it newes of flax of hempe of wyndemylles of all maner mylles of all maner marchaundise of chafferynge men â–ª and of men of crafte And all tho that any of these thinges maliciously or wittingly or any other thynges witholde â—che ought to be yeuyn to holy 〈…〉 by goddes lawe to harme of holâ—â—che And tho that therto procour 〈◊〉 â—de or in dede ¶ Modus fulminandi 〈◊〉 prelatus alba indutus cum 〈◊〉 â—acerdotibus in ecclesia existenâ—â—â—â— auce erecta candelis accensi◠〈◊〉 â—pulpito pronuncient verba que sequiltuâ— â–ª ex auctoritate dei patriâ— oâ—â—iâ— potentis et beate marie virginis et 〈◊〉 sanctorum excomunicamus anatheâ—atizamus et dyabolo coÌ„mendamus â—â—â—es supradictâ—s malefactores excomunicati sit â—ematizati et diabolo coÌ„mendati sint in villis in campis in viis semitis in domibus extra domos et in oâ—â—â—bus alus locis stando sedendo iacendo surgeÌ„do ambulando currendo vigilando dormiendo comedendo â—â—â—â—â—do et ali 〈◊〉 faciendo illos a luminibus et oâ—â—â—bus bonis ecclesie sequestramê° et diabolo dampnamus et in penis in ferni extinguimus sicut extinguitur ista candela nisi recipiscant ad satisfactioneÌ„ veniant ¶ Finita sentencia exâ— lumen ad terrorem pulsatis campanis ¶ The bedes on sondaye yE shal knele downe on your knees and lyfte vp your hertes makyng your prayers vnto almyghty god for the good state and peas of al holy churche that god mayntene 〈…〉 kepe it For oure holy fader 〈…〉 and all his true college of car◠〈◊〉 that god for his mercy theim â—â—yntene and kepe in the right byleue and it holde and encrease and all mysbyleue and herisye he lesse and distroye Also ye shall pray for the holy londe for the holy crosse that Iesu cryst dyed on for the redempcion of mannys soul that it may come inâ—o the power of crysten men the more to be honoured for oure prayers Also ye shall praye for all archebusshoppes and busshoppes and in especyall for the archebusshop of Caâ—â—terbury oure metropolytayn and for the busshop of N. oure dyocysan that god of his mercy gyue to hem grace soo to rewle holy churche that it may be to the honoure worshyppe of hym and saluacion of oure soules Also ye shall praye for all abbottes pryoures monkes chanons frerys and for all men and wymen of religion in what ordre estate or degre they stonde in from the hyest estate to the loweste degree ye shall also praye for all theym that haue charge and cure of cristen mennâ— soules as curates persones vicaries prestes and clerkes and in especiall for the persone and curate of this churche and for all the prestes and mynistres that serue therin or haf seruyd and for all theym that haue taken any ordre that god geue theym grace well to kepe and obserue it to the honoure and helthe of their soules ye shall also praye for the vnyte and peas of all cristen realmes and in especiall for the good state peas and traÌ„quylite of this royalme of Englonde For oure 〈…〉 for his greate mercy sende 〈◊〉 grace â–ª so to gouerne and rule 〈…〉 that god â—e pleased and 〈◊〉 and profyt and sauacion oâ— this londe Also ye shall pray for oure stâ—ge lady the quene my lorde the prynce and all the noble progenye of theym For all Dukes Erles Barones knyghtes and Squyers and all other lordes of the kynges counseyll whiche haue any rule and gouernance in this londe that god gyue theym grace so to counceyll rule and gouerne that god be pleased the londe defeÌ„ded to the profyt and sauacion of all the realme Also ye shall praye for the peas bothe on the londe and on the water that god graunte loue and charyte amonge all cristen people ye shall pray for all oure parisshenys whether they be on londe or on water that god saue theym from all maner of perellys and for all the gode men of thys parisshe for theyr wyues children and menye that god theym mayntene saue and kepe ye shall also pray for all true tithers that god multiply her godes and encrease For all true telers that laboure for oure sustenaunce that teyle the erthe and also for al the greynes and frutes that be sowen sett or done on the erth or shal be doon that god sende suche wederynge that they maye growe and multiplye to the helpe and profyt of all mankynde ye shall praye for all true shypmen and marchantes where that they be on the lond or on the