<P_165>

I +te feaderes . ant i +te sunes . & i +te hali gastes Nome her
bigine+d ; sawles warde . (CMSAWLES,165.2)

Si sciret paterfamilias qua hora fur uenturus esset ; vigilaret utique
& non sineret perfodi domum suam . (CMSAWLES,165.3)

<P_166>

Ure lauerd i +te godspel teache+d us +turh a bisne . hu we ahen
wearliche to biwiten us-seoluen wi+d +te unwiht of helle . & wi+t his
wernches . (CMSAWLES,166.5)

+gef +tes lauerd wiste he sei+d . hwenne & hwuch time . +te +teof walde
cume to his hus ; he walde wakien . (CMSAWLES,166.6)

ne nalde he nawt +tolien +te +teof forte breoken hire .
(CMSAWLES,166.7)

+tis hus +te ure lauer+d speke+d of ; is seolf +te mon (CMSAWLES,166.8)

inwi+d +te monnes wit . I +tis hus . is +te huse-lauerd .
(CMSAWLES,166.9)

Ant te fulitohe wif ; mei beon wil ihaten . +tt ga +te hus efter hire ;
ha diht hit al to wundre . bute wit ase lauerd chasti hire +te betere .
& bineome hire muchel of +tt ha walde . (CMSAWLES,166.10)

ant tah walde al hire hird folhin hire ouer-al ; gef wit ne forbude ham
. (CMSAWLES,166.11)

for alle hit beo+d untohene . & rechelese hinen ; bute +gef he ham
rihte . (CMSAWLES,166.12)

Ant hwucche beo+d +teos hinen ; (CMSAWLES,166.13)

Summe beo+d wi+d-vten . & summe wi+d-innen . (CMSAWLES,166.14)

+teo wi+d-vten beo+d . +te monnes fif wittes . Sih+de . & herunge .
smechunge . & smeallunge . & euch limes felunge . (CMSAWLES,166.15)

+teos beo+d hinen vnder wit . as under huse-lauerd . (CMSAWLES,166.16)

& hwer-se he is +gemeles ; nis hare nan +te ne feare+d ofte untoheliche
. & gulte+d ilome . o+der i fol semblant ; oder in vuel dede .
(CMSAWLES,166.17)

In-wi+d beo+d his hinen . in se moni mislich +tonc to cwemen wel +te
husewif ; a+gein godes wille . (CMSAWLES,166.18)

& swerie+d somet-rea+dliche ; +tt efter hire hit schal <P_167> gan .
(CMSAWLES,167.19)

+tah we hit ne here nawt ; we mahen hare nur+d . & hare untohe bere .
a-+tet hit cume for+d . & ba wi+d eie . & wi+d luue tuhte ham +te
betere . (CMSAWLES,167.20)

Ne bi+d neauer his hus for +teos hinen wel iwist . for hwon +tt he
slepe . o+der ohwider from hame . +tt is hwen mon for-+get his wit . &
let ham iwur+den . (CMSAWLES,167.21)

ah ne bihoue+d hit nawt . +tt tis hus beo irobbet . (CMSAWLES,167.22)

for +ter is inne +te tre +tt godd +gef him-seolf fore . +tt is monnes
sawle . (CMSAWLES,167.23)

forte breoke +tis hus efter +tis tresor . +tt godd bohte mid his dea+d
. & lette lif o rode ; is Moni +teof abuten ba bi dei & bi niht .
vnseheliche gasttes wi+d alle unwreaste +teawes . (CMSAWLES,167.24)

& a+gein euch god +teaw . +te biwite+d i +tis hus godes deore castel .
vnder wittes wissunge +tt is huse-lauerd . is eauer hire un+teaw forte
sechen in-+gong abute +te wahes to a-mur+drin hire +trinne .
(CMSAWLES,167.25)

+tt heaued +trof is +te feont . +te meistre+d ham alle
(CMSAWLES,167.26)

a+geines him & his keis . +te husebonde +tt is wit ; warne+d his hus
+tus . (CMSAWLES,167.27)

Vre lauerd haue+d ileanet him froure of <P_168> his dehtren . +tt beo+d
to vnderstonden +te fowr heaued-+teawes . (CMSAWLES,168.28)

+te earste is warschipe icleopet . (CMSAWLES,168.29)

ant te o+ter is ihaten gastelich streng+de . (CMSAWLES,168.30)

& te +tridde is mea+d . riht-wisnesse +te feor+de . (CMSAWLES,168.31)

Wit +te husbonde godes cunestable cleope+d warschipe for+d .
(CMSAWLES,168.32)

& makid hire durewart . +te warlic he loki hwam ha leote in & ut . & of
feor bihalde alle +te cuminde . hwuch beo wur+de in+gong to habben ;
o+der beon bisteken +trute . (CMSAWLES,168.33)

Streng+de stont nest hire +tt +gef ei wule in ; warschipes vn+tonkes .
warni streng+de fore . +tt is hire suster ; & heo hit ut warpe .
(CMSAWLES,168.34)

