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   <f.1> %#Si//sciret paterfamilias qua o2a fur uenturu5 ! esset, uigilaret%
%utiq:ue: & //non//si-neret p:er:fodi ! domum suam.%  #Vre lauerd i =e
godspel tea--!che] us =urh a bisne. hu we ahen wearliche. bi-twiten !
u5 seoluen.  wi] =e unwiht of helle.  ant wi] hi5 wre:n:--!ches. [ef =e
husebonde wiste he sei] hwenne & i//hwuch ! time. =e =eof walde
to his hus. he walde wakien. & ! nalde he nawt =olien =e =eof fo2
to breoken hire. !
   #+is//hus =e ure lauerd speke] of. iS//seolf =e mon. ! in-wi] =e
monne5 wit i//=i5 i5 =e huselauerd. & ! te fulitohe wif mei beo wil
ihaten. =t ga =t hu5 eft:er: ! hire, ha diht hit al//to wundre. bute
'wit' as lau:er:d chasti--!e hire =e betere. ant bineome hire ofte of
=t ha wal--!de. ant//tah walde al =t hird folhen hire oueral. [ef ! wit
ne fo2bude ham. fo2 alle ha beo] untohene. ant ! rechelese hinen
bute:n: [ef he ham rihte. ant beo] ! =eo5 hinen?  Summe beo]
wi]-ute. ant summe wi]--!innen. =eo5 wi]-uten beod. =e monne5 fif
witte5. sih]e ! & herunge. smechunge. ' & smelunge' & euch lime5
felunge. =eo5 ! beo] hinen//under wit. as under huse lau:er:d. ant
hwer--!so he is [emele5. ni5 hare nan =t ne fare] ofte un--!toheliche
& gulted ilome. o]er i//fol samblant. o]er ! <f.1v> in uuel dede.
Inwi] beo] hinen in so moni mislich =onc. to ! cwemen wel =e
husewif a[eines gode5 wille. ant swere] ! somet//redliche. =t efter
hire hit schal gan. =ah we hit ne ! heren nawt. we mahe felen hare
nur] ant hare un--!tohe bere. a]et wit cume fo2]. ant ba wi] eie
& wid//lu--!ue tuhte ham =e betere. Ne//bi] neauer his hu5 fo2 ! =eo5
hinen wel i-wist. fo2 hwon =t he slepe. o]er ohwider ! fare from
hame. =t i5. hwen mon fo2-[et hi5 wit. ant ! let ham iwur]en. 8h
ne bihoue] hit nowt. =t//ti5 hus ! beo irobbet. fo2 =er i5 inne =e
tresur. =t godd [ef him--!seolf fo2e. =t i5. monne5 sawle. fo2to
breoken =i5 hu5 ! efter =i5 treoseo2. =t godd bohte mit is de]. ant
lette ! lif on rode. is moni =eof abuten. ba bi//dei ant bi//niht. !
unseheliche gastes. wi] alle unwreste =eawe5. a[ei:n: ! euch god
=eaw. =e wite] i//=i5 hus gode5 deo2e chatel. ! under wittes
wissunge. =t is huselauerd. is eau:er: hi--!re un=eaw fo2to sechen
in[ong. abute =e wahe5 to//amur]ren hire =rinne. =et heauet
=erof is. ! =e feont =e meistre] ham alle. a[eine5 him ant ! hi5
keis. =e husebonde =t is wit. warne] hi5 hu5 =u5. ! ure lau:er:d
haue] ilenet him fowre of hi5 dehtren. ! =t beo] to understonden
=e fo'w'2 heauet =eawe5 =e ! <f.2> eareste i5 warschipe icleopet.
ant te o]er is gastelich ! strenc]e. & te =ridde is me] rihtwisnesse
=e feo2]e. !
   #Wit te husebonde. godes cunnestable cleope] war--!shcipe for].
& make] hire dureward. =e werschi--!pe loki hwom//ha//lete in. &
ut, & of feo2 bihalde alle =e ! cuminde. hwuch beo wur]e in[ong
to habben. o]er ! beon bistekene =rute. Strenc]e stont nest hire.
=t ! [ef ei wule in warschipe un=eonke5. warni//strenc--!]e fo2e. =t
i5 hire suster. & heo hit ut warpe. =e =ridde ! suster. =t i5 me].
hire he make] meister. ouer  his wil--!lesfule hinen. =t we ear of
speken. =t me leare ham ! me]e. =t me meosure hat. =e middel
of twa =i:n:g fo2 ! =t is =eaw in euch stude. & tuht fo2to halden. ant
ha--!te] ham alle. =t nan of ham a[ein hire. nohwer ! wi] unme]
ne ga//ouer mete. =e feo2]e suster riht--!wisnesse. sit on hest. as
demere. & beate] =eo =t a--!gulte]. & crune] =eo '=t' wel do].
