Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
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Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500
þu ne uorsakest nenne mon uor his luðernesse.
ȝif he `is´ to bote ȝeruh ⁊ bit þe uorȝiuenesse. |
þu miht lihtliche ȝif þu wult al mi sor aleggen. [f. 123r
and muchele bet biseon to me þen ich kunne siggen.
þu miht forȝelden lihtliche mine gretunge. 135
al mi swinc ⁊ mi sor ⁊ mine kneouwunge.
Jne me nis noþing feier on to biseonne.
Ne no þing þ̵ beo wurðe biuoren þe to beonne.
[Linenote:
138. _þingþ̵_ MS.]
þereuore ich þe bidde þ̵ þu me wassc`h´e ⁊ schrude
þuruh þine muchele milce þ̵ spert so swuðe wide 140
Nis hit ðe no wurðscipe þ̵ þe deouel me to{}drawe.
ȝif þu wult hit iðauien iwis he wule ðurchut fawe.
vor he nolde neu{er}re þ̵ þu hefedest wurðschipe.
Ne no mon þ̵ þe wurðeð þ̵ he hedde gledschipe.
þu hit wost ful ȝeorne þ̵ þe deouel hateð me. 145
and nomeliche þereuore þ̵ ich wurðie þe.
þereuore ich þe bidde þ̵ þu me wite ⁊ werie.
þet þe deouel me ne drecche ne dweolðe me ne derie.
So þu dest ⁊ so þu schalt uor ðire mild{}heortnesse.
þu schalt me aueir dol of heoueriche blisse. 150
ȝif ich habbe muchel ibroken, muchel ich wulle beten.
and do mine schrifte ⁊ þe ueire greten.
þe hwule þ̵ ich habbe mi lif ⁊ mine heale.
vrom ðire seruise ne schal me no þing deale.
biuoren þine uote ich wulle liggen ⁊ greden. 155
vort ich habbe uorȝiuenesse of mine misdeden.
Mi lif is þin mi luue is þin mine heorte blod is þin.
and ȝif ich der se`g´gen mi leoue leafdi þu ert min.
alle wurðschipe haue þu on heouene and ec on eorðe.
and alle gledschipe haue þu al so ðu ert wurðe. | 160
Nu ich þe bi{}seche ine cristes cherite. [f. 123v
þet þu þine blescinge ⁊ þine luue ȝiue me.
ȝeme mine licame ine clenenesse
Godalmihti unne me vor his mild{}heortnesse.
[Linenotes:
Between ll. 163, 4, a line omitted: it was supplied at the top
of the folio, but cut away by the binder. Zupitza read the traces
of the last two words as _ine eadmodnesse_.]
þ̵ ich mote þe iseo in ðire heie blisse. 165
and alle mine ureondmen þe bet beo nu to dai.
þ̵ ich habbe i{}sungen þe ðesne englissce lai.
and nu ich þe bi{}seche vor ðire holinesse.
þet þu bringe þene Munuch to þire glednesse.
þet funde ðesne song bi ðe mi looue leafdi. 170
Cristes milde moder seinte marie. amen.
[Linenotes:
169. _Munuch_] _nu_ on an erasure MS. || 170. _biðe_ MS.]
XIX. SAINT JULIANA
[[MS description from Notes volume:
“i. Bodleian 34, Oxford (B). ii. Royal 17 A 27, British Museum (R):
for descriptions see [XVI, Sawles Warde]. ... R is abbreviated ... the
joints are often visible.”]]
(Royal MS.)
(Bodleian MS.)
[f. 56r] +Her cumseð þe uie of seinte iuliane. ant telleð of
liflade hire.+
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