PPLC-X Diplomatic Texts

Piers Plowman: The C-Text
Huntington Library HM 143

p,1 In a (som<ur>) (sesoun) whan (softe) was [th]e (sonne) [aaAa] fol. 1a
p,2 Y (shope) me into (shroudes) as Y a (shep) were [aaAx]
p,3 In (abite) as an (heremite) / (vnholy) of werkes [aaAx]
p,4 (Wente) forth in [th]e (world) / (wondres) to here [aaAx]
p,5 And (say) many (selles) / and (selkouthe) thyng<es> [aaAx]
p,6 Ac on a (may) (mornyng) / on (malu<er>ne) hulles [aaAx]
p,7 Me biful for to slepe / for werynesse ofwalked [xxXx]
p,8 And in a (launde) as Y (lay) / (lened) Y and slepte [aaAx]
p,9 And (m<er>ueylousliche) me (mette) / as Y (may) telle [aaAx]
p,10 Al [th]e (welthe) of the (world) / and [th]e (wo) bothe [aaAx]
p,11 (Wynkyng) as hit (were) / (witt<er>liche) Y sigh hit [aaAx]
p,12 Of (treuthe) and (tricherye) / (tresoun) and gyle [aaAx]
p,13 Al Y (say) (slepynge) / as Y (shal) telle [aaAx]
p,14 (Estward) Y (beheld) / (aftir) [th]e sonne [aaAx]
p,15 And say a (tour) as (trowed) / (treuthe) was there ynne [aaAx]
p,16 (Westward) Y (waytede) / in <<a>> (while) aftir [aaAx]
p,17 And seigh a (depe) (dale) / (deth) as Y leue [aaAx]
p,18 (Woned) in tho (wones) / and (wikkede) spiritus [aaAx]
p,19 A (fair) (feld) ful of (folk) / (fond) Y [th]<er> bytwene [aaaAx]
p,20 Of alle (man<er>e) of (men) / [th]e (mene) and [th]e pore [aaAx]
p,21 (Worchyng) and (wondryng) / as [th]is (world) ascuth [aaAx]
p,22 Somme (potte) hem to [th]e (plogh) / (playde) ful selde [aaAx]
p,23 In (settynge) and in (sowynge) / (swonken) ful harde [aaAx]
p,24 And (wonne) [th]at [th]is (wastors) / wt<h> glotony destrueth [aaXx]
p,25 And su<m>me (putte) hem to (pruyde) / and (p<ar>ayled) hem [th]<er>aftir [aaaAx]
p,26 In (continance) of (clothyng) / in many (kyne) gyse [aaAx]
p,27 In (preiers) and (penaunces) / (potten) hem mony [aaAx]
p,28 Al for (loue) of oure (lord) (lyueden) swythe harde [aaAx]
p,29 In (hope) to haue a good (ende) / and (heuenriche) blisse [aaAx]
p,30 As (Ankeres) and (Eremites) / [th]at (holdeth) hem in here selles [aaAx]
p,31 (Coueyten) no[gh]t in (contreys) / to (cayren) aboute [aaAx]
p,32 ffor no (likerous) (liflode) / here (lycame) to plese [aaAx]
p,33 And su<m>me (chesen) (chaffare) / [th]ei (cheueth) [th]e bettre [aaAx]
p,34 As it (seme[th]) to oure (sighte) / that (suche) men ythryueth [aaAx]
p,35 And su<m>me (m<ur>thes) to (make) / as (mynstrels) conneth [aaAx]
p,36 Wolleth neyther (swynke) ne (swete) / bote (sweren) grete othes [aaAx]

p,37 (ffyndeth) out (foule) (fantasyes) / and (foles) hem maketh [aaAx] fol. 1b
p,38 And <<hath>> (wytt) at (wille) / to (worche) yf [th]ei wolde [aaAx]
p,39 Thay (Poule) (p<re>chede) of hem / (preue) hit Y myhte [aaAx]
p,40 { Qui (t<ur>piloquiu<m>) (loquit<ur>)} / <<is>> (luciferes) knaue [aaAx]
p,41 (Bidders) and (beggers) / fast (aboute) [y]ede [aaAx]
p,42 Til here (bagge) and here (bely) / was (bretful) ycrammed [aaAx]
p,43 (ffayteden) for here (fode) / and (foughten) at [th]e ale [aaAx]
p,44 In (glotonye) [th]e (gomus) / (goth) [th]ei to bedde [aaAx]
p,45 And (ryse[th]) wt<h> (rybaudrye) / [th]o (robardus) knaues [aaAx]
p,46 (Slep) and also (slewthe) / (sueth) suche euer [aaAx]
p,47 (Pilgrymes) and (palmers) / (plighten) hem togyderes [aaAx]
p,48 To (seke) (seynt) Iame / and (seyntes) of Rome [aaAx]
p,49 (Wenten) forth on here (way) / with many (wyse) tales [aaAx]
p,50 And hadde (leue) to (lye) / aftir al here (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
p,51 (Eremites) on an (hep) / wt<h> (hokede) staues [aaAx]
p,52 (Wenten) to (Walsyngh<a>m) / and here (wenches) aftir [aaAx]
p,53 Grete (lobies) and (longe) / [th]at (loth) were to swynke [aaAx]
p,54 (Clothed) hem in (copis) / to be (knowe) fram othere [aaAx]
p,55 And made (hemself) (heremites) / here (ese) to (haue) [aaAa]
p,56 I (fonde) [th]<er> (ffreris) / alle [th]e (foure) ordres [aaAx]
p,57 (Prechyng) [th]e (peple) / for (p<ro>fyt) of [th]e wombe [aaAx]
p,58 And (glosede) [th]e (gospel) / as hem (good) likede [aaAx]
p,59 ffor (coueytise) of (copis) / (contraryed) so<m>me doctours [aaAx]
p,60 (Mony) of [th]ise (maistres) / of (mendenant) freres [aaAx]
p,61 Here (moneye) and (m<er>chandise) / (maken) togyderes [aaAx]
p,62 Ac sith (charite) hath be (Chapman) / and (chief) to shryue lordes [aaAx]
p,63 Mony (ferlyes) han (falle) / in a (fewe) [y]eres [aaAx]
p,64 And but holi (chirche) and (charite) / (choppe) adoun suche shryuars [aaAx]
p,65 The (moste) (meschief) on (molde) / (mounteth) vp faste [aaaAx]
p,66 Ther (p<re>chede) a (Pardoner) / as he a (p<re>st) were [aaAx]
p,67 And (brouth) forth a (bulle) / wt<h> (bischopis) selys [aaAx]
p,68 (Sayde) [th]at (hymself) myhte / (assoylen) hem alle [aaAx]
p,69 Of (falsnesse) and (fastynges) / of (vowes) ybrokene [aaAx] (f:f:v)
p,70 (Lewed) men (leued) hym wel / and (lykede) his wordes [aaAx]
p,71 And (comen) and (knelede) / to (kyssen) his bulles [aaAx]
p,72 A (bou<n>chede) hem wt<h> / his (bulles) and (blered) here yes [aaAx]

p,73 And (raughte) with his (Rageman) / (Rynges) and Broches [aaAx] fol. 2a
p,74 Thus [y]e (gyue) [y]oure (gold) / (glotons) to helpe [aaAx]
p,75 And (leneth) hit (lorelles) / [th]at (lecherye) haunten [aaAx]
p,76 Were [th]e (bischop) (yblessed) / and worth (bothe) his eres [aaAx]
p,77 His (seel) sholde nou[gh]t be (ysent) / in (deseyte) of [th]e people [aaAx]
p,78 Ac it is nou[gh]t by [th]e (bischop) / y leue [th]at [th]e (boy) p<re>che[th] [aaAx]
p,79 ffor [th]e (parsche) (p<re>st) / and [th]e (p<ar>doner) (p<ar>ten) [th]e seluer [aaaAx]
p,80 That [th]e (peple) in (p<ar>sches) / sholde haue yf [th]ei ne were [aaXx]
p,81 (P<er>sones) and (parsche) (p<re>stis) / (pleyned) to [th]e bischop [aaaAx]
p,82 That here (parsches) were (pore) / sithe [th]e (pestelence) tyme [aaAx]
p,83 To haue a (licence) and a (leue) / in (Londou<n>) to dwelle [aaAx]
p,84 And (synge) [th]er for (symonye) / while (seluer) is so (swete) [aaAa]
p,85 (Bischopes) and (bachelers) (bothe) / maystres and doctours [aaAx]
p,86 That han (cure) vnder (crist) / and (crownyng) in tokene [aaAx]
p,87 Ben (charged) with holy (chirche) / (charite) to tylie [aaAx]
p,88 That is (lele) (loue) and (lyf) / among (lered) and (lewed) [aaaAa]
p,89 (Leyen) in (Londou<n>) / in (lenton) and elles [aaAx]
p,90 (Su<m>me) (s<er>uen) [th]e kynge / and his (siluer) tellen [aaxAx]
p,91 In [th]e (Cheker) and in [th]e (Chancerye) / (chalengen) his dettes [aaAx]
p,92 Of (wardus) and of (wardemotis) / (wayues) and strayues [aaAx]
p,93 And (su<m>me) aren as (seneschalles) / and (s<er>uen) o[th]<er> lordes [aaAx]
p,94 And ben in (stede) of (stewardus) / and (sitten) and demen [aaAx]
p,95 (Conscience) (cam) and (cussed) hem / and [th]e (comune) herde hit [aaaAx]
p,96 And (seide) Ydolatrie [y]e (soffren) / in (sondrye) places manye [aaAx]
p,97 And (boxes) ben yset forth / (ybounde) with yren [axAx]
p,98 To (vndertake) [th]e (tol) / of (vntrewe) sacrefice [aaAx]
p,99 In (menynge) of (myracles) / (muche) wex hangeth there [aaAx]
p,100 Al [th]e (world) (wot) (wel) hit / myghte nou[gh]t be trewe [aaaXx]
p,101 And for it (p<ro>fite[th]) [y]ow / into (pursward) [y]e (p<re>lates) soffren [aaAx]
p,102 That (lewed) men in (mysbileue) / (lyuen) and dyen [aaAx]
p,103 I (leue) by oure (lord) for (loue) / of [y]oure coueytise [aaAx]
p,104 That al [th]e (world) be <<the>> (wors) / as holy (writ) telleth [aaAx]
p,105 What (cheste) and (meschaunce) / to [th]e (children) of Irael ful [aaAx]
p,106 On hem [th]at (fre) were / thorwe two (fals) p<re>stis [axAx]??
p,107 ffor (Offines) sone / and (fines) his brother [axAx]
p,108 Thei were discomfited in batayle / and losten { Archa d<omi>ni } [xxXx]

p,109 And for here (syre) sey hem (synne) / and (suffred) hem do ille [aaAx] fol. 2b
p,110 And chastisid hem noght [th]<er>of / and nolde noght rebuken hem [xxXx]
p,111 Anon as it was tolde hym / that [th]e children of Irael [xxXx]
p,112 Were disconfit in batayle / and { Archa d<omi>ni } lorn [xxXx]
p,113 And his (sones) (slawe) ther anon / he ful for (sorwe) [aaXa]
p,114 ffro his chayere [th]<er> he sat / and brake his nekke atwene [xxXx]
p,115 And al was for vengeance he bet / noght his children [xxXx]
p,116 And for [th]ei were p<re>stis / and men of holy chirche [xxXx]
p,117 God was (wel) [th]e (wrother) / and took [th]e ra[th]<er> vengeance [aaXx]
p,118 fforthy Y sey [y]e p<re>stes / and men of holy churche [xxXx]
p,119 That (soffreth) men do (sacrefyce) / and worschipe maumettes [aaXx]
p,120 And [y]e shulde be here fadres / and techen hem betre [xxXx]
p,121 God shal take vengeaunce / on alle suche p<re>stis [xxXx]
p,122 Wel hardere and grettere / on suche shrewed faderes [xxXx]
p,123 Than eu<er>e he dede on (Offines) / and (ffines) his (fader) [xaAa]
p,124 ffor [y]oure (shrewed) (soffraunce) / and [y]oure oune (synne) [aaXa]
p,125 [Y]oure (masse) and <<[y]our>> (matynes) / and (many) of <<[y]oure>> oures [aaAx]
p,126 Ar (don) (vndeuouteliche) (drede) / is at [th]e laste [aaAx]
p,127 Lest (crist) in his (constorie) / (acorse) of hem manye [aaAx]
p,128 I (parsceyued) of [th]e (power) / that (Peter) hadde to kepe [aaAx]
p,129 To (bynde) and to (vnbynde) / as [th]e (boke) telleth [aaAx]
p,130 Hou he it (lefte) with (loue) / as oure (lord) wolde [aaAx]
p,131 Amonge (foure) (vertues) most / (v<er>tuous) of (v<er>tues) [aaAa] (f:v:v:v)
p,132 That (Cardinales) ben (cald) / and (closyng) [y]ates thare [aaAx]
p,133 (Crist) is in (kynedom) / to (close) with heuene [aaAx]
p,134 Ac of [th]e (Cardinales) at (Co<ur>t) / [th]<a>t (caught) han such a name [aaAx]
p,135 And (power) (p<re>sumen) in hemself / a (pope) to make [aaAx]
p,136 To haue [th]e (power) [th]at (Peter) / hadde (inpugne) hem Y nelle [aaAx]
p,137 ffor in (loue) and (lettrure) (lith) / [th]e grete (eleccoun) [aaaAx]
p,138 (Contre) plede hit noght q<uo>d (Consience) / for holi (chirke) sake [aaAx]
p,139 Thenne (cam) the<<r>> a (kyng) / (Knyghchede) hym lawe [aaAx]
p,140 (Myght) of tho (men) (made) / hym to regne [aaAx]
p,141 And thenne (cam) (Kynde) Wytt / and (knyghthed) togedres [aaAx]
p,142
p,143 (Caste) [th]at [th]e (comunes) / sholde here (comunes) fynde [aaAx]
p,144 (Kynde) Wytt and [th]e (comune) / (contreued) alle (craftes) [aaAa]
p,145 And for most (p<ro>fitable) a (plogh) / gonne [th]ei make [aaXx]

p,146 And with (lele) (labour) to (lyue) / while (lif) on (londe) (lasteth) [aaaAaa]?? fol. 3a
p,147 Thenne (kynde) witt to [th]e (kynge) / and to [th]e (comune) saide [aaAx]
p,148 (Crist) (kepe) [th]e (kynge) / and thy (kyneriche) [aaaAx]
p,149 And (leue) <<the>> (lede) so [th]y (londe) / [th]at (lewte) [th]e (louye) [aaaAa]
p,150 And for thy (rightful) (ruylynge) / be (rewardid) in heuene [aaAx]
p,151 (Consience) to (Clergie) / and to [th]e (kynge) sayde [aaAx]
p,152 { Su<m> Rex sum Princeps neutru<m> fortasse deinceps } [Latin]
p,153 { O qui iura regis Christi specialia regis } [Latin]
p,154 { Hoc vt agas melius iustus es esto pius } [Latin]
p,155 { Nudu<m> ius a te vestire vult pietate } [Latin]
p,156 { Qualia vis met<er>e talia g<ra>na sere } [Latin]
p,157 {Si serit<ur> pietas de pietate metas } [Latin]
p,158 (Consience) and [th]e (kynge) / in to (Co<ur>t) wente [aaAx]
p,159 Where (houed) an (hundrid) / in (houes) of selke [aaAx]
p,160 (Seriant[z]) it (semede) / that (s<er>ueth) at [th]e barre [aaAx]
p,161 (Plededen) for (penyes) / and (poundes) [th]e lawe [aaAx]
p,162 And nat for (loue) of oure (lord) / (vnlose) here (lyppes) ones [aaAa]
p,163 Thow (myghtest) betre (meten) (myst) / on (malu<er>ne) hulles [aaaAx]
p,164 Than gete a (Mum) of here (mouth) / ar (moneye) were hem shewed [aaAx]
p,165 Than (ran) [th]<er> a (route) / of (ratones) as hit were [aaAx]
p,166 And (smale) (muys) with hem / (mo) then a thousend [aaAx] (sm:m:m)
p,167 (Comen) til a (conseyl) / for here (comune) p<ro>fyt [aaAx]
p,168 ffor a (Cat) of a (Co<ur>t) / (cam) whan hym likede [aaAx]
p,169 And (ou<er>lep) hem (lightliche) / and (laghte) hem alle at wille [aaAx]
p,170 And (playde) with so<m>me (p<er>ilously) / and (potte) hem [th]<er> hy<m> lykede [aaAx]
p,171 And yf we (groche) of his (game) / a wol (greue) vs sore [aaAx]
p,172 To his (clees) (clawe) vs and / <<in>> his (cloches) vs halde [aaAx]
p,173 That vs (lotheth) [th]e (lyf) ar he (lette) vs passe [aaAx]
p,174 Myghte (<<we>>) wt<h> eny (wyt) / his (wille) wthsytte [aaAx]
p,175 We myhte be (lordes) (alofte) / and (lyue) as vs (luste) [aaAa]
p,176 A (ratoun) of (renown) / moste (resonable) of tou<n>ge [aaAx]
p,177 Sayde Y haue (seyen) grete (syres) / in (Cytees) and in townes [aaAx]
p,178 Bere (beyus) of (bryghte) gold / al (aboute) here nekkes [aaAx]
p,179 And (colers) of (crafty) werk / bothe (knyghte) and squieres [aaAx]
p,180 Wer ther a (belle) on here (beygh) / by Iesu as me thynketh [aaXx]
p,181 Men myghte (ywete) where [th]ei (wente) / and here <<bey[y]>> war<e> bryghte syluer [aaXx]
p,182
p,183

p,184 And (knytten) hit on a (coler) / for oure (comune) p<ro>fyt [aaAx] fol. 3b
p,185 And (hongen) hit aboute [th]e cattes (halse) / thanne (here) we mowe [aaAx]
p,186 Wher he (riht) othere (reste) / or (rometh) to pleye [aaAx]
p,187 And yf us (lust) for to (layke) / than (loke) we mowe [aaAx]
p,188 And (apere) in his (p<re>sence) / [th]e while hym (pleye) lyketh [aaAx]
p,189 And yf hym (wratheth) ben we (war) / and his (way) roume [aaAx]
p,190 Alle thise (route) of (ratones) / to [th]is (resoun) [th]ei assentide [aaAx]
p,191 Ac tho [th]e (belle) was (ybroughte) / and on [th]e (beygh) hangid [aaAx]
p,192 Ther ne was no<n> <<of>> al [th]e (route) / for al [th]e (reame) of ffraunce [xaAx]
p,193 That derste haue (ybounde) [th]e (belle) / (aboute) [th]e kattes nekke [aaAx]
p,194 Ne haue (hanged) it aboute his (hals) / al (yngelond) to wynne [aaAx]
p,195 And (leten) here (labour) (ylost) / and al here (longe) study [aaaAx]
p,196 A (mous) [th]at (moche) good couthe / as (me) tho thoughte [aaxAx]
p,197 (Strok) forth (sturnely) / and (stod) byfore hem alle [aaAx]
p,198 And to [th]e (route) of (ratones) / (rehersede) thise wordes [aaAx]
p,199 Thow we hadde (ykuld) [th]e (Cat) / [y]ut shulde ther (come) another [aaAx]
p,200 To (crache) vs and alle oure (kynde) / thogh we (crope) vnder benches [aaAx]
p,201 fforthy Y (conseile) for oure (comune) p<ro>fit / lat [th]e (cat) yworthe [aaAx]
p,202 And (be) we neu<er>e so (bold) / the (belle) hym shewe [aaAx]
p,203 ffor Y herde my (syre) (sayn) / (seuene) [y]er ypassed [aaAx]
p,204 Ther [th]e (Cat) <<is>> but a (kytou<n>) / [th]e (Co<ur>t) is ful elynge [aaAx]
p,205 (Wyttenesse) at holy (wryt) / (whoso) kan rede [aaAx] (w:w:wh)
p,206 { Ve terre vbi puer est Rex } [Latin]
p,207 Y seye it for (me) q<uo>d [th]e (mous) / Y se so (muche) aft<ur> [aaAx]
p,208 Shal neu<er> [th]e (Cat) ne (kytoun) / be my (conseil) be greued [aaAx]
p,209 Ne (carpen) of here (colers) / [th]at (costede) me neu<er>e [aaAx]
p,210 And thow hit (costed) me (catel) / (byknowen) Y ne wolde [aaAx]
p,211 But (soffre) and (sey) nou[gh]t / and <<that>> is [th]e beste [aaXx]
p,212 Til [th]at (meschief) (amende) hem / [th]at (many) man chasteth [aaAx]
p,213 ffor (many) mannys (malt) / we (muys) wolde distruye [aaAx]
p,214 And [th]e (route) of (ratones) / of (reste) men awake [aaAx]
p,215 Ne were [th]e (Cat) of [th]e (Co<ur>t) / and [y]onge (kitones) toward [aaAx]
p,216 ffor hadde [y]e (ratones) [y]oure (<<ryot>>) / [y]e couthe nat (reule) [y]owsuluen [aaAx]
p,217 What [th]is (meteles) (bymeneth) / [y]e (men) [th]at ben (merye) [aaAa]
p,218 (Deuyne) [y]e for Y ne (dar) / by (dere) god almyhten [aaAx]
p,219 [Y]ut (mette) me (more) / of (mene) and of riche [aaAx]

p,220 As (Barones) and (Burgeys) / and (bondemen) of thorp<us> [aaAx] fol. 4a
p,221 Al Y (say) (slepynge) as [y]e / (shal) (here) (heraft<ur>) [aaAbb]
p,222 Bothe (Bakeres) and (Breweres) / (Bochers) and other [aaAx]
p,223 (Webbesteres) and (walkeres) / and (wynners) with handes [aaAx]
p,224 As (taylers) and (tann<er>s) / and (tulyers) of [th]e erthe [aaAx]
p,225 As (dykers) and (deluers) / [th]at doth here (dedis) ylle [aaAx]
p,226 And (dryueth) forth here (days) / wt<h> { (dew) vous saue (dame) Emme } [aaAa]
p,227 (Cokes) and here (knaues) / (cryede) hote pyes hote [aaAx]
p,228 (Goode) (gees) and (grys) / (ga) we dyne (ga) we [aaaAa]
p,229 (Tau<er>ners) (til) hem / (tolde) [th]e same [aaAx]
p,230 Whit (wyn) of Oseye / and (wyn) of gascoyne [axAx]
p,231 Of [th]e (reule) and of [th]e (rochele) / the (roost) <<to>> defye [aaAx]
p,231

Passus p<ri>mus de visione

1,1 What the (montaigne) (bymeneth) / and [th]e (m<er>ke) dale [aaAx]
1,2 And [th]e (feld) ful of (folk) / Y shal [y]ou (fair) shewe [aaAx]
1,3 A (louely) (lady) of <<glorie>> / in (lynnene) in clothed [aaxAx]
1,4 (Cam) doun fro [th]e (castel) / and (calde) me by name [aaAx]
1,5 And (sayde) Wille (slepestou) / (seestow) [th]is peple [aaAx]
1,6 Hou (bisy) [th]ei (ben) / (aboute) [th]e mase [aaAx]
1,7 The moste (p<ar>ty) of this (peple) / [th]at (passeth) on [th]is erthe [aaAx]
1,8 Hadde thei (worschip) in this (world) / thei (wilneth) no bett<er>e [aaAx]
1,9 Of othere (heuene) then (here) / thei (halde) no tale [aaAx]
1,10 Y was (afeerd) of here (face) / thow she (fayre) were [aaAx]
1,11 And sayde (m<er>cy) (madame) / what (may) this be to (mene) [aaAa]
1,12 The (tour) vppon [th]e (tofte) / q<uo>d she (treuthe) is [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
1,13 And (wolde) [th]at [y]e (wroghtou<n>) / as his (word) techeth [aaAx]
1,14 ffor he is (fader) of (fayth) / and (formor) of alle [aaAx]
1,15 To be (fayful) to hym [y]af / [y]ow (fyue) wittes [axAx]
1,16 ffor to (worschipe) hym ([th]<er>with) / [th]e (whiles) [y]e lyuen here [aaAx] (w:w:wh)
1,17 Wherfore he (hette) [th]e (elementis) / to (helpe) [y]ow (alle) tymes [aaAa]
1,18 And (brynge) forth [y]oure (bilyue) / (bothe) lynnen and wollene [aaAx]
1,19 And in (mesure) thow (muche) were / to (make) [y]ow attese [aaAx]
1,20 And (comaundede) of his (cortesye) / in (comune) thre thynges [aaAx]
1,21 Aren non (nidefole) but tho (thre) / and (nemne) hem Y (thenke) [abAb]
1,22 And (rekene) hem by (rewe) (reherse) hem / wher [th]e liketh [aaAx]
1,23 The (firste) is (fode) / and (vesture) [th]e seconde [aaAx] (f:f:v)

1,24 And (drynke) [th]at (doth) the good / and (drynke) nat out of tyme [aaxAx] fol. 4b
1,25 (Loot) in his (lyue) / thorw (likerous) drynke [aaAx]
1,26 (Wykkede) (wroghte) / and (wrathed) god almyhty [aaAx]
1,27 In his (dronkenesse) a (day) / his (doughteres) he (dighte) [aaAa]
1,28 And lay (by) hem (bothe) / as [th]e (boke) telleth [aaAx]
1,29 In his (glotonye) (bygat) / (gurles) [th]at were cherles [aaAx]
1,30 And al he (witte) [th]e (wyn) / his (wikkede) dede [aaAx]
1,30 { Inebriem<us> eum vino dormiam<us> & cum eo vt seruare } [Latin]
1,30 { possim<us> de p<at>re n<ost>ro semen Genes<is> &c } [Latin]
1,31 Thorw (wyn) and thorw (women) / there (was) loot acombred [aaAxx]
1,32 fforthy (drede) (delitable) (drynke) / bothe (day) and nyghtes [aaaAx]
1,33 (Mesure) is (medecyne) / thogh [th]ow (muche) [y]erne [aaAx]
1,34 Al is nat (good) to [th]e (gost) / [th]at [th]e (gott) ascuth [aaAx]
1,35 Ne (liflode) to [th]e (lycame) / [th]at (lef) is [th]e soule [aaAx]
1,36 (Leef) nat thy (lycame) / for a (lyare) hym techeth [aaAx]
1,37 Which is [th]e (wrecchede) (world) / (wolde) [th]e bigyle [aaAx]
1,38 ffor the (fend) and thy (flesch) / (folewen) togederes [aaAx]
1,39 And [th]at (sche<n>th) [th]e (soule) / and (sayth) hit the in herte [aaAx] (sch:s:s)
1,40 And (wysseth) [th]e to ben (ywar) / what (wolde) [th]e desseyue [aaAx]
1,41 A (madame) (m<er>cy) (me) lyketh / wel [y]oure wordes [aaAxx]
1,42 Ac [th]e (moneye) of [th]is (molde) / [th]at (men) so faste kepen [aaAx]
1,43 (Telleth) me to wham / [th]at (tresour) bylongeth [axAx]
1,44 (Go) to [th]e (gospel) q<uo>d she / and se what (god) sayde [aaAx]
1,45 Whenne [th]e (peple) (aposed) hym / of a (peny) in [th]e temple [aaAx]
1,46 And god (askede) at (hem) / (hoes) was [th]e koyne [aaAx]
1,47 (Sesares) thei (sayde) / (sothliche) we knoweth [aaAx]
1,48 { Reddite (cesari) } (sayde) god / [th]at (cesar) byfalleth [{a}aAx]
1,49 { Et que sunt (dei) (deo) } / or [y]e (don) ylle [{aa}Ax]
1,50 ffor (ri[gh]tfulliche) (resoun) / sholde (reule) [y]ow alle [aaAx]
1,51 And Kynde (witte) be (wardeyn) / [y]oure (welthe) to kepe [aaAx]
1,52 And (tutor) of [y]oure (tresor) / and (take) it [y]ow at nede [aaAx]
1,53 ffor (hosbondrye) and (he) / (holdeth) togederes [aaAx]
1,54 Y (fraynede) her (fayr) tho for (hym) / [th]<a>t (here) made [aaBb]
1,55 The (dep) (dale) and [th]e (derk<e>) / so (vnsemely) to (se) to [aaaBb]
1,56 What (may) hit (bymene) / (madame) Y byseche [aaAx]
1,57 That is [th]e (Castel) of (care) / whoso (cometh) [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]

1,58 May (banne) [th]at he (born) was / in (body) and in soule [aaAx] fol. 5r
1,59 Therynne (wonyeth) a (wyghte) / [th]at (Wrong) is his name [aaAx]
1,60 (ffader) of (falshede) (fond) / hit (firste) of alle [aaAx]
1,61 (Adam) and (Eue) / he (eggede) to (ylle) [aaAa]
1,62 And (conseylede) (Caym) / to (cullen) his brother [aaAx]
1,63 (Iudas) he (byiapede) / thorw (iewene) suluer [aaAx]
1,64 And (aft<ur>ward) (anhengede) hym / (hey) vppon an (hellerne) [aaAa]
1,65 He is (lettere) of (loue) / and (lyeth) alle tymes [aaAx]
1,66 That (tristeth) in (tresor) / of erthe he (bytrayeth) sonest [aaxAx]
1,67 To (combre) men wt<h> (coueytise) / [th]<a>t is his (kynde) and his lore [aaAx]
1,68 Thenne hadde Y (wonder) in my (wit) / what (woman) he (were) [aaAa]
1,69 That suche (wyse) (wordes) / of holy (writ) shewede [aaAx]
1,70 And <<Y>> (hanslede) (here) / on the hey name or she thennes wente [aaxXx]
1,71 (What) she were (wytt<er>ly) [th]at (wissede) me so and tauhte [aaAx]
1,72 (Holy) churche Y (am) q<uo>d she / [th]ou (oughtest) me to knowe [aaAx]
1,73 Y (vndirfenge) [th]e (formeste) / and (fre) man the made [aaAx]
1,74 Thow (broughtest) me (borewes) / my (biddyng) to fulfille [aaAx]
1,75 (Leue) on me and (loue) me / al thy (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
1,76 Thenne Y (knelede) on my (knees) / and (criede) here of g<ra>ce [aaAx]
1,77 And (p<re>yede) here (pitously) / to (p<re>ye) for me to amende [aaAx]
1,78 And also (kenne) me (kyndly) / on (crist) to bileue [aaAx]
1,79 (Teche) me to no (tresor) / but (telle) me this ilke [aaAx]
1,80 How Y may (saue) my (soule) / [th]at (saynt) art yholde [aaAx]
1,81 When alle (tresores) ben (tried) / (treuthe) is [th]e beste [aaAx]
1,82 I (do) hit vppon { (deus) caritas } / to (deme) [th]e sothe [a{a}Ax]
1,83 Hit is as (derworthe) a (druerie) / as (dere) god hymseluen [aaAx]
1,84 ffor who is (trewe) of his (tonge) / and of his (two) handes [aaAx]
1,85 And doth [th]e (werkes) ([th]<er>wt<h>) /and (wilneth) no man ylle [aaAx]
1,86 He is a (god) by [th]e (gospel) / and (g<ra>unte) may hele [aaAx]
1,87 And also (lyk) oure (lord) / by saynt (lukes) wordes [aaAx]
1,88 (Clerkes) [th]at (knowen) hit is / thus sholde (kenne) it aboute [aaAx]
1,89 ffor (cristene) and (vncristene) / (claymeth) it echone [aaAx]
1,90 (Kynges) and (knyghtes) / sholde (kepen) hit by resoun [aaAx]
1,91 (Rydon) and (rappe) adoun / in (reumes) aboute [aaAx]
1,92 And (take) { (transgressores) } / and (teyen) hem faste [a{a}Ax]
1,93 Til (treuthe) hadde (t<er>myned) / here (trespas) to [th]e ende [aaAx]

1,94 And (halden) wt<h> (hem) and (here) / [th]at (han) trewe (accion) [aaaAa] fol. 5v
1,95 And for no (lordene) (loue) / (leue) [th]e trewe p<ar>tie [aaaXx]
1,96 (Treweliche) to (take) / and (treweliche) to fyghte [aaAx]
1,97 Is [th]e (p<ro>fessioun) / and (puyr) ordre [axAx]
1,98 That (apendeth) to knyghtes / and hoso (passeth) [th]<a>t (poynt) [axAa]
1,99 Is appostata of knyghthed / for thei sholde nother faste [xxXx]
---- Ne (forbere) the serk But (fyghte) / and (fende) treuthe [aaAx]
1,100 And neu<er> (leue) for (loue) / in hope to (lacche) syluer [aaxAx]
1,101 (Dauid) in his (daies) / (dobbed) knyghtes [aaAx]
1,102 dede hem (swere) on here (swerd) / to (s<er>ue) treuthe eu<er>e [aaAx]
1,103 And (god) whan he (bigan) heuene / in [th]at (grete) blisse [aaAx]
1,104 Made (knyghtes) in his (Couert) / (creatures) tene [aaAx]
1,105 (Cherubyn) and (Ceraphyn) / (suche) (seuene) [aaBb]
1,106 And ano[th]<er> (lucifer) (louelokest) / tho ac (litel) while it duyred [aaAx]
1,107 He was an (archangel) of (heuene) / (on) of goddes knyghtes [aaAxx]
1,108 (He) and (o[th]<er>) wt<h> hym (helden) / nat wt<h> treuthe [aaAx]
1,109 (Lepen) out in (lothly) forme / for his fals wille [aaXx]
1,110 That hadde (lust) to be (lyk<e>) / his (lord) [th]<a>t was almyghty [aaAx]
1,110 { Ponam pedem meu<m> in Aquilone & si<mi>lis ero altissimo } [Latin]
1,111 Lord (why) (wolde) he tho [th]at / (wykkede) lucifer [aaAx] (wh:w:w)
1,112 (Luppen) (alofte) / in [th]e north syde [aaXx]
1,113 Thenne (sitten) in [th]e (sonne) (syde) / [th]<er>e [th]e day roweth [aaaXx]
1,114 (Nere) hit for (northerne) men (anon) / Y wolde [y]ow telle [aaAx]
1,115 Ac Y wol (lacky) no (lyf) / q<uo>d [th]at (lady) sothly [aaAx]
1,116 Hit is (sikerore) bi (southe) / [th]<er> [th]e (sonne) regneth [aaAx]
1,117 Then in [th]e (north) by many (notes) / (no) man leue other [aaAxx]
1,118 ffor theder as [th]e (fende) (fly) / his (fote) for to sette [aaAx]
1,119 Ther he (faylede) and (ful) / and his (felawes) alle [aaAx]
1,120 And (helle) is [th]<er> (he) is / and (he) [th]<er>e ybounde [aaAx]
1,121 Euene [th]e (cont<ra>rie) sitteth (Crist) / (Clerkes) wyteth [th]e sothe [aaAx]
1,121 { Dixit d<omin>us d<omi>no meo sede a dextris meis } [Latin]
1,122 Ac of [th]is (mat<er>e) no (more) / [ne] (meuen) Y nelle [aaAx]
1,123 (Hewes) in [th]e (haliday) / aft<er> (hete) wayten [aaAx]
1,124 Ac thei (caren) nat thow hit be (cold) / (knaues) when [th]ei worche [aaAx]
1,125 (Wonderwyse) holy (wryt) telleth / how [th]ei fullen [aaXx]
1,126 Su<m>me in (erthe) su<m>me in (ayr) / su<m>me in (helle) depe [aaAx]

1,127 Ac (lucifer) (lowest) / (lith) of hem alle [aaAx] fol. 6r
1,128 ffor (pruyde) ther hym (pokede) / his (payne) hath non ende [aaAx]
1,129 And alle [th]at (worchen) [th]at (wikked) / is (wenden) thei sholle [aaAx]

1,130 --- transcribed below <a> ---
1,131 --- transcribed below (a) ---

1,132 (Estward) til (heuene) / (euere) to abyde [aaAx]
1,133 There (treuthe) is [th]e (to<ur>) / that (trinite) ynne sitteth [aaAx]
1,134 (Lere) hit thus (lewed) men / for (lettred) hit knoweth [aaAx]
1,135 That (treuthe) and (trewe) loue / is no (tresor) bettre [aaAx]

1,136 --- transcribed below (b) ---

1,137 By what (wey) it (wexeth) / and (wheder) out of my menynges [aaAx] (w:w:wh)
1,138 Thow (dotede) (daffe) q<uo>d she / (dulle) aren thy wittes [aaAx]
1,139 To (lyte) (lernedest) Y (leue) / (latyn) in thy [y]owthe [aaaAx]
1,139 { Heu michi q<uo>d st<er>ilem duxi vitam iuuenilem } [Latin]
1,140 Hit is a (kynde) (knowynge) / that (kenet) in thyn herte [aaAx]
1,141 ffor to (louye) thy (lord) / (leuest) of alle [aaAx]
1,142 (Dey) rather [th]en (do) / eny (dedly) synne [aaAx]
1,142 { Melius est mori q<ua>m male viuere } [Latin]
1,143 And this Y (trowe) be (treuth) / hoso kan (tecche) [th]e bettre [aaAx]
1,144 Lok [th]ow (soffre) hym to (seye) / and (so) thow myht lerne [aaAxx]
1,145 ffor (treuthe) (telleth) [th]at loue / ys (triacle) to abate synne [aaxAx]
1,146 And most (sou<er>ayne) (salue) / for (soule) and for body [aaAx]
1,147 Loue is (plonte) of (pees) / most (p<re>cious) of v<er>tues [aaAx]
1,148 ffor (heuene) (holde) hit ne myghte / so (heuy) hit fu<<r>>st semede [aaAx]
1,149 Til hit (hadde) of (erthe) / (y[y]oten) hitsilue [aaAx]
1,150 Was neuer (lef) vppon (lynde) / (lyhtere) theraft<ur> [aaAx]
1,151 As when hit hadde of [th]e (folde) / (flesch) and blode taken [aaXx]
1,152 Tho was hit (portatif) and (persaunt) / as is [th]e (poynt) of a nelde [aaAx]
1,153 May non (Armure) hit lette / ne none (heye) walles [axAx] ????
1,154 fforthi is (loue) (ledare) / of oure (lordes) folk<e> of heuene [aaAx]
1,155 And a (mene) as [th]e (Mayre) / is betwene [th]e (kyng) and [th]e (comune) [aaBb]
1,156 Ryht so is (loue) a (ledare) / and [th]e (lawe) shapeth [aaAx]
1,157 Vp (man) for his (mysdedes) / the (m<er>cement) he taxeth [aaAx]
1,158 And for to (knowe) hit (kyndly) / hit (comeseth) by myhte [aaAx]
1,159 And in [th]e (herte) [th]<er> / is [th]e (hed) and [th]e (heye) welle [aaAx]
1,160 ffor of (kynde) (knowynge) of herte / ther (comseth) a myhte [aaxAx]
(a)
1,130 Aft<ur> here (deth) (day) / and (dwelle) ther wrong is [aaAx]
1,131 And alle [th]at han (wel) (ywrouhte) (wende) [th]ey sholle [aaAx]
(b)
1,136 I haue no (kynde) (knowyng) q<uo>d Y / [y]ut mot [y]e (kenne) me bett<er>e

1,161 And [th]at (falleth) to [th]e (fader) / [th]at (formede) vs alle [aaAx] fol. 6v
1,162 (Lokede) on vs with (loue) / (let) his sone deye [aaAx]
1,163 (Mekeliche) for oure (mysdedes) / to (amende) vs alle [aaAx]
1,164 And [y]ut (wolde) hem no (wo) / [th]at (wrouhte) hym al [th]at tene [aaAx]
1,165 Bote (mekeliche) wt<h> (mouth) / (m<er>cy) he bysoughte [aaAx]
1,166 To haue (pitee) on [th]at (peple) / [th]at (paynede) hym to dethe [aaAx]
1,167 Here myhtow (se) (ensaumples) / in (hymself) one [aaAx]
1,168 That he was (myhtfull) and (meke) / and (m<er>cy) gan g<ra>unte [aaAx]
1,169 To hem [th]at (hengen) <<hy<m>>> (hye) / and <<his>> (herte) thorlede [aaAx]
1,170 fforthy Y (rede) [y]ow (riche) / haueth (reuthe) vppon [th]e pore [aaAx]
1,171 Thow [y]e be (myhty) to (mote) / beth (meke) in [y]oure werkes [aaAx]
1,172 ffor [th]e same (mesure) [th]at [y]e (meteth) / (amis) other elles [aaAx]
1,173 [Y]e shal be (weye) ([th]<er>with) / whenne [y]e (wende) hennes [aaAx]
1,173 { Eadem mensura qua mens fuer<itis> Rem<ecietur> vob<is> } [Latin]
1,174 ffor thow [y]e ben (trewe) of [y]oure (tonges) / and (treweliche) wynne [aaAx]
1,175 And ben as (chast) as a (child) / [th]at (chyht) no[th]<er> ne fyhteth [aaAx]
1,176 But yf [y]e (louye) (leeliche) / and (lene) [th]e pore [aaAx]
1,177 Of such (good) as (god) [y]ow sent / (goodliche) p<ar>te [aaAx]
1,178 [Y]e na haueth na (more) (meryte) / in (masse) ne in oures [aaAx]
1,179 Then (malkyn) of here (maydenheed) / when no (man) here couayteth [aaAx]
1,180 ffor (Iames) [th]e (gentele) / (iugeth) in his bokes [aaAx]
1,181 That (fayth) wt<h>outen [th]e (feet) / is (feblore) then nautht [aaAx]
1,182 And as (ded) as a (dorenayl) / but yf [th]e (dedes) folowe [aaAx]
1,182 { ffides sine op<er>ib<us> mortua est } [Latin]
1,183 (Chastite) wt<h>outen (charite) / worth (cheyned) in helle [aaAx]
1,184 Hit is as (lewed) thyng as a (laumpe) / [th]<a>t no (liht) is ynne [aaAx]
1,185 Mony (chapeleynes) aren (chaste) / ac (charite) hem fayleth [aaAx]
1,186 Aren none (hardore) ne (hungriore) / then men of (holy) chirche [aaAx]
1,187 (Auerous) and (euel) willed / when [th]ei ben (avaunsed) [aaAx]
1,188 (Vnkynde) to here (kyn) / and to alle (cristene) [aaAx]
1,189 (Chewen) here (charite) / and (chiden) aft<ur> more [aaAx]
1,190 And ben (acombred) wt<h> (coueytise) / thei can nou[gh]t (crepe) out [aaAx]
1,191 So (harde) ha[th] (auaryce) / (yhapsed) hem togederes [aaAx]
1,192 And [th]at is no (treuthe) of [th]e (trinite) / but (triccherye) synne [aaAx]
1,193 And a (luther) ensaunple (leef) me / as for [th]e (lewed) peple [aaAx]
1,194 ffor this aren (wordes) (ywryten) / in [th]e (ewangelie) [aaAx]

1,195 { Date & dabitur vobis } [Latin] fol. 7r
1,196 ffor Y dele [y]ow alle and [th]at is [th]e (lok) of (loue) / & (vnloseth) g<ra>ce [xaAa]
1,197 That (conforteth) alle (carefole) / (acombred) wt<h> synne [aaAx]
1,198 So (loue) is (lecche) of (lyf) / and (lysse) of alle payne [aaaAx]
1,199 And [th]e (graffe) of (grace) / and (g<ra>[th]est) way to heuene [aaAx]
1,200 fforthi Y may (seye) as Y (saide) eer / by (shit) of this texcestes [aaAx] (s:s:sh)
1,201 Whenne alle (tresores) ben (tried) / (treuthe) is [th]e beste [aaAx]
1,202 (Loue) hit q<uo>d [th]at (lady) / (lette) may Y no (lengore) [aaAa]
1,203 To (lere) the what (loue) is / and (leue) at me she (lauhte) [aaAa]

Passus s<e>c<un>dus de visione vbi pri<m>us
2,1 And thenne Y (kneled) vppon my (knees) / and (cried) to here of g<ra>ce [aaAx]
2,2 And sayde (m<er>cy) (madame) / for (mary) loue of heuene [aaAx]
2,3 That (bar) [th]at (blessid) (barn<n>) / [th]at (bouhte) <<vs>> on [th]e rode [aaaAx]
2,4 (Kenne) me by sum (craft) / to (knowe) [th]e false [aaAx]
2,5 (Loke) vppon thy (left) half / and (loo) where he standeth [aaAx]
2,6 (ffals) and (fauel) / and (fikel) tonge lyare [aaAx]
2,7 And (mony) mo of here (man<er>s) / of (men) and of wymmen [aaAx]
2,8 Y (lokede) vppon my (luft) half / as [th]e (lady) me tauhte [aaAx]
2,9 And a (womman) as hit (were) / (wonderly) yclothed [aaAx]
2,10 She was (p<ur>filed) in (pelure) / non (puyrere) on erthe [aaAx]
2,11 And (crouned) wt<h> a (croune) / [th]e (kyng) ha[th] non bettre [aaAx]
2,12 On alle here (fyue) (fyngeres) / (ful) (richeliche) (yrynged) [aaAbb]
2,13 And thereon (rede) (rubies) / and othere (riche) stones [aaAx]
2,14 Here (robynge) was (rychere)/ [th]en Y (rede) couthe [aaAx]
2,15 ffor to (telle) of here (atyer) / no (tyme) haue Y nouthe [aaAx]
2,16 Here (aray) wt<h> here (rychesse) / (raueschede) my herte [aaAx]
2,17 Heos (wyf) a (were) / and (what) was here name [aaAx] (w:w:wh)
2,18 (Leue) (lady) q<uo>d Y tho / (layn) nought yf [y]e knowen [aaAx]
2,19 That is (mede) [th]e (mayde) / hath niyed me ful ofte [aaXx]
2,20 And (ylow) on my (lemman) / [th]at (leute) is hoten [aaAx]
2,21 And (lakked) hym to (lordes) / [th]at (lawes) han to kepe [aaAx]
2,22 In (kynges) court in (comune) court / (cont<ra>rieth) my techynge [aaAx]
2,23 In [th]e (popes) (palays) / heo is (pryue) as mysulue [aaAx]
2,24 Ac (sothnesse) wolde nat (so) / for (she) is a bastard [aaAx] (s:s:sh)
2,25 Oon (fauel) was her (fader) / [th]at hath a (fykel) tonge [aaAx]
2,26 And (selde) (soth) sayth / bote yf he (souche) gyle [aaAx]

2,27 And (mede) is (man<er>ed) aft<ur> hym / as (men) of kynde carpeth [aaAx] fol. 7v
2,27 { Talis pater talis filia &c } [Latin]
2,28 ffor shal neuer (breere) (bere) / (berye) as a vine [aaAx]
2,29 Ne on a (croked) (kene) thorn / (kynde) fyge wexe [aaAx]
2,29 { Bona arbor bonum fructum facit } [Latin]
2,30 Y ouhte ben (herrore) then (heo) / (Y) com of a bett<er>e [aaAxx]
2,31 The (fader) [th]at me (forth) brouhte / { (filius) dei } he hoteth [aaAx]
2,32 That neu<er>e (lyede) ne (lauhede) / in al his (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
2,33 And Y am his (dere) (dought<er>) / (ducchesse) of heuene [aaAx]
2,34 That what man me louyeth / and my wille foleweth [xxXx]
2,35 Shal haue (grace) to (good) ynow / and a (good) ende [aaAx]
2,36 And what <<(man)>> (mede) (loueth) / my (lyf) Y dar wedde [aaBb]
2,37 He shal (lese) for here (loue) / a (lippe) of trewe charite [aaAx]
2,38 That helpeth (man) (moste) to heuene / (mede) (most) letteth [aaAa]
2,39 Y (do) hit vppon (dauyd) / the (doumbe) wil no[gh]t lyen [aaAx]
2,39 { D<omi>ne quis h<ab>itabit in tab<er>naclo tuo &c } [Latin]
2,40 And (d<auy>d) (vndoth) hymself / as [th]e (doumbe) sheweth [aaAx]
2,40 { Et sup<er> innocentem mun<er>a non accepit } [Latin]
2,41 (Tomorwe) worth (mede) (ymaried) / to a (mansed) wrecche [aaAa]
2,42 To oon (fals) (faythlesse) / of [th]e (fendes) kynne [aaAx]
2,43 (ffauel) thorw his (flat<er>ynge) speche / hath mede (foule) enchaunted [aaAx]
2,44 And al is (lyares) (ledynge) / this (lady) is thus ywedded [aaAx]
2,45 (Soffre) and thow shalt (see) / (suche) as ben apayed [aaAx]
2,46 That (mede) is thus (ymaried) / (tomorwe) [th]<o>u shalt aspye [aaAx]
2,47 (Knowe) hem well yf [th]<a>t (kanst) / and (kepe) the fro hem alle [aaAx]
2,48 That (loueth) here (lordschipe) / (lasse) other more [aaAx]
2,49 (Lacke) hem nat but (lat) hem worthe / til (leutee) be Iustice [aaAx]
2,50 And haue (power) to (pynschen) hem thenne / (pot) forth thy resou<n> [aaAx]
2,51 ffor Y (bykenne) the (crist) q<uo>d she / and his (clene) moder [aaAx]
2,52 And (acombre) thow neu<er>e thy (Consience) / for (coueityse) of mede [aaAx]
2,53 Thus (lefte) me that (lady) / (lyggynge) as aslepe [aaAx]
2,54 And Y say how (mede) was (maried) / (metyng) as it were [aaAx]
2,55 Al [th]e (riche) (retenaunce) / [th]at (rotheth) hem o fals lyuynge [aaAx]
2,56 Were (beden) to [th]e (Bridale) / a (bothe) half [th]e contre [aaAx]
2,57 Of (many) man<er>e (men) [th]at / of (mede) kynne were [aaAx]
2,58 Of (knyghtes) of (clerkes) / of other (comune) peple [aaAx]

2,59 As (sysores) (sompnores) / (shyryues) and here clerkes [aaAx] (s:s:sh) fol. 8r
2,60 (Bydels) and (bailifs) / and (brokeres) of chaffare [aaAx]
2,61 (Vorgoers) and (vitalers) / and (voketes) of the Arches [aaAx]
2,62 Y kan nou[gh]t (rykene) [th]e (route) / [th]at (ran) aboute mede [aaAx]
2,63 Ac (simonye) and (syuile) / and (sysores) of contrees [aaAx]
2,64 Were (most) pryue wt<h> (mede) / of eny (men) <<me>> thoghte [aaAx]
2,65 Ac (ffauel) was [th]e (furste) / [th]at (fette) here out of chambre [aaAx]
2,66 And a (brokor) (brouhte) here forth / to (be) ioyned wi[th] false [aaAxx]
2,67 When (simonye) and (syuile) / (yseyth) [th]<er> bothe wille [aaAx]
2,68 Thei (assentede) hit were (so) / at (sylueres) p<re>yere [aaAx]
2,69 Thenne (lup) (lyare) forth / and saide (loo) here a Chartre [aaAx]
2,70 That (Gyle) hath (gyue) to falsnesse /and (g<ra>untid) also mede [aaxAx]
2,71 And p<re>yeth (syuile) to (se) hit / and (syimonye) to rede hit [aaAx]
2,72 Thenne (simonye) and (syuyle) / (standeth) forth bothe [aaAx]
2,73 And (vnfoldeth) the (feffament) / [th]at (fals) hath ymaked [aaAx]
2,74 Thenne (saide) (symonye) / [th]at (syuyle) it herde [aaAx]
2,75 Al [th]at (loueth) and (byleueth) vp / (lykyng) of mede [aaAx]
2,76 (Leueth) hit (lenly) this worth / here (laste) mede [aaxAx]
2,77 That (foleweth) (falsnesse) / (ffauel) and lyare [aaAx]
2,78 (Mede) and suche (men) / [th]at aft<ur> (mede) wayten [aaAx]
2,78 { Sciant p<re>sentes & futuri &c } [Latin]
2,79 (Wyten) and (witnessen) / [th]at (wonyen) on erthe [aaAx]
2,80 That (mede) is (maried) / (more) for here richesse [aaAx]
2,81 Then for (holynesse) o[th]<er> (hendenesse) / o[th]<er> for (hey) kynde [aaAx]
2,82 (ffalsnesse) is (fayn) of here / (for) he wot here ryche [aaAxx]
2,83 And (fauel) [th]at hath a (fals) speche / (ffeffeth) hem by [th]is lettre [aaAx]
2,84 To ben (pru<n>yse) in (pruyde) / and (pouert) to dispice [aaAx]
2,85 To (bacbite) and to (boste) / and (bere) fals witnesse [aaAx]
2,86 To (skorne) and to (skolde) / and (sklaundre) to make [aaAx]
2,87 (Vnbuxu<m>) and (bold) / to (breke) [th]e ten hestes [aaAx]
2,88 The (Erldom) of (enuye) / and (Yre) he (hem) g<ra>unteth [aaaAx]
2,89 With <<the>> (chastel) of (cheste) / and (chaterynge) out of resoun [aaAx]
2,90 The (counteth) of (coueytise) / he (consenteth) to hem bothe [aaAx]
2,91 Wt<h> (vsurye) and (Auaryce) / and (other) fals sleythus [aaAx]
2,92 In (bargaynes) and (Brocages) / wt<h> the (borw) of thefte [aaAx]
2,93 Wt<h> al the (lordschip) of (leccherye) / in (lenghe) and in Brede [aaAx]

2,94 As in (werkes) and in (wordes) / and in (waytynges) of yes [aaAx] fol. 8v
2,95 In (woldes) and in (weschynges) / and wt<h> ydel thouhtes [aaXx]
2,96 There [th]at (wille) (wolde) / and <<ne>> (werkmanschip) faileth [aaAx]
2,97 (Glotonye) a (gyueth) hem / and (grete) othes (togederes) [aaAa]
2,98 Al (day) to (drynke) / at (diu<er>se) tau<er>nes [aaAx]
2,99 And there to (iangele) / and to (iape) and (iuge) here Emcristene [aaAx]
2,100 And (fastyng) dayes to (frete) / (byfore) noone and drynke [aaAxx]
2,101 Wt<h> (spiserye) (speke) ydelnesse / in vayne (speke) and (spene) [aaAa]
2,102 And sue (forth) suche (felawschipe) / til they ben (falle) in slewthe [aaAx]
2,103 And (awake) with (wanhope) / and no (wille) to amende [aaAx]
2,104 ffor a (leueth) be (lost) / when he his (lyf) (leteth) [aaAa]
2,105 This lyf to (folowe) (falsnesse) / and (folke) [th]at on hym leueth [aaAx]
2,106 After here (deth) [th]a<<y>> (dwellen) / (day) withouten ende [aaAx]
2,107 In (lordschip) wt<h> (lucifer) / as this (lettre) sheweth [aaAx]
2,108 With alle [th]e (app<ur>tinaunces) / of (p<ur>gatorye) and [th]e (peyne) of helle [aaAx]
2,109 In (wittenesse) of <<[th]is>> thyng / (Wrong) was the furste [axAx]
2,110 And (Peres) [th]e (P<ar>doner) / of (paulines) queste [aaAx]
2,111 (Butte) [th]e (Bedel) / of (Bannebury) sokene [aaAx]
2,112 (Raynald) [th]e (reue) / and (redyng) kynges manye [aaAx]
2,113 (Munde) [th]e (mullere) / and (monye) mo othere [aaAx]
2,114 In [th]e (date) of [th]e (deuel) / [th]is (dede) is aseled [aaAx]
2,115 By (syhte) of sire (simonye) / and (syuyles) leue [aaAx]
2,116 Thenne (tened) hym (teologie) / when he this (tale) herde [aaAx]
2,117 And (sayde) to (symonye) / now (sorwe) mot thow haue [aaAx]
2,118 Suche a (weddyng) to (w<or>che) / [th]at (wrathe) myhte treuthe [aaAx]
2,119 And ar this (weddyng) be (wrouhte) / (wo) to al [y]oure consayle [aaAx]
2,120 ffor (mede) is (moilere) / (amendes) was here dame [aaAx]
2,121 Althow (fals) were here (fader) / and (fikeltonge) her belsyre [aaAx]
2,122 (Amendes) was here (moder) / by trewe (menne) lokynge [aaAx]
2,123 And wt<h>outen here (moder) (Amendes) / (mede) may be wedded [aaAx]
2,124 ffor (treuthe) plyhte here (treuthe) / to wedde on of here douhteres [aaXx]
2,125 And (god) (g<ra>unte) hit were so / so no (gyle) were [aaAx]
2,126 And thow haste (gyue) here as (gyle) tauhte now / (god) [y]eue [th]e sorwe [aaAx]
2,127 ffor (syuyle) and (thisylue) / (selde) fulfulleth [aaAx]
2,128 That god wolde were ydo / wt<h>oute som deseyte [xxXx]
2,129 Y (Theologie) [th]e (tixt) knowe / yf (trewe) doom wittenesseth [aaAx]

2,130 That (laurence) the (leuyte) / that (lay) on [th]e gredyre [aaAx] fol. 9r
2,131 (Lokede) vp to oure (lord) / and (alowed) sayde [aaAx]
2,132 (God) of thy (g<ra>ce) / heuene (gates) opene [aaAx]
2,133 ffor Y (man) of thy (m<er>cy) / (mede) haue diserued [aaAx]
2,134 And sethe (man) (may) an heye / (mede) of god diserue [aaAx]
2,135 Hit (semeth) (sothly) / ri[gh]t (so) on erthe [aaAx]
2,136 That (mede) may be wedded / to no (man) bot treuthe [axAx]
2,137 And thow hast (feffed) here / wt<h> (fals) (fy) on suche lawe [aaAx]
2,138 ffor by (lesynges) [y]e (lacchen) / (largeliche) mede [aaAx]
2,139 That [y]e (nymeth) the (notaries) / to (nauhte) gynneth brynge [aaAx]
2,140 Holy (churche) and (charite) / [y]e (cheweth) and deuoureth [aaAx]
2,141 [Y]e shall (abyggen) hit (bothe) / (but) [y]e amende [th]e sonner [aaAxx]
2,142 ffor (wel) [y]e (wyte) (wernardus) / as holy (writ) telleth [aaaAx]
2,143 That (fals) is (faythles) / the (fende) is his syre [aaAx]
2,144 And as a (bastard) (ybore) / (by[y]ete) was he neuere [aaAx]
2,145 And (mede) is (moylore) / and (mayden) of gode [aaAx]
2,146 A myhte (kusse) the (kyng) / as for his (kynewomman) [aaAx]
2,147 fforthy (worcheth) by (wisdom) / and by (witt) also [aaAx]
2,148 And (ledeth) here to (londone) / there (lawe) may declare [aaAx]
2,149 Where (matrymonye) (may) be / of (mede) and of falshede [aaAx]
2,150 And thow (Iustices) (enioynen) hem / thorw (Ieroures) othes [aaAx]
2,151 [Y]ut beth (ywar) of [th]e (weddynge) / for (witty) is treuthe [aaAx]
2,152 And (Consience) is of his (consayl) / and (knoweth) [y]ow alle [aaAx]
2,153 And yf he (fynde) [y]ow in (defaute) / and wt<h> the (fals) holde [aaAx]
2,154 Hit shal (sitte) [y]oure (soules) / ful (sore) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
2,155 Hereto (assenteth) (syuyle) / ac (symonye) ne wolde [aaAx]
2,156 Til he hadde (seluer) for the (seel) / and (signes) of notaries [aaAx]
2,157 T<<h>>o (fette) (fauel) forth / (floreynes) ynowe [aaAx]
2,158 And bade (gyle) to (gyue) / (gold) al aboute [aaAx]
2,159 And manliche the (notaries) / [th]at (noon) of hem fayle [xaAx]
2,160 And (feffe) (fals) witnesse / wt<h> (floreynes) ynowe [aaAx]
2,161 ffor he may (mede) (amaystrye) / wt<h> his (merye) speche [aaAx]
2,162 Tho this (gold) was (ygyue) (grete) / was the thonkynge [aaAx]
2,163 That (fauel) and (fals) hadde / for he<<r>> (fayre) [y]eftes [aaAx]
2,164 And (comen) ful (courteysly) / to (conforte) the false [aaAx]
2,165 And (sayde) (softly) / (sese) shal we neu<er>e [aaAx]

2,166 Til mede be thy (wedded) (wyf) / (wolle) we nat stunte [aaAx] fol. 9v
2,167 ffor we haue (mede) (amaystred) / thorw oure (mery) tonge [aaAx]
2,168 That he (g<ra>unte[th]) to (go) / with a (goode) wille [aaAx]
2,169 To (londone) and to (loke) / yf (lawe) wille iugge [aaAx]
2,170 To be (maried) for (mone) / (med) hath assented [aaAx]
2,171 Thenne was (fauel) (fayn) / and (falsnesse) blythe [aaAx]
2,172 And leten (somne) alle his (segg<es>) / in vche (syde) aboute [aaAx]
2,173 And (bade) hem alle be (bowen) / (beggares) and othere [aaAx]
2,174 To (wende) wt<h> hym to (Westminst<er>) / his (weddyng) to honoure [aaAx]
2,175 Ac (hakeneys) (hadde) thei none / bote (hakeneys) to (huyre) [aaAa]
2,176 Thenne gan (gyle) to borwen hors / at many (gret) maystres [axAx]
2,177 And (shop) [th]at a (shereue) / (sholde) bere mede [aaAx]
2,178 (Softliche) in (schaunbre) / fram (syse) <<to>> (syse) [aaAa]
2,179 And (fals) and (fauel) / (fecche) forth sysores [aaAx]
2,180 And (ryde) on hem and on (reue<<s>>) / (righte) faste by mede [aaAx]
2,181 (Symonye) and (syuyle) / (seyden) and (sworen) [aaAa]
2,182 That (p<re>stis) and (p<ro>uisores) / sholden (p<re>lates) s<er>ue [aaAx]
2,183 And Y (mysulue) (syuyle) / and (symonye) my felawe [aaAx]
2,184 Wol (Ryde) vppon { (Rectores) } / and (ryche) men deuouto<ur>s [aaAx]
2,185 And notaries on (p<er>sones) / [th]at (p<er>muten) ofte [aaAx]
2,186 And on (pore) (p<ro>uisores) / and on (appeles) in <<[th]e>> Arches [aaAx]
2,187 (So<m>mno<ur>s) and (sodones) / { (sup<er>sedias) } taketh [aaAx]
2,188 On hem [th]at (loueth) (leccherye) / (lyppeth) vp and rydeth [aaAx]
2,189 On (secatours) and (such) men cometh / (softly) aft<ur> [aaxAx]
2,190 And lat (cope) [th]e (co<m>missarie) / oure (cart) shal he drawe [aaAx]
2,191 And (fecchen) oure (vitailes) / and { (fornicatores) } [aa{Ax}] (f:v:f)
2,192 And maketh of (lyare) a (lang) cart / to (lede) al this othere [aaAx]
2,193 As (fobbes) and (faytours) [th]at / on her (feet) rennen [aaAx]
2,194 Thenne (fals) and (fauel) / ryde (forth) togederes [aaAx]
2,195 And (mede) in [th]e (myddes) / and al this (men) aft<ur> [aaAx]
2,196 Y haue no (tome) to (telle) / the (tayl) [th]<a>t hem folewede [aaAx]
2,197 Of (many) man<er> (men) / for (mede) sake sende aft<ur> [aaAx]
2,198 Ac (gyle) was (forgoere) / to (gyen) al this peple [aaAx]
2,199 ffor to (wisse) hem [th]e (way) / and (wt<h>) mede abyde [aaAxx]
2,200 (Sothnesse) (seyh) hem alle / and (sayde) but lytel [aaAx]
2,201 And (prykede) forth on (pacience) / and (passed) hem alle [aaAx]

2,202 And (kam) to [th]e (kynges) Court / and (Consience) tolde [aaAx] fol. 10r
2,203 And (Consience) to [th]e (kyng) / (carpede) hit aft<ur> [aaAx]
2,204 Now by (crist) q<uo>d [th]e (kyng) / and y (cacche) myhte [aaAx]
2,205 (ffals) or (fauel) / or here (felawe) lyare [aaAx]
2,206 Y wolde be (awreke) on tho (wreches) / and on here (werkes) alle [aaAx]
2,207 And do hem (hange) by [th]e (halse) / and (alle) [th]<a>t hem maynteyneth [aaAx]
2,208 Shal neu<er>e (man) on [th]is (molde) / (maynpryse) [th]e leste [aaAx]
2,209 But riht as [th]e (lawe) (loketh) / (lat) falle on hem alle [aaAx]
2,210 And (comaundede) a (Constable) / that (cam) at [th]e furste [aaAx]
2,211 Go (atache) tho (tyrauntes) / for eny (tresor) y hote [aaAx]
2,212 Lat (fetere) (falsnesse) (faste) / for eny skynes [y]eftes [aaaXx]
2,213 And (gurdeth) of (gyles) heed / lat hym (goo) no wyddore [aaAx]
2,214 And bryngeth (mede) to (me) / (maugrey) hem alle [aaAx]
2,215 And yf [y]e (lacchen) (lyare) / (lat) hym nat askape [aaAx]
2,216 Ar he be (put) on [th]e (pylorye) / for eny (preyere) ich hote [aaAx]
2,217 (Drede) stod at [th]e (dore) / and (dene) herde [aaAx]
2,218 (What) was [th]e kynges (wille) / and (wyghtliche) (wente) [aaAa]
2,219 And bad (falsnesse) to (fle) / and his (feres) alle [aaAx]
2,220 (ffalsnesse) for (fere) tho / (fleyh) to [th]e (freres) [aaAa]
2,221 And (gyle) doth hym to (gone) / (agaste) for to deye [aaAx]
2,222 And (marchauntes) (mette) wt<h> hym / and (made) hym abyde [aaAx]
2,223 And (byschytten) hym in here (shoppe) / to (shewen) here ware [aaAx]
2,224 And (paraylede) hym lyke here (prentys) / the (peple) to s<er>ue [aaAx]
2,225 (Lyhtliche) (lyare) / (lep) awey thenne [aaAx]
2,226 (Lorkyng) throw (lanes) / (tologged) of moneye [aaAx]
2,227 He was nawher welcome / for his many tales [xxXx]
2,228 (Oueral) (yhouted) / and (yhote) trusse [aaAx]
2,229 Tyl (p<ar>doners) hadde (spyeson) hym / and (polleden) hym into house [aaAx] (p:sp:p)
2,230 Thei (woschen) hym and (wypeden) hym / and (wonden) hy<m> in cloutes [aaAx]
2,231 And (senten) hym on (sonendayes) / with (seeles) to churche [aaAx]
2,232 And gaf (p<ar>don) for (pans) / (poundmele) aboute [aaAx]
2,233 Thenne (lourede) (leches) / and (lettres) thei sente [aaAx]
2,234 That (lyare) sholde (wonye) / wt<h> hem (watres) to (loke) [abAb]
2,235 (Spysours) (speken) to hym / to (aspye) he<<r>><e> ware [aaAx]
2,236 ffor a (can) on here (craft) / and (knoweth) manye gommes [aaAx]
2,237 Ac (mynstrals) and (mesag<er>s) / (mette) wt<h> lyare ones [aaAx]

2,238 And (ofhelden) hym (half) [y]ere / and (eleue) dayes [aaAx] fol. 10v
2,239 Ac (ffreres) thorw (fayre) speche / (fetten) hym thennes [aaAx]
2,240 And for (knowyng) of (countreys) / they (copeden) hym as a frere [aaAx]
2,241 Ac he hath (leue) to (lep) out / as ofte as hym (liketh) [aaXa]
2,242 And is (welcome) when he cometh / and (woneth) wt<h> hem ofte [axAx]
2,243 (Symonye) and (syuile) / (senten) to Rome [aaAx]
2,244 And (putte) hem thorw (appeles) / in [th]e (popes) g<ra>ce [aaAx]
2,245 Ac (Consience) to [th]e (kyng) / (accused) hem bothe [aaAx]
2,246 And sayde syre (kyng) by (crist) / but (clerkes) amende [aaAx]
2,247 Thy (kynedom) thorw here (coueytise) / wol out of (kynde) wende [aaAx]
2,248 And (holy) churche thorw (hem) / worth (harmed) for (eu<er>e) [aaAa]
2,249 Alle (fledde) for (fere) / and (flowen) into hernes [aaAx]
2,250 Saue (mede) [th]e (mayde) / no (ma) durste abyde [aaAx]
2,251 Ac (treuliche) to (telle) / a (tremblede) for fere [aaAx]
2,252 And bothe (wepte) and (wrang) / when she (was) attached [aaAx]

Passus t<er>cius de visione vt p(rim)us
3,1 Now is (mede) [th]e (mayde) / and na (mo) of hem alle [aaAx]
3,2 Thorw (Bedeles) and (baylifs) / (ybrouhte) byfor [th]e kyng [aaAx]
3,3 The (kyng) (callede) a (clerke) / y (can) nat his name [aaaAx]
3,4 To take (mede) [th]e (mayde) / and (maken) here at ese [aaAx]
3,5 Y shal (asaye) here (mysulue) / and (sothliche) appose [aaAx]
3,6 What man of this world / [th]at here leuest haue [xxXx]
3,7 And yf she (worche) (wysely) / and by (wys) men consayl [aaAx]
3,8 Y wol (forgyue) here alle (gultes) / so me (god) helpe [aaAx]
3,9 (Cortesliche) [th]e (clerk) thenne / as [th]e (kyng) hyhte [aaAx]
3,10 Took (mede) by [th]e (myddel) / and (myldeliche) here brouhte [aaAx]
3,11 Into (boure) wt<h> (blisse) / and (by) here gan sitte [aaAxx]
3,12 Ac there was (myrthe) and (mynstracie) / (mede) to plese [aaAx]
3,13 That (wendeth) to (westmynst<er>) / (worschipede) here monye [aaAx]
3,14 (Genteliche) wt<h> (ioye) / the (iustices) somme [aaAx]
3,15 (Boskede) hem to [th]e (bour) ther / this (buyrde) dwelte [aaAx]
3,16 And (confortede) here as they (couthe) / by the (clerkes) leue [aaAx]
3,17 And sayden (mourne) nat (mede) / ne (make) thow no sorwe [aaAx]
3,18 ffor we (wol) (wisse) the kyng / and thy (way) shape [aaxAx]
3,19 ffor to (wedde) at thy (wille) / (where) the (leef) (licketh) [aaAbb]
3,20 ffor al (Consiences) (cast) / and (craft) as Y trowe [aaAx]

3,21 (Myldeliche) (mede) thenne / (m<er>cyede) hem alle [aaAx] fol. 11r
3,22 Of here (grete) (goodnesse) / and (gaf) hem vchone [aaAx]
3,23 (Coupes) of (clene) gold / (coppes) of syluer [aaAx]
3,24 (Rynges) wt<h> (rubees) / and othere (riche) [y]eftes [aaAx]
3,25 The leste (man) of here (mayne) / a (motou<n>) of gold [aaAx]
3,26 Whenne they hadde (lauhte) here (leue) // at this (lady) mede [aaAx]
3,27 Thenne (come) (clerkes) / to (conforte) here the same [aaAx]
3,28 And (beden) here be (blythe) / for we (beth) thyn owene [aaAx]
3,29 ffor to (worche) thy (wille) / the (while) [th](o)u myhte dure [aaAxx]
3,30 And Mede (hendeliche) / (behyhte) hem [th]e same [xaAx]
3,31 To (louye) hem (leeliche) / and (lordes) to make [aaAx]
3,32 And (p<ur>chace) [y]ow (p<ro>uendres) / while [y]oure (panes) lasteth [aaAx]
3,33 And (bygge) [y]ow (benefices) / (pluralite) to haue [aaAx] (b:b:p)
3,34 And in [th]e (constorie) at (court) / do (calle) [y]oure names [aaAx]
3,35 Shal no (lewedenesse) (lette) [th]e / (clerk) [th]at Y (louye) [aaAa] (l:l:cl:l)
3,36 That he ne worth (furste) (vaunsed) / (for) Y am byknowe [aaAxx]
3,37 There (connynge) (clerkes) / shal (clokke) byhynde [aaAx]
3,38 Thenne (come) [th]<er> a (confessour) / (ycoped) as a frere [aaAx]
3,39 To (mede) [th]e (mayde) / (myldeliche) he sayde [aaAx]
3,40 Thow (lewed) men and (lered) men / haued (layn) by the bothe [aaAx]
3,41 (ffalshede) (yfonde) the / al this (fourty) wynt<ur> [aaAx]
3,42 Y shal (assoyle) the (mysulue) / for a (seem) whete [aaAx]
3,43 And [y]ut be thy (bedman) and / (brynge) adoun Consience [aaXx]
3,44 Amonge (kynges) and (knyhtes) / and (clerkes) and the lyke [aaAx]
3,45 Thenne (mede) for here (mysdedes) / to this (man) knelede [aaAx]
3,46 (Shrofe) here of here (synne) / (shameles) Y leue [aaAx]
3,47 (Tolde) hym a (tale) / and (toke) hym a noble [aaAx]
3,48 ffor to (ben) here (bedman) / and to (bere) wel here ernde [aaAx]
3,49 Among (knyhtes) and (clerkes) / (consience) to turne [aaAx]
3,50 And he (assoilede) here (sone) / and (sethen) a (sayde) [aaAa]
3,51 'We han a (wyndowe) a (w(or)chynge) / (wol) stande vs ful heye [aaAxx]
3,52 Wolde [y]e (glase) [th]at (gable) / and (graue) ther [y]oure name [aaAx]
3,53 In (masse) and in (mataynes) / for (mede) we shal synge [aaAx]
3,54 (Solempneliche) and (softlyche) / as for a (suster) of oure ordre [aaAx]
3,55 (Loueliche) [th]at (lady) / (laghynge) sayde [aaAx]
3,56 Y shal be [y]oure (frende) (frere) / and (fayle) [y]ow neu<er>e [aaAx]

3,57 The whiles [y]e (louyen) this (lordes) / that (lecherye) haunteth [aaAx] fol. 11v
3,58 And (lacketh) nat this (ladyes) / [th]at (louyeth) [th]e same [aaAx]
3,59 Hit is but (frelete) of (fleysche) / [y]e (fyndeth) wel by bokes [aaAx]
3,60 And (co<ur>s) of (kynde) / wherof we (comen) alle [aaAx]
3,61 Ho may (askape) [th]e (sclaundre) / [th]e (skathe) myhte sone be mended [aaAx]
3,62 Hit is (synne) as of (seuene) / noon (sanno<ur>) relesed [aaAx]
3,63 Haueth (m<er>cy) q<uo>d (mede) / on (men) [th]at hit haunteth [aaAx]
3,64 And Y shal (cuu<er>e) [y]oure (kyrke) / and [y]oure (cloustre) make [aaAx]
3,65 Bothe (wyndowes) and (wowes) / Y (wol) amende and glase [aaAxx]
3,66 And (peynten) and (p<ur>trayen) / ho (payede) for [th]e makyng [aaAx]
3,67 That eu<er>y (seg) shal (se) / Y am (sustre) of [y]oure ordre [aaAx]
3,68 Ac (god) to alle (good) folk / suche (grauynge) defendeth [aaAx]
3,69 To (writen) on (wyndowes) / of eny (wel) dedes [aaAx]
3,70 An aunt<ur> (pruyde) be (paynted) there / and (pomp) of the world [aaAx]
3,71 ffor god (knoweth) thi (consience) / and ho [th]e (catel) ouhte [aaAx]
3,72
3,73 fforthy (leue) (lordes) / (leueth) suche writynges [aaAx]
3,74 (God) in [th]e (gospel) / suche (g<ra>uynge) nou[gh]t alloueth [aaAx]
3,74 {Nesciat dext<ra> quid faciat sinistra } [Latin]
3,75 (Lat) nat thy (lyft) hand / oure (lord) techeth [aaAx]
3,76 Ywyte what thow delest / wt<h> thi ryhte syde [xxXx]
3,77 [Y]ut (Mede) the (mayr) / (myldeliche) heo bysouhte [aaAx]
3,78 Bothe (schyreues) and (s<er>iauntes) / and (suche) as kepeth lawes [aaAx]
3,79 To (punischen) vppon (pilories) / and vppon (pynyng) stoles [aaAx]
3,80 As (Bakeres) and (Breweres) / (Bocheres) and cokes [aaAx]
3,81 ffor thyse (men) don (most) harm / to [th]e (mene) peple [aaAx]
3,82 (Rychen) thorw (reg<ra>terye) / and (rentes) hem beggeth [aaAx]
3,83 wt<h> that [th]e (pore) (peple) / sholde (potte) in here wombe [aaAx]
3,84 ffor (tok) thei on (trewely) / they (tymbred) nat so heye [aaAx]
3,85 Ne (bouhte) none (b<ur>gages) / (be) [y]e ful c<er>tayn [aaAxx]
3,86 Ne thei han no (pite) on the (peple) / [th]<a>t (p<ar>selmele) mot begge [aaAx]
3,87 And thow thei (take) hem (vntidy) thyng / no (tresou<n>) [th]ei ne halden hit [aaAx]
3,88 And thow thei (fillen) nat (ful) / [th]at (for) lawe is seled [aaAxx]
3,89 A (grypeth) [th]<er>fore a (gret) / as for [th]e (g<ra>yeth) treuthe [aaAx]
3,90 Many (sondry) (sorwes) / in (citees) falleth ofte [aaAx]
3,91 Bothe thorw (fuyr) and thorw (flood) / and al thorw (fals) peple [aaAx]
3,92 That (bygyleth) (goode) men / and (greueth) hem wrongly [aaAx]

3,93 The whiche [th]a<t> (crien) on here (knees) / [th]at (crist) hem auenge [aaAx] fol. 12r
3,94 (Here) on this (erthe) / or (elles) in (helle) [aaAa]
3,95 That so (bigileth) hem of here (goed) / [th]at (god) on hem sende [aaAx]
3,96 (ffeuer) or (fouler) euel / other (fuyr) on here houses [aaAx]
3,97 (Morreyne) or other (meschaunces) / and (mony) tymes hit falleth [aaAx]
3,98 That (innocence) is (herde) / in (heuene) amonge seyntes [aaAx]
3,99 That (louten) for hem to oure (lord) / and to oure (lady) bothe [aaAx]
3,100 (Graunte) (gylours) on erthe / (g<ra>ce) to amende [aaxAx]
3,101 And haue here (penaunce) on (puyre) erthe / and nat [th]e (peyne) of helle [aaAx]
3,102 And thenne (falleth) ther (fuyr) / on (fals) men houses [aaAx]
3,103 And (goode) mennes for here (gultes) / (gloweth) on fuyr aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,104 Al this haue we (seyn) / [th]at (som) tyme thorw a breware [xaAx]
3,105 Many (b<ur>gages) (ybrent) / and (bodies) [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
3,106 And thorw a (candle) (clemynge) / in (cursed) place [aaAx]
3,107 (fful) adoun and (forbrent) / (forth) alle [th]e rewe [aaAx]
3,108 fforthy (mayres) [th]at (maketh) fremen / (me) thynketh [th]<a>t [y]e ouhten [aaAxx]
3,109 ffor to (spyre) and to (aspye) / for eny (speche) of suluer [aaAx]
3,110 What (maner) (muster) / o[th]<er> (marchandise) he vsed [aaAx]
3,111 Ar he were (vnderfonge) (fre) / and (felawe) in [y]oure rolles [aaAx]
3,112 Hit is nat (seemely) for (sothe) / in (Citee) or in borw toun [aaAx]
3,113 That vsurers o[th]<er> reg<ra>ters / for enyskynes [y]eftes [xxXx]
3,114 Be (yfranchised) for a (freman) / and haue a (fals) name [aaAx]
3,115 Ac (Mede) [th]e (mayde) / [th]e (mayre) a bisowte [aaAx]
3,116 Of alle (suche) (sullers) / (seluer) to take [aaAx]
3,117 Or (p<re>sentes) wt<h>out (pans) / and o[th]<er> (p(ri)ue) [y]eftes [aaAx]
3,118 Haue (reuthe) on this (reg<ra>ters) / [th]at han (riche) handes [aaAx]
3,118 {In quor(um) manib<us> iniquitates sunt } [Latin]
3,119 (Loue) hem for my (loue) / q<uo>d this (lady) mede [aaAx]
3,120 And (soffre) hem (som) tyme / to (selle) a[y]eyne [th]e lawe [aaAx]
3,121 (Salamon) [th]e (sage) / a (sarmon) he made [aaAx]
3,122 In (amendement) of (mayres) / and o[th]<er> stywardes [aaXx]
3,123 And (wittenesseth) what (worth) of hem / [th]at (wolleth) take mede [aaAx]
3,123 {Ignis deuorabit tabemac(u)la eor(um) qui libent<er> accipiunt mun<er>a } [Latin]
3,124 Amonge thise (lettred) (lordes) / this (latyn) is to mene [aaAx]
3,125 That (fuyr) shal (falle) / and (forbrenne) al to blew aysches [aaAx]
3,126 The (houses) and [th]e (homes) / of (hem) [th]at taketh [y]eftes [aaAxx]

3,127 The (kyng) fram (conseyl) (come) / and (calde) aftur mede [aaaAx] fol. 12v
3,128 And (sente) for to (se) here / Y myhte nat (se) [th]at ladde here [aaAx]
3,129 ffol (corteisliche) [th]e (kynge) / as his (kynde) wolde [aaAx]
3,130 (Lacked) here a (litel) whith / for [th]at she (louede) gyle [aaAx]
3,131 And (wilned) to be (wedded) / (wt<h>outen) his leue [aaAx]
3,132 And til (treuthe) hadde (ytolde) here / a (tokene) fram hy<m>sulue [aaAx]
3,133 And saide (vnwittiliche) (wo<m>man) / (wroft) hastow ofte [aaAx]
3,134 And monye a (gulte) Y haue the (forgyue) / & my (g<ra>ce) (g<ra>unted) [aaAa]
3,135 Bothe to (the) and to (thyne) / in hope (thow) shost amende [aaxAx]
3,136 And ay the (leng<ur>) Y (late) <the> go / the (lasse) treuthe is wt<h> the [aaAx]
3,137 ffor (wors) (wrouhtestou) neu<er>e / then now tho thow fals toke [aaXx]
3,138 [Y]ut Y (forgyue) the [th]is (gult) / (godes) forbode eny more [aaAx]
3,139 Thow (tene) me and (treuthe) / and thow mowe be (atake) [aaXa]
3,140 In the (Castel) of (Corf) / y shal do (close) the as an ancre [aaAx]
3,141 Or in a (wel) (wors) (woen) / be seynte mary my lady [aaaXx]
3,142 That alle (wantowen) (women) / shal <be> (war) <be> [th]e one [aaAx]
3,143 And (bitt<er>liche) (banne) the / and alle [th]at (bereth) thy name [aaAx]
3,144 And (teche) the to louye (treuthe) / and (take) consail of resoun [aaAx]
3,145 Y haue a (knyght) (Consience) / (cam) late fro be[y]ende [aaAx]
3,146 Yf he (wilneth) the to (wyue) / (wolt) thow hym haue [aaAx]
3,147 [Y]e (lord) q<uo>d that (lady) / (lord) hit me forbede [aaAx]
3,148 But Y be (holly) at thyn (heste) / lat (hange) me (elles) [aaAa]
3,149 Thenne was (Consience) (ykald) / to (come) and apere [aaAx]
3,150 Byfore [th]e (kyng) and his (consayl) / as (clerkes) and o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
3,151 (Knelyng) (consience) / to [th]e (kyng) loutede [aaAx]
3,152 (What) his (wille) were / and (what) he do sholde [aaAx]
3,153 (Woltow) (wedde) this mede / yf Y (wol) assente [aaxAx]
3,154 ffor she is (fayn) of thy (felawschipe) / and (for) to be thy make [aaAxx]
3,155 Q<uo>d (Consience) to the (kyng) / (Crist) hit me forbede [aaAx]
3,156 Ar Y (wedde) suche a (wyf) / (wo) me bytyde [aaAx]
3,157 ffor she <is> (frele) of here (fayth) / and (fikel) of here speche [aaAx]
3,158 And (maketh) (men) mysdo / (manye) score tymes [aaAx]
3,159 In (trist) of here (tresor) / heo (teneth) fol monye [aaAx]
3,160 (Wyues) and (wedewes) / (wantonnesse) he techeth [aaAx]
3,161 And (lereth) hem to (lecherye) / [th]at (louyeth) here [y]eftes [aaAx]
3,162 [Y]oure (fader) she (afelde) / (fals) and she togederes [aaAx]

3,163 He hath (apoisend) (popes) / he (appeyreth) holy churche [aaAx] fol. 13r
3,164 Is nat a (bett<er>e) (baud) / (by) hym [th]at me made [aaAxx]
3,165 Bytwene (heuene) and (helle) / and (erthe) thogh men soughte [aaAx]
3,166 ffor she is (tikel) of here (tayl) / (talewys) of (tonge) [aaAa]
3,167 As (comyn) as [th]e (cartway) / to (knaues) and to alle [aaAx]
3,168 To (Monekes) to alle (men) / [y]e (musels) in hegges [aaAx]
3,169 (Lyggeth) by here when hem (lust) / (lered) and (lewed) [aaAx]
3,170 (Sysores) and (somnours) / (suche) men he preiseth [aaAx]
3,171 (Shyreues) of (shyres) / were (shent) yf he nere [aaAx]
3,172 ffor he doth men (lesen) here (lond) / and here (lyf) bothe [aaAx]
3,173 He lat (passe) (prisones) / (paieth) for hem ofte [aaAx]
3,174 And (gyueth) the (gaylers) (gold) / and (grotes) (togederes) [aaaAa]
3,175 To (vnfetere) the (fals) / (fle) wher hym liketh [aaaXx]
3,176 And (taketh) (treuthe) by the (top) / and (teieth) hym faste [aaaAx]
3,177 And (hangeth) hym for (hatrede) / [th]at (harmede) nere [aaAx]
3,178 To be (cursed) in [th]e (constorie) / a (counteth) nat a rusche [aaAx]
3,179 ffor a (copeth) [th]e (co<m>missarie) / and (coteth) his (clerkes) [aaAa]
3,180 He is (assoiled) thus (sone) / as (heresulue) lyketh [aaAx]
3,181 He (may) ny as (muche) do / in a (monthe) ones [aaAx]
3,182 As [y]oure (secrete) (seel) / in (sixe) score dayes [aaAx]
3,183 He is (p(ri)ue) wt<h> [th]e (pope) / (prouysours) it knoweth [aaAx]
3,184 ffor (symonye) and (heresulue) / (seleth) here bulles [aaAx]
3,185 He (blesseth) this (bischopes) / thow thei (ben) ny lewede [aaAx]
3,186 He (p<ro>uendreth) (p<er>sones) / and (p<re>stes) heo maynteneth [aaAx]
3,187 To holde (lemmanes) and (lotebyes) / al here (lyf) dayes [aaAx]
3,188 And (bringeth) forth (barnes) / a[y]enes (forbodene) lawes [aaAx]
3,189 {Sunt infelices / quia matres sunt meretrices} [Latin]
3,190 Ther she is (wel) wt<h> eny kyng / (wo) is [th]at rewme [axAx]
3,191 ffor she is (fauerable) to [th]e (fals) / the whiche (defouleth) treuthe [aaAx]
3,192 By (Iesu) wt<h> here (ieweles) / the (Iustices) she shendeth [aaAx]
3,193 He (lyth) a[y]eyn [th]e (lawe) / and (leith) hym [th]e gate [aaAx]
3,194 That (fayth) may nat haue his (forth) / here (floreynes) goth so thykke [aaAx]
3,195 And (leet) [th]e (lawe) as here (luste) / and (louedayes) maketh [aaaAx]
3,196 Thorw which (loueday) is (loste) / [th]at (leute) myhte wynne [aaAx]
3,197 The (mase) for a (mene) (man) / thow he (mote) eu<er>e [aaAx]
3,198 (Lawe) is so (lordliche) / and (loth) to maken eny ende [aaAx]

3,199 Wt<h>oute (p<re>sentes) o[th]<er> (pans) / he (pleseth) ful fewe [aaAx] fol. 13v
3,200 Trewe (Burgeys) and (bonde) / he (bryngeth) to nauhte ofte [aaAx]
3,201 And al [th]e (comune) in (care) / and in (coueytise) [aaAx]
3,202 (Religioun) he al to (reueth) / and oute of (reule) to lybbe [aaAx]
3,203 Ther ne is (Cite) vnder (sonne) / ne noon (so) (ryche) (reume) [aaAbb]
3,204 Ther he is (alowed) and (ylet) / by [th]at (laste) shal eny while [aaAx]
3,205 Wt<h>outen (werre) o[th]<er> (wo) / o[th]<er> (wickede) lawe [aaAx]
3,206 And (custumes) of (coueytise) / [th]e (comune) to destruye [aaAx]
3,207 (Vnsittyng) (soffraunce) / here (suster) and (heresulue) [aaAa]
3,208 Han (almest) (mad) / but (marye) the helpe [aaAx]
3,209 That no (lond) ne (loueth) the / and [y]ut (leeste) thyn owene [aaAx]
3,210 ffor (clerkes) and (coueitise) mede / hath (knet) togederes [aaAx]
3,211 That al [th]e (witt) of the (world) / is (woxe) into Gyle [aaAx]
3,212 Thus (lereth) this (lady) thi (lond) / now (lord) [y]eue here sorwe [aaaAx]
3,213 ffor (pore) men dar nat (pleyne) / ne no (pleynt) shewe [aaAx]
3,214 Such a (maist<er>) is (mede) / among (men) of gode [aaAx]
3,215 Thenne (mo<ur>nede) (mede) / and (menede) here to [th]e kynge [aaAx]
3,216 To haue (space) to (speke) / (spede) yf a myhte [aaAx]
3,217 The kyng (g<ra>untede) here (grace) / wt<h> a (goode) wille [aaAx]
3,218 (Excuce) the yf thow (kanst) / y (can) no more segge [aaAx]
3,219 ffor (Consience) (acuseth) the / to (congeye) the for eu<er>e [aaAx]
3,220 Nay (lord) q<uo>d [th]at (lady) / (leueth) hym [th]e worse [aaAx]
3,221 When [y]e <(wyte[th])> (witt<er>ly) / in whom [th]e (wrong) liggeth [aaAx]
3,222 Ther [th]at (meschief) is greet / (mede) may helpe [aaAx]
3,223 And [th]at (knowestou) (consience) / y (cam) nat to chyde [aaAx]
3,224 Ne to (dep<ra>ue) thy (p<er>sone) / wt<h> a (p<ro>ed) herte [aaAx]
3,225 Wel thow (wost) (weye) / but yf thow (wille) gabbe [aaAx]
3,226 Thow hast (hanged) on my (half) / (enleuene) tymes [aaAx]
3,227 And also (grypen) my (gold) / and (gyue) hit where [th]e liked [aaAx]
3,228 (Why) thow (wrathest) [th]e now / (wonder) me thynketh [aaAx]
3,229 [Y]ut Y (may) as Y (myhte) / (menske) [th]e wt<h> [y]eftes [aaAx]
3,230 And (maynteyne) thi (manhede) / (more) then thow knowest [aaAx]
3,231 Ac thow hast (famed) me (foule) / (byfore) [th]e kyng here [aaAx]
3,232 ffor (kulde) Y neu<er>e no (kyng) / ne (conseilede) so to done [aaAx]
3,233 Ac Y haue (saued) (myselue) / (sixty) thousand lyues [aaAx]
3,234 Bothe (here) and (elleswhere) / in (alle) kyne londes [aaAx]

3,235 Ac thow (thysulue) (sothly) / ho hit (segge) durste [aaAx] fol. 14r
3,236 Hast (arwed) many (hardy) man / [th]at (hadde) wille to fyhte [aaAx]
3,237 To (berne) and to (Bruttene) / to (bete) adoun strenghtes [aaAx]
3,238 In (contrees) there the (kyng) (cam) / (consience) hym lette [aaaAx]
3,239 That he ne (felde) nat his (foes) / tho (fortune) hit wolde [aaAx]
3,240 And as his (wyrdus) were ordeyned / at [th]e (wille) of oure lorde [axAx]
3,241 (Caytifliche) thow (Consience) / (conseiledest) [th]e (kyng) <to> leten [aaaAx]
3,242 In his (enemyes) (handes) / his (heritage) of ffraunce [aaAx]
3,243 (Vnconnynge) is [th]at (Consience) / a (kyndom) to sulle [aaAx]
3,244 ffor [th]at (conquereth) thorw a (comune) helpe / a (kyndom) or ducherie [aaAx]
3,245 Hit may nat be (sold) (sothliche) / (so) many part asketh [aaAxx]
3,246 Of (folk) [th]at (fauht) [th]<er>fore / and (folwede) [th]e kynges wille [aaAx]
3,247 The (leste) (ladde) [th]at (longeth) wt<h> hym / be [th]e (londe) ywonne [aaaAx]
3,248 (Loketh) aft<ur> (lordschipe) / or o[th]<er> (large) mede [aaAx]
3,249 Wherby he (may) as a (man) / for (eu<er>emore) lyue aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,250 And [th]at is [th]e (kynde) of a (kyng) / [th]at (conquereth) on his enemys [aaAx]
3,251 To (helpe) (heyliche) alle his (oste) / or (elles) graunte [aaaAx]
3,252 Al [th]at his men may (wynne) / do (therwt<h>) here beste [xaAx]
3,253 fforthy Y (consayl) no (kynge) / eny (conseyl) aske [aaAx]
3,254 At (Concience) [th]at (coueiteth) / to (conquere) a reume [aaAx]
3,255 ffor sholde neu<er>e (Consience) be my (constable) / were Y a (kyng) q<uo>d mede [aaAx]
3,256 Ne be (Marschal) ou<er> my (men) / there Y (moste) fyhte [aaAx]
3,257 Ac hadde Y (mede) ben his (marchel) / ouer his (men) in ffraunce [aaAx]
3,258 Y durste haue (yleyd) my (lyf) / and no (lasse) wedde [aaAx]
3,259 He sholde haue <be> (lord) of [th]at (lond) / a (lenghe) and a brede [aaAx]
3,260 And also (kyng) of [th]at (kuth) / his (kyn) for to helpe [aaAx]
3,261 The leeste (brolle) of his (blod) / a (barones) pere [aaAx]
3,262 (Vnconnyngliche) (Consience) / (conseiledest) hym thenne [aaAx]
3,263 To (lete) so his (lordschipe) / for a (litel) mone [aaAx]
3,264 Hit (bycometh) for a (kyng) / [th]at shal (kepe) a reume [aaAx]
3,265 To [y]eue (men) (mede) / [th]at (meekliche) hym s<er>ueth [aaAx]
3,266 To (aliens) and to (alle) men / to (honoure) hem wt<h> [y]eftes [aaAx]
3,267 (Mede) (maketh) hym be byloued / and for a (man) yholde [aaxAx]
3,268 (Empero<ur>s) and (Erles) / and (alle) man<er>e lordes [aaAx]
3,269 Thorw ([y]eftes) haen ([y]emen) / to ([y]erne) and to ryde [aaAx]
3,270 The (pope) and alle (p<re>lates) / (p<re>sentes) vnderfongen [aaAx]

