<County: Yorkshire North Riding>
<Code: L0468>
<MS reference: London, BL Add. 33995>
<Text: Prick of Conscience>
<Tranche 1>
<fol. 111ra>yat es to say yam sal be wa
yat here mysturnes yair lyf swa
yus es ye world and ye lyf yar-yn
ful of vanite and of syn
Bot som men lufes yis lyf swa+mykel
And ye world yat es swa fykel
yat yai wald neuer part yar-fra
bot lyf here ay yf it mught be swa
For yai luf swa yis worldis vanite
yat yai wale neuer othir lyf suld be
Yai wil noght knawe ye perils alle
of yis lyf ne what aftir sal falle
Bot for yai lyf here in delices sere
yai thynk nan heuen es bot here
Bot at ye last when yair lyf sal stynt
yan sal alle ioy be fra yam tynt /
¶ Bot wald a+man vndirstand wele
what yis world es and what he+sal+fele
when he sal wende fra yis world oway
hym suld noght list nouthir night+ne day
mirthe here ne blithe chere make
bot alle ye welthes of yis world forsake
and lyf in . penance and in pouert /
for ye drede yat he suld haf in hert
yf he wald knawe and trowe howe hard
hym byhoued suffir . aftirward
¶ Bot ogayne yat drede yhit taught he
thurgh hope of hert comforted be
Yf he thynk wille of heuen bright
whar he sal wonne yf he here lyf right
Yus may ilk man do and thynk
in whas hert grace of god may synk
¶ And he yat wil noght thynk+on+yis
and yhernes to haf nan othir blis
bot yis wrecched lyf yt hym thynk gode
he es outhir clomsed or wode
or . it es a signe of suspecionn
yat he es in way of dampnacionn
¶ Here haf J shewed on som manere
ye condicions of ye world here
and of ye worldes vnstablenes
and of ye maneres yt in ye world es
Nowe J wil passe forthir-mar~
til ye thred part and se what es yar~
<fol. 111rb>¶ For yat parte nowe J wil byginne
And shewe yhou materes yt es withyn
yat specialy spekes als J sal rede
of ye ded and why ded es to drede
Here byginnes ye thred part yt es of ye ded
Deed es ye mast dredde thyng yat es
in alle yis world als ye buke witnes
For here es na<ill><1 letter></ill>whik creature lyfand
yat it ne es for ye ded dredand
And flese ye ded ay whilles it may
bot at ye last it most be ye ded pray
Ded of alle yat it commes to abates
and chaunges alle mightes and states
Na man may wele ogayne it stand
whar yat it commes in any land
yat es to say bodily ded
ogaynes ye whilk may nan help na red
for alle yat lyf has byhoues it fele
yat aghe ilk a man to knawe wele
Bot by ye name of ded may be tane
and vndirstanden ma dedes yan ane
¶ For als yir clerks fyndes writen . & redes
thre maners of deds er yat men dredes
Ane es bodily ded yat thurgh kynde+es
Anoth<ill><1 letter></ill>r gastly Ye thred endeles
¶ Bodily ded yat es kyndely
es twinnyng bytwene ye saule & body .
