<County: Leicestershire>
<Code: L0130>
<MS reference: Cambridge University Library, Dd.x.50, Hand A>
<Text: Sermons>
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<fol. 2r>He schall falle downe A3ene so þt vnneth he schall Be seye . The iij
day þe se swyne & þe cloppes of the se schull stonde on þe se & make such
rorynge noyse so gret þt no man may telle ht but god him-silfe . The
iiij day . þe se & all waters schall brenne . The v . day trees and
herbes schul swete blode . & all fowles schall come to-gedur & neuer ete
nor drynke for drede of þe dome cummynge The vj . day alle towrus &
castels schull falle downe & A horybull fiere schall a-ryse at the
sonne goynge a-dowun & runne brennynge a-3en to the vp-ryse of
herre The vij day schall all stonus & rochus eche on all to bete othur
wt a dredefull noys god hym-selfe schall knowe & vndurstonde The
viij day þe erth schall qwake so horibully þt ther schall no byrde
stonde on his foote nor best but schall fall downe to þe grownde
The ix day hillus & mowntens schall falle to powdur & þe erthe
schall be made playne & euen The x day men schall go out of her~
dennes þer as þey wer~ fordrede . so ama3ed for fere þt non schall speke
to odur The xj day alle þe bones of the dede men schall a-ryse & sta
nde vp on herr~ graues & þt day all graues schall opyn The xij day sta
rres schall falle owte of heuyn & out of hem brennyng lemes .
The xiij day all men schall dy to rise with hem þt ben dede beforne
The xiiij day heuen & erth schall brenne so horibully þt no man may
ht telle The xv day heuen & erth schall be made newe & all men
wommen & childurne schall a-ryse ˆ [vp] at the age of xxx þer~ & come
to þe dome . Than schall ihesu crist both god & man come to þe dome
& all his sayntes with hym . & schewe his wowndus as fresche & as
newe bledynge as þt day he dyed on the crosse all blody & þe sper~ & þe
naylus & þe scowrges all blody & all oþur instrumentes of his passion .
than sory may [all] þey be that haue be wont to swer~ by his passion
by his hert blode . syde . body . & bonus þt schall be an hye fer~
& hell confucyon but þese þey wer~ sory & schreuen þer of. Tha~
schalle criste hyly þonke hem & preyse hem that haue do mercy to þer
<fol. 2v>eme-cristen . And schall sey þus to hem . The blest chyldurne of my
fadur cum 3e in-to [þe] ioy that euer schall last . For when J was hungry 3e
fedde me when y was þursty . 3e 3afe me drynke . When y was na
kyd 3e 3afe me clothes . when y was herburles 3e 3afe me+herbur .
When y was seke 3e visite me . 3euenge to me þt was nedefulle
to me when y was yn prisun 3e come to me & conforte me For when
3e dyd for my loue . 3e dyd for me . And as mych <exp>þonge</exp> þonke y
canne 3owe for þt 3e dyd to þe leeste of myne as 3e had done hit
to myne owne selfe . þer-for go 3e nowe yn to euer lastynge Joye
Then he wille+horybully repreue men þt haue do no mercy . & sey to hem
spytuusly thus . Soo 3e cursydlyf[tis] yn to þe payne of helle for þe had
y-now3e to haue fedde me and my seruantes & to haue 3efe me dry
nke & to haue clothed me . & to haue herburt me & holpe me yn
my seknesse & to haue visite me in my desese & wolde not but 3e
loued 3owr~ goode & now3te me Ther~-for . go 3e nowe in-to þe
fyer þt ys ordaynde to þe fendes of helle wt-owte any mercy For
3e wolde do . no mercy Than woo be to hym þt schall her~ this
rykenynge of criste þt day schall no pletar helpe . nor golde
nor syluer ne 3eftes but as A man haþ do . ry3te so he schall haue
he schall haue accusers a-boue hym wt-yn hym on odur syde him . And
vndur him . so þt he schall no wey skape . A-boue hym schall be criste
domus man so wroth þt ther can no tunge telle . For he dyd no
mercy wt-in hym . he schall haue his owne conceans accusynge
hym of þe lest þow3th þt euer he dyd a-mysse . On þe odur syde his An
gell tellynge hym whar~ & when & howe ofte hath done A
mysse . And on þe othur syde fendes chalangynge hym for to be
therres as be ry3th . vndur hym helle 3onynge . & gapynge and
spetynge oute fyer . And stynche redy to swalow him yn-to þe
payne þt neuer schall ende . Thus goode men & wommen 3e schall
<fol. 3r>Knowe Welle that in the day of dome . pore men schall be demers wt
criste and deme þe ryche . For þe woo þt pore men haue her~ . ht ys wt þe
rych men & þow3th they haue neuer so mich wronge þey mowe get
no amendis . tylle þey come to þe dome . & þer þey schall haue all her
lust on hem For when þey haue wronge & may gete no amendys .
than þey full hertely pray to god to qwyte hem yn þe day of dome .
