<County: Northern>
<Code: L0478>
<MS reference: Cambridge University Library, Gg.v.31>
<Text: Lay Folk's Mass Book and Northern Homily Collection>


<Tranche 1>

<fol. 4r>As lykes ye best for to take
Sundyr~ men prayers ser~
Jlk man on his maner~
Swylk prayers suld be wt-outen drede
And yar-wyt a pater noster & a Crede
J sete here ane yt may be sayd
Jf yu of ane be vnpurwayde
Jf you make it her~ in letter~
you may chaunce it fore better~
Welcome lorde in forme of brede
For me you sufferd hard dede
as you bar~ ye croune of thorne
suffer me neuer be fore-lorne .
Pater noster . Aue maria .
when ye prist has ye leuaconne made
he wyll sprede his armes o-brade
Seyen dresse yaim in yaier~ friste stede
yan es tyme at pray for dede
For all cristen saules sake
Swylk prayers sould yu make
God fore yi haly grace
here oure prayers in yis place
Graunt vs lord for our~ prayer~
yt cristen saules yt passed es
Fra yis lyf yat synful es
yat ilkan hafe part of yis messe
For yair~ saules j pray derly
yat sall now here neuen serly
yat yis messe may be yam mede
help & hele fra alkyn drede
Fore faders saules and moders dere . <mrg>Syster saules sibmens & oth Sere</mrg>
yat vs gude walde or vs gude dyde
Or any kyndenese till vs kyde
And tyll all in purgatory pyne
yis messe be helpe and medicine
Till all cristen saules haly
yu graunt grace lord & mercy
For-gyffe yaim all yair~ trespasse
<fol. 4v>Lese yair bandes & late yaim passe
Fra alkyn pyn and alkyn care
Jn-to ye ioy yat lastes euer-mare
Pater noster Aue maria .
Yan ye priste furt-ryght
Says per omnia al on heght
we will say wt heghe steuen
Pater noster gode to neuen
Herken him wt gude will
And answer him loud or still
And seyen yu say it priuely
Oyer prayer~ nane yar bo <sic>
Pater noster Aue maria
Efte yus hyght ye priste will say
Be redy to answer~ hym alway
Herken howe he spekes of pees
Says agnus thrys ar~ he sese
Jn ye yat pees may noght be
Jf you be out of charite
yan es gude of god yu craue
yat you charite alway may hafe
when ye priste ye par will kyse
Luk you be sayand yis
Goddys lambe yat best may
Do ye syne of yis werld o-way
Of vs haue mercy and pyte
And graunt vs pees and charite
For in charite er~ iij lufes
yat to perfite charite nedelyings be-hufes
ye firste lufe es certaynely
To luf yi gode soueranly
yar~-fore j pray ye gode of myght
you make my luf bath day & nyght
Be sykerly seed in ye ilk dell
Soueraynly to luf ye well
yat by yi myght and yi gouernyng
Be euermore in yi gernyng
Souerandly ye to pray
Jn all yat euer j kan and may
<fol. 5r>And prist to be harely and late
To <?>ue my degre & my estate
All gude dedys to fulfill
And to tyll eschewe all yt er ill
ye secunde es a priue lufe
yat es nedfull to my houfe
ye wylk lufe es propyrly
Betwyx my saule & my body
yare-fore make you gude lorde
My body and my saule of ane acorde
yat ayther perty be ane assent
yene ye wt god entent
Lat neuer my body do yt ill
yt it myght my saule spyll
ye thirde lufe es wt-outene
To ilk a neghbur~ me a-butene
And at yt lufe fore na thyng cees
yar-fore pray ye prynse of pees
yat youe will mak as yu best
My saule to be in pesse and ryste
And redy to all maners of mane
My sibbe men namely yan
Neghburges<?> seruat3 and ilk sugget
yat J may of yaim gud lufe get
Bot luf ilkane far~ and ner~
Als my-selfen wyt hert clere
And turne yair~ hertys so to me
yat we may fully frendes be
yat j of yair~ gud and yai of myne
Haue ay yoi wt hert fyne
As j pray for my-self her~
Grante so tyll oyer ye same manere
yat ylk a+man luf oyer~
As he war~ his awne broyer
And swylk lufe omang vs be
yat we be wel lufed of ye
yat by yis haly sacrament
yat we <exp>be wel lufe</exp> se here present
And be yis uertu of yis messe
<fol. 5v>we myght haue forgyfnes
Of all oure gilt & and all our~ misse
And thurght yi help come to yi blisse
Pater noster . Aue maria .
when ye priste has rynsyng done
he will say on hight sone
Mare furth of his office
And seyen makes end of hys seruyce
Euer~ you gyfe gud hekenyng
Loude or stille ay answeryng
For ye messe es noght ceest
Or ye tyme of <lat>jte missa est</lat>
Or <lat>benedicamus</lat> if it be
Or <lat>requiescant in pace</lat>
yan es ye messe all done
Bot 3if yis prayer yu say right sone
After it well you may
Jn goddys name ga yi way
God be thanked of pristes & clerkes
god be thanged of all hys werkys
God be thanged of ilk man
And j thank god in yat j cane
J thank god of all of all his gudnes
And namely now of yis messe
Of all ye prayers yat here er prayed
J pray god yat he be payed
Jn mynd of god here j me blys
wyth my blyssyng god send me hys
Nomen amen amen .