and yat ded es bitter and hard
of whilk J sal shewe yhou aftirward
¶ Gastly ded es a twinnyng thurgh syn
bytwene god & mans saule withyn
For als ye saule es lyf of ye body
swa ye lyf of ye saule es god almighty
And als ye body with-outen dout
es ded when ye saule es passed out
Ye saule of man es ded right swa
when god es departed yar-fra
For whar syn es es ye deuel of helle
and yar whar yai er~ god wil noght duelle
for dedly syn and ye deuel and he
in a sted may noght to-gider be
Yar-for when ye saule es wounded with syn
god passes out And ye fende gas yn
<fol. 111va>Yan es ye saule onence god ded
ay whilles syn & ye deuel duelles in yt sted
¶ And als ye body may be slayne
thurgh wapen yt men may ordayne
Swa es ye saule slayne thurgh syn
wharfor god and it byhoues twyn
Yan es gastly ded to drede wele mar
yan bodily ded yat nan wil spar
in als mykel als ye saule namly
es bettir and mar worth yan ye body
For alle-yf+ye saule thurgh+syn be ded
Fra god almighty yat es ye hed
yhit may it ay lyf and be pynde
for ye body es dedly here thurgh kynde
Of bodily ded es na+gayn-turnyng
for of erthely lyf it es endyng ;
And right entree and way it es
til ioy or payne yat es endeles
Yhit yf ye saule thurgh syn be slayne
it may thurgh grace whyken ogayne
And ye gastly woundes of syn
thurgh penance may be heled with-yn
For alle yf god be rightwys and mighty
he es fulle of godenes and of mercy
and to turne hym til man mar redy es he
yan any man til hym wil be
For alle yf he ye ded of body yt greues
ordaynd til alle yat here lyefes
Ye ded of saule wild noght he
of na+man yhogh he synful be
For ye lyf of ye saule mar hym pays
yan ye ded for yus hym-self says
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J wil noght ye ded of synful man
bot yat he <ill><1 word></ill> be turned and lyf yan
¶ Yan may ye synful yt his saule has slayn
be turned thurgh grace & lyf ogayne
¶ Endeles ded es ye ded of helle
yat es mast bitter And mast felle
helle es halden a ful hidus sted
ye whilk es ful of endeles ded
<fol. 111vb>and of paynes And soru yt neuer sal blyn
and yhit may nan dighe yat es yar-yn
Bot yf yai mught dighe als a body here may
of alle sorwe yan delyuerd war yai
Yai sal fele yar many a ded brayd
bot yai sal lyf ay als J sayd
For ye ded of helle es a lyf ay dyghand
And a ded yat es ay lyfand
Ded of helle es noght elles to say
bot payns and sorwe yt sal last ay
Ye whilk saules sal fele with-outen ende
yat til yat grisly sted sal wende
Of yis ded may men rede and luke
ynogh in ye sext part of yis buke
yat spekes of ye payns of helle
yar-for here-on wil J na langer duelle
¶ Bot of bodily ded J wil spek mar
yat es entre and way als J sayd ar
til lyf or ded yat has nan ende
Als es Aftirward in yis part contende
¶ Bodily ded here dredes ful many
for twa skils principaly
ane es for ye payne yat a man has
when ye ded hym assayles and slas
Ye tothir es for when his lyf sal here ende
he wate neuer whider he sal wende
For . in dout he es and vncertayne
whethir he sal til ioy or payne
Bot howe swa he sal aftir fare
ye payne of ye ded here es bitter and sare
¶ Yar-for ilk man yat of ded has mynde
dredes gretly ye ded here thurgh kynde
And swa it semed als says ye buke
yat crist did in manhede yt he tuke
For he byfor ar he dyghed on ye rode
for drede of ded he swette blode
for he wist ar he til ye ded suld pas
what ye payne of ye ded was
Yan may we yarby trowe right wele
yat ye payne of ye ded es hard to fele
¶ Of ye ded here men may thynk wondir
for alle thyng it brestes in sondir
<fol. 112ra>Als it sculkes by diuers ways
yarfor ye haly man in buke yus says
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ye ded he says louses alle thyng
and of ilk mans lyf mas endyng
¶ Ye ded es swa sutil and priue
yat na man may it proprely se
¶ And forthy yat na+man may se it
Yarfor may na man knawe ne wit
ne ymagyn thurgh wit what it es .
ne what shappe it has and liknes
¶ Bot what ded es proprely to say
wha swa wil wit shortly he may
Ded es noght elles to telle shortly
bot a partyng of ye saule and body
als J byfor a+party sayd
yis may be called ye dede brayd
and a seruation of ye lyf
when it partes fra ye body in stryf .
