For this e-text, the three versions have been combined into complete
Latin, French and English poems. Parenthetical notations such as
(in left column) are in the original. Footnote numbering reflects
the original layout.]
LATIN TEXT (in left column).
[MS. Addit. 25478, fol. 2, r^o]
1 In terra cu{m} terra sit fraude p{er}quisita,
Terra t{er}re v{er}mib{us} sic put{r}essit trita,
Terra t{er}ra{m} deseret, erit et finita,
Terra tu{n}c a terren[i]s[3] mox erit oblita. 4
2 Terra p{er} sup{er}bia{m} terram cum ascendit,
Terra tu{n}c cupidine t{er}ram comp{re}hendit,
Terra morti p{ro}ximans t{er}ra{m} dat et vendit,
Ad t{er}ra{m} viuenciu{m} t{er}ra manus tendit. 8
3 Terra t{er}ra{m} speculans no{n} iustificari,
Et ad t{er}re t{er}minu{m} t{er}ra{m} inclinari.
Terra t{er}re s{er}uiens vult[4] refrigerari,
Et t{er}ra t{er}ribilis in terra locari. 12
4 In t{er}ra q{u}id possidet t{er}ra nisi penas
Q{u}ando t{er}ra respicit t{er}ra{m} lite plenas,
Et t{er}ra{m} defic{er}e tanq{uam} t{er}re tenas,
Sic t{er}ra put{r}edinis intrat[5] terre venas? 16
5 Terra no{n} co{n}siderat t{er}ra{m} firma mente,
Atq{ue} t{er}ra labit{ur} in t{er}ra{m} repente,
Terra{m} suo sang{u}ine t{er}ra redimente,
Terra{m} potens eruit de t{er}ra dolente. 20
6 Terra q{u}ando respicit t{e}rra{m} t{er}minare,
Terra t{er}ra{m} debuit sese castigare,
Terra t{er}ra{m} valeat vt humiliare,
Terra t{er}ra{m} faciat flere ieiunare[19]. 24
7 De t{er}ra resurg{er}e t{er}ra debet vere[19],
Et quod t{er}ra meruit t{er}ra[19] possidere[19],
Hic du{m} t{er}ra vix{er}it t{er}ra[19] valet[19] flere[19],
Ut in t{er}ra valeat t{er}ra[19] post[19] gaudere[19]. 28
[MS. Addit. 25478, fol. 2, v^o]
8 Adu{er}sus t{er}rigenas q{u}ando[19] terra stabit,
Et t{er}ra{m} int{er}rogans t{er}ra[19] tu{n}c[19] culpabit[19],
Terra fine{m} cap[ia]t t{er}ra{m}[19] . . . gabit[20],
Quod t{er}ra p{ro}mis{er}at t{er}ra tu{n}c[19] negabit[21]. 32
9 In t{er}ra q{u}i mortuus & in t{er}ra natus
Ffuit[22], t{er}ram p{ro}tegat sic & t{er}re[23] gratus,
Vt in t{er}ra quilibet de t{er}ra formatus,
Terre ponat t{er}minu{m} t{er}re comendatus. 36
10 In t{er}ra cu{m} Ang{e}li t{er}ra{m} suscitabunt,
In t{er}ra terribiles tube resonabunt,
De t{er}ra t{er}rigene corpora leuabunt,
Et ad t{er}re judice{m} terre tunc clamabunt. 40
11 O tu terre do{mi}ne! t{er}re miserere,
Et t{er}ra respiciens terenos tuere,
In t{er}ra deficim{us}, terra sumus vere,
Nos in t{er}ra gl{or}ie t{er}ram fac videre. 44
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