woman_n for_z woman_n yield_v her_o guilty_a but_z she_o axe_v no_o mercy_n she_o make_v no_o such_o excusaconn_v but_z in_o a_o great_a part_n yield_v her_o guilty_a in_o that_o she_o say_v the_o adder_n have_v desceyve_v i_o for_o in_o that_o she_o knowlege_v that_o she_o be_v desceyve_v she_o knowleged_a that_o she_o have_v do_v amiss_o &_o unwyse_o and_o otherwise_o than_o she_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v and_o for_o that_o woman_n lowed_a she_o and_o knowlege_v her_o unwysedom_n &_o her_o folly_n therefore_o god_n put_v in_o woman_n that_o time_n a_o hope_n of_o our_o saluaconn_n when_o he_o say_v to_o the_o adder_n i_o shall_v put_v enmyte_v bytwene_v the_o &_o woman_n and_z bytwene_a thy_o seed_n &_o her_o sede_fw-la and_z she_o shall_v break_v thy_o heed_n that_o be_v the_o fiend_n which_o be_v heed_n &_o leder_n of_o the_o adder_n that_o tyme._n the_o seed_n of_o the_o fiend_n be_v wicked_a werke_n and_o wicked_a folk_n to_o who_o god_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n vos_fw-fr 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and_o such_o other_o be_v unable_a to_o accuse_v in_o doom_n or_o to_o bear_v wytnesse_n in_o doom_n but_o if_o it_o be_v for_o to_o accuse_v they_o that_o be_v the_o fellow_n and_o helper_n in_o their_o sin_n ii_o q.r_n constituimus_fw-la et_fw-la vi.q.li_fw-la cue_n crimen_fw-la and_o saint_n ambrose_n say_v that_o only_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v domesman_n and_o dampne_a the_o error_n of_o a_o other_o that_o have_v nought_o in_o himself_o that_o be_v damnable_a suê“_n beati_fw-la imaculati_fw-la et._n iij.q.vij.iudicet_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o law_n put_v many_o a_o case_n in_o which_o the_o husbonde_n may_v not_o accuse_v his_o wyf_v of_o lechery_n first_o if_o he_o be_v guilty_a in_o the_o same_o xxxij.q.nichil_fw-la iniquiê°_n also_o if_o he_o gyve_v her_o occasyon_n to_o do_v for_o nycaconn_n by_o withhold_v of_o debt_n of_o his_o body_n xxij.q.vij_fw-la si_fw-mi tu_fw-la also_o if_o she_o be_v defoul_v by_o strength_n &_o great_a violence_n against_o her_o will_n xxxij.q.v_fw-la ita_fw-la ne_fw-la also_o if_o she_o ween_z that_o her_o husbonde_n be_v deed_n xxxiiij_o cue_n i.si_fw-la ê‘_n bellicam_fw-la and_o if_o she_o be_v wed_v to_o a_o other_o wen_v that_o her_o husbonde_n be_v deed_n when_o he_o come_v home_n she_o must_v forsake_v the_o second_o husbonde_n &_o go_v again_o to_o the_o first_o and_o but_o she_o forsake_v yâ—_z second_o anon_o as_o she_o know_v that_o her_o first_o husbonde_n be_v a_o live_v elly_n she_o fall_v in_o avoutrye_n &_o her_o first_o husbonde_n may_v accuse_v she_o &_o forsake_v she_o also_o if_o she_o be_v desceyve_v &_o meddle_v with_o a_o other_o wen_v that_o it_o be_v her_o husbonde_n xxxiiij.q.ij_fw-la in_o lectum_fw-la also_o if_o he_o know_v her_o lechery_n &_o suffer_v she_o in_o her_o sin_n and_o meddle_v with_o she_o after_o that_o he_o know_v her_o sin_n or_o forgyve_v it_o she_o &_o recounseyll_v she_o to_o he_o than_o may_v he_o not_o accu_fw-mi s_o e_z she_o xxxij.q.i_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la vxorem_fw-la also_o if_o her_o husbonde_n put_v she_o to_o do_v a_o miss_v extra_n li.iij_fw-la ti_o xiij_o discrecione_fw-la also_o if_o a_o hethen_a man_n forsake_v his_o hethen_a wife_n and_o she_o be_v wed_v to_o a_o other_o hethen_a man_n and_z after_o they_o be_v both_o turn_v to_o crysten_v faith_n than_o be_v he_o bind_v to_o take_v she_o again_o but_z she_o felle_n in_o any_o other_o fornycacyon_n not_o withstand_v that_o she_o be_v know_v flesshe_o of_o the_o second_o husbonde_n extra_n li._n iiij_o de_fw-fr divorcijs_fw-la ca._n gaudemus_fw-la s._n si_fw-la ergo_fw-la caplm_n vij_o diues_fw-la be_v a_o man_n bind_v to_o forsake_v his_o wife_n
