<County: Lincolnshire>
<Code: L0045>
<MS reference: London, BL Royal 17 C.xvii>
<Text: Seven Penitential Psalms; The Resurrection of Christ>


<Tranche 1>

<fol. 87va><lat></lat>
J woke & was made lyke ye sparow
yat in ye roefe of salytary
Opon ye tre my nest was narow
yan myght no byrdys cary
Als herthe es vrtylde<?> vnder ye harow
So was ye flesche yt sprong of mary
Jn warld es none scharper harow
yan ye tynede yat gart me+tary
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All day yen drywen me to scorne
Men yat my-n+enmys wer~
yus yai yt praysed me beforne
after agayne me gan yai swer~
yan was j tugged & to-torne
fote hande eige mowthe & ere
to euery lyme hade ye lyf for-lorne
yose turmentures o-pon me tere
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for askys wer~ ye brede yt j ete
wt wepyng my drynk menged emong
for luf man me thoght it swete
to sofur~ sore & stormes strong
for sen adam my bydyng lete
Thro hyr~ yt of hys rybe sprong
was neuer man mercy mete
to he hade suffurde wrong
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Fro ye fate of yi grewance
yu draw me downe wt vplyftyng
fadyr~ j was to yi plesawnce
lyft als god in gode dwellyng
for to stynt all ye sturbulawnce
Of man yt syned noght sessyng
yu drow me downe to chese chawnce
als man for mans dethe es takyng
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<fol. 87vb>My days passed so shado of lyght
J+welkyd so dose ye gurrysse
J went als man wt-owtyn myght
Whar~-euer J trade was blody trasse
wen j yus dofully was dyght
yat neuer 3yt dyd no trespas
Centurio he sayd we do vnryght
for trewly godes sone he was
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Bot certys lorde yu dwelles euer
yi mynde abydys in euere kynde
for ye godded was noyed neuer
yer was no soro yt myght it schynde
ye manhede myght yu wele desewer~
yer-for yai made a rewful hende
yer-for ilke man es ye leuer
yt as yis mater in hys mynde
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yu salt vpryse on syon rewe
Jn tyme To+cummen of hyr~ mercy
Syon<?> es holy kyrke trewe
Of<?> men yat lyfen crystenly
& sothefast seede on hyr~ yu sewe
<ill><2 words></ill> hyr~ full tendyrly
& wt yat scho sulde syn schewe
And luf ye lorde moste hartely
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for stones of syon my serwantt lyked
and on hyr~ grownd suld haue pyt
fryst corner<?> ston twelwe stons thyked
his twelfe apostyls for to be syt
On yam twelfe es a+dungond dykyd
throght faythe yt we+on syon see
yat who so be wt syn entrykyd
May sawely to yat streght flee
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and all men sull yat name drede
Alle herthely kynges dowte yn blysse
<fol. 88ra>yat priuest princeps of yat pride
yt wyckydly yer wyttes wysse
Right alls ye lyst yu men lede
Rawe & slee & langour~ lyss
So wo es hym yat dose yat dede
Wher~for he must yi mercy myss
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for god has bygged o-pon syon
Jn blys he sall be sene & knowen
wen<?> holy+kyrk sall be made one
Jn heuen as werrest a trowne
yan sall al our~ gostly fone
Jn-to ye fyr~ be thryst & throwne
and we sall into gladnes gone
yt now on grownde wt grace growne
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ye oryson of ye meke he sy
and not dyspysyd yer prayer~
Bot yai yat be on hart full hy
he heres ˆ [yam] not in no maner~
Bot at hym yt all wyce fleye
Eryst ihesu ilk man may ler~
for he to none astate ne steye
Bot euer was lawe in worde & cher~
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Jn a-nothyr <ill><2 words></ill> yis be wretyn
yan ye <ill><1-2 words></ill> prays god al wher~
for if yai<?> mew yis wyrdys wytyn
yan sall yai thank god yer-fore
yat was for yam so flasly flyten
wt tene & turment all to-tore
for mans sake sore smytyn
was neuer none seyne nor be-fore
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for he sall fro hys holy hayte
to herthe our~ lord sees oute of heuen
he saw many folk vndyr~ ye wayte
Of all ye dedly synnys sewene
<fol. 88rb>he sees many throgh ye fedys sleght
his slepyng in a synful swene
