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thought_n that_o be_v though_o man_n have_v worldly_a good_n set_v they_o not_o their_o love_n there_o upon_o &_o thenne_n may_v they_o well_o be_v call_v man_n poor_a in_o spirit_n to_o who_o cryst_n gyve_v his_o bless_v ¶_o this_o abby_n must_v also_o be_v set_v upon_o a_o ryver_n that_o be_v the_o ryver_n of_o teere_n on_o which_o ryver_n be_v mawdeleyne_n found_v in_o sorow_a for_o her_o sin_n therefore_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n &_o heavenly_a riches_n come_v all_o to_o her_o will_n ¶_o thene_n shall_v buxunnesse_n &_o mercy_n rear_v up_o the_o wall_n in_o to_o heygth_n &_o make_v they_o strong_a with_o almesdede_n geve_a glad_o to_o poor_a man_n after_o thy_o state_n be_v thus_o say_v thobi_n ¶_o si_fw-mi multum_fw-la tibi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la habundanter_n tribue_fw-la si_fw-la tibi_fw-la sic_fw-la exiguum_fw-la parum_fw-la inê‘tire_fw-la stude_fw-la this_o be_v thus_o moche_n to_o mean_v if_o thou_o be_v rich_a have_a plentee_n of_o worldly_a god_n gyve_v plentevous_o thereof_o if_o thou_o be_v poor_a be_v of_o good_a will_n to_o gyve_v glad_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o thou_o have_v for_o saint_n poule_n say_v ¶_o hilaren_n datorem_fw-la diligit_fw-la deê°_n that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n love_v the_o glad_a gyver_n thê°_n shall_v we_o build_v our_o house_n in_o heaven_n with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n &_o of_o our_o even_o crysten_v ¶_o thenne_v shall_v pacyence_n &_o strength_n raise_v up_o all_o the_o pylar_n &_o undset_v they_o with_o botrace_n that_o no_o wound_n of_o word_n of_o anger_n ne_o of_o tempest_n of_o persecuconn_n ne_z of_o temptaconn_n may_v cast_v they_o down_o ¶_o thenne_n we_o must_v make_v our_o cloystre_n in_o this_o manner_n that_o shall_v keep_v we_o ghostly_a out_o of_o all_o worldly_a thought_n &_o syghtes_n that_o be_v keep_v we_o our_o eye_n from_o all_o evyll_n syghte_v our_o eere_n from_o evyll_n hear_v our_o mouth_n from_o evyll_n speak_n fro_o swear_a &_o fro_o lyenge_a &_o our_o herte_n from_o all_o evyll_n thought_n and_o if_o 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they_o as_o he_o go_v in_o the_o myddel_n of_o paradyse_n &_o they_o weren_a ashamed_a of_o themselves_o for_z they_o be_v naked_a ¶_o also_o they_o be_v afeard_a of_o he_o and_o go_v under_o a_o tree_n to_o hide_v they_o god_n come_v by_o they_o &_o see_v they_o and_z say_v adam_n where_o be_v thou_o lord_n say_v adam_n i_o hear_v thy_o voy_n in_o paradyse_n and_z i_o be_v ashamed_a for_z i_o be_v naked_a therefore_o i_o hide_v i_o adam_n say_v our_o lord_n who_o tell_v the_o that_o thou_o be_v naked_a any_o thing_n elles_fw-fr but_o for_o thou_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n against_o my_o forbyd_n adam_n say_v our_o lord_n who_o have_v break_v thabbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o who_o have_v bear_v away_o all_o the_o good_a that_o there_o be_v where_o be_v thabbesse_n &_o her_o covent_n whede_a be_v they_o go_v lord_n say_v adam_n that_o woman_n that_o thou_o yave_v to_o i_o in_o to_o my_o wife_n lete_fw-la in_o a_o false_a shrew_n at_o the_o abbaye_v gate_n that_z bad_a she_o eat_v 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pain_n &_o all_o wymmen_fw-mi that_o shall_v come_v after_o the_o out_z take_v one_o and_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o so_o do_v woman_n shall_v not_o have_v have_v pain_n in_o bere_v of_o child_n and_o thereto_o thou_o shall_v be_v ever_o und_fw-ge man_n power_n god_n thene_n say_v to_o adam_n for_o thou_o eat_v of_o that_o fruit_n at_o thy_o wyve_n bid_v ayenste_n my_o forbyd_n &_o for_o thou_o lete_v the_o abby_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v so_o foul_a destroy_v &_o lete_fw-la thabbesse_n &_o her_o covent_n to_o run_v away_o from_o their_o order_n &_o know_v not_o whether_o this_o shall_v be_v thy_o penance_n thou_o shall_v be_v dryve_v out_o of_o paradyse_n in_o to_o the_o earth_n acurse_v for_o thy_o sin_n therein_o shall_v thou_o dwell_v with_o moche_n sorrow_n &_o woo_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v bring_v forth_o to_o the_o thorn_n &_o brere_n and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v grass_n that_o grow_v on_o the_o earth_n in_o besynesse_n &_o sweet_a of_o thy_o face_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o breed_n till_o thou_o tear_v again_o unto_o the_o earth_n that_o thou_o come_v fro_o for_o of_o the_o earth_n