<County: Nottinghamshire>
<Code: L0278>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 2409>
<Text: Visions of St Catherine of Sienna>

<fol. 70r><rub>*HERE FOLOWES HOW YE HOLY MAYDEN *KATE=#
RYNE OF *SEEN FIRST BEGAN TO SETTE HYR <sub>HERT FULLY TO GOD=#<sub>WARDE .</sub></sub></rub>
**J*N YE YERE OF OURE
LORDE *CRISTE A THOUSAND THRE
HUNDRETH FOURE SCORE AND SEX . YE . VIIJ . DAY
OF *JANUER . YE HOLY MAYDEN *KATERYNE OF
*SEEN TOLD TIL A SPECIAL FAMI%LIERE SPEKAnD
OF HI%R-SELF AS IT HAD BENE OF A-NOYER Per=#
SONE . YAT I%N YE BEGYnNYNG OF HI%R TurNYNG
TO GODWARD . AND OF HI%R ENLUMYNYNGE .
SHE SET OGAYNE YE LUFE OF HI%R OWEN PerSON
AS FOR A SADDE GROUNDE OF HI%R LYUYNG . YE
STOON OF KNOWYNG OF HIR-SELFE . YIS STOON
SHE DEPARTED IN THRE PARTIES . YE FI%RST ParT
IS CONSIDERACION OF HI%R FI%RST MAKYNGE :
HOW YAT SHE HAD NO BEYNG OF HIR SELFE
BOT ONLY OF GOD . WHO BOYE MADE HI%R OF NOT
& KEPID HI%R . AND AL YIS DIDE HE ONELY OF Gra=#
CE . AND NOzT OF HI%R DESSERT . <pph> YE SECUNDE
PART IS CONSIDERACION OF YE BEYNG OF
MANKYNDE BE YE WHILK : EFTER YAT WE HAD
DESTRUYD OURE WELE-BEYNG AND LOSTE Gra=#
CE OF FYNE AND FERUENT LUFE . CRIST BOzT
<fol. 70v>VS OGAYNE WIY HIS AWEN DEREWORTHY BLODE .
YE WHILK LUF MANKYND NEUer DESerUED . <pph> *YE
THRID PART IS CONSIDERACION OF YE SYnNES
YAT SHE HAD DONE EFTER YAT SHE HAD RECEYUED
YE GRACE OF BAPTYME . *BE YE WHILK SYnNES
SHE HAD DESerUED ENDELES DAMPNACION . *WHE=#
RE-FOR SHE MerUEYLED OF YE EUerLASTYNG GODENES
OF GOD : Y\T HE COmMANDED NOzT YE ERTHE TO DE=#
UOURE HI%R . <pph> *OF YIES YRE CONSIDERATIONS
YER GREW I%N HI%R SO GRETE A HATE VNTIL HI%R
SELFEWARD ; YAT SHE COUEYTED NO-YI%NG TO
BE DONE EFTER HI%R WIL : BOT AL EFTER YE WILLE
OF GOD . WHAM SHE SAGH WIL BOT ONELY HYR
GODE & HI%R ProFITE . <pph> *AND OF YIS IT FOLOWED
YAT AL TRIBULACION & TEmPTACION TurNED HIR
TO GRETE IOYE BOTHE FOR SHE SAGHE YAT IT
COME OF GODDES WILLE AND FOR IT TOKE VEN=#
GEANCE ON HI%R FOR SYnNE . <pph> *AND YerFORE SHE
SAYDE YAT SHE HAD SOUerEYNE DESPLESANCE OF
AL VAYNE YI%NGES OF YE WHILK BEFORE-TY=#
ME SHE HAD LIKI%NG AND PLESANCE . *FOR-WHY
YE DAUNTYNG OF HI%R MODER I%N YE WHILK
SHE WAS WONT FORTIL HAUE GRETE LIKYNG
<fol. 71r>SHE FLED AS A SWERD OR VENYM *AND AL ENMY#
TEES SHE SUFFRED WITH LIKYNG . *TEMPTACI#
ON OF YE FENDE BOYE SHE LUFED YAM & SHE DES#
PISED YAM . *JN ALS MYKEL AS YEI BROGHT HI%R
VNTIL FELEABLE LUST : SHE DESPISED YAM . AND In
ALS MYKEL AS YAI TRUBLED HIR : SHE LUFED YAIm .
