PART I: TEXTS (continued 5)

XVI. SAWLES WARDE

“i. Bodleian 34, Oxford (B); on vellum, 165 × 120 mm.; written in one hand throughout about 1210 A.D.... It has lost two leaves after f. 80, which is very faint and defective. Entries in fourteenth-century hands connect it with Ledbury, Godstow, and Magna Coworne (Much Cowarne) in Herefordshire. The text is printed from this manuscript up to its end at 127/4.

“The writing is sometimes difficult to decipher; the letters are often crowded and hesitating, a, e, o are sometimes hard to distinguish. Doubts are permissible in the following cases, hwen or hwon 118/24, ihaten or ihoten 37, hondon or honden 51; in sent 55, the last letter wavers between t and d; in ȝemelese 56, ȝ appears to have been corrected out of g; after mei 60, there is a half-formed c; under the second o of preoouin 72, there is what looks like a casual pen mark, not a dot of erasure; in seoueuald 287, d is corrected out of t, or the reverse.

“ii. Royal 17 A 27, British Museum (R); on vellum, 160 × 117 mm.; early thirteenth century. Has all the pieces in B except Hali Meidenhad, with the addition of an incomplete copy of the Oreisun of Seinte Marie (printed in OEH i., p. 305). This manuscript supplies the end here from 127/4.

“iii. Cotton Titus D 18, British Museum (T). See [IX, Ancrene Wisse].”

Si Sciret Paterfamilias

f. 72 r]

her bigineð; sawles warde.

Si sciret paterfamilias qua hora fur uenturus esset; vigilaret utique ⁊ non sineret perfodi domum suam. Ure lauerd i þe godspel teacheð us þurh abisne. hu we ahen wearliche to biwiten us seoluen wið þe unwiht of helle. ⁊ wið his wernches. 5 ȝef þes lauerd wiste he seið. hwenne ⁊ hwuch time. þe þeof walde cume to his hus; he walde wakien. ne nalde he nawt þolien þe þeof forte breoken hire. Þis hus þe ure lauerð spekeð of; is seolf þe mon inwið þe monnes wit. I þis hus. is þe huse lauerd. ant te fulitohe wif; mei beon wil ihaten. þ̵ ga þe hus efter hire; ha diht hit al to wundre. 10 bute wit ase lauerd chasti hire þe betere. ⁊ bi neome hire muchel of þ̵ ha walde. ant tah walde al hire hird folhin hire ouer al; gef wit ne forbude ham. for alle hit beoð untohene. ⁊ rechelese hinen; bute ȝef he ham rihte. Ant hwucche beoð þeos hinen; Summe beoð wið vten. ⁊ summe wið in nen. þeo wið vten beoð. þe monnes fif 15 wittes. Sihðe. ⁊ herunge. smechunge. ⁊ smeallunge. ⁊ euch limes felunge. þeos beoð hinen vnder wit. as under huse lauerd. 17. hwer] r over ṭ. 37. After gastelich, e erased. ⁊ hwer se he is ȝemeles; nis hare nan þe ne feareð ofte untoheliche. ⁊ gulteð ilome. oðer ifol semblant; oder in vuel dede. In wið beoð his hinen. in se moni mislich þonc to cwemen wel þe husewif; aȝein godes 20 wille. ⁊ swerieð somet reaðliche. þ̵ efter hire hit schal [f. 72 v] gan. þah we hit ne here nawt; we mahen `iþþlen´ hare nurhð. ⁊ hare untohe bere. a þet hit cume forð. ⁊ ba wið eie. ⁊ wið luue tuhte ham þe betere. Ne bið neauer his hus for þeos hinen wel iwist. for hwen þ̵ he slepe. oðer ohwider from hame. þ̵ is hwen mon forȝet his wit. 25 ⁊ let ham i wurðen. ah ne bihoueð hit nawt. þ̵ tis hus beo irobbet. for þer is inne þe tre[sor] þ̵ godd ȝef him seolf fore. þ̵ is monnes sawle. forte breoke þis hus efter þis tresor. þ̵ godd bohte mid his deað. ⁊ lette lif o rode; is moni þeof a buten ba bi dei ⁊ bi niht. vnseheliche gasttes wið alle unwreaste þeawes. ⁊ a ȝein euch god þeaw. þe biwiteð 30 iþis hus godes deore castel . vnder wittes wissunge þ̵ is huse lauerd. is eauer hire unþeaw forte sechen inȝonge abute þe wahes to a murðrin hire þrinne. þ̵ heaued þrof is þe feont. þe meistreð ham alle aȝeines him ⁊ his keis. þe husebonde þ̵ is wit. warneð his hus þus. vre lauerd haueð ileanett him froure of his dehtren. þ̵ beoð to 35 vnderstonden þe fowr heaued þeawes. þe earste is warschipe icleopet. ant te oþer is ihaten gasteli`c´h strengðe. ⁊ te þridde is meað. rihtwisnesse þe feorðe. Wit þe husbonde godes cunestable cleopeð warschipe [f. 73 r] forð. ⁊ makid hire durewart. þe warliche loki hwam ha leote in ⁊ ut. ⁊ of feor bihalde alle þe cuminde. hwuch beo wurðe 40 inȝonge to habben; oðer beon bisteken þrute. Strengðe stont nest hire. þ̵ ȝef ei wule in; warschipes vn þonkes. warni strengðe fore. þ̵ is hire suster; ⁊ heo hit ut warpe. þe þridde suster þ̵ is meað. hire he makeð meistre ouer his willesfule hirð þ̵ we ear of speken. þ̵ ha leare ham mete . þ̵ me meosure hat. þe middel of twa uueles . for 45 þ̵ is þeaw in euch stude ⁊ tuht forte halden. ⁊ hateð ham alle þ̵ nan of ham aȝein hire; nohwer wid vnmeoð; ne ga ouer mete. þe feorðe suster rihtwisnesse. sit on hest as deme . ⁊ beateð þeo þe aȝulteð. ⁊ cruneð þeo þe wel doð. ⁊ demeð euchan his dom efter his rihte. for dret of hire nimeð his hirð euch efter þ̵ he is warde to witene . þe 50 ehnen hare. þe muð his. þe earen hare. þe hondon hare. ⁊ euch alswa of þe oþre wit þ̵ onont him ne schal nan un þeaw cumen iN.

As 58. Before leane, feier erased. 73. enbreueḍt MS. þis is ido þus. ⁊ is al stille þrinne; warschipe þ̵ áá is waker is offearet lest sum for truste him. ⁊ feole o slepe. ⁊ forȝeme his warde. ⁊ sent ham. in a sonde. þ̵ ha wel cnaweð. of feorren icumen. forte 55 offearen þeo þe beoð [f. 73 v] ouer hardi. ⁊ þeo þe ȝemelese beoð; halden ham wakere. he is underuon in. ⁊ swiðe bihalden of ham alle. for lonc he is. ⁊ leane. ⁊ his leor deaðlich. ⁊ blac ⁊ elheowet. ⁊ euch her þunc`h´eð þ̵ stont in his heaued up; warschipe hat him tellen biuoren. hwet he beo ⁊ hweonene he comme ⁊ hwet he þer seche. Ne mei 60 ich he seið. nohwer speoken. bute ich habbe god lust; lustnið me þenne. fearlac ich hatte. ant am deaðes sonde. ⁊ deaðes munegunge. ⁊ am icumen biuore hire to warnin ow of hire cume. warschipe þ̵ best con bisetten hire wordes. ⁊ ec hire werkes; spekeð for ham alle. ⁊ freineð hweonene he cume. ⁊ hwuch hird ha leade. fearlac 65 hire ontswereð. Ich nat nawt þe time; for ha ne seide hit me nawt. ah eauer lokið hwenne. for hire wune is to cumen bi stale ferliche ⁊ unmundlunge hwen me least weneð. of hire hird þ̵ tu easkest. Ich þe ondswerie. ha lihteð hwer se ha eauer kimeð wið a þusent deoflen. ⁊ euch an bereð a gret boc al of sunnen iwriten wið swarte smeale 70 leattres. ⁊ an unrude raketehe gled read of fure. forte binden ⁊ to drahen in to in warde helle. hwuch se he mei preoouin þurh his boc þ̵ is on euch sunne enbre[f. 74 r]uet. þ̵ he wið wil. oðer wið word. oðer wið werc. wrahtte in al his lif siðe. bute þ̵ he haueð i bet earþon wið soð schrift. ⁊ wið deadbote. ant warschipe hire easkeð. Hweonene 75 cumest tu fearlac deaðes munegunge. Ich cume he seið of helle. Of helle ha seið warschipe. ⁊ hauest tu isehen helle? Ȝe seið fearlac witerliche. ofte ⁊ ilome. Nu seið þenne warschipe. forþi trowðe treoweliche tele us hwuch is helle. ⁊ hwet tu hauest isehen þrin. ant ich he seið fearlac omi trowðe bluðeliche. nawt tah efter þ̵ hit is. for þ̵ ne mei na 80 tunge `tellen´. ah efter þ̵ ich mei ⁊ con; þer towart ich chulle readien.

Helle is [wid] wið ute met. ⁊ deop wið ute grunde. ful of brune uneuenlich . for ne mei nan eorðlich fur euenin þer towart. ful of stench unþolelich. for ne mahte in eorðe na cwic þinge hit þolien. ful of sorhe untalelich. for ne mei na muð for wrecchedom 85 ne for wa; rikenin hit ne tellen. Se þicke is þrinne þe þosternesse; þ̵ me hire mei grapin. for þ̵ fur. ne ȝeueð na liht. ah blent ham þe ehnen. þe þer beoð wið a smorðrinde smeke smeche forcuðest. ⁊ tah iþ̵ ilke swarte þeosternesse swarte þinges ha iseoð as deoflen þ̵ ham meallið ⁊ derueð áá ⁊ dreccheð wið alles cunnes pinen. ⁊ iteilede 90 draken gri`s´liche ase deoflen þe forswolheð ham ihal. ⁊ speoweð ham [f. 74 v] eft ut biuoren ⁊ bihinden. oðer hwile torendeð ham ⁊ to cheoweð ham euch greot. ant heo eft iwurðeð hal. to a swuch bale bute bote as ha ear weren. ant ful wel ha i seoð ham to grisle ⁊ to grure. ⁊ to echen hare pine. þe laðe helle wurmes. tadden ⁊ froggen. 95 þe freoteð ham ut te ehnen. ⁊ te nease gristles. ant snikeð in. ⁊ ut neddren. ⁊ eauraskes. nawt ilich þeose her; ah hundret siðe grisluker et muð. ⁊ et earen. ed ehnen. ⁊ ed neauele. ant ed te breoste holke as meaðen iforrotet flesch eauerȝete þickest. þer is remunge iþe brune. ⁊ toðes hechelunge iþe snawi weattres. ferliche ha flutteð from þe 100 heate; in to þe chele. Ne neauer nuten ha of þeos twa; hweðer ham þuncheð wurse. for eiðer is unþolelich. ant iþis ferliche monge þe leatere þurh þe earre derueð þe mare. þ̵ fur ham forbearneð al to colen calde. þ̵ pich ham forwalleð aðet ha beon for mealte. ⁊ eft acwikieð anan to drehen al þ̵ ilke; ant muchedeale wurse á wið uten 105 ende. Ant tis ilke unhope is ham meast pine. þ̵ nan naueð neauer mare hope of nan a couerunge. Ah aren sikere of euch uuel to þurh leasten iwa from world in to worlde áá on echnesse. Euch aþrusmeð oðer. ⁊ euch is oðres pine. Ant euchan heateð oðer. ⁊ him seoluen as [f. 75 r] þe blake deouel. ⁊ eauer se ha i þis world luueden 110 ham mare; se ha þer heatieð ham swiðere. ⁊ eiðer curseð oðer. ⁊ fret of þe oðres earen. ⁊ te nease alswa. Ich habbe bigunne to tellen of þing þ̵ ich ne mahte nawt bringe to eni ende. þah ich hefde a þusent tungen of stele ⁊ talde aðet ha weren alle forwerede. Ah þencheð nu her þurh hwuch þe measte pine beo; for þe leaste pine is 115 se heard þ̵ hefde a mon i slein ba mi feader. ⁊ mi moder ant al þe ende of mi cun. ⁊ i do me seoluen al þe scheome ⁊ te hearm þ̵ cwic mon mahte þolien. ⁊ ich isehe þes mon i þe ilke leaste pine. þ̵ ich iseh in helle; Ich walde ȝef hit mahte beon. þolien a þusent deaðes to a rudden him ut þrof. swa is þe sihðe grislich ⁊ reowðful to bihalden. 120 for þah neauer nere nan oðer pine bute to i seon eauer þe unseli gastes. ⁊ hare grisliche schape. biseon on hare grimfule. ⁊ grurefule nebbes. ⁊ heren hare rarunge. ⁊ hu ha wið hokeres edwiteð ⁊ up breideð euchan his sunnen. þis schenðlac ⁊ te grure of ham were unimete pine; ⁊ hure þolien ⁊ a beoren hare unirude duntes wið 125 mealles istelet. ⁊ wið hare eawles gled reade hare dustlunges. as þah hit were a pilche clut euchan towart oðer imisliche pinen. O helle deaðes hus. wununge of wanunge. of grure ant of granunge. heatel [f. 75 v] ham. ⁊ heard wan. of alle wontreaðes. buri of bale. ⁊ bold of eauer euch bitternesse . þu laðest lont of alle. þu dorc stude ifullet 130 of alle dreorinesses. Ich cwakie of grisle ⁊ of grure. ⁊ euch ban schekeð me. ⁊ euch her me rueð up of þi munegunge. 133. bicuhhe MS. for nis þer na steuene bituhhe þe fordemde bute wumme. ⁊ wa is me. ⁊ wa beo þe. ⁊ wa beo þe. wa ha ȝeieð. ⁊ wa ha habbeð ne of al þ̵ eauer wa is; ne schal ham neauer wontin. þe swuch wununge of earneð. for ei hwilinde 135 blisse her o þisse worlde; wel were him ȝef þ̵ he neauer ibore nere. bi þis ȝe mahen sumdel witen hwuch is helle. for i wis ich habbe þrin isehen a þusent siðe wurse. ⁊ from þeonne kimeð deað wið a þusent deoflen hiderwart as ich seide. ant ich com þus quoð fearlac forte warnin ow fore; ⁊ tellen ow þeos tidinges. 140

