The Harley Lyrics, ed. by Frances McSparran
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Note: The electronic text was created from new transcriptions of the lyrics from the EETS facsimile of Harley 2253. The transcriptions were made by students at the University of Michigan under the direction of Frances McSparran, and were corrected by Meredith Jones. Since they are new transcriptions, they may not match Brook’s edition (see below) in all respects. Words joined in the MS

(“itelle”) have been separated by a colon (“i:telle”). The lyrics have been numbered and paginated to conform to Brook’s printed edition by the University of Virginia Electronic Text Center. References are by lyric number (as in Brook), followed by line number.

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Facsimile of British Museum MS. Harley 2253

With an introduction by: N. R. (Neil Ripley) Ker xxiii, [194] p. 32 cm.

Published for the Early English Text Society by: Oxford University PressLondon and New York 1965 Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 255

The Harley lyrics : the Middle English lyrics of Ms. Harley 2253
edited by: G. L. Brook x, 125 p. : facsims. ; 25 cm. : Manchester University PressManchester, Eng. 1948 Publications of the University of Manchester, English series, no. 302

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etext@virginia.edu. Commercial use prohibited; all usage governed by our Conditions of Use: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/conditions.html Brook 1; Ker 24b

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001: Erţe toc of erţe erţe wyţ woh

002: Erţe oţer erţe to ţe erţe droh

003: Erţe leyde erţe in erţene ţroh

004: ţo heuede erţe of erţe erţe ynoh

Brook 2; Ker 27

001: Middelerd for mon wes mad

002: vnmihti aren is meste mede

003: ţis hedy haţ on honde yhad

004: ţat heuene hem is hest to hede

005: Icherde a blisse budel vs bad

006: ţe dreri domesdai to drede

007: of sunful sauhting sone be sad

008: ţat derne doţ ţis derne dede

009: ţah he ben derne done

010: ţis wrakeful werkes vnder wede

011: in soule soteleţ sone

012: sone is sotel as ich ou sai

013: ţis sake alţah hit seme suete

014: ţat i:telle a poure play

015: ţat furst is feir & seţţe vnsete

016: ţis wilde wille went awai

017: wiţ mone & mournyng muchel vnmete

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018: ţat liueţ on likyng out of lay

019: his hap he deţ ful harde on hete

020: a3eyn3 he howeţ henne

021: alle is ţriuene ţewes ţrete

022: ţat ţenkeţ nout on ţenne

023: a3eynes ţenne vs ţreteţ ţre

024: 3ef he beţ ţryuen & ţowen in ţeode

025: vr soule bonc so broerli be

026: as berne best ţat bale forbeode

027: ţat wole wihtstonden streynţe of ţeo 028: is rest is reued wiţ ţe reode

029: fyth of oţer ne darţ he floc

030: ţat fleishshes faunyng furst foreode 031: ţat falsist is of fyue

032: 3ef we leueţ eny leode

033: werryng is worst of wyue

034: wyues wille were ded wo

035: 3ef he is wicked forte welde

036: ţat burst shal bete for hem bo

037: he shal him burewen ţah he hire belde 038: by body ant soule y:sugge al so

039: ţat some beoţ founden vnder felde

040: ţat haţ to fere is meste fo

041: of gomenes he mai gon al gelde

042: ant sore ben fered on folde

043: lest he to harmes helde

044: ant happes hente vnholde

045: hom vnholdest her is on

046: wiţouten helle ase ich hit holde

047: so fele bueţ founden monnes fon

048: ţe furst of hem biforen ytolde

049: ţer afterward ţis worldes won

050: wiţ muchel vnwynne vs woren wolde

051: sone beţ ţis gomenes gon

052: ţat makeţ vs so brag & bolde

053: ant biddeţ vs ben blyţe

054: an ende he casteţ ous fol colde

055: in sunne & serewe syţe

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056: In sunne & sorewe y am seint

057: ţat siweţ me sosully sore

058: my murţe is al wiţ mournyng meind

059: ne may ich myţen hit namore

060: when we beţ wiţ ţis world forwleynt

061: ţat we ne lustneţ lyues lore

062: ţe fend in fyht vs fynt so feynt

063: we falleţ so flour when hit is frore 064: for folkes fader al fleme

065: Wo him wes ywarpe 3ore

066: ţat Crist nul nowyht queme

067: To queme crist we weren ycore

068: ant kend ys craftes forte knowe

069: Leue we nout we buen forlore

070: in lustes ţah we lyggen lowe

071: We shule aryse vr fader byfore

072: ţah fon vs fallen vmbe ţrowe

073: to borewen vs alle he wes ybore

074: ţis bonnyng when him bemes blowe

075: he byt vs buen of hyse

076: ant on ys ryhthond hente rowe

077: Wyţ ryht wysemen to aryse

Brook 3; Ker 28

001: Ichot a burde in a bour ase beryl so bryht 002: ase saphyr in seluer semly on syht

003: ase iaspe ţe gentil ţat lemeţ wiţ lyht 004: ase gernet in golde & ruby wel ryht

005: ase onycle he ys on yholden on hyht

006: ase diamaund ţe dere in day when he is dyht 007: he is coral ycud wiţ cayser ant knyht 008: ase emeraude amorewen ţis may haueţ myht 009: ţe myht of ţe margarite haueţ ţis mai mere 010: For charbocle ich hire chos bi chyn & by chere 011: hire rode is ase rose ţat red is on rys 012: wiţ lilye white leres lossum he is

013: ţe primerole he passeţ paruenke of pris 014: wiţ alisaundre ţareto ache & anys

015: coynte ase columbine such hire cunde ys 016: glad vnder gore in gro & in grys

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017: he is blosme opon bleo brihtest vnder bis 018: wiţ celydoyne ant sauge ase ţou ţiself sys 019: ţat syht vpon ţat semly to blis he is broht 020: he is solsecle to sauue ys forsoht

021: he is papeiai in pyn ţat beteţ me my bale 022: to trewe tortle in a tour y telle ţe mi tale 023: he is ţrustle ţryuen in ţro ţat singeţ in sale 024: ţe wilde laueroc ant wolc & ţe wodewale 025: he is faucoun in friht dernest in dale 026: ant wiţ eueruch a gome gladest in gale 027: From weye he is wisist in to wyrhale 028: hire nome is in a:note of ţe nyhtegale 029: In annote is hire nome nempneţ hit non 030: whose ryht redeţ roune to Johon.

031: muge he is ant mondrake ţouh miht of ţe mone 032: trewe triacle ytold wiţ tonges in trone 033: such licoris mai leche from lyne to lone 034: such sucre mon secheţ ţat saueţ men sone 035: bliţe yblessed of crist ţat bayeţ me mi bone 036: when derne dede is in dayne derne are done 037: ase gťoşmyl in gťeşue grene is ţe grone 038: ase quibibe & comyn cud is in crone

039: Cud comyn in court canel in cofre

040: wiţ gyngyure & sedewale & ţe gylofre 041: he is medierne of miht mercie of mede 042: Rekene ase regnas resoun to rede

043: Trewe ase tegeu in tour ase wyrwein in wede 044: baldore ţen byrne ţat of ţe bor bede 045: Ase Wylcadoun he is wys dohty of dede 046: Feyrore ţen floyres folkes to fede

047: Cud ase cradoc in court carf ţe brede 048: hendore ţen hilde ţat haueţ me to hede 049: he haueţ me to hede ţis hendy anon

050: gentil ase ionas heo ioyeţ wiţ Ion

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Brook 4; Ker 29

001: Bytuene mersh & aueril.

002: when spray biginneţ to springe

003: ţe lutel foul haţ hire wyl

004: on hyre lud to synge

005: Ich libbe in louelonginge

006: for semlokest of alle ţynge.

007: he may me blisse bringe

008: icham in hire baundoun

009: An hendy hap ichabbe yhent

010: ichot from heuene it is me sent

011: from alle wymmen mi loue is lent

012: & lyht on alysoun

013: on heu hire her is fayr ynoh

014: hire browe broune hire e3e blake

015: wiţ lossum chere he on me loh

016: wiţ middel smal & wel ymake

017: bote he me wolle to hire take

018: forte buen hire owen make

019: longe to lyuen ichulle forsake

020: & feye fallen adoun

021: an hendy hap &c

022: nihtes when y wende & wake

023: forţi myn wonges waxeţ won.

