ai
schullen
also; whan ?
Adam Davy's Five Dreams about Edward II - 1389
e fier?
e day, water schal brenne; as ?
ei?
it coles were; 8
? e vte. day, schal euerych tre; blede dropes of blood;
? e vjte. day, schull castels & houses fall; all ? at euer stood;
? e vijte. day, stones schull fi? tt; ? e viij. ? e er? e quake;
? e ixe day, all hilles spreden abrod; & al ? e werld euen make;
? e x. day, men schul renne aboute; as ? ai wode were, 13
As wilde bestes holes to seche; to hide hem inne for fere.
// ? e xj. day, bones of ded men; arisen schull & vpri? t stonde;
? e xij dai, as ? ei? it steren weren; fram heuen to ? e londe; 16
? e xiij. dai, vche quik ? ing schal dye; ? e xiiij. fire ali? t,
And brenne al ? e middelerd; so crist it wil di? t;
? e xv. dai, schollen . iiij. Aungels comen; a . iiij. half mydlerde,
& blowen ? orou? -out al ? e werlde; ? at vche man schal be aferd;
ffor in ? ilk age he schal arise; ? at god was inne ded, 21
Of litel more ? an . xxxti. wyntren; as ich ? ou habbe ised,
? Lamentacio animarum. *. [[This is the Head line in the MS, tho' there is no break in the story. ]]
[folio 71a] Wi? ? ilk body ? at he had here; he ne schal so litel misse
As ? e lest her of his body; I sigge ? ou Iwisse.
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Oure lord schal come & smyte adoun; as li? ttyng do? to ground,
? ere ? at he to heuen sti? e; with his bledyng wounde. *. [MS. woud? ]
An Aungel schal ? e spere & ? e nails; & ? e crovne of ? orn,
& ? e rood ? at he died on; with hym bringe aforn. 28
In ? e vale of Iosephat; his dom he wil do;
? e best man schal sore agrise; ? at schal come ? erto.
Leuere had his owen moder; in helle pyne to be,
Al ? e while ? e dom ylast; ? an her sones face to see. 32
Allas! hou schull we ? an ouercome; ? ilk griselich fere,
Whan vche seint schal aferde be; oure lord crist to see ? ere?
OVre lord wil schewe his bitter woundes; And Sigge, "Man! for ? e, 35
Look what ich haue ysuffred; what hastow suffred for me? "
Mest he wil vnderstonde ? ere; ? e vij. merciful dedes:
Who ? at ha? hem here ydo; as he with his mou? sede,
? e hungri forto fede; & schride ? e clo? les,
Ofte goo to sek men; & herberewe ? e housles, 40
? e dede forto bury,; ? e bounden to vnbynde,
? ai ? at ? ise on er? e loueden; ? ere hij schullen it fynde.
OVre lord wil to ? e li? er sigge; as we reden in gospelle,
"? e cursed gostes, go? ; in-to ? e pyne of helle! " 44
? e deuelen willen come ? ernend; & speten fire & blast,
& taken ? e wrecched soulen; & in-to pyne hem cast.
OVre lord wil to good men sigge; "in my ri? th honde ? e come,
And afonge? my fador riche; ? at a? eins ? ow is ynome,
? at to ? ou was ymaked; bifore ? e werldes biginnyng;
? ere ? e schullen be in ioye with me; wi? -outen any endyng. "
In ? is book we finde ywrite; ? at ? re manere folk schal saued be,
Maidenhod & spousehod; & widewehode: ? ise ? re. 52
Ich bid hym ? at vs deme schal; kyng of all kynge,
Among his blissed sones; oure soules to heuen brynge. Amen.
