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declare_v now_o i_o purpose_v to_o tell_v &_o declare_v the_o manner_n and_o condycyon_n of_o the_o meddle_v people_n of_o englonde_n but_o the_o flemynge_n that_o ben_fw-mi in_o the_o west_n side_n of_o wales_n be_v now_o all_o torned_a as_o they_o be_v englysshman_n by_o cause_n they_o company_n with_o englysshe_n man_n and_o they_o be_v mighty_a &_o strong_a to_o fight_v &_o ben_fw-mi the_o moost_n enemy_n that_o walsshman_n have_v and_o use_v marchaundyse_n &_o clothing_n and_o be_v full_a ready_a to_o put_v themselves_o in_o aventure_n &_o to_o peryll_n in_o the_o see_v and_o land_n by_o cause_n of_o great_a wynnyuge_a &_o ben_fw-mi ready_a sometime_o in_o the_o plough_n and_o sometime_o to_o oedes_o of_o arm_n when_o time_n &_o place_n ax_v it_o seem_v of_o these_o man_n a_o great_a wonder_n that_o in_o a_o bone_n of_o a_o wether_n right_a shoulder_v when_o the_o flesh_n be_v sudden_a a_o way_n &_o not_o roast_v they_o know_v what_o have_v be_v do_v be_v do_v &_o shall_v be_v do_v as_o it_o be_v by_o spirit_n of_o prophesy_v &_o a_o wonderful_a craft_n they_o tell_v what_o be_v do_v in_o far_o countree_n tokenes_n of_o pease_n or_o of_o war_n the_o state_n of_o the_o royame_n sle_v of_o man_n &_o spousebreche_o such_o thing_n they_o declare_v certain_o of_o tokenes_n and_o sign_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o shoulder_v bone_n ¶_o r._n but_o the_o englysshman_n y_o it_o dwell_v in_o englonde_n be_v meddle_v in_o the_o ylonde_n &_o be_v far_o from_o the_o place_n y_z t_z they_o spring_v of_o first_o tornen_fw-ge to_o contrary_a dede_n lyght_o without_o entice_v of_o any_o other_o man_n by_o her_o own_o assent_n and_o so_o unesy_v also_o full_a unpacyent_a of_o pease_n enemy_n of_o besyne_n &_o full_a of_o slouthe_n ¶_o wilhel_n de_fw-mi upon_o li._n iij._n say_v that_o when_o they_o have_v destroy_v her_o enemy_n all_o to_o the_o ground_n thenne_fw-fr they_o fyghten_v with_o they_o self_n &_o slee_v each_o other_o as_o a_o void_a and_o a_o empty_a stomach_n 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rycher_n in_o her_o own_o land_n or_o more_o gracious_a in_o far_o &_o in_o strange_a land_n they_z can_v better_o win_v and_o gete_v new_a than_o keep_v she_o own_o herytage_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v spradde_a so_o wide_o &_o ween_v that_o every_o land_n be_v their_o own_o the_o man_n be_v able_a to_o all_o manner_n sleight_n &_o wit_n but_o tofore_o the_o dede_v blonder_v &_o hasty_a and_o more_o wise_a after_o the_o deed_n than_o tofore_o &_o leven_v of_o lyght_o what_o they_o have_v begin_v ¶_o solinus_n li._n vi_fw-mi therefore_o eugeniê_n the_o pope_n say_v that_o englysshman_n be_v able_a to_o do_v what_o ever_o they_o will_v and_o to_o be_v set_v &_o put_v tofore_o all_o other_o ne_z be_v y_z t_z light_v wit_n let_v and_o as_o hanyball_n say_v that_o
