A register of Middle English religious & didactic verse : Part II - Index of first lines and index of subjects and titles

485 Pages·1920·29.269 MB·English

by  Carleton Brown

A REGISTER
OF MIDDLE ENGLISH
RELIGIOUS & DIDACTIC
VERSE
II

A REGISTER
OF MIDDLE ENGLISH
RELIGIOUS & DIDACTIC
VERSE
CARLETON BROWN
By
PROFESSOR OP ENGLISH IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
PART
II
INDEX OF FIRST LINES
AND
INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND TITLES
OXFORD
PRINTED FOR THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1920
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BROWN, REGI^TLR VOL. II
Numbers in pencil in .-largin refer to Bibliographical Notes in IVianual to
1400. As a rule these items need not be treated for aV century.
All items in Five Supplements to Manual are marked in margin,
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All items in this Vol. II have been checked up v/ith their MSS. in Vol. ^
for date of their IISS. (see pencilled notes of d^tes after eac—h in thi:
this copy of Vol. II), so showing which items are after 1400
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EXCEPT the following North. Homily Collection, South iingl. Legen-
dary, Bokenham, Lydgate, ..udelay, Koccleve Chaucer, Ryman^Se*H"*^A.
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All of the author's names and ref to same given in the Index to this
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Vol, II have been carded.
Items referred to by Title in Index of Vol, II that are marked with black
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Dencil check in the Index margins are carded by title on small
cards.
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Items marked in left margin with red mark are ip cut and pasted
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on cards. They are the items to be treated for "-he ICV century.

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AFTERWORD
The continuance of the War, which from 1915 to 1919 made visits
to England impossible, has greatly delayed the publication of Part II
ofthe Register, for it seemed inadvisable to put the volume through
the press without opportunity to consult the manuscripts themselves.
In the years which have intervened since the appearance of Part I
some additional material has come to my notice, and this I have
collected in the 'Further Addenda' at the beginning of the volume.
After these pages had been put into type so that further insertions
were out ofthe question, I learned, through the kindness of Sir Israel
Gollancz, of the recent purchase by the British Museum of an im-
portant manuscript of prose and verse to the cost ofwhich the friends
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of Dr. Henry B. Wheatley contributed in honour of his memory, and
I note here the pieces of verse which it contains: ^ 'Iv*^
BM XV
Addit. 39574 (The Wheatley MS.). Early cent.^
Purchased for the B.IM. with aid of friends of the late Dr. Henry B.
Wheatley, F.S.A. — .-- .i.,^ -^« '^
I*. [A meditation on the Passion 154 lines.] >C^(\rn*^ "^"^ ''
Ihesu haste me dere bought. ^"^ '^ CJ**'J
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"J^. [An orison to the B.V.—320 lines.] if^fiT^'^^
V-"''^ Hayle bote ofbale blissed qwene ^„*'*'>t'''^ // ^*ih,19*^^1^'" *
to sight so semely is noon sene, fv.^ ^"j >*" * > /
^ i2l>, [In honor of St. John the Baptist—ten 14-line stanzas.] ;? yZt^ii^l- /<^^ ^ I
Blissed be thow Baptist borne l forth broght. '^ { i,—j,,^ ^v ^/ 'ni.^^^^^h%. 1
15^ [Maydestone's version of the Seven Penitential Psalms 115 8-line
V^ Lorstdaniznasj^.i]angir vptake me noght. 5^l^- \'**i \ i^ y-^^^*-/,- -^i^|^-\"
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AFTERWORD
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51*. [Do Mercy before Thy Judgment six 12-line stanzas written as
prose.]
There is no creatour b—ut oon. /' . ; . ,;
^'' [A hymn to the Creator seven 8-line stanzas written as prose.]
Almyjti god maker ofheuene / eyr and erjje watir and wynde.
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54a'. [The Complaint ofGod eleven 12-line stanzas.] ''-^^
V'^ This is goddisowne compleynt / fFro mantoman]?*heha}>wroujt.
V^^. To god. [Two stanzas: aabccb.'\ - , , , . , ,, , , - '. /
y God J)at madist al J^ing ofnoujt / And w* jsi pr<fcious blood, etc.
57^. ToMoAurryeelgaoddyd.is[mOondeirstdaenrzea:/ Saoabccocub.r'e]% helpe us while we,<be,«/herie^.i. U^
/.^ 58*. To Seynt lohn. [One stanza: aabccb^ A /r.,«_/yw_ *yi^L^^C^(\.fjjf
SEynt lohn for grace ]?ou craue / jjat ofhis mercyhewole iis saue.
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58a. [An orison to the B.V. 52 lines.]
MArye modir wel j^ee be / Marymodir ]5inke on me. " '^
In this connexion I desire to add also an itemized list of the pieces
of verse in Longleat MS. 29, which has come to hand within the past
fortnight, and for which I am indebted to the kindness of Miss Hope
Allen. Myown repeated effortsto secureaccesstothe Longleat MSS.
were unsuccessful, so that in my description of them in Part I, I was
obliged to rely for the most part on the account published by the
Historical Manuscripts Commission. The description which follows
should be substituted for that given in Part I, at the bottom of
page 473 and the top of page 474.
Longleat MS. 29. XV cent
49*. Cantalene amoris dei\\n ^-Wne Stzxizz^'], $ms^
Y/ Love is lif]>* lesteth ay.
50a. [An Exhortation to love Jesus.] >»
\^ Thy loy be ilke a dele To serve thy god to paye. / •-•^- >t 0*i
52b, [AAnllExshyonrnteastishoanlapg^aihnastteStinh.o]row castying ofskylle. , '^ '"^' (^
53*. [A song ofLove-Longing, in 4-line stanzas: aaaa.]
Ihu swet now wil I synge / To the a songe oflove langynge. a Lj
See under : 'Swete Ihesu now wol I synge'. ',^- !> '^
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