3,271 And [y]euen (mede) to (men) / to (meyntene) here lawes [aaAx] fol. 14v
3,272 (Seruantes) for here (s<er>uyse) / mede they asken [aaXx]
3,273 And taken (mede) of here (maistres) / as [th]ei (mowen) acorde [aaAx]
3,274 (Bothe) (Begeres) and (bedemen) / crauen mede for here p<re>yeres [aaaXx]
3,275 (Munstrals) for here (minst<ra>cie) / a (mede) thei asken [aaAx]
3,276 Maistres [th]at (kenneth) (clerkes) / (craueth) therfore mede [aaAx]
3,277 (Prestes) [th]at (p<re>chen) / and [th]e (peple) techen [aaAx]
3,278 Asken (mede) and (maspans) / and here (mete) bothe [aaAx]
3,279 Alle (kyn) (crafty) men / (c<ra>uen) mede for here prentises [aaaXx]
3,280 (Marchaundise) and (mede) / (mot) nede togederes [aaAxx]
3,281 Is no (lede) [th]<a>t (leueth) / [th]at he ne (loueth) mede [aaAx]
3,282 And (glad) for to (grype) here / (gret) lord o[th]<er> pore [aaAx]
3,283 Q<uo>d [th]e (kyng) to (Consience) / by (crist) as me thynketh [aaAx]
3,284 (Mede) is worthy me thynketh / [th]e (maistrye) to haue [axAx]
3,285 Nay q<uo>d (Consience) to [th]e (kyng) / (clerkes) witeth [th]e sothe [aaAx]
3,286 That (mede) <is> (eu<er>more) / a (mayntenour) of Gyle [aaAx]
3,287 As [th]e (saut<er>) (sayth) / by (such) [th]at [y]eueth mede [aaAx]
3,288 Tha<t> (vnlaufulliche) (lyuen) / hauen (large) handes [aaAx]
3,289 To [y]eue (men) (mede) / (more) o[th]<er> lasse [aaAx]
3,290 Ac ther is (mede) and (m<er>cede) / and bothe (men) demen [aaAx]
3,291 A (desert) for som (doynge) / (derne) o[th]<er> elles [aaAx]
3,292 (Mede) (many) tymes / (men) [y]eueth bifore [th]e doynge [aaaXx]
3,293 And [th]at is nother (resoun) / ne (ryhte) ne in no (rewme) lawe [aaAx]
3,294 That eny (man) (mede) toke / but he hit (myhte) deserue [aaAx]
3,295 And for to (vndertake) / [th]e (trauaile) for another [xaAx]
3,296 And (wot) neu<er>e (witt<er>ly) / (where) he (lyue) so (longe) [aaAbb]
3,297 Ne (haue) (hap) to his (hele) / mede to deserue [aaaXx]
3,298 Y (halde) hym (ou<er>hardy) / or (elles) nat trewe [aaAx]
3,299 That {(p<re>) manib<us>} is (paied) / or his (pay) asketh [aaAx]
3,300 (Harlotes) and (hoores) / and (also) fals leches [aaAxx]
3,301 They (asken) here (huyre) / ar thei (hit) haue deserued [aaAx]
3,302 And (Gylours) (gyuen) byfore / and (goode) men at [th]e ende [aaAx]
3,303 When [th]e (dede) is (ydo) / and [th]e (day) endit [aaAx]
3,304 And [th]at is no (mede) / but a (m<er>cede) a (man<er>e) dewe dette [aaAx]
3,305 And but hit (p<re>stly) be (ypayed) / [th]e (payere) is to blame [aaAx]
3,306 As by the (book) [th]at (byt) / (nobody) wt<h>holde [aaAx]

3,307 The (huyre) of his (hewe) / ou<er> (eue) til amorwe [aaAx] fol. 15r
3,307 {Non morabit<ur> opus merse(narii) &c} [Latin]
3,308 And ther is (resoun) as a (reue) / (rewardynge) treuthe [aaAx]
3,309 That bothe the (lord) and the (laborer) / be (leely) ys<er>ued [aaAx]
3,310 The (mede) [th]at (many) p<re>st taken / for (masses) [th]at thei syngen [aaAx]
3,311 {(Amen) (Amen)} (Matheu) seyth / { (M<er>cedem) suam recipiunt} [aaaAx]
3,312 In (Merchandise) is no (mede) / y (may) hit wel avowe [aaAx]
3,313 Hit is as a (p<er>mutacioun) (ap<er>tly) / on (peneworth) for another [aaAx]
3,314 And thow the (kyng) of his (cortesye) / (cays<er>) or pope [aaAx]
3,315 [Y]eue (lond) or (lordschipe) / o[th]<er> o[th]er (large) [y]eftes [aaAx]
3,316 To here (lele) and to (lege) / (loue) ys the cause [aaAx]
3,317 And yf the (lele) and (lege) / be (luyther) men aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,318 Bothe (kyng) and (cays<er>) / and [th]e (crouned) pope [aaAx]
3,319 May (desalowe) that thei (dede) / and (do) [th]<er>wt<h> another [aaAx]
3,320 And (bynyme) hit hem (anone) / and (neu<er>emore) aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,321 Noyther (eny) of here (ayres) / (hardy) to claymen [aaAx]
3,322 That (kyng) o[th]<er> (kays<er>) hem gaf / (catel) o[th]<er> rente [aaAx]
3,323 ffor (god) (gaf) salomon / (grace) vpon erthe [aaAx]
3,324 (Richesse) and (resoun) / the while he (ryhte) lyuede [aaAx]
3,325 And as (sone) as god (seyh) / a (sewed) nat his wille [aaAx]
3,326 A (refte) hym of his (richesse) / and of his (ryhte) mynde [aaAx]
3,327 And hym (lyue<d>) in (mysbileue) / y (leue) he be in helle [aaAx]
3,328 So (god) (gyueth) nothyng / [th]at {si} ne is the (glose) [aaXa]
3,329 And ryhte so sothly / may kyng and pope [xxXx]
3,330 Bothe (gyue) and (g<ra>unte) / there his (grace) lyketh [aaAx]
3,331 And (efte) (haue) hit (a[y]eyne) / of (hem) [th]at don (ylle) [aaaAa]
3,332 Thus is (mede) and (m<er>cede) / as two (man<er>) relacions [aaAx]
3,333 (Rect) and (indirect) / (reninde) bothe [aaAx]
3,334 On a (sad) and a (siker) / (semblable) to (hemsuluen) [aaAa]
3,335 As adiectif and sustantif / vnite asken [xxXx]
3,336 And (acordaunce) in (kynde) / in (case) and in nombre [aaAx]
3,337 And (ayther) is otheres (helpe) / of (hem) cometh retribuc(i)ou<n> [aaAxx]
3,338 And that [th]e (gyft) [th]at (god) (gyueth) / to alle (lele) (lyuynge) [aaAbb]
3,339 (Grace) of (good) ende / and (gret) ioye aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,339 {Retribuere dignare d(omi)ne deus &c} [Latin]
3,340 Q<uo>d the (kyng) to (Consience) / (knowen) Y wolde [aaAx]

3,341 What is {(relacion) (rect)} / and {(indirect)} aftur [aaAx] fol. 15v
3,342 Thenne {(adiectyf)} and {sustantyf} / for (englisch) was it neu<er>e [axAx]
3,343 {(Relac(i)ou<n>) (rect)} q<uo>d Consience / is a (record) of treuthe [aaxAx]
3,343 {Quia antelate rei recordatiuu<m> est} [Latin]
3,344 (ffolowynge) and (fyndynge) out / [th]e (fundement) of a st<re>nghe [aaAx]
3,345 And (styfliche) (stande) forth / to (strenghe) [th]e fundement [aaAx]
3,346 In (kynde) and in (case) / and in [th]e (cours) of nombre [aaAx]
3,347 As a (leel) (laborer) / (byleueth) [th]at his maister [aaAx]
3,348 In his (pay) and in his (pite) / and in his (puyr) treuthe [aaAx]
3,349 To (pay) hym yf he (p<ar>forme) / and haue (pite) yf he faileth [aaAx]
3,350 And (take) hym for his (trauaile) / al [th]at (treuthe) wolde [aaAx]
3,351 So of (hol) (herte) cometh (hope) / and (hardy) relacoun [aaaAx]
3,352 (Seketh) and (seweth) / his {(sustantif)} (sauacioun) [aaAa]
3,353 That is (god) the (ground) of al / a (g<ra>ciouse) {antecedent} [aaAx]
3,354 And man is {(relatif) (rect)} / yf he be (rihte) trewe [aaAx]
3,355 He (acordeth) wt<h> (crist) / in (kynde) &c [aaAx]
3,355 {V<er>bum caro f<a>c(tu)m in case} [Latin]
3,356 {(Credere) in (eccl<es>ia)} / in holy (kyrke) to bileue [{aa}Ax]
3,357 {In nombre} (Rotye) and (aryse) / and (remissiou<n>) to haue [aaAx]
3,358 Of oure (sory) (synnes) / to be (assoiled) and yclansed [aaAx]
3,359 And lyue as oure (crede) vs (kenneth) / wt<h> (crist) wt<h>outen ende [aaAx]
3,360 This is {(relacion) (rect)} / (ryht) {adiectyf} and {sustantyf} [{aa}a{Xx}]
3,361 (Acordeth) in alle (kyndes) / wt<h> his {antecedent} [aaXx]
3,362 {Indirect} thyng is / as hoso coueytede [{x}xXx]
3,363 Alle (kyn) (kynde) / to (knowe) and to folowe [aaAx]
3,364 And wt<h>oute (cause) to (cache) / and (come) to bothe nombres [aaAx]
3,365 In whiche ben (gode) and nat (gode) / and (g<ra>unte) here nauhte will [aaAx]
3,366 And [th]at is nat (resonable) ne (rect) / to (refuse) my syre name [aaAx]
3,367 Sethe Y am his (sone) and his (s<er>uant) / (sewe) for his ryhte [aaAx]
3,368 ffor hoso (wolde) to (wyue) haue / my (worliche) douht<er> [aaAx]
3,369 I wolde (feffe) hym wt<h> alle here (fayre) / and wt<h> here (foule) taylende [aaAx]
3,370 So {(indirect)} is / (inlyche) to coueyte [axAx]
3,371 To (acorde) in alle (kynde) / and in alle (kyn) nombre [aaAx]
3,372 wt<h>outen (coest) and (care) / and alle (kyn) t<ra>uayle [aaAx]
3,373 Ac {(relacoun) (rect)} / is a (ryhtful) custume [aaAx]
3,374 As a (kyng) to (clayme) / the (comune) at his wille [aaAx]

3,375 To (folowe) and to (fynde) hym / and seche at hem his consayl [aaXx] fol. 16r
3,376 That here (loue) to his (lawe) / Thorw al [th]e (lond) acorde [aaAx]
3,377 So (comune) (claymeth) of a (kyng) / thre (kyne) thynges [aaaAx]
3,378 (Lawe) (loue) and (lewete) / and hym (lord) {antecedent} [aaAx]
3,379 Bothe (heued) and here kyng / (haldyng) wt<h> no p<ar>tey[y]e aaXx]
3,380 Bote (standynge) as a (stake) / [th]at (stikede) in a mere [aaAx]
3,381 Bytwene (two) lordes / for a (trewe) marke [axAx]
3,382 Ac [th]e moste (p<ar>tie) / of (peple) now (puyr) {indirect} semeth [aaAx]
3,383 ffor they (wilnen) and (wolden) / as beste (were) for hemsulue [aaAx]
3,384 Thow the (kyng) and [th]e (comune) / al the (coest) hadde [aaAx]
3,385 Such (inp<ar>fit) (peple) / (rep<re>ueth) alle resoun [aaAx]
3,386 And (halt) hem (vnstedefast) / for (hem) lakketh {case} [aaAxx]
3,387 As {(relacoynes) indirect} / (reccheth) thei neu<er>e [axAx]
3,388 Of the (cours) of {(case)} / so thei (cache) suluer [aaAx]
3,389 Be the (peccunie) (ypaied) / thow (p<ar>ties) chyde [aaAx]
3,390 He [th]at (mede) may lacche / (maketh) lytel tale [axAx]
3,391 (Nyme) he a (noumbre) / of (nobles) or of shillynges [aaAx]
3,392 How [th]at (cliauntes) (acorde) / (acounteth) mede litel [aaAx]
3,393 Ac {(adiectyf)} and {sustantyf} . is as (y) her tolde [{a}{x}Ax]
3,394 That is vnite acordaunde / {in case in gendre and in noumbre} [xxXx]
3,395 And is to nempne in oure (mouth) / (more) ne (mynne) [xaAa]
3,396 But [th]at alle (maner) (men) / (wymmen) and childrene [aaAx]
3,397 Sholde (confo<ur>me) hem to o (kynde) / on holy (kyrke) to bileue [aaAx]
3,398 And (coueyte) [th]e {(case)} / when thei (couthe) vnderstande [aaAx]
3,399 To (syke) for here (synnes) / and (soffre) harde penaunce [aaAx]
3,400 ffor [th]at (lordes) (loue) / that for oure (loue) deyede [aaAx]
3,401 And (coueytede) oure (kynde) / and be (kald) in oure name [aaAx]
3,401 {Deus homo} and (nyme) hym into oure (noumbre) / (now) and eu<er>emore [{x}aaAx]
3,402 --- at the beginning of 401 ---
3,402a { Qui in caritate manet in deo manet et deus in eo } [Latin]
3,403 Thus is (man) and (mankynde) / in (man<er>) of { sustantyf } [aaA{x}]
3,404 As {(hic) & (hec) (homo)} / (askyng) an {(adiectyf)} [{aaa}A{a}]
3,405 Of thre (trewe) { (t<er>mison<es>) } / { (trinitas) vnus deus } [aaAx]
3,405 { No<m>inatiuo pat<er> & filius &c sp<iritu>s s<an>c<t>us } [Latin]
3,406 Ac hoso (rat) of {(regum)} / (rede) me (may) of (mede) [a{a}Abb]
3,407 (How) heo (Absolou<n>) / to (hangynge) brouhte [aaAx]
3,408 And (seche) for (sauel) / (saued) a kyng fo<<r>> mede [aaaXx]

3,409 Agaynes (godes) (comandement) / (god) tok such a vengeaunce [aaAx] (g:c:g) fol. 16v
3,410 That (saul) for [th]at (synne) / and his (sone) deyede [aaAx]
3,411 And [y]af the (kyndom) to his (knaue) / [th]at (kept) shep and lambren [aaAx]
3,412 As me (ret) in {(regu<m>)} / aft<ur> (Ruth) of kynges [aaAx]
3,413 How god (sente) to (sauel) / be (samuel) [th]e p<ro>phete [aaAx]
3,414 That (agag) of (Amalek) / and (alle )his leege peple [aaAx]
3,415 Sholde (deye) (derfly) / for (dedes) of here eldres [aaAx]
3,416 (Sauel) q<uo>d (samuel) / god (hymsulue) hoteth [aaAx]
3,417 To be (buxu<m>) at my (byddyng) / his (bone) to fulfille [aaAx]
3,418 (Haste) the wt<h> al thyn (oste) / to [th]e lond of (Amalek) [aaXa]
3,419 And alle [th]at (leueth) on [th]at (lond) / oure <(lord)> wol [th]<a>t thow sle hit [aaAx]
3,420 Man & (wo<m>man) and (wyf) / childe (wedewe) and bestes [aaAx]
3,421 That (dwelleth) in (Amalek) / (mebles) and (vnmebles) [aaAa]
3,422 Man and alle bern hit here hit nat awey / be hit neu<er> so riche [xxXx]
3,423 ffor eny (mede) of (money) / al that thow (myhte) [aaXa]
3,424 (Spille) hit (spare) hit nat / and thow shalt (spede) th<e> bett<er>e [aaAx]
3,425 And for a (coueytede) here (catel) / and the (kyng) sparede [aaAx]
3,426 (fforbar) hym and his (beste) (bestes) / as [th]e (byble) wittenesseth [aaaAx]
3,427 (Otherwyse) then god (wolde) / and (warnede) hym by [th]e p<ro>phete [aaAx]
3,428 God (sayde) to (samuel) / [th]at (sauel) sholde deye [aaAx]
3,429 And (al) is for [th]at (synne) / (shentfolyche) (ende) [abBa]
3,430 Thus was (kyng) sauel (ou<er>come) / thorw (coueytise) of mede [aaAx]
3,431 That god for (eu<er>e) / and (alle )his (eyres) (aftur) [xaaAa]
3,432 The { (culor<um>) } of this (kaes) / (kepe) y nat to shewe [{a}aAx]
3,433 An aunt<ur> hit (nuyede) me / noen ende wol Y make [aaAx] (n-au:n:n-e)
3,434 ffor so is the (world) (went) / wt<h> hem [th]at han [th]e power [aaAxx]
3,435 That he [th]at (sayth) men (sothest) / is (sonnest) yblamed [aaAx]
3,436 In (Consience) (knowe) this / for (kynde) wit me tauhte [aaAx]
3,437 That (resoun) shal (regne) / and (reumes) gou<er>ne [aaAx]
3,438 And riht as (agag) (hadde) / (happe) shal so<m>me [aaAx]
3,439 (Samuel) shal (sle) hym / and (sauel) shal be yblamed [aaAx]
3,440 And (dauid) shal be (ydyademed) / and (adaunte) alle oure enemyes [aaAx]
3,441 And o (cristene) (kyng) / (kepe) vs echone [aaAx]
3,442 Shal no (mede) be (maist<er>) / (neu<er>emore) aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,443 Ac (loue) and (lownesse) / and (lewete) togyderes [aaAx]
3,444 Tho shal be (maistres) on (molde) / trewe (men) to helpe [aaAx]

3,445 And hoso (taketh) a[y]eyn (treuthe) / or (t<ra>nsuerseth) a[y]eyns resoun [aaAx] fol. 17r
3,446 (Lewete) shal do hym (lawe) / and no (lyf) elles [aaAx]
3,447 Shal no (s<er>uaunt) for (s<er>uicie) / werie a (selk) houe [aaAx]
3,448 Ne no (pelure) in his (pauelou<n>) / for (pledyng) at [th]e barre [aaAx]
3,449 (Muchel) is thorw (mede) / (mony) tymes ysoffred [aaAx]
3,450 And (letteth) the (lawe) / thorw here (large) [y]eftes [aaAx]
3,451 Ac (kynde) loue shal (come) [y]ut / and (Consience) togyderes [aaAx]
3,452 And maky of (lawe) a (laborer) / suche (loue) shal aryse [aaAx]
3,453 And such (pees) among [th]e (peple) / and a (p<ar>fit) treuthe [aaAx]
3,454 That iewes shal (wene) in he<r> (wit) / & (wexen) so glade [aaAx]
3,455 That here (kyng) be (ycome) / fro [th]e (co<ur>t) of heuene [aaAx]
3,456 The which (moises) or (messie) / [th]at (men) ben so trewe [aaAx]
3,457 ffor alle [th]at (bereth) (baslard) / (briht) swerd o[th]<er> launce [aaAx]
3,458 (Ax) o[th]<er> (hachet) / or (eny) kyne wypne [aaAx]
3,459 Shal be (demed) to [th]e (deth) / but yf he (do) hit smythye [aaAx]
3,460 Into (sykel) or into (sythe) / to (shar) o[th]<er> to colt<ur> [aaAx] (s:s:sh)
3,460 { Conflabunt gladios suos in vom<er>es & lancias in falc<es> } [Latin]
3,461 Vche man to (pley) wt<h> a (plogh) / a (pikois) o[th]<er> a spade [aaAx]
3,462 (Spynne) o[th]<er> (speke) of god / and (spille) no tyme [aaxAx]
3,463 (Prestes) and (p<er>sones) { (placebo) } and { dirige } [aaAx]
3,464 Here (saut<er>) and here (seuene) phalmes / for alle (synful) p<re>yen [aaAx]
3,465 (Haukyng) or (huntyng) / yf (eny) of hem hit vse [aaAx]
3,466 Shal (lese) [th]<er>fore his (lyflode) / and his (lyf) p<ar>aunt<ur> [aaAx]
3,467 Shal nother (kyng) ne (knyght) / (Constable) ne mayre [aaAx]
3,468 (Ou<er>karke) [th]e (comune) / ne to [th]e (Co<ur>t) sompne [aaAx]
3,469 Ne (potte) men in (panele) / ne do men (plihte) here treuthe [aaAx]
3,470 But aft<ur> [th]e (dede) [th]at is (ydo) / the (doom) shal recorde [aaAx]
3,471 (M<er>cy) or no (m<er>cy) / as (most) trewe acorden [aaAx]
3,472 (Kyng(es)) co<ur>t and (comune) co<ur>t / (constorie) and shaprie [aaAx]
3,473 Al shal be (but) a court / and o <(barn)> be Iustice [axAx]
3,474 And that worth (trewe) (tonge) a (tydy) man / [th]at (tened) me neu<er>e [aaaAx]
3,475 Batailes sholle neu<er>e eft / be ne man here eg toel [xxXx]
3,476 And yf eny (smyth) (smethen) hit / be (smyte) [th]<er>wt<h> to dethe [aaAx]
3,476 { Non leuabit gens cont<ra> gentem gladiu<m> n(e)c ex<er>cebunt<ur> vlt<ra> ad p<re>liu<m> } [Latin]
3,477 Ac ar this (fortune) (falle) / (fynde) me shal the worste [aaAx]
3,478 Be (sixe) (sonnes) and a (ship) / and half a (shef) of arwes [aaaAx]

3,479 And the <ly[gh]t> of [th]e (mone) / shal (make) [th]e iewes t<ur>ne [xaAx] fol. 17v
3,480 And (saresines) for [th]at (syhte) / shal (syng) {Credo in (sp(iritu)m) (s(anct)um) } [aaaAa]
3,481 ffor (Machameth) and (mede) / and (mishap) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
3,482 { Quia melius est bonu<m> nomen q<ua>m diuicie multe } [Latin]
3,483 As (wroth) as (wynd) / (wax) mede [th]<er>aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,484 Loo what (salamon) (sayth) q<uo>d she / in { (sapiense) } in [th]e bible [aaAx]
3,485 That ([y]eueth) ([y]eftes) taketh ([y]eme) / the victorie a wynneth [aaAx]
3,486 And muche (worschipe) (therwt<h>) / as holy (writ) telleth [aaAx]
3,486 { Honorem adquiret qui dat mun<er>a } [Latin]
3,487 I (leue) the (lady) q<uo>d Consience / for [th]at (Latyn) is trewe [aaxAx]
3,488 Thow art (lyk) a (lady) / [th]at a (lessoun) radde [aaAx]
3,489 Was {(om<n>ia) (p<ro>bate)} / [th]at (plesede) here (herte) [abBa]
3,490 That (lef) was no (leng<ur>) / and at [th]e (leues) ende [aaAx]
3,491 Ac hadde she (loked) in [th]e (luft) half / and [th]e (lef) t<ur>ned [aaAx]
3,492 A sholde haue (yfonde) (folwynge) / (fele) wordes aft<ur> [aaAx]
3,493 { Quod bonu<m> est (tenete) } / a (tixst) of (treuthe) makynge [aaAx]
3,494 So (hoso) techeth {(sapience)} / (fynde) he shall (foloweth) [aaBb]
3,495 A ful (teneful) (tyxst) / to hem [th]at (taketh) mede [aaAx]
3,496 The whiche [th]at (hatte) as y (haue) rad / and (o[th]<er>) [th]at can rede [aaAx]
3,496 { A<n>i<m>am aufert accipienciu<m> } [Latin]
3,497 (Worschipe) a (wynneth) [th]at / (wol) [y]eue mede [aaAx]
3,498 Ac he [th]at (resceyueth) here or (recheth) here / is (resceto<ur>) of Gyle [aaAx]

Passus quartus de visione vt p<rim>us
4,1 Sethe (saide) [th]e kynge y / (soffre) [y]ow no lengore [axAx]
4,2 [Y]e shal (sauhtene) for (sothe) / and (s<er>ue) me bothe [aaAx]
4,3 (Kusse) here q<uo>d the (kyng) / (Consience) y hote [aaAx]
4,4 Nay by (Crist) q<uo>d (Consience) / (congeie) me are [aaAx]
4,5 But (resoun) (rede) me [th]<er>tyl / (rather) wolde Y dey [aaAx]
4,6 And Y (comaunde) q<uo>d the (kyng) / to (Consience) thenne [aaAx]
4,7 (Rape) the to (ryde) and (resoun) / [th]at thow seche [aaAx]
4,8 (Comaunde) hym [th]at he (come) / my (consayle) to here [aaAx]
4,9 ffor he shal (reulen) my (rewme) / and (rede) me the beste [aaAx]
4,10 Of (mede) and of (mo) othere / and what (man) shal here wedde [aaAx]
4,11 And (acounte) wt<h> the (Consience) / so me (Crist) helpe [aaAx]
4,12 How thow (ledest) my peple (lered) and (lewed) [axAa]
4,13 Y am (fayn) of that (foroward) in (fayth) tho q<uo>d Consience [aaAx]

4,14 And (rood) forth to (resoun) / and (rouned) in his ere [aaAx] fol. 18r
4,15 And (sayde) hym as [th]e kyng (sayde) / and (sennes) he took his leue [aaAx]
4,16 Y shal (aray) me to (ryde) q<uo>d (resoun) / (reste) the while [aaaAx]
4,17 And (kalde) (Catoun) his (knaue) / (Corteys) of speche [aaaAx]
4,18 And also thenne (trewe) (tonge) / (telle) me no (tales) [aaAa]
4,19 Ne (lesynges) to (lauhe) of / for y (louede) hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
4,20 And (sette) my (sadel) vpon (soffre) / tyl y (se) my tyme [aaaAx]
4,21 And lat (warrokye) <hym> (wil) / (wt<h>) Auyseth [th]e byfore [aaAxx]
4,22 ffor hit is [th]e (wone) of (wil) / to (wynse) and to kyke [aaAx]
4,23 fforthy lat (peytrele) wil and (pole) hym / wt<h> (peynted) wittes [aaAx]
4,24 Thenne (Consience) on his (capel) / (comesed) to pryke [aaAx]
4,25 And (resoun) wt<h> hym (ryt) / (rounynge) togederes [aaAx]
4,26 Whiche a (maist<er>) (mede) / was (amonges) pore and riche [aaAxx]
4,27 Ooen (wareyn) (wisman) / and (wily) man his felawe [aaAx]
4,28 (ffayn) were to (folowe) hem / and (faste) ryden aftur [aaAx]
4,29 To take (reed) of (resoun) / [th]at (recorde) sholde [aaAx]
4,30 Byfore [th]e (kyng) and (Consience) / yf [th]e (comune) playne [aaAx]
4,31 Oon (wily) man and (witty) man / and (wareyne) (wryng) lawe [aaaAx]
4,32 Ac (Consience) (knewe) hem wel / and (carped) to resoun [aaAx]
4,33 Here (cometh) q<uo>d (Consience) / [th]at (coueytise) s<er>uen [aaAx]
4,34 (Ryde) forth syre (resoun) / and (rech) nat of here tales [aaAx]
4,35 ffor there is (wrath) and (wranglynge) / there (wol) they abyde [aaAx]
4,36 Ac there is (loue) and (leutee) / hit (lyketh) nat here hertes [aaAx]
4,36 { Contricio & infelicitas in viis eor<um> et viam pacis } [Latin]
4,36 { no<n> cognouerunt non est timor dei ante oculos eor<um> } [Latin]
4,37 They (gyue) nat of (good) fayth / woed (god) the sothe [aaAx]
4,38 ffor [th]ey wolde (do) for a (dyner) / o[th]<er> a (doseyne) capones [aaAx]
4,39 More then for oure (lordes) (loue) / o[th]<er> oure (lady) goddes moder [aaAx]
4,40 Thenne (resoun) (rood) forth / ac took (reward) of no man [aaAx]
4,41 But dede as (Consience) hym (kennede) / til he [th]e (kyng) mette [aaAx]
4,42 (Corteyslyche) [th]e (kyng) thenne / (cam) and grette resoun [aaAx]
4,43 And bytwene (hymsulue) and his (sone) / (sette) tho sire resoun [aaAx]
4,44 And speke (wyse) (wordes) / a longe (while) togederes [aaAx] (w:w:wh)
4,45 And thenne cam (pees) into (p<ar>lement) / and (putte) vp a bille [aaAx]
4,46 How (Wrong) (wilfully) / hadde his (wyf) forleyen [aaAx]
4,47 And how he (raueschede) (Rose) / the (ryche) wydewe by nyhte [aaAx]

4,48 And (margarete) of here (maydenhod) / as he (mette) here late [aaAx] fol. 18v
4,49 Bothe my (gees) and my (grys) / and my (gras) he taketh [aaAx]
4,50 Y dar nat for his (felawschipe) / in (fayth) pees sayde [xaAx]
4,51 Bere (sikerlyche) eny (seluer) / to (seynt) Gyles doune [aaAx]
4,52 And (awayteth) ful (wel) / (when) y seluer take [aaAxx]
4,53 What (wey) Y (wende) (wel) / [y]erne he aspyeth [aaaXx]
4,54 To (robbe) me or to (ruyfle) me / yf y (ryde) softe [aaAx]
4,55 [Y]ut is he (bold) for to (borw) / Ac (baddelyche) he payeth [aaAx]
4,56 ffor he (borwed) of me (bayard) / (abrouhte) hym hom neu<er>e [aaAx]
4,57 Ne (ferthyng) (therfore) / (for) nouhte y couthe plede [aaAxx]
4,58 A (meynteyneth) his (men) / to (morthere) myn hewes [aaAx]
4,59 And (forstalleth) my (fayres) / and (fyhteth) in my chepynges [aaAx]
4,60 And (breketh) vp my (bernys) dores / and (bereth) awey my whete [aaAx]
4,61 And (taketh) me but a (tayle) / for (ten) quarteres otes [aaAx]
4,62 And [y]ut he (manaschet<h>) me / and (myne) and a lyth be my (mayde) [aaXa]
4,63 Y am nat (hardy) for (hym) / (vnnethe) to loke [aaAx]

4,64 [Th]e (Kyng) (knew) he saide so[th], for (Consience) him tolde [aaxAx]

4,65 How (wrong) was a (wykked) man / and muche (wo) (wrouhte) [aaAa]
4,66 Tho was (wrong) afered / and (wisdom) a souhte [axAx]
4,67 On men of (lawe) wrong (lokede) / and (largelyche) hem p<ro>fered [aaAx]
4,68 And for to (haue) here (helpe) / (handy) dandy payde [aaAx]
4,69 Hadde y (loue) of the (lord) / (lytel) wolde Y reche [aaAx]
4,70 Of (pees) and his (power) / thow he (pleynede) eu<er>e [aaAx]
4,71 Thorw (wrong) and his (werkes) / there (was) mede yknowe [aaAxx]
4,72 ffor (wysdom) and (wyt) tho / (wenton) togyderes [aaAx]
4,73 And token (mede) wt<h> hem / (m<er>cy) to wynne [axAx]
4,74 [Y]ut (pees) (put) forth his heued / and his (panne) blody [aaxAx]
4,75 Withouten (gult) (god) wot / was (gyue) me this schathe [aaAx]
4,76 (Consience) (knoweth) hit wel / and al [th]e (comune) trewe [aaAx]
4,77 Ac (wyles) and (wyt) / (were) aboute faste [aaAxx]
4,78 To (ou<er>come) [th]e (kyng) / thorw (catel) yf they myhte [aaAx]
4,79 The (kyng) swor by (Crist) / and by his (croune) bothe [aaAx]
4,80 That (Wrong) for his (werkes) / sholde (wo) tholye [aaAx]
4,81 And (comaundede) a (Constable) / to (caste) wrong in yrones [aaAx]
4,82 Ther he sholde nat in (seuene) [y]er / (see) his feet ne handes [aaXx]
4,83 God (woot) q<uo>d a (wys) oen / [th]at (were) nat the beste [aaAx]
4,84 Yf he (amendes) (may) do / lat (maynp(ri)se) hym haue [aaAx]

4,85 And be (borw) for his (bale) / and (buggen) hym (bote) [aaAa] fol. 19r
4,86 And (amende) [th]at is (mysdo) / and (eu<er>emore) [th]e bet<er>e [aaAx]
4,87 (Witt) acordede (therwt<h>) / and (witnessede) [th]e same [aaAx]
4,88 (Bet<er>e) is [th]at (bote) / (bale) adoun (brynge) [aaAa]
4,89 Then (bale) be (ybete) / and (bote) neu<er> [th]e (bet<er>e) [aaAa]
4,90 Then gan (mede) to (meken) here / and (m<er>cy) she bisouhte [aaAx]
4,91 And (p<ro>frede) (pees) a (p<re>sent) / al of (puyre) golde [aaaAx]
4,92 Haue this (man) of (me) q<uo>d she / to (amende) thy scathe [aaAx]
4,93 ffor y wol (wage) for (wrong) / he (wol) do so no mare [aaAx]
4,94 (Pitousliche) (pees) tho / (p<re>yede) the kyng [aaAx]
4,95 To haue (m<er>cy) on [th]at (man) / that (many) tymes hym greuede [aaAx]
4,96 ffor he (waged) me (wel) / as (wysdom) hym tauhte [aaAx]
4,97 And (mede) hath (made) my (mendes) / y may no (more) asken [aaaAx]
4,98 So alle my (claymes) ben (quyt) / by so [th]e (kyng) assente [aaAx]
4,99 Nay by (crist) q<uo>d [th]e (kyng) / for (Consiences) sake [aaAx]
4,100 (Wrong) goth nat so (away) / ar y (wete) more [aaAx]
4,101 (Lope) he so (lihtliche) / (lawen) he wolde [aaAx]
4,102 And efte the (baldore) to (be) / to (bete) myn hewes [aaAx]
4,103 Bute (resoun) haue (reuth) on hym / he shal (reste) in my stokkes [aaAx]
4,104 As (longe) as Y (lyue) / for his (luther) werkes [aaAx]
4,105 Su<m>me men (radden) (resoun) tho / to haue (reuthe) vppon [th]at shrewe [aaAx]
4,106 And for to (consayle) [th]e (kynge) / on (Consience) thei lokede [aaAx]
4,107 That (mede) myhte be (maynp<er>no<ur>) / (mede) thei bysouhte [aaAx]
4,108 (Rede) me nat q<uo>d (resoun) / no (reuthe) to haue [aaAx]
4,109 Til (lordes) and (ladies) / (louen) alle treuthe [aaAx]
4,110 And (hatien) alle (harlot(ri)e) / to (heren) hit o[th]<er> to mouthen hit [aaAx]
4,111 And tyl (p<ur>nele) (porfiel) / be (putte) in here whicche [aaAx]
4,112 And (chersyng) be (chasted) / wt<h> [y]erdes [aaXx]
4,113 And (harlotes) (holynesse) / be an (heye) ferie [aaAx]
4,114 Til (clerkene) (Coueytise) / be (cloth) for [th]e pore [aaAx]
4,115 And here (pelure) and here (palfrayes) / (pore) menne lyflode [aaAx]
4,116 And (religious) (outryderes) / be (reclused) in here cloistres [aaAx]
4,117 And be as (Benet) hem (bad) / dominik and fraunceys [aaXx]
4,118 Til [th]at (lerede) men (lyue) / as thei (lere) and teche [aaAx]
4,119 And til [th]e (kynges) (consayl) / be alle (comune) p<ro>fit [aaAx]
4,120 And til (byschopes) ben (bakeres) / (Breweres) and taylours [aaAx]

4,121 ffor alle (man<er>e) (men) / [th]at (me) fynt neodefole [aaAxx] fol. 19v
4,122 And til (saynt) Iames be (souhte) / there pore (sykke) lyggen [aaAx]
4,123 In (p(ri)sones) and in (pore) cotes / be (pilgrimages) to Rome [aaAx]
4,124 So [th]at noon (go) to (galys) / but yf he (go) for eu<er>e [aaAx]
4,125 And alle (Rome) (rennares) / for (ruyflares) in ffraunce [aaAx]
4,126 To bere no (seluer) ou<er> (see) / [th]at (sygne) of kyng sheweth [aaAx]
4,127 Nother (yg<ra>ue) ne (vngraue) / of (gold) o[th]<er> of sulu<er> [aaAx]
4,128 Vp (forfeture) of [th]at (fee) / ho (fyndeth) hym ou<er>ward [aaAx]
4,129 But it be (marchaunt) or his (man) / or (messager) of lettres [aaAx]
4,130 (Prouisour) or (preest) o[th]<er> / (penaunt) for his synnes [aaAx]
4,131 And q<uo>d (resoun) by [th]e (rode) / y shal no (reuthe) haue [aaAx]
4,132 Whiles (mede) hath the (maistrie) / [th]<er> (motyng) is at Barres [aaAx]
4,133 Ac Y may (seyen) (ensaumples) / as y (see) othere [aaAx]
4,134 Y (sey) it nat for (mysulf) q<uo>d resoun / and it so were [aaXx]
4,135 That Y were (kyng) wt<h> (croune) / to (kepe) eny reume [aaAx]
4,136 Shulde neu<er>e (Wrong) in this (worlde) / [th]at Y (wyte) myhte [aaAx]
4,137 Be (vnpunisched) in my (power) / for (perel) of soule [aaAx]
4,138 Ne (gete) my (grace) thorw eny (gyfte) / ne (glosynge) speke [aaAa]
4,139 Ne thorw (mede) do (m<er>cy) / by (marie) of heuene [aaAx]
4,140 ffor {nullu<m> (malu<m>)} (man) / (mette) wt<h> {inpunitu<m>} [aaAx]
4,141 And (bad) { nullu<m> (bonu<m>) } / (be) { irremun<er>atum } [aaAx]
4,142 Lat thy (confessour) syre (kyng) / (construe) this in englische [aaAx]
4,143 And yf [y]e (worche) it in (werke) / y (wedde) bothe myn handes [aaAx]
4,144 That (lawe) shal ben a (laborer) / and (lede) afelde donge [aaAx]
4,145 And (loue) shal (lede) thi (land) / as the (leef) (lyketh) [aaaAa]
4,146 (Clerkes) (couplede) hem togederes / to (construe) this (c<<l>>ause) [aaAa]
4,147 kyndeliche what it meneth [xxXx]
4,148 (Mede) in the (mot) halle tho / on (men) of lawe gan wynke [aaAx]
4,149 In (signe) [th]at thei (sholde) / wt<h> som (sotil) speche [aaAx]
4,150 (Reherce) the<r> anon (ryhte) / [th]at myhte (resoun) stoppe [aaAx]
4,151 Ac al (ryhtful) (recordede) / [th]at (resoun) treathe sayde [aaAx]
4,152 And (kynde) and (Consience) / (corteysliche) thonkede [aaAx]
4,153 (Resoun) for his (ryhtful) speche / (ryche) and pore hym louede [aaAx]
4,154 And (sayden) we (seyn) wel / (syre) resoun be thi wordes [aaAx]
4,155 That (mekenesse) worth (mayst<er>) / ou<er> (mede) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
4,156 (Loue) (l<et>te) of mede (lyhte) / and (leutee) [y]ut (lasse) [aaaAa]

4,157 And (cryede) to (Consience) / the (kyng) myhte hit here [aaAx] fol. 20r
4,158 Hoso (wilneth) here to (wynne) q<uo>d he / for (welthe) of here goodes [aaAx]
4,159 But he be (knowe) for a (cokewold) / (kut) of my nose [aaAx]
4,160 (Mede) (mornede) tho / and (made) heuy chere [aaAx]
4,161 ffor [th]e (comune) (calde) here / (queynte) (comune) hore [aaAa]
4,162 A (sysour) and a (somno<ur>) tho / (softliche) forth [y]ede [aaAx]
4,163 wt<h> (mede) [th]e (mayde) tho / out of [th]e (moet) halle [aaAx]
4,164 A shyreues (clerk) (cryede) / a { (capias) } mede [aaAx]
4,165 { et saluo custodias set non cum carc(era)tis } [Latin]
4,166 The (kyng) to (consayl) tho / toek (Consience) and resoun [aaAx]
4,167 And (modiliche) vppon (mede) / (many) tymes lokede [aaAx]
4,168 And (lourede) vppon men of (lawe) / and (lyhtlych) sayde [aaAx]
4,169 Thorw [y]oure (lawe) as y (leue) / y (lese) many chetes [aaAx]
4,170 (Mede) and (men) of [y]oure craft (/ muche) treuthe letteth [aaxAx]
4,171 Ac (resoun) shal (rykene) wt<h> [y]ow / yf y (regne) eny while [aaAx]
4,172 And (deme) [y]ow by this (day) / as [y]e haen (deserued) [aaAx]
4,173 (Mede) shal nat (maynp(ri)se) / by (marye) of heuene [aaAx]
4,174 Y wol haue (leutee) for my (lawe) / and (late) be al [y]oure iangle [aaAx]
4,175 And by (lele) and (lyf) holy / my (lawe) shal be demed [aaAx]
4,176 Q<uo>d (Consience) to [th]e (kyng) / wt<h>oute [th]e (comune) helpe [aaAx]
4,177 Hit is ful (hard) by myn (heued) / (herto) to bryngen hit [aaAx]
4,178 And alle [y]oure (lege) (ledes) / to (lede) thus euene [aaAx]
4,179 By hym [th]at (rauhte) vp [th]e (rode) / q<uo>d (resoun) to the kyng [aaAx]
4,180 But [y]e (reule) thus alle (reumes) / (reuett) me my syhte [aaAx]
4,181 And (brynge) alle men to (bowe) / wt<h>outen (bitt<er>e) wounde [aaAx]
4,182 Withouten (m<er>cement) or (manslauht) / (amende) alle reumes [aaAx]
4,183 Y (wolde) hit (were) q<uo>d the kynge / (wel) al aboute [aaAx]
4,184 fforthy (resoun) (redyly) / thow shalt nat (ryden) hennes [aaAx]
4,185 But be my (cheef) (Chaunceller) / in (Cheker) and in p<ar>lement [aaAx]
4,186 And (Consience) in alle my (Courtes) / be as (kynges) Iustice [aaAx]
4,187 Y (assente) (sayde) resoun / by (so) [y]owsulue yhere [aaAxx]
4,188 { (Audiatis) (alt<er>am) p<ar>tem } / amonges (aldremen) and comeneres [{aa}Ax]
4,189 And [th]at (vnsittynge) (suffraunce) / ne (sele) [y]oure p(ri)ue lettres [aaAx]
4,190 Ne no {(sup<er>sedias)} (sende) / but y (assente) q<uo>d resoun [{a}aAx]
4,191 And Y dar (lege) my (lyf) / [th]at (loue) wol (lene) [th]e seluer [aaaAx]
4,192 To (wage) thyn and helpe (wynne) / [th]at thow (wilnest) aft<ur> [aaAx]

4,193 (More) then alle thy (marchauntes) / or thy (mytrede) Bysshopes [aaAx] fol. 20v
4,194 Or (Lumbardus) of (Lukes) / [th]at (leuen) by (lone) as iewes [aaaAx]
4,195 The (kyng) (comaundede) (Consience) tho / to (congeye) alle his offeceres [aaaAx]
4,196 And (receyue) tho that (resoun) louede / and (riht) wt<h> [th]at Y wakede [aaAx]

Passus quintus de visione vbi pri<m>us
5,1 Thus Y (awakede) (woet) god / whan Y (wonede) in Cornehull [aaAx]
5,2 (Kytte) and Y in a (cote) / (yclothed) as a lollare [aaAx]
5,3 And (lytel) (ylet) by / (leueth) me for sothe [aaAx]
5,4 Amonges (lollares) of (Londone) / and (lewede) ermytes [aaAx]
5,5 ffor Y (made) of tho (men) / as resoun me tauhte [aaXx]
5,6 ffor as Y (cam) by (Consience) / wt<h> resoun Y mette [aaXx]
5,7 In an (hot) (heruest) / whenne y (hadde) myn (hele) [aaAa]
5,8 And (lymes) to (labory) wt<h> / and (louede) wel fare [aaAx]
5,9 And no (dede) to (do) / but to (drynke) and to slepe [aaAx]
5,10 In (hele) and in (inwitt) / (oen) me apposede [aaAx]
5,11 (Romynge) in (remembraunce) / thus (resoun) me (aratede) [aaAa]
5,12 Can thow (s<er>uen) he (sayde) / or (syngen) in a churche [aaAx]
5,13 Or (koke) for my (cokeres) / or to [th]e (Cart) piche [aaAx]
5,14 (Mowen) or (mywen) / or (make) bond to sheues [aaAx]
5,15 (Repe) or been a (rypereue) / and (aryse) erly [aaAx]
5,16 Or (haue) an (horn) and be (hayward) / and lygge ([th]<er>oute) nyhtes [aaaAx]
5,17 And (kepe) my (corn) in my (croft) / fro pykares and theues [aaaXx]
5,18 Or (shap) (shon) or cloth / or (shep) and kyne kepe [aaxAx]
5,19 (Heggen) or (harwen) / or swyn or gees dryue [aaXx]
5,20 Or eny other (kynes) (craft) / [th]at to [th]e (comune) nedeth [aaAx]
5,21 Th<at> [th](o)u (bete) therby [th]at( byleue) / <<& [th]e the (fayre)>> the (fynden) [aaBb]
5,22 (Sertes) y (sayde) / and (so) me god helpe [aaAxx]
5,23 Y am to (wayke) to (worche) / wt<h> (sykel) or wt<h> (sythe) [aaBb]
5,24 And to (long) (lef) me / (lowe) to stoupe [aaAx]
5,25 To (wurche) as a (werkeman) / eny (while) to duyren [aaAx] (w:w:wh)
5,26 Thenne hastow (londes) to (lyue) by / q<uo>d resoun or (lynage) ryche [aaxAx]
5,27 That (fynde) the thy (fode) / for an ydel man [th]ow semest [aaXx]
5,28 A (spendour) [th]at (spene) mot / or a (spille) tyme [aaAx]
5,29 Or (beggest) thy (bylyue) / (aboute) at men hacches [aaAx]
5,30 Or (faytest) vppon (frydayes) / or (feste) day in churches [aaAx]
5,31 The which is (lollarne) (lyf) / [th]at (lytel) is p<re>ysed [aaAx]

5,32 There (ryhtfulnesse) (rewardeth) / (ryht) as men deserueth [aaAx] fol. 21r
5,32 { Reddet unicuiq(ue) iuxt<a> op<er>a sua } [Latin]
5,33 Or thow art (broke) so may (be) / in (body) or in membre [aaAx]
5,34 Or (ymaymed) thorw som (myshap) / whereby thow (myhte) be excused [aaAx]
5,35 When Y ([y]ong) ([y]ong) / was many ([y]er) hennes [aaAx]
5,36 My (fader) and my (frendes) / (foende) me to scole [aaAx]
5,37 Tyl Y (wyste) (witt<er>ly) / what holy (writ) menede [aaAx]
5,38 And what is (beste) for the (body) / as the (boek) telleth [aaAx]
5,39 And (sykerost) for [th]e (soule) / by (so) Y wol contenue [aaAx]
5,40 And (foend) Y nere in (fayth) / seth my (frendes) deyede [aaAx]
5,41 (Lyf) [th]at me (lykede) / but in this (longe) clothes [aaAx]
5,42 And yf Y be (labour) sholde (lyuen) / and (lyflode) deseruen [aaAx]
5,43 That (laboure) [th]at Y (lerned) / beste [th]<er>wt<h> (lyuen) Y sholde [aaAx]
5,43 { In eadem vocacione quia vocati estis &c } [Latin]
5,44 And so Y (leue) in (london) / and (opelond) bothe [aaAx]
5,45 The (lomes) [th]at y (labore) / wt<h> and (lyflode) deserue [aaAx]
5,46 Is {(pater) noster} and my (p(ry)mer) / { (placebo) } and {dirige} [{a}a{A}x]
5,47 And my (saut<er>) (som) tyme / and my (seuene) phalmes [aaAx]
5,48 This Y (segge) for here (soules) / of (suche) as me helpeth [aaAx]
5,49 And tho [th]at (fynden) me my (fode) / (fouchen) saf Y trowe [aaAx]
5,50 To be (welcome) when Y come / (o[th]<er>while) in a monthe [axAx]
5,51 Now wt<h> (hym) now wt<h> (here) / on this (wyse) Y begge [aaAx]
5,52 wt<h>oute (bagge) or (botel) / (but) my wombe one [aaAxx]
5,53 And also moreouer / me thynketh syre resoun [xxXx]
5,54 Me sholde (constrayne) no (clerc) / to no (knaues) werkes [aaAx]
5,55 ffor by [th]e (lawe) of { (levyticy) } / [th]at oure (lord) ordeynede [a{a}Ax]
5,56 (Clerkes) (ycrouned) / of (kynde) vnderstondynge [aaAx]
5,57 Sholde nother (swynke) ne (swete) / ne (swerien) at enquestes [aaAx]
5,58 Ne (fyhte) in no (faumewarde) / ne his (foe) greue [aaAx]
5,58 { Non reddas malum p<ro> malo } [Latin]
5,59 ffor hit ben (eyres) of (heuene) / (alle) [th]at ben ycrouned [aaAx]
5,60 And in (quoer) and in (kyrkes) / (Cristes) mynistres [aaAx]
5,60 { D<omin>us p<ar>s hereditat<is> mee &c Et alibi clemencia non constring } [Latin]
5,61 Hit (bycometh) for (clerkes) / (Crist) for to s<er>ue [aaAx]
5,62 And (knaues) (vncrounede) / to (carte) and to worche [aaAx]
5,63 ffor sholde no (clerke) be (crouned) / but yf he (come) were [aaAx]

5,64 Of (frankeleynes) and (fre) men / and of (folke) ywedded [aaAx] fol. 21v
5,65 (Bondemen) and (bastardus) / and (beggares) children [aaAx]
5,66 Thyse (bylongeth) to (labory) / and (lordes) kyn to s<er>ue [aaAx]
5,67 (God) and (good) men / as here (degre) asketh [aaAx]
5,68 (Somme) to (synge) masses / or (sitten) and wryten [aaAx]
5,69 (Redon) and (resceyuen) / [th]at (resoun) ouhte to spene [aaAx]
5,70 Ac sythe (bondemen) (barnes) / haen (be) mad (bisshopes) [aaAa]
5,71 And (barnes) (bastardus) / haen (be) Erchedekenes [aaAx]
5,72 And (soutares) and here (sones) / for (suluer) han be knyhtes [aaAx]
5,73 And (lordes) sones here (laboreres) / and (leyde) here rentes to wedde [aaAx]
5,74 ffor the (ryhte) of this (reume) / (ryden) a[y]eyn oure enemyes [aaAx]
5,75 In (confort) of the (comune) / and the (kynges) worschipe [aaAx]
5,76 And (monkes) and (moniales) / [th]at (mendenantes) sholde fynde [aaAx]
5,77 Imade here (kyn) (knyhtes) / and (knyhtes) fees ypurchased [aaAx]
5,78 (Popes) and (patrones) / (pore) gentel blood refused [aaAx]
5,79 And taken (Symond(es)) (sones) / (seyntwarie) to kepe [aaAx]
5,80 (Lyf) holynesse and (loue) / hath be (longe) hennes [aaAx]
5,81 And (wol) til hit be (wered) / out (o[th]<er>wyse) ychaunged [aaAx]
5,82 fforthy (rebuke) me (ryhte) nauhte / (resoun) y [y]ow praye [aaAx]
5,83 ffor in my (Consience) Y (knowe) / what (Crist) wolde y wrouhte [aaAx]
5,84 (P<re>eyers) of a (p<ar>fit) man / and (penaunce) descrede [aaAx]
5,85 Is the (leuest) (labour) / [th]at oure (lord) pleseth [aaAx]
5,86 { Non de (solo) } Y (sayde) / for (sothe) { viuit homo } [{a}aA{x}]
5,87 { Nec in (pane) & in (pabulo) } / the { (pat<er>) n<oste>r } wittenesseth [{aa}{A}x]
5,88 { (ffiat) (voluntas) dei } / [th]at (fynt) vs alle thynges [{aa}Ax]
5,89 Q<uo>d (Consience) by (Crist) / y (can) nat se this lyeth [aaAxx]
5,90 Ac it (semeth) no (sad) p<ar>fitnesse / in (Citees) to bygge [aaAx]
5,91 But he (be) (obediencer) / to (p<ri>or) or to mynstre [aaAx] (b:b:p)
5,92 That is (soth) Y (saide) / and (so) Y beknowe [aaAx]
5,93 That Y haue (ytynt) (tyme) / and (tyme) myspened [aaAx]
5,94 Ac [y]ut I (hope) as (he) / [th]at (ofte) hath ychaffared [aaAx]
5,95 And ay (loste) and (loste) / and at [th]e (laste) hym happed [aaAx]
5,96 A (bouhte) suche a (bargayn) / he was [th]e (bet) eu<er>e [aaAx]
5,97 And sette al his (los) at a (leef) / at the (laste) ende [aaAx]
5,98 Suche a (wynnyng) hym (warth) / thorw (wordes) of g<ra>ce [aaAx]
5,98 { Si<mi>le est regnu<m> celor<um> thesauro abscondito in ag<ro> } [Latin]

5,98 { Mulier qui inuenit d<ra>gma<m> } [Latin] fol. 22r
5,99 So (hope) Y to (haue) / of (hym) [th]at is (almyghty) [aaAa]
5,100 A (gobet) of his (g<ra>ce) / and (bigynne) a tyme [aaAx]
5,101 That alle (tymes) of my (tyme) / to p<ro>fit shal (t<ur>ne) [aaXa]
5,102 Y (rede) the q<uo>d (resoun) tho / (rape) the to bigynne [aaAx]
5,103 The (l<yi>f) [th]at is (louable) / and (leele) to thy soule [aaAx]
5,104 [Y]e and (contynue) q<uo>d (Consience) / and to [th]e (kyrke) y wente [aaAx]
5,105 And to [th]e (kyrke) Y (gan) (go) / (god) to honoure [aaaAx]
5,106 Byfore [th]e (cross) on my (knees) / (knokked) Y my brest [aaAx]
5,107 (Shy[y]ing) for my (synnes) / (seggyng) my {<Pat<er>> noster} [aaA{x}]
5,108 (Wepyng) and (waylyng) / til y (was) aslepe [aaAx]
5,109 And thenne (mette) me (muche) (more) / then y byfore tolde [aaAx]
5,110 Of [th]e (mat<er>e) [th]at me (mette) furste / on (Malu<er>ne) hulle [aaAx]
5,111 Y saw [th]e (felde) ful of (folk) / (fram) ende til o[th]<er> [aaAxx]
5,112 And (resoun) (yreuestede) / (ryht) as a pope [aaAx]
5,113 And (Consience) his (crocer) / byfore [th]e (kyng) stande [aaAx]
5,114 (Resoun) (reu<er>entliche) / tofore al [th]e (reume) [aaXa]
5,115 (Prechede) and (preuede) / [th]at this (pestelences) was for (puyre) synne [aaAa]
5,116 And the (south) weste wynde / on (sat<ur>day) at euene [axAx]
5,117 Was (p<er>tliche) for (pruyde) / and for no (poynt) elles [aaAx]
5,118 (Peretres) and (plu<m>trees) / were (poffed) to [th]e erthe [aaAx]
5,119 In (ensaunple) (segg<es>) / [th]at we (sholde) do [th]e bett<er>e [aaAx] (s:s:sh)
5,120 (Beches) and (brode) okes / were (blowe) to [th]e grounde [aaAx]
5,121 And (t<ur>ned) vpward here (tayl) / in (tokenynge) of drede [aaAx]
5,122 That (dedly) synne ar (domesday) / shal (fordon) hem alle [aaAx]
5,123 Of this (mater) Y (myhte) / (mamele) longe [aaAx]
5,124 Ac Y shal (sey) as Y (sayh) / (slepynge) as hit were [aaAx]
5,125 How (resoun) (radde) / al the (reume) to heuene [aaAx]
5,126 He bad (wastoures) go (w<or>che) / and (wynne) here sustinaunce [aaAx]
5,127 Thorw som (trewe) (trauail) / and no (tyme) spille [aaAx]
5,128 He (p<r>eyde) (P<ur>nele) / here (p<or>fyel) to leue [aaAx]
5,129 And (kepe) hit in here (cofre) / for (catel) at here nede [aaAx]
5,130 (Tomme) stoue he (tauhte) / to (take) (two) staues [aaAa]
5,131 And (fette) (felyce) hoem / (fram) wyuene pyne [aaAxx]
5,132 He (warnede) (watte) / his (wyf) was to blame [aaAx]
5,133 ffor here (hed) was worth (half) marc / and his (hoed) nat a grote [aaAx]

5,134 He (bad) (butte) to kutte / a (bo<w>he) or twene [aaxAx] fol. 22v
5,135 And (bete) (Betene) [th]<er>wt<h> / (but) yf a wolde worche [aaAxx]
5,136 He (chargede) (chapmen) / to (chasten) here (children) [aaAa]
5,137 Late no (wynnynge) (forwanyen) hem / the (while) thei ben [y]onge [aaAx]
5,138 ffor hoso (spareth) the (spryng) / (spilleth) here children [aaAx]
5,139 And so (wrot) the (wyse) / to (wyssen) vs alle [aaAx]
5,139 { Qui parcit virge odit filium } [Latin]
5,140 And sethe <he> a (preide) (p<re>lates) / and (p<re>stes) togyderes [aaAx]
5,141 That [y]e (p<re>chen) to [th]e (peple) / (p<re>ue) hit [y]owsylue [aaAx]
5,142 (Lyue) [y]e as [y]e (lereth) vs / we shal (leue) [y]ow [th]e bett<er>e [aaAx]
5,143 And sethe he (radde) (religiou<n>) / here (reule) to holde [aaAx]
5,144 Laste [th]e (kyng) and his (consayl) / [y]oure (comunes) apayre [aaAx]
5,145 And be (stewardus) of [y]oure (stedes) / til [y]e be (stewed) bett<er>e [aaAx]
5,146 (Gregory) [th]e (grete) Clerk / (gart) wryte in bokes [aaAx]
5,147 The (reule) of alle (religious) / (rihtful) and obedient [aaAx]
5,148 Ryht as (fysches) in [th]e (floed) / whan hem (fayleth) water [aaAx]
5,149 (Dyen) for (drouthe) / whenne they (drye) lygge [aaAx]
5,150 (Ryht) so (religioun) / (roteth) and sterueth [aaAx]
5,151 That out of (couent) and (Cloystre) / (coueyteth) to dwelle [aaAx]
5,152 ffor yf (heuene) be on this (erthe) / or eny (ese) to [th]e soule [aaAx]
5,153 Hit is in (cloystre) or in (scole) / by many (skilles) Y fynde [aaAx] (c:sc:sk)
5,154 ffor in (cloystre) (cometh) no man / to (chyde) ne to fyhte [aaAx] (c:c:ch)
5,155 In scole is (loue) and (louhnesse) / and (lykyng) to (lerne) [xaaAa]
5,156 Ac (mony) day (men) telleth / bothe (monkes) and chanons [aaAx]
5,157 Haen (ryde) out of (aray) / here (reule) euele yholde [aaAx]
5,158 (Ledares) of (lawedays) /and (londes) yp<ur>chaced [aaAx]
5,159 And (pryked) aboute on (palfrayes) / fram (places) to man<er>es [aaAx]
5,160 An (hep) of (houndes) at his (ers) / as (he) a lord were [aaaAx]
5,161 And but if his (knaue) (knele) / [th]at shal his (coppe) holde [aaAx]
5,162 He (loketh) al (lourynge) / and (lordeyne) hym calleth [aaAx]
5,163 (Lytel) hadde (lordes) ado / to [y]eue (lond) fro her heyres [aaAx]
5,164 To (religious) [th]at haen no (reuthe) / thow it (ryne) on here aut<er>s [aaAx]
5,165 In many (places) ther thei (p<er>sones) ben / be hemsulue at ese [aaXx]
5,166 Of [th]e (pore) haueth thei no (pite) / and [th]at is here (puyre) chartre [aaAx]
5,167 Ac [y]e (leten) [y]ow alle as (lordes) / [y]oure (lond) (lyth) so brode [aaAa]
5,168 Ac [th]<er> shal (come) a (kyng) / and (confesse) [y]ow alle [aaAx]

5,169 And (bete) [y]ow as [th]e (bible) telleth / for (brekynge) of [y]oure reule [aaAxx] fol. 23r
5,170 And (amende) [y]ow (monkes) / (moniales) and chanons [aaAx]
5,171 And (potte) [y]ow to [y]oure (penaunce) / { ad (p<ri>stinu<m> ) statu<m> ire } [aaAx]
5,172 And (barones) and here (barnes) / (blame) [y]ow and repreue [aaAx]
5,172 { Hii in currib<us> & in equis ip<s>i obligati sunt & cecid<erunt> } [Latin]
5,173 (ffreres) in here (fraytour) / shal (fynde) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
5,174 (Bred) wt<h>outen (beggynge) / to lyue (by) eu<er>e aft<ur> [aaAx]
5,175 And (constantyn) shal be here (cook) / and (cou<er>o<ur>) of here churches [aaAx]
5,176 ffor [th]e (abbot) of (engelonde) / and the (abbesse) his nese [aaAx]
5,177 Shal haue a (knok) vppon here (crounes) / and (incurable) [th]e wounde [aaAx]
5,177 { Contriuit d<omin>us baclu<m> impior<um> virgam d<omi>nanciu<m> plaga insanabl } [Latin]
5,178 Ac ar [th]at (kyng) (come) / as (cronicles) me tolde [aaAx]
5,179 (Clerkes) and holy (churche) / shal be (clothed) newe [aaAx] (c:ch:c)
5,180 And sethe a (consailede) [th]e (kyng) / his (comune) to louie [aaAx]
5,181 ffor [th]e (comune) is the (kynges) tresor / (Consience) woet wel [aaAx]
5,182 And also q<uo>d (resoun) / y (rede) [y]ow (ryche) [xaAa]
5,183 And (comuners) (acorde) / in alle (kyn) treuthe [aaAx]
5,184 Lat no (kyne) (consayl) / ne (couetyse) [y]ow p<ar>te [aaAx]
5,185 That o (wit) and o (wil) / al [y]oure (wardes) kepe [aaAx]
5,186 Lo in (heuene) an (heyh) / was an (holy) comune [aaAx]
5,187 Til (Lucifer) [th]e (lyare) / (leued) [th]at hymsulue [aaAx]
5,188 Were (wittiore) and (worthiore) / then he [th]at (was) his maister [aaAx]
5,189 (Holde) [y]ow in (vnite) / and (he) [th]at (o[th]<er>) wolde [aaaAx]
5,190 Is (cause) of alle (combraunces) / to (confounde) a reume [aaAx]
5,191 And sethe a (preyede) [th]e (pope) / haue (pite) on holy chirche [aaAx]
5,192 And no (grace) ne (g<ra>unte) / til (good) loue were [aaAx]
5,193 Amonges alle (kyne) (kynges) / ouer (cristene) peple [aaAx]
5,194 (Comaunde) [th]at alle (confessours) / [th]at eny (kyng) shryueth [aaAx]
5,195 Enioyne hem (pees) for here (penaunce) / and (p<er>petuel) for[y]euenesse [aaAx]
5,196 Of (alle) maner (accions) / and (eche) man loue (other) [aaAa]
5,197 And [y]e [th]at (seketh) (seynt) Iames / and (seyntes) of Rome [aaAx]
5,198 (Seketh) (seynt) treuthe / in (sauacou<n>s) of [y]oure (soules) [aaAa]
5,199 { Qui cu<m> p(at)re & (filio) } / [th]at (fayre) hem (byfalle) [{xa}Aa]
5,200 That (sueth) my (sarmon) / Thus endede resoun &c [aaAx] (s:s:s-e)

Passus sextus de visione &c
6,1 (Ryht) wt<h> [th]at (ran) (repentaunce) / and (rehersede) his teme [aaaAx]

6,2 And made (Will) to (wepe) / (water) wt<h> his eyes [aaAx] fol. 23v
6,3 (Prunele) (proude) herte / (platte) here to [th]e erthe [aaAx]
6,4 And (long) was ar he (lokede) vp / and (lord) m<er>cy cryede [aaAx]
6,5 And (bihyhte) to (hym) / [th]at vs (alle) made [aaAx]
6,6 A sholde (vnsowen) here (serk) / and (sette) [th]<er> an hayre [aaAx]
6,7 To (affayten) here (flesshe) / [th]at (fers) was to synne [aaAx]
6,8 Shal neu<er>e (heyh) (herte) me (hente) / but (holde) me lowe [aaaAx]
6,9 And (soffre) to be (mysseyde) / and (so) dyde Y neu<er>e [aaAxx]
6,10 But now wol Y (meke) me / and (m<er>cy) byseche [xaAx]
6,11 Of (alle) [th]at Y (haue) / (hated) in myn (herte) [aaAa]
6,12 (Repente) [th]e q<uo>d (repentaunce) / as (resoun) [th]e tauhte [aaAx]
6,13 And (shryue) the (sharpeliche) / and (shak) of alle pruyde [aaAx]
6,14 In (preueite) (pacientlyche) / (penaunce) aske [aaAx]
6,15 ffor Y (formost) and (furste) / to my (fader) and to my moder [aaAx]
6,16 Haue be (vnbuxum) / y (byseche) god of m<er>cy [aaXx]
6,17 And (vnbuxum) (ybe) / nat (abaschet) to agulte [aaAx]
6,18 (God) and (goode) men / so (gret) was myn herte [aaAx]
6,19 (Inobedient) to (holy) churche / and to (hem) [th]<a>t [th]<er> s<er>ueth [aaAx]
6,20 Demed for here (vuel) vices / and (exitede) (o[th]<er>e) [xaAa]
6,21 Thorw my (word) and my (witt) / here euel (werkes) to shewe [aaAx]
6,22 And (scornede) hem and o[th]<er>e / yf y a (skil) founde [axAx]
6,23 (Lauhyng) at (aloude) / for (lewede) men sholde [aaAx]
6,24 (Wene) Y were (witty) / and (wiser) then another [aaAx]
6,25 (Scornare) and (vnskilful) / to hem [th]at (skil) shewede [aaAx]
6,26 In alle maneres / my name to be knowe [xxXx]
6,27 (Semyng) a (sou<er>ayn) oen / (whereso) me byfulle [aaAx]
6,28 To (telle) eny (tale) / y (trowed) me wysor [aaAx]
6,29 To (carpe) and to (consayle) / then eny (clerk) or lewed [aaAx]
6,30 (Proud) of (aparayle) / in (port) among(es) [th]e (peple) [aaAa]
6,31 (Otherwyse) then Y haue / (wt<h>ynne) or (wt<h>outen) [aaAx]
6,32 Me (wilnynge) [th]at men (wende) / y (were) as in auer [aaAx]
6,33 (Ryche) and (resonable) / and (ryhtful) of lyuynge [aaAx]
6,34 (Bostyng) and (braggynge) / wt<h> many (bolde) othes [aaAx]
6,35 (Vantyng) vp my (vaynglorie) / (for) eny vnder nymynge [aaAxx]
6,36 And [y]ut so (synguler) be (mysulue) / as to (syhte) of peple [aaAx]
6,37 Was non (such) as (hymsulue) / ne non (so) popholy [aaAx]

6,38 (Su<m>me) tyme in o (sekte) / (su<m>me) tyme in another [aaAx] fol. 24r
6,39 In alle (kyne) (couent) / (contreuede) how Y myhte [aaAx]
6,40 Be (holden) for (holy) / and (hono<ur>ed) by [th]at (enchesoun) [aaAx]
6,41 (Wilnynge) [th]at men (wente) / myne (werkes) weren [th]e beste [aaAx]
6,42 And [th]e (connyngest) of my (craft) / (clerkysh) o[th]<er> other [aaAx]
6,43 And (strengest) vppon (stede) / and (styuest) vnder gyrdel [aaAx]
6,44 And (louelokest) to (loke) / vppon a (lykyngest) abedde [aaAx]
6,45 And (likynge) of such a (lyf) / [th]at no (lawe) preiseth [aaAx]
6,46 Prout of my (fayre) (fet<ur>es) / and (for) Y song shille [aaAxx]
6,47 And what Y (gaf) for (godes) loue / to (gossip(es)) Y tolde [aaAx]
6,48 They to (wene) [th]at Y were / (wel) holy and (wel) almesfull [aaAx]
6,49 And non so (bolde) a (beggare) / to (bidde) and to c<ra>ue [aaAx]
6,50 (Tales) to (telle) in / (tau<er>nes) and in stretes [aaAx]
6,51 (Thyng) [th]at neu<er>e ne was (thouhte) / and [y]ut a (swor) a (seyh) hit [aaBb]
6,52 And (lyed) o my (lycame) / and on my (lyf) bothe [aaAx]
6,53 Of (werkes) [th]at Y (wel) dede / (witnesses) take [aaAx]
6,54 And (sygge) to (suche) / [th]at (sytte) me (byside) [aaAa]
6,55 (Lo) yf [y]e (leue) me nat / or [th]at Y (lye) wenen [aaAx]
6,56 (Ascuth) at (hym) or at (here) / and (he) [y]ow can telle [aaAx]
6,57 What Y (soffrede) and (seyh) / and (some) tymes hadde [aaAx]
6,58 And what Y (couthe) and (knewe) / and of what (kyn) Y (cam) of [aaAa]
6,59 Of al a (wolde) [th]at men (wiste) / (when) it to pruyde souneth [aaAxx]
6,60 As to be (preised) among(es) [th]e (peple) / thow y (pore) seme [aaAx]
6,60 { Si ho<m>i<n>ib<us> placerem Christi s<er>uus non essem nemo potest duob<us> d<omi>nis s<er>uire } [Latin]
6,61 Now (god) for his (goodnesse) / (gyue) the (grace) to amende [aaAx]
6,62 Q<uo>d (repentaunce) (riht) wt<h> [th]at / and thenne (aroos) enuye [aaAx]
6,63 (Enuye) wt<h> (heuy) (herte) / (asked) aftur shrifte [aaaAx]
6,64 And (cryede) { mea (culpa) } / (corsynge) alle his enemyes [aaAx]
6,65 His (clothes) were of (corsemen) / and of (kene) wordes [aaAx]
6,66 A (wroth) his furste vppon (Wrath) / hadde <he> (wesches) at (wille) [aaAa]
6,67 Sholde no (lyf) (lyue) / [th]at on his (lond) pissede [aaAx]
6,68 (Chidynge) and (chalengynge) / [th]at was his (cheef) lyflode [aaAx]
6,69 And (blame) men byhynde here (bak) / and (bidde) hem meschaunce [aaAx]
6,70 And [th]at a (wiste) by (wille) / to (watekyn) he tolde hit [aaAx]
6,71 And al [th]at he (wiste) by (watte) / tolde hit (wille) aft<ur> [aaAx]
6,72 And made of (frendes) (foes) / thorw (fikel) and (fals) tonge [aaAa]

6,73 Or thorw (myhte) of (mouthe) / or thorw (mannes) sleythes [aaAx] fol. 24v
6,74 (Venged) me (vele) tymes / other (vrete) myself wt<h>ynne [aaAx]
6,75 Lyke a (schupestares) (sharre) / and (shrewed) myn euenc(ri)stene [aaAx]
6,76 A[y]eyn [th]e (consayl) of (Crist) / as (clerkes) fyndeth in bokes [aaAx]
6,76 { Cui<us> maledictione os plenu<m> est & amaritudine sb lingua ei<us> labor & dolor } [Latin]
6,76 { ffilii ho<m>inu<m> dentes eor<um> arma & sagitte & lingua eor<um> gladius acut<us> } [Latin]
6,77 And when Y (may) nat haue [th]e (maystrie) / suche (malecolie) y take [aaAx]
6,78 That Y (cache) [th]e (crompe) / the (cardiacle) sume tyme [aaAx]
6,79 Or an (ague) in suche an (angre) / and som tyme a feuere [aaXx]
6,80 That (taketh) me al a (twelmonthe) / (til) [th]at Y despise [aaAx]
6,81 (Lechecraft) of oure (lord) / and (leue) on a wycche [aaAx]
6,82 And segge [th]at no (clerk) / ne (can) ne (Crist) as Y leue [aaAx]
6,83 To the (sout<er>e) of (Southewerk) / (suche) is his g<ra>ce [aaAx]
6,84 ffor (god) ne (goddes) word / ne (gras) helpe me neu<er>e [aaAx]
6,85 But thorw a (charme) hadde y (chaunce) / and my (chef) hele [aaAx]
6,86 Y (myhte) nat ete (many) [y]er / as a (man) ouhte [aaAx]
6,87 ffor (enuye) and (euyl) wil / is (euel) to defye [aaAx]
6,88 May no (sugre) ne (swete) thyng / (aswage) my (swellynge) [aaAa]
6,89 Ne (derworth) (drynke) / (dryue) hit fro myn herte [aaAx]
6,90 Ne no[th]<er> (shame) ne (shryfte) / but hoso (shrapede) my mawe [aaAx]
6,91 [Y]us (redily) q<uo>d (repentaunce) / and thow be (ryht) sory [aaAx]
6,92 ffor thy (synnes) (souereynly) / and (biseke) god of m<er>cy [aaAx]
6,93 I am eu<er>e (sory) (sayde) enuye / am bote (selde) oth<ur> [aaAx]
6,94 And [th]at (maketh) me so (megre) / for y ne (may) me venge [aaAx]
6,95 [Y]ut am Y (brokour) of (bakbytynge) / and (blame) menne ware [aaAx]
6,96 Among(es) (marchauntes) (many) tymes / and (nameliche) in londone [aaAx] (m:m:-m)
6,97 When he solde and y nat / thenne was y aredy [xxXx]
6,98 To (lye) and to (loure) / and to (lakke) myn neyhebores [aaAx]
6,99 Here (werkes) and here (wordes) / (where) [th]at y seete [aaAx]
6,100 Now hit (athynketh) me in my (thouhte) / [th]at eu<er>e y so wrouhte [aaXx]
6,101 (Lord) ar y (lyf) (lete) / for (loue) of thysulue [aaaAx]
6,102 (Graunte) me (gode) lord / (g<ra>ce) of amendement [aaAx]
6,103 Thenne (awakede) (Wrathe) / wt<h> two (whyte) eyes [aaAx]
6,104 And wt<h> a (niuilynge) (nose) / (nippynge) his lippes [aaAx]
6,105 I am (Wrothe) q<uo>d [th]at (weye) / (wol) gladliche smyte [aaAxx]
6,106 Bothe wt<h> (stoon) and wt<h> (staf) / and (stele) vppon myn enemye [aaAx]

6,107 To (sle) hym (sleyliche) / (sleythes) Y bythenke [aaAx] fol. 25r
6,108 Thow Y (sitte) this (seuene) [y]er / I (sholde) nat wel telle [aaAxx]
6,109 The (harm) [th]at Y (haue) do / wt<h> (hand) and wt<h> tonge [aaAx]
6,110 (Inpacient) in alle (penaunces) / and (pleyned) as hit were [aaAx]
6,111 On (god) when me (greued) auht / and (grochede) of his sonde [aaAx]
6,112 As (som) tyme in (som<ur>) / and also in heruest [aaXx]
6,113 But Y hadde (weder) at my (wille) / y (witte) god [th]e cause [aaAx]
6,114 In (alle) man<er>e (angers) / [th]at y (hadde) or felede [aaAx]
6,115 Amonges alle (man<er>e) (men) / (my) dwellyng is som tyme [aaAxx]
6,116 Wt<h> (lewed) and (lered) / [th]at (leef) ben to here [aaAx]
6,117 (Harm) of (eny) man / (byhynde) or before [aaAx]
6,118 (ffreres) (folewen) my lore / (fele) tyme and ofte [aaAx]
6,119 And (p<re>uen) (inp<ar>fit) / (p<re>lates) of holy churche [aaAx]
6,120 And (p<re>lates) (pleyneth) on hem / for they here (p<ar>schiens) shryuen [aaAx]
6,121 Wt<h>oute (licence) and (leue) / and herby (lyueth) wrathe [aaAx]
6,122 Thus thei (speke) and (dispute) / [th]at vchon (dispiseth) o[th]<er> [aaAx]
6,123 Thus (Beggares) and (Barones) / at (debat) aren ofte [aaAx]
6,124 Til y (wrathe) (wexe) an hey / and (walke) wt<h> hem bothe [aaAx]
6,125 Or til they (bothe) be (beggares) / and (by) spirituale libbe [aaAxx]
6,126 Or alle (riche) and (ryde) / (reste) shal y nat wrathe [aaAx]
6,127 That y ne mot (folowe) this (folk) / my (fortune) is non o[th]<er> [aaAx]
6,128 Y (haue) an (Aunte) to nonne / and an (abbesse) [aaXa]
6,129 Here were leuer (swowe) or (swelte) / then (soffre) eny payne [aaAx]
6,130 Y haue be (coek) in here (kychene) / and the (couent) s<er>ued [aaAx]
6,131 (Mony) (mon<t>hes) wt<h> hem / and wt<h> (monkes) bothe [aaAx]
6,132 I was the (Prioresse) (potag<er>) / and o[th]<er> (pore) ladies [aaAx]
6,133 And made hem (ioutes) of (iangelynge) / dame (Ione) was a bastard [aaAx]
6,134 And dame (clarice) a (knyhtes) douht<er> / a (cokewolde) was here syre [aaAx]
6,135 And dame (p<ur>nele) a (p<re>stis) fyle / (Prioresse) worth heo neu<er>e [aaAx]
6,136 ffor heo hadde (childe) in the (chapun) cote / he worth (challenged) at [th]e elecciou<n> [aaAx]
6,137 Thus (sytte) they (sustres) / (su<m>) tyme and disputen [aaAxx]
6,138 Til thow (lixt) and thow (lixt) / be (lady) ou<er> hem alle [aaAx]
6,139 And thenne (awake) y (wrathe) / and (wolde) be avenged [aaAx]
6,140 And thenne y (crye) and (crache) / wt<h> my (kene) nayles [aaAx]
6,141 (Byte) and (bete) / and (brynge) forth suche thewes [aaAx]
6,142 That alle (ladyes) me (lotheth) / [th]at (louyet) eny worschipe [aaAx]

6,143 Amonges (wyues) and (wydewes) / [th]an (woned) <y> to sitte [aaAx] fol. 25v
6,144 (Yparrokeded) in (pues) / the (p<er>sone) hit knoweth [aaAx]
6,145 How (lytel) y (louye) / (letyse) at [th]e style [aaAx]
6,146 ffor she had (halybred) / ar y my (herte) gan change [axAx]?
6,147 Aftur mete afterward / she and she chydde [xxXx]
6,148 And Y (Wrath) was (war) / and (wrathe) on hem bothe [aaAx]
6,149 Tyl ay[th]<er> (clepede) o[th]<er> hore / and on wt<h> the (clothes) [axXa]
6,150 Til (bothe) here hedes were (bar) / and (blody) here chekes [aaAx]
6,151 Amonges (monkes) Y (myhte) be / ac (mony) tyme Y spare [aaAx]
6,152 ffor there aren many (felle) (frekes) / myn (aferes) to aspye [aaAx]
6,153 That is (Prio<ur>) and (supprio<ur>) / and oure {(Pat<er>) Abbas} [aaAx]
6,154 And yf Y (telle) eny (tales) / they (taken) hem togyderes [aaAx]
6,155 And doen me (faste) (fridayes) / to bred and to wat<er> [aaXx]
6,156 [Y]ut am Y (challenged) in oure (chapitrehous) / as y a (childe) were [aaAx]
6,157 And (balayshed) on [th]e (bare) ers / and no (brech) bytwene [aaAx]
6,158 Y haue no (luste) (lef) me / to (longe) amonges monkes [aaAx]
6,159 ffor y ete more (fysch) then (flesche) there / and (feble) ale drynke [aaAx]
6,160 Ac (otherwhile) when (wyn) cometh / and (when) y drynke late at euen [aaAxx]
6,161 Y haue a (flux) of a (foul) mouth / wel (fyue) daies aft<ur> [aaAx]
6,162 And al [th]at Y (wiste) (wykked) / by eny of oure couent [aaXx]
6,163 Y (cou[gh]the) hit vp in oure (Cloystre) / [th]at al [th]e (couent) woet hit [aaAx]
6,164 Now (repente) q<uo>d (repentaunce) / and (reherce) neu<er>e [aaAx]
6,165 (Consayl) [th]at thow (knowest) / by (continaunce) ne by speche [aaAx]
6,166 And (drynke) nat (ou<er>delycatly) / no to (depe) neyther [aaAx]
6,167 That thy (wil) ne thy (wit) / to (wrethe) myhte turne [aaAx]
6,168 { Esto (sobrius) } he (saide) / and (assoiled) hym aftur [aaAx]
6,169 And (bad) hym (bid) to fod / (be) his help to amende [aaAxx]
6,170 Thenne seyde (lecherye) (alas) / and to oure (lady) cryede [aaAx]
6,171 (Lady) to thy (leue) sone // (loute) for me nouthe [aaAx]
6,172 That he haue (pite) on me (puto<ur>) / of his (puyr) m<er>cy [aaAx]
6,173 wt<h> [th]at Y (shal) q<uo>d / that (shrewe) (sat<ur>dayes) for thy moder loue [aaAx]
6,174 (Drynke) but wt<h> [th]e (doke) / and (dyne) but ones [aaAx]
6,175 Y (gulty) in (gost) / to (god) y me shryue [aaAx]
6,176 As in (likynge) of (lecherye) / my (lycames) gultes [aaAx]
6,177 In (word) and in (wedes) / in (waytynge) of eyes [aaAx]
6,178 ffor eche (mayde) [th]at y (mette) / y (made) here a signe [aaAx]

6,179 (Semyng) to (synneward) / and (su<m>me) y gan taste [aaAx] fol. 26r
6,180 (Aboute) [th]e mouthe and (bynethe) / (bygan) y to grope [aaAx]
6,181 Til bothe oure (wil) was oen / and to [th]e (werk) we [y]eden [axAx]
6,182 As wel (fastyng) dayes and (frydayes) / and heye (festes) euenes [aaAx]
6,183 As (leef) in (lente) as out of (lente) / alle tymes (ylyche) [aaAa]
6,184 Such (werkes) wt<h> vs / (were) neu<er>e out of sesoun [axAxx]
6,185 Til we (myhte) no (more) / thenne hadde we (mery) tales [aaAx]
6,186 Of (putour) and of (p<ar>amo<ur>s) / and (p<re>ueden) thorw speche [aaAx]
6,187 And (handlyng) and (halsyng) / and (also) thorw kyssyng [aaAx]
6,188 (Exited) either (o[th]<er>) / til oure (olde) synne [aaAx]
6,189 (Sotiled) (songes) / and (sente) oute olde baudes [aaAx]
6,190 To (wynne) to my (wille) / (wymmen) wt<h> gyle [aaAx]
6,191 By (sorserie) (sum) tyme / and (sum) tyme by maistrie [aaAx]
6,192 Y (lay) by [th]e (louelokest) / and (louede) here neu<er>e aftur [aaAx]
6,193 When Y was (olde) and (hoor) / and (hadde) ylore [th]at kynde [aaAxx]
6,194 Y hadde (likyng) to (lythe) / of (lecherye) tales [aaAx]
6,195 Now (lord) for thy (lewete) / on (lechours) haue m<er>cy [aaAx]
6,196 Thenne (cam) (couetyse) / y (can) hym nat descreue [aaAx]
6,197 So (hungrily) and (holow) / sire (heruy) hym lokede [aaAx]
6,198 He was (bitelbrowed) and (baburlippid) / wt<h> two (blered) eyes [aaAx]
6,199 And as a (letherne) pors / (lollede) his chekes [axAx]
6,200 Wel (syddore) then his (chyn) / (ycheueled) for elde [aaAx] (s:ch:ch)
6,201 And as a (bondemannes) (bacou<n>) / his (berd) was yshaue [aaAx]
6,202 wt<h> his (hood) on his (heued) / and his (hat) bothe [aaAx]
6,203 In a (tore) (tabard) / of (twelue) wynt<er> age [aaAx]
6,204 But yf a (lous) couthe (lepe) / y (leue) <<&>> y trowe [aaAx]
6,205 He <ne> sholde (wandre) vppon [th]at (walch) / so (was) hit thredbare [aaAx]
6,206 Y haue be (couetous) q<uo>d this (kaytif) / y (biknowe) hit here [aaAx]
6,207 ffor (som) tyme Y (s<er>ued) / (symme) at [th]e style [aaAx]
6,208 And was his (p<re>ntis) (yplyht) / his (p<ro>fit) to wayte [aaAx]
6,209 ffurste Y (lerned) to (lye) / a (leef) o[th]<er> tweye [aaAx]
6,210 (Wykkedliche) to (waye) / (was) my furste lessou<n> [aaAxx]
6,211 To (Wy) and to (Wynchestre) / y (wente) to [th]e fayre [aaAx]
6,212 wt<h> (many) man<er>e (m<er>chandise) / as my (maist<er>) hyhte [aaAx]
6,213 Ne hadde [th]e (g<ra>ce) of (Gyle) / (go) among my ware [aaAx]
6,214 Hit hadde be (vnsold) this (seuene) [y]er / (so) me god helpe [aaAx]

6,215 Thenne (drow) y me amonge (drap<er>s) / my (donet) to lere [aaAx] fol. 26v
6,216 To drawe the (lyst) (along) / the (leng<er>) hit semede [aaAx]
6,217 Among(es) the (ryche) (rayes) / y (rendrede) a lessoun [aaAx]
6,218 To (brochen) hem wt<h> a (batnelde) / and (bande) hem togyderes [aaAx]
6,219 (Potte) hem in (p<re>ssoures) / and (pynne) hem [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
6,220 Til (ten) [y]erde other (twelue) / (tolde) out threttene [aaAxx]
6,221 My (wyf) was a (webbe) / and (wollone) cloth made [aaAx]
6,222 Sche (spak) to [th]e (spynnesteres) / to (spynnen) oute [aaAx]
6,223 The (pound) [th]o he (payede) hem by / (peysed) a quarter [aaAx]
6,224 More then myn aunc(e)l / when y wayed treuthe [xxXx]
6,225 Y (bouhte) here (barly) / a<<nd>> (brew) hit to sulle [aaAx]
6,226 (Peny) ale and (poddyng) ale / she (poured) togederes [aaAx]
6,227 ffor (laboreres) and for (louh) folke / [th]at (lay) by hymsulue [aaAx]
6,228 Ac [th]e (beste) ale lay in my (bour) / and in my (bedchaunbre) [aaAx]
6,229 And hoso (bommode) thereof / a (bouhte) hit [th]<er>aft<ur> [axAx]
6,230 A (galon) for a (grote) / and [y]ut no (g<ra>yth) mesure [aaAx]
6,231 When hit (cam) in (coppemele) / this (crafte) my wyf vsede [aaAx]
6,232 (Rose) [th]e (reg<ra>ter) / was here (ryhte) name [aaAx]
6,233 Sche hadde (holde) (hokkerye) / this (eleuene) wynt<er> [aaAx]
6,234 (Repentedest) neu<er>e q<uo>d (repentaunce) / ne (restitucioun) madest [aaAx]
6,235 [Y]us (ones) Y was (herberwed) q<uo>d he / wt<h> an (heep) of chapmen [aaAx]
6,236 Y (roes) and (ryflede) here males / when they (areste) were [aaxAx]
6,237 That was a (rufol) (restituciou<n>) / q<uo>d (repentaunce) for sothe [aaAx]
6,238 Thow wolt be (hanged) (heye) [th]<er>fore / (here) o[th]<er> in (helle) [aaAa]
6,239 (Vsedest) (eu<er>e) (vsurye) / in (al) thy lyf tyme [aaaAx]
6,240 Nay (sothly) he (saide) / (saue) in my [y]outhe [aaAx]
6,241 Y (lernede) among (lumbardus) / a (lessoun) and of iewes [aaAx]
6,242 To weye (pans) wt<h> a (peyse) / and (parede) [th]e heuegeste [aaAx]
6,243 And (lente) for (loue) of [th]e wed / the whych Y (lette) bett<er>e [aaxAx]
6,244 And (more) worth then the (moneye) / or (men) [th]at Y lenede [aaAx]
6,245 Y (lene) folk [th]at (lese) wole / a (lyppe) of vch a noble [aaAx]
6,246 And wt<h> (lumbardus) (lettres) / (lene) gold to Rome [aaAx]
6,247 So what (buryn) of me (borewede) / a (bouhte) the tyme [aaAx]
6,248 (Lenedestow) eu<er>e eny (lord) / for (loue) of his mayntenaunce [aaAx]
6,249 Y haue (lent) (lordes) and (ladyes) / [th]at (louede) me neu<er>e aft<ur> [aaaAx]
6,250 And haue (ymad) (many) a knyht / bothe (m<er>cer) and draper [aaAx]

6,251 (Payed) neu<er>e for his (p<re>ntished) / nat a (payre) gloue [aaAx] fol. 27r
6,252 That (chaffared) wt<h> my (cheuesaunces) / (cheued) selde aft<ur> [aaAx]
6,253 Now (redily) q<uo>d (repentaunce) / and by [th]e (rode) Y leue [aaAx]
6,254 Shal neu<er>e (seketoure) wel (bysette) / the (syluer) [th]<a>t thow hem leuest [aaAx]
6,255 Ne thyn (heyres) as Y (hope) / (haue) ioye of [th]<a>t thow wonne [aaAx]
6,256 ffor [th]e (pope) wt<h> alle his (pentaunc<er>s) / (power) hem fayleth [aaAx]
6,257 To (assoyle) the of this (synne) / { (sine) restituciou<n> } [aa{Ax}]
6,257 { Numq<ua>m dimittit<ur> pecc<atu>m &c } [Latin]
6,258 With false (wordes) and (whit<es>) / haue y (ywonne) my godes [aaAx]
6,259 And wt<h> (gyle) and (glosynge) / (ygadered) [th]at Y haue [aaAx]
6,260 (Meddeled) my (m<ar>chaundyse) / and (made) a good (mostre) [aaAa]
6,261 The (worste) lay wt<h>ynne / a greet (wit) Y lat hit [axAx]
6,262 And yf my neyhebore hadde an hyne / or eny beste elles [xxXx]
6,263 (More) p<ro>fitable then (myn) / y (made) (many) wentes [aaAa]
6,264 (How) y myhte (haue) hit / (al) my wit y caste [aaAx]
6,265 And but y hit hadde by other wey / at the laste y stale hit [xxXx]
6,266 Or (p(ri)ueliche) his (pors) shoke / (vnpiked) his lokes [aaAx]
6,267 And yf Y [y]ede to [th]e (plough) / y (pynched) on his half aker [xaAx]
6,268 That a (foet) lond or a (forw) / (fecchen) Y wolde [aaAx]
6,269 Of my (neyhebore) (nexst) / (nymen) of his erthe [aaAx]
6,270 And yf Y (raap) (ou<er>reche) / or [y]af hem (red) [th]at (repe) [aaAa]
6,271 To (sese) to me wt<h> here (sikel) / [th]at Y ne (sewe) neu<er>e [aaAx]
6,272 In (haly) dayes at (holy) churche / when Y (herde) masse [aaAx]
6,273 Ne hadde Y neu<er>e will(e) witt<er>ly / to byseche m<er>cy [xxXx]
6,274 ffor my (mysdedes) / [th]at y ne (mo<ur>ned) after [axAx]
6,275 ffor (loos) of good (leef) me / then for (lycames) gultes [aaAx]
6,276 As thow Y (deddly) synne (dede) / y (dradde) nat so sore [aaAx]
6,277 As whenne y (lenede) and (leuede) hit (lost) / or (longe) or hit were payed [aaaAx]
6,278 And yf Y (sente) ou<er> (see) / my (s<er>uauntes) to Bruges [aaAx]
6,279 Or into (pruyslond) my (p<re>nties) / my (p<ro>fit) to awayte [aaAx]
6,280 To (marchaunde) wt<h> my (moneye) / and (maken) here eschaunges [aaAx]
6,281 (Myhte) neu<er>e me comforte / in the (mene) tyme [axAx]
6,282 Nother (matynes) ne (masse) /ne no (maner) syht<es> [aaAx]
6,283 Ne neu<er>e (penaunce) (p<ar>formede) / ne { (pat<er>n(os)t<er>) } sayde [aa{Ax}]
6,284 That my (muynde) ne was (more) / in (my) godes in a doute [aaAxx]
6,285 Then in the (grace) of (god) / and in his (grete) myhte [aaAx]

6,285 { Vbi tezaurus tuus ibi et cor tuum } [Latin] fol. 27v
6,286 Now (redily) q<uo>d (repentaunce) / y haue (reuthe) of thy lyuynge [aaAx]
6,287 Were Y a (frere) in good (fayth) / (for) al [th]e gold on erthe [aaAxx]
6,288 Y ne wolde (cope) me wt<h> thy (catel) / ne oure (kyrke) mende [aaAx]
6,289 Ne take a (meles) (mete) of thyn / and (myn) herte hit wiste [aaAxx]
6,290 <[Y]if> Thow were (such) as thow (sayst) / y (sholde) rather (s<er>ue) [aaAa]
6,290 { Melius est mori q<ua>m male viuere } [Latin]
6,291 Y rede no (faythful) (frere) / at thy (feste) to sytte [aaAx]
6,292 [Y]ut were me (leuer) by oure (lord) / (lyue) al by welle cresses [aaAx]
6,293 Then haue my (fode) and my (fyndynge) / of (fais) menne wynnyng(es) [aaAx]
6,293 { S<er>uus alt<er>ius cum fercula pingua queris } [Latin]
6,293 { Pane tuo pocius vesc<er>e liber eris } [Latin]
6,294 Thow art an (vnkynde) (creature) / y (can) the nat assoile [aaAx]
6,295 Til thow haue (ymad) by thy (myhte) / to alle (men) restituciou<n> [aaAx]
6,296 ffor alle that hauen of thy (good) / haue (god) my treuthe [xaAx]
6,297 Ys (haldyng) at the (heye) dome / to (helpe) the restitue [aaAx]
6,298 [Y]e [th]e prest [th]at thy (tythe) / (toek) (trowe) Y non other [xaAa]
6,299 Shal (p<ar>te) wt<h> the in (purgatorye) / and helpe (paye) thy dette [aaAx]
6,300 Yf he wiste thow were (such) / when he (resseyued) thyn offrynge [xaAx]
6,301 And what (lede) (leueth) [th]at y (lye) / (look) in [th]e saut<er> glosed on [aaaAx]
6,302 { Ecce eni<m> v<er>itatem dilexisti } [Latin]
6,303 And there shal he (wite) (witt<er>ly) / (what) vsure is to mene [aaAxx]
6,304 And what (penaunce) the (prest) shal haue / [th]at (p<ro>oud) is of his tithes [aaAx]
6,305 ffor an (hore) of here (ers) wynnynge / may (hardiloker) tythe [aaAx]
6,306 Then an (errant) vsurer / (haue) god my treuthe [axAx]
6,307 And arste shal come to heuene [xxXx]
6,308 Thenne (was) there a (walschman) / was (wonderly) sory [aaAx]
6,309 Hyhte ([y]euan) ([y]elde) (a[y]eyn) / yf y so moche haue [aaAx]
6,310 Al [th]at Y (wikkedly) (wan) / sithen y (witte) hadde [aaAx]
6,311 And thow my (lyflode) (lakke) (leten) y nelle [aaAx]
6,312 That (eche) man ne shal haue (his) / ar y (hennes) wende [aaAx]
6,313 ffor me is (leu<er>e) in this (lyue) / as a (lorel) begge [aaAx]
6,314 Then in (lysse) to (lyue) / and (lese) (lyf) and soule [aaAa]
6,315 (Robert) the (ruyflare) / on { (reddite) } lokede [aaAx]
6,316 And for [th]<er> (was) nat (wherwt<h>) / a (wep) swythe sore [aaAx]
6,317 Ac [y]ut [th]at (synful) (shrewe) / (saide) to the heuene [aaAx]

