<County: Staffordshire>
<Code: L0189>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Douce 302>
<Text: Poems of John Audelay>


<fol. 12va>xxii
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Apon a day saynt gregore
Song his mas at rome truly
Crist to him he con apere
Jne þe fegure of his autere
þen gregore had conpassion
& grawntis . xiiij . þousand 3ere of pardon
& oþer bischops mone mo
Grawntyd more pardon þer-to
þe nowbur ht is of al efere
. xx . ml . & vj . days & . xxx . vj . 3ere
Say . v . pater noster & . v . aue
Jn reuerens of þis hole pete
wt good herd & deuoconn
Jn worchip of his passion
knelyng down+apon 3our kne
Askyng grace of þis pete
3if 3e be out of dedle syn
þen þis pardon may 3e wyn
Jn what plase ht payntid is
þe same pardon þer-to þer is
þen loke þu say anon
dewowtle þis confessiconn
Swete ihesu crist to þe <lat></lat>
Coubabil wreche y 3ild me
Of al þe syns J haue edo
Jn al my lyue hederto
Jn preˆ [d]y in wraþ & in enuy
Jn lechore & in glotony
Jn slouþ lord in þi seruyce
& in þi worldis couetyse
To oft J haue in my lyue
Jsynnud wt my wyttis fyue
wt eren her wt eyne-sy3t
wt synful speche day & ny3t
wt clepyng & wt cussyng bo
wt hond ehandild wt fete ego
wt hert synfulli J haue þo3t
wt al my bodi mys ewro3t
here of al my foly
lord merce to þe J cry
Al þa3 J haue synyd euer
lord J fore-soke þe neuer
No-n+oþer god toke J non
Fader of heuen bot þe al-ene
herefore fader J þe be<rbd><1 word></rbd>seche
Ry3t wt hertful speche
þt þu 3if me no mede
After my synful dede
Bot lord fore þi gret mercy
haue reuþ & pete apon me
& send me here oft <add>er y dye</add>
Sorou of hert wt tere of Eye
& let me neuer heft be-gyn
Fore to do no dedle syn
So at myn endyng day
<fol. 12vb>xxiii
Clene of syn dey J may
wt schryft & housil at myn end
So þt my soule mai wynd
Jn-to þt blis wt-outyn pere
þer 3e dwel lord & syre Amen
loke 3e say þis oresoun
Dewoutle wt deuoconn
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O ord ihesu crist hongyng on cros
Fore our syn J wot ht was
þer þu praydist þi fader al-hone
To fore-3if þyn enmys euerechon
J beseche þe fore þt hole word
Fore3if myn ennimys y pray þe lorde
þt han trespassid here to me
& grawnt ham loue & charyte
J pray þe lord þt ht so be
& þt 3e wil fore3if me amen . : <blank line follows>
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Saynt ancelyne þt hole bischop
he med þis tretys be godis grace
hou 3e schul set in god 3our hope
Out of þis word wen 3e schul passe
& to foresake al þt þu has
wyfe & child al wordle þyng
& to dissyre to haue þt plas
were ioy & blis is ay bydyng
& haue þis in þi mynd
Fore þt ioy schal neuer sese
Bot euer endure & euer encres
& euer in loue rest & pesse
Jn ioy [&] blis wtout end
þus to þi god þu schalt þe 3ild
& knowleche to him al þi trespas
his comawndmentis not fulfillid
þi . v . wittis myspend þu has
& aske him mercy loule & grace
þe werkis of mercy þu hast not <rbd><1 char></rbd>don
vesid þe pore in euereche plase
Ne done þe seke consolaconn
þen þus schal þu say
J knowleche me lord gilte
Jn pride couetys wraþ enuy
Jn lechore slouþ & glotony
J haue esynyd boþ ny3t & day<rubricated final y>
þus all men he doþ cumford
& cowncelis 3ou pur charite
Settis no3t be þe ioy of þis word
ht is bot vayn & vanete
Fore 3oure namys wretyn þay be
Jn þe boke of lyue in heuen blis
To haue ioy þer perpetualy
al erþle ioy ht schal vanysche
<fol. 13ra>wt-jn a+lytil stound
Fore al þis wordle honor
Schal fal & fade as doþ a floure
Pope kyng duke emperoure
Al schul þai go to grounde
Behold a+charnel ful of boonys
what clerke con <add>þerowte</add> a boone
Of lord ore ladys schete al at ones
Of ryche of pore of gentil mon
So bredern & sisterne we beþ echone
& he þt doþ best in his ley leuyng
Schal haue most mede when he is goon
