CAT Forklift V165B V180B Operation & Maintenance Manual

CAT Forklift V165B V180B Operation

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**CAT Forklift V165B V180B Operation & Maintenance Manual** Size: 19.0 MB
Format: PDF Language: English Brand: CAT Caterpillar Type of Machine: Forklift
Type of Manual: Operation & Maintenance Manual Model: CAT V165B V180B
Forklift Date: 2015 Content: SEBU5918-02-00 Introduction SEBU5918-02-01
Foreword SEBU5918-02-02 Safety SEBU5918-02-03 Operation Section

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SEBU5918-02-04 Maintenance Section Cat Pub List Publication List (Service,
Operator, & Parts Manuals) Mast Tilting Angles Mast Tilting Angles REF-18-0001C
How To Determine Correct Mast Rails Lift Cylinders And Mast Hosing
REF-18-0001C How To Determine Correct Mast Rails Lift Cylinders And Mast
Hosing (Spanish) REF-18-0002C How To Locate Fluid Capacities REF-18-0002C
How To Locate Fluid Capacities (Spanish) REF-18-0003C How To Use A Pick List
REF-18-0003C How To Use A Pick List (Spanish) REF-18-0007C Abbreviations
And Acronyms List REF-18-0008C Diagnostic Trouble (Error) Codes This part
manual inlcude all spare parts number you need inside this model, for you easier in
fixing your forklift replace new spare part hight performance. This service manual is
a guide for servicing Cat Lift Trucks. For your convenience the instructions are
grouped by systems as an easy reference. This Original Instructions (Operator's)
Manual describes operating procedures, daily checks and simple maintenance for
safe usage of your Cat lift truck. SERVICE MANUAL CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
INFORMATION 1.1 Model View 1.2 Models Covered 1.2.1 Lift Truck
Nomenclatures and Definitions 1.3 Serial Number Locations 1.4 Dimensions 1.5
Technical Data 1.6 Performance CHAPTER 2 COOLING SYSTEM 2.1
Specifications 2.2 Structure 2.3 Removal and Installation 2.3.1 Fan Belt Removal
2.3.2 Suggestions for Removal 2.3.3 Installation 2.4 Inspection and Adjustment
2.4.1 Fan Belt Inspection 2.4.2 Fan Belt Tension 2.4.3 Connecting Hoses 2.4.4
Coolant 2.4.5 Radiator Cap CHAPTER 3 ELECTRIC SYSTEM 3.1 Chassis
Electrical Devices Wiring Outline 3.1.1 Harnesses Layout 3.1.2 Components
Layout 3.2 Structure 3.2.1 Console Box 3.2.2 Major Electrical Components 3.2.3
Table of Lamps 3.3 Console Box 3.3.1 Disassembly 3.4 Battery Maintenance 3.4.1
State of Charge and Electrolyte Specific Gravity (S.G.) Adjustment 3.4.2 Specific
Gravity Reading and State of Charge 3.4.3 Charging Precautions 3.5 Instrument
Panel 3.5.1 Instrument Panel Screen Element 3.5.2 Basic Screen Display 3.5.3
Basic Operation 3.5.4 When An Error Occurs 3.5.5 Warning Lamps 3.5.6 Optional
Functions 3.5.7 Hour Meters 3.5.8 Troubleshooting 3.6 Wire Color 3.6.2 List of
Wire Colors 3.7 Troubleshooting 3.7.1 Starter System 3.7.2 Gauges 3.7.3 Lighting
System 3.8 Electrical Schematic CHAPTER 4 CONTROLLERS 4.1 Outline 4.2
Main Functions 4.2.2 Instrument Panel 4.2.3 VCM (Vehicle Control Module)1-M
4.2.4 ECM (Gasoline Engine Control Module) 4.2.5 Remote Input/Output Units
4.2.6 GSE Connector 4.3 Service Tool Functions 4.3.1 Service Tool Menus 4.3.2
Service Tool Box 4.4 Mast Interlock System 4.4.1 Function 4.4.2 VCM1-M
Controller, Mast Interlock System Checking Procedure 4.4.3 Active Test Inspection
Procedure 4.5 Driving Interlock System 4.5.1 Function 4.5.2 Driving Interlock
System Checking Procedure for Powershift T/M Lift Trucks 4.5.3 Active Test
Inspection Procedure 4.6 Seat Belt Warning Lamp 4.6.1 Function 4.6.2 Seat Belt
Warning Lamp Checking Procedure 4.7 Parking Brake Warning Buzzer and Lamp
4.7.1 Function 4.7.2 Parking Brake Warning Buzzer/Lamp Checking Procedure
4.7.3 Parking Brake Warning Buzzer/Lamp Checking Procedure with Key in OFF
Position 4.8 Harness Codes 4.9 Controller Details 4.9.1 VCM1-M Controller 4.9.2
Seat Switch/Seat Belt Switch 4.9.3 Parking Brake Switch 4.9.4 Direction Lever
4.9.5 Speed Sensor 4.9.6 T/M Solenoid 4.9.7 Unload Solenoid 4.9.8 Lift Lock
Solenoid 4.9.9 Warning Buzzer 4.9.10 Warning Buzzer Relay 4.9.11 Warning
Buzzer Circuit 4.9.12 Instrument Panel 4.10 Error Codes and Troubleshootings
4.10.1 Error Code Display 4.10.2 Diagnosis Table (F Code) 4.10.3 Error Codes
and Troubleshooting 4.11 Locations of Sensors and Switches CHAPTER 5
POWER TRAIN 5.1 Removal and Installation (MC Models) 5.1.1 Removal of
Engine and Transmission Assembly 5.1.2 Removal of Engine and Transmission
Assembly (for Gasoline-Engine Lift Trucks) 5.2 Removal and Installation (FC
Models) 5.2.1 Removal of Engine and Transmission Assembly CHAPTER 6
POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION 6.1 Structure and Functions 6.1.1 Transmission
6.1.2 Torque Converter 6.1.3 Control Valve 6.1.4 Hydraulic System Schematic of
Powershift Transmission 6.2 Removal and Installation 6.2.1 Removal 6.2.2
Installation 6.3 Control Valve 6.3.1 Disassembly 6.3.2 Reassembly 6.4 Input Shaft
Assembly 6.4.1 Disassembly 6.5 Oil Pump Assembly 6.5.1 Disassembly 6.5.2
Reassembly 6.6 Inspection and Adjustment 6.6.1 Oil Pressure Measurement 6.6.2
Clutch (Inching) Pedal Adjustment 6.6.3 Inching Cable, Adjustment 6.7
Troubleshooting 6.8 Tightening Torque 6.9 Service Data CHAPTER 7 FRONT
AXLE AND REDUCTION DIFFERENTIAL 7.1 Structure 7.1.1 Front Axle 7.1.2
Reduction Differential 7.2 Removal and Installation 7.2.1 Front Wheels 7.3 Front
Axle 7.3.2 Reduction Differential 7.4 Disassembly and Reassembly 7.4.1 Front
Axle 7.4.2 Reduction Differential 7.5 Troubleshooting 7.6 Service Data CHAPTER
8 REAR AXLE 8.1 Structure and Functions 8.1.1 Rear Axle in General 8.1.2
Structure of Each Component 8.1.3 Steering Cylinder 8.2 Removal and Installation
8.2.1 Rear Wheel and Rear Axle Assembly 8.3 Disassembly and Reassembly