024: leuedi al for ţine sake

025: longinge is ylent me on.

026: In world nis non so wytermon.

027: ţat al hire bounte telle con

028: hire swyre is whittore ţen ţe swon

029: & feyrest may in toune

030: An hend &c

031: Icham for wolwyng al forwake

032: wery so water in wore

033: lest eny reue me my make

034: ychabbe y3yrned 3ore

035: Betere is ţolien whyle sore

036: ţen mournen euermore

037: geynest vnder gore

038: herkne to me roun.

039: An hendi &c

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Brook 5; Ker 30

001: Wiţ longyng y am lad

002: on molde y waxe mad

003: a maide marreţ me

004: y:grede y:grone vnglad

005: for selden y am sad

006: ţat semly forte se

007: leuedi ţou rewe me

008: to rouţe ţou hauest me rad

009: be bote of ţat y bad

010: my lyf is long on ţe

011: leuedy of alle londe

012: les me out of bonde

013: broht icham in wo

014: haue:resting on honde

015: & sent ţou me ţi sonde

016: sone er ţou me slo

017: my reste is wiţ ţe ro

018: ţah men to me han onde

019: to loue nuly noht wonde

020: ne lete for:non of ţo

021: leuedi wiţ al my miht

022: my loue is on ţe liht

023: to menske when y:may

024: ţou rew & red me ryht

025: to deţe ţou hauest me diht

026: y de3e longe er me day

027: ţou leue vpon mi lay

028: treuţe ichaue ţe plyht

029: to done ţat ich haue hyht

030: whil mi lif leste may

031: lylie whyt hue is

032: hire rode so rose on rys

033: ţat reueţ me mi rest

034: wymmon war & wys

035: of prude hue bereţ ţe pris

036: burde on of ţe best

037: ţis wommon woneţ by west

038: brihtest vnder bys

039: heuene y:tolde al his

040: ţat o nyht were hire gest

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Brook 6; Ker 33

001: Weping haueţ myn wonges wet

002: for wilked werk ant wone of wyt

003: vnbliţe y be til y ha bet

004: bruches broken ase bok byt

005: of leuedis loue ţat y ha let

006: ţat lemeţ al wiţ luefly lyt

007: ofte in song y haue hem set

008: ţat is vnsemly ţer hit syt

009: hit syt & semeţ noht

010: ţer hit ys seid in song

011: ţat y haue of hem wroht

012: ywis hit is al wrong

013: al wrong y wrohte for a wyf

014: ţat made vs wo in world ful wyde

015: heo rafte vs alle richesse ryf

016: ţat durţe vs nout in reynes ryde

017: a styţye stunte hire sturne stryf

018: ţat ys in heouene hert in hyde

019: In hire lyht on ledeţ lyf

020: & shon ţourh hire semly syde

021: ţourh hyre side he shon

022: ase sonne doţ ţourh ţe glas

023: wommon nes wicked non

024: seţţe he ybore was

025: wycked nis non ţat y wot

026: ţat durste for werk hire wonges wete 027: alle heo lyuen from last of lot

028: & are al hende ase hak in chete

029: forţi on molde y waxe mot

030: ţat y sawes haue seid vnsete

031: my fykel fleish mi falsly blod

032: on feld hem feole y falle to fete

033: to fet y:falle hem feole

034: for falslek fifte folde

035: of alle vntrewe on tele

036: wiţ tonge ase y her tolde

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037: ţah told beon tales vntoun in toune

038: such tiding mei tide y nul nout teme 039: of brudes bryht wiţ browes broune

040: or blisse heo beyen ţis briddes breme 041: In rude were roo wiţ hem roune

042: ţat hem mihte henten ase him were heme 043: nys kyng cayser ne clerk wiţ croune

044: ţis semly seruen ţat me ne may seme

045: semen him may on sonde

046: ţis semly seruen so

047: boţe wiţ fet ant honde

048: for on ţat vs warp from wo

049: nou wo in world ys went away

050: & weole is come ase we wolde

051: ţourh a mihti methful:mai

052: ţat ous haţ cast from cares colde

053: euer wymmen ich herie ay

054: & euer in hyrd wiţ hem ich holde

055: ant euer at neode y nyckenay

056: ţat y ner nemnede ţat heo nolde

057: y nolde & nullyt noht

058: for noţyng nou a nede

059: soţ is ţat y of hem ha wroht

060: as Richard erst con rede

061: Richard rote of resoun ryht

062: rykening of rym ant ron

063: of maidnes meke ţou hast myht

064: on molde y holde ţe murgest mon

065: cunde comely ase a knyht

066: clerk ycud ţat craftes con

067: In vch an hyrd ţyn aţel ys hyht

068: & vch an aţel ţin hap is on

069: hap ţat haţel haţ hent

070: wiţ hendelec in halle

071: selţe be hem sent

072: in londe of leuedis alle

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Brook 7; Ker 34

001: Mosti ryden by rybbesdale

002: wilde wymmen forte wale

003: ant welde wuch ich wolde

004: founde were ţe feyrest on

005: ţat euer wes mad of blod ant bon

006: in boure best wiţ bolde

007: Ase sonnebem hire bleo ys briht

008: in vche londe heo leomeţ liht

009: ţourh tale as mon me tolde

010: ţe lylie lossum is ant long

011: wiţ riche rose ant rode among

012: a fyld or fax to folde

013: Hire hed when ich biholde apon

014: ţe sonnebe’e’m aboute noon

015: me ţohte ţat y se3e

016: hyre (ey3en) aren grete ant gray ynoh 017: ţ[at] lussom when heo on me loh

018: ybend wax eyţer bre3e

019: ţe mone wiţ hire muchele maht

020: ne leneţ non such lyht anaht

021: ţat is in heouene he3e

022: ase hire forhed doţ in day

023: for wham ţus muchel y mourne may

024: for duel to deţ y drey3e

025: Heo haţ browes bend an heh

026: whyt bytuene ant nout to neh

027: lussum lyf heo ledes

028: hire neose ys set as hit wel semeţ

029: y de3e for deţ ţat me demeţ

030: hire speche as spices spredeţ

031: hire lockes lefly aren & longe

032: for sone he mihte hire murţes monge

033: wiţ blisse when hit bredes

034: hire chyn ys chosen & eyţer cheke

035: whit ynoh & rode on eke

036: ase roser when hit redes

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037: Heo haţ a mury mouht to mele

038: wiţ lefly rede lippes lele

039: romaun3 forte rede

040: hire teht aren white ase bon of whal 041: euene set ant atled al

042: ase hende mowe taken hede

043: swannes swyre swyţe wel ysette

044: a sponne lengore ţen ymette

045: ţat freoly ys to fede

046: me were leuere kepe hire come

047: ţen beon pope & ryde in rome

048: styţes vpon stede

049: When y byholde vpon hire hond

050: ţe lylie white lef in lond

051: best heo mihte beo

052: eyţer arm an elne long

053: baloygne mengeţ al bymong

054: ase baum ys hire bleo

055: fyngres heo haţ feir to folde

056: myhte ich hire haue & holde

057: in world wel were me

058: hyre tyttes aren an vnderbis

059: as apples tuo of parays

060: ouself 3e mowen seo

061: Hire gurdel of bete gold is al

062: vmben hire middel smal

063: ţat trikeţ to ţe to

064: al whiţ rubies on a rowe

065: wiţinne coruen craft to knowe

066: ant emeraudes mo

067: ţe bocle is al of whalles bon

068: ţer wiţinne stont a ston

069: ţat warneţ men from wo

070: ţe water ţat hit wetes yn

071: ywis hit worţeţ al to wyn

072: ţat se3en seyden so

073: Heo haţ a mete myddel smal

074: body & brest wel mad al

075: ase feynes wiţoute fere

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076: eyţer side soft ase sylk

