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Editor: James Henthorn Todd

Transcriber's Note: Sidenotes have been treated as footnotes, with anchors inserted in the text at the appropriate point. Upright text within italic passages is indicated ~like this~.

THE LAST AGE OF THE CHURCH.

The Last Age of the Church.

Now first Printed From a Manuscript In the UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, DUBLIN.

EDITED WITH NOTES,

Dublin: AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS. M.DCCC.XL.

? The Preface.

In another place he gives it the Title under which it is now published, and describes it thus:--

It is by no means improbable, therefore, that a second Copy of the Tract may still exist, under some Disguise, in our public or private Libraries.

On the upper Margin of the same Page, in a Hand of the early Part of the sixteenth Century, now nearly obliterated, may be traced the Words,

M.ccc.luj.

The last age of the Chirche.

Alas forsorwe grete prestis sittinge in derkenessis & in schadewe of dee?/ no?t hauynge him ?at openly crie?/ al ?is I wille ?eue ?if ?ou auaunce me. ?ei make reseruaciouns/ ?e whiche ben clepid dymes/ ffirst fruytis/ o?er penciouns/ aftir ?e opynioun of hem ?at trete ?is matir. For no more schulde fatte beneficis be reserued ??ne smale/ ?if no pryuy cause of symonye were tretide/ ?e whiche I seie no?t at ?is tyme. But Joachur/ in his book of ?e seedis of profetis & of ?e seyingis of popes & of ?e chargis of profetis/ tretynge ?is matir/ & spekynge of ?e rente of dymes/ sei? ?us/ foure tribulaciouns Daui? ?e profete ha? bifore seid/ ?e seuynty & nyne chapitre/ to entre into ?e Chirche of God/ & Bernard acordi? ?ere wi?/ vpon cantica/ ?e ?re & pritty sermon/ ?at ben/ a ny?tly drede/ an arwe fleynge in day/ chaffare walkynge in derkenessis/ & myddais deuylrie/ ?at is to seye/ antecrist. Ny?tly drede was whanne alle ?at slowen seyntis demyd hem silf do seruyse to God/ & ?is was ?e firste tribulacioun ?at ontrede ?e Chirche of God. ?e arwe fleynge in day was desceyt of heretikis/ & ?at was ?e secunde tribulacioun ?at entred ?e Chirche of Crist. ?at is put of bi wisdom of seyntis/ as ?e firste was cast out bi stedfastenesse of martiris. Chaffare walkynge in derkenessis is ?e pryui heresie of symonyans/ bi resoun of whiche ?e ?ridde tribulacioun schal entre into Cristis Chirche/ ?e whiche tribulacioun or angusch schal entre ?e Chirche of Crist in ?e tyme of ?e hundrid ?eer of .x. lettre/ whos ende we ben/ as I wele preue/ & ?is myscheif schal be so heuy ?at wel schal be to ?at man of holy Chirche ?at ??ne schal no?t be on lyue. And ?at I preue ?us bi Joachrin in his book of ?e deedis of profetis. Men of ebreu tunge haue? xxii lettris/ and byng?n?ge fro ?e first of ebrew lettris/ & ?euynge to euery lettre an hundrid ?eer/ ?e oolde Testament was endid wh?ne ?e noumbre ?euen to ?e lettris was fulfillid. So fro ?e bygynnynge of ebrew lettris in to Crist/ in ?e whiche ?e oolde Testament was endid/ weren two and twenty hundriddis of ?eeris. ?is also schewi? openly bi discripcioun of tyme/ of Eusebi/ Bede/ & Haymound/ most preued of acounteris/ or talkeris. So Cristen men hauen xxi lettris/ & bygynnynge fro ?e first of Latyn lettris/ & ?euynge to eche .c./ ?e newe Testament was endid whanne ?e noumbre of ?es assingned lettris was fulfillid. And ?is is as so? as in ?e bigynnynge God made heuene & er?e/ for ?e oolde Testament is figur of ?e newe. But aftir Joachim & Bede/ fro ?e bygynnynge of Latyn lettris to ?e comynge of Crist weren seuene hundrid ?eere/ so ?at Crist cam in ?e hondrid of .h'. lettre/ Crist steye to heuene/ and aftir ?at/ undir .k'. lettre/ Crist delyuered his Chirche fro ny?tly drede/ ?e whiche was ?e firste drede ?at Goddis Chirche was inne. Aftir ?at/ vndir .m. lettir/ Crist delyuered his Chirche fro ?e arwe fleynge in day/ ?at was ?e secunde tribulacioun of ?e Chirche/ & ?at was demynge by Joachim & o?ere ?at vndir .m. lettre schewede ?e multitude of heretikis contraryinge ?e bir?e of Crist his pascioun & his assencioun/ in ?at ?at .m. lettre most figured Crist. Euery lettre in ?e abece may be sounded wi? opyn mou? saue .m. lettre one/ ?e whiche may no?t be souned but wi? clos mou?. So Crist my?te no?t come out of ?e maydenes wombe/ but sche hadde be clos. And ?es ben uerse of .m. lettre/

