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but_o any_o condyconn_v put_v in_o the_o oath_n let_v it_o as_o i_o swear_v to_o the_o that_o i_o shall_v gyve_v thy_o fader_fw-mi ten_o shelynge_v thou_o may_v not_o unbind_v i_o fro_o that_o oath_n but_o thy_o fað_n may_v well_o unbind_v i_o thereof_o ¶_o dives_fw-la whether_o be_v a_o man_n hard_o bind_v by_o avow_v or_o by_o a_o oath_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la the_o avow_v bind_v hard_a for_o our_o avow_v bind_v we_o by_o our_o faith_n &_o treuth_n that_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n to_o pay_v to_o he_o our_o byheste_n our_o oath_n bind_v we_o pryncypal_o for_o to_o be_v true_a to_o our_o even_o crysten_v for_o the_o reverence_n of_o god_n holy_a name_n as_o say_v johen_n in_o sum_n con_fw-mi li.i.ti.ix.q.xiiij_fw-la quero_fw-la ¶_o dives_fw-la if_o a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n have_v do_v any_o dede_o sin_n of_o which_o he_o be_v shreven_v &_o contryte_n may_v he_o swear_v sickerly_a that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o that_o sin_n for_o to_o avoid_v sclaundre_v of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o friend_n and_z of_o other_o that_o will_v not_o byleve_v he_o in_o that_o but_o he_o swear_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la for_o asmoche_v as_o he_o know_v not_o sickerly_a that_o he_o be_v suffycyent_o contryte_n he_o be_v not_o syke_a whether_o his_o sin_n be_v forgyven_v he_o or_o not_o and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v for_o no_o myschyef_n swear_v so_o folysly_a moche_n more_o he_o shall_v not_o swear_v it_o of_o his_o own_o proffer_n when_o he_o need_v not_o to_o swear_v in_o sum_n con_fw-mi ti_fw-mi ix.q_fw-fr twelve_o â—d_a de_fw-la uxore_fw-la extra_n li.u._n purgacome_v canonica_fw-la accepimus_fw-la ¶_o dives_fw-la what_o if_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n make_v two_o oath_n contrary_a that_o may_v not_o be_v keep_v both_o togydre_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la the_o first_o shall_v be_v keep_v if_o it_o be_v lawful_a hostriensis_n li.ij._fw-la rubrica_fw-la de_fw-la iureiurando_fw-la s._n quot_fw-la comites_fw-la â—_o item_n si_fw-la duo_fw-la but_o if_o a_o man_n make_v two_o avow_v contrary_a that_o may_v not_o be_v keep_v the_o great_a shall_v be_v keep_v if_o it_o be_v lawful_a &_o for_o that_o other_o he_o shall_v do_v satysfacconn_v by_o doom_n of_o his_o prelate_n sun_n con_fw-mi ti_fw-mi viij.q.lxxxiij_fw-la caplm_n xu_o diues_fw-la what_o be_v avow_v propre_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la avow_v be_v byhoting_a of_o some_o good_a thing_n make_v to_o god_n with_o avysement_n as_o raymunde_n say_v ¶_o dives_fw-la when_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n in_o anguysshe_n &_o disease_n make_v avow_v to_o be_v holpen_v been_v they_o not_o bind_v to_o fulfil_v that_o avow_v though_o anguysshe_n &_o disease_n bring_v theym_a thereto_o ¶_o pauê‘_n yes_o forsooth_o if_o they_o think_v on_o the_o cause_n when_o they_o make_v it_o &_o than_z veer_fw-mi in_o purpose_n to_o bind_v theym_a if_o they_o have_v their_o desire_n &_o help_v in_o that_o need_n so_o that_o by_o keep_v of_o their_o avow_v they_o be_v better_o dyspose_v to_o keep_v god_n commandment_n for_o thereto_o shall_v all_o common_a avow_v deserve_v and_o the_o wife_n that_o in_o peryl_n of_o child_n bere_v or_o of_o other_o sekenes_n make_v avow_v all_o if_o she_o ought_v none_o to_o make_v without_o