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esdre_n vi_fw-la mathei_n v._o i._n corin_o xv_o xxviii_o q._n i._n se_fw-es pe_fw-es purpose_n and_o you_o shall_v learn_v to_o speak_v honest_o dyvers_a fole_n name_v gorbyens_fw-fr ben_fw-mi assemble_v togyder_o by_o great_a hepe_v hallow_a the_o feste_n of_o their_o ancient_a fader_n they_o love_v all_o thing_n enorm_a as_o well_o man_n as_o woman_n they_o enhance_v the_o altar_n of_o their_o fader_n and_o when_o they_o have_v vysyte_v the_o chirch_v the_o old_a young_a man_n or_z woman_n vyrgyn_v maiden_n oâ—_n chaste_a without_o any_o order_fw-fr ren_v and_o meddle_v they_o in_o abhomynacyon_n make_n the_o fee_a bere_v ensence_n in_o their_o hand_n speak_n vile_a word_n make_n great_a noise_n &_o tumulte_n one_o can_v not_o chastyse_n they_o from_o sin_n for_o sin_n hold_v they_o always_o and_o so_o they_o reign_v on_o the_o earth_n without_o virtue_n they_o have_v no_o shame_n nor_o vyr_n gynyte_n be_v not_o due_a at_o this_o time_n for_o no_o body_n for_o every_o body_n regn_v 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it_o by_o pomp_n that_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n and_o avoid_v the_o water_n or_z else_o the_o ship_n will_v perysshe_v in_o the_o see_v therefore_o be_v confess_v and_o repentaunte_v for_o your_o sin_n or_o that_o you_o mount_n upon_o the_o see_v for_z full_a lytell_fw-mi know_fw-mi you_o what_o peril_n you_o shall_v have_v among_o you_o bacchus_fw-la servant_n that_o drynk_v wine_n like_o sponge_n to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o fall_v not_o in_o great_a inconuenyence_n leave_v it_o the_o sow_n produce_v &_o bring_v xl_o ad_fw-la ephe_n v._o psal_n xl_o forth_o many_o lytell_a pygge_n the_o which_o do_v ensue_v their_o mother_n when_o she_o put_v she_o in_o the_o mire_n and_z ay_o 〈…〉_o undycyte_v even_o so_o be_v it_o of_o dyvers_a young_a man_n that_o ensue_v i._o hieremie_n â—i_fw-la esaye_n â—li_fw-la ad_fw-la coâ—_n three_o ad_fw-la titum_fw-la i._o their_o friend_n in_o vile_a and_o abominable_a sin_n &_o will_v not_o purge_v nor_o cleanse_v their_o conseyence_n nor_o honour_n the_o thing_n the_o which_o be_v utyle_n and_o good_a and_o if_o they_o have_v any_o vile_a eatche_n upon_o they_o they_z keep_v it_o for_o good_a hap_n the_o hog_n be_v crown_v and_o aourn_v honourable_o there_o be_v many_o man_n &_o woman_n of_o his_o condycyon_n by_o the_o which_o mean_v some_o be_v full_a of_o vile_a ordure_n where_o as_o they_o take_v noury_n shing_n 〈…〉_o r_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n and_o with_o their_o mouth_n they_o uttre_v many_o vile_a and_o dishonest_a word_n as_o man_n unreasonable_a ha_o good_a lord_n if_o orestes_n reygn_v now_o and_o have_v domynacyon_n over_o the_o people_n lxvi_o horeste_n ê“uer_o twelve_o eccle._n xxxi_o eccâ—ie_n xxxii_o esaye_n lxvi_o as_o he_o have_v have_v in_o time_n paste_v he_o will_v say_v that_o you_o be_v furious_a people_n you_o delyte_n you_o in_o the_o foul_a sin_n of_o glotony_n et_a like_o swine_n and_o drynk_n like_o pegyon_n also_o long_o as_o your_o brethe_n may_v hold_v such_o folk_n do_v such_o sacryfyse_n ought_v to_o be_v adnychyl_v and_o dysprayse_v total_o ¶_o of_o the_o estate_n &_o abuse_v spyrytuell_a lxxi_o ¶_o some_o do_v the_o good_n spyrytuell_a coveyte_n in_o aege_fw-la not_o covenable_a but_o when_o they_o must_v do_v thactuell_a and_o with_o god_n dine_v at_o his_o table_n they_o be_v thereto_o nothing_o notable_a for_o the_o world_n and_o his_o vanyte_n draw_v they_o to_o perplexyte_n folysshe_n hertes_o ecclesyastyque_v come_v anâ—rede_v this_o chapytre_n &_o you_o shall_v find_v thing_n helthefull_a unto_o your_o soul_n ¶_o now_o under_o stone_v what_o be_v leave_v behind_o for_o to_o speak_v of_o mose_n viij_o q._n i._n i_o scripture_n et_fw-la c._n mose_n as_o i_o sit_v muse_v all_o alone_a there_z come_v a_o great_a turbe_v of_o folk_n before_o i_o clothe_v like_o man_n of_o the_o chirche_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o scyence_n take_n upon_o they_o the_o holy_a order_fw-fr of_o preesthode_n and_o after_o they_o resemble_v un_fw-fr to_o ydole_n or_o puppee_n 