yerfor he wychesafe to leght
to god & man war~ bothe oned ewen~
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to her~ ye weylyng & ye wo
of yat wer~ in fetterys bondyn
and for to vpbrayd yer syns of yo
yat wer~ kylled wyt ded wonde
for yer+cause & many mo
was god made man to on grownd
and for suld not hym fro
he sofurde her~ many stormy stownd
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And for men suld in syon teche
Our~ lorde name yat holy es
And in ierusalem hys worde preche
hym-self dome & taght yis
yer may no wyght wtstand hys wreche
yer es no nay yer he says 3is
yer-for es god in dede & speche
to <ill><1 word></ill> wele hym for alle he is
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Jn <ill><1 word></ill> of ye peple in one
And of kynges gode to serue
To be stedfast as es ye stone
fro hys serwys yt we not sterue
ye wayes of strengh yan will we gone
to tretchory sall we noght terwe
for-gyf we dyd yus euerylkone
yer suld no car~ our~ comforthe karwe
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He hym answerd in way of heght
telle me my lengthes of my days
yus answerd cryst one knyght
yat gyffes no forsse of ryche arayes
for of he thynk how dede es dyght
to say ilke a+man wt scharpa asayes
Allway he haldis his hede up ryght
<fol. 88va>And feres hym noght wt slyke afrayes
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Gayne-calle me noght in ye halle delle
of my days trowgh-oute ye 3ere
for of tyme or it be mydday melle
yai glidyn als ˆ [ye] 3or<?> clowdes cler~
yer es no swerd so brysyll of stele
als mans lyfe wylles he es her~
yer-for lorde yu knawes vs frele
wysse ye wyle we bene in wer~
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fyrst lorde erthe yu founded grownde
yi handys warke bene heuen alle
and yis warlde yt es so rounde
Of creatures all clarkys calle
yu has yam put wt-in a pounde
wt-outyn warde of wowo or walle
& wyls yu lyst yu sawes yam sounde
& if yu wyl yaim schall doune falle
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yai sall paryshe vs yu sall <ill><1 word></ill>
& all sall elde as a clothe
All vanite yu sall downe fell
And make it lewe yt now es lothe
yer es no tong yat her~ can telle
wat payne sall be to seye wrothe
wen yu sall close ye 3ate of helle
And cursen yam yt yeder gothe
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And yu sall als cowerlyde
yam chaunge & yai sall thankid be
Bot all-way yu ert vnperfyde
ye 3eres sall not fayle ye
yer-for make vs cler~ & whyte
thrught faythe hope & charyte
ye wo mow af a+full delyte
Of myrthe of in-mortalyte
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<fol. 88vb>yi serwantes sones sal duel+and dur~
and yer sede sall spryng & sprede
for certes yai may not be vnsur~
yat ye wyll serue in worde & dede
yer-for ihesu now do yi cur~
Na dampne vs not wen we be dede
Bot or we pas mak vs so pur~
to ye lande of lyfe yt yu vs lede
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fro dales depe to ye j crye
lord lord lystyn ye voce of me
yis depe persone yt j in be
Brek it vpe lord for yi pyte
Be+now my gouernewr~ & my gyde
Yy gostly fo wen j ded be
and latte it oute of yi hart glyde
yat j af mysdone agayns ye
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Wt yi-n+eres be made lystynyng
Vnto ye voyce of my prayer~
yat euer J rede wat-euer J syng
lystyn <ill><1 word></ill> lorde wyt lufly cher~
And wyche-safe lord at my askyng
My saule so to clense & cler~
Yat it may be to yi lykyng
ye lyfe yat j sall se & her~
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& 3yf yu rewarde all wyckydnes
lord lord we sall it sustene
yi law sall vnreght redres
was neuer sayd a sother stewne
yer-for wen sall bodys blys
And dede men oute of dennes draw
Jhesu yat sauerest all swetnes
let neuer fendys our~ gost knaw
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My saule as sofurd in hys worde
Jn god my gost has had hys treste
For syn es scharpe as knyf or swerde
<fol. 89ra>yt makys yam lame yt lyes in luste
yar~-for ihesu my lufly lorde
yer j em roten rub of ye ruste
