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some_o be_v clothe_v with_o heyrof_o ghote_n /_o ¶_o other_o dye_a penance_n in_o fast_a a_o hoole_n week_n wythoute_n et_v endure_a alle_fw-mi their_o life_n in_o cold_a and_o hete_n and_o other_o necessitee_n innumerable_a /_o ¶_o and_o in_o so_o do_v have_v opteyn_v of_o our_o lord_n syngule_a prerogatyves_n as_o it_o have_v enough_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o lyve_n of_o holy_a fader_n here_o tofore_o wreton_n ¶_o how_o and_o in_o what_o time_n relygyon_n be_v instytute_v and_o begynnyth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o eâ—at_n pâ—ide_n tempus_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge liii_o dure_v the_o persecuconn_n which_o themperour_n of_o rome_n make_v so_o crysten_v man_n dwell_v in_o the_o desert_n saint_n anthony_n where_o as_o he_o lad_n a_o life_n semblable_a in_o perfecconn_n unto_o the_o life_n of_o helye_a helyser_n &_o saint_n john_n baptyste_v /_o ¶_o of_o the_o manner_n &_o conversacyon_n of_o saint_n anthonye_n /_o saint_n anathase_v bysshopp_n of_o alexandrie_n have_v make_v many_o great_a &_o fair_a wytness_n which_o be_v thing_n moche_v prouffytable_a to_o alle_fw-mi people_n of_o devoconn_n to_o see_v theym_a and_o in_o theym_a to_o have_v contemplaconn·_n ¶_o also_o the_o say_v athanase_n have_v wreton_n of_o saint_n ammon_n &_o of_o his_o meryte_n as_o here_o tofore_o be_v wreton_n &_o recite_v and_o semblable_o of_o saint_n theodore_n the_o which_o holy_a fader_n be_v the_o fonndement_n &_o beginning_n of_o religyon_n /_o and_o of_o who_o in_o their_o lyve_v the_o great_a fame_n flouryssh_v in_o dyvers_a regyon_n ¶_o in_o that_o time_n be_v a_o few_o religious_a people_n in_o thebayde_v but_o after_o the_o persecucyon_n of_o dyoclesyan_a and_o maxymyan_a emperor_n &_o tyrant_n inhumayn_n many_o person_n of_o dyvers_a set_v follow_v the_o law_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o ¶_o for_o some_o go_v into_o desert_n and_o other_o in_o to_o religyon_n /_o and_o thenne_n begin_v the_o chirche_n to_o flourysshe_v &_o multeplye_n ¶_o how_o the_o say_v pachomien_n will_v be_v crysten_v /_o and_o begynyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o peridem_fw-la tempus_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge liiii_o in_o the_o same_o time_n dwell_v pachomien_v in_o thebayde_v the_o which_o be_v a_o paynem_fw-la hold_v the_o law_n in_o which_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o mother_n have_v enfourmyd_fw-la he_o but_o after_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o will_v be_v crysten_v and_o how_o well_o that_o in_o his_o adolescennt_n he_o be_v paynem_fw-la /_o as_o tofore_o be_v say_v nevertheless_o he_o be_v moche_o virtuous_a ¶_o and_o also_o since_o his_o conversion_n he_o prouffyte_v merueyllous_o in_o acquysiconn_n of_o virtue_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o by_o the_o moyen_fw-fr of_o his_o right_a holy_a lyffe_n he_o be_v moche_n renommyd_fw-la in_o dyvers_a countree_n and_o region_n in_o like_a wise_n as_o more_o ample_o shall_v
