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sin_n so_o hyhove_v well_o the_o reason_n surmount_v the_o same_o domynaconn_n &_o seygnorye_fw-mi /_o thou_o ought_v to_o know_v &_o understande_v that_o thou_o be_v mortal_a /_o &_o shall_v become_v powder_n &_o ash_n like_o as_o other_o man_n and_o suppose_v not_o for_o thy_o pourpre_a &_o other_o precyous_a vestymente_n to_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o thy_o subgette_n /_o if_o thou_o be_v prynct_n or_o lord_n /_o nevertheless_o thou_o be_v a_o seruaun_n for_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o lord_n &_o the_o king_n of_o king_n /_o how_o thenne_n dare_v thou_o with_o thy_o eye_n infect_a by_o ire_n in_o any_o wise_n see_v or_o byholde_v the_o
wit_n /_o and_o fynable_o come_v in_o to_o a_o cyte_n named_fw-la panos_n /_o and_o there_o as_o enrage_v throw_v himself_o in_o to_o a_o deep_a cave_n full_a of_o hot_a water_n in_o which_o sudden_o he_o dey_v /_o ¶_o how_o pachomyen_n go_v thorugh_v the_o desert_n and_o begynnith_n in_o latyn_a ¶_o igitur_fw-la pachomius_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge lxii_o pachomyen_n after_o go_v bare_a foot_n thorugh_o the_o desert_n and_o by_o mountain_n endure_a pacyent_o the_o pryckynge_n and_o hurt_n of_o thorn_n whereof_o his_o foot_n be_v swell_v and_o moche_v soâ—e_fw-la /_o ¶_o and_o he_o enjoy_v in_o himself_o reduce_v to_o remembrance_n how_o our_o lord_n have_v in_o his_o foot_n and_o his_o ande_fw-mi hole_n perâ—yd_n by_o foâ—e_n of_o great_a naylle_n recourble_v &_o blout_v /_o which_o be_v more_o grevous_a than_o if_o they_o have_v be_v sharp_a pryck_n ¶_o all_fw-es his_o herte_fw-la and_o desire_n be_v for_o so_o dwell_v in_o place_n solytarye_a for_o to_o pray_v god_n by_o great_a desire_v /_o to_o the_o end_n be_v and_o alle_fw-mi the_o world_n may_v be_v preseruyd_v and_o keep_v from_o the_o trawde_n decepcyon_n and_o temptacyon_n of_o our_o ennuye_n the_o send_v of_o hell_n /_o ¶_o how_o a_o voâ—â—_n from_o heaven_n speak_v to_o pachomyen_v and_o begynnyth_n in_o latyn_a ¶_o quodam_fw-la vero_fw-la tempore_fw-la et_fw-la ceterus_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge lxiii_o it_o happen_v on_o a_o time_n that_o saint_n pachomyen_n enter_a in_o a_o town_n named_fw-la thebayde_v far_o enough_o from_o his_o hermytage_n /_o in_o which_o town_n when_o he_o enter_v dwell_v no_o person_n ¶_o he_o put_v himself_o in_o prayer_n /_o and_o be_v there_o long_o /_o ¶_o so_o hear_v he_o a_o voy_n from_o heaven_n which_o say_v to_o high_a pachomyen_n abide_v in_o this_o place_n where_o thou_o be_v and_o edefyâ—_n here_o a_o monastery_n many_o shall_v come_v to_o the._n desire_v to_o prouffyte_n by_o thy_o instytucyon_n ¶_o and_o thou_o shall_v gyve_v to_o theym_v the_o rule_n which_o i_o shall_v desyner_o to_o the_o /_o ¶_o after_o that_o appyered_a the_o angel_n which_o bring_v to_o he_o a_o table_n in_o which_o be_v write_v the_o rule_n which_o be_v shall_v teâ—he_v all_o theym_n that_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o say_a place_n for_o to_o be_v relygyous_a under_o he_o /_o ¶_o the_o which_o rule_n yet_o kepen_v the_o tabenesiens_n ¶_o saint_n pachomyen_fw-mi right_a affectuous_o alle_fw-mi that_o which_o thangell_n have_v bring_v to_o he_o /_o ¶_o and_o after_o come_v