â—th_v that_o on_o a_o time_n he_o see_v a_o power_n man_n pass_a by_o in_o his_o covert_a moche_n joyous_o whereof_o he_o moche_v merueyl_v and_o â—nne_v he_o say_v to_o his_o felaw_n alas_o my_o friend_n we_o labour_n in_o â—yn_n and_o in_o get_a richesses_n for_n to_o live_v sure_o and_o joyous_o or_o you_o see_v this_o poureman_n which_o moche_n pass_v us._n and_o be_v man_n long_o sith_o to_o that_o we_o demand_n and_o seche_v and_o this_o hiâ—rye_n be_v to_o before_o the_o conversion_n of_o seynt_a austyn_n moreover_o the_o holy_a scrypture_n thou_o shanlt_fw-ge find_v how_o moses_n keep_v sheep_n â—_o it_o apperith_v the_o iij_o book_n of_o exode_n &_o the_o prophet_n helye_o be_v so_o â—ure_a that_o he_o demamnd_v a_o lytil_a breed_n and_o water_n of_o a_o widow_n â—_o it_o apperith_v in_o the_o third_o book_n of_o kynghe_n and_o thappostle_n enounce_v all_o and_z in_o deed_n seynt_a peter_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o â—had_v neither_o gold_n ne_o seluer_n and_o we_o rede_v of_o saul_n that_o he_o â—â—epte_v the_o ass_n of_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o david_n be_v a_o shepherd_n and_o evertheles_o after_o they_o be_v king_n thenne_v i_o seem_v that_o â—ponerte_n every_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v good_a pacyenee_n and_o he_o be_v â—oche_o rich_a that_o lyve_v in_o suffysaunce_n that_o be_v to_o wete_z content_a â—â—â—h_n that_o he_o have_v ¶_o of_o the_o state_n of_o old_a age_n and_o how_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v good_a &_o retuoê°_n capitulo_fw-la iij_o â—_o after_o the_o age_n of_o a_o man_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o more_o ripe_a &_o advysed_a &_o by_o thexperyence_n that_o he_o have_v seen_v he_o ought_v to_o the_o more_o wise_a of_o manner_n and_o therefore_o seneke_v in_o his_o ix_o â—stle_n thankyd_v &_o preyse_v his_o old_a age_n by_o cause_n that_o thereby_o he_o 〈◊〉_d many_o evyllis_n &_o sin_n and_o saint_n ambrose_n in_o his_o first_o 〈…〉_o for_o tensie_n we_o the_o same_o in_o the_o process_n of_o their_o lyf_v for_o senekâ—â—_n say_v in_o 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prosperite_n thenne_n his_o joy_n shall_v be_v moche_n lytyl_o if_o he_o consydere_fw-la how_o his_o fortune_n shall_v not_o endure_v long_o for_o as_z valere_fw-la say_v in_o his_o ix_o book_n man_n lyf_v be_v a_o course_n moche_n lytyl_o and_o hard_o to_o pass_v for_o in_o the_o way_n be_v none_o other_o thing_n but_o poverte_a and_o misery_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o good_a or_o well_o he_o be_v alle_fw-mi way_n in_o peryll_n of_o fortune_n adverse_a or_o of_o natural_a death_n &_o boece_n in_o his_o iij_o book_n of_o consolaconn_n in_o speak_v to_o the_o rich_a man_n say_v thus_o thou_o will_v be_v preyse_v and_o renome_v above_o other_o but_o advyse_v the_o in_o what_o peryl_n thou_o be_v for_o the_o death_n approach_v to_o the_o and_z in_o thy_o fortune_n be_v no_o surete_a and_o therefore_o say_v maximian_n o_o lyf_v human_a that_o thou_o be_v miserable_a for_o thou_o be_v alleway_o in_o peryll_n of_o death_n thou_o be_v without_o â—urete_a thou_o be_v nothing_o stable_n &_o 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in_o his_o lyf_v have_v great_a faith_n ne_o hope_n for_o the_o death_n come_v comyn_o when_o a_o man_n wen_v to_o regne_fw-la must_v hie_v and_o long_o in_o his_o great_a puyssance_n and_o strengthe_n ¶_o how_o alle_fw-mi dede_o sin_n desyren_n the_o death_n capo._n xv_o dedely_n