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therefore_o we_o ought_v well_o to_o weep_v in_o this_o world_n &_o do_v penance_n to_o the_o end_n that_o at_o the_o same_o ferfull_a day_n we_o may_v yield_v good_a acompte_v unto_o our_o lord_n ¶_o a_o brother_n axe_v a_o holy_a fader_fw-mi whereof_o kam_n that_o he_o be_v hard_o hert_v &_o that_o he_o fere_v not_o god_n the_o holy_a fader_fw-mi answer_v to_z high_z that_o he_o shall_v have_v drede_v of_o god_n /_o if_o he_o will_v rebuke_v his_o soul_n sa_v my_o soul_n think_v upon_o thy_o life_n /_o for_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v before_o the_o may_v of_o
begin_v in_o latyn_a districtis_fw-la caplm_n c.xxxiiij_o ¶_o of_o a_o woman_n that_o forbear_v wrong_n of_o she_o soon_o in_o law_n /_o and_z begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a vergente_fw-la caplm_n c.xxxu_o ¶_o of_o saint_n john_n &_o saint_n sophronyon_n /_o which_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a ad_fw-la voluntate_fw-la igil_n etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.xxxvi_o ¶_o a_o sermon_n make_v by_o the_o foresaid_a holy_a patryarke_n against_o the_o herer_n of_o folk_n follow_v &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a si_fw-mi vero_fw-la alicubâ—_n etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.xxxvij_o ¶_o of_o the_o child_n orphenym_n the_o which_o be_v make_v â—â—che_o /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a audicus_n etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.xxxviij_o ¶_o of_o a_o begyler_n that_o borrow_v chyâ—ty_a pound_n of_o gold_n of_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a impretermisse_o caplm_n c_o thirty-nine_o ¶_o of_o â—habbot_n vytalyon_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a seneâ—_n quidem_fw-la magnus_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.xl_o ¶_o of_o a_o beggar_n which_o in_o ask_v a_o all_o mess_n of_o the_o say_v patryarke_v speak_v great_a word_n against_o he_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a precipiens_fw-la caplm_n c._n â—lt_n ¶_o of_o the_o questyon_n that_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n make_v unto_o the_o poor_a people_n begin_v in_o latyn_a si_fw-mi vero_fw-la et_fw-la ceterus_fw-la caplm_n c.xlij_o ¶_o of_o a_o prince_n the_o hate_v another_o prince_n begin_v malician_n caplm_n c.xliij_o ¶_o how_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n constrain_v by_o his_o humylyte_n the_o proud_a to_o be_v meek_a /_o &_o begyn_v suê‘bun_n auten_v caplm_n c.xliiij_o ¶_o a_o sermon_n that_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n make_v to_o yâ—ue_a ensample_n of_o mekenes_n /_o begyn_v et_fw-la hec_fw-la caplm_n c.xlv_o ¶_o how_o he_o correct_v by_o fair_a word_n &_o sweet_a langage_fw-fr theym_fw-mi that_o go_v out_o of_o the_o chirche_n after_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v say_v &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a mittam_fw-la autem_fw-la caplm_n c.xlvi_o ¶_o how_o he_o forbid_v the_o folk_n shall_v not_o speak_v in_o the_o chirche_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o lalatyn_a loqui_fw-la auten_v etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.xlvij_o ¶_o how_o he_o ordain_v two_o ordre_n of_o relygyouse_n /_o &_o build_v they_o two_o chirche_n /_o one_z in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lady_n /_o &_o the_o other_o of_o saint_n johan_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a volens_fw-la auten_v etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.xlviij_o ¶_o how_o man_n ought_v to_o eschew_v the_o company_n of_o heretic_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a et_fw-la hoc_fw-la beatus_fw-la caplm_n c.xlix_o ¶_o how_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n juge_v nor_o condepn_v never_o no_o body_n /_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a eun_n oibus_fw-la caplm_n c.l._n ¶_o of_o two_o clerk_n that_o make_v shine_v /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a dvobus_fw-la clericis_fw-la &c_n &c_n caplm_n c.li_o ¶_o how_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n be_v call_v of_o god_n for_o to_o decesse_n out_o of_o this_o world_n find_v begynnyth_n in_o latyn_a et_fw-la quidem_fw-la caplm_n c.lij_o ¶_o the_o form_n of_o his_o testament_n follow_v &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a adueniente_fw-la caplm_n c.liij_o ¶_o of_o the_o woman_n that_o gaaf_a her_o sin_n in_o write_v to_o saint_n johan_n the_o patryarke_a /_o &_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a aluid_a auten_a caplm_n c.liiij_o ¶_o how_o the_o death_n of_o the_o foresaid_a holy_a patryarke_n johan_n be_v show_v to_o a_o relylygyous_a name_v savyn_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a eaden_a any_o die_n caplm_n c.lvi_o ¶_o of_o a_o neither_o vysyon_n that_o a_o cytezyn_n of_o alexandrye_a have_v /_o touch_v the_o death_n of_o this_o holy_a patryarke_n johan_n the_o almoner_n /_o &_o begyn_v cu_z auten_o caplm_n c.lvi_o ¶_o how_o out_o of_o his_o sepulchre_n flow_v and_o run_v oil_n /_o and_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a /_o hymnodia_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lvij_o ¶_o of_o the_o life_n of_o saint_n eugene_n /_o who_o fee_a be_v hallow_v the_o day_n after_o the_o fee_v of_o the_o natyvyte_o of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi ihesu_n cryste_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a in_o septimo_fw-la igit_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lviij_o ¶_o of_o saint_n basylle_n bysshop_n of_o capadore_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a basilliê°_n itaque_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lix_o ¶_o how_o eubole_n be_v crysten_v in_o the_o flumme_n jordan_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a apprehendentes_n auten_n etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lx_o ¶_o how_o saint_n basylle_n be_v a_o bysshop_n compose_v the_o mass_n /_o in_o compose_n of_o which_o he_o see_v god_n &_o his_o apostle_n /_o begin_v convenientes_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lxi_o ¶_o of_o a_o hebrew_n man_n that_o see_v a_o child_n bytwene_v the_o ande_fw-mi of_o saint_n basylle_n when_o he_o divide_v the_o body_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a divino_fw-la quidem_fw-la &c_n &c_n caplm_n c.lxij_o ¶_o of_o one_o that_o forsake_v god_n /_o &_o gaaf_a a_o writing_a thereof_o seal_v with_o his_o own_o honde_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a illudius_n auten_v caplm_n c.lxiij_o ¶_o of_o a_o woman_n to_o who_o her_o sin_n be_v forgyven_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o saint_n basylle_n /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a mulier_fw-la quidam_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lxiiij_o ¶_o of_o joseph_n the_o hebrew_n /_o which_o history_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o say_a chapytre_n ¶_o of_o the_o holy_a fader_fw-mi effrem_fw-mi /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a fratres_n enarracionem_fw-la volo_fw-la facere_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lxu_o ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o declaracyon_n of_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o second_o party_n of_o this_o present_a volume_n /_o the_o which_o be_v divide_v in_o some_o small_a treaty_n /_o chapitre_n demand_n /_o &_o quodlybeths_n /_o as_o hereafter_o shall_v appear_v ¶_o first_o be_v the_o prologue_n of_o saint_n iherom_n by_o high_o make_v upon_o the_o second_o party_n or_o chapytre_n /_o begin_v vere_n munndun_v &c_n &c_n ¶_o dyverse_a exhortaconn_n here_o folowen_v which_o begin_v in_o latyn_a quiden_fw-mi sanctorum_fw-la senior_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o other_o exortacyon_n folowen_v for_o to_o acquyre_v the_o virtue_n of_o pacyence_n &_o humylyte_n begin_v in_o latyn_a dicebant_fw-la sancti_fw-la seniores_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o here_o after_o consequent_o follow_v a_o lytyll_a book_n or_o treatyse_n contain_v many_o instrucconn_n for_o folk_n of_o relygyon_n &_o other_o contemplatyve_a /_o how_o they_o owe_v to_o behave_v themselves_o the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o /_o &_o to_o profit_n in_o relygyon_n /_o which_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a interrogavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o a_o other_o lytyll_o treatyse_v which_o tech_v to_o find_v the_o rest_n of_o conscyence_n /_o and_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a dixit_fw-la abbess_n antonius_n ¶_o a_o other_o treatyse_n teching_n how_o man_n ought_v to_o stir_v they_o to_o compunccyon_n /_o and_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a dicebant_fw-la de_fw-la abbate_n arsenio_n ¶_o a_o other_o treatyse_n follow_v of_o contynence_n &_o sobrence_n against_o glotonye_n and_o other_o vice_n and_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a fratres_n aliqui_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o a_o neither_o treatyse_v against_o fornycacyon_n ¶_o a_o other_o treatyse_n follow_v /_o wherein_o be_v contain_v that_o folk_n of_o relygyon_n ought_v not_o to_o possess_v nothing_o /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a frater_fw-la quidam_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o a_o other_o lytyl_o treatyse_v hereafter_o consequent_o follow_v of_o the_o virtue_n of_o force_n &_o of_o pacyence_n /_o &_o it_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a sanctus_n abbess_n antonius_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o a_o other_o lytyll_o treatyse_v contain_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v do_v for_o exaltacyon_n or_o vain_a glory_n ¶_o a_o other_o lytyl_o treatyse_v teching_n how_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o juge_v any_o other_o ¶_o a_o other_o treatyse_n follow_v here_o show_v how_o one_o ought_v to_o have_v dyscrecyon_n ¶_o a_o other_o lytyll_a treatyse_n follow_v here_o after_o teching_n how_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o live_v sobre_o /_o and_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a frater_fw-la quidam_fw-la ¶_o an_o other_o treatyse_n how_o one_o ought_v to_o pray_v without_o intermyssyon_n and_o without_o cess_v /_o &_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a diceâ—ant_fw-fr de_fw-fr abbate_n ¶_o a_o other_o lytyll_o treatyse_v contain_v how_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o do_v mercy_n and_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a preceperunt_fw-la aliquando_fw-la ¶_o an_o other_o lytyll_a treatyse_n of_o obeyssaunâ—e_n or_o obedience_n ¶_o a_o other_o lytyll_o treatyse_v encyte_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o right_a necessary_a virtue_n of_o humylyte_n and_o mekenesse_n and_o begyn_v in_o latyn_a abbas_n antonius_n ¶_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o pacyence_n ¶_o a_o other_o bystowe_v follow_v of_o contemplacyon_n ¶_o here_o after_o follow_v the_o second_o chapytre_n of_o contemplacyon_n ¶_o a_o other_o treatyse_n where_o in_o ben_fw-mi recite_v and_o reherce_v the_o sign_n and_o miracle_n which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o holy_a fader_n ¶_o the_o book_n of_o the_o good_a conversaconn_v of_o dyverse_a holy_a fader_n ¶_o here_o begynnen_n seven_o chapytres_fw-la /_o the_o