Nv 142. donne] the second n corr. out of t. 145. of over ạ MS. lauerd godd quoð warschipe wardi us ⁊ werie. ⁊ rihte us ⁊ reade hwet us beo to donne. ant we beon þe warre ⁊ wakere to witen us on euch half under godes wengen. ȝef we wel werieð ⁊ witeð ure hus ⁊ godes deore tresor þ̵ he haueð bitaht us; cume deað hwen he wule. Ne þurue we nowðer beon `of´dred for hire. ne 145 for helle. for ure deað bið deore godd ⁊ in ȝong in to heouene. of þeos fikelinde world; ne of hire false blisse : ne neome we neauer ȝeme. for al þ̵ is on eorðe. nis bute as a schadewe; for al wurðeð [f. 76 r] to noht bute þ̵ deore tresor godes deorewurðe feh þ̵ is us bitaht to witene. Ich habbe þeruore sar care for ich iseo seið warschipe hu þe 150 unwhiht wið his ferd ase liun iburst. ȝeað abuten ure hus sechinde ȝeornliche hu he hit forswolhe. ⁊ tis ich mei seið warschipe warnin ow of his lað ⁊ for his wrenches. ah ich ne mei nawt aȝeines his strengðe.

Do 159. ȝenis MS. nu quoð strengðe. warschipe suster þ̵ te limpet to þe ⁊ warne us of his wiheles. for of al his strengðe ne drede 155 we nawiht. for nis his strengðe noht wurð bute hwer se he ifindeð eðeliche. ⁊ wake unwarnede of treowe bileaue. þe apostle seið. Etstont. þen feont. ⁊ he flið anan riht. schulde we þenne fleon him? ȝe nis godd ure scheld. ⁊ alle beoð ure wepnen of his deore grace. ant godd is on ure half. ⁊ stont bi us ifehte. ȝef he schute 160 towart me wið weole ⁊ wunne of þe world. wið este of flesches lustes. of þulliche nesche wepnen ich mahte carien summes weis. ah ne mei me na þing heardes offearen. ne nowcin. ne na wone falsi min heorte ne wursi mi bileaue towart him þ̵ ȝeueð me alle mine strengðen.

For 166. caṛien MS. 170. we] weị MS. ba me ah. quoð meað. ant for heart of nowcin. ⁊ for wone of 165 wunne dreden. ⁊ carien. for moni for to muchel heard of wa þ̵ he d`r´eheð. forȝet ure lauerd. ant ma þah for nesche ant for flesches licunge for [f. 76 v] ȝemeð ham ofte. bituhhen heard ⁊ nesche. bituhhe wa of þis world ant to muche wunne. bituhhe muchel ⁊ lutel is in euch worldlich þing þe middel wei ȝuldene. ȝef we hire haldeð 170 þenne gawe sikerliche ne þerf us nowðer for deað ne for deouel dreden. hwet se beo of heardes ne drede ich nawiht nesches for ne mei·na wunne. ne na flesches licunge ne licomlich este bringe me ouer þe midel of mesure. ⁊ of mete.

Rihtwissnesse spekeð nu. Mi suster ha seið warschipe þe haueð 175 wit. ⁊ schad bituhhe god. ⁊ uuel. ⁊ wat hwet is in euch þinge to cheosen ⁊ to schunien; readeð us ⁊ leareð forte ȝeme lutel alle fallinde þing. ⁊ witen warliche þeo þe schulen á lesten. ⁊ seið as ha soð seið þ̵ þurh unweotenesse ne mei ha nawt sunegin. ⁊ tah nis nawt siker of þe unwihtes strengde as þeo þe halt hire wac 180 þah ha beo muche wurð. ⁊ ure alre ehnen demeð hire unmihti onont hire seoluen to etstonden wið his. turnes ⁊ deð ase þe wise. Mi suster strengðe is swiðe bald. ⁊ seið þ̵ nawiht heardes ne mei hire offearen. ah þah ha ne trust nawt on hire ahne wepnen; ah deð o goðes grace ⁊ þ̵ ich demi riht ⁊ wisdom to donne. Mi 185 þridde suster. meað spekeð of þe middel sti. bituhhe riht ⁊ luft þ̵ lut cunnen halden. [f. 77 r] ⁊ seið inesche ha is bald. ⁊ heard mei hire offearen. ⁊ for þi ne ȝelpeð ha of na sikernesse ant deð as þe wise. Mi meoster is to do riht forte demen ant ich deme me seolf þ̵ ich þurh me ne do hit nawt; for al þ̵ god is of godd þ̵ we her 190 habbeð. Nu is riht þenne þ̵ we demen us seolf eauer unmihtie to werien ⁊ to witen us oðer ei god to halden wið ute godes helpe. Þe rihtwise godd wule þ̵ we demen us seolf eðeliche ⁊ lahe. Ne beo we neauer swucche; for þenne demeð he us muche wurð ⁊ gode ant halt for his dehtren. for þah mi forme suster war beo of euch uuel; 195 ant min oðer strong beo to ȝeines euch nowcin; ant mi þridde meaðul in alles cunnes estes; ⁊ ich do riht ⁊ deme. bute we wið al þis milde beon ⁊ meoke; ⁊ halden us wake. godd mei mid rihte fordemen us of al þis þurh ure prude. ant for þi is riht dom þet we al ure god þonkin him ane. Wjit þe husebonde godes cunestable hereð 200 alle hare sahen ⁊ þonkeð god ȝeorne wið swiðe glead heorte of se riche lane as beoð þeos sustren his fowr dehtren þ̵ he haueð ileanet him on helpe forte wite wel ⁊ werien his castel. ⁊ godes deorewurðe feh. þ̵ is biloke þrinne.

Þe willesfule husewif halt hire al stille. ant al þ̵ hird þ̵ ha wes 205 i wunet to dreaien efter hire; turneð [f. 77 v] ham treowliliche to wit hare lauerd. ⁊ to þeos fowr sustren. Vmben ane stunde spekeð eft warschipe. ⁊ seið ich iseo a sonde cumen swide gledd icheret. feier ⁊ freolich ⁊ leofliche aturnet. let him in seið wit ȝef godd wule he bringeð us gleade tidinges. ant þ̵ us were muche 210 neod. for fearlac deaðes sonde haueð wið his; offearet us swiðe mid alle. warschipe let him in. ⁊ he gret wit þen lauerd. ⁊ al þ̵ hird seoðen. wið lahhinde chere. ant ha ȝeldeð him his gretunge. ⁊ beoð alle ilihtet ⁊ igleadet ham þuncheð of his on sihðe. for al þ̵ hus schineð. ⁊ schimmeð of his leome. he easkeð ham ȝef ham biluueð to 215 heren him ane hwile. ȝe quoð ha rihtwisnesse. wel us biluueð hit. ⁊ wel is riht þ̵ we þe liðeliche lustnin.

Hercnið nu þenne he seið. ⁊ ȝeornliche understondeð. [I]ch am murðes sonde. ⁊ munegunge of eche lif. ant liues luue i haten ⁊ cume riht from heouene þ̵ ich habbe isehen nu ant ofte ear 220 þe blisse þ̵ na monnes tunge ne mei of tellen. þe iblescede godd iseh ow offruhte. ⁊ sumdel drupnin of þ̵ fearlac talde of deað. ⁊ of helle. ant sende me to gleadien ow. nawt for þi þ̵ hit ne beo al soð þ̵ he seide. ⁊ þ̵ schulen alle uuele fondin. ⁊ ifinden. Ah ȝe wið þe fulst of godd ne þurue na þing dreden for he sit on [f. 78 r] he þ̵ is 225 ow on helpe. ⁊ is al wealdent þ̵ haueð ow to witene.

A 229. After habbe, him ofte deleted MS. 234. mine above meine MS. | after habbe, ofsee deleted MS. seið warschipe welcume liues luue. ant for þe luue of godd seolf ȝef þu eauer sehe him; tele us sumhwet of him. ⁊ of his eche blisse. ȝe iseoð quoð liues luue; Murhdes sonde. Ich habbe isehen him ofte nawt tah alswa as he is; for aȝein þe brihtnesse ⁊ te 230 liht of his leor. þe sunne gleam is dosc ⁊ þuncheð a schadewe. ant for þi ne mahte ich nawt aȝein þe leome of his wlite lokin ne bihalden; bute þurh a schene schawere bituhhe me ⁊ him þ̵ schilde mine ehnen. Swa ich habbe ofte isehen þe hali þrumnesse. feader ⁊ sune. ⁊ hali gast. þreo an unto dealet. ah lutle hwile ich mahte þolie 235 þe leome. ah summes weis ich mahte bihalden ure lauerd ihesu crist. godes sune þ̵ bohte us o rode. Hu he sit blisful on his feader riht half þ̵ is al wealdent rixleð i þ̵ eche lit bute linnunge. se unimete feier; þ̵ te engles ne beoð neauer ful on him to bihalden. ant ȝet ich iseh etscene þe studen of his wunden. ⁊ hu he schaweð ham his 240 feader to cuðen hu he luuede us ⁊ hu he wes buhsum to him þe sende him swa to alesen us ⁊ bisecheð him a for moncunnes heale.

