Remains of the Early Popular Poetry of England Volume 1 (Paperback)

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. 1864 Excerpt: ...y wene. What ys the dette? seyde Wyllyam, telle me in thys strete. Forsothe, seyde the pore man tho, but for halfe a quarter of whete. 220 Y am sory, seyde Wyllyam, that y have noght to paye; But yf ye wyll have my clothyng, ye schall have hyt to day; But my clothys ar not worthe, that y am sory therfore; 1 The other version has: --' Your fader oweth me for a Jeme of corn, Down he knelid hym befurn," &c. The remnaunt y pray yow to forgyf for now and evyr more. Y wyll gladly, seyde the pore man, God forgyf hys soule. God may he thanke yow, seyde Wyllyam, and the apostyll Poule. Y prey yow feythfully, seyde Wyllyam, pray for my fadur dere. Y wyll gladly, seyde the pore man, hertely y forgyf hym here. God may he thanke yow, seyde Wyllyam, for youre gode herty chere; Y pray to God that youre dwellyng he in hevyn, hyt muste he there. 230 Wyllyam hymselfe allone, ryght evyn ahowte mydnyght, He herde a voyee of aungels songe, and all the worlde was lyght; He apperydd in grete gladnesse, as hryght as any sonne. All the yoye that myght he hadd thedyr with hym come; Ther were aungels withowten nowmbur, that come downe fro hevyn, Wyth moche myrthe and melodye, forsothe as y yow nevyn. When Wyllyam sawe that ryall syght, in herte he was full blythe: How stondyth hyt, fadur, wyth yow now? y pray yow. telle me swythe.1 Sone, all the gode thou dalte for me, hyt vaylyd me nevyr a dele: For all that was falsely getyn, and that fonde y full wele: 1 Swift. Tyll that thou thy selfe solde, y was nevyr lowsyd of peyne, 241 For a ferthyng of that dydd me more gode then dyd all myne, certeyne; The syllyng of thyn owne body hath broght me clene fro bale: For thou had no more gode but thy body; hyt was a gracyous sale. Thou haste me savydd, and broght to blys fro endeles pey...