+te +tridde suster +tt is mea+d . hire he make+d meistre ouer his
willesfule hir+d +tt we ear of speken . +tt ha leare ham mete . +tt me
meosure hat . +te middel of twa uueles . (CMSAWLES,168.35)

for +tt is +teaw in euch stude & tuht forte halden . (CMSAWLES,168.36)

& hate+d ham alle +tt nan of ham a+gein hire ; nohwer wid vnmea+d ; ne
ga ouer mete . (CMSAWLES,168.37)

+te feor+de suster rihtwisnesse . sit on hest as deme ,
(CMSAWLES,168.38)

& beate+d +teo +te a+gulte+d . (CMSAWLES,168.39)

& crune+d +teo +te wel do+d . (CMSAWLES,168.40)

& deme+d euchan his dom efter his rihte . (CMSAWLES,168.41)

$for $dret {TEXT:fordret} of hire nime+d <P_169> his hir+d euch efter
+tt he is warde to witene . +te ehnen hare . +te mu+d his . +te earen
hare . +te honden hare . & euch alswa of +te o+tre wit +tt onont him ne
schal nan un+teaw cumen in . (CMSAWLES,169.42)

As +tis is ido +tus . & is al stille +trinne ; warschipe +tt aa is
waker is offearet lest sum fortruste him . & feole o slepe . & for+geme
his warde . (CMSAWLES,169.43)

& sent ham . in a sonde . +tt ha wel cnawe+d . of feorren icumen .
forte offearen +teo +te beo+d ouerhardi . & +teo +te +gemelese beo+d ;
halden ham wakere . (CMSAWLES,169.44)

he is underuon in . & swi+de bihalden of ham alle . (CMSAWLES,169.45)

for lonc he is . & leane . & his leor dea+dlich . & blac & elheowet .
(CMSAWLES,169.46)

& euch her +tunche+d +tt stont in his heaued up ; (CMSAWLES,169.47)

warschipe hat him tellen biuoren hwet he beo & hweonene he comme & hwet
he +ter seche . (CMSAWLES,169.48)

Ne mei ich he sei+d . nohwer speoken . bute ich habbe god lust ;
(CMSAWLES,169.49)

lustni+d me +tenne . (CMSAWLES,169.50)

Fearlac ich hatte . (CMSAWLES,169.51)

ant am dea+des sonde . & dea+des munegunge . (CMSAWLES,169.52)

& am icumen biuore hire to warnin ow of hire cume . (CMSAWLES,169.53)

warschipe +tt best con bisetten hire wordes . & ec hire werkes ;
speke+d for ham alle . (CMSAWLES,169.54)

& freine+d hweonene he cume . & hwuch hird ha leade . (CMSAWLES,169.55)

fearlac <P_170> hire ontswere+d . (CMSAWLES,170.56)

Ich nat nawt +te time ; (CMSAWLES,170.57)

for ha ne seide hit me nawt . (CMSAWLES,170.58)

ah eauer loki+d hwenne . (CMSAWLES,170.59)

for hire wune is to cumen bi stale ferliche & unmundlunge hwen me least
wene+d . (CMSAWLES,170.60)

of hire hird +tt tu easkest . Ich +te ondswerie . (CMSAWLES,170.61)

ha lihte+d hwer se ha eauer kime+d wi+d a +tusent deoflen .
(CMSAWLES,170.62)

& euch an bere+d a gret boc al of sunnen iwriten wi+d swarte smeale
leattres . & an unrude raketehe gled-read of fure . forte binden & to
drahen in-to in-warde helle . hwuch-se he mei preouin +turh his boc +tt
is on euch sunne enbreuet ; +tt he wi+d wil . o+der wi+d word . o+der
wi+d werc . wrahtte in al his lif-si+de . bute +tt he haue+d i-bet
ear+ton wi+d so+d schrift . & wi+d deadbote . (CMSAWLES,170.63)

ant warschipe hire easke+d . Hweonene cumest tu fearlac dea+des
munegunge . (CMSAWLES,170.64)

Ich cume he sei+d of helle . (CMSAWLES,170.65)

Of helle ha sei+d warschipe . (CMSAWLES,170.66)

& hauest tu isehen helle ? (CMSAWLES,170.67)

+Ge sei+d fearlac witerliche . ofte & ilome . (CMSAWLES,170.68)

Nu sei+d +tenne warschipe . $for $+ti {TEXT:for+di} trow+t treoweliche
tele us hwuch is helle . & hwet tu hauest isehen +trin .
(CMSAWLES,170.69)

Ant ich he sei+d fearlac o mi trow+de blu+deliche . nawt tah efter +tt
hit is . for +tt ne mei na tunge tellen . ah efter +tt ich mei & con ;
+ter toward ich chulle reodien . (CMSAWLES,170.70)