College claustris exire solent patefactis/ Una sed ex istis n? egreditur nisi clausis.

?at we ben vndir ?e hundrid ?eere of .x. lettre/ I schewe schortly by Bede vpon ?e profetis of Sibille/ and by Joachim in ?e book of ?e seedis of profetis/ & o?ere writeris of stories. Ffro ?e bygynnynge of Latyn lettris to Crist Ih?/ were seuene hundrid ?eer/ and fro Crist til now/ ?rittene hundrid ?eer and sixe & fyfty/ so ?at ?ere ben to come of our abece but foure & fourty ?eer/ & bi ?is of ?e hundrid ?eere of .x. be? passid sixe & fifty ?eere. ?e synnes bi cause of whiche suche persecucioun schal be in Goddis Chirche our tyme ben ?es/ for Goddis Chirche is foundid in kynrade of prelatis. ?is same rekened Joachim in ?e bookis bifore. Also for goodis of holy Chirche ?at prelatis wi? holde? to hem/ as pensiouns/ firste frutis/ fermes/ prouendris/ ?e whiche may wel be clepid collibiste/ ?es synnes and o?ere suche ben marchaundise walkynge in derkenessis. ?e manere of tribulacioun schal be such as Joachim sei? in ?e book of ?e charge of profetis. Men of holy Chirche schal be seyd in a manere of careyne/ ?ei schal be cast out as dogge in myddis placis. Her wi? acordi? Carnosencis/ in a book ?at he clepi? pollicraticon/ ?e seuen?e book/ ?e ten?e chapitre/ & he aleye? Gregor seiynge ?us/ pestilencis/ smyttingis to gidere of folkis/ & hurtlynge to gidere of rewmes/ & o?ir harmes schal come to ?e er?e/ for ?at worschipis of holy Chirche be? ?eue to vnwor?i men. And in ?e ei?te?e book/ defaute of prestis among Goddis folk bryngi? in tirnauntis. ?at ?is tribulacioun is ny?e/ and whanne it schal come/ bi hem ?at treti? ?is matir is/ whanne men schulle wante tee?/ and comynly alle children/ boren si??en ?e first pestylence/ ben such ?at wanten ei?te grete tee?. Herwi? acordi? Merlyn Ambrose/ ?at such angusche is ny?e/ for as by hem/ in ?e tyme of ?e myscheif of ?e kok/ ?at we clepe fraunce/ ?at schal be distroyed by ?e sixte of irlond/ ?e witt is our kyng wi? his children. Sibille acordi? herto/ ?at suche tribulacioun is ny?e/ in ?es verse:

Gallus succuutus aquile victricia signa/ Mundus adorabit/ est vrbs vix presule digna/ Papa cito moritur/ Sesar regnabit vbique/ Sub quo tunc vana cessabit gloria cleri.

