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which_o anon_o shall_v come_v hyder_n for_o to_o vysite_v the_o /_o wherefore_o arise_v and_o go_v to_o mete_v he_o /_o ¶_o anon_o the_o holy_a fader_fw-mi aroo_n and_o go_v down_o for_o to_o mete_v the_o say_a merchant_n that_o which_o come_v fro_o alexandrye_a and_o bring_v fro_o theybayde_v many_o marchaundyse_n the_o which_o he_o have_v in_o three_o shyppe_n which_o be_v worth_a of_o their_o money_n iii_o thou_o sand_n shyllynge_v or_o there_o abowte_n and_o by_o cause_n he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n &_o lovyd_v well_o relygyon·_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o say_v holy_a fader_fw-mi ten_o sack_n full_a of_o pesen_fw-mi and_o benes_z for_o to_o make_v with_o pottage_n /_o and_o when_o paphunce_n see_v he_o he_o say_v to_o he_o /_o what_o do_v thou_o man_n of_o god_n /_o what_o life_n lede_v thou_o in_o earth_n or_o what_o consolaconn_n have_v thou_o with_o theym_n that_o ben_fw-mi celestyall_a /_o leave_v unto_o erthly_a &_o worldly_a peple_n the_o good_n of_o the_o world_n and_o do_v somoche_n that_o thou_o be_v merchant_n &_o solicytour_n of_o the_o ream_n of_o heaven_n and_o follow_v thy_o savyour_fw-mi /_o the_o which_o shall_v call_v the_o in_o short_a time_n ¶_o the_o which_o thing_n so_o happen_v /_o for_o the_o merchant_n follow_v the_o good_a admonycyon_n of_o saint_n paphunce_v make_v to_o be_v gyve_v &_o deal_v his_o good_n to_o poor_a man_n /_o servant_n of_o god_n /_o and_o lead_v a_o life_n solytarye_n /_o and_o soon_o after_o he_o pass_v fro_o this_o corruptyble_a world_n /_o in_z to_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n /_o ¶_o and_o in_o like_a wise_n after_o deyed_a the_o holy_a fader_fw-mi paphunce_fw-mi /_o but_o yet_o the_o angel_n show_v to_o he_o his_o dethe_v sayenge_a /_o ¶_o come_v thou_o holy_a man_n blessyd_v of_o god_n 'loo_o here_o the_o prophet_n which_o hen_n with_o i_o for_o to_o receyve_v the._n the_o which_o grace_n i_o have_v not_o show_v to_o the_o before_o /_o to_z the_o end_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v proud_a /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n live_v one_o day_n after_o and_o recount_v this_o that_o say_v be_v to_o some_o preeste_n which_o be_v come_v thider_v for_o to_o vysyte_n he_o ¶_o and_o after_o he_o give_v to_o theym_v many_o techinge_n /_o ¶_o among_o all_o other_o he_o show_v to_o theym_v /_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o despise_v other_o of_o what_o estate_n or_o what_o vocation_n he_o be_v though_o he_o be_v vycyous_a /_o ¶_o for_o in_o every_o ordie_n of_o man_n life_n the_fw-mi ben_fw-mi two_o soul_n pley_v saunt_z to_o god_n by_o do_v some_o thing_n secret_o and_o unknowen_a /_o ¶_o and_o thus_o may_v be_v conclude_v /_o that_o the_o habyte_v makyth_v not_o the_o man_n pleysaunt_a ne_o agreeable_a to_o god_n /_o but_o oon_o the_o clennesse_n of_o lyf_v ¶_o after_o that_o the_o say_v holy_a fader_fw-mi papounce_n have_v gyve_v to_o his_o brother_n enseygnement_n and_o many_o other_o techynge_n and_o that_o he_o have_v take_v leave_n of_o theym_n in_o great_a humylyte_n /_o he_o render_v his_o soul_n to_o god_n /_o which_o the_o holy_a angel_n bare_a in_o to_o heaven_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o assystence_n in_o sing_v song_n and_o dyctee_n celestyall_a /_o ¶_o of_o the_o monastery_n of_o saint_n ysodore_n beginning_n in_o latyn_a ¶_o vidimus_fw-la apud_fw-la thehaidam_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge xvii_o in_o thebayde_v be_v a_o monastery_n and_o covent_n of_o saint_n ysodote_n playsaunte_n and_o great_o renom_v /_o ¶_o the_o relygyouse_n that_o be_v there_o within_o have_v moche_o great_a and_o large_a house_n /_o ¶_o there_o be_v many_o pond_n gardynes_n and_o tree_n bere_v fruit_n /_o with_o this_o there_o be_v all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o bodily_a life_n in_o such_o wise_a
