horn to his ahne muð{;} ant utward [þ/] wide. Ant [gh]e don alswa as [gh]e wulleð [þ/] {205} ower beoden bemin wel [&] dremen{;} i drihtines earen · nawt ane to ower ahnes{;} ah to alle folkes heale · as ure lau{er}d leue þurh þe g{ra}ce of him seolf [þ/] hit swa mote ameN.

++Se uorð ase [gh]e muwen of drunch and of mete and of cloð and of
oðer þinges þet neode of fleshe askeð : beoð large touward ha{m} :
þauh [gh]e ðe neruwure beon and te herdure to ou suluen . vor so
deð þe wel bloweð . went þene neruwure ende of þe horne to his
owune {190} muðe . [&] utward þene wide. and [gh]e don also . ase
[gh]e wulleð þet ower beoden bemen [&] dreamen wel : ine drihtenes
earen . and nout one to ower ones{;} auh to alle uolkes heale .
ase ure lou{er}d leue þuruh ðe grace of hi{m}sulf . þet hit so
mote beon. am{en}.

[Collations: 187. Ase | Alse C || forð as B || muhen | mu[gh]en
C || baðe _add._ || drinch || of drunch and _om._ C || and
_after_ mete _om._ || claðes B || 188. oðre C || þi{n}g || ned
|| flesch | fles C || askes || beos || toward B || 189. þah |
þach C || ðe _om._ B || narewe beon [&] harde to ow seolue{n} B
|| vor _om._ || `for´ C || Swa | swa C || dos || 190. [þ/] ||
blawes | blaweð C || wendes || te | þe C || narewe || ende _om._
|| `ende´ C || horn B || toward || ahne | achne C || 191. muð B
|| te | þe C || do alswa as B || wiln | wull{et} C || owre
beodes || 192. beme{n} wel [&] B || i drihtines | i{n}
drichtines C || eare || and _om._ B || Nawt | naut C || ane B ||
193. owre || anres | a`u´nes C || Ah | ach C || folkes B || as B
|| lau{er}d B || þurh | þurch C || 194. hi{m}self | him seolf C
|| swa mote B || beon. am{en} _om._ B]

[[191. wull{et} C _corrected in Notes from "wull"_]]

[[This section has no parallel in the Cotton MSS.]]

+H+wen ower sustres meidnes cumeð to ow to froure{;} cumeð to ham to þe þurl{;} earunder [&] ouerunder · eanes oðer twien · [&] gað a[gh]ein sone{;} to ower note gastelich · {210} ne biuore Complie ne sitte [gh]e nawt for ham ouer riht time · swa [þ/] hare cume beo na lure of ower religiun{;} ah gastelich bi[gh]ete. [gh]ef þer is eani word iseid [þ/] mahte hurten heorte{;} ne beo hit nawt iboren ut{;} ne ibroht to oþer ancre{;} [þ/] is eð hurte. To him hit schal beon iseid{;} þe lokeð ham alle. Twa niht is inoh [þ/] ei beo edhalden · ant [þ/] beo {215} ful seldene · ne for heom ne breoke silence ed te mete{;} ne for blodletunge · bute [gh]ef sum muche god oðer neod hit makie. Þe ancre ne hire meiden ne plohien `nane´ worldliche gomenes ed te þurle · ne ne ticki to{}gederes · foR ase seið seint Beornard. vnwurðe þing is to euch gastelich mon · [&] nomeliche to ancre{;} euch swuch fleschlich {220} froure · [&] hit binimeð gastelich [þ/] is wið{}ute met utnume murhðe · [&] [þ/] is uuel change as is iseid þruppe.

[Linenote:
191. _[gh]ef_ above _þurh_ deleted.]

[[This section has no parallel in the Cotton MSS.]]

