[Sidenote: The Lamb is without blemish. Every spotless soul is a worthy bride for the Lamb. No strife or envy among the brides.] Thys I{e}r{usa}l{e}m lombe hade neu{er} pechche Of oþ{er} huee bot quyt Iolyf Þat mot ne masklle moȝt on streche For wolle quyte so ronk & ryf, 844 For-þy vche saule þat hade neu{er} teche,[36] Is to þat lombe a worthyly wyf; And þaȝ vch day a store he feche, Among v{us} co{m}meȝ non oþ{er} strot ne stryf, 848 Bot vchon enle[37] we wolde were fyf, Þe mo þe myryer so god me blesse. I{n} compayny gret our luf con þryf In hono{ur} more & neu{er} þe lesse. 852 [Sidenote 36: MS. _tethe_.] [Sidenote 37: _vch onlepi_ (?).] [Sidenote: None can have less bliss than another. Our death leads us to bliss.] Lasse of blysse may non v{us} bry{n}g Þat beren þys perle vpon oure bereste, For þay of mote couþe neu{er} my{n}ge, Of spotleȝ perleȝ þa[y] beren þe creste, 856 Al-þaȝ oure corses i{n} clotteȝ cly{n}ge, & ȝe remen for rauþe wyth-outen reste, We þurȝ-outly hauen cnawy{n}g; Of [o]n dethe ful oure hope is drest, 860 Þe lonbe v{us} gladeȝ, oure care is kest; He myrþeȝ v{us} alle at vch a mes, Vchoneȝ blysse is breme & beste, & neu{er} oneȝ hono{ur} ȝet neu{er} þe les. 864 [Headnote: THE VISION OF SAINT JOHN.] [Sidenote: [Fol. 51a.]] [Sidenote: What St. John saw upon the Mount of Sion. About the Lamb he saw one hundred and forty thousand maidens. He heard a voice from heaven, like many floods.] Lest les þ{o}u leue my tale[38] farande, I{n} appocalyppece is wryten i{n} wro I segh{e}, says Ioh{a}n, þe lou{m}be hy{m} stande, On þe mou{n}t of syon ful þryuen & þro, 868 & wyth hym mayde{n}neȝ an hu{n}dreþe þowsande & fowre & forty þowsande mo On alle her forhedeȝ wryten I fande, Þe lombeȝ nome, hys fadereȝ also. 872 A hue fro heuen I herde þoo, Lyk flodeȝ fele laden, ru{n}ne{n} on resse, & as þu{n}der þroweȝ i{n} torreȝ blo, Þat lote I leue watȝ neu{er} þe les. 876 [Sidenote 38: MS. _talle_, but _tale_ in the catchwords.]