Ormulum admonition to priest & congregation
the original text
view normalised textNu loke y`ure preost tatt he;
Y`uw blit`elike spelle.
T`att he y`uw illke sunennday`y`;
Att allre laeste laere.
Off all. hu y`uw birrt` ledenn y`uw;
& lefenn upp o criste.
& lufenn godd. & lufenn mann;
& godess lay`h`ess haldenn.
& y`uw birrt` swit`e blit`eliy`;
y`uw turrnenn till hiss lare.
& haldenn itt. & folly`h`enn itt;
Ay`y` affterr y`ure mihhte.
Nu - y`iff t`att y`ure preost. & y`e.
T`uss farenn y`uw bitwenenn;
T`a may`y` ben god till y`ure preost.
& till y`uw sellfenn bat`e;
T`att tatt iudisskenn preost wass swa;
Bihenngedd all wit`t` belless.
& tatt himm wass swa mikell ned;
T`att godd hemm herrde ringenn!
& te birrt` cnelenn to t`i godd.
& lutenn himm. & lakenn.
& te birrt` lufenn wel t`i preost;
& lutenn himm & lefftenn.
Y`ët forrt`enn t`ohh he nohht ne beo;
Swa god mann summ himm birrde.
& loc t`att tu ne taele himm nohht;
T`ohh t`att he beo to taelenn.
Forr y`iff t`e preost missdot`. hët shall.
Wit`t` cristess hellpe betenn.
& y`iff t`att hët ne betet`t` nohht;
Itt dray`h`et`t` himm till helle.
& y`iff t`i preost missdot`. t`e birrt`.
Full innwarrdlike biddenn.
T`att drihhtin y`ife himm wille & mahht;
To betenn hise sinness.
Forr y`iff t`u biddesst forr t`i preost;
T`u biddesst forr t`e sellfenn.
& cwemesst godd t`urrh t`att tatt tu
Swa biddesst forr y`unnc bat`e.
& tatt te laferrd iesu crist.
Wass fundenn i t`e temmple.
Bitwenenn t`att iudisskenn flocc.
T`att laeredd wass o boke.
T`aer t`aer he satt to fray`y`nenn hemm.
Off heore bokess lare;
T`att wass y`uw bisne god inoh.
Loc y`iff y`ët wilenn folly`h`enn.
T`att y`uw birrt` y`eorne stanndenn inn.
To fray`y`nenn y`ure preostess.
Off all. hu y`uw birrt` ledenn y`uw;
& lefenn upp o criste.
Hu y`uw birrt` folly`h`enn cristess slot`.
& cristess lay`h`ess haldenn.
& stanndenn y`aen t`e lat`e gast;
& winnenn cristess are.
Forr y`uw birrt` upp o kirrkeflor;
Beon fundenn offte. & lannge.
To lisstenn whatt te preost y`uw sey`y`t`;
Off y`ure sawle nede.