<County: Derbyshire>
<Code: L0188>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 1806>
<Text: Rolle, Psalter>


<Tranche 1>

<fol. 12va>but J wil not take hom to my counseil :
for þei haue goddis malison . and if J
do : J shal be like a sparowe . þat is vn
stabul and li3t : and wiþ-outen charite
as þei are <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> For lo synful han bent
hore bowe : yei redyed hore arowes in
quyuer . þat þei shote in marke þe
right of hert
¶ Armes 3ow in vertues
þat 3ee may stonde : for lo þe synful .
fals breþer bacbiters flaterers han
bent hore bowe . þat is hom think þat
hore vnderstondyng : and hore conuer
sacion is perfiter þen oþer . þei haue re
died hore arowes in quyuer : þat is þei
haue redy in hore þou3tes venyms wor
des . & sharpe for to shote in merke : þe
right of hert þat are of litel connyng .
& for þi ethe to dosayue : sone trowes
faire wordes þof þei be fals <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>For þe whilk þingus
þou mades perfite þei dostroyed : but þe
ri3twis what did he
¶ Gyue vs grace
lord to stonde : agayne hore wicked
tonges . for þat þou made perfite : þat
was þi loouyng of þe mouthes of in
nocentes . & þoo þat con not defende
hom wiþ clergie : þei distroyed wiþ
hore ille sawes . but þe rightwis ihesu
crist what did he : as who saie we owe
to folowe hym in his dede . þat we nouþer
assent to ille mennys entysyng : ne be
stirde agaynes hom in hateraden . but
suffer hore manace for goddis loue
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Lord in his holy temple
lord in heuen þe settel of hym
¶ As
who saie if god wonnes in vs : he makis
vs bothe tempul & heuen . þat is : wit
tande his pryuetees . & he is restand in
vs . for in holy soules is his rest & his
settel . and so þei are suffrande at god
dis wille <lat></lat>
<fol. 12vb><lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Þe eghen of hym loken
in þe pore : his eghen liddes askis son
nes of men
¶ þe eghen of his mercie
loken in þe pore : þe whilk loke makis
þe pore heuen . & his eghen liddes þat
is : þe domes of god in erþe . þat now
are open and now sperred : þat is sum
tyme knowen sum-tyme not . askis
þat is : proues sonnes of men . wheþer
þei kon suffer : or þei falle in grucchyng
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Lord askis þe ri3twis
& þe wicked : but he þat loues wicked
nes he hatis his soule
¶ God askes
þat is : he proues þorow tribulacion þe
ri3twise and þe wicked . for he onely
demes soþefastly of hore conscience . & in
askand he founde : þat he þat loues
wickednes hatis his soule . for he slees
hit in suche loue . no mon lyues wiþ
outen synne . but he loues wickednes
þe whilk synnes wiþ 3ernyng & wille :
if he ay lyued aye wolde he synne . and
for þi : he shal aye be punyshid <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
He shal rayne on synful snaris :
fire brimston and gost of stormes .
parte of þe chalis of hom
¶ He shal
rayne on synful in þis world snares
þat is wicked lore . fire of coueytise .
brimston þat is stynke of ille werkes
And gost of stormes : þat is . a storm<ill><2-3 chars></ill>
þou3te þat is wiþ-outen rest in ihesu crist
and ay is traueland wiþ þe wynde
of þe deuel . or þe gost of stormes is
þe last dopartyng of synful fro right
wis men . and þere fire brimston and
storme : is part of þe chalice of hom
þat is : þei are þeire part in pyne : he
callis hore pynes a cuppe : for ilke
dampned mon shal drinke of þe so
rowe of helle : after þe mesure of his
synne . bihold þe pynes of wicked
<fol. 13ra>men : first god raynes on hom sna
res . þat is when he suffris fals prophetus
þat comen in cloþing of mekenes . &
wiþ-inne are wurse þen wolues : to do
ceyue hom þorowe erroure . siþen þe
fire of leccherie & of coueytise wastes
alle þe goode þat þei haue done . Aftir
ward for stynke of ille werkes : þei
are casten fro crist and alle his halo
wes . and þen þei are in sentence of
dome : as in a grete storme dryuen .
in to þe pyne of helle : to brenne in
fire wiþ-outen ende . yis is þe entent
of þis verse : for þi bes war to fle synne .
for oþere endyng may hit not haue :
if hit passe oute of þis world vnpu
nyshid <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
For ri3twis is lord and he loues
ri3twisnes : euenhed sawe þe face of
hym
¶ Jf 3ee aske whi oure lord 3el
des pyne to synful : lo here vnswere .
for he is ri3twis . Also if 3ee wole
witt : whi he 3yues ioye to ri3twis
men . lo here vnswere . for he loued
ri3twisnesse : þat is ri3twise men in
þe whilk are mony ri3twisnesses .
þof one be þe ri3twisnes of god : in
þe whilke alle rightwis men are
parcenel . Euenhed sawe his face þat
is : euennes is sene in his knowyng . a
nentes boþe þe parties of goode and
ille : þis is agayne wrecches þt saien .
if god saue me not : J dar say þat
he is vnri3twis . for þof þei say hit
nowe : when he suffers wrecched men
to erre in þou3te and worde and dede
þei shal not be so hardy to speke
one worde : when he comes to dampne
hore erroure . but who so loues he
re : and holdes þat non vneuennes
may be in hym . whom so he dampnes
& whom so he saues . he shal haue þere
my3te to stonde : and to speke goode
space . Nowe are soche in a wonder
ful wodenes : þat wenen for hore
<fol. 13rb>grete wordes to gete oght of god .
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Saue me make god for halow
failed : for lessed are soþefastnessis fro
sonnes of men
¶ þe voice of holy mon
þat saies : þe vanite of þe world mul
tiplyes & þerfore dredes . and for mykel
nes of þe perel cryes : saue me make
god . & whi dred J : for halow failed . þat
is : þer is no holy mon founden in þis
world . where so mony are of ille men :
and þerfore saies he þis . not þat we trowe
þat no holy mon be in þe world : but
for vnnethes is ony founden þat failes
not fro holynesse . & þat is for soþefast
nessis are lessed : þat maken holynesse
to faile . for non is holy but þat is soþe
fast : in þou3te & worde & dede . fro sonnes
of men . for hore synne . þat makes þe
giftes of god to be stroyed : & lessed fro
hom <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Vayne spake ilkon
to his neghbur : swykel lippus in hert
and þorowe hert þei spake
¶ Soþe
fastnes is lessed : and falsehed waxes .
and also vayne spake ilkon : to bigyle
his ney3ebur . & mony spenden hore
tyme in vayne speche : wiþ outen perfite
& gostly frute . & þei are swykel lippus
þat is : ianglers verkande agaynes
soþefastnes . and swykul : for þei speke
in hert & þorow hert : þat is in dowbul
hert . when a false mon þenkis one &
saies an oþere : to doceyue hym þat he
spekes wiþ <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
Lord lose alle swykel lippis : & tong
of grete speche
¶ He praies not yat
god lose þo men : but alle hore iangul
lingus and tresons . þat wol make
hom to be lest : but if god distroye
hom here . and þe tong of grete spe
che : þat is a proude tonge . þe whilke
ypocrytes han . loouande hom-selue :
<fol. 13va>þat þei my3t seme grete bifore men .
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Þe whilke
saied oure tonge we shal wurschipe :
oure lippes are of vs . who is oure lord