8.3.1 Wheel Hub, Disassembly and Reassembly 8.3.2 Knuckle (King Pin),
Disassembly and Reassembly 8.3.3 Steering Cylinder, Disassembly and
Reassembly 8.3.4 Tie Rod, Disassembly and Reassembly CHAPTER 9 BRAKE
SYSTEM 9.1 Structure 9.1.1 Brake System 9.2 Disassembly and Reassembly
9.2.1 Master Cylinder 9.2.2 Wheel Brakes 9.2.3 Wheel Cylinder 9.3 Inspection and
Adjustment 9.3.1 Automatic Adjuster Test 9.3.2 Manual Adjustment 9.3.3 Parking
Brake Cable Adjustment 9.3.4 Brake Pedal Adjustment 9.3.5 Brake Lines Bleeding
9.3.6 Braking Performance Test 9.3.7 Parking Brake Lever 9.4 Troubleshooting 9.5
Service Data CHAPTER 10 STEERING SYSTEM 10.1 Structure and Functions
10.1.1 Steering System 10.1.2 Steering Valve 10.1.3 Steering Column 10.2
Disassembly and Reassembly 10.2.2 Steering Wheel and Steering Valve,
Removal and Installation 10.2.3 Steering Wheel 10.2.4 Steering Valve 10.2.5 Tilt
Lock Lever 10.3 Steering Valve 10.3.1 Disassembly 10.3.2 Reassembly 10.4
Troubleshooting 10.5 Service Data CHAPTER 11 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 11.1
Structure and Functions 11.1.1 Outline 11.2 Hydraulic Circuit Diagram (For Models
With MC Control Valve) 11.3 Hydraulic Circuit Diagram (For Models With FC
Control Valve) 11.4 Hydraulic Tank 11.5 Hydraulic Pump (Gear Pump) 11.6
Control Valve 11.7 Flow Regulator Valve (for Models with FC Control Valve Only)
11.8 Down Safety Valve 11.9 Lift Cylinder 11.10 Tilt Cylinder 11.11 Disassembly
and Reassembly 11.11.1 Hydraulic Pump 11.11.2 Lift Cylinder 11.11.3 Tilt Cylinder
11.11.4 Flow Regulator Valve 11.11.5 Piping 11.11.6 Suction Strainer and Return
Filter 11.12 Inspection and Adjustment 11.12.1 Hydraulic Tank 11.12.2 Control
Valve 11.12.3 Descent Test 11.12.4 Forward Tilt Test 11.13 Troubleshooting
11.13.2 Hydraulic System Cleaning After a Component Failure 11.14 Service Data
11.15 MC Control Valve 11.15.1 Structure and Operation 11.15.2 Control Valve,
Removal and Installation 11.15.3 Disassembly and Assembly 11.16 FC Control
Valve 11.16.1 Structure and Operation 11.16.2 Disassembly and Assembly
CHAPTER 12 MAST AND FORKS 12.1 Simplex Mast 12.1.1 Mast System 12.2
Structure and Functions 12.2.1 Simplex Mast (5A15C to 5A33C) 12.2.2 Mast
Operation 12.3 Removal and Installation 12.3.1 Mast and Lift Bracket Assembly
12.4 Disassembly and Reassembly 12.4.1 Simplex Mast Disassembly 12.4.2
Simplex Mast Reassembly 12.5 Removal and Installation of Mast Rollers and
Strips without Removing 12.5.1 Simplex Mast 12.6 Inspection and Adjustment
(Simplex Mast) 12.6.2 Forks 12.6.3 Chain Tension Inspection and Adjustment
12.6.4 Checking Chain Elongation 12.6.5 Adjusting Clearance Between Lift
Bracket Roller and Inner Mast 12.6.6 Mast Roller Clearance Adjustment 12.6.7
Mast Strip Clearance Inspection and Adjustment 12.6.8 Tilt Angle Adjustment
12.6.9 Right and Left Lift Cylinder Stroke Inspection and Adjustment 12.7
Troubleshooting (Simplex Mast) 12.8 Service Data (Simplex Mast) 12.9 Duplex
Mast 12.9.1 Mast System 12.10 Structure and Functions 12.10.1 Duplex (Dual
Full-Free Panoramic) Mast (5B15C to 5B33C) 12.10.2 Mast Operation 12.11
Removal and Installation 12.11.1 Mast and Lift Bracket Assembly 12.12
Disassembly and Reassembly 12.12.1 Duplex Mast Disassembly 12.12.2 Duplex
Mast Reassembly 12.13 Removal and Installation of Mast Rollers and Strips
without Removing 12.13.1 Duplex Mast 12.14 Inspection and Adjustment (Duplex
Mast) 12.14.1 Inspection and Adjustment (Duplex Mast) 12.14.2 Forks 12.14.3
Chain Tension Inspection and Adjustment 12.14.4 Checking Chain Elongation
12.14.5 Adjusting Clearance Between Lift Bracket Roller and Inner Mast 12.14.6
Mast Roller Clearance Adjustment 12.14.7 Mast Strip Clearance Inspection and
Adjustment 12.14.8 Tilt Angle Adjustment 12.14.9 Right and Left Lift Cylinder
Stroke Inspection and Adjustment 12.15 Troubleshooting (Duplex Mast) 12.16
Service Data (Duplex Mast) 12.17 Triplex Mast 12.17.1 Mast System 12.18
Structure and Functions 12.18.1 Triplex (Triple Full-Free Panoramic) Mast (5C15C
to 5C33C) 12.18.2 Mast Operation 12.19 Removal and Installation 12.19.1 Mast
and Lift Bracket Assembly 12.20 Disassembly and Reassembly 12.20.1 Triplex
Mast Disassembly 12.20.2 Triplex Mast Reassembly 12.21 Removal and
Installation of Mast Rollers and Strips without Removing 12.21.1 Triplex Mast
12.22 Inspection and Adjustment (Triplex Mast) 12.22.2 Forks 12.22.3 Chain
Tension Inspection and Adjustment 12.22.4 Checking Chain Elongation 12.22.5
Adjusting Clearance between Lift Bracket Roller and Inner Mast 12.22.6 Mast
Roller Clearance Adjustment 12.22.7 Mast Strip Clearance Inspection and
Adjustment 12.22.8 Tilt Angle Adjustment 12.22.9 Right and Left Lift Cylinder
Stroke Inspection and Adjustment 12.23 Troubleshooting (Triplex Mast) 12.23.1
Troubleshooting (Triplex Mast) 12.24 Service Data (Triplex Mast) 12.24.1 Triplex
Mast CHAPTER 13 SERVICE DATA 13.1 Maintenance Schedule 13.2
Maintenance Note 13.2.1 Brake System 13.2.2 Cooling System 13.2.3 Electric
System 13.2.4 Engine System 13.2.5 Frame and Chassis 13.2.6 Fuel System
13.2.7 Hydraulic System 13.2.8 Ignition System 13.2.9 Intake System 13.2.10
Front End Section 13.2.11 Steering and Axle System 13.2.12 T/M and Drive
System 13.2.13 Wheels and Tires 13.2.14 General 13.3 Tightening Torque for
Standard Bolts and Nuts 13.4 Periodic Replacement Parts 13.4.2 Location of
Periodic Replacement Parts 13.5 Lubrication Instructions 13.5.1 Lubrication Chart
13.5.2 Fuel and Lubricant Specifications 13.5.3 Adjustment Value and Oil
Quantities 13.6 Special Service Tools 13.6.1 Special Service Tools (Standard
Tools for Both MC and FC LiftTrucks) 13.6.2 Special Service Tools (for FC Lift
Truck Only) 13.6.3 Special Service Tools (for Powershift Transmission)
