Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor)

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is attested [p1] in CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.: "the gode man herde this he gan to w" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "Whan the gode man herde this he gan to wratthe, and merveyled gretly what was cause of the moreyn;"

• attestation: Narrative action [p1] in CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin. involving Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor): "i merveyled gretly, and tolde their maister the me" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "and when the heirdes sye their bestes so deyen in the feldes, thei merveyled gretly, and tolde their maister the mervelle of the moreyn, that was fallen a-monge the bestes."

• relationship: vndirstode has a sister (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "The either suster vndirstode hym wele, and gretly was plesed with his doctryne, and the holy man lemed her to love god and drede god;"

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) speaks or is addressed [p2]: "seide to hir, “ Yef ye truste that I sey" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "And he seide to hir, “ Yef ye truste that I sey vnto yow, grete gode and comfort ye shall fynde ther-[fro], 1 and ye shull be my doughter in god, and in what nede that euer ye haue I will not"

• relationship: was has a sister (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "A nd when the elder mayden sye that hir suster was thus gon, she yede anoon to the holy man that hadde taught hir the right creaunce, foil hevy and pensif, makynge grete doell and sorow;"

• attestation: Narrative action [p4] in CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin. involving Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) and Yef: "her is no thynge that I have so grete feire of, as" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "for ther is no thynge that I have so grete feire of, as that he sholde have ou^r me eny power."

• relationship: come has a sister (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "Than made he hir suster come on a saterday, at even, to do hir more turment and anger, to loke yef he might gete hir in that manera."

• relationship: herde has a sister (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "And when her suster herde this, she griped hir be the shulders, and put hir owt at the dore;"

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) sends for someone [p6]: nd a-noon sente after two women; and (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "And when they were alle passed, she com owte of hir chamber sorowfull and pensif, and called after her seruaunt and a-noon sente after two women;"

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) [p6]: And she answerde, U I ought wel (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "” And she answerde, U I ought wele to be affrayed, for it betyde to me that neuer fill to [eny] 1 woman saf oonly to me;"

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) [p6]: And she answerde, “Ye can not c (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "” And she answerde, “Ye can not charge me with noon but I will gladly p^rfo[r]me it."

• attestation: Council involving Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) [p6]: t to have counseill of holy cherch (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "” Than seyde the holy man, “ Thou comest to have counseill of holy cherche, and to the mercy of cure lorde Jh**u Criste, that bought vs with his precyouse blode, and with his bitter deth;"

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is attested [p6] in CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.: "the holy man, and ther-with she bli" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "and when she hadde concayved, she awaked, and in her wakyng, she thought on the holy man, and ther-with she blissed here, and seide, “ Seynt Mary, what is me be-falle, ffor I am disceyved sith I leyde me here."

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) arrives or returns [p7]: sour, and com to hym, and tolde (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "” And when she herde this she remembred on hir confessour, and com to hym, and tolde as the wymen hadden seide."

• attribution: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is described as was grete with (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "The gode man sye that she was grete with quyk childe, and merveiled gretly, and axed hir yef she hadde wele holden hir penawnce."

• attestation: Birth or delivery near Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) [p8]: tly it is born, and to send f (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "] *When this was don the gode man spake to hem be-nethe on the The good man tells her to have the child bap¬ tized directly it is born, and to send for him when she is brought to judgment grounde with-oute, and seyde to the damesell, “When thow haste childe,” quod he, “make it to be baptiseth as soo"

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is attested [p8] in CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.: "the gode man deuised, she is shut t" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "” And even as the gode man deuised, she is shut they dede."

• attestation: Death is referenced near Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) [p9]: ir on hir deth she made grete (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "Whan she remembred hir on hir deth she made grete lamentacion for grete drede."

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) speaks or is addressed [p9]: "seide to hir, “Dame, make yow redy, for" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "and oon^ of luges seide to hir, “Dame, make yow redy, for ye moste suffir this martire of deth."

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is attested [p10] in CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.: "The gode man ansuerde, “ Thow seist" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "” The gode man ansuerde, “ Thow seist soth, ne I wot not how thow myght knowe this."

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is attested [p13] in CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.: "the gode man the merveyle that was" (CHAPTER I: Consultation op devils, and berth of meblin.)

  "” The luge tolde the gode man the merveyle that was be-falle of the person."

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is attested [p58] in CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.: "the gode man herde this ansuere, “" (CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.)

  "TTTTian the gode man herde this ansuere, “ Sir, this is a ▼ ’ grete thynge that ye me requyre: that I sholde my childe disseuer from his nature, and make hym to be norisshed of a-nothir woman;"

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) [p66]: ed to the swerde, and sawgh let (CHAPTER VI: Arthur made king.)

  "And the archebisshop lowted to the swerde, and sawgh letteres of golde in the stiel;"

• attestation: Holy Man (Merlin's mother's confessor) is attested [p66] in CHAPTER VI: Arthur made king.: "the gode man that sange masse herde" (CHAPTER VI: Arthur made king.)

  "And whan the gode man that sange masse herde this, he toke haly water, and caste vpon the stith."