good_a courage_n to_o resist_v their_o bataylles_n /_o for_o if_o the_o devyll_n which_o know_v our_o feeble_a courage_n in_z the_o hope_v by_o his_o dysceyvable_a temptaconn_n he_o may_v overcome_v the._n lyÈt_o shall_v he_o put_v we_o under_o which_o be_v thy_o humble_a dyscyple_n and_o shall_v enforce_v he_o to_o bring_v we_o in_o dyspayr_a /_o wherefore_o he_o desire_v to_o overcome_v the._n but_o god_n shall_v gyve_v the_o strengthe_n to_o resyste_v he_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o take_v ensample_n of_o the._n ¶_o and_o know_v thou_o that_o if_o thou_o falle·_a and_o that_o the_o devyll_n vaynquysshe_v the_o /_o thou_o shall_v be_v cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o we_o all_fw-ge /_o ¶_o saint_n pachomyen_n hear_v these_o conclusyon_n be_v moche_n strong_a thanne_n he_o be_v tofore_o /_o and_o take_v courage_n merueyllous_o in_o prase_v the_o name_n of_o god_n /_o ¶_o after_o he_o pray_v the_o holy_a man_n apollo_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o /_o after_o the_o say_a time_n apollo_n vysit_v the_o say_v holy_a man_n pachomyen·_n but_o he_o live_v not_o long_o after_o /_o and_o be_v bury_v by_o the_o say_a saint_n pachomyen_v with_o ympnes_n and_o devotion_n as_o in_o such_o â—aas_n be_v a_o custom_a /_o ¶_o of_o the_o suretee_n and_o puyssaunce_n which_o saint_n pachomyen_v â—pâ—â—yned_v of_o god_n and_o begynnyth_n in_o latyn_a ¶_o tantam_fw-la vero_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge lxx_o sith_o the_o say_a time_n saint_n pachomyen_n be_v so_o farm_n and_o constant_a in_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n that_o with_o his_o foot_n he_o go_v upon_o the_o serpent_n and_o scorpion_n wythoute_n te_fw-mi be_v hurt_v /_o ¶_o and_o whanne_v some_o time_n he_o must_v needs_o pass_v over_o the_o flood_n the_o serpent_n named_fw-la cocodrylle_n which_o devoureden_fw-ge the_o man_n hare_n he_o to_o what_o port_n he_o will_v go_v wythoute_n do_v to_o he_o any_o oppression_n and_o noyaunce_n /_o ¶_o all_fw-es thing_n noyenge_a the_o creature_n die_v to_o he_o honour_n and_o worshyppe_n /_o ¶_o whereof_o he_o render_v to_o our_o lord_n god_n thankynge_v sayenge_a /_o blessyd_v be_v thou_o my_o god_n which_o haste_v not_o dyspyse_v my_o humylytee_n and_o mekenesse_n /_o ¶_o and_o which_o haste_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o be_v disceyve_v by_o the_o fraud_n and_o dysceyte_n of_o my_o enemy_n ¶_o and_o i_o be_v afeard_a thou_o haste_v address_v to_o i_o the_o way_n of_o helthe_n /_o by_o the_o which_o i_o shall_v mow_v eschew_v the_o utter_a derkenesse_n /_o and_o to_o know_v the_o which_o art_n very_o light_a and_o glory_n yet_o durable_a /_o ¶_o how_o saint_n pachomyen_n pray_v god_n that_o he_o never_o shall_v sleep_v to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v the_o lyghtely_o resyste_v the_o temptacyon_n of_o the_o devyll_n /_o and_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o cunque_fw-la se_fw-la usdeâ—er_n &c_n &c_n /_o caplm_fw-ge lxxi_o saint_n pachomyen_n seenge_v that_o the_o devyllis_n persecute_v he_o so_o sharp_o that_o he_o never_o may_v have_v rest_n he_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v gyve_v to_o he_o this_o pryvelege_v that_o he_o never_o may_v sleep_v to_o the_o end_n that_o night_n &_o day_n he_o may_v in_o wake_a over_o come_v the_o machynaconn_n &_o deception_n that_o the_o enemy_n of_o hell_n lay_v against_o he_o to_o the_o which_o he_o desire_v to_o resyste_v as_o the_o strong_a &_o valyaunt_a champyon_n which_o say_v /_o ¶_o all_fw-es the_o time_n of_o my_o life_n i_o shall_v persecute_v my_o enemy_n and_o i_o shall_v never_o less_o unto_o the_o time_n that_o they_o ben_fw-mi in_o my_o subiecconn_n i_o shall_v gyve_v to_o they_o somoche_n pain_n /_o that_o they_o may_v abide_v in_o no_o place_n and_o i_o shall_v make_v theym_a to_o fall_v under_o my_o foot_n since_o that_o god_n gyve_v i_o