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A11159
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The boke named the royall; Somme des vices et vertus. English
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Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.
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the_o faith_n that_o god_n have_v give_v to_o we_o /_o and_o solomon_n say_v to_o his_o soon_o /_o fair_a soon_o say_v he_o put_v in_o thy_o wit_n measure_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o be_z thou_o not_o of_o thy_o own_o proper_a wit_n so_o fyx_v in_o thy_o presumpcyon_n /_o but_o that_o thou_o bow_n and_o enclyne_v the_o for_o to_o believe_v in_o good_a council_n /_o and_z thou_o leave_v thy_o own_o wit_n for_o to_o obey_v to_o he_o that_o be_v more_o wise_a than_o thou_o be_v /_o and_z in_o especyall_a in_o the_o artycle_n of_o the_o faith_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o leave_v his_o own_o wit_n &_o his_o understand_v to_o bow_n and_o enclyne_v /_o and_o also_o put_v himself_o in_o seruyce_n of_o the_o faith_n /_o as_o say_v saint_n poule_n /_o &_o not_o for_o to_o enserche_fw-fr ne_fw-fr enquyre_v natural_a reason_n there_o where_o be_v none_o /_o as_o do_v the_o malancolyous_a man_n which_o be_v like_o to_o he_o that_o sech_v muskle_n among_o frossh_n /_o or_o that_o seek_v here_o in_o the_o egg_n /_o or_z under_o the_o hide_v ¶_o the_o ii_o degree_n of_o sobrenes_n &_o of_o measure_n ca._n c.lvi_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o sobrenes_n &_o of_o measure_n /_o be_v the_o one_o put_v measure_n in_o thappetyte_n /_o and_z in_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o will_n so_o that_o he_o lete_fw-la not_o the_o rain_n of_o the_o bridle_n over_o moche_n at_o large_a that_o he_o run_v not_o after_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o flesh_n /_o ne_z to_o the_o covetise_n of_o the_o world_n whereof_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v in_o the_o scrypture_n ne_o ensyewe_v not_o say_v he_o thy_o covetyse_n ne_o the_o desire_v of_o thy_o body_n /_o ne_z of_o thy_o flesh_n and_o beware_v /_o and_o keep_v the_o that_o thou_o accomplysshe_v not_o thy_o wylle_n for_o if_o thou_o do_v to_o thy_o herte_n his_o desire_n thou_o shall_v make_v joy_n to_o the_o fende_v of_o hell_n like_o as_o he_o that_o do_v to_o his_o adversarye_n a_o against_o who_o he_o must_v fight_v when_o he_o yield_v he_o vaynquyssh_v to_o he_o he_o yield_v high_a over_o come_fw-mi of_o the_o devyll_n that_o consent_v to_o evyll_n desire_v /_o &_o there_o fore_o say_v saint_n peter_n the_o apostle_n i_o conioure_fw-fr you_o as_o stranger_n and_o pylgryme_n /_o that_o you_o make_v abstynence_n of_o flesshe_o desire_v /_o and_o keep_v you_o well_o /_o for_z they_o make_v their_o batayle_n /_o and_o war_n ageyn_v the_o soul_n he_o that_o be_v a_o pylgryme_n and_o a_o stranger_n be_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o country_n and_o be_v in_o the_o country_n where_o as_o be_v many_o thief_n &_o robber_n that_o espi_v the_o pylgryme_n and_o lie_v in_o a_o wait_n in_o the_o way_n wherefore_o he_o ought_v to_o keep_v he_o well_o that_o he_o fall_v not_o in_o their_o ande_fw-mi /_o and_o think_v how_o he_o may_v go_v sure_o all_z the_o good_a man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v stranger_n and_o pylgrym_n they_o be_v stranger_n /_o for_z they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o country_n /_o that_o be_v heaven_n /_o which_o be_v the_o herytage_n to_o good_a man_n they_o be_v pylgrym_n /_o for_z they_o think_v not_o but_o to_o perform_v their_o journey_n /_o till_o they_o come_v to_o their_o herytage_n /_o that_o be_v the_o cyte_n of_o heaven_n /_o which_o the_o good_a pylgryme_n seek_v as_o say_v saint_n poule_n /_o which_o have_v not_o /_o ne_z intend_v not_o /_o ne_z will_v not_o have_v any_o herytage_n in_o this_o world_n such_o pilgrym_n as_o will_v go_v sure_o /_o see_v that_o they_o put_v themselves_o in_o good_a company_n /_o and_z in_o sure_a conduyte_n the_o good_a company_n which_o lede_v the_o right_a way_n and_o conduyte_v sure_o be_v faith_n and_o love_n faith_n show_v the_o way_n to_o pylgryme_n and_o love_n ber_v he_o so_o that_o the_o way_n greve_v he_o not_o or_o lytell_fw-mi /_o who_o that_o have_v such_o company_n have_v no_o care_n ne_o retch_v of_o thief_n which_o awayt_v the_o way_n they_z ben_z the_o devylles_n which_o take_v and_o rob_v all_o they_o that_o gooth_v not_o in_o such_o company_n though_o be_v they_o that_o will_v here_o do_v the_o will_n of_o their_o body_n /_o and_z accomplysshe_a their_o desire_n /_o and_o bring_v them self_o in_o the_o net_n of_o the_o devylles_n of_o hell_n fayth_n and_o the_o love_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n withdraw_v the_o herte_n from_o evyll_n thought_n and_o from_o evyll_n desire_n that_o they_o consent_v not_o thereto_o /_o like_o as_o one_o hold_v the_o hawk_n by_o the_o guess_v /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o flee_v not_o at_o his_o will_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o retayr_v by_o the_o guess_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n /_o he_o flee_v peryllous_o /_o so_o that_o he_o perysshe_v and_o fall_v oft_o in_o the_o net_n of_o the_o foul_a of_o hell_n /_o that_o be_v the_o devyll_n which_o ne_v sech_v ne_o intend_v but_o for_o to_o take_v good_a man_n therefore_o the_o good_a man_n and_o wise_n ought_v to_o restrain_v their_o will_n &_o their_o evyll_n desire_v /_o by_o sobrene_n and_o attempraunce_n /_o whereof_o the_o wise_n seneke_n say_v /_o if_o thou_o will_v gete_v the_o virtue_n of_o sobrenes_n and_o of_o attempraunce_n /_o thou_o must_v put_v fro_o the_o and_o take_v away_o thy_o desire_v /_o and_o set_v a_o bridle_n afore_o thy_o covetyse_n for_o like_a as_o a_o man_n hold_v a_o horse_n by_o the_o bridle_n that_o he_o go_v not_o at_o his_o will_n right_o so_o ought_v one_o to_o retain_v his_o herte_n /_o his_o desire_v /_o and_z his_o will_n /_o by_o the_o bridle_n of_o sobrenesse_n and_o of_o attemperaunce_n /_o that_o he_o abandon_v he_o not_o ne_o gyve_v himself_o all_o over_o to_o the_o vanyte_n and_o to_z the_o covetyse_n of_o the_o world_n ¶_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o sobrenes_n and_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o attemperaunce_n ca._n c.lvii_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o sobrenes_n /_o &_o of_o attempraunce_n be_v to_o set_v &_o keep_v measure_n in_o word_n /_o whereof_o solomon_n say_v /_o that_o the_o wise_n and_o well_o attemper_v mesure_v his_o word_n as_o saint_n iherom_n say_v that_o by_z the_o point_n of_o word_n be_v the_o life_n porue_v that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o after_z the_o word_n may_v