Zu Lydgates Isopus / [ed. Julius Zupitza]. Aesop's fables. English (Middle English) Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Zupitza, Julius, 1844-1895. 20 pages, ca. 89 kb University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor, Michigan 2018 CME00105 04078823 BAV4428

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 Archiv für das studium der neueren sprachen und literaturen / ed. Stephan Waetzoldt and Julius Zupitza. Vol. 85, p. [1]-28. 28 p. ; 24 cm. Braunschweig George Westermann 1890 Title from email of 2000-03-08 ; description based on email note. Corpus of Middle English. "Julius Zupitza."--Editor, p. 28.

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105 CME00105 CME00105 The tale of the cok, that founde a precyous stone, groundyd by Isopus, the phylosopher of Rome, that yche man shuld take in gree suche, as god sent. Die Überschrift rot C, dafür Isopos Fabules L Wisdom ys more in prise, þen gold in cofers, 1 der Rubrikator hat das ihm klein vorgeschriebene grosse W hier ebensowenig gesetxt, wie R V. 225, B 358 und T 526 ‖ erstes in] * of L ‖ mit V. 1 und zum Teil mit V. 3 vgl. Albon 1, 895 f. A boke compyled rycher, than gold in coffers, Lyues of poetes and prudent philosophers; Fall of Princes fol. 95 v. a. oben This knot auayleth more, than gold in cofre, And is more glorious perpetually to abyde: A mighty prince to be a philosopher u. s. w.; 106 r. a. unten These old clerkes, these two philosophers, Were in tho dayes for doctrine souerayne Called in thys world the rich precious cofers; Minor Poems 185 Thre grete wysdoms . . . More of walewe . . ., Than al the golde, that is shet in thi cofre To hem, þat haue sauour in lettrure. Olde examples of prudent philosophers Moche auaylyd to folke, þat dyd her cure 4 *availith L ‖ that bezieht sich auf philosophers, nicht etwa auf folke ‖ dyd] don L To serche out lykenes in nature, 5 in] of L In whyche men myght conceue and clerely see Notable sentence of gret moralyte. 7 sentences L Vnto purpos þe poete laureate 8 Vnto my pur∣pos this L Callyd Isopus dyd hym occupy 9 *hym so occupy L Whylom in Rome to plese þe senate, Fonde out fables, þat men myght hem apply To sondry matyrs, yche man for hys party, 12 that echman in his party L Aftyr þeyr lust, to conclude in substaunce, Dyuerse moralytees set out to þeyr plesaunce. Som of foules, of bestys and of fyssh, 15 of bestis of foulis L ‖ ich löse die Schleife in C durch ys und nicht is auf wegen der Schreibung in V. 26. 27. 75. 84. 195. 196. 312. 337 u. s. w. Thys Isopus founde out exsample pleyne. 16 *examples L. Where syluer fayleþ, in a pewter dyssh Ryall dentees byn oft tymes seyne, And semblably poetes, in certeyne, 19 thus poyetes certayne L. In fables rude includyd gret prudence And moralytees full notable of sentence. Vnder blak erþe byn precious stones founde, Ryche saphyres and charbuncles full ryall, 23 charbuncles] *rubyes L (vgl. Edmund 1, 977 The ruby, kyng of stonys alle; Albon 1, 298 Amonge stones the ruby is moost shene; 3, 1182 Lyke to rubies most souerayne of renowne) And, who þat myneþ downe lowe in þe grounde, 24 die Interpunktion bei Sauerstein (Komma erst hinter who) ist wohl nur ein Druckfehler ‖ downe fehlt L Of gold and syluer groweþ þe mynerall; 25 groweþ] *fyndith L ‖ Sauerstein hat hinter V. 25 keine Inter∣punktion, dagegen hinter V. 26 ein Komma Perlys whyte, clere and orientall Ben oft founde in muscle shellys blake, And out of fables gret wysdom men may take. 28 And] So L ‖ wysdoms L For whyche I cast to folow þys poete And hys fables in englyssh to translate, And, þough I haue no rethoryk swete, 31 And þough] Although L, das Sauerstein, indem er nach V. 31 einen Strichpunkt setzt, zum Vorhergehenden zieht ‖ Vgl. Fall of Princes A III v. a. To set a part all rethorikes swete Haue me excusyd: I was born in Lydgate; 32 Vgl. Daunce of Machabree (Len∣voye) Haue me excused: my name is John Lidgate; Rude of langage I was not borne in France Of Tullius gardeyn I passyd nat þe gate, 33 Cäsur hinter gardeyn durch einen Punkt bezeichnet C; ebenso 59 h. haþe, 126 h. arestyd, 203 h. werst, 469 h. fayle, 495 h. frosshe ‖ passyd] entrid L ‖ Vgl. Lydgates Guy 74, 5 In Tullius gardyn he gadrid neuer flour; Edmund 1, 832 In Tullius gardeyn I gadrid neuer floures And cause, why: I had no lycence There to gadyr floures of elloquence. Yet, as I can, forþe I woll procede 36 Yet as] Than L In þys labour and my style dresse 37 and] I wil L ‖ Mit my style dresse vgl. Edmund 1, 204 ff. And, blissid martir, my stile do so dresse . . ., That I nat erre in my translacioun (vgl. V. 44) To do plesaunce to þeym, þat shall hit rede, Requiryng hem of verrey gentylnes, 39 gentillesse L Of her grace to rewe on my rudenes, 40 rewe on] pardon L (vgl. mit der Lesart von C Minor Poems 22 O noble meyer, be it unto your plesaunce . . . On my rudnesse and on myne ignorance Of grace and mercy for to have pitee; Albon 2, 1979 ff. To haue compassyon, If ought be sayde in this translation Through ignorance . . ., and rewe on my symplenes) Thys compilacion for to take at gree, Whyche theym to plese translatyd was by me. And, yef I fall bycause of ignoraunce, 43 fall] *faile L. That I erre in my translacion, Lowly of hert and feyþfull obeysaunce I me submyt to þeyr correccion, 46 obgleich auch L their hat, ist wohl þe zu schreiben (und dann das Komma hinter 46 zu streichen) Of hem, þat haue more clere inspeccion 47 Of] To L 49 Me] And L ‖ they me nat L In matyrs, þat touche poetry, Me to reforme þat þey nat deny. And, as myn auctor doþe at þe cok begyn, 50 doþe fehlt L I cast me to folow hym in substaunce, Fro þe trouþe in sentence nat to twyn, As god and grace woll yeue me suffysaunce, Compyle þys lybell for a remembraunce: 54 lybell] qwayer L ‖ Sauerstein hat kein Zeichen nach V. 54 und ein Komma nach reders V. 55 To the reders hereaftyr may be founde The thanke þerof fully to rebounde. The cok of kynde haþe a crest rede 57 hath of kynde L Shape lyke a crowne, token of gret noblesse, By whyche he haþe, whyle hit stont on hys hede, As clerkys seyn, corage and hardynes, 60 and] of L And of hys berde melancolyk felnes: Aboute hys nek by mercyall apparayll 62 *marcial L Nature haþe yeue hym a stately auentayll. 63 a über der Zeile nachgetragen C Thys hardy foule with brest and voyce so clere 64 so] ful L Most trewly kepeþ þe tydes of þe nyght Of custom namyd comon astrologere 66 a comvne L (vgl. Minor Poems 151 Comoun astrologeer, as folk expert weel knowe, To kepe the howrys and tydis of the nyght) In throwpes smale to make þeyr hertys lyght; 67 theyr fehlt L With spores sharpe enarmyd for to fyght Lyke a champion iustly doþe attende, 69 Lyke a champion; vgl. Edmund 3, 398 Lyk a champioun in erthe sent from heuene; Albon 2,889 Lyke a champion agayn them to warrye; Fall of Princes 23 v. a. oben To acquite himselfe like a champion; Albon 2, 523 He rose vp lyke a stronge champyon ‖ doþe attende] to intende L As a proud capten, hys broode for to defende; Beteþ hys wyngys, aforn or he do syng 71 He betyng L But sluggy hertys out of þeyr slepe to wake, 72 But] *Therwith L When Lucyfer toward þe dawnyng 73 Lucyfer] sulphur L Lawgheth in þe oryent and haþe þe west forsake 74 Lawghith in] Lowtith to L ‖ and] whan he L To chase awey þe myghty clowdys blake: 75 þe fehlt L ‖ *nyghty L. Towarde Aurora þys foule, who takeþ kepe, 76 vgl. Edm. 3, 1014 Toward Aurora the martir . . . To hym appered ‖ ho that L Byddyth folk ayene awake out of þeyr slepe, 77 to wake L Whos waker callyng þryes tolde in nombre 78 Whos waker] Voyce vigour L ‖ tolde fehlt L With treble laudes youe to þe trinite 79 trebled L Slouþe auoydyng clepeþ folk out of þer slombre 80 þer fehlt L (Good hope repeyreth to all, þat heuy bee), Comforteþ þe seke in hys infirmite, 82 hys] theyr L Causeþ merchauntys and pylgryms to be glad The þeuys swerde hyd vndyr þe shad Callyd þe prophete of ioy and all gladnes, 85 ioy and all] yowre alther L Embassiatour of Phebus fyry lyght, Whyche put awey by musicall swetnes 87 put C = puttith L The vgly blaknes of þe derk nyght; 88 owgel L For whyche me semeth, me shuld of dew ryght 89 zweites me] I L For .iij. causes preferre þys foule among, For waker kepyng, for hardynes and song. 91 and for song L Thys foule ys waker ayen þe vyce of slouþe, 92 agenst L In vertu strong and hardy, as a lyon, Stable, as a geaunt, opon a grounde of trouþe, 94 geaunt] * centre L (vgl. Albon 2, 935 Euer of one herte, as any centre, stable; Fall of Princes 106 v. b. unten In thys pur∣pose, as any centre, stable; Story of Thebes 364 r. b. Plein and hool, as a centre [gedruckt contre], stable) ‖ on L ‖ vgl. Albon 2, 898 His sabba∣tons set on grounde of trouthe Ayene all vyces þe morall champion, 95 mortal L And with þe entewnes of hys melodious soun 96 twnes L He yeueþ ensample, as he hys voyce doþ reyse, 97 as—reyse] that we oure self shuld ease L Howe day and nyght we the lord shall preyse. 98 Howe] That L ‖ shuld please L And, for because hys brest ys strong and cleere And on hys tipto dysposeþ for to syng, 100 And fehlt L ‖ typton disposyd L He ys of poettys callyd chaunceleer. 101 He ys of] These L ‖ callith hym L ‖ * chauntcliere L (lies Chauntecleere) And, as myn auctour remembreþ by wrytyng, Whylom þys foule in a glad mornyng Reioysyd hym ayene the son shene 104 vgl. Giles 159 Dewy droopys ageyn the sonne sheene; Albon 2, 223 Agayne the son shene With all hys flok to walke opon a grene. 105 folke L ‖ a] the L. He was furst besy for to breke hys faste 106 for fehlt L With hys wyues about hym euerychone, On a small dong hyll to fynde a good repaste Gan scrape and sporne and fast about gone. 109 to scrape L ‖ to gon L Hyd in þe dong hyll he fonde a iacynct stone, Yet hys labour and hys besy cure 111 vgl. Guy 66, 1 She scholde doon hir besy cure; Albon 1, 766 Of one assent did theyr busy cure; 2, 1820 Do thy busy cure; 3, 707 Of false malyce dyd theyr busy cure; 1204 Dyd his busy cure; p. 184 With his busy cure Was for nat elles, but for hys pasture. 112 wegen L s. oben S. 3 He yaue ensample, whyche gretly may auayle, 113 examples L As he was oonly taught by nature, 114 taught only L To auoyde slouþe by dylygent trauayle, By honest labour hys lyuelood to procure. For, who woll þryue, labour must endure; 117 þryue] travaile he L For idylnes and froward negligence Makeþ sturdy beggars for lak of þeyr dyspence. Losengowres, þat fele hem strong ynough, 120 hem self L Whyche haue sauour in slouþe and slogardy, Haue leuer to beg, þen go at þe plough, 122 Had L ‖ to fehlt L ‖ at þe] to L Dyche or delue þeymsylf to occupy. 