<pph> *EFTER YIS SHE COME TO GRET DESI%RE OF GOOST=#
LY CLENNES . *AND WHEN SHE HAD LONG TYME
BESILY PraYED OUR LORD . YAT HE WOLDE VOUCHE#
SAFE FORTO GraUNTE HI%R PARFIT CLENNES . *AT
YE LAST HE APPERED VNTIL HI%R & SAID . *MY DOGH=#
TER IF YOU WIL HAUE YE CLENNES YAT YOU DE#
SI%RES : YE NEDES FORTO BE PARFITELY ONED VN#
TO ME YAT AM SOUEREYN CLENNES . *AND Y\T
SAL+TOU BE IF YOU KEPE YIES YRE POYNTES Y\T
FOLOWES . <pph> *YE FIRST POYNT IS : IF YOU SO OR=#
DEYNE YI%NE ENTENT VNTO ME YAT YOU MAKE
ME YE ENDE OF AL YI WERKES & EUerMORE BE=#
SY YE FORTO HAUE ME BEFOR YI SIGHT . <pph> YE SE#
COND POYNT IS IF YOU VTTERLY FORSAKE YI%NE
OWEN WIL AND NO HEDE TAKYNG TO MAnNES
WIL I%N AL YI%NG YAT BE-FALLE YE . ONELY TAKE
HEDE VNTO MY WILLE . YAT WIL YI HOLYNES .
<fol. 71v>*FOR NOYTHER *J WIL NO *J SUFFRE ANY YI%NG FALLE
VNTO YE : BOT FOR YI GODE & ProFITE . *AND IF YOU
TAKE GUDE HEDE HERE-TO : YER SHAL NO-YI%NGE
MAKE YE SORY . YOU SHAL NO WHILE BE WROTHE
WITH ANY | MAN . BOT RAYHER YOU SHAL LATE YE
BE HOLDEN TO YAM YAT DOES YE WRONG . *AND
OUER YIS YOU SHAL DEME NO MAN BOT IF YOU
OPENLY SE HIS SYnNE . *AND YAN WIY WICE YOU
SHAL BE WROTHE . & OF YE MAN YOU SHAL HAUE
PITE . <pph> *YE YRIDDE POYNT IS . IF YOU DEME
YE WI%RKYNGS & YE DEDES OF MY SERUANTES
NOzT EFTER YI FELYNG . BOT EFTER MY DOME FOR
YOU KNOWES WELE YAT *J SAIDE SUmTYME . YAT
I%N MY FADERS HOUSE ER MANY DWELLYNG STE=#
DES . *AND YerFORE SEN YAT YE PLACE OF BLYSSE IS
AUNSWERYNG VNTO YE DESSEERT OF YIS LYFE . IT
FOLOWES YAT RIzT AS YER ER DYUERS PLACES OF
BLISSE I%N HEUEN : SO YER ER DYUERS WAYES OF
DESSERT I%N ERTHE . <pph> *WHERFORE AL YE WERKES
& YE DEDES OF MY SERUANTS . AS LOONG AS YAI
ER NOzT EXPRESSE OGAYNS MY LORE YOU SHAL
HAUE YAM I%N REUERENCE . *AND BE NO WAY MYS=#
DEME YEM . <pph> *JF YOU KEPE YIES . I%I%J . POYNTS
<fol. 72r>YOU SHAL BE WELE REWLED I%N YI-SELFE . *AND Y\U SHAL
BE WELE REWLED ONENTES ME BE YE FI%RST POYNT .
*AND ONENTIS YI NEGHBORE BOTHE GODE & ILLE .
YOU SAL BE WELE REULED BE YE SECOND & YE YRIDDE .
