from the ,google ,print project47 ,,the ,,departing ,,soul',s ,,address ,,to ,,the ,,body ,a ,,fragment ,,of ,a ,,semi-,,saxon ,,poem1 ,,discovered ,,among ,,the ,,archives ,,of ,,worcester ,,cathedral1 ,,by ,,sir ,,thomas ,,phillipps1 ,,bart4 ,,with ,,an ,,english ,,translation1 ,,by ,s4 ,w4 ,,singer4 ,,london3 ,,printed ,,by ,,luke ,,james ,,hansard ,,co4 ,m4,,dccc4,,xlv4 ,transcriber's note3 ,the ,middle,english character yogh is transcribed as gh4 ,other letters or words in brackets are as in original4 ,the student of our early literature and language is indebted to the zeal of ,sir ,thomas ,phillipps1 for the discovery of the following interesting ,fragment1 which appears to have formed part of a volume that contained ,a,elfric's ,grammar and ,glossary1 probably of the ,twelfth ,century4 ,the fragments were discovered among the archives of ,worcester ,cathedral2 and in #ahcf ,sir ,thomas ,phillipps printed the whole of them in folio4 ,i know not whether the form or the typographical arrangement has been the cause of the neglect of this publication2 but it has escaped both ,mr4 ,wright and ,mr4 ,thorpe4 ,the former1 in his interesting edition of ,the ,latin ,poems of ,walter de ,mapes1 where he has given the literary history of this legend with extracts1 has not even referred to our fragment2 nor has ,mr4 ,thorpe adverted to it in his publication of the ,codex ,exoniensis1 which contains an ,anglo-,saxon poem of the same kind1 with which it is interesting to compare this later version of the legend4 ,there is a portion of another semi-,saxon poem1 entitled ,the ,grave1 printed in ,mr4 ,conybeare's ,illustrations1 and by ,mr4 ,thorpe in his ,analecta ,anglo-,saxonica1 which appears to be by the same hand1 or at any rate of the same school and age4 ,indeed some of the lines and thoughts are identical with passages of the following poem4 ,mr4 ,thorpe has justly called ,the ,grave a singularly impressive and almost appalling fragment2 expressions equally characteristic of that with which the reader is here presented4 ,this impressive character1 coupled with the interest which the fragment possesses1 as a specimen of the moral poetry of our ancestors1 and as throwing light upon the transition of our language from ,saxon to ,english1 has been the motive for producing it in a more legible form than that in which it first appeared4 ,in one of the smaller poems 7,no4 ,v471 printed by ,mr4 ,wright with the ,owl and the ,nightingale1 from the ,cottonian ,,ms4 ,calig4 ,a4 ix4 ,the sorie sowle maketh hire mone1 in language not dissimilar to that used in the following fragment2 and the dreary imagery of the house appointed for all living1 and the punishment which awaits a wicked life at its close1 are painted in an equally fearful manner4 ,mr4 ,thorpe points to an ,anglo-,saxon prose ,homily as the original of the poem on the same theme in the ,exeter ,,ms41 which is repeated1 with some variation1 in the ,vercelli ,codex4 ,in a rude and simple age this dramatic way of awakening the sinner to a sense of his perilous state1 was perhaps the most effective that could have been chosen1 and it was naturally a favorite with the moral and religious teachers for some centuries4 ,m4 ,karajan1 in a very pleasing little publication 7,fruelingsgabe fuer freunde ,alterer ,literatur1 ,wien #ahci7 has printed the ,visio ,philiberti1 a ,latin poem in dialogue on this subject1 with two old ,german versions2 and the notes contain some interesting information relating to similar compositions2 but ,mr4 ,wright's volume1 before referred to1 contains ample illustrations of the legend in all languages4 ,the fragment here given1 it will be seen1 is very defective4 ,an attempt has been made to supply words which were wanting1 from the mutilation of the ,,ms4 leaves2 but what is engrafted on the original is scrupulously distinguished by the ,italic character4 ,a version has also been added1 the imperfections of which those who are acquainted with the difficulties of such renderings will best know how to excuse4 ,the language of this poem seems to have a striking resemblance to that of one of the ,,mss4 of ,laghamon1 and we may hope1 when the lovers of our early lore shall be favoured with the long and anxiously expected edition of that work by ,sir ,frederick ,madden1 that much light will be thrown upon the history of the transitions of our language4 ,for what has been already done by ,conybeare1 ,price1 ,kemble1 ,thorpe1 ,madden1 ,stevenson1 ,wright1 ,way and others1 the present writer is most grateful2 but he would wish to see the same spirit and enthusiasm1 the same unwearied zeal displayed in the elucidation of the noble remains of our ,anglo-,saxon ancestors1 and of the interesting stores of our early literature and language1 which has been so long a distinguishing feature of ,germany1 whose example has of