13 All ys erth, & shall be erth, as it shew{i}t{h} ther, [6]Þ{er}-for, or dredfull deth w{i}t{h} his dart you dere, & for to torn i{n} to erth, no ma{n} shall it forbere, Wisely pu{r}vey you beffore, & þ{er}-of haue no fere. 52 14 Now, sith by deth we shal al pas, it is to vs c{er}teyn, For of þe erth we co{m} all, & to þe erth shall torn agayn; Þ{er}-for to strive of grucche it were but i{n} vayn, For all is erth, & shall be erth, no thyng more c{er}tayn. 56 15 Now erth vppon erth, co{n}sydre thow may, How erth co{m}meth to erth nakyd all way. Why shuld erth vpon erth go stowt or gay, Sith erth owt of erth shall passe in pore a-ray? 60 16 I co{n}saill you vpon erth þ{a}t wikkidly haue wrowght, Whill þ{a}t erth is on erth, torn vp yo{u}r thowght, & pray to God vppon erth, þ{a}t all þe erth hath wrowght, Þ{a}t erth owt of erth to blis may be browght. 64 Amen. [Footnote: Cf. Roman Dyboski, E.E.T.S. extra ser. ci _(1907), p. 90_.] [Footnote 1: D. erron. _hat[h]_.] [Footnote 2: D. reads _rentes_, _castlles_.] [Footnote 3: MS. _worder_.] [Footnote 4: D. reads _-owr_ throughout.] [Footnote 5: D. erron. _brother_.] [Footnote 6: Line 50 would be better placed after l. 51.] 16. MS. HARLEIAN 984. 16th century. [fol. 72, r^o.] 6 [1]How schuld{e} erthe vpon erthe be prud & gay Whe{n} erthe schal to erthe in so por{e} aray? 7 I consell erthe vpon erthe þ{a}t wikyd hade wroȝt, Whyle erthe ys apon erthe to tu{r}ne al his þoȝt, 4 And{e} p{r}ay to God þ{a}t al þe world wroȝt[2] Þ{a}t erthe out of erthe to blesse may be broȝt. [Footnote 1: The previous leaf of the MS., which evidently contained the beginning of the poem, has been torn out.] [Footnote 2: MS. _woȝt_.] 17. THE MAITLAND MS. (PEPYSIAN MS. 2553, p. 338.) c. 1555-1585. 1 [1]Eyrd vpone eird wondirfallie is wrocht, Eird hes gottin vpone eird ane dignite for nocht, Eird apone eird hes set all his thocht How þat[2] eird vpone eird till hicht may be brocht. 4 2 Eird apone eird wald fayne be a king, And how þat eird gois to eird thinkis he no thing. Quhone eird bydd{is} eird his rentis hame to bring, Than sall eird haue to eird herd depairting. 8 3 Eird apon eird wy{n}nis castellis and towris, Than sayis eird vntill eird: ‘All þir ar owris’. Quhone eird apone eird hes biggit all his bowris, Than sall eird vpone eird suffir scharp schowris. 12 4 Eyrd apone eird and mold vpone mold, Lyke as eird vnto eird never go sold. Eird gois apone eird glitterand as gold, Ȝit sall eird go to eird sonar nor he wold. 16