¶_o i_o knome_v well_o that_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o see_v the_o /_o but_o nevertheless_o i_o pray_v the_o open_a to_o i_o thy_o door_n /_o ¶_o for_o sure_o my_o friend_n i_o shall_v never_o depart_v fromhen_n till_o i_o have_v seen_v that_o /_o thou_o susteyne_v well_o that_o brute_n beeste_v wherefore_o thene_n open_v not_o thou_o thy_o door_n to_o i_o that_o am_z a_o be_v reasonable_a i_o have_v seek_v the._n &_o have_v find_v that_o /_o and_o have_v knock_v to_o the_o end_n that_o thou_o shall_v open_v the_o door_n to_o i_o /_o the_o which_o thing_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o i_o shall_v dey-here_a in_o abide_a that_o /_o and_o thê°_n tofore_o the_o door_n of_o saint_n poul·_n the_o blessyd_v saint_n anthonye_n sorrow_a /_o ¶_o thene_n saint_n paul_n ansuerde_v to_o high_a /_o o_o knight_n of_o god_n no_o man_n threnyth_fw-mi that_o /_o in_z desyre_a like_a as_o the_o desire_v /_o &_o thou_o thretne_v mein_fw-ge waylling_n &_o sayenge_a that_o thou_o shall_v deye·_a if_o i_o opene_n not_o to_o the_o the_o door_n /_o and_o thus_o in_o smile_a saint_n paul_n open_v the_o door_n to_o saint_n anthony_n /_o &_o when_o it_o be_v open_v that_o one_o salute_v that_o other_o by_o their_o name_n /_o and_o yet_o have_v they_o never_o seen_v each_o other_o /_o and_z after_o that_o they_o embracyd_v and_o kyss_v togyder_n a_o long_a while_n /_o ¶_o now_o lete_fw-la we_o think_v what_o welcomynge_n and_o thanks_n full_a of_o devocyon_n be_v thene_n bitwene_v they_o tweyne_v certain_o it_o shall_v be_v long_o to_o reherce_v /_o ¶_o after_o saint_n paul_n begin_v to_o say_v /_o alas_o my_o brother_n thou_o haste_v take_v great_a labour_n for_o to_o see_v i_o /_o and_z i_o be_o no_o thing_n but_o a_o wretchyd_a carayne_a all_o rot_a for_o aege_fw-la /_o thou_o see_v a_o man_n the_o which_o anon_o shall_v be_v come_v ash_n or_o dust_n /_o but_o charite_v enduryth_n and_o suffer_v all_o manere_n traveylle_v how_o great_a somever_n it_o be_v /_o ¶_o now_o say_v to_o i_o my_o brother_n how_o man_n be_v govern_v in_o the_o world_n /_o if_o any_o be_v deceyve_v by_o the_o temptacyon_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o devyll_n /_o &_o under_o what_o domynation_n be_v the_o world_n govern_v /_o and_o in_o say_v such_o word_n togyder_n come_v a_o crow_n or_o a_o bird_n which_o lete_fw-la fall_v a_o loof_o of_o breed_n tofore_o these_o two_o holy_a man_n /_o ¶_o thene_n saint_n paul_n say_v /_o my_o right_n there_o &_o byloved_a brother_n leâ—e_v we_o think_v on_o the_o goodness_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o which_o have_v send_v to_o we_o our_o dyne_a /_o helas_n he_o be_v moche_o merciful_a &_o low_o /_o it_o be_v now_o since_o lx_o year_n that_o every_o day_n i_o have_v have_v half_o a_o loof_o of_o breed_n but_o now_o at_o thy_o come_a god_n have_v multeply_v the_o porâ—dern_a and_o have_v send_v dowble_n pytaunâ—e_o /_o thene_n by_o a_o welle_v or_o fountain_n which_o be_v there_o they_o render_v &_o give_v thankynge_n unto_o god_n /_o and_o after_o they_o be_v by_o two_o hour_n in_o do_v honour_n that_o one_o to_o that_o other·_n which_o of_o theym_n shall_v depart_v the_o breed_n /_o saint_n paul_n say_v it_o be_v saint_n anthony_n part_n to_o do_v it_o by_o cause_n he_o be_v his_o gheste_n sayenge_a that_o honour_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o guest_n /_o saint_n anthonye_n say_v the_o contrary_a /_o but_o that_o it_o apperteyn_v to_o saint_n paul_n /_o bianca_n cause_v he_o be_v more_o auncyente_a and_o more_o perfyghte_a /_o ¶_o for_o unto_o the_o perfyghte_n and_o virtuous_a be_v honour_n due_n /_o ¶_o and_o at_o last_o they_o hold_v the_o same_o breed_v bytwene_v their_o ande_fw-mi /_o it_o be_v depart_v and_o divide_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o to_o each_o of_o theym_a abode_n his_o porcyon_n /_o ¶_o and_o after_o that_o they_o have_v eten_v they_o drink_v a_o lytyll_a water_n of_o the_o fountain_n in_o render_v and_o gyve_v