OPERRATION MANUAL CHAPTER 1 SAFETY RULES AND PRACTICES 1.1
SAFETY SIGNS AND SAFETY MESSAGES 1.2 WARNING SYMBOLS AND
LEVELS 1.3 OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS 1.4 SAFETY GUARDS 1.5
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR OPERATING LIFT TRUCK 1.6
DAILY INSPECTION 1.7 OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITY 1.8 GENERAL 1.9 NO
RIDERS 1.10 TRAVELING 1.11 LOADING 1.12 DOCKBOARDS (BRIDGE
PLATES), TRUCKS AND RAILROAD CARS 1.13 SURFACE AND CAPACITY
1.14 FUEL HANDLING 1.15 INSTALLATION OF ATTACHMENTS 1.16 IN CASE
OF TIP-OVER 1.17 TRANSPORTING LIFT TRUCK 1.17.2 APPROACH ANGLE,
DEPARTURE ANGLE AND GANGWAY 1.17.3 HOISTING (LIFTING) UP THE
TRUCK 1.18 FUNCTION TESTS 1.19 TRACTION BAR 1.20 POSITION OF DATA
AND CAPACITY PLATES AND DECALS 1.21 DATA AND CAPACITY PLATES
AND DECALS 1.21.2 DATA PLATE 1.21.3 IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS 1.21.4
CAUTION DRIVE DECAL (IN CASE OF TIP-OVER DECAL) 1.21.5 WARNING
DRIVE DECAL (TRAINED AND AUTHORIZED) 1.21.6 PINCH POINT DECAL
1.21.7 CAUTION FORK DECAL 1.21.8 MAST WARNING DECAL 1.21.9
CAUTION DRIVE DECAL (OPERATION) 1.21.10 RADIATOR WARNING DECAL
1.21.11 COOLING FAN WARNING DECAL 1.21.12 ADJ LPG WARNING DECAL
1.21.13 LPG LATCH WARNING DECAL 1.21.14 LPG FUEL WARNING DECAL
CHAPTER 2 OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 2.1 APPLICATIONS
2.2 APPLICATION FOR CAT LIFT TRUCKS 2.3 PROHIBITED APPLICATIONS
FOR CAT LIFT TRUCKS 2.4 MAIN COMPONENTS 2.5 METERS, INDICATORS
AND WARNING LIGHTS 2.5.2 LCD 2.5.3 OPERATION BUTTONS 2.5.4 !
MULTIPURPOSE WARNING LIGHT 2.5.5 MALFUNCTION INDICATOR
LIGHT-ENGINE CHECK WARNING 2.5.6 OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT
2.5.7 CHARGE WARNING LIGHT 2.5.8 PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT
2.5.9 SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT 2.5.10 METER DISPLAY 2.5.11 WATER
TEMPERATURE GAUGE 2.5.12 FUEL GAUGE 2.5.13 TRANSMISSION
POSITION 2.6 MALFUNCTION AND WARNING INDICATIONS 2.6.2 MAST
INTERLOCK WARNING 2.6.3 LPG LEVEL WARNING/LPG RACK LOCK
WARNING 2.6.4 TORQUE CONVERTER FLUID TEMP WARNING 2.6.5
RADIATOR LEVEL WARNING 2.6.6 AIR CLEANER WARNING 2.6.7 SERVICE
REMINDER DISPLAY 2.6.8 DISPLAYS WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURS 2.7
DRIVER RECOGNITION MODE 2.8 LPG REMAINING TIME MANAGEMENT 2.9
SWITCHES 2.9.2 HORN BUTTON 2.9.3 REAR RIGHT GRIP WITH HORN
BUTTON 2.9.4 IGNITION SWITCH 2.9.5 LIGHTING AND TURN SIGNAL
SWITCHES 2.9.6 MAXIMUM SPEED CHANGE SWITCH (OPTION) 2.9.7
THROTTLE SENSITIVITY ADJUST SWITCH (OPTION) 2.9.8 BACK-UP
OPERATION LIGHT SWITCH (OPTION) 2.10 OPERATING CONTROLS 2.10.2
SELECTOR LEVER 2.10.3 PARKING BRAKE LEVER 2.10.4 INCHING BRAKE
PEDAL 2.10.5 BRAKE PEDAL 2.10.6 ACCELERATOR PEDAL 2.10.7
CARGO-HANDLING CONTROL LEVERS 2.10.8 ANSI/ITSDF STANDARDS FOR
LIFT TRUCK CLAMP ATTACHMENTS 2.10.9 STEERING CHARACTERISTICS
CHAPTER 3 OPERATING THE LIFT TRUCK 3.1 OPERATION 3.2 INSPECTION
BEFORE OPERATING 3.3 LIFT TRUCK OPERATING PRECAUTIONS 3.4
PRECAUTIONS FOR COLD AND HOT WEATHER 3.5 OPERATIONAL
PROCEDURES 3.6 LPG LIFT TRUCK STARTING 3.7 PROCEDURE FOR JUMP
STARTING EFI ENGINES 3.8 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3.9 LOADING 3.10
TRANSPORTING LOADS 3.11 UNLOADING 3.12 CLIMBING 3.13 STOPPING
AND PARKING THE LIFT TRUCK 3.14 FORKS 3.15 SEAT ADJUSTMENT 3.15.1
SUSPENSION SEAT OPERATOR'S WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT 3.15.2 FORWARD
AND BACKWARD CONTROL LEVER 3.15.3 BACKREST INCLINATION
ADJUSTMENT 3.15.4 LUMBAR ADJUSTMENT 3.15.5 SWIVEL SEAT 3.16 SEAT
BELT 3.17 TOP PANEL 3.18 TILT STEERING WHEEL 3.19 SERVICE RELEASE
LATCH 3.20 RADIATOR COVER 3.21 REARVIEW MIRROR (OPTION) 3.22 LPG
CYLINDER (TANK) HOLDER CHAPTER 4 GENERAL CARE AND
MAINTENANCE 4.1 WET CELL BATTERY CARE AND MAINTENANCE 4.2
BATTERY SPECIFIC GRAVITY 4.3 DAILY INSPECTION 4.4 OPERATOR'S
DAILY CHECKLIST (SAMPLE) 4.5 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION 4.5.1
ENGINE OIL LEVEL 4.5.2 REFILLING ENGINE OIL 4.5.3 ENGINE COOLANT
LEVEL 4.5.4 REFILLING ENGINE COOLANT 4.5.5 COOLING SYSTEM
BLEEDING INSTRUCTIONS 4.5.6 BRAKE FLUID LEVEL 4.5.7 REFILLING
BRAKE FLUID 4.5.8 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL 4.5.9
REFILLING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID 4.5.10 HYDRAULIC OIL
LEVEL 4.5.11 REFILLING HYDRAULIC OIL 4.5.12 STEERING WHEEL PLAY
4.5.13 WHEEL AND TIRE 4.5.14 TIRE REPLACEMENT 4.5.15 CHECKING MAST
4.5.16 CHECKING LIFT CHAIN 4.5.17 FORK INSPECTION 4.5.18 FORK REPAIR
4.5.19 CHECKING HORN 4.5.20 CHECKING LIGHTS 4.5.21 CHECKING
CARGO-HANDLING CONTROL LEVER(S) 4.5.22 CHECKING BRAKE PEDAL
4.5.23 PEDAL FREE PLAY 4.5.24 CHECKING PARKING BRAKE LEVER 4.5.25
CHECKING TOP PANEL LOCK 4.5.26 FUSES 4.5.27 CHECKING AIR CLEANER
4.5.28 CHECKING FAN BELT 4.5.29 DRAINING OF TAR FROM THE
VAPORIZER 4.5.30 PRECAUTIONS FOR USING LPG 4.5.31 RECOMMENDED
LPG FUEL TYPE 4.5.32 CYLINDER (TANK) SIZE 4.5.33 LPG CYLINDER (TANK)
REPLACEMENT 4.5.34 REFILLING LPG CYLINDERS (TANKS) 4.5.35
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION SCHEDULE 4.5.36 PERIODIC
MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION SCHEDULE FOR EMISSION CONTROL
SYSTEM 4.5.37 LUBRICATION CHART 4.5.38 RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS
4.5.39 RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY CHART 4.5.40 PUTTING LIFT TRUCK
IN STORAGE 4.6 SIDE SHIFT 4.6.1 OVERVIEW OF SIDE SHIFT 4.6.2 MAIN
TERMS USED IN THIS SECTION 4.6.3 SAFETY RULES AND PRACTICES 4.6.4
SIDE SHIFT CONTROL LEVER OPERATION 4.6.5 SIDE SHIFT OPERATION
4.6.6 DAILY CHECKS AND SIMPLE MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5
SPECIFICATIONS 5.1 MODEL IDENTIFICATION 5.1.1 MODEL VARIATION
CAT Forklift V165B V180B Operation & Maintenance Manual

