8 Now Lorde that madyst for erthe & sufferdyst paynes ylle, Lett neu{er} this erthe for this erthe i{n} myschyffe spylle, But that this erthe in this erthe be eu{er} worchyng{e} thy wylle, So that this erthe fro þ{is} erthe may stye vp to thy hylle. 36 Amen. [Footnote 1: Final _n_ is uniformly written _n~_ in this text excepting in the word _in_. Final _d_ is frequently written _[d+]_.] [Footnote 2, 3: _added above the line._] [Footnote 4: The first words in ll. 11, 14, 15 seem to have been freshened up.] 10. MS. LAMBETH 853. c. 1430-1450. [fol. 35.] Whanne liif is moost loued, and deeþ is moost hatid: Þanne dooþ deeþ drawe his drawȝt, & makiþ ma{n} ful nakid. De terra plasmasti me, _&c._ 1 Erþe out of erþe is wondirly wrouȝt, 4 Erþe of erþe haþ gete a dignyte of nouȝt, Erþe upo{n} erþe haþ sett al his þouȝt, How þat erþe upon erþe may be hiȝ brouȝt. 2 Erþe upon erþe wold he be a king; 8 B{u}t how erþe schal to erþe þenkiþ he no [fol. 36] þing; Wha{n}ne þat erþe biddiþ erþe hise rentis hom bring, Þan schal erþe out of erþe haue a piteuous parting. 3 Erþe vpon erþe wy{n}neþ castels & touris, 12 Þan seiþ erþe to erþe: ‘Now is þis al houris’. Wha{n}ne erþe upon erþe haþ biggid up hise boure[s], Þanne schal erþe upo{n} erþe suffir scharpe schouris. 4 Erþe gooth vpon erþe as molde upon molde, 16 So gooth erþe upon erþe al gliteringe in golde, Like as erþe vnto erþe neu{er}e go schulde, And ȝit schal erþe vnto erthe raþ{er} þan he wolde. 5 O þ{o}u wrecchid erþe þat on erþe traueilist nyȝt and day, 20 To florische þe erþe, to peynte þe erþe wit{h} wantowne aray, Ȝit schal þou erþe for al þi erþe, make þou it neu{er}e so queynte & gay, Out of þis erþe in-to þe erþe, þ{er}e to clinge as a clot of clay. [fol. 37.] 6 O wrecchid man whi art þ{o}u proud, þat art of þe erþe makid? 24 Hid{er} brouȝttist þou no schroud, but poore come þou and nakid. Whanne þi soule is went out, & þi bodi in erþe rakid, Þan þi bodi þat was rank & undeuout, of alle men is bihatid. 7 Out of þis erþe cam to þis erþe þis wrecchid garnement; 28 To hide þis erþe, to happe þis erþe, to hi{m} was cloþinge lente; Now gooþ erþe upon erþe, ruli raggid and rent, Þ{er}fore schal erþe vndir þe erþe haue hidiose turment.