Incoronata magarota

(The Table.)

That ye jener hawing of manys solle thynke be lyke to ye
Venera" Of a wyf lyfe of the wechye yf Ca" Of contem
platye lyfe of wechye yf Ca" Of the first pt of con
templatyon C" Of the seemde pt of contemplatyon
Ca" h" Off the loller deere of ye seemde pte of atempla
tyon. 6" Of ye hyper daye of ye seemde pte of atempla
tyon. 1" Of ye m pte of contemplatyon. 8" Of the
Allynynt of ye thyrde pty of contemplatyon fer the
fetide of ye prepfying of holk yf holk yf schelbrug to
ye bodily litietys of ye felying of hem may be both good
of ynely of holk yf sthalt knolk ye too su yf Ca". 10-24
What finytyth fhyd to manys solle of what looseth
hye yf fro. 12" holk of what thynys of contemplatyp
fchulde be octuyd 13" holk of m vosdon of m wyll lkeetue
hygyneth of m solke of m hykyng it is made pfyt C". 15-17
Of ye menys of bryngyth a solle contemplatyon of
What a mand thynde vse of refuse by ye vertue of
mesnes. 18" who thynde blame menys defairety
of deme he of hoo not. 19" Why men thynde liboz
sthypp ay of solke he selfe of m ger olkou heerte vudyl
all of 20" holk men thynde doo yt farle of ye felying
of mekenesse in affe atyon not drefying to mych y
for 21" holk ypparytyas of heretyke of por lakiying
of mekenesse hizen hym self in herte before all
of 22" what thynny men olkyth to helene by a fkyry
feyth 21" holk a stabyll content yb needes nulle
of y thynnde pleyse yode of dystresion in bodyly
Wechye 22" Of a lytyll reherfying of thynny
fryde be for of making of offer pny of thynnde
offyrde to yode 23" Of p" y" is fuedfull to yveet

elenas of herte vertues 20 holl men seculde p'ye
e wheron ye paynt of hert th' sthalle be seyt in p'yo,
21" Of ye fyer of love 20" y' ye certayne p'ayer in
feth or deynyd of god e of halye chyche ys best to
he y't be nelke to'nyde to god e to denocon 21" What/
pelle yt is to men y't in ye begyning of to to'nyng to
isode lebe ye common p'yo, y' is in feth no certe'fy
folkyth ye sterpys of denocon 22" y't ye secunde
man of p'yo, pleyfyth myth yode e malyth a man
to hane thyme in body as he were drucken e malyth
hym in folke to be wondyd wt y't sikerde of londe,
holl ye fier of love wastyth all flestly laustes as oy
fier wastyth all bodyly thynget 23" Of ye in maner
of p'yor y't ys only in the herte w'out feth oulkaud
24" holl men sthulde doo y't bee trauely 18' woy th't
in hert p'yo's of 23" Of meditatyon of synfull
men aftyr y't pei be turnyd holy to god 20" y' ye
meditatyon of manhode of evyst or hys passyon
ys zefyn fuely of ye hohyeft e hollt it sthalle be
knolken what it is zebyn 24" y't ye meditatyon
of ye passyon of evyst wt dualben fes he y't
is zeyn to se dners callys 26" Of dners
temptacions of ye feende 28" of dyers veme
dyes a zenft temptacions of ye feende 28" holl
y't isode he y't he thespyth he fuffyrth to be tarpod
e temptyd e aftward as fortyth heme stabylyth
in grane 28" y't a man sthulde no't zene hym to
ydylnes ne hylly lebe ye grane y't is zeyn hym
of god 20" y't a man sthulde knolb ye mesut
of hys zyste y't he may despye e take a better

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In hanc gade Wyllke zene ytt. 21. yt a man sthulde tranayle
to knolke hys ollind. Folke e ye myztis y of e breste adlon
ye strolknde of syn y'yn 22. Holk a man sthall knolke
ye Wathynes e ye Wathynspe of hys folke yt hade
fyrst of god e What Wathynynes e mysthesa ptis to
fall in synne 23. Holk euy man may be fabyd by ye
passyon of cuyt be he neid Wathryd ee? yt a mane
sthulde be byfye to vefine a zene hys Wathynes e re
forme azeyn in hym ye pimage of ye wytes 24. Holk
thid sthall be sonzt desyryd e strolknde 25. What zyfye
yt ys to hane ye desyre of thid ed. What e Wt What
thyn? Jhu sthal be sonzt e strolknde eg. Where jhu ys
lofte e strolknd azen thyng hys nicye eg? What lattyth
a man to hene e see jhu Wt m hymselfe tho. yt nichnes
e charitee bee ye spetyall lyneray of thid? Holk a
man sthalt see ye strolknde of synne Wyn hyniself
hiz. What thynig ys ye pimage of synne lyfze hiz.
Who see hulle fynde jhu hym behouyth a byde e tueyle
in y gofthe derknes azenst ye yimage of synne e
What compyth ont y of? What synne ys pryde
e What pt is. lie holk pryde ys dedly synne e holk
it is in flestly lydying me dedly synne lig holk
fterygel of pryde e dey glorie in swode men bebut
vamale synys 26. Holk dmers statys m holysthyth
sthalke hane dmers medys m heny e of n spetyal
medys m heny or. What styryng to nichnes e to charite
27. Holk a man sthulde knolke holk myth pryde
ya m hym or? Of enbye e Wrathe e of hev brathys
e holk some tyme m stede of synne manys pfoone
ys of hatyd 28. Yt pt is mych masteye to kve menys

þsons e wystely hate here syne. Oh, y† for ye fame deedys dyuers men sthull hane dmers mede. Ah, y† all menys goode dedys sthulde be affuyd. Y† have lybnes of god fame of ye oppyd heretyke z of ye curfyd mand. Al, y† noo good dede may meke men maie sable llbont cha vite e y† tharepte seele yey conely. Y† beeth meke. Or, holb a man sthall lkeete holb mych Wreeth e eubye is hyd in the qvolbude of hys herte. Gg., By lbat tofynys y" sthalt knollke yf y" layyst y" emnpe e lbat e"pampylt y" sthalt take of cryst for to love hym. No, holb amand sthalt knollb holb mych cometye y slyd in hys herte. Ai, holb a man sthalt knollb Wlham he syneth in glotonpe e lwyd he synne vanialfy or dede bye. Az, holb y e' grolbnd of lytheeye sthulde putol. Wye ye all stepnys of synne but mooz of goesthy synes y" of bodyly. Ae, y† himgye e op bodyly peynys fetyth imith goesthy Werkyng. An, Wlhat remedy am and sthall vs agetyns undistete eetynys e drykyng. Ag., y† throlb hys defyr e tneyle for meines e cha vite a man comith ye folknew to all op vertues. All of ye derknes of ye ymage of synz e lbat comith yn by the Vydolke y of. Ag., y† ye folke for defaltit of knolkynys of ytselfe goth out by ye v. bytys ta sebe olbtikarde lykyng. Ag., y† a folke sthulde not legge llbont forth but Nyn af lyd y† it nedyth. No, y† ye hool of ymagiacon nedyth to be stoppyd a weff of ye Vydolke of ye lybitt. Al, Wlhan ye pe af ye linit ys dedly syne e lbat Wlenyalle. Az, holb a goesthy mand e lbona sthal hane he to he, y† come to he. Az, of ye derfie ymage of synne.

1. Also a great part of acta li: hith yw

yff he naught hane, yan muste he habe a good lyf, ther
beth pe lberhes of atyp lyf. body ly dedys lchyn th
a man doth to lynd selfe as grette fastyng. nuth
lubynys, er of sthaere penans doyng for to thast
pe flest hrt distretion for trespas by for doon er
by faith penans for to refrayne lustys er lyf ryngol
of lytt er to make yt bryn er redy to pe llyll of
fpyryt. yff lberhys polk pey been atyp pey help
ryzt nuth er ordecryth a man in pe begyning
to come to contemplatys lyf of pey be doo be dys
creatin Capitul z.

Contemplatyf lyf lyth in pfyt lobe er charite
felyd elbaidly by gofth vertnes er by both
fast knolbysnf and syzt of god er gofth
thyntys pre lyf longy th. Specialy to y carlyl
for sakyth for pe lone of god alle Woldly zythes
Mor sthyppys er olbikard by lynces er holy ppyth
hem body er solkle aft her myt er kinyng to ye
seruyl of gode by gofth occupancy of Nolb y lone
it is so y state a sakyth for to be contemplatys
for y it ye intent of y entifyntys, yt deat myg
hast moez fely er entierly zene ye to gofth oai
patyon y by honyth ye for to be zyzt by snynyzt
er day hrt trabaylt of body er fpyryt for to come
to y lyf as neer as y mast by faith meenes
as y hoppystkerre best to ye neyicles by fazyt
1 telle ye of y meenes if sthall tell ye fyrst a
lytyle moore of pre lyf Contemplatys y"y"
mytheft sti lhatt see lhatt yt is er sy then
syt yt as a marke in ye syzte of y solkle

Thus maria johes minima

When for to you shall deal be in all your occupation
Contemplation of God and of goodly things geten
by you by teaching of man and by study in him
I know it is not good affection and ill behaviour
by you by teaching of you how to love God and your neighbor
as yourself some letter of men and letter of letters
By which by loss of study and idle company
youth to know of邪神邪术 more or less af your own
time of study in company of such as you
know all your life go to God for your own sake
by reason of your knowledge of good and evil of
a part of contemplation in also much as it is a
part of both fasts and a knolbyng of goodly things
Nempeles, which is but a fire and a kind of fire
contemplation for you which is not good for you
in God we trust in all things holy and necessary
feel as much fire in your heart as in fire of your
heart as of all hearts of men to know your own
heart and to love your neighbor as well as your
own
To you for your not in this contemplation as of
the things that you love and fear of your neighbor
more such a knolbyng as is in any one of you
men that you know hath such a mind as you have
a knolbyng which is not to be known to any
one: you know him if you will but call him by his
own name and say that which is so
If you will but call him by his name you will
know him and know that you know him
If you will not know him you will not love him
and therefore you will not know him

Johannes Maria Johes Margita

nys Wierkys in hys manehede or he sele di greeft trust
in ye goodnes of ye micy of godede for ye forzyfnes of hys
fynys e for hys greeft zyft of graate or ellys he felyth
a drede in hys affeetyon Uit greeft reiens of ye piny
domps of god Whych he seeth naizt e of hys zyft
Wypsnes or mpper he felyth ye poynt of hys heete
drall bp feo all erthly thynggl freynyd to fhydyl
Uit all ye myghit of hys hert dpfyyntf to olly forde
by feruent desyw and it gofthly delytt und neufles
in yt tyme he hath noo oppyf zyft in undfondynf
of gofth yngyl ne of pnetees of haly wryit in
fpeetyall butt only yt hy yynkyth for ye tyme no
thynt lythth hym soo much as for to ppye thynkyth
yt as all yt he doth for fanovre delyte e comefort
yt he fyncyth ymme ezit fan he noyt tell Uban yt
ys butt he felyth hryt well for albt of hryt freygyth
many fheet te crys brénnynf desyrs e styll maz
nyngl Whych fhozryth e dlenfyrth ye hert from
all ye fylth of fynne e malzyth vt to melt to lkon
deefull fhettnes of jhwy cripft buyn soopler e re
dy for to fulfyll all godrys lkyll in so mych that
hym thynkyth he malzyth noo charge Whattho
myth of hymsylf be soo yt godrys lkyll Were
fulffyllyde Uit fluth many fteeryngylf moo yan,
fan or may fep yys felynyf may noyt be had nit
a lit greeft graate e ho soo hath yt for ye tyme
he is in tharyte Whych charite may noyt he left
ne leffyd yolks h yc fereno of hryt p'asse a way
butt by a dedly fynne e yt is confortabytt ye may

smyd for ye tyme & conformyd to ye ymage of ye trerte
the begyning of thys contemplacion may be felyd in
thys lyf, butt ye fulhed of hyt ys hept in to ye blyse
of heny Of ysgonye & conforming to olde orde sekyth
seyst polkyle ysg Am adheret do vnuis spus eft and illo y
ys for to sey hoo so by vanyfthys of love ys fastyne
to god y god eafuble ar nott albo butt both oone not
in flesth buut in oon fpyrytt and futhly in ysgonye
ye ye maryage mad be alky good e ye fuble Whych
fthall be neid q broke

The onf part may be called brenyng love in deuotyon
butt ysg brenyng love in contemplacion yps
folker yps is ye hyper y is ye swect to ye body fehyst
Yis ye swect to ye gofthi fehyst for it is nillard
moaz gofthi moz WORTHY e MOZ ALLDERFULL for y
is bereh a tastying soo lytyll as it is and auenerneffe
of ye fyezt of heneby joy nott telerly butt half in
merkines Whych fthall been ful fyllyd e oppyntly the
vyd in ye blyse of heny as fent polkyle seyth videmyn
in p specin memigate tt a vioe bung fatie ad
fane Wie se nolz gode by a nyzro as yt Were merk
butt in heny fthall We see oppyntly fate to fate
y is ye illumination of WINDYPSTANDYNG in delytt
of lobyng as damd seyth mye sanct et nox mea
illuna mea in delitue meib hyn nyzt ys my hyt
in my delytie ye oth pt is mylki for thyl dryn yre
re hoole mette for pfyzt menne Whych hath affaynd
Noutys to knott good fro yll as fet polkyle seyth
prefetoy eft solidus tibus am huit ffye espitalitze
ad distrettonem bom e maliz ye WERK YNG z ye ful
bse of yis jist may noosina hane brett ho be

Iohanni maria Johes nburgareta

fyrst reforrnyd to ye lyfnes of Jhui by fulhede of der-
tues ne þe mæy nooma hæuyng mchedly flest hane yt
m contynnally m hys fulhede and m pe onyerpaffynef
butt hy tynnyb Nham hens byfyttd sin als þe con-
teyne of pe hrytyng of holy men hyt ys a welle
fthorte tymc for soone aftyl he fallyth m a folyr
te of hody hy felyng e alþt yf Ikere mabyth tha
ryte yns as I iknd stond seyth, seynt polkl of hym
sself Ome exwidmið deo sw soben sin9 wobis taritje pi
nos vigeett whethrym we onpasse olke hodyly byt
to god m contemplation or lke ac moæ sobyr to
zolk m hodyly felyng pe charite of cryst fthervth
va. of yfpt of contemplation of conforrnyng
to god spekyth sent polkl e appyly yns Nos ante zene
lata fane glanm do speculamul trifformati með
pymagme a charite m charitatem tanp a do Jhui sin
yns ys to sey seynt polkl m pe pson of hym sylf
e þe fyt men seyth yns Nke fyeft reforrnyd by ker
tues ye face of olke polkl wiehyde by appyning of
pe gofthy ize byhold as a minoz hæuyhy joy fulstha
pyd e onyd to pe ymage of olke lorde fir clerte of
seyth wud to clerte of wudfionyng or ellys fromcler e
of desyro m to clerte of byfyd love e all yfs yslkyf
of pe sfrýt of olke lorde m a minnye polkl as seynt
polkl seyth ys part of contemplation god sefth
Haher yf Nke nyll to leryd e to falbde men e wome
occupyd mplatye e to solytavy also but it is sfepy,
atf nott comyn e also youngh a ma whyth ys atylf
hane ye zyst of yt by a sfepyalle grate newpe

