“ Þe rihtwise godd wule þ̵ we demen us seolf eðeliche ⁊ lahe. Ne beo we neauer swucche; for þenne demeð he us muche wurð ⁊ gode ant halt for his dehtren. for þah mi forme suster war beo of euch uuel; 195 ant min oðer strong beo to ȝeines euch nowcin; ant mi þridde meaðul in alles cunnes estes; ⁊ ich do riht ⁊ deme. bute we wið al 123 þis milde beon ⁊ meoke; ⁊ halden us wake. godd mei mid rihte fordemen us of al þis þurh ure prude. ant for þi is riht dom þet we al ure god þonkin him ane. ”

“ In ure lauerdes luue þe is feader of frumschaft. ant on his deorewurðe sunes nome. ant o þes hali gastes. þ̵ glideð of ham baðen. alle lewede men. þ̵ understonden ne mahen latines ledene. 5 liðin. ⁊ lustnin ane meidenes liflade. þ̵ is of latin iturnd into englisch. þ̵ te lif hali lefdi. in heouene luuie us þe mare. ant of þis lihinde lif : leade us wið hire ern [f. 56 v] dunge. þe is icoren of crist in to þe eche of heouene.
Þeos meiden. ant tis martir. wes iuliane inempnet. in nichomedes 10 burh. ⁊ of heðene cun icumen. ant hire fleschliche feder wes affrican ihaten. ”

“ Ne bið neauer his hus for þeos hinen wel iwist. for hwen þ̵ he slepe. oðer ohwider from hame. þ̵ is hwen mon forȝet his wit. 25 ⁊ let ham i wurðen. ah ne bihoueð hit nawt. þ̵ tis hus beo irobbet. for þer is inne þe tre [sor] þ̵ godd ȝef him seolf fore. þ̵ is monnes sawle. forte breoke þis hus efter þis tresor. þ̵ godd bohte mid his deað. ⁊ lette lif o rode; is moni þeof a buten ba bi dei ⁊ bi niht. vnseheliche gasttes wið alle unwreaste þeawes. ⁊ a ȝein euch god þeaw. þe biwiteð 30 iþis hus godes deore castel . vnder wittes wissunge þ̵ is huse lauerd. ”

“ After ⁊ godes, an erasure MS. liuieð á in awlite. þ̵ is brihtre seoueuald. ⁊ schenre þen þe sunne. ant eauer in a strengðe to don buten euch swinc al þ̵ ha wulleð. ⁊ eauer mare in a steal in al þ̵ eauer god is wið ute wonunge. wið uten euch þing þ̵ mahe hearmin oðer eilin. 290 in al þ̵ eauer is. softe oðer swote. ⁊ hare lif is godes sihðe. ⁊ godes cnawlechunge as ure lauerd seide. þ̵ is quoð he eche lif to seon ⁊ cnawen sod godd. ⁊ him þ̵ he sende ihesu crist ure lauerd to ure alesnesse ⁊ beoð for þi ilich him iþe ilke wlite þ̵ he is. ”

“ Hii eciam sunt doctores ⁊ falsi xpistiani. Þos men þe þus 95 to draȝeð heore euencristene bi hinden heo habbeð þe nome of cristene ah þah heo beoð cristes unwines ⁊ beoð monslaȝen for 82 heo slaȝeð heore aȝene saule. ⁊ bringeð heon in to þare eche pine of helle. þos blaca tadden þ̵ habbeð þ̵ atter uppon heore heorte. bi tacneð þes riche men þe habbeð þes mucheles weorldes ehte ⁊ na 100 maȝen noht itimien þar of to eten ne to drinken ne na god don þer of for þe luue of godalmihtin þe haueð hit heom al geuen. ”