077: whittore ţen ţe moren mylk

078: wiţ leofly lit on lere

079: al ţat ich ou nempne noht

080: hit is wonder wel ywroht

081: ant elles wonder were

082: he myhte sayen ţat crist hym se3e

083: ţat myhte nyhtes neh hyre le3e

084: heuene he heuede here

Brook 8; Ker 35

001: In a fryht as y con fare fremede

002: y founde a wel feyr fenge to fere

003: heo glystnede ase gold when hit glemede 004: nes ner gome so gladly on gere

005: y wolde wyte in world who hire kenede 006: ţis burde bryht 3ef hire wil were

007: heo me bed go my gates lest hire gremede 008: ne kepte heo non henyng here

009: yhere ţou me nou hendest in helde

010: nauy ţe none harmes to heţe

011: casten y wol ţe from cares & kelde

012: comeliche y wol ţe nou cleţe

013: cloţes y haue on forte caste

014: such as y may weore wiţ wynne

015: betere is were ţunne boute laste

016: ţen syde robes ant synke into synne

017: haue 3e or wyl 3e waxeţ vnwraste

018: afterward or ţonk be ţynne

019: betre is make forewardes faste

020: ţen afterward to mene & mynne

021: of munnyng ne munte ţou namore

022: of menske ţou were wurţe by my myht

023: y:take an hond to holde ţat y:hore

024: of al ţat y ţe haue byhyht

025: why ys ţe loţ to leuen on my lore

026: lengore ţen my loue were on ţe lyht

027: anoţer myhte 3erne ţe so 3ore

028: ţat nolde ţe noht rede so ryht

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029: such reed me myhte spaclyche reowe

030: when al my ro were me atraht

031: sone ţo woldest vachen an newe

032: ant take anoţer wiţinne ny3e naht

033: ţenne mihti hengren on heowe

034: in vch an hyrd ben hated & forhaht

035: ant ben ycayred from alle ţat y:kneowe 036: & bede cleuyen ţer y hade claht

037: betere is taken a comeliche y cloţe

038: in armes to cusse & to cluppe

039: ţen a wrecche y wedded so wroţe

040: ţah he me slowe ne myhti him asluppe 041: ţe beste red ţat y:con to vs boţe

042: ţat ţou me take ant y ţe toward huppe 043: ţah y swore by treuţe & oţe

044: ţat god haţ shaped mey non at luppe

045: mid shupping ne mey hit me ashunche

046: nes y neuer wycche ne wyle

047: ych am a maide ţat me ofţunche

048: luef me were gome boute gyle

Brook 9; Ker 36

001: A wayle whyt ase whalles bon

002: a grein in golde ţat godly shon

003: a tortle ţat min herte is on

004: in tonues trewe

005: hire gladshipe nes neuer gon

006: whil y may glewe

007: when heo is glad

008: of al ţis world namore y:bad

009: ţen beo wiţ hire myn one bistad

010: wiţ oute strif

011: ţe care ţat icham yn ybrad

012: y wyte a wyf

013: A wyf nis non so worly wroht

014: when heo ys blyţe to bedde ybroht

015: wel were him ţat wiste hire ţoht

016: ţat ţryuen & ţro

017: wel y wot heo nul me noht

018: myn herte is wo

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019: hou shal ţat lefly syng

020: ţat ţus is marred in mournyng

021: heo me wol to deţe bryng

022: longe er my day

023: gret hire wel ţat swete ţing

024: wiţ e3enen gray

025: hyre he3e haueţ wounded me ywisse

026: hire bende browen ţat bringeţ blisse 027: hire comely mouth ţat mihte cusse

028: in muche murţe he were

029: y wolde chaunge myn for his

030: ţat is here fere

031: wolde hyre fere beo so freo

032: ant wurţes were ţat so myhte beo

033: al for on y wolde 3eue ţreo

034: wiţoute chep

035: from helle to heuene ant sonne to see 036: nys non so 3e,e,p

037: ne half so freo

038: wose wole of loue be trewe do lystne me 039: herkneţ me y ou telle

040: in such wondryng for wo y welle

041: nys no fur so hot in helle

042: al to mon

043: ţat loueţ derne ant darn:out telle

044: whet him ys on

045: Ich vnne hire wel ant heo me wo

046: ycham hire frend ant heo my fo

047: me ţuncheţ min herte wol breke atwo

048: for sorewe ant syke

049: in godes greting mote heo go

050: ţat wayle whyte

051: Ich wolde ich were a ţrestelcok

052: a bountyng oţer a lauercok

053: swete bryd

054: bituene hire curtel ant hire smok

055: y wolde ben hyd

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Brook 10; Ker 41

001: Of a mon Matheu ţohte

002: ţo he ţe wyn3ord whrohte

003: ant wrot hit on ys boc

004: In marewe men he sohte

005: at vnder mo he brohte

006: ant nom ant non forsoc

007: At mydday ant at non

008: he sende hem ţider fol:son

009: to helpen hem wiţ hoc

010: huere foreward wes to fon

011: so ţe furmest heuede ydon

012: ase ţe erst vndertoc

013: At euesong euen neh

014: ydel men 3et he seh

015: lomen habbe an honde

016: to hem he sayde an heh

017: ţat suyţe he wes vndreh

018: so ydel forte stonde

019: so hit wes bistad

020: ţat nomon hem ne bad

021: huere lomes to fonde

022: anon he was byrad

023: to werk ţat he hem lad

024: for nyht nolde he nout wonde

025: huere hure anyht hue nome

026: he ţat furst ant last come

027: a peny brod & bryht

028: ţis oţer swore alle & some

029: ţat er were come wiţ lome

030: ţat so nes hit nout ryht

031: ant swore somme vnsaht

032: ţat hem wes werk bytaht

033: longe er hit were lyht

034: for ryht were ţat me raht

035: ţe mon ţat al day wraht

036: ţe more mede anyht

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037: ţenne seiţ he ywis

038: why naţ nout vchmon his

039: holdeţ nou or pees

040: Away ţou art vnwis

041: tak al ţat ţin ys

042: ant fare ase foreward wees

043: 3ef y may betere beode

044: to mi latere leode

045: to leue nam y nout lees

046: to alle ţat euer hider eode

047: to do today my neode

048: Ichulle be wraţţelees

049: ţis world me wurcheţ wo

050: rooles ase ţe roo

051: y sike for vnsete

052: ant mourne ase men doh mo

053: for doute of foule fo

054: hou y my sunne may bete

055: ţis mon ţat Matheu 3ef

056: a peny ţat wes so bref

057: ţis frely folk vnfete

058: 3et he 3yrnden more

059: ant saide he come wel 3ore

060: ant gonne is loue forlete

Brook 11; Ker 43

001: Lenten ys come wiţ loue to toune

002: wiţ blosmen & wiţ briddes roune

003: ţat al ţis blisse bryngeţ

004: dayese3es in ţis dales

005: notes suete of nyhtegales

006: vch foul song singeţ

007: ţe ţrestelcoc him ţreteţ oo

008: away is huere wynter wo

009: when woderoue springeţ

010: ţis foules singeţ ferly fele

011: ant wlyteţ on huere wynter wele

012: ţat al ţe wode ryngeţ

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013: ţe rose rayleţ hire rode

014: ţe leues on ţe lyhte wode

015: waxen al wiţ wille

016: ţe mone mandeţ hire bleo

017: ţe lilie is lossom to seo

018: ţe fenyl & ţe fille

019: wowes ţis wilde drakes

020: Miles murgeţ huere makes

021: ase strem ţat strikeţ stille

022: Mody meneţ so doh mo

023: Ichot ycham on of ţo

024: for loue ţat likes ille

025: ţe mone mandeţ hire lyht

026: so doţ ţe semly sonne bryht

027: when briddes singeţ breme

028: deawes donkeţ ţe dounes

029: deores wiţ huere derne rounes

030: domes forte deme

031: wormes woweţ vnder cloude

032: wymmen waxeţ wounder proude

033: so wel hit wol hem seme

034: 3ef me shal wonte wille of on

035: ţis wunne weole y wole forgon

036: ant wyht in wode be fleme

Brook 12; Ker 44

001: In may hit murgeţ when hit dawes

002: In dounes wiţ ţis dueres plawes

003: ant lef is lyht on lynde

004: blesmes bredeţ on ţe bowes

005: al ţis wylde wyhtes wowes

006: so wel ych vnderfynde

007: y not non so freoli flour

008: ase ledies ţat beţ bryht in bour

009: wiţ loue who mihte hem bynde

010: so worly wymmen are by west

011: one of hem ich herie best

012: from Irlond into ynde

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013: wymmen were ţe beste ţing

