THE BEDFORD MS. OF THE MEDITATIONS.

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150. Before his traytour ffete sitting

238. "Comforte" for "enformed "

268. Kitte her hertis & made hem bolde for "colde."
270. with handis wringing for "here hedys bowyng."
316. "Distempryd" for "dysturbled"

344. "day & night" for "gode and ryzt."

367. "while" for "þyrwhylys"

410. "valay of distres" for "valey of dyrknes"

414. "blode clere" for "blody coloure"

477. "of Iangeling" for "eche a gadlyng"

502. "Schenschipe... hate" for "frenshepe... debate" 567. "punchyd" for "punged."

578. "Lewis" for "þeues"

608. "pe cros" for "pyn herte"

655. "nailis" for " veynes "

718. "Iohn beholde by modir" for "beholde by modyr,

broper"

744. "Anguyschyd" for "angred "

756. "swetyng" for "shyittyng"

850. "I am his modir" for "hys sory modyr."

944. "wroght" for "bo3t" [Better]

958. "Kist his hede" for "lyfte hyt"

974. "Wiped" for "swaped"

1123. "ffadirs" for "fendys"

With lines 1029-1030 of the printed poem the following from the Bedford MS. may be compared :

3iff pou arise pe prid day

Truly I am comfort ffor euer & aye.

With the following extract from the MS. under examination I bring these few notes to a close :

Se now pe maner of pe crucifying
Two laddirs be sett pe cros behynde
and two enemyes vp fast pay clymbe
With hamyrs & naylis scharpely swifft
A Schort ladder hym pight

pere as pe ffete Schorter were
Beholde pis Sight with rewly tere
Crist Ihesu his bodye vp stye
Be pe Schort laddir þe cros on hye
With oute nay he gan vp wende
And when he cam to pe ladder ende
Towards pe cros his bak he layde
And his riall armys displayed
His ffeyre handis he oute streght
And to be crucifiers hem right
And to his ffadir he caste his yen
And sayde here I am ffadir myn
Vnto pis cros pou mekist me
My ffor manhede I offre to pe
My brethers & Sisters pou hast made hem
Ffor my loue fadir be merciabill to hem
All olde Synnis pou hem fforzeffe
And graunt þy blis with vs to lyue
Derworthy fadir saue all man kyn
Lo here I am offred for her Syn.

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