Passus nonus de visione · & secundus de do-weel ·
Sire dowel dwelleþ quod wyt{te} · nougth a day{e} hennys ·
yn a castel that kynde made · of fourkyn / four kyn thynges ·
of erþe and aer it is maad · medlyd to-gydres
wyþ wynd and wyþ water · wytterly en{.}ionyd ·
k{.....}ynde hath closed þeryn · craftyly wyth-alle
a lemman that he loueth · lyk{e} to hym-sylue
Anima sche hatteth · ac enuye her hateth
a proud priker of Fraunce · princeps huius mundi ·
and wolde wynne her a-way · wyth wyle and he mygthe ·
¶ Ac k{....}ynde knoweth this wel · and kepyth her the bettre ·
and dooþ her wyth sire dowel · is duk{e} of these marches ·
to serue the lady lely · bothe late and rathe ·
dobest is a-boue bothe · {...?...?...}a bysshopes pere
that he byt moot be do · he rewleth hem alle ·
¶ Anima that lady · is ladde by his lerynge
ac þe constable of þat castel · þat kepeþ al the wacche ·
ys a wys knygth wyth-alle · sire {.}Inwyt he hatteth ·
and hath fyue fayre sonys · by his furste wyue ·
syr seewel and saywel · and herewel the ende
sir wurche wel wyth thyn hand · a wygth man of strenkthe ·
and sir godfrey gowel · grete lordes forsothe ·
these fyue ben sette · to saue this lady · Anima
tyl kynde come or sende · to haue her for euere
¶ What kyn thynge ys kynde quod y · canst{e} thu me telle ·
kynde quod wytt a creature · of all kyn thynges
fadur and furmour · of all þat euere was maked ·
and that is þe grete god · that gynnynge hadde neuere ·
lord of lyf and of lygth · of lysse and of peyne
aungels and alle þyng{e} · arn at his wylle
ac man is hym most{e} lyk{e} · of mark and of schaft
for þurgh þe woord þat he spak{e} wexen foorþ bestes ·
Dixit & facta sunt & cetera ·
¶ And made furst Adam man · lykest to hym-sylf{e} one ·
and eue of his rybbe bon · wyth-outyn eny mene
for he was synguler hym-selfe · and seyde faciamus
as who seith more moot herto · than my woord one
my mygth moot helpe now{e} wyth my speche ·
rygth as a lord schulde make lettres · and hym lakkyd parchemyn ·
thouw{e} he cow{...}de wryte neuere so wel{e} · ȝif he hadde no penne ·
the lettre for all the lordschipe · y leue were neuere ymakyd ·
¶ And so it semeþ by hym · as the bible telleth ·
there he seyde · dixit & facta sunt ·
he moot werche wyth his woord · and his wytte schewe
and yn this manere was man maad · thorow mygth of god almyghty ·
wyþ his woord and werkmanschipe · and wyth his lyf to laste ·
and thus god gaf hym a goost · of the godhed of heuene
and of his grete grace · grauntyd hym blysse ·
and þat is lyf that ay schall laste · to alle lynage aftur
and þat is the castel · that kuynde made · caro it hatteth
and is also muche to mene · as man wyth a soule ·
and that he wrougth wyth werke · and wyth woord bothe ·
thurgh mygth of the mageste · man was y-makyd ·
¶ Inwyt{t} and alle wyttes · closyd ben therynne ·
for loue of þat lady anima · that lyf is y-nempnyd ·
oueral yn mannys body · {...}ȝheLX walketh and wandreth ·
and yn the herte is her hoom · and her most{e} reste ·
ac ynwyt{te} is yn the hed · and to the herte he loketh ·
what anima is leef or loth · he lat her at his wylle ·
for aftur the grace of god · þe grettyst is ynwyt{t}
¶ Moche wo wurþ th{..}o m{..}en · þat mysrewleth h{...}er ynwyt{t}
and beth glotouns gluberous · her god is her wombe ·
Quorum deus venter est · & cetera ·
for they seruyn sathan · her soules schal he haue ·
that lyueth synful lyf · her soule is lyk{e} the deuyl
and alle þat lyuen good lyf · arn lyk{e} to god almyghty
Qui manet in caritate in deo manet · & cetera ·
¶ Alas þat drynke schall fordo · þat god dere bougth ·
