in_o that_o one_o party_n be_v great_a dysturbaunce_n &_o dyscomfort_v of_o fende_v &_o in_o y_z t_z other_o party_n great_a like_n &_o comfort_n of_o holy_a angel_n there_o be_v also_o saint_n patryk_v purgatorye_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v show_v at_o his_o prayer_n to_o conferme_v his_o preaching_n &_o his_o lore_n when_o he_o preched_a to_o mysbleve_v man_n of_o sorrow_n &_o pain_n y_o it_o evyll_n man_n shall_v suffer_v for_o her_o wicked_a werke_n and_o of_o joy_n &_o of_o bliss_n y_fw-fr â—_o good_a man_n shall_v resceyve_v for_o her_o holy_a dede_n he_o tell_v that_o who_o y_o it_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o purgatorye_n if_o it_o be_v enjoin_v he_o for_o penance_n he_o shall_v never_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n but_z he_o dye_n final_o without_o repentance_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o ensample_n be_v set_v more_o full_a at_o this_o chapytres_n end_n ¶_o trevisa_fw-la but_o true_o noman_n may_v be_v save_v but_o if_o he_o be_v very_o repentaunt_a what_o soever_o penance_n he_o 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spear_n length_n also_o in_o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o pond_n there_o be_v seen_v 〈◊〉_d bird_n y_fw-es â—_o bird_n ben_fw-mi call_v certellâ—â—_n &_o come_v homely_a to_o man_n honde_n but_o if_o man_n do_v hein_o wrong_v or_o harm_n thry_a go_v away_o &_o come_v not_o again_o &_o the_o water_n there_o shall_v wax_v bitter_a &_o stynke_v &_o he_o y_o â—_o die_v the_o wrong_n shall_v not_o a_o sterte_n without_o wretch_n &_o myschyef_n but_o if_o he_o do_v amends_n ¶_o r._n as_o touching_n patryk_v purgatorye_n you_o shall_v understand_v y_z t_o the_o second_o saint_n patryk_fw-mi that_o be_v abbot_n &_o not_o bysshop_n while_o he_o preched_a in_o irlonde_n labour_v &_o study_v for_o to_o tear_v thilk_o wicked_a man_n that_o live_v as_o bests_n out_o of_o her_o evyll_n lyf_v for_o drede_n of_o pain_n of_o hell_n &_o for_o to_o comferme_v they_o in_o good_a lyf_v &_o they_o say_v they_o will_v not_o tear_v but_o some_o of_o they_o may_v know_v somewhat_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n &_o also_o of_o 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go_v in_o without_o leave_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o bysshop_n or_z of_o the_o pryour_fw-mi of_o the_o place_n many_o man_n go_v in_o &_o come_v out_o again_o in_o patryk_n time_n &_o tell_v of_o pain_n &_o joy_n that_o they_o have_v seen_v &_o the_o meruaylle_n y_fw-fr t_z they_o see_v be_v their_o yet_o write_v &_o by_o cause_n thereof_o many_o man_n torn_v &_o be_v convert_v to_o right_a byleve_n also_o many_o man_n go_v in_o &_o come_v never_o again_o in_o king_n stephen_n time_n king_n of_o englonde_n a_o knight_n that_o hyght_n owayne_o go_v in_o to_o saint_n patryk_v purgatorye_n &_o come_v again_o &_o dwell_v ever_o after_o during_o his_o lyf_v in_o the_o needs_o of_o thabbaye_v of_o ludensis_n that_o be_v of_o thorder_n of_o chystew_n &_o tell_v many_o wondres_n y_fw-fr â—_o he_o have_v seen_v in_o patryk_n purgatorye_n the_o place_n be_v call_v patryk_n purgatorye_n &_o the_o chirche_n be_v name_v reglis_n noman_n be_v enjoin_v for_o to_o go_v in_o to_z y_z t_z purgatorye_n but_o 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time_n make_v fair_a with_o xxbiij_fw-la noble_a cytes_n without_o right_n many_o castle_n that_o be_v wall_v with_o tower_n with_o yate_n &_o with_o bar_n strong_o build_v ¶_o alfre_n these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o cytee_n caâ—rlud_o that_o be_v london_n caerbranck_n that_o be_v york_n caerkente_n that_o be_v caunterbury_n caergoraugon_n that_o be_v wyrcestre_n caerlirion_n that_o be_v leycestre_n caerclon_n that_o be_v gloucestre_n caercolden_a that_o be_v colcestre_n carrei_fw-it y_fw-mi t_o be_v chichestre_n saxon_n call_v it_o sometime_o cyssoncestre_n caer-ceri_a that_o be_v cyrcestre_n caerguent_n that_o be_v wynchestre_n caergraunte_v y_o it_o be_v cambrygge_n caerleyll_o that_o be_v lugubalia_fw-la &_o karlyll_n caerperis_fw-la that_o be_v porchestre_fw-fr caerdrom_n y_fw-fr â—_o be_v dorchestre_fw-fr caerludcoit_fw-fr y_fw-fr t_o it_o lyncoln_n &_o lyndecolyn_n caermerthyn_n that_o be_v merlyns_n cyte_n caersegent_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v sycestre_n &_o be_v upon_o temse_n not_o far_o from_o rede_a caerthleon_n that_o be_v caerlegyon_n also_o &_o hyght_n first_o legecestre_n &_o now_o be_v name_v chestre_n caerbathon_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v bath_n &_o hyght_n sometime_o athamannê°_n cyte_n caerpaladour_n that_o be_v septon_n y_fw-fr t_o now_o hyght_n shaftesbury_n ¶_o r._n other_o cytee_n ben_fw-mi find_fw-mi in_o cronycle_n for_o understand_v of_o story_n of_o who_o it_o shall_v follow_v ¶_o wild_a upon_o london_n be_v a_o ryall_n and_o a_o rich_a cyte_n upon_o tamyse_n of_o burgeyss_n of_o tychesses_n of_o merchant_n of_o chaffer_n &_o of_o marchaundyse_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o sometime_o when_o dearth_n of_o vytayl_n be_v in_o all_o englonde_n commu_o at_o london_n it_o be_v best_o cheap_a by_o cause_n of_o the_o byer_n and_o seller_n that_o be_v at_o london_n ¶_o gaufre_v brute_n y_fw-fr â—_o first_o king_n of_o bryton_n build_v &_o edefy_v this_o cyte_n of_o london_n the_o first_o cyte_n of_o brytayne_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o cyte_n of_o 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