leave_n of_o her_o husbonde_n yet_o she_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v against_o that_o avow_v by_o she_o own_o doom_n ne_z without_o doom_n of_o her_o soverayne_n if_o she_o feel_v she_o holpen_v by_o the_o avow_v nevertheless_o i_o trow_v that_o her_o husbonde_n may_v unbind_v she_o therfro_o &_o her_o confessor_n also_o by_o change_a in_o to_o some_o other_o good_a deed_n and_o namely_o if_o the_o keep_a of_o the_o avow_v shall_v turn_v in_o to_o preiudyce_v of_o that_o husbonde_n or_z letting_a of_o the_o better_a deed_n for_o wyve_n ought_v not_o to_o make_v great_a avow_v that_o shall_v be_v in_o disease_n &_o preiudyce_n of_o their_o husbonde_n ne_o child_n within_o age_n shall_v make_v none_o avow_v without_o assent_n of_o their_o fader_fw-mi or_o of_o their_o tutor_n ne_o the_o servant_n in_o preiudyce_n or_o hyndr_v of_o his_o lord_n or_o of_o his_o maystre_n and_o if_o he_o do_v his_z lord_n or_o maystre_n may_v revoke_v it_o and_z so_o may_v the_o fader_fw-mi they_fw-mi child_n &_o the_o husbonde_a the_o wyve_n other_o avow_v that_o ben_fw-mi not_o preiudyce_v to_o the_o husbonde_a the_o wife_n may_v it_o as_z to_o say_v certain_a bede_n but_o of_o no_o great_a pylgremage_n ne_z of_o great_a abstynence_n ne_z of_o contynence_n ne_o to_o gyve_v great_a alms_n but_o if_o her_o husbonde_n be_v evyll_n dyspose_v in_o his_o wytte_n or_o not_o rule_v of_o custom_n by_o reason_n for_o if_o her_o husbonde_n have_v no_o pyte_n of_o needy_a people_n than_o she_o may_v make_v avow_v to_o gyve_v to_o poor_a people_n to_o that_o pleasance_n of_o god_n after_o her_o power_n save_v their_o both_o astate_n ¶_o dives_fw-la whether_o be_v it_o more_o medefull_a to_o do_v a_o good_a deed_n with_o avow_v or_o without_o avow_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la with_o avow_v for_o a_o vow_n make_v be_v one_o of_o the_o hygh_a worship_n that_o man_n may_v do_v quia_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la latrie_n also_o by_o avow_v man_n meke_v he_o moo_v to_o god_n &_o gyve_v to_o god_n the_o moost_n gift_n that_o he_o can_v gyve_v that_o be_v his_o free_a will_n also_o he_o gyve_v a_o great_a gift_n that_o gyve_v the_o tree_n with_o fruit_n than_z he_o that_o gyve_v the_o fruit_n &_o reserve_v to_o he_o the_o tree_n also_o by_o a_o vow_n man_n will_n be_v more_o stable_v in_o goodness_n nevertheless_o for_o as_o moche_v as_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v full_a frail_a and_o changeable_a therefore_o man_n shall_v not_o make_v avow_v but_o few_o &_o with_o a_o good_a avysement_n for_o break_v of_o avow_v be_v a_o great_a dyshonour_n to_o god_n ¶_o
that_o will_v mete_v with_o their_o husbonde_a cryste_n ihesu_n at_o the_o doom_n with_o lamp_n without_o oil_n that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o good_a dede_n without_o ghoostly_a mirth_n and_o joy_n &_o conscyence_n for_o they_o have_v no_o joy_n in_o their_o good_a dede_n but_z in_o praise_v and_o flatter_a of_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o cryste_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n they_o have_v take_v their_o meed_n in_o this_o world_n and_z at_o the_o doom_n they_o shall_v be_v shette_v out_o of_o heaven_n bliss_n from_o endeles_a meed_n both_o flatterer_n &_o they_o that_o have_v like_n in_o flatter_a and_o do_v their_o dede_n only_o for_o flatter_a &_o praise_v of_o the_o people_n but_o the_o fyve_o wise_n may_v den_n as_o the_o gospel_n say_v have_fw-mi oil_n in_o their_o lamp_n that_o be_v to_o say_v