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therefore_o when_o he_o forbid_v man_n to_o eat_v flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n he_z forbid_v he_o to_o slay_v bests_n by_o way_n of_o cruelty_n or_o forlyke_n of_o shrewednesse_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v eat_v you_o no_o flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n that_z be_v to_o say_v with_z crueltee_o for_o i_o shall_v seek_v the_o blood_n of_o your_o soul_n of_o the_o honde_n of_o all_o bests_n that_o be_v to_o say_v i_o shall_v take_v vengeance_n for_o all_o the_o bests_n that_o you_o have_v slay_v only_o for_o cruelty_n of_o soul_n &_o like_n in_o shrewednesse_n gen_n ix_o for_o god_n that_o make_v all_o have_v cure_v of_o all_o and_o he_o
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cue_n v._o episcopi_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o law_n say_v that_o though_o wymmen_fw-mi yâ—_z which_o ween_v by_o night_n to_o ride_v on_o dyverse_a bests_n and_o pass_v dyverse_a londe_n &_o contree_n and_o follow_v a_o glorious_a queen_n the_o which_o be_v call_v dyana_n or_o elly_n herodyana_n or_o any_o other_o name_n and_z ween_z that_o they_o ben_fw-mi in_o their_o seruyce_n bodily_a with_o moche_n mirth_n such_o wyman_n be_v all_o dysceyve_v &_o blind_v with_o the_o fiend_n who_o they_o serve_v and_o therefore_o the_o fiend_n have_v power_n for_o to_o disceyve_v they_o and_o that_o they_o suffer_v only_o by_o fantasy_n by_o dream_n &_o by_o japery_n of_o the_o fiend_n they_z ween_z it_o be_v so_o bodily_a &_o in_o deed_n &_o it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o all_o though_o that_o say_v or_o byleve_v that_o man_n or_o wyman_n may_v by_o wytchecrafte_n be_v torn_v in_o to_o bests_n or_o in_o to_o likeness_n of_o bests_n or_o bird_n bodily_a be_v worse_a than_o any_o paynym_a and_o they_o that_o for_o hate_n or_o wrath_n that_o they_o bear_v against_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n take_v away_o the_o clothes_n of_o the_o aultre_n &_o clothe_v the_o aultre_n with_o doleful_a clothing_n or_o beset_v the_o aultre_n or_o the_o cross_n about_o with_o thorn_n and_o withdraw_v light_v out_o of_o the_o chirche_n or_o sing_v or_o do_v sing_v mass_n of_o requiem_n for_o they_o that_o ben_fw-mi alyve_a in_o hope_n that_o they_o shall_v fare_v the_o worse_o and_o the_o soon_o dye_n the_o priest_n shall_v be_v degrade_v &_o both_o the_o priest_n &_o he_o that_o stere_v he_o thereto_o for_o to_o do_v it_o shall_v be_v exile_v for_o ever_o and_o all_o manner_n wytche_n &_o all_o that_o by_o leave_n on_o wytchecraft_n shall_v be_v acurse_v solempne_o but_z they_o will_v amend_v they_o as_z the_o law_n say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n &_o in_o the_o next_o chapytre_n follow_v et_fw-la ca_fw-mi â—_o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la as_o the_o law_n say_v there_o ca_fw-mi â—_o contra._n if_o the_o wytche_n be_v bind_v man_n &_o wyman_n they_o shall_v be_v beten_v hard_a and_o sore_o if_o they_o be_v free_a they_o shlod_v be_v punyssh_v in_o hard_a prison_n and_o by_o the_o law_n imperial_a ut_fw-la ca_fw-mi â—_o de_fw-fr maleticijs_fw-la nullus_fw-la et_fw-fr l._n nemo_fw-la et_fw-la l._n culpa_fw-la and_o by_o the_o law_n canon_n xxvi_o cue_n u_o qui_fw-la divinaciones_fw-la in_o glosa_fw-la such_o wytche_n shall_v be_v hede_v and_o brente_a &_o their_o faytour_n exile_v &_o all_o their_o good_n fortete_v and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o holy_a chirche_n all_o that_o byleve_v in_o theym_n or_o mayntene_a theym_n shall_v do_v fyve_o year_n penance_n xxvi_o cue_n u_o non_fw-la liceat_fw-la et_fw-fr ca_fw-mi â—_o qui_fw-fr divinacomes_n also_o it_o be_v forboden_v by_o the_o law_n as_o wytchecrafte_n for_o to_o do_v thing_n