<County: Yorkshire North Riding>
<Code: L0190>
<MS reference: London, BL Add. 30358>
<Text: Northern Homily Collection>
<Tranche 1>
<fol. 3r>yt mad all yis warld of noght .
And man~-kynde on~ rode boght .
Ye fowr~ gospels vs schews .
Crystes dedes & hys swa saws .
All yere fowr~ a tale yai tell .
Bot ser~ saws er in yer spell .
& in yer spell in kyrk at messe .
Er lesons redd bath mar~ & lesse .
For at euer ilk messe we rede .
Of Crystes prechyng & hys dede .
Foryi yas gospells yt all-wayss .
Er redd in kyrk on~ sonnndayse .
On~ jnglyss now wyll j vndo .
yf god wyll gyf me grace yer-to
For namly on~ ye sonnnday .
Coms lewd men~ yer bedes to say .
To ye kyrk & for to ler~
Gastly lar~ at yai yer her~
For als grete myster haf yai
To wytt what ye gospell wyll say .
Als lerd men~ . for bath war boght
wt Crystes blude . & sall be broght
Tyll heuyn~ blyss-full menskfully
yf yay do wele & be worthy .
For-yi wyll j on~ inglyss schaw .
To ger ye lewde folk better knaw .
What all yas gospels says
yt fals to ye sonnndays
yt yai may ler~ & hald in hart
Thyng yt yaim to gude may art
And forys at oure begynig
Pray we god of heuen~ kyng
Yt he help vs for to bryng
yis ilk werk to gude ending
& gyf me grace swa for-to make .
yis werk for lewde men~ sake .
yt j may haf for my deede
heuyn~ blyss to my mede .
& yt oure warkes be wyrchypp .
To god . ye fende to schendschypp .
Joy to Cryst & to angell .
All Crystyn~ folk to sall hele .
Yt it be so . says inwardly .
An pater noster & Aue mary .
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<fol. 3v><lat>Jncipit prima dominica . aduentus domini</lat>
Tyll ye fulth of ye tyme was commyn~
Sathanas had all folk benommynn
For man~-kynde in preson~ he helde
wt-outen ˆ [help] wt-outen~ belde .
Ay tyll god in Trinite .
Of man~-kynde had swylk pyte .
Yt he sent hys son~ to take .
Flesch & blod for mans sake .
For wt-outyn~ flesch & blode .
Myght he noght by apon~ ye rode .
Mankynd yt in flesch & fell .
was dampned to ye pyne of hell .
Foryi had god of man~ mercy .
yt was begylyd+thurgh enmy .
Of sathanas yt thurgh lesyng .
Begyld Adam & hys ofspryng .
And gert man~-kynd ga tyll hell .
yar~ wt-owtyn~ end to dwell .
Jf it ne war~ yt god almyghty .
had sent hys son~ of hys mercy .
To 3elde for mans kynd rawnson~ .
And lesyd vs all owt of preson~ .
Goddes ˆ [son~] & godes saande .
Come to lese<small i-like mark above first e> man-kynd of band
& was borne of ye maydyn~ mary
Man-kynd on~ ye Rode ˆ [for] to by
And for-yi yt Cryst come vs to .
Oure aller profett for to do .
A moneth be-for~ hys byrth .
Jn haly kyrk wt menske & myrth .
J hald hym an ebre fole .
yt menskes noght hys byrth at 3ole
& yer-for~ at yt blstfull tyme .
When~ haly kyrk welcoms hym .
Wyll j begyn~ to make my spech
And of hys come somm thyng to tech
For Cristes come made endyng .
Of all oure sorow & oure ˆ [mor]nyyng . <first y looks like it has been changed from something else>
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<fol. 4r>Saynt Mark begynnes yus hys gospell .
wt wordes yt J sall <incomplete w> 3ow tell .
And takes wyttness at j-say
yt spekes of cryst in profecy .
yis j-say spekes full euen~
Jn ye fader name of heuen~
Tyll ˆ [crist] of saynt jone baptyst
yt bodword of hym broght vs fyrst
J send he sayde my mesengere
befor~ yi face yi word to ber~ .
yt sall grayth befor~ ye ˆ [ye] way .
wt word yt he of me sall say .
Yer~ wordes says god almyghty .
Thurgh ye profett malachy .
And alsa spekes saynt ysay .
of saynt jone full opynly .
Yai schew bath . bott be ser~ lettre
foryi burd vs trow yaim ye bette .
Yai tald how saynt jone baptyst
Suld grayth ye gate be-for~ jhesu Cryst
For saynt jone was in wyldrenesse .
& baptyst folk in forgyfnesse .
Of yar~ syn~ & taght ye way .
Tyll ˆ [ye] wardes blys yt lastes ay .
For mykyll folk of yt contre .
yt oure gospell cals jude .