014: ţat shup oure he3e heuene kyng

015: 3ef feole false nere

016: heo beoţ to rad vpon huere red

017: to loue ţer me hem lastes bed

018: when heo shule fenge fere

019: Lut in londe are to leue

020: ţah me hem trewe trouţe 3eue

021: for tricherie to 3ere

022: when trichour haţ is trouţe yplyht

023: byswyken he haţ ţat suete wyht

024: ţah he hire oţes swere

025: wymmon war ţe wiţ ţe swyke

026: ţat feir ant freoly ys to fyke

027: ys fare is o to founde

028: so wyde in world ys huere won

029: in vch a toune vntrewe is on

030: from Leycestre to Lounde

031: of treuţe nis ţe trichour noht

032: bote he habbe is wille ywroht

033: at steuenyng vmbe stounde

034: ah feyre leuedis be on war

035: to late comeţ ţe 3eynchar

036: when loue ou haţ ybounde

037: wymmen bueţ so feyr on hewe

038: ne trowy none ţat nere trewe

039: 3ef trichour hem ne tahte

040: ah feyre ţinges freoly bore

041: when me ou woweţ beţ war bifore

042: whuch is worldes ahte

043: al to late is send a3eyn

044: when ţe ledy liht byleyn

045: ant lyueţ by ţat he lahte

046: ah wolde Lylie leor in lyn

047: yhere leuely lores myn

048: wiţ selţe we weren sahte

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Brook 13; Ker 45

001: He3e louerd ţou here my bone

002: ˘at madest middelert & mone

003: ant mon of murţes munne

004: trusti kyng ant trewe in trone

005: ţat ţou be wiţ me sahte sone

006: asoyle me of sunne

007: Fol ich wes in folies fayn

008: In luthere lastes y am layn

009: ţat makeţ myn ţryftes ţunne

010: ţat semly sawes wes woned to seyn

011: Nou is marred al my meyn

012: away is al my wunne

013: vnwunne haueţ myn wonges wet

014: ţat makeţ me rouţes rede

015: Ne semy nout ţer y am set

016: ţer me calleţ me fulle flet

017: ant waynoun wayteglede

018: Whil ich wes in wille wolde

019: In vch a bour among ţe bolde

020: yholde wiţ ţe heste

021: Nou y may no fynger folde

022: Lutel loued ant lasse ytolde

023: yleued wiţ ţe leste

024: A goute me haţ ygreyţed so

025: ant oţer eueles monye mo

026: y not whet bote is beste

027: ţar er wes wilde ase ţe ro

028: nou yswyke y mei nout so

029: hit siweţ me so faste

030: Faste y wes on horse heh

031: ant werede worly wede

032: Nou is faren al my feh

033: wiţ serewe ţat ich hit euer seh

034: a staf ys nou my stede

035: When y se steden styţe in stalle

036: ant y go haltinde in ţe halle

037: Myn huerte gynneţ to helde

038: ţat er wes wildest inwiţ walle

039: nou is vnder fote yfalle

040: ant mey no fynger felde

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041: ţer ich wes luef icham ful loht

042: ant alle myn godes me atgoht

043: myn gomenes waxeţ gelde

044: ţat feyre founden me mete & cloht

045: hue wrieţ awey as hue were wroht

046: such is euel ant elde

047: Euel ant elde ant oţer wo

048: foleweţ me so faste

049: Me ţunkeţ myn herte brekeţ a tuo

050: suete god whi shal hit swo

051: hou mai hit lengore laste

052: whil mi lif wes luţer & lees

053: glotonie mi glemon wes

054: wiţ me he wonede a while

055: prude wes my plowe fere

056: lecherie my lauendere

057: wiţ hem is gabbe & gyle

058: Coueytise myn keyes bere

059: Niţe ant onde were mi fere

060: ţat bueţ folkes fyle

061: Lyare wes mi latymer

062: sleuthe & slep mi bedyuer

063: ţat weneţ me vnbe while

064: vmbe while y am to whene

065: when y shal murţes meten

066: Monne mest y am to mene

067: lord ţat hast me lyf to lene

068: such lotes lef me leten

069: such lyf ich haue lad fol 3ore

070: merci louerd y nul namore

071: bowen ichulle to bete

072: syker hit siweţ me ful sore

073: gabbes les & luţere lore

074: sunnes bueţ vnsete

075: godes heste ne huld y noht

076: bote euer a3eyn is wille ywroht

077: mon lereţ me to lete

078: such serewe haţ myn sides ţurhsoht

079: ţat al y weolewe away to noht

080: when y shal murţes mete

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081: To mete murţes ich wes wel fous

082: ant comely mon ta calle

083: y:sugge by oţer ase bi ous

084: alse ys hirmon halt in hous

085: ase heued hount in halle

086: dredful deţ why wolt ţou dare

087: bryng ţis body ţat is so bare

088: ant yn bale ybounde

089: Careful mon ycast in care

090: y falewe as flour y let forţfare

091: ychabbe myn deţes wounde

092: murţes helpeţ me no more

093: help me lord er ţen ich hore

094: ant stunt my lyf a stounde

095: ţat 3okkyn haţ y3yrned 3ore

096: Nou hit sereweţ him ful sore

097: ant bringeţ him to grounde

098: to grounde hit haueţ him ybroht

099: whet ys ţe beste bote

100: bote heryen him ţat haht vs boht

101: vre lord ţat al ţis world haţ wroht

102: ant fallen him to fote

103: Nou icham to deţe ydyht

104: ydon is al my dede

105: god vs lene of ys lyht

106: ţat we of soutes habben syht

107: ant heuene to mede ą amen.

Brook 14; Ker 46

001: Blow northerne wynd

002: sent ţou me my suetyng

003: blow norţerne wynd

004: blou blou blou

005: Ichot a burde in boure bryht

006: ţat sully semly is on syht

007: menskful maiden of myht

008: feir ant fre to fonde

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009: In al ţis wurhliche won

010: a burde of blod & of bon

011: neuer3ete y nuste non

012: lussomore in londe

013: blow &c

014: wiţ lokkes lefliche & longe

015: wiţ frount & face feir to fonde

016: wiţ murţes monie mote heo monge

017: ţat brid so breme in boure

018: wiţ lossom eye grete ant gode

019: wiţ browen blysfol vnder hode

020: he ţat reste him on ţe rode

021: ţat leflich lyf honoure

022: Blou &c

023: hire lure lumes liht

024: ase a launterne anyht

025: hire bleo blykyeţ so bryht

026: so feyr heo is ant fyn

027: a suetly suyre heo haţ to holde

028: wiţ armes shuldre ase mon wolde

029: ant fyngres feyre forte folde

030: god wolde hue were myn

031: Middel heo haţ menskful smal

032: hire loueliche chere as cristal

033: ţe3es leggos fet ant al

034: iwraht wes of ţe beste.