<P_171>

Helle is wi+d-ute met . & deop wi+d-ute grunde . ful of brune
uneuenlich . for ne mei nan eor+dlich fur euenin +ter towart . ful of
stench un+tolelich . for ne mahte in eor+de na cwic +ting . hit +tolien
. ful of sorhe untalelich . for ne mei na mu+d for wrecchedom ne for wa
; rikenin hit ne tellen . (CMSAWLES,171.72)

Se +ticke is +trinne +te +tosternesse ; +tt me hire mei grapin .
(CMSAWLES,171.73)

for +tt fur . ne +geue+d na liht . (CMSAWLES,171.74)

ah blent ham +te ehnen . +te +ter beo+d wi+d a smor+drinde smoke smeche
forcu+dest . (CMSAWLES,171.75)

& tah i +tt ilke swarte +teosternesse swarte +tinges ha iseo+d as
deoflen +tt ham mealli+d & derue+d aa & drecche+d wi+d alles cunnes
pinen . & iteilede draken grisliche ase deoflen +te forswolhe+d ham
ihal . & speowe+d ham eft ut biuoren & bihinden . o+der hwile torende+d
ham & to-cheowe+d ham euch greot . (CMSAWLES,171.76)

ant heo eft iwur+de+d hal . to a swuch bale bute bote as ha ear weren .
(CMSAWLES,171.77)

Ant ful wel ha i-seo+d ham to grisle & to grure . & to echen hare pine
. +te la+de helle wurmes . <P_172> tadden & froggen . +te freote+d ham
ut to ehnen . & te nease gristles . (CMSAWLES,172.78)

Ant snike+d in . & ut neddren . & eauroskes . nawt ilich +teose her ;
ah hundret si+de grisluker et mu+d . & et earen . ed ehnen . & ed
neauele . Ant ed te breoste holke as mea+den i forrotet flesch
eauer+gete +tickest . (CMSAWLES,172.79)

+ter is remunge i +te brune . to+des hechelunge i +te snawi weattres .
(CMSAWLES,172.80)

ferliche ha flutte+d from +te heate ; into +te chele .
(CMSAWLES,172.81)

Ne neauer nuten ha of +teos twa ; hwe+der ham +tunche+d wurse . for
ei+der is un+tolelich . (CMSAWLES,172.82)

ant i +tis ferliche mong +te leatere +turh +te earre derue+d +te mare ,
(CMSAWLES,172.83)

+tt fur ham forbearne+d al to colen calde . (CMSAWLES,172.84)

+tt pich ham forwalle+d a +det ha beon for-mealte . (CMSAWLES,172.85)

& eft acwikie+d anan to drehen al +tt ilke ; ant muchedeale wurse a
wi+d-uten ende . (CMSAWLES,172.86)

Ant $tis {TEXT:til} ilke unhope is ham meast pine . +tt nan naue+d
neauer mare hope of nan a couerunge . Ah aren sikere of euch uuel to
+turh leasten i wa from world in-to worlde aa on echnesse .
(CMSAWLES,172.87)

Euch a+trusme+d o+der . (CMSAWLES,172.88)

& euch is o+dres pine . (CMSAWLES,172.89)

Ant euchan heate+d o+der . & him-seoluen as +te blake deouel .
(CMSAWLES,172.90)

& eauer se ha i +tis world luuede ham mare ; se ha heatie+d ham
swi+dere . (CMSAWLES,172.91)

& ei+der <P_173> curse+d o+der . (CMSAWLES,173.92)

& fret of o+dres earen . & te nease alswa . (CMSAWLES,173.93)

Ich habbe bigunne to tellen of +ting +tt ich ne mahte nawt bringe to
eni ende . +tah ich hefde a +tusent tungen of stele & talde a +det ha
weren alle forwerede . (CMSAWLES,173.94)

Ah +tenche+d nu her +turh hwuch +te measte pine beo ; (CMSAWLES,173.95)

for +te leaste pine is se heard +tt hefde a mon islein ba mi feader . &
mi moder ant al +te ende of mi cun . & ido me seoluen al +te scheome &
te hearm +tt cwic mon mahte +tolien . & ich isehe +tes mon i +te ilke
leaste pine . +tt ich iseh in helle ; Ich walde +gef hit mahte beon .
+tolien a +tusent dea+des to a-rudden him ut +trof . (CMSAWLES,173.96)

swa is +te sih+de grislich & reow+dful to bihalden . (CMSAWLES,173.97)

for +tah neauer nere nan o+der pine bute to iseon eauer +te unseli
gastes . & hare grisliche schape . biseon on hare grimfule . &
grurefule nebbes . & heren hare rarunge . & hu ha wi+d hokeres edwite+d
& up-breide+d euchan his sunnen . +tis schen+dlac & te grure of ham
were unimete pine ; & hure +tolien & abeoren hare unirude duntes wi+d
mealles istelet . & wi+d hare eawles gled-reade hare dustlunges . as
+tah hit were a pilche-clut euchan towart o+der i misliche pinen .
(CMSAWLES,173.98)