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2C7000 AND 2C8000/2C8000-SWB 5.3 MAST 5.3.1 2C7000 AND
2C8000/2C8000-SWB 5.4 FUEL AND OIL CAPACITY 5.5 ENGINE 5.6 ENGINE
OIL CAPACITY 5.7 NOISE LEVEL
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Þenne þe lasse in werke to take more able,
600 & euer þe lenger þe lasse þe more.”

S NO NIGGARD.

XI.

“O f more & lasse in godeȝ ryche,”

Þat gentyl sayde “lys no Ioparde,
For þer is vch mon payed inliche, In heaven, the maiden
says, each man is paid
604 Wheþer lyttel oþer much be hys rewarde, alike.
For þe gentyl cheuentayn is no chyche,
Queþer-so-euer he dele nesch oþer harde,
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608 Oþer goteȝ of golf þat neuer charde;
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Hys fraunchyse is large þat euer dard,

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looks like rescoghe.
No blysse betȝ fro hem reparde,
612 For þe grace of god is gret I-noghe. The grace of God is
sufficient for all.
Bot now þou moteȝ me for to mate [Fol. 47
Þat I my peny haf wrang tan here,
Þou sayȝ þat I þat com to late,
616 Am not worþy so gret lere.
Where wysteȝ þou euer any bourne abate
Euer so holy in hys prayere,
Þat he ne forfeted by sumkyn gate, Those who live long on
the earth often forfeit
620 Þe mede sum-tyme of heueneȝ clere; heaven by sinning.
& ay þe ofter, þe alder þay were,
Þay laften ryȝt & wroȝten woghe
Mercy & grace moste hem þen stere,
624 For þe grace of god is gret in-noȝe.
Innocents are saved by
Bot in-noghe of grace hatȝ innocent, baptism.
As sone as þay arn borne by lyne
 In þe water of babtem þay dyssente,
628 Þen arne þay boroȝt in-to þe vyne,
Anon þe day with derk endente,
Þe myȝt of deth dotȝ to en-clyne
Þat wroȝt neuer wrang er þenne þay wente;
632 Þe gentyle lorde þenne payeȝ hys hyne,
Þay dyden hys heste, þay wern þere-ine,
Why schulde he not her labour alow, Why should not God allo
their labour.
Ȝy[rd] & pay hem at þe fyrst fyne
hem] MS. hym.
636 For þe grace of god is gret in-noghe?

DISE WAS LOST THROUGH AN APPLE.

Inoȝe is knawen þat man-kyn grete,

Fyrste watȝ wroȝt to blysse parfyt;
Oure forme-fader hit con forfete, Our first father lost
heaven by eating an
640 Þurȝ an apple þat he vpon con byte; apple.
Al wer we dampned for þat mete, And all are damned for
To dyȝe in doel out of delyt, the sin of Adam.
& syþen wende to helle hete,
644 Þer-inne to won with-oute respyt;
20 But there came one wh
paid the penalty of our
Bot þer on com a bote as-tyt. sins.
Ryche blod ran on rode so roghe,
& wynne [&] water, þen at þat plyt
648 Þe grace of god wex gret in-noghe.
[Fol. 48
Innoghe þer wax out of þat welle,
out] MS. out out.
Blod & water of brode wounde;
Þe blod vus boȝt fro bale of helle,
652 & delyuered vus of þe deth secounde;
Þe water is baptem þe soþe to telle; The water that came fro
the pierced side of Chris
Þat folȝed þe glayue so grymly grounde, was baptism.
Þat wascheȝ away þe gylteȝ felle,
656 Þat adam wyth inne deth vus drounde.
Now is þer noȝt in þe worlde rounde
Bytwene vus & blysse bot þat he with-droȝ
& þat is restored in sely stounde,
 660 & þe grace of god is gret in-nogh.

XII.

G race in-nogh þe mon may haue,

Þat synneȝ þenne new, ȝif hym repente,
Repentance must be
sought by prayer with
sorrow and affliction.
Bot with sorȝ & syt he mot hit craue,
664 & byde þe payne þer-to is bent,
Bot resoun of ryȝt þat con not raue,
Saueȝ euer more þe innossent;
Hit is a dom þat neuer god gaue,
668 Þat euer þe gyltleȝ schulde be schente.
Þe gyltyf may contryssyoun hente The guilty may be saved
by contrition.
& be þurȝ mercy to grace þryȝt;
Bot he to gyle þat neuer glente,
672 At in-oscente is saf & ryȝte.

CENTS ARE SAVED BY RIGHT.

Ryȝt þus I knaw wel in þis cas, þus] MS. þus þus.
Two men to saue is god by skylle; Two sorts of people are
Þe ryȝt-wys man schal se hys face, saved, the righteous an
the innocent.
676 Þe harmleȝ haþel schal com hym tylle,
face] MS. fate.
Þe sauter hyt satȝ þus in a pace:
“Lorde quo schal klymbe þy hyȝ hylleȝ The words of David.
21
Oþer rest with-inne þy holy place?”
680 Hymself to on-sware he is not dylle;
“Hondelyngeȝ harme þat dyt not ille,
Þat is of hert boþe clene & lyȝt,
Þer schal hys step stable stylle,”
684 Þe innosent is ay saf by ryȝt. The innocent is saved b
right.
The ryȝtwys man also sertayn [Fol. 48
Aproche he schal þat proper pyle,
Þat takeȝ not her lyf in vayne
 688 Ne glauereȝ her nieȝbor wyth no gyle;
Of þys ryȝt-wys saȝ salamon playn, saȝ] satȝ (?).
How kyntly oure con aquyle The words of Solomon.
By wayeȝ ful streȝt he con hym strayn,
692 & scheued hym þe rengne of god a whyle,
As quo says “lo ȝon louely yle,
Þou may hit wynne if þou be wyȝte,”
Bot hardyly with-oute peryle,
696 Þe innosent is ay saue by ryȝte!
David says no man livin
An-ende ryȝtwys men, ȝet saytȝ a gome is justified.
Dauid in sauter, if euer ȝe seȝ hit,
“Lorde þy seruaunt draȝ neuer to dome,
700 For non lyuyunde to þe is Iustyfyet.” For] MS. sor.
For-þy to corte quen þou schal com,
Þer alle oure causeȝ schal be tryed,
Alegge þe ryȝt þou may be in-nome,
704 By þys ilke spech I haue asspyed;
Bot he on rode þat blody dyed,
Delfully þurȝ hondeȝ þryȝt
Gyue þe to passe when þou arte tryed Pray to be saved by
innocence and not by
708 By innocens & not by ryȝte. right.

