["and all ententions to ye kille\npat he had to do yat ill", "He furtke is a man thuld be redý niij. ofte\nTo thryne him wele þe byfyl þo diŋgeus.", "pat is to lay a man thuld fone", "Telle his lykke as lytt is done", "And when a wighte ÷e pe cause wyþ", "And how oft he dyd yat foly", "And pe maner hollse he did pe lykke", "And how long he had lapu per june", "He furtk codicioun is pat a man þe seffio\nAnd thryne him holly as he can integra.", "Tyl a prest pat has polbere", "Alle his lyf holly to here", "And noght depart his thrust i two", "To eu two on ÷e to a nother go", "Sfor if he at ou his thrust kegynne", "And telle tyl a nother his lykke", "Of any lykke i thrust lapne", "I telle pat thrust is done in vapue", "Sot te þt will make his thrust al yale", "Sylde telle his lyknes to the grete ÷n male", "Tyl on pt map him gyf penuance", "And telle him all ye circumtance", "pat eke pe lykke pat .j. told ere", "pat is holl he dyd ÷e when ÷e there", "And what he is pat dyd pe lykke", "Holl oft ÷e whi diuellung þinne", "Whepe he lered on leibed be", "And what state he has ÷e what degree", "And of what state pt he is kynð", "Wt þbym he òz ho pat lyknes dyd", "for a lykke in oo plone may te", "ajone pen in other too on thre", "And in su flyd mores ÷e cum lesse", "Aft pat men seen pat ye flyd esse", "And more is a lykke i hpe lykke dere", "pen in a nother pat is lolkere", "And more is a lykke don on su flyle", "pen in a nother manner flyle", "And pe ofter yat he ds a lykke", "And pe leijger pat he durbelles þinne", "pe moze penuance is he wortthy", "pat chuld weþ agapu yt foly", "And pe wers pat ye cause esse", "Wether thuchugh he two a byþkednesse", "pe more penuance behoues him do", "for pat lykke pat falles per to", "per fyn all men lered ÷e leibed", "pus chuld thryne hem as .j. chelbed", "And the we hollt iet obten dykke", "Alle pe penuance of pe lykke", "Not leib so holl wele thryne te", "Him be houes thlyme him lef on thre", "Eurkt at pe hert he dial te cynne", "Sytten at pe molthi ÷e pe tong iij june", "And affibard at alle pe wdy", "Tyl he hane transfaked ilk apty", "fro ukon makes his cours euen", "Thuchugh alle pe dedelj lyknes senen.", "Eurkt chuld he louke tiphtes eathlert", "And bykked zernyges of his hert", "Tella and aft his wortes ukon", "pt of his molthi has wrong gou", "And alle ye ille dedel pt he has down", "To thele him right that he be bom", "And so may he if he be wþpe", "Putt olkt in thrust all folyle", "Wt all pe lykke yat i coniens henges", "Cunnes penally olkt of pise thre thinges", "Of hert of molthi ÷e of iberke", "Se pise thre may we take our nerke", "To thele i thrust what we han brought", "What we han fapd what we han tigift", "And ou pt map we knolke done", "pe lyknes pt gud lykning þas foadone", "ot nou furft wil-j. tell zol þime pinn\nof pe lyknes pt of hert misþe cime andis", "pe lyknes of pe hert are pise te skille", "Thopht deit concentpyng a wille", "Zernyng and vunfaythfulnesse", "Flotth dihied ÷e vende nobtnesse", "folye loue pat is ille dermand", "Dized pat is ay ille louand", "Aftsetings a folde affection", "Clayn gespyng ÷e wrong fupponioim", "Wrath hatered ÷e lytherchevede", "Panteur enupe ÷e tarles dode", "Jope of other mennes amg ÷e kare", "Sozolive of other mennes wele fare", "Dudayn ÷e molkyryng pt he hert chendes", "And kiesflyd affection of frentes", "Treacherie ÷e unconable gladnesse", "Unfusbrance ÷e worldly derynnesse", "Coapn dale plerite and pade", "Jeryng of gud dodes a cide", "Conentple and anaryce", "Hardnesse of hert a mahce", "Onsted fastnesse of forgettings", "Fzorthinkyng of penuance dyng", "Stod ipings of ille to de lykke", "Love yat a man has of his lykke", "And sojoue pt he no more ille did", "Pwritiste þe pe lykke is hid", "Jone to plete a man again skalle", "Nede to deice him pt dos ille", "Subane to do any prud dede", "In fight of men obten bit ilker nede", "Hardnesse ÷e hoidnesse in lykke", "Arolnesse of gud dodes to keg lykke", "Synguler ibit ÷e loue preve", "Jernyng of state a dignite", "To agen", "To agen", {"bbox": [108

Cayn glori et vapn likyng

pt of thre manes of gud may likyng

Of goddes of lynd of hæve grace

Yat god vs gyknes for oure sol are

lapnyg of trothast in hert hydde

Shame of frendes pt pone are hydde

Dipyt of biddyng of collayne

O meith of hom pt kelen payne

Allise teiere in hert to hold

Alle pite are synnes in hert cald

The synnes of molthi are vapn likyng

And of siberyng = for siberyng

Sklaindpng of god alnighfist

Sakpyng his name vnrereutiy

Slpyng agapn rigtubnesse

Dolt to telle pat errour eſe

Noures vnrereutiy to ſay

Lerth olst tenuocioun tedees to pp

Sakbytng lies and loſengerpe

And vopnouyng = vapnaype

Strines misbapinges = tampyng

Salsunder vnhraydpnyg = thretyug

Laktyng = lopkyng agapn wicience

And agapn lapnyng of odieneue

Puching at loue and charite

Vettpnyg of loue yer hrt chuld te

ſale plepnyng of men pt are guilſſe

And foly leryng of fols łyptnnesse

ſals flatkyng to mabſt = to load

Ibryng = Iolbryng of diſword

Tellyng of vapn treſles = twtong

Shoapnyg other of olde = ong

Eggypng = cutcaplýng agapn stalle

My is turnyng of gud tpi jle

Diſcoapnyng of meimeſe püete

pat thyn rigtig lapned chuld te

In kyrk to plete yt = halolbed has tene

To dyr a man to fre = tene

To threyp on men pt yet not diu

To agapn kay pat tothe is rid

To repxoue a man of thing telly

Of wylk ye repuer of gyſt

Apykel tpeche = oſt jangulyng

Or pche of a vapn vawutnyng

Trasuyng = terendyng of synne

Sbarikyng = taping = vapn dyne

Crucapnyg agapn god = man

Aolbryng of toſt as di men can

To ſupbte = ſett men fro resoun

Agapn caplle is pt oust chedoun

To more in cause vnrighe lyſe

Aud lere a man to grene his enpynple

ſals tempug of other meimeſe tedees

Fals eudtypyng pt men dethes

Lachpyng grempyng = vapn likyng

Diphtes blerpyng = moſbes makyng

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To ſynge longes of ſolpe

To rede in tokes of vapnte

To chyeise wodes of harlotrye

To epeke fuble lbertes of vaplanče

To stody more in voyce hrykpyng

In kyrk yen in deuoliste ſyngpyng

To diſpirte and argu in vapn

To chyeise fallaces vntertapt

To alke on hethpyng or wrsg to anſubere

Th hem pat men ſhylden for lere

To eun holathpyng may be

Yat is goddes olſne püete

Pite are pe ſpinnes of pe molthe

Art are yet nol btp to hem toſbthe

The synnes pt runnen of herke = tede

Of ye tody are pue to rede

Dronkonesſe = giotonye

And man flagster = lechtope

Sacriſage theſt and muſpune

And ſynonie albykled ſpime

Okne pat grethe god mitpayes

Vzekpyng of tere halaytayes

For ſakpyng of order pt men takes

Vzekpyng of volbes pt men makes

Takypng of holbsell = vnberthyl

Vnrereuence don to goddes tody

Vbypnnesſe atolst vapn reuylde

ſſaplyng = tpo farantyle of godd = kuyde

Ple enſamiple of tede to gyſſ

Tpi other men pt wele chuld lyſſ

Or any wark to hawrt or byrk

Yt map te salaind = to wip byrk

To hurnt a man in his pionne

In his goddes or in his renone

Trefone fols yede and gylozye

And lb reachid enaſſ = trecherie

E rtoypous pat are laſſe leſſe

Selyng of laſſe = rigtubypnnesſe

ſalо marthandide = ſolb fleghtes

Hainntypng of fols meime = wegſites

Plays lapes as oſſt men tees

Pat are nodiſt tot vamptes

Canntypng of kawbls = of daunconſ

Ibapnyng of fuble wontyainnes

To gyſſ jogiolbres = impnitralles

Gyſſes for lapes = vapn taſſes

To dralbe fro amainnes olbe tody

Ye nednſt fote he chuld lyſt bp

Or on mykel take and vce

In obtrage as diu men minde

Yat vndertake pt agret lbille

To do more yen per map kufſille

Office to hold = to hawnt

To whilk a man is not diſſaunnt

Or office or enaſſ to tegpime

Pat/not be lbt ouſten ſpime

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corpiſ

And lett it haue no dehte
pen may be lyghlyht hre discostte
For lshp to o综omes pt bataple
God him hetes us my ouren bataple
pe white vole of his lyne
pat is ye vole of charite.

The further ye fyftt bataple yan uny bellu
the world uzynges to affayle aman unid.

And taine foxtime lyfth her ishele
pat turues a tolste as men may fele
pe world here a man affayles

On ayther hyde with two bataples
pat on ye furthe is to neuen
pat other 18 ye fyftt of ye senen
yt on bataple is as -3 gesse

Of tonolbre dehtes & richesse
pe 1blik pe world ptes in lygh
pat bayles a man on ye hyde lyghit

Another bataple is ful tmerth
pat is angur juel and pouert
pat god fendeos for tolle te houe

Sinn to chactuse & sunne repreone
pat affayles faft on ye lyft hyde
pat bataple should a man a byde

And stand stallborthly i yt stolbre
for god wil help him to tolkebre.
Not who so flees (as)ordly lyknyng

And abodes angth with out gruchping
De oilcomes ve batayles bathe

And paffes a kany 1st olsten skathe
for ye furth bataple god fetos him pis
brn-thupe & lyknyng in heuen blis
for god chal lett him enen te richt

In his trone to derly dight

As fays teint joun pterres ibittnesse

In ye apocalips as written esse

And for pat other god richt ky pe

Din hetes pe 1belth of jadyse

pe 1blik he granntes al yo yt fast

And m pat bataple standen faft

And o综omes with gud chere
pe angines of pis world here

The ferth bataple yfth y- Wil teelle
by bellu

Is of ye 1bikyd men a felle

pe 1blik are lynes of anterift

pat pe fende of helle has naust

pat hove yo yat gud men are kypd

Is 1bikyd trauntes martirs dyd

And as anterift chal do to kiune
in ye end of the world lken he chal cime
for yo yat wil not 18 him aſſent

Thal te den to duche turnement

pat vnmett any ſyal lyf yan

yt der him knoſkliche tristen man-

or he yat in pis world ipnes

Is my greuamme grist yle menhy grynes

Is he take mekely his greuamme

Is job dyd 1st gud suffraunce

And in god trystes moſt of might

De o综omes pat bataple right

Tyl him yat dos on pis lyne

God hetes piker on his enmyle

Y theuenet bataple and ye laſt
by bellu.

Aſſavarde affayles of faſt

pat is ye bataple of ye fende

pat man affayles at pe laſt eude

for 1bli pe fende is so lybpe

And tyl a man has fuche emype

pat 1bhen he has o综omes men w might

ye fer batayles + toſched right

And is 18 chumbum on ye mountryne
Of pſytnesſe ye lyf terayne

Y en comes pat fende to ytmau
the fegſttes to o综dine him yan

And him affayles to stryke him doſu
blupugh vayn gloz + pryspicioun

for 1bix he has o综omes pt lyghit
Of ye fer batayles a chumbum on lyghit

Din think him yen more lybpyi

yen other folk are more holi

And 1briy god moze leef a pue

pen any other men pould be

for him think yei have noſit to toſelone

So makes ye fende him falle lone

And al oſke to ye fight of ye

Is him before tpoaſt he was lype

Is licter dyd in chext tyde

Pat fell fro heuen tyl helle for pzyde
per for me think hir lbere gret nede

To him yt pſypt lyf wil lede

And of ye bataple hane victoſy

Din to defende fro vayn gloz

And fro pluimprioum also

For ye fende ledes a tolle ype too

And reibard ypat comes to hynde

To affayle gud men he may pnde

And o综ome hem a doſu kaſt

A chumbu are lype a standen not kaſt

For thyrugh yt reibard xchaume

A man may falle ofſt i chubamme

A so a pape may ſinner pryſhed be

Dere ye hauen pen i trystes ye ſe
right so a man as clerkes knalbes
yat to hauen of helle halbes

Choro ye fende is temptid moze

pon he ferre fro ye hauen lbore

For ye fende a man moſt 1baytes

Yat pſypt lyf a toſle helhe laytes

For a man chuld fett his hert holly
in pe lone of god alminghry

And hvingur aſſ right pſytnesſe

And 3erne to do pat goddes 1bile eſſe

For if he lo do launkeaple

He chal sap fume day ille haple

yf eu yat office he wole vntylle

or lett colbette rede or witte bylle

for hou he mende him or he go
Dustefis wold he hende to wole

His pat clerk is of po croune
of kynge court or of tarolne
derias

yat makes any fals record

Or dos falchede vn til his lord

Shelved his countell or fals his cele

Or his lordes a vaunitage stele

De were lsothi to be daalben

rse a tyto pat yht were knalven

And hytten te henged by pe fals

If pat he were a tayte to fals

Vot pof he claupe yt paye here

His solle num bye yt fals hede dere

His domesman is to dzeide
He fals as unduly

pat dos more wrong yen euen hede

for wben he hyttes in juggement

Tyl his a vaunitage wul he tent

And to pat partly yf greedes his hand

He wul tyto fauolber te heldand

And it off may hit to be tyde

pat he wu take on apther lyde

Vot he pat moft on him volvets faue

Most fauolbre of him chal he haue

And a dome gyftuen in pat cace

for him pat no riglit hace

Yus ou fals juges of holi kyrk

And otter fals justice riglit to kyrk

If pat dede yel gon to pyne in lye

Vot yel amende hem or yel dy

And lyige tozolb in hert take

And ameudes vntyl ye pryes make

Yf tylzro yaure dome ye wrong yade here

Or mertp him alke with myle chere

Vot itt colbette. J. neuer knoive

pat domesman bold put him so louse

Ako pe fals afferfolbre
He fals as a domesman confefolbre

He wul as he lyttes him by

Hold on pe fals jyt

For gift pat he has among

He counnaples him to do wrong

Dchalance to gpyf a fals juggement

Or tayre pe riglit te his affeist

For fume tyne him chal reuibe

Yat eu of any falbe he kueibe

Vot vnderstandes as J. zolbe kenne

pat anyt hakes of fals meene

Yat it fals hede are clegh a bold

As J. haue shelved and te fze told

And noght of yem fals hede refusen

Pat treiblyp don and treiblyp vosen

As lalse of god e gud fayth wull

And do tyl ilk man reounse skul

As yel bold men vu tyl tem dyd

Of what aftate so yel are kyd

Wblt craft yel hauut or faculte

Di office haue or dignite

If yel ha conscience right lede

Zafte yelyke of euen hede

And riglitibines do tyl ilk a man

Of tem tap. J. noglit wot gud pan

for yel maf te als prhre

As any frete monk or herminte

E acilage pe fyt hauunte esse V. nam
yt makes a man ap gracelesse de facle
pat chime as J. theke zolbe chal wne gie.

On many maner yht may be done

fust a man ap fadirage wyrke

pat hekes or hziennes holi kyrke

Or dores yof lyndalbes or kalles

Da holkes yt toh kyrk falles

Da toke or chales or vestiment

Or any other enolbrnement

Or in pat place dos vilantye

Appropred to holi kyrk onethre

Or eutres in wth olsten leue

Anp harine to do or to greue

Of gret curfing is he not quite

fyn holi kyrk dos he gret despite

Acilage also he wyrkes

pat steles ogift of holi wyrkes

Or ogift kst olste lybse men rede

Beres olbte off holi dede

Or olbt of vuhaloed yt is lesse

Beres any thing yt haloed esse

Vestiment toke or chalice

If he do hryt ttozugh mahoe

for he pat dos such a gret fol

To ke curst he is lkele lgothi.

Acilage zit may yis te auld

When a man wull wth hald

Agayn ye riglit wth mantrpe

Thing pat falles to sepitbarrye

Otter laude or tenement

Or ogift pat falles te payde of cent

Or teudying pat men riglit det telles

Or ofstandes delbe or any thing elles

Wip to wrong wth holdes such thinges

Reumes in pe ventens of curfyinges

Acrilage agayn conscience

Dos he pat dos violence

In haloed sted or chedes blod

Or leatheri dos J. hald him wod

For wben haloed sted is fyled

Yen est te houed hit te reounfled

Acrilage zit may te neft

As wben a man suytes a preft

It manp a toxe yai daalken ye latche
Ind opim totto ye toxe and tacche
If yai ye hustand at hime fynde
yei say yei are brend yt is ye fayt hynnde
Or pai among theues were stadde
And robbed of all yat eu yai hadde
Riche men pai sayn yt pei wane
And now yai ten totte pore late
Sum allo telles et laye
pat yai han lost horse et harnayle
And all hor armure et otter gere
Thoro gret middeft in lande of were
Sum sayn hor rentes et hor landes
Are alle in otter meimes handes
And are wedded vintyl aday
And all are lyes yt eu pei lay
Itt pai lay yai are of gentil blode
For men shuld ye rather gef tem gode
Isten pai pus lyed han pen wil yei tue
And not go vintyl pai hae
And if pai fnd ye hustande olst
Pen pai kest hoi je a wist
And seen ye lyp has no tolske
Pchamne yai folowe hir to tolbre
Alle yat yai afke do wil hom take
To died of tem luche lost pei make
Ye gre of god me thinke tem wamtes
Pat ledeu yante lys lyf luchte trantes.
A atots walken through many tolbles
Itt chikked maunteles et bontolnes ad. y
And at ik mannes woble gon yei jime
Dere yai hopen oght to wypne
Yot harlots men callen comonluye
Alle yat haunten harlottre
Harlots fallen to straude on ye flore
To play ke for tolk at ye tpaqe
Dit at ye tene oz at ye aitt
A full folble playng think me patt
And yer e gryn may yai not be
Hyn men tem biddes pt for bate
Of pe rewe of paue religioun
A luche through yei ritefioim
A powit als of yair rewe full tyne
As to hikken men a holbt in ryne
Per yai comen to make hor laps
And fum hit of hem lede toves and laps
And faltes solace PAI make men lees
Alle vice are solpes and njlees
The olkes of armes olfe are leene ad. y
In sebes yer grete loldpinges tene
To at dees of armes (epi pai be
To deme per wlp chal hae ye gre
De yrt mi iustus or tournement
Pai will take ful gud entent
To lost it who fall to have ye pate
For yen se vart a vanitade rite

Dai haloken bis name wt gret trye
per for gret gyttes of cutahe
Yai han of rotes and other richesse
For hem moft nede peu cri alargesse
Yus hynnen pei pomp to maputene
His maner of wyping is not dene.

Champlonsnes wt lodes dibelles ad. vij.
To fygt for hem in hor quertelles
For thing standyg in debate
Yat may be terpnyd non other gate
And who so may other ollcun
Wypnes ye right through autun
Yer for pai wyl take grete wages
To towche of court wt pe vanitade
Me thinke luche men lyp not wele
And pat yai num yer affte tele.

6 ollers office zit is alle N° adv.ij.
For pai take offt a gapne skulle
And many man ful toze yel grene
Pat fallen no tolle to geue
For unkel tolle fun tyne pei take
Is through distressing yt pei make
For was hit neil tolle gedere
Vot pat he bold men grene dere
Suche office rede. y. pat he fle
Pat cuyeys olst of pel to be
For lohn he fynde written i toke
Of crict seyt matheu pto toke
For pe pel pat is per jime.

For hit is not vild wt olst lyne.

Fengers of of men pple. j. left N° ad. lII.
For pat office is no thinge, offt
For yai sayn wt olsten pyte. are
To henge unche pepul for yewe te
Yai rekken nere holz many pei hryng
If yai may hane any wyping
A holz many hedes of yai tynpte
If nien wil hem part tuaple quyte
Vot yof pai leue hae de lave of land
Yai hynnen zitt j. vidurestand
For pat office moft nedely be
For olsten reist don in plann ppte
Dhem were usele bet hygge paue mete
Jeu any gud ou pat wple gete
For hit is an office of wikkednesse
Of ilkou of pyle other esse.