Lees of yis may no man hane butt he be solpytay and
m lyf contemplatyd

By yfs ons or venelatydons of emy mawt fpyrpt
in bodyly apepyng or m pnyngnyng sfepyng
or llakynys or ellys emy oyt felyng in bodyly lkytt
maad as yt lker gofthy oth m solknynys of eere or
saferyng in ye month or ellys emy senfy blehete
as yt lker fyr s lolkynys e lkaernyng ye bresf or
emy oyt of ye body or eny thynys that may be
felyd by badply lpytt yongh yt be new in so comforta
byll e lykynys yey be nott decay contemplacyon
near yey butt synpyll e fetnndary yongh yey kee
good in rellhard of gofthy vertues ne of yfs gofth
knolkyng e lohnys of god foz in vertues e lodyng
of god 18 noe deteyte butt all maw of futh felyng
it may be goode kronzt by a good amigell and
yey may be detechnabyll Vrolkst by a llakkyd
amigell whan he tranffygnyth hym in to an
amigell of lyht Nhaeefore fyth yey may be both
good eyll yt semeth nielt yey aith ye best foz
neike yfelle yf ye dennytt may llhane lyath
lens feyne in bodyly fehnyf ye hylies of ye same
yyngl Nakhch a goode amigell may Nkeke foz as
a goode amigell comy th Nkhyst soo may ye dennytt
e so of ye oyt Vkyttys hoo so had fehsth both lhe felte
fthulde Nefle telle Nakhch lker ofood e lkyth lker
yll butt lhe yt neul felyd neyyr ellys butt yoone
may hizly bede ceynyd pap av lyke mpe matner
of felyng allt hard butt yep ar full dyners llkyne

blys and thynke y'thyndest ney pray ne thynk not
Alhe butt all holy tente y to forz to liepe yt e delyete y
yno y'thynne y'selonuf 18 susspeet e ye emmy e y'foz yom ythe
neu so hy lyne u Wonderfull refuse it e sent not to
for thys 18 ye fleize top ye emmy Nihau he seeth a
folkele Wolde entierh zyf hem to gofthy occupatyon
he ys Wonderely Niroth for he hatyth noo thynge moaz
yan forz to see a folkele in a body of syyne felle veely
ye saken of gofthly knolkyng e ye love of god the
Nihych Vektolt body lost Wyllfully and y'foz yf he
may noit lett hym by oppyn syynes he wull hyde
hym e begple hym be sych vamte of bodyly fully
or 12 streetnes in ye Wytyes for to bryng a folkele m
to gofthly pryde e m to fale syykyves of hym fly
Wenpyng y'the y by a selyng of heny by joye e phe
Niar half in paradys forso delyte yt he selyth all
abolit hym Uban he is neer aft helt e patys e pfo
by pryde e psumption he myt fall in evrouz or
herevese or fatafies or m op bodyly e gofthly myd
the syy Nenyeles yf it be so y'th man of selyth
lett not yn hert from gofthy occupatyon butt yt
nakepth ye moaz denounte e moaz ferenentt for to
pray lyt nakepth ye moaz Uyys to yenke gofthly
pongt e yonj yt be foo y't stomyth ye mpe begy
nyuf nenyeles aft I bau d yt to znyth e qnokyn th
yn hert to moaz desyve of 12ertnes entree sych
yl love moz to yode e to thyn euery sych al sort
nakepth the moz mele m pynolkn spyt by thys
tokyns may yn knolks yan it is of god maad by
ye p'ne e the tkoethyng of a yood anugell e y'th
of ye godnes of god ey in comfort of sympyt

Jnns maria jokes in gareta

ye folke in to gofth fnohkyngf mooz elerly e makpyth,
ytt mooz nuche in yt self yfryyt ys of god here may
yfye fullhatt yfthalt nott fuffyr yf hertelkye
fully for to vest ne for to delyt holy ne bodyly nbody
he felyng of futh maner comfortes of fliettnes yonf
yey lkerwy good butt yfthalt hold yf in yfholkn flyt
as yey lkerw eyght nonzt or hytyll in velbarde of wort
hy despyw e wurdstedfast thynkyng on yhwy wyft e ne
thafte yf thoght of thyn e herte to much up on them
butt yfthalt enye feke by greet byfynes in pyos yf
ym wyft come to the gofthy felyng of yode fyf
ytymyt knolb kyfdom of god ye endles myzt of
ywy wyft the greent goodnes of hym in hym fylpe
in hys creaturys for thys ye pe contemplation wyf
oye ye noon thuse feyth feynt folke in taritate ra
encati et fundati ut possit is comprehende eu ombl
flus ipse fit longitudo et latide sublimatas et fidibus

Be ze rootyd e grolandyd m charite yfemyt knolb
he feyth ney folkind of eere ne fliett falour in ye
month ne noo futh bodyly yyyuif butt yf ze myzt
knolb e fele wit all holl whyth ye pe lenth of ye
cendles beeyb of yode the breede of the kondyr
full charyte e ye goodnes of yode ye hepyt of ye
almynzy magaste of hym e ye groll ndles depnes
of ye kysdom of god

In knolkyng yf gofthy felyng of yfthule be
pe occupatyon of a contemplation in foz m
ys may beew wurdondyng the full knopyng
of gofthy pynfl pye occupatyon ys yf end on thyn
whyth sent folke cometyd sepyuyf ynuw vnder
qvetre fuf obh停止 in antora me extendam
sequoz fi qnomi comprehende supwid hynynhe

illa.

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E wōme art spperyd in an holke allone y'thyndest,
dere ne greve noo mand or Wōnia by euyt ensample,
fyth y'hanst nott gesyt he by good Wierkyng Onyl
thys the beholbyth londe further that fyth thyn art
wnable to fne ony londe by hody ply Ilberly olbtlued
holb myth moor y' h'beljabyth holde y' Wnlykorth
e wnable to fne hym in gofthly octupacyon milks
for olbwy londe ye de spperytt as ye jpperet seyth sge
ante fatisem nram y' dius hy for olbwy fave a goft ys
ollwy londe cuyt e ye lyndly snye to hym ye goft
hy as he seyth hym felp veri adoratores adorabt
patin in fpiu e veri Sathfast fernaht fthall lloz
fthype hym in spperytt e in Sathfastnes y' y'tart
fo bostolb fo lelbde fo flefthy fo blynde in gofth
thyngl e namely of y' olbwy solble llyhyth ye be
honyth fyrest knolb yf y'sthuldest come to y' kno
Wynys of goode holb fthuldest y' y' fele thr fyf
abyle or Wkorthy for to hane state e lyknes of conte
platyf lyf the llyhyth lyf as I hane seyde lyth p'm
typaly in gofthly knolkyng and feefyng of goode y' s
I fay to ye nott y'thyndest forthynk y' p'pos e be
myfpayde W'thy enclosyng butt y'thynlde fele
y' londnes Sathfastly in y' herte yf y' myzt for ytis
foth and noo lees and yon y fthalt zernie myzt e day
af thy myzt for to come as neere as y' mapft to y'
ftat llyhyth y' haf tak tvolkyng ftedfastly yt yt
is best to ye by'may of god for to tūayle yime e
yey yt be soo y'th may not come to ye fulhede of
yt here in thys lyf y'thynyst be in the begyng
of yt e twnf fyfrybly for to hane ye fulhed e by

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Jhuis maria Joho in gaveta.

ye may of gode mye blysse of hene fore fothly that
ye mye lyf jele me foo Nicaethyd so seyle e so fleest
lye e so ferre m twell seyng so yt 1 speke e hane
spelyne yt jhane not ellys buut ary may e defyre
aft as y may lbat an hope yt olke londe llyle bryd
me y to of hys grate mye blys of hene doo y to
e ar bett aft yt god zyfyt yt grace ye seyning of
yye solbnes sthalt puut ollt fio thyn hert yn
fryllfull byhold ymys of oy menys myfryuyng
e dompug of oy menys dedys e lyf sthalt dryne pe
only to ly holde yfelf as y lbat no man ly
uyng buut god e y sthalt holde e deme yy
felf moaz seyle e moaz Niveth than ye any
treasure yt beverly, lyf y bnepye sthalt y
mollien to suffre yfelf for ye qveittnes e nobly
b of fynne e fyllyt yt y sthalt fole m y p
behouyth the for to do fole fytme yf Tholb
Nylt be werey meke for y telle the fothry yf
y Nylt be twellyn meke y sthalt thyn alu
nalle fynne m y felf moaz greebve e payn
full to ye greater bee m y seynt fome tyme
yan greet dedly seyng of oy me for ybfskyll
y sthyn yelbhych piutyth of fsokle or leutyth
hitt most fio the seyning e knolkyng of god
olbyth to be most griebes e peynfull to ye buut
alkemall fynne of of fsalf leutyth the moaz
fio the seyng e from seyt lobe of jlym wy st
than eny oy manes fynne may doo be yt nelli
fomych seynth yt panyt y thulde est ary se
m thyn olbyn hert againe yfelf for to hate

La deme

Jhuis maria Jhesu megeaeta

felfe rysfth a delyzt in her hertis m ye Whych pefthor
lthypyth e preysfth hem sylf as y' kev noon butt yey.
yeysfyr thGR thankyth goode Wylppys butt in here herte ye
felyth as thefys pe worthype e ye thankyngetrad gade
et fellyth yt in he'sylf e sooye hane nethyr mefines
in Wyll ne in feling a flestlyk katyd or a syne' whych
fallyth all day e he ys fonyr yfhe doth soo yon he hane
not mesines in affeuyon he hath lyt in a goode lytelle
butt an herytyke or an ypoecyte hath nethry for ye
hane yecond yeon of y' phaespree whych come as ond
lorde seyth in the gospell Ur the publican to ye tem
pyll for to prey e whane he fane he preyde nozt
ne ashyd no olbzt of god for hym youthe he had noo
neede butt he began for to thanke god e seyde y's
lorde I thanke the y' zyfyste me grate mooyan
othyw. yfI am not asoy me bee vobbo's lecho's or
fuch syneres and he lukyd byfyd hym e fall y' pub
lican whych he knelb for a Wreche knofilyng on
hys breste oonby teryng aftyr nitve yan he thankyd
god yfhe was no such as he was for lorde heseyde
I faste thlyes mye Weke e pay tre llyk my tyyro
e whane he had I done olly lorde seyde yfhe zede hom
a jen yfot t grate as he came enatt rysr not Butt
noll seyst y' whereminne trespassyd y's psharysee fith
he thankyd god e was soch yt he seyde as to y's
anskyere e seye y'ty's psharysee trespassyd mas myth
as he demyd e repuyd in hys herte ye publican
Whych We se jnfr seyde of goode e also he trespassde
for he thanifyd goode oonby Ur hys month

Am

Butt he deflyde Wayfully in di prethe pide in hym fylf of
ye zyfys of yode stelyng ye Wysthyve re ye laobyn of god
esett yt in hym fylf yf same condyond of thys pafryfye
soth ly hathe hervylkys eyporeyyt they llyll not gladly fyl
eyf ye pyn ye lollbyth not hem fylfe luolethyn treulyn
Ibrethydnes butt yey mazyth hym fylf by a senyng foz
to thanke e labe yode e Spelyth of hym Wth hew month,
butt hew defytt is Weyne er false er not in god e zytt yey
Ibené not so yey kanne not labe god for as ye Wysind seyth
Non est spesfa laus moze pistoris hyl ys nothys fayr
ne seme ly preysyng of yad in the month of a syner
Wheefoz it is pfytabylt to ye e to me e to puth or Wye
this foz to labe ye condyion of yaf pafryfye e feynyde
laobyn of yode e solob y publican in lables astyng
nley e fozyfnes of sinye gée of gothy vertues y ey
myst astkarde Wt a clene hert soth fastly thanli hy
e labe hym e zyffe hy hol y e Wysthyve Ws olbt fe
nyuch for olke lorde astyth yf by hys pfyte Onp qne
reqnestet spus mens mfl flup hindeu contruyd fy
et tremete spones meos upon Whonst thalle my fly
erpt vest e he ansleryth hym fylf e seyth upon
noon butt on ye meche poore e contayte in herte e
dredyng my Wbordys yan yf y llylt hane ye ppyeyt
ef yode rellhing yn herte hane metines e dredo ly
the second yng Whych ye behouyth foz to hane
ye fylhe trolkth in all autryhs of ye seyth e ye
payment of hoh chyvth trolkng hem fadfasfly
Wt all ye llyll in yn hert e yon yf sele eny steryng
in yn herte a gipnft any of hem by sugesthond
of yn emmy foz to putt ye m dolke of hem he yf

21

Thunr maria jolles inqueeta

stedefaste e not to much a dead of feyng of futh feruynys
butt forfale thynd olbwin Wytt wittockt dyffutyng or ean
faking of hem e fett vyfeyth generally in ye feyth of holyn
chyrch e charge no ye fteopyng of thynd heerte Wihych
as the thynkyth ys contraery thereto ffor yfteopyng ys
not thy feyth butt the feyth of holynchyrch ys yfeyth
yonz yuened fe it ne feelte it e bere than futh feruynget
patyenthy as ye stomege of olbry lorde by the Wihych he
Wylle dens yfheert e make all vyfeyth stedfaste Sif
ye beholbyth to lobe e Wozthype in thynd heerte all ye lab
lrys e ordmauns mad he platys e waklers of holyn chyrch
eythyr in decharyng of ye feyth or of ye faturentis or
in generally of all cypen men mefiely e wakly affent
to hem yonz yt be foo yknolveno ye cause of y ordma
nys e yonz de thynke some Ikeves Winshyll pull yfthalt
no deme hem nevapreve hem Wozthype hame all
yonz yep long butt lytill top ne recetyne noont nap
nyon ne fantysye ne finynler conceyte biw2 celyn
of moor hohynes as some doth yar not hyfe nethyt
by thynd olbwin ymaynyng ne by finoleth of noon
othynd mand Wihych contemneth to ye left ordmalkys
or generally tethyng of all holyn chyrch and on yvs yf
fthalt hape stedfasly yfyt ordemyd of ony lorde
to be fabyd as on of hys thoson by hys minc stereno
some thys hape what so y hervyt az feyst ikhatt
temptation yfye pime e yonz tholb thynke the so gret
a Wrethe yfere Worthy to fynke to helf for yf
y doost no good ne fermyst gode as yfthulest doo
zyt holde ym yfesfokely em yf hope e aske min
e all fthall be zyzt ikell ze e yonz all ydemylrys

