f. 72^ra

Þe Pater noster vndo on englissh

(diplomatic transcription by Míceál F. Vaughan)

Alle þat euer gon and riden ^.
    Þat wille₃ godes merci abiden ^.
L ewede men þat ne be₃ no clerkes ^.
þ o þat leuen on godes werkes ^.
L este₃ and ₃e sschollen here iwis ^.
W hat ₃oure pater ^. noster ^. is ^.
¶E ch man here of take hede ^.
G odiliche while ihesu ₃ede ^.
I n erthe wi₃ his apostles twelue ^.
I hesu crist made hit him selue ^.
A nd als hit telle₃ in þe bok ^.
H ise Apostles be hit bitok ^.
F or þai sscholden habben hit in minde
A nd techen hit to al man kynde ^.
¶O f alle þe clerkes vnder sonne ^.
þ er nis non of hem þat conne ^.
A beter oreison iwis ^.
Þ anne þe pater ^. noster ^. is ^.
þ ous segge₃ þise clerkes wise ^.
Þ at mochel connen of clergise ^.
¶S euen oreisouns per be₃ inne ^.
Þ at helpe₃ men out of dedli sinne ^.
A nd ₃if ₃e wille₃ awhile dwelle ^.
A l on englissch ichwilie ₃ou telle ^.
Þ e skile of hem alle seuene ^.
W i₃ help of godes mi₃t of heuene ^.

                                                                                f. 72 ^rb

Pater ^. noster ^. qui es in celis ^.
þat is to segge þis ^.
Oure fader in heuene riche ^.
Þ i name be blessed euere iliche ^.
Þ is is þe ferste oreisoun of seuene ^.
W e clepen oure fader þe kyng of heuene ^.
A nd ₃if he houre fader is ^.
Þ anne be we hise children iwis
A nd ihesu is ful of alle godnesse ^.
W i₃ him nis no wikkednesse ^.
Þ anne mote we so mote ich þe ^.
3 if we willen hise children be ^.
F onden to liuen in god lif ^.
W i₃ outen contek wi₃ outen strif ^.
W i₃ outen pride and enuye ^.
C oueitise and glotonye ^.
Þ anne mowe seggen iwis ^.
Þ at ihesu crist oure fader is ^.
3 if we wile be clene isschriue ^.
A nd in clene lif liue ^.
Þ anne mowe we whan we be₃ of age ^.
C laymen oure fader heritage ^.
Þ e blisse þat laste₃ wi₃ outen ende ^.
Sannctificetur nomen tuum ^.
    Þat is to segge al and sum
I hesu god in trinite ^.
þ i name iblessed mot hit be ^.
Þ at is to vnderstonde þis ^.
W han we blessen his name iwis ^.
W e bisechen swete ihesus ^.
Þ at his name mote be wi₃ ous ^.
A nd we ben clene isschriue ^.
A nd out of sinne þenken to liue ^.
H is name nel nowt wi₃ ous be ^.
T o holden hit ne habbe₃ no poste
B ut ₃if we liuen in god lif ^.

                                                                                  f. 72 ^va

I n loue and charite wi₃ outen strif ^.
Þ anne wille his name wi₃ ous dwelle ^.
A nd sauuen vs fram þe fend of helle ^.
I hesu þat boughte lewede and clerkes ^.
S schilde vs fram þe fendes werkes ^.
Adueniat regnum tuum ^. iwis ^.
    Þat is to segge þis ^.
L ouerd to þi kyneriche ^.
L at ous comen al iliche ^.
H ere we bisechen þe heuene kyng ^.
Þ at we moten comen to his womyng
A nd we be in gode liue mome ^.
T o his wonyng mowe we nowt come ^.
Þ anne is oure bidding for nowt ^.
B ut ₃if we ben in god lif kaut ^.
Þ erfore ech man amende him here ^.
Þ at we moten wenden al ifere ^.
I n to blisse þat ne haue₃ non ende ^.
T o þilke blisse god vs sende ^.
Þ er noman come₃ maiden ne wif ^.
B ut he be nomen in god lif ^.
Fiat voluntas tua ^.
    Sicut in celo & in terra ^.
    Þat is to segge þous
W e bidde₃ to swete ihesus
Þ at his wille be ido ^.
I n heuene and in erthe al so ^.
Þ at is to vnderstonden þous ^.
Þ at we sscholden seruen swete ihesus
T o his paie and to his wille ^.
O ure bidding to fulfille ^.
A nd ₃if we ne serue him nowt ari₃t ^.
I hesu crist bi houre mi₃t ^.
Þ anne do we in þat bidding ^.
N owt bote scornen oure heuene kyng ^.
Þ erfore ech man ₃if he mai ^.
F onde boþe ni₃t and dai ^.

                                                                                     f. 72 ^vb

T o serue ihesu crist to wille ^.
O ure biseching to fulfille ^.
F or forsothe godes wille ^. is
Þ at we ne sscholden nowt don amis ^.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie
    is to segge so mot ich þe ^.
O ure bred ordeined for eche dai ^.
L ouerd ₃iuet vs to dai ^.
Þ at is to segge þous ^.
W e bisechen swete ihesus ^.
Þ at he graunte vs alle þinges two ^.
S oules fode and lif also ^.
N ammore mai þe soule liue ^.
B ut þe bodi hit mete ₃iue ^.
N ammore þan þe lif mai ^.
W i₃outen erthliche mete adai ^.
Þ an is þis þe soule fode ^.
A lmes dede and bedes gode ^.
L oue and charite wi₃outen strif ^.
Þ is mai holde þe soules lif ^.
A ls þe lif liue₃ wi₃ bred ^.
F or honger þat hit nis nowt ded ^.
Þe sixte bede is þis ^.
    Et dimitte nobis debita nostra ^.
S icut & nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris!
Þ is is þe sixte bidding ^.
Þ at we bidden oure heuene kyng ^.
F or₃iue vs þat we habbe₃ misdo ^.
A ls we for₃iuen oþer also ^.
Þ at vs habben here agult ^.
Þ at in oure mercy ^. ben ipult ^.
3 if ani man þat is in londe ^.
L iue₃ in nyht oþer in onde ^.
Þ ourgh counseil of þe fendes red ^.
H e bidde₃ a₃enes his owene hed ^.
A nd make₃ him heiere in erthe ^.
Þ an ihesu crist þat more is werthe ^.

                                                                                     f. 72A ^ra

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(version: 5 February 1998)