T e teut is play as men may tall deme
Sol play pt is last of all. Kau de teiil
Yat is ye tables chesse oz dpte arno hudo.
D cheker pat gederes yr man of vice
Dn is woucte pt wde is lyred
Another is rawyn of okur ye thred
Ye fiche thes multiplicings of lyes
And youl frethe of mouth yt flyes
Ye fyft is daunder of god of leuen
And of his haloues yt use of neuey.

ye fert is ilt enfaunpelt to taft

ye feuert fpendung of tympe ilt akft

ye egifteut is comnictoun cald

In hem fuche play to be hald vofe

ye nynt is unburbunnesse to wirth

Agayn ye defenfe of hoh kirk

Couetyse is founden pen jime

foz he yt playes courteis to wþne

Syn he on wynnyng lette his thoght

lbtt ouften couetyse is he noght

Raupn yt is as men may knalke

fsoz he yt playes tpoyle his felalbe

So take of him he wulnot lett

alllyt yt he has oz to uted wul lett

Ind yat he getes lbtt holdes hit full

Yis map be cald raupn lbtt chal

Ind for he knolkes pis gud ile goten

fo chaffer hit furtheres bot eften doken

Okur also men may yer ken

fsoz he yt takes for tyne chulpingea ten

Not for a monptyt oz to pay

Not for on hoistre of ye dap

Syn he takes to mykel fre

A part of okur may pis be

Multiplying of wbozes i vayn

And othes hes vncer tapn

Lee mikel used at pe gamen

Isten two oz three playn famen

fsoz all ye wbozes lykuryl

Igtt chalaimder yeigod hol bedene

And all his halolkes lbtt hnn tene

fsoz Isten yarre chaunce wimes not tyte

Yei fliten lbtt god and all him lyte

Ind his halolkes yel misse pyte

And layn yar are vncer tapte

Yar layn god his halolkes bathe

Delen bem noght bot don te thathe

A gret chalaimder to god is pisse

And to his halolkes lbtt him i bluse

Ile enfaunpelt pisse men gpye

Typ other folk yt isele chuld lyue

fsoz fime pen gyten yarre will pto

To do right as yel fene hem do

Thozughlyl enfaunpelt to men map make

foles pat aſſt heim wul take

A tt fende yar yarre tympe not isele

Yot losen hit fullyl ilk a dele

fsoz ye gud yt pai chuld to pe lehiles

Yar vſe i fol yarre folle pat files

Sute tpyndng offt tyne i vayne

May pit yarre couples to mikel yarne

Compauon til hem als may be

pat vſen of cultiun hit to le

fsoz many louen toth napgirt a day

To stand sytt to le fideely play

Ye lehilk deſe is not holkun

Typ hem pat vſen hit of cultiun

fsoz thoz hit many a ſekenesſe

In hem gendres ſlees expeſe

D is pape liz vnbirum are pai

Typ hoh kyrk yat vſen pis pla

And nameh pis pites a clerkes

If pai hem gyſſ to ſuch iberkes

fsoz yoo yat don here againn

Syluld chaſtured de thoz ho vſoilayn

Yot wth he isele lsho lyſping hentes

In ſuſe play oz tournemertes

Yc hit m toſine te hit m ſeld

Him te hones againn hit zeld

O to ppe folk alle hit dele

Yc caule ye lſbyping is not lele

Aſſt his ded day that he kan

Ye tympe he eu pat gud to ican

Here hane j. chelked on ſeru wile

Yc ten hainmades of couetytie

Yat ye gyſſ of comlaule dalkes

Out of ye hertt yat hit halkes

And lettes yel m p[]d of p[]att

A vtu yat mercyp hatt

W e p[]ry map isele hkened be

De gud chal vn to a tre

Yat men ten tothe groſs e p[]de

LBtt hainches teuen lbtt length hede

Yc teuen degrees of p[]t tre are tene

And of hit tyrminge hoinches fourtene

Of lehilk ke teuen to tell hem eſſt

On righte lyče te uen on p[]e leſſe

Yc firſt degte is kyp[]nd right

A noyer is grace foz vs digit

Ye hynd is pat reuſles oure lybtt

To ye comaulements of hol byytt

Ye furtte is honouer to god of heuen

Ye fufft largesse of god to neuen

Ye fert is hede of come namely

Ye ſeuent is ye frut of mery

Pisse ſeuen degrees are ſeuen ſkilles

Patt olber hertes to mery p[]tilles

Hirst hynde ſiul[]d vs to mery l[]e

To help oker euen trſten i nede

De caule is tene all moze v leſſe te na

Of on kyp[]nd and on lyp[]knesſe

In kyp[]nd of leſſes may men ſynte

Enfaunpelt yt vs to myp chuld byrde

Yc ſui folbel thozo kyp[]nd wul lete

Ye fleſſe of ye chum kyp[]nd fsoz to eſt

A hnd hitt amare thozo kyp[]nd wul tippe

To folke hir a nother marſus folle

A hnd hollues as the ſynte in gerſes

Dan kepped childe from oyer brſes

A noze chuld we pen te meryable

Yen leſſes yt ten vn reſo[]m[]le

Hospitable men to leave home to die

And men of good will to die

As don plates and confessing

And other good counsellours

Yau irken right that wek god

Is he first to be a member of mercery

Ye serunde werk is to kenne

And to teche vncomand meene

And that which you name to

be are holden and bounden per to

As plates hoz sogettes for to pich

As mapstres hoz dittuples to teche

As fadur a moder to chaste

Pair chulder te teche hem curtese

Plates chulden pair sogettes ispe

And teche hem ye be to teken blyse

And ken hem holp pair chuld for sake

Synne a gud lyf til hem take

And teche hem whiche is goddes lause

And þors þai chuld his kille knalke

Though gud enſaumple of þon uſcrit

To make por hertes two ſynne to flitt

And holp pair chuld god luf and died

And gyf hem gud enſaumple of deede

For uk a plate is enſaumplere

To his sogettes pat he chuld lere

For al þo ye lay usele to do not to

The gyſues hem enſaumple ile to do

As manp apnnes he isquothi eſse

As he gyſues enſaumple to wikkedneſſe.

A pnyres to teche chuld blyb te

Doz diſciplins in diuina faculte

Of kriene of craft or ſu miſtere

Pat ye are holden hem to lere

To pat no tyne of learning fayle

In default of ye mapstres ſi naple

For if man pende hoz tyne i washt

Doz mapsters are to ispte maſt

Of all tyne tyne is wrong is used

Pai shall be for god be hard actuſed

When all teles chuld be lere

Not of lered men and lebted

Adour a moder chuld teche rigſt

And nor is ſtyle in god de releses

And kepe hem fvo company of ſprelkes

And fvo gret opes p[er]yai non ſbere

And chaste chylden chylden pai don uſ wrong

And spare hem not p[er]fro on long

For as we ke men keſt a fly

Up on a last is mete per to

Te chape hit takes flight and fast

Shal hold ye while ye do may laſt

And as a colt on tache ap hauntes

To holdes a childe toUGH hand and tang

Ye tache for ay he takes long

Perfor men chuld when ye left ouſthe

Renne hem gud thelkes i ha zoul the

For ye fadur a moder chal be

Accused before god for so he will

Of all tache in borde and deede

Pat hoz chulder taken i tarne here

Thoughly default of ye bygryning

Of yane fadur a modur techyng

Ye thred iberke of myn ſe

To chaste hem y[or] don a miſſe

Pat falles to plates specially

And to kynge and lordes y[or] ten might

Pai chuld chaste is all hoz might

Doz sogettes y[or] don not rigſt

For if y[or] suſſur thoro rekeleſneſſe

Or thorugh falkour or any wikkedneſſe

Pat y[or] thoro laike a mende may here

Of pat ſynne are p[er]tneve

Perfor p[er]ce notter ne plate

Chuld suſſur no ſynne by no gate

Bot ye p[er] ſyne amendement left

And nowther for you ne kawour lett

For if so fall pat per be

Lor th a load a wikked mepne

And ye lord per wikkedneſſe knalke

And will not left hem in no awe

A street token may men ke pat

Pat ye lond is no gud man

For suſe a load is i lke a cimetre

P[er] men layn suſe lond rigour suſe mepne

For that hor meyne as is ſene

Lor des is wrong off ſalaundred tene

per for p[er]se lordes chuld take gud kep

And nother for you lett ne kreyd hepe

To chaste perre mepne hoz sogettes

Of hoz fohes y[or] gud lyne lettes

P[er] chuld daede god usele moe ye man

And him you ne moe aft p[er]kau

And chuld lone usele meimes p[er]cones

And hate y[or] fuble conditions

Per for plates a p[er]ces of lande

And oyer lordes chuld uiterstande

Pat knalbryng hem noght erutelles

Of folies pat hoz sogettes uſes

For ye are holden thoro ye laike

To enquere ye fauſtes a knalke

Though men y[or] ten botti gud lele

Pat ye tothe wilnot conſeele

For kritt pat usele at domesday

P[er] ke not eruſed for to lay

Lond suſe defaultes knelke use noght

Per chuld pat ke what p[er]yau han lorght

Ye furthe werke is of merci

To comforſt hem pat are tolu

I do

As feke men pat tededen lys

Or yoo yat are in other anguys
Oen chuld tem comfoyt i al ha tales
grough gud enkamples ≈ tapre tales
To bring tem olst of wrong, thoght
So yat ho hertes taple henn noght
For lepnt poule taps ye þe han quert
Comfores henn pat are febul of hert
For salamon taps ≈ teres battuelse
pat he yat at maleese of hert eſſe
Thyld comfoyt hane ≈ war lughit

Thozo gud words men capn him right
For as ye hert has grete lykning
In gud favon thorugh tneling

To feles ye toble þe cabettneſse taples
In gud words and gud countaples
If a thofaſt frende him counteple loo
And lone him bothe in wele ≈ lwo
For a man may ſele ≈ ſee inede

Lys is his frende listen he has nede
Eoure things y are ye men theke can
pat in all angers comfoyt a man
If he on yo eoure his hert will ſett
Alle his angers he shall forgett

On 19 to thinke on ye paynes of helle
pat bitcar are pen tong may telle

A nother 19 to thinke yfowten fantyle
on ye. 109 grete of padyle
ye thrid 19 gud deuocioun
go thin on cristes passioun
ye furthe to thinke what godes are
Angres and noyes in ap purdace
Til hem pat tylen hem lb gud wille
as men map deue ≈ ſere ſhulle

Furſt chyld he thinke m anger y esse D ad j.

Dil ye paynes of helle y is endleſſe de pens

pat hynſil folk pat dibell þ jinne infernem

Thal einnoze tyle for pe take of lyrme

pat paynes are to hudoſſe to here

pat alle ye clerkes ferre and nere

pat eu lve ex or yst lifues ≈ ilt

Coveth not y magyu co payne thzo lbitt

no paynes ten to darpe and ſelle

Y All ye angers here y men may telle

O aplecuonnes or angupl

pat folk here tylen on any lyle

To regard of ye paynes pere

Are not not a noynting were

Leto to thinkes what yo paynes are i thoght

Angers chuld dere him hytel or noght

pat he tyles in his lye dayes

As lepnt aulyn to god tapes

Lond lett here lyle ≈ britten me

pat j. to hell noght dayned be

The thinke it is an eely thinge

To ſuffur ye zerd of chaſt linge

To ſkape ye glapne pat strikes toze

And yat ye toſible nees einnoze

Yat 19 to ſkape ye deth of hell

Yat neil has eute as clerkes tell

God chelbes a man gret ſemblant of lone

Ichen he ſendes anguir him to proue

As god tapes ye 16 full of mercy Quos diligo me

Tem yat .3. lone .3. Wil chaſt

Ye or ye men wil ſee or ſee ſon

Men koden katt for yst enchefon

Bot ye or ye chal not be ſlayn

Men purt to ye zok of plugh ≈ Ibbayn

So it is a ſigne of dampnationn

Til hem here has no tulacionn

Bot alkyys welches ≈ delches has here

To war katt for pe ſendes landen

As tapes lepnt aulyn may wele be

pat lwh so has of welche pleme

And continuing hele a token hit eſſe

Of dampnation yat is endleſſe

Bot he y god holde tu his store

He moſt chyle angers here yfoure

A token of lone chelbes ye empuir

To pat man dos him ynoin

To lwhom he ſendes as him gud thimke

His alne cuppe per of to dkinke

Ye cuppe of anguir y there is ryp

And preſuacion of yis lye

pat is ye furſt cause to ſeet

Vet lwhuk men chuld ſuche mete eit

pat is angur of byttur taſt

Y bitnes may oure toſibles waſt

pat falſes .3. call of mynde a neues

Of ye payne of helpe y nei chal toos

pat call .3. vynegre y is toſoure

pat dos alkyay alle tauloure

Of pe vyn of lwoziln delches

pat makes men full i manp vices

As pe vyneger dos men to tyne

Ye tanoz of taſt of gud vynne

Y e ſenide things to thinke is pſise D ad j. w
Y gret 109 ≈ pe gret bluſe gaud y padiu

Of jadite pat lastes ay

As men han herd hon men ſay

To mykel 107 per is to telle

Y all chelbes here as we dibelle. ye

Are noght wit foroſer ≈ merke as night

To regard of pe bluſe so bright

Y at bluſe chuld vai hane at pe last

Y here tylen angers y hert and kast

Not no man getes pat warſon

Not he thole here tribulation

Per for ne chuld here no man ſtynne

With ye angers of his lye

Not 3erne offet y hem to mete

Sfor yok vai ſene bitt pear ful abete

Aug?

b.

a.

per for when he come againe
his load him put to mykel payne
in hou strong fu hard be sted
of he hie dest all otheren had
So that god hem to do skalle
pat ylnot forgyt so gud will he

The further werke is to vislet ye seke Ortil op
pat theke oure mete moste map the mie e unfr
so hit is a werke may god most plese mos un
To com forth yem are in male eſse
tare.

And wele moze til oure mete avayles
peu tos fastung ox oper tuayles
sau men map spude met a toke
in vitio atriu wap to burr loke
pat a narnapt of gret teuonom
aked suce a manere questuom
it on of ye hol fadies fre
pat itse was e it god pene
whep his hys was moze prapce
pat uk weke fasted fer days
And pyst tueland e t all ins might
Of his hys pyst seke men pnes righe
And wbatler were of teut lyving
pys was ye armytes atkyng.

The gud man auftberd capd pus
As ye wyle opumely fuhels vs
pat he chuld hane more mede to chuld
pat fones pe seke with gud burr
And hepes hem he god more pays
pen he pyst fastes to manp tap
fuche werke of incy to be gynne
of mykel wozitt to folio synne
foz fuche a werke is per agayne
A lotet remedye pat is certayne
foz iob says pus pyst holy os
Man pou chalt vitset pyn alue lykues
pat is him pat y undurstandos
is seke e lpe m goddes tandos
he is lyke ye as my rozter
for he is a man as you art anoper
To chalit pou lystrith Synne fle
Thoio fuche a werke of charite
for god wial pe fro synne kere
for fuche fuche a werke of frend chere.

And deynt jaue says pus j. wene
pat hit is a religioun clene
ye for god to visit bletlyp
Seke men pat han gret maladp
as to pat wu. j. tell as j. can
a tale of a spuitul man
pat putt him a fuaunt for to be
in a spirtell be zonde ye fee
pe seke folt to fue and tent
Thoio gree pat god him had lent

To pon acay to waschye him fell
A seke mannes fete yb wes mefell

And as he washe hem uppsoun
He had a gret alhominom
per for he had hyn teel in spinte
And toke a danteke yb rite
A gayne his hert he danteke hir fast
Vot he keid hit at pe laft
So fobte lpy come to tauerpe
as hit were ful of spicerye
pat has a token pat his trepas
tynigh pat werke fo gryuen was
sau pat werke yb the hroghit
He had pe mery pat he foghit

A foy fuche werke may men hyng
To phtynesse of holypkyng
foz pe wple man says ik pou te meke
Griude pynoght to vitset pe seke
sau ttoro pat iverke pchalt at pelast
In ye love of god te voted fast
Thoio pat iverke men hptoo gret med
pat pyn chuld hane for to gud dede
pys is iop and dyse entelesse
As ye goſſell teres lybtnesse.

Men teven of alady pat higlit
Marie torgan pat lyued righe
And was a holl iboman ta a lypf
Scho turued hir lord to gud lyp
pei lotte laſſen pat yel had

Dota.

As thy comlayled hir lord was bad
And pitten hem tothe as men telles
To sue seke men pyn were meſelles
Though uulha pines pani haden fochit
To jyft lyp yel were tothe hroghit
To com pavyo pce til me on a might
And capd til hir pio kvoles righe
Pi lord pat has ten felous pyn ye
To sue seke men so meke bold te
Thal be yb ye pi felaw euen
Ju ye hpe zmgdam of peneu-
Hitt a gret ensanmule god gyſtues os
In ye goſſell pat witnesſe pus
pat crift ten lazars towſered he ture
And of paue ſekenesse heled yai wae
per for pe ſuant thinke he noghit
On ſapu ne chame pwyth i thpgit
To vitset ye seke e pue at hame
When ye lord of leu en dpy pe fame
He com to whenen down righe
In yl vthe thraugh his might
In his alue ſuaunt lyknesse
As deynt poute pyn of leues lybtnesse
Os to ferue e hele luthorne
Pat were i gret ſekenesse of ſyne.

The hysſt iverke of incy eſſe Ortil op ine
To herdarro ye pore pyn houſeſſe e hofpina
And pore pilgrimes a bolier pyleminis ve pyn
Pat in pio world han few krenos.

And aft god has volcked laue
Of gud and katel here ilk man haue,

We rede of a riche lyngs per by
pat a poie man alhed not to pery
pey ke pung an alberd p to lyttell a thynge
He be few not to be gyfuen of a kynge
To whilk jors vs awe take teint
To gyf imide if god vs unde haue leint
Of elles hit semes to oire gyvynge
Deuogoun lyttell and eruchypung

The furth condicion as the rede
Jo to do here almus dede

of gret mekenesse, deuocion

And of gud entencion

for who to do hit chuld be meke

So pat he no dayn glon teke

Pe to ye poie le dispitobie

In alme gyvynge i felde ne houle

Ae haue plupcionn per by

yot he ke m spinne dedely

Hitt is he werthy for pat dede

To haue of god a special mede

of hit are fùme men ahm dole

A hap for men chund hem rose

Sot pe lse man says on pis manie

pat men chuld is a gud chere

Purte yane almus aft yan can

In pe tofum of pe poie man

of pi seynt gregov says yer to

It is a nogh for ye to do

Alms to pat he le pe dede

Of whom yous thymkes to haue pi mede

per for god says in pe gofelfel

When yous chalft almus well

Let not pilyst hau'd wyt ne fele

Wbat yi right hau'd dot yen dos y wele

So pat yne almus dode don be

In hitles y no man map hit le

And pe fader of henen yen on hpe

Alle pat to hnd map le is je.

Shal zelde hit ye at pi most nede

And pue says god as clerkes rede

Per for says seynt gregov right

Pat he yt chal do gode m fight

The chal yis iberkes to legspine

Pat his entent be right is jinne

Ou pat who to will almus do

To poie folk pis falles yer to

pat hit le wele don on yis upple

So yat pe poie he noght diwyse

As ye pweke says on yis manere

Diwyse po not pi nawne fleste heve

Yat is ye poe pat you may le

Pat is through chape lyke to pe

And of ye fame kynge as y fees now

Of fleste a blode of almen art pow

And of ye fame mat of pynesse

Of whilk y art as ye poie man esse

Vot per ten fùme men yare mightyn

pat fet by pe poie ouer lyghth

Hou ille pai fare neil pan reek

And daynen not is hem to treke

And if pai theke yai tpeke outhebert

Is tpeitoise us doore gret hert

Of luche god is not payed

Sot job dyd pue pat layed

He neil diwyse dely ne late

Men pat there in poe alstate

Sfor yi pat he fùne tyme had nede

Ye poie he ый bold tothe clotte seede.

Holy man of clene lyving

Alle pof he were gret loid lyving

Of ye poe he tigghth no chame

Is men don pat dere gret name

Yat gret almus dodes do

In manner as yane dse to

Sot al hap for pair gret pouert

Yai jaue hem m dipeite of hert

And of pan were right meke

And no lostengerpe ый dke

Yat fùld lone more pe cunau

Of gud poe men pere lyelyd pelyd

Sot pe luf of god if pat pa wisthe

Yet ede the thorugh gud wurd of mowuy

Yen of manp men riche of mightyn

Pat are a toiste hem dap a mightyn

Per map non lot flaterpug here be

And couertpe gret and vanste

Pat makes offt pize loads do wong

Thro yare bilked counslap among

And miche gud gates hem lede lone

Yat if pai ne lere fùld not le done.