grace_n and_o thanks_n to_o god_n /_o ¶_o that_o do_v they_o put_v theym_v both_o togyder_n in_o prayer_n and_o wake_v all_o the_o night_n in_o prayenge_a to_o god_n devowt_o /_o ¶_o o_o devowte_n soul_n think_v what_o prayer_n every_o man_n now_o makyth_v on_o his_o party_n /_o ¶_o they_o have_v no_o fantasye_a of_o the_o world_n in_o think_v what_o they_o shall_v eat_v or_o drink_v /_o clooth_o or_o to_o hose_n or_o shoe_n theym_fw-mi /_o ¶_o alas_o we_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n can_v not_o say_v a_o aue_fw-la maria_fw-la wythoute_n to_o have_v lettynge_n wythoute_n nombre·_a or_o empesshement_n as_o every_o man_n knowyth_o in_o himself_o /_o ¶_o on_o the_o moâ—â—e_a whane_n it_o be_v day_n saint_n paul_n say_v to_o saint_n anthonye_n /_o it_o be_v long_o since_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o dwellede_v in_o thyse_n regyon_n ¶_o for_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o i_o long_o since_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v one_o his_o servant_n with_o i_o /_o but_o because_o that_o in_o follow_v the_o apostle_n it_o be_v long_o since_o that_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v with_o ihun_v cryst_n /_o thou_o be_v by_o he_o send_v byder_n to_o the_o end_n that_o thou_o put_v my_o body_n which_o be_v but_o earth_n within_o the_o bely_v of_o his_o mother_n which_o be_v the_o earth_n /_o &_o with_o his_o bredern_a which_o hen_n the_o worm_n the_o ben_fw-mi of_o the_o earth_n /_o thene_n saint_n anthony_n begin_v to_o wail_v &_o weep_v so_o habundant_o that_o none_o can_v write_v in_o prayenge_a he_o that_o he_o may_v hold_v he_o company_n in_o this_o mortal_a way_n of_o the_o world_n saint_n paul_n ansuerde_v /_o thou_o ought_v not_o to_o seche_v that_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o possessyon_n /_o but_o the_o strange_a thing_n /_o ¶_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o to_o leave_v thy_o careyne_n and_o follow_v ihesu_n cryste_n /_o and_o to_o thy_o other_o bredern_a that_o they_o govern_v theym_a by_o the_o ensample_n of_o thy_o life_n /_o wherefore_o thou_o shall_v go_v to_o thy_o house_n /_o and_z thou_o shall_v bring_v the_o mantel_n which_o the_o bysshopp_n athanase_n gaaf_n to_o the_o for_o to_o covere_v my_o body_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v deed_n /_o and_o thyse_n word_n say_v saint_n paul_n to_o saint_n anthonye_n not_o for_o drede_v that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v without_o coverture_n /_o for_o never_o in_o his_o life_n he_o have_v not_o cover_v it_o but_o with_o leve_n of_o palm_n /_o but_z he_o say_v this_o to_o the_o end_n /_o that_o saint_n anthonye_n shall_v depart_v and_o that_o his_o dethe_v shall_v not_o be_v to_o he_o sorrowful_a /_o ¶_o o_o how_o great_a charyte_n be_v soon_o come_v emonge_o theym_a that_o ben_fw-mi perfyghte_n for_o one_o day_n oon_o that_o they_o have_v be_v togyde_a /_o ¶_o saint_n paul_n dradde_v to_o anger_n saint_n anthonye_n /_o his_o request_n herd_n saint_n anthonye_n be_v merueylous_o abasshyd_v how_o he_o know_v that_o saint_n athanase_n have_v give_v to_o he_o a_o mantel_n /_o and_o by_o that_o he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v god_n in_o his_o hertâ—â—_n and_o therefore_o he_o dare_v not_o answere·_a bâ—â—_n kyss_v he_o so_o swet_o &_o so_o brotherly_o /_o both_o his_o eye_n &_o ande_fw-mi in_o weep_v great_a teere_n that_o he_o may_v not_o well_o depart_v from_o he_o /_o ¶_o and_o after_o he_o come_v again_o in_o to_o his_o hermytage_n /_o and_o by_o cause_n that_o saint_n anthonye_n be_v moche_o feeble_a by_o cause_n of_o his_o abstynence_n may_v not_o so_o soon_o come_v as_o his_o courage_n constrain_v he_o /_o ¶_o and_o thus_o as_o he_o come_v in_o to_o his_o lytyll_a house_n /_o two_z of_o his_o discyple_n come_v meet_v he_o /_o and_o say_v to_o he_o ¶_o where_o haste_v thou_o be_v so_o long_o fader_fw-mi what_o haste_n thou_o be_v so_o long_o from_o we_o