again_o to_o the_o holy_a fader_fw-mi palemon_n /_o to_o who_o he_o recite_v alle_fw-mi that_o which_o be_v happen_v to_o he_o in_o prayenge_a he_o that_o he_o will_v go_v with_o he_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o aungel_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o as_o say_v be_v /_o ¶_o palemon_n which_o be_v humble_a &_o will_v not_o trowble_n his_o dyscyple_a /_o go_v in_o to_o the_o town_n with_o hy_o /_o and_o there_o arrive_v incontynent_a after_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n make_v a_o lytyll_a house_n /_o in_o the_o which_o long_o time_n they_o pray_v to_o god_n devowte_o /_o byseching_n he_o that_o they_o may_v perform_v the_o chirche_n like_o as_o the_o angel_n have_v warn_v pachomien_n ¶_o long_o time_n after_o palemon_n say_v to_o pachomyen_n now_o i_o know_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v descend_v upon_o the._n &_o that_o thou_o be_v dysposyd_v for_o to_o dwell_v in_o this_o place_n where_o thou_o be_v /_o wherefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o that_o we_o make_v this_o paccyon_n &_o covenannt_n togyder_n that_o during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n we_o be_v not_o separate_v in_o courage_n ne_fw-la divide_v /_o but_o by_o vysitacyon_n fraternal_a we_o gyve_v consolacyon_n eke_v to_o other_o the_o which_o paccyon_n they_o make_v and_o entrehelden_v /_o for_o after_o oft_o time_n they_o vysit_v each_o other_o /_o ¶_o of_o the_o death_n of_o saint_n palemon_n and_o begynnyth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o inter_v heâ—_n venerabilis_fw-la &c_n &c_n /_o caplm_fw-ge lxiiii_o a_o lytyll_a time_n after_o palemon_n strong_o enfeeble_v of_o nature_n by_o the_o extreme_a abstinence_n that_o he_o make_v felle_n in_o a_o great_a maladye_o /_o by_o cause_n of_o the_o which_o well_o oft_o he_o eat_v wythoute_n drink_v and_o sometime_o he_o eat_v not_o /_o but_o his_o refeccyon_n be_v either_o to_o eat_v or_o to_o drink_v oon_o /_o ¶_o some_o brother_n come_v thither_o for_o to_o vysite_v he_o /_o and_o prayy_v he_o to_o enforce_v to_o take_v refecconn_v suffisaunt_o for_o to_o sustain_v his_o body_n /_o but_o the_o holy_a man_n hear_v their_o request_n take_v oon_o meet_a for_o to_o comfort_v his_o membre_n which_o be_v moche_o enfeblyssh_v by_o his_o say_a abstynence_n but_o nevertheless_o that_o avayl_v no_o thing_n /_o ¶_o for_o his_o maladye_o be_v to_o high_o more_o grevous_a when_o he_o eat_v more_o thanne_n he_o be_v accustomye_n ¶_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o eat_v but_o after_o his_o appetyte_n and_o suffer_v pacyent_o his_o maladye_o consyder_v that_o many_o marter_n have_v be_v despiece_v in_o to_o pyece_n ¶_o some_o have_v their_o heed_v smyten_v of_o the_o other_o have_v be_v burn_v in_o fire_n and_o always_o they_o persevere_v unto_o the_o end_n for_o the_o love_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o ¶_o and_o the_o holy_a man_n say_v he_o have_v by_o their_o example_n farye_a &_o ample_a matere_n of_o pacyence_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o for_o a_o lytyll_o maladye_o corrumpe_fw-la by_o gormandyse_n his_o lytyll_a penaunce_n and_o fastynge_n acustomyd_fw-la /_o ¶_o he_o say_v ferth_a that_o they_o have_v give_v he_o more_o pain_n by_o