“ Leofemen þeos ilke weord þe ic habbe her iseit habbeð muchele bi tacnunge [f. 19 r] ⁊ god ha beoð to heren and muchele 15 betere to et halden. Is hit god for to hiheren godes weordes and heom athalden? ȝe fuliwis. for ure lauerd godalmihtin seið in þan halie god spelle. Beati qui audiunt uerbum dei ⁊ custodiunt illud. Ædie ⁊ blessede beon alle þeo þe ihereð godes weordes ⁊ heom athaldeð. Nu ȝe habbeð iherd wulc hit is for to iheren godes 20 weordes ⁊ heom ethalden. Nu we sculen heow sceawen hwilc hit is heom for to heren ⁊ nawiht for to ethalden. ”

“ Rihtwissnesse spekeð nu. Mi suster ha seið warschipe þe haueð 175 wit. ⁊ schad bituhhe god. ⁊ uuel. ⁊ wat hwet is in euch þinge to cheosen ⁊ to schunien; readeð us ⁊ leareð forte ȝeme lutel alle fallinde þing. ⁊ witen warliche þeo þe schulen á lesten. ⁊ seið as ha soð seið þ̵ þurh unweotenesse ne mei ha nawt sunegin. ⁊ tah nis nawt siker of þe unwihtes strengde as þeo þe halt hire wac 180 þah ha beo muche wurð. ⁊ ure alre ehnen demeð hire unmihti onont hire seoluen to etstonden wið his. turnes ⁊ deð ase þe wise. Mi suster strengðe is swiðe bald. ⁊ seið þ̵ nawiht heardes ne mei hire offearen. ”

“ Ðanne ðu on michele niede gode wilt beseken þanne is ðe wel god þ̵ þu muȝe forðdraȝen sume gode dade. þin hierte bieð ðe gladdere. ⁊ ðe sikerliker ðu miht bidden. Segge we nu forð mid þe prophete Ciba nos pane lacrimarum. Hlauerd fed us mid ðo breade of swete teares. ⁊ potum da nobis 100 in lacrimis in mensura. ⁊ ȝif us drinken of oðreskennes teares ⁊ ðat mid imete. Ðat ich wile þat ðu wel be iwarned. ȝif godd ðe ȝifð þese swete teares þat non win in ðare world nis swa swete. ⁊ alswa alswa man to michel mai drinken of ðare wine alswa mai ðe mann to michel wepen. ”

“ Ant hwet is he þes were þ̵ tu art to iweddet. þ̵ tu hauest wið ute me se forð þi luue ilenet. þ̵ tu letest lutel. of al þ̵ 145 tu schuldest luuien. Ne ich nes neauer þ̵ ich wite ȝet. wið him 100 icnawen. for gode quoð þe meiden þin hearm is þe mare. Nawt for þi þ̵ tu nauest iherd of him ȝare. Þ̷ is ihesu godes sune. þ̵ forte alesen moncun þ̵ schulde beon forloren al; lette lif o rode. Ich ne seh him neauer ⁊ þ̵ me of þuncheð. Ah ich him luuie ⁊ wulle don. ⁊ leue on as o lauerd. Ne schal me firsen him from. Nowðer 105 deouel ne mon. for mi lif quoð hire feader þe schal laðin his luue. ”

“ Nu 218 lordinges ure lord god almichti. þat hwylem in one stede. and ine one time flesliche makede of watere wyn; yet habbeþ manitime maked of watere wyn; gostliche. wanne þurch his grace maked of þo euele manne good man. of þe orgeilus umble. of þe lechur chaste. 120 of þe niþinge [f. 130 v2] large. and of alle oþre folies; so ha maket of þo watere wyn. þis his si signefiance of þe miracle. Nu loke euerich man toward him seluen. yef he is win; þet is to siggen yef he is an heet of þo luue of gode. oþer yef he is water. þet is yef þu art chold of godes luue. yef þu art euel man ”

“ After lates, f erased. milde meoke meiden þes lufsum lefdi mid lasteles lates ne 35 luuede heo nane lihte plohen ne nane luue ronnes. nalde heo nane songes. ne nane luue runes leornin ne lustnin ah eauer ha hefde on hali writ ehnen oðer horte. oftest ba to gederes. hire feder hefde iset hire earliche to leaf ⁊ to lare. ⁊ heo underueng hit þurh þen hali gast so wel þ̵ nan nes hire eueninge. Modie meistres ⁊ 40 feole fondeden hire ofte. oswiðe feole halue forto under neomen hire. ah nes þer nan þ̵ mahte neuer enes wrenchen hire mid al his crefti crokes ut of þe weie. ”

