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["Which way ye maunnes soule empene.\nAns now yis mater is bjosht une.\nMy come J. penke ferst begynne.\nTo wite how þ ym ehe hap stonde.\nYe whiche is as J. Vinderstonde.\nYe moſte prittipal of alle.", "Whom þ cil may be falle.\nHis forto ſi-ke in lones lynde.\nſful meny ſuch a man may ſinde.\nWhich ener tafte aboute her yhe.", "Tooken if þ yei myſhten as ſpe.\nſſulofte yng which heu ne tounchep.\nBut onely þ here Bert ſouchep.\nIn hyndring of an oper wight.", "And yus ſil many a worpi kynghyt\nAns manp a listy lady bope.\nBay ben ſuſloſte ſires whope.\nSo þ an yhe is as a piet.", "To loue and ap ſul gyt e meſchiet\nAnd alſo for his oſſen paste.\nſſul ofte yul ſay saut.", "Of lome, which þ ener brenep.\nProch hyn into pe heert remeuy\nAns yus a mannes yhe ferſte.", "Hym ſelſ gneuep alpey werſte.\nAnd many a tyme ſhe knowdey\nVitoe his oſſen harme it growdey\nayy Come herken now ſor pi.\nA tale to be war vy vy.", "Pm eysh forto kepe and ware.\nSo þ it pafſe noght his warede.", "Hic uayat confessor eyemplu seſu ab\nillitius pſervando sirenus prittip Acteon\nEadum Regis thebar nepos diu in quada\nſtortaſta venationis tansa ſpatiajct acidiit\not ipe p[er]iudam fontem nemorosa ad borz\nputitittus me eytudentu ſupbemens vidit\nibi Sp[anam]ui ſins h[im]p[er] his imdum in\nſimme kalneantem qua ſuligenius\nintueus oculos ſnos a muſch[ui] miritate\nmilлатemus at rete yolebat Ande miſg\nSp[ana] p[im] in teru in ſignam tuifformant", "Spina p[im] in teru in ſignam tuifformant", "p[er]miu canes p[er]miu apphendentes mortifens\nSentibus ſiuarimt ...", "Vis de telley in his boſ.\nIn ſample, touchand of uys lok.", "Ans ſaip how whalom y[er] was on\nA. Worpi lorde which Acteon\nWas hote, and he was toſu vyhe.", "To hyn þ thebus ferſt on hythe\nUp ſette, which hryg casne hichte.\nY[is] Acteon as he wel myſhre.", "Alboue alle oper tafte his chere.\nAns yſed bit ſo zere to zere.", "With hounds and with gyt e hozines.", "Amouge ye wodes a ye thornes.", "To make his hunting a his clente.", "Where hyn beste the thoughte in every place.", "To ſynke game in his weye.", "The[er] w[as] the forto hunte an[si] p[leye].", "So hyn beſel upon a trée.", "On hunting as he can n[ice].", "In a ſſtorte al one he was.\nHe ſysh upon ye gneue gras.", "The faſe fresshe floames ſp[yr]uge\nHe hervs among ye keues ſunge.", "The theſſle with ye myſhinglen[ee].", "Thus er he wſite into a zale.", "The earu, where was a litel pleu.", "Ans yonide aboute wel be ſern.", "With buffles gneue a treees hrythe.", "And p[ith]withynne he tafte his yhe.", "Anyde ye p[ley]n he ſigh a welle.\nSo ſay vy myſhre uoman telle.", "In which ſiana naked ſood.", "To baje a playe h[ue] in ye floos.", "With many a n[ym]phe vahiche heu ſenep.", "But he his yghe a w[er] ne w[er]neuy\nſto keye. Which he was naked al.", "Ans he was wonduy w[ot]h with al. aor... b", "And h[im] as he vahiche was Godde ſse...", "ſor shop an[on] and ye likneſſe.", "She made h[im] taken of an h[er]t", "Whiche was to forze his homines ferſt.", "Hym ſe p[er]", "The journall of the\nkingdome of J. V.\nwhich was\nThe name of the\nkingdome of J.\nwhich was", "That journ[ie] be ſel\nWith many an al\nJ. V. made many\nAnd et latt[e]e diu\nThis h[er]te his oſ\nAnd h[im] for venu\nA man to tafte li\nWhich Acteon hat\nThe way for h[im] to\nH[is] ſe p[er] diu\nAnd now in ſone\nA man to tafte li\nWhich Acteon hat\nThe way for venu\nA man to tafte li\nWhich Acteon hat\nThe way for v

["Piumus", "That jome be filthe aboute.", "With many an home þ many aboute.\nWith many a man þ many aboute.", "And at laste vihappely.", "This beste his odne houndes sloght.\nAnd hym for deugEAune alto drogh.", "Ponowd my ſone what it is.", "A man to tafte his yhe amys.", "Which Acon hath deye abight.", "The war forzyn and so it noght.", "Hoz ofte who pat hede toke.", "Bege is to wynde ym to loke.", "Aus for to gnen it is so.", "Duse ye poore ille.", "A tale whiche to p[]ie matieje.", "A dorth. faith as pon shalt these.", "Il metamor it telleth jus.", "How þa loz which phorceus ?", "Was kote, hende noghtnes thye.", "But lyon here natinte", "The was pe constellation", "That vorte of mannes uacion", "ffio þruse þe þe so myſtuent.", "That to se liknes þa ſerpent ?", "Thei weje boone, and so pat on.", "Of hem was clepes d[]eſtibon.", "Chut oyer Custer Eupala.", "The ynde as telleth in þe tale.", "The nesu lighte und natheles", "Of coman name Forgoones.", "In euery ente yere aboute.", "As monſtres whiche þ men vonte.", "Men ſpen hem, and but on yhe.", "Amonge hem pre in p[]u]pustrie.", "pe hede - of whiche y[]u]r nighſte ſee.", "Nolb at p[]ie now, hath it ſlie.", "After þe cauſe und nes[]t it lade,", "As preuad eth of hem it lade.", "A lende thyng yet moze amys.", "Thei was, wherof I telle al þis.", "What man ou hem his chere tafte.", "And hem behelde lie was ilt faſte.", "Out of a man into a ſion.", "ſor shape and p[]ie]s ſil manyou.", "Decenied weje, of pat y[]u]e, wold.", "Inſpoke, where þ[]u]e ne ſſolde.", "Out perſens þ worpi kinygh.", "Whom pallas of h[]ere gjeſte nigh[]ht.", "Halpe, and took hym a ſhelde p[]erto.", "And eke ye god mercuie ilſo.", "Leute hym a ſiwerde he as it ſaſt.", "Bezeuie Attaus pe h[]igh]e heſt.", "Theiſe monſtyes ſoghte, et p[]ere]e he ſouſe.", "Dinſe men of p[]ilke]e londe.", "Ehingh ſighte of h[]e]m myſtun[]ed weje.", "Gionſende as d[]t]ones lere et p[]ere].", "But he which W[]isdom at p[]roſess.", "Hade of þe god and þe g[]o]d[]eſſe.", "The ſhelde of p[]allas gan embraſe.", "With wiche he coneth ſaui ſu his ſace.", "Myeruieſes ſiſveſde et orte he drogh.", "Aus so he bar hym þe ſloght.", "Theiſe ſiſed ſuſu] monſtyes alle th[]e.", "Lo nowd my ſone, abſe þe.", "Pat pon þi ſighte noght myſe h[]e.", "Cafte noght þ[]u]e þ[]u]e p[]er ſu n[]e[]r uſe.", "That pon he tuyned into a ſion.", "H[]or so w[]ise man was n[]e]e non.", "But if he Wol h[]i]e þ[]e kepe.", "And take of ſoul delite no kepe.", "That he with h[]iſt n[]e]e ofte nome.", "E h[]ingh ſtrengthe of londe et outcome.", "Of myſ p[]o]ſ[]yng h[]o]d it h[]ath, ſa]n[]e.", "As þ[]u]ne toſe nowd h[]inſt þ[]ou h[]e]e.", "My goſe ſone and take goſe h[]e.", "And ouer p[]ie]s zet, þe p[]e]e]e.", "Pat pon he war of þ[]u]n h[]e]yng.", "W[]hicb[]e to pe h[]erte þe t[]u]h[]yng.", "Of many a vanne h[]ath brought.", "To tapie with a manne ſp[]o]nght.", "And nay[]e]ſes goſe is to lere.", "Such y[]ing wherof a man may leve.", "That to deru is accon[]sant!", "And to]vand al pe v[]en[]u]ant!", "Confess[]or", "I\n\nI\n\nI\n\nI\n\nI\n\nI\n\nI

["\"The narvart confesse\net non as imus\nad dictur non finis,\ninnimque deceptus ut\nnatur et dictus est,\nalle depeus alius\nvocat quondam\npudorissimam\nlupam carborum\nin eis frontibus medio-\ngestans est et\nmecum affigendam prout,\net tamenque claudem\nfrutulo firmissime\nobtuvat.\"", "Jusque ad finem\ndumque ad finem\nsunt etiamque ad\nnuncium remane-\nferebat, etiamque ad\nsive ad eum adhuc\nsive ad eum adhuc\nconcedit. Et ut\nconcedit, etiamque ad\nsive ad eum adhuc\nconcedit.", "Code us to tunne his eye his\nfesselles but if amau so so,\nHym may fulefte uys be falle,\nJ. jede enſample amonges alle.\nWhereof to kepe he fel an eye.\nIt eeste qutte aman in few.\nD. D. which is affidio,\nJ. J. cleped of his kynce hath his\nthat he he ſon nob left of alle.\nThe whiche j men car-bumbe calle.\nJ. J. hepe in his heede alone ou heighe-\nwhich jhan p[er]man be steighe.\nThe ſon to Wynne et hym to Duunte.\nWith his caute hym Wolke enchaunte.\nAnon as he ap-areynep yat.\nHe leith ſonu his eye al plaſt.\nJ. J. vito ye grounde et haſt it faſte.\nAnd eke j oayer ere als faſte.\nHe to-oppeth with his taile ſe ſone.\nThat he ye Wodes lasse or more.\nOf his enchainement ne bereith\nAnd in his Wised h[im] ſelf he ſterſeth\nSo j he hau[e] ye Wodes Weyned.\nAnd j[ui]gh[us] his ex[re] is noht deceynd.\nF. Nojer p[er]yng who j recauſeth.\nJ. J. de vito pas enſample na-zeaſeth\nwhiche in me tale of twoe j ſynce.\nSenees of a w[onder] kynce.\nJ. J. monſures, as je hokes trellen.\nAnd in ye gjeſte ſee pei jwěllen\nOf body boyle and of visage.\nJ. J. ke vito women of yonge age.\nJ. J. fio j ye nawele ou high j[ui]be.\nAnd ſonie benepe as men may ſe-\npei bere of jſſhes j[e] figure.\nAnd onjer p[er]y of j[ui]ch natme.\nJ. J. hen j[ui]p ſe j[ui]bete a ſiencene\nJ. J. like to je melodie of bienene.\nJ. J. w[oman]ſſe do[er]s j[ui] ſtringe.\nWith notes of ſo gjeſte like ſtringe.\nOf jſehe mesſive of jſiche muſiſe.\nWhereof j[e] chippes j[ui] be ſbodike.", "## P[er]", "J. J. p[er]uſſen bi j[ui]e toſſes j[ui]e.\nJ. J. whan j[ui]e chijpmeu lejon an eye.\nJ. J. vito j[ui]e v[i]do[us] in h[ui]e d[ui]os.\nJ[ui]e wene it be a p[ar]a[d]ys.\nJ. J. whiche after is to hem anhelle.\nJ. J. j[ui]eſa[ſ]on may noght with hem dwelle.\nJ. J. whan j[ui]e j[ui]gete lufſes here.\nJ[ui]e comne not here chippes ſiſte.\nS. S. filichd upon j[ui]e note.\nJ[ui]e h[ar]ke and in j[ui]ch w[ise] affoſte.\nJ[ui]e j[ui]e heve j[ui]ghe coms & weie.\nJ[ui]gete & and to heve e[re] oblie.\nAnd ſeilen tol it so be falle.\nJ[ui]e j[ui]e in to j[ui]e per[il]e falle.\nJ. J. where as j[ui]e chippes ben to h[ui]lde.\nAnd j[ui]e beu with j[ui]e vyonſtare ſlade.\nJ. J. ſu j[ui]p j[ui]s p[ile] nayeleſ.\nJ. J. with his w[is]com kyns olives.\nJ. J. as tapep and it ouer p[asseth].\nJ[ui]e j[ui]e toſoſe j[ui]e h[on]ſe compaſſeth\npat noman of his companye.\nJ[ui]e h[au]p power vito j[ui]s ſolje.\nJ[ui]e e[re] for no lufte to taſte.\nJ[ui]e j[ui]e hem toſoſe alle ſaſte.\nJ[ui]e n[on] of j[ui]e[m] may heve hem ſtringe.\nSo whan j[ui]e comne ſo[ſ]e ſe[ſ]ilynge.\nJ[ui]e j[ui]e as j[ui]e go[u]nance ou h[on]ſe.\nJ[ui]e j[ui]e m[ou]ſtres h[au]e v[i]th to[ſe].\nAnd ſlayn of hem agjeſte partie\nJ[ui]p j[ui]a[ſ]e j[ui]e ſaui j[ui]p his nauiſe\nJ[ui]p w[ise] kyns things go[u]nance.\nJ[ui]e heſev[.] my ſone in remembrance.\nJ[ui]n my[ſ]ht enſample take j[ui]e.\nA[ſ] j[ui]a[ſ]e toſſe and j[ui]ch you j[ui]e.\nA[ſ] j[ui]e w[or]d a g[ra] no tredente.\nA[ſ] j[ui]ch you j[ui]e more enſente.\nJ[ui]e j[ui]p j[ui]e w[ol]deſt take kepe.\nAnd w[is]elye conſtete w[ar]de et kepe.\nJ[ui]p j[ui]e et e[re] ab j[ui]e j[ui]p ſtoſe\npan h[ad]deſt you j[ui]e gat[es] ſtoſe.\nJ[ui]p j[ui]e ſone ab comer to w[yn]ne.\nJ[ui]n h[ar]tes w[it] j[ui]ch e[re] j[ui]n w[yn]ne.", "## T[ou]ſſiſt", "Wherefore pat nob p[er]uſſive and natiu[m]y\nhat if you conſeſſe\nthat too j[ui]e j[ui]de\nj[ui]e j[ui] as of j[ui]e w[or]d\nſo[ſ]t as nob no\n[or]t only of peſſe\nTelle me p[er]ſo[ſ]e\nhaste you p[er]uſſe.", "J. J. h[au]e j[ui]e t[ap]e p[er]ſo[n].\nJ. J. j[ui]e j[ui]e m[ay] p[er]uſſe.\nJ[ui]n h[au]e it g[ra]p.\nSo j[ui]p j[ui]e j[ui]b[ui] p[er]uſſe.\nJ[ui]b[ui] p[er]uſſe a p[er]uſſe.\nJ[ui]b[ui] p[er]uſſe j[ui] p[er]uſſe.", "J. J. do not ab[ut] j[ui]e.\nJ. J. ſut ſuſſe anou.\nJ. J. where as j[ui]e j[ui]e.\nJ. J. am to p[ul]led.\nJ. J. j[ui]e j[ui]e.\nJ. J. j[ui]e j[ui]e j[ui]b[ui] p[er]uſſe.\nJ[ui]b[ui] p[er]uſſe j[ui

["Viber.", "«ypocrufis eä»", "Anum fene yere is uo vice.\nOf whiche þe he mis a norice.\nAnf enere his chere is softe and feste.\nAnf wher he goeth he klesseth ofte.\nWherof he binse worde he seeth hep\nZut zet ul ouely he ne streahe.\nHis jeule upon religion.\nBut nexte to yat condition,\nIn fiche as clepe hem holyn churche.\nHis fieweth eke hou he can wythe.\nAmonge ye wide fines hodes.\nTo geten hem ye worlles goodes.\nAnf yel hem self, ben ylle fame\nYat fetteu moſte ye worlde inblime.\nZot zet in contraire of her loze.\nyer is no pung, yel louen more.\nLo þe ſemend of light yel werke.\nThe deces whiche are in lawns derke.\nAnd yus yus double yporuſe.\nWith his deuolte apparanæe.\nAviser set upon his face.\nWithers of towers yus worlles grace.\nHe ſemey to be jefit wel thedes.\nAnd zet his herte is al beſſhewes.\nBut napelles he ſtaut belieues.\nAnſath his pujpess ofte achiene.\nOf worſtipe and worlles welye.\nAnd take it as who ſie he stell ye.\nThowgh continue of his fellas.\nAnd pight so in ſemblable cas.\nHis vice bath eke his office.\nAmonge yelfe of ſeulers.\nOf yſete men, for of ye ſmale.\nAs four at once he ſeley no tale.\nZut yel þ passed ye comme.\nWith his wail hym liketh to comme.\nAnſ where he ſenth he wol forerne.\nThe people, yere he wol denome.\nZor nowe a day is many on.\nWhiche ſpeeth of petic and of John.\nAnd yenſey judas in his herte.\nYere ſhal no worlles goode uſterte.", "His houde, and zet he zeneath almeſſe.\nAnſ fpeeth ofte a heith, meſſe.\nWith mea pulpa, which he ſeuſ.\nUpon his breſſ fulſte he leuſ.\nHis houde, and cayſe vplban his eye.\nAs pight he twites ſace ſye.\nZo þit ſemey at ye fighſt.\nAs he al one alle oſer uight.\nPestoue with his holy bede.\nZut zet his herte in uſte de.\nAmong his bedes moſt de note.\nBoth in ye worlles cauſe aboute.\nHod þe uight his chardou.\nEnevece, and in compaſſon.\nTher ben louers of fiche a ſoſt\nZit ſeimen hem an humble poet.\nAnd al as but ypoarſe.\nWhiche wy ſecente and ſtaterie.\nBath many aldoz pu, buſ ſegiled.\nHoz Urban he bath his timege a ſiled\nWith ſeſte ſpeth, e and wulſefing.\nHſoſy wy his falſ pitons kelyne.\nHe wold make a woman wene.\nTo gon upon ye ſame zene.\nUrban þe ſe falſley in ye me.\nHoz if he may, hane his deſive.\nHod ſo falſe of ye ſenancem.\nHe hakt no woe of ſenancem.\nZut ev ye tyne þe ſpeth.\nTher is no ſleighte at pulſe nede.\nWhiche any loues ſauntour may.\nYat he ne puite it in a pay.\nAs hym belonge, ſoſte ſone.\nThe colony of ye revue mone.\nWith medieine upon his face.\nHe ſette, and pame he axy grace.\nAs he whiche bath ſkeniſſe ſemes.\nWith his viſage is so deſeyner.\nWith eye preſaon, on heare ſileth.\nAnd many a contenance be pikeſt.\nTo bryngen here into belene.\nOf ymes which þe wolde achiene.", "Th", "u\nu\nu\nu\nu\nu\nu\nu\nu\nu\nu\nu

## Æmms

Where pat ye fals preftes were.
Ans ya zetynen here were.
Wip siche a tokene of hollnesse.
As posh ye lyhen a Goddesse.
And al wip mne in prime place.
A softe bed of large space.
Ye hadde made and entytyned.
Where she was aftir and engynes.
But she whiche al honour suppoſeth.
Ye fals preſtes paume oppoſeth.
And a key be what obſeniance.
She myſhte moste to pe plesance.
Of god, my ſhines jeul kepe.
And ye here bidden for to ſlepe.
Liggeu de upon ye bedde aloſe.
For so pe ſende al ſtalle and softe.
God Ambus here wolde alſake.
Ye touſeil in pns Wowe take.
Ye preſtes fvo pnis laſy gou.
And the p* Wiste of gule non
In ye maner as it was ſende.
To ſlepe upon ye bedde is leide.
In hope þe ſholde achene.
Myne whiche ftood paume upon belene.
Hſuſuſed of al hollnesse.
But she hath failed as I gess.
For me a cloſer fave by.
Ye Duk was hide so firmly.
Pat she hym myſht noſht paſepne.
And he pat yosch to zecyue.
Hath ſiche aray upon hym nome.
pat whanne he wolde to here come.
It ſholde ſeuien at here ye.
As posh she verely ſhe.
God Ambus à in ſiche wife.
pis oppoſte of his queyntife
Allayteth eue til the ſlepte.
And paume out of his place he aſcepte.
So ſulleth ſhe no'ing herde.
And to ye bedde ſtakene of he ferde.
And ſodeulz er she it Wiste.
Coelipte in aines he here kiste.

Whereof in womanly ſche deede.
Shee woke and myſte what to yede.
But he with ſofte wozdes mynde.
Conſorteth here and ſeeth with childe.
He wolde here make in ſiche a childe.
Pat al ye wozde ſhal hane in mynde.
The wozship of yout ille One.
For he ſhall wip ye Goddes Wone.
And ben hym ſelf a god als.
With ſche wozdes and with mo.
Ye whiche he feyneth in his ſpeche.
His laſy wit was al to ſeche.
As she whiche al twynge Weneth
But he þal ontroupe meneth.
With hynde tales so here lasse.
Pat al his Wille of here he hadde.
And whanne hym thosht it was pnos.
Among ye day he hym with his og.
So firmly pat she ne Wiste.
Where he becomme but as hym liste.
Of ye temple he goy his weie.
And she begame to bidde at prie.
Upon ye baje gionde kuelende.
And after þ made here offiende.
And to ye preſtes zufies giete.
She zaf and hombaud he ye ſiete.
She Duk heſe met and ſende pns.
Ye myſhtry god whiche Ambus
Is hote he ſaue ye paulyne.
For you art of his distinane.
Of holl nomaunes myſht
Way so þe hath so to upſht
Of ying whiche you haf end of chn.
But j. his grace hane so pnfied.
Pat q. was made his lieutenant.
For he were of conenant.
For your day forq. am al p[]m.
And if ye like to be myn
pat ſeaut upon p[]m woude wille.
She here de his tale à bane it ſtelle.
And home she went as it be ſalle.
I to here chambie at yeve she ſalle.

Viberv

Upon he becke to wepe and tric.
An pide. O derke ypoctisie.
Thaigh whos dissimulation.
Of fals ymagnacion.
J am yns wukkesly decaynes.
Zint yat j. hane it apajteynes.
J panke vinto ye goddes alle.
Hsor posh it ones be falle.
It shaff neide ofte whil yf lyne.
Anx jilke abow to god. I zy ne.
Anx pins wepende sbe complexeth.
Here faye face and al defeyneth.
Wip woful teys of hepe ye he.
So yat vpon pns agounie.
Hepe houfbonde yn yme come.
Anx sighe hovs sbe was ouervome.
With szowde. Anx aypet what here eyleth.
Anx sbe wip þeif herselfe beley leth.
Welnuze yanne sbe dike afще.
Anx seide alas. whifhode is loze.
Jn me. whiche whifou was honeste.
J am non of yau a beste.
Sow defoules. J am of too.
Anx as sbe unshite speke yo.
Asklames wip a prous onde.
She tolde vinto here houfbonde.
Jes fope of al ye hole tale.
Anx in bere speke dees a pale.
The sboneth welny to pe liste.
Anx he bere in his armes faste.
Vpkelde. Anx ofte sdoore bis oth.
Jat he wip here is no pug wroth.
Hsor wel be wot sbe may y noght.
Zut uspeles wip yme his yoght.
His herte stode in for plite.
Anx seide he wolde of pat despnte.
We denges hou so end it falle.
Anx sende vinto his fivendes alle.
Anx schanne pea were come in fere.
He tolde hem upon pnis matiere.
Anx aypey hem what was to done.
Anx pei advised were sone.

Anx seide. it yoghte him for pe beste.
To fette first his wyf in beste.
Anx after pleyne to yek yng.
Upon pe matiere of pns yng.
Sbe was pns wofull wyf confortes.
Se alle weyes and despozed.
Til þe was sinndel amended.
Anx pns a day or too despenses.
Pe pynnde say sbe go to pleyne.
With many a wort. Certeeyne.
Anx he with many a ertezyn.
Johan je eunpejouut et herv seyu.
Anx kuewe pe falthece of pe vice.
He seide he wolde so justace.
Anx ferst he lette pe preftes take.
Anx for pe holde it noght forfake.
He put hem into quiefion.
Zint yel of ye suggeſation.
De compe noght a wozde jefife.
Zut for pe holde bem eyneſe.
Jes blame upon je Duk yel leide.
Sut yazeyn pe conſail feide.
Jat yel be not eyneſes so.
Hsor he is ou anx yel ben too.
Anx too han moze wit pau ou.
So jilke eyneſuement was non.
Anx ouer þ. was saind him eke.
Jat whan men Wolken vertue soſe.
Men sholde it in pe preſtes fynde.
Hev oſve us of p[]high a skynne.
Jat yel be sinſives of pe there.
Hsor if any man forſtie.
Things. hem. pei ben not eyneſable.
Anx pns be laise reſonable.
Among ye wive juges pere.
Jes preſtes fope hampnes were.
So þe pune trechevie.
Hizze vindex falls ypoctisie.
Was yanne al openliche ſhelbes.
J many a man hem hay besyewes.
Anx whan pe preſtes thereu dede.
Jes temple of jilke hozible dede.

Jens pence poinge. Anx ylke
housbe voute. Anx als for
vinto dybve per it tafte.
Where ye Eynerv it hay deſes.
Anx pns ye temple preſſes.
Jau hane of jilke hozible ſyng.
Jes hiche was þe tyne do of p[]ym.
Of yis pont ſiche was pe q[]ui.
Zut of þe Duk was operbli.
Hsor he with loue was be ſter.
His Doo was noght so hau.
Hsor loue pnt reason a hau.
Anx can not ſee ye right.
Anx ke yis cauſe he was so.
Sow þe seith hyn hys at.
Zut for al þe was exil.
Hsor he his lone so bratt be.
That he ſhal neuer come.
Hsor hhe yis to trome the.
Jem may not ſaile of ſenz.

And eke to take veme.
Of þyporeſle brith woy.
On oper half. men sbo.
To lighſt lene al þe yel.
Sut þan sboſke a wison.
The sboi. whan the Woy.
Hsor first yogh ye begyn.
At ende yel be not neu.
Sut al to livben maste.
Do þe sboi wip ſoepem.
When men leſe thene is.
Anx now fulſofte a man.
Anx of velle tyne hou it ſe.
Jynne a gietje eypenem.
Of vore to take an emſen.
Goe 18. and to be war.
Of þeyl. of hyn ke doo.
If hem þen so derk.
Twoe also if we do.
Apoctisie it hay be traués.
Hsor whan je eveses has.

“Pimms.”

Jus poushten poynge, and ylke ymage.
Wheos can se was pe pel image.
Jus poushten oute, and als so feside.
Seyn into Tybre pey it tace.
Where ye lyuer it bay deside.
Aus pus pe temple purified
pey bane of ylke bor visible syime.
Wbuche was þe tyne do þe yme.
Of yis pomt siche was pe juyse.
Zut of ye Suk was opervise
ffoz be with lone was bestad.
His doom was noght so hende las.
ffoz lone pout reason a woeie.
And can not see ye wight weie.
Aus be yis cause he was jespited.
So þe ye zeth hym was acquinted.
Zut for al þe he was exiled.
Ffoz be his lone so bath begiles.
That he shal nener come azeyn
ffoz who þis is to tempe vnplesyn
he may not faile of vengance.
Aus eke to take vemembraunce
Of þe yproverbe bath vroghst.
On oper half, men sholde noght
To lishily lene al þe yei here.
But yan sholde a wisedom stere.
The sship wban siche wrydes blowe.
ffoz first þos þe begynne to louve.
At ende yei be not menable.
Sut al to broken maste et cable.
So þe ye sship doep sodeyn blaste
When men leste bene is onraste.
Aus now fulofste a man may see
And of olde tyne hou it bath be.
If fynne a giete experience.
Whereof to take an evidence.
Gore is, and to be war al so.
Of ye pul, oz hym be doo.
If hem þen so derke with yme.
In twoe also if we begynne.
Apoovise it bay be traied.
If so wban ye Eveges has al affaires.

Aus founde yat be no bataple.
Ne be no Siege mupsbt anayle.
Ye tonne to wyne purgh prouesse.
Yis vice fernes of simplesse.
Thirgh sleyshie of talrous of erise.
Je wan be siche a maine wive.
Au hors of bras pei let do forge.
Of siche entayle of siche aforge
pat in yis worlse was nener man
pat siche an oyt werk begau.
The a fayt man Cpius.
It made and forto telle pus.
Ye grekes þe poushten to begile.
Ye kyrng of Twoe in ylke while.
With Antenor and with Enee.
Pat were bope of ye eitee.
Aus of ye conseil ye wiseste
ye richest and ye unyghieste.
In prime place so pei terte.
Woy faw bebeste tristes siete.
Of gold, yat yei baue engmes.
To gide, aus wban pei cunnes.
Pei femeu for to make a pees.
Aus under yat zet napeles.
Pe shopen ye destruacion.
Wye of ye kyrng and of ye ton
Aus pus ye fales pees wae take.
Of hem of Evexe and undertake
Aus þpon pei fonde a weie.
Where stengje myght not albeie
yat slayshie sholde betpe yanne.
Aus of an ynge a large spanne.
De colour of ye pees yei made.
Aus tolzen how þe weren glaie.
Of þe yei stoden in a torde
Aus for it shal ben of vetroise.
Duto ye kyrng ye Evegoy's feiden
De weie of lone and yis yei preiden
As yei þolde bis pante de serue.
A sainfiyd Duto mynerue.
Ye pees to kepe in god eentent
pei musten offive or þe yei went.

Libuv

ffor al yis wolde obeie J. Wys.
ffor whan J. am ye as she is.
Thoght she my tules noght alloowe.
Aen here walle zet mose J. wolle.
To seche if y. J. myshite kane gjeate.
But y. J. pug may J. noght enbyste.
ffor oghit y. J. can s peke oz So.
And zet fulofste J. s peke so.
pat she is wjoth and seith be sull.
If J. y. heste s halt fulofste.
Ans y to ben obesient
Yanne is my cauſe ſully ſhent.
ffor ſpecheles may nomau ſpese
O wot J. noght what it is to jede.
Zut teues J. may not obeye.
pat J. not albatres ſeye.
Sumwhat of y. J. wolde wene.
Hoz end it is a liche gjeue.
Pe gjeue lone Whiche J. hane
Wherof J. can not bope ſaue.
my ſpeth and yis obesience
And yis fulofste my ſilence.
J. bieke. and is ye firſt poynt.
Wherof y. J. am out of poynt
Jn yis. and zet it is no pnde.
N. obb yanne upon y. of ſide.
To telle my deſobediance.
ſuſlize it ſtaut to my givensuſe.
And may not ſinke into my wut.
ffor eſtyme she me bit.
To leuen here at these anctee.
Ans feith if J. ye ſpeke kueſte.
Bouw ſer. J. stonde from here gjeate.
J. wolde lone m. oper plate.
Zut yof Wol. J. de ſobeye.
ffor alſo wel ſhe myshite ſeye.
O take ye any one pere it ſitte.
As brynge pat u to my witt.
ffor pere was nende voted tve.
pat stooſ p. ſaſte in his degree.
Pat J. ne stonde moze ſaſte.
Upon here lone a may not tafe

myn herte a wey. al yest J. wolde.
ffor god wot yest J. neuev s holde.
Seon here woy eye after yis say.
Zit ſtaut it so J. ne may.
Beje lone out of my beſt jemne.
yis is a wondev jetemne.
pat maſſe wchev yſe Wol oz non
myn herte is end in on
So y. J. can non oy chese.
Sut wchev y. J. wynne oz leſe.
J. minſte here lone til J. die.
Ans yis J. bieke as be y. Weie.
Here leſtes a here commandynges
Zut tjedebeliche m non of puges.
ffor pi my ſaui what is moze.
Touchende to yis ſke loze.
J. zon beſche after pe ſorme.
Pat ze plenily me Wolde enſorme.
So y. J. may myn herte venle.
In lones cauſe after ye jeule.

Albward pis dite of which the trete
Jen yet terebe of yilke eserete.
Here name is may, a compleymen
per can noman here there poynt.
To ſette a glas ſemblant ſyne.
ffor posh ſoſtume make bem wyne.
Jed spuſhen yel and if ye leſe.
yer is no theye ſoſto theſe.
Wheerof yel myshite stonde apperſed.
So ben yel commely ſiſaſed.
yer may no welye no poneerte.
Atempje bem to pe be ſeu te.
Of bynunmesſe be no wſe.
ffor ofte trine yel deſpere.
Je goſe ſoſtume as ye kante.
As yel no mannes Jefou bade.
Thysk pride wchev yel be kynke.
And pight of pait a maner hynke.

A chambre dyk. Vouch on
Guisvor to besse to this
Ancthe to bepe his obſe.
To lones doth his obesil.
And the pann after lay.
And epey hym Vouch
Ans l荷 the dais c
Ans ſerue Helnege. J.
Nolb chalſt thyn lone
Of þon hāſt þi Wol.
Dy it chalſt case ben
Or pon chalſt Wouche
And if pon hāſt de so.
Do my pleſance and
ſo ener. J. chalſt ben
Zothe. J. and al my
Jmon p. Wille lone
Jn which noman him
Hath made hym that
Sut fell all holl to h
And this the Whie
The Whiche ſoſtir
ffor holl þener hit
the chape auonge.
The flying Vouz Sod
So obly come hit
That there ben Sy.
So þy but thoghte he
To ſlee. ffar yel
And this the twſon
Cha truſſe. And mo
And wath a certein ſ
This ſlede and the
Anſi hielſe here vigh.
Dit yel come to E.
Where pu yu Duſe h
And he Co as yu hyn
A plate eutrey ſor to S
Sot after Wblan he
Of the mune holl yo
This Duſe let chape f

A chambre d'el. Vient onte licht
Gris gor to besde to this fuyht
An he to kepe his obefnante
To lone doth his obeflance
Ans Wenen thit be closefide
Ans che pan after fy a side
Jus ey ey hyn What he haueth do
Ans who che was che tolze him yo
Ans seve hehnege. y. am thi ywene
Nolb chafft thone lome besene
Of þon haft þi Wille Woght
Or it chafft core ben aboight
Or pon chafft Wocche ac. y. þe seve
Jus if pon Woff de forche as dere
So my plefance and holze it flille
Ffo eney. y. chafft ben at þi Wille
Zot he. j. ans al myn heptage.
Jmon þe Wille lones page.
Jn which noman him tan goine
Hath made hyn that he can not overne
Sut fell all holl to fone affent
Jus thus the Whiel is al myfident
The Obufhe ffortime hathe upon honde
Ffor holl þener hit after fonde.
The chape amonge him coche a Wyle
The flying Was as hee Wath mine alwhile
So slightly come hit noght aboute.
That thei neben Justoned onte.
So þit thoghte him for the beste.
Te flde. ffor jen was no refte.
Jus thus the tewour of the flying.
The truffe. Ans moche oyeþ yng.
Ans with a certem felastip.
The flede ans went a Wey beship.
Ans hielde here vighte com's. fro þonne.
Dil þey come to Eauemne
Where þere þe Dukes helspe foghite
Ans he as þe þy hyn besighte.
A plate greefey for to doffalle.
Dot after Whan he hervé telle
Of the minter holl yet hane do
This Duk let chape for hem co.

That of a puy ſon Which theiDNuke.
Ther hazzen that þeu hane beslumbe.
Ans all this made anant of pride
God is perſore aman to hide
His ogne prou. Iſor if he epeſe
He may licht the ſis youle to breke.
In apnes luth non avantage.
To hyn Whith the nke his name abante.
Wns be venomed of his Jede.
Ans als. Who þ thenke to epeſe.
Of lome. He may not anante
Iſor What man þille vice hante.
His pripos chafft full oft ſauffl
In armes he y Woff tranuille.
Or elles lones gte atteigne.
His ſose tonge he mot refteergne.
Which bereth of his honom the ſie.
Or thyn cone in alt deré.
Take right godt hiede of yis matiere.
I Thaue zon my father deré.
This eſole is of a gentil lore
And if þerbe oght elles moze.
Of pride Which. I chafft eschne
Nolb axeth forth. ans. I wot ſing.
What yng yit ze me Woff enſomme.
Y cone zit in othir ſomme.
There is a vice of prides lore.
Which luch au hanle Whan he Woff ſore.
ſfley upon heilte in his Deliſes.
After the flying of his vices.
And Woff nomames vefu knolde.
Till he dom full and onerprove.
This vice wayne glorié is hote.
Wherof my cone. I þe Lohote.
To tecte and epeſo in Cothe abufe.
That pon þe myght þe bete abufe.
Ewra pefios preevait mandana belore.
Con tawen of comit zandia pora tunit.
Eins aduianan qui glori toltati maſ.
Non one landiing planns fadeth inno.
Dochs composiſi. j. de ſigil. ſauiet.
Sanctere cella. una galbit epiſes.

Confess

Sic in amose magis û blanda s. s. domit in oris
dam phor bramis pios ne put alt eet
et tamen et nos cœntos carios p. paratus
feta q. vestræ suus leges optat ame

H. it despis de pinta ex parteque que
mamà gla vœnt et emendam natamam
p. dom deinde eam eodem in amus ab cœna.
T. confess. ànanti conspèrit apponit.

he proude vice of heme glorie.

Pemembraeth nocht yê purgatoure

His vòlles vòre ben eo zvete.

Hym yenfeth of henen nobezete

This hines pompè is all his pes
zit chaff he seie natholes.

Aus yf yenke he but alite
ffor all his linte is to delite

In newe yinges proude and come
des faesth as he may attengne
I. tivlde if he mycht made

His body newe he Wolde tâke

A newe forne, and lene his olde.

ffor What pung yf he may beholse

The whiche to comma oſe is fvinge

Anon his olde gynſe charge

The Wolde, and falle Popon

Lich vnto the Camelion.

Withe gyon enevy ſondri helde.

That he behoeth, he moste newe.

This colom, and yns unabſed

Hul ofſte tyme he stant desſuz mifed.

More iolif yf an ye bridde in wyf.

He makey hym ener freeſh and gay

And soth aft his arvai de ſam yf.

Soy of hym ye newe gynſe

Of lifting ſoll, atle oyer tâle.

And eſe he kan carvilles make.

Tondeak balases and vireluy

And Wath aft yf if yf he may

Of lene gete hym avantage.

Anon he Wazeth of his cœage.

Sd oneve lads yf of hys ende

Hym yenſeth yv er is no deth toame

ffor he hath yname at all tyde.

Of lene eich awneuer of prido.
Hym yenſeth hie soye is endles.

A. it chyſ the one in zode pes.

And of thyn lene teſt me plem

If yf in glorie hath ben in hem

N. yf fader as tonthyng of aft.

I may not well ne noght ne chaff
Of hem glorie exuſ me.

That I ne haine for lene be

The betwixt as ſeſſed and anſies

And atſo. I. hane ofte affaied.

Tondeak salade and buvelay.

ffor hirs on whom myn herte lay.

To make, and atſo for to peinte.

Carvilles worth mye words wellme.

To ſette my purpòs alſofe.

And pyn. I. cringe hem forſt ſul ofſe.

In hâlde and eſe in chambres aboute

And made mervy amonge ye vinto

But zit ne farde. I. neuer the bet

thine was mye glorie in uulbe ſet.

Of aft the mye yf I. made.

ffor Whan. I. Wolde worth hirs glorie.

And of hir lene ſanges make.

She ſaide hit was noght for hir ſake

And linte not mye ſonges ſiere.

The Witen What the Words were.

So forto cpeke, of mynCURAY

Zit cony. I. neuer be ſo gay

Ra ſo waff make a ſongs of lome.

Wheiof. I. myhte ben aboute

And hine enche ſou to be glaf.

Sot vayer. I. am oft asvad.

ffor Corolwe yf she ſeuft me nay.

And natholes. I. Woff not say

Chaf. I. nam eld on oyer ſide

ffor ſame yf kan noping hide

Aldey Woff brynge into my eue

Of yfut men epeſen hir and pere.

Holl yf at mye luy keveſt the puy.

How she is faire, how she is Wys.

Libe

Confessio

Sanctus

Confessio

H. holl eſe is Womauſic.

Of aft chy ſing What

What wonder is yogh.

J. aske Whan I. may.

Thynges of mye ludes.

A. wot am I. wonder.

ffor Whan. I. wot hie.

I. as mye as I.

ffor I. the londe you gend.

To tell atale as you

Holl yf azem puy you.

The liche god of lome.

I. Woff, and geu.

H. wot henea a tafle.

Thoght hit be not a.

Aget ensampel jen.

This lene glorie vich is.

H. human genus.

Sere ſubſes. Colet.

Jens elata grces de.

Jens harnilus ſtabile.

Jens minuſtus cor.

Cui magis alta yet.

H. in portu confessi.

Nawais qualiter N.

In ſpè. in omni ſene.

Exultſes. Deußens eue.

Volens ſun ex ſon.

Tone demum in ſu.

Per centibus ei poterunt.

Per centibus ei poterunt.

Per centibus ei poterunt.

Salutem

anictus

annuat & c. &

And he hym poghte he fych also.
The kunde of alle bestes go
Huse ye tree aboute vome.
And feden hem upon the grounde.
As he thus wonder flos and fych
Hym poghte he hede always on lysh
Crenze and seide abonen alle
Hedde don this tree and let hit falle
The fenes let defonde in haſte
And so the finyt deftune and wafte
And let of chyſen enery fwanethe
But at the vore let hit ſiame
Waua aſt his pride is taf to grounde
The vore chafł be faſt bomde.
And chafł nomanues hort bere
But every luſt he chafł ſor bere
Of man and liche anoye his mere
Of swa he chafł purchase and etc.
Til þe water of the heneue
Hane wasshen hym be tymes ſeneue.
So þe pynget knoſe arig lyt
What is the heneuile myghe.
And be mase humble to the villo.
Of hym which aſt many ſane and eſſle

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Hym lyng orte of his ſwene abonde.
And he upon the mazovde hit ſeue.
Unto the clerks (uhe he basde)
But non of hem the cor he aradde.
Was non his ſlæſne withes wido.
And hat ſode ylke tyme co.
This lyng has in ſubne ion
Pided and of affeauon.
Abone aſt opve on Daniel.
He loney. Jſor he ſoupe leſt.
Simme þ non other ſoupe
To hym ſwere atde pinges ſoupe
As he hat has of goddes grare
He was before the lynges ſace
Asent and hove put he childe.
Upon the poynt pe lyng of toto.
The forne of his ſwene exponde.
As hit chuld after days he ſonde

Johanne Daniel p[er]ſove ſue herze
He ſode longe tymne or he anſonde
Als maſe a wonder heny chere
The lyng toke hede of his manere
Als has hym tell þe wistre
As he to whom he mocheth twiste
Als ſaſe he wolde not be worth
But Daniel was aconder loth.
Als ſaſe upon thi ſomen alle
One lyng the other ſne mot ſalle
And nathlees touchhind of this
I woff the telle hold hit is
And what deſtſe is to the esape
God wot if you hit chafł aſape.
T he hihle tree which you haſt ſeu
Swith leſ and finyt so well be ſeu
The which ſodes in the wozde amydes.
So þe beſees and the bordeſes
Commede we of hym at lone
One lyng betokene p[er]p[one].
Which ſaſt abone aſt verthely ynges
Thus jegnen under the lynges.
Als aſt the poeple into the koncep
And aſt the wozde the ponay-Soultеп
Co þ with den honjon ſeeynes
pon chafł the venience benues.
From hym which is thi lyng abone
That pon for dresse ve for lone.
Wolt nopng ſuvenen of thynos.
Which now for the faith made a rod.
This dene gloue and this folia
With grete p[ey]nes to chufſe
Als of the boys pon hedeſt opke
Whiche basde the bordeſes for to brede.
And huse and ſalle ſon the tre
That wozde belongeth onto the.
This regne chafł be oneruy ſoule.
And pon despined for a p[ro]ſe
But þe vore childe ſonde.
Is that you chafł well Underſonde
Ther chafł abideu of this regne.
A trume azem Johan pon chafł regne.

And eke of h[at] you
To take almannes h[oe]
His eke yere abest.
O þe h[at] h[oe] an oy
papne, and þe h[oe] an
the tymes cefne im
Til þe h[oe] h[oe] an
Chan childe he p[an]
At the betoncy y[or]
With nolb with g[or]
Thy mannes ſon
Til seiden zere ben
And in the h[ine]ſſle
Of grus chafł be th[oe]
the w[er] chafł
And conderſonde þ[er]
Vohche you chafł of
This chape aſt only ſe
Of ban gloue and
Valahe you haſt for
N. upon this a
Thy alſone h[at]e
Sp[ot] er this yng, h[oe]
Amende the th[is] v[or]
If and depte p[ro]
So m[ey] fozſt þor
De ſche and p[ro]
ſso[er] co pon mylth
With god and ſon
D[or]t prid[e] is to p[ro]
Im vool noght G[iff]
With hym to ſonde
And when a chy[er] h[oe]
Is non co chyſ þ[er]m
Chy[er] the walde in a
This p[ion]e lyng e[ne]
Lynuile h[ath] to f[or]
That for no ch[of]ne
N[or]t for aſt þ[er] D[am]
Hym h[ath] conseled
He let hit p[as]e on
Th[ey] h[oe] h[oe] glou

mambs obtinunt. Et dictis quibus magnis valentie
nunti continens magnis expensas reprisab exo-
gunt. Etio quid etiam boni summenb ex eum
dipetate multa penitus cœpit. Qnaque questionom
questa vido, et multus sibi capi entissima nòide
pudor suus collocem, aggressus taliter regi vobispondit.
As pova dixit, quod suus multus multe, amabilio
qua tamen adnunave cotidiani et laboriosi omnes
intendunt. As cedam dixit quod hujusmodi obiz
vitumque pinalet, que tamen multus exegesali
titus expensis mensibus excedeb. As tuia dixit
quodque obiit, et cœpit, ut huc boni densitas
magnos expensas excedens inmodi. Et tamen nullus
palonciorum yno tot, quod cito rumpit sua cula, numquam

H
eyng Chalou, Casas, yong, aut quos
The wight set of his sort, gret pris
of depe, ymagnutibus
And farage interprætions
pe volkemens and retaines of the
his Crophor Casas to fends and sebe
dewhen he Golde in fonderi Cois
opposen hem, and were Wolse
but non of hem it myght bere
upon his Coxe to true anfide
outrenen on that was a knyft.
To hym was every yng, as lyft
as he fone as he hem hore
the eynges Golde, the anfide.
What yngs pe eyng, hym eye Wolse
thereof anon pe troupe he tolde
the eyng, fonderel has an endre
and posite he Golde his Cyttes ple
to fatte some conclusion
and estab. he confution.
Yna yis layht, as he name
(Jus of Crophor he inhe famous
Toward hym selfe he Golde comme
and pnis of all the Wit, Worpune
This eyng began to fode and unfe
Ghat ftevinge matiere he myhte of
the knyhtes Cyttes to confounde
and sitte lufte he layht it founde.

Aus for the knyft anon he fente
he chaff telle What he meue.
Vpon pue poyntes, fiod ye matiere.
Of questions - as you chafft there
he fift poyn of alle yve
Was yns. What yng in his dege.

Of all þins Gofdæ hælf nedc lefse
and zit men helpe it alþvernele

The se fonde 10. What most is Wozý
and of costage, 10 left put forxy.

The yndde is Conche 10 of moſte aft
and leſe 10 Wozý and yor to left.

The eyng, yes, yue demandes àyep
and to the knyft, yis laude, he tayep
he chaff you and come agen
The yndde Weke and telle hym plem
To eneuy pomt What it anontep
and if so be þe myſconter
To make in his anſwere a falde
yer chafft nou ope yng, avidele
The eyng fath bot he chafft be deſde
and leſe his zodes and his hede
pe knyft Casas forxy of yns yng
and Golde exeruse hym to pe eyng.
But he ne Golde hyn noght forbere
and pnis pe knyſt of his anſtodes
Cop home to take anſerment
and after his enternement
The more he cüſte his Vert atboue
the nioe he ſtant perſon in doite
The wifte he Wel ye eynges herte
What he pe dep ne e ſnilde afterte.
And ſotre a Cozolde, hafth to hym taſo.
y stafship, he hafft aft forſatelo.
his posite fivſt upon his lyſ
and after yat upon his wyſ
upon his children eſe at PR.
Of one he hulde Doſhters too.
The zongest of hem hulde of age.
Hfortiene zive, and of Visage
Oſſe was nigh, ſaire and of ſiutne
the vito a hevenely ſignes.

prima quæſtio.

Cœa que ſuo.

Etus queſtus.

Liber

And of manne and of ydely epeche
Thogh men llovdse alle londes seche
Thei cholden not haine founde hire like
She say hir fader corolde and sike
And wife noght the canse Chy
So can she to hym penely

And þas where he made his mone
Comme a gardem al hym one
Upon hir knees che tūn don falle
With hambles hert and to hym telle
And faide. O zode fader dere
Chy make ze pns heuy chere.
And I. Wot hoping holl it is.

And Gel ze knolden fader yns
Chant eventure þon felle
ze myhte it penely to me telle.

Ffzr þ. haine ofte herd zon seide
þe enche trufte hane on me leide
þ to onfster ne my brother.
In aft yns world ne to non other
ze borze felle a primere.

O Gel my fader us to me
Ffzr thin my fader. I zon pree
Ne castett noght þe hert a ceele.
Ffzr I am the þolde kape
zome honome. and worth þ to depe.
hire yhe may noght to borzeze.

She Wiffher sz to ban onboze
Er þier fader do my strife

To tellen hire of þe wife
And eue amonge uery che ride
þ he ne childe his confel hide
ffron hire þo Wolde hym zode.
And Gas co nyn stessh and blode
So þorði we pnyng it pe laste
his chier upon his childe he enfe
And corolde fully to þe wife preude
She tolde his tille and pns he fadde
The borze wegher Wiche. I make
To noght aft only for my cake.

Dot for the bothe and for zon alle
Ffzr enche a thance us me be falle.

That I shulde in this privy sey
Le se aft þe nere. I le se may
My lif and aft my god se to
the forze it is. I gorde se to
Chant us yns canse. holas nis che.
My fader þe childeon be

Dede and destined in Aches a Corfe
And he began the poprtes danse
Deth as pe lyng tohs hym bo month
And fader hir plentys þe worth.
And weve bato no paynt of this

And she þe heve holl it is
Hire confall wife and fonde yo
My fader fipen it is so

þe kan se non other wens
Aft þe mosfe vond a wass

I Wolde prive of zon spring.
Let me go worth zon to pe lyng.

And ze sthul make hym geserlond
howe ze my wentes sz to fonde
haneande zome infuse upon us
And talle hym m enuch dezvee
upon my Corde ze iud athry
To lyne or serre. Golft so harde.

Ffzr zit pichance. I may purhace
Cenft come zode Corze pe lynged pance
zome lif and che zome zode to faue
Ffzr ofte shalt a coman haine

pning. Wiche a man may not avche
The fader here ges to his chere epeche.

And noght pere Gas gefon une
And fsh his oghne lif to Comme
He coup don hym selfe no time
Co better hym noght in unenture.

Co put hym and aft his zode
It hame in the manne as it fonde.

His lif in certen sz to late

And pns pentende she gan to the se.

To do the confell of this mnde
And to the purpors wiche the fadde

Tha drys comen and forp pe you
Canto ye comt. pei come anon

Cher as the lyng in uny
Sas sete and hathe þis
Hraved in his bofe. Oy
This munden worth hire
Hir fader lad be the hir
Jus to the pelt. Chers he

The drag worth other
And to the lyng knelat
As he enformes Gas
And prep the lyng for
his noghtres zodes he
And fay þe he Golb br

Upon hir Wades for
the wab yer zere in
the worth was so
his lif upon so yong
the feste Wolse in tenp
And many halen it fer
so that it was last
The lyng wmandeth
And to yns mnde he he
And fader he Golde he
She bas hir epeke the
my liege lond so as.

Oz the pe pointis
Thei shul of realon
Ghe fur-fes. I gan
What ping of aft pny
Whiche man meft he
my liege lond ze pns
The epe it is worth
With mannes labor
Alle gel in lyrit as
the mannes hond dop
To halpe it forpe an
And forp men it deli
And even with stven
Gesen þe hait of hym
So þe hne nede is aft
fzr every man and dy
his flowr and gowd an
this eney yng he Gol

omus

Other as the lyng in enggement
Was eure and hauy þys fuyht affent
Arenes in his defee wife
This muiden Centr þure wodes wifc
Live fader las be the hands.
Jy to the plites Cesser he fanct
The lyng with other wiche he wold
And to the lyng kueland he tolbe
As he enformes his wits toforo.

And prew the lyng þe þar forze
His soughives wodes wold take
And sif þe he wold undertake.

Upon hir wodes forto stonde
The wus þer grete innuill on honde
If he wiche was so wifc a fnyht
his lif upon yong a wight
yele wicke wold in temperte.
And many helden it for folie
zdot at ye last natheltes.

The lyng wmandeth ben in pos.
And to þis maide he cafte his there.
And fanct he wold hire tithc here
The bas hir epeks and che begatune.

My liege lord so as / tunne
Ou the þe points wlich / he wde
the chynell of reafon ben and wende.

The fum / underftond is þis.
What pung of all þis wold it is.
What the man most helpep and haye loste nede.

My liege kere þis wold / so wde.

The erpe it is wiche ene mo.
With mannes laborn is he go
Als wel in gyut as in may
the mannes hond soþ what he may
To helpe it forpe and mafte it vche
and forpi men it delue and diche.

And ev’n with strengje of plongh
Cherþe þe hafth of þym self ynongh
So þis nede is at þe loste

fsoz ene ym and hirde and be fto.

And flour and ges and vore and vynge
with ene ymg he wens of lynde.

Chaff ferne and erthe it chaff be come
As it was orte of erthe nome.

Hut chaff to the erthe towne azene
And þys / may be veafon feme
Pat erpe is the moste nedeles.

And most men helpen it natheltes.
So þi my lors as touchand of this
/ häne ausdevs holl þi it is.

That over pomt / underftode.
Wiche moste is Cozpi and most is goode.
And cofee last a man to kepe
My lorde if so wold take hepe.
/ soþ it is hinnilite.

Thogh Coche þe hie twintee
As for desarte of piwe loue
unto maine from abone.
Of þe he kuerde have humblè enterte.
His oghe wone done. Donne he faute.

Abone alle opre and hir he chese.
Fsoz þe carue wiche þe bodep pade
So þat / may be veafon telle.

Hinnuilit is moste Cozpi of alle
And left it costey to mayenteue.

In all þe woldes as it is done.
For who þat hafft hinnublefte on londe.

The bryngey no wodes in to londe.

Fsoz he desivey for þe beſte.

To cetter ene ym man in veste.

This wath zoue hihre venence
aye penekeþ pat þis enidene
As to þis pomt is suffisant.

And touchant of the vementaut
Coche is the puidde of zoue aflynges.

Chaff leſe is Cozpi of all ynges.

And costep most / telle it pride.

Coche may not in the hanene albe
Hoz luicer wath hem þat fett.

Bär priez with hyn in to heſt.

The wus puid of to grete atloſe.

Chame he foz puido. hatth henen loste
And after þat in paradise.

Idam for puido loste his pive.

["Therof he takep his maladie\nThat vide is cleped hot eude\nHou thi myone if it be so\nThon art or haft ben ou of thio\nas for to epeke in lones tafde.\nIf eneuzit you hart wisse\nSeld of an opre mætanes hele.", "S\nD. zos audunce myn pnuwelle.\nMy fader a thonsande onthe\nWnanne. I hane seu anop blithe\nOf lones and haf a godly thiere\nEthna Wiche brenepeyt be zere.\nCas yanne noght so hote as J.\nOf pulpe soze Wiche purmel\nWyn hertes yosht Copnne brenepe\nThe chyp Wiche on pe leasce vennep\nAnd is for zozes and for blode\nJe noght more pryned for a thiroze\npan-jam panne Wihan je so\nAn opre Wiche þi paſſeth me\nin y forume of lones zit te\nSot fader pis tell j. m. churſte\nþi is nowd hirve bot in a place\nſor chho þi ſepe or ſinde grace\nIn opre ſtege it may not grene.\nSut pis ze may right weel belie\nthe Wans my lacy þi. J. devne\nyosht þi. I Cnaſt for to stevne.\nWyn hawte is full of onſh ſone\nþi my ſelf, may not chüſtre\nDhan. I pe conſte ſ of enpide\nApproche vnto my dasy ſize\nOf ſeu þi inſhy ben and ſuſſhe\nyosht re aboulc harn not avesſſa\nSut ealj þi yet ben in eperche\nwyt cosolde is paine noght to eche.\nHot Wiche pe vooden in hire eue\nThen grootheth aſ my moſte ſare.\nAnd unneely Golin per tiden longe.\nWyn cosolbes pen ben so farong.\nOf þi. I ce hem Wol at eſd.\nIf hau not telle myn diſſe.", "Sut eue as of my caline\nyosht che hans Wolvers ten a tuelne\nſor no myſtunſt. I hane of lave\nnye greuer noght for tevres eue\nI. twolde in aff yps Wolde to eche\nNis Weman yn deede and epeche\nWol better a Wiser Wolat che top\nI. De better for to ſele a cuy\nLepe hir honnony at aff tyde\nAnd zit gete hir a thunke be ſide.\nSut nathelys j. am a Wolde\nþi Dhan. I. so at any puvnde\nOr elles if I may it hirve\nþi che make any man gode chire\nyosht. I. pereſt hane noght to lones\nMy yosht Coſſt envenet hym cone.\nIſor yosht. I. be my ſelue ſtrange\nEidie makep myn hart change.\nþi. j. am coroſfully beſtardde\nOf þi. I. ce an opre glasde\nWith hir bot of opre aſſ.\nOf lones What ce may beſalt.\nOv þi hae falde or þi Wolde.\nTherof tukè. I. bot lites hede\nNolb hane. I. eade my fader aſſ.\nAs of yps point in eperſt.\nIſa farſoſely as. I. hante Wiche\nNolb ageth fader Wolat zon liffe.\nMy cone eu. I. ſaup moze.\nI. pene conſual for thyn lere.\nTel thyn eſample of this matiere.\nTounchante enbrie and pon chalt hawte\nyosht it be not the hondes Lynde.\nDovt in Emule this. I. finde\nTo ete chaf zon Wolde. I. Wene.\nAn Oye Wiche coneth to pe hame.\nTherof to taker any forde.\nAnd pis Wol þi it under ſtoſe.\nAt ſtant of lones in many place.\nWol þi is ant of lones grace.\nIhe Wolde an opre childe falde.\nAnd may hyn ſeluen noght avaiſa.", "A\nThe\npoint\nconfess\nin\nun\nno\nis\na\nno\nin\na\nno\nin\na\nno\nin\na\nno\n

["Aus if he may put any let\nhe should if he may to let\nthereof if he find as you shall say\nto his purposes a true vent", "He would confess that he could not if he\nwere so much as a thousand gandys to be identified with\nmauris, who were also in his house, and that he had not\nmade any of them known to his friends, or to any of his\nenemies, but that he had known them all his life,\nand that he had not said a word to any of them, nor had\nany of them said a word to him, nor had he said a word to\nany of them, nor had he known any of them, nor had he\nknown any of them, nor had he said a word to any of them,\nbut that he had said to them all the things that he has\nsaid to you, and that he had not said a word to any of\nthem, nor had he known any of them, nor had he known\nany of them, nor had he said a word to any of them, nor\nhad he known any of them, nor had he said a word to any\nof them, nor had he known any of them, nor had he known\nany of

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Sedus

15

Confessio.

As. I. de knowle me comparable
he þe eye and resonable
my father telles þou zonc a wife.

Q y cone envie into no prise
of ouche a sonne. I. underfonde.
Ne mygh be no reſon ſtande.
ſſor þis envie hæſt euch a lynde.
That he Wol cet hynſelf behynde.
To hynde, with an ojer Wight.
And glazly leſe his oone vight.
To make an ope leſen his
And ſoz to knowle houſ it is
A tale liche to þis matiere.
I. penke telle if you Wold hirre.
To cheeke APPROVE the vices.
Of this envie and the malice.

H e point confessor eyt confit illu qui
porte euipus in albus penam ma-
orem patrem et navrat et inpitop
angelu quin in forma hunc et homin
condicet expertaverit ab eocelsb in trum
unfit. Contiget et ipse angelus duos
hoias quos dunt cnpidus altemand
erat utillamo exilio palius et in
comitubatuor. Et eu cito sem. offet
angelus exor notieo et ipse timo-rab
unſesſum dixit. quod pietati alter
con ex ipso donari obi poterit ille ſatua
conuenbat quonc coco ono ducu court anti
conuenbat in juri mand. Super episc.
Cnpidus importus anemora operans
gi. Duntas cura ex pietatis
primum petero et unam, quod cum
pluribus dant undecore nativam su
unius uernensium ina cor decim jens poter
lumine navet. Se p[er]monculum
ſeu contant quod angelo pafinaluit
conuenbat in domino. Alioq[ui]am
matutam

Q If Jupiter þis finde I. evite
hola chilow. V he Wolde evite.
Upon the plentite which he heveth.
Amonge the men holl it favde.

Enſe the p[er] of. My father zis.
I am be knowle into zold this
Of jese louers þe lonen straite
and ſor þe point which þei courte
Deu p[er] ſauntz from zere to zere.
In loues court. Chant. I. may here.
Houſ ſei clymbe upon the chert.
And Chant. which chere, a[ff] chafft be wett.
Cher ben p[ro]viden atre laſto.
Chant am. I. fessd of þe p[er] ſaunt.
and lauſhe þ. q. de hom loue
and þ[er]s of þe p[er] houſe ſoue.
I. Dryuk. chere. and am Wol eſſe.
Of þ. q. Cot þe ben diſeſe.
But þis chere. I. you telle hirre.
Is only for my lasy zere.
Þ. ſoz non of þ. q. knowle.
I me vesse my nocht who onpervide.
Ie chy ſon ſonde in loue wight.
Bot be he euer be he wight.
Chiche to my lasy wane p[er] ſaunt.
The more he leſe of þ. he p[er]ſer.
This more me penke. I. q. Wymne.
And am the more glaz with me.
Of þ. I. Cot h[im] hym coco ch[oe] end me.
F[or] eneue pon euch euenture.
It is a com fort as men dem.
To h[im] chiche is w[or] leſe dem.
To ſene an ope[er] in his p[er]ſe.
Co þ[er] p[er] bothe may com p[er]line.

P[er] ſone. Confatio inſevoſe eſt.
To ſone confacto in p[er]ſent.
When. I. my selfe my nocht alvaiſe.
To ſone an ope[er] man tranitula.
I. am wight glaz. If he be lo[t]
And p[er]ſt. I. have nocht þe bet.
His coco ch[oe] is to myn heart a geuſe.
Chant. I. I. knowle it is the same.
Chiche to my lasy ſaunt enuie de.
And hap his d[u]e nocht turneſe.
I. am wight noſt. in my p[er]ſit.
If euch envie zereueth nocht.

Aus of lare Evonge condicion
to so justification
Aus for it cause dom he seut
An angel Cichie alonte Cieut
That he ye Cother childe may
Sd it befall upon day
This angel Cichie hym childe enforwue
Was clepes in a mannes fomme
And outofe J. viderstofre
Too men y Cent onerlond
Ehingh Cichie he poyght toaspie
His cause, and soy m compaigne
This angel Cith his Cozdes Cife
Oppofep hem in curdrie Cifse
Now londc Cozdes an s nowe softe
Hym made hem to despenit ofte
Aus eche of hem his verson has
Aus yne Cith tales he him las
Cith god examination
Til he fuelde the condicion
Chat men peu dave bope too.
And fch Celf atte caiſe po
H of him was conicous
Aus his felaſee was Environ
Aus pus Chan he haye fnowlelethynge
Anon he fignep departing
Aus ſeide he mot alzay Wende
Sut herven now what ſelt at ende
Ffor yanne he made hem ondu forlond
H he was pere of gesres ſonde
Aus ſande hem for ye hyndaffhep
H yei hane done hym felaſhep
The Wolde hem do ſome gee uzem
And bas it on of hem childe ſeu
What þus hym us leneſt to cræue
And he it chafft of zift hane
Aus oner þe eſteth Céip all
He ſuth yat ope hane chafft
The double of þis felaſee axep
And pus to hem his ſee he taxep
G he concitions was wonder glade
And to þ of man he bade

Aus ſuth þe he nye first childe
For he suppoſeth þe Wolde
make his aflying of Cozdes goe
For yanne he fuelde &c how it stode.
H he hym self be double Ceyhte
Snaſt aftertale and yns be fethre
the tande þe Wolde Cymne
he bas his felaſde first bezynne.
Yns envions poyht it be lues
Chan þe sighe he mot algate.
make his wyng first he poyhte
If he Cozſhip oz profan poyhte
It chafft be double to his fore.
H Wolde he cheſe m no manere
Sot yanne he ched Cith ched ha Coas
Toldays Cais and mthis cas
Vitoe pus angel yns ha ſeide
Aus for his zift yns he overde
To make hym bynd of his on yhe.
Co þis felaſe noying ſha
This Wolde was not so ſone apokel
H his on yhe anon Coas loke
And his felaſsee forz Cith at ſo.
Coas bynd of bope his yhen too.
Tho Coas y or other glad ynowthe
H onCepte and y other to Cetha
He fet his on yhe at no coste.
Cetherof þe ope too hafely ſeide
O f pilke enſample Cutha ſell po
Mentellen now ſul ſof p.
The Wolde emperer comonly
And zit not on the tande Why
For it acordep noght to lynde
Myn oghyne harns to cethie and ſande.
Of þe chafft my brother zene
It nysht neuer Col athyene.
What ceſt you cone of pus folia
A y falder kot þ. childe lie
Epon ye point Cichie xe hane ſande
Zit was myn neuer laide.
Sot in the Cifse as I zon tolde
Bot onerlond if þe Wolde

Oſſt illes to my ſhi

Confessaz
amais

Thou gh bak biting of fals endie

If you have made enche rangelino
qui lones count my come or this.

If I live ye peev of my father zis
not note ze hold not openly
but other while prively

He m an othe taufa hins only
and alone trunen as memoion redunens
confess az amanti enpec e sain
perunne opent

Lohau. I my leve easy met
And peik hold I am not met
Vinto hure hir e Wathines.
And eke I see the besines

Of aft yor zonge lasti vonte
Wiche al say pnfieh hir abonte
And eche of hem his tyne at Wartey
And eche of hem his tyne affaitey
Alle to dereme au junocente.

With eol not ben of hir assente.
Aus for men fene Unkeneden unbefit
hure thonbe che holde m hir fefz
So clos corynne hir oghne honde.
I yere hynneyp no man lons.

The leneyp noght aft y che herey
And pny ful oft hir selfe che leneyp
Aus is aft clear of hals diſte.

Dout for aft yat myn herte anfie
Chame I yese commi loners I
I God not holden hem to yre

Sut Wathyn lonen oner aft
myn hert is eudivons with aft
Aus eneyp I am a drad of any le

In amitie of With any Wile
Thei myſte hir innocent enchante.

For this my Wodes ful ofte I hante
Schyunden hem od ab. I have
Cherof of my easy nay he Wato
I say what eneyp cometh to molpe.
Aus Wodes I Godde of yat I coms
ffoz Whan I come into hir epeche

Aft y. I may en qene and ceeche

Of onche decepte. I telle it aft.
And ay the weef in Specialt
Of ſame. I Godde þe weefit
Heu telit pere ben ſoz to twife

And Chant þei Wolde and What þei meut
O as þei ben of ſonble enteut
þus tobiters hem þe Wiche mene.

My Wicke Woz de Wais eneyp greeue.

And nathleas the cothe to telle
In certame if it ſo be ſelle
that althoutewel man yboze

To chese amonge a thousand ſtoze
Wiche deve alle fully ſoz to trefte
My lasie lones, aus. I, it Coſte,
Zit rather yanne he chinde epeſe.

I Wolde cothe tales eprede.
To my easy if y. I myhte.

I Godde aft his lone butyht is
And pto Wolde I do my payne.
ffoz certes, pozh. I childe ſayne.

And telle þeas neuer yobhtre
ffoz aft yor Coſte. I myhte noghte

To suffre an of fully Wynne
Thev as I am zit to begynne.

For be pei gode ox be pei bade.
I Wolde non my easy hafde.

And þ me makep ful ofte aſpne
Aus ofen Wodes of endie

Aft ſoz to maken hem leve a blame.

And it is but of yo ſke ſame
The Wiche into my easy deathe.

For ener on hem I vormge and gnaſo.

Aus hynder hem aft ener. I may
and pate as fathely ſoz to say.

Not only to my easy ene.
I tell it noght to teu ne tuelno

The veref. I God me wel abrid.

To epeke or tungle or eny diſe
pat toundep to my easy nature.

The Wiche in Benest and in gane.

I Godde ſane trito my Seth
ffoz me were lener lak breth.

Confessaz

Confessaz

Thame epeke of hir
Holde hane ze hervre
up fide in confessio
and if ſoz of serena
holde þe. I hime m
holde hon ze Wol it
telle hon ze Wol it
I am al redy ſoz to
ayn payne and alſe
What pnyt þe Wol
ffoz for hine is bounden
So Wol. I Wolde bu
ffoz. I saw miche this
þ. I to zon hime no
bot tode vith as it
And of wifde of no m
my confidence ſoz to
a fan noght of en
pat. I mye pape fa
Cherof you oghz de
Nolde hane ze hervre
Whan Wol a faſer

My wile is now no
bot ene kape thi to
pon myſt þe moe
ffoz as you ſaith þi
the easy is of onche
So wim ſo Wain in
it nevpy of no ball
þon thy Easy mje
ffoz. Whan the knol
holde þi self art
You shaſt noght do
as pon panteer chol
theu Wol no man in
Cherof as he got 16 p
And eſt onche as me
To chunde of chunde
þet hem of ſer h
Chun hou your ſene he
my god come this p
Le Wite and love p
Cherof of thy falten

Thame epeke of hirve name amys.
Nolde hane ze herte touhand of this
ayn faser in confessiones
And yfize of confessiones
Ja solde þ. hane myn spok
Gelle hon ze wol it schaff to wroke
J. am al redy for to bave
ayn payne and also for to bave.
What pning y ze Wol noght allowe
ffor who is hounden he mot holde
So wol þ. holde into zou he fete
ffor þ. Saw mache this be hefts.
þ. to zon hane nopning his
Sot tolde visit as it is bett.
And opfisise of no mis speche
my confidence for to seche.
J. kan noght of enche fynge
pat. þ. myn spok hane eft behynde.
Whereof zou noght be myn payd
Nol hane se herte and þ. hane says.
What Wol ze faser þ. do.
M. y so ne so no mozes do.
Sot ende kape thi tonge onlle
pon myn fit ye more hane thi Wille.
Hfor as pon faste yi selven here
thi lade is of enche manere
Co Wys so war in aft pning.
It neyde of no balforyng
þ. pon thi lade myn enfuzure.
ffor when che knoweth all ye forme
holde þ. yi selfe art enbions.
pon schaff noght be so gions
as pon pinter tholde est elles.
Ther Wol nomni drenk of ye Welles.
Euthas as he got is pson in me
and aft enche as men begynne.
To Wens as of enche ype fonde
get hene oft for behynde.
Eftam þ. ype drenne he be fone.
My god CONE and pon yfize
He Weyn and lane in the epeche
Eshavof hau fallen ofte drenne

To many a man before this time
ffor who so call his handes lyne.
Therimost be the moze vncleane
ffor many a mote schaff be cene.
That solde noght elene elles yere
And þ. chulde every disfamán fore
ffor who so call an oper blame
The seethes ofte his adnes chame.
Wiche alwaen mynht be vright crill
ffor thi if þ. it be thi call.
To fious upon a meideinment
A tale of zvete endentement!
I peude to telle for thi cake
Eshavof pon mynht en sample take.
Et congiu confesse cont iftus in amours
tansa detraentes qui sin obloquns.
shena colacia perturbant Et mynch
exemplum de Constança Tabervi stome
imputons filia omnium virtutum
famofissimum ob eunis amorem Colsa
mis timt persie et etiam in eodem su
ceret possit. pannam de sfevi punit
eunis dacta tibi tandem consilio pelagi
time pugie. Ha filia una cum snobus
Car smallibons albi ipse home perebr
in persiam maruitas transa cum
nangio honorifice seft matu finit
que tamen obloquntium posted
Detraontibus variis modis pult
infamis artutulanteo et sponde
con culpa do lofo sa fata vaniti
plutiti passa est. u u
Worth hi fayht in avifer lacce.
Of zvete vome as is the case.
The czeptive has for to vright
Tyberie constantu he lyhto
Whos cef was cleped Italie
Sot bei togeder of pogeume
No childeven has bat a maide
and ehe the god so call a pardo
þ. att ye Gide borlde s fame.
Opak earflipt of hir god name.

Constance as the Trompiqueenth.
Sheht and was so full of faith
yāt the gruette of sarbavie.
Of hem þe seuf marchendie.
She huth comites as ye come.
To hir upon a tyne in home.
To sefesben ouche þing as ye broghte.
With the worthely of hem she boght.
And enev þem endhe abide.
She hap hem with Wodes wife.
Of wiftes faith so ful enforznes.
Þe ye þo ben aft conforned.
Co þe baptisme pei vereinen.
And alle hve fals goodes liemen.
Chynt pei ben of the faith certem.
Yei gou to sarbavie azem.
Aus þere ye Sodesen for hem sente.
And wyep hem to what entente.
Tha hane hve firft faith forfale.
Aus þe Wiche has ondertak.
The right faith to kepe and holde.
Ye matiere of hve tale tolde.
With aft ye hole enwittance.
And Chyn ye Sodesen of Constance.
Upon the point þe pei auferde.
Ye beunts and ye grace herde.
As he Wiche pan Wad to Wad.
In aft hafte his cause espes.
To sende for the marriage.
And forpnoze with gode tozage.
He seip be so he nuy hve hāme.
Of aſſie Wiche cāu þis Wadde to cāne.
The Wul believe and pio velozdo.
Pei ben on eyp eide atzede.
And ſppon to make au ende.
The Sodesen hiu beſtages ſende.
To home of prynces some tuelne.
Cheroſof ye fader in hyn selne.
Udes glade and with ye pope avised.
Too carounle he faith affised.
With other lodes mony mo.
Þe with his dozhter chilzen go.

To ſe ye Sodesen be countes.
But yit Wiche nen Wicel hertes.

Constance adiuncte Constanza in Bar-
bariam, mater Solsam huiusmodi:
Imperialis pernorbaticæ cœle aspред omni
onu auii suita Constanza cœmuit,
que alijp Romæus primo se ad
condinuam utatam et correstentem,
illius in meusa p[ro]s Solsænum omne
que in dem preter Constanza romæ
noe ab inſijs lattantibus enbola-
setratiune interſeu procreant un
p[ro] Conſtanciari in quodam cœnam ſi
suberatulo posita p[ro] alium manu
venturæ latibus acutandam in eam
exilin dirigit cœnam consutus ut in eam.