Efter 245. After se, wle deleted. 255. ha] ha ha MS. 266. cunfessurs] urs above ọṛẹṣ MS. him ich iseh on heh ouer alle heouenliche þe eadi meiden his moder marie i nempnet sitten in [f. 78 v] a trone se swiðe briht wid ȝimmes i stirret. ⁊ hire wlite se weoleful; þ̵ euch eorðlich liht; is 245 þeoster þe[r]o ȝeines. þear ich iseh as ha bit hire deore wurðe sune se ȝeornliche. ⁊ se inwardliche for þeo þ̵ hire seruið. ⁊ he hire ȝetteð blideliche al þ̵ ha bi secheð. Þet liht þa ich ne mahte lengre þolien; Ich biseh to þe engles ⁊ to þe archangles ant to þe oðre; þe beoð buuen ham. iblescede gastes þe beoð a biuore godd ⁊ seruið him 250 eauer. ⁊ singeð a unwergeð. Nihe wordes þer beoð. ah hu ha beoð i ordret ⁊ sunderliche isette. þe an buue þe oðre. ⁊ euchanes meoster were long to tellen. Se muche murhðe ich hefde on hare on sihðe; þ̵ ne mahte `ich´ longe hwile elles hwider lokin. Efter ham ich iseh towart te patriarches. ⁊ te prophetes þe makied swuch murhðe þ̵ ha 255 aren nuðe i þ̵ ilke lont of blisse þ̵ ha hefden of feor igret ear on eorðe ⁊ seoð nu al þ̵ isoðet. þ̵ ha hefden longe ear icwiddet of ure lauerd as he hefde ischawed ham igastelich sihðe. Ich iseh þe apostles poure. ⁊ lah on eorðe. ifullet ⁊ bigoten al of unimete blisse sitten i trones. ant al under hare uet þ̵ heh is i þe worlde. ȝarowe forte 260 demen i þe dei of dome kinges ⁊ keiseres. ⁊ alle cunreadnes of alle cunnes ledenes. [f. 79 r] Ich biheolt te Martyrs. ⁊ hare unimete murhðe þe þoleden her pinen. ⁊ deað for ure lauerd. ⁊ lihtliche talden to alles cunnes neowcins. ⁊ eorðliche tintreohen aȝeines þe blisse þ̵ godd in hare heorte schawede ham to cumene. Efter ham 265 ich biheolt þe cunfessurs hird þe liueden igod lif. ⁊ haliche deiden. þe schineð as doð steorren iþe eche blissen. ⁊ seoð godd in his wlite þ̵ haueð alle teares iwipet of hare ehnen. Ich iseh þ̵ schene ⁊ þ̵ brihte fer`r´eden of þe eadi meidnes ilikest towart engles. ant feolohlukest wið ham blissin ⁊ gleadien. þe libbinde iflesche ouergað 270 flesches lahe ant ouercumeð cunde þe leadeð heouenlich lif in eorðe as ha wunieð hare murhðe. ⁊ hare blisse. þe feierl`e´ac of hare wlite. þe swetnesse of hare song; ne mei na tunge tellen. Alle ha singeð þe þer beoð. Ah hare song ne mahe nane buten heo singen. Se swote sme`a´l ham folheð hwider se ha wendeð. þ̵ me mahte libben 275 aa bi þe swotnesse. hwam se heo bisecheð fore; is sikerliche iborhen. for aȝein hare bisocnen; godd him seolf ariseð þ̵ alle þe oðre halhen sittende ihereð.

Swiðe wel quoð warschipe likeð us þ̵ tu seist. Ah nu þu hauest se wel iseið of euch a setnesse; of þe seli sunder lepes sumhwet sei 280 us nu hwuch blisse is to alle iliche meane; ⁊ liues luue hire ondswereð. [f. 79 v] Þe imeane blisse is seouenfald. lengðe of lif. wit. ⁊ luue. ⁊ of þe luue a gleadunge. wið ute met murie. loft song. ⁊ lihtschipe. ant sikernesse. is þe seoueðe. þah ich þis seið warschipe sumdel understonde; þu most unwreo þis witerluker ⁊ openin to þeos oðre. 285 ant hit schal beon seið liues luue warschipe as þu wilnest.

Ha 291. After ⁊ godes, an erasure MS. liuieð á in awlite. þ̵ is brihtre seoueuald. ⁊ schenre þen þe sunne. ant eauer in a strengðe to don buten euch swinc al þ̵ ha wulleð. ⁊ eauer mare in a steal in al þ̵ eauer god is wið ute wonunge. wið uten euch þing þ̵ mahe hearmin oðer eilin. 290 in al þ̵ eauer is. softe oðer swote. ⁊ hare lif is godes sihðe. ⁊ godes cnawlechunge as ure lauerd seide. þ̵ is quoð he eche lif to seon ⁊ cnawen sod godd. ⁊ him þ̵ he sende ihesu crist ure lauerd to ure alesnesse ⁊ beoð for þi ilich him iþe ilke wlite þ̵ he is. for ha seoð him as he is. nebbe to nebbe. Ha beoð se wise þ̵ ha witen 295 alle godes reades. his runes ⁊ his domes þe derne beoð. ⁊ deopre þen eni sea dingle. ha seoð igodd alle þing. ⁊ witen of al þ̵ is ⁊ wes ⁊ eauer schal iwurden. hwet hit beo. hwi. ⁊ hwerto ⁊ hwer of hit bigunne. Ha luuieð god wið ute met. for þ̵ ha understondeð hu he haueð bi ham idon þurh his muchele godlec ⁊ hwet ha ahen his 300 deorewurde milce to ȝelden. ant euch an luueð oðer ase muchel as him seoluen. Se gleade ha beoð of godd; þ̵ al is hare blisse. se muchel 303. This leaf of the MS. defective. 312, 313. MS. defective here. 320-2. MS. defective here and at ll. 337-9. [f. 80 r] þ̵ ne mei hit munne na muð. ne spealie [na speche] for þi þ̵ euchan luueð oðer as him seoluen. Euchan haueð of odres god ase muche murhðe as of his ahne. bi þis ȝe mahen seon ⁊ witen. 305 þ̵ euchan haueð sunderlepes ase feole gleadschipes; as ha beod monie alle. ⁊ euch of þe ilke gleadschipes is to eauer euch an ase muche gleadunge; as his ahne sunderliche. ȝet ouer al þis. hwen euchan luueð godd mare þen him seoluen. ⁊ þen alle þe odre; mare he gleadeð of godd wið uten ei etlunge þen of his ahne gleadunge. 310 ⁊ of alle þe oðres. Neomeð nu þenne ȝeme ȝef neauer anes heorte ne mei in hire [und]eruon hire ahne gleadunge sunderliche. [iseide. se unim]ete muchel is þe anlepi blisse. þ̵ ha nimeð i[n] hi[re] þus monie. ⁊ þus muchele. for þi seide ure lauerd to þeo þe him hefden icwemet. Intra in gaudium. et c’. Ga quoð he in to þi 315 lauerdes blisse. þu most al gan þrin. ant al beon bigotten þrin for in þe ne mei hit nanesweis neomen in. her of ha herieð godd ⁊ singeð á un werget eauer iliche lusti in þis loft songes. as hit iwriten is. Beati qui habitant. et c’. Eadi beoð þeo lauerd. þe iþin hus wunieð. ha schulen herien þe from [worlde into worlde]. Ha beoð 320 alle ase li[hte ⁊ ase swifte as þe sunne.] gleam þe sc[heot from est into west. ase þin ehe[f. 80 v]lid tuneð ant openeð for hwer se eauer þe gast wule þe bodi is anan riht wið ute lettunge. for ne mei ham na þing aȝeines etstonden. for euch an is al mihti to don al þ̵ he wule. ȝe makie to cwakien heouene ba ⁊ eorðe wið his an finger. 325 Sikere ha beoð of al þis. of þulli lif. of þulli wit. of þulli luue ⁊ gleadunge þrof. ⁊ of þulli blisse. þ̵ hit ne me neauer mare lutlin ne wursin. ne neome nan ende. 329. seh] neh MS. 339. MS. Bod. ends with igarc; the rest is from MS. Royal 17 A 27. þis lutle ich habbe iseid of þ̵ ich iseh in heouene ah nower neh ne seh ich al. ne þ̵ ȝet þ̵ ich [iseh. ne] ne con ich half tellen. Witer[liche quoð] warschipe. wel we understondeð 330 þ̵ tu hauest ibeo þear ⁊ soð hauest iseid trof. efter þi sihðe. ant wel is him þ̵ is war. ⁊ bisið him hu he mahe beast halden his hus þ̵ godes tresor is in aȝeines godes unwine þe weorreð þer towart a wið unþeawes. for þet. schal bringen him þider as he schal. al þis þ̵ tu hauest ispeken of an hundret siðe mare of blisse buten euch bale 335 folhin ⁊ ifinden. Quoð strengðe hwen hit swa is; hwet mei tweamen us from godd ⁊ hald[en us þeonne. ich] am siker ine godd. [þ̵ ne schal lif ne deað; ne wa] ne wunne nowðer [to dealen us ant his luue. ah al þis] us haueð igarc [f. 10 r] ket. ȝef we as treowe tresures witeð wel his tresor þ̵ is bitaht us to halden. as we schulen ful wel undeR his wengen. 340

Varpeð ut quoð warschipe; farlac ure fa. nis nawt riht þ̵ an hus halde þeos tweien. for þeR as murðes sonde is; ⁊ soð luue of eche lif. farlac is fleme. nu ut quoð strenðe farlac ne schaltu na lengere leuen in uRe ende. nu quoð `he´ ich seide for god al þ̵ ich seide. ⁊ þah hit muri nere nes na lessere mi tale þen wes murhðes 345 sondes ne unbihefre to ow. þah hit ne beo so licwurðe ne icweme. Eiðer of ow haueð his stunde to speokene. ne nis inckeR noðres tale to schunien in his time. þu warnest of wa. he telleð of wunne. muche neod is þ̵ me ow ba ȝeornliche hercni. Flute nu faRlac þah. hwil liues luue is heRinne. ⁊ þole wið efne heorte þe dom of rihtwisnesse. 350 for þu schal[t]. ful bliðeliche beon under fon in as ofte as liues luue stutteð forto spekene.

Nv is wil þ̵ husewif al stille. þ̵ eR wes so willesful. Al ituht efter wittes wissunge þ̵ is husebonde. ⁊ Al þ̵ hird halt him stille. þ̵ wes i wunet to beon fulitohen ⁊ don efteR wil haRe lefdi. Ant 355 nawt efteR wit; lustneð nu his lare. ⁊ fondeð eueR euchan efteR þ̵ him limpeð to. þurh þeos twa sonden. þ̵ ha i heRd habbeð. ⁊ þ̵ fowr sustren lerden þruppe for euch unþeawes inȝong his warde te witene. ant te waRden treowliche. [f. 10 v]

Þvs ah mon te þenchen ofte Ant ilome. Ant wið þulliche þohtes 360 awecchen his heorte. þe islep of ȝemeles for ȝet hire sawle heale. efter þeos twa sonden. From helle sihðe biseon; to þe blisse of heouene. To habben farlac of þ̵ an; luue toward þ̵ oðeR. ant leaden him ant hinen. þ̵ beoð his limen alle. nawt efteR wil þe untohe lefdi ⁊ his lust leareð. ah efteR þ̵ wit wule þ̵ is husebonde. tuhten ⁊ teachen þ̵ wit ga 365 eueR biuore ant teache wil efter him. to al þ̵ he dihteð ⁊ demeð to donne. ant wið þe fowR sustren; þer fore þe fowr heued þeawes. WaRschipe. Strencðe in godd. Ant Með. Ant Rihtwisnesse. witen godes treosor þ̵ is his ahne sawle. iþe hus of þe bodi; from þe þeof of helle. þulli þoht makeð mon te fleon alle unþeawes ant ontent his 370 heorte toward þe blisse of heouene. þ̵ ure lauerd ȝeue us þurh his hali milce þ̵ wið þe fedeR. ant e sune ant e hali gast rixleð in þreo had á buten ende. AMEN.