Amy

fyn folkhys e aftw pe staat y þepe been ynne and
also aft þ þepe dyften in vertuys e m heew aftat so
he enaefyth here meditations both in gofth hnuolthys
e lodyng of hym for hoo so so be eu lyk lyys in kuo.
Nayns of god e of gofth thynngal pt senþth y þe
Nexophy butt a lytyll m ye love of god e y þ may be
I fthelbyd oppuly m ye apostylis Nchand they in ye
day of pente cost Weryn fullyd Wt brennynt lobe of
the holy goft they were mapd noo folklys ne folkys
butt they were maad Nodpr Nopfle both in hnuolbys
e m spefynnt of god and gofth thynnt as myth as
a man mpt hane m flest hynng thuse spekyth
holy Wrytt of hem Pepleti sult omes fyn sted et ce
permit loqm magnalia dei ye been fulfyllyd of the
holy goft e ye begynne to fpeake ye greet inuclous of
god e all y hnuolkyng y þe y had by rauysthynng in
lobe of the holy goft Smidey medytatyons y been
Nlhyth onyr lord puittyth m manye hert Some fthall
I tell ye as me thynkyth for thys intent yf y fœle
eny of hem y þ schulest y better trauayle in them
in the beffnyng of gusion of futh a man y þath been
myth I folkyd Nt Iborlaby or flestly fyns complyl hys
thozt ye most upon hys fyns Nt greet copnityon and
forolb of hert grett Ibeppynget e many terys of ye
mefelyt e byfhy aftyng mcy e forzefneces of god
for he e yf he be tluothyd sthavply for olb lordys
Ilbyll malkyth hym so so clene hy sthall thynke pt
hys fynys arn eu m hys fyzt so so folkle e so hor
rybyle y Gmeppo sthall he molb keryn hym
fylf and thow the sthepyne hym neew so so thew
fyt. sthall he fynd fyztynig e fectynig e lytyng

yey sthall needys falle butt yf yey hane helpe
e yfere hane they y an myth foron both for lafkynt
of comfert e denotyon Whyth they sthont to hane
e yey hane mych drede of fallynget frist yad by suth
opy stnys e all thys Nierkyth the denyll at the
suffrane of goode for to doon hem forynnke here
goode pnde and turne agen to fynne as yey
were sthont to doo butt hoo fao I full alkyple
e suffyr a lytll peyne e nott torne agen to
fynne for nooyntif ye hand of onn lond ys full
neve e helpyth aynt e slyth soone for he fepyth
hym full slyrly hy e man Wootyth nott hol
as the jphete damd seyth in the pnone of onn londe
Cnn 1700 fa in tribulacione expiam emm et ylo
rifitabo emm I am it hym in hys tribulacion
and in temptation of sthall dehuyve hym e sthalt
make hym glorpouse in mye hysse Some mene
he temptyth by gofth stnys malytion fly as
by my stolbynget of the seyth or of y'satranent
of onn londys bleffyd body also of de sepye or
of Blasphemye molte londe or eny of hys seyn
lys or loothynget of hev hysse or bytthesse or vn
flylfull henynes or of to mych drede of hem
felf e of here body yf yey putt yem all hooly
to goddys seunyse Some men he temptyth albo
enamely foly tarye men e lliomen by dredys e
vithlynesse e spafynys e sthalynget ethyy up
pynt to hem in bodyly hynes or ellye fyna
gyntyng flepynt e halynget e tarwth hys so
y onneth molle yey hane eny vest e that pynt
also on many othry Wysys he temptyth uwo/

a ponurge of onn lorde for clensyng of hawfymo
as lonsf as he Wyllle for hye love as he lwaen skour
gyrd e bar ye crosse for hew love and on yf yet ys good
to he for to sthelle her hextys to some Wyse man
in the begyning of before yey bee iotyd in hert
e ytyey lebe y ollnd Wytt e folowe y covenfelle
of hym e ytyey sthelle nocht hem lyzthy to noon
vulfiying of or Nozely man Ithyrth newy hath
feelyd sulth temptatons by the Whyrth a man
femyth forfakyn of god e ys nocht in comfort of
hem y arn temptyd onn lorde seyth yne by hye
dphete. In mo to devilij te e in maner to indure
mep tussi te e in misambz meib amuls gosabte
te in a lytyl I for leste yeyt yg to seye a suffow
yf for to beon tarypyde a lytill in a paynt of
my lwyth I smoot the yf to seye all the ye
nams e the payne yf suffyest here ys but
a paynt of my lwyth in regard of the payne
of the payne of holl or of puryatry e jitt i
my many fold nyys I sthall to hydew the yf
to seyn Whan y thynkyth yf y art forfakyn than
sthall of my grett myy gyddyre y cayyne to
nem for than Whan tholl Wronst yf y art as
tholl were lost van sthall one lord hebe as job
seyth eu te gfmiptu putams oneris et hra
fer et habeb fiduam that is to sey Whan
yf art brothet folode by trauyle of temptation
that ye thynkyth nad hely ne noo confort but
as yf were a for love man fiet stand flyff ly
m hoope e pray eu e suthly yf that sode ly

thyde

b m

H

J[oh]ne[ve]rynth vp as y[er]day sterre in glorie of Gode his
a verray truſt in God as God ſeeth
and also in comfort of ſich me y[er]e y[er] ſthulde noyt
deſpeye in temptation y[er]e ye man y[er] of on
lorde in temptation ambulat eu[er] e ſup[er]e
e u[n]timor[u]m e metu[n]m et approbacionem inu[er]
ſup illu e cuitu[ab]it illu[n] in tribulacione digne
ſie don[]e temptet illu in cogitacionu ſu[n]e et e
 dit aue illu[n]e ad ite[re] directu addu[er]t illu e ſe
mab[]it illu e letiſit abit illu[n]m et deu[n]dabit ab[]ton
dita ſua illu et theſauſizabit ſup illu[er] stand et
nite[]llett illu miſtione ſe h[u]e y[er]m[]ych for to
ſeye y[er]e ye man for the woode y[er]nomau ſthu[n]
dy[pe]ye in temptation u[n]conforth of hem he
ſeeth y[er]m[]in temptation on[u]e lorde for safety
nott a man butt he goth u[er]h[ym]n feed the beryn[]y[m]
mi to the last end[]yng for the ſeeth firſt he theſe[]th
h[ym]n e that is I[eh]a[n]e the d[e]albyth a man to h[ym]
by comfort of denot[ion]e e aft I[e]a[n]e ſurolle e diu[]e
e affayn[]ing he b[ry]n[]yth upon h[ym]n e y[er]h[]a[n]
he d[e]albyth a man to h[ym]n by comfort of deno
[ton]e e aft I[e]a[n]e ſurolle e diu[]e e affayn[]ing
he b[ry]n[]yth upon h[ym]n e y[er]h[]a[n]e he ill[e]drab
l[ib]yth denot[ion]e e ſuſſy[]th h[ym]n to be tempt[]d
also he ſeeth he t[ir]u[n]ment[]yth in tr[ep]bulation
v[i]t[y]ll he hath I[e]a[ll] affayd h[ym]n in h[ys] th[ey]ſt
e v[i]t[y]ll a man I[e]a[ll]e p[ut]e a l[ay] all h[ys] truſe
in h[ym]n ſuſſy and than aft h[ys] one lorde
b[ry]n[]yth h[ym]n on[]e in to y[er]y[er]t I[e]a[ll]e e ſeeth
n[]y[]th h[ym]n to h[ym]n e gladyth h[ym]n ſith eu[n]

werksb & dedsb of mdc. sinb by swote bodb

Jum dionnes greatez sinb dain dat fino finienciac dain
fino stie itin ut stainus a do donata. sinb nobis
Sevint polble sevth y eliy ma hath hye zyft of god
on y& and on othyr y& for to eliy a man hath hye
that sthall be saffe yb zyfen a greate aft othyr
the mefure of euyft zyft evfor yt yb fpedfull yt
lie knolls pe zyftel Ithyrch and zeff yb of god yf like
myzt Nierche on hem for by yf like sthall be saffe as
some by bodylf penanues some by forzoll elkepynt
all hew lyf thyme some by pefynyt e techynys some
by diuerſe chrys zyft of denoyon sthall be saffe
e come to flye

Denyelee yb to keeke Ithyrch vs medefull e
qpeeffull to tranayle in dain I hoope an hirze
aplayne beve as myth as may he in manips
keefe to contemplacyon e yb a man for to
entyre ni to hyin sylp for to finoll hvo olkud polble
e yb niystel yb faynuesse e the foulinesse of lyit
in thys diuinate Jilkarde by hohsput yf sthat muste
see yb Nao sthypp e the diuinatee Ithyrch it sthoulde
hane bad by fynide of the forſt makning e yf sthalt
ſee the Ikerethydnesse e the myſtheſſe Nihych yf art
ſalle in ſor ſinne e of thys ſyft ſthal come adefuſe
Ib'tsvette longning ni thyn ljeet for to zetuyr apayne
yf diuinate e Iborſthype Ithyrch itth tholl hait loſt albo
yf sthalt ſele a lothring e a goyſming of vy ſiſe Nita
gveet Nyll for to dyſhoye e bere dolb yb ſiſe e
all thrynges yf lethyth yb fin yf diuinate e joye thys
yb a geſthy tranayle haid e sthaupe in ye ſegyning

hoc sibi hyle quikey tranayle ymme for yt ys actual
in ye fobble agaynys the givende of all fyns hyle e
mykyle 1khych gromid ys nonit else but a fals myl
rulyd lobe of a man to hym fylse Out of thys lobe
as seynt anfynd seyth fpynyyyth all man of thynne
dedly e vemale e fothly vittyll thys gromid he lkele
vansalhyd e deepe doluy as yt were neve dryyd by
by outkraftyng of all flesthy e lborly deedys e lobys
a fobbl may neid fole y gofthy brannynghy love of jhwy
eyft ne hane the homelynes of hys gytyons effente
ne dceer fyt of gofthy thynyl by lyzt of undfondyngh
pye ys the tranayle y amind be houyh to drake
hys heert e hys mynde from the flesthy lobe ey
hylkyng of all eethly creaturs from veyn thozth
e from flesthy ymaginations e out fro ye lobe e fro
veyn yonzth the bytyons felyny of hym fylf y fobble
fthall molk noo reste fnde in noe flesthy thozth ne
erthy affention than in as mych as ye fobble mayno
fynd hys gofthy reste in ye lobe e ye fyt of jhwy eft
hylt hefonyth neode suffryw peyne thys tranall ye
fndell streyt e naroik e neyiclees I hope ytys yelley
1khych eyft tethyd to he ylmiud bee hys fpyzt
loners in the gospell seyning thys Contenditer
trare y auiustyd p[er]ta quod arta eft viay qut duitit ad
vita et pauti mniemnit ead Sternyth ze to entreye
by a streyt tate for y lley y leedych to heny yona
tolb e fell men fyndyth ytt e holb streyt thys
lley ys one tellyth in an ay plate y[er]n Si qum
ys it bemre post me abneget seipm et tollit ene
fuan et segnatur me stim qut adit auain in hor

b.v.

et trustly e kостите donzte e sthalt yt hane sand from
thys orpynall synne e all othyr e sthalt been paas
zee e sthalt paaske as an anfier intuse Sand not
only y butt all cespyne folkys ikelych trustyth upon
thys passion e forzefnesse e vefnyt of thys peryons
passion only folkying he sylf to y paciment of the
thyreth youz yt be soo y poy hane bee encombez
Netsynne all her lyf tyme z newy had fehing of wost
fy saino or skietnes ae gofthy knolkyng of god y
fthullyn in thys seyth e in her good wylle by vertue
of thys peryons passion of onr lorde thyn cest be
fuff e come to y blysse of hynyn d协 this knost
y heele butt zyt yt lyklyth me for to sepe yt
See heer the endles micy of onr lorde holw lollie
he fallyth to ye e to me e to all synfull katye
than a ff micy e hane ytt y seyd the jphete my
þfone of onr lorde Dis end qm mlvocanty nome
de fahms evry Eny main what yt he bee calle ye
name of god y is to seye asfie saluation by hinde
by hys passion e he stalle be faufe. y e curtafye
of onr lorde some men tabe Nielle e bee safyd
y by e su men trust of thys micy e thys curta
fye lyrth in heer synne e lkeen for to hane yt-
than tham lyst e yemots poy nott for poy ae
tafyn ae they nieet e soo they dampne hem
sylf Butt ym seyst v yf thys be soth than
Mondy a pretty for yfynde in some hohy mè
nys bollys some seyth as jwesfonde y heyt
hane nott lone thys blyssyd name jhau ne fynde

by abnudans of pſye te charite emaue in Jhun ſhall ſele
et hane eſo may hre ſaying be viſtonde Neupeltes he
ſhall be ſaſſe et hane ſuſſe in e ſyſt of god yf
hem p[er]e hſſe be in ye lattest degree of charite by the
p[er]ſing of goddes e[mandment]e for oſter lorde ſeſth
hym ſyſt y[au]n Jn doms paters mei multe manſones
ſint. In my ſadyes hollis arn many ſindry diſſel
hingys Some ar p[er]ſyſt ſoſt hys p[er]hych in thys h[ap]
were ſuſſilyd of charitee e[grate]e of the holynſt
e ſonngy loaſyngſt to god in tontemplatyd of gy
U[er]t h[on]dyr ſuſſe full ſtewtines e heny[ly] ſa[n]d p[er]e ſoſt hys
for y[er] h[ad] most charitee e[grate]e of e holynſt ſhall
hane h[ry]ſeſt meede in y[er] h[ap]ſſe of heny for p[er]e
ar[er] h[all]yd goddes der[ely]gſe othe[re] ſoſt hys y[er]
no[er] dyſſo[vo]d to tontemplation of god ne h[au]den
nott y[er] ſuſſe of charite as ap[oſtyle]s or mar
ty[er] h[au]den in the be[り]nyng of h[oly] ch[ar]it[h]
ſt[ha]ll h[au]e latt[er] meede in y[er] h[ap]ſſe of heny
for p[er]e arn call[et]o goddes ſtewd y[au]n h[all]y th
one lorde in h[oly] W[ry]tt ch[ar]it]e ſoſt h[ap]ſe ſo[pr]yng
y[au]n Con[edite] am[er]i e me[br]am[mi] car[iffi]mi
thy ſtewd e[re] ze e[er] my der[ely]ngſl be ze d[er]id h[ar]d
ſele y[er] one lorde ſeyd y[au]n y[er] p[er]e ar my ſtewdys
for ze ke[pt] my e[comandment]e e ſette my ſele
by ſore the l[ove]e of thys lorde e lonyd me m[ae]
pan[ny] erth[h]y th[ry]nge ze ſt[ha]ll h[ar] be ſede N[ox]
g[os]th[h]y ſaode of y[er] h[ap]ſe of h[ap]ſſe B[ut] y[er] ar[er]
my ſtewdys y[er] n[ott] o[n]ly ſepeſt my e[con]mu
o[n]mentys bu[n]t alſo of your ol[ha]n free W[ry]tt ſuſſe

fully my колкенес е ом'ї зе лоньд аонь ге enterly Н†
all ге моззl of зом'є sòlble е браньd in my love Christ
goſthу delyг as deſy p[ycypalг г'апоſtyls г. аяг
tyrs з all ом'є sòlky s п† мрзte гу eſtate come to
г'є зpste of p[ecation зе fthall be maаd andkyn
Вт' г'hryest ге ſeſtheſt Іbyne in my telev'г'є ѳє
нayn joy of love in heny