& deme] euchan hi5 ! dom efter his rihte. fo2 dred of hire n'i'me]
=is hi--!rd. efter =t he i5 his warde. =e ehnen hare. =e mu] ! hi5. =e
earen hare. =e honden hare. ant euchan al--!swa as of =e o]ere wi]
=t wit onont him. ne schal na:n: 'un=eaw cumen in.' !
   #AS =is is ido =u5. ! <f.2v> ant is al stille =rinne. warschipe =t aa
is waker. is offeared leste ! sum fo2truste him & feole o//slep. &
fo2[eme is war--!de. & seint ham in a//sonde. =t ha wel cnawe]. of//feo2re:n:
i--!cumen fo2to offearen =eo =e beo] ouerardi. & =eo =e !
[emelese beo], halden ham wakere. he is under-fon ! in. ant swi]e
bihalden of alle. for lonc he is & leane. ! & his leo2 dedlich.
ant blac & elheowet. & 'euh' er in his hea--!uet =unche] =t
stont up. warschipe hat him to telle ! biuo2en ham hwet he beo &
hweonene he com. & hwet ! he =er seche. Ne mei//ich he sei] nohwer
speoken bu--!te ich habbe god lust. lustni] me =enne. farlac ich !
hatte. ant am dea]es sonde. & dea]e5 munegunge. & ! icume
biuo2en hire. to warnin ow of hire cume, ! warschipe =t best
con. bisetten hire worde5. & ec//hire ! werke5. speke] fo2 ham
alle. ant freine] hweonene ! he cume. &//hwuch hird ha leadde.
farlac him onswe--!re]. Ich nat nawt te time. for ha ne seide hit me
nawt. ! 8h eau:er: loki] hwenne. fo2 hire wune is to cume:n: bi//sta--!le
ferliche & unmundlunge hwen me least wene]. ! of hire hird =t
tu eskest. ich =e onswerie.  Ha lihte] ! hwer so ha eau:er: cume]
wi] a//=use:n:t deoulen. ant euch ! an beare] a//great boc. al of
sunnen iwriten. wi] swar--!te <f.3> smeale lettres. & an//u:n:rude
rake'te'he gled read of//fure. ! fo2to binden & to drahen. into
inwarde helle. hwuch-so ! he mei preouin =:urh: his boc. =t is on
euch sunne ib2euet. ! =t//he wi] wil. o]er wi] wo2d. o]er wi] werc
wrahte. in ! al his lif si]e. bute t =he haue] ibet. ear]on wi] so] !
schrift. o]er wi] dedbote. ant warschipe hire eske]. hweo:n:--!ne
cumest tu farlac =u dea]e5 munegunge?  Ich cume ! he sei] of
helle. Of helle ha//sei] "warschpe". 8nt hauestu ! isehen helle?
[e sei] farlac witerliche ofte & ilome. ! Nu sei] =enne warschipe.
fo2 =i treow]e treowliche te--!le us hwuch is//helle. & hwet =u
hauest isehen//=rin. ! 8nt ich he sei] farlac o//mi treow]e blu]eliche.
nawt ! tah efter =t hit is. fo2 =t ne mei na tunge. ah
efter =t ich mei ! ant con =er toward ichulle rodien. !
   #Helle is wi]-uten med. ant deop wi]-uten grunde. ! ful of brune
unwerilich. fo2 ne mei nan eo2dlich ! fur euenin =er toward. ful
of stench un=olelich. fo2 !  ne mahte in eo2]e na cwic =in'g' hit
=olien. ful of so2he ! untalelich. fo2 ne mei na mu] fo2 wrechedom
ne ! fo2 wa rikenin ne tellen. so =icke is =rinne =e =eo5--!ternesse
=t mei hire grapin. fo2 =er fur ne [eue] na ! liht. ah blent ham
=e ehnen =e =er beo]. wi] a//smo2--!]rinde <f.3v> smoke smecche
fo2-cu]est. ant tah i//=t ilke swarte ! =eosterness. swarte =inges
ha iseo]. as deoulen  =t ham ! melli]. ant derue] aa & drecche].
wi] alles cunes pine:n: ! & iteilede draken grisliche as =e deoulen.