035: A lussum ledy lasteles

036: ţat sweting is & euer wes

037: a betere burde neuer nes

038: yheryed wiţ ţe heste

039: heo is dereworţe in day

040: graciouse stout ant gay

041: gentil iolyf so ţe Iay

042: worhliche when heo wakeţ

043: Maiden murgest of mouţ

044: bi est bi west by norţ & souţ

045: ţer nis fiele ne crouţ

046: ţat such murţes makeţ

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047: heo is coral of godnesse

048: heo is rubie of ryhtfulnesse

049: heo is cristal of clannesse

050: ant baner of bealte

051: heo is lilie of largesse

052: heo is paruenke of prouesse

053: heo is solsecle of suetnesse

054: ant ledy of lealte

055: to loue ţat leflich is in londe

056: y tolde him as ych vnderstonde

057: hou ţis hende haţ hent in honde

058: on huerte ţat myn wes

059: ant hire knyhtes me han so soht

060: sykyng sorewyng & ţoht

061: ţo ţre me han in bale broht

062: a3eyn ţe poer of pe’e’s

063: to loue y putte pleyntes mo

064: hou sykyng me haţ siwed so

065: ant eke ţoht me ţrat to slo

066: wiţ maistry 3ef he myhte

067: ant serewe sore in balful bende

068: ţat he wolde for ţis hende

069: me lede to my lyues ende

070: vnlahfulliche in lyhte

071: hire loue me lustnede vch word

072: ant beh him to me ouer bord

073: ant bed me hente ţat hord

074: of myne huerte hele

075: ant bisecheţ ţat swete ant swote

076: er ţen ţou falle as fen of fote

077: ţat heo wiţ ţe wolle of bote

078: dereworţliche dele

079: for hire loue y carke ant care

080: for hire loue y droupne ant dare

081: for hire loue my blisse is bare

082: ant al ich waxe won

083: for hire loue in slep y slake

084: for hire loue al nyht ich wake

085: for hire loue mournyng y make

086: More ţen eny mon

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Brook 15; Ker 50

001: Suete iesu king of blysse

002: myn huerte loue min huerte lisse

003: ţou art suete myd ywisse

004: wo is him ţat ţe shal misse

005: suete iesu min huerte lyht

006: ţou art day wiţoute nyht

007: ţen 3eue me streinţe & eke myht

008: forte louien ţe aryht

009: Suete iesu min huerte bote

010: in myn huerte ţou sete a rote

011: of ţi loue ţat is so swote

012: ant leue ţat hit springe mote

013: suete iesu myn huerte gleem

014: bryhtore ţen ţe sonnebeem

015: ybore ţou were in Bedleheem

016: ţou make me here ţi suete dreem

017: Suete iesu ţi loue is suete

018: wo is him ţat ţe shal lete

019: ţarefore me shulden ofte ţe grete

020: wiţ salte teres & e3e wepe

021: Suete iesu kyng of londe

022: ţou make me fer vnderstonde

023: ţat min herte mote fonde

024: hou suete bueţ ţi loue bonde

025: Swete iesu louerd myn

026: my lyf myn huerte al is ţin

027: vndo myn herte & liht ţeryn

028: ant wite me from fendes engyn

029: Suete iesu my soule fode

030: ţin werkes bueţ bo suete & gode

031: ţou bohtest me vpon ţe rode

032: for me ţou sheddest ţi blode

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033: Suete iesu me reoweţ sore

034: gultes ţat y ha wroţt 3ore

035: ţarefore y bidde ţin mylse & ore

036: merci lord y nul namore

037: Suete iesu louerd god

038: ţou me bohtest wiţ ţi blod

039: out of ţin huerte orn ţe flod

040: ţi moder hit seh ţat ţe by stod

041: Suete iesu bryht & shene

042: y:preye ţe ţou here my bene

043: ţourh erndyng of ţe heuene quene

044: ţat my bone be nou sene

045: Suete iesu berne best

046: wiţ ich hope halbe rest

047: wheţer y be souţ oţer west

048: ţe help of ţe be me nest

049: Suete iesu wel may him be

050: ţat ţe may in blisse se

051: after mi soule let aungles te

052: for me ne gladieţ gome ne gle

053: Suete iesu heuene kyng

054: feir & best of alle ţyng

055: ţou bring me of ţis longing

056: & come to ţe at myn endyng

057: Suete iesu al folkes reed

058: graunte ous er we buen ded

059: ţe vnderfonge in fourme of bred

060: ant seţţe to heouene ţou vs led

Brook 16; Ker 51

001: Iesu crist heouene kyng

002: 3ef vs alle god endyng

003: ţat bone biddeţ ţe

004: at ţe biginnyng of mi song

005: iesu y ţe preye among

006: in stude al wher y be

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007: For ţou art kyng of alle

008: to ţe y clepie ant calle

009: ţou haue merci of me

010: ţis enderday in o morewenyng

011: wiţ dreri herte ant gret mournyng

012: on mi folie y ţohte

013: one ţat is so suete a ţing

014: ţat ber iesse ţe heuene kyng

015: merci y besohte

016: iesu for ţi muchele myht

017: ţou graunte vs alle heuene lyht

018: ţat vs so duere bohtes

019: for ţi merci iesu suete

020: ţin hondywerk nult ţou lete

021: ţat ţou wel 3erne sohtest

022: wel ichot ant soţ hit ys

023: ţat in ţis world nys no blys

024: bote care serewe & pyne

025: ţarefore ich rede we wurchen so

026: ţat we mowe come to

027: ţe ioye wiţoute fyne

Brook 17; Ker 52

001: Wynter wakeneţ al my care

002: nou ţis leues waxeţ bare

003: ofte y sike & mourne sare

004: when hit comeţ in my ţoht

005: of ţis worldes ioie hou hit geţ al to noht 006: Nou hit is & nou hit nys

007: also hit ner nere ywys

008: ţat moni mon seiţ soţ hit ys

009: al goţ bote godes wille

010: alle we shule deye ţaţ vs like ylle

011: al ţat gren me graueţ grene

012: nou hit faleweţ al bydene

013: iesu help ţat hit be sene

014: ant shild vs from helle

015: for y not whider y shal ne hou longe her duelle -54-Brook 18; Ker 53

001: When y se blosmes springe

002: ant here foules song

003: suete louelongynge

004: myn herte ţourhout stong

005: al for a loue newe

006: ţat is so suete & trewe

007: ţat gladieţ al my song

008: ich wot al myd iwisse

009: my ioie & eke my blisse

010: on him is al ylong

011: when y miselue stonde

012: & wiţ myn e3en seo

013: ţurled fot ant honde

014: wiţ grete nayles ţreo

015: blody wes ys heued

016: on him nes nout bileued

017: ţat wes of peynes freo

018: wel wel ohte myn herte

019: for his loue to smerte

020: ant sike ant sory beo

021: Iesu milde & softe

022: 3ef me streynţe ant myht

023: Longen sore an ofte

024: to louye ţe aryht

025: pyne to ţolie ant dre3e

026: for ţe sone marye

027: ţou art so fre ant bryht

028: mayden ant moder mylde

029: for loue of ţine childe

030: ernde vs heuene lyht

031: alas ţat y ne couţe

032: turne to him my ţoht

033: ant cheosen him to lemmon

034: so duere he vs haţ yboht

035: wiţ woundes deope ant stronge

036: wiţ peynes sore ant longe

037: of loue ne conne we noht

038: his blod ţat feol to grounde

039: of hise suete wounde

040: of peyne vs haţ yboht

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041: Iesu milde ant suete

042: y synge ţe mi song

043: ofte y ţe grete

044: ant preye ţe among

045: let me sunnes lete

046: ant in ţis lyue bete

047: ţat ich haue do wrong

048: at oure lyues ende

049: when whe shule wende

050: iesu vs vndefong amen

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Brook 20; Ker 60

001: Stond wel moder vnder rode

002: byholt ţy sone wiţ glade mode

003: blyţe moder myht ţou be

004: sone hou shulde y bliţe stonde

005: y se ţin fet y se ţin honde

006: nayled to ţe harde tre.

007: moder do wey ţy wepinge

008: y ţole deţ for monkynde,

009: for my gult ţole y non,

010: sone y fele ţe dedestounde

011: ţe suert is at myn herte grounde

012: ţat me byhet symeon,

013: moder merci let me deye

014: for adam out of helle beye

015: ant his kun ţat is forlore

016: sone what shal me to rede

017: my peyne pyneţ me to dede

018: lat me de3e ţe byfore

019: moder ţou rewe al of ţi bern

020: ţou wosshe awai ţe blody tern

021: hit ţop me worse ţen my ded,

022: sone hou may y teres werne

023: y se ţe blody stremes erne

024: from ţin herte to my fet

025: moder nou y may ţe seye

026: betere is ţat ich one deye

027: ţen al monkunde to helle go,

028: sone y se ţi bodi byswngen

029: fet & honden ţourhout stongen

030: no wonder ţah me be wo

031: moder now y shal ţe telle

032: 3ef y ne de3e ţou gost to helle

033: y ţole ded for ţine sake,

034: sone ţou art so meke & mynde

035: ne wyt me naht hit is my kynde

036: ţat y for ţe ţis sorewe make

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037: moder nou ţou miht wel leren

038: whet sorewe haueţ ţat children beren 039: whet sorewe hit is wiţ childe gon

040: sorewe ywis y con ţe telle

041: bote hit be ţe pyne of helle

042: more serewe wot y nou,

043: moder rew of moder kare

044: for nou ţou wost of moder fare

045: ţou ţou be clene mayden mon

046: sone help at alle nede

047: alle ţo ţat to me grede

048: maiden wif ant fol wymmon

049: moder may y no lengore duelle

050: ţe time is come y shal to helle

051: ţe ţridde day y ryse vpon

052: sone y wil wiţ ţe founden,

053: y deye ywis for ţine wounden

054: so soreweful ded nes neuer non

055: when he ros ţo fel hire sorewe

056: hire blisse sprong ţe ţridde morewe

057: blyţe moder were ţou ţo

058: Leuedy for ţat ilke blisse

059: bysech ţi sone of sunnes lisse,

060: ţou be oure sheld a3eyn oure fo

061: blessed be ţou ful of blysse

062: let vs neuer heuene misse

063: ţourh ţi suete sones myht

064: louerd for ţat ilke blod,

065: ţat ţou sheddest on ţe rod,

066: ţou bryng vs into heuene lyht Amen.

