Paradis

p[ro]bete et prestehe bat of þ[ro]wolde takpp h[oe]
sp[er]puge of hem p[er]fste re[n] þs callyd ph[ys]on et þ[
18 to say aga[de]ryng fo[ms] m[ay]trys to gedr et
falle m[to] þ[er]n et on talle g[an]ges fo[ra]kþng pat
was m[en]pnde þ[er]m[en] calh[ed] gangaris fo[er]ht rempp
po[zz]b his londe et pis re[n] þs m[en] place clere et m
on place tronble m[en] place h[ote] et m[en] place colde.

p[er]scimde renere þs callyd mylhs o[er]yzon fo[er]ht
is en[tr]onble fo[er] gr[ion] is to say tronble. þ[er]pnde þs
callid ty[gr]is þ[er]is to say p[aste]nemenge fo[er]ht
rempp f[aster] p[ati]emp of peo[pr] et o[ops] abest pat
men talle ty[gr]is fo[er] he rempp f[aste]. þ[er]feryn re[n] þs
callyd enfrites þ[er]þs to say wel b[er]yng fo[er] þ[er] gro[l]þy
m[ay] goode p[mg] upon þ[er]n. And ze schal undr
stond[er] þ[er]nom[an] lempng m[ay] go to þ[er] p[ar]ad[ys]e fo[er]
by londe he m[ay] not go fo[er] w[el]de b[est]ys þ[er]p m[e
wyld]wnesse et fo[er] h[yl]ys et rochis þ[er]nom[an] m[ay] p[as]se
ne by pis re[n] þs m[ay]nom[an] p[as]se fo[er] p[ap] come do
gr[et] coms et do grete w[al]þys þ[er] no st[ey]p m[ay] s[ap]le
a[zen] hem m[ay] grete loz[dys] h[ane] as[ay]de m[any] tymes
to go by p[ese] remps to p[ar]ad[ys]e but p[ap] m[yl]hte nolht
Sp[ede] m[h]ave w[ap] fo[er] on dy[ede] fo[er] l[er]by of w[ol]þyng
on l[ox]e b[ly]nde on des[se] fo[er] n[oy]se of þ[er]batt[et] ao þ[
n]oman m[ay] p[as]se p[ere] b[ut] po[zz]b h[is] special g[r]ace of
god. And fo[er] y t[an] telle z[on] nom[oze] of þ[er] place y
schal telle z[oll] of þ[er] y s[al]be m[en] pis y[l]ps of þ[er] l[ond]
of p[er]ter John et p[ap] ben undir p[er]pe as to vs and
op p[is] ben p[ere] who do w[ol]de p[ur]sne hem for[to]
enveron þ[er] þ[er] who do h[as] grace of god to holde
þ[er] w[er] he m[yl]hte come ryht to þ[er] same place o[er]
con treys þ[er] he come fro et do go al[bon]te þ[er] þ[er] et fo[er] hit
bere to long tyme et also m[any] þ[er]p[is] to p[as]se fo[er]

men asay to go so and zyt may be done ſpfoze men
tirne fro pis yle to op yles costyng of þ lozſthyppe
of þt John ſ men come in þ tirmynge to an yle pat
men talle caſſon ſ þ contre ys neyh Septy oneys long.
& more pan fyſty of brede pat ys þ beste londe þ is
in pese contreys Sone catay & zpf marchand ys come
pedir as commonly as pay do to catay hit ſtholde be
better pan chatay for hit ys so pikke of ceteys ſ
to sbms þ whan a man gop ont of a cete anone he
gepp anoy on emp dyde þ ys gret plente of al ſpytis
& op goodis þ ryng of pis yle ys fnl ryche & myhty
& he holdypp his lond of þ grete chane for þ is on of
þ yn promyntis þ þ chane hap undir hym w ſonte
his obne lond ffro pis yle mengo to anoy pley þ ys
callyd ryboth & þ is also undir þ grete cane pis ys
a good contre & plentelw of corne & wyne & alle op
pingys men of pis londe hane no hollys but pay
Abelle in tentys made of tre & þ pnsf pal cete ys
al blak made of blake stomps & whyte & al þ stretyys
ben pampd w Abche stone & m cete ys noman
so hardy to spille blode of man ne beste for Umſchype
of a mamete þ ys Umſchuppes pe in cete Abellyp
þ pope of hae lalbe þ pap talle lobaſſy & he zempy
alle digmteys & benefyces þ fallyp to þ mamet
& men of rehygion & men þ hane chridis in þ
contre ben obeyent to hym as men doth here
to þ pope. In pis yle pay hane a custom porlbly
al þ contre þ whan a man ys fadir ys dede pap
do hym gret Umſchype Sende aft al his frendis
rehygion preſt & op mam & pay bere þ body to a
hille w gret loye & myr þ whan hit ys pere þ
grettypete plate Smyttyp of his hede and leyp hit