& of jerusalem yt ryche Cyte .
Come tyll saynt jone baptyst to be .
yai sthraife yam of yer syns clene .
& saynt jone baptyst yam be dene
Jn strange penance hys lyfe he+led
wt Camell har~ yen~ was he cled .
Wod hony & frute he Ete
& taght ye folke yer syn to bete .
And sayd a strangar man~ yan~ j.
Aftyr me sall come in hy .
Yt es so menskefull & so mery .
yt j my self es noght worthy .
To lese ye thwanges of hys schone .
Sa mykyll gude b<ill><1 letter></ill>se thurgh hym done
For j in water hafe baptyst 3ow .
Bot in hym agh 3e all to trow .
<fol. 4v>For he sall wt ye haly gaste .
Baptys 3ow & 3oure syns waste .
yis es ye strenght of oure gospell .
Als man~ wt Jnglys tong may tell .
¶ Jn yis gospell alls thynk me .
twa thynges may we gastly se
ye fyrst es wyrchyp & louynge
yt fals wele tyll a mˆ[y]<ill><1 letter></ill>ty kynge .
yt mesanger~ of hym gan~ brynge .
Ay tyll he come tyll hys bygynge<1st y written on top of e>
¶ Ye toyer thyng yt we may se
Jn oure gospell als thyk me .
Yan~ es ye grete worthynesse .
Of prechour~ yt bers wytnesse .
Of hym to com & makes itt kouth .
wt word yt coms out of yer mouth .
Foryi er yai cristes mesangeres .
Tyll all yt yer sermon~ ˆ [wil] hers<s written on top of an end flourish>.
Yai tell ye folk on~ qwat maner~
yt man~-kynd was to god so der~
Yt he sent hys son~ vs to .
Oure aller profett for~+to do .
Yt was sent [to] dy for vs .
For-yi burd vs in hys comyng
welcom~ hym als worthy kyng
For in haly buk fynd we .
Of cristes come . comynges thre .
¶ ye fyrst es when~ he come to take .
Flesch & blod for mans sake .
He lyghtyd doune full mekly .
Jn-to yis mayden~ wome Mary .
And schop hym body of hyr+flesch .
And dubbed hym wt oure lyknes .
And welk in werld als erdly man~ .
Bot synless her~ was he all ane .
Wt oure lykness begyld he .
ye fend . yt hys mankynd myght se .
Bot pride made ye fend so blynd .
yt hys godhede myght he noght fynd .
<fol. 5r>He wend yt cryst war~ noght bot man~
And thurgh hys godhede was he tan~
Cristes godhede ye fend toke .
Als fysch es takyn~ wt bayte or hoke .
For hys godhed in flesch was hydd
Als hoke in bayte & yt god kydd
Ye fend yt gyled oure fader Adam
he broght man~-kynd in mykyll blame .
Had sathanas wytten~ wytterly .
yt Cryst had bene god almyghty .
For all yis werld he had noght gert .
ye Jewes haf stanged hym to ye hert .
Bot for he sagh hym noght bot man~
Godhed in hym he wend war~ nane .
Foryi he fandyd hym styfly .
To draw hym in tyll hys baly .
He wend wele wt hym to far~
Als he had done wt oyer ar~
when~ Cryst swelt opon~ ye tre .
hys sall . gˆ[a]rene aspyed he .
Yf he myght se or fynd yer-in
Any fylth or wem of syn~ .
And for he fand yer-in ryght nane .
Als fysch wt hok was he tane .
Ye fendes myght yt was full styth .
yt he was wont befor~ to kyth .
Was all takyn~ in Crystes hand .
yt hym swa hard in hell band .
Yt neuer mar~ sall he wend .
Out of hell bot ay yer send
& Cryst rest hym yen~ many ane .
yt he befor~ fra Cryst had tane .
Bot sone when~ Cryst on~ rod vs boght .
He heryed hell & hys out soght .
And broght all yas yt war~ hys .
Menskfully vn~-tyll hys blys .
Hys godhede & hys sall samen~ .
Broght yaim fro pyne to gamen~ .
<fol. 5v>Now se 3e why . & for whas sak .
Cryst come tyll vs oure kynd to tak .
¶ Hys fyrst come was bodely .
Bot ane oyer was gastly .
Yt es when~ Cryst gyfues vs wyll .
hys commaundmentes to fulfyll .
For als sone as we has wyll weˆ[l]le to do .
All yt ye prechoure says vs to .
& settes oure hartes in charyte .
forsoth full sykyr may we be .
Yt Cryst es comen~ vs vn~-tyll .
Of gastly gudes vs to fullfyll .
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<fol. 10r>And prayed god garne of hys mercy
yt he suld schew hym opinnly .
Owyer slepand o or wakand .
of hys felagh sum~ tythand .
And als he lay opon~ a nyght
hys felaw come wt lemes lyght .
