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Thomas Brampton's Metrical Paraphrase of the Seven Penitential Psalms: A Diplomatic Edition of the Version in MS Pepys 1584 and MS Cambridge University Ff 2.38 with Variant Readings from All Known Manuscripts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

James R. Kreuzer
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Thomas Brampton's Metrical Paraphrase of the Seven Penitential Psalms appears in the following manuscripts:

  1. S Sloane 1853, fol. 3a. Century XV

  2. P Pepys 2030, fol. 1a. (Begins at v 7 of stanza 7; lacks stanzas 121-124) Century XVI

  3. H Harley 1704, fol. 13a. (Stanzas 62-116 only) Century XV

  4. C Cambridge University, Ff 2.38, fol. 28a. (Begins imperfectly in stanza 56). Century XV

  5. Cv Trinity College, Cambridge 600, pp. 197-232. Century XV

  6. Pv Pepys 1584, Art. 3. Century XV

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Traditio , Volume 7 , 1951 , pp. 359 - 403
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Copyright © 1951 by Fordham University Press 

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15 Exaudivit Dominus deprecacionem meam Dominus oracionem meam suscepit (v. 10) Google Scholar

16 Erubescant et conturbentur vehementer omnes inimici mei convertantur et erubescant valde velociter (v. 11) Google Scholar

17 Beati quorum remisse sunt iniquitates et quorum tecta sunt peccata (Ps. 31 v. 1) Google Scholar

18 Beatus vir cui non imputavit Dominus peccatum nec est in spiritu ejus dolus (v. 2) Google Scholar

19 Quoniam tacui inveteraverunt ossa mea dum clamarem tota die (v. 3) Google Scholar

20 Quoniam die ac nocte graviter est super me manus tua conversus sum in erumpna mea dum configitur spina (v. 4) Google Scholar

21 Delictum meum cognitum tibi feci et injusticiam meam non abscondi (v 5) Google Scholar

22 Dixi Confitebor adversum me injusticiam meam Domino et tu remisisti impietatem peccati mei (v. 5 cont.) Google Scholar

23 Pro hac orabit ad te omnis sanctus in tempore oportuno (v. 6) Google Scholar

24 Verumptamen in diluvio aquarum multarum ad eum non approximabunt (v. 6 cont.) Google Scholar

25 Tu es refugium meum a tribulacione que circumdedit me exultacio mea erue me a circundantibus me (v. 7) Google Scholar

26 Intellectum tibi dabo et instruam te in via qua gradieris firmabo super te oculos meos (v. 8) Google Scholar

27 Nolite fieri sicut equus et mulus quibus non est intellectus (v. 9) Google Scholar

28 In chamo et freno maxillas eorum constringe qui non approximant ad te (v. 9 cont.) Google Scholar

29 Multa flagella peccatoris sperantem autem in Domino misericordia circumdabit (v. 10) Google Scholar

30 Letamini in Domino et exultate justi et gloriamini omnes recti corde (v. 11) Google Scholar

31 Domine ne in furore tuo arguas me neque in ira tua corripias me (Ps. 37 v 2) Google Scholar

32 Quoniam sagitte tue infixe sunt michi et confirmasti super me manum tuam (v. 3) Google Scholar

33 Non est sanitas in carne mea a facie ire tue non est pax ossibus meis a facie peccatorum meorum (v. 4) Google Scholar

34 Quoniam iniquitates mee supergresse sunt caput meum et sicut honus grave gravate sunt super me (v. 5) Google Scholar

35 Putruerunt et corrupte sunt cicatrices mee a facie insipiencie mee (v. 6) Google Scholar

36 Miser factus sum et curvatus sum usque in finem tota die contristatus ingrediebar (v. 7) Google Scholar

37 Quoniam lumbi mei impleti sunt illusionibus et non est sanitas in carne mea (v. 8) Google Scholar

38 Afflictus sum et humiliatus sum nimis rugiebam a gemitu cordis mei (v. 9) Google Scholar

39 Domine ante te omne desiderium meum et gemitus meus a te non est absconditus (v. 10) Google Scholar

40 Cor meum conturbatum est dereliquit me virtus mea et lumen oculorum meorum et ipsum non est mecum (v. 11) Google Scholar

