 | The Creation of the World and Man |  |
Deus
Adam
Holy ffadyr blyssyd þou be
Ffor I may walke in welthe anow
I ffynde datys gret plente
and many ffele frutys ful every bow
All þis wele is ȝevyn to me
and to my wyf þat on me lowh
I haue no nede to towche ȝon tre
Aȝens my lordys wyl to werke now
I am a good gardenere
Euery frute of rythe name
I may gaderyn with gle and game
to breke þat bond I were to blame
þat my lord bad me kepyn here.
Eua
We may both be blyth and glad
oure lordys comaundement to fulfyll
with ffele frutys be we ffayr ffad
woundyr dowcet and nevyr on ill
Euery tre with frute is sprad
of them to take as plesyth us tyll
oure witte were rakyl and ovyr don bad
to fforfete Ageyns oure lordys wyll
in ony wyse
in þis gardeyn I wyl go se
all þe fflourys of fayr bewte
and tastyn þe frutys of gret plente
þat be in paradyse.
Now hevyn is made ffor Aungell sake
þe fyrst day and þe fyrst nyth
The secunde day watyr I make
The walkyn also ful fayr and b[r]yth
The iijd e day I parte watyr from erthe
tre and every growyng thyng
both erbe and floure of Suete smellyng
the iijd e day is made be my werkyng
now make I þe day þat xal be þe fferthe.
þe fyrst day and þe fyrst nyth
The secunde day watyr I make
The walkyn also ful fayr and b[r]yth
The iijd e day I parte watyr from erthe
tre and every growyng thyng
both erbe and floure of Suete smellyng
the iijd e day is made be my werkyng
now make I þe day þat xal be þe fferthe.
Sunne and mone and sterrys Also
þe forthe day I make in same
þe vt e day werm and ffysch þat swymme and go
byrdys and bestys bothe wylde and tame
the sexte day my werk I do
And make þe man Adam be name
In erthelech paradys with-owtyn wo
I graunt þe bydyng lasse þou do blame.
þe forthe day I make in same
þe vt e day werm and ffysch þat swymme and go
byrdys and bestys bothe wylde and tame
the sexte day my werk I do
And make þe man Adam be name
In erthelech paradys with-owtyn wo
I graunt þe bydyng lasse þou do blame.
Fflesch of þi fflesch And bon of þi bon
Adam here is þi wyf and make
both ffysche and foulys þat swymmyn and gon
to everych of hem a name þou take
Bothe tre and frute and bestys echon
red and qwyte bothe blew and blake
þou ȝeve hem name be þi self alon
Erbys and gresse both beetys and brake
þi wyff þou ȝeve name Also
loke þat ȝe not ses
ȝowre ffrute to encres
þat þer may be pres
me worchipe for to do.
Adam here is þi wyf and make
both ffysche and foulys þat swymmyn and gon
to everych of hem a name þou take
Bothe tre and frute and bestys echon
red and qwyte bothe blew and blake
þou ȝeve hem name be þi self alon
Erbys and gresse both beetys and brake
þi wyff þou ȝeve name Also
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ȝowre ffrute to encres
þat þer may be pres
me worchipe for to do.
Now come Fforth Adam to paradys
ther xalt þou haue all maner thynge
bothe flesch and ffysch and frute of prys
all xal be buxum at þi byddyng
Here is pepyr pyan and swete lycorys
take hem all at þi lykyng
both appel and pere and gentyl rys
but towche nowth þis tre þat is of Cunnyng
All thynge saff þis ffor þe is wrought
here is all þinge þat þe xulde plese
All redy made on to þin ese
Ete not þis frute ne me dysplese
ffor þan þou deyst þou skapyst nowth.
ther xalt þou haue all maner thynge
bothe flesch and ffysch and frute of prys
all xal be buxum at þi byddyng
Here is pepyr pyan and swete lycorys
take hem all at þi lykyng
both appel and pere and gentyl rys
but towche nowth þis tre þat is of Cunnyng
All thynge saff þis ffor þe is wrought
here is all þinge þat þe xulde plese
All redy made on to þin ese
Ete not þis frute ne me dysplese
ffor þan þou deyst þou skapyst nowth.
Now haue I made all thynge of nowth
hevyn and Erth foull and best
to all thynge þat myn hand hath wrowth
I graunt myn blyssyng þat evyr xal lest
My wey to hefne is redy sowth
of werkyng I wole þe vijt e day rest
And all my creaturys þat be a-bowth
my blyssyng ȝe haue both Est and west
of werkyng þe vijt e day ȝe sees
and all þo þat sees of laboryng here
þe vijt e day with-outyn dwere
and wurchyp me in good manere
þei xal in hefne haue endles pes.
hevyn and Erth foull and best
to all thynge þat myn hand hath wrowth
I graunt myn blyssyng þat evyr xal lest
My wey to hefne is redy sowth
of werkyng I wole þe vijt e day rest
And all my creaturys þat be a-bowth
my blyssyng ȝe haue both Est and west
of werkyng þe vijt e day ȝe sees
and all þo þat sees of laboryng here
þe vijt e day with-outyn dwere
and wurchyp me in good manere
þei xal in hefne haue endles pes.
Adam go forth and be prynce in place
ffor to hefne I sped my way
þi wyttys wel loke þou chase
And gostly gouerne þe as I say.
ffor to hefne I sped my way
þi wyttys wel loke þou chase
And gostly gouerne þe as I say.
Adam
Holy ffadyr blyssyd þou be
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I ffynde datys gret plente
and many ffele frutys ful every bow
All þis wele is ȝevyn to me
and to my wyf þat on me lowh
I haue no nede to towche ȝon tre
Aȝens my lordys wyl to werke now
I am a good gardenere
Euery frute of rythe name
I may gaderyn with gle and game
to breke þat bond I were to blame
þat my lord bad me kepyn here.
Eua
We may both be blyth and glad
oure lordys comaundement to fulfyll
with ffele frutys be we ffayr ffad
woundyr dowcet and nevyr on ill
Euery tre with frute is sprad
of them to take as plesyth us tyll
oure witte were rakyl and ovyr don bad
to fforfete Ageyns oure lordys wyll
in ony wyse
in þis gardeyn I wyl go se
all þe fflourys of fayr bewte
and tastyn þe frutys of gret plente
þat be in paradyse.
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