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Fader and sone & ye hali+gast
yt one-fald god ay stedfast
worthi lord in trinite
& god almyghty & persons thre
wt-outen end & begynnyng
Ryghtwys lord and ryghtwys kyng
<fol. 6r>yat of noght made awyn+thyng
And ye erthe frute for+to bryng
wt-outen ye na frute may spryng
For all es lokyn in yi weldyng
yu es lord and hy iustice
yt all vphaldys on ryghtwys wys
yu yat all craftys kanne
Of erthe & layme yu made manne
And gaf hym gyft of skylwysnes
yat yu made aftyr yi lyknes
yu fyld hys gaste so ful of wyte
So qwante & craftyly yu made it
yat all bestes ar rade for mane
So many wyls & wrankys he kan
For-yi suld man in yi seruys
Despend hys wt & hys qwantes
For yu gafe man skyll & in-syght
To se and knaw yi mykill myght
And heuen blys yu has him hyght
To connand he serue ye ryght
On ye burde be his mast thoght
yt es qwat yu for him has wroght
And fra qwat bale yu him broght
when yu fra hell him on rode boght
A full vnkyng man man es he
yat turnes all hys thoght fra ye
And well burde euerilke a+mane
Luf god after yat he cane
Lerde man wt ryghtwys lare
And lewde folk wt ryghtwys fare
Pristes wt matens & wt messe
And lewed men wt ryghtwtnes
Clerkys wt lare of gods worde
For in yaim aght to be gods horde
Of wystom and of gastely lare
yt yai ne aght noght for to spar~
Bot schew it fortht vn-to lewed men
And yaim ye way of heuen to kenne
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What . yat wysdom may amonte
yat god has gyfen vs <exp>farto<?></exp> forto spende
Jn god vse to oure lyfes ende
For-yi suld ilk a prechour schawe
ye gude yat god has gyf yam yen to knaw
For wha so hydis goddys gyfte
God may schalang yam of thyft
Jn all thyng es he noght leell
yat goddes gyfte fra folk will stell
For-yi yat litill yat j kanne
will j schewe tyll ilka a+mane
Jf j haue mare gude yan he
For yen lyfe j in charite
For goddys wysdom yt es kyde
And na thyng worth when it es hyd
For-yi wyll j of my pouerte
Schew him thyng out of my hert to ye
On jnglysche tonge yat all may
vnder-stand what j wyll say
For Lewed men has mar~ myster
Goddes wordys for to her~
yen clerkys yt yer myryour~ lokys
And ses how yay sall lyfe on bokys
And bath clerks and lewed man
Jn jnglysch vnder-stand kanne
yat was borne in jnglande
And lang has bene yer-in wonand
Bot all men kan noght j wys
vnderstand latyn & frankysch
For-yi me thynk almus it es
To wryt sum thyng on jnglisch
yat may ken lerde & lande bath
How yai sall yeme yaim fra schath
And styfly stand agaynes ye fend
And to ye blys of heuen to wende
My speche haf j thoght to draw
Of cristys dedes and of hys law
Off hym may j best founde my werke
<fol. 7r>And of hys dedes take my merke
yat made all yis werld of noght
And dere man-kynd on rode boght
ye foure gospelers vs schewes
Cristes dedes and hys sawes
All foure a tayll yai tell
Bot ser~ saghes er in yar~ spell
And of yair spell in kyrk at messe
Er+lessouns rede bath mare & lesse
For at euerilk mes we rede
Of cristes wordes and hys dedes
For-yi yas gospels all-wayes
Er redde in kyrk opon sonundayes
Opon Jnglys wyll j vndo
Jf god wyll gyfe me grace yar~-to
For namely o-pon ye sonunday
Comes lewde men yaier~ bedes to say
To kyrk and for to lere
Gaystely lar~ yat yai yar~ here
For als grete mister af yai
To wt what ye gospell say
als lerd men for bath er boght
wt cristes blode & sall be broght
Tyll heuen blys full menskfully
Jf yai lyf her~ ryghtwysly
For-yi wyll j on jnglysch schewe
And gar~ our~ lawes better knawe
yat all yas gospell says
yat falles vnto ye sonundayes
yat yai may her~ & hald in hert
Thyng yt yaim to god may styr
And for-yi at our~ begynnyng
Pray we god of heuen kyng
yat he helpe vs for ˆ [to] bryng
yis yis ilk werk to gude endyng
And gyf me grace so for to make
yis werk for lewde men sake
yat j may haue for my dede
Heuen ryk blys vnto my mede
<fol. 7v>And at our~ werk may be wyrschyp
To god and to ye fende frendscyp
And yoi to criste and to angell
And cristen folk to saue fra hell
yat it be swa sayd inwerdly
A pater noster and a aue mary .