123 Dygge L ‖ than hem self o. L Thus idylnes causeþ robry 124 al robry L In vacant pepyll, þat to and fro dyd wende: 125 vacant] vagabundis L ‖ * doth L For þeft arestyd at Tyburn make an ende. They be no men, but folkys bestiall, Voyde of reson oonly for lak of grace, 128 Voyded L Whyche ete and drynke and labour nat at all. The cok was besy hys lyuelood to purchase The long day in many diuerse plase, Hym and hys broode oonly to forstre, in trouþe, Suche folke rebukyng, þat lyue in slombre and slouþe. 133 And suche folke to rebuken L Vertu gynneþ at occupacion, 134 begynnyth L Vyces all procede of idelnesse, 135 founders L: Sauerstein hat an das Ende von V. 135 einen Strichpunkt gesetzt und dann weiter inter∣pungiert Vnto thefes, founders, and patroun (dahinter Komma); er scheint founders = 'Gründer' im modernsten Sinne genommen zu haben, freilich weiss ich nicht zu raten, wie er sich patroun zurechtgelegt hat Vnto þeues foundres and patron; Of thryft commeþ of vertuous besynesse, 137 Of] * As L (vielleicht stand im Original von C Os) So of myschyef slouth ys chief maistresse: 138 myschief of L. Thys ydelnes causeþ folk in dede 139 Thys = Thus L To waste þeyr dayes in myschief and in nede. With scrapyng, spornyng all þe long day 141 and spornyng L The cok was besy hym and hys broode to fede, Founde a iacyncte, whyche in þe dong hyll lay, A ryche stone and a precious, as I rede; 144 as I rede] in dede L (vgl. die nächste Zeile in L) Of whyche stone when þe cok toke hede, 145 As I rede of L ‖ þe cok] he L Stynt awhyle, sodenly abrayde, 146 til sodainly at abrayde L; vgl. Edmund 2, 468 f. He gan abraide In fel lan∣gage, and thus to him he saide; 3, 594 f. Dide sodenly abrayde, And unto Oswy euene thus it sayde; 965 f. The martir gan abraide, And to his chapleyn euene thus he saide; 1084 f. Sodenly abrayde, To his freendis euene thus he sayde u. s. w. And to þe ston euyn þus he sayde: 147 And to] Vnto L 'Who þat knew þy nature and þy kynde, 148 erstes þy] the L ‖ and] of L All þe propurtees, whyche of the be tolde, 149 And al thy L A ieweller, yef he þe myght fynde, 150 if that he myght the L Wolde for þy vertues close þe in golde. Euax to the yeueþ praysyng manyfolde, Euax rex Arabum 152 die in C rot geschriebene Randbemerkung fehlt L ‖ he yevith L Whos lapydary bereþ opynly wytnesse, 153 His L Geyn sorow and wo þou bryngest in gladnesse. 154 Agaynst L The best iacyncte in Ethiope ys founde And ys of colour lyke þe saphyre ynde, Comforteþ men, þat ly in prison bounde, Makeþ men strong and hardy of hys kynde, 158 hys] * theyr L Contract synewes þe iacyncte doþ vnbynde: Yet for all þy vertuous excellence Twene þe and me ys no conuenience. 161 Bitwene L For me þou shalt in þys place abyde, With the I haue lyght or nought to done. 163 litel L Late þese merchantys, þat go so ferr and ryde, Trete of þy valew, wheþer hit be late or sone, Deme, how þe cherle came furst in þe mone: 166 Late hem deme L Of suche mysteryes I take but lytell hede; 167 mysterie I can take L ‖ kepe L Me lyst nat hewe chyppes aboue myn hede. 168 to hewe L ‖ ouer L (vgl. Edmund 3, 5 ff. And I am ferful aboue myn hed to hewe, Lyst fro∣ward chippis of presumcioun Sholde blynde myn eyen in ther fallyng doun). Precyous stones longen to iewellers And to princes, when þey lyst wel be seyn: 170 wel] to L To me more deynte in bernes or garners 171 is in L ‖ or in L A lytell rewarde of corn or good greyn. 172 or of L ‖ Sauerstein hat hinter diesem Verse keine Interpunktion, dafür aber einen Strichpunkt hinter To take in V. 173, das aber ohne Zweifel zum Folgenden gehört To take þys stone to me hit were but veyn: Set more store (I haue hit of nature) 174 * I set L ‖ of] by L Among rude chaffe to shrape for my pasture. Lyke as folkys of relykys haue deynte, Theron þey set a valew or a pryce, 177 And theron set L Hygh maters profounde and secrete 178 Hygh] Like as L (aus V. 176) ‖ * secre L (die überlieferten Texte bieten öfter secret für das vom Reim ver∣langte secre: Minor Poems 165 Tunge spreynt withe sugre, the galle kept secret [: the = ae. þêon]; Albon 3, 1272 Theyr trouble and rumour was not kept secrete [: aduersite, citie]) Ne shuld nat without gret auyce 179 Ne] None L Be shewyd in opyn to hem, þat be nat wyse; For, as a wyseman in wysdom haþe delyte, Ryght so a foole of doctrine haþe dyspyte. Golde and stones be for a kyngys hede, Stele ys tryed for platys in armure, 184 in] * and L To couer churches couenable ys lede, Brasse for belles, iren long to endure 186 long] strong L (Thus euery þyng foloweþ hys nature), Pryncys to reygne, knyghtys for batayll, Plowmen for tylþe, shypmen forto sayll. 189 Cäsur hinter tylþe durch einen Strich angedeutet C; ebenso 272 hinter be, 276 hinter here, 278 hinter youres, 501 hinter esca∣pyd ‖ shippes L The hert desyreþ to drynke of crystall welles, 190 Ps. 41, 1 Quemadmodum desiderat ceruus ad fontes aquarum The swan to swymme in large brood riueres, 191 desirith to L ‖ brood fehlt L The gentyll faucon with gesse and ryche belles 192 iessis L To cache hys pray lyke to hys desyres, 193 lyke to hys desyres 'nach Wunsch'; vgl. 200 Lyke hys opinion; Albon 2, 720 To serue hym duely lyke my profession; 1428 A place assigned lyke theyr opi∣nion; 1598 f. For to accomplysshe, that we haue begon, Agayn our moste enemy lyke to our entention; 1763. 1800, 1879. 3, 663. 