Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n
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A08937
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Diues [et] pauper
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Parker, Henry, d. 1470, attributed name.
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STC 19213; ESTC S104285
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he_o be_v yrregule_a he_z that_o be_v bygamus_fw-la shall_v have_v no_o joy_n of_o any_o prevylege_v that_o long_v to_o the_o clergye_a &_o be_v suget_v to_o other_o secular_a juges_fw-la as_o other_o lewd_a man_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o curse_v he_o shall_v bear_v no_o tonsure_v ne_o use_v clothing_n that_o long_v to_o clergye_n in_o sâ—_n conf_n li.iij_fw-la ti_fw-mi de_fw-fr bigame_n caplm_n twenty_o when_o wyman_n be_v delyver_v of_o their_o child_n they_o may_v entre_fw-fr holy_a chirche_n to_o thank_v their_o god_n what_o time_n they_o will_v or_o may_v the_z law_n let_v they_o not_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n may_v sing_v before_o they_o in_o their_o oratorye_n &_o honest_a place_n if_o they_o have_v leave_v extra_n li._n iij.ti_fw-la de_fw-fr purgacione_fw-la post_fw-la partum_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o that_o call_v theym_fw-mi hethen_a wyman_n for_o the_o time_n that_o they_o lie_v in_o be_v foly_n &_o sin_n in_o case_n full_o grevou_a s_n lie_v ¶_o dives_fw-la may_v a_o man_n gyve_v his_o wife_n leave_v to_o meddle_v with_o a_o other_o man_n or_z the_o wife_n gyve_v the_o husbonde_a leave_n to_o meddle_v with_o a_o other_o woman_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la nay_o for_o neither_o may_v gyve_v other_o leave_n to_o do_v dede_o sin_n ayenste_n the_o commandment_n of_o god_n non_fw-la mechaberis_fw-la ne_o the_o pope_n himself_o may_v gyve_v they_o leave_v ¶_o dives_fw-la contra_fw-la we_o rede_v gen_n xvi_o that_o sara_n the_o wife_n of_o abraham_n gaaf_n abraham_n leave_v to_o meddle_v with_o agar_n her_o servant_n to_o gete_v on_o her_o a_o child_n &_o so_o he_o do_v for_z he_o beget_v on_o she_o ysmaell_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la to_o this_o clerk_n say_v that_o abraham_n be_v excuse_v for_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n among_o the_o good_a peple_n of_o god_n that_o time_n that_o if_o the_o wife_n be_v bareyne_a by_z their_o both_o assent_n that_o husbonde_n may_v take_v he_o a_o secondarye_a wife_n not_o for_o lust_n but_o only_o to_o multeplye_n god_n people_n and_o so_o abraham_n by_o assent_n of_o his_o wife_n &_o by_o the_o prevy_a leave_n of_o god_n not_o for_o lust_n but_z for_o to_o have_v a_o child_n to_o god_n worship_n take_v agar_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o so_o she_o be_v his_o secondarye_a wife_n &_o sara_n the_o chief_a wife_n and_o also_o so_o have_v jacob_n four_o wyve_n leful_o not_o for_o lust_n but_o for_o to_o multeplye_n god_n people_n and_z for_o token_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v and_o that_o be_v do_v by_o auctoryte_n of_o dyspensacyon_n of_o god_n which_o be_v above_o all_o law_n but_o though_o god_n dyspen_n s_o ed_z with_z abraham_n &_o sara_n to_o do_v in_o that_o manner_n or_z with_o jacob_n to_o have_v many_o wyve_n to_o gydre_v for_o fygure_n &_o reason_n that_o god_n know_v yet_o man_n may_v not_o take_v now_o this_o time_n example_n thereof_o to_o do_v the_o same_o for_o the_o reason_n afore_o say_v be_v fulfyl_v and_o the_o law_n say_v privilegiu_fw-la paucorum_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la legem_fw-la communem_fw-la xxu.q.i.ca_fw-la ultimo_fw-la ê“pe_fw-la finem_fw-la the_o prevylege_n of_o a_o few_o make_v no_o common_a law_n and_o therefore_o ysaac_n the_o soon_o of_o abraham_n have_v never_o but_o one_o wife_n that_o be_v rebecca_n of_o which_o he_o bygate_n but_o two_o child_n at_o one_o time_n as_o say_v saint_n austen_n and_o he_o meddle_v never_o with_o other_o woman_n for_o desire_v of_o child_n ne_z for_o lust_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o so_o by_o his_o contynence_n he_o show_v that_o his_o fader_n do_v be_v but_o a_o specyall_a prevylege_n grant_v of_o god_n to_o he_o &_o therefore_o in_o that_o he_o take_v non_fw-la example_n thereof_o for_o that_o abraham_n die_v he_o die_v it_o by_o special_a dyspensacyon_n of_o god_n &_o in_o fygure_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v for_o by_o his_o servant_n agar_n and_z his_o soon_o ysmael_n be_v understande_v the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o that_o lyven_v after_o the_o flesfhe_n &_o in_o dede_o sin_n by_o sara_n and_o she_o soon_o ysaac_n be_v stnderstande_v the_o new_a testament_n &_o folk_n of_o the_o new_a law_n that_o