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Secundus
Passus .O.2.000: The heading is divided after Secundus, so that it appears as two lines.
2us passus
ȝ
Ȝit I courbede on my knees  & criede hir of grace
And seyde mercy ma-dame  for marie loue of heuene
Þat bare þat blisful barn  þat bouȝte vs on þe rode
O.2.4KD.2.4
Kenne me bi sum craft  forO.2.4:  GOC2 alone include for. to knowe þe fals
Loke vp-on þi left half  & lo where scheO.2.5: OC2 alone have sche; most B manuscripts have he. standiþ
Boþe fals & fauel  & her feres many
I lokede on my left half  as þe lady me tauȝte
O.2.8KD.2.8
And was war of a womman  worþili I-cloþed
Purfilid wiþ pelure  þe fynest vp-on erþe
I-crownyd wiþ a crowne  þe kyng haþ noon better
Fetislich hir fyngres weren  fetridO.2.11: OC2C alone have fetrid in place of fretted. wiþ gold wire
O.2.12KD.2.12
And þer-onne reede rubies  as reede as any glede
And dyamauntis of derrest price  & double manere saphers
Orientalis & ewages  envenymes to distroye
Hir robe was ful riche  of reede scarlet engreyned
O.2.16KD.2.16
Wiþ ribans of reed gold  & of riche stonys
Hire aray . me raueschede  swich richesse sawe I neuere
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I hadde wondir . what sche was  & whos wijf sche were
What is þis womman quod I  so worþili atired
O.2.20KD.2.20
Þat is mede þe mayden quod sche  haþ noyed me ful ofte
And Ilackide my lemman  þat leute is hoten
And bilowen hir to lordis  þat lawes han to kepe
In þe popis paleys sche is  pryue as my-selue
O.2.24KD.2.24
But soþnesse wolde not so  for sche is a bastard
For fals was hir fadir  þat haddeO.2.25: YOC2 alone have the preterite form. a fikel tunge
And neuere soþ seyde  siþ he come to erþe
And Mede is manered after hym  riȝt as kynde askeþ
O.2.28KD.2.27α
Qualis pater talis filius . Bona arbor bonum fructum facit
I auȝte been heyer þan sche  I cam of a better
My fadir þe greet god is  & ground of alle graces
O god wiþ-outen gynnyng  & I his good douȝter
O.2.32KD.2.31
And haþ ȝyuen me mercy  to marie wiþ . me-selueO.2.32: OH alone have me-selue in place of myselue.
And what man be mercyful  & lelli me loueþ
Schal be my lord & I his leef  in þe hye heuene
And what man takeþ mede  my lijfO.2.35: YOC2M alone have my lijf in place of myn heed. dar I legge
O.2.36KD.2.35
Þat he schal lese for hir loue  a lappe of caritatis
How construeþ dauid þe kyng  of men þat taken mede
And men of þis moold  þat mayntenen truþe
And how ȝe schul saue ȝow-seluenO.2.39: OC2 alone have ȝow-seluen in place of ȝow-self.  þe sauter beriþ witnesse
O.2.40KD.2.39
Domine quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo & cetera
And now worþ þis mede I-maried  al to a mansedO.2.41: The scribe has written the gloss id est cursid above the line.O.2.41: OC2 alone lack sherewe at the end of this line.
To oon fals fikel tunge  a feendis biȝete
Fauel þoruȝ his faire speche  haþ þeise folk enchauntid
O.2.44KD.2.43
And al is liers ledyng  þat sche is þus Iweddid
To-morwe worþ ymaad  þe maydenes brydale
And þer myȝtist þou wite if þou wilt  whiche þei been alle
Þat longen to þat lordschipe  þe lesse & þe more
O.2.48KD.2.47
Knowe hem þere if þou canst  & kepe wel þi tungeO.2.48: YOC2F alone have wel þi tonge; variants include þow þi tonge (WHmCrGMH) and thy tonge (CLR).
And lacke hem not but late hem worþe  til leute be iustise
And haue power to punysche hem  þanne putte forþ þi resoun
Now I bikenne þee crist quod sche  & his clene modir
O.2.52KD.2.51
And late no conscience acombre þee  for coueytise of mede
Þus lafte me þat ladi  liggyng a-slepe
And how Mede was ymaried  in metels me þouȝte
AndO.2.55: OC2 alone have And in place of That. al þe riche retenaunce  þat regneþ wiþ þe fals
O.2.56KD.2.55
Weren boden to þe bridale  on boþe two sydes
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Of alle manere of men  þe mene & þe riche
To marie þis mayden  was many man assembled
As of knyȝtis & clerkis  & oþere comune peple
O.2.60KD.2.59
As sisours & sumpnours  scherreues & her clerkis
Bedellis & baylifs  & brokouris of chaffare
Forgoeris & vitayleris  & vocates of þe arches
I can not reckene þe route  þat ran aboute mede
O.2.64KD.2.63
Ac symonye & Cyuyle  & sisouris of courtis
Weren moost priue wiþ mede  of any men me þouȝte
Ac fauel was þe first  þat fette hir out of boureO.2.66: OC2 alone lack the following line attested by all other B manuscripts: "And as a Brocour brouȝte hire to be wiþ fals enioyned."