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monk_n and_z relygyous_a man_n how_o well_o that_o the_o ordres_n be_v constytute_v dyvyne_o for_o to_o serve_v the_o &_o honour_n the_o this_z notwithstond_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o habyte_v they_o be_v replete_a with_o malice_n and_o sin_n underit_fw-la o_o holy_a order_fw-fr of_o god_n sacred_a thou_o be_v at_o this_o time_n well_o macule_v thy_o name_n be_v blessyd_v all_o about_o &_o better_o honour_v than_o at_o this_o present_a time_n for_o now_o thorughe_o all_o the_o unyversall_a world_n be_v but_o vycyous_a sin_n and_o unhappynes_n ¶_o o_o blessyd_v lord_n ihesu_fw-la cryste_n how_o thou_o endure_v many_o wrong_n and_o offence_n in_o this_o vale_n of_o misery_n of_o they_o the_o which_o shall_v be_v myrrour_n unto_o the_o poor_a people_n &_o that_o shall_v endoctryne_n they_o in_o good_a werke_n and_o operacyon_n and_z in_o good_a virtue_n the_o holy_a
and_o blessyd_v faint_a augustyn_a give_v his_o rule_n unto_o his_o monachi_fw-la monachi_fw-la fellow_n and_o brederen_n that_o they_o shall_v in_o all_o calamyte_n and_o misery_n and_z debonayrte_o and_o humylyte_n be_v in_o this_o fi_fw-la augustinus_n seven_o q._n i_o non_fw-la aunt_n moses_n deutro_fw-mi xviii_o xxi_o q._n iii._n 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-fr et_fw-fr c._n sacer_fw-la dotum_fw-la ê“uer_n xxi_o u._fw-mi petri_fw-la three_o glow_n two_o q._n seven_o non_fw-la omnis_fw-la xl_o this_fw-mi c._n fi_fw-la world_n lyve_v solytary_o but_z at_o this_o present_a time_n you_o inaye_v see_v how_o well_o it_o be_v keep_v and_o how_o strayte_o it_o be_v full_a rude_o observe_v god_n wot_v o_o blessyd_v saint_n augustyn_a thou_o write_v thy_o law_n and_o thy_o statute_n so_o worthy_o &_o at_o this_o present_a time_n none_o observe_v nor_o keep_v they_o but_o premyt_v and_o adnychyl_v theym_a the_o preeste_n ber_v not_o within_o their_o corporal_a body_n so_o excellent_a virtue_n as_z they_o that_o reygn_v in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n all_o evyll_n conversacyon_n remain_v in_o they_o of_o this_o present_a time_n they_o go_v on_o vyage_n and_o pylgrymage_n accompany_v with_o man_n and_o woman_n and_z under_o the_o umbre_v of_o good_a faith_n pollute_v the_o chirche_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n for_o their_o abhomynacyon_n their_o soul_n shall_v be_v grevouslye_o torment_v in_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n inestymable_fw-fr where_o as_o they_o shall_v know_v the_o pain_n that_o they_o have_v have_v to_o goverue_v their_o cure_n and_o benefyce_n of_o the_o which_o i_o hold_v my_o pease_n for_o this_o present_a tyme._n and_o more_o over_o saint_n jerome_n dress_v his_o word_n unto_o the_o preeste_n sa_v in_o this_o wise_n o_o preeste_n every_o day_n when_o you_o celebre_fw-la your_o body_n be_v make_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_fw-la cryste_n how_o may_v falseness_n issue_n out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n when_o all_o truth_n and_o veryte_n enter_v in_o to_o it_o 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good_a medecyne_n experte_a in_o physyke_a and_o moche_n thing_n putting_a the_o people_n in_o ruin_n and_o the_o poor_a man_n sore_o oppress_v by_o excessyve_a money_n take_v and_o all_o be_v by_o their_o proud_a iactaunce_n and_o by_o their_o simple_a cognyssaunce_n approach_v you_o near_o my_o doctryne_n fool_n replete_a with_o iactaunce_n and_o come_v and_o here_o my_o xxviii_o twelve_o q._n two_o gloriâ—_fw-la episcopâ—_n twelve_o q._n 1_o 〈◊〉_d ê“uer_o xxviii_o lesson_n where_o as_o you_o may_v here_o and_o learn_v some_o thing_n to_o the_o helthe_n and_o saluacyon_n of_o your_o soul_n i_o medecyne_n &_o physycyen_n will_v have_v take_v away_o the_o here_o from_o a_o poor_a man_n cheek_n and_o have_v none_o aspect_n unto_o my_o own_o the_o which_o be_v gretter_n swell_a &_o be_v more_o replete_a with_o hete_n than_o the_o poor_a mannes_z now_o come_v we_o unto_o the_o congregacy_n on_o of_o the_o fool_n full_a of_o iactaunce_n the_o which_o ben_z bind_a with_o a_o thread_n the_o 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