(Rybotl)

on a plate of Splù oz of gold ſt he zempy hit to
his oone ſone takyp to his op frendis Gyngyng
ſayeng many ozpsumps ſpan p preſtys ſ relygio
utte p fleſch of p body mpecys ſay ozpsumps
bryddis of p contre come pedir for pay knoſe
p custom ſ pay flepp abone hain as eglis ſ op bnd
pat eter fleſthe p preſſ t caste p fleſch to hain ſ pay,
bere hit alytyl pen ſ eter hit ſ a8 p[ſt] monre contre
omge for ooblys Snbnemte. So p[ſ]e p[ſ]estis omg
b hep wopce m hare langage be holdyp hou good
aman pis was p p angelis of god come to fetthe
hpm ſ bere hpm into para[ſ]p[ſ]e ſ pan p[ſ]nkep
p Sone p he is grethynſt hupp[es] bhan p briddis
hane etyn his fader ſ where ben moſt plente of bridd
pat is moſte Conſt hpp[es] ſ pan compp p oone home
al his frendis ſ makep hem a gret feste p p Sone
dop make dene his fader hede ſ zempy his frendis
dzmke p[ſ]of p p fleſch of p hede he cmityp ſ zemp
his moſte Special frendis ſn alytyl for deynte
m remembra[n]ce of pis hol[y] mair p p bryddis
hane etyn of p Scalpe of p hede p oone dop make
a empe p p[ſ]of he dzynkep all his p[ſ]f m remem
branuſe of his fader. And fro pen to go to joneys
pazlbz p lond of p gret eane ps a ſu ful good ple
[ſ]gret kyngdom p p kyrng ps ful myhty for he
hap emy zere [c]e h[or]ſis chara[ſ]t ryp[ſ]e ſ op
rent p he hap anobil ſ rpehe p[ſ]f aft p manere
of p contre for he hap l aineselp[es] p[ſ]erne hpm
emp[] day at his mete ſ hed[]e ſ do what he c[by]lle
bhan he ſyttyp at p tabil pay bzeng h[yr]m mete
at onp tyme v meſſe to go dir p pay ſing m
p[ſ]kengyngea ſong p pay utte his mete ſ put

10 b[]u y[.]

300 horjes
ryde.

