Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts — John Shaqi
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
++Þe slawe lið ⁊ slepeð o þe deofles bearm as his deore deorling
· ⁊ te deouel leið his tutel dun to his eare · ⁊ tuteleð him al
þ̵ he wule. for swa hit is sikerliche to hwa{m} se is idel of
god{;} meaðeleð þe feond ȝeorne · ⁊ te idele underueð luueliche
his lare. Jdel ⁊ ȝemeles is þes deofleS bearnes slep · ah he
schal o domesdei grimliche abreiden {75} wið þe dredfule dream
of þe englene bemen · ⁊ in helle wontreaðe echeliche wakieN.
_Surgite aiunt mortui surgite ⁊ uenite ad iudicium saluatoriS._
[++Þ]E slauwe lid ⁊ sleped oþe deoules barm as his deore
deorling · ⁊ {70} þe deouel leid his tutel dun to his earen · ⁊
tutelid him al þat he eawer uule. for swa hit is sikerliche to
hwam se is idel of god · Meaþeled þe feond georne. ⁊ þe idele
underweng luueliche his lare · Idel ⁊ gemeles is þes deoueles
bernes slep · Ah he shal a domes dai grimliche abreiden · wid þe
dredfule drem of þe englene bemen · ⁊ in {75} helle wondrede
etheliche wakien · _Surgite mortui qui jacetis in sepulcris ·
surgite ⁊ venite ad Judiciu{m} saluatoris_.
++Þe ȝiscere is his eskibah · feareð abuten esken · ⁊ bisiliche
stureð him to rukelin to gederes muchele ⁊ monie ruken · blaweð
þrin {80} ⁊ blent him seolf · peaðereð ⁊ makeð þrin figures of
augrim · as þes rikeneres doð þe habbeð muche to rikenin. Þis is
al þe canges blisse ⁊ te feond bihalt tis gomen ⁊ laheð þ̵ he
bersteð. Wel un [f. 58r] derstont euch wis mon þ̵ gold ba ⁊
seoluer · ⁊ euch eorðlich ahte · nis bute eorðe ⁊ ahte esken þe
ablendeð euch moN þe ham in blaweð · þ̵ {85} is þe bolheð him
þurh ham i{n} heorte prude. Ant al þ̵ he rukeleð ⁊ gedereð
to{}gederes · ⁊ ethalt of ei þing þ̵ nis bute esken mare þen hit
neodeð{;} schal in helle wurðen him tadden ⁊ neddren · ⁊ ba as
ysaie seið · schulen beon of wurmes{;} his cuuertur ⁊ his hwitel
· þe nalde þerwið neodfule feden ne schruden. _Subt{er} te
sternet{ur} {90} tinea ⁊ op{er}imentum tuum uermiS._
[++Þ]E gissere is his eskebah · fared abuten esken · ⁊ bisiliche
stured him te rukelen te{}gederes · muchele ⁊ monie ruken ·
blawed þer [p. 133] in · ⁊ blend him seolf · paþered ⁊ maked
þer{}in figures of {80} augrim · As þeos rich`k´eneres dod þat
habbed muche te rikenen. þis is þes kanges blisse · ⁊ þe feond
bi{}hald þis gomen · ⁊ lahed þat he bersteð. wel under{}stonde
þis euch mon · þat gold ba ⁊ seoluer · ⁊ euch worldlich ahte ·
nis buten eorðe ⁊ esken þat ablent euchmon þat in ham blaweð ·
þat is þat þat bolehed ham þurh ham in heorte {85} prude. And al
þat he rukeled ⁊ gedered to{}gedere · ⁊ ethalt of ani þing þat
nis buten esken mare þen hit neodeð{;} shal in helle wurden him
tadden ⁊ neddren · ⁊ ba as ysaie seið shulen beon of wurmes his
cuuertur ⁊ his `þ´witel þat neolden war{}wið neodfule feden ⁊
shruden. _Subt{er} te st{er}net{ur} tinea ⁊ op{er}im{en}tu{m}
tuu{m}_ {90} _u{er}mis_.
[Linenote:
81. _rich`k´eneneres_ MS.]
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