¶ þe ypocrites wurschippen hore tung .
for þei heghen hom-selue in ianguling .
and semen in hore pouste to do mykel
þing and grete : and þei rose hom þat
hore lippes . þat is hore facunde & hore
skilles : are of hom selue . not of god
ne of holy mennys lore for þi saie þei
who is oure lord . þat is what is he : to
whos reule and conuersacion we shal
vnderloute . and confourme vs to : as who
saie þer is non <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>For þe wrecchid
nesse of helples and sorowyng of pore
men : now J shal rise lord saies
¶ þis
ille þei saie and don : but oure lord
saies . nowe J shal rise . þat is : alsone
J come to þe dome : & 3elde hom hore
wickednes . and þt for to do awaye þe
wrecchidnes of þe helples : þat is þe
bodily pyne of þoo : þat han not þe
deuel to helpe in pride . no þe werke in
coueitise : ne þe flesche in leccherie . and
to do awaye þe sorow of þe pore : þat
han sorow for synne and longen to
heuen . ellis were þei not wurþi : to be
helpid <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>I shal sette in hele traistly
J shal wirke in hym
¶ þe voice of þe
fader J shal sette in hele : þat is in ihesu
oure hele . he saies not what he shal
sette : but he wil þat we witt . þat hit
is þat þing þat fallis : to þe counfort
and to þe ioye of helples . & of pore :
þat is . J shal sette in ihesu : þe solace
and þe ioying of pore men . & trais
tily : þat is my3tily J shal wirke in
hym . in sauyng of rightwise : and
dampnyng of wicked <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>

