In Tiberius time the true emperor

Descriptive details

The alliterative Sege of Ierusalem — 1334 lines. See DIMEV 3107 for the metrical version.

Internal cross references: 3107

Bibliography

Witnesses

1. BodLauMis656, ff. 1v–19

Attributed title: Hic terminatur bellum Iudaiceum apud Ierusalem (f. 19). No music or illustration.

First lines:
In tyberyns tyme þe trewe emperour
Sire sesar hym sulf seysed in rome…
Last lines:
…Wenten syngyng a way & han her wille foryred
& hom riden to rome now rede ons oure bord

Bibliographical references:

  • Editions: Steffler1891; Kolbing1932; Turville-Petre1989, 161-9 (lines 521-724); Livingston2004;

2. CULMm514, ff. 187–206v

Attributed title: Incipit Destruccio de Jerusalem per Titum & Vespasianum (f. 187). No music or illustration.

First lines:
IN tyberius tyme that trewe emperour
Sire Cesar him self sesed in Rome…
Last lines:
…Ihesu ioyne hem and vs with ioye in his blisse
And to wele hem wysse that reden this geste

3. BlCottCalAII, ff. 111–125

Ends ‘Amen’ at end of last line and ‘Explicit’ in lower margin below.. Attributed title: The Sege of Ierusalem (in upper margin, f. 111, and as RT running across verso-recto thereafter); A poeme the seeg of Ierusalem (f. 1, sixteenth-century list of contents). No music or illustration.

First lines:
yn Tyberyus tyme þe trewe Emperour
Syr sesar hym self sesed in rome…
Last lines:
…Ihesu Ioye hem & vs with Ioye in his blysse
And to welthe hem wysse that wryten this geste

4. BLCottVesEXVI, ff. 70–75v

Lines 1-957 wanting.. Attributed title: Destructio Ierusalem per Vispasianum & Titum (by scribe below last line (f. 75v). No music or illustration.

First lines:
…Ouerloke euery lyne vnto þe last ende
Burdes werin borne adowne and þe berin rises…
Last lines:
…Wenten singyng away whanne þey her wille haddyn
And home riden to Rome nowe rede vs oure lord…

5. BLAdd31042, ff. 50–66

Ends, “Amen Amen Amen.”. Attributed title: Hic Incipit Distruccio Ierusalem et vidicarunt mortem domini Ihesu Cristi. The Segge of Ierusalem. Off Tytus and Vaspasyane (f. 50); Explicit la sege de Ierusalem. No music or illustration.

First lines:
In tyberyus tyme that trewe Emperoure
Sir Cesare hym seluyn was sessede in Rome…
Last lines:
…Wente syngande awaye and hase thaire wills forthirde
And rydis to Rome thare rede vs oure lorde

6. ExeterDRO2507, fragment

No music or illustration.

7. Lam491, ff. 206–227v

Attributed title: Here bygynnith þe sege of Ierusalem (f. 206, rubric); Þe sege of Ierusalem (RT, rubric); Explicit þe sege of Ierusalem (f. 227v, rubric). No music or illustration.

First lines:
IN tyberies tyme the trewe Emperour
Sir Cesar hym self sesid in Rome…
Last lines:
…Ihesu Ioyne hem and vs wiþ ioy in his blysse
That wrote þis geest to his wele he hym wisse

8. HunHM128, ff. 205–216

Attributed title: Here begynneth þe seege of ierusaleem & how it was destroyed (f. 205). No music or illustration.

First lines:
In tyberyes tyme the trewe emperowr
Sere cesar hym seluen seysyd in rome…
Last lines:
…Wente synggyng awey & lefte woo there
And hool reedyn to rome yblessyd be god almyȝty

9. PULTayM11, ff. 104v col. b–110v col. b

Ends incomplete at end of volume; last page damaged by damp.. No music or illustration.

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IN Tiberius tyme þe trewe Emperoure
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