in_o that_o one_o party_n be_v great_a dysturbaunce_n &_o dyscomfort_v of_o fende_v &_o in_o y_z t_z other_o party_n great_a like_n &_o comfort_n of_o holy_a angel_n there_o be_v also_o saint_n patryk_v purgatorye_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v show_v at_o his_o prayer_n to_o conferme_v his_o preaching_n &_o his_o lore_n when_o he_o preched_a to_o mysbleve_v man_n of_o sorrow_n &_o pain_n y_o it_o evyll_n man_n shall_v suffer_v for_o her_o wicked_a werke_n and_o of_o joy_n &_o of_o bliss_n y_fw-fr â—_o good_a man_n shall_v resceyve_v for_o her_o holy_a dede_n he_o tell_v that_o who_o y_o it_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o purgatorye_n if_o it_o be_v enjoin_v he_o for_o penance_n he_o shall_v never_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n but_z he_o dye_n final_o without_o repentance_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o ensample_n be_v set_v more_o full_a at_o this_o chapytres_n end_n ¶_o trevisa_fw-la but_o true_o noman_n may_v be_v save_v but_o if_o he_o be_v very_o repentaunt_a what_o soever_o penance_n he_o do_v &_o every_o man_n y_o it_o be_v very_o repentaunt_a at_o his_o lyves_n end_n shall_v be_v seker_o save_v though_o he_o never_o here_o of_o saint_n patryk_v purgatorye_n there_o be_v a_o ylonde_n in_o connacte_n salo_n that_o be_v in_o the_o see_v of_o conaccia_n hallow_v by_o saint_n brandan_n that_o have_v no_o myse_n there_o deed_n body_n be_v not_o bury_v but_o ben_fw-mi keep_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n &_o rot_a not_o in_o mamonia_n be_v a_o welle_v who_o y_fw-es â—_o wassh_v he_o which_o it_o that_o water_n of_o that_o welle_v he_o shall_v wax_v hore_n on_o his_o heed_n there_o be_v a_o other_o welle_v in_o vltoma_n who_o soever_o be_v wasshen_v therein_o he_o shall_v never_o wax_v hore_n afterward_o there_o be_v a_o welle_v in_o mounstre_n or_o mamoma_n â—f_o any_o man_n touch_v that_o welle_v anon_o shall_v fall_v great_a rain_n in_o all_o the_o provynce_n &_o y_fw-fr â—_o rain_n shall_v never_o cease_v till_o a_o priest_n y_fw-es â—_o be_v a_o clean_a maiden_n sing_v a_o 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always_o cover_a &_o if_o it_o be_v leave_v uncover_v the_o welle_v will_v rise_v &_o drown_v all_o the_o land_n and_o so_o it_o happen_v you_o to_o a_o woman_n go_v to_o y_a to_o welle_v for_o to_o fetch_v water_n &_o hie_v she_o fast_o to_o her_o child_n y_o it_o weep_v in_o the_o cradle_n &_o leave_v the_o welle_v uncover_v thenne_fw-fr the_o welle_v spring_v so_o fast_o y_fw-mi â—_o it_o drown_v the_o woman_n &_o her_o child_n &_o make_v all_o the_o country_n a_o lake_n &_o a_o fysshe_a pond_n for_o to_o preve_v that_o this_o be_v south_n it_o be_v a_o great_a argument_n that_o when_o the_o weder_n be_v clear_o fysshers_n of_o y_z t_z water_z se_z in_o the_o ground_n under_o the_o water_n round_o tower_n &_o high_a shape_a as_o steple_n &_o chirche_n of_o that_o land_n in_o the_o north_n side_n of_o irlonde_n in_o the_o country_n of_o ossyryens_n every_o vij_o year_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o a_o holy_a abbot_n tweyne_v y_fw-es â—_o been_v wed_v a_o man_n &_o a_o woman_n must_v needs_o be_v exile_v &_o forshapen_v in_o to_o lyknes_n of_o wolf_n &_o abide_v out_o vij_o year_n and_o atte_a end_n of_o vij_o year_n if_o they_o live_v they_o come_v home_o again_o &_o take_v again_o their_o own_o shappe_n and_o thenne_n shall_v other_o tweyne_n