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do_v and_o be_v shrevyn_v of_o 〈…〉_o his_o penance_n shall_v be_v moche_v wâ—â—ship_n to_o he_o and_o great_a confusion_n to_o 〈…〉_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o shryuâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—halbe_n shewyd_v open_o to_o all_o the_o world_n in_o great_a shamâ—_n to_o he_o this_o be_v say_v for_o the_o first_o come_v of_o crist_n in_o to_o this_o world_n vnde_fw-la dnns_fw-la veniet_fw-la ad_fw-la iudicium·_fw-la the_o come_n of_o criste_n be_v to_o the_o doom_n tunc_fw-la videbunt_fw-la filium_fw-la hominis_fw-la venientem_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la cum_fw-la potestate_fw-la magna_fw-la et_fw-la maiestate_fw-la and_o these_o commynge_n shall_v be_v so_o cruel_a that_o fyftene_v day_n afore_o shall_v come_v token_n of_o great_a drede_n so_o that_o thereby_o the_o people_n may_v know_v that_o soon_o after_o commyth_n the_o doom_n secundum_fw-la jeronimun_n as_o jerom_n say_v the_o first_o day_n the_o water_n shall_v rise_v upon_o the_o see_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v high_o than_o any_o hill_n by_o xl_o 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a_o man_n and_o tell_v his_o name_n that_o be_v his_o servant_n a_o lytyll_a to_o sore_o and_o that_o woman_n be_v and_o there_o knights_n wife_n and_o he_o haddeley_o by_o her_o husbonde_n lyf_v therefore_o they_o be_v both_o put_v to_o that_o penance_n and_o say_v the_o horse_n that_o i_o ride_v on_o be_v the_o fiend_n that_o bren_v i_o a_o c._n fold_n worse_o than_o any_o other_o fire_n may_v that_o be_v in_o earth_n and_o that_o peyne_v they_o must_v so_o suffer_v till_o they_o have_v help_v of_o good_a preyer_n mass_n and_o alm_n dede_n &_o tell_v he_o many_o other_o thing_n than_o this_o knyghte_n die_v alle_fw-mi thing_n that_o he_o say_v shall_v be_v she_o help_v and_o so_o delyver_v they_o out_o of_o this_o peyne_n to_o everlasting_a bliss_n the_o which_o god_n bring_v we_o all_o to_o amen_o ¶_o dominica_n in_o passione_n dnin_n good_a man_n and_o wymmen_v this_o day_n be_v call_v the_o sondaye_n in_o passion_n week_n this_o day_n our_o lord_n ihesu_n criste_n begin_v his_o passion_n for_o this_o 〈◊〉_d the_o jew_n have_v such_o a_o envy_n â—oâ—_n by_o cause_n he_o tell_v her_o default_n and_o â—â—ces_n of_o myslive_v and_o so_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o repreve_v he_o so_o this_o day_n they_o be_v full_o assent_v to_o do_v he_o to_o death_n and_o so_o they_o be_v about_o oft_o before_o but_o they_o be_v let_v by_o some_o thing_n and_o most_o for_o fere_n of_o the_o come_fw-mi people_n for_o they_o hold_v he_o a_o prophet_n ¶_o but_o this_o day_n they_o â—uytte_a hem_n togider_v and_o full_o accord_v 〈◊〉_d they_o will_v spaâ—â—_n for_o no_o thing_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v deed_n wherefore_o as_o the_o gospel_n tellith_a as_o criste_n prechyd_v in_o the_o temple_n the_o iewy_n rebuke_v he_o spytous_o and_o say_v nunc_fw-la cognovimus_fw-la quia_fw-la demonium_fw-la habes_fw-la now_o know_v we_o that_o thou_o haste_v a_o fiend_n with_o the_o and_o all_o be_v to_o tempt_v he_o to_o have_v make_v he_o speak_v some_o evil_a word_n by_o the_o which_o they_o 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sin_n more_o grevous_o that_o pursue_v he_o in_o hevyn_n that_o the_o iewy_n do_v that_o pursue_v he_o in_o earth_n thenne_n if_o you_o wool_fw-mi weet_v which_o be_v those_o take_v heed_n how_o criste_n mark_v they_o and_o say_v thus_o oui_fw-fr ex_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la verba_fw-la dei_fw-la audit_n he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n heryth_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o he_o heryth_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o sweryth_v many_o great_a oath_n full_o false_o thiâ—â—_n be_v tho_o that_o 〈…〉_o in_o hevyn_fw-mi that_o be_v glade_n in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o have_v a_o foul_a deed_n do_v and_o