++Of þis boc redeð hwen [gh]e beoð eise euche dei{;} leasse oðer mare. Jch hopie [þ/] hit [f. 117v] schal beon ow [gh]ef [gh]e hit redeð ofte{;} swiðe biheue{;} þurh godes muchele grace · elles ich hefde uuele bitohe {225} mi muchele hwile. Me were leou{er}e godd hit wite do me toward rome{;} þen forte biginnen hit eft forte donne. [Gh]ef [gh]e findeð [þ/] [gh]e doð alswa as [gh]e redeð{;} þonckið godd [gh]eorne · [gh]ef [gh]e ne doð nawt{;} biddeð godes are · [&] beoð umben þeronuuen [þ/] [gh]e hit bet halden efter ower mihte. {230}

[Linenote:
225. _godes_] _d_ corr. out of _g_ MS.]

++O þisse boc redeð eu{er}iche deie : hwon [gh]e beoð eise .
eu{er}iche deie {195} lesse oðer more. uor ich hopie þet hit
schal beon ou [gh]if [gh]e hit redeð ofte : swuðe biheue þuruh
godes grace . and elles ich heuede vuele bitowen muchel of mine
hwule. God hit wot me were leouere uorto don me touward rome{;}
þen uorto biginnen hit eft forto donne. and [gh]if [gh]e iuindeð
þet [gh]e doð also ase [gh]e redeð{;} þonkeð god [gh]eorne . {200}
and [gh]if [gh]e ne doð nout{;} biddeð godes ore . [f. 120v] and
beoð umbe þer abuten : þet [gh]e hit bet hol holden : efter ower
mihte.

[Collations: 195. Of C || þis B || redes || eu{er}iche deie
_om._ B || hwe{n} B || arn || aise C || euche dai | uchedei C ||
196. mare B || uor _om._ B || þet _om._ || ow B || [gh]ef C ||
197. hit _add._ B || reden || swiðe B || biheoue || þurh B ||
`godes´ C || and _om._ B || hafde | hefde C || 198. bitohen |
bitoch[gh]en uuele C || muche hwile B || God ... wot _om._ B ||
leu{er}e | leoure C || deu le set _add._ B || 199. to do B ||
toward | towart C || for to | for te C || 200. and _om._ B ||
[gh]ef C || finde{n} | findeð C || don alswa as B || rede{n}.
þonkes godd || 201. and _om._ B || [gh]ef C || don || nawt |
naut C || biddes godd || are B || beos || umbe{n} B || 202a. þer
onuuen | þer an ouen C || hit bett{er}e halde{n} | hit halden C
|| aft{er} owre mihte | eft{er} ower michte C]

++Feader · Sune · hali gast · an almihti godd wite ow in hiS warde · he gleadie ow [&] frouri ow mine leoue sustren · ant for al [þ/] [gh]e for him dreheð [&] dreaieð · ne [gh]eoue ow neauer leasse · þen al{}to{}gedere him seoluen · Beo he aa iheiet from world in{}to worlde aa on ecnesse · AMeN.

Veder and sune and holi gost . and on almihti god : he wite ou in
his warde. he gledie ou and froure ou{;} mine leoue sustren. and
for al þet [gh]e uor him drieð and suffreð . he ne [gh]iue ou
neu{er} lesse huire þen {205} alto gedere him suluen. he beo
eu{er} i{}heid from worlde to worlde . eu{er} on ecchenesse. amen.

[Collations: 202b. Fad{er} sune. haligast an B || 203. almichti
C || godd || he _om._ B || ow B || 204. gladie || ow B || frouri
C || ow B || leue sustre || 205. for B || drehen oðer drehden |
dre[gh]eð [&] drei[gh]eð C || he _om._ B || ni [gh]iue | Ne
[gh]eoue C || ow B || neau{er} B || lasse || hure C || 206.
selue{n} | seoluen C || Beo he B || ai ihehet | eau{er}
ihech[gh]et C || fra{m} || into B || 207. a on ecnesse | `a on
echnesse´ C]