Ней'лес позь thys be foth of the end lees
nity of god vn to ye г to me г to all matkyd
We fthall no† yf for in trust of thys be p'moz
ryth'lees I'pl fully mony hynus butt ye mazе
bysy for to plese hym nmonely nolb fathryd We
arн restoryd at payn in hoope by p'c paſſiow of
on' kordе to ye dumite г'г' blyſſe Whylth We hade
loew by adam ſynne din' kord ponz lke myzt neаd gette
ytт hepe zytт lke fthulde deſyre г'г'е myzt re
conyr here hynut a fyne ne г a lynes of yt†
dumitee г'г' olbi sòlble myzt kee reſornyd as
vit lkeve ma fthadabe by grate to yf p[image of
г'г' trinite Whylth lke had by lynde г aft fthulle
hane fully m blyſſe for y't yе h[offe Whyth ys
Mevly contemplatyſſe vn to lygidnen here my
ſeelyny of love г goſthу knolkyng of god by apy
nyng of the goſthу erе Whyth fthall be neаd loſt
nee be takyn alkey butt ye ſame fthalbe fullſyl
h[ы othуг I'bpſe m'г' blys of heny г'г' by h[ist om
kordе to mary magdalene Whylth Nus contempla
tyff г ſeyd г'г' of here ajara opth'г' ptem elegy
q'no auferetur ab ea' г'г' mairе h[ad those the

all bodily penanns of all men lyding or bysions or re
nelacyons of anngels apperuyng songyl e somys and
pamo² e finellye bestruyngl e ony lykynget bodyly
felyng e sthorthly for to sey or all v e joye of heuyn
e of erth Whych I myst hane It ant ys desye to
my lorde Jhn damd p² apphete feelyd as I seye as I
vindstond Uhan I he seyde y¹⁸ Quid em in est m
telo e a te of volm fny t梁 I lord What thynys ys
to me in heny or What I kud I It out v above erthe
as ys he had seyd y¹⁸ lorde Jhn What hently jope
ys lykynget to me It out desyre of y² Whyls I am
erthe or It out loke of the Uhan I am come to
heny as hoo seyth zyzt noon than yf y² Woudfele
eny thynug of hym bodily or yosly concepte nott
butt for yt to feele sothfastly a desyre of lys yce
e of lys mayfull pſence y³ p² thynkynth y³ thyn hert
may ſynd na v othv² rest in a noopyng butt in hym
thus wu tyd damd Uhan he seyde y¹⁸ Concupm¹⁰
a in mede deſiderare Inſtituciones tuas in omn te
ys lorde my ſolſt conveytyd y² despy of thy zyzt
Myſneſſe ſeeke than as damd dyd desyre by desyre
in edſe tyme
desyre in pyns e m meditations y² homely pſence
of Jhn zyſt in thy ſolſe damd yf y² may ſele þrnde
dout pruheat fast y² to y³ fall not y ſoo damd yf y³
ſtinnbyle y³ y² may ſaone ſynd hym acſoryne
ze ke than Jhn Whych y³ haſt loſt he Neppl
be ſeehyd e he may ſulbhat bee foundyn
for he seyth hym ſyſt Quid qin querit in
Vemt Emy d man y³ ſeehyth sthall ſinde y ſeleyn

["If it were like this, we would say this to you: When we say that it is last, it is last. When we say that it is first, it is first. When we say that it is middle, it is middle. When we say that it is

Lymne e hcre the beholl þeth to be lbarre y þe take þhu
erst in thþe mynd e thylke stysfylle e hys passfrold e
an hys mekenne e throlle myzt af hyn y sthalt a
ryse in thþe thost agaynys the derknesse by fer
nent desye to god nocht fettnuf ye poynt of thyn
thost agaynys y derknesse by ferment desye to god
nocht fettnuf ye poynt of thyn thonzt my same
nocht buut in þhu erst Nylþech the desfyrst as y
Huldf beere yct dolbne e gos yorough yct y sthalt
veryn e looth thys derknes e thys nonzt erst as
the deuple of helle e y sthalt dyspyse yct e all to
yct for all lymne y nonzt ys þhu hys in hys
jope lchom y may nocht fynde by the secknes buut
yf y paſſe thoroſſ the derknes of thyn consiens
thys ys y goſth y mayle y ſake of e thys mayle
ys cause of all thys lþrytyng for to sterve y to
yf y ſeelde grate thys derknesſe of consiens e thys
nonzt y ſake of thys y pnyge of the fyſt and.
Seynt poule knelk at well for he seyth y of yct
Sicnt portaunm pmaſmem tivm honne ita for
tennis pmaſmem tam et celestis as We hane hew
by forne borne the pnyge of an eithly ma y ys
y ſpreſt adam. ſynt ſoo y lke myzt beere y pnyge
noll of the henyþ man Whych is þhu the ſeaude
adam he bare thys pnyge ofyn well hens for yct
Was ſoo cœbrous to hyn y he caryd ouut of yct
ſeyng thyn. O qne me libabit de corps morſt
hyn. di who sthalt deſyne ma ſoo thys body
e pnyge of deth e than he comfort yth hyn ſylfe
e ay also thyn gratia dei y hirr popin the

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f e

y" feelyst a lóbe e a delytte e venn ple synget in thy fyl foy
y" ait soo thye ys a tokyne y" y beerpst thye blaake
ymaige Vlipt youn pit bee pnee in meimys eize ytt
fthelbyth hym apynhy in goddys fizt Buit seyst y"
y" y may noyt flée fuch steryngst of pryddde fo
osty fothye y" felyst hem a geyn thy Wyllle e
y" fore y" holdyst he noo fynne oz yf peyarn fynne
y" arn Buit Vemal Els vii to thys I sey thuse that
the felyng of thys steryngst of pryde oz of eny other
Wyth ths fryngsthyt ont ethys of the corruption
of thys folll ymage oz by y" enkastyn of the
enemy yt ys noo fynne in als myth as y" felyst
hem sind y" ys aqvate e a þnylege bytkeertu of
the passion of Jhund cypst eunumt tyll all cypn
me baptisfyde mllkat e m the holystest for fathly
to pollys e favarions Wyth troth noyt in cypst all
futh steryngst arn dedly fynne for seynt poltle
seyst. Æme q non eft ex fide pæcatu eft all
that ys delbr doo lly ont twolth in cypst ys
dedly fynne Buit lke teystyn men hane thys
pnylege of lye in lye futh feelymyst avn noo fynne
buit y" arn peyne of orignall fynne Nenpelees
Wlhan by nechigens e blyndessc of thys fyl thys
feelynst ys receypyd Vullbarhy in thy yonst e
tornyd an to a lóbe e lyk yng than ys þynne
moore oz lesse aft the mesme of lóbe fótyne Vem
al e fynne dedly Whan yt ys Vemall e whi deo
ly fully han noyt tell y"

conyvelees a lptyll I sth all seye as me thynkyth
Wlhan the steryng of pryde ys receypyd e

Wl

ramfthyrth hys myde outt from all othyrw youztf
both gosfthy e flefthy for the tyne e fetythym thys
beyne joye of hyni sylf as in reste of hys hert yes
rampfthyrn in gosfthy pryde ye deletable and y for the
fryth yt holdyth ytt e norfthyth it as myth as the
may for thys mi beyne dehyt he fyrth he wakfyrth
he fafthyth he lkepyth heyre e othyr affetions e all
thyfes gwenyth butt a lytyll he lobyth e thankfyrth
gode some tyme hi thys month Wrenfthyth, out a
tere of hys eye e thrakyth he thaw hyn faleffye
ynoll butt gosfthy all thys ys for love of hyn fthyrth
he thefyrth e vetechnyth as ytt were love e joye in
god and in that ys all ye fynne he thefyrth nonzt
fynne wypfully for fynne, butt he thefyrth thys
dehtyt yt he dehryth e thyfes joye as for good as ye
vest sfolleth ouff depplesfing or agenustondensif
of hir of lyll for he wrenfyrth ytt were a joye ni gode e
ytt ybnoit foo e yfor he fynfyrth dedeht yob feyth
tiens of an ypocte sande ypocte ad miſtac pum
ſtenderit in celiu[m ſuphia euis et caynt ei
mihes tetugit velut ſiulim inſe p[oe]t/ the joye
of an ypocte is moore than ſonut for yt he ſtye
ni to heny ly[hy]s ſonut of hys hert e hys liede touchy
hronth the ſtyes ait ye last ende he ys kept out
as a dong lyſpe ye joye of an ypocte ys butt a p[oy]nt
for youz he norfthyyp hyni sylf neuf[om]ythor
joye in hyni sylſe all hys lyſe tymef depernte
hyni sylf we all hys good deedys in ſyſt e lobyng
of the worlde ait last ytt ys nott butt ſeroll e
peyne butt nolli ſeyſt ypparn ſelke fuch or elli
noone yt ya ſo blund y plude holde e these

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bee e al yl bysynes for to ceete chavite e meknes e onye
gostly vertmps yinne hyth all
hane neere forzete thys ymage buut nolb 1 tone
agayne y to yf y" Wytt Weete holb myth pide
ys y'inne y" may affay thy sylf y" looke nolb
Wepsely e flattere nonzt yl sylf yf labyng preysyn
or Worst hyppynug or flest hy famo² of Wordye men
or of on by hykynug to ynu hert e tornyth yt m to
veyne gladnes e Welpadnesse of thy sylf thylkys
fyllly m y hert y† me sthuld preys e thy hyfe re
hard thy spech moor y an othyr alfb on y contra
eye Wyse yt be so y† men vepne the e seite y att
nonzt haold the buut a folble or an yposte of yf y
flamdyr y or sfeke enple of the falsly or eny othyr
Wey y† pex dyfese y e vustylfully e for y y fachyt
m thy sylf ampyrnes henynesse a geyne y and
a greet arysing m thyn hert W e zyustondynys for
to pufyr eny sthame or bylonye m fyzt of the
Worke yff yt be y" the y" ys a tokyne y y" s
mych pide m thys derk ymage seeme y neud s obby
holy m fyzt of men for youz yl" styringsl aw
nonzt buut lytyl e vernall. Neny less y sthylkyn
Well y y ps mych pride hid m the gromde of
thyn hert as y foxy dawth m the dene yf se ste
ryustylc e many moo ffryngyth ont of thys y
mat se foo myth y y may vnethys doo any goode
deede buut ytt sthall medyld W some pryde or
some veyne delytt m thy sylf e foo W thy pide
y defoulyst goode deedys e malryft he what so

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be

y þurſellþyth & flamdruth zolz. And y for þy Nepht
ſolbe eſt bee lyke to hym in thys ceast. Ierne for ſone to
thyn enemys e ſyufull men for all þys thyn euethyn
ſolbe e þe thynk. Holz eſt lodyd pudas y Ihes both þy
dede enemye e a ſyufull catyff. Holz goodly e cryst
Itas to hym holz benenge holz euteys e holz lolkh
to hym that he kneltz dampnablje and nempées
he cheesse hym to hys apoftylle e ſent hym for to
pèche Wit oý apoftylle he zaue hym potkeu to Iberke
merakyls he ſthelke to hym the ſaame good chesse
in Iborde e m deade als he dyd othyn apoftylle he likthe
hys feete e ſeade hym Itt hys playlks body e pèchyd
to hym als he dyd to oý apoftylle he beltwurd hy
nott opynly ne myſſaуд hym noont ne deſſyſed hy
ne ſprake naud emke of hym and zut yon ſhe hade
do all yes he had ſeyd bat both And oinnor Ithad
pudas toſe hym e flyſed hym e calld hym hys
ſſende and all þos cheritee ſhelbyd ecryst to
pudas Ithyrth he kneltz for dampnablle in noo
mau fermynget ne ſlaykyng knitt in ſothſaſt
nes of goode lobe eſtene charitee for yonj yettker
ſoo y pudas was bilkoorthyr for to hane hade emy
jyſte of goode or emy ſiune of lobe for hynothrondnesse
Nempées pt Ihesef Iworthy e ſhyſt full y ony ſade
ſthilde ſthelke as he ys hawo godnesſe to all hys
creaturys as he dyd to pudas ſſolke as aft full
hat yff y mayſt for yonj y bee stofyn uoon
holz It thy body nempées in thyn heerte Ithere
the ſteade of lobe ys y ſthuld anolb hane pt af

f. 1

fothly yt hryndyrth hem e lepyth hem from the
feyth full ferne of charitee e also from yf speiall
meede yf yey sthulde hane in ye blyffe of heny
for ppytt charitee pontee e yf ye great lasse of yey
myzt se yt for who se myzt knolh gosly meede
holle good holle se yong e holle worthy yt se for
yt ye enlafytuf he Wnld noyt for the lobe
of all erthly joye or hauer of all erthly thyng
yonz he myzt yt hane Wemt synne lette ne leese
yf left meede of yf blyffe of heny Wkyth heny
hane if yf he Wnld. I fpeke ym I doo. butt
fey

z't I pyn y doo y as I seye by the grate of yode yf ym
may or eny othyr man I who se lpylle far yf her ac
fort to my hev yf vonz I may noyt hane yt in my
pyff as I seye yf myzt hane it in yf an othyr
 creature. Wkyth hath reteympd of ony lord mæ
plentee of hys grate y an I. Butt se nolb yf wyth
yf conetyse in yf nak yd grolkno lepyth am and
or Womman sfo myth se yf gosly fochning of
the lobe of gud holle mych moor yt lepyth
yan e enwberth Wordly mie e lWomen Wkyth by
all her Wytyb ebyfnaest yf day studyth e tneyfylth
holle yey myzt yeett e pihesse e plentee of Wordly
grade yey done nam othyr dehtte. Butt in kordly
thynget ne they wyl noyt for yf seke yt nof
I seye noomoor of hem at thys tyme for
in thys Wrytyng I fpeke noyt to hest butt
thys I seye pf yey myzt se elbuid se he that
yf yey doo yey sthuld noyt doo sfo.