1253; Edmund 2, 615 u. s. w. I with my brode to scrape afore garneres: 194 And I L ‖ afore] in corn L Precious stonys noþyng apperteyne 195 doth appartene L To gese nor fovlys, þat pasture on þe grene. 196 To gees ne ganders nor L. Of þeyr nature as folke byn dysposyd, 197 folkes L Diuersely þey make eleccion. 198 theyr eleccioun L Double of vertu þe saphyr in gold closyd. Yche man cheseþ lyke hys opinion: On cheseþ þe best of wysdom and reson, And anoþer (hys eyen byn so blynde) 202 S. hat keine Klammer und nur am Ende des Verses ein Komma Cheseþ þe werst, þe best he lyt behynde.' 203 he lyt (= let)] abidith L Das in C rot geschriebene Wort Lenuoy fehlt L Lenuoy. Though þys fabyll be boysters and rurall, 204 bo boystous L (vgl. Albon 2, 469 Boyṣtous folk and rude, aber auch Minor Poems 166 Bosters withe boreas) Ye may þeryn consider þyngys þre: 205 conceyve L Howe þat diligence in especiall 206 þat fehlt L Haþe agayn slouþe caught þe souereynte, 207 agenst L And, where fre choyse haþ hys liberte, 208 auch L hat hath, aber dies scheint ein gemeinschaftlicher Fehler für at (vgl. Minor Poems 262 See Baraban goon at his liberte): das Komma hinter V. 208 (Sauerstein hat da einen mir unbegreiflichen Strichpunkt) ist dann zu tilgen Cheseþ þe werst in ernest or in game, Who, but hymsylf, þerof ys to blame? 210 is therof L Who foloweþ vertu, vyces doþ eschew, He cheseþ þe best in myn opinion. 212 He] Who (aus der vorhergehenden Zeile) L ‖ þe fehlt L ‖ in] to L The cok demyd, to hym hit was more dew Small simple grayne, þen stones of hygh renoun, 214 hygh] grete (vgl. Edmund 1, 181 Noblesse and hih renoun; 246 His famous hih renoun; 387 Al his hih renoun; 854 Thoruh his hih renoun; 938 The marcial hih renoun u. s. w.) Of all tresour chief possessioun. Suche, as god sent, eche man take at gre, Nat prowde with ryches nor groge with pouerte. 217 zweites with] in L The worldly man laboreth for rychesse, And on the worlde he set all hys intent. The vertuos man to auoyde all ydelnesse 220 * man fehlt L With suffisaunce holde hymsylf content. 221 holdith L Eche man þerfore with suche, as god haþ sent, Thanke þe lorde, in vertu kepe hem stable, 223 and in L ‖ * hym L Whyche ys conclusion of þys lytyll fable. 224 das erste n in con∣clusion aus etwas anderem C ‖ lite L Explicit. Explicit rot C, Here endith the tale of Isope how that the cok fonde a iaconet stone in þe dunghill L. The tale of the wolfe and the lambe groundyd opon Isopus, the phylosophor of Rome, ayenst raueyn and tiranny. The secunde tale of Isopos Titel in L Ryght as atwene turment and delyces 225 vgl. zu V. 1 There ys in kynde a gret difference, Ryght so atwene vertues lyfe and vyces 227 vertues = vertuous L There may be no iust conuenience: Malyce contrary to pure innocence, 229 ful contrary L ‖ pure innocence] prouidence L And phylosophers by wrytyng bere recorde, Twene trowþe and fraude may be non acorde. 231 Atwene frawde and trowth L Atwene rancour and humble pacience Ther ys in nature a gret diuision. A sely shepe make may no resistence 234 may make L Ageyn þe power of a strong lyon. A dwerfe to fyght with a champyon 236 a grete champioun L Were to febyll in a felde to endure 237 a fehlt L By lykenes agayn nature. 238 agayn] *of reason and ageyne L Grete pykes, þat swymme in large stewes, Smaller fysshe most felly þey deuour. 240 Smal L Who haþe most myght, þe febler gladly sewes: The pore haþe few hys party to socour. 242 few] for L ‖ to] no L The rauenous wolfe opon þe lambe doþe lour, Of whyche Isopus in hys booke 244 *whiche twayne L ‖ his] this L Full notably thys example he toke. 245 he fehlt L The lambe, þe wolf contrary of nature 246 das Asyndeton wird durch L bestätigt, und es ist unnötig, mit Sauer∣stein and hinter lambe einzuschieben; vgl. 467 Bacus, Thetis be causers of plesaunce = L 6, 110 Bachus, Thetus be cause of plesaunce; ferner in L allein 4, 81 The wolf, the puttok, that were ful loth to ly; 5, 83 His body, his lyf the laborer evyn partith; 7, 24 To goddis, goddessis: an allen diesen Stellen hat Sauerstein ebenfalls ein and interpoliert. In V. 141 oben hat dies schon L gethan Euer diuerse and noþyng oon þey þynke. 247 noþyng] nat L Boþe at onys of soden auenture 248 Boþe] But L To a fresshe ryuer þey came downe to drynke: At þe hede spryng hy opon þe brynke 250 hede] high L (vgl. Edmund 1, 348 From fressh hed sprynges renne stre∣mys cristallyne; Albon 3, 1108 It is the heede springe and the gostly streme) ‖ hy] aloft L. Stondeþ þe wolfe, a froward beste of kynde; The sely lambe stood fer abak behynde. Who þat ys froward of condicion And disposyd to malyce and outrage, Can sone seke and fynde occasion Pyke a quarell for to do damage; 256 To contryve L (To ist jedenfalls aufzunehmen) And vnto purpose malycious of corage The furyos wolfe out with hys venym brake, And euyn þys vnto þe lambe he spake: 259 þys = thus L (vgl. V. 139) ‖ to L 'Lyke þy fadyr, þou art false and double And hym resemblest of dysposicion; For he was wont my water here to trouble, To meue þe þyk, þat lay low doune: Þat I myght haue no recreacioune To drynk my fyll of water pure and clere, He was so contrary to trouble þys ryuere. And þou of malyce art com to do þe same, Sekest occasion by trobly vyolence 268 trobly fehlt in den Wörterbüchern; vgl. Albon 1, 54 The troubly mystes from me to enchace Of rude langage; Minor Poems 175 In troubly seis how they shal hem guye Ayenst me and makest þerof a game To fynde materer and for to do offence.' 