A ndie yo began to traduire.
In deſtombance of this eponſaile.
Co pruely þon non one gave
The moeder Wiche the Sodesen bare.
Ceas p[er]ame of line and p[og]ht p[ro]
onto h[ue] celf, if it is
my cone h[ym] Wed in p[io] manere.
Chan hane I lefte my eyes here,
ſfor myn aftate chauł co be liffes,
penkende p[is] ch[ie] h[au]tly compaſſed.
De eſteth h[ou]d ch[ie] may be g[u]nle
h[ue] cone and ſel Wiche in a G[u]lde
Bethwene hem too Chyn þe pei gave
Ch[ie] ſaiguy Wodes in h[is] E[vo].
And in p[is] Wic[ie] gan to ſaye
wy cone I am be double W[ic]io.
With aft myn hert ch[as] blithes
H[oz] þe my celf h[ane] oft ch[ie]
D[ef]iſed, yon Wolt as men ſeith,
Reſene and tike and take a newe ſeith
With ch[au]ſt be forſing of th[is] lif,
and eſe ch[ou]ſe h[ap] ſuſſu a W[ic].
The doſhter of an Emp[on].
To Wadse it ch[au]ſt be g[ra]et homony
ſfor thi my Cone. I ſon be ch[ie].
þ[if] I ch[ue] grace myſt a[ve]the.

Liber -

Chame þe my ſoghte
yar. I may paume in
so no me penke it is
the p[il]ke ch[ie] the ſe
ch[au]ſt maſke onto h[is]
ch[ou]ſen h[ier] for
and ch[ie] p[of] ch[ou]ſe
ſfor G[ir]deu þ[an] on
ch[ou]ſe of ch[er] ſe
ch[ou]ſe of ch[er] beha
and enev upon h[is]
ch[ie] made ch[ou] ſhan
ch[ou]e comen ſeith
ch[ou]ſen and of ch[er]
A ch[er] ſeſſe ch[ie] h[au]
and moſte ch[au] ſe
ch[ou]ſe of ch[er] ch[ie]
h[ive] c[los]e on ch[ie] so
and aft þo h[au]zen h[is]
Ou m apert or m
ch[ou]ſe to the n
ch[ou]ſe ol[ong] hem in
Ei[long] p[os] ch[ou] a
ch[ou] ſo my ſight not
h[ive] eſchne c[ons] ch[au]
but deſide upon the
ch[au]ſt ch[ie] h[au]s ch[ie]
ch[au]ſt ſo ch[ou] no p[er]vi
ch[au]ſe worthy inuen
ch[ou] p[er]me as ch[au]
ch[ou] ſe ſeſſe h[ou]d ch[ie]
Wiche aft ch[as] tozne
ch[au]ſſe ch[ou] p[er]ch[au]
ch[au]ſled pei ch[au]ven on
ch[ie] ſch[au] ch[au] on ch[au]
ch[au]nande ch[au] mony a
ch[au]n aft ch[as] ſtun
ch[au]n ol[eg]e ſende p[is]
ch[au]t ch[au] an[on] p[is]
ch[au]t aft ch[ou] ch[au]
and h[au]r ord[igned] as

Liber

sot corolbep eore of yat che fonse
No cristenome in pilke londe
Sot elles che bath aft hir wille
Ans þus Gith hem eke sweller flulle
Dame Herminghelse wiche was ye Wif
Of Elsa liche hir oghne luf
Constitute loney anf fel of
Spekans aft say betwene hem too.

Qualiter Constenira Elsam in Æde
Ona Herminghelse qui antea cypidam
non exiterant as fideam miya
inloſe annuitit ... /

G hirſh ſire of zeddes pumbeates
yus mafien taghto the civeant
Vito yis Wif of pàuſitely
Upon a say yat faſt by
In pſence of hir honſord.
Cherh yei go wakbende on ye ſervide
Allynde man wiche came pere las
Vito yis Wif evand he bas.
With bope his hondes up and piveide
To hir and in this Wif he ſaide.
V. Herminghelse wiche ciftes ſerthi
Enſozmes as Conſtance ſerthi.
Feremes haſt zif me my ſight
Upon this Wonde hir hev aft ſlight
Zonſende What was beſt to done
Sot natheltes ſhe herv his bone.
Ins ſaide in tuit of ciftes laſke
Wiche done was on ye cros and laſke
Upon his ſin beholde and so.
With yat to gos upon his kue.
Zonſende ſhe toke his ſight anone
Cherof þey nimalle enaychons
Sot Elza Wonsrep moſt of aft
Pis open pime wiche is he faſt.
Condeuer hym ſhe ſuche a wiche
Pit he pe ſeip mot nede chere.

Qualiter quidem miles indom in
ven p[er]ſtantem exarſeſque eo q[ui]
tua after hir nolit. c[ui]m de rhortu
H[er]m[ing]h[else] quam ipermet no itard.

vendis deu atornye auſanuit ... ses anginae
sud p[er]u cr deu atherentem in mai illa
enbito perinuens non c[oli]ra pro me
sacio comrobatant ces ut modi
poſt p[er]miu conſſionem p[er]tium
interfeerit ... /

N Ond left what fall upon yis p[ir]ing
p[ir]s Elza foſth into the lyng
amorolbe toke his wiche and wode.
Ans heryingelse at home bode
ſſorth Conſtance Golat eſſe.
Elza wiche p[og]ht his lyng to p[lea]ſe.
As he þ[yr]ame undelbodes w[ac]
Of Conſtance aft ye p[ler]me c[as]
Ale yo delichs as he conje tolde.
The lyng was g[as] and ſaide he Golde.
Come p[ider] upon onche a[diſe].
þ[yr] he h[ym] p[ry]ight on hir adſe.
The tyme apointes ſoſth with aft.
This Elza twitt in eperuſſ.
Upon a knyſt whom fir childeſto
he has g[rad]edde into manhode.
To h[yr] he tolde aft þ[yr]e p[og]htes.
Cherof þ[yr] after h[ym] forposhte.
And natheltes þ[yr]e h[yr]e.
Vito his W[if]e he bas h[ym] vyde.
To make vey aft p[yr]ing.
A hem ye comyng of ye lyng
Ans ſeith þ[yr]e h[ym] eſſe to ſoſe
Thenketh ſoſt to come an p[ro]ſo.
That he h[ym] kepe and tolde h[ym] w[as]me
þ[yr]e knyſt w[or]p h[yr]e w[ic]e p[an]ne.
And ther[he] was yat of tyme p[as]ſes.
He had in aft his eit compassed.
H[od] he Conſtance p[ry]ight C[ym]ne
Sot he ſyſt yo ne eſpede p[yr]me
Cherof his lufft began to tobathe.
And þ[yr] was lonye is p[an]ne h[are].
Of h[ir]e honour he had euſide
S[o] þ[or] upon his twechsavie
A leſying in h[is] h[ert] he eſſe.
Til he came home he p[ier] p[as]ſte.

the s[oth] h[is] lasy to br
the meſſage of h[ir]e h[is]
the p[er]pon ye conſe
the seren p[ir]ges m
put all w[ac] as it eſſ
of every p[ir]ing in h[is]
and channne it t[im]e
the W[if] h[ir]e h[ar]t
the p[ir] p[is] m[ur]den
p[is] fal[or] h[ir]t upon
h[ar]t t[ar]ied t[ur]t p[ir]
As he þ[yr]e w[or]k h[is]
h[is] d[ex]ely w[er]ke to
an[] to ye des he ſtall
Cherof þ[yr]e w[ic]e w[ac]
and in h[is] honde a r[ar]
he bare. G[ith] w[ic]he
An[] p[ry]ely the knyſt
w[ir]der þ[yr] other b[ed]eſt
Cherof þ[yr] Conſtance lay
Elza came home p[er]
An[] ſuſte w[ith] a p[er]
As he þ[yr]e Golde not a
h[is] W[if]e he h[ar]t h[is]
into re chambre an[]
he fonde h[is] des w[ac]
Cherof þ[yr] eſtance p[as]
was ſuſſe a c[le]po c[as]
he ares alonſe an[]
An ſoſth w[ith] aft ch[as]
An[] c[al] p[is] w[as] fleſe
Cherof obonande as
the w[ac] and ſuſſe as
the c[it]y and c[al] p[er]
into p[er]eſſell t[he] p[er]
and p[er]ſo[it] every nat[ur]
into ye chambre and f[or]
S[ot] he w[ic]e aft e[n]torn
p[is] fal[or] h[ir]t amonge
upon p[is] p[ir]g w[ic]he is
w[it] h[is] Conſtance h[ar]
and to pe bed w[it] þ[yr]

The lyng cam as yet were auðed
ins chilim it was to hym recorded.
What god haye lydight upon his thynce
he toke it into remembraunce
and yosht more jain he faide
fsoz al his hole hart he laide
upon constante and seide he cholde
fsoz lone of hir if the cholde
Captesine take and tristee feith
Baliene and oner if he sath
he Coel liere led and upon this
Assentred ede til oper was.
And for to make chort title.
Theyr can a byffhop onte of Wales
ffso Bangor and litie he hithe
Culde pinygh ye free of god almyhte
ye lyng with many an of mo.
he tristenes and betwene hem too
he har fulfilde ye marriage.
Zot for no luste ne for no rage
She tolde ham nener What che was
and withheles upon yis cus.
The lyng was glas holde for it seide
fsoz wel he caste and understode.
She was a noble creature.
She hise miler of nature.
hire hay comited in athrode.
If it was openlie fiole.
She was with childe with ye lyng
Cheroſ of alone aft of piny
he ponke god and was piny glas.
and fell if tyne he was keſtad.
Upon a Werte and noſte wyde.
And chal he cholde were alkyde.
He left at home to kepe his Chif
Culde as he knewe of hely ſi
Culde fozeth with ye byſſhop eſo
and he Gifponer zop to kepe
hem ye eſttes for to fondle.
The Werte which he toke on honde

Qualiter regina couſtana infantuita major
lupine in kaptisino chayntin corant rege

abente emya est. Des imbae begier vor
Domilda a cup ito fer aendel lens wondart.
Fegi certificalt, ad quod omne demoning
et non hiram semblant monstroſin
fantastica laco genti, ad orbiand grytt
hunſinodi detraconibus sedis in cœpit
intantò pampant, et in remi qui
prins generat teium ad ex hiran.
Cona cum pæntu. Oui vennissi. //
Deſſæbatim. // a. // w. //

The tyne set of lynde is come

Thus laſy har hir channubie nome
And of a cone bez full
Cheroſ of the was orsfull.
She was defined caw and ſone
The byſſhop as it was to done.
Zauf hyn Captesine and mozeys talley
And upon as it be faller
With lettres written of record
Thei ſenden into hery liege lode
If kepeſ Ceren of ye ywene.
And he the cholde go betwene
The messager to knave ſinugh
Culde tonne he childe pirs pinygh
Eynde de can the firſte day
The kunges moder yere ly
Whos piny name was Domilda
Culche after al pe childe cilde.
Fsoz he with the yonke de laine Colde
Into pirs laſy, forth and tode.
If his messagc and he it ſaide,
And one with ſerned ily it ſende.
And auf hyn zirees kyrgeley
Zot in the nysht al prively
She toke pe lettres childe he hat
ſſo point to point and onrad.
As one if was piny honte ontrande
And let do Witten ope newe
In ſtode of hem and pirs yel epeſe
O Cane liege lode too pe be ſtode

Drina hau in warden avenu, couſtane ab epo
Gesaiuiffa // Domildam montyin ſulſata //

That von with vs be not
poyſt we fache piny as it
pon oure twoupe certeyn
The Gif with the iof f
Of childe a childe zelene
ſsoz childe childe stant al
Sot for it childe noght
We han it kept on of
ſſorede of pire Coel
A pone childe and in ye
Of ylke childe is so my
We toke and pro the bo
Þ non bot only ze and
Chaf twouken of pire p
Choyz it hat and pirs n
pat it Gau bozen of ye
And of yrie one body
Bot pire piny may no
Þ pon ne geide Coel
What is this Gau //
This lettre as pon haf
Was contrefist u ente
Þ noman childe it hat
And the y poyht to de
It leey Where if the
This messager Chaf
And childe norring ho
he was and wade ye gre
And toke yis letter to y
and Chaf he ſil yis Co
he makep the messager
Boon withheles in Gifde u
he wot ariene and zaf
pat ye coffive noght at
bis Gif to go but kepe h
Til ye hane heuere moe of
This messager Coel ziftle
Chot with pirs lette nath
Do he hyn liof as be ſym
In aft haſte azame he got
De fina eſtives and as f
Vito the moder ſis eiter

["That you with her be not wrong\nyourself, and she with you be\nupon your own two hands certified\nthat we have given you\nof each other's actions and\nof his own, and of his\nyour own, and of his\nthat he has not kept his word\nthat he has not kept his

A gyuse menable fro the londe.

And pnis the myshy goddes honde.

Dhe hauh coudered and defended.

In thishene þeþe zere drenn ful deferred.

Qualiter namula conſance quan dandie
naltum mave vagans inter topioſia
anum multitudem multaſſa eſt, quod

A coramus Comanon toſul. Dryx & cump-
taneus. Pum ighotum. & tristipnem & sp-
tem. Comem cunim p[er]vita. Obi eunitea.
Von e[re] believe p[er]ſu[n]t venter.
In autem net non et emſdera filium.

The wicnum in omm habuſdanna ſſi
p[er]p[er]nun ducant. // u // u //

Hwe chip was ſirme upon a day.

Sheve þa grete name lay.

The chappes aft the borde at ones.

And as good wolde for the nones.

Hire chip soy me amonge hem alle
and flynte noght er it be falle.

And hap the waffel underگete
the manſes of all þe floſt
bot þeve it vester and abode.

This grete chip an anker rode.

Ye londe came forſt and than he ſil.

Yat of lig abode. & mych

he wondreth. What it myſht be.

And bad men gon ume and so.

This iad y po wels crop a lide.

As che þat Golde hure ſalnen hide.

For che ne Gere. What þe Gere.

P[er]vaye e[th]oute and ſonde hire þere.

And broghiteu. Ep hire childe and hievo.

And p[er]pon this londe to epiere.

Begant fro when þo che came.

And what che Gac. p[er]nod che. I am.

A Coman to fully dafus.

I had a lord and p[er]s he bad.

Yat. I forſt with my litle one.

Upon the childe chulde him one.

Bot who the rand. Got. I not.

Bot he Wiche at p[er]minge got.

It hath. þo yanke h[ym] of his myſht.

My childe and me so kept þryight.

That he be caine hope too.

P[er]s londe hir ey[er] onno

hold che beliepe and che ceip

A liue and triste in tristes ſer[.]

With chide upon the rode tre.

What is the name. yo p[er]nod he.

My name is enſte che h[ym] eide.

Bot forthermore for noght he p[er]de.

Of hir aft he fuolde pleine.

Che Golde h[ym] noying e[le] ſene.

But of hir name Cheche che feigne.

All of p[er]minge che vesterneu.

þ a borde. more che ne tolde.

P[er]s londe þen ey[er] if che Golde.

With h[ym] abide m compaignie.

And ſide de name fro zavarbarie.

Co p[er]ome borde and home he went.

Yo che uppoſeth. What it ment.

And feith. Che Golde with h[ym] eide.

And abelle to hir lyne end.

If so it be to his p[le]ſance.

And p[er]s upon h[ir] egnemtance.

The tolde h[ir] p[le]mely as it stode.

Of p[er]ome h[ol]e þ the zentel blode.

In zavarbarie Gas be traied.

And p[er]pon he hathe affaies.

The eide and taken eche beugence.

Þ non of yill alliance.

The whom þe trefon Gas compassed

Is from the otherde almyne p[ass]ed.

But of Conſtance h[ol]e it Gas.

Yat foime he knoſſe he no tas.

Wher che be came so as he eide.

Hwe e[re]s h[ito] p[er]s borde che laide.

Bot forthermore made che no chiere.

And nathelues in this matiere.

It hapneþ þilke tyme &

P[er]s londe with whom che childe go.

Of p[er]ome Gas the cenatome.

And of hir fader p[er]pom.

His hivher duntir hith to chyne
Vidhe hith hir faier eke a lyne
And Was Calistines lepes yo
Yus dif helene highte als
To wison Constance Was cosyne
This to ye eke a medicyne
That god ozdeigned of his ice
Þ for this with in ye came place
Yus Coustour his troupe plidre
Fsoz und Cebil he lyne myhte
To kepe in Cozship and in Wele
Ee co þ geswoff ges here hele
Yus lasy Withe fostrine hym seide
And yus be chip þyus forth euilende
Hire and hir childe to rome he broghe
And to his wif yo be coghte
To take hir m to compaigne
And othe Withe conpe of aitresie
Alt þa gode wif childe kome
Was ilye glas þe lye hath Come
Ye folks ship of co gode on
Cult twelche zere were agen
Yus Empowres Daghter euste
Fzorth With the Daghter of Calistine
Was kept bot noman redily
Leneke what ohe Was and not for this
Yer poghten Wel she has be
In hir estate of hir degre
And eneuyl hir lonye Wele
Nolb bakne holl pilke unftabil chel

Qualiter rey allee mita pace cum
Stors a guevris jedivis & non meire
Ore ond tain ferme eure soligenal
Per se vins. Die materin emma
Ere al son eure tulpadilen emnffet
Pit in igne piciens combrep fatare

Thee ener tourney Cent aboute
Ye lyng allee that he was oute
As you to fore has herde yus cas
Derenes pingsh his moder Was
Sot Cean þe came home zene
The ayeth of his chamberleme

And of the byrshopt eke als
Where yet the yndene hadden do
And per anfweys pere he had
And hane hym pilke letter vas
With he him seide for Garant
And tolde hym pleynly as it stant
And come it poght hem givere pite
To se ou so worthi as eke
With ondre a childe as pere Was borc
So sodenly to be forloze
And ayeth hem what childe þe Wore
And ya hym faiden þe naghene
In al þe Cozle pogh men it coght
Was nen Woman þe forth broghe
A fauer childe yor it Cias ou
And panne he ayeth hem anon
Cehi ye ne hasde Writen co
Thei tolden co yel hadden so
He caude way þe cause þis
The letter chelches vad it is
With ye fer forfien eneyn del
Yso Was it bunda stonde as
Ysat þis treson in the pings
The messager to fore ye lyng
Was broghe and sodenliche aposes
As heiche noying hith enложed
Sot al Wel began to fene
Þe he nagheter upon the Wore
Abode bot only in a feste
And tanse Why þe co de
Was as he Cent to and fio
At hine be hingh de nighte too
The hyngee moder made hym dielle
And Johan ye lyng it hae telle
Wenfynne his herte he Cias und falt
The treson Wide his moder taft
And poghte he Golde noght albi de
Sot for this night in the came tyde
He tol his hozes and rose anon
With hym pere viden many on
To fane himself and for this ye Cent
And liche ye five Withe tonder hent

Huse huse and 3han he s
A mon wifh all his hertis li
he tafte hir in his arme
Was neil bright þe chil ne
A man þe moze, woye made
Werwv þeir wene ulle glas
Wiche herv se telleu of this
Thi lyng po with his
chiche had a givere part
In hore foz a while falles
Abode and made hym fyn
Sot co Wel conthe he nev
His wif þe hym Golde
Of hir nstate þe troupes
Of What contre þe chal
De What ohe Was and z
With all his wit he hap
Yns as yel lli in bede and
The praeied hym and con
Þe for the Cozship of hem
Sot as hir poghte it Golde
He Golde an honnible
Make er he went in pe
Other pempour hym cel
he ginted al þe chye hym
Sot as men ni pat tym
Yus Empowre siv pilke
pat first his doghter ch
he was yinne after ne
Sot what þe enyman hy
Of wu foz his doghter ch
Yat sone Golde he noght
Cand pus ful givere aline
Sche wof ohe had many a
Qualiter Constanza
exilis in pnes olles mo
Time soum und chou Jupato
ma infestant. Pledt Fez
in commis. Reuonar mult
Sano asminjanes amputo
Thi Empowre oute of th
With mine a ten mile enivir

VosdE hEre und SChan he cih his Cif
Il non dith il his hertis lif.
he raghte hir in his arne und kiste
Gas neil wight þi cih ne Gesse
A man þi moe, woye made.
Eherof þei Gesse alle glade
Wiche hEre tellen of this chance
Thi hYng po dith his Cif Constance
Wiche had n givete part of his Gille
In tome for a while falle.
Abode, and made hyn ful wel ut epe
Bot so wel dith he neuer plese.

Thi Cif þe hyn Golde feme
Of hir uftate þe tronipe pleme
Of Chat contre, þe Gas boze.
Ne whut the Gas and zit þfoze.
With al his bit he hap seka
Plus us þey lih in bede and epeke.
The proued hyn and consuley boye.
Þe for the Cozylip of ham boye.
So as hir poyffore it were honeste.

He Golde in hounnable feste.
Make er he went in ye e tree
Ouer pempour hyn selfe of falk he.
He hutes aft þe hyn preide
Bot as men in pat tyne seide
þis Emporje fvo pille day
pat firſt his soghter cent a chay
he Gas proune after neil glade.
Zot what þe euyman hyn bade.
Of fœ for his soghter cake
pat fœ Golde he noght for cake
And pirs ful givete alines he deze
Ghervof she had many abede.

Qualité Constance que autra p toui tempus
exilij sa pnes oides mognitum de c. c. c. c.
timt domni u[rum] duo imperatori de p[er]p[er]t
unim perfectant, et in (ex) illée dinsſet on,
au cunſis. Conanor multitudine inestimabil,
andio adunantos antipotentiem laudavant.

G his Emporje onte of the toime
With me a ten mile enivironne.

Where as it poyft hyn for the beste.
Hath condri places for to vefe.
And us for time Golde yo.
He Gas wellens ut on of yo.
Eing. Allee for this with thaffent.
Of Conſte his Cif gat þeder cent.
Mozis his Dene as he Gas tunght.
To thempony and he goth ftraght.
And in his fader half be ſight.
As he dith he h[is] lordes h[is] coght.
That of his h[is] be Cozylmes
he Golde so givete mekenes.
His olme tome to come and be.
And g[is] a tyne in the e tree.
So þe h[is] fader myght h[im] gere.
That he Golde with h[is] ones ere
This lord hath ſutes h[im] his requeſte.
And S[han] ye any Gas of the feste.
In Cozylip of thempony.
The h[ing] and eſe the Senatou.
F[orth] with h[er] Cif boye too
With many a lord and lady mo.
On hor[as] idem h[im] azeu
E[ul] it beſelt upon a plein
Y[ei] cih Where he Gas comende
With y[at] Conſtance anon priuende
Spake to h[is] lord þe he abide.
So þe she may to ſore vide
To bene upon his bien deme.
The firſt y[at] h[im] chafte calio.
And p[irs] after h[ir]e lozdes g[inte]
Upon a n[ittle] White amblant
F[orth] with a ſinde rode p[er] q[uid]ene
Y[ei] wondred that he Golde mene
And vidu after Coſte p[ar]
Bot S[han] þ[is] lady comeu Gas
To thempony in his p[res]ence.
The eande alone in audience.
My[] lozde my fader Geel z[ou]l be
And of this tyne þ. J. de.
Zoue honou[r] and zoue gode he le
With the help of my querele.

["Roderic", "If you would know all that is necessary to be a Christian, you should know the Ten Commandments. They are simple, but they are the cornerstones of a Christian's faith. Jesus said, \"Love your neighbor as yourself.\" And that is the essence of the Commandments. They are not just a set of rules to be followed, but a way of life that can change a person's life. Jesus said, \"Love your neighbor as yourself.\" And that is the essence of the Commandments. They are not just a set of rules to be followed, but a way of life that can change a person's life.", "The Ten Commandments are a set of guidelines that tell us what we are supposed to do and what we are not supposed to do. They are a way for God to tell us what is right and what is wrong. Jesus said, \"Love your neighbor as yourself.\" And that is the essence of the Commandments. They are not just a set of rules to be followed, but a way of life that can change a person's life. Jesus said, \"Love your neighbor as yourself.\" And that is the essence of the Commandments. They are not just a set of rules to be followed, but a way of life that can change a person's life.", "You have to understand that God is not a God of blood. He is not a god of violence. He is not a god of war. He is not a god of death. He is not a god of destruction. He is not

My dere fader. J. am holde
Dee weie of lynse as reason holde
Pit. J. fiv zon chal noying hide
Wiche mysht to:ne in eny ode
Of zonre astat intogrenance
Fer thyn my sertes obeissance
Tollbawes zon. J. yenke kepe
Fer it is gade ze take kepe
Hpon a pinge Wiche is nie tolde
My brother hath alle colde
To hem of (home) and zon als
ffoz yanne yel behote hym po
If he with hem shal regne in pes
Hym hath he caste fer his entres
Pit zonre astat chal go to noght
Anis pis to pionne chal be broghit
So ferzorth. J. undertafe
It chal not wel now be forsake

The lyng upon pis tale pirs anfswerde
And pade upon pis pung. Wiche he hirde
De cothe and may be broghit to pionne
It chal not be to his behoue.
Wiche od has chapsen do the Cawste
Ffoz he hyn self chal be the fevste
Pit chal ke se if J. may

The afterward upon a day
Ethan yat Demetruis was come.
Anon hys fader hath hyn nome
And bad itto his brother pers
Pit he his tale chal veher se.
Of pille treson Wiche he tolde.
And he Wiche all entreuthes coldas
Confeileth yat od hibe a neve.
De treted were as it may oppe.
In comma place of juggement
The lyng y to zaf his auffent
Demetruis was put in holde
Wherof pat persailes was boldo
Pis stode je trenpe under the charge
And the falchodo goy at largs.
Wiche purgh beheves hath ondome.
Dee grettesse of the londes fome.

That primeliche of his acord
Jei eonthe as Wines of rege
The Juge was made favorable
Jins was the lalke decinable
So ferzorth if the wouthe fonde
Reftouffe none and pirs the londe
Fzorth with the lyng decimes were

The ynteles was dampned there
And se de upon unifement
Hot cothe a fal conſpiriment
Jogh it be prime fer if volde
God wolde not it were unknolke
And þ was wel afterward proued.
In hyn if hath the deth contrones
Of if his brother was of clayne
This perſens was wonder fayne
As he y jo was appavant

Upon the regne and expectant
Wherof he was proude and dene
Pit he his fader in de serigne
Hath taken and cette of non aconte
As he Wiche poyſhte hyn to firmonde
Pit pere he was firſt debonaire
He was yo rebel and contraue
And noght as heur bot as a lyng
He tode upon hyn all thyng
Of malice and of tyranmye.
In antempt of the vegale
Lyende his fader and a brought
Pit than the fader hyn bepoых
And ſhi to kycheder fde it brought
Anon he Wiste wel ynoght
How perſe after his fal tonge.
Hath od the envious belle rouge
Pit he hath clayne has olwe brother.
Wherof as pame he knelve non other
Hot codenly the Juge he nome.
Withe the crumpt at upon the fome.
In cothe aſch and haf hyn diſed.
That he pe cove hyn haf confessed
Of all yat haf he cove and so.

More wyne the lyng was yo

Was neuer man upon this m
His posſire in certem. If he
Weynience telle upon this f
Sot torther partie was to
put for no lande of no fat
your nuy no right ben even
and upon this emſion
The lande was tourne up
Wherof his heart is to deſin
That he for pone hath toſh
The maladie of Wiche nature
Is queynt in eney creature

And if he this lyng was p
This fal tongs Deſens
The regnent hath wicdenſon
Not pere may noying ſim
Wiche is not upon twenje
ffoz god Wiche haf a jyng
And ſil the falchode of this
Hath it hym bot a itel chal
Pit he chal regne upon s
ffoz codenliche as he nuf
Os foden hadie down he ſaff

It nul tyne it to beſe
This nucel lyng of nulbe
Wath freeng the choye hyn f
And fadre he Golde fome
Wether of he made alde ſy
And haf affouſles hyn an
Pit al ſeuer de myſht mo
Desfat man if uppeſt liezen
Of alle he Golde non fadere
So it myſht not be nombre
De falke Wiche was after en
Purgh hyn if god Golde on

Anon it was at fome ku
pe poupe Wiche if Pere
And pe Tomayns if hyn
It cauf Wiche was eſexed y
the nucie paulle ſmilis
A nolde and a boorth fuyllt v
as he Wiche chief was of ly

Was never man upon this molte
Ans yoghte in certen þe Golde
Hogeance take upon this twenge
Not tothen partie was so fronge
Patt for no lade of no farute
Yea may no sight ben evenre
And upon this dimension

The lande was tournes upon don
Wherof his heart is so defighten
That he for pure hath taken
The maladie ofiche nature
Is queynt in eneuy creature

And whan this lyng was passed jns
This fado tonges Jerzens
The regnent hath underfong
Not pere may normis franke longe
Wiche is not upon twene sionnes
ffor god wiche hath aft yngt hondes
And fill the falshode of this gyple
Hath he hym bot a tel baulde
Pit he shaketh regne upon deppes
ffor Godenliefe as he wrore
Os goden liche sou in he fett.

In pur tyne it is be fett
This nede lyng of welke pnde
Venti fwing the chome hym for to vide
And faide he Golde (one) wade
Leych of the made abe fy hafte
And hafte affe uibles hym an hafte
In al þe ene ofe uysht moste
Desfat man þe uysht bezen bere
Of alle he cholde non fahere
So it uysht not be nomibes
Te falle wiche was after encombes
Yngst hym in god wolde on yvorte

And it was at some knolde
He poure wiche in Derwes lande
And ye Tomayns in Tyme harde
It can his wiche was treden jns
The name pauls Cunius
A noble and a worthi kyn with ale
As he wiche chief was of hem aft

Jns Derve on honde hath undertaken
And ifhan he cholde his lieue take
Of a jonge soght wiche was his
The kept and he what cause it is
Hire ayeth and che hym anfOVERS
Yat Ders is des and he it heord.
And wondreth what che mene wolde.

And che upon childe he de hym to lode
Perse hir litel honde is desse
With the pulleth ha his hede
And made vight aglad to fage.
And seide hoh yit was a p fage
Douchard vnto pit othe Der se
Of þe fortyne hym childe as he
He seith for coche a pnoftike
Ofte of an honde was to hym like
ffor as it is houndes finde

To berke upon a man be hynde
Eghe so de hynde his brother bafh
Eghe fals Cordes wiche he craf
He hath done clayne and þis vorthie
Sith he wiche hateth aft outvouthe
He hihhe god it shaketh vedresse
ffor to my doghter pohrteſſe
ffor with hir lited hondes derth
As tokenep and pirs forthe he geth
Conforted of this enuence.

With the Tomames in his defence
Azeu the Greats þe ben comende.

The Ders fuis as nocht fepunde
Pis mesthief wiche þe hym uode
With aft his multitud wode
And pides hym upon the ping
Of þe was become a lyng.

And lobs he had his regine get
Not he hath aft he vight forget
Wiche longeth unto goimance
Whever of yngst god ordenaue.
It feft upon the wynter tyde
With his hofte he childe vyde.
One er Dann bide pike ftoode
Wiche aft be fioſt þen ftode.

A hinde that he weudde weche
To pāsse bot the blynde wechell
Wiche tourneth ofte er men be wane
Jyke ife Wiche yat ye horis men have
To braketh yat a grete pue
Was euynt of the chivalrie
The reveswars it toke a cke
Came non of hem to londe dwee

Came non of hem to londe dwee
Dauilie the worthi knyft romanie
De his aspie it herde saue

Aus hafeth hym al yat he may
So yat bpon þ other dy
He came where his ofte behelde
Aus yat Gas in a large felde
Where the bauers ben desplaaede
He hafth anon his men arounde
Aus Whin þ he Gas enfatalles
He goth and hafth the felde uffailles
Aus elogh aus toke alle þ he fonde
Whereof the mytedome londe

Ave

Wiche pugh, Allafudre homnede
Longe tyme stode Gas the denouede
To pereve aus a ff infortune
Thei Wiche co yat the tounne
Of a ff the londe his hene evile
Aus he despuwed for the while
Desfumed in a poire dwee

To londe goth and there for nes
The craft Wiche pilke tyme Gas
To worchen in latyn and in brac
he lerneþ for his sustenance
Sche Gas the sonnes purbeance
Aus of his fader it is falde.

In stronge prysen put he Gas londe
in albe Where pat he Gas des
for hinger aus default of bres
pe honde was tohen and apphene
put liche an honde he chulde seie
Wiche liche was of condicion
Chau he Where detrahion
Darl on his brothev as behinde

To what poffit a man may fynde

Liber

Wiche londe Wadde an other Wench
for the with aft thyn holl myht
my cone of chine ylke vide

My father elles were 7. nyce
for ze yf of wel hane spoke
That it is in myn hert loke.
Aus eie chafte bot of eubie
If þe moze in his baillie
To carree lone day me What

A y cone as grylle vnder ye hitt
with cleightes of a tregeton.

Is his eubie of cothe colon.
Bath zit the serthe decemant

The Wiche is treped fale cemblant
Whereof the matiere aus the forme.
Noll hevke aus 7. ye chafte enfozne.

N þe biligus aget miß dip tos confinat oer
Sipp di loquitur noy oyn yota tegat

Aclitus hev his tenchub mens Dino salutem
Actus des moebil dat fins eſse Jueri
Day tibi qua ponser magie aft Busfata guerre
Comeda ei deservit ife encerſe Salutem
Ouus patiet eſſe fides in eo. frans ofp. polini
Præcimam pati finis hervè negat.

O p[ro]t condicio talib[us] deſpota[rum] unamque
Omnimag[ie] appareris ef[im] amos me[n]ch

He t wantat Confef for up quartu cœpie
Justicie que dissimulatio dictum eum
conſus quæra maions ancieue apparerem
am ofp. Dr. tante Endubilioris Dol[ici]
fatauris ad dictiendam men mag[ie]tum

If fale cemblant if. 7. chafte telle
abone alle other it is the welle.
Oute of þe Wiche dereret flover
Yere us no man co Wiche yat Enobeth
Of ylke stede Wiche is the tide
Me hold he chafte hym selfe snyde.
To take cauf paſſage there
Aus yn the Wynde to mannes ere
Is cofre aus as it cemeth orte
It maketh clere Weder all aboute

Ave

Conque

Zor post it cene it is not co
If fale cemblant hath ene
If his couseul m compaigne
The serke entrelle y port
If his kozde dresteth to his
If thei ben togeder brog
If o comyne of on houſe
As it chafte after this be tol
If fale cemblant it neseth
To telle of olde emamples
ffor al day in empeute
A man may de ylke ensem
If ſaue Bozes Wiche he
bot zit the barge of eubie h
Aus halt it ener flo the lond
Where fale cemblant Verh
it togeth and wil not avy
But let it on the walles de
In zvert tempeste and zrete
Whereof that londe and his a
Imperavit and perſo[n].
My cone that thon ſte a
This vire and what that
Jet the cemblant de twel[ve]
ffo fale cemblant is ylke
Where Gas as necher but ont
Scheren ybrie ykenſt to
the chafte before if ylke
Of prime couseul messag[e]
for Chau his cemblant is
pan is he moste derke in his
post men hym ce yel kyno
Dot as it chelbeth in the s
pugh Wiche peryume nener
So chelbith it in his cysge
pat necher was in his twage.
pus zor he al his pugk Cer
2. sols ky the thonſiens u
Chau in emozit cauſe couseul
sop ille into amanti ſon
If y sove ſone and chruie the
If yon were ener infomere

Compeke

Zor posh it gome it is not so
fsoz fals semblant hathe ener uo
Of his tounseil in compaigne
The serke vntersse ypoorsie
Chas (soz de Sifcoth) to his yosht
ffor thie thre ben togeser bivoght
Of o couyne of on houisholde
As it chaff after this be tolle
Of fals semblant it neseth noght
To telle of olde ensamples oght
ffor al day in empenue
A man may se yille emsence
Of faure Doz des Wiche he herveth
Zot zut the barge of eubie he sereth
Aus halt it ener fio the londe
Where false semblant with ore on honde
It tolleth anz not al anyne
Zut let it on the kealbes dyne
In zere tempe feste and zerte debatte
Whereof that lone and his asfate
Surreaceith and pesfoze. 7. vede
My cone that thou fte and srede
This viche and What that other came
Let it semblant be telve and plame
ffoz fals semblant is pille bive
Wiche was neher forth oute office
Sdhr. y eubie y enketh to guyle
He chaff before y yille chylle
Of prins consil messagere
ffor Johan his semblant is moſte cleve
pan is he moſte serke in his yosht
posh men hym se per knolde hým noght
Zot as it chelbeth in the glas
Yng euthe perrume nener was
Co chelbeth it in his tisage
pat neher was in his twenge
pus doth he al his yng eut h cleighte
2. londe ley thi touniens u veyſte
It in anous cauſa confess2."
Gip ille odo amanti oppontit
My goſe One aus chine the hore
If pon were ener inſomere

Co fals semblant in eny wisse
Ez oghe. 7. fan me zut anſe
any goode fader carres no
If. 1. for lone hane oght Don Co
And old askeith. 1. Colle pray zol
ffor elles. 1. Cwt neuer hol
Of fals semblant y. 1. hane gilte
My cone and eithen y pou wailte
pat. 1. chaff aye zabbe noght
Zot telle if ener was thi yosht
With fals semblant and conerture
To wit of eny creature
Hold y he was with lone las
Co were he cozy were he glas
Wthan y' yon Eistest hold y' it were
Al y he wovnes in thyn eire
You tolleſt forth in other place
To catten hym fio lones zare
Of What Woman y the best life
Thev is no Woman his tounseil Eist
Zot pon be whom he was dreynes
Of lone aus from his purpos dreynes
And yoshtest at his Disturbance
pynce olvne tanſe chyntse anane
As who ceith. 7. am so celeſe
Thev may no manues pynetee
Scheles half so wel as myn
Art you myn Cone of ouche enzy'n
Gelle on wuy gosce fader nay
As for the more part. 7. say
Zout of onnuel. 1. am bekuolde
Yatt. 1. may stonde na pille wolle
Anoillges hem pat sanndres on
1. Wol noght me parof excuse
Yatt. 1. ne with ouche coloune steyne
Ehen. 1. my beste semblant ſeyne
To my ſelowde til y. 1. wot
Al his tounseil bothe colde and hot
ffor be that tanſe. 1. make hým there
Til. 1. is lone knoſe and here
And if so be myu hev't southey
Y' oght into my lady tonthe y

- Anous -

Confessge.

Junsus.

liber

If lone that he Colle me telle
Anon. If revenue into the Wall
And cast water in the five
So that his cart any way the five
Be that. If hane his conseil knowle
If I left and die. If overwound
Sthan if he Geneth best to fonde
Sot. If so hold underfonde
If they auau alone elles were
So if my lady be not there
And he me telle. If God it hide
That chafft no wallde astrape afide
If so with receiptre of no semblant
To hym breken. If no covenant
We like this noght in other place
To let no man of his grace
Be for to be him unprofitive
To knowle another mannes lyne
If he he alone or alone noght
That toucheth nooymg to my noght
Sot al it paffeth paffish myn eke
Light as ayng. Pat never were
And is forzete and laide beside
Sot if it toucheth any side
My lady as. If hane er spoken
Wyn eves ben noght peme foken
If so certes. Whan that bett
My Walle my hert and all my Wart
Ben fully set to her fen and epeve
What euyl man doth epeke of here
Thus hane. If feyned companye
If ful ofte. If wallde afpeve.
What ping it is that euyl man
Telle of my worthi ladi fan
And for too canses. If so thus
The first cause. Chevof is
If that. If mynght of hervne and seke
Hath any man of hir wyspeke
If wallde hir expence co fully
Hath than she wist it weterly
Myn hope of wallde be the more.
To hane hir pankre for enervore.

That other cause. If so hold asfure
If that that. If be comen ture
Hane feigned semblant of tyme
To him pat passen al day Eyne
And ben fowlers als Wall as.
If so pis. If we ne treuely
Yat yers of hem alle none
That yere neden every chone
My ladi for sothely. If we ne
And dirst catten it m priene
Is non co Wys pat chulde aftet
But he were linterles in his hert
If so that he my ladi is he
She ne eisage an hee gosely y he
Sot he hir loned er he went
And for that so che is myn entent
That is the tance of myn Aspie
That that. If feigne companye
And make felaide over aft
If so that wallde. Wallde. If knowle aft
And holde me convert aft say
That. If fulaft ze az say
Ne hie anfuer in any wise
If he feigne semblant as the Wife
And her fen tales til. If knowle
My ladi ladevs alle arounde
And when. If here hold pri hane noght
If fare as yf. If here it noght
And as if no wallde underfonde
Sot that is no ping for hir godo
If so fieneth wel the gothe is this
That when. If knowle al hold it is
If Wall. If fozyren hem alite.
Sot al the Wall ste. If fan endite.
If telle it to my ladi plat
In foxyeryng of myn owne astat
And hundre hem al if ener. May
Sot for aft if that Sar. If say
If fynde into my self no gote
Al ysght myn hert nedes more
Mynght strengthe of lone al that. If here
Disfonde unto my ladi dave.

Confeffor

If so in gove fenth. If hane no
To hede fvo that olbete Wygh
If that it toucheth hve eny ping
Sot this Wall. If the henen
Dint other first this Wallde
Unto non other strange man
If feigned. If semblant no
To Wit or eye of his unta
Ysght if he lones ten az tnel
Sthan if he was noght my hert
Sot if he wallde aye euyl
Al oneflich of his owne hede
Hold be with other lone fer
His tales with myn eves. If
Not to myn hert tam it no
Ne fande no depper in my
Sot hielde conseil as. If Wall
And tolde it newen in other
Sot lere it passen as it con
A Wall father say What is
And hollt yon Wall. If bepe
If so come semblant as.
My one that if sonde be
Yer myn no hervne be
De hene non ben cet in pr
If for my One if pon bo
Do no viser upon this fa
Duth al Wall noght pime
If so if you toucheth me a
To other men it chaffe be
So in ping pon lightly fal
And to a zret part of th
Anz naatheldes in this degre
Hul of tyne yon mynght ge
Of gothe men jat nowd a da
Thus hir catten in affay
If epeke it for no mannes bl
Sot for to hane the pi
My one as. If may hene ta
If euery part. Chev. If Ga
Not if it be so or non
Sot it is many sayes gon

Confesser

If so in soke faith. J. hane no myght
Do heke fiv that oldete Wyght
If that it touche hwe eny ping
Sot this Wot wel the heuen lyng
That other fiv this woldes began
Unto non other strange man
Ne fergues. J. semblant ne chere
Do Wot or ayve of his mateire
Josh y he loues ten or twelne
Chan y it was noght my lady selne
Sot if he wolde ayve eny rede
Al onclith of his olwe liese
Sowle he With other londe feuse
His tales With myn eves. J. hervse
Sot to myn hev that rau it noght
Ne seme no sepper in my yosht
Sot hielde conseil as. J. was bese
And tolde it never in other stede
Sot lere it passen as it come
A wold father gwy With that is to done
An sholb pon wolt. J. bepeynes
If so wolde semblant as. J. hane feignes
My one if veson be wel peides
Yer may no vertue bo unpreses
Ne vore non ben get in prise
If so thi my one if pon be wise
Do no onferv upon thi face
With al Wol noght yne hev embrace
If so if you With me a ywolde
To other men it chafthek nowle
So noght you lightly falle in blame
And ife a zret part of thi name
Anzatheltes in this degree
Hul oftjue you myght see
If so the me jat noth a day
This bice setten m assay
If apok it for nomames blame
Sot for to garne the y plame
Aily gone as I may heve talke
In every place Wover. J. Walke
Not if it be so or non
Sot it is many sayes gon

Ordus..

That J. fivst herse telle this
Hold fals semblant hath ben and is
Moste commonly fiv zere to zere
With hem y alwelle amonge vs here
Of siche as we lombarzes talle
If so thei ben the client of alle
So as men seim in tovne abonte
To feigne and che we ying. With onte
Wiche is veuers to y with une
Wherof y pe loune oft Cymne
With thei be reason cholden lese
Thei ben the laste and zit yel these
Ans we fivst·ans zit behinde
We gon· yere as we cholden finde
The poffit of onre oldne londe
Yns zon thei fve With onten bonze
Do son heve poffit at at large
Ans other men bave al the charge
Of lombarzes yn to this tonyne
Wiche alle londes come engyne
May fals semblant in speciaff
If theynes for thei oner aft
Whether y ei yeken for to snelle
Amonge hem self so as yel telle
Fivst ben enfourned for to leve
A craft Wiche is cleped· fa were
If so· fa were come abonte
Yanne after yande hem staut no onte
To cosde With a cotel houde
The beste zodes of the londe
And brynge thaf and take come
Wliche as· fa were· soj to fozne
Ju al jis ceey he fivst no let
pat doze fan no hryssher chet
In Wiche hým lixe to take entire
And jns yel conseil moste · orare
Of eney ying· fa were knobeth
Wiche in to strange places he blo weth
Wher as he wot it may moste givene
Ans yns· fa were· makeþ belieues
So y ful oft he bath deceyned
Er yat he may ben appeyned.

iby

p[er]us is his true for to die
for who p[er]is olde bones reue
of the che ensamples as were zee
Hym oghst be the more care
of alle þo þe feignen there
Wherof þou chalt a tale have.

Hic p[or]t confessor ex conti nust is mo quod iudizi
mulat bido lencie epe iudizi alios in amor e
s[an]p[and]ant. Et narrat qualit[em] hec
ules cum ipe quodam flinnen cimis
vada non nonuit in diuina tranſueze
q[ui]sunt - Cyprianus Messus z[ug]as ob
divinam heculis et dyrt diuina
in elvas ſi[n]as Cyprianus tranſipam
calio et dyrt et statim cum ad titus
p[ro]eusſet - qui uto tu[que] p[or]tut ip[er]am
tanquam g[ui]p[ui]nam in p[ui]nditum heculis
aſp[ont]aſt fugius w[on]bat u[m] quod
non c[ui]tim ip[er] sed enan heculi mortis
edentur fortuna poſtmodum transiunt.

If false c[oe]mbiant, eiche is believed.
If many a worthi C[ight] is zrien[ed].

Ans Gas longe tyme or: Ce were boze

To the my cone. þe Gol þe fore
A tale telle of false c[oe]mbiant

Eche false f[ait] many a token

And many a f[ra]nse of false counsel
þer ben hanged upon his self

Ans þo aboghten zulteles

Bothe Diuinae and heuiles

þe heche in zvete s[ia]ſe aſſe ſeſſ
þyngth false c[oe]mbiant as. chafth telle
than heuiles conſi une ap[ro]ſe
Al only hathe his hert p[er]ſe
upon þis faire Diuinae
ſt ſeſſ h[ui]m oua bay p[er]ſive.
upon a true as he ſtoſe
þo pas he Golde oner þe ſlo de
Conſi onte boze and conſi h[ui]m lode
bis lone bot he was in zvete
ſſor tendresse of þo c[oe]mte C[ight]
ſſor he c[oe]mee not p[er]ſo[n]ce ap[er]ight

þer was a geant þen u[hy]
than heuiles and heuile
con]ne his herte he gan ap[ro]
as he were þyngth his truthe
hathe heuiles in zvete enbrie
than he bar in his hert lode.

And þanne he p[os]ht it chafth be Golde.

Sint he ne surſt matheles

Azem þis C[oe]mbi heuiles.

Aſſale in debate as for to feight

But feigney c[oe]mbiant al be cleight

Of frende ſi]ep and of alle gole.

And cometh there as þer boze p[os]de.

And maketh hem al the chere he kan

And gerth þas h[is]e obne man
he is al very for to do.

What þring he may and it ſeſſ Co
That ye upon his c[oe]mbiant triste
And aske h[ui]m if y[at] he C[oe]ſte
Chant y[ui]g hem G[oe]re beſt to one
So y[at] thei myſhten cauf and cone
the Water p[as]ſe he aus che

And Channe and Messus the private

Knelede of here h[ert] what it ment
As he þe C[as] of ſonble ment

he made hem right a zlade viſage.

And Channe he heide of the paſſage

Of h[ui]m and have his p[os]h[ite] guile
And feigneth c[oe]mbiant for a while

To him hem p[le]ſance and diuice

S[ot] he p[os]ht al a nother w[ife]

This and Messus worth his words eſtike

S[af] the che onſel to ſoze his the
Withe c[oe]meth onte d[ar]d p[er]ſtable.

And Gas with h[ui]m me decenituble

He hat hem of the ſt revenues Depe
hat thei he Gar and take kepe

So as thei knowe noght the pas

S[ot] for to help in theche aras
the c[oe]m h[ui]m c[el]ſi þo for h[is]e eſe

The Golde if þi it might hem p[le]ſe

The p[as]ſage of the c[oe]nt]ey
and for this l[ady] Order[al]a
To love h[ui]m v[ito] y[at] other
and cauſi to get h[er] upon

and heuiles may y[an]ne al
The c[oe]n knowe holde he al
and they to thei auozen al
S[ot] what as after chafth he
and þis Geant also zlade
and toke this l[ady] upon lo[on]

and cut here on his cholden
and in the flode began to go
as he were no g[ym]a[hyng]
and bade here one]p cauſi al
and heuiles was fer he be
and he set his t[re]nthe al on the

Who so thei of be l[ief] or al
C[oe]mbi Diuinae and for]
As he þo p[os]ht to S[uff]ene.

The companyne of hem f[or]m
and heuiles y[of] toke h[is]

Al p[as] as ene he myſht
the h[ie]p after in a p[ro]ſe.

And hapney þe h[ad] aboſt
The W[ithe] in al haſt he be
As he þo Golde an ajolde o

The c[oe]n to ſo]ſe had Semn
he hap to de]l his chote ty[ne]
the h[ui]m þo g[ui]ſh þe body of
and p[as] he false p[os]ht he

G[ot] left nold c[oe]the a fel[on]
Chau] and Messus Disſte he of
he toke to Diuina] his thei
conſi w[ou]ke y[el]blode C[as] of

Chau] onto diſtignede on[er]
and tode h[is] chere it kepe Ch
and chenely to this entent.

Conſi if here loſs his h[ert] we
 alone in any other p[lat]o
a chepe he c[oe]n]e]ch]e ch[oe]

Odus

Aus is his aprue be the lawe
Siche thynge þy ayeth no felliche
If lone hold his conenant
Sot thei þy wochte be enplant
Zit Wolde thei aman enplant
And take apart of ylle plant
Siche he hath for him selfe set
And so failoft is al unkenet
Chat Soman beneeth de yight fast
Ffoz enplant with his chie taf
ffuloft hapneth for to molbe
Jing wiche an opre man bay solbe
And maketh comme of apperte
Worth cleahte and with endilithe
As men wuyr se fivo zere to zere
Jyus cleyneth he yse bote to steve
Dfliche an opre manifere is

Hoz thei my CONE if you er this

Hir in amous causti oppomt confessor
amanti super omnem // // //

Hast ben of eche confession
Disfonde the confession
Hast yon enplanted any man

Hoz obft þe telle kan
myn holi fader as of the dede
Jau with ontent any dresse
And gultles besot of myn yoght
oyf coustencys yncte. J. noght
ffoz were it chonge or were it night
we taketh noyinge bot myn oght
pat Jue Wolde long er this
Of other mannes lone. J. Wis
the dve of enplantacion
Hane made appropriacion
And holde. J. never boght
yf it an other man foz yoght
and al this epeke. J. bot of on
ffoz whom. J. let alle other gou
bot hve. J. may not oner pas.
J. ne moie al woy compas
one yoght not be what prieutise
So þy. myn oght in any wisse.

Hfo euche þy my lade serue
Hire kert make for to ekeve
With onte any part of lone
ffoz be the goddes alle alone
J. Wolde it mynogt co be falle
Hat al one cholde hem alle
Enplant and Wolde hve at my wille
And þyng may, J. not fulfalle
Sot if. J. cholde strengthe make
And þy sar noght undertake
Chosch. J. were as was Aliandre
ffoz yf mynoght avise of landre
Ans certes yst chak. J. do ueder
ffoz in gode ferth zit has. J. lener
Jn my cyplice for to dre
Jyame wozche coche enplantacion
Of oyf wiche. J. Wol not sey
Chat if. J. fomde a seker woy
J. Wolde as for continuation
Wozche after enplantacion
Co hise a lone foz to dy June
Cynt fader if þy ris de cýme
J. am al jeddy to verdessd
Ye gylt of wiche. J. me confess

Mydve cone as of enplant
The thay not dresse tant ne piunt
As foz noypug þy. J. hane herd
Sot oneby þy you haft mynoght
Zhenkend and þy me lieth noght
ffoz god behaft a mannes yoght
And if you understode in cothe
Jn lones cause what it dore
A man to ben a enplantony
Jou Wolde for yne owne honom-
ze double wive take kepe.
Hfist foz yne owne a flat to kepe
To be thi self so wel keyoght
Hat you enplanted were noght
And eke for wozship of thi name
Towardes other do the same
And enffien eneyn man to hane his
bot naatheles it was and is.

Confessio

Libby...

That in a gate at alle affaires
Supplant of lone in oyre wares
The hie chief of oft for the lene-
ffor faleth an so it hath son eber
En sample j. fonde. y. upon
at twoe houz. y. Agamenon

Qualiter Agamenon se amoz
Bryperde Achillem. et Domedes
de amoz Treside Troilum
Supplantant " " " " "

Supplantes the worthyn flyft
Achilles of thowre lay
With the names was Breyfeda
And als of Crefeda
Whom Twilins to lone thes
Supplanted hath Domedes

Qualiter Amphitrou decim omn
Getam qui Almeenam perjamant
cer pum loco aliterus cantelos a
Subplantatione Substitut. -

Of Beta and Amphitryon
pat Walou theven borthe as on
Of friends hir and of company
y. yede houz yat Supplantante
in lone as it betid the
Sesymles hath on of ye too
ffor this Beta y. of me ne
To whom the liffy faire Almeene
Aftred was he eke of lone
Whan he best wendeth hane ben abone
And cikeveust of y he had
Cupido od the tanfe las
y chad he was onto of the weie

hathe tan and in this fourne hath wyggt
the wyght be to the chambre he doght
where the lay and with a wyyle
he contrefeteth for the while.
ye boys of Set in juche a wyse
y made hyle of hyle bed an se.
Wenende yit wege he
And let hym une and we the y he.

Do zeder abes in armes fast
yis Geta tam jayne at ye las
unto the Doze and caide virdo
And the anfovered and has hym go
and caide how abes at Wayne
The hie lief lay naked in hie aine.
The weande y it were doth
Lo what supplant of lone doth
yis Geta forth beiape dient
And zit ne wift he what it ment
Amphitrou hyn hafit Supplanted
With cleite of lone and hie enchanted
And ynes put euwy man onto oyre.

The chip of lone hath left his jethre.
Do y he kan no ve fom freve
and for to epeke of yis matiere.

Tondende lone and his Supplant
A tale wiche is attozant
Vitto ym eje. y. venke enfortune
now herkne for yis is the fomme.

Hic in amous tanſi contij a ſiandem
Setajwis pont confesso exempti. Et
nayat de quodam Foman iupratoris
filio qui probitates apnoium ſup
onima eadeje affaitans. uestiente
patre ultra mave in partes Persie ad
sefermend. Solsano ſuper guey as
cern solo ilute tanquam cono ono iuero
tus et tranſutlit. Et cum ipfus mulne
fama ſuper bisem alios celsio ameuffet
contigit ut in quosam belle vint Calypſi
Expii muto Solsams a cagitta moſta
lites voulutntis. pufiſim mozerentur que
sam annuum filie one cecivitiffium in
nobili ſ diu ad diu quilibet
filia ona ſub paterne benedicvis venuis
admiſt aſt. quidem in annuum
ei aſſeget ipfim in commigen pre omne
conſipezet. Se ſinuto autem Solsano diu
imitatem une kave dictum trindenter
iſe ſonamns comilito ono him miffen
coseium venelant quin noctanter a brist

Sonnui om annuum fumt
hec que anduit oſm p[ro]
supplantacione applu-
comme pro domno S.
Gosam alia coronati-
restant. " " " " "

O
ſch ylke ente chief of
wiche men the noble
Cave it was set to t
pere was as the cromp. ser-
an empony. Grithe it had
In pees y he — no ſveres
her was noying. Difobaffant
Withe was to come apnnte
for al was towden in to jeſt
To some it poygt for the be-
to some it poghre no ymge
And y was onely vnto yo
as hos fert frede upon flyft
bot most of alle of his ma-
he worthi done of the emp-
Wiche Wolde ben a wessom
as he y was thenaferious
Zegan his ſafer to be ſch
yit he the Wesjes. myſht to
in franges marches for to
his ſafer onde he cholde a
aus Wolde gvert hym no
zot he wiche Wolde nogh
A kynghl of his whom he

he toke and tolde hym in his to
y he purpofeth a wighte.
y ſo fomme worth hym ſto
he seide how yat he Wolde f
the zere see to pas unfor-
A. yere abide for a jwolbe
upon the Wesjes to tranſit
and to this pooynt worth ou
Chis kynghl Cduu he had h
is tobeze and ſtant of his
And par y bope yonge there.
Co ym p[ro]fume confut theve.

- Liber -

To all thee into yar ilke laude
sive wiche no lif may be with that alle
And that is lone whoe natine
Set lif and deth in anentine
Of hem that knythidhe undertake
This his hysie peyne hafth ontake
The hert of yie komeu so sone
That to knythidhe moze and moze
Provieste manteij his tozage
liehe to the liyon in his jage
as who he alle bestes fle
Onche was ye knyht in his degree
Wher he was apined in the felde
per dofti non abide his chelde
Erete price upon ye werte he had
not che wiche al the thante las
Pfortine chaps ye marthes so
that he passent of borthe too
The coldam and ye calyphe eke
satell upon a day yel eade
Wiche was a m enche wised set
the lenger cholde it noght be let
yei made hem stronge euly eade
And when it doght towaard ye tide
that the battalla cholde be
The coldam in zete piete.
A zolde yinge of his doght toke
and made hir owere upon aboke
And eke upon pe goddes alle
that is fortune so be falle
In the battallo that Deis
yat che chaff pilke man obeie
and take hyn to hine housbond
Wiche yilke came yinge to hord
hine cholde bynge aftir his deth
his hathe chye swore and forth he geth
with al the pone of his londe
Unto the mirths Wher he fonde
his enemy ful enbatalled.
This the coldam hath ye feld affailed.
Yei yat ben hardy done assemblen
Wherof ye defefult hestes tremblen

That on cleth that other seventy
Sot abone alle his pvis deserveth
This knythely komeu where he jod
his dedely owere noman abod
Azeu the Wiche was no defence
Egypte fled in his pence
And yen of apes se upon the chace
Doun sien bot not what that are
the selfe, an ajowe orte of above
al modemly yat ilke prove
The coldam eut and there he lay
the chace is left for pilke ay
And he was bese m to a tent
This coldan cyth how that went
And that childe algate Deie
And to his knyht of Romaine
As into hyn Whon he most twiste
his doghter, yng non it wiste
he toke and tolde hyn al the cas
upon hine othe what toke it was
of that che cholde den his wif
Whan this was lede ye hefti lif
of yrs Coldem Depafteth sane
And upon as was to done
The dede bodye cosl and fane
thei rayer til thei come to kante
Wher he was wortkely begine
This the lodes wiche as Colden sane
the regne wiche was despolat
To byng it m to goode afat
A plement yei set anon
Obow her bine what befel Depon
This yonge lond yrs worti knyht
Of some upon the same nyht
yat yei amozelle trete cholde
unto his bathiler he tolde
his conseil and ye yinge With all
he chedewt ynght wiche that chaff
the deth ye lynges doghter wade
and so the yinge was lede to wade
he tolde mto hine fader honde
that with what man that he it fonde

dus choldes hym take to hyne lond
his pvis he forth stant of very
250 noman Wot who hap y
This bathiler Upon this y
his eye and his entent lede
and yoghte moze yanne he o
his feugneth with a falle vi
that he was glas bot his cozage
was al cet in an other wif
peyde olde þhli saphes wif
the wyten upon pilke wher
that he may deft aman begile
in whom the man hafth mo
And this be felt in evident
Toward this yonge londe of
his bathiler Wiche had tom
whan þhis lond benyghit ole
this yinge wiche his mathe
orte of his pvis a were he de
and put an other in the fied
Amozowe When ye cont
the yonge londe was forth
to whom ye lodes on hon
And after that of matige
yei trete and apen of hynes
not the wiche yoght to fai
the fine fader heftes in this mat
des openely of men may
the change wiche the hyne fadde
This was his lond of kome
and doght tolaude his pvis
and so al for noght it was agen
his bathiler it hath forth di
and axeth Depon the londe
that he hyn holde couenant
the toke was do enffant
that ne might be for fale
and natholes his lond haf tal
One of thee azene his owne ma
bot for noying that he lau
his might as pante noght be
Co þis clavine is Encausde

Liber

If it be corve that men enpoffe
his oghne vitwith the hym chaff Sepofe
And for to corve an evidence
that honnory and zver venience
wherof thei upgthey knowle and ende
To thempoy anon thei seide
The five corche his cone wot
And whan þe he the corche wot
To telle his corosbe it is endeles
wot zt in hafte natheles
Upon the tale wiche he herd.
His Stellwande in to pere ferde
With many a worth (tomem eke
his liege trautour for to seke
And than thei jeyir come were
this kynghym hath confessed yere
howf falesly þe hym hathe boze.
Wherof his worth, lord was lory.
Ou seiden come he childe deie.
Sot zt thei fonden onche a wille
If he chaff not be des in pereſd.
And pue the chiles ben inſe-
ſe rando, þe was coroſed
And þe londe was abandoned.
To hym alioſh it were uſicht
per is no pene for hym dyſht
Not to this point an to pue ende
per ſiuen wel þe chaff vende
With the womeynes to come azem
And pue accosſed fuff and plem
The qveke body with the londe
With lene take feeth thei lede
Where þe Enplant hath his myſe
a herof yatt pon the myht anſe
Upon this enſemation
Southende of Enplantation
pat pon my ſone do neght co
And for to take hiede alſo.
What Enplant doth in other haliue
per is nonan kan ſinde a calme
Plemely to helen corche a coxe.
It hathe and chaff ben ener moze.

Whan pride is with euer toyt
the coſſeth noman in gode point
Wher þe he may his honouer let
And þpon if J. chaff set
Enſample in holy thereche J. ſinde
Sow þ Enplant is neght he hinde
God wot if þe it nold be so
ſſor in conique of tyne ago
J. ſinde a tale conuadable.
Of Enplant wiche y is no ſable
In the mado as J. chaff telle
Co as whilom ye pingeſ ſelle
The point confefſor a confiſtoſ in canſa dig-
nitatis adjuinende Enplantatores. Et
nay at qualit ſſ Bonefacius Decersoſa
omn Teleſtum a papatu vertatata in
venenone ſa andulent Enplantant. God
qui potentes a cede depout hinnſnod
Enplantacem ſa andem non Enſtneus
pum ac in ſublinite exaltatum poſſa in
pamidi capiſ miſi ſam pri ſameg. En-
piatari neenon et ab hinnis vite gandis
Zolozota moſte Enplantari ſinſali
conclusione permitt.

A

A

done as it hath of ſalle
the virar sexual of ſalle
of deu þe henen vifeth ſeuth
his lap Day Wiche non South cereth
Hath other as to the Woxſes ye
whos name if J. chaff epenſe
the hinde popa. C. Nicholas
and behaue he passed yins
ye eandmathles pat wolden ſaue
he ſonne of lade in ye conelane
Gon for to cheſe an elde popa
and after þe ye conthe agiſtope
Hath eche of hem seide his entente
Tul at the lap jei affeute.
Upon an holy deere verſus
Wiche fuff was of goſtely vertus.
His pacience and his ſympleſe
Hath set hym in to hye uohlasse.

J. p[.]n[.]s v[.]o[n]e he p[.]o[p].

your ſas he pope tanouſed
Wiche vurre honour and untu
his hyn chance as it is fal
his name celeſt men talle
Wiche not ſied. Was the bull
To houſe chere the and to the ſu-
Jualle londes maſſuſed.
But ene Coazhip is enuie
And y was pille tyme gene
ſſo[.] when y[.]p[.]pe of ch[.]bo[.]h
Was chose. and opre cet be
A taymal was y[.]lke ti-
Wiche the p[.]apat longe hathe
And þpon zyeth ſonſon.
Not whan he ch[.]b[.]fou ſonne in
For Wiche he hathe longe ty-
þe y[.]ke ſi[.]ve Wiche Cthauna br
Schuſh his wofuſt hert ve
Wiche is ſeſembled to euer
Wcheroſ Enplant and ty-
Engendred is. and nachthe
he forueth lone he ſeignet
Untelwaſt he doth the rei-
But al bath uneſt his conſu-
Jynſh ſals ſymagmanion
he p[.]oghe Enplantation
and þpon a wonder Wylde
he w[.]voghte. ſoz al pille ch[.]h
he ſuſ co. y of his lignage
He has a lergon of ſyonge ag-
W hom he hathe in his chambre
This qandmal his tyme hathe
And with his Wodes ch[.]e an
the Wiche he conthe. C. F. Li-
the ch[.]op y[.]s deere of Wiche. J.
Toldar the pope for to die
To y[.]rithmne his ch[.]ambre. a
the hyn. and was a p[.]me ch[.]b
the ch[.]op and the pope on my[.]ht ty-
This Cardinal ch[.]e ch[.]o[.]ghe
Upon a Day whan he hathe ch[.]b

Civnis

Dhawf y al his hert tendvep
And che pite wypinne engendjep
pint hyn was lener for to chyst
his oghne bod for to lese
pan se govret a moereve woght
pon the blod. Othe gulteth noght
yne for the pite wiche he tob
Alle ove leches he for sot
And pint hyn oute of anenture
Al onely in to goddes mne
And cert who y bol mansture be
he not be snant to pite
So fer sesth he was oncome
with charite y he hath nome
his confel and his officers
And was onto his trescers
y yel his tresour al abome
Departe anonge y poud yonte
Of wemen and of childeuor bothe
Wherof yel uyst hyn fede and clothe
and canch toznen home azem
with oute lost of eyw green
pyngsh charite pus he despendep
His good wherof y he amender
The poud people and outrebaulep
yeharn y he hem co truleap
And pus the wofull wyltes cowlle
To iore is tozned on the mozolle
Al was jambing al was blessing
Othe erst was weping and unswag
pes wemen gon home glad ynoght
Leyon for iore on ope laght
And pwanden for this lodes helo
Othe hath releffed pe querele
And hath his oghne willle forsake
pu charite for goddes sake
Et ot now hewastre you chalh hieve
Chant god hap woght in yis maniere
As he wiche both al eginte
To byn y woghte charite
he was azembard charitons
And to pite he was pittous.

ffor it was never enolwe zit
Chant chajite goth snaqyit
ye uyst Gitan he was lende to clepe
ye hihe god Cothe wolde hyn kepe
Cent petty and cent ponle hyn cende
As whom he wolde his lepre amende
Yei tuo to hyn clepende appiere
ffro god and cende in this maniere
O constantu for pon hast dned
Pite pon hast pite sefemed.
ffor thi pon chalh Othe pite hane
y sod yngsh pite wol the cane
Co chalh pon double helo finde
fferst for thi bodeliche lunde
And for thi woful conle als
pon chalh be hol of bothe too
And for pon chalh ye not despeive
Thi lepve chalh no moze enpene
Zil you wist sende y lipon
Unto the mont of tel you.
Where y silvest and his cleʒie
To sedre snelle in compaigne
ffoz drez of the Othe many a day
Hast ben afo to cristes lay
And hast desvnuſ to mochel chame
ye pichons of his holy name
Bot now you hast comel appesed.
Thizod and with zode zese pleſſ.
y pon thi pite hast bedeard.
Upon ye blode Othe you hast epan
ffoz thin to the cabanou
pon chalh hane enſormacion
Othe as Silvestre chal ye tetho
ye nedeth of non other leche
Th his Empour with al yis hervd
Grant nuy lodes he auſwerd
J. Wol do as ze nis cea
Bot of o pming J. Wolde pvas
What chalh J. telle onto Silvestre
Or of zonve nowne oz of zonve eſive
And pe hyn tolden what yel hynre
And fourth with al oute of his othe.

wyer my fader so no wredhe
And with y Wode che laste epeche
And fell soon fcomende at his fot
As che for cosowe nedes mot
Soth his hozible tjultee.
per myhte attempre no pitee
Onte of hwe thambre forth he wente
Al ful of cratho in his entente
And toke pe wseil in his hert
Of che chaffe neght ye deth aspeyt
As he wiche yalenouhe
Of patience bath no lieu
Weswof his Wjathe he may jestreigne
And in his Wilde wode peme
Wban al his jesau was butane
A kynht he lepeche be his name.
And toke byn as be weie of conde
A naked Wande to kave on honde
And cande hyn he stynke so
And telle him to his Doghter so.
In the mane as he hyn bap.
How ohe chaffe wverdes blad.
Tearyne childe and so with al
Co as che wot whar to che chafte
fforth in message soth yis kynht
Bn to yis wofull yonge wyht.
yis chaffe wverde to hne he toke.
A herof of y al hne body gowol
ffore Wol ohe wift what it wente
And it was to pilke entente.
Of che hne celuen cholke ote
And to jefunht che deade ze.
Nolb y J. Wot my faders Wille.
J. J. chaff in yis wife chille.
J. Wol oke me yev to
And as he Wol it chaff he do.
So not yis yng may be non op.
J. Wol a lyd to my hjothe.
So as my fiable hande may lyte
With al my wofult hert enderte
Che toke a peme on honde yo
ffiv poynt to poynt and al pe wo.

Als for futh as hne self it wot
Bn to hve seely frende che Wjot
And tole holl j have fader gare
Che myhte for no pnyng pny chace
And owpat as pon chalt hirre
Che Wjot and cande in pny nature
O pon my szowe and my sladnesse.
O pon my hele and my sekenesse
O my Wanhope and al my twaft.
O my disease and al my lufi
O pon my welo o pon my wo
O pon my freide o pon my so.
O pon my lone o pon myn hate
ffor the mote J. be sed algate
Pilke ende may J. noght aserte
And zt with al myn hole herte
Whil pune lasteth eny breth.
J. Wol ye lone onto my deth
Sot of o pnyng. J. chaff ye preie
Of my litelONE drie.
Let hyn be berid in my grane
Beside me. so chalt you hane
Upon w both the remembraunce
ffor yus it standeth of my guidance.
Nolb at pny tymne as you chalt wit
Wny teres and wry enke Wjat
Yus lixe J. hane in tares told
In my pht honde my pemo y hold.
And in my left ye wverde J. kepe
And in my barne y luth to kepe.
Py childe and myn wiche cokbeth fast
Nolb am J. come onto my lufi
ffive wel for J. chaff done drie.
And holl J. thi lone abie
Je pomel of ye wverde to givonde
Che get and wip ye pount a wonde
Yning onte hir hert anou che wade
And forth with j at pate and faqe
Che fel son sed. fiv yeve che fad.
Che childe lay bayende in hir bild
Onté jolled fiv ye modej bapne
And for pe bild was hote and wapne.

lursus

As he gave Wolde no lift, zrie be.
My fflader þi may wel believe
Ade þe telleu it is oll.
For eely man lone as he will
ze so it be not my lide
ffoz. j. schaff not be Woth þe
bot þi Wath and fare amys
Al one upon my self it is
that I, Wath, bothe lone and fime
Am so bested þi. fan fande
To be we holl it may after te
Withe stant upon myn oghne herte
And toneth to non oy lif.
Sane onely to þi wete wif
ffoz whom bot if it beaumendit
wy plade daies ben Desperendit
þat. j. my self schaff noght forbere
ye w that the wiche þi. now bere
ffoz y is non other lefche
2 now ayeth forð þ. zos besethe
Of Wath if y oghit elles us
Wheverof to Wyrne lone is.
Jra moutet litem que ligne fiaur resolnens
Laya p infames nuyt ovip vias
Trawy mitrey as encomt ifad ciquacés
Bos venis a lities linquent here vagos.
Oed paeient agens tutinyns qo celet ore
Duit e extati carpit amons iter.
Hic traktat confess et rip oda opere we
que tis ex eunus continelijt immundis
Solon certisio tam amous tam qui aliter
in gimplurib; copiffine exorit eft..
If cij appé ye sevonde is cheste
Withe hath ye Wyndes of tempeste
To kepe, and many a godem blast
He blócceth Wherof ben agast
Hei þe desiven pes and vest
He is þe alke vngodeliest
Withe many alway lone hati wyrnnes.
ffoz he bereth end his monye wyrpines.
So þis huppes ben Guloke
And his cozage is al to bjohe.

þe end þyrne Wiche he kan telle
It wþryngeth up as doth a welle.
Wiche may non of his themes hide
Sont jenneth onte on endy oide.
So buullen bp þe fonle outbes
pat chere wot of his feldes
ffoz as a cide fepeth ale
Fist so kan cheste kepe a tale
Al þe he wot he wold Desitose
And opeke oz any man oppose.
As a Ortee With onte Wal
Wheer men muty go onte ondil.
With onte eny jefistene
Co with his joked eloquence
He epeketh al þe he wot Wyrinne
Wheerof men lef more yan Wonne
ffoz oft tyne of his chidynge
He bringeth to house cothe tydynge
þ maketh wene atte beddeshed
Hus is the leden of the byd.
Withe cometh al þe past abonte
ayen oghit Wel forhen to Donte.
ffoz ende his bothe is jedy bent
And whom he hit. þ. telle hyn chent
If he may pce hyna with his tonge
And eke so londe his belle is jonge
þ of nouse and of þe odbu
ayen feven hem in al the tobu
wel more yan þei do þe thonder
ffoz y is cause of more wonder
ffoz with þe Wyndes Withe he blóweth
ffuloft oith the he ouþroweth
þe e trees and ye poline
pat þane herd þe poeple qne
and ehon seide in his degre
ha Wiche tonge wo þe be
ffoz men ceun þe þe hyd bon
al pogh hyn self þane non
A tonge cheketh it al to pieces
he hath so many coudne eputes
of one þi. myn noght wel
Desitve þeun be a ponsondel.

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opponent

confessor

confessio

amantis

zor whan ? he to cheste falleth
fful many a vonder ymge be falleth
ffor he ne kan noying forbare

Nors telle me One ym answere
If it hath end to betis
pat you at eny tyme haft chid

G owards thi lone, fader may

Sorche chefte zit vnto pis dar
De mace J. never god fo:bede.
ffor er J. ouge cothe a cyde
I. had lene to be lewed.

ffor þenne were J. at beshrewed.

And worth to be pitt abak

With al þe corowe upon my bak
þen man oxeigne conthe
zot J. opake neide zit be monthe
zit vnto cheste myht touse
and J. snift jyht wel wouche
upon hir self as for witnesse
ffor J. wot of byne gentillesse
hat che me wolde wel exenfe
pat J. no cothe puges se
And if it childe so betide

J. algates moſte chide

it myſt not be to my lone.

ffor co was J. nede abone.

ffor al pis wide Wozde to wunne
J. snift eny Wozde begynne.

The wiche che myſt hane ben anoues.
And J. of cheste atſo repreenes.

Bot þave if it myſt hre like
he beste Wozdes Wolde J. pike.

Wiche J. conthe in my heart cheſe

Ans die hew ſonth in ſted of cheſe
ffor ? 18 he:plithe to De ſie

Ans co Wolde my Wozdes plie

J. myhten wjapje and cheſte avale
With tellyng of my ſeſt tule.

Pis dar J. make a ſore Wad.

J. nede on to my lady Wolde.
Zit opak J. Wozde in cothe a wife.
Whereof cheſte: Wolde apis.

yis eue J. noghte J. ful oft

Ne hane whan J. opake noſt oft
pav cas cede moze J. an yuowh
zot so wel haſt noman ye plowſh
If he ne baleth other while

Ne co wel can noman affile.