have_v be_v maynten_v as_o it_o be_v now_o by_o the_o holy_a &_o devoute_a relygy_a onse_n which_o day_n &_o night_n pray_v for_o the_o unyversall_a helthe_n /_o but_o as_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o thing_n right_o good_a be_v oft_o in_o lytyll_a quantytee_n &_o right_o dyffycile_v /_o nevertheless_o all_o they_o be_v in_o the_o same_o â—â—_o condyconus_fw-la /_o for_o they_o be_v in_o great_a multytude_n and_o also_o they_o be_v perfyte_n &_o of_o ryight_a holy_a life_n /_o some_o be_v nigh_o dweller_n by_o citee_n and_o other_o place_n in_o champestres_n /_o and_o other_o garnissh_v with_o virtue_n be_v separate_v &_o dysperd_v in_o the_o desert_n /_o and_o as_o the_o exercise_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n of_o some_o prince_n be_v one_o they_o be_v uny_v in_o charytee_n in_o their_o tygurye_n orcelle_v /_o and_o steadfast_o armyd_fw-la with_o prayer_n bere_v the_o shield_v of_o faith_n for_o soverayne_a defence_n be_v redi_fw-la &_o apparayl_v to_o fyghte_n against_o the_o adversaries_n of_o our_o fragylytee_fw-mi /_o by_o which_o they_o take_v by_o assault_n the_o ream_n of_o heaven_n /_o all_o generalli_n be_v aoumed_a and_o array_v with_o virtue_n sweet_a and_o peasyble_a /_o but_o all_fw-ge be_v togydre_n ally_v and_o bind_v with_o the_o bond_n of_o charyte_n and_o for_o jalousye_a and_o desire_v for_o to_o gete_a virtue_n they_o lead_v &_o die_v dyverse_a batayle_n for_o every_o man_n labour_v and_o take_v pain_n that_o one_o to_o be_v more_o sweet_a and_o soft_a or_o more_o benign_a than_o the_o other_o /_o that_o one_o to_o be_v more_o peasyble_a and_o that_o other_o right_a pacyente_n /_o if_o any_o be_v more_o wise_a than_o other_o /_o of_o so_o moche_n he_o render_v himself_o more_o humble_a /_o and_o servant_n of_o alle_fw-mi the_o other_o in_o such_o wise_a as_o he_o semyd_fw-la to_o be_v moost_n ygnoraunte_v /_o and_o so_o moche_n say_v saint_n iherom_n that_o god_n have_v do_v to_o i_o such_o grace_n to_o see_v their_o conversacyon_n i_o shall_v set_v my_o pain_n after_o that_o god_n shall_v gyve_v i_o the_o mind_n for_o to_o recount_v by_o write_v their_o fair_a &_o laudable_a manere_n of_o lyve_a /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o which_o have_v not_o seen_v corporal_o theym_a may_v know_v their_o holy_a conversacyon_n and_o good_a werke_n /_o by_o the_o which_o they_o may_v ensyewe_v and_o lede_v such_o a_o life_n like_a to_o theym_v /_o and_o fynable_o may_v gete_v by_o very_a pacyence_n triumph_n and_o vyctorye_n in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o ream_n of_o heaven_n glory_n perdurable_a /_o amen_n /_o ¶_o of_o saint_n john_n the_o heremyte_n the_o first_o chapytre_fw-fr /_o which_o begynnyth_v in_o latyn_a primum_fw-la igitur_fw-la /_o the_o noble_a and_o blessyd_v doctou_n saint_n iherom_n recountyth_n of_o saint_n john_n of_o egypte_n the_o which_o be_v a_o holy_a heremyte_n and_o a_o examplayre_n of_o alle_fw-mi virtue_n dwelling_n in_o the_o party_n of_o thebayde_n in_o a_o heremytage_n set_v in_o a_o high_a roche_z nigh_o to_o the_o cytee_n of_o lyto_n /_o to_o which_o heremytage_n may_v no_o man_n go_fw-mi but_o in_o great_a pain_n and_o labour_n /_o the_o chyrche_fw-fr of_o that_o heremytage_n be_v close_v and_o shette_v /_o and_o therein_o be_v the_o say_a heremyte_n so_o long_o tyme._n that_o fro_o his_o lx_o year_n of_o age_n till_o he_o be_v lxxx_o year_n old_a that_o no_o person_n enter_v in_o to_o that_o chyrche_n till_o saint_n iherom_n vysit_v he_o /_o nevertheless_o to_o theym_v that_o come_v thither_o for_o to_o vysyte_n he_o he_o speak_v to_o theym_a thorugh_o a_o wyndowe_n oon_o in_o comfort_v theym_a /_o and_o gyve_v to_o theym_v spyrytuell_a refeccyon_n /_o he_o be_v never_o seen_v of_o woman_n in_o the_o say_a heremytage_n /_o there_o be_v but_o few_o man_n that_o see_v he_o /_o and_o that_o not_o always_o /_o but_o att_o certain_a hour_n &_o day_n he_o suffer_v well_o that_o a_o lityll_a how_o be_v be_v make_v without_o his_o monastery_n for_o to_o lodge_v &_o rest_n theym_a that_o come_v fro_o far_o regyon_n &_o countree_n for_o to_o see_v he_o /_o and_o he_o hynselfe_n allone_n with_o in_o his_o monasterye_n ocupy_v he_o day_n &_o night_n without_o any_o intermyssion_n with_o alle_fw-mi his_o think_v &_o may_v to_o denowte_n oâ—yson_n &_o prayer_n /_o and_o he_o be_v so_o agreeable_a to_o god_n that_o not_o alone_o he_o have_v the_o scyence_n of_o thing_n present_v but_o also_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v /_o and_o so_o have_v he_o the_o yefte_a of_o prophecy_n as_o well_o in_o the_o provyce_n &_o cytee_n nyghe_a by_o and_o also_o in_o far_o countree_n in_o which_o he_o have_v never_o be_v to_o the_o emperor_n theodosâ—en_o he_o show_v oft_o time_n of_o his_o fortune_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v of_o his_o adversaries_n /_o &_o how_o he_o shall_v have_v vyctorye_n of_o some_o tyrant_n his_o enemy_n ¶_o in_o a_o time_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o ethyopyens_fw-fr night_n a_o cyte_n named_fw-la cyrene_n the_o which_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o party_n the_o 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which_o he_o say_v that_o they_o have_v be_v longing_n to_o king_n pharaoh_n &_o be_v hide_v in_o therth_n /_o the_z holy_a man_n mucyn_v answer_v to_o high_a /_o the_o and_o thy_o money_n be_v in_o perdiconn_n perpetuel_fw-ge /_o oftentimes_o he_o enter_v in_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o bredern_a there_o where_o all_o the_o door_n be_v shytt_n &_o close_a /_o &_o when_o he_o will_v in_o a_o moment_n he_o make_v a_o great_a way_n and_o as_o saint_n copret_v recount_v of_o the_o holy_a man_n tofore_o say_v one_o of_o
dyvyne_a operation_n /_o in_o which_o gardyne_n he_o have_v palm_n trees·_n apple_n tree_n &_o many_o other_o tree_n that_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v plant_v there_o and_o say_v saint_n coprett_n that_o he_o have_v do_v this_o to_o thensample_n of_o the_o labourer_n his_o neighbour_n which_o be_v acustome_v to_o come_v fetch_n of_o the_o dust_n &_o powder_n &_o dry_a earth_n in_o the_o place_n where_o as_o the_o holy_a fader_n dwell_v /_o &_o sue_v /_o &_o throw_v abroad_o the_o same_o earth_n upon_o their_o land_n /_o byleve_a ferm_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v thereby_o the_o more_o fertile_a &_o habundant_a /_o he_o say_v ferdermore_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v great_a shame_n to_o the_o holy_a fader_n there_o dwell_v if_o the_o labourer_n shall_v have_v in_o they_o gretter_n faith_n thane_n they_o see_v that_o the_o same_o faith_n be_v in_o they_o by_o the_o holy_a fader_n confermyd_fw-la /_o ¶_o of_o saint_n helye_o which_o begynnyth_v ¶_o vidimê°_n &_o alium_fw-la senem_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge twelve_o saint_n iherom_n say_v that_o he_o &_o his_o fellow_n see_v a_o neither_o holy_a fader_fw-mi named_fw-la helye_a nigh_o a_o cite_v named_fw-la anthinos·_fw-la which_o be_v metropolytane_v in_o the_o party_n of_o thebayde_v /_o &_o this_o holy_a fader_fw-mi be_v of_o phage_n of_o a_o c._n &_o x._o year_n or_o there_o about_o /_o which_o in_o virtue_n &_o holy_a lyf_v semyd_fw-la to_o be_v equal_a to_o helye_a the_o prophet_n /_o this_o holy_a man_n be_v moche_o solitary_a for_o he_o be_v by_o the_o space_n of_o lxx_o year_n in_o a_o desert_n so_o horryble_a that_o it_o may_v not_o well_o be_v write_v /_o and_o there_o be_v be_v in_o pass_v his_o lyf_v solytary_a in_o such_o wise_a not_o where_o the_o peple_n of_o the_o world_n dwell_v /_o the_o way_n be_v so_o hard_a &_o sharp_a that_o they_z that_o come_v thyder_n may_v not_o pass_v it_o /_o the_o place_n where_o he_o lie_v be_v so_o terryble_a that_o no_o man_n may_v behold_v it_o wtoute_fw-fr horror_n /_o and_o when_o it_o come_v so_o that_o his_o membre_n begin_v to_o tremble_v for_o aâ—ge_n he_o use_v for_o his_o mete_v a_o lytyll_a breed_n &_o oil_n olyve_n moche_n sobre_o ¶_o but_o in_o his_o yongthe_n he_o have_v fast_v many_o time_n aâ—â—_n hoole_n week_n without_o any_o et_v /_o theâ—_n be_v never_o man_n see_v he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o hermytage_n like_o as_o other_o heremyte_v wytnessen_v /_o he_o have_v that_o year_n of_o god_n that_o all_o they_o that_o go_v to_o hym·_n return_v never_o without_o to_o have_v that_o which_o they_o demand_v /_o and_o also_o he_o helyd_v &_o guarissh_v hen_n of_o all_o sekenesse_n &_o malady_n /_o &_o at_o last_o finyssh_v in_o glory_n eternal_a his_o day_n /_o ¶_o of_o saint_n pithiryon_n which_o begynnyth_v ¶_o redeuntes_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge xiii_o in_o such_o wise_a as_o saint_n iherom_n &_o his_o fellow_n return_v from_o the_o hayde_n they_o see_v a_o mountain_n /_o unto_o the_o which_o no_o man_n may_v go_v without_o great_a diffyculte_n &_o pain_n /_o in_o the_o say_v mountain_n be_v dyverse_a heremyte_n of_o who_o saint_n pithyrion_n be_v fader_fw-mi &_o abbot_n the_o which_o have_v be_v dyscyple_a of_o saint_n anthonye_n /_o and_o after_o have_v dwell_v with_o saint_n amon._n of_o who_o be_v afâ—â—r_o write_v /_o ¶_o this_o same_o saint_n pythiryon_n be_v of_o so_o great_a virtue_n /_o aswell_o in_o help_v the_o seek_v peple_n as_o in_o fight_a &_o resy_a the_o devylles_n /_o which_o have_v dowble_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_v two_o fader_n /_o that_o be_v to_o wit_v of_o the_o say_v faint_a anthonye_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v speak_v hereafter_o and_o of_o the_o foresaid_a saint_n amon_n of_o who_o he_o have_v be_v successive_o dyscyple_a ¶_o saint_n iherosme_n be_v enseyn_v &_o teach_v of_o the_o say_a saint_n pythiryon_n how_o he_o may_v resyste_v &_o eschew_v the_o temptaconn_n of_o the_o devyll_n of_o hell_n /_o ¶_o who_o some_o ever_o will_v have_v domynaconn_v &_o puyssaunce_n upon_o the_o devylles_n he_o behovyth_v first_o that_o he_o resyste_v against_o his_o sin_n &_o passion_n /_o and_o when_o we_o shall_v have_v take_v a_o way_n one_o vice_n or_o one_o sin_n from_o our_o soul_n /_o the_o devyll_n that_o tempt_v a_o man_n of_o the_o say_a sin_n incontynent_n shall_v depart_v fro_o the_o body_n where_o it_o have_v be_v his_o life_n be_v moche_o straight_o /_o for_o two_o time_n in_o a_o week_n he_o eat_v but_o only_o /_o ne_o drink_v but_o a_o lytyll_a browet_n make_v with_o meele_n without_o to_o take_v any_o other_o refecconn_n in_o what_o aege_fw-la he_o be_v /_o but_o our_o lord_n which_o know_v the_o right_n great_a and_o syngule_a devocyon_n that_o he_o have_v in_o he_o and_o to_o his_o seruyce_n gaaf_a to_o he_o above_o nature_n strengthe_n and_o courage_n to_o bear_v &_o sustain_v those_o right_a straight_o and_o merueillous_a penaunce_n /_o ¶_o of_o saint_n eulogyon_n which_o begynnyth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o vidimus_fw-la et_fw-la alium_fw-la caplm_n xiiii_o after_o this_o spekith_n saint_n iherom_n sayenge_a /_o that_o he_o see_v a_o other_o holy_a fader_fw-mi named_fw-la eulogyon_fw-mi /_o ¶_o the_o which_o among_o other_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v he_o know_v all_o the_o thought_n good_a &_o evyll_n of_o all_o theym_n that_o in_o his_o presence_n come_v to_o the_o altar_n for_o to_o receyve_v their_o maker_n or_o creator_n /_o ¶_o so_o it_o happen_v on_o a_o time_n that_o some_o relygiouse_n will_v receyve_v their_o savyour_fw-mi /_o but_o the_o holy_a man_n keep_v theym_a from_o it_o sayenge_a to_o one_o of_o theym_a thyse_n word_n /_o o_o myschaunte_v man_n be_v thou_o so_o folysshe_v to_o come_v for_o to_o receyve_v thy_o god_n and_o thou_o have_v this_o night_n will_v for_o to_o acomplysshe_v the_o sin_n of_o fornycacyon_n /_o and_o he_o say_v to_o that_o other_o /_o &_o thou_o haste_v say_v in_o thy_o herte_n that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o daungeour_n to_o admynystre_n himself_o to_o the_o table_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n in_o dede_o sin_n than_o in_o the_o astate_n of_o grace_n /_o and_o that_o be_v alle_fw-mi one_o be_v good_a and_o evyll_n /_o and_o after_o he_o say_v to_o a_o neither_o /_o thou_o haste_v say_v in_o thyself_o that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o awter_n may_v not_o justefye_v the_o /_o ¶_o and_o thenne_n send_v theym_a again_o for_o to_o do_v penance_n /_o repute_v theym_fw-mi unworthy_a to_o receyve_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o awter_n /_o ¶_o here_o upon_o ought_v the_o preeste_n to_o take_v ensample_n when_o they_o prepare_v and_o make_v theym_a ready_a to_o say_v mass_n /_o and_o also_o alle_fw-mi other_o creature_n that_o go_v &_o purpoo_v to_o receyve_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o awter_n /_o ¶_o of_o saint_n appellen·_n and_o begynnyth_n in_o latyn_a ¶_o vidimus_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la presbiterum_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge xv_o saint_n appellen_n be_v a_o forgeur_n of_o â—ren_n /_o and_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o bredern_a he_o forgyd_v it_o to_o theym_v /_o ¶_o on_o a_o night_n as_o he_o be_v forge_a the_o devyll_n come_v to_o he_o to_o likeness_n of_o a_o fair_a woman_n and_o bring_v he_o werke_n for_o to_o forge_v /_o thenne_fw-fr the_o holy_a man_n take_v out_o of_o his_o furnay_n a_o baâ—â—e_n of_o yren_n and_o cast_v it_o in_o to_o her_o visage_n thenne_n the_o devil_n make_v so_o terryble_a a_o cry_n that_o all_o the_o bredern_a be_v awake_v /_o &_o thereof_o he_o have_v such_o a_o yefte_a of_o god_n /_o that_o frothan_fw-ge forthou_fw-mi he_o may_v take_v in_o his_o bare_a honde_n without_o to_o be_v brente_a the_o yren_n all_fw-ge hot_a &_o hrenning_a reed_n ¶_o and_o when_o saint_n iherom_n &_o his_o fellow_n come_v to_o he_o he_o receyve_v theym_a benygne_o and_o tell_v to_o theym_v of_o the_o manner_n &_o life_n of_o some_o of_o his_o bredern_a /_o ¶_o and_o first_o of_o one_o named_fw-la john_n the_o which_o be_v moche_o old_a &_o auncyen_v surmount_v the_o other_o in_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o of_o good_a manner_n /_o and_o tell_v to_o theym_v that_o at_o the_o beginning_a that_o the_o say_v john_n come_v in_o to_o desert_n he_o be_v three_o year_n under_o a_o toche_n in_o oryson_n &_o prayer_n without_o lyenge_a on_o the_o ground_n ¶_o the_o say_a john_n slepte_v not_o but_o len_v /_o and_o eat_v not_o but_o on_o the_o sondaye_n /_o on._n which_o day_n the_o press_v admynystre_v to_o he_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o awter_n of_o which_o he_o lyvyd_v only_o /_o ¶_o on_o a_o day_n the_o devyll_n wen_v to_o dysceyve_v he_o transfigure_v himself_o to_o the_o semblance_n of_o a_o priest_n /_o and_o come_v tofore_o he_o the_o hour_n acustomyd_fw-la in_o feign_v to_o gyve_v to_o he_o the_o