thou_o be_v make_v and_z to_o the_o earth_n thou_o shall_v tear_v again_o ¶_o after_o that_o our_o lord_n bid_v a_o angel_n to_o dryve_v adam_n &_o he_o wyf_v out_o of_o the_o bliss_n of_o paradyse_n in_o to_z the_o wretched_a world_n he_o have_v he_o go_v &_o seek_v there_o the_o abbess_n of_o the_o abbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o say_v that_o neither_o he_o ne_o his_o wife_n ne_v none_o of_o their_o offspr_v shall_v come_v again_o in_o to_o the_o bliss_n of_o paradyse_n ne_o in_o to_o heaven_n till_o they_o have_v make_v again_o the_o ababye_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v before_o also_o till_o they_o have_v bring_v again_o thabbesse_n with_o they_o and_o all_o the_o covent_n in_o as_o good_a point_n as_o they_o be_v or_o they_o go_v away_o ¶_o thenne_n mad_a god_n to_o adam_n a_o cote_n of_o leder_n &_o to_o eve_n a_o other_o cote_n and_o put_v they_o out_o of_o paradyse_n and_o thus_o they_o go_v forth_o in_o to_o this_o wretched_a world_n with_o moche_n sorrow_n and_o care_n &_o thereof_o be_v no_o wonder_n ¶_o they_o live_v thenne_n in_o this_o world_n with_o moche_n woo_v &_o sorrow_n ix_o hondred_a year_n and_o xxx_o and_o seek_v the_o abbess_n &_o her_o covent_n that_o be_v soorenne_fw-fr away_o ¶_o also_o he_o will_v have_v have_v somewhat_o wherewith_o he_o may_v have_v make_v again_o that_o abbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o he_o may_v find_v thereof_o right_o nought_o in_o all_o that_o long_o tyme._n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o fall_v seek_v for_o sorrow_n thereof_o &_o dey_v and_o his_o wife_n both_o and_o their_o soul_n go_v to_o hell_n not_o only_o they_o alone_o but_z all_o those_o that_o of_o they_o come_v by_o the_o space_n of_o four_o m._n &_o vi_o c._n year_n to_o hell_n they_o go_v each_o one_o for_o so_o long_o be_v adam_n in_o hell_n &_o that_o be_v for_o thabbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v their_o conscyence_n be_v not_o make_v again_o as_o fair_a ne_fw-fr as_o clean_a as_o it_o be_v before_o ¶_o thê°_n be_v adam_n &_o his_o wife_n in_o hell_n many_o year_n in_o sorrow_n &_o care_n till_o almyghty_a god_n have_v pyte_v of_o their_o soul_n &_o send_v down_o his_o own_o dear_a soon_o &_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o seek_v the_o abbess_n of_o the_o abbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o her_o covent_n for_o he_o wyste_v better_o where_o they_o be_v than_o adam_n wist_v thene_n he_o come_v down_o in_o to_o this_o world_n &_o seek_v they_o here_o full_o besely_a xxxiij_o year_n and_o at_o the_o last_z he_o find_v they_o hang_a on_o the_o rood_n and_o take_v they_o down_o &_o lad_n they_o with_o he_o unto_o hell_n &_o speak_v with_o adam_n &_o his_o wife_n when_o adam_n see_v high_o come_v he_o be_v full_o glad_a and_o no_o wonder_n be_v ¶_o thenne_n cryst_n god_n soon_o of_o heaven_n make_v again_o the_o abbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n better_o than_o ever_o it_o be_v &_o take_v out_o of_o hell_n adam_n &_o his_o wife_n and_o lad_n they_o again_o home_o in_o to_o paradyse_n ¶_o and_o there_o be_v moche_n joy_n make_v at_o their_o come_n home_o but_o how_o &_o in_o what_o manner_n cryste_n find_v thabbesse_n &_o her_o covent_n here_o may_v we_o learn_v after_o the_o time_n that_o adam_n &_o his_o wife_n be_v depart_v from_o this_o transytory_a life_n and_o put_v in_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n there_o come_v in_o to_o the_o world_n many_o wise_n &_o famous_a man_n as_o patryarke_n and_o prophet_n &_o other_o good_a man_n many_o that_o have_v moche_v sorrow_n for_o the_o abbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o for_o all_o the_o covent_n for_o they_o be_v so_o go_v away_o they_o go_v about_o &_o seek_v after_o they_o in_o many_o syndre_a contree_n as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v but_o under_o theym_a all_o they_o find_v theym_fw-mi not_o thenne_fw-fr among_o other_o man_n there_o come_v four_o good_a man_n davyd_v solomon_n ysay_n &_o jeremy_n that_o be_v about_o day_n and_o night_n to_o make_v this_o abbaye_v again_o &_o to_o seek_v up_o the_o covent_n and_o for_o they_o may_v not_o have_v their_o will_v they_o make_v moche_n sorrow_n &_o moon_n davyd_v say_v ¶_o laboravi_fw-la clamans_fw-la rauce_fw-la fact_n sunt_fw-la fauces_fw-la i_o defecerunt_fw-la ocli_fw-la mei_fw-la dum_fw-la spero_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la meum_fw-la i_o have_v so_o travel_v &_o cry_v after_o they_o that_o my_o cheek_n ache_v and_o