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
+Helche rune he iherð ⁊+ wat alle deden.
he þurþ{}sicheþ uches monnes þonc. Wi hwat scal us to rede. 90
We þ̵ brokeð godes hese ⁊ gulteð swa ilome.
hwet scule we seggen oðer don et þe muchele dome.
Þa þe luueden unriht ⁊ ufel lif | leden. [f. 61v
Wet sculen ho seggen oðer don{;} þen þe engles bon of{}dred.
Elche rune he hereð ⁊ he wot alle dade
He þurh{}sihð elches mannes þanc wi hwat sal us to rade. 90
We þe brekeð godes has ⁊ gulteð swo ilome
Hwat sulle we seggen oðer don á{}te muchele dome
We þe luueden unriht ⁊ euel lif ladden
Hwat sulle we seggen oðer don þar ængles beð ofdradde
[Linenotes:
92. After _don_, an erasure of about
ten letters. || 93. _unriht_] _r_ corr. out of _l_ MS.]
+hwet sculen we bere{n}+ biforen us mid hom scule we iquemen. 95
þo þe neure god ne dude þe houenliche deme.
þer sculen bon doule swa fole þ̵ wulleð us for{}wreien.
⁊ nabbeð hi naþing forȝeten of al þ̵ ho iseȝen.
Al þ̵ we mis{}duden her{;} ho hit wulleð kuðe þere.
[buten wé habbe hit íbét. ðe hwile wé her wére] 100
Al ho habbeð in hore write{;} þ̵ we mis{}duden here.
þach we nusten ne ni{}seȝen. ho weren ure ifere.
[Linenote:
100. Supplied from MS. e.]
Hwat sulle we beren us biforen mid hwan sulle we iq{ue}me 95
We þe nafre god ne duden þan heuenliche deme. |
Þar sulle ben deflen swo fele þat willeð us forwreien. [f. 3r
Nabbeð hie no þing forȝieten of þat hie her iseien.
Alþat hie iseien her hie willeð cuðen þare
Bute we haben hit ibet þe hwile we here waren. 100
Al hie habbeð on here write þat we misduden here.
Þeih we hes ne niseien hie waren ure iferen.
+Hwet sculen ordlinghe`s´ don.+ þa swicen ⁊ ta forsworene
hwi boð fole iclepede. ⁊ swa lut icorene.
wi hwi weren ho bi{}ȝeten to hwon weren ho iborene. 105
þ̵ scule{n} bon to deþe idemet. ⁊ eure ma for{}lorene.
Ech .M{on}. scal him solue þer bi{}clepie ⁊ bideme{n}.
his aȝen werch ⁊ his þonc te witnesse he scal {t}emen.
ne mei him na .M{on}. alsa wel demen ne alswa rihte
for nan ne knauð him ase ȝere{;} buten ane drihte. 110
Ech .M{on}. wat him solue best{;} his werkes. ⁊ his wille.
Þe ðe lest wat bi{}seiþ ofte mest{;} þe hit al wat is stille.
nis nan witnesse alse muchel se mo{n}ne`s´ aȝen horte.
Wa se seið þ̵ he bo hal. him solf wat best his smirte.
[Linenotes:
105. _ẉ hwon_ MS. || 108. _temen_] _demen_ MS. || 111. before
_werkes_, _werhes_ deleted.]
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