“y-blessed mote that tyme be that thu wer{ e} born{ e} of me. hit is sene, y am thi moder when thu comest þi self hider. 380 Furst þ{ o}u sendest thyn apostelis to me; now thu comest w{ i}t{ h} thi meyne, to fette me vnto that blisse that eu{ er} lasteth w{ i}t{ h} ałł gladnesse. 384 Sone thu art hider y-come w{ i}t{ h} thyn angelis from a-bone. do þ{ o}u now what thi wille ys; me hath longed to the, y-wys.” 388
“Sone, blessid mote þou be, That þou bicome man of me; 488 Hit is wel sene, I am þee dere, Now þi self art comen here. Thine apostles þou sendist furst to me, And now þou art come w{ i}t{ h} þi meyne, 492 To fecchyn me in to þi myȝt: Was neu{ er} modre sone so bryȝt. Mi leue sone, now art þou come With þi meyne, here a bone. 496 Do, my sone, þat þi wille is; To þee me þinkeþ longe I wis.”
[Sidenote: Ih{ es}us] Then Iesus to Marie sede, [Sidenote: [leaf 81]] “Moder, w{ i}t{ h} ioye y wołł the lede. of all wy{ m}men the worth best, in heuene blisse that shal lest. 392 ther y am kyng; thu shalt be quene; in grete ioye thu shałł bene.”
[_No gap in MS._] “Modre,” he seide, “come with me; Of alle wymen best þee be. 500 [_No gap in MS._] Thou schalt to heuen { and} be made quene; Wel bliþe may þine hert bene.”
[Sidenote: Maria] “leue sone, y be-seche the o thyng that thu telle me. 396 shall y any deuyłł se, or any w{ i}t{ h} the shałł be? “for y loue them neu{ er} on{ e}, thei ben{ e} noght, so mote y gon{ e}.” 400
“Sone,” sche seide, “I be-seke þee O þing þat þou graunt me, 504 [Sidenote: [leaf 72, back]] That I noȝt þe deuel se, Ne none þat eu{ er} w{ i}t{ h} him be. “I loue hem nouȝt; þei arn my fone; Ne wolde I neuer sene hem none.” 508
[Headnote: _Jesus promises mercy to man for Mary’s sake._]
[Sidenote: Iesus] “Moder, y sey, drede thu noght; ne stode it neu{ er} on my thoght, for thu shalt no deuyłł se, y wołł go be-fore the; 404 ne þ{ o}u shalt no deuyłł heren{ e}, but only me { and} my feren{ e}. Maiden { and} mod{ er}, eu{ er} thu be wełł; thu shalt of sorwe wete no dełł. 408 alle the spirettes that meten w{ i}t{ h} the, buxom to the shałł they be. Moder, one thyng y gef to the; thu shalt be in heuene w{ i}t{ h} me. 412
“Moder,” he seide, “ne drede þee nouȝt; Ne come it neu{ er} in my þouȝt; Ne wille I neu{ er} more þole That any of hem come þee bi fore; 512 Ne schal þou neu{ er} se-ne here But me { and} aungeles, þine fere. Moder, a ȝift I schal þee ȝyue, Thou schalt with me in heuene lyue, 516 And more schal I ȝeue þee; Al heuene companye schal s{ er}ue þee.