?ei ?at treten ?es verse of Sibille/ alle ?at I haue seen/ acorden in ?is/ ?at seculer power of ?e Hooly Goost elispirid/ & ?at de?/ veniaunce of swerd/ myscheifs vnknowe bifore/ bi whiche men ?es daies schule be ponyschid/ schulen falle for synne of prestis. Men schal falle on hem/ & caste hem out of her fatte beneficis/ and ?ei schule seye/ he cam in to his benefice by his kynrede/ ?es bi couenant maad bifore/ he for his seruyse/ & ?es for moneye/ cam into Goddis Chirche. ?anne schal eche suche prest crye/ Alas/ Alas/ ?at no good spiryt dwellid wi? me at my comynge into Goddis Chirche. ?e wordis of Josue 2. c?. ?e ?ridde. I seide ?at Crist entrede into hooly ?ingis/ ?at is holy Chirche/ by holy lyuynge & holy techinge/ preynge ?e Fadir for vs. ?e Mayster of Scholys rehersi?/ ?e ?ridde book of Kyngis/ ?e v. c?./ aftir ?e talis of iewis of Salamon/ ?ere was a stork hadde a berd/ & his berd was sperid vndir a vessel of glas/ and whanne ?is stork sau his brid/ &. ?at he my?te no?t come to hym/ he brou?t a litil reed worme out of wildirnesse/ & wi? his blood he anoyntide ?e glas. ?e glass to barst/ & ?e brid fleye his wey. So oure Lord ?e Fadir of heuene hadde mankynde in helle/ ?at was glasyne/ ?at is to seye britil as glas. To breke it be brou?t suche a litil reed worme/ ?at was our Lord Ih? Crist/ as Daui? sei?/ ?e on & twenty Salme. 2i. Ego sum vermis/ & non homo/ I am a worme & no man/ & wi? his blood he delyuered mannes kynde. Zacarie writi?/ ?e nyn?e chapitre/ ?ou forso?e wi? blood of witnesse/ or ?i testament/ hast ledde out hem ?at were bounde in ?e pyt. So whanne we weren synful/ & children of wra??e/ Goddis sone cam out of heuene/ & preyying his fadir for his enemyes/ & he deyed for vs ?anne/ myche ra?ere now we ben maad ri?tful bi his blood schule be saued. Poul writi? to ?e romayns. v. c?. He schal preye for vs. Ih?s wente into heuene to apere to ?e semlant of God for vs. Poul to ?e hebrees. ?e whiche semlant he graunte vs to see/ ?at lyue? & regne? wi?out eende/ Amen.

NOTES.

Notes.

How far the foregoing Tract has suffered from the Carelessness or Ignorance of the Transcriber, it will not be possible to determine, until another Copy shall be discovered. It is the Object of the following Notes to correct some of the more obvious Mistakes, as well as to trace the Historical Origin of the Tract, and to explain its References and Allusions. The Editor has not thought it necessary to preserve in every Instance the Contractions of the original Manuscript; but he has carefully retained the Spelling, even in some Cases where an Error of the Transcriber is evident. The Anglo-Saxon Letters, ? and ?, are used throughout the MS., and are preserved, as being characteristic of the Orthography of the Period.

PAGE xxiii. line 3.

No?t hauynge him ?at openly crie?.

Ibid. line 6.

?ei make reseruaciouns.

PAGE xxiv. line 2.

smale.

Ibid. line 4.

Joachur.

Ibid.

In his book of ?e seedis of profetis, &c.

r father, I fall into Charybdis, your mother.

Act iv. Sc. 1.

What! wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

Act iv. Sc. 1.

The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blessed; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes,

Act iv. Sc. 1.

A Daniel come to judgment.

Act iv. Sc. 1.

Is it so nominated in the bond.

I cannot find it; 'tis not in the bond?

Act iv. Sc. 1.

I have thee on the hip

Act iv. Sc. 1.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word

Act v. Sc. 1.

How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!

Act v. Sc. 1.

I am never merry when I hear sweet music.

Act v. Sc. 1.

The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.

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