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the_o most_o damnable_a seruyce_n of_o the_o devyll_n like_a as_o holy_a johan_n bapty_v by_o preach_v repentance_n prepare_v a_o plain_a pathwaye_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n luce._n 3._o so_o dead_a this_o unholye_a dunstane_n by_o sow_v of_o all_o superstycyon_n antichristi_fw-la make_v ready_a the_o way_n to_o satan_n and_o his_o filthy_a kingdom_n against_o his_o come_v four_o from_o the_o bottomless_a pytt_n after_o the_o full_a thousand_o of_o year_n from_o christ_n incarnacyon_n apoca._n 20._o 20._o which_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o antichrist_n miracle_n he_o raise_v up_o in_o england_n the_o pestylent_a order_fw-fr of_o monk_n he_o build_v they_o monastery_n he_o procure_v they_o substance_n innumerable_a final_o he_o bring_v â—nto_o theâ—r_v hand_n the_o cathedral_n church_n with_o the_o free_a eleccion_n of_o byshoppe_n that_o nothing_o shall_v there_o be_v donâ—_n within_o that_o realm_n but_o after_o their_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n theâ—_n be_v christ_n kingdom_n cleâ—elye_o put_v a_o zion_n and_o his_o immaculate_a spouse_n or_o church_n upon_o his_o word_n only_a depend_n church_n compel_v to_o flee_v into_o desert_n apoc._n xuj_o 12._o man_n and_o woman_n that_o ryght_o beleve_v dare_v not_o than_o confess_v their_o faith_n but_o keep_v all_o close_a within_o they_o for_o than_o be_v satan_n alâ—â—de_v satan_n these_o monk_n every_o where_n assist_a he_o in_o the_o fournyshing_n out_o of_o that_o proud_a paint_a church_n of_o antichrist_n superstition_n hypocresye_n and_o vain_a glory_n be_v afore_o that_o time_n such_o vice_n as_o man_n be_v glad_a to_o hide_v vice_n but_o now_o in_o their_o gandyshe_a ceremony_n they_o be_v take_v for_o god_n dyvyne_a seruyce_n ¶_o sign_n and_o plague_n follow_v these_o mischief_n but_o now_o see_v what_o follow_v of_o these_o afore_o rehearse_v myscheve_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n dcccc_n and_o lxxxviij_o 988_o which_o be_v the._n xij_o year_n before_o that_o full_a thousand_o depart_v this_o dunstane_n as_o warm_v of_o devyls_n frequent_v his_o tomb_n devil_n as_o i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o book_n show_v more_o playnelye_o within_o the_o same_o year_n aptare_fw-la &_o a_o bloudye_a cloud_n in_o the_o sky_n cloud_n which_o cover_v all_o england_n â—as_v witness_v johan_n hardinge_n with_o diverse_a other_o chronycler_n and_o it_o rain_v blood_n over_o all_o the_o land_n after_o that_o enter_v the_o dane_n so_o fast_o say_v ranulphe_n dane_n at_o every_o port_n that_o no_o where_n be_v the_o englyshe_a nacyon_n able_a to_o withstand_v they_o and_o the_o monk_n to_o help_v the_o matter_n we_o will_v forewarde_v by_o counsel_n of_o their_o archebyshop_n siricius_n siricius_n give_v they_o x._o thousand_o pound_n to_o begin_v with_o that_o they_o may_v live_v in_o rest_n and_o not_o be_v hynder_v for_o little_a care_v they_o what_o become_v of_o the_o rest_n so_o their_o precious_a body_n be_v safe_a after_o this_o by_o dyverse_a compulsyon_n they_o augment_v that_o sum_n from_o x._o to_o xuj_o to_o be_v xx_o to_o twenty-four_o to_o thirty_o â—nd_v so_o four_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sharp_a payment_n of_o xl_o thousand_o pound_n destruction_n and_o till_o they_o have_v nomore_o money_n to_o geve_v for_o the_o more_o the_o dane_n have_v strenthen_v the_o more_o covetouse_n and_o cruel_a they_o be_v evermore_o thus_o do_v they_o to_o the_o land_n