*AND SO YOU SHAL NOzT GO BE VICES OUTE OF YE
ORDRE OF VERTUES . *AND MORE-OUER YOU SHAL
PARFITELY KEPE YE CLENNES YAT YOU DESYRES .
MY GraCE ALWAY WI%RKYNG YIES YINGS I%N YE .
<pph> *ALSO FOR MORE DECLARACION OF YE FORSAIDE MA#
TERE OUR LOORD SAYD YAT ProPRE LUF IS CAUSE AND
BEGYnNYNGE OF AL WICKIDNES & CASTYNG DOUnN
OF AL GODENES . *BOT YER ER TWO MANerS OF Pro=#
PRE LUFE : *FOR YER IS ProPRE LUFE FLESHELY & ProPRE
LUFE GOSTLY . <pph> YE FI%RST LUF IS CAUSE OF ALLE
FLESHELY SYnNES & OF ALLE OYER OPEN WRECHED=#
NES YAT ER DONE FOR LUFE OF CREATURES . *AS
WHEN FOR YE LUFE OF YEM YE COMANDEMENTS
OF GOD ER DESPISED & BROKEN . <pph> *YE SECONDE
LUFE YAT IS CALLED ProPRE LUFE GOSTELY IS Y\T ILKE
YAT EFTER FORSAKYNG OF ERTHELY YI%NGS AND
OF AL CREATURES & ALSO OF ProPRE WILLE ; IT MA=#
KES MEN FORTO FOLOW SO MYKEL YER OWEN GOS=#
TELY APPETITE & YER OWEN DOME . YAT YAI WIL
<fol. 72v>NOITHER SERUE GOD . NO WALKE IN GODDES WAYES
BOT EFTER YER OWEN LIST & YER OWEN FELYNGE .
<pph> *AND FOR ALS MYKEL AS GOD WIL YAT A MAN
FORSAKE HIS OWEN WIL : YerFORE NO SWILK MAN
MAY LONG STOOND I%N GODDES WAY . BOT HYM
MOST NEDES FALLE FOR HE FOLOWES MORE HIS
OWEN WIL YAN YE WILLE OF GOD . <pph> *SWILK
MEN ER AL YO YAT WIL CHESE YEM BOTHE STA=#
TE & EXERCISE EFTER YER OWEN DOME & NOzT
EFTER YAT YEI ER CALLED OF GOD NO EFTER YE
COUNSEILE OF DISCRETE MEN . *ALSO SWILK MEN
ER AL YO YAT CONCEYUE OUer-MYKEL LUFE VN#
TIL SUM O GOSTELY DEDE . AS VNTO FASTYNG OR
ANY OYER SWILK . AND MAKE YAT AS IT WAR
YE ENDE OF YAR WIRKYNG . *AND IF YAI HAP=#
PEN FORTO LOSE YAT : ANONE YAI SAL FALLE TO
DESPAYRE AND SEESE OF ALLE OYER GODE DEDES .
<pph> *FORYER-MORE SWILK ER ALLE YO YAT SETTE
AL YER LUFE AND YAR ESE IN FELYNG OF GOSTE=#
LY COMFORT YE WHILK WHEN YAI FORGO : ON
OON YAI DESPAYRE . *A VERRAY GOSTELY LYFER .
ONELY LUFES GOD . AND FOR HIS SAKE YE HELE
OF MENNES SOULES & ALLE OYER YI%NGS HE
<fol. 73r>VSES VNTO YIS ENDE . *AND HE CHARGES NOzT
MYKEL OF MENNES DEDES SO YAT YE WORSHIP
OF GOD AND HELE OF MEnNES SOULES BE YE
ENDE . <pph> HE YAT HAS VERRAY GOSTELY LUFE .
HE SHULD DEME AL YING EFTER YE WIL OF GOD
AND NOzT EFTER YE WILLE OF MAN . *AND WH=#
EN HE IS PRYUED FOR A TYME OF FELYNGE
OF GOSTELY COMFORT : HE SHULD VMBI-YI%NK
HYM I%N HIS HERT & SAY YIS IS BEFALNE ME
OF YE ORDYNANCE AND YE SUFFraUNCE OF GOD .