6,318 (Crist) [th]at on (Caluarie) / on [th]e (crosse) deyedest [aaAx] fol. 28r
6,319 Tho dysmas my (brother) / (bisouhte) [y]ow of g<ra>ce [xaAx]
6,320 And haddest (m<er>cy) vppon [th]at (man) / for { (memento) } his sake [aaAx]
6,321 So (rewe) on (Rob<er>t) / [th]at { (reddere) } ne haue [aaAx]
6,322 Ne neu<er>e (wene) to (wynne) / (wt<h>) (craft) [th]at Y (knowe) [aaAbb]
6,323 ffor thy (mochel) (m<er>cy) / (mitigaciou<n>) Y biseche [aaAx]
6,324 (Dampne) me nat at (domesday) / for [th]at y (dede) so ylle [aaAx]
6,325 What (byfel) of this (feloun) / y can nat (fayre) shewe [aaAx]
6,326 Wel Y (woet) a (wepte) faste / (wat<er>) wt<h> his yes [aaAx]
6,327 And (knolechede) to (Crist) / his (coupe) [y]ut eftsones [aaAx]
6,328 That (repenaunce) is (pyk) staff / a wolde (polesche) newe [aaAx]
6,329 for he hadde (lay[gh]e) by { (latro) } / (luciferes) aunte [aaAx]
6,330 Be [th]e (rode) q<uo>d (repentaunce) / thow (romest) toward heuene [aaAx]
6,331 By so (hit) be in thyn (herte) / as y (here) thy tonge [aaAx]
6,332 Trist in His (mechel) (m<er>cy) / and [y]ut [th](o)u (myhte) be saued [aaAx]
6,333 ffor al the (wrecchednesse) of this (world) / and (wikkede) dedes [aaAx]
6,334 (ffareth) as a (fo<wm>) of (fuyr) / [th]at (ful) amydde Temese [aaaAx]
6,335 And (deyede) wt<h> a (drop) water / so (doth) alle synnes [aaAx]
6,336 Of alle (man<er>e) (men) / [th]at wt<h> goode wille confessen hem [aaXx]
6,337 And (cryen) hym m<er>cy / shal neu<er>e (come) in helle [axAx]
6,337 { O<m>nis iniquitas quo ad m(isericordi)am dei est quasi sintilla in medio maris } [Latin]
6,338 (Repente) [th]e anon q<uo>d (repentaunce) / (ryhte) to the vsurer [aaAx]
6,339 And haue his (m<er>cy) in thy (mynde) / and (m<ar>chaundise) leue hit [aaAx]
6,340 ffor thow hast no (good) by (good) fayth / to (gete) the wt<h> a wastel [aaAx]
6,341 ffor the (good) that thow haste (gete) / (bygan) al wt<h> falshede [aaAx]
6,342 And as (longe) as thow (lyuest) therwt<h> / [th](o)u [y]eldest nat bote borwest [aaXx]
6,343 And [y]if thow wyte neu<er>e to whom / ne where to restitue [xxXx]
6,344 (Bere) hit to the (bischop) / and (bide) hym of his grace [aaAx]
6,435 To (bysetten) hit (hymsulue) / as beste be for thy (soule) [aaXa]
6,346 ffor he shal (onswerie) for the / at the (hey) dome [axAx]
6,347 ffor the and for (many) (mo) / [th]at (man) shal [y]eue a rykenynge [aaAx]
6,348 What a (lered) [y]ow to (lyue) wt<h> / and to (lette) [y]ow fram thefte [aaAx]
6,349 Now (bygynneth) (glotou<n>) / for to (go) to shryfte [aaAx]
6,350 And (kayres) hym to (kyrkeward) / his (coupe) to shewe [aaAx]
6,351 (ffastyng) on a (friday) / (forth) gan he wende [aaAx]
6,352 By (betene) hous the (brewestere) / [th]at (bad) hym good morwen [aaAx]

6,353 And (whodeward) he (wolde) / the breuh (wyf) hym askede [aaAx] fol. 28v
6,354 To (holy) churche q<uo>d (he) / for to (here) masse [aaAx]
6,355 And sennes (sitte) and be (shryue) / and (synege) no more [aaAx]
6,356 Y haue (good) ale (gossip) / (Glotou<<n>>) woltow assaye [aaAx]
6,357 (Hastow) q<uo>d (he) / eny (hote) spyces [aaAx]
6,358 Y haue (pep<ur>) and (pyonie) / and a (pound) of garlek [aaAx]
6,359 A (ferthyngworth) (fenkelsede) / for (fastyng) dayes ybouhte hit [aaAx]
6,360 Thenne (goth) (glotoun) in / and (grete) othes aftur [aaAx]
6,361 (Sesse) [th]e (souhteres) / (saet) on [th]e benche [aaAx]
6,362 (Watte) [th]e (wernare) / and his (wyf) dronke [aaAx]
6,263 (Tymme) [th]e (Tynekare) / and (tweyne) of his knaues [aaAx]
6,264 (Hicke) [th]e (hackenayman) / and (hewe) [th]e nedlare [aaAx]
6,365 (Claryce) of (cockeslane) / and the (clerc) of [th]e churche [aaAx]
6,366 Syre [[(Peres)]] of (prydie) / and (purnele) of fflaundres [aaAx]
6,367 An (hayward) an (heremyte) / the (hangeman) of tybo<ur>ne [aaAx]
6,368 (Dawe) [th]e (dikere) / wt<h> a (dosoyne) harlotes [aaAx]
6,369 Of (portours) and of (pikeporses) / and of (pilede) toth draweres [aaAx]
6,370 A (rybibour) and a (ratoner) / a (rakeare) and his knaue [aaAx]
6,371 A (ropere) and a (redyngkynge) / and (Rose) [th]e disshere [aaAx]
6,372 (Godefray) [th]e (garlek) monger / and (Gryffyth) [th]e Walshe [aaAx]
6,373 And of (vphalderes) an (heep) / (herly) by [th]e morwe [aaAx]
6,374 (Geuen) (glotoun) wt<h> (glad) chere / (good) ale to hansull [aaaAx]
6,375 (Clement) [th]e (Coblere) / (cast) of his (cloke) [aaAa]
6,376 And to [th]e (newe) fayre / (nempnede) forth to sull(e) [axAx]
6,377 (Hicke) [th]e (hackenayman) / hit his (hod) aftur [aaAx]
6,378 And (bade) (bute) [th]e (bochere) / (ben) on his syde [aaaAx]
6,379 There were (chapmen) (ychose) / this (chaffare) to p<re>yse [aaAx]
6,380 That (hoso) hadde the (hood) / sholde nat (haue) [th]e cloke [aaAx]
6,381 And that the (bett<er>e) thyng be (arbitreres) / (bote) sholde [th]e worse [aaAx]
6,382 Tho (rysen) vp (rape) / and (rounned) togyderes [aaAx]
6,383 And (preisede) this (penworthis) / (ap<<ar>>t) by hemsulue [aaAx]
6,384 And there were (othes) an (heep) / for on sholde (haue) [th]e worse [aaAx]
6,385 They (couthe) nat by here (consience) / (acorden) for treuthe [aaAx]
6,386 Til (Robyn) [th]e (Rop<er>e) / (aryse) they bisouhte [aaAx]
6,387 And (nempned) hym for a (noumper) / [th]at (no) debat were [aaAxx]
6,388 (Hicke) [th]e (hostiler) / (hadde) [th]e cloke [aaAx]

6,389 In (couenaunt) [th]at (clement) / sholde the (coppe) fulle [aaAx] fol. 29r
6,390 And haue (Hickes) (hood) [th]e (hostiler) / and (holde) hym ys<er>ued [aaaAx]
6,391 And hoso (repentede) hym (rathest) / sholde (aryse) aft<ur> [aaAx]
6,392 And (grete) syre (glotou<n>) / wt<h> a (galon) of ale [aaAx]
6,393 There was (leyhing) and (louryng) / and (lat) go the coppe [aaAx]
6,394 (Bargaynes) and (Beuereges) / (bygan) [th]o to awake [aaAx]
6,395 And (setten) so til (euenson) / and (songen) vmbywhile [aaAx]
6,396 Til (glotou<n>) hadde (yglobbed) / a (galoun) and a (gylle) [aaAa]
6,397 His (gottes) (gan) to (gothly) / as two (g<r>ydy) sowes [aaaAx]
6,398 A (pissede) a (potel) / in a { (pat<er>n(os)t<er>) } whyle [aaAx]
6,399 A blew his (rownd) (ruet) / at his (rygebones) ende [aaAx]
6,400 That (alle) [th]at (herde) [th]e (horu<n>) / (helde) here nose (aft<ur>) [aaaAa]
6,401 And (wesched) hit hadde (wasche) / wt<h> a (weps) of breres [aaAx]
6,402 He myhte no[th]er (steppe) ne (stande) / til he a (staf) hadde [aaAx]
6,403 And thenne (gan) he (go) / lyke a (glemans) byche [aaAx]
6,404 (Sum) tyme (asyde) / and (sum) tyme arere [aaAx]
6,405 As hoso (layth) (lynes) / for to (lacche) foules [aaAx]
6,406 And when he (drow) to the (dore) / thenne (dymmede) his yes [aaAx]
6,407 And (thromblede) at the (thresfold) / and (threw) to [th]e erthe [aaAx]
6,408 And (Clement) [th]e (coblere) / (cauhte) hym by [th]e myddel [aaAx]
6,409 And for to (lyfte) hym (aloft) / (leyde) hym on his knees [aaAx]
6,410 Ac (gloton) was a (greet) cherl / and (greued) in [th]e luftynge [aaAx]
6,411 And (cowed) vp a (caudel) / in (Clementis) lappe [aaAx]
6,412 Ys none so (hungry) (hound) / in (hertfordshyre) [aaAx]
6,413 Durste (lape) of [th]at (lyuynge) / so (vnlouely) hit smauhte [aaAx]
6,414 wt<h> alle [th]e (wo) of this (world) / his (wyf) and his (wenche) [aaAa]
6,415 (Beren) hym to his (bed) / and (brouhten) hym [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
6,416 And aftur (al) this (exces) / he hadde an (accidie) (aft<ur>) [aaAa]
6,417 A (sleep) (saturday) and (sonenday) / til (sonne) [y]ede to reste [aaaAx]
6,418 Then gan he (wake) (wel) (wanne) / and (wolde) haue ydronke [aaaAx]
6,419 The furste [th]at he spake / was to halt [th]e bolle [xxXx]
6,420 His (wyf) and his (inwit) / (edwitede) hym of his synne [aaAx]
6,421 A wax (ashamed) [th]at (shrewe) / and (shrofe) hym as swythe [aaAx]
6,422 To (repentaunce) (ryht) thus / haue (reuthe) on me he saide [aaAx]
6,423 Thow (lord) <that> (aloft) art / and alle (lyues) shope [aaAx]
6,424 To the (god) Y (glotou<<n>>) / (gulty) me [y]elde [aaAx]

6,425 Of [th]at y haue (trespased) wt<h> (tonge) / y can nat (telle) how ofte [aaAx] fol. 29v
6,426 (Sworn) godes (soule) and his (sides) / and (so) helpe <me> god almyhty [aaaAxx]
6,427 There no nede ne was / many sythe falsly [xxXx]
6,428 And (ou<er>sopped) at my (soper) / and (som) tyme at nones [aaAx]
6,429 (More) then my kynde / (myhte) deffye [axAx]
6,430 And as an (hound) [th]at (eet) gras / so gan Y to brake [aaXx]
6,431 And (spilde) [th]at Y (aspele) myhte / y kan nat (speke) for shame [aaAx]
6,432 The (vilony) of my (foule) mouthe / and of my (foule) mawe [aaAx] (v:f:f)
6,433 And (fastyng) dayes (bifore) noen / (fedde) me wt<h> ale [aaAx]
6,434 Out of (resoun) among (rybaudes) / here (rybaudrye) to here [aaAx]
6,435 Herof (gode) (god) / (g<ra>unte) me for[y]euenesse [aaAx]
6,436 Of al my (luyther) (lyf) / in al my (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
6,437 ffor Y (vowe) to (verray) god / for hung<ur> or (furste) [aaXa]
6,438 Shal neu<er>e (fysch) in [th]e (fryday) / (defyen) in my wombe [aaAx]
6,439 Til (abstinence) myn (aunte) / (haue) [y]eue me leue [aaAx]
6,440 And [y]ut haue Y chasted here / al my lyf tyme [xxXx]

Passus septimus de visione
7,1 Thenne cam (sleuthe) al (byslobered) / wt<h> two (slimed) yes [aaAx]
7,2 Y moste (sitte) to be (shryue) / or elles (sholde) Y nappe [aaAx]
7,3 Y may nat wel (stande) ne (stoupe) / ne wt<h>outen a (stoel) knele [aaAx]
7,4 Were Y (brouhte) in my (bed) (but) / yf my taylende hit made [aaAxx]
7,5 Sholde no (ryngyng) do me to (ryse) / til Y were (rype) to dyne [aaAx]
7,6 A bigan { (benedicite) } wt<h> a (bolk) / and his (breste) knokkede [aaAx]
7,7 (Roxlede) and (romede) / and (rotte) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
7,8 What awake (renke) q<uo>d (repentaunce) / and (rape) to shryfte [aaAx]
7,9 Yf Y sholde (deye) be [th]is (day) / y (drede) me sore [aaAx]
7,10 Y can nat (p<ar>fitly) my { (pat<er>) noster } / as [th]e (prest) hit syngeth [aaAx]
7,11 Y can (rymes) of (robyn) hode / and of (randolf) Erle of Chestre [aaAx]
7,12 Ac of oure (lord) ne of oure (lady) / [th]e (leste) [th]at eu<er>e was maked [aaAx]
7,13 Y haue (voued) (voues) (fourty) / and (for[y]eten) hem amorwen [aaaAx]
7,14 Y (p<ar>fo<ur>mede) neu<er>e (penaunces) / [th]at [th]e (prest) me hihte [aaAx]
7,15 Ne ryht (sory) for my (synnes) / y (seyh) neu<er>e [th]e tyme [aaAx]
7,16 And yf Y (bidde) eny (bedes) / but yf hit (be) in wrathe [aaAx]
7,17 That Y (telle) wt<h> my (tonge) / is (ten) myle fro myn herte [aaAx]
7,18 Y am (occuepied) (vch) a day / (haliday) and (o[th]<er>e) [aaAa]
7,19 Wt<h> (ydele) tales at [th]e (ale) / and (o[th]<er>while) in chirches [aaAx]

7,20 Goddes (payne) and his (passioun) / is (puyre) selde in my thouhte [aaAx] fol. 30r
7,21 Y (visitede) neu<er>e (feble) man / ne (fetered) man in prisone [aaAx]
7,22 Y hadde (leu<er>e) here an (harlotrye) / or a (lesyng) to (lauhen) of [aaAa]
7,23 Or to (lacke) men or to (likene) hem / in (vnlikyng) man<er>e [aaAx]
7,24 Than al [th]at eu<er>e (Mark) (made) / (Matheu) Iohn or Lucas [aaAx]
7,25 (Vigilies) and (fastyng) dayes / y can (for[y]eten) hem alle [aaAx] (v:f:f)
7,26 And (ligge) abedde in (lente) / and my (lemman) in myn arm(es) [aaAx]
7,27 Til (matynes) and (masse) be ydo / thenne haue y a (memorie) at [th]e freres [aaAx]
7,28 Y am nat (shryue) (som) tyme / but yf (seknesse) hit make [aaAx] (sh:s:s)
7,29 Nat (twies) in (ten) [y]er / and thenne (telle) y nat [th]e haluendele [aaAx]
7,30 I haue be (p<re>st) and (p<er>soun) / (passynge) thritty wynt<ur> [aaAx]
7,31 [Y]ut kan Y nother (solfe) ne (synge) / ne a (seyntes) lyf rede [aaAx]
7,32 Ac Y can (fynden) in a (feld) / and in a (forlong) an hare [aaAx]
7,33 And holden a (knyht(es)) (court) / and (acounte) wt<h> [th]e reue [aaAx]
7,34 Ac Y can nat (construe) (catoun) / ne (clergialiche) reden [aaAx]
7,35 Yf Y (begge) and (borwe) hit / but yf hit (be) ytayled [aaAx]
7,36 I (for[y]ete) hit as ([y]erne) / and yf (eny) man hit (aske) [aaBb]?
7,37 (Sixe) sithe o[th]<er> (seuene) / y (forsake) hit wt<h> othes [aaAx]
7,38 And thus haue y (tened) (trewe) men / (ten) hundrit (tymes) [aaAa]
7,39 And my (s<er>uauntes) (somtyme) / here (salerie) is bihynde [aaAx]
7,40 (Reuthe) is to here (rekenynge) / when we shal (rede) acountes [aaAx]
7,41 So wt<h> (wikkede) (will) / my (werkemen) Y paye [aaAx]
7,42 Yf (eny) man do me a beenfeet / or (helpeth) me at nede [axAx]
7,43 Y am (vnkynde) a[y]en his (cortesie) / y (can) nat vnderstande hit [aaAx]
7,44 ffor y (haue) and haue (yhad) / su<m>del (haukes) man<er>s [aaAx]
7,45 Y am nat (luyred) wt<h> (loue) / but [th]<er> (lygge) ouht vnder [th]e tumbe [aaAx]
7,46 The (kyndenesse) [th]at myn (emc(ri)sten) / (kud) me ferne[y]er [aaAx]
7,47 (Sixty) sythes Y (sleuthe) / haue for[y]eten hit (sethe) [aaXa]
7,48 In (speche) and in (sparyng) / of (speche) (yspilde) many a tyme [aaaAx]
7,49 Bothe (flesch) and (fysch) / and (vitailes) kepte so longe [aaAx] (f:f:v)
7,50 Til eche (lyf) hit (lothed) / to (loke) [th]<er>on or smylle hit [aaAx]
7,51 (Bothe) (Bred) and ale / (Bot<er>e) mylke and chese [aaAx]
7,52 (fforsleuthed) in my (s<er>uice) / and (yset) hows afuyre [aaAx]
7,53 And ([y]ede) aboute in my ([y]outhe) / and ([y]af) me to no thedom [aaAx]
7,54 And sethe a (beggare) haue (ybe) / for my foule sleuthe [aaXx]
7,54 { Heu michi q<uo>d st<er>ilem duxi vtam iuuenilem } [Latin]

7,55 (Repentest) the nat q<uo>d (repentaunce) / and (ryht) wt<h> [th]at he swowened [aaAx] fol. 30v
7,56 Til { (vigilate) } the (veile) / (fette) wat<er> at his eyus [aaAx] (v:v:f)
7,57 And (flatte) hit on his (face) / and (faste) on hym cryede [aaAx]
7,58 And sayde (war) the fro (wanhope) / [th]at (wolde) <the> byt<ra>ye [aaAx]
7,59 Y am (sory) for my (synnes) / (sey) to <god> (thysuluen) [aaAa]
7,60 And (bete) thysulue vppon [th]e (breste) / and (bidde) hym of g<ra>ce [aaAx]
7,61 ffor is no (gult) so (greet) / [th]at his (goodnesse) is more [aaAx]
7,62 Thenne (sat) (sleuthe) vp / and (seynede) hym ofte [aaAx]
7,63 And made (vowe) (tofore) god / for his (foule) sleuthe [aaAx] (v:f:f)
7,64 Shal no (sonday) be this (seuene) [y]ere / but yf (seknesse) hit make [aaAx]
7,65 That Y ne shal (do) me ar (day) / to [th]e (dere) chirche [aaAx]
7,66 And here (mateynes) and (masse) / as y a (monke) were [aaAx]
7,67 Shal non (ale) aftur m<e>te / (holde) me thennes [axAx]
7,68 Til y haue (euensong) (yherd) / y (bihote) to [th]e rode [aaAx]
7,69 Ac wheche (been) [th]e (b<ra>unches) / [th]at (bryngeth) men to sleuthe [aaAx]
7,70 Is when a (man) (mo<ur>neth) not / for his (mysdedes) [aaAx]
7,71 The (penaunses) [th]at [th]e (prest) / enioyneth (p<ar>formeth) euele [aaAx]
7,72 (Doth) non Almesdede / (drat) hym nat of synne [axAx]
7,73 (Lyueth) a[y]en [th]e (bileue) / and no (lawe) kepeth [aaAx]
7,74 And hath no (likynge) to (lerne) / ne of oure (lord) to here [aaAx]
7,75 But to (harlotrie) and to (horedom) / or (elles) of som wynnynge [aaAx]
7,76 When me (carpeth) of (Crist) / or of (clannesse) of soule [aaAx]
7,77 A (wexeth) (wroth) and wol not here / but (wordes) of m<ur>the [aaAx]
7,78 (Penaunse) and (pore) men / and the (passioun) of seyntes [aaAx]
7,79 He (hateth) to (here) thereof / and (alle) [th]at [th]<er>of carpeth [aaAx]
7,80 This (beth) [th]e (b<ra>unches) beth ywar / [th]at (bryngeth) a man to wanhope [aaAx]
7,81 [Y]e (lordes) and (ladies) / and (legat<es>) of holy churche [aaAx]
7,82 That (feden) (foel) sages / (flateres) and lyares [aaAx]
7,83 And han (lykyng) to (lythen) hem / in hope to do [y]ow (lawhe) [aaXa]
7,83 { Ve vobis qui rid<etis> &c } [Latin]
7,84 And [y]eueth such (mede) & (mete) / and pore (men) refuse [aaAx]
7,85 In [y]oure (deth) (deynge) / y (drede) me sore [aaAx]
7,86 Laste tho (man<er>e) (men) / to (muche) sorwe [y]ow brynge [aaAx]
7,86 { Consencientes & agentes pari pena punient<ur> } [Latin]
7,87 (Pat(ri)arkes) and (p<ro>phetes) / (p<re>cheo<ur>s) of goddes wordes [aaAx]
7,88 (Sauen) thorw here (sarmon) / mannes (soule) fram helle [aaAx]

7,89 Ryht so (flat<er>es) and (fooles) / aren [th]e (fendes) p<ro>curato<ur>s [aaAx] fol. 31r
7,90 To (entise) men thorw here (tales) / to synne and to harlotrie [aaXx]
7,91 (Clerkes) [th]at (knoweth) this / sholde (kenne) lordes [aaAx]
7,92 What dauid (sayth) of (such) men / as [th]e (saut<er>) telleth [aaAx]
7,92 { Non habitabit in medio domus mee qui facit sup<er>biam q<u)> loquit<ur> iniq<ua> &c } [Latin]
7,93 Sholde non (harlote) haue (audiense) / in (halle) ne in chaumbre [aaAx]
7,94 There [th]at (wyse) men (were) / (wittnesseth) goddes (wordes) [aaAa]
7,95 Ne no (mysproud) (man) / (among<es>) (lordes) be (louede) [aaAbb]
7,96 (Clerkes) and (knyhtes) / (welcometh) (kynges) munstrals [aaaAx]
7,97 And for (loue) of here (lord) / (lyueth) hem at festes [aaAx]
7,98 (Muche) (more) me thynketh / riche (men) ouhte [aaAx]
7,99 Haue (beggares) (byfore) hem / [th]e whiche (ben) goddes mustrals [aaAxx]
7,100 As he (sayth) (hymsulf) / (seynt) Ion bereth witnesse [aaAx]
7,100 { Qui vos spernit me spernit } [Latin]
7,101 fforthy Y (rede) [y]ow (ryche) / (reueles) when [y]e maketh [aaAx]
7,102 ffor to (solace) [y]oure (soules) / (suche) munstrals to haue [aaAx]
7,103 The pore for a foul (sage) / (sittynge) at thy table [xaAx]
7,104 wt<h> a (lered) man to (lere) the / what oure (lord) suffrede [aaAx]
7,105 ffor to (saue) thy (soule) / fram (satan) thyn enemye [aaAx]
7,106 And (fithele) the wt<h>oute (flat<er>ynge) / of god (friday) [th]e (feste) [aaAa]
7,107 And a (blynd) man for a (bordor) / or a (bedredene) womman [aaAx]
7,108 To crye a (largesse) to fore oure (lord) / [y]oure good (loos) to shewe [aaAx]
7,109 Thise thre (man<er>e) (munstrals) / (maketh) a (man) to lauhe [aaAx]
7,110 And in his (deth) (deynge) / they (don) hym greet confort [aaAx]
7,111 That by his (lyue) (leued) hem / and (louede) hem to here [aaAx]
7,112 Thise (solaseth) [th]e (soule) / til (hymsulue) be yfalle [aaAx]
7,113 In a (wel) hope for a (wrouhte) so / among<es> (worthy) seyntes [aaAx]
7,114 There (flat<er>ers) and (foles) / wt<h> here (foule) wordes [aaAx]
7,115 (Leden) tho that (lythed) hem / to (luciferes) feste [aaAx]
7,116 wt<h> { (t<ur>piloquio) } a (lay) of sorwe / and (luciferes) fythele [aaAx] (-l:l:l)
7,117 To (p<er>petual) (payne) / or (p<ur>gatorie) a wikke [aaAx]
7,118 ffor a (lythed) and (louede) / [th]at godes (lawe) despiseth [aaAx]
7,118 { Dare histrionib<us> &c } [Latin]
7,119 Tho was (repentaunce) (aredy) / and (redde) hem alle to knele [aaAx]
7,120 Y shal (byseke) for alle (synnefole) / oure (sauio<ur>) of grace [aaAx]
7,121 To (amende) vs of oure (mysdedes) / do (m<er>cy) to vs alle [aaAx]

7,122 (God) [th]at of thi (goodnesse) / (gonne) [th]e world make fol. 31v
7,123 And (madest) of nauhte auhte / and (man) liche thysulue [axAx]
7,124 And (sethe) (soffredeste) hym to (synege) / a (sykenesse) to vs alle [aaaAx]
7,125 And for oure (beste) as Y (beleue) / what so [th]e (boek) telle [aaAx]
7,125 { O felix culpa & necessariu<m> p<e>cc<atu>m Ade } [Latin]
7,126 ffor thorw [th]at (synne) thy (sone) / (ysent) was til erthe [aaAx]
7,127 And bicam (man) of a (mayde) / (mankynde) to (amende) [aaAa]
7,128 And madest (thysulue) wt<h> thy (sone) / oure (soule) & oure body ilych [aaAx]
7,128 { Ego in patre & pater in me et qui me videt vid<e>t p<at>rem meu<m> } [Latin]
7,129 And (sethe) in oure (secte) / as hit (semed) deyedest [aaAx]
7,130 On a (friday) in (fo<ur>me) / of man (feledest) oure sorwe [aaAx]
7,130 { Captiuam duxi captiuitatem } [Latin]
7,131 The (sonne) for (sorwe) [th]<er>of / lees (siht) for a tyme [aaAx]
7,132 Aboute (mydday) when (most) liht is / and (mel) tyme of sayntes [aaAx]
7,133 (ffeddest) tho wt<h> thy (flesch) / and blood oure (forfadres) in helle [aaxAx]
7,133 { Populus qui ambulabat in tenebris vidit lucem magnam &c } [Latin]
7,134 The (lihte) [th]at (lup) oute of the / (lucifer) hit blente [aaAx]
7,135 And (brouhte) thyne (yblessed) fro thennes / into [th]e (blisse) of heuene [aaAx]
7,136 The (thridde) day ([th]<er>aftur) / (thow) [y]edest in oure sekte [aaAxx]
7,137 A (synful) marie [th]e (sey) / ar (seynte) marye [th]y dame [aaAx]
7,138 And al so to (solace) (synfole) / thow (soffredest) it so were [aaAx]
7,138 { Non veni vocare iustos set p<eccatores> &c } [Latin]
7,139 And al [th]at (mark) hath (ymade) / (Matheu) Ion and Lucas [aaAx]
7,140 Of thy (douht)iokest (dedes) / was (don) in oure sekte [aaAx]
7,140 { Verbum caro factum est } [Latin]
7,141 And by (so) muche hit (semeth) / the (sykerloker) we mowe [aaAx]
7,142 (Bidde) and (biseche) the / yf hit (be) thy wille [aaAx]
7,143 That art (furste) oure (fadur) / and of (flesch) oure bro[th]<er> [aaAx]
7,144 And (sethen) oure (sauyo<ur>) / and (seydest) hit wt<h> thy tonge [aaAx]
7,145 That what tyme we (synnefole) men / wolden be (sory) for dedes [axAx]
7,146 That we han (don) ylle / (dampned) sholde we ben neu<er>e [aaXx]
7,147 Yf we (knowlechede) and (cryde) / (Crist) [th]<er>fore m<er>cy [aaAx]
7,147 { Quandocumq<ue> ingemuerit p<e>cc<at>or o<mn>es iniquitate ei<us> non recordabor ampli<us> } [Latin]
7,148 And for (muchel) (m<er>cy) / and (marie) loue thi (moder) [aaAa]
7,149 Haue (reuthe) of alle these (rybaudes) / [th]<a>t (repenten) hem sore [aaAx]
7,150 That eu<er>e they (gulte) a[y]eyn [th]e (god) / in (gost) or in dede [aaAx]

7,151 Thenne (hente) y an (horn) / of { deus tu conu<er>sus viuificabis nos } [aaXx] fol. 32r
7,152 And (blewe) hit wt<h> { (Beati) quor<um> } [ax{A}x]
7,152 { Remisse sunt iniquitates & quor<um> tecta sunt pe<cca>ta } [Latin]
7,153 That alle (seyntes) for (synfol) / (songen) wt<h> d<aui>d [aaAxx]
7,153 { Ho<m>i<n>es & iumenta saluabis q<ue>madmodu<m> multiplicasti m<isericordi>am mea<m> deus } [Latin]
7,154 A (thousend) of men (tho) / (throngen) togyderes [aaAx]
7,155 (Criede) vpward to (Crist) / and to his (clene) moder [aaAx]
7,156 To haue (g<ra>ce) to (go) to treuthe / (god) leue [th]at they mote [aaAx]
7,157 Ac [th]<er> was (wye) non so (wys) / [th]at the (way) thider couthe [aaAx]
7,158 But (blostrede) forth as (bestes) / ouer (baches) and hulles [aaAx]
7,159 Til (late) was and (longe) / [th]at thei a (lede) mette [aaAx]
7,160 (Yparayled) as a (paynyem) / in (pilg(ri)mes) wyse [aaAx]
7,161 He (bar) a (bordoun) (ybounde) / wt<h> a (brood) liste [aaaAx]
7,162 In a (wethewynde) (wyse) / (ywrithe) al aboute [aaAx]
7,163 A (bolle) and a (bagge) / a (bar) by his syde [aaAx]
7,164 An (hundret) of (Aunpolles) / on his (hat) seten [aaAx]
7,165 (Signes) of (syse) / and (shelles) of galys [aaAx]
7,166 And many a (crouch) on his (cloke) / (kayes) of Rome [aaAx]
7,167 And [th]e v<er>nicle bifore / for men sholde yknowe [xxXx]
7,168 And (se) by [th]e (signes) / wham a (souht) hadde [aaAx]
7,169 This (folk) (frayned) hym (furste) / (fro) whennes he come [aaaAxx]
7,170 ffro (synoye) he (sayde) / and fro [th]e (sepulcre) of oure lord [aaAx]
7,171 In (bedlem) and in (babiloyne) / y haue (be) in (bothe) [aaAa]

7,172 In (Armonye) in (Alisaundre) / and y (haue) be in bothe [aaAx]
7,173 [Y]e may (se) be [th]e (signes) / [th]at (sitten) on my cappe [aaAx]
7,174 Y haue (souht) gode (seyntes) / for my (soule) helthe [aaAx]
7,175 And (ywalked) ful (wyde) / in (wete) and in drye [aaAx]
7,176 (Knowest) thow auht a (corsent) q<uo>d they / [th]at men (calleth) treuthe [aaAx]
7,177 Kouthest (wissen) vs today / (whoder) out treuth (woneth) [aaAx]?
7,178 Nay so me (god) helpe / sayde [th]e (gome) thenne [axAx]
7,179 I saw neu<er>e (palm<er>e) / wt<h> (pyk) ne wt<h> sc(ri)ppe [axAx]
7,180 (Axen) aftur (hym) but now / (in) [th]is place [aaAx]
7,181 [[ (Peter) ]] q<uo>d a [[ (plouhman) ]] / and (potte) forth his heued [aaAx]
7,182 I (knowe) hym as (kyndely) / as (Clerk) doth his bokes [aaAx]
7,183 (Consience) and (kynde) wyt / (kenned) me to his place [aaAx]
7,184 And maden me (sykerenesse) (sethen) / to (s<er>uen) hym for eu<er>e [aaAx]

7,185 Bothe to (sowe) and to (sette) / [th]e while Y (swynke) myhte [aaAx] fol. 32v
7,186 And to (sowen) his (seed) / (suewen) his bestes [aaAx]
7,187 (wt<h>ynne) and (wt<h>outen) / to (wayten) his p<ro>fit [aaAx]
7,188 Iich haue ybe his (foloware) / al this (fourty) wynt<er> [xaAx]
7,189 And (ys<er>ued) treuthe (sothly) / (somdel) to paye [aaAx]
7,190 In alle (kyne) (craftes) / [th]at he (couthe) deuise [aaAx]
7,191 (Profitable) as for [th]e (plouh) / a (potte) me to lerne [aaAx]
7,192 And thow I (sey) hit (mysulf) / y (s<er>ue) hym to paye [aaAx]
7,193 Y haue myn (huyre) of (hym) wel / and (o[th]<er>whiles) more [aaAx]
7,194 He is [th]e (p<re>steste) (payer(e)) / [th]at eny (pore) man knoweth [aaAx]
7,195 He (wt<h>halt) non (hewe) / his (huyre) ou<er> (euen) [aaAa]
7,196 He is as (louh) as a (lombe) / and (leel) of his tonge [aaAx]
7,197 And hoso (wilneth) to (wyte) / (where) [th]at treuthe (woneth) [aaAxa]
7,198 Y wol (wissen) [y]ow (wel) / ryht to his place [aaXx]
7,199 [Y]e leue (Peres) q<uo>d thise (pilgrimes) / and (p<ro>frede) (Peres) mede [aaAa]
7,200 Nay bi [th]e (perel) of my soule / (Peres) gan to swerie [axAx]
7,201 Y ne wol (fonge) a (ferthynge) / (for) seynt Thomas shryne [aaAxx]
7,202 Were it (itolde) (treuthe) / [th]at y (toke) mede [aaAx]
7,203 A wolde (loue) me [th]e (lasse) / a (long) tyme aft<ur> [aaAx]
7,204 Ac hoso wol (wende) [th]<er> treuthe / is this is [th]e (way) theder [axAx]
7,205 [Y]e (mote) go thorw (mekenesse) / alle (men) and wommen [aaAx]
7,206 Til [y]e (come) into (Consience) / (yknowe) of god sulue [aaAx]
7,207 That [y]e (louye) hym (lord) / (leely) aboue alle [aaAx]
7,208 That is to (sey) (sothly) / [y]e (sholde) rather deye [aaAx]
7,209 Thenne eny (dedly) synne (do) / for (drede) or for p<re>eyere [aaAx]
7,210 And thenne [y]oure (neyhebores) (nexst) / in (none) wyse apayre [aaAx]
7,211 (Otherwyse) then [y]e (wolden) / they (wrouhte) [y]ow alle tymes [aaAx]
7,212 And so goth forth by [th]e (brok) / a (brugge) as <it> were [xaAx]
7,213 fforto [y]e (fynde) a (ford) / [y]oure (fader) honoureth [aaAx]
7,214 (Wadeth) in at [th]at (wat<er>) / and (wascheth) [y]ow wel there [aaAx]
7,215 And [y]e shal (lepe) [th]e (lihtloker) / al [y]oure (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
7,215 { Honora p<at>rem & m<at>rem &c } [Latin]
7,216 And thenne (shalt) thow (se) (swere) nat / but if it be for nede [aaAx]
7,217 And (nameliche) an ydel / [th]e (name) of god almyhty [aaAx] (n:n-:n)
7,218 Thenne shalt thow (come) by a (croft) / ac (come) thow [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
7,219 The (croft) hatte (coueyte) nat / menne (catel) ne here wyues [aaAx]

7,220 Ne (none) of here s<er>uauntes / [th]at (nuye) hem myhte [axAx] fol. 33r
7,221 Loke [th]ou (bere) nat [th]ere away / but yf hit (be) thyn owene [axAx]
7,222 Two (stokkes) [th]ere (stondeth) / ac (stynte) thow nat [th]ere [aaAx]
7,223 Thei hatte (stele) nat and (sle) nat / (stryk) forth by bothe [aaAx]
7,224 And (leue) hem on [th]e (luft) hand / and (loke) nat [th]<er>aft<ur> [aaAx]
7,225 And (hold) wel [th]in (haliday) / (heye) til (euen) [aaAa]
7,226 Thenne shaltow (blenche) at a (berw) / (bere) no fals witnesse [aaAx]
7,227 Is (frithed) in wt<h> (floreynes) / and othere (fees) monye [aaAx]
7,228 Loke thow (plokke) no (plonte) [th]<er>e / for (p<er>el) of thy soule [aaAx]
7,229 Thenne shaltow (se) (say) (soth) / (so) hit be to done [aaaAx]
7,230 In none (man<er>e) elles nat / for no (mannes) p<re>eyre [aaAx]
7,231 And so shaltow (come) to a (court) / as (cleer) as [th]e sonne [aaAx]
7,232 The (mote) is of (m<er>cy) / the (man<er>e) in [th]e (myddes) [aaAa]
7,233 And al [th]e (wallyng) is of (wyt) / for (wil) ne sholde hit (wynne) [aaAa]
7,234 The (carneles) ben of (cristendom) / [th]at (kynde) to saue [aaAx]
7,235 (Ybot<re>sed) wt<h> (bileue) so / or tow (best) not ysaued [aaAx]
7,236 And (alle) [th]e (houses) been (yheled) / (halles) and chaumbres [aaaAx]
7,237 wt<h> no (leed) but wt<h> (loue) / and wt<h> (lele) speche [aaAx]
7,238 The (barres) aren of (buxu<m>nesse) / as (bretherne) of o wombe [aaAx]
7,239 The (Brygge) hatte (byde) wel / the (bet) may thye spede [aaAx]
7,240 Vche a (piler) is of (penaunces) / and (p<re>yeres) to seyntes [aaAx]
7,241 The (hokes) aren (almesdedes) / [th]at [th]e [y]ates (hange) on [aaXa]
7,242 (Grace) hatte [th]e (gateward) / a (goed) man for sothe [aaAx]
7,243 His (man) hatte (amende) [y]ow / (many) man hym knoweth [aaAx]
7,244 (Tel) hym this ilke (tokene) / (treuthe) woet [th]e sothe [aaAx]
7,245 Y am (sory) of my (synnes) / and (so) y shal eu<er>e [aaAx]
7,246 And (p<er>formed) [th]e (penaunce) [th]at [th]e (prest) me hihte [aaAx]
7,247 Biddeth (Amende) [y]ow (meke) [y]ow to his (maist<er>) g<ra>ce [aaAx]
7,248 To (opene) and (vndo) / [th]e (hye) gate of (heuene) [aaAa]
7,249 That (Adam) and (Eue) / a[y]enes vs (alle) shette [aaAx]
7,249 { Per Euam cunctis clausa est & per Mariam v<ir>gi<n>em it<er>um patef<ac>ta est &c }
7,250 A ful (leel) (lady) / (vnlek) hit of grace [aaAx]
7,251 And he hath [th]e (keye) and [th]e (clycat) / thow [th]e (kyng) slepe [aaAx]
7,252 And may (lede) in [th]at heo (loueth) / as here (lef) (lyketh) [aaAa]
7,253 And yf (g<ra>ce) (g<ra>unte) the / to (go) in in this wyse [aaAx]
7,254 Thow shalt (se) treuthe (sitte) / in thy (sulue) herte [aaAx]

7,255 And (solace) thy (soule) / and (saue) the fram payne [aaAx] fol. 33v
7,256 And (charge) (charite) / a (churche) to make [aaAx]
7,257 In thyne (hole) (herte) / to (herborwe) alle trewe [aaAx]
7,258 And (fynde) alle manere (folk) / (fode) to here soules [aaAx]
7,259 [Y]ef (loue) and (leute) / and oure (lawe) trewe [aaAx]
7,259 { Quodcumq(ue) pecieritis in no<m>i<n>e meo dabit<ur> eni<m> vobis } [Latin]
7,260 Ac be (war) thenne of (wrath) nat / [th]at (wikkede) shrewe [aaAx]
7,261 ffor he hath (enuye) to (hym) / [th]at in thyn (herte) setteth [aaAx]
7,262 And (poketh) forth (pruyde) / to (preyse) thysuluen [aaAx]
7,263 The (boldenesse) of thy (beenfetes) / maketh the (blynd) thenne [aaAx]
7,264 So worst thow (dryuen) out as (deux) / and [th]e (dore) yclosed [aaAx]
7,265 (Ykeyed) and (yclyketed) / to (close) the wt<h>outen [aaAx]
7,266 (Hapliche) an (hundred) wynt<ur> / ar thow (eft) (entre) [aaAa]
7,267 Thus myhte thow (lesen) his (loue) / to (lete) wel by thysulue [aaAx]
7,268 And (geten) hit (agayne) thorw (g<ra>ce) / ac thorw no (gifte) elles [aaaAx]
7,269 Ac ther ben (seuene) (susteres) / [th]at (s<er>uen) treuthe eu<er>e [aaAx]
7,270 And aren (port<er>es) ouer [th]e (post<er>nes) / [th]at to [th]e (place) bilongen [aaAx]
7,271 That on (hatte) (astinence) / and (vmbletee) anno[th]<er> [aaAx]
7,272 (Charite) and (chastite) / ben his (chief) maydenes [aaAx]
7,273 (Pacience) and (pees) / muche (peple) [th]ei helpe [aaAx]
7,274 (Largenesse) [th]at (lady) / (lat) in ful monye [aaAx]
7,275 Noen of hem (alle) / (helpe) may in bet<er>e [aaXx]
7,276 ffor he (payeth) for (p(ri)sones) / in (places) and in (peynes) [aaAa]
7,277 And ho is (sib) to [th]is (seuene) / (so) me god helpe [aaAxx]
7,278 Is (wonderliche) (welcome) / and (fayre) (vnderfonge) [aaBb]
7,279 Ho is nat (syb) to this (seuene) / (sothly) to telle [aaAx]
7,280 Hit is ful (hard) be myn (heued) / (eny) of [y]ow (alle) [aaAa]
7,281 To (geten) (ingang) at eny [y]ate / bote (grace) be [th]e more [aaxAx]
7,282 By (Crist) q<uo>d a (cottepors) / y haue no (kyn) there [aaAx]
7,283 Ne Y q<uo>d an (hapeward) / by (auht) [th]at y knowe [aaXx]
7,284 (Wyte) god q<uo>d a (wafrestere) / (wiste) y this for sothe [aaAx]
7,285 Wolde Y neu<er>e (forthere) no (foet) / for no (frere) p<re>chynge [aaAx]
7,286 [Y]us q<uo>d [[(Perus)]] [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] / and (pokede) hem alle to gode [aaAx]
7,287 (M<er>cy) is a (mayden) there / hath (myhte) ouer hem alle [aaAx]
7,288 And she is (sib) to alle (synfole) / and here (sone) bothe [aaAx]
7,289 And thorw [th]e (help) of hem two / (hope) [th](o)u non (o[th]<er>) [aaXa]

7,290 Thow myhte (gete) (g<ra>ce) there / so thow (go) bytyme [aaAx] fol. 34r
7,291 [Y]e { villam (emi) } q<uo>d (oen) / and now y moste thedre [aaXx]
7,292 To (loke) how me (liketh) hit / and toek his (leue) at Peres [aaAx]
7,293 (Ano[th]<er>) (anoenriht) / (nede) he sayde he hadde [aaaXx]
7,294 To (falewe) wt<h> (fiue) [y]otes / (forthy) me bihoueth [aaAx]
7,295 To (goo) wt<h> a (good) wil / and (g<ra>ytheliche) hem dryue [aaAx]
7,296 fforthy Y (pray) [y]ow [[(Peres)]] / (p<ar>aunt<ur>) [y]if [y]e meten [aaAx]
7,297 (Treuth) (telleth) hym this / [th]at y be excused [aaXx]
7,298 Thenne was oen (hihte) (Actif) / an (hosbande) he semede [aaAx]
7,299 Y haue (wedded) a (wyf) (wel) / (wantowen) of man<er>es [aaaAx]
7,300 Were y (seuen) nyhte fro here (syhte) / (sien<de>) he wolde [aaAx]
7,301 And (loure) on me and (lihtly) chyde / and sygge Y (louede) another [aaAx]
7,302 fforthy [[(Peres)]] the [[(Plouhman)]] / y (preye) the telle hit treuthe [aaAx]
7,303 I may nat (come) for a (kitte) / so a (cleueth) on me [aaAx]
7,303 { Vxorem duxi et ideo non possum venire } [Latin]

7,304 --- line om ---

7,305 (ffamyne) and (defaute) / (folwen) y wol Peres [aaAx]
7,306 Ac [th]e (way) is ful (wikked) / but hoso hadde a gyde [aaXx]
7,307 That myhte (folowe) vs vch a (fote) / (for) drede of myst<ur>nynge [aaAxx]

Passus octauus vt pry<m>us
8,1 Quod [[(Perkyn)]] [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] / be seynt (pet<ur>) of Rome [aaAx]
8,2 Ich (haue) an (half) aker / to (erye) by [th]e (heye) [aaAa]
8,3 Haued ich (yered) [th]is (half) aker / and ysowed hit (aft<ur>) [aaXa]
8,4 Y wol (wende) wt<h> [y]ow / and [th]e (way) teche [axAx]
8,5 That were a (long) (lettyng) / q<uo>d (lady) in a slayre [aaAx]
8,6 (What) sholde we (wommen) / (worche) [th]e (whiles) [aaAa]
8,7 Y (preye) [y]ow for [y]oure (p<ro>fit) / q<uo>d (Peres) to [th]e ladyes [aaAx]
8,8 That so<m>me (sowe) [th]e (sak) / for (shedynge) of the whete [aaAx]
8,9 And [y]e (worthily) (wy<m>men) / (wt<h>) [y]oure longe fyngres [aaAxx]
8,10 That [y]e on (selk) and (sendel) / to (sowe) whan tyme is [aaAx]
8,11 (Chesibles) for (chapeleynes) / (churches) to hono<ur>e [aaAx]
8,12 (Wyues) and (wyddewes) / (wolle) an flex spynneth [aaAx]
8,13 (Consience) (conseyleth) [y]ow / (cloth) for to make [aaAx]
8,14 ffor (p<ro>fit) of the (pore) / and (plesaunce) of [y]owsuluen [aaAx]
8,15 ffor y shal (lene) hem (lyflode) / but [th]e (lond) faylle [aaAx]
8,16 As (longe) as y (leue) for <the> / (lordes) loue of heuene [aaAx]
8,17 And alle (man<er>e) (men) [th]at / by [th]e (molde) is susteyned [aaAx]

8,18 Helpeth hym (worche) (wittliche) / [th]at (wynneth) [y]oure fode [aaAx] fol. 34v
8,19 By (Crist) q<uo>d a (knyhte) tho / a (kenneth) vs [th]e beste [aaAx]
8,20 Ac in (teme) (treuely) / (ytauhte) was y neu<er>e [aaAx]
8,21 Y wolde Y (couthe) q<uo>d the (knyhte) / by (Crist) and his moder [aaAx]
8,22 Y wolde (assaie) (som) tyme / for (solace) as hit were [aaAx]
8,23 (Sikerliche) (sire) knyhte / (sayde) [[Peris]] thenne [aaAx]
8,24 Y shal (swynke) and (swete) / and (sowe) for vs bothe [aaAx]
8,25 And (labory) for tho thow (louest) / al my (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
8,26 In (couenant) [th]at thow (kepe) / holy (kerke) and mysulue [aaAx]
8,27 ffro (wastores) and fro (wikked) men / [th]at [th]is (world) struyen [aaAx]
8,28 And go (hunte) (hardelyche) / to (hares) and to foxes [aaAx]
8,29 To (bores) and to (bokkes) / [th]at (breketh) adoun myn hegges [aaAx]
8,30 And (afayte) thy (faucones) / to culle [th]e wylde (foules) [aaXa]
8,31 ffor [th]ey (cometh) to my (croft) / my (corn) to diffoule [aaAx]
8,32 (Courteisliche) the (knyhte) thenne / (comesed) thise wordes [aaAx]
8,33 By my (power) [[(Peres)]] / y (plyhte) the my treuthe [aaAx]
8,34 To (defende) [th]e in (fayth) / (fyhte) thow Y sholde [aaAx]
8,35 And [y]ut a (poynt) q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] / y (p<re>ye) [y]ow of more [aaAx]
8,36 Loke [y]e (tene) no (tenaunt) / but (treuthe) wol assente [aaAx]
8,37 And when [y]e (mersyen) eny (man) / late (m<er>cy) be taxo<ur> [aaAx]
8,38 And (mekenesse) thy (mayst<er>) / maugre (mede) chekes [aaAx]
8,39 And thogh (pore) men (p<ro>fre) [y]ow / (p<re>sentes) and [y]yftes [aaAx]
8,40 (Nym) hit nat an aunt<ur> / thow mowe hit (nauht) deserue [aaAx] (n:n-:n)
8,41 ffor thow shalt [y]elden hit so may be / or su<m>del abuggen hit [xxXx]
8,42 (Misbede) nat thy (bondeman) / the (bette) may the spede [aaAx]

8,43 Thogh he be (here) thyn (vnderlynge) / in (heuene) p<ar>aunt<ur> [aaAx]
8,44 He worth (rather) (reseyued) / and (reu<er>entloker) sitte [aaAx]
8,44 { Amice ascende sup<er>ius } [Latin]
8,45 At (churche) in the (charnel) / (cherles) aren euele to knowe [aaAx]
8,46 Or a (knyhte) fro a (knaue) / or a (quene) fram a (queene) [aaAa]
8,47 Hit (bicometh) to the (knyhte) / to be (corteys) and hende [aaAx]
8,48 (Treuwe) of thy (tonge) / and (tales) loth to here [aaAx]
8,49 Bute they (be) of (bounte) / of (batayles) or of treuthe [aaAx]
8,50 (Hoold) nat wt<h> non (harlotes) / ne (here) nat here tales [aaAx]
8,51 Ac nameliche at [th]e (mete) / suche (men) eschewe [xaAx]
8,52 ffor hit bee[th] [th]e (deueles) / (dysors) to (drawe) men to synne [aaAx]

8,53 Ne (countreplede) nat (Consience) / ne holy (kyrke) ryhtes [aaAx] fol. 35r
8,54 Y (assente) by (seynt) Gyle / (sayde) the knyht thenne [aaAx]
8,55 ffor to (worche) by thy (wit) / and my (wyf) bothe [aaAx]
8,56 And <Y> shal (p<ar>ayle) me q<uo>d (P<er>kyn) / in (pilg<ri>mes) wyse [aaAx]
8,57 And (wende) wt<h> alle tho / [th]at (wolden) lyue in treuthe [axAx]
8,58 And (caste) on hym his (clothes) / of alle (kyn) (craftes) [aaAa]
8,59 His (cokeres) and his (coffes) / as (Kynde) Wit hym tauhte [aaAx]
8,60 And (heng) his (hop<ur>) on his (hales) / in (stede) of a (scryppe) [aaAbb]
8,61 A (buschel) of (breed) corn / (brouht) was [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
8,62 ffor Y wol (sowen) hit (mysulf) / and (sethe) wol Y wende [aaAx]
8,63 To (pilg(ri)mages) as (palmeres) doen / (p<ar>don) to wynne [aaAx]
8,64 My (plouhpote) shal be my (pykstaff) / and (pyche) ato [th]e rotes [aaAx]
8,65 And helpe my (colt<ur>) to (kerue) / and (clanse) [th]e forwes [aaAx]
8,66 And (alle) [th]at (helpen) me / to (erye) or elles to wedy [aaAx]
8,67 Shal haue (leue) by oure (lord) / to (go) and (glene) aft<ur> me [aaBb]
8,68 And (m<a>ken) hym (m<er>ye) [th]<er>myde / (maugrey) ho bigruchen hit [aaAx]
8,69 And alle (kyne) (crafty) men / [th]at (conne) lyue in treuthe [aaAx]
8,70 Y shal (fynde) hem (fode) / [th]at (fayfulleche) libbeth [aaAx]
8,71 Saue (Iacke) [th]e (iogelour) / and (ionet) of [th]e Stuyues [aaAx]
8,72 And (Danyel) [th]e (dees) playere / and (Denote) [th]e baude [aaAx]
8,73 And (frere) (fayto<ur>) / and (folk) of [th]at ordre [aaAx]
8,74 That (lollares) and (loseles) / (lele) men holdeth [aaAx]
8,75 And (Robyn) [th]e (rybauder) / for his (rousty) wordes [aaAx]
8,76 (Treuthe) (tolde) me ones / and bad me (telle) hit forthere [aaAx]
8,77 { Deleant<ur> de libro viuenciu<m> } [Latin]
8,78 Y sholde nat dele wt<h> hem for (holy) chirche / is (hote) of hem no tythe to (aske) [aaXa]
8,78 { Quia cum iustis non sc<ri>bant<ur> } [Latin]
8,79 They ben ascaped (good) aunt<ur> / now (god) hem amende [axAx]
8,80 Dame Worch when tyme / is [[Peres]] wyf hihte [xxXx]
8,81 His (douht<er>) hihte (Do) rihte so / or thy (dame) shal [th]e bete [aaAx]
8,82 His (sone) hihte (Soffre) / thy (sou<er>eynes) haue her wille [aaAx]
8,83 (Deme) hem nat for yf thow (doest) / thow shalt hit (dere) abygge [aaAx]
8,84 (Consayle) nat so [th]e (comune) / [th]e (kyng) to desplese [aaAx]
8,85 Ne hem [th]at han (lawes) to (loke) / (lacke) hem nat y hote [th]e [aaAx]
8,86 Lat god (yworthe) wt<h> al / as holy (wryt) techeth [axAx]
8,86 { Sup<er> cathedram Moysi sedent &c } [Latin]

8,87 (Maystres) as [th]e (mayres) is / and grete (menne) senato<ur>s [aaAx] fol. 35v
8,88 What [th]ei (comaunde) as by [th]e (kyng) / (countreplede) hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
8,89 Al [th]at they (hoten) y (hote) / (heiliche) thow soffre hem [aaAx]
8,90 And aft<ur> here (warnynge) and (worchynge) / (worche) [th](o)u [th]<er>aft<ur> [aaAx]
8,90 { Omnia que dicunt facite & s<er>uate } [Latin]
8,91 Ac aftur here (doynge) ne (do) / thow nat my (dere) sone q<uo>d Peres [aaAx]
8,92 ffor now Y am (olde) and (hoer) / and (haue) of myn (owene) [aaAa]
8,93 To (penaunces) and (pilg<ri>mages) / y wol (passe) wt<h> this o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
8,94 fforthy Y (wol) ar Y (wende) / do (wryte) my biqueste [aaAx]
8,95 { In dei (no<m>i<n>e) (Amen) } / y (make) hit mysulue [{aa}Ax]
8,96 He shal haue my (soule) / [th]at alle (soules) made [xaAx]
8,97 And (defenden) hit as fro [th]e (fende) / and so is my beleue [aaXx]
8,98 Til Y (come) til his (acountes) / as my (crede) telleth [aaAx]
8,99 To haue a (remissioun) and a (relees) / on [th]at (rental) y leue [aaAx]
8,100 The (kyrke) shal haue my (caroyne) / and (kepe) my bones [aaAx]
8,101 ffor of my (corn) and my (catel) / he (c<ra>ued) my tythe [aaAx]
8,102 Y (payede) hit (p<re>stly) / for (perel) of my soule [aaAx]
8,103 He is (holdyng) y (hope) / to (haue) me in his masse [aaAx]
8,104 And (menege) me in his (memorie) / (among(es)) alle C<ri>stene [aaAx]
8,105 My (wyf) shal haue of [th]at y (wan) / (wt<h>) treuthe and no more [aaAxx]
8,106 And (delen) hit among(es) my (douht<er>es) / and my (dere) childres [aaAx]
8,107 ffor thouh y (dey) (today) / my (dette) is yquited [aaAx]
8,108 I (bar) hoem [th]at y (borwed) / ar y to (bedde) [y]ede [aaAx]
8,109 And wt<h> [th]e (resudue) and [th]e (remenant) / by the (rode) of Lukes [aaAx]
8,110 Y wol worschipe [th]<er>wt<h> / treuthe al my lyue [xxXx]
8,111 And ben a (pilgrym) at [th]e (plouh) for (p<ro>fit) / to (pore) and ryche [aaAx]
8,112 Now is (P<er>kyn) and [th]is (pilg(ri)mes) / to [th]e (plouh) faren [aaAx]
8,113 To (erien) this (half) ak<er> / (holpen) hym monye [aaAx]
8,114 (Dikares) and (deluares) / (digged) vp [th]e balkes [aaAx]
8,115 Therwt<h> was [[(Perkyn)]] (apayed) / and (payede) wel hem here huyre [aaAx]
8,116 O[th]<er> (werkemen) [th]<er> (were) / [th]at (wrouhten) fol [y]erne [aaAx]
8,117 Vch (man) in his (man<er>e) / (made) hymsulue to done [aaAx]
8,118 And somme to (plese) (P<er>kyn) / afeelde (pykede) wedes [aaAx]
8,119 At hey (p<ri>me) [[(Peres)]] / leet [th]e (plouh) stande [aaAx]
8,120 And (ou<er>sey) hem (hymsulue) / (hoso) beste wrouhte [aaAx]
8,121 He sholde be (huyred) ([th]<er>aft<ur>) / when (heruost) tyme come [aaAx]

8,122 And thenne (seet) (so<m>me) / and (songen) at the ale [aaAx] fol. 36r
8,123 And (holpe) (erye) this (half) aker / wt<h> (hey) trollilolly [aaaAx]
8,124 Q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] / al in (puyre) tene [aaAx]
8,125 But [y]e (aryse) [th]e (rather) / and (rape) [y]ow to worche [aaAx]
8,126 Shal no (grayn) [th]at here (groweth) / (gladyen) [y]ow at nede [aaAx]
8,127 And thow [y]e (deye) for (deul) / [th]e (deuel) haue [th]at reche [aaAx]
8,128 Tho were (faytours) (aferd) / and (fayned) hem blynde [aaAx]
8,129 And (leyde) here (legges) (alery) / as suche (lorelles) conneth [aaaAx]
8,130 And (maden) here (mone) to [[Peres]] / how [th]ei (may) nat worche [aaAx]
8,131 And we (praye) for [y]ow [[(Peres)]] / and for [y]oure (plouh) bothe [aaAx]
8,132 That (god) for his (grace) / [y]oure (g<ra>yn) multiplye [aaAx]
8,133 And ([y]elde) [y]ow of [y]oure (almesse) / [th]at [y]e ([y]euen) vs here [aaAx]
8,134 We may nother (swynke) ne (swete) / suche (sekenes) vs ayleth [aaAx]
8,135 Ne none (lymes) to (labory) / wt<h> (lord) god we thonketh [aaAx]
8,136 [Y]oure (p<re>yeres) q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] / and [y]e (p<ar>fyt) weren [aaAx]
8,137 Myhte (helpe) as Y (hope) / ac (hey) treuthe wolde [aaAx]
8,138 That no (faytrye) were (founde) // in (folk) [th]at goth abeggeth [aaAx]
8,139 [Y]e been (wastours) Y (woet) (wel) / and (waste) and deuouren [aaaAx]
8,140 That (lele) (land) tilynge men / (leely) byswynken [aaAx]
8,141 Ac (treuthe) shal (teche) [y]ow / his (teme) to dryue [aaAx]
8,142 Or [y]e shal ete (barly) (breed) / and of [th]e (broke) drynke [aaAx]
8,143 But yf he be (blynde) or (brokelegged) / or (bolted) wt<h> yren [aaAx]
8,144 Suche (poore) q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] / shal (p<ar>te) wt<h> my godes [aaAx]
8,145 Bothe of my (corn) and of my (cloth) / to (kepe) hem fram defaute [aaAx]
8,146 And (Ankerus) and (Eremytes) / [th]at (eten) but at nones [aaAx]
8,147 And (freres) [th]at (flat<er>en) nat / and pore (folke) syke [aaAx]
8,148 What Y and myn wolle fynde hem / what [th]at hem nedeth [xxXx]
8,149 Thenne gan (Wastor) to (wrath) hym / and (wolde) haue yfouhte [aaAx]
8,150 And to [[(Peres)]] [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] / (p<ro>frede) to fyhte [aaAx]
8,151 And bad hym go (pisse) wt<h> his (plogh) / (pyuische) shrewe [aaAx]
8,152 A (Bretener) cam (braggyng) / (abostede) Peres also [aaAx]
8,153 (Wolle) thow nulle thow q<uo>d he / we (wol) haue oure (wille) [axAa]
8,154 And thy (flour) and thy (flesch) / (feche) whenne vs liketh [aaAx]
8,155 And (maken) vs (m<ur>ye) [th]<er>myde / (maugreye) ho begrucheth [aaAx]
8,156 [[(Peres)]] the [[(Plouhman)]] tho / (pleynede) hym to [th]e knyhte [aaAx]
8,157 To (kepe) hym and his (catel) / as (couenant) was bitwene hem [aaAx]

8,158 (Awreke) me of this (wastors) / [th]at maketh this (world) dere [aaAx] fol. 36v
8,159 They (acounteth) nat of (corsynges) / ne holy (kyrke) nat dredeth [aaAx]
8,160 ffor ther worth no (plente) q<uo>d [[(Perus)]] / and [th]e (plouh) lygge [aaAx]
8,161 (Courteisliche) the (knyhte) thenne / as his (kynde) wolde [aaAx]
8,162 (Warnede) (Wastour) / and (wissede) hym bet<er>e [aaAx]
8,163 Or Y shal (bete) the by the lawe / and (brynge) [th]e in stokkes [aaAx]
8,164 I was nat (woned) to (worche) q<uo>d (Wastour) / and now (wol) y nat bygynne [aaaAx]
8,165 And (leet) (lyhte) of [th]e (lawe) / and (lasse) of the knyhte [aaaAx]
8,166 And sette [[(Peres)]] at a mase / to (playne) hym whare he wolde [axAx]
8,167 Now by Crist q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] the [[(Plouhman)]] / y shal (apayre) [y]ow alle [aaAx]
8,168 And (houped) aftur (hung<er>) / [th]at (herde) hym at the furste [aaAx]
8,169 Y (preye) the q<uo>d [[(Perus)]] tho / { (p<ur>) charite } sire hung<er> [aa{A}x]
8,170 (Awreke) <me> of this (wastors) / for [th]e knyhte (wil) nat [aaXa]
8,171 (Hung<er>) in (haste) tho (hente) / Wastour by [th]e mawe [aaaXx]
8,172 And (wronge) hym so by [th]e (wombe) / [th]<a>t al (watrede) his yes [aaAx]
8,173 A (boffatede) [th]e (Bretoner) / (aboute) the chekes [aaAx]
8,174 [Th]at a (lokede) lyke a (lenterne) / al his (lyf) aft<ur> [aaAx]
8,175 And (beet) hem so (bothe) / he (barste) ner her gottes [aaAx]
8,176 Ne hadde [[(Peres)]] wt<h> a (pese) loof / (p<re>yede) hym byleue [aaAx]
8,177 Haue m<er>cy on hem hung<er> q<uo>d [[Peres]] / and lat me [y]eue hem benes [xxXx]
8,178 And [th]at was (bake) for (bayard) / hit may (be) here (bote) [aaAa]
8,179 Tho were (faytours) (afered) / and (flowen) into [[Peres]] bernes [aaAx]
8,180 And (flapton) on wt<h> (fuales) / (fro) morwen til euen [aaAxx]
8,181 That (hung<er>) was nat (hardy) / on (hem) for to loke [aaAx]
8,182 ffor a (potte) ful of (potage) / [th]at [[(Peres)]] wyf made [aaAx]
8,183 An (heep) of (Eremytes) / (henten) hem spades [aaAx]
8,184 (Spitteden) and (spradden) donge / in (dispit) of hung<er> [aaAx]
8,185 They (c(or)uen) here (copes) / and (co<ur>tepies) hem made [aaAx]
8,186 And (wenten) as (werkemen) / to (wedynge) and to mowynge [aaAx]
8,287 Al for (drede) of here (deth) / such (dunt(es)) [y]af hung<er> [aaAx]
8,188 (Blynde) and (broke) legged / he (botened) a thousend [aaAx]
8,189 And (lame) men he (lechede) / wt<h> (longes) of bestes [aaAx]
8,190 (Prestes) and o[th]<er> (peple) / towarde [[(Peres)]] they drowe [aaAx]
8,191 And (freres) of alle [th]e (fyue) ordres alle / for (fere) of hung<er> [aaAx]
8,192 ffor [th]at was (bake) for (bayard) / was (bote) for many hungry [aaAx]
8,193 (Drosenes) and (dregges) / (drynke) for many beggares [aaAx]

8,194 There was no (ladde) [th]at (lyuede) / [th]at ne (lowede) hym to Peres [aaAx] fol. 37r
8,195 To be his (holde) (hewe) / thow he (hadde) no more [aaAx]
8,196 But (lyflode) for his (labour) / and his (lone) at nones [aaAx]
8,197 Tho was [[(Peres)]] (proud) / and (potte) hem alle awerke [aaAx]
8,198 In (daubynge) and in (deluynge) / in (donge) afeld berynge [aaAx]
8,199 In (threschynge) in (thekynge) / in (thwytinge) of pynnes [aaAx]
8,200 In alle (kyne) trewe (craft) / [th]at man (couthe) deuyse [aaAx]
8,201 Was no (beggare) so (bold) / but yf a (blynd) were [aaAx]
8,202 [Th]at durste (wt<h>sitte) [th]at [[Peres]] (sayde) / for fere of (syre) hung<er> [aaAx]
8,203 And [[(Peres)]] was (proud) [th]<er>of / and (potte) hem alle to swynke [aaAx]
8,204 And [y]af hem (mete) and (money) / as [th]ei (myhte) deserue [aaAx]
8,205 Tho hadde [[(Peres)]] (pitee) / vppon alle (pore) (peple) [aaAa]
8,206 And bade (hung<er>) in (haste) / (hye) hym out of contraye [aaAx]
8,207 (Hoem) into his (owene) [y]erd / and (halde) hym [th]<er>e (eu<er>e) [aaAa]
8,208 Y am (wel) (awroke) / of (wastours) thorw thy myhte [aaaXx]
8,209 Ac y (preye) the q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] / hung<er> ar thow wende [aaXx]
8,210 Of (beggares) and (biddares) / what (beste) be to done [aaAx]
8,211 ffor Y (woet) (wel) be hung<er> (went) / (worche) [th]ei wol ful ille [aaAx]
8,212 (Meschef) hit (maketh) / they ben so (meke) nouthe [aaAx]
8,213 And for (defaute) this (folk) / (folweth) myn hestes [aaAx]
8,214 Hit is nat for (loue) (leue) hit / thei (labore) thus faste [aaAx]
8,215 But for (fere) of (famyen) / in (fayth) sayde [[Peres]] [aaAx]
8,216 Ther is no (filial) loue wt<h> this (folk) / for al here (fayre) speche [aaAx]
8,217 And hit are my (blody) (bretherne) / for god (bouhte) vs alle [aaAx]
8,218 (Treuthe) (tauhte) me ones / to louye hem vchone [aaXx]
8,219 And to (helpe) hem of (alle) thyng / (ay) as hem nedeth [aaAx]
8,220 Now (wolde) y (wyte) ar thow (wendest) / (what) were [th]e beste [aaaAx]
8,221 How y (myhte) (amayst<er>) hem / to (louye) and to (labory) [aaBb]
8,222 ffor here (lyflode) (lere) me / now sire hung<er> [aaXx]
8,223 Now (herkene) q<uo>d (hung<er>) / and (holde) hit for a wysdom [aaAx]
8,224 (Bolde) (beggares) and (bygge) / [th]at mowe here (breed) byswynke [aaAx]
8,225 Wt<h> (houndes) bred and (hors) breed / (hele) hem when [th]ei (hungren) [aaAa]
8,226 And (baue) hem wt<h> (benes) / for (bollyng) of here wombe [aaAx]
8,227 And yf [th]e (glomes) (gruche) / bide hem (go) and swynke [aaAx]
8,228 And he shal (soupe) (swett<er>e) / when hit hath deserued [aaXx]
8,229 Ac yf thow (fynde) eny (folke) / [th]at (fals) men han apayred [aaAx]

8,230 (Conforte) hem wt<h> thy (catel) / for so (comaundeth) treuthe [aaAx] fol. 37v
8,231 (Loue) hem and (lene) hem / and so (lawe) of kynde wolde [aaAx]
8,231 { Alter alt<er>ius on<er>a portate } [Latin]
8,232 And alle (man<er>e) (men) / [th]at thow (myhte) aspye [aaAx]
8,233 In (meschief) or in (malese) / and thow (mowe) hem helpe [aaAx]
8,234 (Loke) by thy (lyue) / (lat) hem nat forfare [aaAx]
8,235 Yf thow hast (wonne) auht (wikkedliche) / (wiseliche) despene hit [aaAx]
8,235 { ffacite vobis amicos de mammona iniquitatis } [Latin]
8,236 Y wolde nat (greue) (<god>) q<uo>d Peres / for al [th]e (good) on erthe [aaAx]
8,237 Myhte Y (synneles) do as thow (sayst) / (sayde) (Peres) [th]e (plouhman) [aaAbb]
8,238 [Y]e Y (bihote) the q<uo>d (hung<er>) / or (elles) [th]e bible lyeth [aaAx]
8,239 (Go) to oure (bygynnynge) tho / (god) the world made [aaAx]
8,240 As (wyse) men haen (wryten) / and as (witnesseth) Genesis [aaAx]
8,241 [Th]at (sayth) wt<h> (swynke) / and wt<h> (swoet) and (swetynge) face [aaAa]
8,242 (Bytulye) and (byt<ra>uayle) / (trewely) oure lyflode [aaAx]
8,242 { In sudure} and { labore vultus tui vesceris pane tuo } [Latin]
8,243 And (salomon) [th]e (sage) / wt<h> [th]e (same) acordeth [aaAx]
8,244 The slowe (Caytif) for (colde) / a wolde no (corn) tylye [aaAx]
8,245 In (som<er>) for his (sleuthe) / he (shal) haue defaute [aaAx] (s:s:sh)
8,246 And go (abribeth) and a(beggeth) / and no man (beten) his hung<er> [aaAx]
8,246 { Pig<er> p<ro>pt<er> frig<us> noluit arrare mendicabitur in yeme & no<n> dabit<ur> ei } [Latin]
8,247 (Mathew) (maketh) (mencioun) / of a (man) [th]at lente [aaaAx]
8,248 His suluer to thre (man<er>) (men) / and (menyng) they sholden [aaAx]
8,249 (Chaffare) and (cheue) [th]<er>wt<h> / in (chele) and in hete [aaAx]
8,250 And he [th]at (best) (labored) / (best) was (alloued) [abAb]
8,251 And (ledares) for here (laboryng) / ou<er> al [th]e (lordes) godes [aaAx]
8,252 Ac he [th]at (was) a (wreche) / and (wolde) nat trauaile [aaAx]
8,253 The (lord) for his (lachesse) / and his (luther) sleuthe [aaAx]
8,254 Bynom hym al [th]at he hadde / and [y]af hit to his felawe [xxXx]
8,255 [Th]at (leely) hadde (ylabored) / and thenne the (lord) sayde [aaAx]
8,256 He [th]at (hath) shal (haue) / and (helpe) [th]<er> hym liketh [aaAx]
8,257 And he [th]at nauht (hath) shal nauht (haue) / and no man [y]ut (helpe<n>) hy<m> [aaAx]
8,258 And [th]at he (weneth) (wel) to haue / y (wol) hit hym bireue [aaAx]
8,259 And lo what [th]e (saut<er>) (sayth) / to (swynkares) wt<h> handes [aaAx]
8,260 (Yblessed) be al tho / that here (bylyue) biswynketh [axAx]
8,261 Thorw eny (lele) (labo<ur>) / as thorw (lymes) and handes [aaAx]

8,261 { Labores manuu<m>m tuar(um) quia manducabis &c } [Latin] fol. 38r
8,262 This aren (euidences) q<uo>d (hung<er>) / for (hem) [th]<a>t wolle nat swynke [aaAx]
8,263 That here (lyflode) be (lene) / and (lyte) worth here clothes [aaAx]
8,264 By Crist q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] tho / this (p<ro>uerbis) y wol shewe [aaAx]
8,265 To (beggares) and to (boys) / [th]at loth (ben) to worche [aaAx]
8,266 Ac [y]ut y (praye) [y]ow q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] / { (p<ur>) charite } syre hung<er> [aa{A}xx]
8,267 Yf [y]e (can) or (knowe) / eny (kyne) thynges of fisyk [aaAx]
8,268 ffor (so<m>me) of my (s<er>uauntes) / and (mysulf) bothe [aaAx]
8,269 Of al a (woke) (worche) nat / so oure (wombe) greneth vs [aaAx]
8,270 Y wot wel q<uo>d (hung<er>) / what sekenesse [y]ow (ayleth) [xaXa]
8,271 [Y]e han (manged) ou<er> (moche) / [th]at (maketh) [y]ow to be syke [aaAx]
8,272 Ac (ete) nat Y (hote) / ar (hung<er>) the take [aaAx]
8,273 And (sende) the of his (sauce) / to (sauery) wt<h> thy lyppes [aaAx]
8,274 And kepe (som) til (soper) tyme / and (site) nat to longe [aaAx]
8,275 At (noon) ne at (no) tyme / and (nameliche) at [th]e sop<er>e [aaAx]
8,276 Lat nat (sire) (sorfeet) / (sittien) at thy borde [aaAx]
8,277 And loke [th](o)u (drynke) no (day) / ar thow (dyne) su<m>what [aaAx]
8,278 And thenk [th]<a>t on for his (delicat) lyf / to [th]e (deuel) wente [xaAx]
8,279 And (Lazar) [th]e (lene) beggare / [th]at (longede) aft<er> cro<m>mes [aaAx]
8,280 And [y]ut (hadde) he (he<m>) nat / for y (hung<er>) culde hym [aaAx]
8,281 And sethen Y (say) hym (sitte) / as he a (syre) were [aaAx]
8,282 In (al) man<er>e (ese) / and in (Abraha<m>m<es>) lappe [aaAx]
8,283 And [y]if thow (pouer) [[(Peres)]] y [th]e rede [xaAx]
8,284 Alle [th]at (grat) in thy (gate) / for (godes) loue aft<ur> fode [aaAx]

8,285 (Part) wt<h> hem of thy (payne) / of (potage) or of sowl [aaAx]
8,286 (Lene) hem som of thy (loef) / thouh thow [th]e (lasse) chewe [aaAx]
8,287 And thouh (lyares) and (lech) draweres / and (lollares) knocke [aaAx]
8,288 Lat hem (abyde) til the (bord) he drawe / ac (bere) hem none cro<m>mes [aaxAx]
8,289 Til alle thyne (nedy) (neyhbores) / haue (noen) ymaked [aaAx]
8,290 And yf thow dyete the thus / y dar legge myn eres [xxXx]
8,291 That (fysik) shal his (forred) hodes / for his (fode) sulle [aaAx]
8,292 And his (cloke) of (callabre) / for his (comunes) legge [aaAx]
8,293 And be (fayn) be my (fayth) / his (fysik) to leete [aaAx]
8,294 And (lerne) to (labory) wt<h> (lond) / lest (lyflode) hem fayle [aaaAx]
8,295 Ther ar many (luther) (leches) / ac (lele) (leches) fewe [aaAa]
8,296 They don men (deye) thorw here (drynkes) / ar (destyne) hit wolde [aaAx]

8,297 By seynte (Poul) q<uo>d (Peres) / thow (poyntest) neyh [th]e treuthe [aaAx] fol. 38v
8,298 And (leelyche) sayst as Y (leue) / (lord) hit [th]e for[y]elde [aaAx]
8,299 (Wende) nouthe when thow (wold) / and (wel) be thow eu<er>e [aaAx]
8,300 ffor thow hast (wel) (awroke) me / and also (wel) ytauhte me [aaAx]
8,301 Y (behote) the q<uo>d (hung<er>) / [th]at (hennes) ne wol Y wende [aaAx]
8,302 Ar Y haue (ydyned) be [th]is (day) / and (ydronke) bothe [aaAx]
8,303 Y haue no (peny) q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] / (polettes) for to begge [aaAx]
8,304 Ne no[th]<er> (goos) ne (gries) / but two (grene) cheses [aaAx]
8,305 And a fewe (croddes) and (craym) / and a (cake) of otes [aaAx]
8,306 And (bred) for my (barnes) / of (benes) and of peses [aaAx]
8,307 And [y]ut Y (sayde) be my (soule) / y haue no (salt) bacou<n> [aaAx]
8,308 Ne no (cokeney) be (Crist) / (colloppes) to make [aaAx]
8,309 Ac Y haue (poret) (ployntes) / (p<ar>silie) and skalones [aaAx]
8,310 (Chibolles) and (chiruulles) / and (cheries) sam rede [aaAx]
8,311 And a (cow) wt<h> a (calf) / and a (cart) mare [aaAx]
8,312 To (drawe) afeld my (donge) / [th]e while [th]e (drouthe) lasteth [aaAx]
8,313 And by this (lyflode) we mote (lyue) / til (lowe) masse tyme [aaAx]
8,314 And by that Y (hope) to (haue) / (heruost) in my crofte [aaAx]
8,315 Thenne may Y (dyhte) my (dyner) / as me (dere) lyketh [aaAx]
8,316 Alle [th]e (pore) (peple) tho / (pesecoddes) fette [aaAx]
8,317 (Benes) and (bake) aples / they (brouhten) in here lappe [aaAx]
8,318 And (p<ro>frede) [[(Pers)]] this (p<re>sent) / to (plese) wt<h> hong<er> [aaAx]
8,319 (Hung<er>) (eet) al in (haste) / and (askede) aft<ur> more [aaAx]
8,320 Pore (folk) for (fere) tho / (fedde) hong<er> [y]erne [aaAx]
8,321 Wt<h> (craym) and wt<h> (croddes) / wt<h> (cresses) and o[th]<er>e erbes [aaAx]
8,322 By that hit (nyhed) (neyh) heruost / and (newe) corn cam to chepy<n>g [aaAx]
8,323 And thenne <were> (folke) (fayn) / and (fedde) hung<er> dentiesliche [aaAx]
8,324 And thenne (gloton) wt<h> (gode) ale / (garte) hung<er> slepe [aaAx]
8,325 And tho wolde (Wastor) nat (worche) / bote (wandren) aboute [aaAx]
8,326 Ne no (beggare) eten (bred) / [th]at (benes) ynne were [aaAx]
8,327 Bote of (clermatyn) and (coket) / and of (clene) whete [aaAx]
8,328 Ne noon (halpeny) (ale) / in none wyse drynke [aaXx]
8,329 Bote of the (beste) and of [th]e (brouneste) / [th]at (brewestares) sullen [aaAx]
8,330 (Laborers) [th]at han no (lond) / to (lyue) on but here handes [aaAx]
8,331 (Deynede) <not> to (dyne) (aday) / of nyhte olde wortes [aaaXx]
8,332 May no (peny) ale hem (pay) / ne no (pece) of bacou<n> [aaAx]

8,333 But hit be (flesch) or (fisch) / (yfried) or ybake [aaAx] fol. 39r
8,334 And [th]at { (chaut) } and { (pluchaut) } / for (chillyng) of his mawe [a{a}Ax]
8,335 And but yf he be (heyliche) (yhuyred) / (elles) wol he chydde [aaAx]
8,336 And [th]at he was (werkeman) (ywrouhte) / (warien) [th]e tyme [aaAx]
8,337 A[y]enes (Catones) (consayle) / (comseth) he to gruche [aaAx]
8,337 { Paup<er>tatis on<us> pacient<er> ferre memento } [Latin]
8,338 And thenne a (corseth) [th]e (kyng) / and alle [th]e (kynges) Iustices [aaAx]
8,339 Suche (lawes) to (lerne) / (laboreres) to greue [aaAx]
8,340 Ac whiles hung<er> was here maist<er> / ther wolde non chyde [xxXx]
8,341 Ne (stryue) a[y]eynes his (statuyt) / a lokede so (st<ur>ne) [aaAx]
8,342 Ac Y (warne) [y]ow (werkmen) / (wynneth) whiles [y]e mowe [aaAx]
8,343 ffor (hung<er>) (hiderwardes) / (hasteth) hym faste [aaAx]
8,344 He shal (awake) thorw (wat<er>) / (wastors) to chaste [aaAx]
8,345 And ar (fewe) [y]eres be (fulfeld) / (famyne) shal aryse [aaAx]
8,346 And so (sayth) (sat<ur>ne) / and (sente) vs to warne [aaAx]
8,347 Thorw (flodes) and thorw (foule) wederes / (fruyttes) shollen (fayle) [aaAa]
8,348 (Pruyde) and (pestilences) / shal moche (peple) feche [aaAx]
8,349 Thre (shypes) and a (schaef) / wt<h> an viii folwynge [aaXx]
8,350 Shal (brynge) (bane) and (batayle) / on (bothe) half [th]e mone [aaaAx]
8,351 And thenne shal (deth) (wt<h>drawe) / and (derthe) be Iustice [aaAx]
8,352 And (Dawe) [th]e (deluare) / (dey) for defaute [aaAx]
8,353 But yf (<god>) of his (goodnesse) / (graunte) vs a trewe [aaAx]

Passus nonns vt p<rim>us
9,1 (TReuthe) herde (telle) herof / and (to) [[Peres]] sente [aaAxx]
9,2 To (taken) his (teme) / and (tilion) [th]e erthe [aaAx]
9,3 And (p<ur>chasede) hym a (p<ar>doun) / { a (pena) & a culpa } [aa{Ax}]
9,4 ffor (hym) and his (ayres) / for (eu<er>e) to ben assoiled [aaAx]
9,5 And bad hym (holden) hym at (hoem) / and (eryen) his leyes [aaAx]
9,6 And (alle) [th]at (holpe) hym to (erye) / to (sette) or to (sowe) [aaAbb]
9,7 Or eny (man<er>e) (mester) / [th]at (myhte) [[Peres]] auayle [aaAx]
9,8 (P<ar>doun) wt<h> [[(Peres)]] [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] / (p<er>petually) he g<ra>unteth [aaaAx]
9,9 (Kyng(es)) and (knyht(es)) / [th]at holy (kyrke) defenden [aaAx]
9,10 And (ryhtfulliche) in (reumes) / (ruylen) [th]e comune [aaAx]
9,11 Haen (p<ar>don) thorw (p<ur>gatorye) / to (passe) ful lyhtly [aaAx]
9,12 Wt<h> (pat(ri)arkes) and (p<ro>phetes) / in (p<ar>adis) to sitton [aaAx]
9,13 (Bishopis) (yblessed) / yf they (ben) as they sholde [aaAx]

9,14 (Lele) and fol of (loue) / and no (lord) drede [aaAx] fol. 39v
9,15 (M<er>ciable) to (meke) / and (mylde) to [th]e gode [aaAx]
9,16 And (bitynge) in (badde) men / (but) yf they wol amende [aaAxx]
9,17 (Drede) nat for no (deth) / to (distruye) by here power [aaAx]
9,18 (Lechery) amonges (lordes) / and here (luyther) custumes [aaAx]
9,19 And suche (liue) as [th]ei (lereth) men / oure (lord) treuthe hem g<ra>unteth [aaAx]
9,20 To be [[(peres)]] to [th]e (apostles) / alle (peple) to reule [aaAx]
9,21 And (deme) wt<h> hem at (domesday) / bothe quyke and (dede) [aaXa]
9,22 (Marchauntes) in [th]e (margine) / hadde (many) [y]eres [aaAx]
9,23 Ac no { a pena & a culpa } no treuthe / nolde hem g<ra>unte [xxXx]
9,24 ffor they (holde) nat here (haliday) / as (holi) chirch techeth [aaAx]
9,25 And for they (swore) by here (soule) / and god mote hem helpe [aaXx]
9,26 A[y]en (clene) (consience) / for (couetyse) of wynnynge [aaAx]
9,27 Ac vnder his (secrete) (seal) / treuthe (sente) hem a lettre [aaAx]
9,28 That (bad) hem (bugge) (boldly) / what hem (best) likede [aaaAx]
9,29 And sethe (sullen) hit a[y]eyn / and (saue) [th]e wynnynges [axAx]
9,30 (Amende) (meson) dewes [th]<er>wt<h> / and (myseyse) men fynde [aaAx]
9,31 And (wyckede) (wayes) / (wt<h>) here goed amende [aaAxx]
9,32 And (brugges) (tobrokene) / (by) the heye wayes [aaAxx]
9,33 (Amende) in som (man<er>e) wyse / and (maydones) helpe [aaAx]
9,34 (Pore) (peple) bedredene / and (p<ri>sones) in stokkes [aaAx]
9,35 (ffynde) hem for godes loue / and (fauntkynes) to scole [axAx]
9,36 (Releue) (Religion) / and (renten) hem bett<er>e [aaAx]
9,37 And Y shal (sende) [y]ow (mysulue) / (seynt) Mihel myn Angel [aaAx]
9,38 That no (deuel) shal [y]ow (dere) / ne (despeyre) in [y]oure (doynge) [aaAa]
9,39 And sethe (sende) [y]oure (soules) [th]er / y (mysulue) dwelle [aaAx]
9,40 And (abyde) [th]<er> in my (blisse) / (body) and soule for eu<er>e [aaAx]
9,41 Tho were (M<ar>chauntes) (m<ur>y) / (many) wopen for ioye [aaAx]
9,42 And (preyde) for [[(Peres)]] the [[(Plouhman)]] / [th]<a>t (p<ur>chased) hem [th]is bulles [aaaAx]
9,43 Alle [th]e (peple) hadde (p<ar>don) ynow / [th]at (p<ar>fitliche) lyuede [aaAx]
9,44 Men of (lawe) hadde (lest) / [th]at (loth) were to plede [aaAx]
9,45 But they { (p<re>) manib<us> } were (payed) / for (pledynge) at [th]e barre [{a}aAx]
9,46 Ac he (speneth) his (speche) / and (speketh) for [th]e pore [aaAx]
9,47 That (innocent) and (nedy) is / and (no) man harm wolde [aaAxx]
9,48 That (conforteth) suche in eny (caes) / and (coueyteth) nat he [y]iftes [aaAx]
9,49 And for [th]e (loue) of oure (lord) / (lawe) for hem declareth [aaAx]

9,50 Shal haue (grace) of a (good) ende / and (greet) ioye aft<ur> [aaAx] fol. 40r
9,51 Beth (ywar) [y]e (wis) men / and (witty) of [th]e lawe [aaAx]
9,52 ffor whenne [y]e (drawe) to [th]e (deth) / and (indulgences) wolde haue [aaAx]
9,53 His (p<ar>doun) is ful (petyt) / at his (p<ar>tynge) hennes [aaAx]
9,54 That (mede) of (mene) men / for here (motynge) taken [aaAx]
9,55 ffor hit is (symonye) to (sulle) / [th]at (sent) is of g<ra>ce [aaAx]
9,56 And [th]at is (wit) and (wat<er>) / and (wynde) and (fuyre) the (ferthe) [aaAbb]
9,57 Thise (foure) sholde be (fre) / to alle (folk) [th]at hit nedede [aaAx]
9,58 Alle (libbyng) (laborers) / [th]at (lyuen) wt<h> here handes [aaAx]
9,59 (Lellyche) and (lauhfollyche) / oure (lord) treuthe hem g<ra>unteth [aaAx]
9,60 (P<ar>doun) (p<er>petual) / riht as [[(Peres)]] the [[(Plouhman)]] [aaAa]
9,61 (Beggares) and (Biddares) (beth) nat / in [th]at (bulle) [aaAa]
9,62 Bote the (sugestiou<n>) be (soth) / [th]at (shapeth) hem to begge [aaAx]
9,63 ffor he [th]at (begeth) or (biddeth) / (but) yf hy haue nede [aaAxx]
9,64 He is (fals) and (fayto<ur>) / and (defraudeth) the nedy [aaAx]
9,65 And also (gileth) hym [th]at (gyueth) / and taketh (agayne) his wille [aaAx]
9,66 ffor he [th]at (gyueth) for (goddes) loue / wolde nat (gyue) his thankes [aaAx]
9,67 Bote ther he (wiste) (were) / (wel) grete nede [aaAx]
9,68 And (moste) (m<er>ytorie) / to (men) [th]at he [y]eueth fore [aaAx]
9,69 (Catoun) (acordeth) therwith { (cui) des videto } [aaAx]
9,70 (Woet) no man as Y (wene) / who is (worthy) to haue [aaAx]
9,71 Ac [th]at most (neden) / aren oure (neyhebores) [axAx]
9,72 And we nyme god hede / as (p<ri>sones) in (puttes) [xxAa]
9,73 And pore folk in cotes / (charged) wt<h> (childrene) [xxAa]
9,74 And chief lordes rente / [th]at they wt<h> (spynnyng) may (spare) [xxAa]
9,75 Spenen hit on (hous) (huyre) / bothe in (mylke) and in (mele) [aaBb]
9,76 To make wt<h> papelotes / to (aglotye) wt<h> here (gurles) [xxAa]
9,77 That greden aftur fode / and hemsulue also [xxXx]
9,78 Soffre muche hung<er> and (wo) / in (wynt<er>) tymes [xxAa]
9,79 And wakynge on nyhtes to (rise) to [th]e (reule) / to (rokke) [th]e cradel [xaaAx]
9,80 Bothe to (carde) and to (kembe) / to (cloute) and to wasche [aaAx]
9,81 And <to> (rybbe) <<&>> to (rele) / (rusches) to pylie [aaAx]
9,82 That (reuthe) is to (rede) / or in (ryme) shewe [aaAx]
9,83 The (wo) of this (wommen) / [th]at (wonyeth) in cotes [aaAx]
9,84 And of (monye) o[th]<er> (men) / [th]at (moche) wo soffren [aaAx]
9,85 Bothe (afyngred) and (afurste) / to turne [th]e (fayre) outward [aaAx]

9,86 And ben (abasched) for to (begge) / and wollen nat (be) aknowe [aaAx] fol. 40v
9,87 What hym (nedede) at here (neyhebores) / at (noon) and at eue [aaAx]
9,88 This <he> (woet) (witt<er>ly) / as [th]e (world) techeth [aaAx]
9,89 What (other) (byhoueth) / [th]at (hath) many childrene [aaAx]
9,90 And hath no (catel) but his (craft) / to (clothe) hym and to fede [aaAx]
9,91 And (fele) to (fonge) [th]<er>to / and (fewe) panes taketh [aaAx]
9,92 There is (payne) and (peny) ale / as for a (pytaunce) ytake [aaAx]
9,93 And colde (flesche) and (fische) / as (venisoun) were bake [aaAx] (f:f:v)
9,94 (ffridays) and (fastyng) days / a (ferthing) worth of moskeles [aaAx]
9,95 Were a (feste) wt<h> suche (folk) / or so (fele) cockes [aaAx]
9,96 These were (Almusse) to (helpe) / [th]at (han) suche charges [aaAx]
9,97 And to (conforte) suche (coterelles) / and (crokede) men and blynde [aaAx]
9,98 Ac (beggares) wt<h> (bagges) / [th]e whiche (brewhous) ben here churches [aaAx]
9,99 But they be (blynde) or (tobroke) / or elles (be) syke [aaAx]
9,100 Thouh he (falle) for (defaute) / [th]at (fayteth) for his lyflode [aaAx]
9,101 (Reche) [y]e neu<er>e [y]e (riche) / Thouh suche lorelles st<er>ue [aaXx]
9,102 ffor (alle) [th]at (haen) here (hele) / and (here) ye syhte [aaaAx]
9,103 And (lymes) to (labory) wt<h> / and (lollares) (lyf) vsen [aaAa]
9,104 (Lyuen) a[y]en goddes (lawe) / and [th]e (lore) of holi churche [aaAx]
9,105 Ac [y]ut ar ther (o[th]<er>e) beggares / in (hele) as hit semeth [axAx]
9,106 Ac hem (wanteth) (wyt) / men and (women) bothe [aaAx]
9,107 The whiche aren (lunatyk) (lollares) / and (lepares) aboute [aaAx]
9,108 And (madden) as [th]e (mone) sit / (more) other lasse [aaAx]
9,109 (Careth) they for no (colde) / ne (counteth) of non hete [aaAx]
9,110 And aren (meuynge) aft<ur> [th]e (mone) / (moneyeles) [th]ey walke [aaAx]
9,111 Wt<h> a good (will) (witteles) / mony (wyde) contreyes [aaAx]
9,112 Riht as (Pet<er>) dede and (Poul) / saue [th]at [th]ey (p<re>che) nat [aaAx]
9,113 Ne none (muracles) (maken) / Ac (many) tymes hem happeth [aaAx]
9,114 To (p<ro>fecye) of [th]e (peple) / (pleinge) as hit were [aaAx]
9,115 And to oure (syhte) as hit (semeth) / (seth) god hath [th]e myhte [aaAxx]
9,116 To [y]eue vch a (wyht) (wyt) / (welthe) and his hele [aaAx]
9,117 And (suffreth) (suche) go so / it (semeth) to myn inwyt [aaAx]
9,118 Hit aren as his (postles) suche (peple) / or as his (priue) disciples [aaAx]
9,119 ffor a (sent) hem forth (seluerles) / in a (som<ur>) garnement [aaAx]
9,120 Wt<h>oute (bagge) and (bred) / as [th]e (book) telleth [aaAx]
9,120 { Quando misi vos / sine pane & pera &c } [Latin]