or j be broght wyt-in schype bode
to sayle in-to ye dale of duste
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fro morne tyde vnto ye nyght
at israel in gode tryst & trowne
Jsrael be-takyns euery wyght
yat sall sene & gostly knowne
to knaw gode es mans ryght
yt wyll hys wyttys wele bo stowne
yer-for j hope als he has hyght
yat heuens blys es mans owne
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for wt our~ lorde es grete mercy
and raunson eke in grete plente
yat payd for vs hys awne body
yt aw to be tane in grete daynte
hys blode he sched ful fulsumly
to make our~ formers faderis fre

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<fol. 153ra>Jhesu bad hyr~ yan forthe wende
& toche hym not wyt hyr~ hende
Bot go to my dyssyples belywe
& telle yam yat J am on lywe
& yat yai sall me see
Sone her~-aftyr~ in galale
Synful man her~ may yu ler~
Of synful woman yat was der~
how sothefast luf gan hyr~ lede
jhesu to folo for hyr~ mede
yus was mary benedict in synne
when sewen deules wer~ hyr~ Jnne
bot luf hyr~ dyd mercy wynne
Of wylk scho myght neuer blynne
swete leuedy mary yi nore
we af synned we wyll no more
yu be-for vs hys luf to wyn~
Of ihesu yat ye caste oute of syn~
For vs synfull yu be ye fore speche
yat he on vs tak no wreche
yat lykyd welle marie yan
yat jhesu was ly was lywand man
And to hys dyscypulles 3ede belywe
& sayd J saw my lord on lywe
& sayd yise wordes to me
he sall 3ow se in galale
yat day yt jhesu rose fro dede to lywe
he schewed hym sythis fywe
Fryst to marie yat lefte wepyng
Or scho saw of hym tokynnyng
And ofte to hyr~ & oyer mo
Als he sulde to ye cete go
ye thryd tyme me thynke ryght
yat peter had of hym a syght
wen he was allone wente
hym to seke at ye monumente
wyt two dysypulles at ye ferthe tyde
To-ward <ill><1 word></ill> he 3ede by syde
And of holy wrytte yam tolde
And yai hym wold all nyght af hode
<fol. 153rb>ye tone of yam hyght cleophas
& ye toyer hyght lucas
yat ilk day was so by-fall
yat at euen ye postylles all
wer~ in close for ye Jues doute
Bot tomas of ynde was wyt-oute
Jn halle yai sate in grete longyng
Of ihesu to se summe tokynyng
& yan emong yam gun yai strywe
Jf he myght be rysyn to lywe
Emydes yam yam yai saw hym stand
& schewed yam bothe fete & hand
adred yai war~ of yat syght
for 3it yai wenyd not all a-ryght
wuder yai had & grete care
yai wened a+gast had stand yare
for ewen it was & sumdele late
& sperred wer~ bothe dore & 3ate
he sayd pes emang 3ow be
Jt es j 3e may me se
Grapes me fote & hande
yat 3e may ye sothe vnderstande
Grapes wele for gast es it none
yat on hym has flesche & bone
als 3e may now her~ se
ye hand & fote e syde of me
wen yei wer~ sekyr~ of yis dede
Bothe yai lefte soro & drede
Joy yai made wyt all yer myght
wen yai of ihesu had yat syght
Me tokyns he schewed yam 3itte
als sothefast man wt yam he ete
& bad yam gane ouerall to preche
hys awne worde ye folk to teche
& so he lefte yam yore styll
& 3ede yer it was hys wyll
wen he was fro yam gone
thomas of Jnde comme onone
yai askyd hym wer~ hast yu bene
we af our~ lorde sene
<fol. 153va>Tomas ansuerd & sayd nay
For yat noth j lewe may
Bot if j hys wondys fond
& in hys syd putt my hond
J lewe it in no wyse
yat he myght fro dede ryse
ye sexte day as ht bef<ill><1 char></ill>lle
yat tomas was wt ye postelles all
& ihesu stode yam emydde
& to tomas he sayd abyde
Tomas yi fyngerys put now her~
& in a qwyle yu may ler~
Jn hand in fote yer ye nayls stode
ye wels j hang on ye rode
Jn-to my syde yi hand now reche
& of my wondys af now knawlege
yt j for ye soford sore
Jn mysbeleue be yu no+more
Tomas ansuerd wyt drere cher~
My god my lord yu hert her~
Jhesu hym sayd for yu me se
Tomas wyt yi fleschely hee
yu it lewes wele for-yi
Bot yai be blyssyd & celi
yat of me saw reght noght
& lewes it wele wyt stedfast toght
To hys dyssyples in many wyse
Jhesu hym chewed fele sythes
Jn water & land be day & nyght
Ofte ye reght belewe to af in syght
Bot alle to telle it es no nede
yat we of hym syng & rede
Gode it es now to say
how he ordand vs ye way
wen he to hys fader wente
yat hym in-to herth sente