water that god kepe hem fro all perylles and brynge theym â—â—me in sauetye with their godes Shippes and marchandyses to the coÌ„forte and prouffyt of this Realme ¶ ye shaâ—â— also praye for thâ—â— that fynd any light in the churche or gyue or byqueth boke bell chalyce or westmente londes rentes lampe or lighte wherby goddes seruyce is the bettre seruyd maynteyned the god rewarde it theim at theyr mooste nede Also ye shal pray for all true pilgrames that haue take their waye to Rome Ierusalem saint Katheryn or saint Iames. or to any other holy place that god of his grace yeue theym tyme and space well for to goo and coÌ„me to the proffyt of theyr lyues and soules Also ye shall praye for all theym that be dyseased in this parysshe that god sende theym helthe the rather for oure prayers For all wymen that been in oure lady bondes in this parisshe or in any other that god lende the children cristendome and the moders purificacion And for all them that wolde be here and may nat for sekenesse trauayll or other lefull occupacion that they may haue parte of al the good dedys that shall be doone in this place or any other Also ye shall pray for all theym that be in good lif that god holde theym longe therin and for theym that be in dett or in dedely synne that iesu crist bryng theim oute therof Also ye shall praye for hym or her that this day gaue the holy brede and for him that firste beganne and leÌ„gest holdeth theron ¶ Furthermore ye shall praye for youre faders soules youre moders soules youre godfaders soules youre godmoders soules youre sustern brethern soules and sa◠〈◊〉 frendes soules all the saules 〈…〉 be dounde to pray fore and for 〈◊〉 â—sten soules that god wolde haue prayed fore ye shall say a Pater noster an Aue maria Deus misereatur Gloria patri Kyrie leyson Pater noster Et ne nos OsteÌ„de nobis domine Domine exaudi oroÌ„nem meam Dominus vobiscum Et. Ecclesie tue Deus in euius manu Vel aliter De profundis ¶ Absolne quesumê° domtue animas famulorum tuorum pontificum reguÌ„ sacerdotum parentum parochianoruÌ„ amicorum benefactorum nostrorum omnium fidelium defunctorum ab oiÌ„ vinculo delictorum vt in resurrectionis gloria inter sanctos et electos tuos resuscitati respirent Per cristum dominum nostrum Amen Emprentyd by me Richarde Pinson
hym for clerenes Abscondit moyses faciem suā ¶ Thenne moyses hyde his face wyth a kerchiff thenne in that one leef were wryten the thre cōmaundemētes that longen to god and those ben thyse ¶ The first thou shalt worshippe thy god and loue hym aboue all thinge For thou shall directe all maner thynge to goddis wyll byfore thyne owne And sue his and not thyn owne wylle ¶ The seconde cōmaundemente is this Thou shalt not take his name in veyne that is for to saye thou shall not bee called goddis childe as crysten man And s◠fende For thenne that name is to the but vayn ¶ Also thou shall not swere by god Nor by noo parte off his body not by noo thynge that he made but in forderynge of the trouthe And yet whan thou arte constreyned therto ¶ The thirde commaundemente is thou shall kepe thyne holy daye that is for to saye thou shall be erly vp and late downe to serue god on the holy daye as thou arte on the werkedaye to thyne owne werke as besy shall thou be on the hooly daye to serue god ¶ The fourthe commaundemente is thou shall worshippe thy fader and thi moder that brought the in to this worlde Also thy godfader and thy godmoder that made the a crysten man And thy fader vnder god that hath cure and charge of thy soule ¶ The fyfthe is thou shall sle no man nother wyth tonge nor wyth thy honde nor wyth euyll ensample The sixte thou shall stele no mannes godes The vii is thou shalt doo no lechery The viii is thou shall bere noo false wytnesse The nynthe thou shall nat coueyte thy nyghboures godes ne no thing that longeth to him that is his ayenst his wyll The tenthe thou shall nat desire thy neyghboures wyf ne coūseyll her in noo waye to do euyll that sholde be harme or vilonye to her husbonge Thies been the x cōmaundmentes the whiche euery cristen man woman is bonde to kepe Thus was moyses a figure and a token of criste Moyses camme bifore and yaue the lawe and Criste came after and gaaf grace and mercy ¶ For in that same maner as