<County: Yorkshire East Riding>
<Code: L0362>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 2394, Hand C>
<Text: Prick of Conscience>
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<fol. 38r>Ane is to clense ye saule her~ well
of dedely s[y]nys & of venyell
a-nothyr wt-outen drede
In heuen to haf mede
for ye saule for ilk a+payn her~ sal haf
special Joy as wothys saue
Jn hewen wt-outen end to last
yt it tholys her~ wt hert stedfast
her~ may men se as ye buk wytnes
& onderstand qwat purgatory is
Now wyl J chew 3ou schortely
whar~ clerces says is purgatory
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Ye stede yt purgatory is callid
onder erd god orden wald
a-bouen ye sted as sum clerkes tellis
ye crissom~ dede chylder ay dwellys
yt for ye sy3t of goddes face
Er put for-euer wt-outen grace
yt sted is next abouen hel pytte
by-twene purgatory & it
yus standes ye stede of purgatory
abon~ yam bath in yt party
al yt er yer payn bus haue
bot yai haf grace & er saue
fra ye lawere stedes to ye day of dom~
sal neuer na saule out com~
yen sal yai com~ to ye last Jugment
& wt body agayn~ to hel be sent
bot fra purgatory saulys may wyn~
to blis qwen yai er clensid of syn~
aboune yt hy3t <exp>st</exp> is ye ferd stede
<fol. 38v>yt god weset qwen he was dede
& yai yt yer war wt hym out he tok
& left nan yer in as says ye buk
ne fra yt tym~ as we her~ clrerkes tell
com~ neuer man yider 3it to dwell
al yer iiij stedes men may hel call
for yai er closid wt-in ye erd al
& for hel yai may al be tan~
of whylk iiij purgatory is ane .
yer-for haly kyrk yt for saulis prais
calles purgatory hel yt yus says
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lord deliuer out of hellis hand
al cristin saulis yt yer is dwelland
yt is to say fra purgatory
yer ye saulis er clensid perfiteli
bot fra ye lawer helles wt-outen doute
no saul may he deliuerde oute
for of mercy yer is na hope
as says ye haly man Jobe
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Jn hel he says yt ogly donjone
na b[i]yng may by na rawnson~
yt is to say in ye law-er hell
yer ye dampned saulis sal ay dwell
whar~ mes ne prayers helpis no3t
to yam yt yerder er bro3t
for na thyng may abate yer pyne
als says vs sant Austyne
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he says if my fader or moder war
Jn hel & J wyst yam~yare
J wald nouther ny3t ne day
byd na bede ne for yam~ pray
<fol. 39r>for-qwy na mese almos ne praers
helpis na saulis bot perchaunce deres
ya twa lawer stedes yt J newend ar~
er hel yt sal last euer mar~
bot purgatory sal no3t last ay
for it sal last bot to domysday
for efter yt day as clerkes can~ se
na sted of purgatory sal be
bot hell full of fendes wt-jn
yt ay lastes for wenganch of syn~
now sum has wonder & may ask why
god has swa ordend purgatory
& hel emyddes erth sa law
ye skyl why may yis be to knaw
ye syn yt is on erd wro3t
fra erd vnpunych passes no3t
yen nedely behoues punyst be syn~
outhyr abon~ erd or wt-Jn
yt is outher her~ qwar~ we dwell
or els in purgatory or in hell
for syn it is swa hewy & swa hard
yt it drawys euer ye saule donward
to pyn~ & penance haf wastyd yt syn~
ye saule may neuer to heuen wyn~
3it says yis gret clerk namely
yt ij stedes er of purgatory
ye tan~ is comon~ as 3e hurd me tell
yt wt-in erd is aboun~ hell
ye toyer is specyale thorou~ grace
yt is aboun~ erd in sum place
for in comon sted sum er not ay
sum er her~ punysch & ny3t & day
Jn ser~ stedes spirituale in gast
<fol. 39v>Whar~ yai haf synnys in body mast
& may be thorow help & spede
o praers of frendes & almosdede
to wham~ in gast oft yai ˆ [a]-per~
thorow special grace in sum stede her~
for to hast ye deliueraunce
out of yer payn~ & penance
yt as J ar~ sayd gret grewys
& for warnyg of frendes yt lewys
her~ may men perfiteli by skyl se
whar~ purgatori fallys to be
now wyll j rede cristn forthirmar~
& schew 3ou qwat+kyn paynus er yer
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<gap for capital>n purgatory is many a payn~