helas_n we_o suppose_v to_o have_v lose_v that_o /_o and_z doubt_v that_o thou_o have_v be_v deed_n /_o thou_o be_v tyght_o welcome_n /_o for_o the_o hevynesse_n that_o we_o have_v for_o thy_o depart_v thy_o come_n again_o have_v render_v to_o we_o joy_n without_o melancolye_n /_o ¶_o he_o ansuerde_v to_o theym_v /_o helas_n i_o be_o a_o poor_a synar_fw-mi unworthy_a to_o be_v named_fw-la relygyouse_a /_o ¶_o i_o have_v seen_v helye_o and_o johan_n in_o desert_n /_o ¶_o and_o very_o i_o have_v seen_v saint_n paul_n in_o heaven_n /_o ¶_o and_o incontinente_fw-la he_o take_v in_o his_o celle_fw-fr the_o mantel_n for_o to_o return_v toward_o saint_n paul_n /_o ¶_o thenne_n the_o bredern_a demand_v of_o he_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v so_o hevy_a &_o so_o sorrowful_a /_o ¶_o and_o he_o answeryd_v to_o theym_v /_o that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o speak_v and_o a_o time_n
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to_o increase_v our_o holy_a faith_n accompany_v with_o his_o clerk_n come_v in_o to_o the_o lytyll_a house_n of_o this_o holy_a man_n /_o ¶_o and_o whanne_v he_o be_v there_o arryâ—â—d_v /_o he_o salew_v he_o after_o he_o admonesteâ—_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o go_v in_o to_o the_o say_a town_n sayenge_a /_o ¶_o o_o my_o friend_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n which_o never_o refusyth_v to_o the_o no_o thing_n that_o thou_o of_o he_o demaunde_v /_o ¶_o also_o thou_o knoweste_v enough_o the_o paynem_v dwelling_n in_o this_o next_o town_n and_o how_o we_o can_v not_o find_v manere_fw-mi to_o converte_v theym_a ¶_o wherefore_o it_o byhovyth_v that_o thou_o go_fw-mi for_o to_o admone_a and_o stir_v theym_a â—â—ke_v as_o god_n shall_v enseygne_v and_o 〈◊〉_d the._n ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n be_v moche_o â—â—â—â—bled_v of_o the_o offyce_v that_o the_o bysshopp_n â—â—de_v gyve_v to_o he_o and_o ansuer_v to_o he_o ¶_o o_o my_o lord_n i_o pray_v that_o the_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d suffer_v i_o to_o bywepe_v my_o wyckidnesse_n &_o that_o i_o depart_v not_o from_o here_o ¶_o i_o weâ—e_v well_o say_v the_o bisshopp_n that_o thou_o â—â—ste_v leave_v the_o world_n and_o renounce_v alle_fw-mi erthe_o good_n for_o the_o bliss_n of_o heaven_n ¶_o but_o nevertheless_o if_o thou_o have_v all_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thou_o have_v none_o obedience_n they_o shall_v nottage_v prouffyte_n the_o /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n ansuer_v to_o he_o /_o alas_o my_o lord_n i_o and_o 〈◊〉_d other_o thing_n but_o a_o deed_n bind_v what_o thynkeste_v thou_o to_o be_v my_o life_n /_o wherefore_o sayste_v thou_o so_o moche_v good_a of_o i_o /_o ¶_o thenne_fw-fr say_v to_o he_o the_o bysshopp_n i_o say_v the_o to_o be_v servant_n of_o god_n which_o seche_v in_o this_o place_n where_o thou_o be_v in_o but_o thy_o helthe_n oon_o /_o but_o thou_o go_v where_o i_o will_v send_v the._n thou_o shall_v be_v cause_n of_o the_o helthe_n of_o infenite_fw-la person_n by_o the_o grace_n that_o god_n shall_v gyve_v to_o the_o ¶_o ne_fw-la think_v not_o oon_o to_o do_v thy_o helthe_n /_o but_o also_o that_o which_o bylongyth_v to_o thy_o neighbour_n /_o and_o thenne_fw-fr shall_v thou_o have_v very_o charyte_v /_o ¶_o and_o by_o this_o moyen_fw-fr thau_fw-fr shall_v gete_v more_o great_a meryte_n anenste_n god_n in_o so_o moche_v as_o thou_o shall_v bring_v with_o the_o many_o soul_n in_o to_o heaven_n /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n hear_v the_o bysshop_n and_o desyre_v as_o very_o obedyente_a to_o conferme_v he_o to_o his_o good_a playsure_n ansuered_a to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v alle_fw-mi ready_a to_o go_v where_o as_o it_o shall_v plaice_n he_o /_o ¶_o wherefore_o the_o bysshopp_n seenge_v his_o right_a good_a will_n lay_v his_o honde_n upon_o his_o heed_n /_o and_o constytute_v he_o a_o priest_n /_o and_o