late years lighted up a similar patriotic flame in ,france and ,belgium4 ,mickleham1 ,august #bj1 #ahdd4 ,,the ,,departing ,,soul',s ,,address ,,to ,,the ,,body4 99 99 99 99 en earde4 99 99 99 99 and alle theo isceaefestan4 99 99 99 99 the him to 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 and mid muchele wisdome4 and with much wisdom thonne mon he idihte4 #e then man he framed1 and him on ileide4 bestowed on him lif and soule4 life and soul1 softliche he heo isomne4 tenderly he united them2 ac thaer bith sor idol4 but there is a sad portion that bodeth that bearn4 #aj which awaits that child4 thonne hit iboren bith4 ,when it is born2 hit woaneth and maenet theo weowe4 it waileth1 and bemoans the woe1 and thene seoruhfule sith4 and the sorrowful time1 and that sori idol4 and that sad lot1 that soule schal hire licame4 #ae that shall the soul from her body sorliche idaelen4 sadly separate4 ,forthon hit cumeth weopinde4 ,therefore it cometh weeping1 and woniende iwiteth4 and wailing departeth1 thonne ,death mid his pricke4 when ,death1 with his dart1 pineth thene licame4 #bj pineth the body4 ,he walketh and wendeth4 ,he walketh and goeth1 and woneth his sithes4 and bewails his destiny2 he saeith on his bedde4 he saith1 on his bed1 wo me that ic libbe4 ,wo me6 that ,i live2 that aeffre min lif dawes4 #be that ever my life thus longe me ilesteth4 so long endureth4 for heui is his greoning4 ,for heavy is his groaning1 and seohrful is his woaning4 and sorrowful his wailing4 and all reowliche his sith4 and all rueful his lot1 mid seorwe biwunden4 #cj with sorrow encompassed4 him deaueth tha aeren4 ,his ears deafen1 him dimmeth tha eighen4 his eyes become dim1 him scerpeth the neose4 his nose sharpens1 him scrincketh tha lippen4 his lips shrink1 him scorteth the tunge4 #ce his tongue shorteneth him truketh his iwit4 his sense faileth1 him teoreth his miht4 his strength wasteth1 him coldeth his heorte4 his heart chilleth1 him leggeth the ban stille4 his bones lie still2 thonne bith that soule hus4 #dj then is that soul-house seoruhliche bereaved4 wofully bereaved of also muchele wunne4 of as much delight the ther inne wunede as therein dwelled4 thus bith thaes bearnes4 ,thus are these children mid pinunge ifulled4 #de filled with torment2 theo moder greoneth4 ,the mother groaneth1 and that bearn woaneth4 and the child waileth2 so bith theo heardtid4 so is that hard hap mid balewen imenged4 with torment mingled4 ,so bith eft the feorthsith4 #ej ,so is oft the departure1 sorhliche to daeled miserably apportioned1 mid seoruwen al bewunden4 with sorrow all surrounded1 thonne the licame and the sowle4 when the body and the soul soriliche to daeleth4 sorrowfully separate4 thonne bith that wraecche lif4 #ee ,then is that wretched life iended al mid sori sith4 ended all with sad departure2 thonne bith the bodige4 then is the body iflut to then flore4 banished to the floor2 he bith eastward istreiht4 he is stretcht eastward2 he bith sone stif4 #fj he is soon stiff2 he heardeth also clei4 he hardens like clay2 hit is him ikunde4 it is of kin to him4 mon hine met mit on gherde4 ,they measure him with a yard1 and tha molde seoththen4 and that dust1 thenceforth1 ne mot he of thaere molde4 #fe may not of the earth habben namore4 have any more thonne that rihte imet4 than that right measured rihtliche taecheth4 rightly teacheth4 ,thonne lith the clei clot4 ,then lies the clay clod cold on then flore4 #gj cold on the floor1 and him sone from fleoth4 and soon from him flee theo he aer freome dude4 those he before help did2 nulleth heo mid honden4 nor will they1 with their hands1 his heafod riht wenden4 lay his head straight2 heom thuncheth that hore honden4 they think that their hands swuthe beoth ifuled4 #gf are much defiled gif heo hondleth the daede4 if they handle the dead4 ,seoththen his deaghes beoth igon4 ,after his days are gone1 sone cumeth that wrecche wif4 soon cometh the wretched wife1 forhoweth thene earfeth sith4 #hj lamenteth the woeful time1 forbindeth thaes daedan muth4 binds up the mouth of the dead1 and his dimme eighen4 and closes his dim eyes4 99 99 99 ie thet riche,a wif4 99 99 99 that wretched wife forhoweth thene earueth sith4 lamenteth the woeful time2 for ufel is that wrecche lufe4 #he for evil is that wretched love thonne theo unblisse cumath4 when adversity cometh4 ,thonne besihth theo soule4 ,then saith the soul sorliche to then lichame4 sadly to the body1 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 hwi noldest bethenchen thu me4 #ij why wouldst thou not think of me theo hwule thet ic wunede inne the4 while that ,i dwelt in thee1 for thu were leas and lutigh4 for thou wert false and deceitful1 and unriht lufedest4 and iniquity didst love2 godnesse and riht4 goodness and justice aefre thu onscunedest4 #ie ever thou didst shun4 hwar is nu the modinesse4 ,where is now the pride swo muchel the thu lufedaest4 thou so much didst love8 hwar beoth nu theo pundes4 ,where are now the pounds thurh 99 99 99 newes igaedered4 by 99 99 99 gathered8 heo weren monifolde4 #ajj they were manifold1 bi markes itolde4 counted by marks4 hwar beoth nu theo goldfaeten4 ,where are now the vessels of gold theo the guldene4 that thou idolized1 comen to thine honden4 as they came to thy hands8 thin blisse is nu al igon4 #aje ,thy bliss is now all gone2 min seoruwe is fornon4 my sorrow is near4 hwar beoth nu thin waede4 ,where are now thy clothes the thu wel lufedest4 that thou well didst love8 hwar beoth the4 ,where are they seten sori ofer the4 #aaj that sate sorry over thee1 beden swuthe gheorne4 praying right earnestly that the come bote4 that help might come to thee8 heom thuthte alto longe4 ,they thought it all too long that thu were on live4 that thou wert alive1 for heo weren graedie4 #aae for they were greedy to gripen thin aeihte4 to gripe thy property4 nu heo hi daelith heom imang4 ,now they divide it among them1 heo doth the withuten4 they do without thee1 ac nu heo beoth fuse4 eke now they are prompt to bringen the ut of huse4 #abj to bring thee out of house2 bergen the ut aet thire dure4 bearing thee out at the door4 ,of weolen thu art bedaeled4 ,of wealth thou art deprived4 ,hwui noldest thu bethenchen me4 ,why wouldst thou not think of me theo hwile ic was innen the4 while ,i was within thee8 ac scendest me mid sunne4 #abe but blemished me with sin4 forthi ic seoruhful eam4 ,therefore ,i sorrowful am2 weile that ic souhte4 alas6 that ,i sought so seoruhfulne buc4 such a miserable body4 noldest thu lokien lufe4 ,nor wouldst thou observe love with ilaerede men4 #acj with learned men1 ghiven ham of thine gode4 give them part of thy wealth that heo the fore beden4 that they might pray for thee1 heo mihten mid salm songe4 that they might with psalm sung thine sunne acwenchen4 thy sin extinguish1 mid 99 99 99 reinesse4 #ace with 99 99 99 thine misdeden forebiddan4 pray for thy misdeeds2 heo mihten offrian loc4 that they might offer gifts leofliche for the4 acceptable for thee1 swuth deor thurthe lac4 through the most dear sacrifice licame ,cristes4 #adj of ,christ's body2 thurh thaere thu waere4 by which thou were alesed from helle wite4 redeemed from pains of hell2 and mid his reade blode4 and with his red blood1 that he gheat on rode4 that he shed on the cross1 the thu weren ifreoed4 #ade by which thou wert freed to farene into heouene4 to enter into heaven4 ac thu fenge to theowdome4 ,but thou took to thraldom thurh thaes deofles lore4 through the devil's lore4 ,bi the hit is iseid4 ,concerning thee it is said and soth hit is on boken4 #aej in books1 and true it is3 ,qui custodiat divitias4 ,qui custodiat divitias1 ,servus est divitiis4 ,servus est divitiis4 ,thu were theow4 ,thou wert slave thines weolan4 to thy wealth1 noldest thu nouht4 #aee nor wouldst thou ought thaerof daelen4 thereof distribute for ,drihtenes willaen4 for ,god's pleasure2 ac aefre thu graediliche1 but thou ever greedily gaederdest the more4 didst gather the more4 lutherliche eart thu forloren4 #afj ,miserably art thou separated from al that thu lufedest4 from all that thou lovedst1 and ic scal wraecche soule4 and ,i1 wretched soul1 shall ece we nu driaen4 now suffer everlasting woe4 eart thu nu loth and unwurth4 ,thou art now loathsome and contemptible alle thine freonden4 #afe to all thy friends4 nu ham thuncheth alto long4 ,now they think it all too long that thu ham neih list4 that thou liest nigh them1 aer thu beo ibrouht4 ere thou be brought thaer thu begrafen scalt4 where thou shalt be buried on deope saethe4 #agj in a deep pit1 on durelease huse4 in a doorless house1 thaer wurmes waeldeth4 where worms possess alle that wurthest was4 all that was most honoured fuweles quale holde4 of the foul dead carcase1 the thu icwemedest aer4 #age that thou formerly delightedst mid alre kunde swetnesse4 with all kind of sweetness1 theo thu swuthe lufedest4 that thou much didst love4 theo swetnesse is nu al agon4 ,the sweetness is now all gone1 that bittere the bith fornon4 the bitter is thee near1 that bittere ilaesteth aeffre4 #ahj that bitter lasteth ever1 that swete ne cumeth the naeffre4 that sweet cometh to thee never4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 thuncheth that thu hire bileiben4 thinketh that thou here remain4 ghet saeith theo sowle4 ,yet saith the soul soriliche to then licame4 #ahe sadly to the body3 sae ne thearft thu on stirope4 see1 thou canst not on stirrup stonden mid fotan4 stand with thy feet1 on nenne goldfohne bowe4 on no gold-glittering saddle2 for thu scalt faren alto howe4 for thou shalt journey all to woe1 and thu scalt nu ruglunge4 #aij and thou shalt now backwards ridaen to thaere eorthe4 ride to the earth2 ut sceot aet