als ye buk wyttnes for certayn~
& amang yas payns as 3e sal her~
er vij manerys of paynys sere
yt ilk a+man ma fele & se
yt in purgatory sal clensid be
Als J fynd wytyn specyaly
Jn a buk of ye paynys of purgatory
ye fyrst payn~ is of ye Sewen~
als 3e hard me be-for newen~
ye gret dred yt sauls er Jn
when ye body & it sal twyn~
for ye saule sees yan about it stand
Egayns it fendes grisly raumpand
als wod lyons to wayt yer pray
to rawych it wt yam~ away
& yt sy3t is a+payn~ ful greuos
for ya fendes er sa foul & hedus
yt swa hardy was neuer nane
<fol. 40r>lefand her~ in flech & bane
yt saw yt sy3t yt yen ye saule sees
yt ne he for ferd his wyt suld lese
A gret payn~ yis sy3t sal be
to ye saule when he it sal se
ye second payn~ nexst folouand
ys ye gret dred to onderstand
yt ye saule sal haf wt dole & car~
to dome be gewyn~ hou he sal far~
for ye angles sal yer redy be
& ye fendes swa grisly to se
yt sal disspote of al yer lyfe
emang yam~ yer wt a+gret stryf
ye saule sal be-twen~ yam~ stand
& ye angles on ye ry3t hand
& ye fendes on ye lefte syde
Jn gret dred yan ye saul sal byde
to ye stryf be bro3t to ende
& to he wt what way he sal wend
wheter he sal be dampnyd or saue
swylk drede yan ye saule sal haf
as a+man yt is in ye cee
Jn gret perels & may not fle
when tempest fallis & stormys smart
ye[n] he has gret drede in hert
yan makes he wowys & callis on criste
for he dred sar~ to be pareste
& yt dred to hym is a gret payn~
for of hys lyfe he ˆ [is] vn-certayn~
& als a+man has died bodely
when he is [a]reued<?> of felouny
by for~ ye Justes & ye contre
yt chargyd is he gylty be
<fol. 40v>he wat no3t wheder he sal be spylt
or deliuered of yat gylt
to yai haf gefen yar~ werid ryte
yt yer of he outhyr be mad qwyte
als ye law wyl or gylty
Jf he yan haf drede it is na ferly
3it sal ye saule dred wel mar~
to it may wytt hou it sall fare
¶ ye thyrd payn~ is mar~ of exile
when ye saule er agaynys yer wyll
er exiled fra yis lyf to payn~
wt-outen any turnyng agayn@
yai sal haf ya@ gret murnyng
when yai er flemyd agayns yer lykyng
Fra al yer frendes lef & dere
& fra al yer gudes yt yai had her~
ye murnyng yt yai haf on yis wys
to yam~ sal be gret payn~ & anguis
¶ ye ferd payn~ is ser~ malady
yt ye saule sal haf in purgatory
for yai sal haf yer <1 word> ser~
for dyuerse synnys vnclensyd her~
som for pride yt in has bene
sal haf ye feuer cotydyene
yt ye saule sal pyne mar~ bytterly
yen euer pynyd feuer her~ in mannys body
sum sal haf her~ vthyr payn~ & anguis
yt is ye dropce for cowatyse
som~ sal haf . in yer lymmys about
for slewth ye potegar & ye gout
som~ for enwy sal haf in yer lymmys
sar~ bylys felonse & postemse
<fol. 41r>som for ir~ sal haf ye perlsy
yt ye saul sal gref gretly
som~ for glotony sal haf emang
ye suenocy yt euel is strang
& for ye syn of lychory
sal haf ye euel of meselry
yus sal ye saulis as god wotch-saue
for ser~ synys ser~ maladys sal hafe
yt her~ has had gret repentance
& no3t fulfyllid her~ yer penance
ya malades ye saul mar~ grewys
yen ye body yt her~ lewys
thynk qwat payn~ has ye body
yt her~ has no3t bot a+malady
Jn yis lyfe lastand vij 3er~
er no3t bot ij days or ij 3er~
yt malady grewys ye body sar~
bot 3it grewys ye saul wel mar~
Jn purgatory is it pynd
for ye saul is ye mar~ tender ˆ [by] kynd
for as a lytyl thyng in ye egh lokand
may grewe mar~ ye e yan ye hand
swa felys ye saule mar~ penance
yan ye body qwen it has grewance
yt is not bot a+sp[r]ete to se
ye whylk may no3t felyd be
for it is swa sotel efter ye dede
Jt may yan o[cu]py na stede
to yis answar yus men may
als men ma her~ gret clrekes say
ye saule ye lyf of ye body is
of ilk a+man her~ bath mar~ & les
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<fol. 98r>yas payn is mayr~ to fyle & se
yan all ye paynes yt may be
Jn h[i]s werlde her~ mayr~ & lese
Als ye buk here beres wytnes
yus sal vermyn in hell be gret payne
Bot yhit mair som say yar ogayne