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it_o to_o this_o present_a book_n which_o be_v make_v of_o holy_a fader_n /_o and_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o igitur_fw-la antonius_n etc._n etc._n caplm_n xxxvi_o saint_n anthonye_n bear_v in_o egipte_n be_v come_v of_o right_a noble_a parent_n as_o be_v of_o noblesse_n of_o lineage_n as_o of_o holy_a conversacyon_n /_o he_o be_v nouryssh_v so_o solytary_o that_o he_o know_v no_o man_n of_o the_o world_n /_o but_o onn_o his_o friend_n ¶_o when_o he_o be_v a_o lytyll_o great_a that_o be_v to_o wit_v in_o his_o infancy_n he_o will_v not_o go_v play_n with_o lytyll_o chyldern_a but_o he_o go_v in_o to_o the_o chyrche_n hear_v the_o seruyce_n of_o god_n /_o and_o notwythstond_n that_o the_o child_n of_o rich_a house_n have_v a_o custom_n to_o be_v delicyous_o nouryssh_v with_o dyvers_a mete_n /_o nevertheless_o saint_n anthonye_n desire_v they_o never_o /_o but_o be_v content_a with_o such_o as_o man_n gaaf_a to_o he_o /_o ¶_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o friend_n he_o abide_v faderles_a in_o thage_n of_o xix_o or_o twenty_o year_n &_o with_o high_o dwell_v his_o sister_n who_o he_o govern_v &_o teach_v in_o good_a dede_n &_o werke_n &_o thê°_n pass_a the_o tyme·_n vi_fw-la month_n haunt_v the_o chirche_fw-fr he_o thouÈt_v how_o thapostle_n leave_v all_o their_o substance_n and_o good_n for_o to_o follow_v their_o sweet_a lord_n and_o master_n ihesu_n cryste_n /_o ¶_o on_o a_o time_n he_o be_v in_o the_o chyrche_n hear_v one_o rede_v a_o gospel_n /_o which_o make_v mencyon_n how_o our_o lord_n say_v to_o a_o rich_a man_n
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of_o the_o fader_fw-mi /_o ¶_o also_o he_o that_o be_v doctor_n of_o obedience_n when_o he_o have_v do_v his_o will_n he_o have_v not_o be_v inobedyente_n /_o ¶_o alas_o thenne_n since_o that_o god_n will_v not_o use_v his_o own_o will_v /_o but_o be_v somoche_n obedyente_fw-la /_o ¶_o wherefore_o be_v not_o we_o obedyente_v to_o he_o /_o wythoute_n to_o obey_v to_o our_o sensualyte_n /_o in_o leve_v all_o thing_n contrary_a to_o equyte_v and_o reason_v /_o ¶_o the_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o god_n thanne_v any_o sacrefyce_n ¶_o for_o this_o virtue_n god_n show_v moo_o great_a miracle_n for_o saint_n poule_n than_o for_o saint_n anthonye_n /_o ¶_o from_o alle_fw-mi regyon_n come_v seek_v folk_n to_o he_o /_o for_o to_o recower_v helthe_n /_o ¶_o the_o which_o thing_n saint_n anthonye_n seenge_v and_o dread_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v overmoche_o let_v /_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o make_v he_o to_o go_v in_o a_o neither_o secret_a place_n /_o where_o as_o he_o may_v not_o be_v find_v /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o saint_n anthonye_n shall_v receyve_v theym_a that_o shall_v come_v /_o ¶_o and_o if_o any_o fayllyd_v to_o recovere_v their_o helthe_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o saint_n anthonye_n /_o he_o send_v theym_a to_o saint_n paul_n /_o and_o anon_o they_o be_v hoole_n and_o guarysshed_a /_o ¶_o emonge_o other_o there_o come_v one_o to_o the_o which_o be_v mad_a and_o so_o far_o from_o himself_o /_o that_o by_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o maladye_o he_o boat_n alle_fw-mi theym_n that_o come_v to_o he_o /_o ¶_o saint_n paul_n begin_v to_o pray_v to_o god_n /_o and_o command_v the_o devyll_n which_o tourment_v he_o /_o that_o he_o shall_v depart_v out_o of_o his_o body_n ¶_o but_o by_o cause_n the_o devyll_n depart_v not_o &_o go_v not_o oon_o incontynent_a after_o he_o have_v command_v he_o /_o ¶_o saint_n paul_n begin_v to_o speak_v to_o god_n as_o lytyll_o chyldern_a do_v /_o sayenge_a /_o ¶_o true_o my_o god_n /_o i_o shall_v not_o eat_v this_o day_n /_o if_o thou_o heel_n not_o this_o seek_v man_n /_o ¶_o and_o anon_o he_o be_v heelyd_v /_o ¶_o all_fw-es the_o miracle_n that_o he_o die_v god_n have_v grant_v to_o he_o the_o power_n for_o the_o great_a obedience_n that_o be_v in_o he_o /_o ¶_o thenne_fw-fr ought_v every_o person_n to_o enforce_v he_o to_o be_v obedyent_n to_o god_n in_o observe_v and_o keep_a his_o commandment_n /_o ¶_o thus_o end_v the_o life_n of_o saint_n poule_n the_o simple_a heremyte_n ¶_o here_o folowith_v the_o life_n of_o saint_n paula_n or_o paulyne_n /_o and_o begynnynth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o si_fw-mi cuncta_fw-la corporis_fw-la mei_fw-la membra_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n xl_o saint_n iherom_n say_v /_o if_o alle_fw-mi my_o membre_n be_v torn_v in_o to_o tongue_n /_o and_o alle_fw-mi they_o longen_fw-mi thing_n worthy_a of_o praise_v /_o yet_o cowde_v they_o not_o say_v suffysaunt_o of_o the_o venerable_a saint_n saint_n paula_n /_o she_o be_v noble_a of_o parent_n /_o but_o moche_n more_o noble_a of_o holiness_n of_o life_n /_o rich_a of_o patrymonye_n /_o but_o more_o rich_a for_o as_o moche_v as_o she_o have_v renounce_v and_o forsake_v the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n ¶_o all_o the_o day_n of_o her_o life_n she_o complain_v to_o god_n sayenge_a /_o ¶_o alas_o poor_a synnar_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v my_o life_n be_v lengthen_a i_o dwell_v over_o long_o in_o this_o corruptible_a world_n in_o which_o be_v no_o thing_n but_o sin_n and_o fylthe_n /_o ¶_o and_o for_o asmoche_v as_o she_o say_v herself_o a_o pylgryme_n in_o this_o world_n often_o she_o desire_v dethe_v /_o and_o to_o be_v with_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o ¶_o the_o moost_n part_n of_o her_o time_n she_o be_v like_a by_o the_o great_a abstynence_n that_o she_o make_v /_o ¶_o nevertheless_o armyd_fw-la with_o pacyence_n she_o say_v /_o i_o chastyse_n my_o body_n and_o put_v it_o in_o seruytude_n /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o myself_o i_o be_v not_o reprevyd_v /_o whanne_n i_o reprove_v other_o /_o ¶_o and_o in_o this_o great_a pacyence_n she_o see_v heaven_n open_a for_o to_o receyve_v she_o /_o and_o say_v /_o ¶_o who_o shall_v gyve_v to_o i_o wing_n that_o i_o may_v flee_v and_o rest_n myself_o in_o paradise_n /_o ¶_o she_o love_v alle_fw-mi the_o time_n of_o her_o life_n the_o sure_a astate_n of_o povertee_n /_o ¶_o for_o whanne_n she_o dey_v she_o be_v more_o poor_a than_o they_o who_o she_o gaaf_v her_o alms_n /_o ¶_o her_o fader_fw-mi be_v call_v topocius_fw-la /_o the_n which_o be_v of_o the_o lygnage_n of_o agamenon_n /_o which_o ten_o year_n during_o hold_v siege_n tofore_o troy_n the_o grant_n /_o and_o att_o last_o by_o he_o it_o be_v destroy_v ¶_o her_o mother_n be_v named_fw-la basylle_n extracte_v of_o the_o lygnage_n of_o scypyon_n greek_n /_o ¶_o this_o which_o saint_n iherom_n â—eeâ—tyh_v and_o spekith_n of_o no_o thing_n for_o that_o he_o will_v say_v that_o the_o man_n ne_fw-fr the_o woman_n â—en_o to_o be_v praise_v for_o asmoche_n as_o they_o ben_fw-mi come_fw-mi of_o great_a parentele_n and_o lygnage_n in_o worldly_a honour_n ¶_o but_o for_o asmoche_n as_o whanne_v some_o ben_fw-mi come_v of_o high_a birth_n and_o of_o great_a place_n /_o and_z they_o despise_v the_o rychesses_n of_o this_o world_n /_o they_o show_v theymself_n in_o so_o do_v to_o be_v of_o the_o very_a lygnage_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o and_o to_o have_v toward_o he_o greâ—ter_v love_n /_o thenne_fw-fr to_o theym_v which_o have_v noughte_v or_o lytyll_a thing_n in_o value_n ¶_o and_o say_v that_o they_o renounce_v and_o forsake_v alle_fw-mi /_o ¶_o as_o some_o do_v which_o put_v theym selfe_o in_o to_o relygyon_n for_o to_o have_v provysion_n &_o suretee_n of_o their_o lyve_n ¶_o wythoute_n to_o have_v regard_v to_o our_o savyour_fw-mi ihesu_n cryste_n /_o sayenge_a that_o who_o that_o shall_v leave_v alle_fw-mi for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o hundred_o time_n more_o in_o the_o end_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o ream_n of_o heaven_n /_o the_o which_o be_v true_a in_o saint_n paulyne_n /_o ¶_o for_o for_o the_o cytee_fw-mi of_o rome_n which_o she_o leave_v with_o all_o rychesses_n and_o vaynglorie_n of_o the_o same_o cyte_n /_o ¶_o she_o be_v right_a merueyllou_n renom_v as_o emonge_v many_o precyous_a stone_n the_o moo_v precious_a and_o in_o excellent_a virtue_n shine_v /_o ¶_o like_a as_o the_o son_n gyve_v gretter_n light_n thanne_v the_o moan_n /_o in_z like_o wise_a saint_n paula_n emonge_v all_o holy_a wymmen_fw-mi moo_v excellent_o she_o shynyth_o /_o ¶_o she_o fleenge_v and_o eschew_v the_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n /_o ¶_o and_o
therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husbonde_n toxocius_fw-la /_o she_o dystrybute_v and_o deal_v that_o one_o half_a of_o his_o god_n unto_o the_o poor_a people_n /_o of_o which_o some_o be_v nourissh_v and_o other_o clothe_v and_o other_o after_o their_o dethe_v bury_v /_o ¶_o and_o whanne_v a_o poor_a body_n be_v sustain_v and_o holpen_v of_o a_o neither_o thanne_v of_o she_o /_o anon_o she_o be_v sorry_a as_o though_o she_o have_v lose_v moche_o good_a /_o ¶_o when_o she_o have_v long_o time_n lad_n such_o holy_a life_n /_o she_o will_v not_o endure_v and_o suffer_v the_o praise_v of_o the_o world_n ¶_o for_o by_o the_o occasyon_n of_o that_o she_o be_v of_o noble_a lygnage_n many_o lord_n come_v to_o vysyte_n she_o /_o ¶_o thenne_n she_o begin_v to_o despise_v the_o honour_n temporal_a /_o in_o desyre_v to_o go_v to_o desert_n for_o to_o do_v penance_n /_o ¶_o in_o that_o time_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o bysshoppis_fw-la of_o the_o ee_a and_o of_o the_o west_n come_v to_o rome_n for_o the_o decension_n and_o strife_n of_o some_o chyrche_n ¶_o emonge_n who_o saint_n paula_n see_v a_o notable_a &_o a_o good_a man_n named_fw-la paulyn_n bysshop_n of_o anthyoche_n /_o ¶_o and_o a_o neither_o named_fw-la epysanus_fw-la bysshopp_n of_o the_o cytee_n of_o salamonye_n in_o cypress_n /_o the_o which_o cyte_n now_o be_v call_v constance_n ¶_o and_o the_o say_v epifanus_n be_v lodge_v in_o her_o house_n ¶_o and_o for_o the_o great_a virtue_n of_o the_o same_o bysshoppis_fw-la she_o be_v enflam_v with_o love_n of_o god_n more_o thanne_v tofore_o /_o ¶_o and_o conclude_v in_o herself_o to_o leave_v her_o house_n in_o such_o manere_fw-la /_o that_o for_o child_n ne_v for_o the_o noblesse_n of_o her_o howsene_a for_o possessyon_n that_o she_o have_v she_o may_v never_o be_v wythdrawen_v from_o her_o holy_a purpoo_n /_o ¶_o and_o after_o that_o the_o winter_n be_v pass_v the_o same_o bysshopp_n put_v theym_a to_o the_o see_v for_o to_o return_v to_o their_o chirche_n ¶_o thenne_n she_o go_v with_o theym_n for_o to_o go_fw-mi to_o the_o hermytage_n of_o saint_n anthonye_n and_o of_o saint_n paul_n heremyte_v ¶_o after_o that_o she_o have_v sayll_v by_o the_o see_v /_o she_z descend_v atte_n a_o porte_fw-fr named_fw-la fratre_fw-la /_o and_o there_o come_v to_o her_o alle_fw-mi her_o parent_n and_o friend_n /_o ¶_o and_o that_o be_v more_o pietoê°_n come_v thider_v her_o child_n &_o while_o they_o arryve_v and_o come_v a_o land_n the_o shyppe_n be_v thenne_n ready_a for_o to_o sail_v and_o take_v the_o see_v /_o she_o child_n be_v atte_a ryvage_n or_o haven_n /_o ¶_o the_o lytyll_a toxocius_n hold_v up_o his_o ande_fw-mi to_o his_o mother_n saint_n paula_n /_o and_o her_o daughter_n ruffian_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v marry_v weep_v and_o pray_v she_o that_o she_o will_v tarry_v &_o abide_v till_o the_o w_n be_v do_v /_o but_o the_o good_a lady_n garnissh_v with_o ferme_fw-fr