thaere dure4 shut out at the door1 ne thearft thu naeffre onghean4 nor canst thou ever again cumaen reowliche riden4 come fiercely riding4 nu alle beraefed4 #aie ,now all bereaved1 ac thene eorthliche weole4 eke the earthly wealth1 the thu iwold ohtest4 that thou possessed power over4 nu mon maei seggen bi the4 ,now they may say of thee1 thes mon is iwiten4 this man is departed1 nu her weila4 #bjj ,alas6 now here1 and his weolaen beoth her belaefed4 and his wealth is here left behind4 nolde he nefre thaer of don4 he would never do therewith his drihtenes wille4 his ,lord's will4 ac aefre thu gaederest4 ,but ever thou didst gather gaersumen thine feonde4 #bje riches of thine enemies4 nulleth heo nimen gete4 ,yet will they not take hwo hit bighete4 who procured it8 nafst thu bute welawei4 nor hast thou but well away6 that thu weole heuedest4 that thou hadst wealth4 al is reowliche thin sith4 #baj ,all ruefull is thy lot1 efter thin wrecche lif4 after thy wicked life4 theo men beoth the blithre4 ,those men are the blither the arisen aer with the4 that formerly jangled with thee1 that thin muth is betuned4 that thy mouth is closed1 the theo teone ut lettest4 #bae with which thou reproach uttered1 the he heom sore grulde4 which sorely provoked them2 thet ham gros the aghan4 that they raged against thee2 daeth hine haveth bituned4 death hath closed it1 and thene teone aleid4 and the anger taken away4 ,soth is iseid4 #bbj ,truly it is said on then salme bec4 in the ,psalm book1 ,os tuum habundavit malitia1 os tuum habundavit malitia1 was on thine muthe4 wickedness ripe luthernesse ripe4 was in thy mouth4 noldest thu on thine huse4 #bbe ,thou wouldst not in thy house herborwen theo wrecchen4 shelter the poor1 ne mihten heo under thine roue4 nor might they under thy roof none reste finden4 find any rest2 noldest thu naefre helpen4 nor wouldst thou ever help tham orlease wrecchen4 #bcj the unhappy wretches2 ac thu sete on thine benche4 but thou sate on thy bench1 underleid mid thine bolstre4 underlaid with thy bolster1 thu wurpe cneow ofer cneow4 thou threw knee over knee1 ne icneowe thu the sulfen4 nor knew thou thyself that thu scoldest mid wurmen4 #bce that thou shouldst with worms husien in eorthan4 dwell in the earth4 nu thu hauest neowe hus4 ,now thou hast a new house1 inne bethrungen4 a crowded dwelling2 lowe beoth the helewewes4 low is the covering1 unheighe beoth the sidwowes4 #bdj unhigh the sidewalls1 thin rof liith on thin breoste ful thy roof lieth on thy breast full nei4 nigh4 colde is the ibedded4 ,cold art thou embedded1 clothes bidcled4 beclad in clothes nulleth thine hinen4 thy hinds would refuse4 clothes the sen 99 99 99 #bde ,clothes the sen 99 99 99 for heom thuncheth alto lut4 for they think all too little that thu heom bilefdest4 that thou didst leave them2 that thu hefdest on horde4 that thou hadst in hoard theo hit wulleth heldan4 they will it keep4 thus is iwitan thin weole4 #bej ,thus is departed thy wealth1 wendest thet hit thin were4 thou thoughtest that it thine were4 thus reowliche nu thin sith4 ,thus ruefull now thy lot1 efter thin wrecche lif4 after thy wretched life4 the sculen nu waxen4 ,now wormes shall grow wurmes besiden4 #bee beside thee1 thene hungrie feond4 the hungry enemy theo the freten wulleth4 that will devour thee1 heo wulleth the frecliche freten4 they will thee greedily devour2 for heo thin flaesc liketh4 for they like thy flesh1 heo wulleth freten thin fule hold4 they will devour thy foul carcase1 theo hwule heo hit findeth4 #bfa as long as they find it2 thonne hit al bith agon4 when it is all gone heo wulleth gnawen thin bon4 they will gnaw thy bone2 theo orlease wurmes4 those vile worms1 heo windeth on thin armes4 #bfe they wind on thy arms1 heo breketh thine breoste4 they break up thy breast1 and borieth the ofer al4 and perforate thee all over2 heo reoweth in and ut4 they rove in and out1 thet hord is hore open4 that hoard is open to them1 and so heo wulleth waden4 #bgj and so they will wade wide in thi wombe4 wide in thy stomach2 todelen thine thermes4 parting thy entrails theo the deore weren4 that were dear to thee4 lifre and thine lihte4 ,thy liver and thy lights lodliche torenden4 #bge loathfully rending1 and so scal formelten4 and so shall waste away mawe and thin milte4 thy maw and thy melt1 and so scal win 99 99 99 and so shall win 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 wurmes of thine flaesc4 #bhj worms of thy flesh1 thu scalt fostren thine feond4 thou shalt nourish thine enemy thet thu beo al ifreten until thou art all devoured2 thu scalt nu herborwen4 thou shalt now harbour unhol wihte4 hateful creatures1 noldest thu aer gode men4 #bhe 7heretofore thou wouldst not1 good men1 for lufe gode sellan4 for love1 give of thy goods27 heo wulleth wurchen hore hord4 they will work their hoard on thine heaued ponne4 in