A fùme men ten lyand

Yat gyfuen offt almes is yane hew

Sot to spinne dedely is pair tigghth

Yat almus dode chal faue hem noght

Foi if pai stode in yst stade

Yoo almes dodes as clerkes wate

Mightyn noght hem faue evo yane of hel

Sot pair hime pat pai in dwell

Suche men map tightyn likeuend te

Tyl him pat bigges a house of tre

Yon pat co syde to vygge is hime

And ap pt other syde paves on tome

Per dox says holy witt pue rightyn

Foi poul plese god most of mightyn

Dane kust pyte and mertyn

Of pime aisne fele purpally

For he pat til him selfe dos ille

To whom thud he begud tighe skalle

He may not trew til other te

Yat to him selfe dos no leste

De tibene a man of vudgele lyp
And a nother manues wedered lypf
Whether ye man te wedered on noght
And volbtrp is le tibene hem wroghyt
And yat is halten a ful gret hym
Pate yuendes hem pat lyuen per þjune
Fyr wedered man on lypf namely
Pate hzekes hysylap on elsther pty
He gretlyt hymes de tiso ubayes

De pe wike a pertlyp sapes

On is hekpus of kayth fre
pat falles thoro laive of marriage ke
ke tibene man and his lypf thoro loue
pat on chuld kepe pat other ke houe

A nother is familage to kurke
Agayn pe lacurement of hol kurke
And agayn pe othe of marriage
pat oftt is broken thoro oltrage
ke pite tivo sapes full grellbouly
yen hymen m a volbtrp.

Thozugh whilk hymne oftt is done
Marp þels pat fall may sone
fyr þrugh þynne. z. vondstand
Are mate fals hepres ful manp of land
And perly þar manp foh marriage
And riglit hertes putt fro heritage
Also thoro pe fentes wimmanunce
þr lypne a man hanges to mihaunce
Dus wodi confounded on flapne
And his foule dæpned to hell payne

A ritt pis lypne p't, j. haue told
is sum tyme toined to fold
ke tibene a man pat has a lypf
And a weddpd loman of foh lypf
pat has also a noper huitand
pen is þe lypne wele noxe wypand
fylht yen a doublet volbtri
þr funneft for dos pe foule pe todi.

De fert degre of lecheren is ille Sertus gōus hyn.
pat is valen a man thoro foh wille n'tronſu
th' his albne lypf a dede vil kurke vondstand.
pat is forlen thoro holp kirke
on vokpudly dos any oltrage
Agayn odir of marriage ye
a ful gret lypne yen dos he
Thozugh whilk þe may dampued ke
fyr a man pat yates his lyp
May fle him lik alorne knys
Pigitt so a man thoro hift vn uedfully
th' his albne lypf map lypne dedel
per for men chuld do non oltrage
bot folo pe qadur of marriage
and fare not a fest thoro wille
pat knowles noy witt noz wille
Wier for a man þe wedered eſſe
chuld kepe lynn ap m clennesse.

And no fuche dede vn able kurke
Agayn pe lacurement of hol kurke
pat pue clerkes matremoyne calles
vy pat: 'p't to ye ozdur falles
for m matremoyne fuche vōu eſſe
and fuche ungit holinesse
pat fleſhelyt werke riglit wroghyt
fro dedel lypne þe hit greue noght.

De ſeuient degre to vondstand Septimius d
is a lypne pat is chardand nit viru et cim
pat is a dede on pigr maneuv tre ewinde.

De tibene a man, kōmoder
on ke tibene his albne fōn fre
bis doghter whether hit te
And ye chilter of hem þhom houe
is is a ful gret lypne to proue
For ilkon of hem are lyp til other

Gothis as lik and hother
per for hol kyrke has for led
pat any of hem other uked
And if paitypai w dret lypne
bot holi kyrk behoued hem lypnme
Suid hylbraden thoro taptem falles
pat men gothis lybraden calles
pat came lybrad to vondstand
tho thoro ſtermyngs of ye buſſjoop hanð.

De eglten degre to thele zolwe tone. vinsibus
is fleſhelyt dede p't map te done ute ple s cogna
ke tibene an ille man oz a gode til.

And his lyp loman of blode
pat dede men halden a gret lypne
for yet are tothe of a lypne
And pat lypne map ke moe oxleſſe
Aſſt pat ye lybraden eſſe

De mynt degre a dede map le nit gōus nit pl
in lybraden of affinture

De tibene a man of wantonne lypf
And a loman þe is ib his lypf
ke the tibene a lypf of foh le miand
And a man þib is hur huitand
lyp lypne is gret and þelus
ke pe toke apnup thelles us
for valen a man thoro hift only
has knalen a loman fleſhely
ke laule yen has for him for ledde
lup of him toha to wederde
pat hur is lyp ifpat tho ke
lypd lyp June ye hift degre
for ye lybrade pat is tane
in ye hift degre is halden as name
bot ye libraten as ye laule lettes
þe June ye degre toulable lettes
for on ye further degre is the June
pat may not wederd the oſten lypne
for m plibraten map no land
of matremoyne thoro laise stand

no.

ſo pe land of ſpouſaple map not hold
Vot hitt te don as ye laue hold
And if a man a manoman wedd
To be his fere at wold and wedd
And yen aftt he know in ſinne
Thaung fleſhely dede hir cosyne
pen tynes he for all his lye
pe riglit yt he had of his lye
pt he ne may not thoro ye laue
His allne lypc l'oult hine knalbe
pe wap of dett his will to haue
Vot when pat tho hir dett ille cye
pen him behoues hir dett kufthy
l'ie tole of hert as pe laue lypill

Pe tent degre is a fleſhely werke
be tlbene a loman a derke mulier
pat po holp o'dur teres & elici odmati if
pt hime pe foule ful greth teres naves o'dur
Vot pt hime may te more or leſſe
aſſt pe degre pat pe o'dur eſſe
ſo tekeim has leſt degre pen a paſt
And sodein leſse pen dekin hinn nerſt

Pe elleuent degre as j. haue toſt
ſo fleſhely dede pt offt is wrogſt
pat toſt
be tlbene a fekeley manes plon
and a loman of rehigioun

Or te tlbene man of rehigrouse hys
And feruler loman lende or lypſt
bis ſpime moſt derae i u a ſtode

Pe telsel degre nert toſoand
pe tlbene a man a loman
pat rehigiouſe hys loth han tan
bis ſpime is gret as ye woke ſayes
and ye fende of hell moſt payes
ſo pail as to ye wold are dede nameſh
and huen to ſue god alminghly

Pe ehrhend degre men may kalle
a fleſhely dede pat off may falle
mulierē pia
be tlbene a loman a plate
til
pat dignite derae gret aftate
and pt is more hime pen op thre
thoro henesse of his dignite
ſo he is enſample tu otter nien
ſo he is holden to chaſты as ken

Pe fourtend degre as falles i myne
rmi. god
is ye foule ſpime von Agapyn lynde
pe wihk is foule wathliu to neuen
pat greth greues god of henen
ſor pt hime god has vengauſe tane
when he did rayne ſyre as hynſtane
rep on wodn and gommoze
pt bere bende as fordon per kwe
And oper ſpue tiroes as clerkes teu
ſor pt hime tank clene down to hell

perdo men call hit ſpime sodonpke
ſol hit is non otter hime lyke
pat ſpime ye fende teches leres
To men w spinen on lere maneres
Vot for hit is foule and wathliu
pat ye fende thinkes chame to rum
ere hem pat he puttes per to
To foule hit is when pei hit do
for tum ſayl wpll. -j. noght
Thelbe ye pt hime holb hit is wroght
Vot if any man him kele gplyt
Of pat hime wukpody
J. rede he theſe hit in chriſt
And tell hit as hit was don right
ſo pe chame he has to tell chante
je a gret part of his pnaunce
pol haue -j. spokun of lechory
as the of pe hert as of pe toby
Of wihk ye gryſt of vondertand png
Delyues pe hert at his comping
And i pat stede as clerkes cum se
Settes pe utu of chaſtate
And ze hau herd me deſo tell
And more may her if ze will disell
Povle ille -j. chabe as i toke is tene
Of chaſtate pat utu clene

Q
Chafte may te cald riglit
a tre of gret vtu e might
pe wihk has teuen degre here
and teuen braunches as ze may lere

Pe furſt degre is pis to tegpime

Clene conſtience of hert June

pe ſeruie degre falles to te wath
pat is honest ſperhe of molthe

pe thrid is kepping of wittes ſpue

pe finiſt 18 straptneſſe of herd ſpue

pe ſpſt is fleping of ſoule copampe

And all enchelons of tolpe

pe tert is gud occupacion

pe leuent is p'yer of deuocion

Hurt of pe tre of chaſtate
Ad p[er]mi. god chaſt
Note clene conſtience may be
tatius e consuenia.

ſor wath olbt conſtience clene

Aoght god pleses pat may be tene

ſo clene conſtience yer hit is ſoght

Repe pe hert fro wliked thoght

and fro ille wiles as wrynges

pt olbt of wplaked thynge ſpymges

Só pat pe hert thoio no wplaked wille

may be aſſentand until ille

ſo he yt aſſentio to wliked thoght

all p[er]p[er] he do ye dede noght

ſor pe wplaked wille yt he was jime

The may be dánned as ſo deely hime

ſor thre thynge men may kele

Repe clene conſtience of hert wele

Anno.

f. 11.

pat ye chulder pat hard were lede
and us gret metes were norlshed and fedd
and non delicioule metis wold hane
were m pe fre of tabilopne laue

Ge tabilopne .j. undurstand

pe fre of leechoni bienmand
pat may te flek hened lb chort stryt
thez abluence hard lytt
pot metes of deliciolbe tauolbr
and stalworth wypnes of kayre colowr
Maken leechoni hot to lyeune llygt
as greffe dos fre to brenne bright

Y e fysst degre yt chalt men kepe Auit hóus
is fleping of kon keuthere chaittatis é i enita
and of uile enchelons of spne tóe maloy sotiet
Thaio wthylk lecheri map begyne til,
for many men fallen in leecherie

Ye recorn of spyl compame
Fles chuld yau noght falle to fore
Fle were pat wikked compame wóze
for as pe leuene pat is fowre
Drawes pe there togth to pt tauolbre
and as a nayel pat roten elle
Notes other though pt moystnesse
and as a quile tole pat fre is june
Map make a hepe of coles to bapme
Right so may spyl compame

Drabke a man to leechoxye
per for pe saultaps perbp Cú tó tés eris

pols chalt te holyp pt ye holyp
pat is to lap if pols will te

holp and loue chaftte
pols chalt pee gpye as .j. ye ken
To compame of gud men
for if you luf, oz tolo pt will
foles pat euer don ye ill

and witt not leue hem wthylet pt map Cú piúo
alis ilt chalt pou te as are pat
for he pt loues pe compame
Of coles pt gyuen hem to fohde
Dun bole nedly te as a cole
Right pe maner of parré coole
ptaps pe wyle man this toke
As pite clerkes may fnde and toke

As so pe man pat chait wil be
pe cause of spime behoues to fle
And preue pche pt wóman
In ftyd lufhen te hem one yau
for pat gpyes cause spime to do
pen yau hane spme f tyd per to
Wher for we reden i toke of kpyges
pat a cordes to many lap inges
pat eeman pat wos dauid kon
pt lost his allne luf wold wón
As pat i chaumbré bp pain one wóqe
pal channéd to geder kleshtely pозе

and aspe ladypat jotep fond
In hur chaumbré al one foud
The wold hane made him w b spime
Pot he wold uot pt spyl begyne
Pot hir agapn sayd as pe wyle
per for dyd cho hinn foule difpyle
per for tynt poulle widd us ay te toun
To fle ay foymacoun

pt is pe enchelon of fou
pat tilles a man to leechoni
for wohn men may no keels begyne
To ouröm pat kleshtely spime
Aoz to kepe rigbly chafne
In dennes as hit falles to le
pen to fle spyl compampos
and pe enchelones of spyes
per for pe aimgel to loth com
and tad him wende obtk of codou
and obtk of all pe marches a loyst

for pe gret vengainne pt lbas w tovlst
and of all pe marches a loyst
for pe gret vengainne pt lbas w tovlst
and of all pe marches a loyst
for pe gret vengainne pt lbas w tovlst

Ge sodom map is undurstand
Lechous spime pat is lykand
pe marches of sodom map is calr
pe caules of spime pt makes men fall,
for hit is not f noth to kepe
al man fro spime fof kuthere
sot if he fle all he enchelones of spime
pat maken a man pt spyl begyne
for men fayn told encapping
a compn wozde like to pis thing
so long pe pot to pe wat gas
at pe last home broken hit comes thowkas
and long flues pe buttur fipe
a bolst pe fre lolle and fpe
yet at ye last he falles per jime
and yen nedip behoues him spime
right do a man feses to long
pe enchelons of spime a mong
yat at ye last him buke fall
in pt spime fozemied pt all
per for who to deces fallyug
and wil him kepe fro spime hennying
he chuld fro pe fre draw him tere
so pat pe fre may him not dere.

Y e text degre sapn pis clerkes Serus hóus.
is occupacion of gud berkes chauntatis é i
for pe fende of hell pt walkes ay compaconne
and neu clepes night noz day
sot ik spye he is eu wapstand
klym he map spime til his hand
and when he fndes a man p derr
and floose he putto on him a hidell
and occuppes him i his nedes
pt wikked thooghtes are f ert deces
and ledes him pt ye bidel of spime
pt vnmettly map he fro him spinte.

alle wypes Æt thoghtes of vannte
pat (boldly or fleestly) may be
And you pray to ye fadur of heuen
In quite with tilde steuen.
And feyn cianne says perby
pat all (boldly thynges) fleestly
Sinn'd be tepted to ye hert lone
Of him þ þytes god of a tene
So þ ye hertt no thynge thynke may
Not on pat things þ he shuld pray
þenes þole god heres ye he fap
When you haves not þ i fes þ þps
And fider says ye wyleman
pat we þap so thfastly yan
When the thynke on non of thing
Not all only on oure askyng
And feynt autyn as derke piones
Says what heltes pe lyres þ moues
And beten to geder ay of custom
If ye mannes left to alle dinn
Suche diffrence as is lene
Ye thynne ye chaf and cionne clene
And ye hraune þ is small grete
And ye flour of grounden whete
And ye left þe testes hyde
Such diffrence is on þ other lye
Ye thynne ye praper made on thy wert
And ye deuocion of ye hert
God is no hare yere he dibelles
To be fed þot leeces Æ noght elles
God waried ye tre dape grovsand
per ye no thynge þot leeces fand
Right to ye þer Æn mighty
pat is in leeces of wordes only
Lest obt hertth deuocion
It pleces not god pat oxtum
Not turnes ye eere per fro a say
And wuot here hit might no day
The vudurstandes not suche langage
for þ of comes non a baunage.
And þ is out deuocion þaps
þe þytes as ye þ þekes þaps
half krenche half walthe or enoughe
þio þeche is noght woxthe a riche
þe þaps Æ most the compn visage
Not pe hert þekes a nother langage
When pe hert thynkes on oyer thynge
pat him to dagn þyngs þynges
When kurn þemes as ye tike says
þe suche men þ to god so þaps
Is bolten him cionne all pat Æsþile
Is he þat Æsþ a man be gile
þat is teck to doisme also
pat stirs hio impes to and fro
And makes only of þeche tembland
And no thynge says to understand

110.

To suche maneres of mennes praper
Oure load turnes hem ye def eere.
Not ye þer þat comes onely
Of ye hert þ þeres god almaghty
For þe fap in ye gospell right.
And is of a goft of mikel might
And þer for who so herd will be
Of god þat is ful of pite
Finn bus þeay as ye teck esse
In goft and in thofastnese
pat god gyf offst when he Æsþil
Als þeke Æ moxe to men þare ill
pen to men pat are gud clene
þ m gud þf longs han tene
Not for þus still as j. zouse ken
God gretues godes most to be bulked men
For gud men shuld diþþe in Æsþil
pat he gyfes to men pat are ill
And such goles are most to þytes
As feynt autyn opinly fapes.
Also feynt ambroget faps perby
When þole þytes god almaghty
Aske gret þynges Æ hert lydast
Pat may þ osten ende last
And noght such þynges þ taplenyt
For of such þer God thinkes diþþy
Not oure gud mapþ god almaghty
Teches vs wele to afne wþely
And fourmes oure askyng right tu vs
When he fap in ye gospell þus
If ye wuþ any thing aske fre
Of my fadur in name of me
If ye hert þe afne lotted on April
He small graunt hit toþe te skyl.
And he afkes in pe name to neuen
Of ilu cith goddes lone of heuen
As þ afkes Æ gud hert as leele
Thynge þ falles to toule heele
For ilu is þus mikel for to fay
As heele on heelur þ heele vs may
And what we shuld afke teches vs
In ye gospell when he fap þus.
Aske furþ he faps goddes lyngtame
And his rightiblnesse Æ þe lanne
And all thynge thynð we hauæ redþ
To ye falbe is nede full to ye body
For ilu men tapn men shuld hem fede
þ furþ to pat; þ were most nede
Too thynge are nedeðaþt our fote
Costly gud and todels goode
Not of goftþ gud we hauæ most nede
For we shulden if we bolten fede
Aske furþ pat god þrincuallyþ
Graunt vs þe godes costþ
Pat are vues clene to lyue
Thozo whilk hio blus he Æsþus gyue.

and gyf hus wodely godes perto
pyt uryt hem we may a vauntage do
pat oure lodyes may here sustayne
posht hyt we not so certapne
as gothly gud pat lastes ape
for us delyr godes passen a waye.

We thuld not make god principale
as nuche decimde goodes suale
as linn men don pat lytse myse
and seken non other lyt bot puse
pe urylks tyl ende map lome te woght
and haple hem wylther pat lyt of noght
bot ye kyngdame of god lotfyaft
pat is ye lyt p'tayl last
we thuld first leke as layn pis derkes

Thowghr þþers th thorugh gud herkes
and pat is: pat goodes vs
per he laps m pe golpel yus
ffurst leke se pe kyngdame wele
and hy is riggh wnesse to cele
pat is to tap the chuld wyrke riggt
aþ gud herkes it all oure might
pus may we cinn thoro oure trawyle
to ye hpe kyrngdam pt neu chal haple
and who pus kirkes & traysles y to
god will him moze a vauntage do
foz he will him gyf sustinauntly
pat falles to sustinaunce of body
for win of no thynge may te claut
to lyf ne fawle chayl him noght want
pat m hert god dzedes and loues
as you writt laps opimly & proues.

## Or concreitoule men of pis lyf
### Froupli.

pat wy pis world wul euer stryt
Euer pe moze pail hane at wille
pe moze nede pat han be gud skalle
for peaneyne pat a man has moze
pe moze of sole him most purchas
and he pat most of hozed haues
most has nede of stabul hauaes
for holi teput jerom laps y his wyle
pat he pat us full of conceitple

Has greit defalst and all vu doght
Of pat he has and he has noght
and perfors he put wul god præp
and aske doght pat a wayle fun may
wherfor pe xphete yt was leytþ
thus teche to præp god denoustly

in pe falst as se may here
where he laps on pis manere

and my prayer in pi light furet oðo nia m
as euence may go up riggt sinn ienili i chyn
for when pe euence as men may fele turo,
so m pe lyre hit laveres wele
so do þyper to vudurstand
pat comes of pe hert benand

In pe luf of god alinghty
and faus ful libete to god namely
and wot hit faue on pis manere
god wil noght pe præpere here.

### E messagere p'to court wendes
and has per no thing of frends
he wil no letes it hyn winge
he map not come de foz pe kyrge
kight to præp and odisoun
it ousten loue & deuotioun
as clerkes hap hit is no tett
pen messagere it ousten lett
præpere is here men mas

as a messag p'to pe court gas
deuotioun is as lett itele
it þyer teres as messager lele
and who ptendes such messagere

To pe court on wbrang manere
it ousten lett priue to rede
he chal not wele his around telp
for who men hap pus tele tpes
he pat tole tendes he tole a bydes
for tole tendes to tole wences hame
bot he pat tendes is most to blame
pus falles te þyer pt men makkes
pat no deuotioun it hit takes.

