'Whan I would fayne begynne'; 'A lady bright' from BL Add 60577, f. 115v

Text page containing two Middle English poems, one beginning 'Whan I wold fayne begynne to pleyne' and the second beginning 'A lady bry[g]t fayre & gay'. Image taken from f. 115v of Miscellany, including Omnipotentem semper adorant, Lord what is this world weal, a grammatical text, prayers, St Gregory's Trental, Tyed with a Line, On days when I am called to the school, Demands of Love, the Short Charter of Christ, excerpts from Speculum ecclesiae, excerpt from Eight Chapters on Perfection, the form of a confession, The Twelve Degrees of Mekenes, and other texts. Written in Middle English, Latin, French.

edmund of abingdon wlalter hilton and others whan whan i begynne lady poetry poem jesus christ literature saint medieval manuscript roman gaul british library

1000 - 1400

British Library

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