41 Amici mei et proximi mei adversum me appropinquaverunt et steterunt (v. 12) Google Scholar

42 Et qui juxta me erant de longe steterunt et vim faciebant qui querebant animam meam (v. 12 cont. & 13) Google Scholar

43 Et qui inquirebant mala michi locuti sunt vanitates et dolos tota die meditabantur (v. 13 cont.) Google Scholar

44 Ego autem tanquam surdus non audiebam et sicut mutus non aperiens os suum (v. 14) Google Scholar

45 Et factus sum sicut homo non audiens et non habens in ore suo redarguciones (v. 15) Google Scholar

46 Quoniam in te Domine speravi tu exaudies me Domine Deus meus (v. 16) Google Scholar

47 Quia dixi Nequando supergaudeant mihi inimici mei et dum commoventur pedes mei super me magna locuti sunt (v. 17) Google Scholar

48 Quoniam ego in flagella paratus sum et dolor meus in conspectu meo semper (v. 18) Google Scholar

49 Quoniam iniquitatem meam annunciabo et cogitabo pro peccato meo (v. 19) Google Scholar

50 Inimici autem mei vivunt et confirmati sunt super me et multiplicati sunt qui oderunt me inique (v. 20) Google Scholar

51 Qui retribuunt mala pro bonis detrahebant michi quoniam sequebar bonitatem (v. 21) Google Scholar

52 Ne derelinquas me Domine Deus meus ne discesseris a me (v. 22) Google Scholar

53 Intende in adjutorium meum Domine Deus salutis mee (v. 23) Google Scholar

54 Miserere mei Deus secundum magnam misericordiam tuam (Ps. 50 v. 3) Google Scholar

55 Et secundum multitudinem miseracionum tuarum dele iniquitatem meam (v. 3 cont.) Google Scholar

56 Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea et a peccato meo munda me (v. 4) Google Scholar

57 Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco et peccatum meum contra me est semper (v. 5) Google Scholar

58 Tibi soli peccavi et malum coram te feci ut justificeos in sermonibus tuis et vincas cum judicaris (v. 6) Google Scholar

59 Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum et in peccatis concepit me mater mea (v. 7) Google Scholar

60 Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti incerta et occulta sapiencie tue manifestasti michi (v. 8) Google Scholar

61 Asperges me Domine ysopo et mundabor lavabis me et super nivem dealbabor (v. 9) Google Scholar

62 Auditui meo dabis gaudium et leticiam et exultabunt ossa humiliata (v. 10) Google Scholar

63 Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis et omnes iniquitates meas dele (v. 11) Google Scholar

64 Cor mundum crea in me Deus et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis (v. 12) Google Scholar

65 Ne proicias me a facie tua et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me (v. 13) Google Scholar

66 Redde michi leticiam salutaris tui et spiritu principali confirma me (v. 14) Google Scholar

67 Docebo iniquos vias tuas et impii ad te convertentur (v. 15) Google Scholar

68 Libera me de sanguinibus Deus Deus salutis mee et exultabit lingua mea justiciam tuam (v. 16) Google Scholar

69 Domine labia mea aperies et os meum annunciabit laudem tuam (v. 17) Google Scholar

70 Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium dedissem utique holocaustis non delectaberis (v. 18) Google Scholar

71 Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus cor contritum et humiliatum Dens non despicies (v. 19) Google Scholar

72 Benigne fac Domine in bona voluntate tua Syon ut edificentur muri Iherusalem (v. 20) Google Scholar

73 Nunc acceptabis sacrificium justicie oblaciones et holocausta tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos (v. 21) Google Scholar

74 Domine exaudi oracionem mea(m) et clamor meus ad te veniat (Ps. 101 v. 2) Google Scholar

75 Non avertas faciem tuam a me in quacumque die tribulor inclina ad me aurem tuam (v. 3) Google Scholar

76 In quacumque die invocavero te velociter exaudi me (v. 3 cont.) Google Scholar

77 Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei et ossa mea sicut cremium aruerunt (v. 4) Google Scholar

78 Percussus sum ut fenum et aruit cor meum quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum (v. 5) Google Scholar

