<County: Yorkshire Northwest>
<Code: L0381>
<MS reference: Cambridge, St John's College, 80 (D.5)>
<Text: Prick of Conscience>
<Tranche 1>
<fol. 37r>After ye dede when ye lyfe has ende
Nedely be-houes to dwell yar~-Jn
To yai be clensyd of all syn
Thurghe ye bitter paynes yat er~ yer
Bot som sall fele les & som mar~
After yair~ syn es more or les
Als in ye buke be-fore wryten es
Or after yair~ syns er~ many or fone
And after yai haue her~ penance done
For all saules sall no3t dwell in yt stede
Bot som saules als tite after ye dede
Sall wend vp streke till heuen blis
Als Jnnocent yat neuer did mysse
And oyer~ saules of men perfit
Yat in no-thing elles had delite
Bot anely in god yat boght yai~ dere
And leued ay in penance here
Som ye deade here sodanly tas
Jn dedely syn streke to hell gas
And yat me thinke es no ferly
For-why dedely syn es so heuy
yat it may wt-jn a litill stound
Draw a saule dou~ till hell grond
Bot ye saule yat es of dedely syn schreuen
so yat ye gilt es for-gyfen
Jf ye penance yat as a-ioynte
Be no3t fulfilled at ye dedes poynt
And ye saule yat es no3t clensid wele
Of smale synnes & of veniele
<fol. 37v>Yase two maner of saules er~ safe
Bot in purcatory yai sall haue
Bitter paynes & dwell still yare
Till yai be als clene as J said are
Als yai Ware first When yai had tane
Haly baptisme at ye Funstane
yhit sais clerkes som on yis maner
yat so clene of syn es no man here
Ne so perfit in ye law of crist
Ne yhit a child yat new es baptist
yat to heuen tite sall Wend after yer ded
yat he ne sall pas be yt stede
And se yas paynes euerilkane
Bot yhong Jnnocentes sall fele nane
For [yai] couthe neuer no syn wirke
And pas in ye trouthe of haly kirke
Yar~-for yai skip~ thurgh purcatory
Als a foule yt fleghes full smertly
Wthe-outen~ payne yat may yai~ dere
Or any sight yat may yaim fere
Bot vnnethes any oyer~ yan may
Passe White thurghe purcatori a-way
Yat ye fire ne sall fynd in yai~ to brine
Or yai pas som venial syn
So strait yai sall be examynd yan .
for it es none so perfit man
Yat he+ne thinkis mony ydell thoght
<fol. 38r>Yat he lattes pas & charges noght
Of Whilk~ him behoues clensid be
Or he may god all-myghty se
For als gold yat schines clere & breght
Yat semes fyned clene to mans sight
Whare it put in fire to fyne mare
yhit suld it leue som dros yare
Right so ye saules on ye same manere
Of perfit men yat clens yaim here
Of all syn & to god es redy
<smudge> When yai pas thurgh purcatory
Ye fire yat yer es withe-Jn
Sall fynd in yaim som dros of syn
Als light speche or thoght in vayne
For whilke yai sall yer fele som payne
For so fyned her~ no gold neuer was
Thurghe fire als yai sall be or yai pas
Here haue J schewed whilke [saule] <exp>payne</exp> sall be
Jn purcatori als clerkes can se
Now will J som syns here <itifie><?>
For Whilke yai dwell in purcatory
Many maner of syn yat greues
Reignes e-mang many men yt her~ lyues
Of Whilke som er~ no3t bot venile
And som er~ dedely to fele
yas syns yat er~ called deadely
Sall no3t be purged in purcatori
<fol. 38v>Bot yai sall be punyst ay in hell
And whilk~ yase er J will 3ou tell
Yase er~ ye hede synnes deadely
Pride hatereden & envy
Glotony & sleuthe in god seruice
And lichory & Couetise
Sacrilege & fals+witnesyng
Manslaghter and forswering
Thift al-so & rauyn
Jlk-one of yes es dedely syn
And wrethe es deadely syn omang
Jf it be halden in hert lang
And yhit dronkenes es deadely to fele
If it be ouer continuele
Who-so feles hum oght gilty
Jn ony of yis syns deadely
Bot if he him amend / or he hethen wend