be_v crysten_v people_n that_o lyven_v goostly_a out_o of_o dede_o sin_n and_o that_o abraham_n at_o the_o bidding_n of_o god_n drive_v out_o either_o put_v out_o of_o household_n his_o servant_n and_o his_o child_n when_o sara_n have_v bear_v she_o soon_o ysaac_n betoken_v that_o in_o time_n of_o grace_n when_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o be_v the_o new_a law_n and_o crysten_v people_n begin_v than_o the_o old_a law_n shall_v be_v put_v away_o and_o the_o jew_n put_v from_o the_o household_n of_o heaven_n but_z they_o will_v be_v convert_v and_o also_o that_o all_o that_o lyven_v after_o the_o flesh_n and_o in_o dede_o sin_n shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o god_n household_n but_z they_o amend_v theym_a caplm_n xxi_o diues_fw-la i_o have_v often_o hear_v say_v that_o fende_v in_o man_n likeness_n have_v lie_v by_o wyman_n and_o make_v theym_n with_o child_n and_o that_o be_v wonderful_a to_o i_o for_o the_o fiend_n be_v but_o a_o spirit_n and_o have_v neither_o flesh_n ne_o bone_n ne_o any_o thing_n of_o mankind_n whereby_o that_o he_o shall_v gendre_a with_o woman_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la the_o fiend_n by_o suffraunce_n of_o god_n may_v sad_a the_o air_n and_o make_v he_o a_o body_n of_o the_o air_n in_o what_o likeness_n god_n suffer_v he_o in_o so_o moche_n that_o as_z say_v saint_n poule_n he_o transfygure_v himself_o in_o to_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n moche_n more_o than_o he_o may_v transfygure_v he_o in_o to_o likeness_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n by_o suffraunce_n of_o god_n for_o man_n sin_n &_o woman_n and_o the_o fende_v that_o tempt_v folk_n to_o lechery_n be_v moo_v besye_v to_o appear_v in_o man_n likeness_n &_o woman_n to_o do_v lechery_n with_o folk_n &_o so_o bring_v they_o to_o lechery_n and_o in_o speech_n of_o folk_n they_o be_v call_v eluy_v but_o in_o latyn_a when_o they_o appear_v in_o man_n likeness_n they_o be_v call_v incubi_fw-la and_o when_o they_o appear_v in_o likeness_n of_o wyman_n they_o be_v call_v succubus_n and_o for_o they_o have_v no_o matter_n ne_o seed_n of_o themselves_o to_o gendre_a therefore_o they_o gendre_a and_o take_v the_o superfluyte_n of_o the_o matter_n &_o sede_fw-la of_o man_n that_o pass_v from_o man_n sleep_a and_o other_o time_n &_o with_o that_o matter_n they_o meddle_v with_o wyman_n also_o they_o gadre_fw-mi mater_fw-la and_o sede_fw-la of_o woman_n and_z with_o that_o meddle_v with_o man_n in_o woman_n likeness_n and_o of_o such_o meddling_n as_o god_n suffer_v come_fw-mi sometime_o good_a child_n sometime_o wicked_a sometime_o well_o shape_v sometime_o evyll_n shape_v but_o needs_o one_o must_v be_v man_n or_o woman_n for_z fiend_n with_o fiend_n may_v not_o gendre_a such_o fende_v be_v moost_n besye_n to_o shende_v wyman_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v peryllous_a to_o wyman_n that_o desyren_n moche_v man_n company_n to_o be_v overmoche_o solytarye_a without_o honest_a company_n and_o such_o foul_a spyryte_n do_v therlecherye_o in_o this_o manner_n not_o only_o with_o man_n and_o woman_n but_z also_o with_o unresonable_a bests_n and_o appear_v to_o they_o in_o likeness_n of_o bests_n as_o a_o bowl_n to_o cow_n and_z as_o a_o ram_n to_o sheep_n and_o so_o by_o the_o fende_v do_v come_v many_o of_o these_o mysshape_v thing_n that_o be_v bear_v both_o of_o wyman_n &_o of_o bests_n as_o a_o calf_n with_o a_o adder_n tail_n a_o child_n with_o a_o adder_n heed_n a_o child_n bear_v of_o a_o sheep_n with_o wool_n in_o the_o neck_n all_o these_o have_v fall_v in_o our_o day_n caplm_n xxij_o diues_fw-la it_o may_v be_v well_o as_o yâ—_z say_v but_z i_o pray_v the_o tell_v i_o what_o be_v goostly_a fornycaconn_n ghostly_a avoutre_v &_o lechery_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la all_n three_o be_v take_v for_o one_o and_o pryncypal_o it_o be_v call_v ydolatrye_a when_o man_n or_o woman_n withdraw_v his_o love_n and_o his_o trust_n from_o god_n and_o set_v it_o more_o in_o creature_n than_o in_o god_n and_o the_o worship_n that_o long_v to_o the_o godhede_v do_v it_o to_o creature_n thank_n creature_n of_o the_o benefyce_n that_o only_o god_n may_v do_v and_o so_o the_o worship_n that_o long_v only_o to_o god_n they_o gyve_v it_o to_o creature_n stock_n or_o stone_n man_z or_o woman_n or_z to_o ymage_n make_v with_o man_n ande_fw-mi that_o neither_o may_v see_v here_o ne_z help_v at_o need_n when_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v crysten_v his_o soul_n be_v wed_v to_o cryste_n by_o right_a byleve_n and_o true_a love_n and_o charyte_v that_o he_o behote_v there_o to_o god_n to_o keep_v his_o byheste_n and_o to_o forsake_v the_o fiend_n but_o after_o when_o he_o forsake_v god_n &_o god_n