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mynystres_n of_o god_n auter_n as_o the_o law_n say_v xxiii_o cue_n viij_o de_fw-fr eplin_n cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la caplin_n sequenetibus_fw-la dives_fw-la why_o for_o bad_a he_o they_o the_o sword_n pauper_fw-la for_o god_n will_v that_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n shall_v be_v man_n of_o pee_z of_o mercy_n and_o of_o petye_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v to_o theym_v discite_fw-la a_o i_o quia_fw-la mitis_fw-la sum_fw-la &_o huinlis_fw-la cord_n learn_v you_o of_o i_o for_o i_o be_o low_a and_o meek_a of_o herte_n mt._n xio._n c_o o_o he_o bid_v they_o not_o lern_v to_o pley_v with_o the_o sword_n ne_z with_o the_o staff_n ne_o learn_v to_o fight_v and_o shote_v to_o sle_v their_o enemy_n but_o he_o bid_v they_o learn_v to_o be_v low_a and_o meek_a of_o hertte_n and_o to_o live_v in_o patience_n as_o lamby_n amongys_n wolf_n and_o he_o bid_v they_o love_v their_o enemy_n and_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v they_o mt._n vo._n c._n he_o bid_v they_o show_v patience_n pee_z and_o petye_n not_o only_o in_o word_n will_n and_o deed_n but_o he_o bid_v they_o abstain_v they_o from_o all_o tokenes_n of_o unpacience_n of_o unpee_n and_o of_o cruelty_n and_o for_o that_o shed_n of_o blood_n and_o manslaughter_n be_v oft_o token_n of_o unpacience_n &_o unpee_n of_o wrath_n and_o of_o cruelty_n in_o they_o that_o slen_a and_o disposythe_v they_o to_o cruelty_n therefore_o criste_n forbid_v the_o sword_n to_o all_o the_o mynystres_n of_o the_o auter_n dives_fw-la tell_v i_o some_o other_o sill_z pauê‘_n another_z sill_z be_v this_o for_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o auter_n that_o the_o pnste_n make_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o cristes_fw-fr word_n be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o charity_n and_o of_o onehed_n for_o it_o representh_fw-mi the_o onehede_v that_o be_v bytwene_v crist_n and_o holy_a church_n and_o also_o it_o represent_v the_o onehed_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n for_o as_o the_o soul_n quycken_v the_o body_n so_o cryste_n by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o 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moche_v that_o they_o be_v notte_fw-it aserede_fw-la too_o slay_v god_n son_n their_o lord_n there_o sovereyne_a and_o there_o god_n and_o for_o that_o preesty_n of_o the_o old_a law_n be_v cruelty_n slow_a criste_fw-fr god_n &_o lord_n of_o alle_fw-mi therefore_o shed_v of_o blood_n &_o manslaughter_n be_v forbid_v to_o presty_n in_o the_o new_a law_n and_o make_v they_o unable_a to_o the_o auter_n that_o shed_v mennys_n blood_n or_o help_n thereto_o the_o xviii_o chapter_n shed_v of_o blood_n in_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n be_v so_o abominable_a &_o orrible_a in_o god_n sight_n that_o if_o any_o clerk_n dye_v in_o batayl_n &_o fight_v or_o in_o pley_n of_o hethen_a man_n of_o which_o folove_v sheddinge_a of_o blood_n and_o dethe_v as_z in_o pleyinge_v at_o the_o sword_n and_o bokeler_n at_o the_o staff_n two_o hondswerde_n hurlebat_fw-la in_o turmenty_n in_o justice_n for_o that_o clerk_n holy_a church_n shall_v make_v no_o so_o lempne_a messe_fw-mi ne_fw-fr solemn_a prayere_o for_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v be_v bery_v witheoute_a solempnetye_n of_o holy_a church_n xxiii_o cue_n viij_o q_o cumque_fw-la clericê°_n and_o if_o a_o man_n in_o his_o woddnes_n &_o rane_v sle_n man_n and_o woman_n or_o child_n though_o his_o woddnes_n pass_v yet_o he_o be_v irregular_a and_o unable_a to_o god_n auter_n w_n cue_n i._o si_fw-la quis_fw-la insaniens_fw-la nethelesse_o if_o he_o be_v press_v