John Lydgate, Balade of the Image of Our Lady — five 8-line
stanzas
Note: Ringler Jr. (1992)
XRingler Jr., William A.
Bibliography and Index of English Verse in Manuscript
1501-1558.
London: Mansell, 1992; prepared and completed by
Michael
Rudick
and
Susan J.
Ringler
, TM 252.
Author(s): John Lydgate
Title(s): Balade of the Image of Our Lady
Subjects: Virgin Mary, image of; indulgences
Versification: —
eight-line —
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1.Source: London, British Library Addit. 29729, ff. 9
v-10
First Lines:Beholde and se this gloriows fygure
whiche sent luke of owr lady
lyvynge…
Last Lines:…criste blesse them both with his holy honde
and for theyr
labor take them to his grace
Note: First word of penultimate line (‘criste’) written
‘xpiste’; a word mis-written between ‘labor’ and
‘take’ in last line is crossed through.
Attributed Author: Iohn lydgat (ff. 9v, 10)
Attributed Title: A balad made by Iohn lydgat of þe ymage of owr lady (heading, f.
9v), by scribe (John Stow); Explicit A balad of þe Image of
owr lady made by Iohn lidgate (below last line, f. 10), by scribe (John
Stow)
Editions: MacCracken, Henry Noble,
ed.
John Lydgate: The Minor Poems, Vol. I: Religious Poems.
EETS
e.s. 107 (1911; repr. 1961): 290-1.