+A+se ofte aS [gh]e habbeð ired eawiht her on{;} greteð þe leafdi {235} wið aN aue{;} for him [þ/] swonc her{}abuten · Jnoh meaðful ich am þe bidde se lutel · ¶ Explicit · +J+þench o þi writere i{}þine beoden sum chearre{;} ne beo hit ne se lutel. Hit turneð þe to gode{;} [þ/] tu bidest for oþre.

ase ofte ase [gh]e readeð out o þisse boc{;} greteð þe lefdi mid
one aue marie uor him ðet makede þeos riwle . and for hi{m} þet
hire wrot and swonc her abuten. Inouh meðful ich am{;} þet bidde
so lutel. {210}

[Collations: 208. As C | as B || hauen red | habbeð ired C ||
oht o þis boc | eawet þron C || Gretes ure || lauedi | lafdi C
|| wið an B || 209. marie _om._ B || for B || [þ/] swanc her
abute{n}. | þe swong her abute{n}. C || 210. Inouh ... lutel
_om._ || `Jnoh meðful ic am þe bidde se lutel´ C]

X. IN DIEBUS DOMINICIS

[[MS description from Notes volume:

"Lambeth 487: see [VIII, Poema Morale]."]]

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[Headnote: The Privileges of Sunday]

[f. 15v] [++L]EOFEMEN [gh]ef [gh]e lusten wuleð. [&] [gh]e willeliche hit under{}stonden we eow wulleð [f. 16r] suteliche seggen of þa fredome þe limpeð to þan deie þe is iclepeð sunedei. Sunedei is ihaten þes lauerdes dei [&] ec þe dei of blisse [&] of lisse [&] of alle irest. On þon deie þa engles of heofene ham iblissieð. {5} forði þe þa ermi{n}g saulen habbeð rest of heore pine. Gif hwa wule witen hwa erest bi won reste þam wrecche saule to soþe ic eow segge. þet wes s{an}c{t}e paul þe apostel and mihhal þe archangel heo tweien eoden et sume time in{}to helle alswa heo{m} drihten het for to lokien hu hit þer ferde. Mihhal eode bi{}foren [&] paul co{m} efter [&] þa {10} scawede mihhal to s{an}c{t}e paul þa wrecche sunfulle þe þer were wuniende [.] þer{}efter he him sceawede he[gh]e treon eisliche beorninde et foren helle [gh]ete. and uppon þan treon he him sceawede þe wrecche saulen a{}honge. Su{m}me bi þa fet. su{m}me bi þa honden. su{m}me bi þe tunge. su{m}me bi þe e[gh]en. su{m}me bi þe hefede. su{m}me bi þer {15} heorte.

[Linenotes:
4. In MS. _su sunedei_. || 11. _sunfulle wrecche_ with marks of
transposition in MS.]

Seodðan he him sceaude an ouen on berni{n}de fure he warp ut of him seofe leies uwil[c]an of seolcuðre heowe þe alle weren eateliche to bi{}haldene [&] muchele strengre þen eani þ{in}g to þolien. [&] þer wið{}i{n}nen weren swiðe feole saule a{}honge. [Gh]ette he him sceawede ane welle of fure [&] alle hire stremes urnen fur berni{n}de. [&] þa {20} welle bi{}wisten .xii. meister [f. 16v] deoflen swilc ha weren kinges to pinen þer wiðinnen þa earmi{n}g saulen þe for{}gult weren; [&] heore a[gh]ene pine neure nere þe lesse þah heo meistres weren. Eft{er} þon he him sceawede þe sea of helle [&] i{n}nan þan sea weren .vii. bittere uþe. þe forme wes snau . þat oðer is. þet þridde fur. þet feorðe blod. þe {25} fifte neddren. þe siste smorðer. þe seofeþe ful stunch. heo wes wurse to þolien þenne efreni of alle þa oðre pine.

