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our_o blyss_v lord_n ihesu_n cryst_n which_o ordain_v by_o his_o holy_a law_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v worshyppe_n the_o sondaye_n this_o vyrgyll_n which_o make_v this_o image_n be_v the_o holy_a goost_n which_o be_v set_v up_o among_o we_o a_o precher_n to_o teach_v virtue_n and_o to_o reprove_v vice_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o spare_v the_o poor_a ne_o the_o rich_a but_o now_o if_o a_o precher_n will_v say_v troth_n against_o any_o man_n anon_o he_o shall_v be_v menace_v and_o thretn_v of_o the_o enemy_n of_o cryste_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o evyll_n man_n which_o that_o love_v neither_o god_n ne_o man_n /_o wherefore_o the_o precher_n may_v say_v now_o adays_o that_o people_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o forhede_v of_o the_o image_n time_n ben_fw-mi change_v from_o good_a to_o ruyl_v /_o and_o man_n be_v daily_o worse_o and_o worse_o for_o who_o so_o will_v say_v the_o troth_n now_o a_o day_n shall_v have_v his_o heed_n break_v therefore_o it_o be_v need_v they_o 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heed_n and_o thank_v the_o emperor_n of_o his_o great_a mercy_n and_o than_o he_o go_v forth_o and_o seek_v thorughe_o out_o all_o the_o empire_n so_o long_o till_o he_o have_v find_fw-mi themperours_n daughter_n /_o and_o the_o knight_n and_o also_o the_o grehounde_n and_o bring_v theym_n again_o and_o after_o that_o wed_a the_o young_a lady_n with_o great_a honour_n and_o joy_n /_o and_o also_o restore_v again_o the_o knights_n good_n /_o and_z atte_a the_o last_o he_o end_v his_o life_n in_o pease_n and_o in_o rest_n amen_n ¶_o this_o emperor_n betoken_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryst_n his_o daughter_n betoken_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n make_v at_o the_o symylytude_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n and_o the_o u_o knight_n betoken_v the_o u_o wytte_n arm_v with_o the_o virtue_n of_o baptyme_o to_o keep_v yâ—_z soul_n the_o master_n of_o the_o knight_n be_v reason_n which_o ought_v to_o govern_v the_o wyrte_n the_o grehounde_n be_v the_o flesh_n of_o man_n the_o steward_n betoken_v every_o man_n 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