He sall after his lyues ende
Noght Wend vn-to purcatory
Bot euen to hell withe-outen~ mercy
bot if him repent & schrife
Of all swilke syns here in his lyue
Fro hell pyne yan es he saue
bot penance or payne be-houes him haue
Jn purcatory als J wene
Till he be made of all syn clene
For-Whi penance for syn als J said are
<fol. 39r>Most be fulfilled her~ or yare
Syns yat er~ veniale yhit may dere
bot yai er~ no3t so heuy yhit at bere
Als er~ deadely for yai may here
Be-for done on lighter maner
For als men hers yis clerkes say
Jlke man here lightly may
Thurghe remedy slik grace her~ wyn
Yat may for-do all veniale syn
Yat es to say if he clene be
Of dedely syn & Will it fle
For J fynd Wreten ten thinges sere
Yat veniale syns for-dos here
Yas ten er~ yis yat J now rede
Haly water & almus dede
Fasting & housyll of goddes body
Prayer of ye pater noster namely
Generale schrift yat ilke day may
Benison~ of ye bischopn thurghe his dignite
And beneson~ of ye prest yat gyfen es
Namely in ye end of ye messe
Knokyng on brest of man yt es meke
Last ennoyntyng yat es gyfen to ye seke
Yes ten puttes veniale syns o-way
Als mon may here yis clerkes say
Bot so many veniale syns sere
May be gaderd to-gedir~ here
Yat yai may Weyghe on ye saule als heuy
<fol. 39v>Als a-nother~ syn yt es deadely
yat slase ye saule & god myspais
And yar~-for ye poete on yis wis says
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Als of many smale cornes es made
Til a hors bake a grete lade
Right so many venial syns smale
May make a deadely syn hale
For yai gedir~ on ye saule full thike
And cleues to-gedir~ as dos ye pike
Bot if yai swithe be done o-way
Ay als yai come With-outen delay
For so perfitely may none lefe here
With-outen~ veniale syns sere
For he syns ilk~ day yt here dwelles
Als ye buke sais yat yus telles
Seuen sithes it says on ye day
Ye rightwise falles yat es to say
Jn sere synnes yt er~ veniele
bot som er~ more & som les to fele
Jn so many veniale synns We fall
yat no man can reken yai~ all
bot som of yai~ reken J can
Als seint Austyn telles yt haly man
For in a buk~ he rehercis som
Yat er~ most vsed of custom
And to reherce yaim he yus be-gynnes
And says yare er~ veniale syns
Frist When a man etes & drinkes mare
<fol. 40r>Any tyme here yan myster ware
When yow may help thurghe wit+or skill
And will no3t help bot haldes ye still
When you spek schortly vn-to ye poere
Yat askes som gode at yi dore
When you ert hale & may wele last
And etes When tyme were to fast
When you list slepn & will no3t rise
And comes ouer~ late to god seruice
Or When you ert in god state
And says yi prayers ouer late
Or When yu haues ouer litell deuociou~
Jn prayers or deuocion~ in orison@
When a man will dele in bedd
Withe his Wife yat has wedd
His lust anely to fulfill
And to gete a child es no3t his will
When you visites men ouer late
Yat er~ seke & in febill state
Or men yat ligges in prison~
Or in anger~ or in tribulacion~
Or men yat er~ s<?>full & sary
Or saules yat er~ in purcatory
To visite yaim it ware grete nede
Thurghe prayer~ & thurgh alm dede
When you felaws noght yi state
To a-corde yaim yat er~ at de-bate
When yu spekes ouer bitterly
Vnto any man wit noyse or cry
<Tranche 2>
<fol. 65r>For ye Vale of Josephat es sett
be-twene ye mounte of oliuete
And Jerusalem on ye toyer~ syde
yat standes J myddes ye werld so wide
And yar~ es ye mounte of caluery
And ye sepulcre of crist fast yare-by
And in yat cuntre standes bethelem
A+litill space fro Jerusalem
yar~-for crist sall sitt yat he may
Schew all yir~ places & yus say