For men may Jn som buk wrytene se
yat after ye gret dome yt at ye last sall be
Na wykyde creatur~ sal+lye yan
Bot anely aungell fynde & mayn
how sowld yan jn hell or owr~whar~ elles
Any vermyn lyue or . als men telles
Or any vthr~ bestes yt may der~
To yis J will gyff & yus answer~
And by skyll it proue mayntene
ye vermyn yt yar~ sall yan be sene
After men vndyr~-standynge is
Noght elles bot fyndes Jn lykkenes
Of vermyn yt gnawes ye sinfull yar~
To eke yar~ payn & makyd mar~
yus sall ye fendes gnaw yam~ wt-oute
Jn lekkenes of vermyn all a-boute
And yar~ consciens als vermyn
Sall gnaw yam ouer~all wt-Jn
And yt gnawynge wtJn sall be full harde
Off whylk J sall son spek ofterwarde
yt vermyn sall be Jn hell mar~ grysesely
yan yes vermyn her~ & mar myghty
yis vermyn her seyn it greues sar~
Men aghte to drede yt vermyn yar~
And for ˆ [yi] yat ye synfull her~ namgly
<fol. 98v>Was ay ful hateredyn & enuy
it wald emend yam~ of yer syn
bot lat it ay gnaw yam~ wt-Jn
Jt is ry3t & skyl by godes law
yt ye vermyn in hel ay yam gnaw
¶ Ye ix payn is to vnderstand
dyngyng of fendes wt hambris glowand
for ye fendes ye synful sal ay bete
wt glowand hamberes vgly & grete
& smythi men strekes on swa fast
yt brekis & bristes at ye last
ry3t sa ye fendes sal ay dyng
on ye synful wt-outen styntyng
& wt hamberes gest swa gret dyntes
yt al Jn pouder my3t strik hard flyntes
for hader dyntes gaf neuer engyne
yai yai sal gef saye saynt Austyn
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he says als men seys a engyn cast
& on towne walles strikes fast
wt a+stan~ yt is gret & heuy
sa ye fyndes sal strke & mar~ smartly
on ye bodes & saules yt sal dwell
eftyr ye last dredful dom~ in hell
yus sal yai dyng yam~ euer mar~
wt gret habire glowand & nan spar~
& yis payn sal be to yam~ endles
als ye buke her~ -of beres wyttnes
for yai sal ay hafe pouer & leue
<fol. 99r>ye synful man to dyng & grewe
als som buk opynly chewys vs
yt saynt austyn mad
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ye dom sal yan be redy
to ye clanderers of god almy3ty
& to yam mak gret mellis yt sal+dyng
ye bodys of synful wt-outen stynting
& for thi yt yai wald not tak
haly discyplyn for godes sak
yer-for ye fendes sal dyng yam~ sar~
wt hate yryn mellis & nan spar~
¶ Ye tend payn is yt neuer sal blyn
ye hard gnawyng of conciense wtJn
ful mekyl sorow sal be yan in hell
emang ye synful yt yer sal dwell
for yai sal ay yus cry & say
alas alas and walaway
whi wald we neuer trow
what sorow & payn her~ is now
yan sal yai pleyn yam of yar~ wykkydnes
& say yus als yn ye buk writyn is
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What awaylid vs pride yai sal say
What rysyng of rychis what riche for ay
al yt pomp yt we se now
es passid away als a chadow
& als messanger~ by-for~ tynnand
<fol. 99v>& als a chip on ye water flouand
& als a+foul in ye ayer~ floand wt wynd
of whas gates na trayce may men fynd
yus sal al yer pomp oway pase
& be als thyng yt neuer was
yan sal yam thynk al is away
al yer lif bot as nour~ of a+day
had yai neuer swa lang lewyd here
yai may say on yis maner
ry3t now born~ in-ward war we to be
ry3t now in al our delites lewyd we
ry3t now we dyed & passid away
now er we in hel & sal be for ay
& for thi at conceens saryd yam~ oght
to for-sake yar~ syn yt yai had wro3t
bot feled ay her~ yar~ flech wyll
yer-for it is gud reson & skyll
yt yar~ conscens gnaw yam~ wtJn
euer mar~ in hel for yar~ syn
¶ Ye xi payn is gretyng of teris
als he chewys & wyttnes beres
for thi wt gret cald & hete
yt yai sal thole yai sal ay grete
& ye teres fra yar~ eghen sal ryn
euer mar~ & neuer blyn
swa mekyl watter als sal fal yan
fra a+mane egh sal gese na man
for thi yai sal be ay gretand
& yar~ teres sal be ay folouand
& ye watter sal ryn fra yar~ ene sa fast
<fol. 100r>& yar~ gretyng sa lang sal last
yt in al ye werd her~ as J wene
Js no3t sa mekyl watir sene
as fra yar~ eghen sal fal ay emang
swa fast yai sal grete & swa+lang
yar~ for saynt Austyn says yus
