<County: Yorkshire West Riding>
<Code: L0406>
<MS reference: San Marino, Huntington Library, HM 148>
<Text: Rolle, Commentary on the Psalter>
<Tranche 1>
<fol. 24ra> <lat><7 lines></lat> ¶ Jn yis
psalme frist he spekes of crist and of
his folueris blaundisand till vs het
and blisfulhed till ryghtwis+men~ sit
hen~ spekys of wengiaunce of wikked
menne yt yai dred pyne sythen yay well
not luf ioy he beginnes at ye god man
and saise ¶ Blysful man ye whilk
a-way 3od noght in consell of wykkid
and in ye way of synfull stode noght
and in chair~ of pestelans he noght satt~
He is blisfull to wham all yinge co
mes yt he couaites or has alle yt he well
and wille no thing yt is ille and as
sant@ austyn sais fiue thingis fales to
blisfull-hed ¶ ye frist is to haue yt he
well ye toyer yt he wille noght bod gode
ye thrid yt hys gode be ay lastand ye
ferth is sekernes neuer to lose yt gude / ye
fyft is yt it be my3tti to fylle his desir~
yese are nour~ planerly bot in heuen
Jn erth a party we ar~ blisfull in als
mykell als we ioy in god and hatis
synne and er~ fullfilled of gastly vertus
Jn als mikill as we sinne and deli
tes vs in any thynges bot in gode or
suffers pinne<?> a-gaine our~ welle we
ar~ wriches / he is man yt is fast and
stabill a-gainese anguische wham no
welthe of is worlde hegher in-to pride
ne no tribulaciun~ bringe<exp>g</exp>[s] in-to gruching
or vntholle-mudnes ¶ Ye whilk
3od not a-way fro god sinand in
thoght / For ill thoghtes departes
<fol. 24rb> men fro god yof he war~ sett in ye coun
salle of wyked men yt is of wicked yt rede
him to ille yese wicked he calles ye deuell
yt redes ye flech to lust & ye flesch yt redes
ye saule yt assentes to ye deuell & till ye
flesche . ye deuil thorw his reded gettes
to him dede of body and saule . ye flesche
for delite deserues fir~ yt no thyng may
sloken~ ye saule thorow assent gettes
ye worme yt neuer sall di yis is a-wa
ride counsell ¶ Bot ye rightwis+man
gose not yere-in ¶ And he stud not in ye
way of synfull yt is he festid not fote
of his luf in likyng & ioy of yis world
yt is ye waie yat ledes synfull menn to
helle for yai stand yar~-in ¶ Bot ye ri3twis
men passes yt way suiftli as he yt gos
on wikked grauell yt wold gar~ hym synk
if he stand yera-on~ . ye intent is yis yt
ye blisfull mann synned noght in thayh<?>
couettand delites or riches ne delitte
him not in yaim als he dos yt standes
and be-haldes a thinges wytterly bot
he hastyd hym till heuen~ as he dos yt has
so gret hyghe on his way yt he settes his
eghe <exp>no</exp> on nothyng~ yt he sees till he
cum yair~ he well be and he satte noght
in ye chiaer~ of pestelans Pestilans
is an yuille rechand o lenghe and
bred yt alle or ner~hand all<exp>d</exp>[s] vmbe
lapˆ[p]es yt ye floke calles mormor man
qualme . yt bitokyns luf of lordschip
and appetitte of dignite . yt nerhand
corumpes all men als yt iuelle dos
when~ it comes ¶ Bot in yis chaier~
satte not crist for he fled be hym one in
till ye hille whenn yai wold hafe
made him kyng & his verray luffers folog
hes hym fleand onour~s and louynge
in erth & noght luffand vainglory
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¶ Bot in lawe of lord yai wille of him
and in his lawe he sal yunke day &
nyght ¶ his wille is in goddes lawe
yt kepis it gladly and for luffe not
for drede him serues so yt he has no noy
of trauaile in goddes seruice and yt wille
is not ydylle no schortly bot he salle yink
in his lawe noght out yere-of as olle
men dos day and nyght yt is assiduely
in welle and woo Or ay when he
sall yinke he sall yinke yar~-in noght
onely in ye letres of ye law bot in ye ha
lynes of stabulle purpois in cristes lufe
for yis yoght of his lawe is lastand ke
pynge of holynes <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ And he sall be as
a+tree yt is sett biside ye stremes of watirs
ye wylk sall gyff his frute in his tyme
¶ Alowhoo saie he sall not onli be gude
in hym-self bot he sall be als a tree yt is
prophetabill to many and noyand to <exp>nay</exp>
nane yt has ay weting of ye watirs
of grace & hali lar~ Jf a tree be laied
till ye fir~ it is kindild in it-self and gif
fis lyght till oyer . Also in rightwis man
brinnes in luf of god in his herte & schines
till men~ wt-outin~ and geys li3t of gude
