Anonymous: Interlude (Appendix to Dame Sirith) (550 words)

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HIC INCIPT INTERLUDIUM DE CLERICO ET PUELLA.


2
3Clericus aitClericus ait,

4"Damishel, reste wel!"

5"Sir, welcum, by saynt michel!"

6"Wer esty sire, wer esty dame?"

7"By gode, es noyer her at hame."

8"Wel wor suilc a man to life
9Yat suilc a may mithe haue to wyfe."

10"Do way, by crist and leonard,
11No wily lufe na clerc fayllard,
12Na kepi herbherg, clerc, in huse, no y flore
13Bot his hers ly wit uten dore.
14Go forth yi way, god sire,
15ffor her hastu losye al yi wile."

16"Nu, nu, by crist and by sant ihon;
17In al yisyesEdition: yis land ne wis hi none,
18Mayden, yat hi luf mor yan ye,
19Hif me micht euer ye bether be.
20ffor ye hy sory nicht and day,
21Y may say, hay wayleuay!"
22Y luf ye mar yan mi lif,
23Yu hates me mar yan yayt dos chnief.
24Yat es nouct for mys-gilt,
25Certhes, for yi luf ham hi spilt.
26A, suythe mayden, reu of me,
27Yat es ty luf hand ay salbe,

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28ffor ye luf of ye moder of efne,
29Yu mend yi mode and her my steuene!"

30"By crist of heuene and sant ione,
31Clerc of scole ne kepi non,
32ffor many god wymman haf yai don scam -
33By crist, yu michtis haf ben at hame!"

34"Synt it noyir gat may be,
35Ihesu crist by-techy ye,
36And send neulic bot yar inne,
37Yat yi be lesit of al my pyne."

38"Go nu, truan, go nu, go,
39ffor mikel yu canstu of sory and wo!"

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41"God te blis, mome helwis!"

42"Son, welcum, by san dinis!"

43"Hic am comin to ye, mome,
44Yu hel me noth, yu say me sone.
45Hic am a clerc yat hauntes scole,
46Y lydy my lif wyt mikel dole.
47Me wor leuer to be dedh,
48Yan led ye lif yat hyc ledh
49ffor ay mayden with and schen,
50ffayrer ho lond hawy non syen.
51Yo hat mayden malkyn, y wene.
52Nu yu wost quam y mene.
53Yo wonys at the tounes ende,
54Yat suyt lif so fayr and hende.
55Bot if yo wil hir mod amende,

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56Neuly crist my ded me sendkendEdition: send!
57Men send me hyder, vyt-vtenuyt-vtenEdition: vyt-vten fayle,
58To haf yi help anty cunsayle;
59Yar for amy cummen here,
60Yat yu salt be my herand-bere,
61To mac me and yat mayden sayct,
62And hi sal gef ye of my nayct,
63So yat heuer al yy lyf
64Saltu be ye better wyf.
65So help me crist, and hy may spede,
66RicheRiclicEdition: Riche saltu haf yi mede."

67"A, son, vat saystu? Benedicite!
68Lift hup yi hand and blis ye!
69ffor it es boyt syn and scam,
70Yat yu on me hafs layt thys blam.
71ffor hic am anald quyne and a lam,
72Y led my lyf wit godis loue,
73Wit my roc y me fede,
74Cani do non oyir dede,
75Bot my pater noster and my crede,
76To say crist for missedede,
77And myn auy mary -
78ffor my scynnes hic am sory -
79And my deprofundis
80ffor al yat y sin lys;
81ffor cani me non oyir yink -
82Yat wot crist, of heuene kync.
83Ihesu crist of heuene hey,

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84Gef yat hay may heng hey,
85And gef yat hy may se,
86Yat yay be heng'hengenEdition: heng' on a tre,
87Yat yis ley as leyit onne me.
88ffor aly wymam ami on."