Off ioye & blisse is my song; care to bileue,
& to herie hym among; ? at al oure sorou? schal reue. 4
Ycome he is, ? at swete dew; ? at swete hony drope,
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Iesus, kynge of alle kynges; to whom is al oure hope. 8
Bicome he is oure bro? er; whare was he so longe;
He it is, & non o? er; ? at bou? th vs so stronge. 12
Oure bro? er we mowe hym clepe wel; so sei? hym-self ilome,
& so ne mi? tten ? ai neuer adel; ? at bifore vs come. 16
He nas oure bro? er nou? th; er he oure flesch nome;
? erwi? he ha? vs dere abou? th; to maken vs ysome. 20
ysome nere we nou? th bifore; Aungels & oure kynde,
Er swete Iesus were ybore; ? at to selde is in mynde. 24
// Bot now he ha? oure flesch ynome; & oure bro? er is;
Oure kynde is wel hei? e ycome; among o? er, Iwis; 28
ffor he is oure kynde heixt; saue his godhede,
& al aboue his throne next; so hei? e is manhede. 32
Aungel ne wor? hym nou? t so nei? ; for he is oure bro? er nou? th,
& ? at oure kynde is ek so hei? e; he ha? vs dere abou? th. 36
Aungels he ne bou? th nou? th; we ben hym wel neer;
Whan he ha? vs so dere bou? th; wel ou? tten we to louen hym here. 40
Ne aungel nys na? emo; bot his messagere, [folio 71a:2]
How mi? th it ? an go; to be his bro? er here? 44
& in heuen ?
ai schullen also; whan ? at we ben ? ere,
Oure hestes & oure will do; as ? ai oure hynen were, 48
And to oure heste seruen vs; to foot & to honde,
Oure owen mowe we holden hem; as ich vnderstonde; 52
wel mowe we ? an glade be; to habbe suich an hyne.
& si? ? e we mowe here isee; as we ise? atte fyne, 56
? at we ben al? er kynde hei? est; wi? -oute god al-one,
And in heuen also hym next; among his aungels vchone. 60
And all ? at now late comen; si? oure lorde ali? th,
And oure flesch ha? here ynomen; yheried be his mi? th! 64
? ilk ? at toforne vs come; whan ? ai ? e de? founde,
? an were ? ai onon ycast; in-to helle grounde. 68
Nere he neuer so holy ne so good; ? ere nas non forbore;
And so hem longed sore; after oure lorde ? erfore.
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72
// ? e prophetes ? at weren so good; & so holy alle,
? at of oure lorde vnderstoden; & what schulde bi-fall, 76
Hij wisten ? at he schulde come; ac hij nysten whanne; 78
? e tyme hem ? ou? t long ynou? ; vche ynche hem ? ou? t a spanne.
? ai gradden after hym oft; in her prophecie, 82
And in ? e bokes ? at ? ai writen; ? at he schulde dye: 84
"God ? eue," quo? on of hem; "? at heuen broste atwo,
? at he mi? th ali? th adoun; & vs sauen so. " 88
Sumdel hem longed ? o; whan ? ai nolden abide,
? at heuen cleue soft a two; to saue vche side. 92
Ac it schulde al to brest; & oure lorde falle adoune,
Mi? th ? ai hym haue yhent; fast by ? e crovne. 96
Ac he ne hei? ed nou? th so swi? ; bot com soft adoun; 98
? ai wolde hym narew? hab y-hent; ac he held hem ? er doun.
Parde, ? it ne com he nou? th; ne were hem neuer so wo; 102
? ai hadden ? e grounde of helle isou? th; er he com hem to. 104
Seint Dauid after his anoie; after hym grad ? us:
"Lord, in heuen to vs abow? e; & ali? th to vs! 108
Schewe vs ? ine holy face; & we wor? e hool onon. "
Hym longed ek after his face; ? e holy Symeon, 112
And all blis hym was bynome; & oft he gradd ? erfore:
"Lorde, whan wiltou come; & wilt ben ybore? 116
Wene ? e ich may dure; wene ? e ich may see? "
Her mone was doel to see; ? ere gamed hem no gle. 120
// Ac hym ne greued nou? th; a? eins o? er bifore,
ffor he nas nou? th to de? ibrou? th; er god were ibore, 124
Ac liued forto he hym sei? ; & in his armes nome,
? o he on Candelmesday; to ? e temple come. 128
Lorde, wel may vs be; bet ? an hem was ? o,
? at ne mi? tten nower fle; lorde, what hem was wo. 132
? ere oure lorde seide; ? o he was ybore,
? at we mi? tten ben ful glade; ouer o? er ? at weren bifore. 136
? e prophetes wilned hym forto see; & many kynges also,
? at we isen ? if it mi? th be; ac hij ne mi? tten it nou? th do.
// we mowen now as it were; for nou? th, to heuen come, 142
Si? ? en oure lord it had ibou? th; & ? e fendes power bynome.