And so he woll full trewly . For þus he sayth by his prophete kepe .
3owr~ vengeans to me . & y schall qwyte 3owe . wher~-for fers for
goddys loue while 3e be her~ . make a-mendes for 3owr~ mysdedys . &
make hem 3owr~ frendis þt schall be at þe day of dome 3owr~ domes men
& trust not hem þt come aftyr 3owe lest 3e be be-gyled & drede þe paynes
of helle þt schall last wt-owten ende . Seynt bede tellyth þt þer was
a howsbondman her~ yn englonde þt fell seke as dede fro þe euenynge
tyme to þe morne . And þan he a-rose vp & depertyd his goode on iij par
tys ˆ <mrg>on parte to his wy<f?> & an oþur to his ch<smudge></mrg> & his parte he 3afe to powr~ men . & 3ede & was made a monke
in a abbay þt stode on a watursyde in to þe which watur he wolde go
eche ny3t wer~ it neuer so colde a frost . & stode þer in longe tyme on
þe ny3t . & when he was asked why he put hym to such penaunce
he answerde & sayde . for to sla[ke] þe odur peyne þt y haue seyne he ete
also barly bred & dranke water all his lyfe aftur . & wold tell þe rerlygius
men þe payne þt he sawe þt [but] he cowth nat tell [it] opunly . he sayd þt an
angell ledde hym in-to A plase þt was in þt on syde suche a colde þt no
tunge may tell þe payne þer-of & in þt odur syde was so gret an hete þt
no tunge may telle þe payne þer-of & sowles wer~ kast owt oft of
<exp>that</exp> in-to An othur & so þe angell schewyd hym þe peynes of helle þt w
ere so hoote þt as he my3t se hem . hym þow3t he brende for hete &
in lemys of þem sowles bewlynge vp an downe criynge a horybu
lle neyse of fendis . fle fle . fle . put vp on þe broth rost hym hote
cast hym yn-to þe kaw<exp>n</exp>durne seth fast in pich & code brymston
<fol. 3v>And Hote led . thus they that be dampned in helle stynt neuer to
cry & to 3ell wo ys to them þt thydur schalle go god schylde vs
all ther fro . <lat></lat>
Gode men & wemen such a day 3e schall haue seynt Androwe day
& 3e schall fast þe euyn The which day 3e schall come to
god & to holy chyrch to se god . And to wyrchyppe hys holy a-post
tyll for iij specyall vertues þt he had . For his hy holy lyuynge . A
noþur for hys gret myrakels doynge . þe iij for compassion soferynge he
he was a man of holy lyuynge . for when he herde of seynt Jon Bap
tyst yn deserte . he lefte all hys wordely ocupacon~ & 3ede to hym & be
come hys dyssypull . Than ht be-fell on a day þt crist come walkynge
& whb when seynt Jon sawe hym . he sayde thus to hys dyssipulles .
lo 3endur ys þe lombe of god þt schall do a-wey [þe] synne of all þe world .
& when seynt Androwe herd þt . a-non he left seynt Jon & suede to
crist & when he herde crist prech hym lykyd ht so welle þt he fette seynt
petur hys broþur to crist . to her~ hys prechynge & þey both kasten such a
loue to crist þt on a day sone aftur as þey were in þe se of galele fyschy
nge . Cryst come . and callyd hem two . They both left herre
schippes & her nettes & all þt þey haddyn & folowyde crist all wey
after tylle he styed vp to heuyn & after þs holy androwe prechyd god
dys wordus to þe pepylle A-monge hem was on þt was callyde
nycolas þt had leuyd lxx [wynt~] yn lecher~ but by grace of god . he þow3t to
haue mende hym . & lete wryte a gospelle yn a boke & had ht wt hym
euer hopynge þt by þe vertu of goddes worde . he scholde absteyne hym
fro hys synne a whyll . But 3et by þe enchesyn of þe fende on a
day . he for-yete hym-sylfe & went to þe bordell howse as he was w
unte to do by-fore . & when he come þydur þe women criden vpon
hym & sayde . þu sely olde man goo hoome for we see on þe many
merveles . Than þs nycolas be-thow3t hym þt he hadde goddes gosp
elle vp-on hym . & on none he 3ede to seynt Androwe & tolde
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<fol. 9r>was fro hoome . or ell he schulde hyt dere a bye & 3ede hys wey
& when he was gone . þer come Jewes & toke hys goode a-wey . so
when þs Jewe come home . & fownde hys goode stolne he w