His tonge ? come tyme in tape

Jym may com lyht Wozde on tape

And zit ne meneth he no cheſte

zot yane J. hane azem hir heſto
fful oft opake J. am beliowle

And how my Wille is ? ze knoſſe

ffor whan my tyme come aponte

pat J. Sar opake and crie al onte

my longe lone of Witche che Wot

pat end m on alche hor

ye griedeth yane al my ſeaſe

J. telle and poygh it hae diſſeas
J. opake it ſonth and noght ne lene

and poygh it be beſide hir lene.

J. hape and twole natheles.

J. So noght azem ye pes.
ffor poygh J. telle hir al my poyghit

The Wot Wel J. chide noght

wyen may ye hie yod beſche.

And he Wol here a mannes opake.

And be not Wroth of ? he seith

So zily it me the more ſeith

And maketh me hirndy conth to crie

J. Sar wel the better preie

My ladi Wiche a Woman is

ffor poygh J. telle hir ? or pis.

D. lone Wiche me griedeth sozo

hre oghe noght be wroppre ye moze

ffor J. with onte noise or cy

My ſlent make al buxonly

To pitten al Witche a wome

Pis dar J. crie ond to pis dne.

Of cheſte in erueſte or in game
My ladi chafth me no yng blithe

liber.

In chitt no manu cometh

that no man cont

zor whan J. cam my
ffor yane J. maſte

And eithy tale by a
Withe as J. opak.

J. yenke and pey
And dralde ni to

And yanne if ? ? ?
Of eny Wozde y? ?

Withe haw to m
Anon my Wittes.

And make a thid
pat eny Wozde m

Wiche as J. chold.
And co ſonth after

And lome if ? ? was
To opake and J. un

and yane J. may
? ? ? ? ? ?

Eny Wozde be leſt
Withe as J. chold.

J. Wolde upon my
And chide with my

J. al my wot is ouſ
ffor norman may ſe

J. recone and þins
So ond Wroth maſt

J. J. my selfe chide as
Pis fa to more or

fful oft J. auu my cel
Not al ? may me nog

Conth cheſte poygh J. ni
zot onle on flok and f

pe more ? aman deſon
wyen witen wel wiche

And co to me my Wozd
zot tomenth on myn oghe

Poygh J. til ? ? ? ? ?

Wolde ene chide in Wozde
Of lone A. J. to zos

Sot falder nobl. de haw to
in pis mace. Sow J. han

That ne nis in conthe better chide
And þath ben at enery tis
Whan þan kan my self al one
ffoz þane þu made a virne mone
And eny tale by and by
Withe as þ. eak to my lasy
J. þenke and peise in my balance
And dralde in to my vemembraunce
And yanne if y. þ. finde alaf
Of eny Wozde yat þ. mýs eak
Withe was to moche in eny Wisse
Anon my Cittes. þ. se spise.
And make a thidying in my heart
pat eny Woz. Se me childe aftir
Withe as þ. cholde hane holden uune
And so forth aftir þ. beginne
And loke if þ. was elles oghs
To epeke and þ. ne epeke it noght
And þane if þ. may seehe and finde
þ. eny Wozde be left behinde
Withe as þ. cholde moze hane epeke
þ. Wolse upon my self be wrove
And chide with my self co.
þ. al my wit is onge

ffoz no man may his tyme loze
Recone and þus þ. an þ. forze
Co undvroth mal my þoght
þ. my self chide al to noght
þus for to morche at for to lide
fful oft. þ. an my self to wite
Not al þ. may me noght avande
Wth cheste pogh. þ. me und vade
Not onle on flok and flok an oule
þ. more þ. aman de foule
yen Witen wel wich bath þe wers
And so to me nys worth a kerse
Not watheth on myn oghne hede
pogh. þ. til þ. þere se de
Wolse ene chide in chese a wisse
Of lone as þ. to zon as seuse
Not fader nowt þe hane al hevnd.
In þus manere soth. þ. hane fevd

Of cheste and of distention
If me youre absolution

Æ y done if you wist it not
What cheste soth in special
To lone and to his wel willyng
pon Wolze fit fen his knoowelechtinge
And lerne to be sebonaire
ffoz who y most kan epeke faive
is most antordende vn to Lone
ffaire epeche hylth of troggt abone
fful many a man as it is knoode.
Withe elles childe hane be pht londe
and fauled mother of his Wille.
ffoz thi holde youn thi tonge falle.
And let yi wit yi Wille areste
So þ. yon falle noght in cheste.
Wiche is ye Dorne of gvertè Distance
And take in to thi vemembraunce
If you myht gete patience
Wiche is pe lethe of alle offence.
As tellen as þeise olse Wisse
ffoz Whan noght elles may onffis.

## Paciencia est vindicta
commun numismaturg

De sfeugye ne be mannes Ditt
pan patience is onfitt
and onbometh it atte last
Dot he may nede longe last
Withe Wol not bowe er þ. he kveke
Take hede Done of þ. þ. epeke.

Æ y faber of zoure zode ly epeche
And of ye wit Wiche ze nie teche.
J. þonke zon with al myn hert
ffoz þ. Wozdes chalh me necher aftert
yat þ. ne chulz zoure Wozdes holze.
Of patienté as ze me tolde.
Als farfosth as myn hert þeuker
And of my wath it me fozpenkeý
20t faber if ze fozth with al
Come zode en slampile m special
ye Golden telle in some cronic
It chulze wel myn hert Loke.

## Confessor

## Seneca

## Amans

Liber

Of patience for to have
So pat J. myht in manere
The more vnto my londe obere
And pritten myn desse aðere
the point confess for ex' de pacieucia in
amore confit litres hende. Et nayst qui
lit vy Constat us quodam die nihus
Dmonik litigant - sed en ipe abſp. colla
reſponſione oni proba pacient eſt
lit undignata yn quondam y'diviam
plein aque puit in manu tenebat en
caput viri en eubto effudit dicens.
Cingila e latnere qum p[udens] tunc aut
O me iam cau exptus oni p[ro] poſt ven-
tur, abid ecenit ymbres e ito modo litis
continuèam euk pacientia ſenectat.

My one a man to bee hym pes
Zehneth coffee as Conſutes
Enſample left wisse is worte
And for you chalt ye coshe worte
Of this enſample what J. mene
Al yogh it be nowl hite cene
Amonge ye men pille eſtente
it he was upon patience.
To get. y'hym celf to affne
In pinge wiche myht hym moſt myſpaine
Desveth and a wikked wif.
He weddeth wiche in cenzowe and ſwif
Aem his caſe was contrive.
Not he opak eue cost and ſane.
Tal it be ſel as it is tode
In wynter vban ye day is cold.

His wif was fvo ye welle come
Vhev pat a pot with water nome
The hay and droggt it in to honſe
And ſih howd pat hir eely ſonſe
Was get and toſed on a boſe
Nyh to ye ſive as he wiche tode.
His caſe, for a man of age
And thee began ye wode vaze
And axeth hym what denel he p[og]ht
And bare on honde y'hym ne p[og]ht

What labour y'che toke on honde
And sench y'che an hynſonde.
Was to a wif noght wozy a ſive
He serde nother uay ne re
Zent helle hym ſtille and let hir eide.
And wiche may hyn celf not hide
Cheganne wyrnne for to welle
And y'che noght in ſvo the welle
Ye watter pot che hent aloſt
And bad hym epeſe and he aft cefu
Ou ſtille and noght a word arisſend.
And she was wroth y'he so ſer'd
And afteth hyn if he be des
And all ye water on his hys.

Che pomde onte and bad hym albake
De he wiche wolde noght for ſake
His patience p[ane] c[apak]
And ceide houſ y'he ſonde no laſ.
In no p[ange] wiche eſe h[ad] do
ſſor it was C[hyt]r[ine] po
And wynter as be were of hinde.
Wiche ſtormy is as men it ſinde.
After waketh ye w[yn]des for to b[lo]ſe
And after y'wyrnne a p[ro]wche
He reyneth and ye wate[rag]tes.
D[u]ndoth And p[us] my w[if] algaſes.
Which is with reason w[el] be ſem
H[is]t made me bothe wuſe and rem
After ye caſon of ye zey.
And p[ane] he get hym neve ye ſor
And as he myht his clothes w[et]e
Y'he no moſe o' w[or]de ne cruſe
Whereof he zate h[yn] omdal v[er]ſe
ſſor y'h[yn] p[og]ht was ye baſe.

Not if p[ilke] enſample ſat
Acozeth with a mannes w[at]
To coffee as Conſates y[os] des
And it ſalle in many ſred.
A man to leſe co his zalle
H[ym] oſſt amonige ye women alle
In lones towrt he jenggement
The name dere of p[atient]

Annuus

Conſeffor.

No it ſen enſample t
of p[il]ence h[ou]d y'
othe men it my
and ſone if you at
the ſempted a[me]
Duke lieth upon
the chal[ke] p[as] ye
If you chaſt ye

y'fader co as
Of y'chalt be no
ſſor J. Wol take a
p[it] er J. ſatte in
J. p[ende] eſchne
not if ye be og[ht]
S[he]roſ. J. myht
J. p[ave] zey so as
now teleth y' J. m
Some other tale nu
the p[oint] confess
mitte caner ſeſ-
J[um]one c[rip] q[ui]d
liet v[ir] vi[ra]t
p[is]ent[ia] ſer uen
Tresiam c[or] u[n]de
ulle confuone m[u]
ne ſeffu[n]t w[at] de
lumine clavat[is] a
p[u]ntut.

It came per ne
To cheſe in al a
p[og]ht it beguine
ſful of[er]t to[n]eth in t
and d[och] greſt u[n]de
S[he]roſ of ye z[er]e
J[ew]e lat[he] w[iche] l
of p[il]enter and of

Liber

Aus take a tale in to thynnde
The wiche of olde en sample I founde
Qualitantes ora una cosidere nequit
nut. Hic pount confessor exemplin tout
usos qui in amorum canisa althins consilin
venelare prescript. Et naynat qualque
quedam aus tunc abbissina nold copine
consilim und eue cornide phebo demundant
conde comight non cori ipam cornideu
interfieced & cozinn qui antea tan
tum my albus first in picienii colozem
pro perpetuo transmittant fort.

The bus which maketh ye daies lift
A lone he had wiche yo habt
Cormide. Whom abone alle
he pleseth. Not what that be falle
Of lone y is no man knoweth
Not as foetime hir happes pirseth
So it be fel upon a chance
A yonge fuyht toke hir aquemante.
And has of hir al y he wold
Not a falle brid with the hay holde
And kept in chambre of pire zonthe
Disoneth al y the tounthe
His briddes name was as yo
Cormins ye wiche was pune al so
Wel moze whit pune any owan
And he p chervelle al y he kan
Of his lady to phebus seide
And he for wrath his fide de onte breide
With wiche cornide anon he slowh
Unt after hym was he ynough
And toke a ful grete repetunte
Wherof in tokne and remembrance
Of him which was his wiche epeche
Upon his bird he tok his wiche
Y y was knowhith to toke
One after an other y falle
He was thus formed as it chelweth
An many a man zit hym be chelweth

Aus clepen hym in to this day
A Faden ke whom zit men may
Take evidence what he wert
Yat come mys hap it significantly
We war y falle and eue ye best
If you wold be thyn self in vest
Any godde come as I the rede

In an other place I rede
Ie loquit onp eodem et naynat qualiter
Laat minpfa se eo qnd iurit intinideu
adlittant junom jons yci cenera iene
Lant una prc iurit ya consituis flugia
Lan is pus abbisa ipam postea m pfordu
adheventis exulem p perpetuo mantispant.
Of yille 2e EMPHSE WICHE Laat highte
Ffoz she ye priuete be nyht
How Jupiter lay be Jupitane
Hath toke so God and her ontozne
Hive tonge he lutte and in to felle
Ffoz end he seide pere foz to Wello
As she y was noght worthi biere
To beu of lone a chambevere
Ffoz she no ton feil tounthe hele
And cothe a daies de noth falle
In lones court as it is seide.
Y let hive tonges go ontoide
My CONE be you non of tho
To angle and telle tales so
And namely y yon ne thise
Ffoz cheste kan no ton feil hide
Ffoz wathre seide neve wel
My fader goth is every del
Yat ze me teche and y wol holde
Ye reule to wuht y am holde
To ffe ye cheste as ze me bid
Ffoz wel is hym y neber thid
Now telle me forth if pere be more
As tonthyring on to warryes toze
"DEMONUS EST OMNIS QUIS CANDA CINDABAT?"
YITILAM ECPTA COEDS AD ANTRIX GUA
NON LAYABIT ANGUS ODIN QUI FERIIT. "SINGIS"
NTER SECRETUM CUM UPIUS ADIRE COMIT.

Dit tristat consen
que od in zed
omne iure munten
renem. ulla csa
fuit cembra de
Dremorans. 16

O

J. S. Wraye.

Die is to c

An is be name clep
Yat chelweth noght
pat y come other l
fzr he wol make
Of no debat whi

Nolb epeke if
yat with ys wic

E z it sof egl
my fader. I not

H isode feth con

My fader may bu

D. w. lift my con

Chine is a wrath no

Zot of longe tyw

An swelleth in th

Dil he e ynes to

And ynes he othe
mose eodem yane
with wot no ping

My CONE ART YON

My fader as. I w

Nolb cee. I condel

Zot. I amely nu

My lady was me ne

I. Walde not chere

Yat of hae am gult

Ffoz ch. I to my

ffro say to day and

And che no myr onne

Zot chort wodes to u

Jegh. I my lady

The cormides moſſe. I

And cholze yei chere al

D. Co sev oute of lond

Die tratzt confessor de terra opeie
ire que odn deira dunt imos nativit
omne we munitionis ad mentem pedu-
renas illas o pli ad tempus ymdeute ve-
lit omnia de oms in cordis papro-
cemorant in userrit.

ff Wraye zit ypan other

Wiche is to cheste his oghne brother

And is be name cleped hathe

Yat e affreth noght withinne his gate

Pat y come other lone or pes

ffor he wol make no reles

Of no debat which is be falflo

N oth epeke if you art on of alle

Yat worth ye vise haft be you holde

A s zit for eght pat ye me tolde
mye facon. I not what it is

I nge de feith one I twive zis

My facon may but ze me leve.

N ow lift mye one and you chalt here

Hine is a worth noght cheswende

Zot of londe thyne gesenide

And Swelleth in the heart loken

Of he se yme to be woken

And ytue he chesweth his tempeste

more Goden yane yse wilde beke

With wot no ying what myn is

Mye one art yon knowende of yis

Q y facon as. I weve

Nolw wor. I knowel what ze meue

Sot. I am cunely make an oth

Mye lady was me never loth

I Wolde not beare natheles

Yat I of hate am gulteles.

Hfor chhan. I to mye lady plie.

Sfor say to day and myn tye

And che no myn onne feth

Zot chort wozde to me seith

Yogli. I mye lady loue algate

Ye wozdes moste I wedes hathe

And Wolde pey were all euent

Or so fer vilke of londe Kent

40
Tertius.

Yat I never after holde hem hirere

And zit lone I mye lady Siere

Pus is y hate as ze may ce

Sett wene mye lady wozde and me

Ye wozde. I hate and have I lone

What come chaff be tide of lone.

But further wozre I wol me chyne

Y I hane hated aft mye lyne.

Ye seise wängelers Withé of hir enyie

Zen eber redy for to lie.

Hfor With here fult up passageent

Fful often yei hane made me chent

And hundres me fuloft tyme.

Whan yei no cause wiste by me

Zot oneliche of hir eghne poght

And pus ful often hane I poght

The lie and drank noght of the wyne.

I Wolde here hup were cothe as myn

Hfor hows so I be nowe chythe

To hem may I noght forzive

Til I se hem at debat

With londe and yanne myn aftat

Yei myhten he here eghne So me

And toke how it childe hem yneme.

To hundre a man I loneth Coze.

And pus I hate hem eðmore

Til lone ou hem Wol son his Wiche

Hfor I chaff at Wey be sheche

Uu to the myhty Cupido.

I he so mochel Wolde so

Co as he is of lone a zed

To enyte hem With ye came jod.

Withe Wiche I am of lone enyit

Co I yei myhten knolke and Wot

Holl hundring is a wo full peyne

To hym I lone Wolde atteignie

Pus ende on hem I wante and hops

Til I myn sen hem lepe a londe

And halten on the same coze.

Wiche I so nowd for eðmore

I Wolde yanne so myn myht

So far to fionden in hirere lyht

“Iiber”

“Confessio”

Thar yel ne chulden hane a wicle
To þi wolde, bot a wicle
J. wolde hem puit, onte of þe stede
Aſſo lone, vilſt as yel me deſede
Worthe þi epeke of me be morpe
O wolde I so if þi. If þi I tondre
Of hem und pis co so de me came
Is aff þehate I hane.

Towand pefe iangelers eny el

J. wolde alle oyr eurde wel.
Hus hane I fader, onde my wille.
Cay ze now forſt hoz I am ſulle.
My one of þi yon haſt me onde.

I holde me noght fully pando
If you wolt haten eny man

To yw awoſden I ne kan
Yost he hane hundred ye toſore
Bot pis I telle ye perſore
Yon myſht upon my benacoun
Kel haten the condition.

Of yoangelers as pon me toldſt
Zent ſur themoſe of þi yon woldeſt
hem hundre m eny other wisse.

Gothe hate is eney to deſpise
ſor thi wyone I wol pe rindo
If you drave m be ſtrendelihede
If you ne myſht noght do be hate
Co myſht you gete lone algite

And get pe my one in reſe
ſor you chaſt ſuſide it for the boſo

And on this co as I dar
I rede þou be pht war

of other mēmes hate aſtente.

Wuthhe eny wisse maſt chulde onde
ſor hate is end upon à wante
and as ye fyſhere on his bante.

Cley whan he sey ye fisheſe faſte
Co whan he sep tyme at laſte.

Þe he nay wothe an op wo
Chaſt no manu tozen hym þo wo
If hate nil his felonie

ſuſi ſille and ſeyne compame

Zut naθels for falz cemblant

Is towaſt hym of conenant

Wath holde I do þi order bothe
þe prime wraſh lan hym tłothe

If he chaſt ceme of gret e believe
Hot war the wel þou not liene

Al þou cieſte to ſore thyn yhe
So as Grescoys whilom yhe

ye boſe of twoy who do rede

Yere may he ſinde enſample in deſe

Lic point confessor ex cont illos qui in uve sive
omnpre conditave nou poſſuit facta diffimi-
lacione vndiam subdele affeſquent. A

narrat ut in pabaunderes pruinceps zecuap
in obſtione et vroe a quibuscum p[er]ſus omni
h[is] p[ro]torio u[n]tenſens ſuſſet pat[er] ſu[n]ſus
Exo. Q. Jam plus ni patra u[n]da time.

existens h[uius]modi euentus certiudinu
gruſſet zecuon in omu wordu odin ſup-
omma j[er]collegit. Wnde contigut in u[n]
Evert Seduta evrau per alium maue
versus G[ru]ciam u[n]anoſio iemeneautes od
ſenjuſſimo. notic[em] tempore minua ven-
tozzu tempeſtate metabannuy. fey

Q. Jam plus in teſa u[n]da contra lato-
mam[ic] o[n]bi majora cayorum eu[n]me-
bant perenila. O[n]p. cairuunua mon-
tinu gruſſuſum notanter ſeru[n]
ignu[n]t. u[n]mos G[ru]ca affyaenteo. ſul-
nu[n] poſtu[n]m bidem u[n]venue certuſſi
me p[ra]tubant. et tervam ap[ro]xiu[n]ma
tes. Diu[i]p[er]s u[n]tambus magnu p[er]u[n]
zecuonu p[ri]litaſiatuy. Et eic. u[n]
Jam plus o[n]p. bu[n] ne[n]mi. odio la-
titante p[er] diſſu[la]tions ſi and
conditant. " " "

One after the deſentation
than t[ro]ne was al betou do[n]
and clayn was Damus ye h[ug]

The Gregoys which of at pis p[ui]s
Sen tande, to u[n]ch home agen

per may no manu his hap with cem

If ſaſt den gen an
the ſaſt tyne afte
the cre as þe ſo forſt
A n[g]e of z[er]te te
J[ui]o et bende h[ui]
the oſky w[er]s Se
pe ſire welkne z[er]
as y[os]h ye w[or]lde
ſſo h[ui]ene onte
ye vem ſtoſne ſo
and al table ma
þ[on]au myſht
heve may men b[ui]
þ[os]t m[au]t e[n]f
he þe h[ui]ne on
may not ye ſoſt
þe ch[ap] a[n]os u[n]
ye L[es]ſi[n]an h[ui]
ye see bot in ou
pe[n] n[est]en what
bot cenen hem a
where he w[ol]de ſo
and ſe p[il]le ty[ur]

G her was a h[ui]
was h[ore] and s
At t[ro]ne Wicthe
as he þ[as] was ma[n]
Cau þ[or]tine let
I[n]s name was p[er]
bot p[ough]t an hat
of onne of them ſi
and he be t[res]on o
h[is] fader than he
he o[n]ze if end b[ui]
he w[ol]de h[ym] b[ui]
and p[ro] a[n]os b[eg]i
a boſo upon a b[ay]
ſor he was not of
To gengen h[ui]n o
je f[es]ene Wiche y[or]
thafte p[il]le ſou

Terminus

When noble time was then
And onome and home again
He gegays, turned five, he too
He kynge founde him oghne liege.
In many places as men were
At him for sake, and there be
Amonge he were fast his cas.
To Demephon and Athamas
sat were kynge, but he too
And there were all the so
Here lieges were his nocht time
Of his late moste alzatt weyne
To seche londe in other place
Ffor he were founde of late
Whereof he token hem to vede
And oghten fivendes at vede
And eche of hem affirme othir
To help as to his oghne biuthw
To bengen hem of ylle ontrage
And woude him echeme here hertage
And pirs pere vide, aboute faste
To geten hem help, and at laste
Hea haden power offfiffant
And; unken pannne aouenant
pat pere ne cholden no lif soone
Ne preste ne clark ne lord ne knane
Seeth ne childe of his pere vide
Wliche beeth, visage of mannes londe
So his no lif shaff be soone
Not with the godly civen, denominated
In corbe folehaptis here otho nante,
Yea chappen for to do vengeance,
When pirs purpos was, and thene
Amonge here oſte, he was pere bloode.
Of wodes many a cpace aboute
If yonge men were hysy voutre
were of pirs tale, glad ynough,
were no ture for pere plothe,
as pere, if were fihathif,
he ben anotred to the swif
And seith it may not ben to greeve,
To bengen hem of cothe for his

Ys seith the wilde willise tonge
Of hem that there wereu yonge
Not Pessor wiche was olde and hez
The calme oth to fore the cos
As he was of conseil wise
So anon be his abis
Yer was a prime conseil none
The lodes be togedre come
Yis Demephon and Athamas
Here purpos wolde as it was
Yea siten alle stalle and here de
Was non but Pessor hem anſwerde
He bad hem if he wilde woude
Yea cholden se se pere beginne
Here ende and set here first entente
Yea hem after ne repente
And axeth hem this queſuon
To what final conſiſtion
Yea wolde regne kynge there
If no poeple in londe were
And seith it were allonder woude.
To seith a kynge become an hierte
Where no lif is but onely beste
Wider ye ligeance of his beste
Ffor who is of man no kynge
Ye remenant is as no kynge
He seith eke if the purpos wolde
Co olde ye poeple as pere too wolde
Than pere it myght not restore
All greeve it choldo abigge core.
To se ye wilde beste woude.
Where whilou weelt a mannes core
And be that cause he bad hem trote
And finite of the manace gretre
Better us for to wuue be fane o petho
Be seith van cothe vengeance seche
For when a man is moste aboute
Hym uedeth moste to gete hym lome
A han Pessor hathe pirs tale seide.
Azem hynu was no wordo with ſerde.
It poffet hem alle he seide wel
And pirs fortrne hiere seely chial

46

Confessio

ffu werre towrnes, m to pes
bet forth thei wenten natheles
And whan ye contres lixe seu
holl þe hert finges be seün
Of coshe a poner as ye lads
was non so bold þe hem ne drud
And for to orche pes and gerth
yei gerde and preide forð with
O þe finges ben appesed
And eidy mames hert is esed
Aft was fozzete and noght recordd
And þus yei ben togedre accorded
pe finges were azem recorded
And pes was take and wath weyned
And all þings conseil wiche was god
of hym þe season understode

I3 e thus ensample solie attempte
ym hert and let no wille disentrempe
Thi wit and do no þym be mycht
wiche may be do be lone and inght
ffonle hafte is cause of mochel so
ffor thuyr my CONE to noght so
And as touchaid of hominde
wiche toucheth so to lones so:
fil oft it falleth vnauisid
þings wille wiche is noght wel affised
whan wit and reason ben abbowe
And þ fonle hafte is in the woue
whereof hafte falle svete sengaunce
forðth take in to remembraunce
To lone m soche a maide wif so
þ you deservie no myſt
foz wel. I wot you myht no let
þ you ne chalt thi hert get
To lone licher you Wilt on non
Bot if thi wit be onergou
Co þ it tozus in to malice
her wot no man of ylke vne
What pule þ may be falle.
What a tale amonges allo
wiche is svete pite for to hiero
J. þenke for to telle hieve.

þon coshe morede myht with fonde
whan you ye tale hafte underfonde

The point confessio expresse
que of one compniture deem
the cide effeient. Et namast as it limpe
wy tegis agamenons ſu to a helle to
no domn vediffet consilio exisit que
adnuda prævare eponuit o in mobile
doumentem sub nostris silencio truie
cut morte filius emus hompes. et non
etatis postea dixi adunectus et del fini
Gueritare condictant.

ff tive at ylke noble ton
ch os fame stant zit of venon
And eide crall to mames eve
ye plege laste longe there
Er þe Grieke it mycht wunge
whil priamus was kinge pumme
But of ye Grieke þe lye abonte
Agamenon lad aff ye vonte
his kinge is notwon othall
But zit þ younke in epectant
To my mattere upon
Telle me what wiche Agamenon
ýnght chance wiche may not be weyned
Of lones vntrerte was Dereyned
An olde falles is who þe olth
In plare where he may benyfh
he maketh þe ferre liene loth
of lones and þus ful oft it goth
þer while Agamenon bitfulleth
To wimme twoe and it affulleth
ffo home and was long tyne fer
Exifuſ zoght his quene ne
And With ye keiser wiche he had
his lady at his Wille he lad
Chynestre was hir vht name
The was pof gvetely to slande
To lone þ it myht noght last
Bot fel to meſtne of at ye last
for whan þus woth the noble knyſt
ffo twoe came þe first myſt

That he as home
Lest thus longe en
as this chynefr
and weven bot
the trefon ol
tho mordive
Opvong onto to
wherof the lond

Agamenon haf
A cone and þ was
bot zit as þaum
A bade wiche no
And as god wold
a worthi knyſt
þus yonge childe
And whan he he
Of his treafon of
the gan Withune

Au annter if this
upon hym come
To take a moerd
you childe wiche he
And for þ can se
Oute of ye londe
and to pe hyng of
And hym þus yon
and prede hyn
þe þus childe w
and dpe hyn til
So as he was of
and tode hyn on
holl þus fader mo
and holl exis
was fang to
And whan ydomene
hath undafstand
Wiche þ þus knyſt hi
he made cosowe
And tode þis childe u
And ede he colto
Dl þe hert of en
To handel a olle

Upon his moder do vengante
Go tyl nel that the jewembance
perof myht ende more abide
As che that was an homnide
And of hys oghne lord moerdricke
Hozestes wiche of pilke office.
Was no pnyng glad as þame he pnde
Dito þe goddes there and cendo.
Þe þa the uggement deme.
Holl he chaff take the unye
And þ upon he had anfieve.
Dat he hve pappes cholde of tere
Onte of hve bveste his onghne handes
And for en sample of alle landes
With horſes che cholde be to Draſſe
Til hondes las hve bones guſſe
With oute any cæptulture.
This was a lwo full aventure
And whan hozestes hafth aft herv
How þ the goddes hane anſwera
ſſorth with ye ſweavthe ye buthe he lad
Ye Sut and his power he had.
And to ye tree forſth þei you
Ye buthe was cleped. Evpheon
Where as 3 hoioues was lord and ſwe
Wiche p ſſeth hyn with onten hve
His helpe and aft þe may do
As he was jyht glad yer to
To givene his moſtel ennemy
And to lxe hem certem cause why
How þ Cziste m marunge
His Doughter whom of full age
For ſlay and afterland forſoſe
Whan he hozestes moder tobe.
A en sem olde cynne nelfe chame
Yn more and moze avos ye blame
Azem Cziste on euwy ige.
Hozestes with his ofte to pnde
Began and phoiens with hyn went
J. twothe Cziste hyn chafft repent
Ye viden forſth buto anſene
Wher lay chymestre pilke quene.

The wiche hozestes moder is.
And whan she hervide telle of this
ye gates were naft chet
And yei were of hve ente let
Anon the tree was with oure
Selem and sieged aft aboute
And ende amonge yei it affale
ffor dry to myht and co transule
Til atre laste yei it wonne
Yo was y corolde ynoght beginne
Hozestes dede his moder title
Anon to fore the lordes alle
And eſe to ſo ye poeple alſo
To hene and to lxe his title yo
And cendo. O. ariel beste vinknde
How myhtest you ym hart ſinde
ſſo evy luſt of lottes Draſſht
Dat þon aroſed to ye clauſht
Of hyn þ was ym oghne lord.
Thi trefon staut of cothe record
pon myht þe warſes not forſake
So mot J. for my ſadurs cake
Dengemante upon thi body do
As J. commanded am per to
Unkindely ſoz þon haſt wroght
Unkndely the it chafft be hozſt
The cone chafft ye moder ele
ſſor þ whomlou you cauſe to
To þon obuſeſt uay hane cede
And he with þ his hande hafth lede
Epon his moder breste anon
And vente oure ſio ye bave bon
Hve pappes bethe and caste alboe
Amdeſſe m the carte weis
And after toke the ded cos
And let it Draſſe alſey with hae
Dito ye hounds and to ye råden
Che was non of wife graven
Ziſtus withs was elles where
Tydyinges cam to his here
How þ yncenes was Selem
Bot what was more herv he not sem

With this werte unanun
the wroght pover of
And came m rest to
bot aft ye clegh
hazestes wift it be
and of his men a
ſe made a buſſe
To bate on hym
Dat he ne myht
And m þis wive
The yng be ſatt
was take w he
and was forſt
as who then men h
and þo ſoßen w
hiche of trefon
Doglede m jen
bot fald Cziste
was demed to di
The wozſte þ men
and co forſt am
he was dito ye
where he abou
As to a tiv ton
The fame wit
Abonte flyt and
and made it con
how þ hozestes
Clymestres hys
Come sem he di
and come sem he
Dinſt opinion y
pat che is ded ye
bot plenly holl
ye matene in co
in costhe myht n
bot þa þ wouen st
and commliche m
ye wozſte epeche
and liwood til he
the knges and ye
Begonne hozestes

With aretate manant and modul boft
the dwych poiser and made an host
and came in rest of the town
not all he clegh to of his tresson
horefies wift it be afpre
and of his men an arete parte
she made a bufflement abide
To wate on hym in cothe atide
pat he ne myht here hondes aftape
and m þis wisse as he hath shape
the ymg be sett of þis eglise
was take w the hym selft it wisse
and was forth dwycht his hondes honde
as when men hath a trutton fonde
and yo weren with hym take
Withe of tresson were on take
Togedre in o sentence falle
but fald eglise abone him alle
was demed to diuise peyne
the wozre þ men touche ordre yne
and so forth after the litle
he was vinto þe sibet Dralle
where he abone alle other hongest
As to a trutton it belonge aft

The fame with hre owft wynges
Abonte flyt and barn wynges
And made it with hre in aft hondes
Hab þ horefies with his hondes
flymefre his oghne moder cloth
Come dem he did wel yvoll
And come dem he did amys
diue opinion þer is
pat she is ded ya epeken alle
but plenly hab it is besfalle
he matiere in co litel þrolle
in cothe þ myht no man knowe
not þa þo woude atto dede
and commliche in every nede
þe wozre eglise is vattleft heud
and liedde til it be an end
þe kimges and þe lordes gvoet
Begonne horefies for to givere

To huit hym oute of his jegne
he nys not worthi for to jegne
þe childe kiche cloth his moder so
so seide and þepon aft so
þe lordes of common assent
A tyme set of pavlement
and to affences lyng and lord.
Togedre come of on aford.
To knotte holl þe gothe was
of þ horefies in þis cas
þei seiden after and he come
lyng ayenelay þe wordes nome
and ayeth hym of þis matiere.
And he þ alle it myhten hier
ansberd, and tolde his tale alunge
and holl þe goddes in his charge
Commanded hym in cothe allbe
his oghne houd to do upf
and with þis trale a dur ars
Withe was a wberti fryht of los
his name was ayenefiens.
And seide vnto the lordes þys
þe wroche witche þ horefies sede
it was ymg of þe goddes bede
And no ymg of his cruelte
and if þ were of my degre
in aft þis place euthe afryht
pat wold þe bein it was no yht
þo wol it with my body proviz.
and þepon he tafte his stone.
And eke þys nobl e dur alleide
ffult many an of otel and seide
She had wel defervied wroche
fert for þe cause of eponaevrethe.
And after dwrogh in euthe a wive
þat aft þe wozre it oghit agris
whan þe cho for so foul a vice
was of hre oghne lord moerdrice.
þei setten alle fulle and heud
soþ to was no man þ anfberd.
It posht hem alle he seide still
þus no man withsenti his wille

Ifhan þe upon the reason unſen
hoſſtes alle þe exaſſen
Go þat with grete coſempnſee
ſhe was in to his Digünte
Reſeued and azoned lyng
And þo beſelt a Woude pung
Egiona whan che þis white
Wiche was þe Doughter of Eſtſe
And Coſter on þe milder ird
To þis hozſte at pilke tide
Whan che heede holl hir brother epeſ
ſto pue corolbe Wiche hir led
þat he ne had ben exiled
Che hath hir oſhne lif beguiled
Anon and lyinge hir self po
It hath and chafft ben ed mo
To moerdrue who þe Wol ſentent
he may not ſtule to reprent
þus falſ Eglona was on
Wiche ſor to moerdrue Agamenon
zaf hir acuſo and hir aſſent
Co þe goddes Juggement
pogh þon op man it Wolde
Che tode hir puyſe as che choldo
and as chye to an over Woghtie
Vengance upon hir self che oſtſto.
And hath of hir unhappy ſon,
a moerdrue with a moerdrue quit
Ourhe is of moerdrue þe Vengance
Eſo þi my ſone in venembrance
Of þis enſample take godde hede
ſto who þenketh his londe epeſo
With moerdrue he chafft with Worſen ſhame
Hym self and eke his londe chame
My fader of þis aneuntive
Wiche ze hane toldo þo wold aſſu
Ayyn herte is ſoſy ſor to hore
bot onely ſor þo Wolde lere
What is to done and what to lene
And oner þis now be zonre ſene

Yat ze me Wolde telle þe pue
If þe lieſſut eny Wae
With orte cyne a man to eſe
My ſone in ſondri Wisse
What man þis is of traute
Of moerdrue or elles robbere
Atteunt þe uſge chaff not let
Bot he chaff ſlee of pue dot
and doth gret cyne if þe Wonde
ſto who þalbe hath upon honde
and epareth ſor to do inſtace
ſto mydorth noſht his office
þat he his mycy so be Waveth
Whan ſor o chelbe Wiche he epareth
ayon ſand goode men he grieueneth
With chche mycy who þeeliemeth
Do pleseford. he is decuemed
Or elles reaſon mot be Wemed

Index p[ar]atit cl[iti]a
multos improbos facti
The laſt to[de] we weve boze
Boſt þa[mi]nges wende is boze
Non ſone tanſa nitdey
ſtadiu poſtat
ju ſigne þe chafft deſende
his twelle poſple and make an aide
Of coche as Wolde on hem deuonye
lo jins my ſone to ſo come
þe laſſo and comu p[er]t to hynne
A man may e with orte cyne
and p[er] a gret almeſſe
So ſor to ſor jyhtwinessſo
and on this ſor his contive
in tjme of wende a man is ſo
hym self his hons and eke his londe
Deſende with his oſhne houde
And olen if þe may no bet
After ye laſſo Wiche is set
Re ſad fader p[ar]anne þo wold beſeche
Of hem þe deſely wende ſeche
in Worſes cauſe and cheden blode
If doche an homido be godde

Conſſor.

Deuenty.

A[n]t.

P[ug]n p[ug]n.

2.

My one upon
the winthe of u
als fa forſt as
Ind as þe pleu
þ. Woff þe telle
To venle with th
And eut reaſon
To to p[er]hapt
It p[er]hapt e[mi]
And iu t[em]p[er]
Anguſt in t[em]
Vba ſonent p[ar]
Hir loqu[em]t conf
homido e[mi]
he habe
þat ulſe
Of hom
He m[or]ſed as
Whan goddes ſe
the ſende his am
Whom þe ch[ep]
P[es] to þe men
In erte the am
O ſor to epeſ
After þe laſſo
per chafft no de
and eke nature
And in hir laſſ
Wiche is the ch[ie]
Of mannes lif of
Cor deſely wende
Of p[es]ſiuen[ce] and
Of p[on]de and of
Lichev[er] of þis
Wiche now þe Wol
Dil god h[ym] self
ſto aff p[ug]e ch[ie]
In e[ut]he wende it
þe ch[ie]wche is breut
þe w[er] þe maiden is
þe laſſo is loze and
þ. not what mede s

Liber

ynlverres. Not onely archilde
fyr yere yel no werres made
the cause it lbas farayne and ponde
wherof yel myhten noght jereone
And ynes ponde lbas forboze
he y' noght had noght hath lore
Not zt it is a wonder yng
whan þa riche worthi lyng
or other load what so he be
vol ayse and clayme aprete.
In yng to wiche he harp no yht
Not onely of his givere myht
fyr þis may ny man write
that botke knde and lasse write
Expressely stonden page em
Not he mot nedes somwhat sem
alþogh þe be no resd unne
Wiche cerchep caused for to hynne
fyr with þis his wille oppsed.
Whan oneitse hyn hath addressed.
And aft reason put atene
he kan wel fynde gothe alene.
To werve where as end hyn lieth
whereof þe the worlde entirketh
yat many anan of hyn compleigneþ
Not zt al þey some cause he fagney
and of his wrong full hert he deme
yat aft is wel what ener hyn deme
he od þe he may wyrne ynoght
fyr as ye trewe man to ye plough
Onely to ye dignanee entendep
fisht so ye werrion despendep
his tyme and hath no confidence.
And in þis point for adidence.
Of hem y' gothe werres make
pon myht a givere ensample take
Holl þe ye hve tranneu extirpen
of þe þe wrong full werres ysen.
And holl yel stonde of on anord.
ye soulseom foorth with ye load.
ye ponde man foorth wy the richo.
As of corage yel ben liche.

To make werres and to pile
fyr hir and for non of thire
wherof a prou tale. I rede.
As it whulom beffet in dede.
His declarat p'ey'out ifos pucipes sen alios
quosning illante gueffe monnes. Et iavérat
de quodam purata in ptila marinus opodantur
notissimo qui in ciptus assset. et undiciat
coram uge Aleyo productus et de lativinno
attuatus dixit. O Aleyo de qua in pauða
focis epolior causa nanes tui explore.
ego latuntilus vocor tui autem qua
infituta bellatorum unittatque und
fam terram oubrugando epe uisalita. Jup
ator Diceris. Ita statutus tuis à statu
nemo differt. sed aequam annis diucomen
per unum hennis. Alexander cœus
candatam in repositione compreibus ipfum
penes 6a familiarem retinut & scie belli
cofis bellatori complacut - " "

ff hyn whom aft þis erthe drad
whan he aft ye worlde so oulad.

pyngth werres. it fortned is
lyng. Alfaudre. q. vede this.
Holl in a marche where he lay
it felt p'iante upon a day
A vouere of ye core was nome
Wiche many a man had ourome.
And olam. and take hre gode alene
þis prlony as the boke seye
A famous man in sondi stede
Was of ye werkes wiche he dede
þis prisneye to foze the lyng
Was bioght. and þe p'ou þis pyng
In an science he was auised.
And he his dede hath noght extirpen.
Not preieth þe lyng to sou hyn yht
And cent. s. f. þ. were of myht
I. hane an hert liche so to þu
fyr if ye power were myn
My wille is moiste in espantat
To pifle and geten onwatt

40

The large worlde de
Not for J. rede a
And an as who de
The name of pionor
I. bere And pon de
Lihht rede and tal
And doſe yht as
The name is nor p
Not pon ant nan
Thwe dedes ben of
And in effect of
Bot thyn richesse
io be no tken
And nathles he
Ibis day, to mo
And in contrane
A ponde man to g
Yen eue fozth i
The peised even
To the lyng has
Bere reſle. and h
And veide bunto
ipu an swere. I
When of my wu
In my ſervice a
And fozth, whith
He hath lyyn tin
he more and fat
he made lyyn tin
wiche after wu
an expe d kight m
And givere proue
As ye excomned it
And m yis wu p
pe vouto of o con
be set upon uſt
Soche chaptain cos
Dot for to co to u
pe yng be ſtill ſo
Ibis gret wonder y
Here hert upon co
Where nothereto u

„ Tercius. „

Inque huc libere litterus citoest
Etatque hæc gola jnogest
Twoif. his cymne was depenſed
Jahz solum. Whereof it was compenſed
Achastus wiehe wath denus was
Hire prieſe aſſoiled tu p[er] cas
al were pere no repentitane
And as he hoke make th[em] remembrance
It telleſt of yedea allo
Of þ[er] ché stolgh here comes tuo
Ezems in ſame p[er]lit
Hath made lives of here lyines quiyt
Y[e] some eke of amphoræas
Whos j[ui]t name Almenus was.
His moder stolgh, Cripheſe
Bot achilu y[er] preſte and he
To as y[er] hokes it verzoen
ſtoz etem ſome of gold and den.
J[u] pille forable cymfull w[es]
Aſſoiled was and y[er] for me de
Of vobzodes god[es] it falleth of w[er]
Y[er] hominde is odt a lóſte
Hereu in this l[ui]p. bot after y[er]
y[er]e chaſſt he knowe how þ[er] it is
Of him þ[er] ocche p[er]minges were che
And holl alſo þ[er] hóly chavcho
Let ocche cymnes p[er]ſse p[er]ute
And how jeu bol how eulp ampute
Of deadly weres þ[er] y[er] make
ſto who þ[er] w[er]be enſample take
He lattre. Wiche vs natuſel
The weu of kindo choweth wel
Y[er] hominde in no degree
Wiche wereth azem charite
Amonge þ[er] men ne chutde ſnelle
ſtoz after þ[er] þ[er] hokes telle
To ché ſeu in al y[er] worlde ſi ucho
Chen chaſſt not ſinde upon his liche
A beſis for to take his p[er]ie
And ſpen kindo hath ocche a l[ue]ne
Panne us it wou[der] of a man
Wiche kindo hat[er] and veſon kan

Y[er] wol other niore or lasse
His kinde and veſon onpasse
And ole þ[er] is to h[ui]m semblable
Co is þ[er] mitu noght reſonable
Me kinde. And þ[er] is not honeste
Whan he is w[or]ſe þ[an] a beste
Nota crn[ui]m. Colimn cont hominid[as]
De natura emuſam am[is] ſat[ur]e ad omnitu
Sim[è] hominum hentis qne cun de p[er]da
Ou hominem myt[ur] flumim ondrit
Ovidit q[ui] in aqua omnilem c[ui]bi onſiſt
Statim p[er] pre dolore morituy ~ 1 ~
Amonge y[er] hokes Wiche J. finde
Colimn epekep of a w[onder] kinde
And crath of ſoules þ[er] is on
Wiche hat[er] a ſat[ur]e of p[leſt]e t[em]
Liche to am[an] in ſeembraunce
And if it falle h[ui]m co p[er] chaunce
As he Wiche is a ſoule of p[er]ie
Y[er] may findo in his were
He bol h[ui]m oſen if þ[er] he may
Bot after w[ard] y[er] ſame day
Whan he hat[er] etea aſt his ſelle
And þ[er] chaſſt he beſide a w[elle]
In Wiche Whan he bol drnuk telle
Of his onſtage and crath y[er] maſke
Y[er] hat[er] ſtand anon he p[enke]p
Of his myſade. and it forpenkep
Co gretely þ[er] for p[ir]ve c[oz]oſſo
He l[yn]eth not til on the moroſſo
He p[er]s enſample it may w[el] onp[er]
Y[er] man chaſſt hominde eſchumé
ſtoz eſe is rui[dy] god[es] to telle
Bot if he lattre it hat[er] f[or]ſke
And p[er]m[ist]ace is þ[er] azem
ſtoz oft t[ym]e J. h[ane] h[ard] oem
Amonges hem þ[er] w[er]res h[ad]den.
Y[er] e[me] w[or]le here conſal l[as]de
Be rui[dy]. Whan y[er] myp[ht] h[au]e ſtand
Whereof y[er] were after ſam
And cone if y[er] w[ol]t verzoen.
The vertne of inſencon[de]

pon fihe nene palle place
where it was and fed tache grare
fsoz ery falle and ery finde
pe mannes wit to thyn dunde
and namely ye worthi fynhres
whan þe pe stonden moste bepyhtes
and ben moste myhty for to grieue
pey cholden þanne moste jehiene
hym whom pe myhten oliprolle
as be en sample a man may knowe

Hir pourt onfesſor ey de pietate contra
homadis in ziemis hende. A nayst
qualiter Achilles vnti aum Thelapho
ale suo contra (regem meſſe am ture
thender vortakur bellum interunt et
in Achilles am (regem in bello p[er]tritti
omdeie coluſſet Thelaphins picture mo
tus ipse eloro suo copiens veniut p[er]
aga p[er]tive postulant pro uno ſe
app. Ex ad huc homens Thelaphin
vessi eu. Hoc autem h[uius]modi colui
rate confutat.

Nay
he may not ſonſt ſauleu of his mede
þath mid þor this. I. rede
In a tromque. I. finde p[er]
whan Achilles worth Thelaphins
lys Cone. tolled and grove were
it ſel hem er þe cometh there
Aem Thend þe lyng of myſe.
To make WERRE and for to leſe
lys londe, as þe þolden regne
And chend p[ut] ont[e] of his regne.
And þins þe marches þei affitille
bot Thend zaſ to hem buttaille
þei foghſte on botſe eides ſaſt e
bot co it hapneth atte ſaste
þins worthi grech þins Achilles
pe lyng amonge alle ope ches
as he þas tine and ſel.
W[or]y oſſende in honde on hym he ſel.
And not hym wip a depes Wonde
þe enhorſed ſel to grounde.

Acilles upon hym alſtite
and wolde anon as he wet myſſe
hane clam hym fullich in the place
bot Thelaphins his faſder wole
ſo[ur] hym beſoſht and for p[itee]
Dreith þe wolde let hym be
and tafte his chelde betwene hem...
Achilles aveth hym whý so
and Thelaphins ins tanſe toſe
and eith þe mothel holde
ſso[ur] Whilom Thend in a ſtede
Giete ſee and ſo com hym dide
and eith þe h[ui]m Wolde aspите
and preuſt his faſer u respite
Achilles yo withdrowſt his houſe
bot af the p[one] of ye londe
whan þe pe ſihe here lyne, p[us] take
þei ſled and han þe ſelde for ſake
þe grekes on to þe chare ſutte
and for the moſt part of alle
of þe contre þe toſes grete
þei toſe and woule as cete bezore
and anon after þis vicer
þe lyng wiche la[ve] de memome
upon þe grete mid þos. to
wiche Thelaphins toſa. d h[ui]m, w[or]ſch
and in p[es]ence of aſſ þe londe
he toſe hym ſaule b[us] the houſe
and in þis wiche he gan to oſe
my c[ue]. I. not be doable w[ie]
Lone and chive p[im] eares
ſſor ſer þi faſſer h[ille]
whi[om] ful many say eu p[is]
whan þ. j. childe hane fa[u]nys
caſe onys sed eu m[ui] q[ui]vele.
and kept aſſ myu after in heie
holl so þa ſatte nouſ diſtans
amonge vs. z[ui]r c[en]eu[br]uane
J. h[ui]ne of mid wiche he so
as þanno and pon not eu p[is] ſed
gentilſe and of ſeruicem[is].
H[ui]ſt de mid the ſame w[es].

P[er]

Of him þ' worthi kuytes were
Abode longe tymo fullo there.
Jy velle tymo a man may so
hold sodely þ' penolope
Wiehe was to hym his welle lyf
Of his lauchesse was pleyntyf
Wherof to twoe che hym sende
Hire wille be led þins op ekende

R y worthi lone and load alſo
It is and ene hath ben so
þ' where a woman is alone
It maketh a man in his pſone
Ye mone händy for to wille
In hope þ' che wolde bolde.
To soche pming as his wille were
Whil þ' hire load were elleſhewe
Anſ of my self. ). telle þins
ſfor it so longe paffed is.
Sith the first þ' ze fro home went
þat welmyh eſt man his went
To yere 1 am whil ze ben oute
Hus mad and eche of hem aboute
With the lone kan 1 my lone sechey
With givete previere and me besechey
And some makeu givet matuue
þif yeu myhten tume in plaine
Where þ' myhten here wille hane
Yere us no pming þ' me chulde cane
þat ye ne wolde wereche pinginges
And some telle me tydyinges
þat ze beu ded. and some sem
þat teemely ze beu beseu
To lone a newe and tene me
Sot holl as ene þ' it be
I' youke vnto ye goddes itlo
As zit for oſht þ' is beſſe.
MAY nomun do my chekes rede
Sot untheles it is to rede
þat lauchesse in continuance
ſfortume myht soche a chanteo.
Withe no man aft' choldes amende
To þins þ' pru ladi compleignende.

A lixe vn to hir e load hath wort
And preide hyl þ' he wolde wort
And yenke houþ þ' che was al his
And þ' he farie noſht in þins
Sot þ' he wolde his lone a quite
To hir a embaund and noſht wort
Sot come hyl self in al haste
þat he non op a paper washe
Co þ' be kepe and holde his nonþe
With oure let of euyl cloude.

A u to hir e load and lone liege
To twoe where ye givete siete
Was leide þins heð was ambnde
And he witche w itself hath purbeide
Of al þ' to reaſon belongeth
With gentil hert it under ſongeth
And whan he hath it ond as.
Jn pty he was vryt inly gaud
And eche in part he was deſased.
Sot lone his hert hath co p[erſed.
With p[ine] y naſmation
þ' for non companyon
With he tan take on op cide
He may not flut his hert a cide
ſfor þ' his wif hym had enfoumed.
Wherof he hath hyl self confoumed.
With al þe wille of his cidege.
To shape and take þe venge
Joubland what tyme þ' he may
Co þ' hyl þym penketh of a day
A j[ou]ſand zere til he may se-
þe viſage of penolope
Withe he deſiveth moſt of allo
And when ye tymo is to be ſalle
þ' twoe was ſeſuined and breu
He made non Deſlament
Sot goth hyl houle mat hyl he
Where þ' he founds to ſoze his yhe
his worthi wif in godde state
And þins was beſsed ye Deſlato
Of lone and cloude was eutinſed.
Withe þe dy givet harme wher it is hied

A and L undervi

ffoz of hir haide yer is no drede
To wof. J. Finolbe hir Womanhede
Gim hir is no more onlirage
pan in a childe of pive zeer age
If hy has pon drede of od gode ou
Ihom al certue hag, begon
Him hirre is no violence
Ept goddelihide and innoence
With outen egot of eny blame
Ha myce hert fy for shame
Ha tonaide hert of lone dulvered
If heves of art pon od oze afare
H' you thi tonge onffrest frede
And wolt pi gole wordes kese
Ihan pon hasf homde tyme and epace
Holl choldest pon deserne irace
Ihan pon thi self darft ayce uon
Bot al pon hasf forzete anon
And pns despite. J. lones lore
Bot help ne finde J. noght ve more
Bot stomble upon myn oghne treme
And make an ebynge of my peyne
ffoz end Ihan. J. penk amonge
Holl al is on my self atonge
J. seic. o fol of alle folles
pon faresf as he betwene two folles
If wold eone and goth to grounde
It was ne ueder chaff be founde
Betwene fozetelnesse and drede
pat man cholde eny transc epeste
And pns myn holl fader Sieve
Zolbavd my self as ze may hirre.
J. pleynne of my fozetelnesse
Eot elles al ye besinesse.
pat may be take of mannes pozht
Gyn hert takep and is pozgh pozht
To ponken end upon y odbete
With orte cloppes. J. zow be hete
ffoz what od falle or wel or wo.
pat pozht fozzete. J. nede mo
Wher od. J. lawhe or od. J. lome
Noght half ye oymnt of an homre.

Ne myht J. let orte of uyn wendo
Bot if. J. pozht upon þe hende
Yerof me chaff no odoweþe let
Til deth orte of yps wold me fer
Alþoght J. had ou eche a vynge
As gryffes punght his enclamtyngo
Come tymo in Ethnoo made
Ihan þe Tharbis wedd hado
Iblith rying bar of oblioun
The naime, and þ was be resou
pat where it on a finger eatt
Anon his lone he so foegat
As pozht he had it neve fioolbe
And so it fel þilke provbe
Ihan Tharbis had it on hir hond
Mo knoldeleyng of hym the foud
Bot al was clene orte of memoue
As men may rede in his hiftone
And pns he weute pnyt aðeý
pat neid after þilke day
The pozhte þere was euth on
Al was fozzete and ongon
Bot in gode fath so may noght. J
ffoz ehe eue fast by
So myh þe myn hert touchey
pat for no pning, gfoldwye bonthey
I. may fozzete hir lief, ne lop
ffoz ondaff where as the goþ
Iyn hert follow hir abonte
Pns may. J. seic wip orte dorte
ffoz bet for wers for oght noght
The paffeth uende fio my pozht
Bot Ihan. J. am pere as the is.
Iyn hert. as J. zow ande erps
Come tyme of hir is oze aðrad.
And come tymne it is ongflad.
Al orte of renle and orte of epace
ffoz Ihan. J. e. hir godely face.
And pene upon hir hir pns
As pozht. J. were in þarðis.
J. am so iuusht of ye calte.
To epeke onto hir. J. ne uylhte

confessio.

confessor.

As for the tyme posh. J. Wolse
ffor I ne may my Writ onfolsse
To fynde o wordes of y. J. mene
Not all is forgeten clene
And yosh J. fynde pere anyle
It is forfere for the while
A tonge J. J. fane and wordes none
And pyn J. stande and pende alone
Of pyn J. helpeth aft noghit
Sot J. J. had afoze afoze yosh
To epebe Whan I. come yere
It is forfere as noghit ne were
And stande amafed and affoted
Yat of no pyn J. J. had noted
J. fan not pende a note fynge
Sot it is onte of knollfechynge
Jnys what for toy and what for drede
It is forfeten aft the nede
So y. my fader of yis onlouthe
J. J. fane zow onde ype plem tronthe
Ze may it as zow lift wredesse
ffor pyn stame my forfeteliffesse
And eke myn poffillamyte
Eey now what ze lift to me
ffor J. Wol onely so be zow
My cone J. J. fane wel herde y. you
Haft onde and yon most amende
ffor lone his gyre Wol not onde
To y. man y. dar aft none
ffor pyn the knotben euyl chone
A mannes posht with onte epeche
Sot whot and zit y. men befeche
his vaille ts for with onte bedes
be doth his grace in ferde stedes
And y. man y. forfeteth hyn self
A monge a poufand be not t'obef
Yat Wol hyn take in remembrance
Not let hyn falle and take his chance
ffor thi pufft ap a bafy hert
My cone and let noyng aftert
of Wolbe from thi tofynesse
ffor tondhando of forfeteliffesse

## Quartus

yat many a lolle hithe cet behynde
A tale of gyte enſample J. fynde
Whereof it is prtee to Writ
In the manne as it is Writ

Dit in auorius taula contra obliuosus pont
confessor exempli qualiter Demephon
versus bellum Troiam in itinerando
a philide to do pere Regina non tantum
in hofpitan ces eciam in amorem sandio
magno Ensteptus est qui postea ab ipa
troia distedens redditurum infra certu
tempus fideliffime se compromuſit ces
pyn hinnuod puousions diem ſtatiu
postmodum oblitus est Dhillis
Sblunonem Demephontis lacrimis
primo deplangens tandem cordula
vollo suo circumſatta in quadam tor
tulo p. dolore se mortuam Enſpendit.

E
ing Demephon Whan he be chy
To twoye ward with felasthry
Seilend fareth forthe on his way
It hapneth hyn at to daptay
As Jolus hyn had yblowe
To lande and vestid for a priebe
And feſt y. ilke tyme pyn
The Doughter of Lignegms
Yat Queene was of ye contre
Was ſonivnande in y. e tee
With inne a caſteff nyl ye ſtande
Where Demephon cam up to londe
Phelis che hight and of yonge age
And of ſatime and of viſage
She has al y. hir ke be ſemeth
Of Demephon viſit wel hir quiemeth
When he was come anto made hyn there
And he y. was of his manero
A liffy ſnyght ne might afterte.
Prat he ne cet on hir his kerte
So y. with nme a day oz tuo
he yoshit hoil ener y. it go.
he Wolde affaie the foſtine.
And gan his heart to comme

With yodely Wozdes in hir eve,
And for to put hir eone of fere,
She olboze and hath his tronthe plit
To be for eue hir e oghine kyngh
And þus with hir he frille abode
Yat while his ship on Anker vode
And hath ynough of tyme and epace
To epeke of lowe, and seche grace.

Thas lady heard al l þe eide
And þe olboze and holl he preide
Yat was as an enchantement
To hir þ was an innocent
As þost it were tronthe and fent
She leneth al þ ener he eith
And as to hir in fortune chold
Che zuteth hym al l þe wolde
Yn þas he for þe tyme in joye
Til þe childe go to Groys
Bot þo che made mekel corolbe
And he his tronthe leith to boroll
To come if þe liff may
Azem with mine a moneth Day
And þ upon þei kisten bothe
Wot were hem lef of were hem lothe
To chip he goth and fofth he went
To twores as was fumst enient

The dayes zon ye moneth passeth
Hire londe entreith and his passeth
Sfor hym che left clepe and mete
And he his tyme hath al forzete
O þ þus wofuff yonge olbene
Yat wot not what it myht mene
A lide eide and preide hym come
And genth þ che is oursome
With strenghe of londe in coshe a wif
Yat che noght longe may guffiz
To lynen oont of his presence
And put upon his consience
The tronthe y he hath bahet
Wherof she loneth hym so hore
She genth þ if he leng oy let
Of coshe a day as che hym wot

She wolde sierne in his olde
Yat were a chame to his tweng
Yn is forth upon hir conde
Wherof condel com fort on honde
She toke as she wold abide
And waite upon þ ilke tide
Yat che hath in hir liv and witt

Not nowt is pittce for to witt
As he did eith so he forzate
His tyme eft come and oner fate
Sot che y mysht not do so
Ye tide albauteth ener uo
And keste hir eye upon ye see
Come tyme may come tyme zeo
Come tyme he ran come tyme noght
Yn þe disputeth in hir yonght
And wot not what che yenke may
Zot fastyng al l ye longe day
She was into ye derke myght
And yo che hay do set up lyght
In a lanterne on lye a left
Upon a tone where che goor eft
In hope y in his comyng
She choldo see ye light dremyng
Wherof he myght his wais yight
To come yere as che was benyht
Sot al for noght she was dercyned
Sfor hem har hir hope dercyned
And chelled hir upon ye cry
Holl y ye day was fast by
So þ worth mine a litel pivoke
Ye dayes light che myght knoll
Ye che behelde ye see at large
And when che olh yere was no barge
Ye ship as few as che may ferne
Sout fio ye tome che gan to venne
In to an herbeke al hir one
Yere many a wonder wofuff none
She made y liff pat wiste
As che y al hir loys myfte
Yat nowe she olbonet al nowe che pleynet
And al hir face che destigneth.

no

Confeffor

Sint reves for
ye savenes for
So as che my
She depeyd
And cerl alban
Where was
Yat so
Of olonie
Azem his two
And yo
She caſe
I
Jf you
A lade
So as I
Whom if it
Yon
Dor
A wyute of
The fumt al
And wirped
And so
Wherof ye ge
And Semep
Yat of ye so
Was chape
Oner after
hat phillis
Was chape
Yat alle men
And after plin
Yn þe was el
And iz for
to
Anon as
Anon as Dune
And eły ma
his corolbe
he gan his
Sot it was al

Lo þus my
Azem þus hie

Omnibus

Hic est renes chire as of a welle
bis vremes fiv hir yen felle
So as she myght and ene in ou
She cleped upon Demephon
And cerd allas yon olongh witt
Where was per ene cheie a kyngh
pat so pozgh his vngentliess
Of olonpe and of forgetliess
Azem his tawnje brak his senen
And y's hane eyen up to ye henen
The caſe and cerd o. yon vinkunde
Here chait yon yongh yon olonje finde
If yon ye lift ane and be
A lade deſ for lone of the
So as I my self chait apille
Whom if it has ben yn wille
Yon myghreſt hane cames wel yngh
Writ if ypon a gvene logh
A ceynte of olke y che pere hād
The kupt abont he self ful mid
And wiped abont hir faire cawre
And so che hynge hir self yeve
If herof ye goddes were auoned
And Demephon was so reprimed
pat of ye goddes p[ro]ſident
Was chape cheche am evidence
Ever after war[ds azem y[le] clothe
pat phillis in the same p[ro]ſolle
Was chape mto a not tive
pat alle men it myghr cove
And after phillis phibbert
Yis tive was cleped in pe zeid.
And zit for Demephon to chame
In to yis day it beeth it name
Yis woful channe of it ferde
Anon as Demephon it hende
And eny man it hath in eche
his ciallbe was nocht yo to ceth
the gan his ciallbe for to banne
Zot it was al to late yanne
Lo p[ro]ſum cone myghr yon wit
Azem p[ro]ſice how it is writ

ffor noman may the harmes zesse
pat fallen ynghr forgetliess
If herof y l. thi chynte hane heide
Zot zit of olonje how it hath ferde
In other w[is]e y penke appose
If yon hane gitt as y suppoſe
In plantare liet. cultor y nersligh[it] or in
A desuit frutus mupuret eſſe cibi
Preterit ita dies. com ne cader illa cedda
Hoc taret exenplo. lentus amoze omo.
His watant confessor de p[ro]n o[n]egi[n]eas
tin? condia o[n] actidiani complacent[em] des
artes a[mi]enae tam in a[n]onu[m] cansa. qui
alit iguomnoſa diuittens eu nullum
potit cerue vemedin eu inſi[mi] diſiſe[n]
exponſi in vacui attemptare p[ro]miſt.
Niffild of olonpes a complane
p[er] is zit on his cereture
And he is cleped u[n]egi[n]e
prat w[ol] not lade his cience
If herof he w[ol] not be war to ſo[re]
Zot whan he hath his cause lorg
Yenne is he w[ise] after ye houde
Whan helpe may no maner bonde
Yanne at ye first w[ol]de he bynde
Yn[se] end more he ſant he hynde
Whan he a[mi]ng may not amende
Yanne is he war and certh at ende
A w[ol]de god. y. h[ad] y[nu]ſſe
If herof be u[ped] with a molle
He soth for whan ye zvete ſtede
Is stol[er] yenne he taketh hede
And maketh ye ſtakle doze fast
Yn[se] ene he p[ley]th an aftw cast
Of a[ff] y he chut ey or do
He hath a maner he alſp
Hym lift not lerne to be w[ys]
ſſor he set of no cvertne p[ro]
Zot as h[ym] liketh for ye whil
Co fieleth he fail oft gyl
When p[er] the Wenep ch[or] ſtond
And p[us] yon myghr w[ol] underſtond

liber

Dute of the prison fame and cost
And when ye were both aloft
This charns began to monte
And of the counsel non contome
He set pat his fader taght
Til þe sonne his wyngesaght
Wherfore it meelt and for þe hest
With oute helpe of any clergye
He fel to his Seftumnon
And like to pat condition
Pere falleu oft tymes feel
ffor lak of xonnance in wel
Als wel in londe as of wene

Amans

A roll goder fader. J. zoll prewe
If yeve be moze in ye matiere
Of cloupe þ. j. myght it here

Confessor

My con and for thi diligence
Wich euwy mannes consciente
As reus childe vnlle and kepe
If þe lufft to taken kepe
J. wol ye telle sbonen alle
In londe no vertue may be falle
That zeneth vnto vides rest
And is of clouthe ye cloudeste

Abf. labora vagus & indutris occa pleceus
De sano qind pereus onto valebit eu
Non suoz in tab insero inget immo valeris
Cum satuit opa, dant est hede suos.

He loquit confessor, quod illa expone at
Sic mea occa dunt, eunus undici in ututu
multus multus, nullus oecia cor dehigenia aldot,
tens insens, ex quod cœpit se, et attingit.

A monge pele of clonpes lynde
þt aff labour cette be lynde

And hateth aff besinesse
Per is on zit pat ydelnesse
As ycleped and is pe norize
In mannes lynde of euwy vise
That cerches eses many folde
In llynt dot he noght for coldo
In comen maz he noght for heto
So when he freesse of swet

De be nne or he be oute
He wol ben ydel al aboute
Sot if he pley oght at pe dees
ffor who so ene taketh fees
And yenke worshy to desvne
Pere is no lond whom he wol serue
As for to dchele in his serue
Sut if it were in doche affice
Of þe seith p anentime
pat be londes fyn and continue
He maz pe moze stond falle
And is his ydelnesse more at londe
ffor he ne wol no transume take
To vnde for his lade cake
Sot liueth aft upon his wysshes
And as a rat wolde etc wysshes
With oute weringe of bis ckees
Sod wolde he do soth natheles
He finley oft of þe he wold

My con if pon of che re amolde
Art made telle me plynby þi churst

A y fader J. zit a zyft
pat tovand londe as be uwy wit
Al ydel was. J. neche zit
Me necher chaff whal. J. may go

A roll con telle me yanne so
What haft you don of besylf?

To londe and to þi londysfyn
Of hir y þi lade is

A y fader ener zit oz tins
In euwy place in euwy frede
What so my lade har ne bede
With aft uyn hert olde ente
J. hane þo be diligente
And if so is che bid noght
What ping þe yanne miton y poghte
Cometh first of þ. J. may suffe
J. bolle and profre my seynse
So tyne in chambre sone tymo in alle
Tight as J. cœ pe tymes falle
And when che suth to hir mafle
þ tymo chaff not on paflle

Confessors

A

A

ynt. J. unorvolo
in auunter if. J.
Vnto ye chapelle
yinne is noght
Sondell. J. ma
Idhan. J. ma
my lede hre
Sot aftuand
Of pny ymne
ffor yenne yn
J. make vnto
And cay. A lond
How che is vnto
Reolld Wol go
With oute dan
And yenne. J.
Of þ. J. cœ my
Is twrnes ys
Sot for al þ.
When. J. see my
Yst. J. ne do
Vnto my lade
ffor J. yto my
To cœ ye tym
What is to wu
And so when t
What þe che bis
And when che be
Sthen hir lfe
Pus haft che fr
My ydelnesse. t
So þ. J. mose hir
ffor as men du
Pus mot. J. nece
J. cœ. J. bolle. J.
Eyn hede folde
What so che Wol
When che vol
And when che
Sot when che to
Of wellying
Prat. Kan. J. nog

4

Confesser

Aus am right besy ond aff
with hert and with my body aff
as þ. hane seide zolb hirre tofoze
my zode fader telle þ' fore
Of ydelnesse þ. þ. hane ght
Æ y lone bot pon telle wolt
Oghe elles yen. þ. may nolb here
pon chalt hane no penance here
And natheles a man may see
Holl nolb a daies þ' yre be
fful many of soche hertes clothe
pat wold not besie hem to knolbe
What puge londe is til at laste
pat he with strengþ hem ontaste
pat magne hem pei mot obere
And so aff ysel chyp alweie
To dne wele and kefiliche
bot con you ant non of soche
ffor londe þe chal tro al excuse
bot opibise if you refiſe
Do londe you myſtret so þ taſ
ben yſel as comtine was
A lynges doghter entanſed
til þ' cupide hir chafuſed
whereof you chalt a tule here
Acordant onto yis mattere

Et pount confessor contra iftos qu
amozis occupacionem omitentes gva
uorix inſoſtum catus exſpectantur.
Et naypat de miadan armenie (regis
ſiua quę hruſinodi condicionis in pu
apo inſidentis daisa p[ro]ſiſens miq[ui]di
poſtea. Or ſone culligera in amozic
ſequuntur, reſetis diligenioz efficitur.

ff. Armeiye. J. rede yns
per was a lynge þ' lyrnpns
was here and he a liffy maide

to doght had and as men caide
hire name was Fostiphōlee
pat yo was of greta venonce
ffor ch e was bope wise and fame
And ohnke ben hne fader, aíre

Sot ehe has o derfane of clouye
Tollbordes lone and þ was vouye
ffor so wel coupes non ikne saye
pat myht eet hirre in the waye
Of lones occupacion
pungh non ymazation
yat clothe wold ch e not knolbe
and pns ch e was on of ye clothe
As of soche hertes beſnesſe.
Til when domis ye zydeſſe
pat lones comt hafz for to venle
hath broſht hir into hert venle
ffor with cupide and with his myht
pei nidele holl soche a wyſhe
pat tho was in hir liffy age
Desfrieth nowhere mariage
Re zit ye lone of pamons
That eu hafh ben ye common lons
Amonges hem þ liffy were
So was it chelſes a fir ype
ffor he þ hye hertes londeth
Of finy sartee þ he p[ro]ſovert
Cupide þ of lone is goddes
In chaſtifying hafh mad roddes
To drye a wey hir wantones
So yaf with nuc a while. þ. zyſſe.
She had on soche a chand cpozned
yat aſt hir mode was onſones
pat firſt ch e had of clothe mande
ffor yns it felt as pon chalt here
Lohan come was ye monye of way
the wolde wak upon a day
ans was or ye ſonne anſte
Of women bot a ſelle it winte
and forth ch e went priuely
onto a park was faſt by
Al ceſt walhynd on ye tras
Til ch e came yere ye latnde was
pungh wiche per van a grete vynere
it p[oz]ſht hir faire and eade here
J. wold abide weder ch e chafu
and bad hir women to with Drattis

And yere ch e fer
To venke what
She cey the ch
She here deſſa
She teeght ye lo
The bunt ye so
The male yo w
And so bezan
Sorſſene lons
ſto wiche ch
And as ch e fe
She onl e uſ
Of lastes wh
Alonge und
On faire am
yaf were al
And endchon
ch e caddelles w
With pevle to
La vichy cy
In fivelles on
per were clo
Depted eden
With aſt lufte
ya wew enb
her bodies w
The beaute of
wel briliter y
Coronnes on
as ch e of hem
pat al ye zol
he teſe corn
he myht hane
yis come per
G the lynges
ffor we are alaff
An. wold hir
And lat hem p
ffor as hir pog
To hem þ' wem
She was not
ſvo lſhen ya

Svou hirre lond When he felft
That fo: no chamte þ be felft
Amouge ye Gvekes dp ov don
She holde not azem ye fom
zen armied for lond of hir
And so me penkely leue fir
A man of armes may hym reſte
Some tyne m hope for ye beſte
If he may fynde a wey ner
What cholde I go yen so ſev
In swamige landes many a myrle
To vide and lose at home þ while
wy lond it were a choſt bezete
To wynnne chaf and lose who to
Sot if my lade, bidde Wolde
That I for hir lone cholde
Tranaille me penketh treenly
I. myſht fle ymysht onto pe oſy
And so ymysht onto pe depe se
ſſor aſt ne seite I at a fire
What ponke þ. I. myſht elles gete
What helye it a man hane mete
When Drynk latrep on pe borde
What helpey any mannes wordes
To say holl I. tranaille ſaſt
Where as me ſaſſeth at pe laſt
pat pnyge þ. I. tranaille ſoſe
O. m gode tyme were he borre
That myſht atteyne euthe amede
Bot certes if I. myſht epeſe
North any manner beſynſse
Of wakdes ſuaille pen I. gesſe
yeve chynce me non ydels hepe
Depavten ſvo hir lade ſhepe
Sot þys I. see on daies now
pe blynd sod I. Sot not holl
Eupide þ of lond is londe
The set pe pinges in diſcoſe
Sot pei þ reſte to lond entende
ſſul oft he Wol hem zef and geude
yſte of his zte and pns I. ſynde
pat he þ chynce go behynde

Goth many tyne ſev to ſore
So wot I. not viſt wel þroze
On wley borde þ. I. chafte eſle
pns kan I. not my selfe confule
Sot aſt I. set on adventure
And am as who eath oure of ture
ſſor ogſt þ. I. kan sey ov do
ſſor eu'more I. ſynde it so
pe more beſynſse I. laye
pe more þ. I. kuele and praye
With gode wordes and wriſh seſt
pe more I. am reſuſed oft
Wriſh beſynſse I. may not thyne
And m gode forthe þ is gret eymne
ſſor I. may sey of depe and yosht
pat ydel man hane I. ben noſht
ſſor holl þ ener I. be deſſued.
Zt eu'moze I. hane affaſſed.
Sot yosht my beſynſse laſt
All is but ydeſt at ye laſt
ſſor when ye effette is ydelneſſe
I. not what pnyge is beſynſſe.
Oey what adaſſeth aſt pe deſe
pat nopnig helspep at pe nede
ſſor pe foſtme of euſy ſame
Chafte of his eide bere a náme
And pns for ogſt þ is zit beſalle
An ydel maun I. Wol me calle
as aftw wyn entetendement
Sot upon zome amendeament
Gyn hóly fader as se cemetſt
ayy reson and my eime cemetſt

I son I. hane heud pi matere
Of yat you hafte pe chynnen here
And for to epeſe of ydels ſtare
eye cemetſt þ you yarſt not eare
Sot onely þ you myſt not epeſe
and yof con I. Wol the vede
Abide and kafe not to faſte
pe dees bete euſy day to eafe
you noſt what chamte chafte betyde
Better is to wayte on pe tyde

aber

Conſiſſ

Geuus.

Quartus.

