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THE ACTES OF THE APOSTLES. [ii. 28.
nouthir thou sal geue thin hali to se corruptioun.
28 Thou has made knawne to me the wayis of lijf,
Hi. Reg. ii. b. thou sal fill me in mirth with thi face. 29 Brether,
be it leefull hardilie to say to you of the patriarch
Dauid, for he is dede and berysit, and his sepulture
is amang vs in to this day. 30 Tharfor quhen he was
Psai. cxxxi. a prophet, and wist that with a gret athe God had
b.
suorn to him, that of the fruit of his leynd suld
aan sit on his sete, 31 He seand on ferre spak of the
ii. 27. hali: Sanctum. J. Ham. (Fac. Traict., p. 213), ‘Thow
sal not leaue my saul in the hel.’
28. thou sal fill: Vg., et replebis, but Hent., with codd. Amiat.,
Fuld., Tolet., Demid., Sarum Missal and Brev., omits et. in
mirth : jucunditate. Vv. 25-28 : Hampole (p. 54), ‘ I poruayd
god ay in my sight; for he is at the right hand til me, that i be
noght stirid. Thare for gladid is my hert and my tonge ioyed ;
ouer that and my flesch sail rest in hope, ffor thou sail noght leue
my saule in hell; ne thou sail gif thi haligh to see corupcioun.
Knawyn thou makid til me the wayes of life : thou sail fulfill me
of ioy with thi face.’ Surtees Psalter (p. 146)—
‘ I forloked dai and night
Lauerd euer in mi sight;
For at righthalues he is to me,
Swa fate i ne stired be.
For fat fayned es mi herte.
And gladed mi tunge in querte;
Alsswa mi flesche ouer alle
In gode hope reste ite salle.
For noght sal tou lete mi saule in helle to be,
Ne gife fi halgh wemmed-stede to se.
Kouth made fou to me waies ofe lif;
pou salt fille me with faines rife
With fi lickam es swa brighte.’
29. be it leefull, &c. : liceat audenter dicere. Nis. substitutes
‘hardilie’ for ‘boldli’ in Wy., P. for he is dede: quoniam
defunctus est; Rh., ‘that he died.’ sepulture: Wy., P.,
‘ sepulcre ’: sepulchrum.
30. with a gret athe: jwejurando; Wy., ‘with an ooth.’
leynd: lumbi. aan: supplied by P., but not underlined.
Hampole (p. 451), ‘of the froite of thi wambe i sail set on thi
setil.’ Surtees Psalter (p. 262)—
‘ Ofe fruite ofe fi wambe, forfi,
Ouer fi sete sette sal i.’
THE ACTES OF THE APOSTLES. [ii. 28.
nouthir thou sal geue thin hali to se corruptioun.
28 Thou has made knawne to me the wayis of lijf,
Hi. Reg. ii. b. thou sal fill me in mirth with thi face. 29 Brether,
be it leefull hardilie to say to you of the patriarch
Dauid, for he is dede and berysit, and his sepulture
is amang vs in to this day. 30 Tharfor quhen he was
Psai. cxxxi. a prophet, and wist that with a gret athe God had
b.
suorn to him, that of the fruit of his leynd suld
aan sit on his sete, 31 He seand on ferre spak of the
ii. 27. hali: Sanctum. J. Ham. (Fac. Traict., p. 213), ‘Thow
sal not leaue my saul in the hel.’
28. thou sal fill: Vg., et replebis, but Hent., with codd. Amiat.,
Fuld., Tolet., Demid., Sarum Missal and Brev., omits et. in
mirth : jucunditate. Vv. 25-28 : Hampole (p. 54), ‘ I poruayd
god ay in my sight; for he is at the right hand til me, that i be
noght stirid. Thare for gladid is my hert and my tonge ioyed ;
ouer that and my flesch sail rest in hope, ffor thou sail noght leue
my saule in hell; ne thou sail gif thi haligh to see corupcioun.
Knawyn thou makid til me the wayes of life : thou sail fulfill me
of ioy with thi face.’ Surtees Psalter (p. 146)—
‘ I forloked dai and night
Lauerd euer in mi sight;
For at righthalues he is to me,
Swa fate i ne stired be.
For fat fayned es mi herte.
And gladed mi tunge in querte;
Alsswa mi flesche ouer alle
In gode hope reste ite salle.
For noght sal tou lete mi saule in helle to be,
Ne gife fi halgh wemmed-stede to se.
Kouth made fou to me waies ofe lif;
pou salt fille me with faines rife
With fi lickam es swa brighte.’
29. be it leefull, &c. : liceat audenter dicere. Nis. substitutes
‘hardilie’ for ‘boldli’ in Wy., P. for he is dede: quoniam
defunctus est; Rh., ‘that he died.’ sepulture: Wy., P.,
‘ sepulcre ’: sepulchrum.
30. with a gret athe: jwejurando; Wy., ‘with an ooth.’
leynd: lumbi. aan: supplied by P., but not underlined.
Hampole (p. 451), ‘of the froite of thi wambe i sail set on thi
setil.’ Surtees Psalter (p. 262)—
‘ Ofe fruite ofe fi wambe, forfi,
Ouer fi sete sette sal i.’
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| Description | Volume 3. Actes-Apocalipsis, Epistles of the Ald Testament. |
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| Description | Being Purvey's revision of Wycliffe's version turned into Scots by Murdoch Nisbet, c. 1520. Edited from the unique MS. in the possession of Lord Amherst of Hackney by Thomas Graves Law. Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by W. Blackwood, 1901-1905. Contents: Volume 1. Introduction, Prologe, Matthewe-Luke -- Volume 2. John-Hebrues -- Volume 3. Actes-Apocalipsis, Epistles of the Ald Testament. |
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