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
_+M+iserere a{n}i{m}e tue place{n}s d{e}o._ haue reoðe of þin
ogen sovle. þenne likeste gode. Mildheorted beð þe man þe reouð
his nehgebures unselðe. ⁊ likeð here alre selðe ⁊ ofþinð sore
wrecche mannes wanrede. ⁊ freureð hem mid his wel dede. No ma{n}
þe sineged haueð ne mai wið{}uten þis{e} wedes holi husel
u{n}derfon{;} bute to eche harme {125} his soule ⁊ lichame ⁊ ech
ma{n} þe hit u{n}derfoð wið{}uten eiðer þese wedes shal ben
shameliche driuen ut of þis holi gestni{n}ge. ⁊ bu{n}den
togedere his honden. ⁊ his fet. ⁊ worpen i{n} to þe ateliche pit
of helle bi ure drihtenes word þe seið to swiche men.
[Linenote:
125. _þise_] _þis_ MS.]
_+A+mice q{uo}m{odo} huc i{n}t{ra}sti n{on} h{abe}ns ueste{m}
nupciale{m}._ ⁊c hwu come þu ider {130} in mid u{n}bicumliche
weden. þis dai is bicumelich time husel to u{n}derfon. _Q{ui}a
h{ec} dies q{uam} fec{it} d{omi}n{us}. n{on} q{uod} mag{is}
ha{n}c q{uam} alias. s{ed} q{uia} maiora q{uam} {i}n aliis á
morte resurge{n}do. ⁊ nos á morte resuscitando._ for þ̵ þis
makede ure drihte{n} þe makede alle oðre. ac he kidde oðerluker
his mihte. {135} ⁊ ma{n}kin more milce dide on þis dai{;} þanne
on ani oðre. Ðo he aros of deaðe [⁊] rerde us mid hi{m}.
_+V+nde exultem{us} ⁊ letem{ur} i{n} ea._ he us fette ut of
helle wowe. ⁊ þer{}mide us gledede. ⁊ gif we hi{m} folgieð he
gifð us heuene wele ⁊ þer{}mide. us blisseð to dai þonked. wurðe
hi{m}. for{}þi þis dai is cleped est{re}ne dai. þ̵ is aristes
dai. for {140} þ̵ þe he þis dai aros of deaðe. ⁊ we alle don{;}
[f. 46r] þanne we holi husel unde`r´nimen. gif we ben þe[r]
togenes on clene liflode. ⁊ on rihte leue. ⁊ wið alle men sehte.
Ure lou{er}d þe us bit to þis gestni{n}ge. ⁊ bri{n}ge us to
`his´ holi fleis ⁊ to his holi blod ⁊ leue us he{m} to bruken. ⁊
þus q{ue}dinde.
_+A+ccipite ⁊ co{m}medite ex h{oc} o{mne}s_ {145} _h{ic} {est}
e{nim} c{alix} s{anguinis} m{ei} n{ovi}._ ⁊ c’ Understondeð þis
⁊ brukeð it alle. for it is mi lichame þe giu shal alle lesen.
he bet us ec his holi blod þe shal ben shad giu to lesende ⁊
seið þ̵ þese two þing bien ure bileue.
_+C+aro mea u{er}e {est} cib{us} ⁊ sanguis m{eu}s u{er}e {est}
pot{us}._ Mi fleis is wis mete. ⁊ mi blod iwis dri{n}ke ⁊
aft{er} þ̵ {150} he seið. _+N+isi ma{n}ducau{er}itis carne{m}
filii h{ominis} ⁊ b{iberitis} e{ius} s{anguinem} n{on}
h{abebitis} u{itam} i{n} uob{is}._ Ne muge haue{n} no lif on giu
bute ge liue{n} bi mi fleis ⁊ bi mi blod. þ̵ husel þe ge
understonden{;} is his holi fleis ⁊ his blod. Erest it beð
ouelete ⁊ win. ⁊ þureh þe holi word þe ure helende hi{m} self
seide mid his holi {155} muð{;} ⁊ eft{er} hi{m} p{re}st he{m}
seið atte swimesse t{ur}neð þe bred to fleis ⁊ þe win to blod.
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