Book IV 97. Judas
I
Hit wes upon a Scere-thorsday590
that ure loverd591 aros;
Ful milde were the wordès
he spec to Judas.
II
‘Judas, thou most to Jurselem,
oure mete for to bugge592;
Thritti platen593 of selver
thou bere up othi rugge594.
III
‘Thou comest fer ithe brode stret,
fer ithe brode strete,
Summe of thine tunesmen595
ther thou meist i-mete.’
IV
Imette596 wid is soster,
the swikele597 wimon:
‘Judas, thou were wrthè598
me stende the wid ston599,
For the false prophete
that tou bilevest upon.’
V
‘Be stille, leve600 soster,
thin herte the to-breke!
Wiste min loverd Crist,
ful wel he wolde be wreke601.’
Footnotes
590 Scere-thorsday = Thursday before Easter.
591 ure loverd = our lord.
592 bugge = buy.
593 platen = plates, i. e. coins, pieces.
594 rugge = ridge, back.
595 tunesmen = townsmen.
596 Imette = being met.
597 swikele = treacherous.
598 wrthè = worthy.
599 me stende, &c. = men stoned thee.
600 leve = dear.
601 wreke = avenged.