be_v ground_v in_o foul_a curse_a lyve_v of_o sin_n and_o wâ—ll_n not_o amend_v theym_a for_o prechinge_v nor_o teching_n but_o evir_n do_v foul_a dede_n and_o anon_o be_v ready_a to_o fyghte_n and_o chide_v with_o they_o that_o tell_v hâ—â—_n their_o default_n as_o it_o be_v shewyd_v by_o crist_n for_o the_o more_o harm_n be_v the_o condicione_n of_o the_o people_n be_v such_o now_o a_o day_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v many_o enemy_n that_o will_v say_v truth_n and_o that_o i_o may_v preve_v by_o ensample_n ¶_o narracio_fw-la ¶_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o mawment_n in_o a_o cyte_n that_o will_v tell_v where_o any_o thing_n be_v that_o be_v steal_v or_o myss_v and_o who_o have_v it_o so_o it_o hp_v on_o a_o time_n that_o a_o young_a man_n have_v steal_v a_o thing_n and_o be_v afeard_a of_o this_o mawment_n and_o anon_o he_o go_v to_o this_o mawment_n and_o fayde_n thus_o well_o i_o wot_v thou_o may_v deâ—me_v a_o great_a shame_n and_o velonye_n but_o by_o god_n that_o i_o believe_v upon_o and_o thou_o discover_v i_o i_o will_v break_v thy_o bede_fw-mi and_o so_o go_v forth_o his_o way_n thenne_n soon_o after_o camme_n they_o that_o miss_v this_o good_a pra_v the_o mawment_n to_o tell_v theym_fw-mi who_o have_v it_o and_o when_o they_o have_v long_o pray_v at_o the_o last_o the_o mawment_n speak_v and_o say_v time_n be_n change_v the_o people_n be_v worse_o than_o they_o be_v who_o say_v the_o truth_n his_o heed_n shall_v be_v break_v so_o he_o that_o will_v say_v truth_n he_o shall_v be_v shâ—â—e_v and_o so_o the_o true_a man_n shall_v be_v dâ—â—â—ted_v and_o so_o pluck_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o wytt_n to_o who_o he_o shall_v speak_v nor_o to_o whâ—â—_n he_o may_v tell_v his_o counseyll_n in_o trust_n 〈◊〉_d that_o will_v soon_o descryve_v he_o sontyme_o speak_v mooste_v fareste_n ¶_o it_o be_v wretyn_a in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n haâ—_n there_o be_v two_o knight_n great_a enemy_n one_n to_o the_o other_z that_o one_o hight_v joab_n and_o that_o other_o amasa_fw-mi and_o this_o ioab_fw-la say_v to_o amasa_fw-la as_o they_o meet_v hail_o brother_n and_o kyss_v he_o and_o with_o his_o other_o honde_n behind_o he_o he_o slay_v he_o with_o his_o knyffe_n and_o smite_v he_o to_o the_o herte_n thus_o it_o fare_v now_o a_o day_n by_o moche_n peple_n they_o freke_v full_a fair_a bifore_fw-la the_o people_n and_o behind_o theym_n they_o will_v sle_v they_o wit_n a_o shrewyd_n knyf_v that_o be_v with_o the_o evil_a and_o curse_a tongue_n these_o be_v they_o that_o pursuyth_v he_o into_o hevyn_n &_o set_v nought_o 〈◊〉_d god_n woâ—de_n for_o though_o they_o here_o it_o with_o their_o cry_n it_o synk_v not_o in_o their_o herte_n where_o god_n playn_v he_o grevouâ—ly_o by_o his_o prophet_n iheremye_n and_o say_v this_o ¶_o what_o gift_n find_v your_o fadâ—rs_n 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o have_v trespass_v to_o you_o in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d manerthinge_fw-mi tell_v i_o alas_o for_o shaâ—_n of_o your_o obstinate_a pride_n for_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o right_a and_o so_o he_o tretythe_v with_o us._n thaâ—_n be_v in_o the_o wrong_n he_o proferith_v merâ—â—oâ—_n we_o ask_v it_o he_o make_v he_o merciful_a to_o theym_v that_o displeasyth_v he_o &_o shewyth_o love_v there_o none_o be_v worthy_a thê°_n be_v their_o herte_n hard_a than_o any_o stoon_n and_o thus_o be_v we_o worse_o than_o jew_n for_o we_o be_v unkind_a to_o he_o that_o shewyth_o to_o we_o all_o 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both_o before_o the_o birth_n and_o so_o anon_o he_o be_v cristen_v &_o so_o after_o he_o be_v a_o full_a holy_a man_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n wherefore_o that_o the_o pot_n with_o the_o lily_n be_v set_v between_o our_o lady_n &_o the_o angel_n for_o right_a as_o the_o jew_n dispute_v with_o the_o cristen_v man_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o conception_n