### D for who so wuor totisfaltly
It hert þraþ pус god alinghty

As daud dpy pat pus lapte
in pe falst wlen he wylde
loð pols here pe voþce of me
it alle my hert, 3, crie to pe
Crie of hert is benand loue
as clerkes may her seput autyn proue

Such crie vopæ yis nameþ
je lykand to god alinghty

And noght ye voþce of usdorðs doght
To whiche pe hert a cides noght
per for seput gregor laps viget lewe
as clerkes may reed i voke & cele
pat totisfaltly to præp fast
is lett it cikug it god to last
it compenzioun oðer heert
and repentance it tole of hert
Thowghr weede to præp mekely
pen voluðhed ibodee to multiply
for tuche crie chares hest thewes alway
pat fanden w bayton va might þo day

vs to rouble of alle gud nesne
and vs to lede per all alle eke
per for chuld we ofte to god talle
pat we noght in yo theke sand falle
and crie to hyn it oust kantylfe
a gyn pe crie of conceitple
and a gyn pe crie of lecherþ
pat bodd þo tole hemes trely

### Froupli.

pat he vs grantyn ve uat of teres
Such fyre to clepe yt offt vs deres
Vhit neyn oure hertes vnbularpe
Ne of oure soules fo:do pe chape
A to we chuld crye faft = telle
to god pat: loyd is ouer Alle
A gauyn ye gret holband flode
De youl thoghtes yt are not gode
pat cpxingou i ye hert on ferre lupte
yt thoro content we nocht perpte
ver for tried dauid when he piape
To go in pe saft = a pus layte
Dane me god fro pels finert Salu: me fa
for iu afos han entred to myhert ds qui mit
and oure loyd diuiples wt him pue uerut as
blen pait bere in myddes ye ee ulf: ad asas
and falben ye tespelt faft rpe mea
And i were in popit pen to prype
yet tiden ko ferde = capden pus
Lord in pis pels taue pous hils
Oz vike thynge ys at a telle last
Shuld we eu to god tyve faft
To taue us fro pike pels alle
yt we nocht thorchugh lem pusthe ne falle
pat is to lay of thes of helle
pat ughly are and fendes telle
And of pe fyre of courtyle
And of lecherpyt offt will rpe
And of pe ilk flood thoghtes among
And of alle corruptiones strong,
pow understandes as :.j. to:ys lay
yt men to god chuld eu paay
Jn all tymes = m al teedes
per men han will to lay pait dedes
Not epreally if pait dyd righe
pat chuld paay wt all pait might
And moze deuoltthy as ye toke telles
In holys kyrk yen althier elles
fo:z yer ye fente has left polbere
fo:z but hal: holyle of paape re
Where oure deuonioun chuld be ay
when the chuld oght of god pаяу
And name: on hyle festes ferre
And fonendapd pat are to dere
pat ozdeyned ten thoro holys kyrke
Holg werkes pen to lkyrke
As god to fue = loue and pаяу
And him to wrisht all if we may
per for: men teede of worldlys werkes
on fuche dere daye as kapu pike derkes
And tente pen fo: alle ye toke
To gothys werkes as teedes ye toke
pat is to loue god and honoure
And bis: to pаяу hyn of socoure
Opn god comainnded all mightys
in pe olde lause to straphy.

To kepe ye satot and to hal: d
pat ilk a halday may be tald
and chy then pt: pèpul might it
c God dyd a man stoned to be
For he had gedered be ye lbat
A febe ayknes on pe satat day
Chy at chuld he do ponne namely
Cpl hem pat hymen so venlent
On fonendap and other festes
pat foloen hoz will as wil: festes
And wasen pene tyne as me may le
In fol: dedes and vanitte
And fuche dayes moze ille mille
pen pait up on ye iverke day: ole.
Oertaynly yen le: ze pore
pat pait chuld te poybhed moze
in pat other world pat lastes ap
Yen jelbes pt: hicken pan: satot day
for: ye sonontay moe hol: eſſe
pen ye satoth day: pat is leſſe
Pamicalle festes of ye zere
are ozdeyned hyle dayes = dere
Thowugh hol: kirke to halous kepe
God to loue and to wri:hepe
And him to thanke of his guidnes
pat he has Don hus moze les
As holys kyrke recordes namely
Of ye festes thoro pait stoy.
First as zole of cristes bitl
Wt: gret: solemnite and minth
Is meincoun made tothe euens mozn
Holg he was of a mayden to:yn.
Ht: paſſes al: pt: comes = go
Hols pt: kro deth to ly: he: ros.
At holithursday: redd: is rig:ht
Hols he stegh up to heuen vraght
And at lly:usday: impnd made is moſt
Hols he tende downe pe hol: goft
Til his apostels pat he loued
As he thoro holys kyrke p:oued.
A to he ozdeyned thowugh pe laule
In holys kyrke pat we chuld kнаlbe
Festes of halolbes pat are in heuen
As men may here i kprk: offt neuen
pike festes chuld men halolbe kepe
And i pait name do god i: thepe
And loue him tothe leved = lelbed
For: miracles pt: he has fo: lem ſheu:ed
And don i them thoro ye hol: goft
For: to comfoth oure trold: moſt
For: pait festes chuld be kept clene
In holys kyrke pt: ozdeyned tene
And pаяу hem pat pat be our: fa:koune
A ne put: god pt: hem dow honoure
Sothe in vorte: heuen so brug:ht
As holys kyrke l: pittenesse rig:ht

Ibien p[er] chuld to ye lyk[e] wende
god oure lykerest frente
y[au] chuld en hau[de] tiporos skil[le]
he
Habitt asse p[er] p[er] aste aste will
hat were louest p[er] olbte olbtrage
and noght of ouer mikel cotta[ge]
p[er] is to undurstand namely
If p[er] y[au] are of a state w[or]thp[
so p[er] p[er] is melure til eane
to a nother may le olbtrage tane
wele more falles vntil a quene
pen til a counte as p[er] h[au]e
and more til a counte to dy
pen til an noter chymple lade
and more till h[er] p[er] men ladi talles
pen til a chymple w[oman] falles

Ello sepit penle terces hem right
hol[es] p[er] chuld te chymple of ligh[st]
p[er] is to tap thame full as meke
No quaymple to paire hede[es] eke
is trest[es] a tozeles p[er] chuld no vse
vot all luche foh avay refufe
pat strekes ye nekk oust as a hert
and as a proude lokes orthylbert

Aud zitt sepit poule as teches he
vil not pat y[au] ouer bis[he] le
Not ou coziolbs pen hede[es] to dight
Nother p[er] filuer ne gold so vayligh[st]
ot pat p[er] haue as he counteles
paure hede[es] toued p[er] clene bayles
and when p[er] y[au] are at kirke namely
be so oure lond god al ingsligh[st]
nele p[er] dume p[er]e is paire place
Tollward ye grounde true p[er] p[er] fane
and hau[de] paure hertes in heuen righe[st]
so p[er] y[au] stode p[er] in goddes ligh[st]
so not caypug h[ere] ne p[er] p[er] fane yee
so chympen don pat vse folsee

So pat no man p[er]e temped to
thoros ligh[st] of hem when y[au] hem te
so so gud chympen chuld j[hon]
h[em] dight p[er] gudnesse shewe a non.

Sepit ambazote laps he p[er] chuld
pat god his p[er] h[ere] fulfill
he chuld do a tap and hyde
alle maner tok[en]puges of p[er]
and holb to god th[o]z[ho] mekenes p[er]
so so to chy hem his iuncry[] to hau
so proude a[pp]le quaymth[ig] wrogh[st]
ane into god map p[ich]a[c]e noght
vot gyfues enchefon so so do ille
of him oz h[er] pat vse hit vlle.

Ol[ha]e p[er]e. J. sheved thynge thre
yt special m[air] p[er] chuld te
troubtij[he] and tenorioun
of chyuk p[er] h[au]e made menicioun

vo to p[ra]ayer p[er] y[au]rstande
If hit chuld te to god lykande
and w[or]th to herte tane
pe furthe thynge w[er] to vued te done
p[er] is pe p[er] p[er] men chuld do orta colwicn.

Two uprungen mo[d]t hau[e] p[er] falles p[er] to
thozo l[ub]uk h[er] may tipe up ene[n]
be so olbte lond god of heuen
pat is fastpug and almus tele
p[ile] may pe p[ra]ayer up lede
wher for p[er] aungel to tobye
pus t[ake] p[er] taple aperthe
p[ra]ayer is a lyker thynge
l[ub]k almus tele and fastpunge
l[ub]t oust p[ile] too h[er] may not tipe
to god p[er] chytes in heuen to tipe
so so whi as h[ol] men h[er] taple
Gud h[er] pat is mikel to p[ra]ayer
R[it] inakes p[er] to tipe alkymp[ur]
to god p[er] p[ile] too uprungen y[au]
vot h[au]ne as p[ile] clerkes enakels
w[er]en h[er] t[old] tipe Agapn drakalb[os]
for men may wele w[er]t to p[er] chuld toke
as p[ider] laps in apin toke
pat in too maners for to neuyen
p[ra]ayer is letted to tipe to heuen
Dwier[er] he w[il]not p[er] trechare
so so gy[er] p[er] h[em] him greued h[au]e
Da he w[il]not so p[er] tike his thynne
pat he has long tyne h[ey]gen j[une].

So as no thynge may helc a bounde
per pat j[en] h[as] in pe grounde
nother opmentment ne med[ic]yne
als long as ye j[en] h[ay]ges p[er] j[une]
right so his p[er] telpes him ugh[st]
p[er] holdes ille chuld i h[er] a thynge
so so noght h[er]d as ye toke telles
als long as ille wille i h[er] d[el]elles
and p[er] for laps ye hol apente
l[ub]hos l[ub]ozd[os], are ful l[ab]ete, to reue
p[er] h[er] the laps oure h[ert]es w[er] heuen
and oure h[an]tes to god of heuen

He lyftes his h[er]t righ[st] bully[sh]
and his h[an]tes to god al might[ys]
p[er] p[er] lyftes h[er] to te lene
th[o]z[ho] gud l[er]kes & colience clene.

Also ye apotell vs h[ab]des & teches
as p[is] p[ra]echowls layn p[ra]ch[es]
p[er] the clene h[an]tes lyft up ap
in all oure p[ra]ayers l[ien] h[er] p[ra]y.

Ol[ene] h[an]tes are tal[io] h[er] clene l[er]kes
of colience clene as layn p[ile] clerkes
so so god ne w[il]not as p[er] h[au]e
p[ra]ayer here of h[er]t undene
pat has ye colience w[er] j[une]
foule[]t full of p[it]he of thynne.

hherfoz oure load god lyked tyl vs
Thorgugh pe aphtete pat fap pus

Wrenn ze make manp pveres lere
A. will non of tem blethly here
for uhi 20 handoe are all blodpe
pus written is in pe aphterepe.

Blodp handoes han yco meue
pat poze pepul pillen & flene
yt vider hem ten wt maystre
And reuen hem yat pat thylde ys bie
Sichte men han blodi handoes reede
Of pe blode of poze folk, yt pait chede
for yu ilold hem ysfiles make
When yat pait ysflore two hem take
Thorgugh couetple and ralyume
ys me thypke a ful gret synne.

Suche men mikel oustinge mosen
ffoz pat to blode moystelles uen
Whter foz pat thall make hard tap
brenn pef two pirs ysf paffen a wap
If hol writt yt pe toke thelles ys
ve theto pat telles fapys pus
pat oure load god all mighty
It someday thal ale straithly
pe blode of men pef pozeh gas
Of hem pat haules blodi has
Wherfoz who will wrong take
Of pat bole him ale meudes make
And zeld againu all wronges eu thuge
Til hem hit agitt 22 in hyl hnyge
And pef oure load god will noght
paue pper here pt pus han wrocht
Not pat hem mende of pat folke
Logit to te herd pat are wortthie.

Who ho wil rü in goddes fight
To rap him and be herte of rigbt
It malben alberd he chuld not come
Of blodi handoes ne handoes tome
pt is to lap in thyl to thyn
Of vuculent of folpe ist yme
Of tome handoe of gud dede
And if he do he chal not fpede
ffoz god fapys pus in youl writt
of pe toke lybryeste hyl

Ellone he fapys f chal not come P[ol] appareb
In m[yn] fight with handoes tome Vatius toghit
Se foz god comes he tome land meo
pat alles god any tounie p[ra]payand
It outen p[ra]skat of gud iberkes
He chal not fpede as fapu pite clerkes
Laynes him fperres god pe zate
Of p[ra]pay clerkes izele hylt wate
Of pat he hau[e] euf sample to telle
It is in written in pe gotfelle.

holb pe zates ize reared fast
Agayn pe mapdenes yt come last
pat p[ar] laumpes tome ize hem noght
per for god fapd. 3. knolbe zolbe noght
Wherfoz god will knolbe no man
Not hem yt p[u]e him as he tem
And in his laimpe has ople of p[ay]se
As hade pe mapdenes pt ize ize p[ay]e
pat are as vnderstanden map te
yco yat han hertes of p[ay]te
And chelben hit olst ize gud izerkes
Suche folk god hertes as fapnys clerkes
Go fuche folk god opimes pe zate
yt comen not tome hand ne ou late
foz ize len p[ar] y[ul]t ale a tone
He reisapues p[ar]re p[er] tone.

Olb tane. 3. chelbed fully holb pe p[er]e
pat p[ir]e foure pilers vp thylde tere
Thorgugh denocioun hope to fpede
And fastpyng don ize alumin tede
pe ize hulld se hard me de fox neuen
is mighty aneypnte god of heuen
ffoz uhi hit lybnes of hyn lightly
alle pt is nedeful to pe tody
and to toule pt likeherest esse
As holu writt teres witnesse
Wterfoz lepit jame fapys i a toke
As clerkes map le pat qun loke
pt rightibule maune p[er]e te skall
Is mikel ize thyl pe god here will
foz hit helpe and ize arishtely ize lele
all maner illes pt man may fele
Of todp and toule pt grethly greues
pat pat note dzele i ize zold here lenes
Wherfoz god fapys as toke comtene
pe p[er]e pat comes of hert clene
Helypes man ize oust and yme
And him p[er]chace for[iz] p[er]ues of tynne
for[iz] se fynde written iolde laibl
It in pe billet as clerkes knolbe
pt m[or]p[es] ouer com p[ra]p[ur]h
Amalecti pt was goddes emnump
And all his oft pt com oghwhere
Logit thorgugh litaple hot th[io] p[er]e
and als a holp man pus fap[es]
pt a rigbtibule man ize he p[ra]yes
Map moze a ap[le] to god p[ra]payand
yen may ten tholsland men feghtstand.

De p[er]e of a gud man
Thirles pe heuen entres pan
Lyuld hyl noght onirun clene
pe empyed pat in urthe bene
A gud man p[yr]ing lybne more may
In heuen on houre of a day
Yen a tholsland knyglites th[io] p[er]ne of land
In lond tyme ize dynt of hand.

Perſon ubere gud as j. 3olbe keme
to pchace ppers of gud meme
pat gypuen hem to denocion
A nameh men of religioun
pat dlbellen to geder in companp
foz to ſne god specially
And papeu for all p[er]don tem gode
in helppug of paue hnes tode
for lshyn gud menne teede
A nepites god may stande i clere
Wele moze a vayles as oft 18 ſene
Mayer of manp gud men = clene
H[er] as ye holy man namely taps
When many gud men to geder papeſ
H[it] map not kyle on no maner
pat god ne will here ſum ppere
And y[os] of on were a folle oz too
Of a company all are not too
18 in a cace map kalle highth
As fell goddes company
Of his apostels 18as Jutas aan
pt him te trayde = made him tray
Bot all yo other ubere gud = Wele dp[ò]
All y[os] of he ubere a chelbe kpd'
pe papeu of all a couent
pat holly are at one affent
Thaith of ye abdot herv[è] te moze
pen all one monke lshylk to he lboze
Right to god heres corner paue tede
pat dlbellen to geder i holode
To ſne paue god = him wirshep
pen on of pat wihhert
Chertfo[od] taps in goſpeil
On pis maner as 3olbe tell
16 too of 3olb pt h[é]rt ere
A conden holh to geder pt me
What to ze of mp ſadie crave
Pt olten dobt = he quill hit yane
Here nolb han ze herd me neuen
In toke pe degres ſeuen
pat p[er]p[er] ſalled vn to pe tre
Of ye vtu of chaſtite
P[er]lb will = chelbe aft[er] mp will
ye ſeuen bjauniches pt to mon of h[it]
y[er] ſeuen maner of states are ſere
Of men pt lypuen m pis world here
On 18 maptenes pat will fle
ſleſſh[ip] luf[ht] til pat married be
A nother 18 pat han ten only
Deſtold = leuen paue fol[hy]
ye thrid are p[er]p[er] wedded tene
ye furthe state 18 of widdows clene
ye fyſt 18 3it of mapdenes flye
yt thymken te chaſt vn til pai d[ye]
ye state 18 of clerkes of lare
In holh degre pat ozdeyned are

ye ſenent as ye toke mas menno[un]m
are folke of clene religioun.
Te furſt state 18 of mapdenes ſuſt de ſun
pat hem clene here[n] to todelij luf[ht] vginat
And ſauen 18 ele pa[ur] mapdeu hede
F[ro] all ſpith of letherouſo tede
[ot] so vn tond p[ar] are = fre
pt p[ar] map lenefully uſedded le
Inuche aſtate folke thylten kere
Chaſtite to goddes wirchep
pat 18leinemeth of bod[ò]
And of ye hert pt ouſt ſoh
Te ſeruende hjaunche to kepe clene Soſu[n]
18 of tem pat ſped han tene Ram² ut ſu[n]
Th[or]o ſpith of letherouſe tede
And han loſt ho[u] mapden held
Tothe men = 18p[un]hen vtturth
pt neu lbere uſedded as are manp
Per neu so boude to chaſtite
[ot] pat p[ar] map m[ar]ied te
And han ten chriſen = don p[en]aunce
And i paue hertes han repenau[nce
Of all pa[ur] hynne moze = leſſe
And kepe tem forthward i clenemeth
Inuche state chuld folke kepe right
Chaſtite pt au paue might
F[oz] he pt here 18 m pat state
He chuld te byſe erly and late
Allle ye enchetones chime to ſle
Inuche ſp[ote] he chuld ay te
Of map he kepe his w[od] chaſt
And on pt maner p[le]ſe god maſt
[ot] 3it he may ſor tertayne ſkalle
Marp him what tyme he vlleu.
Bot who so wil him kepe ſor mete
Tene = chaſt fro letherouſe tede
H[im] te h[ou]es 18n fleſſe chaſtpe
pt hard p[en]aunce of his bod[ye]
Alls him behoues to kaf[te] uſake
And pt h[is] fleſſe here lyues forſake
And y[us] he map his fleſſye dou p[u]d
[fo] to ſon tede lhen h[it] r[ie] bold
Te thrid state 18 of hem to knalbe.
F[or] pat uſedded ten th[or]o goddes laſe 18 ou con
In pat state p[ar] chuld den right u[n]ga[n]t.
A[ha]ſt hem kepe tothe day[es] might
D[ist] take p[ar] chuld ſor certayn ſtall
ye 1[er]ke of ſp[ou]ſaple to ſuſſuſl
F[oz] a man = his uſedded 18p[er]p[er]
Shuld luf[ht] to geder pt oſten ſp[ra]ſſ
And ayther of hem chuld hem kepe
Treſe til other to goddes wirchep
And notther of hem do oper k[ion]
[ot] pat pt right is to among
P[is] 18 h[oly] lap[ke] counſaple
And p[us] p[ar] will pt lauſe of ſp[ou]ſaple

Ye molst if hit chyld alked be
Vot thoro sum contnuaunte pene
Whether of hem so ill tosake
Ye deit to jeld vn to his make
He gyues yt other encheufoun

To be of alle condition
And hymnes again rightlibinest
For he dos noght pat right est
The hymnes again his wedded fere
For wrong he dos on pis maner
For that on has laib fully

Pother of pat other body
Vot he dos asft goddes laike
Pat jeldes pat oper pat he albe
And if he do so truly in tede
In pat entent he worthi mete
For rightlibines hem starres p'to
And noght for leechora so to do.

The chrid cause of piste tere
Jo when a man in pante
Yedes his lypc til his hylpyng
pat derue tede utsolth elpyng
To his entent te fuche ize
Ouch hir to here fro spynne
And namey cho te in thoght
To chameriyl cho der noght
Aske hir lord of fuche a thing
Be molchij non to tokening
And he hoped yf cho bold ingitip
stalle in spynne and do tolyp
If he tede hir yen pat tede
pen he chyne he noght tot paca mete
In pis tace men chuld pus do
For pte chuld hem sker per to
In piste three cartes men may wirke
Tene fullyl be laise of holp kyrke
pe werke of wedlok uts olken hymne
pe entent p't men are jume
ot in sum tace men map spynne tone
per tede of crosaple alid te done
Dusther tedeby aftre pte tede est
Da vemaill pat ize so lesse
and cpeanall in thre tace
men map in yt tede trehace.

de odpned is to toke hapele

Suche men oure lozd mikel papele

To leamde care per men tymme may
Sod mafus.

Sedely in wedlok is pis to lay
is when a man has no drieze
is his lypk to do pat deede

goyo delip w hift p map falle fone
in tyne when hit chuld noght to wone
is when tho hao maladpe
pat him lypmen hau wmonhe
the pat his lypk tyne not hawes
he knoive finst holp p foy fawes

and i what state yo is of body
for that pen hanes he dedel
thy (thy) oure lozd god to bedes
pat any man pat pel dzedes
is his lypk dela when he wate
the ho is purdh in suche aftate
is his lypk p are pen to diede

p might falle to pe fruit of pe dete.

To as lepnt jerom thelles telles
Jero.

in tuche tyne are geten mesfelles
and cum p han no chay of man
and wles p neil more witt han
and last w lame. crooked w blynde
and doune w defe suche may in fnde

where for pe lhomant hedded ege
and fies hir in suche sekenesse

Chuld noght fro hir lord hit hele
he pat tyne bold wth hir tele
not if yo lapn hit to hold hir skall
and lentes him do is hir his will
he knoive noght p fucte

The hanes dedel noght he

Elko pan thethe chuld hepe hem ciene
and fro suche dede hem thethe abstene

in holp tymes pat art tere
as at pe hye festes of pe zere
and in po tymes do noght only
not tent tyl god almightiy

His fince pat tyne to fin fru-
foz int odpned te pat slappyl.

