wyll saye thus to theym Venite benedicti patris mei Come ye my faderis blissed children receyue ye the kyngdom of heuen that is ordeyned to you and soo reherse to theym the vii werkes of mercy whan I was hungry ye gaaf me mete Sitiui et dedistis michi bibere whan I was thursty ye gaue me drynke and whan I was herberles ye herbered and soo forth all the werkes off mercy For whan ye gaf ony thynge in my name it was to me Thenne shall our lorde rebuke the riche people that wold not doo for his loue nor forgyue noo trespasse for his sake And saye to theym ¶ Discedite a me maledicti in ignem eternum Goo ye cursed people in to euerlastinge peyne of helle For whan I was a hungred ye gaue me noo mete c. ThaÌ„ maye they be full sory and woo that euer our lorde Ihesu Criste shall thus rebuke theym For ther shall noman of lawe to plete nor for golde nor syluer nor other yeftes to helpe For than shall nother mayster nor lordeshyp helpe but all be sette besyde but right as a man hath done soo shall he haue And ther shall be dyuerse accusers bothe aboue hym and benethe hym and on euery syde aboue hym shall be our lord Ihesu Criste his domes man Iratus est furor domini in populo suo wythout mercy to theym that dede no mercy and so accuse theym of the â—â—st thought that euer was amys On the right syde his angell tellyâ—◠〈◊〉 where whan and how ofte he â—yde amys On that other syde fendes chalengynge hym theyres as by ryght for his wycked dedes Vnder hym â—elle redy if he be founde in synne that daye they shall be peyned and in peyn wythout ende That daye poure people shall â—â—â—te wyth cryste at the dome And done the ryche people for the grete wrongâ—s that they dyde to them and they myghte gete none amendes tyll the daye off dome Thenne they shall haue theyâ— wylle of the ryche people For whan the ryche done the pore wronge they can doo nomore But praye to god to quyte theym at the daye of dome And soo he wyll for god sayth thus Michi vindictâ—m et ego retribuam ¶ Put all to me â–ª and I yelde euery man after his deseruynge Therfore whyle ye ben here make ye amendes for your wyckednesse And maâ—e them youre frendes that shal be your domes men at the day of dome And truste nat to them that shall coÌ„me after you leste ye be begyled And drede the payne of hell that neuir shall haue ende ¶ Narracio ¶ Saint Bede tellith howe there was an husbond man in Englond that fyl seke and ley dede from the euyn tyll on the morowe Thenne he rose and departed his godes in foure parties all his owne parte he gaue to pore meÌ„ and wente and was a monke in an Abbey that was nigh the water syde into the whiche water he went euery nyghte wâ—â—â—n neuir so colde and stode therin longe and suffred grete penaunce And whan he was asked why he dyd so to suffre that grete penaunce he sayde to 〈◊〉 we a greter payn that he had seen â—nd he wolde eâ—e but barly brede drinke water all his lyf after and tolde ii religiouse men the peynes that he hadde seen And they were so grete that he coude nat tell them openly He sayd that an aungell ladde him into a place there that oon syde was so colde that noo tongue myght tell the peyne therof And the other was so hoote that no man myghte tell the peyne therof And soules were caste oute of that one into that other that was a grete payne to them And the aungell shewyd him the fyre that came oute of hell that was so hoote and so ferre as him thought he mighte se it he thought it brente him and in the leaâ—â—e therof he sawe soules boile vp and downe cryenge and waylinge for woâ— Also he herde fendes crye caste out hote â—ede and brymstone to make their peines greter and so they tormentyd the soules in peyne Nowe lorde for thy grete mercy haue mercy on vs and kepe vs fro tho peines and bryng vs to the blis of heuyn that neuir shall haue endyng Amen ¶ Dominica in septuagesima GOod men wymen this daye is called in holy churche the soÌ„day in septuagesme for cause that holy churche is modre of all cristen people she taketh good hede to the children as a good modre oweth to doo and forasmoche as she seeth him full sory sek in synne and many of them wounded to the dethe with the swerde of synne the whiche synne hath caughte all this yere to fore and namely this cristeâ—â—asse tyme that was ordeyned in holy churche for grete solempnyte For euery maÌ„ shulde be besy to serue god with al his power bicause that criste him self shewyd that daye swetnesse of loue to al cristen people For man he was that tyme and in the same flesshe and bloode as one of vs and layde in a cradyl more pourely than any of vs and was cristenyd in water as one of vs And also he came to a weddynge for to clense it from synne and to make vs holy and bretherne to him and heires to the kyngdome of heueyn ¶ For these causes all cristen people owen to be full gladde in their soules as in the tyme makinge solempnite and myrthe and making them bothe clene in body and soule from all maner of synnes And groÌ„dynge them in grete sadnesse of loue to god and to all cristen people doynge greate almes to theym that haue nede ¶ But nowe the more harme is for that high and solempne feste is torned into fylthe synne and grete sekenesse to the soule as pryde by diuerse wyse in clothynge and in many diuerse guyseâ— vsynge into grete couetyse and into lechery that suythe alwaye glotony in slewth in goddes seruyce as â—apes and vanyte syngynge rebaudrye spekynge For vanyte causeth moche slouthe for emonge suche people he is moost worthy that mooste of harlatry can speke Thus these solempne and hygh festys that were ordeyned to grete worshippe of god and of our lady and al the saintes in â—â—uyn now been torned into greate offence to god ¶ wherfore oure mâ—dre holy churche seynge her children in suche dispayre as a moodre full of compassion sory in heâ—â—â— her for theym This day leyeth downe alleluya and other songes of myrth and melody and taketh Tractus that been songes of mornynge Also for this holy sacrament of weddynge is moche defoyled by vanyte of synne Therfore it is leyd downe thesâ— daies and in aduente For many that been nowe wedded yeuyth theym all to luste and lykynge of the bodyes of flesshely luste of this worlde And thinketh full lytell of the dethe that is full greuouse that coÌ„meth so sone after but as it is redde by greate clerkes It is more spedefull to 〈◊〉 soule to 〈…〉 an house there as is a 〈◊〉 and