han

in her folkle be fore her parting hens | 16. y^ reformyng in feyth e in feelyng may nott fodeyly begeten but by gte e moche bodyly e gosfly tranayle ni fenghe tymef | 11. y^ cause wh yoo felle folklys in velbaid of y^ multi tude of othry y^ comyth to reformyng in feyth e in feelyng | 13. din oy calkse also of y^ fame e hollkbyll full bodyly customs indiscreetly velbaidyd e vfyd fw dyne hynndyrth folklys from feelyng of moore gte | 19. holl y^ kant moche bodyly e gosfly hysynes and W^ ant moche gte e meknes folklys molts nott be re formyd in felyng ne bekyth ypme aft yey come y^ to | 20. din entee holl a fuble fthall hane her in me nying e Uverkyng y^ kole come to ys refeempying by ensample of apylgine goyng to Jculm and of ûn mand meknes | 21. Of tarypynggl e temptations y^ folklys fele by her gosfly enemys in her gosfly knolbyng e goyng to Jculm e of remedyes azens hem | 22. Of a genale remedye azensf Vykkyd fterynggl e poynfull tarypynggl y^ falleth to her heart of the fleest e of the Wborlde e of the fende | 23. Of an ynel day e a good mytWHAT yit menyth e holl the lobe of the Nborlde ys hkenpyd to an ynel day e the of god to a good myt | 24. holl y^ de fyre of Jhn felt in y^ hysfome derlincs fleest all fterpynggl of fyne e abylth y^ fuble to p teyve gosfly hysfmyggf from y^ henpye verhnd y^ ys Jhn | 25. holl a man fthal knolls fale illmacyons fey ned by the feend fw the trall hysf of knolkyng y^ compyth out of Jhn e by What tarypynggl | 26.

Holls greet þfyrte yt ys to y° solble to be brongt throlle
grace m to hzefome derlynes e holb a man sthall dys
pose hym: yf he lyle come y° to / zA." pt reforning
of a solble y° werlyng of on° lord Jh° ys deptyd
m to folbre tymys y° ys clepyng ryzyng magflent
e eflfieng/28" holb y°t fallyth soetyne y° solblys
begyning e eppytng m grace senie to hane moore
labe as by outlbavd tokyns than some hath y° bee
þfyrte e zitt ys y°t nocht soo m sothlityne/29'. On
lkhat maw a man sthall hane knolbyng of hys
olkn solble e holb a man sthuld sett hys lobe m
Jh° gad e man o° pfoone/30. holb thys maw of
fpoling of reforning m feehlys of a solble sthal
be take e on lkhat lþyse pt ys reformyd e holb
y°t ys folbud m feynt polblys lborlys/31" holb gad
appynt y°ynner eize of the solble to see hym nocht
all at oonys butt by dniers tymys e of m maw
reforning of a solble by ensampple/32" holb
Jh° m heuy tope solble e lþh° he is clepyd fior/33'.
Of n maw of lobe formpd e vnformpd Uwhat y°t
mzenyth e holb lbe be holde to lobe Jh° mothe for
on° malpyng but moore for oure lepyng e byeng
butt aly° most for on° sabyng yn3 y° gystes of hys
labe/34" holb y°t some solble lobyth Jh° be badyb
ferne e by her olkn maly affeayons y° bee sth
by grace e by refon e holb some lobyth Jh° moore
restepfully by gosfhy affeayons oonb stceyd milke
ynp; spétiall grace of the holyste/35" pt y°
gyste of lobe among all the gystes of Jh° ys
Horthyeft e most þfytabyll e holb Jh° doth
all y° ys lcell doon m hys lovers oonþe for

et fynhtndmem snam, yts one forde god sthooppe
mane in folkll to lyps olkn ymage e lyknes preys
ye ymage ytj hane spooken off thys ymate maist
to ye ymate of god in ye fyrst sthappyt 1kas no
dyrly fepw e bryzt full of brennyng lobe e wisthe
lyzt butt poroll spynne of the fyrst man adam
yet 1bas dyffryngyd and forstappyn ni to an ay
lyknesse as j hane by fore seyd ffor ytt fell fro
yworth lyzt eyt henly faide m to peynfyll
derknesse e lyst of thys 1brechyd lobe exilde
fplerned onte fro the heretage of henpne ytt
sthulde hane had yff ytt had stonde stpace m to
the 1brechydnesse of thys erth e aftylkarde
ni to pryson of hell y to hane bee 1bont
sende ffrom the 1bhych pryson to yt henlye
heritage ytt myzt neid hane come azene butte
yf ytt hadde be reforomyd to ye fyrst sthappe
e the fyrst lyknes butt yt reformynget myzt
nott bee maad by nad eethly man foreny ma
Niaske m the same mysthefe enod myzt suffyre
to help hym selfe e soo myth lesse emy othery
man ther for ytt needyth to bee doo by hym yt
ys moore than man yt ys oonly god eyt 1kas
skylfull yt he sthuld reforme e restore man
to blys yff he sthuld bee pauffe Whych of hys
endles goodnesse fyrst sthope hym y to holl
than ytt myzt bee reformyd e holl ytt ys refor
myd to ye fyrst lyknes by hym yt fyrste
forinyd ytt by the grate of god j sthall telley

for þys þe entent of þys Wyleþyng

The rytt Wysnes of god as lyth y a trefpate axn,
bee nott forzefyn butt yff amendys bee maad
for ytt yff ytt may bee doon Nolb þe yit soth
maulzynd ythas haaole madam the fyest man
trefpasyd agenys grode soo Ikondyr Grenousty Akhan
ytt forfetyd þe speciall bydyng of hyn e senttid
to the fal so sell of þe feend y yet defnyd ryztful
hy for to hane bee deptyd from hyn e dampnyd to
helle lißont eend soo freerforth y stondyng y ryzt
Wysnes of god ytt myzt nott be forzefyn butt yff
amendys myzt noo man make ythas maanonly
e come out of adam by lyndly generation for thys
skyl for the trefpas e Wnlykorthyppe Was endless
qrest e yfure ytt pasfyd manys myzt for to make
a mendys for ytt and also for thys skylle heyt
hath trefpasyd until to all ythe ollyth yong he
had nott trefpasyde e also on ythym behom thy se
fyllhatt ythe ollyth nott butt only for ythe
trefpasyde Butt manlzynde had nott Whevellyt
ythe myzt pay god for hys trefpas on ythe olst
hyn for Whatt groode deede yma myzt doo in
bodpe oem solble yet lkes butt hys dette ffor euy
ma anzt as ye gospell seyth for to lobe god lly all
hys hert e all hys solble e all hys myztl and
beytvr myzt he noyt doon than thys and neuye
les ylde deede fuffyt and noyt to ye reforzmynt of
maulzynd ne thys myzt he nonzt doo butt
pf the hadde be fyrst reforzmyd than needyd
ytt yþff manys solble sthuld bee reforzmyd

ſful latyſation wer fyrst made yor for but pisamedys

ſhall make amèdis by ony gifte to hyn he has trefpasyd

† phn æpst curie seppid y e sone of marye ys goddys sone
sonereyn vertue elbysdome of god the Kyth thn to
Jelbys e paynems y troth not ni hyn hys but flanidy
e soly and p for thyn men by there ventrolbth puttyth
them self from the resorbutyng of ther olb solb le e
standyng yere butyenth sthal they new hie pauf he
come to y e blysse of heny for soth ytt ys from the
besyning of the lborde un to y e last endyng ne as y
new nian paufe ne sthalle be pauff but yff he had a traw
genall or specvall ni phn æpst to come or come
ffor zyzt as all choſen solblys p like we by fore y near
nation and the olde testment had twolbth ni æpst y
the ſthul come e resorune mannes solb le other opply
as paterſies e jphetys e other holyn men hadde or
ellys premply e genialy as chy ldomn e op ſynpyle
e mnpfyte solblys hadd y knelb nott jpebpaly pe
pintee of the marnation zyzt soo all choſyn solblys
and the nels testament hath twoenth m eft yf he ys
come other oppuly e feeliby as goſtyn men elbysf
men hath Or ellys genialy as chy ldomn hath y depth
eflynd e other ſynpyle e felke solblys hath y ar no
zrystyd m the bosdome of holyn thy th Syn thyn ys
soth than thynkyth me y p yſe men gythye gyntſh
erre y ſe th that Jelbys eравens by freppnts
of y olbnd felke molke be naad paufe pon they
trolb nott ni phn æpst as holyn thy th twolb s m als
mpt as they naene y p er olbnd twoenth ys good e
ſek er and puffptant to y p salnacion e myt twoenth
yey doo as yt ſe empt th many gaud deedys or zy
Nip ſic e e panetme yf they knelke e reſtyn ſept th
Nere bet yan p ers yey I buld lene yone e take
yt p fore y yey ſthul be pauf Nap it ys noyht.

y† staite y† ytt hadde at the fyest begynning by kynde
oz myzt hane had thvolb grate pf ytt had stande
hoole butt ytt sthall bee restoryd to nych moore
blyffe e myth hyper joye thvolb the myth mey
e the endles goodnes of god y an ytt sthlule
hane hadde pf it had neid falle for than sthall
y e solble receyne the hoole e the fullfylling
of god m all myztl of yte nyt modyng of emy
ot hyr affection e ytt sthall see mak ynd n pe
psbome of jhwd above the lynde of annyels omw
to y e godhede ffoz than sthall jhwd bathe god e
man bee all m all soonly hce e nad othry butt
hje as the jphiet seyth domime solus epalta
bitur m illa die y† ys onf lord jhwd myt day
y† ys enlafyng day sthal bee hrypd soonly e
nac butt he e also the bodye of man sthallyn
be e loryfryde for ytt sthall receyne fullye
ryth dolbeye of vnadechynesse nit all y† lonyth
y to thys sthall a solble hane lkt the bodye e
mych moore than i kan sey butt y† sthall be
mye blyffe of heny e nott m thys pf for youz
ytt bee so so y† y e passion of omr lorde by enpe
of thys full reforning of manye solble nenw
pelees ytt ikas nott hys wyll for to gramit
thys full reforning als tite aft hys passion
to all chofyn solblys y† iler hyþny intyne
of hys passion butt he delayd ytt vni to the
last day e y† for yps skyll doth ytt ys y† om-
londe jhwd of hys mcep hath ordernpd acer
payn

† bor p fynne & p payn may be done away or he passe hens & p ispe

folkle þhall nocht be dampnyd Nenthelees the payn dettyd
for the fynne ys nocht zitt fully forgefyned butt yf cota
on e love bee the moore and yfere þthall he goode & tholl
hym e sthryfe hym to hys gostly fast e recayne penans
emoynyd for hys trespace e stably fullpylle ytt soo y†
skyllfull wednans of hollithryth for gweet apfote of
mānys folke y touz the fynne be forzene thowle the
Nertne of gtenion Nenthelees in fulfollryng of mele
nesse e for to make hole satyffation he sthall yf yt
he may sthalb to thys preest plenere a fession ffor y†
ys hys tokyne e hys varant of forzessnes ageyns
all hys enemys e that ys needfull for to hane ffor
yff a man hadde forfetyd hys lyfe ayeyn a lyng
of thys erth yt I believe nocht Jnoll to hym as for a
full sykyernes for to hane oonly forzyfnes of the
kyng butt yf he hane a chartyre the llyth may
be hys tokyne e hys Naraunt ageyns all othyl
men Pyyt soo yt may bee sepd gostly yf a man
hath I forfetyd ayeyn the kynig of heny hys
Lyfe thowle deadly fynne ytt ys nocht Jnoll to hyn
to full sykyernes for to hane forzyfnes of god oonly
by contrition byt lkye god e hym butt yf he hane
a chartre maad by hollithryth yf he may tome
y to and yt ys the factment of penans the llyth
ys hys charitée e hys tokyn of forzyfnes for son
y† he forfetyd both ageyn god e hollithryth ytt ys
skyllfull y† he hane forzysnes for the toon e
Naraunt for y oy and thys ys o skyll Noy that
a fession ys needfull sin othyl skyll ys thys for
fynne thys reformyng of the folke fladylth

1526

A v

A þe fende vnto þe fayned of an angott, porand a pinc giono
worþig of þe holy goft

paffions e bordly ryfing ni hys hert as he dyd before
And nenhelfees þhall he trolle y þeis throlle eutce
refornewd to the lyines of god youn he netþyr frele
yt ne see yt he may well feele sollys for hys fynne
e a tornyng of hys wylle from fynne to elenesse
of lybyng of y þe hane gte e taue goode hiepe of
hyniselp But he may noy see ne feele the refor
mynst of hys solble hollt yt ys wondyrly e wmp
ceynably thammyd from the fyth of onl bade
gode y may he nott see but he fthall trolle ytt
e if he tolke yt than ys hys solble refornewd in
twenth ffor ryzt as holy thyrth trolkyth by the sat
ment of lipteme forthfast hy receynd a pelle or
a paratene or a chylde borne ys refornewd in solble
to the lyines of god throlle a pinc wmpceynabyll
Werkyng of the holygoft nact at eyt stond ynef
all the fleshly fermyng of hys bodye of fynne
the Wthyr he fthall feele aft hys bapteme als
Niele as he dyd byfora Fyt sfo by the satiment
of penantis mefi ly e teeneely receynd a fals
tfien man y hath be onnobryd in deedly fynne
all hys lyf tyme ys refornewd ni hys solble lbt
yn wmpceynably ont takyn a tornyng of hys wylle
throlle a pinc myft e a gionle Werkyng of the
holygoft yfadelly Werkyth emityne of a monmt
or a thynkelyng of an erze zytas a folkne so
Nile e tornyth yt from gofthy fylth to faynes
Vuseabyll e of a fiant of the feend makyth
a fone of joye e the prysone of helle makyth

