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they_o seek_v the_o wyman_n and_o not_o the_o wyman_n theym_fw-mi they_o cast_v many_o wile_n to_o gete_a woman_n assent_n in_o sin_n man_n common_o beworcher_n and_o byginer_n of_o lechery_n and_o thamne_v whether_o you_o woman_n assent_n or_o not_o assent_n yet_o the_o man_n be_v gyltye_n and_o for_o oft_o time_n it_o fallethe_v that_o whanne_v man_n wend_v be_v seker_fw-mi of_o the_o woomans_n assent_n thanne_v the_o wooman_n will_v not_o assent_v for_o drede_v of_o god_n and_o if_o she_o assent_v before_o and_o hight_v the_o man_n to_o follow_v his_o lust_n and_o after_o repent_v she_o and_o withdrawethe_v she_o from_o his_o wicked_a cumpanye_n thamne_v shall_v the_o lechour_n man_n diffame_v all_o wiman_n and_o say_v that_o they_o be_v false_a and_o deseyvable_a for_o such_o lechour_n speak_v most_o vylenye_v of_o wyman_n for_o they_o may_v not_o have_v there_o foul_a lust_n of_o they_o at_o will_n and_o for_o they_o may_v notte_fw-it defoule_n they_o with_o their_o body_n they_o 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and_o take_v they_o and_o convecte_v they_o in_o there_o falsehede_v and_o sloughe_v theym_a and_o save_v susanne_v we_o find_v also_o in_o you_o secunde_a book_n of_o king_n xiii_o o_o capi_fw-la that_o aamon_n the_o son_n of_o david_n feign_v he_o seek_v and_o pray_v his_o fader_fw-mi david_n that_o thamer_n his_o sister_n may_v come_v and_o keep_v he_o and_o whamne_v she_o be_v come_v he_o speak_v to_o she_o for_o to_o lygh_fw-mi by_o she_o butt_n she_o will_v not_o assent_v and_o thamne_v he_o oppnss_v she_o and_o so_o defoul_v his_o own_o sister_n and_o anon_o he_o hate_v she_o more_o than_o ever_o he_o love_v she_o bifore_fw-la because_o that_o she_o will_v not_o assent_v to_o he_o and_o spitful_o put_v she_o out_o of_o his_o chaumbre_fw-mi and_o do_v shete_n the_o door_n after_o her_o for_o this_o deed_n aamon_n be_v slay_v soon_o after_o of_o his_o brother_n absolon_n the_o twelve_o chapter_n diues_fw-la and_o yet_o many_o a_o woman_n will_v assent_v to_o lust_n of_o flesh_n full_o light_o if_o it_o be_v profryd_v pauper_fw-la that_o be_v sothe_o but_o wyman_n be_v not_o so_o ready_a to_o assent_n as_o man_n be_v to_o profre_v it_o and_o he_o that_o proffer_v it_o and_o bigin_v he_o assent_v first_o and_o be_v more_o in_o defaute_fw-fr dives_fw-la thou_o excuseste_fw-fr moche_v wyman_n and_o acuseste_v man_n pauper_fw-la i_o accuse_v no_o good_a man_n butt_v lecherous_a man_n ne_o i_o excuse_v no_o wicked_a woman_n but_o good_a wyman_n that_o be_v false_o defame_v of_o lechery_n not_o only_o in_o their_o person_n but_z in_o their_o kind_n generaly_fw-fr for_o the_o proud_a malice_n of_o man_n defame_v unskilful_o the_o kind_n of_o woman_n and_o as_z ada_z do_v put_v his_o sin_n on_o womon_n and_o will_v not_o excuse_v his_o own_o malice_n to_o get_v mercy_n dives_fw-la solomon_n speak_v moche_o evil_a of_o wyman_n pauper_fw-la and_o salomon_n speak_v moche_o good_a of_o wyman_n for_o he_o say_v mulier_fw-la timens_fw-la dm_o ipsa_fw-la laudabitur_fw-la the_o woman_n that_o dredith_v god_n she_o shall_v be_v preyse_v solomon_n repreve_v wicked_a wyman_n and_o praysethe_v good_a wyman_n and_z he_o reprevethe_v wicked_a man_n and_o preisethe_v good_a man_n dives_fw-la solomon_n seythe_n dmn_v malacia_fw-la nequicia_fw-la mulieris_fw-la brevis_fw-la est_fw-la omis_fw-la malicia_fw-la super_fw-la maliciam_fw-la mulieris_fw-la eccle._n