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A08190
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Saynt Nycholas of tolle[n]tyne
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STC 18528; ESTC S104420
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she_o soon_o and_o weet_v it_o in_o water_n /_o and_z anon_o he_o shall_v amend_v and_o as_o he_o be_v command_v in_o his_o sleep_v he_o die_v when_o he_o wake_v tru_a in_o almyghty_a god_n &_o the_o bless_a vyrgyn_v marry_v and_o saint_n austyn_n to_o be_v hele_v /_o &_o so_o he_o be_v lcton_n v._o this_o blessyd_v saint_n nycholas_n punyssh_v his_o flesh_n &_o his_o body_n with_o great_a hardness_n &_o correccyon_n and_o for_o more_o correccyon_n he_o wear_v moo_v often_o chain_n of_o iron_n and_o also_o soft_a &_o easy_a bed_n &_o syttynge_n &_o soft_a and_o easy_a clothes_n &_o raymente_n he_o ever_o refuse_v he_o lie_v upon_o chaff_n the_o which_o he_o think_v be_v to_o easy_a for_o his_o body_n also_o the_o clothes_z the_o he_o ware_n be_v sharp_a course_n and_o hard_a and_o often_o chafe_v his_o body_n in_o many_o place_n also_o in_o he_o be_v great_a steadfastness_n /_o for_z on_o a_o time_n when_o he_o be_v entyse_v &_o counsayl_v of_o a_o certain_a rich_a kynnesman_n of_o his_o /_o that_o he_o shall_v leave_v so_o sharp_a &_o hard_o a_o life_n and_o go_v back_o to_o a_o other_o place_n the_o he_z coude_fw-fr gete_v he_o to_o where_o he_o may_v live_v more_o plenteous_o /_o and_o more_o delycyous_o saint_n nycholas_n ever_o refuse_v it_o utter_o with_o a_o strong_a mind_n in_o god_n /_o for_z he_o coude_fw-fr never_n bow_v his_o mind_n thereto_o his_o mekenes_n &_o obedience_n be_v exceed_a without_o measure_n /_o for_o not_o alone_o to_o his_o superyour_fw-mi /_o but_o also_o to_o his_o evenall_n and_o his_o inferyor_n he_o be_v obedyent_n in_o goodness_n and_o suffer_v they_o all_o he_o have_v to_o all_o folk_n a_o syngule_a and_o a_o marvellous_a pyte_n and_o charyte_v /_o namely_o to_o poor_a folk_n /_o and_z needy_a /_o &_o to_o theym_v that_o be_v in_o any_o trouble_v or_o sekenes_n /_o who_o often_o he_o vysyte_v &_o comfort_v when_o he_o be_v very_o seek_v and_o weyke_v himself_o sometime_o he_o comfort_v they_o &_o releve_v they_o with_o word_n and_o sometime_o he_o exhort_v theym_a to_o keep_v pacyence_n with_o good_a doctrine_n of_o scrypture_n and_o sometime_o he_o refressh_v theym_a with_o bodily_a food_n and_o clothing_n every_o man_n after_o his_o need_n also_o he_o cause_v thrughe_v his_o sweet_a exortacyon_n and_o great_a dy_o gence_n many_o man_n that_o he_o know_v have_v rychesse_n to_o do_v the_o same_o too_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a when_o this_o bless_a faint_a nycholas_n have_v knowledge_n of_o any_o folk_n sin_n or_o fault_n either_o by_o prevy_a confessyon_n /_o or_z by_o any_o otherwise_o he_o be_v so_o sorry_a that_o he_o will_v weep_v and_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o punyssh_v his_o body_n sore_o with_o fast_n and_o correccyon_n to_o gete_v they_o forgyvenes_n and_o grace_n to_o amend_v themselves_o and_o to_o continue_v in_o goodness_n this_o bless_a saint_n nycholas_n be_v pale_a of_o face_n shamefast_a and_o glad_a /_o and_z merry_a of_o countenance_n /_o of_o a_o smooth_a and_o fair_a flesh_n /_o and_z kind_a to_o every_o body_n and_o he_o be_v moo_v myse_o /_o ready_a /_o and_z dylygente_a to_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v that_o be_v good_a &_o goodly_a lcton_n vi_o also_o this_o bless_a saint_n nycholas_n say_v mass_n every_o day_n /_o but_z he_o never_o say_v mass_n but_o he_o be_v clean_o shryven_v afore_o /_o ne_o there_o can_v no_o tongue_n tell_v the_o devocyon_n that_o he_o have_v ever_o and_o in_o especyall_a at_o mass_n /_o for_o the_o straight_o of_o his_o mass_n be_v so_o speedy_a towards_o god_n that_o on_o a_o time_n when_o he_o go_v to_o a_o place_n call_v pethaurus_n in_o a_o certain_a wyldernesse_n by_o the_o way_n and_o lay_v he_o down_o upon_o the_o ground_n for_o fayntnes_n /_o and_o be_v half_o a_o sleep_v there_o appear_v unto_o he_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o certain_a man_n who_o saint_n nycholas_n know_v well_o ynoghe_a and_o love_v in_o his_o life_n /_o the_o which_o pray_v he_o instaunt_o that_o he_o will_v say_v mass_n for_o he_o /_o the_o which_o shall_v not_o delyver_v and_o do_v profit_n alone_o to_o he_o but_o also_o it_o shall_v profit_n unto_o innumerable_a other_o soul_n the_o which_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o