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
+Alle þa þi sprunge boþ+ of adam ⁊ of eue.
Alle hi sculen cumen þider for soðe we hit ileueð.
þa þe habbeð wel idon efter hore mihte. 175
to houene riche hi sculen faren forð mid ure drihte.
Þa þe habbeð doules werc idon. ⁊ þer inne bo ifunde.
hi sculen faren forð mid him in to helle grunde.
Þer hi scule{n} wunien a buten are ⁊ ende.
Ne brekeþ neure drihte helle gate for lesen hi of bende. 180
[Linenote:
178. _mid ṃịḍ_ MS.]
Alle þo þe sprunge beð of ada{m} ⁊ of eue 175
Alle hie sulle þider cume for soðe we hit ileued. |
Þo þe habbed wel idon after here mihte [f. 4v
To heueriche hie sulle fare forð mid ure drihte.
Þo þe deueles werkes habeð idon ⁊ þar{}inne beð ifunde
Hie sulle fare forð mid hem in{}to helle grunde. 180
Þar hie sulle wunien abuten ore ⁊ ende.
Brecð nafre eft crist helle dure for lesen hem of bende
[Linenotes:
180. After _fare_, _þ_ elided.]
+Nis na sullic þech hom bo wa ⁊ hom bo uneade.+
Ne scal neure eft c{ri}st þolie deþ for lesen hom of deaþe.
Enes drihten helle brec his fro{n}d he ut brochte.
him solf he þolede deð for him . wel dore he hom bohte.
Nalde hit mei do for mei. ne sust{er} for broðer. 185
nalde hit sune do for fader. ne na mon for oðer.
Nis no sellich þeih hem be wo ⁊ þeih hem be uneaðe
Ne sal nafre eft crist þolien deað for lesen hem of deaðe.
Ænes drihten helle brac his frend he ut brohte 185
Him self he þolede deað for hem wel diere he hes bohte.
Nolde hit moȝe don for mai ne suster [for] broðer
Nolde sune don for fader ne no man for oðer.
+Vre alre lau{er}d+ for his þrelles ipined wes a rode.
vre bendes he unbon[d] ⁊ bohte us mid his blode.
We ȝeueð | uneðe for his luue a stuche of ure brede. [f. 63v
Ne þenke we noht þ̵ he scal deme þa q{ui}ke ⁊ þa dede. 190
Muchele luue he us cudde. walde we hit und{er}sto{n}de
þ̵ ure eldre misduden{;} we habbeð uuele on honde.
Deþ com in þis middenerde þurh þes doules honde.
⁊ sake ⁊ sorȝe ⁊ swinc a wat{er}e ⁊ a londe.
Vre alre louerd for his þralles ipined he was arode
Ure bendes he unbond ⁊ bohte us mid his blode. 190
We ȝieueð uneaðe for his luue a steche of ure breade
Ne þenche we naht þar þat sal deme þe q{ui}ca ⁊ þe deade.
Muchel luue he us kedde wolde we hit understonde.
Þat ure elderne mi`s´duden we habeð euel an honde.
Deað cam in þis middenærd þurh ealde deueles onde 195
⁊ senne ⁊ soreȝe ⁊ iswinch awatere ⁊ [a]londe.
[Linenote:
194. _misduden_] _u_ over _ẹ_ MS.]
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