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poscit_fw-la postreman_n cristus_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la resurgens_fw-la ¶_o feria_n secunda_fw-la prima_fw-la salute_v de_fw-fr festo_fw-la virgin_n extat_fw-la nunciat_fw-la angelicis_fw-la lauden_n postrema_fw-la choreis_fw-la ¶_o feria_n tercia_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la natum_fw-la de_fw-la virgine_fw-la prima_fw-la fatetur_fw-la commemorate_fw-la natam_fw-la sic_fw-la vicima_fw-la miss_n mariam_fw-la ¶_o feria_n quarta_fw-la prima_fw-la celebretur_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la neupmatê_n almi_fw-la vltima_fw-la conceptam_fw-la denunciat_fw-la â—en_n mariam_fw-la ¶_o feria_n quinta_fw-la semper_fw-la prima_fw-la colideber_n de_fw-la corpere_fw-la cristi_fw-la vltima_fw-la sit_fw-la facta_fw-la de_fw-la virgine_fw-la purificata_fw-la ¶_o feria_n sexta_fw-la concedet_fw-la ut_fw-la prima_fw-la celebretur_fw-la de_fw-la truce_n sanctam_fw-la atque_fw-la salutate_fw-la fâ—et_fw-la postrema_fw-la maria_fw-la ¶_o sabbato_fw-la omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la sanctos_fw-la est_fw-la prima_fw-la coleda_fw-la super_fw-la nos_fw-la vltima_fw-la de_fw-la requie_n pro_fw-la defunctis_fw-la petit_fw-la esse_fw-la semper_fw-la erit_fw-la media_fw-la de_fw-la proprietate_fw-la dâ—ci_fw-la ¶_o and_o yet_o the_o noble_a king_n henry_n the_o fyfte_n found_v two_o house_n of_o relygyon_n on_o be_v call_v zion_n beside_o braynforde_n of_o the_o order_fw-fr of_o saint_n brygfâ—te_a both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o on_o that_o other_o side_n of_o the_o ryver_n tamyse_v an_o how_o be_v of_o monk_n of_o chartrehous_n in_o which_o two_o place_n he_o be_v contynual_o pray_v for_o night_n &_o day_n for_o ever_o when_o they_o of_o zion_n resten_v than_o they_o of_o the_o chaptre_n house_n do_v their_o seruyce_n &_o in_o like_a wise_n when_o they_o of_o the_o chartre_n house_n resten_v the_o other_o gooth_n to_o &_o by_o ryng_a of_o the_o bell_n of_o either_o place_n each_o know_v when_o they_o have_v end_v their_o seruyte_n which_o be_v noble_o endow_v &_o do_v daily_o there_o great_a alm_n 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after_o brytayne_v and_o stretch_a north_n ward_v from_o brendas_n hill_n unto_o the_o land_n columbyna_n and_o contain_v viii_o day_n journey_n every_o journey_n xi_o mile_n and_o from_o develyn_n to_o patryk_n hill_n and_o to_o the_o see_v in_o that_o side_n in_o broad_a four_o deâ—_n thanne_v in_o the_o end_n all_o other_o wise_a thanne_n brytayne_n is_z as_o irlonde_n be_v short_a north_n ward_n than_o brytayne_v so_o be_v it_o long_o south_n ward_v the_o land_n be_v not_o plain_a but_o full_a of_o mountain_n of_o hill_n of_o wood_n of_o marye_n and_o of_o moor_n the_o land_n be_v soft_a rainy_a wound_n and_o low_a by_o the_o see_v side_n and_o within_o hylly_a and_o sondye_a ¶_o solinus_n there_o be_v great_a plente_a of_o noble_a pasture_n and_o of_o lose_v therefore_o the_o beeste_n must_v be_v oft_o dryven_v out_o of_o their_o pasture_n least_o they_o eete_v over_o moche_n for_o they_o shall_v shend_v himself_o if_o theye_n may_v eat_v atte_a their_o will_n ¶_o gir._n man_n of_o that_o land_n have_v commune_o their_o health_n and_o stranger_n have_v oft_o a_o perylous_a slay_v by_o cause_n of_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o meet_a the_o flesh_n of_o kyen_n