strength_n for_o to_o go_v in_o batayle_n against_o they_o /_o &_o i_o shall_v never_o cease_v to_o pray_v to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o will_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v acomplyssh_v ¶_o how_o thangell_n speak_v to_o pachomyen_v famylier_o /_o &_o begynnyth_n ¶_o quodam_fw-la vero_fw-la tempore_fw-la caplm_n lxxii_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o holi_fw-la man_n be_v in_o prayer_n the_o angel_n come_v to_o speak_v to_o he_o &_o say_v ¶_o pachomyen_o thou_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o be_v such_o that_o in_o serve_v he_o with_o pure_a think_v thou_o govern_v all_o they_o that_o ben_fw-mi or_o shall_v be_v under_o the_o after_o the_o rule_n which_o be_v delyver_v to_o the_o /_o ¶_o now_o have_v he_o receyve_v long_o time_n tofore_o a_o table_n in_o which_o be_v write_v this_o that_o folowyth_o /_o ¶_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o religyous_a hermyte_v delyver_v by_o a_o angel_n to_o saint_n pachomyen_fw-mi /_o and_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o singulis_n iuxta_fw-la vires_fw-la caplm_n lxxiii_o first_o it_o be_v command_v to_o saint_n pachomyen_n that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v his_o relygyouse_n to_o eat_v &_o drink_v after_o theym_a compleâ—yon_n /_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v theym_a to_o labour_v /_o after_o that_o they_o eat_v lytyll_o or_o moche_n ¶_o also_o he_o shall_v not_o defend_v they_o for_o to_o fast_a and_o to_o theym_v that_o shall_v eat_v best_a he_o shall_v impose_v moo_v grette_v charge_n /_o but_o to_o the_o feeble_a &_o wryke_v he_o shall_v commyse_v the_o lytyll_a charge_n ¶_o also_o the_o angel_n charge_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v for_o his_o religyouse_n dyvers_a habitaconn_n in_o which_o shall_v dwell_v three_o togider_n &_o their_o meet_a shall_v be_v make_v ready_a in_o one_o place_n only_o and_o that_o alle_fw-mi togyder_n shall_v take_v their_o refecconn_n and_o that_o in_o the_o night_n they_o shall_v take_v &_o be_v a_o habyllement_n of_o lyunen_n which_o shall_v strayn_v their_o reins_n &_o with_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v skynne_n of_o ghote_n and_o that_o without_o vestymente_n or_o clothes_n they_o shall_v not_o eat_v drink_n ne_o sleep_v /_o but_o when_o they_o will_v receyve_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o awter_n aâ—sing_v &_o say_v mass_n they_o may_v all_o dâ—_n of_o sauf_a oon_o their_o gewne_a and_o when_o they_o shall_v take_v their_o refecconn_n that_o each_o of_o they_o shall_v cover_v his_o heed_n with_o his_o gown_n to_o the_o end_n that_o none_o of_o theym_n shall_v see_v a_o neither_o eat_v /_o ¶_o also_o that_o none_o of_o theym_n shall_v speak_v while_o they_o eat_v by_o cause_n they_o shall_v not_o tear_v their_o mind_n on_o other_o part_n ¶_o and_o ferthermore_o that_o they_o sing_v or_o say_v every_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n twelve_o orison_n and_o as_o moche_v atte_fw-mi evyn_fw-mi and_o in_o like_o wise_a at_o mydnyghte_n twelve_o /_o ¶_o and_o how_o well_o the_o pachomyen_fw-mi say_v to_o the_o angel_n that_o it_o be_v well_o lityll_o if_o they_o say_v not_o moo_o prayer_n nevertheless_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o command_v they_o any_o more_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v feeble_a &_o lytyll_o devoute_a might_n lyght_o do_v it_o without_o exculaconn_n of_o their_o feblenes_n