come_v again_o by_o scrypture_n in_o book_n or_o in_o table_n or_o by_o astrola_fw-it bye_n ext_fw-la li._n v._o as_o xxvi_o ca_fw-mi â—_o i._o et_fw-la n_z â—_o ¶_o dives_fw-la i_o hold_v it_o a_o full_a good_a deed_n to_o take_v a_o thief_n with_o his_o theft_n by_o what_o craft_n yâ—_z a_o man_n may_v for_o saluacyon_n of_o the_o people_n &_o to_o punysshe_v or_o slay_v a_o thief_n by_o the_o law_n for_o ensample_n of_o other_o caplm_n xxxu_o pauper_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o any_o man_n for_o to_o slay_v a_o thief_n against_o the_o king_n law_n &_o without_o process_n of_o the_o londe_n law_n and_o without_o auctoryte_n of_o his_o lyege_n lord_n ne_z without_o a_o lawful_a juge_n ordain_v of_o his_o lyege_n lord_n &_o yet_o be_v the_o thief_n worthy_a to_o dye_n ¶_o dives_fw-la that_o be_v sothe_o for_o if_o every_o man_n may_v slay_v a_o thief_n at_o his_o own_o will_n &_o by_o his_o own_o doom_n man_n shall_v und_fw-ge colour_n of_o theft_n slay_v many_o a_o true_a man_n for_o wrath_n covetyse_v &_o hate_n ¶_o pauê‘_n sythen_n man_n do_v so_o moche_v reverence_n to_o the_o king_n law_n &_o the_o londe_n law_n to_o flee_v myschyve_n that_o shall_v fall_v but_o if_o the_o law_n be_v keep_v moche_n more_o reucrence_n shall_v they_o do_v to_o god_n law_n &_o holy_a chirche_n law_n &_o eschew_v for_o to_o forfete_v there_o against_o sythen_a god_n law_n &_o holy_a chirche_n law_n be_v so_o reasonable_a &_o as_o good_a as_o the_o king_n law_n of_o englonde_n nevertheless_o the_o king_n law_n if_o they_o be_v just_o they_o be_v god_n law_n and_o as_o many_o peril_n &_o moo_o shall_v fall_v if_o man_n take_v thief_n by_o wytchecrafte_n against_o god_n law_n &_o holy_a chirche_n law_n as_o if_o they_o slay_v they_o against_o the_o king_n law_n and_o the_o londe_n law_n ¶_o dives_fw-la show_v i_o that_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la if_o a_o man_n slay_v a_o thief_n not_o he_o defendant_n against_o the_o king_n law_n he_o forfete_v against_o his_o king_n and_o be_v worthy_a death_n and_o if_o he_o make_v he_o a_o justyce_n by_o his_o own_o auctoryte_n though_o he_o keep_v other_o process_n of_o the_o law_n he_o 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not_o letting_a the_o devoute_a prayer_n of_o the_o people_n as_o do_v this_o curyouse_a knack_n song_n of_o the_o vycyouse_a mynystres_n in_o the_o chirche_n &_o specyal_o in_o great_a &_o scotfree_a chirche_n for_o it_o be_v oft_o seen_v that_o the_o synger_n in_o such_o place_n &_o other_o also_o be_v full_a proud_a gloton_n and_o lecherous_a also_o and_o the_o melody_n of_o such_o man_n be_v no_o pleasance_n to_o god_n but_o it_o do_v harm_n to_o themselves_o and_o many_o other_o caplm_n lx_o diues_fw-la why_o be_v there_o now_o no_o martyr_n as_o there_o be_v wont_a for_o to_o be_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la we_o have_v now_o a_o day_n all_o to_o many_o martyr_n in_o this_o land_n ¶_o dives_fw-la how_o so_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la for_o the_o more_o martyr_n the_o more_o murdre_fw-fr and_o manslaughter_n and_o the_o more_o sh_a of_o innocent_n blood_n the_o more_o vengeance_n shall_v fall_v therefore_o ¶_o dives_fw-la moche_n people_n be_v slay_v now_o a_o day_n but_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v martyr_n i_o can_v not_o say_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la all_o that_o be_v slay_v for_o the_o treuthe_n pacyent_o in_o charyte_n ben_fw-mi martyr_n in_z as_o moche_n as_o they_o wytnessen_v the_o treuthe_n &_o stone_v therewith_o unto_o their_o death_n for_o martyr_n in_o latyn_a be_v a_o wytnesse_n in_o englysshe_n it_o be_v no_o worship_n to_o any_o land_n or_o nacyon_n for_o to_o have_v many_o martyr_n of_o her_o own_o sle_v but_o it_o be_v a_o