thy skull4 moton heo bileafen4 ,should they leave thine lippen unfreten4 #bij thy lips undevoured1 ac thu scalt grisliche grennien4 eke thou shalt grin horribly1 that hwo so hit iseighe4 that whosoever sees it he mihte beon offered4 he might be frightened2 ,reowliche bith so thin sith4 so rueful is thy lot1 efter thin wercche lif4 #bie after thy wicked life4 nu me wule swopen thine flor4 ,now men will sweep thy floor1 and thet flet clensien4 and cleanse the dwelling2 for hit is heom lothre4 for it is the loather to them the thu theron leighe4 that thou liest thereon4 heo wulleth mid holiwatere4 #cjj ,they will1 with holy water1 beworpen ec theo paedas4 sprinkle eke the vestments1 blecsien ham gheorne4 cleansing them carefully to burewen ham with the4 to bury them with thee2 beren ut thin bed strau4 bear out thy bed-straw brennen hit mid fure4 #cje to burn it with fire4 thus thu ert nu ilufed4 ,thus thou art now beloved seoththen thu me forlure4 since thou lost me4 al hit is reowliche thin sith4 ,all rueful is thy lot1 efter thin wrecche lif4 after thy wicked life4 ghet saeith the soule4 #caj ,yet saith the soul soriliche to hire licame4 sadly to the body1 noldest thu la erming4 ,alas6 miserable1 wouldst thou not her o to wunienne4 here for ever dwell8 nes hit the no wiht icunde4 it was no whit known to thee that thu icoren me hefdest4 #cae that thou hadst chosen me2 nes hit icunde the4 it was not known to thee more then thine cunne biuoren the4 more than to thy kin before thee1 ne heold is thin aeighe opene4 nor was thine eye held open theo hwule ic the inne was4 while ,i was within thee4 hwi noldest thu lefen4 #cbj ,why wouldst thou not believe1 tha thu hi iseighe4 though thou saw it1 hu thin fordferen4 how thy forefathers ferden biforen the4 went before thee4 nu heo wunieth on eorthe4 ,now they dwell in the earth1 wurmes ham habbeth todaeled4 #cbe worms have shared them1 isceorf hore sorhfulle bones4 gnawed their miserable bones the theo sunne wrohten4 with which they wrought sin4 tha ghet seith theo soule4 ,again saith the soul1 soriliche to hire lichame4 sorrowfully to the body1 aefre thu were luther4 #ccj thou wert ever wicked theo hwile thu lif haefdest4 whilst thou hadst life1 thu were leas and luti4 thou wert false and deceitful1 and unriht lufedest4 and loved injustice and luthere deden4 and wicked deeds1 deredest cristene men4 #cce and injured ,christian men and mid worde and mid werke4 with word and with work1 so thu wurst mihte4 as thou worst might4 ic was from ,gode clene4 ,i was sent to thee to the isend4 innocent from ,god1 ac thu hauest unc fordon4 #cdj but thou hast undone us1 mid thine luthere deden4 with thy wicked deeds4 aefre thu were gredi4 ,ever thou wert greedy1 and mid gromen the onfulled4 and filled thyself with fierceness1 unneathe ic on the4 ,i hardly in thee eni wununge hauede4 #cde had any dwelling1 for hearde nithe4 for hard covetousness1 and ofer mete fulle4 and foul gluttony2 for thin wombe was thin god4 for thy belly was thy god1 and thin wulder thu iscend4 #cdi and thou spoiled thy glory4 forloren thu havest theo ece blisse4 ,lost thou hast everlasting bliss1 binumen thu havest the paradis4 thou hast deprived thee of ,paradise4 binumen the is that holi lond4 ,taken from thee is that holy land2 then deofle thu bist isold on hond4 thou art given into the devil's hand1 for noldest thu nefre habben inouh4 for thou wouldst never have enough1 buten thu hefdest unifouh4 #cee unless thou hadst repletion4 ,nu is that swete al agon4 ,now is the sweet all gone1 thet bittere the bith fornon4 the bitter is near thee1 that bittere ilest the efre4 that bitter lasteth thee ever1 thet gode ne cumeth the nefre4 that good cometh to thee never4 thus ageth nu thin sith4 #cfj ,thus goeth now thy lot1 aefter thin wrecce lif4 after thy wicked life4 thu wendest that thin ende4 ,thou thoughtest that thine end nefre ne cuman scolde4 should never come4 to long 99 99 99 lede death the4 ,too long 99 99 99 death thee1 that he nolde nimen the4 #cfe that he would not take thee1 for efre thu arerdest sake4 for thou ever raised up strife and unseihte 99 99 99 and discord1 99 99 99 and ic was with innen the4 and ,i was within thee biclused swuthe fule4 most foully enclosed2 thu were wedlowe4 #cgj thou wert faithless and mon sware4 and perjured1 and 99 99 99 hund inouh4 and 99 99 99 enough2 for thu were mid sunne4 for thou wert with sin ifulled al with inne4 filled all within1 for the deofle lored the all4 #cge for the devil taught thee all1 ord fulneih thine heorte4 chief full nigh thy heart4 efre thu woldest fullen4 ,ever thou wouldst fulfil1 al that was his wille4 all that was his will4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 thu nefre th4 #chj 99 99 99 99 99 drihtenes 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 iwold ahte4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ghet