after_o he_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o say_a town_n ¶_o and_o in_o enter_a in_o the_o which_o he_o say_v /_o o_o my_o god_n right_a pytevous_n i_o byseche_v the._n that_o it_o may_v plaice_n the_o to_o behold_v my_o great_a povertee_n freelte_fw-la imbecyllyte_n and_o the_o debylyte_n of_o my_o ignorance_n /_o ¶_o enlarge_v upon_o i_o thy_o grace_n and_o that_o now_o thou_o help_v i_o to_o gloryfye_v thy_o holy_a name_n ¶_o whanne_n he_o be_v arryve_v there_o seenge_v their_o folysshe_n ydolatrye_a /_o he_o moevyd_v with_o pyte_n begin_v to_o waylle_v and_o weep_v in_o make_v his_o prayer_n to_o god_n inlthy_n manere_fw-la /_o o_o my_o god_n which_o art_n oon_o without_o sin_n now_o i_o praise_v the_o that_o it_o plaice_n the_o to_o have_v mercy_n on_o these_o miserable_a synnar_n /_o ¶_o helas_n my_o
lamentacyon_n and_o waylynge_v ¶_o and_o thenne_n she_o begin_v to_o there_o her_o here_o and_o to_o bete_v her_o breast_n and_o her_o visage_n enforce_v herself_o for_o to_o slay_v herself_o by_o dyspayr_a ¶_o and_o thus_o in_o lamenting_a and_o bewail_v she_o bewayl_v merueylous_o her_o vyrgynyte_n so_o lose_v /_o ¶_o and_o ferthermore_o /_o she_o say_v alas_o i_o poor_a synnar_n i_o have_v lose_v alle_fw-mi the_o time_n in_o which_o i_o have_v do_v penance_n /_o all_fw-es i_o orison_n /_o fastynge_n and_o good_a operacyon_n and_o werke_n be_v by_o i_o synnar_a lose_v ¶_o o_o you_o teere_n and_o wâ—pynges_n may_v not_o redememe_v /_o ¶_o o_o my_o uncle_n which_o be_v so_o moche_n so_o perfighte_n what_o shame_n and_o dyshonoure_n have_v i_o do_v to_o the_o /_o ¶_o certain_o i_o now_o fear_v i_o that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v hasty_o fall_v upon_o i_o /_o that_o be_o make_v illusyon_n and_o mock_v of_o the_o devyll_n ¶_o alas_o what_o shall_v prouffyte_n i_o from_o henceforth_o to_o do_v penance_n /_o it_o be_v better_o for_o i_o to_o dye_n thanne_v to_o live_v /_o ¶_o o_o very_a god_n what_o sin_n have_v i_o do_v alas_o my_o maker_n how_o have_v i_o commyse_v and_o do_v against_o the_o such_o offence_n how_o have_v i_o be_v so_o blind_a in_o my_o think_v ne_n how_o have_v i_o be_v so_o ygnoraunte_v ne_fw-la have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o that_o which_o i_o ought_v to_o do_v ne_o where_o or_o what_o shall_v come_v of_o i_o ¶_o alas_o where_o be_v the_o good_a monyâ—sons_n and_o warnynge_n that_o my_o uncle_n say_v and_o warn_v i_o of_o when_o i_o be_v vyrgyne_v and_o that_o i_o have_v purposyd_v to_o have_v keep_v my_o soul_n inmaculate_a and_o undefoyl_v to_o ihesu_n cryste_n my_o spouse_n /_o ¶_o alas_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o behold_v the_o heaven_n for_o i_o be_o deed_n as_o towching_n the_o world_n /_o ¶_o and_o as_o toward_o god_n i_o dare_v not_o return_v to_o my_o wyndowe_n /_o by_o which_o i_o spring_v and_o come_v out_o /_o ¶_o alas_o how_o i_o that_o be_o full_a of_o inyquyte_v &_o wyckydnesse_n shall_v i_o be_v hardy_a enough_o to_o speak_v to_o my_o uncle_n /_o i_o suppose_v if_o i_o return_v to_o my_o lytyll_a house_n /_o incontynent_fw-la if_o i_o come_v and_o approach_v and_o come_v nyghe_a to_o the_o wyndowe_n by_o miracle_n shall_v fire_n to_o i_o that_o shall_v brenne_n i_o /_o ¶_o after_o thyse_n piteous_a by_o wayllynge_v the_o poor_a synnar_fw-mi out_o of_o her_o wit_n as_o deed_n and_o far_o from_o her_o health_n go_v her_o way_n in_o to_o a_o neither_o cyte_v /_o and_o change_v she_o habyte_v /_o and_o after_o go_v to_o a_o house_n where_o as_o dwell_v comyn_v wymmen_v ¶_o now_o it_o happen_v that_o her_o uncle_n know_v her_o sign_n /_o by_o a_o revelacyon_n which_o be_v such_o /_o ¶_o in_o his_o sleep_v he_o dremyd_fw-la that_o he_o see_v a_o dragon_n merueylous_a great_a and_o so_o ferdful_a that_o he_o dare_v not_o behold_v it_o /_o the_z which_o in_o syfle_v enforcyd_v he_o to_o approach_v &_o come_v nyghe_a his_o chambre_n or_o lytyll_a house_n /_o and_o he_o semyd_fw-la ferthermore_o that_o in_o