Hours of the Cross Terce

“Crucifige” clamitant hora terciarum; Illusus induitur veste purpurarum, Capud eius pungitur corona spinarum. Crucem portat humeris ad loca penarum. v. Adoramus te, criste, & benedicimus tibi, Quia per crucem tuam redemisti mundum. At vndurne to do Ihesu on cros: loude gunne þei crie,¹ And beoten him naked wiþ scourges: While þei mihte drie, And crouned him wiþ þornes: Þe blod ron in to his eiȝe; And siþen maden him bere þe cros: To þe Mount of Caluarie On his bak for-bete. ffor drede of deþ men mihte seo: Þe blod þat he gon swete. v. Crist, honoured mote þou be, Þat bougtest al þe world on tre. or. Lord Ihesu, godus sone: þat synful mon wolt not tyne, Bi-twenen vr soules and þi dom: Puttest þe in hard pyne: Þi Cros, þi Deþ now and euere: And at vre endyng-tyme Graunte lyuinde men: Grace and Merci þyne; To þe dede, reste and pardoun; To churche, pes, loue in londe: To sunful, contricioun. v. Cristes passion, heuene kyng, Bring us to blisse þat is wiþ-outen endyng. Vernon Manuscript, 14th century² Thank you for reading Peregrinus. Subscribed 1 For unfamiliar vocabulary please see Middle / Early Modern English Glossary in “Reference & Guides” section of the Peregrinus page. As ever, please also remember that “þ” = “th” and “ȝ” = “g,” “gh” in the middle of a word; “g,” sometimes “y” at the beginning of a word. 2 See Horstmann, ed. (1892) pp. 39 in Books in the “Reference & Guides” section of the Peregrinus page. © 2024 Peregrinus 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104