9,121 (Barfoot) and (bredles) / (beggeth) they of no man [aaAx] fol. 41r
9,122 And thauh a (mete) wt<h> the (mayre) / (ameddes) [th]e strete [aaAx]
9,123 A (reuerenseth) hym (ryht) nauht / no (rather) then another [aaAx]
9,123 { Nemini salutau<er>it p<er> viam } [Latin]
9,124 Suche (man<er>e) (men) / (Matheu) vs techeth [aaAx]
9,125 We sholde (<haue>) hem to (house) / and (helpe) hem when they come [aaAx]
9,125 { Et egenos vagos induc in domu<m> tuam } [Latin]
9,126 ffor hit aren (m<er>ye) (mouthed) men / (munstrals) of heuene [aaAx]
9,127 And godes (boys) (bo<ur>dyors) / as the (book) telleth [aaAx]
9,127 { Si quis videt<ur> sapiens / fiet stultus vt sit sapiens } [Latin]
9,128 And alle (man<er>e) (munstrals) / (me) (woet) (wel) [th]e sothe [aaAbb]
9,129 To (vnderfongen) hem (fayre) / (byfalleth) for [th]e ryche [aaAx]
9,130 ffor [th]e (lordes) (loue) or [th]e (ladyes) / [th]at they wt<h> (longen) [aaAa]
9,131 Men (suffreth) al [th]at (suche) (sayen) / and in (solace) taketh [aaaAx]
9,132 And [y]ut (more) to suche (men) / (me) doth ar they passe [aaAxx]
9,133 Me syueth hem (giftes) and (gold) / for (grete) lordes sake [aaAx]
9,134 (Ryht) so [y]e (ryche) / [y]ut (rather) [y]e sholde [aaAx]
9,135 (Welcomen) and (worschipen) / and (wt<h>) [y]oure goed helpen [aaAxx]
9,136 Godes (munstrals) and his (mesag<er>s) / and his (m<er>y) bordio<ur>s [aaAx]
9,137 The whiche (lunatyk) (loreles) / and (lepares) aboute [aaAx]
9,138 ffor vnder godes (secret) (seal) / here (synnes) ben keuered [aaAx]
9,139 ffor they (bereth) none (bagges) / ne (boteles) vnder clokes [aaAx]
9,140 The whiche is (lollarne) (lyf) / and (lewede) Ermytes [aaAx]
9,141 (Loken) (louhliche) / to (lache) men almesse [aaAx]
9,142 In (hope) to sitte at (euen) / by [th]e (hote) coles [aaAx]
9,143 (Vnlouke) his (legges) abrood / or (ligge) at his ese [aaAx]
9,144 (Reste) hym and (roste) hym / and his (rug) t<ur>ne [aaAx]
9,145 (Drynke) (druie) and (depe) / and (drawe) hym thenne to bedde [aaaAx]
9,146 And whenne hym (lyketh) and (luste) / his (leue) is to ryse [aaAx]
9,147 And when he is (rysen) (rometh) out / and (ri[gh]t) wel aspyeth [aaAx]
9,148 Where he may (rathest) haue a (repaest) / or a (ronde) of bacou<n> [aaAx]
9,149 (Suluer) or (sode) mete / and (su<m>) tyme bothe [aaAx]
9,150 (Loef) o[th]<er> half (loef) / other a (lompe) of chese [aaAx]
9,151 And (caryeth) hit hoem to his (cote) / and (cast) hy<m> to lyuene [aaAx]
9,152 In (idelnesse) and in (ese) / and by (otheres) t<ra>uayle [aaAx]
9,153 And what (freke) on this (folde) / (fiscuth) aboute [aaAx]

9,154 Wt<h> a (bagge) at his (bak) / A (begyneld) wyse [aaAx] fol. 41v
9,155 And (can) eny (craft) in (caes) / he wolde hit vse [aaAx]
9,156 Thorw which (craft) a (couthe) (come) / to bred and to ale [aaaXx]
9,157 And (ou<er>) more to han (aft<er>) / to (hele) wt<h> his bonis [aaAx]
9,158 And (lyueth) lyke a (lollare) / goddes (lawe) hym dampneth [aaAx]
9,159 fforthy (lollares) [th]at (lyuen) in sleuthe / and ou<er> (land) strikares [aaxAx]
9,160 Buth nat in this (bulle) q<uo>d [[(Peres)]] / til they (ben) amended [aaAx] (b:p:b)
9,161 Ne no (beggare) [th]at (beggeth) / (but) yf they haue nede [aaAxx]
9,162 The (boek) (banneth) (beggarie) / and (blameth) hit in this man<er>e [aaaAx]
9,162a { Iunior fui & enim senui / e alibi infirmata est v<ir>t<us> mea paup<er>tate } [Latin]
9,163 Hit (nedeth) nat (nouthe) / (anoon) for to p<re>che [aaAx]
9,164 And (lere) this (lewede) men / what [th]is (Latyn) meneth [aaAx]
9,165 ffor hit (blameth) all (beggarie) / (be) [y]e ful c<er>tayn [aaAxx]
9,166 ffor they (lyue) in no (loue) / ne no (lawe) holden [aaAx]
9,167 Ne (weddeth) none (wymmen) / [th]at they (with) deleth [aaAx]
9,168 (Bringeth) forth (bastardus) / (beggares) of kynde [aaAx]
9,169 Or [th]e (bak) or som (bon) [th]ey (breke) / of he<re> children [aaAx]
9,170 And goen and (fayten) wt<h> here (fauntes) (for) eu<er>emore aft<ur> [aaAxx]
9,171 Ther aren (mo) (mysshape) / (amonges) suche beggares [aaAx]
9,172 Then of (many) o[th]<er>e (men) / [th]at in this (molde) walken [aaAx]
9,173 And tho [th]at (lyueth) thus here (lyf) / (leue) [y]e non other [aaAx]
9,174 [Th]ai haue no (p<ar>t) of (p<ar>doun) / ne of (p<re>yeres) ne of (penaunces) [aaAa]
9,175 Ac (olde) men and (hore) / [th]at (helples) ben and nedy [aaAx]
9,176 And (wymmen) with childe / [th]at (worche) ne mowe [axAx]
9,177 (Blynde) and (bedredne) / and (broken) in here membres [aaAx]
9,178 And alle (pore) (pacient) (apayed) of goddes sonde [aaAx]
9,179 As (mesels) and (mendenantes) / (men) yfalle in meschief [aaAx]
9,180 As (prisones) and (pilg<ri>mes) / and (p<ar>aunt<ur>) men yrobbed [aaAx]
9,181 Or (bylowe) thorw (luther) men / and (lost) here catel aft<er> [aaAx]
9,182 Or thorw (fuyr) or thorw (floed) / (yfalle) into pou<er>te [aaAx]
9,183 That taketh thise (meschiefes) / (mekeliche) and (myldeliche) at herte [aaAx]
9,184 ffor (loue) of here (lowe) hertes / oure (lord) hath hem yg<ra>unted [aaAx]
9,185 Here (penaunce) and here (p<ur>gatorie) / vppon this (puyre) erthe [aaAx]
9,186 And (p<ar>don) wt<h> the (plouhman) / { a (pena) & a culpa } [aa{Ax}]
9,187 And alle (holy) (Eremytes) / (haue) shal [th]e same [aaAx]
9,188 Ac (Ermytes) [th]at (inhabiten) / by the (heye) weye [aaAx]

9,189 And in (borwes) among (brewesteres) / and (beggen) in churches [aaAx] fol. 42r
9,190 Al [th]at (holy) (Ermytes) / (hatede) and despisede [aaAx]
9,191 As (rychesses) and (reu<er>ences) / and (ryche) menne Almesse [aaAx]
9,192 Thise (lollares) (lache) draweres / (lewede) Ermytes [aaAx]
9,193 (Coueyten) [th]e (cont<ra>rye) / for as (cot<er>elles) they libbeth [aaAx]
9,194 ffor hit (ben) but (boyes) / (bollares) at [th]e ale [aaAx]
9,195 Noyther of (lynage) ne of (lettrure) / ne (lyf) (holy) as (Ermytes) [aaAbb]
9,196 That (wonede) whilom in (wodes) / (wt<h>) beres and lyons [aaAxx]
9,197 Su<m>me hadde (lyflode) of his (lynage) / and of no (lyf) elles [aaAx]
9,198 And su<m>me (lyuede) by here (lett<r>ure) / and (labo<ur>) of here handes [aaAx]
9,199 And so<m>me hadde (foreynes) to (frendes) / [th]at hem (fode) sente [aaAx]
9,200 And (briddes) (brouhte) so<m>me (bred) / [th]at they (by) lyuede [aaaAx]
9,201 Al they (holy) (Ermytes) / were of (heye) kynne [aaAx]
9,202 forsoken (lond) and (lordschipe) / and alle (lykynges) of body [aaAx]
9,203 Ac thise (Ermytes) [th]at (edifien) thus / by the (heye) weye [aaAx]
9,204 Whilen (were) (werkmen) / (webbes) and taylours [aaAx]
9,205 And (carteres) (knaues) / and (clerkes) wt<h>outen g<ra>ce [aaAx]
9,206 (Holden) ful (hungry) (hous) / and (hadde) muche defaute [aaaAx]
9,207 (Long) (labo<ur>) and (litte) wynnynge / and at the (laste) they aspyde [aaaAx]
9,208 That (faytede) in (frere) clothinge / hadde (fatte) chekes [aaAx]
9,209 fforthy (lefte) they here (labour) / thise (lewede) knaues [aaAx]
9,210 And (clothed) hem in (copes) / (clerkes) as hit were [aaAx]
9,211 Or (oen) of som (ordre) / or (elles) a p<ro>fete [aaAx]
9,212 A[y]en [th]e (lawe) he (lyueth) / yf (Latyn) be trewe [aaAx]
9,212 { Non licet nob(is) lege<m> voluntati / set voluntate<m> coniung<er>e legi } [Latin]
9,213 (Kyndeliche) by (Crist) / ben suche (ycald) lollares [aaAx]
9,214 As by [th]e (engelisch) of oure (eldres) / of (olde) mennes techynge [aaAx]
9,215 He [th]at (lolleth) is (lame) / or his (leg) out of ioynte [aaAx]
9,216 Or (ymaymed) in som (membre) / for to (meschief) hit souneth [aaAx]
9,217 Rihte so (sothly) / (such) man<er>e Ermytes [xaAx]
9,218 (Lollen) a[y]en [th]e (byleue) / and [th]e (lawe) of holy churche [aaAx]
9,219 ffor (holy) churche (hoteth) / (alle) man<er>e peple [aaAx]
9,220 Vnder (obedience) to (be) / and (buxum) to [th]e lawe [aaAx]
9,221 ffurste (religious) of (religioun) / a (reule) to holde [aaAx]
9,222 And vnder (obedience) (be) / (by) dayes and by nyhtes [aaAxx]
9,223 (Lewede) men to (labory) / (lordes) to honte [aaAx]

9,224 In (frithes) and in (forestes) / for (fox) and other bestes [aaAx] fol. 42v
9,225 That in (wilde) (wodes) been / or in (waste) places [aaAx]
9,226 As (wolues) [th]at (w<or>yeth) men / (wymmen) and childrene [aaAx]
9,227 And vppon (sonendayes) to (cese) / goddes (s<er>uice) to here [aaAx]
9,228 Bothe (matynes) and (masse) / and aftir (mete) in churches [aaAx]
9,229 To (heren) here (euensong) / (eu<er>y) man (ouhte) [aaAa]
9,230 Thus hit (bylongeth) for (lordes) / for (lered) and for (lewed) [aaAa]
9,231 Vcche (haly) day to (here) / (holly) [th]e s<er>uise [aaAx]
9,232 (Vigilies) and (fastyng) days / (forthermore) to knowe [aaAx]
9,233 And (fulfille) tho (fastynges) / but (infirmite) hit made [aaAx]
9,234 (Pou<er>te) or o[th]<er> (penaunces) / as (pilg<ri>mages) and t<ra>uayles [aaAx]
9,235 (Vnder) this (obedience) / ar (we) (vchone) [aaAa]
9,236 And hoso (breketh) this (be) wel waer / (but) yf he repente [aaAx]
9,237 (Amenden) hym and (m<er>cy) aske / and (mekeliche) hym shryue [aaAx]
9,238 Y (drede) me and he (dey) / hit worth for (dedly) synne [aaAx]
9,239 (Acounted) byfore (god) / but (Consience) excuse hym [aaAx] (c:g:c)
9,240 (Loke) now where this (lollares) / and (lewede) Ermites [aaAx]
9,241 Yf they (breke) [th]is (obedience) / [th]at (beth) so fer fram chirche [aaAx]
9,242 Where (se) we hem on (sonendayes) / the (s<er>uise) to here [aaAx]
9,243 As (matynes) by [th]e (morwe) / til (masse) bygynne [aaAx]
9,244 Or (sonendayes) at (euensong) / (se) we wel fewe [aaAx]
9,245 Or (labory) for here (lyflode) / as [th]e (lawe) wolde [aaAx]
9,246 Ac aboute (mydday) at (mele) tyme / y (mette) wt<h> hem ofte [aaAx]
9,247 So<m>me in his (cope) / as he a (clerk) were [xaAx]
9,248 A (bacheler) or a (bew) pere / (beste) hym bysemede [aaAx]
9,249 And forth [th]e (cloth) [th]at (keuereth) hym / (ykald) he is a frere [aaAx]
9,250 Wascheth and wypeth / and wt<h> [th]e furste sitteth
9,251 Ac while a (wrouhte) in [th]e (world) / and (wan) his mete wt<h> treuthe [aaAx]
9,252 He (sat) at [th]e (syde) benche / and at [th]e (seconde) table [aaAx]
9,253 Cam no (wyn) in his (wombe) / thorw [th]e (woke) longe [aaAx]
9,254 Ne no (blanked) on his (bed) / ne whyte (bred) byfore hym [aaAx]
9,255 The (cause) of al this (caytiftee) / (cometh) of many bischopes [aaAx]
9,256 That (soffreth) suche (sottes) / and o[th]<er>e (synnes) regne [aaAx]
9,257 (Certes) hoso durste (sygge) hit / (Simon) { quasi dormit } [aaA{x}]
9,258 { (Vigilare) } were (fayrere) / (for) thow haste a greet charge [{a}aAxx]
9,259 ffor many (waker<e>) (wolues) / ar (wroken) into thy foldes [aaAx]

9,260 Thy (berkeres) aren as (blynde) / that (bringeth) forth thy lombren [aaAx] fol. 43r
9,261 { (Disp<er>gent<ur>) oues } / [th]e (dogge) dar nat berke [aaAx]
9,262 The (tarre) is (vntydy) / [th]at (to) [th]e shep bylongeth [aaAxx]
9,263 Here (salue) is of { (sup<er>sedeas) } / in (su<m>noures) boxes [aaAx]
9,264 Thy (shep) ben ner al (shabbede) / the wolf (shyt) wolle [aaAx]
9,264 { Sub molli pastore &c } [Latin]
9,265 How (herde) where is thyn (hond) / and thyn (hardy) (herte) [aaAa]
9,266 ffor to go (w<or>ye) [th]e (wolf) / that the (wolle) fouleth [aaAx]
9,267 Y (leue) for thy (lacchesse) / thow (lesest) many wetheres [aaAx]
9,268 And many a (fayre) (flees) / (falsliche) is ywasche [aaAx]
9,269 When thy (lord) (loketh) to haue / (allouaunce) of his bestes [aaAx]
9,270 And of [th]e (moneye) thow haddest therwt<h> / his (mebles) to haue [axAx]
9,271 And [th]e (wolle) (worth) (weye) / (wo) is the thenne [aaaAx]
9,272 { (Redde) (racione<m>) villi<cacionis> } / or in (arrerage) fall<e> [aaAx]
9,273 Thyn (huyre) (herde) as y (hope) / hath nat to quyte thy dette [aaaXx]
9,274 Ther as (mede) ne (m<er>cy) / may nat a (myte) availle [aaAx]
9,275 But haue (this) for ([th]at) / tho [th]at (thow) toke [aaAx]
9,276 (M<er>cy) for (mede) / and (my) lawe breke [aaAxx]
9,277 (Loke) now for thy (lacchesse) / what (lawe) wol the g<ra>unte [aaAx]
9,278 (P<ur>gatorie) for thy (paie) / Ore (p<er>petual) helle [aaAx]
9,279 ffor shal no (p<ar>don) (preye) for [y]ow there / ne no (p<ri>nces) lettres [aaAx]
9,280 [[(Peres)]] q<uo>d a (prest) tho / thy (p<ar>don) moste Y rede [aaAx]
9,281 ffor Y can (construe) vch a word / and (kennen) hit the an englische [axAx]
9,282 And [[(Peres)]] at his (p<re>eyre) / the (p<ar>don) vnfoldeth [aaAx]
9,283 And Y (byhynde) hem bothe / (byheld) (alle) [th]e bulle [aaAx]
9,284 In two (lynes) as hit (lay) / and nat a (lettre) more [aaAx]
9,285 And was (ywryte) ryhte thus / in (witnesse) of treuthe [axAx]
9,286 { Et qui bona egerunt / ibunt in vitam et<er>nam } [Latin]
9,287 { Qui vero mala / in ignem et<er>nam } [Latin]
9,288 (Pet<er>) q<uo>d the (prest) tho / y kan no (p<ar>dou<n>) fynde [aaAx]
9,289 Bote (dowel) and haue (wel) / and shal haue thy soule [aaXx]
9,290 And do (yuele) and haue (euele) / and (hope) thow non (o[th]<er>e) [aaAa]
9,291 Bote he [th]at (euele) lyueth / (euele) shal (ende) [xaAa]
9,292 The (prest) thus and the (P<er>kyn) / of [th]e (p<ar>don) iangelede [aaAx]
9,293 And y thorw here (wordes) (awoke) / and (waytede) aboute [aaAx]
9,294 And seyh the (sonne) in the (southe) / (sitte) [th]at tyme [aaAx]

9,295 (Meteles) and (moneyles) / on (Malu<er>ne) hulles [aaAx] fol. 43v
9,296 (Musyng) on this (meteles) / A (myle) way Y [y]ede [aaAx]
9,297 (Mony) tyme this (meteles) / hath (maked) me to studie [aaAx]
9,298 Of that Y (seyh) (slepynge) / if hit (so) be myhte [aaAx]
9,299 And of [[(Peres)]] the [[(plouhman)]] / fol (pencyf) in herte [aaAx]
9,300 And which a (p<ar>doun) (Peres) hadde / th<<e>> (peple) to glade [aaAx]
9,301 And how [th]e (prest) (inpugnede) hit / thorw two (p<ro>pre) wordes [aaAx]
9,302 Ac men (setteth) nat by (sowngewarie) / for me (seth) hit often fayle [aaAxx]
9,303 (Caton) (counteth) hit at nauht / and (Canonistres) at lasse [aaAx]
9,304 Ac for [th]e (boek) (bible) / (bereth) witnesse [aaAx]
9,305 How (danyel) (deuynede) / and (vndede) [th]e (dremes) of kynges [aaaAx]
9,306 Of (Nabugodonasor) / [th]at (no) pere hadde [aaAxx]
9,307 And (sethen) aft<ur> his (sones) / and (sayde) hem what they thouhte [aaAx]
9,308 And Ioseph (mette) (m<er>ueilously) / how [th]e (mone) and [th]e sonne [aaAx]
9,309 And the (eleuene) st<er>res / (haylsede) hym (alle) [axAa]
9,310 And thenne (Iacob) (iuged) / (Iosephes) sweuene [aaAx]
9,311 { Beau (fitz) } q<uo>d the (fadur) / for (defaute) we shal [{a}aAx]
9,312 Y (mysulue) and my (sones) / (seche) the for nede [aaAx]
9,313 Hit (biful) as his (fadur) saide / in (farao) his tyme [aaAx]
9,314 That (Ioseph) was (Iustice) / (Egipte) to saue [aaAx]
9,315 His eleuene bretherne / hym for nede souhte [xxXx]
9,316 And his fadur (Isaak) / and (also) his dame [xaAx]
9,317 Al this (maketh) (me) / on (meteles) to studie [aaAx]
9,318 And how [th]e (p<re>st) (p<re>uede) / no (p<ar>don) to dowel [aaAx]
9,319 And (demede) [th]at (dowel) / (indulgences) passeth [aaAx]
9,320 (Bionales) and trionales / and (bisshopes) l<ett>res [axAx]
9,321 ffor hoso (doth) wel here / at [th]e (day) of (dome) [xaAa]
9,322 Worth (fayre) (vnderfonge) / (byfore) god [th]at tyme [aaAxx]
9,323 So dowel (passeth) (p<ar>doun) / and (pilg<ri>mages) to Rome [aaAx]
9,324 [Y]ut hath [th]e (pope) (power) / (p<ar>doun) to g<ra>unte [aaAx]
9,325 To (peple) wt<h>outen (penaunce) / to (passe) into ioye [aaAx]
9,326 As (lettrede) men vs (lereth) / and (lawe) of holi churche [aaAx]
9,326 { Quodcumq<ue> ligau<er>is sup<er> t<er>ram erit ligatum & in celis } [Latin]
9,327 And so Y (leue) (lely) / (lord) forbede elles [aaAx]
9,328 That (p<ar>doun) and (penaunce) / and (p<re>yere) don saue [aaAx]
9,329 (Soules) [th]at haue (syneged) / (seuene) sythes dedly [aaAx]

9,330 Ac to (t<ru>ste) vp this (trionales) / (treuly) me thynketh [aaAx] fol. 44r
9,331 Hit is nat so (syker) for [th]e (soule) / (c<er>tes) as ys dowel [aaAx]
9,332 fforthy Y (rede) [y]ow (renkes) / [th]at (riche) ben on this erthe [aaAx]
9,333 Vp (truste) of [y]oure (tresor) / (trionales) to haue [aaAx]
9,334 Be [y]e neu<er>e [th]e (baldere) / t<o> (breke) [th]e ten hestes [xaAx]
9,335 And (manliche) [y]e (maistres) / (mayres) and iuges [aaAx]
9,336 That haen the (welthe) of this (world) / and (wise) men ben holde [aaAx]
9,337 To (p<ur>chace) [y]ow (p<ar>doun) / and the (popes) bulles [aaAx]
9,338 At [th]e (dredful) (dome) / when (dede) shullen ryse [aaAx]
9,339 And (comen) alle bifore (Crist) / (acountes) to [y]elde [aaAx]
9,340 How we (ladde) oure (lyf) here / and his (lawes) kepte [aaAx]
9,341 And how we (dede) (day) be (day) / the (doem) wol reherce [aaaAx]
9,342 A (pouheful) of (p<ar>don) / there ne (p<ro>uinciales) lettres [aaAx]
9,343 Thow we be (founden) in the (frat<er>nite) / of alle (fyue) ordres [aaAx]
9,344 And haue (indulgences) (doublefold) / but (dowel) vs helpe [aaAx]
9,345 Y sette by (p<ar>don) nat a (pese) / ne nat a (pye) hele [aaAx]
9,346 fforthy y (consayle) alle (c<ri>stene) / to (crye) god m<er>cy [aaAx]
9,347 And (marie) his (moder) / be oure (mene) to hym [aaAx]
9,348 That (god) (gyue) vs (grace) here / ar we (go) hennes [aaaAx]
9,349 Suche (werkes) to (worche) / the while (we) ben here [aaAx]
9,350 That aftur oure (deth) (day) / (dowel) reherce [aaAx]
9,351 At [th]e (day) of (dome) we (dede) / as he tauhte Amen [aaAx]

Explicit visio willi .W. de Petro le plouhman
Et hit incipit visio enisdem de dowel
10,1 Thus (yrobed) in (russet) / y (romede) aboute [aaAx]
10,2 Alle a (som<ur>) (seson) / for to (seke) dowel [aaAx]
10,3 And (fraynede) (ful) ofte / of (folke) [th]at Y mette [aaAx]
10,4 Yf eny (wiht) (wiste) / where (dowel) was at ynne [aaAx]
10,5 And what (man) a (myhte) be / of (mony) men Y askede [aaAx]
10,6 Was neu<er>e (wihte) in [th]is (worlde) / [th]at me (wisse) couthe [aaAx]
10,7 Where this (longed) / (lasse) ne more [xaAx]
10,8 Til hit (biful) on a (fryday) / two (freres) Y mette [aaAx]
10,9 (Maystres) of [th]e (menore) / (men) of gret witte [aaAx]
10,10 Y (haylsede) hem (hendly) / as y (hadde) ylered [aaAx]
10,11 And (preyde) hem { (pur) charite } / ar they (passede) forthere [aaAx]
10,12 Yf they (knewe) eny (contre) / o[th]<er> (costes) aboute [aaAx]

10,13 Wher [th]at (dowel) (dwelleth) / (dere) frendes telleth me [aaAx] fol. 44v
10,14 ffor [y]e ar (men) of this (molde) / [th]at (moste) (wyde) (walken) [aaAbb]
10,15 And (knowen) (contrees) and (co<ur>tes) / and many (ky<n>ne) plases [aaAa]
10,16 Bothe (princes) (paleis) / and (pore) menne cotes [aaAx]
10,17 And (dowel) and (do) euele / where [th]ei (dwellen) bothe [aaAx]
10,18 (Sothly) (said) [th]e frere / a (soio<ur>neth) wt<h> vs freres [aaAx]
10,19 And (eu<er>e) hath as y (hope) / and (eu<er>e) wol (hereaftur) [aaAa]
10,20 { (Contra) } q<uo>d y as a (clerk) / and (comsed) to despute [aaAx]
10,21 And (saide) (sothly) / { (Septies) in die cadit iustes } [aa{Ax}]
10,22 ffallyng fro (ioye) / (Ih<es>u) woet [th]e sothe [xaAx]
10,23 (Seuene) sithe (sayth) [th]e boek / (synegeth) day by daye [aaAx]
10 24 The (rihtfulluste) (reng) / [th]at (regneth) in erthe [aaAx]
10,25 And hoso (synegeth) Y (sayde) / (c<er>tes) he doth nat wel [aaAx]
10,26 ffor (hoso) (synegeth) / (sic<ur>ly) doth euele [aaAx]
10,27 And (dowel) and (do) euele / may nat (dwelle) togyderes [aaAx]
10,28 { (E<rg>o) } he is nat (alwey) / at (hom) amonges <[y]ow> freres [aaAx]
10,29 He is (otherwhile) (elleswher) / to (wisse) the peple [aaAx]
10,30 Y shal (<sey>) [th]e my (sone) / (sayde) [th]e frere thenne [aaAx]
10,31 How (seuene) sithes [th]e (sad) man / (synegeth) on [th]e day [aaAx]
10,32 By a (forbisene) q<uo>d [th]e (frere) / y shal the (fayre) shewe [aaAx]
10,33 Lat (bryng) a man in a (boet) / amydde a (brood) water [aaAx]
10,34 The (wynde) and [th]e (water) / and (wagyng) of the bote [aaAx]
10,35 (Maketh) [th]e (man) (many) tyme / to (stomble) yf he (stande) [aaaBb]
10,36 ffor (stonde) he neu<er>e so (stifliche) / thorw (steryng) of [th]e bote [aaAx]
10,37 Ac (bendeth) and (boweth) / the (body) is so vnstable [aaAx]
10,38 Ac [y]ut is he (saef) and (sound) / and (so) hit fareth by [th]e rihtfole [aaAxx]
10,39 Thow he (falle) he (falleth) nat / but as hoso (ful) in a boet [aaAx]
10,40 That ay is (saef) and (sound) / [th]at (sitte) wt<h>ynne [th]e borde [aaAx]
10,41 So hit (fareth) q<uo>d [th]e (frere) / by [th]e ryhtful mann(es) (fallynge) [aaXa]
10,42 Thow he thorw (fondynges) (falle) / he (falleth) nat out of charite [aaAx]
10,43 So (dedly) synne (doth) he nat / for (dowel) hym helpeth [aaAx]
10,44 The (water) is likned to [th]e (word) / [th]at (wanyeth) and (waxeth) [aaAa]
10,45 The (godes) of this (grounde) / ar like to [th]e (grete) wawes [aaAx]
10,46 That as (wyndes) and (wederes) / (waleweth) aboute [aaAx]
10,47 The (boet) is liknet to oure (body) / [th]at (bretil) is of kynde [aaAx]
10,48 That thorw the (fend) and oure (flesch) / and this (freel) worlde [aaAx]

10,49 (Synegeth) <<(seue) sithe>> / [th]e (saddest) man on erthe [aaAx] fol. 45r
10,50 And (lyfliost) of (lyf) / [th]at (lyueth) vnder sonne [aaAx]
10,51 Ac (fre) wil and (fre) wit / (foleweth) man eu<er>e [aaAx]
10,52 To (repenten) and to (arise) / and (rowe) out of synne [aaAx]
10,53 To (cont<ri>cion) to (confessioun) / til he (come) til his ende [aaAx]
10,54 ffor (rather) haue we no (reste) / til we (restitue) [aaAx]
10,55 Oure (lyf) to oure (lord) god / for oure (lycames) gultes [aaAx]
10,56 Y haue no (kynde) (knowyng) / to (conseyue) al this speche [aaAx]
10,57 Ac yf Y may (lyue) and (loke) / y shal go (lerne) bett<er>e [aaAx]
10,58 Y (bykenne) the (Crist) q<uo>d he / [th]at on [th]e (cross) deyede [aaAx]
10,59 And Y (sayde) [th]e (same) / (saue) [y]ow fro meschaunce [aaAx]
10,60 And gyue me (g<ra>ce) on [th]is (grounde) / wt<h> (good) ende to deye [aaAx]
10,61 I (wente) forth (wydewhare) / (walkynge) myn one [aaAx]
10,62 By a (wilde) (wildernesse) / and by a (wode) syde [aaAx]
10,63 (Blisse) of [th]e (briddes) / (abyde) me made [aaAx]
10,64 And vnder (lynde) vpon a (launde) / (lened) y a stounde [aaAx]
10,65 To (lythen) here (layes) / and here (louely) notes [aaAx]
10,66 (Murthe) of here (mouthes) / (made) me ther to slepe [aaAx]
10,67 And (m<er>ueilousliche) me (mette) / (amyddes) al [th]at blisse [aaAx]
10,68 A (muche) (man) as me thoghte / ylike to (mysulue) [aaAx]
10,69 (Cam) and (calde) me / be my (kynde) name [aaAx]
10,70 What art thow q<uo>d y / [th]at thow my name knowest [xxXx]
10,71 That [th](o)u (wille) q<uo>d he / and no (wyht) bett<er>e [axAx]
10,72 Woet Y q<uo>d Y who art thow / thouhte sayde he thenne [xxXx]
10,73 Y haue (sued) the this (seuen) [y]er / (saw) thow me no rather [aaAx]
10,74 Art thow (thouht) q<uo>d Y (tho) / (thow) couthest me wisse [aaAxx]
10,75 Where [th]at (dowel) (dwelleth) / And (do) me to knowe [aaAx]
10,76 (Dowel) and (dobet) q<uo>d he / and (dobest) the thridde [aaAx]
10,77 Aren thre (fayre) (v<er>tues) / and ben nat (fer) to (fynde) [aaAa] (f:v:f:f)
10,78 Ho is (trewe) of his (tonge) / and of his (two) handes [aaAx]
10,79 And thorw (lele) (labo<ur>) (lyueth) / and (loueth) his emc<ri>stene [aaaAx]
10,80 And therto (trewe) of his (tayl) / and of his (two) handes [aaAx]
10,81 And is nat (dronklewe) / ne (dedeyn<us>) (dowel) him foleweth [aaAx]
10,82 (Dobet) (doth) al this / Ac [y]ut he (doth) more [aaAx]
10,83 He is (logh) as a (lomb) / and (loueliche) of speche [aaAx]
10,84 And (helpeth) (alle) men / (of) [th]at he may spare [aa(A)xx]

10,85 The (bagges) and [th]e (bigerdeles) / he hath (tobroken) hem alle [aaAx] fol. 45v
10,86 [Th]at [th]e (Erl) (Auerous) / (held) and his (ayres) [aaAa]
10,87 And of (mammona<es>) (mone) / (ymaked) hym (many) frendes [aaaAx]
10,88 And is (ronne) into (religioun) / and hath (rendred) [th]e bible [aaAx]
10,89 And (p<re>cheth) to [th]e (peple) / seynt (paules) wordes [aaAx]
10,90 { Libent<er> suffertis insipientes &c } [Latin]
10,91 [Y]e (wordliche) (wyse) / (vnwyse) [th]at [y]e soffre [aaAx]
10,92 (Lene) hem and (loue) hem / this (latyn) is to mene [aaAx]
10,93 (Dobest) here sholde / [th]e (bisshopes) crose [axAx]
10,94 And (halie) wt<h> [th]e (hoked) (ende) / (alle) men to gode [aaaAx]
10,95 And wt<h> the (pyk) (pulte) adoun / { (p<re>uaricatores) legis } [aa{A}x]
10,96 (Lordes) [th]at (lyuen) as hem (lust) / and no (lawe) acounten [aaaAx]
10,97 ffor here (mok) and here (mebles) / suche (men) thenketh [aaAx]
10,98 Sholde no (bisshop) (be) / here (biddynges) to wt<h>site [aaAx]
10,99 Ac (dobest) sholde (drede) hem nat / but (do) as god hihte [aaAx]
10,99 { Nolite timere eos qui possunt occidere corpus &c } [Latin]
10,100 Thus (dowel) and (dobet) / (demede) a (dobest) [aaAa]
10,101 And (crounede) oen to be (kyng) / to (kull) wt<h>oute synne [aaAx]
10,102 That wolde nat (do) as (Dobest) / (deuinede) and tauhte [aaAx]
10,103 Thus (dowel) and (dobet) / and (dobest) the thridde [aaAx]
10,104 (Crounede) oen to be a (kyng) / to (kepen) vs alle [aaAx]
10,105 And to (reule) alle (reumes) / by here (thre) wittes [aaAx] (r:r:thr)
10,106 Bute (o[th]<er>ewise) ne (elles) nat / but (as) they thre assentede [aaAxx]
10,107 Y (thonkede) (thoght) (tho) / [th]at he me so tauhte [aaaXx]
10,108 Ac [y]ut (sau<er>eth) me nat thy (sawe) / so me Crist (spede) [aaXa]
10,109 A more (kyndore) (knowynge) / (coueyte) Y to here [aaAx]
10,110 Of (dowel) and (dobet) / and ho (doth) best of alle [aaAx]
10,111 Bote yf (Wit) wol the (wisse) q<uo>d thouhte / (where) tho thre dwelleth [aaAx] (w:w:wh)
10,112 Elles (knowe) Y noen [th]at (can) / in none (ky<n>neryche) [aaAx]
10,113 (Thouht) and Y (thus) / (thre) dayes we [y]eden [aaAx]
10,114 (Disputyng) vppon (dowel) / (day) aft<ur> other [aaAx]
10,115 And ar we (ywar) (were) / with (wit) gan we mete [aaAx]
10,116 He was (long) and (lene) / (ylyk) to noon other [aaAx]
10,117 Was no (pruyde) on his (parail) / ne (pou<er>te) noythere [aaAx]
10,118 (Sad) of his (semblant) / and wt<h> a (softe) speche [aaAx]
10,119 Y durste (meue) no (mat<er>e) / to (maken) hym to iangle [aaAx]

10,120 Bote as Y (bad) thouht tho / to (be) mene betwene [axAx] fol. 46r
10 121 And (potte) forth som (p<ur>pos) / to (p<re>uen) his wittes [aaAx]
10,122 What was (dowel) fro (dobet) / and (dobest) fro hem bothe [aaAx]
10,123 (Thenne) (thouht) in [th]at tyme / sayde (this) wordes [aaAx]
10,124 Whare (dowel) and (dobet) / And (dobest) ben in londe [aaAx]
10,125 Here is oen (wolde) (ywyte) / yf (wit) couthe teche [aaAx]
10,126 And what (lyues) they (lyue) / and what (lawe) [th]ei vsen [aaAx]
10,127 And what [th]ey (drede) and (doute) / (dere) sire telleth [aaAx]
10,128 Sire (dowel) (dwelleth) q<uo>d wit / nat a (day) hennes [aaAx]
10,129 In a (castel) [th]at (kynde) made / of foure (kyne) thynges [aaAx]
10,130 Of (erthe) and (ayer) is hit (maed) / (ymedled) togyderes [aaBb]
10,131 wt<h> (wynd) and wt<h> (wat<er>) / (wittyly) enioyned [aaAx]
10,132 (Kynde) hath (closed) therynne / (craftily) wt<h>alle [aaAx]
10,133 A (lemman) [th]at he (louyeth) / (ylyke) to hymsulue [aaAx]
10,134 { (Anima) } she (hatte) / to here (hath) (enuye) [aaAa]
10,135 A (proud) (prikeare) of fraunce / { (Princeps) hui<us> mundi } [aaxAx]
10,136 And wolde (wynne) here (awaye) / with (wyles) and he myhte [aaAx]
10,137 And (Kynde) (knoweth) this wel / and (kepeth) here [th]e bet<er>e [aaAx]
10,138 And hath (do) here with sire (dowel) / (duk) of this marches [aaAx]
10,169 (Dobet) is here (damysele) / sire (dowel<es>) (douht<ur>) [aaAa]
10,140 To s<er>ue [th]at (lady) (leely) / bo[th]e (late) and rathe [aaAx]
10,141 (Dobest) is (aboue) (bothe) / a (bishopis) pere [aaaAx]
10,142 And by his (leryng) is (lad) / [th]at ilke (lady) { Anima } [aaA{x}]
10,143 Ac [th]e (constable) of [th]at (Castel) / [th]at (kepeth) hem alle [aaAx]
10,144 Is a (wise) knyhte (wt<h>alle) / sire (inwit) he hatte [aaAx]
10,145 And hath (fyue) (fayre) sones / by his (furste) wyue [aaAx]
10,146 Sire (se) wel and (sey) wel / (sire) here wel [th]e ende [aaAx]
10,147 Sire (worch) (wel) wt<h> thyn hand / a (wyht) man of strenghe [aaxAx]
10,148 And sire (goed) fayth (go) wel / (grete) lordes alle [aaAx]
10,149 Thise fyue ben (sette) / for to (saue) { Anima } [xaAx]
10,150 Til (kynde) (come) or (sende) / and (kepe) here (hymsulue) [aabAb]
10,151 What (ky<n>ne) thyng is (kynde) q<uo>d y / (canst) thow me telle [aaAx]
10,152 (Kynde) is (creatour) q<uo>d wit / of <<two>> (kyne) thynges [aaxAx]
10,153 (ffader) and (formour) / of al [th]<a>t (forth) groweth [aaAx]
10,154 The which is (god) (grettest) / (bygynnynge) hadde he neu<er>e [aaAx]
10,155 (Lord) of (lyf) and of (lyht) / of (lisse) and of payne [aaaAx]

10,156 (Angeles) and (alle) thyng / (aren) at his wille [aaAx] fol. 46v
10,157 (Man) is hym (most) lyk / of (membres) and of face [aaAx]
10,158 And (semblable) in (soule) to god / but if (synne) hit make [aaAx]
10,159 And as thow (seest) the (sonne) / (su<m>tyme) for cloudes [aaAx]
10,160 May nat (shyne) ne (shewe) / on (schalkes) on erthe [aaAx]
10,161 So (let) (lecherye) / and other (luther) synnes [aaAx]
10,162 That god (sheweth) nat suche (synnefole) men / and (soffreth) hem mysfare [aaAx]
10,163 And somme (hangeth) (hemsulue) / and (o[th]<er>while) adrencheth [aaAx]
10,164 God (wol) nat of hem (wyte) / bute lat hem (yworthe) [aaXa]
10,165 As [th]e (saut<er>) (sayth) / by (synnefole) shrewes [aaAx]
10,166 { Et dimisi eos s<e>c<un>dm desideria eor<um> } [Latin]
10,167 Such (lyther) (lyuyng) men / <<in>> (lome) been ryche [aaAx]
10,168 Of (gold) and of o[th]<er> (goed) / ac (goddes) (g<ra>ce) hem fayleth [aaAa]
10,169 ffor they (louyeth) and (bylyueth) / al here (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
10,170 On (catel) more then on (kynde) / that alle (kyne) thynges wrouhte [aaAx]
10,171 The which is (loue) and (lyf) / [th]at (last) wt<h>outen ende [aaAx]
10,172 (Inwit) and alle (wittes) / closed been [th]<er>ynne [aaXx]
10,173 By (loue) and by (leute) / [th]<er>by (lyueth) { Anima } [aaAx]
10,174 And (lyf) (lyueth) by inwit / and (leryng) of kynde [aaxAxx]
10,175 (Inwit) is <in> the (heued) / and { (anima) } in (herte) [aa{A}a]
10,176 And moche (wo) (worth) hym / [th]at (inwit) myspeneth [aaAx]
10,177 ffor [th]at is (goddes) oune (goed) / his (g<ra>ce) and his tresour [aaAx]
10,178 That many a (lede) (leseth) / thorw (lykerous) drynke [aaAx]
10,179 As lote (dede) and Noe / and herodes [th]e (daffe) [axXa]
10,180 [Y]af his (douht<er>) for a (daunsynge) / in a (disch) [th]e heued [aaAx]
10,181 Of [th]at (blessed) (baptist) / (bifore) alle his gestes [aaAxx]
10,182 (Eu<er>y) man [th]at hath (inwit) / and his (hele) bothe [aaAx]
10,183 Hath (tresor) ynow of (treuthe) / to fynden hymsulue [axAx]
10,184 Ac (fauntokynes) and (foles) / [th]e which [th]at (fauten) inwit [aaAx]
10,185 (ffrendes) shal (fynde) hem / and fram (folye) kepe [aaAx]
10,186 And (holy) churche (helpe) to / so sholde no man begge [aaXx]
10,187 Ne (spille) (speche) ne tyme / ne (myspende) noyther [aaAx]
10,188 (Meble) ne (vnmeble) / (mete) no[th]<er> drynke [aaAx]
10,189 Ac thenne dede we alle (wel) / and (wel) bet [y]ut to louye [xaAx]
10,190 Oure (enemyes) (enterely) / and (helpe) hem at here nede [aaAx]
10,191 And [y]ut were (best) to ben (aboute) / and (brynge) hit to hepe [aaAx]

10,192 That alle (landes) (loueden) / and in on (lawe) (bileuede) [aaAa] fol. 47r
10,193 (Bishopes) sholde ben (hereaboute) / and (bryng) this to hepe [aaAx]
10,194 ffor to (lese) [th]<er>fore her (lond) / and her (lyf) aftur [aaAx]
10,195 The (catel) that (Crist) hadde / thre (clothes) hit were [aaAx]
10,196 The<r>of was he (robbed) and (ruyfled) / or he on (rode) deyede [aaAx]
10,197 And seth al his (lyf) for (lawe) / sholde (loue) wexe [aaAx]
10,198 (P<re>lates) and (prestes) / and (p<ri>nces) of holy churche [aaAx]
10,199 Sholde nat (doute) no (deth) / ne no (dere) [y]eres [aaAx]
10,200 To (wende) as (wyde) / as [th]e (worlde) (were) [aaAa]
10,201 To (tulie) [th]e erthe wt<h> (tonge) / and (teche) men to louye [aaAx]
10,202 ffor hoso (loueth) (leueth) hym wel / god wol nat (laton) hy<m> st<er>ue [aaxAx]
10,203 In (meschief) for defaute of (mete) / ne for (myssyng) of clothes [aaAx]
10,203 { Inquirentes autem d<omin>um <<no<n>>> minuent<ur> omni bono } [Latin]
10,204 Hoso (lyueth) in (lawe) / and in (loue) doth wel [aaAx]
10,205 As this (wedded) men / [th]at this (world) susteyneth [axAx]
10,206 ffor of here (kynde) [th]ey (come) bothe / (confesso<ur>s) and martres [aaAx]
10,207 (P<ro>phetus) and (patriarkes) / (popes) and maydenes [aaAx]
10,208 ffor (god) saith hymsulue / shal neu<er>e (goed) appel [axAx]
10,209 Thorw no (sotil) (sciense) / on (sour) stok growe [aaAx]
10,210 And is no (more) to (mene) / but (men) [th]at ben bygeten [aaAx]
10,211 Out of (mat<ri>monye) nat (moylo<ur>e) / (mowen) nat haue [th]e g<ra>ce [aaAx]
10,212 That (lele) (legityme) / by [th]e (lawe) may claymen [aaAx]
10,213 And [th]at my (sawe) is (soth) / [th]e (saut<er>) bereth witnesse [aaAx]
10,214 { Concepit in dolore & pep<er>it iniquitatem } [Latin]
10,215 (Caym) [th]e (corsede) (creature) / (conseyued) was in synne [aaaAx]
10,216 Aftur [th]at (Adam) and (Eue) / (hadden) ysyneged [aaAx]
10,217 Wt<h>outen (repentaunce) of here (rechelesnesse) / a (rybaud) [th]ei engendrede [aaAx]
10,218 As an (hewe) [th]at (erieth) nat / (<arweth>) hym to sowe [aaAx]
10,219 On a (leye) (land) / a[y]eynes his (lordes) wille [aaAx]
10,220 So was (Caym) (conseyued) / and so ben (corsed) wreches [aaAx]
10,221 [Th]at (lycame) haen a[y]en [th]e (lawe) / [th]at oure (lord) ordeynede [aaAx]
10,222 Alle [th]at (come) of (Caym) / (Caytyue) were eu<er>e [aaAx]
10,223 And for [th]e (synne) of Caymes (seed) / (sayede) god to Noe [aaAx]
10,224 { Penitet me fecisse ho<m>i<n>em } [Latin]
10,225 And bad go (shapen) a (ship) / of (shides) and bordes [aaAx]
10,226 (Thysulue) and thy (sones) thre / and (sethen) [y]oure wyues [aaAx]

10,227 (Boske) [y]ow to [th]at (boet) / and (abideth) [th]<er>ynne [aaAx] fol. 47v
10,228 Til (fourty) be (fulfild) / and (floed) haue ywasche [aaAx]
10,229 (Clene) awey [th]e (corsed) bloed / [th]at of (Caym) spronge [aaAx]
10,230 (Bestes) [th]at now (beth) / shal (banne) [th]e tyme [aaAx]
10,231 That eu<er>e [th]at (corsed) (Caym) / (cam) on [th]is erthe [aaAx]
10,232 Alle sholle (deye) for his (dedes) / by (dales) and by hulles [aaAx]
10,233 And [th]e (foules) [th]at (flueth) / (forth) wt<h> o[th]<er> bestes [aaAx]
10,234 (Excepte) (onliche) / of (vch) kynde a payre [aaAx]
10,235 That in thi (chingled) (ship) / (shal) be wt<h> [th]e ysaued [aaAx]
10,236 Here (abouhte) [th]e (barn) / the (belsires) gultes [aaAx]
10,237 And al for here (forfadres) / (ferden) [th]e worse [aaAx]
10,238 The (gospel) is (hereagayn) / as (gom<es>) may rede [aaAx]
10,239 { ffilius non portabit iniquitatem patris &c } [Latin]
10,240 Holy (writ) (witnesseth) / [th]at for no (wikkede) dede [aaAx]
10,241 That [th]e (sire) by (hymsulue) doth / [th]e (sone) sholde be [th]e worse [aaAx]
10,242 Ac (Westminstre) lawe y (woet) (wel) / (worcheth) [th]e cont<ra>rye [aaaAx]
10,243 ffor thogh [th]e (fader) be a (frankeleyn) / and for a (felon) be hanged [aaAx]
10,244 The (eritage) [th]at [th]e (eyer) sholde (haue) / is at [th]e kynges wille [aaaXx]
10,245 Ac [th]e (gospel) is a (glose) ther / and huydeth [th]e (g<ra>yth) treuthe [aaxAx]
10,246 ffor god (seid) (ensaumple) / of (suche) man<er>e issue [aaAx]
10,247 That (kynde) folweth (kynde) / and (contrarieth) neu<er>e [aaAx]
10,247 { Numq<uam> collig<unt> de spinis vuas Et alibi } [Latin]
10,247 { Bona arbor bonu<m> fructum facit } [Latin]
10,248 Ac why [th]e (world) was adreynt / holy (writ) telleth [axAx]
10,249 Was for (mariages) (makynge) / [th]at men (made) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
10,250 Aft<ur> [th]at (Caym) [th]e (corsed) / hadde (ykuld) abel [aaAx]
10,251 (Seth) adames (sone) / (seth) was engendred [aaAx]
10,252 And god (sente) to (seth) / so (sone) he was of age [aaAx]
10,253 That for no (kyne) (catel) / ne no (kyne) byheste [aaAx]
10,254 (Soffre) his (seed) (seden) / wt<h> Caym<es> (seed) his brother [aaAx]
10,255 And (seth) for he (soffred) hit / god (sayde) me forthynketh [aaAx]
10,256 [Th]at y (man) (made) / or (mat<ri>monye) soffrede [aaAx]
10,257 ffor (goode) sholde wedde (goode) / thouh they no (goode) ne hadde [aaAx]
10,258 ffor Y am { (via) et (v<er>itas) } / and may (avauncen) alle [{aa}Ax]
10,259 Ac (fewe) folke now (folweth) this / for (thei) [y]eue her child<ur>ne [aaAxx] (f:f:th)
10,260 ffor (coueytise) of (catel) / and (connynge) chapmen [aaAx]

10,261 Of (kyn) ne of (kynrede) / (counteth) men bote litel [aaAx] fol. 48r
10,262 And thogh heo be (louelich) / to (loken) on and (lossum) abedde [aaAx]
10,263 A (mayde) and wel (ymaried) / and of gode (men) yspronge [aaAx]
10,264 Bote heo (haue) (o[th]<er>) goed / (haue) wol (here) no ryche [aaAa]
10,265 Ac (lat) here be (vnlouely) / and (vnlossum) abedde [aaAx]
10,266 A (bastard) a (bond) oen / a (begeneldes) douht<er> [aaAx]
10,267 That no (cortesye) ne (can) / bute late here be (knowe) [aaXa]
10,268 ffor (riche) or (yrented) wel / thouh he be (reueled) for elde [aaAx]
10,269 Ther ne is (squier) ne (knyhte) / in (contreye) aboute [aaAx] (sq:k:c)
10,270 That he ne wol (bowe) to [th]at (bonde) / to (beden) here an hosebonde [aaAx]
10,271 And (wedden) here for here (welthe) / and (weschen) on [th]e morwe [aaAx]
10,272 That his (wyf) were (wexe) / or a (walet) ful of nobles [aaAx]
10,273 In (ielosye) (ioyles) / and (iangelynge) abedde [aaAx]
10,274 Many a (payre) sethe this (pestelences) / han (plyhte) treuthe to louye [aaAx]
10,275 Ac they (lyen) (leix) / here neyther (lyketh) other [aaAx]
10,276 The (fruyt) [th]at they brynge (forth) / aren many (foule) wordes [aaAx]
10,277 Haen [th]ei no (childerne) bute (cheste) / and (shoppes) hem bitwene [aaAx] (ch:ch:sh)
10,278 Thogh they (do) hem to (donemowe) / bote [th]e (deuel) hem helpe [aaAx]
10,279 To (folwe) for [th]e (flicche) / (feccheth) they hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
10,280 Bote they (bothe) be forswore / [th]at (bacon) [th]ei tyne [axAx]
10,281 fforthy Y (conseyle) alle (cristene) / (coueyte) neu<er>e be wedded [aaAx]
10,282 ffor no (coueytise) of (catel) / in none (kyne) wyse [aaAx]
10,283 Bote (maydones) and (maydones) / (marie) [y]ow togyderes [aaAx]
10,284 And (wedewe) and (wedewares) / (weddeth) [y]ow ay[th]<er> o[th]<er> [aaAx]
10,285 And (loke) [th]at (loue) be more [th]e cause / then (lond) o[th]er nobles [aaxAx]
10,286 And eu<er>y (maner) seculer (man) / [th]at (may) nat contynue [aaAx]
10,287 (Wisely) go (wedde) / and (war) [th]e fro [th]at synne [aaAx]
10,288 That (lecherye) is a (lykyng) thynge / a (lym[y]erd) of helle [aaAx]
10,289 And whil [th]ou art ([y]ong) and ([y]ep) / and thy wepene kene [aaAx]
10,290 (Awreke) the [th]<er>wt<h> on (wyfyng) / for godes (werk) Y holde hit [aaAx]
10,290 { Du<m> sis vir fortis / ne des tua robora scortis } [Latin]
10,290 { Scribit<ur> in portis / m<er>etrix est ianua mortis } [Latin]
10,291 And [y]e [th]at han (wyues) ben (war) / and (wo<r>cheth) nat out of tyme [aaAx]
10,292 As (Adam) dede and (Eue) / as y whil (er) [y]ow tolde [aaAx]
10,293 ffor sholde no (bedbourde) (be) / bote yf they (bothe) were [aaAx]
10,294 Clene of (lyf) and in (loue) of soule / and in (lele) wedlok [aaxAx]

10,295 ffor [th]at (dede) (derne) / (do) no man sholde [aaAx] fol. 48v
10,296 Bote (wyues) and (wedded) men / as holy (writ) techeth [aaAx]
10,297 { Bonu<m> est unusquisq<ue> vx<er>em suam ha<be>at p<ro>pt<er> fornicaco<n>em } [Latin]
10,298 That (o[th]<er>gatus) ben (gete) / for (gadelynges) ben holden [aaAx]
10,299 And (fals) (folk) and (fondlynges) / (faytors) and lyares [aaaAx]
10,300 (Vng<ra>cious) to (gete) (goed) / or (gete) loue of peple [aaAx]
10,301 (Awayten) and (wasten) / alle [th]at they cacche mowe [aaXx]
10,302 A[y]en (dowel) they (do) yuele / and [th]e (deuel) s<er>ue [aaAx]
10,303 And after her (deth) (day) / (dwellen) shollen in helle [aaAx]
10,304 Bote (god) [y]eue hem (g<ra>ce) / here doynge here to amende [aaXx]
10,305 And thus is (dowel) my frende / to (do) as lawe techeth [axAx]
10,306 To (louye) and to (loue) the / and no (lyf) to greue [aaAx]
10,307 Ac to (louye) and to (lene) / (leef) me [th]at is dobet [aaAx]
10,308 Ac to ([y]eue) and to ([y]eme) / bothe ([y]onge) and olde [aaAx]
10,309 (Helen) and (helpen) / is dobest of (alle) [aaXa]
10,310 ffor [th]e (more) a (man) (may) do / by so [th]at a do hit [aaAx]
10,311 The more he is (worthy) and (worth) / of (wyse) and goed yp<re>sed [aaAx]

Passus primus de visione de dowel
11,1 Thenne hadde (wit) a (wyf) / (was) hote dame studie [aaAxx]
11,2 That ful (lene) (lokede) / and (lyf) holy semede [aaAx]
11,3 She was (wonderly) (wroth) / [th]at (wit) me so tauhte [aaAx]
11,4 Al (staryng) dame (studie) / (st<ur>neliche) sayde [aaAx]
11,5 Wel artow (wyse) q<uo>d she to (wyt) / suche (wysdomes) to shewe [aaAx]
11,6 To eny (foel) or to (flat<er>ere) / or to (frentike) peple [aaAx]
11,7 And sayde { nolite (mitt<er>e) } / [y]e (men) (marg<er>ie) perles [aaAx]
11,8 Among (hogg<es>) [th]at (ha<n>) / (hawes) at wille [aaAx]
11,9 They (do) bote (dreuele) [th]<er>on / (draf) were hem leuere [aaAx]
11,10 Then al [th]e (p<re>ciouse) (perye) / [th]at eny (p<ri>nce) weldeth [aaAx]
11,11 Y (syg) hit by (suche) q<uo>d wit / [th]at (sheweth) by here werkes [aaAx]
11,12 [Th]at (louyen) (lond) and (lordschipe) / and (lykynge) of body [aaaAx]
11,13 More then (holynesse) or (hendenesse) / or (al) [th]at seyntes techeth [aaAx]
11,14 (Wysdom) and (wit) now / is nat (worth) a carse [aaAx]
11,15 Bote hit be (cardet) wt<h> (coueytise) / as (clotheres) (kemben) here wolle [aaaAx]
11,16 Ho can (caste) and (contreue) / to disseyue [th]e rightfole [aaXx]
11,17 And (lette) wt<h> a (loueday) / treuthe and bigile [aaXx]
11,18 That (coueite) can and (caste) thus / ar (cleped) into (consayle) [aaAa]

11,18 { Qui sapiunt nugas & crimina<m> lege vocant<ur> } [Latin] fol. 49r
11,18 { Qui recte sapiunt lex iubet ire foras } [Latin]
11,19 He is (reu<er>ensed) and (yrobed) / [th]at can (robbe) [th]e peple [aaAx]
11,20 Thorw (fallas) and (fals) questes / and thorw (fikel) speche [aaAx]
11,21 (Iob) [th]e (gentele) / in his (gistes) witnesseth [aaAx]
11,22 (What) shal (worthen) of suche / (when) [th]ei (lyf) (leten) [aaAbb]
11,23 { Ducunt in bonis dies suos & in find descendunt ad infernu<m> } [Latin]
11,24 The (saut<er>) saith [th]e (same) / of alle (suche) ryche [aaAx]
11,25 { Ibunt in p<ro>genie patru<m> suor<um> & vsq<ue> in et<er>nu<m> non videbunt lumen } [Latin]
11,25 { Et alibi ecce ipi peccatores h<abundante>s &c } [Latin]
11,26 (Lo) saith holy (letrure) / whiche (lordes) beth this schrewes [aaAx]
11,27 Tho [th]at (god) most (goed) [y]eueth / (greueth) most riht and treuthe [aaAx]
11,27 { Que p<er>fecisti destruxerunt } [Latin]
11,28 (Harlotes) for here (harlotrye) / aren (holpe) ar nedy pore [aaAx]
11,29 And [th]at is no (riht) ne (resoun) / for (rather) me sholde [aaAx]
11,30 (Helpe) hym [th]at (hath) nauhte / then tho that (haen) no nede [aaAx]
11,31 Ac (he) [th]at hath (holy) writ / (ay) in his mouthe [aaAx]
11,32 And can (telle) of (treuthe) / and of [th]e (twelue) aposteles [aaAx]
11,33 Or of [th]e (passioun) of Crist / or of (p<ur>gatorie) [th]e (peynes) [axAa]
11,34 (Litel) is he (loued) or (leet) herfore / among (lordes) at festes [aaaAx]
11,35 Nowe is be (man<er>e) at [th]e (mete) / when (munstrals) ben stille [aaAx]
11,36 The (lewed) a[y]en [th]e (lered) / [th]e holy (lore) to dispute [aaAx]
11,37 And (tellen) of [th]e (trinite) / how (two) slowe [th]e thridde [aaAx]
11,38 And (brynge) forth (ballede) resones / taken (bernard) to witnesse [aaAx]
11,39 And (putten) forth (p<re>sumpcioun) / to (preue) [th]e sothe [aaAx]
11,40 Thus they (dreuele) at the (deyes) / the (deite) to knowe [aaAx]
11,41 And (gnawen) (god) wt<h> (gorge) / when here (gottes) fallen [aaaAx]
11,42 Ac [th]e (carfole) may (crye) / and (quake) at [th]e [y]ate [aaAx]
11,43 Bothe (afyngred) and (afurst) / and for (defaute) spille [aaAx]
11,44 Is non so (hende) to (haue) hym / but (hote) hym (go) [th]<er> (god) is [aaAbb]
11,45 Thenne (semeth) hit to my (sihte) / to (suche) [th]at so biddeth [aaAx]
11,46 God is nat in [th]at (hoem) / ne his (helpe) nother [xaAx]
11,47 (Lytel) (loueth) he [th]at (lord) / [th]at (lente) hym al [th]at blisse [aaaAx]
11,48 That so (parteth) wt<h> [th]e (pore) / a (parsel) when hym nedeth [aaAx]
11,49 Ne were (m<er>cy) in (mene) men / (more) then in (riht) (riche) [aaAbb]
11,50 (Mony) tymes (mendenauntes) / (myhte) goen afyngred [aaAx]

11,51 And so (saith) [th]e (saut<er>) / y (say) hit in { memento } [aaA{x}] fol. 49v
11,51 { Ecce audivim<us> eam (i.e. caritatem) in Effrata &c } [Latin]
11,52 (Clerkes) and (knyhtes) / (carpen) of god ofte [aaAx]
11,53 And haen hym (muche) in here (mouth) / ac (mene) men in herte [aaAx]
11,54 (ffreres) and and (fayto<ur>s) / haen (founde) vp suche questions [aaAx]
11,55 To (plese) wt<h> (proude) men / senes this (pestelences) [aaAx]
11,56 And (p<re>chyng) at seynt (poules) / and (puyr) enuye of clerkes [aaAx]
11,57 That (folk) is nat (ferme) in [th]e (faith) / ne (fre) of here godes [aaaAx]
11,58 Ne (sory) for here (synnes) / (so) pruyde enhanced [aaAxx]
11,59 In (religion) and in al [th]e (reume) / among<es> (riche) and pore [aaAx]
11,60 That (p<re>yeres) haen no (power) / this (pestilences) to lette [aaAx]
11,61 ffor god is (deef) (nowadayes) / and (deyneth) vs nat to here [aaAx]
11,62 And (gode) men for oure (gultes) / he al (togrynt) to deth [aaAx]
11,63 And [y]ut this (wrech<es>) of this (world) / is noen (ywar) by o[th]<er> [aaAx]
11,64 Ne for (drede) of eny (deth) / (wt<h>draweth) hym fro pruyde [aaAx]
11,65 Ne (parteth) wt<h> [th]e (pore) / as (puyr) charite wolde [aaAx]
11,66 Bote in (gaynesse) and in (glotonye) / (forglotten) here (godes) [aaAa]
11,67 And (breketh) nat here (bred) to [th]e pore / as [th]e (boke) hoteth [aaxAx]
11,67 { ffrange esurienti panem tuu<m> } [Latin]
11,68 Ac [th]e more a (wynneth) / and hath [th]e (world) at his (wille) [xaAa]
11,69 And (lordeth) in (ledes) / the (lasse) goed he deleth [aaAx]
11,70 (Tobie) (techeth) nat so / (taketh) hede [y]e ryche [aaAx]
11,71 How he (tolde) in a (tyme) / and (tauhte) his sone dele [aaAx]
11,71 { Si tibi sit copia habundant<er> tribue } [Latin]
--- { si Autem exiguu<m> illud imp<er>tire libent<er> stude } [Latin]
11,72 And is to (mene) no (more) / bote who (muche) goed weldeth [aaAx]
11,73 Be (large) [th]<er>of whil hit (lasteth) / to (ledes) [th]at ben nedy [aaAx]
11,74 And yf thow haue (litel) (leue) sone / (loke) by [th]y (lyue) [aaAa]
11,75 Get [th]e loue [th]<er>wt<h> / thogh thow worse fare [xxXx]
11,76 Ac (lust) no (lord) now ne (lettred) man / of suche (lore) to here [aaaAx]
11,77 Bote (lythen) how [th]ey myhte (lerne) / (leest) god to spene [aaAx]
11,78 And [th]at (loueth) (lordes) now / and (leten) hit a dowel [aaAx]
11,79 ffor is no (wit) (worth) now / but if hit of (wynnynge) soune [aaAx]
11,80 fforthy (wit) q<uo>d she be (waer) / holy (writ) to shewe [aaAx]
11,81 Amonges (hem) [th]at (haen) / (hawes) at wille [aaAx]
11,82 The which is a (lykyng) and a (luste) / [th]e (loue) of [th]e worlde [aaAx]

11,83 And when (wit) was (ywar) / (what) studie menede [aaAxx] fol. 50r
11,84 I myhte (gete) no (grayn) / of wittes (grete) wittes [aaAx]
11,85 But al (lauhynge) he (louted) / and (loked) vppon studie [aaAx]
11,86 (Semyng) [th]at y sholde / (bysechen) here of grace [axAx]
11,87 And when y was (war) of his (wille) / to [th]at (wo<m>man) gan y louten [aaAx]
11,88 And saide (m<er>cy) (madame) / [y]oure (man) shal y worthen [aaAx]
11,89 As (longe) as Y (lyue) / bothe (late) and rathe [aaAx]
11,90 And for to (worche) [y]oure (wille) / [th]e (while) my lyf duyreth [aaAxx]
11,91 Wt<h> [th]at [y]e (kenne) me (kyndeliche) / to (knowe) what is dowel [aaAx]
11,92 ffor thy (mekenesse) q<uo>d she / and for thy (mylde) speche [axAx]
11,93 Y shal (kenne) [th]e to (clergie) / my (cosyn) [th]at knoweth [aaAx]
11,94 Alle (kynne) (kunnynges) / and (comsynges) of dowel [aaAx]
11,95 Of (dobet) of (dobest) / for (docto<ur>) he is knowe [aaAx]
11,96 And ou<er> (skripture) [th]e (skilfole) / and (screueynes) were trewe [aaAx]
11,97 ffor heo is (sib) to [th]e (seuene) ars / and (also) my (suster) [aaAa]
11,98 And clergices (wedded) (wyf) / as (wyse) as hymsulue [aaAx]
11,99 Of (lore) and of (lettrure) / of (lawe) and of resoun [aaAx]
11,100 So wt<h> [th]at (clergie) (can) / and (consail) of scripture [aaAx]
11,101 Thow shalt (kunne) and (knowe) / (kyndeliche) dowel [aaAx]
11,102 Thenne was y as (fayn) as (foul) / of (faire) morwen [aaAx]
11,103 (Gladdere) then (gleman) / [th]at (gold) hath to [y]efte [aaAx]
11,104 And (askede) of here [th]e (hey) way / whare [th]at clergie dwelte [aaXx]
11,105 And (telle) me som (tokene) q<uo>d y / for (tyme) is [th]at y wende [aaAx]
11,106 (Aske) [th]e (hey) wey (hennes) / to soffre bothe (wele) and (wo) [aaaBb]
11,107
11,108 Yf [th]ou wilt lerne and (ryde) forth by (rychesse) / (reste) nat [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
11,109 ffor yf thow (coueytest) to be ryche / to (clergie) (comest) thow neu<er>e [aaAx]
11,110 Bothe (wymmen) and (wyn) / (wrothe) ire and slewthe [aaAx]
11,111 Yf thow hit vse (o[th]<er>) (haunte) / (haue) god my treuthe [aaAx]
11,112 To (clergie) shaltow neu<er>e (come) / ne (knowe) what is dowel [aaAx]
11,113 Ac if [th]ow (happe) q<uo>d (heo) / [th]at [th]<o>u (hitte) on clergie [aaAx]
11,114 And (hast) (vnderstandyng) / what (a) wolde mene [aaAxx]
11,115 (Sey) hym (thysulue) / (ouerseye) my bokes [aaAx]
11,116 And sey Y grette (wel) his (wyf) / for y (wrot) here a bible [aaAx]
11,117 And (sette) here to (sapience) / and to [th]e (saut<er>) yglosed [aaAx]
11,118 (Logyk) Y (lerned) here / and al [th]e (lawe) aft<ur> [aaAx]
11,119 And alle [th]e (musons) in (musyk) / y (made) here to knowe [aaAx]

11,120 (Plato) [th]e (poete) / y (putte) hym furste to boke [aaAx] fol. 50v
11,121 (Aristotel) and (o[th]<er>e) / to (arguen) y tauhte [aaAx]
11,122 (Gram<er>) for (gurles) / y (gart) furste write [aaAx]
11,123 And (bed) them wt<h> a (baleyse) / (bute) yf [th]ei wolde lerne [aaAxx]
11,124 Of alle (kyne) (craftes) / y (cont<re>uede) here toles [aaAx]
11,125 Of (carpentrie) of (keruers) / and (contreuede) [th]e (compas) [aaAa]
11,126 And caste ouet by squire / bothe (lyne) and (leuele) [xxAa]
11,127 Thus thorw my (lore) ben men (ylered) / thogh y (loke) demme [aaAx]
11,128 Ac (teologie) hath (tened) me / (ten) score (tymes) [aaAa]
11,129 [Th]e (more) y (muse) [th]<er>on / the (mystiloker) hit semeth [aaAx]
11,130 And [th]e (deppore) y (deuine) / the (derkore) me thynketh hit [aaAx]
11,131 Hit is no (science) (sothly) / bote a (sothfaste) bileue [aaAx]
11,132 Ac for hit (lereth) men to (louie) / y (beleue) [th]<er>on [th]e bett<er>e [aaAx]
11,133 ffor (loue) is a (lykyng) thyng / and (loth) for to greue [aaAx]
11,134 (Lerne) for to (louie) / yf [th]e (lik) dowel [aaAx]
11,135 ffor of (dobet) and (dobest) / here (docto<ur>) is (dere) loue [aaAa]
11,136 Tho (wente) y my (way) / (wt<h>outen) more lettynge [aaAx]
11,137 And to (clergie) y (cam) / as (clerkes) me saide [aaAx]
11,138 Y (grette) hym (goodly) / and (graythly) Y hym tolde [aaAx]
11,139 How [th]at (wit) and his (wyf) / (wissede) me to hym [aaAx]
11,140 To (kenne) and to (knowe) / (kyndeliche) dowel [aaAx]
11,141 By (Crist) q<uo>d (clergie) / yf thow (coueyte) dowel [aaAx]
11,142 (Kepe) [th]e ten (comaundementis) / and (kepe) [th]e fro synne [aaAx]
11,143 And (byleef) (lely) / how goddes sone (alyhte) [aaXa]
11,144 On [th]e (maide) (Marie) / for (mankynde) sake [aaAx]
11,145 And bycam a (man) of [th]at (maide) / wt<h>oute (mankynde) [aaAx]
11,146 And (al) [th]at (holi) churche / (herof) can [th]e lere [aaAx]
11,147 (Leue) hit (lelly) and (loke) / [th]ou do [th]<er>aft<ur> [aaAx]
11,148 (Austyn) [th]e (olde) / (herof) made bokes [aaAxx]
11,149 (Ho) was his (Autor) / and (hym) of god tauhte [aaAxx]
11,150 (Patriarkes) and (p<ro>phetes) / (apostles) and angelis [aaAx]
11,151 And [th]e (trewe) (trinite) / to (Austyn) (apperede) [aaBb]
11,152 And he vs (saide) as he (sey) / and (so) y bileue [aaAx]
11,153 That he (seyh) [th]e fader and [th]e (sone) / and [th]e (seynt) spirit togederes [axaAx]
11,154 And (alle) thre bote o god / and (herof) he made bokes [axAx]
11,155 Ho beth his witnesses / { Ego in (patre) & (pat<er>) in me est } [xx{Aa}]
11,155

--- { Et qui me vidt patrem meu<m> vidit qui in celis est &c } [Latin] fol. 51r
11,156 Alle [th]e (clerkes) vnder (Crist) / ne (couthe) this assoile [aaAx]
11,157 Bote thus hit (bilongeth) to (bileue) / alle [th]at (liketh) to dowel [aaAx]
11,158 ffor hadde neu<er>e (frek) (fyn) / with the (faith) to dispute [aaAx]
11,159 Ne (man) (mouhte) haue no (meryte) / (mouhte) hit be ypreued [aaaAx]
11,159 { ffides non h<ab>et m<er>itum v<bi> h<uma>na r<acio> &c } [Latin]
11,160 Thus in (bileue) and (lel) / and (loue) is the thridde [aaAx]
11,161 That maketh men to (dowel) / and (dobet) and (dobest) [xaAa]
11,162 Thenne (sc<ri>pture) (scorned) me / and mony (skiles) chewed [aaAx]
11,163 And (continaunce) made on (clergie) / to (congeie) me hit semede [aaAx]
11,164 And (lakkede) a (latyn) / and (lyhte) by me sette [aaAx]
11,165 And saide { multi multa sciunt & seip(s)os nessiunt } [Latin]
11,166 Tho (wepte) y for (wo) / and (wrathe) of here (wordes) [aaAa]
11,167 And in a (wynkynge) y (warth) / and (wonderliche) me mette [aaAx]
11,168 ffor y was (rauysched) (rihte) there / for (fortune) me (fette) [aaBb]
11,169 And into [th]e (lond) of (longyng) / a (loue) she me brouhte [aaAx]
11,170 And in a (myrro<ur>) [th]at hihte (myddelerd) / she (made) me to loke [aaAx]
11,171 And (senes) he (saide) to me / here myhte thow (se) wondres [aaAx]
11,172 And (knowe) [th]at [th]ou (coueytest) / and (come) [th]<er>to p<ar>aunt<ur> [aaAx]
11,173 Thenne hadde (fortune) (folwyng) here / two (fayre) maydenes [aaAx]
11,174 { (Concupiscencia) (carnis) } / men (calde) [th]<e> eldre maide [{aa}Ax]
11,175 And (coueytise) of yes / (ycalde) was [th]at o[th]<er> [axAx]
11,176 And (pruyde) of (p<ar>fit) lyuynge / (p<ur>suede) me faste [aaAx]
11,177 And bade me for my (continence) (counte) / (clerkes) techyng lihte [aaAx]
11,178 { (Concupiscencia) (Carnis) } / (confortede) me on this man<er>e [{aa}Ax]
11,179 And saide [th]ou art ([y]ong) and ([y]ep) / and hast ([y]eres) ynowe [aaAx]
11,180 ffor to (lyue) (longe) / and (ladyes) to (louye) [aaAa]
11,181 And in [th]is (myrro<ur>) / thow (myhte) se (m<ur>thes) fol (monye) [aaAa]
11,182 That (lede) [th]e wol to (lykynge) / al thy (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
11,183 The (seconde) saide [th]e (same) / y (sewe) thy wille [aaAx]
11,184 Til thow be a (lord) and haue (lond) / (leten) the y nelle [aaAx]
11,185 That Y ne shal (folowe) thy (felowschipe) / yf (fortune) lyke [aaAx]
11,186 I shal (fynde) me his (frende) / q<uo>d (fortune) [th]<er>aftur [aaAx]
11,187 The (man) [th]at me liketh to helpe / (myhte) nat myshappe [axAx]
11,188 Thenne was (oen) [th]at (hihte) (Elde) / [th]at (heuy) was of chere [aaaAx]
11,189 (Man) q<uo>d (Elde) yf y (mete) wt<h> the / by (marie) of (heuene) [abaAb]

11,190 Thow shalt (fynde) (fortune) [th]e / (fayle) at thy moste nede [aaAx] fol. 51v
11,191 And { (Concupiscencia) (Carnis) } / (clene) the forsake [{aa}Ax]
11,192 (Bitt<er>liche) shaltow (banne) thenne / (bothe) dayes and nyhtes [aaAx]
11,193 Couetyse of (yes) / [th]at (eu<er>e) thow (here) knewe [aaAx]
11,194 And (pruyde) of (p<ar>fit) lyuynge / to moche (p<er>el) the brynge [aaAx]
11,195 [Y]e (reche) [th]e neu<er>e q<uo>d (rechelesnesse) / stod forth in (ragged) clothes [aaAx]
11,196 (ffolowe) (forth) [th]at (fortune) wole / [th]ou hast ful (fer) to elde [aaaAx]
11,197 A man may stoupe (tyme) ynowe / when he shal (tyne) [th]e croune [axAx]
11,198 (Sir) Wanhope was (sib) to hym / as (som) men me tolde [aaAx]
11,199 ffor (rechelesnesse) in his (rybaude) / (riht) thus he seide [aaAx]
11,200 Go Y to (helle) or to (heuene) / y shal nat go myn (one) [aaXa]
11,201 Were hit al (soth) [th]at [y]e (seyn) / thow (scripture) and thow clergie [aaAx]
11,202 Y (leue) neu<er>e [th]at (lord) ne (lady) / [th]at (lyueth) her in erthe [aaAx]
11,203 Sholde (sitte) in goddis (sihte) / ne (se) god in his blisse [aaAx]
11,203 { Ita possibile est diuiti int<ra>re in regno celor<um> sicut camel<us> &c } [Latin]
11,204 ffor clergie (saith) [th]at he (seyh) / in [th]e (seynt) eu(au)ngelie [aaAx]
11,205 That Y (man) (ymaed) was / and (my) name yentred [aaAxx]
11,206 In [th]e (legende) of (lyf) / (longe) ar Y were [aaAx]
11,207 (P<re>destinaet) thei (p<re>chen) / (p<re>cho<ur>s) [th]at this sheweth [aaAx]
11,208 Or (p<re>cyet) (inp<ar>fit) / (pult) out of grace [aaAx]
11,209 (Vnwriten) for som (wikkednesse) / as holy (writ) sheweth [aaAx]
11,209 { Nemo ascendit ad celum nisi qui de celo descendit } [Latin]
11,210 And Y (leue) hit wel by oure (lord) / and on no (lettrure) bett<er>e [aaAx]
11,211 ffor (salomon) [th]e (sage) / [th]at (sapience) made [aaAx]
11,212 (God) (gaf) hym (g<ra>ce) of wit / and of (goed) aft<ur> [aaaAx]
11,213 Neu<er>e to (man) so (moche) / [th]at (man) can of telle [aaAx]
11,214 To (reule) alle (reumes) / and (ryche) to make [aaAx]
11,215 And demede (wel) and (wysly) / (wy<m>men) bereth (wittenesse) [aaAa]
11 216 { Nec michi nec tibi set diuidat<ur> } [Latin]
11,217 (Aristotel) and (he) / (ho) tauhte men bett<er>e [aaAxx]
11,218 (Maistres) [th]at (men) techen / of goddis (m<er>cy) and techen [aaAx]
11,219 (Wittenesseth) [th]at here (wordes) / and here (werkes) bothe [aaAx]
11,220 (Were) (wonder) goed / and (wisest) in here tymes [aaAx]
11,221 And (holi) churche as y (here) / (haldeth) bothe in (helle) [aaAa]
11,222 And yf we sholde (w<or>che) aftur here (werkes) / to (wynnien) vs heuene [aaAx]
11,223 That for here (werkes) and (wyt) / (wonyeth) now in payne [aaAx]

11,224 Thenne (wrouhte) y (vnwysly) / for alle [y]oure (wyse) techynge [aaAx] fol. 52r
11,225 Ac y (countresegge) the nat (clergie) / ne thy (connyng) sc<ri>pture [aaAx]
11,226 That hoso (doth) by [y]oure (doct<ri>ne) / (doth) wel y leue [aaAx]
11,227 Ac me were (leu<er>e) by oure (lord) / a (lyppe) of (goddes) (g<ra>ce) [aaAbb]
11,228 Thenne al [th]e (kynde) wyt [th]at [y]e (can) bothe / and (kunnyng) of [y]oure bokes [aaAx]
11,229 ffor of (fele) witty in (faith) / litel (ferly) y haue [aaAx]
11,230 Thogh here (gost) be (vng<ra>cious) / (god) for to plese [aaAx]
11,231 ffor (mony) (men) in this (molde) / (more) sette here herte [aaaAx]
11,232 In (goed) then in (god) / forthy hem (g<ra>ce) faileth [aaAx]
11,233 At here (moste) (meschef) / (m<er>cy) were [th]e beste [aaAx]
11,234 And (m<er>cy) of (m<er>cy) / nedes (moet) aryse [aaAx]
11,235 As holy (writ) (witnesseth) / goddes (word) in [th]e gospel [aaAx]
11,135 { Eadem mensura &c } [Latin]
11,236 (Wel) (ywitted) men / and (wel) ylettred clerkes [aaAx]
11,237 (Seldom) ar they (seyen) / (so) (lyue) as they (lere) [aaAbb]
11,238 (Witnesseth) godes (word) / [th]at (was) neuere vntrewe [aaAxx]
11,238 { Sup<er> cathedra Moysi &c } [Latin]
11,239 Ac Y (wene) hit (worth) of monye / as (was) in noes tyme [aaAxx]
11,240 Tho he (shoop) [th]e (ship) / of (shides) and bordes [aaAx]
11,241 Was neu<er>e (wrihte) [th]at [th]<er>on (wrouhte) / ne (werkman) ysaued [aaAx]
11,242 Bote (briddes) and (bestis) / and [th]e (blessed) Noe [aaAx]
11,243 And his (wyf) wt<h> his (sones) / and his (sones) (wyues) [abBa]
11,244 Of (wryhtes) [th]at hit (wrouhte) / (was) noen of hem ysaued [aaAxx]
11,245 God leue hit (fare) nat so by (folk) / [th]at [th]e (faith) techen [aaAx]
11,246 Of holy (kirke) [th]at sholde (kepe) / alle (cristene) soules [aaAx]
11,247 ffor { Archa (Noe) } (nymeth) hede / ys (no) (more) to (mene) [aaAbb]
11,248 Bote (holy) churche (herborw) / to (alle) [th]at ben yblessed [aaAx]
11,249 The { (culor<um>) } of this (clause) / (curatores) is to mene [aaAx]
11,250 That ben (carpentares) vnder (Crist) holy (kirke) to make [aaAx]
11,251 ffor lewed (folk) goddes (foles) / and his (fre) bestes [aaAx]
11,251 { Homines & iumenta saluab<is> &c } [Latin]
11,252 At (domesday) a (deluuye) worth / of (deth) and fuyr at ones [aaAx]
11,253 (Worcheth) [y]e (wriht<es>) of holy churche / as holy (writ) techeth [aaxAx]
11,254 (Laste) [y]e be (loste) as [th]e (laboreres) were / [th]at (labered) vnder Noe [aaaAx]
11,255 A gode (friday) y (fynde) / a (felou<n>) was ysaued [aaAx]
11,256 That (vnlawefulliche) hadde (ylyued) / al his (lyf) tyme [aaAx]

11,257 And for he (biknewe) on [th]e (croes) / and to (crist) shrof hym [aaAx] fol. 52v
11,258 He was (su<n>nere) (ysaued) / then (seynt) Iohn [th]e baptiste [aaAx]
11,259 And ar (Adam) o[th]<er> (Ysaye) / o[th]<er> (eny) of the p<ro>fetes [aaAx]
11,260 That hadde (yley) wt<h> (lucifer) / mony (longe) [y]eres [aaAx]
11,261 A (robbare) was (yraunsomed) / (rather) then thei alle [aaAx]
11,262 Wt<h>oute (penaunce) o[th]<er> (passioun) / o[th]<er> eny other (peyne) [aaXa]
11,263 (Passed) forth (paciently) / to (perpetuel) blisse [aaAx]
11,264 Then (marie) (maudelene) / who (myhte) do worse [aaAx]
11,265 As in (likyng) of (lecherye) / no (lyf) denyede [aaAx]
11,266 Or (Dauid) [th]e (douhty) / [th]at (deuyned) how Vrye [aaAx]
11,267 Mouhte (sleylokeste) be (slawe) / and (sente) hym to worre [aaAx]
11,268 (Lelly) as by his (lokes) / wt<h> a (leare) of gyle [aaAx]
11,269 (Poul) [th]e (apostel) no (pite) hadde / c<ri>stene (peple) to culle to dethe [aaaAx]
11,270
11,271 And now beth this (seyntes) by that men (saith) and (souereynes) [axAa]
11,272 In heuene tho that (worste) (wrouhten) / [th]e (while) [th]at thei here were [xaaAx]
11 273 By that [th]at (salamon) (saith) / hit (semeth) [th]at no (wyht) (woet) [aaAbb]
11,274 Ho so is (worthy) / for (wele) or for (wykkede) [xaAa]
11,275 Whe[th]<er> he is (worthy) to (wele) / or to (wykkede) pyne [aaAx]
11,275 { Sunt iusti at<que> sapientes & op<er>a eor<um> in manu dei sunt &c } [Latin]
11,576 Thus Y (rechelesnesse) haue (yrad) / (registres) and bokes [aaAx]
11,277 And (fonde) Y neu<er>e in (faith) / (for) to (telle) (treuthe) [aaAbb]
11,278 That (clergie) of (cristes) mouthe / (comended) was eu<er>e [aaAx]
11,279 ffor Crist (saide) to (sayntes) / and to (suche) as he louede [aaAx]
11,280 { Du<m> stet<er>itis ante Reges vel p<re>sid<es> &c } [Latin]
11,281 Thogh [y]e (come) bifore (kynges) / and (clerkes) of [th]e lawes [aaAx]
11,282 Beth nat (aferd) of [th]at (folk) / (for) y shal [y]eue [y]ow tonge [aaAxx]
11,283 And (connyng) and (clergie) / to (conclude) suche alle [aaAx]
11,284 Dauid (maketh) (mensioun) / he spake (among) kynges [aaAx]
11,285 And myhte no (kyng) (ou<er>come) hym / as in (connynge) of speche [aaAx]
11,286 (Sothly) (saide) rechelesnesse / [y]e (se) by many euydences [aaxAx]
11,287 That (wit) ne (witnesse) / (wan) neu<er>e [th]e maistre [aaAx]
11,288 Wt<h>oute [th]e (gifte) of (god) / which (g<ra>ce) of fortune [aaAx]
11,289 ffor he [th]at most (seith) and (saide) / of the (sothfaste) trinite [aaAx]
11,290 Was (Austyn) [th]e (oelde) / [th]at (eu<er>e) man wiste [aaAx]
11,291 (Saide) thus in his (sarmon) / for (ensaunple) of grete clerkes [aaAx]
11,292 { Ecce ipe idiote rapiunt celu<m> vbi nos sapientes in inferno m<er>gim<ur> } [Latin]

11,293 And is to (mene) no (more) / to (men) [th]at beth lewed [aaAx] fol. 53r
11,294 Aren noen (rather) (yraueschid) / fro [th]e (rihte) bileue [aaAx]
11,295 (Comuneliche) then (clerkes) / most (knowyng) in (konnyng) [aaAa]
11,296 Ne none (san<er>e) (ysaued) / ne none (saddere) in bileue [aaAx]
11,297 Then (ploughmen) an (pasto<ur>s) / and (pore) comune (peple) [aaAa]
11,298 (Lewed) (lele) (laboreres) / and (land) tulyng peple [aaAx]
11,299 (Persen) wt<h> a { (pat<er>noster) } / (padys) o[th]<er> heuene [a{a}Ax]
11,300 And (passen) thorgh (p<ur>gatorie) / (penaunceles) [aaAx]
11,300 ffor here (p<ar>fit) (bileue) / { (br<eu>is) or<ati>o (penetrat) celu<m> } [ab{Ba}]
11,301 (Selde) falleth [th]e (s<er>uant) / (so) depe in arrerage [aaAxx]
11,302 As doth the (reue) or (cont<re>rollor) / [th]at (rykene) moet and acounten [aaAx] (r:-r:r)
11,303 Of (al) [th]at they haen (had) of (hym) / [th]at is here maist<er> [aaAx]
11,304 Ac (lewede) (laborers) / of (litel) vnderstondyng [aaAx]
11,305 Selde (falleth) so (foule) / and so depe in synne [aaXx]
11,306 As clerkes of holy chirche / [th]at sholde <socoure> and saue [xxXx]
11,307 (Lewede) men in good (bileue) / and (lene) hem at here nede [aaAx]
11,308 { Homo (p<ro>ponit) } q<uo>d a (poete) tho / and (plato) he hihte [{a}aAx]
11,309 { Et (deus) (disponit) } q<uo>d he / lat god (do) his wille [{aa}Ax]
11,310 All(e) [th]at (treuth) (attacheth) / and (testifieth) for gode [aaAx]
11,311 Thow thei (folowe) [th]at (fortune) wole / no (folye) ich it holde [aaAx]
11,312 Ne { (Concupiscencia) (carnis) } / ne shal nat (grene) the (grettly) [{aa}Bb]
11,313 Ne bigyle the but yf thow wolle [xxXx]
11,314 [Y]e (farewel) (fyppe) q<uo>d (fauntelete) / and (forth) gan me drawe [aaaAx]
11,315 Til { (Concupiscencia) (Carnis) } / (acorded) til al my werkes [{aa}Ax]
11,316 Of (dowel) ne of (dobet) / no (deynte) me ne thouhte [aaAx]
11,317 Ne (clergie) ne his (conseile) / y (counted) hit ful litel [aaAx]

Passus s<e>c<un>dus de dowel
12,1 Allas (eye) q<uo>d (elde) / and (holynesse) bothe [aaAx]
12,2 That (wit) shal t<ur>ne to (wrechednesse) / for (wil) hath al his (wille) [aaAa]
12,3 (Couetyse) of (yes) (comforted) me (aft<ur>) [abAb]
12,4 And saide (rechelesnesse) (reche) the neu<er>e / by so thow (riche) were [aaAx]
12,5 (Confesse) the to som (frere) / he shal (asoile) <the> thus (sone) [abAb]
12,6 How so eu<er>e thow wynne hit [xxXx]
12,7 ffor while (fortune) is thy (frende) / (freres) wol the louye [aaAx]
12,8 And (festene) the in her (flat<er>nite) / and (for) the byseche [aaAx]
12,9 To here (priour) (p<ro>uincial) / his (p<ar>don) to haue [aaAx]

12,10 And (p<re>ye) for the (pol) by (pol) / yf thow be { (pecuniosus) } [aaa{Ax}] fol. 53v
12,10 { Pena pecuniaria non sufficit &c } [Latin]
12,11 By (wissyng) of this (wenche) y dede / here (wordes) were so swete [aaAx]
12,12 Til Y (for[y]at) ([y]outhe) / and ([y]orn) into elde [aaAx]
12,13 And thenne was (fortune) my (foo) / for al her (fayre) biheste [aaAx]
12,14 And (pou<er>te) (p<ur>suede) me / and (potte) me to be lowe [aaAx]
12,15 And (flittyng) (fond) y the (frere) / [th]at me confessede [aaAx]
12,16 And (saide) he myhte nat me (assoile) / but y (suluer) hadde [aaAx]
12,17 To (restitue) (resonably) / for al (vnrihtfole) wynnynge [aaAx]
12,18 Ouh q<uo>d Y tho / and myn heued waggede [xxXx]
12,19 By my (faith) (frere) q<uo>d y / [y]e (fare) lyke [th]e woware [aaAx]
12,20 That (wilneth) nat [th]e (wedewe) / bote for to (welde) here godes [aaAx]
12,21 (Riht) so by [th]e (rode) q<uo>d y / (rouhte) [y]e neu<er>e [aaAx]
12,22 Wher my (body) were (ybered) / (by) so [y]e hadde my godes [aaAxx]
12,23 And thenne (louhe) (leaute) / for y (loured) on [th]e frere [aaAx]
12,24 Why (lourest) q<uo>d (leaute) / (leue) sire Y saide [aaAx]
12,25 ffor this (frere) (flat<er>ede) me / [th]e while he (fond) me ryche [aaAx]
12,26 And now Y am (pore) and (penyles) / at litel (p<ri>s) he sette me [aaAx]
12,27 Y wolde it were no (synne) y (saide) / to (seien) [th]at were treuthe [aaAx]
12,28 The (saut<er>) sayth hit is no (synne) / for (suche) men [th]at ben trewe [aaAx]
12,29 To (segge) as they (seen) / and (saue) only p<re>stis [aaAx]
12,30 { Existimasti iniq<ue> q<uo>d ero tibi similis } [Latin]
--- { Arguam te & statuam cont<ra> faciem tuam } [Latin]
12,31 Thei wolle allegge also / and by [th]e gospel preuen hit [xxXx]
12,32 { Nolite iudicare quemq<ua>m } [Latin]
12,33 And wherof s<er>ueth (lawe) q<uo>d (leaute) / and no (lyf) vndertoke [aaAx]
12,34 (ffalsnesse) ne (fayt<r>ye) / (for) su<m>what [th]e apostel saide [aaAxx]
12,35 { Non oderis f<rat>rem secrete in corde &c } [Latin]
12,36 Thyng [th]at al [th]e (world) (woet) / (wherfore) sholdest thow spare [aaAx]
12,37 To (rehercen) hit al by (retoryk) / to (arate) dedly synne [aaAx]
12,38 Ac be neu<er>emore [th]e (furste) / the (defaute) to blame [xxAa]
12,39 Thouh thowe (se) (say) nat / (su<<m>>) tyme [th]at is treuthe [aaAx]
12,40 Thyng [th]at wolde be (pryue) / (publische) thow hit neu<er>e [xaAx]
12,41 Nother for (loue) (labbe) it out / ne (lacke) hit nat for enuye [aaAx]
12,41 { Parum lauda vitup<er>a p<ar>cius } [Latin]
12,42 A saith (soth) q<uo>d (scripture) tho / and (skypte) an heyh and p<re>chede [aaAx]

