CME
Book-by-book coding instructions
SHORT BATCH DESIGNATION: BA
ID # BAU1376
TITLE: The Pricke of Conscience
ED. Richard Morris
PUBLISHED: The Philological Society (1863)
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
En-face? NO.
Key and code the following pages:
1. Title page (front only)
2. Table of Contents = pages [XXXIV]-XLI
3. Main text = pages [1]-259
Structure
<FRONT> contains the title page and table of
contents only. Encode the Table of Contents
as a set of nested lists.
<BODY> contains the body of the poem.
<DIV1>s
are used to identify the nine main divisions of
the poem: the Prologue, seven Books, and
Epilogue.
Note: the divisions between books are not
easy to see, and the headings for the books
are not easy to distinguish from the verse
proper.
Prologue = pp. 1-11 (no heading)
Book 1 = pp. 11-26
Book 2 = pp. 26-46
Book 3 = pp. 46-73
Book 4 = pp. 73-108
Book 5 = pp. 108-173
Book 6 = pp. 173-203
Book 7 = pp. 203-256, line 9532
Epilogue = pp. 256(line 9533)-p.259 (no heading)
Though the headings have line numbers as if
they were part of the verse, ignore those numbers
(or record them with the "N" attribute of the <LB>
tag if that's easier). Sample headings:
(p.11) <HEAD>Here bygynnes þe first part
þat es of mans wrechednes.</HEAD>
(p.26) <HEAD>Here bygynnes þe secunde part þat
es of þe world.</HEAD>
Verse and prose
Bits of Latin prose (in italics) are interspersed in the
English verse. Since these are numbered with verse line
numbers, treat them as part of the verse.
Example (p.31)
For þe godspel says on þis wyse:
1100 Nemo potest duobus dominis ser-
vire, quia aut enim unum odio ha-
bebit et alterum diliget, aut unum
sustinebit et alterum contempnet.
1104 He says "na man may serve rightly
Two lordes to-gedir, þat er contrary,
<L>For þe godspel says on þis wyse:</L>
<L N="1100"><I>Nemo potest duobus dominis ser-</I></L>
<L><I>vire, quia aut enim unum odio ha-</I></L>
<L><I>bebit et alterum diliget, aut unum</I></L>
<L><I>sustinebit et alterum contempnet.</I></L>
<L N="1104">He says "na man may serve rightly</L>
<L>Two lordes to-gedir, þat er contrary,</L>
Milestones
Folio references are lacking.
Notes
There are occasional footnotes linked to the text by
footnote numbers; treat these in the usual way.
There are a very few marginal scribal notes, e.g., on p. 108,
"signa ante judicium." These are difficult to distinguish
from the modern English summaries that fill the margins,
and may safely be ignored and excluded.