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 ȝiuere glutun is þe feondes manciple · ah he stikeð eauer
iceler oðer icuchene · his heorte is i þe disscheS · his þoht al
i þe neppes · his lif i þe tunne · his sawle i þe crohhe · Kimeð
biuoren his lau{er}d bismuddet ⁊ bismulret · a disch in his an
hond · a scale in his {95} oðer. Meaðeleð mis wordes · wigleð as
fordrunke mon þe haueð imunt to fallen · bihalt his greate wombe
· ⁊ te deouel lahheð. Þeose þreatið þus godd þurh ysaie ·
[++Þ]e giuere glutun is þes deoules manciple · Ah he stiked
eauer iceler oþer icuche [p. 134] ne · his heorte is iþe dishes
· his þoht al iþe nappes · his lif iþe tunne · his saule iþe
crohhe · kimed bi woren his lauert bi{}smudded ⁊ bi{}smured · A
dich in his an hond · A scale in {95} his oþer · Meadeled mis
wordes wigeled as for drunken · mon þat haued mint to fallen ·
bi{}halt his greate wombe. ⁊ þe deouel lahheð. þeos þreated þus
god þurh ysaie ·
_Serui mei comedent ⁊ uos esurietis ⁊ c’._ Mine men schulen
eoten ⁊ ow schal eauer hungrin · ⁊ ȝe schule beon feorle world
buten ende. _Q{ua}ntum glorificauit se ⁊ in deliciis {100}
fuit{;} tantu{m} date illi tormen{t}um ⁊ luctum · In
apocal{ipsi} · Cont{ra} unu{m} poculum q{uo}d miscuit miscete ei
duo_. Ȝef þe kealche{}cuppe wallinde bres to drinken · Ȝeot in
his wide þrote þ̵ he swelte inwið. aȝein an ȝef him twa. þullich
is godes dom aȝein ȝiuere ⁊ druncwile iþe apocalipse. {105}
_Serui mei co{m}mede{n}t ⁊ uos esurietis_ ⁊ c’. Mine men shulen
eoten · ⁊ ow shal eawer hungren · ⁊ ge shulen beon feondes fode
world buten ende. _Q{ua}ntu{m} gl[ori]ficauit {100} se ⁊ in
deliciis fuit{;} tantu{m} date illi tormentu{m} ⁊ luctum ·
Apocalip{sis} · Contr{a} unu{m} q{uo}d miscuit date illi duo_ ·
gef þen kelche{}cuppe wallinde bras te drinken · geot in his
wide þrote · þat he swelte in wið. agein gef him twa. þullich is
godes dom agein giwere ⁊ druncwile iþe apocalipse. {105}
IX. ANCRENE WISSE (Corpus MS.)
ANCREN RIWLE (Cotton MS. Nero)
[[Explanation from Notes volume:
“Passages in C (mostly interlined or marginal) which are not in N
are inserted between asterisks in the text of the latter. The
collations ... show the other divergences of C and those of T from N;
when not followed by any letter they give the readings of T; those
followed by C are the readings of C, while B indicates agreement of
T and C as against N.”
In the collations, N = Nero; C = Cleopatra; T Titus.]]
B. THE OUTER RULE
[f. 112v] Ȝe mine leoue sustren bute ȝef neod ow driue ⁊ ower
meistre hit reade · ne schulen habbe na beast bute cat ane.
Ancre þe haueð ahte · þuncheð bet husewif ase Marthe wes · ne
lihtliche ne mei ha nawt beo Marie marthe suster wið
griðfullnesse [f. 113r] of heorte. for þenne mot ha þenchen of
þe kues foddre · of heorde {5} monne hure ·
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