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Dan Michel's Ayenbite of Inwyt or Remorse of Conscience

... Richard Morris's transcription now newly collated with the unique manuscript British Museum MS. Arundel 57: By Pamela Gradon

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[THE AYENBITE OF INWITE.]

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1. VOLUME 1

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[THE AYENBITE OF INWITE.]

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.I. ÞE UORE-SPECHE.

þis boc is ywrite /
uor englisse men, þet hi wyte /
hou hi ssolle ham-zelue ssriue,
and maki ham klene / ine þise liue.
þis boc hatte huo þet writ /
AYENBITE OF INWYT.
auerst byeþ / þe hestes ten /
þet loki ssolle alle men.
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RAISE THY HEART TO GOD.

Mayde / and moder mylde.
uor loue of þine childe:
þet is god an man:
Me þet am zuo wylde /
uram zenne þou me ssylde:
ase ich þe bydde can.
amen.
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