Whanne symonye & Cyuile  saw her boþer wille
O.2.68KD.2.68
Þei assentedenO.2.68: O alone has the form assenteden in place of assented. for syluer  to seye as boþe woldenO.2.68: OC2 alone have the form wolden in place of wolde.
Þanne leepe lier forþ  & seyde . lo here a chartre
Þat gyle wiþ hise grete oþis  gaf hem to-gyderis
And preyede Cyuyle to see  & symonye to rede it
O.2.72KD.2.72
Þanne Symonye & Cyuyle  stonden forþ boþe
And vnfolden þe feffement  þat fals haþ I-makid
And þus bigynnen þeise gomes  to greden ful hye
Sciant presentes & futuri & cetera
Carta .
O.2.76KD.2.75
Witeþ & witnesseþ  þat wonyeþ vp-on þis erþe
Þat Mede is maried  more for hir goodes
Þan for any vertu of fayrnesse  or forO.2.78: YOC2M alone have or for; most B manuscripts have or. any fre kynde
Falsnesse is fayn of hir  for he woot hir riche
O.2.80KD.2.79
And fauel wiþ his fikel felawO.2.80: OC2 alone have felaw in place of speche.  feffeþ bi þis chartre
To be princesseO.2.81: OC2H alone have princesse; most B manuscripts have princes. in pride  & pouerte to dispise
To bacbite & to boste  & bere fals witnesse
To scorne & to scoolde  & sclaundre to make
O.2.84KD.2.83
Vnbuxum . & boold  to breke þe ten heestes
And þe eerldom of enuye  & wraþþe to-gyderes
Wiþ þe chastilet of Cheest  & chateryng out of resoun
Þe Countee of Coueytise  & alle þe coostes aboute
O.2.88KD.2.87
Þat is vsure & auarice  alle I hem graunte
In bargeyns & in brocages  wiþ al þe boruȝ of þeft
And al þe lordschip of lecherie  in lengþe & in breede
As in werkis & in wordis  & waytyngys wiþ yen
O.2.92KD.2.91
And in wedes & wisschyngys  & wiþ ydel þouȝtis
Þere as wille wolde O.2.93: YOC2C alone lack and (the) before werkmanschip, which is essential to the sense of the line. werkmanschip fayliþ
Glotenye he gaf hem eke  & grete oþes to-gyderes
And al day to drynke at dyuers tauernes .
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O.2.96KD.2.95
And þere to iangle & to iape  & iugge her euene-Cristen
And in fastyng-dayes to frete  er ful tyme were
And þanne to sitte & toO.2.98: OC2 alone include to before soupe. soupe  til sleep hem assayle
And breden as boruȝ swyne  & bedden hem esyli
O.2.100KD.2.99
Til sleuþe & sleelpsleep  sliken hise sydes
And þanne wanhope to a-wake hym so  wiþ no wille to amende
For he leueþ . heO.2.102: OC2 alone include the second he. be lost  þis is her last ende
And þei to haue & to holde  & her eires after
O.2.104KD.2.103
A dwellyng wiþ þe deuel  & dampned be for euere
Wiþ al þe purtenaunce of purgatorie  in-to þe pyne inO.2.105: O alone has in in place of of. helle
Ȝeldynge for þis þing  at oon ȝeres endeO.2.106: The letter <d> is rewritten in the left margin, apparently because the <d> in Ȝeldynge is spoiled by an inkblot.