for the haue oon of thornes Thou haste on thy hondes a peyrof white gloues And I for the haue my blody woundes Thou hast thy armes spradde to lede karolles and dances And myn armes been nayled on a tree with sharpe nailes Thou haste thy clothes pynched full smale And my body for the is full of greate whelys And oon thynge greuyth me mooste of all thou settyst nat by my passion that I suffred ful sore for thy sake But with thyn horrible swerynge thou vp broydest me with many greate othes by my hede eyen armes nayles sydes wouÌ„des feet bones by myn herte and by my passion that thou sholdest doo worshippe to thou dooste grete dispyte and repreef ¶ Narracio ¶ we rede in the gestes of Romaynes that an emperoure sente a grete man to a loÌ„de to be a Iuge And or he came ther no man in the countre coude swere an othe but ye and nay But whan this Iustice came emong them he made the peple to swere on bokes in sessiones and gaue them charges and so the people toke ensample of this Iustice to swere as he his men dyd By oure lordes passion sydes armes nayles face woundes blood herte and so forthe and took it so in vse that the coÌ„men people swoore as they dyd Thenne on a day as the iustice sat in his office and chargyd the peple there caÌ„me to fore him a fayre woman clothed all in grene and brought a faire childe in her lappe all blody al to martred his hede all to prycked his face disfigured his eyen oute his armes broken his hondes smyte through his nayles cutte and his fete cutte from his legges his sydes all to rente his bowelles and hert drawen onte of his body ¶ Thenne sayd this woman to the iustice what are they worthy to haue that haue thus doo to my childe And he sayde they were worthy to haue deth Than saide she thou and thy men with they re horryble othes haue thus dismembred my swete sone Iesu crist that I am modre vnto and thus ye haue taughte al your countrey ¶ wherfore thou shal haue thyn owne dome And so in sighte of all the people the erthe 〈◊〉 and the Iustice fyll downe to hell than the people were sore aâ—ast and they lefte all suche othes and dyd amend ther lyues And so lete vs leue al our othes and lyue as cristen people sholde doo and reuerence the passion of oure lorde iesu criste that was cause of oure â—â—â—eÌ„pcion by the whiche we shall coÌ„mâ—â—â— euirlastinge blysshe that neuir shall haue ende ¶ Dominica palmarum gOode frendes as ye know wele that this daye is called palme sonday But for bicause â—hat the seruyse of this daye is longe I wyll tell you why it is called Palmesonday as saint Iohan sayth Oure lorde Ihesu criste came to Betany where he saythe Venit Iesus bethaniam vbi lazarus fuit mortuus quem resuscitauit And there â—e reysed Lazar from dethe to lyue that had ley iiii daies dede and this Lazar was brother to Mary magdaleyne and to Martha that was a nother sustre Thenne iesus wyâ—t that his passion was nygh and toke Lazar wâ— the him and rydinge on an asse caÌ„me towarde Ierusalem And whenne the people herde therof the people went agaynste him Non propter Iesum tautum sed vt Lazarum viderent quem resuscitauit a mortuis Nat only for Iesu but for to se Lazar that was rysâ—n from dethe to lyue and also for to see criste doo him worshyp Acceperunt ramos palmarum et sternebant in via They tooke braunches of palme and other floures and strewyd in the way ayenste his coÌ„mynge And some spradde their clothes in the way and songe Benedictus quivenit in nomine domini Blessyd be he that coÌ„meth in the name of oure lorde kinge of Israell ¶ wherfore holy churche maketh this daye solempne procession in mynde of the procession that was made ayenst criste and also ioye and myrthe of oure rysynge from dethe to lyf that hath ley all this yere in dedely synne ¶ Nowe I truste to god that we be reysed to good lyuiÌ„ge And for aungellys of heuyn make â—oche ioye of oure resynge oute of synâ— And thus we take palme and flou◠〈◊〉 procession as they dyd and go in â—ssion knelynge to the crosse in worâ— and mynde of him that was doon 〈◊〉 crosse worshipynge and welcoÌ„mynge him with songe into the churche 〈◊〉 the people dyde oure lorde into the cytee of Ierusalem ¶ Than Iohn Byllet asketh a question and sayth that oure lorde hadde the gretyst worshyppe rydynge on the asse that euir he had in this worlde Thenne why worship wee the cros and nat the asse To this question he aunsweryth him selue and sayth that the worshippe of this worlde as salamon sayd all is but a vanyte noughte and maketh a man to forgete his god and him selue There as is gret tribulation disease and heuynesse it causeth a man to thynke of god and crye to him for socoure and help and to knowe him selue And therfore all cristen people sholde putt awaye all worldly vanyties that bringeth moche people to greate myscheif and many to euirlastynge peyne we worship the crosse for it was cause of oure redempcion saluacion to bringe vs to euirlastinge ioy and blisse that we hope all to coÌ„me to Thenne anoon whan criste was coÌ„me to the cyte of Ierusalem he went to the temple and droue oute all byers and selâ—ers that he founde therin and sayd Domus mea domus oracoÌ„nis vocabitur My house is a house of prayers and ye make it a denne of theuys Thus oure lorde yaue all cristen people ensample to leue byenge and sellynge on the holy day and in especiall in the churche ¶ Another is is why it is called Palme sonday For bicause that palme betoknyth victory wherfore all cristen peple shulde bere palme in processioun in tokenynge that he hadde foughten with the fende and hath the victory on hym by shryfte of mouthe satisfaction with dede mekely doon his penaunce wythe grete coÌ„tricion in hert And in this wyse ouircoÌ„me the goostly enmye the fende ¶ Narracio ¶ we rede in the gestys of Romaynes that it was the maner somtyme that if there were any londe that were rebell ayenste the Emperoure Anoon the Emperoure wolde sende some worthy knyghte with grete puyssaunce to that loâ—de and put them downe and maâ— them subgettes to the Empepoure of Rome And whan this knyghte hadde done so than sholde he be sett in a chayr arayed with clothes of gold in the beste wyse a braunche of palme in his honde in tokenynge that he hadde the victory and with grete worship broughte into Rome But whan he caÌ„me into any worthy cyte thenne there sholde stonde one by him and beâ—e him in the mouth with a â—nche of olyue saynge thus Knowe thy selue That is to vnderstonde thâ—â—u be greate nowe and haue the â—y
this present world Therfor he ordeyned this present feste to be halowed in the next thursdaye after the feste of the holy Trynyte for all crysten people that wyll be sauyd muste haue sad beleue in the holy sacrameÌ„t that is goddis owne body in fourme of brede made by the vertue of crystis wordes that the prest sayth by workyng of the holy ghoste ¶ Thenne for this holy pope thoughte to drawe people to more deuocion and better wyll to this holy sacrament and to doo seruyce this daye he graunteth to all that ben worthy that be they that be verey contryte and shreuen of her synnes be in the chirche at bothe euynsonges at matyns and at masse For eche a â— dayes of pardon and for eche hour off the day xl daies of pardoÌ„â— for euery day of the vtas a C. dayes of pardoÌ„ in remission of all her synnes for euermore enduryng thenne ye shall vnderstonde that Our lord Ihesu cryste on sherethursdaye at nyght whan he had souper and wyst well in the moroweâ— that he shold suffre his passion and dethe and passe oute of this worlde vnto his fadre in heuyn He ordeyned a perpetuall memory of his passion to abyde for euir with all cristen peple in erth He tooke brede and wine and made his owne flesshe and blode and gaue it to his disciples to ete and to drynke said Accipite et manducate hoc est corpus meum Take ye this and ete it for it is myn oune flesshe and blood And this he dyd for they sholde haue mynde of him so he yaue other prestys power to make his body of brede and wyne Thus euery preeste hath power to make the sacrament be he good or badde For the sacramente may no man amende nor payre but he that is a good man and a holy lyuer helpyth greatly them