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
¶¶ +L+ordinges and leuedis þis is si glorius miracle. and si
gl{or}ius seywinge of ure lordes beringe. þet us telþ þet holi
godespel of te day. and ye muee wel under{}stonde be þo speche
of þe godspelle þet me sal to dai mor makie offrinke þan an
oþren dai. and þer of us yeft ensample þo þrie kinges of
heþenesse. þet comen fram verrene {35} londes ure louerd
[f. 129r²] to seche. and him makie offrinke. And be þe`t´ hi
offrede gold. þet is cuuenable yeftte to kinge{;} seawede þet he
was sothfast kink. and be þet hi offrede Stor. þet me offrede
wylem be þo ialde laghe to here `godes´ sacrefise{;} seawede þe
he was verray prest. And be þet hi offrede Mirre. þet is biter
þing. signefieth þet hi {40} hedde be{}liaue þet he was
diadlich. þet diath solde suffri for man ken. Nu i{}hiereth wet
signefieth þet Gold. þet. Stor. þet Mirre. And offre we
Gostliche to ure lorde. þe`t´ i offrede flesliche. Þet Gold þet
is bricht and glareth ine þo brichtnesse of þo sunne. signefieth
þe gode beleaue. þet is bricht ine þe gode cristenemannes herte.
Si gode {45} beleaue licht and is bricht ine þo herte of þo gode
Ma{n}ne ase gold. Offre we þanne god almichti god gold. Be{}leue
we stede{}fast{}liche. þet `he is´ fader and sune. and holy
gost. is onlepi god. Wo so hath beleaue ine gode swo offreth him
god gold [f. 129v¹] þet Stor signefied gode werkes. for ase se
smech of þe store wanne hit is i{}do {50} into þe ueréé and goth
upward to þo heuene and to gode ward Swo amuntet si gode
biddinge to gode of þo herte of þo gode cristenema{n}ne. Swo we
mowe sigge þet stor signefieth þe herte. and se smech luue of
gode.
[Linenote:
53. After _stor_, _e_ erased.]
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