Brook 21; Ker 61

001: Iesu for ţi muchele miht

002: ţou 3ef vs of ţi grace

003: ţat we mowe dai & nyht

004: ţenken o ţi face

005: in myn herte hit doţ me god,

006: when y ţenke on iesu blod,

007: ţat ran doun bi ys syde

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008: from is herte doun to is fot

009: for ous he spradde is herte blod,

010: his wondes were so wyde

011: when y ţenke on iesu ded

012: min herte ouerwerpes

013: mi soule is won so is ţe led

014: for mi fole werkes

015: ful wo is ţat ilke mon

016: ţat iesu ded ne ţenkes on

017: what he soffrede so sore

018: for my synnes y wil wete

019: ant alle y wyle hem forlete,

020: nou & euermore.

021: mon ţat is in ioie & blis,

022: & liţ in shame & synne

023: he is more ţen vnwis

024: ţat ţerof nul nout blynne

025: al ţis world hit geţ away,

026: me ţynkeţ hit ne3yţ domesday,

027: nou man gos to grounde

028: iesu crist ţat ţolede ded,

029: he may oure soules to heuene led,

030: wiţinne a lutel stounde

031: ţah ţou haue al ţi wille

032: ţenk on godes wondes

033: for ţat we ne shulde spille

034: he ţolede harde stoundes

035: al for mon he ţolede ded,

036: 3yf he wyle leue on is red

037: ant leue his folie

038: we shule haue ioie & blis

039: more ţen we conne seien ywys

040: in iesu compagnie

041: iesu ţat wes milde & fre

042: wes wiţ spere ystonge

043: he was nailed to ţe tre

044: wiţ scourges yswongen

045: al for mon he ţolede shame

046: wiţouten gult wiţouten blame

047: boţe day & oţer

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048: mon ful muchel he louede ţe

049: when he wolde make ţe fre

050: ant bicome ţi broţer.

Brook 22; Ker 62

001: Y syke when y singe

002: for sorewe ţat y se

003: when y wiţ wypinge

004: biholde vpon ţe tre

005: ant se iesu ţe suete

006: is herte blod forlete

007: for ţe loue of me

008: ys woundes waxen wete

009: ţei wepen stille & mete

010: marie reweţ ţe

011: he3e vpon a doune

012: ţer al folk hit se may

013: a mile from vch toune

014: aboute ţe midday

015: ţe rode is vp arered

016: his frendes aren afered

017: ant clyngeţ so ţe clay ,

018: ţe rode stond in stone

019: marie stont hire one

020: ant seiţ weylaway

021: when y ţe biholde

022: wiţ ey3en bryhte bo

023: ant ţi bodi colde

024: ţi ble waxeţ blo,

025: ţou hengest al of blode

026: so he3e vpon ţe rode

027: bituene ţeues tuo

028: who may syke more

029: marie wepeţ sore

030: ant siht al ţis wo

031: ţe naylles beţ to stronge

032: ţe smyţes are to sleye

033: ţou bledest al to longe

034: ţe tre is al to hey3e

035: ţe stones beoţ al wete

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036: alas iesu ţe suete

037: for nou frend hast ţou non

038: bote seint Iohan mournynde

039: ant marie wepynde

040: for pyne ţat ţe ys on

041: ofte when y sike

042: & makie my mon

043: welille ţah me like

044: wonder is hit non

045: when y se honge he3e

046: ant bittre pynes dre3e

047: iesu my lemmon

048: his wondes sore smerte

049: ţe spere al to is herte

050: ant ţourh is sydes gon

051: ofte when y syke

052: wiţ care y am ţourh soht

053: when y wake y wyke

054: of serewe is al mi ţoht

055: alas men beţ wode

056: ţat suereţ by ţe rode

057: & selleţ him for noht

058: ţat bohte vs out of synne

059: he bring vs to wynne

060: ţat haţ vs duere boht

Brook 23; Ker 63

001: Nou skrnkeţ rose & lylie flour

002: ţat whilen ber ţat suete sauour

003: in somer ţat suete tyde

004: ne is no quene so stark ne stour

005: ne no leuedy so bryht in bour

006: ţat ded ne shal by glyde

007: whose wel fleysh lust forgon

008: & heuene blis abyde

009: on iesu be is ţoht anon

010: ţat ţerled was ys side

-61-

011: from petersbourh in o morewenyng

012: as y me wende o:my pley3yng

013: on mi folie y ţohte

014: meuen y gon my mournyng

015: to hire ţat ber ţe heuene kyng

016: of merci hire bysohte

017: ledy preye ţi sone for ous

018: ţat vs duere dohte

019: ant shild vs from ţe loţe hous ţat to the fend is wrohte 020: ţat to the fend is wrohte

021: myn herte of dedes wes fordred

022: of synne ţat y haue my fleish fed

023: ant folewed al my tyme

024: ţat y not whider ishal be led,

025: when y lygge on deţes bed,

026: in ioie ore into pyne

027: on a ledy myn hope is

028: moder ant virgyne

029: whe shulen into heuene blis

030: ţurh hire medicine

031: betere is hire medycyn

032: ţen eny mede or eny wyn

033: hire erbes smulleţ suete

034: from catenas into dyuelyn

035: nis ţer no leche so fyn

036: oure serewes to bete

037: mon ţat feleţ eni sor

038: & his folie wol lete

039: wiţoute gold oţer eny tresor

040: he mai be sound ant sete.

041: of penaunce is his plastre al

042: ant euer seruen hire y shal

043: nou & al my lyue

044: nou is fre ţat er wes ţral

045: al ţourh ţat leuedy gent & smal

046: heried be hyr ioies fyue

047: wherso eny sek ys

048: ţider hye blyue

049: ţurh hire beoţ ybroht to blis

050: bo mayden ant wyue

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051: for he ţat dude is body on tre

052: of oure sinnes haue piete

053: ţat weldes heouene boures

054: wymmon wiţ ţi iolyfte,

055: ţou ţench on godes shoures,

056: ţah ţou be whyt & bryth on ble

057: falewen shule ţy floures

058: Iesu haue merci of vs

059: ţat al ţis world honoures ą Amen.

Brook 24; Ker 64

001: My deţ y loue my lyf ich hate for a leuedy shene 002: heo is brith so daies liht ţat is on me wel sene 003: al y falewe so doţ ţe lef in somer when hit is grene 004: 3ef mi ţoht helpeţ me noht to wham shal y me mene 005: sorewe & syke & drery mod byndeţ me so faste 006: ţat y wene to walke wod 3ef hit me lengore laste 007: my serewe my care al wiţ a word he myhte awey caste 008: whet helpeţ ţe my suete lemmon my lyf ţus forte gaste 009: do wey ţou clerc ţou art a fol wiţ ţe bydde y noht chyde 010: shalt ţou neuer lyue ţat day mi loue ţat ţou shalt byde 011: 3ef ţou in my boure art take shame ţe may bityde, 012: ţe is bettere on fote gon ţen wycked hors to ryde.