constaunce_n hold_v up_o her_o ande_fw-mi and_o eye_n unto_o heaven_n /_o in_o have_v more_o great_a pyte_n on_o her_o soul_n thanne_v of_o her_o child_n /_o ¶_o to_o who_o she_o show_v no_o more_o affeccyon_n /_o thanne_v if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v her_o child_n /_o ne_o she_o their_o mother_n /_o ¶_o now_o ought_v it_o here_o to_o be_v note_v that_o nature_n ought_v to_o be_v strong_o moevyd_v to_o pytee_n and_o compassyon_n whanue_v she_o see_v her_o child_n thus_o strong_o weep_v after_o she_o ¶_o but_o nevertheless_o she_o be_v constant_a and_o stedfaste_a and_o return_v not_o /_o ¶_o alas_o there_o be_v no_o martyrdom_n more_o sharp_a than_o to_o depart_v from_o friend_n /_o ¶_o alas_o be_v this_o not_o a_o werke_n against_o nature_n to_o leave_v forsake_v and_o abandonne_fw-fr thus_o her_o child_n you_o may_v well_o think_v that_o she_o have_v great_a faith_n /_o and_z syngule_a love_n to_o god_n /_o ¶_o and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v bylevyd_v that_o she_o be_v so_o wise_a and_o prudente_a that_o she_o lovyd_v theym_a of_o a_o feruente_a love_n well_o ordain_v /_o ¶_o for_o tofore_o or_o she_o depart_v she_o have_v give_v to_o theym_v alle_fw-mi her_o good_a /_o ¶_o alas_o she_o be_v dysheryte_v in_o this_o world_n for_o to_o make_v her_o rich_a in_o a_o neither_o world_n /_o ¶_o the_o ship_n thenne_n sessyd_v not_o to_o sail_v for_o any_o prayer_n that_o her_o child_n make_v /_o ¶_o but_o by_o cause_n she_o may_v not_o see_v they_o wythoute_n some_o hevynesse_n she_o torn_v her_o eye_n from_o theym_a /_o and_z from_o the_o rynage_n or_o cooste_n where_o as_o they_o be_v /_o ¶_o in_o effect_n the_o ship_n sayll_v so_o scire_fw-la that_o after_o many_o day_n they_o airyve_v and_o come_v a_o land_n in_o thyle_n of_o pounce_n /_o ¶_o and_o by_o cause_n the_o wound_n be_v not_o great_a but_o over_o calm_a among_o the_o stony_a see_v and_o many_o peryllous_a passage_n of_o which_o that_o one_o be_v named_fw-la scylla_n /_o a_n neither_o carthdis_n an_o other_o adriaticus_fw-la which_o 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thyse_n way_n and_o other_o here_o tofore_o declare_v but_o a_o poor_a asle_n upon_o which_o she_o sit_v ¶_o and_o she_o vysit_v not_o oon_o the_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o yle_v tofore_o declare_v but_o also_o she_o be_v in_o theym_n of_o syrye_n &_o of_o fenyce_n /_o ¶_o how_o well_o that_o of_o theym_a saint_n iherom_n makyth_v no_o mencyon_n /_o ¶_o for_o he_o have_v wreten_v oon_o that_o which_o have_v be_v find_v in_o holy_a hystorye_n /_o ¶_o after_o that_o she_o have_v pass_v iherico_fw-la romayn_n and_o colugne_v /_o she_o enter_v in_o to_o a_o lytyll_a town_n named_fw-la sarepta_n bytwene_n thyrye_a and_o syrye_a /_o ¶_o and_o by_o cause_n she_o go_v abowte_fw-mi alle_fw-mi that_o land_n it_o be_v a_o long_a thing_n to_o recount_v what_o she_o die_v in_o that_o voyage_n /_o ¶_o fynable_o she_o come_v in_o to_o iherusalem_n the_o which_o cytee_n have_v three_o name_n /_o that_o be_v to_o wit_v jehus_n salem_n and_o iherusalem_n /_o when_o she_o be_v come_fw-mi thider_fw-mi /_o 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/_o ¶_o she_o recount_v theym_a to_o saint_n iherom_n /_o ¶_o the_o which_o in_o speak_v to_o the_o say_v heretyke_a and_o in_o enfourm_v he_o other_o questyon_n confound_v his_o in_o this_o manere_fw-la /_o ¶_o first_o saint_n iherom_n demand_v he_o if_o he_o bylevyd_v the_o resurrexconn_n general_a /_o ¶_o the_o heretyke_a ansuer_v you_o /_o sow_v ought_v to_o byleve_v /_o ¶_o for_o it_o be_v a_o artycle_n of_o the_o faith_n /_o ¶_o second_o he_o demand_v if_o the_o same_o body_n that_o dey_v shall_v rise_v again_o /_o ¶_o he_o ansuer_v you_o for_o it_o be_v also_o troth_n /_o ¶_o thyrd_o he_o demand_v if_o the_o body_n shall_v arise_v in_o the_o sex_n or_o kind_n in_o the_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v deed_n /_o that_o be_v to_o wite_v if_o the_o man_n shall_v arise_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o man_n /_o and_o also_o in_o like_a wise_a the_o woman_n in_o likeness_n of_o a_o woman_n /_o ¶_o to_o this_o demand_n or_o question_v the_o heretyke_a ansuer_v nought_o /_o ¶_o saint_n 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to_o plaice_n her_o amourouse_n or_o love_n which_o this_o day_n ben_fw-mi /_o and_o tomorn_n shall_v not_o be_v /_o ¶_o she_o appoint_v herself_o so_o honest_o that_o there_o fayllyd_v not_o a_o pin_n as_o towching_n to_o the_o world_n /_o ¶_o and_o if_o she_o for_o to_o plaice_n the_o world_n takith_v so_o moche_n besynesse_n ¶_o alas_o we_o that_o have_v god_n our_o fader_fw-mi god_n king_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o earth_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v /_o ¶_o and_o who_o shall_v gyve_v to_o we_o the_o heavenly_a good_n which_o may_v not_o be_v estemyd_fw-la nor_o think_v /_o ¶_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v /_o true_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v
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o_o my_o god_n shall_v i_o mow_v prey_n to_o the_o /_o ¶_o or_o how_o shall_v i_o mow_v justyfye_v i_o tofore_o the_o /_o ¶_o thou_o knoweste_v alle_fw-mi my_o think_v /_o maledyccyos_n or_o cursydnesse_n shall_v come_v to_o i_o for_o i_o offer_v to_o the_o sacrefyse_n and_o also_o make_v fewle_z my_o soul_n bâ—_n sin_n /_o the_z synful_a woman_n thinkyth_v on_o no_o thing_n but_o to_o plaice_n the_o world_n /_o ¶_o and_o i_o have_v promise_v to_o the_o faith_n and_o loyaulte_n /_o and_o have_v not_o keep_v it_o to_o the_o ¶_o o_o my_o lord_n god_n i_o be_o out_o of_o thy_o grace_n /_o ¶_o alas_o i_o have_v no_o more_o hope_n of_o my_o good_a werke_n but_o only_o in_o thy_o mercy_n /_o ¶_o by_o the_o which_o i_o hope_v and_o intend_v my_o saluacyon_n ¶_o the_o good_a saint_n nonnus_n abode_n by_o long_a space_n of_o time_n in_o such_o hevynesse_n ¶_o and_o the_o sondaye_n follow_v after_o that_o he_o have_v say_v his_o hour_n with_o his_o deaken_fw-mi /_o ¶_o he_o recount_v and_o 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right_a perfyghte_a lyffe_n /_o ¶_o and_o how_o well_o that_o thou_o haste_v not_o seen_v he_o thy_o say_a god_n with_o thy_o bodily_a eye_n the_o which_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o samarytane_a /_o nevertheless_o thou_o serve_v he_o /_o dredeste_n &_o worshyppe_v soverayn_o as_o the_o crysten_v people_n publisshen_n and_o sayen_v /_o therefore_o i_o byseche_v the_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o despise_v i_o /_o notwythstond_n that_o i_o be_v a_o sinful_a woman_n /_o and_o that_o it_o may_v plaice_n the_o to_o teach_v and_o inform_v i_o in_o such_o wise_n that_o i_o may_v perfyght_o know_v my_o everla_a god_n /_o wythoute_n who_o i_o may_v have_v no_o pardon_n /_o ne_o remyssyon_n of_o my_o sin_n /_o ¶_o the_o which_o letter_n seen_v by_o saint_n nun_n he_o write_v to_o she_o again_o in_o this_o manere_fw-la /_o ¶_o o_o woman_n what_o some_o ever_o thou_o be_v /_o thou_o be_v know_v of_o god_n /_o the_n which_o also_o knowyth_o thy_o wylle_n /_o i_o pray_v the_o that_o thou_o tempt_v not_o my_o humylytee_n in_o fo_o prase_v i_o /_o for_o i_o be_o a_o sinful_a man_n /_o and_z unworthy_a seruytour_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n /_o ¶_o but_o if_o thou_o have_v will_n to_o see_v i_o /_o and_z by_o i_o know_v and_o receyve_v our_o good_a faith_n /_o ¶_o there_o ben_fw-mi in_o this_o cytee_n other_o bysshoppis_n &_o notable_a prelate_n with_o who_o thou_o shall_v see_v i_o /_o ¶_o for_o it_o be_v no_o thing_n leyffull_v that_o thou_o allone_n shall_v speak_v to_o i_o /_o ¶_o when_o the_o poor_a sinful_a woman_n have_v seen_v this_o letter_n /_o ¶_o she_o incontynent_a depart_a and_o go_v in_o to_o the_o chirche_n of_o saint_n julian_n /_o ¶_o in_o the_o which_o be_v present_v all_o the_o bysshoppis_fw-la /_o ¶_o and_o she_o die_v to_o saint_n nonnus_n to_o have_v knowledge_n of_o her_o come_n /_o ¶_o which_o incontynent_n assemble_v and_o bring_v togyder_n the_o say_v bysshoppis_fw-la /_o ¶_o and_o that_o do_v make_v she_o to_o come_v to_o he_o /_o ¶_o anon_o she_o felle_v down_o to_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o holy_a bysshopp_n saint_n nun_n sayenge_a /_o ¶_o i_o pray_v the_o my_o lord_n that_o it_o plaice_n the_o in_o follow_v thy_o doctrine_n to_o stratche_n upon_o i_o thy_o mercy_n /_o and_o make_v i_o a_o crysten_v woman_n /_o ¶_o i_o be_o the_o see_v of_o sin_n and_o the_o swolow_a of_o wyckydnesse_n which_o ask_v and_o require_v to_o be_v baptyse_v /_o ¶_o saint_n nonnus_n make_v she_o to_o stone_v up_o /_o and_o say_v to_o she_o /_o my_o friend_n
the_o holy_a decretes_n be_v such_o that_o a_o public_a and_o come_v synful_a woman_n ought_v not_o be_v baptyse_v /_o if_o she_o gyve_v not_o pledge_n never_o to_o return_v to_o her_o sin_n ¶_o this_o ansuere_a herd_n she_o felle_fw-fr down_o again_o to_o his_o foot_n /_o in_o washing_n theym_a with_o her_o teere_n and_o wipe_a theym_n with_o she_o here_o /_o and_o say_v to_o he_o /_o ¶_o o_o nonnus_n i_o pray_v humble_o to_o the_o god_n that_o my_o sin_n &_o wyckydnesse_n be_v to_o the_o impute_v if_o thou_o dyfferre_fw-la to_o baptyse_v i_o /_o ¶_o and_o also_o i_o pray_v with_o this_o that_o thou_o never_o have_v part_n ne_o porcyon_n with_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n /_o if_o thou_o make_v i_o not_o now_o crysten_v /_o ¶_o and_o ferder_n more_o that_o thou_o be_v constrain_v to_o forsake_v his_o law_n /_o and_o adoure_n and_o worship_n the_o ydollis_fw-la /_o if_o thou_o espouse_v and_o wed_v i_o not_o this_o day_n unto_o he_o /_o by_o the_o right_n holy_a sacrament_n of_o baptym_n ¶_o thene_n alle_fw-mi the_o bysshoppis_fw-la and_o other_o that_o be_v there_o sayden_n that_o they_o have_v never_o seen_v any_o sinful_a woman_n have_v more_o bitter_a dysplaysaunce_n of_o her_o sin_n /_o ¶_o thenne_n they_o send_v the_o deaken_n of_o saint_n nun_n unto_o the_o bisshopp_n of_o the_o cytee_n /_o for_o to_o recyte_v and_o show_v to_o he_o this_o caa_n /_o ¶_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v send_v one_o of_o the_o abbess_n which_o be_v to_o he_o subgette_v /_o for_o to_o inform_v and_o comfort_v this_o say_v poor_a sinful_a woman_n /_o ¶_o the_o bysshopp_n hear_v thyse_n thing_n be_v moche_o joyefull_a and_o glad_a ¶_o and_o scent_n thyder_v saint_n roman_n the_o abbess_n which_o be_v chief_a in_o virtue_n and_o dygnytee_n /_o ¶_o which_o find_v the_o say_v sinful_a woman_n weep_a in_o great_a habundaunce_n and_o plentee_n of_o teere_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o holy_a man_n saint_n nonnus_n /_o ¶_o which_o unneth_n may_v make_v she_o to_o arise_v /_o ¶_o but_o nevertheless_o she_o say_v to_o she_o /_o ¶_o my_o daughter_n arise_v up_o and_o confess_v and_o utter_v alle_fw-mi thy_o sin_n /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o thou_o be_v baptyse_v /_o ¶_o thenne_n she_o answer_v /_o ha_o madame_fw-fr if_o i_o shall_v well_o examyne_n and_o serche_n my_o conscyence_n /_o i_o shall_v find_v that_o i_o never_o have_v do_v any_o good_a ¶_o but_o have_v give_v and_o habandon_v i_o to_o alle_fw-mi maledyccyon_n and_o wyckednesse_n /_o ¶_o and_o know_v that_o my_o sin_n ben_fw-mi more_fw-mi grette_v in_o nombre_fw-fr thanne_v the_o gravel_n of_o the_o see_v /_o ¶_o but_o i_o trust_v in_o god_n /_o and_o have_a confiaunce_n in_o the_o /_o he_z shall_v efface_v and_o put_v away_o alle_fw-mi my_o fylthe_n of_o sin_n ¶_o thene_n the_o holy_a man_n saint_n nonnus_n ask_v what_o her_o name_n be_v /_o to_o which_o she_o ansuer_v i_o be_o named_fw-la pelage_n /_o ¶_o how_o well_o they_o of_o anthyoche_n call_v i_o margaryte_n by_o cause_n of_o the_o pyerrye_a or_o nice_a and_o dyssolute_a and_o wanten_a ornement_n and_o raymente_n of_o which_o late_o i_o array_v my_o vile_a and_o detestable_a caroyne_n /_o ¶_o in_o make_n of_o the_o same_o open_o and_o madde_o the_o werke_n and_o boutye_n of_o the_o devyll_n of_o hell_n /_o ¶_o anon_o after_o saint_n nun_n baptyse_v she_o ¶_o and_o named_fw-la her_z by_o her_o name_n pelage_n /_o ¶_o and_o after_o mynystre_v unto_o she_o the_o body_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o that_o do_v he_o leave_v she_o in_o the_o governaunce_n of_o saint_n romayne_o /_o and_n gaaf_v to_o she_o his_o benedyccyon_n /_o ¶_o after_o saint_n nun_n say_v to_o saint_n iherom_n /_o my_o friend_n &_o brother_n we_o ought_v this_o day_n to_o rejoice_v we_o /_o and_o to_o eat_v oylle_n and_o drink_v with_o spyrytuell_a gladnesse·_n more_o thanne_v we_o have_v be_v accustom_v and_o use_v in_o take_v