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shall_v have_v no_o part_n of_o eritage_n wythe_v my_o son_n isaac_n abraham_n bear_v full_a hevy_a of_o these_o word_n for_o he_o love_v moche_n ysmael_v thanne_n god_n say_v to_o abraham_n thake_n it_o not_o so_o hard_a ne_fw-mi so_o sharp_o that_o sara_fw-it say_v to_o the_o of_o thy_o child_n and_o of_o thy_o servant_n agar_fw-mi butte_n in_o alle_fw-mi thing_n that_o sara_fw-it say_n too_o the_o here_o by_o our_o voice_n and_o do_v thereafter_o and_o thanne_v abraham_n put_v they_o out_o household_n full_a moche_n ayens_fw-fr herte_fw-fr and_o so_o not_o withstond_v that_o abraham_n be_v so_o nyghe_a god_n that_o he_o be_v clepe_v god_n friend_n yet_o as_o for_o thanne_v his_o wife_n know_v more_o of_o goddis_fw-la will_v than_o do_v he_o also_o we_o rede_v of_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_fw-mi his_o wife_n that_o they_o have_v two_o son_n bear_v at_o onn_n which_o be_v esau_n and_o jacob_n ysaac_n love_v better_a esau_n than_o jacob_n but_o rebecca_n love_v betr_n jacob_n â—han_fw-mi 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to_o fall_v and_o therefore_o i_o pray_v the_o tech_n i_o some_o remedy_n ayens_fw-fr the_o temptaconn_v of_o of_o lechery_n pauper_fw-la one_o remedy_n be_v reasonable_a abstynece_n from_o meet_a and_o drink_v and_o for_o to_o flee_v deynte_a mety_n and_o deynte_n drink_v and_o to_o flee_v gloteny_n as_o most_o bygynning_a &_o mean_n to_o lechery_n and_o therefore_o glotenie_n be_v forbid_v by_o this_o commandment_n as_o mean_n and_o weigh_v to_o lechery_n another_o remedy_n be_v hard_a li_a watch_n and_o travail_n that_o the_o body_n have_v not_o to_o moche_v ease_n but_o be_v well_o ocupy_v for_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o idylshyp_n have_v teach_v moche_n malice_n multam_fw-la enim_fw-la maliciam_fw-la do_v cuit_fw-la ociositas_fw-la therefore_o say_v he_o right_o as_o to_o the_o ass_n longethe_v fee_a yerde_a and_o birdeyn_a so_o to_o the_o servant_n that_o be_v to_o seye_v to_o the_o flesh_n that_o shall_v be_v sugett_v and_o servant_n to_o the_o soul_n long_v drede_n and_o chastise_a and_o werke_n of_o good_a ocupacioun_n eccle._n xxxiiiâ—_n and_o god_n say_v the_o pride_n and_o plenty_n of_o breed_n and_o welfare_n and_o plenty_n of_o rychessy_n and_o idelshyâ—e_v be_v cause_n of_o the_o wyckednesse_n of_o sodemitys_n &_o of_o there_o lechery_n and_o for_o they_o love_v not_o poor_a folk_n ezechi_n xuj_o câ—_n and_o therefore_o almesdede_n be_v a_o great_a remedy_n ayens_fw-fr lechery_n to_o gete_a grace_n of_o chastytie_n so_o that_o it_o be_v yoven_v to_o the_o poor_a nedye_n that_o be_v in_o myscheffe_n and_o to_o such_o that_o have_v not_o bykynd_n to_o get_v the_fw-mi lyvelo_fw-it de_fw-mi by_o traveyle_n of_o their_o body_n and_o if_o they_o beg_v they_o do_v it_o with_o out_o avarice_n with_o mekenesse_n &_o clennesse_n of_o lyve_v to_o such_o bid_v death_n criste_fw-fr do_v alms_n sei_v date_fw-la elimosinaâ—_n et_fw-la ecce_fw-la omina_fw-la munda_fw-la sunt_fw-la vobis_fw-la luce_n yeve_v you_o alm_n and_o lo_o all_o thing_n be_v clean_a to_o you_o if_o you_o will_v amend_v you_o &_o another_o remedy_n be_v a_o man_n to_o have_v mind_n of_o he_o dethe_v and_o thenke_n how_o he_o shall_v wend_v hence_o with_o bitter_a pain_n and_o thamne_v all_o his_o lust_n shall_v turn_v into_o woe_n and_o so_o rue_v and_o thenke_n that_o by_o man_n or_o wooman_n never_o so_o fair_a so_o well_o fare_v so_o hole_n so_o lusty_a so_o like_n to_o the_o iye_o so_o mighty_a so_o witty_a so_o great_a of_o lineage_n so_o rich_a so_o great_a of_o name_n or_o of_o lordship_n either_o by_o man_n either_o woman_n he_o ever_o so_o plesaunte_a shall_v die_v and_o turn_v to_o earth_n and_o aisshis_n &_o worm_n meet_a and_o if_o