but_o they_o that_o be_v mighty_a &_o strong_a be_v not_o to_o be_v excusid_v by_o this_o law_n in_o manere_fw-la but_z that_o they_o be_v â—ounde_v to_o say_v more_o ¶_o when_o thangel_n have_v derâ—â—red_v all_o this_o aforesaid_a sudden_o he_o vanyssh_v away_o fro_o high_a &_o the_o holy_a man_n which_o fond_a hynself_n certain_a of_o the_o say_v visyon_n the_o which_o he_o have_v seen_v three_o time_n render_v grace_n to_o god_n /_o ¶_o and_o after_o he_o enduce_v his_o relygiouse_a monk_n to_o live_v after_o yeâ—hangell_n have_v show_v unto_o he_o /_o &_o with_z that_o he_o gaaf_n unto_o they_o many_o other_o doctrynes_n and_o emonge_n all_o other_o he_o say_v to_o they_o that_o since_o they_o be_v religyouse_a it_o be_v necessary_a to_o they_o to_o leave_v the_o world_n their_o parent_n &_o also_o themselves_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v lyght_o bear_v the_o cross_n &_o follow_v their_o good_a master_n our_o savyour_fw-mi &_o redeemer_n ihan_n criste_fw-fr /_o and_o by_o his_o good_a word_n &_o ensample_n all_o the_o relygyous_a bare_a before_o theym_v the_o frnyte_n of_o holy_a penance_n for_o how_o well_o that_o he_o be_v right_o old_a /_o yet_o for_o that_o absteyn_v he_o not_o to_o do_v &_o notwythstond_v he_o die_v many_o abstynence_n and_o more_o than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o /_o yet_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o besynesse_n &_o charge_n of_o all_o other_o in_o serve_v theym_n after_o his_o power_n /_o ¶_o att_n the_o hour_n when_o they_o ought_v to_o eat_v he_o cover_v the_o table_n and_o serve_v theym_a like_o as_z the_o custom_n be_v in_o their_o relygyon_n /_o in_z like_o wise_n he_o labour_v the_o garden_n sue_v the_o seed_n for_o cabochis_n &_o colewort_n /_o &_o
travers_n &_o let_v theym_a so_o that_o they_o cowde_v not_o depart_v fro_o the_o botom_n of_o the_o say_v valley_n /_o some_o forcyd_v they_o to_o climb_v up_o but_o anon_o they_o fall_v down_o again_o to_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o valeye_a /_o some_o other_o weep_v byne_v /_o and_o some_o come_v up_o the_o which_o give_v thanks_n to_o god_n of_o the_o peryll_n that_o they_o be_v passyd_v /_o ¶_o and_o therefore_o the_o holy_a man_n think_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o relygiouse_n blind_a /_o that_o which_o shall_v not_o know_v their_o astate_n /_o the_o other_o shall_v bear_v the_o habyte_v of_o relygyon_n but_o they_o shall_v not_o do_v the_o werke_n that_o long_o therto·_v nam_o they_o that_o shall_v have_v the_o rule_n over_o theym_n shall_v not_o know_v theimself_n /_o whereof_o shall_v follow_v great_a schism_n &_o divysion_n in_o the_o chyrche_fw-fr /_o ¶_o then_o saint_n pachomyen_n full_a sorry_a in_o great_a hevynesse_n make_v his_o call_n unto_o god_n /_o saeng_fw-mi o_o my_o god_n almyghty_a if_o these_o thing_n hap_n to_o come_v so_o /_o why_o have_v thou_o grant_v that_o so_o many_o torment_n shall_v be_v edefied_a &_o do_v /_o ¶_o alas_o if_o the_o prelate_n ben_fw-mi evyll_n what_o shall_v the_o relygiouse_n do_v that_o shall_v be_v in_o their_o governaunce_n /_o true_o when_o a_o blind_a ledith_v the_o other_o they_o fall_v in_o the_o pit_n both_o atone_v ¶_o alas_o that_o i_o be_o well_o unhappy_a i_o have_v well_o labour_v in_o vain_a /_o my_o god_n alas_o remember_v the_o of_o the_o labour_n that_o i_o have_v take_v in_o build_v so_o many_o monastery_n to_o thonour_n &_o reverence_n of_o thy_o holy_a faith_n /_o ¶_o thou_o know_v that_o since_o the_o