Par seinte charite biddeð a pateR noster for iohan þ̵ þeos boc wrat. 375

XVII. SAINT KATHERINE

“As for Sawles Warde. The text of this extract is from the Royal MS.”

Clara per Progenitores

[f. 11 r] Constantin. ant Maxence weren on ane time as in keiseres stude hehest i rome. ah constantin ferde þurh þe burhmenne read in to fronc londe. ant wunede summe hwiles þer for þe burhes neode. ant Maxence storede þe refschipe in rome. weox umbehwiles wreððe him bitweonen. ant comen to þe fehte. 5 þes maxence wes ouercumen. ant fleh into alixaundre. Constantin walde efter. ant warpen him þeonne. ah so wide him weox weorre on euch halue. 8. After an, e erased ẏrie MS. ant nomeliche in an lond ylirie hatte. þ̵ ter he etstutte. Þa Maxence iherde þis; þ̵ he wes of him siker. ant of his cume karles. warð king of þat lond þ̵ lei into rome. as duden meast 10 alle þe oðere of þe world. bigon anan as wedwulf to weorrin hali chirche. ant dreien cristene men þe lut þ̵ ter weren alle to heðenedom heðene as he wes. Summe þurh muchele ȝeoue ant misliche meden. Summe þurh farlac of his fule þreates. Oleast wið stronge tintreo ant licomliche pinen. Þe fif ⁊ þrittuðe ȝer of his 15 rixlunge he set okine seotle i þe moder burh [f. 11 v] of alixaundres riche. he sende heste. ⁊ bode so wide so þ̵ lond wes. þ̵ poure ba ⁊ riche comen biuoren him to þe temple iþe tun of his heðene godes. euchan wið his lac; forto wurgin ham wið. comen alle to his bode. ⁊ euchan bi `hi´s euene biuoren Maxence seolf to wurgen his 20 mawmez. þe riche roðeren ⁊ schep ⁊ bule hwa so mahte brohte to lake. þe poure cwike briddes in þis ilke burh wes wuniende a meiden swiðe ȝung of ȝeres twa wone of twenti. 24. wastun MS. 28. þ̵i MS. 33. of ... god from C. feie`r´ ⁊ freolich o wlite ⁊ o wastum. ah ȝet þ̵ wes mare wurð steðeluest wið innen of treowe bileaue. anes kinges cost hehte anlepi dohter icuret clergesse. katerine 25 inempnet. þis meiden wes boðen federles ⁊ moderles of hire child-hade, ah þah ha ȝung were; ha heold hire aldrene hird wisliche ⁊ warliche iþe eritage. ⁊ iþe herd þ̵ com of hire burde. nawt for þi hire þuhte god to habben monie under hire ⁊ beon icleopet lefdi þ̵ feole telleð wel to. ah ba ha wes offearet of scheome ⁊ of sunne. 30 þ̵ þeo weren to dreuet oðer mis ferden þ̵ hire forð-federes hefden ifostred. For hire seolf ne kepte heo nawt of þe world. þus lo for hare sake ane dale [f. 12 r] heo et heold [of hire eldrene god] ⁊ spende al þ̵ oðer in neodful ⁊ in nakede.

Þeos 35. After lates, f erased. milde meoke meiden þes lufsum lefdi mid lasteles lates ne 35 luuede heo nane lihte plohen ne nane luue ronnes. nalde heo nane songes. ne nane luue runes leornin ne lustnin ah eauer ha hefde on hali writ ehnen oðer horte. oftest ba to gederes. hire feder hefde iset hire earliche to leaf ⁊ to lare. ⁊ heo underueng hit þurh þen hali gast so wel þ̵ nan nes hire eueninge. Modie meistres ⁊ 40 feole fondeden hire ofte. oswiðe feole halue forto under neomen hire. ah nes þer nan þ̵ mahte neuer enes wrenchen hire mid al his crefti crokes ut of þe weie. ah swa sone heo ȝeld ham swucche ȝein cleppes. ⁊ wende hare wiheles uppon ham seoluen þ̵ al ha i cneowen ham crauant ⁊ ouercumen. ⁊ cweðen hire þe meistrie ⁊ te menske al up. 45

Þus 53. After of hire, ḥạ ẉ MS. 56. þes þes MS. hwil ha wiste hire ⁊ þohte aa to witen hire meiden i meiðhad. as ha set in a bur of hire burde boldes heo iherde a swuch murhðe towart þe awariede mawmetes temple lowinge of þ̵ ahte. ludinge of þe men. gleowunge [f. 12 v] of euch gleo to herien ⁊ hersumin hare heðene godes. as ha þis iherde ⁊ nuste ȝet hwet hit wes. ha sende swiðe for 50 to witen hwet wunder hit were. sone so hire sonde com aȝein ⁊ seide hire þ̵ soðe; heo swa itend of wreððe wes þ̵ wod ha wurðen walde. het up of hire hird hwuch as heo walde ant wende hire þideward. ifont þer swiðe feole ȝeinde ⁊ ȝurinde. ⁊ þeotinde unþuldeliche wið rewfule remes þ̵ cristene weren. ⁊ leafful in godes laẏ. ah for dred 55 of deað duden þes deouel[e]s lac as þe heðene duden. hwa wes wurse þen hire heorte iwundet in wið for þe wrecches þ̵ heo iseh wraðe werkes wurchen aȝeines godes wille. þohte þah as heo wes þuldi ⁊ þolemod so ȝung þing as heo wes. hwet hit mahte ȝeinen þah heo hire ane were aȝein so kene keisere ⁊ his kineriche. 60 stod stille ane hwile ⁊ hef hire heorte up to þe hehe healent þe iheret is in heouene. bisohte him help. ⁊ hap. ⁊ wisdom. as wisliche as al þe world is iwald þurh his wissunge. þrefter wepnede hire mid soðe bileaue. ⁊ wrat on hire breoste ant biuoren hire teeð ⁊ tunge of hire muð þe hali [f. 13 r] rode taken. ⁊ com lepinde 65 forð al itend of lei of þen hali gast. as þe keiser stod bimong þe sunful slaht of þ̵ islein ahte deoulen to lake þ̵ euch wariet weouet of þe mix mawmez ron of þ̵ balefule blod al bi blodeget. ⁊ bigon to ȝeien ludere stefne.

Gretinge 71. ille MS. keiser walde. þe bi cumen for þin hehnesse ȝef þu þis 70 ilke ȝeld þ̵ tu dest to deouelen þ̵ for deð þe baðe ilicom ⁊ i sawle; ⁊ alle þ̵ hit driueð. ȝef þu hit ȝulde ⁊ ȝeue to his wurðmunt þe scheop þe ant al þe world. ⁊ al walt þurh his wisdom. ⁊ al þ̵ ischapen is. ich walde keiser igreten þe. ȝef þu understode þ̵ he him ane is to herien þurh hwam ⁊ under hwam 75 alle kinges rixleð. ne ne mei na þing wið stonden his i wil. þah he muche þolie. þes heouenliche lauerd luueð treowe bileaue. ⁊ nowðer blod ne ban of unforgult ahte. ah þ̵ me halde ⁊ heie his halewunde heastes. Ne nis na þing hwar þurh monnes muchele medschipe wreððeð him wið mare þen þe schaft of mon; þ̵ he scheop. ⁊ ȝef 80 schad ba of god ⁊ of uuel þurh wit ⁊ þurh wisdom schal wurðen forð. ut of his witte þurh þe awariede gast þ̵ he ȝelt þe wur [f. 13 v] ðmunt to unwitlese þing þ̵ te feont wuneð in. þ̵ he ahte to godd ⁊ hereð ⁊ hersumeð seheliche schaftes ⁊ blodles ⁊ banles. ⁊ leomen buten liue. as he schulde his ⁊ heoren. ⁊ alre þinge schuppent þ̵ is 85 godd unsehelich.

Claruit per Sacros Mores

Þe feont þe fint al uuel bimong alle his crokinde creftes. wið neauer an ne keccheð he creftluker cang men ne leadeð to unbileaue. þen þ̵ he makeð men. þ̵ ahten to witen wel. þ̵ ha beoð bi ȝetene. i borene ⁊ broht forð þurh þe heoueneliche feder; to makien 90 swucche mawmez of treo. oðer of stan. oðer þurh mare medschipe. of gold oðer of seoluer; ⁊ ȝeouen ham misliche nome. of sunne oðer of mone. of wind of wude. of wettres. ⁊ hersumið. ⁊ wurgið as þah ha godes weren. ne naueð he þurh oðer þing i þis bileaue ibroht ow bute þ̵ ow þuncheð þ̵ ha schulden leasten aa. forþi þ̵ ȝe ne schulen 95 ham neuer biginnen. ah þer nis buten an godd þurh hwam witerliche alle weren i wrahte. ⁊ of nawt i þis woorld iset us forto frourin. ant to fremien. ⁊ al swa as euch þing hefde biginnunge of his godlec; al swa schulden alle habben endunge ȝef ha þ̵ [f. 14 r] walden. engles ⁊ sawlen þurh þ̵ ha bigunnen ahten ⁊ mahten endin þurh cunde. 100 ah he þurh his milce. ⁊ godlec of his grace makeð ham þ̵ ha beoð in eche buten ende. ⁊ ter uore nis na þing euening. ne eche wið godd þ̵ ȝe gremieð. for he is hare alre schuppent. ⁊ scheop as in sum time. ⁊ na time nes neauer þ̵ he ne bigon te beon in.

XVIII. THE ORISON OF OUR LADY

“Cotton Nero A 14, British Museum. See [IX, Ancrene Wisse].”

Benedicta Tu in Mulieribus

XIX. SAINT JULIANA

“i. Bodleian 34, Oxford (B). ii. Royal 17 A 27, British Museum (R): for descriptions see [XVI, Sawles Warde]. ... R is abbreviated ... the joints are often visible.”

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Her cumseð þe uie of seinte iuliane. ant telleð of liflade hire.

In ure lauerdes luue þe is feader of frumschaft. ant on his deorewurðe sunes nome. ant o þes hali gastes. þ̵ glideð of ham baðen. alle lewede men. þ̵ understonden ne mahen latines ledene. 5 liðin. ⁊ lustnin ane meidenes liflade. þ̵ is of latin iturnd into englisch. þ̵ te lif hali lefdi. in heouene luuie us þe mare. ant of þis lihinde lif : leade us wið hire ern [f. 56 v] dunge. þe is icoren of crist in to þe eche of heouene.

Þeos meiden. ant tis martir. wes iuliane inempnet. in nichomedes 10 burh. ⁊ of heðene cun icumen. ant hire fleschliche feder wes affrican ihaten. of þe heðene mest þeo þ̵ cristene weren; derfliche droh ham to deaðe. ah heo as þeo þ̵ te heouenlich feder luuede. leafde al hire aldrene lahen. ⁊ bigon to luuien þene liuiende lauerd þe lufsum godd. þ̵ wisseð ant weldeð al þ̵ is on worlde; ⁊ al þ̵ iwraht is. Þa wes 15 biþon time as redegunge telleð. Maximian þe modi keiser ine Rome heinde ant heriende heðene mawmez. wið unmeð muchel hird ⁊ unduhti duheðe. ⁊ for demde alle þeo; þe on drihtin bilefden. þes Maximian luuede an heh mon of cunne ant eke riche of rente elewsius wes ihaten. ant weren as feolahes þurh muche freontschipe. 20 þis meidenes feder ⁊ he. weren swiðe wel to gederes. as he sumchere iseh hire utnume feir. ant freoliche. he felde him iwundet. þ̵ wið uten lechnunge of hire libben he ne mahte. Affrican wiste wel þ̵ he wes freo boren. ⁊ þ̵ him walde bicumen a freo boren burde. ant ȝettede him his dohter. ⁊ wes sone [f. 57 r] ihondsald al hire unwilles. ah 25 heo truste on him þat ne trukeneð namon; þ̵ trusteð treowliche on him. ant euch deis dei eode to ch`i´rche to leornen godes lare. ȝeornliche to witen hu ha mahte best witen hire unweommet. . .

