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_sentinae_, so _reginae_, _ruinae_.]

[Footnote 21: MS. _Qn_, Furn. _omne_.]

[Footnote 22: in margin _bildi_.]

[Footnote 23: Furn. H. _dorna_.]

[Footnote 24: MS. _qn_, Furn. _quin_ or _quando_.]

[Footnote 25: Heuser ? _ilome_.]

[Footnote 26: MS. _h^{e}is_.] [[inserted ”e” over line]]

[Footnote 27: MS. _iudico_: Reliq. Ant. _judicio_, Furn., Heuser _iudicio_.]

II.

#B# VERSION.

1.

WILLIAM BILLYNG'S MS. c. 1400-1430 ?.

1 [1]Erth owte of erth is wondyrly wroght, Ffor erth hath geten of erth a n.o.bul thyng of noght, Erthe uppon erthe hath set alle hys thoght How erthe uppon erthe may be hygh broght. 4

2 Erthe uppon erthe yet wolde be a kynge, But how erth shall to erth thynketh he nothyng; But when erth byddyth erth his dute hom bryng, Than shall erth fro erth have a peteus[2] partyng. 8

3 Erth wynnyth uppon erth both castellys and towris; Than sayth erth unto erth: 'This is alle owres'.

But whan erth uppon erth hath byllyd all his bowrys, Thanne shalle erth for erth suffer sharpe showres. 12

4 Erth byldyth uppon erth as molde uppo{n} molde, And erth goth uppo{n} erth glyttryng alle gold, Lyke as erth unto erth neuer goe sholde; Ann justly tha[n][3] shalle erth go to erth rather a{n}[4] he wolde. 16

5 Why man erth loveth erth wondyr me thynke, Or why that erth for erth swet wylle or swynke, Ffor whan erth uppon erth is broght w{i}t{h}i{n} e[5] brynke, Than shal e[6] erth of erth have a ryght fowle sty[n]ke[6]. 20

6 Memento[7] ho{mo} quod cinis es {e}t in cinere{m} reverteris.

Ffac bene du{m} vivis, post morte[m][8] viv{er}e si vis.

Wha{n} lyffe is most louyd and deth most hated, Than deth drawyth hys drawght and maketh ma{n} ful naked. 24

[Footnote 1: From Bateman's print (William Billyng, Five Wounds of Christ, Manchester, 1814).]

[Footnote 2: Bateman _petrus_.]

[Footnote 3: B. _tha_.]

[Footnote 4: B. _y_.]

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