go_v forth_o in_o their_o stead_n &_o so_o forshapen_v for_o other_o vij_o year_n there_o be_v a_o lake_n in_o this_o land_n if_o a_o pool_n of_o tree_n be_v pyght_n &_o stycked_a therein_o that_o part_n of_o the_o shaft_n or_o pool_n y_fw-fr â—_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n shall_v tear_v in_o to_o iron_n &_o that_o part_n y_fw-mi â—_o abide_v in_o the_o water_n shall_v tear_v in_o to_o stone_n &_o the_o part_n that_o abide_v above_o shall_v be_v tree_n in_o his_o own_o kind_n also_o there_o be_v a_o lake_n y_fw-es â—_o torn_v hazel_n in_o to_o asshe_v &_o asshe_v in_o to_o hazel_n if_o it_o be_v do_v therein_o also_o in_o irlonde_n ben_fw-mi three_o salmon_n lepe_v there_o as_o samon_n lepe_v against_o a_o â—â—che_a a_o long_a spear_n length_n also_o in_o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o pond_n there_o be_v seen_v 〈◊〉_d bird_n y_fw-es â—_o bird_n ben_fw-mi call_v certellâ—â—_n &_o come_v homely_a to_o man_n honde_n but_o if_o man_n do_v hein_o wrong_v or_o harm_n thry_a go_v away_o &_o come_v not_o again_o &_o the_o water_n there_o shall_v wax_v bitter_a &_o stynke_v &_o he_o y_o â—_o die_v the_o wrong_n shall_v not_o a_o sterte_n without_o wretch_n &_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 shall_v understand_v y_z t_o the_o second_o saint_n patryk_fw-mi that_o be_v abbot_n &_o not_o bysshop_n while_o he_o preched_a in_o irlonde_n labour_v &_o study_v for_o to_o tear_v thilk_o wicked_a man_n that_o live_v as_o bests_n out_o of_o her_o evyll_n lyf_v for_o drede_n of_o pain_n of_o hell_n &_o for_o to_o comferme_v they_o in_o good_a lyf_v &_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 somewhat_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n &_o also_o of_o bliss_n y_fw-fr â—_o he_o speak_v of_o tâ—enne_fw-fr saint_n patryk_fw-mi pray_v to_o god_n almyghty_a therefore_o &_o our_o lord_n ihu_n cry_v appyre_v to_o saint_n patryk_fw-mi &_o take_v he_o a_o staff_n &_o lad_n high_a in_o to_o a_o wild_a place_n &_o show_v he_o there_o a_o round_a pytte_n y_o it_o be_v derke_v within_o &_o say_a that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v very_o repentaunt_a &_o stable_a of_o byleve_n &_o go_v in_o to_o this_o pytte_n &_o walk_v therein_o a_o day_n &_o a_o night_n he_o shall_v see_v the_o sorrow_n &_o the_o pain_n of_o evyll_n man_n &_o the_o joy_n &_o bliss_n of_o good_a man_n thenne_fw-fr cryst_n vanyssh_v out_o of_o patryk_n sight_n &_o saint_n patryk_fw-mi arere_v &_o build_v there_o a_o chirche_n &_o put_v therein_o canon_n regular_a &_o close_v the_o pytte_n about_o with_o a_o wall_n &_o be_v now_o in_o the_o chirche_n yerde_n atte_fw-mi cest_fw-fr end_n of_o the_o chirche_n &_o fast_a shytte_n w_o t_o a_o strong_a door_n for_o no_o man_n shall_v nice_o go_v in_o without_o leave_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o bysshop_n or_z of_o the_o pryour_fw-mi of_o the_o place_n many_o man_n go_v in_o &_o come_v out_o again_o in_o patryk_n time_n &_o tell_v of_o pain_n &_o joy_n that_o they_o have_v seen_v &_o the_o meruaylle_n y_fw-fr t_z they_o see_v be_v their_o yet_o write_v &_o by_o cause_n thereof_o many_o man_n torn_v &_o be_v convert_v