“ Herefter iseh paul hwer .iii. deoflen ledden an meiden swiðe unbisorȝeliche; `⁊ ́ ȝeorne escade to mihhal hwi me heo swa ledde. þa cweð mihhal. heo wes an meiden on oðer liue 50 þ̵ wel wiste hire licome in alle clenesse. Ah heo nalde nefre nan oðer god don. Elmesȝeorn nes heo nefre. ah prud heo wes swiðe ⁊ modi. ⁊ liȝere ⁊ swikel. ⁊ wreðful ⁊ ontful. ⁊ forði heo bið wuniende inne þisse pine. Nu bi gon paul to wepen wunderliche. ⁊ mihhal heh engel þer weop forð mid him. þa com ure drihten of heueneriche to 55 heom on þunres liche ⁊ þus cweð. A hwi wepest þu paul. ”

“ Bitweone mel ne gruchesi ȝe nawt · nowðer frut ne oðerhwet; ne drinken bute leaue . ⁊ te leaue beo liht in al þ̵ nis sunne. Ed te mete na word · oðer lut; ⁊ teo stille. Alswa efter þe ancre complie · aþet prime · ne don na þing ne seggen; hweR þurh hire silence mahe 180 beon isturbet. Nan ancre seruant ne ahte bi rihte to easkin iset hure · bute mete ⁊ hure þ̵ ha mei flutte bi; ant godes milce. Ne mis leue nan godd; hwet se tide of þe ancre · þ̵ he hire trukie. þe meidnes wið uten ȝef ha seruið þe ancre alswa as ha ahen · hare hure schal beon þe hehe blisse of heouene. ”

“ E slauwe lid ⁊ sleped oþe deoules barm as his deore deorling · ⁊ 70 þe deouel leid his tutel dun to his earen · ⁊ tutelid him al þat he eawer uule. for swa hit is sikerliche to hwam se is idel of god · Meaþeled þe feond georne. ⁊ þe idele underweng luueliche his lare · Idel ⁊ gemeles is þes deoueles bernes slep · Ah he shal a domes dai grimliche abreiden · wid þe dredfule drem of þe englene bemen · ⁊ in 75 helle wondrede etheliche wakien · Surgite mortui qui jacetis in sepulcris · surgite ⁊ venite ad Judicium saluatoris. ”

“ Werefore he fond þet heþen folk þet be þo time þet was i go; hedden i be ut of godes be liaue. and of his luue. and of his seruise. Hi ne hedden 240 nocht i be idel [f. 132 v2] for to done þo deueles werkes. Ac þere fore seith þet godspel þet hedden i be idel; þo þet hi nedden bi leued ane god almichti. ne him louie ne him serui. For al þat is ine þis wordle. þet man is. bote yef ha luuie godalmichti. and him serui; al hit him may þenche for lore and idelnesse. þo a resunede ure lord þe paens 245 be ise apostles. vre fore hi hedden i be so longe idel. ”

“ Þa wes 15 biþon time as redegunge telleð. Maximian þe modi keiser ine Rome heinde ant heriende heðene mawmez. wið unmeð muchel hird ⁊ unduhti duheðe. ⁊ for demde alle þeo; þe on drihtin bilefden. þes Maximian luuede an heh mon of cunne ant eke riche of rente elewsius wes ihaten. ant weren as feolahes þurh muche freontschipe. 20 þis meidenes feder ⁊ he. weren swiðe wel to gederes. as he sumchere iseh hire utnume feir. ant freoliche. he felde him iwundet. þ̵ wið uten 140 lechnunge of hire libben he ne mahte. Affrican wiste wel þ̵ he wes freo boren. ”

