he leued he neuer dranke wyue ne aâ—â— ne sidâ—rnâ— be re 〈…〉 〈…〉 of drynthat 〈…〉 〈…〉 â— man d 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 fle 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 ne 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 neuer t◠〈…〉 〈…〉 oy le 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 he countu◠〈…〉 〈…〉 â—he sonne 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 no lynne◠〈…〉 Anâ— he lay vpon 〈…〉 â—eyng foâ—tâ— people that his kneâ— weâ—â— so thykeewyll that they were bollyn oute like â— camell This was the firste maÌ„ that euer songe misse in vestymentes as prestes dothe noâ—â— Than hit fill so that tyme in tâ—â— Cite oâ—â—herusâ—lem with synn of câ—istuâ—â—â— the tâ—at hit muste nedis be 〈…〉 yed where fore 〈…〉 holy man Ieme was made bishop of the cite â—â—â—he rusalem and there he was left to preche to tourne the peple to better leuyng but fore they were so combered with synne that they had none othir grace of a mendement but nedely for the prophecye of criste muste be fullfilled the cite distroyed where for these men toke seintâ— Iaâ—â—s settâ— hym one an high place pâ—eyng him to 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of crist◠〈…〉 〈…〉 â—he people â—â—â— â—â—â—rned to crist And â—â— stode vp preched by good reâ—on how all thâ—â—â—â— leuyd not in criste shulde be dampned at the day of dome in to hell pitte Than the maiscre of the iewes bad thrasce hym downe from the highâ— place that he stode â—nnâ— with stones they â—eâ—e hyâ— downe tyll he â—â—s dede Than he knelid on his knees preyng to god for geue hem his dethe â— there with a cursed ma with a s 〈…〉 smote hym one the hede that â—â—e beayne fill oute and so in this wyse he gaffe vp the goste Thanne aftyr fore vengeauÌ„ce of crist us dethe and fore this hooly manues dethe the cite of iherusalem that was yâ— tyme the gretest Cite of the worlde and neuer like to haue be wonne sone aftyr was distroyed in to the vtermeste in so moche that euery stone m euery wall was tourned vp so downe as criste seyde xl wynter be fore that hit shulde be so and hit was And the iewes were dreuyn oute in to diuerse countreys in so moche that all the kyngdomes were distroyed and yit be vndir othir kynges euer shalle be sogettes no possessoures yit ye shall he re more of thâ— distruction of this Cite of iherusalem to shew how vengeable god is to hem that be glad to shede crisâ—en meÌ„nes blode as they weâ—e â—hanne god wold haue 〈…〉 â—geaâ—nce of Cite â—it happid so that a man of pilatus the whiche did criste to dethe come from iherusalem towardes rome but the tempeste in the see toke hym and droue hym vppon a londe by a temple with grete tempeste And there dwelled a grete lord that was callid Daspasian And for this cause he was callid fore he hadde soche a maladye in his nostreiles there droppid oute of his nose wormes like waspes Thanne seyde Daspasian to this maÌ„ from what countrey comyste thow and he answered hym and seyde from iherusalem and woll towardes Rome Thanne seyde Daspasâ—an I am glad there of sore I haue herde sey that there be many goâ—d leches in that countrey where fore I wolde well thou cowdisâ—e he le me And but yf thowe doo not he le me thou shalte be dede ThaÌ„ answered he and seyde I am no leche my selfe but he that he lithe all sike and reysithe the dede to lyue he may he le the and â—f that hit be his wyll how is that sayd vaspasian Sire seyde he ihesu of nasareth that the iewes haue slayne And yf thou wolte beleue in him thou shalte haue alle that thou wolte desyre be hole Than seyde vaspasian I beleue verely as thou seyst that he may hele me that reysithe men from deth to lâ—ffe anon with that worde he was hole Than was he glad that he was hole ThaÌ„ a none he sente a man to the empeÌ„rour of rome gate licence leue to distroy the cite of iherusalem than he gaderid a grete multitude of people Titus that was his owne sone with hym wente to iherusalem Than in the mene while that he besegid the cite the Emperoure dyed than was he chosyn Emperour tourned a yene to rome and lefte Titus his sone there to distroye the Cite Than Titus lay so fore to the cite that he enfamylde hem in so moche that the eton her schon her botis the fadir toke mete from the sone the sone from the fadir and eythir toke hit from otheris mouthe the husboÌ„de from the wyffe the wyff from the husbonde ThaÌ„ among alle othir there was a womaÌ„ of grete birthe was come of gentill blode had a yong childe fore hungir she seyde my dere childe I haue suffered moche more peyne for the than euer thou dediste for me where for hir is more reson that I ese my hunger on the ThaÌ„ thoughe I dye thowe bothe so toke her child slewe hit rostyd halfe of hit and kepte halfe till on the morow And than as the flesche rostyâ— the sauoure wente in to the Cite and whan the people felte the sauoure they wende there had be plente of mete come in to haue hadde parte and than this woman wolde haue hidde hit but they seyde they wolde se what mete she hadde And thaÌ„ she broughte hit forthe shewde hit seyde lo here I haue rostyd my owne childe here is that othir halfe a yense to morowe ThaÌ„ the people were sore a gresid there of and all a mased of that sight wente forthe leuyng the woman etyng of her childe Than hunger encresid so gretely that there dyed with ynne the cite so thike that they caste the bodyes ouer the walles oute of the cite in to the dikes and so filled the dikes full of dede bodyes the stynke smote forth in to the countrey and enfectid the people gretly Than so at the laste grete nede made hem to yelde vp the cite Than titus wente in with his oste right as the iewes solde crist for xxx penyes soo they solde xxx iewes fore a peny and tourned the cite vp so downe in so moche the y lefte not estone stondyng vpon a nothir but distroied hit to the vtermeste parte Jo thus may ye se thoughe that god almyghty a byde suffer longe he smyth sore at the laste and takith grete vengeaunce on hem that be lusty to shede cristen mennes blode where for euery cristen maÌ„ and woman a mende hem selfe preyng to this hooly apostles to be mediatoures betwene god hem that they may haue verray repentauÌ„ce here in her hertis with shrift of mouthe and sassaction in dede doyng that we may come to the blisse that neuer shalle haue endyng Amen De inuencione saÌ„rte cruris â—Ood frendis so 〈…〉 ht a day ye shall 〈…〉 haue the inuenci 〈…〉 the holy crosse but ye shall not faste the euen but come