liffing and fa[e]rr~ yt giffes his frutte yt
is gude warkes in ensaumpell and gude
dedis in helpe ¶ He selles yaim not for fa
uour~ & louing of men bot he giffes yaim
for ye louing of god whites ane hundreth
folde / And yt in his time / For all yinges
yt gude ar~ askes time and discreciune
And yis is a-gaines self willed menn
ye whilk giffes ensaumpill to fast when
<fol. 24vb> time were to ete and to wake when
time war~ to slepe ¶ For-yi yai may not
fast ne waike when time is and so yay
scham yair~ state / And also yis time
is a-gains couetuse men~ and chinches
yt <exp>e</exp> giffes no frute bot qwhen~ it is rotin
and out of time Or if yai oght sall giff
it is wt so mykyll delaynge and+so wro
thely yt it is noght worth yt yai doo for god
luffes welle cherituse gifferes suilk trees
ar~ wicked yt for elde in syn~ beres no gude
frute & for yi yai sall be smitten~ don~e
& custin~ till ye fier~ of helle <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ And ye lefe of him sall
not donne renne & alle yinges yt he sall doo
aye salle esely fare ¶ ye rightwise man
dose in time his dede & also his lefe yt
is his worde sale not be a-boute erthly
yinges no ydyll no dissayuabill no leoynge
for suilke wordes rennes doune in-to synne
bot it salle be not fully lerand ye way tille
heuen And so renne vpwarde and alle yinges
yt he sall do wethir~ yt yai be werkes or
wordes ny salle esely fair~ ¶ yt is yai sall
turne hym to prow and oyer yt are edyfyede
in hym . he yt synnes not in his tonge he is
a+perfit man yt is his lefe sall not renne
doune <lat></lat>
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¶ Noght so wicked noght so bot als ye
duste ye whilk ye wynd farr~ castes fro
ye face of ye erth ¶ her~ he depertes ille men
¶ And sais noght so wicked boghsome till
god noght so festid in gods lawe bot as
dust yt is yai ar~ drye wiht-outen~ wetyng
of grace and light to assentt tille ilk temp
tacione ye whilke w<exp>e</exp>[y]nd yt is pride yt heg
hes and bolnes yaim as wynd dust rynes
<fol. 25ra> fra ye face of ye erthe yt is fro ye presence of
endeles stabillnes yt nures our~ saule
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<lat></lat> ¶ Fro yi
wicked rises not in+dome ne synfull in
connselle of rightwis ¶ For yi yt yai ar~
diuen~ yoˆ[ro]w pride fra god in-till ye deuils
seruis yai rise noght in dome yt is to
deme yaim-selfe in gastly rysyng fra synne
yorow pennannce no yai rise not in rede
of reghtwise yt is yai will not sett gods
wille be-fore yair~ will ne make amen
dis to yaim yt yaim haue done wrang yt
rightwise men redis Jf we speke of
ye last day of dome . wicked sall not rise
in dome for to deme bot fore to be demed
and dampnede ¶ And vndyrstand yt in
ye dome salle be four~ ordres One sall
be yt salle deme and no3t be demed as
postels and oyer perfitˆ[est]+men ¶ ye toyere sall
non+yere deme ne be demed als hethen
men~ for yere dampnaciunne is knawen
till all haly kerke for he yt t troues not
now . he is demed and yai yt synnes wt
owten lawe yai sall parysche wt-outen
lawe // ye thrid salle be demed and be
sawf as yo yt ar~ gud weddid men~ and
byes yaim heuen wt almes dede and oyere
yt dose pennannce for yair~ syn~ bot yai
canne not cum into perfite life ¶ ye firthe
salle be demed and dampnede als fals
cristin~ men~ yt has ye trouthe of ihesu criste
wiht-outen~ loufe and gode warke //
yai sall greuouslier~ be dampned yan
haiyen men~ ¶ For ye vpbraydynge
of criste yt yai walde not luffe hym yt so
mykyll godnes dide to yaym sall gre
ue yaim more yen any man may tell
thynke ¶ Bot haiyen men sall wiler~
be <ill><2 chars, ?da></ill>mpned . for wt-outen~ domme
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<fol. 132ra><line 7> ¶ ye grundes of it in holy
hilles : lord luffes ye 3atis of syon~ . a
bouen all ye tabernacles of iacob ¶ ye
prophete cytisyn of ye gostly cyte . as he had
in hym-selfe yoght . yar~-of he brestes in
voice and sayis ye grundes of it . yt is
holy kyrke . ar~ in holy hilles . yt is in
apostils and prophettis . for yai ar~ grundid
in ihesu criste . And so ar~ we . for our~ lord
luffes ye 3ates . yt is ye same yt ye grun
des of syon ¶ his gostly cyte . yt is al right
wis+men . abouen al ye tabernacles of iacob .