or_o that_o case_n fall_v he_o whamne_v his_o woodness_n be_v pass_v and_o be_v in_o hope_n of_o seker_fw-mi helthe_n he_o may_v say_v his_o mess_n also_o if_o a_o man_n smite_v child_n man_n or_o woman_n by_o weigh_n of_o chastise_v &_o he_o die_v of_o that_o stroke_n he_o be_v irregular_a xu_o cue_n i_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la non_fw-la iratus_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la .lio.v._n .v.o._n de_fw-fr homicidis_fw-la c_o pnsbiterun_v also_o if_o he_o be_v in_o doute_fw-fr whether_o he_o die_v of_o you_o strike_v he_o shalab_v steyne_v he_o from_o god_n auter_n extra_n e_o ad_fw-la audientiam_fw-la also_o if_o a_o press_v or_o clerk_n or_o any_o man_n sle_n the_o thief_n that_o rob_v the_o church_n he_o be_v irregular_a extra_n e_o significasti_fw-la also_o if_o clerk_n fight_v ayen_n sarasyne_n and_o ayen_n hethen_a man_n if_o they_o sle_v any_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n they_o be_v irregular_a &_o if_o they_o be_v in_o doute_fw-fr whether_o they_o slough_n or_o nai_fw-mi they_o shall_v abstain_v they_o from_o the_o auter_n extra_n e_o peticio_fw-la also_o you_o iuge_a the_o advocate_n the_o accessoure_n the_o officere_fw-la the_o witness_n by_o which_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o writer_n and_o he_o that_o seythe_v the_o sentence_n or_o rede_v in_o doom_n you_o examination_n of_o the_o cause_n or_o write_v you_o enditement_n or_o other_o lettris_n by_o which_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v slay_v he_o be_v irregular_a though_o you_o cause_n
iuge_a they_o that_o shall_v atteynt_a other_o witness_n must_v be_v mo_z in_o number_n and_o of_o mor_o worship_n and_o of_o better_a name_n than_o the_o other_o be_v if_o wytness_n be_v even_o in_o both_o ê‘ty_n in_o nombre_fw-fr &_o in_o dignity_n the_z iuge_a shall_v deliver_v he_o that_o stond_v for_o giltye_n for_o mercy_n must_v be_v principal_a virtue_n in_o the_o iuge_a and_o therefore_o say_v seint_a james_n that_o mercy_n enhaunsith_v the_o doom_n hec_fw-la in_o sum_fw-la conf_n li._n two_o ti_fw-mi de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la also_o there_o be_v wytnesse_n of_o deed_n &_o by_o deed_n without_o wytnes_n of_o word_n as_o whamne_v the_o deed_n shewith_o the_o self_n distinct_a xxviii_o pri_fw-la usquam_fw-la there_o may_v no_o man_n be_v iuge_a and_o wytnesse_n and_o accuser_n to_o gydder_n in_o the_o same_o cause_n but_z in_o case_z the_o iuge_n may_v be_v wytnesse_n of_o treuthe_n to_o excuse_v iiii_o cue_n iiii_o nullus_fw-la unquam_fw-la in_o every_o doom_n must_v be_v four_o manner_n ê‘sone_n a_z iuge_a accuser_n defendor_n and_o wytnesse_n ibidem_fw-la in_o cause_n of_o felony_n of_o a_o great_a sin_v shall_v not_o man_n be_v wytnesse_n against_o the_o guilty_a that_o have_v bear_v wytnes_n against_o he_o bifore_fw-la in_o any_o doom_n for_o it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o enemyte_n iiii_o cue_n three_o testes_fw-la s_o item_n in_o criminali_fw-la the_o wytness_n shall_v be_v worshipful_a true_a and_o sad_a ibidem_fw-la such_o folk_n shall_v be_v wytness_n in_o doom_n that_o know_v best_o the_o treuthe_n xxxv_o cue_n vi_fw-it s._n i._o by_o wytnes_n of_o one_o shalle_v no_o man_n ne_o woman_n be_v damn_a butt_n his_o trespass_n be_v so_o open_a that_o the_o deed_n shewith_o the_o self_n three_o cue_n three_o testes_fw-la et_fw-fr deutro_fw-mi nineteeen_o et_fw-la numeri_fw-la xxxv_o noman_n be_v sufficient_a wytnesse_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n xv_o questione_fw-la tercia_fw-la sane_a in_o fine_a item_n quarta_fw-la questione_fw-la tercia_fw-la testes_fw-la 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false_a wytnes_n forsake_v crist_n soverayne_a