hym as they satyn at souper and spake of this cristen maÌ„ that dwellid there be for this iewe â—okyd be syde him in a corner he saw this â—â—â—e whan he sawe that a none he be gone to grynde with his teth and to chyde with this othir iewe his neybour seyde thou arte tourned to cristen feythe haste a rode doste hÌ„it worshippÌ„ preuely Than this othir iewe swore nay as depe as he cowde that hit was not so ne neuer sawe hit be fore that tyme yit not with stonding that othir iewe yede tolde his neyboures seyde that this man was a preuy cristen man had a rode preuely in his house Than anon come all his myboâ—â—â—â— wode forwrothe alle to bet this maÌ„ drewe him togged him in the worste maner that they cowde so at the laste they seyde all this is the ymage that thow beleuest vpon And they toke the ymage bete hit scorged hit crowned hit with thornes atte the laste they made the strongist of hÌ„eÌ„ to take aspere with all his myghte to smyghte hym to the herte a non there with blode watyr ranne oute by the sydes than were they sore a ferde there of seyde take we pottes fill hem with this blode late ve bere hit in to the temple there as alle the sike people is of diuerse malodyes and anoynt hem there with yf they be hole with the blode than crye we god mercy a none lets vs be cristoned man â—omâ— Than they a nyâ—ted the sike people with this blode a none they were hole than weÌ„te these iewes to the Bishoppe of the Cite tolde hym all the cause a none he knâ—lid downe on his knees and thankyd god of his fayre miracle And whan he cristoned the iewes he toke violis of glasse cristall ambour putte of this blode in hem sente it a bowte in diuerse chirches of this bloode as many man vnderstoÌ„dith rome to the blode of hayled Milites tellith in his cronicles that many yeris aftyr that iherusalem was distroyed the iewes wolde haue bildid hit a yene thann as they wente the thir wardes erly in a morow they founde many crosses by the wey and they were a ferde there of tourned homewardes a yene yit on the morow they come a yene thanne were there crosses full of blode than they flyght homewardes a yene echone yit wolde they not leue there by but comes yene the iij. day than â—â—â— rose oute of the erthe brente hem euerychoâ—â— in to askes De festo sancti is hannis ante portalatinam GOod frendis soche a day ye shall haue seint iohanâ— day at porte latyne why is this day callid so ye shall here Hit happiâ— as this day this holy seinte prechid the word of god in a Cite that was callid ephesie the iustiâ— of the cite sawe that he tourned moche people to the beleue of Criste wolde haue hadde him to doo sacrifice to his false goddis and for he wolde not but rathir lyse hÌ„is lyffe thanne this iustice lette take hym coÌ„mauÌ„ did hym to be sette in pÌ„son while he sente to the Emperour of Rome to wete what he shulde doo to hym and whan his letteres were come to the Emperour in the which letteres he callid Iohan all the worste that he coude and seyd hÌ„e was a false disceyuer of thÌ„e peple thanne wrote the Emperour a yene to thÌ„e iustice and bad he shulde sende Iohan a yen to hym to Rome and so he did And the Emperour apposed hym oâ— his dedis and iohan stode stedfastâ— in the feythe fore grete skorne the emperour made clippe of somme of iohans here of his hede fore he had a fayre hede of here And whan he wes so clippid all the people laughed him to skorne so did hym grete dissese And they ladde hym to a yate of the towne of rome the whiche is callid porte latyne there they putte hym in to a tonne of feruent hote oyle closid hym there ynne and putte vndir fyre to haue brente hym there in But for he was goddis owne derlyng he kepte him so that he had no harme in no parte of his body thaÌ„ whan the people wente yâ— he had be dede they vnclosed the tonne founde hym as hole as founde in all the partis of his body clothis as no thyng had touchid hym there for cristen people lette make a churche there in the worshippe of god martirdome that suffred there Than fore the Emperour myght not ouer come hym by no wey of martirdome nor penaun he exiled hym in to an yle that is callid pathmos Than herde seint iohannes modir that her sone was sente to rome fore to be dede for grete sorowe compassion of hym schâ— wente aftyr to rome but whann she herde that he was exiled she tourned a yene weÌ„te home ward â—â—d â—â— wâ—an sâ—â— come to a cite that was callid â—etuâ—am there she fill sike dyed there she was heryed be sides the cite in a roge whan she had lâ—yne there many yeryâ— semte James her othir sone come thedir toke vp his moderis body hit smellid as swete as any spiceey broughte hit in to the cite and beried hit there with grete worshippe honour Amen De festo saÌ„cti iobannis baptiste GOod frendis soche a day ye shall haue an highe feste an hooly that is callid seint iohans day the baptiste is callid so for he baptised criste in the watyr of flom Iordan where fore ye shalle faste the euyn And ye shall vnderstoÌ„de know how the euenys were firste fouÌ„de in olde tyme in the begynnyng of hooly churche hit was so that the peple come to chirche with cande les brennyng and wolde wake come with light to wardes nyght to the churche in her deuocions aftyr they fill to lecheery songes dauÌ„ces harpyng also fill to glotony synne so tourned the holynesse in to cursednesse where fore hooly faderis ordeyned the people to leue that wakyng to faste the euyn thus tourned the wakyng in to fastyng But hit is callid vigilia that is wakyng in Englishe yit hit is callid the euyn for at the euyne they were wonte to come to churche But in worshippÌ„ of seinte iohan the people woke at home made iij. maner of fyres on was clene bones no wode that is callid a bone fyre A nothir is clene wode no bones that is callid a wode fyre fore people to fitte to wake there by The thridde is made of wode bones that is callid seint iohan fyre The firste fyre as a grete clercke Iohan bellet tellith was in a certein countrey for in the countrey was so grete hete the whiche causithe the dragons go to gedyr in tokenyng that Iohan