O helle dea+des hus . wununge of wanunge . of grure ant of granunge .
heatel ham . & heard wan . of alle wontrea+des . buri of bale . & bold
of eauer-euch bitternesse . +tu la+dest lont of alle . +tu dorc stude
ifullet of alle dreorinesses . <P_174> Ich cwakie of grisle & of grure
. (CMSAWLES,174.99)

& euch ban scheke+d me . (CMSAWLES,174.100)

& euch her me rue+d up of +ti munegunge . (CMSAWLES,174.101)

for nis +ter na steuene bituhhe +te fordemde bute wumme .
(CMSAWLES,174.102)

& wa is me . (CMSAWLES,174.103)

& wa beo +te . (CMSAWLES,174.104)

& wa beo +te . (CMSAWLES,174.105)

wa ha +geie+d . (CMSAWLES,174.106)

& wa ha habbe+d (CMSAWLES,174.107)

ne of al +tt eauer wa is ; ne schal ham neauer wontin .
(CMSAWLES,174.108)

+te swuch wununge ofearne+d . for ei hwilinde blisse her o +tisse
worlde ; wel were him +gef +tt he neauer ibore nere .
(CMSAWLES,174.109)

bi +tis +ge mahen sumdel witen hwuch is helle . (CMSAWLES,174.110)

for iwis ich habbe +trin isehen a +tusent si+de wurse .
(CMSAWLES,174.111)

& from +teonne kime+d dea+d wi+d a +tusent deoflen hiderwart as ich
seide . (CMSAWLES,174.112)

ant ich com +tus q+d fearlac forte warnin ow fore ; & tellen ow +teos
tidinges . (CMSAWLES,174.113)

Nv lauerd godd q+d warschipe wardi us (CMSAWLES,174.114)

& werie . & rihte us (CMSAWLES,174.115)

& reade hwet us beo to donne : (CMSAWLES,174.116)

Ant we beon +te warre & wakere to witen us on euch half under godes
wengen . (CMSAWLES,174.117)

+gef we wel werie+d & wite+d ure hus & godes deore tresor +tt he haue+d
bitaht us ; cume dea+d hwen he wule . (CMSAWLES,174.118)

Ne +turue we now+der-1 beon ofdred for hire . ne for helle .
(CMSAWLES,174.119)

for ure dea+d bi+d deore godd & in+gong in-to heouene .
(CMSAWLES,174.120)

of +teos fikelinde world ; ne of hire false blisse : ne neome we neauer
+geme . (CMSAWLES,174.121)

for al +tt is on eor+de . nis . bute as a schadewe ; (CMSAWLES,174.122)

for al wur+de+d <P_175> to noht bute +tt deore tresor godes deorewur+de
feh +tt is us bitaht to witene . (CMSAWLES,175.123)

Ich habbe +teruore sar care (CMSAWLES,175.124)

for ich iseo sei+d warschipe hu +te unwhiht wi+d his ferd ase liun
iburst . +gea+d abuten ure hus sechinde +geornliche hu he hit forswolhe
. (CMSAWLES,175.125)

& tis ich mei sei+d warschipe warnin ow of his la+d & for his wrenches
. (CMSAWLES,175.126)

ah ich ne mei nawt a+geines his streng+de . (CMSAWLES,175.127)

Do nu q+d streng+de . warschipe suster +tt te limpet to +te
(CMSAWLES,175.128)

& warne us of his wiheles . (CMSAWLES,175.129)

for of al his streng+de ne drede we nawiht . (CMSAWLES,175.130)

for nis his streng+de noht wur+d bute hwer-se he ifinde+d e+deliche . &
wake unwarnede of treowe bileaue . (CMSAWLES,175.131)

+te apostle sei+d . Etstont . +ten feont . (CMSAWLES,175.132)

& he fli+d anan-riht . (CMSAWLES,175.133)

schulde we +tenne fleon him ? (CMSAWLES,175.134)

+ge nis godd ure scheld . (CMSAWLES,175.135)

& alle beo+d ure wepnen of his deore grace . (CMSAWLES,175.136)

ant godd is on ure half . (CMSAWLES,175.137)

& stont bi us ifehte . (CMSAWLES,175.138)

+gef he schute towart me wi+d weole & wunne of +te world . wi+d este of
flesches lustes . of +tulliche nesche wepnen ich mahte carien summes
weis . (CMSAWLES,175.139)

ah ne mei me na +ting heardes offearen . ne nowcin . ne na wone falsi
min heorte ne wursi mi bileaue towart him +tt +geue+d me alle mine
streng+den . (CMSAWLES,175.140)