seith theo soule4 ,again1 saith the soul1 soriliche to hire licame4 sadly to the body1 clene bith the eorthe4 #che the earth is pure aer thu to hire to cume4 e'er thou come to it1 ac thu heo afulest4 but thou defilest it mid thin fule holde4 with thy foul carcase2 thet is that fulnesse4 only that foulness is afursed from monnen4 #cij removed from men2 nu thu bist bihuded4 now thou art hidden on alre horde fulest4 in foulest hoard1 on deope seathe4 in a deep pit1 on durelease huse4 in a doorless house4 thu scalt rotien4 #cie ,thou shalt rot and brostnian4 and corrupt2 thine bon beoth bedaeled4 thy bones will be separated from thaere waede4 from the clothing the heo weren to iwunede4 in which they were inhabited2 breketh lith from lithe4 #djj limb breaks from limb2 liggeth the bon stil4 the bones lie still1 tha ure drihten eft4 until our ,lord again of deathe heo araereth4 from death raiseth them1 so he alle men deth4 as he doth all men1 thonne domes daie cumeth4 #dje when doomsday cometh4 thonne scalt thu erming4 ,then shalt thou1 miserable6 up arisen4 up arise1 imeten thine morth deden4 thy deadly sins measured1 theo the murie weren4 that were so pleasant to thee2 seoruhful and sorimod4 #daj sorrowful and melancholy1 so thin lif wrouhte4 the crimes of thy life4 nu beoth thine earen fordutte4 ,now are thine ears closed1 non dreame ihereth4 no pleasant sounds they hear2 theo leorneden theo listen4 they learned1 they listened tha luthere weren4 #dae to those that were wicked4 mid wowe domes4 ,with unjust judgments1 and gultes feole4 and many trespasses1 thu othre beraefedest4 thou others bereaved rihtes istreones4 of rightful wealth1 thurh thaes deofles lore1 #dbj through the devil's lore1 theo the likede wel4 that thou liked well4 the deofle tuhte his hearpe4 ,the devil touched his harp1 and tuhte the to him4 and enticed thee to him2 thu iherdest thene dream4 thou heardest the harmony2 he was drihtene fulloth4 #dbe it was hateful to the ,lord4 he swefede the4 ,he lulled thee mid then sweize4 with the sound2 swote thu sleptest4 sweetly thou sleptest longe on thine bedde4 long in thy bed2 nis the to chirche4 #dcj nor art thou at church1 ne mostes thu iheren4 nor canst thou hear theo holie draemes4 those holy sounds1 theo bellen rungen4 the bells tolling1 that siker becnunge waes4 that a sure beckoning was2 ne holie lore4 #dce nor holy lore the unker helpe waere4 that should be our help4 ac efre he tuhte the4 ,but ever he enticed thee1 andnu beo the iwold ahte4 and now thou art in his power2 ac nu beoth fordutte4 eke now are closed thine dream thurles4 #ddj thy doors of sound1 ne ihereth heo ne more4 nor hear they more non herunge of the4 any praise of thee1 aer theo bemen blowen4 until the trumpets blow the unc becnien scullen4 which shall summon us from deathes dimnesse4 #dde from death's dimness to drihtenes dome4 to the ,lord's doom4 thonne thu scalt iheren4 ,then thou shalt hear thene lauerde dom4 the ,lord doom1 the thu on thisse life4 that thou in this life lutherliche of eodest4 #dej wickedly walked4 ,thet et seith the sowle4 ,again saith the soul soriliche to hire licame4 sadly to the body1 nu thu bist afursed4 now thou art separated from alle thine freonden4 from all thy friends2 nu is thin muth forscutted4 #dee now is thy mouth prevented1 for death hine haueth fordutted4 for death has closed it2 ne bith he ne mare undon4 nor will it be ever opened aer cume thaes heighe kinges dom4 before the high ,king's doom4 thonne hit bith isene4 ,then it will be seen1 thet on ,psalme seith4 #dfj as the ,psalm sayeth1 ,reddituri sunt de factis propriis ,reddituri sunt de factis propriis rationem4 rationem4 thonne sculen theo weile4 ,then shall those servants seggen hore deden4 tell their deeds1 wisliche thurh wisdome4 truly through wisdom1 for drihten hit wot4 #dfe for the ,lord knoweth them2 thonne heo onfoth hore dom4 then they receive their doom of drihtenes muthe4 from the ,lord's mouth1 also hit is awriten4 as it is written2 of drihtenes muthe4 from the ,lord's mouth3 ,ite maledicti in ignem eternum4 #dgj ,ite maledicti in ignem eternum4 thonne sculen wit sithien4 ,then shall we depart to alre seoruwe mest4 into uttermost sorrow1 faren mid feondes4 go with fiends in thet eche fur4 in that everlasting fire1 beornen aefre4 #dge to burn for ever2 ende nis ther nefre4 end is there never4 ,et quia bona egerunt ibunt in vitam ,et quia bona egerunt ibunt in vitam eternam4 eternam4 thonne gon theo goden4 ,then go the good1 mid ,gode sithian4 departing with ,god1 echeliche wunien4 #dhj to dwell everlastingly in alre wuldre4 in ever-during glory4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 me suke to the4 99 99 99 99 99 ,osmeum aperui1 et attraxi ipsum4 ,osmeum aperui1 et attraxi ipsum4 thu 99 99 99 et drowe me to the4 thou 99 99 99 drew me to thee1 