& most þonk of his fader heuen kyng
vche mon in his degre
As he haþ kept his oune astate
To godis worchip erle & late
he schal haue reward al-gate
Bale or blis weder-so-euer ht be
Allas þt we con not be-leue
þt we felyn & sen wt sy3t
how lytil a þyng mon may greue
when eny syknes is on him dy3t
Anon he has lost al his my3t
þen hard on crist he wyl crye
Fore paˆ [n]y of deþ he is afry3t
þt al wordle ioy he settis not by
þen cumford is þer non
A synful mon haue þis in mynd
þi mysdedis <rbd><1 char></rbd> be tyme amend
& serue þi god forsake þe fynd
þen schal þu haue remyssion
Fore cursid be he þt trustis in mon
& doþ not affter cristis wil
More þen he doþ in god al one
þt bode & soule may saue & spil
Fore cristis bidyng <rbd><1 char><rbd> we schuld fulfil
& do fore ourself or we passe hen
& pot oure soulis out of parell
& trust not al to oþer men
Fore þu getyst no more wt þe
Saue þi good+dydis wtoutyn drede
hole prayers masse & almusdede
After þi meryd & þi mede
Rewardid schal þu be
Fore cristis loue doþ almesdede <lineshift mark cross> Jn þi good lyue gif a pene
<insertion mark cross> To þe pore þt haþ gret nede
Or mete drynk cloþis or herbar fre
& þu plecyst god more specyaly
þen a þowsond hillis of gold as J þe say
were made in mynt & in money
To dele after þi deþ day
Fore mede getis þu none
Bot 3if þi-selfe þi soule sokoure
Ellis may not þi cekatoure
ht is þe wordis all þi tresoure
<fol. 13rb>when þu art goon
More med is a mas here in þi lyue
þen to haue a þausand after þi day
3if to þe prest þu wylt þe schryue
& do þi penans here wyl þu maye
þus þu my3t god plese & pay
3if þt þu wold þi soule socour
Or þi caren be cast in clay
& trost not to þi secatoure
Gregore þus con he say
Better hit is now fore þe
To wenche þe fuyre of purgatore
þer-in cast or þt þu be
þi-selfe here wyle þu may
þus ˆ [seynt] ancellyne to 3oue he sayd
Dissyre 3e not a3ayng godis wil
Bot euer ald 3ou wel apayd
what vesetaconn he send 3ou tyll
Fore his merce in 3ou he wil fulfil
when tyme is cum at his lykyng
Fore wom he louys he chastest wel
& saue his soule fro perescheng
Fro þe payns of hell
Fore his grace & his goodnes
his benyngnyte & his blessidnes
his hye merce & his mekenes
Con no tung here tell
þus clep[þ] a3en 3vster-day
Saynt ancellyne he cownsellis þe
& mesure þi <add>wynde y the pray</add>
& wy[þ] þe foyre of purgatore
þese . iij . wordis declared schal be
what þai beþ to vnderstond
lerne þis lesson pur charete
& þonke þi <exp>grace</exp> god of his swet <exp>grace</exp> sond
Fore ht is fore þe best
To haue þi payne þi purgatory
Out of þis word or þt þu dye
Fore god ponysche not twyse truly
Take hede mekele þen art þu <add>bleste</add>
þus 3istyr-day þu clepe a3ayne
& take knoulesche of þi consians
hou þu hast spend þi lyue in vayn
A3en godis wil & his plesans
þen mesoure þi wynd wt repentans
& schryue þe clene of all þi synne
þen wey þe fouyre wt trew balans
what purgatore þu schuldist haue þen
Fore þis is godis oune wyll
þt euere good dede rewardid schal be
Jn erþ or ellis in heuen on he
& vche syn epenyst truly
Jn erþ in purgatore or ellis in hell
Bot aboue his warkis is his mercy
þenke what did mare mawdleyn
<fol. 13va>& peter þt foresoke him þry
Fore þe ways of twey wemen
& tohmias of ynd þt mysbeleuyd þen
Al þai had mercy & grace
& so schul haue al cristyn men
þt wil repent wyle þai han space
Fore as possibil hit were
wt a+tere of þi-n+e
To wenche þe fuyre of purgatory
As al þe water in þe se
To wenche a+gnost of fuyre
Fore more ioye in heuen þer is
Of a+mon þt foresakis his syn
& wil <add>amende he doþe amys</add>
& do his penans he is is eniunyd þen
þen of . iiij . score <rbd>& . ix .</rbd> of ry3twys <add>men</add>
Jn þe gospel wretyn hit is
Fore hom nedis heren oune medsyn
Boþ þai þt beþ seke in soule J-wys
Cryst sayþ þus graciously