With herailes he moste flyht
in truste, noght upon his cleyght
Al onely when it cometh to nede
but that doðereth aft reede
and eny noble hert kevey
The lone y no lyf for beray
for his lady whom he desweth
bent haidnes his heart freth
and cende hym woldes with onte faule
pat he wolde take ye bataille
per cetten day yea chosen fols
the knyghtes cones under chelde
No geside come at tyme set
And ychon is with on met
It seff yei foghten bope a fote
per was no foin y was no vote
pat inht cetten hem ye wey
but at was hode and take alway
pei enyten strokes bot a felle
ffor herniles y wolde chelde
his sive strenghe as for ye nonnes
he fient upon hym aft at ones
And tanght hym in his armes strong
us Grant wot he may not lunge
Endure undir worden hordes
And poght he wolde onte of his houdes
he cleyht in come manere aftaye
and as he conjure hym self for shape
fakelines of an other he clypste
On te of his honde and fozeth he chypte
And eft as he y seffit wole
he towrey hym into a bole
And gan to felde of soche a sodne
as posh ye wozelle childe al sothne
the grounde he eponyng and he truan seth
his large hozes he annunce
And feppe hem here and pe aboute
but he y stant of hym no onte
Al aboute wel when he cum
And hym bope hozes nanu
And al at ones he hym cast
onto pe givunde and hielde hym fast

That he ne uyhte with no cighte
On te of his honde gete upon heighe
til he was ondome and zolde
And herniles hath y he wolde
The lyng hym granteth to fulfille
His aymente at his oghne wille
and the for whom he had dued
Hue poghte he hath hne wel derued
And ynes with zerte deserte of armes
he wan hym to ligge in armes
As he withe hath it dere aboght
for op wised cholde he noght

Nota de pantasilia Anozomie (Regina-
que Hetozis amore colligata conti pinnu
athilli film apud Trosam arna ferre
eriui personalit non venisant-

And on pis if yon wolt lyve
Upon knythode of pis matiere
Hous lone and armes ben anneynted
A man may se bope wort and peynted
So ferfoth y pantasilee
Withe was ye oneene of ffemmee
pe lone of heatoz for to seeke
and for yonom of armes eke

To twoe cam with ope and childe
and rod hir selfe into the fieldo.
With madens armes al a joute
In restons of ye tom abonte
Wiche with ye ekekes was belem

A w pafagoyne and as men ben
Not quality philemenus apt imlicie famisun
a family reu in defensione troie veniens tres
pneellas a regno anazome quod anno gupi
eridas et heredich sinu muppia de dea hede gome
Wiche stant upon ye wozleses endes // rub.
yat tyme it liked eke to wende

To philomenus wiche was lyng
To twoe and come upon pis ymg
In helpe of ylfe noble tom
And at was pat for ye (enoun)
Of wozship and of wozleses fame
Of wiche he wolde beve an antne

liber

And so he deede, and forthwith aft
he was of lonee in openaft

a faine tribute foz enemmo
ffor it fel ylike tyme so

Dyvis ye Son of Achilles

The worthi pueene amonge ye pres.
Worthi deely owerde foghte oure and foud
and ologh hire with his oghne hord
Whevos pris flying of pafagoyne

Pantasiloe of Amazoyne

Wheer she was pueene with hym lad
with coche maidens as she had

Of hem þ were left alynne

fforth in ship til per avynne

Wheer þ the body was bezvane
with wozship and ye women faue

And for ye godeship of this deede
ye gramiten hym a lusty mede

yate ony zere as for twnage

To hym and to his heritage

Of maidens faue he chaff hane yve
And in þys wisse cped he

Withe þe foztne of armes foghte

With his tranaul, his ese he boghte

ffor on wisse he cholde hane faued

If þe had noght tranauled

Nota pro eo quod Cneas (Regem Tymn
in bello deavit, non Colini Amorem ...

Lasne sed et regnum italie sibi eub
nigatum obtinut ...

Cneas eke with une itale.

Ne had he comne þe bataule

And so had his nyht so besily

Azein lyng Cynne his enemys

He had noght fabine wonne
bot for he bath hym ond onne

And gete his pris he gat hir lonee

B e pese ensamples here abone

So nord my Son as I hane tolde
yon nyht wel se who þ is bolde

And dar travale and undertak
þe cause of lonee he chaff he take

Ye father into lones grace

fsof commliche in worthi place

The women laven worthinesse
Of manhode and of geritilnesse

ffoz the gentils hen moste desired

Hic dict quod generosi in amous causa cept
preferintur. Super quo quenit amans quod
generositas tuis veritatem questionis

Confessòr per angulària diffolutio

Auntatio

My fader bot J. were enspuried

Thyngh ſone of zoz. I. Wot no Wye

What gentilnesse is for to cene

Whevos to telle J. zoz be cene

The chaffed wy Con for to cene
Upon this diffution

Confessio

The wozlzes constitution

Hath sete yname of gentilnesse

Upon the foztne of jichesse

Which of longe tyme is falle in age.

Praine is a man of his lignage

After þe fozme as you myht hiewe

Sot noþing after ye mittive

ffor who þ reason vnder fonde

Upon jichesse it may not fonde

ffor þ is þins wiche falles oft

for he þ fanta to day aloft

And al þe wozlde hafth in his lones

To mozowe he falleth at it ones

Onte of jichesse into pompe

So þ yof is no decere

With the gentilnesse maketh abide

And for to lome on oyer gide

How þ a gentil mau is bore

Adam wiche aft was to fozc

Worth Cne his wif, as of hem tuo

Aft was a liche gentil yo

So þ of generacion

To make derfacion

per my no gentilnesse be
ffoz to þe reson if we ce

Of mannes ber the ye mesure

It is so comme to nature

Confessio

That it zyf eu
the wel ye porde

ffor naftes per
ye lond no moz

As of hym selfe
and whan þe pere

pan hap ye porde
and whan ye pere

J. not of hem
Of wozlzes so

The lond is my
whan god chaf

ffor he haf
bot of ye boz

Al joch þere
To deth zyf

To wiche þe
unnes

O unnes
tendimus

Als wel ye be
of w. natim

The wiche the
Recenemeth a

qat she to n
bot J. n

If þere J. n
haf lare

whereof vithes
whan men be

al wodefully
bot wertie o

Other may no
wiche myht o

Til whanne þ
And þame he

pit it myht fa
so wic

If þe zyf g
ffoz after th
Of refusabli
je wiche oul

And þe y. sed t

As for the while yat it lasie
And yns. I. conchide at ye lasie
Yat yeI ben ydel as me seneth
Wiche into ymg þ' lone dometh
ffoz stowpen y' ye childeen do

And onyns. wy son also
After ye vertue moral eke

To epeke of lone if. I. chafte ffe
Anonge the holy bokes wised.
I. finde write in onthe a wised.

Nota de amore caritatis notit

Qui non diligit manet in morte...

Who londeth noght is hirve as ded
ffoz lone abone alle op is hed
Wiche hait he vertue foz to lede
Of aft þ' onto mannes sode
Sedengeft. ffoz of ydelskip

he hater aft ye felaship
ffoz ond the is end to despise

Wiche in desbeug hap aft appruse
And þ' antozde noght to man
ffoz he' wit and reso kan
It wit hym wel þ' he twadele

Upon som yng withe myht abande
ffoz ydelskip is noght woumdes
Bot eyd falbe it hait defende
In me ensample þ' upon

Ghe nobde wised Calonion

Wiche had of eyn yng uight
Seth. as ye briddes to ye uight
Een wade. Co ye man is bize

To labom. Wiche is not forboze
To hem þ' penken foz to yvive
ffoz we which aje nowd on lyne
Of hem þ' besy whilom were
Als wel in stolc as elleschere

Avecunp ecripta Cunt... Ad nostram

Doctrumam ecripta Cunt...

Wold eyd day ensample take
Yat if it were nowd to make

ymg which þ' ye ferst founden orte
It childe noght be broghe abonde

Here lynes yanne were longe
Here wittes zjete here myhtes favonge
Here hertes ful of besinesse
Licheof ye wozles rednesse

In body boye and in coage

Strant eide upon his anantage
And foz to drawe into menoure
Here names boye and here histowe
Upon the vertue of here sode
In coudir bozes you myht vede

A expedit in manub. labor ut de cotidianis.
Actibi ac yuta ynde possit homo
Oes quin doctuie cunfa fect mente labozes
Prevalet et merita pectuata parat.

If eyd wison ye parfit
The hihle god of his epiuit

Zaf to ye mei in epe here
Upon ye fourne and ye manere
Of þ' he wolde make hem wised
And yns cam in ye first appruse
Of bokes and of alle goode
ymsh hem þ' chilom vinderstede

The loze. Whith the to hem was zme
Wharof yese opre þ' now lyne
Ben eyd say to leyne nesbe

Bot er ye tryne þ' men gielve
And þ' ye labom. fozeth it broghe
qer was no tozne plogh men it coght

In non of alle ye fields orte
And ev ye wifnam cam abonte

Of hem þ' ferst ye bokes werto
This may wel eyn wised man wite
Yer was ziete labom eke also

Zlins was non ydel of ye tuo
Yat on ye plogh haitt under take

Wit labom. Whiche ye honde hait take
Y'at op toke to stodie and mife
As he whiche wolde noght refuſe

The labom of his wittes alle
And in yns wised it is befalle

Of labom. Whiche þ' ye beginne
We be nowd tanght of þ' t'ke finne

Aplus

Jure besinesse is
Jat it sast eide
Jat be it so ye be
The name of b

He loanto
mayme in
seneve ingen
torpesunt
tid ydelskip
Doctrumam
z Studys
Scientiaß pr
In the excom

A ham
Das he
And wot in
Of nat. pr
He founde fer

Aldinne

Gheses of
Das ye fer

A it Phis
ffonde to des

A ladiyns.

Cennegis.
Seynande.

Culins p.

Serf wey

Of olde wong

A n' d' eit

Of mens L.

The ferst w.

A and of yns
In nature

Zhat found ju
Ye mernie com
Yat found po

E n' e for
And Proueth
After...

At f.
Jere reſunkan

Liber

Of the planets be beguile
The golde is filled to the brim
The one of silver hath his part
And then heaut upon his part
The lede after Catonyne groweth
And in purest ye be bestoweth
The copper set is to venns
And to his part they come
Hath ye quirk filner as it falleth
The which after he be set and falleth
Is first of ylle fowre named
Of Cujitz which he ben named
And ye Cujit which he is founde
In cal armonick is founde
Of the yvridde Cujit Culpheuy is
The fer the euende after yis
A centum be name is hote
With flowring and flowe free hote
In ye se yniges which he. 1. seeth
Ye worchen be diuise were
As ye philosophy be tolde
Of golde and alier ye ben holde
Two pripall extemites
To which he alle opre degrees
Of ye metalles ben accordant
And so pungh finde se semblant
That what man cometh to be take
He just of which he wayen blake
And ye canon and ye hardenesse
The cholden take ye liuesse
Of golde or alier paritely
Not for to worch he it ekeuly
Sett then ye corps and ye spirit
Er ye metall be parfit
In sebene formes it is set
Of alle and if on be let
The remenant may noght availe
Not opbese it may noght fulle
For ye be whom yis art was founde
To every ponit a certain bonide
Ordaining pat a man may finde
His craft is wiroght be were of fine

So ye were is no fallace none
Sot what man yis were be beginne
He not a wante at every time
Of y no yng be left a time
After of the distillation
After with the congelation
Solucion destention
And kepe in his entention
The poynt of sublimation
And foorth with calmation
Of verray approbation
Do pat ye be fixation
With tempred hotes of ye fir
Till he ye passit Elyre
Of ylle philosophes ston
Of which eate of which ye naynayon
Of philosophes which we write
And if you wolt ye names write
Of ylle ston with opre tuo
Which as ye clergues neden yo
So as ye boles it verson
Ye finde of him. 1. chaukt verson
Of the ch. 1. lapidi quos philosophi composite
Vint quor piums diect lapis vegetabilis qui
Comittet couvert ut. Sedud diect lapis animalis que
Medra et cuneas cenchbles fomentat. Dium diect
Lapis mineralis qui dix metalli purificat. Et in
Siu p. securit naturis potencia seduct.

The olde philosophes wised
The were of finde in coudin wised
Ye stones maden pungh clergie
Ye ferst if I. chaukt expetie
Was lapis vegetabilis
Of which ye appre vertu is
To mannes bele for to serve
As for to kepe and to psvne
Ye body fro sekenesse alle
Tal deit of finde upon hym falle

The ston seconde. 1. ye behote
Is lapis animalis hote
Ye hos vertne is appre and to wy
After e and yhe and nase and molby

- Quartus.

Ifherof a man may liere and be
And clemes and tafe in his degre
Aus for to fiole and for to go
It helpeth man of boye two
The wittes fyne he vnderfongeý
To kape as it to lyin belonget
The pyddes foin in cpenal
The name is cleped ynneval.
Whiche ye metals of eity wyne
Autemprey til þe þei ben fyne
And pureth hem be fuch a weie
That al þe vice goth albeie
Of qult of fynk and of hardnaffe
And whan ye ben of euch clemesse
Of mynneral so as I funde
Therufformey al the ferst funde
And make hem able to confuene
Pyring his vertu and to jeceme
Boye in onbstance and in figure
Of solde and cilmey the nature
For yei tuo ben prextremites
To wiche after ye zpretes
That may merest his desir
Writ he felpes at a confort of ye fir
fforft with yis fion as it is gend
Which to ye Ome and none is leid
For to ye rede and to ye White
Of his fion hafth poner to pitt
Purmakedy multiplicacion
Of goldes and pe fixacion
It caufeth, and of his habet
He doy þe werth to be párft
Of yille Elver which he men talle
Alconome as is be fittile
To hem þe whilom wemen wisse
Sot nowt it fiant al of wisse
Ye apenell faphe of yille foin
Sot hord to make it nowt wot non
After ye gothe expence
And natheldes gyer diligence
Of ye catter upon yille dade
And apille more þan yei apede.

ffor alweie yei finde a lette
Which bringeyp in ponte and dette
To hem þe piche were a fore
Ye lost is had the lneare is loze
To gete a pomde yei ependen fyne
J. not hord euch a træft chaff þyne
In ye manere as it is desd
It were betre be refnede
Panne for to Wozchen upon Weene
In þyng which stant noght as yei Weene
Sot noght forpi who þe it euesse
The stience of hynself is twesse
Upon ye fozme as it was founde
Ifherf ye names zit ben zvounded
Of hem þe ferste it founde oute
And ynes pe fume goth abonte
To eiche as coghten besniffed
Of vertue and of Wozthniesse
Of whom if I. ye names talle
Hernies was on ye ferste of alle
To whom yis art is most applied.
Gedcr fol was magnified
And or tolan and yorien
Amonge ye wiche is Ancon
Wiche fonde and Wrot a gret pue
Ye practique of alconome
Whos bokes plemly as yei fonde
Upon pis a craft felbe vnderfonde
Sot zit to put hem in affay
Yer ben ful many nowt a day
Patt knotten litel whitt yei mene
It is noght on to wit and Weene
In fozme of Wozdes yei it trete
Sot zit pei falen of berete
Ffof to moche or of to lite
Per is algate founde a llhte
Of þe yei folosso noght ye lyne
Of ye párftie medicine
Wiche zvounded is upon natine
Sot yei þe written yecriptine
Of zvech. Arabe and of Calde
Poi were of euchye autontee.

Aiber.

That yre feust founden oure ye weie
Of ake þon hafth hard me dene
Wherof ye awneque of hene loze
Chaft stonde in pris for einmore
G ot toldand oure marches hene
Of the latyns if þon wold þiere
Of hem þat whilouw bet tuons
Wene, and þ to labourons
Carmente made of hir engyn
The feaste lires of latyn
Of whiche ye tonge homen tam
Wherof þe ardent chuse nam
Fforth with Donat and Duidinus
Ye ferste veile of Stole - and þus
You þ latyn chaft be componed
And in what wisse it chaft be souned
Yst eudy woode in his degre
Chaft stonde upon congruynte
And þilke tyne at home also
Was Tullins with Erthero
Yst Wurteu upon Rethozique
How þ men chaft ye woodes pike
After ye forne of eloquent
Whiche is men seyn a gret puidence
And afer þe oure of hebreu
Jevon Whiche ye tungage tnen
Ye bible in whiche ye laie is closed
Into latyn he hatht transposed
And many an op whitene ek
Onte of Caldec Arable - and zref
Writt zete labour ye boles wisse
Translateden and oý wisse
Ye latyns of hem self also
Here studie at þilke tyne so
Writt zete transable of stole toke
In condri forne - foz to bole
Yst we may take hene evidences
Upon ye toze of ye strences
Of graftes bope and of clergie
Amonge ye luhude in Pocie
To ye loundevs Unde wrot
And tawhte if lone be to hot

In what manne it childe afield
Hert hi my Con if þ you fiele
That lone wyrge ye to doze
Wholde Onde - and take his loze
M y fader - if yernyht eppe
My lone - J. Wolde his boles zede
And if yei tethen to restreyn
My lone - it were an ydel peyne
To lerne a þng childe may not be
Ffor liche vinto a grie ne tre
If þ men toke his vote a were
Chyt co myn hert childe deie
If þ my lone be wyp drawe
Wherof touchende vinto pis cabb
Per is but only to ponsine
My lone - and ydeship estine

M y god dea gothe to seie
If þ be ciber eny were
To lone - pon haf seide ye beste
Ffor who þ Wolde hane al his veste
Und do no tranual at ye nede
It is no veson þ he eppe
In lones cause foz to wynne
Ffoz he whiche dar neving
J. not lebat þus he childe at
Hot onyns pon chaft belie ne
Os as it ert þe el to knowle
Yst þ ben op wodes vinte
Whiche vinto lone dom et le
If you ym hert vpon hem ert
Pdit his caufam luquens sua irra capo
It quafi undum parr ena mortis hed
Est m amore vigil venus et quod slet vigilanti
Obsequi thalannus fert vigilatã sines.
H it loquintu de consumentia que audie
Cameraria est du censs nativa semimortis
alienus negoq vigilias observanti capori
fere tozpove vecu sat - ynde quittins -
amozem concernit - Confessa suam
Algeciras oportet - "..."

Ohsare a cloved anye cume
per is zit on of compangne

Confess.

Anau.

["And if we cleped Complacence\nThee, who to Thee his seruants be\nWhom he his chamberlent\nIn many a hundred Lynnes he may\nSo late, that it were not too late\nTo checche wake\nBut who, if he wake not\nIf he may come to us, and his bane\nBe past, and all we want to be with him lift\nAs of his will to be at rest\nSo, forth with us, no more we will\nTo checche lende, yean to wade\nAs we may, and as you on your feetes\nAs he, so heeth the lusty Knights\nOf their chosen Women are\nAs he, so he hath chanted\nAs he hath to the, and left him so\nCompe he dremey oft\nAs we, in the myne\nAs he, so he\nAs he, so he\nAs he, so he\n

Liber

Is þanne noght so lyht as þ.
So mowt ze witten wel for this
pat for the tyne clep. þ. hate
And whan it falleth otherwylde
So þe hine like noght to dance
Not on the dees to tafte chynte
Or ayce of lome com Demand
Or elles þe hine liste comande
To jede and heye of Eijolins
Fith as the lbol or so or yns
I am al jedy to consente
And if so is þ. j. may hente
Somtyne among agode lefiy
So as þ. Sar of my Desir
J. telle a part, bot whan J. pweie
Anon she bidt me go my weie
And certiþ it is fer m ye nyht
And J. oweve it is edene lyht
Not as it falleth atte last
Yer may no woldes ioye last
So mot J. uedes fio hir wende
And of my watche make an ende
And if she þanne hiede toke
Howe pionistiche on hir J. lote
Chan þ. chafft my lede take
Lire oghte of myn far to stake
Fue daning, wille certiþ ever may
B ot he certiþ often hine gode day
Yar loth is for to take his lene
Yer sove whak J. may helene
J. tarie forth ye nyht alonge
Ffor it is noght on me alonge
To clepe þ. J. so done so
F il þ. mot algate so
And þane. I bid god hir ce
And so dom knelende on my fine
J. take lede and if J. chafft
J. fisse hir and go forth with att
And ofþilke if þ. J. Dore
Er þ. J. wene fully to ye Dore
A toene azen and fugne a þing
As þoght J. had lost a ryng

Or conuolat elles for J. wolde
Lisse hir eft sones if J. cholde
Bot celszen is jat J. co spede
Aus whan J. ce pat. J. mot nede
Departen. J. depar te, and þam
With aft myn hert J. curse and þanne
Yat eder clep was made for yhe
Ffor as me þenkeþ. I myht dythe
With orte clep to waken eber
So pat J. cholde noght disseder
Ffor hir in whom us aft my lilt
And þanne J. curse also ye nyht
With aft my wille of my torage
And cene a wley you blak ymage
With ye of the derke clondy face
Wakeþ aft ye woldes fihlt deface
And tankest upon clep albe
Be whiche J. mot nogt gon albe
Onte of my luy compaigne
O. slepy nyht J. the defie
And wolde þat you ley m press
With proserpme ye x dless
And with pluto ye felle tyne
Ffor til J. ce the dares cprýs
J. cet clep nogt at a piffhe
And with þ. wold and Wiffhe
And cene. Ha w. ne er my
Ffor zit my luy þane J. may
Scholde. þogt J. do no more
And eft J. yken forymore
To com maw how ye nyht doth efe
I chan he bath þyng þ. may hyn plese
The longe nyhtes be his oia
Where as J. kyle and go beside
Not clep J. not whoe of, carbeth
Of the no man his souk, seureth
To gete hym lone in my place
Not is an hynere are
And makeþ hent as þ. þy
Pyht as a dref, w. in wold
And so in fadde in þas wisse
The slepy nyhtes J. despy. A

Omnibus.

72.

Al þis cke met, and cyh hyn dyen
Wherof þe began to cven
Clepende abed yer che lay
And with þ noise of lyne affray
Hire women sterren up abonte
Wiche of hve lasy were in donte
And dyen hir, hold þ che ferde
And che pht as che cyh and herde
Hve webone hay tols hem eurydel
And þei it haisen alle wel
And hem it is a tolie of goode
Bot til che wiche hold þ it stode
She hat the no comfort in hve herte
Upon þe mozesbe and up che sterre
And to the cee wher þ che mette
Ye body lay with the oute lette
She drogh, and cban þ che cam myh
Stark as his armes crnad che cyh
Hir loz flistende upon þe dwelle
Wherof hir wittes ben with divelde
And che liche toke of deth no kepe
Anon forth lepte in to the depe
And wolche hane taldeht hyn in hir arm
His infortune of double harm
The goddes for ye hebene abone
Wchilde, and for þe twellepe of lone
Wiche in þis dorp lady stod
Ye hane upon þe cailt floz
Hir dvente loz and hir alfb
ffro der to lyne toried so
Pht þei ben chapeu in to briddes
Dwynmende upon þe wales amyddes
And whan che sa hve lord lynende
In liknes of a bridde dwynnende
And che was of ye came cort
So as che mht so desport
Upon þe tole wiche che has
Hir wynges bope abrod che cpa
And hyn as che may enffis
Merlipte and kiste in dotche a wist
As ch was whulom wont to so
Hir wynges for hir armes too

["Confessio...", "Confessio...", "She tok and for hir liues ofte\nhir bille and so full ofte\nShe fondeth in hir briddes forme\nIf she myhte hir selfe confor me\nTo do the plesance of a kyf\nAs she sed in other lyf\nffor yeght she had hir pover loze\nhir wille stod as it was tofore\nAnd serwith lym so as she may\nWhezoof in to pirs ilke day\nJogedre upon the see peiwone\nWhere manys a dolehter and a cone\nYei dringen forth of briddes hynde\nAnd for men cholden take in mynde\nThis Alceon the twove queene\nHire briddes zit as it is seene\nOf Alceon ye name bere", "To pirs my Con it murye here\nOf wodeuenes for to take kepe\nffor ofte tyne a man a clepe\nMye see what after schalt betre\nFor pi it helpeth at some tyde\nMan to clepe as it belongeth\nNot coddép no lif weder fongeth\nWiche is to lone appour teneht", "My fader upon covenant\nI dar wel make pirs abod\nOf all my lif in to noth\nAlle fer as I fan wederstonde\nIt toke I never clep ou honde\nWhan it was tyne for to wake\nFor yeght myn yhe it wolde take\nAyn hert is eber yazem\nNot nattheles to clepe it plem\nAl pirs y. hane seide zow hiere\nOf my waking as ze mury here\nIt toundeth to my lasy wete\nFor of wiche p. zow behete\nIn swange place whan I zo\neye lift no pying to wake so\nFor as hain þe women listen pleie\nAnd I hir se noght in þe weie", "Libev", "Of whom I cholse mythe take\nye lift noght loue for to wake\nSot if it ke for pire. Chame\nIf þe wolde of thine a name\nIf ye ne cholse hane cause non\nTo one. Cha lo in her gort soch on\nyat kath for loze his mutenance\nand pirs amonge. I syinge and dance\nAnd feigne linst þas non is\nffor ofte cithe. I frele pis.\nOf yeght wiche in myn hert falleth\nSthan it is myht myn hed appalleth.\nAnd þis for þe hir noght\nWiche is pe wakere of my post\nAnd pirs ab tyveswiche as many\nfful ofte whan it is bred day\nI. take of alle þepe of lene\nAnd zo ray were aud pe belene\nhat sen p as here lones þere\nand I so forth as noght ne were\nunto my bed so þe at one\nI. may pere ligege and fuche and sione\nAnd wysshen aft pe longe myht\nTil þ. se th. Saies lyht\nI. not if þe be comen, solene\nLot upon zome w science\nAyn holy fader dameth se\n\nThe Con. I am wel pined w the\nOf clep y. ye slungzardie\nBe myhte in lones compaigne\nOf hined hest and so thy sey no\nO þe lone þar noght pleyne\nffor he upon his linst walleide\nIs eide and wolde þ non eide\nWere of þe longe myhtes set\nWhezoof yat pou be þar þe bet\nTo telle a tale I am depose\nHoll lone and clep anorden noght", "My Con. I am wel pined w the\nOf clep y. ye slungzardie\nBe myhte in lones compaigne\nOf hined hest and so thy sey no\nO þe lone þar noght pleyne\nffor he upon his linst walleide\nIs eide and wolde þ non eide\nWere of þe longe myhtes set\nWhezoof yat pou be þar þe bet\nTo telle a tale I am depose\nHoll lone and clep anorden noght", "He Sunt d'angels in armitabi e nea compaignia\nlentia sandanda st. Et points de chyvab\nfilio phele qui notn in tenencio alium\nanuntam cum soligenia nia exemplentis", "Con...", "H", "Sith am\nSith an\nSith a\nSith a\nSith a\nSith a

["H", "Hoc est epistola de cœlo in\nestiamque deinde colere\nsunt etiam in eis litteras litteras\nsunt etiam in eis

["amans.", "That lone olde ben albaites\nBot olpe wiche is enel affaites\nPort clep hathe made his reteme\nThat what pung is to lone Dne\nOf aft his depe he paret non\nThe wot noght how ye myht is son\nNe how ye say is come aboute\nBot onely for to clepe and joute\nTil hin myr day þe avise\nBot Cephalus xede opdise\nAs pon myn Con hathe herd abone\nMy fader who þe hathe his lone\nAbbede waketh de his gide\nAnd Wolde yane bis yhen hide\nWath clep. I not what man is he\nSot certes as tondende of me\nThat felt me ne der zit er this\nSot opdichile tohan ov is\npat. I may tafthe clep on honde\nLiggende al one yane. I fonde\nTo dweme a mervie observed eu day\nAnd if so fak þ. I may\nMy poght both euthe a observed plese\none peuker. I am condiel in ese\nffor. I non op confort lane\nSo nedeth noght þ. I shaf taxne\nThe comes carle for to tafre\nMe zit the wone þe she carie.\nHwe coms along upon ye benene\nffor I am noght ye moze in enene\nTo warden lone in no degree\nBot in my clep zit yane. I se\nSom what in odenene of y me liketh\nWiche after warden myn hart enticheth\nTohan þ. I finde it opdise\nSo wot. I noght of what seruere\npat clep to manes ese doth\nMy done certes you ceast both\nBot onely þ. it helpep lynde\nSontyme in Christique as þ. fynde\nTohan it is tafke be mesure\nBot he wiche ran no clep mesure", "fson", "Liber.", "Upon the venle as a bedonner\nIfilofie of oðem thante he ke\nOute infortime þ. from gourne\nBot who pese olde baked hene\nOf compulence how a man\nPere may a man ye sone\nIf þe wole e sone\nA pat of while is xede to you\nWhereof a tae in Plesie\nI yenke to Capesie", "Ere loquitur in amoris rei condita\nustos quin compulentie deo. Deo eade\ntententur amittunt. Et uterque tamen\nyo puella puleherma a pene ore\ntransformata et in argo et drâna et\nSeposita suffet. Undone, quoniam uue\nargui domenire condit a pene ore\na pastura ræpens quo voluerit eade", "Cade telle est in his calvas\nI sowe iunter be olle sowe", "lay be a man, wiche yo\nhas cleped. Whan of yet Anni\nhis wif was worth and pene\nOf yo torneth his lit, esse\nIn so a tow to gon, y onto\npy large fieldes. ... parte\nAnd gete hure mete, eon j\nAnd þ upon yu hau a seene\nHeret of yore, arg. for to kepe\nfloue, and so seyn how to stepe\nAnd so, as yu kende, wene\nAn ane y lufe wel, yo then\nnowe, of yore how yu was begne\nyseruie wiche was aft affix\nþis folke to stele he ran desinfes\nAnd has a pipe wel. De, and\nUpon ye noted of musique\nIf heveth he myht as eade like\nAnd on þe he has fatale\nhis listy tales an wante.\nHis tyme and pene nito ye fialde\nHe came where argus he beþe", "11848.", "fson", "H", "My", "træas\n\nas\n\nlotte\n\nbe\n\nmy\n\nnoght\n\nin\n\nhwa\n\ncon\n\ncon\n\net\n\nen\n\nhwa\n\ncon\n\net\n\nno\n\nhan\n\nchale\n\nan\n\na\n\nmyn\n\nherte\n\na\n\nhelse\n\nbis\n\na\n\nfil\n\nit\n\nbe\n\nit\n\nis\n\npat\n\ncon\n\nin\n\nhwa\n\ncon\n\nin\n\nhwa\n\ncon\n\net\n\nno\n\nhwa\n\ncon\n\net

["Omninus", "Pit, et velle, et velle, et v

["An gos bym myht noght avdale\nBot it ne wol he noght travsile\nTo helpe bym self at ech anede\nZot cloude vider ech a drie\nWiche is asserned in his herte\nEft as he myht noght afterte\nYe Woldes wo. Wiche he is nne\nA lso whan he is falle in cýrne\nBym penkyn he is so fer comparable\nYat god wol noght be intable\nOg vete a cýrne to fozzne\nAnd þus he keeneþ to be shyne\nAnd if a man in þilke þrode\nVolde bym conseil he wol noght knowde\nThe sothe pogh a man it fýnde\nFfor tristeste is of ech a fýnde\nYat for to maynteigne his folde\nHe bay with bym obfemne\nObfemne est contradito\nOvertatis agiute...", "Obfemne est contradito\nOvertatis agiute...\nWiche is Wynnne of ech a cloupe\nYat he forstkep akk tronpe\nAnd wol vuto uo reson bothe\nAnd zit ne kan he noght adovbe\nHis eſſne chile. bot of hede\nPus d'Wynne þe til he be dede\nIn hundring of his oſſyne aftat\nFfor where a man is obſtinate\nWanhope folwey atte laste\nWiche myht noght after longe laste\nZit cloupe make of bym an ende\nBot god wot wheder he chafte vando", "Conferro.\n\nR\ny Con and pith in ech manne\nher the lounys of heny chieve\npith coswen more þan it is nede\nWhan þe be tared of here epeste\nand kome noght hem feluen rede\nbot lese hope for to epeste\nAnd finuten lone to poursede\nAnd pines yel fad'en hide and hewe\ndaid lustles ni here hertes baye\nhierop it is þ. j. wolde ayge.", "If you my Con art on of yo\nTa gode falder it is so\nOuhrke a poynt. I am be knowle\nffor elles. I am on poynte\nIn al þe end ze hane vende\nmy evozois is enemore United\nAnd ceeneþ onafþ my derges\nBot for to conseil of my perynes\nI kan no bote so þ to\nAnd pirs Wroitten hope. I go\nCo þ my wittes ben enpured\nAnd. I as who with his despeured\nTo Wynnne lone of yille where\nWropnten whom. I zon he heste\nWyn hert þ is so beſtred.\nEftly muly never may begles.\nFfor be my tronpe. I shall not li\nOf pure cozothe wiche. I die\nFfor þ che ceny. che wol me noght\nWitth dreachyng of myn eſſne.\nIn eueth a Wanhope. I am falle\nþ. þ. ue kan vnespes talle\nAs for to epeke of eny grare\nMy lady mercy to pourchare\nBot zit. I epeie noght for þis\nYat al in my defaire. it is\nFfor. I kan neher in stede\nWhen trynne was þ. my hede\nNe eade. and as. I zoste tolk.\nOf wendel. I am þ. che wolde\nFfor it the fide of myn entente\nTo epeke a wyt idone affente.\nAnd wiles les þus ear. I epe.\nYat if a confitt Wolde prie\nTo god of his fozzmenesse\nWith hafþ so gret a besinesse\nAs. I. hane do to my lady.\nIn lade of asly. so of mercy\nThe cholde neher come in helle\nAnd pines. I may zon sothly telle\nSane ouelþ þ. j. wie and bide\nI am in tristeste al a myddo.", "Pifer.", "Joustyn", "Jesu.", "M", "Jesu.\nM\nWith coxe\nJesu lone his\nfou þen yu\nhat hyne\nI not wha\nOf hope\nffor chese\nand chy\nthe\nThee al the\nOf yng\nM\nH\nH", "H\nne\nH\nH\nH\nH\nH\nH\nH\nH\nH\nH\nH

["Quartus", "Jus fullfille of desfievrance\nAnd for it mey penance\nJuy dole fader as you lay\nD. Con of y þynter eke\nWith carle my be, my right amende\nTha fone his fide, fide, fide\nffor pon yfet, and fide, and fide\nWhat hane as you, so delpey eke\nJ. not what you may fader\nOf hope what you fader\nffor chiche it goe is inmable.\nAnd fide, fide, fide, how vengeable\nJus þa man may pitt wel fide\nOf chiche, chiche, chiche, do re de\nOf þring, wiche, bay, bay, bay er this\nAow share of what efpantile it is.", "It is not rare that men (as we say) then\nart full of amorc, and amable, and noie\nthat is, if you think, if you think, and if you think\nit is, and if you think, and if you think, and if you think\nit is,

Holl pon and J. de noms dimmete
Ha lond what odwebene schaft you mete
What sreemes haft pon noms on honde
pon clepesche yere and 15 hirve sorde
yogh J. no deth to the derse ne
hirve schaft J. for thyn lone fiervit
hirve schaft a fynges con drie
ffor lone and for ne felonjé
Wher yof tane ijye or sorolde

Hirve schaft pon ce me ed tomozolke
D. herte hord albionen atle

This deth with the schaft to me befallen
ffor þon wolt noght so me grace
hit schaft it be tolde in manyn a place
Holl J. am des for lone and tronjé
in thyn defante and in thyn olonjé
This dang schaft to manyn mo
En sample be for enemo
Johan yel my wofull deth recorde
And wip þ words he toke à tode
dorth diche upon þe gate tre
the lyng hym self þ was pite

The mosozoe cum ye myht is gon
wen comen onte and oyh anou
her þy pis yonge lond was des
per was an hon deth onte ved
fou noman knelde ye tansel why
per was depping and þ was try
This manden Johan þe che it hers
and oyh pis yng hold it myssers
Anon che wiste what it mente
and al ye cumsd hold it wente
To al ye wolde che tolde it onte
and prenti to hem þ were aboute
To take of hire ye dengeanente
ffor oſle was canſe of ylke chunthe
Sohy pat pis Enges Con is spilt
The takep upon hire selfe pe gift
And is al very to ye peyne
Wiche emy man hire wol odbergene
And but if emy other woldes
The certh þe hire selfe cholse

Do lyreche With his eglisie
purnshonte ye wolde me
pat e pif pef all e
Holl che hire selfe it cholde
O che wepey che wrep
Che ralte hwe when it
And seide ayonge ful pion
A yod pen wolt wel it am
ffor wdom þysie is pons bany
O dergene co þ men may dem
A ponsand wynter after ys
hous onche a mynd du derae arnye
Sasias J. des. Do to me

ffor J. ne dede no pite
To ly in which foruyn lone is lory
Do no pite to me þe

And with þis wolde othe fel to
A llovome and þe chel a fomn
The ges de hir hir pleynede
And cyt how wofully dersede
hure lif ya toke alway an
And opeon hys nato after
after ye forne ¼ hure
If hore how and as wylle
And for ye wondelie et al
To ye plate car of truy
And þe poynt answere an
And al þe wight to how
If hou was des for

fus be, ſuſed
ſen onle auct exuſed
an, a preuap, a j. e. vance
Ane for to lave in veme avance
pis fane ymage manden haw
pon compaigne noble as v.
With torbe and xeret clemant
To Cailamynne ye chere
pe lede this tarie fo, thy way aft
The derae corps, and gem it. chal
Beside ylke ynage hane
His cormilune, and he hore grene

Conſion.

Conſion.

Confessior

Inlaus.

Whereof men maden suches depe
Daid hyhe walles for to kepe
The golde with the anavice entlosse
Zot al to litel hym supposse
Yogh he myght al ye wolde poyndha
ffor what yng þe may embrace
Of golde of cátel or of londe
he let it nevér vinte of his konde
Zot get hym more, and hald it faste
As yosse ye wolde cholde endel lasse
So is he liche vnto the helle
ffor as yesel olde bokes telle
What comey ynne lasse or more
It chaft depart nevérmore
Þyns whane he hap his cosse loken
It chaft noght after ben vnfokken
Zot whane hym lift to hane a cyhte
Of golde how þit chyney bryhte
Þe he von may loke and unuse
ffor opwisse he dar noght osa
To take his part or lasse or more
Ois he pone, and endel more
Hym lákepe þe he hay ynnewh
an oye drawpe m y plowth
Of þe hynself hay no profit
A chape vith ni pe came plit
His wolde bereth, bot on a day
An oy takey ye flees a way
Yn þus hay he þ noght ne hay
ffor he yof his part tay
To see how such aman hay good
Who so þ veson vnder stod
It is unpropeliche ored
ffor good hay hym and halt hym teid
Yat he ne zladey noght with alt
Zot is vnto his good a yvraht
And as cougbyt yns serveth he
Wher þe childe maistre be
Such is ye fynde of patious
My son as pon art anous
Zelle if you fast of lone so
My fader as it cemeteth no

Liber...

That anerous zt nede, J. Wolde
So as se setten me the cas
ffor as se tolzen here alone
Ju full possession of lone
Zt was J. nende here to sone
O þe me enketh wel þone
J. may eyne se el my de
Zot of my wolde with vonte duse
If J. y tresour myght gete
If de nende be forzete
Yat J. ne wolde it faste holde
Til god of lone hym self Wolde
That deth ons holde parte se
ffor lieth Get J. lone hve es
þe eðene with myn ogne lich
If J. y ov ete linye wif
Myhte ones wolden at my wolle
ffor ende J. Wolde hve holde stille
And my is wised takey depe
If J. hve had J. Wolde hve depe
And zit no furday Wolde J. faste
Yogh J. hirre kipt and h elde faste
ffy on the bagges in the lip
J. had ynough if J. hirve kisse
ffor certes if she were myt
J. had hve leuer yan a wyn
Of golde, for al þ is woldestiche
Ne myght make me so rich
As she yat is so mely god
J. set noght of þe godde
ffor myght J. gete chese a prig
J. had a tewyn for a lying
And yogh J. Wolde it faste holde
J. were yanne wel behold
Zot J. mot pipe nowd with his fa
And ouffye þit ouffasse
Noght with my wolde, for yns J. Wolde
Heu anerous if þ. J. cholde
Zot fader J. zon herde sere
Hon pàndons hay zt som were
Whereof he may be glad, for he
May when hym lift his tresour se

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And take this part of that you haſt:
J. bisde noght, þy pon do wac
bot holde largaste in his inſive
And if you be a creature
Viche purghe pointe is stille in nede
Zif him som good for þis. J. rede
To him þy wol noght zuen here
What pene he shaff hime eſſedhere

Nota se pena tantali, cīnus amara
gitis dampnatos torquet Austros...

The is a peine amonges alſo
Chenette in helle wiche men calle
Ye vboſnike peyne of tantally
Of wiche J. chaff ye redeſh
Demſt holde men pinnu stonde
In helle þon chaff winder stonde
Yer is a flod of ylke office
Wiche cerneth al for auarice
If that man þr stonde chaff pinne
She start by eſdenen into ye rhymie
Alone his bed alſo þhongeth
A finyt wiche to þe peine longeth
And þ finyt tonchep en in on
His onlippe and þy pon
Wiche pirst and hunger hyn affuileth
þ ne der his appetit ne fauileth
Bot whane he wolde his hunge ſede
Ye finyt with draveth hyn at nede
And þogh he hede his bed on hyh
Ye finyt is eder aliche myn
Co is ye hunger welye move
And alſo þogh hyn pirste core
And to ye water borde a domn
Ye flod in onche condiacon
Aduleth þy his drinke alche
Be may not to now wiche it wiche
Chat mone and drinke is hyn so conthe
And zt þ cometh non in his menthe
Chib to ye penues of yis flode
Grant auarice in woldes godde
He hath ynoght and zt hyn nedeth
Ffor his obarness to hyn forbedeth

And ever his hunger after move
Tranquillith hyn alche core
Co is he pened on aſſ
Fforthi ye goodes for thyn worth aſſ
My Con lome you despende
If herof you mynſt þy selfe arende
Bothe hier and eke in other place
And alſo if you wold purchace
To be beloved you moste to ye
Largesse for if you reſnſe
To me for the lones take
It is no veson þy pon take
Of lone þy pon wold est crane
Ffor thi if you wold grave hane
Degrations and do largesse
Of auarice and the cedeneſſe
Schine alone aſſ other yng
And take enſample of ynde hyn
And of ye flod of helle alſo
Where is ynoght of aſſ to
And þogh þere were no matuer
Sot onely þy we fanden hier
Yen oſhten auarice ſchine
Ffor what man ylke wive cune
He gete hyn self but litel eſte
Ffor how so þy pe body veste
If herte þy son þy zode tranauileth
If hom many a myhtas vede affuileth
Ffor þogh he ligge abedde maſt
His herte is endemore atualeſt
And dwemep as ha ly to stepe
How desy þy he is to bene
His twedom þy no piet it stele
Þus hay he bot a woful wele
And viſ it in the came wic
If you þy selfe wold wel aſſ
Per the lones of euen ynolde
Pat wold onto no reson bolde
If so be þy ye come alone
Whan ye be naſtres of hene lone
And þy ye holden be moſt slad
With lone þey ben moſt eſtred

Amanus.

Conſſon.

O fayn yel
chere herte hae
An ſsenen en
To ſtelle a velle
þins ynoght be
The ſaſten m
yanne hath yw
Winfi ein wy
My ſaſſer
J. hauſ herde
Of Jelousie
Zt vinderſto
If her ſore
Yhat ze me
What mat
My ſon
Vor naſt el
No ſer

My Con
Vor naſt el
No ſer
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yanne hath he vedy his alspie
A byding in his compangne
Aangelere an yuel monped oon
yat he ne may notid ider gon
De epeke a word ne ones loke
yat he ne wol it wynde and troke
And torne after his oghne entente
yogh The noying bot honour mente
What þe lord cometh home azem
Theangelere moste comwhat seyn
So þ with oure and what withume
yis fiene is ene to begynne
ffor where he cometh he kan not ende
Til seith of bym hane mad an ende
ffor yogh to be þ he ne here
Ne ce no white in no maneve
Bot al honour and womanhe de
perof pe ielons tafeth non hede
Bot as a man to lone bykynnde
He taft his staf as dorth pe blinde
And bynt desfaunte where is non
as who co dweneyp on a ston
Holl he is ledd and zvoneth ofte
Wkan he lith on his pilwes ofte.
Co is þ noght bor strif and cheste
Wkan lone sulde make his festes.
It is gret ying if he hve kisse
Yus hathe the lofte pe myltes blisse
ffor at euche tyme he zvathep ene
And bereth on hond þ is lene
And þ che wolde an op were
Ju stede of bym abode there
And with yo lborde and with mo
Of jelonsie he torneth fro
And lith upon his other ode
And che wmp þ zvaweth hire a ode
And yere The depeth al the myht
Ha to what peyne ofte is dyht
pat in hve zonthe hath so beset
The bonde wiche may not ben onknet
J. dot pe tyme is ofte cmfed.
That ene was pe zold dipnursyd.

The wiche was leide upon pelod
Whan þ alle op the forfot
ffor lone of bym. Bot al to late
She pleigneth for as parne algate
She mot for bere and to bym bolde
yogh he ne bolde it noght allolde
ffor man is lord of ylke fere
So may the woman bot empenre
If the epeke oght azem his wille
and yns the bereth hve peyne stille
A or if yis fiene a woman take
She chafte be wel more hende chake
ffor yogh the bothe ce and here
And finde þ yd is matiere
She dar bot to hive self pleme
And yns the onfiffet double peyne
To yns my CONE as J. hane write
you myht of jelonsie write
Yis fiene and his condicion
Wiche is full of enspecion
Bot wherof þ yis fiene zvoweth
Who co ypele olde bokes troveth
per may he finde how it is
ffor pe ous teche and telle yis
How þ yis fiene of jelonsie
Condel it zvoweth of cotie
Of CONE and Condel of untvust
ffor as a cke man left his luft
And whan he may no cabon gete
He hateth parne his oghne mete
Ficht co yis freidons maladie
Wiche tansed is of fantasie
Wyaketh pe ielons in fiende plit
To lese of lone his appetit
Thinsch feigned enformation
Of his ymagination
A ot finally to taken hede.
yen may wel make a liklihede
betwen hym wiche is aneions
Of zodes and bym þ is ielons
Of lone for on on Segve
pei stonde bothe as gemeth me.

Amaus.

Confeffor.

Quartus.

That on solle hane his bagges fullie
And noght Departen worth his Wille
And Sav noght for pe yenes clepe
Co fayn he wolde his trefon tepe
qat other may noght wel be lad
ffor he is ene more adrad
Of yeses lones yzon aboute
In aniter if pei pitt bym orte
Co hane pei bothe sitel ioye
As wel of lone as of monoye
Aft haft youONE at my terying
Of elousie a knowle lachyng
That pon myht hinde vonde pis
ffor whomne he cometh and what he is
And eke to whom þe he is lik
We know forth þon be not sith
Of yille fienie as. I hane spoke
ffor it wol in hyinde be wroke
ffor lone hateth noying more
A men miz funde be the love
Of hem þi whulom were wille
hob þi peone in many wisse.
Ω yfader soth is þe se dein
bot for to loke pagen
before pis tyme hold it is falle
If here of myht en sample falle
To liche men as be relons
in what manie it isgrenons
frit fam. I Wolde en sample hiere
My godde Tone at the pranere
Of enche en samples as I finde
De % pei comen noth to mynde
pon pis pont of tyme zon
I penke for to tellen on.

He pount enffess for exemplin contra
istos malitos quos Jelousia main laint.
Et nareat qualiter. Dulcans cinn
OY genus exigit. Enspiaonem ut ipam
et martem corpiens. eor sefus diu
seutus exploaset. Ude contigre ad ipo
quodam vino ambos niter od pavirey
anples exintes in leto undos inbemt.

et cyclanians oem ceten deo. Kanz
AS tivitn espectaculn commoecant. O quo
tamen serifw potius in vemedin a tota
coforte confessus est—/n/n/n/n/n—

Solde wrot of many ynges
Amonge the wiche in his Writynges
He tolde a tale in poesie
Wiche toucheth vnto elousie
Upon a certain cas of lone
Amonge the goddes alle aboute
It fell at yille tyme pis
The god of swich wiche vnlcanns
is hote and hathe a craft fozth with
assigned. for to be the mynt
Of jupiter and his figure
Bothe of his age and of stature
Is lothely and malgrations
Bot zit he hathe wroinne his hons
As for he likyng of his luf
The faue demns to his wif
Bot mars wiche of battailles is
The god. an yhe had on to pis
As he wiche was chinslerons.
It fell bym to ben aneions.
And yight it was a gret pite
To se so linyon as the
Be coupled with so lourthe allhit
Co þ his peyne day and myht
He des if he hve wyne myht
And she wiche had a zode mfyht
Tolvand so noble a finyhtly lord
In lone fell of his accord.
Per lacketh noght bot tyme and place
Pat he myr siker of hve grace
Bot when tuo hertes falle in on
Co wiche a llatte was neder non
pat at come tyme pei ne mete
and yins pis faue linyo wvete
With myars hathe compaigne
Bot yille vnblynde elousie
Wiche euenore pe liate opposeth
Waketh vnlcanns þe opposeth.

80

His name and god of medium
he hatte after þi lke lyne

An of god of Bernles
p[er]mi de. Where was natheles
A man, bot þe was so stronge
In al þis worlde þi livet and longe
So myhty was noman as he
wer boles tine in his degree
As it was south in condvi lordes
he dede with his oghne hondes
Aem Gaetanz and monstres botho
The wiche horrible were and lothe
bot he with frengte hem ontame
Siberof so gret a prync he namne
That pe hynu depe amonges alle

The god of strength and to hym talle
and it þi is no respon une
ffor he a man was full of hynne
Winne produced was upon his end
ffor in a page hym self he brende
And onche a tunnel mannes dede
Awaith no p[er]ms with sodde

G
he made of goddes it an other
Wiche plinto hichte and was ye brother
of Jupit[er]t and he fer wodthe
with cry wold be wiche tam to mouthe
Chiny þyng Ithan he was wroth
Hiholde wwere his comm on
of
Dethen and be fflageton
De constitution and ashon
The wiche after ye bokes telle
Ben the chief fiodes of helle
Oue signe and Iuge he wvov als
p[er]s ben pe depe petites tno
Of helle ye moste p[er]naxpalt
Plinto p[er]se others wnaft
D[u]vor of his towne eustnance
Cul it be felt upon a chante
þi he for Jupit[er]t oke
Hito pe goddes let do make
a sacri fice and for þi dede
On of the petites for his mede

In helle of wiche. þi. oke of w
was suted hym. and þins he yw
upon the for time of þis ym
The name toke of helle lyng

The name toke of helle lyng

To p[er]sa goddes and wal mo
amonge the grekes þe hadden tho
and of soddoffes manyon
Ithos n[am]ed pon schalt hirw anou
and in what w[is] þei dec森men
the fokes with hir ferth vereynen

Not a qualiter Sibules deat
water et origo municipatur ...

A
as Satyrne is sonem
Of fale goddes as þei sem
Od 18 Sibules of goddes
The moder. whom with onte gesse
the folk payene hononje and seue
as þei pe wiche lyve talle obserne
bot for to knowden upon this
ffor when the tam and what the is
Bethylma the contre hichte
When the tam feest to mannes onhte
and after was Satyrnes w[ir]
be whom the children m hir lif
the daw. and þei were clepid tho
Imo Neptunus and plinto
the wiche of nyce fantasie
the poeple wolds dafis.
and for hir children weren Co
Sibules þane was als
made a goddesse. and þei hir talle
the moder of þe goddes afle
Co was þi name bore forth
and it the canse is litel w[or]th
A
dois dn to Satyrne tolde
How þi his oghne Ione h[ir] hym cholde
Onte of his regne printe a weis
and he be canse of ylkes were
That h[ir]ym was shape onch a fate
Sibele his w[ir] began to hato
and eke hir p[er]ges botho
and þins whi þi þei were w[or]the

"Inno Sea resnoy"
"In nitiany"

unibas
fapiencie z.

The philevem upon a day
In his add interie he lay
On whom he jupt beate
And pille childe was aftrey that
If he vohfte aft was apphied
As it tofore is specified.
Co þhan jupt of eute
Was lyng a wif vnto hym mete
The doight of Cibele he tok
And þ was pino dert þe lok
Of his deification
After the fald oppion
That hane tole coas pei meene
And for this pino was the pique
Of jupt and Cofter eke
The fokes vnto hir dieke
And ceun þe chel is the goddesse
Of regnes bothe and of richesse
And eke che as pe under stonde
The waterumphes haueth in hondes
to leden at hir oghne here
And whan hir lift ye cely tempefte
The rembourne is hir messager
to wuche a mys believe is hir
that the goddesse is of the cely
I wot non of t cause likely
An other goddesse is gyne newe
To whom pe grekes obere and ferne
And che was nyb the grete lay
Of triton fomide wher che lay
A childe forecast hot what che was
per hnelve noman pe cothe cas
bot in dufray che was lede
In the manere as I hane seide
And caried fwo fike place
In to an yle fer in trace
The wiche palene pane highte
Wher a no fiue hir kefte and delyte
And after for che was co wyys
That oke founde ferst in hir adys
pe clothe makynge of wolle and lyn
hen seiden pat che was dydyu

And the goddesse of Experience
The clepen hir in pat cedence
Of the goddesse wiche pallas
is cleped. Coudi eperche was
On with his fader was pallant
Wiche in his tyme was Grant
A truel man a battallons
An other deth how in his hons
She was the cause who he deede
And of this pallas come eke seide
That she was yartes Wit, and so
Amonge the men þ weren the
Of mys believe in viote
The goddesse of battalios hote
She was and zit the bewith þe name
Now lade how þe be for to blame
A satyrys after his exil
ffro eute, cam in gret pil
In to the londes of ytaule
And þe he dse gret mbouls
Wherof his name snelleth zit
ffor he founde of his oghne Wit
The ferst craft of plowth tullynge.
Of lyng and of corne callynge
And how men cholden cette hynes
And of ye zrapes make hynes
Alt yis he tawhite, and it felt so
His Wit which cam with hym tho
Was cleped ceveres be name
And for the tawhite alþe ome
And was his fuf þike provbe
As it was to ye people enuolde
pei mäde of cures a goddesse
In whom here tilthe þa bleſſe
And ceun þe Tricolomn
Hive come zoth amonges ons
And make the corn god thepe or sere
Eht as hir liste fwo zere to zere
Co þis Wit be cause of this
Goddesse of cornes cleped is.
Hys jupt with his lilynge
Whilom fulſelde in alle pinge

Swinh
unum
est
naturam.

Ounitus.

Co primeleche a bontc he lande
his lunt, that he has wille liade
of latona, and on hir that
Diana his dooltre he deat
Unknoiven of his wif ginn
and afterand the kene it co
that latona for diode fleddo
into an yle wher the hende
hine wombe wiche of childe awa
thilke yle cleped was Delos
in virhe Diana was fourth bight
and kept co þe hir latelth noght
and after whan she was of age
the toke non hende of mariage
bot orte of mannes compaigne
the toke hir aft to venere
ju forvest and in wildernesse
ffor þe was at hir besmesse.
the daie and eke be nyhtes tyde
with avones hende under ye cyde
and houde in honde of wiche othe sloth
and toke aft þe hir liste ynolth
of bestes wiche ben chaceable
wherof ye cironings of pnis fablo
with þe gentiles moste of alle
norslappen hir and to hir talle
du and deoddesse of hir helles
of some trees of freynesse welles
the dappen hir in þe helene.
hiche þi no rejon may arliene.
Proferpina wiche doolt was
of cerves be fak this cas
the hir was swellyinge in ezule.
the more in þe ille while.
Upon hir dlessinge and hir beste
das þe olde ben honeste
and lerne for to wode and cironie
and snellie at home and tepe hir une
bot the taffe aft þe love a wene
and as the wenta hir orte to plese
to sadre stomes in a plane
and þi was under the monteme

Of ethna, felt the came tyde
that pluto cam þe were vyde
and godemly er she was war
he toke hir up nito his char
and as per viden in the fielde
hine grete beaute he behielde
hunte was so plesant in his ye
that for to holde in compaigne
he weddeth hir and hielde hir co
to hen his wif for ende
and as pon hafte to fore her telle
hast he was cleped god of helle
and is the cleped the goddesse
be cause of him ne more ne lesse

H o pns my CONE as þe tolde
the grekes whilom be daies olde
there goddes had in condri wisse.
and pinesch þe love of here aprise.
the romems hielden eke þe came.
and in the worship of here name
so undi god m eperuakt
thei maide a temple forth with aft
and eke of hem his zeeres say
attutled had, and of array
the temples weren yane oیدigned.
and eke þe people was constreigned.
to come and don hir satrifice
þe prestes eke in here office
colenpne maden pilke feses
and þins þe grekes liht to þe bestes.
þe men in siede of god honome
wiche myhten noght hem selfe cocome
thil þei were altyne hiewe.
and on this as pon chait hirere
the grekes fulfilde of fantasie
hem eke þ of þe hilles hir the
þe goddes ben in eperuakt
bot of here name ingenuakt
thei hoten akke Satiri
thei ben of nymphes apprely
in the believ of hem alsó
oreades þer ceden tho.

Confassor.

84

2

Comutus.

To one reason his moderates
And one also pat noming wist
Not to wiche unto lift belongeth
To be but five hours hym vnderfongeth
This was he bylnde and theSWhy
Not nathlesse pis truse it is
Why Cupide is the god of lone
For he his moder derfte lone
And the wiche poyghe to have lifest so long
Snilke lones toke in honde
Wel into yen. the tolde liwes
And for the wold to have selfe onere
She made himm vfforsort
And got a lawde of such a port
That every woman myht take
What man but shee liche and noght forsake
To ben as common as the wold
She was the first also wiche tolde
pat Women chide hve bodye celle
Serving us so as men telle
Of hims kept virke apyse
And so deede in the same wits
Of Rome faire Meadonhe
Wiche liche hve body to vrgome
She was to every man felles
and hisde he first of virke liche
Shee deems of herself began
Wherof þe che the name was
Why men have clepen ye goddesse
Of lone and eke of gentlesse
Of Wombes liche and of pléance
Se now ye fonde mesterance
Of virkes in virke tyne tho
Than hims tof hve name to
Ther was no cause vnder ye yone
Of wiche he hadden yo to done
Of wel or woe wher so it was
Therby he ne token in þe cas
a god to helpe or a goddesse
Wherof to take wyf honnesse
Nò de eipla Undinn regisraginuon
Aleyo magno divesta. ybi diat qnlibet

time as corps consenraldeon, ex ougulis me-
bis singules skos eulite appreciari tredint.

The lyng of dragmas undimus
Divot into alstande pis
In blamying of the grokes feith
And of the uys boliene he sent
Holl pei for every member hadden
A condri god to whom ye pradden
Ders ajnes and of helpes be soughten

Dynde for pe hed þei soughten
for che was cis and of a man
The wut and reason wiche he kan
be in the telles of the brayn
Wher of þe made hys contum

Merranie wiche was in his Jardes
A grete eckere of fals laires.
On hym ye kepyng of the tonge
Thei laide than þeir epe or congo.

Hou Sachus was a floton eke
Hym for ye throte ye beske
pat he it wold waiffhon oftso
With wotes drmkes and wyp cosse

The god of Children and of arines
Was herenles for he in arines
pe myhtiest was to fihte
To hym pe lyues þei behihte

The god whom þe pe clepen yart
pe brest to kepe hath for his part
f forth wyp pe hert in his ymage
pat he adreste the corage

And of pe galle ye goddesse
for che was full of haptiesse.
Of wrath and lift to grief als
pe made and sende it was Juno

Cupide wiche pe brond aftre
Sav in his honde he was pe Cir
Of ye stomak wiche bulleþ eche
Wherof pe lifest ben pe ledew

The goddesse Ceveres
Wiche of ye torne zaf hve entres
Upon pe feith þe was taken
The Wombes ture was betake

Hypnole.

Merturie.

Zachus.

Hercules.

Ystur.

Juno.

Cupid.

Ceveres.

Et hunc was in spis in conditi vist
thee myse believen as if dem so
with many an ymage of entente.
Of onthe as myhte hem noght abate
for the with onte hones there
buntyht ben to se or biere
or epeke or do or elles fale.
and it pe folles to hem knelde
but he is hwe eghne hardes werk
ha hord howe pis belieue is derk
and fer fer vesonable wit
and naatheles yel don it wit
that was to day a jaggred tw
To moroide upon his imageste
stant in the temple wel besem
howe myhte a mannes vesou sem
pat euch a stok may helpe or give
bot pe þeou of euch belieue.
and it dito euch goddes caille
it chaft to hem iht so befall
and faulen att moste nede
bot if pe lift to taken hiede
and of pe ferste ymage wite
Detervimus yf haith write
and eke ligategornis alfb
and pei affermiu and wiste so.
Nol de pina ydoloz cultiva que ex tribus
papne statins exorta eft quan pina fuit
illa quia in fili quin memoriam dnam pinceps
noie euophanes a centiptore pinotheo fa
that pimotheus was to fore, bucani refutur.
and foud ye ferst craft yf fore
and euophanes as yel telle
pinst confeil wiche was taken in helle
in remembrance of his lignage
let seitten op the ferste ymage
Of euophanes seith pe tof
pat he for evorlie wiche he tok
of þe cih his Dine dede
Of comfort knelde non oy redes
bot let so make in remembrance
a faure ymage of his cemblance

he set it in the market plaine
Wiche openely to faire his face
Creden eyd day to don hym eft
and pe þe þane wolde pluse
the fader sholden it obere
Whan þi wonen ylke were.

Or da statua fuit illa quia as om pirs welf
culturam Lex Minus fieri et adozari
decent. Et sic de noie beli postede wel
et Bellesub ydolit avenut "..."

And of iunis lyng of affine
I vede how þi in his empire
he was next after pe sevende
Of hem þe ferst ymages so fonde
ffor he jicht in cemblable ras
Of Belins wiche his fader was
ffr o rembroth in pe jichte lyne
let make of golde and stones fyne
a pions ymage jichte
after his fader wene liche
and þe ponor a laide he cet
þat euch man of prime det
with his aivice and with truage.
Honoune cholke pilke ymage
of þe vop nne tyme it fel
Of Belins cerne pe name of Bel
Of Bel tam Bellesub. and so
thee myo beliebe venti tho

Tertia firtua fuit illa, que ad honorem
apis Regis Trecenta celipta fuit in flexi
nomen Corapnis nponentes, upon quaſi
denn pagatu converunt "..."

The þe pridde ymage next to this
was whan pe lyng of Gruie apne
was ded pe maden a figure
in remembrance of his fature
Of this lyng apis seith þe tof
pat Corapnis his name tok
in whon pings long continuame
Of myo beliebe a grete aevance
pe hadden and pe renence
Of austrifce and of entence.

E

Sihau y is larke in hem abone
ye people is swanged to ye londe
Of noutli, in ranke of ignorance
for wher y is no pour beaunce
Of licht, men even in the dark
sot if ye Platz Wolzen wolk
Upon the fethi wiche yis ons teche
yen chulden noght here wey cche
Wanth oure licht as noth is wised
yen se ye charges al day refises
Chiche holyn cher che hay undertake
bot who y wolde en sample take

Quando petrus in juda· andreas eu achara
Thomas eu juda et paulus cum gente vem
ent·quis dicemus nos modem· quor·fossi
 talentum pro nuculo computabitur ... /

Gregore upon his omelie
hym the clontshe of velane
Complaignett hym and yis he sent
Bhan Peter fader of the faith
At domesday chafft with hym byng
Judæam· wiche ymghis his p'thyng
De vban· and andrevre with a dhané
Chafft come his dette for to paie
and T homas eke with his bezete
of juda· and ponle pe vontes zrete
op konder londes chafft offesse
aus we fulfilde of londe and vente
Vonde of yis wold we Wolden hirere
With wolde landes chafft uppiere
gouneande oure curve espinitaft
Wiche is oure charge in espinitaft
I not what yng it may amorte
Upon pilke ende of oure atcompte
Lohen quiste hym self is And it on
Wiche taketh non hiede of vem honouw
Thoffice of ve thannicellewe
Or of ye kynzes zresoure
Ne for ye dovit ne for ye talle
To waffant may noght yane availle
Ne wold we wiche nowt co wol we twelle
Chafft make ons yane bot a wolde

## Quamus.

Co passe we with oure mede
What we non other wisse opede
Bot as we rede pat he epe
The wiche his londes besant hys
And þepon gat non entures
Wet at this tyme nathlees
What o' man his yonke derseme
Je wold we so lufly is to carne
Dat we with hym ben al anordes
And y is wif and wel recordes
Ymghis oure yis earthe in alle londes
Let knyftes wymme with hir e wondes
ffor oure tinges chafft be falle
And fonde upon ye fleiffhes vaille
It ware a travale for to preeche
Je fethi of crift as for to teche
The folk paene· it wol noght be
Bot euy prelat holde his See
With aft eut eke as he may gete
Of lufly drynk and lufly mete
Vherof pe body fat and full
Is vn to pe zostely laborn·nuff
And clyowh vn to pe handle pilke plowff
Bot elles we be cwyfte ynolff
Toldard pe worldes Anarice
And y is as a carnifice
Wiche after y thapostle eruth
Is openly azem the faith
On the ydoles zone and granted
Bot nathlees it is nowt haunted
And vertue changed m to vire
O y largeste is Anarice
In whos chapitue nowt we trote
My fader yis matiere is bete
O fer y ende dohul· J. Pne
J. chafft pe better fiede zime
Vto my self be many woe
Bot oner this nowt wolde J. pree
To wit what ye branchtes are
Of Anarice and holl per fare
Als wol in lone as oper wisse
MyONE as J. pe chafft deme

## Amans.

– Confessio

Liber

Not only þ' wiche the is chape
The remenant is not a tape
Ins nittheles ynolle of the
Ther ben þ' noll coventen so
that where as then a woman ce
ze ten or tueline yosh þer be
The lone is now so dinamis
that where þe beante stant affises
The manners herte, anou is there
And vorneth tales in here eue
And eorth how þ' the lonye strene
And þins be set hym to concrete
An himdred yosh þe eyeke a day
Co wolde he more þanne he may
Bot for þegrete conortis
Of core and of fole emprise
In iche of hem he fytnt somwhat
that pleseth hyn or pis or þat
Som on for che is whet of chyn
Som on for che is noble of tyn
Som on for che haye very chiche
Som on for che seneyt meke
Som on for che hay þhen sive
Som on for che tan lavehe and pleie
Somon for che is long and small
Som on for che is litel and tall
Som on for che is pale and bleche
Som on for che is sefte of epeche
Som on for che is tanuised
Som on for che hay noght ben wurd
Som on for che tan danne and cying
Co þ' come pung to his likyngt
The fytnt and poght no move the fiele
þ' che heth a titel hiele
It is ynough þat he ysfore
Hire lone and pue a hundred stowe
Whil þei be welde, he wolde he had
Whom he forsakey, che chaff be bas
þe blynde min no coloir demeth
Bot al is on, pight as hym semeth
So hay his lift no inggement
Whom conortise of lone blent

Hym yeneth þat to his conortise
how al þe wolde ne may suffice
ffor be his eille he wolde hine aft
If þ' it myht so beate
Thus is he couid as ye swete
þ' set noght of his berete

**My** Sone haſt pon such conortis
ay fader euche lone. - J. de Spife
And whil J. Liff chaff Don Æne
ffor ni gode fath, zit had J. Lene
yanne to concrete in eche alberre
Do ben for Æne til J. Æne
as poine as job, and loneles
Orraken on, for hanesles
his ponkes is no man altyne
ffor þa man childe al impive
per noght no wſman concrete
þe laſte was not set so strene
ffor yi my selfe wipal to gane
euche on þi J. Wolse hane
and non of alle peise opre mo

**My** Cone of þ' pon woldest so
J. am noght wovorth bot on pis
J. Woff þe tellen hon it is
ffor þe be men wiche cydise
fath onely for ye conortise
Of þ' yel sen a woman nuche
þere wol þe aft here lone affiche
a noght for ye beante of hir face
De zit for vertne ne for grace
Wiche the hap elles pitt ynough
Bot for ye pater and for ye plothe
and op þing wiche p'to longeſt
ffor in non op wife hem longeſt
To lone bot þe p'ffat fynde
and of ye effit be behynte
here lone is ene leſſe and leſſe
ffor after þ' che heth vichess
here lone is of apportion
ffor pon haſt such condicion
my Con, telle jut as it is

**My** Holy fader nay þydis

- Confort

- Confort

- Confort
confort

Amans.

Conditione chane J. non
for twelthly faster J. lone on
Dd vel wry aft myn hertes yesht
pat artes yesch che was yesht
ans were as polis as medea
wiche was eysed for evensa
J. holde hwe yesht pe lasse lone
J. de yesch che were at hwe alone
As was the viche yvene sande
huche to deserne lone and grace
to alisandre y was lyng
zaf many a worthi piche yng
Or elled as Pantasilie
wiche was ye qwone of ffemme
and gat vichess with hwe nam
If hau the for holl of hector cam
To twoe in restons of ye tom
J. am of chiche condition
pat yesch my lady of hwe online
were also viche as chiche tnelne
J. toupe yesht yesch it were so
No better lone hwe pain J. do
ffor J. lone in od plem alloise
pat for to eche of connotise
As for polite or for vichess
my lone is non mor ne lesse
hown goode feth J. twelle yns
Commettise noman yis
ffor whi and he my lady eieg
pat he pughe lokyng of his yeh
We chulde hane such aftrot whipime
pat for nogolse he mythe Wymme
he chulde yesht hwe lone aften te
Bot if he left yere his herte
We so it were such a mani
pat conjis chile of a woman
ffor pere be men corvus fonie
What he per amonge se women come
Jes gon budw protection
Jest lone and his affeation
We chalt yesht take hem be ye chene
ffor yel ben orte of pat belieue

Bem lispeth of no lady chiere
Bot eue yenken pere and hiewe
Is hever y hewe golde is in the cosse
And wol non oy lone prefye
Zot who so llot what lone amontey
And be resou tweliche atomey
Than may he knolle and taken hiede
That aft ye liste of woman hiede
Wiche may ben m a lady fate
My lady hathe and eke of grane
If men chut zmen hwe a prvis
Thei may wel cey holde che is wyys
And cive and cyngle of contenance
And aft y to goode governance
Belongeth of a worthi whit
Ohe hathe plentye for pille nyht
That chere was hore as for ye nones
Native get in hwe at ones
Beaute With bonite co be seu
pat J. may wel affeure and oem
J. sawth it neber creature
Of comelihied and of feture
In eny tyynges region
Beliche hwe in comparision
And yto as J. hane zoz tolze
Zit hathe che niore a ponsande golze
Of bonite and shortly to telle
Che is ye pure hed and Walle
And ywour and eufaniple of yello
Who co he dertus vnderstode
Oe yenkeith it oghte ynolch suffise
With outen oy conotise
To lone outhe on and to derne
Wiche with hiewe chiere fan deserne
To be beldnes betive y lllys
Yau che y cas y vichesht is
And hathe of golde a million
Such hathe ben myn epionon
And eder chalch - bot natheles
J. cey yesht chere is haneles
pat oke uys viche and wel at efe
And hathe ynoll wher with to plese

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And seith hów þe hæth hir eoght
ffor thi ché chætt Sparte noght
Erd he ye dríht síy beholdes
And rædbre hir m hir armes folde
As he wích líste for to pleie
And bad his Stedward yon his londe
And so he dede azein his wille
And pnes hys wíf aldele stille.
Síy wíth þe lyng pe longe nyht
Erd it was hih sone lyht
Sot who ché was, he küssde no þyng.
To cam ye Stedward to ye lyng
And preide hyn þi with orte chistne
In canyng of hir gode name
The nyht leden homet azein
This ladi and hæth tolde hyn plem
Hóll þi it was his oghne wílf
Ox lyng his ere onto pnes stír
Hætth leid, and wólan þe he it herd.
Welenh onté of his bit he seard.
And seide, ha tâutif moste of alle
Wheer was it eber er pnes befalle
Yat eny tofard in pnes wíse
Ostok his wílf for conentise
Yon hæst bope hir and me beguiled
And eke þm oghne eſtat veuiled.
Wherof y biyom bi to ye
Chiere after chætt the never be
ffor pnes a don to god, þ. make
Aſtir pnes síy if, þ. the take
Yon chætt ben honged and to drábe
(Now lóte anon pon he lrip drábe
Dy þ. se the never more
Yis Stedward yane drád hyn core
With al ye hafte þe mây
And fles aldeas þ same síy
And was eplled orte of lond
To yere an yce honfbond.
Wiche pnes háy left his wíſ for eene
Sot náttelés che had a lende
Ye lyng hir weddep and honouret
Ilherof hir name ché conwett

Wiche erſt was leſte þyngh conentise
Of hyn þe lad lave other wíſe
And hæth hyn celf alſo for lóve.

**M**y Cone be you wac þow
Wheer thon chætt lóne in any place
That pon no conentise embrace
The wiche is noght of lones lynde
Sot for al þa man may finde
Now in this tyne of puke vage
ffulgret deſse m mariage
Whan Wenyn mellet with ye Guve.
And mariage is made for lúne
Or for the lúſt or for the helpe
What man þe chætt wíp ouþ dele
She may not ſüle to repente.

**D**y fæder ench is myn entente
Sot náttelés good is to hane
ffor good may of tyne sane
The lóne wiche cholde elles epiſe
Sot god wiche wot myn hertes wille
J. dar wel take to witnesſe
Sít was, J. uene for vichessé
Deset worth mariage non
ffor al myn hert is upon on
So feely that in the pſone
Ostant al m workes to y or on
J. aye nonny part ne plowth
If J. hir had it lere ynorth
Hir hóle cholde me eſtlice
With outhou thev conentie
To nowd my flæster as of this
Conchende of me yhat as it is
Wy chriſt J. am betnowle plem
And if ze wol oſht elles deim
Of conentise if yer he more
In lóne agropeth orte ye core.

**H**allere aequat gáu on, fënde chum
Tesſes cíp on vera vetrótt fides.
Gent agros impudens. In en vart a náttun
Vuit tesſed fadfas fad, a hóre fes.
Non ome púniſt púniſt a blít in u
Visu, qui cordis intima cimitur cùder.

Haltive puro, uo, ney, lamen

faltfreve p[ro]mo non est laudanda p[ro]mellam
gua, et fals conditions opus

Hic tractat confessor, super illis Anavitae
openctus, qui falsi factis testimonii et p[ro]mo
tunarpantny, quor[em] fiduciaria c[ir]tum
vento, tam in c[ir]tibus quam in m[am]oribus
ta[rum]que defecerit, propositum q[ui]que expe
safliciter attingit

Tone you chafte, underfonde
boll confentise hafth it on honde
In special two confolours

That ben albo his procuours
The ferst of him is fals witnes
Siche eue is redy to witnes
What ýng his maistre Wol h[ym] h[ote]
Permau is the acconde h[ote]
Siche e[sp]ereth noght to alw[oe] an oth
þoſt it be fal[es] and z[od] be wroth

That on chafte fals witnes here
yat o[ð] chafte ye ýng forſtver
Whan he is charget on the hol

So what with hepe and what with w[ol]

Thei make h[ir]e maistre ofte wyune
bis Wol noght enw[ove] what is cynne
ſor conotſe, and ýns men dem
umake many a fals baſſayn
yacemay no twelv[e] quierete arſe

In p[ilke] keſte and p[ilke] aſſiſe
Where as p[er]tuo ye people enſo[ur]me
ſ[or] p[er]a bepe end o[·]maner ſo[ur]me

That upon golde he reſt conſtience
Y[ei] ſo[ur]m, and take h[ir]e e[di]ence

And yns with fals witnes and o[yes]
per wyune hem more and w[eyn]k and c[lo]yes

R[hi]t so þ[e] be who þ[er] þeim enſuive
Of þe[re] lones ful many [r]ightw[er]be
or þ[er] may al[wo]man fynde ýno[be]
y[er] thee of hem þ[er] þe chafte Wol
Anon he Wol his hand don lem
Upon a[bo]k and ow]ere and in
yat þ[er] Wol feith and tronps here
and þ[er] þe p[er]ſieth h[ym] to w[ere]

Co cerben e[be]t til he Seue
und aſſ is here[by] truſt h[er]e
ſ[or] þ[er] þe gothe h[ym] c[hi]en tweth
The more he is d[er]eeth, þe more he liche
Whan he his feith maketh al[dy]mest
þ[ar]me may a w[oman] truſt h[ym] leſt
ſ[or] til he may his w[ille] athiene

He is no lenger for to liene
þns is the tru[n]the of l[one] exiled
And many a gode w[oman] beguiled

And e[de] to epeke of fals witnes
þer be noſt many ene þ[er] ges

What h[iche] onto the p[ro]m[份]ours
Ch[ei] make h[ir]e p[ri]me p[ro]t]o]u]r[s]

Do telle h[ow] þ[ere] is ene a man
Wiche is W[orth]i to l[one] and kan
Aſſ þ[ag]oše man chulde kiue

O þ[er] with leſing is beguile
The t[au]ſe, in w[ou]the þ[er] Wol p[ri]e[de]

And als o[ke]er as the e[de]
þ[er] make of þ[er] ye knowen fals
And ýns ful ofte abonite ye h[al]ts

l[one] is of fals men enb[ra]v[ed]
W[or]t l[one] w[ou]the is so pur[ch]ased

Comep] after]w[ard] to l[ite]l pr[is]
ſ[or]thi my Con[e] if þ[on] be l[ys]

Noſt þ[on] haſt h[er]d þ[is] e[n]dence

You my[ht] ým oſh[ne] conſtience

Oppoſe if þ[on] haſt ben ene on

A[my] z[od] w[ot] fader. J. am non
Ne ne[ver] was for as men seeth
Whan þ[er] a man chafte make his feith
His h[er]te and tinge miſte a[or]de
ſ[or] if so be þ[er] ye [dis]to]rde

þ[ar]me is he fals and elles noght

And J. z[ar]ere as of my[] þ[oz]ht

In l[one] it is noſt Dis[or]uſable
unto my[] w[or]de, bot ac]o]uſtable

And in þ[is] w[ise] fader. J.