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<Tranche 2>

<fol. 53r>For swa lang in hys fader hows
was he yat he thoght wyfe to spouse
He tok hym wyfe als wyght vnwyse
And endynd in ye deuell seruis
Be yis tale yat j haue talde
May we se yat 3of we be calde
To relygion noght for-yi
we may noght wytte her~ wytterly
wheyer we be chosen in blys to be
As we may be yis heraude se
For he was callede and neuer chosene
For hys dedys gert hym be losene
For-yi ay [ye] vn-sekerer
yat we of our~ chesyng her~ er
ye mar mek <exp>here</exp> be-hufes vs be
And pray our~ lord ihesu yat he
Haf of vs mercy and pyte
And latte vs of his chosen be
For he sayes many men er calde
Bot chosen yer er full thynfalde
Bot ihesu as yu vs dere boght
we pray ye yat yu tyn vs noght
Bot bryng vs lord vnto ye blys
yat to yi chosen granthede es
Amen amen we all say
For yer es endlys gam and play
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Jn our~ gospell sayn luke says vs
yat mekill folk come to ihesu c
Of cytes and of oyer townes
To her is sawys and his sermons
yai stude about hym full thyk-fald
And an en-sampyll he yam talde
And sayed a+man on ye felde 3ede
And sewe opon hys land is sede
And som fele be-syde ye strete
And fowles of ye lifte it ete
And som sed fell apon ye stane
And mystimed for wet had it nane
And som sed fell a-mang ye thorns
And oftsythes on ye feld dus cornes
And it for-fur for thornes and wede
Growed it about and our~-3ede
And som fell in gud erth & 3alde
Gude crope and fruyte a hundreth falde
yis sayed criste an syn he bade
<fol. 53v>yat all suld here yat heryn hade
And is discipils sayd hym to
yat he suld yis sapyll vndo
And criste sayd grace es geuen to 3ow
To wyt on what maner and how
Man aght to ga ye ryght way
vnto ye joy yat lastes ay
Bot oyer be-hufes be kende
wyt ensapyll till heuen to wende
yat seand men be noght seand
And at yai here noght vnderstandand
yis ensampyll yat j sayed here
Sall be vndone on yis manere
ye sed bytakyns goddys worde
yat prechours brynges of goddys horde
yis sed falles in manes hertes
For synfull man to god it ertes
Bot it falles oft be-syd ye way
And fewles beris it a-way
when fewles heres it for sathnas<?>
Als gleed out of your~ hertis it takes
For bath gud men and ill
Herys precheyng wt gud will
Bot ill men yar~-of na thyng rekkes
For fendes out of yair hertis slekkes
And for-yi bryng yai forth na fruyte
Bot haldes yaim in yer alde ruyte
yis sed falles als in thornes and brerys
when ryche men wt gud will it heres
Bot yair~ hert owr~-growen es
wt couetys and besines
Of werldys catell sa yat yai
Na fruyt of yis sede bryng forth may
3itte falles yis sede o-pon ye stane
Bot rote yar-in it may tak nane
when hard men of hert it heris
And trowes all yat ye prechour lerys
Bot if fandyng fall in yair~ thoght
Of goddys word gyfe yai ryght noght
Jn yair~ hertis es na weknes of grace
For-yi na rote in yaim it tase
Bot criste betakyns in our~ gospyll
Be yat sede yat in gud erth fell
Goddys worde yat gud+men herys
And kythes it wt gude maners
yai bryng forth fruyt of gude sede
Jn tholmoudnes in worde and dede
<fol. 54r>yis es ye strenth of our~ gospyll
Als man of ynglis tong may+tell
yis gospyll hase criste hym-selfe vndone
For-yi thar-ine not spek yer-on
Bot of a worde yat yar~-in es
yat es at say of tholmoudnes
will j spek for it es a+thyng
yat gerys men gastely fruyt forth bryng
Als criste schewes in our~ gospell
yar he sayes sed in gud erth fell
And when tyme come gude fruyt it 3alde
Of ilka corne a hundreth-falde
For-yi gud erth yat gud fruyte gyfes
Bymenes gude cristen men yat wele lyfes
And brynges forth fruyte in tholmodnes
yat es moder of all gudnes
For nanekyn man may be ryght gude
Bot he in anger~ be tholmode
Tholmode es he yat cane haf meth
Jn werldys wa and in wandreth
And for-gyfes yaim yat duse hym schathe
And prayes yat god schyld yam fra lath
Als criste when he hang on ye rude