and dooþ god forsakyn hem · that he schoop to his lyknesse ·
Amen dico vobis · nescio vos & alibi ·
Et dimisi eos secundum desideria eorum · & cetera ·
¶ Folys þat faylyn ynwyt{te} · y fynde þat holy cherche ·
schulde fynde hem that {....}they faylen · and faderles childryn ·
and wydewes that haue nougth · wherwyth to wynnyn her food ·
madde men and maydenes · that helples were
alle þese lacken ynwytt · and lore byhoueth
¶ Of þys mater y mygth · makyn a longe tale
and fyndyn fele wytnesses · among{e} þe four doctours ·
and þat y lye nougth of that y lerne the · luke beryþ wytnesse
¶ Godfadur and godmodur · that seen her godchildryn ·
at mysayse and at myscheef · and mowyn · hem amende ·
schull haue penaunce yn purgatory · but ȝif they hem helpe ·
for more bylongeth to the lytyl barn · er he the lawe conne ·
than nempnynge of aname / a name · and he neuere the wysere ·
schulde no crystene creature · cryen at the ȝate ·
ne faylen payn and potage · and prelatys dudyn as þey schuldyn
a iew{e} wolde nougth seen a iew{e} go ianglynge for deffaute ·
for alle þe nobles on this molde · and he amende it mygth
¶ alas þat a crystene creature · schall be vnkynde tyl another ·
Syþþe iewes that we {.}Iuge · Iudas felawes ·
eythur of hem helpeth othre · of that h{.}em nedeth ·
whi ne woll we crystene · of crystes good ben also kynde ·
as iewes þat ben our lores-men · schame to vs alle ·
the comoun for her vnkyndenes · y drede me schull a-bye ·
¶ Busschopes schull be blamyd · for beggers sake ·
he {.......}is wurse than iudas · that ȝyueth a iaper syluer
and byddeth the begger go · for his brokyn clothes ·
Proditor est prelatus cum iuda qui patrimonium christi minus distribuit · &
alibi · perniciosus dispensator {.......}est qui res pauperum christi inutiliter consumit ·
¶ He dooth nougth well þat doth þus · ne dredeþ nougth god almyghty ·
he loueþ nougth salamones sawes · that sapience made ·
Inicium sapiencie timor domini · & cetera ·
¶ That dredeþ god he doth well · þat dredeth hym for loue ·
and nougth for drede of vengeaunce · dooþ þerfore þe bettre ·
he doth best þat wyþdraweþ hym · by day and by nygthe ·
to spille any speche · or any space of tyme ·
Qui offendit in vno in omnibus reus est · & cetera ·
¶ Lesynge of tyme · trewth{.}e wote the sothe
is moste hatyd vpon erþe · of hem þat ben yn heuene ·
and suþþe to spille speche · þat spicere is of grace ·
wolde neuere þe feythfull fader · {.}h{ys}ys f{......}ythele were vntempryd ·
ne his glewman a gadelynge · a goere to tauernes ·
¶ To alle trewe tydymen · that trauayle desyryn ·
our lord loueþ hem and leneth hem · lowde oþer stylle ·
grace to go to hem · and a-gon her lyflode ·
Inquirentes autem {.......}dominum non minuentur omni bono · & cetera ·
¶ Trewe weddyd lyuynge folk{e} yn þys world{e} ys dowel ·
for þey moot werche and wynne · and þe world susteyne ·
for of her kynde · þey come · þat confessoures ben nempnyd
kynges and knyghtes · caysers and cherles
maydens and martyres · out of oo man come ·
¶ the wyf was maad þe wey · forto helpe werche ·
and þus was wedlok y-wrougth · wyth amene / a mene persone ·
fyrst{e} by the fadres wylle and þe frendys conseyl ·
and suþþyn by the assent of hem-self{e} as þey two mygth accorde ·
and þus was wedlok y-wrougth · and god hym-sylf{e} it made ·
yn erthe the heuene ys · hym-sylfe was the wytnes
¶ ac fals folk{e} feythles · theuys and lyers
wastours and wrecchis · oute of wedlok y trowe ·
conceyuyd ben yn euyl tyme · as caym was on eue ·
of suche synfull schrewys . þe sauter makyth mynde .