yt is more yai <for yan?> al ye figures of ye old laghe .
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<lat></lat> ¶ Gloriouse yinges ar~ sayd of
ye ; cytee of god . ¶ you godes cyte holy+kirke
many ioyfull yinges ar~ sayde of ye . fro
god yurght prophetes . whilke yo gloriuse yinges
be god schewes and says . <lat></lat>
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¶ Mynnand J sall be of raab and of babi
lon~ : yurgh wittand me ¶ Jn yt cyte
J sall be mynnand of raab and of babi
lone . yt is of synfull men yt gos by ye brode
way till helle in luste and wickidnes .
yurght wittand me . yt is yurgh holy men
yt wotte moste of my pryuete . and yai
resayue synfull men . yt wille turne to
me . <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> ¶
For lo alyens and tyrus and ye folk of ethi
opens ; yai war~ yore ¶ For lo alienes whilk
was far~ fro god . And tyrus . yt is yo yt war~
strayte in couatys . and ye folke of ethio
<fol. 132rb> pons . yt is blake in glutery and lychery yo
calde til god . war~ yore . yt is yai ar~ made
cytisayns of gods cyte . <lat></lat>
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¶ wether~ til syon sall say man : and man
is borne yar~-in . and he hegheste grundid it
¶ wether~ any man sal say til syon . yt a
man ihesu criste is borne yere-in . as who say
yof it be sayd till ye rewes yai trowe
it not ¶ And we say yt man is borne
of yaim . bot he is god hegheste . yt grundid ye
cyte . And yt we wotte . for . <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> . ¶ lord sall
tell in writynges of folke . And of yair~ prin
ces . ye whilke was yar~-in ¶ yis wri
tynges ar~ giffen till ye folke . and made of
princes . moyses and prophetes . and apostils
whilke was in yt cyte princes noght out yere
of <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> ¶ As of all ioyand : wonnynge
is in ye . As who say suilke ioye in yi won
nynge salt you haue . whatkyn~ ioy we hafe
not knawen . for-yi we may not telle it . Materia
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Lord god of my hele : in day J
cryed . and in nyght by-fore ye ¶ lord god
of my hele : giffer~ and wirker~ . in day . yt
is in ese J cried in ye whilke many slepes
in yair~ lustes . bot J stird my will till yi
luffe in wele . And in nyght yt is in woo .
J desired ye . be-fore ye . not couaitande
to seme gloryouse be-fore men for yi . <lat></lat>
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¶ Jn go in yi syght my prayer : helde
yine er~ till my bede . ¶ Jngangynge of
prayer~ is ye her~ynge yere-of
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<lat></lat> ¶ For fild is of illes my saule ;
& my lyffe neghed til helle ¶ yt is J am
full of wrechednes and pynes of yis war~
lde . And suffrand my body als so my saulle
suffres . ye flesche may not thole pynne wt
outen ye saule . bot ye saule may wt-outen
ye flesche . and my liffe yt was giffen til
ye lustes of erth . neghande was till helle .