<Tranche 2>

<fol. 74vb>Sett wicked abouen þe wickednes
of hom : & enter þei not in-to þi ri3twis
nesse
¶ þat is : þei are synful . & suf
fer hom 3itt be synfuller here . so þt
þei be not takyn in-to þe feleschip of
ri3twis men <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Awey be þei done of þe boke of
lyfand : & wiþ ri3twis be þei not wri
ten
¶ þe boke of lyf is . þe knowyng
of god . in þe whiche : he had destyned
alle goode men to be safe : for þi : vn
derstonde not . þat he writes ony mon
in þis boke . whom aftirward he dos
of . but vnderstonde it þus : away be
þei done of þe boke . þat is : falle þei
fro þe hope : þat þei wende hom wri
ten in heuen . in hore owen presump
sioun . not in gods ordinaunce are þei
þere . for þi are þei li3tly done away .
and wiþ þe ri3twis þat lastis in gode
nesse to hore deþ : be þei not writen .
þat is : shewed be it to hom : þat þei
are not destyned to wonne wiþ þoo .
þat lyfes wiþ god . who is þat may
be siker . or lyf wiþ-outen drede . þat
heres þes wordes . when no mon woot
what his endyng shal be . not alle þt
sum tyme are ri3twis : & dos wele . dwel
lys in þe boke of lyf : but oonly þoo þt
endis in ri3twisnes <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
I am pore & sorowand : þi hele god vp
toke me
¶ J shal not be done away . for
J am pore wiþ-outen 3ernyng of erþe
ly þing . & fleschly lust . & sorowand
þe synne of þis lyf : and þe delaynge
fro heuen . but þi hele god . þat is :
þi medecyne . heland my sores . vp
toke me fro sekenes of soule <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>I shal lou
ue þe nome of my god wiþ songe:
& J shal worschip hym in louuynge .