moyses fette the people oute off Egypte thrughe the rede see forth to the hylle of Sinay in the same wyse Crist whan he came by his prechynge and myracles doyng He fette the people out of dernesse of synne and of all euyl lyuyng thorugh the water of baptysme to the hylle of vertuous lyuyng ¶ And therfore he that wyll shryue hym clene And leue his fowle lyuing and kepe the commaundementis of god that he made couenaunte to kepe in his cristning thēne shal he be encreased hygher thā ony hyl in erth that is in heuen But he that wyll do thus he muste be fedde wyth fyue loues two fysshes ¶ we rede this daye in holy chirche in the gospell How Criste fedde fyue thousand people wyth fyue looues and two fysshes The fyrste loff of the fyue is contricion for synne The seconde is shryfte of mouth The thirde is satisfaction for the trespasse ¶ The fourth is not to tourne ayen to his synne For he that is ofte aferde shall doo well The fyfthe is perseueraunce in good lyuynge And the two fysshes ben good orysons and almesdedes For thyse be norysshed in waters that is wepynge teres in deuocion thyse two fysshes geten of god what they wylle ¶ Narracio ¶ It is wreten that somtyme was a man that was called pyers and was a ryche man But he was soo harde that there was noo begger that myght gete 〈◊〉 of hym Thenne on ◠tyme it happed so that many beggers satte to gyder in a place and spake off this Pyers how they myghte gete noo good of hym ¶ Thenne spake one off theym as a mayster and sayde what wylle ye ley wyth me that I shall not gete noo good of hym Soo they made a wager thenne wente this man forth and came to Pyers place and set hym doune in the porche at the halle dore there abode tyll pyers came and anone as he sawe Pyers he spake soo horryble to pyers that for grete angre as his seruauntes came by hym wyth a basket of brede he toke a loof And wyth all his myghte he caste it atte the beggers hede and smote hym on the brest and sayd stoppe thy mouth there wyth that the deuylle stoppe the. And anone the begger caught the loofe and ranne his waye to his felowes and shewed his loof And soo he gate his wager ¶ Thenne the next nyghte after it happed soo that this Pyers was shryuen and brought to his bedde ▪ and soo deyed And anone fendes came to take his soule But thenne was our lady redy and bad them brynge the sowle to her And soo they dyde thenne was there noo thynge to helpe the soule But only that lof that he cast to the begger thenne sayde the fendys he gaaf that ayenste his wylle therfore by ryght it sholde not helpe hym ¶ Thenne wente oure Lady to her sone prayenge hym to graunte the soule to goo to the body ayent to loke yf he ¶ wolde amende 〈◊〉 Thenne our lorde badde vere the soule ayen to the body And whan the soule was wyth the body anone he satte vp and gaaf a great syghynge and called to hym all his seruauntes and tolde hem at how hard a dome he was at And he had be dampned hadde not that lof be that he cast at the begger ¶ Therfore anone he made to selle his good and deled it to poure people fore goddis sake And whan he hadde done soo he made hym selfe an heremyte after was an holy man ¶ Here by ye maye well wyte how grete is almesdede and preyers that made a man so preuy wyth god and soo syker ayenst the dome ¶ For all that haue done almysdede for goddis sake shall bee saued yf they be oute of dedely synne ¶ we fynde that a vowtry that is for a man to take another mannys wyfe or a woman another mā than her husbonde it is a greuous sinne And that ye shall here by ensample ¶ Narracio There was somtyme a man that made charcoles in a wode and whan he had made a grete fyre he leye down therby all nyght and soo aboute mydnyght there came a woman rennynge afore a man on a blacke horse as faste as he myght ryde and hunted her abowte wyth a naked swerde all aboute the fyre And so at last this man slewe this woman and hew her all to peces and cast her in to the fyre and rode ayen wyth all his myght Soo whan this man sawe this done many nyghtes thenne he went to his lord and told hym all this mater Thenne was the lorde a bolde knyght and sai◠I will wyte what all this mente and 〈…〉 thyder the nyght after and fonde it as the man had tolde Thenne the knyght asked the spiryte why he dyde so thenne saide he was suche