one_o know_v the_o wit_n &_o the_o folly_n of_o a_o man_n /_o like_o as_o a_o hog_n or_o a_o swine_n be_v know_v by_o the_o tongue_n /_o if_o he_o be_v hole_n or_o mesell_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o scrypture_n /_o that_o the_o word_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v poise_v in_o a_o balance_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o that_o a_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o peyse_v his_o word_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n /_o and_z of_o dyscrescyon_n /_o that_o he_o be_v not_o reprehend_v there_o be_v some_o people_n that_o may_v not_o be_v still_o ne_o keep_v theym_fw-mi fro_o speak_v /_o be_v it_o true_a or_o be_v it_o lose_v /_o which_o be_v like_o to_o a_o water_n mill_v without_o skluy_v /_o that_o always_o tourn_v after_o the_o course_n of_o the_o water_n for_o they_o have_v as_o many_o word_n as_o water_n at_o mill_v but_o the_o wise_a man_n set_v 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not_o his_o word_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o discrescyon_n /_o &_o reteyn_v not_o his_o tongue_n by_o the_o brydel_n of_o reason_n /_o which_o owe_v to_o withdraw_v his_o tongue_n fro_o folysshe_a word_n he_o fall_v lyght_o in_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n they_z ben_z the_o devylles_n of_o hell_n which_o every_o day_n &_o night_n awayt_v and_o espi_v we_o /_o when_o thenemyes_n which_o war_v the_o castle_n find_v the_o gate_n open_a /_o they_z entre_fw-fr lyght_o right_o so_o the_o devylles_n which_o
but_o he_o be_v a_o good_a merchant_n that_o of_o every_o thing_n know_v well_o clere_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o propre_fw-fr virtue_n /_o like_o as_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n enseygn_v we_o /_o &_o another_o maystre_n tech_v we_o too_o know_v the_o great_a thing_n from_o the_o small_a the_o precyouse_a from_o the_o vile_a /_o the_z sweet_a from_o the_o bitter_a ¶_o of_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n ca._n lxiiii_o they_o call_v the_o smalle_a good_n the_o good_n of_o fortune_n which_o dame_n fortune_n have_v about_o she_o wheel_v /_o &_o always_o take_v away_o and_o gyve_v /_o and_o torn_v that_o which_o be_v above_o to_o fall_v under_o these_z ben_z the_o precyouse_a stone_n that_o the_o fool_n have_v buy_v for_o ruby_n for_o sapphire_n and_o for_o emerawde_n these_o be_v also_o as_o jewele_n and_o young_a child_n which_o god_n gyve_v to_o we_o for_o to_o solace_v we_o with_o /_o and_z for_o to_o draw_v our_o love_n to_o he_o by_o cause_n that_o he_o know_v well_o that_o we_o be_v tender_a &_o feeble_a and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o hold_v the_o sharp_a way_n of_o penance_n /_o of_z anguysshe_a and_o of_o martyrdom_n /_o like_o as_o do_v the_o good_a knight_n of_o god_n which_o conquer_v the_o royame_n of_o heaven_n by_o strengthe_n and_o take_v it_o by_o their_o prowess_n and_o their_o good_a virtue_n thenne_n that_o be_v not_o the_o great_a good_a ne_fw-fr well_o ryghtful_a for_o if_o that_o be_v the_o great_a good_a and_o veray_v then_o be_v fole_n the_o blessyd_v child_n of_o god_n ihesu_n cryst_n which_o choose_v poverte_a shame_n and_o sharpness_n for_o to_o gyve_v and_o to_o show_v to_o we_o ensaumple_v and_o refuse_v the_o joy_n the_o honour_v and_o the_o rychessy_n of_o this_o world_n /_o if_o these_o