“The MS. belongs to the second quarter of the thirteenth century. It cannot be earlier than 1225 A.D., for it mentions the Dominicans and Franciscans, and it is probably later than 1230. It is the most correct, but it has additions to the original, such as 62/46-64/62, 64/73-78. “ii. Caius College, Cambridge, 234 (B); on vellum, 124 × 93 mm.; 368 pages; late thirteenth century. Pages 1-185 consist of extracts from the AR, but not in the order of the other manuscripts (ES iii. 536). “iii. Cotton Nero A 14, British Museum (N); on vellum, 146 × 114 mm.; written in the second quarter of the thirteenth century. Its contents are ff. 1-120r, the Ancren Riwle; 120v-123v, The Orison, XVIII. “iv. Cotton Titus D 18, British Museum (T); on vellum, 158 × 120 mm.; 148 folios in double columns, written from f. 14, where AR begins, to the end, about 1220 A.D.”]] ANCRENE WISSE (CORPUS MS.) ANCREN RIWLE (CAIUS MS.) A. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS [f. 56r] ++Þvs mine leoue sustren iþe wildernesse þer ȝe gað{;} in · wið godes folc toward ierusalemes lond · þ̵ is þe riche of heouene{;} beoð þulliche beastes · þulliche wurmes. ne nat ich na sunne þ̵ ne mei beon ilead oðer to an of ham seouene{;} oðer to hare streones. vnsteaðeluest bileaue aȝein godes lare · nis hit te spece {5} of prude inobedience? Herto falleð sygaldren · false teolunges · lefunge o swefne · o nore · ⁊ on alle wicchecreftes. Neomunge of husel in eani heaued sunne · oðer ei oþer sacrement nis hit te spece of prude þ̵ ich cleopede p{re}su{m}ptio · ȝef me wat hwuch sunne hit · is · [f. 56v] ȝef me hit nat nawt · þenne is hit ȝemeles under {10} accidie · þ̵ ich slawðe cleopede. þe ne warneð oðer of his uuel oðer of his biȝete · nis hit slaw ȝemeles oðer attri onde? teoheði mis · edhalden cwide · fundles oðer lane · oðer þerwið mis{}fearen · nis hit spece of ȝisceunge{;} ⁊ aneS cunnes þeofðe? [p. 126] [++Þ]us mine leoue frend iþe wildernesse þat ge [p. 127] gat in wid godes folc toward ier{usa}l{e}mes londe þat is þe riche of heouene{;} beod {þ}ulliche bestes þulliche wurmes · Ne nat ich nan sunne þat ne mai beon ilad · oþer to an of ham seoluen oþer to hare streones · vnstaþelfast bi{}leaue · agein hali lare · nis hit of {5} p{ru}de i{n}obedience? Herto falled sigaldren · false teolunges · Lefunge o nore. o swefne ⁊ alle wicchecraftes. Neominge of husel in ei heaued sunne · oþer ai oþer sac{re}ment · nis hit spece of p{ru}de{;} þat ich cleopede p{re}su{m}pciun · gif me wat hwat sunne hit is. Gif me hit nat naut{;} þenne is hit gemeles vnder accidie · þat ich slouþe cleopede. {10} þe þat ne warned oþer of his uuel · oþer of his bigete · nis hit slaþ gemeles oþer attri onde? To thehewen mis · et halden cwude · fundes oþer lane · nis þis giscunge{;} þeofþe. [Linenotes: 3. _sulliche_ MS. || 11. _bigete_] _b_ corr. out of _l_.]