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Ac ? ai ? at suich grace ne hadden; ? at tofore vs come, 146
After oure lorde ? ai gradden; in ? e prophecie ylome; 148
After hym ? ai gradden; wi? gret wille & longe;
No mendement ? ai ne seie; bot gret pyne & stronge; 152
So longe ? at ? ai wery weren; & leten be al stille,
And he[r] gredyng forberen; & turneden to goddes wille; 156
ffor ? ai ne sei? en non o? er won; ? ou? hem ? ou? tten longe;
Oure lorde lete her will ago; er he wolde flesch a-fonge. 160
And ? o ? ai weren wery ynou? ; as who sei? for sore,
Vche of hem to rest drou? ; & speken of hym nomore, 164
? at swete barne oure kynde took; bo? e of flesche & felle,
In whiche he dyed on rood; ? e fendes streng? e to felle. 168
? orou? whiche preciouse de? ; god vs grant ? at grace
? at we mowe after oure de? ; in heuen haue a place. Amen. 172
SOLOMON'S CORONATION, DEEDS, AND JUDGMENT ON THE TWO MOTHERS' CLAIM TO ONE CHILD. HIS COURT AND TEMPLE.
[In order to complete the Life of Solomon, of which his Book of Wisdom, &c. , form part, I add the MS. bit that comes before the Book. The passage about his birth is too far back to be taken. ]
[Laud MS. 622, leaf 69, col. 1. ]
? ? o Dauid in elde was; his eldest son was alyue.
Adonye ycleped he was; with Salamon he gan striue.
Aboute he was kyng to be; by his fader daye.
Gret feste he made on a day; ? at folk to paye. 4*
He ne bad nowgth ? ider Salamon; ne his moder ? e quene;
? erfore sche was with hym wro? ; for wymmen be? oft kene.
"Sir," sche seide to Dauid; "oft ? ou swore me,
? at my son Salamon; schulde be kyng after ? e. 8*
Now ha? Adonye i? ou? th to be kyng bi ? i lyue;
& after ? i day to sle my son; for ? ai ne ben by on wyue. "
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? E kyng lete somony all his men: a fest he made sone, [folio 69:2]
And lete coroone Salamon; & sette hym in his throne.
By his lyue he made hym kyng; & bigan to prechi fast
fforto sustene vp goddes law? e; ? er-while his lif ylast;
? at he bulde for? goddes hous in Ierusalems burgh? ,
?
? e vte. day, schal euerych tre; blede dropes of blood;
? e vjte. day, schull castels & houses fall; all ? at euer stood;
? e vijte. day, stones schull fi? tt; ? e viij. ? e er? e quake;
? e ixe day, all hilles spreden abrod; & al ? e werld euen make;
? e x. day, men schul renne aboute; as ? ai wode were, 13
As wilde bestes holes to seche; to hide hem inne for fere.
// ? e xj. day, bones of ded men; arisen schull & vpri? t stonde;
? e xij dai, as ? ei? it steren weren; fram heuen to ? e londe; 16
? e xiij. dai, vche quik ? ing schal dye; ? e xiiij. fire ali? t,
And brenne al ? e middelerd; so crist it wil di? t;
? e xv. dai, schollen . iiij. Aungels comen; a . iiij. half mydlerde,
& blowen ? orou? -out al ? e werlde; ? at vche man schal be aferd;
ffor in ? ilk age he schal arise; ? at god was inne ded, 21
Of litel more ? an . xxxti. wyntren; as ich ? ou habbe ised,
? Lamentacio animarum. *. [[This is the Head line in the MS, tho' there is no break in the story. ]]
[folio 71a] Wi? ? ilk body ? at he had here; he ne schal so litel misse
As ? e lest her of his body; I sigge ? ou Iwisse.
Page 93
24
Oure lord schal come & smyte adoun; as li? ttyng do? to ground,
? ere ? at he to heuen sti? e; with his bledyng wounde. *. [MS. woud? ]
An Aungel schal ? e spere & ? e nails; & ? e crovne of ? orn,
& ? e rood ? at he died on; with hym bringe aforn. 28
In ? e vale of Iosephat; his dom he wil do;
? e best man schal sore agrise; ? at schal come ? erto.
Leuere had his owen moder; in helle pyne to be,
Al ? e while ? e dom ylast; ? an her sones face to see. 32
Allas! hou schull we ? an ouercome; ? ilk griselich fere,
Whan vche seint schal aferde be; oure lord crist to see ? ere?
