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saint_n austen_n speed_n you_o and_o guide_v i_o pray_v you_o cousin_n wise_o that_o you_o ride_n govern_v you_o also_o well_o of_o your_o dyete_a al_n temperate_o and_o namely_o in_o this_o hete_n betwixt_o we_o two_o need_v no_o strange_a fare_n farewell_o cousin_n god_n shield_n you_o fro_o care_v if_o any_o thing_n there_o be_v by_o day_n or_o by_o night_n and_o it_o lie_v in_o my_o power_n or_o in_o my_o might_n that_o you_o i_o wool_fw-mi command_v in_o any_o wise_n it_o shall_v be_v do_v right_o as_o you_o wool_fw-mi devyse_n o_o thing_n or_o that_o you_o go_v if_o that_o it_o may_v be_v i_o will_v pray_v you_o for_o to_o leave_v i_o in_o hundred_o frank_v for_o a_o week_n or_o twey_n for_o certain_a beeste_n that_o i_o may_v needs_o obey_v to_o store_n with_o a_o place_n that_o be_v we_o god_n help_v i_o so_o i_o will_v it_o be_v you_o i_o shall_v not_o fail_v sure_o at_o my_o day_n not_o for_o a_o thousand_o frank_v a_o mile_n way_n but_o let_v this_o thing_n be_v secret_a i_o 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and_o to_o folk_n to_o bear_v his_o renome_n in_o the_o world_n he_o have_v sin_n thereof_o &_o none_o alms_n certes_o he_o lese_v foul_a his_o good_a that_o he_o ne_fw-mi seek_v with_o the_o yefte_a of_o his_o good_a nothing_o but_o sin_n he_o be_v like_a to_o a_o horse_n that_o seek_v rather_o to_o drink_v drovy_n or_o trouble_a water_n than_o for_o to_o drink_v water_n of_o the_o clear_a welle_v to_o hem_v apperteynen_n the_o say_a cursynge_n that_o christ_n shall_v yeve_v at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n to_o hem_v that_o shall_v be_v damn_a ¶_o sequitur_fw-la de_fw-fr gula._n after_o avarice_n come_v gloteny_n which_o be_v express_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n gloteny_n be_v unntesurable_a appetyte_n to_o eete_v or_o to_o drink_v or_o else_o to_o do_v enough_o to_o the_o unmesurable_a appetyte_n and_o disordeyn_v covetyse_n to_o eat_v or_o to_o drink_v this_o sin_n corrupt_v all_o this_o world_n as_o be_v well_o show_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o of_o eue._n look_v 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