so_o our_o lady_n dispute_v with_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o manner_n how_o she_o shall_v conceyve_v &_o be_v both_o mother_n &_o maid_n or_o she_o consent_v thereto_o thenne_n you_o that_o will_v fast_a the_o v._o even_n of_o our_o lady_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o v._o joy_n that_o she_o have_v of_o she_o soon_o the_o first_o when_o she_o conceyve_v of_o the_o holy_a gooste_n and_o know_v that_o she_o be_v mother_n to_o goddis_fw-la soon_o of_o heaven_n the_o two_o be_v on_o cristmasse_n day_n when_o she_o be_v delyver_v of_o she_o soon_o wythoute_n any_o peyne_v of_o her_o body_n for_o as_o she_o conceyve_v without_o 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soon_o and_o you_o shall_v understonde_v that_o he_z that_o will_v great_a our_o lady_n with_o v._o ave_n shall_v never_o come_v in_o to_o the_o peyne_n of_o hell_n ¶_o narracio_fw-la ¶_o we_o find_v wreten_v of_o a_o holy_a maiden_n that_o be_v denoute_n in_o our_o lady_n seruyce_n and_o every_o day_n grete_v she_o with_o v._o joy_n thenne_v it_o happen_v so_o on_o a_o day_n that_o she_o fall_v seek_v &_o feel_v herself_o well_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v deed_n and_o for_o fere_n she_o sigh_v wonder_v sore_o and_o make_v great_a moan_n for_o by_o cause_n she_o wyft_a not_o whede_a she_o shall_v go_v after_o her_o death_n thenne_n come_v our_o lady_n to_o she_o and_o say_v why_o art_n thou_o so_o sorry_a that_o have_v make_v i_o so_o glad_a greet_v i_o with_o joy_n that_o i_o have_v of_o my_o soon_o therefore_o be_v not_o sorry_a but_o know_v mell_o that_o thou_o shall_v go_v with_o i_o in_o to_o everla_a bliss_n and_o joy_n with_o out_o end_n amen_n ¶_o narracio_fw-la ¶_o we_o find_v 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king_n every_o day_n they_o give_v he_o a_o child_n and_o a_o sheep_n to_o eat_v for_o fere_n lest_o he_o will_v have_v come_v in_o to_o the_o cyte_n thenne_n when_o all_o the_o child_n and_o the_o sheep_n be_v nigh_o eat_v for_o by_o cause_n that_o the_o king_n himself_o give_v they_o the_o counseyll_n they_o constrain_v he_o that_o he_o have_v but_o a_o daughter_n to_o gyve_v she_o to_o the_o dragon_n thenne_fw-fr the_o king_n for_o fere_n of_o the_o people_n with_o weep_v and_o great_a sorrow_n make_v delyver_v hem_v his_o child_n and_o send_v she_o forth_o to_o the_o place_n â—â—ere_o as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o set_v she_o own_o child_n and_o a_o sheep_n with_o she_o to_o abide_v till_o the_o dragon_n come_v but_o than_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n saint_n george_n come_v tide_a that_o way_n and_o when_o he_o see_v this_o damosel_n in_o her_o array_n he_o think_v she_o be_v a_o woman_n of_o great_a birth_n and_o ask_v she_o why_o she_o stand_v therre_v with_o the_o sheep_n in_o such_o array_n so_o morning_n thenne_n answer_v she_o and_o say_v gentyll_a knight_n well_o may_v i_o morn_n &_o make_v sorrow_n for_o i_o be_o a_o king_n daughter_n of_o this_o cite_v and_o now_o i_o be_o set_v here_o to_o be_v devour_v of_o a_o dragon_n that_o have_v eat_v all_o the_o child_n of_o this_o cite_v &_o be_v now_o dystroy_v and_o now_o he_o must_v have_v i_o for_o my_o fader_fw-mi gaf_fw-mi hem_n counseyll_v thereto_o and_o therefore_o gentyll_a knight_n ride_v hence_o fast_a and_o save_v thyself_o least_fw-mi the_o dragon_n sle_fw-fr both_o the_o and_o i_o thenne_n say_v george_n damosel_n that_o be_v great_a shame_n and_o vylonye_n to_o i_o that_o be_o a_o knyghte_n well_o array_v and_o shall_v flee_v and_o thou_o a_o woman_n and_o shall_v abide_v thenne_fw-fr with_o that_o the_o dragon_n put_v out_o his_o heed_n at_o a_o hole_n and_o spyt_v fire_n &_o proffer_a batayle_n to_o george_n &_o he_o make_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n before_o he_o and_o set_v the_o 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that_o by_o colour_n of_o excusation_n makeste_v thy_o sin_n white_a as_z ada_z do_v by_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o