ST BLESSED LITTLE CHILDREN.

Ryȝt-wysly quo con rede,

He loke on bok & be awayed
How Ihesuc hym welke in are þede, When Jesus was on ear
little children were
712 & burneȝ her barneȝ vnto hym brayde, brought unto him.
For happe & hele þat fro hym ȝede,
To touch her chylder þay fayr hym prayed. touch] MS. touth.
22
His dessypeleȝ with blame let be hym bede, The disciples rebuked th
parents.
716 & wyth her resouneȝ ful fele restayed;
Ihesuc þenne hem swetely sayde, Christ said, “Suffer little
children to come unto
“Do way, let chylder vnto me tyȝt. me,” etc.
To suche is heuen-ryche arayed,”
720 Þe innocent is ay saf by ryȝt.
 XIII.

I esu
h c con calle to hym hys mylde
& sayde hys ryche no wyȝ myȝt wynne.
[Fol. 49
No one can win heaven
except he be meek as a
Bot he com þyder ryȝt as a chylde, child.
724 Oþer elleȝ neuer more com þer-inne,
Harmleȝ, trwe & vnde-fylde,
With-outen mote oþer mascle of sulpande synne;
Quen such þer cnoken on þe bylde,
728 Tyt schal hem men þe ȝate vnpynne,
Þer is þe blys þat con not blynne,
Þat þe Iueler soȝte þurȝ perre pres
& solde alle hys goud boþe wolen & lynne,
732 To bye hym a perle [þat] watȝ mascelleȝ.
The pearl of price is like
This makelleȝ perle þat boȝt is dere, the kingdom of heaven,
Þe Ioueler gef fore alle hys god, pure and clean.
Is lyke þe reme of heuenesse clere
736 So sayde þe fader of folde & flode,
For hit is wemleȝ, clene & clere,
& endeleȝ rounde & blyþe of mode,
& commune to alle þat ryȝtwys were, ryȝtwys] MS. ryȝtywys
740 Lo! euen in myddeȝ my breste hit stode;
My lorde þe lombe þat schede hys blode,
He pyȝt hit þere in token of pes;
I rede þe forsake þe worlde wode, Forsake the mad world
and purchase the spotle
744 & porchace þy perle maskelles.” pearl.

AKE THE MAD WORLD.

“O maskeleȝ perle in perleȝ pure The father of the maide

Þat bereȝ,” quod I, “þe perle of prys, desires to know who
formed her figure and
Quo formed þe þy fayre fygure? wrought her garments.
748 Þat wroȝt þy wede, he watȝ ful wys;
23 Her beauty, he says, is
natural.
Þy beaute com neuer of nature,
Pymalyon paynted neuer þy vys,
 Ne arystotel nawþer by hys lettrure
752 Of carpe þe kynde þese properteȝ.
Þy colour passeȝ þe flour-de-lys, Her colour passes the
fleur-de-lis.
Þyn angel hauyng so clene corteȝ
Breue me bryȝt, quat-kyn of priys priys] The MS. has tri
756 Bereȝ þe perle so maskelleȝ.”

“My makeleȝ lambe þat al may bete,” [Fol. 49

Quod scho, “my dere destyné The maiden explains to

her father that she is a
Me ches to hys make al-þaȝ vnmete, bride of Christ.
760 Sum tyme semed þat assemblé
When I wente fro yor worlde wete.
He calde me to hys bonerté,
‘Cum hyder to me my lemman swete,
764 For mote ne spot is non in þe:’ She is without spot or
blemish.
He gef me myȝt & als bewté.
In hys blod he wesch my wede on dese, Her weeds are washed
the blood of Christ.
& coronde clene in vergynté,
768 & pyȝt me in perleȝ maskelleȝ.”
The father asks the nat
“Why maskelleȝ bryd þat bryȝt con flambe of the Lamb that has
Þat reiateȝ hatȝ so ryche & ryf, chosen his daughter,
Quat-kyn þyng may be þat lambe,
772 Þat þe wolde wedde vnto hys vyf? and why she is selected
a bride.
Ouer alle oþer so hyȝ þou clambe,
To lede with hym so ladyly lyf
So mony a cumly on vnder cambe,
776 For kryst han lyued in much stryf,
& þou con alle þo dere out-dryf,
& fro þat maryag al oþer depres,
Al only þyself so stout & styf,
780 A makeleȝ may & maskelleȝ.”

AMB AND HIS BRIDES.

XIV.
“M askelles,” quod þat myry quene,
“Vnblemyst I am wyth-outen blot,
24
& þat may I with mensk menteene;
784 Bot makeleȝ quene þenne sade I not,
Þe lambes vyueȝ in blysse we bene, The Lamb has one
hundred and forty
A hondred & forty þowsande flot thousand brides.
As in þe apocalyppeȝ hit is sene;
788 Sant Iohan hem syȝ al in a knot, St. John saw them on th
hill of Sion in a dream,
On þe hyl of syon þat semly clot. the new city of Jerusale
Þe apostel hem segh in gostly drem
Arayed to þe weddyng in þat hyl coppe,
792 Þe nwe cyte u Ierusalem.

Of Ierusalem I in speche spelle. [Fol. 50

If þou wyl knaw what-kyn he be,

My lombe, my lorde, my dere Iuelle,
796 My ioy, my blys, my lemman fre,
Þe profete ysaye of hym con melle, Isaiah speaks of Christ o
the Lamb.
Pitously of hys debonerté
Þat gloryous gyltleȝ þat mon con quelle, gyltleȝ] MS. reads
gystleȝ.
800 With-outen any sake of felonye,
He says that He was led
As a schep to þe slaȝt þer lad watȝ he as a lamb to the slaugh
& as lombe þat clypper in lande nem, nem] MS. men.
So closed he hys mouth fro vch query,
804 Quen Iueȝ hym iugged in Iherusalem.
In Jerusalem was Christ
In Ierusalem watȝ my lemman slayn slain.
& rent on rode with boyeȝ bolde;
Al oure baleȝ to bere ful bayn,
808 He toke on hym self oure careȝ colde,
With boffeteȝ watȝ hys face flayn, With buffets was His fac
flayed.
Þat watȝ so fayr on to byholde;
For synne he set hym self in vayn,
812 Þat neuer hade non hym self to wolde,
For vus he lette hym flyȝe & folde He endured all patiently
as a lamb.
& brede vpon a bostwys bem,
 As meke as lomb þat no playnt tolde. lomb] The MS. reads
lomp.
816 For vus he swalt in Ierusalem:
For us He died in
Jerusalem.

AMB WAS SLAIN IN JERUSALEM.

Ierusalem, Iordan & galalye,

Þer as baptysed þe goude saynt Ion,
25
His wordeȝ acorded to ysaye;
820 When Ihesuc con to hym warde gon
He sayde of hym þys professye,
“Lo godeȝ lombe as trwe as ston, The declaration of St.
John, “Behold the Lamb
Þat dotȝ away þe synneȝ dryȝe!” God,” etc.
824 Þat alle þys worlde hatȝ wroȝt vpon,
Hym self ne wroȝt neuer ȝet non,
Wheþer on hym self he con al clem,
Hys generacyoun quo recen con, Who can reckon His
generation, that died in
828 Þat dyȝed for vus in Ierusalem? Jerusalem?