WHO I%N ALLE ADUerSITE YAT HE SENDES VNTIL
VS . SEKES NOzT ELLES NO WIL . BOT OURE HO=#
LYNES . *JF YOU VMBI-YI%NK YE YUS : BITTER
YI%NGS SHAL SEME VNTO YE SWETE . **ANO=#
YER TYME OUR LORD *JHesU APERED VNTO YIS
SAME FORSAYDE *DAME *KATERYNE & SAYDE
VNTIL HI%R YUS : *DOGHTer SUM CLERKES SEY=#
NE & SOYE IT IS : YAT YE VISYONS Y\T CUM
FRO ME . YAI BEGYnNE WIY FERDNES . BOT EUer
YE LENGAR YAI LASTE . YE MORE COMFORTE
YAI GYFE & SYKERNES . FOR YAI BEGYnNE SUm=#
WHAT WIY BITTerNES . BOT EUer YAI WAXE
SWETTer & SWETTer . *BOT YE VISIONS YAT CUm
<fol. 73v>FRO YE ENEMY . YAI HAUE YE REUERSE CONDICI=#
ON . FOR AT YE BEGYnNYNG YAI SEME FORTO
GYF SUM GLADNES AND SWETNES & SYKER=#
NES ; BOT EUer YE LENGAR YAI LAST . YE MORE
DREDE AND BITTerNES WAXES I%N YAR SOULES
YAT SEES YAM . YIS IS SOYE . FOR MY WAYES
ER KNOWEN & DEPARTED FRO HIS WAYES BE
YE SAME DIFFERENCE . <pph> *FOR YE WAY OF PE=#
NAnNCE & OF MY COMANDEMENTS IN YE
BEGYnNYNG SEMES HARDE & SHARPE : BOT EUer
YE MORE MEN GO YAR-I%NNE . YE MORE ESY
& SWETE IT SEMES VNTO YAM . <pph> *BOT YE
WAY OF VICES I%N YE BEGYnNYNG SEMES LI=#
KAND : BOT EUer YE LENGAR MEN GOOS Yer-INNE .
YE MORE IT WAXES BITTer AND DAMPNABLE .
<pph> *BOT zIT YER IS A MORE SIKER TOKEN YAN
IS YIS . *FOR WITE YOU FOR CERTAYNE . YAT . *J .
AM VERRAY SOTHFASTNES ; EUerMORE BE YE
VISIONS YAT CUM FRO ME YE SOULE PROFITES
I%N MORE KNOWYNG OF SOTHFASTNES . *AND
FOR ALS MYKEL AS SOTHFASTNES IS RIzT NE=#
DEFUL TO YE SOULE . BOYE FOR YE KNOWYNG
OF ME & OF YE-SELFE . OF YE WHILK KNOWYnG
<fol. 74r>CUMS . Y\T IT DESPISES YE SELFE & WORSHIPES
ME : YE WHILK ES YE ProPRE OFFICE OF MEKENES
YERFORE IT IS NEDEFUL YAT YURGH YE VISI=#
ONS YAT CUM FRO ME YE SOULE BE MADE
MORE MEKE YAN IT WAS . AND ALSO MORE
KNOWYNG AND DESPISYNG YE OWEN WRIC=#
CHIDNES . <pph> *YE REUERS HERE-OF FALLES In YE
VISIONS YAT CUMS FRO YE ENMY . *FOR SEN
YAT HE IS FADER OF LESYNGS AND KYNG OUer
ALLE YE CHILDER OF PRIDE AND MAY NOzT
GYF BOT YAT HE HAS : EUerMORE OF YE VISY=#
ONS YAT CUM FRO HYM YER WAXES I%N YE
SOULE A WELE+LATYNG OF YE SELFE . YE WHILK
IS YE ProPRE OFFICE OF PRIDE AND <ct> <sup>IT</sup> DWELLES STILL
BOLNED & BLOWEN FUL OF YE WYND OF VA=#
NI%TE . <pph> WHERFORE IF YOU BESILY EXAMYNE
YI-SELFE YOU MAY LIzTLY PerCEYUE FRO WHENS
YE VISIONS CUMS . WHEYER FRO SOTHFASTNES
OR FRO LESYNG . *FOR SOTHFASTNES ALWAY MA=#
KES YE SOULE MEKE . AND LESYNG MAKES IT
PROUDE . <pph> *FORYER-MORE OURE SAUEOur SAYD
VNTIL HI%R . *DOGHTer KNOWES YOU WHO . *J .