& tald bath of heuen~ & hell
& he prayd hym he suld hym tell .
Hys state & he sayd wele far~ j .
Thurgh ye help of our~ lady .
Warn scho had bene j had gane .
To won~ in hell wt sathane .
Hys felaw thoght her~-of ferly .
And asked hym whar~-for~ & why
And sayd we wend wele yt yow .
had bene a haly man~ tyll now .
How sall itt far~ of vs caytyfs .
yt euer in syn~ & foly lyfs .
When yu yt led so haly lyfe .
was dampned tyll hell for+to dryfe .
When~ yis was sayd ye dede ansard
& told hys felaw how he fard .
Als sone as j gaf ye gast .
To my dome was j lod in hast
And als j stod my dome to her~ .
Befor~ oure lord wt drery cher~ .
Of feendes hard j many vpbrayde .
A buk was yan~ be-for~ me layde .
Yt was ye rewle of saynt benett
ye whylk j heght tyll hald & kept
Yis rewle yai gart me rathly rede .
And als j red sar~ gon~ j drede .
For ouerloup myght j mak yer nane .
bot of ye rewles euer ilk ane .
3eild<?> a-count how j yaim held
And my wytt a-gayne me melled .
Yt schewe yer full opynly .
yt j my lyf led wrangwysly .
For in ys rewle er many a pase .
yt agayns my lyfyng wase .
<fol. 10v>whar~-thurgh j had almost yar~ .
Bene dampned to hell for-euer-mar~ .
Bot for j lufd wele oure lady .
whyls j lyfyd . j had foryi .
Gud help yar~ thurgh hyr mercy .
For scho be-soght Cryst inwardly .
Yt j myght turne to purgatory .
yar~ to clens me of my foly .
Yer-for~ J hope to far~ full wele .
For my sorow sall sone kele .
Foryi my freend j pray itt ye .
yu gar~ my felaws pray for me .
When~ yis was saˆ[i]de away he wentt .
& hys felaw full mykle hym mentt .
And aftyr yis syght many a day .
Gert he for hys sall pray .
Yis tale haf j tald to 3ow
To schew on~ what maner~ & how .
We sall be demed & 3eld a-counte .
what all oure lyftyme may amownte
For ya-r~<an i scratched out at the place of the hyphen> sall be knawen~ j-wys .
All thyngh yt her~ mystakyn~ es .
Be ye leest euyll thoght .
For ya-r~<an i scratched out at the place of the hyphen> forgetyn~ bese ryght noght
Yan~ sall we by yeir syns der~
<add>of</add> whylk we er vnschren vnschreuen~ her~
Her~-of oure synnes yf we be schryuen~
yan~ hase god ˆ [us] all forgyfen~
Foryi burd vs all oure synnes bette .
wt schryft of mowth & hartly grete .
For schryft of mowth es medycyn~ .
yt scheldes man~ fro hell pyne .
For yf we clenly schryfe vs her~ .
& worthy penawnse tak wt gude cher~ .
We may be sekyr on~ domysday .
To wende to yt blyssed play .
Yer Cryst sall euer mar~ be kynge .
for hys mercy ˆ [he] vs yedyr brynge . . Amen .
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Saynt Mathew ye euangylist .
Sayse yt saynt jon~ ye Baptist .
<fol. 11r>Was in preson~ & hard tell .
Of Cryst dedes & hys spell .
& sent of hys dyscypyls twa .
& bad yt yai suld fast ga .
& wytt of Crist whedur it war he .
yt suld com~ mans bote to be .
Or we ane oyer Crist sall abyde .
yt fell may ye feendes pryde .
Saynt jon~ dysciples 3ode & sayde .
ye erand yt was on~ yaim layde .
& when~ Crist yair~ askyng hard .
full myldly to yaim he answard .
& bad tyll yair~ mayster schaw .
hys deedes yt yai hard & saw
Alsswa ˆ [say] deedes beres wyttnes .
Of me yt j sothfast god es .
J gyf he sayd ye blynd yer syght .
J gar ye halt men~ gang vpryght .
J mak he ˆ [said] lepres hale .
& defe men~ j bete yer bale .
J rayse men~ fra dede to lyfe
& pur~ men makes me full ryfe .
And full blyssed he sayd es he .
Yt es noght her~ sclaundred in me
Alsswa say ye jewes hase nyth
at me for ferles yt j kyth .
Foryi er yai sclaundred in me .
when~ yai noght of my godhed se .
And yer-for~ blyss . j hym wt grace .
yt folowe noght ye jewes trase .
Swylk wordes to yaim spak Cryst .
yat come fro saynt jon~ Baptist .
And when~ yai had hard crist saw
Tylward saynt jon~ fast gon~ yai draw .
And yai toward saynt jon~ 3ode
Crist spak to yaim yt by hym stode .