My[] viht Wol ow]ere saluely
þ[at] J. my[] l[ady] l[one] wel
ſ[or] þ[er] ac]o]uſter] ene]y del

Confessor.

Amsa]n.

Confessio

It uedeth noght to my Conscience
That I witness Childre dravne
Into yis day, for never, yit
De myht it strike in to my wit
Yat. I my counsel Childre seyn
Do eny wight or me be Kreve
Do gechen help in such mauld
Bot onely of my lade Siere
And posh a younand men it wiste
That I hire lone, and paine hem liste
Withe me to Sive ne and to Wittenesse
It were y no fals Wittenesse
ffor. I say on the trunpe duelle
I. lone hir more yane. I kan telle
Thys am. I fader gulteles
As ye hane hevd, and natheles
In zonne dou. I put it aft

My Cone wits in specialt
It schaff not connliche stalt
Al poynt it for a tyne auffalt
Yat falso Wittenesse his cause epede
Upon ye poyst of his fals chyde
It schaff wel aftre stand beheld
Wherof so as it is betid.
En sample of such ynges blinde
In a cronique write. I funde

He pount ey se ulle fals tespitates amou
ris quocumque truidentem. Et naverat quidem
Thetis achillea filius omnino afolesseme muliebom
coestui apparatu asseuerus epe puerella, ut regis
Lichomediis filiis ad edentand induxit. Et sic
Achilles Decepto regis filiusque Seidanne
gorica e cubicularia effectus. Oup ipam -
Tinuam genunt qui postea nunc probitas
militum affeantus, moru p[er]s quod eandem
Tuum in polyene tuamnuce condicantem.

The Goddesse of Sec Chetis
She had a Cone and his name is
Achilles whom to kepe and wade
While he was yonge, as in to ware
She poshte him Danielly to betake
As she wiche Drad for his cake.

Of that was Seide in apphene
That he at twoe childe sache
Whan y[tra]tce was helein
fforthi so as the boles sem
She taffe hir wit in Condi wife
How the hym myhte so desynse
hat noman cholde his body fluome
and so befeet yat ilke provbe
Whil y[tra]t she pozhte upon yis deede
pev was a lyng Wiche Lichomende
was hore, and he was wel begon
With faire doobhtres manyon
and duelte fer orte m an yle

Nou schaff yon hirre a wonder byle
This quicene Wiche je moder was
Of achilles upon this ras

Hire Cone as he a justden were
Iet d[u]yen in the same geve
Wiche longeth vito Womanhede
And he was yong and tok non hiede
Bot guffrest al y[tra]t he hym dede
Wherof she bath five women bede
And changing he have other alle
How so it afterward befalla
Yat pev d[u]stone noght yis yung
Bot feigne and make a fnowelechung
Upon ye counsel Wiche was nome
In euy palare wher pey come
To telle and to wittenesse this
How he here lade. Sowher is
And jift in ech a m[a]uer Wiche
She bad y[tra]t Childre hir Don seruice
So y[tra]t achilles underfongeft
As to a yonge lade, belongeth
Honom p[u]ne and venence
ffor Chetis with zerte alligence
Hym hay so tallht and so aftarted
Yat how so y[tra]t it were a watted
Wit obre and zodely contenance
She childe his Wainthinde answere
pat non ye coshe knowe myht
Bot y[tra]t emy mannes Cyft

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Bot if thei hadden achilles
Here werre chaff ben erdeles
And on that he tolde hem plem
In what manere he was befeu
And in what plante he chaff befolde
Co þ Withynne a litel stonde
Dlyes forth with Dionede
Upon þis poynt to lychnomede
Agatemenon togedre cente
Bot dlyes er he forth wente
Withe llas on of þe wisse
Ordained hætth in endel wisse
What he the moſte riche aray
Sherof a woman may begay
With hyn hath taken many ſolde
And onmore as it is tolde
An harneys ſor a lusty knyft
Withe burned llas of wilner brifth
Of alderde of plante and eke of inuile
As posth he childe to battille
He tock alſo With hyn be lep
And püs togedre in felas chyſ
Fſorth zon þis Dionede and he
In hope til yeu myhten ce
The place where achilles is
T be wynde ſod yane noght anys
Bot euen topeſele tole it bleſe
Of dlyes the mareſe kiuelle
Wher lychnomede his regne had
The steveſnau co wel hem lad
Yat pei ben comen cauſ to londe
Wher yeu zon onte upon ye stonde
Into ye zinght Wher þi yeu ſonde
Ye lyng and he wiche hay facinnde
Dlyes deſe the message
Bot ye conſeil of his wrange
Why þi yeu can he tolde noght
Bot vndernep he was be poyſt
In what manere he myſt asne
Achilles ſro Diadenne
And fvo pese opre þi pere were
ſſul many a lusty lady there

Thei pleide hem yere a day or two.
And as it was fortwene so
It fel þ time in euch a wisse
To achilles þa caturace
Yere yonge lades childeu make
And for ye swamige mennes cake
Yat comen fro ye Giege of grove
Thei made naf ye more towe
Yere was reneu þe was daufyngc
And euy lif withe conde cynge
Of lusty women in the vonte
A freyythe carole hap cunge abente
Bot for al this zt wutheles
Ye Gueks vinkneſse of achilles
Co weven, þi in no degre
Yei compen wit Witche was he
To be his doys ne be his pas
Dlyes yanne upon þis cas
A yng of his pridence hay wroght
Fſor ylle aray wiche he hap broght
To zue a monege ye wu[n]nen yere
He let do fetten al the geue
Fſorth with a knyhtes harneys eke
Jnaſ a contre ſor to cede
Yen childeu noght a fever ce
And euy yng in his degre
Endlong upon a bord he leide
To lychnomede and yane he preide
Yat euy lady cheſe chalde
What yng of llade þe childe wolde
And tike it as be weie of zit
Fſor pei hem selft a childe chift
He eide aſter here eglne wille
A achilles yane ſod noght stille
Whan he pe bricht helme behiels
Ye alderde ye hamburk and ye childe
His here ſel to an ou
Of aſt þi opre wold he non
Ye knyhtes were he under ſongey
And yilke airate wiche þi belonge
Into ye wu[n]nen he for doſt
And in þis wisse as cattiy ye bok.

unkeſſor.

And þus he rost up be the moralde
And toke hym selfe cent John to boralde
And seide he holde first begynne
At lone, and after for to dyne
The flees of golde for wille he come
And pns to hym godde herte he nome

**O**deea pht the came wisse
Ful day cam þe moste visde
Jau and he postht hure al þe myht
Holl the þ. noble worthi knyht
He eup were myht wende
And wold the wisse if he ne epende
Of pns he had vnder tilke
She myht hir selfe no pimpos take
ffor if he deide of his battille
She moste paine algate faille
Do geten hym whan he were ded
Pns she began to get red
And torne aboute hir wittes alle
Do loke hold y. it myht falle
That she with hym had a laisw
Do epeke and telle of hir desir
And so it fel, þ. came day
Pit Jason wip y. nete may
Jogedre wete, and had apace
To apeke, and he Conghte hir grace
And she his tale godely herde
And aftir wade and she hym answere
And seide, . Jason as you wilte
you myht be cauf you myht be espilte
ffor Wel þ. never man
Bot if he conye þ. J. kan
Ne myhte y. fortame athene
ffor Vouche you comest, bot as J. liene
If you doft holde conenant
To lone of al the venenant
J. Chalke þ. lif and honour came
That you þe flees of gold chalke hane
He seide al at some oysme wille
Na dame J. chalke twently fulsille
Some heste. Wulch my lif may laste
Pns longe he preide and atte laste

She graneth, and beholte hym yns
pat whan myht comeþ, and it tyne is
She cholde hym seide certainly
Such on þ. chulde hym prineth
Al one in to hure chambre bynge
He yonketh hure of y. tidying
ffor of y. grace hym is begonne
Dym yenketh alle opre pines woune

**G** he day made ende and lost his kiht
And comen was þe derde myht
Withe al þe daies þe klente
Jason tok senke and forth he wente
And whan heCAM onto of þe pres
he to conseil. Hervilles
And tolede hym hold it was betid
And preide it cholde wel behind
And y. he holde loke aboute
per whilkes y. he chalke bon onto
Pns as he stod, and hede nam
A manden fio weedeCAM
And to hure chambre jason lesde
When þ. he fonde redy to lesde
Ye faireste and ye wistest eke
And she With chymple there and meke
Whan she hym cyth, way al a chamed
po was here tale nelle entamed
ffor okevenesse of marriage
She falleth forth a riche ymage
Withe was figure of jynter
And Jason chow and seide per
pat als co wif god cholde hym helpe
pat if weede seide hym helpe
pat he is pimpos myhte wynne
pei chulde never pavte atlyinne
Bot echer whil þr. hry lastep lif
He holde hir holde for his wif
And wip y. word þe pei kisten bope
and for pei chulde hem enclope
per CAM a miande and in hure wif.
She deide hem bope suft sevnis
Til þ. ye were in bedde nahted
J. Not þ. might was wel be waked

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["Quanting.", "If you happen to be what you would be, and you are of a kind that would point to point and enforce it, then you and all the form of it would be as he himself were there, so he would come to be", "As he were at the centre of all things, so would be what you pass from one thing to another and from one thing to another, and so on. But what you pass from one thing to another, and so on, is called transference. And this is done with the help of a name, which is called transference by the name of the thing that is to be transferred. For example, if you want to pass from the name of a man to the name of a woman, you say, \"What name has this man?\" and the answer is, \"His name is John.\" And this is done with the help of a name, which is called transference by the name of the thing that is to be transferred. 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Liber

As che hym taught yo to rede
And had hym as he wolde cede
Faith onte jeste of any while
Ifhan he were londed in þe yle
Of cholde make his crafite
And jede his cajete in the wive
As che hym taunte on kines Don bente
Yre cipes towards oriente
Ffor co cholde he the goddes plese
And wynne hym seluen mother ese
And whan he had it þeres jad
Co opne a buyste che hym bad
Wiche che þere tobe hym in present
And was full of enche oignement
Yat þe was fure ne benyn non
That cholde fastnen hym upon
Ifhan þe he were anoynt with akk
Ffor thyn she tanght hym hold he schaff
Anoynte his armes al aboute
And for he childe no yng donte
Che tok hym yanne a maney yn
Yre wiche was of co gret vertu
Yat wbere a man it wolde caste
Of childe bnde anon co faste
Yat noman myht it Don a weie
And þe she bad he akk were
The childe mto ye mouthes prouen
Of yo tbere oyen þe fwe bløwen
Yperof to stoppen pe mælice
Ye glu schaff ferne of þe office
And oð þe hwe oignement
Hwe ynge and hwe enchantement
Azem ye Serpent cholde hym were
Til he hym eke wip cwerde or cperve
And yanne he may sanfliche ynuoth
His oyen zoke mto ye plosh
And ye teth soowe in chere a wisse
Tyl he ye enyhtes se arise
And eche of other dom be leid
In suche manere as j. hane send
Lo yns ymede for jason
Ordigneth and preithi þupou

That he no yng forzete cholde
And eke chere preithi hym þe wolde
Ifhan he hath alle his armes Don
Do gromide fuele and yanke anon
The goddes and co forth be epe
The ffeles of golde he cholde ceste
And whanne he hadde it cesid co
Yat yanne he wereONE ago
Worthouten any tarynge
Whan þis was cerde mto wepynge
Che felf, as che þe was ymgh nome
Worth lone and co ondome
Yat al hive worlde on hym chere corte
Sot whan che eyr þe was no lette
Yat he mot nedes parte hir fro
Che tobe hym in hive armes tno
An hundred tyne and gan hym kisse
And cerde. O. al my wortes blisse
Wy tvnte my lufte my lif my hele
To ben ym helpe m pís quejele
J. pveie mto ye goddes alle
And worth þe wode che gan don falle
On swome and he hir up nam
And felft wip þe maiden can
And þei to bed anon hir broght
And þane jason hir besight
And to hive cerde m pís maide
Wy worthi lufte lily dere
Conforteth zow for be my tronthe
Of schaff not fallen in my ondthe
Yat. I ne wol ymghonte fulfille
Zoue hestes at zome oghne wille
And rit. J. hope to zow bunge
With hynne a luchile enche tydinge
Ye wiche schaff make he borthe yanne
Of for he wolde kepe hwe náme
Whan þe he wiste it was nyh day
The cerde a dieu my cwerde mny
And forth wip hym he nam his geve
Wiche as chere bad take hym pere
And franght into his chambre he wane
And goth to bed and stop hym hente

Quia lay þe non
flor siviles for
It was on
the yanne he
And clemence
And yet þe token
his chamber
And midden jad
And he ayas an
the worte. An
ffor wiche he to
The krig, prof
And for he to
the tobe hym m
Sot jason wad
And at ye tis
Ifhan þe wol
bot was jed
in wiche þis w
fful armes up
To his battile
To be on hir
Til he pe wat
When he ezen
he set hym on
and his cawerte
by jad and ma
and othe enor
As ymede hym h
and þane avo
and wip þe leu
and anon after
he gветe Ser
bot epe he had
ffor þe Serpent m
Co hawd and cze
yat now he fad
ffor longe tyne
pat wip his ow
he myht woght
He was co my
per. vist no

Quinting.

And say þ man an hym a bole
ffor hertiles hiede of hym tok
til it was undren hah and more
and þanne he gan to cythe core
and goodmiliche abie de of step
and yel þ token of hym fop
his chamberleys be cone yere
and maden jedy al his zere
and he ajos and to ye fying
the centre and cende howþ þ yng
ffor wiche he cam he Wolde so
the fying þ of was wonder Wol
and for he Wolde hym fayn wyrdrabbe
he tolze hym many a dredeful calbe
bot jason Wolde it noght recorde
and at ye tafte yel atto de
Shan þ he Wolde noght abide
a bot was jedy at ye tide
in wiche pis woryn finst of Cere
fful armeds at ely piece
To his battile wiche belongeth
Toke ore on heide and core hym longeth
til he ye wata passed were
When he cam to þ yle yere
he got hym on his knees dom stouht
and his caverte as he was tanht
as jas and made his carvifice
and other enopritte hym in þ wise
as yedea hym had bade
and þaune aven þ pio þ pede
and wyr þ hir þe fire he spieyrnte
and anon after he atteyrnte
þe grete Serpent and hym clowch
bot er the he had sorowþ þ nothþ
ffor þ Serpent made hym transtale
so hand and core of his battile
yat now þe fio and now þe fek
ffor longe tyme it so be fak
þat wip his cender ne wip his cypere
he mythe noght þ Serpent dere
he was co myde and hande of chyn
yer noght noght so þym.

Venym aus free togede he cafte
Ehat he jason so core a blafse
þat if ne were his oynement
his yng and his enchantement
wiche medea tok hym to fore
he had with þ worme he lore
bot of vertu wiche þof cam
jason yedragon ontrau
And he anon ye tey onted vouh
And cette his oyen m a plonh
With wiche he brake a piece of londe
And then hem with his ogbie honde
po myhte he zret mideille see
Of eny toth in his degree
Op þong þ a kuyht wip cypere and chielde
Of wiche anon jicht in ye fielde
Ceson slow oyer and wip þat
jason yedea noght fozzat
On boye his knees he gan don fittle
and zaf ponk to ye gordes alle
þe flees he tok and goth to bote
þe Conne chyney p hylte and hote
þe flees of golde chon forth wip all
þe water ashtrayn onafalt
wyde. wepte and creght ofte
And stod upon a tom a lefte
Al prineely with ume hir celine
yer hede it nonþ ten tie tueine
She preide and cende o gos hym cpede
þe kuyht with hap my matidenhede
and ay she londy toward ye yle
bot whan she cih wipinne a while
þe flees cliftwende azem ye Conne
She cende. ha lord nows al is Wonne
a wy kuyht ye felde bath ondome.
Now Wolde god he were come
ha londe. þ he ne were a londe
bot. þ dar take pis on honde
If þ ohe had wynges tno
She Wolde hane flowe vuto hym po
Straight yere he was into ye bot
G he Day was chier ye sonne hot

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Auber.

The grebes weren in grete antone
Ye while þere lond was onte
Ohe wisten noght what childe tyde
Bot warten eke upon ye tyde
To se what ende cholde falle
Yeve stoden eke ye nobles alle
fforth with ye comme of ye tont
And as ye loken up and down
Ye weven thar with mine a prowe
Wother tam ye bot wiche ye wel knowe
And sythe how Jason broght his preie
And yo yei sonnen alle seie
And ciden alle with o. stenene
Ha wother was ene wider ye sienene
To noble a fyrht as Jason is
And ibleynh alle seiden þis
pat Jason a fane fyrht
ffor it was never of mannes myht
Ye flees of golde so for to domne
And pirs to taken ye begynne
With þe þe lyng come forth anon
And thyl ye flees how þit on
And whan Jason tam to ye londe
pe lyng hym selue tof his honde
And kipe hym and grete woe hym made
ye grekes maden weren wonder glade
And of þyrning just mery hem posht
And fourth with hem pe flees pe broght
And eche on op zau to ley he
bot wel was hym þe myht ney he
to se þe of pe apprete
And pirs pei paffen ye entee
And gon dito pe paleys fer aght
Medea wuchs forzat hym noght
Was redy þere and seide anon
Welwrie o. wozri fyrht Jason
The wolde hane kip hym wonder fayn
bot chame tooned hir azem
It was noght ye manere as yo
ffor yi the dofte noght do so
She tok hir lene and Jason kente
In to his chambre and eke hym cente

Fure made to sen how he ferde
The wiche whan þe eke syl and hede
How þe hadd faren onte
And þit sod wel al aboute
She tolde hwe lasy what eke wive
And eke for joye hwe made kife
The bathes weren þanne aynded
With herbes tempred and affane
And Jason was vanamed some
And zed as it fek to done
In to his bath he wente anon
And woffhe hyn elene as any be
He toke a cap and onto he cam
And on his best arran he nam
And kompe his hed whan he was clad
And got hyn forth al merv and glas
Light pranght m to ye lynges hulle
ye lyng tam with his fyrhtes alw
And maden hyn clad wellemyng
And he hem tolde the tythyn
Of pirs and þe how yat is seff
Whan þe wan the shepys y
Ysede whan the was aſent
Come come to pat plement
And þe eke myht Jason se
Was non to glaſ of alle as the
yere was na joye for to see
Of hyn made endy man a theſe
Com man made on com man cende an op
Sut ponshe he were goddes fre a
And myht make fyr and pioner
per myht be nomore wonder
yan was of hyn in pat entee
Echon taughte of pirs is he
Which hap in his polver kynne
of al ye world ne myhte wyne
Lo shere ye best of alle gode
Pirs ciden pei þere stode
And eke þalked up and down
Bothe of ye twist and of q ton
The tyme of coper cam anon
pei woffyn and þo yei gon.

Comitiss.

Hoc est usus jasón dict
us was in many a devante fet
us est in fore hem on ye borde
et non cor biune as the borde
muche was pere of anonge hem tuo
du, vor dorfte epeke yo
bot yosf ie, den lited epace
'thpe anodan in pat place
us jason holde come at myht
wan eury torche and eury ivht
keve ore, and yanne of ojymges
gei epiel eu nde for enpposinges
Of hem þi fosen yere abonde
for lone is muore in donto
If it be de lyd, and
Of hem þi ben of ione lerned

When al was don þi dyffise and tuppe
and cloth and borde and al was ype
pei saken whil hain liste to wake
and after þi ve lene take
us, it to becke for to vesto
and whan þi wight for ye befe
yat eury man fa, we a slege
in þi wolde this tyme kepe
aft wip stalfende, a, mely
into ye chambre and veryely
was a uia, e wiche fyn kefte
yse a wode and noying, clepte
bost nattheles and was a
and he with al hafte hyn e vede
and made it, and afted and al wam
Anon he toke hir in his arm
Sohat nede is for to epeke of e fe
hem liste uche of vor to plefe
Do þi pes hunden wos ynobl
and po, yet whan and holl
þi che wip by alway schaff stede
borth wodes suche and of fele
sul al was weted to an eide
on tof ne, d gyn port, wende
þi, oghne thambwe in pes
ge, te it non, bot hevnt s

Es clepte and ies whan it was tyme
And whan it fell to wurdes prime
Lie tok to hym corthe as he triste
In ceeve pat nou oy wiste
And tolde hem of his conseil yere
And seide þi his wille were
That pei to chip had aft ymg
So pyneliche in ye enenyng
Yat noman myhte here dede a spne
Bot þo þi were of compaigne
ffor he wol go with onte lene
And lengere wol he noght belene
Bot he ne wolde at pilke yvolde
Dat yng or queene cholde it fuord
Thei seide al pis schaff wel be do
And jason triste wel þo

M Sea in ye menne while
Wiche poshte hwe fader to begmle
Ye tresony wiche hwe fader had
Wit hwe al primarily che lad
And with jason at tyme set
Alley che falle and fonde no let
And swanght che goþ hwe vinto chip
Of greece with þi falasthip
And yei anon strongþe vy ye seil
And al þi nysht þis was conseil
Bot euly whan ye forme chon
Myen cyhe howþ pat ye were gon
And come vinto ye yng and tolde
And he ye corthe fuolbe wolde
And axeth where his Donghter was
Yer was no borde, but onte affas
She was ago, ye moder wepte
Ye fadey as a wode man kefte
And gan ye tyme for to wame
And wode his ope he wol not tarie
Yat wip caliphe and wip galeie
Ye came comys ye came weie
With jason tok he wolde take
If þe myht hyn ondike
Do pis yei seiden alle yee
Anon pei weven at ye cee

107.

9
2

Liber

Aus alle as who seyn at. o. worde
'yei zon with june eppes borde.
The salgoth yp and forth 'yei swanght.
Bot non espilot yf of 'yei tanght.
And so 'yei tornen hom azem
ffor al þ' tælom' was in vem

Iason to Gvece with his pere
Goth punght ye see the jyte were
Whan he 'f come and men it tode
'yei maden iore. yonge and olde.
Eson whan þ' he wiste of yis
holl þ' his come comen is.
And bath achiened þ' he coghte.
And home with hym myeda brought
In al þe wode wolde was non
Co glid a man as he was on
Zogedre hen jase loners 'o
Til þ' yei hadden cones tuo-
Wherof 'yei seven hope glade
And olde Eson grette ioy made
To gan þe enres of his lignage
ffor he was of so grette an age
pat men a lvasen endy dy
Whan þ' he chulde zon a way
Jason wiche cyh his fader olde.
Upon myeda made hym bolde.
Of art mーザ group. Wiche che fourth
and preith hir þ' his fader zonthe
The bolde make azembard nerthe
And che þ' was toward hym trewe
Behilte hym þ' che Wolde it do
Whan þ' che tyne callh þ' to
bot what che dede in þ' matiere
It is a wonder yng to hirve
bot zit for the noneller ie
q. þenke telleu a partie.

Nota quibus mercitamentis Esonem
Senectute Desepitum ad eue inventum
a sole sententiam prindens myeda
venduit...

G his it befelst upon a myht
Whan þ' was noght bot pere lyht

Che was damysst nht as bye lixe.
That no man bot have self it wiste.
And þ' was at mydnyht tyde.
The worde was stille on every wode
With open hed and foto al bave
Hive here to eprid che gan to faw
Upon line clopes zret che was.
Al epecheles and on the zras
Che sfold forth as an adroon doth
Von op wiste che ne goth
Til che cam to je fvesst he fnd
And pere a while che withod
pyries che torned hve aboute
and pyries eke che gan don lonte
and in the sfold che wet hirve hae
and pyries in the water pere
Che zaspeth wip a drettyng onde.
And po che tok hir epeche on honde
ffersst che began to clepe and talle
Hispard into the sterves alle
To wynde to thy to eue to londe.
The preud and eke hende up hir honde
To echates and gan to tno
Wiche is goddesse of divere
Che odis helpeth at pis nede.
And as je zounden me to epeche
Whan Jason cam þe flees to greeche
Co help me now þ' zon be fesche.
With þ' che loketh and was wair.
Doun fio þe oy þ' am after:
Ye wiche Dragons aboute drouse
and po che gan hir hed e Don borde
and vp che fyrh and fane and Wes.
Che drof forth lype char and whel.
Alone in part amonge ye chies
ye fonde of evete and yo puties.
The conshte and faste gan bye bye
dan pere upon the balles bye.
Of othryn and dymppe and
and eke of ope hilles mo
Che fonde and zadrep hebes enots
Che puilleth up com be ye jote.

And many With a
and alle into give
ons whan che ha
the floes þe for
Ethan and dan
Peneie and eke
To hem of the van
Che the of þe was
The conde and eke
as che as che th
and of þe rede
ynt was beho
the to and a
the conshte of
q. jnfeldes and m
and eke a part
Chot pung wiche
Che fonde in t
I undayes an
With zvete træ
the was pung
and torneth hy
Before þe gat
hyn that che le
a role onto p
her po the yo
Cun yng as
and made hir
As che þ' was b
and myht of
the top to torp
With oure helpe
Al hiled with p
Of wiche an au
of wiche and
of art wung
and est an
As che of the
pe be eke fis
Of eke, de n
Of þe an
þe se anlives b

Quintus

In many with a fivſt che chath
and alle into hir char the hest
pyns than che hath pe hilles coucht
the ſlodes pe forat che nought
theysian and dampnys
penene and eke caperchados
so hem the worte and pe che nom
be the of pe water and of pe ſom
the conde and eke pe cume ſones
the as the ches onte for pe nones
and of pe reede see a part
pat was beho. chiche to hir art
che tock and after pat abonte
che coucht condri cedus onte
juſfeldes and in many gueues.
and eke a part che tof of lenes
bot pung wiche myht hir moste avails.
che ſonde in Cretes and in Cheſſale
in dapes and in myhtes myne
with grete tranaille and with grete pyne
che was pynnade of eſtly piece
and torneth homward in to Crete
before ye gates of Eton
chir chare che let a wai to gon
toke onte ferst þas ymne
an yo che poyſt to begynte
an þyng as cemeth impossible
and made hir celuen indisſible.
as che þas wath an eneſſed
and myht of an nan be ſelazd
che toſt up twaines of pe lond.
with onte helpe of mannes hond.
al bled with þe greeve as
of wiche an auilter made þas
but to Cretes of eſſeffe.
of art uning and pe maſſſeſſe.
and eſt an anar to juinente
as che wche onde hir bole entente
pe che eke hede ſtand and deri gynne
of once be nought betwee n
of che anon with onte let
peſe anſtres ben abonte ce

Two condry prittes faſte by
che made and with pat hapely
A wethir wiche was blak che olough
and onte þof the blode che dronſh,
and and into the prittes two
Wauu myſke che pittte alsod pto
with hony meynde. and in coche wised
che gan to make hir sacrifice
and cride and preide forſh with aſt
To poffito ye god in fearaſt.
and to the pueene parosopyne
and co che coucht onte al pe lyne
Of hem þy longen to pitt craft
behynde was no name laſt.
and preide hem alle as che was onthe
To grante Eſon his firſte zon pe.
Chas olde Eſon brought forſt was yo
Alwey che had alle other so
upon peril þy myht falſe
And with þy word che pe wenten alle,
and leſten pere hem tho alone
and yo che gan to gaſpe and gone
and made cignes many on
dand seide here wordes þepon
Co þy with ſpelling and hir charines
che tok Eſon in bothe hir armes
dand made hym for to clepe faſte
and hym upon hir her-bos載
pe blake wether yo che toke
and hiewh pe ſlaſſhe as doth a toke
On either anſter part che feide
and with þe charines þe seide
A ſive ſoum foo pe oby alibte
and made it for to brenne lyhte.
bot wthan uyede alwhi brenne
anon che gan to sterte and venne
je fivij anſtres al abonte.
per was no beſe wiche goſt onte
more wilde panns che cemeth pere
abonte hir childevs hyng hiſ here
As poyſt che were onte of hir mynde
and torned in an other lyinde.

101

9

2

Liber

yo lay þe reytyn wode left
Of wiche þe pieces now and eft
She made him m þe pittes wete
And put hem in þe fivyn hede
And tok þe bronde wyl al þe blase
And pries she began to jase
Abonte Eson þere as he kept
And eft with water wiche she kept
She made a cemele abonte hyn pries
And eft with fire of culphe tyves
fful many an oy þing she desse
Wiche is noght written in þis stede
Bot yo she van co up and dom
She made many a wonder comn
Comtýme lich onto þe tok
Comtýme onto the lanerok
Comtýme caleth as an hemne
Comtýme epeketh as don þe menne
And jist co as hre iongon frangeth
In condvi wiche hir forme changeth
She cemeteth fane and no woman
ffor with þe craftes þ the tan
She was as who seeth a goddesse
And what hre liste move or lesse
She sde in bokes as we fynde
þat passeth on manneskynde
Bot who þ wol of wondes hiere
What þing she wroghste m þis matiere
To make an ende of þ the gan
On the mideille herte neve man
A poynted m þe neide mone
Whan it was tjime for to done
She cet a candelron on þe fire
Ji wiche was al þe hol ative
Wherou þe mediune stod
Of nus of water and of blod
And let it flye m onche a plit
Zil þ the cawch þe epime whit
And po the caste m þynde and jote
And sede and ston þ was for bote
With many an herbe and many a fion
Wherof she hath þe many on

And ekeSYNTHES? þe epevent
To hir hafth alle his crafty lent
The lide hir zaf his adews eftyn
And eche to bynen caste hem yn
A part eke of þe horene eke
The wiche men hiere on nyftes houle
And of a javen wiche was two
Of nyne hundred wynter old
The tok þe hed wyl al þe bile
And as þe medicyn it voue
The tok y after þe donele
Of þe see wolf and for þe he!
Of Eson with a jonfand mo
Of þynges þe haf þo
Ji þe land von togedre as birne
The pitte and tok yanne of olyne
A srie brande hem with to fere
þe wiche anon gan ston and bae
And waxe al freissh and wene azem
Whan þe his vertue had sem
The let þe leste dreppe of alle
Upon þe bare flore dor faue
Anon þe eprong up ston an
Where as þe dreppe falle was
And wae anon al meue srene
So it might al besene
Medea j anne kynche and wip
Hire mediune is for to tufte
And zop to cloue he lay
And oke a cower a wos of aflas
With wiche a wounde upon hou ode
She made and pinte may elde
þis blod wyrme wiche was olde
And oke and twouble and fiable and colde
And po the tok onto his vs
Of hertes al þe beste nus
And powed it into his woumd
þat made his brynes fulle and sound
And po the made he woumd clove
And toke his brande and wypros
And þo the zaf hyn drynke a straunt
Of wiche is a zem he made

His hede his hert
Hede onto eke
His hede haves
His lich into
Johan passed
His to jo con
He what
A woman ch
more hertly lo
Janne medea
Herst the ma
And after
With aret tre
And to his fa
His elde hat
The yng nu
Bot houz it
The remember
Hyns pel
Jafon ba
Medea haf
Bot a num
þe trontly
He had m þe
þas med
ffor a no
Jiche d liti
Trensa c h
As he þ was
Medea left
Bot þ was aft
Medea wip hy
Of elop of zol
Wiche senep
And þ was dit
In hame of a
ffor cos hou
And whan
þat mantel
Aon þ re
And brev
þo co mede

Quintus.

103

In what manere is beste to done
that you delinues weuen cone
Of p[er]is borde and che anou
Two men ondeyneth for to gon
Seyn forse che made hem for to owere
hat ye pe childeen sholden bere
into ye see þ[er] non it knowe
And hem ynne bothe yvowre
The childeen to ye see ben lad
wheremne ye wisse as yno bad
peise uen be jedy for to do
bot ye goddesse wiche Juno
is bore, appereth in ye stede
And hathe onto ye men for bede
pat ye ye childeen noght ne oke
sot bad hem lome in to the see
And taken hiede of þ[er] e[he]n
yer o[wa]m a chepe to[ve]re heve þ[en]
Whos frees of binned golde was al
And p[er]is goddesse forth witheth al
Comandeth þ[er] with onte let
pe cholde anou peis childeen set
Abone upon p[er]is chape[s] baf
And al was Do p[er] as oke cpaſt
Wherof ye men gon home asem
And fel co as pe boke[s] sem
callen ye yonge maten po
uch of pe see was co bego
for þ[er]ne diſe h[er]e heve hap love
hat þ[er] ye chape wiche h[er] h[ive] bove
as oke þ[er] was oſonned ſemt
the fel an[si] h[ap] h[ive] selfe drent
with h[er] p[er]yns and p[er] is chape for þ[er] o[wa]m
Cul be to ye p[er] of golch[os] tam
where Juno ye goddesse he fonde
where toke pe chape onto pe londe
And cet it p[er]e in cothe a w[er]d
as pon to vose h[at]e hev[de] deuſo
Whereof cam after al ye Wo
Why ja[ce] was for o[the] bove co
h[it]o wend as it is cok[e]
My father who þ[er] hathe to h[ave]

Johannes

His trupe as ze hane tolde of bone
De is noght worthi for to lone
Ne be beloved as me Cemeth
Echt endy nellove lone p[er]meth
Do h[im] Wiche nelloveongel is
And nathleles nowd after p[er]ys
If þ[er] z[ol]le liste to taken hiede
Upon my chriſt to procede
In lones cause azem the b[ite]
Of conotuse and anapite
What is more of J. Wolde wite
My cone p[er]ys q. finde wjite.
Per is z[it] on of p[ilke] brode
Wiche onely for pe worldes yvode
To make a tres ſony of moneie
P[it] al conſtience a w[oi]ſe
Whereof in thi confession
The name of the condicion
J. Chaſt h[ier]e after w[and]e de declared.
Wurthe maketh on p[er]the an ond b[are]
Plus capit ofura c[iti] qui debet illud,
ſſuande colorata ch[ape] latent agit.
Oc am[or] expeſſus qui ch[ape] ſuoc et anap[is]
Oprast e. comus tres capit ipe loco
Et trattat de illa c[oe]pue anaviac[e] que
ofura d[ict]ui c[reditor] in p[er]comui tantum
munata plus qui c[iti] de n[ux] debet. n[unc]
mentum bu[n]i ad auget. " " "
pon þ[er] benche critende on h[yr]
W[or]p anap[ice]. D[ur]e. J. cy[ſ]
afful cloped of h[is] oſh[ine] onyto
Wiche after golde maketh ch[ace] and onyto
with his h[yr]conys þ[er] jenué abonite
Lich onto jathes in a jointe.
Guthe lute is non abone grounde
Wiche is noght of þ[er] jathes fomide
ſſor wher þ[er] e[be]zete þ[er] ſtert[e].
hat chaſt hem in no w[is]e aftert[e].
Bot þ[er] it d[uy]ne into þ[er] net
Of lute wiche of[ur]e h[ath] set
Of[ur]e with þ[er] þ[e] p[er]the duelleth
To al þ[er] he bieth or celleth
Jene

Confessor

1

2

Liber

He hathe o'deynes of his sleighte
mesme double and double weighte
Ontellwand he celleth he je lasse
And wip the more he maketh his taffe
Wherof his honz is full wypume
he jereth his noght be so he wynne
Pongh yere lesd ten or tneline
His lonee is al toward hym selfe
And to non of bot he se
What he may wynne coche yre
ffor wher he schaft oghe zne or lene
the wool aembard take alene
per he hathe lent pe smale pese
And pilit co þ ben many of pese
Joners þ pogh pe lone alite
pat starfly wolde it weie a mytke
Zit wolde pe hane a pomd agayn
As doth hisiwe in his bargayn
bot certes suche ofsiwe onliche
It salleth more vito pe viche
Alor wel of lone as of bezete
jan vito hem þ be noght zrete
and as who certifh beu cymple and porde
ffor cielden is wðhan þe reword
Bint if it be pynghz zrete dererte
And nathlees men se ponerte
With pirsfunte and continuance
fful ofte make a zrete renante
and take of lone his anantige
fforthi wip þe helpe of his brocage
pat maken cene wher it is noght
And pirs ful oft is lone boght
ffor litel what and mochel take
Wip falso werres þ þe mi make.

Couffessor

How come of þ. þ. seide alone
pon wost what of siwe is of lone
Stelle me for þi what so pon wist
If you þor hast any zilt.

Sanctus

ý fasde may for oghe þ. hirere
ffor of po pojent ze tolden hirere
.7. Wol be my tronþe zow assiwe.

wy weighte of lone and my mesure

That he more large and certem
yne me þ. toke of lone azein
ffor co zit zonthe. 1 neðer of sleight
To take azein be double weight
Of lone more þyame. 1 hane zme
ffor al sowyf. mot þ. bechvime
and hane jenfuffion of my synne
And co zit zonthe. 1 neðer wyne
Ne zit so mochel coth, to ceyn
pat eð. 1 mysht hane half azein
Of co ful lone as. 1 hane lent
And of myn hap were co wel went
pat for ye hote. 1 myshte hane half
we penketh. 1 were a gossetz half
ffor wherewhre Æsne wol hane Double
wyt consiente is noght so zonble
1. biede neðer as to my Seld
Bot of ye hole an haliwende.
That is not excesse as me penketh
Bot nathlees it me forpenketh
ffor wel. 1 wot þ. wold noght be
for eðn þay the better. 1 se
pat hooz so ene. 1 zine or lene.
wy lone in place þer. 1 meene
ffor oghe þ. eðer. 1 ayve or crane
1. fan neymg aembard hane.
Bot zit for þ. wot not lere
What co be falle of my bezete.
pat. 1 ne schaft bire zne and lene
wy lone and al my yoght so cene.
pat toward me schaft noght besene.
And if the of hir wode lene.
Festuale me wol not agam
1. wot þe laste of my bargain
Schaff stonde upon corgret aloft
pat 1 may neðermore þe corg
besone in pis worlde til. 1 sue
Co þ. toncheide of pis partis.
1. may me wel extrise and schaft
And for to epeke forth with alt
If eyn broton for me went
pat pojut tam neðe in myn eutent

Co þe more
what þat
jat al myn
the hathe
1. hane herde
And nathlees
To zow my fal
wyyn hole chy
1. sar myn he
Tondcheide
Wiche as ze to
my ladi my
pat for o lo
wyyn hole be
Worth al þ.
the hathe me
wherof me þ.
þe che conde
and zne a
1. not what
bot mto no
hwe life ne
aode wold
lherof of my
wyw zrete lont
1. not holl ch
Exende wol
the lage woy
the hathe my
of þ. wiche 1
and with myn
bot al þis a
and. 1 zo lon
hwe oghe stow
til the sone
pat the wol a
and if me no
Noght alof þ.
line liste to
com of my
bot of pis
As he þ. pat

Comitlong.

104

Co þe more me undelafeth
that þms it is my lade eitheth
zst al myn hert and aft myn tyne
he hafth and doth no better by me
þane hende sey þe poynt is fre
And maðhels in þuntes
To sone my fader þe ben hirve
wyn holl chyft for to hirve
þar myn hert wel seftlose
Touchende hynve as þe suppes
Wiche as se telle in lone us cefes
my lade my noght ben excesd
yat for o lofying of hir ye
wyn holl hert ul. þe dy
Withe al þe edo. þe may and fan
She hafth me wonne to hir man
as he wof me ykeneth zode seafon wolke
þe she condel jessande cholde
and zme a part peve as she hafth aft
not what falle hereaftey schaff
bot into nowl zit Sap. þe dem
Swe liste nende zme azem
A yo de wordes in cuthe a wisse
Lherof myn hope myht anpre
my gretve lone to compense
not hows she hir consience
exnise wol of þus bittre
A large wyphe and gretve meswre
She hafth my lone and I laine noght
of þi wiche þane dier noght
and wath myn hert þane it pithd
bot al þe asfido laird
and I so lonesles aboute
Swe oghes fonde in ful gretve doubte
Til she esjessde coche a cymne
pat she wol al my lone wyrne
And if me noght to lyne by
Noght ale þo moche as ynt nury
Swe hife to cene of wiche. myht
Dom of my gretve þerne alway
bot of þis poynt lo þins. farve
As he þe path for his chaffare

And bieth it diere and ztt hafth non
Co mote he nedes ponde gon
Þus he þere and hane no lone
pat ne may noght come alone
Co wyme of lone non enares
bot þe me wole mattheles.
Touchende hynve of lone a quite
And if my lade be to write
I prie to god cuthe græce hirv sende
That she bety me it mot anende

My done of þe you hafst anfwerd
Touchende hynve. þe hane al herv
Hows þon of lone hafst wonne emale
bot þe you tellest in the tale
And the lade of ancesft

we penketh yo wordes þon myc hest
ffor be þi ogine knowlelechtynge
þon ceast hows she for. o. lofyinge
ym hole hert for the tok
She may be coche þe hwe. o-lof
þe worth ym hert many folds
To hafst þon wel ym hert cold
whan þon hafst þe is more worth
And eke of þe you tellest for this
How þe here weyhte of lone vneneue
is unto ym. wnder ye henene
Trod never in evene. pat balance
Wiche stant in lones gonnance.
Cuthe us þe stant of his lalbe
yat poynt þi lone more dralbe
And peise in ye balance more
þon myht not aye azem þereof.
Of gretve bot al of grace
ffor lone is lowd in eudy place
per may no lalbe hyn justifie
As þeddon ne be compaigne
yat he ne wol after his wille
Whom þe hyn likest epece or epille
To lone a man may wel besynte.
Bot wher þe schaff lese or wyme.
yat wot no man til atte laste
fforthi conente noght to faste.

Confessov.

con

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2

wy fone bot abide yn ende
Pay ras al my to gide vende
bot þ you hafte me tolde and clide
Of o þmg. I am jult wel parde
that you be cleightre ne begyle
Of no hjoowij. haft opfihle
Engmed lone for onche de de
is core venged as j. rede

Focoms of lone þ decemn
No wonder is posh þe jecemen
After þe wronge þ þei defernen

ffor Ahom as ende þ þeir cernen
and do plesance for a whil
hit atte laste here oghne zule
Upon hve oghne hed destendey
Wiche god of his vengeance vende
As be en sample of tyme go
A man may funde it hafte be so.

Et pount exemplum contra vstos maritos
qu extra id quod proprius hent exigeas
ad none voluptatis incrementu alia sub null
exere. orpfulne luteru non venent. Et
naturat qualiter limo undram et in Calho
decentem peo diu ipse Calho in hujus modi
nulien hueris adquevendis. De consilio
mariti in domis mediatry extriterat

It fel comtyne as it was seue
he hulke goddesse and þe quene
limo þo had in compagine
A maiden full of tjcherie
ffor she was end in on and
Wyr jupiter þ ibac hne load.

To sgete hyn oyve lones neibe
pingsh onche hortage and was intwelle
al opfide yan hyn nedeth
bot che Wiche of no chane dredeth
Wyr qneyrte wodes and wyr clyhe
asente in onche wisse hir lady yhe
As che to whom þ limo twiste
Co þ yof che noping wist
bot so prime may be no þmg
pat it ne comeþ to knollbechying

pings don upon the dark myht
is after knollve on daires lyht
Co it befast þ atte laste
Al þ pis olhe maiden tafse
was ondaste and ondrowe
ffor as the onche mot be knollve
To limo was don undervonde
In what mane hve honsbonde
With fals hortage bath take ofwive
Of lone more yan his meswre
Sthan he tok opve þan his wif
whereof yis maiden was zultif
Wiche had ben of his assent
And yins was al the game chent
She enffith hym as he mot nede
But þe hortoy of his myfede
She wiche hne conseil jaf pto
On hyn is the vengeance do
ffor limo with hve wodes hote
This maiden wiche Calho was hote
Repjoneth, and seith in yis wile
O tratteresse of wiche serince
Haft pon yn oghne lady servet
pon haft zvete peyne wel deferned
pat you tanke maken it so qneunt
hi chy wodes for to peynt
Dowad des me þ am thi quene
Whereof you mafest me to wene
pat uyn honsbonde tвesse were
What þ he louneth alles where
Al be it so hyn nedeth noght
bot upon þe it shalt de boght
Wiche art prime to yo doynged
And me fulloste of thi lesynges
Decerned haft nowt is thyn
eyt. þ thi while aquite may
and for you haft to me conciled
pat my lord hay wyr oyve deled
þ shalt pe set in onche akende
pat ever onto pe wortas ende
Al þ you hierest pon shalt telle
and klape it ont as doth a belle

Touffesfor.

Janaus.

And with þ hord may no hae
over may no bane
what man þ what ertein
And what wot
the came wot
yngs che wic
To Duelle m
In wodes an
ffor onche b
Wiche doth b
And lone m

Northi

pat you my
the wodded
ffor yne a
O. wif chaf
And þanne
Of lone w
pon childe
Of alle h
My

My

fay on hent
ffor j. no
whereof þ
fforp en
Of daires

My

done
ch ordre
On whom
p wod
Conbent. y
apra cup
an qu m
H

H

not
parvum
lem e
bath on.

Conutts.

105

An With þ Wode othe was for shape
yer may no doys lye montye ayape
What man þ in the wodes cith
With oure faile Eath jehieth
And what words þ hyn lift to seyn
The came words othe seith azem
þins othe wiche whilom had lene
Do snelle in thambwe not belene
In wodes and on hilles bothe
ffor oure brocage as wyne lothe
Withe withe lyne londes heptes change
And lone movre place syrange

North if eche it do be falle
pat you my CONE amonges alle
the wedded man hold þ you haft
ffor yane al other lone is wac
O wif chaff wel to the office
And yane if you for cononyo
Of lone wolde aft age move
pon childe soz azem þe love
Of alle hem þr twende be

My fader as in mors degree
wyr confience is noght anfied
ffor þo no oure brocage hane of
the hev of þ life of lone is wome
ffor my epe forwth as se begonne
of anajice upon my chyft

My CONE þ chaff þe branches chyft
the ordre so as pea ben set
On whom no good is wel befaſt
pro nobis oba munus ap minere ve
Tondent ot pondus equa staterra gerat
apex a cupido non dat ona dona cupido
Nan qui nulli ſerit ſunus nulla metet.

Hr watat cup illa epeie antricie qne
partinoma dunt 'emus natura tendy alia
lem one subsanue poacionem ant deo ant
holdi particinare nullatenus consentit //...

Lynde anique of his lignage.
ffor woful and for cosyngo
To be with hola azem laygesſo
hat h on wihos ukne is fadde stynesseſo.

The wiche is kepe of his houſ
And is so pnyshonte Anerons.
That he no godes let oure of houſe
Yogh so god hym selfe it wolde fonde
Of zifte childe he noþing hane
And if aman it wolde tane
The moſte yanne faule at nede
Wher god hym self may noght epepe
And þins charnesse in euy place
Obe veason may no paſt purthace.
And nathlees in his degree
Abone alle of moſt prynces.
With anajice ſtant he pis.
ffor he goinmeth al þe pere is.
In eche eſtat of his office
After þe venle of yilke viole
The taketh he kepep he halt he bynt
pat lichtere is to fle þe flynt
yanne gete of hym in hard or neyſthe
Only þe value of a jeyſſho.
Of godes in helpinge of an ope.
Noght yogh it were his oghne broper
ffor in pe case of zifte and lone
Ostant euy man for hym alone
Hym penketh of his onſyne slype
þat hym nedeth no felashtip o.
Obe so þe bagge and he acowden
The jecthep noght what men jecorden.
Of hym or it be yuel or godes

Co þ alone he falles of te
Whan he beste Weneth ſonde aloſte.
Al e Wel in lone as op Wnde
ffor he is euev of com jepynſo
To hym þ Wol his lone holdo.
ffor þi my CONE as pon aft holdo
Touche nды of pis telle me þ chyſt
Chast pon be crays or large of zifte.
Onto yn lone whom you seruesko
ffor after þ you Wel deservesko.
Of zifte pon myhto be yebot
ffor yat godo / holde J. Wel besot

Gra 20f 2no

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Confessio amoratis

ffor wiche pon myht ye better fare
yinne is no Wisdam for to spare
ffor pnis men oen in eny nede
he was wyse ferst made mede
ffor where as mede may noght esede
not what helpeth oper de
ffuloft he falleth of his game
pat wol wyl ydel hande jedlame
his hauk as many a wyce doth
ffor thyn cone teke me coth
and cey ye trompe if pon haf be
unto yn lone or strays or fve.

My fader it hath stonde pnis

that if ye tresbyn of cefus.

And al ye golde octedien
fforth with ye jichesse yndien.
of perles and of jiche stones
were aft togedre myn at ones

J. cette it at nomore acoupte

Jhan Wolse a bare strath amonte

To zme it hve aft in a day

Be so y to yswete may

J. myhte like or move or lesse

And pnis be cause of my carnesse

ze may wel under stand and liene
pat J. schaff noght pe wolde achene
pe pompos wiche is my noght
bot zt. zaf hne nede noght
ne pto dourfe a profre make

ffor wel J. dot. che wol noght take
and zme wol che noght alsd
che is esch of bothe two

And yis J. twesse be ye ckele

Toward es me J. che ne wile
yat J. hane eny cause of hope
noght alsd mochel as a drape
bot tolbard opre as J. may ce
che take it and zis ni onche degve
yat as be wold of friendel hede
che fan so tepe hne woman hede
pat eny man epeker of hne wel
bot che wol take of me no def.

And che dot wel that J. Wolse
zme and do bothe what J. chode

To pleken hys in al my myht
che jesou this wot eny wyft
ffor y may ke no weie afterte
per che is maistive of ye herte
che moft be maistive of ye gode
ffor god wel J. al my mode

And al myn hert and al my noght

And al my zde whul J. hane oght

And fveliche as god haf it zme

It schaff ben hnes while J. Lyne
(lich as hne lift hve selfe commande
or it nedeth no demande

To axe of me J. f. be strays.

To lone for as to yo paps

J. Wol and dvere and cey no.

My dene y is nyt wel do

ffor often tymes of carnesse

It hath ben ceyn y for the lesse
is lost ye more as you schaff hnes

A title liche to this matiere.

Et quicquid contra istos quia viritis fuit
largitatis Francorum in animis causa continu-
dunt. Et ponit ex quatuor cœtus largus
et hullavis habitionem annarum et tenacem
De amove viole que penchernna fuit.

Domus largissimis archimbouent—

Farnesse and lone auow den nene
ffor ely yng is wel the londe
whan yat a man haft beght it diewe.

And for to cede in pio matiere

ffor esparynge of a fitei cost
ffulofie tyme aman hafit lost

The large cote for pe hede

What man y cravt is of his godde

And wol noght zme he schaff noght take
con zifte a man may undertake
pe hie god to plese and queme
With zifte a man pe wolde may deme
ffor every creature hore

If pon hym zif is had pffore.

—Cauliff.

As euyl clausifh
is comfor. Vnto
and cuneth oft
co was he wole
ffor mede kepe
bot wher ye
And eparven for
yei fuorbe no
ffor his fornt
Desseigneth
And hafeth al
and for to lo
a cosh en stan

If finde

Wiche had a lo

yeve was no

And hirte viol
wiche ful of

was of hne

but euch an

then wiften

And had affu

His fermant

was hote an

pe woldes

was had. Bot

Of y belonge

Of lone. fots

Co y pic yong

Of yng wiche

was yuel pinc

pat she was fl

Sal y encinde

A medycyne f

Ardeigne Wol

Co as fortune.

Of lone upon

It fel yht as

A freyshe a f

pat noght of

wiche Croc

Toward pio

["As any class of men as I have found it very difficult to separate the two kinds of love which are to be found in human nature. In the first place, there is the love of the person who is loved, which is called by some writers the love of the person who loves, or the love of the object loved, which is called by some writers the love of the thing loved, or the love of the person who possesses the thing loved. In the second place, there is the love which is called by some writers the love of the thing which is loved, or the love of the thing which possesses the thing loved. In the third place, there is the love which is called by some writers the love of the person who possesses the thing which is loved, or the love of the person who has the thing which possesses the thing loved. In the fourth place, there is the love which is called by some writers the love of the person who has the thing which possesses the thing loved, or the love of the person who has the thing which possesses the thing which is loved.", "## Quintus.", "And he who has been with me in this place has seen me, and has seen me, and has known me, and has known me, and has known

What time cometh after this
yron schalt hans wondervol it is
Among ye folk, in every age
that each a bide myltesegne
Wiche is comm at al affaires.
As men may finde now a daies
Comita creatura deus e qui amita creavit
Dampnant uigrati. Nita p. fasti. Vivi
Non dolo r a longe seft. quod talis amica
Trayit. et in fine deuorit esse quam.
Hic lognitur. Super illa aborta ope ne
que uigratitudo dita est. Imo conditioem
non colun creator. Or edeam creature
ab hominibus deuorum. // //


Et vides like into the fennde
Wiche nende it was;;; was; was
And cleped is Unkynnes ship
Of woyne and of polis ship
With anapace he is withholas
The penketh he olde nocht beholde
Into ye modev Wiche hym bliv
Of hym may nende man be way
The wol noght knowe ye merite
Ffor þe wolde it noght acompte
Wiche m pis wolde is morchel ges
And fende ben þof extinsed
To telle of hym is endles
E dot þis. J. sey natheles
When as þis nice womeþ to londe
per takerh no man his yonk ou honde
posh he with alle his myltes ferne
the schaft of hym no yonk deservne
The takerh what eny man wol zme
Zot whil he hathe. o day to lide
he wol no ymg jedward azen
the zmatheth for to zme o zvem
When he hap take a beyne full
þitt maketh a fynde hert ditt
To dette his twifte m onthe fenende ship
per as he font no endes ship
And for to opeke wold des pyleme
bis here. J. many a man compleigne

Hiat now a dayes pon schalt fynde
At nede fende frendes fynde
What you haft Don for hem tofor
It is forzete as it were love
pe bokes epeken of pis vice
And tellen how sod of his infide
be weie of finde and eke natine
And eny hynessh fide
The larede alfs who þit fan
The dampnen an Unkynne man
It is al on to cene Unkynne
Des ymg Wiche Don is azem fynde
Ffor it worth fynde nende fode
A man to zelden ynel for gode
ffor who þe wolde tichen hede
A beste is g良 of a gode adde
And loneth ylike trestine
After þe larede of his natine.
Wiche doth hym efe and for to ce
Of pis matie se antortree
fful of tyne it hath be falle
Whereof a tafle amonges alle
Wiche is of olde enfample fye.
J. penke for to epeſifie.

Hic dunt qualtit bestie in juis bifucis homem uigrati naturalitati dcellunt. Et ponit ex. de Adriano Home creatura quin m quid for ceta venatione, inſiſens. In Dam p[er]que rerunt in aſtatione p[er]linda neſiha ſamilia corvunt. Obi inſpemens quidem p[er]amp non Zerodus timida cordula p[er]taus homem extirpere. p[er]mo tineam extirpate. et de p[er]ante. Tertio Adriani, quin p[er]ampem de p[er]ſpicens ati quid et ex p[er]ſabo vederet reaſon abat. Sed tam de p[er]penz quin cymes gratuitas diuoculencia ſui ſingulorum vins ſufficienter remanerunt. Opeke of an Unkynne man
. ſponde h[oe]w Whilom Adpan
of ſone Wiche a gve te lond wac
upon a day as he pay CAS
To wode m his h[im]tynge wente
It hapneth at a condit wente

Quintus.

After his chace as he pinnueth
pynget hap he wiche nonnan esethne
he fel buway into a pet
wher yt myht noght be let
he pet was depe and he fel lowe
gat of his men non myhte knowle
wher he be cam for non was myh
wurthe of his fall the mesthief cyh
Anys pus alone yeve he lay
e depende and tyende al ye dy
ffor comon and delivrance
Til axen eue it fel pchance
A whilke ev it be gan to myhte
A pomie man wiche esand hyhte
cam forth walkende with his asse
Anys hys gat hym a tafte
Of sjene furtes and of dreie
To celle who y wolde hem bene
As he wiche has no lif lode
Bot dhannus he myhte enche alove
To tovne with his asse cayse
And as it fel hym to tane
Jatt ilke tymé myh the pet
Anys haf ye tjysse faie funt
She heerd a boy wiche cyde Symme
And he his eue to the bymmne
With land and heerd it was aman
Wiche cerde he help here Adnan
And J. Wol zmen hafk my sode
The pomie man yis gundersode
As he y wolde stedly tymne
And to yis lord wiche was wip myne
The opak and cerde if. J. ye came
What cykernesse schaft J. hane
Of covenant yat afterward
pon wolt me zne such jelsward
As you behyves now to tofore
+ but of hafth his opes wlore
as he henyd and he ye soddes alle
It yat it myhte co befalle
Haf the onte of ye pet hym broghyt
Of alle ye sodes wiche he ogghyt

The schaft hane even halnendet
G the esand cerde he wolde wel
and with yis wode his asse anon
he let vntijfse and þ upon
Dom goth ye corde into ye pet
To wiche he hafth alle ende funt
A straf wherby he cerde he holde
þatt Adnan hym cholbe holde
bot it was po pay chance falle
in to þ pet was alð falle
an ape wiche at pike þ ylbe
Wohan þ ye toide cam dom lowe
Al codemly þ to he crypte
And it in bothe his apues tylte
And þandus with his asse anon
Hym hafh opdawse and he is gon
bot whan he cyh it was an ape
he wende aft hæd ben a tape
Of ferie and coxe lym yadde
and Adnan eftsonne zyade
ffor helpe and cyde and pjeide fafte
And he eftsonne his corde tafte
bot whan it cam into ye yjounde
A gjere seppent it hafth lewounde
ye wiche þandus anon opdough
and yanne hym yosht wel ynoght
it was fautosne bot it he heids
he vrys and he þ to auðeddo
What wiht aft you in goddes name
I am q[ui]l Adnan the same
Whos sode you schaft hane even hælf
Qnod þandus yanne a goddes hælf
ye þynde tymé affane. J. schaft
And tafte his corde forwith wip aft
Jnto ye pet and whan it cam
to hym yis lord of some it nam
And þ upon hym hafth adreffed
and wip his hænde finlofte bleffed.
And yanne he bad to þandus hæde.
And he wiche vnderftod his tyle.
Bettwene hym and his asse al cosfe
hap þyade and set hym up aloft.

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Llver.

North onnen harnve al ofely
he wath noght ones grant mity
zot fyanhite hym forth to ye cee
And let þus pomme eardus be
And natheles yis simple man
his covenant so as he can
Dath ayed, and þy other ceide
If co be þy he hym umbreide.
Of oghyt þy hap he epeke or do
It chaff be cenged on hym so
that hym weare better to be ded
And he tan jan non op red
Bot on his asse azem he taste
His truffe, and hieft homward de faste
And whan þe tan home to bedde
the tolke his wif how þe he epe
Bot finely to epeke oghyt more
Unto this levd he dyddede hym core
Co þa worder ne dorste he sem
And yns upon ye mozoode azem
In the manne as. J. Record
fforth with his asse and with his corde
To gildre wode as he ded ev
the goth, and whan þe tan ner
unto ye place where he wolde
he hath his ape anon beholde
Wiche has gadred al abonte
Of strekes here and yere ajoute
And perde hem jedy to his honde
Wherof he made his truffe and bondo
ffvo day to day and m þis wurd.
yns ape profreth his sevne
Co þe had of wode ynolch
Upon a tyme, and as he sjolch
Zowwards pe wede he cyh beside
pe zveet gusfely cepent zive
Til þe tan m his pesce
And m lyne lynde a jenence
She hath hym do, and forth with al
A stone more lyht yan a tristult
Onte of lyne monthe to fore his were
She let son falle, and went a wele

ffor þe chaff noght ban adras
who was his pomme eardus slad
ponkende gov, and to ye fom
he goth, and taketh it hy anon
And hath grete wonder in his wot
How þe beste hym hath aqut
If he þe mannes Gome hath fales
ffor whom he had moste traduiles
But al he put in godes hände
And torneth home and what he faunde
unto his wyf he hith it shewes
And yea weren both the lewes
Aworden þe childe et celle
And he no lenger e wold de wolle
Bot forth anon upon ye tale
ye fom þe profreth to ye citle
And plit as he hym self it get
pe melier anon forth fet
pe golde, and made his papement
per of was non delenement
Thus whan his fom was boght and golde
Homward with thy many folde
Yns eardus goth and whan he tan
Home to his hons, and þe nam
His golde, onte of his piers withnme
The fonde his fom als oynne
Whereof for thy hevet pleade
Unto his wif, and yns he ceide
La hiere my golde, la hiere my fom
His wif hath wonder upon
And ayeth hym how þ may be
Now be my twonthe. J. not qnd he
Bot. J. súr where upon a bothe
grat to my maychant. J. it toke
And he it has whan. J. went
Co knowe. J. noght to what entent
It is now howe, but it be grace
for thi tomorrowes in other place
J. wot it fonde for to celle.
And if it wol noght with hym suelle
But cyepe into my piers azem
J'anne syl. J. stundy eolde and sem

It is pe vertue of
the mozoode abont
his fom to celle
And left it wort
as it whan þy
in pesence of his
Onte of his piers
his golde. he for
And þy it fel
where he it tol
Gith he was of
the co wel me
it nys atte
yis fame got
O for forth y
To thempont
And he let co
And ayed by
And epenne
How þe y is
Al þos þe y is
His tristult al
Cot he wiche
and made his
Dus olde
To parte an
þay now for
As he wiche the
Thus empor
Thy herde, and
He ceide he wol
And yns m com
his venau was
And ye querele
Sedvredes was
Of thempont
Whereof wac
And zvete wot
bot atte laste
ffor pe part
the lande hafth

["Rimitus", "108", "It is the virtue of the son\nthat is most excellent and he is good\nTo see about one in other places\nis his son to be called, and he so doeth\nAnd left it with his chamberlain there\nbut that he can effect it there\nin presence of his wife at home\nOnce of his pious and his name\nis told, he fond of his son with all\nAnd his it is for him and him\nwhere he it to live in common place.\nOnce was the fortune and yes, that\nhe so well may not win again\nit it was at the last time\nhis fame sooth about him now\nSo far forth it is for words come.\nTo thenceforth it is known to\nAnd he let go and come for the man\nAnd away he went, but was\nAnd again he told him at the time\nHow it was known to all and he was\nAltogether made no belief\nHis true nature has been well known\nBut he who believes and believes\nAnd his own his co-ben be known\nAnd his own his co-ben be known\nTo have been and to be known\nAnd his own his co-ben be

["In jeshuā li, of myn seruice,\nIt liſte hir to the maide wiche,\nJ. WOL NOGHT, ay, þe is hynde\nAnd for to cry, of he is unhynde\nYst Dav. J. NOGHT, -bot god alone\nWiche demeth every herte of lome\nThe wot þe on myn oſtine side\nChafte non unhyndeſt and abide.\nIf it chafte wroth my kady dabbelle\nYerof. Dav. J. nomore telle\nNo wode fader as it is\nTelle me what penketh zow of pis", "MY\nCone of yat unhyndeſt\nYje wiche towarð þi ladvish\nYon pleagnest for the Wol ye noght\npon art to blaine of þe noght\nffor it may be þe thy desy\nposh it þeime ende as doth ye fir\nþavas to hir honie myſſit\nOr elles tyme come noght ztt.\nWiche frant upon thyn destne\nffor thy my CONE J. Jede the\npenk Wol what ence ye falle\nffor nomitan hath his fiftes alle\nBot as pon toldest me before\nWhat pon to lome art noght for sone\nAnd haſt Don non unhyndenesſe\npon myſt pof thy grate kiffes.\nAnd kef noght pat contenance\nffor yere may be no enſt gervance\nTo lome, as is unhyndeſt\nIf herof to pepe þi wozrship\nCo as yere olde bodes title\nJ. Chafte ye telle a jedy title\nNow her kine, and ke wel war þe by\nffor J. Wol telle it openely.", "Et p[ro]point exemplam, contra virgins amoui inguam,\nconſiſtuntur, et ut iuris cadentium, filius consiliorumque\nad iurandi regis argutus, p[er]sub adiurandi, et adjuvandi\nin domoque, et in domoque consilia, et in domoque consilia\nvocantur. Unde theseus adjuvandus, exponens certis\nſiutem, et iuris, et consilia, et adjuvandus, et adjuvandus", "conſiua cre�i, de un vangio duntuit, sed\nstatim postea oblitus, et iudicem, & ju[n]p[ro]n\nadjuvandus, et adjuvandus, et iuſuſu alio inter se\np[er]ſentem, et iuſque ad iuſtum, & exponens alio inter se\np[er]ſentem, et iuſque ad iuſtum, & exponens alio inter se\nconſiua cre�i, & exponens alio inter se\nconſiua cre�i, & exponens alio inter se", "conſiua cre�i, & exponens alio inter se\nconſiua cre�i, & exponens alio inter se

Sor for to take the jinx
And was Don in such a wise
Whele god upon a wonder, ras
Sfor pike tyne so it was
Wherof y men zt zde and synge
Ling arynos had in his lepinge
A true monstve as thyn ye gesze
For he was half man and half beste
And wynot anys he was hote
Wiche was besete in a note
Upon a fable his oghne wif
What he was oure upon ye stif
At pulke zete sege of troye.
Sot the wiche lost hath al mye
Tolan y the cyh yns monstve bore
Sas men ordigne anon yfove
And fel pat ilke tyne yns
Yer was a clerk on Dedalus
Wiche had ben of hye assent
Of y lye world was so mye want
And he made of his oghne wit
Wherof ye venemance zt
Ffor wynot anje such an houſ
Wiche was so feruige and induellous
pat what man y with une want
Yer was so many a gondy want
Yat he ne cholde noght come oure
Sot yon amard al aboute
And in this houſ to loke and wade
Was wynot hirns put in wade
Chaf what lif y pere in e am
Or man er beste he oney cam
And clouth and fed hym upon
And in pís wise many on
Oute of athenes for tvantage
Denoued ween in y jage
Sfor euy zey yel shape hem so
Yer of athenes er yel go
Tobaued y lke woful chance
As it was set in ordonnance
Upon for time here lot yel tafte
Til yf the fens atte laste.

Wiche was the lynges Cone the
Amouges opre yut yere were
In pulke zeer as it be felt
The lot upon his chance felt
She was a worthi lyht with alle
And whan he cyh yns chance falle
She ferde as pogh he tok non hiede
Sot al y elde he myht oprie.
With hym and with his felaslipt
Fforth into crete he goth be chip
Wher y pe lynge arnos he doghte
Ans profeth al y he hyn oghte
Upon ye poynt of here aword.
T his stevne lyng yis true lord
Doke euy day on of ye nyne.
And put hym to the discipline
Of wynot anje to be denoued.
Sot the fens was so fanied
Pat he was kept til atte laste.
And in ye meue while he taste
What ping hym weve beste to do
And fel y adruagne yo
Wiche was ye doghter of arnos.
And had her de ye worthi los
Of the fens and of his myht
And cyh he was a listi lyht
Hwe hole hert on hym she ferde
And he alsd of lone hwe pende
Co fer forth y pe were al on
And she oudegneth yanne a non
In what manne he cholde hym came
And chope so y che did hyn hane.
A chie of yved of wiche with ume
Ffert at ye dore he chaff begyune.
Wyr to take yat on ende
Yat whan he wolde azemhardo wende
She myht go the came were.
And oney yis so as y sere
Of piche she tok hym a pelote
Yc wiche he cholde into ye prote
Of wynttuive caste yhte
Such wepne als so for hym she dihte.

Quintus.

109

9
2

Libriv.

That he be reason may noght faile
To make an ende of his bataille
flor the hym tanghte in condrie wised
Til he was knowe of ylke empirke
How he this beste childe quellte
And yps chort tale for to telle
O as piers maide hym had tawht
The se ns with piers monstre fawht
Onot of his hed ye wiche he nam
And be ye yrede so as he cam
he goth azem til he were onte
yo was svete wonder al aboute
mynos pe tubite harf veleffed
And so was al ye were tessed
betwene athene and hem of svete

The newes to newes to civeke of ylke cuete
Whos beante was with onte wane
This fave maiden adriane
Chau y che oy chesens fonde
Was neder yr bton the grounde
A gladdew wyft yan che was tho
The se ns so welte a day ov tno

Wher y mynos svete thieve hym dede
The se ns in a prime frede
Thap wip ye maiden epeok and joved
pat che to hym was abandoned
Jnal y end yat che woth
O y of ylke listy zonthe
Al prineely betwene hem twowe
The frust plow he tok alwane
ffor he so faue yo behichte
pat elde whil he lif myhte
the cholde byte take for his wif
And as his oghne hertes lif
the cholde bye lone and tronpe bere
As che wiche myhte noght forbere
Co for loneth hym azem
yat what as ende he wolde sem
with al heve here che belieneth
And piers hie purpos he achieneth
Co yat affixed of his tronpe
With hym che werete and y was jonpe

A sonye hyn yeonge coser eke
A nifty maide a cove a nicke
fful fuld of ake curtesie
ffor coser-hede and compaigne
Of lone wiche was hem betwene
Do seen hyn coser insde a queene
Lye fader left, and forth che were
With hym wiche al his ferte entente
fforrate. Withynne a litel proowe
O y it was al onerywowe
Whan che beste wende it cholde stonde
ye chyp was blonde fow ye londe
Wheremne ye ceilende were
This adriane bath mochel fave
Of y che hynde so londe bleu
As che wiche of ye see ne kene
And prede for to jefte a while
And so fel y upon an yle
Wiche chio highte yel ben ome
where to hve his leve hath zne
That che chaff londe and talke bye vesse
Sot y was no ying for the beste
ffor whan che was to londe droghe
Che wiche y tyne yoshte noght
Sot ake twithe and tode no kepe
Hath leide hve efte for to clepe
As che wiche longe hath den for watche
Sot eutes che was enel matche.
And fer from aft lones hinde
ffor more yanne pe beste unhynde
The se ns wiche no twipe kept
Whil y piers yonge lady clept
fful fulde of his unhynde chyp
Hath al forzete the zode wyth
Wiche adriane hym haf so.
And lad hito ye chypnen yo
Hale by ye seile and noght abide
And forth he goth ye same tyde
Tollard athene and lyne alonde
The leste. Wiche lay mythe the stonde
Slepende til y the aab of
Sot whan y che craft by hyn lok

Quintus.

Tollars the frownde, and chy no Wyht
Hir hert was co fowe a flyht
That she ne wiche to chyt to yenke,
Sot howch hir to the Water brende
If her she behelde the see at linge
She chy no ship she chy no bayte
Als ferforisti as she myht kame
Cha lord she cerde wiche a cenne
As al the worlde chak after hirve
Upon yis woful woman here
Yis worthi knyht hath don and wroghit
J. Wende. J. haſſe his lone hozht
And so de ſerines atte nede
Chy an he stod upon his drede
And eke he lone be me behiſte
It is a grete Wonde how he myht
Tollardes me nowt be unkynde
And so to let oute of his mynde
Yng wiche he seide his ogaine month
Sot after pis chy an it is couth
And dralle into ye worldeſe fame
It chak be hynbryng of his name
ſfor wel he wot and so wot. J.
He zaf his twonthe bodely
Pit he myn homnoy chulſe kepe
And wip y words che zan to wepe
And coswey more yanne ynough
Sone fave tresse che to droghit
And with hir self toke enſi a striſ
Pit che keſſwene ye death and life
Woumdende lyu fulſte anonge
And al as this on lym alonge
Liche wae to lone unkynde co
If herv ye wrongt chak eſt mo
Croonde in eonque of remembrance
And eke it aketh a vengance.
Do den byſtide in lones ras
Co as the ſens yanne was
A flygh he woude a noble knyſt
ſfor he ye lave of lones wyſt
ſforſeted hath in al wele.
Pat Adriagne he put a wele.

Wiche was a grete unkynde dede
And after vis co as J. vede
ſſedra the wiche hir coser is.
He toſe in stede of hir, and this
ſſel after ward to mother teene
ſſor pike vice of wiche. J. incene
Unkynde ship where it falſeth
Ye twonpe of mannes hert it palleſt
Yat he kan no gode dede a quite
Co may he froude of no merte
Tollardes god, and eke alsod
Men clepen hym ye worlzes ſo
ſſor he nowore yanne the feard
Duto non of man is friend
Sot al toward lym self alone
ſſor thi my cone in thi ſone
This bice abone alle oſve ſle

My fider ac ze tethen me
J. yenke don in pion matiere
Sot oner this nowt wolde. J. hirve
If herv. J. chak me chyne more

My gode ſone and ſor thi love
After the venle of conetitſe
J. chak ye apvete douse
Of eny bice by and by

Nolb herken and be wel war þþy

A virib ex clava jes tollit luce japna
Flouz er uodita vongine melles lapit
Et trattat cup illa epeie cupida qne
Japna munpat, cum mater extorci pann
ad ſeuenend magnatium curvis epe
Jalmas comendam

Al the lignage of Anarice
Wy done zit yex is a bice
His ribt name it is rawme
Wiche hath a vonte of his tobe
Fabne anonge ye maſtres Snelley
And worth his ſernautiz as men telle
Extorcion is nowt wip holde
Fabne of oſve memmes folde
Maketh his larder and paieth noght
ſſor when as ener it may beſoght

Amans.

Confess.

15

Liber

in his hours ye shall no longer live
and thy life is as a child of man
Of power and power is the 主
His name and name is peace
Whose fan is not a fan
For whom he came is not a guest
But the guest is the guest
Of the guest is the guest

~~ Confessor. ~~

~~ Anans. ~~

North is one of the names he gives
If you want to call a man a man

Of one, certain fade away
Now I will say one do
What is this? ... were as was compere
That al the world is me and the one
Of all the ones as all are there

The world is not such a clear and open

~~ Confessor. ~~

In your feet is one you feet with
for he who has feet is a man
The one who has feet is the one
who has feet and who has feet

Not if he were made of stone

~~ Anans. ~~

Now the false fader tells me on
So am I him many more

Dost thou find me a man of wit

~~ Confessor. ~~

Now I list to you one and you shall have
As is it that he falls or is it

In ones cause how it is

A man to take the false one

Is he false who is false

Is it true that in some cases
It is false to say that one
Is a man and one is not

and he is not a man
And he is not a son
And he is not a brother
And he is not a son-in-law
And he is not a slave
And he is not a foreigner

And he was a false one

And he was a false one

And he was a false one

Athens had a son

And who was he? Upon

His name was Elyng, the son

Of whom he was after his birth

The son of his father

His firstenses, hisenses hisenses

And he fell as he fell

Was he a false one?