walawa6 and wa is me4 #dhf well away6 and woe is me6 that ic efre com to the4 that ,i ever came to thee2 for noldest thu mid thine muthe4 for thou wouldst not with thy mouth bimaenen thine neode4 bewail thy infirmities2 ac aefre dighelliche4 #dij but ever darkly thu woldest ham bidernan4 thou wouldst hide them2 noldest thu ham siggen4 nor wouldst thou confess them2 biforen none preosten4 before any priest1 ther alle men secheth ham ore4 where all men seek pardon1 bimaeneth hore misdeden4 #die bewail their misdeeds1 and seoththen miltsunge foth4 and afterwards obtain mercy2 thurh sothne scrift4 through true shrift sithieth to ,criste4 depart to ,christ2 seggeth hore sunnen4 confess their sins and hor soules helpith4 #ejj and help their souls1 thurh sothe bireousunge4 through true repentance4 theo soule reste onfoth4 the soul acquires rest2 ac ne the scalt nefre resten4 but thou shalt never rest1 thurh thine bireousunge4 through thy repentance4 ac altogaedere ic am forloren4 #eje ,eke ,i am altogether lost thurh thine luthere deden4 through thy wicked deeds2 noldest thu mid muthe4 thou wouldst not with thy mouth bidden me none miltsunge4 pray for mercy to me2 nu thu ert adumbed4 now thou art bedumbed1 and death haueth the keighe4 #eaj and death has caught thee2 mid clutes thu ert forligden4 thou art laid out with rags1 and loth alle freonden4 and loath to all thy friends1 efre ma eft4 for ever and ever on to lokienne4 to look on4 thus is reouliche thin sith4 #eae ,thus rueful is thy lot1 efter thine wrecche lif4 after thy wicked life2 for thu were beset4 for thou wert beset thicke mid sunne4 thick with sin1 and alle theo weren prickiende4 and they all were pricking so wiles on ile4 #ebj like quills on porcupine2 he bith thicke mid wiles4 he is thick set with quills2 ne prikieth heom no wiht4 they prick him not1 for al bith that softe4 for the soft part is all iwend to him sulfen4 turned to himself1 that ne mawen his wiles4 #ebe that his quills cannot prikien him sore4 prick him sore1 for al bith that scearpe4 for the points are all him iwend fromward4 turned him fromward4 ,so thu weren mid sunne4 ,thus thou wert with sin iset alle with inne4 #ecj beset all within2 theo sunfule pikes4 those sinful pikes prikieth me fulsore4 prick me full sore1 ac thu al that softe was4 but thou all that was soft iwend to the sulven4 turned to thyself1 and efre thet scerpe4 #ece and ever the sharp scored me touardes4 scored me towards1 heo weren iwend4 they were turned so me wurst was4 as was worst for me1 ich was mid thine prickunge4 ,i was with the pricking ipined fulsore4 #edj pained ful sore3 ac nu me wulleth prikien4 but now will prick me theo pikes inne helle4 those pikes in hell2 pinion me ful sore4 punish me full sore for thine sunne4 for thy sin4 ,ic was on heihnes isceapen4 #ede ,on high was ,i created1 and soule ihoten4 and named soul4 ,ic was the seofothe isceaft4 ,i was the seventh creation1 ,so theo bec seggeth4 as the book says1 the the ,almihti ,god4 that ,almighty ,god mildeliche iwrouhte4 #eej mercifully wrought4 wisliche mid worde4 ,truly by his word so hit al iwearth4 thus it all came to pass3 heouene and eorthe4 heaven and earth1 luft and engles4 air and angels1 wind and watere4 #eee wind and water1 thaes monnes soule4 the soul of man1 this beoth theo seouene4 these are the seven the ic aer foreseide4 that ,i before mentioned4 this was makede4 ,these were made thaes ,almihties faeder4 #efj by the ,almighty ,father2 of thissen andweorke4 of this substance alle thing he iwrouhte4 all things he wrought2 and thus hit is iwriten4 and thus it is written on holie wisdome4 in holy wisdom1 ,fiat et facta sunt omnia4 #efe ,fiat et facta sunt omnia4 ,he seide iwurthe4 ,he said1 let be1 and alle thing iworthen4 and all things were2 thus mid one worde4 thus with one word al hit was iwurthen4 was all created2 he iscop thonne thene sune4 #egj he made then the sun1 alle isceafte wisliche4 all truly created thurh wisdome4 by his wisdom1 and efre he hit wiseth4 and he guides it ever1 ,imaginem et similitudinem4 ,imaginem et similitudinem4 and ic deorewurthe4 #ege ,and ,i1 in the dear drihtenes onlicnesse4 ,lord's likeness4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 of ,god4 99 99 99 of ,god1 and ic the imaene4 and me between1 mid lothre lufe4 #ehj with pure love1 and ic thin wale iwearth4 and ,i thy bliss decreed2 hu so thu noldest4 how so thou wouldst not2 weila thine fule iwill4 alas6 thy foul will wo haveth hit me idon4 hath wrought my woe4 ,thu fule mathe maete4 #ehe ,thou foul food for worms1 hwi hauest thu me biswiken4 why hast thou deceived me8 ,for thine fule sunne4 ,for thy wicked sin ic scal nu in helle4 ,i shall now in hell dreighen ther wrecche sith4 suffer there a wretched time1 all for thine fule lif4 #eij all for thy wicked life2 ghet ic wulle the aetwinne4 yet ,i