In Ierusalem þus my lemman swatte, [Fol. 50

Twyeȝ, for lombe watȝ taken þere,
By trw recorde of ayþer prophete,
832 For mode so meke & al hys fare,
Þe þryde tyme is þer-to ful mete
In apokalypeȝ wryten ful ȝare.
In mydeȝ þe trone þere saynteȝ sete, In the New Jerusalem S
John saw the Lamb sitti
836 Þe apostel iohan hym saytȝ as bare, upon the throne.
Lesande þe boke with leueȝ sware,
Þere seuen syngnetteȝ wern sette in-seme
& at þat syȝt vche douth con dare,
840 In helle, in erþe & Ierusalem.

XV.

T hys Ierusalem lombe hade neuer pechche The Lamb is without

blemish.
 Of oþer huee bot quyt Iolyf
Þat mot ne masklle moȝt on streche
844 For wolle quyte so ronk & ryf,
For-þy vche saule þat hade neuer teche, teche] MS. tethe.
Is to þat lombe a worthyly wyf; Every spotless soul is a
worthy bride for the
And þaȝ vch day a store he feche, Lamb.
848 Among vus commeȝ non oþer strot ne No strife or envy among
stryf, the brides.
Bot vchon enle we wolde were fyf, vchon enle] vch onlep
(?).
Þe mo þe myryer so god me blesse.
In compayny gret our luf con þryf
852 In honour more & neuer þe lesse.
26 None can have less bliss
than another.
Lasse of blysse may non vus bryng
Þat beren þys perle vpon oure bereste,
For þay of mote couþe neuer mynge,
856 Of spotleȝ perleȝ þa[y] beren þe creste,
Al-þaȝ oure corses in clotteȝ clynge,
& ȝe remen for rauþe wyth-outen reste,
We þurȝ-outly hauen cnawyng;
860 Of [o]n dethe ful oure hope is drest, Our death leads us to
bliss.
Þe lonbe vus gladeȝ, oure care is kest;
He myrþeȝ vus alle at vch a mes,
Vchoneȝ blysse is breme & beste,
864 & neuer oneȝ honour ȝet neuer þe les.

VISION OF SAINT JOHN.

Lest les þou leue my tale farande, [Fol. 51

In appocalyppece is wryten in wro tale] MS. talle, but ta
I seghe, says Iohan, þe loumbe hym stande, in the catchwords.
868 On þe mount of syon ful þryuen & þro, What St. John saw upon
the Mount of Sion.
& wyth hym maydenneȝ an hundreþe
About the Lamb he saw
þowsande one hundred and forty
& fowre & forty þowsande mo thousand maidens.
On alle her forhedeȝ wryten I fande,
872 Þe lombeȝ nome, hys fadereȝ also.
A hue fro heuen I herde þoo, He heard a voice from
heaven, like many flood
Lyk flodeȝ fele laden, runnen on resse,
& as þunder þroweȝ in torreȝ blo,
876 Þat lote I leue watȝ neuer þe les.

Nauþeles þaȝ hit schowted scharpe,

& ledden loude al-þaȝ hit were.
A note ful nwe I herde hem warpe, He heard the maiden si
a new song.
880 To lysten þat watȝ ful lufly dere,
As harporeȝ harpen in her harpe,
Þat nwe songe þay songen ful cler.
In sounande noteȝ a gentyl carpe,
884 Ful fayre þe modeȝ þay fonge in fere
Ryȝt byfore godeȝ chayere,
& þe fowre besteȝ þat hym obes, So did the four beasts a
the elders “so sad of
& þe alder-men so sadde of chere, cheer.”
888 Her songe þay songen neuer þe les;
27

Nowþe-lese non watȝ neuer so quoynt,

For alle þe crafteȝ þat euer þay knewe.
Þat of þat songe myȝt synge a poynt,
892 Bot þat meyny þe lombe þay swe,
For þay arn boȝt fro þe vrþe aloynte.
As newe fryt to god ful due
& to þe gentyl lombe hit arn amoynt, This assembly was like t
Lamb, spotless and pure
896 As lyk to hym self of lote & hwe,
For neuer lesyng ne tale vn-trwe,
Ne towched her tonge for no dysstresse.
Þat moteles meyny may neuer remwe,
900 Fro þat maskeleȝ mayster neuer þe les.”

“Neuer þe les let be my þonc,” [Fol. 51

Quod I, “my perle þaȝ I appose, The father replies to the

maiden.
I schulde not tempte þy wyt so wlonc,
904 To krysteȝ chambre þat art Ichose,
I am bot mokke & mul among, He says he is but dust a
ashes.
& þou so ryche a reken rose,
 & bydeȝ here by þys blysful bonc
908 Þer lyueȝ lyste may neuer lose,
Now hynde þat sympelnesse coneȝ enclose,
I wolde þe aske a þynge expresse, He wishes to ask one
question,
& þaȝ I be bustwys as a blose
912 Let my bone vayl neuer þe lese.

ABODE OF CHRIST’S BRIDES.

XVI.

N euer þe lese cler I yow by-calle

If ȝe con se hyt be to done,
As þou art gloryous with-outen galle,
916 With-nay þou neuer my ruful bone.
Haf ȝe no woneȝ in castel walle, whether the brides have
their abode in castle-wa
Ne maner þer ȝe may mete & won? or in manor.
Þou telleȝ me of Ierusalem þe ryche ryalle, Jerusalem, he says, in
920 Þer dauid dere watȝ dyȝt on trone, Judea.
Bot by þyse holteȝ hit con not hone
Bot in Iudee hit is þat noble note;
28
As ȝe ar maskeleȝ vnder mone,
924 Your woneȝ schulde by wyth-outen mote. But the dwelling of the
brides should be perfect
Þys moteleȝ meyny þou coneȝ of mele,
Of þousandeȝ þryȝt so gret a route,
A gret cete, for ȝe arn fele, For such “a comely pack
a great castle would be
928 Yow by-hod haue with-outen doute; required.
So cumly a pakke of Ioly Iuele,
Wer euel don schulde lyȝ þer-oute;
& by þyse bonkeȝ þer I con gele
932 & I se no bygyng nawhere aboute,
I trowe al-one ȝe lenge & loute,
To loke on þe glory of þys grac[i]ous gote;
If þou hatȝ oþer lygyngeȝ stoute,
936 Now tech me to þat myry mote.
 “That mote þou meneȝ in Iudy londe,” [Fol. 52
Þat specyal spyce þen to me spakk, The city in Judæa,
“Þat is þe cyte þat þe lombe con fonde answers the maiden, is
where Christ suffered, a
940 To soffer inne sor for maneȝ sake, is the Old Jerusalem.
Þe olde Ierusalem to vnder-stonde,
For þere þe olde gulte watȝ don to slake,
Bot þe nwe þat lyȝt of godeȝ sonde, The New Jerusalem is
where the Lamb has
944 Þe apostel in apocalyppce in theme con assembled his brides.
take.
Þe lombe þer, with-outen spotteȝ blake, lombe] The MS. reads
lompe.
Hatȝ feryed þyder hys fayre flote,
& as hys flok is with-outen flake,
948 So is hys mote with-outen moote.

OLD AND NEW JERUSALEM.

Of motes two to carpe clene

& Ierusalem hyȝt boþe nawþeles, Jerusalem means the ci
of God.
Þat nys to yow no more to mene,
952 Bot cete of god oþer syȝt of pes.
In þat on oure pes watȝ mad at ene, In the Old city our peac
was made at one.
With payne to suffer þe lombe hit chese,
In þat oþer is noȝt bot pes to glene, In the New city is etern
peace.
956 Þat ay schal laste with-outen reles,
Þat is þe borȝ þat we to pres,
Fro þat oure flesch be layd to rote; flesch] MS. fresth.
29
Þer glory & blysse schal euer encres,
960 To þe meyny þat is with-outen mote.