be_v there_o wholesome_a and_o swine_n flesh_n unholsome·_a man_n of_o that_o land_n have_v no_o fever_n but_o oon_o the_o fever_n ague_n and_o that_o right_n seld_o ¶_o therefore_o the_o holsomnes_n of_o that_o land_n and_o the_o clenne_n out_o of_o venom_n be_v wroth_a alle_fw-mi the_o boast_v and_o rychesse_n of_o tree_n herb_n of_o spycery_n of_o rich_a clothes_n and_o of_o precyous_a stone_n of_o the_o ee_a londe_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o helthe_n and_o holsomnes_n of_o that_o land_n be_v attemperate_a heat_n and_o cold_a that_o be_v therein_o in_o quibus_fw-la rebus_fw-la sufficit_fw-la in_o this_o land_n be_v moo_o kyen_fw-mi thanne_v ox_n more_o pasture_n thanne_v corn_n more_o grass_n thanne_v seed_v there_o be_v plente_a of_o salmon_n of_o lampray_n of_o eel_n and_o of_o see_v fysshe_n of_o 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and_o ysyder_v write_v that_o irlonde_n have_v no_o bee_n netheles_o it_o be_v better_o write_v that_o irlonde_n have_v bee_n and_o no_o vyneyerde_n ¶_o beda_n say_v that_o there_o be_v great_a hunt_v to_o roobucke_n and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n of_o beda_n for_o he_o see_v never_o that_o land_n but_o some_o man_n tell_v he_o such_o tale_n also_o there_o grow_v that_o stone_n saxagonus_n and_o be_v call_v iris_n also_o as_o it_o be_v the_o rain_v bow_v if_o that_o stone_n be_v hold_v against_o the_o sonâ—â—_n anon_o it_o shall_v shape_v a_o raynbowe_n there_o be_v also_o a_o stone_n that_o be_v call_v gagate_n &_o white_a margery_n pearl_n ¶_o of_o the_o default_n of_o the_o londe·_n capitulo_fw-la twenty-five_o where_o corn_n be_v there_o full_a smalle_fw-mi unne_n the_o yclenced_a with_o man_n honde_n reserve_v man_n all_z bests_n be_v small_a there_o thanne_v in_o other_o londe_n there_o lackth_v well_o nyghe_a alle_fw-mi manere_n fysshe_v fresh_a water_n that_o be_v not_o gendr_v in_o the_o see_v there_o lacken_v unkind_a faucon_n grefacon_n per_fw-la tryche_a fesavate_v nyghtyngale_n and_o pie_n there_o lacken_v also_o roose_n and_o buck_n and_o ilesypyle_n wont_v and_o other_o venomous_a beeste_n therefore_o some_o man_n feynen_n and_o that_o favourable_o that_o saint_n patryk_n cleanse_v that_o land_n of_o worm_n and_o of_o venomous_a beeste_n but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a and_o more_o skylfull_a that_o this_o land_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n always_o without_o suceh_n worm_n for_z venomous_a beeste_n and_o werme_n deyen_v there_o anon_o if_o man_n bring_v theym_a thither_o out_o of_o other_o londe_n and_o also_o venym_a and_o poison_v bring_v thither_o out_o of_o other_o londe_n lesen_fw-mi their_o malice_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o pass_v the_o myddell_n of_o the_o see_v also_o poudre_fw-la and_o earth_n of_o that_o land_n cast_v and_o sow_v in_o other_o londe_n dryven_v away_o worm_n so_o ferfor_o that_o if_o a_o turf_n of_o that_o land_n be_v put_v aboutt_n a_o worm_n it_o slee_v he_o or_o make_v he_o thryll_n that_o earth_n for_o tescape_v a_o way_n in_o that_o land_n cock_n crow_v bute_n lytyll_o to_o before_o day_n so_o that_o the_o first_o crow_a of_o cock_n in_o that_o land_n and_o the_o three_o in_o other_o londe_n be_v like_o far_o totore_v the_o day_n ¶_o of_o they_o that_o first_o enhabyte_v irlonde_n ca._n xxvi_o giradus_n say_v that_o casera_n noes_n niece_n dradde_v the_o flood_n