will_v say_v thus_o to_o theym_n venite_fw-la benedicti_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la come_v you_o my_o faderis_n bliss_v child_n &_o receyve_v you_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v ordain_v to_o you_o and_o so_o rehearse_v to_o theym_v the_o seven_o werke_n of_o mercy_n when_o i_o be_v hungry_a you_o gaaf_v i_o mete_v sitivi_fw-la et_fw-la dedistis_fw-la michi_fw-la bibere_fw-la when_o i_o be_v thirsty_a you_o give_v i_o drink_v and_o when_o i_o be_v herberles_a you_o herber_v and_o so_o forth_o all_o the_o werke_n off_o mercy_n for_o when_o you_o gaf_v any_o thing_n in_o my_o name_n it_o be_v to_o i_o thenne_fw-fr shall_v our_o lord_n rebuke_v the_o scotfree_a people_n that_o will_v not_o do_v for_o his_o love_n nor_o forgyve_v no_o trespass_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o say_v to_o theym_v ¶_o discedite_fw-la a_o i_o maledicti_fw-la in_o ignem_fw-la eternum_fw-la go_v you_o curse_v people_n in_o to_o everlasting_a peyne_n of_o hell_n for_o when_o i_o be_v a_o hunger_a you_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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and_o bid_v the_o people_n tie_v ox_n to_o he_o and_o draw_v it_o out_o of_o the_o cite_v that_o the_o favour_n of_o it_o die_v the_o peple_n no_o harm_n thenne_fw-fr george_n bid_v the_o king_n edefye_v chirche_n in_o every_o corner_n of_o his_o land_n and_o be_v lusty_a to_o goddis_fw-la seruyce_n and_o to_o honour_n and_o worship_v all_o the_o peple_n of_o holy_a chirche_n and_o ever_o have_v compassyon_n and_o be_v sorry_a for_o they_o that_o be_v pour_v or_o in_o any_o disease_n thenne_n when_o george_n have_v do_v thus_o and_o have_v torn_v all_o the_o land_n to_o crysten_v feyth_n he_o hear_v of_o
anon_o he_o dey_v and_o there_o dey_v many_o sodeyn_o thenne_n be_v there_o a_o pope_n that_o be_v call_v pellagius_fw-la that_fw-mi command_v all_o cristen_v people_n that_o when_o he_o yan_v every_o man_n shall_v make_v a_o cross_n over_o his_o mouth_n and_o when_o any_o man_n herd_n another_o fâ—ese_n he_o shall_v say_v crist_n help_v the._n and_o so_o many_o be_v sane_v and_o there_o he_o make_v the_o people_n go_fw-mi a_o procession_n &_o so_o pray_v to_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o heaven_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o they_o and_o so_o they_o die_v thenne_n come_v after_o saint_n gregori_fw-mi and_o make_v they_o do_v the_o same_o on_o saint_n markis_n day_n to_o halowe_v and_o fast_v &_o go_v in_o procession_n and_o canonyse_v it_o to_o be_v do_v for_o ever_o more_o thenne_n come_v there_o a_o pope_n that_o be_v call_v liberius_n in_o his_o time_n all_o manner_n fruit_n in_o time_n of_o the_o year_n of_o great_a tenderness_n of_o itself_o take_v great_a harm_n so_o what_o by_o 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