as wode & wroth wt seynt nycolas & toke a scorge & bete þe
ymage . ry3t as ht [had] byn seynt nycolas hym-selfe & spake to hym
& sayde þus . J toke þe my goode to kepe for grete tryst þt y hadde
in þe . & nowe þu hast be-sayuede <exp>be</exp> me þus þu schalt a-bych
euery day tyll þu haue brow3t my goode a-3ene <exp>there</exp> þan
while þes Jewes ware to departe þs goode . þer come seynt nycolas
to hem . & sayde . se how3e [3e] haue made me to be bete for þs good
& <exp>sw</exp> schewyd hem his sydus all blody . go he sayde & ber~ þs good
a3ene or ell goddes vengeans schall falle vp-on 3owe . & 3e
schall be hangede ech on . Than seyde þei what art þu . þt þus
thretyst vs . þan seyde he J am nycolas goddys seruant þt þe
Jewe be-toke his goode to kepe Than war~ þei so a-ferd þt an
none þe same ny3t . þei bare home all þs goode . Than at þe
morowe when þe Jewe hadde ht hole ybrow3t a-3en . an
none he toke baptyme & was made a crysten man . Ther
for 3e schall knele downe &c <lat></lat>
Lefe cristen men & women such a day 3e schall haue owr~
lady day . þt ys callyd þe concepcoun . For iij speciall poy
ntys . þt ben þes For her fadur holynesse . & her modur modyr
goodnesse . & for herre owne mekenesse . sche had a fadur
þt was callyd Joachym þt was of such holynes þt when
he was xv 3ere olde he departyd his goode in iij partys . oon to
wydous . & to fadurles<e?> childyrne . & a-nothur to men &
<fol. 9v>Women þt seruyd daly to god in þe tempull þe iij parte he kepte t<?>
his owne howse . & when he was xx 3er~ olde for þt gret go<?>
nes þt he herde & knewe by seynt anne he wedde her . & so þ<?>
were in fer~ xx 3ere . & all þt tyme anne neuer mysplesyde hy<?>
be ny3t ne by day . for þe grete goodnes þt was in her . but þo<?>
þei were both goode & holy . 3et god 3af hem no froyte of he<?>
bodys . but þei boþ ware baran . wherfor þey made a vow<?>
to god . And 3ef He wolde sende hem a chylde . þei wolde offr<?>
ht in to þe tempull þt schulde serue hym ny3t & day þer Than<?>
vp-on a day Joachim 3ede wt his offerynge in to þe tempull
to do his offerynge . þe byschop þt hy3t Jsakar rebewkyd hy<?>
opunly . & sayde Joachym ht be-fallyth not þe þt ert bara<?>
to offer in companye of odur mene þt god hath 3euene fry3t in is<?>
þan was Joachym so a-masyde wt þs rebukynge þt he 3ede
home wepynge . & preuyly toke hys scheperdys wt his schepe <&?>
3ede forth in-to a farre cuntre A-monge hyll . & hym to ha<?>
lyued þer all hys dayes . & neuer to haue seene Anne his wife
more . þan was anne sory & prayde god & sayde . lord <exp>haue</exp>
<exp>mercy</exp> þt y am sory for y am baran & may haue no chylde <&?>
nowe more my husbande ys gone J not whedur fro me<?>
lord haue mercy on me . þan as sche prayed þus An angell co<?>
to her & seyde þus . Anne be of goode chere . þu schalt haue su<?>
a chylde þt þer was neuer none lyke to ht . ne neuer schall be<?>
aftur . þan was anne a-ferde of þe angell worde & of þe sy3t<?>
of þe angell . & lay alle day in her prayers as sche hadde be ded<?>
þan wente þe same angell to Joachym & tolde him þe sam<?>
And bade hym take a lombe & offer ht in sacrifyce & so he dy<?>
<fol. 10r>And when he [had] so done . Fro mydday tyll euensonge tyme .
he lay on þe erth in his prayers þankynge god wt alle hys herte
þen on þe morowe as þe angell bade hym he 3ede homwarde a
softe pace wt hys scheperdys & hys schepe . & when he come ny
home . þe angelle to anne come . & bade her goo to þe 3ate þt
was callyd þe goldyne 3ate . & to a-byde her husbande þer .
& þan was sche glad & Joyfull & toke her maydyns wyth
herre . & went þidur . & mette þer wt Joachym her husbonde
& seyde lorde y þonke þe hyly . for y was a wedowe & nowe
y am none J was baran & nowe y schall haue a chylde
J was in woo & mornynge & nowe J schall be in ioye and
lykynge & so conseyued oure lady . & when sche was borne
sche was callyd mary as þe angell bade by-fore . þan aftur
when sche was wenyde sche was brow3t to þe tempulle .