lyt m his monpe ſ pay hane rycht long naylys no
on hare hondis ſ p is gret nobilte ſ parefoze pay lete hare
naylys groſſe as longe as pay may ſ on letyp han groſſe
so longe tyl come abontehare hondis ſ p is a gret no-
blite ſ gentry ſ p gentry of wypnen ys to hane ſmale
fete ſ pfoze as pay benboze pay bynde hare fete so
ſtrepte p pay may noht groſſe half as pay ſholde do
and helyap aſnl fayze palys ſ ryche where helsdellypp
whereof p wallyps ben n nyle alouſte ſ p m ys many
fayze gardynes ſ alle p pament of p halle ſ chambris
ys of gold ſ Sylhie ſ m p myddis ofone of pese gardynes
ys alptel hille where on ys alptel place made wyp
to wlys ſ pynnactis al of gold ſ pere wyl he ſyte ofte
to take epre and diſpozt fo z lyt is made fo z norimg-
ellys. ſfro pis lond men may go yorlb p lond of
p grete chane and ze ſthal wouſtonde pat alle pese
folke p hane reſon p y hane ſpoke of hane on arty-
ernis of onre ſ pay troſſe m god of kynde as hare
apphreze wapp et metnant en omnes fines ſre pat
is to say al endis of p erp ſthal dzede hpm ſ m
anoſ place omnes gentes ſerment ei pat ys to
say alle folk dchal ſerne to hpm but pay can noſht
peke parſytely but as hare kynde wyt techep hem
nepp of p one ne of p holy goſt but pay can ppeke
wel of p byblytt ſ namely of genestis ſ of p bokis of
mopſes ſ pay say p pess creatmres p pay wurſtuppe
ben no goddis but pay wurſtuppe hem fo z grete
vtn p is m hem where may nozt be wyp oſten
ſpecial grace of god and of p Symmlatris ſ y dolys
pay say p alle men hane Symmlatris ſ p pay say
fo z we cristyn men hane p images onre lاد p oy ſemt
but pay wot not p we choſtuppe noht p images of

Roma.

Stone ne of tre but þe seyntes for whome pay be
made for as þe let techme clerkys holl pay schal wu
sthypp e troowe. so ymages e payntrye techme lebede
men. pay say also pat ye anget of god Spekyy
to ham in hare ysolys e dop menadys pay say but
þis ale þangel þe dop myzadys to maynte ham
hare ysolatrye pere ben many op contreys e mer
nalys þe þane noht sene e þfoze y can noht speke
pzopty of ham and also in contreys where y
hane bene beth many mernaplys þe speke noht of
for hit were to long tyle e perfoze holde zon payde
at this tyme of þe þane tolde for y wyl telle no
more of mernaples þe ben þe so þe men þe dop
pedir schal fyn de y now þe to telle þe þane now
tolde. And q johyn ajamdeple þe wente out of my
contre e passid pe ore þere of onre lond anit se
lyb at xym zere aft my departyng fro my
contre and for as moche as many men troowe noht
but pat pay se so hare eyen bodyly oz þe pay may
conceyne in hare kyndely wytte perefoze y made
my way to rome in comping homeward to schelbe my
boke to þe holy fader þe pope to telle hym of þe
nayl ys þe y had de sene in þe se fere contreys so þe
wypp hys wypse consayl holde examme hit wypp
synerse folke þe bene at rome for ys welllypp men
of alman nacions of the wold e and alþit tyme
aft whan he e his consayle haf exampynd al þe
he sayde me for certeyn pat al þas dop for he
sayde he hafde a book of latyne þe contemys pat


al! sorth.

Mappa mand.

moche moze of whede maqua mmnd ys made
þe whethe booke y fadde e þfoze þe holy fader þe pope
hau nade fye my booke e confermed in alle paynt

he wratthe of god forsothe ys turnyd into
sapines. Juto an enyl wyllyd sowle schal
entre no wysdom ne yt schal nat dwelle m þ' body
þ' ys soget to synne for he paet ys wyllyd to hym
sself to whom schal he be good. etc. ryn. Alfals tinge
lonep no sopuesse and a fleper mowth worchyp moche
sowle pubnoz xv. The pat kepth his tinge and
his month he kepth his sowle fro anglypsch. pubnoz
le'th there myche speche ys pere lakkyp no synne sapies.

The month that lyeth sleeth the sowle p' sere xim.

Such as þ' peple ys such ys þi prest such squyer
lord such dampsel such lady. Jempe xim. Turfyd
ben they þ' don þ' werkys of god dessympungly.
Jempe ix. Fro wyse man toye m his wysdom ne
no strong man m his strengthe. ne no ryche man
in his rychesse. but toye hym m the knorwying of his
god pubnoz rei'c. Who so stoppyth his eryn fro
a pore mannys cry whanne he cryeth god wyl nat
here hym pub'r yn. A' who þ' toveth m anop manys
myschef he schal nat le vn ponyschyd pub'r rei'c.