to the quere syngyng the latanye preyng all the seyntys of heuen to prey to god to yeue to all that be cristyn to kepe that worthy sacrameÌ„t to goddis plesaunce and the couenaunte that they haue made in her cristonyng Than the preste gothe to the masse for criste that is hede of all holy church is not reson kyrieleysou is seyde for iâ— euery preyoure in especiall in the masse it is grete nede to aske helpe and so cour of god to kepe vs from all maner of temptaciones that the fende puttith in vs and namely in goddis seruice Gloria in excelsia is seid for the fadyr of heuyne hathe grete ioye to be holde the people that his so ne hathe boughte with his passione and to see hem in reste pese and charite echone with othir The greyle is not seyde for tho that be fewe cristoned be not yit perfite to walke in grace of â—tuous Alleluya is seyd for it is grete ioye to angeles to se be cristonyng the nombre of hem restored a yene Aftyr alleluya a tracte is seyde hey songen for though be cristonyng they be wasche from synyit muste the trauell besely to kepe hem from coÌ„beraunce of the fende that they fall not in dedly syn The offertory is seyde for the wymeÌ„n that comeÌ„ with oyntementys to offer to cristis body they founde hym not in his toÌ„ be Agnus dei is seyde but no pax yeue for criste that is hede of pes is not yit reson The poste comyn is not seyde for tho that be newe cristoned shuld not be hoseled this day but on the morow for in olde tyme there come to cristonyng people of grete age Than a shorte euynsonge is done for the children that were not cristoned where of gretely they where noyed with sekenesse of colde of longe seruice thanne is endid vndir a shorte Colet of all the sacrament of cristonyng is endid in the passione of Criste by the whiche all cristen people were restored to euer lastyng blysse to the whiche god brynge vs all to Amen In die paraschene GOod frendis this day is callid god fryday for al that oure lord ihe su criste suffered this day tourned vs to grete ioye for this day he suffered passione vndyr pounce pylate fore oure sake Hit is an olde say that a fowle be gynuyng hathe a fowle endyng Now se how this pylat be ganne cursidly endyd full wrechidly for as seynte Austen seythe cursed leuyng furste askith a cursed ende aftyr he that for getith hym selfe here in his leuyng is full lyke to for gete hymselfe in his laste ende This pylat was a knyghtes sone that was callid Tyrus that gate hym of a woman that hyghte Pyle and this woman nes fadyr hyghte atte so whanne this childe was borne they sette the moderys name and the gruÌ„de fadyr after and so by bothe names callid hym Pylat Than after whan he was of .iij. yere of age his modyr broughte hym in to the knyghtes court to his fadyr Than had the knyghte a nothir sone ny lyke to pylates age but for this knyghtys so ne was in all his reule more gentillere more manfully more godly more belouyd than this pylate so for hate and for enuyâ— there of this pylat one a day slewe this knyghtys sone than was the knyghte wondyr sory but yit he wolde not sle pylat aut sente hym to rome to be there in hostage for a tribute that the knyÈt shulde pay to the emperoure Thanne hit happid that the kyng of fraunce had sente his sone thedir for the same cause Thanne for be cause whan pylate saw that he was more beloued and cherisched than this pilate slew him Than for he was so cursid the emperour be couÌ„sell of the romaynes sente pylate in to a countre that was callid pounce where that the people of that countre were so cursid that they slewe any that come to be maystre ouer hem So whan this pilate come thethir he applyed hym to her maneres so what with wyles and sotilte he ouercome hem aud had the maystry and gate his name and was callid pylate of pounce and had grete domynacion power Thanne the kyng of iherusalem sente aftyr hym and made hym leue tenaunt vndyr hym of the londâ—â— of iury And for pilate lyked well the office preuely he sente to the Emperour and had his office confermed of him vnwetyng to the kyng herode kyng that tyme where fore whan kyng herode herde what he had done he was so wrothe they were enemyes vn to the tyme that oure lord ihesu criste was take and thanne they be come fren disayene and fill bothe in to one assent of cristis dethe Thanne happyd hit aftyrwarde that the Emperour fill sike and sente aftyr criste fore to hele hym for hit was tolde hym that criste helid all that euer wolde come to hym of all manere of sykenesse what somme euer sykenesse hit had be But thanne hadde pylate done hym to dethe or the messengere come Than whanne the Emperoure vnderstonde that he sente for pylate and made hym come to hym and whanne pilate herdâ— this he was sore a ferde and toke one Cristus coteâ— â–ª And so whanne he come to rome to the Emperour All tho that were in presente made pylate good chere all the whyle that he hadde on Cristus cote Aâ—d the emperour swore be fore that he shulde be dede Than toke they of the cote and a none as the cote was of the Emperour was so wâ—othe with pilate that he putte hym in to a pryson till he hadde take couÌ„sell what dethe that he shulde dye on Than as sone as pylate woste and vnderstonde that he shulde be dede he toke his owne knyfe and slewe hymselfe with alle And whanne the Emperour herde there of and vnderstonde that he hadde slayne hym selfe and thanne a none he made to teye a grete stone a bowte pylates necke and to caste hym in to a watyr that is callid Tybir thanne whan he was caste in there the fendis made soche a noyse ther a boute that all the Cite of rome was sore a freyed of hem Thanne whan the Emperour sawe this he made to take hym vp ayene and than was he caste in to a watyr that was betwixe to hye hilles and sollonge tyme astyr there was in the watyr many horrible sightes sayne a bowte that cursed man Thus oure lord ihrsu criste suffered passion and dethe for all maÌ„kynde and furste whanne he was take they did buffete hym and stripyd hym naked and bete him with stourgis A vertice capitia vsâ—Ê’ ad plantis pedmn non fuit in eo sanitas that fro the highheste place of his he de to the sole of the fete was no thyng lefte hole one hym but all rawe aftyr made a croune of thornys set hit on his hede and bete hit down with stâ—â—ys of reede that hit perischyd his brayne and whan they had