synue_v make_v a_o man_n to_o dye_n seen_v that_o the_o auncyent_n be_v pylgrym_n &_o to_o this_o purpoo_v we_o rede_v how_o plato_n go_v on_o pylgrymage_n in_o to_o egypte_n for_o to_o learn_v the_o scyâ—uce_n of_o astrologye_a as_o policrate_n say_v in_o his_o in_o book_n and_o pictogoras_n for_o to_o learn_v truth_n go_v in_o to_o ind_v &_o after_o be_v in_o egypte_n and_o in_o babylone_a as_o recite_v polycrate_v in_o his_o iij_o book_n the_o child_n also_o of_o abraham_n be_v iiij_o cpilgrym_n and_o after_o be_v give_v to_o they_o the_o land_n of_o ê“myssyon_n by_o the_o which_o thing_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o live_v as_o pylgrym_n if_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o perfection_n truth_n it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o pylgrym_n that_o alle_fw-mi way_n have_v his_o herte_n on_o the_o contre_fw-fr that_o he_o come_v tw_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o rede_v how_o a_o man_n sometime_o demanand_v of_o socrates'_v why_o his_o pylgremage_n prouffyte_v no_o thing_n to_o he_o the_o which_o ansuerde_v to_o he_o that_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o as_o moche_v as_o not_o wythstond_v that_o his_o body_n go_v nevertheless_o his_o herte_n remevyd_v not_o whereby_o it_o apperith_v that_o the_o pylgremage_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v only_o with_o the_o body_n but_o with_o the_o lxrte_n and_o with_o good_a will_n and_o as_o touch_v to_o the_o pylgremage_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v inpossible_a to_o do_v it_o well_o but_o if_o the_o herte_n be_v dispoyl_v of_o worldly_a affection_n for_o the_o sin_n let_v the_o pilgrym_a to_o do_v well_o for_o as_o we_o see_v that_o great_a burden_n great_a hevyne_n of_o body_n great_a fatten_v great_a age_n and_o great_a sekenesse_n let_v ten_o the_o pylgrym_a to_o do_v his_o pylgremage_n in_o like_o wise_a the_o burden_n of_o covetyse_n the_o hevyne_n of_o our_o slouthe_n the_o fatuesse_fw-mi of_o our_o delight_n &_o the_o old_a age_n of_o our_o sin_n let_v our_o pylgremage_n and_o our_o saluaconn_n also_o for_o alle_fw-mi these_o thing_n let_v we_o to_o go_v and_o accomplysshe_v our_o pylgremage_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o five_o book_n the_o which_o treat_v of_o death_n and_o how_o noman_n ought_v to_o gloryfye_v he_o of_o his_o estate_n ¶_o first_n it_o speak_v how_o the_o lyf_v be_v short_a and_o ot_fw-mi lityl_o enduring_a capo._n primo_fw-la iob_n say_v that_o a_o man_n be_v of_o short_a lyf_v the_o which_o be_v full_a of_o misery_n and_o poverte_a for_o like_a as_o the_o floâ—r_n vanyssh_v away_o and_o as_o the_o shadow_n flee_v fro_o place_n to_o place_n right_o so_o the_o lyf_v of_o a_o man_n pass_v short_o and_o right_o lyght_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o noman_n ought_v to_o gloryfye_v himself_o of_o his_o trâ—yteth_v eusebtâ—_n in_o his_o cronycle_n how_o many_o have_v slay_v them self_o for_o cause_n of_o the_o annoyance_n of_o this_o pnsent_n lyf_v as_o he_o that_o sle_v we_o he_o for_o pain_n that_o he_o have_v of_o the_o feâ—â—â—rtayne_a &_o luâ—sse_v also_o because_o she_o repute_v herself_o dishonour_v &_o truth_n be_v it_o that_o no_o â—so_o ne_o aught_o to_o slay_v himself_o as_o say_v saint_n austyn_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o cyte_n of_o god_n &_o repu_v they_o that_o have_v slay_v them self_o as_o they_o that_o be_v aforesaid_a name_v neâ—theles_o by_o the_o say_a history_n it_o