For yai had bene saynt jon~ to se .
Jn wyldyrnes for yair~ wond he .
Be-for~ yt herode yt fals feloune .
had done saynt jon~ in hys presone .
Yer-for~ Crist asked bath mar~ & less
what thyng yai soght in wyldyrness .
qwat thyng he sayd yeid ye
Jnto wyldirnes for to se
<fol. 11v>Wend 3e of saynt jon~ forto fynd .
A rede yt waynes wt ye wynd .
Als swa say he es nane of ya .
yt waynes for welth ne 3it for wa
For warldes welth & warldes wyn
yt makes worldly men~ full blynd
For welth of ye world to pride vs drawes .
& wa makes many to thole hard trawes
Be-twyx yer~ twa we hyld als re<add>i</add>de .
jn wa we morne . in welth we we<add>i</add>de .
O-gayns yier+twa saynt jon~ stode .
Newdyr of yaim myght chaung hys mode .
Yerfor~ Crist askyd wheyir men~ hym soght
Als he war~ man~ flakyrand of floght
Als-sa say wene 3e yt he .
Be als twyfald of hart as 3e
Nay for he es so stedfast .
yer may no wynd hym fro me cast .
Swylk worldes als j 3ow tell .
Says Cryst to-day in oure gospell .
Of saynt jon~ yt styfly stode .
A-gayn~ ye fandyng of warld lyflod
For he was neuer lyk in dehyde .
To yaim yt heldes als dos ˆ [ye] rede .
For yai may wele lykynd be .
To ye reede as thynk me .
Yt es to say yer~ lofyngers .
yt in ye ta hand fyr~ bers .
And in ye toyer hand ˆ [watir] ber~ yai.
Als lewde men~ er wont to say .
Ye tane kyndels wt bakbytyng .
ye toyer yai sloken~ wt juggylyng .
Yai held in twyn~ als dose ye reide .
wt fals speche & fals deide
yai mak yer~ myghty men~ myss-do
For all yair~ wyll yai spek yaim to
For wheyir so yai do wele or ill .
yai hald wt yaim & says yair~ wyll .
Myrth & mede . and . warlees beild
Gars yaim als ˆ [ye] rede for falshede held
<fol. 12r>Bot so dyd noght saynt jon~ j-wysse .
Bot snybbed herod when~ he dyd mysse .
& sayde itt wasse a-gayns ye law .
hys broyir wyf fleschly to knaw .
He heyldyd noght bot styfly stode
& for hys soth saw sched hys blode .
¶ Jn stede of tale j wyll 3ow tell .
how it of hys slaghtyr ˆ [be-]fell .
Kyng herode wt mykyll vnryght .
Reft hys broyer ˆ [his] wyf yt hyght .
Herodias & saynt jon~ hard .
wt what kyn~ syn~kyng herode ferd .
Swyth he snybbyd hym of hys syn~ .
& bad he suld of yt deyde blyn~ .
Whar~-for~ herode als feloun
Herodias yt wykyd woman~ .
Couayte garn~ haf saynt jon~ slayn .
He marred hyr of hyr fleschly syn~ lykynge
yerfor~ scho thoght to dede hym brynge
Bot cheso~ tyll hym had scho nane .
Foryi herode yt had hym tane .
Sagh he was a haly man~
hym thoght full lath to be hys bane .
Foryi of saynt jon~ ˆ [stod] hym agh .
Bot mykle ye lesse for hys sagh .
Herode hys wordes hard wt gude wyll .
& dyd mykle yt he sayde hym tyll .
Herode made a feest & kalled .
Prynces yer-to & kynges bald .
And als he wt hys gestes sete .
& made yaim glad yt drank & ete .
Befor~ yaim come a mayden~ schene .
was herodias doghter as j wene .
& tombled so wele be-for~ yaim all .
yt all yt satt samen~ in yt hall
War~ wele payd of hyr play .
And herode self gan~ tyll say .
whatt summ you wyll ask of me .
Full frely sall j graunte it ye .
He swar~ ane ath he suld full-fyll .
All hyr askyng an hyr wyll .
<fol. 12v>Jf yu ask ye halfen dele .
Of my kyng-dome j graunt at wele .
Yis may ran~ tyll hyr moder swyth
& bad hyr yt scho suld hyr lythe
What ye kyng hyr had bed .
& askyd hyr modyr what scho red .
Hyr moder was fayne when~ scho it hard .
& tyll hyr doghter sone answard .
& sayd luk yu ask ryght noght .
Bot saynt jon~ hede be tyll ye broght
Sone in a dysch forth befor~ ye .
For yt thyng wold j gladly se .
Yis mayden~ ran~ vn~-to ye kyng .
& sayd syr ˆ [yis] es myne askyng .
yf yu wyll at it be done .
Graunt me myne askyng sone