For ba me ah . q+d mea+d . ant for heart of nowcin . & for wone of
wunne dreden . & carien . (CMSAWLES,175.141)

for moni for to muchel heard of wa +tt he drehe+d . for+get ure lauerd
. (CMSAWLES,175.142)

ant ma +tah for nesche ant for flesches licunge for+geme+d ham ofte .
(CMSAWLES,175.143)

bituhhen heard & nesche . bituhhe wa of +tis world ant to muche wunne .
bituhhe <P_176> muchel & lutel is in euch worldlich +ting +te middel
wei guldene . (CMSAWLES,176.144)

+gef we hire halde+d +tenne ga we sikerliche (CMSAWLES,176.145)

ne +terf us now+der for dea+d ne for deouel dreden . (CMSAWLES,176.146)

hwet-se beo of heardes ne drede ich nawiht nesches (CMSAWLES,176.147)

for ne mei na wunne . ne na flesches licunge ne licomlich este bringe
me ouer +te midel of mesure . & of mete . (CMSAWLES,176.148)

Rihtwissnesse speke+d nu . (CMSAWLES,176.149)

Mi suster ha sei+d warschipe +te haue+d wit . & schad bituhhe god . &
uuel . & wat hwet is in euch +ting to cheosen & to schunien ; reade+d
us (CMSAWLES,176.150)

& leare+d forte +geme lutel alle fallinde +ting . & witen warliche +teo
+te schulen a lesten . (CMSAWLES,176.151)

& sei+d as ha so+d sei+d +tt +turh unweotenesse . ne mei ha nawt
sunegin . (CMSAWLES,176.152)

& tah nis nawt siker of +te unwihtes strengde (CMSAWLES,176.153)

as +teo +te halt hire wac +tah ha beo muche wur+d & ure alre ehnen
deme+d hire unmihti onont hire-seoluen to etstonden wi+d his turnes
(CMSAWLES,176.154)

& de+d ase +te wise . (CMSAWLES,176.155)

Mi suster streng+de is swi+de bald . (CMSAWLES,176.156)

& sei+d +tt nawiht heardes ne mei hire offearen . (CMSAWLES,176.157)

ah +tah ha ne trust nawt on hire ahne wepnen ; (CMSAWLES,176.158)

ah de+d o godes grace (CMSAWLES,176.159)

& +tt ich demi riht & wisdom to donne . (CMSAWLES,176.160)

Mi +tridde suster . mea+d speke+d of middel sti . bituhhe riht & luft
+tt lut cunnen halden . (CMSAWLES,176.161)

<P_177>

& sei+d i nesche ha is bald . & heard mei hire offearen .
(CMSAWLES,177.163)

& for-+ti ne +gelpe+d ha of na sikernesse (CMSAWLES,177.164)

ant de+d as +te wise . (CMSAWLES,177.165)

Mi meoster is to do riht forte demen (CMSAWLES,177.166)

ant ich deme me-seolf +tt ich me do hit nawt ; (CMSAWLES,177.167)

for al +tt god is of godd +tt we her habbe+d . (CMSAWLES,177.168)

Nu is riht +tenne +tt we demen us-seolf eauer unmihtie to werien & to
witen us o+der ei god to halden wi+d-ute godes helpe .
(CMSAWLES,177.169)

+te rihtwise godd wule +tt we demen us-seolf e+deliche & lahe . Ne beo
we neauer swucche ; (CMSAWLES,177.170)

for +tenne deme+d he us muche wur+d & gode (CMSAWLES,177.171)

ant halt for his dehtren . (CMSAWLES,177.172)

for +tah mi forme suster war beo of euch uuel ; ant min o+der strong
beo to-+geines euch nowcin ; ant mi +tridde mea+dful in alles cunnes
estes ; & ich do riht & deme . bute we wi+d al +tis milde beon & meoke
; & halden us wake . godd mei mid rihte fordemen us of al +tis +turh
ure prude . (CMSAWLES,177.173)

ant for-+ti is riht dom +tet we al ure god +tonkin him ane .
(CMSAWLES,177.174)

Wit +te husebonde godes cunestable here+d alle hare sahen
(CMSAWLES,177.175)

& +tonke+d god +georne wi+d swi+de glead heorte of se riche lane as
beo+d +teos sustren his fowr dehtren +tt he haue+d ileanet him on helpe
forte wite wel & werien his castel . & godes deorewur+de feh . +tt is
biloke +trinne . (CMSAWLES,177.176)

+Te willesfule husewif halt hire al stille . (CMSAWLES,177.177)

ant al +tt hird +tt ha wes i-wunet to dreaien efter hire ; turne+d
<P_178> ham treowliliche to wit hare lauerd . & to +teos fowr sustren .
(CMSAWLES,178.178)

Vmben ane stunde speke+d eft warschipe . (CMSAWLES,178.179)

& sei+d ich iseo a sonde cumen swide gledd-icheret feier & freolich &
leofliche aturnet (CMSAWLES,178.180)

let him in sei+d wit (CMSAWLES,178.181)