innumerable_a harm_n in_o seek_v their_o own_o private_a commodite_n &_o so_o bring_v their_o own_o natyve_a people_n in_o most_o miserable_a thraldom_n for_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v the_o dane_n make_v strong_a and_o the_o englyshe_a nation_n become_v feeble_a and_o weak_a yea_o so_o wretched_a at_o the_o last_o that_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o call_v everye_o vile_a slave_n among_o the_o say_a dane_n dane_n their_o gâ—oâ—_n lord_n but_o now_o â—arke_n the_o end_n secern_v these_o monk_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o thousand_o &_o xij_o 1012_o which_o be_v the._n twenty-four_o year_n from_o dunstanes_n depart_v and_o the._n xij_o from_o the_o devyls_n goingge_n four_o the_o dane_n after_o many_o great_a vyctorye_n within_o the_o realm_n fyered_a the_o city_n of_o caunterburye_n and_o enpryson_v the_o archebyshop_n than_o elphegus_n elphegus_n and_o as_o he_o and_o his_o monk_n be_v able_a to_o geve_v no_o more_o money_n they_o tythe_v they_o after_o this_o sort_n they_o slay_v always_o ix_o and_o reserve_v the_o ten_o to_o perpetual_a sorrow_n and_o seruytude_n till_o they_o have_v mourter_v of_o they_o to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o more_o than_o tythynge_n ix_o hondr_v there_o and_o in_o other_o quarter_n abroad_o and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o they_o hang_n up_o by_o the_o member_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a sygnifiâ—aon_n that_o plague_v to_o come_v then_o upon_o they_o for_o their_o sodometrye_n and_o most_o violent_a contempt_n of_o christian_a marriage_n plague_n ranulphus_fw-la cestrensis_n lib._n 6._o ca._n 13._o et_fw-la 15._o fabianus_n par_fw-fr 1._o ca._n 199._o ¶_o
lanfrancus_fw-la of_o canterbury_n &_o thomas_n norman_n of_o york_n which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v hygh_a in_o that_o mytre_v kingdom_n of_o ydelnesse_n and_o as_o they_o meet_v at_o rome_n they_o fall_v into_o a_o great_a dysputation_n of_o that_o matter_n afore_o pope_n alexandre_n where_o as_o lanfrancus_fw-la lanfrancus_fw-la to_o amend_v his_o own_o matter_n prove_v the_o seyd_a thomas_n to_o be_v a_o preste_n son_n remigius_n the_o byshopp_n of_o dorsett_n be_v present_a which_o fabyane_n say_v be_v a_o preste_n son_n also_o in_o the_o end_n this_o lanfrancus_fw-la by_o the_o help_n of_o aristotle_n logyck_n gregorye_n old_a constytucyon_n and_o the_o pope_n authoryte_n obtain_v both_o at_o rome_n &_o at_o wyndesore_n in_o england_n that_o canterbury_n shall_v from_o thens_n four_o have_v the_o superporyte_n over_o the_o see_v of_o york_n canterbury_n he_o that_o will_v behold_v the_o mad_a folyshnesse_n of_o this_o doltysh_a disputacyon_n lete_fw-la he_o look_v william_n of_o malmesbury_n li._n i._n de_fw-fr pontificibus_fw-la ranulphi_n polychronicon_n lib._n seven_o ca._n ij_o antoninum_fw-la fabianum_fw-la atque_fw-la polydorum_fw-la li._n ix_o ☞_o a_o old_a bawdy_a byshopp_n slay_v of_o a_o wench_n in_o the_o dyocese_n and_o city_n of_o herford_n be_v a_o grey_a head_a byshopp_n call_v walter_n walter_n that_o inordynat_o love_v a_o young_a wench_n there_o which_o be_v very_o cunning_a sowster_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o m._n and_o lxx_o 1070_o yet_o remember_v in_o himself_o say_v the_o story_n that_o nothing_o be_v more_o buseme_v than_o a_o old_a dotting_a foal_n specyal_o a_o bishop_n so_o to_o rage_n oft_o time_n withdraw_v from_o follow_v that_o affect_v at_o the_o lattre_fw-fr as_o the_o devyll_n will_v she_o