ar~ J war~ turned til gode . and 3et <lat></lat>
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¶ J am wenyd wt lightand in ye lak :
mad J am as man wt-outen helpe a-mange
ded fre . ¶ yt is J am haldyn wt yaim yt
demes ouere arly suilke as yai ar~ yt fals
in ye lake of dampnacion~ . and J am
as man wt-outen helpe : yt is yai deme
me . vnworthyly to be helpid . not fore
yi amange ded men in saule yurght ded
ly syn~ . J ame fre yurght yi grace . for
J fele ye yt is liffe of mi saule liffand
in me . <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ As wondid sle
pand in graues of ye whilke you art
no more mynand : and yai oute of yi
hand ar~ putte ¶ As wondid wt synnes
slepand . yt is restand . in graues . yt
is grauen in yair~ lustes and stynkand .
whome it semes as you had qwicly
forgetyn~ . and yai ar~ pute oute of yi
hand in-to ye deuils pauste . <lat></lat>
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¶ yai sett me in ye neyer~ lake . in merk
stedis : and schadow of ded . ¶ yt is
<fol. 132vb> did me till most wrechidnes yt yai
myght . in merke stedis . yt is wt ypocry
tes yai held me worthy to be . fore yai
in mirke dose ille dedes . And in schadow
of ded . yt is in dede of wickednes . ///
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<lat></lat> ¶ On me con
formed is y brethe ; and all yi strem
mes you broght on me . ¶ yt is vn
payabill semes yi wreth . for J suf
fer~ so mykyll anguys . And yi stre
mes . yt is stormes of persecucyon~ . you
broght on me till ekynge of my woo
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<lat></lat> ¶ For~ you didde
fro me <gap>wen ; yai sett me wla
thynge til yaim . ¶ yt is my frendis of
whome J wend yt J had bene luffede
you suffred yaim to depart for me . yt is fro
my will and myn entent . and yaim had
me as wlathynge . for J agayne said yaim
in yair~ werkis and yair~ wordes
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<lat></lat> ¶ Gyffen J am and J not out
3ed ; for ned myn eghen lange wiste
¶ J am giffen til missagh . yt is yai
weride me and vpbraydid me . and J
not out 3ed fro charite . yt is J gaffe not
a bannyge for a-noyere . bot J prayde
for yaim .For myn eghen of my hertes an
gwisce . yt is had sorow . For <ill><rest of line></ill>
yt yai tharued gostly vertue . <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ J til ye
lord cried ; al day J spred my hend till
ye ¶ yai did ill til me . and J cried
till ye for yair~ hele . al day till my ded
<fol. 133ra> J spred to ye my hand . yt is J ekyd my wer
kis til louynge . bot all yt prophettes noght
til ded men . for . <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ Wether~ til ded you sall do won
dres ; or lechis sall raise and yai sall schri
ue till ye . ¶ Wether~ you will schew
wondres till yaim yt vndirstandes not
and ar~ ded in hert <?> or sall leches . yt is
prestis gude or ille rais synfull men . yt
yai raiside schrifte til ye . as who say
none may raise bot you <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶Wether any in graue sal
tell yi mercy ; and yi suthfastnes in tynsyl .
wether~ any . yt is in graue of wickednes .
wonnand sal tel yi mercy til synfull men
yt yai be turned and he knawes it not .
and yi suthfastnes yt you 3eldes til ill
men as yai haue deseruyde . he yt is in tyn
sil of his saulle <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ Whether~ in merknes sall
be knawen yi wondris ; and yi rightwis
nes in land of forgetynge . Mirknes
ar~ ye yoghtes yt ar~ blindid in ignorance .
land of for-getyng is in yo . yt vmyin
kes not yt yai sall be demed rightwisly .
bot liffes in delitis and lustes wt-outen
dred . <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ And J till ye lord cried : and at
morne my prayer~ sal come before ye ¶ And
J not takyn wt yair~ arrour~ cried till ye
wt all ye 3ernynge of my herte . And at
morne . yt is in light of charyte . my pray
er~ byfore come wt yi mercy sall before
<fol. 133rb> cume ye . yt is yi dome . yt J be+not damp
nede <lat></lat>
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<lat></lat> ¶ Why lord agayne-puttes you
my prayer~ ; you turnes away yi face fro
me . ¶ Jt semes yt god putes our~ prayer~
agayn~ . when he giffes not yt we aske as
sone as we wolde . bot yt he dose yt he be
mad more brennand and our~ merite be
ye more fore our~ langer~ trauaile .