12,43 Ac be (mat<er>e) [th]at she (meuede) / if lewede (men) hit knewe [aaAx] fol. 54r
12,44 The (lasse) as Y (leue) / (louyon) [th]ey wolde [aaAx]
12,45 The (bileue) of oure (lord) / [th]at (lettred) men techeth [aaAx]
12,46 Of here (teme) and here (tales) / y (took) ful good hede [aaAx]
12,47 He (saide) in here (sarmon) / (selcouthe) wordes [aaAx]
12,48 { (Multi) } to a (mangerye) / and to [th]e (mete) were sompned [{a}aAx]
12,49 And whan [th]e (peple) was (plen<er>e) ycome / [th]e (porter) (vnpynnede) [th]e gate [aaaAx]
12,50 And (plihte) in { (Pauci) } (p<ri>ueiliche) / and lette [th]e (remenaunt) go (rome) [a{a}aBb]
12,51 Al for (tene) of here (tyxst) / (tremblede) myn herte [aaAx]
12,52 And in a (wer) gan y (wex) / and (wt<h>) mysulue to despute [aaAxx]
12,53 Wher<e> y were (chose) / on holy (churche) y thouhte [xaAx]
12,54 That (vnderfeng) me at [th]e (fonte) / (for) on of godes chosene [aaAxx]
12,55 ffor (crist) (clepede) vs alle / (come) yf we wolde [aaAx]
12,56 (Sarrasynes) and (sismatikes) / and (so) a ded [th]e iewes [aaAxx]
12,57 And bad hem (souke) for (synne) / (saue) at his breste [aaAx]
12,58 And drynke (bote) for (bale) / (brouke) hit hoso myhte [aaAx]
12,58 { O vos omnes sicientes venite ad aquas } [Latin]
12,59 Thenne may alle (cristene) (come) / and (clayme) [th]<er>to entre [aaAx]
12,60 By [th]at (bloed) he (bouhte) vs wt<h> / and (bapteme) as he tauhte [aaAx]
12,60 { Qui crediderit & baptizatus fu<er>it } [Latin]
12,61 ffor thogh a (cristene) man (coueitede) / his (c<ri>stendom) to renoye [aaAx]
12,62 (Rihtfolliche) to (renoye) / no (resoun) hit wolde [aaAx]
12,63 ffor may no (cherl) (chartre) make / ne his (chatel) sulle [aaAx]
12,64 Wt<h>outen (leue) of [th]e (lord) / no (lawe) wol hit g<ra>unte [aaAx]
12,65 Ac he may (renne) in (arrerage) / and (rome) fro home [aaAx]
12,66 As a (recheles) caytyf / other (reneyed) as hit semeth [axAx]
12,67 Ac (reson) shal (rekene) wt<h> hym / and (rebuken) hym at [th]e laste [aaAx]
12,68 And (conscience) (acounte) wt<h> hym / and (casten) hym in arrerages [aaAx]
12,69 And (potten) hym aft<ur> in (prisoun) / in (p<ur>gatorie) to brenne [aaAx]
12,70 And for his (rechelesnes) (rewarde) hym [th]<er>e (riht) to [th]e (day) of (dome) [aaAbb]
12,71 Bote yf (contricioun) and (confessioun) / (crye) by his lyue [aaAx]
12,72 (M<er>cy) for his (mysdedes) / wt<h> (mouthe) and wt<h> herte [aaAx]
12,73 That is (soth) saide (scripture) / may no (synne) lette [aaAx]
12,74 (M<er>cy) [th]at he ne may al (amende) / and (mekenesse) her folowe [aaAx]
12,75 They (bothe) as oure (bokes) telleth / are (aboue) godes werkes [aaAxx]
12,75 { Mi<sericor>d<ia> eius super omnia op<er>a } [Latin]

12,76 [Y]e (bawe) for (bokes) q<uo>d oen / was (broken) out of helle [aaAx] fol. 54v
12,77 I (troianes) a (trewe) knyht / y (take) witnesse of a pope [aaAx]
12,78 How y was (ded) and (dampned) / to (dwellen) in hell<e> [aaAx]
12,79 ffor an (vncristene) (creature) / seynt (Gregori) woet [th]e sothe [aaAx] (-c:c:g)
12,80 That al [th]e (cristendoem) vnde<<r>> (Crist) / ne myhte me (crache) fro thenne [aaAx]
12,81 Bote onlyche (loue) and (leaute) / as in my (lawes) demynge [aaAx]
12,82 Gregori (wiste) this (wel) / and (wilned) to my soule [aaAx]
12,83 (Sauacion) for [th]e (soethnesse) / a (sey) in my werkes [aaAx]
12,84 And for a (wilnede) (wepynge) / [th]at y (were) ysaued [aaAx]
12,85 (God) of his (goodnesse) / ysey his (grete) will<e> [aaAx]
12,86 And wt<h>outen mo (bedes) (biddyng) / his (bone) was vnderfonge [aaAx]
12,87 And y (saued) as [y]e may (se) / wt<h>oute (syngynge) of mo masses [aaAx]
12,88 (Loue) wt<h>oute tele (bileue) / as my (lawe) rihtful [aaAx]
12,89 (Saued) me (sarrasyn) / (soule) and body bothe [aaAx]
12,90 Lo (lordes) what (leute) dede / and (leele) dome yvsed [aaAx]
12,91 Wel ouhte [y]e (lordes) [th]at (lawes) kepeth / this (lesson) to haue in mynde [aaAx]
12,92 And on (Troian<es>) (treuthe) to thenke / alle (tyme) in [y]oure lyue [aaAx]
12,93 And (louye) for oure (lordes) (loue) / and do (leute) eu<er>more [aaaAx]
12,94 ffor (lawe) wt<h>outen (leutee) / (ley) [th]<er> a bene [aaAx]
12,95 Or eny (science) vnder (sonne) / the (seuene) ars and alle [aaAx]
12,96 Bote (loue) and (leute) hem (lede) / (ylost) is al [th]e tyme [aaaAx]
12,97 Of hym [th]at (t<ra>uaileth) heron / bote (treuthe) be his lyuynge [axAx]
12,98 So (loue) and (leute) hit / ben oure (lordes) bokes [aaAx]
12,99 And (cristis) oune (clergie) / he (cam) fro heuene to teche hit [aaaXx]
12,100 And (seynt) Ion (sethen) / (saide) hit of his techyng [aaAx]
12,100 { Qui non diligit manet in morte } [Latin]
12,101 And nameliche (pore) (peple) / here (p<re>yeres) may vs helpe [aaAx]
12,102 ffor (god) as [th]e (gospel) saith / (goth) ay as [th]e pore [aaAx]
12,103 And as [th]e eu<au>ngelie witnesseth / when we maken festes [xxXx]
12,104 We sholde nat (clepie) (knyhtes) [th]<er>to / ne none (kyne) ryche [aaAx]
12,104 { Cum facitis conuiuia nolite vocare amicos &c } [Latin]
12,105 Ac (calleth) the (carefole) [th]<er>to / the (crokede) and the pore [aaAx]
12,106 ffor vch a (frende) (fedeth) other / and (fondeth) hou beste to quite [aaAx]
12,107 (Meles) and (manschipes) / vch a riche (man) o[th]<er> [aaAx]
12,108 Ac for [th]e (pore) may nat (paye) / y wol (pay) mysulue [aaAx]
12,109 That (louieth) and (leneth) hem / (largeliche) shal y quyte [aaAx]

12,110 At (Caluarie) of (cristis) bloed / (cristendoem) gan sprynge [aaAx] fol. 55r
12,111 And (blody) (bretherne) we bycome there / of o (body) ywonne [aaAx]
12,112 As { quasi modo (geniti) } / (gentel) men vchone [{xa}Ax]
12,113 No (beggare) ne (boy) among vs / (but) yf hit synne make [aaAxx]
12,113 { Qui facit peccatum s<er>uus est peccati } [Latin]
12,114 In [th]e olde (lawe) as [th]e (lettre) telleth / me<n>nes sones me calde vs [aaXx]
12,115 Of (Adames) (issue) and (Eue) / (ay) til god <<and>> man deyede [aaaAxx]
12,116 And aft<ur> his (resureccoun) / { (redemptor) } was his name [axAx]
12,117 And we his (blody) (bretherne) / as wel (beggares) as lordes [aaAx]
12,118 fforthy (loue) we as (leue) childerne / and (lene) hem [th]at nedeth [aaAx]
12,119 And (eu<er>y) man (helpe) other / for (hennes) shal we (alle) [aaAa]
12,120 To (haue) as we (haen) s<er>ued / as (holy) chirche witnesseth [aaAx]
12,120 { Et qui bona egerunt ibunt &c } [Latin]
12,121 fforthy (lerne) we to (lawe) of (loue) / as oure (lord) tauhte [aaAa]
12,122 And (pore) (peple) fayle we nat / while eny (peny) vs lasteth [aaAx]
12,123 ffor in here (likenesse) oure (lord) / (lome) hath be yknowe [aaAx]
12,124 (Witnesse) in [th]e paske (woke) / (when) he [y]ede to Emaux [aaAxx]
12,125 (Cleophas) ne (knewe) hym nat / [th]at he (Crist) were [aaAx]
12,126 ffor his (pore) (parail) and / (pilg<ri>mes) clothes [aaAx]
12,127 Til [th]at he (blessed) here (bred) / and (brake) hit hem bitwene [aaAx]
12,128 So by this (werkes) thei (wisten) / [th]at he (was) ih<es>u [aaAx]
12,129 Ac by (clothyng) they (knewe) hym nat / so (caytifliche) he [y]ede [aaAx]
12,130 And al was (ensample) (sothly) / to vs (synfole) here [aaAx]
12,131 That we sholde be (low) and (louelich) / and (lele) vch man til o[th]<er> [aaAx]
12,132 And (pacient) as (pilg<ri>mes) / for (pilg<ri>mes) are we alle [aaAx]
12,133 In [th]e (parail) of a (pilg<ri>me) / and in (pore) likenesse [aaAx]
12,134 Holy (seyntes) hym (sey) / Ac neu<er>e in (secte) of riche [aaAx]
12,135 And seynt (marie) his (moder) / as (Mathew) bereth witnesse [aaAx]
12,136 Was a (puyre) (pore) mayde / and to a (pore) man ywedded [aaAx]
12,137 (Marthe) on (marie) (maudelene) / an huge pleynte she (made) [aaaXa]
12,138 And to oure (sauyour) (sulue) / (saide) [th]is wordes [aaAx]
12,139 { D<omi>ne non est tibi cura q<uo>d .s. &c } [Latin]
12,140 And here aytheres wille / riht wel alowede [xxXx]

12,141 --- line om ---

12,142 Ac (pouerte) god (potte) byfore / and (p<re>uede) for [th]e bet<er>e [aaAx]
12,142 { Maria optimam p<ar>tem elegit que non &c } [Latin]
12,143 And (alle) [th]e wyse [th]at (eu<er>e) were / by (auhte) y can aspye [aaAx]

12,144 (Preisede) (pou<er>te) for beste / if (pacience) hit folowe [aaAx] fol. 55v
12,145 And (bothe) (bett<er>e) and (blessedere) / by manyfold then richesse [aaaXx]
12,146 Althouh hit be (sour) to (soffre) / [th]<er> cometh a (swete) aft<ur> [aaAx]
12,147 As on a (walnote) (wt<h>oute) / is a (bitt<er>e) (barke) [aaBb]
12,148 And aft<ur> [th]at (bitt<er>e) (barke) / (be) [th]e scale aweye [aaAxx]
12,149 Is a (cornel) of (confort) / (kynde) to restore [aaAx]
12,150 So aftur (penaunce) and (pou<er>te) / (pacientliche) ytake [aaAx]
12,151 (Maketh) (man) to haue (mynde) in god / and his (m<er>cy) to craue [aaaAx]
12,152 The which is [th]e (cornel) of (confort) / for alle (cristene) soules [aaAx]
12,153 And wel (sikorere) he (slepeth) / [th]e (segg) [th]at is pore [aaAx]
12,154 And lasse (drat) by (day) / or in (derke) to ben yrobbed [aaAx]
12,155 Then he [th]at is (rihte) (ryche) / (reson) bereth witnesse [aaAx]
12,155 { Paup<er> ego ludo du<m> tu diues meditaris } [Latin]
12,156 (Holy) churche witnesseth / (hoso) forsaketh [axAx]
12,157 His (fader) or his (frendes) / (frende) o[th]<er> sybbe [aaAx]
12,158 Or eny (welthe) in this (world) / his (wyf) or his childrene [aaAx]
12,159 ffor [th]e (loue) of oure (lord) / (lotheth) hym to be pore [aaAx]
12,160 He shal (haue) an (hundred) fold / of (heuene) ryche blisse [aaAx]
12,161 And (lyf) (lastyng) for eu<er>e / byfore oure (lord) in heuene [aaAx]
12,161 { Quicunq<ue> relinquit p<at>rem et matrem &c } [Latin]
12,162 (Crist) (acordeth) efte herwith / (clerkes) wyteth [th]e sothe [aaAx]
12,163 What god (saide) (hymsulue) / to a (segg) [th]at he louede [aaAx]
12,164 Yf thow (likest) to (lyue) q<uo>d god [th]e (lyf) / [th]at is p<ar>fit [aaAx]
12,165 Al [th]at thow (haste) (here) / (hastly) go and sulle hit [aaAx]
12,166 [Y]ef (pore) (peple) [th]e (panes) / [th]<er>of (pors) [th](o)u none [aaaAx]
12,167 Ac [y]ef hem (forth) to pore (folk) / [th]at (for) my loue hit aske [aaAxx]
12,168 (fforsaek) al and (sue) me / and (so) is thi beste [aaAx]
12,168 { Si vis p<er>fectus esse vade & vende &c } [Latin]
12,169 [Y]ut (conseileth) (Crist) / in (commen) vs all<e> [aaAx]
12,170 Hoso (coueiteth) to (come) / to my (kyneriche) [aaAx]
12,171 He moet (forsaken) (hymsulue) / his (suster) and his bro[th]<er> [aaAx]
12,172 And al [th]at [th]e (world) (wolde) / and my (will) folowe [aaAx]
12,172 { Nisi renu<n>ciau<er>it<is> om<n>ia que possid<etis> &c } [Latin]
12,173 (Mo) p<ro>uerbes y (myhte) haue / of (mony) holy seyntes [aaAx]
12,174 To (testifie) for (treuthe) / [th]e (tale) [th]at y shewe [aaAx]
12,175 And (poetes) to (preuen) hit / (Porfirie) and (plato) [aaAa]

12,176 (Aristotel) (Ennedy) / (enleuene) (hundred) [aaAa] fol. 56r
12,177 (Tuli<us>) (tolomeus) / y can nat (telle) here names [aaAx]
12,178 (Preueth) (pacient) (pou<er>te) / (p<ri>nce) of alle v<er>tues [aaaAx]
12,179 And by [th]e (grayn) [th]at (groweth) / (god) vs alle techeth [aaAx]
12,180 (Meschiefes) on (molde) / (mekeliche) to soffren [aaAx]
12,180 { Nisi g<ra>num fr<ument>i cadens in t<er>ram mortuum fu<er>it &c } [Latin]
12,181 Bote if [th]e (seed) [th]at (sowen) is / in the (sloo) (st<er>ue) [aaAa]
12,182 Shal neu<er>e (spir) (sprynge) vp / ne (spiek) on (straw) kerne [aaAa]
12,183 Sholde neu<er>e (whete) (wexe) / but (whete) furste deyede [aaAx]
12,184 And o[th]<er> (sedes) (also) / in [th]e (same) wyse [aaAx]
12,185 That ben (layd) in (louhe) erthe / (ylore) as hit were [aaAx]
12,186 And thorw [th]e (g<ra>ce) of (god) / and (grayn) dede on erthe [aaAx]
12,187 At the (laste) (launceth) vp / whereby we (lyuen) all<e> [aaAx]
12,188 Then (sedes) [th]at (sowen) ben / and mowen (soffre) wyntres [aaAx]

12,189 Aren (tidiore) and (touore) / (to) mannes byhofte [aaAxx]
12,190 Then (sedes) [th]at (sowe) ben / and mowen nat wt<h> forstes [aaXx]

12,191 Ne (wynde) ne (wederes) / as in (wynt<er>) tymes [aaAx]
12,192 As (lyn) sed (lek) sed / and (lente) sedes all<e> [aaAx]
12,193 Aren not so (worthy) as (whete) / ne so (wel) mowe [aaAx]
12,194 In [th]e (feld) wt<h> [th]e (forst) / and hit (frese) longe [aaAx]
12,195 Riht (so) (sothly) / [th]at (soffry) may penaunces [aaAx]
12,196 Worth (allowed) of oure (lord) / at here (laste) ende [aaAx]
12,197 And for here (pacience) ben (yp<re>sed) / as for a (puyr) martir [aaAx]
12,198 Or for a (confesso<ur>) (ykud) / [th]at (counteth) nat a ruche [aaAx]
12,199 (ffere) ne (famyne) / ne (fals) mennes tonges [aaAx]
12,200 But as an (hosebonde) (hopeth) / aft<ur> an (hard) wynt<er> [aaAx]
12,201 Yf (god) (gyueth) hym [th]e lyf / to haue a (goed) heruost [aaAx]
12,202 So (p<re>ueth) this (p<ro>fetes) / [th]at (pacientliche) soffren [aaAx]
12,203 (Mescheues) and (myshappes) / and (many) tribulacoes [aaAx]
12,204 (Bitokeneth) (treuly) / in (tyme) comyng aft<ur> [aaAx]
12,205 (Murthe) for his (mornyng) / and [th]at (muche) plentee [aaAx]
12,206 ffor crist (saide) to (seyntes) / [th]at for his (sake) tholeden [aaAx]
12,207 (Pou<er>te) and (penaunce) / and (p<er>secucou<n>) of body [aaAx]
12,208 Thei (angelis) in here (anger) / on this wyse (hem) grette [aaAx]
12,209 { Tristicia v<est>ra vertetur in gaudiu<m> } [Latin]
12,210 [Y]oure (sorwe) into (solace) / shal t<ur>ne at [th]e laste [aaXx]

12,211 And out of (wo) into (wele) / [y]oure (wirdes) shal chaunge [aaAx] fol. 56v
12,212 Ac hoso (rat) of the (ryche) / the (reu<er>s) may fynde [aaAx]
12,213 How (god) as [th]e (gospelle) telleth / (gyueth) foel to name [aaAx]
12,214 And [th]at his (gost) shal (go) / and his (goed) bileue [aaAx]
12,215 And (asketh) ho shal hit (haue) [th]e (catel) [th]at he (kepeth) so [aaBb]
12,216 In coffres and in bernis [xx]
12,217 And art so (loth) to (leue) / that (lete) shal thow nedes [aaAx]
12,217 { O stulte ista nocte a<n>i<m>a tua eg<re>diat<ur> tezaurisat & ignorat &c } [Latin]
12 218 An (vnredy) (reue) / thy (residue) shal spene [aaAx]
12,219 That (many) (mothe) was (maist<er>) ynne / in a (mynte) whyle [aaaAx]
12,220 (Vpholderes) on [th]e (hulle) / shal (haue) hit to sulle [aaAx]
12,221 (Lo) (lordes) (lo) / and (ladyes) taketh hede [aaaAx]
12,222 Hit (lasteth) nat (longe) / [th]at is (lyco<ur>) swete [aaAx]
12,223 As (pesecoddes) (pere) ionettes / (plo<m>mes) and cheries [aaAx]
12,224 That (lihtlich) (launseth) vp / (litel) while dureth [aaAx]
12,225 And [th]at (rathest) (rypeth) / (rotieth) most sonnest [aaAx]
12,226 On (fat) lond ful of donge / (foulest) wedes groweth [axAx]
12,227 Riht (so) (sothly) (suche) / [th]at ben bischopes [aaAx]
12,228 (Erles) and (Erchedekenes) / and (o[th]<er>e) riche clerkes [aaAx]
12,229 That (chaff<<ar>>en) as (chapmen) / and (chide) bote they wynne [aaAx]
12,230 And haen [th]e (world) at her (wille) / (o[th]<er>wyse) to leuene [aaAx]
12,231 Riht as (wedes) (waxeth) / in (wose) and in donge [aaAx]
12,232 So of (rychesse) ope (rychesse) / (ariste) alle vices [aaAx]
12,233 (Lo) (lond) (ou<er>leyd) / wt<h> marl and wt<h> donge [aaaXx]
12,234 (Whete) [th]at [th]<er>on (wexeth) / (worth) lygge ar hit rype [aaAx]
12,235 Riht (so) (sothly) / for to (segge) treuthe [aaAx]
12,236 Ouer (plente) (pruyde) norischeth / [th]<er> (pou<er>te) hit distrueth [aaAx]
12,237 ffor how hit eu<er>e be (ywonne) / but hit be (wel) despeneth [xaAx]
12,238 (Worldly) (wele) ys (wykked) thyng / to hem [th]at hit kepeth [aaaXx]
12,239 ffor if he be (fer) ([th]<er>fro) / (fol) ofte hath he drede [aaAx]
12,240 That (fals) (folk) (fecche) awaye / (felonliche) his godes [aaaAx]
12,241 And [y]ut (more) hit (maketh) men / (mony) tymes & ofte [aaAx]
12,242 To (synege) and to (souche) / (sotiltees) of Gyle [aaAx]
12,243 ffor (coueytyse) of [th]at (catel) / to (culle) hym [th]at hit (kepeth) [aaAa]
12,244 And so is (many) man (ymorthred) / for his (moneye) and his godes [aaAx]
12,245 And tho that (dede) [th]e (dede) / (ydampned) [th]<er>fore aft<ur> [aaAx]

12,246 And he for his (hard) (holdyng) / in (helle) p<ar>aunt<ur> [aaAx] fol. 57r
12,247 So (coueytise) of (catel) / was (combraunce) to hem alle [aaAx]
12,248 Lo how (pans) (purchaseth) / fayre (places) and drede [aaAx]
12,249 That (rote) is of (robbares) / the (rychesses) wt<h>ynne [aaAx]

Passus t<er>cius de dowel
13,1 Ac (wel) (worth) Pou<er>te / for he may (walke) vnrobbed [aaAx]
13,2 Among (Pilours) in (pees) / yf (pacience) hym folowe [aaAx]
13,3 Oure (p<ri>nce) I<es>u (pou<er>te) chees / and his (apostles) alle [aaAx]
13,4 And ay [th]e (lengere) they (lyuede) / the (lasse) goed they hadde [aaAx]
13,4 { Tanq<ua>m nichil habentes &c } [Latin]
13,5 [Y]ut (ret) me [th]at (abrah<a>m) / and Iob weren wonder (ryche) [aaXa]
13,6 And out of nombre tho (men) / (many) (mebles) hadden [xaaAx]
13,7 Abrah<a>m for his hadde moche tene [xxXx]
13,8 ffor in greet (pou<er>te) he was (put) / a (p<ri>nce) as hit were [aaAx]
13,9 Bynoem his (hosewyf) and (Abraham) not (hardy) / (ones) to letten hym [aaaAx]
13,10 Ne for (brihtnesse) of here (beaute) / here spouse to be (byknowe) [aaXa]
13,11 And for he (soffrede) and (saide) nauht / oure lord (sente) tookene [aaAx]
13,12 That the (kynde) (criede) hym m<er>cy / and delyu<er>ede the (weye) his (wyf) [aaxXbb]
13,13 Wt<h> moche welthe aftur [xxXx]
13,14 (Iob) [th]e (gentele) / what (ioye) hadde he on erthe [aaAx]
13,15 And how (bitt<er>e) he hit (abouhte) / as [th]e (book) telleth [aaAx]
13,16 And for a (song) in his (sorwe) / { (si) bona accepim<us> a d<omi>no } [aa{Axx}]
13,17 (Derworthe) and (dere) god / (do) we so { mala } [aaAx]
13,18 Alle his (sorwe) to (solace) / thorw that (song) t<ur>nede [aaAx]
13,19 And (Iob) bykam as a (iolyf) man / and al his (ioye) newe [aaAx]
13,20 Lo how (pacience) and (pou<er>te) / thise (pat<ri>arkes) releuede [aaAx]
13,21 And (brouhte) hem all (aboue) / [th]at in (bale) rotede [aaAx]
13,22 As (grayn) [th]at lith in (greut) / and thorw (g<ra>ce) at the laste [aaAx]
13,23 (Spryngeth) and (spredeth) / so (spedde) be fader Abrah<a>m [aaAx]
13,24 And [th]e (gentel) (Iob) / here (ioye) hath non ende [aaAx]
13,25 Ac (leueth) nat (lewede) men [th]at / Y (lacke) rychesse [aaAx]
13,26 Thogh y (p<re>yse) (pou<er>te) thus / and (preue) hit by ensaunples [aaAx]
13,27 (Worthiore) as by holy (writ) / and (wyse) fylosofres [aaAx]
13,28 Bothe two ben gode / be [y]e ful c<er>teyn [xxXx]
13,29 And (lyues) [th]at oure (lord) (loueth) / and (large) weyes to heuene [aaaAx]
13,30 Ac [th]e (pore) (pacient) / [th]e (p<ur>gatorye) (passeth) [aaAa]

13,31 (Rather) then [th]e (ryche) / thogh they (renne) at ones [aaAx] fol. 57v
13,32 ffor yf a (marchant) and a (mesag<er>) / (metten) togyderes [aaAx]
13,33 And sholden (wende) o (wey) / (where) bothe mosten reste [aaAxx]
13,34 And (rikene) byfore (resoun) / a (resonable) acounte [aaAx]
13,35 What oen (hath) what ano[th]<er> (hath) / and what they (hadde) bothe [aaAx]
13,36 The (m<ar>chaunt) (mote) nede be ylet / leng<er> then the (messag<er>) [aaAx]
13,37 ffor [th]e (p<ar>cel) of his (pauper) / and o[th]<er> (pryue) dettes [aaAx]
13,38 Wol (lette) hym as y (leue) / the (lenghe) of a myle [aaAx]
13,39 Ther [th]e (messag<er>) doth no (more) / but wt<h> his (mouth) telleth his erende [aaAx]
13,40 And his (lettre) sheweth / and is anoon (delyuered) [axXa]
13,41 And thogh they (wente) by the (wey) / tho two togederes [aaXx]
13,42 Thogh the (messager) (make) his way / (amydde) the fayre whete [aaAx]
13,43 Wol no (wys) man be (wroth) / ne his (wed) take [aaAx]
13,43 { Necessitas non h<ab>et legem } [Latin]
13,44 Ne non (haiward) is (hote) / his wed for to taken [aaXx]
13,45 Ac if [th]e (marchaunt) (make) his way / ou<er> (menne) corne [aaAx]
13,46 And [th]e (hayward) (happe) / wt<h> (hym) for to mete [aaAx]
13,47 O[th]<er> his (hatt) or his (hoed) / or (elles) his gloues [aaAx]
13,48 The (marchaunt) (mote) forgo / or (moneye) of his porse [aaAx]
13,49 And [y]ut be (ylette) as Y (leue) / for the (lawe) asketh [aaAx]
13,50 (Marchaunt[z]) for here (marchaundyse) / in (many) place to tolle [aaAx]
13,51 And [y]ut thow they (wende) o (way) / as to (wynchestr<e>) fayre [aaAx]
13,52 The (marchaunt) wt<h> his (marchauntdyse) / (may) nat go so swythe [aaAx]
13,53 As [th]e (messager) (may) / ne wt<h> so (mochel) ese [aaAx]
13,54 ffor [th]at on (bereth) but a (box) / a (breuet) [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
13,55 Ther [th]e (marchaunt) latte a (male) / wt<h> (many) kyne thynges [aaAx]
13,56 And (dredeth) to be (ded) [th]<er>fore / and he in (derke) mette [aaAx]
13,57 Wt<h> (robbares) and (reuares) / [th]at (ryche) men despoilen [aaAx]
13,58 Ther [th]e (messag<er>) is ay (m<er>ye) / and his (mouth) ful of songes [aaAx]
13,59 And (leueth) for his (lettres) / [th]at no wyht wole hym greue [aaXx]
13,60 Ac [y]ut (myhte) [th]e (m<ar>chaunt) / thorw his (moneye) and other [y]eftes [aaAx]
13,61 Haue (hors) and (hardy) men / thogh (he) mette theues [aaAx]
13,62 Wolde noon (suche) (assailen) hym / for (such) as hym foloweth [aaAx]
13,63 And as (safly) as [th]e messag<er> / and a (sone) at his hostiele come [axAx]
13,64 [Y]e (wyte) [y]e (wyse) men / (what) this is to mene [aaAx]
13,65 The (marchaunt) is no (more) to (mene) / but (men) [th]<a>t ben ryche [aaaAx]

13,66 Aren alle (acountable) to (crist) / and to [th]e (kyng) of heuene [aaAx] fol. 58r
13,67 That (holde) mote [th]e (hey) way / (euene) the ten (hestes) [aaAa]
13,68 Bothe (louye) and (lene) / (lele) and (vnlele) [aaAa]
13,69 And haue (reuthe) and (releue) / wt<h> his (rychesse) by his power [aaAx]
13,70 All (maner) (men) / yn (meschief) yfalle [aaAx]
13,71 ffynde (beggares) (bred) / (bakkes) for [th]e colde [aaAx]
13,72 (Tythen) here goed (treuthliche) / a (tol) as hit semeth [aaAx]
13,73 That oure (lord) (loketh) aftur / of vch a (lyf) [th]at wynneth [aaAx]
13,74 Wt<h>oute (wyles) or (wronges) / or (wy<m>men) at [th]e stuyues [aaAx]
13,75 And [y]ut (more) to (maken) pees / and quyten (menne) dettes [aaAx]
13,76 And (spele) and (spare) to (spene) / vppon [th]e nedfole [aaAx]
13,77 As (Crist) hymsulf (comaundeth) / alle (cristene) peple [aaAx]
13,77 { Alt<er> alt<er>ius on<er>a portate } [Latin]
13,78 The (messag<er>) aren this (mendenant[z]) / [th]at lyuen by (menne) almesse [aaAx]
13,79 Beth nat (ybounde) as (beth) [th]e ryche / to [[(bo[th]e) two]] [th]e lawes [aaAx]
13,80 To (lene) ne to (lerne) / ne (lentones) to faste [aaAx]
13,81 And other (pryue) (penaunces) / [th]e which [th]e (prest) woel wel [aaAx]
13,82 That [th]e (lawe) [y]eueth (leue) / such (low) folk to be excused [aaAx]
13,83 As none (tythes) to (tythe) / ne to clothe the nakede [aaXx]
13,84 Ne in none (enquestes) to (come) / ne { (contumax) } thogh he worche [aaAx]
13,85 (Haly) day or (holy) (euene) / his mete to discerue [aaaXx]
13,86 ffor if he (loueth) and (byleueth) / as the (lawe) techeth [aaAx]
13,86 { Qui crediderit & bapti[z]atus fu<er>it &c } [Latin]
13,87 (Telleth) [th]e lord a (tale) / as a (trewe) messag<er> [aaAx]
13,88 And (sheweth) be (seel) and (seth) / by (lettre) wt<h> what (lord) he dwelleth [aaAbb]
13,89 And (knowelecheth) hym (cristene) / and of holy (kirke) byleue [aaAx]
13,90 Ther is no (lawe) as y (leue) / wol (lette) hym [th]e gate [aaAx]
13,91 Ther (god) is (gateward) hymsulf / and vch a (gome) knoweth [aaAx]
13,92 So [th]e (pore) of (puyr) reuthe / may (p<ar>forme) [th]e lawe [aaAx]
13,93 In [th]at a (wilneth) and (wolde) / vch a (wyht) as hymsulue [aaAx]
13,94 ffor [th]e (wil) is as moche (worthe) / of a (wrecche) beggare [aaAx]
13,95 As al [th]at [th]e (ryche) may (rayme) / and (rihtfuly) dele [aaAx]
13,96 And as (moche) (mede) / for a (myte) [th]<er> he offreth [aaAx]
13,97 As [th]e ryche (ma<n>) for al his (mone) / and (more) as by [th]e gospell<e> [aaAx]
13,97 { Amen dico vobis q<uia> hec vidua paup<er>cula } [Latin]
13,98 So (pore) and (pacient) / (p<ar>fitest) lyf is of alle [aaAx]

13,99 Vch a (p<ar>fit) (p<re>st) / to (pou<er>te) sholde drawe [aaAx] fol. 58v
13,100 ffor { (spera) in deo } (speketh) of p<re>stis / [th]at han no (spendynge) sulu<er> [aaxAx]
13,101 That yf tha<<y>> (t<ra>uaile) (treulyche) / and (trist) in god almyhty [aaAx]
13,102 Hem sholde neu<er>e (lacke) (lyflode) / no[th]<er> (lynnen) ne wollene [aaAx]
13,103 The (tytle) [y]e (take) [y]oure ordres / by (telleth) [y]e ben avaunsed [aaxAx]
13,104 And (nedeth) nat to (nyme) siluer / for masses [th]at [y]e synge [aaXx]
13,105 ffor he that (toek) [y]ow a (title) / sholde (take) [y]ow wages [aaAx]
13,106 Or [th]e (bischop) [th]at (blessed) [y]ow / and (enbaumed) [y]oure fyngeres [aaAx]
13,107 ffor made neu<er>e kyng no knyhte / but he hadde catel to spene [xxXx]
13,108 As byful for a knyht / or fond hym for his strenthe [xxXx]
13,109 ffor hit is a (carfol) (knyhte) / and of a (caytif) (kynges) makynge [aaAa]
13,110 That hath no[th]<er> (lond) ne (lynage) ryche / ne good (los) of his handes [aaAx]
13,111 The (same) y (segge) for (sothe) / by (suche) [th]at beth prestes [aaaAx]
13,112 That no[th]<er> (connyng) ne (kyn) / bote a (croune) one [aaAx]
13,113 And a (title) a (tale) of nauht / to his lyflode as hit were [aaXx]
13,114 Euele beth thei (ysoffred) / (suche) [th]at (<<syngeth>>) [th]e masse [aaAx]
13,115 Thorw here (luyther) (lyuynge) / and (lewede) vnderstondynge [aaAx]
13,116 A (chartre) is (chaleniable) / byfore a (chief) Iustice [aaAx]
13,117 Yf fals (latyn) be in [th]at (lettre) / [th]e (lawe) hit enpugneth [aaAx]
13,118 Or (peynted) (p<ar>entrelynarie) / (p<ar>seles) ou<er>skipped [aaAx]
13,119 The (gome) [th]at (gloseth) so chartres / for a (goky) is halden [aaxAx]
13,120 So hit is a (goky) by (god) / [th]at in [th]e (gospel) fayleth [aaAx]
13,121 Or in (masse) or in (matynes) / (maketh) eny defaute [aaAx]
13,121 { Qui offendit in vno in omnib<us> est reus } [Latin]
13,122 ffor (ou<er>skipperes) (also) / in [th]e (saut<er>) sayth dauid [aaAx]
13,123 { Psallite deo n<ost>ro psallite qui<a> Rex deus psallite sapient<er> } [Latin]
13,124 The (bishop) shal be (blamed) / (before) god as Y leue [aaAxx]
13,125 That (crouneth) suche for goddes (knyhtes) / that (conne) nat { sapient<er> } [aaAx]
13,126 Nother syng ne rede Ac neu<er> / no[th]<er> is blameles [xxXx]
13,127 The bischop ne [th]e chapeleyn / for { ignorancia non excusat } [xx{Xx}]
13,128 As ych haue herd in bokes [xxXx]
13,129 Thus (rechelesnesse) in a (rage) / (aresenede) clergie [aaAx]
13,130 And (scripture) (scornede) / [th]at many (skiles) shewede [aaAx]
13,131 Til [th]at (kynde) (cam) / (clergie) to helpe [aaAx]
13,132 And in [th]e (myro<ur>) of (mydelerthe) / (made) hym efte to loke [aaAx]
13,133 To (knowe) by vch a (creature) / (kynde) to louye [aaAx]

13,134 And y (bowed) my (body) / (bihelte) al (aboute) [aaAa] fol. 59r
13,135 And (seyhe) [th]e (sonne) and [th]e (see) / and [th]e (sond) aft<ur> [aaAa]
13,136 And where [th]at (briddes) and (bestis) / by here make [th]ei [y]eden [aaXx]
13,137 (Wilde) (wormes) in (wodes) / and (wond<ur>fol) foules [aaaAx]
13,138 Wt<h> (flekede) (fetheres) / and of (fele) colours [aaAx]
13,139 (Man) and his (make) / y (myhte) se bothe [aaAx]
13,140 (Pou<er>te) and (plente) / bothe (pees) and werr<e> [aaAx]
13,141 (Blisse) and (bale) / (bothe) y sey at ones [aaAx]
13,142 And how [th]at (mede) toke / and (m<er>cy) refusede [axAx]
13,143 Resoun y (sey) (sothly) / (sewe) alle bestes [aaAx]
13,144 In (etynge) and drynkyng / in (engendrure) of kynde [axAx]
13,145 Aftur (cors) of (concepcion) / noon toek (kepe) of o[th]<er> [aaAx]
13,146 As when [th]ei hadde (roteyed) / anon they (reste) aft<ur> [axAx]
13,147 (Males) drow hem to (males) / a (morwenynge) by hemsulue [aaAx]
13,148 And (femeles) to (femeles) / (ferddede) and drowe [aaAx]
13,149 Ther ne was (cow) ne (cowkynde) / [th]at (conseyued) hadde [aaAx]
13,150 That wolde here aft<ur> (bole) / ne (boer) aftur sowe [xaAx]
13,151 Ther ne was no (kyne) (kynde) / [th]at (conseyued) hadde [aaAx]
13,152 That ne (lees) the (lykynge) of (lost) / of flesch as hit were [aaAx]
13,153 Saue (man) and his (make) / and [th]<er>of (me) wondrede [aaAx]
13,154 ffor out of (resoun) they (ryde) / and (rechelesliche) token on [aaAx]
13,155 As in (derne) (dedes) / bothe (drynkyng) and elles [aaAx]
13,156 (Briddes) y (beheld) / in (bosches) made nestes [aaAx]
13,157 Hadde neu<er>e (weye) (wyt) / to (worche) [th]e leste [aaAx]
13,158 Y hadde (wonder) at (whan) / and (where) [th]e pye [aaAx]
13,159 (Lernede) to (legge) stikkes / [th]at (ley) on here neste [aaAx]
13,160 Ther is no (wriht) as Y (wene) / sholde (worch) here nest to paye [aaAx]
13,161 Yf eny (mason) (made) a (molde) [th]<er>to / (moche) wonder me thynketh [aaaAx]
13,162 And [y]ut me (m<er>ueylede) (more) / (mony) of [th]e briddes [aaAx]
13,163 (Hudden) and (helede) / here (egges) dernely [aaAx]
13,164 ffor no (foul) sholde hit (fynde) / but his (fere) and hymsulue [aaAx]
13,165 And som (treden) Y (toke) kepe / and on (trees) bredde [aaAx]
13,166 And (brouhte) forth here (briddes) / al (aboue) [th]e grounde [aaAx]
13,167 In (mareys) and in (mores) / in (myres) and in watres [aaAxx]
13,168 (Dompynges) (dyuede) / (dere) god y sayde [aaAx]
13,169 (Where) hadde thise (wilde) suche (wit) / and at (what) scole [aaAa]

13,170 And how [th]e pocok (caukede) / [th]<er>of toke y (kepe) [xaXa] fol. 59v
13,171 How (vncorteysliche) [th]at (cok) / his (kynde) for strenede [aaAx]
13,172 And (ferlyede) of his (fayrenesse) / and of his (foul) ledene [aaAx]
13,173 And (sethe) y lokede on [th]e (see) / and (so) forth on [th]e st<er>res [aaAxx]
13,174 Mony (selcouthes) y (seyh) / aren nat to (segge) nouthe [aaAx]
13,175 Ne what on (floures) on (felde) / and of here (fayre) coloures [aaAx]
13,176 And how out of (greeut) and of (gras) / (grewe) so many hewes [aaAx]
13,177 And some (soure) and some (swete) / (selcouthe) me thouhte [aaAx]
13,178 Of here (kynde) and of here (colour) / to (carpe) hit were to longe [aaAx]
13,179 Ac [th]at (moste) (meuede) me / and my (moed) chaungede [aaAx]
13,180 Was [th]at y (seyh) resoun / (sewen) alle bestes [xaAx]
13,181 Saue (man) and (mankynde) / (mony) tymes me thouhte [aaAx]
13,182 (Resoun) (relenede) hem nat / no[th]<er> (ryche) ne pore [aaAx]
13,183 Thenne Y (resonede) (resoun) / and (ryht) til hym Y sayde [aaAx]
13,184 Y haue (wonder) in my (wit) / so (wys) as thow art holden [aaAx]
13,185 (Wherefore) and (why) / as (wyde) as thow regneste [aaAx]
13,186 That thow ne (reuledest) (rather) / (renkes) then other bestes [aaAx]
13,187 Y s(e) non so ofte (sorfeten) / (sothly) so mankynde [aaAx]
13,188 In (mete) out of (mesure) / and (mony) tymes in drynke [aaAx]
13,189 In (wo<m>men) in (wedes) / and in (wordes) bothe [aaAx]
13,190 They (ou<er>doen) hit (day) and nyhte / and so (doth) nat o[th]<er> bestes [aaAx]
13,191 They (reule) hem al by (resoun) / ac (renkes) ful fewe [aaAx]
13,192 And [th]<er>fore (m<er>ueileth) me / for (man) is (moste) yliche the [aaAx]
13,193 Of (wit) and of (werkes) why he ne (loueth) thy (lore) and (leueth) as [th](o)u techest [aaaBb]
13,194 And (resoun) (aresounede) me / and sayde (reche) [th]e neu<er>e [aaAx]
13,195 Why Y (soffre) or nat (soffre) / (certes) he (sayde) [aaAa]
13,196 Vch a (segge) for (hymsulue) / (salamon) vs techeth [aaAx]
13,197 { De re que te non molestat noli te c<er>tare } [Latin]
13,198 Ho soffreth more then (god) q<uo>d he / no (gome) as y leue [xaAx]
13,199 He myhte (amende) in a (mynte) / while al [th]at (amys) standeth [aaAx]
13,200 Ac he (soffreth) in (ensaumple) / [th]at we sholde (soffren) alle [aaAx]
13,201 Is no (v<er>tue) so (fair) / ne of (valewe) ne p<ro>fit [aaAx] (v:f:v)
13,202 So is (soffrance) (sou<er>eynliche) / (so) hit be for godes loue [aaAxx]
13,203 And so (witnesseth) (wyse) / and (wisseth) [th]e frenche [aaAx]
13,204 { Bele v<er>tue est suffrance mal dire est petit vengeance } [Old French]
13,205 { Ben dire & ben suffrer fait lui suffrable a bien venir } [Old French]

13,206 fforthy q<uo>d (Resoun) Y (rede) / thow (reule) thy tonge eu<er>e [aaAx] fol. 61r[60r]
13,207 And ar thow (lacke) eny (lyf<e>) / (loke) ho is to preyse [aaAx]
13,208 ffor is no (creature) vnder (Crist) / [th]at (can) hymsulue make [aaAx]
13,209 And if (creatures) (cristene) / (couth) make hemsulue [aaAx]
13,210 Vch a (lede) wolde be (lacles) / (leef) thow non other [aaAx]
13,211 (Man) was (made) of such (mat<er>e) / he (may) nat wel ast<er>te [aaaAx]
13,212 That some (tyme) hym (bitit) / to folewen his kynde [aaXx]
13,213 (Caton) (acordeth) therwith / { nemo sine <crimine> viuit } [aa{Ax}]
13,214 Tho (cauhte) Y (colour) anoen / and (comesede) to ben aschamed [aaAx]
13,215 And (awakede) ([th]<er>with) / (wo) was me thenne [aaAx]
13,216 That y ne hadde (met) (more) / so (m<ur>ye) as y slepte [aaAx]
13,217 And (saide) anoen to (mysulue) / (slepynge) hadde y g<ra>ce [aaAx]
13,218 To (wyte) what (dowel) is / Ac (wakynge) neu<er>e [aaAx]
13,219 And thenne (was) ther a (wyhte) / (what) he was y neste [aaAx]
13,220 What is (dowel) q<uo>d [th]at (wyhte) / (ywis) sire y saide [aaAx]
13,221 To (se) moche and (soffre) / al (certes) is dowel [aaAx]
13,222 Haddestow (soffred) he (sayde) / (slepyng) tho thow were [aaAx]
13,223 Thow sholdest haue (yknowe) [th]at (clergie) ca / & (co<n>seyued) mor [th]e<n> resoun [aaAx]
13,224 ffor (resou<n>) wolde haue (rehersed) / [th]e (riht) as clergie seide [aaAx]
13,225 Ac for thyn (ent<er>metynge) / her (artow) forsake [axAx]
13,225 { Philosophus esses si tacuisses & alibi } [Latin]
---- { Locutum me aliquando penituit tacuisse nu<n>q<ua>m } [Latin]
13,226 Adam [th]e whiles he spak nat / hadde paradys at wille [xxXx]
13,227 Ac when he (mamelede) aboute (mete) / and (musede) for to knowe [aaAx]
13,228 The (wisdom) and the (wit) of god / he (was) pot out of blisse [aaAxx]
13,229 (Rihte) so ferde (Resoun) by the / for thy (rude) speche [aaAx]
13,230 And for thow (woldest) (wyte) / (why) of resones preuede [aaAx]
13,231 (Pruyde) or (p<re>sumpciou<n>) / of thy (p<ar>fit) lyuynge [aaAx]
13,232 (Resoun) (refusede) the / and wolde nat (reste) wt<h> the [aaAx]
13,233 Ne (clergie) of his (connynge) / (kepeth) he nat shewe [aaAx]
13,234 ffor (shal) neu<er>e ar (shame) come / a (shrewe) wel be chaste [aaAx]
13,235 ffor lat a (dronkene) (daffe) / in a (dykke) falle [aaAx]
13,236 Lat hym (lygge) (lok) nat on hym / til hym (luste) to ryse [aaAx]
13,237 ffor thogh (resoun) (rebuke) hym thenne / (recheth) he neu<er>e [aaAx]
13,238 Ne of (clergie) ne of (kynde) / wyt (counteth) he nat a rusche [aaAx]
13,239 To (blame) hym or to (bete) hym thenne / y halde hit (but) synne [aaAx]

13,240 Ac when (nede) (nymeth) hym vp / (anoen) he is aschamed [aaAx] fol. 61v[60v]
13,241 And thenne (woet) he (wherfore) / and (why) he is to blame [aaAx]
13,242 [Y]e (seggeth) (soth) be my (soule) q<uo>d y / I haue (sey) hit ofte [aaaAx]
13,243 Ther (smyt) no thyng so (sm<er>te) / ne (smelleth) so foule [aaAx]
13,244 As (shame) ther he (sheweth) hym / vch man (shoneth) his companye [aaAx]
13,245 (Why) [y]e (worden) to me thus (was) / for y aresonede Resoun [aaAxx]
13,246 [Y]e (certes) q<uo>d he [th]at is (soth) / and (shop) hym to walke [aaAx]
13,247 And (aroes) vp (riht) with [th]at / and (reu<er>ensed) hym fayre [aaAx]
13,248 And yf his (wille) (were) / a (wolde) his name telle [aaAx]

Passus quartus de dowel vbi prius
14,1 I am (ymagenatyf) q<uo>d he / (ydel) was (y) neu<er>e [aaAx]
14,2 Thogh y (sete) by (mysulue) / (suche) is my g<ra>ce [aaAx]
14,3 Y haue (folewed) the in (fayth) mo then / (fourty) wynt<er> [aaAx]
14,4 And (wissed) the fol ofte / what (dowel) was to mene [axAx]
14,5 And (conseyled) the for (cristes) sake / no (creature) to bygile [aaAx]
14,6 No[th]<er> to (lye) ne to (lacke) / ne (lere) [th]at is defended [aaAx]
14,7 Ne to (spille) no (speche) as / for to (speke) an ydel [aaAx]
14,8 Ne no (tyme) to (tyne) / ne (trewe) thyng (tene) [aaAa]
14,9 (Lowe) the and (leue) forth / in [th]e (lawe) of holy chirche [aaAx]
14,10 And thenne (dost) thow wel wt<h>oute (drede) / ho can (do) bet no force [aaAx]
14,11 (Clerkes) [th]at (conne) al y hope / they (can) do bett<er>e [aaxAx]
14,12 Ac hit (soffiseth) to be (saued) / and be (such) as Y tauhte [aaAx]
14,13 Ac for to (louye) and to (lene) / and (lyue) wel and (byleue) [aaAa]
14,14 Is (ycalde) { (Caritas) } / (Kynde) loue an engelysche [a{a}Ax]
14,15 And [th]at is (dobet) yf eny suche (be) / a (blessed) man [th]at helpeth [aaAx]
14,16 That (pees) be and (pacience) / and (pore) wt<h>oute defaute [aaAx]
14,16 { Beacius est dare q<ua>m pet<er>e } [Latin]
14,17 Ac (catel) and (kynde) wit / (acombreth) fol monye [aaAx]
14,18 (Wo) is hym [th]at hem (weldeth) / but he hem (wel) despene [aaAx]
14,18 { Scienti & no<n> facienti variis flagellis vapulabit<ur> } [Latin]
14,19 Ac (comunlyche) (connynge) / and (vnkynde) ryche [aaAx]
14,20 As (loreles) to be (lordes) / and (lewede) men techares [aaAx]
14,21 And (holy) chirche (horen) (helpe) / (Auerous) and coueytous [aaaAx]
14,22 (Druyeth) vp (dowel) / and (distruyeth) (dobest) [aaAa]
14,23 Ac (g<ra>ce) is a (g<ra>es) [th]<er>fore / to don hem efte (growe) [aaXa]
14,24 Ac (grace) ne (groweth) nat / til (gode) wil (gyue) reyne [aaAa]

14,25 And (waky) thorw gode (werkes) / (wikkede) hertes [aaAx] fol. 60v[61v]
14,26 Ac ar such a (wil) (wexe) / (worcheth) gode sulue [aaAx]
14,27 And (sent) forth the (seynt) / (espirit) to do loue (sprynge) [aaAa]
14,27 { Spiritus vbi vult spirat } [Latin]
14,28 So (g<ra>ce) wt<h>outen (g<ra>ce) of (god) / and also (gode) werkes [aaaAx]
14,29 May nat be [th]au syker / though we bidde eu<er>e [xxXx]
14,30 Ac (clergie) (cometh) bote of syhte / and (kynde) wit of st<er>res [aaxAx]
14,31 As to be (bore) or (bygete) / in such a constillaciou<n> [aaXx]
14,32 That (wit) (wexeth) therof / and o[th]<er> (wordes) bothe [aaAx]
14,32 { Vult<us> hui<us> seculi sunt subiecti vltib<us> celestib<us> } [Latin]
14,33 So (grace) is a (gifte) of (god) / and (kynde) wit a chaunce [aaaAx] (g:g:g:k)
14,34 And (clergie) a (connynge) / of (kynde) wittes techyng [aaAx]
14,35 And [y]ut is (clergie) to (comende) / for (c<ri>stes) loue more [aaAx]
14,36 Then eny (connyng) of (kynde) wit / but (clergi) hit reule [aaAx]
14,37 ffor moyses (witnesseth) [th]at god / (wroet) long ar crist (were) [aaXa]

14,38 --- this line om ---

14,39 And (crist) (cam) and (confermede) / and holy (kyrke) made [aaaAx]
14,40 And in (soend) a (signe) wroet / and (saide) to [th]e iewes [aaAx]
14,41 That (seth) (hymsulue) (synnelees) / (sese) nat y hote [aaaAx]
14,42 To (strike) wt<h> (stoen) or with (staf) / this (strompet) to dethe [aaaAx]
14,42 { Quis v<estr>um sine peccato est } [Latin]
14,43 fforthy Y (conseile) vch a (creature) / (clergie) to honoure [aaAx]
14,44 ffor as a (man) (may) nat se / [th]at (misseth) his yes [aaAx]
14,45 No more (can) no (clerk) / but if hit (come) of bokes [aaAx]
14,46 God was here mayst<er> / and [th]e seynt spirit [th]e saumplare [xxXx]
14,47 And said what men sholde wryte [xxXx]
14,48 And riht as (syht) (s<er>ueth) a man / to (se) hye [th]e (sterre) [aaAa]
14,49 Riht so (lereth) (lettrure) / (lewed) men to resoun [aaAx]
14,50 And as a (blynde) man in (bataile) / (bereth) wepene to fyhte [aaAx]
14,51 And (hath) non (hap) wt<h> his (ax) / his (enemye) to (hutte) [aaaAa]
14,52 No more can a (kynde) witted man / but (clerkes) hym teche [axAx]
14,53 (Come) for al his (kynde) wit thorw / (cristendoem) to be saued [aaAx]
14,54 The whiche is (coffre) of (cristis) tresor / and (clerkes) kepeth [th]e (keyes) [aaAa]
14,55 To (vnlouken) hit at here (lykynge) the (lewed) / and (lered) to helpe [aaaAx]
14,56 To [y]eue (m<er>cy) for (mysdes) / [y]if (men) hit wol aske [aaAx]
14,57 (Buxumliche) and (benyngnelyche) / and (bidden) hit of g<ra>ce [aaAx]
14,58 { Arca dei } in [th]e olde (lawe) / (leuytes) hit kepte [{x}aAx]

14,59 Hadde neu<er>e (lewede) (leue) / to (legge) hand on [th]at cheste [aaAx] fol. 61v[60v]
14,60 Bote hit were (p<re>stis) or (p<re>stis) sone / (pat<ri>arke) or (p<ro>phete) [aaAa]
14,61 (Saul) for he (sacreficede) / (sorwe) hym bytydde [aaAx]
14,62 And his (sones) for his (synnes) / (sorwe) hem bytydde [aaAx]
14,63 And all<e> (lewede) [th]at (leide) hand [th]eron / (loren) (lyf) aftir [aaAa]
14,64 fforthy Y (conseyle) alle (creatures) / no (clerk) to despice [aaAx]
14,65 Ne (sette) (shorte) by here (science) / (whatso) [th]ei doen (hemsulue) [aaaAa]
14,66 Take we here (wordes) at (worthe) / for here (wittenesses) ben trewe [aaAx]
14,67 And (medle) we nat (moche) with hem / to (meuen) eny wrathe [aaAx]
14,68 Laste (cheste) (chaufen) vs <alle> to / and (schoppe) vch man o[th]<er> [aaAx]
14,69 And (do) we as (dauid) techeth / for (doute) of godes veniance [aaAx]
14,69 { Nolite tang<er>e christos meos &c } [Latin]
14,70 ffor (clergy) is (cristes) vycary / to (conforte) and to cure [aaAx]
14,71 Both (lewede) and (lerede) were (lost) / yf clergie ne were [aaAx]
14,72 (Kynde) wittede men han / a (clergie) by hemsulue [axAx]
14,73 Of (cloudes) and of (costumes) / they (contreuede) mony thynges [aaAx]
14,74 And (markede) hit in here (man<er>e) / and (mused) [th]<er>on to knowe [aaAx]
14,75 And of the (selcouthes) [th]at [th]ei (sye) / here (sones) [th]<er>of [th]ei tauhten [aaAx]
14,76 ffor they (helden) hit for an (hey) science / (here) sotiltees to knowe [aaAx]
14,77 Ac thorw here (science) (sothly) / was neu<er>e (soule) (ysaued) [aaAa]
14,78 Ne (brouhte) by here (bokes) / to (blisse) ne to ioye [aaAx]
14,79 ffor al here (kynde) (knowyng) / (cam) bote of diu<er>se syhtes [aaAx]
14,80 Of (briddes) and of (bestes) / of (blisse) and of sorwe [aaAx]
14,81 (Patriarkes) and (p<ro>phetus) / (repreuede) here science [aaAx]
14,82 And saide here (wordes) ne here (wysdomes) / (was) but a folye [aaAx]
14,83 As to [th]e (clergie) of (crist) / thei (counted) hit but a tryfle [aaAx]
14,83 { Sapiencia hui<us> mundi stulticia est apud deum } [Latin]
14,84 ffor the (hey) (holi) gost / (heuene) shal tocleue [aaAx]
14,85 And (loue) shal (lepe) out aft<ur> / into [th]is (lowe) erthe [aaAx]
14,86 And (clennesse) shal (cach) hit / and (clerkes) shollen hit fynde [aaAx]
14,86 { Pastores loquebant<ur> ad inuicem &c } [Latin]
14,87 Hit speketh [th]<er> of (ryche) men (riht) nouht / ne of (ryche) lordes [aaAx]
14,88 Bote of (clennesse) and of (clerkes) / and (kepares) of bestes [aaAx]
14,88 { Ibunt magi ab Oriente &c } [Latin]
14,89 Yf eny (frere) we (founde) [th]<er>e / y [y]eue the (fyue) shillynges [aaAx]
14,90 Ne in no (cote) ne (Caytyfs) / the beste of [th]e toune [aaXx]
14,91 --- this line is omitted ---

14,92 To (pasto<ur>s) and to (poetes) / (Appered) [th]e Angel [aaAx] fol. 62r
14,93 And (bad) hem go to (Bedlem) / goddes (berthe) to honoure [aaAx]
14,94 And (song) a (song) of (solace) / { Gl<or>ia in excelsis deo } [aaaXx]
14,95 (Ryche) men (rotte) tho / and in here (reste) were [aaAx]
14,96 Tho hit (shoen) to [th]e (shepherdes) / a (sheware) of blisse [aaAx]
14,97 (Clerkes) (knowe) here (comet) / and (comen) wt<h> here p<re>sentes [aaaAx]
14,98 And deden here (homage) (hon<er>ably) / to (hym) [th]at was (almyhty) [aaAa]
14,99 Why y haue (tolde) al [th]is / y (toek) ful gode hede [axAx]
14,100 How [th]ou (cont<ra>idest) (clergie) / wt<h> (crabbed) wordes [aaAx]
14,101 That is how (lewede) men and (luyther) / (lyhtloker) were ysaued [aaAx]
14,102 The (connynge) (clerkes) / of (kynde) vnderstondynge [aaAx]
14,103 And thow (saidest) (sothe) of so<m>me / Ac (yse) in what man<er>e [aaAx]
14,104 (Take) (two) stronge men / and in (temese) cast hem [aaAx]
14,105 And bothe (naked) as a (nedle) here / (noen) heuegore then othere [aaAx]
14,106 That oen hath (connyng) / and (can) swymmen and dyuen [xaAxx]
14,107 That o[th]<er> is (lewed) of [th]at (labour) / and (lerned) neu<er>e swymme [aaAx]
14,108 Which (trowest) of tho (two) / in (temese) in moste drede [aaAx]
14,109 He [th]at can nat (swymmen) y (sayde) / hit (semeth) to alle wittes [aaAx]
14,110 (Riht) so q<uo>d [th]at (renk) / (resoun) hit sheweth [aaAx]
14,111 [Th]at he [th]at (knoweth) (clergie) / (conne) sonnore aryse [aaAx]
14,112 Out of (synne) and be (saef) / thogh he (synege) ofte [aaAx]
14,113 Yf hym (liketh) and (luste) then / eny (lewede) sothly [aaAx]
14,114 ffor yf [th]e (clerke) be (connynge) / and (knoweth) what is synne [aaAx]
14,115 And how (contricion) wt<h>oute (confessioun) / (conforteth) [th]e soule [aaAx]
14,116 As we (seen) in [th]e (saut<er>) / in (psalmes) oen or tweyne [aaAx]
14,117 How (contricioun) is (comended) / for hit (cacheth) awey synne [aaAx]
14,117 { Beati quor<um> remisse sunt iniquitat<es> &c } [Latin]
14,118 And [th]at (conforteth) vch a (clerk) / and (keuereth) fro wanhope [aaAx]
14,119 In whiche (floed) [th]e (fende) / (fondeth) man hardest [aaAx]
14,120 There [th]e (lewede) (lyth) stille / and (loketh) aftur (lente) [aaAa]
14,121 And hath no (cont<ri>cion) / ar he (come) to shrifte [axAx]
14,122 And thenne can he (lytel) telle / but as his (loresman) hy<m> (lereth) [axAa]
14,123 Byleueth and troweth / and [th]at is aftur his p<er>son [xxXx]
--- Other (parsche) (preest) / and (p<ar>aunt<ur>) bothe lewede [aaAx]
14,124 To (lere) (lewede) men / As (luk) bereth witnesse [aaAx]
14,124 { Dum secus d<>cit secum &c } [Latin]

14,125 ffor muchel (wo) was hym marked / [th]at (wade) shal with [th]e lewede [axAx] fol. 62v
14,126 Wel may [th]e (barne) (blesse) / [th]at hym to (boek) sette [aaAx]
14,127 That (lyuynge) aft<ur> (lettrure) saued / hy (lyf) and soule [aaAx]
14,128 { D<omin>us p<ar>s hereditatis } / is a merye v<er>set [xxXx]
14,129 Hit hath (take) fro (tybo<ur>ne) / (twenty) stronge theues [aaAx]
14,130 There (lewede) theues ben (lolled) vp / (loke) how [th]ei ben saued [aaAx]
14,131 The thef [th]at hadde (g<ra>ce) of (god) / a (gode) fryday as thow toldest [aaAx]
14,132 Was for a [y]eld hym (creaunt) to (crist) / and his (g<ra>ce) askede [aaAx] (c:c:g)
14,133 And (god) is ay (gracious) / to alle [th]at (gredeth) to hym [aaAx]
14,134 And (wol) no (wikkede) man lost / bote if he (wol) hymsulue [aaAx]
14,134 { Nolo mortem p<e>cc<at>oris &c } [Latin]
14,135 Ac thogh the theef (hadde) (heuene) / he (hadde) noen (hey) blisse [aaAa]
14,136 As (Seynt) Iohan and o[th]<er> (seyntes) / [th]at haen (s<er>ued) bett<er>e [aaAx]
14,137 Riht as su<m> (man) [y]eueth me (mete) / and sette me (Amydde) [th]e flore [aaAx]
14,138 Ich haue (mete) (more) then ynow / ac nat wt<h> (muche) worschipe [aaAx]
14,139 As tho [th]at (sitten) at [th]e (syde) table / or wt<h> [th]e (souereyns) in halle [aaAx]
14,140 Bote as a (beggare) (bordies) / (be) mysulue on [th]e grounde [aaAxx]
14,141 So hit (ferde) by [th]e (feloun) / [th]at a goed (fryday) was saued [aaAx]
14,142 A (sit) no[th]<er> wt<h> (seynte) Iohn / ne wt<h> (simond) ne Iude [aaAx]
14,143 Ne wt<h> (maydenes) ne wt<h> (martires) / ne wt<h> (mylde) weddewes [aaAx]
14,144 Bote as a (soleyn) by (hymsulue) / (ys<er>ued) vppon [th]e grounde [aaAx]
14,145 ffor he [th]at is (ones) a thef / is (eu<er>emore) in daung<er> [axAx]
14,146 And as [th]e (lawe) (lyketh) / to (lyue) o[th]<er> to dye [aaAx]
14,146 { De p<e>c<ca>to p<ro>piciato noli esse sine metu } [Latin]
14,147 And for to (s<er>uen) a (seynt) / and (suche) a thef togyderes [aaAx]
14,148 Hit were no (resoun) ne (riht) / to (rewarde) bothe ylyche [aaAx]
14,149 And riht as (troianes) [th]e (trewe) knyhte / (dwelde) nat (depe) in helle [aaBb]
14,150 That oure (<<lord>>) ne hauede <<hym>> (lihtliche) out / so (leue) Y [th]at thef in heuene [aaAx]
14,151 ffor he is in [th]e (loweste) of heuene / yf oure (byleue) be trewe [axAx]
14,152 And wel (losliche) he (lolleth) [th]ere / as by [th]e (lawe) of holy churche [aaAx]
14,152 { Et reddet vnicuiq<ue> iux<ta> op<er>a sua } [Latin]
14,153 Ac why [th]at on theef vppon [th]e (cros) / (cryant) hym [y]elde [xxAa]
14,154 Rather then [th]at o[th]<er> / thogh thow woldest apose [xxXx]
14,155 Alle [th]e (clerkes) vnder (Crist) / ne (couthe) hit assoille [aaAx]
14,155 { Quare placuit qui voluit } [Latin]
14,156 And (so) Y (sey) by [th]e / [th]at (sekest) aft<ur> [th]e whyes [aaAx]
14,157 How (creatures) han (kynde) wit / and how (clerkes) (come) to bokes [aaAa]

14,158 And how [th]e (floures) in [th]e (fryth) / cometh to (fayre) hewes [aaAx] fol. 63r
14,159 Was neu<er>e (creature) vnder (crist) / [th]at (knewe) wel [th]e bygynnyng [aaAx]
14,160 Bote (kynde) [th]at (contreuede) hit / furst of his (corteyse) wille [aaAx]
14,161 He (tauhte) [th]e (tortle) / to (trete) the pocok to cauke [aaAx]
14,162 And (Adam) and (Eue) / and (alle) othere bestes [aaAx]
14,163 A (cantel) of (kynde) wyt / here (kynde) to saue [aaAx]
14,164 Of goed and of wykke kynde / was [th]e furste [xxXx]
14,165 (Sey) hit and (soffred) hit / and (saide) hit be sholde [aaAx]
14,165 { Dixit & facta sunt } [Latin]
14,166 Ac why a (wolde) [th]at (wykke) were / y (wene) and y leue [aaAx]
14,167 Was neu<er>e (man) vppon (molde) / [th]at (myhte) hit aspie [aaAx]
14,168 Ac (longe) (lybbynge) men / (lykened) menne (lyuynge) [aaAa]
14,169 To (briddes) and to (bestes) / As here (bokes) telleth [aaAx]
14,170 [Th]at [th]e (fayrest) (foul) / (foulest) engendreth [aaAx]
14,171 And (feblest) (foul) of (flyht) i/ s [th]at (fleeth) o[th]<er> swymmeth [aaaAx]
14,172 That is [th]e (pocok) and [th]e (popeiay) / wt<h> here (proude) fetheres [aaAx]
14,173 Bytokenen (riht) (ryche) men / [th]at (reygne) here on erthe [aaAx]
14,174 ffor (pursue) a (pocok) / or a (pohen) to cacche [aaAx]
14,175 And (haue) hem <<an>> (haste) / at [th]yn (owen) wille [aaAx]
14,176 ffor [th]ey may nat (fle) (fer) / ne (ful) hey neyther [aaAx]
14,177 ffor here (fetheres) [th]at (fayre) beth / to (fle) (fer) hem letteth [aaAa]
14,178 His (lethene) is (vnloueliche) / and (lothliche) his careyne [aaAx]
14,179 Ac for his (peynted) (pennes) / [th]e (pecok) is honoured [aaAx]
14,180 More [th]an for his (fayre) (flesch) / or (for) his merye note [aaAxx]
14,181 (Riht) so men (reu<er>enced) more / [th]e (ryche) for here mebles [aaAxx]
14,182 Then for eny (kyn) he (come) of / or for his (kynde) wittes [aaAx]
14,183 Thus [th]e (poete) (praiseth) / [th]e (pecok) for his fetheres [aaAx]
14,184 And [th]e (ryche) man for his (rentes) / or for his (rychesse) in his shoppe [aaAx]
14,185 The (larke) [th]at is a (lasse) foul / is (louelokere) of (ledene) [aaAa]
14,186 And (swettore) of (sauour) / and (swyftore) of wenge [aaAx]
14,187 To (lowe) (lyuynge) men / [th]e (larke) is resembled [aaAx]
14,188 And to (lele) and (lyf) holy / [th]at (louyeth) alle treuthe [aaAx]
14,189 Thus (porfirie) and (plato) / and (poetes) monye [aaAx]
14,190 (Likneth) in here (logik) / [th]e (leste) foul outen [aaAx]
14,191 And wher hy be (saef) or nat (saef) / [th]e (sothe) woet no clergie [aaAx]
14,192 Ne of (sortes) ne of (salamon) / no (sc<ri>pture) can telle [aaAx]
14,193 Wher [th]at [th]ey ben in (hell<e>) / or in (heuene) or (Aristotel) [th]e wyse [aaAx]

14,194 Ac (god) is so (gode) y hope / [th]at seth he (gaf) hem wittes [aaxAx] fol. 63v
14,195 To (wissen) vs (weyes) [th]<er>with / [th]at (wenen) to be saued [aaAx]
14,196 And [th]e (bett<er>e) for here (bokes) / to (bidden) we ben yholde [aaAx]
14,197 That (god) for his (g<ra>ce) / (gyue) here soules reste [aaAx]
14,198 ffor (letrede) men were as (lewede) men [y]ut / ne were [th]e (lore) of tho clerkes [aaAx]
14,199 Alle thise (clerkes) q<uo>d y tho / [th]at in (crist) leuen [axAx]
14,200 (Segen) wt<h>oute here (sarmons) / [th]at no[th]<er> (saresynes) ne iewes [aaAx]
14,201 Wt<h>oute (bapteme) as / by here (bokes) (beth) nat ysaued [aaAx]
14,202 { (Cont<ra>) } q<uo>d ymagynatif tho / and (comesed) to loure [axAx]
14,203 And (saide) { vix (saluabit<ur>) / (iustus) in die (iudicii) } [aaBb]
14,204 { Ergo (saluabit<ur>) } q<uo>d he / and (saide) no more latyn [axAx]
14,205 (Troianes) was a (trewe) knyhte / and (toek) neu<er>e cristendoem [aaAx]
14,206 And he is (saef) (saith) the boek / and his (soule) in heuene [aaAx]
14,207 Ac [th]<er> is (follyng) of (fonte) / and (follyng) in bloed chedyng [aaAx]
14,208 And thorw (fuyr) is (fullyng) / and al is (ferme) bileue [aaAx]
14,208 { Auenit ignis diuinus non comburens set illuminans &c } [Latin]
14,209 Ac (treuth) [th]at (trespassed) neu<er>e / ne (t<ra>uersede) a[y]ens his lawe [aaAx]
14,210 Bote (lyuede) as his (lawe) tauhte / and (leueth) [th]<er> be no bett<er>e [aaAx]
14,211 And yf [th]er (were) a (wolde) / and in suche a (wille) deyeth [aaAx]
14,212 Ne wolde neuere (trewe) god bote (trewe) / (treuthe) were alloued [aaAx]
14,213 And (wher) hit (worth) or (worth) / nat the bileue is gret of treuthe [aaaXx]
14,214 And (hope) (hangeth) ay [th]<er>on / to (haue) [th]at treuthe deserueth [aaAx]
14,214 { Quia sup<er> pauca fuisti fidelis &c } [Latin]
14,215 And [th]at is (loue) and (large) huyre / yf [th]e (lord) be trewe [aaAx]
14,216 And a (cortesye) more [th]en (couenant) / was what so (clerkes) carpe [aaAx]
14,217 ffor al (worth) as god (wol) / and ([th]<er>wt<h>) he vanschede [aaAx]

Passus quintus de visione vt sup<ra>
15,1 And y (awakede) ([th]<er>with) / (witteles) nerhande [aaAx]
15,2 And as a (freke) [th]<a>t (fay) were / (forth) can y walken [aaAx]
15,3 In (man<er>e) of (mendenaunt) / (mony) [y]er aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,4 And (many) tymes of this (meteles) / (moche) thouhte y hadde [aaAx]
15,5 (ffurste) how (fortune) me (faylede) / At my moste nede [aaAx]
15,6 And how elde (manced) (me) so / (myhte) happe [aaAx]
15,7 That Y (lyuede) (longe) / (leue) me byhynde [aaAx]
15,8 And (vansche) alle my (v<er>tues) / and my (fayre) lot<es> [aaAx] (v:v:f)
15,9 And how [th]at (freres) (folewede) / (folk) [th]at was ryche [aaAx]

15,10 And (people) [th]at was (pore) / at litel (pris) setten [aaAx] fol. 64r
15,11 Ne no (cors) of pore (comune) / in here (kyrke[y]erde) most lygge [aaAx]
15,12 Bote (quyke) he (byquath) hem auht / or wolde helpe (quyte) here dettes [aaAx]
15,13 And how [th]is (coueytyse) (ou<er>come) / al (kyne) sectes [aaAx]
15,14 As wel (lered) as (lewede) / and (lorde) as [th]e boende [aaAx]
15,15 And how [th]at (lewede) men ben (lad) / but oure (lord) hem helpe [aaAx]
15,16 Thorw (vnkunynge) (curato<ur>s) / to (incurabl<e>) peynes [aaAx]
15,17 And how [th]at ymaginatyf / in dremeles me tolde [xxXx]
15,18 Of (kynde) and his (connynge) / and what (connynge) he [y]af bestes [aaAx]
15,19 And how (louyng) he is to vch a (lyf) / a (londe) and o wat<er>e [aaAx]
15,20 ffor alle a (wisseth) and [y]eueth (wit) / [th]at (walketh) o[th]<er> crepeth [aaAx]
15,21 And y (m<er>ueyle) in herte / how (Ymaginatyf) saide [axAx]
15,22 That { (iustus) } bifore (I<es>u) / { in die (iudicii) } [aaAx]
15,23 { Non saluabit<ur> } / bote if { vix } helpe [{xx}{X}x]
15,24 And when he hadde (ysaide) (so) / how (sodeynliche) he vanschede [aaAx]
15,25 And so Y (musede) vppon [th]is (mat<er>e) / [th]at (me) lust to slepe [aaAxx]
15,26 And thenne (cam) (concyence) / and (clergie) aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,27 And beden me (ryse) vp and (rome) / and wt<h> (reson) sholde Y dyne [aaAx]
15,28 And Y (aroos) and (romede) forth / and wt<h> (resoun) we mette [aaAx]
15,29 We (reu<er>ensede) (resoun) / and (romede) forth softly [aaAx]
15,30 And (metten) wt<h> a (mayst<er>) / a (man) lyk a frere [aaAx]
15,31 (Concience) (knewe) hym wel / and (welcomede) hym fayre [aaAx]
15,32 They (woschen) and (wypeden) / and (wenten) to [th]e dyner [aaAx]
15,33 And there cam (pacience) as a (pore) thyng / and (p<re>yede) mete { p<ur> charite } [aaAx]
15,34 Ilyk [[(Peres)]] the [[(ploghman)]] / as he a (palm<er>e) were [aaAx]
15,35 (Crauede) and (cryede) / for (cristes) loue of heuene [aaAx]
15,36 A (meles) (mete) for a pore (man) / or (moneye) yf they hadde [aaAx]
15,37 (Concience) (knewe) hem wel / and (welcomede) hem all<<e>> [aaAx]
15,38 (Woschen) and (wipeden) / and (wenten) to sytten [aaAx]
15,39 The (maist<er>) was (maed) sitte furste / as for [th]e (moste) worthy [aaAx]
15,40 Resoun (stoed) and (s<t>yhlede) / as for (styward) of halle [aaAx]
15,41 (Pacience) and Y were / (pot) to be mettes [axAx]
15,42 And (seten) by (ouresulue) / at a (syde) table [aaAx]
15,43 (Clergie) (cald) aft<ur> mete / and thenne (cam) scripture [aaxAx]
15,44 And (s<er>ued) hem thus (sone) / of (sondry) metes monye [aaAx]
15,45 Of (Austyn) of (Ambrose) / of (alle) [th]e foure (e<ua>ungelies) [aaAa]

15,45 { Edentes & bibentes que apud eos sunt &c } [Latin] fol. 64v
15,46 Ac of this (mete) [th]at (mayst<er>) / (myhte) nat we<<l>> shewe [aaAx]
15,47 fforthy eet he (mete) of (more) cost / (mortrewes) and potages [aaAx]
15,48 Of [th]at (men) (myswonne) / they (made) hem wel at ese [aaAx]
15,49 Ac here (sauce) was ou<er> (sour) / and (vnsauerly) ygrounde [aaAx]
15,50 In a (morter) { post (mortem) } / of (many) bitt<er>e peynes [a{a}Ax]
15,51 Bote yf they (synge) for tho (soules) / and wepe (salte) teres [aaAx]
15,51 { Vos qui p<e>cc<at>a ho<m>i<n>um comedit<is> n<isi> p<ro> eis lacrim<as> & or<ationes> eff<uderitis> } [Latin]
15,51 { ea que in delic<iis> comed<itis> in tor<mentis> euo &c } [Latin]
15,52 Thenne as (resoun) (radde) / anoon (riht) aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,53 That (Consience) (comaunde) sholde / to do (come) sc<ri>pture [aaAx]
15,54 And (bringe) (breed) for pacience / (bytyng) ap<ar>tye [aaxAx]
15,55 And to (me) [th]at was his (mette) tho / and o[th]<er> (mete) bothe [aaAx]
15,56 He (sette) a (sour) loef and (saide) / { Agite penitenciam } [aaAx]
15,57 And sethe he (drow) vs (drynke) / { (dia) pseuerans } [aa{Ax}]
15,58 As (longe) q<uo>d he as (lyf) / and (lycame) may duyre [aaAx]
15,59 This is a (semely) (s<er>uyce) / (saide) pacience [aaAx]
15,60 Thenne (cam) (contricion) [th]at / hadd (coked) for hem all<e> [aaAx]
15,61 And (brouhte) forth a (pytaunce) / was { (p<ro>) hoc orabit o<mn>is s<an>c<t>us in te<m>pore oportuno } [aa{Axx}] (b:p:p)
15,62 Thenne (Consience) (confortede) vs / bothe (clergie) and sc<ri>pture [aaAx]
15,63 And saide { cor contritu<m> & humiliatum deus non despic<ies> } [Latin]
15,64 (Pacience) was wel (apayed) / of this (p<ro>pre) s<er>uice [aaAx]
15,65 And (made) (mery) wt<h> this (mete) / Ac y (mo<ur>nede) eu<er>e [aaaAx]
15,66 ffor a (doctour) [th]at at [th]e hey (deys) / (dranke) wyn faste [aaAx]
15,66 { Ve vobis qui patentes estis ad bibend<um> vinu<m> } [Latin]
15,67 And ete (manye) sondry (metes) / (mortrewes) and poddynges [aaAx]
15,68 (Brawen) and (bloed) of gees / (bacon) and colhoppes [aaAx]
15,69 Thenne (saide) Y to (mysulue) / (so) pacience hit herde [aaAxx]
15,70 Hit is nat thre (daies) (doen) / this (doctour) [th]at he p<re>chede [aaAx]
15,71 At (poules) byfore [th]e (peple) / what (penaunce) they soffrede [aaAx]
15,72 Alle [th]at (coueyte) to (come) / to eny (kyne) ioye [aaAx]
15,73 And how [th]at (poul) [th]e (apostel) / what (penaunce) he tholede [aaAx]
15,74 ffor oure (lordes) (loue) / as holy (lettre) telleth [aaAx]
15,74 { In fame } and { in frygore &c } [Latin]
15,75 Ac me (wondreth) in my (wit) / (why) [th]at they ne p<re>che [aaAxx]
15,76 As (poul) [th]e (apostle) (p<re>chede) / to [th]e (peple) ofte [aaaAx]

15,77 { P<er>iclm est in falsis frat<ri>b<us> } [Latin] fol. 65r
15,78 Holy (writ) byt men be (waer) / and (wysly) hem kepe [aaAx]
15,79 That no (fals) (frere) / thorw (flat<er>ynge) hem bygyle [aaAx]
15,80 Ac me thynketh (loth) / thogh Y (latyn) knowe [xaAx]
15,81 To lacken eny secte for alle be we brethrene / thogh we be diu<er>sely clothed [xxXx]
15,82 Ac y wiste neu<er>e (freke) / [th]at (frere) is ycald [xaAx]
15,83 Of [th]e fyue mendynant[z] [th]at (toek) this for his (teme) [xxAa]
--- And tolde hit withoute glose [xxXx]
15,84 They (p<re>che) [th]at (penaunce) / is (p<ro>fitable) to [th]e soule [aaAx]
15,85 And what (meschief) and (maleese) / (crist) for man tholede [aaAx]
15,86 Ac this (doctour) and (dyvynour) q<uo>d y / and (decretistre) of canoen [aaAx]
15,87 And also a (gnedy) (glotou<n>) / wt<h> two (grete) chekes [aaAx]
15,88 Hath no (pyte) on vs (pore) / he (p<ar>formeth) euele [aaAx]
15,89 That a (p<re>cheth) and (p<re>ueth) / nat compacience ich tolde [aaXx]
15,90 And (wischede) (witt<er>ly) / with (will<e>) ful egre [aaAx]
15,91 [Th]at in [th]e (mawe) of [th]at (mayst<er>) / alle [th]o (metes) were [aaAx]
15,92 Bothe (disches) and (dobelares) / wt<h> alle [th]e (deyntees) aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,93 Y schal (iangle) to [th]is (iurdan) / wt<h> his (iuyste) wombe [aaAx]
15,94 And (apose) hym what (penaunce) is / and (p<ur>gatorie) on erthe [aaAx]
15,95 And why a (lyueth) nat as a (lereth) / (lat) be q<uo>d pacience and saide [aaAxx]
15,96 Thow shalt (se) thus (sone) / when he (may) no (more) [aaBb]
15,97 He shal haue a (penaunce) in his soule (paunche) / and (poffe) at vch a worde [aaAx]
15,98 And thenne shal (gothelen) his (gottes) / and (gynnen) to (galpe) [aaAa]
15,99 Now he hath (dronke) so (depe) / a wol (deuyne) sone [aaAx]
15,100 And (p<re>uen) hit by here (pocalips) / and [th]e (passioun) of seynt Aueroy [aaAx]
15,101 That no[th]<er> (bacon) ne (brawn) / ne (blaunmang<er>) ne mortrewes [aaAx]
15,102 Is no[th]<er> (fische) ne (flesche) / but (fode) for penant<es> [aaAx]
15,103 And (take) wittenesse at a (trinite) / and (take) his felowe to witnesse [aaAx]
15,104 What a (fond) in a (forel) / of a (frere) lyuynge [aaAx]
15,105 And bote [th]e furste (leef) be (lesynges) / (leue) me neu<er>e aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,106 And thenne is (tyme) to (take) / and to appose this docto<ur> [aaXx]
15,107 Of (dowel) and of (dobet) / and yf (dobet) do eny penaunce [aaAx]
15,108 Y (saet) (stille) as pacience wolde / and thus (sone) this docto<ur> [aaxAx]
15,109 As (rody) as a (rose) / (rodded) his chekes [aaAx]
15,110 (Cowhede) and (capede) / and (consience) hym herde [aaAx]
15,111 And (tolde) hym of a (trinite) / and (toward) me he lokede [aaAx]

15,112 What is (dowel) sire (doctour) q<uo>d Y / is (dobest) eny penaunce [aaAx] fol. 65v
15,113 (Dowel) q<uo>d this (docto<ur>) / and he (dronke) aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,114 Do thy (neyhebore) (non) harm / ne thysulue (nother) [aaXa]
15,115 And thenne dost thow (wel) and (wysly) / y dar hit (wel) avowe [aaAx]
15,116 (Sertes) sire thenne (saide) y / hit (semeth) nouhte here [aaAx]
15,117 In [th]at [y]e (p<ar>teth) nat wt<h> vs / (pore) [th]at [y]e (passeth) dowel [aaAx]
15,118 Ne (louyeth) nat as [y]e (lereth) / as oure (lord) wolde [aaAx]
15,118 { Et visitauit & fecit redempc<ionem> &c } [Latin]
15,119 And [y]e (fare) thus wt<h> [y]oure syke (freres) / (ferly) me thynketh [aaAx]
15,120 That (dowel) wol (endite) [y]ow / { in (die) iudicii } [aaAx]
15,121 Thenne (consience) ful (corteyslyche) / a (continaunce) he made [aaAx]
15,122 And (preynte) vppon (pacience) / to (preie) me be stille [aaAx]
15,123 And (saide) (hymsulue) sire doctour be (so) / hit be [y]oure wille [aaAx]
15,124 What is (dowel) and (dobet) / [y]e (deuynours) knoweth [aaAx]
15,125 Y have (yseide) q<uo>d [th]at (segg) / y can (sey) no bettre [aaAx]
15,126 Bote do as (doctours) techeth / for (dowel) y hit holde [axAx]
15,127 That (t<ra>uayleth) to (teche) o[th]<er>e / y dowel hit holde [aaXx]
15,128 And he [th]at doth as he techeth / y halde hit for [th]e beste [xxXx]
15,128 { Qui facit et docu<er>it magnus vocabit<ur> } [Latin]
15,129 Now [th]<o>u (clergie) q<uo>d (Consience) / (carpe) what is dowel [aaAx]
15,130 Haue me (excused) q<uo>d (Clergie) / be (crist) but in scole [aaAx]
15,131 Shal no such (motyef) be (meued) / for (me) bote o[th]<er>e [aaAxx]
15,132 ffor (Peres) loue [th]e (palmare) [y]ent / [th]at (inpugnede) ones [aaAx]
15,133 Alle (kyne) (connynges) / and alle (kyne) (craftes) [aaAa]
15,134 Saue (loue) and (leute) / and (lowenesse) of herte [aaAx]
15,135 And no (tixst) ne (taketh) / to preue this for (trewe) [aaXa]
15,136 Bote { dilige deum & p<at>rem & d<omi>ne quis habitabit } [Latin]
15,137 And (preueth) by (puyre) skile / (inp<ar>fyt) alle thynges [aaAx]
15,137 { Nemo bonus } bote lele loue and treuthe [xxXx]
15,138 That loth is to be founde q<uo>d (Peres) the (ploghman) [xxAa]
15,139 { Pacientes vincunt }
15,140 Byfore (p<er>petual) (pees) / y shal (p<re>ue) [th]at Y saide [aaAx]
15,141 And (avowe) (byfore) god / and (forsaken) hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
15,142 That { (disce) (doce) (dilige) (deum) } and thyn (enemy) (helpe) [aaaaBb]
15,143 Emforth thy myhte (caste) (hote) / (coles) on his (heued) [abaB]??
15,144
15,145 Of alle kynde speche fond thorw (wit) & (word) / his loue to (wynne) [xaAa]

15,146 [Y]ef hym (eft) and (eft) / (eu<er>e) at his nede [aaAx] fol. 66r
15,147 (Conforte) hym wt<h> thy (catel) / and with thy (kynde) speche [aAx]
15,148 And (ley) on hym thus wt<h> (loue) / til he (lauhe) on [th]e [aaAx]
15,149 And bote he (bowe) for this (betynge) / (blynde) mote he worthen [aaAx]
15,150 And (whan) he hadde (yworded) thus / (wiste) no man aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,151 Where (Peres) the (ploghman) bycam / so (p<ri>ueyliche) he wente [aaAx]
15,152 And (resoun) (ran) aftur and (riht) / wt<h> hym [y]ede [aaAx]
15,153 Saue (Concience) and (clergie) / y (couthe) no mo aspye [aaAx]
15,154 Saue (pacience) (p<ro>perliche) spak tho / (Peres) was thus (ypassed) [aaAa]
15,155 That (loueth) (lely) q<uo>d he / bote (litel) thyng coueyteth [aaAx]
15,156 Y (wolde) and y (wille) hadde / to (wynnen) all<e> fraunce [aaAx]
15,157 Wt<h>oute (bruttenynge) of (buyren) / or eny (bloed) shedynge [aaAx]
15,158 Y take (wittenesse) q<uo>d he / of holy (writ) a p<ar>tye [axAx]
15,158 { Pacientes vincunt &c } [Latin]
15,159 ffor by hym [th]at (me) (made) / (myhte) neu<er>e pou<er>te [aaAx]
15,160 (Meseyse) ne (meschief) / ne (man) wt<h> his tonge [aaAx]
15,161 (Tene) [th]e eny (tyme) / and [th]<o>u (take) pacience [aaAx]
15,162 And (bere) hit in thy (bosom) / (aboute) where [th]<o>u wendest [aaAx]
15,163 In [th]e (corner) of a (cartwhel) / wt<h> a (crow) (croune) [aaAa]
15,164 Shal neu<er>e (buyren) be (abasched) / [th]at hath this (abouten) hym [aaAx]
15,165 Ne ne[th]<er>e (hete) ne (hayl) / ne (helle) pouke hym greue [aaAx]
15,166 No[th]<er> (fuyr) ne (floed) / ne be (aferd) of enemye [aaAx]
15,166 { Caritas expellit omnem timorem } [Latin]
15,167 Ne [th]<er> is (wyht) in this (world) / [th]at (wolde) the lette [aaAx]
15,168 To haue alle (londes) at thy (likyng) / and the here (lord) make [aaAx]
15,169 And (maist<er>) of alle here (mebles) / and of here (moneye) aft<ur> [aaAx]
15,170 The (kyng) and alle [th]e (comune) / and (clergie) to [th]e loute [aaAx]
15,171 As for here (lord) and here (ledare) / and (liue) as thow techest [aaAx]
15,172 This is a { (dido) } q<uo>d this (docto<ur>) / a (dysores) tale [aaAx]
15,173 Al this (wit) of this (world) / and (wyhte) menne strenghe [aaAx]
15,174 Cannat (p<ar>fo<ur>me) a (pees) / of the (pope) and his enemyes [aaAx]
15,175 (P<ro>fitable) for bothe (p<ar>ties) / and (potte) [th]e boerd fro hym [aaAx]
15,176 And toek (Clergie) and (Consience) / to (conseyle) as hit were [aaAx]
15,177 Ac (Concience) y toek (kepe) / (conieyod) sone this doctour [aaAx]
15,178 And (sethe) a (saide) to clergie (so) / [th]at Y hit herde [aaAx]
15,179 By (Crist) q<uo>d (Consience) / (clergie) y wol nat lye [aaAx]

15,180 Me were (leuere) by oure (lorde) / and y (leue) sholde [aaAx] fol. 66v
15,181 Haue (pacience) (p<ar>fitlyche) then / half thy (pak) of bokes [aaAx]
15,182 (Lettrure) and (longe) studie / (letteth) fol monye [aaAx]
15,183 That they (knoweth) nat q<uo>d (Concience) / what is (kynde) pacience [aaAx]
15,184 fforthy (q<uo>d) (Concience) / (crist) y the byteche [aaAx]
15,185 With (pacience) wol y (passe) / (p<ar>fitnesse) to fynde [aaAx]
15,186 And (wenten) forth in here (way) / with grete (wille) y folowede [aaAx]
15,187 Thenne hadde (pacience) ac (pilg<ri>mes) haen / in here (poke) vitayles [aaAx]
15,188 (Sobrete) or (symple) (speche) / and (sothfaste) bileue [aaaAx]
15,189 To (conforte) hym and (Consience) / yf they (come) in place [aaAx]
15,190 There (vnkyndenesse) and (coueytise)/ hungry (contreys) bothe [aaAx]
15,191 And as they (wente) by the (way) / of (dowel) can they carpe [aaAx]
15,192 They (mette) wt<h> a (mynstral) / as (me) tho thoughte [aaAx]
15,193 (Pacience) (apposede) hym / and (preyede) a sholde telle [aaAx]
15,194 What (craft) [th]at he (couthe) / and (corteysliche) he saide [aaAx]
15,195 Ich am a (mynstral) q<uo>d this (man) / (my) name is { activa vita } [aaAxx]
15,196 (Peres) (prentys) [th]e (plouhman) / alle (peple) to conforte [aaaAx]
15,197 What (man<er>e) (munstracye) / (my) dere frende q<uo>d Concience [aaAxx]
15,198 Hastow (vsed) or (haunted) / (al) thy lyf tyme [aaAxx]
15,199 (Munstracye) can y nat (moche) / bote (make) men (m<er>ye) [aaAa]
15,200 As a (wafrrer) wt<h> (wafres) / and (welcome) (godes) (gestes) [aaAbb]
15,201 Of my (labour) thu (lauhe) / [th]e (lasse) and [th]e more [aaAx]
15,202 The (pore) and the ryche y (plese) / and (payn) fynde [aaAx]
15,203 And (fewe) robes y (fonge) / or (forrede) gounes [aaAx]
15,204 Wolde Y (lye) and do men (lawhe) thenne / (lacchen) y scholde [aaAx]
15,205 Or (mantel) or (mone) / (amonges) lordes (munstrals) [aaAa]
15,206 Y can nat (tabre) ne (trompy) / ne (telle) fayre gestes [aaAx]
15,207 (ffarten) ne (fythelen) / at (festes) ne harpe [aaAx]
15,208 (Iape) ne (iagele) / ne (genteliche) pipe [aaAx]
15,209 Ne no[th]<er> (sayle) ne (saut<ri>en) / ne (syngen) wt<h> [th]e get<er>ne [aaAx]
15,210 Y haue no (gode) (giftes) / of thise (grete) lordes [aaAx]
15,211 ffor no (breed) [th]at y (betrauaile) furste / to (bryng) before lordes [aaAx]
15,212 Nere hit [th]at [th]e (p<ar>sche) / (p<re>yeth) for me on sonendayes [aaXx]
15,213 Y am (sory) [th]at y (sowe) or (sette) / but for (mysulue) [aaAa]
15,214 Ac [th]e (prest) and o[th]<er>e (peple) (preyeth) / for (Peres) [th]e (Plouheman) [aaaAa]
15,215 And for me (Actyf) his man / [th]at (ydelnesse) (hate) [axAa]

15,216 (Lordes) and (lorelles) / (luther) and gode [aaAx] fol. 67r
15,217 ffro (Mihelmasse) to (Mihelmasse) / y fynde (mete) and drynke [aaAx]
15,218 Y fynde (payn) for [th]e (pope) / and (p<re>en) hym Ych wolde [aaAx]
15,219 That (pestilences) to (pees) / and (p<ar>fyt) loue turnen [aaAx]
15,220 ffor founde y [th]at his (blessynge) / and his (bulle) myhte [xaAx]
15,221 (Lette) this (luythere) eir / and (leche) [th]e sike [aaAx]
15,222 As [th]e (boek) (bereth) witnesse / [th]at he here myhte [aaXx]
15,223 In his (mouthe) (m<er>cy) / and (amende) vs all<e> [aaAx]
15,223 { Sup<er> egros manus ponebant & bene h<abebunt> &c } [Latin]
15,224 And thenne wolde y be (bysy) / and (buxum) to helpe [xaAx]
15,225 Vch a (kyne) (creature) / [th]at on (crist) leueth [aaAx]
15,226 ffor sethe he hath [th]e (power) / [th]at (pet<er>) hadde [xaAx]
15,226 He hath [th]e pott / wt<h> [th]e salue [xxXx]
15,226 { Argentum & Aurum non est michi q<uo>d h<ab>eo t<ibi> d<o> &c } [Latin]
15,227 Ac yf (myhte) of (myracle) hym fayle hit is / for (men) beth nat worthy [aaxAx]
15,228 To haue [th]e (grace) of (god) / and no (gulte) of [th]e pope [aaAx]
15,229 ffor may no (blessynge) doen vs (bote) / (but) yf we wol amende [aaAxx]
15,230 Ne mannes (prayere) maky (pees) / amonges cristene (peple) [aaXa]
15,231 Til (pruyde) be (puyreliche) fordo / and [th]at thorw (payn) defaute [aaAx]
15,231 { habundancia panis & vini t<ur>pissimu<m> peccatu<m> aduenit } [Latin]
15,232 (Plente) of (payn) / the (peple) of sodoume [aaAx]
15,233 And (reste) and (ryche) metes / (rebaudes) hem made [aaAx]
15,234 (Pees) q<uo>d (pacience) / y (p<re>ye) [y]ow sire actyf [aaAx]
15,235 ffor [th]o[gh] nere (payn) / ne (plouh) ne (potage) were [aaAx]
15,236 (Pruyde) wolde (potte) hymsulf forth / thogh no (plough) erye [aaAx]
15,237 Hit am Y [th]at (fynde) alle (folke) / and (fram) hung<er> saue [aaAxx]
15,238 Tho<r>w the (helpe) of (hym) / [th]at me (hyder) sente [aaAx]
15,239 And saide (lo) here (lyflode) ynow / yf oure (beleue) be trewe [aaAx]
15,240 ffor (lente) neu<er>e was here (lyf) / but (lyflode) were shape [aaAx]
15,241 (Wherof) or (wherfore) / and (wherwith) to lyuene [aaAx]
15,242 [Th]e (worm) and (wonte) vnder erthe / and in (wat<er>) fisches [aaxAx]
15,243 The (Cryket) by (kynde) of [th]e fuyr / and (corleu) by [th]e wynde [aaxAx]
15,244 Bestes by (g<ra>ce) and by (grayn) / and be (grene) rotes [aaAx]
15,245 In (menynge) [th]at alle (men) / (myhte) [th]e same [aaAx]
15,246 (Leue) thorw (lele) (bileue) / as oure (lord) wittenesseth [aaaAx]
15,246 { Quodcumq<ue> pecieritis in no<m>i<n>e meo d<ab>o e<nim> v<obis> Et alibi} [Latin]