will flee thee and thine wea sithes4 and thy dreary fate4 ,nu ic scal soriliche4 ,now ,i shall sorrowfully sithien from the4 depart from thee2 nu beoth thine teth atru4 #eie thy teeth are now poisonous2 thin tunge is ascorted4 thy tongue is shortened1 theo the facen was4 which was so deceitful and then feonde icweme4 and pleasing to the fiend4 ,mid wowe dreames4 ,with unjust judgments1 and mid gultes feole4 #fjj and with many trespasses1 thu othre birefedest4 thou bereaved others rihtes istreones4 of their rightful wealth1 gaederest to 99 99 99 ime4 gatheredest 99 99 99 ac hit is nu all igon4 but it is now all gone thurh thaes deofles lore4 #fje through the devil's lore1 the the licode wel4 that thou liked so well4 ,nu lith thin bodige stille4 ,now lieth thy body still on ful colde denne4 in full cold den2 nafest thu gaersume themo4 nor hast thou the treasure the heo was spekinde4 #faj of which she spake2 for heo was faken biforen4 for she was deceitful before1 and atterne bihinden4 and envenomed after2 heo demde feole domes4 she pronounced many judgments the drihten was lothe4 that were hateful to the ,lord4 ,iseid hit is on psalme4 #fae ,it is said in the ,psalm1 and ful sothe hit is bihire4 and full true it is of her3 ,lingua tua concinnabat dolos4 ,lingua tua concinnabat dolos4 ,heo gheothede fakenliche4 ,she poured out deceitfully1 and then feonde icwemde4 and pleased the fiend2 heo heou mid hearde worde4 #fbj she hewed with hard words1 and icwemde tha wrecches4 and delighted the wretches4 scearpe heo was and kene4 ,sharp she was and keen1 and cwemde then deofle4 and pleased the devil mid alle then sunne4 with all the sin that efre was his wille4 #fbe that ever was his will4 ,a wurthe hire wa4 ,wo be to her6 that heo spekinde was so4 that she spake so2 heo haueth unc domned4 she has damned us to deoppere helle4 to deeper hell4 ,nis hit non sellic4 #fcj ,is it not wonderful1 thauh ic segge of boken4 though ,i read in books1 thauh ic thonne that sothe repie4 though ,i then the truth gathered1 for ic was ilered4 for ,i was taught of mine leoue faeder4 by my dear father feire on frumthe4 #fce beautifully in the beginning1 aer ic fordferde4 before ,i departed1 ic was ,godes douhter4 ,i was ,god's daughter1 ac thu amerdest that foster4 but thou didst hinder that fostering4 ic sceolde lif holden4 ,i might life have held1 me sellethe he wolde4 #fdj that he would have given me4 ,sone thu were lifleas4 ,soon thou wert lifeless1 seoththen ic the forleas4 sithence ,i left thee4 ,ic was thin imake4 ,i was thy wife1 so so bec seggeth4 as the book says3 ,uxor tua sicut vitis habundans4 #fde ,uxor tua sicut vitis habundans4 ,ic was the biwedded4 ,i was wedded to thee wurthliche 99 99 99 e4 honourably1 et then fontstone4 at the fount stone1 that thu haucst ifuled4 that thou hast defiled mid thine fule othes4 #fej with thy foul oaths4 ,thu hafest thin fulluht forloren4 ,thou hast forfeited thy baptism behinden and biuoren4 here and hereafter4 ,feire thu were imerked4 ,fair thou wert marked1 heie on thine heafde4 high on thy head1 mid then holie ele4 #fee with the holy oil ,thu hauest kine merke4 ,thou hadst the mark of royalty2 thu scoldest beon on heouene4 thou mightst have been in heaven1 heih 99 99 99 under ,gode4 high 99 99 99 under ,god1 ghif thu hit ne forlure4 if thou hadst not forfeited it thuruh thaes deofles lore4 #ffj through the devil's lore4 ,thine godfaederes ihaten4 ,thy godfathers promised1 aer heo the forleten4 before they relinquished thee1 that thu me scoldest holden4 that thou shouldst keep me thuruh holie lufe ,cristes4 in ,christ's holy love and drightene lawe4 #ffe and the law of ,god1 ledene me to ,criste4 and lead me to ,christ4 ,thu withsoke thene deofel4 ,thou renounced the devil1 efter drihtenes cwithe4 7after the ,lord's word17 his modes and his wraenches4 his moods1 and his deceits1 and his wieles thaerto4 #fgj and his wiles thereto4 ,seoththen thu hine lufedest4 ,afterwards thou lovedst him1 and forwinne drihten4 and rebelled against the ,lord1 for thu lufedest theo lawen4 for thou lovedst the traitors the drihten weren lothe4 that were hateful to ,god2 unker team forloren4 #fge our progeny lost the wit scolden teman4 that we should bring forth2 so ic was the betaeiht4 as ,i was given to thee that wit scolden teman4 that we might propagate4 ,thu hauest beon bearne faeder4 ,thou hast been father of children1 and ic hore moder4 #fhj and ,i their mother2 wit scolden fostrien bearn4 we should foster our progeny1 and bring ham to ,criste4 and bring them to ,christ4 ,thet beoth theos bearn4 ,these are the children so so bec maeneth4 that the book mentions3 ,filii tui sicut novell 99 99 99 ,filii tui sicut novell 99 99 99 ,cetera desunt4 ,footnote ,a3 ,wrecche8 ,,london3 ,,printed ,,by ,,luke ,,james ,,hansard ,,co4 ,m4,,dccc4,,xlv4 ,,one ,,hundred ,,copies4 ,no #e