herte and anon he made to send after this pilgryme but be that the messenger come ayene to the gate he was gone Than the bishope made all men to pray to god to sende wetyng what the pilgryme was yâ— so goodly halpe hym at his nede Than come ther a voyce to hym and seyd hit was seint andrewe that come and to socour hym for the good loue seruice that he dyd to hym and bad hym preche this miracle to the people to se and knowe how graciously he helpith all that well pray to hym And ther fore late vs worshippe and pray to hym to be oure socour and helpe ayenste the finde now and euer AMEN Festum sancti nicolai GOod men and wymmen soch a day ye shall haue seint nicolas day the whiche is moche preysed in hooly churche and specially for thre causis the furste for his meke leuyng The secounde for his heuenly techiâ—â— The thyrde for his grete compassion hauyng Furste he was made lowly Pater eius epiphanus mater eius iohana dicta est Hit is seyd that his â—adyr highte epiphanus and his modyr ione the whiche in theyr thoughte goto seint nicolas And whan he was borne they made her â—owes bothe to kepe and to leue in chastite and no more come to gedyr but holde hem plesid of this one childe that god had sente hem the whiche they made hym cristen and callyd hym Nicolas that is a maunes name but he kepith the name of the childe for he chose to kepe vertuous mekenesse simplenesse and with oute malice Also we rede whyle he lay in his cradyll he fastyd weâ—â—nysday freyday these dayes he wold soke but ones of the day and therwith helde hym plesid Thus he leuyd all his lyue in vertuous with this child is name And ther fore children done hym worshippe be fore alle othyr feintys for he was euer meke with oute any malice so that all people preysed hym for his meke leuyng here Also he was bishoppe of the cite of mirre by the whiche that come from heuyn For whan the bishoppe was dede all the bishoppes of the countre come to gedyr to chese anothir than ne come a voyce to on of hem and bad hym ryse erly in the morowe and go to the churche dore make hym bishop that ye finde there that is callid Nicolas And so on the morowe he come to the churche dore and ther he founde Nicolas And than he seyd thus to hym Quale nomeÌ„ habeatu what is thy name Inclito capite And lowtyng with his hede answerd mekely seyd Nicolas thanne seyd the bishop Fili â—eni mecum Sone come with me for I haue to specke with the in counsell and so ladde hym to the othir bishoppes and seyd lo seris here is he that god hathe ordeyned to be And so they made hym bishop of mirre by heuenly chesyng He hadde also a grete compassione of tho that where in dissese and parell for whan his fadyr and his modir dyed they lefte hym wordely good y now the whiche that he spente on theÌ„ that where pore nedy Narracio Hyt fell so that ther was a riche man that had iij. fayre doughters yong wymmen but by mishefe he fell in to pourte so that for grete nede he ordeyned his eldyste doughter for to be a comyn woman And so after the tothir to doughters for he myghte not fynde hem And so by this mene gote his leuyng and heris bothe for he woste not how to leue for the grete pouerte that he stode ynne And whan Nicolas herde there of he hadde grete compassione of hem all and come preuely in a nyghte to this mannes house at a wyndow he caste a bâ—gge of gold in to this mannes chanbre and on the morow whan this man â—ose and founde this golde a none ther with he maried his eldeste doughter Thanne come nicolas brought anothir sone after and ther with he maried the secounde doughter Thanne this man had grete meruayle how this gold come the thir and wakyd preuely to knowe ther of aâ—â— the thridde tyme Nicolas come and this man herde the golde fall anone he wente oute and ouertoke Nicolas and whan he know that hit was he that had holpen hym so in his nede he knelid downe and wolde haue kyssid his fete but he wolde not suffre hit but prayed hym to kepe counsell while he leuyd Narracio Also anothir tyme men where in the see lyke to be drowned in a grete tempest they cryed to god seint nicolas seyng thus Domine rex eterne succurre nobis miserie Lord kyng euer lastyng socour vs wrechis anone nicolas come and seyd Docastiâ— me ecce assum presena â—o I am present at your callyng and so brought hem forthe saue and sounde to londe Narracio Also ther was in the countâ—â— in a tyme grete derthe of corn Fameâ— valida and grete hounger in so moche that the people where all moste loste for the faute of mete Thanne hit hapenyd ther come shippes of the Emperours frayghte in to an hauyn with whete in that countre Thanne wente seint Nicolas to hem preyde hem that he myght haue of euery shippe a C. bushelles of her whete for to releue the peple with And he wolde vndyr take that they shulde lake none of her mette whan they come home thanne he hadde all his askyng and whan the shippes come to the emperour they hadde her full mesure and lackyd no thyng of her corne that seint nicolas hadde thorough his hooly preyour Oquam probat sanctum dei farris augmentacio O how meruelously be grace of god and preyour of this hooly man this whete was multiplied and encresyd for of that whete was so grete plente that hit founde all the people to ete and drincke and sowgh y now thre yere after Narracio Anothir miracle ther where .ij. knyghtes that where accused of treson to the emperour of a false mater and where commaunded to preson for to haue ben putte to deth sone after Thanne they cryde to god and to seint nicolas for helpe and socour so that the nyght before that they shulde be dede seint nicolas come to the Emperour as he lay in his bedde and seyd thus to hym why haste so wrongfully dampned these knyghtes to dethe a ryse vp anone and dely uer hem oâ—te of preson anone or else y woll prey to god to reyse batell vp on the in the whiche thou shalt dye and wylde bestys shall ete the. Than seyd the Emperour to hym what arte thou that so boldely spekyth and so thretenyste me Thanne seyd he y am nicolas the bishop of mirre than the Empero 〈…〉 sente after the knygâ—â—â—s and â—â—yde to hem what wyche crafte can ye that thus hathe traueled me to nyght know ye any man that hyghte Nicolas bishope of mirre Thanne as sone as they herde this name they fell downe to the grounde and helde vp her