woman_n by_o the_o serpent_n thou_o belde_v it_o out_o also_o as_o wine_n that_o after_o the_o leve_a of_o thy_o sin_n thou_o kepy_v the_o savoure_n within_o the_o thereof_o as_o whanne_v thou_o delyte_v the_o in_o lycherouse_a word_n or_o have_v joy_n to_o see_v vanity_n or_o avantyste_v the_o of_o lewdness_n do_v to_o fore_n and_o that_o be_v a_o sin_n that_o moo_v grevyth_v god_n therefore_o hold_v out_o thin_a herte_n as_o water_n that_o neither_o fatness_n colour_n ne_o savour_n abide_v after_o with_o all_o the_o circumstance_n as_o in_o what_o manner_n what_o place_n what_o cause_n what_o tyme._n what_o age_n what_o state_n how_o moche_n how_o long_o why_o and_o where_o and_o all_o such_o that_o agree_v ¶_o thy_o sin_n also_o it_o must_v be_v naked_a not_o make_v by_o a_o messangere_fw-la ne_fw-fr lettre_fw-fr but_o with_o thy_o own_o mouth_n ne_o in_o gay_a termy_n 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he_o say_v to_o naman_n go_v and_o wasshe_v the_o sevyn_a time_n in_o jordan_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v cleanse_v of_o that_o thou_o haste_v be_v deface_v with_o spot_v of_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v sokyd_v with_o bitter_a sorrow_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o cler_o rub_v with_o confession_n yet_o must_v it_o have_v many_o diverse_a rensynge_n after_o with_o satisfaction_n till_o â–ª_o it_o be_v so_o cler_o purgyd_v here_o or_o in_o purgatorye_n that_o it_o may_v clere_o appear_v after_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o lord_n if_o thy_o contrition_n be_v great_a here_o thy_o penance_n may_v be_v the_o less_o there_o and_o if_o it_o be_v lytell_fw-mi thy_o peyne_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o great_a and_o so_o great_a it_o may_v be_v here_o that_o it_o suffice_v to_o thy_o salvation_n satisfaction_n after_o diverse_a doctoures_fw-la be_v a_o put_v away_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_v not_o take_v heed_n of_o their_o suggestiones_fw-la it_o be_v also_o a_o obligation_n do_v of_o godâ—_n 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come_fw-mi wyman_n and_o jogeler_n or_o such_o other_o thenne_fw-fr shall_v they_o be_v give_v in_o alm_n also_o if_o thou_o find_v a_o thing_n of_o any_o value_n after_o time_n thou_o haste_v do_v thy_o besyne_n to_o wyâ—e_v due_o who_o owyd_v it_o thou_o shall_v spend_v it_o in_o alm_n by_o counceyll_n of_o thy_o gostlye_o fader_fw-mi to_o all_o that_o have_v need_n also_o thou_o shall_v gyve_v thy_o alm_n to_o good_a and_o bad_a friend_n and_o ennemye_n if_o thou_o be_v of_o power_n our_o lord_n say_v yeve_v to_o every_o man_n that_o ask_v the_o &_o turn_v not_o away_o thy_o face_n from_o any_o poor_a man_n say_v toby_n yet_o it_o be_v say_v yeve_v the_o good_a man_n and_o resceyve_v not_o
besely_a to_o god_n for_o they_o on_o earth_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v mercy_n on_o they_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o this_o feste_fw-la be_v first_o find_v and_o therefore_o lete_fw-la we_o come_v to_o chirche_v &_o worship_n god_n and_o all_o halowen_v that_o they_o may_v pray_v for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v atte_n our_o last_o end_n be_v of_o the_o nombre_fw-fr that_o shall_v worship_n god_n that_o the_o book_n speak_v of_o and_o say_v thus_o vidi_n turbam_fw-la magnam_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la nemo_fw-la dinumerare_fw-la poterat_fw-la ¶_o for_o they_o be_v so_o many_o that_o no_o man_n can_v nombre_fw-fr hem_n and_o all_o they_o pray_v for_o we_o evermore_o that_o we_o may_v 〈◊〉_d to_o that_o bliss_n that_o they_o ben_fw-mi in_o aâ—_n ¶_o in_o die_n aninâ—aruâ—â—_n good_a frendis_fw-la such_o a_o day_n you_o shall_v have_v all_o soul_n day_n the_o day_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n there_o abide_a the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o have_v moche_n need_n to_o help_v and_o right_a 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