¶ Lo what he dos : þat is holy . he lou
ues þe nome of ihesu wiþ songe . not
<fol. 75ra>fourmed wiþ notys of men . but in
sowne of heuen . þat he resseyfes in
his herte . þat perfitly lufs þi nome ihesu .
in þe whilke song . is faire louuyng
and perfit . þat is : but in a ful deuoute
gost . and J shal worschip hym in lou
uynge . þat is : louuand J shal telle :
þat he is mercyful . & for þi : mykel
lufly <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>And it shal pay
to god abouen þe newe calfe : forþ
bryngand hornes & nayles
¶ And
þis host of louuyng : shal be more
payande . or plesynge to god . þen
þe offeryng of þe kalf in þe olde lawe .
þat bare þe figure of þis newe-hed .
þe wholke kalf bro3te forþe hornes .
in puttynge away of hore enemyes .
& nayles in excityng of slowe men
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
Þe pore seand & be fayne : sekys
god and 3oure soule shal lyf
Pore
men þat forsakis þis world . & couetis
to folowe crist . vnderstonde þei . þt is
seid . & be fayne . þat is : wiþ ioy bere
þei gods 3ok . & þat it be so . sekes god
in al 3oure hert . & non oþere þing . & þen
in hym 3oure soule shal lyf here : & in
heuen <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>For-whi
þe pore . lord herd : & his bounden hee
not dispised
¶ þe pore men : þat lufs
not þis world be herd . gyfand to hom :
þat þei seke endeles lyf . for if alle þei
be nowe in mykel wrecchednes . ioy &
rest þat no tunge may telle : is holden
for hom . he seys not þat he herd riche
men : for þei seke hym no . & his boun
den . þat are þoo : þat are vnderloute
to hym in wisdom & luf . & fettird in dedly
body he dispysed not . bot lesyd hom
of hore fettirs . and led hom to heuen .
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Louue hym
<fol. 75rb>heuen & erþe : þe see & alle crepand in
hom
¶ heuen : he calles contemplatif
men . þat are bri3te in lyf . & heghe in
gods luf . þe erþe : is actif men . þat
are loghe for worldis nedys . þe see
are þoo : þat ebbes & flowes . in fleschly
likyngis . alle crepand in hom . are bees
tayle wrecches . þat has ay hore wombe
to þe erþe . he coueyts : þat alle þes
louue god . þat is : þat þei lede suche
life . þat it be gods louuynge <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>For god shal
make safe syon : & edified shal be þe
citees of inde
¶ Syon is : ilke perfit soule .
þat þenkes of þe ioy of heuen . not of
erþe . þe whilke . god shal make safe
in endeles rest . aftir þis traueyle . &
þe citees of inde . þat is : þe kirkes of
cristen men . shal be edified : wiþ lifand
stones . þat is : holy men <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
And þei shal wonne þere : & in heri
tage þei shal gete it
¶ þat is : alle þt
lufs god ouer alle þinge . shal wonne
in þe cite of god . & þei shal gete it wt
vertu3 . and goode werkes . in heritage .
þat þei fedde . & lyf þer of <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
And þe sede of his seruauntis it shal
welde : & þoo þat lufs þe nome of hym
shal wonne in hit
¶ þe sede of his
seruauntes . is folowers of þe apos
tils . þe whilke shal welde þat herita
ge . & þoo þat lufs þe nome if ihesu :
assiduelly holdand hit in hore mynde .
wiþ delite . and brennande deuocioun .
shal wonne in hit . seand god in ioy
wiþ-outen ende / / /
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>God biholde in my helpe : lord
for to helpe me hast þou
¶ Euer more
hafe we nede of gods helpe . for ay we
are in fei3tynge . what of men . what
<fol. 75va>of fendes . & if his mercy dwelle fro vs :
oure tourmentis waxus ¶ God has
tys to help<?> vs . when he kepis vs fro
synne . whils we are in temptaciouns .
but to hom he hastis hym not to helpe .
whom he suffers to erre in yuel deli
te <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Shamed be þei
& drede : þat sekis my soule
¶ Go sle
mony are so malicious men . þt yei
enforce to refe oþere men . hore goode
fame : þe whilke þei wille not folowe
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Turned be
þei byhynde & shame : þat wille to me
yuels
¶ yat is : lif þei aftir þe counseil
of holy men . not aftir hore owen . &
shame þei : þat þei angur goode men .
in worde . or dede . þat wille to me y
uelys . þat is : þat wolde haue ioy of
my fallynge <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>Away be þei turned sone . sha
mande : þat seis to me euge euge :

¶ For hore wicked willes . & hore foule
presumpsioun of pride . be þei turned
away to luf . & mekenes sone knowand .
þt þei hafe erred . shamande wiþ hore
bacbityngis . þat seys to me : euge .
euge . þat is : þat makes me ioy : os
þei lufed me . and sythen spekes ille
of me <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
Glade þei & feyne be in þee alle þat
sekes þee : & sey þei euere more lord
worschipid be þat lufes þi hele
¶ Glade
þei wele chered . in hore werkes . and
fayne be in clennes of conscience . in
þe not in hom-self . not in vanite . þus
dos alle : þat felys in hore hert þe swe
te brennynge . of cristis luf . & sey þei
euere more in þou3t . & voyce . or dede . oure
lord be worschippid : þat calles þe syn
fulle . forgifs to þe sorowand . and go
uernes þe ri3twisely lyfande . & glori
<fol. 75vb>fies þe lastande . alle seys not þis : but
þoo þat lufes þi hele . þat is : ihesu . tho
rowe whom : we are safe . þis luf is in
two þingis . if we wil not wrathe hym
for no þinge . & holde his nome in oure
hert wiþ delyte <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
Soþely J am nedy & pore : god þou
helpe me
¶ Nedy he is : þat has nou3t
to lyf wiþ : pore he is : þat knowes
his nede : siche am J for-þi J pray god
þou me helpe out of þis nede : and
lede me in-to þi li3t . where no nede is :
ne pouert . <lat></lat>