ye way he made wen he up 3ede
for wyte wele & not it drede
yat before was neuer none
Abraham ysaac no saynd jone
<fol. 153vb>yat heuen myght entyr~ wt-inne
ar yat hym-self comme yer-inne
wen ye day comme yat jhesu wolde
to heuen he styed as he solde
wyt hys dyssypuls fyrst spak & ete
and sene to ye mownt of olyuete
yam led & gaf hys blyssyng
& vppe he stye wt-outyn dwellyng
a lyght clowde hym bar~ vppe ryght
thro angylls seruys & yer lyght
& als yai stode lokan on hee
two angels stode yam nee
jn mans forme in wyte wede
yam to comforte & bryng oute of drede
and sayd 3e men of galele
standdand wat be-halde 3e
Jhesu yat es fro 3ow nome
on yat wyse he sall agayne comme
comme a-gayn he sall also
Als 3e se hym to heuen go
at domys-day in hys manhed
to deme both qwyk & dede
wen ihesu was oute of yer syght
Of ye postells left yer no wyght
Bot ilkon 3ede to hys stede
as ihesu had yam before bede
of ye holy gost to abyd ye sonde
as ihesu yam dud vnderstande
yer~ yam in herthe he lete
wen he wt yam last spake & ete
Opon a+day was efte befalle
yat ye postylles alle
Jn-to a howse wer~ commen ilkone
peter andrew james & jone
philipp jacob tomas matheu
Symon Jude Bartylmeu
and oyer a+fayr~ company
yer yai byd madyn mary
yan wt lot & holy bede
yai toke anoyer in judas stede
<fol. 154ra>A+postel ches Mathie onone
And of ye twelue he made+hym one
wen ye days wer~ gone ten sythes fywe
fro yat ihesu ros fro dede to lywe
hys dyssypulls in yt ilk stonde
Jn yat stede wer~ yai~ fonde
yat oute of heuen a+dyn yai hard
as a grete wynd cemand it fard
and ye howse fulfylled of hete
yar~ all ye postelles in Cete
and ser~ tonhges yer wer~ sene
yat full fer~ were be-twene
yat opon yam alle it lyght
ye holy gost throw godes myght
Of ye holy gost yai war~ fild onone
& wyt ser~ tonges spake ilkone
also ye holy gist yam kened
yat ye fader of heuen to yam sened
Jn ierusalem men myght fynd
yat tyme Jues of many kynd
yat war betwene erthe & heuen
yan yai hard yat ilk stene
wonder yai toght wat it mote bene
and yus yai sayd yam betwene
Jt es not brether als we wene
yat we her~ wat may yis mene
Brether~ wat say now 3e
Now be yis men of galale
Jlk man may hym-selfe her~
On ilk speche on ilk maner~
yai spak of god may 3e þat her~
Summe sayd yat yai drunkyn~ wer~
yan stode peter vp yam be-twene
Jt es not brether~ as we wene
yat yis men drunkyn be may
Jt es bot vndron of ye day
Now es fulfylled ye ald kynd
ye prophece yat god jyn<?> send
<fol. 154rb>To our~ fadyr~ & to our~ kynd
For yus in bokes wretyn we+fynd
Our~ lord says it sall be-falle
Opon my seruauntes alle
wen ye days draw to hend
Of my gost J sall 3ow send
her~ prophecie sall be to man her~
ye holy gost also sal ye ler~
J sall on herthe gyfe to kennyng
& wander on heght to heuen bryng
ye sonn sall wend to myrkenes
ye mone in blode throgh grete destres
Or comme ye day of god so kene
Jn wham we sall all be sene
Be-for hym yt es he3he iustis
& of hym dome take after our~ seruis
yan 3ede al ye postyls for to preche
ye ryght beleue ye folke to teche
ye ryght beleue was yan yer lore
To holde & 3ong lesse & more
to man & wyfe of alle kynd
Godes deed to af in mynd
& yat he vp rose & styed on he
to hys fadyr~ to sytte hym nehe
On hys ryght hand wyt hym to be
O-falde god in trenyte
thre persons in a godede
wyt hym to deme bothe quik & dede
ye gode to ioye & wyke to pyne
No bese yer none yant<?> yan may fyne
No sal yer be no motyng
Nor turnay for no gayng-sayyng
bot ryghwys dome after yar~ gylle
Jlke a+man to 3elde hys whyle
Joye or pyne take to do<exp>me</exp> mede
After he es wroght in dede
Not othyng yt he has wroght
Bot ye lest thyng yt be as thoght
Wyt hert thoght spokyn wt mowthe
Saynt austyn says it sall be cowth
<fol. 154va>Jn hys nakyd wysage sal al be sene
& wele more yan we wene
No aftyr <mrg>efter</mrg> no syn so stylle
done a-ganes godes wylle
yat hym thoght her~ full lyte
yat it sal yar~ hys conscyans byte
For he ne may fynd mercy no grace
No penance to do for hys trespase
he may no thyng yer~ vn leght
So he may vnloke hys heght
Of al hys lyf he sal 3eld acownte
wat hys whyt & hys gode amownte