with oure lord chesu criste from the tyme that he was baptisid in to the tyme of his asceÌ„sione to bere wittenesse with vs of his vprysing of his doyng Than they setten these ij men Joseph barsabas mathie leyde lotte vppon hem seyde thus preyng oure lord O lord thou knowist the hertis of all men shewe to vs whiche thow cheâ—iâ—te of these ijj men the lotte fill on mathie so he was in nombre with the othir xi Than mathie wente in to mirre to preche worde of god fore he had the grace of the hooly goste with hym he did miracles tourned moche people to the feythe of criste Than was the fende sory aperyd to the Bishoppe of the iewes lawe in likenesse of a yonge childe with longe heris hore bad him take mathie do hym to the dethe or else he wolde tourne all the people to cristus feythe Than the Bishoppe wexyd nyghe wode forwrathe and sente oute people to seke mathie whaÌ„ they had hym they bounde hym his hondis be hynde hym caste a rope aboute his necke ladde hym to prison there bonde him faste with cheynes of yron Thanne the nyght aftir oure lord â—hesu Câ—riste come to hym with a grete lighte and lousid his bondis and whaÌ„ he had well comfortid him he opened the pryson dore bad hym go preche the feythe spare for no maÌ„ Than there as he pÌ„chid there were somme that a yenestode hym letid othir yâ— wolde haue tourned to the feythe ThaÌ„ seyd mathie to hem I tell you be for he shall fall downe to hell pitte so a none in sighte of all meÌ„ the erthe openyd they sanke downe in to helle body soule neuer was seyne more of hem than was the people sore a gaste of that sighte tourned to the feythe a grete nombre of hem ThaÌ„ whan the bishoppÌ„ herde ther of they toke hym bounde hym sette men to throwe stones at hym whan he was nyghe de de he bad cristen pleople to bere the stone that he was stonedwith in to the grau with him in wittenesse of his martirdomâ— he knelid downe helde vp his hondis to god seyde O lord I be sech the take my spirit gafe vp the goste Reynold of chestre in his cronicles tellith a nothir miracle like this seythe whanne seynte wolston visitid his bishoppÌ„riche the people brought a man be for him that did his neyboures moche disese wolde neuer be in pese preyng the bishop to chastise him whan the bishop had prechid this man he was euer lenger the worse thoÌ„ the bishop all the people preyde to seint mathie to shewe som miracle be this man what he was worthy to haue than anoÌ„ in sight of all the people ther come oute of the erthe ij fendes with brennyng hokes pullid this quicke man douÌ„e to hell whan he was gone the people were well releued had reste pese euer aftyr Amen â–ª De annunciacione beate marie uir ginis GOod frend is so che a day ye shall haue an highe a sole mpne feste in holy churche the annuÌ„ciacion of oure lady and he that had a vowed or ioyned in penaunce muste faste the euyn ye shall vnderstonde that hit is callid the annuÌ„ciacion for this cause for the fadyr of heuen sente his angell Gabriell Missus est an gelus gabriel a deo in cinitatem cui no men nazareth In to the cite that was callid nazaret to oure lady that was newe wedded be the bidding of god and reuelacion of the holy goste to a man that callid Joseph and as she was in her chaÌ„bre in her prey oures the Angell gabriell come to her and seid oure lorde iâ— with the Thanne was she gretly a stoyned of this greting for there was in that couÌ„trey a man that cowde moche whiche crafte and so with helpe of fendes he made him selfe like an Angell and come to diuerse maydenes and seyd he was sente from god to hem on his message so ofte tyme lay by hem did hem grete vylony Thanne whan oure lady herde tell of that man she was a drade lefte hit had be he for she had spoke with none Angell be fore nor there were no soche worâ—is ne soche gretynges made neuer none to her be fore ThaÌ„ Gabriell the Angell comforted ther and seyd Ne time as maria inâ—e uisti graciam apud dominum Drede the not mary for sothe thou haste founde grace of oure lord for a mong alle wymmen oure lord hathe chosyn the forto be the modir of his sone hym thou shalte conceyue be feythe be loue of the holy goste with oute any dede of maÌ„ that shall shadowe the quenche alle fleschly luste tende the lighte of gostely loue that thow shalte conceyue the sone of the highe god And thus thow shalte be bothe modir mayde so was neuer noÌ„ before Thanne a none oure lady herde this wordis a none there with come a spirituall swettenesse ioye in her herte that a none or any erthly moÌ„â—owde tell hit so with all the reuerence of meke nesse that she cowde sche answered thus a yene seyde Ecce aucilla domini fiat michi secundum uerbum tuum Lo here goddis owne mayde redy to do goddis wyll preyng hit may be to me righte as thow seyste Thus that blessyd body conceyued oure lord ihesu criste in euer lastyng ioye to all the world Thus I may likyn oure lady to a pÌ„cious stone callid enix he is as clere as any criscall shall of kinde whaÌ„ the sonne shynythe hote on him hit openithe receyued a droppe of the dewe of heuen in to him closithe a yene till .ix. monthes aftyr thanne hit openithe fallithe oute a stoÌ„e of the same kinde so closithe a yene as euer hit was neuer openithe aftyr Thus oure lady was as clene as any cristall for the hote loue of the hooly goste at the ix month is ende she was delyueryd of her sone oure lord ihesu criste she aftyr as clene meyden as she was to fore Than whan the Angell hadde done his message he wente his wey to heueÌ„ oure lady wente to her cosyn elisabeth that was grete with childe with seinte Iohan Baptiste whoÌ„ she come to Elisabethe she grette her mekely as sone as oure lady spake to Elisabeth the childe in Elisabethes wombe pleyde made grete ioye forâ—â—â—â—we that oure lord had take mankynde was come to saue he in that were lorne Thannâ— oure lady dwellid therewith Elisabeth her cosyn till the tyme that seinte Iohan was borne was myddewyffe to eli sabeth toke seint Iohan from the erthe there she lerned all that her ned id for to knowe ayeÌ„ the tyme that her sone shulde be borne was persite y noughe there