XVII.

“M oteleȝ may so meke & mylde,”

Þen sayde I to þat lufly flor,
The father prays his
daughter to bring him to
the blissful bower.
“Bryng me to þat bygly bylde,
964 & let me se þy blysful bor.”
 Þat schene sayde, þat god wyl schylde,
“Þou may not enter with-inne hys tor, His daughter tells him t
he shall see the outside
Bot of þe lombe I haue þe aquylde
968 For a syȝt þer-of þurȝ gret fauor.
Vt-wyth to se þat clene cloystor,
Þou may, bot inwyth not a fote, but not a foot may he p
in the city.
To strech in þe strete þou hatȝ no vygour,
972 Bot þou wer clene with-outen mote.

XVIII.

I f I þis mote þe schal vn-hyde,

Bow vp to-warde þys borneȝ heued,
[Fol. 52
The maiden then tells h
father to go along the
& I an-endeȝ þe on þis syde bank till he comes to a
976 Schal sve, tyl þou to a hil be veued, hill.
Þen wolde [I] no lenger byde,
Bot lurked by launceȝ so lufly leued,
Tyl on a hyl þat I asspyed He reaches the hill, and
beholds the heavenly ci
980 & blusched on þe burghe, as I forth
dreued,
By-ȝonde þe brok fro me warde keued,
Þat schyrrer þen sunne with schafteȝ schon;
In þe apokalypce is þe fasoun preued,
984 As deuyseȝ hit þe apostel Ihoñ.

CRIPTION OF THE NEW JERUSALEM.

As Iohan þe apostel hit syȝ with syȝt As St. John saw it, so h
I syȝe þat cyty of gret renoun, beheld it.
Ierusalem so nwe & ryally dyȝt,
988 As hit watȝ lyȝt fro þe heuen adoun.
Þe borȝ watȝ al of brende golde bryȝt, The city was of burnishe
gold.
As glemande glas burnist broun,
30 Pitched upon gems,
With gentyl gemmeȝ an-vnder pyȝt;
992 With banteleȝ twelue on basyng boun,
 ȝ y
Þe foundementeȝ twelue of riche tenoun; the foundation compose
of twelve stones.
Vch tabelment watȝ a serlypeȝ ston,
As derely deuyseȝ þis ilk toun,
996 In apocalyppeȝ þe apostel Iohan.
The names of the precio
As þise stoneȝ in writ con nemme stones.
I knew þe name after his tale;
Iasper hyȝt þe fyrst gemme, i. Jasper.
1000 Þat I on þe fyrst basse con wale,
He glente grene in þe lowest hemme.
Saffer helde þe secounde stale, ii. Sapphire.

Þe calsydoyne þenne with-outen wemme, iii. Chalcedony.

1004 In þe þryd table con purly pale;
Þe emerade þe furþe so grene of scale; iv. Emerald.

Þe sardonyse þe fyfþe ston; v. Sardonyx.

Þe sexte þe rybe he con hit wale, vi. Ruby.
1008 In þe apocalyppce þe apostel Iohan.

Ȝet Ioyned Iohan þe crysolyt, [Fol. 53

Þe seuenþe gemme in fundament; vii. Chrysolite.

Þe aȝtþe þe beryl cler & quyt viii. Beryl.

1012 Þe topasye twynne how þe nente ix. Topaz.

endent;
Þe crysopase þe tenþe is tyȝt; x. Chrysoprasus.

Þe Iacyngh þe enleuenþe gent; Iacyngh] Iacynth (?).

Þe twelfþe þe gentyleste in veh a plyt, xi. Jacinth.
1016 Þe amatyst purpre with ynde blente; xii. Amethyst.
Þe wal abof þe bantels bent,
Masporye as glas þat glysnande schon,
I knew hit by his deuysement,
1020 In þe apocalyppeȝ þe apostel Iohan.

As Iohan deuysed ȝet saȝ I þare.

Þise twelue de-gres wern brode & stayre,
Þe cyte stod abof ful sware, The city was square.
1024 As longe as brode as hyȝe ful fayre;
Þe streteȝ of golde as glasse al bare,
Þe wal of Iasper þat glent as glayre; The wall was of jasper.
 31
Þe woneȝ with-inne enurned ware
1028 Wyth alle kynneȝ perre þat moȝt repayre,
Þenne helde vch sware of þis manayre,
Twelue forlonge space er euer hit fon, Twelve thousand furlong
in length and breadth.
Of heȝt, of brede, of lenþe to cayre,
1032 For meten hit syȝ þe apostel Iohan.

UN NOR MOON IN HEAVEN.

XIX.

A s Iohan hym wryteȝ ȝet more I syȝe

Vch pane of þat place had þre ȝateȝ, Each “pane” had three
gates.
So twelue in poursent I con asspye
1036 Þe portaleȝ pyked of rych plateȝ
& vch ȝate of a margyrye, Each gate adorned with
pearl.
A parfyt perle þat neuer fateȝ;
Vchon in scrypture a name con plye,
1040 Of israel barneȝ folewande her dateȝ,
Þat is to say as her byrþ whateȝ;
Þe aldest ay fyrst þer-on watȝ done.
Such lyȝt þer lemed in alle þe strateȝ Such light gleamed in a
the streets, that there w
1044 Hem nedde nawþer sunne ne mone. no need of the sun or
moon.
Of sunne ne mone had þay no nede
Þe self god watȝ her lompe lyȝt, [Fol. 53
Þe lombe her lantyrne with-outen drede, lompe] MS. lombe.
1048 Þurȝ hym blysned þe borȝ al bryȝt. God was the light of tho
in the city.
Þurȝ woȝe & won my lokyng ȝede,
For sotyle cler moȝt lette no lyȝt; moȝt] MS. noȝt.
Þe hyȝe trone þer moȝt ȝe hede The high throne might b
seen, upon which the
1052 With alle þe apparaylmente vmbe-pyȝte, “high God” sat.
As Iohan þe appostel in termeȝ tyȝte;
Þe hyȝe godeȝ self hit set vpone.
A reuer of þe trone þer ran out-ryȝte A river ran out of the
throne;
 1056 Watȝ bryȝter þen boþe þe sunne & mone.

HURCH IN HEAVEN.

Sunne ne mone schon neuer so swete;

A! þat foysoun flode out of þat flet,
Swyþe hit swange þurȝ vch a strete, it flowed through each
street.
1060 With-outen fylþe oþer galle oþer glet.
32 No church was seen.
Kyrk þer-inne watȝ non ȝete,
Chapel ne temple þat euer watȝ set,
Þe al-myȝty watȝ her mynyster mete, God was the church;
Christ the sacrifice.
1064 Þe lombe þe saker-fyse þer to reget;
Þe ȝates stoken watȝ neuer ȝet, The gates were ever
open.
Bot euer more vpen at vche a lone;
Þer entreȝ non to take reset,
1068 Þat bereȝ any spot an-vnder mone. an-vnder] MS. an-
vndeȝ.
The mone may þer-of acroche no myȝte
To spotty, ho is of body to grym,
& al-so þer ne is neuer nyȝt. There is no night in the
city.
1072 What schulde þe mone þer compas clym
& to euen wyth þat worþly lyȝt, lyȝt] Or syȝt.
Þat schyneȝ vpon þe brokeȝ brym?
Þe planeteȝ arn in to pouer a plyȝt, The planets, and the su
itself, are dim compared
1076 & þe self sunne ful fer to dym. to the divine light.
Aboute þat water arn tres ful schym,
Þat twelue fryteȝ of lyf con bere ful sone;
Twelue syþeȝ on ȝer þay beren ful frym Trees there renew their
fruit every month.
1080 & re-nowleȝ nwe in vche a mone.
[Fol. 54
An-vnder mone so gret merwayle
No fleschly hert ne myȝt endeure,
As quen I blusched vpon þat baly,
1084 So ferly þer-of watȝ þe falure.
I stod as stylle as dased quayle, The beholder of this fair
city stood still as a “das
For ferly of þat french fygure, quail.”
Þat felde I nawþer reste ne trauayle, french] fresch (?).
 1088 So watȝ I rauyste wyth glymme pure;
For I dar say, with conciens sure,
Hade bodyly burne abiden þat bone,
Þaȝ alle clerkeȝ hym hade in cure,
1092 His lyf wer loste an-vnder mone.