ghoostly_a joy_n &_o like_n in_o her_o good_a dede_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v resceyve_v of_o their_o husbonde_a cryste_n in_o to_o yâ—_z bliss_n without_o end_n and_o as_o saint_n austen_n say_v in_o his_o sermon_n by_o oil_n be_v understande_v both_o ghoostly_a praise_v and_o worldly_a praise_v and_o mirth_n ghoostly_a praise_v &_o ghoostly_a myrthe_n be_v call_v the_o oil_n of_o yâ—_z holy_a goo_v but_o worldly_a pryse_v and_o worldly_a mirth_n be_v call_v the_o oil_n of_o sinner_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o flatterer_n sell_v oil_n to_o the_o maiden_n foly_v that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o sinner_n as_o often_o as_o they_o flater_n they_o &_o praise_v theym_a in_o their_o folly_n &_o in_o their_o pride_n for_o to_o have_v meet_a or_o drink_v or_o money_n or_o worship_n or_o any_o temporal_a lucre_n &_o so_o bring_v they_o in_o error_n &_o folly_n and_o please_v &_o praise_v theym_a in_o their_o sin_n but_o as_o davyd_v say_v deus_fw-la dissipavit_fw-la ossa_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la hommibus_fw-la placent_fw-la god_n have_v destroy_v &_o shall_v destroy_v the_o bone_n of_o they_o that_o please_v man_n in_o despite_n of_o god_n &_o desceyve_v man_n &_o woman_n by_o flatter_a wicked_a tongue_n do_v moche_n harm_n and_o slay_v many_o soul_n but_o the_o flatter_a tongue_n be_v worst_a of_o all_o and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v susurto_fw-la et_fw-la biliguis_fw-la erit_fw-la maledictus_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la eccl_n xxviij_o the_o mustere_a &_o the_o double_a tonged_a man_n shall_v be_v acurse_v of_o god_n for_z he_o trouble_v moche_n folk_n that_o have_v pea_n the_o three_o tongue_n say_v he_o have_v styre_v &_o moeved_a moche_n people_n out_o of_o pease_n &_o dysparpled_a theym_n from_o nacyon_n in_o to_o nacyon_n caplm_n four_o diues_fw-la what_o be_v susurro_fw-la that_o be_v call_v a_o mustere_a ¶_o pauper_fw-la it_o be_v a_o prevy_n rown_a that_o pryvely_a tell_v false_a tale_n among_o the_o people_n for_o to_o make_v dyscenconn_v and_o debate_n among_o the_o people_n and_o telle_fw-fr tale_n pryvely_a which_o he_o dare_v not_o tell_v open_o ne_o may_v not_o avow_v they_o of_o which_o folk_n saint_n poule_n say_v susurrones_fw-la detractores_fw-la deo_fw-la odibiles_fw-la ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la i_o such_o musterer_n &_o bachyter_n god_n hate_v they_o for_o susurro_fw-la be_v a_o prevy_a bachyter_n and_o a_o prevy_a liar_n that_o make_v debate_n among_o friend_n and_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v god_n hate_v all_o though_o that_o sow_v dyscorde_n among_o brother_n &_o friend_n prover_n vi_o and_o as_o he_o say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n such_o prevy_a musterer_n defoule_n their_o soul_n and_z they_o shall_v be_v hate_v of_o all_o both_o of_o god_n &_o of_o all_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n eccl_n xxi_o and_o therefore_o god_n say_v non_fw-la eris_fw-la susurro_fw-la nec_fw-la criminator_fw-la in_o populis_fw-la thou_o shall_v be_v no_o mustere_a among_o the_o people_n to_o let_v leave_n &_o pease_n ne_z thou_o shall_v be_v no_o tale_n teller_n ne_o blab_n to_o defame_v man_n or_o woman_n false_o or_o any_o sin_n that_o be_v prevy_v levitici_fw-la xix_o such_o prevy_a musterer_n and_o bachyter_n make_v dyscencyon_n and_o hevynesse_n in_o every_o comonte_fw-ge in_o every_o husholde_n in_o every_o