Precepts and Admonitory Pieces: Signs of Death
16–19. Warnings of Death
[Whan thy hed quakes memento]
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Univ. Libr., Ee.4.35, fol. 24r, middle
Whan thy hed quakes memento
When they thy leppes blakes conffessio
Whan they breyt pantys contrecio
Whan they weynde wantys satisfaxio
Whan they lymes caldys libera me domine
Whan they noys kelys than miserere
Whan they eyon holowyt nesse te ipsum
ffor than deth folwes Vene Ad Iudeciom
Memento Homo[_]
Univ. Libr., Ff.5.48, fol. 43, top
When þi hed whaketh/memento
When þi lippys blaken/confessio
When thy brest pantis/contricio
When þi wynde wantes/satisfactio
When þi lymmes falys þe/libera me domine
When þi nase kelys þen/miserere
When þine een holoen/nosce teipsum
ffor then the deth ffolowes/Veni ad iudicium
ihc
[Whan thyn heed shaketh . memento]
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Trin. Coll., O.2.53, fol. 72r, bottom
Whan thyn heed shaketh . memento
Whan thi lippes quakyth . Confessio
Whan thi nose sharpeth . Contricio
Whan thi lymmes starketh . Satisfaccio
Whan thi brest bantith . Nosce teipsum
Whan thi wynde wantith miserere
Whan thi eighen holoweth . libera me domine
Than deth foloweth
Venite ad iudicium
[Wenne þin eyen beit ihut. & þin heren beoit idut]
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Trin. Coll. B.14. 39, fol. 28r.
Wenne þin eyen beit ihut. & þin heren beoit idut
& list igrauen vndir molde. þu maist ifinden feole vnholde
þat willt striuen afteir þine seluere & þine golde
ant lute þad willt to þine soule ben holde.