Elko in tyne of fastyng

pat chuld abstene hem of f thynge

Noght onelp soz p it is lyne
bot soz pat ungisten tyk lypme
thynge p pai aftied of god pau
is eulyn tappe pe holp man

His pan chuld abstene hem right
if ro pat dede w alle parr might

alle ye tyme if pai te lypfe

Wyn pe womon in getyne lyfe

On when pai han certain knolypug
pat hir tyne is nere of childpyng
pai chuld no tyme erly ne late

Dele to geder in pat aftate

bot abstene hem for honeste

and dede of pels pat might te

and also fro pe dede hem chare
fro pe tyne p thy w quick child are
for if pe dede i pat state te wroghit
but oulten tyne is hit noght.

We fynide lbrptyten in a toke

of lypnte of bedes as men map toke
pat ye olypfaint will forfake
pe felichyp of his albe make

alle pe tyne p thy lb folle eſſe

and of pis teres pe toke lyptneſſe
pen thimme me pat a man chuld be
aige ladde wth flyt + tempre

pen a beſt pat can no stalle
pat folowes of lypnte aft his wille
per mo a man chuld him abstene
when his in p state is tene

bot all way wil. j. noght lay
pat he hanes in pat dede ap

if he luche tyne pe dede wil do

when his lypk asentis per to
be gud cauſe + entencioniu right

pat god can teme full of unghe

De thrid cauſe p dedel may te

in dede of spoutaple to pame

is when a man thyzo his albue vede

Seles w his wrl in holv stede

As kprk halolbed on kpreke zarde

Of whil men chulden take rewarde

foz hit is apoxored onelp

To fue oure lozd god almightiy
per chuld no man suche dedes bo

wth his lypk pof cho cent per to

bot abstene him w paf of eſſe

To god he noght befoible p plane

for pof p wedlok dede te fire

in youl place don irtt tyne may te

and Ihol tyne when hit is wroghit

pat in other tyne w styd deres noght.

To fin the stat p chuld te ciene Quart

is of hem p wedded han lene stat de vidui
per ye deth pat faires non tate.

Has lypned too hent p on

bot lypper of hem p leues on lyp

he hit pe man on elles pe lypk

pat chal parr lyue chaſſp lere

Whyne pait are it state of widoushede

pat is a state mikel to paaple

as lepnt poule pe apostell faple
pat pait hem i pat state hald

The apostaples hem p w ridolſke arcalo

and if p state hem noght pap

The bid ded hem wed hem when pait may
for tett hit is as fays he

A man to ived uun yen hænd to te.

And hynugen tall manp to helle yrne
pat paith so hyl pe hyl tyne
pat grace is of ye hol goht

Thoro whilk ye hyl i god lynes moft.

E liso pe lbidowes pat are trelbe
ffalles meke clothes of hynpel helbe
and nogift of gap colours starnd
Poz of quovent chap lyfie femand
foz lbidowes shuld entaumple take
Of judith yf lafft in goddes sake
Hir ricke vokes yat hede cum fyle
and all hir other gap ayple

yt felle both to bodi e hede

Eho lafft all when hir loz'd was tede

And toke ablytt of lbidolbede

And in pat meke ablytt who zede

pat lwas tane moxe for dele only

peu for wyp or vayn gloz?

pat be caute yt cho loued chaftite

And wold pe enchevnes of hynne fle

Eho lafft hir ayppyle yt lwas fapre

And al hir hyl who lered pe hayte

And fastred pe dapes all of pe zere

Saué yo pat lber who hyl dore

And zit who riche lwas fayr zonge

And lyfle of tede of lyfte a tonge.

Bor gudnesse of hir hert a thoght

And love of chaftite yt cho toghit

pat who offt chused a nogift hylte

Aate hir to do alle pat who dyde

Wight to chuld lbidowes pair hyl lede

And kepe pe state of lbidulbe hede

In chaftite and clenuesse

Ero hylth of hynne yt clenand eſſe

And namely yo pat are loundent to be

Thafte thoazguy vohs of chaſſitte

Other pat are not lounden per tip

Aay hem marty if pat paith llb.

E hysre state is of clele vgnnes.

Pat viciot of yarh fleſſhe vgnnes e de ſin

pe whilk are chaſſe ay han tene tu uſginta

And thymke ay fortheuaid to kepe he clene tis

ſiro al hyns corruption of tody

For ye loue of god al mightyp

His state is mikel ſuy to prayſe

De tye things as pe toke ſayle lit landaide

pat is to ſap of pe dignite eſt uſgimitas.

For ye belbete and pe tolbunte.

First men chuld kepe yt state

For dignite as clerkes bate

For who hit is of to mirhe might

pat hit makes hem yt kepes hir right

Euen hice to goddes aungelles

E hol men in dores telles.

Bot a clene vſgyn and a lele

Das moze ytt pen an aungele

For ye aingell lynes goſtth

As goſtes iet oſt fleſſhe on tody

And vſgynes pe fleſſhe a toſte teres

pat temptes hem oſſe here deres

bot vſgunes han pe viciotyp

Of paires lodyes pat is ferth

pat pai may kepe to ſebuil rafteil

As paires lodyes are fir to tell

Agapn to stallbath an empe

As ye fende is pat is to lye

pat ſekes on all manner of hynne

Wbertheo he may pe caſtell vſyne

For rigſt fayne diſpople wold he

pe hyper trefur of uſginta.

Pat trefur is mikel ſuy to prayſe

Silie e reg
of whilk god in ye goſt, e ſayle mi celoz the.

Pat ye hpe hyngetam of heuen

To ye trefur is lykkened euen

pat pueh in ſeld is hyd

Touche a riche is hyd.

To trefur hid in ſeld namely

A mayden hed hid in pe tody

pat is a ſeld thoazguy skul

Pat men shuld thoro penamice till

As pe loundos lyne as ye merkes

And ſolbe hit w trauayle guð werkes

As riche trefur map te hpe

Te gud skul to heuen ryke

For hyl of vgnnes like is rigſt

To pe hyngetam of heuen hight

pat is vn to pe aingell lyff

In heuen where all yop is righ

Ather wy god ſaps i pe golſpelt

As ye map here pite clerkes tell

For at pe vp richng geriall

Ilen folly in fleſſhe ap all ryke shall

peu chal not de ude mariage

As men here make te common vſage

Dot pen chal te as aingell pan

Alle yt ten ſaued man w wōman

And pan lodyes yt nolb han dpynnesse

Thal lighſe chynne pen: pen now wone eſſe.

E liso pis state failes to be

Q ad. J. de pule
Gretlyt prapsled for bette

For mapden hed pat keped is clene

Ja pe fayrest state in vthe is ſene

Ather of diamon ſaps pe hylte

In toke of lyſtam per clergye hylte.

A he ſaps hol ſayre hit eſſe

D amin pulc est
Chaitite engédur w clerenesse casta geriato

Ful fayre hit is ſaps he

Alerenesse ſene ibt chaſſitte

For chaſſitte is pen so brighſt

And mayden hed to goddes fight

Ibhen hit is te gud lyf tapre

And clere is no thing hit a payre

["right as ye clernesse of ye some\nmakes fapre tap here wher we ohne", "right so pe clernesse of clere lyng\nand gte pat is pe legynug", "makes mapdenhed fapre a hright", "And pleland vu to goddes ligh\nwher for seynt jerom faps pus", "ve for all vutes rekened hit bus", "Mapdenhed is kapreft lotted", "ve hit noght w synne spotted", "So pt pe bodp ne hert wt anne", "be defolwed with no synne.", "For he pat chaft is of wodi", "And is teffuwed m hert namely", "The is as pe toke lytnesse", "As a graue pat papinted esse", "pat is wt obte white tapre", "And fouble wt anne v roten apre", "Of stpukand vrthe wete or dape", "Of roten carien per June lpe", "Mapdenhed if men hir clene hald", "ye white vobe chilly map te caw", "Wher foule spottes map moze te lene", "pen on anp other vobe clene", "pis white vobe chuld hepped te", "fro lyng of pise things? thyre", "wt is mude of vrthe = blode", "And fyre wt may do skathe = gode", "Pise thre thyngees map gre tip fyle + ye white", "pe mude of vrthe pt fles ful wþpe", "apre tald te woldly couept pfe", "fro whik pait chuld kepe hem aj", "In virg pu state pt w sit god pap", "fro whi no man map kpyndelye", "pay god and his emmpe", "pat on of hem him most dykysse", "As jerom faps pe docto = wde", "And he fened not goddes frende, semes", "pat plesse pe wold = pe fende", "Wher for seynt jon fays opulye", "pat pe wold is goddes emmpe", "And he chal enmp to god be", "pat to ye wold is frende pue", "for seynt poule faps pus: if, wval", "plese hem pt of pe wold are aid", "J chuld not be a trewe fhand", "To ilhu crist god alle weldand", "A token wt men pe wold will plesse", "Tart ptutes hem offt fro rest = ese\nsten pe hert is not on god dert all", "To abhom the chuld most crepe = call", "Bot nuche folke nob hit is no dzed", "Off woldly things pat take most lde", "pat is to cozioufesse namely", "Of gap a pte a tolte pe bod", "for a man wold not to hye ke\nly to keke suche curiously", "Of fapre rotes ne of a þapple clene\npot he wold of fol = ke lene", "fro who to is most a tolte", "To make pe bod þapre tolte", "Aap tpeft ap pue thoro fyth of synne", "pe fapnes of pe fouble lyt = jnne", "pat beulte chuld plesse god mast", "bot lebte wt obten is m lhaft", "Wher for seynt barnard wt offt tap\nvordes of wthik god was lbele payd", "Spekes to wþmen namely pus", "pat leken ap rotes pætius", "Or other nobull richc þapple", "To plesse pe wold pt chal fayle", "And hem to chelbe to mennes ligh", "To le holþ fapre wt pai are dight", "The doght of tabiþne he hem talles", "pat chenhip is pat fin in falles", "for paires lpt is as lþndes blaft", "pat chal turne hem at pe lart", "To chame = endedle chenhepe", "Vot if pai to pair lpt take kepe.", "A ctothen hem richely on sere wþle", "wt pætius things pelur of þyple", "And vidur pe votes wt riche fumre", "pat are in fouble ful nakp = pue", "pat þyne wt oust as men may ke", "wt gold and filuer = riche terre", "As falles vu to woldly þyple", "pat hem bus at pe lart plesse", "bot foule in fouble are pat wt June", "pat are so intel plesed in þyne", "Thorough paires maners vunomable", "pat are to god abhonnable", "For were no man lene in paires bay", "pat wold noght half dight hem to gap", "bot seynt barnard spekes opuly", "Of wþmen pat are so huge þep", "Hem to a þapple fro fote to crouine", "In furche a folle tenorionne", "pat is to sap to te lene", "Of men pat folles tene", "And mude don pen paires state kill", "Suche wþmen think me don ful il", "fro pat to god chull zeld resoun", "Of ilk a man pat pat gat enchefon", "To jerne wt hem to do folpe", "Thoro suche continaunce of toþpe", "Bot all þe hping wt obten pns", "pe lynges doghter has of blps", "As damd faps is with jnne", "In gud vutes wt obten synne", "And in conscience pt is clene", "per no synne map yen te lene", "He no poput of coueptile", "Bot plesse god wt oust faputile", "And", "He", "Alfo", "fro", "part", "and", "hier", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", "as", {"bbox": [1110, 600, 1148,

per foz leput lupe tayde pus
un to pe tyraunt malicus
Air poz.-j. nobs tho fapd thoro pe
A gagn mp ibill reprimpted be
My chaftuues do lbteu tes thoro pue
A neputes pe riche tozoum of dlust

De sernde leef as hir is loght Stod in fohne
Is clennes borthe i hert thoght purttas men
Foa as leput jerom fops pe hol man tus...
On pis wpte as.-j. thewe zolbe cau
Hut is noght wborh to haue oul'p
Clene maptenhede of bodp

Tyl hem pat hem to lbede has ibille
And thynken yair purpose to fultille
Not of hem spekoo what to pei be
pat han a volved chaftite

For who to a volles to kepe for mede
Chaftite of mapden hede

Thyld kepe chaftip yair hert

Fro folle villes pat common outhebert

De thrid leef is mekenes cald Tui fohu eh
pat ilk a mapden i hert hyld hald humilitas
foz prolbe mapden in hert namely cordis,
may noght plece god alnughit

Aud yer foiz says leput barnard wele
A fayre thing hit is to fele

Mapdenhede w't mekenes rigbt

Yat mikel pleces god alnighyt

For god hem loues he spufues mekenes

To mapden pat clene esse

Aud mapdenhed pt' is clene

Mekenes makes fayre to be lene

Aud pis pnes he affe ibard

I'ca wele kay says leput barnard

Y't oure ladi marp mapden bricht

He were hir mekenes had ten rigbt

Tho had not payed god all mighity

Though hir mapdenhed only

De finthe flour of pt' leef esse Quartu fohu
Dede of god and chauiluuesse et timor ve
for po pat virap mapdens tene rettudia tei.

Dedyp chamefull offt are lene

And pat is lpttel wondur to se

Pof paf dzedeful chamefull be

foz paf ful picius trefuir tere

In a febul vessel pt' lighlty wull dere

Wher for oure ladi mapden marpe

In pue place lho us as onely

Aud dide ful us as chynpli dpd lete

Oben pe aungel com hir foiz to grete

Not dide of god as ze map here

Map lbele te called tresowere

Yat kepe ap ao is gret nede

Pe riche trefuir of mapdenhede

Pat pe fende of heller on no wpte

Map hir stele thoro his quaymple

For dide of god as clerkes hau tell
pat kepe pe rates of pe caffell

per closed is pe riche treize

Pat is ful hker lbarne dyse

pe rigbt rates of pt' caffell of hert

Whe'r trefuir chal' diwel in quert

Of clene mapdenhede to iapulhe

Are pe fyue wpttes of pe lodepe

Pt' pe dide of pe tod' kepen ap

So pt' pe empy not euter may

Thorguy wapn coynoule to se

Da here of te speke vanite

For wu vayn coynoule to here

Of to se on fum manere

Of vanites of pe wozid namely

Are wayes to lyrne of lechorp

Sfoz lighit is furst caufe of hit

Whe'r foz men reden in hoh wert

Pat iacob doghe pat dyna hight

Has coynupted thorguy curoigne lighit

Foz when tho went to se ken

Of vukolb't erutayn straunges wypnen

And went to peim foz non ille

Theo raphshed agapn hir wille

Thoro pe pince lou of pat tite

Yat dpd hir at his wull tow

And to tyut lho hir mapdenhede

For tho to le yo wypnen zede

And her for pe mayden pt' clene wukep

Hir mapdenhede to godos wuhypere

Hir bus kepe hir wittes rigbt

Aud hem pt' dawne foy curoigne lighit

And yat dos grud men pynallhy

Thoro holi dede of god all mighity

Pat are po pat han ap dide

To lbratle god in woode zede

And ye is pe witt chaymple

Of yo fyue mapdenes pt'her wpte

Of wylk wkes pe golfellt

On pis wpte as j. chalt teyl

Dure lond says pt' he heuen rike

To ten mapdenes pt' laumpes ar llike

Of wylk were fyue wpte to papie

And fyue wer foles as pe toke wpte

He calles pe kynngam of teuen kight

As yfe clerkes knolben rigbt

To hylke thorguy trothst ane

Pat hit has in taptem tane

Pe fyue wpte mapdenes te token pal

Pat kepen danp inght a dal

Pe fyue wpttes of paire tod here

Dust of pe fenden taungere

Pe fyue toles te token thoro wull

Yo pt' kepe paire fyue wittes il

Of wylke fyue wittes j. pene no more

For wylk pal wore j. tolde before

wyseþy so pat polb nogit te
Disseyned thorguth no vaunte
Ibeteþy so yt yow neu mare
ve stred þoðo welthe ne iche fae
fasthly so yt yowe be nogit
Ducommon thoro anger ne thoght
pus is ye lily of madenhede
ful kayre ye flo of ytt will lyzede
telen hitt is suche as .i. haue layde
pen is god yer of ful iche papte
koz pen pat floire is semely
vis is ye fecunde skyl whyl
pat maydenhede chuld moxe be
prapsled for gret bellste.

De thryd skul lwhi hitt is to pýle Trio landand
an aydenhede as ye boke layle est flat vjginta
is for ve teuste Æ pe PROFITT TIS APF EVI DOUNTATE
pat de dorthi may cu of hitt
fsoa maydenhed y is Ivenulese
Of so gret a valu esse
pat hitt ne may on no lysde
ve ppyled vn to certayn ppyse
Uher for hol lvertt says pus
pat no thumge is so præcius
Ae so worthi y men may taft
y map le layed agapn hert chaf
koz lshy hitt is ap moft worthi
And is to understaunde namely
Of chafnesse of maydenhede
yt falles i huen to haue moft mede
for maydenhede pat is clene
ou all oper stated pat lene
veres as .j. undurstaunde
Most fruit to solble liande.

Hoz po yt luen in mariage
and kepen hitt clene fro oustrage
as .i. haue te fore told
Thal yee haue frut thrifty told
And yo yt kepen clene widowhede
Thal ferth told haue frut to mede
vor po yt kepen maydenhede ichele
a hundredeth told krupt thal tele.

Werkfoie oire lozd full of ingit
In ye go odpell kaps pus riglit
To hem pat he vutyl him falles
ye seeth pat in orte falles
Thal krupt gesf at ye riglit tyde
Thrifty told on him con tyde
And on a notter tyde ferth
a hundredeth ou ye thryd xftp.

Pit the xtpes yt .j. yus nenen
Thrifty ferth. Æ a hundredeth euen
To pyle the states falles to rede
Frospaple. widowhede. æ maydenhede.
A tale of thrifty thries ten. j. hald
yt is of ten and of thre tald.

for thries ten of thrifty may not haple
pat falles to ye state of spoulaple

Hoz pat state god to wthephe
Aen chuld pe ten comaundements kepe
trewe as hem keit to be
In twoth of pe trunte.

Y e tale of ferth more a mounnes
Of ten fer pus men a colbutes
koz fer hythe ten makes ferth to rede
pat falles to ye widowhede
koz i pat state men chuld kepe right
pe ten comaundements wt all peir might
per wt chuld men te vythe

To ye seuen iberkes of mertpe

B ot ye noismb of ahundeth hale
Of all ye other is most in tale
fsoz hit repreitis a litel fygne
pat rounde a tolle is of meure
pe whilk is most faire æ lemlly
Among all figuress yt ten per by
pat falles to ye state of maydenhede
pat men chuld zeme i wozde zede
pe ten comaundements wt hert fre
pe trolthi of pe trunte

And ou pat as falles perto
pe seuen iberkes o metrp to
koz as yo rounde figure esse
per men teen pe roundesse
pe last ende wt agapn crokyng
Turnes agapn to pe tegpunys
And makes ye fygne to leme right
As a croume to mannes lighit
Right to pe noismbize æ pe tale
Of a hundredeth pat is all hale
Ibendely wt his colbrete map hynge
pe last ende to pe tegpununge
koz ten orte ten a hundredeth makes
As pat noismbie in colbrete takes
pat le tokenes ye riche croume
pe lyspe maydenes had to Ibarionne

G ot all te hrt to pat thorguth haple
In ye state of clene spoulaple
And in ye state of widowhede
men may lye nue wt sues mede
pe croume of lins wt god woude faue
And nevutte god moxe mert haue
pen many maydenes yt chaf han lene
And keped pait maydenhede clene
koz many are in spylpe
pat lyued han clene vp on pis lyse
In wedlom æ in widowhede clene
And more gud yen fum vgpns lene
vor al lkap han pis maydenes chaf
Spectaill croume to pyle mast
a loue pe compn croume of blint
pat god has grannted to all iufse.

Lovers so put their affection to so false a purpose, that they have not the least hope of being happy.
And who would think, when they are so undisturbed, that they were not so happy?
And who would think that they were not so happy, if they were only as contented as they are?
And who would think that they were not so happy, if they were only as contented as they are?
And who would think that they were not so happy, if they were only as contented as they are?
And who would think that they were not so happy, if they were only as contented as they are?

Alas! what a world would it be if all were as happy as it is!
So would it be if all were as contented as it is!
So would it be if all were as happy as it is!
So would it be if all were as contented as it is!
But who would think that it were so happy as it is?
But who would think that it were so contented as it is?

Of what avail would it be to us, then, to be so happy, if we could not be so contented?
Of what avail would it be to us, then, to be so happy, if we could not be so contented?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?

But who would think that it were so happy as it is?
But who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?

And his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being happy.
And his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being contented.
And his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being so happy as it is.
And his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being so contented as it is.
And his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being so happy as it is.
And his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being so contented as it is.