Reithkeleske ouþeðwary wyse yf p'trolle þ'te p'alfyow of oure
fede io sone

Bee faaf in reikans of multitude of oý May it ys notfht
foz to trolle y't for y'folklys yt oonly are denonte
e by grate come to gof fly ffelyng e foz nao moo ony
Lord Jhù sthyno hane take mankynd e ffiffynd that
hano passion of deth yt hæd beo a lytyle anrithaape
to hym foz to a come from sone fere to foner e from so
hyze to so folke foz so falt folklys May hys midye ys
frede larger then soo p'tyons e hys midy soo mych
yt y'stall nao folke be dampnyd e namely of no
estyn man doo hie neid soo ynell as frumé folklys
Visene fathfy b'errys greeth yfor yoo ni theme
one e hold y'm the myddys e trolke as holy thyrde
trolkyth e pt ys the most synfull mid y'thythm
erth yf the tene hys wyll yvalt ig'te from deedly
fenne Nyt fothfaste repetans to the hnyce of gaud
the is reformyd in hys folde e yf the dye in pt
ftaaste hie sthall be faufe y'se belyzt oure fonde by
hys Jjphete foppynf thuse In quacumque hora g
npris fuit pittor eigenmit vitamet e non
morietur yt ys mil that tynie y'tyt bee yt ye
synfull man ys tornyd to god from fynie and
hie hane porolt y'fer the sthal lyve e the sthal not
dye endele fly alfo amend hym ther of ne zeteyne
the fation of penans or ellys ys the zeteyne
yt he takyth pt nout fothfasty for the love of
god yt ys for love of vertue e chennesse buttoth'ys
of peynys of holl the ys nott reformyd to ye
hynos of god and ys the dye nipt plyst the sthal
nott be faufe hys trolkyth sthal nout fane hyn in
hys tronth ys dede e lastifyth love e y'for ytt

and on ye ope fyde ho so hynoþ quod by fyno e wyf not lewe it

for drede or sthame of þe world or for drede only

fornyth hym not Buit yey that hath twoth qwyþnnd
Wt love e charitee arne reformyd to ye lylines of god
yong yet beed yf best degree of charitee as arne sy
pyll solblys yf 1blyth feelyth nott ye cryst of ffe
cial denotyon ne goestynnolbryng of god as some
goestlye me doon butt trolbryth genah as holy chyut,
trolbryth and Wbetyth nott fully what ys for yit
needyth not to hem And in that trolbryth y clype
hem in love e charitee to her enctvystyn as myth,
as they molb and fleeth all deedly fynne aft hev
knynnt e doth yf deedys of ncy to her enctvystyn
All thys longyth to ye blyffe of heny for yit ys
Nayt in y cnapot ys
Dum tinnetis diu pnſelli et
mat laudate em! ys ze that drecdyne god
both ſanale e greete thankyth hym By greete
are vnd ſtondynnt solblys yt are pſytyng mgte
or ellys pſyzt in y clove of god the 1blyth are
reformyd in goostly feelyng By ſanale ar vnd
ſtonde solblys vnpſyte of Worldly men elbome
e oy that hath but a chyllys knolbryng of god
e full lytyll feelyng af hym butt arne bronzt
forth mye boſtine of holy chyveth e norysthyd kt
the ſament as chyldru are feede wt mpke
Alle thys jthulle love god e thanke hym for fal
natyon af her solblys by hys cendees ncy and
goodnesſe ſfor holychyveth yt p[er]ys mod of all theſe
hath tendy folke to all her chyldryne goostly py
yth 1blyth for hem all tendryb of her ſpouse
yt p[er]ys jh[ui]n e geetyth hem heele of solyle thvolt
vertue of hys passion and namely for hem yt

en dund yfor say I p'ten dyne behonyth stepe seyn
thys ymage of syne e namely he y'to reforneid in
feyth oonby that so lyth may be deceynd y' I by't
in the p'sone of I bych me feyth seynt pollike
caro conceputit aduerfis afim et p'sone adufis carne
that ys a folke reforneid to the hline of god
fyztyth ayen ye flesthy feruyng of thys ymage
of syne e also thys ymage of fynne feryfth ayen
the I byll of fpyryet thys mand of fyztyng of y
folkyll ymage seynt pollike knalb I hede he seyd
thus inuem legeim in medbis meis vepugnate
degi mentis nice e captiud me diuocentem in le
gem p'ti dy's I hane folknd in lalkes in my flest
oon lalk in my folke llafn e another in my flesthy
ly hymes I bont fyztynt I by't oft leedylth me
as I brethyd p'soner to the lalk of syne By yes
I lalkys nia folke I und fonde thys folkyll
ymage by the lalk of the fpyryet I undyr fonde the
refon of the folke I banyt ys reforneid to the
ymage of god by the lave of the flesthy I undyr
fonde the fenfualtes I bych I falle y ymage
of fynne in thys I n' lalkes a folke reforneid
ledylth hys lyfe as seynt pollike feyth thente
ei ferme legi dei carne ei legi p'ti in my folke
that ys in my I bylle e in my refon I ferne to ye
lalk of god buut in my flesthy that ys in my
flesthy appetite I ferne to the lave of syne
Mentel es that a folke reforneid fthall noct
despare yonz he ferne to the lalk of fynne by
felyng of the vpaons fenfualte affeyn the
Hylle of y'e fpyrytte by tallse of compeyon

of pefe. Troi yaw stedfastly þ þey bew fægernen ðe desfætto namore
nhtes prou þ ar pelled e for genen. Uhedor pey wer deadly or vempul
butt þe be more mure besy bettir to hewe hym a grayne hem þ are
tomnyng. Æ yef he do pnes pnd may he come to vest in costieng. But pan
sit ar so flecthly e so vuncomming þ pey twoke fels or fe or here hen
feyenenges of her fynnes. As apylyn as pey mynt se ðe fol a bodde
prnes. And fee as moche as pey fels er not so þ for pey falt of to
me suche weres e dones of hem selfe e new may come to vest. Æm
þ ar pe vunleyse ffor fey th gor be forso fohyng. On the de feyd to
a man þ was yn pe palf so when he heled hym pnes. Cofwe ful
remittet þ atihi pectata tua. That is fone

or no þ yf it soo bee that a manne ys stervyd to ene many
of fynne e the lyknynt ys sooo greet in hys fleestly
ffelynnt ytt twomblyth hys resen e as ytt weve ytt
masluye occupyth the affetion of the fable Newdye
lees the fleepyth hym that the folowlyth nott in decede
ne he would not yf the mynt butt ys rathly peyfull
to hym for to feele ye flecthing of it fynne e fynne de
would pucyt ytt alsey þyf he mynt e than that the ste
ryng ys onlpassyd he ys glad e well guyd that hens
delynerd of ytt by thys asay may may licte e where y
lyknyng newd soo grette in the fleestly ffecthing y þe
asfleutyd nott ne fynyd nott namely deelye Merlykles
a remedye y þys fyllyr to such a fynnylle solitie y þys
marryd in yet selfe e than nott gelieve yt y þe bee nocht
to bold in hym selfe wytyvlye Uenpynt ytt such fleest
ly styrnyngg lilyt ly byut umne noo fynys for he mynt
so faile in to zekelnesse e in to false felyrnes ne alþy
y þe bee nott to dresfull ne to fynnylle ml bytce
for to deme heme all as deelye fynes noo as great
veinals for neithry ys soth Butt y þe hold hem all
as fynys e llirchydnes of hym selfe e that the lyane
forallie for hem e be nott to byfue for to deme hem
neithyr deadly ne vempalle butt ys hys astiens bee
grethly grynyd y þe hastly go e sthelle to hys afess
memenall e in ptoctall such stervyngg e manielye
eny stervynt y þe grynyth to festen ene voote
in the roote in the lyert e most occupyth yt for
to deallie yt doltine to fynne e liborl sti vantee
e than Ughen he is pnes sthryfen gEDAlye e frialhy
twoliche stedfastly ye fynys are forgyfe ye he feyd
not to hyn fœ or feele hold the yward foruyf fœ
^ fynnes we fœ

statye of men Some men are not reformed to the
lyfmas of god e some are reformed to the lyknes
of god e some are reformed only inffeyth e some
are reformed in ffeyth e inffelyng for y thalts
vndstonde that a fable hath in ptyes y e one ys
callyd penfualite that ys fleestly felyng be the
fyfe olweard Noutys the lycht ys comy to ma
e to beest of the lycht penfualite Whan pt ys
unfkyllfully evnordynatelyye rellyd ys maw
y ymage of syne lchd yt ys not rellyd aft
refon for then ys y penfualite syne that athyl
p type ys callyd refon e that ys deptyd in the
in the myl ptye e m the nethyl y onyl ptye
ys lyknd to am a for yt sthuld be master and
sonereyn e that ys fpyely the ymage of god
for by that only the fable knolbyt god e lo
byt hym and ye nede ys lyknd to a nomad
for yt sthuld be lnyd to the onere ptye of ze
fon as nomad ys lnyd to ma e that lyth m
knolbyng e rellying of exthly thyngyl for to
vse hem discreetly aft neede e for to refuse he
Neha yt ys nae neede for to hane eu Nyt yt an
eye vnuande to ye and ptye of refon Nyt dve de e
Nt venuens for to folove yt Nolb may I sey yat
a fable yt lyd byt aft lyknyngl e the luftye
of hys fleest as yt were Unfkyllfull beeste
e neyy hat knolbyng of god ne desyre to vertimys
ne to good lybyng Nout yt ys aft blendyd in
pryd first am enye onleyde Nt conetye defon
hyd Nt ly therye e as greet synes ys noght

arne lyke to the fende of helle dins yfors fathly lyf
me that lyblyth yes yf they be not reforrnyd
Nha the home of deth comyth e the foltlys of
them arne deptyd for the bodyes than fthall her
eize be opyryd that ys nolb stoppyd Iffrynne and
than fthall they feele e fynde ye peyne of the
Myklydnes yt they lyond on heere dins far as mych
as the ymage of god was not reforrnyd thoroll
the fation of penings in hem neithwymeyth
ne m feelynget here mithys lyfe they fthal be as
knespyde fast out from the blessed face of one
creatove dins they fthal be dimpypd W the denyll
in to the depnesse of holl yfors to be Nsut eend
yf seyth seynt I hony in the apocalypse (Imnd
E mariednis e vesteris e homitis forrictatoribus
Vemfitis e ydlaters e omnibus mendatall pirs
allor e m staigno ardentia ume e sulphines that
ys to proude men emystrolbynyft men to cures
e to maſlaers to lecherous e conetouns to pop
ners and Norſtippers of manieſt e to all fols
hers here dele fthale be Iff the Denyle my pitt
of holl brenynt Iff fyve e brynestone yf the lo
vers of thys Norſte Wuldef oft thynk on thys
holb all thys Norſte fthale paffe e dralke to an
ende e holb all Uplikyd love fthal bee hard yn
nysthyde yey fthulde Ufynne fthort tyme looth
all Norſely luste that yey nolb most lyke and
they fthulde lyste vp their hert for to love god e
yeu Wulde byſkye ſeche e tynne holb they most
be reforrnyd to hys lyknes or yey paffe hons
utt nolb seyth ſinne of them yfors Wulde
fayne love god e bee a goode man e forſa
ale

the lave of þelluðe yf þt jmygt Butt I hane no gte
y to yf had the sme græce yt a good mað hæð jstþuð
doo as hec doth Butt for I hane yttuðt yfere I may
nott e sfo yt ys nott me to I þyt e Butt I am eptu
fyd vii to these men I sfeye thys Oðth ytt ys as y
sfeye yt yey hane noo græce e yfere yey lyf stylle
in theð syne e molke nocht zyf e Butt y anay
lyth he nott aðeyn gud for yet ys hör allþi defaute
theð bnaþle hem by diners Næyye sbonmyð y þe
lyst of gte may nocht sthyme to hem ne vost in hör
hertys for sme are sfo frolkarð that they wyll
no græce hane ne yey wyll no good mi bée for they
Nætelbæll yf yt they sthuld be good me they must
needys forþere the græet lyfing e the lyst of ys
Nørlde that they hane inðrthlye thryngmye e that
Wyll they nott for them thynkyð yt þe siberte
yt they Wuld noght forgoone yt and alþo they
must take I hev kys of penaim as fastþing til
kynt praying and athyr good deedys doþing in
thrafty rict of theyr fleyst h in Uðrallþyring
of hör fleysthy wyll and y molbe y nort doð for
yt yo maad sfo sthaþpe e sfo dideful to hej
the wyfing y þey vogen e loothen for to thynke
þysone sfo colkarð hæ e Þreþyd hæ Mvalle yey
stylle in hör syne Domelbæld hane gte as yt
seemyth e lyggyryth to aþyle hæmp to Butt
hör Wyll ys Niondyl Næylke for as sbonne as
ey sterþing of snye compth yong yt be grye to
y bydymig af gud yey fall as tyte y to for
they are sfo bolbæð yorallt cuftume by ofte

yt prey hane no grace yt prey molbe as yt there ye moore
fully e freely folole ye lyflying of fleestlye lustye
as yoniz god lberre a flepe e myzt nat see he
e thys ys son of the most defant and by here
ollin folbardnes prey stoppe ye lyzt of grace fio
her ollin folale yt yt myzt noyt zest ynne ye
Itthyth grace maler myth as in yt ys sthynyth,
to all goestly creaturis vodye for to entyre my
yt ys zecynyd as the fone sthynyth on all are
aturis vodye for to entyre y yt ys noyt lettyde
yys seyth seynt johnd in the gospell luy mte
nebris lucet e tenebire eam cœprchenderimt,
yt ys ye lytht of grace sthynyth in derknesse
yt ys to mempe hertis yt are derke throlle syne
butt ye derknesse takyth yt nat that ys thyns
blynd hertis zestyne noyt the gnytous lyzt
ne hane noyt the jphete of yt Butt zyzt as a
blyndma p[ro]viblappyd wt the lyzt of the fone
When he stondyth vynne ezitt seeth he yt noyt
ne hath uo jphete y of for to goo y bye zyzt soo
goesthy lyzt a folle blyndyd wt dedly syne ys
all vmbelappyd wt thys goesthy lyzt ezitt he is
neid the bet for he is blyndyd e mylenot see
ne knollb hys blyndusse yt ys son of the
most lettering of grace that a wricthyd plyll
not be a knollbe hys ollin blyndnesse for
pryde of hym self or ell ys he knollb yt he
thargyth yt noyt butt mal yth myrpe and
game as he were on all syfer y for vn to all
pyse men that arne thyn blyndyd and