to_o right_a byleve_n also_o many_o man_n go_v in_o &_o come_v never_o again_o in_o king_n stephen_n time_n king_n of_o englonde_n a_o knight_n that_o hyght_n owayne_o go_v in_o to_o saint_n patryk_v purgatorye_n &_o come_v again_o &_o dwell_v ever_o after_o during_o his_o lyf_v in_o the_o needs_o of_o thabbaye_v of_o ludensis_n that_o be_v of_o thorder_n of_o chystew_n &_o tell_v many_o wondres_n y_fw-fr â—_o he_o have_v seen_v in_o patryk_n purgatorye_n the_o place_n be_v call_v patryk_n purgatorye_n &_o the_o chirche_n be_v name_v reglis_n noman_n be_v enjoin_v for_o to_o go_v in_o to_z y_z t_z purgatorye_n but_o counseyl_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v therein_o but_o take_v upon_o high_a other_o penance_n and_o if_o a_o man_n have_v avow_a &_o be_v stable_n &_o will_v needs_o go_v therein_o he_o shall_v first_o go_v to_o the_o bysshop_n &_o thene_n he_o shall_v be_v send_v with_o letter_n to_o the_o pryour_fw-mi of_o the_o place_n &_o they_o both_o shall_v counseyll_v he_o to_o leave_v and_o if_o he_o will_v needs_o go_v thereto_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o prayer_n &_o in_o fast_a xu_o day_n &_o after_o xu_o day_n he_o shall_v be_v houseld_v &_o lad_n to_o the_o door_n
of_o the_o purgatorye_n w_o t_o processyon_n &_o letanye_a &_o yet_o he_o shall_v be_v counseyl_v to_o leave_v it_o &_o if_o he_o be_v steadfast_a &_o will_n entre_fw-fr the_o door_n shall_v be_v open_v &_o he_o blessyd_v &_o go_v in_o on_o god_n name_n &_o hold_v forth_o his_o way_n &_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v fast_o shette_v till_o the_o next_o day_n and_o when_o the_o time_n be_v the_o pryour_fw-mi shall_v come_v &_o opene_n the_o door_n &_o if_o the_o man_n be_v come_fw-mi he_o lede_v he_o in_o to_o the_o chirche_n with_o processyon_n &_o there_o he_o shall_v be_v xu_o day_n in_o pryer_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 giraldus_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 and_o more_o hasty_a for_o to_o take_v wretch_n while_o they_o be_v a_o live_v so_o saint_n and_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 prayer_n &_o do_v great_a abstynence_n a_o day_n &_o drynk_v all_o night_n so_o be_v account_v for_o a_o miracle_n that_o lechery_n regn_v not_o there_o as_o wine_n regn_v &_o they_o that_o ben_fw-mi 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 they_o though_o they_o be_v but_o few_o be_v good_a at_o the_o best_a 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 contemplacyon_n &_o not_o in_o preaching_n of_o god_n word_n therefore_o it_o be_v you_o â—_o all_o the_o sayntê_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o land_n be_v confessor_n &_o no_o martyr_n among_o they_o &_o no_o wonder_n for_o all_o the_o prelate_n of_o this_o land_n be_v choose_v out_o of_o abbaye_v in_o to_o the_o clergye_n &_o do_v as_o monk_n shall_v what_o clerk_n &_o prelatê_n â—_o shall_v do_v be_v to_o they_o unknowen_a therefore_o when_o it_o be_v put_v against_o the_o bysshop_n of_o cassyll_n how_o it_o may_v be_v y_o it_o so_o many_o saint_n be_v in_o irlonde_n &_o never_o a_o martyr_n among_o they_o all_o sythen_a that_o the_o man_n ben_fw-mi