consolacyon_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o helthe_n of_o this_o sinful_a woman_n /_o and_o so_o conclude_v to_o dine_v togyder_n /_o ¶_o and_o thus_o as_o they_o take_v their_o refeccyon_n they_o hear_v the_o devyll_n cry_v at_o their_o gate_n like_o unto_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o man_n say_v /_o ¶_o o_o maledyccyon_n /_o o_o maledyccyon_n /_o wherefore_o be_v that_o i_o suffer_v so_o moche_n of_o this_o old_a man_n here_o /_o ¶_o suffyse_v not_o it_o enough_o that_o he_o have_v convert_v thyrty_a thousand_o sarrasyn_n to_o the_o crysten_v faith_n /_o ¶_o and_o in_o like_a wise_n the_o noble_a and_o great_a cyte_n helyopolis_n the_o which_o adour_v and_o worship_v i_o and_o alle_fw-mi they_o that_o converse_v and_o dwell_v in_o it_o /_o and_o since_o have_v take_v a_o way_n from_o i_o my_o hope_v /_o i_o shall_v nomore_o endure_v his_o machination_n /_o acursyd_n be_v the_o day_n that_o tholde_v man_n be_v bear_v /_o ¶_o suche_o word_n or_o semblable_a in_o substance_n cry_v the_o devyll_n tofore_o the_o yate_fw-mi /_o &_o yet_o again_o in_o adress_v his_o word_n to_o saint_n pelage_n say_v to_o she_o ¶_o ha_o mi_a damoysel_n thou_o make_v to_o i_o the_o pain_n that_o i_o suffer_v &_o endure_v /_o thou_o resemble_v to_o judas_n that_o sell_v his_o master_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o his_o dyscyple_n /_o ¶_o thou_o haste_v in_o like_a wise_n sell_v i_o to_o this_o old_a man_n nonus_fw-la /_o ¶_o thenne_n saint_n nun_n say_v to_o she_o /_o that_o she_o shall_v bless_v she_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n /_o which_o she_o die_v /_o ¶_o and_o incontynent_a and_o wythoute_n taryenge_a the_o devyll_n vanyssh_v away_o ¶_o two_o day_n after_o she_o slepe_v with_o saint_n roman_n the_o devyll_n apperyd_v to_o she_o and_o awake_v she_o /_o ¶_o and_o after_o say_v to_o she_o /_o my_o friend_n margarete_n what_o thing_n have_v i_o do_v to_o the_o /_o i_o have_v enrych_v the_o with_o gold_n and_o silver_n /_o and_o have_v do_v to_o the_o alle_fw-mi that_o which_o thou_o haste_v demand_v oâ—_n desire_v of_o i_o /_o ¶_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o to_o i_o so_o great_a dyshonoure_n to_o become_v crysten_v /_o ¶_o thenne_n she_o blessyd_v she_o and_o say_v to_o the_o devyll_n /_o my_o god_n which_o have_v preserve_v i_o from_o the_o devome_n of_o thy_o horryble_a tooth_n have_v set_v i_o in_o his_o heavenly_a chambre_n /_o ¶_o and_o yet_o i_o hope_v that_o he_o shall_v fyghte_n for_o i_o against_o the_o /_o which_o demaunde_v and_o desyre_a no_n thing_n but_o my_o perdycyon_n /_o ¶_o and_o after_o the_o devyll_n come_v no_o more_o to_o she_o /_o ¶_o the_o three_o day_n after_o that_o she_o be_v baptyse_v she_o send_v for_o she_o soon_o /_o to_o who_o she_o say_v /_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v in_o to_o she_o garderobe_v /_o and_o to_o put_v in_o write_v alle_fw-mi that_o she_o have_v /_o as_o well_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o other_o good_n /_o ¶_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v all_o to_o she_o /_o wythoute_n to_o leave_v any_o thing_n /_o the_o which_o child_n die_v so_o /_o ¶_o after_o she_o go_v for_o saint_n nun_n &_o for_o her_o ghostly_a mother_n /_o ¶_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v she_o say_v to_o he_o /_o my_o lord_n and_o friend_n 'loo_o here_o the_o rychesse_n of_o which_o satan_n have_v enrych_v i_o /_o ¶_o now_o i_o put_v theym_a in_o to_o thy_o power_n and_o dyscretion_n /_o ¶_o and_o i_o ask_v never_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o rychesse_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o ¶_o the_o say_a saint_n nun_n callyd_v the_o eldeste_n of_o theym_n that_o keep_v the_o chyrche_n /_o and_o delyver_v to_o he_o alle_fw-mi the_o same_o richesses_n in_o sayenge_a to_o he_o /_o i_o command_v the_o in_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o trynyte_n of_o heaven_n that_o thou_o never_o entry_n in_o to_o this_o chyrche_n /_o till_o that_o thou_o haste_v dystrybute_v alle_fw-mi thyse_n goodes·_n as_o well_o to_o poor_a widow_n and_o orphelyn_n as_o to_o the_o suffretous_a poor_a and_o needy_a /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o good_n goten_a by_o sin_n be_v make_v tresoure_n of_o justyce_n /_o ¶_o with_o this_o the_o holy_a man_n cursyd_v &_o excomyne_v alle_fw-mi theym_n that_o shall_v doâ—_n the_o contrary_n and_o their_o house_n /_o if_o they_o receyve_v and_o keep_v any_o thing_n /_o ¶_o after_o she_o call_v alle_fw-mi her_o child_n and_o say_v to_o theym_v /_o ¶_o my_o child_n i_o pray_v you_o to_o depart_v you_o from_o this_o world_n to_o the_o end_n that_o as_o we_o have_v be_v togyder_n /_o we_o may_v be_v in_o like_o wise_a togyder_n in_o heaven_n ¶_o for_o here_o you_o may_v gete_v no_o thynge·_n but_o sin_n and_o wyckydnesse_n /_o ¶_o the_o eyghte_a day_n after_o her_o baptyse_v /_o
she_o pray_v the_o blessyd_v lady_n that_o she_o will_v be_v always_o help_a atte_n her_o need_n /_o and_o so_o go_v from_o the_o cytee_fw-mi /_o ¶_o and_o in_o goo_v she_o find_v a_o man_n which_o gaaf_n to_o her_o iii_o pen_n with_o which_o she_o buy_v she_o three_o love_n of_o breed_n /_o ¶_o and_o after_o askyd_v of_o he_o that_o sell_v the_o breed_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o go_v to_o flom_o jourdan_n /_o ¶_o and_o whane_a she_o know_v the_o gate_n by_o which_o she_o shall_v go_fw-mi /_o all_fw-es the_o day_n she_o go_v weep_a and_o wail_v /_o ¶_o and_o from_o the_o hour_n of_o tyerce_a unto_o the_o hour_n of_o syxte_v and_o abowte_n the_o son_n goo_v down_o she_o go_v and_o arryve_v atte_n a_o chyrche_n of_o saint_n johan_n baptyste_v by_o the_o say_v flom_o jourdan_n /_o in_z to_o which_o chyrche_n she_o enter_v for_o to_o make_v her_o prayers·_n the_o which_o accomplyssh_v she_o descend_v in_o to_o the_o flode_v aforesaid_a &_o wish_v her_o face_n &_o her_o body_n with_o the_o holy_a water_n of_o the_o say_v flom_o jourdan_n ¶_o and_o after_o that_o she_o have_v admynistre_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n she_o eat_v half_a a_o loof_o &_o the_o same_o night_n she_o lie_v all_o nakyd_n upon_o the_o earth_n /_o ¶_o on_o the_o morn_n she_o make_v her_o prayer_n to_o the_o glorioê°_n virgyn_v mary_n /_o prayeng_a she_o that_o she_o will_v address_v she_o for_o to_o go_fw-mi where_o as_o shall_v be_v good_a for_o her_o helthe_n ¶_o fynable_o she_o be_v come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o as_o zozimas_n have_v find_v she_o /_o ¶_o and_o as_o she_o say_v she_o have_v be_v there_o forty_o year_n /_o ¶_o zozimas_n ferthermore_o demand_v &_o question_v of_o she_o what_o thing_n she_o have_v eten_v /_o ¶_o she_o answer_v two_o loove_v and_o a_o half_a of_o breed_n /_o which_o be_v bycomen_v as_o hard_a as_o stone_n as_o soon_o as_o she_o be_v pass_v over_o the_o flom_n jourdan_n /_o ¶_o zozimas_n say_v to_o she_o /_o haste_v thou_o thê°_n pass_v thy_o life_n so_o long_o time_n wythoute_n pain_n or_o sykenesse_n /_o ¶_o she_o ansueryd_v my_o fader_fw-mi i_o dare_v not_o tell_v the_o the_o peril_n that_o i_o have_v endure_v /_o ¶_o zozimas_n say_v leave_v no_o thing_n but_o say_v alle_fw-mi /_o ¶_o true_o my_o fader_fw-mi say_v she_o i_o have_v be_v seventene_v year_n that_o i_o have_v contynuel_o desire_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v such_o mete_v /_o as_z i_o eat_v in_o the_o world_n /_o ¶_o and_o by_o cause_n i_o may_v not_o have_v it·_v i_o be_v in_o so_o great_a hevynesse_n that_o i_o may_v not_o endure_v it_o /_o ¶_o in_o like_a wise_n the_o flesshe_o thought_n and_o devyllyssh_a song_n come_v to_o my_o mind_n /_o by_o the_o which_o i_o be_v grete_o torment_v /_o ¶_o but_o incontynent_n i_o weep_v and_o smite_v my_o breast_n in_o sayenge_a to_o before_o my_o eye_n the_o promise_n that_o i_o have_v make_v to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o blessyd_v vyrgyne_n marye_n /_o ¶_o whanne_n i_o depart_v from_o the_o chyrche_n of_o iherusalem_n /_o pryncypal_o i_o come_v for_o socour_v to_o the_o holy_a vyrgyne_n marye_n ¶_o and_o in_o weep_a and_o lament_v i_o pray_v she_o to_o have_v consolacyon_n &_o comfort_n /_o ¶_o towching_n the_o flesshe_o temptacyon_n that_o come_v so_o moche_n tofore_o i_o that_o i_o can_v not_o express_v ne_fw-fr telle_fw-fr ¶_o for_o they_o make_v i_o so_o inflame_a of_o my_o first_o sin_n that_o i_o may_v not_o bear_v it_o /_o ¶_o but_o when_o i_o be_v in_o thyse_n passion_n i_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n for_o to_o weep_v and_o waylle_v abundant_o /_o ¶_o and_o in_o so_o do_v i_o know_v spyrytuel_o that_o the_o blessyd_v vyrgyn_v marye_n which_o have_v holpen_v i_o come_v for_o to_o socoure_v i_o /_o and_z i_o never_o lyfte_v uppe_o my_o eye_n from_o the_o earth_n till_o i_o be_v out_o of_o these_o cursyd_v thought_n /_o in_o have_v always_o my_o herte_n to_o our_o lady_n tresorye_fw-mi of_o grace_n comfortress_n of_o desolate_a /_o ¶_o and_o the_o very_a adresseresse_n of_o theym_n that_o ben_fw-mi out_o of_o the_o way_n /_o ¶_o zozimas_n after_o demand_v of_o she_o â—aste_v thou_o have_v no_o mete_v ne_o clothing_n the_o holy_a egypcyen_n ansuer_v /_o i_o have_v eten_v the_o two_o love_n and_o a_o half_a as_o i_o have_v tell_v /_o ¶_o and_o the_o resydue_n of_o the_o time_n i_o have_v eat_v herb_n of_o the_o desert_n ¶_o by_o cause_n that_o my_o clothing_n be_v all_o to_o tear_v &_o in_o pyece_n i_o have_v leave_v theym_a and_o be_o alle_fw-mi nakyd_n /_o ¶_o lete_n we_o think_v here_o how_o many_o alte_fw-la raconn_n as_o well_o by_o reins_n and_o great_a cold_n as_o by_o extreme_a hete_n of_o the_o son_n that_o she_o endure_v /_o ¶_o think_v we_o also_o how_o many_o carnal_a temptacyon_n she_o throw_v from_o she_o /_o which_o ben_fw-mi somoche_n dyffycyle_n to_o overcome_v to_o theym_v that_o have_v ben_fw-mi accustom_v therein_o more_o thanne_v any_o other_o temptaconn_n /_o ¶_o after_o she_o say_v to_o zozimas_n /_o alas_o my_o friend_n i_o be_o nouryssh_v and_o clothe_v onn_o with_o the_o word_n of_o my_o god_n which_o have_v do_v to_o i_o so_o many_o grace_n /_o the_o which_o say_v that_o one_o lyve_v not_o oon_o by_o breed_n but_o also_o by_o his_o word_n which_o quykenyth_v more_o than_o the_o bodily_a meet_v /_o ¶_o zozimas_n hear_v that_o she_o speak_v of_o holy_a scrypture_n say_v to_o she_o ¶_o mother_n haste_v thou_o learn_v the_o book_n of_o moses_n /_o the_n psaulter_v and_o other_o holy_a scrypture_n /_o ¶_o she_o thenne_v smile_v say_v to_o he_o fader_fw-mi byleve_v i_o certain_o that_o since_o i_o passyd_v the_o flom_n jourdan_n i_o see_v never_o man_n lyve_v but_o the._n ne_fw-fr other_o be_v of_o the_o world_n /_o ¶_o i_o never_o learn_v book_n ne_o never_o hear_v the_o psaulter_n radde_a ne_fw-fr songen_fw-mi /_o ¶_o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o have_v so_o great_a virtue_n have_v enformyd_fw-la my_o entendement_n /_o ¶_o and_o this_o suffice_v to_o the._n that_o i_o have_v tell_v to_o the_o ¶_o and_o from_o hen_n forth_o pray_v for_o i_o poor_a sinful_a lecherous_a woman_n /_o ¶_o and_o whanne_v she_o have_v say_v thyse_n word_n /_o zozimas_n kneel_v down_o on_o his_o knee_n and_o begin_v to_o say_v /_o ¶_o blessed_n be_v the_o oon_o god_n that_o do_v thing_n so_o merueylous_a and_o in_o so_o many_o person_n ¶_o blessyd_v be_v thou_o my_o god_n which_o haste_n show_v to_o i_o the_o good_n that_o thou_o do_v to_o theym_v that_o dreden_fw-mi the._n and_o keep_v alle_fw-mi thy_o commandment_n /_o ¶_o very_o my_o god_n thou_o leve_v never_o theym_a that_o sechen_a for_o to_o serve_v the_o /_o ¶_o the_o good_a woman_n suffer_v he_o not_o to_o lie_v on_o the_o earth_n /_o ¶_o but_o pray_v he_o that_o he_o will_v never_o show_v that_o she_o have_v say_v to_o man_n lyve_v /_o ¶_o and_o after_o say_v to_o he_o /_o my_o fader_fw-mi go_fw-mi now_o forth_o on_o thy_o way_n in_o pease_n /_o ¶_o and_o within_o a_o year_n hereafter_o i_o shall_v come_v again_o &_o show_v i_o to_o the_o /_o if_o god_n gyve_v we_o the_o grace_n ¶_o with_o this_o i_o pray_v the_o to_o do_v that_o which_o i_o shall_v ordain_v /_o ¶_o by_o cause_n that_o in_o your_o monasterye_n whanne_v you_o make_v your_o holy_a fastynge_n which_o be_v call_v lente_n /_o you_o be_v custom_n be_v to_o go_v in_o to_o desert_n eke_v by_o himself_o for_o to_o keep_v his_o fast_a ¶_o when_o that_o time_n shall_v come_v thou_o shall_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o chyrche_n but_o keep_v the_o monasterye_n /_o ¶_o zozimas_n be_v more_o abasshyd_a thanne_n tofore_o of_o that_o she_o know_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o monasterye_n /_o and_o begin_v to_o cry_v ¶_o o_o my_o god_n glory_n be_v give_v to_o the_o /_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o gyve_v more_o grace_n with_o out_o comparyson_n to_o theym_v that_o serve_v the_o true_o thanne_v they_o demand_v or_o ask_v /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a egypcyen_n repryse_v his_o word_n and_o say_v /_o fader_n harken_v /_o ¶_o for_o whanne_n thou_o will_v depart_v from_o the_o monastery_n thou_o shall_v not_o mow_v ¶_o but_o the_o holy_a thursday_n of_o cene._n thou_o shall_v take_v the_o precious_a body_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n and_o his_o precyous_a blood_n in_o like_a wise_n in_o a_o holy_a vessel_n and_o shall_v come_v to_o i_o on_o that_o other_o side_n of_o flom_n jourdan_n without_o to_o pass_v over_o /_o ¶_o and_o thenne_n by_o the_o grace_n and_o mercy_n of_o my_o god_n and_o of_o thy_o i_o shall_v receyve_v he_o benygne_o /_o ¶_o for_o i_o never_o receyve_v he_o since_o