come_n nyghe_a the_o same_o place_n the_o same_o dragon_n find_v a_o down_o the_o which_o he_o devowr_v /_o and_o after_o he_o have_v devowr_v it_o he_o retornyd_v thither_o from_o whenâ—_n be_v come_v ¶_o and_o when_o the_o holy_a man_n abraham_n a_o wake_v he_o begin_v to_o weep_v esteem_v that_o the_o devyl_n will_v set_v scysme_n &_o dyvysion_n in_o the_o chirche_fw-fr or_o that_o many_o crysten_v man_n shall_v be_v torn_v from_o the_o holy_a faith_n ¶_o and_o so_o the_o good_a holy_a man_n wyste_v not_o what_o to_o do_v sauf_o to_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o it_o may_v plaice_n he_o to_o lete_fw-la he_o have_v knowledge_n what_o the_o say_a vysyon_n betokened_a ¶_o and_o two_o day_n after_o he_o have_v a_o neither_o dream_n like_o /_o and_o he_o semyd_fw-la whanne_n the_o say_a dragon_n come_v nyghe_a to_o his_o house_n he_o put_v his_o heed_n under_o his_o foot_n &_o be_v divide_v in_o two_o party_n /_o ¶_o after_o the_o which_o vysion_n the_o holy_a man_n see_v within_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o say_a dragon_n the_o say_v down_o which_o he_o have_v devour_v and_o him_z semyd_fw-la that_o the_o dowe_fw-mi be_v alyve_a /_o and_o thenne_fw-fr incontinent_n the_o holy_a man_n put_v his_o honde_n in_o the_o say_v bely_v /_o and_o draw_v out_o the_o down_o a_o live_v /_o ¶_o thene_n he_o a_o wake_v after_o that_o /_o &_o wen_v to_o have_v find_v his_o nyece_n marye_n in_o her_o oratorye_n come_v smyting_a atte_n her_o wyndowe_n and_o call_v she_o two_o or_o three_o time_n ¶_o and_o by_o cause_n that_o since_o two_o day_n he_o have_v not_o hear_v she_o in_o her_o oratory_n and_o prayer_n he_o ymagyne_v and_o bileve_v that_o the_o vysyon_n be_v of_o his_o nyece_n wherefore_o he_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n in_o make_v merueyllous_a lamentacyon_n and_o wayllynge_v and_o say_v ¶_o alas_o what_o be_v now_o happen_v to_o i_o /_o my_o daughter_n be_v now_o prisoner_n in_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o devyll_n /_o o_o cursyd_v wulfe_n ravysshing_n thou_o haste_v ravyssh_v my_o sheep_n /_o o_o savyour_fw-mi of_o all_o the_o world_n gyve_v to_o i_o a_o gift_n that_o be_v that_o my_o sheep_n may_v come_v again_o in_o to_o her_o fold_n tofore_o ere_fw-we i_o dye_n /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o perpetuell_n ennoye_v i_o finysshe_v and_o end_v not_o my_o old_a aege_fw-la /_o ¶_o my_o god_n despise_v not_o my_o prayer_n but_o hasty_o good_a lord_n enlarge_v upon_o i_o thy_o grace_n to_o the_o end_n that_o she_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o golette_n of_o the_o dragon_n ¶_o the_o poor_a daughter_n be_v two_o year_n live_v in_o lubrycyte_n and_o lechery_n bind_a with_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o devyll_n and_o englot_v in_o his_o belly_n /_o ¶_o during_o the_o which_o two_o year_n the_o holy_a man_n abraham_n pray_v contynuel_o to_o god_n that_o it_o playse_v he_o to_o reduce_v and_o bring_v she_o again_o to_o penance_n /_o ¶_o i_o thyse_n two_o year_n the_o holy_a man_n send_v a_o famyly_a friend_n of_o he_o for_o to_o serche_fw-fr and_o seche_v in_o what_o place_n she_o may_v be_v the_o which_o go_v and_o fond_a she_o and_o bring_v word_n where_o she_o be_v and_o have_v seen_v she_o in_o a_o open_a house_n with_o comyn_v wymmen_fw-mi /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n anon_o die_v do_v opene_n his_o house_n and_o go_v out_o of_o it_o secret_o /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v know_v he_o take_v the_o habyte_v of_o a_o secular_a man_n /_o and_o die_v on_o a_o great_a hod_z and_o mufflyd_v his_o visage_n by_o cause_n he_o will_v not_o be_v know_v /_o ¶_o now_o lete_fw-la we_o consydre_fw-mi the_o comparyson_n and_o simylytude_n of_o the_o first_o abraham_n and_o of_o the_o second_o of_o who_o this_o present_a history_n makyth_v mencyon_n /_o ¶_o the_o first_o go_v in_o to_o the_o batayle_n against_o four_o king_n /_o and_o rescow_v