=e forswolhe] ! ham ihal & speowe] ham eft ut. biuo2en & bihinden.
o]er--!hwile to-rende] ham. & tocheowe] euch grot. ant heo eft !
iwur]e] hal. to a//swuch bale bute bote as ha//her weren. !  & ful wel
ha iseo] ham to grisle ant to grure. & to eche/*m*/n ! hare pinen. =e
la]e helle wurme5 tadden & fr'o'ggen. =t freo--!te] ham ut te ehnen.
& te neose gristles. & snike] in & ! ut. neddren & eaureskes. nawt
ilich =eos her, ah//an hun--!dret si]e grisluker. et mu] & et hearen.
et ehnen & et ! neuele. & et te breoste holke. as me de] i fo2rotet
flesch, ! eu:er:[ete =ickest. =er is reminge i//=e brune. ant to]es !
hechelunge. i//=e snawi wettres, ferliche ha//flutte] fro:m: ! =e heate
to =e chele.  Neu:er: nuten ha of =eos twa, hwe]er ! ham//=unche]
wurse. fo2 ei]er is un=olelich. ant i//=is fer--!liche mong. =t latere
wurse =en =e earre '8' derue] =e mare. ! =t fur ham fo2berne] al//to
colen calde. =t pich ham fo2walle] ! a]et ha beon fo2melte. &
eft acwikene] anan, to drehen ! al =t ilke. & muche-del wurse. aa
wi]-uten ende. ant tis ilke ! unhope, is ham mest pine. =t nan
naue] neau:er: mare nan ! <f.4> acou:er:inge. ah aa aren//sikere of
euch uuel. to =:urh:leasten i:n: ! wa. from wo2lde into wo2lde aa on//ecnesse.
euch a=rusme] ! o]er. & euch is o]ere5 pine. & euch-an
hate] hate] o]er. ! ant him-seoluen. as =e blake deouel. & eau:er:
so ha i//=is wo2dld ! luueden ham mare. so ha =er hatie] ham
swi]ere. ant ! ei]er curse] o]er. & fret of =es odere5 earm. earen
& ! neose alswa. Ich habbe bigunnen fo2to tellen. of =ing ! =t
ich ne mahte nawt bringen to ende. =ah ich hefde a ! =usent
tungen of stele. & talde a]et ha weren alle ! fo2-werede. ah =enche]
nu hwer =:urh: hwuch =e measte ! pine beo. fo2 =e leste pine is so
hard. =t hefde a//mon i--!slein ba mi feder. & mi//moder. & 'al' ende
mi cun. & ido me--!seoluen al//=e scheome. & te harm. =t cwic mon
mahte =o--!lien. & ich isehe =e5 mon. i//=e leaste pine. =t iseh i:n:
helle. ! ich walde [ef hit mahte beon. =olien a//=usent dea]e5 ! to
arudden//him ut =rof. so grislich is =e sih]e. & reow]--!ful to
bi-halden. =ah neau:er: nere nan//o]er pine. bute ! to seon eau:er: =e
unselie gastes. & hare grisliche schape. ! biseon on hare grimfule
ant grurefule nebbes. ant ! heren hare rarunge. & hu ha wi]
hokere5 etwite] ! & upbreide] euchan his sunnen. wi] schenlac
& te ! grure of ham, were unimete pine. & hure =olien ! <f.4v> &
abeo2en hare unrude dunte5. wi] melles istelet. & wi] ! hare
eawles gled reade. hare dustlunges. as =ah hit were ! a//pilche
clut. euchan toward o]re misliche pinen. O//helle ! dea]es//hus
wununge of waninge. of grure & of granin--!ge. hatel ham. &
hard wan of alle wondra]es. buri of ! bale. & bold eau:er:-euch
bitternesse is//of. =u//la]est lond of ! alle. =u//darc stude ifullet of
alle dreo2inesses. ich cwakie ! of grislen. & of grure. ant euch ban
so2he] me. & euch ! her me rune] up, fo2//=i munegunge. fo2 nis
ter na ste--!uene bituhe =e fo2demde. bute wumme & wa//is//me. & !
wa//beo =e. & wa beo//=e. wa//ha [eie]//& wa//ha habbe]. Ne of ! al
=t eau:er: wa is. ne Schal//ham neau:er: wontin, =e swuch wu--!ninge
of-hearne]. fo2//ei wilinde blisse her o =isse wo2lde. ! wel we-re him
=t he neauer ibo2e n:er:e.  Bi//=i5 [e mahen su:m:--!del witen hwuch
is helle. fo2 iwis ich habbe =rin//isehen ! a//=usent si]e wurse.
&//from =eonne cume] de]. wi] a =u--!sent deoulen hideward as
ich seide. ant com =us q] far--!lac. fo2to warnin ow fo2e. & tellen
ow =eos ti]ingeS. !