15,247 { Non in solo pane viuit homo &c } [Latin] fol. 67v
15,248 (Hastow) q<uo>d (actyf) (ay) / such mete with the [aaAxx]
15,249 [Y]e q<uo>d (pacience) / and oute of his (poke) hente [axAx]
15,250 A (pece) of [th]e { (pat<er>noster) } / and (p<ro>fred) hit to vs alle [aaAx]
15,251 And y (lystnede) and (lokede) / what (lyflode) hit were [aaAx]
15,252 And thenne was hit { (fiat) (voluntas) tua } / [th]at sholde (fynde) vs alle [{aa}Ax]
15,253 (Haue) (Actyf) q<uo>d pacience / and (eet) this when [th]e (hungreth) [aaAa]
15,254 Or when thow (claumsest) for (colde) / or (clingest) for drouthe [aaAx]
15,255 And shal neu<er>e (gyues) the (greue) / ne (grete) lordes wrathe [aaAx]
15,256 (Prisoun) ne o[th]<er> (payne) / for { (pacientes) vincunt } [aaAx]
15,257 By so [th]at [th]ou be (sobre) / of (syhte) and of tonge [xaAx]
15,258 In (etynge) and (handlynge) / in (alle) thy fyue wittes [aaAx]
15,259 Dar [th]e nat (care) for no (corn) / ne for (cloth) ne for drynke [aaAx]
15,260 Ne (dieth) (drede) ne (deuel) / (deye) as god liketh [aaaAx]
15,261 Whe[th]<er> thorw (hung<er>) / or (hete) at his wille be (hit) [aaXa]
15,262 ffor if thow (lyuest) aftur his (lore) / the short<er>e (lyf) [th]e bet<er>e [aaAx]
15,262 { Si quis Amat Christum mundum non diligit istum } [Latin]
15,263 Thorw his (breth) (bestes) wexe / and (abroed) [y]eden [aaAx]
15,263 { Dixit et facta fuerunt E<rg>o } / thorw his breth [xxXx]
15,264 (bestes) lyueth / (bothe) men and fisches [axAx]
15,265 As (witnesseth) holy (writ) / when (we) seggeth oure g<ra>ces [aaAxx]
15,265 { Ap<er>is tu manum tuam &c } [Latin]
15,266 Hit is (founde) [th]at (fourty) wynt<er> / (folke) lyuede and tylde nat [aaAx]
15,267 And oute of [th]e (flynt) spronge [th]e (floed) / [th]at (folk) and bestes dronke [aaAx]
15,268 And in (Elies) tyme / (heuene) was yclosed [aaXx]
15,269 That no (reyn) ne (roen) thus / [th]at men on bokes [aaXx]
15,270 That (manye) wynt<er> (men) lyuede / and no (mete) ne tylede [aaAx]
15,271 (Seuene) (slepen) as saith [th]e bock / more then (syxty) wynt<er> [aaxAx]
15,272 (Lyuede) wt<h>outen (lyflode) / and <<at>> the (laste) awakede [aaAx]
15,273 And yf (men) lyuede as (mesure) wolde / sholde neu<er>e be defaute [aaXx]
15,274 Amonges (cristene) (creatures) / yf (cristes) wordes be trewe [aaAx]
15,275 { Dabo tibi s<e>c<un>dm peticionem tuam } [Latin]
15,276 What is (p<ar>fit) (pacience) q<uo>d / { Actiua vita } [aa{Xx}]
15,277 (Meeknesse) and (mylde) speche / and (men) of o will<e> [aaAx]
15,278 The whiche wil (loue) (lat) / to oure (lordes) place [aaAx]
15,279 And [th]at is (charite) (chaumpion) / (chief) of all<e> v<er>tues [aaAx]

15,280 And [th]at is (pore) (pacient) / alle (perelles) to soffre [aaAx] fol. 68r
15,281 Where (pou<er>te) and (pacience) / (plese) more god almyhty [aaAx]
15,282 Then (rihtfullyche) (rychesse) / and (resonablelyche) to spene [aaAx]
15,283 [Y]e { (quis) est ille } (q<uo>d) pacience / (q<ui>k) { laudabim<us> eum } [{a}aA{x}]
15,284 Thogh men (rede) of (rychesse) / (rihte) to [th]e worldes ende [aaAx]
15,285 --- this line is omitted ---
15,286 Then when he (drow) to [th]e (deth) / that he ne (dradd) hy<m> sarrore [aaAx]
15,287 Then eny (pore) (pacient) / and [th]at (preue) y be resoun [aaAx]
15,288 Hit are but (fewe) (folk) of this ryche / that ne (falleth) in arrerage [aaxAx]
15,289 There [th]e (pore) dar (plede) / and (preue) by (puyr) resoun [aaAa]
15,290 To haue (allouaunce) of his (lord) / by puyre (lawe) he claymeth [aaAx]
15,291 (Ioye) [th]at neu<er>e (ioye) hadde / of rihtfull<e> (iuge) he asketh [aaAx]
15,292 And saith loo (briddes) and (bestes) / [th]at no (blisse) ne knoweth [aaAx]
15,293 And (wilde) (wormes) in (wodes) / thorw (wyntres) thow hem greuest [aaaAx]
15,294 And (makest) hem wel neyh (meke) / and (mylde) for defaute [aaAx]
15,295 Theraftur thow (sendest) hem (somer) / [th]at is here (souereyne) ioye [aaAx]
15,296 And (blisse) to alle [th]at (been) / (bothe) to wilde and to tame [aaAx]
15,297 Thenne may (beggares) as (bestes) / aft<ur> a (blisse) aske [aaAx]
15,298 That al here (lyf) haen (lyued) / in (langour) and defaute [aaAx]
15,299 Bote god (sende) hem (somtyme) / (sum) man<er>e ioye [aaAxx]
15,300 Other (here) or (elliswher) / (elles) hit were reuthe [aaAx]
15,301 ffor to (wro[th]<er>hele) was he (wrouht) / [th]at neu<er>e (was) ioye yschape [aaAxx]
15,302 (Angeles) [th]at in (helle) now / ben (hadden) somtyme ioye [aaAx]
15,303 And (dyues) in his (deyntees) lyuede / and in { (douce) vie } [aaAx]
15,304 And now he (buyth) hit (bitt<er>e) / he is a (beggare) of helle [aaAx]
15,305 Many man hath his ioye here / for al here wel dedes [xxXx]
15,306 And (lordes) and (ladyes) ben cald / for (ledes) [th]at they haue [aaxAx]
15,307 And (slepeth) as hit (semeth) / and (som<ur>) eu<er>e hem folleweth [aaAx]
15,308 Ac when deth (awaketh) hem of here (wele) / [th]at (were) er so ryche [aaAx]
15,309 Then aren hit (puyre) (pore) thynges / in (p<ur>gatorie) or in hell<e> [aaAx]
15,310 Dauid in [th]e (saut<er>) / of (suche) maketh mynde [xaAx]
15,311 And sayth { dormierunt & nichil inuenerunt &c } [Latin]
--- { Et alibi velud sompnu<m> surgenciu<m> in &c } [Latin]

Passus sextus de dowel
16,1 Allas [th]at (rychesse) shal (reue) / and (robbe) mannes soule [aaAx]
16,2 ffro [th]e (loue) of oure (lord) / at his (laste) ende [aaAx]
16,3 (Hewen) [th]at (haen) / here (huyre) byfore [aaAx]

16,4 Aren eu<er>emore pore and selde (deyeth) oute of (dette) [xxAa] fol. 68v
16,5 To (dyne) ar he (deserue) hit when his (dyuer) is (doen) / and his (dayes) io<ur>ne [aaaAx]
16,6 Thenne may men (wyte) what he is (worth) / and (what) he hath deserued [aaAx]
16,7 Ac nat to (fonge) (byfore) (for) (drede) / of (dessallouwynge) [aaAbb]
16,8 So y (sey) by [y]ow ryche hit (semeth) nat / [th]at [y]e sholle [axAx]
16,9 (Haue) two (heuenes) / for [y]oure (here) beynge [aaAx]
16,10 (Muche) (m<ur>the) is in (may) / (Amonge) wilde bestes [aaaAxx]
16,11 And (so) forth whiles (som<ur>) laste / here (solace) duyreth [aaAx]
16,12 And (moch) (m<ur>the) amonge ryche (men) is / [th]at han (meble) ynow and hele [aaaAx]
16,13 Ac (beggares) (aboute) myssom<ur> / (bredles) they soupe [aaAx]
16,14 And [y]ut is (wynt<er>) for hem (worse) / for (weetshoed) [th]ey gone [aaAx]
16,15 (Afurste) and (afyngered) / and (foule) rebuked [aaAx]
16,16 Of this world (ryche) men / [th]at (reuthe) is to here [axAx]
16,17 Now lord (sende) hem (som<ur>) (somtyme) / to (solace) and to ioye [aaaAx]
16,18 That al here (lyf) (leden) / in (lownesse) and in pou<er>te [aaAx]
16,19 ffor al (myhtest) [th]ou haue (ymad) / (men) of grete welthe [aaAx]
16,20 And yliche (witty) and (wys) / and lyue (wt<h>oute) nede [aaAx]
16,21 Ac for [th]e beste as y hope / aren som pore and ryche [xxXx]
16,22 (Riht) so haue (reuthe) on vs alle / and (amende) vs for thy (m<er>cy) [aaAx]
16,23 --- this line is omitted ---
16,24 And make vs alle meke (lowe) and (lele) / and (louynge) and of herte pore [aaAx]
16,25 And (sende) vs (contricion) to (clanse) / wt<h> oure (soules) [abBa]
16,26 And (confessioun) to (kulle) / alle (kyne) synnes [aaAx]
16,27 And (satisfacciou<n>) [th]e whiche (folfilleth) / [th]e (fader) wille of heuene [aaAx]
16,28 And these ben (dowel) and (dobet) / and (dobest) of alle [aaAx]
16,29 { (Cordis) (contricio) } (cometh) / of soruthe of herte [{aa}aXx]
16,30 And { oris (confessio) } / [th]at (cometh) of shrifte of mouthe [{a}aXx]
16,31 And { (satisfaccion) } [th]at for (soules) paieth / and for alle (synnes) quyteth [{a}aAx]
16,31 { Cordis contricio Oris confession Op<er>is satisfaccio } [Latin]
16,32 Thise (thre) (wt<h>oute) doute / (tholieth) alle pou<er>te [aaAx]
16,33 And (lereth) (lewed) and (lered) / hey and (lowe) to knowe [aaaAx]
16,34 Ho doth wel or (bet) or (beste) / (aboue) alle [aaAx]
16,35 And holy (churche) and (charite) herof / a (chartre) made [aaAx]
16,36 And bote these thre [th]at y spak / of at domesday vs defende [xxXx]
16,37 (Elles) is al an (ydel) / (al) oure lyuynge (here) [aaAa]
16,38 Oure (p<re>yeres) and oure (penances) / and (pilgrimages) to Rome [aaAx]
16,39 Bote oure (spensis) and oure (spendyng) / (sprynge) of a trewe welle [aaAx]

16,40 Elles is alle oure (labour) (loest) / (loo) how men writeth [aaAx] fol. 69r
16,41 In (fenestres) at [th]e (freres) / yf (fals) be [th]e (fondement) [aaAa]
16,42 fforthy (cristene) sholde be in (comune) ryche / noon (coueytous) for hy<m>sulue [aaAx]
16,43 ffor (seuene) (synnes) / [th]at [th]<er> ben (assailen) vs eu<er>e [aaAx]
16,44 The (fend) (folleweth) hem alle / and (fondeth) hem to helpe [aaAx]
16,45 Ac with (rychesse) tho (rybaudes) / (rathest) men bigileth [aaAx]
16,46 ffor [th]at (rychesse) (regneth) / (reu<er>ences) folleweth [aaAx]
16,47 And [th]at is (plesant) to (pruyde) / in (pore) and in ryche [aaAx]
16,48 And [th]e (ryche) is (reu<er>enced) / by (resoun) of his (rychesse) [aaAa]
16,49 There [th]e (pore) is (potte) behynde / and (p<ar>aunt<ur>) can more [aaAx]
16,50 Of (wit) and of (wisdoem) / [th]at fer (way) is bett<er>e [aaAx]
16,51 Then (rychesse) or (ryalte) / and (rather) (yherde) in (heuene) [aaAbb]
16,52 ffor [th]e (ryche) hath moche to (rykene) / and (riht) softe walketh [aaAx]
16,53 The (hey) way to (heueneward) / he (halt) hit nat fol (euene) [aaAa]
16,54 There [th]e (pore) (p<re>seth) / byfore wt<h> a (pak) at his rugge [aaAx]
16,54 { Op<er>a eor<um> sequuntur illos } [Latin]
16,55 (Batauntliche) as (beggares) doen / and (baldeliche) he craueth [aaAx]
16,56 ffor his (pou<er>te) and his (pacience) / (p<er>petual) ioye [aaAx]
16,57 And (pruyde) in (rychesse) (regneth) / (rather) then in (pou<er>te) [abbBa]
16,58 Or in [th]e (mayst<er>) or in [th]e (man) / som (mansion) he haueth [aaAx]
16,59 Ac in (pou<er>te) [th]<er> (pacience) / is (pruyde) hath no myhte [aaAx]
16,60 Ne none of [th]e (seuene) (synnes) / (sitte) ne may [th]<er> longe [aaAx]
16,61 Ne haue (power) in (pou<er>te) / yf (pacience) hym folewe [aaAx]
16,62 ffor [th]e (pore) is ay (prest) / to (plese) [th]e ryche [aaAx]
16,63 And (buxum) at his (biddyng) / for his (breed) and his drynke [aaAx]
16,64 And (buxumnesse) and (boost) (/ ben) eu<er>emore at werre [aaAxx]
16,65 And (ayther) (hateth) (o[th]<er>) / and may nat wone togyderes [aaaXx]
16,66 Yf (wrathe) (wrastle) with [th]e pore / he hath [th]e (worse) ende [aaxAx]
16,67 ffor yf they bothe (pleyne) / the (pore) is bote feble [aaXx]
16,68 And yf he (chyde) or (chatt<er>e) hym / (cheueth) [th]e worse [aaAx]
16,69 ffor (louelyche) he (loketh) / and (lowe) is his speche [aaAx]
16,70 That (mete) or (moneye) / of straunge (men) moet begge [aaAx]
16,71 And yf (glotonye) (greue) pou<er>te / he (gadereth) [th]e lasse [aaAx]
16,72 ffor his (rentes) wol nat (reche) / (ryche) metes to bugge [aaAx]
16,73 And thogh his (glotonye) be of (gode) ale / he (goth) to a colde beddynge [aaAx]
16,74 And his (heued) (vnheled) / (vnesylyche) ywrye [aaAx]

16,75 ffor when he (streyneth) hym to (strecche) / the (strawe) is his shetes [aaAx] fol. 69v
16,76 So for his (glotonye) / and his (grete) synne [xaAx]
16,77 He hath a greuous penaunce / [th]at is welowo [xxXx]
--- When he (awaketh) / and (wepeth) for colde [xaAx]
16,78 So he is neu<er>e (m<er>ye) so / (meschief) hym folleweth [xaAx]
16,79 And thogh (coueytyse) wolde wt<h> [th]e pore wrastle / they may nat (come) togyderes [axAx]
16,80 And by [th]e (nekke) (namelyche) here / (noen) may henten other [aaAx]
16,81 ffor men (knowen) wel [th]at (coueytise) / is of a (kene) will<e> [aaAx]
16,82 And hath (hondes) and (armes) / of a (longe) (lenthe) [aaBb]
16,83 And (pou<er>te) is bote a (pety) thyng / (appereth) nat to his nauele [aaAx]
16,84 And (louely) (layk) was hit neu<er>e / bytwene a (longe) and a shorte one [aaAx]
16,85 And thogh (Auaryce) wolde (Angry) pou<er>te / he (hath) bote lytel myhte [aaAx]
16,86 ffor (pou<er>te) hath bote (pokes) / to (potten) in his godes [aaAx]
16,87 There (Auaryce) hath (almaries) / and (yre) bounden coffres [aaAx]
16,88 And where be (bett<er>e) to (breke) / lasse (boest) hit maketh [aaAx]
16,89 To (breke) a (beggares) (bagge) then / an yre (bounden) coffre [aaaAx]
16,90 And (lecherye) (loueth) no pore / for he hath bote (litel) siluer [aaxAx]
16,91 Ne doth men (dyne) (delicatlyche) / ne (drynke) wyne ofte [aaAx]
16,92 A (straw) for the (stuyues) hit (stoed) nat / hadde they noen haunt bote of pore [aaaXx]
16,93 And thow (sleuthe) (sewe) pou<er>te / and (s<er>ue) nat god to paye [aaAx]
16,94 (Meschief) is ay a (mene) / and (maketh) hym to thenke [aaAx]
16,95 That (god) is his (gretteste) helpe / and no (gome) elles [aaAx]
16,96 And he is (s<er>uant) alway he (saith) / and of his (secte) bothe [aaAx]
16,97 And where he (be) or (be) nat / a (bereth) [th]e signe of pou<er>te [aaaXx]
16,98 And in [th]at (secte) oure (saueour) / (saued) al mankynde [aaAx]
16,99 fforthy alle (pore) [th]at (pacient) / is of (puyr) rihte may claymen [aaAx]
16,100 Aftur here (endynge) (here) / (heueneryche) blisse [aaAx]
16,101 Moche (hardyore) may he (aske) / [th]at (here) myhte (haue) his wille [aaAx]
16,102 In (lond) and in (lordschipe) / and (lykynge) of body [aaAx]
16,103 And for goddes (loue) (leueth) al / and (lyueth) as a beggare [aaAx]
16,104 As a (mayde) for a (mannes) loue / here (moder) forsoke [aaAx]
16,105 Here (fader) and alle here (frendes) / and goth (forth) wt<h> here p<ar>amo<ur>s [aaAx]
16,106 (Moche) is suche a (mayde) to louye / of a (man) [th]at such oen taketh [aaAx]
16,107 (More) then [th]at (mayde) is / [th]at is (maried) by brocage [aaAx]
16,108 As by (assente) of (sondry) p<er>sones / and (suluer) to bote [aaAx]
16,109 More for (coueytise) of (catel) then / (kynde) loue of [th]e mariage [aaAx]

16,110 So hit fareth by vch a (p<er>sone) / [th]at (possession) forsaketh [xaAx] fol. 70r
16,111 And (potte) hym to be (pacient) / and (pou<er>te) weddeth [aaAx]
16,112 The whiche is (syb) to crist (sulue) / and (semblable) bothe [aaAx]
16,113 Q<uo>d (Actyf) tho al (angryliche) / and (arguinge) as hit were [aaAx]
16,114 What is (pou<er>te) (pacience) q<uo>d he / y (p<re>ye) [th]at thow telle hit [aaAx]
16,115 { (Paup<er>tas) } q<uo>d (pacience) / { est odibile bonu<m> } [{a}a{Xx}]
16,115 { Remocio curar<um> possessio sine calu<m>pnia } [Latin]
16,115 { donum dei sanitatis mat<er> absq<ue> solicitudine semita } [Latin]
16,115 { sapiencie temperatrix negociu<m> sine dampno } [Latin]
16,115 { Incerta fortuna absq<ue> solicitudine felicitas } [Latin]
16,116 Y (can) nat (construe) al this (q<uo>d) / { Actiua vita } [aa{Ax}]
16,117 (P<ar>fay) q<uo>d (pacience) / (p<ro>preliche) to telle hit [aaAx]
16,118 Al this in (engelysch) hit is ful (hard) / (ac) sumdel y shal telle the [aaAxx]
16,119 (Pou<er>te) is the furste (poynte) / [th]at (pruyde) moest hateth [aaAx]
16,120 Thenne is pou<er>te (goed) by (goed) skill<e> / thouh hit (greue) a litel [aaAx]
16,121 Al [th]at may (potte) of (pruyde) / in eny (place) [th]<er> he regneth [aaAx]
16,122 { Remocio curar<um>} (selde) (syt) pou<er>te / [th]e (soth) to declare [aaAx]
16,123 Or as a (iustice) to (iuge) men / me (enioyneth) [th]<er>to no pore [aaAx]
16,124 Ne to be a (mair) ou<er> (men) / ne (mynistre) vnder kynges [aaAx]
16,125 Selde is eny (pore) (ypot) / to (puneshe) eny (peple) [aaAa]
16,126 { ??<er>go} (pou<er>te) and (pore) men / (p<ar>forme) [th]e comandement [aaAx]
16,126 { Nolite iudicare quemq<ua>m possessio sine calumpnia } [Latin]
16,127 Selde is [th]e pore (rihte) (ryche) / but of his (rihtfole) eritage [aaAx]
16,128 (Wynneth) he nat wt<h> (wight<es>) false / ne (wt<h>) vnselede mesures [aaAxx]
16,129 Ne boreweth of his neyhebore / but [th]at he may wel paye [xxXx]
16,130 And men (leneth) (lyhtly) fewe men / and me wene hem pore [aaXx]
16,131 The (furthe) hit is a (fortune) / [th]at (florischeth) [th]e soule [aaAx]
16,132 Wt<h> (sobrete) fro alle (synnes) / and (also) [y]ut more [aaAx]
16,133 Hit (defendeth) [th]e (flesche) / fram (folies) ful monye [aaAx]
16,134 A (collateral) (confort) / (cristes) oune sonde [aaAx]
16,135 { Don<um> dei} [y]ut is hit (moder) of (myhte) / and of (ma<n>nes) helthe [aaAx]
16,136 And (frende) in alle (fondynges) / and of (foule) eueles leche { sanitatis mat<er> } [aaA{x}]
16,137 The sixte hit is a (path) of (pees) [y]e / thorwe [th]e (pase) of Aultou<n> [aaAx]
16,138 (Pou<er>te) myhte (passe) / wt<h>oute (perel) of robbynge [aaAx]
16,139 ffor [th]<er> as (pou<er>te) (passeth) / (pes) folleweth comunely [aaAx]
16,140 And eu<er>e [th]e (lasse) [th]at on (lede) [th]e / (lihtere) his herte is there [aaAx]

16,141 As he [th]at woet (neu<er>e) wt<h> wham / on (nyhtes) tyme to mete [axAx] fol. 70v
16,141 { Seneca Paup<ertas> est absq<ue> solicitudine semita } [Latin]
16,142 The seuethe is a (welle) of (wysdoem) / and fewe (wordes) sheweth [aaAx]
16,143 ffor (lordes) (alloueth) hym (litel) / or (leggeth) ere to his resoun [aaaAx]
16,144 A (tempreth) [th]e (tonge) to (treuthward) / [th]at no (tresor) coueyteth [aaaAx]
16,145 The ey[gh]te hit is a (lel) (labour) / and (loeth) to take more [aaAx]
16,146 Then he may (sothly) (deserue) / in (som<ur>) or in wynt<er> [aaAx]
16,147 And thogh he (chaffare) he (chargeth) no loes may / he (charite) wynne [aaAx]
16,147 { Negociu<m> sine dampno } [Latin]
16,148 The nythe hit is (swete) to (soules) / ne no (sucre) (swettore) [aaAa]
16,149 ffor (pacience) is his (paniter) / and (pou<er>te) (payn) here fyndeth [aaAa]
16,150 And (sobrete) [y]eueth here (swete) drynke / and (solaceth) here in alle angrys [aaAx]
16,151 Thus (lered) me a (lered) man for oure (lordes) / (loue) seynt Austyn [aaAa]
16,152 That (puyre) (pou<er>te) and (pacience) / was a (louh) (lyuynge) on erthe [aaaBb]
16,153 A (blessed) lyf wt<h>oute (bisinesse) / (bote) onelyche for [th]e soule [aaAxx]
16,153 { Absq<(ue> solicitudine felicitas } [Latin]
16,154 Now (god) [th]at al (gyueth) / (g<ra>unte) his soule reste [aaAx]
16,155 That (wroet) thus to (wisse) men / (what) pou<er>te was to mene [aaAxx]
16,156 Thenne hadde (Actyf) a ledare [th]at (hihte) / { lib<e>rum (arbitriu<m>) } [aaAx]
16,157 A (knewe) (Consience) ful wel / and (clergie) bothe [aaAx]
16,158 He [th]at hath (lond) and (lordschipe) q<uo>d he / at [th]e (laste) ende [aaAx]
16,159 Shal be (porest) of (power) / at his (p<ar>tynge) hennes [aaAx]
16,160 Thenne hadde y (wonder) what he (was) / [th]at { leberu<m> Arbit<ri>um } [aaXx]
16,161 And (preyde) (pacience) / [th]at y (apose) hym moste [aaAx]
16,162 And he (soffrede) me and (saide) / (assay) his o[th]<er> name [aaAx]
16,163 (Leue) { (lib<er>um) arbit<ri>um } q<uo>d y / of what (lond) ar [y]e [aaAx]
16,164 And yf thow be (cristes) (creature) / for (cristes) loue telle me [aaAx]
16,165 Y am (cristes) (creature) q<uo>d he / and (cristene) in mony a place [aaAx]
16,166 And in (cristes) (co<ur>t) (yknowe) wel / and of his (kynne) a p<ar>ty [aaaAx]
16,167 Is no[th]<er> (Pet<er>) the (port<er>) / ne (Poul) wt<h> the fauchen [aaAx]
16,168 That wol (defende) me heuene (dore) / (dynge) y neu<er>e so late [aaAx]
16,169 At (mydnyhte) at (mydday) / (my) vois is so yknowe [aaAxx]
16,170 That vch a (creature) [th]at loueth / (crist) (welcometh) me faire [aaAx]
16,171 Whareof (s<er>ue) [y]e Y (saide) / (sir) { liberu<m> arbit<ri>um } [aaAxx]
16,172 Of som tyme to (fihte) q<uo>d he / (falsnesse) to destruye [xaAx]
16,173 And som (tyme) to (soffre) / bothe (tene) and (sorwe) [abAb]

16,174 (Layk) or (leue) / at my (lykyng) chese [aaAx] fol. 71r
16,175 To do (wel) or (wykke) / a (will<e>) wt<h> a resoun [aaAx]
16,176 And may nat (be) wt<h>oute a (body) / to here me where hym liketh [xaAx]
16,177 Thenne is [th]at (body) (bett<er>e) [th]en [th](o)u q<uo>d y / Nay q<uo>d he no (bett<er>e) [aaXa]
16,178 Bote as (wode) were afuyre thenne / (worcheth) bothe [axAx]
16,179 And (ayther) is otheres (hete) / and (also) of o will<e> [aaAx]
16,180 And so is (man) [th]at hath his (mynde) / (myd) { liberu<m> Arbit<ri>um } [aaAxx]
16,181 And whiles y (quyke) [th]e (cors) / (ycald) am y { Anima } [aaAx]
16,182 And when y (wilne) and (wolde) / { (Anim<us>) } y (hatte) [aa{B}b]
16,183 And [th]at y (can) and (knowe) / (ycald) am y { mens } thouhte [aaA{x}]
16,184 And when y (make) (mone) to god / { (Memoria) } y hatte [aa{A}x]
16,185 And when y (deme) (dom<es>) / and (do) as (treuthe) (techeth) [aaAbb]
16,186 Thenne ys { (racio) } my (rihte) name / (reson) an englische [{a}aAx]
16,187 And when y (fele) [th]at (folke) telleth / my (furste) name is { sensus } [aaAx]
16,188 And [th]at is (wit) and (wysdoem) / the (welle) of alle craftes [aaAx]
16,189 And when y (chalenge) or (chalenge) nat / (chepe) or refuse [aaAx]
16,190 Thenne am y (Concience) (ycald) goddes / (clerk) and his notarie [aaAx]
16,191 And when y wol (do) or (do) nat / gode (dedes) or ille [aaAx]
16,192 Thenne am <<y>> { (liberum) Arbit<ri>um } / as (lered) men telleth [{ax}Ax]
16,193 And when Y (louye) (lelly) oure (lord) / and alle o[th]<er>e [aaaXx]
16,194 Thenne is (lele) (loue) my name / and in (latyn) { Amor } [aaxAx]
16,195 And when y (fle) fro [th]e body / and (feye) leue [th]e caroyne [axAx]
16,196 Thenne am y (spirit) (spechelees) / and { (spiritus) } then Y hote [aa{A}x]
16,197 (Austyn) and (ysodorus) / (either) of hem bothe [aaAx]
16,198 (Nempned) me thus to (name) / (now) [th](o)u myhte chese [aaAx]
16,199 How [th]ou (coueytest) to (calle) me now / [th]<o>u (knowest) al my nam<es> [aaAx]
16,199 { Anima p<ro> diu<er>sis occacionib<us> / diu<er>sa no<m>i<n>a sortit<ur> } [Latin]
16,199 { dum sinificat corpus A<n>i<m>a est / dum vult anim<us> est } [Latin]
16,199 { dum recolit memoria est / dum iudicat racio est } [Latin]
16,199 { dum sentit sensus est / dum Amat Amor est } [Latin]
16,199 { dum declina de malo ad bonu<m> / lib<er>um Arbit<ri>um est } [Latin]
16,199 { dum negat vel consentit / consciencia est / dum sperat spirit<us> est } [Latin]
16,200 [Y]e (beth) as a (bischop) q<uo>d y / al (bo<ur>dynge) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
16,201 ffor (bisshopes) (yblessed) / they (bereth) many names [aaAx]
16,202 { (Presul) } and { (Pontifex) } / and { (met<ro>polanus) } [{aa}{Ax}]
16,203 And (o[th]<er>e) names an (heep) / { (Episcopus) } and { pastor } [aa{A}{x}]

16,204 That is (soth) he (sayde) now / y (se) thy wille [aaAx] fol. 71v
16,205 Thow woldest (knowe) and (conne) / [th]e (cause) of all<e> here names [aaAx]
16,206 And of (myn) yf thow (myhteste) / (me) thynketh by thy speche [aaAxx]
16,207 [Y]e (sire) y (sayde) by (so) / no man were ygreued [aaAx]
16,208 Alle [th]e (sciences) vnder (sonne) / and alle [th]e (sotil) craftes [aaAx]
16,209 Y wolde Y (knewe) and (couthe) / (kyndeliche) in myn herte [aaAx]
16,210 Thenne artow (inp<ar>fit) q<uo>d he / and oen of (pruydes) knyhtes [axAx]
16,211 ffor such a (lust) and (lykynge) / (lucifer) ful fram heuene [aaAx]
16,211 { Ponam pedem meum in Aquilone &c } [Latin]
16,212 Hit were a[y]eyns (kynde) (q<uo>d) he / and alle (kyne) resoun [aaAx]
16,213 That eny (creature) sholde (conne) / al excepte (crist) one [aaAx]
16,214 A[y]enes alle suche (salamon) (speketh) / and (despiseth) here wittes [aaAx]
16,215 And sayth { sicut qui mel comedit multu<m> / non est ei bonu<m> } [Latin]
16,215 { Sic sc<ru>tator est magestatis / opp<ri>mat<ur> a gl<or>ia } [Latin]
16,216 To engelische (men) this is to (mene) / [th]at (mowen) speke and here [aaAx]
16,217 The (man) [th]at (moche) hony eet / his (mawe) hit engleymeth [aaAx]
16,218 The (wittore) [th]at eny (wihte) is / but yf he (worche) [th]<er>aft<ur> [aaAx]
16,219 The (bittorere) he shal (abugge) / (but) yf he (wel) (worche) [aaAbb]
16,220 { (Beatus) } saith seynt (Bernard) / { qui scripturas legit } [aa{Xx}]
16,221 { Et (verba) (v<er>tit) in op<er>a } / (emforth) his power [{aax}Ax]
16,222 (Coueytyse) to (conne) / and to (knowe) sciences [aaAx]
16,223 (Potte) out of (paradys) / (Adam) and (Eue) [aaBb]
16,223 { Sciencie appetitus ho<m>i<n>em inmortalitatis gl<or>iam spoliauit } [Latin]
16,224 And riht as (hony) / is (euel) to defie [xaAx]
16,225 Riht so (sothly) (sciences) / (swelleth) a mannes (soule) [aaAa]
16,226 And (doth) hym to be (deynous) / and (deme) [th]at beth nat lered [aaAx]
16,227 { Non plus (sap<er>e) } (saide) [th]e wyse / { q<ua>m oportet (sap<er>e) } [aaAx]
16,227 laste synne of pruyde wexe [xxXx]
16,228 (ffreres) (fele) tymes / to [th]e (folk) [th]<er> they p<re>chen [aaAx]
16,229 (Meuen) (motyues) (mony) tymes / insolibles and falaes [aaaXx]
16,230 That bothe (lewed) and (lered) / of here (beleue) douten [aaAx]
16,231 To (teche) [th]e (ten) comaundement[z] / (ten) sythe were bett<er>e [aaAx]
16,232 And how that (folk) (foliliche) / here (fyue) wittes myspenenen [aaAx]
16,233 As wel (freres) as o[th]<er>e (folk) / (foliliche) spenden [aaAx]
16,234 In (housynge) in (helynge) / in (holy) clergie schewynge [aaAx]

16,235 More for (pompe) and (pruyde) / as [th]e (peple) (woet) (wel) [aaAbb] fol. 72r
16,236 That y (lye) nat (loo) / for (lordes) [y]e plese [aaAx]
16,237 And (reu<er>ence) [th]e (ryche) / [th]e (rather) for here suluer [aaAx]
16,238 A[y]en [th]e (consayl) of (crist) / as holy (clergie) witnesseth [aaAx]
16,239 { Ne sitis accept<ores> p<er>sonar<um> } [Latin]
16,240 Lo what holy (writ) (wittnesseth) / of (wikkede) techares [aaAx]
16,241 As (holiness) and (honestee) / out of (holy) churche [aaAx]
16,242 (Spryngeth) and (spredeth) / and (enspireth) [th]e peple [aaAx]
16,243 Thorw (p<ar>fit) (preesthoed) / and (p<re>lates) of holy churche [aaAx]
16,244 Riht so (oute) of (holy) churche / al (euel) spredeth [aaAx]
16,245 There (inp<ar>fit) (preesthoed) / is (p<re>chares) and techares [aaAx]
16,246 And (se) hit by (ensample) / In (som<ur>) (tyme) on (trees) [aaAbb]
16,247 [Th]<er>e som (bowes) (bereth) leues / and some (bereth) none [aaAx]
16,248 Tho (bowes) [th]at (bereth) nat / and (beth) nat grene yleued [aaAxx]
16,249 There is a (meschief) in [th]e (more) / of suche (man<er>e) stokkes [aaAx]
16,250 Riht so (p<er>sones) and (p<re>stes) / and (p<re>chours) of holy churche [aaAx]
16,251 Is [th]e (rote) of [th]e (rihte) fayth / to (reule) [th]e peple [aaAx]
16,252 Ac [th]<er> [th]e (rote) is (roton) / (resoun) woet [th]e sothe [aaAx]
16,253 Shal neu<er>e (flour) ne (fruyt) wexe / ne (fayre) leue be grene [aaAx]
16,254 ffor wolde [y]e (lettered) (leue) [th]<er> / (lecherye) of clothyng [aaAx]
16,255 And be (corteys) and (kynde) / of holy (kyrke) godes [aaAx]
16,256 (P<ar>te) with [th]e (pore) / and [y]oure (pruyde) leue [aaAx]
16,257 And [th]<er>to (trewe) of [y]oure (tonge) / and of [y]oure (tayl) also [aaAx]
16,258 And (hatien) (harlotrie) / and to (vnderfonge) [th]e tythes [aaAx]
16,259 Of (vsererus) of (hores) / of alle (euel) wynnynges [aaAx]
16,260 (Loeth) were (lewed) men bote / they [y]oure (lore) folweden<n> [aaAx]
16,261 And (amenden) of here (mysdedes) / (more) for ensaumples [aaAx]
16,262 Then for to (p<re>chen) and (preue) hit nat / (ypocrisye) hit semeth [aaAx]
16,263 (Ypocrisye) is a braunche of (pruyde) / and most amonges clerkes [aaXx]
16,264 And is (ylikned) in (latyn) / to a (lothly) dong hep [aaAx]
16,265 That were (bysnewed) <al> wt<h> (snowe) / and (snakes) wt<h>ynne [aaAx]
16,266 Or to a (wal) (ywhitlymed) / and (were) blak (wt<h>ynne) [aaAa]
16,267 Riht so many (p<re>stes) (p<re>chours) / and (p<re>lates) [aaAx]
16,268 That ben (enblaunched) wt<h> (bete) paroles / and wt<h> (bele) clothes [aaAx]
16,269 And as (lambes) they (loke) / and (lyuen) as wolues [aaAx]

16,270 Ioh<ann>es (crisostom<us>) (carpeth) / thus of (clerkes) [xaAa] fol. 72v
16,271 { Sicut de templo om<n>e bonu<m> p<ro>gredit<ur> sic de templo om<n>e malu<m> p<ro>cedit } [Latin]
16,271 { Si sac<er>docium integrum fu<er>it tota floret eccl<es>ia } [Latin]
16,271 { si autem corupta fu<er>it om<n>iu<m> fedes marcida est } [Latin]
16,271 { Si sac<er>dociu<m> fu<er>it in peccatis totus populus conu<er>tit<ur> ad p<ec>cand<um> } [Latin]
16,271 { Sicut cu<m> videris Arborem pallidam & marcidam i<n>telligis q<uo>d viciu<m> h<ab>et in radice } [Latin]
16,271 { Ita cu<m> videris p<o>plu<m> indissiplinatu<m> & irreligiosu<m> sine dubio sac<er>dociu<m> ei<us> no<n> est sanu<m> } [Latin]
16,272 (Allas) (lewed) men moche / (lese) [y]e [th]at fynde [aaAx]
16,273 (Vnkynde) (curatours) to be / (kepares) of [y]oure soules [aaAx]
16,274 Ac thyng [th]at (wykkedliche) is (wonne) / and (wt<h>) fals sleythes [aaAxx]
16,275 (Wolde) neu<er>e o[th]<er> (wyse) god / but (wikkede) men hit hadde [aaAx]
16,276 As (inp<ar>fite) (p<re>stes) / and (p<re>chours) aftur suluer [aaAx]
16,277 (Seketours) and (sodenes) (somnours) / and here lemmanes [aaAx]
16,278 And [th]at wt<h> (gyle) was (gete) / (vngraciousliche) be yspened [aaAx]
16,279 (Curatours) of (holy) churche / and (clerkes) [th]at ben (Auerous) [abAb]
16,280 (Lihtliche) [th]at they (leue) / (loseles) hit deuoureth [aaAx]
16,281 (Leueth) hit wel (lordes) / both (lewed) and (lered) [aaAa]
16,282 That thus (goth) here (godes) / at [th]e laste ende [aaXx]
16,283 That (lyuen) a[y]en holy (lore) / and [th]e (loue) of charite [aaAx]
16,284 Charite q<uo>d y (tho) [th]at / is a (thyng) forsothe [xaAx]
16,285 That (maistres) (co<m>menden) (moche) / where (may) hit be yfounde [aaaAx]
16,286 Ich haue (yleued) in (londone) / monye (longe) [y]ere [aaAx]
16,287 And (fonde) I neu<er>e in (faith) / as (freres) hit p<re>cheth [aaAx]
16,288 (Charite) [th]at (chargeth) naught / ne (chyt) thow me greue hym [aaAx]
16,289 As (poul) in his (pistul) / of hym (bereth) wittenesse [aaAx] (p:p:b)
16,289 { Non inflatur non est ambiciosa } [Latin]
16,290 I (knewe) neu<er>e by (Crist) / (clerk) no[th]<er> lewed [aaAx]
16,291 That he ne (askede) aftur (his) / and (o[th]<er>ewhiles) coueytede [aaAx]
16,292 Thyng that (nedede) hym (nauhte) / and (nyme) hit yf a myhte [aaAx]
16,293 ffor thogh me (souhte) alle [th]e (sektes) / of (sust<ur>ne) and of breth<ur>ne [aaAx]
16,294 And (fynde) hym but (figuratyfly) / a (ferly) me thynketh [aaAx]
16,294 { Hic in enigmate tunc facie ad faciem } [Latin]
16,295 And so y (trowe) (treuly) by [th]at / me (telleth) of charite [aaAx]
16,296 (Charite) is a (childische) thyng / as holy (churche) witnesseth [aaAx]
16,296 { Nisi effic<iamini> sicut & parvuli &c } [Latin]
16,297 As (proud) of a (peny) / as of a (pounde) of golde [aaAx]

16,298 And as (glad) of a (goune) / of a (gray) russet [aaAx] fol. 73r
16,299 As of a (cote) of (cannaca) / or of (clene) scarlet [aaAx]
16,300 He is (glad) wt<h> alle (glade) / as (gurles) [th]at lawhen alle [aaAx]
16,301 And (sory) when he (seth) men (sory) / as thow (seest) childerne [aaaAx]
16,302 (Lawhe) [th]<er> men (lawheth) / and (loure) [th]<er> o[th]<er>e (louren) [aaAa]
16,303 And when a man (swereth) for (soth) / for (sooth) he hit troweth [aaAx]
16,304 (Weneth) he [th]at no (wyhte) / (wolde) lye and swerie [aaAxx]
16,305 Ne [th]at eny (gome) wolde (gyle) / o[th]<er>e ne (greue) [aaXa]
16,306 ffor drede of (god) [th]at so (goed) is / and thus (gates) vs techeth [aaAx]
16,307 { Q<uo>dcunq<ue> vultis vt faciant vob<is> ho<m>i<n>es facite eis } [Latin]
16,306 Hath he no (lykynge) to (lawhe) / ne to (likene) men to scorne [aaAx]
16,309 Alle (seknesses) and (sorwes) / for (solaces) he hit taketh [aaAx]
16,310 And alle (man<er>e) (meschiefs) / as (munst<ra>cie) of heuene [aaAx]
16,311 Of (deth) ne of (derthe) / (drad) he neu<er>e [aaAx]
16,312 Ne (mysliked) thogh he (lore) / or (lened) [th]at ilke [aaAx]
16,313 That neu<er>e (payed) (peny) a[y]eyn / in (places) [th]<er> he borwede [aaAx]
16,314 He (fynt) hym his (fode) q<uo>d Y / or what (frendes) hath he [aaAx]
16,315 --- this line is omitted ---
16,316 Of (rentes) ne of o[th]<er>e (rychesse) / ne (reccheth) he neu<er>e [aaAx]
16,317 A (frende) he hath [th]at (fynd) hym / [th]at (faylede) hym neu<er>e [aaAx]
16,318 (Oen) { (ap<er>is) tu manu<m> } / (alle) thynges hym fyndeth [aaAx]
16,319 { (ffiat) (voluntas) tua } / (festeth) hym vch a daye [aaAx]
16,320 And also a (can) (clergie) / { (credo) in deum p<at>rem } [aa{Ax}]
16,321 And (p<ur>traye) wel [th]e { (pat<er>n<ost>er) } / and (peynten) hit wt<h> { Auees } [{a}{a}A{x}]
16,322 And (o[th]<er>while) his (wone) / is to (wynde) in pilg<ri>mages [aaAx]
16,323 There (pore) men and (prisones) ben / and (paye) for here fode [aaAx]
16,324 (Clotheth) hem and (conforteth) hem / and of (Crist) p<re>cheth hem [aaAx]
16,325 What (sorwe) he (soffrede) / in (ensaumple) of vs alle [aaAx]
16,326 That (pou<er>te) and (penaunce) / (pacientlyche) ytake [aaAx]
16,327 Worth (moche) (meryte) to [th]at (man) / [th]at hit (may) soffre [aaaAx]
16,328 And when he hath (visited) thus (fet<er>ed) / (folke) and o[th]<er> (folke) pore [aaaAx] (v:f:f:f)
16,329 Thenne ([y]erneth) he into ([y]outhe) / and ([y]eepliche) he secheth [aaAx]
16,330 (Pruyde) wt<h> alle (p<ur>tinaunces) / and (pakketh) hem togyderes [aaAx]
16,331 And (laueth) hem in [th]e (lauendrie) / { (laboraui) in gemitu meo } [aaAx]
16,332 (Bouketh) hem at his (breste) / and (beteth) hit ofte [aaAx]
16,333 And wt<h> (warm) (wat<er>) / of his yes (woketh) hit til he (white) [aaAa]
16,333 { Lauabis me et sup<er> niuem dealbabor } [Latin]

16,334 And thenne (syngeth) he when he doth (so) / and (som) tyme wypynge [aaAx] fol. 73v
16,334 { Cor contritum & humiliatum deus non despic<ies> } [Latin]
16,335 Were y wt<h> hym by Criest q<uo>d y / y wolde neu<er>e fro hym [xxXx]
16,336 Thogh y my (byliue) sholde (begge) / (aboute) at menne hacches [aaAx]
16,337 Where (clerkes) (knowe) hym nat q<uo>d y / [th]at (kepen) holy churche [aaAx]
16,338 (Peres) the (plouhman) q<uo>d he / moste (p<ar>fitlyche) hym knoweth [aaAx]
16,338 { Et vidit deus cogitaciones eor<um> } [Latin]
16,339 By (clothyng) ne by (carpynge) (knowe) / shaltow hym neu<er>e [aaAxx]
16,340 Ac thorw (werkes) thow myhte (wyte) / (wherforth) he (walketh) [aaAa]
16,340 { Operib<us> credite } [Latin]
16,341 He is [th]e (murieste) of (mouthe) / at (mete) [th]<er> he sitteth [aaAx]
16,342 And (compenable) in (companye) / a<<s>> (Crist) hymsulue techeth [aaAx]
16,342 { Nolite tristes fieri sicut ypocrite } [Latin]
16,343 Ych haue (ysey) hym (mysulue) / (somtyme) in russet [aaAx]
16,344 Bothe in (gray) and in (grys) / and in (gult) harneys [aaAx]
16,345 And also (gladliche) he hit (gaf) / to (gomes) [th]at hit nedede [aaAx]
16,346 (Edmond) and (Edward) / (ay[th]<er>) were seyntes [aaAx]
16,347 And (cheef) (charite) wt<h> hem / and (chaste) all<e> here lyues [aaAx]
16,348 Ich haue (yseye) charite / also (syngen) and rede [axAx]
16,349 (Ryden) and (rennen) / in (raggede) clothes [aaAx]
16,350 Ac (biddyng) als a (beggare) / (byhelde) y hym neu<er>e [aaAx]
16,351 Ac in (riche) (robes) / (rathest) he walketh [aaAx]
16,352 (Ycalled) and (ycrimyled) / and his (croune) yshaue [aaAx]
16,353 And in a (frere) (frokke) / he was (founde) ones [aaAx]
16,354 Ac hit is (fer) and (fele) [y]er / in (franceys) tyme [aaAx]
16,355 In (sekte) (sethe) to (selde) / hath he be founde [aaaXx]
16,356 (Riche) men a (recomendeth) / and of (robes) taketh [aaAx]
16,357 Of tho that (lelelyche) (lyuen) / and (louen) and (byleuen) [aaAa]
16,357 { Beatus est diues sine mac<ula> } [Latin]
16,358 In (kynges) (co<ur>t) a (cometh) / yf his (consaile) be trewe [aaaAx]
16,359 Ac yf (couetyse) be of his (consaile) / a wol nat (come) [th]<er>ynne [aaAx]
16,360 Among(es) be (comune) in (Co<ur>t) / a (cometh) bote selde [aaAx]
16,361 ffor (braulyng) and (bacbitynge) / and (berynge) of fals witnesse [aaAx]
16,362 In (constorie) bifore (co<m>missarie) / a (cometh) nat ful ofte [aaAx]
16,363 ffor (ou<er>long) is here (lawe) / but yf [th]ay (lacche) suluer [aaAx]
16,364 Wt<h> (bisshopes) a wolde (be) / for (beggares) sake [aaAx]

16,365 Ac (auaris) (o[th]<er>whiles) (halt) hym / (wt<h>oute) [th]e gate [aaaAx] fol. 74r
16,366 (Kyngel) and (Cardynals) / (knewen) hym sum tyme [aaAx]
16,367 Ac thorw (Coueytyse) and his (consaile) / (ycongeyed) is he ofte [aaAx]
16,368 And hoso (coueyteth) to (knowe) / such a (kynde) hym foleweth [aaAx]
16,369 As y (tolde) [th]e wt<h> (tonge) / a litel (tyme) ypassed [aaAx]
16,370 ffor no[th]<er> he ne (beggeth) / ne (biddeth) ne (borweth) to [y]elde [aaAx]
16,371 He halt hit for a (vyce) / and a (foule) shame [xaAx] (v:f)
16,372 To (begge) or to (borwe) / (but) of god one [aaAx]
16,372 { Panem n<ost>rum co<tidianum> &c } [Latin]

Passus vij<us> de dowel & explic<it>
17,1 There is no (such) y (sayde) / [th]at (som) tyme ne borweth [aaAx]
17,2 Or (beggeth) or (biddeth) / (be) he ryche or pore [aaAxx]
17,3 And [y]ut (o[th]<er>while) (wroeth) / (wt<h>outen) eny synne [aaAx]
17,4 Ho is (wroeth) and wolde be (awreke) / holy (writ) p<re>ueth q<uo>d he [aaAx]
17,5 A passeth (cheef) (charite) / yf holy (churche) be trewe [aaAx]
17,5 { Caritas om<n>ia soffert } [Latin]
17,6 Holy (writ) (witnesseth) / [th]<er> (were) suche eremytes [aaAx]
17,7 (Solitarie) by (hemsulue) / in here (selles) lyuede [aaAx]
17,8 Wt<h>oute (borwynge) / or (beggynge) (bote) of god one [aaAx]
17,9 Excepte [th]at (Egide) / a (hynde) (o[th]<er>while) [aaAx]
17,10 To his (selle) (selde) cam / and (soffred) be mylked [aaAx]
17,11 Elles (foules) (fedde) hem / in (frythes) [th]<er> they wonede [aaAx]
17,12 Bothe (Antony) and (arseny) / and (o[th]<er>) fol monye [aaAx]
17,13 (Paul) { (p<ri>m<us>) heremita } / hadde (yparrokede) hymsulue [a{a}Ax]
17,14 That no (man) (myhte) se hym / for (moes) and for leues [aaAx]
17,15 (ffoules) hym (fedde) / yf (frere) Austynes be trewe [aaAx]
17,16 ffor he (ordeyned) [th]at (ordre) / or (elles) [th]ey gabben [aaAx]
17,17 (Paul) aftur his (p<re>chyng) / (paniars) he made [aaAx]
17,18 And wan wt<h> his handes / al [th]at hym nedede [xxXx]
17,19 Pet<er> (fischede) for his (fode) / and his (fere) Androwe [aaAx]
17,20 Som they (solde) and som they (solde) / and (so) they lyuede bothe [aaAxx]
17,21 (Marie) (Maudeleyne) / by (mores) lyuede and dewes [aaAx]
17,22 (Loue) and (lele) (byleue) / held (lyf) and soule togyderes [aaaAx]
17,23 Marie (Egipciaca) (eet) / (in) thritty wynt<er> [aaAxx]
17,24 Bote thre (litle) (loues) / and (loue) was here soule [aaAx]
17,25 Y can nat (rykene) hem (ri[gh]t) now / ne (reherse) here names [aaAx]
17,26 That (lyueden) thus for oure (lordes) (loue) / monye (longe) [y]eres [aaaAx]

17,27 Wt<h>oute (borwynge) or (beggynge) / or [th]e (boek) lyeth [aaAx] fol. 74v
17,28 And (woneden) in (wildernesses) / amonges (wilde) bestes [aaAx]
17,29 Ac durste no (beste) (byte) hem / (by) day ne by nyhte [aaAxx]
17,30 Bote (myldelyche) when [th]ey (metten) / (maden) lowe chere [aaAx]
17,31 And (faire) byfore tho men (faunede) / wt<h> [th]e tayles [axAx]
17,32 Ac (bestes) (brouhte) hem no mete / (bute) onliche [th]e foules [aaAxx]
17,33 In (tokenynge) [th]at (trewe) man / alle (tymes) sholde [aaAx]
17,34 ffynde (honest) men and (holy) men / and (o[th]<er>) rihtfole peple [aaAx]
17,35 ffor wolde neu<er>e (faythfull) god / [th]at (freres) and monkes [axAx]
17,36 Toke (lyflode) of (luyther) wynnynges / in all here (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
17,37 As (wittnesseth) holy (writ) / (what) tobie saide to his (wyf) [aaAa]
17,38 When (he) was (blynde) he (herde) / a lambe (blete) [abAb]
17,39 (Wyf) be (ywar) q<uo>d he / (what) haue we herynne [aaAx]
17,40 (Lord) (leue) q<uo>d [th]at (lede) / no stole thynge be herynne [aaaXx]
17,40 { Videte nefurtum sit & alibi meli<us> est mori q<ua>m male viu<er>e &c } [Latin]
17,41 This is no (more) to (mene) / bote (men) of holy churche [aaAx]
17,42 Sholde (reseue) (riht) nauht / but [th]at (riht) wolde [aaAx]
17,43 And (refuse) (reu<er>ences) / and (raueners) offrynges [aaAx]
17,44 Thenne wolde (lordes) and (ladyes) / be (loth) for to agulte [aaAx]
17,45 And to (take) of here (tenauntes) / more then (treuthe) wolde [aaAx]
17,46 And (marchaunt[z]) (m<er>ciable) wolde be / and (men) of lawe bothe [aaAx]
17,47 Wolde (religious) (refuse) / (raueno<ur>s) almesses [aaAx]
17,48 And thenne (g<ra>ce) sholde (growe) [y]ut / and (grene) leue wexe [aaAx]
17,49 And (charite) [th]at (chield) is now / sholde (chaufen) of hymsulue [aaAx]
17,50 And (conforte) alle (cristene) / wolde holy churche amende [aaXx]
17,51 Iop [th]e (p<ar>fite) (pat<ri>arke) / this (p<ro>u<er>be) wroet and tauhte [aaAx]
17,52 To (make) men louye (mesure) / [th]at (monkes) ben and freres [aaAx]
17,53 { Nunq<ua>m dic<it> Iop rugiet onager cum h<ab>uerit herbam } [Latin]
17,53 { Aut mugiet bos cum ante plenu<m> p<re>sepe stet<er>it } [Latin]
17,53 { Brutor<um> animaliu<m> natura te condempnat } [Latin]
17,53 { Quia cu<m> pabulu<m> comune sufficiat } [Latin]
17,53 { Ex adipe p<ro>diit iniquitas tua } [Latin]
17,54 Yf (lewede) men knewe this (latyn) / a (litel) they wolden auysen hem [aaAx]
17,55 Ar they (amorteysed) eny (more) / for (monkes) or for chanou<n> [aaAx]
17,56 (Allas) (lordes) and (ladyes) / (lewede) consayle haue [y]e [aaaAx]
17,57 To (feffe) suche and (fede) / [th]at (founded) ben to [th]e (fulle) [aaAa]

17,58 Wt<h> [th]at [y]oure (bernes) / and [y]oure (bloed) by goed lawe may clayme [aaXx] fol. 75r
17,59 ffor god (bad) his (blessed) / as [th]e (boek) techeth [aaAx]
17,59 { Honora p<at>rem & matrem &c } [Latin]
17,60 To helpe thy (fader) (formost) / byfore (freres) or monkes [aaAx]
17,61 Or ar (p<re>stes) or (p<ar>doners) / or eny (peple) elles [aaAx]
17,62 Helpe thy (kyn) (Crist) bid / for [th]<er> (bigynneth) charite [aaAx] (k:c:g)
17,63 And (afturward) (awayte) / ho hath moest nede [aaXx]
17,64 And [th]<er> (helpe) yf thow (haste) / and [th]at (halde) Y charite [aaAx]
17,65 (Lo) (laurence) for his (largenesse) / as holy (lore) telleth [aaaAx]
17,66 That his (mede) and his (manhede) / for (eu<er>emore) shal laste [aaAx]
17,66 { Iusticia eius manet in et<er>nu<m> } [Latin]
17,67 He gaf (goddes) men (goddes) (goodes) / and nat (grete) lordes [aaaAx]
17,68 And (fedde) [th]at (afyngred) were / and in (defaute) lyuede [aaAx]
17,69 Y dar nat (carpe) of (clerkes) now / [th]at (cristes) <tresor> (kepe) [aaAa]
17,70 That (pore) (peple) by (puyre) riht here / (p<ar>t) myhte aske [aaaAx]
17,71 Of [th]at [th]at (holy) churche / of [th]e (olde) lawe claymeth [axAx]
17,72 (Prestes) on (aparayl) / and on (p<ur>nele) now spene [aaAx]
17,73 Me may now (likene) (lettred) men / to a (loscheborw) o[th]<er> worse [aaAx]
--- And to a badde (peny) / wt<h> a gode (p<ri>nte) [xaXa]
17,74 Of (moche) noone [th]e (metal) / is nauhte and [y]ut is [th]e p<ri>nte puyr trewe [aaXx]
17,75 And p<ar>fitliche ygraue / and so hit (fareth) by (false) cristene [xxAa]
17,76 Here follynge is trewe (cristendoem) / of holy (kyrke) [xaXa]
17,77 The kynges marke of heuene [xxXx]
17,78 Ac [th]e (metal) [th]at is (mannes) soule / of this techares [aaXx]
17,79 Is (alayed) wt<h> (leccherye) / and o[th]<er> (lustes) of synne [aaAx]
17,80 That god (coueyteth) nat [th]e (coyne) / [th]at (crist) hymsulue p<ri>ntede [aaAx]
17,81 And for [th]e (synne) of [th]e (soule) / (forsaketh) his oune coyne [aaAx]
17,82 Thus ar [y]e (luy[th]<er>) (ylikned) / to (lossheborwes) st<er>lynges [aaAx]
17,83 That (fayre) byfore (folk) / p<re>chen and techen [aaXx]
17,84 And (worcheth) nat as [y]e fyndeth (ywryte) / and (wisseth) [th]e peple [aaAx]
17,85 ffor what thorw (werre) and (wrake) / and (wikkede) hefdes [aaAx]
17,86 May no (p<re>yere) (pees) make / in no (place) hit semeth [aaAx]
17,87 (Lewed) men han no (byleue) / so (lettred) men erren [aaAx]
17,88 No[th]<er> (see) ne (send) / ne [th]e (seed) [y]eldeth [aaAx]
17,89 As they (ywoned) (were) / in (wham) is defaute [aaAx]
17,90 Nat in (god) [th]at he ne is (goed) / and [th]e (grounde) bothe [aaAx]

17,91 And [th]e (se) and the (seed) / [th]e (sonne) and [th]e mone [aaAx] fol. 75v
17,92 Doen her (deuer) (day) / and nyhte (dede) we so alse [aaAx]
17,93 Ther sholde be (plente) and (pees) / (p<er>petual) eu<er>e [aaAx]
17,94 (Wed<er>wyse) shipmen now / and o[th]<er> (witty) peple [axAx]
17,95 Haen no (byleue) to [th]e (lyft) / ne to [th]e (lode) st<er>res [aaAx]
17,96 (Astronomiens) (alday) / in here (arte) faylen [aaAx]
17,97 That (whilum) (warnede) men byfore / (what) sholde byfalle aft<ur> [aaAx]
17,98 (Shipmen) and (sheepherdes) / by [th]e (seuene) st<er>res [aaAx]
17,99 (Wisten) (wel) and tolde / (when) hit sholde ryne [aaAx]
17,100 (Tilyares) [th]at (tilede) [th]e erthe / (tolden) here maystres [aaAx]
17,101 By the (seed) [th]at they (sewe) / what [th]ey (sulle) myhte [aaAx]
17,102 And what (lyue) by and (leue) / the (londe) was so trewe [aaAx]
17,103 Now (failleth) this (folk) / bothe (follwares) and shipmen [aaAx]
17,104 No[th]<er> they (knoweth) ne (co<n>neth) / a (cours) by ano[th]<er> [aaAx]
17,105 (Astronamyens) (also) aren / at (here) wittes (ende) [aaAa]
17,106 Of [th]at was (kalculed) of [th]e (clymat) / [th]e (cont<ra>rie) [th]ey fynde [aaAx]
17,107 (G<ra>mer) [th]e (grounde) / of al (bigileth) nouthe childrene [aaAx]
17,108 ffor is (noon) ho so (nymeth) hede / [th]at can (v<er>sifye) (vayre) [aaBb]
17,109 --- this line is omitted ---
17,110 Or formallych endite ne can (construe) / (kyndelyche) [th]at poetes made [xaAx]
17,111 (Go) we now to eny (degre) / and bote (gyle) be holde a maist<er> [aaAx]
17,112 And (flat<er>rere) for his vscher / a (ferly) me thynketh [axAx]
17,113 (Doctours) of (decre) / and of (diuinite) maistres [aaAx]
17,114 That sholde [th]e (seuene) ars conne / and (assoile) a { quodlibet } [axAx]
17,115 Bothe they (fayle) in (philosophie) / and (philosoferes) lyuede [aaAx]

17,116 And (wolde) (wel) examene hem / (wonder) me thynketh [aaAx]

17,117 (Lord) (leue) [th]at this prestes / (lelly) seien here masse [aaxAx]
17,118 That they (ou<er>hippe) nat for (hastite) / as y (hope) they do nat [aaAx]
17,119 Thogh hit (suffice) for oure (sauaciou<n>) / (soethfaste) byleue [aaAx]
17,120 As (Clerkes) in (corpus) (cristi) / feste syngen and reden [aaaXx]
17,121 That { (sola) fides (sufficit) } / to (saue) wt<h> lewede peple [aaAx]
17,122 Ac [y]if p<re>stes (doen) here (deuer) wel / we shal (do) [th]e bettre [aaAx]
17,123 ffor (sarrasynes) may be (saued) so / yf they (so) byleued [aaAx]
17,124 In [th]e (letynge) of here (lyf) / to (leue) on holy churche [aaAx]
17,125 What is holy (churche) (chere) frende q<uo>d Y / (Charite) he saide [aaAx]
17,126 (Lief) and (loue) and (leutee) / in o (byleue) a lawe [aaAx]
17,127 A (loue) knotte of (leutee) / and of (lele) (byleue) [aaAa]
17,128 Alle (kyne) (cristene) / (cleuynge) on o will<e> [aaAx]

17,129 Wt<h>oute (gyle) and (gabbyng) / (gyue) and sulle and lene [aaAx] fol. 76r
17,130 (Loue) (lawe) wt<h>oute (leutee) / (allouable) was hit neu<er>e [aaaAx]
17,131 God (lereth) no (lyf) to (louye) / wt<h>outen (lele) cause [aaaAx]
17,132 (Iewes) and (gentel) sarresines / (iugen) hemsulue [aaAx]
17,133 That (lelyche) they (byleue) / and [y]ut here (lawe) diu<er>seth [aaAx]
17,134 And o (god) [th]at al (bygan) / wt<h> (gode) (herte) they (honoureth) [aaAbb]
17,135 And ayther (loueth) and (byleueth) / in o god almyhty [aaXx]
17,136 Ac oure (lord) (aloueth) no (loue) / but (lawe) be [th]e cause [aaaAx]
17,137 ffor (lechours) (louyen) a[y]en [th]e (lawe) / and at [th]e (laste) ben dampned [aaaAx]
17,138 And theues (louyen) and (leute) hatien / and at [th]e (laste) ben hanged [aaAx]
17,139 And (lele) men (lyue) as (lawe) techeth / and (loue) [th]<er>of aryseth [aaaAx]
17,140 The whiche is [th]e (heued) of charite / and (hele) of mannes soule [axAx]
17,140 { Dilige deu<m> p<ro>pt<er> deu<m> <id est> p<ro>pt<er> veritatem & inimicu<m> tuu<m> p<ro>pt<er> mandatu<m> } [Latin]
17,140 { <id est> p<ro>pt<er> legem & amicum p<ro>pt<er> amorem <id est> p<ro>pt<er> caritatem } [Latin]
17,141 Loue (god) for he is (goed) / and (grounde) of alle treuthe [aaAx]
17,142 Loue thyn (enemye) (entierely) / goddes (heste) to fulfille [aaAx]
17,143 Loue thy (frende) [th]at (folleweth) thy wille / that is thy (fayre) soule [aaAx]
17,144 ffor when alle (frendes) (faylen) / and (fleen) away in deynge [aaAx]
17,145 Thenne (seweth) the (soule) / to (sorwe) or to ioye [aaAx]
17,146 And ay (hopeth) (eft) to be / wt<h> (here) body at [th]e laste [aaAx]
17,147 In (m<ur>the) or in (mo<ur>nynge) / and neu<er>e eft to dep<ar>te [aaXx]
17,148 And [th]at is (charite) leue (chield) / to be (cher) ou<er> thy soule [aaAx]
17,149 (Contrarie) her nat as in (Consience) / yf thow wold (come) to heuene [aaAx]
17,150 Where (sarresynes) y (saide) / (yse) nat what is charite [aaAx]
17,151 Hit may be (so) [th]at (sarresynes) / haen (such) a man<er>e charite [aaAx]
17,152 (Louen) as by (lawe) of kynde / oure (lord) god almyhty [aaxAx]
17,153 Hit is (kyndly) thyng (creat<ur>e) / his (creatour) to honoure [aaAx]
17,154 ffor [th]<er> is no (man) [th]at (mynde) hath / [th]at ne (meketh) hym and bysecheth [aaAx]
17,155 To [th]at (lord) [th]at hym (lyf) (lente) / and (lyflode) hym sente [aaAx]
17,156 Ac (many) (man<er>e) (men) [th]<er> ben / as sarresynes and iewes [aaaXx]
17,157 (Louyeth) nat [th]at (lord) aryht / as by [th]e (legende) { s<an>c<t>or<um> } [aaAx]
17,158 And (lyuen) oute of (lele) (byleue) / for they (leue) on a mene [aaaAx]
17,159 A (man) [th]at hihte (Makameth) / for (messie) they hym holdeth [aaAx]
17,160 And aftur his (leryng) they (lyue) / and by (lawe) of kynde [aaAx]
17,161 And when (kynde) hath his (cours) / and no (cont<ra>rie) fyndeth [aaAx]
17,162 Thenne is (lawe) (ylefte) / and (leute) vnknowe [aaAx]

17,163 { (Beaute) san[z] (bou<n>te) } / (blessed) was hit neu<er>e [{aa}Ax] fol. 76v
17,164 Ne (kynde) { san[z] (cortesie) } / in no (contreye) is p<re>ysed [a{a}Ax]
17,165 (Me) fynde wel [th]at (Macometh) / was a (man) ycristened [aaAx]
17,166 And a (cardinal) of (Court) / a gret (clerk) wt<h>alle [aaAx]
17,167 And (p<ur>suede) to haue be (pope) / (p<ri>nce) of holy chirche [aaAx]
17,168 Ac for he was lyk a (lossheborw) / y (leue) oure (lord) hym (lette) [aaAa]
17,169 fforthy (souhte) he into (surie) / and (sotiled) how he myhte [aaAx]
17,170 Be (maist<er>) ou<er> alle tho (men) / and on this (man<er>e) a wrouhte [aaAx]
17,171 He (endaunted) a (douue) and (day) / and nyhte here fedde [aaAx]
17,172 In (ay[th]<er>) of his (eres) / p<ri>ueliche he (hadde) [aaXa]
17,173 (Corn) (coluere) eet w/ hen he (come) in places [aaAx]
17,174 And in what (pl<a>ce) he (p<re>chede) / and the (peple) tauhte [aaAx]
17,175 Thenne sholde [th]e (coluere) (come) / to [th]e (clerkes) ere [aaAx]
17,176 (Menyng) as aftur (mete) thus / (macumeth) here enchauntede [aaAx]
17,177 And when [th]e (coluer) (cam) thus / then (knelede) [th]e peple [aaAx]
17,178 ffor (Macometh) to (men) swaer hit / was a (messag<er>) of heuene [aaAx]
17,179 And (sothliche) [th]at god (sulue) / in (suche) a coluere lyknesse [aaAxx]
17,180 (Tolde) hym and (tauhte) him / how to (teche) [th]e peple [aaAx]
17,181 Thus (macumeth) in (misbileue) (man) / & (wo<m>man) brouhte [aaaAx]
17,182 And on his (lore) thei (lyuen) [y]ut / as wel (lered) as (lewed) [aaAa]
17,183 And seth oure (saueour) (soffrede) / (such) a fals cristene [aaAxx]
17,184 (Disceue) so the (sarrasyns) / (sothlyche) me thynketh [aaAx]
17,185 (Holy) men as y (hope) thorw (helpe) / of the (holy) goste [aaAa]
17,186 Sholden (conu<er>te) hem to (Crist) / and (cristendoem) to take [aaAx]
17,187 (Allas) [th]at (men) so (longe) / on (Macometh) (bileueth) [abaBa]
17,188 So manye (p<re>lates) to (p<re>che) / as [th]e (pope) maketh [aaAx]
17,189 Of (nasareth) of vyneue / of (neptalym) of damaske [axAx]
17,190 That they ne (wente) as holy (writ) byt / { Ite in vniv<er>su<m> mu<n>dum ] [aaXx]
17,191 Sethe [y]e wilne [th]e name / to be (p<re>lates) and (p<re>che) [xxAa]
17,192 The passioun of ih<es>us / and as (hymsulue) (saide) [xxAa]
17,193 So to lyue and deye { Bonus Pastor a<n>i<m>am suam ponit p<ro> ouib<us> suis &c } [Latin]
17,194 Hit is (reuthe) to (rede) / how (riht) holy men lyuede [aaAx]
17,195 How they (deffoulen) here (flesche) / (forsoke) here owne wille [aaAx]
17,196 ffer fro (couthe) and fro (kyn) / euele (yclothed) [y]eden [aaAx]
17,197 (Baddeliche) (ybedded) no (boek) / but here consience [aaaXx]
17,198 Ne no (rychesse) but [th]e (rode) / to (reioysen) hem ynne [aaAx]

17,198 { Absit nob<is> gloriari nisi in cruce d<omi>ni n<ost>ri &c } [Latin] fol. 77r
17,199 And tho was (pees) and (plente) / amonges (pore) and ryche [aaAx]
17,200 And now is (reuthe) to (rede) / how [th]e (rede) noble [aaAx]
17,201 Is (reuerenced) byfore the (rode) / and (resceyued) for the worthiore [aaAx]
17,202 To (amende) and to (make) / as wt<h> (men) of holy churche [aaAx]
17,203 Thenne (cristes) (cros) [th]at (ou<er>come) / (deth) and (dedly) synne [aaaBb]
17,204 And now is (werre) and (wo) / and (whoso) why asketh [aaAx]
17,205 ffor (couetyse) aftur a (cros) / the (corone) stand in golde [aaAx]
17,206 Bothe (riche) and (religioues) / [th]at (rode) they honouren [aaAx]
17,207 That in (grotes) is (graue) / and in (golde) nobles [aaAx]
17,208 ffor (couetyse) of the (croes) / (clerkes) of holi churche [aaAx]
17,209 Sholle (ou<er>turne) as [th]e (templers) dede / [th]e (tyme) approcheth faste [aaAx]
17,210 (Minne) [y]e lettred (men) / how tho (men) honourede [aaAx]
17,211 More (tresor) then (treuthe) / y dar nat (telle) [th]e sothe [aaAx]
17,212 How tho (corsede) (cristene) (catel) / and richesse worschipede [aaaXx]
17,213 (Resoun) and (rihtfol) doem / tho (religious) dampnede [aaAx]
17,214 Riht so [y]e (clerkes) [y]oure (coueytise) / ar (come) auht longe [aaAx]
17,215 Shal (dampne) { (dos) ecclesie } / and (depose) [y]ow for [y]oure pruyde [aaAx]
17,215 { Deposuit potentes de sede &c } [Latin]
17,216 [Y]if (knyhthoed) and (kynde) wit / and [th]e (comune) and (consience) [aaAa]
17,217 Togederes (louyen) (lelelyche) / (leueth) hit bisshopes [aaAx]
17,218 The (lordschipe) of (londes) / (lese) [y]e shal for euer [aaAx]
17,219 And (lyuen) as { (leuitici) } dede / and as oure (lord) [y]ow techeth [aaAx]
17,219 { P<er> p<ri>micias & decimas &c } [Latin]
17,220 Whan (Constantyn) of his (cortesye) holy (kirke) dowede [aaAx]
17,221 Wt<h> (londes) and (ledes) / (lordschipes) and rentes [aaAx]
17,222 An (angel) men (herde) / an (hye) at rome crye [aaAx]
17,223 { (Dos) eccl<es>ie } this (day) / hath (ydronke) venym [aaAx]
17,224 And [th]at haen (petres) (power) / aren (apousened) alle [aaAx]
17,225 A (medecyne) (moste) [th]<er>to / [th]at myhte (ame<n>de) [th]e p<re>lates [aaAx]
17,226 That sholde (p<re>ye) for [th]e (pees) / and (possession) hem letteth [aaAx]
17,227 Taketh here (londes) [y]e (lordes) / and lat hem (lyue) by dymes [aaAx]
17,228 Yf the (kynges) (coueyte) / in (cristes) pees to lyuene [aaAx]
17,229 ffor if (possession) be (poysen) / and (inp<ar>fit) hem make [aaAx]
17,230 The (heuedes) of (holy) churche / and tho that ben vnder hem [aaXx]
17,231 Hit were (charite) to (deschargen) hem / for holy (churche) sake [aaAx]

17,232 And (purge) hem of [th]e olde (poysen) / ar more (perel) falle [aaAx] fol. 77v
17,233 ffor were (p<re>sthode) more (p<ar>fyte) / that is [th]e (pope) formost [aaAx]
17,234 That wt<h> (moneye) (maynteyneth) / (men) to werre vppon cristene [aaAx]
17,235 A[y]en [th]e (lore) of oure (lord) / as seynt (luk) witnesseth [aaAx]
17,236 { Mi<chi> vindictam &c } his (p<re>yeres) / wt<h> his (pacience) to (pees) sholde bry<n>ge [aaAx]
17,237 Alle (londes) into (loue) / and [th]at in (lytel) tyme [aaAx]
17,238 The (pope) wt<h> alle (p<re>stes) / { (pax) vobis } sholde make [aaAx]
17,239 And take hede how (Macometh) / thorw a (mylde) dowue [xaAx]
17,240 Hadde al (surie) as (hymsulue) wolde / and (sarrasines) in equyetee [aaAx]
17,241 Naught thorw (manslaght) / and (mannes) strenghe [aa--]
--- (Macometh) hadde [th]e (maistrie) [--Aa]
17,242 Bote thorw (pacience) and (p<ri>ue) gyle / he was (p<ri>nce) ou<er> hem all<e> [aaAx]
17,243 In such (manere) (me) thynketh / (moste) [th]e pope [aaAx]
17,244 (Prelates) and (p<re>stis) / (p<re>ye) and biseche [aaAx]
17,245 (Deuouteliche) (day) and nyhte / and (wt<h>drawe) hem fro synne [aaAx]
17,246 And (crie) to (Crist) / a wolde his (coluer) sende [aaAx]
17,247 The whiche is [th]e hy (holy) gost / [th]at out of (heuene) descendet [axAx]
17,248 To make a (p<er>petuel) (pees) / bitwene [th]e (p<ri>nce) of heuene [aaAx]
17,249 And alle (man<er>) (men) / [th]at on this (molde) libbeth [aaAx]
17 250 Yf (p<re>stehode) were (p<ar>fyt) and (p<re>yede) / thus the (peple) sholde amende [aaaAx]
17,251 That (cont<ra>yen) now (cristes) lawes / and (cristendoem) dispisen [aaAx]
17,252 ffor (sethe) [th]at this (sarrasines) / (sc<ri>b[z]) and this iewes [aaAx]
17,253 Haen a (lyppe) of oure (bileue) / the (lihtloko<ur>) me thynketh [aaAx]
17,254 They sholde hoso (t<ra>uayle) wolde / and of [th]e (trinite) (teche) hem [axAa]
17,255 ffor alle (paynymes) (p<re>yeth) / and (p<ar>fitliche) bileueth [aaAx]
17,256 In [th]e (grethe) of (god) / and his (g<ra>ce) asken [aaAx]
17,257 And (maken) here (mone) to (Macometh) / here (message) to shewe [aaaAx]
17,258 Thus in a (fayth) lyueth [th]at (folk) / and in a (fals) mene [aaAx]
17,259 And [th]at is (reuthe) for tho (rihtfole) men / [th]at in [th]at (reume) wonyeth [aaAx]
17,260 And a (perel) for (p<re>lates) / [th]at [th]e (pope) maketh [aaAx]
17,261 That bereth (name) of (Neptalym) / of (Niniue) and of Damaske [aaAx]
17,262 ffor when [th]e (hye) kyng of (heuene) (sente) / his (sone) til (erthe) [aabBa]
17,263 (Mony) (myracles) / a wrouhte (men) for to torne [aaAx]
17,264 In (ensaumple) [th]at men / sholde (se) by (sad) resoen [aaAx]
17,265 That (men) (myhte) nat be saued / but thorw (m<er>cy) and g<ra>ce [aaxAx]
17,266 And thorw (penaunce) and (passioun) / and (p<ar>fyt) bileue [aaAx]

17,267 And bicam (man) of a (mayde) / and { (met<ro>polanus) } [aaAx] fol. 78r
17,268 And (baptised) and (bissheinede) / wt<h> [th]e (bloed) of his herte [aaAx]
17,269 Alle [th]at (wilnede) and (wolde) / wt<h> (inwit) bileue hit [aaAx]
17,270 Mony (seynte) (sethe) / (soffrede) deth also [aaAx]
17,271 ffor to (enferme) [th]e (fayth) / (ful) wydewhare deyede [aaAxx]
17,272 In (ynde) and in (alisandre) / in (Armonye) in spayne [aaAx]
17,273 And fro (mysbileue) / (mony) (men) turnede [axAa]
17,274 In (sauacioun) of mannes (soule) / (seynte) Thomas of Cant<er>bury [aaAx]
17,275 Amonges (vnkynde) (cristene) / in holy churche was slawe [aaXx]
17,276 And (alle) (holy) kirke (honoured) / thorw that deyng [aaAx]
17,277 He is a (forbisene) to alle (bisshopis) / and a (briht) myrro<ur> [aaAx]
17,278 And (souereynliche) of (suche) [th]at / of (surie) bereth [th]e name [aaAx]
17,279 And nat in (Ingelond) to (huppe) aboute / and (halewe) men (aut<er>s) [aaAa]
17,280 And (crepe) in amonges (curatours) / and (confessen) a[y]eyn [th]e lawe [aaAx]
17,280 { Nolite mitt<er>e falcem in messem alienam &c } [Latin]
17,281 (Many) (man) for cristes loue / was (martired) amonges (Romaynes) [aaxAa]
17,282 Or (cristendoem) were (knowe) [th]<er>e / or any (croos) honoured [aaAx]
17,283 Eu<er>y (bisshope) bi [th]e lawe / sholde (buxumliche) walke [axAx]
17,284 And (pacientliche) thorw his (p<ro>uynce) / and to his (peple) hym shewe [aaAx]
17,285 (ffeden) hem and (follen) hem / and (fere) hem fro synne [aaAx]
17,285 { In baculi forma sit p<re>sul hec tibi norma } [Latin]
17,285 {ffer t<ra>he punge gregem s<er>uando p<er> om<n>ia legem}
17,286 And (enchaunten) hem to (charite) / on holy (churche) to bileue [aaAx]
17,287 ffor as [th]e (kynde) is of a (knyhte) / or for a (kynge) to be take [aaAx]
17,288 And (amonges) here enemyes / in (mortel) batayles [axAx]
17,289 To be (culd) and (ou<er>come) / the (comune) to defende [aaAx]
17,290 So is [th]e (kynde) of a (curatour) / for (criste) loue to p<re>che [aaAx]
17,291 And (deye) for his (dere) childrene / to (defende) (dedly) synne [aaAa]
17,292 { Bonus pastor &c } and nameliche [th]<er> / [th]at (lewede) (lyuen) and no (lawe) ne knoweth [aaAx]
17,293 Ac we (cristene) (conneth) / [th]e lawe and haen of oure tonge [aaXx]
17,294 (Bischopes) and (bokes) / the (bileue) to teche [aaAx]
17,295 Iewes (lyuen) in [th]e (lawe) / [th]at oure (lord) tauhte [aaAx]
17,296 (Moises) to be (maister) [th]<er>of / til (messie) come [aaAx]
17,297 And on [th]at (lawe) they (leue) / and (leten) hit for [th]e beste [aaAx]
17,298 And [y]ut (knewe) they (crist) / [th]at (cristendoem) tauhte [aaAx]
17,299 And for a (p<ar>fit) (p<ro>fete) / that moche (peple) sauede [aaAx]

17,300 And of (selcouthe) (sores) / (saued) men fol ofte [aaAx] fol. 78v
17,301 By [th]e (myracies) [th]at he (made) / (messie) he semede [aaAx]
17,302 Tho he (luft) vp (lasar) / [th]at (layde) was in g<ra>ue [aaAx]
17,303 { (Quadriduanus) } (coeld) / (quyk) dede hym walke [aaAx]
17,304 Iewes (sayde) [th]at hit (seye) / wt<h> (soercerye) he wrouhte [aaAx]
17,305 And (studeden) how to (struye) hym / and (struyden) hemsulue [aaAx]
17,306 And her (power) thorw his (pacience) / to (puyr) nauht brouhte [aaAx]
17,307 And [y]ut they (seyen) (sothly) / and (so) doen [th]e (sarrasynes) [aaAa]
17,308 That (Iesus) was bote a (iogelour) / a (iapare) amonges [th]e comune [aaAx]
17,309 And a (sofistre) of (soercerie) / and a { (seudo) p<ro>pheta } [aaAx]
17,310 And that his (lore) was (lesynges) / and (lakken) hit alle [aaAx]
17,311 And (hopen) [th]at (he) be to come / [th]at shal (hem) releue [aaAx]
17,312 (Moises) o[th]<er> (Macometh) / here (maystres) deuyneth [aaAx]
17,313 And haen a (suspectioun) to be (saef) / bothe (sarresynes) & iewes [aaAx]
17,314 Thorw (Moises) and (Macometh) and (myhte) / of god [th]at made al [aaAx]
17,315 And (sethe) [th]at this (sarresynes) / and (also) [th]e iewes [aaAx]
17,316 (Conne) [th]e furste (clause) of oure bileue / { (credo) in deu<m> p<at>rem } [aaAx]
17,317 (Prelates) and (p<re>stes) / sholde (p<re>ue) yf they myhte [aaAx]
17,318 (Lere) hem (littelu<m>) and (littelu<m>) / and { in iesum christum filiu<m> } [aaaXx]
17,319 Til they couthe (speke) and (spele) / { et in (sp<iritu>m) s<anc>tm } [aa{Ax}]
17,320 (Recorden) hit and (rendren) hit / wt<h> { (remissionem) p<e>cc<at>or<um> } [aa{Ax}]
17,320 { Carnis resurect(i)o<n>em & vitam et<er>nam Amen } [Latin]

Passus primus de dobet
18,1 (LEue) { (liberu<m>) Arbitrium } q<uo>d y / y (leue) as y hope [a{a}Ax]
18,2 Thow couthest (telle) me and (teche) me / to charite as y leue [aaXx]
18,3 Thenne (louh) { (liberum) Arbitriu<m> } / and (ladde) me forth wt<h> tales [a{a}Ax]
18,4 Til we (cam) into a (contre) / { (cor) (ho<m>i<n>is) } hit (heihte) [aaAbb]
18,5 (Erber) of (alle) pryuatees / and of (holynesse) [aaAx]
18,6 (Euene) in [th]e myddes / an (ympe) as hit were [axAx]
18,7 That (hihte) { (ymago) dei } / (graciousliche) hit (growede) [aaBb]
18,8 Thenne gan y (aske) what hit (hihte) / and (he) me sone tolde [aaAxx]
18,9 The (tree) hatte (trewe) loue q<uo>d he / the (trinite) hit sette [aaAx]
18,10 Thorw (louely) (lokynges) hit (lyueth) / and (launseth) vp blosmes [aaaAx]
18,11 The whiche (blosmes) (buirnes) / (benigne) speche hit calleth [aaAx]
18,12 And [th]<er>of (cometh) a (goed) fruyt / [th]e wiche men (calleth) werkes [aaAx] (c:g:c)
18,13 Of (holynesse) of (hendenesse) / of (helpe) hym [th]at nedeth [aaAx]

18,14 The whiche is { (Caritas) } (ykald) / (Cristes) oune fode [a{a}Ax] fol. 79r
18,15 And (solaceth) alle (soules) / (sorwful) in p<ur>gatory [aaAx]
18,16 Now (certes) y (sayde) and (si[gh]te) for ioye / y (thonke) [y]ow a (thousend) sethe [aaaBb]
18,17 That [y]e me hider kende / and sethen [th]at [y]e fouchensaef [xxXx]
18,18 To sey me as hit hoteth / and he thonkede me tho [xxXx]
18,19 Bote thenne toek y hede hit hadde (schoriares) / to (shuyuen) hit vp [xxAa]
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18,21 Thre shides of o lenghe and of o (kyne) colour / & (kynde) as me thoghte [xxAa]
18,22 Alle thre (yliche) (long) / and (yliche) (large) aaAa]
18,23 (Moche) (m<er>ueyled) me / on what (more) thei growede [aaAx]
18,24 And (askede) (efte) of hym / of what (wode) they (were) [aaBb]
18,25 Thise thre shorriares q<uo>d he / that bereth vp this plonte [xxXx]
18,26 (Bytokeneth) (trewely) / the (trinite) of heuene [aaAx]
18,27 Thre (p<er>sones) (indep<ar>table) / (p<er>petual) were eu<er>e [aaAx]
18,28 Of o (will<e>) of o (wit) / and (he<<r>>with) y kepe [aaAx]
18,29 The (fruyt) of this (fayre) tre / (fro) thre (wikkede) (wyndes) [aaAbb]

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18,32 (Couetyse) (cometh) of [th]at wynde / and { (Caritas) } hit abiteth [aa{A}x]
18,33 And (forfret) [th]at (fruyt) / thorw many (fayre) shit<es> [aaAx]
18,34 And wt<h> [th]e furste (planke) y (palle) hy<m> down / { (potencia) dei p<at>ris } [aaAx]
18,35 Thenne is [th]e (flesch) a (fel) wynde / and in (flouryng) tyme [aaAx]
18,36 Thorw (lecherie) and (lustes) / so (loude) he gynneth blowe [aaAx]
18,37 That hit (norischeth) (nise) shit<es> / and som tyme wordes [aaXx]
18,38 And many (wikkede) (werkes) / (wormes) of synne [aaAx]
18,39 And al (forbet) { Caritas } rihte / to [th]e (bare) stalke [a{x}Ax]
18,40 Thenne (sette) Y [th]e (seconde) planke / { (Sapiencia) dei p<at>ris } [aaAx]
18,41 The which is [th]e (passioun) & [th]e (penau<n>ce) / & [th]e (p<ar>fitnesse) of Iesus [aaAx]
18,42 And ([th]<er>wt<h>) y (warde) hit (o[th]<er>while) / til hit (waxe) rype [aaAa]
18,43 And thenne (fondeth) the (fende) / my (fruyte) to destruye [aaAx]
18,44 And (leyth) a (laddere) [th]<er>to / of (lesynges) ben [th]e ronges [aaAx]
18,45 And wt<h> alle [th]e (wyles) / [th]at he can (waggeth) [th]e rote [xaAx]
18,46 Thorw (bagbitares) and (braules) / and thorw (bolde) chidares [aaAx]
18,47 And (shaketh) hit ne wer<e> hit vnder (shored) / hit (sholde) nat stande [aaAx]
18,48 So this (lordeynes) (lithereth) [th]<er>to / [th]at alle [th]e (leues) falleth [aaAx]
18,49 And (feccheth) away [th]e (fruyt) / som tyme (byfore) bothe myn yes [aaAx]
18,50 And thenne (palle) Y adoune the (pouke) / wt<h> the thridde shoriere [aaXx]
18,51 The whiche is { (spiritus) (s<anc>tus) } / and (sothfaste) bileue [{aa}Ax]

18,52 And that is (grace) of [th]e holy (gost) / and thus (gete) y the maystrye [aaAx] fol. 79v
18,53 I (toted) vpon [th]at (tree) tho / and thenne (toek) y hede [aaAx]
18,54 Where [th]e (fruyt) were (fayre) / or (foul) for to loke on [aaAx]
18,55 And [th]e (fruyt) was (fayre) / non (fayrere) be myhte [aaAx]
18,56 Ac in thre (degrees) hit (grewe) / (grete) ferly me thouhte [aaAx]
18,57 And (askede) (efte) tho / where hit were (all<e>) o kynde [aaAx]
18,58 [Y]e (s<er>tes) he (sayde) / and (sothliche) leue hit [aaAx]
18,59 Hit is al of o kynde / and [th]at shal Y p<re>uen [xxXx]
18,60 Ac (so<m>me) ar (swettore) then (so<m>me) / and (so<m>me) wollen rotye [aaaAx]
18,61 Me (may) se on an (appul) tree / (mony) tyme and (ofte) [abAb]
18,62 Of o kynde (apples) (aren) / nat (iliche) grete [aaAx]
18,63 Ne (suynge) (smale) / ne of o (swettenesse) (swete) [aaAa]
18,64 Tho that (sitten) in [th]e (sonne) (syde) / (sannore) aren rype [aaaAx]
18,65 (Swettore) and (saueriore) / and (also) more grettore [aaAx]
18,66 Then tho that (selde) haen [th]e (sonne) / and (sitten) in [th]e north half [aaAx]
18,67 And (so) hit fareth (sothly) / (sone) by oure kynde [aaAx]
18,68 (Adam) was as tre and we (aren) / as his (apples) [aaAx]
18,69 (So<m>me) of vs (soethfaste) / and (so<m>me) variable [aaAx]
18,70 Su<m>me (litel) so<m>me (large) / (ylik) apples of kynde [aaAxx]
18,71 As (weddede) men and (wedewes) / and riht (worthy) maydones [aaAx]
18,72 The whiche [th]e (seynt) (spirit) (seweth) / the (sonne) of al heuene [aaaAx]
18,73 And (conforteth) hem in here (continence) / [th]at lyuen in (contemplaciou<n>) [aaAx]
18,74 As (monkes) and (monyals) / (men) of holy churche [aaaXx]
18,75 These haen [th]e [y]yfte of [th]e holi goest / as hath [th]e crop of tre sonne [xxXx]
18,76 (Wedewes) and (wedewares) / [th]at here ownere (wil) forsaken [aaAx]
18,77 And chaste (leden) here (lyf) / is (lyf) of contemplacioun [aaAx]
18,78 And more (lykynde) to oure (lord) then / (lyue) as kynde asketh [aaAx]
18,79 And (folewe) [th]at the (flesche) wole / and (fruyt) (forth) brynge [aaAa]
18,80 That { Actiua } (lyf) (lettred) men / in here (langage) hit calleth [aaAx]
18,81 [Y]e (sire) Y (sayde) and (sethen) / [th]<er> aren but tweyne lyues [aaaXx]
18,82 That oure (lord) (alloweth) as (lered) men vs techeth [aaAx]
18,83 { Actiua Vita & contemplatiua vita } [Latin]
18,84 Why (groweth) this fruyt in thre (degres) / a (goed) skil he saide [aaAx]
18,85 Here (beneth) y may (nyme) / yf y (nede) hadde [aaAx]
18,86 (Matrimonye) a (moist) fruyt / [th]at (multiplieth) [th]e peple [aaAx]
18,87 And thenne (aboue) is (bett<er>e) fruyt / ac (bothe) two ben gode [aaAx]

18,88 (Wydewhode) more (worthiore) then / (wedlok) as in heuene [aaAx] fol. 80r
18,89 Thenne is (Virginite) more (vertuous) / and (fayrest) as in heuene [aaAx] (v:v:f)
18,90 ffor [th]at is (euene) wt<h> (angelis) / and (angeles) pere [aaAx]
18,91 Hit was [th]e (furste) (fruyte) / [th]at [th]e (fader) of heuene blessed [aaAx]
18,92 And (bad) hit be of a (bat) of erthe / a (man) and a (maide) [aaBb]
18,93 In menynge [th]at the (fayrest) thyng / the (furste) thynge shold honoure [xaAx]
18,94 And [th]e (clennest) (creature) / furste (creatour) (knowe) [aaAa]
18,95 In (kynges) (co<ur>t) and in (knyhtes) / the (clenneste) men and fayreste [aaaAx]
18,96 Shollen (s<er>ue) for [th]e lord (sulue) / and (so) fareth god almyhty [aaAxx]
18,97 (Maydones) and (martres) (ministrede) / hym (here) on (erthe) [aaAbb]
18,98 And in (hey) (heuene) is p<ri>ueoste / and next (hy<m>) by resoun [aaxAx]
18,99 And for [th]e (fayrest) (fruyte) / (byfore) hym as of erthe [aaAx]
18,100 And (swete) wt<h>oute (swellynge) / (sour) worth hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
18,101 This is a (p<ro>pre) (plonte) q<uo>d y / and (p<ri>ueliche) hit bloweth [aaAx]
18,102 And bryngeth (forth) (fruyt) / (folk) of alle nacion [aaAx]
18,103 Bothe (p<ar>fit) and (inp<ar>fit) / (puyr) fayn Y wolde [aaAx]
18,104 (Assay) what (sauour) hit hadde / and (saide) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
18,105 (Leue) { (liberu<m>) Arbit<ri>um } / (lat) some (lyf) hit shake [aaAa]
18,106 And anoon he (hihte) (Elde) / an (hy) for to clymbe [aaAx]
18,107 And (shaken) hit (sharpeliche) / the rype (sholden) falle [aaAx]
18,108 And Elde (clemp) to [th]e (crop) ward / thenne (comsed) hit to (crye) [aaAa]
18,109 A (waggede) (wedewhed) / and hit (wepte) aft<ur> [aaAx]
18,110 A (meued) (mat<ri>monye) / hit (made) a foyle noyse [aaAx]
18,111 ffor (eu<er>e) as (Elde) hadde / (eny) down [th]e deuel was wel redy [aaAx]
18,112 And (gadered) hem alle (togyderes) / bothe (grete) and smale [aaAx]
18,113 (Adam) and (Abraham) / and (ysaye) [th]e p<ro>phete [aaAx]
18,114 (Sampson) and (samuel) / and (seynt) Iohn [th]e Baptiste [aaAx]
18,115 And (baer) hem forth (baldly) / (nobody) hym lette [aaAx]
18,116 And made of (holy) men his (hoerd) / {in limbo (inferni) } [aaAx]
18,117 There is (derkenesse) and (drede) / and [th]e (deuel) maister [aaAx]
18,118 Thenne (moued) hym (moed) / { in (magestate) dei } [aaAx]
18,119 That { (libera) voluntas dei } (lauhte) / [th]e myddel shoriar<e> [axAx]
18,120 And hit (aftur) [th]e fende (happe) / how hit myhte [axAx]
18,121 { (ffilius) } by [th]e (fadres) wille (fley) / wt<h> { (sp<iritu>s) (s<anc>tus) } [{a}aA{bb}]
18,122 To go (ransake) [th]at (ragman) / and (reue) hym of his apples [aaAx]
18,123 That thorw (fals) biheste and (fruyt) / (furste) man disseyued [aaAx]