endless_a shame_n and_o therefore_o the_o jew_n that_o slay_v cryste_n and_o his_o dyscyple_n &_o the_o ê“phete_n &_o madâ—_n martyr_n without_o nombre_fw-fr ben_z in_o despite_n and_o reprove_n all_o about_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o cryste_n say_v to_o they_o that_o all_o the_o rightful_a blood_n which_o they_o have_v shed_v fro_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o &_o a_o hard_a vengeance_n therefore_o shall_v come_v to_o they_o and_o the_o romayn_v that_o slay_v peter_n and_o many_o martyr_n in_o every_o land_n there_o as_o they_o have_v lordship_n and_o now_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o lordship_n &_o be_v wretch_n of_o wretch_n and_o both_o the_o cyte_n &_o the_o temple_n seem_v acurse_v and_o now_o englysshe_v naconn_v have_v make_v many_o martyr_n for_o they_o spare_v neither_o their_o own_o king_n ne_o their_o bysshoppes_n no_o dygnyte_v no_o order_fw-fr none_o astate_n ne_o degree_n but_o indyfferent_o slay_v as_o they_o like_v &_o so_o vengeance_n &_o wretchedness_n follow_v they_o &_o grace_n &_o worship_n have_v forsake_v they_o it_z be_v never_o worship_n to_o they_o that_o they_o slay_v saint_n thomas_n their_o bysshop_n &_o their_o fader_fw-mi ne_o that_o they_o will_v by_o common_a clamour_n &_o common_a assent_n have_v slay_v their_o own_o king_n martyrdom_n be_v worshipful_a to_o theym_v that_o in_o charyte_n suffer_v death_n &_o to_z theym_fw-mi yâ—_z hold_v with_o they_o in_o their_o treuthe_n but_o it_o be_v shame_n &_o dyshoneste_a to_o theym_v that_o put_v they_o to_o death_n unrightful_o and_o for_o asmoche_n as_o the_o multytude_n of_o shrew_n be_v so_o great_a and_o falshede_v be_v so_o mighty_a that_o the_o treuth_n be_v oversette_v &_o bear_v down_o &_o true_a folk_n so_o martyr_v we_o shall_v weep_v &_o not_o be_v glad_a for_o that_o we_o have_v so_o many_o martyr_n and_o night_n &_o day_n cry_v mercy_n to_o let_v wretch_n if_o hethen_a people_n or_o other_o naconn_n have_v make_v our_o martyr_n than_o we_o may_v rejoice_v we_o of_o our_o martyr_n but_z in_o that_o we_o have_v slay_v they_o ourself_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v ashamed_a caplm_n lxi_o diues_fw-la sythen_a they_o be_v martyr_n why_o do_v god_n no_o miracle_n now_o for_o they_o as_o he_o die_v for_o martyr_n &_o other_o saint_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o holy_a chirche_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la
not_o for_o saluacyon_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o of_o the_o people_n caplm_n vij_o diues_fw-la thy_o speech_n be_v reasonable_a say_v forth_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la also_o if_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n dye_v for_o defaute_n of_o help_n than_o all_o that_o shall_v have_v help_v they_o and_o may_v have_v help_v they_o &_o wyste_v thereof_o and_o will_v not_o help_v theym_fw-mi be_v guilty_a of_o manslaughter_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o law_n pasce_fw-la fame_n morâ—entem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la pascis_fw-la occidis_fw-la disâ—_n lxxxvi_o pasce_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v feed_v he_o that_o be_v in_o point_n to_o dye_n for_o hongre_n if_o yâ—_z will_v not_o feed_v he_o when_o thou_o may_v thou_o slee_v he_o moche_n more_o than_o they_o be_v mansleer_n that_o by_o extorcyon_n raveyne_v and_o overlede_a by_o may_v fraud_n and_o gyle_v rob_v man_n of_o their_o good_a or_o withhold_v man_n of_o their_o good_a whereby_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o bring_v they_o so_o in_o thought_n sorrow_n 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such_o be_v mansleer_n in_o god_n sight_n for_z they_o have_v man_n death_n by_o myscheef_n and_o sorrow_n