â—â—â—â—aundir fore to tourne the people to the feith Thanne whan he come to the cite vnneth he was enterid in to the cite his scho braste there by he wyste well that he shulde be dede Than he sawe a maÌ„ sitte cloute schon to pore people marke preyde hym to meÌ„de his scho Than for this man was pore hym thoughte hit was almesse to helpe hym at that tyme toke his scho began to sewe a none with his naâ—â— he hurte his honde what fore ache fore grete penaunce he seyde god helpe whan marke herde that he callid to god a none Marke preyde to god fore hym And thaÌ„ marke spatte on the erthe blessid hit a noyn tid his honde ther with seide In nomine patris Ihesu xpristi filii dei viâ—i sanâ—tur mannâ—tua In the name of the fadir â—he su criste the sone of quicke god thy honde be hole â—ocahitur autem homo ille ananiaâ— â–ª For sothe that man was callid anama whanne anania sawe soche vertu in marke he preyde him to twelle stille with hym Comoratusqâ— iâ— deÌ„ duâ—â—us annis And there dwelled he ij yere cristoned hym and all his housholde aftirwarde for grete holynesse that marke saw with this maÌ„ he made hym a bischoppÌ„ Thanne the people saw how marke 〈◊〉 in the Cite they toke hym and tyde a rope a hoâ—â—te his necke drewe him amoÌ„g stones till the flesche fill to the erthe seid drawe we the bugull to the bugull place So whanne he was drawe nyghe to dethe thaÌ„ they putte him in to prison till on the morowe Than the same nyghte criste come to hym in to pryson sayde Pese be to the marke oure euaÌ„ geliste be not a gaste fore I am with the Thanne on the morowe they coâ—â—â— feâ—te him oute of pÌ„ son drewe hym till he was dede whan he shulde dye he seyde In ma nnâ— tuas And so gaffe vp the goste aftirward they wolde brenne his body than there come sothe an erthe quake with a lightenyng thoundyr that there durste no maÌ„ a byde Than in the nyghte cristen people come toke markes body and beried hit Than fill hit so that euery cristen londe halowed seint markes day saue one couÌ„trey that is callid appolonia the whiche countre was so greuyd with heâ—e and drowthe that all the couÌ„trey fayled hem of frute so that they were well nere famelyd And thaÌ„ there come a voyce from heuen bad hem halowe seint markes day than they schulde be comfortid they dede so a noÌ„ god sente hem pleÌ„te of all maner of frutesy nowe Now hit is to wete why we schulde faste this day go in precession we rede in the cite of rome one this day fill soche a qualme a sodeyn deth that whan a man yaned or gapid or fuesid a noÌ„ he dyede and there dyede many sodenly Thanne was there a pope was callid Pellagius that commaundid all cristen people that whan he yaned euery man schulde make a crosse ouer his mouthe And whan any man her de a nothir fuese he schulde sey criste helpe the. so many were saued and there he made the people go a procession so preyng to all the semtyâ— of heuen to prey to god for hem so they dede ThoÌ„ come aftyr seint Grego ry made hem do the same on seinte markes day to halowe faste go in procession canoniâ—ed hit to be done for euer more than come there a pope that was callid Liberius yn his tyme all maner frutis in this tyme of the yere of grete tendirnesse of hit selfe toke grete harme so what by thoundyr lightenyng vnkynde heteâ— by stormys mildewes by wormes by long tayled fleyes for vengeauÌ„ce that a none aftyr Estyr day the people tourned a yene to her olde synne hauyng no reward of the sacramente whiche they haue receyned and there fore god sente more vengeaunce this tyme than in any othir tyme of the yere where fore this hooly 〈◊〉 to putte a wey all these thynges in speciall goddis wrethe fro the people he coÌ„mauÌ„did to all cristen peple to halowe to faste go in procession he that seyde that hit is made be a coÌ„stitucion is a cursed till he come to amendement And there for I charge yow counsell yowe all that thynkith to be saued kepe this day aftyr the rewle of holy church In die philippi â— iacobi GOod frendis soche a day ye shall haue the feste of philippe iacob the whiche were holy apostles But for this feste comith with ynne feste of Estyr ye shall not faste the euyn but ye shall come to chirche to worshippe god the hooly apostles ThaÌ„ ye shall knowe well that philippe was ordeyned by alle othir apostles to goo in to countrey that was callid Sithia to preche to the vnbeleued people But whan he come the dir prechid yene the maumentes preuing that they were fendes and no goddis so they toke hym ladde hym to her temple wolde haue constreyned hym to haue do sacrifice Than as they were besy to do hym dissese sodenly a grete dragon come oute of the â—â— the slew iij. of this misse beleued people venemed so the people with his brethyng that there fâ—ll on hem soche a sikenesse that the wo the sorow that they hadde they cride aftyr helpe Than seyde philippÌ„ to hem yf ye woll be holpen helid of your sikenes also these men reaid from dethe to lyue Furste caste downe the maumentes sette in her stede crossis like to the crosse ther as oure lord dyed vpon and do hit worshippÌ„ Thann they dede so for they were glad to be holpyn of her sikenesse as sone as they had do so they were holpyn And than philippÌ„ preyde to god for the iij. men to rise from deth to lyue Tunc precepit phillippus draconi vt in locum suuÌ„ redescenderet Thanne philippe commaundid the dragon to go downe to his place a yene neuer dissese man more Than the cursed people of the Cite sawe that philippe wolde haue tourned all the people toke hym did him vpon a crosse so on a crosse he dyed wente to euer lasting blisse Amen Now shall ye here of Iacob that was callid among the apostles Iacobus minor the lesse â—ames for to know from Iacobus maior Iames the more that was seint iohan Euangeliste brothir But whan jacobus or james that is alle one name this man was callid cristus owne brothir for he was so moche like to criste Than whaÌ„ the iewes wolde haue take criste they cowde not knowe on from a nothir but as judas betrayed Criste with kyssyng of him by that kyssing criste was knowen takyn This iames was so holy from the tyme that he was borne as longe as