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clear_v as_o glass_n &_o as_o tobye_n say_v yâ—_z stretes_n of_o this_o cyte_n be_v pave_v with_o full_o white_a clean_a stone_n &_o always_o in_o the_o siretes_n be_v song_n alleluya_n which_o song_n coude_fw-fr never_n clerk_n well_o declare_v ne_o expowne_v to_o the_o utter_v for_o the_o joy_n the_o mirth_n the_o melody_n &_o gladness_n that_o be_v there_o may_v no_o tongue_n telle_fw-fr ne_o herte_fw-fr think_v ne_o honde_fw-fr write_v ne_o wit_n devyse_v &_o declare_v in_o this_o cyte_a saint_n john_n see_v no_o temple_n for_z almyghty_a &_o god_n lombe_v cryste_n jesus_n very_a god_n &_o man_n he_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o this_o cyte_n this_o cyte_n as_o say_v saint_n john_n need_v neither_o son_n ne_o moan_n for_o the_o bryghtnesse_n of_o god_n welle_v of_o light_n &_o the_o son_n of_o ryghtfulnesse_n illumyne_v this_o cyte_n the_o lombe_v cryste_n jesus_n be_v the_o lantern_n &_o the_o light_n of_o this_o cyte_n all_o nacyon_n &_o people_n shall_v goâ—_n in_o the_o light_n 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which_o twelve_o artycle_n all_o our_o saluacyon_n be_v set_v &_o ground_v and_o therefore_o saint_n poule_n say_v fide_fw-la statis_fw-la â–ª_o stand_v you_o in_o faith_n for_z our_o faith_n be_v ground_n of_o our_o saluaconn_n by_o the_o twelve_o yate_n be_v understande_v the_o ten_o commasidement_fw-fr &_o the_o two_o commandment_n of_o charyte_n of_o which_o yate_v cryste_n say_v si_fw-mi vis_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la ingredi_fw-la serua_fw-mi mandata_fw-la math_n xix_o if_o thou_o will_v entre_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o life_n of_o this_o blysful_a cyte_n there_o noman_n die_v keep_v thou_o the_o commandment_n this_o scrypture_n be_v write_v in_o every_o yate_fw-mi of_o this_o cyte_n in_o token_n that_o in_o to_o this_o cyte_n come_v no_o man_n ne_o woman_n bâ—t_fw-fr yâ—_z kepers_n of_o god_n commandment_n for_o the_o commandment_n be_v the_o yate_n of_o heaven_n by_o which_o we_o must_v entre_fw-fr and_z they_o be_v also_o the_o way_n lede_a to_o the_o yate_fw-mi of_o heaven_n and_o 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thy_o wytnessynge_n &_o in_o to_o thy_o commaundeme_v tâ—_n &_o not_o in_o to_o avaryce_n &_o covetyse_n thus_o leave_v friend_n holy_a wrytt_n &_o holy_a man_n declare_v yâ—_z bliss_n of_o heaven_n by_o thing_n vysyble_a that_o we_o may_v see_v at_o eye_n so_z to_o lede_v we_o in_o to_o know_v of_o the_o bliss_n that_o we_o may_v see_v with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n while_o we_o live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o death_n but_o leave_v friend_n byleve_v you_o it_o forsooth_o yâ—_z the_fw-mi be_v a_o hondr_v thousand_o thousand_o fold_n more_o bliss_n than_o any_o tongue_n may_v tell_v or_o any_o herte_v think_v caplm_n xiij_o diues_fw-la if_o man_n have_v sad_a faith_n to_o have_v such_o bliss_n for_o their_o good_a dede_n the_fw-mi will_v no_o man_n ne_o