AM & WHO YOU ART . *JF YOU KNOW YIES . IJ .
<fol. 74v>VERRAILY : YOU SHAL BE A+BLISSED WOMAN . Y\U ERT
SHE . YAT ERT NOGHT . *AND *J AM *J YAT AM . *JF
YOU HAUE YIS KNOWYNG I%N YE . YI%NE ENEMY
MAY NEUer BEGYLE YE BOT YOU SHAL ASCAPE ALLE
HIS SNARES . *AND YOU SHAL NEUer CONSENT TO YI%NG
YAT ES OGAYN MY BIDYNG . *AND ALLE GRACE &
ALLE VERTU AND AL CHARITE YOU SHAL GETE W\T#
OUTEN DIFFICULTE . <pph> *YIS *DAME *KATERYNE AS=#
KED ON A TYME OF OUR LORDE YAT HE WOLDE=#
VOUCHE-SAFE FORTIL EKE HI%R FAITH . *AND OUR
LORD ANNSWERD & SAIDE . <pph> *DOGHTeR *J WIL WEDDE
YE I%N FAITHE . *AND OFT-TYMES WHEN SHE PRAIED
FOR YE SAME GRACE : OUR LORD ANNSWERD HI%R W\T
SAME WORDES . *AND EFTER YAT SHE HAD BESIED
HI%R FERUENTLY I%N WAKYNG FASTYNG & PraYI%NG .
*AT YE LASTE OURE LORD APERED VNTIL HI%R & SAIDE .
*J HAUE SETTE AND ORDEYNED A FESTE DAY OF SOLEmPNE
WEDDYNG OF YI SOULE TO ME AS *I HAF BEHETTE
FORTO WEDDE YE TO ME I%N FAYTHE . <pph> *AFTER YIS
OPON A TYME OUR LORD *JHesU WIYE HIS MODER
*MARY *JOHAN YE WANGELIST . *PAUL YE APOSTLE
AND SAYNT *DOMYNYK AND *DAUI%D YE ProPHETE
APERED VNTIL HI%R . *AND OURE LADY PUTTANDE
<fol. 75r>FORTH YE RIGHT HAND OF *DAME *KATERYNE . *CRISTE
PUTTE YAR ON A RYNG AND SAIDE . *J WEDDE YE TO
ME YI MAKER AND YI SAUEOUR IN FAITHE . YE
WHILK SHAL EUER BE KEPED WIY-OUTEN WEmME
VNTIL YE TYME YAT YOU MAKE YI%NE ENDLES WED=#
DYNG FESTE WIYE ME I%N HEUEN . <pph> *AND YARFORE
MY SPOUSE . LOKE YAT YOU WI%RKE NOW STRONGLY
AND BE NOzT I%N DOUTE . *FOR ALLE YINGS YAT ER NED=#
FUL VNTO YE FOR SOULE OR FOR BODY . YURGH MYNE
ORDYNAUNCE AND MY PurUYANCE SHAL REDILY BE
BROGHT VNTO YI%NE HANDES . *AND BE YE MYGHT
OF YE FAITHE I%N YE WHILK YOU ERT NOW ARMED .
YOU SHAL SELILY OUerCOME ALKYNS ADUERSITE *AND
WHEN YIS WAS SAYDE . YAT IOYFUL VISYON VN=#
APERED . *AND YE RYNG ABODE STILL ON HI%R FYN=#
GER . *DEO GRACIAS . <blank line>
<rub>**HERE ENDES YE FORSAYDE VISIONS OF *DAME
*KATERYNE *SEEN</rub>