i_o know_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o live_v long_o and_o that_o god_n have_v holpen_v i_o to_o fyghte_n against_o the_o devyll_n unto_o now_o /_o it_o restyth_v oon_o that_o i_o gyve_v the_o consolacyon_n of_o thy_o daughter_n eufrosyne_n /_o ¶_o byleve_v sure_o that_o i_o be_o she_o /_o and_o therefore_o be_v constant_a and_o mighty_a wythoute_n in_o any_o wise_a to_o anger_n the_o ¶_o and_o this_o that_o i_o show_v to_o the._n ne_o show_n ne_o declare_v it_o to_o any_o man_n lyve_v /_o ¶_o but_o thou_o allone_n tofore_o that_o i_o be_v put_v in_o the_o earth_n shall_v wasshe_v i_o to_o the_o end_n that_o no_o man_n know_v that_o i_o be_o a_o woman_n /_o ¶_o i_o have_v promise_v many_o londe_n and_o possessyon_n to_o the_o chyrche_n here_o within_o /_o ¶_o and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v accomplysshe_v and_o fulfil_v my_o promise_n it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a devocyon_n /_o ¶_o pray_v for_o i_o i_o command_v the_o to_o god_n and_o my_o body_n and_o my_o soul_n /_o ¶_o and_o in_o sayenge_a thyse_n word_n she_o render_v and_o gaaf_a her_o spiryte_n to_o god_n ¶_o whanne_n pafunce_v the_o fader_fw-mi of_o the_o good_a lady_n have_v herd_n thyse_n word_n /_o seenge_v that_o she_o be_v thenne_n deed_n fall_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n as_o deed_n /_o ¶_o after_o this_o run_v agapytus_n and_o he_o seenge_v that_o smaradyn_n be_v deed_n and_o pafunce_v fall_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n cast_a water_n in_o to_o the_o visage_n of_o pafunce_n in_o sayenge_a /_o ¶_o what_o eyle_v thou_o my_o lord_n and_o friend_n arise_v uppe_o /_o ¶_o pafunce_fw-mi ansuer_v alas_o that_o i_o dye_n not_o right_a here_o /_o this_o day_n have_v i_o seen_v thing_n enarrable_a /_o ¶_o after_o he_o roo_v up_o and_o fall_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o his_o daughter_n &_o wysshe_v she_o with_o his_o teere_n /_o ¶_o and_o whane_a he_o have_v long_o wayll_v and_o weep_v upon_o the_o body_n /_o he_o say_v with_o a_o high_a voice_n ¶_o alas_o my_o sweet_a daughter_n why_o haddeste_v not_o thou_o more_o soon_o show_v and_o manife_v thyself_o to_o i_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o have_v dey_v glad_o with_o that_o ¶_o vnhappynesse_n be_v come_fw-mi to_o i_o since_o that·_a thou_o haste_v hide_v thyself_o so_o long_o from_o i_o ¶_o alas_o how_o haste_v thou_o vaynquyssh_v and_o put_v under_o thy_o foot_n the_o adversytee_n of_o this_o world_n and_o now_o thou_o be_v in_o eternal_a glory_n /_o ¶_o agapyton_n that_o hear_a go_v to_o the_o abbot_n and_o show_v he_o alle_fw-mi the_o caa_n /_o ¶_o whanne_n the_o abbot_n be_v come_fw-mi /_o in_z like_o wise_n he_o begin_v to_o weep_v with_o pafunce_n in_o sayenge_a /_o ¶_o o_o eufrosyne_n spouse_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o the_o time_n be_v come_fw-mi that_o thou_o ought_v to_o remember_v thy_o brother_n /_o ¶_o pray_v for_o us._n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v come_v to_o the_o port_n of_o helthe_n /_o ¶_o all_fw-es the_o bredern_fw-ge there_o assemble_v and_o seenge_v this_o miracle_n gloryfy_v &_o worshyp_v god_n in_o say_v ¶_o honour_v and_o praise_v be_v to_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o earth_n /_o which_o that_o makyth_v not_o oon_o to_o man_n merueyllouse_a thing_n but_o also_o to_o wymmen_v /_o ¶_o and_o thus_o as_o alle_fw-mi be_v there_o assemble_v for_o to_o bury_v the_o corpse_n /_o a_o brother_n which_o have_v but_o one_o eye_n kyss_v she_o and_o incontynent_a he_o see_v cler_o with_o that_o other_o eye_n /_o ¶_o her_o fader_fw-mi dystrybute_v and_o deal_v all_o his_o possessyon_n and_o lyvelood_n to_o the_o say_a chirche_n and_o monastery_n and_o render_v and_o become_v himself_o relygyous_a in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o monasterye_n /_o where_o as_o he_o live_v ten_o year_n after_o /_o and_o after_o he_o dethe_v fynable_o be_v bury_v by_o saint_n eufrosyne_n his_o oon_o daughter_n and_o savyd_v in_o heaven_n /_o ¶_o to_o the_o whrche_n by_o their_o intercessyon_n and_o prayer_n it_o may_v plaice_n god_n that_o we_o may_v all_o come_v atte_fw-mi the_o end_n of_o our_o day_n /_o ¶_o the_o which_o grant_v we_o the_o fader_fw-mi soon_o and_o holy_a ghost_n /_o amen_n /_o ¶_o thus_o endyth_v the_o life_n of_o the_o glorious_a saint_n eufrosyne_n /_o ¶_o of_o saint_n frontynyan_n which_o begynnyth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o quomam_fw-la sepe_fw-la desideratis_fw-la /_o caplm_fw-ge xlu_o ¶_o those_o ben_fw-mi the_o condycyon_n of_o they_o that_o lyven_v in_o the_o world_n /_o ¶_o lete_n we_o demand_v and_o ask_v first_o the_o ream_n of_o heaven_n /_o ¶_o and_o lete_fw-la we_o do_v after_o justyce_n ¶_o and_o by_o this_o moyen_fw-fr alle_fw-mi good_a thing_n shall_v come_v to_o we_o /_o ¶_o after_o that_o ever_o yche_a of_o theym_n after_o his_o power_n intend_v to_o prayer_n the_o best_a wise_n they_o may_v ¶_o but_o the_o good_a fader_fw-mi pray_v not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o alle_fw-mi the_o other_o ¶_o long_o time_n after_o that_o they_o have_v live_v in_o the_o say_a desert_n /_o the_o enemy_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v always_o enuyouse_a /_o pryncypal_o of_o theym_n which_o do_v penance_n /_o tempt_v theym·_fw-la and_o assail_v with_o many_o assault_n /_o in_o such_o wise_n that_o he_o make_v theym_fw-mi all_fw-ge to_o murmur_n and_o to_o grutche_n against_o their_o abbot_n /_o and_o say_v that_o one_o to_o that_o other_o /_o wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o our_o abbot_n have_v make_v we_o to_o come_v in_o to_o this_o desert_n /_o ¶_o they_o that_o be_v in_o town_n and_o castellis_fw-la shall_v have_v as_o well_o heaven_n as_o we_o so_o that_o they_o do_v good_a werke_n ¶_o and_o we_o slay_v ourself_o here_o by_o fastynge_n and_o by_o abstynence_n we_o deyen_v for_o hungre_n /_o ¶_o and_o thus_o the_o moost_n part_n of_o they_o be_v movyd_v to_o return_v to_o the_o world_n /_o ¶_o this_o know_v saint_n frontinyan_n come_v to_o theym_v and_o say_v /_o wherefore_o ally_n my_o bredern_n come_v you_o hither_o with_o i_o for_o to_o murmur_v and_o grutche_n against_o god_n /_o knowe_n you_o not_o well_o by_o holy_a scrypture_n that_o a_o just_a man_n shall_v never_o dye_n for_o hungre_n /_o ¶_o and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o for_o to_o eat_v god_n shall_v send_v he_o some_o by_o his_o angel_n like_a as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o many_o of_o who_o we_o rede_n /_o ¶_o think_v that_o god_n have_v always_o his_o eye_n upon_o the_o devowte_n soul_n /_o think_v also_o how_o god_n nouryssh_v the_o ravenn_n within_o theye_n nee_v whanne_v the_o fader_fw-mi ne_fw-mi the_o mother_n will_v not_o nourysshe_v they_o by_o cause_n they_o be_v white_a /_o ¶_o whanne_n they_o be_v first_o hayghte_n or_o bear_v /_o ¶_o my_o brother_n have_v you_o always_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o your_o herte_n and_o i_o assure_v &_o certefye_v you_o for_o truth_n that_o you_o shall_v never_o have_v default_n of_o meet_a ne_fw-fr of_o drink_n /_o ¶_o and_o if_o it_o so_o happen_v /_o which_o i_o byleve_v shall_v never_o come_v that_o you_o shall_v have_v hungre_n or_o thurste_v /_o and_o whane_v it_o so_o be_v /_o thenne_fw-fr may_v you_o have_v cause_n to_o 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dysplaysaunte_n /_o ¶_o on_o a_o night_n after_o that_o they_o have_v so_o be_v correct_v /_o a_o angel_n apperyd_v to_o a_o rich_a man_n /_o ¶_o and_o say_v thus_o to_o he_o /_o ¶_o thou_o man_n that_o lyvest_n in_o great_a delyce_n &_o worldly_a playsure_n and_o have_v habundaunce_n of_o good_n and_o the_o poor_a servant_n of_o god_n be_v in_o desert_n which_o have_v great_a hungre_n /_o ¶_o i_o advertyse_v and_o counseylle_v the_o that_o thou_o arise_v uppe_o and_o that_o thou_o send_v theym_fw-mi some_o meet_a for_o to_o eat_v /_o ¶_o or_o ellis_fw-la thou_o shall_v run_v in_o to_o the_o indygnacyon_n of_o
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and_o so_o they_o devyseden_fw-mi long_o with_o in_o the_o say_a cave_n that_o one_o sytting_a by_o that_o other_o /_o ¶_o and_o in_o speak_v togyder_n the_o forsayde_a woman_n towchyd_v his_o ande_fw-mi by_o manere_v of_o flaterye_n as_o now_o many_o do_v for_o to_o moeve_v the_o man_n to_o we_o â—â—â—ouse_n and_o foul_a sin_n of_o lechery_n /_o ¶_o and_o in_o thus_o do_v the_o poor_a man_n without_o to_o bless_v he_o ne_v comaund_v he_o to_o god_n fall_v a_o sleep_v /_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v traveyl_v of_o many_o labour_n /_o ¶_o now_o it_o happen_v in_o sleep_a by_o thou_o be_v or_a subtyltee_n and_o shrewdenesse_n of_o the_o devyll_n /_o that_o he_o dremyd_fw-la to_o be_v with_o his_o wife_n and_o to_o have_v her_o company_n in_o such_o wise_n that_o whanne_v he_o awake_v he_o find_v himself_o alle_fw-mi dyscoveryd_n and_o ponish_v oâ—_n defoyl_v /_o as_z he_o have_v flessh_o do_v with_o his_o wife_n /_o ¶_o thenne_fw-fr know_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o devyll_n by_o cause_n that_o after_o he_o have_v slepte_v he_o see_v ne_o apperceyve_v she_o no_o more_o /_o ¶_o thenne_n he_o begin_v to_o lament_v and_o make_v sorrow_n and_o make_v many_o exclamacyon_n and_o cry_n to_o god_n in_o requyre_v he_o humble_o of_o pardon_n and_o mercy_n /_o ¶_o now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o two_o lion_n which_o he_o have_v find_v in_o his_o cave_n whanne_v he_o there_o first_o arryve_v after_o he_o have_v do_v this_o sin_n forsoken_a he_o and_o depart_v from_o he_o the_o which_o thing_n by_o he_o know_v and_o for_o the_o great_a dysplaysaunce_n that_o he_o have_v for_o his_o sin_n he_o put_v he_o again_o to_o prayer_n prayenge_a god_n that_o he_o will_v enseygne_v and_o show_v he_o /_o what_o suffysaunt_a penance_n he_o ought_v to_o do_v /_o and_o that_o it_o will_v plaice_n he_o to_o send_v again_o to_o he_o his_o two_o lion_n /_o ¶_o and_o incontynente_fw-la after_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o hear_v his_o request_n and_o petycyon_n will_v reduce_v and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o way_n of_o helthe_n the_o say_a lion_n return_v /_o and_o begin_v prompte_o to_o make_v a_o fossae_n or_o a_o pytte_n of_o the_o largeness_n &_o depnesse_n suffysaunt_a to_o the_o comyn_v stature_n of_o a_o man_n ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n that_o seenge_v /_o think_v that_o god_n will_v that_o he_o shall_v do_v his_o penance_n in_o the_o say_a pytte_n /_o ¶_o and_o command_v the_o lion_n that_o they_o shall_v covere_v he_o in_o the_o same_o /_o and_o so_o they_o die_v /_o ¶_o he_o be_v in_o the_o say_a pytte_n by_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n /_o happen_v that_o by_o the_o great_a inundaconn_n and_o flow_v of_o water_n the_o which_o descend_v there_o the_o say_a cave_n be_v break_v and_o a_o part_n fall_v upon_o his_o heed_n in_o such_o wise_n that_o by_o the_o moyen_fw-fr of_o the_o say_v rumpure_a and_o break_v where_o as_o he_o have_v not_o seen_v no_o light_n in_o three_o year_n he_o see_v the_o son_n clere_o shine_v and_o gyve_v light_a /_o ¶_o 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charyte_n prudence_n and_o other_o ¶_o and_o for_o to_o induce_v to_o gete_a theym_n he_o live_v with_o theym_n like_o a_o angel_n in_o make_v to_o theym_v dyverse_a predicacyon_n the_o which_o he_o continue_v a_o hole_n year_n /_o ¶_o and_o after_o that_o he_o know_v theym_a conferm_v in_o the_o faith_n /_o ¶_o one_o time_n among_o the_o other_o he_o be_v atte_a hour_n of_o mydnyghte_n