+gef godd wule he bringe+d us gleade tidinges . (CMSAWLES,178.182)

ant +tt us were muche neod . (CMSAWLES,178.183)

for fearlac dea+des sonde haue+d wi+d his ; offearet us swi+de mid alle
. (CMSAWLES,178.184)

warschipe let him in . (CMSAWLES,178.185)

& he gret wit +ten lauerd . & al +tt hird seo+den . wi+d lahhinde chere
. (CMSAWLES,178.186)

ant ha +gelde+d him his gretunge . (CMSAWLES,178.187)

& beo+d alle ilihtet (CMSAWLES,178.188)

& igleadet ham +tunche+d of his onsih+de . (CMSAWLES,178.189)

for al +tt hus schine+d . & schimme+d of his leome . (CMSAWLES,178.190)

he easke+d ham +gef ham biluue+d to heren him ane hwile .
(CMSAWLES,178.191)

+ge q+d ha rihtwisnesse . wel us biluue+d hit . (CMSAWLES,178.192)

& wel is riht +tt we +te li+deliche lustnin . (CMSAWLES,178.193)

Hercni+d nu +tenne he sei+d . (CMSAWLES,178.194)

& +geornliche understonde+d . (CMSAWLES,178.195)

$Ich am mur+des sonde . & munegunge of eche lif . ant liues luue ihaten
(CMSAWLES,178.196)

& cume riht from heouene +tt ich habbe isehen nu ant ofte ear +te
blisse +tt na monnes tunge ne mei of tellen . (CMSAWLES,178.197)

+te iblescede godd iseh ow offruhte . & sumdel drupnin of +tt fearlac
talde of dea+d . & of helle . (CMSAWLES,178.198)

ant sende me to gleadien ow . nawt for+ti +tt hit ne beo al so+d +tt he
seide . (CMSAWLES,178.199)

& +tt schulen alle uuele fondin . & ifinden . (CMSAWLES,178.200)

Ah +ge wi+d +te fulst of godd ne +turue na +ting dreden
(CMSAWLES,178.201)

for he sit on <P_179> heh +tt is ow on helpe . & is al-wealdent +tt
haue+d ow to witene . (CMSAWLES,179.202)

A sei+d warshipe welcume liues luue . (CMSAWLES,179.203)

ant for +te luue of godd seolf +gef +tu eauer sehe him : tele us
sumhwet of him . & of his eche blisse . (CMSAWLES,179.204)

+ge iseo+d q+d liues luue ; Murhdes sonde . Ich habbe isehen him ofte
nawt tah alswa as he is ; (CMSAWLES,179.205)

for a+gein +te brihtnesse & te liht of his leor . +te sunne-gleam is
dosc (CMSAWLES,179.206)

& +tunche+d a schadewe . (CMSAWLES,179.207)

ant for-+ti ne mahte ich nawt a+gein +te leome of his wlite lokin ne
bihalden ; bute +turh a schene schawere bituhhe me & him +tt schilde
mine ehnen . (CMSAWLES,179.208)

Swa ich habbe ofte isehen +te hali +trumnesse . feader & sune . & hali
gast . +treo an unto-dealet . (CMSAWLES,179.209)

ah lutle hwile ich mahte +tolie +te leome . (CMSAWLES,179.210)

ah summes weis ich mahte bihalden ure lauerd iesu crist godes sune +tt
bohte us o rode . hu he sit blisful on his feader riht-half +tt is
al-wealdent rixle+d i +tt eche lif bute linnunge . se unimete feier :
+tt te engles ne beo+d neauer ful on him to bihalden .
(CMSAWLES,179.211)

ant +get ich iseh etscene +te studen of his wunden . & hu he schawe+d
ham his feader to cu+den hu he luuede us & hu he wes buhsum to him +te
sende him swa to alesen us & biseche+d him a for moncunnes heale .
(CMSAWLES,179.212)

Efter him ich iseh on heh ouer alle heouenliche +te eadi meiden his
moder marie inempnet sitten in <P_180> a trone se si+de briht wid
+gimmes i-stirret . & hire wlite se weoleful ; +tt euch eor+dlich liht
; is +teoster $+ter {TEXT:+te} a-+geines . (CMSAWLES,180.213)

+tear ich iseh as ha bit hire deorewur+de sune se +geornliche . & se
inwardliche for +teo +tt hire serui+d . (CMSAWLES,180.214)

& he hire +gette+d blideliche al +tt ha biseche+d . (CMSAWLES,180.215)

+Tet liht +ta ich ne mahte lengre +tolien ; Ich biseh to +te engles &
to +te archangles ant to +te o+dre ; +te beo+d buuen ham . iblescede
gastes +te beo+d a biuore godd & serui+d him eauer . & singe+d a
unwerget . (CMSAWLES,180.216)

Nihe wordes +ter beo+d . (CMSAWLES,180.217)

ah hu $ha {TEXT:ha_ha} beo+d i-ordret & sunderliche isette . +te an
buue +te o+dre . & euchanes meoster were long to tellen .
(CMSAWLES,180.218)