Do you know his name?

His father is his father

Hisenses hisenses hisenses

A worth while of his lignage

A noble person of his name

Is he a false one?

Of whom he is the son

His father is his father

This is the son of his father

A son of his father

Is he a false one?

Hisenses hisenses hisenses

The son of his father

Is he a false one?

And to have him here is to have

A son of his father is to have

And if he liked him would it

Be your son a false one?

Or are they false ones?

False ones are false ones

His lordship's son

The son of his lordship's

Omnibus.

Hire lord a non to yat he hende
Zaf his anode, and pnis anfenderde
J. Wol he seide for thyn sake
The were after thyn cosfer take
Myself and Drynge hir if I may
And she with yfere as he lay
Segan hym in hir armies clippe
And first hym with hir cosfe tippe
And seide give grant merciy
And hehone after was very
And toke his liene for to go
In sorý tymme deede he so
This gereus gott for thyn to ship
With hym and with his felashep
She see ye pinte wours he nam.
Into the contive til he cam
When philomenene was duellvinge
And of hir cosfer the tydinge
She tolde, and yo þeij wereen glade
And notchel toye of hym þei made
The fader and þe moder bothe
To lene hir doghter weren lote
Sot if þei were in presence
And nathlesse atte venence
Of hym yf Wolde hym self tvanalle
Pru Wolzen noght he holde faule
Of þe preide and zine hir lene
And she yf weide noght belene
In al hafte made hir zave
Eouward hir cosfer for to fave
With derens, and forthyn she went
And he with al his hole entent
When she is fio hir frendes so
Asfoteft of hir lone so
This yf the myhte he noght worholde
That he ne moste on hir beholde.
And with þe cyhte he gan defre
And sete his oghne hert a fiv
And five whan it to towh apothey
To hyn auon ye swengye arochem
Til with his hede it be denoired.
Ye towhne may noght be coronred

And so yat Tyrant Cabyne
What yf she was in his ponev.
And he yf to sowh tymme and plate
As he yf last hafth aft grace.
fforst he was a wedded man
And in a rage on hir he ran
Ficht as a wolf wiche takep his preie
And she began to crye and preie
O. fader, o. my moder dere
Nouh helpe, bot yei ne myht it hirre
And she was of to litel myht
Defense azem so viyde a fuyht
Do make, what he was so word
That he no veason underfyd.
Sot hielde hirere under in ocht wise.
That she ne myhte noght avise
Sot lay oppfised and desesed.
As if a gons hauke had cesed.
A bride, wiche dorste noght for fave
Fenne, and pnis this tyrant pere
Berast hir euthe pning as men ceyn
Thay nedenmore bezolden azem
And yf was the Gwgintee
Of euche fadyne it was pitree
Bot whan she to hir seluen tume
And of hir mestchief hiede, nome
And fiewe sowh yf she was no mande
Wyr wofel hert pnis she eunde
O. yon of alle men ye worste
Wher was yf eide man yf dorste
Do ocht a dede as pon hafst do
Yfat dyf shakf falle. I. hope so
Yfat I. shakf telle oude myf falle
And with myf epeche. I. shakf fulfalle
Ye wade worlde in bvede and lengye
Yfat you hafst do to me be swengye
If I. anonge ye poeple duelle
On to ye poeple. I. shakf it telle
And if I. be worpne walf
Of stones closed, yanne. I. shakf
Onto ye stones clepe and crie
And tellen hem thyn felome.

9

2

Pp.
liber.

Aus if J. to wodes wende
yere chaff. J. tellen tale and ende
And crie it to ye briddes onte
yat ye chaff hirve it al aboute
ffor. J. od londe it chaff rehevce
yat my boys chaff ye henene perce
yat it chaff come in goddes ere
Ja fale man where is thi fere
O. more cruel yan any beste
How haft you holden thi beste
Wiche you onto my cosfer madest
O. you wiche aft lone ingladest
And art ensample of alle entrelde
Ned woldes god my cosfer fuesse
Of yin vntrouthe how it stod
And he yanne as a lyon wood
With his vnhappy handed strong
Hire ranfte he pe tresses long
Worth wiche he boud yere bope hire arms
Yat was a fiche deede of ajmes.
And to ye grounde anon hir cafte
Aus onte he clappeth alsd faste
Hire tonge with a peive chaves
Co y' wry blode and what wry teves
Onte of hir yhe and of hir month
He made hir faue fare vntoeth
The lay wdomande onto ye deth
Yer was diepes any lieth
Bot zit when he hir tonge veste
a litel part y'of beste
Bot che wry al no wode may sonne
Bot chitte and as a brid iargonne
Aus natheles y wode homd
Hire body hent dy fio ye ground
And sente hir yere as be his wille
Che cholde abide in prison stille
ffor ene more. but now take hiede
What after fel of yis mys deede
Whanne al yis mestiief was he falle
Yis Tereus yat fonde hym falle
onto his contive hom he tyd
Aus when he cam his paleys myh

Ius bif al vedt there hym kefte
Wan he hir cyh anon he worte
Aus y he dde for decerte
ffor she began to axe hym fwette.
When is my cosfer, and he gerde
Yat she was ded, and pozne alvende
As she y was a wofilt bif
and fode bettene hir dey and lif
Of y che lede enich tydynge
Eot for che cyh hirv found wepynge
Che wende noght bot aft tronpe
and had wol the move vonpe
ye pexles were yo for fatale
Do hir and blake cloyes take
As she y was gentil and fynde
In wozship of hir cosfers unynde
Che made a yche enttevanteunt
ffor she fonde non amendement
To cysghen or to coble move
Co was pe gnyfe under ye gore
Nolde lede we yis flying and quicene
And tournne azem to philomene.
As J. began to tellen eft
When che tam into prifon feft
It poyghte a flyinge dozfter franche
To maken od cedyn a change
ffvo welpe onto od grete a wo
And she began to penke yo
Poygh che be monthe noying prede
Wipume hir hart yis the sende
O. you almyhty jynter
Yat hir e gift and loken fer
pon ciffveste many a wrong doyng
and zit it is noght yi willyng
Co ye de may noying ben hid
pon wot how it is me betid
J. wold. J. had noght be bove
ffor yanne J. had noght for love
My epeche and my birgintte
Bot lode lorde al is in the
When pon yef wot do bengance
and chape my deliante

Omnitus.

Ains eue amonge this lady wept
Ains poghte ſi che nede kept
To ben a woldes Woman more
Ains ſi che Wyſſeth eue more
Sot ofte into hir Cosſer diere
Hire herte epeſeth in this maniere
And cerde, ha cosſer if ſe kueſve
Of myn aſtat, ze wolke verbe
J. trolde, and my Deliſance
Ze wolke shapes, and so vengance
On hym yat is so falſe a man
And natheles so as, I kan
J. Wol zon cende com tokingyng
To hervof ze chafft hane kueſethlyng
Of yng. J. Wot, yat chafft zon lópe
The wiche zon toucky and me lópe
And yo wypinne a while als tyd
She waſt a lópe of oil, al whit
With fire and mynagere
Jn wiche was al the felome
Wiche tevens to hir hath do
And lapped it togedre yo
And cer hir aignet J. ſpon
And cende it into p ligne anon
Pè meſſagen wiche forth it bar
Chafft it anmonte is noght war
And natheles to p ligne be zon
And prinely taker hir pe cleath
And euent ażem 7ht as he cam
Pè mynte of hym no hir ze nann
a. hau p ligne of plinolome herde
Che wolde kueſive how ſi fauſe
And epen ſi je man hathe broſht
And sot dy what hathe be wroſht
And what meſhnef ſe is be falle
Jn olbome yo che gan domn fittle
And eſte avs, and gan to ſponde
And eſte che takerth ye cloye on honde
Wicheles ye hied and re ymages
Sot atte faſe of coshe ouſages
Che cuth wepyng is noght ye bote
And othervep if ſi che lif mote

It chafft be benſed op wiche
Ans with ſi che gan hne anſe
Sot ferſt, che myſte into hne wynne
Jne cosſer, ſi noman with yme
Sot only ſea ſi were oſbove
It childe kueſe, and chope ſſfore
Dat cereus no yng, it wiste
And zit yht as hir celnen hſte
Hire cosſer was defined cone
Onte of prſon, and be ye mone
Do p ligne che was hoght be myht
W hau eſte of other had a cyht
Jn chambre de peye were a lone
Pei maden many a pritons mone
Sot p ligne most of cozolde made
Wiche cyh hir cosſer pate and fade
And epeſcheles, and deſſonoured
Of ſi che had be deſſlomed
And eſe t upon hir lord, che poghte
Of ſi he co eutrelleſely wroſhte
And had his eſſon ſaile broke.
Che makey a don it chafft be broke
And with ſi wonde che kueſeth domn
Wepynge in grete denotion
O into enpide and to benne
Che preide and cerde panne pms.
O ze to whom noyng afterte
Of lone may, for eſky herte
Ze kueſe, ac ze that ben alborne
Che god and pe goddesſe of lone.
Che witen wel, ſi eue zt
With aſſ my wille and aſſ my wot
O the farſt ze chopen me to wend
Dat. I lay with my lord a bedde
J. hane be treſſe in my deſſee
And eſe poffite for to be
And neue lone in other place.
Cot al onely pe lyng of zrate
Wiche is my lord, and, in his wif
Sot nowd allas yis doſul ſirſ
Dat. J. hym pns azemward finde
Pè meſſe eutrelle and moſt benſte

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["Liber", "That eue in lady armes lay", "Sauf wel. J. Wot þe ne may", "Amende his wrong it is so gret", "Ifou he so litel of me let", "Sthan he myn oghne cosfer tok", "And me þi am his wif for sak", "He yns to Dennis and Cupide", "She puerde and further more of the tide", "Unto Apollo the hir estre", "And ceide. O myhty god of restre", "Jou do Bengeance of pis debat", "Myr cosfer and til hve a stat", "Jyou wost and howe he hath for love", "Hine manden hode. and J. per fore", "In al pe worlde schaft bere a blame", "Of þi myr cosfer hath a chante", "Dat cosfer to hve. J. sente", "And wel pons wost þi myn entente", "Was al for worship and for gode", "O lord þi jines the lynes fode", "To eny whit I pray the hivere", "Peis wofuff cosfers of ben hivere", "And let he noght to the ben lothe", "The ben ym oghne wōwen lothe", "Thus plougnerth pgne and ayeth wreche", "And posh hivere cosfer latte epeche", "To hym þi alle puges wot", "Hwe cosowe is noght ye lasse hot", "Sot he þi þanne had bera ben tuo", "Hym oghre hane cosowes eue mo", "Sffor cosowe wiche was hem betwene", "With signes plougney philomene\nAnd pgne sert, it schaft he wreche", "Dat al pe worlde þof schaft epeche", "And pgne po sekenesse fugney", "Whereof unto hivere ford the plougney", "And preut, che moste hivere chambre tepe.", "And as hivere libeth wake and slepe", "And he hivere granter to be so", "And pns togedre ben yel tuo", "Dat wold he hyn but a litel gode", "Of woful amitres þe fel", "Yerse cosfers þi ben borthe fel", "And þi was noght on hem alonge", "Sot onely wche on pe grote wvonge", "Wiche cosvers hem had do", "Yehi schopen for to venge hem yo", "This cosvers be pgne his wif", "A cone hath wiche as his luf", "The loneth and. If this he hicht", "His moder wisse wol the myhte", "Do cosvers nomore greif", "Panne sere pis childe wiche was so hef", "Pns sere þi was as who sert, mad", "Of do. wiche hath hivere onlaid.", "Wrponte mihte of moder wche", "Sfforzat pinter and loste wde", "And in hivere chambre primely", "Pis childe wrponten noise or try", "Che alongh and hien hym al to pieces", "And after wath, minces spices", "Cye fleffeth whan it was so to hede", "The taketh, and maketh yps of a cewbe", "Worp wiche pe fader at his mete", "Was serned. til he had hym ete", "Dat he ne wiste how þi it stod", "Sot pns his oghne fleffeth and blus", "Hym self denomey azem hynde", "As he þi was to fore wilynde", "And panne er þi he were anfe", "Sffor þi childe ben agrie", "To chedwen hym ye childe was so", "Pis philomene toke the hest.", "Set wwen tno dyffhes and al wroth", "Jo comen forth yps cosfers wath", "Sod sitten it upon pe bord.", "And pgne yo began the word.", "And ceide. o. werste of alle wreche", "Of constience whom no prycke", "May sere. Lo what you haft so", "Lo hirre be now the cosfers two", "O. Athynyer lo hirre thi precie\nWith whom so faloliche on pe wene", "you haste thil", "To now it is so", "And bet it so", "The worlde s", "In jemembra", "ffor pon to lo", "Dat it schaft", "Worth þi fer", "And sone of y", "And crangst", "Dat yel", "And pe childe", "Besimne.", "Dat yel", "And in a tyl", "pe goddes", "Sere fornes", "Echon of be", "Was tornen", "Dudliche a", "After paft", "There for", "And as it", "pe sert in", "Was chape", "Wiche in y", "Sffor yanne", "Sond naked", "Sffor after", "Hive wille", "And for to", "Dat pat noman", "ffor chante w", "Opning", "Wan þi was", "Sthan yat ch", "Sffor eue pons", "Posh", "The penketh", "And halt hyn", "Sot whan", {"bbox": [1213, 1141, 1316, 1171], "category": "Text

Liber

In to a ckealolbe oswit of wynde
Suche eke in wynter lich encomynge
yere as she may noþing besene
Sot whin pe woldse is woye grieue
And wynn is the Conntyde
Yan fleth the forth and gyneth to chide
And chittreý onte of hir langunge
What falchode is in marriage
And telleth in a maner epeche
Of Jerens ye eponsebreche
She wol nocht m'ye wodes nielle
ffor she wolde openliche telle
And eke for þe she was a eponse
Amonge the folct she comey to honse
To do pe wynes understonde
She falchode of hir hondbonde
That pei of hem be war alþo
ffor pe ben many untvorte of yo
pns ben pe Costevs brides bothe
Aus ben towward ye men so bothe
pat pei ne wolde of pive chame
onto mannes hande be tyme
ffor ende it duiesselth in hir mynde
Of þe pe somde a man onhrynde
And þe was falde Jerens
If euché on be anonges 63.
I not, not his condition
wen sem m'eny (region)
Wrymme towe and eke with onte
Nou regneth comliche aboute
And natheles m'ememorance
I wol declare what wengesnte
ye goddes hym hadde or deyned
Of þe pe Costevs hadden pleyned
ffor anon after he was changed
And from his oghne hrynde stramged
A leppewynke made he was
And pns he hoppeth on pe tras
And on his hed per flant hoppeth
A ceste m tokne he was a hight
And it into pns day men seith
pe leppewynke hait hore his seith

And is the briddé falſſte of alle
BE war my Cone er the co falſe
ffor if þon be of euché wyne
Do gete of lone be fadyne
Chy liſte it may the falſe pns
As it be ſeek of Jerens

My fader goddes forbad
ye were lene be fortwod.
Witf Wolde hors and be todrade
Cr. 1. azem lone and his laſbe
Dede eny yng or londe or falſe
Diche were noſht my lady Wille
Wen cern þe eny lone hait Sude
Co foloweſt it þ. J. bare Drede
ffor J. heve lone and who do Dredeſſt,
To pleyse his lone and cerue hym nedeſſt
Yns may ze knowen be pns ofſke
pat no jahyne Don J. Wolde
Azem hir Wille be euch alleweie
Sot whil J. lyne J. Wol obere
Abiding on hir contſtoſe
If eny mery Wolde hir plie
ffor thi my fader as of pns
I wot noſht J. hane Don annys
Sot forſemove J. zeb besche
Some other poynt þe me telle
And ayeth forſt if he be anht
pat J. may be ye better tanht

Duit ot ex epolys endi qui depe twunitu
Quo gat populus lau pinget itev
Oe amor ex casu poter atque carpe pedsam
A locus est aptus cetera nullu tinuet

Et loſt en pilla cupiditutis epeie qua
fiut vocant tuus ministr alicius legis
offen ſam non metnoitres tam in tanquis in
juu alit et qui depe contiguus offen diut.
han eonoitse in poone aftut
Grant wyp hrym self upon debat
Myſh ſlack of his my ſoſnance
yat he into his ſuſſenance
ne kan non of wie e pynde
To gete hrym gode yan as pe blynde

Conſus

Januarii

Viche ceth nos
yat ſele gre
Of koberie
Cherof be
Of yng wic
the set hrym chy
Hym jerhep
ynſh pess
ffor thi to m
he luth alwa
And what y
he takep hi
If it be wort
he kan ye pa
So primel
his golde y
Or of ne
he tafeth it
In wodes au
hys vobber
Cher as he

And jy god Con
To epeke of
Aus make a
Licht as a p
And vobbeý
In wode this
O be re of
in wille fre
Aus fyned p
And it to pla
Withonte leu
pei take a pa
Zve rough
Zit wold
Affaire alþo
ffor of mem
Sot pef do
at houe w
Hire londe
After hir

Sichc ceth noght What chaith after falle
yat ilke glce Sichc men talle
Of toberie he taketh on honde
Lherof he water and he londe
Of yins Siche of men befynde
he get hym cloth and mete and drynke
Hym jenchep noght what he begynne
ymsh yest of he may wynne
ffor thi to make his pomchis
he luth a waitende on ye pas
And what yins of he ceth de paffe
he takep his part or more or lasse
If it be worth to be tane
he fan ye paffes Wol vanfale.
So primely bereth non aboute
His golde of he ne fynt it onte
Or of mel what it be
he taketh it as his prete.
In wodes and in feldes che
his rabbene goth to seche
Sche as he may his pompos hynde

And jht co in ye came hynde
uyy gode Cone as you myst hirve
To cpeke of lone m ye matiere
And make a caray resemblance
Hht as a prie makcy his chauance
And wobbe meimez zode aboute
In wode and fielde wher he goth onte
Co be ye of yese loners some
in wilde strede wher he pei come
And hynde pe a wod man able
And of to place covenable
Venthonte lene er of yea fave
pei take a part of of chaffive
See rough she were a Cheperdeffe
Hrt Wol ye londe of wantonnesse
Alfay alvay che be vnmete
ffor of meimez gode is elbete
Sot of not noying ye wif
at home. Siche lontch as hir lif
Hire londe and on al day wifshynge
After hir londes home wifshynge

Sot whan he cometh home at eve
Anon he maketh his wif belene
ffor che noght olles cholde enowe
he tellep him how his hinte hathe bloode
And how his hondes hane wel joime
And how ye shone a mevy comme
And how his hanks flowen wel
Sot he Wol telle him nende adel
How he to lone Untrelle was
Of of he jobbed in the pas
And to his luste under ye chalbe
Azem lone and azem his labe

Wide ping my Cone of ye forbiede
ffor it is an undogely dede
ffor who of takep be jobberie
his lone he may noght mistifie
This cause and co finleft Cithe
ffor ones of he hathe blithe
he chaffen after covy pries
En sample of Cithe jobberies
J. fynde write as you chaith hirve
Acordende hinto pis matiere

He loquit cont istos in anous cauſa
p[er]ſones qui tu in eu aſtine concupiſten
lum aſpinyant fortuna incomtivit opatur
Et naviat q[ui]t Reptinmus quendam viz
ſem none Cornicem colam myta mave de
ambulantem opprime suo furtu voluſſet
Dipsumem pallas ipſam e manubr eus viz
ſumite diuta graciua liberavit — // —

Cede how whilom ſac a maid
ye favreſe as Onde Carde
Wiche was in hwe tyme yo
And che was ye chambrev alſo
Of pallas. Wiche is the goddesſe
And wif to marte of whom p[ien]ſe
Is zome to peſes worth knyſtes
ffor he is of so gret e myhtes
pat he gomey the battalle
Sowth outhen hym may noght abanſe
pe stronge honde. bet he it help
ye may no knyſht of armes zelp

Confessor

Confessors.

Not he filthe vnder his banere
Not nowd to epeke of his matiere
Yis faire freisse linsty may
Alone as he wente on a day
Upon ye fronte for to pleie
Yer cum Neptimus in ye eke
Wiche hay the see in domance
And in his herte enche plesance
He tok whan he yis mande eyh.
Pat al his herte avor on hyh
ffor he co codemliche bulvar
Behielde ye beante y the bay
And tafe anon wynne his hert
Yat che hym chafte no weie aftet
Not if he take in anantage
ffw yliche mande con pilage
Noght of ye broches ne pe vyinges
Bot of some oyre onales pings
He poshte parte er y the wente
And hir in bope his armes herte
And puit his honde to wonne pe tofve
Yher for to vobbe he made a proufue
Yat linsty tresour for to stele
Wiche passeth oyre goodes fele
And cleped us y e maiden hede
Wiche is ye flowr of Womanchede
Yis maiden wiche trorour be name
Was hote vredende all chante
Oyf y che myhte noght debate
And idel che wiche he wolde algate
fful fille his linte of Fobberie
Anon began to kepe and crie
And oude o pallas noble queene
Of chee nowd y myht and let be cene
To epe and gave myn honou
Elx pat J. lese noght my flony
Wiche nowd condev y keie is lome
Pat wode was noght co sone epeke
Wfan pallas chope re conve.
A fter ye wille and ye desiv
Of hir wiche a maiden was
And codemliche upon yis cas

Oute of hir Vomannysche lynde
Jnte a briddes like J. lynde
She was transformed fourth eoyal
Co Neptimus nowing stal
Of eny yng as he wold he hane fole
Of fethere blake as eny tole
Oute of his armes in a purlde
She fth before his y she a wold
Wiche was to hir a more delit
To kepe hir maiden hede wight
Under ye leodes of fethere blake
In ples White yanne for fale
Yat no lif may ye frowe azem
Bot Neptimus his hert in bem
Hath upon Fobberie oet
Ye briddes is fowles and he was let
Yc fave mande hym hath aphapes
Co hevof foreve he was benped.
And frowned of y he hath love
My sone he pon was before
Yat pon no maiden hede stele
Co hevof men den desefes fele
Alzay besalle in condri wade
Co as I chaft ye zt Semse
An oper take upon
Wiche fol be olde dayso zon

D. pour ce contre iste in caufa cognitiva
lese prones. Et narat qo en calistona.
ontis wier pulteritiam falam ducim viagi-
nitate. Domine transconiam dim tauffaina.
insfet et in cibum que tegera. inter
as ibidem memphas monitius de tutuagis.
Inquit. Vemus caufate cibali fum quodipen-
quenda filia jspostea auchas nominatue est. ex eis
geuunt. Unde jn calistona senens et pull
etudine in vire epiſtine deſonunite dubit.
Tus
Chin lichon upon his wif
A doghter had a godely lif
A clene mande of worthi fame
Calistona whos jyht name
Was cleped and of many a lord
She was beſoſht bot hir atord.

To love my lye
As shee was
Sot ofor
Yat shee was
Wherof to
With oure
were cleped
And worth
Upon ye
The chape to
And yno cum
Jn to ye
Yher she
Jnte Dian
Hir tronys
To kepe hir
Wiche aftet
Was puellic
ffor jupit
ffrom hir
Pat codem
Juse wome
Co it my
Ins ypopor
Diane
Jn prme pl
Worth
Was cone
Shee was
Ins had y
With hir al
And po begat
Calistona
Sot ya y
To whom
Avon ya
As ya y
Sot of the
And nathel
Nether y
The post
Sot pof

Confessio

It hapneth y' pnes love tam
And whan y' che goode hiede nam
S'her y' he stode under ye houde
She kuelde hym wel and to hyn dronch
ffor pogh thes has hir fomnie lore
Ye lone was noght lopie y' fore
Wiche fyn de hap set under his latde
Wban the under the wodes halle
Hye childe behielde che was so slad
pat che worth bothe hwe armes cpras
As pogh thes were in woman hiede
Golbaw hyn tam and toke non hiede
Of y' he bar a bolde bent
And he worth y' an avowe hap bent
Aus gan to teise it in his bolde
As he y' kan non other frowle
Bot y' it was a beste wilze
Bot fritter wiche wolde childe
The moder and yeONE also
Ou demeth for hem botse so
pat pa for eue weve came
o pnes my CONE you myht hane
En sample hold it is to fle
To vobbe the wrgmte
Of a yonge mucent alweie
And ou pnis be other were
in olze lokes as j. rede
Giche vobberie is for to dresse
And nameliche of pille goode
Wiche euy woman y' is goode
Deseth y' for to kepe and holde
As chilom was be diues olze
ffor if you se my tale wol
of y' was yo. you myht wundel
of olze en sample taken hiede
How y' ye flow of maiden hiede
Was pille tyme holde in pris
And so it was and so it is
And so it chafk for eue stande
And for you schalt it under stande
Now herkne a tale next chiede
Hosd maiden hode it to comande

Liber 9

Libell 9

Et vioſa de cnpus cnpeto pualer ota
Et lily flores cefione pana valent
Cic e vorguntas cante cnpofatia comut
Belus fatus que cante labo puit.

It loquutur de vorguntis comendato
co diu cef iuper fupatores c diu
status vigintatem vigintibus cesebant
in cua / u u u u u /

ff (some amonge ye gesres olze
fyn de how y' valene tolde
y' what man po was Empouy

Of some he childe Son Homony
Do the wrgmte and in ye were
fcher he hwe mette he olze obte
ju wofship of wrgmte
Wiche po was of zerte zignie
Nosht oneliche of ye women po
bot of ye chaste men alfb

It was comended oneval
And for to epefe in special

Tonecheide of men en sample. J. fyn de
hynys wiche was of mannes fyn de

An laquut qualite pofirant in deu men
pulefemus or illesan cuu conferment
vorgintatem ambos oculos evens vultus
cu de dem ab hominibus constitut ~
Abone alle opre the faireste
Of fome and eke ye comeliste
pat wol was hir y' hyn myhte
Besholde and haue of hyn a cyhte
Plus was he temptes ofte vore
Bot for he wolde be nomore
Amonge ye women co conetess
ye beante of his face freures
he hap and prefe onte kepe his jhen
pat alle women wiche hym cyhen
panne afterward of hyn ne voghte
And pnes his maiden hou he boghte
Co mny. J. prone wel for tht
Abone alle cyre under ye chy
who y' ye dertus holze peife
wrgmte is for to preise.

Innans.

Chiche as the
To cante in
Co mht et c
As J. hane
Jn hene
It is accept

E
and 1

A the loquut

in pufe octo

no mpo

on maſs

conferent

congo onl

J. finde w

of valent

and Emp

A wort

hold he

was of a

and has

bot thes

of y'

and huc

Of y'

and Emp

A wort

hold he

was of a

and has

bot thes

of y'

and huc

of y'

and huc

Quinclusus

Bis as thrapulipis recordeth
to criste in hedens best amorth
Comay it cherbe wel if fore
As j. hane tobe it hirve tofore
in hebene and eke m er the alth
It is accept to behe tuo

And if j. chafte more ony物

Declares what p[ro]bus vertue is

It is loquitur qualiter valentimanus imperator
in ipso octogenarum plures primiis (toma
no nupro belligerant ingangasset. Divit se cip
non ma[n]s grundere de eo quod un[]e car[]sus
conuenientis victoria obtinuisset, usque ipse
novo only diuoc[]i[]que un[]e censuassim imperans it

J. funde worte Epou pis ymg
of valentimane the lyng
and Empont de p[ilke] dines

A worthi flynt at al affines
Hord he with onte marriage
was of an hundred wynt age
and had ben a worthi flynt

Bothe of his latde and of his mynt

Not whan men wolde his dedes peise
and his kynghede of armes peise

Of þe dede with his bondes
than he pe lynges and pe londes

To his cibination p[rit] under
of al þi p[er] hap he no konde
for he it set of nou attempt

and cende al þi may noght alnout
Azemus o p[or]uit. Wiche he hap nome

pat he bis fleisht he hap onsome
he was a birgine as he cende
On þi battille bis pis he lede

Lo now myONE adise the
Et fader al pis w[el] may be

The worlde of men were cone go
and in the latde a man may funde
Howe god to man be were of lynde
Thay set ye w[or]be to multe p[er]lie
and deo þi wol hym mste p[er]lie

It is ynoght to do the latde
and natheles zonve yode latde
is zode to kepe who so may
þi wol noght p[er]atem cey nay

Myne CONE take it as thyn
If maiden hode be telle a w[or]de
with onte latdes odenance.
It may noght falen of vengance
And if you w[ol]t pe cthe Wit
Scholde a tale wiche is w[or]t

How þe lyng Agamenon
than he the ence l[es]bon

Hath Wome a maiden þe he fonde
Wiche was þe faireste of the londe
In þilke tyme þi men w[ist]e

The toke of hir what hym liste
Of ymg w[ist]e was moſte p[ious]
Wherof þe she was dangerous

This faire maiden cleped is
Crister de Doughter of tristis
Wiche was þi tyme in cpenal

Of p[ilke] temple p[ri]nicipal
When p[he]b[us] has his catriſe
Co was it wel the more b[ee]
Agamenon was p[an]ne m weie

To c[ro]vendarde and toke al[be]ve
bis maiden Wiche he w[or]h hym latde
Co zvete al[iſte] m hir he hadde
Not p[he]b[us] wiche hath zvete desdeuig

Of þi maiden was for leu
Anon as he to Troie cam
hengeance upon p[is] dede nam

And cende a tominne pestilence
pei cighten p[an]ne hir evidence

And maden talculeaon
To knowle m what condicion
p[is] deth tamed m so godemly
And att laste vedely

He canſe and eke pe man pe ſonide.
And forth w[or]p al ye came ſtounde.
Agamenon oppoſed was
Wiche hap beknolde al þe cas

Confessio

Confessio

Jouans

Of the folie Wiche he broughte
And upon him thee chose
To be his God incondi wised
With prouide and with sacrifice
She made and home aem þeir selfe
And there he zde ynoght to epende
For euen whil she childe lerne
And pnes the Cynne was forzyme
And al the pestilence cessed.

It was what it is to be encircled
Of one Wiche is ynel wonne
It were better not to become
Yanue take a pnyg wip oure lene
Wiche you moste after needs lene
And it have multe forwyr wip al
fforthi to robben oner al
in lones cause if you begynne
I not what eke you chaft wynne
Mye done be wel wad of this
for pnes of robbere it is

My father zome en samplelie
in lones cause of robbere
I have it right wel underfonde
Not oner þis how so it fonde
It wolde. What of zome apryse
What pnyg is more of conditione.

Justiando latens temp vimitur horam
ffur q[ui] oculto tempore furtam p[er]vat.
Oc amar infidys vacat ut sib tegime findo
pro vendere finitos-notte finente quest.

It tratat ac p[ro] la cupiditatis specie
que duretui latocumque cauf, natura
custode ver nefiuente ea que capi tu p[ro]
que p[ro] nos de abfep strepitu clanculo fu-
ith conditione zt. j. fide // variu

A ferment of ye came funde
Wiche stelpe is hote and niechye
with hym is ende in compaine

Of whom if. j. chaft tesſle doth
he stalfeth as a potok doth
and takerth his p[ro]veie so tovert
pat noman wot it in apert

ffor whan he got the lars from home
panne wol he stafke aboute and some
and what pnyg he fhynt in his were
than þe seeth the men alweie
he steyp it and goth forth wry aſſt
that of no man knowne chaſſt
and eke ful oſt he goth anyſt
with oure mone or ferre lyht
dand with his craft pe dore vnpiketh
and takerth p[ro]ime what hym liketh
and if the dore be so chet
pat he be of his entire fet
he wol mat pe wyndolde trepe
and whil pe lond is faste a shape
he steyp what pnyg as hym best fide
and goth his were er it be wiste
ffuleſte also be lyhte of day
it wol he preſe and make affay
under ye cote his honde he pitt
til he pe mannes p[ro]ime hathe cut
and jſſetſt þe he ſynt p[ro]ime
and p[ro]ins he entreppe hym to Wynne
and bevep an horne and noght he bloweth
ffor noman of his confel knowneth
what he may gete of his unchynge
it is al bile under pe wynges
and as an honde þe goth to ſolde
and hathe it taken what he wolde
his monthe upon pe gras he wipeth
and do wip feigned chere hym slypeth
pat what as ende of shape he swangle
per is noman ſof chaſſt iangſe
as for to knowen who it deſde
that doth stelpe in elde fnde
where as hym lioſe his p[ro]vis take
he can do wel his cause make
and do wel ſughe and do wel gloſe
pat þe ne chaſſt noman inſpoffe
as þe he were an Innoſt
and p[ro]ins a manne y he bleſt
Co þ[ro] p[ro] craft. I. may remeue
Wip oure helpe of any mene

Confessio

Jouans.

Quantas.

her be loners of yate degree
suche al hir listes in prime
as who certif. geten al be stelye
and ofte atteignen to grete welye
as for the tyme it laste
for alone a wate and and laste
so he may stele and cache his prie
when he to may finde a wene
for be it myht or be it day
the take his part when he may
and if he may nomore do
it wol be stele a truse or two
as he be what he seft pon pio
Zelle if you dest ende so
my fader how my selfe pirs
if you haft stolen eny trus
or oy pirs wiche it to longeth
for nomau suche pienes hongeth
Zelle ou forthi and seve ye tronpe

My fader may and is vonye
ffor be my wille I am a piers
so that he is to me moste lief
it dofte I nende in prime
nosht ones take hir be ye fine
To stele of hir or pirs or yate
and if I doft I wot wel what
and nathles as lo it if I lie
be stelye ne be voblerie
of lone wiche fel in my posht
To hir dede I nende noght
bot as men dem whether bert is fauled
per shafet no chaftet ben affaunte
bot noght I had hertes ten
and were al so vongt as alle men
If I be noght myn oghne man
and dar noght isen pat I fan
I may my self noght rekonde
noght I be neile man so pone
I beve an korte and hir it is
so it me faunte wit in pirs
Chor v. 1. cholde of myn accord
ye ferant lede them ye lord

ffor if my fote wolze alther go
or it may hende wolde elles do
When I may fert is prazem
The remanent is al inven
And pirs me laste al wele
and it ne dav. I nowing stele
Of pirs wiche longe vuto lone
and eke it is so hyh abone
I may noght wel it to areche
so that so be at tyme of epeche
fulfelle if yanne I stele may
A word so two and go my way
sett ven hwe hyh aftat and me
Comparison ye may non be
So I. I stele and wel I wot
It is to henry and to hot
To cette ou honde with onte lene
and pirs I mote algate lene
To stele it may noght take
and in pirs wisse I mot for fabe
To ben a yief azem my wille
Of pirs wiche I may noght fulfille
ffor it Capent wiche never clept
ye fless of golde to wel ne kept
in colchos as ye tale is tolde
hat my lady a ponsendfolde
Ou may bete zemes and bewalde
when she be cloped or be naked
To kepe hir bed with myht and day
The hath a warden ved it
wiche is so wonder full a wyht
pat hym ne may no matters myht
with otherde ne wip no wypne dante
ne wip no clerte of charme enchaunte
whereof he myht be made tame
and daninger is his jyte name
wiche ginder lock and ginder feie
hat nomau may it stele a wae
that al ye tresoing vnder fonge
hat vuto lone may belonqe
ye lefte lokinge of hir yhe
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And who so wrightey for so lite
the wolde gone sette a write
On hym þ Wolde stele more
And þ me grieveþ wonder gne
ffor þus provide is end nesbe
yat stronge lokkes maken tresbe
Of hem þ wolden stele and pike
ffor so wel kan þe noman chide
þe hym ne be non oý mene
So whom daingee wol zue or lene
Of þ tresom þe hay to tepe
Co þogh þ Wolde stalle and trepe.
And Wante on eue and eke on mozolbe
Of daing schaff þ norme borolwe
And stele þ wot wel may þ nocht
And þus þ am pht wel depight
Wihul Dannger stant in his office.
Of stelye wiche ze clepe a vice.
þ schaff be gultif uenemo.
Yerfove þ Wolde he were ago
Co fer þ þene of hym herde
Howd so afterward it ferde.
ffor þame þ myht zt ptas
Of lone make come pourchas
þe stelye or be com oý weie.
pat nowd fro me stant fer a weie
or fadew as ze tolde abone.
How stelye zoy a myht for lone.
J. may nocht wel þ pomt forsake
pat ofthymes J. ne wake
On myhtes whan þ orve clepe
Wot hold J. pveie zoz tak ey tepe
Whan J. am logges in eche wise
pat J. be myhte mwy arise
At ovin Wendoide and loken oirte
And ce pe houwe songe al aboute
Co þ J. may þe chambre euolwe
In wiche my lady as J. tolwe.
Liy in hir eed and clepeý cofte
þyanne is myn hert a pief fulofte
ffor þe J. stonde to beholde
þe longe myhtes þ ben colda.

An þenke on hir yat hey there
Aus þame J. Wysþe J. were
Al wyse as was Neutraubens
Or elles as was Prothens
That compen bothe of ingromance
In what likenesse in what semblance
Fist as hem liste hemself, transforme
ffor if J. were of euche a forme
J. seic yanne J. Wolde stele
Into the chambre for to se
If eny þre wolde falle
Co þ J. myht weder þe palle
Com ying of lone pike and stele
and þus J. penke þoshtes stele
and þogh sef noþing be worth
Zit ese as for a tyne it worth
Bot atte stake whanne J. funde
þat J. am falle in to my mynde
And ce þ J. hane stonde longe
And hane no profit under-fonge
panne stalle J. to my bed wypune
And þy is al þ ene J. Wyme
Of lone whanne J. Walke on myht
wy wille izvode, bot of my myht
we lacke bothe, and of my grave
ffor what so þ myt yoshte embraue
Zit hane J. nocht ye betre ferd
wy fader lo nowt fliche ze heard.
What J. be stelye of lone hane do
And howd my wille hay be fto
If J. be woryn to peance
J. puit it in zoure ordenance.
My Cone of stelye J. ye behieth.
yogh it be for a tyne wvete
At eide it worth bot litel goode
As be enfample howd þ it stode
Whilom J. may ye telle now
pveik zoz fader seie me how
þone of hym wiche zoth be say
We weie of stelye to affaire
In lonee canfe and tak ey hie pveie
Onde seide as J. schaff seie

An in his methamor he tolde
A tale Wiche is godle to holde

Hie m amoris cana cum ito latano qve de
He in die contigit pomt ex. ut nayat qdoti
Lenchotoe orchamn phila m candis onb arta
matris custodiu cygo p[er]nubat p[heb]bus em
puleritidine concipistens in condine domnus
fara lute subtraxens vennis p[ud]icib[us] matre
nestis desflectant. Unde ipa impugnata nat? pat,
jamuih acu ad seculiend vuiu effudit ex und
tumulo florem qve culequid vocant. Summ-
tumque consequentur p[run]tus acutensse

he poete upon this matiere
Of felye wot in pis manere
demns Withiche hath pis falde in honde
Of p[ir]gliche may not be withiftande
as che Wiche the tresony to wade
of lones hath with mine hys wayde
P[heb]bus to lones hath so constriveiged
hat he withifte jeste is p[er]med
with al his herte so conene
A maiden Wiche was warden strente
with mine chambre and kept so clos
pat geladen was whom che desflos
Goth with hir moder for to pleie
Lenchotoe so as men sere
this maiden lichte and orchamns
fire fader was and be fel p[ir]s
p[ir]s d[eg]hter p[ir] was kept so sere
and has be fro zere to zere
under hir moder discipline
A chene maide and a virgine
Upon pe whos natinte
Of comelihede and of beante
nature hafte set al p[ir] che may
hat liche onto the f[ee]iffhe may
biche e[ve] monpes of pe zeer
Em montey. co w[ir] oure p[ir]v
was of pis maiden p[er]fetne
p[he]herof p[he]b[us] orte of mesf[ue]
hire londeth and on eny cire
Albaitep if so may bend

That he p[ir]ghe em cleahte nyhte
hire lufi maidenhod c[ir]hite
he p[ir]ghe were al his worlkes w[el]che
and p[ir]s lufende upon his f[el]che
in his albaite so longe he lay

Tul it befeff upon a day
p[at] he p[ir]ghe onte his chambre wall
Came m al c[od]enliche and stak
p[at] p[ir]gliche was to h[ir]m so lief
z[he] wo he while he was a p[ie]f
ffor vennis wiche was eneme
Of y[ilke] lones muchere
Disfoueth al p[er] p[er]n eus
To chyniene wiche y[an]ne was
Tolbars p[he]b[us] his concubine
And che to lette the c[ob]ine
of y[ilke] lone sedly w[ir]th
To p[le]igne upon this maide goth
And tolde hir fader how it stod
Whereof for covolwe welmyth w[os]
unto hir moder p[ir]s he eudre
So what it is to kepe amade
To p[he]b[us] day. q. no p[ir]ghe epeke
Bot upon h[ir]e q. chaff he w[ir]ke
Co p[ir] y[as]e maideus after this
wolle take en sample what it is
To coffe h[ir]e maidenhod be stol[e]
whereof p[ir] che ye d[et]h chaff p[ole]
and bad with p[ir] do make a p[et]
whereinne he hafte his d[eg]hter set
as he p[ir] w[ol] no p[ite] l[ane]
Co p[ir] che was al p[uyt] begue
and seide a non m his p[ence]
bot p[he]b[us] for pe venence
of p[ir] che has be his lone.
Thap w[ir]ghe p[ir]ghe his p[oner] alone
p[at] che e[pr]ong upon orte of pe molde
in to a flon[er] was named g[old]
wiche stant zonned of pe sonne
and p[ir]s whan lone is enel w[om]ne
ffulofte it come to repetitule
M[ay] fader p[ir]s no mervitule

Jouans.

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Confesser.

Jouans.

Confesser.

Came soon to lobe holl þ he ferde
And whan þ̃ þer þe god he vende
he was beaped on alth

Myone be you War with aff

To seche siche mechevies
bot if you hane ye bette aspyes
In annter if ye go betyde
As ffainns dede ylke tyde
wherof you myht be chamed Do
"yn holi fader certes no
bot if I. hadde jut gode lene
Siche mecherie I. yenke lene
wy fante herte Wol noght serne
ffor malque Wolde I. noght deserne
In ylke place wher I. lone
bot for ze tolden houre abone
Of conortise and his pillage
If yer be more of þi lignage
Wiche touchep to my Christ I. preue
yat ze jof me Wolse eue
Do I. may ye vire efthuse

My one I. þe be ordre eue
ye dices as pei fonde avolde
Of conortise you schalt knothe
yer is zit on wiche is ye laste

In whom þ may no verti laste
ffor he worth god hym selfe Sehatey
wherof þ al ye heneven hym hatey
Schelegus tantu fiuto loca satta pshauet.

De oint agri eu domus alna de
Mec locus est in quo uon temptat amus dlamat.

De que posse nequit carpe velle capit

ur tractat de ultima cupiditatis ope,
que Saelegi in dicta est. cuns furtinn ea
que altissimo satisfacitur homis deo dano
estie in opolis insidiatu...

he hibe god wiche aft gode

Pom beles hath for mannes fode.

Of cloyes and of mete et drynke
bas Adam þ he chulde wynke.

To geten hym his enstuenance

And eke he cette an ordnance

Upon the lave of meyss
yat poush a man he haneles

Zit schalt he noght be yesf tele

Bot now a dayes þ ben fele
yat Wol no labor wurdertale

Bot what þe may be felle take

pei holde it Akerviche Woune

and pus ye lave is uonjome

Wiche god hath cet and namely

Witth hem þo vuntelbely

pe goodes johbe of holy cherche
pe yesfe wiche ye panne lereche

The name is cleped Sainplegge

Azem ye whom I. yenke alegge

Of his condition to telle

Wiche pefleth bore boke and belle

Co forth wip al ye venenant

Do goddes hons approutenant
wher þ he chulde bidse his bade

She doth his yesfe in holy fede.

And taketh what pny he fyt þinne
ffor whan he cey þ he may hymne

the wondep for no tredynesse

yat he ne brekpe ye holynesse

And doth to god no vendence

ffor he hay laste his awistene

yat þosh ye preste yffore eme

the seyn he favet þ noght pe wunse

And for to apke it opwisse
What man þ laffep þe franchiseth

And takey of holy chevche his preue

I. not what besee he schall preue.

And han he fiv god wiche hath jne al

The powpartie in special

Wiche onto grife hym selfe is Die

Senemyth. he may noght wol eschuse

pe peyne wende after wande

ffor he hay made his forewad de
with Sainplegge for to dneelle
Wiche hath his hevitage in belle

And if we vede of pe olde lave
I. funde wite in ylke Dalde

Of prouers
comparable to
that on of
the prouers
that over
the chiche of
the temple
and so he de
the proude he
wasMAb

And he fer
Of sarrile
pere in ye
kundye pala
Lishain man
was on ye
as ye pre
bot for al
it now al
and make

The Sarrile
pere in ye
kundye pala
Lishain man
was on ye
as ye pre
bot for al
it now al
and make

And n
In Cones
her ben o

If ye no
per Wol n

Me þosch þ
yat Wol pe

If þe may
per Wol pe

Of godely
or elles þe
Onte of the
mych ye
As chye se

Mow I. p

Omnium.

Of princes how they were seven þe
Comparable, goe it this desye
That on of hem was cleped þus
The prouide lyng Antiochus
That over Abizan dan highte
Wiche of li: vnaltel behighte
The temple to desirue answaste
And so he dede in alle hafte
The prouide wiche was after chanted
Was Abingdonosor named
And he Jeru[n]im pittte winder
Of Sarilegge and many alwonder
Here in þe holy temple he worghte
Wiche zsal'tazar his hew aboghte
Huan yane techel pliaves writte
Was on þe wal: as you myhte wite
As of þe zible it hafth declared
Sot for al þ it is noght spawes
It nowd aday þ meu ne pile
Sau maken argument and chile
To Sarilegge as it belongeth
ffor what man þe after longeth,
he tafþ non hiede what he doth
H and þht so for to telle soth
In Lones tansef if. I: chalt twete
her ben of onche vnale and zvete
If þei no leiser fyrden elles
per Wol not Wionden for ye belles
Ne yosch þeau of þe piftee at masse
pat Wol pa leten onpasse
If þe þe fnde hire lone þe re
þei stonde and tellen in hiev eve
and axe of god non op grace
Whil ya ben in þe holy place
Sot er þe gon com anantage
per Wol þe hane and com pilage
Of sothely wode or of behefte
Of elles þe take at þe lefte
On tante of hure hande or vnyge or glone
Co myh ye weder pa Wol loue
As who deth þe chal not forzete
Now. þus tokne of hure hane zete.

Thus halles þe re hie faste
Ouche pefte may no cherche arefte
ffor al is benefull þe hem liketh
To whom þelles it myslkeit
and eke þht in þe celue fynde
In zvete zitees answ may fnde
This lusty folk þe make it gay
And waite upon þe haliday
In cherches and in mynstres eke
Thei gon þe Wonen for to see
And whev þe enche on goth, alonste
Tofore þe faneste of þe vonte
If hev as yei citten alle atelde
þere Wol he most his body chesse
his tcket kembde and you set
A nonche with a chapelet
Of elles on of gvene lenes
Wiche late com onte of pegvenes
Al for he holde ceme freyfth
And þus he lobereth on þe fleffth
Pht as an hanbe wiche hap a chite
Upon þe foule þe he chalft lihte
And as he were of faunene
He cheseth hym tofore hir þe
In holi place wher yei citte
Al for to make here herteo flitte
His yhe naught hev wole alide
Sot loke and prixe on eny side
On hir and hir as hym best liketh
And opwhule amonge he liketh
penbeth on of hem þas for me
And co þyenken tuo or yre
And zit he lony non of alle
Sot wher as ene his chance falle
And natheles to sey a cop
pe tansef whi þe he doy
Is for to stele an herte ov tuo
On te of þe cherche er þe go
And as. I: sende it hirve abone
Al þis Sarilegge of lone
ffor wel may be: he stelp alway
pat he nener after zelde may

Coukeffio
anuntis.

Telle me for þi my Conne anon
Hast pon don Catarlegge or non
As þe hane Cande m þis manere
My fader as of þis matiere
J. Wolzou tellen redely
What J. hane do hot tresbely
J. may exyn se myn enteinte
That nende J. zit to cherche Vente
In Ciche maude as ze me chryne
ffor no Woman þis is on lyne
The canse Why J. hane it laft
May be for J. Vito þi craft
Am noying able co to stele
Yogh de be Red men noght so felle
Bot zit Wol J. noght seie þis
Wolham. J. am ye my lady is
In whom liff holly my chereole
And che to cherche or to chipele
Wol go to matyus or to messe
Yat tyme J. Wante Wol and gesse
To cherche J. come and ye J. fonde
And pogh J. take a boke on honde
Wyn contienance is on ye boke
Bot toward hve is al my loke
And if co falle þ. preis
Vito my god. and com what cene
Of pater noster or of wende
Al is for þ. Wolde cpede
Co þ my bede in holy charche
Per myhte com unacle werche
My lady herte for to change
Wiche ene hathe be to me so swange
Co þ al my Denotion
And al my contemplacion
With al myn hert and myn corage
Is only set on hve ymage
And edly J. Wante upon ye tide
If che loke eny pings a cene
Patt J. me msey of hve any se
Anon J. am with cortort se
Co enyt þ me weve lief
To ben in holy charche a pief

Libor

Bot noght to stele a destement
ffor þ is noying my talent
Bot J. Wolde stele if þ. myht
A zlad Worde or a godely Cyht
And end my serue J. profile
And namely Whan che Wolzou offre
ffor yaune J. lede hve if J. may
ffor com what Wolde J. stele alway
Whan J. beslippe hne on the Wafte
Zit atto feste J. stele a tafte
And op whilerant mery
Che certe, and co Wyne J. Why
A listy tonche asode Worde eke
Bot al ye venenant to cek
Is fro my ponypos wonder fer
Co may J. crie as J. cender ev
In hol charche if þ. Worde
My consience it Wolde allande
Cze co pat op amendement
J. myht gere assignement
Che for to cpede in op place
Ciche Catarlegge J. holde a gare
And pns my fader ceth to cace
In cherche jift as in the Wee
If J. myht oght of lone take
Ciche han fefl hane a nogt forfale
Zut finaly J. me confesse
Yer is in non hollynesse
Whil J. hve se in my stele
And zit for oght þ end J. dede
No Catarlegge of hne J. toke
Bot if it were of Worde or loke
Or elles if þ. J. hene fvedde
Whan J. toward offring hne ledde
Take yf what J. take may
ffor elles beve J. noght alway
ffor pogh J. Wolde oght elles hane
Alle opre punges ben so sane
And kept with enche a prynylege
Yast J. may do no Catarlegge
God kest my Wolle nathelles
Yogh J. mot nedes kepe pes

Coukeffio.

And maliz
my wille
J. myhte
ffor thi my
Telle what
H. P. of h
G
in will
ye venen
yat J. hane
zut take
yat al yng
ye cherch
ye chambe
zut if yon
howd Catar
yon Wolde
And for p
Arisle J. w
Hic ma
cula pon
chare
in qua
Cairvillo
chel da p
per pue
gui non
Quon ut
o
To hervile
Chan tobbat
De se Cail
Of londe of
zot he hem
And for sei
Whan pere
with pone
Tolwende
And de pe
Wicherof st

Quatuor.

Ae

And make meyn so let it passe
my wille yto is noght ye lasse
If I myhte oý wisse alweie
ffor thyn my fader y sowe preys
Delle what sowe ykengeth þeþon
If I yf hane gult or non
La wille my Cone is for to blame
ye venenant is but agame
yat I hane heide ye telle as zit
zuit take pis love in to thi wit
yat al yng hath tyne and stede
ye cherese serneþ for ye bede
ye chambre is of an oý epeche
but if you wistest of ye wisse
how sacrilege it hath abaght
pon Woldeste better ben beþight
And for pon schalt þe more amende
A tale þe Wol on the despeide

Ere in amons causa cup it us eney arti
bild point ex. Et nayst þe es al þynt
þe jum ben gesilms helonam henolay wyen
in quadan Eiere infula a tiarpis venis
sacrileges alduyt Ma trove fames of sinne
of de pumblit orbis cuncta dimulgeta
perpune causabat Ipa qo hund. Di sone/
legi non censu ad ipse regis poterat, et ex
sunt uti sed eciam ad spectum orbis desolit
sunt quod p[ro]ponitem imminens abbat...

O alle men as who serp knolde.
It is and in ye worlde ynugh blisse
Holl yf twoe Lamedon

To herules and to J[ason]

Whan tobarð eledes orte of Eiere
De ee cailande upon a piece
Of londe of s[or]w preste prende
Zot he hem wrafully congeide
And for ye somde hyn so bilen
Whan ye comne in to Eiere azem
With pone þe ye gete myht
Tollardes twoe þe hem dyht.
And de yei toda, enche bengestuce
Wherof stant ye ye remembrance

ffor þe destind eyng and aft
and keften bot the breut wac
The greks of Djoence month cloude
and prinsens þe toke ynolde
Dainong wiche þe was on
The fynges dyhter Lamedon
Esfons yat faire yng
Wiche into Thelamon pe eyng
Se herules and be þassent
Of al þe holde p[ar]lement
Was at his wille zif and ginted
And pis hay Eiere Santed
And home þei torne in enche maine
Dent afer þis nowd schalt you heve
The cause who I. þis tale telle
Upon ye chance þe was felle
+ yng Lamedon wiche deide pis
He had a Cone on P[ro]anues.
Wiche was noght tilke tyme at home
Cot whan he heede of pis he come
And fonde how þe eitsee was falle
Wiche he began anon to walle
And made þe a eitce neffe
Yat þe wiche oý londes kuelde
þo seiden yat of tyme and ston
In al þe worlde so faire was non
And on of þe o' eide of þe tonne
þe eyng fet make yfione
Yat hi he tonne + stronge place
Wiche was a drad of no manale
Of quareft nor of non eugyne
And posh men wolde make a nynne
No mannes wacft it myht zproche
ffor it was cet upon a vorte
þe wathles of þe tonne aboute
Hem stode of al þe worlde no donte
And after the propoision
Sex gates þe weven of þe tonn
Of enche a forme of enche entale
Yat hem to se wad grete, undaule
þe diches weven brode and depe
A fesde meu it myht eþe

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10

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122

ze knowen this als wel as J.
Abone alle other moste worthi
Grant now in Dure ye manhode
Of worthines and of lythode
ffor who so wot it wol agrote
To hem belongeth aft empe
Wiche is the yndre party enene
Of aft ye worlde hird ye heneve
And we be bot of folk a ferwe
Co wer it reson for to chelde
je pevil or we falle prinne
Sevive is to lene yanne be zyine
Ying wiche may noght ben achyned
he is not wife yat fynth hym griened
And doth so y his zief be more
ffor who y lokenst aft tofore
And not ce what is achynide
he may full est his hames fnde
Dych is fryne and hane ye worse
We hane in cheson for to couse
yis wots J. West and for to hate
ye Treks bot or y we debate
Worth hem y ben of Onche amylte
It is full zende y eny wyghte.
De of hym self vist wel bepyshte
Dut as for me yis cere J. noghte
ffor whil my lif wol stounde
If y ze taken were on houde
falle it to beste or to the wersfe
A chafte myn deliven be the ferste
Do grienen hem what ever J. may
J. Wol not ones cey nay
To ping wiche y zome conseil demey
ffor onto me wel more it querney
ye were certes yan ye pes
bot pis J. cey nathest.
As me belongey for to ceye
Noth shape ze the beste were
W hyn hem hye wade his adys.
Next after hym crak Davis
Duchs was his boy and allande
Wohat hym beste posht and pis he cendo.

Strong ying it is to coffe wrong
And coffe chame is more wrong
Bot we hane enffred bothe two
And for aft y zit hane we do
What so we myht to reforme
Ye pes whan we in Onche a forne
Sent Anthenox as ze wel knowe
And ye here grote words blowe
Upon here wrong full dedes eke
And who y woff hym self noght meke
To pes. and liste no reson take
Men sem reson hym woff forfale
ffor in ye multitinde of men
je noght ye stwengpe for wyp ten
It hap ben sem in twewe quereft
Aem an hundres fals deale
And had ye better of goddes grace
Yis hay befall in many a place
And if it like onto zow alle
J. Wol affaie how so it befalle
One enemys if J. may zene
ffor J. hane caught a grote beliene
Upon a poynt J. Wol declare
Yis endre day J. gan fave
To hint onto the zret hert
Wiche was to fore myn hondes ftert
And endy man went on his eide
Hym to pirsine and J. to vide
Segan ye chace and doth to geue
Writk une a vobile onte of my londe
J. wod and nyst w here J. was
An clep me tanght and on ye tras
ze eide A wellle J. lande me domn
To clepe and in a vision
To me ye god wercirre tanne
Goddessez yit wyp hym he name
Wyline demus and Juno
And in his hondre a nappel yo
The hels of golze wyp wred write
And pis his dede me to wite
How y pei puit hem upon me
yat to ye farweste of hem ype

Quantus.

She yoght how it eue be
pat she wol hym abide and se
North comen þarys with al ad vsage
Into þe temple on pellimage
When into hemns ye goddesse
She zify and offeth gret richesse
And preeth hire y he preie wolde
And þaune a side he gan beholde
And cry when þe Lady fioode
And he forth in his fvesse made
Both þe one was and made hire there
As he wel comen in his manere
pat of his wordes enche plesance
She tok y al hire aspenitance
Als for forth as the hevet lay
She stale er yet he went a way
So goth he forth and tok his lens
And yoght anon as it was eue
She wolde done his carrilege
pat many a man it cholde abege
When he to chipe azen was come
To hym he hath his conseil nome
And al semed the matiere
In enche a wife as you chafte here
With nine mysht al primehy
His men he warneth by and by
hat þe ye redy armed cone
for certen þring wiche was to done
And ya anon be redy allo
And she on ope rgin to caille
and went hem onto upon ye foronde
And toke a purpos yere on londe
Of whatþing y þei wolden do
Tollde ye temple and forth yego
So fel it of devotion
Heleme in contemplation
With many an ope wyft
Was in þe temple and woke al nyft
To god and preie unto ye pynage
Of hemns as was þenne vsage
Co þ þarys vyft as hym liste
Futo þe temple er pa it wiste

Come with his men al goddenly
And al at ones get a stuy
In hem wiche in þe temple were
ffor po was mochel people yere
bot of defence was no bote
Co suffren þe y suffren mote
þarys into þe yneene went
And hir in boye his armes hent
Wyr hym and wyr his felaship
And forth þe her hir into þe ship
up goy the ceul and forth þe went
And enche a wynde fortune hem cent
Til þe ye haren of trove tanht
Where oure of ship anon pa straucht
And gon hem forth to wold and ye ton
She cam with piroession
Azene þarys to sen his preie
And eny man began to seie
To þarys and his felaship
Al þe ye comen of worship
Was non co litek man in trove
pat he ne made merpe and ioe
Of þ þarys hath wonne heleme
bot al þ merpe is gozolde and peme
To helanns and to gassandva
ffor þe it token chame and oflandre
and lost of al ye comi grave
pat þarys oure of holy plate
the felpe hap tak a mannes wif
Wherofer y he chafte lefe his lif
And many a worth man yto
And al þe citter be fordo
Wiche neber chafte be made azene
And co it fel vyft as ya ceme
þe carrilege wiche he wroght
was cause why þe Gregons woght
Onto þe ton and it belie
And wolden neber part al wene
Til what be ofte and what be frengpe
þe had it wonne in brede and lengpe
And breid and clayn y was forth une
frowe se my cone wiche a cynne

ante-
finium.

9

10

Confess or

que caritzege in hollý frede
que baw þ' fore and bid thi bede
and do no ping in hollý cherche
sot þ' yon myht be reson werche
and eke take hede of achilles
whan he to his lont eves
polyena yat was als o
in hollý temple of Apollo
withe was ye cause wli he dide
and al his fustes was laide agide
and Troilus upon tresede
als o his ferst lone ferde
in hollý place and how it ferde
as who seeth al ye worlde it herde
ffor sake he was for diomede
Sche was of lont his faste mede
H[or] thy myONE þ. wolse reede
sot pis ensample as yon myht reede
Oche ekles wher you wolt þi grace
and war it wel in hollý place
What yon to lont do or epeke
J[ainut]t if it so be wroele
as yon haft herd me tolde before
and take gode hiede als o ffore
upon what forme of anarice
myze p'stine any oper vice
J. hane demed in parties
he bramuched wiche of companies
p[ingh] onte ye worlde in genault
essen nowt ye fes ders onaft
of conotise and of p[ime]
of falso brocage and of esme
of skarnesse and undumdesht
wiche nener wrongh to fela sth[ap]
of jobbene and p[ime] ftekye
wiche don is for pe worlde[es] welpe
of favime and of caritzege
wiche makeþ ye constente aggrege
al pogh[st] it may pefes atteigne
it flonwep bot it schalt uot greigne
onto pe fivnyt of nigbtwynes.
bot who þ. wolde do larges.

Liber

Upon the reule as it is zme
So myht aman in twene lne
colders his zos and eke als
Tolders ye woldes for bope tno
larges albatrey as belonge
To ney'r part þ' he ne wronge
She kepeþ hym selne he kepe his fwendes
Co stant he came to boy his endes
hat he excredit no mesfue
Co wel he kan hym self mesfue
Whereof myONE pon schalt wit
Co as ye p[hilosophre] hay witt
Prodogus & p[aren]tus duo ond exstinap langus.
E[ch] boy medius p[lebus] in oze borws

N[ota] hie de vertute largitutis que as
oppositum anaricem inter duo extrema vnde.
it p[ar]cunomitum e[pro]deateu specialie
conficit

E

Ettwene ye tno extremites
Of vice stant pe apretes
Of vertue And to p[ine] it is so
Take anarice and take alsso

The vice of prodegelite
Bettwen hem liberalite
Wiche is pe vertue of largesse
Grant and gomnep his noblesse
ffor po tno bices in disforde
Crend eu as. þ. finde of recorde
Co þ' betwene her tno debatte
Largesse veuley his aftate
ffos ni ech wife as anarice
As þ. tofoze hane tolze ye vice
P[ingh] sivert holdying and p[ingh] skarnesse
Grant in contrare to largesnes
Fist co stant prodegelite.
Feners bot noght in ech degree
ffor co as anarice sparey
And for to kepe his treson care
pat on al his owne and more
Sizeme ye wisse mames loze
zifp and dispendep hieve and p[ere]
Co þ' h[ym] reaþeþy nenl where

Soh he may
st at ye faste
sot þ' is epo
ffor yame le
ans taker þy
ffos erst wol
and jut as a
yat wolde he
fist co is p
sot of larg
wiche eu[n]t
ye h[ie] zme
S[el]ie vertue
ffos he h[ym]
yat onaft
and to alle o
fhe zifh his
hat he make
wiche elles
largesse ma
ffos what la
it may nog
p[ingh] his
where it oba
H[and] p[yns]
largesse w
fist eide for
sot who þ' s
ffos yat to
anon he left
Of vertue an
ffos in ech w
ffor nomas w
et modell
wheþ þ' large
ffor his me
hat he boye
To goð and t
he doþ reson

Why come you go, pon be pone
If lone, zit you, myght be reborne
My father certified grant me
ze hane me taught, so vedely
y at en whil. J. Lef ahak
ye better J. may be war wyf aft
Of ying, Wiche ze hane, seide er pis
bot ommore how y at it is
Edward my Christ as it be longe
To wit of any points me longe
Whevof y ze me woldt veche
With al myn heart. J. zow desche

Explain it Liber Quotius.
Explain it Liber Quotius.

Est gula que inim maculantur pina pentem
Sey censu ponio quo dolet omnus homo
Hec egit ut cœpit, aude contrivit eoprit
Quo tare fit trassa. Epistulus atque mater
Intus est, exsunt igitur, etque cœpit segetur
Potibi, cibritas conditata, jument.
Hoc est copiose, invenis que baccus debat hoffes.
Indignata venus of tula yno prenuit.

He in cexto libro tractave, ut undit
de illo capituli, nuncque eulgula, ut, etc.
De omnem diu, colunmo, ac educatione, videlicet
biblicentis, didicentis, ex quibus hujusmodi con-
tinquentem, oblectamentum habuiderunt,
qua augmentatim.

he, virgite cymne, origenitiff
Wiche, euy man, ingenanff-
pon his birth he ay endenymed
In parde it was mystyng
When Adam of puke appel bote
his is obbete, moſſett was to hote
Wiche, dedely made, ye man fynde
And in mye boles as in, finde
Pis, vice, Wiche, co, onte of yeule
Thay, cet, co, al, is cleped gule
Of Wiche, ye hauines, ken, so grete
Yat of ham al, J. Wol noght, tvete

Bot onely as touchende of tuo
J. Ænke, Opeke and of no mo
Whevof ye fawt is, Dronke ship
Wiche berey, ye trippe of felaship,
fful many a wonder, doth vir vices
he kan make of a Wise man, myce
And of a sole, if hem comes
Y at he kan aft ye felle, deme
And zif eny mingeuent
Wiche longe, to ye ferinement
Bothe of ye fiere and of ye mone
And yns he maketh a gret clere, fone
Of hym, if is a lewed man
Yere is no p[er]miſt Wiche he ne kan
Whil he hay Dronke, ship on honde
He knouwep the cee he knowe, ye ſtponde
He is a noble man, of armes
And zit no strengt, is in armes
Yere he was strong, y no, wth to ſoſe
Wyr, Dronke, ship it is for loze
And al is changed his aftate
And weyt anon so fiable and mate
Yat he may no, go ne come
Bot al to geder hym is benome
Ye poner bope of honde and fete
Ost, if algate abide he mote
And al his wittes he forzet
Ye Wiche is to him, eath a let
Yat he Wot, ne, what he do,
Ye Wiche is falde, ne Wiche is do,
Ne Wiche is day ne Wiche is myht
And for ye tymme he knowe, ey no, Wyl
Yat he ne Wot, so muche as yis
What man, p[er]miſt hym, defnen is
Or he be man, or he be, baste
Yat holde J. Wyl a do, ryſte
Whan he yat, reſon, Ginder, stode
So codemliche is Woxen, wode
Or elles liche ye, dede man
Wiche, no, go ne, Opeke, kan.
Yns oft he is to bed, highte
But when he hight, zit Wot he noghte

Liber

Quæ he arise upon the moxelle
And yenne be seith, o, wiche a coxollie
It is a man to drinkeles
Co þe half dronk in onch ares
Worth one month he stert hym epe
And dey'n noll baulles, cea y'e trippe
Pat made hym lese his wit at ene
Is yanme a moxollie al his belie ne
Ye trippe is all þ' end hym pleseý
And als þ' moſte hym diſeſey
It is ye trippe whom he cerneý
Wiche alle cares from hym ferneý
And alle bales to hym bryngeý
In your he wepeý in coxollie he eugeý
ffor dronkenship is co diuſs
It may no while stond in ders
He drinkeý ye wyn lot at ye faste
Y'is wyp drinkeý hym and lynd hym faste
And leuth hym dronk be ye walt
As hym wiche is his bonde þvatt
And al in his subjeccion

And liche to onch condition
As for to epeke it ond wisse
It falley pat ye moſte wisse
Pen ond while of lone adoted
And co be whaped and affoted
Of drinke men þ' neul zit
Was non wiche half co lost his wit
Of drinke as ye of onch þ'ing do
Wiche cleped is ye olif wo
And wayen of hwe owne posht
Co drinke þ' pe knollie noſht
What reson is on moze or leſse
Onch is ye hynde of þ' wickenesse
And þ' is noſht for lab of brayn
Bot lone is of co zvete amayn
Pat wher he takeý an hert on bonde
Gere may no þing his myht wip stonde
The wisse Calamon was nome
And strong Sampson ond come
Ye knyhtly Dam'd hym ne myht
Bestone pat he wip ye oylſt

Of zber fablee ne was bestas
Dingile als was onerlas
And drifstul was puit dionde
ffor þi my Cone is no wonder
If you be drunk of lone among
Wiche is alone alſe ond wrong
And if co is þ' yon do be
Telle me þi chriſt in piete
It is no chame of onch aſſe
A yong man to ben dronkelle
Of onch phisique. I fan a part
And as me deme be þat art
Yon chokkeſt be phisonomie
Wc chapea to þ' maladie
Of lone drinke and þ' is reuye
Ha hol y fader als is tvenpe
yat ze me telle I am be knollie
yat I wip lone am co be yvonne
And al myn hert is co þ'ringſt cunke
yat I am veruich drinke
And zit I may bole epeke and go
bot I am ond come co
And tooned fvo my selfe co elene
yat oft I wot not what I mene
Co þ' excenſa I ne uutý
Wyn hert fvo ye fastt day
yat I cam to my lady lippe
I was zit cawer n'en gippe
Wher I hirve oz oz se hirve noſht
Wip miſing of myu ochne posht
Of lone wiche myn hert affaleſey
Co dronk I am þ' my wit falley
And al my niauer co mye tooned
And my niauer al mye tooned
yat I forgete al þ' fan
And ſant hich a mased man
yat oft whan þ' childe pleie
It makeý me d'awle onte of the wene
In Coleman place be my celfe
As dotſt a laborer to delive
Withe kay no gentil mannes chiere
Ou eſſes a fawed freere.

Coul
Sainth

Ithán he is put to his penance
Echt so lese J. my contiguance
Aur if it nedes so beteyde
pat J. in compaigne abide
Whe J. meste danne and cyng
The hordance of rauolunge
Or for to go the newe fote
J. may not wel have up my fone
If ſche be noght in the weie
ffor þenne is aft my myrth a weie
And waye anou of poyht so filſt
Whereof my lyues ben so diſt
J. may vaines so ye pafes
ffor pns it is and enev was
than J. of enche poyhtes unſe
je firſt and myrthe ſ men yſe
than J. se noght my fady by me
Aft is forſette for þe tynne
Co ferforth J. my wittes changen
And alle listes ſvo me fvanigen
yat þe saue aft treuſh
And ofſwere þ. it am. J.
ffor as the man Wiche of Drynkep
with Wyn J. in his ſtomaſt cynkep
Weyt Drunk and wittes for a proule
Echt so my firſt is onyprove
and of myn oghne poyht so mat
J. Wex J. to myn aſtat
per is no lykke J. me wol ſame
as a Drunk man. J. of Wemne
and Giffve Cuch a paſſion
that men hane zet compassion
and enych de hyn selfe meſſeley
What þyng is it J. me so calleý
Cuch is ye maner of my Wd
Wiche tynne J. J. am live ſvo
til eſt aſene J. J. have so
Poyt Wame it were a myſeta
So telle zoch þat J. ſava
ffor than J. may upon hure ſtare
Live Woinnande de hwe gentilnesſe
Wyn hært is fil of ench gladneſſe

That oupaffey so my Fort
pat J. oft neber Whe. J. er
pot am so Drunken of a Cynkep
the penkep J. for a tynne J. myſht
Echt stert pnyſh ye hoff waff
And Wame J. may wel if J. chaff
Dope cynge and dante and lepe abonte
And holde forſt soe filſty vonte
oft natheles it falles so
ſful oft J. ſvo hure go
De may but as it were a stake
J. ſtande adſoment to take
And lobe upon hure faire face
pat for ye while onte of ye place
ffor al ye Woldde ne myſht. J. Wynde
Cuch firſt comep þenne into my mynde
Do J. Wyr onte mete or Drynke
Of filſt poyhtes Wiche J. ymke
the penkep J. myſht ſtande eue
and so it were to me leide
Wame ench a childe for to lene
If J. che Wolde zine me lene
So hane so mochel of my Wille
And pns penkeide J. ſtand ſulle
ſop onte bleuchyng of myn yhe
Echt as me poyht J. cythe
Of pavaſyr þe moſt woe
and so while J. me veioe
Juto myn hert a grete deswre
pe Wiche is hóttet Wanne pe ſwe
Al odemlich upon me vennep
pat al my poyht Wyr nne brenneþ
Sond am so fer forſt anſcome
pat J. not Whe. J. am become
So J. among ye hetic ſtonge
In ſtede of Drinke. J. Guder ſonge
A poyſte so olſete in my torage
pat neber pyment ne seruage
Was half so olſete for to drenke
ffor as J. Wolde Wame. J. penke
as poyh. J. were at myn abone
ffor so pnyſh Drynke. J. am abone

Couſſell
amansuſt.

17

That al þat my cotie demey
qs both as ponne it to me demey
And whiff I may yo poshtes kepe
ye penke as þof. I were a olpe
And þ. I were in goddes hame
And þan I see myn olde hame
And þ. I goddenliche a wake
Onte of my posht and hende take
How þe gothe fiant in dede
paine is my cikernesse in dede
And iode toed in to wo
Co þ the hete is aft wo
Of ech cotie as I was une
And yen azemewans I begynne
Do take of lone a newe prest
Ye withe me grieuen al þerst
ffor yanne wineth ye blanche fiene
Wip chel and makep me so to chene
And so it colde at myn hert
pat wonder is how. I aftert
In ech a poynt þ. ne dae
ffor certes þe was never kepe
Ne fioen þe upon the walk
myne my colde yanne I am aft
And þus suffise I pe hote chel
Wiche paſſep of pemes fols
In colde I be enne and fivese in hete
And pame I drinke a bitter olde
Wip drie lippes and yhen wete
So pnis I tenne ve my diete
Dand take a dranght of ech veles
þat al my wit is hertles
And al my hert þe it sit
Is as who cerp with orte wot
Co þ to prone it de reso
In making of companiow
Yere may no diffidence be
Bewene a drinke inu and me
Bot al þe worst of evy chone
Is end þat I pinyt in one
Ye moze þ myn hert drinke
Ye moze I may so þ me penke

My pynft chaff neber ben amqueyt
God childe þ. I be not dreynt
Of ech a superfluyt e
ffor wel I fiele in my degree
pat al my wit is ordaste
Wherof I am the more agast
That m defante of ladvship
poence in ech a drinkeffish
I may be des er I be was
ffor certes fader pis I daw
Befnowe and in my chift telle
Bot I a dranghte hane of þ well
In wiche my dey is and my lif
My iode is toved in to furf
pat cobre chaff I never worp
Sot as a drinke man for dozy
Co I in londe wher þ. I fave
pe luft is loze of my welfare
As he may no cote fynde
sot þis me penke a wonder hynde
As I am drinke of þ. I drinke
Co am I che for fante of drinke
Of wiche I finde no veles
Sint if I myk natheles.
Of ech a drinke as I conerte
Co as me liste hane a recette
I cholde asobre and fave wel
sot so fortime upon hir wheel
On bich me dagnep not to set
ffor eimore I finde a let
ye dotelev is noght my fiende
Wiche haf ye fols be the bende
I may wel wisse and þ is waſt
ffor wel I wot so fiveshe a taſt
sot if my grace be the more
I chaff affaire neder moze
ffor pnis am I drinke of þ. I se
ffor taſtinge is defended me
And I kan not my seien stanche
Co þ my fader of pis branches
I am gultif to telle tenepe
MyONE þ me penke vorsy

4. Capell

Oetras.