Her soulis to sathan  to suffre wiþ hym peynes
O.2.108KD.2.107
And wiþ hym to wonye in woo  whyle god is in heuene
In witnesse of which þing  wrong was þe first
And pers þe pardouner of paulynys doctryne
Bette þe bedel  of bokyngham-schyre
O.2.112KD.2.111
Reynold þe reue  of Ruteland sokene
Munde þe myluer  & many moo oþere
In þe date of þe deuel  þis dede I assele
Bi syȝt of sir symonye  & Cyuelis leeue
. Teologia
O.2.116KD.2.115
Þanne tenede hym theologie  whanne he þis tale herde
And seyde to Cyuyle  now sorwe mote þow haue
Sich weddynges to worche  to wraþþe wiþ truþe
AcO.2.119: O alone has Ac in place of And. er þis weddyng be wrouȝt  woo þee be-tyde
O.2.120KD.2.119
For Mede is MulirieO.2.120: O alone has the form Mulirie; most B manuscripts have muliere.  of amendis engendrid
And god grauntede to gyue  Mede to truþe
And þow hast gyuen hir to a gylour  now god gyue þee sorwe
Þi text telliþ þee not so  truþe woot þe soþe
O.2.124KD.2.123
For dignus est eperarius[o]perarius  his hyre to haue
And þow hast fest hir to fals  fy on þi lawe
For al . bi lesyngys þow lyuest  & lecherouse werkis
Symonye & þi-self  schenden holi chirche
O.2.128KD.2.127
Þe notaries & ȝe  noyen þe peple
Ȝe schul abiggen it boþe  bi god þat me made
Wel ȝe witen wernardis  but if ȝoure witt fayle
Þat fals is feiþlees  & fikel in hise werkis
O.2.132KD.2.131
And was a bastard I-born  of belsabubbes kyn
And MedeO.2.133:  HmOC2 alone lack is (a) before Mulere. Mulere  a mayden of goode
And myȝte kysse þe kynge  for cosyn & sche wolde
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For-þi worcheþ bi wisdam  & bi wittiO.2.135: OC2 alone have witti; most B manuscripts have wit. also
O.2.136KD.2.135
And ledeþ hir to london  þere lawe is I-schewid
If any lawe wole loke  þei ligge to-gyderes
And þouȝ iustises iugen hir  to be ioyned wiþ fals
Ȝit beþ war of weddyng  for witty is truþe
O.2.140KD.2.139
And concience is of his counceyl  & knowiþ ȝow ichone
And if he fynde ȝow in defaute  & wiþ þe fals holde
It schal bisitte ȝoure soulis  ful soure at þe last
Her-to assentiþ Cyuyle  ac symonye ne wolde
O.2.144KD.2.143
Til he hadde siluer for his seruyse  & also þe notaries
Þanne fette fauel forþ  floreyns I-nowe
And bade Gyle go gyue  gold al aboute
And nameli to þe notaries  þat hem nooneO.2.147: The ne in noone seems to have been added over an erasure after the initial copying, in a hand too similar to that of the main scribe to be attributed with certainty to another. fayle
O.2.148KD.2.147
And feffe false witnesse  wiþ floreyns I-nowe
For þei may Mede amaystrye  & maken at my wille
Þoo þis gold was gyue  greet was þe þankyng
To fals & to fauel  for her faire ȝiftes
O.2.152KD.2.151
And comen to counforte  from care þe fals
And seyden . certis sire  ceece schal we neuere
Til Mede be weddid þiO.2.154: OCr23C2 alone transpose þi wedded. wijf  þoruȝ wittis of vs alle
For we han Mede amaystryed  wiþ oure myrie speche
O.2.156KD.2.155
Þat sche graunteþ to goon  wiþ a good wille
To london to loke  if þat þe lawe wolde
Iugge ȝow ioyntli  in Ioye for euere
Þanne was falnessefal[s]nesse fayn  & fauel as bliþe
O.2.160KD.2.159
And leeten sumpne alle segges  in schires aboute
And bade hem alle be boun  beggers & oþere
To wende wiþ hem to westmynystre  to witnesse þis dede
Ac þanne caredenO.2.163: O alone has the form careden; most B manuscripts have cared. þei for caples  to carien hem þider
O.2.164KD.2.163
And fauel fette forþ þanne  foolis ynowe
And sette Mede vp-on a schirreue  schod al newe
And fals sateO.2.166: A double solidus above each word indicates transposition of original sate fals. on a sisour  þat softelich trottede
And fauel on a flaterer  fetislich atired
O.2.168KD.2.167
Þoo hadden notaries noon  anoyed þei werenO.2.168: The letter <d> is rewritten above the line, apparently because the <d> in anoyed is spoiled by an inkblot.
For symonye & Cyuyle  schulden on her feet gange
Ac þanne swore symonye  and Cyuyle boþe
Þat sumpnouris schuldenO.2.171: OC2 alone have the form schulden in place of sholde. be sadelid  & serue hem ichoon
O.2.172KD.2.171
And late appareyle þeise prouysouris  in palfreys wyse
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Sire symonye hym-seluen  schal sitte vp-on her bakkis
Denes & sudenes  drawe ȝow to-gyderes
Erchedekenes & officialis  & alle ȝoure Registreris
Official
O.2.176KD.2.175
Late sadele hem wiþ syluer  oure synne to suffre
As auoutrie & deuorces  & derne vsure
To bere bischoppis aboute  a-brood in visytyngeO.2.178: The letter <d> is rewritten above the line, apparently because the <d> in a-brood is spoiled by an inkblot.