   #Nu lau:er:d godd q] warschipe. wardi us & werie. & rihte ! us &
reade. hwet us beo to donne. ant we beon warre ! & wakere. to
witen us on euch half under godes wengen. ! [ef we wel werie]. &
wite] hure hus. & godes deo2e treo--!so2 <f.5> =t he haue] bitaht
us. cume dea] hwen//ha//eau:er: wule. ! ne =urue we now]er beon
of-dred fo2 hire ne fo2 helle. ! fo2 ure de] bi] deo2e godd. ant
in[ong into heouene.  ! of =eos fikilinde wo2ld. ne of hire fahe
blisse. ne neome ! we neau:er: [eme. fo2 al =t is on eo2]e, nis//bute
as a//schadewe. ! for al wurche] to noht. bute =t deo2e treso2
godes deo2e--!wur]e feh. =t i5 us bitaht to witene. ich habbe
=er-uo2e ! sar care. fo2//ich//iseo sei] warschipe. hu =e unwiht wi] !
his ferd. as liun i-burst ge] abuten//hure hus sechinde in--![ong
[eo2nliche. hu//he hit fo2-swolhe. & tis ich mei//sei] ! warschipe.
warnin//ow of his la] ant fo2 his wrenches. ! ah ich nei//nawt
a[eineS hiS strenc]e. !
   #Do nu q] strenc]e. warshipe5 sust:er:. =t limpe] to =e. ! ant
warne us of hi5 wihele5. fo2 of al his strenci--]e drede we
nawiht. fo2 nis his strenc]e nowt wur]. ! bute hwer-so he ifinde]
e]eliche & wake unwarnede ! of treowe bileaue. =e apostle sei].
etstont te feo:n:t, ! & he fli] ananriht. Schulde we =enne fleon//him, !
[e nis godd ure scheld? ant alle beo] ure wepnen of ! hi5 deo2e
grace. & godd is//onont ure half. & stont bi//u5 ! i//fehte. [ef he schute
toward me wi] weole & wun--!ne of =e wo2ld. wi] este of flesches
lustes. of =ulli--!che <f.5v> nesche wepnen. ich//mahte carien summes//weis.
ah ! ne mei//me na =ing hearde5 offearen. ne nowcin ne !
na wone falsin min heo2te. ne wursi min bileaue. ! toward him
=t [eue] me alle mine strenc]en. !
   #Fo2 ba me ah q] me]. ant fo2 hard of neowcin & fo2 ! wone of
wunne,  dreden /*n*/a:n:t carien. fo2 moni fo2//to ! muchel hard of wa
=t he drehe], fo2-[et ure lau:er:d. ant ! ma =ah fo2 nesche & fo2
flesches licunge fo2[eme] ha:m: ! ofte. bituhen hard & nesche.
bituhen wa of =is wo2ld. & ! to muchel wunne. bituhen muchel &
lutel. is in//euch ! wo2ldlich =ing =e middel wei guldene. [ef we
hire ! halde]. =enne ga we sikerliche. ne =earf us now]er ! fo2 de].
ne fo2//deouel dreden. hwet-so beo of hardes. ne//dre--!de ich
nawiht nesches fo2 ne mei na wunne. ne nan ! flesches//licunge.
ne of licomliche estes bringen me ou:er: '=e middel of mesure & of
me--!te.'
   #Riht-wisnesse speke] nu. ! Mi suster ha//sei] warschipe. =e
haue] wit & schad ! bituhen god & uuel. & wat//hwet is in euch =ing
to cheo--!sen & to schunien. reade] us & leare]. fo2te [emen lutel !
alle fallinde =ing. & witen wa'r'liche =eo, =t schulen aa leste:n:. !
ant sei] as ha so] sei]. =t =:urh: un-witnesse. ne mei heo naw--!iht
sunegin. ant tah nis nawt siker of =e unwihtes ! <f.6> strenc]e.
as =eo =e halt hire wac. =a ha beo muche ! wur]. to ure alre ehnen.