For lone dronk is the meschief
alone alle on the moste chief
If he no liffy posht asfalle
Wiche may his his cazy pinst allane
As for ye tynye zit it liffey
To hym wiche on lone mysser
fzoysi myONE abonen alle
yenke wel how. do it pe falle
And kepe pi wittes wiche pon hest
And let keu noght be dronk in wath
Not naatheltes he is no wyght
Yat may wyponde lones myht
Not whi ye cause is as I fynke
Of y he is nufle kunde
Of lonedronk whi men pleigne
After ye comt wiche aft ordigney
q. wol ye telle the intaume
Now lift my lone and pon chalt hiewe

He narvat odn poeitan qualiter in suo
celario Jupiter Duo solia habet quon pinni
liquous dulaifini odn amarifini plein
confisit. Ita quillo au fatata est spittas
de Nulci potabit. Alter vero cin adne夫abi
tur porilium guftabit amarinn. // // //

For the fortune of every chance
After ye goddes pon deante
To man it groweth from alone
Of ye espece of every lone
His shape he er it be falle
ffor Jupiter abonen alle
Wiche is of goddes coundome
As in his celar as men come
Two tonnes fil of lones drinke
Yat makeu month and heart cound
And many an heart alsod to flete
Of the cound or of the coundete
Yat on is ful of euch pynent
Wiche pafey aft enteament
Of mannes wit if he it cande
And makep a liffif heart in hafte
Yat on butter as the galle
Wiche makep a mannes heart pafle

If hos dronke fens is as ckekenesse
gnugh flyeng of the butennesse
Cupide is boteler of bope
Wiche to ye lief and to ye bope
If py of the coundete and of ye cound
Yat eome ladegh and eome lome
Sot for cosnothel as he blynde is
ffil oft tynye he goy amys
And tabep ye bad for ye zode
Ifchaf hinserey many a mannes fede
Wpy onte t cause and fozprey eke
Of he ye eome of lone cede
Wiche oghste of veson to ben holl
And eome comen to the dale
In hap and as hem self lefte
Drinke undeserved of ye beste
And pns pis blinde botelerve
If py of ye twouble m fede of clere
And eke ye clere in fede of trouble
Lo how he kan the hertes trouble
And makep men dronk al upon t cause
Worp onte falle of gornante
If he drawe of ye coundete tonne
Panne is ye corozze aft onsome
Of lone drinke and chaff not greuen
Co to be drimken eyd enen
ffor al is yanne bot agame
Bot whan it is noght of ye cound
And he ye bitter tonne drawey
Cich drinkeship an heart e abey
And fiedley al a mannes posht
Yat better hym were hane drinke noght
And al his bres hane eten drue
ffor yanne he left his liffy were
Worp dronkesh and wot not whidey
To go ye weies ben do slider
In wiche he may p tae do falle
Yat he chaff dweke his wittes aft
And m pis wise men be drinke
After ye drinke y pe hane drinke
Bot alle drimken not a like
ffor eome chaff cynge and eome chaff oke

Couffesfeyn

1

2

["~~Confessor?~~", "So that we no longer be called out of the world, but into the light of the Lord Jesus, who is the light of the world, and the light of the Lord God of all the earth, who is the light of the Lord of all the nations, who is the light of the Lord of all the children of the earth, who is the

Oetius.

un hart in hope of such a grace
for drinkenship in any place
To wher e de pat it come
Doth harme and make a man to eborne
And oft falle in such a wise
When he par cas may noght avise

It is de anons ebricrate point exemplum,
put after the firsts of potum quem ebrang,
weyne eu porprexit de anons zelo wolde
mebrietis exigit "..." in such a wise,
And for to lobe in evidence
upon the sothe exprieue.
So as it hap be falle eu pis,
In any mannes month it is
How it stram was of lone drinke
With hee Iolde whan pei drinke
pe drinke woude e zrangwen hem betoke
Ere fyng wart his eue hwe toke
To wyn as it was after knowle.
And eke my one if pon wold knowle,
As it hap fallen on moze
In lones tauf and what is moze,
Of drinke ship for to drede
As it whilou be fel in de de
Wher of pon myht pe better eschime,
Of drinke men whon pon ne eue
pe compaigne in no manere,
Aget in sample pon shalt hir e.

Ere pientis ebrictatis cansa in anone con-
tingentibus navorat, et in pirathons illa pulke-
vmam yppotasiu in exoemu ducet, et
quosam qui centurii vocabantur inter
alios vicos ad impens inbitent qui vino
mubiti none impte fozmos statem alpi-
cientes. Supplici mebrietate in fanerunt,
Ita quod in cubito salientes a mensa "
yppotasiu a Divotheo marito in"
impitu vaperunt "..."

This fide, i. e. in poesie.

Of ylke fane yppotane.

Whos beante pe as che was
That eny man and fel pat cas

That ponatous so hyni exes
That he to laye hine chode wos
Wherof y he grete toye made
And for he wolde his lone glaze
Atem the day of marrage
Asse month bope and be message
His frendes to this feste he prieve
With grete worship and as men wold
He hafth pis yong lade eponyed
And whan pat pei were alle honzed
And set and cerned at ye mete
Pe was no wyn wiche may begete
pat pe ne was plenty ynolch
Sot zachins ylke tonne drouht
Ishewef be were of drinke ship
ye greteft of ye felasrip
Were onte of reson ontake
And dems wiche hap als toke
ye canse moste in epenaft
Hap zne hem druk, forth wip alt
Of ylke tinpe wiche exatey
ye luſe wher imme a man delitrep
And pis he double were drimk
Of luſt of ylke frey funk
Hap mad hem as who carp half wode
pat pei no reson hiderstode
Ne to non oyng pei oyhen
Sot hwe wiche tofore hwe yhen
Was wedded ylke same day
pat freſſh wip wh Lufry may
Ou hwe it was al pat pei poghten
And co ferforth here luſtes coghten
pat pei ye wiche námes were
Centani of ye feste pere
Of on affeut of on atto de
Pis yong wif malgve hwe lorde
In enuch arage aldey forth fadden
As pei wiche non misht hadden
Sbot only to hwe drinke fare
Wiche many a man hap made myſſare
His lone als wel as oyd weie
Wherof i. chact moze seie

Liber

Upon the nature of the vice

Of ruffine and of excesse

The mannes grace how it for doy

A tale wiche was whilom cop

Of foles þe drunken were

J. Chaff rehersed to him to puy eare

It loquitur specialiter contemnunt illun. qui
innua potuere quasi ex consuetudine eodem effe
cum et narnat ex parte de Galba et Vitellio, q. poter-
tes ut his poterint principes finemunt, et ipi
condiane ebetatis poterit, affixionem tulerint euor
nus etrande tota contumantute puto per se deu-
temem capitalis eos inditioles diffinitas eis
q. p[ro]sunt moruerit ut per se moxto alleniavent
spontanea, cum ebetate copiti quasi posu
communio in gladio intere r nut. //

Hrede in a crump yns

Of Galba and of Vitellus

pe wiche of Epaigne bop were

ye gvettest of alle ope yeve

And bop of on condicion

After the Disposition

Of gluttonie and Drunkenhip

yate was a cory feslhip

ffor jns yon myht wel dide vonde
pat man may wel nocht long vonde
wiche is wyn dronk of comme vs

ffor he bay lorne ye certus

wherof veson hym cholde clope

And þe was cene vpon hore

theyn seyn þe is non ebidence

wherof to knowe a difference

zestwene pe dronken and pe ebode

ffor þe ben neber noy gode

ffor wher ye wyn doy wit a weie

Wisdam bay lost the jht weie

yate he nomauer vice dveday

Nomore þau a blinde man pvede

bis nedle be ye sonnes licht

Nomore is veason þau of myht

Whan he woy Drunkenhip is blent

and in þis apoynt þei were no chent

This Galba, and eke Vitelle

Upon the cause as J. Chaff telle

wheuf gode is to taken fide

ffor þe two pungest here drunkenhede

Of wretelles exaltation

Opposed aft the nation

Of Epaigne for of foule espance

Wiche done was of continuance

Of hem wiche alway dronken were

Ohe was no wif ne maiden þe re

What do þe were or faire on foule

fhom þe ne token to defoule

Whereof þe londe was often to

and in op ynges mo

pey wroghten many a Condiv Wlong

Not howe or þe yeare belong

pe derk myht convey it þe last

God wolde noght þe cholden laste

and ochope ye laste in much a boisse

yat þe pungest done to pe qinsde

den dampned for to be forloze

Dit þe y hadden ben to forze

Enduned to aft Drunkennes

Here ende pante have Wittenes

ffor þe in hope to affitage

The pante of Sep upon pe vage

yat þe ye laste cholden fiele

Of whyn let fille fik a nicle

And dronken til he was befall

yat þe here frempes losten alle

Wory outhe wit of any brayne

And þe ben half des thynne

yat hem ne griener þor alite

Dene if you be for to worte
in eny point wiche J. hane seide

wherof þe wittes den Intende

J. rede clepe hem home azeme

Chaff so fader as ye came

Als fer furth as J. may suffire

zont wel. J. wot þe in no boisse

The drunken chip of londe a weie

Confessio

Iff

for al is pa

and Condiv

Chaff of þe

bis cokes be

O þe bus bes

that hyn of

Als fer forthe

Gufficer to

wheuf þis

Of gule þe se

Wiche al þe se

Of luft folk

To fede wihul

fiches wiche

Of al fineure

To what þe

And it þe

Maketh just

Unito his w

Wiche bol

Pis for þe se

Confessio

Jumite

["Confessio\namantis 2", "Lyre honour and lyre name came\nNot he ye supphis myht hane\nA moving worth stondende hre aftate\nOf lone more delicate\nHe cet hwe chieve at no delite\nNot he hane al his appetite\nMy hane if it be worth ye do\nDelle me wyh holy fader no\nFfor delicate in chiche akiſe\nOf lone as ze to me Semſ\nNe was I neder zt gultiſe\nFfor if I had such a wife\nAs ze cnaſk of wel hat cholde I more\nFfor yaume I wolde neunmore\nFfor hift of eny womanliſe\nWyn hert upon nonop fiede\nAnd if I sede it were a wife\nNot al worth oure enche repaſte\nOf lince as ze me tolde abone\nOf worſ or zit of oy lone\nI faſte and may no fode gete\nOf y for lak of semte mete\nOf weiche an hert may be fedde\nI so faſtende to my ſesde\nNot myht I geten as ze tolde\nCo morchel my lady wolde\nMye fede wyp hwe glad semblant\nYong me lak al ye remenant\nZt cholde I condel ben abethed\nAnd for my tyme wel refveched\nNot certes fader che ne doth\nFfor in gode feth to telle doth\nI trolle yf. cholde ferne\nChe wolde noght have yhe overne\nWyn hert worth a godely toke\nTo fede and pub for such a toke\nI may yo faſting enmo\nNot if do is pat eny wo\nI wyh fede a mannes hert wel\nPof I hane at euy mel\nOf plente more yaume ynolth\nNot p is of hym self, co touſh", "Liber 1", "My stomak may it noght defit\nTo such is the delicacie.\nOf lone wouſe myn hert fiedep\nIus hane I lak, of þi menede\nI ot for al pis zt natheles\nI say noght I am gilteles\nThat I enne del am delicate\nFfor elles were I ful mate\nNot if þi I enne lufſy stomde\nOf comfort and of ſe fomde\nCo titke of lone enne jepaſte\nFfor pogh, I worth ye ful taſte\nThe hift of lone may noght fele\nWyn hungur I wold I ficle.\nOf enſalle linceg wiche I pieſe\nAnd for at yme zt bei like\nIf yse wosten what I mene.\nD oſſo gode Cone chriſt the ſtene\nOf enche deputes as ben gode\nWherof you takeſt þi hertes fode\nMy fader I zol reheve\nHouſat my ſodes ben diſe\nCo as bei fallen in degree\nOn ſedying I is of þi. I ce\nAn op I is of pat. I hirve\nIe pridde as I chafft telleu hirve\nIt groodey on my oune pogh.\nAnd elles chilſs I lyne noght\nFfor whom pat falſey ſode of hart\nI may not wel pe se aftert.\nO ſſe yight is al my ſaſt ſode\nYmgh wiche myn yhe of aſt gode\nBap y to hym I accordant\nA lufſy ſode enſiſant\nIban þ. I yo toward I ye place\nWhere I chafft I my lady face\nWyn y he wiche I is lop to ſaſt\nBegynnep to hingre anon I ſaſt\nPat hym penkeſ of on onje pre\nTel. I pe come and he hir ve ce\nAnd yaume after his appetite\nThe takey a ſode of enche delte", "Confessio", "amantis 2", "My\nConfessio\namantis\n2", "That hym non\nof consu\nne ouch hir\nhath freſſer\nthe ouch hir\nwith ouch for\nthe ouch hir\nthe ouch hir\nthe ouch hir\nthe

Septuus.

That hym non or deme nedey
of ondu Oyhtes he hym fedey
He eith hwe face of onch colony
hat fesfeth is yanne any flowr
he eith hwe fivit is large and pleme
with onte fomnice or eny wane
He eith hwe yhen lich an henene
He eith hwe naſt fvanht and enene
He eith hwe rod upon hwe chec
He eith hwe rede lippes eke
Hwe chyn accorde to the face
akk þe eeth is full of grace
He eith hwe nek vondne an clene
yve eue may no hon besene
He eith hwe haudes faue and white
Of al yms yms worth ontene wyte
he may se nakles at ye leſe
Is it wel ye more feste
And wel ye more delicatie
Hinto ye fedying of myn yhe
He eith hwe chap forth wyw aff
Hwe body vondne hwe uyste onnſt
Co wel begone worth gode away
Wiche paffeth al ye lufth of myn
Chan he is most wip eſt chomes
ſful cloped in his listy chomes
With onch chites by and by
Hyn yhe is fed, bot finſhy
When he ye port and ye maſne
Eeth of hwe woonitryſſe there
Paine hay is onch delte on honde
Hym penſer he myht stille ſtounde
And þe hay ſul onſſance
Of lineldes end of enſtenance
As to his part for enno
And if it yeght alle opve so
ſſw pennes wolde he neveth, vende
Not yere vito pe woldes ende
He wolde abide if þe mylth
And fieden hym upon ye cyſt
for yest, I mylth ſtinden ay
Into the tyme of Someday

And loke upon hwe euer in on
Zit whan I holde from hwe gon,
Hyn yhe wolde as posh he faſte
Ben hingre ſtozen al so faſte.
Cul eſt azen þe hre oyhe
Ouſ us the nature of myn yhe
Yere is no lufth so deynte ſuſt.
Of which a man chafft not be ſuſt
Of þe fromaſt under ſongey
Bot euer in on myn yhe longe
ſfor loke how þa goſhan twer
Euth co worth he whan þe pirey
And tope on hwe woonitryde
ſfor he may neid fully ſiede
His lufth bot and aliche doze
Hym hingrey so þe pe more
Deſweth to be fed iltitte
And yns myn yhe is made ye gatye
Wurgh wiche ye deyntes of myn yeght
Of lufth bea bato myn hert bioght
Euth as my yhe wip his loke
Is to myn hert a listy cobe
Of lones fode deliante
Erlit so myn ere in his ſeut
Where as myn yhe may uoght some
Dan wel myn hertes ponke deſerne
And fieden hym fro day to day
Wiche onch deyntes as he may
ſful pns it is pat onnſt
Where as I come in epenſt
I may hreſe of my ſady príſe
I have on certiſ che is wuſt
A noy eith þe che is gode
And some ceyn of wothi blode
pat is tomen and is alſo
Co fauer þa nallheer is non so
And some preſeth hwe godely chiere
Pns eſt þins þat I may have
Wiche ſonner to my ſady godde
Is to myn ere a listy fode
And eke myn ere hath onpns
A deynte feste whan so is

“ Confessio”

“ Confessio”
“ amantiss”

No maliter
vifus in amice
ac continet ad
ratus...

9
2

The homines comen fvo pe halle
Ifher þ þis cieke man was falle
And as he lieth ſe for to die
The Womdes of his maladie
Yel likken for to Don hym eſe
Bot he was full of such deſe
Yat he may noſht ye dep eſtane
Bot as it was þ tyme shape
The ſonle fro ye body paffey
And he whom no ying ouſpaffey
Ye hihc god upon the hene ne
Hym tol when he haye cet hym enene
In Abrahames bairn on luh
Ifher he ye henen toye eſh
And had al þ þe hane wolde

And fel as it beſafle cholſe
Pis viche man ye came yroſke
With codem dep was onprouſe
And forth wip outen eny went
In to helle straight he went
Ye ſeide into the ſive hym diuſh
Ifher þ he had peme ynoſh
Of flame viche þ e ne heneuer
And as his yhe abonte remeuy
Toward ye henen he tafte his lome
Ifher þ he eſh and hiede toke
Hord lazar cet was in his ſe
Als ſer as euer he myſt ce
With Abrahams and peme he preide
Buto ye Datriarch and cerde
Cerde lazar ſom fro ylbe cete
And do þ he his ſinger cete
InVDanteoð þ he may Drep
Onto my ſonge for to ſtop
Ye grete hets in viche J. krenne
Bot Abraham anſwerd e peme
And cerde to hym in pis wist
Iyy ſoue you ye myſt alſide
And tak into thi remembrance
Hord lazar had gret pensaue
Wuh! he was in þ op life
Bot þon mal thyn lufi iolife

The bosely delices doſhtes
ſfor thi as you, woghtes
And chafte you take pi reuande
Of sesely pyme here after wane
In helle eiche chafte ene laſt
And this Lazar nowt at ye laſte
The worltes pyme is on vonne
In henenen and hap his lif begonne
Of joye viche is endles
Bot þ you preveſt natheles
Yat J. chafte lazar to ye cerde
With water on his ſinger eide
Piu hote tinge for to kele
Pon chafte no eich ying ſele
ſfor to þ ſonle place of ſymme
ſſor en viche you chafte be yinne
Cometh non erte of this place pide
Re non of zord may comen hiden
Yus be ze parted nowt a two

The jiche azene wande tries yo
O. Abraham ape it is
Chafte lazar may noſht So me pis
Wiche J. hane ayes in pis place
J. Wolde prie an op grare
ſſor J. hane zrt of brethren ſyue
Pat wip my fader ben olýne
To gedre snelland in on hons
To whom as pon aſt grations
J. prie þ you Woldeſt cerde
Lazar þ he myſt wende
To warne hem hore ye worltes is went
Yat afterwaſt ye be not chent
Of eiche pemes as J. drie
Lo pis J. prie and pis J. crie
Norb J. may not my self anelesse

The Datriarch anon cende
To his prier anſwerd nay
And cerde hym how þ e day
His hieven myhten kuowe and hiewe
Of woyſes on epe ſave
And of apheſtes op mo
What hain was beſt and he eut no

Oetntus.

Sant if ye would a man arise
flay thyself to lyne in such a wile
So tellen hem how it were
The word how some of mine were
To cholden me ne in war ply
Qnnd abrakham may eke ly
ffor if pei now wil nocht wile
To such as techen hem ye were
And al say preche and al say telle
How it stant of henen and helle
Pei wol nocht yne me taken hese
yogh it be fel co in de se
yat en des mau weve arrevede
to ben of hym no better leve se
yan of an op man of lyne
Iff yon my Cone kanst defirne
his tale as truf hym self it tolle
Von chalt hane tans to beholde
To se co gytve an eudence
Wherof pe cope experience
Chafth cheskes openlieke at yse
pat bodely delicacie
of hym yzuf non almesse
Chafth aftre ward falle in gret difrvesse
And yzwas se ne upon ye viche
ffor ke ne wolde onto his liche
a quinne men of his bvede
pame afterward whan he was dede
A scope of water hym was wained
Pus may a mathines wit be leved
Of hem yz co delices taken
Whan pei wip dep ben ontaken
yat eft was owste is pame some
Sot he yz is a solnonne
Of worlkes god if he be wise
With mne his hart he set no price
Of al pe woude and zit he of ey
pe gode yat he noping refiszy
As he wiche loudes of pe ymges
Ye nonles and ye viche vinges
Ye elop of solde and ye pere vne
ye tap and zit delicacie

he leneth yosh he were al yus
The best mete y yo us
he eteth and drinke ye beste drinke
Hot hoys y ener he ete and drinke
delicacie he put a wene
As he wiche goy the pht were
Nought onely for to fiede and clope
His body hot his conle bope
Hot ype y taken op wisc
Here linstes den non of ye wist
And y whilom was chesved eke
If yon ye se olde kokes cke
Als wel be reson as he lynde
Of olde ensample as men may fynde

Et loquitur de delicacie exernus quum corporalibus deliciis magis adhevens expuit alia gandia gandia nnnus obtinunt

What man y wol hym wel anf
Delicacie is to s fi se
Whan fynde acord dep not woy al
Wherof ensample in expuit
Of new whilom may be tolle
Wiche azem fynde many folde
His linstes toke til at ye lafte
Yat god hym wolde hym al ontraste
Of whom ye cronip is co pleme
The lift no more of hym to seine
And natheles for slotome
Of bodely delicacie
To fio wbe his stomak how it farde
Of y noman to fore heide
Wiche he wip mne hym self be poyghte
A wondre conbtil ying he woght he

Chire men upon election
Of age and of complexion
Lich to hym self be aft weve
The toke towardes hym to pleve
And ete and drinke als wel as he
perof was no diu iite
ffor eely day whan y pei ete
Before his all en borde pei cete

Oetust.

he temptey benen and epe and helle
hene after wist as J. chaff telle

A
Si cumulant amar nequid inbet orta voluptas
sunt et afera quenat hert ban eune potestas
One q. a fstra quenat hert ban eune potestas
dum vestr. inferu embla temptat amans
cum nequit ipse deo mediante parare cingit
Senonis hae magica cedibus arte parat
Sic ali. non cuaet as opus que vena tendit
sunt mihi ad me proinde possit anem.

Hoc trantat qualiter ebvietas et delictas
omnis pudicite contrav in justitate et
alis as carnis concupiscencia promotio
schemat. magotam reoruntur.

W
ho dar do yng þe lone nedar.
To lone is eyn lave undar
bot to ye laves of his beste
ye fiffe ye foule ye man ye beste
Of all ye worldes kinde lontey
ffor lone is he wisse nopring dontey
In mannes hert weder he eit
he compyey noght toward his Wit
pe wo nomore yanne pe wele
Nomove pe hete yan pe chele
Nomove ye wete yan pe dne
Nomove pe luf yan pe Die
Do þe to fore lie leblynde
he epe nopring hot as pe llynde
Sath ertein mifht of his corage
he doth nineille in his jage
To what yng þe wol hym dralbe
pere is no god pe is no lawe
Of whon þe takey eny hiede
bot as ban and ye llynde stede
til he falle in pe dich anyde
he goy pe noman wod hym gride
The fiant co fewforth erte of venle
pere is no wit þe inay hym venle
dand pis to telle of hym in doth,
fful inam a kondev pung he doth
pat weve better to be lapt.
Amonge pe wiche is wychcraft

That come men clepen concerne
Wiche for to wynne his deneere
With many a mynjustances he sepe
pere is no point wiche he sepe sepe

A
No de auctor necnon et de librorum dicta natu
ralis quin execrabilis magico nobus.

The craft wiche þe Gattins fonde
To make prikes in ye conde
Yat geomante cleped is
fful oft he sepe it anys.
And of ye flod his ydromance
And of ye fwe ye pnormante.
Wip questions echon of yo
he temptey oft and eke al so
Aevemance in Juggement.
To lone he bungeþ of his assent
ffor peis craftes as I. finde
A man may do be were of kinde
Deo it be to gode entente
Bot he goth al an oý Wente
ffor yather er he cholde faule
With ingrovantte he wolde affaille

To make his recantacion
With hote subpensation
Wilke art wiche epatula is hote
And seped is of comi vote
Among payens with þe craft eke
Of wiche is Antor thosiz ye siveke
The worchep on and on be volbe
Fazel is noght to lyne babuowe
Oie calamones Mandarie
His ydear his Entomie
Yhe figure and ye bink with alt
Of esalamy and of Glenbalt
Ye seel and ydupon ye ymage
Of escheth for his anaitage
The takey and comwhat of Ghibere
Wiche helpliche is to pis matiere
Sabilla with his fomnes cenene
Wiche hap venonced to pe heneve
Wip ternes bope egmar and wunde
he tracey oft upon the grounde

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2

wykende bis inbocacion
Ind for fil enformation
The eole wiche honours
Lerot, he p[ro]fieth and lo p[er]
Wyagip he ereth for to wynne
His lone and eparep for no cynne
And ond þ of his cote
Ficht as he eech up sorcervie
Of hem þ den magiciens.
Ficht so of the natwiens
Hpon ye sterves from abone
His wene he sechep vito lone
Als fer as he hem vnder stondep
pu many a cordori wisse he fongep
He makep ymage he makep sculptive
He makep writing he makep figure
He makep his calculations
He makep his demonstracions
His honues of astronomie
He fepey as for þ partie
Wiche longe to ye inspection
Of lone and his affection
He wolze u to helle eech
pe demytt hyn self to befche
If þ he wiste for to epepe
To gete of lone his liffy mede
Wher þ he hap his hert eote
He bad neuer fane bete
Ne wot of on heneue moze
My Cone if you of such a love
Hast ben er y[er] þ. rede þe lene
My holy fader be youe lene
Of al þe hane spoken here
Wiche tondhe[]p vito þis matiere
To telle odth vist as þ. wene
þ. wot noght o. wor se what ze mene
þ. wol noght eie. if þ. j. corpe
hat þ. nolde muy liffy zonpe
Bener in helle and eke abone
To wynne with my lady lone.
Don al þ en þ. j. myht
ffor þef hane. þ. no msifht

“Confessov...

Jouans

Nher after wows þ. j. becume
Co þ ykonne and ondome
Hre lone wiche. þ. mof concite
My CONE þ. gop wonder fiverte
ffor y[er] þ. may wel telle wy
per is no man þe wiche to gop
ffor al ye craft þ he kan eade
pat he nebeþ it at ye laste
ffor of ten he þ wol beguile
Is beguyl ed w[er] ye came guydle
And y[er] ye zny flown is beguyl ed
As þ. finde in a boke compiles
To y[er] matiere an olde hiftowe
pe wiche comeþ to my memowe
And is of zvet eu stamplavie
A tem pe vite of Sorcervie
Is wherof non ende may begode
Bot how whilom þefor it stode
A tale wiche is god to knothe
To pe my CONE. þ. chafft beknosde

A NOTA contra iftos. ob amoris tanfam spesant
gos vbi navrat in exempli q[ui] in sd. vices a
condicion. Troie vepatriare namgio voh.
iffet. ip[er] in justa. fully vbi illa expulſi
ma m[agica] nonnem. exq[ui]es j[eg]naint con-
tigit appliuſſo. quem ut in Cui amnus
concupientem extinde stever. et in
omnibus ſins incantationibus. intere et
hatim. ſtrges tamen m[agica] potenti[os]a
in amore cvegebit. ex qua filium nonnun-
que. thelogi[que] genuit. qui p[ro]ſea patro[n]m
Cui interfeat. et ex contra naturam gen-
tus contra generati[ons] naturam patra[m]
con operati[us] est.

mong hem wiche at Troie wene
hlyes at Crege there
pas ou be name in exemplif
of whom sit the memorials.
Abit for whil ye is a month
ffor vndre his name chafft be tonth
he was a worthi kight and flying
and clere fnoyvende of emy p[ug]

["Liber", "To myself I say he\nAren't at home\nYou're gone from home\nAl one, for to come\nYou're wroth he tristes\nFor you were gone\nAnd I was sad\nPart of the best of life has\nYou take loss in the game\nAfter you stop\nIf he was your\nAnd away you go\nAnd for your life to lose\nAnd praise of the people\nWho help you when you\nAnd after me open\nAn open door may\nAnd was it my own\nWas it not for you\nWas it not for me\n

Oryctus

I litel serpent on the zounde
wiche vampeç al aboute vounde
And in azem it wolde han woune
Sot for ye brenyng of ye sone
It myst noght and so it seide
And þopou þe leves seide
And ye serpent whan it was oure
flent Epon ye chaff aboute
And myht noght tozne mine azene
O chaff it fallen in ceatine
Pis childe ye worde chaff enyone
And alone alle the coone
Hym chaff be faste and in yonge age
The chaff desive in his cottaige.
Whan at ye worde is in his hondes
To torne azem in to ye hondes
Wher he was bove and in his hondes
Hound about he chaff wy poison deis
The fyng which al pis cih and hervé
ffo þay forth hows and it fevd
His jelonsie hathe al fozzete
Sot he with hathe ye childe begete
Nektansbus in pruete
The tyme of his natinte
Epon the constellation
A wantey and velacion
Wistkep to ye sene how the chaff do
And euy houes apontey do
qat no numyte yes was love
O þi in one tyme is bove
Pis childe and forth wy þe Epon
per fel wondres many on
Of terrenot comyfel
Ye sone toke colony of stiel.
And lost his lift ye wyndes blewe
And many strengys on pyones
Ye eke his apre funde changey
And al ye worde his forme changey
Ye pender wy his fwys lenene
O chiel was Epon ye henene
pat euy espely cestine
O poshite his lif in anentine

The tempeste at ye latis teffeth
Ye childe is kepte his age entesseth
And alsandre his name is hote
To whom calistre and aristore
To teelh hym phisodaphie
Entenden and aſtivonomie
With opre puges wiche he conye
Als to techen hym in his zonpe
Nektansbus toke Epon hondes
Sot euy mai may vnderſonde
Of sorcere how it wendes
It wol hym celf pue at ende
And namely for to begynne
A lady wiche wy oute niple
Opposey wonde al þe chere therey
Sot often he þynel stierey
His chypp is drent pime anydoo
And in pis cas jnht co betydd
Nektansbus Epon a nýht
Whan it was ſtare and ſterie hylt
Pis yonge londe las Epon hyht
Abone a toun wher as he cych
Ye ſteres suche as he acemptey
And certi what eche of fan anontey
As posh he fineede of aſſe pnyg
Sot zit hau he no euowalechryng
What chaff vnto hym celf beſtalle
Whan he hay toſde his wordeſs aſſe
Pis yonge londe yanne hym oppoſeth
And eyeth if þe cuppofeth
What dete þe chaff hym celf deie
He cery or ſortine is a weis
And euy ſterie hay lost his woue.
O alles of myn oghne sous
J. chaff be slau. J. may not ſle
Poshite Alisandre in pruete
Sove of pis olde dotteu hiey
And ev of oghe affiey
Al coemliche his olde boun
The chof on ye wal at ones
And certi hym he re apart
Wherof now ſerne þe pin art

Septimus.

Nota de epley dit effencia púna tempo,
vanus que unpit e desuit, cedá ppetna que
unpit e non desuit, terrá sempternu,
que ner unpit ner desuit ...

After ye beyng of yé pvinges,
yer be yé formues of beynges,
ying wiche began and ende chaf,
yet pving is cleped temporall,
pare is alſo de of wére
pving wiche began and chafł noght deie
as donles y ben spirituel.

Sere beyng is ppetnel
sor y is on abone ye soune.
whos tymé neber was begonne
and endeles chafł ener be.

gat is ye god. whos maggete,
alle op pvinges chafł gonne
and his beynge sempitne.
The god to whom y al ſonour
belonge, he is creatour.

And opre ben his creathives.

The god Fustondey ye natines
pey pei to hýn obeien alle
sau outen hým what co befalle
here myſt is non and he may aff
The god was enev and ende chaf.

And yel begonne of his affent
The tymes alle ben preſent.

To god, to hem and alle ſonnoxe
20 but what hým likep y pei nowe
pvis bope an angel and a man
pe wiche of al y god began.

250 chief, oſenen goddes myſt
and he ſtant endeles preſſt.

To p Science ben prine
The ciervs of dimute.

pe wiche into the poeple pithen
pe faith of holy wiche and reſen
wiche in come cads upon belene.

Grant inove yanne pe forne priene
as wére of argment consible.
Bot nathles it is wédele.

And doth a man evete mede hane
to hým þ penkeþ hým celf to crue
Theologie in wiche a wisse
If hibe science and hibe aprife
Abone alle op ſtant onlike
and is pefarſt of Theologie.

Nota de cecimda parte Theologie
que phtisic Sicitur ... /

D hisique is after ye seconde
pvingt wiche ye pht losaphre hæy fonde
To techen kondri knolethunges
Upon the bodeliche pvinges.
Of man of beſte of her de of onton
Of fyſſhe of ſonghle of endychon
Chafł ben of bodely substance.
The nativers and the eminſtance
pvingt pís science it is ful noght
wiche baſſep and wiche baſſep noght.

Not de tia pte theorice que mathematice de
incondio quatuor in se continet intelligen
nas cleft-av finetica musica: geometrane
affuonna, sed pimo de artis ſuetice natura durebere.

The pridde point of Theorie
wiche cleped is matematip.

Sunded is in kondri wisse
and ſtant upon diſe aprife.

The fevste of wiche is av finetip.
And ye seconde is ſaide avnſiq
pe pridde is eke Eto metive
all þe fevth aftvonomne.

Of av finetip pe matiere
is y of wiche a man may liue.
What algarife in nombre tanontep
whan y pe wisse man acomptep
after ye formel apperte.
Of algoriſnes, aber
as wiche multipliacion
is mado, and diſumacion
of diſmes be pexperience
of pís art and of pís science.

Nota de finica que cecimda pàrs
artis mathematite Dicitur ...

["The centre of mathematics is the science of numbers. That which is upon a norm is not a number, but a type of number. The type of number is the number of points. The number of points on a line is called the multiplicity of the line. The number of points on a plane is called the biquadric of the plane. The number of points on a surface is called the hypersurface of the surface. The number of points on a torus is called the toric number of the torus. The number of points on a sphere is called the spherical number of the sphere.", "### Note on the definition of the term \"number\".\n\n---", "In mathematics, the science of numbers is called the science of numbers. The science of numbers is the science of numbers that is proper to the science of numbers.

Liber

In pon and gras vertue p[er]is
sorit zit the boke ressens pis
pat wboide abone aft erpely p[er]ges
is vertuons in his Donges.
When do it be enel or gores
for if ye wbores Cemen gores
and be wel epened at matines eve
than þ þ is no twoepe pere
pei don ful oft gretve decepte
for what pe wbores to ye concepte
Discondep in do double affiz
Suche wthorip is to despyz
In eniy place and for to dyde
ffor of Lixes p[us] f[ra] rede.
As in pe boke of Troie is fomide
his eloquence and his faciide
Of sodehy wbores wiche he tolde
h[ap] mado þ anthenor hym colde
pe tonn wuchre he wip tresou wan
vorde hafh beginned many a man
wip wbores pe wilde beste is daunted
with wbores pe spent is enthanted.
Of wbores amouge pe men of armes
asen wboounds heled wip the hatrnes
When lakkep o[ð]r medicin
wbores h[ap] under his discipline
Of Concerié pe favectes
pe wbores ben of sondry seates.
Of enel and eke of sode als[ba]
pe wbores makeu frende of, fo
and fo of frende and pes of werre
and ferre of pes and onte of hervre
pe wbores p[us] wboyles cauſe entriek
and jeconſilep than hym likep
pe wbores winder pe compe of h[en]ene
Set eniy p[er]mg or odde or euene
Wip wbores pe h[is]e god is p[les]ed.
With wbores pe wbores ben eippesd
pe doſes wbores pe londe ſtilley
When lakkep gole pe wbores ſuſſilley
To make amendeſ for pe wrong
than wbores medlen with pe Cong

It doth p[le]ſance wel the more
bot for to loke upon the love
hold tullins his wthorip.
Componeth he a man may pike.
hold if he chaſſe his wbores seſſe
hold he chaſſe lond. hold he chaſſe kynnet
and in what w[or]ſe he chaſſe p[ion]ce
his tale p[lem] with onte fr[on]e.
Nherof enſample if you w[or]ſe seſſe
take h[ed]e and rede whil you p[er]e seſſe

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Suche consil was of p[one] po.
of cation er] and of villene
be hold the wbores hem betwen
than the tresou of cataline.

Distonde[n]d was and ye comine
of hem þ[er]ve of his aſſent
was knon[de] and epen in plenit
and an[ge]d hold and in w[el]tel w[or]ſ
hen cholden don h[an] to u[n]ſo
tillemens ferſt his tale tolde
to twoepe, and as he was besolde.

pe comm aſſt for to c[one]
the eſde hold tresou chold h[an]
a truel deth, and p[us] pe epiſke
pe conſil bope and cation eſſe
and c[ed]en p[at] for entil a w[or]ong
p[er]e may no p[er]ene be to strong
bot p[ul]ins w[ip] w[or]des w[is]
his tale tolde al o[ð] w[is]
as he wiche wold h[er] d[ep] v[er]ſi[nt]e
and ſonday hold he m[ys]ht exiſte
pe j[ug]ges p[un]ſt his elo quente
ſſo d[ep] to torne p[er] Centence
and seſſe h[er]e h[ert]ed to p[ita].
no[ſ] tolden p[ea] w[oll] tolden h[er]
pe p[er]e[pi]chon p[lem] after p[er] latt[as]
bot he p[os] w[or]des of h[is] epiſke
colon[ey] in an o[p] w[er]s.

Conſion do, and p[us] betwene p[er] tilke

To terte upon this
nasse eſſe of hem h[or]i
Nherof the taſes of
p[ere] may a[ut] an[ge]
Of w[eth]oriques el[es]
wiche is pe se[con]d
T[ou]chende to p[ha]l
Nherof a man ch[ar]
his w[or]des in diſſu
and kynette upon c[or]
his aſſuement in c[or]
S[on]e may p[er]e and
the conſit t[em]t
wiche e[n]t t[res]se
p[ra]tifica q[ui]e sta[te]
[as] regimen veſt
T[es] quinto ma[n]t
h[ec] coſta conſu

The ferſt
and ye

Scien[tes] of p[oli]
j[es] h[ane] h[an] tol
Do as the p[ha]l[in]
To al[ia] ſa[n]t[ue] a
Telle of pe p[ri]
pe w[iche] p[ra]tici
v[ant]ig ſtrut[us]

T[ol]la[ver]de p[er] do[u]
Nherof p[er]ſu
pe who[es] ſciente
To teche of vert
hold þ[er] a k[ing]
of h[is] mora[tt]
w[er] w[or]th du
of d[ode] ly[ing]
w[iche] is pe ch[ar]
[ut] makep a k[ing]
hold he h[is] bod
hold he chaſſe
hold if he chaſſt
J[u] mete and dr
p[ere] is no w[is]

Septuagintes

To tene upon this ingagement
was ched of him his arguement
whereof the tales for to hieve
pere may a. un the scolfe liere
Of Rethoriqes eloqences
Wiche is pe sevonde of sences
Wichende to philosophie
Whereof a man chafft inffiffie
his so des in spightefon
and finette upon conclusion
his arguement in chaff a forne
Wiche may pe pleine tonpe enforme
and the debtil cantale abate
Wiche euy trewe man chafft debate
Practica que statua pe tua philosophie
di regimen recte. Incit in cove
Ced quinto major. Pox eſt tanto mags ifmi
the scola conclut qua cua egua jegat.

The feavre Wiche is Theong
And pe Sevonde Rethong:
Sciences of philosophie
J. hane hem tolde as in partie
Do as the philosophie it tolde
To Alisandre. and uord. J. Wolde
Talle of pe yvnde what it is
Ye Wiche practiqe cleped is...
Vartiq flattu upon ye ymges
Towardre pe gounance of finges
Whereof ye fevft. Etip is uamed.
Ye whos oriente flattu patedes.
To teche of vertu pike venle
Hord y a fang hym self chafft venle
of his moraff condition
Worp worthi Disposicion
Of gode lyninge in his psone
Wiche is pe chief of his coron
It niakep a fang aft to leame
Hord he his body chafft gounne
Hord he chafft wak the hord he chafft clepe
Hord þe chafft his hela fepé
In mete and drimbe in cloping eke
Yere is no wisdom for to seke

As for the veule of his psone
ye Wiche þe yis science at one
Ne techeþ as be weie of finde
Dat ye is no yng left behinde
Ghat op point Wiche to practiq
Belongeþ is yconomung
Wiche techeþ pilke honeste
Pnighþ wiche a fyng in his degre
His Wif and childe chafft venle and snye.
Co forth wip al ye companye
Wiche in his hous holde chafft abide
And his aftate ou enby side
In childe manne for to lede
Dat he his hous holde ne mys lede
Vartiq. hay zit pe yvnde apriz
Wiche techeþ hord and in what wyse
Pnighþ hule pour beide ordinance
A finge chafft cette in gounance.
His Featine. and þe posſicne
Wiche longeþ into regalie
In tyme of verre in tyme of pes.
Do Worpfi and to gode entrés.
Of clerk of finht and of marchant
And co forth of ye revenaunt
Of affe ye comm poeple abonte
Worp unie myngh and eke wath orte
Of hem þen artificers
Wiche eſenraftes and meſtews
Whos art is cleped. mechampy.
Ans pogh þe ben noght alle like.
Zit natheltes how so it fathes
O. latve not gounne hem alle
Or þe þe leſe or þe þe wyinne
After paſt at þe ben mne
Ille pnis pnis worthi yong fyng
Was fully taught of eudy yng
Wiche myſht zne entendement
Of gode venle and gode arguement
To chche a Worpfi province as he
Sbot of gerray necessite.
Ye philosophie hym hay be take
Ffyne pointz wiche he hap under take

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Liber

To kepe and holde in observance
As for the worth, governance
of his louge, to his regale
After ye vench of politie
in your owne regine, etc.

Tercius expectat extra futura poli.

Et quæ videlicet totius, dimenment omnem
Regis ab ore hom fabrica multa, conat

et eiy man be honey love
bot to no manu, belouge more
panne to a lyng, wiche hap to lede

pe poeple, for of his lyng, hede
he may hem bothe one and spille
and for itrant upon his wille
it on hym wel to ben auised
and pe vertus wiche are affised
unto a lynges Regiment

To take his entremement
whereof to tellen as pe stonde
heven afterward no wold, fonde

Amonge pe Dreus on is chief
and þ is trompe, wiche is lief

To god and eke to man alfb
and for it hap ben eide co

A fanghte Aristote as he wol coupe
To Alisandro, holl in his zonpe
he sholde of trompe pille, gusce
With al his hole heveth embrace
Co þ his worde be twesse and pleyn
Trowne pe worde and co certeui
that in hym be no double epeche,
ffor if men childe trompe seche
and founde it noght wyp mine a lyng
it were an unsittying ping

pe worde is tokne of, þ wyp mine
were offfa, a worth in lyng beginne
To kepe his tonge, and to be twesse
Co chaff his pris ben eide newe
Anise hym euly man toforse

and be wel waw er he be owor
ffor afterward it is to late
If þ he wol his worde debato

ffor as a lyng in operant
abone alle opre is pynnenaff.
Of his pover, so childe he be
nofte dertnonse in his degre
and þ may wel be cignuiffed
ze his corone and operant.

The golde betoknep excellence
yat men chyll don hym jenence
as to lyeve liege conden
ye stones as ye holde dem
Comended ben in treuble wyse
ffast ye ben hard, and pulke affise
betoknep ma lyng constance
To þ yere chaff no capaunce
Defomide in his condicion
and aft be destruacion

pe vertue wiche is in stones
A bervay gigne is for ye nones
Of þ a lyng, chaff ben honeste
and holde treently his behesee
Of ping, wiche longe to lyng, hede
pe lynght colony, as j. rede
wiche in pe stones is chyuende
is in figure betoknende

pe crom, of pis Worldes fame
Wiche stant upon his godes namne
pe circle wiche is vormide aboute
is tokne of affa ye londe wyp oure
wiche stant under his seraphie
pat he it chaff wel kepe and gime
and for þ trompe holl so it falle
is pe vertu conden of alle
yat longe, unto Regiment
a tale wiche is endent

Of trompe in commendacion
Trowne þm enformentaon
any done hereafter pon chyll hiees
of a cromque in pis matiere

A colden et pulde was of pere
wiche Dew, of highte, and ytaufne
his fader was, and goth it is

pat pursh, from him tu
more yame for eny
of his lignage as he
gethene of pille en
and as he was hym en
of his souen hohesel
and cighte hem on
pat tobbard hym pe
amonge the wiche
jyt most dince but
as pe wiche in his
and al his consef
there haines ben of
arpasdes was pe
and manichaz
zorabul as it is
In pe crompe was
pis Colden, what
To ham he twisto
sowles of pe cas is
pis Lord wiche hay
upon a myht wha
as he wiche hap
beyn chafte a poyn
chafte a poyn

The lynges qui
of pinges pre
the wyn, pe wou
and þ pe cholde
of here an swere
the jef hem fully
and hap behore be
pat poe þe best
the chaff, etc.

W upon pis ping
and foden in des
pat he diuise op
of ynnent, p
arpasdes fayst
and seide, holde þ
a unflaft of aff
for lyng hap pos
and man is he w

Septuaginta

Et tale of his opinion
not for final conclusion.
What strength has of er independently
of him women or the fings
the tenth part of an alone him at all
is not true how end it fails
the time how do it end come
by for no time can end one
for it may well suffice for a time
but at the last it shall be known
the power is who is twice
him shall be while here and
for how do you think here
the two is the same as end
but what is now is repeated
it may not be so be same
and name him here and what
so proudest it is he is not now
with one time more in no degree
and so for two times of his time
therefore it was most considered
whereof he questioned was ended
and he decided that his mind
for time and place to manne is . . .
is most before this end
forthwith was time in open view
he first point . . . observation
made into his governance
Of all the same, it is clear
for him upon the ground is here
of him fings (segment)
as he fings what is most convenient
is for to make a flying in one
way in his world and like in himself
As if an activity were tangential
and in effect is in the same
way as in the world of regem
and a man's life is in the same
way as after time is second
in police as it is found
which is hereafter to be world's fame
in worship of a king's nature

largesse it is. What privilege
you may not annul or abrogate
the worlds gothic was first common
but after it has upon fortuitous
was like, common as it is ceded
for whom the people stood encumbered
and their liabilities to whom given
and for some time man to his part
whereof can in the first place
with given debate and words proceed
and last of all upon his land
that man is given so long
as no man's will be able to change
the words. What was before us
and what was before him
is what he has before him
and what he has now
in parting of hereafter's
and also of all hereafter's
and his own alone him at all to do
he fying upon his enemy
as he were hap to intransitive
the world's gothic, so to continue
and put it well in place
a flying between us and them
To get his heart upon largesse.
Tollard himself, and also
Tollard his people, and if not so
put it to him if he be
Tollard himself large and five
and of his people take and put
largesse, be no longer of this
it may be clear, but after this
which in a flying is a given him
A flying behavior also to file
the vice of prodecedence
put that he must in his experience
and so put that of necessity.
He may be certain, for who is next
in all his works, who is before

Septuaginta

I
It can seth oft coudry punges
Wiche are ungodely to pe fynge.
What man wol noght hym selfe mesme
Chau cen ful ofte yat mesme
Hym hap for fale, and co doth he
pat ofsett provode galite.
Wiche is the mader of ponde.
Wheeroft ye londes ben deferte.
And namely whan pilke gice
Aboute a fyinge fiant in office
And hap wifcholde of his pastie
The conoitouse fluterie
Wiche many a wor pi fyinge decemey
Er he ye faklas apce meney
Of hem þe cernen to the gloze
ffor yei þe finnen plese and gloze
Ben as men tellen ye nojites.
Unto pe foſtrynge of ye brices
Wheeroft ful ofte natfieldes.
A fyinge is blamed gultelees.

B
Yps enſample a fying may lere
pat for to zue 13 in maner
ffor if a fying his tres ſony
With oute honouer and þe nes pastor
Wen he hym selfe wold beguille
not who chafft complexe his while
he who he phte hym chafft jefie.
bot michelles pons, þe liene
To helpe you his oghne lond
Behoney you man his hond
To cette upon 12 affito
And eſe his fynge jafalte
not en his hede in a conforte
Wep gode and body to chyppon
When ye ye cause responſabl
ffor who þe noght enmndable
To holde up pight bis fynge nam
Bym oghte for to be to blam

O
off policie and onmore
To chape a pis matiere more
Of as pe philosophre tolde
A fyinge aftre þe jenle 13 sol
To modell and to adreſe
his zified upon ech ſon
That he meſt ye noght 14
ffor if a fyinge falt into nede

A
philofophre as you chafthiere
Opak to a fyinge of pis matiere
And seide hym wel holde 15 ffлатoinſ
Compatible were of ye eſonys
On twas toſward pe goddes hiche
pat weven wrope of þe þe chiche
ye meschief wiche be falle sholdes
Of þe þe falt fлатomy tolde
Edward pe fyinge an op was
Wlichen ye be sleights and be faklas
Of foreign words make hym wene
yat lik is wel, and bleve is grene
Druchende of his condicion
ffor wharne he dop extorcion
Wip many an op gice into
eyen chafft not fynden on of yo
To ginithe or opeke deſtazem
Abot holden up his oyl and cen
pitt al is wel, what eneþ he dop
and pis of fale þe unken dop
Co þere fynge yhe is kleint
And wot not holde pe worlde is went

... in chambre. Schom pe comt anancey
ffor upon pike lot it chancshe
To be belonned nowd a day
not if it be ze or nay
Sot as the comn boys it telley
Sot wher þ flaterie snelley
In euy londe budev pe some
per is ful many yng begonne
Wiehe were better to be left-
pat hap be chanted now and eft
Sot if a pince Wolde hyn jenle
Of pe Fomeus aftay pe venle
In pike tyme as it was ysed.
His bince chold be refised
Wherof pe jances ben affoted.
Sot wher pe pleme trowne is noted.
Here may a prince wel conceme
pat he chafet not hym selfe decome
Of þ he hevey wordes pleme
ffor hym yar not be reason pleme
pat Warned is er hym be wo
And þ was fully proued yo
Whan Fome was pe wordes chief
pe cosse seene po was lief
Wiehe Wolde noght ye trowne spare
Sot why his wordes pleme and have
To yemperour his foyes tolde
As in trowne is zit wropholde.
Her afterward as you chafet there
Anddende into pich matiue
S ce pis olde ensamplerie
pat whilom was no flaterie
 toward pe pince Wol J. fundo
As it of so as it comey to mynde
wy sone a tale into pinye
whil þ pe worpi pince Wolde
At Fome J. penke for to tellen
ffor whan pe chances so befallen.
pat eny empony as yo
Sictono had upon his fo
And so forth etine to Fome azem
of twelof hombor he was certein

O Diogene. And the cypso
It were not so little nado
To come pere and wortes a
If pon the prince comest hy
So as I kan in my deg.

O Anisippe, euen so
If pon comest so as I
So, wortes pike tre.
It were alselit nede or ille.
pat y so worldely wolt con-asse.
Swith jutery for to serue
Wherof pon penkeste to deserne
Pi prince, pon and to pincel
Do so pon myht konden in his grace
ffor getying of alitel godde
If pon wolt take in to pi mode
Eefon, pon myht be reason dene.
pat so pi prince for to gueme
s noght to reason act Saint
Sot it is greatly disfordant
Unto ye Scoles of Athen
Lo vys answende Diogene
It ye ches flaterie.

B. Or it men den pessuole
Of Anisippe. 18 wel ve
And pike of Diogene is epened.
Offe in wint and golde. — iffve
Is nowd men on the j. wold phre
Wiehe hap pe wort, so in pe
Bot flatevy pristiff aft.

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["Septimus.", "Hic fondè no let of correntifè\nThe wordes fonde panne upon þe wurd\nAs be en sample pon mygt vede\nAnd holde it in my mynde vede", "Hic p[ro]point ex. de virtutibus utraque præceptis. Et\nnarrat qualiter Cays ffabritus mper\nRome consil a[n]nun a Campnubius &\noblatum venitque quod nobilissm est,\namn possidentes dominoquequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequ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quequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequequeque

Liber

regere eong, bibulenciam pocius quin tino;
veni penes de attractareONEbat "/"

Thiis funde J. Wylte of effantplaye
Trotan ye worthi debouti
Se w hom þ' fome stode gonned
Upon a tynne as he wot lened
Of þ' he was familier
He seide vnto þ' confialier
pat for to ben an Empony

His Wille was noght for hem honony
Ne zit for jeddour of inface
Ebot if he myght in his offe
This lodes and his poeple plese
Hym poght it were a gretter efe
With lone here hertes to hym dravde
Yanme with ye dредо of eny latde
ffor whan a þyrг is do for Donte
fful ofte it comeþ ye wortse aboute
But wher a ting is joretons

The is ye more grations
pat mochel ynft hym chaft betide
Wiche elles chulde tynne a gide

ff pite for to geke pleme
Wiche is Wip myn god basene

ffuloft þe wold hym selfe pene
to kepe an op fvo ye pene
ffor chante ye moder is
Of pite Wiche no þyrг anys
than suffee if he it may amende
it self to endy main lynde
To be pitons but none do wold
as to a king Wiche on ye Whiel
ffortime hap set abonen aftto
ffor m a king if do be falle
þat hys pite be fayne and flatte
To atke ye londe it is votallable
Onely þyrsh grace of his pefone
ffor ye pite of hym al londe
may al ye large jentline sane
To bit it wold a king to hane
Pite for his walene tode
and seide holl þ' be daires olde

Nota hie de prینcips pietate euga populi
OBI NARAT de in Corvus Ex theu cvert Soreu
ces bellim generè debet conſulto prius
Appoline responſim aruent de vomi de Duoln
videt aut e se p[er]mi in preludio interſic[ia] et p[er]ſi
omn. citharii. aut p[er]ſim cind interſic[ia] et cend
in ſi vieri eſigere opor[ate]et. Super quo ex
pietate motus p[er]ſiop[er] one magis quin p[er]ſui
corpo[us] fauitè affectus uotu[que] depeſit ac de
bella aggräciens vitæ p[er]miſtor. cind utiſt.

Aodorns Wiche was in his deere

Kings of Athens the three
A Wege he had aem Dyence
And for to take his evidence
What that he falle of the battaille
The poght he wold do hym ferſt confaille
With Apollo in whom he triste
þyrsh of his anſwere p[er] his Wite.
Of two p[er]tonts þ' he myſht cheſe
Or þ' he wolde his body tode
And in battaille hym selfe dæc
Ouſſels the cœurde were

To den hys poeple diſtounſit
Bent he wiche p[er]t hafte p[er]ſit
Upon ye point of his beliefe
ye poeple poght to ſelijene
And chese hym self. to be ded
When he is nowe ech an of hed
Wiche words for ye lyne[er] ſpe
And nathleles in some partio
It oght a kings hert ſtire.
þat he his liege men forbeve.
And eke towarde his enemys.
ffuloft he may de ſerne p[er]ſis.
To take of p[er]t jenembraunce
When þ' he myſht do deuergaunce
ffor whan a king hafth ye butonow
And þanne he dravde into memorie
To do p[er]t in stede of wiche.
He may not faule of ylke eparche.
When he of anſte ye wordes fame.
To zine a p[er]ince a worthi name.

In point of
principis p[er]ſatate
narrat de en p[er]ſen
ſegem armem
victum cœpiffet
ſome temnſſet
unloſ poſſpoſt
nem opatut eſt
ſegem ſaſp[er] cœm
culis abſoluit
tutu[que] colunbi
ſebe h[uius] modi
To whom þ' bor
A Wege h[uius] in
Izem the king of
Wiche of londe t[em]
Sot at ye laste
pat he p[er]ſis ſing
and forſt with
the p[er]ſoner wh
In every plite
The w[or]ne of
W[er]p[er] me walde
and with ful
the c[ap]p[er]y h[ui]
Pompe[ie] ſiege
and tode p[er]t
De þ' upon h[ui]s
To fore al p[er]mi
as he þ' wold
Let z[ui]f h[ui]m h[ui]s
and h[ui]s aſtate
Reſtorey of h[ui]
and eud it was
To make þ[er]p[er]ne
To h[ui]m þ' p[er]p[er]ne
p[er]s p[er] w[er]p[er]
decur don h[ui]m to
du[n]t z[ui]t inſuſe
Idem kept and
the[ui]ſp[er] pompe

["- Septimne -", "162", "So jat ye hors of ylke stode\nDenouwden pe mannes blode\nZil fortune atte laste came\nyatt herynke hyn outcame\nAus he ysht in the came wive\nOf pis Tjant toke ye nuse\nAs he til oyer men hath it\nye came deth he died alsod\npat no pite hyn hath cocouned\nZil he was of his hors denouwet.", "A\nNo his de consilim Lichaontis twannas quum\ncarnies hom hondz in ono hospitio ab vesten\nin seyt, en formu condionem cunilem iupect\ncoegmans iuui in liuipn transformant.", "If Lichson also. J. finde\nhe he azen pe lasse of finde\nhis hostes slogh and into mete\nhe made here bodies to beon ete\nwith op men withhinnne bis hons\nbot iuipit the glorions\nWiche was comenend of pis yng\nVengence upon pis truel king\nSo toke þe he two mannes forne\nJitto a wolff hyn let transforne\nAnd pis pe crualte was kisse\nWiche of longe tyme he had hinde\nA wolff he was yanne openly\nye whos natine prinely\nhe lasse in bis condicion\nAnd onto pis conclusion\nYat tjannue is to desfide\nJ. finde ensample in condri wisc\nAnd namely of hem ful ofte\npe whome fortune hay set alofta\nUpon pe werres for to wunne\nBot houz do þe ye wronge beginne\nOf tjannus it may noght laste\nBot euche as yai don atte laste\nTo oyer men onch on hau falley\nffor azen euche pite caley\nVengence to ye god aloue\nffor who þe hath no tendre lone", "In carrying of a mannes lif\nhe chaff be founde so gultif\npat whanne he wolde ityn yane\nIn tyme of nede he chaff none sane", "A Nota qualiter Leo hominibus\nfervatis paravit", "Off the natijes pis. J. finde\npe fiess leon in bis finde\nWithe goth jampende after his pere\nIf he a man finde in bis were\nhe wol hyn olen if he with stonde\nbot if ye man wende under stonde\nTo falle anon before his face\nIn cigne of ityn and of grace\npe leon chaff of his nature\nFestreigne his ye in euche mesme\nas pagh it were a besie tuned\nand tyme a lley half ashamed.", "pat he ye man chaff noying griene\nDose cholde yanne a prince athene\npe worldes grace if þe wolde.\nDesfrine a man whan he is zolde\nand stant upon bis ityn aft\nbot for to epeke in openaft\nyere hane be euch and zit þe.\nTiranti whoh hertes no pite\nay to no ponit of mine plie\nyat yei upon here tjannue\nOle gladen hem pe men to sle\nand as pe pages of pe see\nzen iuipitons in pe tempefte\nFisht so may no pite aresie\nOf crualte pe zevete oultrage\nWiche pe tjant in bis covrage\nEngendred hay wherof. J. finde\nA tale wiche comep now to mynde", "A\nBic loquitur preceptne contra twannos\nillos, qui cum in bello concere possint\nhunam consignum effusione caturavi\nnequitat. Et narrat in ex. De quodam posta\nRege cinn nomen Scitachus evat quin\npue ceterus tunc in oenite bellicosus et", 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VICTORIUS, QUSUMG. GLADIO CONCERVE.
POTERAT. ABSQUE PICTATE INTERFACIA CONSTITU-
IT. OED TANDEM ENB MANU CHAMAVIS
MAT SEGETARVM REGINE IN Bello CAPTURAM-
QUOD A DUM QUESIIT/ CONVENTATEM PRO CE-
NERITATE FINALITER INMEM. (NAM ET IPA-
QUODDAM VAS DE CANGINNE JERSEYOR-
PLEMUM ANTE DE AFFERVI DETERENT / QUO
CAPIT TYANNUM COS AD MORTEM MIGENS-
DRYIT. O TYANNON TENDELISSIME SED-
ESFIRVENS SANGINUM ORIFIT. ECTA VANI-
AS CANTITATEM CANGINUM BIBE. //

IT DE IN OLDA BOKES PUS
PER WAS A DUK WICH CPTARCHUS
YEN CLEPE AND WAS A WERVON-
A TYEL INAN A COMPTEJON,
WITH STRONG POWER WICH BE LADDE
FFOR YIS CONDICIEN BE HADDE.
PAT WHERE BE HAPNETH YE VICTORE
BE LIFT AND AL BIS MOET GLONE
WAS FOR TO OLE AND NOGHT TO CAME
OF JANCEON WOLDE BE NO GODE HANE
FFOR CANYNG OF A MATTINES LIF
NOT AFT GOTH TO YE OWEAND AND KUYS
CO LIEF HYM WAS YE MANNES BLODE
AND NATHLEES ZIT YNS IT SWDE
CO AS FORTUNE ABONTE VENTE
BE FEL NISHT HEIR AS BE DESFENTE
TO DEREZ AND WAS CORONED KING
AND WHAN YE WOZSHIP OF YIS YNG
WAS FASSE AND BE WAS KING OF DEREZ
IF P TAT WEREN FERST DINE.
THE TYANNYES WICH BE WROGHT
A PONSANTE FOLDE WEL MORE BE SIGHT
PANNE AFTERTWAND TO DO MALECE
YI SED VENGEANCE AIZM PE BICE
HAP SHAPE FOR UPON ATIDE.
WHAN BE WAS HYES IN HIS PRIDE
PIS HIS JANCOR AND IN HIS HETE
AZEM PE QUEENE OF CYRSEGEZE
WICH BE CHAMEIS YAT TYNE HIGHT
BE MADE WERRE AL PAT BE MYST

AND THE WICHED WOLDE HIVE LONDE DEFENDE
HIE OGHNE SONE AZEM HYM CEIDE
WICH BE DEFENCE HAY GUDERTAKE
DOT HE DISCONUIT WAS AND TAKE
AND WHAN YIS KING HYM HAD IN HONDE
THE WOL NO MUY BENDFONDE.
DOT DISE HYM OLEN IN HIS PENSE
THE TYDMG OF YIS NOLENCE
WHAN IT CAME TO YE MIND-EVE
THE SENE ANON HY WIDOW HAVENE
TO CICH FREUNDES AS THE HADDE
A GREVET PONEER TIL P THE LADDE
IN CONDRI WISE AND YO THE CAFE.
HOW THE YIS KING MAY OUTFASTE
AND ATTE FASSE ACONDED WAS
PAT IN THE DANGER OF A PAS
PMSG WICHED PIS TRANT SHOLDE PASSES
THE OHOPE HIS PONEY TO COMPASS
WITH FINGREY OF MEIN BE CICH AFFEIE
PAT HE CHAFF NOGHT ESCHAPE ALLBEE.
AND WHAN SHE HAD PUS OREDEED.
THE HAP HIVE OGHNE BODT FEIGNED
FFOR FERE AS POGH THE WOLDE FLE
DUTE OF HIVE LONDE AND WHAN P THE
HAP HERDE HOLL PIS LADY FRED.
CO FASSE AFTER YE CHANCE HE OSED.
PAT BE WAS FONDE ONTE OF AUVY
FFOR IT BEHIDDE UPON A DAY
INTO YE PAS WHAN THE WAS FASSE
YEMBUSHSEMENENTES TO BIEFEAD TITLE
AND HYM BERTLIPE ON ENY OSTE
PAT FLE NE MYST HE NOGHT A SIDE
CO P YERE WEREN DEDE AND TAKE
TWO HUNDRED PONSENDE FOR HIS FAKE
PAT WEREN WIP HYN OF HIS OFSE
AND PUS WAS FED YE GREVET BOSSE
OF HYM AND OF HIS TYANNIE
IT HALPE NO MUY FOR TO TRIE
TO HYM WICHED WHILON DIDE NONE
FFOR BE INTO YE QUINCEAN ANONE
WAS BROGHT AND WHAN P THE HYM OGH-
PHIS WOLDE THE OPAKE AND SENE ON HYGH

O MANN BICH ERT
RESON OF MAN HAFT
AND FLUED WORSE Y
WHOM PITE MYN
THE MANNES BLODE
PON HADDEFT NEDE
DOT NOW YE LAF
YAT YN MALES IS
AS POU TIL OPMEN
NOUS SHAFT BE-
YO DAD YIS LADY
A DREST BING IN
DE YE VENGEANCE
WICHED SHE BEGAN
AND TOBE YE PONT
AS WHOM HIS CHA-
AND WISE HEM LAF
THE MADE HEM IN
INTO YE VASSAL
AND WHAN IT WERE
THE CRAFT YIS T
AND SENE HYM
YIS LIFTES OF Y
IN BLODE WHAS
NOW CHALT Y
HAD PUS ON
THE WICHED P
TO PITE FONDE
PAT THE WIP OUNT
SO MAY IT SHAH
PAT EQUATE HAY
DOT PITE BOND
MAKE TH P PE S
IF P BE CAND
WH P A KING
DOT ELLES IF BE
TO OLEN IN CANT
IT MAY BE GE
DOT IT IS YN
WICHED ENY P
FFOR IF PUS IN
LINHITHODE M

liber

The more unduynuliche he tide
And eny man was fiede a side
ffor Drede and left his oghne hons
And atte laste it was a mons
pe wiche was bove and to novice
Betuke and po yel hielde hyn nyce
ffor yel with onte tanse dradde

Chus if a ching his horte fadde
Writ eny piny yat he schafft bieve
ffuloft he childe change his chiere
And upon fantasie Drede
Whan þe pere is no cause of Drede

Nota he sedim Oratium de magustum
Jacte e pufillanne Therste

O vace to his prince tolde
yat hym were lener þe wolde
upon kynghilode achilles cume
ju tyme of wFFE yame eschune
Co as Ther fites Dde at tpe
Achilles al his holt ioe.

Sat upon aimes for to fight
Ther fites fight at þe mysht
Dustmed for to stonde in jeste
Bot of pe tno it was pe beste
pat achilles upon pe nede
Rath do wherof his kynghilhede
is zt confirmed onaft

Erg Odonon in epeinall
Sith as þe is a tyme of pes
Co is a tyme napeles.

Of wFFE in wiche a prince algate
Schafft for pe comm right debate
And for his oghne worshyp the
bot it behoey noght to dche
Only pe werre for worships.

Bot to pe right of his lordes wFE
Wiche he is holde to defende
Mote eny worpi prince entende
betibene pe eompleffe of pite
And pe folchaste of quarte.

Wher stant pe garay hardieste
pere mote a ching his hert jedreste

Whan it is tyme to forfake.

And whan tyme is alfo to take
pe desh ywes upon houde.
pat he schafft for no Dredeonde
If rightwesfesse be with aft
ffor god is mysht onaft.

To forpren eny mannes tjonpe
bot it be ynght his oghne slonpe
And namely the kinges nede
It may not fuile for to cede
ffor he stant one for hem alle
Do mote it wel pe bette fakke

And wel pe more god fanomey
Whan he pe comme pyns fomoune
das for to se ye cove m dede

Ebeholde ye bibla and yon mysht jede.

Of grete en samples many one
Wherof þ. Wol tellen one

The dicit proupepiustice cauta bellu mullo
modo tinere debet. Be narrat qualiter Dwy
Gedeon cum colis tristecitis cunis quinque reges
scit adiavitur, analle chitatur. Imoitur, imoque
et jebuseor cum eon exerctitu quu ad. Kyrra
Mylla numeratus est gravia coopante
Dimina dictordis in fugam
conuerit.

W
pon a tyme as it befaft
aen pidee and johafft-
Whan condri kinges come were
ju pnerpos to defivme pere
pe poeple wiche god kept poe
and stode in pilke daies fo
yat Gedeon wiche cholde lede
pe goddes folk toke hyn to rede
And cende m aff pe londe aboute
Til he assembled hay a joute
Wpy pritty ponsende of defence
To fight and make vefistence
Azem pe wiche he wolde affstile
and napeles þo bataile
Of pre þe weven enemys

was donble more yan was al his

W herof þ Gedeon hym drad. þe so ltel peple häd

No quahue une extremit
confisfit cunctus ...

Bot he wiche aft yu
wher þe pere lat op

To Gedeon hys am
and bad er þe he so
al openly þe so
yat eny man in fy
wiche wolde aftre
ju his delice abide
at home in eny n
ffor pomchac or fy
ffor luste of lone
he childe noght
bot holde hyn sti
wherof upon ye
wal tredenty pon
pe wiche aftre ye
pyns was with hy
pe wiche poite
his amgel sent
To Gedeon if it
yat þ. ynu help
pon schafft zit la
ze whom my l
ffor thi to movor
unto pe flosde
What man þe
Sop in his honde
To y part þe
And hym wiche
Dpon his woin
fforsake and pu
ffor j. am mysht
wher as me lift
ju gode men po

This Gedeon
Upon pe morosol
As god hyn bas
And yns pere
Wpy hyn ype
pe jenemant
Wherof þ Gedeon
Auid upon W

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164

Aet he chiche alf yng may helpe.
When þe rene lapey wames helpe.
To Gedeon his amigl cente.
And bad er þe forper wente.
Al openh þe so tine
pai eny man in his partne.
Viche volde afer þis oghne wills
pu his delice abide stille
At home in eny man wisse
ffor pomchas or for comonise
ffor liche of lome or laffe of herte
he olulde noght aboute sterte
bot volde hyn stille at home in pes.
Wherof upon ye morolwe he bes.
Wel wenty ponfand men and mu
pe wiche afer ye tis ben go
pys was with hyn bot onely left
pe wisse pante and zt god aft.
His amigl cent and geide yis.

To Gedeon it so is
yat J. prii helpe chafft ondertakke
pon chafft zt lasse pople take
the whom my wille is þe pon cede
ffor thi to novolwe take gade hiede
onto ye fede Whau ye becomc
What man þe haye pe water nome
Hym his honde and lapey so
To pi part chese onto alle yo
Aus hym wiche wery is to swome
Dpon his Woinbe and lith to drinke
fforsake and put hem alle a weie
ffor J. am myghty alle weie
When as me lift myn help to chelwe
ju gode men yosh pa ben ferbe.

G his Gedeon alwante wel.
Dpon pe morolwe and enydel
As zod hyn bad noght so he dede
And yng pere lefton inyat stede
Wyr hyn yve hundred and no mo
Ye jemenant was al ago
Wherw þe Gedeon mbeley
And þe pon with god comseile

Pleignende as for forth as he dow
and god wiche volde he were wuar
yat he chafft cede upon his noght
hath bad hyn go the came myghyt
and take a man with hyn to hiewe
what chafft he cede in his matiere
Amonge the heyen enemys
Comy he be the more wyys
What afterfand hyn chafft be falle.

G his Gedeon amonges alffe
phaja to whom he twiste moste
and noght toke towards ylke hofte
wiche logged wyts in a valeie.
To hiewe what yei volde cens
Upon his fote and as he ferde
Two Capazins cpekeande he heide
and one ajede my cwenen aight
Wiche J. met in my cley to myghyt

Ne pозгт й. сегъ а байъ таъе
Wиче два ye hih his were hay take
And cam jolferde Dom at ones
And as it were for pe nones
ffonfth in his cons so as it janne
pe kinges tente of yadian
of amalech of amareie
of Anon and of Jefusae
and many an op tente mo
With gverte noise as me poght po
It yvewe to gronide and onefraste
and al yng ofte so core agrifte
yat J. woke for piye dvede

G his cwenen kan J. wel ajede
Quod þe of Capazin anon
The bayly take is Gedeon.
Wiche two ye hih dom cedenly
Chafft come and cemme such as wy
Upon pe kinges and ons bope
yat it chafft to ons alle lode
ffor m such dvede he chafft ons drouge
yat if we hadden flight of konge
pe weie of fote in des pere
the cholden lane and fen in yev

al his
þe he so and people has

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Temake of such his reteme
Wiche Wise ben and to jenme
Ye foles for y is no ping
Wiche may be better abonte a king
Yanne conseil Wiche is ye substance
Of aft a finges ordinance

A
The dict of thee Cibis truissim bene rege
to super omnia principi landabilis est.
Et uayt in exemplu quiditer pro eo est?
Calamou cot pitea bene regeret ab altissi
mo catriencia capitalis posuolant omnia bona
pere in ulla cibi habundancius adnenerunt.

T Calamou a multu may ce
What ping of most necessite
Unto a worthi fng belonge y
Wlichen he his kingdom onder fonge y
God bad him chese what he wolde
And seide him þe haine cholde
What he wolde ay e ac of o. yng
And he wiche was a nellove fng
fforth þon upon his bone pende
To god and m piers wisse he seide
O. king. de whom þ. j. chafft jegne
zine me wisdom pat j. wy jegne
fforth with y poeple wiche J. haine
To yne honoyr mith kepe and cante
Wlichen Calamou his bone hay tayed
ye god of y wiche he hap ayed
Was pight wessel paires and ynted cone
Noght al onely þe his bone
Chafft haine of þe bot of juchesse
Of hele of pere of hiegh noblesse
fforth wip wisdom at his eyinges
Wiche fiant ibone atle op pingea.

The dict of Calamone is regie magie storie
in part ante on a santo consilio dirigendam est.

B
Not what yme eel his jegne sane
ffast hym behoner for to hane
After ye god and his belieue
Such conseil Wiche is to belieue
fful filde of truone and justiounesse
bot abone atle in his noblesse

A
Bestivene the jeddour and pite
A fng chafft do such equite
And sette pe balance in edene
Of þe chiegh god in henene
And aft ye poeple of his noblesse
Toange unto his name care
ffor most abone at erely gode
When þe a fng hym self is yode
ft halye y for m op were
If so be yat a fng forfiene
ffulofte er piers it hap be sem
pe commun poeple is onlem

And haf þe finge synne aboght
Al poght þe poeple aght noght
Of þe enig his god miffawney
þe poeple tafkeff þe he defawney
hieve in piers worlde bot elles where
J. not hord it chafft stonde pere
ffor thyn god is a fng to triste
ffest to hym self as he ne wisse
Non op helspe hot god alone
Co chaff þe jenle of his pone
With hime hyn self puygh pendence
Ben of ye betwee conſtence
And for to finde enſample of piers
A taf. reede and coth it is.

C

The de Lucio напатое ex ponit qualit puciceps
Cui non fama a cœvibus vassalarijs ſapient
inde ſi gare debet et a quod in ea dimitto unum
universum p[er]ſidemone ad depream condant.

N a tronuit et telley piers
The kung of Rome lucans
Which him his chambre upon a myste
þe Gildawd of his houſ a nysteſt
fforth wip his chamblem alſo
To conseil had bome tuo
And toden be ye chime
Tegedre epeſende atle pre
And hapney þe peinges ſole
Satt de pe fire upon a tole
As he þe wip his babuſt pleade
Bot zit he hende at þe pe geide

A. I p[er] ſo tufke the
pe fang hem eyen
of such multeire
And þe i hyn tole
Woude at wac
pe fang worth aft
q[ui]amne at laste
what fang men to
amonge ye folc
Or be it p[er] ſo
ſaft after þe pe
the bas hem for to
pat ye no ponit
ze p[ilke] feith þe
G

The

Zaf his anſwer
Aus poght gloſe
And seide als ſe
his name is god
p[er] ſis was pe
ſt
pe y[au]t he pe
pe kinge yannem
The chamblerle

H

Aus he wac
And conduel y
Hyn tole holde
pat if his conſ
pe wisse p[er]tum
pat of hyn self
A wori king in
and p[er] ſe won
in partie and y

The ſole wche
p[er] tyne as g
Cegh þe pei ger
And hem to Cho
And to pe fang
The kung if þe
of wisdom in
pat pon p[er] ſeli
yn conseil chil
pe fang p[er] ſo

## Septimus.

A, 9 prof tuk thei non lea
ye fang hem ayey What to reade
of such matiere as cam to mors
And þei hyn tolden as pei torpe
Whan at wath coples of þe iante
pe fang with aft his hole aute
panne atte laste hem ayeth þis
What fang men tellen þe is
Amonge ye folk toneride his nature
Or be it þis or he it blame
Aft after þe pei heiden hem
She bad hem for to telle it þem
hat þe ne point of wath furbore
be þille feith þe pei hyn bene

The streddand fent upon þis pung
zaf his anſwere into þe fang

And posſt gloſe in þis matiere
And geide als for ac. I. hau here
his name is godde and honouable
his was þe styned and favorable
hat he ye twoiþe pleun ne tolde
ye lunge þanne ayey as he cholde

The chamberlen of his anys

Aus he þ was solidul aus þys
and condiel posſit upon his feith
hyn tolde how al ye poeple eath
yat if his conseil weve tretwe
yea wisse pritme wold and kiesel
yat of hyn selfe he cholde he

A worði hyn in his segre -
and þys þe woffel he atmeſey
in párte and ye fang expeſey

The fole wiche had of al ye tao
yat tyne as goddes wille was
Cegh of þe geide noght y nogh
and hem to chorne bope logh
and to þe fang he geide yo
Ghe fang of þe it were so
of wisdom in þy oghne mode
yat pion þe chelien were godde
and conseil childe noght be badde
pe king of iudane hytde

Whan yat a folc so Wisely spak
Aus of hyn selfe founde on te lak
bip une his oghne constence
And þys pe folkes eidence
biche was of goddes gre enfjed.
wyke þe godde conseil is defiſed
he put alſvere the vitiens

And toke to hyn ye deſtions
ye Wrongeſuſt falles ben ameiſed
ye londes godde is wel deſpenſed
ye poeple was no moe affiſſed.