that he prayeth fore And he that doth the offyce of the preest worthely and trulye shal be gladde and ioyfull that euir he was borne Foâ—â—â—re lorde hath yeuyn a preest a 〈…〉 power here in erthe that he gaue neuir to aungell in heuen that is to make his owne body in fourme of breed Therfor ye shal haue worshippe more in heuyn thanne any tong can tell or herte thynke And he that is an euyll lyuer and knoweth him selfe in dedely synne and presumeth to mynistre that worthy sacrament and wyl nat amende him he may be sure of perpetuel dampnacion with fendys of hel in euirlastinge peyne Thenne shall ye vnderstonde that he graunteth this sacrament to be vsed for euirmore in holy churche For foure causes that be nedefull to all cristen people The firste is for mannys grete helpynge The secounde for cristes passion myndynge The thridde for greate loue shewynge And the fourthe for grete mede getting Nota quod propter nouem raciones prodest homini audire missaÌ„ secunduÌ„ augustinum Saint Austyn sayth it profytteth greatly all cristen peple to here masse and in especial for ix causes â— sayth thus Quia illo die qua audieret missaÌ„ necessaria cibaria coÌ„ceduÌ„tur For that day that he heryth a masse he shall nat fayll of noo bodily fode nor no necessary thynge that shall be longynge to nor no lett shall haue in his iournaye where that he trauayleth The secounde is all venyall synnes shall be forgyue him and ydel wordes The thridde is that if aman dye it shal stonde for his housell The fourth he shall nat that day lose his sighte The fyfte all ydell othes that day shall be foryeuyn The vi that daye he shal 〈◊〉 no soden dethe The vii aslonge as he heryth the masse he shall nat wâ—â— olde The viii all all his steppes towarde and from warde the churche hâ—â— goode aungyll reknyth to his saluacion The nynthe all the while that he beholdeth the holy sacramente all wycked spirites flee from him and haue no power ouir him be he neuir so grete a synner This helpe and socour we haue of the holy goost and of the sacrament here in erthe and at oure laste ende al cristen people woll sende after the pâ—â—este to coÌ„me to him with goddes body â–ª and to resceyue it knowynge wel that he beleuyth stedfastly that it is the same flesshe and bloode that criste toke of oure lady saint mary and was born of her body very god man and after suffred passion and deth on the crosse for mankynde and leyde in tombe and rose from deth to lyue and now syttethe on his faders right hond in heuyn and shall coÌ„me ayen at the daye of dome and deme the quycke and the dede euery man after his deseruynge So with this parfite beleue al cristen peple shal be armed and made stronge to wythstonde the fendes that wyll coÌ„me and assayle at the departynge bitwene the body and the soull for thenne fendes coÌ„me besily to bringe him out of the beleue Thenne shall the sacrament that a man hath rescâ—yued in his lyf make him mighty and stronge that he shall sette all the fendes at noughte and soo ouircoÌ„me thâ—ym A nother skyll that the sacramente is broughte to a man to aske mercy of criste and remission of his synnes hauynge full truste and byleue that criste is euir redy to forgyue al theym that wyl aske mercy with a meke herte as dauid sayth Cor contritum et humiliatum deus non despicies A contrite herte and a meke oure lorde shall neuir dispyse and that we may se by ensample whanne he hange vpon the crosse bitwene ii theuys that were men of cursed lyuynge And therfore they were ordeyned to be dede that one asked mercy with a meke hert and sayd in this wyse Domine duz veneris in regnuÌ„ tuum memento mei Lorde quod he whanne thou coÌ„myste to thy kyngdome haue mynde of me anoon at his firste asking he gaue him mercy more ouir he sayd to him thus Hodie mecum eris in paradiso This day thou shalte be with me in paradise And that other theef wolde aske no mercy in noo wyse for pryde he had in his herte and therfore he was dampned to hell Thus oure lorde Iesu cryste shedde his blood on the crosse in helthe of all mankynde So in the masse he shewyth his blood in grete socoure helpe and saluacion to all mankynde and the same flesshe and blood is shewed euery day in the masse for we sholde beleue stedfastly theron And he that beleuyth nat theron verily that it is so shall nat be sauyd at the day of dome ¶ Narracio ¶ Therfore I tell you this ensample that is in the lyf of Odo the Busshop of Caunterbury this busshop had wythe him clerkes that beleâ—yd nat parfytely in the sacrament of the auter and sayd they coude nat beleue that the bodye and blood of crist myght be mynistred in the masse Thenne was this busshop sory and prayed to god besily for her amendement And so on a day whanne he was at the
tourne ayen to synne and thenne truste vereyly ye shall haue grace mercy and socour to euerlastyng ioye and blysse wherfor thinke for certeyne though ye make it glosyng wyth wordes for to disceyue your goostly fader and saye that ye be in charyte and bee not ye begyle your self and truste truly ye shall not begyle god that seeth euery corner af your hertes ¶ And therfore dysceyue not yoâ—â—e owne soules for the loue of god And be also besy and redy to make your soules clene to the syghte of god as ye ben to make your houses to the syght of man and as ye wolde araye you in your best clothes that ye haue ayenst the comynge of your best frendis soo sholde ye araye you now to receyue your beste frende that is your maker our Lord Ihesu Criste that this tyme suffred passion and dethe to brynge vs to euerlastiÌ„ge lyf ¶ This daye is called also a passyng daye and in especiall for two causes One is for this daye all cristen people in reuerence of god sholde forgyue all theym that haue trespaced to hem and be in parâ—â—â—e loue and charyte to all 〈…〉 sholde be amendyd with the salâ—â— that â—â—â—eth al soâ—â— that is chaâ—â—e Câ—ritus cooperit multitudineÌ„ peccatorum Charite coueryth the multitude of synnes It is also a passinge day For this day shold al goddes châ—ldren passe out of euyll lyuynge into good lyuynge oute of vyces into vertues oute of pryde into mekenesse oute of couetyse in largenesse out of slouthe into holynes oute of enuye into loue and charite ouâ—e of wrathe into mercy oute of glotony into abstinence oute of lechery in to chastite out of the fendes clawes into goddes armes and of his grete enmye make his dere frende And he that passeth thus is worthy to coÌ„me to a good feste the whiche oure lorde Iesu maketh this daye to all the people It is called also goddes sonday For this day goddys sone rose from deth to lyue and so gladdeth all his seruauntes with hys vp rysinge wherfore all holy churche maketh myrthe and melody this daye and singeth thus Hec est dies quam fecit dominus exultemus et letemur iÌ„ ea This is the daye that oure lorde made ioye we and gladde we in that with al oure bertes for the fadre of heuyn with all his aungellyâ— maketh so grete melody of the vprysynge of his sone that he maâ— to daye a passinge grete fest and byâ—â—â—th all cristen people thertâ— aswell those that ben in heuyn as thâ—se that been in erthe and they shall be full welcome that coÌ„me to this feeste 〈…〉 that is a gâ—de clothynge that is in loue and charite And also euyll shal those be