noÌ„ oraâ—eÌ„ pro illo nisi vt pro diabolo ¶ If I wyst for trouth that my fader were dampned in to helle I wolde neuer pray for hym but as for the deuyl of hell for there is noo prayer of holy chirche that helpeth a dampned man thenne after thyse orysons the crosse is broughte forth to the whiche all cristeÌ„ people shold worshyp this day in worship of hym that this daye deyed on the crosse And pray our lord to forgyue vs our trespace as Criste prayde to his fader of heuen to foryeue hem that dyde hym on the crosse ¶ Narracio ¶ There was a knight somtyme and that was a grete lorde and he hadde a worthy man vnto his sone And soo it happâ—â— that another knyght and his man fell atte debate and soo this knight â—lewe hym wherfore the fader off this man that was dede gadered a grete multytude of people and pursued that othere knyghte where someuer he wente to haue slayn hym nyghte and daye soo that he myght haue noo reste but euer he dyde flee for fere of his lyf ¶ Thenne it happed on a good friday this knyght sawe all cristen people go to the chirche And he bethoughte hym that Cryste deyed that daye on the crosse for all mankynde and put hym only on the mercy of almyghty god and wente to the chirche wyth other people to serue god and whan he was in the chirche anone this other knyghte hadde worde and come wyth moche peple in to the chirche and his swerde drawen in his honde for to sle hym and whan this other knighte sawe that and wiste well that had trespaced to hym fyll downe to the grouÌ„de wyth his armes sprad abrode as our lord Ihesu Crist spradde his armes on the crosse said ¶ For his loue that this daye spradde his armes on the Crosse and suffred passion and deyed for the and me and all mankynde haue thou mercy on me And forgyue me thy sones dethe ¶ Thenne this knyghte thought it hadde be to horrible a thinge to smyte hym ¶ whyle that he leye soo and cryed hym mercy soo meâ—ely and anone he put vp his swerde and said to him Now for his loue that this daye deyed on the crosse for the â—ne and all mankynde I foryeue the and to ve hym vp and kysâ—â— hym and anone wente to doo worship to the Crosse knelyng And whan this knighte wolde haue kyssed the fete of the crosse the ymage loseth his armes fro the crosse And beclpped the knighte aboute the necke and kyssed hym and spake thus that all the people herde I foryeue the as thou hast foryeuen for the loue off me ¶ And thus all cristen people sholde doo thenne they shold haue mercy and grace of god and blisse euerlastinge Amen ¶ In die paâ—he GOode frendis ye shall knowe well that this daye is called in many places goddis sondai ye knowe well that it is the maner in euery place of worship at this daye to do the fyre out of the alle and the blacke wynter brondis and all thing that is foule wyth smoke shall be doone awaye and there the fyre was shall bee gayly arayed wyth fayre floures and strewed wyth grene risshes all aboute shewyng a gret ensample to all crysteÌ„ people ¶ Lyke as they make clene her houses to the syghte of the peple in the same wyse ye shold clense your soules dâ—yng awaye the fowle brennyng sinne of lechery put all thyse awaye and cast out all thy smoke dust and strewe in your soules floures of feyth charite and thus make youre soules 〈◊〉 to receyue your lord god at the fest of ester Deponentes omneÌ„ maliciaâ— And put awaye all malyâ—e all sorowe for ryght as ye wyll suffâ—e no thinge in your house that stynketh and sauoureth euyll wherwyth ye may bee deceyued Ryght soo Cryst whan he cometh in to your hous of your soules and he fynde there ony stynke of wrathe enuy or ony other dedely synne â–ª hee wyll not abyde there But anone he goth his waye then cometh the fende in and bydeth there thenne may that soule be sory that is so forsakeÌ„ of god and betaken to the fend thus it is wâ—th those that ben in wrathe and enuy or in ony dedely synne and wylle not forgyue to hem that hath trespassed to hem for noo prayer he shall noo forgyuenesse haue for our lorde saith thus Dimittite et dinuttemiâ— Forgyue ye ye shall haue forgyuenesse And therfore euery Crysten man and woman shold serche well her conscience and make hem able to receyue her sauyor Ihesu crist very god