[Linenotes:
18. _þing_] _þurg_ MS. || 25. _snau_] _swnau_ MS.]

Innan þan ilke sea weren un{}aneo{m}ned deor su{m}me feðer fotetd. Su{m}me al bute fet . [&] heore e[gh]en weren al swilc swa fur. [&] heore eþem scean swa deð þe leit a{}monge þunre. þas ilke nefre ne swiken ne dei ne niht to {30} brekene þa ermi{n}g licome of þa ilca men þe on þisse liue her hare sc{ri}ft enden nalden. Su{m}me of þan mo{n}ne sare wepeð. Su{m}me swa deor lude remeð. su{m}me þer g{ra}ninde sikeð. su{m}me þer reowliche gne[gh]eð his a[gh]ene{}tunge. Su{m}me þer wepeð. [&] alle heore teres beoð berni{n}de gleden glide{n}de ouer heore a[gh]ene nebbe. [&] swiðe reowliche {35} ilome [gh]ei[gh]eð [&] [gh]eorne bisecheð þat me ham ibure[gh]e fro{m} þam uuele pinan [.] of þas pinan speked .d{aui}d. þe halie wite[gh]e. [&] þus seið. +Misere`re´ nost{ri} d{omi}ne quia penas inferni sustinere no{n} possumus.+ Lauerd haue merci of us forðon þa pinen of helle we ham ne ma[gh]en iðolien.

[f. 17r] Seoð{}þan he him sceawede an{e} stude {40} i{n}ne{}midde warðe helle. [&] bi{}foren þam ilke stude were{n} seofen clusterlokan þar neh ne mihte nan liuiende mon gan for þan ufele breðe [&] þer wið{}i{n}na he him sceawede gan `on´ ald mon [þ/] .iiii. deoflen ledden abuten. þa escade paul to mihhal hwet þe alde mo{n} were. þa cweð mihhal heh engel he wes an biscop on eoðre liue þe nefre {45} nalde c{ri}stes la[gh]en lokien ne halden. ofter he walde an{}uppon his underlinges mid wohe motien [&] longe dringan þenne he walde salmes singen oðer eani oðer god don. Herefter iseh paul hwer .iii. deoflen ledden an meiden swiðe unbisor[gh]eliche{;} `[&]´ [gh]eorne escade to mihhal hwi me heo swa ledde. þa cweð mihhal. heo wes an meiden on oðer liue {50} [þ/] wel wiste hire licome in alle clenesse. Ah heo nalde nefre nan oðer god don. Elmes[gh]eorn nes heo nefre. ah prud heo wes swiðe [&] modi. [&] li[gh]ere [&] swikel. [&] wreðful [&] ontful. [&] forði heo bið wuniende inne þisse pine.

[Linenotes:
40. _ane_] _and_ MS. || 46. _w[u.]alde_ MS. ||
53. _w[e.]reðful_ MS.]

Nu bi{}gon paul to wepen wunderliche. [&] mihhal heh engel þer weop forð mid him. þa co{m} ure drihten of heueneriche to {55} heo{m} on {þ}unres liche [&] þus cweð. A hwi wepest þu paul. paul him onswerde. Lauerð ic biwepe þas monifolde pine þe ic her in helle iseo. þa cweð ure lauerd. A hwi nalden heo witen mine [f. 17v] la[gh]e þe hwile heo weren en eorðe? þa seide paul him mildeliche to{}[gh]eines. Louerd nu ic bidde þe [gh]ef þin wille is [þ/] þu heom [gh]efe {60} reste la hwure þen su{n}ne dei a þet cume domesdei. þa cweð drihten to him. paul wel ic wat hwer ic{}sceal milcien. Ic heom wulle{}milcien þe weren eft{er}ward mine milce þa hwile heo on liue weren.

[Linenote:
56. _þunres_] _wunres_ MS.]