¶ And als yhe may se and wate wele
yat myrknes kyndely es noght to fele
¶ Bot ouer alle whar na light es
yar es proprely myrknes
¶ Right swa ye ded es noght elles
bot a priuyng of lyf als clerks telles
¶ For whar-swa euer ye lyf fayles
yar es ye ded yat yan assayles
Yus ye ded yat man dredes mast
when ye lyf fayles men byhoues tast
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<fol. 131ra>¶ For ye vale of Josaphath es sett
¶ bytwene ye mount of Oliuett
¶ And Jerusalem on ye tothir+syde
yat standes ymiddes ye world swa wyde
¶ And yar es ye mount of Caluary
¶ And ye sepulcre of crist yarby
¶ And in yat cuntre standes Bethelem
noght ful ferre fra Jerusalem
¶ Yarfor . crist sal sitt yar yat day
onence ye middes of erthe yus for to say
¶ Lo here als yhe may alle nowe se
ye vale of Josephath vndir me
whar biryd was my moder Mary
of wham flesshe and blode for yhou tuk J
¶ He may say lo here als yhe se nowe
Bethelem whar J was born for yhowe
and in cloutes lapped and layd was
Jn a cribbe bytwene an Ox and an asse
¶ He may say Lo here may yhe se stand
Jerusalem yat es nerehand
whar J had for ˆ [yhou] many a buffett
and with sharp scurges hard was bett
And fra whethon ye crosse for yhou J bar
yatt+on my shulder was layd yar
¶ He may say alswa Lo here yarby
als yhe may se ye mount of caluary
whar J . was hynged on ye rode
bytwene twa thiefs for yhour gode
whar my payne for yhou was mast
and whar J swelt & yhelded ye gast
¶ He may say yhit yus alswa
Lo here ye sepulcre a litel yar-fra
whar J was layd for yhou als ded
when J was biryd in yat sted
¶ He may say alswa als here es sett
Lo here ye mount of Oliuett
whar aungels appered in mens liknes
when J stey til heuen yar ay blisse es
and talde yhou howe my commyng suld be
til ye dome als yhe may nowe se
¶ Nowe haf yhe herd ye skils why
he sal sitt obouen yat vale namly
yat men ye vale of Josaphath calles
ye whilk ymiddes ye world falles
<fol. 131rb>¶ alswa anothir skille may yis be
why he sal doun com in yat cuntre
For yar was his first commyng doun
Anely for mans saluacionn
When he first flesshe and blode tuke
of ye mayden Mary als says ye buke
Yus sal he com doun and sitte yar
to deme alle ye world als J sayd ar
Crist ful austerne yan sal be
ogayne synful men yt hym sal+se
¶ dredeful and hidous als says ye buke
he sal be til+yam when yai on hym luke
and ful dilitabel vntil ye sight
of rightwys+men yat lyfed here right
¶ Bot alle persons of ye trinite
and ye godhede sal noght yan shewed be
til ille and gode yat sal apere yan
¶ bot crist allane in fourme of man
Goddes son yat yan sal deme vs
and yar-for saynt Jon says yus
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God has gyuen al his son says he
alle ye dome yat gyuen sal be
yat men honoure ye son right
als yai honoure ye fadir+of+might
¶ Ye gode men sal se hym in manhede yan
with ye godhede als god and man
Ye whilk he sal noght fra yam hide
for yai sal+se hym yan glorifyde
And yat sal+be a blisful sight
swa fayre he sal seme til yam & bright
¶ Ye ille men in manhede sal hym se
anely als he hynged on ye rode tre
alle bla and blody als he yan was
when he dighed for mans trespas
¶ Yat sight til yam sal+be payne & drede
For yai sal noght se of his godhede
and for ye godhede es ful of blisse
yarfor ye sight of it yai sal misse
¶ Bot in his manhede anely als J sey
he sal shewe ˆ [hym] til yam yat day
For in fourme of man he sal yan seme
and in his manhede he sal yam deme
<fol. 131va>¶ He sal yan at his doun-commyng
ye taken of ye crosse with hym bryng
on whilk he boght vs fra helle pyne
For he wald noght man saule tyne
¶ Yat taken of ye crosse alle men sal se
bot ful dilitabel it sal+be
til rightwis+men & seme ful bright
and dredeful til synful mens sight
Yis taken of ye crosse sal be shewed yan
als ye buke says and be hidde fra na+man
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Yis taken of ye crosse in heuen sal seme
When our louerd sal com to deme
¶ Yat es ˆ [at say] obouen in ye ayre
yat til gode men sal seme bright and fayre
Yis taken als j trewe sal noght be
ye same crosse ne ye same tre
on whilk god was nayled fote and hand
bot a taken of yat crosse semand
¶ Yhit som trowes and swa may wele be
yat ye taken of ye sper men sal yan se
