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British Library Harley 218 Verses

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Folio 63 Verso
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Suffre of mercy / I may to the speke •
Oblyssed Ihesu / and godely do aduerte •
Who1 shal yeue me / leyther2 out to breke •
That thou Ihesu / mayst entrete3 in myn herte •
There to abyde / more nere than my sherte •
Whit4 aureat letres / graue there in substaunce •
Provide for me / and lat it not asterte •
Graunt or I deye / shryft hosel repentaunce •
Dic anime mee salus tua ego sum5 •
Sey to my soule Ihesu / thou art myn helthe •
Heryng this voys / after I shal pursue •
Skoure that place / from ałł gostly fylthe •
And vices alle fro thens to remewe •
Thyn holy gost / close in that lytel mewe •
Part no lyghtly / make soche chevisaunce •
Tencrece in vertu / and vices to eschewe •
And or I deye / shryft hosel repentaunce •
Illustra faciem tuam super seruum tuum6 •
Shewe glad thy face / and thy lyght doun shede •
The mercyful lygħt of thyn eyȝen tweyne •
On me thi servaunt / whicħ htath so mocħ nede •
Ffor his synnes to wepe and compleyne •
And blyssed Ihesu of mercy not disdeyne •
Thi gracious shoures lat reyne in abundaunce •
Vpon myn herte / tadween euery veyne •
And or I deye shryft hosel repentaunce •
Notes
  1. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  2. The EETS edition has "leyser" here, which is correct based on the other witnesses, but does not reflect what is in the manuscript. ↩
  3. The EETS edition has "entren" here, but the manuscript has "entrete." ↩
  4. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. Furthermore, the EETS edition has "with" when the manuscript has "whit." ↩
  5. This has been bracketed on both sides. ↩
  6. This is bracketed on both sides. ↩

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