34, 36. ture tur MS. 37. ciclatur MS. ah as ha wende hire summes weis to witene; sende him to seggen. þ̵ nalde 30 ha lihten swa lahe ne nehlechen him for nan liuiende mon. er þen he were under Maximian hehest in rome þ̵ is hehreue. Sone so he iherde þis. he bi ȝet et te keiser þ̵ he ȝettede him reue to beonne as þ̵ he iȝirnd hefde. ant he as me þa luuede. lette leaden him into cure. ⁊ te riche riden in. ⁊ tuhen him ȝont te tun; from strete to strete. 35 ant al þe cur wes bitild. þ̵ he wes in. wið purpre wið pal. ⁊ wið ciclatun. ⁊ deorewurðe claðes. as þe þ̵ heh þing hefde to heden. ant þa he hefde þis idon; he sende hire to seggen. þ̵ he hefde hire wil iwraht. ⁊ heo schulde his wurchen.

Iuliane þe edie iesu cristes leouemon of his blisfule luue balde 40 hire seoluen. sende him to onswere [f. 57 v] bi an of hire sonden. Elewsius wite þu hit wel ireadi. wraðði so þu wraðði. no lengre nulich hit heolen þe. ȝef þu wult leauen þe lahen þ̵ tu list in. ant leuen in godd feder. ⁊ in his deorewurðe sune. ⁊ iþe hali gast. ichulle wel neomen þe. ȝef þu nult no; þu art wundi of me. ⁊ oðer luue sech þe. 45 Þa þe reue iherde þis; he wreððede him swiðe. ⁊ hire feder cleopede. ant feng on to tellen him. hu his dohter droh him from deie to deie. ant efter þ̵ he wende to habben his iwil so ha him þis word sulliche sende. Bi þ̵ ilke godd quoð hire feder þ̵ me is lað to gremien beo hit soð þ̵ tu seist to wraðer heale seide ha hit. ant nu ichulle o great 50 grome al biteachen hire þe. to wurchen þi wil. ⁊ al þ̵ te wel likeð as mit tin ahne. ⁊ me cleopede hire forð biuoren hire feder. ⁊ he feng feire to fondin his dohter Mi deorewurðe dohter hwer fore uor sakestu þi sẏ. ant ti selhðe. þe weolen ant te wunnen þ̵ walden awakenin ant waxen of þi wedlac. þ̵ ich þe to reade. for he is inoh 55 lauerd elewsius ine rome. ⁊ tu maht beon leafdi dohter ȝef þu wel wult. Iuliane þe eadie onswerede him ⁊ seide as þeo þat [f. 58 r] ine godd hire hope hefde. ȝef he wule leuen an god al mihti. þenne mei he speoken þrof ⁊ inoh raðe speden. ant ȝef þ̵ he nule nawt. ne schal wiuen on me. wiue þer his wil is. þa hire feder iherde þis; 60 þa feng he to swerien. Bi mi kinewurðe lauerd apollo. ant bi mi deore leafdi diane. þ̵ ich muche luuie. ȝef þu haldest her on. ichulle leoten deor to teoren ant to luken þe. ⁊ ȝeouen þi flesch; fuheles of þe lufte. Iuliane him onswerede ⁊ softeliche seide. ne wen þu nawiht leoue feder. þ̵ tu affeare me swa. for iesu crist godes sune 65 þ̵ ich on leue ⁊ luuie as lauerd lufsumest on liue. þah ich beo forbernd. ⁊ to loken limel. nulich heronont buhen þe nawiht Þa feng eft hire [feder] on wið olhnunge to fondin ȝef he mahte eisweis wenden hire heorte. ⁊ seide hire lufsumliche. þ̵ ne schulde ha nane wunne lihtliche wilnin; þ̵ he ne schulde welden. wið þ̵ ha walde hire þonc wenden 70 Nai quoð þ̵ meiden schuldich don me to him þ̵ is alle deoulen bitaht. ⁊ to eche deð idemet. to furwurðen wið him world abuten ende. for his wedlakes weole oðer for eni wunne. for soð ich hit segge un wurð is hit me. ichulle þ̵ he hit wite wel. ant tu [f. 58 v] eke mid him þ̵ ich am iweddet to an þ̵ ichulle treowliche to halden ant wið uten les 75 luuien. þe is unlich him. ⁊ alle worldlich men. ne nullich him nowðer leauen. ne lihen for weole ne for wunne. for wa. ne for wunne þet ȝe mahen don me. þa feng hire feder te wreððen swiðe ferlich ⁊ swiðe hokerliche freinede. Me hwet is he þes were þ̵ tu art to iweddet. 80. ilenet] MS. defective here. 89. wraðel MS. 98. schal] salch MS. þ̵ tu hauest wið uten me þine luue ilene[t] for hwam þu letest lutel of 80 þ̵ tu schuldest luuien. ne ich neuer þ̵ ich wite nes wið him icnawen. For gode quoð þet meiden þin harm is þe mare nawt forþi þet tu nauest ofte iherd of him ȝare. þ̵ is iesu godes sune. þe forto lesen moncun þ̵ forloren schulden beon; lette his deo`r´wurðe lif on rode. ne ich ne seh him neuer þ̵ me sare for þuncheð. ah ichim luuie ant 85 leue as on lauerde. ne schal me firsin him from; nowðer deouel ne mon. For mi lif quoð hire feder þe schal laðin his luue for þu schalt beon ibeaten. mid besmes swa bittre þ̵ tu wummon were. schal to wraðer heale iwurðen. Swa muche quoð ha ich iwurðe him þe leouere; So ich derure þing for his luue drehe. þ̵ ti wil is; wurch nu. 90 ⁊ he het hatterliche strupen hire steortnaket. ⁊ beten hire swa luðere þ̵ hire leofliche lich; liðeri al oblode. ⁊ swa ha duden so luðere þ̵ te blod ȝet adun of þe ȝerden. ⁊ heo bigon to ȝeien. Beaten so ȝe beaten ȝe beliales bu[f. 59 r]deles. ne mahe ȝe nowðer mi luue ne min bileaue lutlen toward him mi lufsum leof mi leowinde lauerd ne 95 nullich leauen ower read þ̵ for readeð ow seoluen. ne ower mix mawmex þ̵ beoð þes feondes fetles heien ne herien. for teone ne for tintreow þ̵ ȝe mahen timbrin. Na quoð he is hit swa hit schal sutelin sone. for ichulle biteachen mislich þi bodi to elewsium þe riche reue irome ant he schal for swelten ant for reden þe efter es wille wið 100 allescunnes pinen. ȝe quoð þis meiden þ̵ mei crist welden. for ne mahe ȝe nawt don me bute hwet he wule þeauien ow to muchelin mi mede ⁊ te murðe þ̵ lið to meiðhades menske for euer so ȝe mare merrið me her; so mi crune bið brihtre ⁊ fehere. for ichulle bliðeliche drehen euer euch derf for mi deore lauerdes luue. ant softe me 105 bið euch derf hwen ich him serui þah þume to elewsium willes biteache; ne ȝeue ich for inc nowðer. þ̵ ȝe me mahen harmen. for so ȝe mare me her harmeð. so mare [3]e me helpeð seoueuald to heouene. ⁊ ȝef ȝe me doð to deaðe hit bið me deorewurðe ant ich schal þer þurh bliðe bicumen into endelese blissen ant ȝe schulen wrecches 110 áwei ower wurðes þ̵ ȝe iboren weren sinken to wraðer heale ow to þe bale bitter deope into helle. Hire feder affrican þurh þis bittre teone bitahte hire to elewsium þe luðere [f. 59 v] reue. ant he lette bringen hire biuoren him to his heh seotel as he set in dome as reue of þe burhe . . . 115

[f. 61 r] þa elewsius iseh þis þ̵ ha þus feng on to festnen hire seoluen þohte þ̵ he walde anan don hire ut of dahene ⁊ bed swiðe bringen hire brune of wallinde breas ant healden on hire heauet þ̵ hit urne endelong hire leofliche bodi dun to þe helen ant swa me dude sone. ah hire hende healent wiste hire unweommet. elewsius 120 warð wod ut of his witte. ant nuste hwet seggen ⁊ het swiðe don hire ut of his ehsihðe. ⁊ dreihen hire into darc hus ⁊ prisunes pine. ant he duden sone. Heo as ha þrinne wes in þeosternesse hire ane feng te cleopien to crist ant bidden þeos bone.

Lauerd godd al mihti. mi murhðe ant mi mede mi sy ant mi 125 selhðe þu isist hu icham bistaðet ant bi stonden festne mi bileaue steor me ant streng me. for al mi strencðe is uppon þe. mi fedeR. ⁊ mi modeR for ich nulle for saken þe; habbeð for saken me ⁊ al mi nest falde cun me heaneð þet schulden mine freond beon; beoð me mest feondes ant mine hinen me beoð mest heanen ah habbich þin 130 anes help icham wil cweme ne leaf þume neuer liuiende lauerd as þu wistest daniel bimong þe wode leuns ant te þreo chil[f. 61 v]dren ananie zacharie misael inempnet. bi wistest unweommet from þe ferliche fur of þe furneise swa þu wite ant witen me to witen me from sunne. lauerd þurh þis lease lif; lead me to lestinde to þe hauene 135 of heale as þu leddest israeles folc þurh þe reade sea buten schip druifot ant hare fan senchtest þ̵ ham efter sohten afal þumine famen ant to drif drihtin þen deouel þ̵ me derueð. for ne mei na mon wið uten þi strencðe stonden him aȝeines lef me þ̵ ich mote i seon him ȝet schent; þ̵ weneð me to schrenchen ant schunchen of þe 140 weie; þ̵ leadeð to eche lif. wite me from his lað ant wið his crefti crokes. wite me wið mine unwines þ̵ tu beo euer iheret ant iheiet in heouene ant in eorðe beo þu áá iblescet as þu were ant art. ant euer schalt beon in eche blisse. amen.

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[f. 36 v]

I þe feaderes ⁊ i þe sunes ⁊ i þe hali gastes Name. Her Biginneð þe liflade. ant te passiun of seinte Juliene.

In 5. bað̣ẹ MS. ure lauerdes luue þe feader is of frumscheft. ant iþe deore wurðmunt of his deorewurðe sune. ⁊ iþe heiunge of þe hali gast. þe of ham ba glideð. an godd unagin euch godes ful. Alle leawede 5 men. þe understonden ne muhen latines ledene. lideð ⁊ lusteð þe liflade of a meiden. [f. 37 r] þ̵ is of latin iturnd; to englische leode. wið þon þat teos hali leafdi. in heouene luuie us þe mare. ⁊ þurh þis lihnide lif; leade us to þ̵ eche. þurh hire eadi erndunge. þ̵ crist is swiðe icweme. 10

Þeos 12. Alḷ MS. 15. ileuet MS. meiden ⁊ teos martyr þ̵ ich of munne; wes Juliene inempnet. i Nichomedese burh. Al of heaðene cun icumen ⁊ akennet. ⁊ hire fleshliche feader affrican hehte. þe heande ⁊ heascede mest men þe weren cristene. ⁊ droh ham þurh derue pinen to deaðe. Ah heo as þeo þ̵ te hehe heouenliche lauerd hefde his luue ilenet. leafde 15 hire ealdrene lahen ⁊ bigon to luuien þen áá liuiende goð þe lufsume lauerd. þ̵ schupte alle sche`a´ftes ⁊ wealdeð ⁊ wisseð efter þet his wil is. al þ̵ ischeapen iS.