whas wordis er autentik to vs
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Jn hel he says ma teres sal be
out yhetid yan dropis er in ye se
ye synful sal ay yer gret
& yar~ teres sal be of sa gret hete
yt ye water yt sal yan doun ryn
fra yar~ eghen sal yam~ schald wt-outen & wt-Jn
for it sal be hatter yan euer it was
Moltyn lede or welland bras
as men has hard gret clrekes tel
yt has disc[r]ied ye payns of hell
& for thi yt yai had her~ euer lykynd
Jn yaire syn & neuer for-thynkyng
ne sorow for yai tho3t it ay swete
yar~ for yai sal in hel ay grete
wt yar~ terys he chaldid <exp>d</exp> ay yar~
to eke yar~ payn as J sayd ar~
¶ Ye xij payn is cham & chenship
yt ye synful sal haf in hel sa depe
of ilk a syn yt euer yai did
for whi yar~ sal be knwyn & kyd
als of tho3t wordys and werk
Als says saynt Austin yt gud clerk
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Al yar~ synnys in yam sal chewyd be
no yai may no3t hide ne fle
yai sal haf mar~ cham of yar~ synys yar~
yan of yar chenchip & it sal be mar
yan euer had man her~ in tho3t
for velany yt euer he wro3t
& yt cham sal last wt yai ay
& neuer sal pas fra yam~ away
yan may yus say ilk a+wy3t
als dawyd says in ye sauter ry3t
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yt is my synfulnes says he
al day is agaynys me
& ye chenchip of my face
has conuertit mein ilk a+place
yam~ sal swa chame of yer syn
yt yam sal thynk ay as yai suld bryn
wt ye gret cham yt yai suld haf yar~
yt neuer suld sese bot last euer-mar~
whar~ if na payn war in hel
bot yt cham anly yt J off tel
Jt sul be to yam yer mar~ payn
yan any man her~ couth ordayn
& for thi yt yai her~ in yer lyfe
durst neuer of syn for cham~ yam~ chryfe
bot ta syn wtouten cham~ war hald
Jt is ry3t yt yai haf als J tald
chame in hel for yar~ syn
of wylk yai wald neuer her~ blyn
¶ Ye xiij payn als yes clerkes wate
<fol. 101r>Js dispayr~ ye bandes of fir~ brynnand hate
wt ye wylk ye synful sal be bondon
als in som buk is fundon~
& yas bandes of fir~ sal neuer slak
for yai wald neuer yar~ syn for-sak
yai sal be wt yas bandes brynnand
Jn hel hard bondon bath fute & hand
& strayte strenyd ilk a+lyme
thorow ye fendes yt er vgli & grym~
And emang hate & cald ay be slokynde
And wt glowande hamers ay be dongene
And yar~ to be gnaw<ill>...</ill> wt vermen fell
Als ye hard me be-for~ tell
yar~ vonnynge Jn hell sall ay be endlese
e-mange stynkand fylth & gret myrknes
Whar~ heuer is nyght & neuer day
Als men may her~ gret clarks say
yan sall yay fylle when yai gar~ come
Goddys wengans thurghe ryghtwys dom~
For yar~ synnes yt hym her~ myss-pays
yar~ for~ yus god in ye gospell sayis
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he says bynd yar~ hend & fete faste
and in to ye vtterest mirkkenes cast
yat es ye ferest Mirknes of hell
war~ mar~ sorˆ[o]w is & yan tonge can tell
yair~ yare sall endelese be twrnyd downwarde
And yar~ fyth be bondyn downward vpwarde
And be strenyde strate be fete & hende
wt byrnande cheynes glowand rede
<fol. 101v>yai sal be pinyd on yis maner
wt othir payns many & ser~
als says her~ a+clrek opynly
Jn a buk yt he mad thorow stody
of ser~ qwestiouns of dywynyte
yt is c[a]llyd flor sciencie
yt is on ynglich flour of knawyng
whar~ writyn is many a+thyng
Jn yt buk yus he tellis
how yai sal hyng yt yer yan dwellys
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he says in ye grond of hel donjon
ye hede of ye synful sal be turnyd doun~
& ye fete fast vpward knyttid
& in strang payns be st[r]enyd & tytede
& for thi yt yai war her~ ay redy
to syn wt ser~ lymmys of ye body
yer for yai sal be bondon yar~
by dyuerse lymmys as J sayd ar~
w[i]ht brynnand brandes hate glowand
yt euermar~ sal be lastand
& for thi yt yai wald no3t <exp>g</exp>knaw
ne kepe ye ordur~ of his law
bot turnyd yam~ ay fra godward
& on ye werd yer hert set hard
& swa mysturnyd yar~ lewyng
vn-to vanyte & flechly lykyng
yerfor it is ry3t & resoun~
yt yai be turnyd vpside doun~