treuth_n xi_o cue_n iii._n abiit_fw-la if_o preste_n or_o dekenes_n be_v take_v with_o false_a wytnesse_n bere_v they_z shall_v be_v three_o year_n suspendyd_v from_o their_o office_n and_o do_v hard_a penance_n u_o cue_n vi_fw-la quis_fw-la in_o fi_fw-la every_o false_a wytnes_n shall_v do_v seven_o year_n penance_n xxii_o cue_n v._o si_fw-la q_n and_o by_o the_o law_n he_o be_v unable_a to_o every_o office_n and_o lauful_a deed_n of_o any_o worship_n worthy_a to_o lose_v his_o god_n and_o to_o be_v beten_v and_o hard_a chastice_v and_o punysshed_a &_o the_o same_o peyne_n be_v he_o worthy_a that_o bryngith_n man_n wyte_o to_o bear_v false_a wytnesse_n xxii_o cue_n v._o si_fw-la q_n se._n and_o as_o the_o law_n say_v there_o he_o shall_v fast_v xl_o day_n in_o breed_n &_o water_n and_z seven_o year_n follow_v do_v hard_a penance_n &_o nevir_n after_o he_o without_o penance_n of_o sorrow_n and_o contrition_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o all_o that_o be_v assent_v to_o false_a wytnesse_n and_o to_o ê‘iury_n shall_v do_v the_o same_o penance_n ibidem_fw-la the_o word_n of_o wytnes_n shall_v be_v take_v to_o the_o best_a under_o stond_v and_o moost_n benign_a extra_n libro_fw-la two_o ti_fw-mi de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la co._n cum_fw-la tu_fw-la the_o wytnesse_n that_o again_o say_v himself_o be_v of_o no_o credence_n extra_n li._n two_o ti_fw-mi de_fw-fr ê“bationibê°_n co._n licet_fw-la man_n shall_v stone_v to_o the_o first_o speech_n that_o man_n or_o woman_n say_v in_o his_o cause_n if_o he_o vary_v a_o neither_o tyme._n e._n ti_o ê‘_n tuas_fw-la if_o the_o witness_n by_o distraction_n say_v amiss_o it_o be_v leful_a to_o he_o anon_o to_o amend_v his_o speech_n but_o if_o he_o abide_v with_o a_o ynterual_a though_o he_o change_v his_o word_n and_o amend_v it_o he_z shall_v not_o be_v accept_v ne_fw-fr herd_n extra_n li._n two_o ti_fw-mi de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la cogendis_fw-la c_o o_o pnterea_fw-la wytnesse_n in_o doom_n shall_v natt_n be_v herd_n against_o he_o that_o be_v absente_a but_o he_o be_v obstynate_a and_o will_v not_o come_v extra_n de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la c._n two_o he_z that_z say_v first_o the_o treuth_n must_v be_v take_v for_o one_o wytnes_n e._n ti_fw-mi in_o omni_fw-la if_o a_o man_n have_v swear_v to_o the_o party_n not_o to_o bear_v wytnesse_n of_o the_o treuth_n with_o the_o other_o ê‘tie_n his_o oath_n be_v unlefulle_a and_o therefore_o not_o withstond_v his_o oath_n he_o may_v bear_v wytnesse_n of_o the_o treuthe_n e._n intimavit_fw-la no_o man_n shall_v bear_v wytnesse_n to_o a_o neither_o in_o his_o cause_n if_o he_o have_v the_o same_o cause_n or_o any_o like_a that_o to_z speed_n for_o himself_o for_o such_o a_o person_n be_v suspect_v that_o he_o will_v do_v favour_n to_o a_o neither_o man_n cane_n to_o have_v he_o favourable_a to_o he_o in_o his_o cause_n e._n ti_o ê‘sonas_fw-la no_o manny_n wytnesse_n shall_v be_v resceyve_v in_o doom_n in_o prejudice_n of_o a_o neither_o but_o 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lesyngmonger_n and_o hider_n of_o treuthe_n by_o stylnesse_n when_o treuth_n shall_v be_v say_v break_n this_o commaundement·_n of_o three_o manner_n stylhede_v wicked_a and_o synful_a ca._n i._n of_o viij_o manner_n lesynge_v comprehendyd_v in_o three_o &_o which_o lesynge_n be_v deadly_a sin_n and_o what_o peryl_v it_o be_v for_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n to_o be_v iaê‘_n or_o customable_a liar_n in_o board_n ca·_fw-la two_o ¶_o aunsweris_fw-la to_o auctority_n of_o holy_a wrytt_n by_o which_o man_n excusen_n lesynge_n ca_fw-mi three_o ¶_o not_o all_o feign_a dedis_n be_v lesinge_n but_o all_o feign_a