Concepit {.........}dolorem · & peperit iniquitatem · & cetera ·
¶ And alle þat comyn of that caym · comyn to euil ende
for god sente to seem · and seyde by an Aungel ·
th{..}yn {y}yssue {.}in thyn yssue · y woll þat þey be weddyd
and nougth þy kynde wyþ caymes · y-cowplyd ner spousyd
¶ Ȝit summe aȝen the sonde · of our saueour of heuene ·
caymes kynde and his kynde · couplyd to-gydres
tyl god wratthid for her werkes · and suche a woord seyde ·
that y made man · now it me furthynketh ·
Penitet me fecisse hominem · & cetera ·
¶ And com{e} to noe anoon · and bad hym {.}nougth lette ·
swythe go schape a schip · of schydes and of boordys ·
thy-sylf and þy sonys thre · and sutthyn ȝour wyues
buske ȝow to þat boot · and abydeth ȝe ther-ynne ·
tyl fourty dayes ben fulfulde · þat flood haue ywaschyn ·
clene awey þe cursyd blood · þat caym hath y-makyd ·
¶ bestys þat now ben · schull banne the tyme ·
that euere cursyd cayme · com{e} to this erthe
Alle schall deye for {...?...?...}his dedys · by dalys and by hylles ·
and þe fowles that fleen · foorþ wyth oþre bestys ·
eccepte onlyche · of eche kynde a couple ·
that yn thy schynglyd schip · schull be sauyd ·
¶ Here abougthe þe barn · the belsyres gultys ·
{...?...?...}& alle for her forfadres · þey feerdyn the wurse
the gospel is heragayn · yn oo degre y fynde ·
Filius non portabit · iniquitatem patris · &
pater non portabit iniquitatem filij · & cetera
¶ Ac y fynde ȝif þe fader be · fals and a schrewe
that sumdel the sone · schall haue the syres tecchis
ympe vpon an ellerne tre · and ȝif the appul be swete
muche meruayl me thynketh · and more of a schrewe
that bryngeþ foorþ any barn · but ȝif he be the same
and haue a sauour after þe syre · selde seest thu oþer
Nunquam colligitur de spinis vua · nec de tribulis ficus · & cetera ·
¶ And thus þurgh cursyd caym · cam care vpon erthe ·
and all for þey wrougth wedlokes · aȝenst{e} goddes wylle
forthy haue þey maugree of her maryages þat maryen so her childryn
for summe as y se now · the sothe to telle ·
for couetyse of catel · vnkyndely ben weddyd ·
and carfull concepcyoun · cometh of suche maryages
as byfel of þe folk{e} · þat ybyfore / y byfore of tolde
for goode schuldyn wedde goode þouȝ her neyther good hadde ·
y am via & veritas seyth cryst · y may auaunce alle ·
¶ It is an vncomely couple · by cryst as me thynketh
to ȝyuen aȝonge / a ȝonge wenche · to an olde feble man ·
or wedde any wedywe · for welthe of her goodes
þat neuere schal barn bere · but it be yn armys
many a peyre syth pestylence · han plygth hem to-gydres
the frute {.}þat þey brynge foorth · arn fowl woordes
{...}In ielosye ioyles · and iangly{.}nge ab{.}edde
haue þey no childryn but cheste · and carpynge hem {...?...}betwene
and þouw{e} þey doon hem to dunmowe · but ȝif þe deuel helpe ·
to folwyn aftur the flykke · fecche they it neuere ·
and but þey bothe ben forsworn · þat bacoun þey tyne
forthi y conseyle all crystyn men · coueyte nougth be{n} wedded ·
for couetyse of catel · ne of kynrede ryche
¶ ac maydens & maydens · macche ȝow to-gydres ·
wydwes and wydwesT · wurcheth the same
for none londys but for loue · loke ȝe be wedded
and þanne gete ȝe the grace of god · & good y-now to lyue wyth ·
and euery maner seculer · þat may nougth conteyne ·
wysly go wedde and war hym fro synne ·
for lecchery yn lykynge · is lymȝerde of helle
whiles þu art ȝonge · and þy wepne kene
wreke þe wyþ wyuynge · ȝif þu wolte ben excused
Dum sis vir fortis · ne des tua robora scortis ·
Scribitur in portis · meretrix est ianua mortis ·
¶ Whan ȝe han wyued be waar · and wurche yn tyme
nougth as Adam and Eue · whan tyme was engendred
for yn vntyme trewly · bytwene man and womman
ne schulde no berde yn bedde be · but ȝif þey were boþe clene
bothe of lyf{e} and of soule and yn parfyt charyte ·
that ylke derne dede do · noman ne schulde
and ȝif þey ledyn thus her lyf{e} it lyketh god all-myghty
for he made wedlok furst · and hym-sylf it seyde
Bonum est vt vnusquisque vxorem suam habeat propter fornicacionem · & cetera
¶ And þey þat oþergatys were getyn · for gadelynges ben holdyn ·
als fals folk{e} foundlynges · faytours and lyers
vngracyous to gete good · or loue of the peple ·
wandryn and wastyn · what they cacche mowe
aȝenst do-wel þey don euyl · and þe deuel serue ·
and aftur her deþ-day · schull dwell wyth þe same ·
but god gyue hem grace here · hem-sulf to amende ·
¶ Dowel my frend{e} is · to don as lawe {.} techeth
to loue þy frende and þy fo · leue me þat is do-bet
to ȝyuen and to ȝemyn · bothe ȝonge and olde
to helyn and to helpyn · is dobest of alle ·
and dowel is to drede god · and do-bet to suffre ·
and so cometh do-best of bothe · and bryngeþ doun þe mody
and that is wykkyd þat many werke schendeth
and dryueth a-wey dowel · þurgh dedly synnys