No, his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being happy.
No, his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being contented.
No, his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being so happy as it is.
No, his life is so brief and short, that he has not the least hope of being so contented as it is.
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?

And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?
And who would think that it were so happy as it is?
And who would think that it were so contented as it is?

pat hitt departes on too partyle
as j. sall thelke ou sere lysfe

O n is ye lyme of glotonye
pat falles to throte to talpe
as metyn a dinkynget noze
as layn mefure penyne toze
a nother is also in pe lymne

Of tong of pe molbthe is Imne
as in ille fchepe yf off is thelbed
thothe a mong lered and leised

Hart will j. teke of glotonye
fat to thes folibles folibles to dowe
and harmes non other lot only yco
yf hitt ven el will not part yf tro
will per asfet as j. can

Teke of pe likbed tong of man
pat other men miche moze dere
pen him selfe pat a foliste hit lewed
for likbed tong as clerkes ibate
trare myn mamp mánes state

Glotonpe as pis derke woues de
lymne is yt the taal þones gilla
the bluk thre thinge of man wafte
mete and dike in oltrage tastes

Furit hit wafte ye lodi nee
thozo vukpunde oltragnioude

bis wafte his goðs thoro oltrage
of on gret hentne and citage
ye folible aldo hit hrynged to hame
yt olsten ende in hell to dare

So men may knolke yt hem be lees
holb glotonye wafte pite thre degrees.

Glotonpe is luche a lyme to tap
pat mikel payes ye fende all baß

And greues greth god of henen
be wamp flylles pt. j. can neven
thoro pis lyme as j. fudge can

pe feunde has gret polser in man
for men fute lritten i gofpeil
pat god gaf leue to ye fende of hell

To enter namely in to alpne

To turne hem to do hem alpne
and when heu entred ye alpne van libode

And dholbned hem in pe fee flode

In tokennyng of hem namely
pat glotens ten of parne balp

A ledon part yt as alpne vudene

And tuche are namp i pis lbeld lene

In hem pe fende has leue to diselle
and dholbe hem i to ye lee of helle
and hem to do to mikel etc

Pat pan ner vaeft of pat mete

and to dink so mikel a fast

yt pani hem self dholbne at ye laft

When ye chambroun yt is strong

Has foghten us his fololbe long

And has had hyn at pe laft

And holkes him te pe throte fast
hit is to han gret nope a zayne
op to wu and rife agayne

Right so hit is of man lyne
pat pe feunde holkes in his lyme
for pe fende fekes blethly

To pe throte of a mannes tody

As to pe these fekes lbofs or hound

To iverpe hit to confound

And as he hyd thoro couentyle

To adam and eue in madyle

He heut hem per te pe throte
when pan tothe pe auffel tode.

Y is ye fphher of hell lake

Yat te pe throte ye tylshe can take
and lyunge him til his alkne jame

Yat is falbles tril hell thoro p't lyme
yt lymne mitpapes god almaghtye
for glotons him don gret vilampe
when pan make yaue god thoro hand

of a sekke ful of fen fynkkan

pt is of pe folible talp right

Yf pani loue moze pen god almight
in pat lymne men ven fptsten ap
and iverlhipen hit lothe miglit zap

God biddes a man fast for me

pe talp faps nap pt wer no nede
for polb thatt etc a zayuke tadly

And fede ye wele to streeth pe lodd

God biddes hyn erby olst of teod rple

And go to kyrk to goddes fuple
pe talp anfheres yen fuit done
and faps nap yt toes noglit done
j. am to full he faps of me

Yf me most flepe a take a fubete

pe kyrk he faps hit is no hare

Qitt me a bides til j. cunn yare

And when he rised he begyimes
pite yperes a pite matpnyes

A load what thul the e te to dy

pits begyimes he furft to tap

And theper the thal oghper gete

A gud moxel for to etc

Aft pe matpnes as falles to te

Tomes pe landes ÿen faps he
A lord the had zyfeneu gud lyrne

And yer lit pleente mete a fupre

Aft ward he gretes fone

Fos ye lymes pt he has done

And faps j. am henj as lede

And to miglit j. was ner cede

Ye lyne of zyfay ikas so strong

On hede for tafed has iverhed long

A te not eled to rple noz go

Cpl. j. haue doken a draght or two.

And te þt mete pat fylles right
hen thuld thynke thet dayt might
Sivetnesse of god so gud to teke
pe fode pat fylles pe hert so telle
And per fode vse men of custum
pis mai thorugh all trustumund
in holveso of religion

To vede at mete a lessoun

Wherfore when pe todp þt pte
telepues pe fode on co tylde
pe hert on þt other pte map teke
pe fode pt tyl hit faweres telle.

Te furthe haaumche pynne is of todp dert
Of hem pat eten oil depithly Ram gule
fsoa pann pende on co dayt fpolll
Alze pene men might ikk fpolll
Al hundzeth poe folk a sede

Tussicamthip pat haten nede
Suche men fynnen ou many manes
als pe toke fapd on llhylk men leres
fursht pat thynne in gret estrage
of gret distence and costage
Alco pann spune in mete vnyng
Thozo on gret lufft þe lpyng
pat spune also m vangloze
pat pat per of han fpecialty
forlth hit is not only spune
pe glotoupe of pe throte ktnne
vot hit is offt for pnp here
pat pat seke metes of deputes fere
and to fele colbrès multiply
of llhylk offt falles gret folte.

Te fpyt haaumche of enrolle Qunnd Ram gule.

Of glotons is will bisþ be
to seke guð mete to taft

In llhylk pat hem depte mast

pate men pat are agt so bisþ

Aay cald to lechtho þurte gilþ

pat thymken on uon other notes

Hot on pann tales on pair throte
In thre thinges as- 3. 30lb keme
þle pann spune of suche mene

fursht in bysynese at tegypnug
of getpug of mete and dightpug

Aft ward in deystoo grette

In vnyng of pat ilk mete

And fthen i vayn glque so to fele
when pat rende pat fedde ar telle

And llhoso wayt tell pat fell prò

What bysynesse in pat pat do
pat pair metes te telle digit

And ilk mete in his faunz right

And holþ pann of a thynge of pnyte

Map make fere metes of dyple wþle

Duell foz pair olbne depte

And noght foz pair most aphtye

And when po metes so derly digit

Comen ilt kon aft other right

In fere course on fere wþle

Aft pe maner of serpye

pen will pat haue hem more at ese

Triles w wolres to pe enternele

And to pe tyne he on letes

And for his lufft him selft forgetes

pat reson clepes pt chuld wake
pen trces and fapd pe tozp stonake

Throte p clees me thozo mapstie
b wesk nerhand so ful am ge

pe throte pt is ap lykkerus

Lustiberes aGRu f tapd pus

All pof þ chuldes wesk m to
pis moſſell chal not fro me go

Aft suche leathopy in pat mete

A times yapn glozþ liknyg grete

And yt is recoide and thuke

Doth pat ibere fued of mete dpyke.

Als han ze hewt fpecialty
pe thynne pt cimes of glotoupe

And for pt aft suche maner of spnnes

In tauen comonly tegypnes

At is of glotouy cald pe well
perfoze- 3. will aparth tell

Of pe spnnes pt finu men do

In tauen when pat teut per to
pe tauen noziffes manp a sole

Lhylk may be called pe deuiles skole

Weher his disciples mi his fight

Studien behlp dap and might

Alco te skilles pt clerkes tell

Wt e caria fit
Wrt map be cald his olbne chapeil

dom? dei:
per meu him eue thozo puell thulbes fit taler

And per his miracies dast chelbes na eſt dom?

Suche as to ye fende map falle dialoh.

Sûme thal- 3. chelbe 30lb not alle.

In lyþke god chelbes his utnes

By miracies per no tareu þrues

For he mas per pe blynde haue tyght

And crotud to go lct himes right

He gryces pe folk pair right thyt

pat oſſht are ibode o2 uanted hyt

He mas pe olbme haue gythe ſekpyng

And als ye deef pair gythe herpugt.

Bot pe deuel dos comonly

In tauen holſte ye contrarp

For when pe glotou pider gas

He god right euem lct fayt pas

Bot te pe tyne he curnes agayn

He wante bis legges chuld ter pyn

When he god pider he has guð fight

Sekpugt lct tough heryng right

And vud standpugt lct guð nynte

And lb pitt w lodelp krenth of kytte.

and thylte nap te trelbe entent
ve tokenes of hert noght ful asseut
and pis were othe suffinamit
je folz het commonly bold hawit
sfcy all yt eú in libozue moxe
rit is of puell pt pnyshed les toze.

De furthe maner pt charge beres
is ilt en a man to follyt Ælveres
alperth o in priuete

pat may in many maners te
as when men Ælveren thozo jre tone
and hem repet Ælven pat have done
as when men Æbere oght to be gyne
pat may noght hold pt ousten gyne
sfcy were hat holden hat bold to snatte
persye men chulden bræke such a thathe
sot hyt paire xenauance most hem take
pt such foly orby foy noght make
as Ælven men certaine Ælver Æll
fsof any thylng gud of all

Of whilk men han no certapute
Zit hymen pai all poe hat tode te
as when men hede any thing

Zertapnly pt oist kaplpyng
pat pan noght wote ne knaiven right
if pat may hold pt pat han noght
as when men Ælveren foz oght or noght
be creatures pt god has lbroght
as fun men Æbere de fime pt chypnes

As other thylng pat hante rynes
As te his hante or be his hede
As te his fyre soule pt is dede

As te his moder foule also
and other creatures moo

Suche othes our lord god forteses
as clerkes in pe golstell reles
per toze to pat men albe noght
pat Æll conferme i wboze Æt noght
fsof pat ne chul dralke no ptye
go lepttnesse wt god onelyle
pat is oure lord god allbeldand
pat al thylng made i wbat Æland
fsof hyn hit is a gappnes goddes laive
pat any man to thylttnese dralke
Suche creatures pat are not elles
bot vanites as pe toke telles
per toze Ælten man has ful talent

To Æbere so te a vyple ment
He ds to hem are vulkworthy
pat falles to god al mighty

As when men Ælveren te pe toke
As te pe golstell pat pat on toke
pat Ælveren de god pt dyed for fynne
Ikhos derbothy wbozes ar Æs ritten me
and when men Ælveren de thinges boorth
as dy pe relikes pt are hol

As te pe halolbes pat are in heuen
pat holk kyrke behoues to neuen
pat al Ælveren te hem et te god lotte

As mon in heuen pt is paie ofte
As ffrist greues god ful hogelyp
pat is Ælven men Æbere vilelys

Oltherv te god ox te his might
As te his halolbes in heuen high

As te his foule or te his hert
As te his wboles toze Æt kmert

As te his armes fleste ox blode
As te his deth he tholed on vode
As te his fete or handes also

As te his naples fyngur or two

As te his dody ox te his tones
As te his himes nemed at ones

As te his dody in sacrement
In holv werke ox ainter leint

Pt Ælveres nob te als bray floos

Alle yoo pat te pe gate godos
Here is many a vilenuus othe
pe left of hem makes god ful bwot

Gret vileny to god men do
Suche othes pt vlen hem to
fsof poe god greue it is no wondur
fsof pat hyn ryue pt ottes i fundur
pat are Ælver and moxe vukynde
pen Æbere pe jues co tap hyn pynde
pat teren hyn lane on dody Æ hede
and diden hyn noght wt ones to wete
fsof pat pt Æbere suche maner of athe
Crt femes pat on hyn more skathe

fsof ilk a tap pat chede his blode
And ilk a tap hyn don on vode
Thozo charp othes Æ teneful bræthe

And ilk a tap pat welken his deth
In als nuche as in hem esse

Thozo pair opes And wickerdnesse
In pis fynne are rpwsten men

Iele Æware yen farins foz to ken
pat Æilnot Æbere on no manere
As Ælvering of non other here
ve ilh crift so vpleustly

As cristen men don more boorthy

A risten men are unore toles kpo
pen ilves pat him on crosse dpd

fsof pat ne brake no ton of him
bot cristen folk bræke ilk a lim
and hyn to teren cleefully

As is a skypne in bochery

fsof yi such folk chuld noght haue her

Of god uoz of his modur dere
fsof pat so vilelys díspyte

Hem et paire halolbes on pis leyste
pat wondur hit is to manned wt
Hols cristendam may lif fur hitt

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b. b. De cert is theo undurstandynget
b. b. When men ûbere falch for a thpyng

b. b. When men fale ûbtonesse tere
b. b. Or at parre brytpung falch ûbere

b. b. Or at parre brytpung falch ûbere
b. b. fsof sucx men as me thynke don ilt

b. b. Holys fere pait ûseren a gayn skyl

b. b. he hrt a pert on couzondipe

b. b. Thoro fales on thoro kophistrie
b. b. fsof as holys brypit pauts

b. b. Orrap ûthe fastnesse god lufes

b. b. In such fyt god resepyes pe othe

b. b. And understandes pe fotte bothe
b. b. pen mykel hrt is pe gudnesse

b. b. Of god p't ay so curtapsc eſſe

b. b. When furch men ûseren ke curtele

b. b. pat is noght fotte as pait obte
b. b. pat pait noght hold noa may kufyll

b. b. Or heten athyng of parre olvne bryl
b. b. fsof when men ûbere ûwhat so hrt ke

b. b. And p'us says also god faue me

b. b. Or als god faue me in up nece

b. b. And he lpe pen him aght to diede
b. b. fsof he hurn puttes thoro fuche leſpug

b. b. fua fenders thrall fro goddes hepping

b. b. pen is he wORTH to tyne per ture
b. b. His right wþit & his memore

b. b. De ſeuent leefet þe last
b. b. Septimnij fohni

b. b. Pat henges upon þis branched fast

b. b. Is when a man thoro foll þille

b. b. Brekes his trouſthe on kepes hit ille

b. b. ſom he pat hetes & granntes tothe

b. b. Thoro trolſthe als wele as thoro othe
b. b. Bot he kufch hit he for ûborne

b. b. And his ſoule in poynt to be lorne

b. b. fsof trolſthe vnkept p't as pe ton
b. b. And othe broken pait are tothe on

b. b. De ſeuent branched as men callles
b. b. Septimnij strypung p't among men falles

b. b. As when men flyte & other misnyes ligue
b. b. Ramij mal

b. b. pat is a ſynne pe fende ûele papes

b. b. fsof tepit autyn fays p't no thpyng

b. b. pe fende bett papes yen strypung

b. b. De p'us we map tothe knolſe & fele

b. b. On other ſynne him papes so ûele

b. b. And p'is map god molte diſpleſe

b. b. fsof he loues ap aword and eſſe

b. b. Yis branched hit ſhelses in ſeuen things

b. b. De first is stryſſt a nother stryſing
b. b. pe thrid diſtayn pe furthe misſapring

b. b. pe stryſt reproue of grete ill

b. b. pe fert maner of thing p't as ilt

b. b. And ye ſeuent molte greues oure lord

b. b. Pat is myſpung of any diſword
b. b. m. fohni

b. b. Or when pe fende ſees pæce & gryth
b. b. Anong pe pæpul and luf god ûrth

b. b. fsof mykel tozoys p't theſe has pan

b. b. And dos all deſttes he may on tan

b. b. To make hem at debate to the

b. b. And fast to stryue fsof p't loues he

b. b. W't hyre of ûrath he hem enbraces

b. b. And fur parre hertes til fre & chans

b. b. De aſſur strypung comonpe
b. b. Septimnij fohni

b. b. Æt imes strypung W't gret nople a cye

b. b. And right as fre reke up keſtes

b. b. And aſſe reke pe lome obt hertes
b. b. stryſt to aſſt fre te skyl

b. b. Somes stryſt & countak ûbpyte ilt

b. b. And when on tip a nother tapſe

b. b. Whether he lakke a thpyng or apſle

b. b. H't is he ſays so as J. ſay

b. b. Pat other ſays a gayn him nap

b. b. Pat on tapſe - J. ſay to ûs as hitt

b. b. Pat other ſays nap hrt ûs as not zitt

b. b. Yis stryſt is in tegyping

b. b. And aſſt yis stryſt comes strypug

b. b. fsof when too ſhul begynne to flyte

b. b. Pat on lyues pat other alſprie.

b. b. Aſſt stryſing comes diſpayne

b. b. Y't is a leuke of pe ſenden chapne

b. b. As when p't on p't other bilf papke

b. b. With feſlons bozes pat are ûpke

b. b. Iehos tonges are more tharp bytand
b. b. pen amp rafur in tarbin hand

b. b. And wele moxe ſubſſe thoro ſtrentte

b. b. Pen is a uarouſe p't flyes on lenthe

b. b. And farrer perland thoro ſelnesse
b. b. Pen a naſhyn poynt p't molſt tharp eſſe

b. b. Sucke folk Ieho hem bilf be hald

b. b. Are lyke tip a teſt on orte the 110

b. b. A paxtpyn pat in juſce is bred

b. b. W't tharp heynyn penues cled

b. b. Pat teſt is ſell and loue ratte

b. b. When he is greued to do skatly

b. b. fsof when he teenes greuouſhly

b. b. Pe penues he puttes obt felly

b. b. And aſtrikes fast W't all his might

b. b. Vothe on pe hſſt ſyde on pe right

b. b. Als til a ſell dog lyke are pait

b. b. And bytes & tarkes ap when he may

b. b. A ſſt diſdawn p't is off ſene
b. b. m. fohni

b. b. Cimes myſſaping ſell & kene

b. b. As when pat on W't nople & dyne

b. b. A misſapes pat other p't is gret ſynne

b. b. fsof holys britt ſays Ieho bilf hitt loke

b. b. As men ſpide writtein in fun loke

b. b. Pat Ieho so Ibill his neugbur tanne

b. b. Of god full Ibaried is p't manne

b. b. And ſept p'oule ſapſe pait that not hauе
b. b. pe hryngdom of god as to be ſaue

b. b. And salamon ſays to underland
b. b. Paire molſthes are as a p't ûbelland

yer is no thynge p't clerque teres
to gret fals men tot luche caperes
and senekk sapeo in tokes right
pat was a clethe lyfte and lighyt
for hit are gret thepe of heres
of faptus fals and of flateres
men chuld pair eeres haue opun ap'
to here blethly pat is to lap
and wordes of gud men to lele
pat mikel a vaples to foule hele
and pair eeres pa chuld ap tere
al gagn foule wordes p't map dere
lightrwe ye lyfte man saps pus
in holp witt as pe toke thelves hus
stop he saps pune eeres uele
l'thomes pat are sharp to kele
pe ille tongs lsten polb noght
pat hinges aman in puel thoght
pe ille tongs as j. zolbe telle
pe tongs is of pe edder of helle
pai bereu a tobt pat speken ille
and venemes hem p't here he uille
agnyn lunde tonges p't greth deres
men chuldeu stilyp stop pair eeres
with sharp thornes specially
of dæde of god all mightry
on l'thomes thoro lthilk god uasse
trolbuned onl' for mannes tae passe
and als haue mpnde of tristes pafsioun
p't cleue vs hright of fendas baundoun
thea who to wold hane thylty
sredæ of oure lond god almightry
and of his pasfou haue right mpnde
as he chuld have it he were knde
he chuld not here blethly de skille
puse flateres of spekers of ille
pe toble wordes pat are not est
as tuum men vosen p't louen hem tekt
where lere pai lett in cunmarpe
ye lthilk loue num pai dere abpe
as men may ou oper manere
understand as je may here
pis wordes pat gret charge benes
l'thornes man stop pune eeres
thornes pat a tharp demand
pe token tharp lsoorde soze ppykkand
thoro lthilk chuld yo p't speken ille
be sypbted as gart to hold hem stille
and thelve hem suche sembland as cher
as men hem wold not blethly here
and p't sudd gare suche spekers ferche
to honest imporths & leene foule speche
pen han a maner of edder tene
pat is ful venemonse and kene
pat is in latyn cald alpis
pe hynde of pe eddur is pis

Alpt as cho may de a man
pat cho lbenes charme hir kan
cho stoppe hir on eere l't vrite fast
and p't other l't hir taple at pe lak
pat cho pe charme may not here
pe pe charme de hit neu to nere
is eddur p't can hir eeres dypt
os teche to stop oure eeres thoro lyt
pat he not lysten pune charmers
pat flateres are and hiers
pat fals flatpug mikel haunten
and charmen liche folk & euchamten
pot lhoto stoppe his eeres ap'
als dos pe eddur pat is to lap
on eere l't vrite p't hit not faple
pat other eere with pe tayle
him thar hane no warde ne dzed
as he his lytt will rightlyd lede
and no charme lher so he lbenes
of lykked tonges noz of fendas
ou he toune right of his eeres
of vrite as pe toke vrittues teres
p't him be thinkes holh he is noght
but vrite as til vrite thal he hright
and thinkes als of his brechednesse
holh pone holh feke holh febul he eft
hherfoze he chuld him meke per by
and noght him hald lughth of body
pat other eer chuld te swydd fast
p't his tayle he hynde comes last
pat is to lap de undurstandyng
l't chuld he thynke on his endyng
and on pe deth pat he chal dyne
and uset neu lken ne holh to dye
as he lher to hygge ne i what sredæ
pe whither he chal lshen he is dzed
pe pat colthe stoppe on pis mauer
his eeres he chuld not blethly here
so thing tyl him be spoken ne lappe
of lthilk oure lond chuld be mitkapte
and on pis lyfte a man may be
righte measured and in tempre
pe kysft degre as men may fele
of loburnesse to kepe hir wele
as right metine ist olst faplyng
in riche appyle of clothyng
per men ofst passen meulture right
and maken gret olstinge i menes right
and be cause p't luche olstingt
of woyouske & gret olstage
p't men maken a bolste pe wod
as halden gret lyne as folc
and enchefones of lyne may be
in other men als men may de
men chulden ap right meche kepe
in luche thinges to goddes wirhwege.

