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_______________________________________________ deus
Ilke a creature / takes entent
What bodworde / I to you bringe
țis wofull worlde / away is wente
And I am come / as cronned kynge
Mi ffadir of heuene / he has me sente
To deme youre dedis / and make ending
Comen / is țe day of Iugement
Of sorowe may Ilke a synfull synge
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In a modern edition, with modernised punctuation
and speech layout, this would read:
Deus.........
Ilke a creature, takes entent
..................What bodworde I to you bringe:
..................țis wofull worlde away is wente,
..................And I am come, as cro[u]ned kynge:
..................Mi ffadir of heuene, he has me sente
..................To deme youre dedis, and make ending;
..................Comen is țe day of Iugement:
..................Of sorowe may ilke a synfull synge.
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Modern-Spelling Text
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Deus..........
Ilk a creature, takes entent
...................................[every created being, pay attention]
[God].........What bodewordè I to you bring:
...........................[proclamation]
..................
This woeful world away is went,
.......................... [has departed]
..................
And I am come, as crownèd king:
.........................[have come]
..................
My Father of Heaven, He has me sent
.....................
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To deem your deeds, and make endìng;
................[judge]
..................
Comen is the Day of Judgèment:
...........................[The Day of Judgement has arrived]
..................
Of sorrow may ilk a sinful sing.
.............................[every sinful creature]
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