and_o bring_v home_o his_o nevewe_a loath_a which_o be_v prysonner_fw-fr /_o ¶_o the_o second_o go_v also_o to_o bataylle_v against_o the_o devyll_n for_o to_o redeem_v his_o nyece_n which_o be_v prysonner_n and_o keep_v and_o hold_v in_o thraldom_n and_o captyâ—â—te_n of_o sin_n to_o which_o she_o be_v submysyd_v and_o give_v /_o ¶_o for_o to_o return_n thenne_n to_o this_o present_a history_n the_o holy_a man_n abraham_n thus_o habil_v and_o array_v as_o say_v be_v lepe_v upon_o a_o horse_n that_o he_o have_v borrow_v for_o to_o make_v this_o voyage_n and_o so_o long_o ride_v by_o his_o journey_n that_o he_o arryve_v in_o the_o house_z where_o as_o his_o nyece_n be_v and_o he_o be_v come_fw-mi thider_fw-mi by_o cause_n he_o see_v she_o not_o among_o other_o young_a wymmen_v which_o be_v there_o demand_v of_o the_o hooste_n if_o there_o within_o be_v any_o young_a woman_n named_fw-la marye_o /_o ¶_o the_o which_o hooste_o wen_v that_o the_o holy_a man_n be_v come_v for_o to_o commyse_v and_o perform_v his_o lechery_n ansuerd_a to_o he_o that_o there_o with_o in_o be_v such_o one_o which_o he_o say_v be_v as_o fair_a as_o one_o may_v see_v /_o gentyll_a &_o honest_a of_o body_n /_o and_o that_o she_o have_v in_o her_o body_n none_o deformyte_v /_o ¶_o the_o which_o word_n hear_v the_o holy_a man_n be_v merueylous_o joyous_a /_o and_o pray_v he_o that_o she_o may_v come_v forth_o for_o he_o will_v eat_v and_o drink_v with_o she_o ¶_o incontynent_n the_o hoo_v bring_v she_o tofore_o her_o uncle_n prowde_o and_o worldly_a array_v &_o clothe_v as_o comyn_o be_v thyse_n unthryfty_a comyn_v wymmen_fw-mi /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a
one_o named_fw-la pyceryen_n bysshopp_n of_o the_o cenâ—â—ryens_n /_o and_n gaaf_v he_o counseyle_v that_o he_o shall_v do_v build_v a_o chirche_n in_o the_o same_o place_n /_o where_o as_o thigh_n pastor_n or_o shepherdess_n dwell_v /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v for_o this_o cause_n more_o incline_v and_o devowte_n to_o pray_v god_n /_o and_o to_o receyve_v there_o their_o right_n and_o sacrament_n of_o the_o chyrche_n /_o and_o thus_o make_v the_o bysshopp_n to_o be_v do_v /_o ¶_o but_o by_o cause_n that_o there_o be_v no_o clerk_n not_o yet_o that_o die_v the_o seruyce_n of_o the_o chyrche_n /_o he_o and_o some_o of_o his_o relygyouse_n come_v to_o vysyte_n they_o /_o and_o show_v theym_v some_o hystorye_n of_o the_o holy_a scrypture_n /_o ¶_o and_o by_o this_o he_o excyte_v and_o movyd_v the_o good_a person_n to_o devocyon_n so_o that_o by_o his_o doctrine_n many_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n and_o his_o charyte_n be_v spradde_a aswell_o upon_o the_o mysbylevyd_v peple_n as_o upon_o the_o crysten_v folk_n /_o ¶_o for_o when_o he_o see_v any_o man_n or_o wymmen_v that_o be_v heretic_n or_o out_o of_o the_o true_a byleve_n he_o weep_v /_o prayenge_a god_n for_o theym_n that_o he_o will_v tear_v theym_v /_o ¶_o of_o the_o condempnaconn_n of_o some_o scripture_n of_o origenes_n /_o the_n chapytre_v beginning_a ¶_o per_fw-la idem_fw-la tempus_fw-la et_fw-la ceterus_fw-la caplm_n lxxviii_o the_o same_o time_n achanase_n that_o perfect_a be_v and_o replenissh_v of_o all_o virtue_n be_v bysshop_n of_o alexandrye_a /_o the_o which_o as_o he_o vysyte_v the_o chyrche_n /_o preaching_n the_o crysten_v faith_n /_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o saint_n pachomyen_fw-mi be_v /_o ¶_o which_o know_v of_o his_o come_n acompany_v of_o alle_fw-mi his_o religiouse_n /_o come_v with_o great_a gladness_n against_o the_o say_a achanase_n se_a ympnes_n and_o orison_n /_o and_o be_v receyve_v of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o relygyouse_n right_a glad_o /_o ¶_o but_o the_o good_a holy_a fader_fw-mi pachomyen_fw-mi show_v not_o himself_o to_o he_o /_o but_o bid_v he_o among_o his_o relygyouse_n /_o by_o cause_n that_o the_o bysshopp_n of_o the_o centiryens_n of_o who_o iâ—_n speak_v above_o have_v say_v moche_o