De lucidario

thr͛ lucif͛ aff fiol Hæluite ſkop han for͛

from which Lucifer fell. Hell he made for

thy at alle forbannadhe ſkulle thr͛ tagha

this reason, that all the damned should receive there

løøn Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Nar ſkop ha̅ ængla Mæſͬͥᷠ

their wages. The disciple asked: When did he make the angels? The master

ſwaͩͪͤ Th̅n tima ha̅ ſagdhe Nw wardhe liws

answered: At the time when he said: Now let there be light.

for͛ thy kallas the liws at the haffwa ængin

They are called light for this reason, that they have no

ſkipilſe m; mænniſkie natwr vta̅ th̅ra natwr

part in human nature, but their nature

ær andelik Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Haffwa ængla nampn

is spiritual. The disciple asked: Do angels have names?

Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͩͪͤ Swa mykin wiiſdom ær i th̅m

The master answered: There is so much wisdom in them

aff gudz nadho̅ at the thorffwo ey na̅pn widh

by God's grace that they have no need of names.

Michael oc gabriel er ey na̅pn vta̅ widhr͛na̅pn

Michael and Gabriel are not names but by-names

giffwith th̅m aff mænniſkio̅ Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ

given them by men. The disciple asked:

Hwath war lucifer gudhi a mot Mæͬͥᷠ ſwaͩͪͤ

In what was Lucifer against God? The master answered:

J th; at i ſama ſtu̅d ſo̅ han war ſkapath

In this, that in the same moment that he was created

tha vndirſtodh ha̅ ſik wara wærdhoghare æn

he understood himself to be worthier than

naghar ængil thr͛ for͛ wille ha̅ ey at enaſt

any angel; therefore he wished not only

wara gudz widhr͛ like vta̅ sæn fræmir meer

to be God's equal but, beyond that, greater still.

thr͛ for͛ i th̅n ſama tima̅ ſo̅ ha̅ war ſkapath

Therefore in the same moment that he was created

fiol han aff himerike oc til heluitis gru̅d

he fell from heaven and to the bottom of hell.

Ok ſwa ſo̅ ha̅ war før wænaſt ow͛ alla ængla

And just as he was before the fairest of all angels,

ſwa wardh oc ha̅ ledhaſt aff allom diæfflom

so he also became the most loathsome of all devils.

Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ war ha̅ længe i himerike Mæſtarin

The disciple asked: Was he long in heaven? The master

ſwaͩͪͤ Ey en fullan tima Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Hwi ey

answered: Not one full hour. The disciple asked: Why not

læng͛ Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͩͪͤ For͛ thy at ha̅ matte ey

longer? The master answered: Because he could not

læng͛ wara Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Hwar for͛ fiollo the

be [there] longer. The disciple asked: Why did the

andre nidhr͛ m; hom̅ Mæstarin ſwaͤ For͛ thy

others fall with him? The master answered: Because

at the lyddo meer hom̅ æn gudhi Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ

they obeyed him more than God. The disciple asked:

Hwi koma the ey thædhan Mæſtari̅ ſwaͤ For͛

Why do they not come out of there? The master answered: Because

thy at ſwa ſo̅ ængin walt at the thiit komo

just as no one caused them to come there,

ſwa ma oc ængin walda at the thædha̅ koma

so no one can bring it about that they come out of there.

Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Wita diæffla alt hwath the wilia

The disciple asked: Do devils know all that they wish

wita Mæſtari̅ ſwaͩͪͤ Aff ængla natwr thr͛ the

to know? The master answered: From the angels' nature that they

Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͤ For͛ thy at th̅ra ſiæl ær ny oc the æru

The master answered: Because their soul is new and they are

loſtoghe oc gamalt folk ær thu̅gt aff ſorgh oc git͛

eager, while old people are weighed down with sorrow and cannot

ey ſwa wæl nwmith Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Haffw͛ ma̅ ængil til

learn so well. The disciple asked: Does a person have an angel as

gømara Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͤ Tha ſiælin oc likami̅ koma tilſama̅

keeper? The master answered: When the soul and the body come together,

tha faar ho̅ en ængil til gømara Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ

then it gets an angel as keeper. The disciple asked:

Haffw͛ diæwlin awnd widh ma̅nin Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͤ Ja æ