Lo here als yhe may all se
ye vale of Josephat vnder~ me
Whare beried was my moder~ mary
Of whaym flesche & blode for yhew tok~ J
He sall say be here als yhe se nowe
bethelem Whare J was born for yhew
And in cloutes lapped & layd was
Jn a crib be-twyx a-n+ox & a-n+asse
He sall say lo here may yhe se stand
Jerusalem yat es nere at hand
Whare J had for yhou many a buffett
And with scharpn scourges sare bett
And fro yethen for yhow ye cros J bare
yat was on my bake laide sare
He sall say also lo here yer-by
Als yhe may se ye mounte of caluery
Whare J was hungen on ye rode
be-twene ij tweues for 3our gode
Whare my payne for yheu was mast
And whare J swelt & yheld ye gast
And he sall yhit say also
Lo here ye sepulcre a litell yer fro
Whare J was laide for yhow als dede
<fol. 65v>Whan J was beried in yat stede
He sall say als in ye buke es sett
Lo here ye mounte of oliuete
Whare aungels apered right
When J stegh vp into heuen bright
And tald how my comyng suld be
To ye dome he als yhe may se
Now haue yhe herd a grete skyll whi
He sall sitt a-bouen yat vale namely
Yat men ye vale of Josephat calles
ye Wilke ymyddes ye Werld falles
Also another skill may yis be
Whi he sall com dou@ in yat cuntre
For yan~ was his first comyng don
Anely for man saluacion
When he first flesch & blode toke
Of a maiden yus sais ye buke
yus sall he com dou~ & sitt yer
To deme all men as j said are
Ful dredefull he sall be yan to se
To ye synfull yat sall dampned be
And full delitable to ye sight
Of rightwyse+men yat liued here right
bot all ye persone of ye trinite
And ye godhed sall no3t schewed all be
baye to gude & to ill sall appere yan
bot crist alane in forme of man
god son of heuen yat sall deme vs
And yer-for seynt John says openly yus
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God haues gyfen to his son@ sais he
All ye dome yat gyfen sall be
yat yai myght honour ye son right
Als yai honour ye fader~
yat gud men sall him se in godhede yan
With ye godhede als god & man
ye Whike he sall no3t ro yai~ hide
For yai sall se him yan glorifide
And yat sall be a blisful sight
So faire to yai~ he sall seme & bright
ye Wicked in manhede sall hi~ se
Anely as he was henged on ye rode tre
Als bla & blody als he yan was
When he died for mans trespas
yat sight to yai~ sall be payne & drede
For yai sall no3t se of his godhede
And for-thi yat ye godhed es full o blisse
yare-for ye sight yer-of yai sall mys
He sall yan at his don comyng
ye takn of ye cros wt him bryng
On ye whilke he broght vs fro hell pyne
For-whi he wald noght mans saule syne<?>
yat taken yan all men sall se
bot to ye rightwise+men it sall be
Delitable & seme ful bright
And dredefull to ye synful+man sight
yis taken sall be yan schewed till vs
Als ye buke bers witnes yat says yus
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<fol. 66v>When god sall come als domesman
yis taken of ye croise sall come yan
Jn ye heuen yas es to say in ye aire
Full bright schinand & ful+faire
On whilke croise our lord hanged was
Anely for our~ aller~ trespas
ye taken of ye croise als J said are
Sall be schewed oponly yare
And oyer~ ma sall be sene yat day
Als many crous <irons?> yat es to say
Ye spere yat stynged his hert rote
And ye nailes yat thurgh hand & fote
To ye rode tre fast him fested
And ye coron of thorns yat was thrested
Fast on his heued ye blode out ran
When ye thornes him precked vnto ye hernpan
An scourges also prested ye heued
yat ye blode ran dou~ on ilka syde
All yis taknes sall yan be schewed
be-fore all men bothe lered & lawed