〈◊〉 iâ— all cristendome 〈◊〉 â—hit was knoâ— t◠〈◊〉 â—â—ir fore in a â—â—ghâ—â—â— sâ—e lay in her bâ—â—de â—â—mg she thought 〈◊〉 â—aâ— in his cradeâ— an◠〈◊〉 whan she 〈◊〉 him wepe she callid 〈◊〉 â—he norse and seide â—oâ—e to the childe â—nd whâ—n the norse coâ—e to hiâ— she founde hâ—â— clothis alâ— to frâ—plid And she wolde haue a mâ—ndiâ— hâ—m and sche where hit myght be worshippid of all cristen peple Than the bishoppe ordeyned a daâ— wâ—anne that shulde 〈◊〉 â—o â—o ouer euyn 〈…〉 myghte haue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 toke with hy 〈…〉 op of salysbu 〈…〉 â—oÌ„kyâ— clerke 〈…〉 â— wenâ—â— to the place 〈◊〉 â—â—â—mas lay .l. wy 〈…〉 they kneliâ—◠〈…〉 erthe prey 〈…〉 s deuotely o 〈…〉 thanne iiâ—j o◠〈…〉 haâ—â— vp the 〈…〉 gâ—â—tâ— drede 〈…〉 â— ther they 〈…〉 wâ—â—tou h 〈…〉 rested Th 〈…〉 bishoppÌ„ of cau 〈…〉 primaâ— of E 〈…〉 â— the Po peo 〈…〉 for the ryghte 〈…〉 irche the vâ—day 〈…〉 sse thaÌ„ sore grete 〈…〉 that they h 〈…〉 that â—ighte all â—ry 〈…〉 Thomas An 〈…〉 y toke the he de 〈…〉 bishoppÌ„ to kyss 〈…〉 y kyssid hit all 〈…〉 y be hel de his woundeâ— seyde they were vâ—â—â—â—â—ious yâ— wounded 〈…〉 us And so leyde h 〈…〉 shryne couered h 〈…〉 i th clothe of golde 〈◊〉 toâ—â—â—yâ— aboute hi◠〈…〉 yngâ— and the peo 〈…〉 wâ—ke 〈◊〉 all nyghte 〈◊〉 on the morow com◠〈◊〉 the statis of this londe ◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shâ—yne to the â—lace the◠〈◊〉 is now with all â—he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 worship 〈◊〉 ◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 there hit 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 â–ª â—◠〈…〉 〈◊〉 â–ª GOod 〈◊〉 â—â— châ— a day ye shall haue the â—este of mary Mâ—w deleyn that was so hooly that Ourâ— lord â—he â—â— criâ—â—e loued her beste of all 〈◊〉 nexte his owne modir where 〈◊〉 ye shallâ— come to god to hooly churthe prey to that hooly womaÌ„ that she woll prey to oure lord for vs that we may haue grace fore she was the furste in tyme of grace that did penauÌ„ce for she had loste grace be fleschly luste where for she is made a mirrour to all othir syuers that woll for sake synne do penauÌ„ce they shalle haue grace the whiche was loste by synne She hadde a fadir that was a grete lord nye of the kynges blode had a grete lordshippe in iherusalem the whiche he gaffe to lazarus his sone he gaffe mary the castell of maudeleyn with all the lordshippe longyng there to of the whiche castell she had her name was callid Mary mawdeleyn for sche was lady there of Than as many bokys seyne seynt ichan euangelist weddid her oure lord bad him go with hym hepe his virginite so he did and was clene virgine And than mawdeleyne wente forthe gaffe her alle to synne in so moche sche loste the name of mawdeleyne was callid the sinfull woman But hit was oftyn seyn that our lord made of the grettyste synners the hoolyeste aftyrwardes so whanne oure lord saw tyme he gaffe this woman grace to knowe her selfe to haue repentannce for her synnes Than whan mary herde that criste was at a maÌ„nes house that was callid Symon the pharise sche toke a box with oynemeÌ„t soche as the people vsid that tyme for hete of the sonne wente thethir but she durste not for schame go to fore hym but atte his fete be hynde hym harde him speke thann sche toke a grete soww in her herte wepte tenderly so with the teris of her eyen sche wosche cristus fete with the here of her hede sche wyped hem with alle the loue of her herte she kyssid heÌ„ a noynted hem but no worde she spake that any man myght here but softely in her herte she cride mercy made a vowe to hym that she wolde neuer trespace more ThaÌ„ oure lord ihesu had pire on her caste oute of her vij fendes for gaffe her all her synnes in heryng of all that there were thaÌ„ she toke soche a loue to criste that she lefte all hee lordshippis the castell of maudeleyn with all othir goodis sewid him for the with grete loue that in his passion ther as his disciples fley a wey from him she lefte hym neuer till she with helpe of othir had leyde him in his tombe And whan noo man durste goo thedir for the knyghtes that kepte him she spared not Cumtenebre esseÌ„t whan hit was myrke in the dawnyng sche toke with her swete bawmes to a noynte cristus body with thus she shewid soue bothe in will and dede where for criste in his lyue for her loue he lid martha her sustre of the rede flixe that she had vij yere to fore pyned her full sore Et resuscitauit lazarum a mortuia resid lazar her brothir from dethe to lyffe that had ley iiij dayes stynkyng in his graue And whan oure lord rose froÌ„ dethe to lyffe he apperyd to her suffered her to touche him kysse his fete Than whan hit was knowyn to the iewes that criste shewde her so many tokenes of lone for all othir Than whan criste was styed vp to heueÌ„ the iewes toke mary martha her sustre lazarus maxencius many othir put hem in a shippe that was olde into the see to haue drowned hem but god ordeyned so for â—ll thynges at his will and broughte hem saue to a loÌ„de callid mercyzle ther they restid vnder a baÌ„ke that was nyghe the temple Than mary saw moche peple comyng towardes the temple to do sacrifice to her mowmentes the lord of the couÌ„trey come with hem but mawdelyn was gracious with her gracious wordes torned hem a yene Than this lord had grete luste to here her speke seyde thus to her that yf god that thou spekist of be so gracious so grete of power as thou seyst prey to him that I may haue a childe be my wyffe that is bareyne thanne woll I beleue in hym Thann mary seyde sche wolde with in shorte tyme aftyr the lady coÌ„ceyued was with childe Than this lorde a none aftyr ordeyned to go to iherusaleÌ„ to petyr to wete of him whethir mawdeleynes prechyng were trew or no vitaylid his shippe made him redy Than come his lady â—yng him that she myght go with him so with grete preyour the lord grauÌ„tid her than by assent of hem bothe they made mary maudeleyn to kepe all her lordshippes goodis that they hadde mary serte a crosse on eythir of her shuldres bad hem go in the name of god so whan they hadde seyled a day a nyght a grete teÌ„peste rose in so moch that they wente all to haue be drowned Than was iady so a ferde there with be gonne to trauayle and so was delyuered of a maÌ„ childe she in the birthe fill downe dede Thanne this lord made grete
