merciful
dedes:
Who ?
Who ?
Adam Davy's Five Dreams about Edward II - 1389
at he wil fonde
Whiche men of stedfastnesse be? ; & cristendom vnderstonde.
Tueie men ben in paradys; Enok & Elye; 289
? ai ne suffreden neuer de? ; as we han seid twie.
A? eins ? e day of dome; ? ai schullen on er? e ali? th,
And her ei? er after o? er; a? eins Antecrist fi? th.
Anticrist hem schal bo? e sle; & fele Men willen ? erfore 293
Turne to her bileue; & make her soules forlore.
Atte last schal come ? e holi gost; in fourme of swerd al[i]? t,
& Anticrist to de? smyte; ? orou? his swete mi? t. 296
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St. Jeremie's 15 Tokens before Doomsday. WITH LAMENTACIO ANIMARUM, WHAT OUR LORD SHALL DO AND SAY ON THAT DOOMSDAY; AND A SONG OF JOY AND BLISS, TO PRAISE THAT SWEET DEW, CHRIST.
(See other englisht copies of these '15 Tokens' attributed to St. Jerome, in my Early English Poems (Philolog. Soc. 1862), p. 7-12, and p. 162-4 (from Metrical Homilies, ed. Small, before publication); my Hymns to the Virgin and Christ (E. E. T. S. , 1867), p. 118-125; Dr Morris's 'Hampole's Pricke of Conscience' (Philolog. Soc. ), p. 135, l. 4738, &c, and Cursor Mundi (E. E. T. Soc. ), p. 1282-1298, Part IV, and p. 1616-18 (from the Edinburgh MS), in the Appendix, Part V; Mr T. Wright's Chester Plays (copid by Geo. Bellin in 1592), vol. ii. 147-9; and in the same vol. , p. 219-21 (from Harl. MS. 913, ab. 1309 A. D. ), and p. 222-4 (from Harl. 2255); Mr Small's Northern 'Metrical Homilies', p. 25-6, given also in Morris and Skeat's Speci|mens of Early English, 1298-1393, p. 83-5; Sir David Lyndesay's Monarche, book iv, l. 5462 (in Skeat's Specimens, 1394-1579, p. 254-6), &c, &c, &c. Old Friesic has a version of these 15 Tokens, says Mr Skeat: see Richtofen, Friesische Rechtsquellen, p. 130. Mr Small says that 'no copy of the original is to be found in the Benedictine edition of Jerome's Works'; and Mr Wright states that 'others say they are first found in the Prognosticon futuri seculi of Julianus Pomerius, a theologian, who died in the year 690'. )
The Song that follows the Signs here, has pretty bits and good words in it.
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[Laud MS. 622, leaf 70, back, col. 2. ]
? ffiftene toknes. ? Ieremie.
SEint Ieremie telle? in his book; of xv. tokenyng
? at god wil a? eins domesdai; here on er? e bring:
? e first day ? e Cee schal arise; & as a wal stonde,
Wel hei? er by . xl feet; ? an any hil in ? is londe. 4
? at o? er dai, it schal so lowe ali? t; ? at vnne? e men schul it se;
Alle ? e fissches ? e ? rid day; abouen ? e water schull be,
& so reuly a cri ? iuen; ? at all men schullen haue fere;
? 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.
Whiche men of stedfastnesse be? ; & cristendom vnderstonde.
Tueie men ben in paradys; Enok & Elye; 289
? ai ne suffreden neuer de? ; as we han seid twie.
A? eins ? e day of dome; ? ai schullen on er? e ali? th,
And her ei? er after o? er; a? eins Antecrist fi? th.
Anticrist hem schal bo? e sle; & fele Men willen ? erfore 293
Turne to her bileue; & make her soules forlore.
Atte last schal come ? e holi gost; in fourme of swerd al[i]? t,
& Anticrist to de? smyte; ? orou? his swete mi? t. 296
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St. Jeremie's 15 Tokens before Doomsday. WITH LAMENTACIO ANIMARUM, WHAT OUR LORD SHALL DO AND SAY ON THAT DOOMSDAY; AND A SONG OF JOY AND BLISS, TO PRAISE THAT SWEET DEW, CHRIST.
(See other englisht copies of these '15 Tokens' attributed to St. Jerome, in my Early English Poems (Philolog. Soc. 1862), p. 7-12, and p. 162-4 (from Metrical Homilies, ed. Small, before publication); my Hymns to the Virgin and Christ (E. E. T. S. , 1867), p. 118-125; Dr Morris's 'Hampole's Pricke of Conscience' (Philolog. Soc. ), p. 135, l. 4738, &c, and Cursor Mundi (E. E. T. Soc. ), p. 1282-1298, Part IV, and p. 1616-18 (from the Edinburgh MS), in the Appendix, Part V; Mr T. Wright's Chester Plays (copid by Geo. Bellin in 1592), vol. ii. 147-9; and in the same vol. , p. 219-21 (from Harl. MS. 913, ab. 1309 A. D. ), and p. 222-4 (from Harl. 2255); Mr Small's Northern 'Metrical Homilies', p. 25-6, given also in Morris and Skeat's Speci|mens of Early English, 1298-1393, p. 83-5; Sir David Lyndesay's Monarche, book iv, l. 5462 (in Skeat's Specimens, 1394-1579, p. 254-6), &c, &c, &c. Old Friesic has a version of these 15 Tokens, says Mr Skeat: see Richtofen, Friesische Rechtsquellen, p. 130. Mr Small says that 'no copy of the original is to be found in the Benedictine edition of Jerome's Works'; and Mr Wright states that 'others say they are first found in the Prognosticon futuri seculi of Julianus Pomerius, a theologian, who died in the year 690'. )
The Song that follows the Signs here, has pretty bits and good words in it.
Page 92
[Laud MS. 622, leaf 70, back, col. 2. ]
? ffiftene toknes. ? Ieremie.
SEint Ieremie telle? in his book; of xv. tokenyng
? at god wil a? eins domesdai; here on er? e bring:
? e first day ? e Cee schal arise; & as a wal stonde,
Wel hei? er by . xl feet; ? an any hil in ? is londe. 4
? at o? er dai, it schal so lowe ali? t; ? at vnne? e men schul it se;
Alle ? e fissches ? e ? rid day; abouen ? e water schull be,
& so reuly a cri ? iuen; ? at all men schullen haue fere;
? 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.
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.