J come not to clepe ry3twyse men
Bot þo þt in erþ synful be<add>ne</add>
hom J cal to penans þen
To graunt hom grace & my mercy
For he þt wil him-selue here loue
& for-sake his-is syn & be sore
& to þe prest him schryue & chewe
& do his penans dewoutly
he neuer rehersid schal be
when he is callid to his rekynyng
Fore crist haþ fore3ifne him þro3 his mercy
here in erþ in his leuyng
þro3 his specyal grace
3if þu wilt sekyr sauyd be
Foresake þi syn or ht do þe
Ellis þai schul be cheuyd opynle
At domysday be-fore cristis face
Fore peter <add>wept euer aftur moore</add>
when he herd eny koke cowe
& mare mawdlyan wepeng ful sore
Askid grace of crist wt <add>hert so low</add>
& thomas of ynd mad vs to know
hou false he was in his beleue
Fore crist his wondis to him con <rbd>g</rbd> shew
þe soþ him-selue he mad him preue
Thomas to þe J say
blessid be þai þt neuer seyn
& trewle in my werkis beleuyn
Fore þai schul hareue þe blis of heuen
& my blissyng ny3t & day
Affter crist made peter of paradyse porter
& be-toke him þe kyis of heuen 3ate
& 3if him fulle his pouere
To louce & bynd erle & late
<fol. 13vb>& bede him þynke on his astate
how freel he was & eþ to fall
& he him graunt merce all-gate
To al þt in erþ his grace wyl calle
wt sorow of ert & confession
Peter as J 3eue þe mercy
So on oþer þu haue pete
þt fore-sakis his synus & beþ sory
þu graunt hem al remission
þus we ben bleste of godis mouþ
Al þt be-leuen in hert truly
Est & west norþ & souþ
þai schal haue grace & mercy
& no-n+oþer sekyrly
Dampnaconn to hom al is diþ3t
þt wol witt how & wy
þt al þyng crist do he my3t
Ensampil al day we se
Fre þe he-uen on he token
þe lˆ [g]y3t þe þonder & ster mone & son
þt he is al-my3te god al-hon
& no-n+oþer lord bot he
Fore hole cherche prays fore no mo
Bot þo þt beleuyn & dye in crist
al oþer to penas þai schal goo
þt to his merce & grace <exp>&</exp> wil not trost
Bot leuen after here flesschele lust
As bestis don vn-resnabele
hur lyue-days þai han e-lost
here dedis schul deme hem openly
At cristis in iugement
Fore cristyn men callid þa3 <rbd><1 word></rbd> 3e be
Bot 3if 3e done cristynly
3e bere þt name in wayn truly
3e wil be chamyd & chent <s added with other ink before the initial c in both words>
here-fore beleue in crist truly
& fore-sake 3oure lust & 3our lykyng
& set 3our trust in him truly
To haue þt ioy þt is euer-lastyng
& let þis be al þi wyˆ [l]nyng
3if þt þu turne to lyue a3ayn
<mrg>to</mrg> Amend þi mysleuyng
& him to serue be glad & fayn
& haue þis in þi mynd
& aske him grace & hs mercy
Fore his moder loue maydyn mare
& al þe sayntis in heuen on hye
To graunt þe grace to make good end
þus in þi god þu cumford þe
& þenk apon his passion
þt fore þi loue here wold he dey
wt cros spere nayle & wonde croune
Fore in him is al consolaconn
<fol. 14ra>& may þe hele of þi sekenes
& grawnt þe here now remission
& of þi syns fore3ifnes
loke þou beleue wel þis
þa3 þou haue greuyd crist here be-fore
his merce is mekil more
Fore he haþ salue fore euere sore
& may amend þu dost mys
þi baptim & þi confyrmaconn
þes be hs saluys verament
& hole order & matremon
& schreft & housil þt sacrement
þen þe last anelyng wt good entent
hit may þe clens boþ out & yn
þe prest haþ pouere þt is present
To asoyle þe of al þi syn
Of god he haþ pouere
<add>thor3e vertu of the sacrament</add>
To asoyle al þt wil repent
& chryue him clene verament
& do here penans wyle þay beþ here
Fore þis is godis ordenans
þes sacrements+to saue mon-kynd
Fore in hom is al sofecians
boþ fore to lovse<?> & fore to bynd
þen to þt lord be neuer vn-kynd
þt haþ grawnt his spesial grace
þow we al day him offend
Remede þus ordend he has
þow we han don amys
3if fore our syns we beþ sory
& ressayue his pressious body
we schul haue grace & mercy
& part of heuen blis
