27 But erthe forsake the erthe And alle his falshede, And of the erthe restore the erthe Goodis that ben mys-gete, 112
28 Or that erthe be doluyn in erthe And vnder fote y-trede, Ffor synne of erthe, þ{ a}t hath do in erthe, Fful sore he schalle be bete. 116
29 Drede thou erthe while thou in erthe Hast witte & resoune at thi wille, That, erthe, for loue of erthe, Thi soule thou nougth spille. 120
30 And thou erthe, repente the in erthe [fol. 35, r^o.] Of alle that thou hast don ille, And thanne schalt thou, erthe apon erthe, Goddis biddyngis fulfille. 124
31 Lord God that erthe tokist in erthe, And suffredist paynes ful stille, Late neuer erthe for the erthe In dedly synne ne spille, 128
32 But that erthe in this erthe Be doynge euer thi wille, So that erthe for the erthe Stye vp to thi holy hille. Amen. S. J. 132
[Footnote 1: Added in a later hand, probably 16th century.]
MS. PORKINGTON 10. 15th century. [fol. 79, v^o.]
1 [1]Erthe vppo{ n} erth{ e} is wo{ u}ndyr{ e}ly wro{ u}ȝte; Erthe vppo{ n} erthe has set al his þouȝte[2] [fol. 80, r^o.] How erthe vppo{ n} erth to erthe schall{ e} be[3] brouȝte; Ther is no{ n}e vppo{ n} erth has hit in þouȝte.[4] 4 Take hede! Whoso þinkyse on[5] his end{ e}, ful well{ e} schal he sped{ e}.
2 Erth vppo{ n} erth wold{ e} be a kynge; How erth schal to erthe he þink{ is} no þinge. 8 Whe{ n} erth byddyþ erth his rent who{ m}e brynge, The{ n} schal erth fro þe erth have a hard{ e} parttynge, W{ i}t{ h} care; Ffor erth vppo{ n} erþe wott{ is} neu{ er} we{ r} þ{ er}for to far{ e}. 12
3 Erth vppo{ n} erth wy{ n}nis castyll{ is} & tovris. The{ n} sayþe erth to erth: ‘Al þ{ i}s is ourus’. Whe{ n} erth vpp{ on} erth has bylde al his bovres, The{ n} schal erth fro þe erth soffyr{ e} scharpe schorrys, 16 And{ e} smarte. Ma{ n}, amend{ e} þe betyme, þi lyfe ys but a starte.
4 Erth gose on erth as mold{ e} vpon{ ne} molde, Lyke as erth to þe erth neu{ er} a-gayne schold{ e}; 20 Erth gose on erth glytteryng in gold{ e}[6], [fol. 80, v^o.] Ȝet shale erth to þe erth, raþ{ er} þe{ n} he wolde. Be owris! Ȝefe þi alm{ is} w{ i}t{ h} þi hand{ e}. Trust to no secatovrs. 24
5 Why þ{ a}t erth louis erþe merwel me þinke, [7]Or why erth vppo{ n} erth wyl swet or swinke, [7]Ffor whe{ n} erth vppo{ n} erth is bro{ u}þt to þe brynke, The{ n} schal erth frov þe erth have a fovl stynke 28 To smele, Wars þe{ n} þe caryo{ n} þ{ a}t lyis in þe fele.