and_o flee_v with_o three_o man_n and_o fyfty_a wymmen_v in_o to_o that_o ylonde_n and_o dwell_v there_o in_o first_o the_o last_o year_n tofore_o noes_n flood_n but_o after_o ward_n bartholanus_n seres_n soon_o that_o come_v of_o japhet_n noes_n soon_o come_v the_o there_o with_o his_o three_o son_n by_o hap_n or_o craft_n ccc_o year_n after_o noer_n flood_n and_o dwell_v there_o and_o encreace_v to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o ix_o m._n man_n and_o after_o ward_n for_o stench_n of_o kareyn_n 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ayenste_n a_o roche_n of_o long_a spear_n lenthe_n also_o in_o leginia_n be_v a_o pound_n there_o be_v seen_v colman_n bird_n the_o berde_n be_v call_v certelle_n and_o come_v homely_a to_o man_n honde_n but_o if_o man_n do_v he_o wrong_v or_o harm_n they_o go_v a_o way_n and_o come_v notte_fw-it again_o and_o the_o water_n there_o shall_v be_v bitter_a and_o stynke_v and_z he_o that_o die_v the_o wrong_n shall_v not_o a_o start_n wythoute_n wretch_n and_o myschyef_n but_o if_o he_o do_v amends_n ¶_o r._n as_o touching_n patryk_v purgatorye_n you_o shalle_v understonde_v saint_n patyrk_n that_o be_v abbote_fw-ge and_o not_o byshoppe_n while_o he_o prechyd_v in_o irlonde_n labour_v and_o study_v for_o to_o tear_v thilk_o wicked_a man_n that_o live_v as_o beeste_n out_o other_o evyll_n lyf_v for_o drede_n of_o pain_n of_o hell_n and_z for_o to_o conferme_v they_o to_o good_a life_n and_o they_o say_v they_o will_v not_o tear_v but_o some_o of_o they_o may_v know_v some_o what_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o also_o of_o the_o bless_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o thenne_fw-fr saint_n patryk_n pray_v to_o god_n almyghty_a therefore_o over_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n appyered_a to_o saint_n patryk_n and_o take_v he_o a_o staff_n &_o lad_n high_a in_o to_o a_o wild_a place_n and_o show_v he_o there_o a_o round_a pytte_n that_o be_v derke_v within_o and_o say_v that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v very_a repentance_n and_o stable_n in_o byleve_n and_o go_v into_o this_o pytte_n and_o walkede_n therein_o a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n he_o shall_v see_v the_o lorowe_n and_o the_o pain_n of_o evyll_n man_n and_o the_o joy_n and_o bliss_n of_o good_a man_n thenne_fw-fr cryste_n vanyssh_v out_o of_o patryk_n sight_n â—_o and_o saint_n patryk_n arere_v and_o build_v there_o a_o chyrche_n and_o put_v therein_o canon_n regular_a and_o â—se_a the_o pytte_n about_o with_o a_o wall_n and_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o chyrche_n yerde_v at_o the_o ee_a end_n 〈…〉_o chyrche_fw-fr and_o fast_a shette_v with_o a_o strong_a 〈◊〉_d for_o no_o man_n shall_v nice_o go_v in_o without_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o bysshoppe_n or_o the_o poyour_fw-mi of_o the_o place_n â—ny_o man_n go_v in_o and_o come_v out_o again_o in_o patryks_n time_n and_o tell_v of_o pain_n and_o joy_n thâ—â—_n they_o have_v seen_v and_o the_o meruaylle_n that_o they_o see_v be_v there_o yet_o write_v and_z by_o cause_n there_o of_o many_o man_n torn_v and_o be_v convert_v to_o right_n byleve_v ¶_o and_o also_o many_o man_n go_v in_o â—_o câ—me_o never_o again_o in_o king_n stephen'_v time_n â—ing_v of_o englonde_n a_o kynght_n that_o hyght_n owayne_n 〈…〉_o saint_n patryks_n purgatory_n &_o come_v again_o &_o