And þys stod eidy mg. jedvessed
ffor w how a fang is appre wys
And hay such as hyn celien is
of his conseil it nis noght ſaule

That eidy pung ne chaſſt a hinde

The vices panne gon alſvere
And eidy batu holt his were
whehevof þe hih god is plesed.

And alle ye londes folke is eſed

ffor if ye comm poeple ny
and yanne a fang lift noght to plie

To hieve what ye clamon wolde
And oſ wisse panne he cholde

Despeſney for to den hem græce
It hap ben deue in many place
pere hæp beſtalle gvert contri
and þ. j. ſinde of enſtampſtne

He ſiut of ſemores uagis expti ad principis
conſiſt admiſtendri pœcis exſiſtunt. Et nattrat
qualitæ pe eo de Toboas Calamous filius e hères
semum terminibus vemmiſtatis Dicte
inſemum preelegit De Noderum tribu
ſraela Dominio suo peutud eamſit.
Et eie cum suabus tautummodo illius us

posſte vegerant -

After ye Deſh of Calamon.
Wban þille wisse fang wus gon
And Toboas in his pſone
Fecere cholde ye corone
pe poeple upon a plement
amſed were of on aſſent

2

["If I were to sing a man's praise\nI would not set an example\nHow long it takes to rise and fall\nIf he lives and dies as he please\nSooner or later he will die\nIf you want to live you must\nKnow your own strength and power\nAnd if you want to win\nA man must be strong and bold\nIf you want to live you must\nBe strong and bold as well\nIf you want to be successful\nYou must be strong and bold\nA man must be strong and bold\nTo be successful he must\nKnow his own strength and power\nAnd if he wants to win\n

Wiche was bu'd for enemo
Aus itt men epeken of hym to
yat it is shame for to hirve
ffor vi to londe is in muine

A
le
qualit
Dand amans muilieves gat
probitatem arnon non munis excentrit
..

E
ng Dand haa many alone
Not wathelos aldey abone
Dwythode he kefte m.uch abbise
yat for no fleisshely enoith se
Of lyst to ligge in lady aynes
he lef't noght ye lyst of aynes
ffor wher'e a pwenite hys luster emep
yat he pe werve noght ponsinep
Whan it is tyme to ben ayned
his contre fiant ful oft hapned
Whan pennenys ben woye bolde
yat pe de fence non besfolde
fful mury a londe bay so beloze
As meu may jed'e of tyme afore
Of hem y so hirve eſes foghten
Wiche after pe ful dere aboghten

E
he loquitur qualiter regni lastnue oylip
quinbus de dictuui de facili vincitui ... Et
pont exemplum de cito (ege dederat
qui cum lidds nunc probitatis ſeverniſſi
mos chrip in bello adiſtantes millo modo
vincere potuit. cum ipse tandem paces
tractatum diſſimulans concordianu ſua
lem ſtabili ſingit. Onper quo Liſſ.
poffet per alquod tempus arnis inſoli
gub pacis tempore cooiputatiubus inten
de bant. quod cito perepiecus in eoc
aritatus. Onbito venit ipso in ſeu ſeu
ſpiles vinceus. onb imperio tributa
renot enbingant ... ... ...

O mochel eſe is no pung worp
offor y get euy bice forſt
And euy vertu put abak
Whevof pns torneyp in to lak
As mi crump. j. may jeheſe
Wiche tellep bold pe finge of pe se

pat euis hight a werve hir
Azein a poeple wiche he diad
Of a contre wiche li doss halte
bot zit for ogſt þe de myhte
as in battaille upon ye wene
he had of hem aldey pe werve
And whan he oyſ and wiste it wole
þe he be stvengye Iban no del
panne atte laſte he caſſe a byple
pits worpi poeple to begiſte
and toke wip hem a feign'd pes
wiche chulde laſten endles
as he eide in wozdes wive
bot he pозht al in oy wive
ffor it betiende hpon ye ca
whan þe pirs poeple in jeſte was
pe token eſe mampiſt
and wozdes eſe as it is told

De wive of funde is ye noſsice
Of euy lyst wiche touchep once.
pins whan pa wene in luster faſle
pe wenes ben forgeten alle
was non wiche wolde pe worſhipe
Of aynes bat in ydels hipe
pe putten basinſſe albove.
and token hem to danne and pleie
bot moſt abone alle of ymges
pe token hem to pe likinges
of fleſſhly lyst pat chafte
Reſeemed wits in no degree
bot euy man doth what hym liste
bot whan pe king of perſe it wiste
pat pei buto folis enteiden
with his power whan pei left Weiden
eye euſemely panne doth ye pinnay
ehe came for eide and put hem vnder
and pns hap lecheye loze
pe londe wiche haa ben to ſoze
pe beste of hem þe wene yo
and in pe bide j. funde alſo

A
Vota hie qualite fata bellica cingens in ſo
Et niterat qad eu Boz auſtoſt elve's bibi

Liber

Then he desir'd for a jyvne
no lift hem chylte knowe
and to pe paleys forst þe seyste
To what þing þis lady krosht
of wiche Ayons made his anant
and þe hir chye of that semblant
all ful of mervés and of koydes
bot among alle hir opre wozdez
the epake nocht of hir houfbonde
and whanns þei hadde al conderstonde
of pille place what hem lixe
þe gon hem fozth þnon it wiste
beside pille zate of bras

Collares wiche cleped was
where collatin hap his selllinge
pere foundeu pei at home sittinge
inviting his wif al enduironed.
Wip women wiche ave aboutwes

To wiche and the wroshts eke wisp aff
and had hem haste and seith it chafft

pe for my houfbonde were.
wiche with his woverde and wip his opere
lath at pe ciege in zete deses
and if it chylde hyn norring suftles.
Noll wolde zod þe hadde hyn here
ffor certes til þmay here
some gode tydinge of his aftat
hyn hert is eue upon debat
ffor so as alle men witnesse
he is of such an hysdiffe
pat he kan noght hyn selfe eke
and þis al my moste carve
whan þe þe wathles chafft affstule
bot fny wiffles myhte alvaile
þe wiche it were agronucler's pet
che so pe slege were und net
and þemyn houfbonde chye
wip yat pe water in hir yhe
and so þe chye ne myht it storppe
and so men cen pe deise bedroppe
pe lenes and pe flomes eke
fist so upon hir white cheke

The wofiff calte teves felle
whan collatin hap herd hir telle
the mening of hir twes hert
Anon wirth þ to hyn he seyst
and ceide lo my zonde de
Noll is he come to zolb heje

That ze moste lonen as ze sem
and chye with godely chiere azem
pserlipte hyn in hiye aynes emale
and ye colony wiche euste was pale
so heaute yanne was jestoz ed
So þit unist noght ke mozed

The kunges cone wiche was myt
and of pny lady herde and cych
pe pynge as þe pen de falle
pe jeson of his wittes alle
Hath left for lone upon his part
same paine and of his fuyd hart
wiche auch a wonde hym hap pings ouyt
pat he mot nede sfele and wit
of pille blinde malade

To wiche no tine of Syngiepe.
pan helpe hot zit natheles.
At pille hyne he hiede his pes
pat he no contenance mikse
bot openly with wodes glade
so as he compe in his natne
the epake and made friendly chere
til it was trine for to go
and collatin with hyn alsó
his lene tode so þe myht
with al pe haste þe myht
pei jiden to pe ciege azem
bot Ayons was so be sem
þow poghtes wiche upon hyn jonne
yat he al he ye brode come
so blesse gop noght for to veste
bot for to peike upon pe beste
and pe faneſee fourth with all
pat eue he cych or eue chafft
so as hyn poghte in his cozage
whatve he pontye hyn ymage

fforft ye fetures of
hyn wiche natne hir
of womanly bea
so þit myht nog
ans houf hir seles
ans hir atne so
ans houf the ep
ans hau of the ch
yat he forsetm ha
bot al it libep hy
yat in pe wozde
hyn lakke noght
ans pny þis tyve
was souple. Bot
ffor he non of his
þot þe myht b
al poygh it were at
pe liffes of hyn
wiche lones was
ffor wiche hon
it oghe wel to
bot he wiche
wip mellad lon
hap ſemde vpon
A were wiche ho
a.d seith forti
ſa fanzaſtble for
and pny with al
as he wiche was
upon his trefon
du þe he ſtert
on hoz baka bo
jere ſuelt ne w
pe nexte weis to
into collares y
of lome and it
ſt eene upon
as he wiche ha
hyn muorice t
ans ad it chuld
als pynely as e
the jod and of hyn

Septuaginta

172

ffort ye fetures of hir face
in which nature hasse aft grace
of womanly beante be set
so þit myht noght be bet
aus how hir zelene here was tresset
aus hne atylé so wel and esset
and how the epen and how the woghte
aus how the wighte al pnis he yogsht
yat he forset hir no del
bot al it liks hym so wel
pat in pe wolde nor in pe dede
hne lakke noght of womanlyede
aus pnis pe tyramysse knyht
was souplel bot noght half a lyht
ffor he non of hyde toke
bot þe myht be come troc
al yeght it were at em hir wolle
pe lufes of his ffeiffh ful felle
Wiche lone was noght jefonable
for where honony is jemable
it oghte wel to ben amesd
bot he wiche hap his luffe affesd
Wip melles lone and tyramne
hap fomide upon his trefchere
A wiche wiche he penke to holde
and certh fortune into ye bolde
is famosablé for to helpe
aus pnis with mine hym self to zelpe
as he wiche was a wolde man
upon his treson he began
and by he ferte and firth he wente
On hoz bake bot his entente
perve finele no whit and pnis he nam
pe nexte were til he came
into collaces ye gate
Of home and it was condial late
hast edene upon pe fonde set
as he wiche hads shape his net
hve minence to betwapp
Aus as it chulde yo myd happe
als pynely as eue he myht
he jod and of his hoz al yht

adulterius forfinitus

To fore collatines in
And al fwellely the goth hym in
As he was a夫 as of house
And the wiche is ye zode enpse
Lievere whan þe hym eyh
with godely chiere rolleth hym myh
As the wiche aft honony oppofeth
And hym so as the day oppofeth
how it ftof of hne honfebonde
And he yo dse hve underfonde
Wip tales feguen in his wade
Fist as he wolde hym selfe unde
Wherof he myht hve herte glade
pat she ye bette chiere made
Whan she pe glade wodes hende
how þive honfbonde ferde
And pnis ye trumpe was detemes
With elth tresen wiche was jecenues
To hive wiche mente aft godde
ffoz as ye fefes jamme ftode
His comp was jist wel ajsted
Bot zit he hay no wode affaied
To epeke of lone in no degree
Bot wip convert voultilite.
his fwellely epekes he affartey
And as ye dige he tynne albattey
in hope for to chanche his prie
whan þe boyd so were abwe
And pe hane conped in pe halle
he certh pat slep us on hym falle
And pway þe moſte go to bedde
And the wip aft haſt epeſe
So as hwe yogsht it was to done
pat eſtly ping was jedy done
She bivoghte hym to his chambre yo
And toke hwe lene and forthis go
into hwe oghne chambre ky
As she wende certemly
hané hæd fende and hæd a fo
Wherof fell after mochel wo
G his thaut yosh he lyhe cofte
Onte of his bed a jod fulofte

9
10
11

["Libro", "As he a tale youn schaft wot", "Of eke en sample as it is wort", "A\nThe point ey suc eodem qualit Limns yw\nseneas dry excrevatus (romannor) vnicam\nfilum pulchrevitæ hens tu quodam nobili\ncu o hir fliuio et ipsum in cymum ducervet\nfinaliter concordant. Sed utrumque apus\nclandins true Impatoz virgins formosu\ntatem et eam volaret concupistens orta\nsones quib[us] matrimonii impedire ipso\nad om cymum appreciendere possesse. onb\nsola conspitatione viem comectant.\nEt tu apositum cum desiderijs productis\nfalsis testibus in iudicio Impatoz hære\ndebusset pater true ibidem presens\nextraxto gladio filie om pectus mortali\nconforme per me diu transfodit. Dicens\nquale machi de filia mea cinguitatem.\nhære mortui quin in om scandalum ..\nmeretricem reseruare convenientem ..", "It houe whan þe apus", "Whos op name is clandins", "was comiony of the e tree", "per fel a wonder yng to se", "Touchende a gentil maide and pnes", "Whom limns vngunns.", "Begerten hadde upon his Wys", "wen ceiden þo co fane a lif", "As she was noght in al pe toun", "Yis fame wiche goþ on an on", "To clandins eam in his eve", "Whareof his pesshte anon was þere", "Wiche al hir hert haf set afye", "pat he begau þe flowe desche", "Wiche longeþ onto maiden hede", "And geide, if þe myht epeide", "þe blinde lifeste of his wille.", "Bot þe pnyg may he noght fulfille", "ffor she stode upon matnage", "A wboþi knyht of aret lignage", "Illeins wiche paimes high", "Aconceded in hir fader wyht", "Was þe childe his woghter wesse", "Sot eþe cause fully endde", "hene fader wiche in formame", "The ladinge of thynche", "In comiance haf ynder tike", "Upon a wiche wiche was tale", "Goy onte wip al þe stungys he hafte", "Of men of armes wiche he cande", "So was þe manage left", "And stod upon anond til eft", "The kynge wiche herte telle of þis\nhow þe þis midde ordained is", "To manage pesshte an of", "And haf pille tymes al of", "Wiche wapens clandins was hote", "And was a man of euen yote", "Ficht as pe fang hym self was", "Yei tue togedres upon pnes cas", "In conseil founden onte pnes weis", "pat thynchis clandins chaft cece", "Hold she be wisse of comenant", "To his seynce appontenaut", "Was hol and to non of man", "And upon he seith he kan", "In euy point witnesſes tike", "So þe chale shall it noght for ſake", "Whan þe yel hadden shape co", "After þe latke wiche was po", "Whil þe hwe fader was absent", "She was comonied and affent", "To come in presence of þe fang", "And stonde in anſtande of pnes pung", "Hive freides wisten alle wel", "pat it was filofhed eudydel", "and comid to pe fang and ceden", "Upon pe comme latke and preiden", "Co as pnis nobles worthi knyht", "Hwe fader for pe commen yplit", "in pille tyme as was he ſalle", "Pay for þe guffit of hem alle", "Upon þe wille faldes apned", "Pat he ne holdo noght ben hapned", "A chaines. De chaines.\nAus þis pey pnes", "Hors al the clant\nthe fang upon", "A, 32ah, i. em\nof bit, for", "that in se ches\nthe fader haf", "bot as þe fang\nffor Limins haf", "pe pompos\nDo þo to toun", "in al haste\nan of the", "ans leste\nthe hodes, til", "ans pnis thyn\napperepe jen", "wher al þe\nthe latke in", "the latke in", "the latke in", "apperepe jen", "wher al þe\nthe latke in", "the latke in", "The kynge", "aus þo no al", "Encombrés", "pe latke to", "and haſſ on", "in presence of", "Decened of", "raf for his", "and bad hynyn", "pis maide.", "Abo. al wip", "the wisse hie", "Of þhis bro", "the was hynyn", "Bot þus y", "bot azem", "and þe fad", {"bbox": [1160, 1955, 1256, 2000], "category":

And is the last of alle yo
J. Mol pe telle and yanne ho

A Explicit liber Septuagintis

A Incipit liber Octavis

Ore fauit ad ycuu vet hec modo regula confert
Nec nouns evntra qun docet oxo placet
Cetus auiox undi nondi una linnua iuxit ut
Qno yemus impositu demu faltit ter
Postquam ad infanctus amputis confessi -
Confessor Gemus onp hys que dixi. Fegeru
Alexiu edocit - yna tu aliax comere exem
plus seriose tractant. Iam ultimo inisto octu
no volunme ad confessione in amous cunfa
regrediens tractare apont onp hoc quod non
mulli prunorius nature ad libitu cœl. upnusofe
consequentes millo humane joms artitrio
cen eccl[esi]e legiti imposuerit a suis excreffib[us] deinde
refixuerit. Unde quatuorbus amoré concutit
amputis costientia et fideli. One confessionis
mathe. Gemus vimitur constitutus...
he myht goð Wiche undbeginne
Ostunt of hym self and hæy beginne
Alle op pnyges at his wille
The henen hym liste to fulfillice

of alle ioie where as he
Oit mithromsed in his se
And hæy his anngeles hym to cerne
Ouath as hym likey to p[er]serve.
Co þe yei mosbe noght forstene.
Sot lufise, p[ut]te aldeie
With aft ye vonte apostazied.
Of hem þe ben to hym alied
Wiche onte of heneuen into helle
ffro anngeles in to fende selle
What þe þe is no ioie of liht
Sot moe derk yanne eny myht
þe p[er]pene chafft ben endeles
And zit of fives nattheles.

Yhe is pleinte bot þe ben blake
Whereof no othe may betake
Thyhs whan þe pnyges ben befaste
pat lufisevs cont was falke
Where dedely pride hem hæy conveue
Anon forysbip it wad pon dede
Ymghym whiche alle pnyges may
He mas. Adam þe ceyste zay
In paradys and to his maie
Hym likey. Eue alsó to make
And das hem civesse and multiplye
ffor of pe matues progene
Wiche of pe wome[n] chaff b. love
pe nombre of amigeles. Wiche was love.
Whan þe yei onte fro þe blis[se] felle
He pessit to restore and falde.
In henevene pulke holynesse
Wiche stode yo vond epon his gree
Bot as it is wel wiste and kusse
Adam and Eue bot a p[ro]vide.
Co as it childe of hem beide.
In paradys at pulke tide
Ne iuelten. And þe cause wþy
Writen in pe boke of Enefyn
As who serp alle men hane se de
Houð raphaël þe fiv[er] oldeande.
In hound tok. and d[ro]v hem onte.
Do gete here lyncés fose aboute
Epon þis wofu[nk]t epe h[er]e
Asetodve serp to þis matiere
As he be venelation
It h[ad] upon adision
Houð þe Adam and Eue alsó
Highe mes comen bope tuo
Jn to þe vond e and there ashamed
Til þ[at] natunge hem hæy reclamed.
To lone and tanght hem pulke love
pat ferste þe pei feste and onmore
pei done þe is to finde d[ue].
D[he]ver þe hussen fawve iffis.
A fone was þe ferste of alle
And chum de nane þe fan hym citalle

Abel was after the second
and in the geste as it is fonde
craftie so the canfe lade
Two doghtres eke same eue hadde
tune for cleped talمان
was and þoþ Delbora
was as manande to beginne
ffor þi tyne it was no cyne
þe coster for to take hir broþ
thann was of choys non of
To this was talمان betake
and Delbora hap Abel take
in whom was ge natthales
Of worldes folk þe ferte curves
myr i seyn þi nede hap no lade
And so it was as þe pille dawle
a laste to pe seconde age
Til þi pe ivete water jage
Of Noe wiche was fande þe flod
pe worlde wiche yanne in cyne fiod
Dathly event onte lynes eyste
þo was as wuiknde of lites llweylte
Cem tham Japhet of pesé pre
pat ben þe founnes of Noe
the worlde of vannes nation
in to nultiplicacion
Was þo vextured newe azem
To fer forth as þe bakes fem
pat of hem pre and here iffne
It was so lange a jetenne
Of nations seueny and tuo
in sondi place eche on of þo
pe wide worlde hane enabted.
And as nature hem hap ex cited.
þe token yanne litel hæde
þe broþ of þe coster hede
To Wedde lynes til it cam
In to þe tyne of Abrahæm.
Whan þe pride age was begomne
þe nede yanne was onwonne
ffor þe was people ynoght in londe
Yanne at þe ferst it cam to houde

Pétitions

That coster hede of manlage
Was torned in to coulinage
Co þi after the þihte lyne
The confin Wedde the confine
ffor habrakam er þi deide
þis charge upon his fervant leide
To hym and in this wise eak
þat he his fone ysak.
Da Wedde for no worlder good
asot onely to his oghne blod
Whereof þis fervant as he bad
Whan he was ded his fone hap lad
To patthnel where he rabekke
thay wedded wyr the white nekke
after the he wiste wel and cyw
as to þe childe confine myt
And þus as habrakam hap tanght
Whan ysak was god betanght
his fone jacob deide also
And of jaban þe songhtres tuo
wiche was his Em he toke to lyne
and gates upon hem in his lyne
Of hwe ferst wiche highte lyre
Sex fones of his ageime
and of rachel two fones as
þe fervent was for to beke
þat is to seyn of fome mo
whereof he gat on zala tno
and of zelpha he hadde eke tibere
and pesé tuelne as þe fane
pungh confidence of god hym selne
ben seide þe pattharber tuelne.
Of whom as afterikars besett
þe tribes tuelne of jor aftet.
Engendred were and ben þe came
pat of hebwen þo hadden name
wiche of Cubrede in alliance
ffor eue kepten pille eane
yoste commonly til Twiste was bove
bot afterikand it was forbore
Amonges to þi ben baptized.
ffor of þe lade canonized.

Liber

The pope hath bade to the men
pat non chafte wedden of his ken
Ne ye seconde ne ye pridde
Not posh y' holy chiche it bidde
Co to restveigne manikge
Yere ben zit upon lones page
fful manye of chiche nowd a stay
pat taken wher ye take may
ffor lone wiche is conbesen
Of al resen as men sem
pinghone and pingh nycete
Of his voluptuosite
he charep no condition
Of ben ne zit j'eligion
Not as tof amonge ye hemes
Or as a falcon in pe fames
Wiche goth amonges al ye stode
Fist so kan he no more gode
Not takep what yng comep next to honde

Confeffor

MyONE PON CHALE CONVERSTIONE
PAT EICH DELIT IS FOR TO BLAME
FFOR PI IF YOU HAST BE THE SAME
TO LONE IN ENY EICH MAINE
Telle forth yf and chrif ye hirve

Ausus.

My father may god not ye goye
ayr fave is noght of eich aboye
Co wilde a man zit was. j. neue
pat of my ken or lief or lene
aye liste lone in eich alvise
And eke. j. not for what emprive
j. childe asdote upon a noime.
ffor pogh. j. had hirre lone wome
it myht m to no pris amoure
Co yf set. j. non acompte
ye may wel ayce of pris and pat
Not voyely for to telle plat
In al yris worlde he is but on
pe wiche myn hert hay ongon
. am toffard alle opre fve

Hull wel myfone nowd. j. ce
pi wurd de ftaunt eue upon o place
bot zit yof pou hafte a grate

Ton fes for.

pat you ye myht co wel enpise
Of lone euch as come men is
Co as. j. opak of nowd to fore
ffor al euche tyne of lone is love
aus lich vinto ye butter owete
ffor posh it penke a man feist olwore
he chafte wel fieden eute laste
pat it is forw and may not laste
ffor as a nozfel euendemnd
Co hap eich lone his luft mystined
Aus go'te en samples manyon
A man myfundo yespon

The lognit cont illos quos venus fum
fevnoxe inflamans its uicefum
ot neq. aprys sorroun pivenn
quatuor co qum Gayns
Coiozes fias yng mes conuie
Dens taui steleis pum
vens. ipm non olim
infrictis vindid pinnam
alnd ex. cop eodem quod
Dand fatu anous concu
Corose diu. thamnus & c
pudicita inbitan
tpe a fature suo abf
pum one moris

F

T. lones farre if we beguine
yeve chafte. j. funde holl of pris simme
an Empour was for to blaine

Gayns talignula be name
Wiche of his oghue costves pres.

Berefree ye virgintie
Aus whanne he had hem co forlem
As he ye wiche was al vilem
He de de hem orte of londe exile
Not afterward wipinne a childe
God hay ben aft hym in his ye
His lif and eke his large empye
And pnis for lielyng of a proude

Off his fone also. j. funde
Amon his foster azem funde

Diche hulie
Chut he y' lufte
Lighe chiche
His oghe houde
Of his childe
To his chalde
Sche of y' sem
And ches hyn
And pnis pum

The navrat qualis
cientis, carnali
filios. crifit. yo
postea generis
contra p[ro]fima de
concoruunt

A

us for t

The bibl.
Wij詶ef you m
Dyon the cothe
Wolan lother
Aus chape in
As it is spok
Be both the hys
With childe and
Tul y' nature
And so pe can
pat eche of be
Hob ab. ye fer
Amon of wot
Came after
Tus anous an
ffor y' ye groth
Ye by anelles my
for of ye fal
fforth wip ye
Of y' pa wened
Ye people of
In yvahel and
As in pe bibl
H. o yns my do
you myht yi od
of y' pon hafte o
ffor ener zit it

In lones cause, I rede yns
And if ye gveate antiothys
Of this hom þ' antichte toke
His ferste name as Cent þe boke
Was coupled to a noble queene
And had a doghter hem berwene
And soche fortune can to honde
That dey wiche no fang may lye stonde
And ey'n lif it mot obere
Pis worth queene toke alberie
Of king wiche made mochel mone
Was stod as who seyn al þym one
With oure wif but nutpeles
His doghter wiche was peveles
Of beaute duelte aboute hyn stille
And þhan a man þay keelye at wille
Of flessh is foele and fakke oft
And þ' yis maiden tendre and soft
Wiche in hir fadres chambre duelte
Of lyume a tyne wiste and felle
For likinge and contuspence
With oure insight of consience
Of fader so with lufes blente
That he kaste al his hole entente
Of oghne doghter for to spille
Of his fang hap lefser at his wille
Of wyf swengpe and what he tyne segh
Of yonge maiden he for legh
As she was tendre and ful of srede
Of the compe noght hire maiden hede
Defende and yns the hap for love
Of fome wiche the hap louge bore
Of helppe noght al poght she wepe
For yel þ' cholde hire body bepe
Of women were absent as paune
And yns yis maiden gop to manne
Of wilde fader yns denonrep
Of oghne flessh wiche none comonrep
And þ' was cause of mochel care
And after yis onkunde fare
Onte of pe chambre zoy the fang
And she lay stille and of yis yng

Wiche hir selfe in the worlde
Per was no pight þ' mycht hir g
ffor of pitible vice
With þ' can we see onyice
Wiche foo chicheode lie w kept
And ayeth if the hadde clepte
And whi hir there was englade
Of þ' she mycht wofht he wcke
For chame compe wivepe cheke
And wittfelde uery the preide
Of lyvepende she and yns the side
Helas myt cosfer wille lay
Pate eu'n þ' segy yis ilke day
Of yis fa't my body fe' begat
To yis than the onelich pate
Of worldes worshyp hap dervet
With þ' the swomey now and eft
And eu'n wysshep after dey
Of þ' wernyot hir fakke brey
Of oper wiche n've wodes herde
In comforting of hwe auende
To let hwe fadres fol desir
The wiste no reconnen
What hyn pug is do he is no bote
So enffven þe þ' enffven note
Yere was non op wiche it wiste
Pnis has yis fang al þ' hyn liste
Of his liking and his plesance
And faste in such contumance
And curst delit he toke hynne
Of hyn poght þ' it was no cynne
And the dinst hyn no pug hyn seie
Of fame wiche goy ey'n were
To condiv jegnes al aboute
Of ye gveate beaute telley oure
Of eu'n a made of chegh parrage
Of þ' fer lone of marriage
Of worthi princes come and cende
As yel of wiche al honou wende
And knellde no pug holl it stode
Of fader what he vinderstode

Dotauns.

Of Tyre and forthwith at anoue
in to chelbigh he gan to gone
Sas to the sunne and bodes a proube
as for the Dolse noght be knowne
Dofenaf ymme he goth hym onte,
he se pe weping aft albonte
and a cery whut pe cans was
and in hym tolden aft pe cas
fro endely pe prince is go
and Ihan he ceght þ it was so
and þ his laton was in dem
Anon he tomney hym azeu
And to ye lyng Ithan he cam noght
he tolde of þ he herede and ceght
holl þ ye prince of Tyre is fled
C was he come azeu buwed.
pe kin was cry for a whyle
and Ihan he ceght þ wþ no wile
he myhte achene his cunatte
he erute his wrappe and let hym be

A Nota qualiter Appolium in postu
Charis applicuit. Ob in hofnuc
cujsam magni viri nominis Swanguli
ens hofpitalis est. ...

Bot over thus now for to telle
Of anentures þ besfelle
Auto pe prince of Ihom. I tolde
he hay his jight com forth holde
the sun and nede til he cam
To tharfe and pere his londes he nam
A bingeyd jome of gold and for
was pike tyne in þ ceele
Wiche cleped was Swangulio.
Ius wif was Dionsis affo
þus yonge prince as ceth þe bo be
with him his herbegege toke
and it besoff þ ceele do
as fore tyne and panne affo
þyrstif wonge famyne wiche hem las
was none þ eny w hete had.
Appolium velan þ he herede
pe mechief howpe ceele seude

Al felich of his oghne zfte
his whete among him for to chifte
pe wiche be chip he had brogh
he zaf and toke of him jight noght
and uthen ferst þus wold be began
was neber zit to ench a man
more toye made þanne pe hym made
ffor pe were asle of hym so glade
pat pe for euier in vemembraue
hynde a figure in resemblance
of hym and in the commn place
pe cet hym bp so þ his face
onght every man man beholde
so as pe ceele was beholde
it was of laton ongilt
þus hay he noght his zfte spilt

A Qualiter hellicraus emus týn tharsin vem
ens Appolium de misdiys autochi pummit.

W pon a tyne with his jorte
pis lord to pleve goth hym onte
and in his weie of cive he met
a man pe wiche on kees hym gret
and hellican be naue he hilite.
Wiche pende his lord to hane misfete.
Upon hym self and seide hym þus
holl þ ye grete autochus
a warteyp if he myht hym eple.
pat op þeght and hielde hym filla
and youked hym of his Waynynge
and bad hym telle no tydingo
Ithan he to Tyre cam home azeu
pat he in tharfe hym had sem
Qualite Appolium postu tharsis velquens
tu ipé p maue namigio securoiem que sint ou
puenente repestate namis en sib p[em]ipu solum
in eade contentie uytu pentapolium pueltabat.

H ortine hay end be inablto
and may no while fowr stable.
ffor nowt it hybep nowt it lord ey
Nolb stant epiht nowb onpropey
Nolb ful of blys and nowb of bale
As m pe tellyng of my telle

["Liber", "heve afterward a man may leve\nwiche is zvete jonth for to hirve\npis lond wiche wolde don his beste\nwith hym selfe hay litel refe\nAnd yight he wolde his place change\nAnd seche a contre more fravange\nOf chavens his lene anone\nhe toke, and is to chyp gone\nHis own is he nam wry seil opdrave\nWhere as fortime Soffe ye londe\nAnd chedey as j. schaff rehene\nhoyd che was to pis londe Sunfe\npe wiche upon ye cee che ferke\npe londe avos pe wede. Derke\nIt blewe and made onch tempeste\nMon anke may ye chyp ateste\nwiche hap to broken al his gere\npe chypmen fode in onch a fere\nwas non þ might hym self bestere\nbot enere alwaite upon ye leve\nwhan þ pe chulde dventhe at vnes\npere was ynoght wrymme wones\nOf weping and of coroibe po\npis yong king makep mochel wo\nSo for to se ye chyp tranule\nbot al þ might hym noght anfule\npe maſt to brake ye caile to roſe\npe chyp upon ye waghes drofe\nTu þ yeu she a londes toſte\npo made a Golb ye laſt and moſte\nbe so yel myhten come a londe\nbot he wich hap pe cee ou honde\nNeptunis wolde noght atorde\nbot al to broke table and cord\nEe yeu to londe myſhte aproche\npe chyp to clef upon a joche\nand al goy don into ye depe\nbot he þ al yng may kepe\nbuto pis londe was miſable\nand broſht hym cauf upon a table\nwiche to pe londe hym hay up bore\npe rementant was al forlore", "Whereof he made mochel none\nThus was his londe hym one", "Qualiter Apollus midu\nlitus taccutatuy. Obi quidam pistrat\npni suo colobio vestens ad orbe\nDeutapolim dreyit. \"\nAl naked a porde plit", "Bus colony N. the Chilum was Whit\nWas pame, f Water fade and pale\nAnd eke he was do Coze a kafe\nyat he wiste of hym self no bote\nIt halpe hym noying for to mose\nTo gete azem þ he hap fore", "Bot che wiche hap his deu forborne\nffortime joght che fool noght zelpe\nal codemly hap cent hym helpe\nwhan hym joght al grace ntwie\npere cam a fyſſher in ye were\nand cegh a inau ye naked fonde\nand whan þ he hap underfonde\npe cause. he hap of hym gret jonye\nand onelich of his pone trowne\nOf onche clopes as he hadde\nWry grete pite pis londe he clado\nAnd he hym ponkey as he cholde\nAnd cuth hym þ it schaff bezolpe\nIf enev he gete his oſtate azem\nand prede of þe wolde hym vun\nIf nygh wwere eny towm for hyin\nthe geude see Deutapolym\nWhere bope king and gneene diuellen\nwhan he pis tale heu tellen\nthe gladey hym and gan besche\nyat he pe were hym wolde teche\nAnd he hym tanght and forþ he went\nAnd prede god wry gode enteut\nTo geude hyn toye after his forſtbe", "It was noght passed it impudorouſe\nQualit Apollino Deutapolim aduemente\nludus Eguſſi p. orbe p. prælamatus ef-\nwhan þ predewards his were he nam\nWhere eue one upon pe none he cam", "The name of Apollus was\nthe son of the god\nand the son of the god\nand the

["Ortanus.", "He, who mete as he might, gets\nno more than when he had to\nlie down on the ground alone\nof his own accord.\nAs he were as he found him,\nso would he be if he were\nthe son of a man who were\nnot his own but his father's\nson.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs he were as he were\nas he were of his own\nright,\nso would he be if he were\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nOf his own accord he would\nbe what he were, and so\nwould he be if he were\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nTo do this, he must be\nwhat he were, and so\nwould he be if he were\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nTo do this, he must be\nwhat he were, and so\nwould he be if he were\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would be his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAs it were, so would he be\nthat day if he were not\nwhat he were in his own\nright.\nAnd this is the case with\nhim who would

liber

yere as my londe is and my rent
J. left at Dyre Vohau y þi went
ye worshy of yis woldes ight
and to ye god yere J. beught
And yus togede as yel tuo epe
pe teves yime be his chiche
ye fang wiche þ of toke god kepe
hat yvete pite to sen hym wdepe
and for his doghter gende azen
and preys hirve faire and gan to sen
yat she no lenger wolde Srenhe
Dot y che wolde anon forþ faathe
fre harp and don al þ che kan
do glade wip þe Cory man
and che to Dou hirve fader hafe
lire harp fette and in ye faste
Epon a chauier wiche pet fette
hve self next to yis man che sette
Wip harpe dowe and wip mouthe
To hym aðe dede al y che coupe
To make hyn chiere and ever he chay
and che hyn aðeke hold hyn likey
wa Dame certes Wol he geide
But if ze ya mesire pleide
Wiche if zold lift þ chafz zold bere
It weve a glade pnyg for to hiere
ha liene swe yo spide the
Nolb take ze ye harp and let me se
Of what mesire y ze mene
po preyp pe kyn yo preyp pe spiacue
fforth wip pe zondes alle a weide
pat he come merpe Wolde oðelde
he tafep pe harp and in his wisse
the temprep and of onch affise
Oingend he harpey forþ wip aft
pat as a wops electrast
hem posht it Connes in here eue
As posh þe he an amgel weve
per gliden of his melodie
Dot most of aft ye compingne
pe kinges Doghter wiche it heard
And posht eke holl if he unswerd.

What y he was of his opes
Wip unne hir hert harp Wol eupokes
Y he is of gavete gentlesse
His dedes ben þ of Wintess
fforth wip ye wisse of his lore
It nesep next to seche more
He myght hane onche maue
Of genti blisse dot of he was
Wfan he hæp harped al his fille
pe kinges hafes to fulfille
A wey gop lysshe awene goy cuppe
Dou goy ye borde ye clope was epp
yei vun and gou oude of halle

The fang his chamberlen fet calle
Qualiter Appolium tuu Agge pre filis
Ou a vidiena vetentus eſ

and bad y he be aft were
A chauier for yis man punye
Wiche mygth his oghne chambra be
It chafz de do my lond quod he
Appolium of whom þ mene
po toke his lene of fang and quicne
and of ye borpy nide als
Wiche preide into hir fader yo
pat che myght of y yong wau
Of po sciences Wiche he kan
his loze hane and in yis wisse
ye kinge hir gravitey his appus
Co yat hyn self y to affante
Yus was antozed or pe vante
pat he wip al y ene he may
Yis yong faire freffye may
Of y he coupe chulde enfourne
and ful affanted in pig founne
pei token liene as for y mygth

And when it was amorose lyght
Qualiter filia Regis Appolium ome
to apparatu vestri sament a nide as
puelle doctuam in quæplumbne fam
liaritey intende bat Unde plura
puelle in amozem Appolium eysas
fens inuirmabatur " " "

Oecum.

With mine hirre chambre aus goy noght orte
he king was of hir lif in Sont
Wiche wist no ping what it ments
Not felle a tyme as he orte wente
Quality tres filijs principijs filiis in regis eu
illatinu in viden plus supplicando popularitut
To walke of princes fones pre
pere come and fal to his fine
ans eche of hem in conder wisse
besogeth and pfver his devince
So þe myght his doghter hane
Ye king wiche bolde his honour sane
Serp þe che is gieke and of þe eche
yo was no tyme to besache
Bot eche of hem do make a bille
he bad ans write his oghne wille
his name his fader and his gode
And than che wisse hight it stode
and had hir billes oner seyn
pei cholden hane aufweve azem
Of yis counsel yei weven glad
and written as ye king-hem bas
and eny man his oghne bol
juto ye kinges hondes he tol
and lie it to his doghter sende
and preide hir for to mishe an ende
and write azem hir oghne fonde
Fight as che in hir vert fonde
Of quality regis ombi alij's velicis appo
linu in maritium preelegit...
The billes werden wel recemed
bot che hir alle hir lives Wened
and poyht ye was tyme and space
To put hir in hir fader grave
and wrote azem and pirs che cande
ye chame wiche is in a msinde
Wip eche daw noght den vilokke
bot in worthing it may be apoke
Co werte, j. to zon fader pirs
bot if j. hane appolins
Of al yis worlde what do betide
j. vol none op man abide

2

- Octamus.

Anſt beuſten it Wip wen ſaſte
Yast it may Witſt ye Wathes laſte
Anſt froppen it be ſuch aldeie
Yit chafft le Witſt mne Dreie
O ſi no Wateſt myſht it Zriene
And pns in hope and god ſelien
Of ſi the corps chafft woul aſyne
per keſt it oner bord al llyne

A Qualiter Appollus cryons ore copore
in mare prolecto Týrum velignens "
Cvſiim cim versus Charsiim namgisio
Soleus arripuit "//"//"

G
Ho ship forſt on pe wathes went
pe prince hap changed his entent
And death he hol noſht come at cry
As þanne hat al his defy
Is feur to caulen vito tharſe
pe wýndy forne began to cratſe
pe ſonie apſt pe wede clereyp
pe chipman wiche beinde ſuereyp
Athan þe cest þe wýndes noſht
Tolland er tharſe his cons ho piaſht

A Qualiter Appollus p[ro]ſe deſu[n]te cup litus apud
Ephesium quidam medicus nol[er] cerymon
cuiu alquib[us] ſuis distipnils inbent quod
in h[os]pitiu[m] cim portans a ext aftam ponens
epivatule e[nte] in ea adhinc cimenter ipam
plene c[ui]nati vepuit "//"//"

G
ot nol[li] to my mati[ve] azeu
To telle as olde hokes tem
p[er] s[eu]de corps of wiche to knowle
Wip w[hy]ndo and watter was for p[ro]vole
Nol[li] there nol[li] p[ere] til at pe laſte
At Ephesiu[m] p[er] cez e[pr]cſaſte
p[er] c[of]ſue and al þ was ſinne
of grete inbelle nol[li] begyne
may here wo þrit eyt eyt ſullo
þat god w[ol]l came may noſht e[pr]cſle
P[er]ſht as p[er] corps was p[ro]v[e]e al onde
p[ere] tam wakonde upon p[er] ſwonde
A worth chers a mygien
And eke a grete p[hi]ſtien

Of al þor ye w[is]ſt on
Wiche right maſtre c[er]ymon
p[ere] were of his n[rip]les come
p[er]s maſtre is to ye c[of]ſe come
the p[er]ſeth þe was come what n[ne]
And bad hem bave it to his mne
And g[or]b[ym] c[elf] forth w[er] al
al þ chafft falle. falle chafft
p[er] comen home and tane noght
p[er] c[of]ſe is in to chamb[re] drogh[ht]
wiche þ p[er] ſinde falle floke
bot p[er] w[er] c[raft] it b[ane] w[ol]ke
p[er] loken n[ne] where as p[er] founde
A body c[ad] wiche was be w[om]d n[de]
pu cloth of golde as þ. eude ev
p[er] t[res]on ek p[er] ſonde p[er]
ſforth w[ith] p[er] led w[iche] þ[er] p[ede]
And þo þ[er] token betre hiede
Dusol[ed] was p[er] body c[one]
and þe w[iche] l[ue]w[le] what is to done
p[er] nobl[es] clew[er] w[er] al h[aste]
p[er] began p[er]emes ſoo to t[aste]
And c[est] h[ve] age was of z[on]the
And w[ith] his c[raftes] w[iche] he w[ith]e
the c[of]ſht and ſonde a cig[ue] of l[ip]
w[ith] þ p[er] worth k[ings] w[ry]
H[oneſely] p[er] token onte
and w[aden] fw[es] al aboute
p[er] leiden h[ye] on a w[ithe] c[of]ſe
And w[er] a chete w[ar]n[es] of c[ot]
H[ie] colde h[este] began to h[ete]
H[ie] h[ert] ats to flacke and bete
p[er]s maſtre hap h[ve] ed[ur] w[oy]n n[te]
w[ith] certem onle and banſ[ue] an[ought]
And p[ut] a l[icon] in h[ie] m[onth]s
W[iche] is to f[or]w[es] cl[ark] w[ith]e
Co þ[at] p[er] the kene j[ep] atto laſte
and for[st] h[ie] p[hen] c[or] p[er] k[aw]ſw.
And w[eh]n the moſe of st[ren]gth p[er] c[ad]ſht
H[ie] aymos both p[er]ſo[n]t p[er] ſeraght
H[ield] c[or] h[er] band and p[ron]ſo[n]ly
The c[ap]o and c[ande]. h[ä] w[ho]m am þ.

.. Liber.,

Upon the frounde myeſt ye see
And pere he chaff yps midde ſe
yps charles hert is in tante
As he chiche drad hym of bengentace
Whan tyme toney an oyd day
Sot it dorth he noght cere my
Sot wene and cerde he chaff fulſuſſe
Lye heſſes at lye oſtne wille

A Qualiter Dionsia chaff ſim yt ondervet,
Theophulo seruo sno tradidit - qn cinn
nortunter longus ab corbe spæm prope
litus maps interſicere propoſuerat,
Private ibidem prope latitantes chaff ſim
de mann carnificis expiuerunt - ipse et
nep amnitate anteluit ſententos emidi leguio
et cotoſor magiſtro, ibid veriſdiverunt -

The tſeson and the tyme is chape
Co ſel to þ þis chyſes chape
hath had p[is] maiden p[ere] he bolde
upon p[es] ſtonde and what che cholde
Che was a d[ad] and he onte breide
a p[uſt]y ch[ou]ende and to lyne cerde
pon chaf[te] be deſ. Alas p[iod] che
Why chaff j. co lo p[ys] quod he
wy lady Dionsi[us] hap bede
pon chaf[te] be mod[ed] in p[is] ſtede
p[is] maiden po for for Christe
and for pe lone of god alinghte
Che p[er]vep þ for a litel ſtonde
Che myſht chenel upon p[es] ſtonde
Tolbavde p[er] henen for to tane
ſwe w[of]ful conle if che may c[ane]
And w[ip] this noſſe and w[ip] this t[ne]
onte of a barge faſt by
chiche bid was p[ere] on c[om]inſaye
eyn ſtert[en] onte and w[erent] w[are]
Of p[is] ſel[on] and he to go
And che began to crye yo
Cha my[ry] helpe for goddes take
Juto the barge y[er] lyne take
As the ſhene cholde and fourth p[oi] want
upon p[es] c[ee] p[er] wynde hem hent

And malere wher p[oi] Wolde or none
Toſore p[er] weſer fort[yl] p[er] gone
p[ere] halpe no Cande p[ere] halpe non oze
ſforſto[med] and forbollen d[ore]
in g[ivete] p[ep]l. Co fourth p[er] dryne
Til at p[er] laſt[er] p[er] ay lyne.

At antelene the c[ones]
In h[au]en canp and Whan p[ai] he
he maſtive ch[ip]man maſe h[ym] bom
And goth h[ym] onto nito p[er] tomm
and g[af]vep Thaſe for to c[ello].
On leonin it h[av]e telle
chiche ma[n]tvo of the bordeſt was
And bad h[ym] ſon a j[ed]y p[as]
To fetten h[re] and fourth p[er] w[ente]
And Thaſe onto of h[is] barge h[ie] hent[e]
and to p[is] bordeſter h[ie] c[alde].
And he þe lyne body Wolde.
Take anantage lat do cyne
p[at] what man Wolde h[is] chel[he]ne
attemp[ate]. Onon h[ere] maiden h[edo]
P[ey] don p[os] g[old] and h[ie] chaff c[ried]
and p[us] Whan h[ie] hap g[id] it onto
quod[ht] of aſſe p[er] p[oc]ple t[ab] onto.

Qualiter Leonin chaff ſim in l[up]anay deſtumant
ſo de g[ra]t ſențua vugintato[m] nullus c[vot]i]ve potut

He bad lyne to p[er] borde[ol] p[er].
No w[onder] is p[as]t, ch[oe] p[er] wo
C[los] in a chambe, ch[oe] h[ie] celne
Che a[ſte]r, oy[ten] or t[uel]ne
Of yonge men to lyne in w[ente]
Bot en[th] a g[ra]ce god h[re] cente
p[at] for p[er] c[or]owe chiche ch[oe] maſde
Was non of hem w[iche] p[one] h[ide]
To don lyne eny vilenye.
p[is] homin fet enuer aſp[ie]
And w[ate]y a[ſte]r g[ivete] bezete
Bot al for noght ch[oe] was for l[ete]
p[at] nomen Wolde p[ere] noght come
Whan he p[of] h[ay] h[ied]e nome.
And ſene p[er] ch[oe] was ſit a[m]ido
Honto h[is] oſtne, man h[ie] cande.

p[at] he w[ith] ſtre
p[er] cholde h[re] m
p[is] man g[oy] m
Whan he lyne e
and he þ[of] h[ay]
h[ym] l[ite] betw
p[an] dom e[gh]
and p[is] ch[oe] f
and k[ine]l[ey] Don
honto p[is] man a
ſo be þ[hi] m
p[ar]. J. h[is] g[old]
[it] may noght f
Sot c[uffe] w[ie]
On te of p[is] ho
and J. ch[aff] n
in com p[lace]
Be co it be j
Where þ[er] h[one]
and p[is] you
p[at] whatne f
Let h[ym] do t
what l[ord] þ[er]
and is in w[ille]
of c[uo]c h[oe] a
J. ch[aff] h[ive]
w[iche] as non
J[ual] p[is] l[ou]de
h[re] t[ale] h[ay]
and t[ol]de b[uto]
p[at] ch[oe] h[ay]
whan þ[er] h[oe] o
at p[er] borde [b]
he bad h[is] ma
a p[lace] w[he]
p[as] h[ie] m[ith] w
be þ[er] ch[ane].
p[is] was ch[oe]
he h[ay] h[ive] f
bot þ[er] was no

Omnium.

Qualiter namns Ippolii ventis agitata
portunt Orbis aitelenes in die festa Neptum
celebrare interfuerunt applicunt. Sed ipse
pue dolore His avis fideone pium montis
reputabat in fundo namns obstino iaceus
lumen videre nonnuit.

Sedens toidam Dyve azem
sot eudeuly ye lynde and vem
Begonne upon ye fée Deutte
So þe he suffre not algate
pe lattre wiche neptune ordigney
wherof fiil oft tyne he pleigney
and hielde hym wel ye more esfianed
Of þe he bath tofore affianed
Co þe for pure corowe and cive
Of þe he cey his wolde so fare
pe veste he leſe of his tuban
pat for ye counsel of nomau
azem yinne he nolde come
sot hap benepe his place nome
Where he nepende al one lay
pere as he segh no lighſt of day
And pns toſove pe wypide pei deyne
til louge and late yea avynte
Worth grete diſtrefſe as it was eene
upon pnis towr of aitelenes
Wiche was a noble etree po
and hapney pike tyne od
pe lorde bope and ye towneue
pe hieſt festus of neptune
upon pe ſtande at ye viage
As it was obſtine and ofſage
Collemplich ye beſiſe
Jehan pei pnis ſtrange deſſal cythe

Qualiter Athenagoras Orbis aitelenes
Demceps namni Ippolii inieſtrians
Hym in contristatim withl respondente
consolati Catagebat

Idas þe and eande he wolde se
What chy þt is and who þe be
pat ben ſynnec and after cone
Jehan þe segh it was to done
His harge was for hym arvaied
and he gop forth and hap affianed
He fonde þe chy of gret aray
sot what pning it amonite may
he cey yei maden hent chiere
sot wel hym penkey be pe maueve
pat pei ben wori meu of blode
and akey of hem holl it stode
and pe hyn tellen aſt ye ras
Holl þe heve lord for dyrne was
and what a curode þe maue
of wiche may noman hyn glade
he pveic þe hwe lord may se
sot pei hyn tolde it may not be
ffor he lip in der be a place
pat þe may no lighſt oen his fate
sot for al þe pogh hem be loppe
he fonde þe laddre and annu he gope
and to hyn eſpake bot none arſuere
hem of hyn ne mygbt he bere
ffor oſht þe ken Don or seem
and pnis he goy hyn lip azem
po was þe eſpoke in miny wiſe
amonges hem þere were wiſe.
Now pnis now þe bot ate laſe
The wiſom of þe towr pnis talſte

Qualiter precepto Principis ut Ippolii
consolatetur Thais in cithava
Ona ad pum in obstrevo namns Orbis nacebat
producet est
That yonge Thaſe were aſſent
ffor if pere be aſſentment
To glade with pnis doful kung
The fan do moche of em pning
pat thes claff gladen hym anone
a meſſager for hre is gone
and the tane wip hwe hape on honde
and eande hem þe chy wolde fond.

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Omnium.

His doghter Thais, and forth anon
pey bope into pe Elikan gon
Wiche was ordugned for pe king.
And pere he dede of at his ymg.
And was asled vely
And ome he cam af openly

Analiter Athenagoras Appolinnm
de nam in bospiicinn honozifice recollegit.
et Thaisim patro consentiente in
oxovem Duryt

Where Athenagoras he fonde
pe wiche was lord of at pe londe
he pvertyn pe king to come and ce
his Calfel bope and his Atree
and pyn pe gon forp afle in feve
pys king pyn lond pyn marden dere
pys lond po made hem piche feste
with eny pung wiche was honeste
To plesse wip pyn worpi king
pere latke hyn no manne pung
bot zit for at his noble arraie
Wyskes he was into pat day
As he pith was of yonge age
O fel pere into his cagye
pe linyt o pe glad peyne
Of lome wiche noman restifigne
Zit neder nysht as now to fore
his lond peufep al his worlde for love
bot if pere king Wol don hyn grace
he watter tyne he watter place
hyn poshte his herte Wol to brede
Til he may to pyn maide epeke
and to hir fader eke aft
ffor maringe and it felk o
pat al was do pight as he posht
his piewpos to an ende he broggt
the wedded hyn as for hwe londe
yns be pere afte of one ancke

Analiter Appolinnis Cyna cum filia e eis
mayto namn ingredientes a witelenk o pl.
Thar sim enſim aposnevint Sed Appolinnis
in compnus annonutus versus Epheſim

Ut ibidem in templo Diane sacrifiavet
vella per mare Smertit

When al was do pight as pere Wolde
pe king vnto his fone tolde
Of Thar se yilke tverterie
and ceide how in his compaigne
his doghter and hyn celuen eke
Chnll go Dengeance for to ceide
the chippes were vedy fone
and when pey cegh it was to done
with an fette of eny keente
Why eul opdravbe forp pere keente
Tollawdes Harle upon ye tride
bot he p wot what chafft betide
he highe god Wiche Wolde hyn kepe
whan pyns king was fafte as pape
the nyshted tyne he hap hyn bede
To seile into an oyer frede
To Epheſim he bad hyn Dravbe
and as it was at p tyne latte
he chafft de pere his ſacrifiſe
and eke he bad in al wif
pat in ye temple amonges afle
his fortune as it is befalle
Stonehende his doghter and his wif
the chafft beknollde upon his lif
pe king of pы anyſion
hay grete ýmagynacion
what ping it eignifie may
and nappelee whan it was day
he bad tafte Antley and atode
and whil p he on antley vode
pe wynde wiche was to fore swanne
pon pe piont began to chafinge
and tozney pedit as it cholde
po fuesse he Wol p god it Wolde
and bad pe maistre make hyn zave
To feze pe wunde for he Wol faire
To Epheſim and so he dede
and wvan he tane vnto pe fede
where as he chulde londe he londey
and wip at pe hafte he may and fondep

19
2

Liber

To shape a hymn be such a life
but he may be so morose and sad
And so after he mainfoldment
of hym which hath a hymn he sent
and in his life a Christ be sought
Upon the morose so he sought
His dogmatic and his alone he none
And forthwith he temple he come
with a grave counte in company
his gifts for to confess
be trite and so he herself be
of such a kind as cam to prove
Into Diane he goddesse
and left all be himself
be then a pider for to be
he kind and he Colemptye

Qualiter Appollinus Epheſim in templo
Diane Catiſcians Idem onu ibidem
velatau unment qua cœmn affinupta in
natum ſitus Tyrnun regreſſus eſt...
With his words in fighten us environs
he kind hym selfe hap abondoned
in to the temple in goded entente
he dore is his and ume he wente
where as with gvert devotion
Of holy contemplation
With ume his heart he made his chrifte
and after a jithie zifts...
he offrep with grave vestence
and pere in open aſtience
Of hem þo stoden panne aboute
he tolde hem and declarep onte
his happe such as hym is be false
per was no pung forzete of alle
his lym as it was goddes grave
but he was confefſed in his place
as he was abbeſſe pere
unto his title hap ſeide hir eſe
the finesse he boys and ye diſage
for pive ioue as in a page
the straght into hym al it ones
and fel a chidome upon pe stones.

Whereof he temple flore was paned
the was a non With Water lained.
til she cam til hyn selfe azen
and panne she began to men
ha blessed be he hie conde.
pat all maty de my honſonde
pat whilom he and J. were on
he king with þe kueſe hir aon
and tobe hyn in his tymme and tistre
and al he tom pirs ſone it wist.
po was pere ioye many folde.
ſſor end man pirs title hap tolde.
as for impacte and were glade
bot neue man enough was made
as doth he king whiche hathe his wif
and men hervie holl of hyn lif.
was caned and be whom it was
pei wondren aſſe of such a cis.
purgh al pe londe aas pe eperhe.
of maſtire Cerymonn pe leche
and of pe time whiche he seſo
pe king hym selfe po hap hym bede
and eke pirs prieue forp wip hym
pat he pe tom of Epheſim
hol lene and go where as pei be
ſſor neder man of his degree
hap so to hem so morchel gode
and he his apſit underſtode
and grantep with hem for to wende
and pirs pei maſden pere an ende.
and token lene and gon to chrip.
rip al pe hole felash?

Qualiter Appollinus ona cum myoſſo
ſilia ona Tyrnun apſ applicant...

His kind which now hap his deſive
Seith he holde his com to Dyré
pei ha den Wynde at Wille po
wip tap ſeuile and forth pei go
and ſtriken neder til yei come
To Dyré where as yei ſaumen none
and londen hem wip morchel blifs.
jo was de matry a morpe to kiff.

Echon Welomep of
25 at Whan pe prieue
and thatle five dog
pe ioue which was
pey may no matin
pei oden aſſe hir
of al wome myne
pe iung hap take
pe prieue is in to ch
pey was grete ſefu
whan tyme was y
alle olle cœwes
and gloden hem w
pe diſtoured p
is now become a
pey was no mery
bot end man hap
pe iing as he wel

Qualiter Appollus
Dye ona Tyr
Wakep to his po
and after ſone a
A parlement he
where he his dog
ſſorp With ye lo
pat one is pung
and pirs ye ſad
pirs lond hap cet
and cede pannu
To Thavé for to
of þis doghter
pey was wade aſſe
and cede holl it w
pe chappes were
and swonge pon
hop to ye of ye he
and ye wynde of
pei hathe an
Qualiter Appollus
ne arruens con
Dionisian ſyem
file iue utiler

Echou welcomé op Home
Sot whan þe queene to londe come
And þatse hir Doughter he hir Cyde
pe iore wiche was pille tyde
pere mäy no matines tang telle
qel oiden atle hirre come ye welle
of at Womannysse grare
pe fang hap taffe his geal place
pe queene is in to chambre go
pere was grete feste affaired po
whan tyme was ye gon to mete
alle olde cowaues ben forzete
and gladen hem wip iones nesse
pe Discoloured paie helle
is now become a vody chieke
pere was no merpe for to cede
Sot eudy man hap þe wolde
pe fang as he wel corye and cholde

A Qualitè l'Appollinis Athenagoræm in Thaife
Tytre una Tyrnun coronari fectt...

makep to his poeple jysht gode thiere
And after one as you chafte hirre
A parlement he haye donones
Where he his Doughter haye coroned
fforp with þe lond of Syntelene
pat one is fang þe opev queene
And pirs ye faders ordinance
pis lond haye set in government
And euidé yanne he wolde wensc

To Thaife for to make an ende
of þe his Doughter was be trauede
pawf were alle men wel apsande
And euidé how it was for to done
pe chuppes weven very fone
and fwonge poney wip hym he toke
hp to ye chye he tafte his lobe
And ye Wynde was conenable
pei hathe cyp aneke With þe cande

A Qualitè l'Appollinis à Tyrro p mace ofus Tharfim
iter arripiens conditram cont Strängulionem e
Dionisiam omen cua p minis qua ipi Thaif filie ome nitulerim indicatit affentus eftu

The cule on hest ye Stieve in houde
And ceilen til ye come a londe
At Thaife se gh to ye £tree
And Whan þe Wisten it was he
pe tom haye don hym tendeure
He telley hem ye violence

Wiche ye treitony Strängulio
And Dionis hym hæd so

Tondhende his Doughter as ze hende
And whan þe wust how þe it sevde
As he witche pes and lome woghte
Uu to pe tom pis he besoghte

To don hym pight in wiggement
Anone þe were bope affent

Wip strengje of men and tormen lome
And as he pight it was to done

Attemt þe were be pe latte

And diened for to hong and Drasse

And brent and wip ye Wynde to blisse
pat at ye worlde it myght enoke

And epon pis condition
pe done in exetention

Was pnt anon wip onte faule
And eudy man haye gvet inbale

Wiche herde telleu of pis chante

And pänkey zoddes pur beaunce

Wiche dop mep forp wip nuface

Clam is ye moerdrey and moerdvice

Pringh deray tronpe of jyshtwisnesse
and ymysht wry can it Gypnlesse

Of hirre whom mep fperneyp

Pis haye he wel þe wel de serneyp

A Qualitè a testrate pentapolim kege mortuo
fpi de regno eplas cump hoc Appolino dreyejent
Appollinis ova tu cysde adnementes ad det
Jumperp in magno gaudio coronati Gant

W
han at pis yng is don and ended
pis fang wiche loned keas and fwended
A lie haye wiche cam to hym
be chyp sfo pentapolim
be wiche pe londe hay to hym write
and þe wolde vnderfonde and write

Of such as I best spake then
pnes am. I. bot a leved man
not faster for he den a clerel
of lone, and pis miature is lew
and I. fan ene fengey pe lisse
as it. I may noht let it pisse
some hole confesse I besche
that he me be Conne were teche. What is my best as

My Sone mi. to ye twoirpe liwende, for an ende.
Nolts Wol. I. for ye lone of ye
And let alle oye you fonsles he.

His Onper amous cansa finta confessio
ne Confessor Gennis amanti ea quic
gib Catholijns expedimmt sano consilio
finaliter mungit - 

The moze y. pe nede is hyh
pe moze it neشد to te clyh

To hym wiche hap pe nede on honde
I. hane wel fonde and under honde

my Sone at y. pon haft me cende
and eke of y. pon haft me preide
Mold at pis tyme y. I. chaft

And for conclusion finaft
Confesse upon pi. nede cette

O pence. I. finith to kniette
pis canfe where it is to drobe
and made an ende y. is spoke
ffor. I. behieth pe y. zirfte

ffor. I. hau pon come (onder my Christ
patogh. I. toward hem. Gennis were
it pence. I. euch wozes y. pere
pat for ye prefchode. Wiche. I. hane
ayn ordre and myn aftat to Gane

I. cende. I. Wolde of myn office.

To vertu more panné to yice
Enfume and teche yee up your loze
ffor pi. to speaken onene uoze

Of lone wiche ye may insale
take lone where it may not faile
ffor as of pis wiche pon art une

As y. pon celf it is a cynne
and cynne may no pris deferne
Gere onte pris and why. chaff Carne

I. not what profit myght anale
pnes folde ye it if you transale
When you no pffit haft ne pris
you art toward y. selfe willeys
and cet pon myghtest liffit atteigne
Of end liff ye ende is it peyne
and end peyne is gode to flée
O it is toward pung to see
Why end a pung chaft be desired

pe more y. a stock is fived
pe raper. I. to ayffes it tornep
pe fot wiche m. ye were cponyng

fful ofte his hed haft oner priebe
pnes lone is blinde and fan not knolbe
When y. he gopt til he be fefalle
ffor pi. bot if it od be falle

With gode confesse y. he be fadde
Hym oghe for to ben a dradde

ffor confesse paffep af pung

To hym wiche penkey to ben a king
And end man for his partie.

A kingdom hap to mainſie
pat is to cen his oghe domne
If he myſenle y. kingdomne
he left hym self and y. is moze
panne if he loft chyp and one
and at pe woldes gode wip aff
ffor what manu pat in epiſaſt

hap noght hym self he hap noght eſſes
nomore pe per leo. panné pe chelles
al is to hym of. o. vafie

pogh he had at his revenue
pe wide worlde pight as he wolde.

If han he his hert hap noght wip holde
Toward hyn self af is in dem
and pis my Sone. I. wolde cen
as I. cende er y. pon avide

Er y. pon falle in ciche albiſe
pat you ne uight yn self rekeney
ffor lone wiche y. blinde was ene
chake affle his ſeruante blinde alſo
ayn Sone and if pon hane be so

.. Octavus .

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["Octains.", "to, upcide and to demm\nand in my lie. J. Gende vins.", "The trattat for main cunnsam onpliva\nsions quam ex parte amantic p matins\nGum cicerdotis su. Vemus cibi pone\ntam acceptatut.", "The wofult pen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

["W\nich oute zult you dofte on me yn breche\nyou dofte my peyne is ene alche greene\nffor lone and zit I may it noght at the\nyou wolke I for my laste kende be seche\nbut you my lone a quite as I seyne\nbut elles do me plently for to serne\nus copit er qualiter be us accepta amau\nus enp licite as en unia re respondit", "W\nich of my enplication\nis deLiberacon\nin onche a wisse as so nobb wit\nhas after myn entente vvent\nvnto Cupide and to demis\nhis preest wiche hight Gennis\nit toke on houide to presente\nOn my message and forsw he deunte\nso demis for to went hir wolle\nand J. koke in pe polite falle\nand was pere bot à litle while\nnoght ful pe monitance of ample\nWch an. bchielde and godemly\nJ. segh when demis stode me by\nas so I myght condev a tree\nTo gromme I felt epon my kue\nand prede a hir for to do me grace\nThe tafte hir chere upon my face\nand as it were haluyng a gaine\nShe axep me what is my name\nwydAME. I geide John Fobben.\nDoss John quod she in my posse\npon moft as of yn lone fonde\nffor I my bille hane vnder fonde\nin wiche to Cupide and to me\nComdel you haft complemed ye\nand condel to nature uſd.", "2. Wot þe chaſſ forde among zeld two\n3. ffor dof hane I noght to done\n4. ffor nature is condev ye move\n5. ynaſſe of end lyne funde.\n6. 2. of do be þe che may funde\n7. Come haly man þo wol wyp Scalle\n8. And finde him at aem hir fande.", "2. Sot eilde John ne a jenep oo\n3. ffos fesbe man . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liber

Spekende aus der his oghne anye
hat þolden on þan opeet þis
Bot among auffysr. þeide
þen were no þyf. on fande
And seden þor for no poto
an olde man chold not affote
ffor as yet tolzen wedely
yere is in hym no canse whyl
bot if he wolde hym self be nyce
So were he well pe more nyce
Aus pirs despenen come of yo
And come seden no yng co
bot þe pille lones jage
In maimes lif for berey non age
thyl þis opf for to fyre
pe lampe is lightly set a fyre
And is ful harde er it be queynt
bot ouely if it be come cent
Wiche god pereyep of his grace
And pirs me þoght in condin plate
Of hem þr walfen up and dom
þere was on his opyment
And for a while co it laste
Til þe enpide to þe laste
fforth wip his moder ful abuset
Bay set antied and demised
Buto that point he wol defende
and al þis tyme. þ. wak tiggende
upon þe grounde to tofore his þhen
and per pat my defede gyhen
Suppoſen noght. þ. chulde lyne
bot he withde wolde þanne zine
his grace co as it may be
þis blinde god wiche may noght co
Bay gropeð til þe me founde
and as he put forpe his houſe
Upon my body wher þ. lay
the þoght a frey lanintegity
Wiche whylou þreght myn yerte he laste
he pulley once and al so fatte
as þis was so enpide hinn
his were I. not where he be stiim.

And co des aft the remenant
Wiche vnto hym was enteyndet
Of hem pat in emſion
If hadde a ſenelacion
as þ. tolde now to tofore

Bot venns vent noght per ſore
De Genus Wiche pille tyme
Abiden bope faſte by nae
and chie wiche may pe hertes bine
Ja lones anſi and eke embunde
Co. I. v. un irance awoſ
Denys a chel hielde a boſte tios
and Jolke noght. I. cholde zere
Jok on his mo. dolce þanne up tewe
an. tare in oncy, point
E. ch. n. v. bo. ac. next enoughe
r teet w. sun, up te, ne as ſto
so toth a chel tere me po
a w as de nyrow for to holde
in w. w. ch. as ch. as ch. to bethine
And then as ch. þ. chythe
Cherem. in my. he. ces þy.
J. laste w. n. serp. up w. w. fide
in yu þye. dynne and al þus
my chythe. þanne and al my ſa.
up ch. z. noght or zeddu.
So ybeode and co lome beſen
pat per was wyping til ne plean
I. segh alſo in my h. tro do.
my ch. se was þe a. ... ne se
Outtipp for þa. was to puſante
dand þanne into my. ... embunde.
J. woght myn ofde. 2. lea wuſed
A. a as reſ. it hap compuſed.
J. undel a likeſſ. f. lay on.
F. m. von der mon pres. elin.
ſoner. v. o. in h. o aſtan,
w made an. point upon. at
put fuel on or on non a.
ſor who a tymen. chel, chel.
And come a. chel.
Whom þ. luy.

If you put hehe wolt purchase
pon myght noght make and chace
wher þe ztine is noght puthele
If were a yng, vivesonble.
A man to be so over die
ffor pi tibe hiede of þ. cire
ffor in pe latte of my comne
We be not shape to comme
þi self and þ. never after þis
Now hine. þ. cerde al þe pere 18
Of lone as for þi final ende
AEN for þ. mot hepen wende
And wip þ. woldo al godemly
Enclosed in a sterved othe
Dens Wiche is pe queene of lone
Was taken into hure place abone
more wist þ. noght wher she became
And þis my lene of hre. i. nam
And forth wip al pe came tyde
Hire preſt Wiche Wolde noght abide
Or be me lief or be me lop
Once of my sight forþ he goþ
And þ. was left wip onten helpe
Co wist þ. noght wherof to zelpo
But onely þ. j. had lory
my tyme and was cory þ forwo
And þins bellshaped in my poght
Than al was touned into noght
If stode amused for a while
And in my self. þ. gan to supple
Henkende upon pe beder bakto
And how þa waven me takto
ffor þ. chola bidde and preve
If than þ. cough non of þeis
As it onely pat. þ. was refused.
To a pe hif Wiche. þ. has mod
poght dover, torne azem
Ad in þis wade cope to sem
Dombard a cosf pas. þ. went
Wher þ. wip aft myn hol entent
Upon pe point þ. am chynne.
J. penke bidde whil. j. hyns

parce por epe plo quou saide pfe
Ausia ne tryfie onbeaþ ex dune vesito
tonge qnoþ statu, fragiles alsolne yestris
Dide deo gratius cyeat locis vee beatiis

Hic em amod vino. Egis (qui dicit ap featu regni quod ad me dimissum unum adiustare pultat batony. Si he ut in me daces benene pnis fuge vende forþ wyr ye henene of h. c. enial provinence. Shap más. Si pe intelligere ju maner, sole resouti. Shap shape to be path dirable, wherof ye num of his fetin e abone aft a pely creature after ye cunde is immortall. Do puk. ed. u. morist. As he wiche is of alle pinges we createm an of ye fangen. As in fortunes upon houde, the grace and inry for to fondes. Upon me have frices. J. move. Pat he ype le. De. in cibey webe. Wol get upon xus Jorunuto ffor þ. men takon, remembraunt What is tr lyne in comyns? Par is no fetis in his degre, pat ne ſt to desive p[er] Wip onten Wiche it is. I. l. To othe. u. 1. ke into p[er]lait.

Hac for to lok pe chisio
em oght wel to inſtoſe
ying Wiche belong ap to her cive
as for t. prie and tr prieue
Om e pess ombard þ. has
and ef to get veste and lone
Among us on þis erpe is
ffor if pon wight in pye, and
Afiyer pe prent. If chante
J. h[oe]p[er] þ. mien of chante
p[er] p[er] lounde a

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A

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["fforth von se venenart of gré\nSo pat bone in pulke præc\nWhen resep lone and aft peo\nDare u se myt ben endear", "Applicit se liber à fiuèat obsecro liber\not ome lmove ongeat lectops in ore\nDen odet in stamms celi det ot ista Johs\nopetius anns sset pàgma gratiaBritissms\nSerbien comiti seculim que laude prìtu\nDade liber virnus sub eo requiesse futnus", "Eplà cup hùns eprisculi in complementu\nJohn Golder a quodam p[ro]transuiffa", "Quia cimere fecit Golder tna ravina leis\nper loca discreta tant Anglia lande repleta\nariminus adletat Satpus tibi ome poetis\nUt lant completely quo gloria fit ome mett-", "Ipe qul w dit cy devant en englyve\nbome denpuple la cotie de cely qui panns\ncommer sivra ore appres en lhuu, on\ndu ... o de en reval cune traitee ...\nL'armonie pour en empipley les muarts\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n

A
Estanubus qui sunt en eis
emptit, quod cito exuerit
plurima encoutre (Miltymyn
plurima an interphilo) alio
duore est, etiamque ad eum
plurima est, etiamque ad eum
est, qui est, etiamque ad eum
est, etiamque ad eum

α
est qum et pecte pres à grata eum
est paruit, quod eum toti estime
est, deinde qum par nitide est
est, ut et eum toti eumque est
est, ut et eum toti eumque est
est, ut et eum toti eumque est
est, ut et eum toti eumque est

B
con quod pum places est encoutre
con est, ut et eum toti eumque est
con, ut et eum toti eumque est

Qualité. Neveles, qui Deumurant
Regis cadunt, filium despondant,
plurium postedæ apter, innozem. Colen
tempe impatoris filium, et se pentus
annuit. Undeque cantellus, ad telontis
corundum postedæ pernit. —

A
est, ut et eum toti eumque est
est, ut et eum toti eumque est

et qum est, ut et eum toti eumque est

B
est, ut et eum toti eumque est
est, ut et eum toti eumque est

A
nuntes ne fust ne ià serra, mil dom
que tiet pecthe de sien venie ne soit
cito hertulee en se come drit linteum.

Dumque emmisse, sont il se vostoit
fust tant dæcon qu’il soye mesmes wort
de son meffait porta le contreroule,
test neant qu’il de fœmbre le sponſale.

Qualité. Jason, exorem eam. Medam
velimqens. Denuam. Creontis. Et us
filam. Obi cœnitaliter copnantur. Comu
ipè emmubus filius, sines postea
infortimatus. Secessit. —

H
est pune jason gen lisse de toleho.
le toison dov par lande de Medee.

Tongmst dont il donoit, portoit neant les
par tout de monde en court la venomee.
La oeſue dame one soy, as amene

de ſon pays en Grèce et le sponſa
ſventre eſponſale. Dient le veneno.
Tongmst dont il donoit, portoit neant les
par tout de monde en court la venomee.

Quant Medeamenque efte en repas
que ſon marril et gelle anort porte
Dient filz de luy lors changed le pompa.
El quel jason primer fust oblige.
Il ad ſel tont Medeam reſuſe.

Si puit la fille au roy creon. Evaula
ſventre eſponſale. Dient le veneno.
Tongmst dont il donoit, portoit neant les
par tout de monde en court la venomee.

Meda, ot il euer de Delom. Dob.
un ſon vout, et ce ſeu tuit pote.

Sed oeſues, filo quens et iadys enclos
Dent, kes et fes, enſu come forsone.

Diant ià e o leo, jason ele ad tuo
que fust fait pecthe le fortuna
ſventre eſponſale. Dient le veneno.
Tongmst dont il donoit, portoit neant les
par tout de monde en court la venomee.

C
anit te. Czitius. Timnestram
et exis. Agamemontis, exorem adulte
vende iàm (Regem in lecto notantem)
Dormentem proditorum interfeet
unne vortem. Ovates filius
enb todeliffine condant.