Wes 25. inune MS. iþon time as þe redunge telleð. þe modi Maximien keiser irome. heriende. ⁊ heiende heaðene maumez. wið unimeað 20 muchel hird. ⁊ wið heh duheðe. ⁊ fordemde alle þeo þe o drihtin bilefden. Þes mihti maximien luuede an eleusium biuoren monie of his men. Akennet of heh cun. ⁊ swiðe riche of rente. ⁊ ȝunge mon of ȝeres. þes ȝunge mon eleusius. þ̵ þus wes wel wið þe kinge. hefde iunne feolahschipe to affrican. ⁊ wes iwunet ofte to cumen wið him 25 [f. 37 v] to his in. ⁊ iseon his dohter.

As 36. After were, al erased. he hefde en chere bihalden swiðe ȝeorne hire utnumne feire. ⁊ freoliche ȝuheðe; felde him iwundet in wið in his heorte wið þe flan þe of luue fleoð. swa þ̵ him þuhte þet ne mahte he nanes weis wið ute þe lechnunge of hire luue libben. Ant efter lutle 30 stounde wið ute longe steuene. wes him seolf sonde to affrican hire feader. ⁊ bisohte him ȝeorne þ̵ he hire ȝeue him. ⁊ he hire walde menskin wið al þ̵ he mahte. As þe þing i þe world þ̵ he meast luuede. Affrican wiste þ̵ he wes swið freo iboren. ant walde wel bicumen him a freo iboren burde. ⁊ ȝetede him his bone. Ha wes 35 him sone i hondsald þah hit hire unwil were. Ah ha truste upon him þ̵ ne truked na mon. ha trewliche him truste on. ⁊ eode to chirche euche daheðes dei. to leornin godes lare. biddinde ȝeorne wið reowfule reames. þ̵ he wissede hire o hwuche wise ha mahte witen hire meiðhað.

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Ah heo forte werien hire wið him summe `h´wile : [f. 38 r] sende him to seggen. þ̵ nalde ha nawt lihten se lahe to luuien. Ne nalde ha neolechin him for na liuiende mon. ear þen he were under Maximien. hehest i Rome. þ̵ is heh reue. He ase timliche as he hefde iherd þis. biȝet ed te Keiser þet he ȝette him al þ̵ he walde. 45 ⁊ lette as me luuede þa leaden him i cure up o fowr hweoles. ⁊ teon him ȝeonte tun þron from strete to strete. Al þe cure ouertild þ̵ he wes itohen on; wið purpres ⁊ pelles. wið ciclatuns ⁊ cendals ⁊ deorewurðe claðes. AS þe þ̵ se heh þing hefde to heden. ant se riche refschipe to rihten ⁊ to readen. þa he hefde þus idon. sende hire þus 50 to seggen hire wil he hefde iwraht. Nu his ha schulde wurchen. Juliene þe eadie ihesu cristes leofmon of his blisfule luue balde hire seoluen, ⁊ sende him al openliche bi sonde to seggen. þis word ha send te for nawt þu hauest iswechte. wreaðe se þu wreaðe. 53. al] ṭọ al MS. 70. ṭreade MS. Do þ̵ tu do wult nule ich ne ne mei ich lengre heolen hit te ȝef þu wult 55 leauen. þe lahen þet tu liuest in ant leuen i godd feader. ⁊ in his deorwurðe sune. ⁊ i þe hali gast folkene froure. an godd [f. 38 v] þ̵ is igret wið euches cunnes gode; Ich chule wel neome þe. ⁊ ȝef þ̵ tu nult no; þu art windi of me. ⁊ oðer luue sech þe. Þa þe hehe reue iherde þis ondswere; bigon to wreðen swiðe. ⁊ cleopede hire 60 feder forð. ⁊ feng on to tellen. hwuch word ha sende him. Efter þ̵ he wende forte habben idon al þ̵ he wilnede. Affrican hire feader wundrede him swiðe. ⁊ bigon to swerien. bi þe ilke godes þ̵ me is lað to gremien. beo hit soð þ̵ tu seiist; to wraðer heale. ha sehð hit. ant ich wulle o great grome al biteachen hire þe. ⁊ tu do hire. al þ̵ tu 65 wult. He þonkede him. ⁊ heo wes icleopet forð. ⁊ affrican hire feader feng on earst feire on; to lokin ȝef he mahte wið eani luue speden. Juliene quoð he mi deorewurðe dohter. sei me hwi þu forsakest þi sy ⁊ ti selhðe? þe weolen ⁊ te wunnen. þe walden awakenen. ⁊ waxen of þe wedlac þ̵ ich reade þe to : hit nis nan 70 eðelich þing. þe refschipe of rome. ant tu maht ȝef þu wult. beon burhene leafdi. ⁊ of alle þe londes þe þer to liggeð. Juliene þe eadie ontswerede him ⁊ seide. ȝef he wule luuien. ⁊ leuen g`o´dd. al mihti; þenne mei he [speoken] þrof. ⁊ speden inoh reaðe. for ȝef he þ̵ nule no; ich segge þe þ̵ soð is. ne schal he wiuen on me. Sei nu 75 hwet ti wil is. affrican wreaðede ⁊ [f. 39 r] swor swiðe deopliche. for þe drihtfule godd apollo mi lauerd. ⁊ mi deore leafdi þe deorewurðe diane þ̵ ich muche luuie. ȝef þu haldest her on; ich schal leote wilde deor to luken ⁊ toteore þe ⁊ ȝeoue þi flesch fode to fuheles of þe lufte. Juliene him ondswerede. ⁊ softeliche seide. Ne lef þu 80 nawt leoue feader þ̵ tu offeare me swa; ich swerie aȝein. þe ihesu crist godes sune. þ̵ ich on leue. ⁊ luuie as leoflukest. ⁊ lufsumest lauerd. þah ich cwic beo forbearnd baðe lim ⁊ lið ileitinde leie. Nulle ich þe her onont þreate se þu þreate buhe ne beien.

[A]ffrican feng eft on. ⁊ to fondin ongon ȝef he mahte eanis weis 85 wið olhnunge wenden hire heorte. ⁊ leoftede luueliche. ⁊ seide hire sikerliche. Þ̷ ne schulde ha lihtliche wilni na wunne; þ̵ ha ne schulde wealden. wið þerean þ̵ ha walde hire wil wenden. Nai quoð ha þ̵ nis nawt. schulde ich do me to him. þ̵ alle deoflen is bitaht. ⁊ to eche deað fordemet. to forwurðe wið him worlt buten ende iþe putte 90 of helle? for his wedlackes weole oðer for ei wunne. To soðe ich hit segge þe. Vnwurð hit is me. Ich chulle þ̵ he wite hit ful wel. ⁊ tu eke mid al; i`c´h am to an iweddet þ̵ ich chulle treowliche wiðute leas luuien. þ̵ is unlich him ⁊ alle worltliche men. ne nulle ich neauer mare him lihen ne lea[f. 39 v]uen. for weole ne for wunne. for 95 wa ne for wontreaðe þ̵ ȝe me mahen wurchen.

Hire 99. ileuet MS. 111. After drehe an erasure of three letters MS. 112. leggeð corr. out of leggen MS. 113. þ̵] ⁊ MS. feader feng on to wreaððin swiðe ferliche ⁊ easkede hire hokerliche. Ant hwet is he þes were þ̵ tu art to iweddet. þ̵ tu hauest wið ute me se forð þi luue ilenet. þ̵ tu letest lutel. of al þ̵ tu schuldest luuien. Ne ich nes neauer þ̵ ich wite ȝet. wið him 100 icnawen. for gode quoð þe meiden þin hearm is þe mare. Nawt for þi þ̵ tu nauest iherd of him ȝare. Þ̷ is ihesu godes sune. þ̵ forte alesen moncun þ̵ schulde beon forloren al; lette lif o rode. Ich ne seh him neauer ⁊ þ̵ me of þuncheð. Ah ich him luuie ⁊ wulle don. ⁊ leue on as o lauerd. Ne schal me firsen him from. Nowðer 105 deouel ne mon. for mi lif quoð hire feader þe schal laðin his luue. for þu schalt habbe þrof hearm ⁊ scheome baðe ⁊ nu þu schalt on alre earst. as on ernesse swa beon ibeaten wið bittere besmen. þ̵ tu were wummon of wummone bosum to wraðerheale eauer iboren iþe worlde. Swa muche quoð þ̵ meiden ich beo him þe leouere. se ich 110 derfre þing for his luue drehe. [wurch] þu þ̵ ti wil is. Ȝe quoð he bliðeliche. ant swiðe heatterliche. strupen hire steort naket. ⁊ leggeð se luðer[f. 40 r]liche on hire leofliche lich; þ̵ hit liðeri o blode. Me nom hire ⁊ dude swa þ̵ hit ȝeat adun of þe ȝerden. ant heo bigon to ȝeien. Beaten se ȝe beaten ȝe beliales budeles. ne mahe ȝe nowðer 115 mi luue ne mi bileaue lutlin towart te liuiende godd mi leofsume leofmon. þe luuewurðe lauerd. ne nulle ich leuen ower read þe forreadeð ow seolf. ne þe mix maumez þe beoð þes feondes fetles; heien ne herien. for teone ne for tintreohe þ̵ ȝe me mahe timbrin. Na nult tu quoð affrican. hit schal sone sutelin. for ich chulle sende 120 þe nu ⁊ biteache þi bodi to eleusium þe riche þ̵ reue is ouer rome. ant he schal þe forreaden. ⁊ makie to forswelten. as his ahne wil is þurh al þet eauer sar iS.

Ȝe 125. mutli MS. quoð þis meiden þ̵ mei godd welden. ne mahe ȝe nawt do me bute þet he wule þeauien ⁊ þolien ow to donne to mucli mi mede 125 ⁊ te murhðe þ̵ lið to meiðhades menske. for eauer se ȝe nu her mearreð me mare; se mi crune schal beon brihttre ba ⁊ fehere. for þi ich chulle bliðeliche ⁊ wið bliðe heorte drehen eauer euch derf. for mi leofmones luue þe lufsume lauerd ⁊ softe me bið euch sar in his seruise. þu wult þu seist aȝeoue me to eleusium þe luðere. 130 a ȝef [f. 40 v] me for nawiht ne ȝeoue ich for inc nowðer. Þet ȝe mahen ane pine me here. Ah hit ne hearmeð me nawt ah helpeð ⁊ heueð up ⁊ makeð mine murhðes monifalde in heouene. ant ȝef ȝe doð me to deað. hit bið deore to godd. ⁊ ich schal bliðe bicumen to endelese blissen. ant ȝe schulen wrecches wei ower wurðes. 135 þ̵ ȝe weren iþe worlt iboren ⁊ i broht forð se wraðer heale ȝe schule sinken adun to sar ⁊ to eche sorhe. to bitternesse ant to bale deope into helle.

[A]ffrican hire feader bitterliche iteonet bitahtte hire eleusium þe luðere reue of rome ⁊ lette bringen hire biuoren his 140 eh sihðe. as he set ⁊ demde. þe hehe burh domes. . . . . . .

[f. 41 v]

[Þ]a 143. After hire, ọf MS. 146. heạlen MS. eleusius seh þ̵ ha þus feng on to festnin hire seoluen isoðe bileaue; þohte he walde don hire anan ut of dahene : ⁊ bed biliue bringen forð brune wallinde bres. ⁊ healden hit se wal [f. 42 r] hat hehe up on hire heaued. þ̵ hit urne 145 enddelong hire leofliche lich adun to hire helen. Me dude al as he het. Ah þe worldes wealdent þ̵ wiste sein iuhan his ewangeliste unhurt iðe ueat of wallinde eoli þer he wes i don in. þ̵ ase hal com up þrof; as he wes hal meiden. þe ilke liues lauerd. wiste him unwemmet. his brud of þe bres þ̵ wes wallinde. swa þ̵ ne þuhte 150 hit hire buten ase wlech weater al þ̵ ha felde. Eleusius wod þa nuste hwet segen. Ah hehte swiðe don hire ut of his eh sihðe. ⁊ dreaien in to dorc hus to prisunes pine ant swa ha wes idon sone.