maÌ„ ¶ Narracio ¶ There was somtyme an holy bysshop that prayed ofte besely to god that he myght haue grace to see and knowe whiche were worthy to receyue that holy sacramente and come to goddis borde thenne on a tyme as he shold housel the people He sawe some come wyth her faces as rede as blode and blode droppe oute of her mouthâ—â— And some her faces were as blacke as any pitâ—he and some were fayre and redde and lusty to be holde and some as brighte as ony snowe Thenne amonge all other he sawe two comyn wymmen came and their faces shone and bryght as the sonne than had the bysshop grete merueyll of that sight and pâ—eyed to god to gyue hym reuelacion to wyâ—e what all this betokened theÌ„ne ther came to hym an angel said those that haue blody faces and blode droppâ—th out of her mouthis be enuyous peple and wrathfull and wyl not ameÌ„de hem therof and euer they been bacbytyng and slaundrynge her neyghbours And ben euer redy to swere othes therfore her mouthes shall drop blacke blode tyll they come to amendement And those that hauen blacke faces as pytche ben lecherous and wyll not leue her synne and ben grete· synners in many degrees and wyll not amende hem They that haue theyr faces whyte as ony snowe those be they that haue doon greate synne and ben shryuen therof And ben sory for her synnes for the weping of her eyen had wasshed her soules and made hem clene soo they ben in clene lyfe and truly labour for her lyuynge ¶ And those two comyn wymmen that shyne so bryght passyng al other they were gret synners and were sore aferde whan they came to chirche and toke a greate repentaunce in her hertes that they made a vow to god preyeng hym hertely to take noo vengeaunce on hem And they wolde forsake her synne and neuer doo amysse more wherfore god of his grete gracâ— and 〈…〉 â—oâ—gâ—â—ue them her trespas and all her synnes and the sorowe of her hertes hath soo wasshen her soules that they shyne bryghter than all other and thenne the angell wenâ—â— his waye and the bisshop kneled downe and thanked god for his reuelacion and therfore take ensample by thyse two comen wymmen and be sory for your sinnes and repente you in your hertes and purpose neuyr to
so wolde goo into wyllshyre but he was take by the wey with theuys and ladde into an olde house bounde to a post and his hondes behinde him and so lefte him ther all nyghte and at the laste he fyll a slepe sawe a fayre woman clothed in whyte he neuir sawe noon such and euyn therwith he awoke and felte him selue loose Then he sawe oure lady so bright that he thoughte she passed the sonne said what arte thou and she saide I am mary that thou and thy nacion despisen say that I bare neuir goddes sonne But nowe I am coÌ„me to bryng the oute of thy erroure and oute of pryson that thou arte in therfore come thou with me and stonde yonder at the stone and loke downewarde and so he dyd and there he sawe the horrible peynes of hel that he was nygh oute of his mynde Thenne saide oure lady to him These be the peynes that be ordeyned to al tho that wyll nat beleue in my sones passion and in the feyth of holy churche yet come forth and se more and she set him on a hye hyll and shewyd a place of grete ioye and myrthe in somoche that he was rauysshed with that sight Then saide oure lady Lo these been ordeyned to al tho that beleue in the incarnacion of god and that he was borne of me I clene mayde bifore and after And that my sonne shedde his blood for all maÌ„kynde Nowe haste thou seen both ioye and peyne chose whiche thou haste leuyr Thenne he wente moche of the nyghte he wyst nat what waye but walkyd forthe And on the morowe he come to Bathe there he was cristned and named Iohn after was a holy man ¶ Then to come agayn to oure purpose of oure lady what tyme that IoachiÌ„ hadde offred oure lady into the temple to the bisshop to kepe her saue in ward tyll she were xii yere of age and more Thenne muste the busshop ordeyne her an husbonde and then they lete crye al aboute in the countre that kynges lordes and other gentylles that were with oute wyues shold come at a certein day for to knowe who were best worthy to wedde that faire mayde that was floure of all maydens For right as the lily is white and faire emonge briers and other