alter_v how_o this_o present_a lyf_v be_v moche_n ennoyoâ—_n &_o not_o only_o to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o adâ—site_n but_o also_o to_o every_o good_a creature_n which_o desire_v parfyght_o hevene_n be_v this_o lyf_v noyoâ—_n seem_v that_o this_o corporal_a lyf_v be_v but_o grevoâ—_n to_o they_o that_o desire_v eâ—lasting_v lyf_v &_o by_o â—sequâ—nt_a 〈◊〉_d deserve_v death_n bodily_a that_o syne_v mortal_o but_o many_o the_fw-mi ben_fw-mi that_o set_v no_o thing_n of_o many_o spâ—â—es_n not_o withstond_v they_o be_v grevoâ—_n &_o weighty_a &_o yet_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v advysed_a &_o conâ—yâ—â—â—_n how_o sometime_o many_o have_v be_v slay_v &_o deed_n by_o cause_n of_o syâ—e_n thâ—t_v they_o daily_o comyse_v &_o also_o right_o comyn_o sâ—ede_o we_o not_o that_o because_o of_o lechery_n that_o god_n make_v alle_fw-mi the_o world_n to_o dye_v by_o the_o flood_n exepte_v no_o his_o wyf_v &_o his_o child_n as_o it_o be_v wreton_n to_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_fw-la the_o seven_o chapitre_fw-fr wherefore_o be_v srayn_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d people_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o bemamyn_v but_o for_o the_o lechere_n which_o be_v comyse_v in_o the_o wyf_v of_o the_o levyte_n as_o it_o appeâ—th_v in_o the_o ij_o chapitre_fw-fr of_o judicum_fw-la &_o
certayu_o we_o rede_v that_o after_o the_o torment_n and_o trybulaconn_n which_o he_o endure_v wythoute_n sin_n and_o suffer_v moche_o pacyent_o he_o live_v c_o xl_o year_n and_z deyde_a well_o and_o holy_o also_o saint_n paul_n say_v i_o desire_v the_o death_n for_o to_o be_v with_o ihun_v cryst_n truth_n it_o be_v that_o his_o desire_n presuppose_v the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o other_o wise_n ought_v none_o to_o desire_n it_o &_o how_o be_v it_o that_o many_o love_v this_o lyf_v &_o the_o world_n also_o to_o be_v found_v in_o folye_a ne_fw-la in_o evil_n advy_v for_z as_o thappostle_n say_v we_o have_v here_o in_o this_o world_n no_o cyte_n perdurable_a but_o we_o ought_v to_o enquyre_v &_o gete_v the_o cyte_n of_o hevene_n by_o which_o it_o apperith_v that_o many_o be_v deceyve_v that_o alleway_n will_v live_v here_o for_o they_o desire_v that_o which_o may_v not_o be_v natural_o there_o desire_v also_o gaynâ—â—yen_v to_o their_o saluaconn_n &_o therefore_o say_v terenaâ—_n in_o his_o iiij_o book_n that_o people_n of_o great_a courage_n haten_v this_o lyf_v &_o doubt_n nothing_o the_o death_n &_o therefore_o thou_o ought_v not_o to_o procure_v thy_o death_n ne_o abâ—redge_n thy_o lyf_v unduely_fw-mi but_o thou_o ought_v desire_v the_o lyf_v to_o come_v in_o such_o wise_n that_o this_o lyf_v be_v not_o to_o the_o as_o a_o parady_n in_o thy_o herte_n or_o as_o thy_o last_o trust_n and_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o â—lephaâ—â—_n the_o which_o when_o he_o slepe_v len_v to_o a_o tree_n &_o thenne_fw-fr come_fw-mi the_o hunter_n which_o cutten_n the_o tree_n &_o so_o the_o olyphaiit_fw-la fall_v 〈◊〉_d take_v &_o slay_v in_z like_o wise_n it_o hap_v to_o than_o 〈…〉_o trust_v in_o this_o present_a lyf_v for_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v that_o their_o 〈◊〉_d te_fw-mi shall_v all_o be_v lose_v and_o also_o they_o shall_v see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o lytyl_o thyâ—â—_n of_o the_o lyf_v of_o this_o world_n &_o i_o seem_v that_o it_o be_v good_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v remember_v