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
[f. 131v¹] ¶¶ We redeth i þe holi godspelle of to dai þat ure
lord ih{es}u c{ri}st yede one time in to ane ssipe and ise
deciples mid him in{}to þe séé. And so hi were i{n} þo ssipe so
a{}ros a great te{m}peste. of winde. And ure lord was i{}leid
him don to slepe. ine þo {170} ssipe. er þane þis tempeste
a{}róós. Hise deciples hedde g{re}t drede of þise te{m}peste. so
a{}wakede hine. and seiden to him. lord saue us{;} for we
p{er}isset. And ha wiste wel þet hi ne hadde nocht gode beleaue
ine him{;} þo seide to hem. wat dret yw folk of litle beliaue.
Þo a{}ros up ure lord and tok þane wynd and to séé{;} and al{}so
raþe hit was {175} stille. And al{}se þo men þet weren in þo
ssipe hedde i{}seghe þo miracle so awondrede hem michel. Þis is
si vaire miracle þet þet godspel of te day us telþ. Þere{}fore
sal hure be{}liaue bie þe betere a{}strengþed. Ine swiche lorde
þet siche miracle mai do and doþ wanne he wile. Ac hit is us
nyede þet se þet sucurede he{m} ine þa p{er}il{;} þet {180} us
sucuri ine [f. 131v²] ure niedes. Þet we clepie to him þet ha us
helpe. and he hit wille do bleþeliche. yef we him bisecheth
merci mid good i{}wille al{}so him seluen seith bi þe holi
writes.
_Salus p{o}p{u}li ego su{m}. ⁊ cet{er}a._ Hic am ha seiþ helere
of þe folke. wanne hi to me clepiedh ine hire sorghen. and ine
hire niedes hic hi sucuri {185} and beneme hem al here euel
with{}ute ende. Grede we to him merci sikerliche. yef se deuel
us wille a{}cu{m}bri þurch senne. Þurch p{r}ede oþer þurch
an{}vie. oþer þurh wreþe. oþer þurch oþer manere of diadliche
senne g{r}ede we to him Merci. and sigge we him lord sauue us
þet we ne p{er}issi. and þet he us deliuri of alle eueles. and
þet ha {190} yef us swiche werkes to done in þise wordle{;} þet
þo saulen of us mote bien isauued a domes dai. and gon to þo
blisce of heuene. _Q{uo}d ip{s}e pr{est}are d{ignetur}._
+D{omi}nica In sexagesima. S{er}mo.+
[Headnote: Ite et Vos in Vineam Mean]
_++Simile est regnu{m} celoru{m} ho{min}i pat{ri}familias.
qui_ {195} _exijt p{ri}mo mane {con}ducere op{er}arios in uineam
suam._
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