79 A voce gemitus mei adhesit os meum carni mee (v. 6) Google Scholar

80 Similis factus sum pelicano solitudinis factus sum sicut nicticorax in domicilio (v. 7) Google Scholar

81 Vigilavi et factus turn sicut passer solitarius in tecto (v. 8) Google Scholar

82 Tota die exprobrabant michi inimici mei et qui laudabant me adversum me jurabant (v.9) Google Scholar

83 Quia cinerem tanquam panem manducabam et potum meum cum fletu miscebam (v. 10) Google Scholar

84 A facie ire indignationis tue quia elevans me (v. 11) Google Scholar

85 Dies mei sicut umbra declinaverunt et ego sicut fenum arui (v. 12) Google Scholar

86 Tu autem Domine in eternum permanes et memoriale tuum in generacione(m) et generacione(m) (v. 13) Google Scholar

87 Tu exurgens Domine misereberis Syon quia tempus miserendi ejus quia venit tempus (v. 14) Google Scholar

88 Quoniam placuerunt servis tuis lapides ejus et terre ejus miserebunter (v. 15) Google Scholar

89 Et timebunt gentes nomen tuum Domine et omnes reges terre gloriam tuam (v. 16) Google Scholar

90 Quia edificavit Dominus Syon et videbitur in gloria sua (v. 17) Google Scholar

91 Respexit in oracionem humilium et non sprevit precem eorum (v. 18) Google Scholar

92 Scribantur hec in generacione altera et populus qui creabitur laudabit Dominum (v. 19) Google Scholar

93 Quia prospexit de excelso sancto suo Dominus de celo in terram aspexit (v. 20) Google Scholar

94 Ut audiret gemitus compeditorum et solveret filios interemptorum (v. 21) Google Scholar

95 Ut annuncient in Syon nomen Domini et laudem ejus in Iherusalem (v. 22) Google Scholar

96 In conveniendo populos in unum et reges ut serviant Domino (v. 23) Google Scholar

97 Respondit ei in via virtutis sue paucitatem dierum meorum nuncia michi (v. 24) Google Scholar

98 Ne revoces me in dimidio dierum meorum in generacione(m) et generationem anni tui (v. 25) Google Scholar

99 Inicio tu Domine terram fundasti et opera manuum tuarum sunt celi (v. 26) Google Scholar

100 Ipsi peribunt tu autem permanes et omnes sicut vestimentum veterascent (v. 27) Google Scholar

101 Et sicut oportorium mutabis eos et mutabuntur tu autem idem ipse es et anni tui non deficient (v. 27 cont. and v. 28) Google Scholar

102 Filii servorum tuorum habitabunt et semen eorum in seculum dirigetur (v. 29) Google Scholar

103 De profundis clamavi ad te Domine Domine exaudi vocem meam (Ps. 129 v. 2) Google Scholar

104 Fiant aures tue intendentes in vocem deprecacionis mee (v. 2 cont.) Google Scholar

105 Si iniquitates observaveris Domine Domine quis sustinebit (v. 3) Google Scholar

106 Quia apud te propiciado est et propter legem tuam sustinui te Domine (v. 4) Google Scholar

107 Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus speravit anima mea in Domino (v. 4 cont. and v. 5) Google Scholar

108 A custodia matutina usque ad noctem speret Israel in Domino (v 6) Google Scholar

109 Quia apud Dominum misericordia et copiosa apud eum redempcio (v 7) Google Scholar

110 Et ipse redimet Israel ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus (v. 8) Google Scholar

111 Domine exaudi oracionem meam auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua exaudi (me) in tua justicia (Ps. 142 v. 1) Google Scholar

112 Et non intres in judicium cum servo tuo Domine quia non justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens (v. 2) Google Scholar

113 Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam humiliavit in terra vitam meam (v. 3) Google Scholar

114 Collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos seculi et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus in me turbatum est cor meum (v. 3 cont. and v. 4) Google Scholar

115 Memor fui dierum antiquorum meditatus sum in omnibus operibus tuis in factis manuum tuarum meditabar (v. 5) Google Scholar

116 Expandi manus meas ad te anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi (v. 6) Google Scholar

117 Velociter exaudi me Domine defecit spiritus meus (v. 7) Google Scholar

118 Non avertas faciem tuam a me et similis ero descendentibus in lacum (v. 7 cont.) Google Scholar

119 Auditam fac michi mane misericordiam tuam quia in te speravi (v. 8) Google Scholar

120 Notam fac michi viam in qua ambulem quia ad te levavi animam meam (v. 8 cont.) Google Scholar

121 Eripe me de inimicis meis Domine ad te confugi doce me facere voluntatem tuam quia Deus meus es tu (vv. 9 and 10) Google Scholar

122 Spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in terram rectam propter nomen tuum Domine vivificabis me in equitate tua (v. 10 cont. and 11) Google Scholar

123 Educes de tribulacione animam meam et in misericordia tua disperdes inimicos meos (v 11 cont. and 12) Google Scholar

124 Et perdes omnes qui tribulant animam meam quoniam ego servus tuus sum (12 cont.) Google Scholar