in the thoughte worde and dede he offered his thou ghte to god for there as he was furste besy to gete goodis of the world with his crafte for as boâ—is telle he was a leche for couetyse of good he slewe many a man bodely than had he offendid god so greuously that a none he offered his thoughte in sacrifice for as bo kys teche god is highely plesid with thought that is whan a man is sory for his synnes in his herte thynkith verely to for sake synne a mende hym Also he offered his worde to god in sacrifice for as he was wonte to fore to speÌ„de his speche in many ydyll wordes or he come to the apostle aftyr he tourned his spech in to profite to all cristeÌ„ peple where for he wente to oure lady and she taught him the gospell tho that he wrote and fore he was a clene mayden oure lady cherischid him the more And so taught him full goodly how the aÌ„gell come to her in message and what he seyde what answere she gafe a yene so all thynges that she did with her sone of all her doyng till oure lord was styed vp in to heuen whann luke had lerned this persitely than he lokyd what Marke had wreton mathew so to ke athem ther as they wretyn darckly he wrote openly all thynges thus in prechyng techyng he offered his worde to god Also he offered his dede to god in sacrifice fore he peyned his body with diuerse penaunce of fastyng of harde leuing in kepyng preyng Also he wrote all the persecucion that the apostelis suffered of the iewes in iherusalem whaÌ„ they had grete pursewte tourmeÌ„t for goddis sake he wrote all the persecucione of seint steuyn how he was stoned to dethe Thann wente seint luke to seynt poule sewed him in many mystheuys dissese â— he had in full grete dre de neuer departid from him till poule was dede Thanne wente luke to a countrey that was callid betanie there he pÌ„chid the worde of god was there till he was xl wynter of age than he dyed full fayre full of the holy goste for he leuyd in holy vertuous aftyr his dethe god shewed for him many fayre miracles so endid in criste went in to euer lasting blysse to the whiche god brynge vs all to Amen De simone inda GOod frendis so che a day ye shall haue the feste of Symon iude ye shall faste the euyne one the morow come to chirche worshippe god these holy apostles we shall on derstonde that eythir of these hath to names that one was callid Symon Ê’elotes and that other iudas iacola and iudas tha deus shewyng be these how the name that a maÌ„ hath in this worlde dieth passithe oute of mynde whanne he is dede where fore euery cristeÌ„ maÌ„ shul de be besy to take hym a name that shulde be wreton in the boke of lyffe yâ— shulde laste euer And there for these ij apostles suffered grete penaunce trauell tribulacion and dissese at the laste peyne of dethe fore cristus sake with hertes meke clene conscience Symon is as moche to sey as obedience that makith a man meke in herte Iudas is as moche to sey as confessi on that clensith a maÌ„nes conscieÌ„ce of all maner of fynne And thus be fore or they dyed they gaffe euery maÌ„ ensample how they toke her dethe meke ly for cristus sake dye with clene conscience and than they shall be wreton in the boke of lyffe with grete worshippÌ„ in the fra ternite of heuen but they that grochyn in her hertes of dissese persecucion euer playnyng they haue nede to prey to god to be helid of that sykenes that they haue in her spiritis Narracio We rede in the lyffe of the apostell how a kyng that was callid Abagarus was leper herde how that oure lord ihesu criste did many miracles helid all that were sike Than he wrote a letter in this wyse kyng A bagarus gretith ihesus â—a uioure well that prechid in the countrey of iherusalem I haue herde of thy miracles that thow doste so thou heliste all maner of sikenesse with oute any herbis or salues cureste blynde â—rokid lame that is more merueyle thow reyse dede bodyes to lyue where for I thynke in my herte in my beleue that thou arte very godd is sone come downe from heuyn to erthe leuyste here among the people as one of hem where for I write to the that thow wolte come to me hele me of my leper that greuith me full fore so I vnderstonde that the iewes haue orderned to do the to dethe y haue a litill cite that is good honeste plenteuous hit is sufficiant I nowe for vs bothe to leue by there shall we bothe be in reste pese Than criste wrote a yene seyde yâ— arte blessed that be leue ste on me haste not seyne me for thou woldest that I shulde come to the I sey to the I muste do that I come fore than y wolle sende somme of my disciples to the that shall hele the of thy leper ThaÌ„ for this kyng that criste myght not come to him for grete desyre that he had to se hym he sente to hym a payntour that was a maistre of that crafte to peynte cristus visag as he cowde But whan this peyntour come to criste lokyd on his visage hit shone so brighte that he myghte not loke there one Than he made grete sorow mornyng that he was come so ferre myght not spede of his purpose Than criste toke a clothe of the peyntour wypid his face ther with than was the forine of his visage there on than the peyntour bare hit to the kyng Than was the kyng wouÌ„dre glad did hit gret reuerence with all his herte Than aftir cristus ascension thomas of ynde be the sente of the apostles was sente to this kyng Abâ—garus whaÌ„ he saw thomas he saw soche a shynyng in his face that he wente hit had be criste Than seyd thomas to the kyn◠〈…〉 in criste thou shalte â—e hole he feyde I be leue holy in him and fayne I wolde be wroke one â—â—â— that haue done him â—o â—â— the a none he was hole Than iudas wente â—â—â—â— mon wente bothe 〈…〉 dir in to perse to preche there they did many miracles so that they tourned the kyng lxij â–ª M. to cristen feyth so the cristen people encresed strongely So the kyng with all his meyne were cristoned with drewe her offeringes from the mawmentes that was the bishoppes leuyng where fore they were so wrothe that they gaderid hem to gedir toke these apostles lad hem in to her temples to do