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god_n behote_v to_o his_o choose_a thyse_n three_o thing_n serve_v you_o to_o i_o he_o say_v &_o i_o shall_v gyve_v you_o plente_a of_o wheat_n of_o wine_n &_o of_o oil_n plente_n of_o wheat_n be_v thê°_n to_o think_v on_o the_o cross_v inward_o &_o on_o cryste_n ihu_n that_o die_v thereon_o that_o be_v to_o say_v medytacyon_n plente_n of_o wine_n be_v welle_v of_o teere_n for_o to_o weep_v well_o be_v good_a devoconn_n plente_n of_o oil_n be_v good_a dylectaconn_v in_o cryst_n ihesu_fw-la that_o be_v our_o best_a comfort_n oil_n gyve_v savoure_n to_o meet_v &_o light_v also_o to_o lamp_n right_o so_o when_o man_n beseech_v hert_o god_n of_o mercy_n he_o send_v theym_v a_o ghostly_a joy_n the_o oil_n of_o comfort_n &_o
¶_o here_o begyn_v a_o matere_a speak_n of_o a_o place_n that_o be_v namid_v the_o abbaye_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o shall_v be_v found_v or_o ground_v in_o a_o clean_a conscyence_n in_o which_o abbaye_v shall_v dwell_v xxix_o lady_n ghostly_a in_o this_o abbaye_v charyte_n shall_v be_v abbess_n wysdome_n pryouresse_n mekenes_n suppryouresse_n and_o thyse_n be_v in_o the_o covent_n povertee_n clennesse_n temperance_n soberness_n penance_n buxumnesse_n confession_n ryghtwysnes_n predycacyon_n strength_n pacyence_n symplenes_n mercy_n largeness_n reason_n pyte_n medytacyon_n oryson_n devoconn_n contemplaconn_n chastyte_v aubylacyon_n honest_a curteysy_a drede_n and_o gelousy_n ¶_o the_o fader_fw-mi of_o heaven_n be_v founder_n of_o this_o abbaye_v the_o soon_o governor_n the_z holy_a ghost_n vysytour_n but_o though_o any_o abby_n have_v never_o so_o good_a a_o founder_n governor_n &_o visytour_n but_o it_o have_v also_o good_a chartour_n whereby_o it_o may_v hold_v his_o land_n 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son_n &_o monesterre_n and_o all_o creature_n ¶_o datum_n apud_fw-la paradysun_n etc._n etc._n yeven_v at_o paradyse_n the_o first_o day_n that_o man_n be_v make_v ¶_o anno_fw-la regni_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o regning_a of_o almyghty_a god_n king_n of_o king_n who_o kyngdom_n never_o begin_v never_o shall_v have_v end_n ¶_o many_o man_n there_o be_v that_o will_v be_v in_o relygyon_n but_z they_o may_v not_o for_o dyverse_a cause_n therefore_o they_o that_o may_v not_o be_v in_o bodily_a relygyon_fw-mi they_o may_v be_v in_o ghostly_a relygyon_n if_o they_o will_v that_o be_v found_v in_o a_o place_n that_o be_v call_v conscyence_n but_o first_o the_o place_n must_v be_v cleanse_v with_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n two_o maiden_n that_o be_v call_v love_n &_o ryghtwysnes_n shall_v cast_v away_o from_o conscyence_n all_o manner_n of_o filth_n thene_n shall_v mekenesse_n &_o poverte_a make_v the_o foundement_n thereof_o &_o put_v away_o all_o worldly_a 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but_o also_o he_o shall_v forsake_v i_o for_o as_o long_o as_o man_n soul_n be_v so_o in_o hell_n there_o shall_v be_v dyscorde_n among_o you_o three_o for_o ryghtwysnes_n and_o troth_n shall_v will_n to_o have_v he_o there_o still_o &_o mercy_n shall_v will_n to_o have_v he_o out_o so_z that_o pease_n among_o you_o shall_v be_v forsake_v also_o if_o man_n be_v so_o still_o in_o hell_n there_o shall_v be_v dyscorde_n between_o god_n &_o man_n &_o between_o angel_n &_o man_n &_o between_o man_n &_o man_n so_z that_o pea_n shall_v be_v forsake_v over_o all_o which_o be_v no_o proustyte_n therefore_o say_v pea_n do_v you_o after_o my_o counsel_n &_o pray_v we_o god_n all_o to_o guider_n that_o be_v prince_n of_o pease_n that_o he_o wool_fw-mi make_v pease_n &_o acorde_n between_o you_o three_o between_o god_n &_o man_n between_o angel_n &_o man_n &_o between_o man_n &_o man_n &_o ordain_v such_o a_o way_n that_o he_o may_v keep_v we_o still_o all_o four_o sister_n ¶_o all_n they_o think_v 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