18,124 And thenne (spak) { (sp<iritu>s) / (s<anc>tus) } in gabrieles mouthe [a{aa}Xx] fol. 80v
18,125 To a (mayde) [th]at hihte (marie) / a (meke) thyng wt<h>alle [aaAx]
18,126 That oen (Iesus) a (Iustices) sone / most (iouken) in here chaumbre [aaAx]
18,127 Til { plenitude (temporis) } / (tyme) ycome were [{xa}Ax]
18 128 That elde (felde) efte [th]e (fruyt) / or (full<e>) to be rype [aaAx]
18,129 That (Iesus) sholde (iouste) [th]<er>fore / and by (iugement) of Armes [aaAx]
18,130 Who sholde (fecche) this (fruyt) / the (fende) or Iesus suluen [aaAx]
18,131 The (mayde) (myldeliche) / the (messag<er>) she g<ra>untede [aaAx]
18,132 And saide (hendely) to (hym) / lo me his (hondmayden) [aaAx]
18,133 ffor to (worchen) his (wille) / (wt<h>outen) eny synne [aaAx]
18,133 { Ecce Ancilla d(omi)ni &c } [Latin]
18,134 And in [th]e (wombe) of [th]at (wenche) / was he fourty (wokes) [aaXa]
18,135 And bycam (man) of [th]at (maide) / (mankynde) to saue [aaAx]
18,136 (Byg) and (abydyng) and (bold) / in his (barnhoed) [aaAa]
18,137 To haue (yfouthte) wt<h> [th]e (fende) / ar (fol) tyme come [aaAx]
18,138 Ac { (liberu<m>) Arbitriu<m> } / (lechecraeft) hym tauhte [axAx]
18,139 Til { (plenitude) (temporis) } / by (tyme) (aprochede) [abBa]
18,140 That suche a (surgien) (sethen) (ysaye) / was [th]<er> neu<er>e [aaAx]
18,141 Ne noon so (faythfol) (fisciscyen) / (for) all<e> [th]at bysouhte hym [aaAxx]
18,142 A (lechede) hem of here (langour) / bothe (lasares) and blynde [aaAx]
18,142 { Claudi ambulant leprosi mundant<ur> } [Latin]
18,143 And (comen) wo<m>men (conu<er>tede) / and (clansed) hem of synne [aaAx]
18,144 And (luft) vp (lazar) / [th]at (lay) in his tombe [aaAx]
18,145 { (Quadriduanus) } (coeld) / (quyk) dede hym rome [aaAx]
18,146 Ac ar he (made) [th]at (miracle) / { (mest<us>) cepit esse } [aaAx]
18,147 And (wepte) (wat<er>) / wt<h> yes the why (weten) fewe [aaxAx]
18,148 Ac tho that (sey) that (selcouth) / (sayde) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
18,149 That he was (god) or (godes) sone / for [th]at (grete) wonder [aaAx]
18,150 And (some) iewes (saide) / wt<h> (sorserie) he wrouhte [aaAx]
18,151 And thorw the (myhte) of (Mahond) / and thorw (misbileue) [aaAx]
18,151 { Demonium habes } [Latin]
18,152 Thenne is (saton) [y]oure (saueour) q<uo>d Iesu / & hath (ysaued) [y]ow ofte [aaxAx]
18,153 Ac y (saued) [y]ow (sondry) tymes / and (also) y fede [y]ow [aaAx]
18,154 Wt<h> (fyue) (fisches) / and loues (fyue) thousend at ones [aaAx]
18,155 And Y lefte (basketes) ful of (Broke) mete / (bere) awey hoso wolde [aaAx]
18,156 (Vnkynde) and (vnkunnynge) q<uo>d (Crist) / and wt<h> a roep smoet hem [aaaXx]

18,157 And (ou<er>turned) in [th]e (temple) / here (tables) and here stalles [aaAx] fol. 81r
18,158 And drof hem out alle / [th]at [th]<er> bouhte and solde [xxXx]
18,159 And saide this is an (hous) of (orysones) / and of (holynesse) [xaAa]
18,160 And when [th]at my (will<e>) is / y (wol) hit ou<er>throwe [axAx]
18,161 And (ar) thre dayes (aft<ur>) / (edefye) hit newe [aaAx]
18,162 The (iewes) tolde [th]e (iustice) / how [th]at (Iesus) saide [aaAx]
18,163 Ac [th]e (ou<er>t<ur>nynge) of the (temple) / (bitokened) his resureccioun [aaAx]
18,164 (Enuye) and (euel) / wil (ern) in [th]e iewes [aaAx]
18,165 And (pursuede) hym (p<ri>ueliche) / and for (pans) hym bouhte [aaAx]
18,165 { Ne forte tumultus fieret in populo } [Latin]
18,166 Of (Iendas) [th]e (Iew) / (Iesus) oune disciple [aaAx]
18,167 This (biful) on a (fryday) / a litel (bifore) Pasche [aaAx]
18,168 That (Iudas) and (iewes) / (Iesus) thei mette [aaAx]
18,169 { Aue (raby) } q<uo>d tho (ribaudes) / and (riht) til hym they [y]ede [aaAx]
18,170 And (kuste) (Iesus) to be (knowe) [th]<er>by / and (cauht) of [th]e (iewes) [abaAb]
18,171 Thenne (Iesus) to (Iudas) / and to [th]e (iewes) sayde [aaAx]
18,172 (ffalsnesse) Y (fynde) / in thy (fayre) speche [aaAx]
18,173 And (kene) (care) in thy (kissyng) / and (combraunce) to thysulue [aaaAx]
18,174 Thow shalt be (myrro<ur>) to (monye) / (men) to disceue [xaAx]
18,175 (Wo) to tho [th]at thy (wyles) / vsen to [th]e (worldes) ende [aaAx]
18,175 { Ve homini illi p<er> quem scandalu<m> venit } [Latin]
18,176 Sethe Y be (tresoun) am (take) / and (to) [y]oure will<e> iewes [aaAxx]
18,177 Soffreth my (postles) in (pays) / and in (pees) gange [aaAx]
18,178 This (iewes) to [th]e (iustices) / (Iesus) they ladde [aaAx]
18,179 Wt<h> moche (noyse) [th]at (nyhte) / (ner<e>) frentyk Y wakede [aaAx]
18,180 In (inwit) and in alle (wittes) / aftur { liberu<m> Arbit<ri>um } [aaXx]
18,181 Y (waytede) (witt<er>ly) ac whoder / he (wende) Y ne (wiste) [aaAa]
18,182 And thenne (mette) Y wt<h> a (man) / a (mydde) lenton<es> sonenday [aaAx]
18,183 As (hoer) as an (hauthorn) / and (abraham) he (hihte) [aaAa]
18,184 Of whennes (artow) q<uo>d (y) / and (hendeliche) hym grette [aaAx]
18,185 I am wt<h> (fayth) q<uo>d [th]at (freke) / hit (falleth) nat me to lye [aaAx]
18,186 An (heraud) of (Armes) / ar (eny) lawe were [aaAx]
18,187 What is his (Immesaunces) q<uo>d (y) / in his cote (armure) [aaXa]
18,188 Thre (p<er>sones) in o (pensel) q<uo>d he / (dep<ar>table) fram o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
18,189 O (speche) and (spirit) / (springeth) out of alle [aaAx]
18,190 Of o (wit) and o (will<e>) / (were) neu<er>e (atwynne) [aaAa]

18,191 And (sondry) to (se) / vpon { (solus) deus } he hoteth [aaAx] fol. 81v
18,192 (Suthe) they ben (suyrelep<es>) q<uo>d y / they haen (sondry) names [aaAx]
18,193 That is (soth) (saide) he thenne / the (syre) hatte { pat<er> } [aaAx]
18,194 And [th]e (seconde) is a (sone) / of [th]e (sire) { filius } [aaAx]
18,195 The (thridde) is [th]at halt / al a (thyng) by hymsulue [axAx]
18,196 (Holy) goest is his name / and (he) is in (all<e>) [axAa]
18,197 This is (myrke) thyng for (me) q<uo>d y / and for (many) ano[th]<er> [aaAx]
18,198 How o (lord) myhte (lyue) o thre / y (leue) hit nat y sayde [aaAx]
18,199 (Muse) nat to (moche) [th]<er>on q<uo>d faith / til thow (more) knowe [aaAx]
18,200 Ac (leue) hit (lelly) / al thy (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
18,201 That thre (bilongeth) to a (lord) / [th]at (leiaunce) claymeth [aaAx]
18,202 (Mi[gh]te) and a (mene) / to se his owne (myhte) [aaXa]
18,203 Of (hymsulue) and his (s<er>uant) / and what (soffreth) hem bothe [aaAx]
18,204 (God) (bigynnyng) hadde neu<er>e / bote tho hym (goed) thouhte [aaAx]
18,205 (Sente) forth his (sone) / as for (s<er>uant) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
18,206 To (ocupien) hym (here) / til (issue) were spronge [aaAx]
18,207 The whiche aren (childrene) of (charite) / and holy (church) [th]e moder [aaAx]
18,208 (Patriarches) and (p<ro>phetes) / and (apostles) were the childrene [aaAx]
18,209 And (Crist) and (cristendoem) / and alle (cristene) holy churche [aaAx]
18,210 (Bitokeneth) [th]e (trinite) / and (trewe) bileue [aaAx]
18,211 O god (almyhty) [th]at (man) / (made) and wrouhte [aaAx]
18,212 (Semblable) to (hymsulue) / ar eny (synne) were [aaAx]
18,213 A thre he is [th]<er> he is / and hereof bereth wittnesse [xxXx]
18,214 The (werkes) [th]at hymsulue (wrouhte) / and this (world) bothe [aaAx]
18,214 { Celi enarrant gloriam dei &c } [Latin]
18,215 That he is thre (p<er>sones) (dep<ar>table) / y (preue) hit by mankynde [aaAx]
18,216 And (o) god (almyhty) / yf (alle) men ben of (Adam) [aaAa]
18,217 (Eue) of (Adam) was / and (out) of hym ydrawe [aaAx]
18,218 And (Abel) of (hem) bothe / and (alle) thre of kynde [aaAx]
18,219 And (thise) (thre) [th]at y Carp / of (Adam) and (Eue) [aaBb]
18,220 And (abel) here (issue) aren / bote (oen) in manhede [aaAx]
18,221 (Mat<ri>monye) wt<h>oute (moyler<e>) / is nauht (moche) to p<re>yse [aaAx]
18,222 As [th]e (bible) (bereth) / witnesse a (boek) of [th]e olde lawe [aaAx]
18,223 That (acorsede) alle (couples) / [th]at no (kynde) forth brouhte [aaAx]
18,223 { Maledict<us> sit homo qui non reliquit semen in Isr<ae>l } [Latin]
18,224 And (man) wt<h>oute a (make) / (myhte) nat wel of kynde [aaAx]

18,225 (Multiplie) ne (moreou<er>) / wt<h>oute a (make) louye [aaAx] fol, 84r
18,226 Ne wt<h>oute a (soware) be suche (seed) / this we (seen) alle [aaAx]
18,227 Now (go) we to (godhede) / in (god) fader of heuene [aaAx]
18,228 Was [th]e (sone) in (hymsulue) / in a { (simile) } as Eue [aa{A}x]
18,229 (Was) when god (wolde) / oute of [th]e (wye) ydrawe [aaAx]
18,230 And as (abel) of (Adam) / and of his wyf (Eue) [aaXa]
18,231 (Sprang) forth and (spak) / a (spyer) of hem tweyne [aaAx]
18,232 (So) oute of [th]e (syre) and of [th]e (sone) / [th]e (seynt) (spirit) of hem bothe [aaAa]
18,233 --- this line is omitted ---
18,234 Is and ay were and as thre (p<er>sones) (palpable) / is (puyrlich) bote o mankynde [aaAx]
18,235 The which is (man) and his (make) / and (moilere) here issue [aaAx]
18,236 So is (god) (godes) sone / in thre p<er>sones the trinite [aaXx]
18,237 In (mat(ri)monie) aren (thre) / and of o (man) cam alle (thre) [abAb]
18,238 And to (godhede) (goth) (thre) / and o (god) is all<e> (thre) [aabAb]
18,239 Lo { treys encountre treys } q<uo>d he / in godhede and in manhede [xxXx]
18,240 Hastow (ysey) this y (seyde) / alle thre and o god [aaXx]
18,241 In a (som<ur>) y hym (seyh) q<uo>d he / as y (saet) in my porche [aaAx]
18,242 Where (god) cam (gangynge) / a thre ri[gh]t be my (gate) [aaXa]
18,242 { Tres vidit & vnum adorauit } [Latin]
18,243 Y (roos) vp and (reu<er>ensed) god / and (ri[gh]t) fayre hym grette [aaAx]
18,244 (Wosch) her feet and (wypede) hem / and (afturward) they eten [aaAx]
18,245 And what Y thouhte and my (wyf) / he vs (wel) tolde [xaAx]
18,246 He (bihihte) vs (issue) and (ayr) / in oure (olde) (age) [aaaAa]
18,247 ffol (trewe) (tokenes) bitwene vs is / when (tyme) cometh [th]at y mete hy<m> [aaAx]
18,248 How he (fondede) me (furste) / my (fayre) sone ysaak [aaAx]
18,249 To make sacrefice of hym he (heet) me / hy<m> to (honoure) [xxAa]
18,250 I wt<h>saet nat his (heste) / y (hope) and bileue [xaAx]
18,251 Where y (walke) in this (worlde) / a (wol) hit me allowe [aaAx]
18,252 Y (circumsised) my (sone) / (also) for his (sake) [aaAa]
18,253 (Mysulue) and my (mayne) / and alle [th]at (male) were [aaAx]
18,254 (Bledden) (bloed) for [th]at (lordes) / (loue) y hope to (blisse) [th]at tyme [aabbAx]
18,255 Myen (affiaunce) and my (faith) / is (ferme) in his bileue [aaAx]
18,256 ffor (hymsulue) (saide) y sholde / y and myn issue bothe [aaXx]
18,257 (Lond) and (lordschip) ynow / and (lyf) wt<h>outen ende [aaAx]
18,258 To (me) and to (myn) issue / (more) he me bihihte [aaAx]
18,259 (M<er>cy) for our (mysdedes) / as (many) tymes [aaAx]
18,260 As we (wilnede) and (wolde) / wt<h> mouthe and herte aske [aaXx]

18,261 And sethe a (sente) me to (seyn) / and (saide) that y sholde [aaAx] fol. 82v
18,262 (Worschipe) hym wt<h> (wyn) / and (with) (breed) (bothe) [aaAbb]
18,263 At (ones) on an (aut<er>) / in worschipe of the trinite [aaXx]
18,264 And make (sacrefice) (so) / (somwhat) hit bitokneth [aaAx]
18,265 I (leue) [th]at ilke (lord) thenketh / a newe (lawe) to make [aaAx]
18,265 { ffiet vnu<m> ouile & vnus pastor } [Latin]
18,266 Thus (haue) y ben his (heraud) / (here) and in (helle) [aaAa]
18,267 And (conforted) many a (carfol) [th]<er>e / [th]at aft<ur> his (comyng) lokede [aaAx]
18,268 fforthy y (seke) hym he (saide) / for (seynt) Ioh<an>n [th]e Baptiste [aaAx]
18,269 (Saide) [th]at a (seyh) here / [th]at sholde (saue) vs alle { Ecce Agnus dei } [aaAx]
18,270 Thenne hadde y (wonder) of his (wordes) / and of his (wyde) clothes [aaAx]
18,271 ffor in his (bosome) a (baer) thyng / and [th]at he (blessede) ofte [aaAx]
18,272 And y (lokede) in his (lappe) / a (lazar) (lay) [th]<er>ynne [aaAa]
18,273 wt<h> (patriarkes) and (p<ro>fetes) / (pleynge) togyderes [aaAx]
18,274 What (waytest) thow q<uo>d fayth / and what (wost) thow haue [axAx]
18,275 I (wolde) (ywyte) q<uo>d y / tho (what) is in thy lappe [aaAx]
18,276 (Loo) q<uo>d he and (lette) me / see (lord) m<er>cy y saide [aaAx]
18,277 This is a (p<re>sent) of moche (pris) / what (p<ri>nce) shal hit haue [aaAx]
18,278 Hit is a (p<re>ciouse) (p<re>sent) q<uo>d he / ac the (pouke) hit hath atached [aaAx]
18,279 And me ([th]<er>with) q<uo>d the (weye) / may no (wed) vs quyte [aaAx]
18,280 Ne noen (bern) ben oure (borw) ne (bryngen) vs / out of [th]<a>t daung<er> [aaAx]
18,281 ffro [th]e (poukes) (pondefold) / no (maynprise) may vs feche [aaAx]
18,282 Til he (come) [th]at y (carpe) / of (Crist) is his name [aaAx]
18,283 That shal (delyu<er>e) vs som (day) / out of [th]e (deueles) power [aaAx]
18,284 And bett<er>e (wed) for vs (wagen) / then (we) ben alle (worthy) [aaAa]
18,285 And [th]at is (lyf) for (lyf) / or (ligge) thus eu<er>e [aaAx]
18,286 (Lollyng) in my (lappe) thus / til suche a (lord) vs feche [aaAx]
18,287 Allas Y (saide) [th]at (synne) / (so) (longe) shal (lette) [aaAbb]
18,288 The (myhte) of goddes (m<er>cy) / that (myhte) vs alle (amende) [aaAa]
18,289 And (wepte) for his (wordes) / (wt<h>) [th]at saw y non other [aaAxx]
18,290 (Rappliche) (renne) [th]e / (ri[gh]t) (way) we (wente) [aaAbb]
18,291 And Y (fraynede) hym (furst) / (fro) whennes he come [aaAxx]
18,292 (What) he hihte and (whoder) he (wolde) / and (wihtliche) he vs tolde [aaaAx]

Passus s<e>c<un>dus de dobet
19,1 I am { (spes) } a (spie) q<uo>d he / and (spere) aft<ur> a kny[gh]te [{a}aAx]
19,2 That toek (me) a (maundement) / vpon [th]e (mont) of synay [aaAx]

19,3 To (reule) alle (reumes) [th]<er>with / in (ri[gh]hte) and in (resou<n>) [aaAa] fol. 83r
19,4 (Lo) here the (lettre) q<uo>d he / a (latyn) and an ebrew [aaAx]
19,5 That that y (sey) is (soeth) / (se) hoso liketh [aaAx]
19,6 Is hit (asseled) y (saide) / may men (yse) thy lettres [aaAx]
19,7 Nay he (saide) Y (seke) hym / [th]at hath [th]e (seel) to kepe [aaAx]
19,8 The which is (Crist) and (cristendoem) / and (croes) [th]<er>an yhanged [aaAx]
19,9 Were hit [th]<er>with (aseled) / y woet wel [th]e (sothe) [xaXa]
19,10 That (luciferes) (lordschipe) / (lowe) sholde (lygge) [aaAa]
19,11 (Let) se thy (lettres) q<uo>d y / we myhte [th]e (lawe) knowe [aaAx]
19,12 A (pluhte) forth a (patente) / a (pece) of an hard roche [aaAx]
19,13 Whereon was (writen) two (wordes) / on this (wyse) yglosed [aaAx]
19,14 { Dilige deum & p<ro>ximu<m> } [Latin]
19,15 This was the (tyxt) (trewly) / y (toek) ful (good) (gome) [aaAbb]
19,16 The (glose) was (gloriously) writen / wt<h> a (gult) penne [aaAx]
19,17 { In hiis duob<us> pendet to<ta> l<ex> &c } [Latin]
19,18 Is here al thy (lordes) (lettres) q<uo>d y / [y]e (leef) me he saide [aaAx]
19,19 And hoso (worcheth) aftur this (writ) / y (wol) vndertaken [aaAx]
19,20 Shal neu<er>e (deuel) hym (dere) / ne (deth) in soule greue [aaAx]
19,21 ffor thogh y (sey) hit (mysulue) / y haue (saued) wt<h> this charme [aaAx]
19,22 Of (man) and of (wo<m>men) / (meny) score thousend [aaAx]
19,23 He (seyth) (soth) (saide) (fayth) / y haue (yfounde) hit trewe [aaaBb]
19,24 (Lo) here in my (lappe) q<uo>d fayth / [th]at (leuede) vpon [th]<a>t (lettre) [aaAa]
19,25 Both (Iosue) and (Iendith) / and (Iudas) Macabeus [aaAx]
19,26 And (six) thousand mo q<uo>d fayth / y nyl nat (seyn) here names [axAx]
19,27 [Y]oure (wordes) aren (wonderfol) q<uo>d y / tho (where) eny of [y]ow be trewe [aaAx]
19,28 And (lele) to (bileue) on / for body or for soule [aaXx]
19,29 (Abraham) saith [th]at he seyh / (holly) [th]e trinitee [axAx]
19,30 Thre (p<er>sones) (p<ar>selmele) / (dep<ar>table) fram o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
19,31 And (alle) thre (bote) o god thus / (abraham) (bereth) witenesse [abAb]
19,32 And hath (ysaued) [th]at bileued (so) / and (sory) for here (synnes) [aaAx]
19,33 He can no (c<er>teyn) (so<m>me) telle / and (so<m>me) aren in his lappe [aaAx]
19,34 What (nedede) hit thanne / a (newe) lawe to brynge [axAx]
19,35 Sethe the (furste) (sufficede) so / bileue and be saued [aaXx]
19,36 And now cometh this { (spees) } / that hath (aspyed) [th]e lawe [xaAx]
19,37 That of no (trinite) ne (telleth) / ne (taketh) mo p<er>sones [aaAx]
19,38 To (godhede) but o (god) / and on (god) almyhty [aaAx]

19,39 The which (alle) men aren (holde) / ouer (al) thyng to (honoure) [aaAa] fol. 83v
19,40 And seth to (louye) and to (lene) / for [th]at (lordes) sake [aaAx]
19,41 Alle (man<er>e) (men) / as (moche) as ouresulue [aaAx]
19,42 And for to (louye) / and (bileue) in o (lord) almyhty [aaAx]
19,43 Hit is (liht) for (lewed) / and for (lered) bothe [aaAx]
19,44 Ac for to (bileue) in o (lord) / [th]at (lyueth) in thre p<er>sones [aaAx]
19,45 And (lereth) [th]at we (louye) sholde / as wel (lyares) as (lele) [aaAa]
19,46 (Go) thy (gate) q<uo>d Y to { spes } / so me (god) helpe [aaxAx]
19,47 Tho [th]at (lerneth) thy (lawe) / wollen (litel) while hit vse [aaAx]
19,48 And as we (wenten) in [th]e (way) / thus (wordyng) of this mat<er>e [aaAx]
19,49 Thenne (sey) we a (samaritaen) / cam (sittynge) on a muyle [aaAx]
19,50 (Rydynge) ful (raply) / [th]e (rihte) way we [y]eden [aaAx]
19,51 (Comynge) fram a (cont<re>ye) / [th]at men (callide) Ierico [aaAx]
19,52 To (ioust) in (I<e>r<usa>l<e>m) / he (iaced) awey ful faste [aaAx]
19,53 Bothe (Abraham) and { spes } / and (he) mette at (ones) [axAa]
19,54 In a (wilde) (wildernesse) / (where) theues hadde ybounde [aaAxx]
19,55 A (man) as me tho thouhte / to (moche) care they brouhte [axAx]
19,56 ffor he ne myhte (stepe) ne (stande) / ne (stere) foet ne handes [aaAx]
19,57 Ne helpe (hymsulue) (sothly) / for { (semyuief) } he (semede) [aaAa]
19,58 And as (naked) as an (nedle) / and (noen) helpe abouten [aaAx]
19,59 (ffayth) (furste) of hym siht / ac he (fleyh) asyde [aaAx]
19,60 And wolde (nat) (neyhele) hym / by (nyne) (londes) (lenghe) [aaAbb]
19,61 (Hope) cam (huppynge) aftur / [th]at (hadde) so ybosted [aaAx]
19,62 How he wt<h> (Moyses) (maundement) / hadde (mony) men yholpe [aaAx]
19,63 Ac when he hadde (sihte) of this (syke) / (asyde) he gan hy<m> drawe [aaAx]
19,64 And (dredfully) (wt<h>drow) hym tho / and (durste) go no nerre hym [aaAx]
19,65 Ac so (sone) so the (samaritaen) / hadde (sihte) of this carefole [aaAx]
19,66 A (lihte) anoen of (lyard) / and (ladde) hym in his handes [aaAx]
19,67 And to this (wey) a (wente) / his (woundes) to byholde [aaAx]
19,68 And (p<er>seued) by his (poues) / he was in (perel) to deye [aaAx]
19,69 And bote if he hadde (recou<er>er) / the (ra[th]<er>) [th]at (ryse) sholde he neu<er>e [aaAx]
19,70 And (vnboketede) his (boteles) / and (bothe) he atamede [aaAx]
19,71 Wt<h> (wyn) and wt<h> oyle / his (woundes) he can lithe [axAx]
19,72 (Enbaumed) hym and (boend) his heued / and on (bayard) hy<m> sette [aaxAx]
19,73 And (ladde) hym forth to { (lavacru<m>) (lex) dei } a grangee [aaAx]
19,74 Is (syxe) myle or (seuene) / (bisyde) [th]e newe marcat [aaAx]

19,75 And (lefte) hym [th]<er>e (alechynge) / to (lyue) yf he myhte [aaAx] fol. 84r
19,76 And (toek) (two) pans the hostiler / to (take) kepe to hym [aaxAx]
19,77 And [th]at (more) goth for his (medicyne) / y (make) the good a[y]eynward [aaAx]
19,78 ffor y may nat (lette) q<uo>d that (lede) / and (lyard) he bystrideth [aaAx]
19,79 And (rapede) hym to (ryde) / the (rihte) way to Ier<usa>l<e>m [aaAx]
19,80 Bothe (fayth) and his (felawe) { spes } / (folewede) (faste) aftur [aa{x}Ax]
19,81 Ac y (sewede) the (samaritaen) / and (saide) how they bothe [aaAx]
19,82 Were (afered) and (flowe) / (fram) [th]e man ywounded [aaAxx]
19,83 Haue hem (excused) q<uo>d <the> samaritaen / here (helpe) may nat availe [axAx]
19,84 Ne no (medicyne) vnder (molde) / the (man) to hele brynge [aaAx]
19,85 No[th]<er> (faith) ne (fyn) hope / so (festred) aren his woundes [aaAx]
19,86 Withoute [th]e (bloed) of a (barn) / he (beth) nat ysaued [aaAx]
19,87 The whiche (barn) (mote) nedes / be (born) of a (mayde) [abAb]
19,88 And wt<h> [th]e (bloed) of [th]at (barn) / (enbaumed) and (ybaptised) [aaAa]
19,89 And thouh he (stande) and (steppe) / ri[gh]t (stronge) worth he neu<er>e [aaAx]
19,90 Til he haue eten al [th]at (barn) / and his (bloed) dronken [xaAx]
19,91 And [y]ut be (plasterud) wt<h> (pacience) / when fondynges hym (priketh) [aaXa]
19,92 ffor (wente) neu<er>e man this (way) / [th]at he ne (was) here yruyfled [aaAx]
19,93 (Saue) (mysulue) (soethly) / and (such) as Y louede [aaaAx]
19,94 And [y]ut bote they (leue) (lelly) / vpon [th]at (litel) baby [aaAx]
19,95 That his (lycame) shal (lechen) / at [th]e (laste) vs alle [aaAx]
19,96 A (sire) y (saide) / shal nat we bileue [aaXx]
19,97 As (faith) and his (felawe) { spes } / (enfo<ur>mede) me bothe [aa{x}Ax]
19,98 In thre (p<er>sones) (aparceles) / (dep<ar>table) fram o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
19,99 And (alle) thre bote o god / thus (Abraham) me tauhte [axAx]
19,100 And (hope) (afturward) of o god / more me toelde [aaXx]
19,101 And (lered) me for his (loue) / to (louye) al mankynde [aaAx]
19,102 And (hym) aboue (alle) / and (hem) as mysulue [aaAx]
19,103 No[th]<er> (lacke) ne (alose) / ne (leue) [th]at [th]<er> were [aaAx]
19,104 Eny (wikkedere) in [th]e (worlde) / then y (were) mysulue [aaAx]
19,105 And moest (inp<ar>fyt) of alle (p<er>sones) / and (pacientliche) soffre [aaAx]
19,106 Alle (man<er>e) (men) / and thogh y (myhte) venge [aaAx]
19,107 Y sholde (tholye) and (thonken) hem / [th]at me euel wolden [aaXx]
19,108 A (saide) (soeth) q<uo>d the (samaritaen) / and (so) y rede the also [aaaAxx]
19,109 And as (Abraham) [th]e (olde) / of o god the tauhte [aaXx]
19,110 (Loke) thow (louye) / and (bileue) al thy (lyf) tyme [aaaAx]

19,111 And yf (kynde) wit (carpe) herea[y]en / or eny (kyne) thouhtes [aaAx] fol. 84v
19,112 Or (eretikes) wt<h> (argumentis) / thien (hoend) thow hem shewe [aaAx]
19,113 ffor (god) [th]at al (bygan) / in (bigynnynge) of the worlde [aaAx]
19,114 (fferde) (furste) as a (fuste) / and [y]ut is as Y leue [aaAx]
19,114 { Mund<um> pugillo continens } [Latin]
19,115 As with a (fuste) wt<h>oute a (fynger) / (yfolde) togyderes [aaAx]
19,116 Til hym (likede) and (luste) / to (vnlose) that fynger [aaAx]
19,117 And (p<ro>fered) hit forth as with the (paume) / to what (place) hit sholde [aaAx]
19,118 The (paume) is the (pethe) of the hand / and (p<ro>fereth) (forth) the (fyngeres) [aaAbb]
19,119 To (ministre) and to (make) / [th]at (myhte) of hand knoweth [aaAx]
19,120 And (bitokeneth) (trewly) / (telle) hoso liketh [aaAx]
19,121 The (holy) goest of (heuene) / (he) is as [th]e paume [aaAx]
19,122 The (fyngres) [th]at (fre) ben / to (folde) and to cluche [aaAx]
19,123 Bitokneth (soethly) the (sone) / [th]at (sente) was til erthe [aaAx]
19,124 (Touchede) and (tastede) / at (techyng) of the paume [aaAx]
19,125 Seynte (marie) a (mayden) / and (mankynde) lauhte [aaAx]
19,125 { Natus ex maria virgine } [Latin]
19,126 The (fader) is thenne as [th]e (fuste) / wt<h> (fyng<er>) and wt<h> paume [aaAx]
19,127 To (huyde) and to (holde) / as (holy) writ telleth [aaAx]
19,127 { Omnia traham ad me ip<su>m } [Latin]
19,128 And [th]at the fyng<er> (gropeth) he (grypeth) / bote yf hit (greue) [th]e paume [aaAx]
19,129 Thus are they (alle) bote (oen) / as hit an (hand) were [aaAx]
19,130 A (fuste) wt<h> a (fyng<er>) / and a (fol) paume [aaAx]
19,131 And as [th]e (fuste) is a (ful) hand / (yfolde) togyderes [aaAx]
19,132 So is [th]e (fader) a (fol) god / the (furste) of hem alle [aaAx]
19,133 As my (fuste) is (furste) / ar y my (fyngo<re>s) shewe [aaAx]
19,134 And he (fader) and (formeour) / [th]e (furste) of alle thynges [aaAx]
19,134 { Tu fabricator omnium } [Latin]
19,135 And a<l> [th]e myhte wt<h> hym / is was and worth eu<er>e [xxXx]
19,136 The (fyngeres) is a (fol) hand / for (failed) they or thombe [aaAx]
19,137 (Portrey) ne (peynte) / (p<ar>fitliche) y leue [aaAx]
19,138 Sholde no (writ) (worche) / (were) they (awey) [aaAa]
19,139 Riht (so) failed [th]e (sone) / the (syre) be ne myhte [aaAx]
19,140 Ne (holde) ne (helpe) / ne (hente) [th]at he louede [aaAx]
19,140 { Dextere dei tu digitus } [Latin]
19,141 The (paume) is (puyrliche) the hand / and hath (power) by hy<m>sulue [aaAx]

19,142 ( O[th]<er>wyse) then [th]e (writhen) (fuste) / or (werkmanschupe) of (fyngres) [aabAb] fol. 85r
19,143 ffor [th]e (paume) hath (power) / to (pulte) out [th]e ioyntes [aaAx]
19,144 And to (vnfolde) [th]e (fust) / (for) hym hit bilongeth [aaAxx]
19,145 And (receue) [th]at the fyngeres (recheth) / and (refuse) yf hem liketh [aaAx]
19,146 Alle [th]at [th]e (fyngeres) / and [th]e (fust) (feleth) and toucheth [aaAx]
19,147 Bote he (greued) wt<h> here (grype) / the holy (goost) lat falle [aaAx]
19,148 And thus is the holy (goste) (god) / noyther (grettore) ne lassore [aaAx]
19,149 Then is the (syre) or the (sone) / and of [th]e (same) myhte [aaAx]
19,150 And (alle) thre is bote o god / as myn (hoend) and my fyngeres [axAx]
19,151 (Vnfolden) or (folden) / a (fuste) wyse or elles [aaAx]
19,152 Al is hit bote (oen) (hoend) / (howso) y t<ur>ne hit [aaAx]
19,153 Ac ho is (herte) in the (hand) / (euene) in [th]e myddes [aaAx]
19,154 He may (resceyue) (riht) nauhte / (resoun) hit sheweth [aaAx]
19,155 ffor [th]e (fyngeres) / [th]at (folde) sholde and [th]e (fust) make [aaAx]
19,156 ffor (peyne) of [th]e (paume) / (power) hem fayleth [aaAx]
19,157 To (cluche) or to (clawe) / to (clippe) or to holde [aaAx]
19,158 Were [th]e (myddel) of (myn) hand / wt<h>oute (maleese) [aaAx]
19,159 In (many) kyne (man<er>e) / y (myhte) mysulfe helpe [aaAxx]
19,160 Bothe (meue) and (amende) / thogh alle (my) fyngeres oke [aaAxx]
19,161 Bi this { si<mi>le) } he (saide) / y (se) an euydence [aaAx]
19,162 That hoso (synegeth) in [th]e (seynt) (spirit) / (assoiled) worth he neu<er>e [aaaAx]
19,163 No[th]<er> (here) ne (elleswhere) / as y (herde) telle [aaAx]
19,163 { Qui peccat in sp<irit>u<m> sanctum &c } [Latin]
19,164 ffor he (priketh) god as in his (paume) / that { (peccat) in sp<iritu>m sanctum } [aa{Ax}]
19,165 ffor go the (fader) is as [th]e (fust) / [th]e sone is as [th]e (fynger) [aaXa]
19,166 The (holy) gost of (heuene) / (he) is as [th]e paume [aaAx]
19,167 So hoso (synegeth) a[y]eyn [th]e (seynt) (spirit) / hit (semeth) [th]at he g<re>ueth [aaaAx]
19,168 (God) [th]<er>with he (gripeth) / and wolde his (grace) quenche [aaAx]
19,169 ffor to a (torche) / or to a (taper) [th]e (trinite) is likned [aaAx]
19,170 As (wexe) and a (weke) / (were) twyned togyderes [aaAxx]
19,171 And thenne (flaumynge) (fuyr) / (forth) of hem bothe [aaAx]
19,172 And as (wex) and (weke) / and (warm) fuyr togyderes [aaAx]
19,173 (ffostren) (forth) a (flaume) / and a (feyr) lye [aaaAx]
19,174 That (s<er>ueth) this / (swynkares) to by anyhtes [axAx]
19,175 So doth [th]e (sire) and [th]e (sone) / and (seynt) (spirit) togyderes [aaAa]
19,176 (ffostren) (forth) among(es) (folke) / (fyn) (loue) and (bileue) [aaaAbb]

19,177 That alle (kyne) (cristene) / (clanseth) of synne [aaAx] fol. 85v
19,178 And as thow (seest) (som) tyme / (sodeynliche) of a torche [aaAx]
19,179 The (blase) be (yblowen) out / [y]ut (brenneth) [th]e weke [aaAx]
19,180 Withouten (leye) and (lihte) / (lith) fuyr in [th]e mache [aaAx]
19,181 So is [th]e holi (gost) (god) / and (grace) wt<h>outen m<er>cy [aaAx]
19,182 To alle (vnkynde) (creatures) / [th]at (coueyten) to destruye [aaAx]
19,183 (Leel) (lycame) and (lyf) / [th]at oure (lord) shupte [aaaAx]
19,184 And as (glowyng) (gledes) / (gladeth) nat this werkmen [aaAx]
19,185 That (worchen) and (waken) / in (wynteres) nyhtes [aaAx]
19,186 As doth a (kix) ar a (candle) / [th]at (cauht) hath fuyr and blaseth [aaAx]
19,187 No more doth [th]e (sire) ne [th]e (sone) / ne (seynt) (spirit) togyderes [aaAa]
19,188 (Graunten) eny <<(grace)>> / ne (forgeuenesse) of synnes [aaAx]
19,189 Til [th]at holy (goest) (gynne) / to (glowe) and blase [aaAx]
19,190 So [th]at the holy (gost) / (gloweth) but as a (glede) [xaAa]
19,191 Til [th]at (loue) and (bileue) / (leliche) to hym blowe [aaAx]
19,192 And thenne (flaumeth) he as (fuyr) / on (fader) and on { (filius) } [aaAa]
19,193 And (melteth) (myhte) into (m<er>cy) / as we (may) se a wynt<er> [aaaAx]
19,194 (Isekeles) in (euesynges) / thorwe (hete) of the sonne [aaAx]
19,195 (Melteth) in a (mynt) while / to (myst) and to wat<er> [aaAx]
19,196 So (grace) of [th]e holi (gost) / the (grete) myhte of [th]e trinite [aaAx]
19,197 (Melteth) al to (m<er>cy) / to (m<er>ciable) and to non o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
19,198 And as (wex) (wt<h>outen) more / vpon a (warm) glede [aaAx]
19,199 Wol (brennen) and (blasen) / (be) they togydcres [aaAxx]
19,200 And (solacen) hem [th]at mowen nat (se) / (sittynge) in derkenesse [aaAx]
19,201 So wol [th]e (fader) (for[y]eue) / (folke) of mylde hertes [aaAx]
19,202 That (reufulliche) (repenten) / and (restitucion) make [aaAx]
19,203 In as (moche) as they (mowen) / (amenden) and payen [aaAx]
19,204 And yf hit (sufficeth) nat for (asech) / [th]at in (suche) a will<e> deyeth [aaAx]
19,205 (M<er>cy) for his (mekenesse) / wol (maky) good [th]e remenaunt [aaAx]
19,206 And as [th]e (wyke) and (warm) fuyr / (wol) make a (fayre) (flaume) [aaAbb]
19,207 ffor to (m<ur>the) (men) / with [th]at in (m<er>ke) sitten [aaAx]
19,208 So wol (Crist) of his (cortesye) / and men (crien) hym m<er>cy [aaAx]
19,209 Bothe (for[y]eue) and (for[y]ete) / and [y]ut bidde for vs [aaXx]
19,210 To [th]e (fader) of (heuene) / (for[y]euenesse) to (haue) [abAb]
19,211 Ac hewe (fuyr) at a (flynt) / (foure) hundret wynt<er> [aaAx]
19,212 Bote thow haue (tasch) to (take) hit / with (tender) and broches [aaAx]

19,213 Al thy (labor) is (loste) / and all thy (longe) t<ra>uaile [aaAx] fol. 86r
19,214 ffor may no (fuyr) (flaume) / make (faile) hit his kynde [aaAx]
19,215 So is [th]e holy (gost) (god) / and (grace) wt<h>outen m<er>cy [aaAx]
19,216 To alle (vnkynde) (creatures) / as (Crist) hymsulue witnesseth [aaAx]
19,216 { Amen dico vobis nescio vos } [Latin]
19,217 Be (vnkynde) to thyn (emcristene) / and al [th]at [th]ow (canst) bidde [aaAx]
19,218 (Dele) and do penaunce (day) / and nyht eu<er>e [axAx]
19,219 And (purchase) al the (p<ar>doun) / of (pampilon) and of Rome [aaAx]
19,220 And (indulgences) (ynowe) / and be { (ing<ra>tes) } to thy kynde [aaAx]
19,221 The (holy) goest (hereth) the nat / ne (helpeth) the be thow c<er>teyne [aaAx]
19,222 ffor (vnkyndenesse) (quencheth) hym / [th]at he (can) nat shine [aaAx]
19,223 Ne (brenne) ne (blase) (clere) / for (blowynge) of (vnkyndenesse) [aabAb]
19,224 (Paul) the (apostel) (preueth) where y (lye) / { si (linguis) ho<m>i<nu>m (loq<ua>r) &c } [aaabBb]
19,225 --- this line is omitted ---
19,226 fforthy beth (ywar) [y]e (wyse) men / [th]at wt<h> the (world) deleth [aaAx]
19,227 That (riche) ben and (resoun) knoweth / (reule) wel [y]oure soules [aaAx]
19,228 Beth nat (vnkynde) y (conseyle) [y]ow / to [y]oure (emcristene) [aaAx]
19,229 ffor (mony) of [y]ow riche (men) / by (my) soule y lye nat [aaAxx]
19,230 [Y]e (brenneth) ac [y]e (blaseth) nat / and [th]at is a (blynde) bekne [aaAx]
19,230 { Non o<mn>is qui dicit d<omi>ne d<omi>ne intrabit in reg<num> ce<lorum> &c } [Latin]
19,231 (Minne) [y]e nat riche (men) / to which a (myschaunce) [aaAx]
19,232 That (diues) (deyede) and (dampned) / for his vnkyndenesse [aaAx]
19,233 Of his (mete) and his (mone) to (men) / [th]at hit nedede [aaAx]
19,234 [Y]ut (wan) he nat wt<h> (wrong) / ne (with) queynte sleythes [aaAxx]
19,235 Bute (ri[gh]tfulliche) as men / [th]at al his (richesse) cam hym [axAx]
19,236 And on (hymsulue) as (sayth) the boek / (sotiled) how he myhte [aaAx]
19,237 Moste (lordliche) (lyue) / and [y]ut his (lycame) werie [aaAx]
19,238 (Clothes) of moest (cost) / as (clerkes) bereth witnesse [aaAx]
19,238 { Epulabat<ur> splendide & induebat<ur> bisso &c } [Latin]
19,239 And for he was a (nygard) / and a (nythynge) to the (nedfol) pore [aaAx]
19,240 ffor godes (tretor) he is (cald) / for al his (trewe) (catel) [abAb]
19,241 And (dampned) a (dwelleth) / wt<h> [th]e (deuel) in helle [aaAx]
19,242 And sethe he wt<h>oute (wyles) (wan) / and (wel) myhte atymye [aaAx]
19,243 (Lordliche) for to (lyue) / and (lykyngliche) be clothed [aaAx]
19,244 And is in (helle) for (al) / [th]at (how) wol riche nouthe [aaAxx]
19,245 (Excuse) hem [th]at ben (vnkynde) / and [y]ut here ywonne [aaXx]
19,246 Wt<h> (wyles) and wt<h> luyther (whit<es>) / and [y]ut (wollen) nat atymye [aaAx]

19,247 To go (semeliche) ne (sitte) / (seth) holy writ techeth [aaAxx] fol. 86v

19,248 --- this line is omitted ---

19,248 { ffacite vobis amicos de ma<m>mona iniquitatis } [Latin]
19,249 Vch a (riche) y (rede) / (reward) herof take [aaAx]
19,250 And (gyueth) [y]oure (goed) to [th]at (god) / [th]at (g<ra>ce) of aryseth [aaaAx]
19,251 ffor [th]at ben (vnhynde) to hise (hope) / [y]e noen (o[th]<er>) [aaXa]
19,252 Bote they (dwelle) there (diues) / is (dayes) withouten ende [aaAx]
19,253 Thus is (vnkyndenesse) / and (quencheth) as hit were [xaAx]
19,254 The (g<ra>ce) of the holy (goest) / (godes) owene kynde [aaAx]
19,255 ffor [th]at (kynde) (doth) / (vnkynde) (fordoth) [abAb]
19,256 As this (corsede) theues (vnkynde) (cristene) men / for (coueytise) and enuye [aaaAx]
19,257 Sleth a (man) for his (mebles) / wt<h> (mouthe) or with handes [aaAx]
19,258 ffor that the (holy) goest (hath) to kepe / tho (harlotes) distruyeth [aaAx]
19,259 The which is (lyf) and (loue) / the (leye) of mannes body [aaAx]
19,260 ffor eu<er>y (man<er>e) goed (man) / (may) be likned to a torche [aaAxx]
19,261 Or elles to a (taper) to reu<er>ense / wt<h> the (trinite) [xaXa]
19,262 And hoso (morthereth) a goed (man) / (me) thynketh bi myn inwit [aaAxx]
19,263 A fordoth the (lihte) [th]at oure (lord) / (loketh) to haue worschipe of [aaAx]
19,264 And [y]ut in (mo) (man<er>es) / (men) affenden [th]e holy gost [aaaXx]
19,265 Ac this is the (worste) (wyse) / [th]at eny (wiht) myhte [aaAx]
19,266 (Synegen) a[y]en [th]e (seynte) (spirit) / (assente) to destruye [aaaAx]
19,267 ffor (coueytise) of eny (kyne) thynge / [th]at (Crist) dere bouhte [aaAx]
19,268 How (myhte) he aske (m<er>cy) / or eny (m<er>cy) hym defende [aaAx]
19,269 That (wikkedliche) and (wilfulliche) / (wolde) m<er>cy anyente [aaAxx]
19,270 (Innocence) is (next) god and (nyht) / and day hit crieth [aaAx]
19,271 (Veniaunce) (veniaunce) / (for[y]eue) be hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
19,272 That (shent) vs and (shedde) oure bloed / (forschupte) vs as hit semede [aaAx]
19,272 { Vindica sanguinem iustor<um> } [Latin]
19,273 Thus (veniaunce) (veniaunce) / (v<er>ray) charite asketh [aaAx]
19,274 And sethe (Charite) [th]at holy (churche) / is (chargeth) this so sore [aaAx]
19,275 (Leue) Y neu<er>e [th]at oure (lord) / at [th]e (laste) ende [aaAx]
19,276 Wol (louye) [th]at (lyf) [th]at (loue) / and Charite destruyeth [aaAx]
19,277 Y pose y hadde (syneged) (so) q<uo>d y / and (sholde) nouthe deye [aaAx]
19,278 And now am Y (sory) [th]at Y (so) the (seynte) / (spirit) agulte [aaAa]
19,279 (Confesse) me and (crye) his (g<ra>ce) / (god) [th]at al made [aabBx]
19,280 And (myldeliche) his (m<er>cy) aske / (myhte) y nat be saued [aaAx]
19,281 [Y]us (saide) [th]e (samaritaen) / (so) thow myhtest repente [aaAxx]

19,282 That (rihtwisnesse) thorw (repentaunce) / to (reuthe) myhte turne [aaAx] fol. 87r
19,283 Ac hit is bote (selde) (yseyen) there / (sothnesse) bereth witnesse [aaAx]
19,284 Eny (creature) be (coupable) / bifore a (kynges) iustice [aaAx]
19,285 Be (yraunsomed) for his (repentaunce) [th]<er> / alle (resou<n>) hym dampneth [aaAx]
19,286 The [th]at (p<ar>tye) (pursueth) / the (apeel) is so huge [aaAx]
19,287 That (may) no kynge (m<er>cy) g<ra>unte / til bothe (men) acorde [aaAx]
19,288 That (ey[th]<er>) p<ar>tye haue (equitee) / as (holy) (writ) (witnesseth) [aaAbb]
19,288 { Nunq<ua>m dimittitur peccatum &c } [Latin]
19,289 Thus hit (fareth) bi such (folk) / [th]at (folewen) here owene will<e> [aaAx]
19,290 That euele (lyuen) and (leten) / nat to hem forsake [aaXx]
19,291 Som (drede) of (disp<er>acion) / thenne (dryueth) g<ra>ce [aaAx]
19,292 That (m<er>cy) in here (mynde) / (may) nat thenne falle [aaAxx]
19,293 ffor goed (hope) that (helpe) thenne scholde / to (wanhope) [th]<er> turneth [aaAx]
19,294 And (nat) of [th]e (now<n>power) of god / [th]at he (ne) is ful of myhte [aaAxx]
19,295 To (amende) al [th]at (amys) is / and his (m<er>cy) grettore [aaAx]
19,296 Thenne al oure (wikkede) (werkes) / as holy (writ) telleth [aaAx]
19,296 { M<isericord>ia eius sup<er> omnia op<er>a eius } [Latin]
19,297 Ac ar this (rihtwisnesse) to (reuthe) turne / (restuticon) hit maketh [aaAx]
19,298 As (sorwe) of herte is (satisfaccioun) / for (suche) [th]at may nat paye [aaAx]
19,299 Ac (thre) (thynges) (ther) ben / [th]at doth a man to st<er>te [aaaXx]
19,300 Out of his (oune) (house) / as (holy) writ sheweth [aaAx]
19,301 That on is a (wikkede) (wyf) / [th]at (wol) nat be chasted [aaAx]
19,302 Here (fere) (fleeth) here / for (fere) of here tonge [aaAx]
19,303 And if his (hous) be (vnheled) / and reyne on his bedde [aaXx]
19,304 A (seketh) and (seketh) / til he (slepe) druye [aaAx]

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19,306 --- this line is omitted ---

19,307 Ac when (smoke) and (smolder) / (smerteth) his sihte [aaAx]
19,308 Til he be (blereyede) or (blynde) / and [th]e (borre) in his throte [aaAx]
19,309 (Coueth) and (corseth) / [th]at (Crist) [y]eue hy<m> sorwe [aaAx]
19,310 That sholde (brynge) in (bett<er>e) wode / or (blowen) hit til hit (brente) [aaAa]
19,311 (Thise) (thre) that y telle / of (thus) ben vnderstande [aaxAx]
19,312 The (wyf) is oure (wikkede) flesche / (wol) nat be chasted [aaAx]
19,313 ffor (kynde) (cleueth) on hym eu<er>e / to (contrarie) [th]e soule [aaAx]
19,314 And thogh he (falle) he (fynte) skiles / [th]<a>t (freelete) hit made [aaAx]
19,315 And [th]at is lihtliche (for[y]eue) / and (for[y]ete) bothe [xaAx]
19,316 To (man) [th]at (m<er>cy) asketh / and (amende) thenketh [aaAx]
19,317 The (rayne) [th]at (rayneth) [th]<er>e / we (reste) sholde [aaAxx]

19,318 Been (seeknesses) and o[th]<er>e (sorwes) / [th]at we (soffren) ouhte [aaAx] fol. 87v
19,319 As (Paul) [th]e (apostel) / in his (episteles) techeth [aaAx]
19,319 { Virtus in infirmitate p<er>ficit<ur> } [Latin]
19,320 And thogh that (men) (make) / (moche) deul in here anger [aaAx]
19,321 And be (inpacient) in here (penaunces) / (puyr) resou<n> knoweth [aaAx]
19,322 That they haen (cause) to (cont<ra>rien) / bi (kynde) of here seknesse [aaAx]
19,323 And (lihtliche) oure (lord) / at here (lyues) ende [aaAx]
19,324 Haeth (m<er>cy) on suche (men) / [th]at euele (may) soffre [aaAx]
19,325 Ac [th]e (smoke) and [th]e (smolder) / [th]at (smyt) in oure yes [aaAx]
19,326 That is (coueytise) and (vnkyndenesse) / whiche (quencheth) godes m<er>cy [aaAx]
19,327 ffor (vnkyndenesse) is [th]e (contrarie) / of alle (kyne) resoun [aaAx]
19,328 ffor [th]<er> ne is (sike) ne (sory) ne / non (so) moche wrecche [aaAx]
19,329 That he ne may (louye) and hym (lyke) / and (lene) of his herte [aaAx]
19,330 Goed (wil) goed (word) / bothe (wischen) and (wilnen) [aaAa]
19,331 Alle (man<er>e) (men) / (m<er>cy) and for[y]euenesse [aaAx]
19,332 And (louye) hem (yliche) hy<m>sulue / that his (lyue) and amende [aaAx]
19,333 Y may no (lengore) (lette) q<uo>d he / and (lyard) a prikede [aaAx]
19,334 And (wente) (away) as (wynd) / and ([th]<er>with) y (awakede) [aaaAa]

Passus c<er>cuis de dobest
20,1 (Wollewaerd) and (watschoed) / (wente) y forth aftur [aaAx]
20,2 As a (recheles) (renk) / [th]at (recheth) nat of sorwe [aaAx]
20,3 And [y]ede forth (ylike) a (lorel) / at my (lyf) tyme [aaAx]
20,4 Tit y (waxe) (wery) of the (world) / and (wilnede) eefte to slepe [aaaAx]
20,5 And (lened) me to (lenten) / and (long) tyme Y slepte [aaAx]
20,6 Of (gurles) and of { (gloria) laus } / (greetliche) me dremede [aaAx]
20,7 And how { (osanna) } by (orgene) / (oelde) folke songe [aaAx]
20,8 Oen (semblable) to [th]e (samaritaen) and (somdeel) / to (Pers) [th]e (plouhma<n>) [aaAbb]
20,9 (Barfoet) on an asse (bake) / (boetles) cam prikynge [aaAx]
20,10 Wt<h>outen (spores) o[th]<er> (spere) / (sprakeliche) he lokede [aaAx]
20,11 As is [th]e (kynde) of a (knyhte) / [th]at (cometh) to be dobbet [aaAx]
20,12 To (geten) his (gult) spores / and (galoches) ycouped [aaAx]
20,13 And thenne was (faith) in a (fenestre) / and criede { a (filii) dauid } [aaAx]
20,14 As doth an (heraud) of (Armes) / when (auntres) cometh to ioustes [aaAx]
20,15 Olde (iewes) of (I<e>r<usa>l<e>m) / for (ioye) they songen [aaAx]
20,15 { Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini } [Latin]
20,16 Thenne y (afraynede) at (fayth) / what at [th]at (fare) bymente [aaAx]

20,17 And ho sholde (iouste) in (Ier<usa>l<e>m) / (Iesus) he saide [aaAx] fol. 88r
20,18 And (feche) [th]at [th]e (fende) claymeth / (Pers) (fruyt) [th]e (plouhman) [aaBab]
20,19 Is (Peres) in this (place) q<uo>d y / and he (p<re>ynte) on me [aaAx]
20,20 { (Lib<er>um) dei (arbit<ri>um) } / for (loue) hath (vndertake) [abAb]
20,21 That this (ih<es>us) of his (gentrice) / shal (iouste) in Pers Armes [aaAx]
20,22 In his (helm) and in his (hab<er>ion) / { (humana) natura } [aaAx]
20,23 That (Crist) be nat (yknowe) / for { (consummatus) deus } [aaAx]
20,24 In [[(Pers)]] (plates) the [[(Plouhman)]] / this (prikiare) shal ryde [aaaAx]
20,25 ffor no (do<m>mt) shal hym (dere) / as { in (deitate) p<at>ris } [aaAx]
20,26 Who shal (iouste) wt<h> (Iesus) q<uo>d y / (Iewes) or scrib[z] [aaAx]
20,27 Nay q<uo>d (faith) bote the (fende) / and (fals) (doem) to (deye) [aaAbb]
20,28 (Deth) saith a wol (fordo) / and (adown) brynge [aaAx]
20,29 Alle [th]at (lyueth) or (loketh) / a (londe) or a watre [aaAx]
20,30 (Lyf) saith [th]at a (lyeth) and hath (leide) / his (lyf) to wedde [aaAa]
20,31 That for al [th]at (deth) can (do) / wt<h>ynne thre (dayes) to walke [aaAx]
20,32 And (feche) fro [th]e (fende) / [[(Peres)]] (fruyt) [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] [aaBab]
20,33 And (legge) hit [th]<er>e hym (liketh) / and (lucifer) bynde [aaAx]
20,34 And (forbete) adown and (beynge) / (bale) deth for euere [aaAx]
20,34 { O mors mors tua ero morsus } [Latin]
20,35 Thenne cam (Pilatus) wt<h> moche (peple) / { sedens (p<ro>) tribunali } [aaAx]
20,36 To se how (douhtyliche) (deth) sholde (do) / and (demen) [th]<er> beyre rihte [aaaAx]
20,37 The (Iewes) and [th]e (iustice) / a[y]eyns (ih<es>us) [th]ey were [aaAx]
20,38 And alle [th]e (co<ur>t) (cryede) { / (crucifige) } loude [aaAx]
20,39 Thenne (potte) hym forth a (pelour) / bifore (pilatus) and saide [aaAx]
20,40 This (Iesu) of oure (iewene) temple / (iaped) and despised [aaAx]
20,41 To (fordoen) hit on a (day) / and in thre (dayes) aft<ur> [aaAx]
20,42 (Edefien) hit (eft) newe (here) / he stant [th]at saide hit [aaaXx]
20,43 And [y]ut (maken) hit as (moche) / in alle (man<er>e) poyntes [aaAx]
20,44 Bothe as (longe) and as (large) / a (loofte) and o grounde [aaAx]
20,45 And as (wyde) as hit eu<er>e (was) this / we (witnesseth) alle [aaAx]
20,46 { (Crucifige) } q<uo>d a (cachepol) / he (can) of wycchecrafte [aaAx]
20,47 { (Tolle) (tolle) } q<uo>d another / and (toek) of kene thornes [aaAx]
20,48 And (bigan) of (grene) thorn / a (garlond) to make [aaAx]
20,49 And (sette) hit (sore) on his (heued) / and (sethe) saide in (Enuye) [aabAb]
20,50 { Aue (raby) } q<uo>d [th]at (ribaud) / and (redes) shotte vp his yes [{a}aAx]
20,51 And (nayled) hym wt<h> thre (nayles) / (naked) vpon a rode [aaAx]

20,52 And wt<h> a (pole) (poysen) / (potten) vp to his lippes [aaAx] fol. 88v
20,53 And beden hym (drynke) his (deth) / to (lette) and his (dayes) (lenghe) [aabAb]
20,54 And (saiden) yf he (sotil) / be (hymsulue) now he wol helpe [aaAx]
20,55 And yf thow be (Crist) / and (Crist) godes sone [xaAx]
20,56 Come adoun of this rode / and thenne shal we leue [xxXx]
20,56 That (lyf) [th]e (loueth) / and wol nat (late) the deye [aaAx]
20,57 { (Consu<m>matu<m>) est } q<uo>d (Crist) / and (comsed) for to swoene [aaAx]
20,58 (Pitousliche) and (pale) / as a (prisoun) [th]at deyeth [aaAx]
20,59 The (lord) of (lyf) and of (liht) / tho (leyde) his eyes togederes [aaaAx]
20,60 The (daye) for (drede) [th]<er>of (withdrouh) / and (derke) bicam [th]e sonne [aaaAx]
20,61 The wal of the temple to cleyef / euene al in to peces [xxXx]
20,62 The hard (roch) al to (roef) / and (riht) derk nyht hit semede [aaAx]
20,63 The erthe to (quasche) and (quoek) / as hit (quyk) were [aaAx]
20,64 And (dede) men for [th]at (dene) cam / oute of (depe) graues [aaAx]
20,65 And (tolde) why [th]e (tempest) / so longe (tyme) durede [aaAx]
20,66 ffor a (bittur) (bataile) [th]e ded (body) saide lyf / & (deth) in this (derkenesse) [aaaBb]
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20,68 Here oen fordoth her o[th]<er> ac shal no (wyht) (wyte) / (witt<ur>lich) ho shal haue [th]e maistry [aaAx]
20,69 Ar a (soneday) aboute the (sonne) rysynge / and (sank) wt<h> [th]at til erthe [aaAx]
20,70 (So<m>me) (saide) he was godes (sone) / [th]at (so) fayre deyede [aaaAxx]
20,70 { Vere filius dei erat iste } [Latin]
20,71 And (so<m>me) (saide) he can of (soercerie) / goed is [th]at we (assaie) [aaaXa]
20,72 Wher he be (ded) or nat (ded) / (down) or he be taken [aaAx]
20,73 Two (theues) (tho) / (tholed) deth [th]at tyme [aaAx]
20,74 Vppon (cros) bisyde (Crist) so / was [th]e (comune) lawe [aaAx]
20,75 A (cachepol) of tho thenes (cam) / (acraked) ato he<r> legges [aaAx]
20,76 And here (arme) (aft<ur>) / of (eu<er>eche) of tho theues [aaAx]
20,77 Ac was no (boie) so (bold) / godes (body) to touche [aaAx]
20,78 ffor he was (knyht) and (kynges) sone / (kynde) for[y]af [th]at tyme [aaAx]
20,79 That hadde no boie hardynesse hym / to touche in deynge [xxXx]
20,80 Ac [th]er (cam) forth a blynde (knyhte) / wt<h> a (kene) spere ygrounde [aaAx]
20,81 Hihte (longius) as [th]e (lettre) telleth / and (longe) hadde lore his sihte [aaAx]
20,82 Bifore (pilatus) and o[th]<er>e (peple) / in [th]e (place) he houed [aaAx]
20,83 (Maugre) his (mony) teth / he was (mad) [th]at tyme [aaAx]
20,84 (Iouste) wt<h> (Iesus) / this blynde (iewe) longius [aaAx]
20,85 ffor (alle) were they (vnhardy) / [th]at (houed) [th]<er> or stode [aaAx]
20,86 To (touchen) hym or to (trinen) hym / or to (taken) hy<m> down and g<ra>uen hy<m> [aaAx]

20,87 Bote this (blynde) (bacheler) / that (bar) hym thorw the herte [aaAx] fol. 89r
20,88 The bloed (sprang) down by the (spere) / and (vnspered) the knyhtes yes [aaAx]
20,89 Tho ful the (knyhte) vppon (knees) / and (criede) i<es>u mercy [aaAx]
20,90 A[y]eyn my (wille) hit (was) q<uo>d he / [th]at y [y]ow (wounde) made [aaAx]
20,91 And (syhed) and (saide) / (sore) hit me forthenketh [aaaXx]
20,92 Of [th]e (dede) [th]at y haue (do) / y (do) me in [y]oure grace [aaAx]
20,93 Bothe my (lond) and my (licame) / at [y]oure (likynge) taketh hit [aaAx]
20,94 And haue m<er>cy on me (ri[gh]tfol) I<es>u / and (riht) wt<h> [th]at a wepte [xaAx]
20,95 Thenne gan (faith) (fouely) / [th]e (false) iewes to dispice [aaAx]
20,96 (Calde) hem (Caytyues) / (acorsed) for eu<er>e [aaAx]
20,97 fffor [th]is was a (vyl) (vilanye) / (vengeaunce) [y]ow bifall<e> [aaAx]
20,98 That made [th]e (blynde) (bete) the dede / this was a (boyes) dede [aaAx]
20,99 (Corsede) (Caytifues) / (knyhthoed) was hit neu<er>e [aaaXx]
20,100 To (bete) a (body) (ybounde) / with eny (briht) wypene [aaaAx]
20,101 The (gre) [y]ut hath he (geten) / for al his (grete) woundes [aaAx]
20,102 ffor [y]oure (chaumpioun) (chiualer) / (chief) knyht of [y]ow alle [aaAx]
20,103 [Y]elde hym creaunt (remyng) / (riht) at I<es>u wille [xaAx]
20,104 ffor be this (derkenesse) (ydo) / (deth) worth yvenkused [aaAx]
20,105 And [y]e (lordeyne) haen (lost) / for (lyf) shal haue maistrie [aaAx]
20,106 And [y]oure (franchise) [th]at (fre) / was (yfallen) is into thraldoem [aaAx]
20,107 And alle [y]oure (childerne) (cherles) / (cheue) shal [th]ei neu<er>e [aaAx]
20,108 Ne haue (lordschipe) in (londe) / ne no (londe) tulye [aaAx]
20,109 And as (bareyne) (be) / and (by) vsure libbe [aaAxx]
20,110 The which is (lif) [th]at oure (lord) / in all<e> (lawes) defendeth [aaAx]
20,111 Now ben [y]oure gode (dayes) (ydoen) / as (daniel) of [y]ow telleth [aaAx]
20,112 When (Crist) thorw (croos) (ou<er>cam) / [y]oure (kyndoem) sholde to (cleue) [aaAa]
20,112 { Cum veniat s<an>c<t>us s<an>c<to>r<um> cessa<bi>t &c } [Latin]
20,113 What for (fere) of this (ferly) / and of be (false) iewes [aaAx]
20,114 Y (wt<h>drow) in [th]at (derkenesse) / to { (descendit) ad inferna } [aaAx]
20,115 And there y (seyh) (sothly) / { (secundum) (scripturas) } [aaAa]
20,116 Out of [th]e (west) as hit (were) / a (wenche) as me thouhte [aaAx]
20,117 Cam (walkynge) in [th]e (way) / to (hell<e>ward) she lokede [aaAx]
20,118 (M<er>cy) hihte [th]at (mayde) / a (mylde) thynge withalle [aaAx]
20,119 And a ful (benyngne) (buyrde) / and (buxu<m>) of speche [aaAx]
20,120 Here (suster) as hit (semede) / cam (softly) walkynge [aaAx]
20,121 (Euene) (oute) of [th]e (eest) / and westward she thouhte [aaaXx]

20,122 A (comely) (creature) / and a (clene) Treuthe she hihte [aaAx] fol. 89v
20,123 ffor [th]e (vertue) [th]at her (folewede) / (afered) was she neu<er>e [aaAx] (v:f:f)
20,124 When this (maydones) (metten) / (M<er>cy) and treuthe [aaAx]
20,125 (Ay[th]<er>) (asked) / (o[th]<er>) of this grete wonder [aaaXx]
20,126 Of the (dene) and the (derknesse) / and how [th]e (day) roued [aaAx]
20,127 And which a (lihte) and a (leem) / (lay) bifore helle [aaAx]
20,128 Y haue (ferly) of this (fare) / in (faith) seide Treuthe [aaAx]
20,129 And am (wendynge) to (wyte) / what [th]is (wonder) meneth [aaAx]
20,130 Haue no (m<er>ueyle) [th]<er>of q<uo>d (M<er>cy) / (m<ur>the) hit bitokneth [aaAx]
20,131 A (mayde) [th]at hoteth (Marie) / a (moder) wt<h>outen velynge [aaAx]
20,132 Of eny (kynde) (creature) / (conceyued) thorw speche [aaAx]
20,133 And (grace) of the holy (gost) wax / (grete) wt<h> childe [aaAx]
20,134 Wt<h>outen (wo<m>mane) (wem) / into this (world) brouhte hy<m> [aaAx]
20,135 And [th]at my (tale) is (trewe) / y (take) god to witnesse [aaAx]
20,136 Sethe this (barn) was (ybore) / (ben) thritty wynt<er> ypassed [aaAxx]
20,137 (Deyede) and (deth) tholede / this (day) aboute mydday [aaAx]
20,138 And [th]at is [th]e (cause) of this (clips) / [th]<a>t (ou<er>closeth) now [th]e sonne [aaAx]
20,139 In (menynge) [th]at (man) shal / fro (me<r>kenesse) be ydrawe [aaAx]
20,140 The while this (lihte) and this (lowe) / shal (lucifer) ablende [aaAx]
20,141 ffor (patriarkes) and (p<ro>phetes) / haen (p<re>ched) herof ofte [aaAx]
20,142 That was (tynt) thorw (tre) / (tre) shal hit wynne [aaAx]
20,143 And [th]at (deth) (down) brouhte / (deth) shal releue [aaAx]
20,144 That thow (tellest) q<uo>d (treuthe) / is bote a (tale) of walt<er>ot [aaAx]
20,145 ffor (Adam) and (Eue) and (abrah<a>m) / wt<h> (o[th]<er>e) [aaAa]
20,146 (Patriarkes) and (prophetes) / [th]at in (peyne) liggen [aaAx]
20,147 (Leue) hit neu<er>e [th]at [y]one (liht) / hem (alofte) brynge [axAa]
20,148 Ne (haue) hem (out) of (helle) / (holde) thy tonge m<er>cy [aaaAx]
20,149 Hit is bote (truyfle) [th]at thow (tellest) / y (treuthe) woet [th]e sothe [aaAx]
20,150 That thyng [th]at (ones) is in (helle) / (out) cometh hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
20,151 Iop [th]e (p<ar>fit) (patriarke) / (repreueth) thy sawes [aaAx]
20,151 { Quia in inferno null<a> est redempcio } [Latin]
20,152 Thenne (m<er>cy) fol (myldely) / (mouthed) this wordes [aaAx]
20,153 Thorw (experiense) q<uo>d he / y (hope) they shal ben saued [aaXx]
20,154 ffor (venym) fordoth (venym) [th]<er> / (feche) y euydence [aaAx] (v:v:f)
20,155 That (Adam) and (Eye) / (haue) shullen bote [aaAx]
20,156 ffor of alle (fretynge) (venymes) / the (vilest) is the scorpioun [aaAx] (f:v:v)

20,157 May no (medecyne) (amende) / the place there he styngeth [aaXx] fol. 90r
20,158 Til he be (ded) (ydo) [th]<er>to / and thenne he (destruyeth) [aaAx]
20,159 The (verste) (venemouste) / thorw (v<er>tu) of hymsulue [aaAx]
20,160 And so shal this (deth) (fordo) / y (dar) my lyf legge [aaAx]
20,161 All(e) [th]at (deth) and [th]e (deuel) / (dede) formost to Eue [aaAx]
20,162 And riht as the (gylour) thorw (gyle) / (bigiled) man formost [aaAx]
20,163 So shal (grace) [th]at (bigan) / al maken a (goed) ende [aaAx]
20,164 And (bigile) [th]e (gilour) / and [th]at is a (goed) sleythe [aaAx]
20,164
20,165 { (Ars) vt (Artem) falleret } / now (soffre) we (saide) Treuthe [aaBb]
20,165 Y se as me thynketh [xxXx]
20,166 Out of [th]e (nype) of [th]e (north) / (nat) ful fer hennes [aaAx]
20,167 (Rihtwisnesse) come (rennynge) / (reste) we the while [aaAx]
20,168 ffor he (woet) more then (we) / he (was) ar we bothe [aaAx]
20,169 That is (soth) (saide) m<er>cy / and y (se) here bi (southe) [aaAa]
20,170 Where cometh (pees) (pleiynge) / in (pacience) yclothed [aaAx]
20,171 (Loue) hath coueyted here (longe) / (leue) y non o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
20,172 Bote (loue) haue ysente her som (lettre) / what this (liht) bymeneth [aaAx]
20,173 That (ou<er>houeth) (helle) thus / (he) vs shal telle [aaAx]
20,174 Whenne (pees) in (pacience) yclothed / (ap<ro>ched) her (ay[th]<er>) (o[th]<er>) [aaAbb]
20,175 (Rihtwisnesse) (reu<er>enced) pees / in here (rich) clothyng [aaAx]
20,176 And (p<re>yede) (pees) to tellen / to what (place) she sholde [aaAx]
20,177 And here (gay) (garnementes) / wham she (gladie) thouhte [aaAx]
20,178 My (wil) is to (wende) q<uo>d pees / and (welcomen) hem alle [aaxAx]
20,179 That (many) day (myhte) y nat (se) / for (m<er>kenesse) of (synne) [aabAb]
20,180 (Adam) and (Eue) / and (other) mo in (helle) [aaAa]
20,181 (Moises) and (many) (moo) / (M<er>cy) shal synge [aaaAx]
20,182 And y shal (daunse) [th]<er>to / (do) thow so sust<ur> [axAx]
20,183 ffor (I<es>us) (ioustede) wel / (ioy) bigynneth dawe [aaAx]
20,183 { Ad vesp<er>um demorabit<ur> fletus / & ad matutinu<m> leticia } [Latin]
20,184 (Loue) [th]at is my (le<m>man) / such (lettres) he me sente [aaAx]
20,185 That (Mercy) my sustur / and y (mankynde) shal saue [axAx]
20,186 And [th]at (god) hath (forgyue) / and (g<ra>unted) to alle mankynde [aaAx]
20,187 (M<er>cy) and (me) / to (maynprisen) hem alle [aaAx]
20,188 And [th]at (Crist) hath (conu<er>ted) / the (kynde) of rihtwisnesse [aaAx]
20,189 Into (pees) and (pyte) / of his (puyr) grace [aaAx]
20,190 Loo here [th]e (patente) q<uo>d (pees) / { In (pace) in idip<su>m } [aa{Ax}]

20,191 And that this (dede) shal (duyre) / { (dormiam) & requiescam } [aa{Ax}] fol. 90v
20,192 (Rauest) thow q<uo>d (rihtwisnesse) / or thow art (riht) dronke [aaAx]
20,193 (Leuest) thow [th]at [y]one (lihte) / (vnlouke) myhte helle [aaAx]
20,194 And (saue) mannes (soule) / (suster) wene hit neu<er>e [aaAx]
20,195 At the (bigynnynge) of the world (god) / (gaf) the doem hy<m>sulue [aaAx]
20,196 That (Adam) and (Eue) / and (al) his (issue) [aaAa]
20,197 Sholde (deye) (downriht) / and (down) in payne eu<er>e [aaAx]
20,198 Yf that thei (touchen) [th]at (tre) / and of [th]e fruyt eten [aaXx]
20,199 (Adam) (afturward) / (a[y]enes) his defense [aaAx]
20,200 (ffreet) of the (fruyt) / and (forsoke) as hit were [aaAx]
20,201 The (loue) of oure (lord) / and his (lore) bothe [aaAx]
20,202 And (folewede) [th]at [th]e (fend) tauhte / and his (flesch) will<e> [aaAx]
20,203 A[y]eynes (resoun) y (rihtwysnesse) / (recorde) hit wt<h> treuthe [aaAx]
20,204 That her (peyne) is (p<er>petuel) / no (p<re>yer) may hem helpe [aaAx]
20,205 fforthy hem (cheue) as they (chose) / and (chyde) we nat sustres [aaAx]
20,206 ffor hit is (boteles) (bale) / the (bite) that they eten [aaAx]
20,207 And Y shal (p<re>ye) q<uo>d (pees) / here (payne) moet haue ende [aaAx]
20,208 And [th]at he<r> (wo) into (wele) / moet (wende) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
20,209 ffor hadde they (wist) of no (wo) / (wele) hadde thay nat knowen [aaAx]
20,210 ffor no (wiht) (woet) what (wele) / is [th]at neu<er>e (wo) soffrede [aaaAx]
20,211 Ne what is (hoet) (hung<er>) / [th]at (hadde) neu<er>e defaute [aaAx]
20,212 Ho (couthe) (kyndeliche) / whit (colour) descreue [aaAx]
20,213 Yf alle [th]e (world) were (whit) / or swan (whit) all<e> thynges [aaAx]
20,214 Yf (no) (nyht) ne were / (no) man y leue [aaAx]
20,215 Sholde (ywyte) (witt<er>ly) / (what) day is to mene [aaAx]
20,216 Ne hadde god (ysoffred) of (som) / o[th]<er> then (hy<m>sulue) [aaXa]
20,217 He hadde nat (wist) (witt<er>ly) / where deth (were) (sour) or (swete) [aaAbb]
20,218 ffor sholde neu<er>e (ri[gh]t) (riche) man / [th]at lyueth in (rest) and in hele [aaxAx]
20,219 (Ywyte) what (wo) is ne (were) / [th]e deth of kynde [aaAxx]
20,220 So (god) [th]at (bigan) / al of his (gode) wille [aaAx]
20,221 Bycam (man) of a (mayde) / (mankynde) to saue [aaAx]
20,222 And (soffred) to be (sold) to (se) / [th]e (sorwe) of deynge [aaAa]
20,223 The which (vnknytteth) alle (care) / and (comsyng) is of reste [aaAx]
20,224 ffor til (moreyne) (mete) with vs / Y (may) hit wel avowe [aaAx]
20,225 Ne (woet) no (wyht) as y (wene) / (what) is ynow to mene [aaaAxx]
20,226 fforthy (god) of his (goednesse) / [th]e furste man Adam [aaXx]

20,227 (Sette) hym in (solace) furste / and in (sou<er>eyne) m<er>the [aaAx] fol. 91r
20,228 And sethe he (soffrede) hym to (sy<n>ne) / (sorwe) to fele [aaAx]
20,229 To (wyte) what (wele) <<wat>> ther / thorw (kyndeliche) to (knowe) [aaBb]
20,230 And aft<ur> god (auntred) (hymsulue) / and toek (Adames) kynde [aaAx]
20,231 To wyte what he hath (soffred) / in thre (sundry) places [xaAx]
20,232 Bothe in (heuene) and in (erthe) / and now to (helle) he thenketh [aaAx]
20,233 To (wyte) what al (wo) is / [th]at (woet) of alle ioye [aaAx]
20,233 { Omnia p<ro>bate q<uo>d bonu<m> est tenete } [Latin]
20,234 So hit shal (fare) bi this (folk) / here (folye) and here synne [aaAx]
20,235 Shal (lere) hem what (loue) is / and (lisse) wt<h>outen ende [aaAx]
20,236 ffor (woet) no (wiht) what (werre) / is [th]<er> as pees regneth [aaaXx]
20,237 Ne what is (witt<er>liche) (wele) / til (welaway) hym teche [aaAx]
20,238 Thenne (was) ther a (wihte) / (with) two brode yes [aaAxx]
20,239 (Boek) hihte [th]at (beaupere) / a (bolde) man of speche [aaAx]
20,240 By godes (body) q<uo>d this (boek) / y (wol) here (witnesse) [aaBb]
20,241 Tho [th]at this (barn) was (ybore) / [th]at (blased) a sterre [aaAx]
20,242 That alle [th]e (wyse) of the (world) / in o (wit) acordede [aaAx]
20,243 That such a (barn) was (ybore) / in (Bethleem) [th]e Citee [aaAx]
20,244 That mannes (soule) sholde (saue) / and (synne) distruye [aaAx]
20,245 And (all<e>) [th]e (elementis) q<uo>d the (boek) / hereof (bereth) witnesse [aaAx]
20,246 That he (was) god [th]at al (wrouhte) / the (welkene) furste shewede [aaAx]
20,247 Tho [th]at weren in heuene token / { stella comata } [xxXx]
20,248 And (tenden) hit as a (torche) / to reu<er>ensen his burthe [aaXx]
20,249 The (lihte) folewede [th]e (lord) / into [th]e (lowe) erthe [aaAx]
20,250 The (wat<er>) (witnesseth) [th]at he was god / for a (wente) on hy<m> druye [aaxAx]
20,251 (Pet<er>) [th]e (Apostel) / (p<ar>seyued) his gate [aaAx]
20,252 And as he (wente) on [th]e (wat<ur>) / (wel) hy<m> knewe and saide [aaAx]
20,253 { D<omi>ne iube me venire ad te } [Latin]
20,254 And (lo) how [th]e sonne gan (louke) / here (lihte) in heresulue [aaAx]
20,255 When heo (sye) hym (soffre) / [th]at (sonne) and (se) made [aaAa]
20,256 Lo [th]e (erthe) for (heuynesse) / [th]at (he) wolde soffre [aaAxx]
20,257 (Quakid) as a (quyk) thyng / and also to (quasch) [th]e roches [aaAx]
20,258 Loo (helle) myhte nat (holde) / bote (opened) tho god tholede [aaAx]
20,259 And lette out (symondes) (sones) / to (sen) hym honge on rode [aaAx]
20,259 { Non visurum se mortem &c } [Latin]
20,260 And now shal (lucifer) (leue) / (lihte) thogh hym (loeth) thynk [aaaAx]

20,261 ffor (I<es>us) as a (geaunt) / wt<h> a (gyn) cometh [y]ende [aaAx] fol. 91v
20,262 To (breke) and to (bete) adoun / all<e> [th]at (ben) agaynes hym [aaAx]
20,263 And to (haue) out (alle) of (hem) / [th]at (hym) liketh [aaAx]
20,264 And [y]ut y (boek) wol be (brente) / (bote) he aryse to lyue [aaAxx]
20,265 And (comforte) alle his (kyn) / and out of (care) brynge [aaAx]
20,266 And alle [th]e (iewene) (ioye) / (vnioynen) and vnlouken [aaAx]
20,267 And bote they (reu<er>ense) his (resurexioun) / and [th]e (rode) honoure [aaAx]
20,268 And (bileue) on a newe (lawe) be (ylost) / (lyf) and soule [aaaAx]
20,269 (Soffre) we (sayde) treuthe y here / and (se) bothe [aaAx]
20,270 A (spirit) (speketh) to helle / and bit (vnspere) [th]e [y]ates [aaAx]
20,271 { (Attollite) portas } &c a vois (loude) / in [th]<a>t (liht) to (lucifer) saide [aaAa]
20,272 { (Principes) } of this (place) / (p<re>st) vndo this gates [aaAx]
20,273 ffor here a (cometh) wt<h> (croune) / [th]e (kynge) of all<e> glorie [aaAx]
20,274 Thenne (syhed) (satou<n>) / and (saide) to helle [aaAx]
20,275 Suche a (lyht) a[y]enes oure (leue) / (lazar) hit fette [aaAx]
20,276 (Care) and (combraunce) / is (come) to vs all<e> [aaAx]
20,277 Yf this (kyng) (come) / in (mankynde) wol he fecche [aaAx]
20,278 And (lede) hit [th]<er> (lazar) is / and (lihtliche) me bynde [aaAx]
20,279 (Pat<ri>arkes) and (p<ro>phetes) / haen (p<ar>ied) herof longe [aaAx]
20,280 That such a (lord) and a (lihte) / shal (lede) hem alle hennes [aaAx]
20,281 Ac (arise) vp (Ragamoffyn) / and (areche) me alle [th]e barres [aaAx]
20,282 That (Belial) thy (beelsyre) / (beet) with thy dame [aaAx]
20,283 And <<y>> shal (lette) this (loerd) / and his (liht) stoppe [aaAx]
20,284 Ar we thorw (brihtnesse) be (brente) / go (barre) we [th]e [y]ates [aaAx]
20,285 (Cheke) and (cheyne) we / and vch a (shine) stoppe [aaAx]
20,286 That no (liht) (lepe) / in at (louer) ne at (loupe) [aaAa]
20,287 (Astarot) (hoet) out / and (haue) out oure knaues [aaAx]
20,288 (Coltyng) and al his (kyn) / the (car) to saue [aaAx]
20,289 (Brumstoen) (boylaunt) / (brennyng) out cast hit [aaAx]
20,290 Al (hoet) on here (hedes) / [th]at (entrith) ney [th]e walles [aaAx]
20,291 Setteth (bowes) of (brake) / and (brasene) gonnes [aaAx]
20,292 And (sheteth) out (shot) ynow / his (sheltrom) to blende [aaAx]
20,293 Set (Mahond) at [th]e (mangorel) / and (mulle) stones throweth [aaAx]
20,294 And (crokes) and (kalketrappes) / and (cloye) we hem vchone [aaAx]
20,295 (Lustneth) q<uo>d (lucifer) / for y this (lord) knowe [aaAx]

20,296 Bothe this (lord) and this (lihte) / ys (longe) ygo y knewe hy<m> [aaAx] fol. 92r
20,297 May no (deth) this lord (dere) / ne do (deueles) quentyse [aaAx]
20,298 And where he (wol) is his (way) / ac (waer) hy<m> of [th]e p<er>elles [aaAx]
20,299 Yf he (reue) me of my (rihte) / a (robbeth) me of his maistrie [aaAx]
20,300 ffor bi (riht) and by (resoun) / [th] (renkes) [th]at ben here [aaAx]
20,301 (Body) and soule (beth) myne / (bothe) gode and ille [aaAx]
20,302 ffor (hymsulue) (said) hit / [th]at (sire) is of heuene [aaAx]
20,303 That (Adam) and (Eue) / and (all<e>) his (issue) [aaAa]
20,304 Sholde (deye) wt<h> (doel) / and here (dwelle) euer<e> [aaAx]
20,305 Yf they (touched) a (tre) / or (tock) [th]<er>of an appul [aaAx]
20,306 Thus this (lord) of (liht) / such a (lawe) made [aaAx]
20,307 And sethe he is a (lele) (lord) / y (leue) [th]at he wol nat [aaAx]
20,308 (Reuen) vs of oure (riht) / sethe (resoun) hem dampnede [aaAx]
20,309 And (sethen) we haen ben (sesed) / (seuene) thousand wynt<er> [aaAx]
20,310 And (neu<er>e) was [th]<er>a[y]eyne / and (now) wolde bigynne [axAx]
20,311 Thenne were he (vnwrast) of his (word) / [th]at (witnesse) is of treuthe [aaAx]
20,312 That is (soeth) saide (satoun) / bote y me (sore) doute [aaAx]
20,313 ffor thow (gote) hem wt<h> (gyle) / and his (gardyn) breke [aaAx]
20,314 A[y]eyne his (loue) and his (leue) / on his (londe) [y]edest [aaAx]
20,315 Not in (fo<ur>me) of a (fende) / bote in (fo<ur>me) of an addre [aaAx]
20,316 And (entisedest) (Eue) to (eten) / by (here) one { ve soli } [aaAx]
20,317 And (byhihtest) (here) / and hym (aftur) to knowe [aaAx]
20,318 As two (godes) wt<h> (god) / bothe (goed) and ille [aaAx]
20,319 Thus wt<h> (treson) and (tricherie) / thow (troyledest) he<m> bothe [aaAx]
20,320 And dust hem (breke) here (buxu<m>nesse) / thorw fals (bihestes) [aaAx]
20,321 And so (haddest) hem (out) / and (hiddere) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
20,322 Hit is nat (graythly) (ygete) ther / (gyle) is [th]e rote [aaAx]
20,323 And (god) wol nat be (gyled) / q<uo>d (gobelyne) ne byiaped [aaAx]
20,324 We haen no (trewe) (title) to hem / for thy (tresoun) hit maketh [aaAx]
20,325 fforthy Y (drede) me q<uo>d [th]e (deuel) / laste treuthe wol hem fecche [aaXx]
20,326 And as thowe (bigyledest) (godes) ymages / in (goynge) of an addre [aaAx]
20,327 So hath (god) (bigiled) vs alle / in (goynge) of a weye [aaAx]
20,328 ffor (god) hath (go) q<uo>d (gobelyne) / in (gome) liknesse [aaaAx]
20,329 This thritty (wynt<er>) as Y (wene) / and (wente) aboute and p<re>chede [aaAx]
20,330 Y haue (assayled) hym wt<h> (synne) / and (som) tyme ich askede [aaAx]
20,331 Where he were (god) or (godes) sone / he (gaf) me short answere [aaAx]

20,332 Thus hath he (trolled) forth lyke a (tydy) man / this (two) & thritty wynt<er> [aaAx] fol. 92v
20,333 And when y (seyh) hit was (so) / y (sotiled) how y myhte [aaAx]
20,334 (Lette) hem [th]at (louede) hym nat / (laste) they wolde hym martre [aaAx]
20,335 Y wolde haue (lenghed) his (lyf) / for yY (leued) yf he deyede [aaAx]
20,336 That if his (soule) hider cam / hit sholde (shende) vs all<e> [axAx]
20,337 ffor [th]e (body) whiles hit on (bones) [y]ede / (aboute) was hit eu<er>e [aaAx]
20,338 To (lere) men to (lele) / and vch man to (louye) o[th]<er> [aaAx]
20,339 The which (lyf) and (lawe) be / hit (longe) yvsed [aaAx]
20,340 Hit shal (vndo) vs (deueles) / and (down) bryngen vs all<e> [aaAx]
20,341 And now Y (se) where his (soule) / cometh (sylinge) hidward [aaAx]
20,342 Wt<h> (glorie) and wt<h> lihte / (god) hit is ich woet wel [axAx]
20,343 Y rede we (flee) q<uo>d the (fende) / taste all<e> hennes [axAx]
20,344 ffor vs were (bett<er>e) nat to (be) then / (abyde) in his sihte [aaAx]
20,345 ffor thy (lesinges) (lucifer) / we (losten) furst oure ioye [aaAx]
20,346 And out of (heuene) (hidore) / thy pryde made vs falle [aaXx]
20,347 ffor we (leued) on thy (lesynges) / [th]at thow (lowe) til Eue [aaAx]

20,348 --- this line is omitted ---

20,349 We haen (yfost) oure (lordschipe) / a (londe) and in helle [aaAx]
20,349 { Nunc p<ri>nceps hui<us> mundi } [Latin]
20,350 (Sethe) [th]at (satan) / (myssaide) thus foule [aaAx]
20,351 (Lucifer) for his (lesynges) / (leue) y noen o[th]<er> [aaAx]
20,352 Bote oure (lord) at [th]e (laste) / (lyares) here rebuke [aaAx]
20,353 And (wyte) hem al [th]e (wrechednesse) / [th]at (wrouhte) is h<er>e on erthe [aaAx]
20,354 Beth (ywaer) [y]e (wyse) clerkes / and [y]e (witty) men of lawe [aaAx]
20,355 That [y]e (belyen) nat this (lewed) men / for at the (laste) dauid [aaAx]
20,356 (Witnesseth) in his (writynges) / (what) is lyares mede [aaAx]
20,356 { Odisti omnes qui op<er>ant<ur> iniquitatem } [Latin]
20,356 { Perdes omnes qui loquunt<ur> mendaciu<m> } [Latin]
20,357 A (litel) y (ou<er>leep) / for (lesynges) sake [aaAx]
20,358 That y ne (sygge) nat / as y (syhe) (suynde) my teme [aaAx]
20,359 ffor efte [th]at (lihte) bade (vnlouke) [xxAa]
20,360 What (lord) artow q<uo>d (lucifer) / a voys (aloude) saide [aaAx]
20,361 The lord of (myhte) and of (mayne) / [th]at (made) alle thynges [aaAx]
20,362 (Dukes) of this (demme) place / anoen (vndoth) this [y]ates [aaAx]
20,363 That (Crist) may (come) / in the (kynges) sone of heuene [aaAx]
20,364 And wt<h> [th]at (breth) helle (braek) / wt<h> alle (belialles) (barres) [aaAa]
20,365 ffor eny (wey) or (warde) / (wyde) open [th]e [y]ates [aaAx]

20,366 (Pat<ri>arkes) and (p<ro>fetes) / { (populus) in tenebris } [aa{Ax}] fol. 93r
20,367 (Songen) wt<h> (seynt) Ioh<a>n / { ecce Agnus dei } [aa{Xx}]
20,368 (Lucifer) (loke) ne myhte / so (liht) hym ablende [aaAx]
20,369 And tho that oure (lord) (louede) / forth wt<h> [th]at (liht) flowen [aaAx]
20,370 (Lo) me here q<uo>d oure (lord) / (lyf) and soule bothe [aaAx]
20,371 ffor alle (synfole) (soules) / to (saue) oure bothe rihte [aaAx]
20,372 (Myne) they were and of (me) / y (may) [th]e bet he<m> clayme [aaAx]
20,373 Althouh (resoun) (recordede) / and (rihte) of mysulue [aaAx]
20,374 That if they (ete) [th]e (appul) / (alle) sholde deye [aaAx]
20,375 Y (bihihte) hem nat (here) / (helle) for (eu<er>e) [aaAa]
20,376 ffor the (dedly) synne that they (dede) / thi (deseite) hit made [aaAx]
20,377 Wt<h> (gyle) thow hem (gete) / (agaynes) all<e> resoun [aaAx]
20,378 ffor in my (palays) (p<ar>adys) / in (p<er>sone) of an addere [aaAx]
20,379 (ffalsliche) (fettest) there / [th]at me (biful) to loke [aaAx]
20,380 (Byglosedest) hem and (bigiledest) hem / and my (gardyne) breke [aaAx]
20,381 A[y]eyne my (loue) and my (leue) / [th]e olde (lawe) techeth [aaAx]
20,382 That (gylours) (bigiled) / and here (gyle) falle [aaAx]
20,383 And (hoso) hit out a mannes (eye) / or (elles) his foreteth [aaAx]
20,384 Or eny (man<er>e) (membre) / (maymeth) o[th]<er> herteth [aaAx]
20,385 The (same) (sore) shal he haue / [th]at eny (so) (smyteth) [aaAa]
20,385 { Dentem p<ro> dente & oclu<m> p<ro> oculo } [Latin]
20,386 So (lyf) shal (lyf) (lete) ther / (lyf) hath (lyf) anended [aaaAa]
20,387 So [th]at (lyf) quyte (lyf) / [th]e olde (lawe) hit asketh [aaAx]
20,388 { Ergo } (soule) shal (soule) quyte / and (synne) to (synne) wende [aaAa]
20,389 And al [th]at (man) (mysdede) y (man) / to (amenden) hit [aaAa]
20,390 And [th]at (deth) (fordede) / my (deth) to releue [aaAx]
20,391 And bothe (quykie) and (quyte) / that (queynte) was thorw synne [aaAx]
20,392 And (gyle) (bigyled) / thorw (grace) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
20,392 { Ars vt Artem falleret <vt p<ri>m<us>> } [Latin]
20,393 So (leue) hit nat (lucifer) / a[y]eyne [th]e (lawe) y feche [aaAx]
20,394 Here eny (synfole) (soule) / (sou<er>eynliche) by maistrie [aaAx]
20,395 Bote thorw (riht) and thorw (resoun) / (raunsome) here my lege [aaAx]
20,395 { Non veni solu<er>e legem set adimplere } [Latin]
20,396 So [th]at wt<h> (gyie) was (gete) / thorw (grace) is now ywonne [aaAx]
20,397 And as (Adam) and (alle) / thorwe a tre deyede [aaXx]
20,398 (Adam) and (alle) thorw a tre / shal t<ur>ne to lyue [aaXx]