yat stynged crist vntil ye hert rote
and of ye nayles yat hym thurgh hand & fote
til ye hard rode tre fast fested
and of ye croune of thorns yat was thrested
on his heued fast yat ye blode out ran
when ye thornes hym prikked til ye herne pan
¶ And of ye scourges alswa yat brast his hide
yat ye blode ran doun on ilk side
Alle yir takens sal yan be shewed
byfor alle men bathe lered and lewed
Bot ye synful yat dampned sal+be
to yair shenshipe yan sal yai<yai originally yam, two expunction dots below two minims> se
¶ Crist sal shewe yan his woundes wide
in hend and fete and in his syde
yat fresshe sal seme and alle bledand
til ye synful yat byfor hym sal stand
he sal shewe til yair confusion~
alle ye signes of his passionn
And ye enchesonn and ye manere
of his ded yat he tholed here
And alle yis sal he do yus openly
to reproue ye synful men yar-by
And yat sal be yair shenshipe yan
For saynt Austyn says yus ye haly man
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he says our louerd goddes son Almighty
par-aunter has keped in his body
Ye erres of his woundes sere
yat he tholed for mans syn here
for to shewe yam til his enemys
when he sal sitte in dome als justys
to reproue yam at ye last day
and to atteyne yam and yus say
Lo here ye man in flesshe and blode
ye whilk yhe hynged on ye rode
Lo here god and man yat man wroght
Jn wham trowe wald yhe noght
byhald ye woundes yat yhe stiked
sese here ye syde yat yhe priked
Ye whilk . for yhou was open ay
and yhe wald entre by na way
A howe mykel shenshipe yis sal be
til ye synful yat alle yis sal here & se
Ye whilk til hym dus here na gode ogayne
yat for yam tholed here swa mykel payne
¶ And yhit noght yas yt dus na gode anely
bot othir yat er swa ful of felony
yat ay dus yuel ogayne gode
and efte dus goddes son on ye rode
Jn yat yat in yam es thurgh syn .
of whilk yai wil neuer here blyn
¶ what may yai answer yan And say
howe may yai yam excuse yat day
Jn na thyng may yai be excused yan
swa rightwys sal be ye domesman
For yat day als ye buke bers witnes
sal noght be shewed bot rightwysnes
with gret reddure til synful . namly
yat sal be demed als yai er worthy
Yai may defende yam by na ways
for Jon with ye gilden mouthe yus says
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he says na sted of defens yar sal be
whar yai sal crist yan openly se
gyuand witnessyngs and takens certayne
of his passion~ and of his payne
¶ Alle sal haf gret drede yat day
bathe gode and ille als we here clerks say
Yar sal+be nouthir aungel ne man
yat yai ne sal tremble for drede yan
Alle yf yai wate yat yai sal be saf
yhit sal yai yat day drede haf
Noght for yam-self for yai er giltles
bot for ye gret reddure of rightwisnes
And for ye gret austerite
yat crist sal shewe yat day to se
ogayne ye synful men namly
yat sal+be dampned with-outen mercy
¶ when rightwis+men . yat sal be saf
and aungels swa mykel drede sal haf
what drede and dole aght synful to haf yan
Yarfor yus says ye haly man
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he says yf ye pilers of heuen bright
yat er haly men yat haˆ[s] lyued right
sal drede cristes commyng in manhede
and ye aungels alswa sal yan haf drede
And yhit grete ful bitterly yar-to
what sal ye synful men yan do
Yat sal be dampned als J . sayd ar
and says ye haly man yus mar
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Yf ye rightwys+man yhit says he
sal vnnethes yan saued be
Ye synful yan and ye wikked man
whidirward sal yai wende yan
¶ Rightwys+men als ye buke telles
sal be saf yan and nan elles
¶ Our louerd in manhede sal yan sitt
obouen ye synful als says haly writt
Austerne and wrathe with a felle chere
with yam to threpe yat has lyfed ˆ [ille] here
<fol. 13rb>helle bynethen yat er wide and depe
sal yan be oppen yam to kepe
¶ Ye erthe yat yai sal on stand sal shake
thurgh yair syn and tremble and whake
swa yat vnnethes it sal yam ber
swa mykel yair syn ye erthe sal der
¶ Ye world obout yam sal+be brynnand
¶ ye deuels on ilk syde yam sal stand
¶ Gret sorwe sal+be omang yam yar
¶ ye heuen obouen sal stryke yam sar
with thundirs dynts & leuenynge togidir
¶ Yai wald yan fle and wate neuer whidir
¶ Yai sal+be vmsett swa on ilka syde
yat yai may nouthir fle ne yam hyde