bollwurd llyt ye love in thys lborlde e airie follele for
ſthjape from the fayr heede of ma I preye e co
Wauſeyle yt theynſk on their folle le yt yey
abyle hem to grate as myth as yey molbe yel and þ may
doo upon thys lbpſe yff yt yey Wylle. Wliche they
ſeele hem ſelp out of grace e onlayde Nst deadly
ſyne yanyt yey thynke What myſtheſe e What
yſſele ya to hem for to be out of grace e deptyd
ſi God as prey bee for vs nothpung yt holdyth
hem for y putt/grate e deptyd from God as
they bee for the preys nothpung yt holdyth hem
ſro ye putt of hell yt prey ne ſthnuld aſſyte ſalle
ſyne buut o baue ſengyll thredde of thys lo
dylye lyſe Wher by the preys hang What lyz thier
may be loſſ than a ſentyll thredde may bee
Brooke in tibo far Werne the breth ſtoppyd m
her bodpe e pt may lyzthly ſalle here folle ſthalle
passe forſth e ancon bee in hell Nst eande
and yff they Wuld thynk yb prey ſthnuld quake
e ſthake for dide of the ryztfull domys of God
e of the lauſ pumſthung of ſyne e they ſthnuld
make ſoroll e moorne for here ſyne e for laſkyng
of grace e than ſthnuld they cye e prey that they
nizt hane grate e pp they dyde yas an ſthnuld
grate ſalle in e putt out of derkneſſe e hardneſſe
of hert e haylines of Wylle e geſſe hem nizt e
ſtrength for to for ſake ye false love of thynbors
as myth as preys deadly ſyne for ys naon ſonole
ſoo ſerre from god throlle Wyſkydnes of Wylle
in deadly ſyne I ontetake noon yt lybth in preys

deth finne of the chosyne solbys y† leedyth in yelborde
attye lyfe eyt ys lytyl Mandyl of hem for they are fao
octupyd Nt Worldlyhe bysyneske y† nesdyth for to bee daoy
daan y† ey molbe nocht fully seeten hene hertl for to
pfyte in fastlye Weckyng und nenthelocs yt ys p
ylous to hem for they fall out enall day rare nolb
up enolb dollne enolb nocht come to the stabylnes af
goo de lybuntf Neuly lees y ey are snillhat exctusabyle
for hev state of lybuntf Bnit athyy men elbomen
y† are free from liborlyhe bysynes yf they myll enolb
hane hene needfull sustenanis Nis but greet badly by
synes as specially as religioltis me e lborne molb if
blyndyth hem self to the state of pfection by takyng
of religion ey of me also in seculer state y† hath myth,
reson ingreete hynely myct e myst yf they Nauld
deppys se fan he y to come to myth grate yesf men
are mœ for to blame for y† ey stonde stylle as
yey were ydyle elbryll nocht pfyte ingrate ne m
no feuthryl seekyng for to come to yelowe e the
enolbyng of god for sathly yt ys pylo9 to a soltale
y† ys zefemede aonly infert h e myle no moore
feshe pfzst ne yene hrym lyfely to gofthy tranayle
for he may so lyzthy loesf p† helath and fall atfeyn
to dedh fyne for a solble may nocht stonde stylle
alle uoo state Nihyle y† ytt ys zfotyng ingrate
or peyentf in fyne for yet ffapryth by hrym aspt
doth by a man that hene duralb out of a pite
e Nihan hellere by he holde no oferthyl goo
than the pictus brynke sathly he lbere amyth
folle for a hytyll puff of wunde or an hillew
ly

pfetion m a bodym Werke e sae they make an
ende m ye myddys of the Wey Nhere nod end ys
forlorp bodyly customs y men vse m her begyning
are good But they are but meene e Weyns leading
a folle to pfection e pfore he yf sethth hys pfece
on m a bodyly Werke or m a gofth Werke that
he feelyth m y begyning of hys tornuyt to
god e he Wyke noo fether seeke butt end zeke ym
he hyndryth hyni self qveely for yt ys a fynpyle
craste y a pientysc ys en lyke (Wyse ym e yknyth,
on the fyft day as myth of yt as he kan depte
Wytyr astyr or ellys yf the craft be goode and
potyle he ys of a null Wytte or ellys of an emyll
Wyll yf pfeftth noyt yn Zuit than ys yt foth
yf all craftys yf are the feme of god ys moost
pomeyne m y moost potyle ye hynest e hardest
for to come to ye pfection of yt and also yt ys
moost ppytabyll e moost of Wyning to hym
yf may poythe fastlye pforme yt and yf for yt
seemyth yf pientysc of yt yt aen eu lyke
fer forth m fermynf eithern eu nulld lytyde
or ellys enyll vyllyd j zeyne noyt yefe customys
yf men vse m y state of begyning Wyche woy
be so badyly or gofth for j sey yf poy eu nulld goode
e spee d nulld for hem for to vsen Zuit yn eu nulde
yt yey helde hem noyt bie a lbepe e an euithre
tolkard gofthly feelyng e yey vfyd he as a
conenabyle meene tyll bet come e yf poy m y
vfyng of hem conetyd ast bea e than yf bea
come yf Nere moore gofthye e moore diuithyng
m the thonst from fle sthlynes e fromen suialte
e vapu pnygmaconys yf yshuld be lamyd be

by þeþynne þolknþth al to hælþytynge and to stery
vynte e to dysterde malzmynte reþnynte of states
e of þsonys e zitt seyn that all þys þe charitee
e zele of ryztlysnes Zut yet nott þoth for seyn
Jame the apostyle seyn thuse whi e zelues e contéo
ibi m contantia e ome opus p[ro]im u est s[an]pia h[uius] de
firs[um] destendens a pat h[uius] ſene animalis et
dialolica/ that þe wher foo e n[am]e þe and flytynſte
þ þe (n)uitab[]l[]ines e alle yuell werke e yfure that
connyſt that brym[]yth forth ſuch ſyns comp[er]th
nott from the fa[de] of h[u]t that þe god h[u]t þe e[th]
he[re] lieth[]e e feend[]he and foo by þys to[]p[er]us that
are pu[de] preſim[ion] (unb]nomnes modiſation,
hælþytynſte e or ſuche ſyns for y[os]e fol[]k[]yth af
tyre may þe ſeyn[]d h[u]t be l[nu]l[]ke from the twel[]le
ſ[or] the twel[]le ſon[]e ſch[]myrth, e ſthel[]k[]yth
h[uius] nott h[uius]n[ot]t by f[ra]cty[all] (n)ysytacion for to
g[re]ſe h[u]t of und[]ſon[]r[uiſt or p[er]ſ[]t th[ar]itie to a ſol[]ble
h[u]t þe fir[ma]ment be fir[st] maade h[u]t e[de]ere
from ch[oli]d[ys that þe h[u]t of the cons[]tens bee
maad cl[ar]ne th[os]on[gh] ſire of b[re]m[]y[th] deſ[]ſu to
ph[au] in þ[rys] dy[er]n[]es the Wh[er]th M[est]ryth anu b[re]
myrth all W[yl]l[]y[]d st[er]yng[er]t of p[ry]de (b[ey]n gl[or]ye
n[ir]e on[by]e e all st[he]l ſyns in th[e] ſol[]ble as the
p[he]p[]et seyn (g[ra]ms anu ip[er] p[re]det e in[fl]an[]ma[]t
in e[re]mi[n]tui min[]cos e[ins] ſ[ir]e ſ[th]al g[ra] before
h[uius] that þe deſ[]ſire of l[ov]e ſ[th]al god before ph[au]
in m[am]ys ſol[]ble e y[tt] ſ[th]al b[re]ne all h[ys] ſm[pe]tte
dol[]n from he[iz]te of yt ſal[]p by d[re]de e be l[u]l[]l

emuyes. þ ys et schal waſt aft ſynny[]o. st[oe] but a ſol[]ve be
ſuſt

Smeknes

f 3

+

tome y to hem must deo all thynge as seynt polble dyd sinne
thyns apeth minues enaftyns est e esso mudo / thys
Nzorlb ys plerne e enaftid to me e i to y vorld that ys
he that hath forsake the /sop the world mizorsthyspe
e zythes in all othyr Nwordly thynget before seyde
for lobe of god e lakyth ytt nott ne pureskyth ytt
notte butt ys ikell that he hath zyzt nonzt of ytt ne
Nzold hane ponz he myste pathly to hym the Nzorlb
ys deede for he hath noo pano ne delyte vyne alsp
yf the Nzorlb sette hym att nonzt e hath noo ze
Ilau'd to hym noo pano ne Nmesthyyspe sate noo p'se
by hym butt for tely th hym as a ded man than ys
he ded to the Nzorlb e m thys phyzt Nwas seynt
pable sette pfytely e sao must an oy ma m ptye
y t Ibul'd fololke e come to the pfyte lobe of god
for he may nott lye to god fully butt yf he dye
fyrst to y Nzorlb thys dyent to the Nzorlb ys p's
Devynesse e ytt ys the gate of contemplation e to
zeformyng m feelyng e nam oy vens y molbe he
many smdrye verys e sere Iberlys Letyng and
leedyng smdry Weyns e sere Nmys e sere Herfz
letyng e leedyng smdry sollys to contemplacion
e to zeformyng e m ffelymte e noo othyr them thys
y molbe he many smdrie Nmys e sere Herfz yst
fors afrye / Nmors / dysposyntysl of me e ast smdry statys as are z
lignons e seculers yt yey are yn are dniers ex
dryces m Iberlyng Nmystyees y ys noo gaatz
butt von for what epercytes yt bee y a pable

hath butt yf yt may come by thet extercyte to ys knolbyngt e to a melese ffelynge of hym selfe e that ys y† he be mortified e deed to y° world as in hys love e y† he may feele hym selfe amityne mys zeft full derknes by the Whyth he may feele hym selfe fetyme in thys zeft full derknes by the Whych he may be hyd from vanitee of the world as in hys love e that he may feele hym selfe fetyme What he ys faithly he ys nott zut come to y° formynt in feelynt ne hath nott fully con templation he ys full ferre y'from e ys he byllle come by ony other y gate he ys but a thefe e N. Breker of the Wall and y'for as Wilborth he yshall bee keft out butt he y† kan brynt hym selfe fyrst to nonzt thazoll grate of meles nez e dye on thyfle manere he ys in the gate for he ys deed to y° World e he hybyth to god of the Whych seynt polele fpekyth thyn Nortm ei eftis et vita vitæ abstondita e cum xpo'm deo ze are dede y† ys ze y† for the love of god forfakyth all the love of the World are ded to the Worlde and butt zon hfe ys hyde from Worldly men- as cryst hybys and ys hydde in hys godehede from the love e yf fyrst of flestly lovers ys graatte onr lord hym fyffe sthelbed in the epos pelle Whan he fleyd yg Omnes qun zelaprit pa treem a† matrem freyn ant forzorem iff me centu

W' ayst in god. p'ze leue eostly m'ye plinn
Lone of ihu

1/ of all Worfoly lone. Œ hydyst pí poswe in pis díre tnes
lyst

love of þhu he sthalle molke see aftwardle grette thynget
ez male y† he svest knelke nott y° senþeth þe y† seþphet
behyzt thuse seynget Orgetne in tenebris lym treda
tenebire tne ermit sient meridies e regnem dabit
tribi dominus deus tuns e niplebit anam tuæ sónedræl,
lyst sthall fornyng to y derknesse y° vs ñ y† forfahyst,
sachfastly y lyst"of bleſſed lome e gos thry e knolbryng
of god sthall fornyng to y e thy derknesse sthalle be
as mydday that ys thy dyſtines of tranelyng desyne
e thy blynde teust in god that þe haſt svest sthal tónne
in to seeere knolbryng ez m to ſtines of love and thy
lord god sthal gyſſe veste to ye that ys thy fleestly
desyves e thyn paynſul dredys e dantis e Wylkyd fly
ry þys thyt hath femnally be forhand tranelyde
ye all yes e sthynulle Warkie e leſſe myth of her myst
e y† sthalt be mad so strong that they sthall nott
dere y° for y sthalt be hyd in vest from hem and
than sthall ony lord þhu fulſyll e thy ſolke N° thy
myngel that ys Nauon y art broight in to thys goſt
ly vest than sthalt û moore eſſely tent to gode
e nonst ellys da so butt luf hym e than sthal he hit†
beemys of groſthy lyzt fulſyll e all the myſt of thy
ſolke hane y no lliondym palbz e cille the forſafyng
of Worfoly love derknes for the seþhet hallyth ytt
ſoo seynget thuse to a ſolke Intra in tenebris tuæ
filia taldeoz Goo m to thy derknesſe y" donztyl
of talde y° ys tho ſolke y† art as a derkst of cal

m

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["for that if he were here now he would not go", "that he would not go from where he came from\nbut he would rather stay here, but he would not\nbelieve it, but as I have said, you know that is\nnot true, and so you are, and so are you, and so are\nyou, and so are you, and so are you, and so are\nyou,

in feth in the lablest degree of charite and yet vs in
the left fubile that vs reformyd in feth in the lable
of degree of charite e pat vs good for yet suffizeth to
pauatyon the second pat that a fubil feth thoroeth
fath and pimagination of phu in hyo manhed thys
luf ys bea than the fyft When the pimagination
ys steryd by gæe for Nthy the gofth eze vs append in
beholdyng of our lordys manhed the thruse love yt
y e fubile feth thorothe gofth fyft of the godhede
the thrad labe that the fubil feth thorothe gatte
gofth fyft of the godhede mi the manhede as pat
may be seen here y e best a most Nworthy e that ys
pfyte love thys love a fubile feth not Untyl he
be reformyd in felyinge Sonlys bygyming e ppye
tyn not hath thys labe for they fone not thynk
on him ne love hym godly but as yet I were all man
e felfthly asty the condytions e the lyines of my
e Upon that zembard they shape all her Ikerkyo
m her thoutel e in her affections they direde hym
as a man e Iborst hype hym e love hym principally i
mally pimagination e god no fether as y e f they
hane doo amys e trepatyd ageyn god they think
than that god y e Iwoth Nth hem as a man pyn do
be e they had trespafyd ageyn hym e for they
e palle doln as yet Nere to the fecte of our lord
Nay forouns of heart e cry of myy e who they do as
yet Nere thus they hane agod trust that am
lord of hys mine Nyl for gyf hem her trespaie
thys man of doyng ys dyst god butt yet ys

in flesth as he ys in hys blyssyd lyst yfize Nee
Ithall lyd undyr the sthadoes of hys manhedeas
loue as Nee are heere butt youz thys be foth that
thys love in ymagination bee goode New theles
a solle sthulde defyre for to hane yosly love in
vndstondyng of the godhede for that ys ye sende
e the full blysse of the solle and all bodyly be
holdyngel are butt meenys leedying a solle to yt,
I sey nott that we sthull depart god from man REFUK PEMAHOD
e man u God goothye nott flesthy thins ke myd of ihu
our lord mary magdalene that sthuld be contem
platye When he seyd thins (Noli me tangere no
inn em astendi ad patrem me) touch me noght
I am nott stied up to my fad that ys to se ye are ye
magdalene lobyd FREMPYNGLY om lord jhn before
tyne of hys passion but her love Nais myth bodyly
lytyl go fthe trolled Nol thet he Nais godde
fthe lobyd lytyl as god for fthe fonth noght y!!
e yfize fthe puyr all her affection and all her
thoust falle in hym as he Nais in forme of man
e our lord blamyd here nott than butt pifysyd yet
mych but aft Ithan he Nais zysyn from deth e
apperpyd to her fthe Nslo hane Ikoz fthy ppyd hym
ys futh man love as fthe dyd before e than any
lord forzled here e seyd thins touthe me nozt
ylys fette nott yl zeste ne the love of thyn
hert in that forme of man that yfesf Nyt thy
flesthye eize oonly for to zest yyn for in y forze
but p' shalt in ihu man. behote drie de wodre e lone gofthy pe
godhede. e so shalt p' w out deptyng lone god in man e bop
god zman