that shal coÌ„me in the fendes leuerye clothed in wrathâ— and enuye For as the gospell telleth these shall be caste in pryson of hell And thenne while other laughe and maâ—e mery they shall wepe and be sory and whâ—le some ete and drynâ— at goddes borde they shall grynne wythe their teeth and saye Ve ve ve quante suÌ„t tenebre wo. wo. wo. many derknesse been here For they shall thynk that they may fele the derknesse it is so derke and the peynes of hell shal be so hard for wormes shall gnawe them for they ete her eyen cristen here in this lif in erth with false baâ—bytynge and sâ—laundrynge ¶ wherfore I charge you in goddes name that noon of you coÌ„me thus to goddes borde but if ye be in parfyte loue and charite and be clene shreuyn and in full purpose to leue your synnes For and I wyst in certayn whiche were oute of charite and in dedely synne I must by the lawe of holy churche with a loude voyce say thus to theym in audience of all the people I gyf the nat thy housyll to thy saluacion bâ—â—â—e to thy dampnacion tyll thou coÌ„me to amendmente And therfore euery cristen man and woman sholde serche wel his conscience and make him able to reâ—â—â—ue his sauyour Iesu criste to the heâ—â—â—e of his soule that she may coÌ„me after this fynall lyf to euirlustinge ioye Amen gOode frendes theâ—e thre daies that is to saye Monday Tuysday and and wenesdaye ye shall faste and go in procession man woman and seruantes for al we be synners and haue nede to pray to god for helpe grace and mercy for they may nat excuse therin fro the procession that may laâ—fully be there Than he that withdraweth him self fro the coÌ„maundment of holy churche wylfully he synneth full greuouslye Firste he synneth in pryde for he is vnbuâ—um Also he synneth in slouthe that knoweth him selue in synne and wyll nat do his diligence to coÌ„me out therof right as he withdrawyth him fro peple that be gadred to serue god Right so wyll god putt him from all the company of heuyn and from all the prayers that be doon in holy churche tyll he come to amendement Therfore all cristen people come only to gidder pray these thre daies to all the sayntes in heuyn to pray to god for vs For we haue synned many tymes in the yere ayeÌ„ste the coÌ„maundment of god And therfore these thre daies we shall faste and pray to god of mercy and remission of oure synnes and put awaye al the power of the fende and kepe vs from al myscheuous peryl and dredys that fal this tyme of the yere more than any other tyme For in this tyme many grete thundres and lightnynge and as Lyncolnyence saith Ther were fendes that fleteryn in the ayr for fere of the blast of thundrynge whan that criste coÌ„me to hell gates whan he dispoyled hell And so yet whanne they here the thunder in the ayre they been so agast therof that they fallen downe and then go they nat vp ayen tyll they haue don some cursed dedes For than they 〈…〉 tempestes in the see and drawe downe shippes and make debate emonge the people and make one to slee a nother and tende fyre and brenne houses and drawe downe steples and trees and cause wymmen to ouirlye their children and make people to hange theym selue and drowne them self in wanhope and in dispayre and do many cursed dedys And for to putte awaye all suche myscheuys the power of the fende Holy church hathe ordeyned that al cristen peple shal faste and goo in processioun these thre daies and pray to god and to oure lady and to all the saintes of heuyn of helpe and socoure ¶ wherfore in these processiones belles be ronge baners be spleyed the crosse coÌ„myth after the people suyth after For right as a kinge whanne he goth to a battayl his troÌ„pettes goon to fore Thenne the baners and thenne coÌ„meth the king and his oft folowynge So in this processioun the bellys been goddes trompettes the baners coÌ„me after Thenne coÌ„meth the croce in cristes lyknesse as kinge of cristen people and all sewe him and with her good prayers chace awaye the fendys that they
in the whiche he called Iohn all â—e worste that he coude saide he was a false disceiuour of the people Then wrote themperour agayn to the Iustice bad that he shulde sende Iohn to him to come and so he dyd And themperour apposed him of his dedys and Iohn stoode stedefast in the feyth for grete scorne the emperoure made to clyppe some of Iohns here of his hede for he hadde a faire hede of here And whaÌ„ be was so clipyd all the people lough him to scorne and so dyd him grete disease they ledde him to a gate of the towne of Rome whiche is called porte latyne ther they put him in a tonne of hote feruent oyll and closed him therin and put vndre fyre to haue brente him therin but he was goddes owne derlynge He kept him so that he had no harme in no part of his body Thenne whanche peple we nyd that he had be dede they vnclosed the tonne and found him as hole and as founde in all parties of his bodye and clothes as no thyng hadde touched him Therfore cristen people lete make a churche there in the worship of god of his martirdome that he suffred ther Then for the Emperour might nat ouircoÌ„me him by no waye of martirdome and penaunce he exiled him into an yle that is called Pathmos Then herd saint Iohns modre that her sone was sent to Rome for to be dede For gret sorow and coÌ„passion of him she went after to Rome But whan she herde that he was exiled she turned ayen went homwarde And so whan she came to a cyte that was called vetulam and ther she fyll seke and dyed there she was buryed beside the cyte in a roche And whan she hadde layne there many yeres saint Iames her other sonne came thydre and toke up his moders body it smelled as swete as any spycerye brought it into the cyte and buryed it there with grete worship and honoure De sancto IoheÌ„ baptista gOode frendes suche a daye ye shall haue an high feste and an holy that is called saint Iohns day the Baptiste and it is called so for he baptised Criste in the water of flaine Iordan wherfore ye shall faste theuyn And ye shall vnderstonde and knowe how the euynâ— were firste founde in olde tyme In the beginning of holy â—huâ—che It was soo that the people came to churche with candellys brennyng and wolde wake and come with lighte towarde nyght to the churche in their deuociones and after they fell to lechery songes daunses harpyng pipynge also to glotony and synne and so tourned the holynesse to cursednesse wherfore holy faders ordeyned the people to leue the wakynge and to faste theuyn and thus turned the wakinge into fastynge But it is called vigilia that is wakinge in englissh and it is called the euyn for at euyn they were wonte to come to the churche But in worshippe of saint Iohn the people waked at home and made thre maner of fyres Oone was clene bones and noo wode and that is called a bone fyre A nother is clene wode and no bones and that is called a wode fyre for people to sytte and wake therby The thridde is made of wode and bones that is called saynt Iohnes fyre The firste fyre as a greate clerke Iohn Byllet tellith he was in a certein countre Soo in the countre there was so grete hete the whiche causeth the dragones to go to gydder in toknyng that Iohn dyed in brennynge loue to god man And they that dye in charite shal haue parte of all gode prayers they that doo nat