Vidimus.

fex if pimple riche and gap
bere not fuche prime as.3. tap
God had not spoken to tharyp' pan
In goſtell a gynn pe riche man
pat in riche purpur clad him off
And in byſſe pat was loſſ
Of lches puryng god was not payte
as.3. haue herd to be fone layde
A girt tole is man or Iboman
And has a childe pat no britt can
be ſtyle has noz uo understandpug
pat him enpudde of his clothpug
J. chuld uele a man toſole hald
and a toſole he may be cald
pat enpudde him here greth
Of garments for his body
pat chuld not be non other thynge
vot to token and a mympunge
Of pe ſhyne pt lyde was knolken
Of his furth fadur as his alben
Pis vice the vce of clothpug
as founden further for yis thynge
For oure fampre fadur dyne
pat tamped him ſelfe as all his kynne
To cover his chapee ouures to lyde
thi chuld he pen in pat hane payde
When men seen a tere dygt
f't clothes riche = fapre to dyſht
pat is a token to kuolbe yerby
f't june per wygges a dide wód
If pe plok of his tayle
Anpizze him hit is no mervayle
Of pe kok pat trolles lolkte
Of his trest in hert be prolke
to kynite him makes to do be
And as his kynde will to do so he
Syn he has noyer lrett noz skil
After his kynde he does his will
Not man da iboman whether hit be
Has lupp = skill = illele fre
pat Iboten uele uſt olkten faple
pat kynite hem gryues no riche faple
he chuld not pride him namely
Of pe a faple of his body
Of pe of capnitré of pe hede
foz fuche dy makes pe foule dode
perfoz fappe pus pe lyſe man
in holp lrett as.3. fude can
In fapre wobes enpudde pe noght
Of hem hane no 10% in thoght
and ſeynt woule fappe per to fill right
pat pite hynmen chuld hem dight
and hem aray in tobrunesse
Onely aft' pane state eſſe
pat is to ſap in meſur maſt
of olkten olstrage don in wäß

aſſt pat pe state uſſyl
Of pe pſone as is skil
Certes me thinke pis may not be
aſt olſt gret olstrage for to ſe
pt on ptoyne thal hane only
foz vce of his alſke wód
So manp wobes neib a zere
Of riche clothe of coloures cere
aſt olſt gollnes = clokes lyde
Shapen in wäß to huge lynde
aſt uſhill manp poe might be
Sustapned as uſold charite
And all is don in olstrage waps
To hyl pe tozy karkaps
Vot of pe wobes and clothpug
ver gryuen rigſt at pair laſt endpug
foz godes loue: hapful chuld pat
On to pair toule help ſinuſkhatt
Vot pai are gryuen expeially
To harlottes foar pair ribaldy
and til mpuntrelles foar pair dynne
And pis.3. paſoue is gret lyne
foa he pat any gud grues
Th hem pat chynfull pt lyues
And vten fapes = harlottyes
To pe ſende he makes fatiſhos
aſſt pat pair state wold
Of pe aſloyne as.3. haue told
The text degree of tobrunesse
and of tépaunce pis namely eſſe
pat ilk man aſſe his polvere
Chuld meſure kepe Iguu maner
In beryng and in contyname
aſſt pe uſe man odnamance
Wherfore fappe ſenek if poſt be
Rightly ſobur and in tempre
ake gud kepe = be uſele uſare
pe thyrpugro of pi wód bare
and of pi hert be not uincene
And uinconak in teryng ſene
ſzo of adlozdynaunce of hert
when pe foule is not in quert
Tomes as ſene is comonly
Dislozdynaunce of wód
ſo fara per are chuld = the = upce
pat knolken noght pair olſke vice
pt makes men thereon folſpe
Hold hem folde and noght lyppe
it falles uele to a man of valeis
pat he te lad thorugh vreik
Of tempauince and tobrunesse
pt tholes non olstrage per hit eſſe
And meſur uele as teches pite clerkes
In all his wodes = all his werkes
And of to fapre contyname te
be ſo all men pat inap him te

Got god þ' all hæmnes gud map' gþue
Graunt zol grace so here to lyue
yate he may cum when he letten wende
ou to pat blyse with ousten ende
To ye lþulk blyse he vs vapnget
pat on pe crese for vs hold hynge
Almen. Almen. pur Charite

Orphant litellue de espone ojons d'ince so
trintatit. Riri heremite de Hamplee qui
Ad salutie aliaþ m'ita d'one compunctit quin
me þua magna pietate pietes ds almen.

Quu habitat i adutozo altifunni m
protectione deu ceu comorabit.

Ne men þe lþill lyue i pis world
tristenh. thal suffre p'secutiooun as pe apostell
saps. oper fro 1st ounten by pe malice of men.
Oz fro 1st jnne he teptacion of pe kende. þora
þ' man thuld ouitake of him selfe by talo þker
nesse on þ' on lyde: ne on pat of chde. ouen kest
him selfe de vapn dæde of his olven lþepknes.
pe aphet at pe misionacion of pe hol goft wittes
a palme karnand his of pe teptations pat
fallen i pis hys. Æt techand his remed. Æ help.
agapnes hem. And he tegynes layand pus.

He þ' bōnes i ye help of pe heghest. I'n hul
hing of god of heneu he chal divell: he bōnes
i help of hpeft pat is meke i expante. pat
knoues a fées huu selfe vunighty a bulbile
to help him selfe i any teptacion. Æ þora he fa
fakes him fées. Æ fées help of god. puttand
all his trest i him. noght todelapnly for a clort
tyme: tot lastandly l'kouand: This help ap
feland illsike nede of his olven lþepknes. Æ
ay relapsand lyke faus of our loades gud
nes. And sothelp he dwelles i ye inlyng of
god of heneu. As a man i sappug of his
wbi for dæte of fornes fles to a house and
holles hyni per jnne. þ' he perillie not.
Rigbit so pe rigbit l'be man for sappug of
wille, his fro teptacion of pe kende. fles
to once load is a meke hert hænþung
defne. And yen our load als tyle takes
him i to his protection. A hilles him fro his
cunpes. And fottly he þ' map bōne in
hely of pe heigheft thoro gree here i pis ly.
he chal disch. Æ hykernes of enieles 1st ipe
blyse of heneu. Not þhat chal þe rigbit
fes man to þ' fées to gret apht of our
loades help: chal he þe ydel þe rechekes. na
bot. Dicet diu tufreptor so in Æ rechut
i mei. ds meue chpo i tel. De mei cap
to our load. my uptaker art pou and

my refite my god. J. chal tpe in him. he dual
sap to our load not te pe soune of molstre.
as lufers of pe world don. A 1st p'soune hert.
the p'sotres Æ heritkes don. Of pe whulk our
lord says in pe seppell. A ot all þ' sap to me
load load. chal luse pe bluse of heneu. Bot in
pe molstre in hert de ful treke entent to god.
for god hertes þ' seþnge. Æ appaoued hit. And þ'
worlde map no man lpeke not te gree as pe apot
stell says. Ao man may sap load uliu: lot m
pe hol goft. þ' is no man may sap trellh
luu but if his ulhu Æ his entent te fued fro
fynne to pe huf of god te gree of pe hol goft.
And þ' is only pe rightlibile man. For he saps
to our load. l'hat. Æ Sothly. m'n uptaker
art pou. kora when. J. kwas vonken i pe myre of
spine. blynded 1st lykpyng Æ luft of pe world.
And had no fight of my myschete: ne seþng of
pe hight of grace: pon load thozo touchpyn of pi
bleeded light toke me ap fro poze. 1st: chelbād
to my fight pe harribilité of my spines spfand
to me vray contrion of a hole forakpyng of penn.
A full fued and daalbānd my hert for to luf pe:
And noght only m'n uptaker. Æ vot also my
refute art. kora aft þ' tyne þ' J. kwas fined
to pe i will j' iberke. my goftly enmues more
charpy þ'ued me thozo diuith teptations: þ' J. ne
lufst l'hat. J. impygt do. Bot as vninghty. J.
fled to pain m my thoght to pe load afkand wip.
1st m'ennpyng deare. J. fonde pe only. my refite
fys2 pou 1st thatoping of pi gree. cefed me frou pines
of fio lufes: mightly oil command all my enmues
and to art pou. my god. J. will no god haue tot
pe. þ' has tou to mykel kora me. kora pot. J. map
not fée pe as þ' art ne fée pe l'hat pou art in
pi blessed kynle. neúpeles te pe effect of pi ght
oufe l'urkpyge i me. þ' þ' hae dou to mykel for
me. J. fée pe Æ fée pe. as J. se fone Æ fée pe hete
of hit. le chelpyng of pe teem. A ght to fe. J. ye
æ fée pe goftly. de gift of pi gree. fys2 sothelp þ'
thyng. þ' tke me ap fro pe spithy of spine Æ
styrnghed me thozo libetnes of devotion. for to
huf him þ' to my god: what thing þ' it be.
Wele. J. leote a mighty thing it is. And cou
apne gud thpyng. And þay. J. chal hoxp i hyn.
Ifferees of pe world setten þ' hope not i god. but
i man. Sinne kora lodel apht. and sinne for
goftly. Sinne converten gret ibrerpes and
mykel riches. A þ' pat might þane p'sun. pei
fes per hope in fau of load. O z. wolver of
trict hende. And sinne will hys art. J. luft
of pis world. Æ setten p'ar hoxp i þyer of a
gud man i benentud þ' pat chal þe fane be in
þyer. p'ok pan for fuke not þer þu me. Æ p'le
uen ke gple þe in self. kora þe p'seyt apaps pus.

Chal y' hope. Che fetheres of oure loz'd are ubozdes of holynesse end tridite of ye holynesse of comfort of chosen foules trauaund in merknes of pis lyue. Ye whilk ubozdes if pei te treublyk seftned is a meke foule pei beren vy pe soule kvo all erthly lyplyth i w heuenly coillanou as fetheres leves vp vy pe certe i w pe aper pe wod of a bad lyst vy ubozdes chal p' defende ye agayn all chare lboz des of il men. A gaynes all fals ubozdes of pe fende. Fo pa chal be so thyke lett so to uele rosted i pi soule p't no likked stryvinge chal pere thy so heet so to lett pe of pi lighyt to ye luf of god. And y' chawt thozo k'enpyng of pis ubozdes fhe vy vp vy gre vnto gree p't is kvo wthry erchule vn til gothynly tyl p' com to affectioun p't p' map le oure lond in pe moument of lyon. And ye uboz des chawt pon hope. Fo p' chawt trentlyn full in yaum p't pa are treuse a paciently abpte pe tuflyueng of all pat pei behete vn to pi laste ende a perfo dze de ye noght wyhat p'te tied to god. Fo p' chawt ke so uele armed p't pe uerkes of ye ubozdes of oure loz'd ihui if p't se pi self p't pi emps chal not tlee pe. Yau may p'zainne twuste pe a hurt pe fulshat. tot pe chal nott. Wounde pe dedel if p't wilt hald pe lb' pi armo. Not tot p't it chal oure lond do moze p't pe.

Samo cuitahit eu iuts ei?: no timebis a timore norfno. Eis cotefastues chal vni lay pe lb't a cheld p't chawt not dze de fro pe might dze de oure lond ihui chal arnie ye nott oul p't ye chado of his man hede. tot also he chal? A sothefastues vnlae pe. U's a field of his god hede wondurfully apimaud pe sight of pi soule i to pe beholdinge of him tendly touchand pe affectioun of pi soule thozo subsetes of his luf chel and to pe gret reuence pe fight of his pietife chel and pe unglitely kvo yin emps a lidand pe i him selfe to fer fro pe lighit p't fa p't tyne pe chal lome. Ye pei chal not cuite lbere p't art til p't fal a gayn to comi thinkpyng te ye frette of man. Yis is pe chylde of coteplacioni p't is a touen alle o' armure. Fo it is a touen al the tites & alle armes of man & all twelvyr lirkynge onl y rogit te ye lighit of gte in a meke foule. Loo yle are pin armes of teence agaynne pin emps. A tothlyp if y' witt hold pe per ilne. P't chal not dze de fvo pe might mede. P'is is pe turk t'eptacion charply asfeyland a newt kned man to pe luf of god p't is dze de of ye might. In pe hert of a neke kned man to god. ei elles wold le deliued fvo pe cymes of ye uworld. A ke turned to god fallen manp charp diets fvo to lett him. Amin thuke it a fyl tyme wondur hary so to lose pe likpyng of this zoltyd if

f'or tere pe luf of his trendes. Also he feles him to vu wite so to wayke p't for dze de of t'eptacion. he tar not fully turne him to god. Fo freke of him selfe is chelved so fully to his fight. If him thuke he might not stand for dze de of fallyug i p'turtee oz in tekenes oz i o' wodely incheue. thozo fastpyng. Uakekyng oz o' p'enaunce do yuge. Also f'oz he fees ofl't fites fime men t'ne hem a while to god. A aff pat pei fallen soule t'ue to ye uworld agayne. Also te dze des pe chame a vilany of ye uworld diforte a reume of uworldly men. P'ite dze des a manp mo are f'tred te pe empyr for to make a wayke toule ferde. A empte hitt dim a gapne. And pei are called dze des of pe might for a man map not te pe lighit of cotefastues. Lot it is blynted p't merknes of his coslence neylles ele if y' witt arme pe uele u's pe uerkes pe ubozdes of oure loz'd ihui chawt not dze de yle cold (tormes off dze de. Lot y' chawt mekely hoxe i ye help of god. A flyfly's manly hold forth pi hore. Impned to ye luf of god. And not only chawt p'te deliued f'vo pis merke dze de. Lot alco. I sagittis uolame i die a negicio jambulante t'renchus ab uithi de monimo meridiano. Fro pe arolbe fland i pe d'ap fro pe nedis wulkand i pe merknes of f'vo pe myday fende. Pe fende t'eptacion is an arolbe fland i pe d'ap. P't is vayn glori skred in pe hert of pi gud dze as if you forake ye wold. A all apin cymes of fettes pe fully to pe dze des of p'enaunce to all o' god dze des. E tu d' yen chal alcypte rike faud a flypyng of men. D' d' d'irtens. Also beholdinge of ym alane gud dze is. U'ime p't p't d'ote bett peu o' tou. A pen tegymes p't for to have gret dapinte of pi self. A thinkes p't chawt ke a cypte man able to coteplacioni and yen p'pos p't pi selfs pucely a fedis pi self. U's vayn ipe: tot ke wcar of yis fland arolbe it flees subffly an entree in fil sofflyt tot it l'souudes dedel if it be not y'epued. A per for arnie pe uele u's pe uerkes of ye ubozdes of oure loz'd. A pis arolbe chal not hurt pe. Have ap dze de of god U's reuent mekenes & kepe pe per ilne vu to pi laste ende. Le p't neu so hyl. A y' chawt not dze pe arolbe flyand. Lot aft yis comes pe thrid t'eptacion. P't is nedis wul kand i merknes yis nedis is p'poely p't semee fayr & brigit U's outen of 19 merke U's ilne. H'it falles fylme p't a treve kuant of god is taken vp to wirthupe undelired for aht of oy men of p'fox pe empyr stires fii over men f'oz to do manp grieue dze des outward. A so to ke me hyl & heigh i goftp lyfying so p't entent y't pei ingit nil to flyplke wertlinsps & faows of pis uworld pis is p'poely, pan luf nott.

holnes fo: it selfe tot fo: pe lwrthip ‰ fo: pe
p:pt ‰ pa: hape to hane te pe name of lth
nos. ‰ ai ‰old ‰ no thinge do anp tet olt
ward, ‰ licht of men wertho:2 her name
Child ‰ leſed. ‰ ło:en pa: ſallen ſutpne in
anp defaunte pa: may ‰t:re uo blame. ye: hadd
leil te ded ‰en te repued of peir defaunte. ‰
p:pt ‰ lykued to ned ‰s or to martandp
fo: unkel bymes yei hane i hert. hol: pa:
may enrees pa: lwrthip ‰ pat hegy name.
be: werkes of holnes. pa: resten not i licht
of g:re i luf ‰ mekenes tot yei are ay w:alkawd
‡:tland be: vurct: full: thoghtos i meknes
of. ‰p:pt ‰ comen pectulence regnand
nerhand ‰ a mong ſculeres ‰ reguleres p:oe
men ‰ ructe. ‰:a e:ulik man fo: pe ex:riuion
of his fleſhely ‰:pu:te coru:tes fo: to ſeme
heigher pen oper ‰ fo: to hane ſui: errellence
oz lwrthip ou: pa:ſand oy: men: ‰ if ‰: he might
cu: per to otter te w:qaldnes oz te holnesſe
tot if pe licht of g:re hele him of his ſekens
‡:eipeles ‰ ‰:ar: called to ſu:ce of god if ‰
Wilt mekely ‰:w: to god ‰: hap: ſu:ly i him.
he: chal chelde pe ‰: his: werkes ‰ his: w:q
p:ym empe: chal not dlynde pe i p:io merk
n:ſe. ‰:ot ‰p: is an oper pat ‰s kail
tirempn:ge. ‰p: is a greuole te:ptacion ‰ a
violent fo: wen pe:nde ſees ‰ ‰ he is pu:tt
o tak te g:re of god in oy: male te:ptanouns
p: ‰ he may not g:re he is pen al:ru:ed to ſre
‡:ma:le ‰ ‰:p:es up on a chosen ſoule pen ag
he ‰beld ſenne i him as it: were al:pon fo: to ſee
him. ‰:eke: i All ‰ ‰ he can hol: ye may deſele
him te w:qalpnes of d:ezes oz te any: oper w:ap
bodely oz go:ſtly tot if ‰ ‰:w:ilt not te: du:comen
fall mekely to god. and hold ye i p:im armes
and abyde pe furſt: h:ait: . and p:in empe:
that als ty:re ſlee as a w:olbary: ou:comen. Bot
pen te w:are of ye. imp:day: fende. ‰p: is pe
laſt te:ptacion:u uoſt p:ue ‰ moſt p:ilouſe.
Sotely as:pland heigh: ſoules i kyn:de pat
comen as it: were to ye state of p:efectioun
‡:s called pe imp:day: fende: fo: als mykel
as pe:pt:tt of meknes to:mes chynd: ‰
l:ke to an a:ngel of licht not i l:odely: lyk
nes tot go:ſtly chelband to a ſoule pe heigh
nes of it: selfe ‰ of his state of ly:ſping li:te
a:lynde p:de. ‰:b:pingos i to pe ſoule w:ondir
full: knol:ping. ‰ linguleſ: conceptos y:at ſe
me: full: tr:elbe ‰ makes a ſoule to: w:ene ‰
he is h:n:ke self i pe heighes of c:ot:placiu:
‡:n pe: p:efectioun of luf: heigh o: doue al: pe
c:emou ly:ſping of oy: god men ‰ ‰:pe may
ſykerly ‰:pu:e ad h:n:ky:es. ‰:or he is maſ:
to: fire ‰ to heigh i god ‰ to h:ennand i lu:ke.