270 l. mater The lambe answerd with humble reuerence: 'Thys may nat be; þe preef ys seyn full oft: I stond beneþe, and ye stond aloft. From þe hyll þe ryuer downe dyscendeþ: For to ascende hit were ageyn nature. That I stond here hit noþyng yow offendeþ. The trowble goþe low, aboue hit ys most pure. 277 trowble ist wohl Adjektiv (siehe Halliwell, wo indessen kein Beleg gegeben ist); vgl. Minor Poems 67 Have dispite of folkes, that ben trouble (: double); Alis. ed. Weber 4079 Theo eyr bycam tho trouble and thikke. The clere ys youres, but I must endure, Tyll ye haue dronke, and þen at erst begyn, Take, as hit falleþ, þe þyk with þe þyn. I may nat chese: þe choyse to yow ys fall. Hyt were but foly for me with yow to stryue. Ye shall for me haue your desyres all: Of your ryght I wyll nat yow depryue.' But þe wolfe a cause gan contryue Ageyn þe lambe of naturall haterede, Seyd vnto hym quakyng in hys drede: 'Thy feynyd speche flateryng and benygne! I see hit well in myn inward syght, How þou dost ayene me malygne To vex me wrongfully, yef þou haddyst myght. The lawe shall part vs, whyche of vs haþ ryght.' But he no lengor on þe lawe abood, Deuouryd þe lambe and aftyr soke hys blood. The lambe was sleyn, for he seyd soþ. Thus was law tornyd to rauyne, Dome execute by þe wolfys tothe, By whyche lawe Naboth lost hys vyne, iiio. Regum xiio cao. 298 in der rot geschriebenen Randbemerkung ist XIII ein Versehen statt XXI Whylom commaundyd by law, whyche ys dyuyne, 299 absol. Participium ‖ whyche ys dyuyne u. ä. braucht Lydgate sehr gern am Versschluss; vgl. Isopus in L 4, 183 In his preceptis, whiche that be devyne; Edmund 1, 652. 3, 355 By grace, which is dyuyne; 1, 700 To do seruyse, which that is dyuyne; 3, 33 Tofor whos face and throne, that is deuyne; Giles 7 Bynfluence of grace, which is divyne; Albon 1, 269 By aspectes of grace, whiche is diuine; 2, 213 By his power, whiche that is deuine; 3, 1117 By grace causeth, whiche that is deuine u. s. w. No rauenous beste (þe byble doþ deuyse) 300 þe byble: mein Kollege P. Kleinert bestätigt mir, dass eine derartige Bestim∣mung in der Bibel nicht vorkommt Shuld be offred to god in sacryfyse. Herdys be rekles þe lambe for to defende, Take noon hede on theyr flok to tary. Ther hounde ys muett, whyche þat shuld attende 304 muett verblasst oder ausradiert C To kepe þe wache fro wolues most contrary; Fewe sheperdys and many mercynary, Pauci pastores et merce∣narii multi 306 vgl. Giles 183 Pastor callid, nat a mercenarye That falsly entre, as Iohns gospell tolde, 307 Iohns gospell 10, 1 (die Randbemerkung in C mit roter Tinte) By þe wyndow into Crystys folde. The wolf ys clyppyd, chese and mylke ys peysyd, 309 wolf] f steht auf Rasur und dahinter ist e radiert: die Korrektur ist unberechtigt, es ist wolle herzustellen. On felle and flesshe ys set a certayn pryse, For tylþe of lond þe dong ys also preysyd, Noþyng foryete (sheperdys be so wyse): The beest ys spoylyd and nat without avyse. The wolf haþ so ferre þe lambe purchasyd, That he ys deuouryd and haþ noþyng trespasyd. The ram in Colches bare a flees of golde; Therof he was dyspoylyd by Iason, 317 vgl. L 4, 99 ff. The ram of Colchos bare a flees of gold, Whiche was conquered manly by Iason The body left hoole, lyke as hit ys tolde. But shepe þese dayes be spoylyd to þe bon; For þer be wolfes many mo, þen oon, That clyp lamborn at sessions and at shyres 321 shyres: vgl. Archiv LXXXIV, 123 Bare to þe bone, and yet þey haue no sheres. 262-322 fehlen L mit Ausnahme der als Custos ge∣setzten ersten beiden Worte von V. 262; doch hat später Stowe die Verse 262-266 (wahrscheinlich aus C) nachgetragen: s. oben S. 3 zu 3, 38 ff. The sely lambe ys spoylyd to þe bones, The wolf goþ fre, wheþer hit be ryght or wrong. When iorrour haþe caught sauour ones 325 *a nach Whan L To be forsworn, custom makeþ hym strong. Si dedero ys now so mery a song, Haþ founde a practyk by lawe to make a preef 328 He hath a practis L ‖ nach preef ein zweites f radiert C To hang a trew man and saue an errant theef. With empty hande men may noon hawkys lewre 330 handis L Nor cache a iorrour, but yef he yeue hym mede. The pore pleteþ: what ys hys auenture? 332 Sauerstein hat hinter pleteþ kein Zeichen und hinter auenture ein Komma Voyde purse causeþ, he may nat spede. The lambe put bak þe wolf þe daunce doþ lede. Dyfference atwene þese bestys tweyne 335 Different betwene L Causyd Isopus þys tale for to feyne. 336 Causith L ‖ Is aus e. a. ? C ‖ tale] fable L ‖ sayne L Conclusio mit roter Tinte C, fehlt L Conclusio. The wolfe ys lykenyd to folkys rauenous, The sely lambe resembleþ þe porayle; The wolfe ys gredy, fell, cruell, dyspituous, 339 cruell] and L The lambe content with grasse for hys vytayle. The dey boþe: þe wolfe may not auayle, 341 The = They L ‖ dey] ded L: bei dieser Lesart darf wohl hinter both, wo bei Sauerstein ein Strichpunkt steht, keine stärkere Interpunktion gesetzt werden, da dann ded = ne. dead sein muss (nicht etwa = ne. died) und demnach the wolfe und the lamb Appositionen zu they Be hit for houndys caren most corrumpable, 342 Be hit] * But only L The lambe vper seruyd at þe kyngys table. 