fro_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n he_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v meâ—e_o worthy_a than_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n for_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v in_o sign_n â—_o if_o he_o will_v he_o may_v dye_n in_o grace_n the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o entry_n in_o to_o misery_n trybulaconn_v &_o in_o afflyxionn_n but_o that_o the_o death_n be_v more_o worthy_a it_o apperith_v for_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v alle_fw-mi ygnorant_a &_o without_o knowleche_n but_o at_o his_o death_n thenne_fw-fr comyn_o a_o man_n know_v god_n &_o himself_o thenne_fw-fr be_v that_o the_o day_n that_o 〈◊〉_d have_v most_o very_a repentance_n wherefore_o it_o apperith_v that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o death_n be_v more_o happy_a comyn_o than_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n &_o there_o before_o many_o wise_a man_n have_v redeyve_v the_o death_n joyousâ—y_n &_o to_o thâ—s_n purpoo_v say_v mercurye_n to_o a_o man_n i_o will_v say_v he_o if_o it_o playse_v god_n that_o i_o be_v quite_o on_o it_o of_o this_o world_n to_o the_o end_n that_o my_o soul_n be_v lyfte_fw-mi up_o above_o in_o to_o hevene_v &_o certain_o we_o rede_v how_o plato_n make_v sontyme_o a_o new_a book_n name_v phedron_n in_o which_o he_o preve_v &_o show_v how_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n ought_v off_o this_o lyf_v to_o have_v hevene_n the_o which_o book_n empedocle_n study_v moche_n 〈◊〉_d &_o when_o he_o apperceyve_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v ordain_v for_o to_o have_v such_o a_o good_a than_o he_o despyse_v moche_v this_o lyf_v &_o mount_v upon_o a_o high_a wall_n for_o which_o he_o fylle_v for_o to_o short_a his_o lyf_v for_o to_o gete_v &_o have_v heaven_n &_o how_o be_v it_o that_o his_o oppynyon_n be_v not_o good_a ne_o approve_v nevertheless_o by_o the_o say_a history_n it_o apperith_v that_o he_o that_o intend_v to_o have_v hevene_n aught_o lytyl_o to_o preyse_v his_o lyf_v ¶_o how_o yet_o noman_n ought_v to_o doubt_n the_o death_n capo._n iiij_o ay_o it_o apperith_v yet_o by_o seneke_v in_o his_o book_n of_o remedye_n of_o fortune_n in_o which_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v folye_a to_o deed_n that_o which_o come_v of_o nature_n and_o that_o one_o may_v not_o eschew_v and_o therefore_o in_o his_o uj_o book_n of_o questyons_n naturell_n he_o himself_o sâ—yâ—h_v that_o the_o wise_a man_n ought_v not_o to_o doubt_n the_o death_n ne_o the_o thing_n also_o by_o which_o he_o may_v dye_n by_o honour_n for_o the_o knight_n ought_v not_o to_o fere_n ne_o doubt_n bataylle_v found_v by_o right_a and_o in_o reason_n and_o the_o wise_a man_n ought_v not_o to_o hide_v the_o truth_n suppose_a that_o therein_o be_v peryll_n of_o death_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v varro_fw-la in_o his_o sentence_n that_o he_o be_v a_o fool_n that_o doubt_v the_o death_n for_o he_o take_v two_o pain_n for_o one_o that_o be_v to_o weet_v the_o death_n and_o the_o drede_n which_o may_v no_o thing_n prouffyte_n to_o he_o but_o encrece_n his_o pain_n and_o therefore_o say_v seneke_v in_o his_o iij_o book_n of_o questyons_n naturell_n it_o be_v a_o lytyl_o thing_n say_v he_o of_o the_o lyf_v of_o a_o man_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n when_o a_o man_n may_v &_o can_v despise_v his_o lyf_v for_o thenne_n shall_v he_o be_v sure_a in_o see_v and_o