20,399 And now (bygynneth) thy (gyle) / (agayne) on the to turne [aaAx] fol. 93v
20,400 And my (g<ra>ce) to (growe) ay / (wyddore) and (wyddore) [aaBb]
20,401 The (bitt<er>nesse) [th]at thow hast (browe) / now (brouk) hit thysulue [aaAx]
20,402 That art (doctour) of (deth) / (drynke) [th]at thow madest [aaAx]
20,403 ffor y [th]at am (lord) of (lyf) / (loue) is my drynke [aaAx]
20,404 And for [th]at (drynke) (today) / y (deyede) as hit semede [aaAx]
20,405 Ac Y wol (drynke) of no (dische) / ne of (deep) clergyse [aaAx]
20,406 Bote of (comune) (coppes) / alle (cristene) soules [aaAx]
20,407 Ac thy (drynke) worth (deth) / and (depe) helle thy bolle [aaAx]
20,408 Y (fauht) so me (fursteth) [y]ut / (for) mannes (soule) (sake) [aaAbb]
20,409 { Sicio } May no (pyement) ne (pomade) / ne (p<re>ciouse) drynkes [aaAx]
20,410 (Moiste) me to [th]e (fulle) / ne (my) (furst) slokke [abAbx]
20,411 Til [th]e (ventage) (valle) / in [th]e (vale) of Iosophat [aaAx]
20,412 And drynke (riht) (rype) must/ { (resureccio) mortuor<um> } [aa{Ax}]
20,413 And thenne shal y (come) as a (kynge) / wt<h> (croune) and wt<h> angeles [aaAx]
20,414 And (haue) out of (helle) / (alle) mennes soules [aaAx]
20,415 (fendes) and (fendekynes) / (byfore) me shal stande [aaAx]
20,416 And (be) at my (biddynge) / at (blisse) or at payne [aaAx]
20,417 Ac to be (m<er>ciable) to (man) thenne / (my) kynde asketh [aaAxx]
20,418 ffor we beth (brethrene) of o (bloed) / ac nat in (baptisme) alle [aaAx]
20,419 Ac alle [th]at (beth) myn hole (brethene) / in (bloed) and in (baptisme) [aaAa]
20,420 Shal neu<er>e in (helle) (eft) come / be he (ones) (oute) [aaAa]
20,420 { Tibi soli peccaui & malu<m> coram te feci } [Latin]
20,421 Hit is nat (vsed) on (erthe) / to (hangen) eny felones [aaAx]
20,422 (Oft<ur>) then (ones) / thogh (hy) were tretours [aaAx]
20,423 And yf [th]e (kynge) of [th]e (kyngdoem) / (come) in [th]e tyme [aaAx]
20,424 Ther a (thief) (tholie) sholde / deth o[th]<er> iewyse [aaAx] (th:th:th-o)
20,425 (Lawe) wolde he [y]oue hym (lyf) / and he (loked) on hym [aaAx]
20,426 And Y [th]at am (kynge) ou<er> (kynges) / shal (come) such a tyme [aaAx]
20,427 Ther [th]at (doem) to [th]e (deth) / (dampneth) alle wikkede [aaAx]
20,428 And if (lawe) wol y (loke) on hem / hit (lith) in my g<ra>ce [aaAx]
20,429 Where they (deye) or (dey) / nat (dede) they neu<er>e so ille [aaAx]
20,430 Be hit enythyng (abouhte) the / (boldenesse) of here synne [xaAx]
20,431 Or (may) do (m<er>cy) of my rihtwysnesse / and alle (myn) wordes trewe [aaxAxx]
20,432 ffor holy (writ) wol [th]at y be (wreke) / of hem [th]at (wrouhte) ille [aaAx]
20,433 As { nullu<m> malu<m> impunitu<m> & nullu<m> bonu<m> irrem<uneratum> } [Latin]

20,434 And so of alle (wykkede) y (wol) here / take veniaunce [xaAxx] fol. 94r
20,435 And [y]ut my (kynde) and my (kene) ire / shal (constrayne) my will<e> [aaAx]
20,435 { D<omi>ne ne in furore tuo Arguas me &c } [Latin]
20,436 To be (m<er>ciable) to (monye) / of (my) halue bretherne [aaAxx]
20,437 ffor (bloed) may se (bloed) / (bothe) afurst and acale [aaAx]
20,438 Ac (bloed) may nat se (bloed) / (blede) (bote) hym rewe [aaaAx]
20,438 { Audiui archana v<er>ba que non licet ho<min>i loqui } [Latin]
20,439 Ac my (rihtwysnesse) and (rihte) / shal (regnen) in helle [aaAx]
20,440 And (m<er>cy) and (mankynde) / bifore (me) in heuene [aaAx]
20,441 ffor Y were an (vnkynde) (kyng) / bote y my (kyn) helpe [aaAx]
20,442 And (namliche) at such a (nede) / [th]at (nedes) (helpe) (asketh) [aaAbb]
20,442 { Non intres in iudiciu<m> cum s<er>uo tuo } [Latin]
20,443 Thus by (lawe) q<uo>d oure (lord) / (lede) y wol fro hennes [aaAx]
20,444 Tho [th]at y (louye) / and (leued) in my comynge [xaAx]
20,445 Ac for [th]e (lesynge) [th]at thow (low) / (lucifer) til eue [aaAx]
20,446 Thow shal (abyye) (bitt<er>e) q<uo>d god / and (boynde) hy<m> wt<h> chaynes [aaAx]
20,447 (Astarot) and (alle) o[th]<er>e / (hidden) hem in (hernes) [aaAa]
20,448 They dorste nat (loke) on oure (lord) / the (leste) of hem alle [aaAx]
20,449 Bote (leten) hym lede forth which hym (luste) / and (leue) which hy<m> (likede) [aaAa]
20,450 Many (hundret) of (Angels) / (harpeden) tho and songen [aaAx]
20,451 { Culpat Caro purgat Caro regnat deus dei Caro } [Latin]
20,452 Thenne (piped) (pees) / of (poetes) a note [aaAx]
20,453 { Clarior est solito &c post inimicicias Clarior est & Amor } [Latin]
20,454 --- this line is omitted ---
20,255 Aftur (sharpest) (shoures) q<uo>d pees / most (shene) is [th]e sonne [aaAx]
20,456 Is no (wedore) (warmore) then / aftur (watri) cloudes [aaAx]
20,457 Ne no (loue) (leuore) ne / no (leuore) frendes [aaAx]
20,458 Then aftur (werre) and (wrake) / (when) loue and pees ben maistres [aaAxx]
20,459 Was neu<er>e (werre) in this (world) / ne (wikkedere) enuye [aaAx]
20,460 That (loue) and hym (luste) / to (louhynge) brouhte [aaAx]
20,461 And (pees) thorw (pacience) / alle (perelles) stopede [aaAx]
20,462 (Trewes) q<uo>d (treuthe) / thow (tellest) vs soeth by Iesus [aaAx]
20,463 (Cluppe) we in (couenaunt) / and vch of vs (kusse) o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
20,464 And lat no (peple) q<uo>d (pees) / (p<ar>seyue) [th]at we chydde [aaAx]
20,465 ffor (inposible) is no thynge to (hym) / [th]at is (almyhty) [axAa]
20,466 Thowe saiste soeth saide (rihtwisnesse) / and (reu<er>entlich) here custe [xaAx]
20,467 (Pees) and (pees) here / { (p<er>) (secula) (seculor<um>) } [aa{Abb}]

20,467 { M<isericord>ia & v<er>itas obuiauerunt sibi Iusticia & pax osculate sunt } [Latin] fol. 94v
20,468 (Treuthe) (trompede) tho and song / { (te) deum laudam<us> } [aa{Axx}]
20,469 And thenne (lutede) (loue) / in a (loude) note [aaAx]
20,469 { Ecce q<ua>m bonu<m> & q<ua>m iocundum &c } [Latin]
20,470 Til [th]e (day) (dawed) / thes (damoyseles) caroled [aaAx]
20,471 That men (rang) to [th]e (resureccioun) / and (riht) wt<h> [th]at y wakede [aaAx]
20,472 And (calde) (kitte) my wyf / and (Calote) my douht<er> [aaAx]
20,473 (Arise) and go (reu<er>ense) / godes (resureccioun) [aaAx]
20,474 And (crepe) to [th]e (croes) on (knees) / and (kusse) hit for a iewel [aaaAx]
20,475 And (rihtfollokest) a (relyk) / noon (richore) on erthe [aaAx]
20,476 ffor godes (blessed) (body) / hit (baer) for oure (bote) [aaAa]
20,477 And hit (afereth) th (fende) / (for) such is [th]e myhte [aaAxx]
20,478 May no (g<ri>sly) (goest) (glyde) / [th]<er> hit shaddeweth [aaAx]

Explicit Dobet & incipit debest
21,1 Thus Y (wakede) and (wrot) / (what) y hadde ydremed [aaAx]
21,2 And (dihte) me (derely) / and (dede) me to kyrke [aaAx]
21,3 To (here) (holly) [th]e masse / and to be (hoseled) (aftur) [aaAa]
21,4 In (myddes) of [th]e (masse) / tho (men) [y]ede to offrynge [aaAx]
21,5 Y ful (eftesones) (aslepe) / and (sodeynliche) me mette [aaAx]
21,6 That [[(Peres)]] [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] / was (peynted) al blody [aaAx]
21,7 And (cam) in wt<h> a (cros) / bifore [th]e (comune) peple [aaAx]
21,8 And riht (lyke) in alle (lymes) / to oure (lord) I<es>u [aaAx]
21,9 And thenne (calde) y (Consience) / to (kenne) me [th]e sothe [aaAx]
21,10 Is that (I<es>us) the (ioustare) q<uo>d y / [th]at (iewes) (dede) to (dethe) [aaAbb]
21,11 Or hit is [[(Peres) [th]e (Plouhman) / who]] (paynted) hym so rede [aaAx]
21,12 Q<uo>d (Conciense) and (knelede) tho / this aren (Cristes) Armes [aaAx]
21,13 His (colours) and his (cote) armure / ac he [th]at (cometh) so blody [aaAx]
21,14 Is (Crist) wt<h> his (croes) / (conquerour) of (Cristene) [aaAa]
21,15 Whi (calle) [y]e hym (Crist) / sennes iewes (callede) hy<m> Iesus [aaAx]
21,16 (Patriarkes) & (p<ro>phetes) / (p<ro>fecied) bifore [aaAx]
21,17 To alle (kyn) (creatures) / sholde (knelen) and bowen [aaAx]
21,18 (Anoon) as men (nemned) / [th]e (name) of god Iesu [aaAx]
21,19 { Ergo } is (no) (name) / to [th]e (name) of I<es>us [aaAx]
21,20 Ne (noen) so (nedfol) to (nemnie) / by (nyhte) ne by day [aaaAx]
21,21 ffor alle (derke) (deueles) / aren (drad) for to heren hit [aaAx]
21,22 And (synfole) ben (solaced) / and (saued) by [th]at name [aaAx]

21,23 And [y]e (callen) hym (Crist) / for what (cause) telleth me [aaAx] fol. 95r
21,24 Is Crist (more) of (myhte) / and (more) worthiore name [aaAx]
21,25 Then (I<es>u) or (I<es>us) / [th]at all<e> oure (ioye) cam of [aaAx]
21,26 Thow (knowest) wel q<uo>d (Concience) / and [th]<o>u (kunne) resoun [aaAx]
21,27 That (knyht) (kyng) (conquerour) / may be o p<er>sone [aaAx]
21,28 To be (cald) a (knyht) is fayr / for men shal (knele) to hym [aaAx]
21,29 To be (cald) a (kyng) is fairor / for he may (knyhtes) make [aaxAx]
21,30 Ac to be (conquerour) (cald) / [th]at (cometh) of special grace [aaAx]
21,31 And of (hardinesse) of (herte) / and of (hendenesse) [aaAx]
21,32 To make (lordes) of (laddes) / of (lond) [th]at he wynneth [aaAx]
21,33 And (fre) men (foule) thralles / [th]at (folleweth) nat his lawes [aaAx]
21,34 The (iewes) [th]at were (gentel) men / (Iesu) thei dispisede [aaAx]
21,35 Bothe his (lore) and his (lawe) now / are they (lowe) cherles [aaAx]
21,36 As (wyde) as [th]e (worlde) / is (wonyeth) [th]<er> none [aaAx]
21,37 Bote vnder (tribuyt) and (talage) / as (tykes) and cherles [aaAx]
21,38 And tho [th]at (bycome) (cristene) / bi (consail) of [th]e baptist [aaAx]
21,39 Aren (frankeleynes) and (fre) men / Thorw (follyng) [th]at they toke [aaAx]
21,40 And (Ientel) men wt<h> (Iesu) / for (Iesu) was yfolled [aaAx]
21,41 And vpon (Caluarie) on (cros) (ycrouned) / (kyng) of iewes [aaAa]
21,42 Hit (bicometh) for a (kyng) / to (kepe) and to defende [aaAx]
21,43 And (conquerour) of his (conqueste) / his (layes) and his (large) [aaBb]
21,44 And so dede (Iesu) [th]e (iewes) / he (iustified) and tauhte hem [aaAx]
21,45 The (lawe) of (lyf) / that (laste) shal eu<er>e [aaAx]
21,46 And (fended) hem fro (foule) eueles / (feueres) and (fluxes) [aaAa]
21,47 And fro (fendes) [th]at in hem was / and (false) bileue [axAx]
21,48 Tho was he (Iesu) of (iewes) (gentel) p<ro>fete / and (kyng) of here (kyngdoem) [aaaBb]
21,49 And (croune) baer of thornes / and tho (conquerede) he on (cros) [axAa]
21,50 --- this line is omitted ---
21,51 As conquero<ur> noble myhte no (deth) / hym (fordo) ne (adown) brynge [xaAa]
21,52 That he ne (aroos) and (regnede) / and (raueschede) helle [aaAx]
21,53 And tho was be (conquero<ur>) (cald) / of (quyke) and of dede [aaAx]
21,54 ffor he [y]af (Adam) and (Eue) / and (o[th]<er>e) mo blisse [aaAx]
21,55 That (longe) hadden (leye) bifore / as (luciferes) cherles [aaAx]
21,56 And toek (lucifer) the (loethliche) / [th]at (lord) was of helle [aaAx]
21,57 And (bonde) him as he is (bounde) / wt<h> (bondes) of yre [aaAx]
21,58 Ho was (hardior) then (he) / his (herte) bloed he shewede [aaAx]
21,59 To make alle (folk) (fre) / [th]at (folweth) his lawe [aaAx]

21,60 And sethe he [y]eueth (largeliche) / alle his (lele) (lege) [xaAa] fol. 95v
21,61 (Places) in (p<ar>adys) / at here (p<ar>tyng) hennes [aaAx]
21,62 He may be wel (called) (conquerour) / and that is (Crist) to mene [aaAx]
21,63 Ac the (cause) that he (cometh) thus / wt<h> his (cros) and his passioun [aaAx]
21,64 Is to (wissen) vs ([th]<er>with) / [th]at when (we) ben ytempted [aaAx]
21,65 Therwith to (fihte) and (fende) vs / fro (fallyng) into synne [aaAx]
21,66 And (se) bi his (sorwe) / [th]at (hoso) loueth ioye [aaAx]
21,67 To (penaunce) and to (pou<er>te) / he mot (putte) hymsuluen [aaAx]
21,68 And moche (wo) in this (world) / (wilnen) and soffren [aaAx]
21,69 Ac to (carpe) more of (Crist) / and how he (cam) to [th]at name [aaAx]
21,70 (faythly) for to speke / his (furste) name was Iesus [axAx]
21,71 Tho he was (bore) in (Bedlehem) / as [th]e (boek) telleth [aaAx]
21,72 And (cam) to take (mankynde) / (kynges) and angeles [aaAx]
21,73 (Reu<er>ensed) hym (riht) fayre / wt<h> (richesses) of erthe [aaAx]
21,74 (Angeles) out of (heuene) (come) / (kneled) and songe [aaBb]
21,74 { Gloria in excelsis deo } [Latin]
21,75 (Kynges) (cam) aft<ur> / (knelede) and offrede [aaAx]
21,76 (Mirre) and (moche) gold / wt<h>outen (m<er>cy) askynge [aaAx]
21,77 Or eny (kyne) (catel) / bote (knoweleched) hym sou<er>eyn [aaAx]
21,78 Bothe of (sand) (sonne) and (see) / and (sennes) [th]ei wente [aaaAx]
21,79 Into here (kyngene) (kuth) / by (consail) of Angelis [aaAx]
21,80 And [th]<er> was [th]at word fulfuld [th]e / which [th]ou of speke [xxXx]
21,80 { Om<n>ia celestia terrest<ri>a flectant<ur> in hoc no<m>i<n>e Iesu } [Latin]
21,81 ffor (alle) [th]e (angelis) of (heuene) / at his burthe knelede [aaAx]
21,82 And al [th]e (wit) of the (world) / (was) in tho thre kynges [aaAxx]
21,83 (Resoun) and (rihtfulnesse) / and (reuthe) thei offrede [aaAx]

21,84 *(Wherefore) & why (wyse) men [th]<a>t tyme [aaXx]
21,85 *(Maistres) & lettred (men) / { (M<a>gi) } hem calde [aa{A}x]
21,86 *That a (kyng) (cam) wt<h> reson / (ykyu<er>ed) vnd<er> ensense [aaAx]
21,87 *The (seco<n>de) kyng (seth) / (soethliche) offrede [aaAx]

21,88 (Rihtwisnesse) vnder (reed) gold / (resones) felawe [aaAx]
21,89 Gold is (likened) to (lewetee) / that (laste) shal eu<er>e [aaAx]
21,90 And (resoun) to (riche) golde / to (riht) and to treuthe [aaAx]
21,91 The thridde (kyng) (cam) / and (kneled) to Iesu [aaAx]
21,92 And (p<re>sented) hym wt<h> (Pyte) / (apperynge) bi Mirre [aaAx]
21,93 ffor (mirre) is (m<er>cy) to (mene) / and (mylde) speche of tonge [aaaAx]
21,94 (Ertheliche) (honeste) thynges / was (offred) thus at (ones) [aaAa]
21,95 Thorw thre (kyne) (kynges) / (knelyng) to I<es>u [aaAx]
21,96 Ac for all<e> this (p<re>ciouse) (p<re>sentes) / oure lord (p<ri>nce) Iesu [aaAx]

21,97 Was no[th]<er> (kyng) ne (conquerour) / til he (comsed) wexe [aaAx] fol. 96r
21,98 In [th]e (man<er>e) of a (man) / and [th]at by (moche) sleythe [aaAx]
21,99 As hit (bicometh) for a (conquerour) / to (conne) mony sleythes [aaAx]
21,100 And many (wyles) and (wyt) / [th]at (wol) be a ledare [aaAx]
21,101 And so (dede) Iesu in his (dayes) / whoso (durste) tellen hit [aaAx]
21,102 (Som) tyme he (soffrede) / and (som) tyme he hudde hym [aaAx]
21,103 And som tyme he (fauht) (faste) / and (fley) o[th]<er>while [aaAx]
21,104 And som tyme he (gaf) (goed) / and (g<ra>unted) hele bothe [aaAx]
21,105 (Lyf) and (lyme) / as hym (luste) he wrouhte [aaAx]
21,106 As (kynde) is of a (conquerour) / so (comesede) Iesu [aaAx]
21,107 Til he (hadde) (all<e>) (hem) / [th]at he fore bledde [aaAx]
21,108 In his (iuuentee) this (Iesus) / at (iewene) feste [aaAx]
21,109 Turned (wat<ur>) into (wyn) / as holy (writ) telleth [aaAx]
21,110 And [th]<er> (bigan) (god) / of his (g<ra>ce) to do wel [aaAx]
21,111 ffor wyn is (likned) to (lawe) / and (lyf) holinesse [aaAx]
21,112 And (lawe) (lakked) tho / for men (loued) nat her enemyes [aaxAx]
21,113 And (Crist) (consayleth) vs / and (comaundeth) bothe [aaAx]
21,114 Bothe to (lered) and to (lewed) / to (louye) oure enemyes [aaAx]
21,115 So at [th]at (feste) (furste) / as y (before) tolde [aaAx]
21,116 (Bigan) (god) of his (grace) / and (goodnesse) to do wel [aaaAx]
21,117 And tho was he (cleped) and (calde) / not my (Crist) but I<es>u [aaAx]
21,118 A (fauntekyn) (ful) of wyt / { (filius) Marie } [aaAx]
21,119 ffor bifore his (moder) (Marie) / (made) he [th]<a>t wonder [aaAx]
21,120 That [th]e (furste) and the (formoste) / sholde (ferme) bileue [aaAx]
21,121 That he thorw (grace) was (gete) / and of no (gome) elles [aaAx]
21,122 He (wrouhte) [th]at by no (wyt) / bote thorw (word) one [aaAx]
21,123 Aftur [th]e (kynde) [th]at he (cam) / of [th]<er> (comsede) he dowel [aaAx]
21,124 And when he was wexen (more) / in his (moder) absence [xaAx]
21,125 He made (lame) to (lepe) / and [y]af (liht) to blynde [aaAx]
21,126 And (fedde) wt<h> two (fisches) / and with (fyue) loues [aaAx]
21,127 Sore (afyngered) (folk) / mo then (fyue) thousend [aaAx]
21,128 Thus he (comfortede) (carefole) / and (cauhte) a grett<er>e name [aaAx]
21,129 The which was dobet / where [th]at he wente [xxXx]
21,130 ffor (deue) thorw his (doynges) / and (dombe) speke and herde [aaAx]
21,131 And (alle) he (heled) and (halp) / [th]at (hym) of grace (asked) [aaaAa]

21,132 And tho was he (cald) in (contreye) / of [th]e (comune) peple [aaAx] fol. 96v
21,133 ffor [th]e (dedes) [th]at he (dede) / { fili (dauid) I<es>us } [aa{Ax}]
21,134 ffor (dauid) was the (douhtiest) / of (dedes) in his tyme [aaAx]
21,135 The buyrdes tho songe [xxXx]
21,135 { Saul int<er>fecit mille & dauid decem milia } [Latin]
21,136 fforthy <[th]e> (contre) [th]<er> Iesu (cam) (calde) hym { fili dauid } [aaA{x}]
21,137 And (nempned) hym of (nazareth) / and (no) man so worthy [aaAxx]
21,138 To be (Cayser) or (kyng) / of the (kyngdoem) of Iuda [aaAx]
21,139 Ne ou<er> (Iewes) (Iustice) / as (Iesus) was hem thouhte [aaAx]
21,140 Hereof (hadde) Cayphas (enuye) / and (o[th]<er>) iewes [aaAx]
21,141 And for to (do) hym to (dethe) (day) / and nyhte they casten [aaaXx]
21,142 And (culden) hym on (cros) wyse / at (Caluarie) on a fryday [aaAx]
21,143 And sethen (burden) his (body) / and (beden) [th]at men sholde [aaAx]
21,144 (Kepen) hit fro (nyhtecomares) / with (knyhtes) yarmed [aaAx]
21,145 ffor no (frende) sholde hit (fecche) / for (p<ro>fetes) hem tolde [aaAx]
21,146 That [th]at (blessed) (body) / of (buyrielles) sholde ryse [aaAx]
21,147 And (goen) into (Galilee) / and (gladien) his apostlis [aaAx]
21,148 And his (moder) (marie) thus / (men) bifore deuyned [aaAx]
21,149 The (knyhtes) [th]at (kepten) hit / (biknewen) hemsuluen [aaAx]
21,150 That (angeles) and (Archangeles) / (ar) the day spronge [aaAxx]
21,151 (Comen) (knelyng) to / [th]at (cors) and songen [aaAx]
21,152 { Christus (resurgens) } / and hit (aroos) aftur [{xa}Ax]
21,153 (V<er>ray) man (bifore) hem alle / and (forth) wt<h> hem [y]ede [aaAx]
21,154 The iewes (p<re>yed) hem of (pees) / and (p<re>yede) tho knyhtes [aaAx]
21,155 Telle [th]e (comune) [th]at [th]<er> (cam) / a (companie) of his apostles [aaAx]
21,156 And (bywiched) hem as they (woke) / and (away) stelen hit [aaAx]
21,157 Ac (Marie) (Maudeleyne) / (mette) hym by [th]e weye [aaAx]
21,158 (Goynge) toward (galilee) / in (godhede) and in manhede [aaAx]
21,159 And (lyues) and (lokynge) / and (aloude) criede [aaAx]
21,160 In vch a (companye) [th]<er> he (cam) / { (Christus) resurgens } [aaAx]
21,161 Thus (cam) hit out [th]at (Crist) (ou<er>kam) / (rekeuerede) and lyuede [aaaAx]
21,161 { Sic Christum pati & intrare &c } [Latin]
21,162 ffor [th]at (wommen) (witeth) hit / nat be (wel) conseyl [aaAx]
21,163 (Pet<er>) (p<ar>seyued) al this / and (pursuede) aft<ur> [aaAx]
21,164 Bothe (Iames) and (Ioh<a>n) / (Iesu) to seke [aaAx]
21,165 (Taddee) and (ten) mo / wt<h> (Thomas) of Ynde [aaAx]

21,166 And as al thise (wyse) (weyes) / (weren) two togyderes [aaAx] fol. 97r
21,167 In an (hous) (al) bishut / and (here) dore ybarred [aaAxx]
21,168 (Crist) (cam) in and al (closed) / bothe dore and [y]ates [aaAx]
21,169 To (pet<er>) and to his (apostlis) / and saide { (Pax) vob<is> } [aaAx]
21,170 And (toek) (Thomas) by the hoende / and (tauhte) hy<m> to grope [aaAx]
21,171 And (fele) wt<h> his (fyngeres) / his (flescheliche) herte [aaAx]
21,172 (Thomas) (touched) hit / and with his (tonge) saide [aaAx]
21,173 { D<omin>us meus & deus meus } [Latin]
21,174 Thow art my (lord) Y (bileue) / god (lord) Iesu [aaAx]
21,175 (Deyedest) and (deth) tholedest / and (deme) shalt vs all<e> [aaAx]
21,176 And now art (lyuynge) and (lokynge) / and (laste) shalt eu<er>e [aaAx]
21,177 (Crist) (carpede) thenne / and (corteysliche) saide [aaAx]
21,178 (Thomas) for thow (trowest) this / and (treweliche) bileuest hit [aaAx]
21,179 (Yblessed) mote thow (be) / and (be) shalt for eu<er>e [aaAx]
21,180 And (yblessed) mote they (be) / in (body) and in soule [aaAx]
21,181 That neu<er>e shal (se) me in (sihte) / as thowe (seste) nowthe [aaAx]
21,182 And (leelliche) (bileuen) al this / y (loue) hem and blesse hem [aaAx]
21,182 { Beati qui non vid<erunt> & credi<derunt> } [Latin]
21,183 And when this (dede) was (doen) / (dobest) he thouhte [aaAx]
21,184 And [y]af [[(Peres)]] (power) / and (p<ar>doun) he g<ra>unted [aaAx]
21,185 To alle (man<er>e) (men) / (m<er>cy) and for[y]euenesse [aaAx]
21,186 Hym (myhte) (men) to assoyle / of alle (man<er>e) synnes [aaxAx]
21,187 In (couenaunt) [th]at they (come) / and (knoleched) to pay [aaAx]
21,188 To (Peres) (p<ar>doun) [th]e (plouhman) / { Redde q<uo>d debes } [aaAx]
21,189 Thus hath (Peres) (power) / be his (p<ar>doun) (payed) [aaAa]
21,190 To (bynde) and to (vnbynde) / (bothe) here and elles [aaAx]
21,191 And (assoile) men of alle (synnes) / (saue) of dette one [aaAx]
21,192 Anoon (aftur) an (heyh) / (vp) into (heuene) [aaAx]
21,193 He (wente) and (woneth) there / and (wol) come at [th]e laste [aaAx]
21,194 And (rewarde) hym (riht) wel / that { (redde<<t>>) quod debet } [aaAx]
21,195 (Payeth) (p<ar>fitly) / as (puyr) treuthe wolde [aaAx]
21,196 And what (p<er>sone) (payth) / hit nat (punischen) he thenketh [aaAx]
21,197 And (demen) hem at (domesday) / bothe quyke and (dede) [aaXa]
21,198 The (gode) to (godhede) / and to (grete) ioye [aaAx]
21,199 And (wikked) to (wonye) / in (wo) withouten ende [aaAx]
21,200 Thus (Consience) of (Crist) / and of [th]e (cros) (carpede) [aaAa]

21,201 And (conseyled) me to (knele) [th]<er>to / and thenne (cam) me thouhte [aaAx] fol. 97v
21,202 Oen { (spiritus) (paraclitus) } / to (Peres) and to his felawes [aaAx] (sp:p:p)
21,203 In (liknesse) of a (lihtnynge) / a (lihte) on hem alle [aaAx]
21,204 And made hem (konne) and (knowe) / alle (kyne) langages [aaAx]
21,205 Y (wondred) what [th]at (was) / and (wagged) Consience [aaAx]
21,206 And was (afered) for the (lihte) for / in (fuyres) (liknesse) [abAb]
21,207 { (Spiritus) paraclitus } / (ou<er>spradde) hem alle [axAx]
21,208 Q<uo>d (Consience) and (knelede) / this is (Cristes) messager [aaAx]
21,209 And cometh fro the (grete) (god) / (grace) is his name [xaaAx]
21,210 (Knele) now q<uo>d (Consience) / and yf thow (canst) synge [aaAx]
21,211 (Welcome) hym and (worschipe) hym / wt<h> { veni creator spirit<us> } [aaXx]
21,212 And Y (sang) [th]at (song) / and (so) dede many hundret [aaAxx]
21,213 And (criden) wt<h> (Consience) / helpe vs (god) of (grace) [aaBb]
21,214 And thenne (bigan) (g<ra>ce) / to (go) with [aaAx]
21,215 And (conseilede) hym and (Consience) / the (comune) to sompne [aaAx]
21,216 ffor Y wol (dele) (today) / and (deuyde) grace [aaAx]
21,217 To alle (kyne) (creatures) / [th]at (can) his fyue wittes [aaAxx]
21,218 Tresor to (lyue) by / to here (lyues) ende [xaAx]
21,219 And (wepne) to (fihte) with [th]at / (wol) neu<er>e (fayle) [abAb]
21,220 ffor (Auntecrist) and hise (al) / the world shal greue [axAx]
21,221 And (acombre) [th]e (Consience) / bote yf (Crist) the helpe [aaAx]
21,222 And (false) p<ro>fetes (fele) / (flateres) and glosares [aaAx]
21,223 Shal (come) and be (curatours) / ou<er> (kynges) and erles [aaAx]
21,224 And thenne shal (pryde) be (pope) / and (p<ri>nce) of holy chirche [aaAx]
21,225 (Coueytise) and (vnkyndenesse) / (Cardynales) hym to lede [aaAx]
21,226 fforthy q<uo>d (g<ra>ce) or y (go) / y wol (gyue) [y]ow tresor [aaAx]
21,227 And wepne to fihte with / when Auntecrist [y]ow assaileth [xxXx]
21,228 And (gaf) vch man a (grace) / to (gye) with hymsuluen [aaAx]
21,229 That (ydelnesse) (encombre) hem nat / ne (enuye) ne pryde [aaAx]
21,229 { Diuisiones graciar<um> sunt } [Latin]
21,230 Som men he [y]af (wyt) / with (wordes) to shewe [xaAx]
21,231 To (wynne) with treuthe / [th]at the (world) asketh [axAx]
21,232 As (p<re>chours) and (p<re>stes) / and (prentises) of lawe [aaAx]
21,233 They (leely) to (lyue) / bi (labour) of tonge [aaAx]
21,234 And bi (wit) to (wissen) o[th]<er>e / as g<ra>ce hem (wolde) teche [aaAx]
21,235 And so<m>me he (kende) hem (craft) / and (konnynge) of syhte [aaAx]

21,236 With sullyng and (buggynge) / here (bileue) to wynne [xaAx] fol. 98r
21,237 And som he (lered) to (laboure) / a (londe) and a watre [aaAx]
21,238 And (lyue) by [th]at (laboure) a (leele) / (lyf) and a trewe [aaAa]
21,239 And so<m>me he (tauhte) to (tulye) / to theche and to coke [aaXx]
21,240 As here (wit) (wolde) / when [th]e tyme come [aaXx]
21,241 And so<m>me to (deuyne) and to (deuyde) / noumbres to kenne [xaAx]
21,242 And to (compace) and (coloures) to make / and so<m>me to (se) and to (saye) [aaBb]
21,243 What sholde (bifalle) (bothe) / of (wele) and of (wo) [aaBb]
21,244 --- this line is omitted ---
21,245 And be (ywaer) bifore and (ast<r>omuens) / thorw (ast<ro>nomye) & philosopheres (wyse) [abBa]
21,246 And so<m>me to (ryde) & to (rekeu<er>e) / that (vnrihtfulliche) was wonne [aaAx]
21,247 He (wissede) men (wynne) hit a[y]eyn / thorw (wihtnesse) of handes [aaAx]
21,248 And (fechen) hit fro (false) men / wt<h> (foleuiles) lawes [aaAx]
21,249 And so<m>me he rered to (lyue) / in (longyng) to be hennes [xaAx]
21,250 In (pou<er>te) and in (pacience) / to (preye) for alle cristene [aaAx]
21,251 And al he (lered) to be (lele) / and vch a craft (loue) o[th]<er>e [aaAx]
21,252 Ne no (boest) ne (debaet) / (be) among hem alle [aaAx]
21,253 Thouh (so<m>me) be clenner then (so<m>me) / [y]e (sen) wel q<uo>d g<ra>ce [aaAx]
21,254 That all<e> (craft) and (connyng) / (cam) of my [y]efte [aaAx]
21,255 (Loke) [th]at noen (lacke) o[th]<er>e / bute (loueth) as bretherne [aaAx]
21,256 And <he> [th]at (moest) (maistries) / can be (myldest) of berynge [aaAx]
21,257 And (crouneth) (Consience) (kyng) / and maketh (craft) [y]oure styward [aaaAx]
21,258 And aft<ur> (craftes) (consail) / (clotheth) [y]ow and fedeth [aaAx]
21,259 ffor y make [[(Peres) the (Plouhman)]] / my (p<ro>cureato<ur>) and my reue [aaAx]
21,260 And (Registrer) to (reseyuen) / { (Redde) q<uo>d debes } [aa{Ax}]
21,261 My (prowo<ur>) and my [[(plouhman) / (Peres)]] shal ben on erthe [aaAx]
21,262 And for to (tulye) (treuthe) / a (teme) shal he haue [aaAx]
21,263 (Grace) (gaf) [[Peres]] / a teme foure (grete) oxen [aaxAx]
21,264 That oen was (luc) a (large) beste / and a (lou) chered [aaAx]
21,265 And (Marc) and (Mathewe) / the thridde (myhty) bestes bothe [aaAx]
21,266 And (ioyned) til hem oen (I<o>h<a>n) / most (gentill<e>) of all<e> [aaAx]
21,267 The (pris) neet of [[(Peres) (plouh)]] / (passynge) alle o[th]<er>e [aaaAx]
21,268 And sethe (grace) of his (goednesse) / (gaef) [[Peres]] foure stottes [aaAx]
21,269 (Alle) [th]at his (oxen) crede / they two (harwen) (aftur) [aaAa]
21,270 Oen (hihte) (Austyn) / and (Ambrosie) ano[th]<er> [aaAx]
21,271 (Gregory) the (grete) clerk / and (Ieroem) [th]e (gode) [aaAa] (g:g:i:)
21,272 Thise (foure) the (fayth) to teche / (folewede) [[Peres]] teme [aaAx]

21,273 And (harwed) in an (handwhile) / al (holy) sc<ri>pture [aaAx] fol. 98v
21,274 Wt<h> two (aythes) [th]at they (hadde) / an (oelde) and a newe [aaAx]
21,274 { Id est vetus testamentu<m> & nouu<m> } [Latin]
21,275 And (g<ra>ce) (gaf) Peres / (graynes) cardinales v<er>tues [aaxAx]
21,276 And (sewe) hit in mannes (soule) / and (sethe) he toelde here names [aaAx]
21,277 { (Spiritus) prudencie } / the furste (seed) hihte [axAx]
21,278 That (hoso) (ete) / [th]at (ymageny) he sholde [aaAx]
21,279 Ar he (dede) eny (dede) / (deuyse) wel [th]e ende [aaAx]
21,280 And (lered) men a (ladel) bugge / wt<h> a (longe) stale [aaAx]
21,281 That (caste) for to (kele) a (crok) / and saue [th]e fatte aboue [aaaXx]
21,282 The (seconde) (sethe) hihte / { (spiritus) temperancie } [aa{Ax}]
21,283 He [th]at eet of that (seed) / hadde (such) a kynde [xaAx]
21,284 Sholde neu<er>e (mete) ne (meschief) / (maken) hym to swelle [aaAx]
21,285 Ne (sholde) no (scornare) / out of (skille) hym brynge [aaAx]
21,286 Ne neu<er>e (wynnynge) ne (welthe) / or (wordliche) richesse [aaAx]
21,287 (Wasten) (word) of ydelnesse / ne (wikede) speche meue [aaxAx]
21,288 Sholde no (curious) (cloth) / (comen) on his rugge [aaAx]
21,289 Ne no (mete) in his (mouth) / [th]at (maist<er>) I<o>h<a>n spyced [aaAx]
21,290 The thridde (seed) that [[Peres]] (sewe) / was { (spiritus) fortitudinis } [aa{Ax}]
21,291 And (hoso) (ete) of [th]at seed / (hardy) was (eu<er>e) [aaxAa]
21,292 To (soffre) al [th]at god (sente) / (seeknesse) and ang<er>es [aaAx]
21,293 Myhte no (lyare) with (lesynge) / ne (losse) of worldly catel [aaAx]
21,294 (Makyn) hym for eny (mornynge) [th]at he ne / was (murye) in soule [aaAx]
21,295 And (bold) and (abidynge) / (busmares) to soffre [aaAx]
21,296 And (plede) al with (pacience) / and { (p<ar>ce) michi d<om>ine } [aaAx]
21,297 And (keuered) hym vnder (consayl) / of (Caton) the wyse [aaAx]
21,298 { Esto forti Animo cum sis dampnatus iniq<ue> } [Latin]
21,299 The ferthe (seed) that [[Peres]] (sewe) / was { (spiritus) Iusticie } [aaAx]
21,300 And (he) [th]at (ete) of [th]at seed / sholde be (euene) trewe [aaxAx]
21,301 Wt<h> (god) and nat (agast) / bote of (gyle) one [aaAx]
21,302 ffor (gyle) (goth) so priueyly / [th]at (goed) fayth o[th]<er>while [aaxAx]
21,303 May nat be (aspyed) / thorw { (spiritus) Iusticie} [xa{Ax}]
21,304 { (Spiritus) iusticie } (spareth) nat to (spille) [{ax}Aa]
21,305 Hem [th]at ben gulty and for to (corecte) the (kyng) [xxAa]
--- And the kyng falle in any agulte [xxXx]

21,306 ffor (counteth) he no (kynges) wreth / when he in (co<ur>t) sitteth [aaAx] fol. 99r
21,307 To (demen) as a (domesman) / (adrad) was he neu<er>e [aaAx]
21,308 No[th]<er> of (deuk) ne of (deth) / [th]at he ne (dede) [th]e lawe [aaAx]
21,309 ffor (p<re>sente) or for (p<re>yere) / or eny (prinses) lettres [aaAx]
21,310 He dede (equite) to (alle) / (eueneforth) his knowyng [aaAx]
21,311 Thise foure (sedes) [[Peres]] (sewe) / and (sennes) he dede hem harewe [aaAx]
21,312 With olde (lawe) and newe / that (loue) myhte wexe [axAx]
21,313 Among thise (foure) (v<er>tues) / and (vices) distruye [aaAx] (f:v:v)
21,314 ffor (comunliche) in (contrayes) / (cammokes) and wedes [aaAx]
21,315 (ffouleth) the (fruyt) in the (feld) / ther thei (growe) (togyderes) [aaaBb]
21,316 And so doth (vices) (v<er>tues) / (forthy) q<uo>d [[Peres]] [aaAx] (v:v:f)
21,317 Harweth alle [th]at (conneth) (kynde) wit / bi (consail) of docto<ur>s [aaAx]
21,318 And (tulieth) aftur here (techynge) / the cardinal v<er>tues [aaXx]
21,319 A[y]eynes thy (graynes) q<uo>d (g<ra>ce) / (bigynneth) for to rype [aaAx]
21,320 (Ordeyne) the an (hous) [[Peres]] / to (herborwe) in thy cornes [aaAx]
21,321 By (god) (g<ra>ce) q<uo>d [[Peres]] / [y]e moet (gyue) tymber [aaxAx]
21,322 And (ordeyne) [th]at (hous) / ar [y]e (hennes) wende [aaAx]
21,323 And (grace) (gaf) hym [th]e (cros) / with (croune) of thornes [aabBx]
21,324 That (Crist) vpon (Caluary) / for (mankynde) on peyned [aaAx]
21,325 And of his (bapteme) and (bloed) / [th]at he (bledde) on rode [aaAx]
21,326 He (made) a (man<er>e) (morter) / and (m<er>cy) hit hihte [aaaAx]
21,327 And [th]<er>with (grace) (bigan) / to make a (goode) foundement [aaAx]
21,328 And (wateled) hit and (walled) hit / (wt<h>) his (paynes) and his (passiou<n>) [aaAbb]
21,329 And of (alle) (holy) writ / he made a roof (aftur) [aaXa]
21,330 And calde [th]at (hous) (vnite) / (holy) chirche an (englisch) [aaAa]
21,331 And when this (dede) was (doen) / grace (deuysed) [aaXa]
21,332 A (cart) hihte (Cristendoem) / to (carie) hoem Peres sheues [aaAx]
21,333 And gaf hym (caples) to his (carte) / (Contrissioun) & (confessioun) [aaAa]
21,334 And made p<re>sthoed hayward / the while hymsulue wente [xxXx]
21,335 As (wyde) as the (world) / is (wt<h>) Peres to (tulye) (treuthe) [aaAbb]
21,336 And [th]e (londe) of (bileue) / the (lawe) of holi churche [aaAx]
21,337 Now is [[(Peres)]] to the [[(plouh)]] / (Pryde) hit (aspiede) [aaAa]
21,338 And (gadered) hym a (grete) oeste / (greue) he thenketh [aaAx]
21,339 (Consience) and alle (cristene) / and (cardinale) v<er>tues [aaAx]
21,340 (Blowe) hem doun and (bleke) hem / and (bete) ato [th]e mores [aaAx]
21,341 And (cente) forth (surquido<ur>s) / his (s<er>iauntes) of Armes [aaAx]

21,342 And his (spye) (spille) loue / oen (speke) euele bihynde [aaAx] fol. 99v
21,343 Thise two (cam) to (Consience) / and to (cristene) peple [aaAx]
21,344 And (toelde) hem (tydynges) / [th]at (tyne) thei sholde [th]e sedes [aaAx]
21,345 That (sire) [[Peres]] (sewe) / [th]e cardinale v<er>tues [aaXx]
21,346 And Peres (berne) worth (broke) / and [th]er [th]at (ben) in vnite [aaAx]
21,347 Shal (come) oute of (Consience) / and [y]oure two (caples) [aaAx]
21,348 (Confessioun) and (contricioun) / and [y]oure (Carte) the bileue [aaAx]
21,349 Shal be (coloured) so (queyntly) / and (keuered) vnder [y]oure sophistrie [aaAx]
21,350 That (Consience) shal nat (knowe) be (contricioun) / ne bi (confessioun) [aaAa]
21,351 Ho is cristene or hethene [xxXx]
21,352 Ne no (man<er>e) (marchaunt) / [th]at wt<h> (moneye) deleth [aaAx]
21,353 Where he (wynne) with riht / wt<h> (wrong) or wt<h> vsure [axAx]
21,354 With such (colours) and (queyntise) / (cometh) pruyde yarmed [aaAx]
21,355 With the (lord) [th]at (lyueth) / aftur the (lust) of his body [aaAx]
21,356 To (waston) on (welfare) / and in (wikked) kepynge [aaAx]
21,357 Alle the (world) in a (while) / thorw oure (wit) q<uo>d pruyde [aaAx]
21,358 Q<uo>d (Consience) to alle (cristene) tho / my (consayl) is [th]<a>t we wende [aaAx]
21,359 (Hastiliche) to (Vnite) / and (holde) we vs there [aaAx]
21,360 (Preye) we [th]at a (pees) / were in [[(Peres)]] berne [[[th]e (Plouhman)]] [aaAa]
21,361 ffor (witt<er>ly) Y (woet) (wel) / (we) be nat of strenghe [aaaAx]
21,362 To (goen) (agayn) pruyde / bute (grace) were wt<h> vs [aaAx]
21,363 And thenne (cam) (kynde) wit / (Consience) to teche [aaAx]
21,364 And (cryede) and (comaundede) / alle (cristene) peple [aaAx]
21,365 To (deluen) a (dich) / (depe) al aboute vnite [aaAx]
21,366 That (holi) churche stoed / in (holinesse) as hit were a pole [axAx]
21,367 (Consience) (commaundede) tho / alle (cristene) to delue [aaAx]
21,368 And (make) a (moche) (moet) [th]at (myhte) be a strenghe [aaaAx]
21,369 To (helpe) (holi) churche / and (hem) [th]at hit kepeth [aaAx]
21,370 Thenne alle (kyne) (cristene) / saue (commune) wo<m>men [aaAx]
21,371 (Repenteden) and (Refused) (synne) / (saue) thei one [aaBb]
21,372 And a (sisour) and (sompnour) / [th]at weren (forsworen) ofte [aaAx]
21,373 (Wytyng) and (wilfully) / (wt<h>) the false thei helden [aaAxx]
21,374 And for (suluer) weren (forswore) / (soth) thei wisten hit [aaAx]
21,375 Ther ne was (cristene) (creature) / that (kynde) wit hadde [aaAx]
21,376 --- this line is omitted ---
21,377 That he ne (halpe) a quantite / (holinesse) to wexe [xaAx]
21,378 So<m>me thorw (bedes) (biddynge) / and (bi) pilg<ri>mages [aaAxx]

21,379 Or o[th]<er> (p<ri>ue) (penaunses) / and so<m>me thorw (pans) delyng [aaAx] fol. 100r
21,380 And thenne (walled) (wat<ur>) / for (wikked) (werkes) [aaAa]
21,381 (Egrelich) (ernynge) / (oute) of menne (yes) [aaAa]
21,382 (Clannesse) of [th]e (comune) / and (clerkes) (clene) lyuynge [aaAa]
21,383 Made (vnite) (holi) churche / in (holinesse) stande [aaAx]
21,384 Y (care) nat now q<uo>d (Consience) / thow (pryde) come nouthe [aaAx]
21,385 The ford of (lust) shal be (ylette) / al this (lente) Y hope [aaAx]
21,386 (Cometh) q<uo>d (Consience) / [y]e (cristene) and dyneth [aaAx]
21,387 That haen (labored) (lelly) / al this (lenten) tyme [aaAx]
21,388 Here is (bred) (yblessed) / and godes (body) [th]<er>vnder [aaAx]
21,389 (Grace) thorw (godes) word (gaf) / [[ (Peres) the (Plouhman) ]] power [aaaBb]
21,390 (Myhte) to (make) hit / and (men) for to eten hit [aaAx]
21,391 In (helpe) of here (hele) / (ones) in a monthe [aaAx]
21,392 Or as ofte as they hadden nede / tho [th]at hadden payed [xxXx]
21,393 To [[(Peres)]] (p<ar>don) / [th]e [[(Plouhman)]] { Redde quod debes } [aaAx]
21,394 How (q<uo>d) alle [th]e (comune) / thow (conseylest) vs to [y]elde [aaAx]
21,395 Al [th]at we (owen) (eny) wyhte / or [th]at we go to (hosele) [aaXa]
21,396 That is my (conseil) q<uo>d (Consience) / and (cardinale) v<er>tues [aaAx]
21,397 Or vch man for[y]eue o[th]<er> / and [th]at wol [th]e { pat<er>n<oste>r } [xx{Xx}]
21,397 { Et dimitte nob<is> debita n<ost>ra &c } [Latin]
21,398 And (so) to ben (assoiled) / and (sennes) to be hoseled [aaAx]
21,399 [Y]e (bawe) q<uo>d a (breware) / y wol nat (be) yruled [aaAx]
21,400 By (I<es>u) for al [y]oure (iangelyng) / aft<ur> { spiritus (Iusticie) } [aaXa]
21,401 Ne aft<ur> (Consience) bi (Crist) / y (couthe) sulle [aaAx]
21,402 Bothe (dregges) and (draf) / and (drawe) at on hole [aaAx]
21,403 (Thikke) ale and (thynne) ale / and ([th]at) is my kynde [aaAx]
21,404 And nat to (hacky) aftur (holinesse) / (hold) thy tonge consience [aaAx]
21,405 Of { (spiritus) Iusticie } / thow (spekest) moche an ydel [{ax}Ax]
21,406 (Caytyf) q<uo>d (Consience) / (corsede) wreche [aaAx]
21,407 (Vnblessed) art thow (breware) / (but) yf the god helpe [aaAxx]
21,408 Bote thow lyue bi fore / of { sp<iritu>s Iusticie } [xx{Xx}]
21,409 The cheef (seed) [th]at [[Peres]] (sewe) / (ysaued) worst [th]<o>u neu<er>e [aaAx]
21,410 Bote (Consience) thy (comune) fode / and (cardinale) v<er>tues [aaAx]
21,411 (Leue) hit wel we ben (lost) / bothe (lyf) and soule [aaAx]
21,412 Thenne is (many) (man) (ylost) / q<uo>d a (lewed) vicory [aaBbx]
21,413 Ich am a (Curatour) of holi churche / and (cam) neu<er> in my tyme [axAx]

21,414 Man to me [th]at me (couthe) telle / of (cardinales) v<er>tues [axAx] fol. 100v
21,415 Or [th]at (acounted) (Consience) / a (cokkes) fether or an hennes [aaAx]
21,416 Y (knewe) neu<er>e (cardinale) / [th]at he ne (cam) fro [th]e pope [aaAx]
21,417 And we (clerkes) when they (come) / for here (comunes) paieth [aaAx]
21,418 ffor here (pelur<e>) and (palfrayes) mete / and (pelours) [th]at hem folweth [aaAx]
21,419 The (comune) { (clamat) (cotidie) } / vch a man to o[th]<er> [a{aa}Xx]
21,420 The (contreye) is [th]e (corsedore) / [th]at (cardinals) (cometh) ynne [aaAa]
21,421 And [th]<er> they (lygge) and (lenge) / moest (lecherye) [th]<er> regneth [aaAx]
21,422 (fforthy) q<uo>d this (vicory) / bi (v<er>ray) god y wolde [aaAx]
21,423 That no (cardinal) (come) / among [th]e (comune) peple [aaAx]
21,424 Bote in (here) (holinesse) / (helden) hem stille [aaAx]
21,425 At Auenon among iewes { cu<m> s<an>c<t>o s<an>c<t>us eris &c } [xx{Xx}]
21,426 Or in (Rome) as here (reule) / wolde [th]e (relikes) to kepe [aaAx]
21,427 And thow (Consience) in (kynges) / (co<ur>t) and sholdest neu<er> (come) thennes [aaaAx]
21,428 And (Grace) that thow (gredest) so / of (gyour) of alle clerkes [aaAx]
21,429 And [[(Peres)]] with his newe [[(plouh)]] / and also his olde [axAx]
21,430 (E<m>p<er>our) of (al) [th]e world / [th]at (all<e>) men were cristene [aaAx]
21,431 (Inp<ar>fit) is [th]at (pope) / [th]at all<e> (peple) sholde helpe [aaAx]
21,432 And (soudeth) hem [th]at (sleeth) / (suche) as he sholde (saue) [aaAa]
21,433 Ac wel worth (Peres) the (plouhman) / [th]at (p<ur>sueth) god in doynge [aaAx]
21,434 { Qui pluit sup<er> iustos & iniustos } at ones [Latin]
21,435 And (sente) [th]e (soule) / to (saue) a corsed mannes tulthe [aaAx]
21,436 As (brihte) as to [th]e (beste) man / or to [th]e (beste) wo<m>man [aaAx]
21,437 Rihte so [[(Peres)]] the [[(Plouhman)]] / (payneth) hym to tulie [aaAx]
21,438 As (wel) for a (wastour) / or for a (wenche) of the stuyves [aaAx]
21,439 As for (hymsulue) and his (s<er>uauntes) / (saue) he is furste (ys<er>ued) [aaAa]
21,440 So yblessed be [[(Peres)]] the [[(Plouhman)]] / [th]<a>t (peyneth) hym to tulie [aaAx]
21,441 And (t<ra>uaileth) and (tulieth) / for a (tretour) also sore [aaAx]
21,442 As for a (trewe) (tydy) man / alle (tymes) ylyke [aaAx]
21,443 And (worschiped) be he [th]at (wrouhte) / all<e> bothe gode and (wicke) [aaXa]
21,444 And (soffreth) [th]at (synnefole) be / til (som) tyme [th]<a>t [th]ei repente [aaAx]
21,445 And god amende [th]e (pope) / [th]at (pileth) holi churche [xaAx]
21,446 And (claymeth) bifore [th]e (kynge) / to be (kepare) ouer (cristene) [aaAa]
21,447 And (counteth) nat thow (cristene) / be (culde) and yrobbed [aaAx]
21,448 And (fynde) (folke) to (fihte) / and (cristene) bloed to spille [aaaAx]
21,449 A[y]en [th]e olde (lawe) and [th]e newe (lawe) / as (luk) bereth witnesse [aaAx]

21,449 { Non occides michi vindictam &c } [Latin] fol. 101r
21,450 Hit (semeth) bi (so) / (hymsulue) hadde his wille [aaAx]
21,451 He (rekketh) (riht) nauht / of al [th]e (remenaunt) [aaAx]
21,452 And (Crist) of his (cortesye) / [th]e (cardinals) saue [aaAx]
21,453 And t<ur>ne here with to (wisdoem) / and to (wele) for [th]e soule [xaAx]
21,454 And the (comune) q<uo>d this (curatour) / (counteth) ful litel [aaAx]
21,455 The (conseyl) of (Consience) / or (cardinals) v<er>tues [aaAx]
21,456 Bote hit (sowne) as bi (sihte) / (somwhat) to wynnynge [aaAx]
21,457 Of (gyle) ne of (gabbynge) / (gyueth) they neu<er> tale [aaAx]
21,458 ffor { (spiritus) (prudencie) } / among [th]e (peple) is gyle [aaAx]
21,459 And al tho (fayre) (v<er>tues) / as (vises) thei semeth [aaAx]
21,460 ffor vch man (sotileth) a (sleythe) / (synne) to huyde [aaAx]
21,461 And (coloureth) hit for a (connyng) / and a (clene) lyuynge [aaAx]
21,462 Thenne (lowh) ther a (lord) / and bi this (lihte) saide [aaAx]
21,463 Y halde hit (riht) and (resoun) / of my (reue) to take [aaAx]
21,464 (Al) [th]at myn (Auditour) / or (elles) my styward [aaAx]
21,465 (Conseileth) me bi here (acounte) / and my (clerkes) writyng [aaAx]
21,466 Wt<h> { spiritus intellectus } they cote / [th]e (reues) (rolles) [xxAa]
21,467 And wt<h> { spiritus (fortitudinis) } (fecche) / hit wolle he null<e> he [xaAx]
21,468 And thenne (cam) [th]<er> a (kyng) / and bi his (corone) saide [aaAx]
21,469 Y am (kyng) wt<h> (croune) / the (comune) to reule [aaAx]
21,470 And holy (kyrke) and (clerge) / fro (cursed) men to defende [aaAx]
21,471 And yf me (lakketh) to (lyue) / by [th]e (lawe) wol [th]at y take hit [aaAx]
21,472 Ther y may (hastilokest) hit (haue) / for y am (heed) of lawe [aaAx]
21,473 And [y]e (ben) (bote) membres / and y (aboue) alle [aaAx]
21,474 And sethe y am [y]oure (alere) (heued) / y am [y]oure (alere) (hele) [aaAa]
21,475 And holy (churche) (cheef) helpe / and (cheuenteyn) of [th]e comune [aaAx]
21,476 And what Y (take) of [y]ow (two) / y (take) hit at [th]e (techynge) [aaAa]
21,477 Of { spiritus (iusticie) } / for y (iuge) [y]ow alle [xaAx]
21,478 So Y may (boldely) be (hoseled) / for y (borwe) neu<er>e [aaAx]
21,479 Ne (craue) of my (comune) bote / as my (kynde) asketh [aaAx]
21,480 In (condicioun) q<uo>d (Consience) / [th]at [th]<o>u (conne) defende [aaAx]
21,481 And (rewle) thy (rewme) in (resoun) / (riht) wel and in treuthe [aaaAx]
21,482 That thow haue (al) thyn (askyng) / as thy lawe (asketh) [aaXa]
21,482 { Om<n>ia sunt tua ad defendend<um> s<ed> non ad dep<re>hend<endum> } [Latin]
21,483 The (vicory) hadde fer hoem / and (fayre) toek his leue [axAx]

21,484 And y (wakned) ([th]<er>with) / and (wroet) as mette [aaAx] fol. 101v

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22,1 And as Y (wente) by the (way) / when y (was) thus (awaked) [aaAa]
22,2 (Heuy) chered y [y]ede / and (helyng) in (herte) [axAa]
22,3 ffor y ne (wiste) (where) / to ete ne at (what) place [aaAx]
22,4 And hit (neyhed) (neyh) [th]e (noen) / and wt<h> (nede) y mette [aaaAx]
22,5 That (afrounted) me (foule) / and (faytour) me calde [aaAx]
22,6 (Couthest) thow nat (excuse) the / as dede the (kyng) and o[th]<er>e [aaxAx]
22,7 That thow toke to lyue / by to clothes and to sustinaunce [xxXx]
22,8 Was bi (techyng) and by (tellyng) / of { sp<iritu>s (temperancie) } [aaAx]
22,9 And [th]at thow (nome) (no) more / then (nede) the tauhte [aaAx]
22,10 And (nede) ne hath (no) lawe / ne (neu<er>e) shal falle in dette [aaAx]
22,11 ffor (thre) (thynges) [th]at he taketh / is lyf for to saue [aaXx]
22,12 That is (mete) when (men) hym (werneth) / for he no (money) (weldeth) [aabAb]
22,13 Ne (wyht) [th]at now (wol) be his borwe / ne no (wed) hath to legge [aaxAx]
22,14 And he (cacche) in [th]at (caes) / and (come) therto by sleithe [aaAx]
22,15 He (synegeth) nat (sothlich) / [th]at (so) wynneth his fode [aaAxx]
22,16 And thow he (come) so to a (cloth) / and (can) no bett<er>e cheuesaunce [aaAxx]
22,17 (Nede) (anoenriht) / (nymeth) hym vnder maynprise [aaaXx]
22,18 And yf (lust) for to (lape) / the (lawe) of kynde wolde [aaAx]
22,19 That he (dronke) at vch a (dysch) / ar he (deye) for furste [aaAx]
22,20 So (nede) at greet (nede) / may (nyme) as for his owne [aaAx]
22,21 Wt<h>outen (consail) of (Consience) / or (cardinale) v<er>tues [aaAx]
22,22 So [th]at he (sewe) and (saue) / { (sp<iritu>s) temperancie } [aaAx]

22,23 *for is no (v<er>tu) be (ver) / to { sp<iritu>s temperancie } [aaXx]

22,24 Noyther { (sp<iritu>s) iusticie } / ne { (spiritus) fortitudinis } [{ax}{Ax}]
22,25 ffor { spiritus (fortitudinis) } / (forfeteth) wel ofte [{xa}Ax]
22,26 He shal do (more) [th]e (mesure) / (mony) tymes and often [aaAx]
22,27 And (bete) men ou<er> (bit<er>e) / and som (body) to litel [aaAx]
22,28 And (greue) men (grettore) then / (goed) faith hit wolde [aaAx]
22,29 And { sp<iritu>s (iusticie) } / shal (iugen) wol he nel he [{xa}Ax]
22,30 Aftur [th]e (kynges) (conseyl) / and [th]e (comune) lyke [aaAx]
22,31 And { (sp<iritu>s) (prudencie) } / in many a (poynt) shal faile [aaAx] (sp:p:p)
22,32 Of [th]at he (weneth) (wolde) falle / yf his (wit) ne (were) [aaAa]
22,33 (Wenyng) is no (wisdoem) / ne (wyse) ymaginacioun [aaAx]
22,33 { Homo p<ro>ponit deus disponit } [Latin]
22,34 (God) (gou<er>neth) all<e> (gode) v<er>tues / and (nede) is (nexst) hym [aaaBb]

22,35 ffor anoen he meketh / and as (louh) as a (lamb) [xxAa] fol. 102r
22,36 for lakkyng / [th]at hym nedeth [xxXx]
22 37 ffor (nede) maketh (neede) fele / (nedes) louh herted [aaAx]
22,38 (Philosopheres) (forsoke) welthe / (for) they wolde be nedy [aaAxx]
22,39 And (woneden) wel elyngly / and (wolden) nat be riche [axAx]
22,40 And (god) at his (grete) ioye / (goestliche) he lefte [aaAx]
22,41 And (cam) and toek (mankynde) / and (bicam) nedy [aaAx]
22,42 (So) he was nedy as (saith) the boek / in mony (sondry) places [aaAx]
22,43 That he (saide) in his (sorwe) / on [th]e (sulue) rode [aaAx]
22,44 Bothe (fox) and (foule) / may (fle) to hole and crepe [aaAx]

22,45 *And [th]e (fisch) hath (fyn) / to (flete) wt<h> to reste [aaAx]

22,46 Ther (nede) hath (ynome) me / [th]at y moet (nede) abyde [aaAx]
22,47 And (soffre) (sorwes) ful (soure) / [th]at (shal) to ioye torne [aaaAxx] (s:s:s:sh)
22,48 fforthy (be) nat (abasched) / to (byde) and to be nedy [aaAx]

22,49 *Sethe he [th]<a>t (wrouhte) at [th]e (worlde) / was (willefolliche) nedy [aaAx]

22,50 Ne (neu<er>e) (noen) / so (nedy) ne porore deyede [aaAx]
22,51 Whenne (nede) hadde (vndernome) me / thus (anoen) y ful aslepe [aaAx]
22,52 And (mette) ful (m<er>ueylousely) / [th]at in (mannes) fo<ur>me [aaAx]
22,53 (Auntecrist) (cam) thenne / and al the (crop) of treuthe [aaAx]
22,54 (T<ur>ned) hit (tyd) vp so down / and (ou<er>tulde) [th]e rote [aaAx]
22,55 And made fals (sprynge) and (sp<re>de) / and (spede) menne nedes [aaAx]
22,56 In vch a (contrey) ther he (cam) / (kutte) awey treuthe [aaAx]
22,57 And (garte) (gyle) <<(growe)>> [th]ere / as he a (god) were [aaAx]
22,58 (ffreres) (folewed) [th]at (fende) / (for) he [y]af hem copes [aaaAxx]
22,59 And (religious) (reu<er>ensed) hym / and (rongen) here belles [aaAx]
22,60 And al [th]e (couent) (cam) / to (welcome) a tyraunt [aaAx]
22,61 And (alle) hise as wel as hym / saue (onelich) foles [axAx]
22,62 Were wel gladere to deye then / to (lyue) (lengere) [xxAa]
22,63 Sethe leautee was so rebuked [xxXx]
22,64 And a (fals) (fende) auntecrist / ou<er> all<e> (folke) regnede [aaAx]
22,65 And [th]at were (mylde) (men) / and holy [th]at no (meschief) dradden [aaAx]
22,66 (Defyede) all<e> (falsenesse) / and (folke) [th]at hit vsede [aaAx]
22,67 And what (kyng) [th]at hem (confortede) / (knowynge) here gyle [aaAx]
22,68 Thei (corsede) and here (consail) / were hit (Clerk) or lewed [aaAx]
22,69 (Auntecrist) hadde thus sone (hondredes) at his baner [axAx]
22,70 And pryde hit (baer) / (baldly) (aboute) [xaAa]
22,71 Wt<h> a (lord) [th]at (lyueth) / aft<ur> (likyng) of body [aaAx]
22,72 That (cam) a[y]en (Consience) / [th]at (kepar) was and gyour [aaAx]

22,73 Ouer (kynde) (cristene) / and (cardinale) v<er>tues [aaAx] fol.102v
22,74 Y (consail) q<uo>d (Consie<n>ce) tho / (cometh) with me [y]e foles [aaAx]
22,75 Into (vnite) (holi) churche / and (halde) we vs there [aaAx]
22,76 And (crye) we to (kynde) / [th]at he (come) and defende vs [aaAx]
22,77 (foles) fro this (fendes) lymes / (for) [[(Peres)]] loue the [[(Plouhman)]] [aaAbb]
22,78 And (crye) we on al [th]e (comune) / [th]at thei (come) to vnite [aaAx]
22,79 And [th]<er>e (abyde) and (bikere) / a[y]eyn (beliales) childrene [aaAx]
22,80 (Kynde) (Consience) tho herde / and (cam) oute of the planetes [aaxAx]
22,81 And sente (forth) his (forreo<ur>s) / (feueres) and (fluxes) [aaAa]
22,82 (Cowhes) and (cardiacles) / (crampes) and toethaches [aaAx]
22,83 (Reumes) and (Radegoundes) / and (roynouse) scabbes [aaAx]
22,84 (Byles) and (boches) / and (brennynge) aguwes [aaAx]
22,85 (ffreneseyes) and (foule) eueles / (forageres) of kynde [aaAx]
22,86 Hadde (yp<ri>ked) and (preyed) / (polles) of (peple) [aaAa]
22,87 (Largeliche) a (legioun) / (lees) the (lyf) sone [aaAa]
22,88 There was (harow) and (help) / (here) (cometh) (Kynde) [aaAbb]
22,89 With (deth) [th]at is (dredful) / to (vndoen) vs alle [aaAx]
22,90 The (lord) [th]at (lyuede) / aftur (lust) tho (aloud) cryede [aaAa]
22,91 Aftur (conforte) a (knyhte) (come) / and (beer) his (baner) [aaaBb]
22,92 (Alarme) (alarme) q<uo>d [th]at (lord) / vch (lyf) kepe his owene [aaAa]
22,93 Thenne (mette) thise (men) / ar (munstrals) myhte pype [aaAx]
22,94 And ar (heroudes) of (Armes) / (hadden) descreued lordes [aaAxx]
22,95 (Elde) [th]e (hore) he was / in [th]e vawwarde [aaXx]
22,96 And (baer) [th]e (baner) bifore deth / bi riht he hit claymede [aaXx]
22,97 (Kynde) (cam) aftur hym / wt<h> many (kyne) sores [aaAx]
22,98 As (pokkes) and (pestilences) / and moche (peple) shente [aaAx]
22,99 So (kynde) thorw (corupcions) / (kulde) fol mony [aaAx]
22,100 (Deth) cam (dryuyng) aftur / and al to (duste) paschte [aaAx]
22,101 (Kynges) and (knyhtes) / (Caysers) and popes [aaAx]
22,102 (Lered) ne (lewed) / he (lefte) no man stande [aaAx]
22,103 That he (hihte) (euene) / [th]at (eu<er>e) stured aftur [aaAx]
22,104 Many a (louly) (lady) / and here (lemmanes) knyhtes [aaAx]
22,105 (Swowened) and (swelte) / for (sorwe) of (deth<es>) (duntes) [aaaBb]
22,106 (Concience) of his (cortesye) / tho (kynde) he bisouhte [aaAx]
22,107 To (sese) and (soffre) / and (se) wher they wolde [aaAx]
22,108 Leue (pruyde) (p<ri>ueyliche) / and be (p<ar>fyt) cristene [aaAx]

22,109 And kynde (sesede) tho to (se) / [th]e peple amende [xaAx] fol. 103r
22,110 (ffortune) gan (flat<er>en) thenne / tho (fewe) [th]at were alyue [aaAx]
22,111 And bihihte hem (long) (lyf) / and (lecherye) he sente [aaAx]
22,112 Amonges alle (man<er>e) (men) / (wedded) and (vnwedded) [aaBb]
22,113 And (gaderet) a (greet) oest / alle (agayn) Consience [aaAx]
22,114 This (lecherye) (leyde) oen / wt<h> (lauhyng) chere [aaAx]
22,115 And wt<h> (p<ri>ue) (speche) / and (paynted) wordes [aaAx] (p:sp:p)
22,116 And (armed) hym in (ydelnesse) / and in (hey) berynge [aaAx]
22,117 He (baer) a (bowe) in his (hoend) / and many (brode) (arwes) [aabAb]
22,118 Weren (fythered) wt<h> (fayre) biheste / and many a (fals) treuthe [aaAx]
22,119 And wt<h> (vntidy) (tales) / he (tened) ful ofte [aaAx]
22,120 (Consience) and his (companye) / of holy churche [th]e techares [aaXx]
22,121 Thenne (cam) (couetyse) / and (caste) how he myhte [aaAx]
22,122 (Ou<er>come) (Consience) / and (cardinal) v<er>tues [aaAx]
22,123 And (Armed) hym in (Auarice) / and (hungriliche) lyuede [aaAx]
22,124 His (wepne) was al (wyles) / to (wynnen) and to hyden [aaAx]
22,125 Wt<h> (glosynges) and be (gabbynges) / he (gyled) [th]e peple [aaAx]
22,126 (Symonye) hym (suede) / to (assaile) Consience [aaAx]
22,127 And (p<re>sed) on [th]e (pope) / and (p<re>lates) thei made [aaAx]
22,128 To (holde) wt<h> (auntecrist) / (here) temp<er>altee to saue [aaAxx]
22,129 And (cam) to [th]e (kynges) (consail) / as a (kene) Barou<n> [aaaAx]
22,130 And (knokked) (Consience) / in (Court) bifore hem alle [aaAx]
22,131 And gert goed (faith) (fle) / and (fals) to abyde [aaAx]
22,132 And (baldeliche) (baer) adoun / wt<h> many a (brihte) noble [aaAx]
22,133 Moche of [th]e (wyt) and (wisdoem) / of (Westministre) halle [aaAx]
22,134 He (iogged) til a (iustice) / and (iustede) in his ere [aaAx]
22,135 And (ou<er>tulde) al his (treuthe) / wt<h> (taek) this on amendement [aaAx]
22,136 And into [th]e (Arches) in (haste) / he [y]ede anoen (aftur) [aaXa]
22,137 And turnede (syuyle) into (symonye) / and (sethe) he toek [th]e official [aaAx]
22,138 And for a (meneuer) (mantel) / he (made) leele (matrimonye) [aaAa]
22,139 (Dep<ar>ten) ar (dethe) come / and a (deuors) shupte [aaAx]
22,140 Allas q<uo>d (Consience) tho and (cryede) / wolde (crist) of his g<ra>ce [aaAx]
22,141 That (coueytyse) were (cristene) / [th]at is so (kene) to fihte [aaAx]
22,142 And (bolde) and (abydynge) [th]e / while his (bagge) lasteth [aaAx]
22,143 And thenne (lowh) (lyf) / and (lette) dagge his clothes [aaAx]
22,144 And (Armed) hym in (haste) / in (harlotes) wordes [aaAx]

22,145 And (helde) (holinesse) a iape / and (hendenesse) a wasto<ur> [aaAx] fol. 103v
22,146 And (leet) (leautee) a cherl / and (lyare) a fre man [aaAx]
22,147 (Consience) and (conseil) / he (counted) hit folye [aaAx]
22,148 Thus (relyed) (lyf) / for a (litel) folye [aaAx]
22,149 And (priketh) forth wt<h> (pruyde) / (p<re>yseth) he no v<er>tue [aaAx]
22,150 Ne (careth) nat how (kynde) slowh / and shal (come) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
22,151 And (culle) all<e> erthely (creature) / saue (Consience) one [aaAx]
22,152 (Lyf) (lepte) asyde / and (lauhte) hym a (lemman) [aaAa]
22,153 (Hele) and (Y) q<uo>d (he) / and (heynesse) of (herte) [aaaAa]
22,154 Shat (do) the nat (drede) / no[th]<er> (deth) ne elde [aaAx]
22,155 And to (for[y]ete) ([y]owthe) / and ([y]eue) nat of synne [aaAx]
22,156 This (likede) (lyf) / and his (lemman) fortune [aaAx]
22,157 And (geten) in here (glorie) / a (gadlyng) at [th]e laste [aaAx]
22,158 Oen [th]at moche (wo) (wrouhte) / sleuthe (was) his name [aaAx]
22,159 Sleuthe (wax) (wonder) [y]erne / and sone (was) of age [aaAx]
22,160 And (wedded) oen (wanhope) / a (wenche) of [th]e stuyves [aaAx]
22,161 Here (syre) was a (sysour) / [th]at neu<er>e (swoer) treuthe [aaAx]
22,162 Oen (Tomme) (two) to (tonge) / (ateynt) at vch enqueste [aaaAx]
22,163 This (sleuthe) was (sley) of werre / and a (slynge) made [aaxAx]
22,164 And thorw (drede) of (dispayr) / a (doysayne) myle aboute [aaAx]
22,165 ffor (care) (Consience) tho / (cryede) vpon elde [aaAx]
22,166 And bad hym (fonde) to (fihte) / and (afere) wanhope [aaAx]
22,167 And (elde) (hente) gode (hope) / and (hastiliche) shroef hym [aaaAx]
22,168 And (wayued) (away) (wanhope) / and (wt<h>) lyf he fihteth [aaaAxx]
22,169 And lyf (fley) for (fere) / to (fisyk) aftur helpe [aaAx]
22,170 And (bisouhte) hym of (socour) / and of here (salue) hadde [aaAx]
22,171 And (gaef) hym (goelde) (goed) woen / [th]at (gladede) here hertes [aaaAx]
22,172 And they (gyuen) hym (agayne) / a (glasene) houe [aaAx]
22,173 (Lyf) (leuede) [th]at (lechecraft) / (lette) sholde Elde [aaaAx]
22,174 And (dryue) awey (deth) / with (dyaes) and (drogges) [aaAa]
22,175 And (Elde) (auntered) hym on (lyf) / and at [th]e (laste) he (hitte) [aabBa]
22,176 A (fisician) wt<h> a (forred) hoed / that he (ful) in a palesye [aaAx]
22,177 And [th]<er>e (deyede) [th]at (doctour) / ar thre (dayes) aftur [aaAx]
22,178 Now Y (see) (saide) lyf / that (surgerie) ne fysyke [aaAx]
22,179 (May) nat a (myte) avayle / to (medlen) a[y]en Elde [aaAx]
22,180 And in (hope) of his (hele) / gode (herte) he (hente) [aaAa]

22,181 And (roed) so to (reuel) / a (ryche) place and a m<ur>ye [aaAx] fol. 104r
22,182 The (compeny) of (comfort) men / (clepede) hit som tyme [aaAx]
22,183 And (Elde) aftur (hym) / and ou<er> myn (heued) [y]ede [aaAx]
22,184 And made me (balled) (bifore) / and (baer) on [th]e crowne [aaAx]
22,185 So (harde) he [y]ede ou<er> myn (heued) / (hit) wol be sene (eu<er>e) [aaAxa]
22,186 Syre (euele) ythou[gh]te (Elde) q<uo>d y / (vnhende) go with the [aaAx]
22,187 Sennes whanne was [th]e way / ou<er> menne heuedes [xxXx]
22,188 (Haddest) thow be (hende) q<uo>d y / thow wost haue (asked) leue [aaAx]
22,189 [Y]e (leue) (lordeyne) q<uo>d he / and (leide) on me with age [aaAx]
22,190 And (hitte) me vnder [th]e / (ere) vnnethe may (ich) (here) [aaAa]
22,191 He (boffeded) me (aboute) [th]e mouthe / and (beet) out my wangteeth [aaAx]
22,192 And (gyued) me in (gowtes) / y may nat (go) at large [aaAx]
22,193 And of [th]e (wo) [th]at y (was) ynne / my (wyf) hadde reuthe [aaAx]
22,194 And (wesched) (wel) (witt<er>ly) / [th]at y (were) in heuene [aaaAx]
22,195 ffor [th]e (lyme) [th]at she (loued) me (fore) / and (leef) was to (fele) [aabAb]
22,196 A (nyhtes) (nameliche) / when we (naked) were [aaAx]
22,197 Y ne (myhte) in none (man<er>e) / (maken) hit at here wille [aaAx]
22,198 So (Elde) and (hee) / hit (hadde) forbete [aaAx]
22,199 And as y (saet) in this (sorwe) / y (say) how kynde passede [aaAx]
22,200 And (deth) (drow) ney me / for (drede) gan y quaken [aaAx]
22,201 And (cryede) to (kynde) / out of (care) me brynge [aaAx]
22,202 Lo how (Elde) [th]e (hore) / (hath) me byseye [aaAx]
22,203 (Awreke) me [y]if [y]oure (wille) be / for y (wolde) be hennes [aaAx]
22,204 Yf thow (wolde) be (wreke) / (wende) into vnite [aaAx]
22,205 And (halde) the there (eu<er>e) / til (y) sende for the [aaAx]
22,206 And loke thow (conne) som (craft) ar thow (come) thennes [aaAx]
22,207 (Consaileth) me (kynde) q<uo>d y / what (craft) be beste to lere [aaAx]
22,208 (Lerne) to (loue) q<uo>d kynde / and (leef) all<e> othere [aaxAx]
22,209 How shal y (come) to (catel) so / to (clothe) me and to fede [aaAx]
22,210 And thow (loue) (lelly) / (lacke) shal the neu<er>e [aaAx]
22,211 (Wede) ne (worldly) mete / (while) thy (lif) (lasteth) [aaAbb]
22,212 And y bi (conseil) of (kynde) / (comsed) to Rome [aaAx]
22,213 Thorw (contricion) and (confessioun) / til y (cam) to vnite [aaAx]
22,214 And there was (Consience) (Constable) / (cristene) to saue [aaAx]
22,215 And (biseged) (soethly) with (seuene) / (grete) (geauntes) [aaAbb]
22,216 That with (auntecrist) (helden) / (harde) a[y]eyn Consience [aaAx]

22,217 (Sleuthe) with his (slynge) / and hard (sawt) he made [aaAx] fol. 104v
22,218 (Proute) (prestes) cam with hym / (passyng) an hundred [aaAx]
22,219 In (paltokes) and (pikede) shoes / and (pissares) longe knyues [aaAx]
22,220 (Comen) a[y]en (Consience) / with (couetyse) they helden [aaAx]
22,221 By [th]e (Marie) q<uo>d a (mansed) prest / was of [th]e (march) of Ireland [aaAx]
22,222 Y (counte) no more (Consience) / bi so y (cache) suluer [aaAx]
22,223 Then y (do) to (drynke) / a (drauht) of goed ale [aaAx]
22,224 And (so) sayde (syxty) / of [th]e (same) contreye [aaAx]
22,225 And (shoten) a[y]eynes hym (shotte) / many a (shef) of othes [aaAx]
22,226 And brode (hokede) (Arwes) / goddes (herte) and his nayles [aaAx]
22,227 And hadden (almost) (vnite) / and (holynesse) adowne [aaAx]
22,228 (Consience) (cryede) helpe / (Clergie) or y falle [aaAx]
22,229 Thorw (inp<ar>fit) (p<re>stes) / and (p<re>lates) of holy churche [aaAx]
22,230 ffreres (herde) hym (crye) / and (comen) hym to (helpe) [abBa]
22,231 And for they (couthe) nat wel here (crafte) / (Consience) forsoek he<m> [aaAx]
22,232 (Nede) (neyhede) tho (ner) / and Conscience he toelde [aaaXx]
22,233 That they (cam) for (Couetyse) / to haue (cure) of soules [aaAx]
22,234 And for thei aren (pore) (p<ar>aunt<ur>) / for (pat<ri>monye) hem faileth [aaAx]
22,235 Thei wol (flat<er>e) to (fare) wel / (folk) [th]at ben riche [aaAx]
22,236 And sethen thei (chosen) (chele) / and (cheytyftee) pou<er>te [aaAx]
22,237 Late hem (chewe) as thei (chose) / and (charge) hem wt<h> no cure [aaAx]
22,238 ffor (lomere) he (lyeth) / [th]at (lyflode) moet begge [aaAx]
22,239 Then he [th]at (laboreth) for (lyflode) / and (leneth) hit beggares [aaAx]
22,240 And senne (freres) (forsoke) / the (felicite) of erthe [aaAx]
22,241 (Lat) hem be as beggares / or (lyue) by angeles fode [axAx]
22,242 (Consience) of this (consail) tho / (comesed) for to lawhe [aaAx]
22,243 And (corteysliche) (confortede) hem / and (calde) hem in all<e> freres [aaAx]
22,244 And (saide) (syres) (soethly) / welcome be [y]e alle [aaaXx]
22,245 To (vnite) and (holi) churche / ac (o) thyng y [y]ow p<re>ye [aaAxx]
22,246 (Holdeth) [y]ow in (vnite) / and (haueth) noen (enuye) [aaAa]
22,247 To (lered) ne to (lewed) / but (lyueth) aftur [y]oure reule [aaAx]
22,248 Y wol (be) [y]oure (borwh) / [y]e shal haue (breed) and clothes [aaAx]
22,249 And o[th]<er>e (necessaries) (ynowe) / [y]ow shal (no) thyng lakke [aaAx]
22,250 Wt<h> [th]at [y]e (leue) (logyk) / and (lerneth) for to (louye) [aaAa]
22,251 ffor (loue) (lefte) they (lordschipe) / bothe (lond) and scole [aaaAx]
22,252 (ffrere) (fraunceys) and domynyk / (for) loue to be holy [aax(A)xx]

22,253 And yf [y]e (coueiteth) (cure) / (kynde) wol [y]ow telle [aaAx] fol. 105r
22,254 That in (mesure) god / (made) alle thynges [axAx]
22,255 And (sette) hit at a (s<er>teyne) / and at a (syker) nombre [aaAx]
22,256 And (nempned) hem (names) / and (nombred) [th]e st<er>res [aaAx]
22,256 { Qui num<er>at multitudinem stellar<um> &c } [Latin]
22,257 (Kynges) and (knyhtes) / [th]at (kepien) and defenden [aaAx]
22,258 Haen (officerys) vnder (hem) / and (vch) of hem a c<er>teyne [aaAx]
22,259 And yf thei (wage) men to (werre) / thei (writen) hem in nombre [aaAx]
22,260 Wol no (tresorer) (taken) hem wages / (t<ra>uayle) they neu<er>e so sore [aaAx]
22,261 Bote hy ben (nempned) in [th]e (nombre) / of hem [th]at been ywaged [aaXx]
22,262 (Alle) o[th]<er>e in (bataile) / been (yholde) (brybours) [abAb]
22,263 (Pilours) and (pikeharneys) / in vch a (parsch) acorsed [aaAx]
22,264 (Monkes) and (monyales) / and alle (men) of religioun [aaAx]
22,265 Here (ordre) and here reule wol / to (haue) a c<er>teyne nombre [axAx]
22,266 Of (lewed) and of (lered) / the (lawe) wol and asketh [aaAx]
22,267 A (c<er>teyne) for a (c<er>teyne) / (saue) oenliche of freres [aaAxx]
22,268 fforthy q<uo>d (Consience) bi (Crist) / (kynde) wit me telleth [aaAx]
22,269 Hit is (wikked) to (wage) [y]ow / [y]e (wexeth) out of nombre [aaAx]

22,270 --- this line is omitted ---

22,271 fforthy Y (wolde) (witt<er>ly) / [th]at [y]e (were) in registre [aaAx]
22,272 And [y]oure (nombre) vnde (notarie) sygne / and (no[th]<er>) mo ne lasse [aaAx]
22,273 (Enuye) (herde) this / and (heete) freres go to scole [aaAx]
22,274 And (lerne) (logyk) and (lawe) / and eke (contemplaciou<n>) [aaaAx]
22,275 And (p<re>che) men of (plato) / and (p<re>uen) hit by seneca [aaAx]
22,276 That (alle) thynges vnder (heuene) / (ouhte) to be in comune [aaAx]
22,277 He (lyeth) as Y (leue) / [th]at to [th]e (lewed) so p<re>cheth [aaAx]
22,278 ffor god (made) to (men) a lawe / and (Moyses) hit tauhte [aaAx]
22,279 { Non concupisces rem p<ro>x<im>i tui &c } [Latin]
22,280 And (euele) is this (yholde) / (in) parsches of (yngelond) [aaAxa]
22,281 ffor (p<er>sones) and (p<ar>sche) (prestes) / [th]at sholde [th]e (peple) shryue [aaaAx]
22,282 And they ben (curatours) / (cald) to (knowe) and to hele [aaAx]
22,283 Alle [th]at ben here (parschienes) / (penaunses) enioynen [xaAx]
22,284 And be (aschamed) in here (shryft) / ac (shame) maketh hem wende [aaAx]
22,285 And (fle) to [th]e (freres) / as (fals) folk to Westmynstre [aaAx]
22,286 That (borweth) and (bereth) hit theddere / and thenne (biddeth) frendes [aaxAx]
22,287 ([Y]erne) of (for[y]euenesse) / or (lengore) ([y]eres) (leue) [aaBab]

22,288 Ac (while) he is in (westmynstre) / he (wol) be bifore [aaAx] fol. 105v
22,289 And (maken) hym (m<ur>ye) / wt<h> o[th]<er>e (menne) godes [aaAx]
22,290 And so hit (fareth) with moche (folke) / [th]<a>t to (freres) shryuen [aaAx]
22,291 As (sisours) and (secuto<ur>s) / they (shal) [y]eue [th]e freres [aaAxx]
22,292 A (p<ar>cel) to (p<re>ye) for hem / and (maken) hem (m<er>ye) wt<h> [th]e remenaunt [aaBb]
22,293 --- this line is omitted ---
22,294 That o[th]<er>e men (biswonke) / and (soffren) [th]e (dede) in (dette) to [th]e (day) of (dome) [aabbbb]
22,295 (Enuye) (herfore) / (hatede) Consience [aaAx]
22,296 And (freres) to (filosophye) / he (foend) hem to scole [aaAx]
22,297 The while (Couetyse) and (vnkyndenesse) / (Consience) assailede [aaAx]
22,298 In (vnite) (holi) church / Consience (heeld) hym [aaXa]
22,299 And made (pees) (porter) / to (pynne) [th]e [y]ates [aaAx]
22,300 Of alle (tale) (tellares) / and (titerares) an ydel [aaAx]
22,301 (Ypocrisye) and they / an (hard) sawt they [y]euen [axAx]
22,302 (Ypocrisye) at [th]e [y]ate / (harde) gan fyhte [axAx]
22,303 And (wounded) (wel) (wykkedly) / many a (wys) techare [aaaAx]
22,304 That with (Consience) (acordede) / and (cardinal) v<er>tues [aaAx]
22,305 (Consience) (calde) a leche / [th]at (couthe) wel shryue [aaxAx]
22,306 To (salue) tho [th]at (syke) were / and thorw (synne) ywounded [aaAx]
22,307 (Shrift) (schupte) (scharp) salue / and (made) (men) do penaunses [aaaBb]
22,308 ffor here mysdedes that thei wrouht hadde [xxXx]
22,309 And [th]at (Peres) (p<ar>don) were (ypayd) { redde quod debes } [aaAx]
22,310 So<m>me (liked) nat this (leche) / and (letteres) they sente [aaAx]
22,311 Yf eny (s<ur>gien) were in [th]e (sege) / that (soft<ur>) couthe plastre [aaAx]
22,312 Sire (lyf) to (lyue) in (lecherye) / (lay) [th]<er> and groned [aaaAx]
22,313 ffor (fastyng) of a (fryday) / a (feerde) as he wolde deye [aaAx]
22,314 Ther is a (surgien) in the (sege) / that (softe) can handele [aaAx]
22,315 And more of (fysyk) bi (fer) / and (fayror) he plastereth [aaAx]
22,316 Oen (frere) (flat<er>rere) / is (fiscicien) and surgien [aaAx]
22,317 Q<uo>d (contricion) to (Consience) / do hym (come) to vnite [aaAx]
22,318 ffor (here) is many man (hert) / thorw (Ypocrisye) [aaAx]
22,319 We haen (no) (nede) q<uo>d Consience / y woet (no) bett<er>e leche [aaxAxx]
22,320 Then (p<er>son) o[th]<er> (parsche) (prest) / (penytauncer) or bischope [aaaAx]
22,321 Saue [[(Peres) the (Plouhman)]] / [th]at haeth (power) ou<er> alle [aaAx]
22,322 And (indulgence) may (do) / but yf (dette) lette hit [aaAx]
22,323 Y may wel (soffre) (sayde) Consience / (sennes) [y]e desiren [aaAx]
22,324 That (frere) (flat<er>are) be (fet) / and (fisyk) [y]ow seke [aaaAx]

22,325 The (frere) herof (herde) / and (hyede) (faste) [abBa] fol. 106r
22,326 To a (lord) for a (lettre) / (leue) to haue to curen [aaAx]
22,327 As a (curatour) a were / and (kam) wt<h> his lettre [axAx]
22,328 (Baldly) to [th]e (bishope) / and his (breef) hadde [aaAx]
22,329 In (contreys) [th]<er> he (cam) / (confessiones) to here [aaAx]
22,330 And (cam) [th]<er> (Consience) was / and (knokked) at [th]e [y]ate [aaAx]
22,331 (Pees) (vnpynned) hyt / was (porter) of vnite [aaAx]
22,332 And in (haste) (eschete) / what his (wille) (were) [aaBb]
22,333 In (fayth) q<uo>d this (frere) / (for) p<ro>fyt and for helthe [aaAxx]
22,334 (Karpe) y wolde wt<h> (Cont<ri>cioun) / and [th]<er>fore (cam) y heddere [aaAx]
22,335 He is (syke) (saide) Pees / and (so) ar many other [aaAx]
22,336 (Ypocrysye) haeth (herte) hem / ful (hard) is yf thei keuere [aaAx]
22,337 Y am a (surgien) (saide) the frere / and (salues) can make [aaAx]
22,338 (Consience) (knoweth) me wel / and what y (can) bothe [aaAx]
22,339 Y (p<re>ye) the q<uo>d (Pees) tho ar / thow (passe) for[th]<er>e [aaAx]
22,340 What (hattest) thow y praye the / (hele) nat thy name [axAx]
22,341 (C<er>tes) (saide) his felawe / (sire) { penet<ra>ns domos } [aaAx]
22,342 [Y]e (go) thy (gate) q<uo>d pees / bi (god) for al thi fisyk [aaxAx]
22,343 Bote thow (conne) eny (craft) / thow (comest) nat hereynne [aaAx]
22,344 Y knewe such (oen) (ones) / nat (eyhte) wynt<er> passed [aaAx]
22,345 (Kam) ynne thus (ycoped) / at a (Court) [th]<er> y dwelte [aaAx]
22,346 And was my (lordes) (leche) / and my (ladyes) bothe [aaAx]
22,347 And at [th]e (laste) this (lymytour) / tho my (lord) was oute [aaAx]
22,348 He (salued) (so) oure wymmen / til (some) were with childe [aaAx]
22,349 (Hende) speche (heet) pees tho / (opene) the [y]ates [aaAx]
22,350 Lat in [th]e (frere) and his (felawe) / and make hem (fayere) chiere [aaAx]
22,351 He may se and here her<e> / so may bifalle [xxXx]
22,352 That (lyf) thorw his (lore) / shal (leue) Couetyse [aaAx]
22,353 And be (adrad) of (deth) / and (withdrawe) hym fro pruyde [aaAx]
22,354 And (acorde) with (Consience) / and (kusse) here ayther o[th]<er> [aaAx]
22,355 Thus thorw (hende) speche / (entred) the frere [axAx]
22,356 And (cam) to (Consience) / and (corteyslich) hym grette [aaAx]
22,357 Thow art (welcome) q<uo>d (Consience) / (can) thow hele syke [aaAx]
22,358 Here is (cont<ri>cioun) q<uo>d (Consience) / my (cosyn) ywounded [aaAx]
22,359 (Conforte) hym q<uo>d (Consience) / and taek (kepe) to his sores [aaAx]
22,360 The (plasteres) of the (p<er>soun) / and (poudres) ben to sore [aaAx]

22,361 And (lat) hem (lygge) (ouerlonge) / and (loeth) is to chaungen [aaaAx] fol. 106v
22,362 ffro (lente) to (lente) / he (lat) his plastres byte [aaAx]
22,363 That is (ouerlonge) q<uo>d this (lymito<ur>) / y (leue) y schal amenden hit [aaAx]
22,364 And (goeth) (gropeth) contricion / and (gaf) hym a plastre [aaAx]
22,365 Of a (pryue) (payement) / and y shal (preye) for [y]ow [aaAx]
22,366 And for (hem) [th]at [y]e (aren) (holde) to at my lyf tyme [aaAx]
22,367 And (make) [y]ow [and] my ladye / in (masse) and in (matynes) [axAa]
22,368 Of (freres) of oure (frat<er>nite) / (for) a litel suluer [aaAxx]
22,369 Thus he (goeth) and (gedereth) / and (gloseth) [th]<er> he shryueth [aaAx]
22,370 Til (Cont<ri>cioun) hadde (clene) for[y]ete / to (crye) and to wepe [aaAx]
22,371 And (wake) for his (wikkede) (werkes) / as he was (woned) bifore [aaaAx]
22,372 ffor (confort) of his (confessour) / (cont<ri>cioun) he lefte [aaAx]
22,373 That is the (sou<er>eyne) (salue) / for alle kyne (synnes) [aaXa]
22,374 (Sleuth) (seyh) [th]at / and (so) dede pruyde [aaAx]
22,375 And (comen) with a (kene) wil / (Consience) to assaile [aaAx]
22,376 (Consience) (cryede) efte / (clergie) (come) helpe hym [aaAx]
22,377 And baed (cont<ri>cioun) to (come) / to helpe (kepe) [th]e [y]ate [aaAx]
22,378 He lyeth adreint saide pees / and so doth mony o[th]<er>e [xxXx]
22,379 The (frere) with his (fisyk) / this (folk) hath enchaunted [aaAx]
22,380 And (doth) men (drynke) (dwale) / [th]at men (drat) no synne [aaaAx]
22,381 By (Crist) q<uo>d (Consience) tho / y wol (bicome) a pilg<ri>me [aaAx]
22,382 And (wenden) as (wyde) / as [th]e (world) regneth [aaAx]
22,383 To seke [[(Peres) the (Plouhman)]] / [th]at (pruyde) myhte destruye [aaAx]
22,384 And [th]at (freres) hadde a (fyndynge) / [th]at for nede (flat<er>en) [aaXa]
22,385 And (countrepledeth) me (Consience) / now (kynde) me avenge [aaAx]
22,386 And seende me (hap) and (hele) / til y (haue) [[(Peres) [th]e (Plouhman)]] [aaAbb]
22,387 And sethe he (gradde) aftur (grace) / tyl y (gan) awake [aaAx]