siastici_fw-la xxvo._n the_o wyckednesse_n of_o woman_n be_v all_o malice_n and_o every_o malice_n be_v short_a above_o you_o malice_n of_o woman_n pauper_fw-la soothe_v it_o be_v whanne_v woman_n yeve_v theym_a to_o shrewidnes_n they_o be_v full_o malicious_a and_o whanne_v they_o yeve_v they_o to_o goodness_n they_o be_v full_o good_a &_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n follow_v praise_v wiman_n full_a much_o and_o saithe_n that_o bless_a be_v that_o man_n that_o have_v a_o good_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n his_o yeris_fw-la shall_v be_v double_v he_o shall_v end_v his_o yeris_n in_o pee_z a_z good_a woman_n be_v a_o good_a part_n in_o a_o good_a part_n of_o theym_n that_o drede_a god_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v yoven_v to_o a_o man_n for_o his_o good_a dedys_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o besy_n wooman_n shall_v like_o her_o husbond_n and_o make_v his_o bone_n fat_a her_o disciplyne_v and_o her_o norture_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a woman_n and_o chaaste_n be_v grace_n upon_o grace_n and_o as_o the_o son_n shine_v lighten_v the_o world_n in_o you_o height_n of_o you_o day_n so_o you_o beauty_n of_o a_o good_a wooman_n be_v in_o comfort_n and_o array_n of_o her_o husbonde_n and_o as_o golden_a peleris_fw-la set_v on_o sylu_n basy_v so_o be_v sike_a foot_n on_o the_o soly_n of_o the_o stable_a wooman_n and_o endless_a ground_n on_o a_o seker_fw-mi stone_n be_v goddess_n commaundementis_fw-la in_o the_o herte_n of_o a_o holy_a woman_n fundamenta_fw-la eterna_fw-la super_fw-la petram_fw-la solidam_fw-la mandata_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o cord_n mulieris_fw-la sancte_fw-la eccle_n xxvi_o co._o dives_fw-la solomon_n say_v vinum_fw-la et_fw-la mulieres_fw-la apostatare_fw-la faciunt_fw-la sapientes_fw-la eccle._n xixo._n wine_n and_o wyman_n make_v wise_a man_n to_o dote_v and_o forsake_v goddis_fw-la law_n and_o do_v amiss_o pauê‘_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o defaute_n in_o the_o wine_n ne_o oft_o time_n in_o the_o woman_n but_o defaute_fw-fr be_v in_o he_o that_o unwyse_o use_v the_o win_v and_o unwyse_o use_v the_o woman_n &_o other_o god_n creatury_n thoghe_n thou_o drink_v wine_n till_o thou_o artte_v drunken_a and_o falleste_a in_o lechery_n by_o thy_o glotenye_n the_o wine_n be_v not_o to_o blame_v but_o thou_o that_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o measure_n thysylfe_a and_o though_o thou_o look_v on_o a_o woman_n &_o art_n catch_v in_o her_o bewtye_n &_o assenteste_a to_o do_v amiss_o the_o woman_n in_o case_n be_v not_o to_o blame_v ne_o her_o bewtye_n not_o to_o lack_v that_o god_n have_v yoven_v she_o but_o thou_o be_v to_o blame_v that_o no_o better_a kepeste_n thy_o hertt_n from_o wicked_a thoughty_n butte_n there_o thou_o shuldeste_v preyse_fw-mi god_n thou_o thenkeste_v evil_a and_o misusseste_v god_n fair_a creature_n in_o offence_n of_o god_n there_o thou_o shuldeste_v preyse_v he_o and_o if_o thou_o fele_v you_o tempt_v by_o the_o sight_n of_o woman_n keep_v thy_o sight_n better_o and_o if_o her_o dalliance_n stir_v the_o to_o lechery_n flee_v her_o company_n for_o ayens_fw-fr lechery_n fleght_n be_v best_a fight_n thou_o be_v free_a to_o go_v away_o from_o she_o no_o thing_n bind_v you_o to_o do_v lechery_n but_o thy_o lechour_n herte_a the_o xiii_o chapter_n diues_fw-la woman_n array_n styre_v moche_n folk_n