enter_v the_o byshoppes_n bed_n chambre_n by_o entycemente_n of_o his_o chamberlain_n the_o pretence_n be_v that_o she_o shall_v there_o cut_v they_o out_o shirt_n and_o napkin_n and_o as_o she_o be_v in_o do_v her_o werke_n 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the_o high_a steward_n of_o s._n peter_n altar_n &_o so_o receyve_v the_o offerynge_n of_o pylgryme_n till_o all_o his_o bag_n be_v full_a than_o hire_v he_o one_o gerardus_n brazutua_n a_o man_n give_v to_o mischief_n incomparable_a this_o forcerouse_a wurker_n to_o make_v he_o pope_n in_o the_o space_n of_o xiij_o year_n poysen_v poysen_v vi_o of_o his_o predecessor_n one_o after_o another_o that_o be_v to_o say_v clement_n the._n ij_o damasus_n the._n ij_o leo_fw-la the._n ix_o victor_n the._n ij_o steven_n the._n ix_o &_o benedict_n the._n x._o nycolas_n the._n ij_o he_o own_o self_n poysen_v and_o violent_o murder_v alexander_n the._n ij_o in_z preson_z thus_o by_o great_a and_o outragyose_a murder_n he_o enjoy_v the_o papacy_n murderer_n &_o be_v call_v gregory_n the._n seven_o his_o first_o ordynaunce_n be_v these_o he_o transubstancyat_v the_o eucharistycall_a bread_n condemn_v the_o marriage_n of_o preste_n &_o command_v monk_n to_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n valerius_n 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that_o byshopryck_n to_o live_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o securyte_n or_o ease_v in_o his_o lattre_fw-fr age_n for_o than_o be_v the_o church_n become_v jesabels_n pleasant_a and_o easy_a cowche_v apoca._n ij_o his_o cantel_n be_v not_o so_o fine_o in_o the_o other_o kind_n for_o destructyon_n of_o body_n but_o they_o be_v also_o as_o good_a in_o this_o for_o destructyon_n of_o soul_n to_o obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o gospel_n preaching_n and_o augment_v the_o fylthynesse_n of_o ydolatry_n blasphemer_n he_o practyse_v a_o ordynary_a of_o popysh_a ceremony_n the_o which_o he_o entytle_v a_o consuetudynary_a or_o usual_a book_n of_o the_o church_n his_o first_o occasyon_n be_v this_o a_o great_a battle_n chance_v at_o glastenburye_n whyl_v he_o be_v byshopp_n between_o turstinus_n the_o abbot_n and_o his_o monk_n 1083._o where_o in_o some_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v and_o some_o sore_o wound_v as_o be_v say_v afore_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o battle_n be_v this_o turstinus_n contempn_v their_o quere_z seruyce_n than_o call_v the_o use_n of_o saint_n gregory_n compel_v his_o monk_n to_o the_o use_n of_o one_o william_n a_o monk_n of_o fiscan_n in_o normandy_n upon_o this_o osmundus_fw-la devyse_v that_o ordynary_a osmundus_fw-la call_v the_o use_n of_o sarum_n which_o be_v afterwards_o receyve_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o all_o england_n ireland_n and_o wales_n every_o sir_n saunder_n slyngesby_n have_v a_o book_n at_o his_o belte_n thereof_o call_v his_o portasse_z contain_v many_o superstycyouse_a fable_n and_o lie_v the_o testament_n of_o christ_n set_v at_o nought_o for_o this_o act_n be_v that_o brothel_n bishop_n make_v a_o popysh_a god_n at_o salisbury_n canonyse_v guilhelmus_n malmesburiensis_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la rogerus_fw-la capgrave_n hoveden_n &_o alij_fw-la ☞_o of_o kenredus_n a_o press_a which_o be_v geld_v a_o act_n be_v make_v in_o the_o year_n of_o one_o lord_n a_o m._n &_o lxxxvij_o 1087._o by_o king_n william_n conqueror_n that_o who_o so_o ever_o be_v 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