I am not dyed up to myffadyr that ys I am not enem to the fad² for in forme of man I am lesse than he touche me me nott fao butt fecte thy thost e thy lobe in y³ forme an llybrych I am eny to the fad² that ys the forme of the god hed e lobe me knells me and Uzorsthyppe me as god and man gadly nott abama manly. Saa fthalt y³ touthe me for fythen I am both god e man gadly e alle the call se Why I fthall bee lohyd e Uzorsthyppyd ys for I am god e for I toke the kyn of ma e therfor mak me a god in thyn heert and in thyn lobe e Uzorsthyppe me in thyn und ftond yngt as I hyn god e man foneyn fathfastnes and foneyn fadnes e blyffyd lyfse for that I am I e y³ fennyd am lasd lyre as I und ftonde e also all on folklys that are dyspoſed to contemplation e able y³ to that they fthyns doo fao Newyeles oy folklys y³ are nott fofyle in fynode ne are nott zitt made gyſthly thozan gyſte yt ys good to hem that they lyſep forſth her ollu Uverſyng yn ymatina ion W³ manly affeſtion (on ſtyl moſe affeſtion gyſte come freeſly to hem yt ys nott ſyſter to al man to leene do good Othly tyl he ſe e ſele abet Upon the ſelf Myſe yt may be ſayde of oy mind ſfeehyngel that are lyſe to hody lyre as heeryng of delectable ſong or ſfeehyng of conſortable hee te in y³ hody ſeyng of lyht or ſkretnes of hody ly ſa w³ yes are nott gyſthly ſeehyngel for gyſth ſeehyngel are felt in thyn myztis of the ſolſle Antipaly in llynd ōſtond yngt e lobe e lytyle in ymatina tion

abyl

pyne

f. 1c

thorolb myzt of lys nakys zefon but he seeth ly
in vnd stondyng that ys comfortyd e hystyns by the
gyt of lydystost Wit a Wondyrfull verdens e d
pine breemyng lobe e Wit efastly sand e hemyly
delyte mors thom clerly e marfully then yt may
be I krytyn thys oz seyd thys lynte yon yt be but
sthorst hy e hytly ys so lborthy e so mytay that yt
dvalkyth e zanfitch all the affection of the
fallile from beholding and the mynd of all
erthlye thynge y to for to zest thev yn suumoz
of yet myzt and of thys maner of lyzt and kus
Nynite the fallile groundyth all lys lkerlynyge
Hilbaurd in all the affections for than yet drespy
gtad in man as fathfastnes Wondyrth in hym as
myzt labyth hym of lys goodnesse thys lyzt and
thysse goodnesse e knolbyng of phn of phn Wit the
blyssde lobe that compyth out of yet may be talys
zefor mynyng af a fallible m feelynget e m feyth that
I prethe of yet ys in feyth for yt ys derke zit as
in zalkard of that full knolbyng of phn Wit the
blysslyd lobe that compyth out of yet that shall
be in hemy for than sthal in hemy be fpoz than
sthal We see hym not anonly that he ys but as he
ys as seynt phn fyllyth Emne videliem enny fiena
eft that ys thon sthal We see hym as he ys nen
ylées ytto in felynet albo abn velbaurd of that
dlynde knolbyning that a fallible hath stondyng
aonly in feyth for thys fallible knolbyt stond that
af the fynide af phn gad tholb lys gtylize
lyzt but y ay knolkyth nott but aonly tarikh

ye the apenye of hennyn to the eize of a cleene folke
to the ligrych holl men seeth thyn of my her Ibraytnte
Nott as some weene y$^{t}$ ye apenye of hennyn ys as of
a folke myzt see by pnyagmation thorothe staires above yo
furnament holbe our lord Jhn seith thyn hys mauestate
in alwayly lyzt as mych as an hundred sonys (lay yt
ys not soo ne youz he see neyoo hize on y$^{t}$ mand seith
he seeth nott the gofthy hennyn the hizer he seeth a
bave the some for to see Jhn god so by suthymagma
tion the loller he fallyth byneth the sons. Neuthe
les thy mand lyzt ys sufforable to snyppyle folke yt
fime nae bet seche hym that ys unsnable
that hennyn to a resonable man folke seith ly no$^{t}$ 33
ollys but Jhn god for of y$^{t}$ be hennyn oonely y$^{t}$
ys a folke all thynge than ys god oonely hennyn
to manynys folke for he ys oonely above the lynde
of a folke than of a folke may thorothe grate
have kwell byng of that blyssed lynde of Jhn seith
ly the seeth hennyn for seeth god for y$^{t}$ ar many
men that even in undfondying of some word
that are seyd of god. for they undyvstand hem no
gofthy holy Ibraytng seeth that a folke that ligrlyl
lynd god sthal lyft blibard the jnner eize and
seche god above yt self. than fide men that Ibrile
doo astyl thys sepping. Undfond yt$^{b}$ word above
hem self as for hezere seyttng in stede elkorthyn
nes of plate as oon$^{c}$e plante ys above anoy$^{c}$ elemeto:
in seeth ynes e WORTHINES of a bodyly plate but
yt ys not soo gofthy ffor a folke ys a bone alfo

A by pp lyre

† ys yd sthalb† to y‡ zefan of the folkle yt selfe seyt
sby yt selfp all ay gosfly thynget that nedyth to
be lusken of a folkle y† seyth the jphet Domme
in lind two vide bni† limen lard ke sthull sone n"
heest that ys Nye sthull sone y* y† ault suthfastnes
by thyselc On ye selfp Nyse ytys seyd that god is
fyve. deus noft ufus asumnes ‡ that ys onl lard
ys fyve Maſtynget that ys for to seye god ys not
fyve elementure that heesth a body z bræmth,
yt Butt gad ys love z charites ffor as fyve Ma-
tyth all bodyly thynge that I may bée Ikastys
Pyzt sso the lode of god brennyth z Ikastyth all
fynne onof the folkle z makyp yt cleane as
fyce mabyp cleane all maü metalle yespe Nae
dys and all on that †froshyn of our lard in haly
Naypt by bodyly lylines must needys bée Vond†
ſtond gosfly ells ther ys noo land† in hem Nen
ylées the couse Nely ſuch maw Nard are seyd
of onl lard in haly krypt ys ys ffor Nye are so
ſleſthlye y† ke fan noſt ſelc af god ne Vond†
ſtande af lyrm Butt yf Nye by ſuth Nardys ſyſt
been entoyd yn Nend the lés When the I mey
eize ys oopynd thorolt grace for to hane a
lytal ſyzt of ſhau than sthal the folkle torne
lyztly I nolke alle ſuth Nardys of bodyly thynget
in to gosfly Imſtondyng Thys gosfly oppymyt
of the pinner ſone in to knoliyping of the god
hede I calle zeforimyng in to ſeyth z feelymyst
for than the folkle sulkhat ſeelyth in Imſtondyg

of him but in the blysshe of henyn yt ys full
fyllyd lyx cleere fyzt in hys gadhede for thei thull
naon affetion bee feeld in a solkyle butt gode
lyc e spistye c

The y than of god noo thyrut but thys opste
of love yt ys the holYGost for a monuf all
y opyst that an our lorde gesyth thew ys noon so
gode ne foo opytable foo wORTHy ne foo ex
talent as thy ys ffor y ys noo opyst of god
that ys bath y gesyr e the opyst but thys opste
of love e ufor yt ys y cbest e the wNorthyst y
opste of Jphelype the opyst of miraculs wNorthy
the opyst of the greete knolkynt e comelynynt
e the opyst of greete fastyng or of greete peu
aus doynt as eny as futh are greete opysts of
the holYGost but they are not y holYGost for
a remyd e dampnable myzt hane all yfere opyst
as hath a chosyn solkyle and yfere all yfere main
gyfts are not greely for to desyre no mych
for to tharete but the opyst of love ys y holY
gost opd hym selfe e may noo solkyle hane e be
dampnyd na all for that opyst faby th yt oonely
from dampnacion e małyth yt godlys some
p ceyn of henyly heritage e that love as I
hane before seyd ys not affetion of love that
ys formyd in a solkyle but yt ys the holYGost
hym selfe that ys love vnformyd yt sanfruth a
sollyle for that he gesyth hym selfe to a solkyle fyzt
or the solkyle love hym e the formyth y affec
tion in the solkyle e małyth the solkyle for to
labe hym oonly for hym selfe e nott oonly

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Dare domin in virtute thatt ys ye boys of ony lord
phid ys in vertue y* boys ys a lyfely Nard e appe
dye as the apostyl sey th. Vint est fmo domin
penetruor omn gladio / y* ys alkyk ys thelbord
af phid e ffedy mazr p*thyrig theneny siker de
ys thorall s pekyng of Nard ys flestlyl lobe
playn e the folke kept in filens from all alkyk
kyd steryng of Of thyn filens yt ys seyd m pe
vpcalips thyn p[ factum est silencium in telo qu["
dimidia hora / Silens was made in henyne as
yttkere an halfe holl heny ys a clene folke
leste vpxfrom eorthly lobe to hently ys a clene
folke leste vp from eorthly lobe to hently
quotation e so ys yt m filens butt for as mych
as y† filens may not leste holl e homely for
corruption of the bodyly lynde vfor yt ys ly
lynde to ye tyme af haff an homre a full short
tyme the folke thynkyth y† yt ys be pt new
so long ey for yt ys butt as an half homre e
than hath yt pees in strence for whyn grate
puttyth out gualkyng prylirug estorybyng
e flytynit af symys e bryngyth in pees e atord
e makyth phid e a folke booth aon mekepyng
of defaut made y* tyme in a folke for they
are kysfyd e ffrendys all ys forgoffen that it was
myfdone vyfelyth the folke than ni full
melye sykynes e greete gafly gladnes and
yt toreyth a full greete boldnes of salutation

In ful accordance of wytt. p is no vpbzaing of symys
ne sharp

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seventh of one LORD Y'SOSTAMß VULTIM SIMM OFTAIDEM
non est quum contempsetem ement that ys aft When one
LORD JHWD HATH HYDDE HYS FATE Y'S NOON that may
BEHALDE HYM NATION HE FHELWTH HYM THE SOULEMAY
NOZT VISEE HYM FOR HE Y'S LENT E WHEN HE HYDTH HYM
YTT MAY NOZT SE HYM FOR Y'SOUL Y'S DEVIL HYS HYDYG
YS BUT A SATYLE AFFAYING OF Y'SOUL HYS FHELWNT
YS WONDYS INDEPULL goodnes in gorte of the SOUL
HANE Y'NOO WONDYS PALLIZ Y'FELING OF GRACE HE
NDAWLE FUTYME FROM A LOVER OF JHWD FOR HOLY WYNT
FEYTH THE FAKE OF THE FROUSE THAT THE FARYTH Y'S
WINESTIN E NON INEM ILLUM VOCAM ENON ZEPPEL ET
MICH I FEKYND E FELLND HYM NOGHT I CALLYD
E HE ANSHERD NOZT Y'YS WHEN I FALLE DOHN TO MY
FEELOTE THAN GRACE NDAWLT FOR MY FALLYNG Y'S
CAUSE Y'S OF E NOZT HYS FELING ZWIT THAN FELE
I PEYNE AF MY NICHYPDNE IN HYS ABPNS E Y
FOTE IN SOUZE HYM BY GROOTE DESYNNG OF HERT
AND HE GAF TO ME NOO FELABLE ANSHERYNG
E THAN I CRED NOT ALL MY FOLKLE PENDERE DILETT
MY TORNE AUFYN Ý MY LOYD AND ZITT YT FEMYD
AS HE HERD ME NOZT P'PEYFULL FELLYNG AF MY
FELT E THE AFFAYNG OF FLESTLY LOYD Y DREDYS IN
THYS TYME DIND Y'NANTYNG OF MY GOSLY STRENGTH
YS A JTIMNEL CAYNG AF MY FOLKLE TO JHWD AND NÊN
Y'LESSE ON LORD MABL'YTH SVRINGE E CONYTH NOT
CAYE I NEID P'SO LUST FAS FOR HE Y'S FELER I NOLIZ
AF HYS LOVER THAT HE WILD NOZT TORNE AGAYN
TO WORLD HY LOBE FULLY HE MAY NO FAND HANE
Y'YM E Y'S FOR A HYDTH HE THE LENDER BUTT AT LAST

ne thynkyth Nao thyn may make the folke of
a lauer full meny butt the gratyons gesens of thyn
as he kan sthelle hym to a eleene folke heys neyd
he by ne forye Sutt aban heis ut hym selfe ni
plesthyynes heys new full glad ne mery butt
Uzhan he is out of hym selfe for as he ikas ut
thyn ni hys hesthynes e zitt ys y noo full my th
for eu y hantysth an hemy hinde of body hy to
ruption on hys folke e beesth yt doorne emyth
lasth th y gostly gladnes e yt must eu bee uthyns
yt ys here ni thys lyfe butt new thelees for pape
af changetablee af grate holys cœnrythe goth
y y mystake yt nozt yfize meene nozt of y
comy grate that ys hadde e felt in trouth em
gronde mylle to god utsut the Whyth hantyst
e lastynt yyn noo ma may be paufe for yt ys
in y lest thosyn folke yt lydyth Sutt meene
af fictiall grate felt by nispination of the holy
gost in y man ab yt ys before soyd ye compy ge
ys chantee lasth th hoole What so eu a man
doo as long as hys mylle e hys entent ys trethe
to god Utsout the Whyth hantyst e lastyng yt
he ikul nozt synne deedhy ne y dede yt henyl
fully doth ys nozt for heede as for deedhy synne
When hys astiens Bittneffyth na ubysment yt
yt ys deedhy synne e zitt newyleffe he doth ytt oz
ellys hys astiens ys soo blyndyd that he hodyth
ytt noo deedhy synne all you? he doo y dede
Wylfully the Whyth ys forheede af god e holyn