“ Sume he iaf up ⁊ sume ne iaf he noht. ⁊ dide þanne wærse þanne he hær sculde. Þa was engleland suythe to deled. sume helden mid te king. ⁊ sume mid þemperice. for þa þe 160 king was in prisun þa wenden þe eorles ⁊ te ricemen þat he neure mare sculde cumen ut. ⁊ sæh`t ́leden wyd þemperice. ⁊ brohten hire into Oxenford. ⁊ iauen hire þe burch. Þa þe king was ute þa herde ð sægen. ⁊ toc his feord ⁊ besæt hire in þe tur. ⁊ me læt hire dun on niht of þe tur mid rapes. ⁊ stal ut. ⁊ scæ fleh ⁊ iæde on fote to 165 Walingford. Þær efter scæ ferde ouer sæ. ⁊ hi of normandi wenden alle fra þe king. ”

“ Ich nat nawt þe time; for ha ne seide hit me nawt. ah eauer lokið hwenne. for hire wune is to cumen bi stale ferliche ⁊ unmundlunge hwen me least weneð. of hire hird þ̵ tu easkest. Ich þe ondswerie. ha lihteð hwer se ha eauer kimeð wið a þusent deoflen. ⁊ euch an bereð a gret boc al of sunnen iwriten wið swarte smeale 70 leattres. ⁊ an unrude raketehe gled read of fure. forte binden ⁊ to drahen in to in warde helle. hwuch se he mei preoouin þurh his boc þ̵ is on euch sunne enbre [f. 74 r] uet. þ̵ he wið wil. oðer wið word. oðer wið werc. ”

“ Ac helle king is are les with þa þe he mei binden.
þe þe deþ is wille mest; he haueð wurst mede.
218. baþ̵ MS. scal] scab MS.
His baþ scal bon wallinde. his bað scal bon berninde glede.
Wurst he deð his gode frond; þenne his fulle fond;
220 God scilde alle godes frond. a wih swilche freonde.
Neure in helle hi com. ne þer ne come reche.
þach ich elches worldes wele. þer me mahte feche
þ̵ his wulle seggen on þat wise men us seiden.
⁊ aboken hit writen þer [me] mei hit reden.
225 Ich hit wille seggen þan þe hit hom solf nusten.
warni hom wið hore unfrome. ȝif ho me wulleð lusten. ”

“ Iuliane þe eadie onswerede him ⁊ seide as þeo þat [f. 58 r] ine godd hire hope hefde. ȝef he wule leuen an god al mihti. þenne mei he speoken þrof ⁊ inoh raðe speden. ant ȝef þ̵ he nule nawt. ne schal wiuen on me. wiue þer his wil is. þa hire feder iherde þis; 60 þa feng he to swerien. Bi mi kinewurðe lauerd apollo. ant bi mi deore leafdi diane. þ̵ ich muche luuie. ȝef þu haldest her on. ichulle leoten deor to teoren ant to luken þe. ⁊ ȝeouen þi flesch ”

“ Me nom hire ⁊ dude swa þ̵ hit ȝeat adun of þe ȝerden. ant heo bigon to ȝeien. Beaten se ȝe beaten ȝe beliales budeles. ne mahe ȝe nowðer 115 mi luue ne mi bileaue lutlin towart te liuiende godd mi leofsume leofmon. þe luuewurðe lauerd. ne nulle ich leuen ower read þe forreadeð ow seolf. ne þe mix maumez þe beoð þes feondes fetles; heien ne herien. for teone ne for tintreohe þ̵ ȝe me mahe timbrin. Na nult tu quoð affrican. hit schal sone sutelin. for ich chulle sende 120 þe nu ⁊ biteache þi bodi to eleusium þe riche þ̵ reue is ouer rome. ant he schal þe forreaden. ⁊ makie to forswelten. ”

“ Þe þat blisse forgoð hit sal him rewen sore.
Ne mai non euel ne non wane ben in godes riche
360 Þeih þar ben wuniinges fele elch oðer uniliche
Sume þar habbeð lasse blisse ⁊ sume þar habbeð more
Elch after þat he dude her after þane þe swanc sore
Ne sal þar ben bread ne win ne oðer kennes este
God one sal ben ache lif ⁊ blisse ⁊ ache reste.
365 Ne sal þar ben foh ne grai ne cunin ne ermine
Ne aquerne ne metheschele ne beuer ne sabeline.
Ne sal þar ben naðer scat ne srud ne wereldes wele none.
Al þe blisse þe me us bihat al hit sal ben god one
Ne mai no blisse ben alse muchel se is godes sihte. ”