in_o contemplacyon_n make_v unto_o our_o savyour_fw-mi ihesu_n cryste_n such_o a_o prayer_n sayenge_a o_o thou_o illumyner_n of_o alle_fw-mi the_o world_n which_o haste_n enlumyne_v this_o lityll_a people_n and_o haste_v losyd_v they_o from_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o devyll_n in_o gyve_v to_o they_o scyence_n for_o to_o know_v the_o /_o i_o humble_o require_v the_o my_o god_n that_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge keep_v they_o unto_o the_o end_n hold_v they_o in_o thy_o holy_a faith_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v do_v such_o thing_n always_o that_o may_v be_v to_o the_o agreeable_a and_o to_o i_o also_o by_o thy_o mercy_n it_o be_v not_o impute_v that_o i_o depart_v from_o they_o ¶_o for_o my_o lord_n god_n thou_o know_v thou_o do_v it_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o be_v not_o wythdrawen_v from_o dooenge_n penance_n ¶_o his_o orison_n accomplysshed_a and_o make_v a_o end_n he_o make_v three_o time_n the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o the_o say_a town_n and_o depart_a then_n ¶_o and_o go_v in_o to_o a_o place_n where_o as_o no_o body_n dwell_v /_o ¶_o on_o the_o morn_n the_o inhabytaunte_n &_o dweller_n of_o the_o say_a town_n come_v in_o to_o his_o chirche_n like_a as_o they_o be_v acustome_v but_o they_o fond_a he_o not_o whereof_o they_o be_v moche_o sorrowful_a and_o angry_a and_o go_v weep_a and_o waylling_n sechinge_v he_o /_o ¶_o and_o wening_a to_o find_v he_o seek_v he_o in_o many_o place_n /_o but_o they_o cowde_v not_o after_o he_o be_v depart_v find_v he_o ¶_o after_o word_n of_o his_o depart_a come_v to_o the_o bysshopp_n whereof_o he_o be_v as_o moche_v dysplaysaunt_a as_o they_o be_v /_o ¶_o and_o for_o as_o moche_v as_o sheep_n without_o pastoure_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o wulfe_n /_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v theym_a without_o a_o conduytour_n and_o guide_v /_o ¶_o so_o come_v he_o himself_o in_o to_o the_o say_a town_n for_o to_o comfort_v they_o ¶_o and_o after_o that_o the_o say_a bisshopp_n have_v the_o moost_n sonyng_o that_o he_o cowde_v comfort_v theym_n ¶_o he_o choo_n some_o of_o the_o moo_v notable_a man_n among_o they_o who_o he_o constytute_v in_o holy_a ordre_n make_v some_o of_o theym_a preeste_n and_o some_o deaken_v ¶_o and_o if_o they_o have_v any_o trybulaconn_n or_o empesshement_n in_o their_o consâ—yences_n they_o go_v to_o the_o say_a man_n so_o â—aâ—â—ed_v /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n abraham_n whanne_v he_o know_v how_o the_o bysshopp_n have_v give_v to_o theym_a socour_n for_o their_o helthe_n /_o he_o render_v thankynge_n to_o god_n /_o in_o love_a and_o gloryfyenge_a his_o name_n and_o hold_v he_o close_o in_o a_o lytyll_a house_n there_o prayenge_a and_o thankinge_v god_n in_o great_a joy_n and_o cruâ—tacyon_n ¶_o o_o man_n of_o great_a perfecconn_n in_o what_o manere_n may_v any_o man_n praise_v thy_o charyte_n and_o thy_o great_a constaunce_n whanne_n for_o the_o helthe_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n thou_o haste_v endure_v so_o many_o evilles_n and_o nevertheless_o thou_o haste_v not_o leave_v to_o make_v thy_o prayer_n and_o say_v thy_o orison_n accustomyd_fw-la ¶_o thou_o haste_v not_o vary_a for_o alle_fw-mi their_o menace_n and_o torment_n but_o haste_v persevere_v unto_o the_o end_n /_o ¶_o o_o charytable_a man_n which_o haste_v put_v thy_o body_n in_o danger_n of_o thy_o enemy_n for_n to_o make_v to_o they_o helthe_n ¶_o well_o may_v thou_o be_v fellow_n to_o saint_n stephen_n the_o first_o martyr_n which_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o theym_n that_o martâ—rd_n high_z ¶_o the_o enemy_n of_o alle_fw-mi good_a man_n see_v the_o conversation_n of_o the_o holy_a man_n and_o also_o that_o for_o tribulacyon_n he_o cess_v not_o from_o his_o good_a purpoo_n but_o always_o he_o purify_v himself_o as_o gold_n in_o the_o frâ—nays_n come_v to_o assaylle_n he_o on_o a_o time_n atte_fw-mi mydnyghte_n as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o prayer_n and_o conclude_v to_o tempt_v he_o by_o such_o temptacyon_n that_o he_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v in_o wyldernesse_n but_o shall_v return_v in_o to_o the_o world_n ¶_o thenne_n come_v the_o devyll_n sudden_o with_o a_o great_a light_n clear_o as_o the_o son_n wherwyth_o he_o enlumyne_v alle_fw-mi the_o lityll_a house_n /_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o light_n be_v a_o voy_n which_o say_v /_o ¶_o o_o holy_a man_n abraham_n thou_o shall_v be_v well_o happy_a for_o in_o alle_fw-mi thy_o werke_n thou_o haste_v be_v true_a and_o haste_v alle_fw-mi do_v after_o my_o will_v /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o devyll_n ansuerâ—d_v with_o a_o high_a voy_n ¶_o go_v hen_n thou_o wicked_a and_o pervert_v admynystrer_fw-fr of_o malice_n come_v thou_o now_o hither_o for_o to_o tempt_v i_o with_o vain_a glory_n /_o ¶_o i_o knowleche_v that_o i_o be_o a_o great_a synnar_fw-mi /_o ¶_o and_o thou_o weneste_a that_o i_o repute_v myself_o just_o ¶_o away_o and_o go_v cursyd_v spirit_n in_o to_o the_o uttre_v derkenesse_n /_o in_z to_o which_o thou_o be_v condemn_v /_o ¶_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o my_o blessyd_v god_n i_o shall_v no_o thing_n fear_v thy_o falace_n /_o and_z dysceytful_a mockynge_n and_o lesynge_n /_o ¶_o the_o name_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n who_o i_o honour_n and_o love_n shall_v be_v my_o deffence_n and_o wall_n against_o the._n whanne_v thou_o shall_v come_v for_o to_o assail_v i_o /_o ¶_o and_o incontynente_fw-la the_o devyll_n depart_v /_o ¶_o the_o devyll_n come_v again_o and_o bring_v with_o he_o a_o club_n for_o to_o break_v down_o his_o lytyll_a house_n ¶_o and_o when_o he_o have_v make_v open_a that_o one_o side_n /_o the_o devyll_n say_v feign_v that_o he_o have_v with_o he_o many_o evil_a knave_n to_o who_o he_o say_v /_o come_v hither_o my_o friend_n haste_v you_o lete_fw-la we_o entry_n in·_a and_o slay_v this_o papelart_n /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n begin_v to_o say_v o_o my_o god_n alle_fw-mi folk_n have_v enuyron_v i_o but_o thy_o name_n be_v praise_v by_o which_o i_o shall_v overcome_v theym_a and_o shall_v bring_v under_o my_o foot_n alle_fw-mi my_o enemy_n /_o and_o incontynent_fw-la the_o devyll_n vanissh_v away_o /_o ¶_o a_o lytyll_a while_n after_o the_o devyll_n retournyd_v /_o and_o put_v fire_n in_o to_o a_o lytyll_a mat_n on_o which_o he_o knelyd_v make_v his_o prayer_n ¶_o and_o whanne_v he_o see_v the_o fire_n without_o fear_n he_o quenchyd_v it_o sayenge_a /_o ¶_o i_o shall_v by_o the_o may_v of_o god_n walk_v upon_o aspyde_n and_o venymouse_n beeste_v /_o and_o trede_fw-la under_o my_o foot_n the_o lion_n and_o the_o dragon_n and_o alle_fw-mi the_o power_n of_o my_o enemy_n /_o ¶_o for_o my_o god_n shall_v gyve_v to_o i_o always_o aid_v and_o strengthe_n for_o to_o fyghte_n against_o the_o 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man_n /_o which_o take_v his_o refeccyon_n /_o ¶_o and_o the_o devyll_n se_a say_v /_o well_o happy_a be_v the_o walker_n of_o this_o world_n that_o walken_a wythoute_n spot_n of_o sin_n /_o ¶_o and_o sing_v so_o many_o verse_n of_o the_o psalm_n that_o begynnyth_v beati_fw-la immaculati_fw-la i_fw-it via_fw-la qui_fw-la ambulant_a in_fw-la lege_fw-la dni_fw-la but_o the_o holy_a man_n ansuer_v no_o thynge·_n till_o that_o he_o have_v take_v his_o refeccyon_n /_o ¶_o and_o whanne_v he_o have_v take_v his_o refeccyon_n he_o armyd_fw-la with_o constaunce_n speak_v to_o the_o devyll_n sayenge_a thyse_n word_n /_o ¶_o thou_o hound_n
infamyd_fw-la right_a miserable_a and_o liar_n of_o alle_fw-mi liar_n /_o since_o that_o thou_o knoweste_v theym_v that_o ben_fw-mi happy_a &_o humble_a servant_n of_o god_n wherefore_o you_o veste_fw-la thou_o to_o theym_a hevynesse_n and_o lettynge_n that_o they_o may_v not_o do_v their_o penaunce_n such_o as_o they_o desire_a /_o ¶_o the_o devyll_n ansuer_v that_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o he_o trowble_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n /_o be_v to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o shall_v leave_v their_o good_a conversacyon_n and_o abandonne_fw-fr and_o gyve_v theym_a to_o sin_n /_o ¶_o thene_n the_o holy_a man_n say_v to_o he_o /_o thynkeste_fw-ge thou_o spyrite_n infamyd_fw-la that_o they_o that_o be_v farm_n in_o the_o love_n of_o ihun_n cryst_n may_v be_v deceyve_v by_o thy_o suggestion_n thou_o deceyve_v none_o but_o theym_a that_o ben_fw-mi unhappy_a and_o be_v content_a to_o do_v thy_o will_v /_o and_o that_o worse_o be_v they_o do_v pain_n to_o sin_n mortal_o /_o ¶_o thou_o know_v when_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v assayl_v of_o the_o /_o that_o by_o one_o prayer_n that_o they_o make_v to_o god_n thou_o be_v constrain_v to_o flee_v /_o and_o incontynent_fw-la as_o the_o holy_a man_n have_v say_v thyse_n word_n /_o the_o devyll_n flee_v away_o as_o a_o ray_n or_o beme_fw-mi of_o the_o son_n ¶_o yet_o again_o fyve_o day_n after_o come_v the_o devyll_n and_o make_v in_o the_o air_n a_o noise_n /_o as_z he_o have_v have_v a_o great_a multytude_n of_o people_n /_o that_o one_o say_v to_o that_o other_o ¶_o lete_n we_o go_v and_o throw_v abraham_n into_o a_o dyche_n and_o put_v he_o to_o dethe_v /_o ¶_o the_o good_a holy_a man_n whanne_v he_o hear_v thyse_n word_n sayede_v /_o ¶_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n have_v go_v round_o abowte_n i_o as_o fly_v or_o bee_n and_o be_v enforcyd_v against_o i_o as_o fire_n in_o thorn_n ¶_o all_fw-es be_v do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n /_o for_o by_o the_o puyssaunce_n dyvyne_fw-mi i_o shall_v vaynquysshe_v the_o cursyd_v devyll_n /_o ¶_o after_o that_o the_o enemy_n have_v herd_n thyse_n word_n of_o the_o say_v good_a holy_a man_n /_o he_z begin_v to_o cry_v sayenge_a /_o helas_n helas_n i_o know_v no_o more_o by_o what_o manere_fw-la ne_fw-la by_o what_o moyen_fw-fr the_n to_o dysceyve_v i_o know_v now_o that_o i_o be_o dysceyve_v /_o nevertheless_o i_o shall_v never_o depart_v fro_o the_o unto_o the_o time_n thau_fw-fr rendre_fw-fr thyself_n to_o be_v my_o subgette_v /_o ¶_o thenne_n the_o holy_a man_n ansuer_v to_o he_o maledyccyon_n come_v to_o the_o /_o glory_n be_v give_v unto_o god_n and_o no_o thing_n unto_o the_o /_o ¶_o thou_o knoweste_fw-fr that_o our_o savyoure_n and_o redemptour_n jesus_n gyvethe_v to_o alle_fw-mi his_o true_a servant_n strength_n to_o fight_v against_o the._n and_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o dysceyvable_a temptacyon_n and_o mockynge_n for_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o thy_o mortal_a and_o damnable_a grynne_n ¶_o by_o many_o assawte_n be_v assail_v the_o holy_a man_n abraham_n of_o the_o devyll_n our_o enemy_n but_o of_o what_o some_o ever_o temptacyon_n that_o he_o be_v tempt_v with_o he_o never_o fere_v ne_o doubt_v /_o but_o have_v always_o stedfaste_a faith_n /_o ¶_o and_o of_o so_o moche_v more_o as_o he_o be_v tempt_v vexid_fw-la and_o traveyl_v of_o the_o devyll_n /_o of_o so_o moche_v more_o he_o augment_v his_o charytee_n toward_o god_n /_o wherefore_o fro_o day_n to_o day_n encrecyd_v his_o grace_n /_o ¶_o and_o by_o that_o lyght_o by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n he_o suppedyte_v and_o put_v under_o foot_n the_o devyll_n /_o ¶_o whanne_n the_o holy_a man_n apperceyve_v that_o the_o tresoure_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o he_o ottroy_v and_o give_v he_o take_v three_o precyous_a stone_n /_o of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v faith_n the_o second_o hope_n /_o and_o the_o third_o charyte_n to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o thyse_n three_o the_o other_o virtue_n may_v be_v decorate_a and_o make_v fair_a /_o ¶_o his_o charyte_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o stratch_v not_o oon_o to_o good_a man_n /_o for_o who_o he_o pray_v affectuous_o /_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o devyll_n shall_v not_o greve_v ne_o noye_v theym_fw-mi /_o but_o also_o he_o desire_v the_o conversyon_n of_o the_o evyll_n peple_n in_o prayenge_a in_o like_a wise_n for_o theym_n and_o in_o weep_a great_a habundaunce_n of_o teere_n /_o ¶_o to_o the_o end_n that_o god_n will_v dyverte_v theym_a from_o their_o evyll_n life_n /_o and_o turn_v theym_a to_o the_o way_n of_o helthe_n /_o ¶_o he_o never_o laugh_v /_o and_o never_o after_o his_o conversion_n wysshe_v his_o foot_n ne_o his_o hondes·_n ne_o his_o visage_n /_o esteem_a every_o day_n