OCESSION OF VIRGINS.

XX.

R yȝt as þe maynful mone con rys,

Er þenne þe day-glem dryue al doun,
As the moon began to r
he was aware of a
procession
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So sodanly on a wonder wyse,
1096 I watȝ war of a prosessyoun,
Þis noble cite of ryche enpresse
Watȝ sodanly ful with-outen sommoun
Of such vergyneȝ in þe same gyse of virgins crowned with
pearls,
1100 Þat watȝ my blysful an-vnder croun,
& coronde wern alle of þe same fasoun
Depaynt in perleȝ & wedeȝ qwyte, in white robes,

In vchoneȝ breste watȝ bounden boun, with a pearl in their

breast.
1104 Þe blysful perle with gret delyt.
with gret] MS. with
With gret delyt þay glod in fere, outen.
On golden gateȝ þat glent as glasse; As they went along they
Hundreth þowsandeȝ I wot þer were, shone as glass.
1108 & alle in sute her liureȝ wasse,
Tor to knaw þe gladdest chere.
Þe lombe byfore con proudly passe, The Lamb went before
them.
Wyth horneȝ seuen of red golde cler,
golde] MS. glode.
1112 As praysed perleȝ his wedeȝ wasse;
Towarde þe throne þay trone a tras.
Þaȝ þay wern fele no pres in plyt, There was no pressing.
Bot mylde as maydeneȝ seme at mas,
1116 So droȝ þay forth with gret delyt.
[Fol. 54
 Delyt þat hys come encroched,
To much hit were of for to melle;
Þise alder men quen he aproched, The “alder men” fell
groveling at the feet of
1120 Grouelyng to his fete þay felle; the Lamb.
Legyounes of aungeleȝ togeder uoched,
Þer kesten ensens of swete smelle,
Þen glory & gle watȝ nwe abroched.
1124 Al songe to loue þat gay Iuelle, All sang in praise of the
Lamb.
Þe steuen moȝt stryke þurȝ þe vrþe to helle,
Þat þe vertues of heuen of Ioye endyte,
To loue þe lombe his meyny in melle,
1128 I-wysse I laȝt a gret delyt;

Delit þe lombe forto deuise,

With much meruayle in mynde went.
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Best watȝ he, blyþest & moste to pryse,
1132 Þat euer I herde of speche spent,
So worþly whyt wern wedeȝ hys; The Lamb wore white
weeds.
His lokeȝ symple, hym self so gent,
Bot a wounde ful wyde & weete con wyse A wide wound was seen
near his breast.
1136 An-ende hys hert þurȝ hyde to-rente;
Of his quyte syde his blod out-sprent,
A-las! þoȝt I, who did þat spyt?
Ani breste for bale aȝt haf for-brent,
1140 Er he þer-to hade had delyt,

ISHES TO CROSS THE STREAM.

The lombe delyt non lyste to wene,

Þaȝ he were hurt & wounde hade,
In his sembelaunt watȝ neuer sene,
1144 So wern his glenteȝ gloryous glade. Joy was in his looks.
I loked among his meyny schene,
How þay wyth lyf wern laste & lade,
Þen saȝ I þer my lyttel quene, The father perceives his
little queen.
1148 Þat I wende had standen by me in
sclade;
 Lorde! much of mirþe watȝ þat ho made,
Among her fereȝ þat watȝ so quyt!
Þat syȝt me gart to þenk to wade,
1152 For luf longyng in gret delyt.

XXI.

D elyt me drof in yȝe & ere,

My maneȝ mynde to maddyng malte;
[Fol. 55
Great delight takes
possession of his mind.
Quen I seȝ my frely I wolde be þere,
1156 Byȝonde þe water, þaȝ ho were walte,
I þoȝt þat no þyng myȝt me dere
To fech me bur & take me halte;
& to start in þe strem schulde non me stere, He attempts to cross th
stream.
1160 To swymme þe remnaunt, þaȝ I þer
swalte,
Bot of þat munt I watȝ bi-talt;
When I schulde start in þe strem astraye,
Out of þat caste I watȝ by-calt;
1164 Hit watȝ not at my prynceȝ paye, It was not pleasing to th
Lord.
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ATHER OF THE MAIDEN AWAKES.

Hit payed hym not þat I so flonc,

Ouer meruelous mereȝ so mad arayde,
Of raas þaȝ I were rasch & ronk,
1168 Ȝet rapely þer-inne I watȝ restayed;
For ryȝt as I sparred vn-to þe bonc,
Þat brathe out of my drem me brayde;
Þen wakned I in þat erber wlonk, The dreamer awakes,
1172 My hede vpon þat hylle watȝ layde,
Þer as my perle to grounde strayd;
I raxled & fel in gret affray, and is in great sorrow.
& sykyng to my self I sayd:
1176 “Now al be to þat prynceȝ paye.”
 þ py ȝp y
Me payed ful ille to be out-fleme,
So sodenly of þat fayre regioun,
Fro alle þo syȝteȝ so quykeȝ & queme.
1180 A longeyng heuy me strok in swone,
& rewfully þenne I con to reme;
“O perle,” quod I, “of rych renoun, He addresses his pearl;

So watȝ hit me dere þat þou con deme,

1184 In þys veray avysyoun;
If hit be ueray & soth sermoun, If] MS. inf.
Þat þou so stykeȝ in garlande gay,
So wel is me in þys doel doungoun, laments his rash curiosit
1188 Þat þou art to þat prynseȝ paye.”
[Fol. 55
To þat prynceȝ paye hade I ay bente,
& ȝerned no more þen watȝ me geuen,
& halden me þer in trwe entent,
1192 As þe perle me prayed þat watȝ so þryuen,
As helde drawen to goddeȝ present,
To mo of his mysterys I hade ben dryuen.
Bot ay wolde man of happe more hente Men desire more than
they have any right to
1196 Þen moȝten by ryȝt vpon hem clyuen; expect.
Þer-fore my ioye watȝ sone to-riuen,
& I kaste of kytheȝ þat lasteȝ aye.
Lorde! mad hit arn þat agayn þe stryuen,
1200 Oþer proferen þe oȝt agayn þy paye;
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GIVE US GRACE TO SERVE HIM.

To pay þe prince oþer sete saȝte, The good Christian know

Hit is ful eþe to þe god krystyin; how to make peace with
God.
For I haf founden hym boþe day & naȝte,
1204 A god, a lorde, a frende ful fyin.
Ouer þis hyl þis lote I laȝte, hyl] MS. hyiil.
1864 edition had
For pyty of my perle enclyin, “hyiil”, with note “hy
& syþen to god I hit by-taȝte, hil or hyul?”
1208 In krysteȝ dere blessyng & myn,
Þat in þe forme of bred & wyn,