“ Hare weden beon of swuch schape · ⁊ al hare aturn swuch; þet hit beo edscene hwerto ha beoð iturnde. Hare lates lokin warliche · þ̵ nan ne mahe edwiten ham; in hus ne ut of hus. On 70 alle wise forbeoren to wreaðen hare dame · ⁊ as ofte as heo hit doð; ear ha drinken oþer eoten; makien [f. 116 r] hare venie · o cneon 150 dun biuoren hire ⁊ seggen · mea culpa · ⁊ underuon þe penitence þ̵ ha leið up on hire lutinde hire lahe. Þe ancre þrefter neauer mare þ̵ ilke gult ne upbreide for na wreaððe · bute ȝef ha eft sone falle i þ̵ ilke · ah do hit allunge ut of hire heorte. ”

“ Alse fele unþeawes alse hade upe him ⁊ sennenn. al swa fendes he þer ȝemet. hīne to underfó. ⁊ to don hīne into þiesternesse. oft a domes dȝéi alle godes fend simle fram his ȝesecðe abroden bienn ⁊ hi [n] to hare lean ham þe lange scel ȝeleste. Þus hit hað íbí ⁊ 135 is. ⁊ wrð oft domesdei. Ac þann hit þer to cumþ þ̵ se hlaford á þe mucele deíe. cumþ forté ísí ⁊ frend ⁊ fend. þann cumþ all his underþiede him to fore. þer he sit mid his derewrþe ȝefered mid niȝen anglene had. mid þer unwēmmed meide his moder. ”

“ Wjit þe husebonde godes cunestable hereð 200 alle hare sahen ⁊ þonkeð god ȝeorne wið swiðe glead heorte of se riche lane as beoð þeos sustren his fowr dehtren þ̵ he haueð ileanet him on helpe forte wite wel ⁊ werien his castel. ⁊ godes deorewurðe feh. þ̵ is biloke þrinne.
Þe willesfule husewif halt hire al stille. ant al þ̵ hird þ̵ ha wes 205 i wunet to dreaien efter hire; turneð [f. 77 v] ham treowliliche to wit hare lauerd. ⁊ to þeos fowr sustren. Vmben ane stunde spekeð eft warschipe. ⁊ seið ich iseo a sonde cumen swide gledd icheret. feier ⁊ freolich ⁊ leofliche aturnet. ”

“ Ic heom wulle milcien þe weren efterward mine milce þa hwile heo on liue weren. þa wes sancte paul swiðe wa. ⁊ abeh him redliche to his lauerdes fet ⁊ on halsien hine gon mid þas ilke weord þe ȝe maȝen iheren. Lauerd 65 78 he cweð þa. Nu ic þe bidde for þine kinedome ⁊ for þine engles. ⁊ for þine muchele milce. ⁊ for alle þine weorkes. ⁊ for alle þine haleȝen. ⁊ ec þine icorene. þat þu heom milcie þes þe redþer þ̵ ic to heom com ⁊ reste ȝefe þen sunne dei a þ̵ cume þin heh domes dei. þa onswerede him drihten mildere steuene. Aris nu paul aris. ”

“ Ancre þe naueð nawt neh 120 honde hire fode; beoð bisie twa wummen. An eauer þe leaue ed hame; an oþer þe wende ut · hwenne driueð neod · ⁊ þeo beo ful 68 unorne wið uten euch tiffunge · oðer a lutel þuftene; oðer of feier ealde. Bi þe wei as ha geað; ga singinde hire beoden · ne ne halde na tale wið mon ne wið wummon · ne sitte ne ne stonde · bute þ̵ 125 leaste þet ha eauer mei ear þen ha ham cume. Nohwider elles ne ga [f. 115 v] heo bute þider as me send hire · wið ute leaue · ne ne eote ha ne ne drinke ute · Þe oþer beo eauer inne · ne wið ute þe ȝeten : ne ga wið ute leaue. ”

