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death_n aslonge_o as_o he_o be_v alyve_a /_o whereby_o of_o light_n he_o eschew_v to_o sin_n dede_o ¶_o of_o the_o year_n that_o saint_n john_n the_o almoner_n send_v to_o the_o patryarke_n of_o iherusalem_n for_o a_o socoure_n against_o the_o paynym_n /_o and_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o domino_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.xxiiii_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n john_n seenge_v the_o dystrucconn_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o iherusalem_n the_o which_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o the_o persyens_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o peple_n send_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o iherusalem_n a_o thousand_o penyes·_n a_o thousand_o sack_n full_a of_o where_o and_o a_o thousand_o hog_n heed_v of_o beene_n &_o peasen_n to_o make_v pottage_n with_o /_o a_o thousand_o pound_n of_o yren_n a_o thousand_o ton_n of_o wine_n and_o a_o thousand_o egiptyens_n cunning_a &_o good_a werke_n man_n in_o make_v and_o build_v of_o chyrche_n /_o ¶_o and_o he_o write_v to_o the_o say_a patriarch_n in_o this_o manere_fw-la /_o o_o very_a dyspensatoure_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o i_o byseche_v the_o gyve_v i_o pardon_n that_o i_o go_fw-mi not_o to_o the_o /_o true_o i_o will_v it_o be_v covenable_a that_o i_o myight_v go_v thide_a for_o to_o build_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o resurrecconn_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n /_o ¶_o notwythstond_a i_o pray_v the_o that_o thou_o take_v as_o for_o a_o thing_n of_o noughte_v the_o gift_n that_o i_o send_v to_o the_o /_o but_o pray_v god_n oon_o that_o he_o gyve_v i_o that_o prevylege_n to_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_z of_z lyf_v /_o ¶_o how_o a_o merchant_n gaaf_a to_o saint_n johan_n the_o almoner_n a_o rich_a coverlet_n for_o to_o covere_v over_o his_o sorry_a bed_n /_o &_o begynyth_n ¶_o arripuit_fw-la scuns_fw-la /_o caplm_n c.xxv_o in_o alexandrye_a be_v a_o great_a merchant_n /_o the_o which_o know_v that_o john_n the_o holy_a patryarke_n slepte_v on_o a_o sorry_a bed_n and_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o coverlet_n of_o will_n send_v he_o a_o neither_o coverlet_n of_z 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