time_n that_o i_o receyvyd_v thabite_v of_o relygyon_n i_o have_v meke_v i_o afore_o the·_n ¶_o and_o saying_n thise_n word_n he_o hear_v a_o voy_n that_o say_v to_o he_o /_o pachomyen_v praise_v not_o thiself_n for_o thou_o have_v need_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n &_o not_o only_a thiself_n but_o also_o all_o his_o creature_n /_o anon_o he_o cast_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n /_o and_o make_v to_o god_n this_o request_n /_o ¶_o o_o mi_a god_n almyghty_a i_o beseech_v the_o that_o thy_o meed_n fullness_n come_v down_o now_o upon_o i_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o live_v &_o distourne_v not_o away_o from_o i_o thy_o medefull_a face_n /_o for_o thy_o truth_n &_o mercy_n have_v ever_o receyve_v i_o meke_o /_o i_o know_v sire_n that_o all_o thing_n resen_fw-mi &_o fall_v but_o if_o they_o be_v hold_v up_o with_o thy_o aid_n &_o defence_n /_o ¶_o and_o in_o say_v this_o oryson_n descend_v upon_o he_o a_o multytude_n of_o angel_n among_o who_o be_v a_o child_n crown_v with_o thorn_n /_o &_o see_v this_o vysion_n /_o the_z holy_a man_n pachomyen_n be_v lift_v up_o by_o the_o say_a angel_n well_o high_a from_o the_o ground_n in_o to_o thayre_n /_o the_o say_v to_o he_o /_o pachomyen_v by_o cause_n that_o thou_o have_v axe_v the_o medfulnesse_n of_o god_n meke_o thou_o shall_v have_v it_o evyn_v now_o /_o behold_v the_o very_a redeemer_n ihesu_n cryst·_v that_o have_v be_v send_v in_o to_o this_o world_n &_o crucify_v for_o the_o savacyon_n of_o mankind_n /_o bering_z in_o his_o heed_n a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n /_o ¶_o then_o say_v the_o holy_a man_n o_o my_o god_n have_v i_o not_o crucyfy_v the_o /_o and_o god_n swete_o answerde_n to_o he_o /_o nay_o not_o thyself_o but_o thy_o parent_n nevertheless_o comfort_n thiself_fw-mi /_o for_o thy_o posterytee_n shall_v abide_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n /_o all_z they_o that_o after_o the_o shall_v come_v so_o that_o they_o live_v in_o devowte_n abstynence_n shall_v be_v delyverde_v of_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n /_o and_o all_o they_o that_o follow_v the_o &_o shall_v follow_v hereafter_o shall_v shine_v in_o the_o light_v everlasting_a /_o and_o the_o say_v our_o lord_n ascend_v again_o to_o heaven_n compass_a with_o so_o great_a a_o bryghtnesse_n that_o no_o tongue_n may_v tell_v /_o ¶_o a_o exhortaconn_n for_o to_o wythstonde_v the_o devyll_n /_o begynnyth_n in_o latyn_a ¶_o tunc_fw-la pachomius_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n lxxxxvii_fw-la the_o holy_a fader_fw-mi after_o this_o gadr_v his_o bredern_a and_o make_v togyder_v a_o seruyse_n well_o solemn_a /_o ¶_o and_o after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o they_o come_v all_o abowte_n he_o for_o to_o here_o his_o holy_a preaching_n /_o ¶_o so_o he_o exhort_v they_o for_o to_o batayle_n with_o all_o their_o strengthe_n &_o virtue_n against_o the_o devyll_n so_o courageous_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v overcome_v show_v to_o theym_v that_o they_o that_o during_o their_o life_n have_v be_v slothful_a &_o neclygent_a shall_v never_o have_v but_o weep_a &_o wayllynge_v /_o ¶_o after_o he_o say_v to_o theym_v my_o child_n lete_fw-la we_o not_o less_o our_o day_n in_o vain_a but_o in_o eschew_v the_o dangeroê°_n vice_n of_o idleness_n lete_fw-la we_o labour_n &_o seek_v virtue_n for_o to_o save_v our_o soul_n /_o i_o 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