“ Alswa doð monie of þas wimmen heo smurieð heom mid blanchet þ̵ is þes deofles sape ⁊ claþeð heom mid ȝeoluwe claþe þ̵ is þes deofles helfter. ⁊ seodðan heo lokieð 115 in þe scawere. þ̵ is þes deofles hindene. Þus heo doð for to feiren heom seoluen. ⁊ to draȝen lechurs to ham. ah heo fuleð heom soluen þer mide. Nu leofemen for godes lufe witeð how wið þes deofles musestoch ⁊ witeð eow þet ȝe ne beo noht þe foaȝe neddre. ne þe blake tadde. ne þe ȝolewe frogge. þe feder. ⁊ þe sune. ⁊ þe 120 halie gast. iscild us þer wið. ⁊ wið alle sunnen a buten ende. per omnia secula seculorum. ”

“ Ne þurue we nowðer beon `of ́dred for hire. ne 145 for helle. for ure deað bið deore godd ⁊ in ȝong in to heouene. of þeos fikelinde world; ne of hire false blisse : ne neome we neauer ȝeme. for al þ̵ is on eorðe. nis bute as a schadewe; for al wurðeð [f. 76 r] to noht bute þ̵ deore tresor godes deorewurðe feh þ̵ is us bitaht to witene. Ich habbe þeruore sar care for ich iseo seið warschipe hu þe 150 unwhiht wið his ferd ase liun iburst. ȝeað abuten ure hus sechinde ȝeornliche hu he hit forswolhe. ”

“ Oleast wið stronge tintreo ant licomliche pinen. Þe fif ⁊ þrittuðe ȝer of his 15 rixlunge he set okine seotle i þe moder burh [f. 11 v] of alixaundres riche. he sende heste. ⁊ bode so wide so þ̵ lond wes. þ̵ poure ba ⁊ riche comen biuoren him to þe temple iþe tun of his heðene godes. euchan wið his lac; forto wurgin ham wið. comen alle to his bode. ⁊ euchan bi `hi ́s euene biuoren Maxence seolf to wurgen his 20 mawmez. þe riche roðeren ⁊ schep ⁊ bule hwa so mahte brohte to lake. þe poure cwike briddes in þis ilke burh wes wuniende a meiden swiðe ȝung of ȝeres twa wone of twenti. 24. ”

“ After ⁊, þ̣ụṇ MS. as ha þrinne wes i þeosternesse hire ane. feng to 155 cleopien to crist ⁊ bidde þeos bone. lauerd godd al mihti mi murhðe ⁊ mi mede. mi sẏ ⁊ al þe selhðe. þ̵ ich efter seche þu sist al hu ich am bisteaðet ⁊ bistonden. festne mi bileaue. Riht me ⁊ read me. for al mi trust is on þe. Steor me ⁊ streng me for al mi strengðe is of þe. Mi feader ⁊ Mi moder for þi þ̵ ich nule þe 160 forsaken; habbe forsake me. ⁊ al mi nestfalde cun. þ̵ schulde beo me best freond; beoð me meast feondes. ⁊ mine in hinen; alre meast hea [r] men. herewurðe healent. ”

“ Ha beoð se wise þ̵ ha witen 295 alle godes reades. his runes ⁊ his domes þe derne beoð. ⁊ deopre þen eni sea dingle. ha seoð igodd alle þing. ⁊ witen of al þ̵ is ⁊ wes ⁊ eauer schal iwurden. hwet hit beo. hwi. ⁊ hwerto ⁊ hwer of hit bigunne. Ha luuieð god wið ute met. for þ̵ ha understondeð hu he haueð bi ham idon þurh his muchele godlec ⁊ hwet ha ahen his 300 deorewurde milce to ȝelden. ant euch an luueð oðer ase muchel 126 as him seoluen. Se gleade ha beoð of godd ”