[Footnote 19: Furn. _est tam_.] [Footnote 20: MS. _sẽtine_, Furn. _sentine_, Reliq. Ant. _sentinæ_, so _reginæ_, _ruinæ_.] [Footnote 21: MS. _Qñ_, Furn. _omne_.] [Footnote 22: in margin _bildiþ_.] [Footnote 23: Furn. H. _dorna_.] [Footnote 24: MS. _qñ_, Furn. _quin_ or _quando_.] [Footnote 25: Heuser ? _ilome_.] [Footnote 26: MS. _h^{e}is_.] [[inserted “e” over line]] [Footnote 27: MS. _iudico_: Reliq. Ant. _judicio_, Furn., Heuser _iudicio_.] II. #B# VERSION. 1. WILLIAM BILLYNG’S MS. c. 1400-1430 ?. 1 [1]Erth owte of erth is wondyrly wroght, Ffor erth hath geten of erth a nobul thyng of noght, Erthe uppon erthe hath set alle hys thoght How erthe uppon erthe may be hygh broght. 4 2 Erthe uppon erthe yet wolde be a kynge, But how erth shall to erth thynketh he nothyng; But when erth byddyth erth his dute hom bryng, Than shall erth fro erth have a peteus[2] partyng. 8 3 Erth wynnyth uppon erth both castellys and towris; Than sayth erth unto erth: ‘This is alle owres’. But whan erth uppon erth hath byllyd all his bowrys, Thanne shalle erth for erth suffer sharpe showres. 12 4 Erth byldyth uppon erth as molde uppo{n} molde, And erth goth uppo{n} erth glyttryng alle gold, Lyke as erth unto erth neuer goe sholde; Ann justly tha[n][3] shalle erth go to erth rather þa{n}[4] he wolde. 16 5 Why man erth loveth erth wondyr me thynke, Or why that erth for erth swet wylle or swynke, Ffor whan erth uppon erth is broght w{i}t{h}i{n} þe[5] brynke, Than shal þe[6] erth of erth have a ryght fowle sty[n]ke[6]. 20 6 Memento[7] ho{mo} quod cinis es {e}t in cinere{m} reverteris. Ffac bene du{m} vivis, post morte[m][8] viv{er}e si vis. Wha{n} lyffe is most louyd and deth most hated, Than deth drawyth hys drawght and maketh ma{n} ful naked. 24 [Footnote 1: From Bateman’s print (William Billyng, Five Wounds of Christ, Manchester, 1814).] [Footnote 2: Bateman _petrus_.] [Footnote 3: B. _tha_.] [Footnote 4: B. _yã_.] [Footnote 5: B. _w^{t}i y^e_.] [Footnote 6: B. _y^e_; _styke_.] [Footnote 7: B. _momento_.] [Footnote 8: B. _morte_.] 2. MS. THORNTON. c. 1440. [fol. 279.] Memento homo Quod Sinis Es Et in cenerem Reuerteris. 1 [1]Erthe owte of erthe es wondirly wroghte, Erthe hase getyn one erthe a dignyte of noghte, Erthe appon{e} erthe hase sett alle his thoghte How þat erthe appon{e} erthe may be heghe broghte. 4