that_o he_o shall_v dye_n /_o ¶_o he_o have_v his_o visage_n not_o like_o the_o flower_n that_o never_o dri_v /_o ¶_o and_o in_o seenge_v he_o by_o his_o vysage·_n he_o shall_v be_v juge_v to_o be_v a_o vessel_n full_a of_o alle_fw-mi vertues·_n ¶_o always_o he_o be_v joyeous_a wythoute_n hevynesse_n /_o ¶_o and_o 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as_o here_o afore_o be_v say_v /_o that_o if_o he_o will_v love_v she_o /_o she_o shall_v present_v he_o before_o the_o soverayne_a emperor_n that_o be_v our_o bless_v savyour_fw-mi &_o redeemer_n ihesu_n cryste_n /_o ¶_o of_o a_o neither_o vysion_n that_o a_o citeyzyn_n of_o alexandrie_n have_v touching_n the_o death_n of_o this_o holy_a patryarke_n john_n the_o almoner_n /_o &_o begynyth_n ¶_o come_v auten_o /_o caplm_n c.lvi_o and_o not_o onn_o by_o cause_n of_o the_o visyon_n of_o the_o foresaid_a religyoê°_n /_o but_o also_o for_o a_o neither_o vysion_n that_o happen_v to_o a_o poor_a man_n fere_v god_n which_o dwell_v in_o alexandrye_a the_o enhabytaunte_n of_o the_o same_o cyte_n bylevyd_v the_o almese_n &_o mercy_n have_v present_v the_o foresaid_a holy_a patryarke_n unto_o god_n /_o this_o good_a poor_a man_n that_o same_o night_n that_o the_o holy_a patryarke_n john_n dey_v see_v by_o spirytuell_a vysyon_n all_o the_o poor_a folk_n of_o the_o cyte_n of_o alexandrye_a /_o aswell_o child_n faderlee_n and_o moderlee_n as_o wyman_n and_o other_o what_o so_o ever_o person_n in_o great_a nombre_fw-fr /_o bere_a in_o their_o ande_fw-mi branch_n of_o olyve_n tree_n the_o which_o go_v to_o the_o seruyce_n and_o dirige_fw-la of_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n /_o ¶_o wherefore_o it_o be_v clear_o show_v almese_n deed_n present_v he_o afore_o god_n /_o as_o it_o be_v say_v above_o /_o ¶_o how_o out_o of_o his_o sepulchre_n flow_v and_o run_v oyle·_a and_o begynnyth_n in_o latyn_a ¶_o hymnodia_n &_o c·_a caplm_n c.lvii_o if_o we_o have_v of_o the_o gloryfycation_n of_o the_o holy_a patryarke_v none_o other_o reason_n to_o show_v but_o the_o same_o that_o here_o folowith_v /_o yet_o ought_v we_o only_o to_o be_v certain_a without_o any_o doubtful_a deme_v that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o saint_n /_o ¶_o after_o that_o this_o holy_a body_n be_v enteryd_v &_o bury_v our_o redeemer_n willing_a to_o show_v the_o worthiness_n of_o hym·_n command_v that_o out_o of_o his_o grave_n shall_v flow_v and_o run_v oil_n of_o who_o swetnes_n &_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n by_o syngule_a grace_n be_v the_o folk_n be_v present_a fulfyl_v &_o namely_o all_o the_o such_fw-mi folk_n that_o be_v enoynt_v therewith_o receyvyd_v full_o their_o helthe_n again_o /_o and_o not_o oon_o this_o miracle_n happen_v in_o the_o land_n of_o chypre_n aforesaid_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o say_v holy_a patryarke_n /_o but_o also_o in_o dyvers_a other_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o that_o see_v how_o they_o have_v continue_v and_o live_v holy_o in_o this_o worlde·_n set_v and_o apply_v our_o courage_n to_o ensue_v theym_a in_o their_o doing_n /_o ¶_o we_o shall_v pray_v meke_o the_o good_a saint_n john_n the_o almoner_n that_o it_o will_v plaice_n he_o of_o his_o large_a mekenesse_n for_o to_o spare_v for_o we_o after_o our_o mortal_a life_n the_o tresour_n that_o never_o shall_v have_v end_n that_o he_o have_v spare_v for_o hynself_n through_o his_o great_a almese_n &_o other_o great_a werke_n so_o that_o we_o ensue_v the_o same_o may_v be_v with_o high_o feed_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n /_o amen_n /_o ¶_o here_o begynnyth_v the_o life_n of_o saint_n eugene_n /_o who_o fee_a be_v hallow_v the_o day_n after_o the_o fee_v of_o the_o nativyte_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi ihun_v cryste_n /_o and_o begyynyth_o in_o latin_a ¶_o in_o septimo_fw-la igitur_fw-la et_fw-la ceterus_fw-la caplm_n c.lviii_o sometime_o a_o emperor_n of_o the_o romayn_v named_fw-la chomodrê°_n for_o to_o rule_v &_o govern_v the_o cytee_n of_o alexandrye_a &_o the_o land_n of_o egypte_n under_o the_o lordship_n of_o rome_n send_v in_o to_o
basylle_n thou_o do_v i_o great_a wrong_n /_o for_o this_o synnar_fw-mi be_v come_v to_o i_o &_o not_o i_o to_o he_o /_o he_o have_v forsake_v his_o creator_n in_o my_o presence_n /_o &_o thereof_o he_o have_v gyve_v to_o i_o his_o writing_a with_o his_o honde_n write_v for_o a_o wytnesse_n of_o the_o same_o /_o the_z which_o writing_n i_o go_v present_a before_o the_o everlasting_a juge_fw-mi /_o ¶_o saint_n basylle_n thene_n say_v to_o the_o devyll_n /_o blessyd_v be_v god_n /_o my_o people_n shall_v never_o cease_v to_o pray_v /_o nor_o shall_v not_o bring_v down_o their_o ande_fw-mi which_o be_v heve_v upward_o to_o heaven_n till_o that_o thou_o haste_v give_v again_o the_o say_v writing_a unto_o this_o poor_a synnar_fw-mi /_o ¶_o all_fw-es this_o noble_n assemble_v make_v after_o more_o devowte_n prayer_n than_o afore_o have_v do_v /_o and_o cease_v not_o till_o that_o the_o say_v writing_a be_v take_v in_o to_o the_o ande_fw-mi of_o the_o say_v holy_a man_n /_o the_z which_o after_o the_o receyve_a of_o it_o he_o yield_v grace_n unto_o god_n /_o and_o say_v to_o the_o synan_n before_o all_o the_o peple_n that_o be_v there_o /_o ¶_o my_o brother_n know_v not_o thou_o this_o letter_n /_o he_z answerde_n you_o /_o and_o that_o it_o be_v write_v with_o his_o own_o honde_n /_o ¶_o thene_n saint_n basille_n break_v it_o in_o piece_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o chirche_n for_o to_o make_v confessyon_n /_o which_o thing_n do_v he_o receyve_v his_o creator_n /_o and_o after_o sente-hym_a home_n again_o unto_o his_o his_o wife_n /_o the_o which_o of_o his_o great_a grace_n she_o thank_v devowt_o our_o lord_n /_o ¶_o of_o a_o woman_n to_o who_o her_o sin_n be_v forgyven_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o saint_n basylle_n /_o and_o begynyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o mulier_fw-la quidam_fw-la etc._n etc._n caplm_n c.lxiiii_o a_o woman_n rich_a &_o noble_a full_a of_o the_o vanitee_n of_o the_o world·_v use_v evyll_n of_o her_o facultee_n /_o for_o she_o be_v prodyge_a &_o lecherous_a /_o so_o that_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o her_o dede_n she_o be_v unagreable_a to_o god_n /_o and_o as_o a_o sow_n do_v lay_v herself_o in_o a_o foul_a putdel_n so_o be_v this_o woman_n wrap_v in_o all_o fylthe_n &_o unclennesse_n of_o flesh_n ¶_o and_o sometime_o by_o a_o syngule_a grace_n that_o god_n gaaf_fw-mi she_o she_o alone_o to_o herself_o make_v knowledge_n of_o the_o great_a multytude_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o in_o weep_a say_v to_o god_n /_o alas_o my_o redeemer_n i_o that_o be_o a_o poor_a synnar_fw-mi how_o shall_v i_o make_v satysfacconn_v towards_o the_o of_o my_o sin_n /_o i_o ought_v for_o to_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n /_o and_o by_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v defoyl_v &_o hurt_v my_o soul_n /_o i_o be_o the_o moo_v unhappy_a of_o all_o the_o world_n /_o &_o i_o byleve_v not_o that_o ever_o any_o woman_n sin_v she_o crystendom_n die_v so_o sign_n grete_o /_o and_o so_o abominable_a as_o i_o have_v do_v ¶_o alack_o how_o shall_v i_o mow_v be_v in_o certain_a that_o god_n will_v receyve_v my_o penance_n ¶_o and_o when_o she_o have_v well_o bethoughte_v herself_o upon_o her_o byfall_n /_o god_n inspired_a she_o to_o think_v upon_o the_o great_a evylles_n and_o sin_n that_o she_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v sin_v her_o yongthe_n unto_o her_o old_a aege_fw-la and_o theym_v she_o bring_v in_o mind_n &_o write_v in_o a_o roll_n /_o and_o this_o do_v /_o she_o seal_a theym_n under_o lead_n /_o and_o after_o purpose_v when_o saint_n basylle_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o chirche_n for_o to_o sing_v mass_n that_o she_o shall_v delyver_v he_o rolle_n unto_o he_o /_o ¶_o the_o which_o thing_n she_o die_v so_o in_o cryenge_a wych_a a_o high_a voy_n /_o ¶_o o_o holy_a man_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n have_v pyte_n of_o i_o moo_v wretched_a of_o all_o other_o synnar_n /_o ¶_o saint_n basylle_v askyd_v she_o the_o cause_n of_o her_o waylling_n /_o and_z she_o answer_v /_o alas_o my_o lord_n i_o have_v write_v in_o this_o rolle_n all_o my_o mysdede_n and_o wyckydnesse_n /_o i_o byseche_v the_o that_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge not_o look_v upon_o they_o /_o but_o vouchesauf_fw-fr to_o do_v so_o moche_n for_o i_o by_o thy_o prayer_n toward_o god_n /_o that_o they_o may_v be_v forgyven_v to_o i_o /_o ¶_o i_o wot_v well_o that_o he_o that_o have_v give_v i_o understond_v and_o will_n for_o to_o know_v they_o /_o shall_v enhaunse_v the_o prayer_n that_o thou_o shall_v make_v for_o i_o in_o this_o byfalfe_a /_o ¶_o therefore_o i_o byseche_v the_o socour_n i_o now_o at_o my_o great_a need_n /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n take_v the_o roll_n of_o she_o /_o and_o heve_v his_o ande_fw-mi up_o toward_o heaven_n sayenge_a /_o ¶_o o_o my_o god_n it_o aperteynyth_v thy_o dygnytee_n for_o to_o do_v that_o this_o poor_a sinful_a woman_n askith_o /_o thou_o may_v put_v and_o enrase_n out_o within_o a_o moment_n alle_fw-mi the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n /_o ¶_o i_o byseche_v the_o mekely_a for_o she_o /_o all_z our_o sin_n be_v in_o a_o certain_a nombre_fw-fr before_o thy_o mageste_v /_o ¶_o but_o thy_o mercy_n be_v wythoute_n end_v /_o ¶_o his_o prayer_n thus_o do_v /_o he_o set_v the_o rolle_n upon_o the_o awter_n /_o and_o there_o the_o holy_a man_n abode_n prayenge_a god_n a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n contynuel_o /_o ¶_o the_o next_o morrow_n he_o call_v unto_o he_o the_o say_a woman_n in_o presence_n of_o some_o clerk_n and_o say_v to_o she_o /_o ¶_o woman_n thou_o know_v well_o that_o thy_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v pardonned·_v but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o which_o answerde_n /_o ¶_o holy_a fader_fw-mi i_o by_z leave_v that_o that_o thou_o say_v /_o and_o therefore_o i_o by_o seche_v meke_o that_o it_o will_v plaice_n the_o to_o be_v my_o helper_n toward_o he_o ¶_o thene_n the_o roll_n be_v open_v &_o at_o open_v of_o it·_n it_o be_v find_v that_o all_o her_o syne_n be_v to_o her_o foryeven_n except_o do_v great_a sign_n which_o be_v not_o enrase_v nor_o put_v out_o ¶_o the_o poor_a woman_n be_v sore_o hevy_a &_o dyscomfort_v &_o felle_n to_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o holy_a man_n &_o cry_v /_o o_o man_n of_o god_n have_v pite_n upon_o i_o and_o like_a as_o thou_o haste_v pray_v for_o all_o my_o syne_n yet_o again_o pray_v for_o i_o toward_o god_n that_o this_o sign_n may_v be_v also_o pardon_v to_o i_o /_o ¶_o saint_n basylle_n begin_v to_o weep_v &_o say_v to_o the_o woman_n /_o my_o friend_n stone_v up_o i_o have_v as_o great_a need_n of_o pardon_n as_o thiself_n /_o for_o i_o be_o a_o syne_a /_o he_z that_o have_v put_v out_o thin_a other_o sin_n may_v emase_v the_o same_o which_o be_v leave_v behind_o /_o and_o therefore_o if_o in_o time_n come_n thou_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v not_o only_o forgyve_v the_o this_o live_v /_o but_o withal_o he_o shall_v gyve_v the_o the_o lyf_v eternal_a in_o everlasting_a bliss_n /_o thou_o shall_v go_v in_o to_o the_o hermytage_n where_o a_o man_n be_v named_fw-la effrem_fw-la to_o who_o thou_o shall_v take_v thy_o roll_n and_o jet'_v in_o god_n that_o by_o his_o prayer_n thou_o shall_v be_v delyverd_v of_o the_o same_o sin_n and_o shall_v have_v of_o it_o a_o full_a absoluconn_n to_o the_o saluaconn_n of_o thy_o soul_n /_o ¶_o the_o woman_n walk_v solonge_v through_o the_o wyldernesse_n that_o she_o fond_a the_o holy_a man_n effrem_n so_o begin_v she_o to_o knock_v att_o his_o doâ—e_n cryenge_a ¶_o o_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n have_v pite_n of_o i_o /_o effrem_fw-la that_o by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n know_v the_o cause_n why_o she_o be_v come_v answerde_n unto_o her_o /_o ¶_o woman_n go_fw-mi thou_o thâ—_n way_n for_o i_o be_o a_o synnar_fw-mi as_o the_o arte_fw-la /_o whereby_o i_o have_v need_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o thou_o have_v /_o the_o woman_n thene_n cast_v to_o he_o her_o roll_n say_v /_o o_o holy_a fader_fw-mi the_o bishop_n basylle_n send_v i_o to_o the._n gyve_v to_o i_o a_o hope_n that_o thurgh_n thy_o prayer_n the_o greet_a of_o my_o sin_n shall_v be_v foryeven_v unto_o i_o ¶_o 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