And kend vs for to be tholmode
Bot now es many a foll j wys
yat sone when any has done hym misse
Gude ryst na ro may he haf nane
Or ˆ <mrg>he</mrg> be vengid one yat man
jn hys erte es na tholmoudnes
Bot felony at bitternes
He may will ber~ gude fruyte in dede
Bot is fruyte gettis him na mede
For . ryght as fruyte yat suld spryng
Es slane wt thonner and leuenyng
Sa gers wreth and wykkyd wyll
Gude fruyte of werkys welyn and spyll
For fruyte wesnes of worthi dede
When he yat duse it tynes is mede
And ilka+man may seker be
yat mede of gude dede tynes he
Jfe he in jre and wreth lyfe
And nangatys wyll myssedede forgyfe
Bot he yat haldes hym fra wreth
when hys faes procures hym to breth
And yaim gud agayne ill
May noght ye fruyt of is dede spyll
For sufferance 3ernes it fra wynde
<fol. 54v>Of breth for-yi sall he it fynde
Ripe be-for gude on day of day of dome
yat gere our~ fruyte her~ sproute and blome
yan sall yat fruyte yat here wroght
Jn tholmodnes gert hym be broght
To take wt myrth hys mede in blys
yat vnto tholmode granthed es
For-yi j rede we be tholemode
And think on criste yat dyed on rode
And aske of his faes na wreke
Bot tholed dede mekly for mannes sake
He grutched noght when men hym slogh
Ne when yai hym to hethyng logh
Bot asked to yaim for-gyffenes
To gyfe ensampyll of tholmoudnes
For j rede we ensampell tak
Of criste and forgyfe yaim all wrak
ya dus vs schath for yan life we
Jn meknes and in charite
Of tholmoudnes wyll j 3ou tell
A tall if 3e wyll here my spell
A ryche man be alde dayes
Thoght to for-sake yis werdys playes
And turne in-to religioun
And yar~-to mad hym all boun
A doghter he had yat he betaghte
vntill hys frendys wt all is aghte
And bad yai suld hyr tak tente
And seyn tyll a abbay he wente
And monk was he schauen yar~
And sa buxsome was he euer-mar~
yat hys abbot lufed hym wyll mare
yan monk yat wonned yar~
He lyfed yus lang in yat abbay
And serued god bayth nyght and day
Bot radde was he yat god suld fyne
Hys doghter yat ˆ <mrg>he</mrg> callede cyaryne
And ofte for hyr he syghed sare
For in ordre he wald scho war~
Hys abbot saw hym be sary
And asked whare-fore and why
He made swylk chere and he him talde
yat he a son hade yat was calde
Mawrine and f<ill></ill>e he sayd he walde
yat he war broght to goddys falde
yis abbot 3erned yis chyld to haue
For he wende it had bene a knafe
<fol. 55r>And bad hym ga yar~ efter swyth
Bot he may 3e grete ferly lythe
yis monk efter is doghter 3ede
And cled hyr wyll in carman wede
And kend hyr how yat scho sulde lyff
And all hyr hert to ihesu gife
And bad yat scho suld neuer mare
Lat man wyt yat scho woman war
when he had kend hyr hir~ lessoun
He broght hyr to religioun
And monk yan was scho schauen yare
And monk abyte yer scho bare
And frer maryn yar was scho calde
And for a gud monk was scho talde
For scho was gude and seruys-abyll
And in religioun full stabyll
Hyr womanhed sa wele scho hyde
yat mannys maners full wele scho kyde
Scho wonned in hyr~ fader~ scell
And he hyr kend yat tyll hyr fell
How scho suld bayth nyght & day
Hyr~ seruys and hyr sawter say
And when dede had hyr fader~ tane
Scho wonned in hys cell be hyr~ ane
Jn hard penance and gud prayer~
yat made hyr to criste full lyfe and der~
Fell auntur yat hyr felaws 3ede
Jn labor for to do yair dede
And yair~ labor was stanes beryng
To ye werk of yer bygyng
And for Maryne was wyse & war
Sco was sette to lede a kar~
ye qwarell was fer fra yat abbay
And a browster wonned yar~ all-way
And yar~ lay maryne oft on nyght
when scho myght noght come hame be lyght
And fell auntur yat a 3ong swayne
Hade ye browstur doghter for-layne
And sone when chyld in wambe was sene
Hyr frendys war at hyr~ full tene
And asked wha had by hyr~ layne
And scho yaim tald yat monk maryne
Had forced hyr~ and yai war wrath
And tyll is abbot he talde full rathe
yat Maryn had yat mayden for-layne
Bot ye abbot sayd yar~ agayne
For wend he noght it sothe myght be