Does the devil bear envy toward man? The master answered: Yes; wherever

hwar ſynd gørs thr͛ ær diæwlin æggiar͛ til oc hwilkin

sin is done, there the devil is egging on; and whatever

mænniſkia thr͛ forwinz aff diæffleno̅ ho̅ komb̅

person is overcome by the devil comes

til helutis oc aldͤ thædha̅ Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Ær th; ſiælinne

to hell and never [out] from there. The disciple asked: Is it to the soul

nakath a mot at kroppen iordhas i hedhne iordh Mæſrin

in any way harmful that the body is buried in heathen ground? The master

ſwaͤ Hwilka lu̅d rætwiis mænniſkia døør ellr͛ hurw

answered: In whatever way a righteous person dies, or however

ha̅ iordhas tha ær ho̅ gudhi thykkelik Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Ær

they are buried, they are pleasing to God. The disciple asked: Is

th; th̅m nakath m; at the iordhas i wighdhe iordh

it of any help to them that they are buried in consecrated ground?

Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͤ Jordhin wardhr͛ helagh aff hælgha mæn

The master answered: The ground becomes holy from holy men

at the iordhas i henne Æn th̅m thr͛ i pino æru

being buried in it. But for those who are in torment

th̅m dughr͛ dighirt at the iordhas i k̅kio gardh ffor͛

it avails them greatly that they are buried in the churchyard, because of

the mæſſor oc andᷓ godhg͛ni̅ga ſo̅ thr͛ gøras i the

the masses and other good works that are done in the

helgho k̅kio Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Hindᷓ th; kranka mæn Mæſrin

holy church. The disciple asked: Does it harm wicked men? The master

ſwaͤ Ja dighirt Alle the ſo̅ til heluitis koma th̅m

answered: Yes, greatly. All those who come to hell, for them

dughr͛ ey rætwiſa ma̅na bøn Ma̅ læs aff At diæfla

the prayer of righteous men avails nothing. One reads that devils

kaſta opta forbannadha kroppa wt aff k̅kio gardho̅

often throw damned bodies out of churchyards.

Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ oc ſagdhe Jhc xͨ løne thik th; mæſtar͛

The disciple asked and said: Jesus Christ reward you for that, master.

Nw bidhr͛ iak thik mæſtar͛ at thu ſigh mik hwru

Now I ask you, master, to tell me how

rætta ſiæla ſkilias widh likami̅ Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͤ Swa

righteous souls part from the body. The master answered: Just

ſo̅ en brudgu̅me komb̅ at hænta ſina brudh m;

as a bridegroom comes to fetch his bride with

mykin priis Swa komb̅ oc th̅n ængelin thr͛ ſiælina

great honour, so too comes the angel who

gømde at hænta hona til p̅diis Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Koma

guarded the soul, to fetch her to paradise. The disciple asked: Do

alla ſiæla thiit Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͤ The thr͛ wtwalda æru

all souls come there? The master answered: Those who are chosen.

Sweͥᷠ ſporͤ Hwilka æru the Mæſͬͥᷠ ſwaͤ Th; æru

The disciple asked: Which are they? The master answered: They are

the thr͛ meer gøra æn th̅m budhith ær Swa ſo̅ ær

those who do more than is commanded them, such as

mᷓres oc mu̅ka oc iomfͮr th; ær th̅m ey budhith

martyrs and monks and virgins; it is not commanded them,

vta̅ the gøra th; aff en gudhlik ræt oc gøma th; wæl

but they do it out of godly righteousness and keep it well;

the haffwa th̅ra himerike til redho Æn andᷓ godha

they have their heaven ready. But other good

ſiæla koma til andᷓ høghelika glædhi til domadagh

souls come to another high joy until Judgement Day,

Ok æpt͛ domadagh koma badhe rætwiſe oc wtwalde

and after Judgement Day both the righteous and the chosen come

til himerikis oc ær nakar th̅n thr͛ ey fullelika hafwer

to heaven. And if there is anyone who has not fully

bøt ſina ſynd͛ tha antwardhas ha̅ ſino̅ ængil i hand

atoned for his sins, he is delivered into his angel's hand,

oc ængelin antwardhar ha̅ diæffleno̅ at pina ha̅

and the angel delivers him to the devil to torment him;

tho pinar ha̅ ſiælina ey meer oc ey læng͛ æn ængelin

yet he torments the soul no more and no longer than the angel

wil Sweͥᷠ ſpordhe Hwilkin ær ſkærſlo eld Mæſrin

wills. The disciple asked: What is the fire of purgatory? The master

ſwaͤ Some haffwa i thæſſe wærld margha handa

answered: Some in this world have many kinds of

pinor oppa ſin likama m; ſoot m; faſto oc ſome m;

torments on their body, with sickness, with fasting, and some with