shall neuir be sauyd ¶ Thenne as this dragon fleeth in the ayre they shedde downe to the waterâ— frothe of their kynd and so enuenemed the waters and causeth moche peple to tâ— their dethe therby many dyuerse â—esse Thenne on a tyme there were many grete clerkes and radde of kinge Alisaundre how on a tyme as he sholde haue a batyll with the kynge of ynde And this kinge of ynde broght with him many oliphantes berynge castelles of tre on ther backes as the kind of theim is to haue armed knightes in the castell for the batayll Then knewe alisaundre the kynde of the OliphaÌ„tes that they dradde no thynge more than the iarrynge of swyne wherfore he made to gadre to gydder all the swyne that myght be goten and caused them to be dreuyn as nygh the oliphantes as they myghte wel here the iaâ—ryng of the swyne And then they made a pygge to crye and whan the swyne herde the pyg cry anoon they made a grete iarryng and assone as the oliphantes herd that they began to flee echone and cast down the castelles and sleew the knyghtes that wer in them and by this meane Alisander hadde the victory Also these wise clerkes knowe well that dragones hate nothing more than the stynche of breÌ„ning bones Therfore they gadred as many as they mighte fynde and brent theym And so with the stynche therof they droue awaye the dragones and so they were brought oute of grete disease The ii fyre was made of wode for that woll brenne light and woll be seen ferre for it is the cheif of fyres to be seen ferrre and tokenynge that saynte Iohn was a lanterne of light to the people Alsoo the people made blases of fyre for they shuld be seen ferre and specially in the nyghte Saynte Ierom the prophet many a yere or god was borne he prophecyed and spake thus with goâ—â—es moâ—the and saide Priusquam te formaui in vtero noui te Bifore or thou were fourmed in thy modres wombe I knewe the. Et aÌ„tequam exires de vulua sanctificauite And bifore or thou yedest oute of thy modres wombe I halowed the Et ê“phaÌ„m iÌ„ geÌ„tibus dedi te And I gaue the a prophete to the peple Thenne for saint Iohn shulde be holy or he were borne god sent his aungell gabriell to zacary sainte Iohnes fad as he dyd sacryfice in sâ—â—de of abâ—a the busshop in the temple prayed to god to haue a childe For bothe he his wyf were barrayne and olde Then said the aungell to zacary Ne tâ—neas zacaria Drede nat zacary god hath â—eâ—d thy prayer Elizabeth vxor tua parâ—et filium et vocabitur nomen eius Iohannes Elizabeth thy wyf shall haue a child and his name shal be called Iohn He shal be fulfilled with the holy ghooste Et multi in natiuitate eius gaudebuÌ„t And many shall ioye in the byrthe of him Then for zacary was olde he praied the aungell to haue a token of his biheste Then saide the aungell to hym he shulde be dombe tyll the childe were borne so he was Then conceyued elyzabet And whan she was quyck with childe oure lady come with childe also to speke with Elizabeth and anoone â–ª as she spake to elysabeth saynt Iohan played in his moders wombe for ioye of crystis presence
goodlake that first inhabyted crowland in the fennys And the first daye that he come thyder was on saynt Barthylmewis daye· Thenne he prayed to this holy appostle to bee his patrone ayenst the wycked spirytes that were in that place For it was called thinhabytacion of fendes for there durst noo man dwelle there for fendes theÌ„ne whaÌ„ this holy maÌ„ was come thider almost lost his wyttes for fere But thenne by grete grace he had mynde of saynt Barthylmew And prayed hym wyth all his herte of help and socour Thenne anone come saint Barthylmew and commaunded the fendes to goo from that place Thenne the fendes made a grete horryble noyse and wente her waye and sayd Alas alas for now haue we loste our myght and our habytacion and nowe shall we goo to helle for euermore and soo sorowynge and waylinge they wente theyr way Thenne this holy man thaÌ„ked god and saynt Barthylmew for the grete helpe and socour that he had done to hym Hereby ye may see vnderstonde that this holy appostle is euer redy to all that wyl calle to hym with good deuocion he wyll helpe them at theyr nede De â—tate â—eate maâ—â—â— gOodâ— frendes suche a daye ye shall haue the Natiuyte of oure lady that is whan she was borne ye shall fast the euyn And come to god and holy churche in the worshyp of oure lady saint maryâ— Ioachym was her fader and saint anne her madre There canne no man tel the ioye that Ioachym and Anne hadde in their hertes whan our lady was borne For they hadde prayed xxx yere to god nyghte and day and dealyd moch almes And for the goode dedys that they dyd they hadde reuelacion of god that they sholde be holy and please god and also by the byrthe of oure lady the repreue that they hadde bifore of their bareynesse shulde be put awaye And soo Anne went oute emonge other wymen So the byrthe of oure lady gladed the fader and the moder wherfore god seÌ„t them frute of their bodies more by grace than by kynde Thenne all the neyghboures come and conforted anne called her doughter mary as the angel badde or she were borne or begoten ye shall vnderstonde that holy church worshippeth thre byrthes One of oure lorde iesu criste That other of oure lady The thridde of saint Iohn baptyst shewynge openly that euery man and womâ—n that woll be sauyd muste be thryes borne Firste of his modre in to this worlde The secounde from synne by water wasshynge And the thridde oute of this worlde to ioye passinge The firste betokenethe by our lady thâ— seconde by sainte Iohn Baptyst the thridde by our lorde 〈◊〉 câ—iste For 〈◊〉 thre byrthes iâ— grete ioye â—â—yn and 〈◊〉 Though a woman haue greate pâ—yne in the byrthe of her childe I may 〈◊〉 byleue sainte Anne thenne oure laâ—yâ—â— modre hadde nat so in her byrthe of her childe oure lady For â—he was halowed in her moder wombe holy borne â—oly euir after Soo whan she was born and wanyd and was thre yere of age Ioachym and anne and other frendes brought mary into the cyte of Ierusalem to fore the temple as they had made their auowe to fore Thenne the temple stode on an hyll and was xv fâ—eyres vp to the dore and so they lefte mary at the nethermooste steyâ—e while thei made theym redy to do their offrynge Thenne went mary to the vppermâ—ste grece her self knelynge downe and made her prayers to god as she hadde ben of grete age For the holy gooste was euir with her and gaue her grace Also god sent her an aungell to kepe her and to teche her And whanne her fader and her modre hadde offred â—â—y wâ—nte home and lefte her there and she chaunged no â—here bâ—â— gaue her selue all to spirituell occupaâ—ion And euery day fro morowe to vndren she wâ—â— in her prayers from vndren to noâ—â— she occupyed her craft of wenynge of clothes in the temple And anone the mete and the drynk that was set to her she gaue to the pore people was in her deuocion tyll an aungell broughte hyr mete Thenne she lâ—â—ed so clene and so honestly that all her felâ—wes called her qâ—â—ne of maydâ—â—â—â— And whaÌ„ any maÌ„ spake to heâ— mekely she louâ—ed with her hede and saide ¶ Deo gracias For that word was comon in her mouthe and therfore she is lykned to a spicers shop for she smelleth swete for the presence of the holy goste was with her and habundaunce