he_o say_v he_o have_v a_o daughter_n thenne_fw-fr tâ—…_n juge_a say_v &_o juge_v that_o amariage_n shall_v be_v make_v bitwen_v they_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o tresour_n by_o that_o mean_a and_o when_o alexander_n hear_v this_o jugement_n he_o have_v great_a marvel_v thereof_o and_o say_v thus_o to_o the_o juge_a i_o trow_v that_o there_o be_v not_o in_o all_o the_o world_n so_o rightwis_o ne_fw-mi so_o true_a a_o juge_a as_o thou_o be_v and_o the_o juge_a that_o know_v he_o not_o say_v and_o axe_v of_o he_o whether_o any_o juge_a will_v have_v do_v other_o wise_n you_o certain_o say_v alexander_n in_o many_o land_n thenne_fw-fr the_o juge_a have_v great_a marvel_v there_o of_o axe_v of_o he_o whether_o it_o rain_v and_o the_o son_n die_v shine_v in_o though_o land_n as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v say_v that_o hit_n be_v marvel_v that_o god_n shall_v send_v any_o light_a or_o rain_n or_o other_o good_a thing_n to_o they_o that_o do_v not_o right_a &_o true_a 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nigh_o his_o death_n one_o of_o his_o disciple_n call_v deman_n say_v maistre_fw-mi i_o know_v well_o â–ª_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o the._n for_o to_o show_v and_o teach_v we_o in_o the_o caa_v that_o thou_o now_o stand_v in_a &_o lâ—…kking_v of_o thy_o lore_n be_v to_o we_o a_o damegeous_a thing_n for_o in_o this_o world_n have_v thou_o no_o fellow_n of_o good_a doctrine_n socrates_n ans_fw-fr verd_a spare_v not_o to_o enquere_v of_o i_o what_o it_o please_v you_o for_o it_o be_v to_o i_o a_o great_a pleaser_n they_o axe_v he_o questyon_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o he_o ansuerd_v &_o after_o they_o axe_v he_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n and_o composition_n of_o the_o elementis_fw-la which_o all_o so_o he_o ansuerd_v right_o xerfunde_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o i_o trow_v the_o hour_n of_o my_o death_n approach_v nigh_o i_o will_v bain_n i_o &_o make_v i_o clean_o in_o this_o world_n &_o say_v my_o orison_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o i_o shall_v have_v no_o pain_n after_o my_o death_n wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o spare_v i_o for_o a_o while_n he_o enter_v a_o house_n and_o bayg_n n_v he_o &_o say_v his_o orison_n &_o than_o call_v he_o wyf_v &_o child_n ren_fw-it &_o give_v they_o many_o feir_n doctrine_n &_o bid_v they_o pain_n they_o for_o to_o do_v good_a address_v their_o saul_n to_o he_o that_o alle_fw-mi create_v and_o than_o come_v one_o from_o the_o juges_fw-la to_o he_o with_o poison_n to_o drink_v ¶_o and_o say_v o_o socrates'_v think_v not_o that_o i_o be_o he_o that_o make_v the_o to_o dye_v for_z i_o know_v thou_o be_v the_o best_a man_n that_o ever_o come_v in_o this_o land_n but_o i_o be_o send_v from_o the_o juges_fw-la for_o to_z sle_n the_o &_o here_o be_v the_o confection_n that_o thou_o must_v drink_v ta_fw-la ke_v it_o patient_o sithen_a thou_o may_v not_o escape_v it_o socrates_n say_v i_o take_v it_o with_o good_a heart_n &_o know_v well_o thou_o be_v not_o guilty_a thereof_o &_o so_o drink_v it_o and_o when_o his_o 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show_v you_o now_o dye_v ng_z than_o i_o have_v do_v afore_o in_o my_o lyf_v the_o say_v inclites_n sai_fw-fr de_fw-fr sir_n comaunde_v i_o what_o thing_n you_o wil._n he_o answer_v no_o thing_n and_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o the_o sky_n sing_v i_o present_v my_o soul_n to_o the_o maker_n of_o alle_fw-mi the_o world_n and_o so_o die_v ¶_o the_o say_a socrates'_v have_v xij_o m._n disciple_n and_o disciple_n of_o his_o disciple_n ¶_o and_o in_o he_o lyf_v he_o devyse_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v guide_v after_o three_o ordre_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o clergy_n in_o knyghthode_n &_o
