Innan þan ilke sea weren un{}aneo{m}ned deor su{m}me feðer fotetd. Su{m}me al bute fet . ⁊ heore eȝen weren al swilc swa fur. ⁊ heore eþem scean swa deð þe leit a{}monge þunre. þas ilke nefre ne swiken ne dei ne niht to {30} brekene þa ermi{n}g licome of þa ilca men þe on þisse liue her hare sc{ri}ft enden nalden. Su{m}me of þan mo{n}ne sare wepeð. Su{m}me swa deor lude remeð. su{m}me þer g{ra}ninde sikeð. su{m}me þer reowliche gneȝeð his aȝene{}tunge. Su{m}me þer wepeð. ⁊ alle heore teres beoð berni{n}de gleden glide{n}de ouer heore aȝene nebbe. ⁊ swiðe reowliche {35} ilome ȝeiȝeð ⁊ ȝeorne bisecheð þat me ham ibureȝe fro{m} þam uuele pinan [.] of þas pinan speked .d{aui}d. þe halie witeȝe. ⁊ þus seið. +Misere`re´ nost{ri} d{omi}ne quia penas inferni sustinere no{n} possumus.+ Lauerd haue merci of us forðon þa pinen of helle we ham ne maȝen iðolien. [f. 17r] Seoð{}þan he him sceawede an{e} stude {40} i{n}ne{}midde warðe helle. ⁊ bi{}foren þam ilke stude were{n} seofen clusterlokan þar neh ne mihte nan liuiende mon gan for þan ufele breðe ⁊ þer wið{}i{n}na he him sceawede gan `on´ ald mon þ̵ .iiii. deoflen ledden abuten. þa escade paul to mihhal hwet þe alde mo{n} were. þa cweð mihhal heh engel he wes an biscop on eoðre liue þe nefre {45} nalde c{ri}stes laȝen lokien ne halden. ofter he walde an{}uppon his underlinges mid wohe motien ⁊ longe dringan þenne he walde salmes singen oðer eani oðer god don. Herefter iseh paul hwer .iii. deoflen ledden an meiden swiðe unbisorȝeliche{;} `⁊´ ȝeorne escade to mihhal hwi me heo swa ledde. þa cweð mihhal. heo wes an meiden on oðer liue {50} þ̵ wel wiste hire licome in alle clenesse. Ah heo nalde nefre nan oðer god don. Elmesȝeorn nes heo nefre. ah prud heo wes swiðe ⁊ modi. ⁊ liȝere ⁊ swikel. ⁊ wreðful ⁊ ontful. ⁊ forði heo bið wuniende inne þisse pine. [Linenotes: 40. _ane_] _and_ MS. || 46. _wụalde_ MS. || 53. _wẹreðful_ MS.] Nu bi{}gon paul to wepen wunderliche. ⁊ mihhal heh engel þer weop forð mid him. þa co{m} ure drihten of heueneriche to {55} heo{m} on {þ}unres liche ⁊ þus cweð. A hwi wepest þu paul. paul him onswerde. Lauerð ic biwepe þas monifolde pine þe ic her in helle iseo. þa cweð ure lauerd. A hwi nalden heo witen mine [f. 17v] laȝe þe hwile heo weren en eorðe? þa seide paul him mildeliche to{}ȝeines. Louerd nu ic bidde þe ȝef þin wille is þ̵ þu heom ȝefe {60} reste la hwure þen su{n}ne dei a þet cume domesdei. þa cweð drihten to him. paul wel ic wat hwer ic{}sceal milcien. Ic heom wulle{}milcien þe weren eft{er}ward mine milce þa hwile heo on liue weren. [Linenote: 56. _þunres_] _wunres_ MS.]