company_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o be_v know_v for_o such_o they_o shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o company_n or_z elly_n chastyse_v for_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v when_o the_o wood_n be_v withdraw_v the_o fire_n abate_v and_o be_v quench_v right_o so_o say_v he_o withdraw_v such_o prevy_a musterer_n and_o bachyter_n and_o put_v they_o out_o of_o company_n and_z chyde_n and_o debate_n shall_v cease_v prover_n xxvi_o ¶_o dives_fw-la what_o be_v bilinguis_fw-la that_o thou_o call_v a_o double_a tongue_n manasses_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la bilinguis_fw-la and_o the_o double_a tonged_a man_n be_v he_o that_o say_v one_o thing_n with_o his_o mouth_n &_o thynk_v a_o other_o in_o his_o herte_n and_z he_o that_o speak_v good_a before_o a_o man_n and_z behind_o he_o he_o speak_v he_o evyll_n he_o that_o say_v a_o truth_n one_o time_n and_o a_o other_o time_n he_o forsake_v it_o as_z he_o that_o be_v unstable_a in_o speech_n and_o now_o say_v one_o and_o now_o a_o other_o of_o such_o god_n speak_v and_o say_v o_o bilingue_n detestor_fw-la proverbiorum_fw-la eight_o iwlate_v and_o loath_a the_o mouth_n that_o be_v double_o tonge_v ¶_o dives_fw-la what_o call_v the_o wise_a man_n the_o three_o tongue_n that_o do_v so_o moche_o woo_v ¶_o pauper_fw-la the_o three_o tongue_n be_v the_o flatter_a tongue_n which_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o for_o every_o flaterer_n that_o flater_v man_n or_o woman_n in_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v a_o flaterer_n he_o be_v a_o bachyter_n he_o be_v a_o double_a tonged_a and_o so_o he_o may_v be_v call_v in_o latyn_a trilinguis_fw-la that_o be_v treble_a tonge_v in_o englysshe_n the_o flaterer_n blynd_v so_o the_o folk_n that_o he_o flateret_fw-la that_o they_o take_v no_o heed_n to_o theymselfe_n ne_o to_o god_n ne_o know_v not_o themselves_o &_o wax_v so_o proud_a that_o they_o gyve_v no_o tale_n of_o there_o even_o crysten_v also_o the_o flaterer_n lack_v and_o bachyte_v all_o though_o that_o he_o hate_v who_o he_o flater_v so_o to_o please_v he_o &_o hynder_v a_o other_o man_n name_n to_o enhance_v his_o name_n and_o so_o make_v dyscorde_n &_o dyscenconn_n also_o flatterer_n be_v double_a tonge_v for_o as_o lyghte_o as_o they_o praysen_v man_n or_o woman_n as_z lyghte_o they_o will_v lack_v theym_a if_o they_o fail_v of_o their_o purpose_n and_o have_v no_o lucre_n by_o their_o flatter_a as_o they_o wend_v have_v have_v for_o common_o great_a praiser_n be_v great_a lacker_n and_z as_o moche_n as_o they_o praise_v man_n or_o woman_n out_o of_o measure_n by_o flatter_a as_o moche_n they_o will_v lack_v high_a or_o a_o other_o by_o bachyte_v therefore_o seneca_n say_v lauda_fw-la parce_fw-la vitupera_fw-la perciê°_n praise_v scarce_o but_o lack_v more_o scarce_o for_o these_o reason_n solomon_n say_v that_o the_o three_o tongue_n have_v styre_v moche_n in_o to_o pride_n and_o so_o make_v they_o fall_v in_o shame_n and_o shenshyp_n and_o dysparple_v they_o from_o nacyon_n to_o nacyon_n it_o have_v destroy_v wall_v town_n &_o dolue_v up_o the_o house_n of_o great_a lord_n it_o have_v kit_n away_o the_o may_v and_o the_o virtue_n of_o people_n that_o be_v full_a strong_a and_o make_v they_o feeble_a for_o flatterer_n make_v town_n nacyon_n &_o lord_n bold_a to_o be_v give_n war_n plea_n &_o debate_n by_o which_o they_o come_v to_o nought_o for_o they_o be_v so_o blend_v by_o flatter_a and_o overprayse_v that_o they_o know_v not_o