& left þer a-monge oþer maydyns þt serued god day & ny3te
Than was sche so meke in all doynge þt all þe odur may<exp>n</exp>dy
ns callyd her qwene of maydyns . so þt sche 3et ys callyd
þe mekyst of seyntes þt byn in heuyn . And most redy euer
to hem that callyn to her in herre nede . J rede þt þer
was a lorde & hadde a reue þe which had gedyrde his
lordus rent . & 3ede to ber~ ht to þe lorde . þan war~ þer þeues
set for hym in a wode þt he most nedus go þorowe . but wh
en he come to þe wode he be-þow3t hym þt he had notte
seyde oure lady sawter þt he was wonte to sey ech daye .
Than on none he knelyd downe & be-ganne to seye
ht þan come owre lady lyke a feyr~ <exp>woman</exp> maydyn
And set a garlonde on his hede & at ech Aue sche sette
<fol. 10v>A rose in þe garlonde þt ht schone as ly3t as a sterre . so by þt <?>
had all sayde . þe garlonde was so bry3t þt all þe wode schone<?>
þer-of . þus when he had done . he kyst þe erth & went his w<?>
þan ware theues redy & toke hym & brow3t hym to her m<?>
yr þt had soen all þs doynge . than seyde þs thefe to hym J<?>
þt þu art such a lordes seruant & hast his money wt þe . But <?>
lle me what woman þt was þt set þe garlonde on þi hedd<?>
For-soth seyde he J sye no woman nor y haue no garlon<?>
þt y wote of . But for y had for-3et owr~ lady sawter vns<?>
J was a-dredde of 3owe . þer-for y kneled a-downe & sayd h<?>
praynge to her to helpe me in my nede . Than seyde þe þeu<?>
for her loue go þi way fro vs . & so he 3ede hys way fay<?>
safe & sownde by þe socour of our~ lady . But nowe 3e scha<?>
her~ howe þs fest was fyrst fowndyn . Ther was a kynge<?>
englonde þt was wyllyam þe conquerar . and he sende th<?>
abbot of ramsay to þe kynge of danmarke on a message <?>
But when he was in þe see þer come such a derkenesse vp<?>
him and such a tempast wt all . þt he & all hys men w<?>
to haue byn spylde . an-none ech man prayed bysely on<?>
hys ende to dyuers seyntes of heuyn to haue helpe <?>
& socour in þt grete nede Than as þs abbot prayed deuowtly<?>
to god . þer come a fayre man & sayde to hym þus . 3ef þu
woldyst worchipe þe concepcoun of 3owre lady on þe i<?>
day next seynt nycolas day . sche wolde socour þe in thy <?>
nede . & all þyne Syr he sayde wt a hertly wille so þt
þu telle me what schall be þe seruys of her . þan seyd <?>
he . þe same worde for worde þt ys in her natyuyte .
saue turne þe natyuyte in-to concepcoun Ful gladly
<fol. 11r>he sayde hit schall be done Than on none sesed þe tempest .
& þe wedur cleryd þan went he forth & did his message . &
come a-3ene & had sped well in his doynge . he tolde the
kynge [of] þs vysion . & þe kynge lete to prech ht all a-bowte þe
reme . & so ht was holdyn in holy chyrch . & out of þs re
me ht was canonest in-to þe corte of rome . & so was halo
wyde ouer all þe worlde . <lat></lat>
Dere frendys such a day 3e schall haue seynte thomas
of Judes day þt was cristus holy apostyll . & 3e scha
lle fast þe euyn . & on þe morowe come to chirch & worch
yp god þ seynt thomas specyally for iij propurtees þt
he had . þt byn to sey he preuynge of owre feyth . grete
wondyrs doynge in hys way . & grete myrakels on his
day . This holy apostyll so a preuyd owre feyth that
he left no thynge in parte þer-of . For when all oþur dyscy
puls be-leuyd on crist . & tolde vj him þt crist was rysen fro
deþ to lyue & sayde þei had sen hym on lyue & spoken
wt hym . 3et thomas seyd he wolde neuer beleue ht
till he hadde put hys fyngers in þe wowndus þer as þe
nayles ware dryuen in cristes hondys & tille he
put hys honde in cristus syde in þe wownde of þe spere
Than viij dayes aftur when þe dyscypuls war~ yn
fer~ & t[h]omas wt hem . Than come ihesu bodely . &
seyde to hem . Pees be to 3ow . & þan he sayde to
thomas . Come & put thy fyngers in þe holys of