of vertues that she shulde bere the kyng of vertues And thus her byrthe daily is ioye to all crysten people ¶ Howe this daye was firste founde a grete clerke Iohn Byllet tellith There was an holy maÌ„ that prayed to god ofte by nyght tyme And so on a nyghte as he was in his deuociones he herde a songe of an angel in heuyn that oure lady was borne of her modre and noo more of all the yere after So on a nyght he herd this melody in the ayr wherfore this holy maÌ„ prayed to god that he might haue wittynge what was the cause that he herd that melody that certeyn nyght and no more of all the yere after Thenne came an aungell to him and saide That nyghte oure lady was borne of her modre and therfore the melody was made in heuyn at that tyme Thenne went he to the pope and tolde him howe the angell saide Thenne the pope coÌ„manded that day sholde be halowed for euirmore ¶ Thus come this feste firste into holy churche And so oure lady is borne by water wasshynge that is by cristnynge For whanne oure lorde Iesu criste was baptised in the water of flome iordane Thenne oure lady and the xii appostelles in that tyme were cristned Therfore right as oure lorde folowed the olde lawe and the newe lawe bothe and all that fyll to a man of right and so our lady fulfilled both the lawes and all that fyll to a womaÌ„ at that cristnynge For there her sone toke his right name and she bothe And as the gospel telleth whanne oure lord Iesus was cristned the fader of heuen spake and saide Hic est filius meus dilectus c. Here is my welbelouyd sone but after he was called goddes sone â–ª afore the tyme oure lady was called the wyfe of Ioseph and after that she was called the modre of iesu to moch worship to her ¶ The thridde tyme our lady was borne to ioye passinge For whan she shold passe out of this world her sonne come with a greate multitude of aungelles and broughte her to heuyn with moche ioy and there crowned her quene of heuyn Empresse of hel and lady of all the worlde soo she is in euirlastinge blysse Narraico ¶ we fynd of our lady how ther was a iewe that was borne in Fraunce and come into Englonde for diuerse maters that he hadde to do with other people And come to gloucestre and to Bristowe and
suffred mekely and threspaced neuir for we sholde mekely suffre that moche haue trespaced He was also crucified for we shold chastise our fleshe by penaunce in withstondyng syn he was beried in token that we shold hyde oure gode dedys fro preysynge vaynglorye of the world to haue miÌ„de that erthe is oure heritage by kynde of oure bodily flesshe The v. is Descendit ad inferna tercia die resurrexit a mortuis I byleue that he went downe to hell the thridde day arose from deth to lyue Cryste thus bodily deed laye in the sepulcre withoute the soule tyll the iii. daye that he arose the godhode nat partyd fro the body He wente downe to hell deliuered the holy soules that wer there through vertue of the godhode the thridde day arose fro deth to lyfe in tokenynge that the light of his deth hathe distroyed oure double deth and that we shall aryse fro goostly deth by iii. maner of mediâ—â—â—es contricion confession and satisfaction The vi is Ascendiâ— ad erlos seder ad dexteram dei patris omnipoteÌ„tis I byleue that he styed vp into heuyn and sett him there on his faders righte honde Thus Criste appering to his disciples after his resurrection 〈◊〉 wythe theym in tokenynge that he was very man as he was to fore And so to stye into heuyn and highed mankynd aboue all aungelles openyng heuyn gate to shewe man the way and to pray for mankynde The seuynth is In de ventuâ—us est iudicare viuos et mortuos I beleue that he is to come to deme the quycke and the dede This criste iesu very god and man shall come to the dome and deme all mankynde quycke dede good and euyll after theyr dedes There shall some coÌ„me to the dome nat be demyd as hethen men For they synne withoute lawe And therfore withoute lawe they muste perysshe Somme also shal be demyd and damned as false cristen men that beleue in Iesu criste withoute loue gode werkes There shall subgettes accuse their euyll curates that wolde nat repreue theym of their synnes ne teche them the commaundmentes of god Also chyldreÌ„ vnchastised shal there repreue ther faders and moders that wold nat chastice theym of their wantonesse There shall the pore accuse the riche that wolde nat helpe theym in their myschief AmeÌ„de all this therfore whyles thou art here and haue mynde how sodenly his veÌ„geaunce falleth and as how he findeth the he shall deme the The viii is Credo in spiritum sanctum I byleue in the holy gooste the thrydde persone of the trinyte The holy gooste also withoute begynnynge or endyng and euyn in wytte myght and godenes with the fader and the sonne and al iii be oon god almyghty The lx is Sanctam ecclesiam catholicaÌ„ sanctorum communionem I byleue in holy chirche and in comunyon of sayntes holy churche throghe oute the worlde is holy and one to all cristen men that in in the sacramentes of the church dele and coÌ„moneth to giddre Therfore it is forboden that in the churche ne in the churche yerde be neyther rumoure ne stryf daunsyng drynkynges ne non inhonest myrthes ne occasion of synne shold nat be yeue ther where as forgeuenesse sholde be asked Holy churche is parted in thre One is in this worlde of theym that sholde be sauyd by the mercy of god â–ª and thys is euyr fightynge agaynste these thre ennemyes the worlde the flesshe the deuyll And a nother is in purgatorye of soules that abide there the grete mercy of god The thridde is criste of heueÌ„ hede of all other with his saintes whyche is free fro all maner descensiones These thre shall be one after the daye of dome ioynynge with Iesu their hede in the blysse that neuyr shall haue ende Comonynge sayntes whan eche of these thre parties helpen other They in heuyn helpen the other two with prayer And they in erth helpen them in purgatory with theyr praier and almes And these two helpe hem in heuyn whan their ioye and blysse is encreased And thus eche coÌ„muneth with other The x. is Remissionem peccatorum I byleue forgyuenesse of synnes they that amende their lyf here and doo very penaunce wyllyng to leue their sinnes and ende in charite shall haf forgyuenesse of all their synnes For criste by his deth and passion of his fader gate vs forgyuenes he him selue by his godhede also forgyueth all originall and actuell synne of oure baptym The xi article Carnis resurrectionem I byleue rysynge of bodye All mankynde at the daye of dome shall ryse from dethe to lyf in body and soule to gydder and after that neuyr be departed And thenne they that haue endyd in dedely synne shuld goo in body and soule to the euirlastynge peyne of hell without mercy And they that haue well lyued and endyd in charite and oute of dedely synne shall weÌ„de in body soule to gyddre to blys for euirmore Of thys blysse speketh sainte Mathewe in the laste artycle The xii is Et vitam eternam Amen I byleue in euirlastynge lyf ¶ Thies been the articles of the feythe the whiche but euery man truly sadly byleue may nat be sauyd For withoute feyth it is impossible to plese god Decem precepta domini ¶ The thridde thynge that thou sholde knowe god by be his x. commaundementes whiche he wrote