on_o land_n in_o baâ—ayll_n and_o in_o alle_fw-mi peryllis_fw-la thenne_fw-fr aught_o every_o man_n to_o desire_v to_o dye_n without_o drede_n as_o a_o fore_n be_v say_v now_o will_v god_n that_o the_o rich_a man_n of_o this_o world_n will_v take_v heed_n herto_o for_o thenne_n shall_v they_o lytyl_o doubt_n the_o death_n &_o lytyl_o love_v their_o good_n seen_v they_o must_v needs_o leave_v all_o &_o therefore_o say_v seneke_v in_o one_o of_o his_o epiâ—tles_n wherefore_o wepe_v thou_o when_o the_o byhove_v &_o must_v needs_o dye_v for_o as_o moche_v fool_n be_v he_o that_o will_v live_v alle_fw-mi the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o he_o to_o who_o it_o dâ—splayseth_v by_o cause_n he_o have_v not_o live_v alle_fw-mi the_o time_n passyd_v and_o to_o this_o purpoo_v recount_v valere_fw-la in_o his_o uj_o book_n how_o the_o king_n lazuriatâ—_n die_v do_v crucyfye_v a_o man_n name_v theodore_v by_o cause_n he_o have_v repreve_v he_o of_o certain_a evil_n â—â—s_o that_o he_o have_v do_v and_o thenne_fw-fr theodre_fw-mi be_v on_o the_o cross_n say_v i_o have_v as_o leef_n say_v he_o dye_n on_o high_a on_o the_o cross_n as_o to_o dye_n low_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o say_v lucan_n in_o his_o viij_o book_n that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o doubt_n the_o death_n seen_v that_o it_o be_v the_o last_o pain_n and_o the_o end_n of_o alle_fw-mi mystrye_n of_o which_o death_n speak_v a_o philosopher_n name_v secundus_fw-la one_o demand_v what_o thing_n be_v death_n and_o he_o ansuerd_v and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o drede_n of_o rich_a man_n the_o desire_v of_o pour_v man_n the_o joy_n of_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o end_n of_o pain_n and_o macrobe_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o dream_n of_o scypion_n say_v that_o weary_a phylosophye_n be_v to_o think_v on_o the_o death_n truth_n it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v ij_o manner_n of_o death_n and_o the_o one_o death_n be_v name_v the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v without_o virtue_n &_o that_o death_n ought_v every_o man_n moche_n to_o doubt_n for_o it_o make_v the_o soul_n indygne_fw-mi &_o un_fw-fr worthy_a of_o all_o good_a that_o other_o death_n be_v say_v corporell_n the_o which_o no_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o doubt_n &_o to_o this_o purpoo_v say_v seneke_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n moche_v miserable_a not_o for_o to_o know_v to_o dye_n &_o they_o that_o can_v not_o dye_n ben_z they_o that_o neâ—_n dispose_v they_o for_o to_o dye_n but_o in_o deed_n they_o have_v a_o folyssh_a hope_n to_o live_v always_o against_o they_o speak_v the_o sentence_n say_v that_o the_o death_n be_v the_o desire_n of_o wise_a man_n recite_v how_o one_o name_v zenomanus_fw-la purchase_v his_o own_o death_n wen_v the_o better_a for_o to_o live_v after_o his_o lyf_v &_o how_o be_v it_o that_o noman_n ought_v semblable_o to_o dooâ—_n neiâ—theles_o it_o apperith_v by_o that_o noman_n ought_v to_o doubt_n the_o death_n &_o to_o this_o purpoo_v recite_v zenohon_v how_o cyrus_n deyde_v sa_v my_o friend_n &_o my_o child_n when_o i_o shall_v be_v deed_n ween_z you_o not_o that_o i_o god_n in_o to_o a_o new_a country_n for_o my_o herte_n have_v alleway_o be_v in_o that_o other_o world_n &_o for_o somoche_v when_o i_o shall_v be_v deed_n i_o shall_v be_v all_o le_fw-fr way_n in_o the_o country_n in_o which_o i_o be_v to_o fore_n