Paulynes preues  for pleyntis in þe consistorie
O.2.180KD.2.179
Schul serue my-seluenO.2.180: OC2 alone have my-seluen in place of my-self.  þat Cyuyle is nempned
And Cartesadele oure Comyssarie  oure cart schal he lede
And fecchen vs vitaylis  at fornicatores
And makeþ of lyer a longe cart  to lede alle þeise oþere
Freris
O.2.184KD.2.183
As freris & fautourisO.2.184: O alone has fautouris in place of Faitours. The terms are distinct. The MED defines fautour as "an adherent, supporter, follower," "one who encourages or connives in reproachable action or belief," and faitour as "a deceiver, imposter, cheat; esp., a beggar or vagabond who feigns injury or disease."  þat on her feet rennen
And þus fals & fauel  fareþ forþ to-gyderes
And Mede in þe myddis  & alle þeise oþere after
I haue no toom to telle  þe tayl þat hem folewiþ
O.2.188KD.2.187
Of many manere man  þat on þis molde libbeþ
Ac gyle was forgoer  & guyede hem alle
Soþenesse sawȝ hym wel  & seyde but a litil
And prikede his palfrey  & passede hem alle
O.2.192KD.2.191
And come to þe kyngys court  & concience it tolde
And concience to þe kyng  carpede it after
Now bi crist quod þe kyng  & I cacche myȝte
Fals or Fauel  or any of hise feres
O.2.196KD.2.195
I wolde be wroken of þoo wrecchis  þat worchen so ille
And do hem hange bi þe hals  & alle þat hem mayntenen
Schal neuere man on molde  maynprise þe leeste
But riȝt as þe lawe wole loke  late falle on hem alle
O.2.200KD.2.199
And comaundede a cunstable  þat come at þe first
To atache þoo tirauntis  for any þing I hote
And fetereþ fast falsnesse  for any kyns ȝiftes
And gyrdeþ of . gyles hed  & late hym goo no ferþer
O.2.204KD.2.206
And if ȝe lacche lyer  late hym not ascapen
Er he be put on þe pilerie  for any preyer I hote
And bryngeþ Mede to me  maugrey hem alle
Drede at þe dore stode  & þe doom herde
O.2.208KD.2.209
And how þe kyng comaundede  cunstables & sergeauntis
Falsnesse & his felawschip  to feteren & to bynden
Þanne drede wente wyȝtlich  & warnede þe fals
And bade hym flee for feer  & hise felawis alle
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how falsnesse
fley to þe freris.O.2.212: This rubric is divided after falsnesse, and the two lines of the rubric are connected by a bracket on the right.
O.2.212KD.2.213
Falsnesse for feer þanne  fley to þe freris
And gyle dooþ hym to goo  agast for to dye
Marchauntis
Ac marchauntis metten hym wiþO.2.214: OC2 alone transpose wiþ hym.  & maden hym abide
And bischetten hym in her schop  to schewen her ware
O.2.216KD.2.217
And apparayledenO.2.216: O alone has And apparayledenn; variants include Apparayleden (HmHm2), And apparailled (YC2CLMRH), & paraylid (F), and Apparailed (WCrG). hym as a prentise  þe peple to serue
Liȝtlich lyer  leepe awey þanne
Lorkynge þoruȝ lanes  to-lugged of many
He was nouȝwher welcome  for hise many talis
O.2.220KD.2.221
Ouer-al I-howted  & I-hote . trusse
Pardouneres
Til pardouneres hadden pite  & pulleden hym in-to house
ÞeÞe[i] wesschen hym & wipeden hym  & wounden hym in cloutes
And sente hym wiþ seeles  on sundayes to chircheO.2.223: YHmOC2 alone have the singular form.
O.2.224KD.2.225
And gaf pardoun for pens  poundmele aboute
Leches
Þanne loureden leches  & lettres þei senten
Þat he schulde wonye wiþ hem  watris to lokenO.2.226: OC2 alone have the form loken in place of loke.
Spiceers
Spiceers spoken wiþ hym  to spien her ware
O.2.228KD.2.229
For he kouþe of her craft  & knewe many gomesgommesO.2.228: The marginal addition is apparently intended as a substitution for gomes; it is gums, or pastes, and not men, of which spicers have knowledge. The error is shared by GC2.
Ac mynystralis & messageers  metten wiþ hym ones
And helden hym an half ȝeer  & elleuene dayes
Freris
Freris wiþ faire speche  fetten hym þennes
O.2.232KD.2.233
And for knowyng of komers  kopede hym as a frere
Ac he haþ leeue to lepe out  as ofte as hym likeþ
And is welcome whanne he wole  & woneþ wiþ hem ofte
Alle fledden for feer  & flowhen in-to hirnes
O.2.236KD.2.237
Saue Mede þe Mayden  no moo dursten abide
Ac truli to telle  sche tremblede for drede
And eke wepte & wronge  whanne sche was attached
MED