and_o care_n that_o they_o bring_v they_o in_o ¶_o dives_fw-la what_o be_v under_o stand_v here_o by_o skin_n flesh_n and_o bone_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la three_o thing_n be_v needful_a to_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n line_v hyling_n lyfelode_v and_o help_v of_o friend_n in_o feblenes_n &_o disease_n by_o the_o skin_n that_o hyll_v &_o clothe_v the_o flesh_n be_v understande_v clothing_n house_v armure_v by_o which_o man_n be_v hyle_v &_o defend_v from_o tempest_n cold_n and_o hot_a and_o enemy_n &_o many_o disease_n by_o flesh_n be_v understande_v meet_a &_o drink_v whereby_o the_o flesh_n be_v nouryssh_v by_o the_o bone_n that_o bear_v up_o the_o flesh_n and_o strength_n the_o flesh_n ben_fw-mi understande_v mannes_z friend_n which_o help_v he_o at_o need_n and_o bear_v he_o up_o &_o strength_n he_o feebleness_n &_o disease_n but_o these_o tyrant_n and_o extorcyoner_n and_o false_a folk_n take_v away_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o poor_a folk_n for_z they_o rob_v they_o of_o there_o house_v &_o of_o their_o clothing_n and_o they_o eat_v away_o their_o flesh_n for_z they_o take_v away_o there_o lyvelode_v whereby_o their_o flesh_n shall_v be_v sustain_v for_o they_o pylle_v they_o so_o &_o make_v they_o so_o poor_a that_o they_o have_v neither_o house_n ne_o home_o ne_o clothing_n to_o their_o body_n ne_z meet_a ne_o drink_v to_o live_v by_o also_o they_o break_v their_o bone_n for_z they_o pursue_v their_o friend_n that_o will_v help_v they_o &_o put_v they_o in_o such_o drede_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o help_v they_o and_o oft_o bete_v they_o &_o break_v their_o bone_n and_o maim_n they_o example_n of_o this_o we_o have_v in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o king_n where_o we_o find_v that_o there_o be_v a_o true_a man_n dwelling_n besides_o the_o paleyce_n of_o achab_n that_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v call_v naboth_n and_o for_o he_o will_v not_o sell_v his_o gardeyn_a to_o the_o king_n at_o his_o will_n the_o king_n be_v wroth_a and_o by_o false_a doom_n and_o false_a wytnesse_n he_o do_v he_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o so_o by_o fraud_n &_o manslaughter_n he_o eschete_v to_o he_o the_o poor_a man_n gardeyn_a wherefore_o the_o king_n afterward_o be_v slay_v and_o the_o queen_n jesabell_n for_o she_o assent_v &_o halpe_n to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o true_a man_n and_z be_v slay_v also_o and_o the_o hound_n eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o her_o bone_n and_o lycked_a up_o her_o blood_n in_o vengeance_n of_o the_o dethe_v of_o naboth_n the_o king_n be_v slay_v in_o war_n his_o wife_n jesabell_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o her_o chambre_n wyndowe_n &_o tread_v to_o death_n with_o foot_n of_o horse_n and_o other_o two_o king_n of_o she_o alyau_fw-fr ce_fw-fr and_z nyghe_o all_o her_o kynrede_n be_v slay_v afterward_o in_o vengeance_n of_o the_o death_n of_o naboth_n achab_n have_v sixty_o son_n and_o ten_o lyve_v after_o his_o 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repe_v your_o field_n be_v defraud_v by_o you_o and_o not_o pay_v cry_v to_o god_n for_o vengeance_n and_o the_o cry_n of_o theym_n be_v enter_v in_o to_o the_o â—eâ—es_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o ooste_n jabobi_n quinto_fw-la capitulo_fw-la and_o the_o wile_n man_n say_v that_o who_o so_o offer_v sacrefyce_n of_o the_o poor_a man_n good_a is_z like_o he_o that_o slee_v the_o soon_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o he_o that_o defraud_v the_o poor_a man_n of_o his_o good_a be_v a_o mansleer_n homo_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la xxxiiij_o ¶_o dives_fw-la this_o