343 * vp L As men deserue, þey receue þeyr guerdon. Onrepentaunte þe tyraunt goþ to hell. The pore man with small possession 346 with his smal L. Vertuosly doþ in þe erþe dwell, 347 doþ] liveth and doth L Content with lytell doþ trewly by and sell And of hoole hert can loue god and drede, When he goþ hens, haþe heuen to hys mede. 350 to] for L To encrese vertu and vyces to confounde Example here shewyd of gret diuersyte 352 Sauerstein hat einen Strichpunkt hinter diesem Verse: mir scheint aber example als Apposition zu þys fable gefasst werden zu müssen By Isopus was þys fable founde, 353 was fehlt L ‖ I founde L Where ys rehersyd, toforne as ye may se, 354 Where ys] Whan he L The wolfys felnesse, þe lambes properte; The lambe commendyd for naturall mekenes, The wolfe rebuked for rauenous felnes. Explicit. Für das in L rot geschriebene Explicit hat L Here endith the secunde tale of Isope declaryng how the wolf founde agenst the lamb a quarel. The tale of the frogge and þe mowse foundyd by Isopus, þe philosophor, groundyd ayenst de∣ceyte. Die Überschrift in C rot, fehlt L By a decree of natures law 358 vgl. zu V. 1 ‖ a decree] de∣crees L Peysyd egally þe balance of reson, Who þat cast hym deceue hys felaw, 360 to dissayve L Shall of deceyte receue þe guerdon. Salary to feynyng ys simulacion. Who by dyssimelyng and fraude doþ procede, 363 dyssimelyng] disceyte L Lyke a defrauder receue shall hys mede. Som reioyse þeym in malyce and in fraude And couertely to hynder þeyr neyghbors. As men deserue, reporte yeueþ theym þeyr lawde. Cloþe falsly wouen may kepe no fresshe colours. 368 *fresshe fehlt L The dorre on donghyll, þe bee on holsom floures, 369 dunghills L ‖ the .B. in L As þey receue, þey bryng home to theyr heue: The oon doþe damage, þe oþer doþ releue. 371 that other L. Aftyr þeyr naturall disposicions In man and beste ys shewyd experyence: Som haue to vertew þeyr inclinacions, Oone to profyte, anoþer to do offence; 375 hinter 376 L Som man pesyble, som man doþ violence; 376 erstes man] men L ‖ zweites man fehlt L Som man delyteþ in trouþe in hys entent, 377 erstes in] to L Anoþer reioyseþ to be fraudulent. 378 for to L Who þat meneþ treson or falsnes With a pretence outward or frenshyp or frendlyhede, 380 or frenshyp or] *of L Face counterfete of feynyd fals gladnes, 381 countrefeted L Of all enemyes suche oon ys most to drede, 382 most fehlt L And Isopus to purpos, as I rede, 383 And] Wherfor L Telleþ, how a frosshe felle and contraryouse 384 felle and] ful L ‖ contraryouse] ein langes s aus einem kurzen C Dowble of entent deceuyd haþe þe movse. 385 movse] v aus etwas anderem und ein langes s aus einem kurzen C Of þys fable þe processe for to tell, The frosshe of custom abode at a ryuer; 387 a] the L The mowse also soiornyd at a myll, 388 a] the L That stood besyde from all dangere; 389 *ferre from L And a morow, when Phebus shone full clere, 390 *on a morn L So as þe frosshe passyd þerbesyde, The mowse besought hym goodly to abyde. Lad hym vp to þe myll alofte, 393 * After lad L Shewyd hym the hoper, þe trowgh and þe myll stone, 394 þe trowgh fehlt L On a corne sak made hym syt softe, 395 * And on L ‖ to sitte L Seyde, he shuld to dyner go anone, 396 * And seyde L Leyde afore hym greynes many oone: 397 of dyuers greynes L (of ist wohl auf∣zunehmen) To shewe hym of gentylnes gret fauourure 398 To shewe hym] Thus L ‖ grete] the mowse shewid hym grete L ‖ * favoure L The second course he brought in mele and floure. 'See', quoth þe mowse, 'þys ys a mery lyfe. Here ys my lordshyp and dominacion. I lyue here esyly out of noyse and stryfe. Thys cloos all hoole ys in my subieccion. 403 This is al hooly vnder my possessioun L Suffisaunce ys my possessione. 404 In suffisaunce is my condicioune L As I haue appetyte, I dyne late or sone; 405 zweites I] to L For Gyb, þe catte, haþe here noþyng to done. As me semeþ, I am here ryght well easyd. 407 here fehlt L. Better ys quyete, þen troble with ryches. A poreman, þat ys with lytyll plesyd, Laboreþ truly, meneþ no falsenes 410 l in falsenes aus etwas anderem C And ys sequestryd fro worldly besynes, 411 from al worldly riches L He may at nyght by many sondry preues 412 preues] brefis L Meryly slepe for any fere of theues. Blessyd be pouerte, þat causeþ assurance, 414 Sauerstein hat unnötigerweise aswraunce, wie L schreibt, in a swrance getrennt Namely when gladnes doþ hys brydyll lede. What god sendeþ, hit ys to þeyr plesance, 416 What that L ‖ to fehlt L ‖ auch L hat theyr, aber es ist doch wohl wegen V. 418 hys zu lesen Thankeþ þe lorde, grogeþ for no nede. 417 * and gr. L As he fyndeþ, þeron he doþ hym fede. Thus am I content here in my householde As well, as Cresus was with all hys golde. 420 his riche gold L Tresour of Mygdas medelyd was with drede, 421 Mygdas = Mydas L Broke slepes, reft hym hys libertees. 422 *Brak his slepes L ‖ *liberte L The pore man slepeþ fearelese, takeþ noon hede, Who ryde or go: hys gatys opyn bee. 424 ridith or goth L And I suppose, noman ys more free Nor more assuryd to myne opynyon, Then glad pouert with small possession. Salomon wryteþ, howe hit ys bet by halfe 428 Salomon: Lydgate hat wohl Sprüche 15, 17 im Sinne: Melius est uocari ad olera cum caritate, quam ad uitu∣lum saginatum cum odio ‖ better L ‖ Sauerstein schreibt behalf statt be half, scheint also darin ein Substantivum gesehen zu haben; vgl. aber Grein s. v. healf, wo zu healfe þŷ swêtre altn. Parallelen angeführt werden. Ähn∣lich braucht man auch jetzt noch by half; vgl. Dickens, Bleak House (House∣hold Edition) 146 b You girls are more trouble than you're worth, by half; 227 b That grandfather of his is too keen by half; Payn, Confidential Agent 24 They are already too clever by half; Smedley, Lewis Arundel 32 Bell's too lazy by half; Mrs. H. Ward, Rob. Elsmere (Tauchn.) 