OVre lord wil schewe his bitter woundes; And Sigge, "Man! for ? e, 35
Look what ich haue ysuffred; what hastow suffred for me? "
Mest he wil vnderstonde ? ere; ? e vij. merciful dedes:
Who ? at ha? hem here ydo; as he with his mou? sede,
? e hungri forto fede; & schride ? e clo? les,
Ofte goo to sek men; & herberewe ? e housles, 40
? e dede forto bury,; ? e bounden to vnbynde,
? ai ? at ? ise on er? e loueden; ? ere hij schullen it fynde.
OVre lord wil to ? e li? er sigge; as we reden in gospelle,
"? e cursed gostes, go? ; in-to ? e pyne of helle! " 44
? e deuelen willen come ? ernend; & speten fire & blast,
& taken ? e wrecched soulen; & in-to pyne hem cast.
OVre lord wil to good men sigge; "in my ri? th honde ? e come,
And afonge? my fador riche; ? at a? eins ? ow is ynome,
? at to ? ou was ymaked; bifore ? e werldes biginnyng;
? ere ? e schullen be in ioye with me; wi? -outen any endyng. "
In ? is book we finde ywrite; ? at ? re manere folk schal saued be,
Maidenhod & spousehod; & widewehode: ? ise ? re. 52
Ich bid hym ? at vs deme schal; kyng of all kynge,
Among his blissed sones; oure soules to heuen brynge. Amen.
Off ioye & blisse is my song; care to bileue,
& to herie hym among; ? at al oure sorou? schal reue. 4
Ycome he is, ? at swete dew; ? at swete hony drope,
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Iesus, kynge of alle kynges; to whom is al oure hope. 8
Bicome he is oure bro? er; whare was he so longe;
He it is, & non o? er; ? at bou? th vs so stronge. 12
Oure bro? er we mowe hym clepe wel; so sei? hym-self ilome,
& so ne mi? tten ? ai neuer adel; ? at bifore vs come. 16
He nas oure bro? er nou? th; er he oure flesch nome;
? erwi? he ha? vs dere abou? th; to maken vs ysome. 20
ysome nere we nou? th bifore; Aungels & oure kynde,
Er swete Iesus were ybore; ? at to selde is in mynde. 24
// Bot now he ha? oure flesch ynome; & oure bro? er is;
Oure kynde is wel hei? e ycome; among o? er, Iwis; 28
ffor he is oure kynde heixt; saue his godhede,
& al aboue his throne next; so hei? e is manhede. 32
Aungel ne wor? hym nou? t so nei? ; for he is oure bro? er nou? th,
& ? at oure kynde is ek so hei? e; he ha? vs dere abou? th. 36
Aungels he ne bou? th nou? th; we ben hym wel neer;
Whan he ha? vs so dere bou? th; wel ou? tten we to louen hym here. 40
Ne aungel nys na? emo; bot his messagere, [folio 71a:2]
How mi? th it ? an go; to be his bro? er here? 44
& in heuen ?
ai schullen also; whan ? at we ben ? ere,
Oure hestes & oure will do; as ? ai oure hynen were, 48
And to oure heste seruen vs; to foot & to honde,
Oure owen mowe we holden hem; as ich vnderstonde; 52
wel mowe we ? an glade be; to habbe suich an hyne.
& si? ? e we mowe here isee; as we ise? atte fyne, 56
? at we ben al? er kynde hei? est; wi? -oute god al-one,
And in heuen also hym next; among his aungels vchone. 60
And all ? at now late comen; si? oure lorde ali? th,
And oure flesch ha? here ynomen; yheried be his mi? th! 64
? ilk ? at toforne vs come; whan ? ai ? e de? founde,
? an were ? ai onon ycast; in-to helle grounde. 68
Nere he neuer so holy ne so good; ? ere nas non forbore;
And so hem longed sore; after oure lorde ? erfore.
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72
// ? e prophetes ? at weren so good; & so holy alle,
? at of oure lorde vnderstoden; & what schulde bi-fall, 76
Hij wisten ? at he schulde come; ac hij nysten whanne; 78
? e tyme hem ? ou? t long ynou? ; vche ynche hem ? ou? t a spanne.
