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The Terrors of Hell.
5T Ac, riht after pat man hap don, 264
He shal fonge his iugemerat 11 e
To ioye or to stro?zg turment.
Allas ! what sholen hij onne take,
Those who plat wolden. [here] her god forsake1 268
Jjurw sinne of fles[c]h[ly]2 liking,
And wolde hit bete wid no pining 1
shall be Jler-fore peih sholen in-to helle,
driven .
Wheiper peih wolen, or peih nelle, 272
And pere bileue[n] euere mo,
to heli. In [as] strong pine as men may do.
Seint Austin spekep of alle swiche
And seip wordes [ful] reuliche : 276
The wicked patent mortem sine morte
in hell
et finem mortis sme fine.
shall suffer sholen haue dep wid-oute deiing
death without II 1
dying, And point of dep wid-outen ending;
Here dep hij sholen wilnen eue?-e,
diversago- Ac to ende of dep comen hij neuere; 280
nies, ,, ,
Hij sholen euere more duire
sharp pain In stronge pine of hote fire.
Her i wole noupe dwelle,
And of mw[y]ere3 pinge [i wole] 30U telle. 284
264 Ac] Bot AgHjHgR, And D. Jat] om. A2. man haj] men haue H2.
265 He shal] They shulle Jan H2, J?ai shal R. fonge] a fonge D, take H2R.
his] om. A2, here H2R. iugement] verament (MS. indistinct) A2. 266 or to]
or els Hj. turment] tournement DH2. 267 what] how A^H^HoR. hij]
Jei A2DHiH2R. onne] Jan on H2. 268 here her god] her god AiA2DR, here
god here H1? here here lorde H2. 269 of] of here Hx. 271 sholen] shulle go
Hi, shul wende R. into] til R. 272 or Jeih] or A2. 272 is omitted in R.
In its place is the following line : nyl pai wil Jai Jere to dwelle. 273 bileuen]
be leuyn H2. euere] for euer HiH2R. 274 as] also A1A2, om. DR, als Hj.
strong] stro linger Hi. as] om. R. men] man A2H2, fend Hi, om. R. may
do] & eke in woo R. 275 Austin] poul A2, austyn he H2. 276 ful reuliche]
reuliche AXD, rewefullich A2. Latin: Through defacement of the page ‘fine’
is wanting in A2. et\ om. D. fine} morte Hi. 277 Hij] Jei A2DH1H2R.
278 point] apoynt D, ende R. 279 Here] Jare A2HP hij] Jei AgDHjHgR.
wilnen] wyll A2H2R, welny D, feel Hi. 280 Ac] For A2, And DH2, But HiR.
ende] Je ende H]H2. hij] Jei A2DHiH2R. 281 Hij] Jei A2DHiH2R. duire]
Jere endure H2. 282 In] In Je H2. hote] hell A2H2. 283 Her] Herof Hx.
i wole] sal I D. nouje] a whill A2 {before I wil) R, now D. 283 reads in H2 :
[N]ow of Jis tale I wylle dwelle. {A blank space has been left for a large N.)
284 mnryere] a myrrier R. i wole 30U] Jou AiR, om. D, I wil HP
1 268 is written twice in MS. Ax. The second time it is crossed out.
2 MS. Ax has fleshes. 3 MS. Ax murszere.
The Terrors of Hell.
5T Ac, riht after pat man hap don, 264
He shal fonge his iugemerat 11 e
To ioye or to stro?zg turment.
Allas ! what sholen hij onne take,
Those who plat wolden. [here] her god forsake1 268
Jjurw sinne of fles[c]h[ly]2 liking,
And wolde hit bete wid no pining 1
shall be Jler-fore peih sholen in-to helle,
driven .
Wheiper peih wolen, or peih nelle, 272
And pere bileue[n] euere mo,
to heli. In [as] strong pine as men may do.
Seint Austin spekep of alle swiche
And seip wordes [ful] reuliche : 276
The wicked patent mortem sine morte
in hell
et finem mortis sme fine.
shall suffer sholen haue dep wid-oute deiing
death without II 1
dying, And point of dep wid-outen ending;
Here dep hij sholen wilnen eue?-e,
diversago- Ac to ende of dep comen hij neuere; 280
nies, ,, ,
Hij sholen euere more duire
sharp pain In stronge pine of hote fire.
Her i wole noupe dwelle,
And of mw[y]ere3 pinge [i wole] 30U telle. 284
264 Ac] Bot AgHjHgR, And D. Jat] om. A2. man haj] men haue H2.
265 He shal] They shulle Jan H2, J?ai shal R. fonge] a fonge D, take H2R.
his] om. A2, here H2R. iugement] verament (MS. indistinct) A2. 266 or to]
or els Hj. turment] tournement DH2. 267 what] how A^H^HoR. hij]
Jei A2DHiH2R. onne] Jan on H2. 268 here her god] her god AiA2DR, here
god here H1? here here lorde H2. 269 of] of here Hx. 271 sholen] shulle go
Hi, shul wende R. into] til R. 272 or Jeih] or A2. 272 is omitted in R.
In its place is the following line : nyl pai wil Jai Jere to dwelle. 273 bileuen]
be leuyn H2. euere] for euer HiH2R. 274 as] also A1A2, om. DR, als Hj.
strong] stro linger Hi. as] om. R. men] man A2H2, fend Hi, om. R. may
do] & eke in woo R. 275 Austin] poul A2, austyn he H2. 276 ful reuliche]
reuliche AXD, rewefullich A2. Latin: Through defacement of the page ‘fine’
is wanting in A2. et\ om. D. fine} morte Hi. 277 Hij] Jei A2DH1H2R.
278 point] apoynt D, ende R. 279 Here] Jare A2HP hij] Jei AgDHjHgR.
wilnen] wyll A2H2R, welny D, feel Hi. 280 Ac] For A2, And DH2, But HiR.
ende] Je ende H]H2. hij] Jei A2DHiH2R. 281 Hij] Jei A2DHiH2R. duire]
Jere endure H2. 282 In] In Je H2. hote] hell A2H2. 283 Her] Herof Hx.
i wole] sal I D. nouje] a whill A2 {before I wil) R, now D. 283 reads in H2 :
[N]ow of Jis tale I wylle dwelle. {A blank space has been left for a large N.)
284 mnryere] a myrrier R. i wole 30U] Jou AiR, om. D, I wil HP
1 268 is written twice in MS. Ax. The second time it is crossed out.
2 MS. Ax has fleshes. 3 MS. Ax murszere.