& deme] hire unmihti ono:n:t ! hire-seoluen. to etstonden wi] his
turnes. & de] as =e wi--!se. Mi//sust:er: strenc]e is swi]e bald. ant
sei] =t ha nawiht ! herdes ne mei hire offearen. ah =ah ha ne
trust nawt. ! on//hire ahne wepnen. ah de] o//godes grace. & =t ich
de--!mi riht. ant wisdom to donne. Mi =ridde suster me] ! speke].
of =e middel sti. bituhhe riht. & luft. =t lut cu:n:ne:n: ! halden. ant
sei] i//n-esche ha//is bald. ant hard mei hire ! offearen & fo2=i//ne
[elpe] ha. of nane sikernesse. ant ! de] as =e wise. Mi//mester is
to don riht. ant//riht fon & ! demen. & ich deme me-seolf. =et ! ich
=:urh: me ne do hit nawt. fo2 ! al =t god, is of godd. =t we her
hab--!be]. Nu//is riht =enne =t we demen us-seolf eau:er: unmih--!tie
to weren &//to witen us. o]er ei god to halden. wi]ute:n: ! godes
helpe. =e rihtwise godd wule =t we demen//us-seolf. ! e]eliche ant
lahe. ne beo we neau:er: swuche. fo2 =enne ! deme] he us muche
wur] & gode. & halt fo2 his dehtre:n:. ! fo2 =ah mi fo2me suster war
beo of euch uuel. ant ! min o]er strong beo to[eines euch nowcin.
& mi =rid--!de me]ful in alles//cunes estes. & ich do riht & deme !
<f.6v> bute we wi] al =is milde beon & meoke. & halden us wake. !
godd mei mid rihte fo2-demen us of al =is. =urh ure p:ru:de. ! &//fo2-=i
is//riht dom. =t we//al//ure godd =onkin him ane. !
   #Wit =e husebonde godes cunstable. here] alle hare ! sahen. ant
=onki] godd [eo2ne. wi] swi]e gled heo2--!te. of so riche lane. as
beo] =eo5 sustren. hise fowr dehtren ! =t he haue] /-h-/ileanet him
on helpe fo2to witen wel & werie:n: ! his castel & gode5 deo2e-wur]e
feh =t is biloke =er-inne. !
   #+e willesfule husewif halt hire al stille. =t al =t hird ! =t ha
wes iwunet to dreien efter hire. turne] ham ! treowliche (to w)it
hare lauerd. & to =eo5 fowr sustreN
   #Vmben ane stunde speke] eft ! warschipe. & sei].  /-Ich-/ iseo cu--!men a//sonde.
swi]e gled icheret. ! feier & freoliche & leofliche aturnet.
let him i:n: sei] wit. ! [ef godd wule he b2inge] us glede tidinges.
& tat uS ! were muche neod. fo2 farlac de]e5 sonde. haue] wi] his !
offeared us. swi]e mid alle. warschipe let him 'in' & he gret ! wit
ten lau:er:d & al hi5 hird so]]en. wi] lahinde chere. & ! ha [elde]
him his gretunge. ant beo] alle ilihtet. ant ! igledet ham =unche].
of his onsih]e. fo2 al//=t hus schi--!ne] &//schi:m:me] of his leome
/-He eske]-/ [ef ham biluue] <f.7> to here:n: him ane hwile. [e
q] ha rihtwisnesse. wel uS ! biluue] hit ant wel is riht =t we
=e li]eliche lustnin. !
   #Hercni] nu =enne he sei]. ant [eo2nliche underston--!de]. ich
am//murh]es sonde & munege of eche lif. & ! liue5 luue ihaten. &
cume riht from heouene. =t ich ! habbe isehen nu. & ofte ear =e
blisse. =t na monneS ! tunge ne mei of tellen. =e iblescede godd
iseh ow offruh--!te. & sumdel durcnin of =t farlac talde. of de] &
of helle. ! ant sende me to gledien ow. nawt fo2-=i =t hit ne beo al !
so] =t he seide. ant schulen alle uuele fondin & ifinden. ! 8h//[e
wi] =e fulst of godd. ne =uruen na=ing dreden. ! fo2//he sit on heh.
=t is ow on helpe. ant iS//al''-weldn:n:t'' =t//ha--!ue] ow//to//witene.
#A sei] warschipe welcume liue5 ! luue. 8nt fo2 =e luue of godd
seolf. [ef =u eau:er: sehe ! him. tele us sumhwet of him. & of his
eche blisse. [e ! iseo] q] liues//luue murh']'es sonde. ich habbe
isehen him ! ofte. nawt tah//as he is. fo2 a-[ein =e brihtnesse. & te
liht ! of his leo2. =e sunne gleam =unche] dosc. &//as a//schadewe. !
ant fo2-=i ne mahte ich nawt. a[ein =e leom of his wli--!te lokin ne
bihalden bute =:urh: a//schene schadewe bituhhe ! me & him, =t
schilde mine ehnen.  Swa ich habbe ofte i--!sehen him. =e hali
=rumnesse. feder. & sune. & hali//gast. <f.7v> =reo an untodealet.