? ai gradden after hym oft; in her prophecie, 82
And in ? e bokes ? at ? ai writen; ? at he schulde dye: 84
"God ? eue," quo? on of hem; "? at heuen broste atwo,
? at he mi? th ali? th adoun; & vs sauen so. " 88
Sumdel hem longed ? o; whan ? ai nolden abide,
? at heuen cleue soft a two; to saue vche side. 92
Ac it schulde al to brest; & oure lorde falle adoune,
Mi? th ? ai hym haue yhent; fast by ? e crovne. 96
Ac he ne hei? ed nou? th so swi? ; bot com soft adoun; 98
? ai wolde hym narew? hab y-hent; ac he held hem ? er doun.
Parde, ? it ne com he nou? th; ne were hem neuer so wo; 102
? ai hadden ? e grounde of helle isou? th; er he com hem to. 104
Seint Dauid after his anoie; after hym grad ? us:
"Lord, in heuen to vs abow? e; & ali? th to vs! 108
Schewe vs ? ine holy face; & we wor? e hool onon. "
Hym longed ek after his face; ? e holy Symeon, 112
And all blis hym was bynome; & oft he gradd ? erfore:
"Lorde, whan wiltou come; & wilt ben ybore? 116
Wene ? e ich may dure; wene ? e ich may see? "
Her mone was doel to see; ? ere gamed hem no gle. 120
// Ac hym ne greued nou? th; a? eins o? er bifore,
ffor he nas nou? th to de? ibrou? th; er god were ibore, 124
Ac liued forto he hym sei? ; & in his armes nome,
? o he on Candelmesday; to ? e temple come. 128
Lorde, wel may vs be; bet ? an hem was ? o,
? at ne mi? tten nower fle; lorde, what hem was wo. 132
? ere oure lorde seide; ? o he was ybore,
? at we mi? tten ben ful glade; ouer o? er ? at weren bifore. 136
? e prophetes wilned hym forto see; & many kynges also,
? at we isen ? if it mi? th be; ac hij ne mi? tten it nou? th do.
// we mowen now as it were; for nou? th, to heuen come, 142
Si? ? en oure lord it had ibou? th; & ? e fendes power bynome.
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Ac ? ai ? at suich grace ne hadden; ? at tofore vs come, 146
After oure lorde ? ai gradden; in ? e prophecie ylome; 148
After hym ? ai gradden; wi? gret wille & longe;
No mendement ? ai ne seie; bot gret pyne & stronge; 152
So longe ? at ? ai wery weren; & leten be al stille,
And he[r] gredyng forberen; & turneden to goddes wille; 156
ffor ? ai ne sei? en non o? er won; ? ou? hem ? ou? tten longe;
Oure lorde lete her will ago; er he wolde flesch a-fonge. 160
And ? o ? ai weren wery ynou? ; as who sei? for sore,
Vche of hem to rest drou? ; & speken of hym nomore, 164
? at swete barne oure kynde took; bo? e of flesche & felle,
In whiche he dyed on rood; ? e fendes streng? e to felle. 168
? orou? whiche preciouse de? ; god vs grant ? at grace
? at we mowe after oure de? ; in heuen haue a place. Amen. 172
SOLOMON'S CORONATION, DEEDS, AND JUDGMENT ON THE TWO MOTHERS' CLAIM TO ONE CHILD. HIS COURT AND TEMPLE.
[In order to complete the Life of Solomon, of which his Book of Wisdom, &c. , form part, I add the MS. bit that comes before the Book. The passage about his birth is too far back to be taken. ]
[Laud MS. 622, leaf 69, col. 1. ]
? ? o Dauid in elde was; his eldest son was alyue.
Adonye ycleped he was; with Salamon he gan striue.
Aboute he was kyng to be; by his fader daye.
Gret feste he made on a day; ? at folk to paye. 4*
He ne bad nowgth ? ider Salamon; ne his moder ? e quene;
? erfore sche was with hym wro? ; for wymmen be? oft kene.
"Sir," sche seide to Dauid; "oft ? ou swore me,
? at my son Salamon; schulde be kyng after ? e. 8*
Now ha? Adonye i? ou? th to be kyng bi ? i lyue;
& after ? i day to sle my son; for ? ai ne ben by on wyue. "
Page 97
? E kyng lete somony all his men: a fest he made sone, [folio 69:2]
And lete coroone Salamon; & sette hym in his throne.
By his lyue he made hym kyng; & bigan to prechi fast
fforto sustene vp goddes law? e; ? er-while his lif ylast;
? at he bulde for? goddes hous in Ierusalems burgh? ,
?
