[Sidenote: The names of the precious stones.] [Sidenote: i. Jasper. ii. Sapphire. iii. Chalcedony. iv. Emerald. v. Sardonyx. vi. Ruby.] As þise stoneȝ i{n} writ con ne{m}me I knew þe name aft{er} his tale; Iasper hyȝt þe fyrst ge{m}me, Þat I on þe fyrst basse con wale, 1000 He glente grene i{n} þe lowest he{m}me. Saffer helde þe secou{n}de stale, Þe calsydoyne þe{n}ne w{i}t{h}-outen we{m}me, I{n} þe þryd table con purly pale; 1004 Þe emerade þe furþe so grene of scale; Þe sardonyse þe fyfþe ston; Þe sexte þe rybe he con hit wale, I{n} þe apocalyppce þe apostel Ioh{a}n. 1008 [Sidenote: [Fol. 53a.]] [Sidenote: vii. Chrysolite. viii. Beryl. ix. Topaz. x. Chrysoprasus. xi. Jacinth. xii. Amethyst.] Ȝet Ioyned Ioh{a}n þe crysolyt, Þe seuenþe ge{m}me i{n} fundament; Þe aȝtþe þe beryl cler & quyt Þe topasye twy{n}ne how þe ne{n}te endent; 1012 Þe crysopase þe tenþe is tyȝt; Þe Iacy{n}gh[41] þe enleuenþe gent; Þe twelfþe þe gentyleste i{n} veh a plyt, Þe amatyst purpre w{i}t{h} ynde blente; 1016 Þe wal abof þe bantels bent, Masporye as glas þat glysnande schon, I knew hit by his deuysement, I{n} þe apocalyppeȝ þe apostel I{o}h{a}n. 1020 [Sidenote 41: _Iacynth_ (?).] [Sidenote: The city was square. The wall was of jasper. Twelve thousand furlongs in length and breadth.] As Ioh{a}n deuysed ȝet saȝ I þare. Þise twelue de-gres wern brode & stayre, Þe cyte stod abof ful sware, As longe as brode as hyȝe ful fayre; 1024 Þe streteȝ of golde as glasse al bare, Þe wal of Iasper þat glent as glayre; Þe woneȝ w{i}t{h}-i{n}ne enurned ware Wyth alle ky{n}neȝ perre þat moȝt repayre, 1028 Þe{n}ne helde vch sware of þis manayre, Twelue forlonge space er eu{er} hit fon, Of heȝt, of brede, of lenþe to cayre, For meten hit syȝ þe apostel Ioh{a}n. 1032 [Headnote: NO SUN NOR MOON IN HEAVEN.] XIX. [Sidenote: Each “pane” had three gates. Each gate adorned with a pearl. Such light gleamed in all the streets, that there was no need of the sun or moon.] As Ioh{a}n hy{m} wryteȝ ȝet more I syȝe Vch pane of þat place had þre ȝateȝ, So twelue i{n} po{ur}sent I con asspye Þe portaleȝ pyked of rych plateȝ 1036 & vch ȝate of a margyrye, A parfyt perle þat neu{er} fateȝ; Vchon i{n} scrypture a name con plye, Of isr{ae}l barneȝ folewande her dateȝ, 1040 Þat is to say as her byrþ whateȝ; Þe aldest ay fyrst þ{er}-on watȝ done. Such lyȝt þer lemed i{n} alle þe strateȝ Hem nedde nawþ{er} su{n}ne ne mone. 1044