speech_n for_o deceit_n be_v lose_v what_o feign_v of_o deed_n be_v sin_n and_o what_o nat_n ca_fw-mi iiii_o ¶_o of_o falshede_v of_o the_o sayer_n &_o falshede_v of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v and_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v sin_v to_o bileve_v thing_n that_o be_v fall_v it_o be_v more_o sin_n a_o man_n to_o prize_v himself_o false_o than_o to_o lack_v or_o blame_v 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in_o doom_n to_o bear_v wytnesse_n &_o how_o amam_fw-la shall_v bear_v wytnesse_n ca._n ix_o ¶_o too_o who_o the_o wytnesse_n shall_v make_v restitution_n of_o meed_n take_v to_o bear_v wytnesse_n after_o that_o the_o cause_n be_v &_o after_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o ê‘sone_n against_o who_o wytnessis_fw-la ben_fw-mi bring_v must_v be_v the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o witnesses·_n in_o what_o manner_n case_n one_o wytnesse_n suffice_v whanne_v the_o wytnesse_n shall_v say_v in_o certain_a &_o when_o in_o doubt_n ca._n x._o ¶_o of_o keep_n of_o counseyl_n of_o thing_n that_o a_o man_n knowith_v by_o pryve_v tell_v many_o thing_n require_v in_o wytnesse_n and_z of_o diverse_a iugement_n after_o diversite_a of_o wytness_n of_o atteynt_v of_o wytness_n a_o man_n may_v be_v wytnesse_n in_o doom_n against_o himself_o but_o not_o for_o himself_o of_o wytnesse_n of_o erretike_n &_o of_o hethen_a man_n ca_fw-mi twelve_o ¶_o what_o penance_n longith_v by_o the_o law_n to_o false_a witness_n &_o to_o they_o that_o procure_v false_a wytnesse_n and_z to_o alle_fw-mi that_o assent_n to_o false_a witness_n many_o other_o thing_n require_v and_o to_o be_v consideryd_v in_o this_o mater_fw-la of_o bere_v wytnesse_n ca_fw-mi twelve_o ¶_o of_o three_o wytness_n god_n our_o conscience_n &_o each_o creature·_a how_o we_o shall_v deem_v oure self_o in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n of_o a_o ghostly_a qn_v and_o of_o mysuse_v of_o creature_n ca_fw-mi xiii_o how_o crist_n shall_v come_v to_o doom_n &_o how_o he_o shall_v deem_v c._n xiiii_o &_o xv_o ¶_o of_o two_o dome_n special_a and_o general_a and_o of_o sudden_a come_n to_o the_o last_o dome·_n ca._n xuj_o ¶_o crist_n may_v not_o be_v disceyve_v in_o his_o doom_n and_o what_o streyt_n rekn_a shall_v be_v there_o and_o of_o four_o diverse_a people_n that_o shall_v be_v att_o that_o doom_n ca_fw-mi xvii_o ¶_o how_o hard_a the_o doom_n shall_v be_v to_o scotfree_a man_n and_z to_o they_o that_o have_v resceyve_v many_o yifte_n of_o god_n ca._n xviii_o ¶_o though_o nynthe_n precepte·_a ¶_o covetise_n rote_n of_o all_o evylles_n be_v forboden_v in_o these_o last_o two_o preceptis·_fw-la how_o curse_v false_a purchasoure_n be_v ca._n i._n ¶_o a_o story_n of_o naboth_n &_o a_z neither_o of_o seint_a beatrice·_n against_o false_a purchasoure_n ca._n two_o ¶_o heir_n ben_fw-mi bind_v to_o restore_v thing_n myspurchase_v of_o their_o fad_n a_o fereful_a story_n against_o they_o that_o will_v not_o restore·_a ca_fw-mi iii._n ¶_o what_o vengeance_n have_v fall_v for_o false_a covetise_n in_o holy_a wryt_n of_o iii._n wysdomes_n nedful_a to_o all_o man_n which_o the_o nightyngale_n â—aught_v ca._n iiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o story_n of_o balaam_n be_v remevyd_v to_o false_a covetise_n and_o that_o the_o god_n of_o covetyse_n be_v betokn_v by_o the_o image_n of_o golde·_n that_o nabugodonosor_n do_v make_v ca._n v._n ¶_o which_o folk_n be_v holpen_v with_o their_o good_a after_o their_o death_n of_o three_o tokny_n of_o warning_n to_o scotfree_a folk_n by_o ensample_n of_o balame_n ass_n riches_n of_o this_o world_n be_v lykn_v to_o a_o ioguloure_n horse·_a ca_fw-mi vi_fw-mi ¶_o false_a borower_n and_o false_a executour_n ben_fw-mi