1, 301 You clergy are too inventive by half; Miss Betham-Edwards, For One and the World (Tauchn.) 217 My heir is a worthy man enough, but already too rich by half A lompe of brede with reioysyng, 429 lompe] *smal morsel L ‖ with joy and rejoysyng L Then at festys to haue a rostyd calfe With heuy chere, frownyng or grogyng. 431 frown∣yng or] and forward L Nature ys content with full lytell þyng. As men seyen and reporte at þe leste, 433 leste] best L. Nat many deyntees, but good chere makeþ a feste. Where a tyraunt haþ power noon nor myght, Ys sewre abydyng vnto þe porayll. 436 There is L Diogenes was with hys towne as lyght, 437 towne] *tonne L ‖ as] of L As Alysaundre with all hys apparayll. 438 As riche as Ali∣saundre L ‖ all fehlt L Thys lytyll mylle fynt me my vytayll: 439 Thus this L I haue þerin as gret lust and ioy, 440 lust and] a L As kyng Priamus had in hys towne of Troy. 441 As euer had priamus of his L The poreman mery in hys cotage, 442 as vor mery L (es ist wohl statt dessen ys in den Text zu setzen) As ys þe merchaunt in hys stuffyd house; The plowman glad with bacon and potage, As in þeyr paleyse byn prynces gloriouse. 445 As princis with delicatis in theyr paleys glorious L (es ist wohl byn zu streichen) And, þough þat I be but a lytell movse, 446 Sauerstein interpungiert seltsamerweise And though, that ‖ movse] v aus etwas anderem C Ther ys no lorde, mo castelles haþ to kepe, Then I haue hernes and hooles in to crepe. Abyde with me all nyght in þys mylle, 449 alnyght with me L That we togedyr may haue our dalyaunce. Of greyn and mele þou shalt haue þy fylle. When frendys mete, ys ioy and plesaunce. 452 it is L At eue at soper we shall haue a petaunce, 453 to souper L And, when Aurora to morow doþ apere, 454 doth to morwe L Or we departe, we shall dyne in fere.' The frosshe answeryd and gan hys tale telle: 456 to telle L 'I haue had here plente of vytayll, 457 *of goode vitaile L Of fresshe lycour þys ys a baren mylle. 458 * But of L I prayse no feeste, where good drynke doþ fayll, And what ys worþe all þe apparayll 460 And fehlt L ‖ þe] the straunge L Of diuerse deyntees to a mannys lust, 461 deyntees] metis L ‖ a fehlt L When aftyr mete men gon awey a thrust? 462 men] gestis L ‖ auch in L getrennt a thurst: man sah darin wohl ein Nomen = ae. on þurste Good drynke at festes makeþ all þe chere, Well sesenyd mete, of good drynke habundance. 464 of—hab.] * requirith drynk suffisaunce L (suffisaunce zeigt dieselbe Konstruktion wie plente u. dgl.). Here fast by ys a brode ryuere, Whyche of fresshe watyr haþ all suffisaunce. 466 suffisaunce] *habaundaunce L Bacus, Thetis be causers of plesaunce, Bacus god of wyne, Thetis god of water. 467 ff. Die Randbemerkung rot C, fehlt L 467 Asyndeton auch in L, aber Sauerstein hat and interpoliert (vgl. zu V. 246) ‖ Thetus L ‖ cause L (Sauerstein hat gegen die Handschrift because zusammengeschrieben: ich weiss nicht, wie er das verstanden hat) And, to discure þe sentence of my þought, 468 discure] discord L Where þey two fayle, I sey, þe fest ys nought.' 469 þey] these L They passyd forþe by a grene mede: The syluer dew toward þe mornyng 471 þe fehlt L Haþe of þe mowse soylyd so þe wede, 472 soylyd] wet L That he haþ lost hys power of rennyng. 473 of] and L Thus were þese wormes contrary of lyuyng: The frosshe delyteþ to abyde in mory lakys, 475 delyteþ] desirith L The mowse to fede hym on chese and tendyr cakys. The mowse was wery with þe frosshe to abyde, But þe frosshe with a false feynyd chere 478 feyneng L Seyþe to þe mowse: 'Yende on þe oþer syde 479 Sayde L ‖ yonder on that L Ys myne abydyng vppon þe water clere. Lat vs go swymme ouer þe ryuere, And, lyke as I haue vnto þe tolde, Thow shalt abyde and see þere my householde.' The mowse answeryd quakyng in hys drede: 'I haue of swymmyng noon experience.' 'No', quoth þe frosshe, 'I shall tey a threde About þy nek by gret diligence, The other ende shall for þy defence 488 That other L At my leg sore be knyt behynde 489 sore] fast hinter knyt L (fast ist wohl vorzuziehen) Ouer þe broke passage for to fynde.' Thus gan þe frosshe couertly to feyne Of false fraude þe lytell mowse to drowne. The frosshe by swymmyng dyd hys besy peyne To make þe mowse lowe to plonge downe. 494 adowne L. Forþe goþ þe frosshe, þe mowse for fere gan sowne, And in þys whyle a kyte, or þey toke hede, Raught hem boþe vp hangyng by þe þrede. Fatte was þe frosshe, þe mowse sklender and lene; The frosshe deuouryd because of hys fatnes. The threde tobrake, þe mowse fell on þe grene, Fro deþe escapyd: þe frosshe for hys falsnes 501 he skapid L Gwerdon receueþ of vnkyndenes. 502 Gwerdon] Gwer undeutlich C ‖ of] for his L For conclusion, clerkys put in mynde, 503 For this c. L Lawe and nature pleynyn on folke vnkynde. 