the_o mete_n that_o he_o have_v eten_v in_o his_o maladye_o thanne_v the_o abstynence_n that_o he_o make_v and_o so_o return_v to_o his_o first_o penance_n /_o ¶_o and_o a_o month_n after_o in_o persevere_a in_o fastynge_n he_o dey_v &_o render_v his_o soul_n to_o god_n ¶_o but_o tofore_o his_o dethe_v come_v to_o high_a saint_n pachomyen_n which_o behold_v high_a as_o his_o fader_fw-mi in_o kiss_v &_o enbrace_v high_o as_o he_o have_v say_v to_o he_o fare_v well_o and_o after_o he_o bury_v his_o body_n in_o the_o earth_n /_o &_o his_o soul_n be_v enhance_a glorious_o with_o changellis_n in_o to_o the_o joy_n &_o glory_n of_o heaven_n /_o the_o which_o grant_v to_o we_o the_o fader_fw-mi the_o soon_o the_o holy_a ghost_n /_o amen_n /_o ¶_o how_o the_o say_a saint_n pachomyen_v &_o one_o his_o brother_n named_fw-la john_n converseden_fw-mi togyder_n and_o begynnyth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o quo_fw-la peâ—â—o_fw-es /_o caplm_fw-ge lxu_o after_o the_o saint_n palemon_n be_v by_o saint_n pachomyen_v bury_v the_o same_o saint_n pachomyen_n come_v again_o in_o to_o his_o monastery_n where_o god_n have_v instytute_v to_o he_o /_o ¶_o and_o after_o come_v to_o hy_o his_o brother_n germayn_v name_v john_n which_o long_a time_n have_v seek_v he_o /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n seenge_v his_o brother_n be_v moche_o joyous_a for_o since_o he_o have_v be_v crysten_v he_o have_v seen_v none_o of_o his_o friend_n ¶_o the_o good_a john_n dwell_v with_o his_o brother_n /_o &_o if_o they_o be_v bredern_a carnal_o yet_o be_v they_o moche_v more_o bredern_a spyrytuel_o /_o they_o two_o have_v but_o one_o will_n &_o one_o self_n desire_v night_n &_o day_n they_o think_v on_o the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n renounce_v all_o worldly_a rychesses_n ¶_o they_o wane_v their_o lyve_a onn_o with_o make_v of_o celles_fw-fr /_o &_o if_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n superflue_v of_o their_o labour_n /_o incontynent_fw-la it_o be_v dystrybute_v unto_o poor_a for_o thono_n in_o of_o god_n /_o ¶_o all_o their_o clothing_n be_v of_o one_o vesture_n make_v of_o linen_n clothe_v /_o as_o the_o relygiouse_n be_v then_o robe_n /_o ¶_o but_o the_o holy_a man_n pachomien_n ware_a thayre_n for_o to_o keep_v his_o body_n in_o seruytude_n /_o &_o whane_a sontyme_n be_v slepte_v by_o night_n he_o lie_v not_o on_o the_o earth_n but_o len_v /_o fere_a that_o if_o he_o lie_v down_o that_o he_o shall_v rest_n over_o moche_n atte_fw-mi his_o case_n &_o thereby_o he_o may_v fall_v in_o some_o â—ynne_n or_o evyll_n temptaconn_v /_o ¶_o of_o the_o great_a repentance_n and_o dysplaysaunce_n that_o have_v the_o say_v pachomyen_v for_o indygnaconn_n and_o anger_n that_o he_o have_v against_o his_o brother_n /_o and_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o inter_fw-la hec_fw-la et_fw-la ceterus_fw-la caplm_n lxvi_o saint_n pachomyen_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n die_v increase_n the_o place_n where_o he_o &_o john_n his_o brother_n dwell_v to_o the_o end_n that_o they_z that_o shall_v come_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o say_a place_n like_o as_o thangell_n have_v show_v shall_v find_v place_n for_o to_o dwell_v in_o /_o ¶_o john_n which_o be_v elder_a be_v wroth_a with_o high_a by_o