ah lutle hwile ich mahte =olie =e leo--!me. ah//summes//weis ich
mahte bihalden ure lau:er:d. ih:e:su ! c:ri:st godes sune. =t bohte us o
rode. hu he sit wunderful on ! his feder riht half. =t is al-weldent.
rixle] i//=t riche lif. ! bute linunge. so unimete feier, =t te engles
ne beo] ! neau:er://ful on him to bi-halden. & [et is e]sene =e stude:n: !
of his wunden. & hu he schawe] ham his feder. to ! cu]en hu he
luuede us. & hu he wes buhsum to hi:m: ! =e sende him so//to alesen
us & biseche] him aa fo2 mon--!cunnes heale. Efter him ich iseh
on heh ou:er: alle heo--!uenliche =e eadie meiden. & moder marie
inempnet. ! sitten in//a//trone. so swi]e brih wi] [immes istirret. & !
hire wlite so meinful. =t euch eo2]lich liht is =eoster ! =er-a[eines.
=er iseh as ha//bit hire deo2ewur]e ! sune so geo2nliche & so
in-wardliche. fo2 =eo =t hire ! serui]. ant he hire [ette] bli]eliche
al =t ha//biseche]. !
   #+et liht. =a ich ne mahte na mare of hire i=olien. ! ich biseh to
=e engles. ant to =e ''anchangles''. & ! to =e o]er =e =e beo] abuuen
ham iblesce gastes. =t ! beo] aa biuo2e godd. & serui] him eauer.
ant singe] ! aa unwerget. ''Nihe'' o2d'r'es =er beo]. & hu ha//beo]
i--!o2dret. ant sunderliche isette. =e an buue =e odere. ! <f.8> ant
euchanes mester, were long to tellen. so muche ! murh]e ich hefde
of hare onsih]e =t ne mahte ich ! longe hwile elles hwider lokin.
#Efter ham ich ! iseh. toward te p:at:riarkes ant te p:ro:phetes =e
makie] ! swuch murh]e. =t//haren//nu]e i//=e ilke lond of blisse. !
=t//ha hefden of feo2 igrei]et on eo2]e. ant so] nu al//iso--!et. =t
ha hefden long ear. icwiddet of ure lau:er:d & he hef--!de ischawet
ham in gasteliche sih]e. #Ich iseh =e a--!postles '=t' poure
'weren' ant lahe. ifullet & bigoten al, of unimete ! blisse. sitten
i//trones. ant al under hare fet. =t heh//i5 ! on wo2lde. [arowe
fo2to demen i//=e dei of dome. kinges ! and keiseres. & alle cunredes
of alles cunes ledenes. ! #Ich biheold te martirs. ant hare
unimete muh]e. =e ! =oleden//her pinen. ant dea] fo2 ure lau:er:d.
& lihtliche tal--!den to alles cunes nowcins. & eo2]liche tintreon.
a[ei--!nes =e blisse =t godd in hare heo2te schawde ham to
cu--meNe. !
   #Efter ham ich beheold =e cumfessurs ! hird =e liueden i//god lif.
& haliliche deiden. =e schi--!ne] as do] steo2ren i//=e eche blissen.
ant iseo] godd in//his ! wlite =t haue] alle teares iwipet of hare
ehnen. ! #ICh iseh =t schene. & tet brihte. ferreden of =e-adie
meid--!ne5. ilikest toward engles. & feolahlukest wi] ham blissin
<f.8v> & gledien. =e libinde i//flesche. ou:er:ga] flesches lahe. ant
ou:er:--!cume] cunde. =e leade] heouenlich lif. in//eo2]e as ha wuni--!e].
hare murh]e & hare blisse. =e feirlec of hare wlite. ! =e swetnesse
of hare song. ne mei na//tunge tellen. alle ! ha singe]. so swote
smel ham folhe]. hwuder-so ha wen--!de]. =t me mahte libben aa
bi//=e swotnesse. hwam-so heo ! biseche] fo2e. is sikerliche ibo2hen.
fo2 a[ein//hare biso--!cnen, godd him-seolf arise]. =t alle =e o]er
'he' walden sitti:n:de 'ihere].' !
   #Swi]e wel q] warschipe like] us =t tu seist. ! 8h nu//=u hauest
so wel//iseid. of euchan tosetnesse. ! of =e selie sunderlepes sumhwet.
sei nu u's'//hwuch blisse. ! is//to alle iliche meane. & liues//luue
hire onswere]. !
   #+e imeane blisse is seoueuald. leng]e of lif. wit. & luue. ! ant of
=e luue a//gleadunge. wi]ute met murie. loft ! song & lihtschipe.