A' who so actusyd a pore man forto byneme hym his
goodys forto adde to his rychesse. A ryther man
pan he ys schal take hyt fro hym and he schal falle
to myschef pubnoz. Take nat a wey tellyng
fro a chyld youz you snyte hym w a yerd he schal
nat dye pou schalt snyte hym w a yerd ſi delyne
his sowle fro helle pub xim. The þ' sparryth pe
yerd hatyth the chyld ſi he þ' lowyy his sone wole
bysely lete ſi chafyse hym viibis xim.

A
y yt ys to hane o chylle deeding god pyn
a ponsand wykkyd ſt better yt were to a man to
dye to Note children pan to lens wykkyd chyldren
belpynde hym ſt vntaught for a fooles chyld ys forw
ful to þ fader and to þ moder. machabour xvi.
Who so hay rewhthe on a pore man he schal be bleſſud and
who þ bylenyy on god he loump to do mey pibis xxi.
Close yme almes m þ pore manys bosum ſt lat
ſchal fyzte for þ upon þ scheld ſt þ ſpere of latel.
ett. m. the þ ys patyent ys gommyd as wysdom.
ett. vir. the greeter þ pou art meke þ in alle pugnis
and before god pow ſchult finde mey pibis xvm.

The þ yenyy to pore men he schalle nat nede and he
þ diſpith hem þ prayer him he schal falle to
myschef. etc. in the þ bowpp a wey his eryn and
wole not here þ commandmentis of god. hys prayeris
len a curſid. jemy xvj. A vemance schal nat go
fro his hows þ swerep moche and he schal le fulſylled
as wykkydnes. etc. xxi. Afforſothe swerpyng ys
no vtu but a deſly ſyne. ſapiens mi. who so an
ſwerep to a man ar he here hym ſpeke he Scheinwyth
him self a fole and wordy to hane coſfusion jemy xvj.

A curſyd le þ man þ bylenyy m man and drabip a wey
his her m god he schal le as a lyon m desert and
he sch that knowe when ony goodnesſe comy
but bieſyd le þ man þ trustypp m god for he schal
le as a tre standing m arennyng watter and hane
good fruylt m tyme etc. xj. A Blame pow noman
tylle you here hym ſpeke and whane þ haſt hero hym
ſpeke blæme hym tyhtryſly. A wo le to zou þ maken

ynryhiys lay. Æt wytten vnrihtwiti. —

I s Cay. WOLI. P. I OYNYN hOwS to hOuS

et wyputen vnrihtwiti. I s layn P. Ryht ys wYong

et wyputen vnrihtwiti. I s wyputen wYong ys Ryht.

I s Cay. TIdI. P. ze wOllen P. meu

I s Cay. P. P. hatylt P. any ma Thulde do to P. le

wel ware P. P. do to noman. Dobie. NI.

I who

so muryschth lechery ly lechyr his errage P. by

lo how moche wylde pallyth forhe ryht as

lyht pallyth derknesse. Entc. N.

Ifforlop P. strok

of nuge hrykyth hOue but mylde answere hre

kyth wretthe. Entc. XXVN.

Ike puth my lawis

and ugeimentis for what man P. kepiphem

in hM. P. schal lene. Ieintce. VI.

Iffyf ze wille

here my voys et do al P. y speke to zow y schal

lete yme enempes et tairment hem pat tur

ment P. C. N. M.

I the wel leyng yze

gladith to le lyht but whan P. yze ys hUrt

pat pameth hit to le lyht of pe gospell. Ier. VI.

I meke P. ene more myche P. Ipxyt. Iuc. EM.

I Blesstid be pei P. here goddis word et kepym

hit. I s Cay. Vhon.

I the same me sure P. P. metist

to P. kopt h. Sthal le metyn azen to pe for what

synne P. a man doy in P. same payne he schal le

pmysched. Sapiens xi. etERN.

I. Ioxd alle po P.

P. chalylt lift not P. sthalt hem dumpne. Iob. XV.

Iu

cknesse growyth vtn. Cap. EM.

I he P. hap iny Coman