[H]eo 159. Between mi and trust, erasure of five letters MS. 163. heamen MS. 177. After ⁊, þ̣ụṇ MS. as ha þrinne wes i þeosternesse hire ane. feng to 155 cleopien to crist ⁊ bidde þeos bone. lauerd godd al mihti mi murhðe ⁊ mi mede. mi sẏ ⁊ al þe selhðe. þ̵ ich efter seche þu sist al hu ich am bisteaðet ⁊ bistonden. festne mi bileaue. Riht me ⁊ read me. for al mi trust is on þe. Steor me ⁊ streng me for al mi strengðe is of þe. Mi feader ⁊ Mi moder for þi þ̵ ich nule þe 160 forsaken; habbe forsake me. ⁊ al mi nestfalde cun. þ̵ schulde beo me best freond; beoð me meast feondes. ⁊ mine in hinen; alre meast hea[r]men. herewurðe healent. habbe [f. 42 v] ich þin anes help. ich am wil cweme ne forleaf þu me nawt luuiende lauerd. as þu biwistest daniel bimong þe wode liuns ilatet se luðere. ⁊ te þreo 165 children þe chearre nalden from þe lahen þ̵ ha schulden luuien. Ananie ⁊ Azarie ⁊ Misahel inempnet. Al þu al wealdent biwistest ham unwemmet. wid þ̵ ferliche fur i þe furneise. swa þu wunne of þe worlt wite me ⁊ were ⁊ witere. ⁊ wisse þurh þi wisdom to wite me wið sunne. lauerd liues lattow. lead me þurh þis lease. þis lutle 170 leastinde lif; to þe hauene of heale. As þu lead`d´est israeles leode of egipte bute schip dru fot þurh þe reade sea. ⁊ asenchtest hare uan þe ferden ham efter. ⁊ tu folkes feader. aual mine va men. ⁊ tu drihtin to drif þe deouel þ̵ me derueð. for ne mei na monnes st`r´engðe wið uten þin stonden him to ȝeines. lef me þ̵ ich mote 175 mihti meinfule godd iseon him ischeomet ȝet þe weneð me to schrenchen. ⁊ schunchen of þe nearowe wei þ̵ leadeð to eche lif. loke me from his lað liuiende lauerð. Make me war ⁊ wite me wið his crefti crokes. þ̵ ha me ne crechen. were me swa wið þen vnwine. helpleses heale. Þ̷ tu beo iheiet ⁊ i heret eaure in eorðe. as in 180 heouene. [f. 43 r] Beo þu aa iblescet lauerd as þu were ant art ⁊ schalt beon in eche.

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Her cumseð þe uie of seinte iuliane. ant telleð of liflade hire. I þe feaderes ⁊ i þe sunes ⁊ i þe hali gastes Name. Her Biginneð þe liflade. ant te passiun of seinte Juliene.

In ure lauerdes luue þe is feader of frumschaft. ant on his deorewurðe sunes nome. ant o þes hali gastes. þ̵ glideð of ham baðen. alle lewede men. þ̵ understonden ne mahen latines ledene. 5 liðin. ⁊ lustnin ane meidenes liflade. þ̵ is of latin iturnd into englisch. þ̵ te lif hali lefdi. in heouene luuie us þe mare. ant of þis lihinde lif : leade us wið hire ern dunge. þe is icoren of crist in to þe eche of heouene. In ure lauerdes luue þe feader is of frumscheft. ant iþe deore wurðmunt of his deorewurðe sune. ⁊ iþe heiunge of þe hali gast. þe of ham ba glideð. an godd unagin euch godes ful. Alle leawede 5 men. þe understonden ne muhen latines ledene. lideð ⁊ lusteð þe liflade of a meiden. þ̵ is of latin iturnd; to englische leode. wið þon þat teos hali leafdi. in heouene luuie us þe mare. ⁊ þurh þis lihnide lif; leade us to þ̵ eche. þurh hire eadi erndunge. þ̵ crist is swiðe icweme. 10

Þeos meiden. ant tis martir. wes iuliane inempnet. in nichomedes 10 burh. ⁊ of heðene cun icumen. ant hire fleschliche feder wes affrican ihaten. of þe heðene mest þeo þ̵ cristene weren; derfliche droh ham to deaðe. ah heo as þeo þ̵ te heouenlich feder luuede. leafde al hire aldrene lahen. ⁊ bigon to luuien þene liuiende lauerd þe lufsum godd. þ̵ wisseð ant weldeð al þ̵ is on worlde; ⁊ al þ̵ iwraht is. Þeos meiden ⁊ teos martyr þ̵ ich of munne; wes Juliene inempnet. i Nichomedese burh. Al of heaðene cun icumen ⁊ akennet. ⁊ hire fleshliche feader affrican hehte. þe heande ⁊ heascede mest men þe weren cristene. ⁊ droh ham þurh derue pinen to deaðe. Ah heo as þeo þ̵ te hehe heouenliche lauerd hefde his luue ilenet. leafde 15 hire ealdrene lahen ⁊ bigon to luuien þen áá liuiende goð þe lufsume lauerd. þ̵ schupte alle sche`a´ftes ⁊ wealdeð ⁊ wisseð efter þet his wil is. al þ̵ ischeapen iS.

Þa wes 15 biþon time as redegunge telleð. Maximian þe modi keiser ine Rome heinde ant heriende heðene mawmez. wið unmeð muchel hird ⁊ unduhti duheðe. ⁊ for demde alle þeo; þe on drihtin bilefden. þes Maximian luuede an heh mon of cunne ant eke riche of rente elewsius wes ihaten. ant weren as feolahes þurh muche freontschipe. 20 þis meidenes feder ⁊ he. weren swiðe wel to gederes. Wes iþon time as þe redunge telleð. þe modi Maximien keiser irome. heriende. ⁊ heiende heaðene maumez. wið unimeað 20 muchel hird. ⁊ wið heh duheðe. ⁊ fordemde alle þeo þe o drihtin bilefden. Þes mihti maximien luuede an eleusium biuoren monie of his men. Akennet of heh cun. ⁊ swiðe riche of rente. ⁊ ȝunge mon of ȝeres. þes ȝunge mon eleusius. þ̵ þus wes wel wið þe kinge. hefde iunne feolahschipe to affrican. ⁊ wes iwunet ofte to cumen wið him 25to his in. ⁊ iseon his dohter.

as he sumchere iseh hire utnume feir. ant freoliche. he felde him iwundet. þ̵ wið uten lechnunge of hire libben he ne mahte. Affrican wiste wel þ̵ he wes freo boren. ⁊ þ̵ him walde bicumen a freo boren burde. ant ȝettede him his dohter. ⁊ wes sone ihondsald al hire unwilles. ah 25 heo truste on him þat ne trukeneð namon; þ̵ trusteð treowliche on him. ant euch deis dei eode to ch`i´rche to leornen godes lare. ȝeornliche to witen hu ha mahte best witen hire unweommet. . . As he hefde en chere bihalden swiðe ȝeorne hire utnumne feire. ⁊ freoliche ȝuheðe; felde him iwundet in wið in his heorte wið þe flan þe of luue fleoð. swa þ̵ him þuhte þet ne mahte he nanes weis wið ute þe lechnunge of hire luue libben. Ant efter lutle 30 stounde wið ute longe steuene. wes him seolf sonde to affrican hire feader. ⁊ bisohte him ȝeorne þ̵ he hire ȝeue him. ⁊ he hire walde menskin wið al þ̵ he mahte. As þe þing i þe world þ̵ he meast luuede. Affrican wiste þ̵ he wes swið freo iboren. ant walde wel bicumen him a freo iboren burde. ⁊ ȝetede him his bone. Ha wes 35 him sone i hondsald þah hit hire unwil were. Ah ha truste upon him þ̵ ne truked na mon. ha trewliche him truste on. ⁊ eode to chirche euche daheðes dei. to leornin godes lare. biddinde ȝeorne wið reowfule reames. þ̵ he wissede hire o hwuche wise ha mahte witen hire meiðhað.

ah as ha wende hire summes weis to witene; sende him to seggen. þ̵ nalde 30 ha lihten swa lahe ne nehlechen him for nan liuiende mon. er þen he were under Maximian hehest in rome þ̵ is hehreue. Sone so he iherde þis. he bi ȝet et te keiser þ̵ he ȝettede him reue to beonne as þ̵ he iȝirnd hefde. ant he as me þa luuede. lette leaden him into cure. ⁊ te riche riden in. ⁊ tuhen him ȝont te tun; from strete to strete. 35 ant al þe cur wes bitild. þ̵ he wes in. wið purpre wið pal. ⁊ wið ciclatun. ⁊ deorewurðe claðes. as þe þ̵ heh þing hefde to heden. ant þa he hefde þis idon; he sende hire to seggen. þ̵ he hefde hire wil iwraht. ⁊ heo schulde his wurchen. 40 Ah heo forte werien hire wið him summe `h´wile : sende him to seggen. þ̵ nalde ha nawt lihten se lahe to luuien. Ne nalde ha neolechin him for na liuiende mon. ear þen he were under Maximien. hehest i Rome. þ̵ is heh reue. He ase timliche as he hefde iherd þis. biȝet ed te Keiser þet he ȝette him al þ̵ he walde. 45 ⁊ lette as me luuede þa leaden him i cure up o fowr hweoles. ⁊ teon him ȝeonte tun þron from strete to strete. Al þe cure ouertild þ̵ he wes itohen on; wið purpres ⁊ pelles. wið ciclatuns ⁊ cendals ⁊ deorewurðe claðes. AS þe þ̵ se heh þing hefde to heden. ant se riche refschipe to rihten ⁊ to readen. þa he hefde þus idon. sende hire þus 50 to seggen hire wil he hefde iwraht. Nu his ha schulde wurchen.