to_o lechery_n pauper_fw-la although_o in_o case_n you_o array_n and_o the_o attire_n be_v not_o to_o blame_v nomore_o then_o be_v her_o bewte_n yet_o by_o common_a course_n of_o kind_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n seek_v to_o be_v onest_o array_v after_o their_o estate_n and_o after_o their_o degree_n and_o after_o the_o custon_n of_o the_o cuntre_n that_o they_o dwell_v in_o not_o to_o tempt_v folk_n to_o lechery_n ne_o for_o pride_n ne_fw-fr for_o non_fw-la other_o sin_n but_o for_o onestie_n of_o mankind_n and_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n to_o who_o likeness_n man_n and_o woman_n be_v make_v and_o he_o be_v our_o brother_n and_o this_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o good_a folk_n but_o if_o they_o do_v it_o for_o pride_n or_o to_o tempt_v folk_n to_o lechery_n or_o for_o any_o other_o sin_n or_o that_o they_o take_v on_o they_o attire_n that_o be_v not_o accord_v to_o they_o if_o it_o be_v to_o cost_v full_a or_o to_o strange_a in_o shap_n or_o to_o wide_o or_o to_o side_n not_o rewl_v by_o reason_n they_o sin_n full_o grevous_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o namely_o though_o man_n that_o cloth_n theym_fw-mi so_o short_a that_o man_n
sin_n in_o manner_n they_o assent_v to_o their_o sin_n &_o so_o ryghtful_o they_o perissh_v in_o sin_n with_o they_o of_o the_o child_n ungiltye_n the_o master_n of_o story_n say_v that_o god_n slough_n theym_a for_o their_o best_a for_o if_o they_o have_v live_v forth_o into_o mighty_a age_n they_o shall_v have_v follow_v the_o lechery_n of_o their_o fader_n and_o so_o it_o be_v better_a to_o theym_a to_o die_v or_o they_o be_v gyltye_n than_o to_o have_v live_v long_o and_o die_v gyltye_n and_o go_v to_o hell_n without_o end_n the_o xvii_o chapter_n diues_fw-la fel_n there_o any_o vengeunce_n for_o lechery_n of_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n pauper_fw-la we_o find_v in_o the_o secunde_a book_n of_o king_n vi_fw-la co._n that_o there_o be_v a_o deken_fw-mi in_o the_o old_a law_n who_o name_n be_v oza_n and_o whanne_v he_o touch_v you_o hutche_n either_o ark_n of_o god_n to_o hold_v it_o up_o whannd_v it_o shall_v else_o have_v fall_n his_o right_a arm_n serid_fw-la and_o dry_v sudden_o 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press_v lechoure_v shall_v say_v any_o mass_n or_o any_o deken_fw-mi lechoure_n rede_v any_o gospel_n or_o any_o subdeken_fw-mi rede_v any_o pystle_n in_o the_o office_n of_o holy_a church_n and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o law_n biddethe_v that_o such_o notorye_n lechoury_n shall_v have_v no_o offyce_v in_o holy_a church_n ne_o benefice_n and_o if_o they_o have_v but_o if_o they_o will_v amend_v they_o ·they_a shall_v be_v pryve_v both_o of_o offyce_v and_o of_o benefice_n distinc_n xxviii_o decrevimus_fw-la and_o if_o any_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n haunt_v moche_v the_o place_n and_o the_o cumpanye_n of_o suspect_n wyman_n but_o he_o will_v cese_n he_o shall_v be_v depose_v destinc_fw-la lxxxi_o clericus_fw-la and_o there_o shall_v no_o strange_a wyman_n dwell_v with_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n but_o there_o modris_n beldame_n aunt_n and_o godmoder_n and_o brother_n daughter_n or_o susteris_n daughter_n ibm_n co._n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la and_o if_o there_o may_v any_o evil_a 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