lykn_v to_o sheep_n that_o go_v from_o their_o fellow_n and_o that_o no_o thing_n save_v more_o a_o comyntie_a than_o feithfulnesse_n &_o keep_v of_o true_a biheest_n ca._n seven_o ¶_o two_o thing_n shall_v abate_v covetise_n of_o mamneâ—_n heart_n this_o world_n be_v lykn_v to_o iiii_o thing_n full_o unstable_a to_o a_o wheel_v to_o a_o ship_n to_z he_o rise_v to_z ah_o shadow_n also_o to_o sliderweye_n ca._n viij_o &_o ix_o ¶_o mind_v of_o death_n shall_v let_v false_a covetise_n by_o ensample_n of_o the_o fox_n alm_n do_v bifore_fw-la death_n be_v moche_o betr_v than_o alms_n do_v after_o ca._n x._o ¶_o ensample_n against_o false_a executoure_n ca._n xi_o ¶_o a_o parable_n of_o three_o freendis_fw-la and_o how_o almesdede_n be_v the_o best_a friend_n whanne_v other_o friend_n fail_v ca._n twelve_o ¶_o to_o who_o man_n shall_v do_v alms_n and_o how_o feestis_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o scotfree_a man_n also_o what_o order_fw-fr shall_v be_v keep_v in_o yeve_v of_o alms_n and_o of_o the_o diversite_a of_o poor_a man_n to_o who_o alms_n be_v to_o be_v yoven_v ca_fw-mi xiii_o ¶_o man_n been_v diverse_o poor_a ayens_n their_o will_n and_o to_o all_o be_v alms_n to_o be_v yoven_v why_o crist_n shall_v clepe_v poor_a wicked_a people_n his_o brother_n at_o dome_n day_n and_o how_o crist_n shall_v thank_v man_n at_o the_o doom_n for_o alms_n do_v to_o the_o good_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o how_o god_n mercy_n and_o pyte_n shall_v be_v shewyd_v that_o day_n ca_fw-mi xiiii_o ¶_o all_o poor_a and_o needy_a must_v be_v holpen_v by_o alms_n but_o principaly_fw-fr wilful_a poor_a also_o needy_a prechoure_n ca_fw-mi xv_o ¶_o in_o yeve_n of_o alms_n a_o man_n shall_v take_v heed_n to_o x_o thing_n &_o in_o what_o case_n a_o man_n shalle_fw-la rather_o yeve_v to_o one_o poor_a man_n thanne_v to_o another_o and_o that_o a_o scotfree_a man_n shall_v take_v crist_n as_o one_o of_o his_o child_n also_o they_o that_o will_v not_o forsake_v sin_n do_v not_o alms_n plesaunt_n to_o god_n ca._n xuj_o ¶_o the_o tenthe_n precepte_v ¶_o what_o manner_n covetise_n be_v forboden_v in_o the_o nynthe_n pcept_v and_o what_o in_o the_o tenthe_n assent_v to_o deadly_a sin_n be_v dede_o sin_n why_o the_o x._o commandment_n that_o forbede_v the_o deed_n of_o lechery_n and_z of_o theft_n stone_v bifore_fw-la the_o commandment_n that_o forbede_v wicked_a will_n of_o lechery_n and_o theft_n ca._n i·_n ¶_o cause_v of_o diversite_n why_o the_o two_o last_o preceptis_fw-la be_v transpose_v exodi_fw-la xxo._n and_o deutro·_n quinto·_fw-la ca_fw-mi two_o ¶_o mind_v of_o cristis_fw-la passion_n be_v remedy_n against_o temptation_n of_o lechery·_a ensample_n by_o the_o pelican_n of_o the_o love_n of_o crist._n and_o how_o it_o quenchith_fw-mi unclean_n love·_a ca._n iii·_n ¶_o dyverse_a remedy_n against_o lechery_n and_o remove_a of_o occasion_n ensample_n by_o two_o holy_a wyman_n ca._n iiii_o ¶_o a_o man_n shall_v rule_v his_o flesh_n as_o a_o knight_n do_v his_o horse·_n and_o of_o ghostly_a sadyl_n brydel_n and_o spores·_n ca._n u·_n ¶_o how_o a_o cristen_v man_n be_v like_o a_o bridde_v that_o be_v clepyd_v a_o bernak_n how_o every_o cristen_v man_n be_v a_o knight_n &_o with_o what_o armure_n he_o shall_v be_v armyd_fw-la as_o moche_v as_o a_o man_n kepith_n god_n commaundmente_n so_o much_o he_o be_v in_o god_n sight_n &_o no_o more·_n all_fw-es that_o break_v god_n commaundmentis_fw-la be_v acurse_v by_o the_o great_a sentence_n of_o god_n ca._n vi·_n &_o seven_o ¶_o of_o mischevy_v and_o curse_n temporel_n and_o endless_a that_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o breker_n of_o god_n law_n comen_fw-fr mischeyf_v fallith_n nat_n
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