013: weylawei whi seist ţou so ţou rewe on me ţy man, 014: ţou art euer in my ţoht in londe wher ich am 015: 3ef y de3e for ţi loue hit is ţe mykel sham 016: ţou lete me lyue & be ţi luef & ţou my suete lemman.

017: be stille ţou fol y calle ţe riţt cost ţou neuer blynne 018: ţou art wayted day & nyht wiţ fader & al my kynne 019: be ţou in mi bour ytake lete ţey for no synne 020: me to holde & ţe to slon ţe deţ so ţou maht wynne 021: suete ledy ţou wend ţi mod sorewe ţou wolt me kyţe 022: ich am al so sory mon so ich was whylen blyţe 023: in a wyndou ţer we stod we custe vs fyfty syţe 024: feir biheste makeţ mony mon al is serewes mythe -63-025: weylawey whi seist ţou so mi serewe ţou makest newe 026: y louede a clerk al paramours of loue he wes ful trewe 027: he nes nout blyţe neuer a day bote he me sone se3e 028: ich louede him betere ţen my lyf whet bote is hit to le3e 029: whil y wes a clerc in scole wel muchel y couţe of lore 030: ych haue ţoled for ţy loue woundes fele sore 031: fer from & eke from men vnder ţe wode gore 032: suete ledy ţou rewe of me nou may y no more 033: ţou semest wel to ben a clerc for ţou spekest so stille 034: shalt ţou neuer for mi loue woundes ţole grylle 035: fader moder & al my kun ne shal me holde so stille 036: ţat y nam ţyn & ţou art myn to don al ţi wille Brook 25; Ker 65

001: When ţe nyhtegale singes ţe wodes waxen grene 002: lef & gras & blosme springes in aueryl y:wene 003: ant loue is to myn herte gon wiţ one spere so kene 004: nyht & day my blod hit drynkes myn herte deţ me tene.

005: Ich haue loued al ţis 3er ţat y may loue namore 006: ich haue siked moni syk lemmon for ţin ore 007: me nis loue neuer ţe ner & ţat me reweţ sore 008: suete lemmon ţench on me ich haue loued ţe 3ore 009: suete lemmon y preye ţe of loue one speche 010: whil y lyue in world so wyde oţer nulle y seche 011: wiţ ţy loue my suete leof mi blis ţou mihtes eche 012: a suete cos of ţy mouţ mihte be my leche 013: suete lemmon y:pree3e ţe of a loue bene 014: 3ef ţou me louest ase men says lemmon as y wene 015: ant 3ef hit ţi wille be ţou loke ţat hit be sene 016: so muchel y ţenke vpon ţe ţat al y waxe grene 017: bituene lyncolne & lyndeseye norhamptoun ant lounde 018: ne wot y non so fayr a:may as y go fore ybounde 019: suete lemmon ypre3e ţe ţou louie me a stounde 020: y wole mone my song

021: on wham ţat hit ys on ylong

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Brook 26; Ker 66

001: Blessed be ţou leuedy ful of heouene blisse 002: suete flur of parays moder of mildenesse 003: prey3e iesu ţy sone ţat he merede & wysse 004: so my wey forte gon ţat he me neuer misse 005: of ţe suete leuedy my song y wile byginne 006: ţy deore suete sones loue ţou lere me to wynne 007: ofte y syke & serewe among may y neuer blynne 008: leuedi for ţi milde mod ţou shilde me from synne 009: myne ţohtes leuedy makeţ me ful wan

010: to ţe y crie & calle ţou here me for ţi man 011: help me heuene quene for ţyn euer:ycham 012: wisse me to ţi deore sone ţe weres y ne can 013: Leuedy seinte marie for ţi milde mod 014: soffre neuer ţat y be so wilde ne so wod 015: ţat ich her forleose ţe ţat art so god 016: ţat iesu me to bohte wiţ is suete blod 017: bryhte & shene sterre cler lyht ţou me & lere 018: In ţis false fykel world myselue so to bere 019: ţat y ner at myn endyng haue ţe feond to fere 020: Iesu mid ţi suete blod ţou bohtest me so dere 021: Leuedi seinte marie so fair & so briht 022: al myn help is on ţe bi day & by nyht 023: leuedi fre ţou shilde me so wel as ţou myht 024: ţat y neuer forleose heueriche lyht

025: leuedy seinte marie so fayr & so hende 026: preye iesu crist ţi sone ţat he me grace sende 027: so to queme him & ţe er ich henne wende 028: ţat he me bringe to ţe blis ţat is wiţouten ende 029: ofte y crie merci of mylse ţou art welle 030: alle buen false ţat bueţ mad boţe of fleysh & felle 031: leuedi suete ţou vs shild from ţe pine of helle 032: bring vs to ţe ioie ţat no tonge hit may of telle -65-033: Iesu crist godes sone fader & holy gost 034: help vs at oure nede as ţou hit al wel wost 035: bring vs to ţin riche ţer is ioie most 036: let vs neuer hit misse for non worldes bost Brook 27; Ker 67

001: Ase y me rod ţis ender day

002: by grene wode to seche play

003: mid herte y ţohte al on a may

004: suetest of alle ţinge

005: Lyţe & ich ou telle may

006: al of ţat suete ţinge

007: ţis maide is suete ant fre of blod

008: briht & feyr of milde mod

009: alle heo mai don vs god

010: ţurh hire bysechynge

011: of hire he tok fleysh & blod

012: iesu heuene kynge

013: Wiţ al mi lif y loue ţat may

014: he is mi solas nyht & day

015: my ioie & eke my beste play

016: ant eke my louelongynge

017: al ţe betere meis ţat day

018: ţat ich of hire synge

019: of alle ţinge y loue hire mest

020: my dayes blis my nyhtes rest

021: heo counseileţ & helpeţ best

022: boţe elde & 3ynge

023: nou y may 3ef y wole

024: ţe fif ioyes mynge

025: ţe furst ioie of ţat wynman

026: when gabriel from heuene cam

027: ant seide god shulde bicome man

028: ant of hire be bore

029: & bringe vp of helle pyn

030: monkyn ţat wes forlore

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031: ţat oţer ioie of ţat may

032: wes o cristesmasse day

033: when god wes bore on ţoro lay

034: ant brohte vs lyhtnesse

035: ţe ster wes seie byfore day

036: ţis hirdes bereţ wytnesse

037: ţe ţ4idde ioie of ţat leuedy

038: ţat men clepeţ ţe epyphany

039: when ţe kynges come wery

040: to presente hyre sone

041: wiţ myrre gold & encen3

042: ţat wes mon bicome

043: ţe furţe ioie we telle mawen

044: on estermorewe wen hit gon dawen

045: hyre sone ţat wes slawen

046: aros in fleysh & bon

047: more ioie ne mai me hauen

048: wyf ne mayden non

049: ţe fifte ioie of ţat wymman

050: when hire body to heuene cam

051: ţe soule to ţe body nam

052: ase hit wes woned to bene

053: crist leue vs alle wiţ ţat wymman

054: ţat ioie al forte sene

055: preye we alle to oure leuedy

056: ant to ţe sontes ţat woneţ hire by

057: ţat heo of vs hauen merci

058: ant ţat we ne misse

059: In ţis world to ben holy

060: ant wynne heuene blysse

061: amen

Brook 28; Ker 69

001: Mayden moder milde

002: oie3 cel oreysoun

003: from shome ţou me shilde

004: e de ly mal feloun

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005: for loue of ţine childe

