Ac after my wakynge, 9587 It was wonder longe Er I koude kyndely Knowe what was Do-wel. And so my wit weex and wanyed, Til I a fool weere; And some lakkede my lif, Allowed it fewe, And lete me for a lorel, And looth to reverencen Lordes or ladies, Or any lif ellis; As persons in pelure, With pendauntz of silver; 9600 To sergeauntz ne to swiche Seide I noght ones, "God loke yow, lordes!" Ne loutede faire; That folk helden me a fool, And in that folie I raved. Til reson hadde ruthe on me, And rokked me a-slepe, Til I seigh, as it sorcerie were, A sotil thyng withalle; 9610 {295} Oon withouten tonge and teeth Tolde me whider I sholde, And wherof I cam, and of what kynde; I conjured hym at the laste, If he were Cristes creature Anoon me to tellen. "I am Cristes creature," quod he, "And cristene in many a place, In Cristes court y-knowe wel, And of his kyn a party. 9620 Is neither Peter the porter, Nor Poul with his fauchon, That wole defende me the dore, Dynge I never so late; At mydnyght, at mydday, My vois so is knowe, That ech a creature of his court Welcometh me faire." "What are ye called," quod I, "in that court, Among Cristes peple?" 9630 "The whiles I quikne the cors," quod he, "Called am I _Anima_; And whan I wilne and wolde, _Animus_ ich hatte; And for that I kan knowe, Called am I _Mens_; And whan I make mone to God, _Memoria_ is my name; And whan I deme domes, And do as truthe techeth, 9640 Thanne is _Ratio_ my righte name, Reson on Englisshe; {296} And whan I feele that folk telleth, My firste name is _Sensus_, And that is wit and wisdom, The welle of alle craftes. And whan I chalange or chalange noght, Chepe or refuse, Thanne am I _Conscience_ y-called, Goddes clerk and his notarie; 9650 And whan I love leelly Oure Lord and alle othere, Thanne is lele Love my name, And in Latyn _Amor_; And whan I flee fro the flesshe, And forsake the careyne, Thanne am I a spirit specheless, _Spiritus_ thanne iche hatte. Austyn and Ysodorus, Either of hem bothe, 9660 Nempnede me thus to name, And now thow myght chese How thow coveitest to calle me, For now thow knowest my names." _Anima pro diversis actionibus diversa nomina sortitur; dum vivificat corpus, anima est; dum vult, animus est; dum scit, mens est; dum recolit, memoria est; dum judicat, 9670 ratio est; dum sentit, sensus est; dum amat, amor est; dum negat vel consentit, conscientia est; dum spirat, spiritus est._ "Ye ben as a bisshope," quod I, {297} Al bourdynge that tyme;