in the ii tables of stoon and tooke theym to moyses to teche his people promysynge to hem that wolde kepe theym his blessynge welthe and welfare And to them that wolde nat his curse grete sorowe and myscheif ¶ A man asked of Criste what he myght do to haue euirlastynge lyf And he aunsweryd and sayde if thou wyll entre euirlastynge lyf kepe the coÌ„maundementes This preuyth if thou kepe his coÌ„maundmentes thou fulfyllest the lawe of god shalte haue euirlastinge lyf ¶ The firste is he coÌ„maundeth that thou haue no god but hâ—m Ne that thou worshyp serue ne yeue thy truste to none other creature ymage ne thynge grauen but only to him In this is forboden â–ª mawmetry false enchauntemeÌ„tes wychecraftes false charmes and dremys â–ª and mysbeleuys that any man or woman hopyth helpe in withoute almyghtye god In this ye synne dedely that for sekenesse or losse of godes put your fayth or byleue that ye sholde haue in youre lorde god by the deuylles mynystres false wytches the whiche bryng many a soull to the deuyll For they byleue more in the wyches wordes thaÌ„ in the wordes of scripture that the preest techyth theym Al suche â–ª haue goddes curse at the leest iiii tymes a yere in the greate sentence And euery day in oure pryme As for ymages ¶ Also ye shall vndyrstonde that as clerkes see in her bokes how they shold lyue and doo soo sholde lewde men lerne by ymages whome they sholde worshyp and folowe in lyuyng to do goddes worshyp to ymages euery man is forboden ¶ Therfore firste whenne thou
luste ne he that hath wronge neyther But a mene that coud and myght sett it resonably after the wronge were declared The preest is ordeyned to be a mene and to sette thy peynes for the wronge that thou haste done to thy god by synne It nedyth thenne that thou shewe truly thy trespasse vnto him that he may sett the suche penaunce wherby thou maiste be able to coÌ„me to the presence of thy lorde god Also in euery dome that is reasonable ther muste be a iuge and a persone that is gyltye And the preest muste either be by preuys or els by witnes ayeÌ„st thy wyll or by wylful knoulege sithen the dome of penance is free and nat agaynst thy wyll bycause that thou goste therto wilfully thenne shal nat the processe of this dome be in promys ne in wytnesse but freely in thy propre confession And he muste be iuge that may bothe forgyue and condeÌ„ne and that is god For he only releseth synnes And so tyll he toke mankynde confession of herte suffised But after he requyred and askyd confession vocall whiche is made of man to man And for asmoche as he is nat here in forme of man Therfore he ordeyneth men to be his vycaries that thou sholdest confesse the to to whome he gaue power to bynde and to vnbynde And thus is confession nedefull by reson promyse and scripture Oure lord gaue power only to the preest to bynd and to vnbynde whanne he sayd whose synnes ye forgyue they been for yeue and whose synnes ye witholde â–ª they be witholde ¶ yet as by power vertue god losith For there is no power but of god Cryst sayth saint Austyn for vs was crucifyed by whiche and noon other synnes are forgeuyn Therfore oure lord yaue openly the holy goost to men yeuynge vndstondynge that synnes are nat foryeue through merites of men but throughe the godenes of the holy goost For whanne he arose from dethe he sayd to his disciples Taketh the holy gost and whose synnes ye forgyue they are foryâ—uen as who sayth the spiryte that is goâ— forgyueth and nat ye And so he that may forgyue by man may forgyue withoute man The sacrament of grace sayth saint Austyn god forgyueth somtyme by euyll men But grace alone he yeueth but by him selue yet remission of synnes he woâ—cheth bothe by him selue and by the holy goost And thus noman doth away synne but Criste alone ¶ Saint Ambrose and other doctoures sayn that the worde of god foryeueth synnes The preest is the iuge and yet of him selue he hath noo power but of him allone that died for oure synnes Saint Ierom sayth that the same power that Criste yaue to his appostelles after his resurrectioÌ„ The same hath al holy chirch in busshopes prestes But specially petyr and his successoures that all shold vnderstonde that who parteth him fro vnyte of the faith may neuyr be losed from synne ne entre into the blisse of heuyn The preest loseth noon verily but god tho that turnyth to penaunce Then he ministreth rightfully that ministreth of the vertue of god what hadde it profyted to Lazar that he went oute of his tombe but it hadde be said Loseth him and let him go Criste by voys raysed him for his sepulcre And so he went forth that was bounde nat 〈◊〉 myght of his feet but by vertue of 〈◊〉 that raysed him This same is nowe 〈◊〉 done in the herte of a repentant mâ—n whanne thou heryst a man repeÌ„tâ—â—â— for his synne then he begynneth 〈◊〉 lyue agayn whenne he confessyth 〈◊〉 thenne he is brought oute of his seâ—â—â—â—re but yet he is nat losed Se therâ—â—â—â— of whome and whanne he is losed Criste sayth Tho that ye haue losed in erthe shal be losed in heuyn Here take hede howe he saide tho that is to say no man except but who so be repeÌ„taunt and ask foryeuenesse by the churche he shall haue foryeuenesse yet though by the churche synne maye worthely be forgyue the dede may nat ryse but our lorde cry within forth For that is doon within vs maye natt be done of vs but of him The discyples losyd hym lyuyng whom the maister raysed fro dethe For they shold haue reased him dede they shulde haue shewyd more strength then vertue Thus holy churche hath auctorite of her spouse to lose from al maner of synne Saint Austyn saythe that seuenty tymes and seuyn wee be charged to forgyue that is to say to euery man that is repentaunt and asketh foryeuenesse yet may nat euery preest generally do this but in tyme of nede or by auctorite of the pope or of his busshop For right as a maÌ„ hath power to ete and hath nat wherof Soo it is of prestes power all they haue power yet it muste be gyuen theym of their soueraynes whanne where how moche they shall execute Ther may no man chese him a confessoure but the pope aboue without auctorite of him or elles of theym that haue power vnder hym but nedes he muste be shreuyn to his owne curate yet in certen causes by leue of his curat he may As whanne the Curate lacketh discrecion A nother whanne thou chaungest thyn householde art a vagabond or in peryll of deth or whan thou entryst into the see in so greate peryll thou maist also by that confesse the to a lay man and haue foryeuenes And they that thus here the if thou escape muste charge the that thou shewe the same to thyne owne curate Also pilgrames marchauntes and other goers aboute in diuerse countrees in the same wyse ¶ Other causes ther be that thy Curate muste sende the to fore the busshop wherto thou muste nedes obeye And be sorye that thou haste more horribly offendyd god thenne other haue The tokenes of very confession are these The first to shame whan thou shriuest the saith saint Ierom. wexe a shamyd of all the wayes that thou haste goon in syn nat for thy confession but for the fylth of synne that thou shewyst there For nat only oure lord seeth it but also the holy company of heuyn Therfore be ashamed for that maketh the soner to haue mercy of oure lorde Mary mawdeleyn shamed nat to confesse all her synnes in presence of all that were aâ—t the feste Her confession and tearis therfore brought her to blysse The seconde is mekenesse in worde lokynge chere without any sturdynesse as the publycan that thought him self vnworthy to lyfte vp his eyn to heuyn And as poul also obeyed to the callyng of our lord Soo sholdest thou to the byddynge of thy goostly fader and in no wyse tary thy shryfte for these parelles suyng ye that be yet vnshreuyn taketh gode hede vnto this lesson and se what parell ye stonde in The firste is for the vncertaynte of the lyf Scriptur saith that man knoweth nat his ende ne the tyme ne place ne how ne what maner he shall dye and all is for thou sholdest in euery
