the poems of john audelay. a specimen of the shropshire dialect in the fiftheenth century.

by Esq. James Orchard Halliwell

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 ... here gode procuratour an Ester eve hi come. With hem he makede joye y-nou3, as he dude er i-lome, He ladde hem to this grete fisch, thider hi come an eve, This Ester ni3t forte a-morwe ther hi scholde bileve, Ther hi seide here matyns and here masse also. This fisch bigan to moevi him tho the masse was i-do, And bar this monekes forth with him, and swam forth wel faste, In the grete see wel grislich, this monekes were agaste, A wonder thing hit was to mete, ho so hit hadde i-seie, A so gret best aboute wende into al the contreye. To this Fowelen Parays this monekes he ladde echon, And sette hem up ther hoi and sound, and wende a3e anon. Tho this monekes thider come wel joyful hi were; Forte after the Trinity hi bileved there, For here procuratour bi thulke tyme brou3te hem mete y-nou3, As he hadde er ofte i-do, into here schip hit drou3, And wende forth with hem whoder oure Loverd hem sende. Ri3t evene toward than est fourti dayes hi wende; Tho this fourti dayes were i-do hit bigan to haweli faste, A wel dure myst ther com also that wel longe i-laste. "Beoth glad," quath this procuratour, "and makieth grete feste, For ich hit wot $e beoth nou ne3 the Lond of Biheste." THO hi come out of this durke mist, and mi3te aboute i-seo, Under the faireste lond hi come that evere im3te beo; So cler and so li3t hit was, that joye ther was y-nou3, Treon ther were ful of frut wel thikke on everech bou3Thikke hit was biset of treon, and the treon thicke bere, Thapplen were ripe y-nou3, ri3t as hit harvest were. Fourti dayes aboute this lond hi hemgonne wende; Hi ne mi3te fynde in non half of this lond non ende; Hit was evere more dai, hi ne fonde nevere ny3t, Hi ne wende fynde in no stede so moche cler li3t. The eir was evere in o stat, nother hot ne ...

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First published August 21, 2008