Proprium Sanctorum, Zusatz-Homilien des Ms. Vernon fol. CCXV ff. zur nördlichen Sammlung der Dominicalia evangelia.1 Mitgeteilt von C. Horstmann. þen hit is brouht hom til a Berne, 25 hard I-proflchen in an hurne; ffair bred, as ze schul lerne, berof comep atte last. 30 40 penne is hit winewed wip þe wynde, In Mesures meten and grounden to mele, ffeire I-kneden, as ze may se Bake Bred and feden fele. pis whete-corn I haue in muynde bat furst stod on a luytel stele. Nou wol I preue bi wei of kuynde 35 þat o greyne won al vr wele, whon greyne on grounde was sowe In Marie lond, þat Mylde croft; þer-in com crist feire and soft Out of heuene, þe heize loft, And greuh in grounde ful lowe. Whon greyne of whete in grounde was cast, Quikliche hit quiked in a Qweene. here hit liuede, for vs hit fast ffourti dawes, as clerkes sene; In eorpe hit dyed atte last, And queyntely hit quiked azen þat made pe fend sore agast; Nou greyne is brouht in bred to ben. Bote for vre greyne gon dye, Schulde neuere Mayden ne wyf Ones haue ete pe bred of lyf, But euere ha liued in þe fendes strif, fforsope, as I ow seye. 45 50 16 1. in grounde is sowe. 31 se st. fynde? 1 Vgl. Altengl. Legenden, Neue Folge, Heilbronn 1881, p. LXXI -- LXXVII, woselbst auch die Heiligenfeste, wofür die Homilien geschrieben sind, angeführt werden. On a schyd wip scharpe schour 105 þis mon was mad ful mete. 110 In writ as hit is founde, pe Rode-treo þei liften vp anon, Rampned hit harde in a ston; his senewes brooken euerichon bus was vr greyne I-grounde. On longe laddres vp þei trede, be Jewes bat weore wylde and wode, Berien vre bred azeyn þe brede Til al his bac to-brast on blode. 115 Vre Cake on Crois þei knede, Rampned hit harde azeyn þe Roode, þat made vre Meole swetter pen mede. bus for us was greyped vr gostly foode, 120 Molded in his oune bloode. þer he heng I-Robed in Red, În druye blood, whon he was ded bus spekep seynt Luc of vre bred] In his gospel goode. po was he marked wiþ a launce, 125 Don in þe ouene such was heore lawe. he Ros vp at his ordinaunce On Aster-day, whon pe day gon dawe, whon bred of lyf was forp i-drawe. his feire feste dop vs a-vaunce, 130 his flesch vs fedep, we may be fawe of his Blessed Ordinaunce. Of alle oure synnes ow amende! ben may se byde at godus bord bat Bred þat furst in loue Brende. bis bred is to my pay, 210 In heuene hit is kyng, as tellep zor crede; pis bred is broken vr frendes to fede wip blessynges eueri day. Eueri day pis bred is delt, Broken in pre and al is on. þat on is offret to him þat welt 215 his holy Angeles in heuene-tron. þat opur helpep him þat helt ffrom be fendes, vre soule fon. þe pridde for-iuep gostes heore gult, But hote helle hap he non. pis bred is broken on preo: bat on is offred to God in glorie, bat opur aleggep peynes In purgatorie, be pridde makep vs good Memorie: Ac in helle per may non beo. 220 225 Mon and Angeles feire ben fed wip bred þat was in Marie born. Goode gostes may beo ful glad whon Messe amendep ow eueri Morn: ffeole ben delyueret and feire i-lad 230 To þat riche feste I haue seid beforn. But hote helle neuer helpyng had porwh þat Cake of Cristes Corn. In helle pyne is piht, weore hem loked eny leggaunce 235 In helpyng of heore harde chaunce, Or eny þing mihte hem auaunce, In ffoure pis bred were diht. þis world is nouht, bote heuene is ouht, whon