& sikernessne is =e seoue]e. =ah ich =i5 ! sei] warschipe. sumdel
understonde. =u most unwreo ''wi--!terluter''. ant openin//to =eo5
o]ere. & hit schal//beon sei] liue5 ! luue, warschipe as =u wilnest.
#Ha//lifie] in an wlite =t is ! brihtre seoue-fald ant schenre =en =e
sunne ant eau:er://in a ! strenc]e. to don buten euch swinc al =t aa
wulle] ant eauer ! mare in a//stel//in al =t eau:er://godd is wi]-uten
wonunge. wi]--!uten euch =ing =t mahe hearm o]er eilin. in al
=t eauer i5. ! <f.9> softe o]eR swete. & haRe lif is in//godes sih]e.
& godes cnawlechunge ! as uRe lau:er:d seide. =t//is he sei] eche lif
te seon ant te cnawen so] ! godd. & him =t he sende ih:e:su c:ri:st
ure lau:er:d to ure alesnesse. & beo] ! fo2=i//ilich him in//=e ilke wlite
=t he is. fo2 ha seo] him as he is 'nebbe to//nebbe.' !
   #Ha//beo so wise =t ha witen alle godes runes. ant ! his reades
=t//deRne beo] & deopp2e =en eni sea dingle. ha seo] ! in godd alle
=ing. & witen of al//=t wes ant is. & eueR s'h'al iwur]en. ! hwet hit
beo ant hweR-of hit biginne. #H8 liue] godd wi]ute:n: ! met. fo2
ha undeRstonde] hu he haue] bi//idon. =urh his muche--!le goddlec.
& hwet ha ahen his muchele milce te [elden & euchan 'luue] o]eR
as himseoluen.' !
   #So glede ha beo] of godd =t//is haRe ! blisse =t//ne mei//hit munne
na mu]. ne spelien na speche. fo2--!=i//=t//euchan luue] o]eR.
euchan haue] of o]eRes god, as muche ! murh]e as//him-seoluen.
bi//=is [e mahen iseon. ant witen//=et ! euchan sunderlepes. 'ha='
as feole gledschipes as ha beo] monie. & ! =e ilke gledschipes beo]
to eueR euchan as muche gledunge ! as his ahne sunderliche, [et
ouer//al =is. hwen euchan luue] ! godd mare =en him-seoluen &//=e:n:
alle =e//o]eR.  MaRe ha glede] ! of god wi]-ute:n: ei eilung =e:n: of his
ahne gledung & of alle =e ! o]ere5. neome] =enne [eme [ef neu:er:
anes heo2te ne mei in ! hire undeRfon hire ahne gledunge sunderliche
iseide. so ! unimete muchel is =en anlepi blisse. =t ha//nime]
in//hire. =u5 ! monie ant =:us://muchele fo2=i//sei] ure lauerd to//=eo//=t//him !
<f.9v> hefden icwemet. %Intra in gaudium d:omi:ni tui.%
Ga quo] he into =i//la--!ueRdes hus. =u//most al gan =rin. & al beon
bi-[eoten =rin. Fo2 in ! =e ne mei hit o nane wise neomen in. heR-of
ha herie] godd & ! singe] a unweRget. eueR nich lusti. in//=is loft
song as hit iwri--!ten is. %Beati qui habitant in domo tua d:omi:ne.%
Eadi beo] =eo ! laueRd =e in//=is hus wunie]. ha schulen herien =e
f:ro:m wo2lde i:n:to 'wo2lde.' !
   #Ha beo] as lihte & as swifte as =e sunne glem =t//sche--!ot f:ro:m
est into west. ase =in ehe-lid opene] & tune]. fo2 hweR--!so-eueR =e
gast wule, =e bodi is anan-riht wi]-uten lettunge. ! fo2//ne mei ham
nawt a[eines etstonde:n:. fo2 euchan is as mih--!ti "do" don al//=t he
wule. [e makien to cwakien heouene ba & ! eo2ne wi] his an
fingeR. SikeRe ha beo] of al =is. of =ulli//lif of ! =ulli wit. of =ulli
luue a//gleadenge =rof. ant of =ulli blisse. =t ! hit ne maRe lutlin ne
wursen ne neome nan ende. +is lutle ! ich habbe iseid =t//ich
iseh in heouene. ah nower neh ne neh al, ! ne =t ich//iseh. ne ne
con ich al tellen. #VIterliche quo] war--!schipe. wel we under-stonde]
=t//tu hauest ibeo =eR &//so] hauest ! iseid =rof efter//=i//sih]e.