Se muche murh+de ich hefde on hare on-sih+de ; +tt ne mahte ich longe
while elles-hwider lokin . (CMSAWLES,180.219)

Efter ham ich iseh towart te patriarches . & te prophetes +te makied
swuch murh+de +tt ha aren nu+de i +tt ilke lont of blisse +tt ha hefden
of feor igret ear on eor+de & seo+d nu al +tt iso+det . +tt ha hefden
longe ear icwiddet of ure lauerd as he hefde iscawed ham i gastelich
sih+de . (CMSAWLES,180.220)

Ich iseh +te apostles poure . & lah on eor+de . ifullet & bigoten al of
unimete <P_181> blisse sitten i trones . ant al under hare uet +tt heh
is i +te worlde . +garowe forte demen i +te dei of dome kinges &
keiseres . & alle cunreadnes of alles cunnes ledenes .
(CMSAWLES,181.221)

Ich biheolt te Martyrs . & hare unimete murh+de +te +toleden her pinen
. & dea+d for ure lauerd . & lihtliche talden to alles cunnes neowcins
. & eor+dliche tintreohen . a+geines +te blisse +tt godd in hare heorte
schawede ham to cumene . (CMSAWLES,181.222)

Efter ham ich biheolt +te cunfessurs hird +te liueden i god lif . &
haliche deiden . +te schine+d as do+d steorren i +te eche blissen . &
seo+d godd in his wlite +tt haue+d alle teares iwipet of hare ehnen .
(CMSAWLES,181.223)

Ich iseh +tt schene & +tt brihte ferreden of eadi meidnes ilikest
towart engles . ant feolahlukest wi+d ham blissin & gleadien . +te
libbinde i flesche ouerga+d flesches lahe ant ouercume+d cunde +te
leade+d heouenlich lif in eor+de as ha wunie+d (CMSAWLES,181.224)

hare murh+de . & hare blisse . +te feierleac of hare wlite . +te
swetnesse of hare song ; ne mei na tunge tellen . (CMSAWLES,181.225)

Alle ha singe+d +te +ter beo+d . (CMSAWLES,181.226)

Ah hare song ne mahe nane buten heo singen . (CMSAWLES,181.227)

Se swote smeal ham folhe+d hwider-se ha wende+d . +tt me mahte libben
aa bi +te swotnesse . (CMSAWLES,181.228)

hwam-se heo biseche+d fore ; is sikerliche iborhen . (CMSAWLES,181.229)

for a+gein hare bisocnen ; godd <P_182> him-seolf arise+d +tt alle +te
o+dre halhen sittende ihere+d . (CMSAWLES,182.230)

Swi+de wel q+d warschipe like+d us +tt tu seist . (CMSAWLES,182.231)

Ah nu +tu hauest se wel iseid of euch-a setnesse ; of +te seli
sunderlepes sumhwet sei us nu hwuch blisse is to alle iliche meane ;
(CMSAWLES,182.232)

& liues luue hire ondswere+d . (CMSAWLES,182.233)

+Te imeane blisse is seouenfald . leng+de of lif . wit . & luue . & of
+te luue a gleadunge . wi+d-ute met murie . loft song . & lihtschipe .
(CMSAWLES,182.234)

ant sikernesse . is +te seoue+de . (CMSAWLES,182.235)

+tah ich +tis sei+d warschipe sumdel understonde ; +tu most unwreo +tis
witerluker & openin to +teos o+dre . (CMSAWLES,182.236)

ant hit schal beon sei+d liues luue warschipe as +tu wilnest .
(CMSAWLES,182.237)

Ha liuie+d a in a wlite . +tt is brihtre seoueuald . & schenre +ten +te
sunne . ant eauer in a streng+de to don buten euch swinc al +tt ha
wulle+d . & eauer-mare in a steal in al +tt eauer god is wi+d-ute
wonunge . wi+d-uten euch +ting +tt mahe hearmin o+der eilin . in al +tt
eauer is , softe o+der swote . (CMSAWLES,182.238)

& hare lif is godes sih+de . & godes cnawlechunge as ure lauerd seide .
(CMSAWLES,182.239)

+tt is q+d he eche lif to seon & cnawen sod godd . & him +tt he sende
iesu crist ure lauerd to ure alesnesse (CMSAWLES,182.240)

& beo+d for-+ti ilich him i +te ilke wlite +tt he is .
(CMSAWLES,182.241)

for ha seo+d him as he is . nebbe to nebbe . (CMSAWLES,182.242)

Ha beo+d se wise +tt ha witen alle godes reades . his runes & his domes
+te derne <P_183> beo+d . & deopre +ten eni sea-dingle .
(CMSAWLES,183.243)

ha seo+d i godd alle +ting . (CMSAWLES,183.244)

& witen of al +tt is & wes & eauer schal iwurden . hwet hit beo . hwi .
& hwerto & hwer-of hit bigunne . (CMSAWLES,183.245)