þa wes s{an}c{t}e paul swiðe wa. [&] abeh him redliche to his lauerdes fet [&] on halsien hine gon mid þas ilke weord þe [gh]e ma[gh]en iheren. Lauerd {65} he cweð þa. Nu ic þe bidde for þine kinedome [&] for þine engles. [&] for þine muchele milce. [&] for alle þine weorkes. [&] for alle þine hale[gh]en. [&] ec þine icorene. þat þu heom milcie þes þe redþer [þ/] ic to heo{m} com [&] reste [gh]efe þen sunne{}dei a [þ/] cume þin heh domes dei. þa onswerede him drihten mildere steuene. Aris nu paul aris. Ic ha{m} {70} [gh]eue reste al swa þu ibeden hauest fro{m} non on sat{er}dei a þa cume monedeis lihting. [þ/] efre forð to domes dei. Nu leofe breðre [gh]e habbeð iherð hwa erest bi won reste þa{m} forgulte saule. Nu bi{}cum`e´ð hit þerfore to uwilche c{ri}stene monne mucheles þe mare to hali[gh]en [&] to wurðien þe{n}ne dei þe is icleped sunne{}dei. for of þam deie ure {75} lauerd seolf seið.

+Dies d{omi}nicus est dies leticie [&] requiei.+ [f. 18r] Sunne{}dei is dei of blisse [&] of alle ireste. +Non facietur in ea aliquid nisi deum orare manducare [&] bibere cu{m} pace et leticia.+ Ne beo in hire naþing iwrat bute chirche bisocnie [&] beode to criste [&] eoten [&] dri{n}ken mid griðe [&] mid {80} gledscipe. +Sicut dici{tur}. pax in t{er}ra. pax in celo. pax int{er} homines.+ for swa is iset. grið on eorðe. [&] grið on hefene. [&] grið bitwenen uwilc c{ri}stene mo{n}ne. eft ure lauerd seolf seit. +Maledictus h{om}o qui no{n} custodit sabatum.+ Amansed beo þe mon þe sunne{}dei nulle iloken. And for{}þi leofemen uw`i´lc {85} sunne dei is to locan al swa ester dei for heo is mune[gh]ing of his halie ariste from deðe to liue. [&] mune[gh]eing of þam halie gast þe he sende in his apostles on þon dei þe is icleped wit{}sunne{}dei. ec we understondeð [þ/] on sunne{}dei drihten cumeð to demene al mon{}cun; we a[gh]en þene sunne{}dei swiþeliche wel to wurþien. {90} [&] on alle clenesse to locan.

for heo hafð mid hire þreo wurdliche mihte þe [gh]e iheren ma[gh]en. ðet forme mihte is [þ/] heo on eorðe `[gh]eueð reste to alle eorðe´ þrelles wepmen [&] wifmen of heore þrel{}weorkes. þet oðer mihte is on heouene. for þi þa engles heo{m} rested mare þe{n}n on su{m} oðer dei. [þ/] þridde mihte is [þ/] {þ}a {95} ermi{n}g saule habbeð ireste i{n}ne helle [f. 18v] of heore muchele pine. Hwa efre þenne ilokie wel þene sunne{}dei. oðer þa oðer halie da[gh]es þe mon beot in chirche to lokien swa þe sunne{}dei. beo heo dal{}neominde of heofene riches blisse{;} mid þan fedre. [&] mid þan sunne. [&] mid þan halie gast abuten ende. ameN. {100} _Quod ip{s}e prestare dignetur qui uiuit [&] regnat deus. p{er} om{ni}a secula seculor{um}. AmeN._

[Linenotes:
93. _[gh]eueð ... eorðe_ added on margin. || 94-5. _hem he[-o]
rested_ MS. | _þa_] _[þ/]a_ MS. || 99. _ferde_ MS.]