good_n transytorye_n worldly_a and_o temporal_a ben_fw-mi veray_fw-fr good_a /_o thenne_fw-fr be_v not_o all_o the_o veray_fw-fr good_n in_o heaven_n then_o be_v not_o god_n parfytelye_o good_a and_o happy_a by_o cause_n he_o will_v not_o use_v such_o good_n /_o thenne_fw-fr god_n be_v not_o good_a ne_o natural_a by_o cause_n he_o gyve_v not_o these_o worldly_a good_n to_o his_o friend_n /_o but_z he_o gyve_v theym_a more_o large_o to_o his_o enemy_n /_o if_o these_o be_v veray_fw-fr good_a /_o thenne_fw-fr be_v fole_n all_o the_o saint_n /_o all_o the_o good_a clerky_n &_o the_o wise_a phylosophre_n that_o flee_v fro_o such_o worldly_a good_n &_o despysed_a theym_n as_o dung_n /_o if_o these_o be_v veray_fw-fr good_a /_o thenne_fw-fr fail_v the_o holy_a scrypture_n that_o call_v they_o lie_n and_o vanytee_n /_o net_n and_o grynne_n of_o the_o devyl_n /_o &_o this_o be_v as_o true_a as_o the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la for_o these_o ben_fw-mi the_o engyne_n of_o the_o devyll_n /_o by_o which_o he_o deceyve_v the_o soul_n in_o a_o thousand_o manner_n /_o and_o bind_v theym_a and_o take_v and_o hold_v theym_a but_o the_o wise_a merchant_n that_o be_v the_o wise_a man_n /_o who_o the_o holy_a ghoost_n enlumyne_v by_o veray_fw-fr knowleche_n /_o that_o overall_a know_v and_o can_v decern_v what_o every_o thing_n be_v worth_a /_o he_o see_v right_a well_o &_o understond_v that_o all_o the_o world_n be_v not_o a_o good_a morsel_n for_o too_o fylle_v the_o herte_n of_o one_o man_n /_o and_z that_o there_o be_v therein_o moche_v evyll_n and_o lytell_a good_a and_o therefore_o he_o behold_v the_o evylles_n &_o peril_n that_o be_v therein_o /_o and_o know_v well_o that_o it_o be_v truth_n that_o be_v comunelye_o say_v /_o who_o that_o gyve_v not_o that_o which_o he_o love_v /_o he_o take_v not_o which_o he_o desire_v such_o folk_n give_v the_o world_n for_o to_o have_v heaven_n /_o &_o forsake_v overall_a rychesses_n for_o joy_n /_o fylthe_n &_o ordure_n for_o gold_n /_o and_o leave_v all_o for_o god_n sake_n /_o rychesses_n delyce_n &_o honour_n /_o and_o bycome_o poor_a in_o this_o world_n for_o to_o win_v good_a and_o for_o to_o gete_v the_o rychesse_n of_o heaven_n this_o be_v the_o moo_v fair_a lyf_v &_o most_o 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default_n /_o when_o in_o sharp_a and_o straight_o way_n of_o penance_n they_o dare_v not_o go_v /_o when_o so_o lytel_n for_o god_n sake_n they_o will_v suffer_v &_o gyve_v /_o which_o so_o moche_v suffer_v to_o save_v they_o /_o and_z will_v xxxii_o year_n in_o this_o world_n be_v poor_a for_o to_o enryche_a they_o in_o heaven_n they_o save_v themselves_o well_o but_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o do_v for_o it_o be_v a_o more_o light_n thing_n to_o leave_v all_o the_o god_n at_o one_o /_o than_o to_o retain_v they_o &_o not_o to_o love_v theym_a ¶_o of_o the_o god_n of_o fortune_n which_o follow_v here_o ca._n lxv_o the_o mean_a or_o middle_a of_o good_n be_v the_o good_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o doctrine_n of_o nature_n like_o as_o beaute_n of_o body_n /_o prowess_n /_o force_v /_o or_z strengthe_n /_o vygour_n /_o lyghtnes_n /_o debonayrte_v /_o clear_o wit_n &_o clear_a engyne_n for_o to_o find_v /_o good_a memory_n for_o to_o retain_v well_o /_o &_o good_a voice_n for_o to_o sing_v 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