so_o shrew_v &_o so_o angry_a &_o the_o prelate_n so_o recheles_a &_o â—â—owe_a in_o correcconn_n of_o trespass_n the_o bysshop_n answer_v froward_o enough_o &_o say_v our_o man_n be_v shrew_v &_o angry_a enough_o to_o themselves_o but_z to_o god_n servant_n they_o leye_n never_o honde_v but_o do_v they_o great_a reverence_n &_o worship_n but_o englyssh_n man_n come_v in_o to_o this_o land_n y_fw-fr â—_o can_v make_v martyr_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o use_v that_o craft_n ¶_o r._n the_o bysshop_n say_v so_o because_o y_fw-mi â—_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o be_v though_o new_a come_fw-mi in_o to_o irlonde_n fressh_o after_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o saint_n thomas_n of_o caunterbury_n ¶_o gir._n in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d in_o wales_n and_o in_o scotlonde_fw-fr ben_fw-mi beâ—â—es_n &_o sâ—aves_n with_o crooked_a hede_n and_o other_o such_o thing_n for_o relyque_n in_o great_a reverence_n &_o worship_n so_o that_o man_n of_o this_o land_n droden_v more_o for_o to_o swear_v up_o on_o one_o of_o thilk_o bell_n &_o gold_n staff_n than_o upon_o the_o gospel_n the_o chyef_n of_o all_o such_o relyques_n be_v hold_v ihus_fw-la staff_n that_o be_v at_o develyn_n with_o the_o which_o staff_n they_o say_v that_o the_o first_o saint_n patryk_fw-mi drofe_n the_o worm_n out_o of_o irlonde_n ¶_o augê_n de_fw-fr ci_fw-fr dei_fw-la ca._n seven_o if_o man_n axe_n how_o it_o may_v be_v y_z t_z dyverse_a manner_n bests_n &_o of_o dyverse_a kind_n that_o be_v kind_o goten_a bytwene_n male_a &_o female_n come_v and_o be_v in_o ylonde_n after_o noes_n flood_n man_n supposen_v that_o such_o beeste_n swim_v in_o to_o ylonde_n about_o and_z first_o to_o the_o next_o &_o so_o forth_o in_o to_o other_o or_o else_o man_n saylling_n in_o to_o ylonde_n bring_v with_o they_o such_o beeste_n for_o love_n of_o hunt_v or_o angel_n at_o god_n almyghtye_n commandment_n bring_v such_o beeste_n in_o to_o ylonde_n about_o or_z the_o earth_n bring_v they_o forth_o first_o &_o fulfyl_v though_o god_n commandment_n that_o command_v the_o earth_n to_o bring_v forth_o grass_n &_o quick_o beeste_n ¶_o here_o end_v the_o descrypcyon_n of_o brytayne_n the_o which_o contain_v englonde_n wales_n and_o scotlonde_fw-fr and_o also_o by_o cause_n irlonde_n be_v under_o the_o rule_n of_o englonde_n &_o of_o old_a time_n it_o have_v so_o continue_v therefore_o i_o have_v set_v the_o desrypcyon_n of_o the_o same_o after_o the_o say_v brytayne_v which_o i_o have_v take_v out_o of_o polycronycon_n and_o by_o cause_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o all_o englysshman_n to_o know_v 〈◊〉_d propretee_n commodytee_n and_o marvel_v of_o they_o therefore_o i_o williain_v 〈◊〉_d have_v they_o set_v first_o in_o enprynte_n 〈…〉_o to_o the_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d which_o atte_a request_n of_o the_o lord_n barkeley_n translate_v the_o book_n of_o polycronycon_n in_o to_o englysshe_n ¶_o fynysshed_a and_o enprynt_v at_o westmestre_n by_o i_o wynken_a the_o word_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o m_o cccc_o and_o four_o score_n and_o xviij_o