006: me menez de tresoun

007: Ich wes wod & wilde

008: ore su en prisoun

009: ţou art feyr & fre

010: e plein de doucour

011: of ţe sprong ţe ble

012: ly souerein creatour

013: mayde byseche y:ţe

014: vostre seint socour

015: meoke & mylde be wiţ me

016: pur la sue amour

017: ţo Iudas iesum founde

018: donque ly beysa

019: he wes bete & bounde

020: que nous tous fourma

021: wyde were is wounde

022: qe le gyw ly dona

023: he ţolede harde stounde

024: me poi le greua

025: on stou ase ţou stode

026: puccele tot pensaunt

027: ţou restest ţe vnder rode

028: ton fitz veites pendant

029: ţou se3e is sides of blode

030: l’alme de ly partaunt

031: he ferede vch an fode

032: en mound que fust viuant

033: ys siden were sore

034: le sang de ly cora

035: ţat lond wes forlore

036: mes il le rechata

037: vch bern ţat wes ybore

038: en enfern descenda

039: he ţolede deţ ţerfore

040: en ciel puis mounta

041: ţo pilat herde ţe tydynge

042: molt fu ioyous baroun

043: he lette byfore him brynge

044: iesu nazaroun

-68-

045: he was ycrouned kynge

046: pur nostre redempcioun

047: whose wol me synge

048: auera grant pardoun

Brook 29; Ker 73

001: God, ţat al ţis myhtes may

002: in heuene & erţe [ţy] wille ys oo

003: ichabbe be losed mony a day

004: er ant late y be ţy foo

005: ich wes to wyte & wiste my lay

006: longe habbe holde me ţerfro

007: vol of merci ţou art ay

008: al vngreyţe icham to ţe to go

009: To go to him ţat haţ ous boht

010: my gode deden bueţ fol smalle

011: of ţe werkes ţat ich ha wroht

012: ţe beste is bittrore ţen ţe galle

013: my god ich wiste y nolde hit noht

014: in fohe me wes luef to folie

015: when y myself haue ţourhsoht

016: y knowe me for ţe wrst of alle

017: God ţat de3edest on ţe rod

018: al ţis world to forţren & fylle

019: for ous ţou sheddest ţi suete blod

020: ţat y ha don me lykeţ ylle

021: bote er a3eyn ţe stiţ y:stod

022: er & late loude ant stille

023: of myne deden fynde y non god

024: lord of me ţou do ţy wille

025: In herte ne myhte y neuer bowe

026: ne to my kunde louerd drawe

027: my meste vo ys my loues trowe

028: crist ne stod me neuer hawe

029: ich holde me vilore ţen a gyw

030: & y myself wolde bue knowe

031: Lord merci rewe me now

032: reyse vp ţat ys falle lowe

-69-

033: god ţat al ţis world shal hede

034: ţy gode myht ţou hast in wolde

035: on erţe ţou come for oure nede

036: for ous sunful were boht & solde

037: when we bueţ dempned after vr dede

038: a domesday when ryhtes bueţ tolde

039: when we shule suen ţy wounde blede

040: to speke ţenne we bueţ vnbolde

041: vnbold icham to bidde ţe bote

042: swyţe vnreken ys my re’e’s

043: ţy wille ne welk y ner afote

044: to wickede werkes y me che’e’s

045: fals y wes in crop ant rote

046: when y seyde ţy lore wes le’e’s

047: Iesu crist ţou be mi bote

048: so boun icham to make my pe’e’s

049: Al unreken ys my ro

050: louerd crist whet shal y say

051: of myne deden fynde y non fro

052: ne noţyng ţat y ţenke may

053: vnwrţ icham to come ţe to

054: y serue ţe nouţer nyht ne day

055: In ţy merci y me do

056: god ţat al ţis myhtes may

Brook 30; Ker 81

001: Mon in ţe mone stond & strit

002: on is botforke is burţen he bereţ

003: hit is muche wonder ţat he na doun slyt 004: for doute leste he valle he shoddreţ ant shereţ

005: when ţe forst freseţ muche chele he byd 006: ţe ţornes beţ kene is hattren to tereţ

007: Nis no wyţt in ţe world ţat wot wen he syt 008: ne bote hit bue ţe hegge whet wedes he wereţ

009: whider trowe ţis mon ha ţe wey take

010: he haţ set is o fot is oţer toforen

011: For non hiţte ţat he haţ ne syţt me hym ner shake 012: he is ţe sloweste mon ţat euer wes yboren -70-013: Wher he were o ţe feld pycchynde stake 014: for hope of ys ţornes to dutten is doren 015: He mot myd is twybyl oţer trous make 016: oţer al is dayes werk ţer were yloren 017: ˘is ilke mon vpon heh whener he were 018: wher he were y ţe mone boren ant yfed 019: He leneţ on is forke ase a grey frere 020: ţis crokede caynard sore he is adred 021: Hit is mony day go ţat he was here

022: ichot of is ernde he naţ nout ysped

023: He haţ hewe sumwher a burţen of brere 024: ţarefore sum hayward haţ taken ys wed 025: Yef ţy wed ys ytake bring hom ţe trous 026: sete forţ ţyn oţer fot stryd ouer sty 027: We shule preye ţe haywart hom to vr hous 028: ant maken hym at heyse for ţe maystry 029: Drynke to hym deorly of fol god bous 030: ant oure dame douse shal sitten hym by 031: When ţat he is dronke ase a dreynt mous 032: ţenne we schule borewe ţe wed ate bayly 033: ˘is mon hereţ me nout ţah ich to hym crye 034: ichot ţe cherl is def ţe del hym todrawe 035: ˘ah ich 3e3e vpon heţ nulle nout hye 036: ţe lostlase ladde con nout o lawe

037: Hupe forţ hubert hosede pye

038: ichot ţart amarscled into ţe mawe

039: ˘ah me teone wiţ hym ţat myn teh mye 040: ţe cherld nul nout adoun er ţe day dawe Brook 31; Ker 92

001: Lvtel wot hit anymon

002: hou loue hym haueţ ybounde

003: ţat for vs o ţe rode ron

004: ant bohte vs wiţ is wounde

005: ţe loue of him vs haueţ ymaked sounde 006: ant ycast ţe grimly gost to grounde

007: Euer & oo nyht & day he haueţ vs in is ţohte 008: he nul nout leose ţat he so deore bohte -71-009: he bohte vs wiţ is holy blod

010: what shulde he don vs more

011: he is so meoke milde & good

012: he na gulte nout ţerfore

013: ţat we han ydon yrede we reowen sore 014: ant crien euer to iesu crist ţyn ore 015: Euer & oo nyht & day &c.

016: He seh his fader so wonder wroht

017: wiţ mon ţat wes yfalle

018: wiţ herte sor he seide is oht

019: whe shulde abuggen alle

020: his suete sone to hym gon clepe & calle 021: & preiede he moste deye for vs alle

022: Euer & oo &c.

023: He brohte vs alle from ţe deţ

024: & dude vs frendes dede

025: suete iesu of nazareth

026: ţou do vs heuene mede

027: vpon ţe rode why nulle we taken hede 028: his grene wounde so grimly conne blede 029: Euer & oo &c.

030: His deope wounden bledeţ fast

031: of hem we ohte munne

032: he haţ ous out of helle ycast

033: ybroht vs out of sunne

034: For loue of vs his wonges waxeţ ţunne 035: his herte blod he 3ef for al monkunne 036: Euer & oo &c.

Brook 32; Ker 93

001: Lutel wot hit anymon

002: hou derne loue may stonde

003: bote hit were a fre wymmon

004: ţat muche of loue had fonde

005: ţe loue of hire ne lesteţ nowyht longe 006: heo haueţ me plyht & wyteţ me wyţ wronge 007: Euer & oo for me leof icham in grete ţohte 008: y ţenche on hire ţat y ne seo nout ofte -72-009: y wolde nemne hyre today

010: ant y dorste hire munne

011: heo is ţat feireste may

012: of vch ende of hire kunne

013: bote heo me loue of me heo haues sunne 014: who is him ţat loueţ ţe loue ţat he ne may ner ywynne 015: Euer & oo &c.

016: Adoun y fel to hire anon

017: ant crie ledy ţyn ore

018: ledy ha mercy of ţy mon

019: lef ţou no false lore

020: 3ef ţou dost hit wol me reowe sore

021: loue dreccheţ me ţat y ne may lyue namore 022: Euer & oo &c.

023: mury hit ys in hyre tour

024: wyţ haţeles & wyţ heowes

025: so hit is in hyre bour

026: wiţ gomenes & wiţ gleowes

027: Bote heo me louye sore hit wol me rewe 028: wo is him ţat loueţ ţe loue ţat ner nul be trewe 029: Euer & oo &c.

030: Fayrest fode vpo loft

031: my gode luef y ţe gre’e’te

032: ase fele syţe & oft

033: as dewes dropes beţ we’e’te

034: ase sterres beţ in welkne ant grases sour ant suete 035: whose loueţ vntrewe his herte is selde se’e’te 036: Euer & oo &c.