Iuliane þe edie iesu cristes leouemon of his blisfule luue balde 40 hire seoluen. sende him to onswere bi an of hire sonden. Elewsius wite þu hit wel ireadi. wraðði so þu wraðði. no lengre nulich hit heolen þe. ȝef þu wult leauen þe lahen þ̵ tu list in. ant leuen in godd feder. ⁊ in his deorewurðe sune. ⁊ iþe hali gast. ichulle wel neomen þe. ȝef þu nult no; þu art wundi of me. ⁊ oðer luue sech þe. 45 Þa þe reue iherde þis; he wreððede him swiðe. ⁊ hire feder cleopede. ant feng on to tellen him. hu his dohter droh him from deie to deie. ant efter þ̵ he wende to habben his iwil so ha him þis word sulliche sende. Bi þ̵ ilke godd quoð hire feder þ̵ me is lað to gremien beo hit soð þ̵ tu seist to wraðer heale seide ha hit. ant nu ichulle o great 50 grome al biteachen hire þe. to wurchen þi wil. ⁊ al þ̵ te wel likeð as mit tin ahne. ⁊ me cleopede hire forð biuoren hire feder. ⁊ he feng feire to fondin his dohter Mi deorewurðe dohter hwer fore uor sakestu þi sẏ. ant ti selhðe. þe weolen ant te wunnen þ̵ walden awakenin ant waxen of þi wedlac. þ̵ ich þe to reade. for he is inoh 55 lauerd elewsius ine rome. ⁊ tu maht beon leafdi dohter ȝef þu wel wult. Iuliane þe eadie onswerede him ⁊ seide as þeo þat ine godd hire hope hefde. ȝef he wule leuen an god al mihti. þenne mei he speoken þrof ⁊ inoh raðe speden. ant ȝef þ̵ he nule nawt. ne schal wiuen on me. wiue þer his wil is. þa hire feder iherde þis; 60 þa feng he to swerien. Bi mi kinewurðe lauerd apollo. ant bi mi deore leafdi diane. þ̵ ich muche luuie. ȝef þu haldest her on. ichulle leoten deor to teoren ant to luken þe. ⁊ ȝeouen þi flesch; fuheles of þe lufte. Iuliane him onswerede ⁊ softeliche seide. ne wen þu nawiht leoue feder. þ̵ tu affeare me swa. for iesu crist godes sune 65 þ̵ ich on leue ⁊ luuie as lauerd lufsumest on liue. þah ich beo forbernd. ⁊ to loken limel. nulich heronont buhen þe nawiht Juliene þe eadie ihesu cristes leofmon of his blisfule luue balde hire seoluen, ⁊ sende him al openliche bi sonde to seggen. þis word ha send te for nawt þu hauest iswechte. wreaðe se þu wreaðe. Do þ̵ tu do wult nule ich ne ne mei ich lengre heolen hit te ȝef þu wult 55 leauen. þe lahen þet tu liuest in ant leuen i godd feader. ⁊ in his deorwurðe sune. ⁊ i þe hali gast folkene froure. an godd þ̵ is igret wið euches cunnes gode; Ich chule wel neome þe. ⁊ ȝef þ̵ tu nult no; þu art windi of me. ⁊ oðer luue sech þe. Þa þe hehe reue iherde þis ondswere; bigon to wreðen swiðe. ⁊ cleopede hire 60 feder forð. ⁊ feng on to tellen. hwuch word ha sende him. Efter þ̵ he wende forte habben idon al þ̵ he wilnede. Affrican hire feader wundrede him swiðe. ⁊ bigon to swerien. bi þe ilke godes þ̵ me is lað to gremien. beo hit soð þ̵ tu seiist; to wraðer heale. ha sehð hit. ant ich wulle o great grome al biteachen hire þe. ⁊ tu do hire. al þ̵ tu 65 wult. He þonkede him. ⁊ heo wes icleopet forð. ⁊ affrican hire feader feng on earst feire on; to lokin ȝef he mahte wið eani luue speden. Juliene quoð he mi deorewurðe dohter. sei me hwi þu forsakest þi sy ⁊ ti selhðe? þe weolen ⁊ te wunnen. þe walden awakenen. ⁊ waxen of þe wedlac þ̵ ich reade þe to : hit nis nan 70 eðelich þing. þe refschipe of rome. ant tu maht ȝef þu wult. beon burhene leafdi. ⁊ of alle þe londes þe þer to liggeð. Juliene þe eadie ontswerede him ⁊ seide. ȝef he wule luuien. ⁊ leuen g`o´dd. al mihti; þenne mei he [speoken] þrof. ⁊ speden inoh reaðe. for ȝef he þ̵ nule no; ich segge þe þ̵ soð is. ne schal he wiuen on me. Sei nu 75 hwet ti wil is. affrican wreaðede ⁊ swor swiðe deopliche. for þe drihtfule godd apollo mi lauerd. ⁊ mi deore leafdi þe deorewurðe diane þ̵ ich muche luuie. ȝef þu haldest her on; ich schal leote wilde deor to luken ⁊ toteore þe ⁊ ȝeoue þi flesch fode to fuheles of þe lufte. Juliene him ondswerede. ⁊ softeliche seide. Ne lef þu 80 nawt leoue feader þ̵ tu offeare me swa; ich swerie aȝein. þe ihesu crist godes sune. þ̵ ich on leue. ⁊ luuie as leoflukest. ⁊ lufsumest lauerd. þah ich cwic beo forbearnd baðe lim ⁊ lið ileitinde leie. Nulle ich þe her onont þreate se þu þreate buhe ne beien.

Þa feng eft hire [feder] on wið olhnunge to fondin ȝef he mahte eisweis wenden hire heorte. ⁊ seide hire lufsumliche. þ̵ ne schulde ha nane wunne lihtliche wilnin; þ̵ he ne schulde welden. wið þ̵ ha walde hire þonc wenden 70 Nai quoð þ̵ meiden schuldich don me to him þ̵ is alle deoulen bitaht. ⁊ to eche deð idemet. to furwurðen wið him world abuten ende. for his wedlakes weole oðer for eni wunne. for soð ich hit segge un wurð is hit me. ichulle þ̵ he hit wite wel. ant tu eke mid him þ̵ ich am iweddet to an þ̵ ichulle treowliche to halden ant wið uten les 75 luuien. þe is unlich him. ⁊ alle worldlich men. ne nullich him nowðer leauen. ne lihen for weole ne for wunne. for wa. ne for wunne þet ȝe mahen don me. [A]ffrican feng eft on. ⁊ to fondin ongon ȝef he mahte eanis weis 85 wið olhnunge wenden hire heorte. ⁊ leoftede luueliche. ⁊ seide hire sikerliche. Þ̷ ne schulde ha lihtliche wilni na wunne; þ̵ ha ne schulde wealden. wið þerean þ̵ ha walde hire wil wenden. Nai quoð ha þ̵ nis nawt. schulde ich do me to him. þ̵ alle deoflen is bitaht. ⁊ to eche deað fordemet. to forwurðe wið him worlt buten ende iþe putte 90 of helle? for his wedlackes weole oðer for ei wunne. To soðe ich hit segge þe. Vnwurð hit is me. Ich chulle þ̵ he wite hit ful wel. ⁊ tu eke mid al; i`c´h am to an iweddet þ̵ ich chulle treowliche wiðute leas luuien. þ̵ is unlich him ⁊ alle worltliche men. ne nulle ich neauer mare him lihen ne lea uen. for weole ne for wunne. for 95 wa ne for wontreaðe þ̵ ȝe me mahen wurchen.

þa feng hire feder te wreððen swiðe ferlich ⁊ swiðe hokerliche freinede. Me hwet is he þes were þ̵ tu art to iweddet. þ̵ tu hauest wið uten me þine luue ilene[t] for hwam þu letest lutel of 80 þ̵ tu schuldest luuien. ne ich neuer þ̵ ich wite nes wið him icnawen. For gode quoð þet meiden þin harm is þe mare nawt forþi þet tu nauest ofte iherd of him ȝare. þ̵ is iesu godes sune. þe forto lesen moncun þ̵ forloren schulden beon; lette his deo`r´wurðe lif on rode. ne ich ne seh him neuer þ̵ me sare for þuncheð. ah ichim luuie ant 85 leue as on lauerde. ne schal me firsin him from; nowðer deouel ne mon. For mi lif quoð hire feder þe schal laðin his luue for þu schalt beon ibeaten. mid besmes swa bittre þ̵ tu wummon were. schal to wraðer heale iwurðen. Swa muche quoð ha ich iwurðe him þe leouere; So ich derure þing for his luue drehe. þ̵ ti wil is; wurch nu. 90 ⁊ he het hatterliche strupen hire steortnaket. ⁊ beten hire swa luðere þ̵ hire leofliche lich; liðeri al oblode. ⁊ swa ha duden so luðere þ̵ te blod ȝet adun of þe ȝerden. ⁊ heo bigon to ȝeien. Beaten so ȝe beaten ȝe beliales bu deles. ne mahe ȝe nowðer mi luue ne min bileaue lutlen toward him mi lufsum leof mi leowinde lauerd ne 95 nullich leauen ower read þ̵ for readeð ow seoluen. ne ower mix mawmex þ̵ beoð þes feondes fetles heien ne herien. for teone ne for tintreow þ̵ ȝe mahen timbrin. Na quoð he is hit swa hit schal sutelin sone. for ichulle biteachen mislich þi bodi to elewsium þe riche reue irome ant he schal for swelten ant for reden þe efter es wille wið 100 allescunnes pinen. Hire feader feng on to wreaððin swiðe ferliche ⁊ easkede hire hokerliche. Ant hwet is he þes were þ̵ tu art to iweddet. þ̵ tu hauest wið ute me se forð þi luue ilenet. þ̵ tu letest lutel. of al þ̵ tu schuldest luuien. Ne ich nes neauer þ̵ ich wite ȝet. wið him 100 icnawen. for gode quoð þe meiden þin hearm is þe mare. Nawt for þi þ̵ tu nauest iherd of him ȝare. Þ̷ is ihesu godes sune. þ̵ forte alesen moncun þ̵ schulde beon forloren al; lette lif o rode. Ich ne seh him neauer ⁊ þ̵ me of þuncheð. Ah ich him luuie ⁊ wulle don. ⁊ leue on as o lauerd. Ne schal me firsen him from. Nowðer 105 deouel ne mon. for mi lif quoð hire feader þe schal laðin his luue. for þu schalt habbe þrof hearm ⁊ scheome baðe ⁊ nu þu schalt on alre earst. as on ernesse swa beon ibeaten wið bittere besmen. þ̵ tu were wummon of wummone bosum to wraðerheale eauer iboren iþe worlde. Swa muche quoð þ̵ meiden ich beo him þe leouere. se ich 110 derfre þing for his luue drehe. [wurch] þu þ̵ ti wil is. Ȝe quoð he bliðeliche. ant swiðe heatterliche. strupen hire steort naket. ⁊ leggeð se luðer liche on hire leofliche lich; þ̵ hit liðeri o blode. Me nom hire ⁊ dude swa þ̵ hit ȝeat adun of þe ȝerden. ant heo bigon to ȝeien. Beaten se ȝe beaten ȝe beliales budeles. ne mahe ȝe nowðer 115 mi luue ne mi bileaue lutlin towart te liuiende godd mi leofsume leofmon. þe luuewurðe lauerd. ne nulle ich leuen ower read þe forreadeð ow seolf. ne þe mix maumez þe beoð þes feondes fetles; heien ne herien. for teone ne for tintreohe þ̵ ȝe me mahe timbrin. Na nult tu quoð affrican. hit schal sone sutelin. for ich chulle sende 120 þe nu ⁊ biteache þi bodi to eleusium þe riche þ̵ reue is ouer rome. ant he schal þe forreaden. ⁊ makie to forswelten. as his ahne wil is þurh al þet eauer sar iS.

ȝe quoð þis meiden þ̵ mei crist welden. for ne mahe ȝe nawt don me bute hwet he wule þeauien ow to muchelin mi mede ⁊ te murðe þ̵ lið to meiðhades menske for euer so ȝe mare merrið me her; so mi crune bið brihtre ⁊ fehere. for ichulle bliðeliche drehen euer euch derf for mi deore lauerdes luue. ant softe me 105 bið euch derf hwen ich him serui þah þume to elewsium willes biteache; ne ȝeue ich for inc nowðer. þ̵ ȝe me mahen harmen. for so ȝe mare me her harmeð. so mare [3]e me helpeð seoueuald to heouene. ⁊ ȝef ȝe me doð to deaðe hit bið me deorewurðe ant ich schal þer þurh bliðe bicumen into endelese blissen ant ȝe schulen wrecches 110 áwei ower wurðes þ̵ ȝe iboren weren sinken to wraðer heale ow to þe bale bitter deope into helle. Ȝe quoð þis meiden þ̵ mei godd welden. ne mahe ȝe nawt do me bute þet he wule þeauien ⁊ þolien ow to donne to mucli mi mede 125 ⁊ te murhðe þ̵ lið to meiðhades menske. for eauer se ȝe nu her mearreð me mare; se mi crune schal beon brihttre ba ⁊ fehere. for þi ich chulle bliðeliche ⁊ wið bliðe heorte drehen eauer euch derf. for mi leofmones luue þe lufsume lauerd ⁊ softe me bið euch sar in his seruise. þu wult þu seist aȝeoue me to eleusium þe luðere. 130 a ȝef me for nawiht ne ȝeoue ich for inc nowðer. Þet ȝe mahen ane pine me here. Ah hit ne hearmeð me nawt ah helpeð ⁊ heueð up ⁊ makeð mine murhðes monifalde in heouene. ant ȝef ȝe doð me to deað. hit bið deore to godd. ⁊ ich schal bliðe bicumen to endelese blissen. ant ȝe schulen wrecches wei ower wurðes. 135 þ̵ ȝe weren iþe worlt iboren ⁊ i broht forð se wraðer heale ȝe schule sinken adun to sar ⁊ to eche sorhe. to bitternesse ant to bale deope into helle.