dep schal come wip his knyf. 210 Jhesus, pat vs lauht, kep vs in to bi frauht And ay from vs stinte be fendes strif. þen schal beo rauht a Riche drauht Out of he wyse welle of lyf. In to þat frauzt Jhesus hire tauht 245 Samaritan, þat cely wyf. he histe hire drinke ful hende: watur of lyf wip lyues bred Schal sauen vs alle from þe qued. God graunt vs þat whon we beo 250 ded To heuene þat we may wende Amen. „wher dwellestou?" ben seide þei. Jhesu azein to hem gon sei: 25 Comep and seop", he hem bad. þei coomen and sezen wip herte glad where bat he schulde dwelle, And wip him weren þat day to telle: hit was forsope in þat stour be tyme of be tenpe our. pis Andrew in pis plas Symound peter bropur was, he was on of þe two þat herde Jon speke so, perfore anon wip good wille Jhesu bei suwed feir and stille. his furste bropur he fond her, þat Symound was cald fer and neer, And to his bropur sone seide he: Messye I-founden nou haue we“ pat is pus muche forte mene As crist, to schewe ow al atene. Aftur Andreuz pus his Broþur kneuz, he ladde him sone to goode Jhesu. Jhesu biheold Symound vppon, Siggyng bus to pat mon: 30 35 40 45 pou art Symound in bis_wone, be sone of þat wommon Jone: Cephas cald schalt þou beo, þat Peter is to knowe and seo." On þe morwen Jhesu hende In to Galilee wolde he wende: Philippe he fond, þat was ful trewe. To him he seide: pou me suwe!" Philippe was, sop to say, Of Bethsaida, þat Cite gay; Peter also and eke Andreuz Of þat same men hem kneuz. 14 Ms. Babi, 26 Ms. preter. 50 Philippe fond Natanael pon, And þus he seide to pat mon: "whom wrot Moyses in his lawes 55 And be prophetes in heore dawes, bat we schulde Jhesu fynde, Joseph sone, of Nazareth kynde.“ Natanael seide, per he stod: Of Nazareth may sum þing be good?“ Philip Natanael po bad: "Cum seo Jhesu, wip wille glad.“ Jhesus pen say Natanael Touward him come, as hit po fel; he kneuh he schulde beo to him dere: bus he seide, as ze schul here: Seo a verrey Israelyte, In whom nis nouþur wo nor wyte.“ 80 Natanael seide anon: Raby, 75 pou art Godus sone on his, Of Israel pou art þe kyng." Jhesu onswerde to þat þing: ffor I haue seid I haue pe sen vndur þe ffyge-tre to ben, And bou in me leeuest al, More ben pis seo pou_schal." Jhesu seide to him þat day: „Siker forsope, wibouten nay, 3e schul seo be heuene vndo, And godus Angeles vp styze also, Comen adoun schul þei eke vpon be sone of Mon so meke." 85 95 DEre brepren, here we rede On pis gospel, seip seint Bede, 90 whi Jon, Cristes forgoer, here Cald him pe lomb of god so dere: ffor he him kneuh for Innocent And vndefoulet þer present, þat is to sei of alle synne bat euer was be world wip-Inne. be prophete seip a word honest: Riht as a schep, be meke best, he schulde be take wip wolues badde, And so forp to his dep beo ladde, 100 And as a lomb, meke of wille, wip-oute noyse he schulde beo stille. ffor Jon witnessed in þis plas þat Crist þe lomb of God so was, þeose tweye disciples trewe Anon assented him to suwe, 83 Ms. hem. 105 And seide he was þe sone of Jone. 160 Of his Godhede pat is so briht he saiz be sympelnes and be quert 165 bat hit scholde to his blisse go; he wuste him scholde wonte no Mes Of alle pe vertuwes of holynes. 170 'he pat is Boxsum euer and ay'; bou art Symound sone of Jone,' þat is bus muche to seye nou : ffor he was ful of grace fuld, |