504 That lawe L ‖ of folkis L Conclusio. Conclusio rot in C, fehlt L Of vyces all, shortly to conclude, Ther ys no vyce in comparyson 506 in comparyson] * so parilous of reason L To þe vyce of ingratitude; 507 To] *As is L For hit ys worse, þen pestylence or poyson, More to be drad, me semeþ, of reson: 509 And more L Preseruatyf made for pestylence, 510 *Preservatifs are made L But agayn fraude may be no defence. In þys fable for an exemplary For þe party of pure innocence 513 parties in pure L The mowse ys but sympyll, nat contrary, 514 but fehlt L ‖ *and nat L Where þe frosshe by fraude and violence Vnder colour of frendly dylygence Was euer besy hys felow to encloy: The cause out sought hit dyd hymsylf dystroy. 518 hit] he L To a deceyuour by ryght, as hit ys founde: 519 ist by = be L als Konj. des Verb. subst. zu nehmen? 'Dem Betrüger gehe es genau, wie man es (in der Fabel) findet'? Kynde requyreþ in folkys fraudulent, Where fraude ys vsyd, fraude mot rebounde, Gwerdon for fraude most conuenient; For whyche Isopus in hys fynall entent 523 in hys] *to this L (vgl. 2, 416) Thys fable wrote full soþly in hys wyt: 524 soþly] shortly L Who useþ fraude, with fraude shalbe quyt. 525 shalbe auch in L zusammengeschrieben Explicit. Explicit rot C, Here endith the .v. fable of Isopos discernyng the myschief that the frossh (hier fehlt wohl ein Verbum, etwa hadde) for his ingratitud shewed to the mowse L The tale of þe hownde and þe shepe groundyd ayen periure and false wytnes founde by Isopus. The tale—Isopus rot C, Here begynneth the .iii. fabul of Isopos L The world made diuerse by froward folkys tweyne, 526 vgl. zu V. 1. By a false iorrour and a false wytnesse, Horryble monstres enbrasyd in a cheyne Trouþe forto assayle and greuosly to oppresse, 529 forto] to L Whyche forto clypse þe lyght of ryghtwysnesse Be nat aferde with hande put forþe toforn 531 a forn L Vppon a boke falsely to be forsworn! With cancryd lyppes and with tung double Twene ryght and wrong forþe þey woll procede, 534 Atwene L ‖ forþe þ. w.] that wiln forth L Ryghtfull causes to trauerse and trouble, 535 Rightwis L ‖ trauerse and] transgres L To be forsworn on a boke for mede. 536 vpon L Of conscience þey take so lytell hede; Whyche þyng to preue by exsamples full notable 538 thynges L ‖ example notable L Of olde Isopus whylom wrote þys fable. 539 olde date L ‖ whylom fehlt L Hauyng thys conceyte set hit for a grounde: 540 and set L By maner lyknes rehersyng in sentence 541 * By a maner L He wrete, þer was whylom a gret hounde, 542 writeth L (ist wrete in C = writ, writeth oder für wrote verschrieben?) ‖ that ther L Whyche toke a quarell by hatefull violence 543 toke] to L Agayns a shepe simple of innocence, 544 of] and L Whyche stood alone voyde of all refuge, Constreynyd by force to apere afore a iuge. 546 a] the L ‖ Der übrige Teil des Blattes leer C. III. Die Fabel vom Hund und Schatten nach der Oxforder Hs. Ashmole 59.

Die Oxforder Hs. (= O) ist von Shirley geschrieben: man setzt sie 1430-40. Am Anfang einer neuen Strophe steht ein Paragraphzeichen. Im übrigen verweise ich auf die Vorbemer∣kung unter II. Die Abschrift der Fabel verdanke ich meinem Freunde Napier.

 Here begynneþe a notable proverbe of Ysopus Ethiopyen in balad by daun Iohan Liedegate made in Oxenford. Die Überschrift fehlt L An olde proverbe haþe beo seyde and shal Touching þe vyce of gredye coveytyse: 2 coveytyse] der obere Teil des ersten e ist in O verblasst Who al coveyteþe, offt he leseþe al; Loo, wherevppon Isopus doþe devyse 4 * Loo fehlt L. A moral fabul rehersing in þis wyse, Howe a grehounde over a brugge ful sqware 6 * grete hownd L ‖ * ful fehlt L A large cheese in his mouþe he bare. Casting his looke adowne into þe ryviere 8 downe L ‖ * to L By apparence and fals illusyoun, 9 and] of L As Isopus dempte, þere did appere, 10 Isopus (statt o könnte man allenfalls auch a lesen) O, * he L ‖ * a cheese ther L Whiche was nought ellis, but þe refleccion 11 Whiche O, And L Of þe cheese, grehounde hade possessyoun; 12 grehounde hade] * in his L Whiche for to kacche þe grehounde did his peyne, 13 for fehlt L ‖ þe greh.] * whan he L And opunyng his mouþe he loste boþe tweyne. 14 * And fehlt L By whiche ensample men may here lere 15 here] *conseyve and L (Þexparyence is proeved in many place), 16 * Be experience proved in many a place L Who al þat coveyteþe, leseþe offte al in feere; 17 * þat fehlt L ‖ leseþe offte] faileth L A man al oone ne may not al purchace 18 For oo man L ‖ ne fehlt L Ne in heos armes al þe worlde enbrace. 19 Nor L A meene is beste with gode governance 20 meene] man L To hem, þat beon contente with suffisance. 21 with litel suffisance L Þere is noman, þat liveþe more at eese, Þane he, þat cane with lytel beo contente. Þe contrarye he stondeþe ay in disese, 24 Þe] In L ‖ euer L Þat in his herte with coveytyse is blent. With suche fals etykes many man is shent, 26 etykes] de∣sires L: die Lesart von O ist gewiss vorzuziehen, da Lydgate sehr oft etyke (= ne. hectic; vgl. Halliwell) in übertragenem Sinne braucht: Fall of Princes 83 r. a. unten To staunch the etike of hys gredinesse; 89 v. b. Their hungry etike kyndleth so the fiers Of auarice; 91 v. a. unten Their freting etik of hate incomparable; 93 r. b. oben Whose freting etik there mai no plentie fede u. s. w. ‖ many a L Lyche þe grehounde nought content with oone cheese 27 * Like as the hownd L Desireþe tweyne, þerfore he doþe boþe leese. 28 But *desired L ‖ þerfore—boþe] * and both he dide L ‖ Schluss in L Here en∣dith the .vii. fable of Isopos declaryng what damage folwith on couetise.