bot ye synful yat dampned sall be
To yair~ schenchip yan sall yaim se
crist sall yaim schew his wondis wyde
Jn handes in fote in heued & syde
yat fresche sall seme & all bledand
To ye synfull yat / be-fore him sall stand
He sall schew to yair~ confucion~
All ye takenes of his passion
And ye encheson~ & ye maner~
Of his deade yat he tholed here
And all sall he doo yus openly
To reproue ye synfull man yareby
And yat sall be yair~ schenschip yan
<fol. 67r>Als says seynt Austyne ye haly man
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He says oure lord god almighty
Perchaunce has keped on his body
ye erres of his wondes sere
yat he tholed for man syn here
For to schew yai~ to his ennemys
When he sall sit in dome als Justyse
To reproue yai~ at ye last day
And attryne yai~ & yus to say
Lo here ye man in flesche & blode
ye whilke yhe hynged on ye rode
Lo here god & man yat all thing wroght
Jn whaym treuly troued yhe noght
be-halde ye wondes yat yhe in pricked
be-hald ye stede yar yhe me stikkyd /
ye Whilke for yhow was opon ay
And yhe wald entre be no way
And how mekell schenschip yis sall be
To ye synfull yat yis sall here & se
ye Whilke to crist dos no gude o-gayne
yat for yai~ tholed so mekell payne
And yhit noght for yase yat dos ne gude anly
bot other~ yat er~ so full of felony
yat ay dos yuell ogayne ye gude
And oft dos god+son on ye rode
Jn yat yat in yai~ es thurgh syn
Of Whilk yai will here neuer blyn
What may yai answar~ yan & say
<fol. 67v>How may yai yaim excuse yat day
Jn nothing / sall ya be excused yan
So righwise sall be ye domesman
For yat day als ye buke bers witnes
Sall noght be schewed bot rightwisnes
With grete redore to ye synfull namely
yat sall be demed as yai er~ worthi
Yai may defend yai~ be na wayse
For ihesu with ye gilden mouthe says
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He says no stede of defens sall be
yare yai sall crist openly se
Schewand in witnesyng taknes sertayne
Of his passion~ & his payne
All sall haue grete drede yat day
bathe gud & ill als we here clerkes say
yare sall be noyer~ awngell no man
yat yai ne for drede sall tremmell yan
All if yai wate yat yai sall be saue
yhit sall yai yat day dred haue
Noght for yai~ self for yai er~ giltles
bot for ye grete reddur~ of rightwysnes
And for ye grete austerite
yat crist sall schew als yai sall se
Ogayne ye synfull man namely
yat sall be dampned with-outen~ mercy
When rightwis+men yat sall be saue
And awngels swilke drede sall haue
What drede & dole aght ye synfull to haue yan
yare-fore yus sais ye haly man
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he says if ye perils of heuen bright
yat er~ haly men yat yase lyued right
Sall drede crist comyng / & manhede
And ye angls als sall haue drede
And yhit wepe full witterly yare to
What sall ye synfull man yan do
yat sall be dampned als J said are
And yhit ye haly man yus mare
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Jf ye rightwis+man yhit says he
Sall vnethes yan saued be
ye synfull & ye Wycked man
Whiderward sall he wend yan
Rightwis+men als ye buke telles
sall be saue yan & none elles
Our~ lord als domesman sall yan sitt
A-bouen ye synfull als says haly writt
An sterne & wrathe with a fell chere
Withe yai~ to threp yat haues liued here
Hell be-ynethe yat es depe & wyde
Sall yan be open yai~ to kepe yat tyde
ye erthe yat yai sall stand on sall schake
Thurgh yair~ syn & tremmyll & qwake
So yat vnnethes it sall yai~ bere
So mekell yair~ syn sall ye erthe dere
ye werld a-boute [yai~] sall be brynnand