[Sidenote: The father prays his daughter to bring him to the blissful bower. His daughter tells him that he shall see the outside, but not a foot may he put in the city.] “Moteleȝ may so meke & mylde,” Þen sayde I to þat lufly flor, “Bry{n}g me to þat bygly bylde, & let me se þy blysful bor.” 964 Þat schene sayde, þat god wyl schylde, “Þ{o}u may not enter w{i}t{h}-i{n}ne hys tor, Bot of þe lombe I haue þe aquylde For a syȝt þer-of þurȝ gret fauor. 968 Vt-wyth to se þat clene cloystor, Þ{o}u may, bot i{n}wyth not a fote, To strech in þe strete þ{o}u hatȝ no vygo{ur}, Bot þ{o}u wer clene w{i}t{h}-outen mote. 972 [Headnote: A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW JERUSALEM.] XVIII. [Sidenote: [Fol. 52b.]] [Sidenote: The maiden then tells her father to go along the bank till he comes to a hill. He reaches the hill, and beholds the heavenly city.] If I þis mote þe schal vn-hyde, Bow vp to-warde þys borneȝ heued, & I an-endeȝ þe on þis syde Schal sve, tyl þ{o}u to a hil be veued, 976 Þe{n} wolde [I] no lenger byde, Bot lurked by lau{n}ceȝ so lufly leued, Tyl on a hyl þat I asspyed & blusched on þe burgh{e}, as I forth dreued, 980 By-ȝonde þe brok fro me warde keued, Þat schyrrer þen su{n}ne w{i}t{h} schafteȝ schon; I{n} þe apokalypce is þe fasou{n} preued, As deuyseȝ hit þe apostel Ihoñ. 984 [Sidenote: As St. John saw it, so he beheld it. The city was of burnished gold. Pitched upon gems, the foundation composed of twelve stones.] As Ioh{a}n þe apostel hit syȝ w{i}t{h} syȝt I syȝe þat cyty of gret renou{n}, I{e}r{usa}l{e}m so nwe & ryally dyȝt, As hit watȝ lyȝt fro þe heuen adou{n}. 988 Þe borȝ watȝ al of brende golde bryȝt, As glemande glas burnist brou{n}, W{i}t{h} gentyl ge{m}meȝ an-vnder pyȝt; W{i}t{h} banteleȝ twelue on basy{n}g boun, 992 Þe fou{n}dementeȝ twelue of riche tenou{n}; Vch tabelment watȝ a serlypeȝ ston, As derely deuyseȝ þis ilk tou{n}, I{n} apocalyppeȝ þe apostel Ioh{a}n. 996