man_n say_v it_o be_v danngerous_a to_o i_o if_o they_o know_v i_o ¶_o and_o socrates'_v say_v it_o be_v the_o better_a for_o i_o if_o you_o be_v know_v by_o they_o ¶_o and_o say_v a_o wyseman_n ought_v to_o use_v his_o day_n in_o one_o of_o these_o two_o maneres_fw-la that_o be_v â–ª_o to_o seye_v in_o that_o that_o may_v cause_v he_o to_o have_v â–ª_o joy_n in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o other_o or_o in_o that_o that_o may_v cause_v he_o to_o have_v good_a name_n in_o this_o world_n and_o sai_fw-fr de_fw-fr this_o world_n be_v delectation_n of_o a_o hour_n &_o sorrow_n of_o many_o day_n &_o the_o other_o world_n be_v great_a rest_n &_o long_a joy_n and_o say_v whosomever_o teach_v the_o one_o word_n of_o sapience_n do_v the_o more_o good_a than_o if_o he_o gafe_v the_o of_o his_o gold_n and_o say_v swear_v not_o by_o our_o lord_n for_o no_o manner_n of_o lucre_n all_o be_v it_o thy_o cause_n be_v true_a for_o some_o wool_fw-mi think_v thou_o forswere_v thyself_o and_o say_v take_v heed_n how_o thou_o yeve_v thy_o yefte_n for_o some_o simple_a folk_n yeve_v to_o the_o unnedy_n &_o refuse_v hit_v to_o thoo_n that_o have_v need_n and_o say_v if_o thou_o will_v win_v a_o friend_n speak_v good_a of_o he_o for_o good_a 〈◊〉_d engender_v love_n &_o evil_a speech_n engender_v hatred_n and_o say_v a_o king_n ought_v to_o put_v from_o he_o all_o evil_a dispose_v â—…sones_n for_o the_o harm_n that_o they_o of_o his_o company_n do_v be_v repute_v his_o deed_n and_o say_v he_o that_o err_v &_o know_v hit_v &_o after_o 〈◊〉_d he_o thereof_o have_v deseruid_a pardon_n and_o say_v he_o that_o â—…dleth_v to_o correct_v every_o man_n cause_v the_o moost_n part_n to_o hate_v he_o and_o say_v to_o a_o man_n that_o have_v reprove_v his_o lineage_n if_o i_o be_v the_o worse_a for_o my_o lineage_n as_o thou_o say_v thy_o lineage_n be_v the_o worse_a for_o the_o ¶_o and_o say_v he_o that_o seek_v the_o delices_fw-la of_o this_o world_n be_v like_a unto_o he_o that_o seek_v to_o 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king_n and_o say_v he_o be_v not_o free_a that_o bind_v he_o to_o another_o â–ª_o and_o say_v affirm_v no_o thing_n till_o thou_o know_v the_o troth_n nor_o do_v no_o thing_n â–ª_o but_o it_o be_v covenable_a nor_o begin_v no_o thing_n but_o if_o thou_o see_v how_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o good_a conclusion_n there_o be_v a_o scotfree_a man_n say_v to_o he_o o_o socrates'_v why_o be_v thou_o so_o pour_v to_o who_o he_o ansuerd_v if_o thou_o know_v what_o be_v poverte_a thou_o woltdeste_v have_v more_o sorwe_v of_o thy_o poverte_a than_o of_o my_o ¶_o and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o great_a merueile_v to_o see_v a_o wyseman_n angry_a and_o say_v the_o death_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o may_v not_o be_v es_fw-mi chew_v &_o there_o ought_v none_o to_o drede_n hit_v but_z such_o as_o have_v comit_v great_a imquite_v and_o do_v litil_o justice_n wherefore_o they_o shall_v drede_v damnation_n for_o their_o demerit_n after_o their_o death_n ¶_o and_o say_v good_a death_n be_v not_o to_o be_v despise_v but_o to_o be_v magnify_v &_o preyse_v for_o it_o makith_v transmutation_n from_o the_o world_n of_o unclennesse_n and_o shame_n to_o the_o world_n of_o worship_n from_o the_o world_n not_o durable_a to_o the_o world_n perpetuel_n â–ª_o from_o the_o world_n of_o folly_n and_o vaâ—…rites_n to_o the_o world_n of_o sapience_n reason_n and_o troth_n ¶_o and_o fro_o the_o world_n of_o traveile_v and_o peyne_v to_o the_o world_n of_o consolation_n and_o rest_n ¶_o and_o say_v it_o be_v merueile_v of_o he_o that_o dowt_v to_o dye_v and_o do_v thing_n contrari_fw-la to_o his_o salvation_n and_o say_v death_n be_v lyffe_n to_o he_o that_o know_v to_o have_v joy_n after_o it_o ¶_o and_o say_v he_o that_o live_v well_o shall_v dye_v whose_o and_n say_v better_a it_o be_v worshipful_a death_n than_o shameful_a life_n and_o say_a death_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o covetous_a people_n for_o the_o long_o they_o live_v the_o more_o multiply_v their_o covetise_n &_o so_o death_n be_v they_o more_o coven_v 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