Ha luuie+d god wi+d-ute met . for +tt ha understonde+d hu he haue+d bi
ham idon +turh his muchele godlec & hwet ha ahen his deorewurde milce
to +gelden . (CMSAWLES,183.246)

ant euch an luue+d o+der ase muchel as him-seoluen . (CMSAWLES,183.247)

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Se gleade ha beo+d of godd ; +tt al is hare blisse . se muchel +tt ne
mei hit munne na mu+d . ne spealie na $speche (CMSAWLES,183.249)

for-+ti +tt euchan luue+d o+der as him-seoluen . $Euch-an haue+d of
odres god ase muche murh+de as $of {TEXT:os} his ahne .
(CMSAWLES,183.250)

bi +tis +ge mahen seon & witen . +tt euchan haue+d sunderlepes se feole
gleadschipes ; as ha beod monie alle . (CMSAWLES,183.251)

& euch of +te ilke gleadschipes is to eauer-euch-an ase muche gleadunge
; as his ahne sunderliche . (CMSAWLES,183.252)

+get ouer al +tis . hwen euchan luue+d godd mare +ten him seoluen . &
+ten alle +te odre ; mare he gleade+d of godd wi+d-uten ei etlunge +ten
of his ahne gleadunge . & of alle +te o+dres . (CMSAWLES,183.253)

Neome+d nu +tenne +geme +gef neauer anes heorte ne mei in hire
$underuon hire ahne gleadunge sunderliche . <em> se unimete </em>
muchel is +te anlepi blisse +tt ha $nime+d in $hire +tus <P_184> monie
. & +tus muchele . (CMSAWLES,184.254)

for-+ti seide ure $lauert to +teo +te him hefden icwemet . Intra in
gaudium . & cetera . (CMSAWLES,184.255)

Ga q+d he into +ti lauerdes blisse . (CMSAWLES,184.256)

+tu most al gan +trin . ant al beon bigotten +trin (CMSAWLES,184.257)

for in +te ne mei hit nanesweis neomen in . (CMSAWLES,184.258)

her-of ha herie+d godd (CMSAWLES,184.259)

& singe+d a un-werget eauer iliche lusti in +tis loft songes .
(CMSAWLES,184.260)

as hit iwriten is . Beati qui habitant . & cetera . (CMSAWLES,184.261)

Eadi beo+d +teo lauerd . +te $i $+tin {TEXT:i+tin} hus wunie+d .
(CMSAWLES,184.262)

ha schulen herien +te from <em> worlde into worlde </em>
(CMSAWLES,184.263)

Ha beo+d alle ase lih <lacuna> gleam +te sch <lacuna> ehe-lid tune+d &
opene+d . (CMSAWLES,184.264)

for hwer-se-eauer +te gast wule . +te bodi is anan-riht . wi+d-ute
lettunge . (CMSAWLES,184.265)

for ne mei ham na +ting a+geines etstonden . (CMSAWLES,184.266)

for euch-an is al-mihti to don al +tt he wule . +ge makie to cwakien
heouene ba & eor+de wi+d his an finger . (CMSAWLES,184.267)

Sikere ha beo+d of al +tiS . of +tulli lif . of +tulli wit . of +tulli
luue & $gleadunge {TEXT:gle.|adunge} <P_185> +trof . & of +tulli blisse
. +tt hit ne me neauer-mare lutlin ne wursin . ne neome nan ende .
(CMSAWLES,185.268)

+tis lutle ich habbe iseid of +tt ich . iseh in heouene .
(CMSAWLES,185.269)

ah nower neh ne $seh {TEXT:neh} ich al . (CMSAWLES,185.270)

ne +tt +get +tt ich $iseh ; ne con ich half tellen . (CMSAWLES,185.271)

<em> Witerliche q+d </em> warschipe wel we understonde+d +tt <em> tu
hauest </em> ibeo +tear . & so+d hauest i-seid trof efter $+ti
{TEXT:si} sih+de . (CMSAWLES,185.272)

ant wel is him +tt is war . & bisi+d him hu he mahe beast halden his
hus +tt godes tresor is in a+geines godes unwine +te weorre+d
+tertowart a wi+d un+teawes . (CMSAWLES,185.273)

for +tet schal bringen him +tider as he schal . al +tis +tt tu hauest
ispeken of an hundret si+de mare of blisse buten euch bale folhin &
ifinden . (CMSAWLES,185.274)

Q+d streng+de hwen hit swa is ; hwet mei tweamen us from godd
{COM:lines_23-25_supplied_from_R_and_T} <em> & halde-n us +teonne ?
(CMSAWLES,185.275)

Ich </em> am siker $ine godd . <em> +tt ne schal ne lif ne dea+d ne wa
</em> ne wunne now+der <em> to dealen us & his luue +tat al +tis </em>
us haue+d $i+garcket (CMSAWLES,185.276)