p: ‰ he chal not ſpune ‰ p: ‰ he may not chynd
eu: mo:ze he is to cleſh i his w:rkpunge p: ‰ he
can chelde to a ſaule p: ‰ e:ulik de: ‰ an oper
man dos is chyne to him ‰ his is vt:ue and
w:elou: ‰ p: ‰ he may le:full: do it if him l:pt:.
And of p:is fal: licht l:her it is re:cepted i
hol:den ſp:inges out ſutpne er:roure ‰:hermas.
p:is licht of p:is my:ddap fende may not lichtly
te:pre:ped tot chy:ping of so:th:fa:ntes th:oz
G:re of pe hol: ‰:g:it. A:eiyeles o: token is p:is
fo: to Knolbe it ‰:h: it: chy:nes all:ay te: chy:
t:so: blak clo:des p: ‰ on is heighes of him selfe
th:oz: p:ſupp:cion: col:ped und:ur: fre:am of p:riu:t:
z:nd p: ‰ op is a doun he:tp:ug of his eu:en:en.
vnd: nethe: h:n, demand pa:ms p: ‰:yei han not
pe g:re ne knol:ping so:th:fa:ntes as he has. p:ie
are pe clo:des: ‰:ot p:ie clo:des van:the al:ay
w:len pe licht of g:re chelbes. fo: i pe:ſence
of g:re is all mekenes to:ſt:ues clernes ‰ den
nes ſo:ge:tping of him selfe ‰:be:holdpug of god.
p: ‰ fo: if ‰:w:ilt not te:de:tu:ed. kepe ap meke
nes ‰ uone i help of pe heigh:eft ‰ he chal ‰
chelde of so:th:fa:ntes ſaue ye imp:day: fro pe
fende ‰ ‰:w: all: op ‰ p: ‰:hal: ‰:w:ele ſele. ſoa
Whi, Cadent a late tw:u in:le ‰:de: min:ia a
t:ert:io: t:us ad te ‰:no ap:20:pi:di:bi:† a th:ol
land chal fal: ‰:w: pi: sp: ‰:te:th:ol:land ‰:w: pi
l:ig:it: han:de ſot:elp to pe pai chal not: ne:th.
y:of pe ap:het ſett no mo: er:pi:tp tot ſp:ne man
of te:ptacion:us ne:ip:ees p: comes und p:ie ‰b:
y:ile man: a:th:ol:and ‰:b: of to:the p:ies of
a man fo: to lett h:n, on pe l:ſt:ly ſe:pen a
a:th:ol:and ‰ on pe rig:it:ly sp:te tenth:ol:land. al:
stirp:nges y:at are b:pt: ‰:p:ynfull: as of j:re. empe:
of imp:ace:nt. of choly:ghy:es ‰:riu:en to d:ap:ie a
man w:u i ou: mykel ch:ede of ly: ‰:te ‰:to g:re:
he:py:nesſe yei comen on pe l:ſt:te ‰ ‰:p:ei te
fo: man: i no:wb: ‰:w: pei are a:counted a th:ol
land fo: many: di:tes ‰:d:ed chal a man ſele p:
ſet:es him full:ly to pe h:is of god. ‰:lto al: pe
ſpr:ngos p: ‰ are p:le:and ‰:l:an: as of p:ade.
‡:ve:np: glo:i. of: con:ter:le ‰:w:ould:ly: van:te.
of: gloton:pe ‰:le:ch:ou: vi:en on pe rig:it:ly sp:de.
fo: p:ei ſemen fau:ozable ‰:hel:py: to man as in
p:is w:ozd. ‰:yei are a:counted to tenth:ol:land.
‡:als mykel as p:ei ten mo i no:wb: ‰:alto p:
yei are might:per a:gap:nes a: men ‰:ligh:ther
ou:comen h:n: pen p:ei op w:on fo: it: her:er to
a man to e:ſhape har:ne:es i w:ele pen i wo:in
ve:np: luf: pen i ve:np: di:ete i de:htes ‰:riches
y:en i po:it:te ‰:e:ke:nes. ap:kel ch:ap:le: ch:all:
god: pu:and: lu:ſe: ‰:mkel pa:ne fo: he chal te
ap:uen of p:ie go:ſt:ly empe:es te dy:u:le ty:mes.
not fo: p: i: you: kante ch:py: i pi: f:ole ‰:p:it
ful:py: i help of pe heigh:eft ‰:take his werkes

and wodes: ap te fa: pi lighe: lb pe theld of toth fastne of pi tefende all pait teptacionis als many as per ben on thebe lytes of pe chal fro pe falle. Æ pin empe chal not neygh pe. Chertynn odis thus wolden: a vethuom prew: uolde: Sothlyt lb: ym jedhen þ thate behold a ye zeldping of synes þ thate see ighen þ art faued fio luf of pe wold to ye luf of god. A thoz longe e Krepe i pynge i thim kynge on god. pou feled pi costience upkel clenod. Æ wele pedid thoz ote fro pi doutes and pi dieles. Æ pi fleghlyp technes pt þ p feled pem lese migthip pen pe i wele pen that. pon behold lb pi yen. blust: sothly god. for clene hertes chul fee god. not todelch tot goftip. not goftip in his vencham able bevinge what he is. oz als he is. tot him i his werkes fy pim ier je chal be opned thozo pe hight of gue fo to see cuf what of pe i mcyfull. Gudnes of god of his wond full uppedam tou Æ thewed to ye a worte fauing of pi foule. þ thate wondie on hym pt he might pe kepe to Æ wele fio all pi ailes. þ thate loue hym pt he bold kepe to wele kepe pt thate kepe pt all pe tozols and fuaile pt þ y has feud lkas no wrightful fmytig of god. ne wyrkyng of pe fende principally. but tt lkas a tend luf of him pt he bold ozaise ye out of cyinne te kepte pi faule fro depn luf a fals rest pt you had i pe wold. Æ pi fleghlyp hede fo pi felf. only is cause of pim olken fo tozous: to þ y had i pe no woldly luf pen thudo p not be upkel pyned i teptacion: pis chal you fee Æ upkel more fo what maith behold yng a louer of god that hane i god: map. 3. not telle pe. tot pis. 3. tap right as a louer of pe wold yhas his tehold yng lb lykpyng od luf i wozoldly gwide. fumie i golde. Æ hytů. Su i tap houses heigh. fime i co thinge fime ope. Right to pe louer of god pt yhas pe ee of his foule clenefed to gue. Fvo all ye fthi of fyne. has his beholding p. lb aketnes of luf I goftip gwide pt is i pe wendurfull wekyngtes of our load i wtuos of foule. I ye wodes of hol wright pt are opned to his fight borthe moralp a mistip. I keorthines of mannes foule. Æ pe blessed kyn te of aingeles Æ a louen all pt is a tel i pe bliffed kyn de of god onl y in thate pide thynge that þ behold þ pin yen. If ye te clene fro fith of fyne pe that not be youl ne heuyt þ thate spude thynge. Inogh fayt þ paooute i pe goftip antre wher lb pou that mo fede pe lykpynge of pi goftip yee. A zitt ou pis. pon that te pe zeldping of synes. for as þ thate te pe i mcyfull godnes of god thewed to pe. And to all choen foules thon kpeke. Right to that þ fee ye straute right lyfues of him. i pamplyng of repued toveles æ zeltand napne fo: pair fymies at ye tap of tome. tot pis that þ fee before pe

come ipe goftip yee. æ þ thynke salt it full retonable. fo: he pt wold ap lyne i pynne æ l lutes of pis lyne neu haue ope love if he might have pat hit is right ful pt he affe pis h: m enteles pyne neu fele love toth of pe e Krepe come of god. of pis endles zeld puge of synes. 3. that nor dzete. Amt uo d i e tes mea: altusim pufniu refugiu meu. so: whi lord p art up hope: þ yas seft up refite al þ heigheft. lord. 3. hope i ye not i mp felf. noght i mp iberke ne i mp woode ne i mp witt ne i mp felpnge. fo: be all pue only. 3. am not uozzi fo: to have pe. fo: pal are not i pem felf i yei te wele trevlyp eramed. tot pynne æ slpno: nes as pe pefet fays pus. lord al oure rightuf ues are tot as a dothe of yudennes. aud yo: 3. dar not rest i mp felf ne i mp iberke lb heighe: pyng of my felf. tot lord. 3. thate bold only i pi iefiæ æ hpinge te pi gudnes. Æ rest i pi luf æ abde i pi toth fastnes æ neileles zit. 3. that te als byp: as 3. may fo: to plese ye i iberke i wozte i lybtt. i felpnge. æ zitt lhen. yane al voin. 3. will te als neked als ta: fro all pis. tot only at pi re ward as. 3. had tou right uoght. for you lord art only mp hope. wele. 3. utoe. 3. suffuc not mp felf to taue up felf and. 3. ele pe myps chef of mp felf pt am fellen time. æ me thynkes pt no create may help me out per of. so: pyc are i ye fame nede pt. 3. amIME. be wap of pame hnde. op fo: to kepud i pe blyfte pt pei yan pt yei falile not pis nede as aingeles æ op blyfted creates are: oz elles to be brogitt out of pis net as other falles fimepland i pio lyk. aud perox. 3. am drinen fo: to hope principally æ fully thim. pt suffue to eu. æ netes help of none. fo: Sothlyp refite fynite. 3. non but Ie heigheft of all? so: pof hit te pe pt te many creane heigher i gre i lepe pen. 3. Aepilees pt is no kpute nerer god ne heigher pen imp kpute toth only pe blyfted kpute of god ne pt is no create so ner me ne may te so nere me ne so godelp ne so help: to me as pe kpute of god to. so: ha may thozo his gre entre i to stotanmer of up couple. æ make me migthip lykpy. æ wthip to all gudnes. And to may non tot he æ pfo: wil. 3. make him fully mp refite. æ neileles zit. 3. that not refute helpe of a grtoise oz of a bledded create as pof. 3. nedpd it noght fo: 3. that dekere æ þp pt all my hert fo: to haue help to mp foute of ye left create pt he gre. tot fo: als upkel as oure lord god is heigheft æ nereft. nmgthit æ lwp eft And pfo: al ope thynge i efe. 3. wth: eke him i mp tonie. he is not ferre fro me to the lowe him felf. pe lykpydam of heuen 10 lb June 30lb. aud pt to him felf. so: if æ may thozo gre anp tpine fynke him i pe æ pe i him pen

bop a teat vnrsonable. And yfoz thal
7. tope iberkes of pi hantes. Pi hant
ful iberkes are ye notes of my fonge.
chaste hifer of god joyce to oure loyd in
mpnte of his iberkes ist fikete hir, as pe
moe bostin pyleberke pe. is thelving of
his might a of his guerdnes pe moze is his
mpthe a hegher he fynge is hen fre tou
che him, askel might chelved cure loyd,
i makpyg of pe wold. a of all todelp creatues,
but mykel moze chelved he i makpyng of go
h' creating as auimels a toules. A also mykel
Chistam a guerdnes chelved our loyd i tafeyng
a hepping of all todelp creatures. but mykel
moe i tafeyng a kepynge of mnes toules
pis is grode imperte to a tiene toule fir to
haue a lufely te holdyng to god i his might
ful iberkes is to foz to knolke hir lufc
him in him felf. W'toiten menpyng of iberk
es oz of borláes. Fo, yf pe hegher fonge
f' on comings aft, yf oper fynge who to
map. Fo, gie yf is mafit dos all pis is meke
fome. On magnum fit opitua digne
mimis pflide fichte fit cognationes tue.

Load holl ond gret are pi iberkes full tepe
are pi thoghtes made. (sond mykel are pi liber
kes loyd i todyh'acuures i hencens i erthe a
all pe elementes but mykel moze i goftly
createes. Fo, pi iverk is more as i makpyng
of a toune vnrsonable pen it is i makpyng of
a todyh'ing for it is the zethier i kynde tot
moft art pon i pi felf. A pe mykelnes of
pi iverk may. 7. knolke pt pou art ibou
mykel i pi felf. I might i lufdam. A igud
nes endefely a touen all pi iverk. Pi iverk
is mp toke for to knolke pe bp. Fo, pi iverk
map. 7. se. And knolke pe i tit. tot. 7. map not
see he i pi bleſed kynde lufth'art i pi felf.
mp fight ſaples a mp refou lantes per pot
it te inſtuned thaz gree. Loyd pus farre map.
pe se a knolke pe a pat is pt. 7. may not take
pe und mp knolkyng pe lewth pt. 7. pe be
gre pe moze vnkulke en art pt to me. pe fer
ter fios pt. fo me. but neupedes wbet knol
pyng ſaples puuf hpitios. pt. at. 7. knolz not
pt luf. 7. best. ffo. lben myt thoght is to daak
en thaz gree of the holding of all createes a of
all pranall iberkes of god pt. 7. se right not
of hem pen luf. 7. best pe maker of All. 7.
knolze pe moze i pi iverk pen. 7. do i wchis.
lot. 3. luf pe lewth i pi felf pen. 7. do i pi iverk
aſp trochee a mp luf may touche pe a puf
a touen all iberkes euen to pt. 2. but my
knolkyng is to helpe s map not go to fer
lufles. 7. lpe here, a ukel are pi iberkes

a mykel moze art pt. fultepe are thir thoghtes
pi thoghtes are pi pue domes a pue vefuuf
diuoping vunchangable leff i pi wittam a
loute pi chosen toules and dempilge of repued
no create map ouphende pum pei are so dep hinde
i pi pue knolpyng, he pt kuf transfake de his oue
luftr foz to knolke ye cause of hem thal ſynke a
be doobned pe waf is so dep. pi pue domes loyd
are foz to hede luf pt lufc a reilence not fir to
dispite be másnes vefom. A meke fome pt hnes
god thal go a touen pe that ful ſkyerp a ſkyke
not. he holles him poyed ist all pe iberkes of
oure loyd a affes no refou lhi he wo to. he
ſekes not elles tot a dene hert a a fire fro pe
luf of pe wold a peu is all gud e noyf what to
ci falled. he is full ſkyer of hp pt he lufes. pt
it map not be wele. he dzews hp not ppyneſtly
tot treites i hyn ſikerp. And i meke vnkulky
pyng of him a of his pue iberkes a luf a
butes pe fulkyll pyng. And for he ſekes not elles
but pis. pt oz oure loyd thelves him ſut pyne
pe knolpyng of him felf. a of his iberkes
Alfo lten he vouches ſau. tot. A ir ihi
ene nd cognosſet. A ſtult?i telliger her. pe
vonbiteman thal not knolbe a pe fole thal not
vonstand pite. he is a man vonbit pe pt has mykel
bitte i kunte a gret fotelle i refou fo to knolbe
erthi thinge. A has no knolkyng ne ſauo i god
ne i goſtly thinges. but he is a fole pt noyer tas
bitte ne ſauo i knolkyng of goſtly thinges ne
(booldly) bot as a best folces pe luftes of his ſche
a goſtly nopp of pite tis chel knolze pe dep
thoght of oure loyd. fo: pte lettes pe vonbit
man And kieschel lufc lettes pe fole. pe are
him booldly lufes pt are lufe i per ouf ſight
pt epenen all per luftr a hee refou kreatel
geting of isbooldy gotes a lebooldy i n things.
And zet pei luff entremete pem vnrerentty
of pe pue domes of god arguand. Stavitt a
A fakand questions pt ſhyul not to affes.
pe pas. Ithi mate god man ſyn he kibte iſele pt
he chuld fail. a also iſun ſimles grod moze pis man
pen pis man. oz elles kisilka oper of pe pectima
tion of god i choten toules. yei are ced piz to
aſſe questions of hegh muktes pat aſſes pei
lalte. tot pat pt nedes to menkyng of tere
lyle pe i luff pei ſpke ne legd of. yet are loy
lube fo pum kan no ſauo of godenes ne of ye
lufe of god. Conterple of pis wold has to
gleyned pe alect of p' monthe pt pei van loyd
pe taste of goſtly for aint ikenen pat not
fo pei thuken pt pei ran make refons many
i kisilka man questions. A foz pei pei hau mykel
pie i pem felf pt pei kan ſpke pt for pui are
nen pe nerr fo abistam i bitnot te toimiten

m npdus of pe ee pt is in he hert of a lbe
ouen man ne i pe land of pe toff lyfand p
10 he hert of a flethely man lyfand of toftnes
of lufe as job taye. bor i a meke tume vi a chaf
luker of god is is am founden for lker trele
luf 18 p is ibidn 3noghe he pt lufes god trelel
afkes neil pt rilyng of hert of god lhn dos pto
it is refon 3noghe to him pt god us ill to hae it.
i all thinge pt is don. so3 god is rightibnes.
lothfastnes. gudnes. pt for map he no thynge
do not right us up. lothfastip. a godely. he aks
noght bor his lufe. pt gptes he him all of
God thinge pt afkes not. a thonly he may only
undstand pe vanite of lufers of pe wbozd.

Cii erorti finnt pampes fiic fenue: a appunti
dome qui opunt inquitate. When hymens are
fprzingon olst as hap all han appered p dir
ken wikkednes. Hymens are called lufers of
pe wbozd pe ei are hykened to hap for hap
(when it fpryznges olst of pe erth it is firſt frene
& freſtie. a aſſe wbaſd it floutſhes kapt hot pen wuen
lyp it is chon ſeled wune & daies p is pe tume to
pilſed a way. Right to luferes of pis wbozd are
freſtne & greene i her zouttired isteu pait fully gyve
hem to myrſe & jolite & hkyngne of pis wbozd
i ſetten hem ſel to ſere eſttes wbozd lip kum
pyg. and to bodilp ſuice not only ſoz to hae p
bodilp ſuſtinaunce aſſe nede. ſoz pt (sere 3it ſuſſue
able. lypr for to com to hpe aftare to plentye of ri
chos a de vre of fleſhely delmeds to halie pame
ſuſpuping of fleſhely uill als mikel as pei map
pei han no daete of god ne thinkyng of heuen.
Sot all p thoght as her lufe is on pe wbozd of
on her bodilypfte ſoz to kepe it tendly as of it
chuld euil laſt. And aft pei floutſhe of pt is loken
yet from to moe eide of manes state as pe lke
the ſalles to hem ſuſable euen fully as pei conuen-
pei han pt lirnſupes p reuence riches in oper
fleſhely myrſes a fulle delten hem per jnne
a no man der ſay nap. Sot pen todelip teth
comes when pei there leuete ſoz to lyſe. are
leſe lbar of hem ſelth ſelles hem tomm hightrip.
and yen all pei jolnte p lyknyg damſhes alsap
as ylis are symmers hizned to hap. pei han aſſe
ted pt irken wikkednes. Not all po pt symmen
lirken wikkednes. for chosen to ille p axe uſk
eres of god ſymen of chythes thins freire and
balknolpyng. at pt lirken pei no wikkednes.
for pei han mikel toſolbe p shame i pem teſt
pei pei don to. Sot pei pt lufen a lyde ſoz to ſyne
a are glab ſoz to w ickednes of ille of p
aſſe to turn hem i maſure as gote men von in
gone us. pefe men lirken wikkednes pike
men areten a while p is wbozd for yet ſheden
the ſeloponly i text of wicked werk es als

mylek as pei dar ſake onlyp for daete of man. but
it is tone tume. pei floutſh as kapt ſloures on
on tap is on pt of tap pei lkeou turen to pe
erthe agen. 2 ot vall thal wbozd of pei loulles.

Or iuicunt tu a alufum ietin
dies. pt pei dpe i wbozd of wbozd. Corin lond pou
heigheft 10 outen ende. pis is pe ente of ſymens
pt birken wikkednes as pei apheſt taye p saules
thall dpe pt olst ende. pt is pei thall Gantt pe l
kyng. pe i loye of biffed lyke pt is god us outende,
pat thall ap lyp dyand i wbozd apyne. pei thun-
dpe kro blys i jepe make pei ner to impy here
a while. pis is pei endpyg. but of pei kinende
hem 02 pei aſſe hethen a to3 take pei wickednes
te vay repritanne a true pem to god. pis is pe
vanite of pe wbozd pe ente of it. as pe iuiceman
tayo and for pi it is gode pt pei toſake it due pei
pei not taken pt lbt. Dot tothly lond p heigheſt pt
outen ende lufers of pe wbozd heigten hem te le a
putten dun pe lorde als mikel as them is pt pei
treyen vp pade a putten down mekenes. pei lyfte
up falues a difſepnyuge a ſlieſtes. veren downe
treilch a ſymputce a stines. pei teſen up flytung.
ſtruyng. bakitpyng. alberyng. limpyng a fight
pyng. lechery. a glotonp. and keſen downe clerte.
pees. toſerte a clemes. pei lufen p one lill don i
all things a putten down goddes wull pei ſetten
not te his todpuge ne te his manaffe: a pus pitt
pei dom god i all pt pei may. Amaken hem tels
lie. Dot tothly lond at pe laſt ende pei thal be kaste
dun a p that he knoſen as heigheſt pt outen
ende pei thal Gant all pt pei lill pt p that hae
all pt lill pei thal no thinge lill lot pei pt
may not hae a p that te moſt pei apyne for i
lill is moſt payne ſeled when a man has not p
he wold hae a p has full pt he wold no gatos
haue a pt pis lill thall te ap freſſe it oute any
turug i repned ſoules pt is strikful for pei hae
all pei lill fullled here wickedly agapnes
pe lill of god. p for pei thal te pitt fro all p
lill i to endles apyne. Dot lond p that hae all
pi lill her a i all loulles choten i repued alio
for all that de as p lilt i them mienthful i them
are chosen: a right fulliy them pt are repued and
to chal pt pen te knoſen as heigheſt of all. Qui
ege iuicunt iuone qui eue iuicunt tu pibin:
& diſpogent ome qui opput inſtante. for ihe lo
pim emmes lond lo pm emmes chul piche i pei
chal te chateré all pt birken wikkednes. Emmes
to oute lond are all ſeutes p alio al wicked men
pilſen i deelip pune. and pt for taye he the pite lond
lo pim emmes for pei haten i pithaſtines i pi
rathlilbues pei are vuburii to pi lall pt pei
lufen it not pei are full of pite i empe i all
wikkednes. lot pei thall piche i s content ende.