floures Right so was oure lady emonge other maydenes So whan they come to Ierusalem to see the mayden that was of the beste bloode of the worlde The busshop ordeyned an olde staff of asshe that hadde been kepte in the temple many yeres was al worme etyn and he saide He that handeleth that staff and burgenyd and bere floures he shulde haue the mayden and she was brought forthe into the temple yâ— all the people myght see her Then â—ad the busshop brynge forthe the staf and whan any man handled it he bad him holde it vp on hye that the peple myght se if it burgened Then went it to kynges prynces lordes knyghtes and sauyers and other gentylmen but it wolde nat be the firste daye ne the second day so the thridde day they shulde make an ende Thenne came there an olde man into the temple and hadde herde of this but he sawe it nat and thought to goo se how the peple dyd come thyder and stode a ferre in a corner and loked on this mayden Thenne he thought in him selue he wolde nat handell the staf for this mayde is nat for me that is so passynge faire and I so passinge olde Thenne come there a white doue fall vpon his hede with a golden byll and her feet shone as it hadde be bright burnysshed golde that all the people sawe her and some wolde haue caughte her but they might nat Then was the busshop ware and badde Ioseph come vp to him anone and Ioseph saide nay she is nat for me she is to yonge and I am to olde to gouerne her estate Then said the busshop handell this staf he dyd and anone it was grene and began to burgyn and bare leuys and blosomed and bare frute Thenne was the busshop gladde and Ioseph sory for to haue her for he was full purposed neuir to haue wyf Thenne the busshoppe weddyd theym worshipfully and bad Ioseph take her home with him and so he dyd Thenne sone after the holy goste lighted in her with gretynge of the aungell gabriell And soo beganne to weye greate with childe Then Ioseph loked on her and thoughte to haue gone awaye pryuely fro her and leue her allone Thenne come an aungell to Ioseph and badde he sholde take mary to his kepynge and studye no more thervpon and leue all such thoughtes for it was goddes wyll and god him selfe wyll that it be so Thenne he lefte all suche fantasies and kepte her well as a man shulde doo his wyf De exaltacione sancte crucis gOode frendes suche a daye ye shall haue holy rode daye in the whiche ye shall coÌ„me to the churche in worship of hym that was done on the crosse that day is called Exaltatio sancte crucis The exaltacion of the crose whan saint Elyn hadde set the crose in Ierusalem cristen peple dyd it grete reuerence But then come the kinge of Perce that was called Cosdre and he tooke the crosse with him and made the cyte bare and bare awey all that he might and went into the temple and toke all the treasoure iewelles and precious stones and bare them awaye Thê° this cursed man did distroy many kingdomes and so bare the holy crosse into his owne countre Thenne the Emperoure Eraclius herde herof and was full wrothe and sory And sent to this kinge cosdre to trete with him For eraclius was a cristen man Then cosdre aunsweryd cursedly and said he wold nat trete tyll he hadde all his people to forsake cristendome and to do sacrifice to his mawmentes Thenne this Emperoure eraclius betooke all to god gadred him an ooste of people to fight with this cursed kynge cosdre hoping in god to gete the holy crosse agayn But whan this cursed kynge Cosdre come he fyll in suche a fantasy madnesse that he tooke his sone all the gouernaunce of his realme And lete make an house for him selue in maner of an aulter lyke vnto heuyn and made it all shynynge gold and precious stones And sette him selue in the myddes in a chaire of golde and coÌ„maunded that all the people shulde call him god and so satte and the holy crosse in his right hoÌ„de in stede of his sonne and on the left honde a tame cocke in stede of the holy gooste and him selue in the myddes in stede of the trynyte And thus he sat lyke a mad man Thenne whanne his sone herd that Eraclius was coÌ„mynge he went ayenste him and met him att a grete water ouer the whiche water was a brydge Thenne by the assent of bothe their often the ii cheif capitaynes a middes the bridge shold