he_o smell_v now_o never_o so_o sweet_a he_o shall_v stink_v than_o full_a sour_a therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n seythe_n in_o omnibus_fw-la oê‘ibus_fw-la tuis_fw-la memorare_fw-la novissima_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o ineter_fw-la num_fw-la non_fw-la peccabis_fw-la eccle._n viiâ—_n c._n in_o all_o these_o werke_n thank_v on_o thy_o 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be_o thy_o friend_n and_o will_v be_v thy_o friend_n &_o to_o help_v the_o that_o i_o may_v do_v thou_o shall_v find_v i_o ready_a and_o anon_o he_o go_v and_o do_v so_o and_o speak_v to_o the_o king_n that_o he_o savyd_v he_o lyf_v and_o delyver_v he_o out_o of_o all_o his_o danger_n dives_fw-la so_o it_o fare_v these_o day_n as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n be_v in_o welthe_n so_o long_o he_o shall_v have_v friend_n enough_o to_o take_v of_o hin_n what_o they_o may_v and_o to_o flater_n he_o and_z to_o please_v he_o but_o if_o he_o begin_v to_o go_v dounwarde_a thanne_v find_v he_o few_o friend_n and_o many_o enemy_n therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n tempore_fw-la felici_fw-la multi_fw-la numerantur_fw-la amici_fw-la cum_fw-la fortuna_fw-la perit_fw-la nullus_fw-la amicus_fw-la erit_fw-la in_o time_n of_o wealth_n a_o man_n shall_v find_v friend_n enough_o but_o whamne_v richesses_n &_o hap_n be_v go_v he_o shall_v find_v few_o friend_n and_o feel_v fone_v say_v forth_o thy_o tale_n 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and_o a_o womannes_n husbonde_n her_o child_n &_o her_o bodily_a friend_n which_o whanne_v they_o be_v deed_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o on_o weigh_v to_o the_o yate_fw-mi and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o grave_a &_o ê‘aventure_fw-fr stone_v and_o weep_v on_o they_o but_o be_v man_n or_o woman_n deed_n and_o doluen_n undre_fw-fr clay_n he_o be_v soon_o foryeten_v and_o out_o of_o mind_n pass_v away_o be_v the_o bell_n runge_v and_o the_o mess_n sing_v he_o be_v soon_o foryeten_v vnnethes_n shall_v he_o find_v oone_o friend_n that_o will_v sing_v for_o he_o one_o mess_n unnethe_n in_o the_o year_n by_o the_o thridde_v friend_n which_o he_o love_v so_o lytel_n and_o which_o halpe_v he_o att_o his_o need_n i_o understonde_v alms_n deed_n which_o the_o worldly_a coveytouse_n man_n love_v fulle_v lytell_fw-mi and_o yitt_n att_o the_o dredeful_a doom_n whanne_v they_o shall_v stone_v att_o the_o bar_n bifore_fw-la the_o sovereign_a iuge_n crist_n ihesu_fw-la thanne_v alms_n deed_n shall_v be_v the_o best_a friend_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v for_o that_o shall_v speak_v for_o they_o and_o pray_v for_o hem_n and_o save_v they_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o salomon_a saithe_n conclude_v elimo_fw-la sinam_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la pauê‘is_fw-la et_fw-fr ipsa_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la exorabit_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la malo_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la xxix_o therefore_o leave_v friend_n do_v you_o as_o tobye_n teach_v his_o son_n exit_fw-la substancia_fw-la tua_fw-la fac_fw-la elimo_fw-la sinam_fw-la do_v alms_n of_o thy_o good_n &_o of_o thy_o catel_n and_o nyl_o thou_o turn_v away_o thy_o face_n from_o any_o poor_a man_n &_o as_o thou_o may_v be_v thou_o merciable_a if_o thou_o have_v mooche_n yeve_v thou_o mooche_v butt_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v but_o lytel_a study_n thou_o to_o yeve_v little_a with_o good_a wylle_n for_o than_o thou_o tresoure_v to_o the_o a_o great_a yift_n in_o the_o day_n of_o need_n for_o alms_n deliver_v soul_n from_o every_o sin_n 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