ant wel is him =t//is waR. ant  bi-si] him ! hu//he mahe best
halden his hus =t godes treso2 is inne a[eines ! godes unwine =t
weo2re] =eR toward a//wi] un=eawes. Fo2 =t//schal ! b2ingen him
=ider as he schal al =is =t//tu hauest ispeken of, ! & hund2et si]e
mare of blisse wi]-uten balesi] folhen an finden. ! Quo]
strenc]e hwen hit swa//is. hwet mei twemen us from godd,
<f.10> & halden us =eonne. ih//am siker ine godd. =t//ne schal lif ne
de], ! ne wa ne//wunne now]eR to-dealen us ant his//luue. ah al =is
ha--!ue] us i[arcket. [ef we as treowe tresures wite] wel his
treso2 ! =t is bitaht us to halden. as we schulen ful wel//undeR his
wengen. !
   #Varpe] ut quo] warchipe, farlac ure fa. nis nawt riht ! =t an
hus halde =eos tweien. fo2 =eR as mur]es sonde is, ! & so] luue of
eche lif. farlac is fleme. nu ut quo] stren]e far--!lac//ne schaltu na//leng:er:e
leuen in//uRe ende. nu q] 'he' ich//seide fo2//god ! al =t
ich seide. &//=ah hit muri nere nes na lessere mi//tale =e:n://wes !
murh]es sondes ne unbihefre to ow. =ah hit ne beo so licwur]e !
ne icweme. Ei]er of ow haue] his stunde to speokene. ne nis
i:n:ckeR ! no]res tale to schunien in his time. =u warnest of wa.  he
telle] of wunne. muche neod is//=t//me ow//ba [eo2nliche hercni.
Flute ! nu f/*f*/ARlac =ah. hwil liues luue is heRinne. &//=ole wi] efne
heo2te ! =e dom of rihtwisnesse. fo2 =u schal ful bli]eliche beon
under--!fon in as ofte as liues//luue stutte] fo2to spekene. !
   #NV//is wil =t husewif al stille. =t eR wes so willesful. 8l ituht
efter ! wittes wissunge =t//is husebonde. & 8l//=t//hird halt him
stille. ! =t wes iwunet to beon fulitohen & don efteR wil haRe lefdi.
8nt nawt efteR wit, lustne]//nu//his lare. & fonde] eueR ! euchan
efteR =t him limpe] to. =:urh: =eos twa sonden. =t ha i--!heRd habbe].
&//=t fowr sustren lerden =ruppe fo2 euch//un=ea--!wes in[ong
his warde te witene. ant te waRden treowliche. !
   <f.10v> #+VS ah//mon te =enchen ofte 8nt ilome. 8nt wi] =ulliche =oh--!tes
awecchen his heo2te. =e i//slep of [emeles fo2-[et hi--!re sawle
heale. efter =eos twa sonden. From helle sih]e biseon, ! to =e
blisse of heouene. To habben farlac of =t//an, luue toward !
=t o]eR. ant leaden him ant hinen. =t//beo] his limen alle. ! nawt
efteR wil =e untohe lefdi &//his lust leare]. ah efteR ! =t wit wule
=t//is husebonde. tuhten & teachen =t wit ga eueR bi--!uo2e ant
teache wil efter him. to al =t he dihte] & deme] to don--!ne. 8nt
wi] =e fowR sustren, =er-fo2e =e fowr heued =eawes. ! WaRschipe.
Strenc]e in//godd. 8nt Me]. 8nt Rihtwisnesse. ! witen
godes treoso2 =t//is his ahne sawle. i//=e hus of =e bodi, ! from =e
=eof of helle. =ulli//=oht make] mon te fleon//alle ! un=eawes ant
ontent his heo2te toward =e blisse of heo--!uene. =t//ure lauerd
[eue us =:urh: his hali milce =t wi] =e fedeR. ! ant-e sune a:n:t-e hali
gast rixle] in//=reo-had a buten ende. !
   #Par seinte charite bidde] a//pateR nost:er: fo2 iohan =t =eos boc
w:ra:t. !
   #Hwa-se =is writ haue] ired.
   #Ant crist him haue] swa ! isped.
   #I-ch bidde p:ar: seinte charite.
   #+et [e bidden ofte ! fo2 me
   #Aa//p:ate:R n:oste:R.  ant aue maRie.
   #+et ich mote =t lif heR ! d2ehen.
   #Ant ure lauerd wel-icwemen.
   #I Mi [uhe]e ! & in//min elde.
   #+Et ich mote ih:es:u crist mi sawle [elden. !
   #AMEN. !