themselves_o but_o ween_z to_z overlede_v all_o man_n till_o att_o the_o last_o they_o be_v destroy_v themselves_o also_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v the_o thyr_n de_fw-fr tongue_n have_v cast_v strong_a woman_n that_z be_v to_o say_v good_a woman_n syker_n &_o virtuous_a out_o of_o their_o virtue_n and_o pryve_v theym_n and_o put_v they_o from_o their_o travayle_n for_o when_o a_o good_a woman_n have_v travayl_v moche_n of_o her_o life_n to_o please_v god_n &_o to_o have_v a_o good_a name_n come_v a_o false_a flaterer_n in_o gyle_v &_o with_o flatter_a word_n and_o fair_a byheste_n of_o matrimony_n or_z of_o rychesses_n bring_v she_o to_o sin_n &_o do_v she_o to_o less_o her_o good_a name_n &_o bring_v she_o to_o shame_n &_o velony_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o same_o place_n ecclesi_n xxviij_o that_o who_o so_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o flatter_a tongue_n that_o be_v the_o thyr_n de_fw-fr tongue_n to_o have_v like_n therein_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v rest_n and_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o friend_n in_o who_o he_o may_v rest_n ne_o trust_n for_o flatterer_n be_v no_o true_a friend_n but_o all_o blind_a as_o man_n that_o they_o may_v not_o know_v their_o friend_n ne_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o speech_n of_o their_o friend_n that_o will_v say_v
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dysceyve_v with_o yâ—_z fende_v speech_n for_o sly_o he_o axe_v eve_n why_o god_n bid_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o every_o tree_n in_o paradyse_n and_o when_o he_o see_v her_o unstable_a &_o doubting_a he_o put_v thereto_o yâ—_z mete_v of_o flatter_a &_o say_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o dye_n but_o be_v as_o god_n konw_v good_a &_o wicked_a and_o so_o by_o flatter_a the_o fiend_n lose_v all_o mankind_n fygure_n here_o of_o we_o have_v in_o yâ—_z second_o book_n of_o king_n xx.ca_fw-la where_o we_o find_v that_o joab_n gylous_o sloughe_v the_o noble_a prince_n amasam_n with_o a_o knife_n crafty_o make_v lyght_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o shethe_v and_o when_o he_o shall_v steke_v he_o with_o the_o knife_n he_o take_v he_o by_o the_o chynne_n and_o say_v to_o he_o heyle_v my_o brother_n and_o for_o his_o flatter_a &_o fair_a word_n amasa_n take_v no_o heed_n to_o the_o knife_n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n when_o judas_n betray_v cryste_n he_o say_v in_o flatter_a &_o 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innocentem_fw-la et_fw-la iustum_fw-la non_fw-la occides_fw-la exo._n twenty-three_o therefore_o i_o pray_v the_o tell_v i_o in_o how_o many_o manner_n a_o man_n be_v slay_v unryghtful_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la on_o three_o manner_n first_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v without_o guilt_n also_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v without_o order_fw-fr and_o process_n of_o law_n also_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v without_o lawful_a justyce_n ordain_v of_o his_o league_n lord_n to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v life_n and_o lime_n &_o the_o sword_n to_o punysshe_v shrew_n as_o saint_n poulo_n show_v well_o in_o his_o pystle_n ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la xiij_o also_o if_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o enmyt_n hate_v and_o cruelty_n for_o to_o have_v vengeance_n