þen aske þi sacrements pur charyte
& when þu ressayust þt sacrement
Be-leue in hert truly
þt he is þt lord omipotent<onipotent?>
& cristis god-son verament
þt wt hs blod þe dere haþ bo3t
þt schal þe saue at his Jugement
haue þis in mynde fore-3et ht no3t
& be ware vche cristin mon
Fore heretekis & renegatis <add>þt vncriston be</add>
þt vn-cristin be
þt be-leuene not in þt sacrement treuly
þt crist was not borne of þe vergyn mari
Of hom is no redemcon
here-fore be-leue in crist treuly
þt ˆ [þor3e] þe hole gost conseyud he was
& borne of þe vergyn mari
<fol. 14rb>& sofyrd payn & passion crucifid on cros
Ded & beryd fore oure trespace
Jn-to hel he+dissendid wt my3t & mayn
& toke adam & eue out of here place
þe þrid day he ros to lyue a3ayn
Jn-to heuen he stid up þen
<add>& syttus þere on hs fadur ry3t honde</add>
Fro þens he is to cum þus vnderstond
To deme his pepil ded [or] lewand
After here dedis al maner men
Also be-leue in þe hole gost
As hole cherche haþ informed þe
& in þe fader & son <rbd>& hole gost</rbd> of my3tis most
. iij . persons in trenete
& in comenecaconns wt sayntis to be
& to haue fore-3ifnes of þi syn
& þe vprysyng of þi flesche treuly
& to haue euerlastyng lyue Amen
here is þe cocluconn
þese beþ þe artecelis of þi beleue
kepe hem wele wtout repreue
& þu schalt neuer haue myschife
ht is þe wel of saluaconn
& beleue & hope & trust also
As ˆ [þy] gostle faders cownsels þe
loke þu neuer go here-fro
þa3 þu haue fal þro3 þi freelte
Bot aske god grace & his merce
& fore-3ifnes of al oþer men
& fore-3if þu pur charyte
& þu art sauyd my soule fore þyn
& stondis clene out of dred
Fore crist he says þus to þe
3if þu fore-3if fore loue of me
þen fore-3ifne schalt þu be
Of al þi mysdede
& let make þi testment & þi last wil
Furst pay þi dettis all treuly
& remembir þe fore þt is skil
what þu hou & oþer to þe
þen let hit be selid opynle
& make þi soule a sekyr way
lest þi sekatours don not treuly
Ensampil be oþer se þu may
Be ware 3e sekators
þe dedis wil loke þt 3e done
Out of þe word when þai bene gon
þt setyn here trust in 3oue al one
Ellis to god & mon 3e be traytours
3if 3e do <add>trewly 3our deuer</add>
Ful wele rewardid schal 3e be
Of ihesu þt is 3our saueour
At þt day when 3e schul 3 dee
<fol. 14va>Fore ht is a+dede of charite
To do treuly vn-to þe dede
þt lyen in þe paynes of purgatori
After 3our help þer to abyde
No-n+oþer sokyr þai han treuly
Saue holy prayere mas & almesdede
þt qwenchyn here synus & here mysdede
As water doþ foyre wt-out drede
& al þe payns of purgatory
3e þt wepe fore childer & frynd
when þai schul dey haue þis in mynd
hyly 3e ofend swet ihesuc
As childer vncurtes & vnkynd
Jn hole wret þus wretyn J fynd
þt ioyful & glad schal 3e be
when 3our fader wold after 3oue send
Euer to him make 3oue redy
As blessid childer þen
Fore when fader & moder has 3ou fore-sake
þen ihesuc oure soulus to him wil take
Bot þey him grete cause sorou to make
þt dyen in det & dedle syn
Meruel þe not of þis makyng
Fore J me excuse ht is not J
þis was seynnt ancel[me] cownselyng
þt was a+bischop ful holy
Fore J couþ neuer bot hye foly
Crist has me chastist fore my leuyng
J þonke me god <add>my grace trewly</add>
<add>of hys graciouse visetyng</add>
3e curatis here J 3ou pray
þt han mon soule in 3our kepyng
let red þis trete fore one þyng
To þe seke at here endyng
þus counsels 3ou þe blynd audley
& of 3our lyue take good eme
Be-ware lest god 3e offend
Fore as he fyndis 3oue he wil 3ou deme
er be sauyd or ellis be+schent
Fore soden deþ lok 3e amend
& set not 3our trust were non is
Fore al is good þt good end
when 3e amendit þe han do mys
þis is my cownselyng
how godis wesitaconn 3e schuld take
Fore 3our mysdedis & 3our syns sake
& howe 3e schul amendis make
To haue þt ioy þt is euer-lastyng . Amen