/_o and_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o taliter_fw-la igitur_fw-la et_fw-la ceterus_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge lxxxviii_o saint_n syluayn_n willing_a to_o tear_v he_o out_o of_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n for_o take_v clean_o povertee_fw-mi /_o came_n and_o yield_v himself_o to_o saint_n pachomyen_fw-mi /_o which_o friendly_a receyve_v he_o but_o this_o notwythstond_n he_o will_v not_o keep_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o relygyouse_n ¶_o for_o it_o be_v over_o hard_a a_o thing_n to_o he_o for_o to_o forgete_v his_o evyll_n custom_n /_o of_o the_o time_n pass_v /_o by_o the_o which_o he_o pervert_v many_o brother_n /_o and_o bow_a theym_n to_o his_o wicked_a wylle_n ¶_o some_o religyouse_n be_v right_n sorry_a of_o that_o they_o see_v the_o other_o relygyouse_n consent_v to_o the_o detestable_a will_n of_o syluayn_n /_o ¶_o so_o come_v they_o and_o show_v it_o to_o the_o holy_a fader_fw-mi pachomien·_n that_o which_o pray_v god_n for_o the_o say_a syluayn_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v have_v contryconn_v for_o his_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v penance_n but_o for_o no_o prayer_n he_o will_v not_o plyene_n consent_v thereto_o /_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o all_o will_v have_v chase_v he_o out_o of_o the_o monastery_n /_o the_z holy_a fader_fw-mi defferred_a it_o &_o lad_n he_o with_o he_o /_o and_o sin_v after_o correct_v he_o with_o sweet_a word_n tech_v he_o always_o in_o the_o crysten_v faith_n /_o whereof_o it_o happen_v sin_v that_o the_o poor_a syluayn_fw-mi /_o as_z by_o syngule_a grace_n amend_v his_o wicked_a life_n &_o have_v it_o in_o so_o great_a dysplaysure_n that_o he_o be_v never_o wythoute_n teere_v in_o all_o his_o werke_n /_o ¶_o some_o seenge_v his_o great_a contryconn_n show_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o anger_v himself_o to_o bytter_o and_o exort_v he_o to_o be_v moderate_a in_o his_o wepynge_n take_v in_o he_o attemperaunce_n /_o but_z he_o answerde_n that_o he_o cowde_v not_o /_o for_o his_o heart_n be_v so_o sore_o take_v with_o great_a dysplaysure_n /_o that_o he_o may_v not_o contain_v himself_o /_o and_o morover_n by_o cause_n he_o cowde_v not_o abstain_v hynself_n from_o weep_a /_o as_o well_o at_o the_o board_n as_o else_o where_o /_o the_z bredern_a say_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v weep_v in_o make_v his_o holy_a orison_n &_o not_o at_o the_o table_n /_o for_o it_o be_v no_o place_n pâ—opâ—e_n ne_o covenable_a to_o weep_v ne_o weyle_v /_o and_o that_o a_o relygyoê°_n may_v well_o have_v sorrow_n &_o dysplaysure_n for_o his_o sign_n by_o himself_o alone_o without_o to_o show_v it_o thus_o open_o /_o and_o admone_v he_o to_o abstene_n himself_o thereof_o /_o by_o cause_v the_o brother_n may_v not_o eat_v when_o they_o see_v he_o weep_v so_o /_o ¶_o suche_o and_o semblable_a word_n they_o say_v to_o he_o for_o to_o constreyne_v he_o to_o tell_v the_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o continue_v so_o long_o in_o his_o weyllynge_v and_o lamentation_n /_o ¶_o and_o thenne_n he_o say_v to_o theym_v /_o my_o brother_n why_o 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