[11.]
MS. Laud Misc. 23. Before 1450.
[fol. 111, vo.]
Whan lyf is moost louyd & deeþ is moost hatyd:
Thanne deeth drawyth his draut and makith man ful nakid.
1 Erthe out of erthe is wondirly wrouȝt,
4
Erthe of the erthe hath gete a dignyte of nowthe,
Erthe vp-on erthe hath set al his thouȝt
How that erthe vp-on erthe may be hyȝ browth.
2 Erthe vp-on erthe wolde be a kyng;