dede or counseill And also al tho that pryue holy churche of any righte 〈◊〉 make of holy churche any laye fee 〈◊〉 is halowed or sanctifyed And al tho that withold the rightes of any churche that is to saye Offrynges tythes reÌ„tes or fredome of holy churche lâ—te or distrouble or breke that is to saye If any man flee to churche or churchyerd who soo him oute draweth and al tho that procure or assent And all tho that purchace lettres of any lordes Courte wherfore lettynge is maade in cristen courte that processe of right may natt be determyned or endyd And all tho â–ª that the peas of the londe destrouble And all tho that blood drawe of man or of womaÌ„ in vyolence or in vylony make to be drawen in chirch or in churcheyerde wherfore the churche or the churcheyerd is enterdited or suspeÌ„â—â—â— And all tho that been ayenst the ryght of oure lorde the kynge and alsoâ— thein that susteyne warre ageynst the kynge wrongfully And all tho that are comune robbers and reâ—eâ—s or mansleers but if it be hem self defendynge tho that be ayenst the greate charâ—â—e of the kyng that is coÌ„fermyd of the court of Rome And al tho that fals wytnes bere wrongely namely in cause of matrymonye in what courte so it be or oute of courte And all tho that any false wytnes brynge forthe in right of matrymony for to destrouble man or woman or for to disherite any man of laÌ„de or tenement or any other catel And all false aduocates that for mede put forth any fals excepciones or querels through the whiche the right of matrymonye is fordoon or any other maner of right in stede of iugement And all tho that for mede or fauour or for any other encheson malicyously man or woman brynge oute of their good fame into wycked or make theym for to lese their worldly godes or honoure or putte theym wrongfully to their purgacioÌ„ of the which was 〈◊〉 â—ame bifore And all tho that maliciously distroble or lett the right presentment of any churche ther the very patrone sholde presente and all that therto procoure with word or dede or with false enqueste or with other power And all tho that maliciously despysen the maundmeÌ„t of the kynge to take a cursed man fro the tyme that he hath leyn in cursyng xl daies no remedye wyll seke And all tho that capcions distrouble wyth false iugement or false enqueste And all tho that their lyueraunce purchaâ—e ayenst the right of holy church all tho that meâ—e take for to distroble peas therâ— loue sholde be or charite Or stryf mayntene with worde or dede tyll they haue yelden agayn the mede that they toke of theym they may neuyr be assoyled And all tho that hold houses maners graunges of persones vycares or of any other man of hooly churche ayenst their wyll or their attourneys wyll And all tho that any maner godes meuable or vnmeuable awaye bere with strength or wrongefully awaye drawe or wasten of the whiche â—synge they may nat be assoiled tyll they haue made satisfaccion to whom the wronge is doone And all tho that anâ— maner of godes with violence or maâ—â—â—e bere oute of holy churche stedde or â—bbey or house of religyon whiche that therin is leyde or doon for warandise or socour or for to kepe and all that therto procour or 〈◊〉 and all tho that theym mayntene or susteyne And al tho that haue leyde hond on preest or clerke with malyce butt it be him selue defendynge And all tho that 〈◊〉 counceyll or helpe ayenst cristendome And all that her children wrongfully fader wyttyngly or ther children wyten on any other man with malice And all tho that werye or sle their generaciones or their children distroye with drynkes or with any other crafte And all tho that false money make and therto assent And all tho that good money clyppe or shere them to auantage to disceyue any maÌ„ with al tho that false the popes bulles or 〈◊〉 the kynges seaâ—â— And all tho that bye or sell with fals mesures or false weyghtes that is to say to bye with one and sell with a nother And all tho that false the kynges standarde them self wyttynge And all tho that any testament distrouble or therto procoure with word or with dede wherfore the dedys wyll is nat fulfilled And all tho that forswere hem self vpon the holydome wyllynge and wetyngly for mede or for hate for to to doo any man or woman to lese ther worldly godes and honoure And all rubbers and reuers openly or preuely by daye or by nyghte or any mannys goodes stele wherfore they were worthy to haue iugement And all tho that witholde any mannys goode that hath been spyred thryse in hooly churche theym selue wyttyng And all tho that distrouble the peas of holy churche or of the londe And all the kinges felones and all tho that them mayntene And all false conspiratoures and all false forswerers in assyâ—es or any other courte And all tho that any fals pleyntes putte forth ageynst the fraunchise of holychurche or of the kinge of the royalme And all tho that offrynges that are offred in holy churche or in churcheyerde or in chapel or in oratory or in any other stede with in the prouynce of Caunterbury with holden or putte away in any other place ayenst the wyll of the parson or vycary or their attourney in the parysshe that it is offeryd in And all tho that their goodes awaye yeue for drede of deth in fraud of holy churche or to forbarre their dettes payâ—â—ge And all tho that suche gyftes take or therto helpe or counceyll And al tho that let prelates or ordynaries for to holde consistory session or chapiters for to enâ—â—ere of synnes and of exces in gode amendement of mannys soul And all wyches and all that on theim leue and all heretykes that leue nat in the sacrament of the auter that is goddes owne body in flesshe and blood in fourme of brede and other sacramentes that toucheth help of mannys soul And all iogelers vsurers that is to say If any man or woman leue their catell to man or woman for any auauntâ—ge to take by couenante more or lesse 〈◊〉 their owne and if their be any suche in towne or cyte the Cyte or the. towne shold be enterdyte by the olde lawe and neither done therin masse ne â—aâ—rament vsyd tyll that he were out therof And all that witholde tythes or withdrawe their tythes wyttynglye oâ— maliciously to the harme of holy â—â—che or tythes let to be gyuen of 〈◊〉 goodes whiche be coÌ„maunded or ordeyned to be gyuen by the lawe of holy churche that is to saye of al frutes of yerdes cornes herbes that wax frutes of trees of all maner bestes that are newynge Of woll lambe and chese in tyme of yere Of swannes gees douys duckes of bees hony wax Of hay olso often as