XI. HIC DICENDUM EST DE PROPHETA

[[MS description from Notes volume:

"As for piece x." _Described under VIII, Poema Morale._]]

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[++M]issus est ieremias in puteum [&] stetit ibi usq{ue} ad os. Qui cu{m} aliqu{am}diu ibi stetisset{;} debilitatum est corp{us} eius. [&] ta{n}dem dimissis funib{us} subtractus est. Et cu{m} eor{um} duriciam. quia debilis erat sustinere no{n} posset. allati sunt panni de domo regia [&] {5} circumpositi sunt funib{us} ne [e]or{um} duricia lederetuR.+ Leofemen we uindeð in halie boc. [þ/]. ieremie þe p{ro}ph{et}e stod in ane putte. [&] [þ/] in þe uenne up to his muðe [&] þa he hefede þer ane hwile istonde. þa bi{}co{m} his licome swiðe feble. [&] me nom rapes [&] caste i{n} to hi{m} for to dra[gh]en hine ut of þisse putte. {10} Ah his licome wes se swiðe feble{;} [þ/] he ne mihte noht iþolie þe herdnesse of þe rapes. þa sende me claðes ut of þes kinges huse for to bi{}winden þe rapes. [þ/] his licome þe feble wes ne sc`e´olde noht wursien. Leofemen þeos ilke weord þe ic habbe her iseit habbeð muchele bi tacnu{n}ge [f. 19r] [&] god ha beoð to heren and muchele {15} betere to et halden. Is hit god for to hiheren godes weordes and heom athalden? [gh]e fuliwis. for ure lauerd godalmihtin seið in þan halie god spelle.

[Linenotes:
4. After _erat [s.][t.]_ MS. || 10. _for_] _fro_ MS.]

+Beati qui audiunt uerbum dei [&] c{us}todiu{n}t ill{u}d+. Ædie [&] blessede beon alle þeo þe ihereð godes weordes [&] heom athaldeð. Nu [gh]e habbeð iherd wulc hit is for to iheren godes {20} weordes [&] heom ethalden. Nu we sculen heow sceawen hwilc hit is heo{m} for to heren [&] nawiht for to ethalden. for seint gregori seið. +Melius est uiam ueritatis non agnoscere{;} q{ua}m post agnitam retroire.+ Betre hit is [þ/] mon ne iknawe noht þe wei to godalmihtin þe he hine icnawe [&] seodðe hine for{}ho[gh]ie{;} and on oðer {25} stude he seið. +Qui obturat aures suas ne audiat legem dei{;} orac{i}o eius erit exec{ra}bilis.+ Þe mon þe tuneð his eren in halie chirche to{}[gh]eines godes la[gh]e and nule noht iheren þe weordes þe of him beoð. his beoden beoð aweriede [&] unwurðe gode.

[Linenote:
28. _go[l.]des_ MS.]

+Puteus est peccati p{ro}funditas. quia q{ua}m diu stas in luto{;} tam diu {30} iaces in mortali peccato.+ Þes put bitacneð deopnesse of sunne. for alse longe alse we liggeð in heueð sunnen{;} al þa hwile we sto[n]deð in þe putte. [&] [þ/] in þe uenne up to þe muðe al{}se þeos men doð þe liggeð inne eubruche [&] ine glutenerie [&] ine manaðas. [&] ineprude. [&] ine oðre fule sunnen. [&] [þ/] beoð riche men [f. 19v] alremest {35} þe habbeð þas muchele prude i{n} þis world. þe habbeð fe`i´re huses. [&] feire hames. [&] feire wifes. [&] feire children. feire hors [&] feire claþes. heauekes [&] hundes. castles [&] tunes. her{}uppon heo þench`e´ð muchele mare þen uppo{n} godalmihtin þe al þis heom haueð isend þa þe liggeð i{n}ne swilc sunne. [&] ne þencheð noht for to arisen{;} heo delueð {40} deihwamliche heore put deoppre [&] deoppre.

[Linenote:
34. _liggeð_] _i_ above _[e.]_ MS.]