dwell_v ever_o aft_v during_o his_o life_n in_o needs_o of_o thabbaye_v of_o ludensis_n that_o be_v of_o thordre_fw-fr chystew_n &_o tell_v many_o wondres_n that_o he_o have_v seem_v in_o patryks_n purgatorye_n ¶_o that_o place_n be_v call_v patryk_n purgatorye_n &_o the_o chirche_fw-fr be_v name_v reglis_n no_o man_n be_v enjoin_v for_o to_o go_fw-mi into_o the_o purgatorye_n but_o counseyl_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v therein_o butt_n take_v upon_o he_o other_o penance_n and_o if_o a_o man_n have_v avow_a &_o bestale_a &_o will_v needs_o go_v therein_o he_o shall_v first_o go_v to_o the_o bysshoppe_n &_o thenne_n he_o shall_v be_v send_v with_o letter_n to_o the_o pryoure_n of_o the_o place_n &_o they_o both_o shall_v counceylle_v he_o to_o leave_v &_o if_o he_o will_v needs_o go_v thereto_o he_o shalle_v be_v in_o prayer_n &_o in_o fast_a xv_o day_n &_o after_o xv_o day_n he_o shall_v be_v how_o seld_o &_o lead_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o purgatorye_n with_o processyon_n &_o litany_n &_o yet_o he_o shall_v be_v counseyl_v to_o leave_v it_o &_o if_o he_o be_v stedefaste_v &_o will_n entre_fw-fr the_o door_n shall_v be_v open_v &_o he_o bless_v &_o go_v in_o a_o god_n name_n &_o hold_v forth_o his_o way_n &_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v shytte_a till_o the_o next_o day_n &_o when_o the_o time_n be_v the_o pryoure_n shalle_fw-mi come_v &_o opene_n the_o door_n &_o if_o the_o man_n be_v come_fw-mi he_o ledethe_v he_o in_o to_o the_o chyrche_fw-fr with_o ê“cessyon_n &_o there_o he_o shall_v be_v fyftene_v day_n in_o prayer_n &_o fast_a ¶_o of_o the_o meruaylle_n of_o saint_n of_o irlonde_n ca._n xxix_o here_o gyraldê°_n make_v mind_n that_o as_o man_n of_o this_o nacyon_n be_v more_o angry_a than_o other_o man_n &_o more_o hasty_a for_o to_o take_v wretch_n while_o they_o be_v alyve_a so_o saint_n &_o hallow_n of_o this_o land_n be_v more_o wretchefull_a than_o saint_n of_o other_o londe_n clerk_n of_o this_o land_n be_v chaste_a &_o sayen_v many_o prey_n &_o do_v great_a abstynence_n a_o day_n &_o drynk_v all_o night_n so_o be_v afount_v for_o a_o miracle_n the_o lechery_n regn_v not_o there_o as_o wine_n regn_v &_o ben_fw-mi choose_v out_o of_o abbaye_v into_o the_o clergye_a &_o do_v as_o monk_n shall_v whate_o they_o that_o ben_z evyll_n of_o they_o ben_fw-mi worst_a of_o all_o other_o so_o good_a man_n among_o theym_n though_o they_o be_v but_o few_o be_v good_a at_o the_o beast_n prelate_n of_o that_o country_n ben_fw-mi full_a slow_a in_o correccyon_n of_o trespass_n &_o besy_n in_o contemplacyn_n &_o notte_fw-it in_o preaching_n of_o god_n word_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o land_n be_v confessor_n &_o no_o martyr_n among_o they_o &_o no_o wonder_n for_o all_z the_o prelate_n of_o this_o land_n clerk_n &_o prelate_n shall_v do_v as_o to_o they_o unknowen_a therefore_o when_o it_o be_v put_v ayenste_n the_o bysshoppe_n of_o cassyl_n how_o it_o may_v be_v that_o so_o many_o saint_n be_v in_o irlonde_n &_o never_o a_o martyr_n among_o theym_n all_o sythen_a that_o the_o man_n be_v so_o shrew_v &_o so_o angry_a &_o the_o prelate_n so_o rycheles_a &_o slâ—we_a in_o correccyon_n of_o trespass_n the_o bysshop_n answer_v frowarde_o enough_o &_o say_v our_o man_n be_v shrew_v &_o angry_a enough_o to_o themselves_o but_o to_o god_n servant_n 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