good_a of_o he_o unto_o saint_n athanase_n which_o have_v be_v strong_o persecute_v of_o the_o heretic_n arryens_fw-fr /_o ¶_o and_o by_o cause_n the_o say_v holy_a man_n pachomyen_n be_v very_a devowte_n &_o a_o good_a crysten_v man_n also_o that_o he_o know_v well_o the_o persecucyon_n that_o the_o say_v athanase_n have_v suffer_v by_o the_o arryens_n this_o pachomyen_n which_o with_o alle_fw-mi his_o may_v bare_a and_o maynten_v the_o true_a crysten_v folk_n /_o approvyd_v strong_o the_o condycyon_n and_o holy_a lyve_v of_o saint_n athanase_n /_o and_o hert_o levyd_v he_o /_o and_o have_v the_o obstynate_a heretic_n in_o fore_o great_a indygnacyon_n /_o and_o pryncypal_o orygenes_n that_o be_v chase_v out_o of_o the_o chyrche_n by_o 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what_o soever_o sentence_n it_o be_v /_o ¶_o one_o time_n among_o his_o book_n he_o find_v of_o the_o say_v orygenes_n volume_n /_o which_o incontynent_a he_o die_v cast_v in_o to_o a_o water_n sayenge_a /_o if_o it_o be_v not_o by_o cause_n that_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v wrytt_n in_o the_o book_n of_o orygenes_n i_o shall_v brene_a theym_v all_o /_o ¶_o by_o this_o apperyth_v the_o charyte_n which_o he_o have_v to_o the_o holy_a byleve_n and_o faith_n of_o crystendom_n /_o ¶_o whane_v some_o religyous_a blamyd_fw-la his_o felawe_n he_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o /_o but_o flee_v from_o he_o as_o moche_v as_o he_o cowde_v /_o consyder_v the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmyste_a sayenge_a /_o i_o shall_v persecute_v he_o that_o shall_v bakbyte_v his_o evyn_n crysten_v /_o ¶_o and_o he_o say_v that_o a_o good_a person_n shall_v never_o speak_v none_o evyll_n word_n ¶_o and_o to_o this_o purpoo_v he_o allege_v many_o history_n princypal_o of_o one_o machayre_n which_o in_o blame_a moses_n be_v incontynente_fw-la punyssh_v by_o the_o honde_n of_o god_n /_o ¶_o of_o the_o monastery_n that_o saint_n pachomien_n die_v build_v for_o his_o sister_n and_o beginnyth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o comperit_fw-la igitur_fw-la caplm_n lxxix_o the_o sister_n german_a of_o the_o say_v holy_a man_n pachomyen_n desyre_v to_o see_v he_o go_v to_o his_o monastery_n /_o wen_a to_o she_o that_o he_o as_o glad_a of_o her_o come_n shall_v receyve_v and_o treat_v she_o humayn_o /_o but_o he_o send_v word_n to_o she_o by_o the_o porter_z /_o that_z he_o be_v hoole_n and_o sound_v /_o but_o he_o will_v not_o see_v she_o with_o his_o bodily_a eye_n /_o and_o more_o over_o that_o if_o she_o will_v forsake_v the_o world_n and_o serve_v god_n /_o he_o shall_v do_v build_v a_o house_n for_o to_o lodge_v she_o where_o she_o shall_v do_v penance_n /_o and_o that_o he_o dowt_v not_o if_o she_o will_v begin_v to_o live_v there_o a_o holy_a lyffe_n reguler_n that_o many_o other_o wymmen_v shall_v yield_v 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rome_n in_o pease_v of_o the_o romayn_v /_o ¶_o how_o the_o holy_a bsshop_n receyve_v meke_o the_o folk_n that_o be_v flee_v for_o to_o schewe_v the_o madness_n of_o they_o of_o percy_n &_o beginith_n ¶_o cuâ—us_fw-la sancti_fw-la /_o caplm_n c.xi_o hang_a the_o time_n that_o the_o holy_a bysshop_n &_o patryarke_n john_n the_o almoner_n be_v in_o alexandrie_n they_o of_o percy_n have_v be_v against_o the_o syrryens_fw-fr in_o the_o ream_n of_o syrrye_n the_o which_o ream_n &_o the_o subgette_n of_o the_o same_o /_o â—er_o bring_v to_o thraldom·_n by_o the_o percyâ—on_n /_o ¶_o wherefore_o many_o of_o the_o say_a sirloin_n /_o the_o bare_a full_a unpacyent_o that_o they_o be_v bring_v in_o bondage·_n come_v &_o yield_v the_o ymself_n in_o the_o subiecconn_v of_o the_o say_v patryarke_v /_o the_n which_o he_o receyve_v meke_o &_o swet_o /_o in_o comfort_v they_o not_o as_o in_o tharldom_n &_o fleer_n but_o as_o his_o bredern_a /_o they_z that_o be_v hurt_v &_o such_fw-mi he_o make_v to_o 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