certain_a plain_n there_o nigh_o by_o that_o he_o show_v to_o saint_n nycholas_n /_o where_o they_o be_v punyssh_v and_o torment_v with_o grevous_a pain_n /_o and_o that_o same_o soul_n the_o which_o be_v come_fw-mi unto_o saint_n nycholas_n for_o socoure_v and_o help_n be_v also_o torment_v with_o they_o with_o the_o same_o self_n torment_n that_o they_o have_v and_o even_o so_o it_o be_v do_v ¶_o for_o seven_o day_n after_o this_o bless_a saint_n nycholas_n have_v do_v the_o mass_n he_o see_v than_o in_o his_o sleep_v the_o same_o soul_n in_o great_a &_o infynyte_a joy_n and_o mirth_n thank_v saint_n nycholas_n entyerly_a beseeching_n he_o that_o thrughe_v his_o help_n the_o other_o great_a innumerable_a multytude_n of_o soul_n may_v be_v delyver_v from_o their_o grevous_a pain_n /_o and_o that_o they_o may_v come_v to_o heaven_n to_o everla_a joy_n and_o gladness_n feria_n ij_o lec_fw-la i_o the_o custom_n of_o se_a of_o this_o bless_a faint_a be_v ever_o to_o be_v besy_n so_o that_o he_o slepte_v never_o a_o night_n almost_o /_o but_o pray_v contynual_o /_o and_o the_o day_n also_o /_o save_v when_o he_o be_v besy_n either_o in_o refresshing_n his_o body_n with_o meet_a or_o drink_v /_o the_o which_o he_o take_v full_a sober_o and_o full_o seldom_o as_o it_o be_v show_v before_o /_o or_o elles_fw-fr in_o hear_a confessyon_n or_o doyenge_a other_o necessary_a thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o virtuous_a he_o pray_v with_o so_o great_a steadfastness_n and_o entencyon_n &_o be_v elevate_v &_o firm_o set_v with_o so_o great_a attendement_n &_o vehement_n of_o devocyon_n that_o he_o seem_v hole_o ravyssh_v in_o god_n /_o &_o utter_o delyver_v &_o do_v of_o fro_o man_n /_o nor_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o high_a and_o great_a to_o obtain_v but_o with_o the_o excelente_v delyte_n &_o besyne_n as_o who_o say_v with_o so_o hot_a affeccyon_n &_o high_a devocyan_n of_o his_o moost_n steadfast_a prayer_n this_o bless_a saint_n obtain_v it_o &_o gate_n it_o lcton_n two_o for_o the_o which_o namely_o he_o use_v a_o certain_a oratory_n &_o pra_v place_n join_v &_o fast_o by_o a_o altar_n where_o now_o his_o moost_n holy_a bone_n be_v &_o rest_n also_o in_o his_o celle_fw-fr lay_n a_o stone_n the_o which_o he_o kneel_v upon_o /_o &_o another_z the_o he_o len_v his_o arm_n upon_o when_o he_o be_v so_o weary_a that_o he_z coude_fw-fr in_o no_o wise_n hold_v theym_a up_o no_o long_o /_o and_o winter_n and_o summer_n kneel_v on_o the_o cold_a stone_n lectio_fw-la iij._n hereof_o the_o fende_v have_v great_a dyspyte_n so_o that_o they_o cesed_a not_o alone_o to_o tempt_v he_o with_o dyvers_a temptacyon_n /_o but_o also_o they_o sing_v that_o they_z coude_fw-fr in_o no_o wise_a cause_n he_o to_o consent_v to_o no_o manner_n suggestyon_n of_o temptacyon_n /_o set_v against_o he_o open_a bataylle_n /_o and_o vex_v he_o with_o moost_n sharp_a rebuke_n /_o thrette_n vexacyon_n and_o sore_a wound_n more_o over_o more_o inward_o and_o hardly_o than_o a_o man_n can_v think_v ¶_o and_o more_o over_o on_o a_o time_n when_o this_o bless_a saint_n nycholas_n amend_v his_o garment_n the_o devylles_n take_v it_o away_o from_o he_o because_o his_o prayer_n be_v of_o so_o great_a effect_n /_o &_o they_o will_v have_v cause_v he_o to_o leave_v of_o his_o prayer_n /_o and_o muse_v on_o thing_n unprofytable_a to_o his_o soul_n the_o which_o this_o bless_a saint_n nycholas_n know_v right_a well_o because_o of_o his_o good_a lyve_a &_o mooste_o great_a pain_n in_o resy_a temptacyon_n the_o which_o two_o thing_n good_a lyvinge_v and_o forsake_v the_o consenting_a of_o temptation_n &_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n another_o time_n they_o put_v out_o his_o lamp_n &_o cast_v it_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o break_v it_o lcton_n iiij_o also_o oftentimes_o these_o forsayde_a devylles_n make_v great_a noise_n in_o his_o celle_fw-fr howl_a abhomynable_o /_o because_o his_o prayer_n be_v of_o so_o great_a effect_n /_o &_o make_a rushing_n &_o clater_a of_o stone_n /_o and_o crack_n of_o the_o tymbre_n as_o all_o the_o celle_fw-fr shall_v have_v fall_v down_o and_o forall_a this_o they_o sing_v that_o they_o coude_fw-fr not_o in_o no_o wise_n let_v he_o of_o his_o prayer_n /_o nor_o one_o too_o make_v he_o to_o look_v aside_o for_o he_o think_v on_o god_n and_o once_o he_o say_v if_o it_o be_v temptacyon_n i_o will_v pray_v moche_n more_o to_o have_v grace_n to_o with_o stand_v it_o if_o it_o be_v god_n sonde_v i_o will_v pray_v feruente_o to_o