point_n of_o manslaughter_n touch_v moche_n man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n for_o as_o the_o law_n say_v the_o tithe_n of_o holy_a chirche_n be_v trybute_n of_o theym_n that_o be_v in_o need_n to_o revele_v theym_a in_o their_o need_n and_o all_o that_o man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n have_v it_o be_v the_o poor_a man_n good_n and_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n at_o their_o need_n they_o shall_v be_v besy_n to_o resceyve_v pylgremy_n and_o keep_v hospytalyte_n after_o their_o power_n xuj_o q.i_fw-la decime_fw-la et_fw-fr c._n quam_fw-la quicquid_fw-la wherefore_o i_o thynk_v if_o any_o poor_a folk_n perysshe_v by_o their_o defaute_n and_o for_o that_o that_o they_o will_v not_o help_v they_o they_z be_v guilty_a of_o manslaughter_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la that_o be_v sothe_o and_o therefore_o cryste_n say_v thrye_n to_o saint_n peter_n place_n that_o be_v to_o say_v feed_v my_o lamb_n and_o my_o sheep_n that_o be_v though_o soul_n that_o cry_v buy_v with_o his_o blood_n for_o prelate_n and_n curate_n of_o holy_a chirche_n must_v feed_v their_o sugette_n by_o good_a ensample_n gyne_v and_z by_o help_n at_o need_n and_o therefore_o cryste_n say_v twye_n to_o saint_n peter_n fede_fw-es my_o lamb_n but_o the_o three_o time_n he_o say_v fede_fw-es my_o sheep_n for_o as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v lamb_n they_o gyve_v neither_o milk_n ne_o wool_n but_o when_o these_o 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not_o flee_v it_o &_o the_o need_n come_v not_o by_o his_o defaute_n holy_a chirche_n suffer_v he_o in_o the_o ordres_n that_o he_o have_v take_v to_o mynystre_n therein_o but_z he_o shall_v take_v none_o hygh_a order_fw-fr if_o any_o man_n slay_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n casuel_o and_o by_o mishap_n whether_o his_o occupacyon_n be_v lawful_a or_o not_o lawful_a if_o he_o dydde_v not_o his_o besynesse_n to_o flee_v manslaughter_n he_o be_v full_a yrregule_a but_o if_o his_o occupacyon_n be_v leful_a and_o he_o die_v his_o besyne_n to_o flee_v manslaughter_n though_o he_o see_v not_o before_o all_o change_n that_o may_v fall_v he_z be_v not_o yrregule_a ray._n li.ij.ti.i_fw-la with_o he_o that_o slee_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n wyllyng_o with_o hand_n or_o with_o tongue_n be_v no_o dyspen_a s_n aconn_v ibm_fw-la if_o a_o man_n smite_v a_o woman_n with_o child_n when_o the_o child_n be_v quick_o or_o poison_v her_o with_o venym_fw-mi if_o that_o child_n be_v deed_n bear_v or_o elly_n 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cruel_a manslaughter_n &_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o sin_n to_o slay_v fader_fw-mi &_o mother_n than_o to_o slay_v his_o wife_n as_o the_o law_n say_v in_o summa_fw-la â—ffessorum_fw-la li._n iiij_o ti.ix.q.x_fw-la caplm_n xxiiij_o diues_fw-la sythen_a god_n byd_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v slay_v unryghtful_o why_o suffer_v god_n so_o moche_v war_n be_v in_o earth_n &_o so_o many_o batayle_n ¶_o pauê‘_n for_o moche_v folk_n be_v worthy_a to_o dye_n &_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o the_o law_n of_o pease_n therefore_o god_n have_v ordain_v &_o command_v the_o law_n of_o yâ—_z sword_n &_o of_o chevalrye_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o pease_n with_o the_o sword_n yâ—_z will_v not_o obey_v the_o pease_n by_o law_n of_o charyte_n and_o reason_n ¶_o dives_fw-la than_o it_o seem_v yâ—_z man_n of_o arm_n may_v slay_v menleful_o that_o will_v not_o obey_v to_o the_o pease_n &_o to_o god_n will_n ¶_o pauê‘_n that_o be_v sooth_n for_o abraam_n moses_n josue_n davyd_v josye_n machabeis_n &_o many_o 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